729: Return to the Forest
After saying this, he looked at Xu Ying reluctantly:
"mom--"
"Okay, let's go."
"——" Yu Zhengxian's sadness was extinguished by Xu Ying's words, "Then I'm leaving. I'll come back in a few days when I have time and bring you some meat."
No one said anything, so Yu Zhengxian had to turn around and leave in disappointment. He just turned his head and then turned back, looking at his son on the kang again and again, as if he was afraid that he would forget what his son looked like as soon as he turned around.
He wanted to remember his son's appearance firmly in his mind, so that every time he thought of his son, he would at least have a specific image in mind.
After watching for more than two minutes, I felt embarrassed to continue watching, so I twisted my stiff body and turned around:
"I'm leaving."
He really hoped that someone could keep him, even if it was just to call him and tell him a few words, or at least to go out and see him off.
But there is none.
No one cared that he was gone.
It turns out that I am so redundant——
He left the room and closed the door.
It was so cold outside that he shivered.
His two feet were like magnets, firmly attracted to his wife and children in the house, and he couldn't move a step.
Looking up, he saw Cuihua tidying up the pots and pans in the kitchen. Yu Zhengxian finally walked over to the kitchen, took out a handful of folded money and a stack of food coupons from the pocket of his cotton-padded jacket, and handed them to Cuihua:
"Cuihua, this money is for you. Keep it to buy some things for the family and some food for your sister-in-law."
"Brother, you don't need to give me money. We have everything at home. It's just a matter of adding an extra pair of chopsticks. Besides, my sister-in-law is not an outsider. It's only natural for her to eat and live at home. Giving her money would be awkward."
"Just keep it. I can't let you both work and pay."
Cuihua still didn't dare to accept it:
"Why don't you give it to Mom?"
"No, don't let Mom know. Keep this money for yourself and treat it as your own private money—you and the second brother have your own private money, right?"
"Yes, my second brother and I have saved about a hundred yuan in private money."
"That's fine. Just say you're spending your own money. Don't worry, as long as you don't spend it lavishly, no one will suspect anything."
Cuihua still didn't want to accept the money.
But Yu Zhengxian did not allow Cuihua to refuse. He put the money and food coupons on the stove and turned away.
He walked out of the yard, into the alley, and walked quickly towards the alley entrance.
The further I walked, the more I felt like something was being pulled out of my body.
He was like a sweater with its threads unraveled.
The thread of the sweater was held in Shen Ci's hand. The farther she walked, the longer the thread became.
He didn't know how much longer he could wear the sweater, but he knew that the further he walked, the more miserable he would feel.
The farther away from home, the lonelier I feel.
He didn't dare to think too much, and walked out of the alley quickly and came to the farm yard. He waited for more than two hours in the freezing cold before a horse-drawn sleigh heading to the second division came.
After getting on the sled, I felt cold all over all the way.
After being apart for just a short while, I began to miss my wife and my newborn child. I didn't know when I would see them again, and I felt very depressed.
When I arrived at the second field, I saw the dog Hei Dou running towards me from a distance.
Yu Zhengxian finally saw a familiar face - although it was a dog, he felt extremely close to it.
He smiled and squatted down. The dog jumped directly into his arms and licked his face with its tongue. Yu Zhengxian pushed it away in disgust.
"Have you eaten shit? Lick me like this!"
Hei Dou continued to stick out his tongue at him and wag his tail.
Yu Zhengxian patted the dog's back lovingly and told it the good news:
"Hei Dou, my wife gave birth to a son for me. It's a pity that he can't come back with me, otherwise I would definitely bring him back to the forest farm for everyone to see."
I was going to announce the good news, but the more I spoke, the sadder I became. I simply stopped talking and stood up.
"Let's go back. Let's go back to the forest farm and depend on each other!"
The man and the dog walked towards the yard. When they arrived, they led the horse out and harnessed the sled. This time they also put the dog on the sled. The man, the horse, and the dog returned to the forest farm through the vast snowfield.
When I got home and opened the door, I found that I had left in such a hurry yesterday morning that I forgot to turn off the lights.
He turned off the lights and suddenly found that the room was empty. When Chen Ci was here, although she didn't like to pay attention to him, at least there was some movement around him.
Now that the person is gone, I always feel like the house is half empty, but the scent of Chen Ci is still faintly lingering in the house.
He smelled the smell and looked around the house, and found that Chen Ci had not brought a lot of things with him, including some spare clothes, shoes and socks, face cream, a mirror, a comb and hair ties.
When I left, I didn't think too much about it, nor did I expect that I would never come back after I left. I planned to pack up these things and take them with me when I go to the county town next time.
But then I thought, it’s better not to take it with me. I’ll just keep the things at home and see them every day. At least it’s a reminder of me. If there’s something missing there, I can just buy new ones.
After walking around the house, Yu Zhengxian returned to the cafeteria.
When he arrived at the canteen tent, a group of women in the canteen came to ask him if Xiao Shen had come back, if she had given birth, and if it was a girl or a boy.
Yu Zhengxian said that he had given birth to a son, but the mother and son did not come, and he went to his parents' home in the county town to recuperate after the baby was born. Only then did everyone realize that Yu Zhengxian's parents were in the county town, and they thought he was there alone.
Yu Zhengxian resumed his normal work, took on the responsibility of being the chief steward of Chenci, and arranged the canteen in an orderly manner.
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Back in the county town, after Yu Zhengxian left, the family became quiet.
Without Yu Zhengxian, the atmosphere at home was obviously much better. Otherwise, Xu Ying would get angry whenever she saw that bastard, and Chen Ci would also feel uncomfortable.
As soon as he left, the family became noticeably more harmonious.
Although Chen Ci is not very familiar with Xu Ying and Cui Hua, fortunately they are both very good.
As for the people I get along with, Cuihua is a very honest and kind person with no ulterior motives.
Cuihua always had a kind of admiration for Shen Ci. She thought she was an educated youth from the city, beautiful and educated. It was her honor to be her sister-in-law, so she was genuinely kind to her.
Although Xu Ying's expression sometimes looks unhappy, she has a kind heart and a sharp tongue, and has no bad intentions. She dare not say that she is kind to Shen Ci and her son with all her heart, but she considers everything for them very thoughtfully.
So it is rare that this family of three, the mother-in-law, the daughter-in-law and the sisters-in-law, get along very well and never have any conflicts.
There is a new mother and child in the family, so there is a lot more housework than before.
After everyone in the family goes to work during the day, Xu Ying and Cuihua have to take care of two children, a new mother, and are also responsible for three meals a day for the whole family. They are very busy every day.
Fortunately, the two children are relatively easy to take care of. They can eat and sleep well. When they are awake during the day, they play on the kang and don't make much noise. Chen Ci often stays in the room to look after the two children while Xu Ying and Cuihua continue to work as usual.
After Cuihua fed little Changning several times, Chenci finally started to produce milk, but the amount was pitifully small and not enough each time. Even drinking chicken soup, fish soup, and pig's trotter soup to increase milk production didn't work.
Fortunately, Cuihua has enough milk, and most of the children are fed by Cuihua's milk.
Little Changning grew very fast under breastfeeding. He changed completely in just a few days. Gradually, his face became fatter, his body gained weight, and he became more handsome.
Four or five days after little Changning was born, Yu Jiahui finally saw his grandson's appearance for the first time in the outer room.
Unlike the joy he felt when he first saw his granddaughter Pang Ya, Yu Jiahui felt a lull in his emotions when he saw this grandson.
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