Chapter 53 Chapter 53 He has to leave after all
Realizing that Xu Yunfan didn't recognize him, Sun Wu scratched his head awkwardly. "Yes, the corn at home has been harvested, and it's time to harvest the rice in the fields. Speaking of which, you probably don't recognize me yet. I'm the grandson of Grandpa Sun, the oxcart driver. My name is Sun Wu."
Grandpa Sun?
Xu Yunfan remembered this man. Didn't he just ride in the ox cart with Grandpa Sun this morning?
Xu Yunfan didn't feel embarrassed at all. "So it's Brother Sun. I've only been in the village for a short time, so many people don't know me. Since Brother Sun is busy, I won't keep you here."
Xu Yunfan was so thirsty that his throat was almost smoking. Now he just wanted to go back and drink some water as soon as possible.
"Oh, okay, it's my fault. I forgot you were still carrying the backpack." Sun Wu quickly stepped aside and signaled Xu Yunfan to go back quickly.
When Xu Yunfan passed by, Sun Wu subconsciously took a look into Xu Yunfan's backpack. Wow, this kid Xu actually bought so many mung beans and red beans.
Brown sugar is expensive, and Xu Yunfan is not stupid. If the villagers saw him buying so much brown sugar at once, it would cause unnecessary trouble and be very annoying. So, on the way back, he put down his backpack and put the brown sugar and saltpeter at the bottom.
For this reason, Sun Wu could not see the brown sugar and saltpeter he bought.
Xu Yunfan, who was going back to Xiao Qin's house, did not notice that after he left, several villagers came over and asked Sun Wu what Xu Yunfan had bought. His backpack was quite full. He was a man who was picked up by the ugly boy and Xiao Qin's house was so poor. Where could Xu Yunfan get so much money to buy things?
Sun Wu was also an honest man. "He bought red beans and mung beans." Those were the two bags without ropes tied around the mouths.
Sun Xiaofang's eyes fell on Xu Yunfan's departing figure. "Why did he buy so many red beans and mung beans?"
The price of red beans and mung beans is more expensive than refined rice, but most villagers will not spend money to buy them.
After all, these two kinds of beans are obviously not suitable as staple food, and they are usually added when making rice dumplings.
The reason why they are sold at such a high price is that these two kinds of beans are not grown in large quantities, and are generally purchased by pastry shops. As a result, the price goes up.
Xu Yunfan bought so many things, so it must have cost him at least a few dozen coins.
"I'm afraid this guy doesn't know how to live well." Li Hong couldn't help but sigh. "I originally thought that since Run Ge'er picked up a man, my life would be promising. Who would have thought that this guy would spend money lavishly?"
Not all members of the Li family are as verbally abusive as Li Dahua and her daughter-in-law, who are jealous of the Qin family's success.
Sun Xiaofang: "Yeah, that stuff can't be eaten every day. Xu Yunfan is a handsome man, but why... well, it's true, no one is perfect."
"Before, I thought Run Ge'er was very lucky, but now I think it's too early to draw a conclusion." Li Hong is already married. Which of the daily necessities in this family doesn't cost money?
Xu Yunfan spends money lavishly, where does Qin Run get so much money to build it for him?
When Qin Run runs out of money, Xu Yunfan will run away sooner or later.
In the eyes of Li Hong and the others, with Xu Yunfan's looks, even if he has no ability, it would be better for him to just find a rich family in town to marry into, rather than settle down in Xiao Qin's family, right?
Thinking this way, they all felt that it was only a matter of time before Xu Yunfan left Dali Village.
"Maybe they'll find something useful when they buy them back?" Sun Wu didn't know what was going on with these people. They just bought some beans, didn't they? How could they tell from this that Xu Yunfan didn't know how to live?
Does not wanting to spend a penny mean you know how to live?
It's really strange.
