Chapter 842 Nagging
Xiaoxi Village is as peaceful as ever. Although it is not isolated from the world, the disturbances from the outside world have nothing to do with it. No one has enough life to come here to cause trouble. Everyone knows that there is a man who lives here for many times.
A person whose name I dare not mention.
Unless they are related to the villagers of Xiaoxi Village, no matter what happens, no one dares to come and disturb the tranquility here. If they offend that person, no one can bear the consequences.
This place is obviously just an ordinary rural village, but now it has become a forbidden area in a sense. Of course, this does not affect the normal operation of the village.
The morning sun is rising, the mist is misty, and the grass and trees in the fields are withered and covered with frost, making this quiet mountain village look a bit like a dream.
The sound of reading reverberated over the village, and birds chirped on the branches. The villagers looked in the direction of the school from time to time, with satisfied smiles on their faces, and even their voices subconsciously lowered their voices.
Nowadays, the life of the villagers here is better. Every family has no worries about food and clothing, they have built new houses, and even the children can go to school. Such days were unimaginable in their dreams.
Back then, this place was a poor place with thatched huts, inconvenient travel, and an overwhelming tax burden. The changes in just over ten years have been earth-shaking!
However, although life is getting better now, those who died in the suffering years can no longer see it. No matter how many tributes are given to them during the holidays, they cannot open their eyes and see the beautiful days now.
.
People are always forgetful. In fact, there is not much sadness in the beautiful days. Only when they think of the deceased do they feel sad. It would be great if they could see living in such days...
In the middle of winter, there was a light snowfall half a month ago. The weather has been good these days. The busy farming season has long passed, and the villagers seem a little idle.
It is simply unimaginable that the villagers who used to make a living by farming actually have time to spare!
No matter how easy life is now, the habit of getting up early that the villagers have developed over the years has not changed. Even if the children born after the times were better wanted to stay in bed, adults would use bamboo sticks to get them up.
Can you sleep at your age?
The door of Yunjing's small courtyard is open, and occasionally villagers pass by to say hello. The parents are short-lived, and this is the fireworks in the world.
Nowadays, many old men and women in the village like to get together under the apricot tree in the middle of the village when they have nothing to do. Dogs have to walk around when they see them. You may not know what they will say about themselves, but they are also free.
Yun Lin went to the village early in the morning. As the village chief, he could speak to all matters big and small. No one dared to raise objections. Not to mention that he had a good grandson. As the village chief, he often
This one-third of an acre is larger than the national law. Most people in the village have the surname Yun. If you do something wrong, the family law will ask you if you are afraid.
Yunshan carried a bundle of straw to feed Dahei, but did not leave immediately. Instead, he watched Dahei chew the dry straw little by little, just like watching his car.
The family has raised this big buffalo for almost 20 years, and the good times began with it. For this family, Dahei has a special meaning. After so many years, not only does it not look old at all, but it becomes more and more energetic. In the mountains
The beasts of prey will run as far as they smell its scent.
Many villagers swore that the Yunjing family's Dahei was a sacred cow, and it was here to bring good luck. Then they tried every means to dress up the family's cows to be "pretty" and wanted to breed them. However, Dahei ignored them and didn't even wait to get close to them.
If you look at it, it will be angry if it is stubborn. It is quite scary at that time, and the cow will have to run away with its tail between its legs.
No matter how good their family conditions are, the Yunjing family in the village are unobtrusive and plainly dressed. If there were no patches, they would be no different from before. Moreover, the family with excellent physique also dress according to the changes of the seasons, not because of the cold and heat.
And walk independently.
After watching Dahei eating for a while, Yunshan turned back to look at the pavilion and said: "Xiao Jing, if you have nothing to do, go out for a walk more often. You stay at home and read all day long. I'm worried that you will be fooled. Our daughters-in-law are no better than the ones you have in your hands."
The broken book is beautiful, if you don’t stay with them, what’s the point of leaving it at home?”
Yunshan looked disgusted when he said this.
Yun Jing didn't squint his eyes, but he was very speechless in his heart. Maybe his mother was complaining again last night, complaining about something. Yun Jing clearly understood that he wanted to hold a grandson. Bai Zhi, Lin Xingyu and the others have all seen it. It's been so long.
