In the exile village, Mr. Ma was working in the fields with his two daughters-in-law and granddaughter-in-law Bai Yunling.
After several years of living in exile, the Ma family and the Miao family and the Cui family are now familiar with the work in the fields. When they work, their hands and feet are nimble, not much worse than those of nearby farmers.
While Ma put beans into the hole, she quickly buried the hole with her other hand. She also pointed at Bai in front of her: "Don't dig the hole too deep. If it's too deep, it won't be easy for the seedlings to grow. Make it even. You can
It depends on whether you are deep or shallow."
Bai Yunling looked at the holes she had dug, some were deep and some were shallow, some were big and some were small, and she couldn't help but laugh.
"Grandma, how about I put the beans in?"
"I'll do it, don't scratch your hand."
Granddaughter-in-law has now learned how to make velvet flowers, and her hands and feet are nimble, and she is also good at needlework. Ma is reluctant to make her hands thicker. In addition to putting beans in the back, she also uses her hands to grab soil and cover soil to bury pits. This job is still hers
Let the old man do it.
This is the time to plant various beans. It rains a lot during this period and the ground is moist, which is perfect for planting beans.
Bai Yunling is already married, and her family understands that she has never done farm work. They never let her go to the fields and only let her make velvet flowers at home.
But she was well-liked by her family after she got married, and her husband loved her and was considerate to her. Bai Yunling also understood the family's hard work and didn't want to be special, so she followed her to the fields every day.
The family also had to open up wasteland and farm land, and had to pay a lot of grain every year. Except for Li Shimian, the men in the family were exempted from hard labor with money. The other men, Li Dianzang and Li Dianzang, the two sons of the eldest brother and the second son of the second brother, all had to serve from time to time.
Labor is harder than them.
Therefore, almost all women participate in the work in the fields.
At this time, the ground has been ridged, and today the whole family is busy working in the field. Two people work together to plant beans, one digs the hole in front, and the other follows behind, puts the beans in the hole, and buries them.
Ma took Bai with her and gave her some pointers from time to time. Although Bai's movements were not as fast as the other two groups, they were still decent.
Li Shimian was carrying water to the field, put down two jars of mung bean water on the field ridge, straightened up, and smiled as he saw that his old wife and granddaughter-in-law were far behind the two daughters-in-law and granddaughter.
"Yunling, give it a rest. If it were my grandfather, you two would be far behind."
Mrs. Ma straightened up and looked to both sides. No, her daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law had almost finished planting a ridge of beans.
Unwilling to admit defeat: "That's because we worked carefully."
In the ditches on both sides, Mingjin and Mingyue glanced at their grandmother and sister-in-law, and smiled: "Grandma, please do it slowly. We will help you after we finish."
Bai Yunling looked around, not wanting to admit defeat, and immediately sped up her movements.
Ma followed behind and placed the beans, but she couldn't hold them anymore. She couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth. This granddaughter-in-law married well and was not squeamish at all.
Seeing that his old wife and grandson-in-law refused to change, Li Shimian put the mung bean water away and looked around.
The fields are green and lush, and although the ground is still dusty, it will soon be filled with crops. Before, when the world was full of peaches and plums, he felt satisfied. Now when he sees the crops growing well, he also feels a great sense of accomplishment.
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I also took a hoe and was about to go to the ground. Suddenly I heard the sound of a carriage and couldn't help but turn my head to look.
After staying one night in Shangyong City last night, Huo Xi led everyone to the exile village before dawn this morning. From the time the dew had not subsided until the sun was shining, under the guidance of passers-by,
Find a place.
After leaving the city, Huo Nian lifted the car curtain and looked outside.
There are mountains all around, and there are dense forests on the mountains. The mountain road is small and narrow. From time to time, I have to get off the car to cut thorns to clear the way. The branches and thorns on the left and right scrape the car walls.
My grandfather actually lived in a place like this.
Huo Nian pursed his lips, feeling a little distressed.
There were no people on the road for a long time, and as we were approaching the exile village, we saw one or two farmers walking into the fields carrying farm tools. From far away, Huo Nian saw an old farmer standing on the ridge of the field, bending down to pick up a hoe and about to put it into the field.
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Just as he was about to remind his sister that he could ask the old farmer for directions, he saw the old farmer turn around and look straight in his direction.
Huo Nian also looked at him and felt that the man was very kind. He didn't care whether he could see him or not, so he smiled at him.
Without looking back, she said to Huo Xi: "Sister, there is an old grandfather there. We can ask him if he knows where my grandfather and the others live?"
When Huo Xi heard this, she went to the car window and took a look. When she saw it, she was stunned.
It's my grandfather!
Huo Xi wanted to open her mouth to call him, but she choked up. She just stared at him blankly with red eyes.
Mother Ma noticed something strange about her and asked Zhufeng and others who were driving outside to stop the car.
Li Shimian saw a carriage approaching him from a distance, and turned around to look. At first, he saw only a child, lifting the curtain of the carriage to look at the scene, and smiling at him. Later, another person squeezed in next to the child, and Li Shimian couldn't help but smile.
Laughed.
This place is so poor and I don't know what to see.
Shaking his head and laughing, he turned around and prepared to get off the ground.
"Grandpa."
Li Shimian was walking towards the field ridge, and he didn't feel that the other party was calling him.
He only planned to go down to the ground to help his old wife, until the other party called him loudly again, and the voice got closer and closer. Li Shimian seemed to feel something, and turned to look, and saw two children, a boy and a girl, walking towards him.
Going faster and faster.
Li Shimian's heart was like a beating drum and he couldn't think. His legs were like lead and he couldn't move.
Until the two of them walked up to him and called him again...
The hoe in Li Shimian's hand hit the ground with a clang, "Is it Sister Ning? Nian'er?"
Huo Xi was choked with sobs and couldn't speak. She just nodded fiercely at him.
"Ang, my son..."
Li Shimian staggered, hurried forward, hugged Huo Xi and Huo Nian tightly in his arms, and burst into tears, crying like a child. All three of them, grandma and grandson, had tears streaming down their faces.
In the ditch, Mr. Ma heard a movement and turned around to look. When he saw it, the soybeans in his hand were scattered all over the ground. With a squeak, he ran out of the ditch using his hands and feet.
The muddy water in the ditch splashed all over her body, but she didn't care at all. She staggered and clung to the field ridge with both hands, climbed up the field ridge and ran quickly towards her grandparents and grandson.
The commotion was so loud that it alarmed Miao, Cui and others. They all turned their heads to look at it. After seeing it, they also ran towards the field ridge.
Mr. Bai stood blankly in the field ditch holding a wood plane, somewhat confused about the situation. When he saw everyone running towards the field ridge, he also grabbed the wood plane and followed them towards the field ridge.
"Grandma." Huo Xi reached out to Ma with tears in her eyes.
"Ang, Sister Ning, my son, my son..." Ma rushed over and hugged Huo Xi tightly, crying.
I didn't expect to see Sister Ning again in my lifetime. She must be dreaming.
Her poor son.
She thought about it day and night.
"Nian'er, my grandma's son has taken my grandmother's heart. I love my grandma so much." She couldn't help crying while holding Nian'er.