Qin Yu didn't listen to him anymore, picked up his son and walked down the mountain.
She was really pissed off.
She had been planting this piece of pepper for two years, and it was about to be harvested. Ji Huai actually wanted to sell it. No matter what the purpose, she could not accept it, because it was the only property of their family.
"Be careful, the road is slippery." Ji Huai quickly put away his bucket and knives and followed her.
Qin Yu ignored him, her hands were sore, she gritted her teeth and carried her son down the mountain and couldn't hold him anymore. She put Ji Jun down, and he was obedient and followed her.
As they walked, they reached the path. There were rice fields on both sides, and there were one or two pits from time to time. Ji Jun didn't dare to walk. He stopped and said with a scared look on his face, "Mom, there is water."
As soon as Qin Yu stopped, Ji Huai stepped forward and said, "Dad, hug him."
As soon as he finished speaking, he knelt down and picked up his son.
Qin Yu didn't say anything. No matter how angry he was, he reached out and took the bucket from his shoulder, otherwise it would be inconvenient for him to hold the child.
On the way home, Ji Jun chattered non-stop, and Ji Huai also answered his words. The father and son asked and answered questions, which made time pass faster. It felt like they had arrived home not long after walking.
The atmosphere at home was still strange. Chen Haiyan also cooked, but the food was much worse than before.
A plate of salted dried radish and a plate of green vegetables, but no meat.
In the past, she could still eat some meat, or even fry an egg, but now she took the eggs to her room and locked them up.
Liu Yun and her two children had eaten early. While the children were sleeping, she hurriedly went to work in the vegetable garden.
The vegetables grown by Chen Haiyan are eaten by the whole family, but the vegetables grown by Liu Yun are bought in the town. She values money more than her life, and working is all she has.
When Ji Huai saw the food on the table, he immediately lost his appetite. He had to have fish and meat to eat.
Ji Jun, on the other hand, was already hungry and didn't need to be fed by his mother. He just sat down and ate happily.
Qin Yu's anger hadn't subsided yet. Seeing that he didn't move his chopsticks, he didn't ask.
Ji Huai watched his son eat two bowls of rice and couldn't help but said, "Are you really hungry? It tastes so delicious."
"Dad, eat vegetables." Ji Jun took the spoon and scooped him a spoonful. He was holding the spoon with his little hand, but he was still a little unsteady.
"Dad doesn't like to eat vegetables, Xiaojun can eat it by himself." Qin Yu saw that his son was about to reach out, but he couldn't reach it at all, so he stopped him.
"Oh, I'll eat it." Ji Jun took back the spoon and stuffed the food back into his little mouth. His bulging mouth made Qin Yu laugh.
As the mother and son ate, Ji Huai stared at the white rice and looked at Qin Yu, "Honey, there is no meat, I have no appetite."
"I get it when I'm hungry, it's just a habit!" Qin Yu replied to him expressionlessly.
Ji Huai sighed silently and took two hasty bites. He looked at his son who was thinking about eating and took another two bites. "When Dad was here, I went to school to have breakfast. I had to add eggs to the rice noodle soup with meat. If I wasn't full, I still had to add eggs." I want a meat bun."
"Then why don't you let your son eat something good?" Qin Yu looked at him and asked, "Let alone eating something good, you would rather sleep at home than play with him."
I have the nerve to say it, but I feel uncomfortable because I didn’t scold him
"What can I play with him? I didn't have the chance to make money to support him before, but now I have the chance? Xiaoyu, if you farm here, when can I let you live a good life?" Ji Huai looked sad.
Qin Yu said nothing, hugged his son and left, "You can just work hard!"
afternoon.
Ji Jun still wanted to go with his mother, because he was still fresh and no one would take him at home. Chen Haiyan didn't know where he was going, so Qin Yu had no choice but to take him.
She didn't tell Ji Huai when she left in the afternoon. Her son called him, otherwise they would have left long ago.
"Wait for me." Ji Huai quickly followed.
"You don't need to go." Qin Yu looked at him and spoke. Before he asked why, she said, "If you go to work just to convince me to sell that piece of pepper, then you don't need to go." , I won’t sell it.”
What kind of car, going to the city, are not as important as today's survival.
