In any case, after going through 49 hardships, the family was finally reunited.
The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the cicadas are calling out "It's so hot!" in the trees. The village school has been closed for vacation for a long time, and the busy farming season has arrived.
Since Erhua came back from this experience, he has really been reshaped as a person and has become particularly concerned about everything inside and outside the family.
He got up before dawn. The green seedlings in the field waved to us. Erhua rolled up his trousers and went to the field to pull up the seedlings and tie them up. After breakfast, the whole family went to the field to plant the seedlings.
It's still dark and almost no one has gone to the fields yet.
Erhua was busy alone, and it was the time when he could concentrate on his work without anyone talking to him.
"Erhua, why are you here so early?"
Wang Meihua's voice came from the ridge of the field. Erhua straightened his back and said with a smile, "You're up early too!"
The two of them had run into each other by chance for three days in a row, which was not uncommon during the busy farming season.
"Have you had breakfast?"
Erhua shook his head: "No, I'll bundle up the seedlings first and then go back to eat. After eating, I'll come with them to plant the rice."
"Then you must be hungry! Don't go to the fields!" Wang Meihua rummaged in the bamboo basket she carried with her and took out a white steamed bun.
"Here, eat it."
Erhua smiled, waved his hand and said, "I'm not hungry, you eat. I'll go home and eat later!"
As he spoke, he bent down again to pluck the seedlings. The seedlings were very obedient and were fiddled with in his hands until they were divided into small bundles and tied with dry straw.
Erhua picked up the green seedlings and swung them in the water twice to wash off the mud on the roots, then threw them aside in bundles.
After throwing away five bundles of seedlings, Erhua saw Wang Meihua still standing on the edge of the field and asked, "Why are you still standing there? Aren't you going to pull up the seedlings?"
Wang Meihua lowered her head shyly and glanced outside, but there was no one around.
"Erhua... do you know why I came so early?"
Seeing this, Erhua simply washed his hands and walked to the edge of the field.
Erhua was a man with a keen eye, and he understood everything after two days.
Wang Meihua didn't come to pull up the seedlings, she came for herself.
In the past, Erhua was blind and couldn't tell good from bad, let alone understand girls' thoughts.
He took turns rubbing the weeds on the edge of the field with the soles of his feet, scraping off a layer of mud. After a few times, the soles of his feet were clean.
"Wang Meihua." Erhua sighed and said, "If I say something unpleasant, please don't be upset."
Upon hearing this, Wang Meihua immediately understood. Her shy smile disappeared immediately, and her face became serious and embarrassed.
"I understand your thoughts to some extent. I, Erhua, thank you. I have a bad reputation in this area, but I didn't expect you to find good in me.
Really, thank you! But thank you, this is a matter of mutual consent, right?
I, Erhua, don't like to drag things out, so I'll just say it straight. I have someone else in my heart. I can't have my cake and eat it too, right?
Don't think I dislike you. I don't dislike you. With my appearance, if you want to be with me, you're at a loss!"
After Erhua finished speaking, Wang Meihua didn't say a word. Her eyes were shining but there was no anger or resentment. Her heart was trembling slightly.
After a long while, Wang Meihua spoke: "I know you are telling me your true feelings. I understand."
Erhua nodded. People were walking towards this side one after another in the distance. Now that it had been brought up, he could just point them in the direction.
The two said goodbye and went home.
When I got home, breakfast was already on the table. Today's porridge was extra thick and had a slightly green hue. Erhua felt happy and sat down. He picked up a bowl of porridge and sipped his lips around the bowl. He finished half a bowl of porridge.
"Why are you going so early? Don't get too tired!"
Mom felt sorry for Erhua and pushed another bowl of porridge over to him so that he could eat more.
"How can I be exhausted? I have plenty of energy! Dad and Dahua both have work to do, so shouldn't I do more around the house?"
Erhua chuckled, picked up his chopsticks and stirred in the bowl, finishing the whole bowl of porridge.
After dinner, the family went to the fields together.
Dahua and Erhua were pulling wires in the fields, and their abilities in working were revealed.
In some people's rice fields, the rice is planted horizontally and vertically, and it still forms a line when viewed from the side. The seedlings are straight and vigorous, which is the best quality. Some people's rice fields are not like this. The seedlings are planted crookedly and fall down when the wind blows. This means they don't know how to work.
Dad's rice planting belongs to the latter category, so he is responsible for picking the seedlings, Dahua, Erhua and Mum are responsible for planting the rice, Qiuhua is responsible for cooking lunch and dinner, and taking care of his younger siblings.
When it comes to farm work, Erhua also admits that Dahua is better.
Although Erhua has turned over a new leaf now, it is not easy to do a good job just by being serious. After all, the knife has not been sharpened for many years, so it is not easy to chop meat on the board now.
Fortunately, the speed was just a little slow, and the seedlings were planted well.
Xiaohua followed the adults and ran around on the ridges of the field. When he was tired, he sat down. Seeing his elder and second brothers planting rice seedlings quickly in the field, he was also eager to try, and his little feet dangled on the water.
"Brother, I want to come down!"
"Why come down? We are working here, not playing." Dahua rejected him without even raising his head.
"I don't want to play. I'll come down to help you with the work. I'll bring the seedlings over to you."
"Okay, then you can bring it."
After getting permission, Xiaohua was very happy. He stuck out his little butt and jumped from the ridge into the field.
The mud in the field was thick and heavy, and Xiaohua's two little feet were stuck in it and could not be pulled out at all. Holding three bundles of seedlings in both hands, she pushed forward with her upper body, but her feet were firmly sucked in place.
This time, the whole person fell down in the field.
Dahua took two or three steps over and picked him up, complaining: "Look, isn't this the end?"
Xiaohua blew hard, and two pieces of mud popped out of his nostrils. He wanted to cry but didn't have the courage to do so, and looked embarrassed.
"Haha, look at how cowardly you are. Go back and change your clothes!" Seeing Erhua's relaxed expression, Xiaohua immediately got rid of the unhappiness in his heart.
The sun is particularly bright during the busy farming season. All the farmers are bent over, with their backs to the sun and their faces to the earth. Sweat oozes out of every pore, drips into the fields, and disappears in the mud.
Erhua has been working hard these past few days, and every day feels tiring but fulfilling. In the evening, after dinner and a shower, he falls into a deep sleep.
He thought that after he was busy for a while, he would shamelessly go to Tangli Village to see how his master and Luo Zhen were doing.
Master, have you found a new disciple?
Did Luo Zhen propose marriage?
Isn't he anxious? Of course he is.
When I was in a hurry, I wanted to walk to Tangli Village under the stars and the moon. Even just taking a look inside from outside the yard would be enough.
After calming down, he thought of the disappointment of his master and Luo Zhen, and retracted his foot.
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