They set off in the morning and returned to their hometown in the mountains around noon.
Wanzi stopped at the door of Tian Xiaohui's house. As soon as he put Tian Xiaohui down, he heard a crisp dog barking from the slope next door.
Ye Yun looked up.
The half-sized briquettes stood proudly on the slope with confused eyes, tilting their heads and looking at them.
Qin Zheng shouted: "Gouzi!"
"Woof——"
Coal Ball finally determined that this was the owner who had not returned home for a long time, and jumped down the slope in one stride.
"Woof woof woof!"
Qin Zheng leaned over and caught the briquettes. The half-sized briquettes put their front paws on Qin Zheng's body, whining in grievance, and his high black tail almost turned into a propeller.
Ye Yun reached out and touched the head of the coal ball, and was immediately grabbed and licked.
"Little guy, you have grown so big."
"Woof woo woo..." After licking her hand, Coal Ball bit her sleeve gently with his teeth. A look of grievance appeared on the little puppy's face, and he wanted to pull her out of the car and take her home.
The gate on the slope opens.
A young man walked out following the sound, carrying a spatula in his hand.
The young man is about 20 years old, tall and thin, with slightly dark skin. He wears a white sweatshirt, black trousers, and has neat short hair. His eyebrows are very similar to Qin Xiang'e's.
He was looking down doubtfully.
Seeing Qin Zheng, a touch of surprise appeared on his face, "Brother? You're back!"
In a few seconds, she ran down the slope and stood in front of Qin Zheng and Ye Yun with a look of joy on her face, her two rows of big white teeth shining particularly brightly in the sun.
Ye Yun shook her eyes, what brand of toothpaste is so hard?
"Fourth child?"
Qin Zheng glanced at the young man in front of him in surprise, obviously not expecting anyone to return home.
The fourth child nodded and grinned, "Brother, it's me. We haven't seen each other for many years."
It's been many years.
Since Qin Zheng went out to work, the fourth child also went out to study. Counting carefully, it has been five or six years since they have seen each other.
When Qin Zheng left, the fourth child was still a student who had just entered high school.
This time he looked like an adult.
"Brother, my mother went to town to sell mung bean cakes. She said that today is the Mid-Autumn Festival and business is good. She will probably come back later." The fourth child said.
Qin Zheng nodded.
He turned around and introduced to Ye Yun: "Daughter-in-law, this is our aunt's son, the fourth child."
"Hello, cousin." The fourth child looked at Ye Yun in the car pocket very knowingly, with a simple smile on his face, "I am the fourth child. I have been listening to my mother talking about you for the past two days since I came back."
Ye Yun also bent her lower lip, "Hello."
The fourth child smiled innocently again.
Although he went to college outside and saw the wider world, the innocence in his heart was not lost.
"Go home quickly. There is still chicken stewed in my pot. When my mother comes back, we can start dinner." The fourth child suddenly remembered the chicken in the pot, said something to Qin Zheng, and hurried home with a spatula in hand. .
Qin Zheng laughed helplessly, "The appearance has changed, but the confused temperament has not changed."
"ah?"
"I'm talking about the fourth child. He was confused when he was a child, and he is still confused when he grows up. It's strange that such a confused person is not confused at all when he reads. He passed all the way and was admitted to university, and he is still the best in eight villages in our ten miles. He's a college student." Qin Zheng said with a smile.
Although he said this, the pride in his words almost overflowed.
When the fourth child took the college entrance examination, the country happened to open the college entrance examination, and the fourth child became the first batch of college students in the mountain village to pass the exam.
In their town, there was only one college student, Lao Si.
Children in the mountains usually go to elementary school to learn numbers so that they don't get tricked and abducted, and that's it.
When I grow up, I get married and have children step by step.
Most people spend their whole lives farming and working as mud-leggers.
Not many can afford to go to school.
Coupled with the poverty in the mountains and limited educational resources, there are very few people who can go to high school, let alone go to college. If you can go to college, it's smoke from your ancestors' graves.
But the fourth child passed the exam.
Not only did the ancestors smoke, it also gave Qin Xiang'e, a widow with a bad reputation, a hard time.
Qin Zheng didn't want Ye Yun to climb uphill with a big belly, so he started the car and drove all the way into the house.
The little coal ball followed behind.
As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw the old lady sitting at the door of the main room sunbathing.
Good guy.
The four seasons rotate, from early summer to mid-autumn.
When they left, the old lady was sitting at the door of the main room basking in the sun. When they came back, the old lady was still sitting at the door of the main room basking in the sun. This is such a strong heart.
"Daughter-in-law, I will help you down."
Qin Zheng took out the things from the car pocket and reached out to help Ye Yun.
Ye Yun got out of the car with his help.
As soon as she landed, the old lady seemed to feel something, and her cloudy eyes suddenly looked at her swollen belly.
The Mid-Autumn Festival was a bit cold, so Ye Yun wore long sleeves and loose overalls. The bulge in her abdomen was more obvious, her face was a little rounder, and her figure was a bit clumsy.
"Milk." Ye Yun greeted.
