Chapter 70 Chapter 70 Second Update

You know what, Zhao Xingguo really guessed it. When they were going down the mountain, they met Xu Wei on the road near the houses at the foot of the mountain.

Actually, it can't be said that they met, because it was obvious that the other party was waiting there.

They were the ones waiting for them.

Xu Wei poked her head out to look a few times, but didn't see Zheng Jiamin. She showed a bit of disappointment on her face, and asked Shen Moer who was passing by: "Sister Moer, why didn't you see Zheng Zhiqing?"

Shen Moer's expression did not change, and she said calmly: "Zheng Jiamin said he had a stomachache and went back halfway. How come you didn't see him?"

Zhao Tingting blinked and exchanged glances with Wang Qiutong beside her. Wang Qiutong rolled her eyes and deliberately said: "That's right, he went back halfway. I thought he wanted to go back and take you into the mountains."

Xu Wei pursed her lips and shook her head: "No, maybe Zheng Zhiqing is really not feeling well." She went home to hang up the clothes, and thought that this group of people would not go down the mountain so quickly, so she did some work at home before coming here. Unexpectedly, she missed Zheng Jiamin.

However, it would be useless even if she met Zheng Jiamin, as he went down the mountain halfway, so he must have gained nothing. She waited here to see if they gained anything and whether she could take advantage of them.

Thinking of this, Xu Wei quietly looked at Shen Moer and asked curiously, "Sister Moer, you have been up the mountain for a long time, so you should have gained a lot, right?"

She looked innocent and naive, staring at Shen Moer with a pair of big eyes, as if she was really just curious, and asked without thinking too much.

Shen Moer thought to herself that it was no wonder that Zheng Jiamin, who was usually quite clever, could be fooled by her. This person really knew his own advantages very well. She was young and looked weak, and indeed had the temperament of an ignorant girl. Most people would not think that such a pure girl would have any complicated thoughts, and would only think that she was ignorant.

Shen Moer smiled: "I picked some wild vegetables and mushrooms. If you have nothing to do at home, you can go into the mountains to have a look. They are not far into the mountains. You don't have to go too deep. Just call a few half-grown children to go with you."

Xu Wei's eyes flashed, and she sighed softly, and said: "But I still have to go home to take care of my mother and brother. My mother is in poor health, my brother is still young, and there is not much income at home. My family is really in a difficult situation."

She suddenly looked at Shen Shaoyuan and said: "Seven "Uncle, my mother said that you are all about the same age, grew up together, and had a good relationship when you were young. Unfortunately, she married to the Dongshan Brigade, and you have not seen each other for a long time and have become distant. My mother originally wanted to find a few childhood playmates to get together on New Year's Day, but unfortunately she caught a cold and has not been able to get up for the past two days. Alas, it's all my fault. My house is leaking and I don't know how to fix it."

Everyone present looked at Shen Shaoyuan.

Shen Shaoyuan: "..."

What the hell is a childhood playmate? First of all, he is not the original Shen Laoqi. Secondly, even if the original Shen Laoqi seems to have a normal relationship with Zhou Chuntao... Wait a minute, Shen Shaoyuan's face suddenly changed slightly, because at this moment, several memories suddenly popped up in his mind. It seems that, it seems that, indeed, the original Shen Laoqi had secretly taken a fancy to Zhou Chuntao before getting married.

At that time, Shen Laoqi was a young man without parents. He was forced to work by his brothers all day long. When he was about to get married and start a family, no one planned for him.

He was often looked down upon by others. Zhou Chuntao was the only person who was kind and gentle to him, so Shen Laoqi secretly hoped to have a daughter-in-law like Zhou Chuntao.

It's not that he likes Zhou Chuntao, but he is looking forward to having such a daughter-in-law and a home of his own.

