The new pig house had not been built yet when the two elders of the Huo family arrived.

It was a sunny day. An old man with gray hair and an old lady with the same gray hair but a head shorter than him walked into Dujia Village with a big bag on their backs, and came into everyone's sight.

"Who is this?"

"Whose relatives are they? Why haven't I heard of any relatives coming over?"

"Whose relatives are they? They look quite majestic."

"Yes, look at what the old lady is wearing, there are no patches on her clothes, you can tell she comes from a well-off family."

Just as everyone was speculating, Huo Yang, who had rushed over after hearing the news, hurried forward and took the backpack from Mrs. Huo's back, "Grandma, why didn't you let me know in advance so I could pick you up."

Having not seen her eldest grandson for a long time, Old Lady Huo slapped Huo Yang on the back. The "slap" sound was deafening, but it also gave the villagers a preliminary understanding of the newly arrived Old Lady Huo, that is, hitting people hurts.

Hearing the loud slap, everyone couldn't help but utter a hiss. Well, there's no difference between the old ladies in the city and those in the village. The young man who had also been slapped by the old lady at home suddenly had the idea of ​​"you are nothing special" towards Huo Yang, and the feeling of rejection that arose because the other party was from the city was of course gone.

Old man Huo was very sensitive to people's gazes, so he casually glanced over at them and watched them go from distant to friendly. Of course, he didn't expect them to really treat each other as a family. He turned around and glanced at Huo Yang who was still chatting with his wife. Old man Huo suddenly slapped Huo Yang on the head. Unlike the slap on Huo Yang's back by Old Mrs. Huo, Old man Huo was the same height as Huo Yang. Although his figure was not as burly as Huo Yang, he was not thin either.

Seeing Huo Yang staggering after being photographed, the crowd chuckled.

Okay, at first glance, Old Man Huo’s impression of the people in Dujia Village was that they were a group of people who liked to watch others beat children.

"Grandpa," Huo Yang was suddenly slapped in the face. Facing his respected grandfather, he was angry but dared not say a word.

"Okay, let's go home first." As if going home, Old Man Huo turned his head and forced a smile to greet the villagers. However, perhaps because he looked too serious, the effect of the smile was greatly reduced, causing the children in the crowd to shrink behind their parents in fear.

Old Mrs. Huo was used to this kind of situation. She immediately said with a smile, "Excuse me, my old man is a little serious. Well, let's go home first so as not to delay everyone's work." After that, Old Mrs. Huo pushed Huo Yang, the wooden man, and said, "Yangyang, lead the way."

With the departure of the Huo family of three, the crowd of onlookers dispersed. However, when they returned to the fields, they were still talking about the three people from the Huo family. There was no way the village hadn't had any gossip for a long time. The people who were busy with farming could finally relax and chat about some gossip from the past few days while working. From the widow who cheated on her husband in the east of the village to the cuckold in the west of the village, they talked about it with great pleasure. This made the village chief Du from the construction industry so angry that his mouth was twisted, but he could do nothing about this group of old women. After all, his own old woman was among them. You could tell how excited they were by looking at the way they were talking. Village chief Du could only shake his head and leave the ridge with his hands behind his back helplessly.

Huo Yang, the other half, also brought the two elders back to their new home. Looking at the clean new house, Mrs. Huo nodded with satisfaction. "Okay, you go herd the sheep. Your grandfather and I will clean up. In a couple of days, when the household items are ready, we'll treat the children at the educated youth site to a meal."

"Grandma, you can arrange it." Seeing that the old couple had no difficulty adapting, Huo Yang did not stay long and left quickly. You know, the flock of sheep he was responsible for was still grazing on the wild grass halfway up the mountain.

When Huo Yang returned to the mountain, he breathed a sigh of relief at the sight of the two intact sheep. He quickly thanked Du Jiang, who was digging wild vegetables nearby, and said, "Thank you for your trouble, Du Jiang."

Du Jiang stood up and waved his hand. "You're welcome. I happened to be digging wild vegetables nearby. But don't take your sheep to the mountains in the future. It will be troublesome if they encounter wild animals. I see Uncle Du sometimes takes them to the riverbank. You can also go there to graze the sheep."

"I see. I brought them up the mountain today to set traps. I won't be bringing them anymore in a couple of days when my grandparents are watching over me," Huo Yang explained, giving a rare explanation of why he brought the sheep up the mountain. "It's getting late. I'll be heading back first."

Du Jiang nodded and watched Huo Yang and the two sheep go down the mountain. Then he continued to squat on the ground and dig ground vegetables. Although they were a bit dry, they would be fine after being dried and kept for winter.

Since the beginning of autumn, Du Jiang didn't know if it was just her illusion, but she always felt that there was less rain and more insects in the fields. She saw that the whole village had formed an insect-catching team. However, Du Jiang didn't join in the fun. She really couldn't compete. They were all grown-up boys and young men. As a girl, she should just focus on raising pigs.

When this area was almost dug, Du Jiang came down the mountain with the basket on his back. In the pigpen, Tianniu had already fed the two pigs and was cleaning the open space in the yard. Without even turning her head, she said to Du Jiang, "Yingying and I are going to town tomorrow. Do you want to come with us?"

Thinking of the herbs stored on the shelves and the cicada shells he had recently picked from the trees, he had accumulated quite a bit. However, after his eyes met the two pigs in the pigpen, Du Jiang shook his head and refused, "No, I'll go after you guys come back, otherwise there will be no one in the pigpen."

"Yeah, okay, let's do as you said. We'll go to town tomorrow and you go the day after tomorrow, so that we can go at different times." The sweet girl nodded, picked up the dust swept together on the ground in a dustpan, took it out and sprinkled it on the grass by the roadside.

When Tianniu came back, Du Jiang was drying wild vegetables in the yard. Seeing Du Jiang's serious look, Tianniu gritted her teeth and couldn't help but say, "You really don't look like a city girl. I think you look more like a country girl than a country girl like me. I don't know how your family raised you."

Du Jiang smiled but didn't respond. Tianniu wasn't surprised by this and continued to talk to herself, "I think you should know that the village is going to build a pig house. When the time comes, I'm afraid they will transfer a few people to raise pigs together. Raising pigs is a technical job and it's also a good job. The aunties in the village are very competitive, but my mother will definitely come out on top. Aunt Cui probably won't compete, after all, Yingying can't stand the taste."

"By the way, did you know someone from the Huo family is here? He just entered the village. I don't know what they were thinking, but they chose to come to the countryside instead of living in the city. I heard my mother say that he was dressed very well, and it's true. It seems that his family must be well-off, otherwise they wouldn't have spent so much money to build a house."

"Du Jiang, you know, many girls were attracted to Huo Yang before, but they were worried because he was an outsider. But now that he has built a house, it's different. This means he wants to settle down. I'm afraid that the Huo family's threshold will be trampled down by others in the future."

"What do you think of Huo Yang? You and he both live in the educated youth camp, so you must know a lot about him."