When Qiulian returned home, she found out that her brother had come to pick her up - it was a trap.
Just entered the yard.
The strange old man stared at her with a look that made her feel extremely uncomfortable.
She frowned and said with some dissatisfaction, "Who is this? Why is he in our house and staring at people? It's really annoying."
Qiulian's brother was afraid that Shanhu would be angry and miss the fifty yuan, so he hurriedly apologized with a smile.
The old man laughed heartily, with a piece of vegetable leaf stuck on his yellow teeth, and the sour and stinky smell could be smelled from a long distance away.
"It's okay. It's better to be strong. Strong people can protect the family. I like strong people." He was very frivolous and greasy.
Qiulian sensed something was wrong and said, "Who cares if you like it!"
She looked at her brother, "Who is this?"
The person being questioned smiled and said, "Who else could it be? Your husband. Sister, I'm good to you. I was afraid you wouldn't be able to get married, so I found someone specifically for you."
Qiulian suddenly looked at the vulgar and dirty man, with a flash of disgust in her eyes.
"I don't want it."
Yamato's smile froze, his clothes so greasy that his original color couldn't be seen, and his face revealed an undisguised viciousness.
"Don't want to? It's not up to you." He reached out and grabbed Qiulian's arm with such force that no matter how Qiulian struggled, it was useless.
"Your brother from your mother's side 'married' you to me. From now on, you are my wife, and I won't tolerate your refusal! If you give birth to a son for me, I'll give you food to eat. If you dare not be honest... Haha, I have plenty of ways to deal with it."
Qiu Lian found that she could not struggle free from the wretched man's hands, so she asked the old couple of the Qiu family for help.
"Dad, Mom, I don't want to marry this man!"
Knowing that he had to have some leverage, he quickly talked about his own value, "I can wash clothes and cook, and I can also work in the fields to earn work points. I won't eat for free, mother..."
Knowing that her mother had little affection for her, she looked at Old Mrs. Qiu with despair and sadness.
Old Mrs. Qiu looked at her son, and meeting his emotionless eyes, she knew that there was no turning back.
"I'm not the head of the household. Your brother is in charge of our affairs." She said, "There are good people in the mountains. Your man is willing to give up fifty dollars to marry you. He will treat you well. Don't make a fuss. Go with him and don't come back!"
After saying this, Old Lady Qiu turned around and rushed into the house.
Qiulian's eyes are about to split.
"Mom, you can't do this to me!"
She threw herself forward, and Yamato put his arms around her waist, holding her tightly in his arms. The smell of her body rushed into Qiulian's nose, and she almost vomited.
The man had a smile of enjoyment on his dark face. The girl at the foot of the mountain was just soft, a little darker and thinner.
It doesn't matter.
As long as I can give birth, everything else is fine.
"Wife, stop making trouble. The way up the mountain is long, and I don't want to travel at night. If we encounter a wolf..." He threatened halfway through his words.
Wolf……?
Qiulian's face changed slightly and she struggled more violently. She found an opportunity. She bit the man's arm and ran towards the door while he was in pain.
Only half a meter away from the door, Qiulian's eyes lit up.
In a flash, I felt a pain on the back of my neck, and my body fell limply to the ground, unable to get up again.
She looked slowly and met her brother's calculating eyes.
"...I knew you wouldn't be honest." The young man threw away the stick in his hand, very satisfied with his masterpiece.
Qiulian's eyes were red.
Yamato walked over, crushing her feet with his straw sandals, gradually increasing the force.
In a few seconds, Qiulian's face turned pale with pain.
After teaching her a lesson, Yamato carried her on his shoulders, ignored the Qiu family, and strode away.
When the dirty man left the Qiu family, someone in the village saw it. Soon the news spread throughout the village and soon reached other brigades.
"The daughter of the Qiu family married into the mountains."
"The mountain families have no land and are so poor that even dogs don't care. What are those two people from the Qiu family thinking?"
"Alas, Qiulian has a bad reputation and isn't very hardworking. Who would want a daughter-in-law like her? Except for the mountain households, she won't be able to marry again."
"Poor Lin's two children, how hard it is for children without a mother! If their father remarries, their situation will be even more difficult. Alas, the adults commit sins, and it is the children who suffer."
Someone with inside knowledge said, "Xuanxuan and Zhengzheng aren't suffering at all. The Lin family treats them very well. I think the two girls have gained a lot of weight since Qiulian was around, and they're more lively. Now that their father has a promising future, they'll have no problem finding a better future!"
Everyone was silent.
"So, Qiulian picked up sesame seeds and lost watermelons. What do you think she wants?"
Who knows?
The news of Qiulian's "remarriage" reached the Dongfeng Brigade.
At this time, Lin Shisheng had just returned home.
He appeared in front of the Lin family's gate like a scavenger.
The Lin family's children didn't recognize him and thought he was a refugee. Dadan even gave him a bucket of water.
"Uncle, where did you get that? Drink some water, it's boiled water. If it's not enough, I'll pour you more. There's nothing else in the house, but water."
