Unexpectedly, no one was found in the Yayi Workshop.
Neither mother nor daughter were there.
While Xia was busy, she made a special trip to meet him. She took his package and asked him several questions.
Mrs. Xia had heard her daughter talk about this man countless times. Her ears were almost numb.
She was not like He who gritted her teeth and resented Yue Zhongyao whenever she mentioned it. She was almost a grandmother. In her heart, family harmony was the most important thing.
Of course, men must also take responsibility, otherwise it would be better to have nothing at all.
Mrs. Xia looked Yue Zhongyao up and down, and then heard him say that the package was for Qiao Mingjin and her daughter, so she nodded secretly in her heart.
After asking him several questions, I gave him the direction.
Yue Zhongyao resigned from everyone in the workshop and went out to find his wife and daughter.
Although Yun Jin and He were still neither salty nor indifferent to him, he did not lose his courtesy.
Jin Niang's maternal cousin is naturally his cousin.
Qiao Mingjin, mother and daughter, were in the woods at this time.
It was busy farming, and Sister Xiu went to work in her family's fields. Yue Dalei only helped her when the work was done, so she took her two children to the fields to help.
Qiao Mingjin's chickens are always taken to the woods by Yunjin on an oxcart every morning to be free-range. In the meantime, Qiao Mingjin or Sister Xiu would add water and food.
When the fields are not busy, it is mostly Sister Xiu's job to add water and food. Adding water to Qiao's chickens is just a matter of convenience.
When the work was done at sunset, Yun Jin and Yue Dalei went to the woods to introduce the chickens into the cage, and then put the chickens and cages on a bullock cart and took them back to Qiao's house.
Due to busy farming these days, Qiao Mingjin brought over Sister Xiu's chickens in addition to her own chickens.
There is no need to add food. There are plenty of bugs in the forest to keep them full. You just have to check occasionally to see if you need more water or if something else has bitten the chicken.
Qiao Mingjin has not been to this forest for many days.
Almost all the wooden piles in the forest have been raised. Even the wooden piles that have been cut down over the years have been raised.
Maybe it was busy farming and maybe there were no more wooden stakes to build, so there were very few people in the woods.
The forest didn't look like it was being excavated everywhere. Following Qiao Mingjin's order, he wouldn't send people to look at the piles until the holes were filled in and firmed up, and the village chief would talk about the dangers from time to time. In the forest,
There were no potholes or deep pits.
However, during the busy farming season, the woods were plowed again.
The dead leaves and rotten leaves were removed with bamboo rakes and shovels, along with the fertilizer and mud below.
The forest is as clean as the back garden of a wealthy family. It also makes people feel confident and bold to step out.
Before entering the forest, I had to beat branches in front of me, fearing that there might be snakes, insects or something else hidden in front of me. Now I can see it clearly.
I still remember that when I first moved out with Wan'er, I was looking for food in the woods. I dug traps to catch pheasants, chopped firewood and caught hares. I can still remember it like yesterday.
Now the ground seems to be covered with a layer of skin. Where can I find the footprints of wild animals? Not even the excrement of wild animals can be seen.
Qiao Mingjin added water to her own chicken trough and to Sister Xiu's chicken trough, and then looked around.
Then he led Wan'er to find the small river behind the forest.
Now the river is still there, and the water is still clear. The cattails in the river are also growing densely, and they will probably be picked again soon.
Because she did a good job of keeping it a secret, the villagers in Xiahe Village still don’t know that the cattail grass is edible.
In addition to the dense cattails and occasional other weeds, the river is still plentiful with aquatic plants at the other end of the river.
Just no more wild ducks.
The cattails can still cover it up, but how can the wild ducks in the wild grass cover it up?
Long before everyone went into the woods to catch pheasants and hares, and cleverly imitated Qiao Mingjin's "flying across poles", where else would any wild duck dare to risk their lives to inhabit this water area?
Qiao Mingjin walked two steps along the river. She looked at the other side and smiled.
The pain of the past has disappeared with the breeze.
Days go by and no trace of the past can be found.
It’s been a year.
I don’t know if they are good or not…
Wan'er had been quietly letting Qiao Mingjin hold her hand, walking around in the woods. At this time, she saw Qiao Mingjin looking at the other side of the river in a daze. After waiting for a while, she saw that Qiao Mingjin became more and more upright and motionless like a statue.
He couldn't even move his eyes.
At first, Wan'er just looked up and looked up. Now she gently pulled Qiao Mingjin's hand, and she was actually a little scared when she saw that Qiao Mingjin still didn't respond.
She looked around and saw that the forest was completely quiet. She was so frightened that she almost pressed against Qiao Mingjin's thigh. She flattened her mouth and called out in a cry: "Mother..."
After calling twice, Qiao Mingjin came back to her senses.
Seeing her daughter's eyelashes filled with tears, she wiped her daughter's eyes distressedly: "What's wrong?"
She looked at her daughter up and down, then left and right, saw her daughter opening her hands to her, and hurriedly leaned over and picked her up.
Seeing Wan'er holding her neck tightly, she patted her daughter's back and said softly: "What's wrong with Wan'er? Mom is here."
"Mom, don't leave Wan'er. Don't leave Wan'er."
Qiao Mingjin felt extremely distressed by her daughter's plaintive cry.
"How could mother not want our Wan'er? Mother was just thinking about something." She stroked her daughter's back and coaxed her for a while before Wan'er calmed down.
This child has had no sense of security since she was a child. If I abandon her and stay with my in-laws, I don’t know what will happen to this child in the future.