With this piece of pepper, their whole family can have enough to eat.
"If you don't sell me, I will go with you." Ji Huai didn't go back, squatted down, picked up his son, and followed her, "Now is this opportunity, and you know that I can't do farm work, nor am I I can't force myself on that material, but I'm willing to learn how to drive, and I'm willing to endure the hardships."
"Since you married into this family, you have done most of the farm work. I know I am ashamed of you. I don't want you to farm in the fields all your life. I want to take you and our children out. If you don't want to Never mind."
…
He spoke so movingly that Qin Yu's eyes flashed and he didn't answer.
That is their family's future.
What will you do to make a living if you lose
But who doesn’t want to leave the countryside? Who wants to farm in the countryside for a lifetime
She didn't reply, and Ji Huai didn't continue.
The family came to the mountain again.
The weather was very hot. She was originally asked to fetch water, but Ji Huai thought about it and went there by herself. He also said to her, "Don't weed the grass. I'll do it after I've watered all the grass down there. Don't you want to?" Do you want to pinch off the flowers? Just pinch off the flowers and find a shady place."
It was rare for him to be so active, so Qin Yu didn't attack him and went to the other side with his son.
Ji Huai carried water back and forth, and after watering, he took a knife and weeded again. He was stronger and worked more efficiently than she did.
He took care of a few miscellaneous trees as big as a finger with two cuts.
After a while, the work was a little rougher and not as delicate as hers, but it was very fast. When she turned around, she dug again with a hoe and it was basically fine.
When it was getting dark, the family packed up and prepared to go back.
Ji Jun picked a lot of pepper flowers and had a great time. Qin Yu even praised him, which made him even happier.
In the past, Qin Yu was always alone. She had to walk back quickly when it got dark, otherwise she would be a little scared when passing the cemetery on the side of the road.
With them accompanying me, she felt much more relaxed, but she still reminded, "Walk faster, it will get dark and you won't be able to see the road for fear of snakes."
Before she got married, she also did farm work, but it was not so hard. She had to do everything by herself. Chen Haiyan didn't help her. Her mother would help some, but most of it was figured out by herself.
"Yes." Ji Huai hugged his son and quickened his pace.
Ji Jun is lying on his father's shoulder, wearing a straw hat on his head, which is a bit funny and cute.
Since coming back that day, Ji Huai still went to the mountains with her. He thought that if he continued to talk about selling land, she would be very resistant, but he didn't talk about it again, or even mentioned it.
In this way, the two of them got along quite happily, and the family could still talk and laugh when they came back. Qin Yu felt that this kind of life was quite good, and the family was ordinary and happy, wasn't that what it was? She had no other luxury.
Chen Haiyan didn't pay much attention to their family before, and now she doesn't pay attention to Liu Yun. Their son has to be taken care of by himself, so there is no choice. The couple has to take the child with them every day.
They were okay, but Liu Yun was miserable. He asked the older one to take care of the younger ones, but when they came back it was a mess, and it was even worse to take them to the mountains. The two brothers clamored to come back, which made Liu Yun feel uncomfortable even if he didn't work. She couldn't tell, how many trees did she plant and how many weeds did she delay
this day.
When Ji Huai weeded the other end, he saw that the pepper was obviously much smaller, so he stopped.
"That's from my sister-in-law's house." Qin Yu said behind him.
Hearing this, he stood up straight, looked over, and pointed to the row of peppers closest to him, "Is this a path? Sister-in-law planted peppers on the path? Where to go?"
There is a small road between the two families, but Liu Yun erected a stone pillar in the middle of the road and planted a pepper.
"She has done this in all the fields adjacent to our eldest brother's house. It's not the first time. She can plant several of these in this row. When asked, she said she bought too many seedlings. That's all. Seed." Qin Yu didn't even bother to care.
It's not just like this for their family, it's also like this for Liu Yun and the land adjacent to other people's families. Who in the village doesn't know
Liu Yun explains with a smile every time, who has the nerve to say anything? The land on the path is also half per person. She can still confidently say that she planted it on her own land. If the noise is too loud, then she will pull it out.
Anyway, there are still more people who tolerate it and don't care. No matter what, they will still make money.
