Cheng Xue fully cooperated with Li Hui. She didn't push his arm away until he was far away and said:
"Don't expect him to take action against you at this time. Shopkeeper Song's words that day were obviously meant for him. No matter how stupid he is, he would not dare to commit a crime."
It’s true that my father is the leader of the clan, but the head of the clan is simply not strong enough to compete with the big boss of the forest farm.
Of course Li Hui also knew this. He turned around and glanced at the man who was still standing there, and deliberately teased her and said:
"I originally wanted to use him to test the results of half a month of training, but it seems that it will only take a while."
"Is it because you want to beat him so much to seek justice for the original owner?"
"Pfft——" Li Hui couldn't hold back and laughed directly.
Cheng Xue instantly knew that she had fallen into a trap. She tapped his shoulder twice with her index finger and said:
"Okay, you have the guts to joke with your sister?!"
The sound of "sister" immediately made Li Hui's good mood disappear.
"Seriously, the children's clothes have been worn for several years. While my aunt and cousin are here, let them help me make a few outfits. I can also legitimately give them some materials along the way."
Uh...
You say change your face, just change your face!
Cheng Xue was puzzled, but still nodded:
"Okay, I'll make arrangements when I get home."
"What are the arrangements?" Mrs. Xu came out to pour water and chatted with her.
Li Hui went home without saying hello. Cheng Xue looked at his back with a puzzled expression.
"What are the Huizi family looking at?"
"I didn't see anything." Cheng Xue shook her head, "Sister-in-law, go get some water quickly. I'm going home too."
"Why are you so anxious about pouring water? I'll tell you something."
"Okay."
Cheng Xue simply didn't want to know why Li Hui changed his face, so she stood on the side of the road and chatted with Xu.
"That's right, we want to invite your family over for dinner. The main reason is to thank you for telling us in advance, otherwise these two boys will definitely be drafted into the army."
Cheng Xue waved her hands hurriedly when she heard this and declined:
"Sister-in-law, you are not an outsider. You need to eat wherever you go."
Farming here relies entirely on manure, so the yield is not high.
The Li family has a lot of land and is not short of food, but other farmers are not. For example, the Dong Cheng family has many men. Except for those who work, they can eat every meal, and the other women and children have to be rationed.
Their family of six cannot eat two kilograms of sorghum rice in one meal? Absolutely not!
Mrs. Xu held her arm and whispered:
"I know the kindness of my brothers and sisters, but I can never refuse this meal. You don't know it yet, but Guo Dake's family is having a falling out. Four draw three, Erliang, Sanyu and Si Zhu all think that he deliberately made the conscription vague.
And my second aunt, she doesn’t believe your third brother, so her husband was also listed in the draft this time."
"There's no need to eat, sister-in-law." Cheng Xue still refused.
Mrs. Xu sighed, thought for a moment and then said:
"Sister, I'm not afraid of your anger. That day, your third brother forced Si Hong and Wu Bin to go to work on the forestry farm. Not to mention that my family didn't agree, even I didn't agree. I felt that if the news was inaccurate, we would have to complain for the rest of our lives.
.Just because of my little heart, do you have to come and have this meal?"
"Hey, when did sister-in-law know about the 'little man's heart'?" Cheng Xue joked with a smile.
Mrs. Xu was not afraid of embarrassment and answered bluntly:
"At that time, I suspected your Jia Huizi, and your third brother said that I had a 'little man's heart'. Come over for dinner, otherwise I will always feel guilty and uncomfortable."
When people talk about this, if you refuse again, you are ignorant.
Cheng Xue nodded with a smile and agreed:
"Okay, after his cousin and aunt leave, we will go to have dinner. During this time, they will come to stay at home, and we can't get out."
"Then it's done, it's settled, no regrets!"
"No regrets."
Mrs. Xu happily carried a bucket to pour water, while Cheng Xue wandered home humming a ditty.
She was quite looking forward to the thought of going to Pingyang County tomorrow to see the world...
……
The next day before dawn, Cheng Xue and Li Hui got up.
I put on my clothes quietly, and when I came to the outer room, I saw Mrs. Liu making dumplings by candlelight.
"Aunt?" Cheng Xue exclaimed in a low voice, "Why did you get up so early?"
"Although you two are only going to the county, in the eyes of us farmers, you are traveling far away. You have to eat dumplings on the road. Fortunately, you have both meat and noodles. The stuffing of pork and cabbage is delicious." p>
Cheng Xue was so moved that Li Hui's throat was also burning.
Mrs. Liu is very pleased that the young couple is like this.
"There is hot water in the pot, wash up quickly and tidy up. Brother Hui, no matter how expensive the medicine is, you must grab it. Although Luyin only has five days, it doesn't matter if it is one day late. You must take good care of Xue Niang's illness."
"I know, auntie." Li Hui nodded and responded.
Cheng Xue buried her face in the basin so that no one could see her cry. She was not afraid of hardship or difficulty, she was just afraid that people would treat her well.
There were two large plates full of dumplings. Seeing that neither of them liked them, Ms. Liu urged:
"Don't keep it. I've eaten it all. There's still noodles in the basin. I'll pack it for the children when you leave. Don't worry about home when you're out. Sister Wan and I are here. It's just a good time for us to take advantage of these few days to take care of your family.
The clothes we have are driven out, and it’s not too late to make the ones we have left at home.”
Cheng Xue put down her chopsticks, stood up and hugged Mrs. Liu.
"Aunt, thank you."
Ms. Liu was surprised by the sudden move, but she still patted her on the back and said:
"Eat quickly. Once you are full, you can go on your way. Don't be afraid. Some people have money. We will accept it no matter how much we spend."
She had thought that if her nephew didn't have enough money, she would go to her parents' house to borrow it.
Yesterday, my nephew's wife brought so much material, she really didn't know what to do with it. She paid back the twenty taels of silver, but the favor she owed was still not light.
If the two sons don't have to go to the front line to fight in this war, I'm afraid they won't be able to finish it in this lifetime.
After sending the couple away, Mrs. Liu hung up the courtyard door and went back to her house to continue making dumplings.
A rooster crowed in the backyard, and soon there was a sound from the west room, and then Li Yue came out of the house.
"Uncle and grandma, my parents are gone?"
"Let's go. We have to get directions to the county, which is very troublesome. You can go back to the house and lie down for a while. I'll call you during dinner."
"I'm not sleepy, I'll help my aunt and grandma pack the bags together." Li Yue said while washing her hands to help.
Yu Wan also came out of the house, and Ms. Liu asked her to go out and chop chicken.
Only their grandfather and grandson were left in the house, and Mrs. Liu suddenly spoke——
"Tangtang, when did your parents change?"
Li Yue was startled for a moment and replied:
"After my father woke up after being scolded by my mother, my mother has always been very good to us, but she was ill some time ago and her temper was not right."
Mrs. Liu didn't see anything strange on her face, but the young couple now was obviously different from the one she had in mind. Could it be that she was being too preoccupied?
"Why did my uncle and aunt ask this suddenly?"
"Oh, it's nothing. Go to the east room and see Sidan and give him some urine."
"I got it." Li Yue put the wrapped dumplings on the curtain and turned around to enter the house.
Mrs. Liu stared at the flickering candlelight. She felt something was wrong, but she couldn't tell what was wrong.
Maybe she really thinks too much, after all, children's feelings are the most real. If the parents are not the original ones, they should feel it immediately...