In the next few days, Xia Yu took Lin Jiahui to the company. She hoped that Lin Jiahui could slowly learn something like Haoer, but Lin Jiahui was not interested in learning at all. Everyone knew that he was Xia Yu's guest and treated him with courtesy.
, he wandered around the company, bragging, chatting, and telling jokes. Except for the typist Ling Lingling who thought he was handsome, and the janitor Uncle Wang who thought he could relieve his boredom, almost no one liked him. Haoer felt that he was simply disturbing.
In normal working order, Haoer decided to mobilize his sister to let Lin Jiahui leave the company.
Before Haoer could do the mobilization work, Lin Jiahui took the initiative to "resign". Every day at work, Xia Yu urged him to get up early, not to be late for work, not to leave early after get off work, and he got bored after a few days. Of course, Xia Yu had no right to interfere with Lin Jiahui's Freedom, work, or stay home and let him be.
When Lin Jiahui stayed in the manor, he began to attract cats and dogs. He soon became familiar with Bass Orange and took them around the village. He also accepted the task assigned to him by Xia Bo - to bring four lovely
Little Orange was sent to the family she had made an appointment with. Every time a baby was taken away from Orange, Orange was very reluctant and his eyes were full of sadness. Lin Jiahui actually felt sour in his heart.
Due to Lin Jiahui's special status, the old people in the manor took special care of him, especially Aunt Lan, who really regarded him as their own son. Every time he cooked, he would kindly ask: "Jiahui, what do you want to eat? Aunt Lan will give it to you."
Let’s do it.” He measured Lin Jiahui’s measurements again and said that after knitting Haoer’s sweater, he would knit one for Jiahui right away to wear this winter. God knows if Lin Jiahui will still be in Yuyuan in winter.
Uncle Xia and Aunt Xia are also very happy with Lin Jiahui, after all, he is related to his daughter's happiness, but Uncle Xia also sees a problem, and he wants to formally discuss Lin Jiahui's problem with his daughter.
"Actually, Haoer and I were deceived by him when we went to Beijing this time. He is just an idle gangster who doesn't do his job and loves gambling. It's really ridiculous for me to bring him back." Xia Yu sat on the sofa in her parents' room and spoke.
Her voice was low and her eyes were looking at the floor. She felt very sorry that she was in her thirties and still had her parents to worry about.
"Xiaoyu, no matter what you do, your parents believe in you and support you. After these days of contact, I feel that although Jiahui is idle, he is not hopeless. Don't worry, we will help him get on the road to success.
The right path." Xia Yu's father sat beside the bed. Since his daughter returned to Yuyuan, he has been trying his best to make up for the grievances his daughter has suffered over the years. Her mother felt even more sorry for her daughter and comforted her by saying: "Yes, Xiao Yu, I do too.
I feel that Jiahui is not a bad boy at heart and will gradually take the right path."
When will Lin Jiahui take the right path? That is really a long way off.
Lin Jiahui didn't care at all what others thought of him. He just wandered around this beautiful countryside carefree. Going to catch hares in the woodland west of the village with Uncle Chang was Lin Jiahui's happiest thing.
After dinner, everyone sat and chatted in Wenxue Garden as usual. The lights in Wenxue Garden were soft, the fragrance of flowers was faint, and people chatted about homely things. Everything was ordinary and warm. Aunt Xia, Aunt Chang, and Aunt Lan were sitting in Yingxiu Pavilion.
They talked about topics that the old ladies cared about, and other members sat at the stone table under the apple tree and talked about the weather and crops.
"It rained once at the beginning of spring. It would be nice if it rained again now," Xia Bo said.
"Spring rain is as precious as oil, and the weather forecast says there won't be any rain in the next few days." Uncle Chang was holding his cigarette pipe and blowing ashes on the edge of the table from time to time. Aunt Chang hated this habit of his, which often left it all over the floor of the house.
Fortunately, Aunt Chang was sitting far away at this moment, and there was wind flowing in the air. The ash was blown away without a trace before it hit the ground.
Hao'er said: "If it doesn't rain in a few days, I will water the land." Most people in Yuyuan have signed contracts with Yuyuan Company, and the land will be cultivated and managed by Yuyuan Company.
"Has the expenditure budget before the wheat harvest been released?" Xia Yu asked Hao'er who was sitting next to her.
Hao'er said: "I asked Ye Fang this afternoon and she said she would be able to come out tomorrow morning."
Lin Jiahui was not interested in these topics at all. Taking advantage of the moment of silence, he quickly changed the topic. "Xiao Yu, Uncle Chang and I will go to the west of the village to catch hares tomorrow. Will you go?"
Xia Yu said: "Tomorrow is not a rest day, I have to go to work."
Lin Jiahui said: "Uncle Chang, I heard that you were a good hunter in the past."
Uncle Chang said: "It was easy to hunt when I was young, but there was not much prey in our area, just some wild rabbits and wild pigeons. I even had a shotgun at that time, but I turned it in in the first few years."
"Speaking of that gun, it was really your Uncle Chang's treasure. It was a broken gun for many years. He cleaned it every day like a treasure. Later, when he handed it over, he was really reluctant to part with it." Aunt Chang received it in the Yingxiu Pavilion.
