128: The Man in Widow Wang’s House
Yu Xiaoye was worried about leaving his mother here alone, so he stood up and walked over:
"Mom, you should go back. You won't have to work anymore. You can come and dig wild vegetables whenever you want. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
Xu Ying still didn't want to leave. She pretended to be hard of hearing and didn't hear anything. She lowered her head and used a makeshift wooden shovel to pry out a fat shepherd's purse.
When I dug out the shepherd's purse completely and held it in my hand, it was actually bigger than my palm!
Xu Ying looked at the large shepherd's purse and immediately smiled.
Yu Xiaoye looked at his mother who was obsessed with picking wild vegetables and threatened:
"Mom, I read in a book that when it gets dark, wolves and bears will appear in the wild. They like to attack people who are alone. You have to be mentally prepared and run fast when the time comes."
Xu Ying quickly threw the shepherd's purse into the bamboo basket and stood up and said:
"Let's go home!"
The mother and daughter then went back together.
After getting home, we washed our hands and cooked together.
Tonight’s meal will be cooked in the kitchen in the courtyard so that I can adapt to life in the real world as quickly as possible and not be overly dependent on space.
Xu Ying went to fetch water, and Yu Xiaoye picked wild vegetables.
After selecting the wild vegetables, add some soy sauce and vinegar to mix them together, then add some sashimi.
Over there, Xu Ying started to knead the dough to make cornmeal pot-stickers. She made two circles of them along the edge of the pot and filled a large pot of pancakes.
Before the meal was ready, Yu Jiahui came back from work. He was covered in dust, but he looked in a good mood and not tired at all.
As soon as I got back, I asked my wife how she was feeling today and whether she felt particularly unwell.
Hearing that there was no reaction, Yu Jiahui was completely relieved.
——I finally escaped from the terrifying shadow of my wife’s period.
The family ate dinner sitting on the kang without a table.
After dinner, it was already dark outside.
As soon as he put down his bowl and chopsticks, Xu Ying lit the newly bought lantern and prepared to go to Widow Wang's house to discuss things with her and then bring back some chicks from their house.
God seemed to be quite fair. Widow Wang's husband died, and the family lost its pillar. However, the hen in their family was very sensible and was the best hen in the company at hatching chicks. The chicks she hatched not only had a high survival rate, but were also exceptionally strong.
Many families in the company would come to her to adopt chicks.
In return, they gave Widow Wang some benefits, some food and daily necessities, and sometimes even some old clothes to their children.
Widow Wang was a kind person. She was never picky about what others gave her. She would accept anything, even a piece of cloth.
Knowing this, Xu Ying did not go empty-handed. She took a large blue-rimmed porcelain bowl from home and filled it with the fish meatballs that Yu Xiaoye had made earlier.
He went there with a bowl in one hand and a lantern in the other.
It was just past six o'clock and the sky was not completely dark yet. The sky was filled with colorful clouds, which looked red.
Xu Ying came to the courtyard of Widow Wang's house in the sunset and saw a little light coming from the main room of Widow Wang's house.
In fact, the company had electricity, and those who could afford it had installed electric lights. Although Widow Wang was good at living and frugal, she still installed a light bulb at home.
The light bulb is much brighter than the kerosene lamp and can illuminate more clearly.
Just as Xu Ying arrived outside Widow Wang's yard and was about to call for help, he saw the door to the main room open and a figure flash out from inside.
Xu Ying thought it was Widow Wang who came out of the house, but the light revealed the figure of a man who was taller than Widow Wang.
Oh my god—
Xu Ying was stunned for a moment and almost thought that Widow Wang's man was alive again.
After a while, they could vaguely distinguish from the light that the man seemed to be Hong Cheng, the Peking Opera master of their company!
Widow Wang and Hong Cheng——
How did these two people who have nothing in common get together?
Xu Ying told herself not to think too much - but she couldn't help but think in a weird way, and instantly imagined an exciting folk drama in her mind.
Maybe it's said that widows are always surrounded by gossip. Xu Ying doesn't think she is that gossipy, but she can't help but think too much.
If this was seen by someone who loves to stir up trouble, rumors would probably spread everywhere the next day.
Xu Ying didn't want to cause trouble, so she subconsciously wanted to turn around and leave, intending to pretend that she saw nothing.
But when he looked down at the bright lantern in his hand, he realized that he was doomed. He shouldn't have brought the lantern with him.
Hong Cheng must have seen the light. If he ran away at this time, it would make Hong Cheng and Widow Wang nervous and scared.
It's not easy for everyone. A widow and a demoted cadre, there's no need to tease these two people.
So Xu Ying pretended to be calm, stood outside the yard and cleared his throat loudly:
"Ahem—Is Xiaochuan's mom home? It's me, Xu Ying!"
At the door of the main hall, after Hong Cheng came out of Widow Wang's main hall, he looked up and saw a light on outside the yard, and he shuddered with fright.
Widow Wang followed Hong Cheng out and was also startled when she saw the lights outside the yard. Her mind went blank.
Both of them stood at the door in a daze, not knowing what to do for a moment, and their heads felt numb.
After hearing Xu Ying's voice, Widow Wang came back to her senses a little. She covered her beating heart and asked in a trembling voice:
"Sister Xu, what's the matter?"
"I want to ask you for some chicks. Are you busy? If you are, I will come to you another day."
Widow Wang's voice trembled:
"No hurry, no hurry, Sister Xu, please come in."
As she spoke, Widow Wang winked at Hong Cheng and whispered:
"It's okay. Sister Xu is a good person and won't gossip. Comrade Hong, please leave now."
Hong Cheng nodded and left reluctantly.
Before leaving the yard, I ran into Xu Ying.
Xu Ying greeted Hong Cheng as if nothing had happened:
"Comrade Hong—"
Hong Cheng nodded awkwardly, not daring to look at Xu Ying.
, said "hmm" and left.
Xu Ying secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She felt embarrassed for the two of them.
It's suffocating!
Xu Ying continued walking towards the main room.
Widow Wang stood at the entrance of the main hall, warmly welcoming Xu Ying into the room. She tried her best to conceal her panic, but the more she tried to hide it, the more panicked she seemed, and the more mistakes she made:
"Come on, Sister Xu, take off your shoes and get on the kang!"
"ah?"
"Oh, no, take off your shoes and get on the kang!"
"oh oh."
Xu Ying entered the house.
As soon as I entered the room, I found that Widow Wang's two children, Qin Xiaochuan and Qin Xiaoyuan, were sitting on the kang. The brother and sister sat facing each other on either side of a small kang table, concentrating on writing.
When Xu Ying saw both children were there, she breathed a sigh of relief:
Hey, aren’t both children at home?
Since the child is present, it would be inconvenient for Widow Wang and Hong Cheng to do anything even if they want to, so why are they so nervous?
Looking at how flustered those two people were just now, if you didn’t know, you would really think that a single man and a single woman had done something shameful in the house.
Xu Ying felt relieved all of a sudden, and handed the bowl to Widow Wang with a smile:
"Xiaochuan mom, these are the fish balls made by our girl. I brought a bowl for you and the child to try."
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