Xu Yunfan, who had no idea that he had been labeled as someone who didn't know how to live and was a spendthrift, was so excited that he was almost as excited as a dog, with his tongue almost hanging out.
Hearing the hurried footsteps coming from outside the courtyard gate, Qin Run dropped the corn cob in his hand, stood up, and stared at the person who pushed open the door.
When Qin Runti saw Xu Yunfan appear, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's so hot." Xu Yunfan shouted as he entered the door, wiping the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.
Hearing this, Qin Run hurried forward and helped Xu Yunfan put down the backpack. "You must be thirsty. I'll get you some water."
"Yeah." Xu Yunfan didn't feel tired, but he felt a little exhausted and weak all over due to the heat.
With his back relaxed, Xu Yunfan sat down on the stool where Qin Run had sat. "Where's An Ge'er?"
Qin Run's voice came from the kitchen, "He hasn't come back yet. He must have been playing with Dadan and the others and forgot the time."
Hearing that Qin An was not there, Xu Yunfan felt uncomfortable because his clothes were wet with sweat, so he took them off directly.
Qin Run came out of the kitchen with a bucket of water and was shocked to see Xu Yunfan with his upper body naked.
During this period, he slept in the same bed with Xu Yunfan every night. This was true, but apart from sleeping, they did not do anything else out of the ordinary. Xu Yunfan was even more well-behaved and never took off any clothes even in the hottest weather.
When Qin Run suddenly saw Xu Yunfan's upper body, his face turned red with shame. He wanted to look but didn't dare to take a second look, for fear that Xu Yunfan would notice and mistakenly think that he was shameless.
Qin Run turned away and handed the water over. After Xu Yunfan took it, he asked, "What did you buy in town?"
Xu Yunfan took several gulps of water before he could finally reply to Qin Run. He raised his chin towards the backpack and said, "Take a look for yourself."
After taking out the things from the backpack one by one, Qin Run was a little dumbfounded, "Why did you buy so many red beans and mung beans?"
"Of course I bought it to eat." Xu Yunfan replied as a matter of course, not thinking there was anything wrong with it at all.
Qin Run choked up, "Do you need me to put them in the kitchen? How do you want to eat these beans?"
Regarding cooking, Qin Run discovered that Xu Yunfan went into the kitchen frequently. In his own words, he was a kitchen killer and could not be relied upon to cook.
Qin Run didn't expect Xu Yunfan to do these things, so as long as Xu Yunfan said what he wanted to eat, he would try his best to make it.
He didn't know how to cook these beans, but maybe Xu Yunfan knew how to cook them. If not, why did he buy so many?
Xu Yunfan said, "First, please help me take out a pound of red beans and a pound of mung beans and soak them."
Qin Run nodded, picked up the beans and went into the kitchen. As for the other things in the backpack, he did not touch them.
While Qin An was not back yet, Xu Yunfan went to the well with his upper body naked, fetched a bucket of water and brought it into the bath room.
After soaking the beans, Qin Run saw Xu Yunfan carrying a bucket of water. He stood up and wiped his hands. "Do you want to take a shower? I'll get you some clothes."
"Well, thank you for your help." Xu Yunfan paused, "Please bring me another pair of blue pants."
Anyway, Qin Run has washed his pants so many times, so it seems okay for him to help carry them.
Boom!!
Qin Run felt his face burning hot in an instant. He didn't even dare to raise his head. He hurriedly replied "Okay" and turned around and ran away.
It looked as if there was some ferocious beast chasing after him.
“Hahaha~”
Seeing this, Xu Yunfan put his hands on his hips and laughed out loud without any hesitation.
For some reason, he liked to see Qin Run's blushing and naive look. It was quite amusing.
After taking a cold shower, Xu Yunfan felt refreshed. All his fatigue was swept away and he felt much more energetic.
He sat under the eaves and said to Qin Run, who was working silently with his head down, "The sun is not so hot anymore. I'm going up the mountain. Go see where An Ge'er has gone. He left at noon and hasn't come back yet. I'm a little worried."
