At nearly noon, the small market outside Miasma Forest was also preparing to close.
In the whole morning, everything on the stalls was sold at high prices. At this time, I closed the stalls, went back to have a meal, and helped the family in the afternoon, so I didn't waste any time.
Su Xueyi packed up the wooden table and chopping boards, took out a big pig's trotter from the small basket at the back of the stall, and went to Mrs. Wang Chuan's stall, "Aunt Chuan, I'm closing the stall now, and there's one pig's trotter left that hasn't been sold out. I’m too lazy to take it back, so please help me bring it to the Su family’s grandpa and grandma, so that I can beat their teeth as a memorial ceremony.”
"This child... is ready. I will definitely bring it to you if you show your kindness." Mrs. Wang Chuan took the pig's trotters, put them into the vegetable basket, and stuffed two handfuls of unsold vegetables into the young man's hands, "Aunt The ones I grew at home are not sold out, so you can take them back and add some vegetarian dishes."
"Auntie, this doesn't allow-"
"What can't be done? If you miss the two elders of the Su family, I will treat you as one of my own. Don't push me around."
Only then did Su Xueyi shyly accept the dish.
After years of selling things at the same market, everyone has become familiar with it. One vendor joked casually, "I said that half of the pigs that Xiao Yi brought today are missing a leg. They were originally stored here."
It attracted good-natured laughter from everyone.
However, regardless of whether they were talking or laughing, they deliberately lowered the volume and did not dare to be wanton.
So as not to disturb the people behind the miasma forest.
Separated by a forest, the two elders of the Su family have not appeared in the village in the past two years, and the laughter that can float across the clear river and the woods has never been heard from that village.
Everyone dared to sigh secretly at this.
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"Oh...it's time to finish chopping firewood at home." At the door of the Su family's hall, the eldest princess sat against the door, sighing silently as she listened to the sound of chopping wood behind the house.
He Daxiang lowered his head to sew a winter coat nearby and tried his best to smile, "It's okay. Su Er will come back with a load of firewood later. Just be busy."
"Yeah, it's better to be busy." The eldest princess nodded, her eyes were a little dazed, and she fell on the rickety figure sitting quietly on the threshold of the yard, and sourness kept rising from her nose.
The Su family's grandma looks like she did before, with no energy at all.
Next to it, the smoke from the stove disappeared, and the yard was filled with the aroma of food.
"Sister Xi, sister-in-law, wash your hands, it's time to eat." A woman's hoarse voice called for food came from the kitchen.
There were one or two low responses from all around, and it was deserted.
The vegetable garden door opened, and Liu Yuelan and Su Da walked out one after another. They first helped up the silver-haired old woman who was sitting on the threshold, "Mom, it's time to eat. Let's go inside."
"I'll sit down for a while, and you go wash your hands first." Mrs. Su waved her hands to block the two people's support, groped around her feet, and picked up the crutches there, "Go, I'll go in by myself later, mother can do it by herself Walk."
Su Xiuer came over quickly, signaling with her eyes that her eldest brother and sister-in-law should go over first, and she sat down at the threshold with her, "Mom, I will also sit with you for a while, and we will go into the house together later."
He Daxiang couldn't bear to look at the four people at the door, so he quickly wiped the corners of his eyes, put the unsewed clothes in his hands into a small basket, got up and walked to the kitchen, "I'm going to serve the rice, and I'll bring it to dad first."
The eldest princess also stood up and said, "Master A Kuan has not come back from the dock yet, leave some food for them."
The lively after-dinner scenes of the past are gone.
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On the other side of the Qinghe River, Pier 12 is divided into rudders.
The bearded man finished handling the affairs at hand and picked up his two sons who were waiting obediently. "It's dinner time. Let's go home for dinner."
Nian Nian nodded and hugged his neck with her little hands, "Grandpa, grandma, wait."
Sui Sui also followed his brother's example and hugged his father's neck with his little hands, "No, let's wait."
