Back to the Countryside

Today's weather is good. He Ling took out all the bedding and prepared to dry it. After lunch, Qi Yue went to the backyard to treat his herbal medicine. He Ling didn't understand, so he didn't go to make trouble.

As soon as the quilt was set up, someone knocked on the door, and at the same time a voice rang outside the door, "Brother Ling, it's me, Brother Zao!"

Hearing Li Zao's voice, He Ling hurriedly walked over, took off the door bolt, and opened the door, "Brother Zao, what are you here? Come in!"

"No more!" Li Zao waved his hand and didn't go inside. "Yesterday I heard Magnolia said that you want to raise some chickens. I know who has baby chicken cubs. Would you like to see with me?"

"I want it!" He Ling nodded, the chicken coop in the backyard has been empty there all the time, it is wasteful, "I'll talk to Xianggong, Brother Zao, wait for me!"

"Go, get a basket by the way, and put it back if it works!" Li Zao did not forget to remind him.

He answered, went to the backyard, greeted Qi Yue, found a small basket to take it, and went out with Li Zao.

"Their home is not far from mine, and they also live on the other side of the village. You should be unfamiliar!" Li Zao said as he walked. He Ling's previous time was spent working for the He family. Apart from fetching water and firewood, he rarely went out. Most of the people who lived a little far away hadn't seen him much.

He Ling nodded, not to mention the other side of the village, it was the folks around the He family. He was not very familiar. At that time, he wished that he disappeared and no one could see it. They talk a lot, and how do they know each other.

The two have been walking in the village for a long time, and they have also met many people in the village. Both the familiar and the unfamiliar will say hello when they see him. There are also some aunts and daughters who look at He Ling with weird eyes.

He Ling knows that this has something to do with He Zhen's troubles a few days ago. He used to feel sad for these gazes, but now it's much calmer. Just like Qi Yue said to him, those who are clear are clear, why bother What irrelevant people think of you, you can never make everyone like you.

"Brother Ling, don't take it to your heart, it's just a group of hearsay!" Li Zao also heard about He Zhen making a noise in front of his house. He only felt that those women were stupid, and Qi Yue had much to He Ling. Care, the blind can see it too! For those who are still not sure about the situation, they take it seriously when they hear a little gibberish!

He Ling knew that he was worried that he was sad, and smiled: "I'm fine, I have so many rumors, and it's not bad for one or two!"

Seeing that he really didn't care, Li Zao let go of his heart and arrived at the place just then. He pointed to the dilapidated house not far away, "That's it!"

The house only uses a short fence to enclose a not-so-large yard, and the mud-peced walls have fallen off in some places. It can be seen that the house has not been repaired in years.

"Brother Hua, are you there?" Although the fence door was open, the two didn't break in directly, and Li Zao shouted inside.

"Yes!" There was a voice from the room, and soon a brother ran out of it.

That brother was very thin, taller than He Ling, with heroic air between his eyebrows. At first glance, he would think he was a kid, but his round eyebrows made him feel less.

The coarse cloth clothes he wears have been washed a little white, and there are many traces of stitches, but his people do not have the inferiority caused by the poor life, the back is very straight, and the state of the whole person is impressive. It's very comfortable.

"Come in, the house is a bit messy recently, don't dislike it!" The brother smiled and invited them in. When he laughed, he showed a small tiger tooth, which was very pleasing!

"They are all from the village, where are so particular, this is He Ling, Brother Ling!" Li Zao pointed to He Ling and introduced him, then turned to He Ling and said, "His name is Xu Hua!"

"Brother Ling, I know you!" Because he has a good skin, there are a lot of comments about him in the village, good or bad. Recently, because of married a good mate, more people talk about him. Every time Xu Hua heard it, he only felt that those people were idle and bored, and liked to take others for fun.

He Ling, who is not good at dealing with strangers, didn't know what to say, so he smiled at him. He has a good impression of this brother, his eyes are very clear, there are not so many complicated things.

Xu Hua felt that, apart from the fact that he looked good, the villagers couldn’t believe what He Ling said about He Ling. What “the fox who is born to seduce a man” and “a vicious-hearted disregard of relatives” were all false. His temperament just looked at him. Gentle and soft, smiled cleaner than anyone in the village.

"Well, you guys know each other now, you can move around more if you have nothing to do in the future!" No matter which of these two people can make more friends, he is very happy.

Xu Hua took them to the chicken coop he circled out on the side of the yard. Inside, there were two hens, one rooster, and a litter of yellow chicken cubs. They were so cute!

