Chapter 47 Chapter 47

The bell for class in the junior high school rang fiercely, and the students playing on the playground quickly ran to the classroom. After the chaotic noise gradually dissipated, the sound of reading was faintly heard. Qian Lixiang and Jia Guoye squatted under the shade of a tree and ate peaches together. It was

a rare free peach, and it was juicy. Qian Lixiang felt that it tasted better than any peach he had eaten before.

Just now, Sun Sanyu's father, who was selling peaches, came running over breathlessly, and shouted from a distance of several hundred meters: "Sanyu, hurry home, your wife has given birth!"

In front of everyone, Sun Sanyu stumbled and fell to the ground in excitement. The great joy made his legs weak and unable to stand up, and his father ran over and kicked him several times.

Sun Sanyu's father scolded impatiently: "You stupid thing, hurry up, I called a tractor and it's waiting." As he said that, he was so angry at his son's cowardly look that he kicked him again.

"Ah, hiss." Sun Sanyu grimaced in pain: "Dad, be gentle, my legs are powerless."

Sun Sanyu was like a fish that was struggling to get up. His father couldn't pull him up with both hands. He cursed him and said he was useless. In the end, Jia Guoye, who was beside him, pulled him up.

"Thank you, brother." Sun Sanyu said gratefully: "I'll give you this peach basket." After saying this, he followed his father without even shaking off the dust on his butt. The father and son ran far away in a short while. It was really surprising that the old people who were not strong could run so fast.

Qian Lixiang was always polite. After watching the excitement, he turned around and reached for two big peaches from the basket. He wiped a handful of them on a cloth and handed one to Jia Guoye. He chuckled: "Here, eat something to cool down."

Jia Guoye looked at him and took it.

"It's so good." Qian Lixiang bit the pulp of the fruit in his mouth and sighed incomprehensibly: "It's great to have a wife and children." He swallowed the pulp and asked Jia Guoye beside him: "Hey, you are almost here too."

Jia Guoye did not answer. He stood up, patted Qian Lixiang's shoulder, and said lightly: "Remember to give me the money to buy the peach." Qian Lixiang bit the peach core hard, almost breaking his teeth.

Afterwards, Jia Guoye walked aside and pushed Sun Sanyu's big bamboo basket of peaches to the pancake stand next to him. Obviously, he was going to sell two things at once and charge two prices.

"No way, charging for a single peach." Qian Lixiang's teeth ached. He covered his face and said in disbelief, "Are you obsessed with money?"

Jia Guoye stretched out his hand and said coldly, "Hurry up."

...

He's really good at making money.

Qian Lixiang almost gritted his teeth and gave the money to Jia Guoye, but he saw Jia Guoye took a coin from his pocket and put the money of both of them in his trouser pocket. Although he was a little confused, he didn't ask.

Qian Lixiang didn't know that Jia Guoye didn't love money like his life, but he had a high moral character.

He would give all the money from selling peaches to Sun Sanyu tomorrow, including the one he ate, which Qian Lixiang just gave him, and Jia Guoye also considered it as his own purchase.

...

After Jia Guoye bought his own cakes, he continued to sit under the shade of the tree, and only stood up after selling all the peaches. He took the basket and the shoulder pole and deposited them in the hotel kitchen for five cents.

...

Jia Guoye was in a particularly good mood today because Xiaorui was coming back.

He sat in the bumpy tractor, the memories in his mind were as clear as if they happened yesterday. Thinking of her grim face when he sent Xiao Rui out, and her reluctant look, Jia Guoye smiled.

A week ago, Jia Yourui packed a small bag and went home to live, and her mother came to pick her up.

Before leaving, she looked at Jia Guoye reluctantly: "I will be back in a week."

"Okay." Jia Guoye said, "I will pick you up then."

Lin Fei came in and asked softly: "Rui Rui, have you packed?"

Jia Yourui turned around and said, "I have packed."

"Then let's go."

...

Jia Yourui was walking on the road with her mother holding her hand, and at her feet was the excited puppy jumping. The little black dog was very happy to follow her out.