Talked.
"Uncle Chang, tell me your hunting story." Lin Jiahui said.
It was getting late and the wind was getting stronger. Everyone went back to the living room to watch TV. Only Lin Jiahui pestered Uncle Chang to tell hunting stories in Wenxue Garden until very late. Lin Jiahui returned to his room, unable to sleep.
At dawn, he and Uncle Chang went to catch hares, but at dawn, Lin Jiahui was fast asleep.
Bas Orange knew that he was going hunting, so he barked and jumped excitedly early in the morning. Uncle Chang went to wake Lin Jiahui up, and Bas Orange followed happily.
When Lin Jiahui heard Uncle Chang's voice, he jumped out of bed and muttered: "Damn it, why did you oversleep?"
Aunt Chang prepared a large bag of food and drinks for the hunters, and the hunters set off in the morning sun.
Along the way, Bass Orange ran wildly with joy, chasing butterflies happily and chasing the bursts of spring breeze. Now he turned into a wheat field, and now he met the neighbor's puppy and played with them. Jiahui happily
While playing with the dogs, he shouted, "Buzz Orange, stop playing, let's go." Uncle Chang liked this cheerful young man very much, but he was just young and had nothing to do all day long. He didn't know when he would be able to start walking.
Right path.
Walking all the way to the west, I met two little girls again. They were happily playing with Basi Juezi. They seemed to be very familiar with Basi Juezi. Uncle Chang said that they were the children of Shuxiangzhai, and the older one was Yaya.
She is eleven or twelve years old. The younger one is Ningning. Shuxiangzhai is actually an orphanage with five or six children. Only Yaya is from this village. The others are sent from all over the country. These children often go to Wutong.
Playing in the manor, I am very familiar with Bath Orange. Look, in front is the Scholar House, and further ahead is the Guangrong Home, which is a nursing home. They are all lonely old people. There are more than a dozen old people, and they are all from all over the country. They are scholarly.
Both Zhai and Guangrongyuan were invested and built by Xia Yu, and all daily expenses were borne by Xia Yu. Xia Yu is truly a bodhisattva and is the lucky star of Yuyuan.
Lin Jiahui didn't understand how many people Xia Yu pretended to have in his heart. In addition to the old people in the manor, he actually took care of so many unrelated old people and children. Lin Jiahui only pretended to be his mother. Unfortunately, when he was twelve years old, his mother passed away.
She passed away, and now he can hardly remember what his mother looked like.
There are no other houses to the west of Shuxiangzhai and Guangrongyuan. The environment here is very good. In front of the gate of Guangrongyuan is a small vegetable patch planted by the old people. There is a small locust forest to the west, and there is a small river to the west with clear water.
, there were clumps of reeds by the water, and after crossing the river for about two kilometers, we arrived at the hunters’ destination. Uncle Chang said to rest for a while, eat something, and then start working.
The sky is blue, the woods are green, the sunshine is warm, and the mood is bright. Lin Jiahui is lying on the grass. The grass that has not been artificially repaired is soft and has a strong smell of grass and earth. Lin Jiahui likes it.
A taste. Orange followed Uncle Chang to beg for food, but Bass was lying next to Jiahui flatteringly, with his front feet on Jiahui's outstretched left arm. Lin Jiahui was caressing Bass's dark and clean forehead. Lin Jiahui's current
His mind was blank. He had forgotten his father's scolding, his fear when he owed gambling debts and was threatened by others, and his embarrassment when he borrowed money from Boss Yang for the first time. He only knew that he felt good now. If time were
Stopping at this moment, he has no regrets.
"Uncle Chang, how come Bas oranges have such a name?" Lin Jiahui asked Uncle Chang while holding Bas's front feet.
"This is very interesting to say," Uncle Chang was chewing bread and feeding oranges beside him. "These two guys were only one month old when they were brought from Uncle Xia Liu's house. They were fluffy and cute. Everyone
I was sitting in the living room, noisily naming them, but no one liked them. It happened that your Aunt Chang made 'cut oranges' and brought them in. As soon as she walked in, she shouted, 'Here are the cut oranges.' Haoer immediately clapped his hands and said, '
Great, what a good name, the black one is called Bass and the yellow one is called Orange, these two names were unanimously agreed upon by everyone. What? Do you think this name is bad?"
"No, the name is quite personal, I like it." Jiahui sat up, ate a piece of bread, and started working in a hurry.
In more than an hour, the three hares became their prey, and the hunters returned in triumph.
A month later, Lin Jiahui's new interest in Yuyuan wore off, so he became addicted to gambling and started driving to City A every now and then. The pretext was to help Yuyuan Company find sales. Occasionally, he would bring some fresh fruits and vegetables when he came back.
The aunt said happily: "Look how sensible this kid is." But Xia Yu knew very well what Lin Jiahui was doing.
Xia Yu knew that she had no right to interfere with Lin Jiahui's freedom and let him play as long as he knew how to go home at night. Xia Yu occasionally thought that if Lin Jiahui drove away, where would he find him? But Lin Jiahui didn't seem to have left Yuyuan yet.
