Chapter 436 Hongjia Village 1
Yike asked Zhang Dachui and Hong Xing if they wanted to go back with their whole family?
Zhang Dachui said, "I won't go back. The medicine garden needs to be expanded, so I have to stay and take care of it. Fortunately, the children are in school. Let Hong Xing go back, and the whole family will go back to visit the two elders later."
"What about you? Do you think so too?" Yike asked Hong Xing.
Hong Xing shook her head to indicate that she would follow her man's arrangements. Therefore, the result of the negotiation was that Hong Xing went back alone, and Zhang Dachui stayed to work in the medicine garden. The children were still in school, and the mountain road was difficult to travel, so they would not go back for the time being.
The matter was decided. After the meeting was adjourned, Ziyi and Yike stayed with Du Qingcang's family and discussed Du Jiankang's marriage.
Wang Cuihua said, "Jiankang is getting married in ten days. Will you be able to come back in time if you leave?"
Ziyi replied: "Of course we can come in a hurry. We only need to stay in Hongjia Village for one day. We will definitely not be absent when Jiankang gets married."
"Dani said that her wedding will be held here and she won't go back to her home to hold it. Her family is here anyway," said Du Jiankang.
"That's good. They won't have to go back to work in the production team next year, right?" Yi Ke asked.
"We're not going back. They said they don't need to go to the production team to share food, and no one has any objections," Du Jiankang explained.
"Okay, let's also notify my mom and dad to come back. I'm afraid they will forget about it when they have so much to do." Yike said.
"If you can't leave, forget it. It's not that free outside." Du Qingcang also said.
"It's okay, they will arrange it themselves." Ziyi also said.
Wang Cuihua also said, "Ask your mother to come back and cook. She cooks delicious food."
"Okay, I'll pass on the message for you and I'll definitely ask your mother to come back for you. Haha." Yike said.
Everything that should be prepared for Du Jiankang's wedding was ready, and now it was just a matter of finalizing some details. The family finalized it quickly and then went back to rest...
This rugged path is usually walked by few people, and the grass and shrubs on the path grow freely. By this month, the grass on the path had all turned yellow and dry, making a series of rustling sounds when stepped on. Occasionally, one or two bushes would block the way forward, and Chen Dawang would act as a pioneer, stepping on the grass and cutting through the bushes with his knife.
The forest in winter is so quiet and beautiful.
The terrain here is neither an open plain, nor famous rivers and mountains, nor an endless hilly area.
The mountains here are taller than hills but shorter than mountains. When people look up at the top of the mountain, their hats will slide down their backs. There are endless mountains here, with only rocks and no trees on them, and even the grass is sparse.
In the mountain stream, a small stream wriggles like a snake, winding its way into the distance.
Yike and Ziyi walked briskly on this quiet and peaceful mountain path, their moods calm.
Hong Xing, on the contrary, the closer she got to Hongjia Village, the more turbulent her emotions became. She desperately wanted to fly back to the village and throw herself into her mother's arms. Although she is a mother now, when she thinks of her mother, she feels like she is still the child who has been wronged and needs her mother's comfort.
Yike saw Hong Xing wiping the corners of her eyes with her sleeves from time to time, and thought she would move forward faster. However, when they reached the top of the mountain and saw the village on the corner, she squatted down, covered her face, and cried.
It was an extremely inconspicuous little village. Because it was so close, one could see that the small houses were all made of mud bricks and covered with straw. Hongjia Village has gone through countless dynasties’ wind and rain and has long since merged with the land beneath its feet, becoming dark and silent.
Hong Xing was like a helpless child, squatting on the top of the hill, sobbing, like a lost puppy who finally found his way home, feeling happy and sad. He was afraid of seeing the blaming and distressed eyes of the person he hadn't seen for a long time, and he was even more afraid that he would never see that kind of eyes again. The confusion in his heart at this moment was difficult to express in words. Only a good cry could relieve the depression, sadness and helplessness in his heart, and all of them flowed down in tears, leaving only the joy of looking forward to seeing each other again.
Someone from Hongjia Village had already spotted a few people on the hillside, and soon someone came out of the village and walked towards them.
"Aunt Hong Xing, someone is coming." Yike patted Hong Xing's shoulder lightly.
Hong Xing stopped crying, wiped the tears from her face with a handkerchief, and said to everyone: "I'm sorry, I lost control of myself. I haven't been back for ten years."
"Aunt, this is human nature, we all understand." Yi Ke said comfortingly.
"Comrade, who are you looking for?" A loud voice sounded not far away.
Yike saw Hong Xing's body tremble. She quickly raised her head and looked at the man opposite her. Her mouth opened into an egg shape, and two words rushed to her throat and got stuck.
The man opposite also saw Hong Xing beside Yi Ke, with an incredible look on his face, and stammered, "Big sister, is that you?"
"Brother!" Hong Xing finally uttered the two words in his throat, but the two words were trembling so much that the tone changed.
The man rushed to Hong Xing, held Hong Xing's shoulders with both hands, and his voice trembled: "You, you are not dead. Sister, you are not dead, you are really not dead."
Tears quietly rolled out of the man's eyes, and he didn't even bother to wipe them away. He kept saying, "My elder sister is not dead, she is alive, my elder sister is alive, that's great, that's great."
"Brother, I'm not dead. I'm alive. It's the benefactors around me who saved me and our whole family." Hong Xing might have just cried bitterly, and now she has calmed down earlier than her brother.
"Good, good, it's good to be alive." The man happily wiped away the tears on his face, and bowed to Yike and Ziyi. "Thank you for saving my sister. Please follow me into the village to rest. Let us show our gratitude."
"You're welcome. Saving your sister is just a piece of cake and nothing to worry about." Ziyi said.
"As the old saying goes, a drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring. Please allow us to do our best to show our gratitude. Although our family is poor, we still have wine and drinks to entertain you benefactors. Please come home with me to rest." The man said solemnly and led the way.
"Brother, are our parents okay? Are the other brothers and sisters-in-law all right? Are the nephews and nieces in school?" Hong Xing followed her eldest brother and asked a series of questions.
"All right, you'll see it soon."
"Have you got married, little brother?"
"No."
At the entrance of the village, a group of people rushed out. Hong Xing's eldest brother waved his hand and shouted, "Dad, it's my eldest sister who is back. She is not dead, she is still alive!"
The leader was an old man with white hair and beard, standing in front of the crowd with a cane. When he heard the man's shout, he hurried forward to greet him.
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