Leisurely Farmer's Family: A Strong Man and His Broken Leg Son-in-law

After lunch, Liu Yu fed the pigs as usual. The family's chickens were strolling in the yard. Liu Yu grabbed two handfuls of shriveled millet from the woodshed and sprinkled them with her hands.

Several chickens gathered around and began to peck at the food.

Nian raised his eyes and looked at the chickens that were pecking at the chickens, and said, "There are six of them left. We'll have a banquet tomorrow, or we'll kill them all."

Liu Yu followed Nian's gaze and looked at the chickens in the courtyard, one male and five females. All the eggs that the family usually eats are from these five hens, and the egg custard that Changsheng eats every day also comes from here.

Turning back to look at Chang Sheng's cheeks which were plumper than before, Liu Yu was a little reluctant to leave.

"Either kill the rooster and keep the hens. Chickens are easy to buy at this time of year. We will buy the missing parts."

It's too cold to catch chickens and raise them. We have to wait until spring to catch chicks and raise them. Even if we raise them, they won't be able to lay eggs for a while.

During the twelfth lunar month festival, some families will always sell one or two chickens to supplement their family income. Whether they buy them from the village or at the grass market, they can always be bought.

Nian was indispensable. He nodded and asked him to pay attention. It would be best to buy it back in the next few days.

A few people were chatting about their daily life and discussing some trivial matters, when they saw Lin, Hesheng's mother next door, running in and grabbing Liu Yu: "Come with me to the entrance of the village to have a look. Hesheng just came back from outside and said something new." My brother’s mother is crying at the entrance of the village.”

Liu Yu and others were shocked and couldn't help but said: "What a big use it is!"

"No, didn't Lian Sheng's mother go to Gouziling to find the Xie family to discuss the wedding date? One of the Xie family also fell ill and wanted to coincide with the horoscope. Brother Xian's mother also felt that this day was unlucky. Didn't she go to the temple to ask for fortune-telling? Do they coincide with the horoscope? I think there is a result."

Mrs. Lin spoke quickly and urgently, and asked Mrs. Nian if she wanted to go and have a look too.

"I still have something to do at home, let Ayu go with you!" Nian waved her hand. She knew that Lin wanted to watch the fun, but she was afraid that Da Lala would go alone and let others talk about it. Family jokes.

When the two arrived at the entrance of the village, many people had gathered under the old locust tree. Mrs. Ren was sitting on a stone, wiping tears from her eyes, slapping her thighs and crying.

"My poor brother Xian, it was a good marriage, all the horoscopes were good, children and grandchildren are everywhere, good fortune, how come it happened like this in a blink of an eye, woo woo woo..."

Next, Ren howled again.

"His aunt, don't just cry, tell me how good your horoscopes were when you went to the temple this time!"

Mrs. Ren just kept crying, and everyone around her was very anxious and asked questions.

As soon as Ren's eyes crossed, she was about to get angry, and Lian Sheng's mother hurriedly stepped forward to comfort her: "His aunt, don't be anxious, everyone has good intentions, your family is not peaceful, and my cousin aunt only has one breath left, okay?" You can just say something, if there is any trouble in life, we can change it as soon as possible, and Xu Dayong will be fine!"

Lian Sheng's mother's face was full of anxiety. The one lying here was her husband's cousin, and the one lying there was her mother's cousin. She had to deal with each one carefully. She really regretted why she had to talk about this relationship. If anyone dies, she will probably be blamed.

Mrs. Ren wiped her eyes, looked at Lian Shengniang's eager face, and saw the many people in front of her, her tears slowly stopped.

Although his voice was a little hoarse, his tone was clear, and he said word by word: "The combination of the horoscopes is not good. If we take out the horoscopes of our brother Xian alone, it will be a prosperous husband and a good son, and a fortune of smooth wind and water. This If you are together with the men of the Xie family, then, then, that is..."

Mrs. Ren seemed a little unable to open her mouth. She hesitated and looked at Lian Shengniang. Seeing her urging, Fang continued: "Together, it's very bad."