Dali Village is neither big nor small. It has about a hundred households and a large population.
At that time, a family might have more than ten or twenty people.
Xu Yunfan didn't know everyone in the village, but he had to be on guard against others. When he was in the cornfield, he heard Aunt Qin let slip that Qin Run had been verbally harassed by an old man from another village before.
Qin An is still young, who knows if there are any beasts who like to attack these little guys.
According to the aesthetic standards of the Dayan Dynasty, an "ugly freak" like Qin Run could be harassed. Qin An was a "fool" in the eyes of outsiders. Some people might think that even if they "bullied" Qin An, Qin An didn't know what they were doing.
The little girls and boys in the village usually go out together to play or cut grass for pigs. It is common for them to play for half a day and not go back.
Qin An is different from them.
Qin An doesn't have many friends and partners, and he usually stays at home and works silently. Before Xu Yunfan came, he could even go a whole day without saying a word.
Xu Yunfan had to worry about this.
"Well, then I'll go see where he is." Qin Run didn't understand why Xu Yunfan wanted to bring Qin An back, but that didn't stop him from listening to Xu Yunfan.
He knew that what Xu Yunfan did was definitely not a bad thing.
Xu Yunfan entered the kitchen, took out a hatchet from behind the kitchen door, and said to Qin Run who was about to leave: "I'm going up the mountain. Don't think too much about it if you don't see me when I come back."
Qin Run paused before leaving the house. He wanted to ask Xu Yunfan why he was going up the mountain, but then he thought, if he asked everything, Xu Yunfan might feel annoyed and feel that he had no freedom and had to be questioned about everything he did.
Thinking of this, Qin Run stopped talking, "Well, be careful and don't get hurt."
"I get it. How could a grown man like me get hurt going up the mountain?" Xu Yunfan replied nonchalantly.
Qin Run opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say because he was not good at speaking. He had a lot to say to Xu Yunfan, such as the mountain road was difficult to walk on, so he had to be careful not to fall or get hurt.
For example, there are many insects and snakes on the mountain, don't walk in the weeds, and for another example, why are you going to the mountain? I'll go... He wanted to say all these things, but for some reason, when these words came to his lips, he realized that his excessive concern would be a burden to Xu Yunfan.
Finally, Qin Run, who was about to speak, fell silent. He saw Xu Yunfan enter the kitchen and then went out.
Xu Yunfan put the brown sugar and saltpeter in the basket into the woodshed, locked the door, and then went out with the basket on his back.
When he came back with a basket of bamboo tubes on his back, Qin An just entered the door and heard the sound. Like a puppy, he ran to Xu Yunfan and pretended to help.
Xu Yunfan rubbed Qin An's head, feeling relieved. "No need for your help. Your brother Xu is very strong. It's just a little thing to carry. It's not heavy."
"Brother, what are you going to do with all these bamboo tubes?" Qin An stood beside the backpack curiously, looking at the full basket of bamboo tubes, full of curiosity.
Xu Yunfan gently scratched the tip of Qin An's nose and said, "You'll know when the time comes. I won't tell you now, otherwise, there will be no surprise when I make it."
Qin An's eyes lit up when he heard Xu Yunfan say that. He grabbed Xu Yunfan's hands with both hands and said, "Wow, is Brother Fu going to make something delicious for Big Brother and An'er?"
Xu Yunfan pretended to be surprised, "How come you are so smart? You guessed it right again."
Qin An was so happy to receive Xu Yunfan's praise that his eyes were curved with smiles. He ran to the well and took out the wild fruits hanging in the water.
These wild fruits were found by him, Dadan, Erdan and Shanzi at the foot of the mountain today.
There are not many wild fruits at the foot of the mountain, and there are many children in the village, so they cannot go up the mountain. It is the busy farming season now, so some children take advantage of the time when they are picking grass for pigs or taking a break at noon to take their friends to the foot of the mountain to pick wild fruits.
