The He Family Brother of Farming

Maybe it was because there was too much commotion about the slaughter of pigs, or maybe it was because everyone knew that He'er's family was going to put on a banquet today, and the village was already bustling with activity before the sun rose.Many people came to help consciously, and the speed has increased a lot, which is just right, it is not the time to harvest rice, otherwise we really can't find so many people to help.

If in a few days, the rice is fully mature, people will not have that time to eat banquets, and now they can have a delicious meal before harvesting. But I saw it, there were a lot of chickens and ducks, and I went outside to pull a pig back to kill, not to mention, the people who had already gone to watch the excitement came back, but they said that it was a big fat pig, tsk tsk, drooling just thinking about it ah.

I don't know how much money it cost. If it wasn't for the time for the pig farmers in the village, it wouldn't be cheaper for people in other villages.

People in the village gathered together to talk while they were busy, but most of them had smiles on their faces.

The children also got up early and came in groups, some went to Ye's house to watch the pig slaughter, but the meeting was basically finished, so the adults stopped stopping them, and some went to He's house Perhaps it was because He He generously placed a lot of melons and fruit cakes on the table in the main room. Those children would smile and yell when they saw He He when they came in. The alienation of the past was completely gone, but He He’s The response was still indifferent, and he dragged Zhang Xiaoxi to the room, and naturally took a lot of food before leaving, otherwise, according to Xiaoxi's temperament, he would not take those things automatically.

Because he thought that there would be a lot of people today, He He asked his father and the others to help them install a simple door panel a few days ago, so as to prevent outsiders from entering and leaving the room casually.Some adults are okay, they are very self-conscious and will not enter the room at will. I am afraid that there will always be such a few naughty children, so it will always be better to install the door.

I dragged Xiaoxi into the room, closed the door, and it immediately became quieter. Although the conversation in the main room could still be heard, people would feel more at ease without so many eyes watching. Visibly relieved.

He He put all the food on the low cabinet, and then called Xiaoxi to eat. Without outsiders, Xiaoxi also let go, and followed him to sit by the bed to eat.

"You don't need to care about them, this is my home, so you don't need to be so restrained." He He threw a peanut into his mouth and persuaded, "My mother likes the clothes you sew, you haven't visited my sister yet, have you? I'll take you to have a look."

"Really?" He He said that his mother liked the things he sewed, Xiaoxi smiled a little shyly, "I don't mind, we can watch it together later." What does the baby look like, but thinking of so many people sitting outside, Zhang Xiaoxi politely refused.

He He turned his head and glanced at him, as if he knew what he was worried about, so he nodded and said, "Well, let's go and see when there are fewer people."

The two were silent for a while, Zhang Xiaoxi glanced at He He from time to time, apparently hesitant to speak, but looking at He He indifferently, thinking of the rumors he heard, he couldn't help worrying.

After a few times, he was discovered by He He. He He turned his head and asked him: "What's wrong with me? Look at me like this."

Zhang Xiaoxi was slightly startled, and looked away in embarrassment, but he was really worried about his friend, so he turned back, and after a long time of deliberation, he asked: "Xiaohe, you... are you okay?"

He He was puzzled by the question, and looked at him in bewilderment: "What?"

"That...that's..." Zhang Xiaoxi closed his eyes and turned his heart, and said everything quickly, "That's—those people must be talking nonsense, I know you are not that kind of person, I believe you."

He He was stunned for a long time, unable to figure out the meaning of his words for a while, but seeing Zhang Xiaoxi's earnest and trusting eyes, his small face was also firm, and he felt a warm current flowing slowly in his heart, so he couldn't help but ease his expression, and stretched out his hand to hug him. Grabbing his shoulder, he said, "Thank you, Xiaoxi. But you don't have to worry, I'm fine, let those people talk if they like, you don't have to worry about them, today is my sister's full moon, please be happy."

Zhang Xiaoxi stared at him fixedly for a while, then slowly laughed, his resolute expression changed back to the familiar shyness, He He looked at him and suddenly made a joke: "Xiaoxi, if I were a kid, I would definitely marry you home."

Um?Why do you say it's a kid?In fact, he can marry like this, right?

He He rubbed his chin in thought, Zhang Xiaoxi was also stunned by him, and then his face flushed, and it took a while before he burst out laughing.

But his smile interrupted He He's contemplation, and he looked a little dazed. "why are you laughing?"

Zhang Xiaoxi laughed so hard that he almost burst into tears, but he also temporarily laughed away his previous worries. Seeing that he didn't answer, He He didn't care. He grabbed a handful of pumpkin seeds and bit them slowly. Here comes the flavor.