Ms. Ren thought about it again and again, but still didn't say what He Dayong said about the lack of abundant grains and lack of livestock. In her opinion, brother Xian had to get married, not just the Xie family, but also other families. The words were passed on from word to word. It's changed.

If it were spread by someone who wanted to add or subtract, it was rumored that her brother-in-law had a bad fate. Whoever married him would surely suffer from poor crops, poor livestock, and the death of his elders.

She didn't dare to have such a fate anyway, and Brother Xian would be finished from now on. He wandered outside all morning and noon. After thinking about it again and again, he decided to keep his words vague.

"So, it means that the Xie family's men have a bad fate."

"It must be true. Since Brother Xian is a good destiny for Yizi of the Wang family, he must have been dragged down by the men of the Xie family. Dayong is trying to ward off disasters for others."

"That is to say, I heard that the man from the Xie family is a hunter and has good hunting skills. The big brick house with tiles in the family was earned from hunting. With such a rich family background, how much blood must be on his hands! "

"Yes! I heard that there are a lot of old forests in their village. There are spirits in this old forest deep in the mountains. If you hunt the spirits that are about to transform, people are not allowed to seek revenge on them!"

"........."

Liu Yu was filled with dark thoughts when she heard this. When she saw her elder brother and the others pushing a cart across the Bluestone Bridge, she hurriedly went up to meet him.

Seeing that everyone was indeed more concerned about the fate of the men of the Xie family, Mrs. Ren felt relieved that her young brother had been ignored, but she had a look of sincerity and fear on her face.

He hurriedly opened his mouth to stop everyone's increasingly outrageous conjecture: "Don't dare to talk nonsense. As the saying goes, everything has animism. The men of the Xie family hunt the creatures in the mountains for their livelihood. Besides, in this clear sky and white sun, there are always ghosts and ghosts causing trouble."

"Brother Xian, damn, you forgot when your family Dayong fell ill. He didn't fall ill during the day, or he fell ill because he heard a noise at night."

Listening to everyone's analysis, to be honest, if I didn't know the inside story of this matter, I might even believe it.

"Brother Xian's mother, you should tell me that it's an auspicious day. Maybe we can get married according to the auspicious day. Brother Xian's father will be fine!"

Ren's face became even more sad, and before she could open her mouth, tears fell down: "There is not even a lucky day. Anyway, as long as it matches the horoscope of a descendant of the Xie family, it will be a sign of great evil."

Everyone looked at each other, this was going to be difficult. We couldn't just live and die for a marriage, no matter how important it was.

Even the mother-in-law was feeling bitter, thinking that this marriage would never happen.

"His aunt, just tell me what you think. My cousin and my cousin are not unreasonable people, so they will be considerate of his serious illness."

"We always feel sorry for them. Dayong is the backbone of our family, and Zhouzi is so young, Dayong has to continue to bear the burden of the family. It is inevitable that my brother Xian will stay at home for one or two more years. I just feel sorry for the Xie family. It’s…”

"Sister-in-law, please go to Gouziling quickly, we, we want to break off the engagement!"

When these words finally came out of her mouth, Ren felt relieved but also a little heartbroken.

The Xie family has a strong family background. They live in a large brick house with tiles. Xie's father and Xie's mother only have one child. Everything in the family belongs to the young couple. They originally thought that Brother Xian would marry him and give birth to him in a year or two. Son, if you stand firm, you can help Zhouzi get married to some extent, but now, it's all over!

Thinking of this, Mrs. Ren burst into tears again.

Lian Shengniang was still a little angry at first, but when she saw Ren Shi crying so sadly, she knew in her heart that she would not blame her for this matter. She comforted Ren Shi again and told her to relax, as long as she is safe, nothing is better.

The onlookers also hurriedly comforted each other, saying only that Brother Xian was young and was born well, and that Xie's family was not in good condition, so he should be cut off as soon as possible, and it would be of no use to him but he could get better soon.

Liu Yu, who was standing outside, looked at the scene in front of her, but did not move closer. She just stared at the third brother standing next to him without blinking. He originally thought that the third brother would be crazy with joy when he heard that Brother Xian had broken off the engagement.