"Come with me, I'll take you to find her."
Su Mengchen originally wanted to say something, but Mr. Huo stopped him. The two of them watched Huo Tingchen follow the village chief away without hesitation, and then went up the mountain to open up wasteland.
Shui Shangqing sent Huo Tingchen to his home and left him in the care of his eldest daughter-in-law, and then went to work.
Huo Tingchen saw Shui Bingyue in the Shui family's yard, then he took out the wild sweet potato Su Mengchen gave him from his pocket and handed it to the little girl.
"Bingyue, this is for you."
"Thank you, why did you come to my house?"
"It was the village chief's uncle who asked me to come and play with you."
"So that's it, are you literate?"
Huo Tingchen nodded: "I know you. I started learning to read very early."
Shui Bingyue raised her head and looked at Bai Lu: "How about my sister-in-law teach us two to read together."
"No problem, but if there are two of you, how about we study in the main room?"
"You can go anywhere, as long as you can learn knowledge." Shui Bingyue didn't have so many requirements.
Bai Lu took the two of them to the main room. He was deeply pleased to see the two children reading at the table seriously. I feel that I will be able to teach well even if I have children in the future.
Then there was a knock on the courtyard door. Bai Lu walked over and opened the door.
The postman asked: "Are you Bai Lu?"
"Yes, what's wrong? Do you have my letter?"
"Here is a telegram for you. Please sign for it and take it."
"Thank you for sending it over." Bai Lu took the telegram and opened it. It turned out that it was sent by her father to ask questions.
It says: I heard you married a country man, please tell me why.
Because telegrams are really expensive, just ask what you want to know.
Bai Lu sneered: "I thought Cao Yuxi was being honest and didn't want to hold it back. I knew that being silent was not her style.
But even if she told my dad, it would be useless. Once we get the certificate, we are a legal couple recognized by the country. They can't do anything to me. "
Several people on the other side were taken to the middle of the mountain. Er Shun pointed to a piece of land and said, "Just clear away the stones on this land within a week. I still have my own work to do. I won't look here. It’s got you.”
The four of them received hoes from the farm tool warehouse and began to dig out the stones bit by bit.
No one is watching, which makes me feel more comfortable. After all, on the road, they are often searched to see if they have anything valuable hidden, and they are not respected at all.
Here, no one looks at them with a colored eye. Don't worry, let them work on their own. Although it will be tiring, it is not that stressful mentally.
When they returned at noon, they found that Shen Dongsheng was in the kitchen making lunch. When I saw them coming back, I took the initiative to say hello.
"I'm back. I made lunch. You can eat it directly."
Su Mengchen nodded and took a bowl to serve the rice. They cook multigrain porridge and steamed multigrain nests.
The young couple said thank you. Shen Dongsheng waved his hand: "I have thanked you so much for taking care of me along the way, so that I can live to this day. You are all so kind to me. It's just a meal, I don't deserve thanks."
Mr. Huo went to Shui's house to pick up Huo Tingchen, but he didn't expect to be left to eat. Seeing the bacon on the table, I felt that Shui Shangqing was really generous.
But in fact, on weekdays, when there are no outsiders at home, the food at home is better. Now that Bai Lu is in charge, she will do what she can.
Huo Tingchen was accompanied by Shui Bingyue and was unwilling to go back with his grandfather, so Mr. Huo made an agreement with him: "Then you have to go back and sleep with grandpa at night. It's not good to stay here all the time."
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After having lunch at Shui's house, Mr. Huo chatted with Shui Shangqing alone: "If you leave Tingchen in your house to take care of him like this, it will be easy for others to bite you."
"Tingchen is a child. He is not on the list given to me. Then he is not a target of reform through labor. Of course I can take care of him. But you have to rely on yourself. After all, there is a limit to what I can do."
"If you are willing to be nice to Tingchen, it will be a great help. I know it in my heart. But I don't know when these years will end.
As old as I am, it’s not like I haven’t endured hardships. But Tingchen, I hope he has a bright future. " Mr. Huo is really worried about his grandson's future.
Shui Shangqing was just an ordinary person. Hearing what the old leader said, there was nothing he could do. After all, the times are like this, and you are lucky to survive.
Soon it was evening, and Xiaoqi had finished her dinner after school. Just hug Bingyue and send Huo Tingchen back together.
Liu Xuemei also made a small satchel for Huo Tingchen, which contained a lot of edible things, including biscuits, candies, and grain cakes.
Shui Bingyue's satchel was stuffed with fried peanuts, dried roasted sweet potatoes, and sugar cookies, all of which were bulging.
After delivering Huo Tingchen to Mr. Huo. Xiao Qi went to Shen Dongsheng's room and found that he looked quite energetic today.
"You are?"
"We were here yesterday, and my brother even fed you porridge." Shui Bingyue knew it was useless to say names, so she just said this.
Shen Dongsheng sat against the wall and nodded slightly: "Thank you. If it weren't for that bowl of porridge, I might not be able to survive. Why do you want to help me?"
"You were handed over to my father. It turns out you are alive. If something happened to you and others thought it was my father's fault, it would be really unfair." Xiao Qi explained.
Shen Dongsheng didn't expect this to be the reason. He thought that this child had heard someone else say something and thought that he had a lot of wealth and wanted to please him.
But he is full of filial piety, and the water village chief knows how to teach children.
Shui Bingyue was not surprised to see Shen Dongsheng being so defensive. After all, there really is no such thing as good intentions without a reason.
She came here again today because she wanted to find a master for Seventh Brother. This Shen Dongsheng's scheming and scheming was unparalleled, and he would be able to turn around sooner or later.
She doesn't want seventh brother to be too naive, so she hopes he can learn to be more thoughtful.
Shui Bingyue opened her satchel, took out the sweet potato and gnawed it.
The aroma of the food made Shen Dongsheng swallow his saliva unconsciously. After all, he used the grain he received to cook a meal for everyone at noon, so there was nothing to eat in the evening. I'm really hungry.
Xiao Qi saw his embarrassment and discussed with Bingyue: "Can you share some of your food with Uncle Shen?"
"Then Brother Qi will hunt pheasants for me to eat when he rests."
"Okay, I will definitely do it." Xiao Qi petted her sister's head lovingly.
Shui Bingyue put everything in the small satchel into the empty bowl on the bedside, and the stuffing bulged out.
Xiao Qi said goodbye: "Uncle Shen, I'll come see you tomorrow and say goodbye."
"Walk slowly."
After the two left, Shen Dongsheng picked up the sugar cake and wolfed it down. However, due to the habit he had developed, he still looked very polite and did not feel rude.