There was no movement in my stomach, and I felt anxious. At first, they were worried that Yunjing had something wrong with his health and had found some folk remedies for him.
Although he knew it very well, Yunjing did not dare to contradict his father, otherwise it would only lead to more serious scolding, so he responded: "Look what you said, Dad, your son is a scholar. What is he doing if he doesn't read? He is a scholar."
It’s business, okay, why are you letting me play with things to lose my mind?”
"No, why are you still reading? You've already passed the imperial examination, and you're still looking for a courtier. You don't want to be an official, so what else can you do by reading? Well, you said that there is no limit to learning, and we don't do it either.
I understand, just pretend that you have high aspirations and don’t want people to think that you are living in a gentle place. You don’t usually spend time with your daughter-in-law and the others. Then Xiao Wang and the others, you have to move around. I think you are almost rusty after being around the house all day.
", Yunshan said angrily.
The fact that he is a father is not against Yun Jing, but because he can't sit still and wants to find something to do when he is free. It is one of his pleasures to always have the upper hand in quarreling with his son.
Hey, how capable is our son? Other families would probably have already gone to heaven. Is there a son of my own who is obedient?
Yun Jing immediately stopped talking, otherwise his father would only become more and more excited.
As expected, if Yun Jing didn't talk to him, he felt bored. He muttered a few words and went out. During the end of the year, the village was hosting banquets, which were held every now and then. It was scheduled until the end of the year. He had to go and host the banquets.
People help.
Not to mention, there are a lot of happy events in Xiaoxi Village recently, including marriages. People outside the village want to marry girls from Xiaoxi Village, and they also want to marry girls from home. Regardless of marriage, those outside the village are from wealthy families.
Well, everyone knows the reason.
In fact, the outside world wants to marry the Yunjing family the most. If his family nods, any request will be accepted. However, no one dares to think about it, so they can only settle for the next best thing. It is impossible to have a relationship with Xiaoxi Village.
There will be mistakes.
Jiang Susu cleaned up the house and came out, wiped her hands on her apron, looked at the cloud scene reading in the pavilion, thought for a while and said: "I went to your rich brother's house to help. His family needs help to marry a daughter-in-law. It's up to you to have breakfast."
Do it yourself, or go to your rich brother's house to eat, mother will go first."
After saying that, Jiang Susu also went out. Her words could not be called cold, but there was an obvious sense of alienation.
There is a saying that a mother knows her son better than her. A son is just a piece of flesh that has fallen off her body. Which mother does not care about her own child? The reason why Jiang Susu is indifferent or even alienated from Yunjing is because she knows that this is not her real son.
, even if that is his own son, there is still a difference no matter what.
She didn't understand why the son in front of her was not her son, and she didn't want to worry so much. She didn't understand her son's world, so she didn't bother herself. Anyway, she couldn't get close to her son if he wasn't her own.
"Mother," Yun Jing's voice came.
Jiang Susu, who was about to go out, felt her heart tremble and immediately stopped, her eye circles subconsciously turning red.
The sound came not from the pavilion in the yard, but from outside the door.
Looking at the slowly approaching Yunjing, that familiar feeling suddenly filled her whole body and mind. Jiang Susu could no longer hold back, and subconsciously hurried forward to greet him. The figure of Yunjing in the pavilion in the yard was silent at this time.
Disappear.
Not feeling anything wrong, Jiang Susu stepped forward and took Yunjing's hand, with red eyes, patted the non-existent dust on Yunjing's shoulders and said scolding: "You kid, where did you go so early in the morning? You are such a big man.
"
Her voice was slightly choked.
"I just went out for a walk and made my mother worried. It's the baby's fault. My dear mother, what's wrong with you? Don't be like this. My baby is feeling sad." Yunjing quickly apologized and consoled her, her nose feeling a little sore.
Although 'I' have always been with my family, even though I am 'I', and although I behave no differently than before, there is always an invisible and intangible layer of isolation between me and my family.
