Chapter 311 Uncle's Family 1
Han Guihua's uncle's family had been eagerly awaiting Yi Ke's arrival since the busy farming season ended. Han Guihua's uncle Han Daniu always remembered Yi Ke's words and wanted to take them to work. Many strong laborers in Hanjiagou Village have gone out to work, but no one in their family has gone out.
"Hey, Yulan, why are your two brothers, the eldest brother Youfu and the second brother Youfu, still at home?" A woman asked Han Guihua's aunt Li Yulan while weeding in the rapeseed field.
"Yes, in previous years your family was the first to go out to find a job. What's wrong this year? You don't plan to go out? Is it because you didn't make any money last year that you are afraid this year?" another woman said sarcastically.
"Go, go, do your job. It's none of your business whether you make money or not. How come your opinion is wider than our river? You are so nosy." Han Guihua's aunt Li Yulan retorted.
"Hmph, people are concerned with good intentions, but what's your attitude? You take my kindness for granted. Aren't you just worried that you won't be able to find a job? Do you think everyone knows that last winter, several boys in your family couldn't find a job?" The second woman who asked the question continued to mock.
The woman looked haggard, dark and thin, with blurry eyes and a hoarse voice.
Han Guihua's aunt Li Yulan stopped weeding, stood up, and was about to start a quarrel with the man with a hoarse voice.
The woman who first started the conversation stood up, stomped her hoe heavily on the ground, glared at the man with the hoarse voice and started to curse: "Bah, what the hell, I'm talking to Yulan, why are you butting in? You bitch, you have shit stuck in your mouth, are you going to die soon, are you too stupid, you're so stinky, if you dare to open your stinky mouth again, I'll go home and ask my mother to deal with you."
The girl with the broken voice was the woman's sister-in-law. She had not given birth to a son and had always been afraid of her sister-in-law who had given birth to several sons. When her sister-in-law scolded her, she hung her head and dared not say a word, silently waving the hoe to weed.
The other women in the rapeseed room looked at that woman with contempt. None of them was as fond of stirring up trouble as Dan Lang. Ugh!
There was no sound of talking in the field for a while, only the rustling of wheat seedlings in the wind and the sound of weeding with a hoe.
Han Guihua's aunt Li Yulan did not bother the woman with the hoarse voice anymore. She just picked up the hoe and went to weed in another field.
The men didn't know what was happening in the rapeseed fields. Today, the men had ten work points to do, which was to carry manure water to water the wheat.
During the break, the men also talked about going out to work.
"Niutou came back last night. I heard that it's harder to find work outside this year than last year. Many people at the dock are scrambling for work. Niutou has been trying for a long time but hasn't been able to get any work. He also used up all the money he brought with him. So he took the money and went out again early this morning."
"Alas, now that everyone is off work, there is only one wharf, and there are so many people in the county who want to move things, but there are not so many things to move."
"I heard there's a lot of cargo at the city's docks. Do you want to give it a try?"
"It's so far, and I have to take a bus. What if there's no work to do when I get there? I won't even be able to afford the bus fare. I'll be starving this winter."
"Yes, we have to sell the grain to get the money for the trip, and there's not enough food to eat, so we'd better not go."
"This time, we have to carry manure and weed, but we really don't have any work to do. Are we, the men, going to lie in bed like the women?"
"What else can you do if you don't lie down? You will get hungry slower if you lie still. Eat less food and you will be fine after the winter."
"Then I won't lie down either. I'll go chop wood and sell it."
"I can only make a few bucks from selling them, but when I'm tired of chopping, I eat a lot of food. It's just a waste of time."
The men were talking at once, sighing, and looking sad. Han Guihua's cousins were also anxious as they listened to everyone's discussion.
After the busy farming season last year, he and his sons scrambled for work at the dock. Even though he had a large family, it took them several days to get a job, and the money they earned was not enough to cover their food and accommodation expenses.
In today's weather, they can sleep under the bridge at night, but that's not possible in winter, they have to sleep in a large dormitory in the guesthouse.
Last year, the money that the father and son earned was not enough to cover the cost of accommodation and food. They returned home empty-handed and their health almost collapsed.
They did not go out this year because they were waiting for Yi Ke. They didn't know whether Yi Ke would really come to pick them up to work. They were anxious but also hopeful. So they were not in the mood to chat with these people and just focused on carrying manure.
"Dad, Dad, you should go back quickly. Sister Yike is back, and mom asked you all to go back." Han Guihua's younger cousin Han Yougui shouted from a distance at Han Daniu who was carrying manure.
Han Guihua's uncle and cousin both raised their heads excitedly, and their waists that were bent by the dung bucket straightened up all of a sudden. They carried the manure to the edge of the field, asked the members they were on good terms with to help return the buckets to the production team, and then walked home quickly, their steps so fast that they could almost run.
"He, what happened to them?"
"Yeah, isn't it just that Yi Ke that girl is back? Are you so excited? She doesn't even earn work points."
"But the girl's man seems to be a capable man. Maybe they want to find him a job?" Someone told the truth.
Everyone had a change of heart, and when it was time to get off work, everyone urged their wives to go see Yike first, chat with him about family matters, and do some farming activities.
The women had known for a long time that Yike had returned and had driven here, because Han Guihua's little cousin had told them when he came to call his mother. So these women didn't need to be told by their men. They handed their tools to the scorekeeper and quickly went to Han Guihua's uncle's house.
Ziyi and Yike drove to Han Daniu's house after daybreak. As soon as they entered the village, they attracted the children playing in the village. Han Yougui had just come back from collecting firewood and saw the jeep parked in front of his house, and the children surrounding the jeep watching the fun.
Han Yougui originally wanted to go and see what was going on, and secretly touch the car body to try his hand.
Unexpectedly, the person sitting in the car was Yike. He excitedly threw away the firewood on his back, rushed over and pushed those little brats away, shouting loudly: "Sister Yike, Sister Yike, Brother-in-law, it's great that you are here. My parents miss you every day."
"Yougui, come here, I'll give you some candy. Go call your mother and your father back." Yike took out two candies and gave them to Han Yougui.
"Okay!" Han Yougui ran out like a rabbit and called his mother.
Yike gave each of the children present a candy, which made them very happy. There was even a little girl who ran home to bring her brother back and asked him to call Yike "sister".
Yike was amused. The little brother in the girl's arms was only a few months old, so how could he call for help? But Yike still gave him a candy.
This was like stirring up a hornet's nest. All the children ran back home and brought their younger brothers and sisters over. Yike had no choice but to give each child a candy again.
Yike felt sad when he saw these children holding the candies as if they were treasures.
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