Every time I go to City A, I will come back on time in the evening. Xia Yu no longer thinks so much and just concentrates on her work.
The wheat fields have been watered twice, the flowering period of the orchards has passed, and the fruit trees are in good condition. Food processing plants and juice processing plants are operating normally, and it is expected that the raw materials in stock can be used to catch up with this year's harvest.
There have been more small orders recently. The sales department has not had a break for three weeks. Cao Weilin has not been back to the county to see his wife and children for three weeks. Today, his wife called and said that his son was sick and asked him to go back.
He had no choice but to come to Xia Yu to ask for leave.
"Mr. Xia, Xiujun called to say that Xiaowei was ill and asked me to go back."
Xia Yu was looking down at the monthly financial analysis handed over by Ye Fang. She didn't hear Cao Weilin's words clearly for a moment. She raised her head and asked, "What did you say? Cao Weilin."
Cao Weilin repeated his words.
Xia Yu thought for a while and said: "Yes, your sales department hasn't had a break for three weeks, right? It's basically over now. I'm planning to let you have a rest this weekend. Today is Thursday, right? In this way, you have everything on hand
Let’s hand over the work, go home and take a look, and go to work next Monday.”
"Thank you, Mr. Xia."
"Also, if Xiaowei's health gets better, you can bring him to play on the weekends and let the children go for a walk in the countryside. It's quite good. Xiaowei is a sensible child and I like it very much. Okay, please hand over the situation and go back.
"
Cao Weilin is a loyal and taciturn but very talented man. He works in Yuyuan, while his wife Xiujun teaches in a primary school in the county. It is not easy to take care of the children. Xia Yu has always taken good care of him. Of course, Xia Yu is very fond of him.
All migrant workers care about her because she knows the hardship and pain of working.
As expected, Cao Weilin came to the manor with his wife and children over the weekend. Uncle Chang's grandson was also there. Xia Yu also invited the children from Shuxiangzhai to have dinner. It was a lively day.
Uncle Chang moved two dining tables from the warehouse and placed them in the square of Wenxue Garden. He moved the chairs. The children were happy to help. They each selected a chair and dragged it to Wenxue Garden and placed it in their favorite position.
, shouted "This seat is mine" and ran away.
Aunt Xia, Aunt Chang, and Aunt Lan were busy preparing fruits and snacks for the children. Lin Jiahui also contributed to this. He was lucky the day before and bought a lot of things when he came back.
Xia Yu and her father greeted Cao Weilin and his wife in the living room. Xiujun said, "We kids have always been thinking about this place since we came to Yuyuan last year. I'm sorry to bother you again."
Xia Yu said: "You're welcome, I'm very happy that you can come. The air in the countryside is good. If you have time, bring your children."
Xia Yu and Xiujun were talking very congenially, talking about topics that women were interested in. Xia Bo and Cao Weilin were talking about the company.
The children were chasing and playing happily in the manor. A little girl aged three or four was also running around behind the older children. She accidentally fell and started crying. Sister-in-law Guihua rushed over to hug her.
I picked up the child and sat down under the apple tree to comfort him.
Haoer opened the activity room for the children. Lin Jiahui took several older children to dance to the music. Yaya and Xiaowei slipped out of the room and shuttled freely in the manor and Wenxue Garden. There was a happy atmosphere in the manor.
.
At noon, the adults and children had a sumptuous lunch in Wenxue Garden. In the afternoon, before the children left, Xia Yu asked Sister-in-law Guihua to pay this month's salary and the children's expenses from Hao'er. Xia Yu told Hao'er,
From now on, he should also pay Lin Jiahui pocket money on a monthly basis. Lin Jiahui happily paid his money and said flatteringly to Hao'er: "Hao'er, it turns out that you are the chief steward of the manor."
After the lively weekend, Wutong Manor has returned to its former tranquility. The sun in the Rain Garden is getting higher day by day, the wheat in the fields is heading, and the fruits in the orchard have grown to the size of pigeon eggs. The old people in the manor are taking care of them.
Vegetables in the garden are prepared for three meals a day, and occasionally the neighbors are invited to play a croquet match. Aunt Lan continues her knitting project. Jiahui's sweater is almost completed, and the next one is Xiaoyu's. Lin Jiahui remains the same
To run his little-known gambling business, Xia Yu and Haoer worked day after day.
One day, Lin Jiahui lost money in gambling. He returned to the manor and diligently helped the elderly prepare dinner. After the meal, he actively cleaned up the dishes. Aunt Lan was so happy that she couldn't help but praise Lin Jiahui for being sensible. But Xia Yu knew that he must not
It's a good thing. As expected, not long after Xia Yu returned to her room, Lin Jiahui followed her. In fact, Lin Jiahui also had an ideological struggle. After coming to Yuyuan, he spent more time dealing with the old people in the manor, and spent more time with Xia Yu.
It's not much, let alone borrowing money. It's really shameless. Hey, I can't care about that much, so I can keep my face in my pocket for the time being.
