Yun Cuihe looked at Lu Xingping, who was as smooth as a monkey, and couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips.
"This monkey doesn't know when he will grow up."
"mother."
Just when Yun Cuihe was about to continue embroidering the handkerchief, Lu Xinghe's voice came from the room.
She hurriedly put the handkerchief in the sewing basket, got up and went to Lu Xinghe's room, asking with worry on her face, "What's wrong? But what's wrong?"
Lu Xinghe shook his head, "Mom, I want to discuss the matter of Xingping and Xing'an with you. The two of them will be nine years old in the new year. It's time to learn something. I wonder what mom thinks?"
Yun Cuihe thought for a while and then said, "The kid Xing'an has a calm temperament like you. I'm thinking of letting him study for a few years so that he can understand some principles and find an easier job in the future. As for the scientific examination, It depends on his own wishes. As for Xing Ping... I'm afraid that Monkey is not good at studying. Instead of letting him waste money in school, it would be better for him to do whatever he likes after learning a few words."
Lu Xinghe nodded.
"Then when the situation outside stabilizes, sending them both to school together will not be a good idea even if Xingping escapes and is illiterate."
"Sure, you know this better than mother, I will follow your arrangements." Yun Cuihe looked at him with concern on her face, "Is the injury on your body feeling better?"
Lu Xinghe pretended to be relaxed and said, "I'm actually fine. It's just that Yueyue was too nervous."
"Isn't she worried about you?" Yun Cuihe twirled Lu Xinghe's quilt, "That's it, you can have a good rest. Mom won't bother you anymore. The food in the kitchen will be ready soon. I'll let Yueyue prepare it first." You bring the food.”
After saying that, he went out.
The stewed radish with deer bones was already out of the pot in the kitchen. Chu Yue gave Lu Xinghe food and then went to the kitchen to eat.
After dinner, Lu Dagui and Lu Shoucheng went to the old house to repair the yard.
It took about half an hour after finishing the meal before Chu Yue cooled down the prepared medicine and brought it into the room.
"Ms. sir, it's time to take medicine."
Lu Xinghe took the medicine bowl handed over by Chu Yue and drank it in one gulp. The bitter taste that filled his mouth made him frown slightly.
Seeing this, Chu Yue hurriedly reached out and stuffed the sweet and sour preserved fruit she was holding into his mouth.
"This is a reward."
In an instant, the bitter taste was replaced by the sweet and sour taste of preserved fruits.
Looking at the little girl's bright smile, the corners of Lu Xinghe's lips also raised slightly, "I'm not a child anymore."
"Of course I know, you are my husband-in-law."
The little girl's tone was full of pride. After speaking, she smiled, put away the medicine bowl that Lu Xinghe had finished drinking, and went out to wash the dishes.
Lu Xinghe looked at the little girl's back, his heart seemed to be hit hard by something, and a feeling that had never appeared before flashed in his eyes, but soon, this feeling was hidden deep in his heart.
Although she has grown a lot in recent months, she is still a little girl after all.
He picked up the book at hand and continued to read, but although his eyes were on the book, his mind could not be immersed in the book for a long time.
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Two days later, Chu Yue got up early in the morning because today was the day when she and Yun Cuihe were going to Canghe Town.
While Yun Cuihe was making breakfast in the kitchen, she pulled out seven or eight radishes and three cabbages from the frosted ground. After cleaning the radish leaves, she put them into the basket together with the cabbage. She also took them from the kitchen A piece of venison weighing about five kilograms was also put in.
"Mom, frosted radishes taste sweet. Should we bring two more?"
Yun Cuihe glanced in the direction of carrying the basket, "That's enough. No matter how much we two women carry, we can't carry it. Besides, no matter how capable we are of doing things, a heavy gift will be a burden."
Chu Yue nodded, "That's what mother said."
She clapped her hands, stood up, picked up the vegetable leaves peeled from the ground, and put them in the dustpan under the eaves. Then they chopped them up and mixed them with platycodon for the mules.
Yun Cuihe looked at Chu Yue's busy back.
"Yueyue, are you still not going to your parents' house to celebrate the New Year?"
Chu Yue answered simply, "I won't go. Mom is sending things to my grandma's house. Anyway, my grandpa, grandma and two uncles all feel sorry for my mother. If I send things to my mom's house, they will only think that I don't have enough things, and they never care about me. Why should I feel uncomfortable looking for this person?"
After hearing her words, Yun Cuihe still felt a little sorry for her.
"Okay, if you don't go, you won't go. From now on, our family can live our own lives. Don't worry, as long as mother is here, if Xinghe dares to bully you, mother will never be done with him."
Chu Yue covered her mouth and smiled, "Mom, you have to keep your word."
Yun Cuihe laughed loudly, "That's right, what mother says always means it."
Lu Xinghe, who was sitting at the table reading a book, was suddenly splashed with dirty water. He frowned and said, "Mom, can you please treat us better? When did I bully Yueyue?"
Yun Cuihe stretched her neck and looked into the room, "Yueyue doesn't have the protection of her mother's family, so why can't mother support her?"
Lu Xinghe looked at the book in front of him and said softly, "Mother, keep your heart in your heart, she will have me to support her."
After listening to Lu Xinghe's words, Chu Yue lowered her head slightly, with an unconcealable smile on her lips.
Yun Cuihe smiled and looked in the direction of Chu Yue. The little girl's face was slightly red. She sighed with relief, "Ever since Xinghe had Yue Yue, her mouth seemed to be illuminated. How could it be done before?" I never knew you were so good at coaxing girls."
Lu Xinghe was stunned, "I'm not coaxing, I just said what I wanted to say."
Chu Yue smiled and ran to the kitchen.
"Xingping, Xingan, Xiaozhu, and Tiedan are eating."
…
After the family had dinner, Lu Dagui put on the mule cart and drove Chu Yue and Yun Cuihe to the ferry.
With a mule cart, it is much faster to get to the ferry, and you can come back earlier in the afternoon.
"Brother Dagui, you should go back first. There are still people watching in the house. We probably won't arrive at the dock in the afternoon. Then you can come here a little earlier and wait for us."
Lu Dagui nodded hurriedly, "Okay, then be careful, I'll go back first."
After saying that, he turned around in his mule cart and headed home.
There were few people on the ferry now, so there was no need to wait for the boat. Chu Yue carried a basket on her back, supported Yun Cuihe and got on the ferry boat.
However, this time the person ferrying on the boat was no longer the old man from last time, but a middle-aged man who looked somewhat similar to the old man from before.
Yun Cuihe looked at the ferryman, "Brother, why didn't the old man who took the ferry from before come?"
"You said my father, he is old and can't stand the cold and wet on the river in winter. Now that the season is not good, I can't find anything to do, so I came here for him."
There have been fewer and fewer people taking the boat recently, which inevitably delayed the two of them. After the middle-aged man waited for the two of them to sit safely, he set off directly to Canghe Town.
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