"Yes, you have to go back quickly. You can't let grandpa and grandma wait for you to eat. The weather has turned cold, and the food will get cold quickly." The bearded man smiled and strode outside, "You two have to be good when you get home. Don't argue. ,do you know?"
"I know! Don't make any noise, grandpa wants to sleep!"
While the father and son were talking, the leader of the gang ran in panting from outside, with a rare ferocious expression. His face turned purple from suppressed pain, his eyes were red and wide and round, and his voice was as broken as a bellows, "Gang leader, gang leader! Come back. The white sailing boat is back, woo hoo, back, back!——"
"Bai Yu?" The bearded man's eyes dimmed for a moment. Even though the boy was crazy, he still remembered to come back to see his two elders every year. "Just come back. The rice at home is about to be harvested. Remember to call your brothers to come over and help..."
Before she could finish her words, the man opposite her who was about the same age as her was already crying until tears ran down her nose and her mouth was opening and closing to the point where she couldn't make any sound. She started to pull him out with all her strength.
The bearded man frowned, "What's wrong? Did he fight with you?"
The leader of the hall was hoarse and anxious. While pulling the leader out, he quickly pointed his hands outward.
No matter what, I won't be able to come back if I do! You should go and see it quickly! Go and see it!
Big Beard's temperament improved a lot after he became a father, so he didn't slap him out.
After getting out of the helm, the white sailboat had just docked on the other side of the river. When the huge ship stopped, it blocked all the scenery on the other side.
The bearded man didn't have much interest at all, so he just glanced at it casually, and then his eyes quickly bounced back, landing on the two figures squatting on the bow of the boat like the second-rate men, and they were fixed on them.
The pupils began to expand continuously, the eye sockets quickly overflowed with red, and the breathing became rapid.
His expression became as ferocious as that of the hall master.
Apart from those two figures, nothing could be seen.
"Ah, ho, ho ho..." The voice also lost its voice.
The moment the tears fell, the bearded man held the two cubs in his arms, and flew towards the white sailboat as quickly as he shot arrows.
The first hall leader collapsed on the ground, his hands supporting his weak body, tears falling, and his white teeth silently grinning.
"You are as bold as a dog, dare to play sneak attack with grandpa!" Sensing the sound of breaking wind, the poisonous old man smiled strangely and used one hand to support the boat and kick it in the air.
When he saw clearly that the other party was holding two cubs in his arms, he bent his feet in an emergency, causing his body to lose balance and almost fall into the river.
Tianbao stretched out his hand to pull him back, stood up and naturally protected the old man behind him.
The old man stood up angrily, pointed at the nose of the insidious villain opposite who was playing sneak attack, and cursed, "Gan! You bitch, if you have the ability, put the kid down. Don't use the kid as a shield. Grandpa will fight with you with one hand!"
Bai Xiaofeng, who was standing aside and ignored by someone, gently shook his folding fan and said in a cool voice, "Old man, this is also an old acquaintance."
The corner of Du Buguo's mouth twitched, and Goubi across from him had already obeyed his words, put down the two cubs, stretched out his long arms, and hugged him and Tianbao together.
The shadow of being hugged and pinched last time suddenly came over her. If she hadn't struggled to get away, the old man would have kicked her into the river.
He is such a bad old man, why is everyone so close to him? !
No, why were all the people he knew before so perverted?
Do you have the guts to bring me two normal people?
The moment before the man's tears stained Tianbao's clothes, a clean handkerchief stuck to his bearded face.
His arms were also empty at the same time.
Tianbao was taken away and fell behind the young man in white.
The young man smiled and shouted, "Uncle Bearded."
The bearded man's emotions dropped after seeing him. He rubbed a handkerchief on his face and patted it back. His voice finally recovered, "Hey, are you wearing white clothes?"
Bai Xiaofeng said, "Oh, it's installed again."
Bai Yu, "..."
