Meng Sheng had just walked a few steps out of the house and had not yet waited to borrow a mule cart when he met the village chief Meng Chengliang, who was driving an ox cart towards him with a pipe in one hand and reins in the other.
Seeing Meng Sheng on the side of the road, he greeted him warmly, "Sheng, where are you going so early in the morning?"
In Meng Sheng's mind, Meng Chengliang is a person with a completely intact conscience.
He helped his son frame himself and go to jail, but after he was released from prison, he also took the initiative to offer him a job with a decent salary.
Even though he lost his life in the end, he knew that his uncle, who had white hair at the time, had no bad intentions when he was sent to guard the warehouse.
Moreover, during his tenure as the village chief of Mengjia Village, he also provided many conveniences to his family and obtained some subsidies to improve the lives of his mother and brother.
In short, he felt very complicated when facing this person.
Meng Sheng is not really a young man in his twenties. With a flicker of his eyes, he hides all the grudges and hatreds in his heart.
With a grin on his face, he replied, "Uncle Liang, I'm going to the county to pick up my younger brother and take him home."
Meng Chengliang pulled the reins tight in his hand to stop the ox cart and said, "I'm going to the county too. You can take my ox cart. We'll stay at your uncle Jiefang's house tonight. We can pick up the people together tomorrow and bring them back. You can keep me company on the road."
Something happened in Feng Yi's family last night. Meng Sheng knew without a doubt why he went to the county so early in the morning. He did not refuse and got on the ox cart directly.
There were two people in the car. One of them was worried about his son, wondering if the child's mother could find the girl from Feng Yi's family in the village. The other one was burdened with a deep hatred in his heart, and was planning every step after arriving in the county.
However, both of them were foxes with some experience, and they didn't show it on their faces. They continued to talk and chat leisurely.
Meng Chengliang: "Has your brother's marriage with the girl from the Bai family been finalized?"
Meng Sheng: "Not yet, but my mom said it will be soon!"
Meng Chengliang: "In the blink of an eye, you have all grown up. Once your eldest brother's affairs are settled, it will be your turn. What kind of wife do you want?
There aren't many good girls of the right age in the village, so I'll ask your aunt to look for one for you at her parents' home."
Meng Sheng: "Uncle Liang always makes fun of me. If Auntie finds someone suitable, she should quickly arrange for my elder brother Yun and my second brother Yu.
Besides, how could a girl from the countryside be interested in a poor boy like me who has nothing?"
Mentioning his son's marriage, Meng Chengliang's expression changed for a moment, he paused and continued with a smile: "Maybe I can meet someone who doesn't want money?
But as long as your brother gets into college next year, I guess there will be people who will pay him back. Who knows, girls might line up for you to choose from! "
Meng Sheng: "Uncle Liang, you're joking. It's not that easy to get into university. My elder brother Yun and my second brother Yu took the exam for several years but still failed!"
Meng Chengliang was deeply hurt by these words and didn't want to talk anymore.
Seeing people frown, Meng Sheng was satisfied in his heart and continued, "I heard that Zhang Hui and Zhang Cong, the siblings who had entered the examination hall with Big Brother Yun and Second Brother Yu, one stayed on to teach at the school after graduation, and the other became a doctor in the city hospital.
If they had passed the exam, they would have graduated and started working for the government. Then, not only would they be able to pick girls from the village, but also from the county and city."
Meng Chengliang: ········.
If this child had not always been good friends with his own child, if this child had not expressed such pity in his tone, if this child had not known anything, he would have suspected that this person had a grudge against him and was bringing up something else instead of just bringing up another issue.
Meng Sheng treated words as soft knives, cutting into people's hearts bit by bit.
Feng Yijia's fever had just subsided and he had struggled to wake up from his coma.
When she opened her eyes, she saw the dazzling sunlight pouring into the room from the half-open wooden window, shining directly on her arm exposed outside the sheets.
A little hot, but no pain or discomfort.
She couldn't help but sit up slowly, putting her whole body in the sunlight, and her mouth curled up slightly.
It feels so good to be out in the sun again.
When I am in a good mood, I look at countless tiny dust particles floating in the sunlight and feel like they are dancing happily.
The chirping of birds and crowing of roosters that she was used to hearing outside the house were now full of emotions in her ears. The chirping of birds was cheerful, and the clucking of hens and roosters was joyful.
Even the discomfort in her body seemed like the labor pains of a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, bringing hope and new life, making her happy and joyful.
But this good mood didn't last long. After hearing the voices coming from outside the house, most of it disappeared.
"Sister Xu, are you home?"
In the countryside, few doors are closed during the day. The village head's wife, Wang Cui, walked in with a smile on her face and shouted.
Doctor Zhang Jing'an popped his head out of the kitchen and replied, "She went to the fields in the back to pick vegetables. Is there anything wrong, sister-in-law?"
——"Brother Zhang, what are you doing in the kitchen so early in the morning?
Nothing, I just came to ask if Feng Yijia's girl is here with you?"
——"This is for making ointment. The villagers knew we were moving away, so many of them came to buy some medicine to store.
That's all I do these days!
You asked Feng Yijia, no, it’s not with me!
What's wrong? What happened? Why are you looking for her?"
"Hey, it was early this morning when I went to work in the fields. I didn't see anyone at the shack. I was worried that she lived alone and something might have happened, so I asked around!"
——"Oh, I saw her yesterday, she should be fine.
That girl is a hardworking person. She might have gone out to work. It’s not surprising that she wasn’t seen this morning.”
——"You're right. I won't ask any more questions. I'm going back!"
——"Okay, go back!"
As soon as one conversation ended, another one was heard in the yard.
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