Lin Jiahui came to Xia Yu's room. Xia Yu was reading in front of the desk by the window. Next to the desk was a bookcase with many books. It was something Lin Jiahui didn't like since he was a child. The bed was covered with lavender sheets, and next to it was a bookcase.
There is a wardrobe, a pair of sofas, and a small TV placed on the TV cabinet in the corner. The layout of the whole room is similar to Lin Jiahui's room, except for a bookcase and some flowers and plants decorated everywhere. Lin Jiahui first pretended to ask some questions about the company.
Xia Yu knew that he must have lost the money in gambling, but still asked knowingly: "Didn't you just pay this month's payment?"
Pocket money?”
"I, I met a friend in the city, and he asked me to borrow money, so..." Lin Jiahui hesitated.
"Okay, okay, you go and get it from Hao'er." Xia Yu didn't want to see him like this, nor did she want to expose him. Sometimes she really thought it was a mistake to bring him back, but when she saw his familiar face
Face, seeing Aunt Lan's happy look, she didn't have the courage to let him go, and besides, Lin Jiahui didn't seem to have any intention of leaving.
Lin Jiahui happily went to Hao'er to withdraw money. Cheng Hao could also guess what he wanted the money for, and said coldly: "The gamblers are being caught very tightly now, be careful of being caught by the police." Hao'er suddenly revealed the truth.
Lin Jiahui was a little embarrassed. He cursed "crow's mouth" in his heart, and pretended to say: "What did you say, Hao'er."
"It's nothing." Hao'er has always disdained to talk to Lin Jiahui.
The next day, it was time for dinner, but Lin Jiahui hadn't come back yet. Aunt Lan ran to the gate and waited for half an hour, but she didn't come back. Aunt Lan sat in the living room and waited. She was really afraid that Lin Jiahui wouldn't come back. She had already
After losing one son, she didn't want to lose another one. Aunt Chang came to ask Aunt Lan to go to dinner. The phone rang. Aunt Lan hurriedly answered the phone. After answering the phone, she shouted: "It's not good. Let Jiahui be arrested by the public security bureau."
He's gone." Everyone came after hearing the sound and asked what happened. Aunt Lan was so anxious that she burst into tears. "They said he was gambling and he was caught gambling at the Qiaodong Police Station. He was asked to pay a fine."
Xia Yu and Haoer ate in a hurry and rushed to City A. Lin Jiahui drove the family car, so the siblings had to go to the company to pick up the car.
When Xia Yu saw Lin Jiahui, he was squatting with his head in his hands and facing the wall. Xia Yu felt that he was really insulting Wen Xuehui.
Xia Yu from Yuyuan, I have heard of you, you are an outstanding entrepreneur, Yuyuan is also a famous civilized village in our city, and there has been no trouble in the past few years. Who are you?"
Xia Yu didn't answer, and the police officer asked again: "Why is there such a person in your family?"
Lin Jiahui was the first to say: "What's wrong with people like me?"
Xia Yu said: "Shut up."
Lin Jiahui shut up. The public security officer said: "I will listen to you and take good care of him when he goes back. He is young and has done something bad. He gambled and drove under the influence."
When the public security officers caught the gambler, Lin Jiahui took advantage of the chaos and ran out. He drank just after noon, got into the car and ran away. However, he was caught, the car was impounded, and the driver's license was also impounded. A week later he had to pay a fine to pick up the car and
drving license.
The three of them got into the car and rushed home. As soon as Lin Jiahui got in the car, he hurriedly explained: "Xiaoyu, actually, I didn't want to go. I just met a friend, and he insisted on dragging me to try my luck. I really
I didn’t want to go, I...”
Xia Yu said coldly: "You don't need to explain to me, I have no right to interfere with your freedom."
Lin Jiahui originally thought that Xia Yu would be very angry and scold him severely, but Xia Yu didn't react at all. He ignored him as if nothing happened, neither beating nor scolding him. Lin Jiahui felt empty in his heart, and secretly
If you call yourself a cheap person, you will feel uncomfortable if you are not scolded by others. You are really a bitch.
It was already twelve o'clock at night when we returned to Wutong Manor. The old people were all waiting in the living room. Xia Yu said calmly: "The police caught me for gambling, and I also impounded my car for drunk driving." After that, Xia Yu said
After returning to his room to rest, the old people immediately gathered around him and began to "preach". There were reproaches in their words, but also care and concern. It made Lin Jiahui feel ashamed.
Without a car, no money, and no face, Lin Jiahui stayed in the manor honestly, accompanying the elderly to take care of the vegetable garden, preparing three meals a day, and more often than not, he took Bath oranges with him aimlessly.
Go out for a stroll. Xia Bo specially found Lin Jiahui a book on growing vegetables, and arranged for him to help in a vegetable plantation in a neighboring village, hoping that he could get some relief and change his career. Lin Jiahui did two jobs in the plantation.
After a week, he said that it was stuffy and hot in the vegetable greenhouse and refused to go there. The owner of the plantation paid Lin Jiahui two weeks’ wages. Lin Jiahui took the little money and felt a strange feeling in his heart. This was his
It was the first time he earned money through labor. He was a little moved and thought about continuing to work. But he thought it was too hard, so he might as well forget it.
