After dinner, the He family sat on the kang and chatted. The atmosphere was a bit awkward.
He Jiadong and his wife, who had already bought a house in the commune, both looked unhappy at the moment.
Even He Jiaye, who had just gotten married, was sitting there with his wife with a frown on his face, looking at Uncle He and Aunt He.
Seeing this, He Wanqing knew they had something to say, so she got off the kang quickly and pulled her mother along while yawning:
"Grandpa, grandma, uncle... Third sister-in-law, you guys sit down and chat. My mom and I will go back first."
I wanted to pretend to yawn so that I would have an excuse to leave, but I couldn't stop yawning.
He Wanqing, with tears in her eyes, rubbed her eyes and politely declined Grandpa He and others' attempts to keep her.
Influenced by her, He's mother, who was not sleepy at first, also yawned one after another after Grandma He and Aunt He finished talking.
The mother and daughter's eyes were full of tears at this time, and people who didn't know would think they had just cried.
"That's enough. We are all in the same compound. You can go back if you want. Hurry up and stop crying. If someone doesn't know, they might think you are being bullied."
Grandma He looked at the mother and daughter making identical movements, smiled and joked, while waving her hand to signal them to leave quickly.
"Grandma, we're leaving." Seeing this, He Wanqing responded quickly. After that, she nodded to the people in the room and took her mother, who was about to speak, away.
As soon as the mother and daughter entered the door, heavy rain began to fall.
Standing at the door and looking at the rain outside, He's mother had a trace of worry on her face.
He Wanqing came into the house holding a cup of water and looked at the rain outside. Then she looked at her mother's face and instantly understood what she was worried about.
Thinking of the rain in her previous life, she frowned slightly.
In my previous life, it rained for seven days in a row, and all the corn stalks in the field were soaked and rotted. Even if we wanted to dig them up and replant them, it was too late.
It's also her fault for not thinking about this. Otherwise, she should have made some preparations in advance and dug more drainage ditches to at least prevent the hundreds of acres of corn fields from being flooded.
Fortunately, the wheat field is located on higher ground with many drainage ditches, otherwise with the continuous heavy rain this time, the flooding would probably be worse than in the previous life.
"Mom, don't worry. We farmers rely on God for our livelihood. If God doesn't want us to have enough food this year, it's useless for you to worry."
Their brigade was not the most seriously damaged by this rain. The most seriously damaged were several brigades in the north and the neighboring commune.
In the previous life, someone in the neighboring commune starved to death. Even the two brigades in the north had to steal food from the nearby brigades when there was not enough food.
Thinking of that scene, her frowned brows knitted together tightly.
"I understand. Let's go and rest early. If it's a good day tomorrow, we'll have to go down to the fields to drain the water." Reaching out to close the door to block out the rain outside, He's mother turned around and went back to her room.
When he reached the door, he seemed to remember something and turned to look at her: "Do you know when Cheng'an's brother and sister will arrive?"
She had discussed with her parents-in-law about her son-in-law's family coming to the countryside, and if it really didn't work out, they could just stay at home.
This will not only make it easier for them to take care of her, but will also give her daughter face in her husband's family.
"End of June, early July, right????" Thinking of what Gu Chengan said when he left, her brows, which had just relaxed, furrowed again.
Looking up at her biological mother who was about to go back to her room, she quickly walked up to her and reached out to hold her.
"What's wrong? Why are you pulling me along if you don't want to sleep?" He yawned again.
"Mom, there is something I want to tell you." Seeing her mother yawning and tears flowing out again, she hesitated whether to say it.
After all, the person hasn't arrived yet, and she always felt it was not good to let her mother follow her and worry in advance.
This hesitant expression woke He's mother up immediately, and her sleepiness disappeared instantly.
He turned around, took her hand and sat on the kang in the main room, crossed his legs and looked at her straight in the eyes, without saying a word.
Under the pressing gaze of He's mother, she swallowed and told her about Gu Cheng'an's grandfather.
After watching her expression change from relaxed to nervous, he added at the end: "Mom, his uncle's cousin is also here to take care of the elderly.
So don't worry, I don't have to take care of him alone, after all, his grandson is still alive."
There is definitely no need for her, the granddaughter-in-law who just came into the family, to take care of him. Seeing her mother's unhappy expression, she didn't dare to say a word.
I’m afraid that if I say it out loud, my ears will be disturbed, and then I’ll be scolded, then it would be a waste of time.
When she heard her words, He's mother's first reaction was whether it would implicate her daughter. She only felt relieved after her daughter said no.
But she was still not at ease, as she was still afraid that her son-in-law's family would be implicated and her daughter would suffer as well.
When she heard that her daughter didn't need to take care of the old man and that his grandson would do it, she curled her lips and said nothing.
How could I not take care of it? It would be fine if I didn’t know about it.
I get it. I have to take care of her secretly, otherwise what will my mother-in-law think of her own daughter.
Not knowing what she remembered, she took her daughter's hand and said, "Daughter, don't go with the army for the next two years, just stay in the village.
Although the son-in-law said that their family would not be implicated, this is just the beginning and no one knows whether it will happen.
So to be on the safe side, you should stay in the village. We are with you anyway.
If my son-in-law's family is really affected in the future, having you as a rural daughter-in-law will at least be a guarantee."
"Mom, aren't you afraid of implicating my dad and my older brothers?" To be honest, she herself was sometimes afraid that they would be implicated because of their in-laws.
"It's okay, your father and his ancestors have been farmers for generations, they won't be implicated.
Okay, I know about this, go to bed now!"
Hearing the rain outside getting heavier, He's mother suppressed her worries and got off the kang first to go back to her room to rest.
When he reached the door, he remembered something and turned to look at her: "Girl, go to bed quickly, you will be busy tomorrow.
As for Grandpa Cheng'an, he won't be here for another month or two anyway, so instead of worrying about him, you might as well rest early."
"I know, mom."
Looking at her mother who stopped at the door and opened the door to come into the house after talking to her, she sighed, got up from the kang, blew out the kerosene lamp and went back to her room to rest.
He Wanqing returned to the room. She was clear-headed just now, but as soon as she touched her quilt, she felt sleepy. She didn't even think about entering the space to check, and fell asleep directly.
The rain was just like what He Wanqing remembered in her previous life. It rained intermittently for seven or eight days before stopping.
In the beginning, the villagers had to be called to drain the water from the fields, but in the end they could drain the water from the fields without being called.
The water in the fields was drained in time, and with He Wanqing's reminder the next day, this year's corn was not completely flooded.
Although some roots were soaked due to poor drainage, overall it was good and the harvest was stable this year.
Only the crops in the fields were saved, but something did happen in the village.
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