Qinghe Pastoral

In the past few days, the mountains are shrouded in clouds and mist in the early morning. It is said that spring rain is as expensive as oil, and people are looking forward to a bumper harvest year.But today the sky is beautiful. When I got up early, I saw the sun rising from the mountains. The sky was blue and the sun was warm. It was a good day to worship ancestors.

Lin Mu's family usually has a shallow relationship with the old house, especially Xu Xiuqin and Lin Mu almost never go to the old house. Apart from Lin Sheng, Lin Mu and Xu Xiuqin are invisible to the old house. hate each other.But there are still times when it is inevitable to meet each other. For example, today, when worshiping ancestors and going to the ancestral grave, it is impossible to see each other.

The Ancestor Worship Festival is a big day in the Dayu Dynasty. On this day, people carry cooking utensils and fresh ingredients to commemorate the deceased ancestors and pray that they can bless the living descendants.

After a simple meal, Lin Mu's family went to the ancestral grave with their things on their backs. They met a lot of people along the way. Lin Mu was holding an old hen in his hand. He forgot to close the window last night, and he was a little dizzy when he got up early. Thinking of the people in the old house, I feel even more unhappy.

However, the distance of one mile is fast, and when they arrived at the ancestral grave, Lin Wei and Lin Cai's family had already arrived, and even the annual weeds had been cleaned up.

"Everyone is here."

Seeing the eldest son, Lin Cai said, compared to Liu Guilian, Lin Cai's attitude towards Lin Mu's mother and son is not bad. At the beginning, Liu Guilian complained because Lin Sheng didn't marry her niece, and because Xu Xiuqin's parents left early in the early years. The old man became more and more dissatisfied when he didn't conceive a child in Nian.

He put his eyes on Lin Mu who was holding the old hen next to Lin Sheng again. This child was really handsome.

Lin Mu put the old hen down, but when he looked up, he saw Lin Zian walking towards him.Lin Zi'an was three years older than Lin Mu, and was admitted as a scholar two years earlier. He studied in Yonganzhou Academy and rarely came back.

The 17-year-old boy, tall and slender, has a pale complexion and straight eyebrows because he has been in school for a long time.Ever since he was selected as a scholar, more and more people came to the Lin family to propose marriage. Lin Zian has been famous for his talent since he was a child, and it is a sure thing that he will work hard to get promoted. His future is limitless.

"Mu'er, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I feel like you've grown up again."

It's funny to say that Lin Zi'an is different from the people in the old house. He treats Lin Mu very well. These nominal cousins, he is also close to Lin Zi'an and Liu Liping.

When did he and Lin Zian get on good terms?It seems that it was the second year he came to the Lin family. At that time, he was still studying in the village school. On a rainy day, a boy in the village pushed him to the ground, knocking his head on a stone. Lin Zian carried him to Liu Ping's house.After that time, he told the children in the village that Lin Mu was his younger brother, and whoever bullied him was bullying himself. Since then, he seems to have integrated into the village faster, and these children no longer bully him.

Looking at the handsome young man with a bright smile in front of him, Lin Zian was also very happy in his heart.He remembered that Lin Mu was very silent in the past two years when he first came to his uncle's house. Once he accidentally saw this boy crying in a corner because he was being bullied. This person is his cousin, he can't let the children in the village bully him like that.As time passed, the relationship between him and Lin Mu gradually improved, and now Lin Mu is no longer the fragile boy who could only hide and cry.

"Brother An, you're back too?" Lin Mu has clear grievances and grievances. He knows who treats him well, and he respects Lin Zi'an as his elder brother in his heart.

"Come on, let's go to the shade of the tree to enjoy the cool, and I will tell you some interesting stories about this time."

After finishing speaking, Lin Zi'an led Lin Mu to the shade of the tree. Lin Zi'an had only one grandson, and the children of the two brothers of Lin Wei's family were all boys. Those people were not as old as Lin Mu, and they were already married. I can't say a few words with them, and the relationship is also faint.

"Grandma, look at how kind brother is to Lin Mu."

Seeing her brother's attitude towards Lin Mu, Lin Yuying felt even more uncomfortable. A wild child who came from nowhere, with a charming face, loved to dominate his brother since he was a child.

Liu Guilian's wrinkled face was also full of disgust. Xu Xiuqin, a non-laying hen, in order to occupy his son, adopted a wild child who didn't know where he came from, told them to separate their mother and child, and even cut off the eldest brother's lineage. , she really wished that this funeral star would die.In the past few years, she had made a few fuss over this matter, but the boss seemed to have been bewitched and refused to listen no matter what.In the past few years, the second child has become more and more prosperous. Her big golden grandson will soon become a high-ranking official. For the sake of his big grandson's reputation, she has seldom made troubles in recent years.

"With the same virtue as that funeral star, it's strange to please people."

Liu Guilian felt very uncomfortable seeing that her eldest grandson was so good with Lin Mu, but she doted on Lin Zi'an since she was a child, so she couldn't bear to talk about him, so she could only blame Lin Mu in her heart.

