husband, he picked it up [farming]

Fang Lin's daughter is six years old this year, and she recognizes this little uncle. When she sees Fang Mu when she is playing outside, she will call someone.

Seeing her playing with her younger brother and friends, Fang Mu asked softly, "Is your father at home?"

The little niece nodded: "Yes."

Fang Mu said: "Don't forget to look at your brother."

The little niece hummed.

Only then did Fang Mu continue to walk down.

When we arrived at Fang Lin's house, we saw that the courtyard door was open. Fang Mu stood at the door, looked at the empty courtyard, knocked on the door, and shouted, "Brother."

Fang Lin in the room heard his voice and hurried out: "You are back."

The two are brothers, so their looks are naturally somewhat similar, but compared to Fang Mu's handsomeness, Fang Lin is more upright.

Seeing him coming out, Fang Mu stepped into the courtyard: "We didn't arrive until noon."

Fang Lin has gotten used to his politeness, so he won't be obsessed with anything, but just asks according to his words: "Is this trip going well?"

Fang Mu hummed, and said, "It's okay, I remember you have a useless bed board here, and I want to ask you for it."

"Yes." Fang Lin asked again: "Is your card broken?"

"No." After thinking for a while, Fang Mu still told the truth: "I have added someone to my room. If you are free, you can come and sit and get to know each other."

Fang Lin was startled, thinking he had found a lover, and said happily, "Where is the girl from?"

Fang Mu knew that he had misunderstood, and said, "It's not a girl."

Fang Lin was stunned for a moment, then he realized that he was about to persuade him, but he thought about the relationship between the two of them, and finally closed his mouth. He and his younger brother became more and more alienated. If he really tried to persuade him, he would push his younger brother further and further away. Wishing, the distance between the two can be shortened: "Then I will go back with you, just in time to meet."

Fang Mu hummed.

It wasn't because he didn't want to admit Chaoyan's identity, but because of his brother's temperament, he would definitely tell his sister-in-law about this matter. After knowing each other for so long, even if they were not under the same roof, Fang Mu knew that his sister-in-law would be ashamed. , It will spread throughout Xishui Village in less than a day, and by then everyone will know that Chaoyan is a brother, and he asked Zeng Yuan's family to keep Chaoyan's identity a secret for his safety.

In the past 50 years, the number of brothers born has been decreasing year by year, and later it has developed to the point where they can marry wives and have children like ordinary men, but most of them are done by wealthy families. In rural areas, brothers are usually married off, and this is also for their sake. Situational considerations.

People's hearts are unpredictable, he doesn't want to harm Chao Yan, so he can only conceal his identity.

Fang Lin went to the utility room and took out a wooden bed board to put it on, and then carried out two long wooden benches.

One of the two brothers took the bed board, the other took the bench, and went back to the foot of the mountain together.

When the two returned to the foot of the mountain, they happened to meet Zeng Yuan who had come down.

Seeing their brothers, Zeng Yuan laughed and said, "I'll bring some rice to Chaoyan."

Fang Mu just hummed without saying a word of thanks.

Fang Lin didn't understand the relationship between the two of them, so he asked suspiciously, "Uncle Yuan, do you know each other?"

Zeng Yuan said: "They are my distant relatives."

Fang Lin said dryly.

Seeing that they were carrying things in their hands, Zeng Yuan didn't dare to delay, so he said, "Go ahead, I'll go back first."

Fang Mu called him to stop, and said to Fang Lin: "Brother, go first."

Fang Lin heard that he had something to say to Zeng Yuan alone, so he nodded and went there first.

Fang Mu put the bed board on the floor, and said to Zeng Yuan: "I didn't tell my brother about Chaoyan, you know that my sister-in-law can't hide secrets, and I hope your family will keep it secret."

Zeng Yuan felt sorry for his nephew, and assured him: "Don't worry, we understand."

"Thank you."

Zeng Yuan sighed, he also knew that what he did was dishonest, he didn't dare to ask Fang and Mu to be filial to him, he just wished they wouldn't alienate him.

After bidding farewell to Zeng Yuan, Fang Mu continued to walk home.

In the room, Fang Lin and Chao Yan were a little cautious, sitting at the square table, waiting for Fang Mu to come back.

As soon as Fang Mu came in, he could clearly feel that the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.

He thought it was a little funny, but didn't say anything.

Chaoyan came over to help him lift the bed and set it up.

Placing the wooden bed does not require any skills at all, but Fang Mu is satisfied with seeing him move the position in advance.

It's good for Chaoyan to take the initiative to do some work. Although Fang Mu is ready to get married, he doesn't want to be taken advantage of and has to serve the other party.

Fang Mu clapped his hands, pointed at Chaoyan and introduced: "This is Chaoyan. If there is no accident, he will be your sister-in-law in the future. This is my elder brother Fang Lin. I will not be at home in the future. If you have something to do, go Find him in the village."

Chao Yan followed Fang Mu and called out Big Brother.