When you are truly with your family, the almost non-existent obstacles will naturally disappear, and what will follow is a strong flesh-and-blood affection that resonates with your body, mind, and soul.
Jiang Susu smiled with tears in her eyes. She couldn't get enough of her son in front of her and said, "Mom, it's okay. I got dust in my eyes when I was cleaning the house. Let's go home quickly. I went out early in the morning and my son is hungry."
Come on, mother, go make you something to eat. It will be ready soon. What do you want to eat?"
"Mom, I want to eat green beans with rice. I haven't done it for a long time, but I really want to eat it." Yunjing followed his mother and licked his lips.
Jiang Susu said angrily: "There are green beans there this season. If there is nothing at home, you want to eat that one. Also, when the family didn't have enough food, they used green beans to satisfy their hunger."
"I know, Mom, but I just want to eat it. It's so delicious, and it's not easy to get green beans. My son is very capable now. If I say something, it will grow in the yard soon." Yunjing shook his head.
My mother held her hand and said in a coquettish tone that in front of her mother, I will always be a child, and there is nothing to feel embarrassed about.
There was nothing she could do to him, Jiang Susu shook her head and said: "You, just show off your weird skills, green beans as rice, okay? Mom, put a few sausages on top, simmer them together, and the bottom is crispy.
Crispy rice crispy rice and simmered green beans, that’s how delicious it is.”
"That's great. Mom is coming soon. I can help you light the fire. I can't wait. I'm so greedy." Yunjing swallowed his saliva and said.
"Eat, eat, eat, you will know how to eat, and you will know how to command me. I owe you in my previous life." This is what he said, but the happy smile on Jiang Susu's face is difficult to express in words.
At this moment, for Jiang Susu, her son's belly is the top priority, and we will talk about other things later.
The mother and son went to the kitchen, Jiang Susu was busy working on the pot, Yunjing was lighting the fire and adding firewood, and the scene was warm and happy.
Although Jiang Susu understood that her son knew all the big and small things in the family, her son was really back, and all the worries of the past were gone. She knew that her son was very capable and could do things that she could not worry about, but when the chatterbox opened, she couldn't bear it.
Let’s talk about some trivial matters at home.
"Your rich brother's family is marrying his daughter-in-law tomorrow, and everyone has gone to help prepare it. She is the second daughter of an official's family in the town, and she is also blessed. Your nephew is not even older than you, and he has already married a daughter-in-law. Do you still remember you back then?
I went to town for the first time when I was two years old. At that time, your rich brother's wife was pregnant with your nephew. So many years have passed in the blink of an eye, but my son is about to be born. Next year, our family will hold a wedding ceremony to celebrate your marriage to Xiao Zizi.
Implementation, but what should we do, simpler or more beautiful? To put it simply, I am afraid of wronging Xiao Zizi, beautiful scenery, I am afraid that the whole village will not be able to accommodate the people who come then, well, this matter needs to be carefully calculated, but it is not
urgent"
"It's the same with your brother. He hasn't been seen for several months. Just like you, he went on a study tour. Fortunately, a letter came back in ten and a half months. My mother was so worried. She didn't worry about everyone. He also brought it with him
He went on a study tour with his unmarried daughter-in-law. I think he forgot about home after having a daughter-in-law. Hey, just take it with you. I don’t know if I can bring a grandson back when I come back."
"And your little sister, she hasn't been back for almost a month. Their school should be on vacation soon. Just for the past few days, she is also a troublesome person. She is getting older and can't be controlled anymore.
I dared to talk back to Wei Niang. Last time I came back, I learned makeup from others. You didn’t see Xiao Jing. Her makeup looked like a monkey’s butt. Wei Niang looked at her and it was both funny and asking for beatings.”
"Your father, forget it. I don't mention him. I get angry when I mention him. He actually dared to hide private money. But my mother knows where it is, but he doesn't know that I know. I will wait for him to hide more and give it to him. I will
I just don’t understand. I don’t have anything at home, so what is he doing hiding his private money? With our family’s conditions, why aren’t you strong enough to speak?”
"The old man has a very strong body. It is no longer a problem to live a long life. Xiao Jing, you are very capable. Try to find a way to let the old man live a few more years. Alas, my mother-in-law died early and she has not been able to live a good life now.
