Farmhouse Stone Mountain

Aunt Mao got up early in the morning, urged Shi Shan and his son to pack up their things, called the bullock cart to put the things away, and took Shi Shan to Lizheng to refund the money.

Lizheng saw Aunt Mao thinking: Why is this woman here again?The last time Shi Shan broke his head, he came here to make a fuss, but when he heard that he was here to refund the money, the nose is not the nose and the eyes are not the eyes, so he took [-] Wen and said to Shi Shan, "You have lived for a few days, and I will refund you [-] cents." Bawen"

"Twenty cents for a two-day stay?" Aunt Mao rolled up her sleeves and quit.

"Aunt Mao, forget it." Shi Shan took the money and pulled Aunt Mao. It's good to be able to get it back, and there's no need for two cents.

"Fortunately, it's still upright, shameless, even that shabby cottage is ashamed to accept twenty cents!"

Before leaving, Aunt Mao scolded Lizheng's family in anger, and the neighbors in the neighborhood poked their heads out. Seeing that it was Mao Xiding and Shi Shan, every household closed the door with a "bang".

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Little Pumpkin sat obediently on the bullock cart, holding the old hen Xiaobai in her arms, and occasionally clucked twice.

Seeing Father and Grandma Mao approaching, Little Pumpkin's eyes lit up, and he twisted his body and jumped out of the car.

"Father, Grandma Mao" Shi Shan rubbed his little head with a smile.

Lishui Village is quite a distance away from Zhoujia Village, and I arrived at Aunt Mao’s house in the evening. Aunt Mao’s popularity in this village is very good, and the neighbors I met on the road greeted each other with smiles, and a group of half-grown children came to the village. I ran and saw that there were strangers in the village, and they all followed behind the bullock cart to join in the fun.

The little pumpkin was hugged by Shi Shan, seeing the little brothers and sisters behind him staring at him persistently, after being stared at for a long time, his face was rarely flushed, thinking of what his father often did to him, he turned around Eyeballs, grinning a mouthful of small white teeth, this actually frightened the group of children behind him, who froze in place and did not follow.

The ox cart stopped at an earthen house, and Aunt Mao led the people out of the ox cart.Greeting the son-in-law in the house to come out to help with things, "Tie Zhu, come out and help"

"Hey, mother, come here." Hearing the voice, a man wearing shorts came out of the room. His body was not strong, but he looked strong.

Tie Zhu came out to pick up the things on the bullock cart, and shouted at Shi Shan, "Xiao Shan, here we come!"

"Brother Tie Zhu" Shi Shan called out to the honest man.

"Father, who's here!" A dark child came out of the house, holding a croaking wild frog in his hand, "Grandma, come back!"

"Gouzi, come, call someone, this is your Uncle Shishan," Aunt Mao said.

Gouzi is not afraid of life, he yelled "Uncle Shishan" at Shishan, and then slipped his eyes to the little pumpkin he was holding.

Shi Shan put down the little pumpkin, rubbed his hands, touched a few pennies and brought them out as a gift for Gouzi, but Aunt Mao asked him to keep it himself, and he was extravagant with only a few cents.

Gouzi also hid behind his father, as if he was about to bite him with the money in Shishan's hand, "Uncle Shishan, I don't want money." After finishing speaking, he glanced at his little brother who had been silent all the time.

Shi Shan could only put the money away, and pushed his own son who was leaning against his feet, "Little Pumpkin, go, play with Brother Gouzi"

Little Pumpkin just showed her white teeth to the children in the village, but now she is a little shy. He had only seen Aunt Mao before.

Little Pumpkin pursed her lips and said nothing, and went to untie the rope tied to Xiaobai on the bullock cart, but the dog couldn't help but went forward, and took out the wild frog in his hand like offering a treasure to make friends with Little Pumpkin. Pumpkin ignored him, threw the frog in his hand, and went to help him untie the rope, shouting at each little pumpkin while talking.

