Chapter 42, An Liang's Mission
"You little rascal, why don't you go and help?" Aunt Meilian glared at her tactless son.
After the two of them left, Aunt Meilian began to ask about what happened this morning.
It turned out that after Grandma He and the others left, Grandma regretted her decision and just waited at the gate.
Everyone was nearby and heard the whole thing by just listening. After knowing what happened, no one came out.
"If Xiaoxue wants to eat plums, it's easy. There are good ones on the mountain above my home. I'll pick them for Xiaoxue in a few days." Aunt Meilian also understood her aunt's personality and never borrowed things from her.
"I know. If her white plums hadn't ripened early, do you think I would have gone?" Grandma He felt very uncomfortable when she talked about this.
"Forget it. You know that Auntie is just like that. Don't get angry with her. You might just hurt yourself." Aunt Meilian comforted her.
"I know. I'm not angry. We've been together for decades and I know her well. I just didn't expect her to change her attitude today after I accepted Xiaoxue's things yesterday. I really didn't expect that she is still as annoying as she was when she was young."
Grandma He said she wasn't angry, but could she really not be angry?
"I saw Mrs. Xilian go up the mountain earlier. I'm afraid she was picking plums for Xiaoxue. Don't take it too seriously. There are many people who like Xiaoxue. She's not the only one."
"I originally wanted to take Xiaoxue to visit Xilian Mountain, but Xiaoxue refused. Forget it, don't try to take advantage of other people's families in the future." Grandma He was really heartless.
But Aunt Meilian knew that Third Aunt only had a big mouth, but actually had a kinder heart than anyone else.
After washing the dishes, Aunt Meilian took An Liang back home.
After returning home, she gave An Liang an important task, asking him to go to the mountain to find some ripe plums for Xiaoxue.
This was a piece of cake for An Liang. There was no boy who didn't go up the mountain to climb trees or go into the water to fish. He was more familiar with the mountains than the adults.
After receiving the instructions, he played even crazier.
Mei Xue didn't know about this. Not long after Aunt Mei Lian left, Aunt Xi Lian came to visit.
Seeing her come in with a small basket, Mei Xue saw what was inside: plums.
Maybe I had expectations before, but now, I feel dislike for plums and plum snow.
"You really came. Please sit for a while. Meilian was just saying that you went to the mountain. I guess you went to pick plums." Grandma He didn't bother to be polite with her. She took the basket directly and put it on the table.
"Xiaoxue wanted to eat plums, so I went to see some on our mountain. Unexpectedly, some were ripe. Let me give you some sweet plums." Aunt Xilian said with a smile.
Seeing her like this, I’m afraid she also knows what happened this morning.
"Thank you, Aunt Xilian." Seeing her grandmother take it, Mei Xue immediately thanked her.
"No need to thank me. If you want to say thank you, it should be my aunt. That pheasant is very precious. We also enjoyed it with Xiaoxue and ate a chicken." Generally, families don't eat chicken unless it is the New Year or other festivals.
"No need to thank me. Anwen and the others have also contributed." Mei Xue knew about the social interactions.
She was just being defensive.
It’s not like I don’t know how to interact with people.
After a brief conversation, Aunt Xilian took the basket and left.
In the afternoon, Aunt Ting also brought a basket of plums, but Grandma He did not show up this time.
Aunt Ting knew what kind of person her mother-in-law was, so she didn't say much. She just said that the plums were ripe and let Xiaoxue and Aunt San taste them.
Of course Mei Xue accepted it because she had exchanged it for chicken.
Since the grandmother is so stingy, she can't be generous either.
In the afternoon, the sun was too strong and there was not much work to do at home except weeding in the fields. Mei Xue asked the old lady to stay at home while she went to walk around the fields.
The old lady shook her head, reluctantly, for she was afraid that she would see that man at home and be upset.
So I followed Xiaoxue to the fields.
The rice in every household in the field has turned yellow, and only her family has started to pack it up. However, she hasn't been here for a long time, but she feels that the rice in her own field seems to have grown a lot.
Each of those ears of corn is very plump, and you can tell at a glance that they are well coated with pulp. There will definitely be a good harvest this year.
Grandma He thinks Xiaoxue is blessed.
Since Xiaoxue came home, life at her house has become better day by day, and she has also enjoyed the blessing of having children and grandchildren that she was not able to enjoy before.
There is still a shallow layer of water in the fields. This is the last time to store fertilizer for the rice. As long as the weather is not too dry, there is no need to add water to the fields.
Only after the rice is harvested will the fields be filled with water again to soften the mud and make it suitable for farming next year.
Of course, these things are still a long way off.
After pulling out some grass in the field and around it, the two walked home under the sun.
I also have to go to the vegetable garden and take a look. Now most of the vegetables are grown at home, but some vegetables are about to be planted.
Mei Xue had never farmed before, so she followed Grandma He's instructions in everything.
Grandma said that the vegetables could be picked, so she picked them and let Grandma sit under the shade of the tree to rest.
Anyway, the grandmother and granddaughter live a very fulfilling life.
Now that there is electricity at night, Mei Xue likes this peaceful life even more.
Mei Xue, who had nothing to do, found different ways to nourish Grandma He every day.
If the village doctors were not so poor, Mei Xue would have wanted to use those Chinese medicines. Well, mainly she wanted to try what the legendary medicinal food tasted like.
She had only seen it in books and had never even smelled it.
July passed quickly, as every household was busy working in the fields and some people went to the market every day. It can be said that this month was a harvest month.
August has arrived in the blink of an eye, and some families who grow early rice have started to harvest the rice.
Mei Xue is worried about the rice in her fields every day, so she goes to run there almost every day.
On this day, before Mei Xue had time to go out, she discovered that there were more than ten horse-drawn carriages in the village.
After asking, I found out that today is the beginning of the month, which is the day to sell wood in the village.
The wood is sold to a sawmill in the town. There are capable people in the village who deliver the goods directly to the sawmill, so basically everyone in the village cuts down some trees from their own mountains and brings them back to sell.
Since it doesn't require any capital, everyone is very enthusiastic and it can be said that selling wood is the bulk of the village's income.
"Grandma, can we also cut the wood from the mountain?" Mei Xue had an idea when she heard that there was money.
But she had to ask her grandmother some questions.
Grandma He knew Xiaoxue's thoughts. She suffered in the past because she was alone, her husband passed away early, and she was bullied by the villagers.
"There's nothing worth growing on our mountain. They're just some small trees, and people don't harvest them." Grandma He shook her head.
Mei Xue could clearly feel the sadness in her grandmother. She didn't know why, but she didn't dare to ask any further.
Forget it, at worst she won’t sell wood.
The tickets are moving!!!
(End of this chapter)
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