It was almost eleven o'clock when Mrs. Zhou returned home with the girl from her parents' home in the neighboring county. When she saw her mother-in-law preparing lunch, she didn't dare to say anything. She put down her things and went to help.
Zhou Xialong called her last night to tell her that her family was harvesting rice, and told her that since she thought her parents' family was so good, she should not come back in the future.
After being scolded by Brother Zhou, Sister Zhou felt aggrieved. She and the girl returned to Jiudao from her grandmother's house early in the morning. Even if she hurriedly hurriedly and slowly, she still couldn't get back to work in the fields. She came back late, so she naturally didn't
Dare to say anything.
When it was almost twelve o'clock, Brother Zhou returned to the Zhou family after finishing work, and also transported back half a truck of rice. The Zhou family didn't have much land, and they had enough manpower. It was still early enough to finish cutting the seedlings, so everyone took the time to use the threshing machine.
Thresh it and take it back to Zhou's house at noon.
People who came back from work were washing their faces with cold water in the courtyard of Zhou's house. Grandma Zhou didn't see the Le family father and daughter, so she asked her son: "Xia Long, didn't Lele and his father come here together?"
When her mother-in-law asked about Leyun, Sister-in-law Zhou knew that Zhou Qiufeng had returned from the hospital.
Zhou Chunmei was in the living room downstairs. When she heard her father and the helper coming back, she ran outside and showed her face, calling people one by one. Both Zhang Poluo and Village Chief Zhou responded calmly, and then ignored her.
She retreated back to the lower room and felt very uncomfortable when she heard her grandma calling Le Yun over for dinner.
"Mom, Lele and Yueqing can't come over for dinner. The father and daughter should have a more lively meal at home, otherwise it would be too deserted to leave Qiufeng alone at home. When you are free in the afternoon, Mom, please help send a duck to them."
Brother Zhou answered and fetched water to wash his face.
"Oh, that's okay. Lele is kind to her Aunt Feng, and I like it too." Grandma Zhou smiled happily. Qiu Feng gave birth to a baby. She can't go to other people's homes before she is one month old, not even her parents' home, even if she suffers so much.
Recently, Qiufeng couldn't come when Yueqing and Lele were invited to have a meal. Yueqing and his daughter were not at home, so it was really not interesting for Qiufeng to eat alone.
Therefore, Grandma Zhou no longer asked Xia Long to call Yueqing and his daughter to set the table for dinner.
The Le family was actually not deserted. Grandma Zhou Man was afraid that Zhou Qiufeng would be bored at home alone because Yueqing and his daughter went to work for Brother Zhou's family, so she went to keep Zhou Qiufeng company, so she naturally stayed at the Le family for lunch.
There was Grandma Zhou Man staying with Aunt Feng at home. Le Yun was very happy. After eating, she even took Grandma Zhou Man away and gave her two packs of pills, one for Grandma Zhou Man and one for Grandpa Zhou Man, and told her
Don't tell outsiders, lest all the old people in the village come looking for her.
Grandma Zhouman also knows the importance of keeping wealth hidden. The health pills Xiao Lele made for her and the old man are naturally precious. She will not talk nonsense. Once everyone knows about it, everyone will know it.
The villagers ran to find Xiao Lele to get some pills, but Xiao Lele died from exhaustion.
She also knew that Lele gave Cheng Youde's father, Liu Lu's mother, and Zhang Poluo's mother each a health pill, because those few had moneylenders who lent rice to the Le family during the most difficult time of the Le family. They were busy with farming.
Shi Ye also helped the Lele family and was very kind to little Lele. He often took care of her. There was a time when Lele was weak and needed nutrition to improve her health. Liu Lu’s wife also took little Lele back to her parents’ home and asked her sister-in-law to feed her for a few days.
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Lele is a child who treats you well every time you treat her well. She remembers all the kindness others treat Lele and the favors he owes to others. She also remembers the evil others do to Lele.
