Chu Yue was a little embarrassed, but she still smiled at him, tightened the baggage on her shoulders, and walked into the courtyard with Chu Youqian and Chu Dashan.
Yun Cuihe hurriedly looked at her other youngest son: "Xing'an, go get some water for your father-in-law, brother-in-law, and your sister-in-law."
The slightly restrained boy hummed and turned to go to the kitchen.
Lu Xingping and Lu Xingan are twin brothers, both eight years old. What makes Chu Yue strange is that they don't look alike, and their personalities are also very different.
Yun Cuihe walked toward Chu Yue. The little girl in front of her was a little thin, but her facial features were very good. Her eyes were round and bright, and she was a smart child at first glance.
Mrs. Yun took the light bundle on her shoulder and held her hand with a gentle smile on her face.
"You've been walking for a long time, are you tired?"
Before Chu Yue could speak, Chu Dashan said first, "We farmers are all vulgar people, but it's just a half-day trip up the mountain. What's the point of being tired?"
The smile on Yun Cuihe's face froze.
No wonder when she asked people about it yesterday, people said that the Chu family's daughter had a difficult life. She had a gambling father, a selfish and partial mother, and a brother who treated her sister as a human being. It was strange that her life was easy.
Chu Yue didn't care about Chu Dashan's words, she smiled lightly and said, "Thank you for your concern, aunt. I'll be fine."
Looking at the kind and harmless little girl in front of her, Yun Cuihe liked her from the bottom of her heart.
"Silly Yueyue, from now on you will be Xinghe's wife, it's time to call me mother."
Chu Yue lowered her head and called out in a very thin voice, "Mother."
"Hey!" Yun Cuihe held her hand affectionately and walked to one of the houses, "This is Xinghe's house. You will live here with him from now on. Yueyue should pack her things first." Clean up, mother went out to greet the guests."
After saying that, she handed Chu Yue's baggage back to her and went out.
Chu Yue looked at this thatched house. Although it was old, it was clean and tidy. There was a kang and a table in the room, and the few clothes were neatly stacked at the end of the bed.
There are pens and ink on the table in front of the window, and a stack of pamphlets next to it.
Chu Yue stepped forward, picked up the brochure and flipped through it roughly. The fonts on the brochure were powerful and full of atmosphere, as beautiful as printed ones.
However, the contents in the brochure are all the same, and it is probably one of the ways Lu Xinghe makes money to maintain his livelihood.
She had learned the basic situation of the Lu family from her mother Zhao Chunhua before. Lu Xinghe's father was the only scholar in Banpo Village. He disappeared nine years ago when he went to the city to take the exam.
Many people rumored that he had offended a high official and was killed.
Not long after he left, Yun Cuihe found out that she was pregnant. Not long after, the results of Lu Xing's Kappa test came out. At the age of nine, he became the youngest child born in Nanping Town.
Yun was pregnant with twins at the time, and the delivery was extremely dangerous. It is said that after giving birth to the children, she suffered physical injuries and needed medication to maintain them all year round, which cost a lot of money.
Raising four people, mother and son, meant that the family had four more mouths to eat and huge medical expenses. Therefore, Lu Xingping and Lu Xingan were not even half a year old before their grandparents divided their family.
Fortunately, when they were separated, they were left with the thatched hut they have now.
Lu Xinghe, who was eleven years old at the time, as the eldest brother in the family, naturally shouldered the burden of the entire family.
This is also the reason why he is eighteen years old and has not yet gotten married. Not only is he poor, but he also has a house of people to take care of as soon as he gets married. No matter how good Lu Xinghe's own conditions are, the girl's family will have to hesitate again and again.
After all, people are realistic.
…
Because the head of the Lu family was only a woman, Yun Cuihe, Chu Youjin entered the Lu family's courtyard with a somewhat reserved expression.
For a woman to take care of three children until now, one can imagine how difficult the Lu family's life was.
"Where is Lu Xinghe?" Chu Dashan asked.
Yun Cuihe brought out two chairs from the house and invited the two of them to sit down. After all, the Chu family father and son were outsiders, and she didn't have a man in charge. If she let people into the house, she would only cause gossip.
When Chu Dashan asked about his eldest son, Yun Cuihe looked sad.
"Xinghe went to fetch water to irrigate the fields early in the morning. It has been dry for almost two months. Let alone the fields, the water in the river has almost bottomed out. I don't know if there will be any harvest this year." She said, looking at the door. Lu Xingping said, "Xingping, your eldest brother should be on his way home. You have fast feet. Go pick him up and let him go home quickly."
"okay!"
As soon as Lu Xingping finished speaking, he disappeared.
When Chu Youqian heard that Lu Xinghe was coming home soon, he felt a little scared.
The Lu family was poor, but his eldest son was not easy to fool at all. Not only was he smart, he was also surprisingly strong.
What if he thinks Erya is too young and refuses to let him take it back?
Thinking of this, he picked up the tea and drank it all in one gulp, then hurriedly pulled Chu Dashan away.
Yun Cuihe tried to persuade her to stay, but when she saw that the two of them really had no intention of staying, she turned around and went into the kitchen to continue working.
After Chu Yue sorted out her only two pieces of clothing, she also went to the kitchen.
"Mom, let me help you."
Yun Cuihe waved her hands hurriedly, "No, there are only two pancakes. If you are free, Yueyue can help put the dishes and chopsticks."
"good."
Chu Yue readily agreed.
At this moment, Lu Xingping's excited voice came from afar.
"Mom, eldest brother is back."
As soon as he finished speaking, two figures, one tall and one short, entered the courtyard. As soon as Lu Xinghe put down the pole and bucket on his shoulders, Yun Cuihe pulled Chu Yue out of the kitchen.
"Galaxy is back."
"mother."
Lu Xinghe raised his head and immediately saw Chu Yue beside Yun.
The little girl was a little shy. She was wearing old clothes that were heavily patched. There was no trace of flesh on her body. She had big blinking eyes and looked very pitiful.
"Are you Chu Youqian's daughter?"
He has a nice voice and good-looking appearance. He is tall and tall, at least two heads taller than Chu Yue.
Chu Yue nodded and whispered, "Yes."
After a pause, Lu Xinghe continued to speak.
"Actually, the reason why I agreed to your father to exchange you for you is for no other reason. The main reason is that I want to find someone to take care of my mother. She is not in good health. You can follow her from now on."
As he spoke, he knelt down and washed his hands.
"There are people at home taking care of my mother, so I can feel more at ease while working outside."
After hearing this, Yun Cuihe raised her voice.
"Xinghe, what are you talking about? The Chu family made it clear and clear that Yueyue was sent to our family as a wife, not to take care of me. If you do this, how will Yueyue behave in the future? Or just accept it. As a daughter-in-law, you should never agree to your father-in-law’s request in the first place!”
Perhaps because she was too excited, Yun Cuihe's face became paler and she coughed uncomfortably.
This cough made my head feel dizzy.
Looking at the crumbling Yun Cuihe, Lu Xinghe became anxious.
"Mom, how are you?"
