Chapter 21 Chapter 21 (Second update) Xu Tan can...
The laughter was really loud and could be heard clearly even from outside the yard. It was obvious that not only were there no fights inside, but they were actually getting along very well.
Xu Yingxia looked a little surprised.
But thinking back on it, it is understandable. If Xu Tan can coax someone into giving him a date, then the family of that person will naturally be happy.
"Aunt?"
Xu Yingxia turned her head and saw a man and a woman walking over.
The man was Xu Tan who had called out to people. She didn't recognize the woman next to him. She was a little short but pretty, and she should have a good personality. She smiled when she looked at her.
"Aunt, you are really me. Why didn't you tell me in advance that you were coming so that I could pick you up at the station." Xu Tan liked his aunt the most. When he was a child, all the candies he could eat were given by his aunt. There was a time when he even squatted at the intersection every day just to wait for his aunt to come back.
At first, my aunt came back quite often, and my uncle had to borrow a bicycle to take her back.
It’s a pity that my uncle passed away early, and after my aunt took over, she came back less often.
But even though he is now an adult in his twenties, the first thing Xu Tan thinks of when he sees his aunt is sweetness, as sweet as candy.
However, this time Xu Yingxia ignored him and went straight past him to hold the hand of the girl behind him. "You are Xu Tan's girlfriend, right? You are so handsome. Come here, let me treat you to some candy."
A handful of candies was stuffed into the girl's hands.
She didn't refuse, but said generously, "Thank you, auntie."
Xu Yingxia smiled with narrowed eyes, "You're welcome, you're welcome. Come here, let me introduce you to some."
Then he introduced the pair of small boats beside him to her.
Jiang Shuangshuang, like Xu's mother, also reached out and grabbed a handful of candy, but she grabbed milk candy, "A meeting gift."
"..." Jiang Xiaozhou frowned, and reluctantly reached into his pocket, first grabbing half a handful of silkworm beans from his pocket, but when he was about to take them out, he let some go, and finally took out about ten beans, imitating his second sister's words, "A meeting gift."
"This..." Zhao Lizhu felt a little embarrassed to accept it. It was okay if it was given by the elders, but even if she had to give it to someone, she would give it to her cousins.
"It's okay, it's okay, they're all kept by our family." Xu Tan also introduced them, and then shouted loudly: "Mom! Mom! Aunt is back."
With a loud shout, the door of the house was immediately pushed open, and a middle-aged woman who looked a little old stepped out. When she saw the people outside the yard, her eyes lit up, "Sister! Shuangshuang Xiaozhou! Come on, come on, come in quickly."
There were quite a few people crowded in the room.
It was the first time the two met, and besides their own family there were two respected elders.
Together with Xu Yingxia's family of three, the place was packed.
Xu Yingxia was used to this kind of situation and soon joined in chatting with them. After Jiang Shuangshuang put down her things, she suggested taking a walk around.
"Let your eldest cousin take you there." Lu Lianhua pulled up her eldest son who was sitting blankly beside her and reminded him, "Take good care of your younger brothers and sisters. Don't let them get hurt. When you come back, go to your private plot and dig some potatoes. Put them in the stove and roast them. I remember Shuangshuang loves roasting sweet potatoes."
"Thank you, Auntie."
"What are you thanking me for, kid?" Lu Lianhua was really happy. She was already having a great time chatting with her future in-laws, and she was even happier when her sister-in-law came back.
She wiped her hands and thought about going out to borrow some ingredients to cook.
"No, I brought some dried fish. You can add some chopped peppers or fermented black beans and steam them over high heat. They will be especially fragrant." Xu Yingxia took out two dried fish and handed them to her. Then she leaned over to her ear and whispered, "I also brought you some food. If you need it, use it first."
The voice was very low, in case my future in-laws heard it, otherwise it would be a bit disappointing.
Lu Lianhua was surprised to see so many things in the basket, "Why do you carry so many?"
"I'll tell you later." Xu Yingxia didn't mention her family's affairs for the time being. This was not her home court, and she could still tell that clearly.
On the other side, Jiang Shuangshuang was wandering around the production team.
There were two completely different situations around her.
On the right is Jiang Xiaozhou, who never stops muttering. He is curious about everything and would exclaim several times when he kicks a stone.