Lin Shisheng was indeed thirsty, so he took the ladle and started drinking.
He quickly drank a bucket of water.
Take a deep breath.
"Alive!" he said.
This voice... sounds so familiar.
"Dad?" Lin Zheng shouted.
She stared at the man at the door with a beard and long hair covering his eyebrows and eyes, wanting to recognize him but not daring to.
Is that dad?
Dadan looked at the bearded man in slow motion, measuring his expression with his eyes and observing his standing posture.
After a moment, he exclaimed, "Second Uncle? It's Second Uncle!!"
The first shout was uncertain, but the second shout was full of energy.
Lin Shisheng patted his head and said, "You little brat, you didn't recognize me just now. It's only been a short time, and you don't even recognize me!"
Dadan didn't feel embarrassed at all. He laughed and said, "Second Uncle, you have a beard and your hair covers your eyes. I've never seen this kind of clothes before. It's normal that I can't recognize you."
Lin Shisheng: “…”
He took two steps forward and stood in front of Dadan. "Look carefully, haven't you seen the clothes I'm wearing?"
Lin Shisheng said unhappily, "This is what I was wearing when I left."
It's just a little dirty!
He scoffed, "You're so young, but your eyesight is not good."
Dadan took two steps back and couldn't help but said, "Second Uncle, you haven't changed your clothes, you smell bad."
The sound is quite loud.
Lin Shisheng walked home and found a chance to reply, "I thought it was just a joke. It was really hard. We didn't have a hot meal the whole way and slept poorly. We're lucky to be back safely. Who cares if my clothes are stinky and I don't search them?!"
When Dadan heard that his uncle had trouble eating or sleeping, he quickly walked to the kitchen and said, "Uncle, I'll go boil some water. You can take a shower first. Put your clothes here, Erdan and I will wash them later."
Lin Xuan felt sorry for her father and said, "We still have some noodles that my aunt sent us. I'll go cook some and add an egg."
The Lin family is different from other families. The head of the family keeps a close eye on the eggs, counting them at least three times a day, and makes something good for people who come back from outside. Everyone is treated the same way, and no one complains.
"Okay, I really miss this hot meal." Lin Shisheng put down the things he brought back, sat down on his father's recliner, leaned his head back, and took a long breath.
"It's so nice to be home!"
Lin Zheng came over with a wash basin, "Dad, wash your face first. When grandpa and grandma come back, they will dislike you for being so dirty."
Lin Shisheng sat up obediently and washed his hands and face with the water brought by his daughter. His mind became much clearer.
"How were you at home while I was away?" he asked with concern.
"Very good." Zheng Zheng said with a smile.
Xi Bao patted her chest, her whole body brimming with enthusiasm, "With me and the brothers here, no one will bully Sister Xuanxuan and Zhengzheng."
"Thanks to you, otherwise I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving them at home." Lin Shisheng smiled with his big white teeth, giving Xi Bao the reaction she wanted.
The little girl's smile grew even brighter.
"Uncle, my dad brought us back a few days ago...a cake made by my aunt, and two roast ducks. It's a pity you weren't here. If you were here, you would have eaten them!" Xi Bao felt sorry for Uncle.
Lin Shisheng's focus was here, "Did your aunt make this cake?"
Damn it, he missed the opportunity.
So angry.
"Yes, my aunt made it for Yubao and Hengbao. It was their birthday. Uncle, do you remember it?" Xibao reminded.
"Uncle, have you bought them gifts?" Her clear and bright black eyes glanced at the things Lin Shisheng brought back.
"You haven't been home for a long time. If you forget their birthdays, Yubao will be disappointed and Hengbao will be angry."
How could Lin Shisheng forget?
Remember it every year.
In the past, there were few channels to make money, so I would just give away eggs, chicken legs, etc. Now that I have joined the transportation team this year, how could I forget?
"I remember it," he said.
Hearing this, Xibao nodded like a little adult.
She leaned her head over and said with a smile, "Uncle, do you have a gift for me?"
As he spoke, his black eyes, bright as stars, fluttered.
"Yes, all of them." Lin Shisheng pinched his niece's face.
He watched Xi Bao and the two eggs grow up, and they were almost like his own children.
Xibao wanted to ask what it was, but she felt a tingling sensation on her face. She grabbed her second uncle's hand and saw new calluses on it and some small cuts caused by something.
The little girl's eyes were filled with seriousness.
With a pursed mouth and a trembling voice, he said, "Uncle, are you tired of following the car? If you are tired, why don't we just stop doing it?"
Lin Shisheng felt soft in the heart, "I'm not tired, it's not as tiring as working in the fields."
Xibao was very tired after picking up wheat, so tired that she couldn't even straighten her back.
His little face was wrinkled, as if he was thinking about some important matter in his life.
She sighed, "Working in the fields is tiring, being on the transport team is tiring too. What isn't tiring? Isn't being a salesperson tiring?"