"You're quite smart. You've learned from your mother." Ji Huai looked at the pepper trees again and walked to another row of grass.
Chen Haiyan didn't have a good relationship with anyone in the village. She was just too calculating and no one bothered to talk about it.
A little land and no one making a fuss.
Ji Huai had never known their family's land before, and didn't know what it was. When they went back, they came down from the other side. Qin Yu saw another piece of land belonging to his family and casually said, "That piece of land belongs to our family too. My sister-in-law planted a few agarwood trees."
"Why did she get planted again?" Ji Huai lowered his face and felt a little unhappy.
Qin Yu: "This piece of land is only a dozen square meters. It's far away. It's hard to grow rice and pepper. I can't plant all the land in our house by myself. The land next to it belongs to my sister-in-law. She said that someone would give it to me. I gave her a few agarwood seeds and planted them in our land first. If we want to plant anything in the future, she will dig them up."
"How can she dig it out after planting it? That's a nice thing to say." He looked at those trees and it was an eyesore.
She looked at him and said, "My sister-in-law only told me after planting, what can I do? You don't care about the house. If I don't agree, I have to plant this land myself. What can I plant? I was just born at that time." Not long after we got off Xiaojun."
Who can feel comfortable with such a secret loss? But they were under the same roof, and she only got married later, so there were too many things that she had to do.
"I can plant whatever I want in my land. If I don't want to plant it, I won't. She is addicted to staring at other people's things from morning to night?" Ji Huai knew Liu Yun's urinary nature and had been in the village all day long. At the beginning of the village and at the end of the village, this side occupies a tree from someone else's house, and that side occupies half a meter of other people's land.
Since Ji Hao didn't know a single word, he looked down upon her, but he didn't stop her behavior.
He rarely asked about family affairs, and Qin Yu didn't want to talk about the strange things about his family before. This time, he opened up the conversation and told about the grievances he had felt over the years.
"When dad divided the family property, weren't there more than a dozen trees for each person on the west mountain side? The last time I went there, I found that my sister-in-law had sold them all, and she even sold one of ours."
"There is also a tree on the land over the bulge, which belongs to our field, but she also secretly sold the field near her house. Last time I told her, she gave me five yuan in front of my mother. They also said that the money was their land and they would give it to me if I wanted it, making me no longer a human being."
"Isn't there a pomegranate tree next to our house? It was wild at the time, and I fertilized it. She said she planted it, and she also said she got it from her parents' house."
…
Liu Yun will not be tough with others, she will just smile and argue with you, as if she is very tolerant and generous.
For example, when it comes to selling trees, she sells trees from other people's fields not just once or twice. Last time, she also sold trees from other people's fields in the village. When people came to make trouble, they said the sale was wrong and they gave her the money back.
This is the same as her planting trees on the border. If the thin-skinned person doesn't say anything, then she will make a profit.
Several families adjacent to her were taken advantage of by her.
Ji Huai didn't have a good temper. He got very angry when he heard this, "You're going to catch my wife and bully her, right? Do you think others are not as thick-skinned as her?"
"If she touches me, I will make her worse than if she meets a ghost!"
…
Seeing how angry he was, Qin Yu said, "Why are you angry? Don't you even care about these lands?"
He always dreamed of getting rich overnight and longed to go to the city and become a city dweller. However, Ji's father paid for him to study in the city, but he failed to get into high school.
After coming back, I was unwilling to give in. I always wanted to go to the city. I had always looked down upon the land in the village.
Ji Huai replied: "I don't care."
"and you… "
Before she could finish speaking, he interrupted, with a sullen face, getting angrier as he spoke, "This is not a land issue. She is bullying my wife. Do you think I am dead? Do you think you are stupid?"
Qin Yu looked at him gnashing his teeth and wanting to scold Liu Yun, which made her feel a little wronged and that she had to be protected.
But she thinks it's okay, because she can't plant so much land, so there is no need to work hard to manage the pepper garden and take good care of her son. Liu Yun robs so much, isn't it tiring to work
It's disgusting to just use your crooked brain to take advantage of these small things.
Along the way, Ji Huai scolded Liu Yun from time to time, which seemed to arouse his anger and wanted to teach Liu Yun a lesson.