Xiao Lele used to be ungrateful when she was young, but now that she has grown up, she is slowly repaying those who have helped the Le family.
Grandma Zhou Man was very pleased. Xiao Lele was so sensible and would not wrong Qiufeng and Leshan. They were relieved.
Le Yun took a nap at noon, soaked sea cucumbers, cooked lotus seed soup to relieve the heat, and went to the back garden to weed the sweet potato vines. At 2:30, she and her father set off to work in the Zhou family's fields.
Brother Zhou and others rested until three o'clock before going to work. Sister Zhou and Zhou Chunmei also went to the fields together. After all, it was their own family's work. If they didn't go, they would be sprayed to death by the villagers.
A group of people rushed to the farmland outside the village and noticed the rumbling of machines in the field from a distance. They recognized the Le family father and daughter threshing rice in the rice field. Brother Zhou couldn't help complaining: "Those two guys must be made of iron. In the morning
You start work earlier than me, and lunch is faster than my master’s house, so where can I put my face?"
"Put your crotch down." Village Chief Zhou glanced at Zhou Xialong's wife and Zhou Chunmei, and replied half-seriously.
Zhou's sister-in-law Zhou Chunmei also heard that Village Chief Zhou was talking about their girls, and her face turned red with embarrassment. She lowered her head and did not dare to say a word.
Zhang Poluo and the Cheng brothers laughed unkindly.
When they got to the field, Brother Zhou really wanted to put his face in his crotch. Yueqing and Xiao Lele also went to the field without knowing when. The father and daughter actually loaded several bags of millet, and the bucket of the threshing machine still contained half a barrel of rice.
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Zhou's sister-in-law Zhou Chunmei didn't know that the people in the field were Yueqing and Leyun at first. When she walked to the ridge of the field, she realized it was Leyun. Then when she saw Yueqing, Zhou Chunmei showed an expression as if she had seen a ghost: "Mom, Mom, Le Cripple's legs"
Okay...okay?"
Zhou Chunmei found Yueqing to be lame and embarrassed, so she never called Yueqing aunt. In private, she always called Yueqing by her first name. She would call Yueqing "Uncle" in front of others. Because she was so shocked, she blurted out the nickname "Leqing" that many people gave Yueqing.
Cripple".
Village Chief Zhou glared at Zhou Chunmei with great disgust, directly assuming that Zhou Chunmei did not exist, dogs could not change from eating shit, and people as rude as Zhou Chunmei could not be taught no matter what.
"Zhou Chunmei, you can't even call me daddy? Where are your politeness? Are all the books you have read for more than ten years useless? My face has been completely embarrassed by you two." Brother Zhou heard that his girl didn't call her.
Yueqing ignored him as "uncle" and called him a "lame", making his face red and thick-necked with anger.
"I..." Zhou Chunmei was stunned by the scolding, and couldn't realize what she was wrong for a moment.
When Mrs. Zhou heard the girl's cry, she also looked at the two people in the field. She recognized the other person as Yue Qing and opened her mouth in shock. Yue Qing's leg... was not lame anymore?!
"Old cousin, Chunmei was just too shocked at the moment. Don't get so angry. What if you scare the girl?" Sister-in-law Wu finally found the opportunity and hurriedly spoke to Zhou Chunmei.
"Shut your mouth!" Brother Zhou was furious: "Don't think I don't know that you and Zhang Jing are behind the scenes and instigating Liu Tong to bully my sister Zhou Qiufeng and Chunmei to bully Xiao Lele. I won't agree with you.
The reason for settling the score is because I am a man and I don’t have the same experience as you, a woman. Also, it’s for the sake of Zhang Ke’s father and I don’t want Zhang Ke’s face to be ugly. Do you really think that you are the only one who is smart enough to use Liu Tong and Zhou Chunmei as guns?
You think I don't know anything?