In the room, Aunt Mao's daughter, Yuzhen, was cooking. She was a bit tall, with a scorched face and looked sickly. When she saw Shi Shan coming, she was stunned and greeted "Xiao Shan is here" in a tone that could not be described as intimacy, but a little alienated.

Shi Shan called "Sister" This Yuzhen was Aunt Mao's only daughter. She was not in very good health when she was born, and when she grew up she was taller than some men in the village. After marrying into her husband's family and being wronged, she insisted on recruiting a son-in-law Tie Zhu who has no father and no mother. Fortunately, Tie Zhu is a good man, and he is a good hand at work. Although life is hard, he can live on.

There are only three rooms in Aunt Mao’s house, one for Aunt Mao, one for the husband and wife, the kitchen is in the yard, and the smaller one has been cleaned up for Shi Shan and his son.

After a few people entered the house, Aunt Mao went to help Yuzhen cook. The little pumpkin had already been taken away by the dog. Tie Zhu poured a bowl of water for Shishan, and brought over the half-woven bamboo frame and weaved it while doing it. Talked to Shi Shan, but Tie Zhu was not very good at talking, and the two of them were not familiar with each other, so they didn't know what to say after chatting for a few words.

In the kitchen, Yuzhen was picking and washing the vegetables, and Aunt Mao was stirring the wheat flour batter in the pot. "Mom, why did you bring him back? You don't know his temper."

Yuzhen glanced at the people in the yard and lowered her voice.

"He's divorced now. I don't care who cares about him. Elder Sister Gu is the only child left. I watched him grow up when I was a child. If it wasn't for Shi Dafu's lack of conscience, Old Sister Gu would let him be ashamed soon after he left. He Jiao came in, how could she be like this?"

Yuzhen sighed, "I know he is also a hard-working man, but the dirty things he did, didn't he do it himself?"

The mush in the pot was gurgling, and Aunt Mao in the firelight put down the spoon that stirred the mush, "I'm getting old too, and I can't manage many things if I want to. Just this time, of course I have to take care of him, otherwise I'll wait for you." If he dies, he won't have the face to see Old Sister Gu. If he still doesn't know how to behave, I won't let him drag you and Tie Zhu out, and the relationship will be broken from then on."

"Mom, what are you talking about! I didn't mean that"

"I know, that's all right, let's serve the food when it's ready."

At this time, Shi Shan at the corner of the kitchen took back the strides he had taken, stepped back a few steps and sat down on the stool he had been sitting on before.

Seeing the man coming back, Tie Zhu stopped his quick movements, "Xiao Shan, why are you back?" Didn't he mean to help in the kitchen?Why are you back again.

"Brother Tie Zhu, do you have any feelings in your heart?"

Shi Shan said something out of nowhere, but Tie Zhu couldn't understand what it meant.

"Response to what?"

"Follow me, you should also know what I did before." Shi Shan said fiercely, waiting to see his reaction. Aunt Mao treated him with the utmost benevolence, but Shi Shan depends on his family's attitude. Be clear, otherwise it would be rare to have someone who treats you well, and the loss outweighs the gain if it is because of her family.

Tie Zhu put the half-woven bamboo basket aside, and his simple and honest face became square, "It used to be the past, since mother brought you back, we will help you in the future, and you will never die of hunger if you live a good life. Don't say these words in the future Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that." The good old man's tone didn't surprise him at all.

Hearing this, Shi Shan felt that he didn't know how to answer it. Judging by Tie Zhu's expression, if he didn't say something, he felt that the topic he just raised would be endless.

"I'm a decent person now," Shi Shan choked out this sentence.

There was a sense of embarrassment in the air, Tie Zhu stood up, and under Shi Shan's gaze, he patted his shoulder with his big hand.

"Let's eat"

"..." Shi Shan turned his head inexplicably, Aunt Mao and Yuzhen were behind him, and what he said just now had been heard clearly.

Yuzhen put the dishes in the bowl on the table, the expression on her face was not as alienated as before.