She looked back. Under the dusk sky, Jia Guoye was standing alone at the door, still in the same posture as before. When she turned around, Jia Guoye waved. Jia Yourui couldn't see his expression, but she could imagine his smile.

It wasn't really a big farewell, but she felt really sad.

......

On the way home, Lin Fei held Jia Yourui tightly. She took out a big and juicy pear from her small bag and handed it to Jia Yourui, saying, "Xiao Rui, here, eat it to quench your thirst on the way."

Jia Yourui took it and put the pear to Lin Fei's mouth, saying, "Mom, you eat first."

Lin Fei wanted to refuse, but her little daughter's beautiful eyes looked at her seriously. She swallowed the words of refusal and took a bite of the pear.

"Okay, Mom has finished eating. There are more at home. You eat quickly."

Jia Yourui put the pear into her mouth and nibbled it.

The little black dog walked in front of them, jumping and having fun. This clever little thing stopped at the corner, waiting for Jia Yourui to show it the direction.

"Why did you get a dog?" Lin Fei asked.

Jia Yourui said, "Brother Guoye was afraid that I would be bored at home alone, so he brought Xiao Hei back to keep me company."

"He was thoughtful." Lin Fei nodded, feeling very comfortable.

...

The sun was setting in the west, and the sky was filled with sunset clouds. Even though there was no scorching sun, Lin Fei still stopped to straighten her precious daughter's crooked straw hat.

She clicked her tongue twice and said lovingly, "Oh, our Xiao Rui's face is all red from the sun."

Jia Yourui laughed and obediently raised her chin slightly, letting her mother tie the hat string for her.

.....

At this time, a warm voice came.

"Sister Fei, are you going to bring your daughter back to live with you?"

Lin Fei didn't even look at her, she just took Jia Yourui's hand and said, "Xiao Rui, let's go."

Jia Yourui felt her hand being held tightly, so tightly that it hurt.

......

"Mom, it's okay." She said gently, and gently held the back of her mother's hand with her other hand.

Xiao Rui's eyes were lively and a little playful: "It's all over."

Lin Fei looked at her. The little daughter in her deep memory was still a delicate and innocent child. Her eyes were unconsciously a little wet, and she said with emotion, "Xiao Rui has grown up."

Jia Yourui leaned her head on her mother's shoulder affectionately: "Yes."

...

The mother and the mother walked on the village road, and Jia Yourui saw her sister-in-law walking with her little nephew from a distance.

When Jia Mingyu saw Jia Yourui, he immediately called out in a clear and crisp voice: "Little aunt, little aunt." While shouting, Xiao Mingyu hurriedly ran towards her with his legs.

Although Jia Mingyu and Jia Yourui have not been together for a long time, the child likes Jia Yourui, the beautiful aunt. Little Mingyu is very proud to have such a beautiful aunt.

Jia Yourui walked towards Jia Mingyu, and before she could hug him, she was rushed by Mingyu and hugged her legs.

The child looked up at her and said sweetly, "Aunt, are you going home to live?"

"Yes." Jia Yourui smiled and reached out to hug Xiao Mingyu, but her sister-in-law quickly stopped her, "This boy has heavy bones, and your arms are tender and thin, so don't hug him." After that, she put Xiao Mingyu's hand in Jia Yourui's palm and instructed her son, "You are only allowed to hold your aunt's hand. You are not allowed to let your aunt hug you. You are so heavy, and your aunt will be very tired to hug you."

Xiao Mingyu pouted in dissatisfaction, but did not make a fuss. Instead, he obediently grabbed Jia Yourui's hand.

"Wow, a puppy." Jia Mingyu saw the cute Xiao Hei and asked happily: "Aunt, is this the puppy you raised?"

"Yes."

"Can I play with it?"

"Yes, but you can't bully it."

"Absolutely not." The little man patted his chest and promised: "I will play with it well."

...

"The food is ready. We will eat when Dad and your eldest brother come back." Liu Xiuli asked worriedly: "Little sister, are you hungry? If you are, let's eat in advance?"

