pastoral fragrance

Chapter 5
Qiulin's words also moved the elder sister's heart. Although selling wild vegetables is not worth a lot of money, they can still buy some money.There is still some money to buy, so the two sisters persuaded their mother together, and the third brother Qiuhe also tried to persuade her, but Han finally couldn't push it and agreed.

The day after tomorrow is the time to go to the market. In the past, Han would give the handkerchiefs and sachets embroidered in the past few days to the proprietress of the grocery store in the village, and ask her to help sell them.The proprietress will also deduct ten or eight copper coins from the money obtained, which is regarded as travel expenses.In the following days, everyone went to the field to dig Houttuynia cordata and shepherd's purse. After picking out the weeds inside, they washed the soil on them, tied them up with wild grass and placed them one by one.On the day of going to the market, they put them one by one into the back basket, and Qiuyue Qiusong went to the town with the little radish-headed younger siblings on the back of the back basket.

Han Shi didn't want to let Qiulin go, firstly because she was young and secondly because she had just recovered from a serious illness and her body was weak.But Qiulin insisted on going to the town, and even said that he wanted to see how these wild vegetables were sold.Han Shi laughed at her sparkling eyes, thinking that her children were not troublemakers, and the two younger ones were under the supervision of older brothers and sisters, so they let it go.

On the other hand, Qiulin was very happy. She was nestled in the yard all day long and saw very limited people and things. Now that she could go to the town, at least she could come out and see the outside world. Of course, she was happy.When going out, the big yellow dog at home insisted on barking all the time, and I didn't know what to do.

Qiulin put his hips on his hips and said to the barking Ah Huang: "Hey, stay at home and take care of the house, don't be self-willed."

Qiuyue laughed, "little sister, why are you talking to a dog, can it understand? Well, let's go to the market quickly, all the aunts and mothers-in-law who are buying vegetables are gone!" Qiuyue pulled the little girl , went to the entrance of the village.

The big yellow dog at home has been watching their leaving figure with deep eyes.The wound on his back hasn't healed yet, and it will take at least an hour to get from Luoshui Village to the town. When the wound opens, how will he get to the town?Just bear with it for a while.

Qiuyue and Qiusong are still tender bones, and because I just came to try the market today, I didn't carry many wild vegetables, and the total amount was only about [-] catties.

Along the way, Qiulin looked around and looked around.It is midsummer now, the dawn is early, the sky has turned pale at this moment, a faint glow dyes the sky red, and there are many trees around, the cicadas have not yet sounded, the gentle breeze carries the fragrance of green grass faintly Coming forward, Qiulin breathed heavily with his mouth wide open, but the air was naturally fresh, without any trace of car exhaust or exhaust gas, it was really fresh.

"Follow up quickly, you came here by yourself, don't call your legs weak." Qiuyue has always had a sharp mouth and a bean curd heart, but now she pouted her lips and scolded the little girl, and said she was not a burden, look, walking like this Slow down, I will definitely have to cry again later that my feet are sore.

"Oh." Qiulin quickly agreed twice, and followed behind.

At this time, the sun was shining brightly, and the red sun showed half of its face in the sky.On the road, a bullock cart approached from a distance, "Oh, what kind of kid is this? He's carrying things to the market early in the morning!" Before the cart arrived, a clear voice floated out from there.Qiulin and the others looked back, and saw a handsome aunt coming over.The aunt was about thirty or so years old, her skin was not like the black and yellow inherent to farmers' women, but she looked much fairer, with a smile on her face, which made people feel very friendly.

Seeing that it was a beautiful aunt greeting them, Qiulin was about to go up to them with a smile, but was grabbed by the quick-sighted elder sister. "Be careful of kidnappers." This aunt is very beautiful, and she doesn't seem to be eating from the soil. Qiuyue is now 13 years old, so she naturally has more thoughts.

Qiulin was so frightened by the elder sister's whisper that she almost forgot that such people existed in ancient times.Seeing that this man has a good appearance, fair skin, and doesn't look like a farmer at all, could it be true for the elder sister?Qiulin froze where she was, and didn't step forward.

The ox cart came closer, "Which village are you from? Why isn't there an adult with you?" The aunt on the cart kept looking at Qiuyue.This girl was beautiful and full of heroism, she was about thirteen or fourteen years old, but when she was about to marry, there was still a vague familiarity between her brows.

Qiulin and the others didn't dare to answer, but Qiuhe was more courageous, and asked, "From Luoshui Village, which village is my aunt from?"

As soon as Qiuhe's words fell to the ground, the elder sister gave her a squint.

The aunt in the car smiled, showing a mouthful of glutinous rice teeth: "It turned out to be from Luoshui Village. This is really because my family doesn't know my family. Auntie, I am also from Luoshui Village. You know the Qi family in the east. I am Qi." The daughter of the family, she married to Haitang Village in the neighboring village. I haven’t been back to Luoshui Village for many years, so it’s no wonder I don’t know you juniors. Which family do you belong to?” This Qi family is indeed from Luoshui Village, and later married After the neighboring village, the mother in the family passed away.She doesn't have a good relationship with her natal brother and sister-in-law, so she seldom returns to her natal home during the festivals these years.

Everyone in the Qi family in the east naturally knows that the aunt of that family is very hot-tempered, and her mouth is too strong. Even though the Qi family is on the east side and Qiulin's house is on the west side, sometimes you can faintly hear the aunt's voice. scolding.The children in the village are afraid to pass by her door, and usually walk around.