Today is Friday, and Ji Hao will be back. She is really afraid of what his impulsive temper will do.
When they came back, it was already dark. Hearing the commotion, Ji Hao walked out of the kitchen, looked at Ji Huai, and said with a smile, "Hurry up and wash your hands and eat. Mom has just made the meal, let's eat together."
Ji Hao is a teacher. In this era, he is quite prestigious. He earns seventy or eighty yuan a month. Everyone in the Ji family is good-looking. He looks gentle and gentle, which is not a good match for Liu Yun.
In fact, it was just like that. Ji Hao had nothing to do when he wasn't taking over from Ji's father. The Liu family used to have a little money, and Liu's mother was a barefoot doctor before she died. They all had their own agendas.
It was because Liu Yun was big-breasted and brainless that Ji Hao didn't take her to the town. He only let her farm at home and have holidays every week. But he didn't come back every week, and even coming back once a month was too much.
It was impossible for Ji Hao to help when working, but he would give guidance. Liu Yun had the strength, so he just had to work hard.
In the kitchen.
Knowing that Ji Hao was coming back, Chen Haiyan even cooked more dishes and was even willing to kill a chicken.
It was a chick that had only been hatched by a hen and was only enough to stir-fry for one plate. Chen Haiyan's cooking skills were good, and with various seasonings, it was quite fragrant.
After the family sat down, Ji Cheng and Ji Xian were both fighting for the chicken legs. If it were in the past, Chen Haiyan would have hesitated, but now she was too lazy to worry about it, so as not to endanger the two people.
Whoever wants to eat gets caught.
"There are only two chicken drumsticks. Can you let the elder brother eat them for the two younger brothers?" Liu Yun said to Ji Cheng with a smile, "We will eat small chicken drumsticks, and mommy will give you both small chicken drumsticks."
The chicken drumstick is only so small, so my children take advantage of it and can live up to my reputation.
Ji Cheng was still hesitating, but Ji Huai smiled and half-jokingly said, "Sister-in-law is really good at talking. Why don't we let Xiaojun eat two chicken drumsticks, and let Ji Cheng and Ji Xian eat the big drumstick?"
"If you don't reveal some things, you still think you are very smart."
The harmonious atmosphere dropped to zero in an instant, and the faces of the adults at the dinner table changed.
Liu Yun's face was stiff. He didn't smile or not smile. He didn't support Ji Huai and only gave his two sons meat.
Look, how pitiful this is.
Ji Hao thought for a moment, then said, "Xiao Huai, your sister-in-law also told me that the family has been uneasy recently. Is there some misunderstanding? She hasn't been sleeping well these days, and neither has mom. You He said that this incident made everyone feel uncomfortable, and we are all a family... "
"Yes, a family." Ji Huai nodded, "A family doesn't talk about two families. My sister-in-law is acting strangely behind her back. Who do you blame? Do you blame me?"
"I know your sister-in-law well. She won't talk about dad, let alone mom behind her back. We are both very grateful to mom. Dad passed away and mom has a hard time alone. You don't know this. …”
"It's different when you become a teacher. He talks in a formal manner." Ji Huai was too lazy to listen to him, "Then tell me, what kind of person is Liu Yun?"
These words stumped Ji Hao.
He wanted to praise Liu Yun, but he had to find the words.
Is it as beautiful as a flower? Or virtuous and virtuous? Or is it diligent
"That's almost it. Our family's reputation in the village isn't bad, right? Dad would jump out of the coffin if he knew." Ji Huai said it exaggeratedly, making Ji Hao's mouth twitch.
"Ji Huai, what do you mean? What didn't I do well when I married into your Ji family? I gave birth to two sons for your Ji family. Your brother is not at home. Is it easy for me to raise two children by myself?" Liu Yun cried and said that those who didn't know would think that Ji Huai abused her.
"No matter how well you do, it's all for my brother. Could it be for me?" Ji Huai looked puzzled and said sarcastically, "I heard people say before that you occupy someone else's tree in the east and a piece of land in the west. I I still don’t believe it. I went to the pepper garden today and found that you actually planted pepper on the path. How can you be so smart? There are so many people walking on the path, but you are the only one who thought of planting pepper on it. "
He said it so bluntly that Liu Yun was stunned and didn't expect it at all.
