It was not until the beginning of March that the two pigpens were completed. Someone in the village fed the sows, and Zhou Chengkang went to catch six of them. Ordinary people, if there are not many women in the family, will not feed so many pigs, and they will eat a lot of pig grass every day.
But people who knew about their family didn't stop them, such as Li Fu, such as Zhou's mother.
Because the sweet potato seedlings are growing lushly in the wheat field over there, regardless of whether there will be a harvest in time, it is good to cut those seedlings back and feed them to pigs.
Now the piglets can't eat much at all, and the two have free time. Every time there is a big market in the town, the two go to buy chickens. This year they have raised more chickens than last year, and there are plenty of earthen bricks left in front. She built a house specially for the chickens, bought them one after another, and raised nearly two hundred of them.
Immediately afterwards, news came from the Zhou family that Zhang Haiyao gave birth, and the mother and daughter were safe.
Let's just give birth, Li Qinghe's family is not short of eggs, count thirty and send them to her, and that's it. People in the village don't like to wash three, only the full moon will do it.
In the twinkling of an eye, it was March 27th. According to the rules of the village, one day in advance to help, Li Qinghe and the two of them were no exception. When we arrived, there were already many people in the village.
Li Qinghe met a lot of people because he hired people to build houses and clean up the land. In addition, Yu Yan and the third aunt were both there, so she didn't feel bored, so she also went to the kitchen to help prepare the dishes.
For these happy events in the village, whenever she goes to help, she will be asked to chop vegetables. Even if someone starts to chop vegetables, they will give up their place after seeing her coming, and it is tacitly accepted that she chops quickly and well.
Li Qinghe was also not modest, and Yu Yan prepared for her the cut and finished cuts, and the whole room was very lively.
It was busy, Qian came to the door of the kitchen, "Is there any help?"
In fact, Qian and Li Fu's reputation in the village is not very good, it's all because they were married before they got married... But it's been too long now, most people are talking about it in private, and it's still passable on the surface, and no one will deliberately target it. The third aunt beckoned to her, "Come here and choose vegetables."
Li Qinghe didn't even look over there, Yu Yan beside her said in a low voice, "Actually, I don't want to come."
Hearing this, Li Qinghe took it for granted. It was because she saved Xu Changjie that the people in the village would say that she had a deep affection for him. Yu Yan, who really had a relationship with Xu Changjie, usually didn't think so, but in today's day, if you don't Come, you will feel deliberate.
She whispered again, "You said it's all like that, why haven't you got engaged yet?"
This question touched Li Qinghe's heart. In fact, the farmer's family is still very simple about the love affair between men and women. If they were all married, no one would spread it indiscriminately.
It happened that Xu Changjie hadn't gotten married yet. In fact, Li Qinghe was fine. He had been married for a year, and although he didn't have any children yet, his life was really good. No one talked about her and the Xu family anymore. But Yu Yan was different, she didn't want to find someone casually, so it made it a little awkward.
But today she came here generously, and no one will talk about those things in the future.
"I really regret it." She said, "You said why I thought he was good-looking at the beginning, but looking at it now, it's actually the same."
Li Qinghe followed her eyes and saw Xu Changjie in the yard. The scars on his face were gone, and he had returned to his previous gentle and handsome appearance. Many girls in the village also looked at him secretly, and blushed.
Now that she looks at it, she can really calm down, "It's really like that."
Just like when she moved house, the dishes prepared today are for tomorrow's use, and they don't start the fire here. Those who help have to eat in the old yard of the Yang family, that is to say, next door to Xu Changjie's house.
When it was time for dinner, seventy or eighty people went to the village. Li Qinghe and Zhou Chengkang walked together without speaking, and saw the familiar courtyard in a blink of an eye.
This was the first time in her life that she came back during the daytime. The last time she came was to report a letter. At that time, it was dawn and she was in a hurry to go to the town to help, so she didn't look carefully at all, and she was a little afraid to look carefully. When passing by Xu's house, Li Qinghe glanced inside, only to feel familiar and strange everywhere. Her eyes fell to the firewood room in the corner, where she died after being drugged in her previous life.
Zhou Chengkang seemed a little nervous, reached out to hold her hand, and asked, "What's wrong?"
As soon as his hands warmed up, Li Qinghe came back to his senses, "It's okay."
When I arrived at Yang's house, I felt familiar everywhere, and I could still recall the inside and outside of the courtyard. It seemed that everywhere was the scene of Xu Changjie's gentle eyebrows and Yang Lanrou getting along with Yang Lanrou.
But when she saw the people beside her, she quickly regained her composure. Now she has nothing to do with these two people, so she doesn't have to think so much.
Today's meals are generally ordinary, but the Yang family's food is pretty good, almost comparable to other people's serious wedding banquets. Li Qinghe and the two usually have no shortage of meat, and they don't feel much better.
After eating, everyone went back to the Yang family's new house. Li Qinghe helped prepare the dishes and returned to his own home. The reasons are ready-made, she wants to feed fish and chickens, horses and pigs.
Li Fu also followed her back to her house and helped her feed.
Li Qinghe was feeding the chicken, and casually asked Li Fu, who was helping, "Did Aunt Qian mention the idea of raising a child?"
Li Fu shook his head, thought for a while and said, "Can I come and stay for a few days?"
