Days of farming with bamboo horses

"Which Zipei?" The third uncle smiled and chatted with him.

"Su, Su Zipei." Zhou Chengyu introduced, "He was injured and forgot a lot of things before, and I gave him the name, so he came up with whatever sounds good."

By the way, introduce to the people next to you: "Zipei, this is the third uncle."

Su Zipei smiled slightly, and although he looked a bit cautious, he still greeted politely: "Hello, third uncle."

The third uncle nodded and smiled kindly: "He's quite handsome."

"Have you settled?" It was a man next to Third Uncle who was also the son of Third Uncle who spoke.

Zhou Chengyu knew what he was asking, and pretended to smile embarrassedly: "Well, Zipei is very good, and the eldest brother also agreed. When the time comes, I will let my brother-in-law take care of the wedding. Zipei will only be alone, there are not so many people." It’s a matter of discussion, but I’m too busy recently, and the date is set for three months later.”

"It's good, your father can feel at ease knowing that, all of you have married husbands." The third uncle said.

Su Zipei sat there quietly and listened to Cheng Yu chatting with them, admiring him in his heart, he never knew how to deal with these things, and his personality was introverted, but Cheng Yu was very powerful.

Zhou Chengyu did it on purpose, and after sitting there chatting for a short time, basically everyone knew of Su Zipei's existence and that Su Zipei was his unmarried husband.Not to mention why, Zhou Chengyu subconsciously labeled Su Zipei as himself, for fear that the gossip in the village might say something embarrassing.

Su Zipei listened to their chat very carefully, listened to what he understood, remembered what he didn't understand, learned more and read more, naturally he didn't notice the unkind eyes behind him.

Zhou Xin came home cursing, and seeing Zhou Li still weaving mats in the yard had nothing to do with him, he hated iron and steel: "A Li, why are you still here?"

Zhou Xin and Zhou Da were married in the same village, so they had a little relationship, but why would they mind these at that time.They had two children in the early years. The eldest son, Zhou Chengke, was two years older than Zhou Chengyu. He worked in the town and came back only once a month because the family didn't have much savings and was not married yet.

Zhou Li was their youngest son. He originally thought that with Zhou Li's appearance and ability, marrying Zhou Chengyu would be unshakable, so that he could get some money to marry his eldest son.

But who would have thought that Zhou Chengyu's gaze would be drawn away by a brother of unknown origin. Zhou Chengyu, who used to occasionally come to see Zhou Li, hadn't seen anyone for more than a month, and just now he heard that his elder brother had helped Why is Zhou Xin angry when he is engaged?If there were no accidents, the one who married should be Zhou Li from his own family!

Zhou Li stopped what she was doing, feeling a little dazed: "Father, what are you talking about? If I'm not here, where else can I go?"

Zhou Xin poked him on the forehead, and said angrily, "Zhou Chengyu was hooked away by the little vixen, why are you still weaving mats? No matter how much you weave, it would be better to marry him. I heard that the two brothers split the family property." Zhou Chengyu didn’t suffer at all, his elder brother gave him a lot, several hundred taels, and land. Why are you so unlucky?”

When mentioning this matter, Zhou Li bowed his head and remained silent. Why didn't he feel uncomfortable? Brother Chengyu was not close to anyone before, but he would talk to him a little bit more, but now he can't even look at himself.

Seeing that Zhou Li didn't speak, Zhou Xin thought that his tone was too strong, so he didn't say anything more. The palms and backs of his hands were all fleshy, so he was just a little anxious.After a while, he suddenly asked, "Ali, do you want to marry Zhou Chengyu?"

"Father, don't talk nonsense, brother Chengyu already has someone he likes." Zhou Li had the nerve to admit it so bluntly, only vaguely.

"Who do you like? Isn't he just a guy with unknown background? He doesn't look too good-looking, and he doesn't say a few words. He's very boring. Zhou Chengyu won't like him for long." Zhou Xin still felt that Zhou Chengyu was just greedy for novelty, Not really.

Zhou Li was a little surprised: "Dad, have you seen it?"

"Just now, Zhou Chengyu took him out for a walk, chatting in the village. I have observed it for a long time, A Li, he is not as good as you." Zhou Xin was a little complacent, and then calculated, "I think there is still room for things If the big brother Zhou Chengzhi agrees to Zhou Chengyu marrying you, there will be nothing wrong with that brother at all."

"What's the matter?" A rough voice intervened, and Zhou Da walked in with a hoe on his shoulders, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, with a feeling of calm and prestige.

"Father." Zhou Li called out.

"Hmph, it's not Ah Li's marriage." Zhou Xin told his husband about Zhou Chengyu in a very eloquent and eloquent manner.Of course, the mother-in-law liked her son-in-law more and more the more she watched her. He would not speak ill of Zhou Chengyu, and put all the blame on Su Zipei, saying that he seduced Zhou Chengyu, otherwise their family's Ali would be a firm matter.

"Ali is only 16 years old, what's the rush?" Zhou Da didn't care, "It's okay to stay at home for a few more years, and the crippled brother over there is in his 20s and hasn't married yet. He is not in a hurry. Our conditions are so good, Ali. ,No hurries."

"Go away. If I don't tell you, you won't think about us, A Li. If you weren't useless and unable to make money, would Cheng Ke marry her husband? Would A Li marry someone he likes?" Zhou Xin crossed his hips and was about to curse.

Seeing that they were about to quarrel, Zhou Li quickly comforted her: "Father, don't be angry, Father didn't mean that."