On the left was the silent cousin. It wasn't that he didn't want to talk to them, but to be honest, apart from answering Jiang Xiaozhou's questions, he hardly spoke.
But he was very considerate, taking them on the flattest path and pulling them aside when they came across thorny wild flowers and weeds...
I just talk very little. Very, very little.
When passing by a plantation, a woman in the field looked up and asked curiously: "Xu Mo, who are these two people with you from?"
Everyone in the team knew that Xu's future in-laws were coming to visit.
It's inevitable to wonder if these two unfamiliar people are that family, but think about it, if they are, they should be brought here by Xu Tan.
"These are Shuangshuang and Xiaozhou from my great aunt's house."
"Hey! It's Yingxia's child?" Upon hearing this, all the people working in the fields raised their heads involuntarily.
Xu Yingxia is someone their team always talks about.
She was lucky, as she was the only girl in her brigade who had left her family. She managed to become a city dweller and had a stable job. But her fate was not good either, as she lost her man at a young age. I heard that Sister Xu's in-laws were particularly powerful, so her life was difficult.
Over the years, Xu Yingxia rarely came back, especially her children.
It’s so rare to see it nowadays that I can’t wait to see it a few more times.
Seeing this, the people on the ground couldn't help but whisper, "Didn't Zhao Di say that Xu Yingxia's life is particularly difficult? I see that her two children are dressed so well, it can't be that bad, right?"
"Oh, did you really believe her lies? Everyone knows that Xu Yingxia and her eldest brother have had a falling out. Zhao Di, as the eldest sister-in-law, naturally doesn't want to say anything good about her. Who knows, she might actually hope that she will get worse and worse."
"Look at that girl. She really looks like a city girl. She's so pretty."
"What do you mean? She is clearly a city dweller. Hey, Zhao Di, how come you didn't know your sister is back? Is she really not planning to come to your house?"
"Who wants her to come?" Zhao Di snorted, "If she comes, I will chase her away."
Having said that, I still feel particularly sad inside.
In fact, she had already seen Xu Yingxia sitting on the team leader's ox cart with many bags on the side. She couldn't help but follow her for a while and saw her carrying all the bags into Xu Shuisheng's house.
Although I don’t know what’s inside, who wouldn’t be tempted by such big bags?
Especially Xu Yingxia's family looks really different from before.
There wasn't a single patch on his clothes, and he never looked sad. In the past, you could see the sadness on his face even when he smiled, but now he looks younger than he did two years ago.
Without even confirming it, she could guess that Xu Yingxia's life in her husband's family should be getting better and better.
Well, how can you not live a good life with a job?
There were some mumblings in the field, and some people came to Jiang Shuangshuang to ask questions out of curiosity. She adapted well. She would answer when she could, and would just smile if she couldn't. Instead, she listened to some of the village gossip.
One of the ladies asked Xu Mo directly, "I heard that Qiu Ling's mother-in-law wants to send Daya away. Is that true?"
Xu Mo frowned, "That's not true."
"Really?" The auntie didn't believe it. "Two strange men and women came to Qiu Ling's house yesterday. They came to see Daya. If they think she's suitable, they can give her to them as a maid..."
"I've already said that this isn't true." Xu Moyang said, speaking more for once. "Daya will only be Qiu Ling's daughter, there's no way she can be given away."
Auntie curled her lips, "If it's not, then it's not. Why is it so fierce?"
Someone stood up to speak for Xu Mo, "Don't believe everything you hear. Before Zhuzi passed away, he asked Xu Mo to take care of her and her daughter. Do you think Xu Mo would like to hear this?"
Xu Mo really didn't want to hear it, so he emphasized it again and left with his people.
When he was far away from the crowd, he became sullen again and said, "I'll take you to see some other places."
"We've seen enough, let's go back and rest." Jiang Shuangshuang had indeed seen enough. What interested her most about the Changnan Brigade were the surrounding mountains. From her current perspective, the peaks were stacked one upon another, and she really couldn't wait to see them.
But there's no rush for now.
After having lunch, I will take a rest and visit Aunt Wu before deciding when to go up the mountain.
"Okay." Xu Mo chose another road they had never taken so that the two siblings could see more places.
