Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

Mrs. Chen felt a little uncomfortable as she sat in front of her daughter. "Huixin, don't be afraid. If we search slowly, we will find someone a hundred times better than Dr. Tao." In fact, with the conditions of the Xu family, it is a bit too reluctant to match the Tao family.

Huixin smiled and said, "Mom, I'm fine, it's just a bit unexpected. It's okay, if they have good conditions and we are not worthy of them, even if they do, it will be troublesome in the future." I don't know. Is it what she thinks?

"It's good if you think like this. Let's not be in a hurry and look for you slowly. You can also take care of your health. I think your complexion is much better these days. After a year and a half of taking care of you, you will definitely be better. Mrs. Chen persuaded her daughter for a few words and hurried out. There was still a lot of work to do outside.

Mr. Xue went to the river to wash clothes. It's good to be close to the river. It's very convenient to wash something. Jinghan and Jingya also followed by the river. Xue was beating hard with a mallet, and Jinghan and Jingya took the washed things into the water to rinse.

There are many girls and wives washing clothes by the river. People are like this and love to join in the fun. A daughter-in-law in her thirties asked while washing the clothes: "Sister-in-law Zhixin, why haven't you seen your second daughter-in-law these days?"

Xue Meilin felt a little embarrassed after hearing this, "Her second aunt has gone back to her parents' home. She is in a bad mood these days, so she will go back to her parents' home for a while." How can this tell the truth?

"Sister-in-law, please stop helping Yuanquan. Then Yurong has not returned to her parents' home. She has obviously run away with her. A while ago, she dressed up and ran to the east end of the village every day. We watched her several times. When she arrived, she was chatting and laughing with the eldest son of the Zhao family at the head of the village. I haven’t seen the eldest son of the Zhao family for a while. If he didn’t run away with your second daughter-in-law, what else could it be? “That wife? He curled his lips with a look of disdain.

A daughter-in-law next to her heard this and glared at her quickly, "Daughter-in-law Erlin, you can eat randomly, but you can't talk nonsense. You say that, but do you have any evidence? If there is no evidence, why don't you go there? Are the Xu family and Zhao family throwing dirty water on their heads?"

Erlin's wife smiled and said, "Evidence? How come there is no evidence? I have seen it several times. The two of them walked to the east end of the village together. What can be there at the east end of the village? Isn't it a forest? ? The daughter-in-law of the boss of the Zhao family is a fool. She is always dirty. How can a man like her? Why don’t we just run away together after getting benefits from outside? "Er Lin’s wife has a sharp voice, and her voice is loud. The whole people along the river heard it.

After hearing this, Xue Meilin's expression changed. He stood up and came to Dalin's wife, "Er Lin's wife, if you can't control your mouth, I will let Er Lin take charge of it. He keeps making nonsense all day long and pulling my wife's tongue. What do you want to do?" Mei Lin secretly scolded Wei, but he couldn't admit it anyway, so he had to question Erlin's wife.

"Hey, sister-in-law, what are you doing? We are just chatting here. Besides, you Xu family can't control your daughter-in-law yourself and let her run away with someone else. It's none of other people's business. Why are you pointing at me? Are you here?" Erlin's wife's voice was a little higher, as if she was afraid that others wouldn't know.

"Er Lin's wife, since you said that, I have to go to your house to talk to Er Lin today. How can you throw dirty water on someone's head like this?" Mei Lin packed up his clothes and held a basin. Just go home. "Jingya, Jinghan, come home with me."

Jingya and Jinghan hurriedly followed their mother and ran all the way home.

When the three mothers returned home, Mrs. Chen and Huixin were talking in the room. Mrs. Chen looked out of the open window and saw her eldest daughter-in-law walking in angrily from outside. "Meilin, what's wrong with you? Who are you angry with?"

Xue Meilin entered the room and sat on the edge of the Kang, "Mom, everyone is talking about the second son's wife today. Do you think this will prevent our family from meeting people in the future?" Meilin told him what happened by the river. Again.

When Mrs. Chen heard this, her face turned a little pale, "What an injustice! In what life has our old Xu family committed an evil act, marrying such a bad guy? This is good, there are still girls in our family who are not married, boy?" We didn't say we were going to get married. It's a pity that our old Xu family's clean family tradition was just ruined by her." Ms. Chen also sighed. "Sooner or later, we can't hide this matter. There is no need to argue with others about anything they say in the future. As time goes by, they will stop talking. It's just a pain for the two children, Wencheng and Wenchang. Alas."

It was already noon, so everyone hurried to the kitchen to cook. The ladies were busy preparing the meal. Outside, Zhixin and the others were also back.

"Why didn't you see Wenxuan and Wenchang? Where have they gone?" Everyone sat down to eat, and Xue Meilin realized that his youngest son and nephew had not returned. "Wenhan, have you seen them?"