It’s true that Zhang Ke and I are relatives, but you are taking advantage of that little relationship to come to my house and hit me in the face, trying to cause discord between me and my sister. How do you feel at ease? Let me tell you, my sister and I are the same.
My mother gave birth to me. My sister and I are much closer than I am to the Zhang Ke family. If you think you have too little housework and are too busy to worry about it, go and have a second child and a third child yourself, and then come to my house like a stir-fry and cause trouble in my house.
If you don't get along, don't blame me for not giving you face and just slapping you in the mouth."
"I...when did I do something wrong? How could someone as old as Liu Tong and Zhou Chunmei believe what I say? It's their own business that they like to cause trouble for Zhou Qiufeng and Le Yun. You can't blame me and accuse me unjustly.
Ah." Sister-in-law Wu was pointed and scolded by Brother Zhou, and her face turned green with anger. She refused to admit that she was inciting Liu Tong and Zhou Chunmei to make trouble for Zhou Qiufeng behind her back.
When Brother Zhou got angry, Sister-in-law Zhou Chunmei didn't dare to say a word and ran into the fields to work quickly, so as not to make Zhou Xialong angry.
Village Chief Zhou pretended that he had not heard what Brother Zhou said and refused to dissuade him. Wu Lingling was a bully who was afraid of the strong. She only bullied honest people in the village. Brother Zhou was also an honest person, but honest people also had tempers and dared to fight with others when provoked.
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"Old cousin, women... just like to talk nonsense. Your cousin-in-law has been angry these days and is not in a good mood. Don't be like her." Zhang Ke felt embarrassed when he saw his wife making Zhou Xialong angry and had to persuade Zhou Xialong.
, after all, it is a fact that his wife often troubles Yueqing and Leyun when she has nothing to do.
Brother Zhou glared at Sister-in-law Wu angrily, and turned his head: "Brother Zhang Ke, I don't dare to trouble you and your wife with small things in my family. It's so hot, and I can't take responsibility for your wife getting sunburned. You're still with you."
Wife, go home and rest, and I wish you a second child soon and a big fat boy."
After being chased away by Brother Zhou, Zhang Ke didn't have the shame to stay and help anymore. He let out a muffled hum and stepped down the stairs: "You guys are all brothers, then we will go back. If you are too busy, call me."
"Yeah." Brother Zhou nodded with a sullen face, which was regarded as helping Zhang Ke step down.
Zhang Ke knew that if he stayed any longer, he would only be watching the fun, so he pulled his wife away. This was the first time that Sister-in-law Wu had been humiliated by Zhou Xialong. She was so angry that she was trembling all over. She couldn't make trouble yet, so she turned around and left angrily: "Huh, please treat me later."
I won’t even come.”
"Don't worry, even if my rice is rotten in the field, I won't invite you. If my wife dares to invite you, I will divorce her immediately and let her live with you." Brother Zhou choked back before his anger subsided.
Mrs. Zhou lowered her head to work without making a sound.
Zhou Chunmei didn't dare to say a word to her father.
Cheng Youde, Liu Lu and others who were helping also pretended to be dumbfounded, pretending they didn't know Brother Zhou and Sister Zhang Ke Wu had a falling out, and quickly found work.
Sister-in-law Wu was so angry that her face was torn apart by what Brother Zhou said. She cursed Zhou Xialong in her heart as a "short-lived ghost" to calm down her anger, and walked out of Tian Jiang angrily without looking back.
Go home.
After everyone had finished walking, Le Yun was filled with emotion: "Without a shit stirring stick, the air is now fragrant."
"It's just your nose that doesn't work." Village Chief Zhou shook his head in a funny manner. Xiao Lele was also very angry. Zhang Ke's wife would probably faint if she heard what she said.
Zhang Poluo, Brother Zhou and a group of men laughed so loudly that they almost shouted "Well said". Sister-in-law Liu smiled so much that she supported her waist: "Xiao Lele, Sister-in-law Wu is so embarrassed in front of you this time.