The weather is getting hotter day by day, and the wheat is starting to turn yellow. During the wheat harvest season, hot weather will increase the hardship of farmers, but heavy rain is even more taboo. People pay attention to the weather forecast every day, hoping that the sunny weather will continue.
After receiving the watch.
Lin Jiahui took Bass Orange to play in the wheat fields. He found that nature is really wonderful. The fields that were green a few days ago have now become golden. The plump wheat ears are shining in the sun. Looking at the boundless wheat fields,
Lin Jiahui was inexplicably moved. It turned out that the harvest was so gratifying and proud. He even hoped that people would start harvesting immediately so that he could participate in the joy of the harvest.
After dinner, everyone hurried to the living room to check the weather forecast. Lin Jiahui was left last due to his greed for mapo tofu, so he helped Aunt Chang wash the dishes. When he came to the living room, he found that everyone had serious faces.
Xia Bo asked Xiao Yu: "Can I use sickle in these two days?"
"No, we have to wait a few more days."
"Will it catch the rain?"
"I don't know. It's just that the rain belt is moving north. It may not come so soon. Let's wait a little longer."
Three days later, the weather was indeed sunny. Early that morning, before the sun woke up, the whole Yuyuan woke up. Jiahui also got up early for the first time, and followed Xia Yu and Cheng Hao to the fields.
The wheat field was crowded with people, including adults and children from the whole village. Five harvesters and a dozen tractors rumbled into the wheat field. Modern harvesting actually does not require so many people, but wheat harvesting is a grand event in the Rain Garden.
, people of all ages are very concerned about it, and everyone wants to come to the fields to have a look. The young and middle-aged people are the main laborers, and the women bring food and water to ensure the logistics supply. The children are just here to join in the fun, running and shouting all over the world, in full swing.
The wheat harvest has begun.
A bright red sun rose, and people were busy working in the golden fields. Lin Jiahui was infected by this spectacular sight. He threw himself into the work excitedly, helping to load, transport, unload, and return. At noon
At that time, the sun was shining brightly on the earth. Jiahui felt that his throat was smoking and his whole body was about to be cooked. The women and children began to deliver food to the fields. Everyone took a break. Lin Jiahui sat down on the ground and drank first.
He ate two large bowls of water and two large bowls of rice. He had never eaten such delicious rice or drank such delicious water.
Lin Jiahui followed everyone to work in the fields for two days. On the third day, he no longer had the energy to go to the fields. He slept until nine o'clock in the morning. He only felt sore all over. He barely ate a mouthful of food and lay down again.
He refused to get off the bed.
The weather turned cloudy in the afternoon, and Uncle Xia couldn't sit still. He had to go to the fields to have a look. Jiahui had no choice but to accompany the old man to the fields. The fields were still busy. Due to the weather, there were more people.
Somewhat nervous.
Uncle Xia asked his daughter: "Xiao Yu, how is the harvest going?"
Xia Yu tied the bag with a rope and said, "It's almost done. It'll be okay."
Xia Bo said: "I heard on the road that a few retail households in the west of the village are making very slow progress. I'm afraid they won't be able to make it in time. Please go and help them."
Xia Yu said: "I understand, dad, you go back. The wind is going to blow. Jiahui, send my dad back."
After accompanying the old man, who was over seventy years old but still cared about the wheat harvest and others, back to the manor, Lin Jiahui returned to the fields. On the way, the wind had picked up and the clouds were low. Jiahui desperately went to the fields.
Run away.
Xia Yu mobilized a harvester and two tractors to help individual farmers harvest. The machines were rumbling and driving to the west of the village. Cheng Hao was loading the truck next to a tractor. Lin Jiahui went over to work with everyone.
The sky has become very dark, and the flowers are swimming in the low sky. The strong wind has rolled up the crushed straw in the field, shaking with authority. The wheat harvest is coming to an end, and the last cart of wheat has been loaded and covered.
The good plastic sheets were hurriedly transported to the factory, and the retail traders in the east of the village also ended the battle with the help of the harvester.
The heavy clouds finally squeezed out the raindrops, and the big raindrops fell down. The wheat was safely put into the warehouse. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, completely forgetting that they were still in the rain, and calmly packed up their things and joked.
Rushing home in the heavy rain.
When the three laborers from the manor returned home, their clothes were soaked through. The old people were busy preparing hot soup and hot meals for the heroes who returned home in triumph. Everyone changed their clothes, had dinner, and sat in the living room to watch the weather forecast.
, the weather will turn fine tomorrow, just in time for the wheat to be dried. It seems that a battle has ended victoriously. Everyone is physically exhausted, but their mood is relaxed and joyful. They are chatting happily. Lin Jiahui's face is red, and he is excitedly talking about this with everyone.
Days of fighting, talk of heavy rain and strong winds.
The wind and rain raged all night.
The next day, the wind stopped and the rain stopped.
During breakfast, Jiahui was not seen getting up. Aunt Lan said: "This child must be tired after being busy for a few days. Let him sleep a little longer. I will cook for him when he wakes up." After breakfast, Jiahui was not seen yet.
