For the rest of the journey, Chen Wang held his wife in his arms and let her lean on his shoulder.
Lin Xiuqin did not show such an uncomfortable reaction again, but her face was a little pale and she dozed with her eyes closed.
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After about two hours, the tractor finally arrived at the village where Lin Xiuqin's parents lived.
This village is similar to Chenjia Village and is called Linjia Village.
The economic situation of Linjia Village can be seen from the neatly arranged houses on both sides, which is much better than that of Chenjia Village located in the mountain valley.
This place is far away from the mountainous area, the transportation is more convenient, and the gravel road is very smooth.
After the tractor entered the village, it also attracted the attention of many villagers.
Someone recognized Lin Xiuqin.
"Isn't that the youngest sister of Lin Lao San's family?"
"The one who can't talk?"
"Yes, that's her. She's so pretty. There's no one else like her in the village."
"Why is she back? Didn't she say she married a fool? She hasn't been back in the past two years."
"I also heard that after she got married, her parents-in-law died soon after."
"Is this true? Is it so weird? Shouldn't she be living a very hard life? How could she get the tractor back?"
"Who knows? Maybe he couldn't make it anymore, so he came back!"
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The villagers gathered together and talked about it.
On the tractor, the two couldn't hear what they were talking about, but they could tell it wasn't anything nice.
Chen Wang frowned and was a little angry.
Lin Xiuqin patted the back of his hand gently, smiled at him, shook her head gently, and told him not to care about the gossip.
Ever since she fell ill and couldn't speak, she had heard similar discussions a lot in the village.
Some villagers even thought that she was deaf and dumb, unable to speak or hear, so they said some unpleasant words to her face.
For this reason, her two brothers often stood up for her.
Chen Wang took a deep breath and asked with a smile: "Where is our home? How far is it?"
Lin Xiuqin raised her hand, pointed forward, and made a gesture, indicating that it was not far ahead.
After a while, the tractor stopped in front of a newer house.
The house is a brick and tile structure, divided into three rooms. The main room facing the road is larger, and there is a room on each of the east and west sides.
This is Lin Xiuqin’s parents’ home.
This brick house was also built two years ago from a thatched hut.
Lin Xiuqin's two elder brothers have not yet separated from the family and live in the houses on the east and west sides, while her parents and her grandparents all live in the main house.
The sound of the tractor made a little boy run out from the house on the left.
When the little boy saw Chen Wang carrying Lin Xiuqin down from the car, he recognized Lin Xiuqin and shouted loudly in surprise.
"It's Auntie, Dad, Mom, Auntie is back."
“You are Lin Zhiming, right?”
Chen Wang looked at the boy and said his name with a smile.
Last night, my daughter-in-law wrote down the main members of her family on paper and introduced them one by one.
"Who are you……"
The little boy looked at him warily.
When Chen Wang and Lin Xiuqin got married, only her parents and older brothers and sisters were there.
In the past two years, Chen Wang and Lin Xiuqin had not returned to her parents' home, so the little boy naturally did not recognize him.
"I'm your uncle!"
Chen Wang introduced himself with a smile.
At this time, a young couple hurried out of the house behind the boy.
"Brother-in-law, sister-in-law!"
Chen Wang waved and greeted with a bright smile.
The man was Lin Xiuqin’s elder brother Lin Guodong. It was the first time I had seen the woman, Chen Wang. I thought she must be my eldest brother-in-law’s wife.
"Awang?"
The man looked at him in surprise.
Hearing this, the woman looked at Chen Wang in surprise.
Of course she had heard of this brother-in-law, but no matter how she looked at him now, he didn't look like a fool!
On the contrary, he is of good height and appearance.
"It's me!"
Chen Wang smiled, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and walked over to give it to his brother-in-law.
Lin Xiuqin also hurriedly followed, her lips moving slightly, as if she wanted to say a thousand words, but no sound came out.
"you……"
My brother-in-law took the cigarette with a look of surprise on his face, and for a moment he didn't know where to start.
"It's a long story. I'll explain it slowly when everyone is here, so I don't have to say it several times. Anyway... I'm not stupid anymore."
Chen Wang smiled and said.
Lin Guodong was surprised and happy when he heard this, and looked at his sister with an inquiring look.
Lin Xiuqin's eyes suddenly turned red, and she nodded, suppressing her tears.
"That's great, that's really great."
Lin Guodong was very excited.
"Brother-in-law, please help me move the things from the car so that Lao Zhao can go back first."
Chen Wang said with a chuckle.
"Okay, okay, let's go!"
Lin Guodong nodded repeatedly, put the cigarette to his ear, put his arm around Chen Wang's shoulder and strode towards the tractor.
At this time, Lin Xiuqin's parents and the younger brother's family in the main house and the house on the other side also heard the noise and came out.
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