Zhang Xiaoxi finally stopped laughing, wiped the corners of his eyes and jumped out of bed, saying: "Okay, we should go out too, there are more and more people outside, should you go out and say hello?"

He He thought for a while, and it was indeed so, so he put the things in his hand back on the low table, got out of bed, clapped his hands and went out with Zhang Xiaoxi.

This matter of entertaining people should usually be done by the same family, but unfortunately they have separated now.If it is those who have a good relationship, there will be sisters-in-law and sisters at home to help, but until now, there is still no one in the old house. Well, old man He came quite early, and he went to the Ye family to help.So from just now, Grandma Zhang and Li Ran have been helping to greet people, but now it is daylight, and it will soon be noon, Li Ran brought some helping women and husbands to Ye's house to start cooking For cooking, Grandma Zhang must be busy alone.

More and more people came over, and He He had to help greet people, a bit too busy, so he asked Xiaoxi to find He Tian and Ye Lin to help, moved a few tables from the backyard, and set them up. These are usually done by He Tian, ​​so it’s okay to make do with it, and if it’s not enough, you can only borrow it from the person next to you.

Some adults will help when they see it, and some just wait and sit there when it’s set up, chatting with people while eating, spitting out skins everywhere, Xiaoxi can’t help but frown , I wanted to tell He He several times, but seeing his friend kept busy, he had no choice but to take the broom to sweep silently.

"Hey, who is this brother?" People who don't have much contact with them don't know him. Seeing him sweeping the tables like this, they asked their companions in surprise, "Could it be He Tian's boy..."

Before he finished speaking, his companion pulled him off, so he stopped in doubt, and waited for Zhang Xiaoxi to finish sweeping and walked over, then lowered his voice and asked, "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"

His companion looked around, and when no one noticed, they leaned over to explain: "What nonsense are you talking about? Where did you decide this person? He Geer made friends with him, not from our village. Why? The two couples haven't spoken yet."

"Oh, that's it." The man nodded, stretched out his hand to pick a few peanuts to peel and eat, "That's fine, you see, these two days are getting better and better, if someone tells their He Tian, ​​then It should be very good." As he spoke, he couldn't help but think about it.

"That's not right, let me tell you, those families in our village are all looking at those who are suitable, but it's a pity that my family doesn't have anyone of the right age, otherwise..."

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This kind of topic is secretly circulating everywhere. When He He is serving tea and pouring water, he will occasionally hear a sentence or two, because some people really don't know what it means to speak in a low voice, and some will ask directly, and even ask Some bluntly said that there are some relatives in the family, who are about the same age as his brother. At this time, He He just said lightly that he didn't know, and everything was still waiting for his parents to arrange, and then went to work on another table.

Many of these people are relatives. In order to treat his injuries, He Er and his wife borrowed money from them. Now that He He is so shameless, some people immediately lose face, but thinking of the He Er family now. It looks like, I finally endured it.

At noon, everyone in the village could come, and some close relatives also arrived early. Everyone sat around chatting, waiting for the feast to begin.He He and Zhang Xiaoxi can also take a breather at this time, and they have been running around, which is really too much.

The front yard and the main room were full of people, and the two of them could only go to the back yard to rest for a while.Just standing there for a while, suddenly a head popped out from the top of the wall.

"Brother?" He He was surprised, hurried over and looked up, "Why are you here?"

He Tian looked around, and then carefully handed in the bowl he was clutching: "Here, we have to wait a while before we can eat, the two of you eat something to fill your stomach first, don't starve yourself."

Fortunately, the fence didn't rise very high, so He He reached out and got it. He raised his head and said to his brother: "Brother, remember to eat something yourself, don't just be busy."

He Tian waved his hand to show that he understood, jumped off the stone and Ye Lin ran back to Ye's house.It was only after He He and the others left that they noticed the contents of the bowl. They saw a few pieces of stewed pork ribs and meat, which were still steaming, obviously just out of the pot.

"Xiaoxi, why are you still standing there, come and eat." Looking at the meat in the bowl, He He realized that he was really hungry. The food he ate in the early morning had already been digested, so he greeted Xiaoxi Come over to eat, while I have already grabbed the quick ribs and put them in my mouth.

Xiaoxi hesitated for a while before coming over, then squeezed a piece, bit slowly, and then became faster.In fact, he was also hungry early, but seeing that He He was so busy, he was too embarrassed to stop, let alone eat those pastries and fruits like the villagers outside.

The two finished sharing in a short while. After touching their stomachs, they finally didn't feel so empty and uncomfortable. Fortunately, there was still water in the backyard. The two hurriedly washed their hands and mouths, and then hurried back to the front Come.

As soon as he walked out, He He obviously felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere. After scanning around, he finally knew what the problem was.