Hearing this, Li Qinghe was a little surprised. It's normal for the father-in-law to go to the son-in-law's house for two days, but the two families are so close, it doesn't matter where they live
"Your Aunt Qian..." Li Fu looked embarrassed, "If it doesn't work, forget it."
Li Qinghe felt that maybe something happened between the two of them again, "Okay, why can't it work." But she was also curious, and asked in a low voice, "Why?"
"She still wants to have a baby." Li Fu answered quickly.
His voice was low and he spoke so fast that Li Qinghe almost didn't hear clearly. After he understood, he was speechless immediately.
Today's people are in their thirties, but they are the age to be a grandmother, and Qian still wants to have a child, so he couldn't help asking, "Isn't it because I want to have a surname Qian?"
Li Fu shook his head, "I didn't ask."
"When I'm old, I'm not afraid of being ashamed. If I have a child, I just need to find a living. If I have a child now, I don't dare to die when the time comes. Besides, I haven't had a child for so many years..."
He paused, as if he realized that it was not good to say this in front of his daughter, "I'll just come and stay for two days, as long as she knows what I mean, and help you chop wood by the way."
Li Qinghe couldn't help laughing, did he really have to work to eat? The neighbors were not so unfamiliar, and said, "You should chop firewood for yourself, come over for dinner, and sleep here at night."
The next day the Yang family relocated, Li Qinghe went to have dinner and helped wash the dishes before returning, anyway, it was just an ordinary neighbor.
Afterwards, Li Fu took the clothes and quilts and moved them here. Seeing his daughter was too busy with the family and outside the house all day, he took the initiative to help feed the fish and chickens.
The weather gradually warmed up, and Li Qinghe finally had some free time. There were more and more sweet potato seedlings over there, almost filling the gaps in the wheat fields, and they looked pretty good. She looked at the past all the way, and she was in a good mood. Today she went back to Zhou's house to take a look. Zhang Haiyao will be full moon in a few days.
When they arrived at Zhou's house, they found two carriages outside the yard. She was puzzled at first, and then remembered that perhaps the Zhang family had come.
It was indeed the Zhang family. The people who came were Zhang Haiyao's biological mother and her uncle. Surprisingly, the Xu family was among them.
Seeing her enter the door, Mrs. Xu came up to meet her and took her hand, "I also said that I will go to your house to find you later, and take a look at your new house by the way."
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Li Qinghe was also very happy to see her, mainly because Mrs. Xu didn't come back often, and she herself didn't want to go to the Zhang family. The mother and daughter didn't see each other for a year.
Seeing Xu waving at a child again, "Bin'er, come here."
This is Zhang Haiya, Li Qinghe's half brother. Eight years old this year, her height has reached her shoulders, her small face is serious, and she looks very stable.
He approached and bowed to Li Qinghe, "Sister."
Li Qinghe has not been familiar with this younger brother in two lifetimes. Seeing that he is so courteous and seems sensible, he feels relieved. When he grows up, Xu's life in the Zhang family should be easier. She couldn't help but put a smile on her face, "Bin'er, come and see my house, okay?"
She talked to Zhou's mother, and took Xu and Bin'er home. In the yard, Li Fu was mixing pig food. When he saw the three of them coming in, he was taken aback for a moment, and then came back to his senses, "You're here? This yes… "
"My son." Xu's tone was normal, and he walked to the yard.
The mother and son walked away, Li Fu lowered his voice and asked, "Why is your mother here?"
Li Qinghe spread his hands, "If you're looking at the third sister-in-law, come and take a look." For no reason, the Xu family usually doesn't go back to the village.
The mother and son stood beside the chicken coop in the backyard, and Mrs. Xu praised, "This house is very nice. Bin'er, what do you think?"
Bin'er looked at the chick inside, it was a child after all, he had never seen these before, it was quite novel.
Seeing that he was interested, Xu smiled and said, "Look here, and your sister and I will go to the house to talk. I will come to you later, or you can go to me when you have seen enough."
Seeing that Bin'er agreed, Mrs. Xu took her hand and entered the door, looked at Li Fu outside, and asked in a low voice, "Why is your father here?"
Li Qinghe was dumbfounded, she couldn't say, Qian wanted to have a baby and Li Fu avoided it, right
After thinking for a while, he said, "Father is fine, come and help me feed the pigs."
Xu sneered, "He only wanted you as a child. He should have treated you better, otherwise no one would collect his body in the future. That... even if he died after him, he would only know how to cry. I'm afraid there will be no hope. "
Li Qinghe thought about it, and felt that it was really possible.
She took out a purse, "You built a house and made such a big business, I'm afraid the money is not enough to turn around, so keep it."
As he spoke, he stuffed a purse over without any explanation.
Li Qinghe held it in her hand, and there were several taels of silver in it. She sighed and handed it back to Mrs. Xu, "I can still live here. You keep the money yourself and give it to Bin'er for studying. Last year my three My sister-in-law also told me that Uncle Zhang stopped Bin'er from studying, and her father helped to make peace."
After hearing this, Xu frowned, "It's nothing. Did she really say that?"
Li Qinghe nodded, "He still borrowed money from me, but he didn't say anything about paying it back."
Xu's being able to come to congratulate her today proves that she has a good relationship with Zhang Haiyao's mother. It is necessary to let her know about the things Zhang Haiyao did behind her back.