Wenhan shook his head, "I didn't see it. These two guys may have gone crazy and forgot to go home for dinner."

"No, Wen Xuan never forgets to go home for dinner. Let's go look for it quickly." Mei Lin hurriedly turned around and walked out.

Before she could reach the gate, she saw her youngest son and nephew limping back. Both of them were covered in dirt, their faces were dirty, and there was blood at the corner of Wenchang's mouth. Mei Lin hurriedly walked over, "What's wrong with you two? How did you end up like this? Whoever bullied you, I will go and settle the score with them."

Before Wenxuan said anything, Wenchang threw himself directly into Meilin's arms, "Auntie, why did my mother run away with someone? Why didn't she want me? The children in the village all said that we were bastards, wild children without a father or a mother. . He also said that my mother was shameless and ran away with them. I couldn't help it, so I started fighting with them. Madam, Brother Wenxuan was beaten because he helped me. Don't blame him," Wen Chang cried. Thinking of protecting the propaganda.

Mr. Xue felt sad after hearing what her nephew said. This mother-in-law’s indiscretion has affected all the children. Wei, Wei, you are so cruel, how could you let go of such two good children? Ms. Xue hugged her two children and shed tears, "Good boy, don't cry anymore. I will be your mother from now on. If anyone dares to bully you again, my mother will go and settle the score with him."

Mrs. Xue led one into the yard with one hand, and Mrs. Chen happened to come out too. Seeing the two children like this, she understood what was going on. Unable to help but sigh again, he led Wenchang back to the house to change clothes.

After the two children were all cleaned up, the family sat down to eat together. "Old man, what do you think we should do about this matter? Sooner or later, the village will know about the second daughter-in-law. What will happen to this child in the future?" After dinner, Mrs. Chen asked Lao Xutou.

The old man of the Xu family was also at a loss, so he couldn't help but pack a bag of cigarettes and start smoking. "There really isn't much we can do about this matter. The prodigal daughter-in-law has run away, and we can't hide this matter. I don't think it's better. Let's find the village chief and the elders in the village and tell them the truth. , and save everyone from guessing, but the more we talk about Yue Xiehu. Since our second child is gone, I will divorce Mrs. Wei for him. From now on, it is inevitable for outsiders to laugh at Mrs. Wei because she is not our daughter-in-law. As long as you can endure it, people will forget it after a while. "To be honest, there is really nothing you can do. Even if you don't say it, people will guess it, and you won't know how ugly it will be. Woolen cloth?

After hearing what the old man said, Mrs. Chen didn't say anything. No matter what happened, the Xu family would also suffer. If the children go out in the future, they may be criticized by others. "There's no good way, so let's do it. Take some time to go to Wei's parents' house and tell them that the two families will have no relationship anymore. I guess it's impossible for them not to know at all, so it's better to just break it off. To avoid any trouble in the future." Mrs. Chen looked back at the children and said, "Wenxuan, Wenchang, you are young after all. You can't talk to others, let alone beat them. It's better to stay at home for a while. As time goes by, everyone will forget about it.”

Wenchang nodded in agreement, "Nai, I listen to you. Don't run out anymore."

Wen Cheng said from the side: "Mom, I don't want to study now. I'm not doing well in my studies anyway. Why don't I just farm with my uncle at home." He was afraid that someone in the school would say something that would make it difficult for him to face him. right.

Everyone was silent, what should I say about this? If Wencheng was not allowed to study, he would feel a little sorry for Zhiyong, but now that Wencheng goes to school, he really has to face people's ridicule, which is really embarrassing. It was Wenhan who said: "Brother, you are wrong to think this way. We just want to be human beings with our heads held high. It is your mother who did something wrong, not you. Why don't you go to school? Not only do you want to go to school, you also You must recite it carefully and sit upright without fear of what others say. You must go to school. If anyone dares to speak against you, I will beat him."

After hearing this, Zhixin felt that what his son said was very good, "Yes, Wenhan is right, what do we have to fear? It's not us who did the wrong things? Wencheng, you only went to school this year, so naturally you can't see the good or the bad." . When you get older, you will naturally learn better. With your big brother here, no one will bully you."

Wen Cheng was still a little hesitant, but he didn't know what to say. He nodded, "Uncle, I will study hard." After saying that, he and Wen Han went to school together.

Looking at the backs of the two children, Mrs. Chen felt a little sad, "Meilin, these two children will be entrusted to you from now on. You have to treat them well. Your father and I are both old. This Family, you have to stand up in the future. Wencheng and Wenchang are your children. Beat them when they need to be beaten, and scold them when they need to be protected. You know?"

Mrs. Xue nodded, "Mom, don't worry, if Wenxuan and the others eat, there will be Wencheng and the others. Even if Zhixin and I are trying to sell iron, we still have to raise Wencheng and Wenchang so that they can get married and start a business."