When Hui got up, Aunt Lan was worried, so she went to check and found Jiahui lying on the bed, his cheeks were red, and he had a high fever.
Aunt Lan hurriedly made ginger soup, and Haoer went to see the doctor. Everyone stayed by Jiahui's side. Aunt Xia said distressedly: "This child comes from a big city after all. He can't withstand the wind and rain. We really shouldn't let him risk it."
Going to work in the fields in the wind and rain."
Lin Jiahui could vaguely hear people talking, but couldn't hear clearly what they were saying. He wanted to open his eyes, but he couldn't. After a while, he felt someone pricked his wrist. He wanted to shout that it hurt, but he couldn't.
He came out, and then a cool liquid flowed into his body. He felt very comfortable, so comfortable that he no longer felt anything.
Doctor Zhang said that Lin Jiahui would be fine after two days of infusion. He put in the needle and went back. Xia Yu also sent everyone away, and she stayed with Lin Jiahui alone.
Lin Jiahui was lying on the bed, his face was red. Xia Yu looked at this face carefully. It was really familiar and kind. Xia Yu gently touched this face, it was really hot. She washed a cold towel and applied it to Lin Jiahui.
on the forehead.
Lin Jiahui vaguely felt that someone put something cold on his forehead. He tried to open his eyes, and it seemed that it was his mother, but it was really his mother. His mother smiled and said: "Jiahui, you are sick today, you don't have to go to school."
" Jiahui was very happy, but suddenly his mother disappeared and his father appeared. He said fiercely: "You kid, pretend to be sick and skip school. See how I deal with you." After saying that, he punched Lin Jiahui and shouted: "
Mom, save me, Mom, don’t go.”
Xia Yu heard Lin Jiahui calling "Mom" in her dream and saw tears streaming from the corners of Lin Jiahui's eyes. Xia Yu suddenly realized that although she brought Lin Jiahui back to Yuyuan, she had never really cared about him. She only knew
I feel bitter in my heart, maybe this gangster also feels his share of bitterness in his heart.
Lin Jiahui shouted "Mom" and woke up from his dream. When he saw Xia Yu, he felt a little embarrassed. He quickly wiped the tears from his face and asked, "I, what's wrong with me?"
Xia Yu said: "You have a fever and you are hungry. Whatever you want to eat, I will make it for you."
Lin Jiahui was flattered and looked at Xia Yu blankly. Xia Yu said, "What's the matter? What are you looking at me for?"
Lin Jiahui said: "Why are you so nice to me all of a sudden?"
Xia Yu smiled and said, "What? Did I treat you badly?"
Lin Jiahui hurriedly said: "No, no, by the way, I'm really hungry. I want to eat egg custard."
Xia Yu laughed again and said, "It turns out the requirements are not high."
Lin Jiahui said: "When I was sick when I was a child, my mother would always make egg custard for me."
Xia Yu smiled and said, "Okay, just wait, I'll do it."
Xia Yu left, and Lin Jiahui was in a good mood. Is he really sick? It turns out that being sick feels so good, why didn't he feel it in the past?
After the wheat harvest, boys and girls aged fifteen or sixteen come to the manor to ask when the harvest festival dance will be held. Wutong Manor holds a dance party every year, sometimes after the wheat harvest, sometimes after the autumn harvest. In fact, the children are happy,
There was a lot of fun and excitement. Xia Yu decided to hold a dance party on a Sunday.
After breakfast on Saturday, Xia Yu wanted to go to Guangrongyuan to see the elderly, and then go to Shuxiangzhai to inform the children to participate in the dance party. Xia Yu called Haoer, took the Bass oranges, and walked to the gate. Xia Yu said again:
"Hao'er, go call Lin Jiahui."
Hao'er reluctantly went back and called Lin Jiahui. The three of them walked together.
The sun is shining on the earth, the trees are already dressed in summer attire, the roadside is full of beautiful wild jade flowers, Lin Jiahui is happily playing with his two dogs, and a few bright yellow flowers are floating in the clear ditch beside the field.
Bass was concentrating on admiring the beauty of the wild jujube flowers. He accidentally fell into a small ditch and splashed Lin Jiahui with water. Bass jumped out of the ditch in embarrassment and looked at it awkwardly and apologetically.
Lin Jiahui glanced at him and Lin Jiahui burst into laughter. Xia Yu and Hao'er couldn't help laughing either. Bass lost face and ran forward alone, with Orange following suit.
There are three simple and kind-hearted middle-aged women taking care of the Guangrongyuan. They make the elderly's life comfortable and colorful. They buy newspapers, chess, poker, Jinghu and other cultural and entertainment supplies for the elderly. They also know that there are
The old men were illiterate and had no hobbies, so they opened a small vegetable patch outside their door and raised two pigs and a few chickens. The old men liked to play with the vegetable patch, and the old ladies would catch one every day.
Feed the chickens that don't like to lay eggs with the rice, calling "cuckoo". Occasionally, a chicken laid an egg. The old lady picked it up happily and said: "Look, the hen laid eggs, how big they are."