Fang Lin rubbed his hands on his clothes nervously, and responded with a dry throat.

"Ask in the village, they all know me."

Chaoyan was also nervous: "Okay." After thinking for a while, he added: "Thank you, brother."

"Need not."

Fang Mu looked at the way the two of them were twisting, and felt a little headache, but this kind of matter can only be dealt with by time. After a long time, the two of them will be familiar with each other: "I don't have anything to do, brother, you go back first." Bar."

"Okay." Fang Lin didn't mind his younger brother's chaser, although he really wanted to ask how the two met, but he thought that the future would be long and he would have plenty of time in the future, so he gave up: "You just came back, and there shouldn't be anything at home. I'll bring you some food later."

Back then when the field was divided, Fang Mu thought that it was not easy for him to start a family, so he lost two acres of land. Up to now, Fang Lin has always felt that he owed him, and thought that he was homeless because he did not take good care of him, so he was even more guilty, so he He has been looking for compensation in other ways, anyway, Fang Mu will not refuse what Fang Mu asks him to do, and it is precisely because of this that the two have maintained their precarious relationship.

Compared with his mother and younger brother who are like strangers, Fang Mu really cares more about this elder brother.

After sending Fang Lin away, Fang Mu thought of his family's bad relationship, so he added to Chao Yan: "I still have a mother and a younger brother in my family, but my mother has remarried, and my younger brother is also a child of the Xiong family. , even if you meet them, you can ignore them. As for my elder brother, he is already married and has a son and a daughter. Don't worry about her face, but if she bullies you, just tell me."

Chaoyan heard that he was willing to confide in the family situation, and defended herself, and she was very upset. In fact, his parents had never thought of marrying him out when they were alive, because they only had him as a child, and they wanted him to be married. If it hadn't been for this year's event The accident happened, his mother had already taken a fancy to him.

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

He was so obedient, Fang Mu didn't know what to do, so he changed the subject and asked, "What did Uncle Yuan send here?"

Chao Yan pointed to the rice bag next to the rice tank: "I sent ten catties of brown rice."

Fang Mu knew that this was just compensation made by Zeng Yuan out of guilt. After all, his distant nephew came to join him, but he pushed him to outsiders, and it was not good to say it.

You must know that ten catties of brown rice is nothing to a rich family, but in the countryside, it is indeed precious, and it can be regarded as a generous gift for him.

Fang Mu understands this truth, and Chaoyan also understands it.

In fact, Chaoyan has no resentment towards Zeng Yuan, the relationship between the two is there, helping him is due to love and not helping him is duty, Chaoyan's dissatisfaction with Zeng Yuan is that he forced him to Fang Mu.

This made Chao Yan inevitably short of breath and shorter when facing Fang Mu.

After all, he doesn't want to repay kindness with grievances.

But the matter has come to this point, and Fang Mu is willing to accept him, so he can only be worthy of Fang Mu if he finds a way to make Fang Mu fall in love with him as soon as possible.

Just when Chaoyan was about to say something, his stomach rumbled, making Chaoyan so ashamed that she wanted to find a place to hide.

Fang Mu heard it, and said with a smile: "Hungry?"

This knowingly asked... Zhao Yan turned her head away from him.

Fang Mu said: "There is still porridge in the pot, let's eat it first, and I have to work in the afternoon, I can't do it if I'm hungry."

Chaoyan was really hungry. He was exposed to the wind and rain all the way, and couldn't eat enough to sleep well. He thought he could have a good rest when he arrived at Zeng Yuan's house, but he fainted on the way, and was picked up by Fang Mu. eventful.

The bowl of porridge that Fang Mu invited him to drink was the best thing he had eaten these days.

Now that he and Fang Mu are going to live a life together, he doesn't carry it anymore, and goes to get a bowl of porridge by himself.

Fang Mu hadn't woken up yet, and while Chaoyan was eating porridge, he lay back on the bed and squinted.

After Chaoyan finished eating the leftover porridge and cleaned the pots and bowls, she saw Fang Mu lying on the bed and already asleep.

Chaoyan remembered that he picked her up on the road, so it must have just come back, and she didn't know where she went, but a long journey was inevitable.

It's normal to be tired.

Chaoyan didn't want to disturb him, so she took the hoe behind the door and went out to weed.

He first removed the debris in the yard, and then cleaned up the stones and dust blown down by the wind and rain. When Fang Mu woke up, the yard was completely new.

He heard the sound of hoeing behind the house, looked around the corner of the house, and saw Chao Yan had already shoveled a pile of grass.

In fact, there is still some distance between the house and the foot of the mountain. For the sake of safety, Fang Mu also dug a drainage ditch, so even though the house is next to the mountain, it will not be flooded here in rainy days.

It's just that the grass grows again when the spring breeze blows. He just hasn't cleaned it up for more than half a month, and another pile grows in front of and behind the house.

Looking at Zhao Yan who was weeding now, Fang Mu felt a little strange feeling that there were many people in the family from then on.