I guess I'll take a detour next time I see you, so that you won't step on her feet by mentioning old things again."
"If she doesn't act like a troublemaker, I won't bother talking to her and Zhang Jing, so as not to waste my words. I heard that Zhang Jing has found a rich boyfriend in the city, and they also said that they would travel together during the summer vacation. I don't know if there is any
Go." Le Yun pretended to be casual and talked about Zhang Jing's "good luck".
"Zhang Jing is back," Sister-in-law Zhao took over: "Zhang Jing's mother even came to my house to show off to the elderly that her girl was very popular in school and that many rich and powerful boys were chasing Zhang Jing. There were a few chasing her.
Zhang Jing pursued her very hard, and Zhang Jing agreed to go with one of her romantic partners. I heard that the boy’s family was very rich and he was very good at sports. He also said that he would be a representative in some national college sports competition this year.”
"Oh, maybe Zhang Jing's boyfriend and I will become competitors." Le Yun was happy. The gossip that Xiao Duzi found out said that Zhang Jing's boyfriend is a sports student. If he really goes to participate in the National College Track and Field Games,
She will represent Qingda University in the competition, and she and Zhang Jing's boyfriend are competitors. They are a team, not an individual.
"Hey, what kind of sports competition is Lele going to participate in?" Liu Lu, Cheng Youde and others were very curious.
"Yes, I not only have to participate in national college sports competitions, but also in the National Olympic Games. However, my registered permanent residence is in the school and I will compete on behalf of the Capital Team. I will start the competition on the 15th. The first competition will be in Qin Province.
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"Lele, come on, our village has never produced a sports champion. You go and win a championship and come back and let us follow suit."
"Lele, I'm optimistic about you."
Village Chief Zhou and others were very happy when they heard that girls from Yueqing were going to participate in sports competitions. Meizijing Village had always been an unknown village, and no earth-shattering figures had ever come out of it. If a celebrity could emerge, the whole village would benefit.
Zhou Chunmei gritted her teeth with jealousy. How could Le Yun be so good at sports? It didn't matter that she was ranked first in the province, but now she is participating in the national college sports competition. She has taken all the good things alone.
No matter how uncomfortable she felt, Mrs. Zhou would laugh when others laughed.
After chatting for a few words, everyone had already moved the millet out of the field and bundled a lot of straw. Considering that there were enough people, one threshing machine could not be supplied, so two more threshing machines were used.
The machine is threshing at the same time, and one part is responsible for the threshing work. Some people bundle the straw, and some people load the millet. Brother Zhou and the village chief Zhou go to the pear field to spread fertilizer on the field.
Sister-in-law Wu was angry at Zhou's house and returned home angrily. Zhang Jing was blowing on the air-conditioning fan at home, eating iced cantaloupe and watching TV. When she saw her mother coming back, she raised her head and shouted: "Mom, I won't go to Zhou's house to help in the afternoon."
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"I'm not going," Sister-in-law Wu sat down angrily, gritting her teeth and scolding: "A bunch of ignorant country bumpkins, I help you because I think highly of you, you still think you are great."
"Mom, who made you angry?"
"You're not that little bastard Leyun."
"Didn't the Le family go to the county women's hospital to have a baby?"
"I came back. Zhou Qiufeng gave birth to a son, and Leyun's tail was raised to the sky. I was so angry."
"Le Yun is not afraid of people snatching her property?" Zhang Jing was surprised to death. Le Yun was the stingy one and refused to give up to anyone who got half of his family's land. How could he accommodate Zhou Qiufeng's son?
"Who knows, anyway, she is very happy now. Yueqing's leg is no longer lame. I heard that it was Leyun who cured it. The Zhou family, the Liu family, the Cheng family, and Zhang Poluo regarded Leyun as a treasure and kept fawning over Leyun. Xiaojing
You must live up to your expectations, find a rich and powerful boyfriend, buy a big house and a car in the city, and live ten times a hundred times better than Le Yun, making them jealous."