Afraid that the old lady wouldn't hear, she deliberately raised her voice.
The old lady looked at her belly with a vague look, her eyes obviously not working well, but her kind old face still showed a satisfied smile.
Under the stove shed, the old man was swinging his spatula and making smoke.
Not only was the stewed chicken in the pot, he also stir-fried seasonal vegetables in the small pot next to it.
Looks like he's the chef for the holidays this year.
"Daughter-in-law, you lie down and rest for a while. I'll go help the fourth child." Qin Zheng pulled the recliner at home and asked Ye Yun to lie down.
After that, he went to the house to get a small blanket and covered Ye Yun's belly, then got into the stove shed to find the fourth child.
The two brothers hadn't seen each other for many years, so they naturally had something to say.
Ye Yun was lying in the yard, and she could clearly hear their conversation next to her, and she could occasionally interject a few words.
It turned out that the fourth child had graduated two months ago, but his teacher had to detain him for two months due to something unexpected. After the school started, new students were admitted, and he was able to leave school only after the teacher was in charge of the new students.
The good thing is that the teacher persuaded the school to assign him a job in his hometown.
The fourth child spoke with joy, wiped the dust off his face, and said with bright eyes: "I just decided to stay in school because I could make conditions with the teacher. The other classmates left as soon as they graduated. They were assigned to all over the world. Yes, some were assigned to the north, some were assigned to the south, and those who were unlucky were assigned to the west. The place in the west was even more remote than ours, thousands of kilometers away from home, and even those who celebrated the New Year could not come back. I insisted on staying in school. After two months of hard work traveling around with the teacher, I got the opportunity to work in my hometown. Brother, do you think I'm smart?"
Qin Zheng had a smile in his eyes and nodded, "Smart."
In addition to not being confused about going to school, I am also not confused at all about my future development.
"What's muddy?"
Ye Yun shrugged the tip of her nose.
There was a bitter smell in the air, and she looked at Qin Zheng silently.
Qin Zheng paused and looked at Lao Si.
The fourth child was flipping the vegetables in the pot. He was stunned for a moment and suddenly screamed: "My chicken! I seem to have forgotten to add water to my chicken!"
Ye Yun: "..."
Qin Zheng: "..."
I am really afraid of what will happen.
The fourth child really showed them his confusion in an actual way.
Qin Zheng poured half a basin of water on the chicken that was finally mushy, and Ye Yun also threw two green onions into it to remove the mushy smell.
The old lady must have smelled the paste. She tapped the faucet crutch in her arms and muttered distressedly in the direction of the fourth child: "Fourth child, you prodigal little pimple..."
The fourth child scratched his head and laughed, "Grandma, don't call me a nickname, it makes me embarrassed."
The old lady rolled her eyes.
Ignore him.
It was not long before dinner was served at other houses that Qin Xiang'e returned home happily, riding on the 28-meter pole.
Qin Xiang'e was overjoyed to see Qin Zheng and Ye Yun. She took out the mooncakes and candies she bought from the mung bean cake box at the back of the car for Qin Zheng and Ye Yun to eat.
Qin Zheng picked up the moon cake, divided it into two and handed half to Ye Yun.
"Daughter-in-law, let's have one."
Ye Yun glanced at the mooncake in his hand.
Oops, the five-nut mooncake is unrivaled.
But she couldn't bear to refuse Qin Zheng's kindness, so she took a bite lightly as a sign of good luck.
The ground pot chicken was stewed for about half an hour.
As soon as the lid of the pot was opened, the rich aroma instantly filled the entire courtyard.
Qin Xiang'e filled the rice with her own hands, put the chicken legs into the bowl in advance, and brought it to Ye Yun with a smile.
"His wife, please try it quickly. The fourth child's craftsmanship is very good."
The fourth child put the remaining chicken into a basin and smiled, "Cousin, please try it. I learned this from the chef when I was working part-time in a restaurant!"
Ye Yun lowered her head and took a bite of the chicken leg.
The meat is tender, fresh and fragrant, and the initial paste smell does not affect it at all.
"It's delicious." She praised and gave a thumbs up.
The fourth child felt great satisfaction immediately. He grinned and thanked her loudly.
Qin Xiang'e also put another chicken leg into Qin Zheng's bowl with a smile and let Qin Zheng have a taste.
Qin Zheng didn't eat it, but gave it back to her, "I'm a big man, and it's so easy to eat so much. I see you're thin, so take more supplements."
Qin Xiang'e smiled sheepishly.
Perhaps it was the end of all the hardships, she smiled a little helplessly, a little flattered, her eyes were a little red, but she quickly covered it up, and pretended to be nonchalant and gave the old lady a piece of extremely stewed chicken, "Mom, eat it quickly. Bar."
The old lady doesn't care so much.
He picked up the bowl and started eating.
Why cry? You cry when you have meat to eat. You are a ungrateful girl. You are a worthless old girl who is crying to death in the lean years.
Qin Xiang'e vaguely felt that her own mother rolled her eyes.
Hey~ What are you doing?