"There are eight in total, two young roosters and six young hens. If you look good, you only need three pennies!" Xu Hua didn't say anything nonsense, and directly reported the price to him.

He Ling saw that the chicken cubs were chubby and had good spirits, so he didn't hesitate much, "Okay, then I will take them away!"

Seeing that he wanted it, Xu Hua was also relieved. Basically everyone in the village raises chickens at home. He wants to buy them, and no one else buys them. He is now anxious to spend money. Although these are not many, they are a little bit off. Son.

He took out the chicken cubs one by one and put them in the basket He Ling had brought, and the other party counted twenty-four copper plates for him.

As soon as Xu Hua received the money, there was a rush of coughing in the room. He looked back and said to them anxiously: "Sorry, I won't send you out!"

Before they could answer, he ran back to the house in a hurry.

Li Zao sighed, pulled He Ling out, and helped close the fence gate by the way.

"Brother Hua's house, are there any patients?" Seeing the sympathy on his face, He Ling asked out of curiosity.

"That's his father." Li Zao looked at him, then sighed, and said: "Brother Hua's mother thinks the family is poor, so he ran away with him when he was born. His father has to work and have to work alone. I had a lot of problems with my body when I was taking a child. When I was helping someone build a house, I was hit by a fallen wooden stake in the chest. At that time, the person vomited blood and fainted. It's hard to walk around, the Hua brother at the time was just an eight-year-old child!"

"Then he..." He Lingguang listened, feeling that his heart was clenched. He knew better than anyone how helpless Xu Hua was at that time.

Looking at his expression, Li Zao knew that he thought of himself, and stretched out his hand to pat his back, "Brother Hua is a strong child just like you. He is only so small, so he has taken on the responsibility of taking care of his father. The villagers help other people’s homes. If they can’t do big work, they can do small jobs. If they can’t make money, they can earn some food. They just survived like this. When they get a little older, he goes into the mountains to grab some. Hare, pheasant or something exchanges money, he, he looks like a kid, he still does some kid's things, and now he is almost seventeen, and he hasn't fixed anyone!"

Li Zao was the two most sympathetic people in the village before, one was He Ling and the other was Xu Hua. He always thought that a good boy like them would have to suffer so many hardships. God would be too unfair. some! Now, He Ling got out of his head, and had a love, he loved him, the best mate in the world, but Xu Hua still failed to meet that person.

He Ling lowered his eyes, feeling a little sad. He remembered the days when he and his father depended on each other for life. It was a very tormenting thing to watch his body weaken day by day.

"Originally, Brother Hua didn't plan to sell these chickens, and wanted to raise them for more money, but recently Uncle Xu had a bad cough, and he wanted to grab two more sets of medicine before he sold it. If you know you want to buy, he will take you. Here, there are other people in the village who have chicken cubs. I just want to help him. Don't blame me, Brother Ling!" Li Zao stroked his back, expressing his selfishness.

"How come Brother Zao, if I can help him a little bit, I would be very happy too!" He Ling grabbed his hand, "I need it. He happens to have it, and there is nothing to help!"

Li Zao knew that with He Ling's disposition, he would definitely not mind, he had always been a kind and good boy.

When he reached a fork in the road, He Ling pushed him and said, "Brother Zao, you can go back, I will do it by myself!"

"How did that happen? I'll take you back!" Li Zao was a little worried when he let him go by himself.

"What can't be done? It's not night in the blue sky and the sun. You send me back, and you have to come back by yourself. I feel sorry for it!" Li Zao's family is nearby, and their family is still on the other side of the village. The other party went there specially today. He was already very sorry to pick him up, so how could he be given away again.

Li Zao couldn't help him, so he nodded in agreement, and did not forget to exhort him before leaving: "If you meet those who love to gossip, don't pay attention to it. It's a group of people who are full!"

"I know!" He Ling responded with a smile, urging him to go back quickly.

After watching Li Zao leave, He Ling turned and walked in the other direction.

On the way, he stretched out his hand from time to time to touch the fluffy chicken cubs. He liked it very much. When he raised these little things, his family would not have to spend money to buy eggs. Originally, the villagers rarely used their own eggs to eat on their own, let alone bought them, but Qi Yue liked them and said they were nutritious, he was required to eat at least two a day!

An egg costs two cents, and they have to eat eight cents every day, two hundred and forty cents a month, it hurts to think about it, it's better to raise some chickens by yourself!

"Cousin!"

He Ling was thinking about it in his heart, when he heard someone calling him, he couldn't be more familiar with the voice.