At around eight o'clock in the evening, Li Youwei finally came back from the fields.
As soon as she walked into the yard, she smelled the tempting aroma of rice, the smell of bacon!
No need to think about it, her man must have cooked something delicious and waited for her to come back.
After all, in the entire Babaoliang Village, they are the only ones who can eat meat at any time.
Thinking of this, Li Youwei felt a warm feeling in her heart, and her originally exhausted body didn't seem so tired anymore.
After entering the room, Li Youwei saw Zhou Yang sitting at the small table where he usually worked. She thought he was translating a manuscript, and then said: "I'm back!"
In fact, she didn't notice at all that Zhou Yang was not working at all, but was in a daze!
Hearing Li Youwei's voice, Zhou Yang was awakened and immediately said: "There is dry water outside, you can wash it and eat!"
"OK!"
Li Youwei ignored Zhou Yang's presence and changed out of her dirty clothes in front of him, then took a piece of soap and went outside to wash her hands and face.
It’s an old married couple anyway, so there aren’t that many taboos!
This is also the state of most rural women after marriage. They are extremely conservative and shy outside, but at home they have no scruples and are very casual.
Zhou Yang didn't pay attention to this. He got up and went to the kitchen, bringing the braised pork ribs and steamed white rice to the kang.
My family usually eats dinner outside, but now it's dark, so we can only eat it indoors.
As soon as the food was served on the kang, Li Youwei also returned to the house!
After being hungry for most of the day, she just took the meal handed over by Zhou Yang and was about to eat it, when she saw her man's eyes were red, as if he had just cried.
Li Youwei was stunned for a moment, feeling a little uneasy in her heart.
She had been married to Zhou Yang for four and a half years, and she had never seen him cry.
Even in the first year when he first came to Babaoliang Brigade, he was so hungry every day and got up in the middle of the night to drink cold water, he never cried.
But today I don’t know what happened, he actually cried!
Li Youwei immediately put her rice bowl on the kang and said with a trembling voice: "You...you cried?"
Zhou Yang was stunned for a moment, but did not deny it. Instead, he nodded and said, "Well, I cried!"
"What happened, don't scare me..."
Hearing the fear and uneasiness in this girl's heart, Zhou Yang knew that she was thinking wrongly, and immediately said: "Don't worry, it's my parents who have written!"
Li Youwei breathed a sigh of relief, but then asked hurriedly: "Are the parents-in-law okay?"
"Well, they are fine! My parents were very happy when they learned that we were getting married, and they are very satisfied with you. They also wish us to grow old together and be united forever!"
"Did my parents-in-law really say that?" Li Youwei asked excitedly.
She had always been worried that her parents-in-law would look down on her, a country girl. After all, her parents-in-law were intellectuals from a big city, coming from a scholarly family with a family history of farming and reading.
And the eight generations of her family, Lao Li, were all poor and lower-middle peasants. That is to say, it was her father’s generation who joined the army for a few years, and then returned to the village to become the village party secretary.
The two families were simply not in the same family, so it was understandable that they were looked down upon by their parents-in-law.
"Well, my parents said you are a good girl and I must treat you well. If I bully you one day, they will break my legs!"
Speaking of this, Zhou Yang couldn't help but joked: "Comrade Li Youwei, you have someone to back you now, so you can't bully others!"
Li Youwei immediately smiled and said with a blushing face: "You can just talk nonsense, isn't my biggest supporter you?"
"Hahaha, I love hearing this!"
"Okay, what else did your parents-in-law say?"
"My parents said that Bao'er was very cute and looked exactly like me when I was a child. They told me that I must take Bao'er to see them if I have the chance."
"Well, let's go there when we're not busy anymore!" Li Youwei said.
However, Zhou Yang changed his words and said again: "I thought so too, but they later said that if it is not necessary, try not to go there to see them!"
"Why?"
Zhou Yang sighed and said: "Although Dongquan Farm is a farm in name, it is actually more like a labor camp. Although the people inside have not been sentenced, they have basically lost their freedom. My parents may be worried about us. They don’t adapt to where they are, or they don’t want us to see their most embarrassing side!”
Having said this, Zhou Yang paused, and then said: "In addition, my parents also sent us 10 yuan, 6 one-dollar bills and 8 50-cent bills!"
When he said this, Zhou Yang's eyes became moist again.
He could feel the inner struggle of his parents from the letter. The two elders obviously wanted to see their family, especially Bao'er, who was their eldest granddaughter.
But they are worried that it will affect their family, or they have other concerns.
Parents love their children and have far-reaching plans!
Zhou Yang's understanding of these words was not very deep before, it was only superficial, but at this moment he really felt his parents' love for him deeply.
So after reading the letter in the afternoon, he cried bitterly.
Although Li Youwei didn't feel as strongly as Zhou Yang, she could also feel her parents-in-law's concern for them.
Especially the ten yuan. It was obvious that my father-in-law and mother-in-law had saved this money for who knows how long.
Although it is only ten yuan, it can be said to be insignificant to their family now.
But for the parents-in-law, this is all they have!
"We didn't know where my parents-in-law were before, and there was nothing we could do if we wanted to visit them, but now we know, we have to go no matter what!" Li Youwei said firmly.
Zhou Yang nodded and said: "Yes, even if it is a dragon's pond and a tiger's den, we have to break into it!"
"Well, let's say hello to dad then and ask for a few more days off!" Li Youwei said.
"Okay! Eat quickly, or it will get cold later!"
"Um!"
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After dinner, Zhou Yang asked Li Youwei to clean up the dishes at home, while he went to the old house to pick up Baoer!
The little girl was very unhappy when she saw Zhou Yang. Her little mouth pouted and her pretty face bulged, looking like I was very angry.
Zhou Yang immediately picked up the little girl and said with a smile: "Bao'er, didn't you have fun at grandma's house?"
"Happy!" the little girl said coquettishly.
"Then why don't you look happy at all?"
"I...I miss you...oooh!"
The little girl's words full of attachment directly touched the softest part of Zhou Yang's heart, almost making him burst into tears uncontrollably.
At this time, the mother-in-law on the side smiled and said: "This girl blames you for not coming to pick her up in the past two days. I miss you!"
Zhou Yang immediately patted Bao'er's back and said softly: "It's because dad and mom have been too busy these two days and didn't take into account the baby's feelings. It's dad's fault. It won't happen again!"
"Then you have to take me home from now on. I want to sleep with my mother!"
"Okay, daddy will take you home no matter how late it is!"
"Pull the hook!"
"Okay, let's hang ourselves on hooks, and we won't change for a hundred years!"
After getting his father's promise, Bao'er's mood suddenly improved a lot.
Zhou Yang then said goodbye to his mother-in-law and walked home!
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