Chapter 110 Mother and Son's All-Night Talk
As darkness fell, the village head gathered the villagers to light a bonfire to lure and trap locusts.
In the past few days, the whole village has been systematically killing locusts. During the day, ducks eat the locusts, pesticides are sprayed in the fields, and at night they are killed collectively. Then pits are dug and buried. The number of locusts in the village has visibly decreased.
However, there was always an unpleasant smell in the air.
That day it was Zhao Sanniu's turn to lead the patrol. After finishing his class, he immediately went to report for duty. He was the captain appointed by the village head himself. It was his first time taking office, and he was particularly spirited. Behind him were several team members, all of whom were teenagers.
Cheng Wanwan saw Zhang Dagang.
The first time I saw this child, he was snatching a rabbit from Si Dan's hand. He spent his days hanging out with a bunch of kids in the village, causing trouble everywhere.
At this moment, Zhang Dagang was on patrol, with several close friends following behind him. Those children were not part of the patrol team, but they were still patrolling with Zhao Sanniu, behaving very properly.
"Brother Sanniu, next time you're choosing team members, you absolutely have to remember to pick me, okay?"
"And me, I can run really fast. If I spot a bad guy, I'll be the first to run and call for help."
"I'm strong, I can kick a bad guy flying with one kick!"
Zhao Sanniu deliberately put on a stern face: "Grandpa Village Head didn't say that we'd be selecting patrol teams again, so you don't need to follow me."
It was already evening, and the children didn't have anything else to do. They were particularly envious of Zhao Sanniu and Zhang Dagang, and insisted on going with them.
When adults saw Zhao Sanniu on the road, they mocked him, saying, "The village head is just letting you run wild. What can a bunch of kids like you do on patrol? If you really run into bandits, they'll wipe you all out."
Zhao Sanniu patted his chest: "Sixth Uncle, just you wait and see."
A group of children rushed up and down the mountain, circling the village again and again...
Cheng Wanwan watched Zhao Sanniu leave before looking at Zhao Ergou sitting in the courtyard. The boy had an abacus on his lap and his hands on the beads, but he didn't move at all, as if he were frozen in place.
"Cough cough!"
She coughed violently a few times, but the boy still didn't react.
"Zhao Ergou!"
Cheng Wanwan raised her voice.
Zhao Ergou sat up abruptly: "Mom, what's wrong?"
Cheng Wanwan shook her head: "Are you alright? How about we go for a walk over there?"
Zhao Ergou put the abacus into the inner room, came out and said, "Okay."
He thought Cheng Wanwan wanted to go to the field to check on the rice growth, so he started walking towards the field.
Cheng Wanwan pulled his arm: "There's a low hill over there where you can see the moon. Come on, let's go and see the moon with Mom."
Zhao Ergou looked up. "Can't we see the moon from here? Why do we have to go to that low hill over there?"
Wait, why does Mother suddenly want to look at the moon?
Could it be that she misses her father?
Zhao Ergou suppressed his sadness and pondered how to comfort his mother later.
The hill is actually just a low earthen slope with many rocks, making it unsuitable for land reclamation and farming. It has weeds and exposed rocks on it.
Cheng Wanwan sat down and took out a bottle of wine from her sleeve, which she had just bought at the mall.
She smiled and said, "This is osmanthus wine that your father brewed years ago. It's quite old. He originally planned to save it until your eldest brother's son was born. Come and taste it."
She handed over the bottle, which had an old-fashioned wooden stopper. As soon as it was opened, a rich aroma of wine wafted out.
Zhao Ergou had some recollection of his biological father. He thought that his mother must really miss his father, so he would talk to her more about him to ease her longing.
He followed up by asking, "Does Father also know how to brew wine?"
Cheng Wanwan thought to herself, Zhao Youjin can do nothing except farming and fighting. Anyway, the person is dead, so whatever she says is the truth.
She laughed and said, "You've never had a drink before, right? Alcohol is a wonderful thing; one sip can cure a thousand worries."
Zhao Ergou sat down beside her: "Mom, drink it. I heard that if you drink too much, you will get drunk. When you are drunk, you will see the person you want to see. Then you can see Dad and ask him if he is doing well..."
Cheng Wanwan was furious. "Why would I want to see your father? But you, Zhao Ergou, tell me, are you still thinking about that girl from the Sun family?"
Zhao Ergou's expression froze.
He stared blankly at the moon in the sky and sighed deeply.
Cheng Wanwan handed over the osmanthus wine: "Drink first, then we can talk slowly."
This guy is too reserved. If we just chat like this, we will definitely not be able to talk about anything. He will only say everything after drinking.
Zhao Ergou tilted his head back and took a sip of wine. It wasn't strong liquor; it had a faint fragrance of osmanthus. He couldn't help but take another sip. As the wine went down, his thoughts began to drift away, and all his emotions were revealed on his face.
"When I first met water celery, I..."
Cheng Wanwan corrected him: "From now on, you are not allowed to call me Shuiqin, you must call me sister-in-law."
Zhao Ergou's face was filled with bitterness. "When we first met, she was very nice to me, calling me 'Brother Ergou' all the time, saying she only cared about me and me. She even said she would wash my clothes and cook for me every day... But then she said she only saw me as a brother, so I slowly let it go... I'm sad today because I'm thinking about the past, not because I still want to marry her. She'll just be Shagen's wife and my sister-in-law."
"It's good that you can let go." Cheng Wanwan patted his shoulder. "But from now on, you two will be living in the same village, seeing each other all the time. If your wife asks you for help with something, what will you do?"
Zhao Ergou took a sip of his wine and said, "We're all from the same village, so of course we should help if we can."
Cheng Wanwan chuckled coldly, "After that, Sun Shuiqin will come from time to time to borrow a few pounds of rice, and then borrow some money, and then ask our family to find her a job, or even ask you to go to their fields to help out. Will you agree to all of this?"
Zhao Ergou was still quite sober and shook his head, "Of course not."
He would help with some small things within his ability, but he would not be so stupid as to lend out food and money that concern the whole family.
"What if she's like this..." Cheng Wanwan blinked, imitating the little girl's pretentious manner, "Brother Ergou, I really have no other choice, so I came to ask for your help. Please help me, okay? I have always treated you as a brother, and you are not willing to help me with this little favor..."
After she finished speaking, goose bumps appeared on her arms.
Zhao Ergou was a little drunk, but when he saw his mother speaking in that tone and expression, he sobered up a lot.
He put himself in her shoes and thought about it. If Sun Shuiqin really begged him like that, he probably would have agreed to anything in a moment of impulse...
As the mother and son spoke, from the other side of the low hill, deep in the jungle, one after another, wolves emerged, their green eyes gleaming...
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