There were more than ten people coming to his house without any reason. Meng Sheng led the group home, but he was unable to entertain them throughout the whole process.
He brought out some tea and snacks, told Brother Xiao and the others to help themselves, and then turned and walked out.
First, I went next door and asked Feng Yi's family to help with cooking. Then I went to the fields to pick seasonal vegetables and asked my parents to come home to help.
I was so busy that I was exhausted.
Most of Brother Xiao and his group who stayed at the Meng family were so tired that they sat down to drink tea and eat snacks, looking around the mountains and forests, and chatting about the next hunting operation.
Only Yang Yuchuan didn't feel tired and pulled Ge Xiaobing out of the yard to stroll into the village.
Brother Xiao rode his bike for several hours. He was fine on the way, but when he got to his destination, his legs were so weak that he didn't want to get up after sitting down.
He had helped Meng Sheng deliver the plum trees before and had been to the village twice. He felt that it was relatively safe here, so when he saw the two of them leaving, he didn't follow them.
He just shouted, "Xiaobing, Xiaochuan, don't wander too far. Come back soon!"
"I see, Brother Xiao!" Ge Xiaobing replied with a smile, dragging his tired feet to catch up with Yang Yuchuan, complaining: "It's a remote place, what's there to see?
Have you never seen so many adobe and thatched houses, or have you never seen chickens and ducks roaming around?"
Yang Yuchuan didn't answer, but put his hands in his pockets and walked forward.
Ge Xiaobing had no choice but to follow.
After all, they are good friends who grew up together.
There was only one wide and decent village road in Mengjia Village, so the two of them were not afraid of not finding their way back. They walked along the road under the curious gazes of many villagers on both sides.
I walked straight to the entrance of the former health station, which is now the selling point, and stopped there.
At noon, Feng Chunhua, who was in charge of the store, went home to cook. Her daughter Chen Xiaoman was playing with stones at the door while watching the seller.
Yang Yuchuan entered the sales point, looked around at the few goods, took out two dollars to buy a bag of peach cakes, then opened the bag and shared it with Ge Xiaobing.
"I said, what are you doing out here?
"So you're hungry, why didn't you tell me earlier? I brought a lot of egg cakes and sesame cakes in my bag." Ge Xiaobing muttered as he stuffed peach cakes into his mouth.
Yang Yuchuan ate his food bit by bit, still without answering, his eyes kept glancing at the little girl beside him who was staring at him and swallowing her saliva from time to time.
Obviously, as the child is running the store, it is impossible for him to often eat all the things there.
He grabbed two pieces of peach cake and handed them to the little girl, asking, "What's your name? How old are you?"
Xiaoman looked at her older brother, who was wearing the same military uniform and military shoes as her father and was fairer and more handsome than the boys in the village, without any wariness at all.
After casually wiping the dust off his hands on his clothes, he took the peach cake, took a bite, and told her everything he knew: "My name is Chen Xiaoman. Xiaoman was born that day. I'm eight years old this year and will be nine in six months!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Yuchuan rolled his eyes and simply sat on the bench in front of the store and started chatting with the child.
At the beginning, ask how many people there are in the family and what they do.
Then the topic turned to Meng Sheng, asking about some basic information about Meng Sheng himself and his family.
Ge Xiaobing felt that his childhood friend was probably worried that they would be sold out by Meng Sheng, so he wanted to know more about the situation. He didn't say much, but just squatted aside and listened boredly.
The adults in the village never avoid talking to children. Although Chen Xiaoman is young, he knows a lot of things.
The childish voice echoed in the room.
"My grandparents said Meng Sheng was a prodigal son and a debtor who borrowed a lot of money to plant trees on the mountain.
If he were my grandparents' son, I would definitely break both of his legs and kick him out of the house."
"My uncle said that Meng Sheng's parents were pitiful. I don't know what sins they had committed in their past lives to have two sons who were not doing their jobs properly. Instead of cultivating the good land, they just messed around!
He has ruined his honest and upright eldest daughter-in-law, and now he has to marry a woman who is equally idle and notorious. He will have a hard time in the future."
“Brother Da Niu and the others said that Meng Sheng was engaged to Feng Yijia, and that he was just a rag collector.
Feng Yijia might run away like her mother one day, and Meng Sheng will have to wear countless green hats! "
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Ge Xiaobing had also heard a lot of words about Brother Meng Sheng from Brother Xiao, all of which were words of praise for his courage to think and act, and his hard work and perseverance.
Unexpectedly, the villagers had completely different opinions about them. They didn't feel their legs were sore anymore, but listened with great interest, their eyes shining.
After hearing some of Meng Sheng's gossip, Yang Yuchuan indirectly mentioned the purpose of his visit to the village: "What's the name of the girl who lives next door to Meng Sheng's house?"
Chen Xiaoman blinked his dark, ignorant eyes and replied, "The best-looking one?
She is Feng Yijia, Meng Sheng’s engaged daughter-in-law.
My mother said I should call her aunt.
But there are too many people in the village that I need to call aunt, so except for the eldest and second aunts, I call the others by their names in private."
Yang Yuchuan was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then nodded.
Chen Xiaoman saw that he had guessed correctly, and without being asked, he continued: "My mother said that Feng Yijia is a pitiful person.
My father died and my mother ran away. I lived with my uncles and aunts, where I didn't have enough food to eat or warm clothes to wear, and was often beaten and scolded.
They also threatened me that if I didn’t obey, they wouldn’t want me anymore and would let others beat and scold me.”
“But that was in the past, it’s not like that now.
A lot has happened to her this year.
At first, her uncles married her to Meng Changjun as his wife. However, on the wedding day, Meng Changjun died. Grandma Chen said she was a jinx and kicked her out of the house.
She had no place to live, so the village behind her lent her a shack on the mountain.
Not long after, Feng Yijia was bullied by the former village chief's son and jumped off a cliff. He was injured and hid in the mountains for several days, not daring to show up.
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