Early the next morning, the sun gradually rose over the abrupt mountain peaks in the distance. Farmers got up early and worked in the mountains with hoes. Roosters walked around in front of every house and crowed to welcome the new day.
Under the sunlight, Liuhe Village presents shadows here and there. There is no noise from the outside world, only peace and tranquility. It looks like an isolated pastoral village.
Yang Mo and He Xiaojing woke up naturally after a lot of trouble last night.
At this time, another car drove up in front of Yang Mo's house. It turned off the engine and slowly got out.
"Yang Mo...Yang Mo."
This person was Zhang Hu. He got up early and came over to the door and shouted to Yang Mo.
"Who is it... so early in the morning?" He Xiaojing was woken up by the sound outside.
"It's Zhang Hu..."
Yang Mo also woke up and shouted loudly: "Here we come!"
Yang Mo got off the bed sleepily, opened the door and came to Zhang Hu.
"You kid slept so soundly, was it last night..."
Just as he was about to make a joke, Yang Mo didn't realize there was something behind his words. He raised his hand to slap him, but Zhang Hu quickly dodged the hand that came towards him.
"There is progress."
"You're using the same old tricks, don't try to take advantage of me again."
"Haha, go into the house."
The two walked in talking and laughing. At this time, not far away, Yang Ting, who had gotten up early to go up the mountain to pick wild vegetables, came back holding a basket made of bamboo.
Yang Bin, who was sitting at home smoking a cigarette in a bamboo tube, saw Zhang Hu arriving. He quickly got up and stepped forward to greet him, and said politely: "Zhang Hu, you are here again at my uncle's house."
"Yes, uncle."
Zhang Hu casually glanced around the room and asked doubtfully: "Uncle, where is aunt?"
Yang Bin took a breath of smoke and said, "She! She just spends the whole day weaving in her room. Don't worry about her."
"Come and sit here. Stay here to eat later and don't go back. Besides, your parents are not around often. Let Yang Mo cook while we chat."
"Uncle No, I might be leaving soon. I just came here to see you now."
Seeing this, Yang Bin pulled him and said, "Why is it so urgent? It's not too late to have a meal at my uncle's house before leaving."
Zhang Hu saw that both father and son were persuading him, so he showed a busy expression on his face and said, "My father is a little busy, so he asked me to rush over."
"I have nothing to do here today. I just came to say goodbye. I will leave soon. I may not be back in a while. I will bring something to my uncle and aunt by the way."
"Look at you, you always bring something with you every time you come to your uncle's house. This uncle doesn't have anything to give you..." Yang Bin said painfully when he saw Zhang Hu bringing something over again.
When Yang Mo saw that he was determined to leave now and would no longer stop him, he had no choice but to say: "Good brother, you have your heart."
Seeing Zhang Hu pouting, thinking about building a house last night, he then reached out and patted Zhang Hu's shoulder and said. "Actually, I also want to ask you something?"
"What's the matter?" Zhang Hu frowned, looking at Yang Mo and thinking secretly, and said.
"I plan to demolish this old house and build a new one for my parents."
Zhang Hu didn't know what Yang Mo wanted to say, so he asked doubtfully: "So..."
"I want them to live in your house for a while first, and then move here after the house is built."
Zhang Hu never expected that this was what Yang Mo asked him to help, which surprised him: "You told me earlier, this is not a big deal, okay, let them stay while I leave."
After finishing speaking, Zhang Hu asked Yang Mo to follow him to the trunk and get down with large and small bags.
After saying goodbye, Zhang Hu handed Yang Mo a key and got into the driver's seat and started the engine.
Yang Ting brought back a basket full of wild vegetables from the mountain and returned home. When she saw Zhang Hu was leaving, she hurriedly shouted: "Brother Zhang Hu, why are you leaving now?"
"My eldest brother hasn't set off yet?"
Zhang Hu opened the window, put his head over and said, "I have something to do, so I'm going to leave now. I'll see you later when I have time..."
"Okay then! Have a safe journey."
"Have a safe trip."
Behind him, Yang Mo quietly watched the car go away, and then walked back into the house until it disappeared around the corner not far away.
Yang Mo saw his sister coming back with a basket of wild vegetables, and asked, "Why are you running up the mountain so early in the morning?"
"When I got home and had nothing to do, I just thought about picking up some wild vegetables to eat."
Seeing this, Yang Mo said nothing and went back to the room to tidy up before going out.
"Honey, where are you going?" He Xiaojing, who was still lying on the bed, asked.
"I'm going to go to town."
"What are you doing in that place again?"
"Didn't I tell you last night? I'm going to the town to buy some cement, bricks and other materials to build a house, and then ask some people to help."
"Oh, then I'm going back to Jinling too."
"I'll take you back!"
Yang Mo was afraid that He Xiaojing would encounter some danger on the road, so he proposed to send her back to Jinling and then come back.
"No, I have a car."
Yang Mo knew that too many things happened yesterday. He was afraid that those people on the road would ambush his wife in advance, and he wouldn't know what to do if something happened.
Thinking of what happened last night, He Xiaojing also felt a little scared. After all, it was a long journey from here to Jinling. The road was full of wilderness, and she was afraid that she would encounter something unexpected.
"Okay! Then take me back first!"
It was already noon. After He Xiaojing and Yang Mo had a simple meal and packed up, they came to the door and were driving when Yang Ting came out.
"Brother, sister-in-law, are you leaving?"
"Xiaoting, stay home well. Brother will send your sister-in-law off and come back."
He Xiaojing walked up to Yang Ting, stretched out her hand, then took out a wad of cash from her bag and handed it to Yang Ting and said: "Xiao Ting, you must study hard in the future. After passing the college entrance examination, you can study in a big city. !”
Seeing her sister-in-law handing her so much money, Yang Ting, who had never seen so much money before, was frightened and took a few steps back, and refused: "Sister-in-law, this is too much, I can't take it."
Seeing that she refused to accept it, He Xiaojing forcefully pushed it to her: "Take it, my sister-in-law gave it to you."
Yang Mo on the side folded his arms and silently watched them pushing around, shaking his head and smiling.
If Yang Ting accepted the money today, Yang Mo would probably scold his sister again, and he would be relieved to see her like this.
After all, Yang Ting is in the stage of studying now, so she can have enough money. After all, she also has it. Giving her too much will make her upset. In the future, she will follow others to buy various brand-name bags or various cosmetics. In such an environment, , a rural child will be deeply involved in external dressing up and unable to extricate himself. It does not mean that he cannot buy these things, but that he can only do so after he graduates from college and makes money through his own hard work.
At least, this is how Yang Mo has always educated his sister.
Seeing that she refused to accept it, He Xiaojing counted a few and gave them to her again.
"Oh, Xiaoting, how could you do this? You won't accept hundreds of dollars. Don't call me sister-in-law anymore."
Seeing He Xiaojing making things difficult for her, Yang Ting was at a loss.
"Stop it!" Yang Mo, who had been watching from the side, also helped to persuade her.
After taking a look at her elder brother, Yang Ting blushed and accepted the money.
Then he didn't forget to say thank you: "Thank you, sister-in-law."
"Um."
"Let's go first."
"Goodbye, sister-in-law, big brother."
After saying goodbye, the two of them drove their own cars in the direction Zhang Hu had just walked.