"Yes." Lin Fei also said: "Let's not wait for them, let's eat first."

"Wait a minute, I'm not hungry." Jia Yourui said: "I just ate the pear on the road, and now I still feel a little full."

"That's good." Liu Xiuli nodded and opened the gate.

As soon as the courtyard door opened, Lin Fei burst out laughing and said, "It seems that Xiuli and I were worrying too much. You two finished work early today."

Jia Kaiqian and Jia Youkai were sitting side by side on the doorstep smoking a cigarette. When he saw his sister, Jia Youkai hurried over, grabbed his sister's shoulder, and said happily and generously, "Stay longer when you come back, Xiaorui. Brother will find delicious food for you every day."

Jia Yourui said sweetly, "Thank you, brother." Jia Kaiqian

coughed twice, his face looked a little unnatural, and his eyes were wandering, but he just didn't look at Jia Yourui.

......

Jia Yourui smiled, walked to her father, and acted like a spoiled child as before: "Dad, I'm coming back to stay for a while, what do you think?"

This sweet voice made Jia Kaiqian's heart soften, and he immediately didn't care about being reserved. The old man nodded heavily and said, "Okay."

"Why not?" Jia Kaiqian's voice was a little hoarse, perhaps because the smoke had just smoked his throat.

Seeing this scene, Lin Fei wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said with relief: "Everyone is at the table to eat."

Jia Mingyu also shouted that he was hungry and wanted to eat. He pulled Jia Yourui's hand and said that he wanted to sit next to his aunt. Liu Xiuli went into the kitchen to bring the warm food.

Jia Kaiqian also sat next to his little daughter and first picked up some good fish belly meat from her bowl.

Lin Fei said, "I originally wanted to stew a chicken, but Youlin asked someone to send a message this morning saying that her mother-in-law was not feeling well and could not leave today, and could only come back tomorrow. So your sister-in-law and I put the chicken back in the cage, and we will wait for Youlin to come back tomorrow to eat together."

"Auntie, are you okay?" Jia Yourui asked concernedly, "Do you want to go and see her?"

"No, it's nothing serious." Jia Kaiqian picked up a few more pig ears for her and said, "Youlin said that she was greedy for coolness at night and didn't cover herself with a quilt, so she caught a cold and felt a little dizzy."

"Well, that's good." Jia Yourui took a bite of the pig's ear, smiled with satisfaction and said, "Dad's pig ears are still as delicious as before."

"Haha, then Dad will buy you some more pig ears tomorrow." Jia Kaiqian was very happy.

"Thank you, Dad."

...

On the other side, Jia Kaiqian's family was having a great time, with laughter ringing out at the dinner table; but on this side, Jia Guoye was sitting alone on a chair quietly, feeling somewhat empty inside.

He watched Xiaorui walk away, and when he could no longer see her, he returned to the yard and closed the door.

Jia Guoye had been sitting there from just now until now, and he had no mood to cook, nor did he have the mood to fetch water for washing.

Jia Guoye stretched out his legs, leaned his head against the wall, and closed his eyes.

Time passed slowly, the color of the sky changed from orange to black, someone occasionally walked outside the house, and some faint conversations could be heard from time to time. The temperature in the air also gradually dropped, becoming slightly cool.

...

I don't know how long it took.

Jia Guoye rubbed his sore neck and opened his eyes. He fell asleep without realizing it. Jia Guoye sat for a while to calm down. He stood up, kicked off his shoes, and walked into the yard. His steps were slightly different in depth.

He drew a bucket of water from the well, rinsed his body casually in the moonlight, and finally lifted the remaining half bucket of water and quickly poured it over his head, his eyes tightly closed. Putting down the wooden barrel, Jia Guoye rubbed his face casually, without wiping his wet hair, and went into the house to lie on the bed, closing his eyes.

...

Jia Youqian did not sleep all night. She sat with her knees hugged, and the bruises on her arms were painful.

She heard her husband Feng Fengping snoring heavily in her ears. She didn't understand why he could sleep so soundly. She thought about it all night, thinking about the good times they had, and couldn't understand why her life had become so sad.