She must be hallucinating. She has been blind for such a long time and can't even see her on weekdays. How could Qin Zheng and Ye Yun roll their eyes at her as soon as they come back?
"By the way, Zhengzi, do you know what happened to the old Guo family in the east?"
Qin Xiang'e said.
Qin Zheng was slightly startled, but did not stop picking up the rice in his hands, "What's the matter?"
Snapped! The old lady knocked on the table.
This time, she stared at Qin Xiang'e and rolled her eyes firmly.
Qin Xiang'e couldn't help but be stunned, "Mom, are you not blind?"
"I blinded your grandma's legs," the old lady curled her lips and poked Qin Xiang'e's forehead with extra energy, "You old girl, why are you bringing up all those unlucky things during the holidays? "
Qin Xiang'e's neck shrank, "Yes..."
"It's okay."
Qin Zheng spoke up.
His expression was indifferent, and he didn't pay attention to the affairs of Lao Guo's family at all. He said in a nonchalant tone: "Sister, please continue talking. It's good to read their jokes from time to time for those who have bullied our family."
Ye Yun couldn't help but laugh, "How do you know it must be a joke?"
What if it's a good thing?
Qin Zheng sneered coldly, "With just that group of people, is it possible that they can do anything promising?"
Ye Yun thought so too.
"Besides, look at my expression." Qin Zheng smiled and raised his chin towards Qin Xiang'e opposite.
Qin Xiang'e was smiling and was stunned for a moment when she heard this, "Huh?"
The fourth child suddenly laughed out loud while holding the bowl, "Hahaha, mother, the corners of your mouth are almost raised to the sky, did you know that?"
Qin Xiang'e touched the corners of her mouth and couldn't suppress her smile, "Is it so obvious?"
Qin Zheng nodded.
Ye Yun nodded.
The old lady clicked her tongue, and the look of disgust on her face said it all.
The fourth child smiled heartily and said, "Yes!"
Qin Xiang'e glared at Lao Si, but her grin grew wider, "Hey... I'm not taking pleasure in others' misfortune."
Fourth child: "If you still don't admit it, then why are you grinning so much?"
Qin Xiang'e reluctantly suppressed her smile, "The teeth are too hot, so expose them to dry."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The fourth child laughed even harder.
"Mom, what's going on with Lao Guo's family?"
"Li Xiuying was kicked out." Qin Xiang'e didn't show off and looked at Qin Zheng and Ye Yun.
Ye Yun was slightly startled.
Li Xiuying was kicked out of Lao Guo's house?
Qin Xiang'e continued: "Didn't she mess up the marriage between her youngest son and Lao Matou before? The daughter of Lao Matou's family turned around and agreed to marry her, so didn't her youngest son run away?"
Ye Yun knows all this.
"Then what?"
"Once her youngest son leaves, there will be only one daughter left in the old Guo family who is a family member with her..."
Then, Li Xiuying can be said to be isolated and helpless.
Old Guo Tou didn't regard her as one of his family members at all.
Her daughter didn't look towards her at all.
The two sons of Lao Guo's family also dislike her. The two daughters-in-law have been teased by her a lot before, and their noses are not noses, and their eyes are not eyes.
Just as Li Xiuying used to tease others, they gave it back to her.
But Li Xiuying has never been angry since she got married. She could tolerate it at first, but later she couldn't bear it anymore and started fighting with her two daughters-in-law.
The daughter-in-law of the second family was still pregnant. She was pushed by Li Xiuying and hit her lower back. She was sent to the health center. She gave birth to a daughter in difficult labor. She was so angry that she cursed Li Xiuying, saying that Li Xiuying ruined her luck and pushed her into the hospital. The son crashed into a girl movie.
When Lao Guotou and his second son heard this, they went home and beat Li Xiuying.
Then rushed out.
Now the old Guo family is in a state of chaos, and Li Xiuying lives alone in a thatched hut provided by the brigade, hungry and well fed, not to mention how miserable it is.
Ye Yun was stunned after hearing this.
"The child in the second daughter-in-law's belly was pushed from son to daughter by Li Xiuying?"
"yes."
"..."
Ye Yun felt completely confused.
What is this statement?
All three views are ruined.
"Cousin, some people are ignorant, that's how it is." The fourth child was educated and knew that this was nonsense, but he could only explain it this way.
Ye Yun, "..."
This is obviously nonsense.
Maybe Old Guo Tou knew that having a boy or a girl had nothing to do with Li Xiuying, and he just wanted to find an excuse to drive Li Xiuying away.
Now that Li Xiuying had half of her foot in the coffin, it was of no use to him.
He married Li Xiuying in the first place so that his two children would have a mother to care for, and someone would do the laundry, cook and take care of his whole family.
But now that the two sons of the old Guo family have married and have children, they no longer need a mother and father, so Li Xiuying has naturally lost her use value.
Taking the opportunity to drive Li Xiuying away, they would have one less mouth to eat.
When Li Xiuying gets old, they won't have to support her anymore, and they don't know how much food and food they will have left.
What about the human heart.
So sinister.
Ye Yun came back to her senses and quietly glanced at Qin Zheng who was eating next to her.