Of course, Zhou Chuntao would never fall in love with him, and she married a well-off family in Dongshan Brigade not long after. After Zhou Chuntao got married, Shen Laoqi was sad for a while. Shen

Shaoyuan's face changed. After a while, he rubbed his forehead with a headache and said lightly: "Then I wish your mother a speedy recovery. Oh, and I wish you learn to repair the house as soon as possible."

Xu Wei: "..."

She has never encountered such a reply when she was selling miserably. Generally speaking, when a young girl like her, who is like a bud, blames herself for not being able to take better care of her family, won't the other party comfort her and give her some things?

She had made it so clear. Her house was leaking and she didn't know how to fix it. Shouldn't he have enthusiastically offered to help her fix it? Also, she said that the family had no income and life was difficult. Shouldn't he have taken the initiative to help her, or "lend" her some money, or try to arrange a job for her?

Moreover, her mother had clearly said that Shen Laoqi liked her mother very much at first, but it was her mother who looked down on him. After all, he had nothing at that time and was extremely poor. Now that his wife was dead and her mother had returned to Yangliu Brigade, shouldn't he be eager to continue their previous relationship? Why

did he have such an attitude when she had already moved her mother out?

After all, Xu Wei was still young, and was caught off guard by Shen Shaoyuan's unexpected move. She didn't know how to react for a moment. When she came to her senses, Shen Shaoyuan had already walked away.

Xu Wei returned home in a daze. There was only one bed in the small room. Her mother Zhou Chuntao was lying on the bed. Her brother was not there. She didn't know where he went to play.

Zhou Chuntao had a slightly dark skin, but her facial features were very good. Xu Wei's eyes looked like hers. Even though she was old, she had a kind of delicate and fragile feeling. Especially since she had a cold in the past two days, she looked even more fragile.

Seeing Xu Wei coming in, Zhou Chuntao immediately asked, "How is it?"

Xu Wei shook her head: "I didn't see Zheng Zhiqing, Shen Moer and Uncle Shen Qi didn't respond."

She hesitated, and still repeated to Zhou Chuntao everything Shen Moer and Shen Shaoyuan said. Zhou Chuntao didn't quite believe it after listening: "Impossible, how could Uncle Shen say that!"

Xu Wei was a little frustrated: "But that's what he said."

Zhou Chuntao shook her head: "I guess there were too many people present, including his daughter and son-in-law, so he was embarrassed to say anything in front of so many people. You too, this kind of thing should be said to him when no one is around."

"But..."

Xu Wei wanted to argue for herself, but Zhou Chuntao waved her hand: "Forget it, you are young and experienced, and it is inevitable that you will make mistakes occasionally. Just be careful in the future. We orphans and widowed mothers want to live. It is too difficult to raise your brother. It is impossible not to find someone to help. Shen Laoqi is the best choice at the moment. He is a widower and does not even have a son. If I marry him, he will get a son for nothing. , and, I am fond of him, what is there to be picky about him? If he is not a worker now and his daughter can arrange jobs for people, I still would not like him. "

Zhou Chuntao smiled and said, "It's okay, when I recover from my illness, I will go to see him in person, and he will definitely not be so cold."

She glanced at Xu Wei and felt deeply that her daughter was still too immature, and was far behind herself. She couldn't even handle a young educated youth.

"That Zheng Jiamin, you should try harder and find out how much wealth his family has. If the conditions are really good, you won't suffer any loss if you marry him. If they are just average, you should wait and get more money, and then find a good family to marry."

On the other side, Shen Moer and the others have returned to the Shen family courtyard.

Shen Yinyin has been teasing Shen Shaoyuan all the way. She also knows that Shen Laoqi treated Zhou Chuntao well.

Since her brother is young, she will come back occasionally even if she gets married, and try every means to ask some sisters with good relationship to help find a partner. But his parents are dead, and anyone who sees it will know that he can't compete for anything in the old Shen family, so it is really hard to find a partner.

Zhou Chuntao is even more impossible. Shen Laoqi only thinks that Zhou Chuntao has a good temper, but Shen Yinyin knows that Zhou Chuntao has high standards. How could she be interested in a poor boy like you?