The wild fruit in Qin An's hand was found by them after searching for a long time.
Dadan and Erdan ate the bread made by Xu Yunfan today. They were grateful but had no way to repay him, so they could only return the favor. Knowing that Xu Yunfan liked pears, they took him and Shanzi to pick pears.
Thinking that the pears he picked would be brought back for his brother-in-law to eat, Qin An picked the big and good ones.
When Qin Run found him, he was holding a few big pears in his pocket. Dadan also helped him get some wild fruits. The children had a good harvest.
When he got home, Qin An, sweating profusely, didn't even have time to rest and hung the pears in the well.
Seeing this, Qin Run squatted in front of Qin An, reached out and wiped Qin An's sweaty face, and asked softly, "Brother An, is Brother Xu good to you?"
"good."
"Then do you like Brother Xu?"
"like."
Qin An didn't need to think about the questions Qin Run asked. He just blurted out his love for Xu Yunfan.
Qin An really likes Xu Yunfan as his brother-in-law.
Although he doesn't have many friends and other kids don't play with him except Dadan and his friends, it doesn't mean that he doesn't understand anything.
Other children, can their brothers make bread and candles?
Would their brother-in-law make candy for them? Would he give them extra sweet and fragrant candies and delicious cookies?
Won't.
Qin An knew that those children's brothers would not even buy candy when they came to visit unless it was a festival. How could they have candy to eat?
His brother-in-law is so great and treats him so well. He doesn't despise him or hate him. He is nice to him and talks to him patiently. How could he not like such a great and good brother-in-law?
So, when it comes to the question of whether Xu Yunfan is good or not, the answer is no doubt about it.
After getting Qin An's answer, Qin Run felt inexplicably complicated, and then endless bitterness swept over him like a tidal wave.
He didn't know whether it was right not to explain to Qin An that Xu Yunfan was leaving eventually.
Xu Yunfan is good to Qin An, and Qin An treats him as a family member. If Xu Yunfan leaves in the future, can they bear it?
Although Xu Yunfan said that he would not abandon them brothers, why would he do that?
They were not related in any way, and he just saved Xu Yunfan's life. Just for this, could he feel at ease to follow Xu Yunfan for the rest of his life and be a burden to him?
Xu Yunfan doesn't like him, so why should he follow him?
Now that Xu Yunfan is alone, they can still live together, but what about in the future?
When Xu Yunfan meets someone who can make his heart beat fast and whom he misses terribly when he is not around for a day, will Xu Yunfan still be able to accept his existence?
Even if Xu Yunfan doesn't think there's anything wrong with it, can his sweetheart, his future wife or husband accept them?
There are some things that you clearly don’t want to think about, but they pop up inadvertently and disturb your mood.
Qin Run was bitter and only said, "Well, your brother Xu is really very good." It's a pity that such a good person does not belong to him, let alone he can have him.
Sometimes, even giving your true heart to someone you can't hold on to seems unnecessary.
But Qin Run was too stubborn to give up just like that. He didn't want to let go without trying. He was afraid that when he thought about it in the future, he would regret it uncontrollably.
Now he has tried his best and presented everything he could to Xu Yunfan. He has accepted the fact that Xu Yunfan doesn't like him and cannot accept his feelings.
It's such a pity. He obviously doesn't want to lose, but there are some things he really can't do anything about.
How could an ugly boy like him, stuck in the mud, covet Xu Yunfan, who was as beautiful and elegant as the bright moon?
If it weren't for an accident, these two people who are so different from each other would never have had any intersection.
He thought that for Xu Yunfan, meeting him might just be meeting an insignificant person at the wrong time.
But for me, this was a wonderful and unforgettable encounter and acquaintance.
This encounter with Xu Yunfan is enough to make him remember it forever.
Qin Run really wanted to ask Qin An, if one day your brother Xu wants to leave our family, what should we do?
