Qinghe Pastoral

Qinghe Village, which is far away from Kyoto, has four distinct seasons, abundant water and soil, and very developed agriculture. Because it is surrounded by tall mountains on all sides, there is no shortage of mountain delicacies and wild game in the forest, which occupies all the good mountains and rivers. Therefore, even though it is remote, the life in the village is very pleasant. Not sad.

Just after a spring rain, the air after the rain is always moist with the unique smell of soil, and it keeps pouring into the nasal cavity under the blowing of the wind.There are still raindrops on the tips of the thriving green grass, twinkling under the sunshine after the rain.When the wind blows, they all hide in the mud mischievously and refuse to come out again.

On the hillside not far from the village, the flocks of sheep are scattered on the green grass, which is particularly conspicuous.The grass is the most delicious in this season, both sheep and cows are busy grazing, flicking their tails, it seems very pleasant.

On this grassland, there is a silver osmanthus tree. In the golden autumn season, the osmanthus will hang all over the branches, and the fragrance of the flowers will waft for miles.There was a young man sleeping soundly under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree at this time, and I saw that this young man's skin was very delicate and fair, not at all like the honey color that farmers should have, with a small and tall nose bridge, and a small cherry red mouth, he was really a pretty young man.

Soon, the soundly sleeping boy finally opened his eyes. He rubbed his eyes with his hands, looked at the cow not far away with his big eyes, then stood up, patted his clothes and walked towards the happy cow grazing. go.He touched the cow, maybe the grass was so delicious that the old cow's belly was round.

"Old Huang, should you be full? Let's go home, it's time for Auntie to cook."

The boy led the old cow and sang a ditty to drive home. The boy's voice was clear and pure.It took only a quarter of an hour from the hillside to the village, and the boy arrived at the entrance of the village soon.

It was time to go home at sunset, and the people at the entrance of the village came one after another without interruption, and there were always old people under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village telling their parents about their family problems.They are all from the same village, and the young man also belongs to this uncle or that aunt when he meets someone.Occasionally, someone would make fun of the boy when he said kiss, and the boy would say that he had already left in a hurry.

Seeing the young man leave, the topic of the young man did not stop. After all, in this village of hundreds of households, nothing could be hidden from the wind, and what happened to the Lin family back then was not a trivial matter.

All the aboriginal households in the village have the Lin surname, and the Lin surname is the common surname in Qinghe Village, and the rest of the surnames are all migrant households, whether they were fleeing from famine or seeking refuge or for other reasons, they all settled down in Qinghe Village in the end.After several generations of development, Qinghe Village is now a large village with hundreds of households.

Li Zheng in the village is called Lin Wei, and has a brother named Lin Cai. They have two sons and a daughter. The eldest is Lin Sheng, the second is Lin Xue, and the third is Lin Yue.The Lin family was born and raised in Qinghe Village, and their ancestors also had a scholar. The two brothers also have some family backgrounds, so they have a certain status in the village.

Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite, and Lin Cai's family also has bad things on their minds.Lin Cai's boss, Lin Sheng, is honest and hard-working. He is not only a good farmer, but also a good hunter. The second child, Lin Xue, is a bit clever. The good name of the city is also spread from all over the world.The children are promising, and Lin Cai's daughter-in-law Liu Guilian used to boast wherever she went.

When Lin Sheng reached the age of marriage, Liu Guilian knew that her son was honest and willing to work, so life would never go wrong, and she devoted herself to matching up her niece and son from her natal family, and the woman was very satisfied with Lin Sheng.It's just that Luo Hua intends to be ruthless, but in the end Lin Sheng fell in love with a woman in a neighboring village whose parents were dead and who was raised by her elder brother and sister-in-law.

Lin Sheng was honest and dull since he was a child, and he seldom violated his parents' wishes, but he never compromised on the matter of marrying a wife. At that time, the Lin family was a mess, and finally ended with the old man's compromise.Liu Guilian, who had lost face at her natal family, had no good looks towards her daughter-in-law who killed her parents.Lin Sheng's daughter-in-law Xu Xiuqin has been enduring all kinds of censures from Liu Guilian. Although life is sad, her caring husband makes her feel very happy.

Lin Sheng was not as eloquent as Lin Xueneng to please her, and she disregarded her mother's objection in marriage. After that, Liu Guilian's attitude towards her two sons was obviously different.Two years after Xu Xiuqin married into the Lin family, her sister-in-law Liu Yunqiao became pregnant and added a big grandson to the Lin family, but Xu Xiuqin's stomach remained silent.Liu Guilian was even more dissatisfied, and she ridiculed Xu Xiuqin every day that all the family affairs fell on Xu Xiuqin, and Liu Yunqiao was still taking care of her after confinement.

At that time, Xu Xiuqin was in charge of taking care of Liu Yunqiao. One day, Liu Yunqiao knocked the porridge brought by Xu Xiuqin to the ground, and kept complaining that Xu Xiuqin didn't care about taking care of her. The foot slipped, it wasn't a big deal at first, but Xu Xiuqin was actually pregnant, and this fall, the already unstable tire fell off.

Xu Xiuqin woke up knowing what had happened and was heartbroken. At that moment, the patience of the past two years broke out.Lin Sheng never knew that the gentle and virtuous Xu Xiuqin had such a side. He loved his unborn child, and even more his wife.In the past two years, he has seen all the grievances Xu Xiuqin has suffered. Looking at his mother and sister-in-law who have not repented at all, Lin Sheng felt chilled for the first time, and he proposed to separate the family.