I saw that Mrs. He was actually sitting in those grandmas, her face was not too ugly, and she occasionally said a few words to the people next to her, her expression seemed quite natural, but the people around her were a little silent and embarrassed That's all.

Even when he saw He He, he just looked away and turned his head to talk to someone, which made the grandma either answer or not, turning her head to look at the side in embarrassment, He He raised her eyebrows Walked over, poured her a glass of water, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "You are here."

Mrs. He continued to turn her head and talk to people as if she didn't hear it.

There was a moment of silence in the main room, and Grandma Zhang greeted He He with a smile: "Xiaohe, take Xiaoxi and go outside to have a look. If there is not enough tea, add it quickly. I will watch over here."

After hearing this, He He said indifferently to a circle of people: "Then grandma, you are tired, mother-in-law, please do whatever you want."

"Hey, Xiaohe, go and do your work, we old women don't have to worry about it so much."

"Yes, don't be polite to us, go quickly."

……

"Xiaohe is such a well-behaved child, you are lucky."

"Hehe, TOEFL TOEFL."

When He He Xiaoxi went outside, I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional. I didn't say that to Mrs. He, but said it to Grandma Zhang. After I finished speaking, I realized that something was wrong. Embarrassedly smiled around, Grandma Zhang accepted it bluntly with a smile, but the face of Mrs. He at the same table changed, but the miracle was that she didn't lose her temper on the spot, and everyone in the room was silent regained his expression.

He He Xiaoxi came out to see that the tables in the yard were also full of people, so he walked around quickly to see which tables needed water and filled them up. After thinking about it, he went to Ye's house to see Look, the same is true over there, but there are a lot of men and boys here, and He He realized that there were only a few dozen families, but there are quite a lot of people when they gather together.

The kitchen can't cook so many dishes at all, so a few large stoves were set up on the side of the road, and several large pots were started together. Li Ran was leading the people to work in full swing.

Ye Lin saw him in a hurry, and ran over before he had time to wipe off the sweat from his head and face, thinking that he was here for something: "It will be ready soon, did someone from over there come to urge you?"

Seeing him sweating profusely, He He pursed his lips; "No, I'm just here to take a look, you... pay attention to yourself."

"Linzi, come and help me."

Before Ye Lin answered, someone called out from behind, so he had to look at He He fixedly, then nodded and turned back to work, He He also went to Li Ran to have a look, and the answers he got were similar .

After seeing the same, He He hurried home again, but this time he went to see his mother first.

When I went in, I realized that there were other people inside, and the people inside were also stunned when they saw him coming in. The strong woman smiled and said, "This is Brother He, right?"

"Yes, sister-in-law and second sister-in-law may not have seen each other before." Zhang Lian also smiled and let He He go over, telling him to call someone, "Xiaohe, are these your eldest aunt and second uncle? They just arrived."

"Eldest aunt, second uncle, you have worked hard all the way."

"Hey, good." Both the aunt and uncle agreed with a smile, and by the way, looked He He up and down, the more satisfied he looked.

The eldest aunt stretched out her hand and pulled He He to her side, and said to Zhang Lian with a smile: "I think I only came to see Xiao He once with my mother at the beginning, but I didn't expect to grow so big in a blink of an eye."

Zhang Lian's eyes were wet, and she said gratefully to the two: "The two sister-in-laws have been working hard to take care of the mother these years."

"Look at what you said, shouldn't it be right? If you weren't married so far away, wouldn't we be able to see each other often." The second uncle shook the younger sister and blamed her softly.

He He didn't want to make the atmosphere heavy, so he deliberately put his face in front of his mother: "Mother, when I make a lot of money in the future, I will repair the road, so that we can visit grandma and the others at any time."

Hearing this, the three of them burst out laughing, especially the eldest aunt who laughed the most and raised her hand to rub his head: "Then the eldest aunt is waiting for the day when Xiaohe makes a lot of money." The second aunt also joined in the fun Following Yinghe, Zhang Lian looked at her son really angry and funny, but finally got rid of the sadness.

He He talked with them again, and then went out to work again. The banquet was about to begin, and it was not good for him to stay in the room all the time, but she didn't expect that her aunt and aunt would come out together, and both of them said it It's time to help, there's no reason to let a child greet others, He He can't say they can't, so let them go.

At noon, it was finally time to start the banquet. Because the dishes had to be brought over from Ye’s house, some people also volunteered to help, so the food was put on the table very quickly. Seeing the plates of chicken, duck and fish all over the table, Some children couldn't hold back anymore, and took a few mouthfuls of saliva secretly, but seeing that the adults didn't move, they had no choice but to continue to endure, but their eyes just kept lingering on the table.

