Chapter 70 Chapter 70 Part 2
What's more, Zhao Xingguo really guessed it right. When they were going down the mountain, they met Xu Wei again on the roadside near the houses at the foot of the mountain.
In fact, it can’t be said to be a meeting, because it was obvious that the other party was waiting there specifically.
Sit back and wait, they are the ones we are waiting for.
Xu Wei looked around a few times, but didn't see Zheng Jiamin. She looked disappointed and asked Shen Moer who was passing by, "Sister Moer, why didn't you see Zheng Zhiqing?"
Shen Moer's expression remained unchanged, and she said calmly: "Zheng Jiamin said he had a stomachache and went back halfway. Why, didn't you see him?"
Zhao Tingting blinked and exchanged glances with Wang Qiutong beside her. Wang Qiutong rolled her eyes and said deliberately, "That's right, he went back halfway. I thought he wanted to go back and take you into the mountains."
Xu Wei pursed her lips and shook her head: "No, maybe Zheng Zhiqing is really not feeling well." She went home to hang up the clothes, thinking that this group of people would not come down the mountain so quickly, so she worked at home for a while before coming here. Unexpectedly, she missed Zheng Jiamin.
However, even if she met Zheng Jiamin, it would be useless because he went down the mountain halfway and definitely didn't gain anything. She was waiting here to see if she could get any advantage if they gained anything.
Thinking of this, Xu Wei quietly looked at Shen Moer and asked curiously: “Sister Moer, you have been on the mountain for a long time, you should have gained a lot, right?”
She looked innocent and young, staring at Shen Moer with her big eyes, as if she was just curious, and asked without thinking too much.
Shen Moer thought that it was no wonder that Zheng Jiamin, who was usually quite smart, could be fooled by her. This person really knew his own advantages very well. She was not very old and looked weak. She did have the temperament of an ignorant girl. Most people would not think that such a pure girl would have any complicated thoughts. They would just think that she was ignorant.
Shen Moer smiled and said, "I picked some wild vegetables and mushrooms. If you have nothing to do at home, you can go into the mountains to have a look. There are some not far from the mountain. You don't need to go too deep. Just call a few half-grown children to go with you."
Xu Wei's eyes flickered, she sighed and said, "But I still have to go home to take care of my mother and brother. My mother is in poor health, my brother is still young, and there is not much income at home. My family is really in a difficult situation."
She suddenly looked at Shen Shaoyuan and said, "Seventh Uncle, my mother said that many of you are about the same age and grew up together. You had a good relationship when you were young, but unfortunately she married to the Dongshan Brigade, and you have become distant after not seeing each other for a long time. My mother originally wanted to find a few childhood playmates to get together on New Year's Day, but unfortunately she caught a cold and has not been able to get up for the past two days. Alas, it's all my fault. My house is leaking and I don't know how to fix it."
Everyone present immediately looked at Shen Shaoyuan.
Shen Shaoyuan: “…”
What the hell is a childhood playmate? First of all, he is not the original Shen Laoqi. Secondly, even if the original Shen Laoqi had an ordinary relationship with Zhou Chuntao... Wait a minute, Shen Shaoyuan's face suddenly changed slightly, because at this moment, several memories suddenly popped up in his mind. It seemed, it seemed, indeed, that the original Shen Laoqi had secretly fallen in love with Zhou Chuntao before getting married.
At that time, Shen Laoqi was a young man without parents. He was forced to work hard by his brothers all day long. He was at the age to get married and start a family, but no one made plans for him.
He was often looked down upon by others, and Zhou Chuntao was the only person who was kind and gentle to him, so Shen Laoqi secretly hoped to have a daughter-in-law like Zhou Chuntao.
It’s not that I like Zhou Chuntao, but I long to have a wife like her and a home of my own.
Of course, Zhou Chuntao would never fall in love with him, and she soon married a wealthy family in Dongshan Brigade. After Zhou Chuntao got married, Shen Laoqi was sad for a while.