Qiao Mingjin sighed. She had not gone through the pain of childbirth, so she was given such a little thing for nothing. But from the moment her little hands grabbed her and wouldn't let go, they were already connected by flesh and blood.
Qiao Mingjin stared blankly at the other side of the river, but couldn't see anything.
It doesn’t matter. I don’t want to miss you, but I don’t want to see you...
Qiao Mingjin tipped her daughter's little body upwards and turned back.
"Jinniang, Wan'er..."
There was a sound coming high and low.
Qiao Mingjin stopped and listened carefully.
Wan'er also heard it, raised her body, turned her head and looked at the road ahead.
"Jin Niang, Wan'er..." the voice came again, becoming clearer and clearer.
"Mom, mother. It's daddy, it's daddy!"
The little thing struggled to get off the ground. He paused and looked timidly at Qiao Mingjin.
Qiao Mingjin sighed and put her down. The little thing didn't run forward, but just held Qiao Mingjin's hand and waited there.
Seeing that the voice seemed to be going somewhere else, he looked up at Qiao Mingjin anxiously, then leaned forward and said loudly: "Dad, Wan'er is here!"
Then the sound of footsteps came quickly.
Accompanied by the sound of branches and leaves colliding.
"Jin Niang, Wan'er!"
Yue Zhongyao had surprise on his face and strode up to the mother and daughter.
Wan'er had already thrown herself into his arms, and was thrown up several times by Yue Zhongyao.
This is the favorite game of father and daughter.
The little thing laughed loudly and loudly.
Yue Zhongyao held his daughter firmly so that she could adjust her breathing. Looking at his wife in front of him, he felt happy and raised the corners of his mouth and called softly: "Jin Niang."
Qiao Mingjin nodded to him.
"Just got back?"
"Well. I went to look for you at home and in the workshop, but you weren't there. You said you were in the woods, so here I am."
Qiao Mingjin hummed.
Yue Zhongyao stared at her for a while, not caring about her indifferent attitude.
He turned around and asked Wan'er, "What are you doing in the woods with your mother?"
The little thing circled her father's neck with one hand and gestured with the other: "My mother and I came to add water to the chickens. I also helped Aunt Xiu add water to the chickens. My mother and I also picked a few bushes of black fungus. We also came here to see the wild ducks with my mother. But.
None of the wild ducks came."
Yue Zhongyao felt extremely satisfied when he heard his daughter's soft voice.
He tightened his grip on his daughter and said, "The wild ducks must not dare to come. If Wan'er likes it, daddy will bring you some ducklings to play with next time."
"Really? That little duck is all fluffy and can peck people with its beak. It's so fun! Last time I secretly took two of them from his house and showed them to me. The ducks were still swaying when they walked.
It’s so fun!”
Wan'er said so straight that her eyes lit up.
Yue Zhongyao was happy to see them, and was thinking about bringing a few for his daughter to play with next time, when he heard his daughter say: "I don't want them anymore. If I want to see them, I'll go to the stool's house to take a look. My mother and I don't have time to raise them."
Yue Zhongyao couldn't bear his daughter's disappointment. He was just about to think of some solutions when he heard Wan'er say: "I just think it's fun. I'll just go to Shizi's house to see it next time. Dad better not buy it. It's hard to raise him. We have to rush."
They go to drink water."
Yue Zhongyao glanced at Qiao Mingjin, then stroked his daughter and said, "Okay. Let's take care of her when Wan'er is free. This time dad will bring other fun things to Wan'er."
"Really? Where?"
Qiao Mingjin watched the father and daughter talking happily and took the lead in walking back and forth.
Yue Zhongyao followed closely with his daughter in his arms.
Looking at the beloved wife half an arm's length away, she opened her mouth several times and kept it in her mouth several times, but she couldn't say a single word of tenderness.
The beloved wife I miss day and night is right in front of me...
"Jin Niang, I have a few days of farm leave this time..."
Qiao Mingjin hummed softly and did not answer.
Yue Zhongyao didn't know how to answer the question for a moment, and he just wanted to beat his head a few times.
"Dad, can you stay at home for a few days this time?" Wan'er was very happy, blinking and looking at Yue Zhongyao with expectation.
Yue Zhongyao smiled and nodded to his daughter: "Well, dad can stay at home with Wan'er for a few days."
The little thing immediately clapped his hands happily after hearing this.
"Mom, mother, how many days can daddy stay at home?"
"Well, Mom heard it."
"Mom, can I sleep with daddy?"
Qiao Mingjin's steps faltered after hearing this. Yue Zhongyao felt a little embarrassed and looked forward to it, staring at Qiao Mingjin's back half an arm's length away, almost missing his eyes.
Qiao Mingjin didn't respond and just kept walking forward.
Wan'er asked again, but still didn't get a reply from Qiao Mingjin. The father and daughter couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
Yue Zhongyao patted his daughter's back, and the little thing pursed her lips and lay on Yue Zhongyao's shoulder again.
"A few of my comrades from the yamen don't have much land at home. I asked them to help my father-in-law for a few days, and they agreed. The day after tomorrow..."
"No need, my parents have already invited someone over there." Qiao Mingjin interrupted.
Yue Zhongyao was stunned.
Have you invited someone?
"Well, why spend this money? They have nothing to do anyway."
"No need. Everything has been arranged."
Yue Zhongyao's heart suddenly dropped, and he just stared blankly at Qiao Mingjin's walking back... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest Motivation.)g, yh_yh1166's evaluation vote, thanks to: Miaofu'er, book friend 100421171538554, hies, have nothing to do? Leisurely afternoon tea, jansam, for the reward. Thank you very much.