The yard was much quieter, filled with all kinds of meaty smells, even the adults chatting slowly stopped talking, quietly waiting for the meal.

The main room was full of old people, and the yard was more casual. Everyone waited for the old man to move their chopsticks, and then they all took their chopsticks to pick up the dishes they had noticed a long time ago.

Then, as if a switch had been pressed, the courtyard, which was quiet before, suddenly became lively again.The chopsticks in my hands are fast, and when I am chewing something, I have to say something delicious from time to time. The children don’t care so much, and some of them just grab it with their hands. Fortunately, there are adults to help Otherwise, if he grabbed the bowl directly on the table, He He probably would have lost his appetite if he saw it.

But he doesn't have time to look at these right now, he is busy delivering the food to his mother, and after eating, he will hold his younger sister out to show it to others, so his mother must be full.

Just arrived home with the food, before entering the door, there was a sudden noise behind him, but he just took a quick glance and entered the room. After he put the food and came out, he found that there were a few more guests at home, um, familiar guests.

"Why did you eat all these people?"

Originally, Mrs. He's words were to complain to the people around her, so it wasn't too loud, but maybe the people in the yard suddenly stopped their movements when they saw them coming, so her words seemed a bit loud, just right Everyone in the courtyard could hear it clearly.

He Hua'er tugged at her mother, Liu Mei frowned slightly, and called out to her mother in a low voice. The eldest daughter-in-law also realized that her words had been heard by everyone, so she was a little embarrassed, and stood at the gate of the courtyard for a while, not knowing what to do .

The woman next to her swept the yard, did not say anything, but fixed her eyes on the main room, her lips curved into a perfect arc, and walked towards the main room with her daughter and son Lianbu, letting the people in the yard People's eyes can't help but move with them.

Mrs. He naturally followed with her daughter, and when they entered the main room, the people in the courtyard began to whisper.

"Who is this?"

"Oh, you came late. That's the daughter-in-law of He Er and his younger brother He San. I've only seen her a few times."

"That's right, it's the second time I've seen her, but it's very rare that she will come."

"So she is, tsk, she looks pretty good."

"Hoo-keep down, this He Sanke has always been Aunt Sancheng's treasure, so this third daughter-in-law is also her favorite, for He Er they..." The man shook his head and stopped talking.

"Huh? Speak carefully." The people next to him hurriedly urged, even the people at the table behind him leaned back, trying to hear clearly.

The man saw that everyone was urging, so he hesitated and waved to them, motioning for them to come closer: "Well, come closer..."

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"Mother." He San's daughter-in-law brought a pair of children and bowed to Mrs. He Yingying, and then bowed to other people.

When Mrs. He saw them, she couldn't help smiling, she put down her chopsticks, wiped her body with her hands, and then beckoned the little one to go, "Brother Qi, come to grandma."

He Qi didn't move, but He Yinger gave him a light push behind him, and he walked over unwillingly. Seeing him coming, Mrs. He felt even more cheerful, and stretched out her hand to touch, but what did she think of? But he gave up, fumbled around his waist for a while, took out a handful of copper plates, stuffed them into his hands, and said straight away: "Grandma didn't prepare anything today, these Qi brothers are going to buy food." .”

He Qi curled his lips in his heart, but he finally accepted the copper coins. After holding back for a long time, he finally let out a thank you, and then returned to his mother. His old lady He was not angry, and still cheerfully asked them if they had eaten. No, do you want to sit down and eat together?

It was at this time that He He came out of the room. The people in the room all looked at him for a while, and then turned to look at the group of people on Mrs. He's side, with subtle expressions on their faces.

Because the people over there just stood there and it was really hard not to let people not notice it. He He couldn't help raising his eyebrows when he saw it, it seemed that they were really destined.

"Xiaohe, we are here to say congratulations to our second aunt. We are a bit late, so I'm sorry." Seeing him coming out, He Hua'er quickly apologized to him with a smile.

He He turned his eyes away from the three daughter-in-laws of He San, looked at He Hua'er, and nodded at her: "It's our little sister's luck that the elder sister can come back all the way. You're welcome, let's just sit down and have a light meal together."

"Okay." He Hua'er smiled softly and helped her mother go out, He Ye'er followed behind aggrieved, and when she was about to walk past He He, He Hua'er introduced He He again as if she remembered : "Xiaohe, you may have forgotten it too. Those over there are our third aunt, your third sister Yinger, and brother Xiaoqi. You probably haven't seen them before, have you?"

Originally, she shouldn't have said these words, but the room has been silent like this, so she should be kind.

He He raised his eyes slightly, glanced at He Hua'er in front of him, then at He Ying'er and He Qi over there, and twitched the corners of his lower lips: "Really? come out."