." Whenever there is leftover food, the old people will pour the leftover food into the pig trough and watch the two fat pigs grunting and grabbing for food. They will laugh for a while.
When Xia Yu and the other three came to Guangrongyuan, the old people were chatting in the yard. Yaya and several of her classmates were also there. They come to Guangrongyuan every weekend to help with chores and chat with the old people. The children saw
Bass Orange took the dogs out to play.
Xia Yu went to the house to see Mrs. Liu, who had been bedridden for half a year, and helped Sister-in-law Xiufang lift the old lady into a wheelchair and push her into the yard to bask in the sun.
Xia Yu sat in the yard and chatted with everyone about topics that the elderly cared about: crops, opera, chickens, ducks, pigs and dogs. While rubbing rosin on Jinghu, Old Man Zhang tried to play the strings. He suddenly remembered what his cousin asked him to ask,
He said to Xia Yu: "Xiao Yu, my cousin and nephew came to see me two days ago. Both of them work in the county and have no time to take care of my old father. They asked if they could send it to us and they would pay various fees."
"Yes, people often ask about this recently." Xiufang and Guizhi were talking while choosing leeks. They were preparing to eat dumplings for lunch.
Xia Yu said: "Why don't they be sent to a nursing home in the county?"
Xiufang said: "The people who asked are all from nearby villages. Their children work in the county. I feel that sending them here will make the folks in the countryside feel at ease."
Xia Yu said: "Let me think about it." Xia Yu also helped choose leeks.
Xiufang said: "Please stay and eat dumplings at noon. The old people are very happy that you are here."
The old people also stayed with Xia Yu for lunch. Xia Yu agreed and called Wutong Manor, and the three of them stayed for lunch. Xia Yu helped choose and wash vegetables, Cheng Hao played chess with the old man, and Lin Jiahui
I became interested in Old Man Zhang’s Jinghu, and I pestered him to play a joke from “Dingjun Mountain”. I played with it for a while, but finally couldn’t play the tune. I was bored, so I ran out to find his dog.
Son.
Lin Jiahui found Shuxiangzhai along the path full of wild jujubes. It turned out that the children brought the dog to Shuxiangzhai to play. The chubby Ningning was feeding Orange tomatoes, but Orange was not interested in the tomatoes and licked them twice.
Then he walked away and went to look for Bas who was lying under the wall. Bas was probably tired of playing with the children just now and was lying under the wall panting. Lin Jiahui played with the children for a while in the Book Room.
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When Lin Jiahui returned to Guangrongyuan, everyone had moved to the shade under the grape trellis and started making dumplings. Sister-in-law Lanxiang also came back from home, bringing some cakes for the elderly to eat. By chance, it hit Jiahui's taste, and he started making dumplings.
They ate it unceremoniously, and then joined in the fun by making a few awkward dumplings. The old people told stories about their youth, and occasionally told a joke, making everyone laugh.
After lunch, the three of them left the Guangrongyuan, went to Shuxiangzhai to see the children, and told them to attend the dance party at Wutong Manor tomorrow. The children cheered with joy.
On Sunday, people in the manor got up early, and neighbors also came to help. Tables and chairs were placed on the lawn of the manor, under the apple trees in Wenxue Garden, and in the Yingxiu Pavilion. Fruits, snacks, and beer were placed on the tables.
Drinks and soothing music coming from the speakers on the lawn.
After breakfast, the adults and children came to Wutong Manor one after another. The company employees came, and the children from Shuxiangzhai also came, and the manor became lively.
At nine o'clock, the dance officially started. Xia Yu went to the room to change clothes. When he came out, Lin Jiahui was pouring beer. Lin Jiahui looked at Xia Yu with wide eyes and almost spilled the beer. For the first time, he discovered that Xia Yu actually
So beautiful.
Xia Yu tied up her hair and wore a long black skirt with a lavender silk rose on her chest. She looked noble and elegant. Lin Jiahui saw a gentleman wearing a silk white shirt and a black bow tie walking over.
Taking Xia Yu's hand, it turned out to be Cheng Hao. Lin Jiahui felt as if he had seen the princess and prince in a fairy tale.
The dance music started playing. Xia Yu and Cheng Hao were the first to enter the dance hall, followed by other dancers. Lin Jiahui sat under the apple tree and drank and chatted with Cao Weilin. Xiaowei was eating melon seeds next to him.
Yaya wore a beautiful pink dress and invited Xiaowei to dance, but Xiaowei didn't know how to dance, so Yaya taught him next to the dance hall.
After one piece of music ended, Xia Yu and Cheng Hao sat in the Yingxiu Pavilion to rest. When another piece of music played, Cao Weilin and his wife went to dance, and Lin Jiahui walked out of Wenxue Garden. Aunt Lan sat next to the table on the lawn, holding her hands
While knitting a sweater, she was chatting with the aunts and ladies. When she saw Lin Jiahui, she hurriedly called him over. She asked, "Jiahui, why don't you go dancing?" Jiahui said, "I'm not interested."
Aunt Lan said: "Then you should go and accompany Xiaoyu."