Shen Shaoyuan's expression changed. After a while, he rubbed his forehead with a headache and said lightly: "Then I wish your mother a speedy recovery. Oh, and I wish you can learn to repair the house as soon as possible."
Xu Wei: “…”
She had never encountered such a response when she was playing the victim. Generally speaking, when a young girl like her, who was like a budding flower, blamed herself for not being able to take better care of her family, wouldn't the other party comfort her and give her something?
She has made it so clear. Her house is leaking and she doesn't know how to fix it. Shouldn't he enthusiastically offer to help her fix it? Also, she said that the family has little income and life is difficult. Shouldn't he take the initiative to help, or "lend" her some money, or find a way to arrange a job for her?
What's more, her mother had clearly said that Shen Laoqi had liked her mother very much at first, but it was her mother who looked down on him. After all, he had nothing and was extremely poor at that time. Now that his wife is dead and her mother has returned to Yangliu Brigade, shouldn't he be eager to renew their relationship?
Why did he have such an attitude even though she had brought her mother out?
After all, Xu Wei was still young, and was caught off guard by Shen Shaoyuan's unexpected move. She didn't know how to react for a moment. When she came to her senses, Shen Shaoyuan had already walked away.
Xu Wei returned home in a daze. There was only one bed in the small room. Her mother Zhou Chuntao was lying on the bed. Her brother was not there. She didn't know where he had gone to play.
Zhou Chuntao has a slightly dark skin, but her facial features are very good. Xu Wei's eyes look like hers. Even though she is old, she still has a kind of touching and fragile feeling. Especially since she did have a cold in the past two days, she looks even more fragile.
Seeing Xu Wei come in, Zhou Chuntao immediately asked: "How is it?"
Xu Wei shook her head: "I didn't see Zheng Zhiqing, and Shen Moer and Uncle Shen Qi didn't respond."
She hesitated for a moment, but still repeated everything Shen Moer and Shen Shaoyuan said to Zhou Chuntao. Zhou Chuntao didn't quite believe it after hearing it: "Impossible, how could Shen Laoqi say that!"
Xu Wei was a little frustrated: "But that's exactly what he said."
Zhou Chuntao shook her head. "Maybe there were too many people present, including his daughter and son-in-law. He was embarrassed to say anything in front of so many people. You should say this to him when no one is around."
"But……"
Xu Wei wanted to argue for herself, but Zhou Chuntao waved her hand and said, "Forget it. You are young and inexperienced, so it is inevitable that you will make mistakes occasionally. Just be more careful in the future. We are an orphan and a widow, and it is too difficult to survive and raise your brother. We cannot do without help. Shen Laoqi is the best choice at the moment. He is a widower and does not even have a son. If I marry him, he will get a son for free. Besides, I like him. What is there to be picky about him? If he is not a worker now and his daughter can find a job, I still don't like him."
Zhou Chuntao smiled and said, "It's okay. When I get better, I'll go see him in person. He will definitely not be so cold anymore."
She glanced at Xu Wei and felt deeply that her daughter was still too immature and far behind herself. She couldn't even handle a young educated youth.
"That Zheng Jiamin, you should try harder and find out how much wealth his family has. If he is really good, you won't lose anything by marrying him. If he is just average, you can just wait and get some money, and then find a good family to marry."
On the other side, Shen Moer and the others had returned to the Shen family courtyard.
Shen Yinyin had been teasing Shen Shaoyuan all the way, and she knew that Shen Laoqi was nice to Zhou Chuntao in the beginning.
Since her brother was still young, she would occasionally come back to visit him even after he got married, and she would ask some of her close sisters to help her find a partner. But since both of his parents were dead, anyone could tell that he would not be able to compete for anything in the old Shen family, so it was really hard to find a partner.
Zhou Chuntao is even more impossible. Shen Laoqi only thinks that Zhou Chuntao has a good temper, but Shen Yinyin knows that Zhou Chuntao has high standards. How could she be interested in a poor boy like you who has no parents?
Unexpectedly, after so much time and almost twenty years, the two of them would meet again.