"Le Laizi's leg is healed?" Zhang Jing caught the key point and suspected that she heard wrongly.
"Yes, Le Zizi's leg has healed. He was helping the Zhou family harvest rice. Zhou Chunmei just called Yue Qing. Le Zizi was scolded by Zhou Xialong. Don't go to the Zhou family to look for Zhou Chunmei in the past few days, otherwise Zhou Xialong may get angry.
Sprinkle it on you."
Zhang Jing nodded: "Well, I understand."
Her girl was very obedient, and Sister-in-law Wu felt a little better, and asked again: "Didn't you say that Xu Wenxun wanted to take you on a trip? Why haven't you said anything yet?"
"In a few days, he will travel to Qin Province and watch the All-Olympic youth team competition. He wants to observe the strength of the youth team. Most of the contestants will participate in the University Games."
"Oh." Sister-in-law Wu was satisfied. Her girl is amazing. She can charm the rich and powerful second-generation people in the city. She helps her girl buy brand-name clothes and lipstick. If she can help her buy a car, she can drive it back for a few trips.
It would be better to have a circle, but it's okay. I believe that cars and houses will be available soon.
She originally wanted to teach the girl how to control a man, but when she saw Zhang Ke coming back, she kept a cold face and said nothing.
When Zhang Ke saw his daughter and his wife at home, he didn't care about his wife's cold face and went to the refrigerator to get food with a smile. The calmer he became, the angrier Sister-in-law Wu became, so she simply went to take a nap by herself.
Zhang Ke was not angry, drank ice water, sat for a while and went to pull weeds in the crop field.
By the beginning of August, the village was almost full of double looting, there was very little unharvested rice, and there were not many families working enthusiastically in the fields under the scorching sun.
The people in the Zhou family's field are very hardworking. They threshed all the rice in the Zhou family's rice field before 4:30. The men helped transport the millet back to the Zhou family, and the women pulled the seedlings. They took the time to transplant many seedlings in the afternoon.
Le's father went home at five o'clock to help Zhou Qiufeng make chicken soup. Brother Zhou and others did not finish work until six thirty. In summer, it is not dark until six thirty in the evening. During the busiest period, some people do not wait until seven o'clock when it gets dark.
knock off.
In the evening, the Le family father and daughter still did not go to Brother Zhou's house for dinner, and Brother Zhou and Grandma Zhou did not force it. Grandma Zhou waited for Zhou Xialong to leave for work and sent a duck and pig's feet to Yueqing, so she could use them as food.
The two families are close to each other, and the chickens and ducks usually go to each other's house when playing. It is difficult to raise them well, and Le's father is not prepared to raise them. When he goes home in the evening to help Zhou Qiufeng make chicken soup, he kills the ducks, cooks half of them at night, and cooks the duck paws and
Chop the wings out and put them separately, leaving them for his little cotton-padded jacket to marinate and eat when he has time.
Because of Sister-in-law Wu's affairs, Brother Zhou was very critical of his wife and daughter, who were always messing with Sister-in-law Wu Zhang Jing, and would not even give a straight look. Sister-in-law Zhou Chunmei did not dare to complain and tried her best to avoid making Zhou Xialong angry.
On the morning of the 5th, it took less than half a day to finish all the work in the Zhou family's fields. A group of people rested in the field ridges, drank steamed buns and water to replenish their strength, and then went to Zhang Poluo's family's fields to continue sweating profusely.
Zhang Poluo's family has about the same amount of fields as Zhou Ge's family, and it is expected to be completed in two days.
Because Zhang Poluo’s family’s rice was being harvested at the end, there were two villagers who got along well with Zhang Poluo and went to help after finishing the work themselves. The new manpower worked faster. With the efforts of a group of people, it actually didn’t take two days.
, I finished the work on the evening of the 6th, but I was just a little late and didn’t go home until it got dark.
