Chapter 248 247: Going Home
"Haha! That's all old news." Yang Chunyan laughed dryly, "If you hadn't mentioned it today, I would have forgotten it!"
She thought about how difficult her life was in her previous life and she never regretted marrying Zhou Huaian, let alone in this life.
Under the guidance of Brother Yang, Zhou Huaian plowed and harrowed one acre of corn field, and then he could finish the remaining acres by himself. In the afternoon, he practiced on the road for half an afternoon and was able to control the tractor skillfully.
Mother Yang and sister-in-law Yang prepared a large basket for the two of them, which was filled with watermelons and cantaloupes, weighing at least more than 100 kilograms.
Mother Yang came over again with a basket, and said in a rambling voice, "When your aunt saw you guys coming back, she picked a basket of grapes and sent it to you. I put them in the basket for you."
"There's a can of fermented black beans and a can of fermented tofu in the bag, and the oilcloth bag is filled with pickled cabbage that I picked out. It's yellow and delicious. Cut a handful of pickled cabbage and add two spoons of fermented black beans, and some watercress to go with it. It's perfect for eating with rice in June."
"When your husband heard that the old man was living in your house, he filled a jar with his medicinal wine for you to take back and give it to them. Just drink a small cup before going to bed. There is also a pair of cotton shoes I made for you and Huai'an."
Yang Chunyan looked at the backpack and the bamboo basket and felt a little worried. "Mom, you're carrying so many things. How can Huai'an and I get them back?"
"Why can't you move the bicycle? Your elder brother can carry 200 to 300 kilograms to Ning'an at a time!" Yang's mother glared at her in disapproval, and then reminded her, "When the house is repaired, let me know in advance when the beams are put up."
Zhou Huaian said: "It will be at least the end of the year, and I will report it in advance by then."
Mother Yang nodded, thought about it and said, "You guys should be careful. It's almost been a year since we got married. It's time to have a baby."
Zhou Huaian felt a little sad after hearing this. Why are you urging me to have a baby? I have been holding it back for so long, and I have only been close to my wife a few times! I have to hold it back again when I have a baby...
After the things were packed, Brother Yang came forward to help carry them and hang them on the bicycle. "I will go to Ning'an early in the morning on the 15th. Then I will drive the tractor back to Funiu with you."
"Yes! Yes!" Zhou Huaian said to Yang's father and mother, "Mom, old man, we are leaving now. When the house is repaired and spacious, I will take you to live there for two months."
After hearing this, Yang's mother laughed so hard that she couldn't close her mouth. "How can you stay here for two months? Your old man has to treat patients, and your sister-in-law is taking care of the two children alone. We can stay for two days then!"
"Well! Go back and discuss it and make peace with each other." Father Yang said, looking at Yang Chunyan, "Yan'er, don't bully Huai'an at every turn!"
Zhou Huaian hurriedly said: "Old man, it's not true, Yan'er has never bullied me."
Yang's mother and daughter-in-law laughed after hearing this, "You see, we are not anxious, but he is."
"..." Yang Chunyan glared at him embarrassedly.
When the two came out of Yang's house, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law carried the two children and sent them to the intersection before they said goodbye reluctantly.
Yang Chunyan carried the backpack on her back and sat in the back seat of the car, "Okay, let's go!"
Zhou Huaian pedaled hard and walked forward, "My eldest brother said that we can sell it for 1.12 yuan per pound. The sweet potatoes we grow at home are only 1 or 2 cents per pound and it's hard to sell. Let my mother grow some too next year."
“Okay, we’ll plant this next year too.”
"Yan'er, there's one more thing. We won't have anywhere to park the tractor when we get it back next month!"
"Yes!" Yang Chunyan thought for a moment, "Yiding's house is on the main road, we can park at Yiding's house!"
Zhou Huaian nodded after hearing this, "Yes! Look how I forgot about him."
"Didn't you say you had a very good memory?"
There were many downhill roads on the way back, and even though we carried a lot of things, it was still much faster than the way here.
An hour later, the two of them came to the yellow horn tree to take a break. Zhou Huaian took a cantaloupe, cracked it open, and handed a piece to Yang Chunyan, "Eat a piece before you leave!"
Yang Chunyan took it and saw that he was sweating profusely while pedaling. "Will it be my turn later?"
Zhou Huaian finished eating the cantaloupe in his hand, leaned against the yellow horn tree, and looked at her lazily, "No, the dirt road is not easy to walk on, you will be tired from riding!"
Yang Chunyan glanced at him and said, "I don't think riding a bike is tiring at all, but riding in a car is tiring. If you don't believe me, why don't you try it?"
After riding the bicycle with a backpack on her back for a while, her waist started to ache. There was a dirt road ahead, so she would rather walk than take a ride.
Zhou Huaian certainly didn't believe it, "Well, I'll enjoy it later!"
After they rested for a while, Yang Chunyan got on the bicycle. When Zhou Huaian first sat on it, he thought it was quite convenient. But before they reached the foot of Guanyin Mountain, he felt his waist was sore and uncomfortable.
"Yan'er, you really don't feel well! Why did you sit there for so long?"
Yang Chunyan rolled her eyes and said, "I know I'm not feeling well!"
"Yes! I'd better get down and walk."
Yang Chunyan said with a smile: "I can't climb the slope ahead, otherwise I'll let you sit for a while, so you don't have to brag about yourself every day, saying that you are a workhorse and you always carry me!"
"Alas! I always thought sitting down would save energy." Zhou Huaian jumped out of the car and sighed, "It's just like a dog biting Lu Dongbin, who doesn't know how kind people are!"
"Foolish, I am a dog, then what are you?"
The couple walked back while bickering, and went up the hill into the village, where smoke was already rising from the chimneys.
"Yan'er, let's go over there and visit Yiding's house to see if he has come down the mountain, and give him some watermelons and cantaloupes!"
“Yes!”
The two went to Zhou Yiding's house and saw that his gate was open. Zhou Huaian yelled inside, "Ding Ding Cat, Ding Ding Cat!"
Zhou Yiding came out of the kitchen and Dahuang followed him slowly.
“I’m back!”
"Yeah!" Zhou Huaian picked up a big watermelon and smiled at him proudly, "Hurry up and bring out a vegetable basket, and there are also cantaloupes!"
"Okay!" Zhou Yiding trotted to the door carrying a basket, "Is it a gift from my sister-in-law's family?"
"My eldest brother grows these, they're very sweet!" Yang Chunyan picked up a few bunches of grapes and a few cantaloupe and put them in a basket. "Just open them and you can eat them."
Zhou Yiding picked up one and snapped it in half. He took a big bite and said, "It's delicious, sweet and refreshing."
Zhou Huaian put the watermelon in the main room and came out, looking at Zhou Yiding's gate. "Can a tractor drive through your gate?"
Zhou Yiding said with certainty: "It can be driven in. I planned it when I was repairing it."
"That's good." Zhou Huaian put his arm around his shoulders, "Brother, my new tractor will arrive on the 15th of next month. You know the field ridge in front of my house. I will park the tractor at your house until the new house is built."
Zhou Yiding nodded readily, "No problem, I'll give you a key to the courtyard gate when the time comes!"
"Thank you! I'll go back first." Zhou Huaian said, "When did you come back?"
"I went down the mountain early in the morning, visited my third sister's home, and took Xuejiao to see a movie!"
"Yo~" Zhou Huaian glanced at him, "You're pretty quick!"
(End of this chapter)
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