"I don't care, Ali, follow me." Zhou Xin dragged his child and was about to go out.

"Hey, Zhou Xin, where are you going?"

"Father, where are you going?"

Two voices sounded at the same time.Zhou Xin glanced back: "Let's work it out together, let Zhou Chengzhi admit your marriage to Chengyu, and make Zhou Chengyu willing to marry you."

Zhou Li managed to break free from his hand, and ran to the door of the house with sad eyes: "Father, don't do this."

"Are you stupid, Zhou Xin? If Zhou Chengyu doesn't agree, will we, Ali, marry in the future? What will everyone say about him in the future?" Zhou Da scolded.But finally, Zhou Xin calmed down for a while, and didn't mention Zhou Li to see Zhou Chengyu again.

On the other side, after Zhou Chengyu finished chatting and took Su Zipei home, he saw an unexpected person at his door.

Chen Lan was wearing a blue long gown. Although the clothes were a bit worn out, they were still clean and tidy. There were beads of sweat on her forehead. It looked like she had been waiting for a while.He looked at the two figures coming together by the moonlight, and although he was a bit cramped, he spoke generously: "Zhou Chengyu, I want to borrow your cow for a while."

Since Chen Lan settled down in Zhoujia Village, she bought a small house to live in with the money from the government subsidy. She still has two acres of land, and she still has a little money left on hand. Usually, she usually goes to the mountains by herself to pick Some wild vegetables cost nothing, and one person can live on.

It's just that the field he bought was on the far side, and it wasn't that fertile.He usually does these things before dawn.But it was really difficult to do it alone, and later I met Zhou Chengxuan, who occasionally helped him at home so that he could borrow a cow from Zhou Chengyu to use it.

"Okay, come in first, it's inconvenient to talk outside." Zhou Chengyu has also heard about Chen Lan these days, and admires this brother, who has the courage to start again when he has nothing.Once when I went to the field, I ran into Zhou Chengxuan walking with him. Although I didn't know what to do, they looked quite compatible. The key was that Zhou Chengxuan was also an unmarried master.

Zhou Chengyu's gossip is not unreasonable. Zhou Chengxuan is 22 years old, and he is the only one in the family. Typically, one person can feed the whole family without worrying about it, but he has to go to the surrounding towns all the year round. It seems that there is a brother because of this, no If you are willing to marry him, no one wants to marry without seeing your husband for ten days and half a month.

"Did Chengxuan go out again?" Zhou Chengyu opened the door and invited someone in.

"Yeah." Chen Lan nodded and explained to him, "He went to the next town and said that you have cows that can be used at home. I will return them to you tomorrow when they are used up. It won't hinder you."

"It's okay, if you need it, it doesn't matter if it takes a few more days." Zhou Chengyu said with a smile, "You wait, I'll get the cow out."

Zhou Chengyu went into the backyard. Su Zipei and Chen Lan stood there. The two were speechless for a while, and the atmosphere was a little awkward. Su Zipei scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "Did you wait a long time just now? I'll get you a glass of water. "Speaking of going in.

"Don't be busy, thank you." Chen Lan raised her eyes and responded, looking at his feet, "I heard that your feet are injured, don't be too busy."

"Oh." Su Zipei really didn't know how to find something to say, so no one said anything when he answered.

"My name is Chen Lan, and I used to be from Liangcun. What's your name? Which village did you come from before?" Chen Han broke the deadlock with one sentence, but it made Su Zipei's heart hang.

Su Zipei told himself to be calm, don't think too much, shook his head: "I don't remember, I was here when I woke up, Cheng Yu saved me. Su Zipei is my current name."

Chen Lan didn't express any doubt either. More than one village was affected by the flood, and because of some things, he didn't go out often, and he didn't know many people.Even, in his heart, he was grateful for the flood. Although it was cold-blooded to think so, it was true that he had gained a new life because of the flood. No matter how hard he worked now, it was worth it if he no longer had to live the life he had before.

"Where do you live? Is it okay to go back alone so late?" Su Zipei saw that his face was not looking well, so she moved closer and asked.

Chen Lan put down her sleeves and shook her head: "It's okay."

The two chatted for a while, and Zhou Chengyu drove the ox out. He handed the rope to Chen Lan, and said with a smile, "Our family doesn't use ox now. If you want to use it, use it first. Don't rush to return it. Isn't it necessary to cultivate land?" ?”

At this time, the time for spring plowing has passed, but because Chen Lan came to buy the land, he naturally has to plow the land and sow these again, otherwise the harvest may not catch up with this year.It's not realistic for him to dig the land by himself, but he doesn't know anyone in the village. Zhou Chengxuan met him by accident. It's just a chance to ask Zhou Chengyu to borrow cattle today. He has been in the old place for too long, and he is really afraid of others. look.

"I see, thank you." Chen Lan thanked her while holding the rope, and took advantage of the moonlight to go back.

Zhou Chengyu looked at the back of the person who was going away, closed the door, turned around and saw the little thing staying there, held his hand and asked funnyly: "Returning to the soul, why are you so fascinated by watching?"

Su Zipei shook his hand, slightly shaking his head: "I think his back is a bit lonely."

Zhou Chengyu was a little surprised, and took him back: "Maybe, after all, he wandered here alone with no relatives and no reason. I also admire him a lot. He took the money subsidized by the government, bought land and farmed, and supported himself. He did quite well. Good. Although it is a bit hard, it is definitely better than going back with the government. I heard from Chengxuan that the government also has too many monks and too little to take care of so many people."