Fang Dongqiang and several other boys also came over. "Where are you two going?"
"Just browsing around. Haven't Dongqiang, Aunt Meili, and Tingting arrived yet?" Fang Yu asked.
“Hmm,” Fang Dongqiang walked over to the two of them, “My second aunt and her husband came back yesterday afternoon. They had dinner at my second aunt’s husband’s house. They’re coming to my maternal grandmother’s house tomorrow morning. It seems they said they’d go back to the county town after dinner.”
"I know when we'll get back. My mom said we'll go back to the county town tomorrow in your second aunt's car."
"You went back so early?"
"Hmm, what about you?" Fang Yu looked at Fang Dongqiang.
"I'll go when school starts." Fang Dongqiang touched his clothes. "These clothes fit perfectly."
Do you like the color and style?
"It's fine." Fang Dongqiang nodded.
Fang Yu wanted to laugh but didn't. "I'm not good at choosing either, and I was afraid you wouldn't like it. Did you exchange it for a different size later?"
"No, my second aunt said this size is fine, no need to exchange it."
"Dongqiang, you can't walk past girls anymore, aren't you going?" Several boys who had already walked ahead called out as they turned around.
"They're here!" Fang Dongqiang turned to the two of them and asked, "Are you coming? We're going to see that big camphor tree that was struck by lightning and burned down."
"Do you want to go?" Fang Huahua asked Fang Yu.
"You go ahead, Hua Hua and I will stroll around and chat."
Fang Dongqiang ran ahead and caught up with them.
Fang Huahua stopped, raised her chin, and lowered her eyelashes. "Buying clothes for him as a regular friend?"
"I didn't buy it. That day, Aunt Mei asked me to take Tingting and Fangfang to the clothing store, and also to show Dongqiang something." Fang Yu tried her best to explain. "Dongqiang is a boy, he wouldn't buy it himself, and his mother wouldn't buy it at home either. His second aunt was busy with business during the New Year, so she asked me to help him pick out something too."
"Yes, they are all loved by someone." A hint of melancholy flashed across Fang Huahua's face.
On the morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year, Yu Jihong and Fang Yu were packing their things. "Fang Yu, let's pack up everything we want to take. We'll take advantage of the trip in Mei Li's car. It won't be convenient for us to carry things next time we take the car ourselves."
"good."
There was the sound of a motorcycle stopping at the entrance.
"Ji Hong." It was the voice of Fang San Di and Fang Yu's second sister. Yu Ji Hong and Fang Yu exchanged a glance and gasped. Fang Yu's eyes were filled with fear. Yu Ji Hong took her arm and gently patted her shoulder.
Fang San Di and his second sister came in together with Shi Fei Hao. Fang San Di and his second sister were carrying a red bag.
"Fang Yu!" Shi Feihao grinned as soon as he saw Fang Yu.
"Second Sister, Feihao, please have a seat." Yu Jihong also greeted them. "Fang Yu, you said you were going to Hua Hua's house to get something, go get it."
"Mom, I, you..." Fang Yu stood still, not moving an inch.
"Go quickly, or it will be too late if Aunt Meili and the others say we can leave."
"Fang Yu, where are you? I'll take you there." Shi Feihao waved his motorcycle keys in his hand.
"Let Feihao take her there," Fang's third brother and second sister said with a smile. "Feihao has earned some money outside these past few years and just bought a motorcycle before the New Year."
"Oh, that's good, Fang Yu, go ahead!" Yu Jihong winked at Fang Yu again.
"Fang Yu, let me go with you." Shi Feihao still wouldn't give up.
"Feihao, let Fang Yu go by herself. It's a girl's business, and it's not convenient for you to go."
Why did Mom send me out? What did she want to say? Fang Yu walked out full of questions.
Fang Yu was still worried, so she looked around and hid behind a large haystack from which she could see her front door.
Shi Feihao also came out. Fang Yu quickly stood up straight and took a step back. She saw Shi Feihao get on his motorcycle, but her second aunt didn't come out with him. Shi Feihao sat alone on the motorcycle, seemingly waiting.
Fang Yu continued to hide behind the haystack, occasionally peeking out. Shi Feihao sat on the motorcycle with his back to her.
Fang Yu's legs were getting tired from standing, but her second aunt still hadn't come out.
A neighbor passed by and saw Fang Yu standing there. Before the neighbor could even ask, Fang Yu smiled at her and said, "I'm waiting for Hua Hua."
"Oh, you're not home? You're waiting here!"
Hearing the sound of a motorcycle starting, Fang Yu turned slightly to the side and saw her second aunt coming out. She quickly moved to the other side of the haystack so that they wouldn't see her when they came over.
Shi Feihao's motorcycle drove by, and Fang San Di and Er Jie, sitting in the back, said, "You shouldn't have any more thoughts about her. If her mother goes crazy, you'll be dragged down with her. As long as you can make money, you won't have to worry about not finding a wife."
Fang Yu ran quickly home.
"Mom!" Fang Yu rushed in.
"Fang Yu, you came back at the perfect time?" Yu Jihong's lips curled up slightly.
“I didn’t go there, I was just behind that haystack.”
"Okay." Yu Jihong smiled. "Let's pack our things."
"Mom, she didn't give you any trouble, did she?"
"No, you can't make things difficult for me. Don't worry about Mom, go ahead and pack your things first."
Yu Jihong and Fang Yu cooked lunch early and ate it while waiting for Fang Meili and the others.
Fang Dongqiang and Yuan Tingting came over. "Fang Yu, Fang Yu's mom, relatives are visiting my maternal grandparents' house. My second aunt said she'll go back after dinner. Are you in a hurry?"
"No rush, no rush, Dongqiang, tell your second aunt it's okay, we'll go after she's done with her work."
"Okay. My second aunt asked me to come and tell her."
“Sister Fangyu, I’m going to my grandma’s house too. Let’s play some more in the county town,” Yuan Tingting said from the side.
"Okay, let's go. We'll play some more in the county town."
Yu Jihong took out the food that was packed in the bag again, saying, "Let's cook dinner here again."
"Mom, you packed all this salt and stuff away?"
“Yes, we won’t cook when we come back for Qingming Festival. We’ll just visit Dad and then go back to the city. It would be a waste to leave it there.”
"What a thrifty and hardworking mother."
"Spend what needs to be spent, and save what needs to be saved. You're staying an extra afternoon; go find some flowers to play with."
"Mom, what about you? Are you home alone?"
"I'll check at home to see if there's anything else I need to tidy up. Go have some fun, and when we get back, we'll be together face-to-face every day."
"Okay, I'm going!"
Yu Jihong was home alone. She walked up to Fang San Di's photo and said softly, "Third brother, let's go after dinner. I stayed home this afternoon. Your second sister came by this morning and said she wanted Fang Yu to marry her son. I scared her away."
Yu Jihong's gaze slowly swept over every corner of the room, and Fang Sandi's breath, like a fine spider web, filled every corner.
There was a bamboo basket leaning against the corner of the wall. The bamboo strips were tightly woven. It was made by Fang San Di himself to hold sweet potatoes, potatoes, taro and the like.
Yu Jihong touched the handle of the hoe leaning against the corner. The wooden handle had been worn smooth and shiny by Fang Sandi's hands.
The broom in the corner was broken. The red rope was tied on by Fang San Di two years ago during the Spring Festival. He said that even the broom should be festive during the Spring Festival.
Fang San Di is never idle at home; he's either busy in the fields or at home.
The house is now empty, with only Yu Jihong and an overwhelming sense of loneliness called "longing" filling the room.
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