When they got home, Lu Lianhua prepared a table of food with the help of her sister-in-law. A large bowl of steamed fish was placed in the middle, making the meal seem more sumptuous.
She was grateful from the bottom of her heart, wouldn't it bring honor to her in-laws in the future?
But her preparations were not bad. In addition to several plates of the freshest vegetables, she also brought back two pounds of pork and a pheasant that Xu Tan caught last month. It wasn't very big, but it was still a chicken!
The table was full of pork, pheasant and steamed fish.
The staple food is also solid enough. The steamed buns made from sorghum flour are as big as an adult's.
If they were still angry before, the Zhao family had calmed down now. The Xu family set out such a sumptuous table, surely they were attracted by their Lizhu?
Although this family is a little poor, they seem to be friendly and there are only two brothers in the family so there won't be so many trivial matters. The most important thing is that both the Xu couple and the two brothers are capable people.
The house is kept tidy. When we were chatting just now, I learned that the couple can get eight work points, and the two brothers can get ten work points each. There are few people in the family but everyone is capable. Even if life is a little hard now, it will get better and better in the future.
Of course, the most important thing is that Zhao Lizhu had already set her sights on Xu Tan.
When Zhao's father and mother found out, they were really furious.
What made them even more angry was that this was not a recent thing, but had been going on for five or six years, but the girl had kept it a secret from everyone in the room and had not told anyone.
They were so panicked that they asked several times before they were sure that the girl had never been bullied by anyone. It was also because Xu Tan was sensible and did not do anything bad to the girl, otherwise they would really come to her house and beat her up.
The reason they came this time was actually because Xu Tan had been to their house before.
Several people chatted calmly for several hours before they decided to come to Xu's house.
It was a good first meeting though.
The Xu family must have almost emptied their savings to prepare such a sumptuous feast, which showed that they cared about Zhao Lizhu very much and were very satisfied with this future daughter-in-law.
After happily finishing their meal, the Zhao family didn't stay any longer. Although they didn't say it directly, they hinted that they wanted the Xu family to find a matchmaker to propose marriage.
Lu Lianhua's mouth was even more sullen after hearing this. After sending the person away, she breathed a sigh of relief and sat down next to her sister-in-law. "I was so nervous, but now I finally feel at ease."
Xu Yingxia finally had time to ask, "What's going on? Has Xu Tan really been dating her for six or seven years?"
"Why are you asking me? Ask this brat!" Lu Lianhua was also angry when she thought of this. "If he had told me earlier, would I have broken them up? The brat even kept it a secret from me. He really doesn't treat me as his own mother."
"Don't say that." Xu Tan raised his hands to apologize, "I was just thinking that my elder brother hasn't gotten married yet. Even if I told him in advance, he wouldn't be able to get married. It's better to wait a little longer."
This pot is a bit big.
The most important thing is that the conditions at home were really bad in the past few years. If I really marry her, will we have to suffer together in a leaky house?
It would be better to let her stay at home first. Zhao's parents are not the kind of people who favor boys over girls and will not let her down.
He had worked very hard in the past few years, hoping to have enough capital to convince Zhao's parents to hand over their daughter to him.
But he didn't want to tell his parents these words, otherwise they would always think it was their fault that they failed to create better living conditions for him and his elder brother.
But his parents didn't have it easy during those years. Before he and his older brother reached adulthood, both his father and mother earned the highest work points. They were so tired every day that they fell asleep as soon as they lay down, and they didn't have any rest all year round.
Only then was the originally dilapidated house repaired little by little to its present state.
So he couldn't hurt his parents' feelings, so the blame fell directly on his eldest brother. What could Xu Mo do? He could only help his younger brother take the blame, "Yeah."
"What the hell are you talking about?" Lu Lianhua was angry again, and directed her anger at her eldest son. "Although my family conditions are not that good, if you really want to get married, how can I not help you? But so many people introduced you to someone, why didn't you agree?"
“……”Xu Mo remained silent.
Lu Lianhua wanted to say something, but Xu Mo suddenly stood up and said, "Aunt, are you going to Aunt Wu's house? Let me show you the way."
Xu Yingxia laughed and said, "I was born in the brigade, how could I not know the way?"
Xu Mo scratched his head and didn't say anything but continued walking forward. His silence indicated that he was determined to take this path!
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