The old man is actually quite lonely. He talks in his sleep a lot of the time. Your father and I quietly discussed whether to find a wife for the old man, but we didn’t dare to mention it..."
Jiang Susu couldn't stop talking and kept talking about her family's shortcomings. Yunjing listened patiently and joined in a few sentences from time to time.
It seemed that it had been a long time since Yunjing had heard his mother nagging like this. Not only was Yunjing not annoyed, but he cherished it very much and was even more happy than having his own cultivation improved.
It’s great to have a home. No matter how far you go, you have a place to return to. When you come home, you can have hot meals, family members to talk to, and all the beauty in the world...
Jiang Susu didn't leave when Yunjing was eating. She stayed by her side, adding more food to Yunjing from time to time, and kept telling her to eat slowly and no one would compete with you.
After eating, Yunjing tried to help clean up but refused to let her go, saying that you should just stay and don't cause any trouble.
Yunjing felt warm in his heart. He knew that he had been treated like this for the past few days. In a few more days, his family might find him distasteful.
After the house was packed, Yunjing looked at the sky and said: "Mom, let's go, let's go to brother Fugui's house. Brother Fugui asked me to help record the gift list with two pieces of bacon. It's almost noon, and there will probably be more people in the afternoon.
His relatives are coming one after another, and we have to go there quickly."
"Let's go, let's go there too, Xiaojing, listen, firecrackers are ringing at the entrance of the village. It should be the suona team. It's so lively. Your rich brother's family even invited a theater troupe. Speaking of firecrackers, it's the last few years.
It has just been spread, but it has never been spread before. I heard that the gunpowder of firecrackers was a secret not told in the army at first? Xiaojing, do you know? Forget it, a mother shouldn’t ask about this kind of thing." Jiang Susu closed the door and Yun
Jing went to Yun Fugui's house together and said that even though she didn't have much knowledge, she still knew the rules and didn't rush to inquire about everything just because her son was very capable.
Have firecrackers become popular? Yunjing is not too surprised. Speaking of it, the source of this thing is still in himself. Yunjing said: "Firecrackers are a good thing. Everyone is happy when they hear it. But
You have to warn your children, that thing is still very dangerous."
Yun Jing didn't say much about things like gunpowder, and Jiang Susu didn't care either. She smiled and said, "No, a child in the village was injured last time. It was you who treated him, otherwise he would have been disabled.
But it took a day for treatment to give those children a better memory. Now they have learned well. Many bloody children have been having nightmares for a while. Xiao Jing, you are right, the children should be given to them.
Remember it, otherwise one by one can turn the world upside down..."
Yunjing's consciousness clone left behind after he left some time ago. The family can feel the differences and estrangement, but the villagers are not so keenly aware. Therefore, to the villagers of Xiaoxi Village, Yunjing has never left, although he still remains.
Occasionally go out but mostly stay in the village.
The next day was the day when Yun Fugui's family went to visit their daughter-in-law. On this day, almost all the villagers came and went about their business. The adults were noisy and the children were playing. It was festive and joyful.
When they arrived at Yun Fugui's house, Jiang Susu went to help wash the vegetables and so on. Yun Jing was immediately invited to sit in the main room, but he was not here to be the uncle, but was responsible for helping Yun Fugui's family record the records.
It’s a congratulatory gift from relatives and friends. It’s still early but I’m not busy.
In fact, ever since Yunjing went to the town to study and became the only scholar in the village. After he had achieved a little success, the work of recording weddings and funerals in the village fell on him. He didn't have to worry about everything, and there was still someone to eat.
Bring the food.
Yunjing never refuses this. This is the place where he was born and raised. The villagers are like his family. Although his family occasionally had quarrels with some villagers when he was young, it did not involve grudges and grudges.
Why bother worrying so much? It's all a matter of sesame seeds and rotten millet. Now no one in the Yunjing family dares to offend, so it's not too late to be grateful.
Yunjing knew some things very well. As his achievements became higher and higher, some people secretly paid high prices to buy the pens, inks and papers he had handled in the past. Especially after he set foot in the mythical realm, no one knew how many people were waving the money to get his hands on them.