There are quite a few Lin family members, more than [-] in total. The elders are sitting and chatting, while the women are preparing food. Lin Wei's daughter-in-law left two years ago, and the two sons have not separated, two daughter-in-laws, and four granddaughter-in-laws. With the addition of Liu Qiaoyun and Xu Xiuqin, it's quick to make and eat.

Xu Xiuqin and Liu Yunqiao couldn't speak a word. She occasionally talked to the women of Lin Wei's family, and the rest of the time she did what she was doing.

"Sister-in-law, Lin Mu is not young anymore. You can teach him more when you have time. He is older than Ying'er, and he doesn't know how to help Ying'er when he is outside. It is a joke."

Xu Xiuqin looked at the woman in front of her. In the past few years, her family's life has become better and better. Her figure has become more and more plump, and she has gradually put away the tricky face of the past, but the temperament in her bones is not so easy to change.Back then, one of her actions caused her to be unable to bear children, but she has both children, and she never feels guilty about the past.

"Don't talk about Mu'er, I don't care about the reputation of my daughter's family, can others help?"

What Xu Xiuqin said was plain, but to Liu Yunqiao's ears, it was not the case. Her daughter is a beauty from ten miles and eight villages, and her son is capable. She will definitely marry high in the future, and her reputation cannot be damaged in the slightest. .

"Sister-in-law, what do you mean by that? Isn't Ying'er your own niece? That Lin Mu is just a wild child."

Liu Yunqiao's words immediately angered Xu Xiuqin. Lin Mu has been Xu Xiuqin's child since he came to this house, and she does not allow anyone to insult him.

"What do you mean, don't you know? Could it be that my Mu'er asked your daughter to quarrel with others? Could it be that your family has no idea of ​​climbing Ji's family? There are all kinds of things in the past, the child has grown up, I don't mind I care about it, but Lin Mu is my child, and I will absolutely not allow anyone to humiliate or hurt him."

Others were attracted by the sound of the two quarreling, Liu Guilian was close to them, and she could hear the conversation between the two at random, and when she saw Xu Xiuqin helping Lin Mu say that her precious granddaughter opened her mouth, she scolded: "Okay, you loser!" , After killing my parents and coming to reject my Lin family, and now you are ruining my granddaughter's reputation, why don't you die."

"Is it me who died after the Lin family? Have you forgotten why I had a hard time giving birth?"

Seeing that it was a big day to bring up the old story again, Lin Cai hurriedly said to Liu Guilian. Seeing that Xu Xiuqin's eyes were red, Lin Mu felt very sad. She glanced at the old lady who was about to open her mouth to scold, and then looked at Glancing at the proud Liu Yunqiao, a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Mother, you are very clear about what happened back then, why do you say that about Xiuqin?"

Before he got married, although Lin Xue would please his parents, Liu Guilian still loved him.But later, the child in his womb disappeared because of the malicious embarrassment of his mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Not only was her mother not guilty, but she was seriously injured again and again. He really couldn't understand it more and more.

"Boss, I am your mother. I gave birth to you in ten months of pregnancy. You broke my heart time and time again for this dead star."

Lin Sheng's words angered Liu Guilian even more, and she looked at Xu Xiuqin even more viciously.

"Okay, mother, brother, what day is it today? Can we afford to disturb our ancestors because of these trivial matters?"

Lin Xue is just forty this year, and has been in the county for a long time. In recent years, he has been highly valued by his boss, and his aura is always different from that of a country boy.Liu Guilian listened to her son's words the most, and thought that today is the day to worship the ancestors, so she sat aside angrily.

Seeing this, Lin Sheng stopped talking. When he was a child, he loved Lin Xue very much, but what happened later, the friendship between the two brothers was destined to never return to the past.He looked at Xu Xiuqin next to him. Over the years, his close relatives had hurt her deeply, and marrying him finally wronged her.

After the dispute, they still need to work on their own. After the ingredients are cooked, the family members take turns to visit the ancestors' graves. Men and women are separated, and they sit on the ground and start eating.

Lin Mu felt dizzy now, and because of the quarrel just now, he looked at the rich food in front of him but had no appetite at all.

When Lin Zian saw Lin Muyan, he felt uncomfortable.What happened in the early years, he will know when he grows up one after another. He is a scholar, and because it happened when he was born, he has felt guilty for his uncle's family for many years. Maybe this is another reason why he loves Lin Mu. Bar.The past cannot be traced, mistakes are made, and he is powerless to make up for it, but he swears that as long as he is in this world, he will try his best to protect the uncle's family.

It was an unpleasant day, and Lin Mu's family decided to go to Xu Xiuqin's natal family to worship their ancestors in the afternoon, and left in a hurry after dinner.

The original intention was to come back after offering sacrifices to ancestors in an ox cart, but Lin Sheng felt uncomfortable seeing Xu Xiuqin, so he decided to stay at his uncle's house for a few more days.Lin Mu felt a little uncomfortable, and thought that it would be inconvenient for no one at home, so he didn't go with the couple.

Lin Mu has also learned something from Liu Tang in the past few years. Seeing the husband and wife driving away, he went through some medicines and boiled a bowl of medicine for himself, then closed the door of the room and planned to sleep and sweat.