"I will tell you today what you are not doing well. Everyone is living a good life. Why are you the best? Will you make a fortune or get rich by planting those peppers? Don't think I don't know your little thoughts, Pepper When you grow up, you earn a few square meters of land in vain." After he finished speaking, his face darkened, "If you plant it on the path, I won't count it as if you have crossed the line. If your pepper grows and exceeds one centimeter, I will cut it down!"
"Also, the land where the agarwood is planted belongs to my family. Let me pull it out. The thieves are not as smart as you. I didn't tell you because we are a family. Outsiders don't know what the spread is. How can you still Complacent.”
"What's going on?" Ji Hao also lowered his face and looked at Liu Yun.
"Aren't there a few left? Otherwise, where can I plant? I told Qin Yu when I was planting that if they wanted the land later, I would move away." Liu Yun also looked innocent, "As for the pepper, I I really didn’t pay attention, I’ll go take a look tomorrow, how could it be possible?”
"Are you acting stupid? You didn't see such a big path? Are your eyes growing on top of your head?" Ji Huai scolded him.
"Ji Huai, be careful what you say to your sister-in-law. Isn't it just that little land? How can I covet yours?" Ji Hao scolded lightly, "Can this meal still be delicious?"
Scolding Liu Yun is actually equivalent to scolding him. He is now a teacher, and his image is very important.
"Then don't eat it." Ji Huai threw the bowl aside and hit the plate. He was even more angry than him and stood up directly. "Are you more angry than me? If you do something wrong, you must act like you have done something wrong. I Have you wronged her? Didn’t you know how many seeds to plant in as many fields? Didn’t you know when you bought the seedlings? Didn’t you know when you ordered the stone pillars? "
Liu Yun lowered his head and said bravely, "I really didn't see it. If you really can't stand it, I will pull it out tomorrow and step back a little. There is no need to be angry about this."
"Okay, pull it out." Ji Huai agreed on the spot.
Liu Yun's face changed, and she felt regretful in her heart. She had fought so hard for it. The pepper would bear fruit in two years, and it would gain dozens of kilograms. If she was told to pull it out now, wouldn't it cost her her life
But now she couldn't say anything, she could only grit her teeth and endure it.
"There are also those agarwood seeds that will be pulled out tomorrow. I haven't looked at the other places yet. If there are any, you can pull them out yourself." Ji Huai was not polite at all.
Qin Yu saw Liu Yun deflated and pretending to be innocent even though his flesh ached so much. It was actually very relaxing, but the atmosphere at the table was too embarrassing.
She didn't dare to speak, but she didn't dare to provoke anger.
"Ji Huai!" Ji Hao couldn't stand it. "We are all brothers. How come it's so embarrassing? Mom is still here, and you haven't been like this before."
Chen Haiyan's face also turned bad. She was obviously complaining about Ji Huai's troubles. If she didn't make a big deal out of it, she would naturally put the blame on Qin Yu. It must have been this woman who encouraged her son. Her son had never taken care of these things before.
Liu Yun is not a good person, and neither is Qin Yu!
"What was I like before?" Ji Huai smiled and blocked his mouth with one sentence, "Brother is more handsome than me now, can you also take care of your wife? You inherited dad's position, the family's property, we It’s also divided equally. I know who takes advantage deep down. I don’t say that I don’t want to argue. If I can figure it out clearly, I can do it carefully.”
"Even if our husband and wife make such concessions, my sister-in-law will not be satisfied. How much do you want? Just ask now. I have a bad temper. Don't use evil thoughts later. If you disgust me, you won't be able to feel better."
As soon as these words came out, the three of them fell silent.
In this matter, Ji Hao benefited, and this is the fact.
Liu Yun stopped pretending to be pitiful and just pretended to be dead. Ji Hao moved the corners of his mouth and wanted to say something to save his image. Ji Huai said again, "Don't you know these things? Or do you know that you are pretending to be stupid?" ? Bullying others based on mom's preference for you. Anyway, dad is dead, so you can do whatever you want."
"How about I give it all to you? Stop fighting, I'll guard dad's grave."