Notes have reached the point where they are priceless and have no market. Many villagers cannot withstand the temptation. Yun Jing turns a blind eye to this kind of thing and pretends that he doesn't know. It is a matter of your own free will and let him go.
But looking at this problem from another perspective, I can inadvertently make the people around me live a better life. Isn't this a happy thing?
Yun Jing is not a white-eyed wolf. If he flies to the clouds and the people he once knew are still living in the mud, that kind of life will be called a failure.
Of course, he also knew the principle of love and hatred. It didn't matter if the villagers took advantage of a little favor, but Yunjing would not do it if he really treated them as rice bugs.
Yun Fugui's family is not the only one to have a happy event in the village. There are weddings one after another that will last until the end of the year.
The lively two days passed quickly. Yunjing didn't go to pick up the bride. It wasn't because he missed the kindness of his fellow villagers. First of all, he had to record that he couldn't leave. Besides, if he went in person, he would be right in the bride's eyes.
There is something wrong at home.
He had also seen the bride, she was a pretty girl, and she even came to toast Yunjing in person. Yunjing also said two beautiful words of blessing, which made the bride dizzy with excitement.
With Yunjing's achievements, no girl married to Xiaoxi Village is ugly. It is estimated that as time goes by, the genes of the descendants of Xiaoxi Village will definitely be greatly improved.
Yunjing can truly be said to be a man who has gained enlightenment and brought blessings to his village. Secretly, many people are thinking of him and his family.
The peaceful, warm and happy days were still the same. As expected by Yun Jing, within a few days of his return, his family status began to plummet. In the first few days, his family treated him with courtesy, but after a few days, they all disliked him.
Even Jiang Susu's cooking is very perfunctory.
In this family in Xiaoxi Village, the Yunjing family does not have any servants. They do everything by themselves. They still farm every year. They have been used to things for half their lives. The family does not want to change. They feel uncomfortable being idle and wealthy.
"Go, go, don't be an eyesore with the pestle here. Haven't you seen me sweeping the floor for my mother? The pestle here makes you look taller." Early that morning, Jiang Susu waved the broom to drive away the clouds.
Feeling dumbfounded, Yunjing hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, I'm in the way of my mother sweeping the floor, I'll leave now."
"That's pretty much it. By the way, Xiaojing, you've been doing nothing all day long. If something happens, you have to take it to heart. The wedding process between you and Xiao Zizi, including the previous gifts, name asking, Najib, and recruitment have all been completed.
, the next step is to ask for a date and confirm the wedding date. After it is confirmed, you have to inform your relatives and friends. This can't be careless. You have to prepare snacks and take time to go to Xiao Zi's house to discuss it. Don't make a hasty decision to invite the person you want to invite.
People are caught off guard. As elders, who should we ask to make our own decisions? But you, who should ask you to make your own decisions?" Jiang Susu said with a serious face.
How could Yun Jing be careless about the important matter of marriage? He nodded and said, "Don't worry, Mom. I have my own sense of discretion. This matter is not urgent. We will talk about it after the New Year."
"Forget it, I can't control you, you can handle it yourself, and then you said you went to that dragon country? How dare you come back empty-handed and eat and drink for free all day long?" Jiang Susu suddenly changed the topic.
This is really going to kick him out. Yun Jing said melancholy, "Mom, where can I go? I brought back a lot of local specialties, but there are too many things. I'll go get them right now."
"Well, go quickly, get more, and send some to Xiao Yezi's family. I haven't seen her for a while, and there are Xiaozhi and Xingyu. Your elders can't take care of your affairs, but you shouldn't be too unfair to others.
Girls are willing to follow you. We don’t ask you to give them a bowl of water, but don’t treat them badly. In fact, to us, we are all children, and the palms and backs of our hands are all flesh. You must remember that our family came from poverty. Don’t think that
Now I don’t care what I think of myself if I have some ability.” Jiang Susu started preaching as she spoke.
After carefully listening to the repeated assurances, Yunjing left home without her mother's verbal bombardment...
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