I didn't expect that after the passage of time, it has been almost 20 years, and the two of them actually met again.

One lost his wife, and the other lost his husband. Don't say it, they look quite compatible on the surface.

However, after all, he is her brother. Even though Shen Yinyin knew that she might offend people by saying it, she still reminded him: "Zhou Chuntao is not a good person. If you really want to find another one, try not to find her."

Shen Shaoyuan was helpless: "I don't want to find another one, let alone Zhou Chuntao."

Shen Yinyin looked at him deeply: "I hope what you said is true."

Otherwise, if you really get involved with Zhou Chuntao, you can expect chaos every day in the future.

Shen Shaoyuan: "..."

Not to mention Shen Yinyin, even the younger generation would glance at him with curiosity from time to time. Shen Shaoyuan felt that he really couldn't explain himself.

Fortunately, Zhao Xingguo and his friends came back soon.

It was almost evening by then. The weather was gloomy in the afternoon and it was getting dark. In addition, Zhao Xingguo and his friends also collected some firewood along the way. They tied the firewood outside the wild boar to cover it and pretended to be carrying a large bundle of firewood. They returned to the Shen family courtyard safely. Fortunately, the

Shen family lived at the entrance of the village. There were not many residents here. In addition, there was no one in the fields during the New Year, so they could get the things back smoothly. Otherwise, if they met a few people on the road, they would be exposed.

Wild boars are generally not as fat as domestic pigs, but a wild boar weighs more than 100 pounds. Zhao Xingguo is an experienced hand, and he cut the wild boar into pieces in no time. Others were busy, some carrying water, some boiling water, and they all got busy.

It must be said that it was very convenient for the Shen family to get some food privately. It was convenient to kill pigs, and the outsiders could not see anything after the door was closed by building a wall. It was convenient to get water, and no one would be surprised if you got more water. It was also convenient to roast meat, and no one could smell it no matter how fragrant it was.

There were many people eating, so Shen Shaoyuan asked Zhao Xingguo to chop off a whole front leg with the meat on one side, and stewed a big pot of fresh bamboo shoots, mushrooms and wild boar. There was no need to prepare other dishes. With a big bowl of steamed buns made before the New Year, everyone ate with a lot of grease.

Zheng Jiamin came up to Wang Qiutong and served her some food in a flattering manner: "Come on, come on, eat meat, eat meat. The bamboo shoots are delicious too. Comrade Wang Qiutong, we have experienced life and death together today. Even if I was wrong before, how about we just laugh it off and forget the grudges?"

Wang Qiutong glanced at him and deliberately said: "We met Xu Wei when we went down the mountain before. By the way, she said that her mother was sick and couldn't get up from the bed. The house was leaking and there was nothing to eat at home. Didn't Uncle Qi just say that everyone can have a share of the remaining pork? Do you want to give her your share?"

Zheng Jiamin was stunned, then shook his head repeatedly: "How can this be? We ate wild boar secretly, and if we give it to her, it will get out. Let's forget it."

Wang Qiutong curled her lips. She was not too stupid.

Previously on the mountain, Fu Mingze ran back to find Shen Moer. After Fu Mingze left, this man said that he was the elder and had to go back to see if he could help. He insisted that she climb the tree first before he would leave.

Wang Qiutong hid in the tree, watching him looking at her worriedly from under the tree, repeatedly telling her not to come down no matter what happened, and to wait until it was safe before getting down the tree.

At that moment, Wang Qiutong's resentment for the past few days suddenly disappeared.

He was fooled by others, isn't it because this person is kind by nature and sympathizes with the weak?

If it was someone like Yang Qingqing, he would not listen to anyone's tricks. It's just that Xu Wei's appearance is too deceptive. She is obviously sixteen years old, but she looks like a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old, and she always looks like she has a miserable life.

Well, forget it.

Wang Qiutong thought, just wait and see, when he is really cheated, then we will know.