One lost his wife, the other lost her husband, but on the surface they seem to be a good match.
However, he is her brother after all. Even though Shen Yinyin knew that she might offend others by saying it, she still reminded him: "Zhou Chuntao is not an easy person to deal with. If you really want to find another one, try not to find her."
Shen Shaoyuan was simply helpless: “I don’t want to find another one, and I haven’t even looked at Zhou Chuntao.”
Shen Yinyin looked at him deeply: “I hope what you said is true.”
Otherwise, if he really gets involved with Zhou Chuntao, there will be chaos every day.
Shen Shaoyuan: “…”
Not to mention Shen Yinyin, even a few juniors would glance at him with curiosity from time to time, and Shen Shaoyuan felt that he really couldn't explain it.
Fortunately, Zhao Xingguo and his friends came back soon.
It was almost evening at this time. The weather had turned gloomy in the afternoon and it was already getting dark. In addition, Zhao Xingguo and his men had collected some firewood along the way, and they tied the firewood outside the wild boar to cover it, pretending that they were carrying a large bundle of firewood. They returned to the Shen family courtyard safely.
Fortunately, the Shen family lived at the entrance of the village, where there were not many residents, and there was no one in the fields during the New Year, so they were able to get the things back smoothly. Otherwise, if they met a few people on the road, they would have been exposed.
Wild boars are generally not as fat as domestic pigs, but a wild boar weighs more than 100 pounds. Zhao Xingguo is an experienced hand and cuts up the wild boar in no time. Others also got busy, some carrying water and some boiling water.
I have to say that it is very convenient to prepare some food privately in the Shen family's house. It is convenient to slaughter pigs, and you can't see anything from the outside by building a courtyard wall and closing the door. It is also convenient to fetch water, and no one will be surprised no matter how much water you fetch. It is also convenient to roast meat, and no one can smell it no matter how fragrant it is.
There were many people eating, so Shen Shaoyuan asked Zhao Xingguo to chop off a whole front leg with one side of the meat attached, and stewed a large pot of fresh bamboo shoots, mushrooms and wild boar meat. There was no need to prepare other dishes, and a large bowl of two-grain steamed buns made before the New Year was added. Everyone ate with a mouthful of oil.
Zheng Jiamin came close to Wang Qiutong and picked up some food for her in a flattering manner: "Come on, come on, eat meat, eat meat, and these winter bamboo shoots are also very delicious. Comrade Wang Qiutong, we have experienced life and death together today. Even if I was wrong before, how about we forget our grudges with a smile?"
Wang Qiutong glanced at him and said deliberately, "We met Xu Wei when we went down the mountain. By the way, she said her mother was sick and couldn't get up from the bed. The house was leaking and there was nothing to eat at home. Didn't Uncle Qi just say that everyone should have a share of the remaining pork? Do you want to give her your share?"
Zheng Jiamin was stunned, then shook his head repeatedly: "How can this be possible? If we eat wild boar meat secretly and give it to her, it will get out. Let's just forget it."
Wang Qiutong curled the corners of her mouth, not too stupid.
Before, on the mountain, Fu Mingze ran back to find Chen Moer. After Fu Mingze left, this person said that as a man, he also wanted to go back to see if he could help. He insisted that she climb the tree first before he would leave.
Wang Qiutong hid in the tree and watched him looking at her worriedly from below. He repeatedly reminded her not to come down no matter what happened and to wait until she was sure it was safe before getting down the tree.
At that moment, all the resentment Wang Qiutong had been feeling for the past few days suddenly disappeared.
The reason why he is deceived is because he is kind by nature and sympathizes with the weak, right?
If it were someone like Yang Qingqing, he would not listen to anyone's nonsense. It was just that Xu Wei's appearance was too deceptive. She was obviously sixteen years old, but she looked like a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old. She also looked like she had a miserable life all day long.
Okay, forget it.
Wang Qiutong thought to herself, just wait and see, we’ll know when he really gets cheated.
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