Ka Fai said: "Xiao Yu doesn't need me to accompany him. He has Hao Er to accompany him. The two of them are like a princess and a prince, they match each other very well."
Aunt Lan said: "What are you talking about? They are siblings. When Xiaoyu and I returned to Yuyuan, Haoer was only fifteen years old. Before his grandmother passed away, she asked him to recognize Xiaoyu as his sister in front of his parents' memorial tablets.
She's like a real sister. Come on, go back to Wenxue Garden and play more, and spend more time with Xiaoyu."
Lin Jiahui returned to Wenxueyuan again. He saw that Haoer was no longer in the Yingxiu Pavilion. Xia Yu was chatting with the company's employees. Lin Jiahui looked around and found that Haoer was dancing with a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old. Lin Jiahui
I went to the vegetable garden to watch the old people playing chess, but my eyes stayed on Xia Yu's side. Seeing that no one was around Xia Yu, I hurriedly walked over and asked Xia Yu: "Who is the girl dancing with Hao'er? Why didn't I see it?
Pass."
Xia Yu said: "Her name is Xia Xuemeng, and she goes to high school in the county. Haoer and her family used to be neighbors. After Haoer's parents passed away, Xuemeng's parents have always taken good care of Haoer."
Lin Jiahui hesitated for a while and said, "Can I ask you to dance?"
Xia Yu said, "Okay." The two of them whirled into the dance floor.
Xia Yu raised her head slightly and looked into Lin Jiahui's eyes. Lin Jiahui looked at Xia Yu tenderly with a smile in his eyes. Xia Yu hurriedly avoided his eyes. Those eyes were very similar to Wen Xuehui's, but Wen Xuehui
His eyes were pure, while Lin Jiahui's eyes were charming. Xia Yu looked over Jiahui's shoulders, looking blankly at the surrounding crowds and trees, while Lin Jiahui looked over Xia Yu's hair, looking for Haoer. He followed
Hao'er's eyes met, and through the crowd, Lin Jiahui could see the hostility in Hao'er's eyes, and Lin Jiahui smiled.
After the song ended, a cheerful song was changed. The children jumped happily in the dance hall. Xia Yu walked out of Wenxue Garden to chat with her mother. Lin Jiahui played cards with the boys of the same age. He even greeted Haoer.
Come over to play together, Hao'er just said hello to Lin Jiahui lightly and left Wenxue Garden. Xia Xuemeng also followed. Xia Yu accompanied her mother under the parasol tree. When she saw Xia Xuemeng and Hao'er, she called them over.
Sitting down, Xia Yu asked Xia Xuemeng: "Mengmeng, how are you preparing for the college entrance examination?"
"It's not bad, the school hasn't had a break for two months. Today is just a day off, so I can relax a bit." Xia Xuemeng looked at Hao'er and replied, suddenly realizing that this was rude, she quickly turned her eyes back and looked at Xia Xuemeng
Yu smiled.
Xia Yu said: "Have you decided which school to apply to?"
"Not yet." Xia Xuemeng took an orange from the table and played with it, looking at Hao'er from time to time.
Xia Yu said: "After entering college, will you forget Yuyuan when you get to a big city?"
Xia Xuemeng said: "No, our Rain Garden is so beautiful."
Hao'er said: "Yes, I have been to several big cities, but wherever I go, I feel that it is not as good as Yuyuan."
Hao'er was talking happily when he saw Lin Jiahui coming over. Hao'er said, "Aren't you playing cards in Wenxue Garden?"
Lin Jiahui said with a smile: "Why, someone here doesn't welcome me?" Then he sat down next to Aunt Xia and diligently helped Aunt Xia peel an orange.
Hao'er said lightly: "No."
Several people continued chatting, and Xia Xuemeng talked about some things about the school.
The sun is already very high and the weather is getting hot. The men are drinking beer and chatting in the shade of the trees. The women are chatting in small groups. The children are chewing things and running and shouting. They are tired from running.
Liao Yazhi rested for a while under the shade of the trees. Only some boys and girls were dancing tirelessly. It was not until nearly noon that the dance music stopped and changed to soothing music. The dancers who persisted until the end seemed to dance non-stop.
They didn't know they were tired. Once the dance music stopped, they felt exhausted all over. They sat under the shade of the tree, drank soda, and fanned themselves with sycamore leaves.
The women began to prepare lunch, and soon the lunch was put on the table. Everyone drank a lot of wine, ate a lot of snacks and fruits, but had no appetite. After having a hasty lunch, they each found their companions and sat in the shade of the trees.
Chatting, just waiting for the weather to get cooler, and watching the children's performance.
Haoer opened the activity room and the door of the Black Gold Pavilion, letting Bass Orange out for some air, and the children quickly took the dog away.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the children's performance began. Singing, reciting, and telling jokes were all written, directed, and performed by the children. Whether it was good or not, everyone would enjoy it. Parents would definitely know whose children were performing.
He proudly said, "Look, that's our child. In fact, everyone knows that it's their child."
The dance party didn't end until the sun went down. People slowly dispersed, and the neighbors stayed to help pack things. Until late at night, every household was still talking about this happy dance party.