How can we keep him here?
As an older brother, Qin Run knew that he couldn't ask these questions, because it would be useless to ask them, as Qin An couldn't give him an answer.
If he asked, it would only make Qin An uneasy. If Qin An couldn't hold it back and cried and begged Xu Yunfan not to leave, for Xu Yunfan, perhaps a child's pleading would only become a psychological burden for him.
Qin Run didn't want to cause any psychological pressure on Xu Yunfan. Even though he knew that Xu Yunfan had no feelings for him, he still couldn't help but want to be nice to Xu Yunfan.
Qin Run suppressed the bitterness in his heart and forced a smile, stroking Qin An's cheek, "I like you, Brother Xu, too. I like you very much. I have never liked anyone so much before."
If the person he likes can like him as much as he likes him, this may be the happiest thing in the world for him.
Qin Run has had a hard life since childhood. Apart from the help from Aunt Qin and some members of the Qin family, he has not felt much care.
While making a living in the town, he witnessed what human nature was.
In order to earn twenty cents, he worked as an ox for someone else. He put on the ox shuttle and worked hard for half a day. As a result, because he did not plow the land deep enough, the owner not only deducted half of his wages, but also scolded him for not doing any work well.
That time, he was really exhausted. Not only did he scrape off a layer of skin on his neck, but it also hurt for several days before it healed.
While working in the fields, Qin Run had just eaten a bowl of coarse grain porridge when he left home in the morning, so he got hungry quickly.
While he was sweating profusely, the owner's youngest son was sitting on the edge of the field, wearing a cotton coat and holding a meat bun in his hand, shouting at him to go faster and saying that his cow was too slow and should be beaten with a wooden stick.
Qin Run was really hungry at that time, and he swallowed several times to suppress his desire for meat buns.
Over the years, no one has ever been as nice to him as Xu Yunfan.
For Qin Run, the concept of "good" does not mean that the other party is doing him good if he gives him a few meat buns or a few candies.
What he considered good was not the satisfaction of his appetite, but Xu Yunfan's thoughtfulness, which was what Qin Run valued most.
Knowing that he and Qin An liked sweets, Xu Yunfan made candies for them personally to make them happy and have something to eat.
Knowing that they had not eaten meat for a long time, Xu Yunfan tried to find a way to earn money to buy them meat.
Because he didn't know his brother's physiological characteristics, Xu Yunfan was persistent and took all the heavy work on himself to make it easier for him.
Even if Xu Yunfan didn't say it, how could the thoughtful Qin Run not see it?
Maybe Xu Yunfan was really repaying a favor. Otherwise, how could someone who clearly said he didn't like Ge'er be so nice to him?
After realizing his own embarrassment and anxiety, Xu Yunfan's words of comfort and promise not to leave could not be taken seriously. Otherwise, how would he be any different from those who were repaying a favor?
So, if there is any, just listen to it. Don’t be silly and take it all seriously. The person who falls in love first will lose the most.
When Qin Run suddenly thought of this, he couldn't control his discomfort.
Not to mention now, even in the future, Xu Yunfan will eventually belong to someone else. He is just staying here for a short time to accompany him through a happy time that he will never forget.
The time has come for him to leave this village and go to a bigger place.
That place may be far away and beyond his reach.
Sometimes, love is just a glance, a moment, but it may take a lifetime to forget this love.
Sometimes, Qin Run thought that if Xu Yunfan had never appeared, his peaceful yet difficult and ordinary life would not be disturbed, and then he would not have experienced this unforgettable love.
If they had never met, he would not know that there was such a good person as Xu Yunfan in the world. Without knowing, he would not be greedy and desire to possess him, so that other people would not be in his eyes.
But every time he thought of this, Qin Run wanted to slap himself. Compared to the pain, he still wanted to meet Xu Yunfan more.
Because of meeting him, Qin Run felt that his life was not in vain.
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