"Every job is tiring, I can only say that it is relatively easy," said Lin Shisheng.
Xibao hesitated for a moment, puffed out his cheeks, and seemed to have made some kind of decision.
"If my aunt gives me any more gifts, I won't accept them." She said it with great difficulty, which showed how painful it was for her to say it.
Lin Shisheng couldn't help laughing.
"You don't want your aunt to think you're being distant with her, and that'll make her unhappy."
Xi Bao didn't want her aunt to be unhappy, so she said awkwardly, "Then I'll take it."
She rested her chin on her right hand and imitated the village elders, saying, "It's hard to say. It's hard no matter what."
Lin Shisheng: “…”
Before he could say anything, Xi Bao smiled brightly at him and asked mischievously, "Second Uncle, do you think I've imitated the character well?"
"……picture."
Lin Shisheng took a shower and shaved, and everyone noticed... he had lost weight.
Lin Xuan came forward at the right time.
She said, "Dad, eat it quickly while it's hot."
Lin Shisheng smiled at his daughter, then started eating noodles. He was very hungry, so his eating manners were naturally not very good, but no one cared.
Only after he finished eating did he feel alive again.
"Wow! I've had enough of that dry steamed bun this time."
Dadan asked, "Can't we eat at a state-owned restaurant?"
"Where are the state-owned restaurants? We're driving through desolate areas with no villages in front and no shops behind. We have to rest wherever we stop, and we can't even sleep well for fear that our things will be stolen... The transport team earns a lot, but it's really tiring." Seeing that the children were curious, Lin Shisheng told them some of what he could say.
For example, there was no mention of him blocking a knife for someone else.
"Dad, Mom, I'm getting a permanent job next month." Lin Shisheng shared the good news with his family.
Ning Xiwei had already noticed that the second brother's arm was stiff, so when she heard his words, she immediately thought of the cause and effect.
"Are you okay?" She looked concerned and asked questions that the children could not understand.
Lin Shisheng shook his injured arm and said with a smile, "It's okay!"
Song Xi frowned slightly.
The young man hurriedly sat down obediently.
Lin Heling patted his wife's shoulder and looked at the second son. "Since you are going to be a regular employee, then do your job well. Don't do things you shouldn't do. Be steady."
"I know." Lin Shisheng said solemnly.
The Lin couple didn't say anything more.
Dadan said excitedly, "Second Uncle is going to be a driver?!!!"
"Not yet, I will become a driver in a few months." Lin Shisheng said that he is still getting familiar with it.
Dadan said, "That's impressive too! Uncle, when Hengbao finds out you're driving a truck before him, he'll be so jealous."
Lin Shisheng raised his chin.
He thought so too!
As he was speaking, a young man from the village who had a good relationship with Lin Shisheng came over.
"Shengzi, I heard you were back, so I came to talk to you."
Lin Shisheng walked out and said, "Let's talk outside. My family needs to rest later."
"become."
The two young men walked towards the foot of the mountain, picking up some firewood while talking.
The young man first asked Lin Shisheng what the outside world was like. Lin Shisheng talked about whatever came to his mind and told him what he saw and heard.
After listening.
A hint of fantasy appeared on the other person's dark face.
"You've finally gotten out, which is much better than digging the ground! Work hard, and when you become famous, your brothers will be waiting for you to dig for them." He said half-jokingly.
But I didn't expect the opportunity to come.
"For the next two months, the transport team needs temporary workers to move goods. They can only work for two months. The work is very tiring and the income is not much. What do you want to do?" Lin Shisheng asked.
This was also a "reward" for his injured arm.
There are three places, one for his childhood friend in the village, and one for his two good brothers who helped him get a divorce smoothly.
"I do! You'd be a fool not to!" The young man's face was filled with excitement, and he was so excited that he helped Lin Shisheng bundle the firewood. "Don't bother with that, I'll collect it. I'll take care of your family's firewood this winter!"
Lin Shisheng: “…”
"That's not necessary." He said speechlessly.
"Yes, yes," the young man said, "you still think of me when you make money, so why don't I help you collect some firewood? It's my duty."
He put his arm around Lin Shisheng's shoulders and slapped him a few times, "Thanks, brother."
"You're welcome." Lin Shisheng waved his hand. "As I said before, if my elder brother and I are not at home, please help keep an eye on my house."
The young man patted his chest and said, "Don't worry! I'm here to make sure no one in your family is left unharmed."
After talking about the good things, he told Lin Shisheng about the Qiu family.
Lin Shisheng frowned when he learned that Qiulian had returned.
Before he could figure out what he was thinking, he heard that Qiulian had been "married" to the mountains by the Qiu family, and a complex look flashed in his eyes.
No other emotion, just a sigh.
That woman thought her parents' home was her retreat, and she considered the Qiu family more important than her own family. Now that she has ended up like this, I wonder if she regrets it?
Whether she regretted it or not, it had nothing to do with him or her two daughters.
He hoped that the woman would not appear again.
Her appearance would only add new gossip to their cause.
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