The Lin family can't be said to be very rich, but they are among the best in the village.But when the family was separated, as the strongest labor force of the Lin family, Lin Sheng was only allocated two acres of barren land, an old house that had long been abandoned, and a few taels of silver.The villagers naturally saw that the two elders were partial to each other, and Lin Sheng and his wife also understood it, but there was no dispute that they could live a comfortable life after the separation.

At the beginning, the life of the couple was not well off, but both of them are capable and know how to live. Lin Sheng can often gain something in the mountains, and gradually the life of the two has improved.It's just that day after day passed, but Xu Xiuqin's stomach didn't move. After seeing the doctor in the town, she found out that Xu Xiuqin had a slipped tire.

Xu Xiuqin is a strong person. She can endure the cynicism from Lin Sheng's family and villagers, but she always feels guilty when facing Lin Sheng, especially when people of the same generation as Lin Sheng in the village are gradually becoming fathers. There will never be any children in my life.

After years of anticipation and despair, when the husband and wife no longer had any hope, one day, Lin Sheng brought back a comatose child.After waking up, the child didn't know much about his own situation. He only remembered that he was walking with a group of refugees. In that year, Dayu had a drought in the north, and many victims fled to the relatively prosperous Nanbianzhou County.Lin Sheng and his wife speculated that the child's relatives probably died on the way to flee the famine. The child was pitiful and suitable for the couple. In the end, they adopted the child. The child did not become an orphan, and Lin Sheng was considered a successor.

In the beginning, rumors arose in the village, and Liu Guilian also pointed at Xu Xiuqin and cursed at her, saying that she would kill her parents and kill Lin Sheng's veins, and she wanted to find a wild child who didn't know where to raise her, she should be soaked in a pig cage.Xu Xiuqin never heard any bad words or suffered any hardships when she was young. She used to endure it, but since she lost her first child, she no longer endured it. It's good that this child is raised well, and she doesn't care so much about other people's words.

The sky is pitiful, this child is very well-behaved, especially as the child grows up, the beautiful and delicate facial features become more and more obvious. There are many people in the village and even neighboring villages who are interested in the boy. They have come to say goodbye since they were 13 years old. People never stopped.

The young man didn't care about all kinds of remarks about him, he led the cow and drove home. When he got home, the young man led the cow to the cowshed, threw a handful of green cow grass, and closed the cowshed before entering the yard.

"Mother, I'm back!" Entering the house, the boy saw the woman was busy in the stove, and went to help while calling for help.

"Mu'er, you're back, mother just cook something else." The woman was talking to the young man while busy with the work at hand, the smile on her face couldn't be concealed no matter what.

"Dad hasn't come back from town yet?"

"I came back early. I said I would go to the field to have a look, but I just couldn't take it easy! Your father brought some pastries back, so you go to make some cushions first."

"I'm not hungry, I'll help my mother."

As soon as the mother and son put the delicious dishes on the table, Lin Sheng came back with a basket on his back. Lin Shengsheng was tall and strong, with thick eyebrows and thick lips, and a dark complexion due to years of hard work. He was a good farmer and also had some hunting skills. Typical honest country guy.

Tonight, the dishes on the Lin family's table are rich, a large bowl of fish with pickled cabbage, and a vinegared cabbage.The food on the table exudes a tempting aroma, and the family moves their index fingers.Xu Xiuqin is not only gentle and beautiful, but also has good cooking skills.

"By the way, I went to the town to buy mung beans today. The sun is getting bigger these days. I'm afraid of getting angry, so I have to cook some mung bean porridge."

As Lin Sheng spoke, he skillfully carried a piece of fish meat for Xu Xiuqin, and then carried a large portion of fish head into Lin Mu's bowl.His tone of voice and actions are completely unlike the usual honesty and dullness in front of outsiders.

"You are a big and thick man who pays attention to these small things. I have accumulated a lot of blessings in several lifetimes to marry you." These little touches are not a day or two, or one or two things, but more than ten years. Little care that hasn't changed.People say that Xu Xiuqin's life is hard. She has no parents since she was a child, and she has no children by her side. However, Xu Xiuqin feels that she can marry Lin Sheng and raise Lin Mu. She has nothing to be satisfied with.

"Hey, it's my eight lifetimes of good fortune that I met such good parents. The food is cold, parents, please eat more."

Hearing what Lin Mu said, the husband and wife would look at each other and smile heartily.There are so many rumors, what's the point of living by the mouth of the world?The happiness of the family is the most important thing.

What Lin Mu said was definitely not a joke, nor was it purely to make the couple happy.Lin Mu was only six years old when he came to this family. Many people talked about Lin Sheng and his wife's adoption of him.Over the years, the husband and wife have raised him and cared for him. For Lin Mu, Lin Sheng and his wife are his salvation, the light when he is desperate, bring him hope, and give him the true love that belongs to his family.

A six-year-old child should remember something, but in Lin Mu's memory, there are only the flames soaring into the sky, and scattered fragments of being displaced with a group of refugees.Lin Sheng said that there was a drought in the north of Dayu Dynasty that year, and many refugees were displaced. He found Lin Mu who was dying in a group of refugees. No one knew who Lin Mu was, and where his family was lost. life.

From the age of six to 15, Lin Mu felt that his current life was very good. He loved Lin Sheng, Xu Xiuqin, and this family very much.