As soon as he heard that he was from his own village, Qiuhe summoned up his courage and said, "My father is Xu Nanshan, can my aunt know him?"

The aunt on the bullock cart smiled again, "It turned out to be his family, so of course I know it. You are Qiuyue, I hugged you when I was young. Looking at it now, you and your mother Xiaofang are the same It was carved out of the same mold." Then the aunt suddenly realized, no wonder she felt a little familiar.

Qiuyue originally thought that this person was a kidnapper, but she didn't expect that she not only knew her own name, but could also tell her mother's boudoir name. Could it be that she is really from their village?When Qiuyue thought that she had misunderstood others, she kept showing embarrassing expressions, "It turns out that my aunt is really from our village. Just now, Qiuyue offended me a lot, and I hope that my aunt will ignore the villain."

"You son, I'm so old, how can I still argue with you? Your mother is okay, and she hasn't seen you for more than ten years..." Han was next to her when she was pregnant with her first child. The distance is not far away, and Qi's wife was weak at that time, so she had to come to visit many times since she was young.At that time, she and the Han family had a good relationship, and the two laughed and said that if they had the same stomach, they would be husband and wife.It's just that my mother died later, and after I had a falling out with my brother and sister-in-law, let alone mentioning this, I never saw each other again.

Mrs. Qi carefully looked at the five-foot tall, underdeveloped girl in front of her. She saw that her hair was combed neatly, her clothes were patched but clean, her skin was a bit dark, but fortunately her eyes were clear and her brows were clear. There is a heroic spirit between them, which is very interesting.She couldn't help but think of her eldest son, who is also handsome, and the two seem to be a good match.

Seeing Qi's eyes rolling, Qiuyue didn't know what she was planning.He replied: "Thank you aunt for remembering, my mother is fine."

There was a comfortable smile on Mrs. Qi's face. This girl is very polite, "That's it. You are going to the market, take my ox cart. Anyway, this ox cart is big, and you guys It's not too much, and it saves you from walking, which is a long way." Mrs. Qi enthusiastically yelled at these children to get into the car.

Qiulin rubbed his hands and looked at the eldest sister, and he was sure that the Qi family was not a kidnapper, and it was worthless to take this cheap free car.To be honest, she was really tired after walking for a while.

Qiuyue still wanted to refuse, "This...how dare you?"

Mrs. Qi got off the car and asked her to go up, "Your mother and I used to have a good time, so why be embarrassed, it's just a way. But seeing what you are carrying, what are you going to do?"

Qiuyue saw that the aunt was sincere, so she didn't insist on refusing. At this moment, Qiulin's children got into the bullock cart, and the originally spacious bullock cart seemed a bit crowded because of their participation.Qiu Song tied the handles of the two baskets with a rope, and sat with her little sister in her arms; Qiu Yue sat on the hard cart with Qiu He in her arms.After everyone sat down, Qiuyue smiled awkwardly when she saw that Mrs. Qi was still staring at the wild vegetables in the basket. "Speaking of it, I'm not afraid of my aunt's jokes. These wild vegetables are sold in the town. Although they are not worth a lot, they also help fill in the family."

Qi naturally saw that Qiuyue was afraid of making fun of her, but seeing how she knew how to subsidize the family at such a young age, how could she laugh?But these children are still so old, and they have to help the family make money. It seems that their life is not easy.All of a sudden, the Qi family was not only drawn to parting thoughts by these little babies, but also heartbroken by the sensible and well-behaved of these children.At the same time, she looked at Qiuyue, and the more she looked at it, the more she felt that the marriage that seemed to be a joke was reliable.

When they arrived in the town, Mrs. Qi rested the ox cart in a thatched shed in front of the town, gave ten copper coins to the man who watched the ox cart, and then led the Xu family's children to the town.Arriving at a bustling street, the leading Qi family stopped. This place is the most gathering place for peddlers. Although it is still early, some peddlers have already peddled here.Mrs. Qi chose a place for Qiulin and the others that could provide shade and the location was not bad.I wanted to help take the wild vegetables from the basket and put them on the table, but Qiuyue refused: "How can you trouble my aunt with these rude words, we just came here by ourselves, thank you for your kindness, my sister and brother got a ride."

"Where is this? Well, you guys put it here first, and my aunt goes to buy some things first. If she hasn't come back after the sale, you go to wait for my aunt in the thatched shed where the ox cart was just now; if not, Let's go back all the way. Anyway, my aunt is going back to the village, and I'll take you guys back along the way." Qi said with a pleasant face, seeing Qiulin's small face with rosy white and beautiful eyebrows, she couldn't help pinching her He pinched Qiulin's little cheek.

Qiulin felt that this aunt looked benevolent, and she and her mother were good friends in the past, and she took good care of them, so naturally, it was up to Qi.

How could Qiuyue think that Mrs. Qi was such a kind-hearted person, suppressing the turmoil in her heart, she murmured: "How can you be so kind?"

Mrs. Qi was too busy to cut off Qiuyue's words, "It's okay, anyway, it's on the way, and it won't delay anything. It's nice to have a few of you kids talking with my aunt for a while. That's it, you can Don't say no more."

After Mrs. Qi left, Qiu He sat down on the ground, "This aunt is really a good person."

Qiuhe's words spoke out what everyone was thinking, and they met a noble person today.

(End of this chapter)