husband, he picked it up [farming]

If it is divided according to the location, Dongshui Village is actually below Xishui Village.

People usually go to Dongshui Village by road or by boat, but there are many directions from the village to the road.

Qianmo traffic, you can go directly to Dalu from the foot of the mountain.

The distance is not far, and it takes more than a quarter of an hour to get there without a stick of incense.

Xishui Village is adjacent to Dongshui Village, the customs are naturally the same, and the buildings in the village are also the same, but Dongshui Village is richer than Xishui Village, at least the roads in the village are paved with gravel.

Xiong Daying's home is in the south of Dongshui Village, Fang Mu lived there for two years when he was a child, although he went back to Xishui Village later, but the kindness of raising Enyi She was hard to give up, Fang Mu still went to visit Xiong Zhong's family occasionally, so There are many elders in that area who recognize him.

Some people even knew that he was in business, and they would ask him when they saw him.

After all, the two villages are close to each other, and men and daughters marry each other, so it is normal to know something about other people's homes.

Fang Mu greeted and chatted with several elders, and then arrived in front of Xiong Daying's house.

Xiong Daying's house is a bit dilapidated compared to Fang Mu's old house, which is where Fang Lin lives now. After all, Fang Mu's grandfather has won a lot of money for his father.

Xiong Daying was not so lucky. Although he lost his wife in the early years, he was not as chic as a person after giving birth to a child, and when Xiong Zhongshi married him, except for a few rags, there was only Fang Mu, the oil bottle. , I didn't see any gold or silver.

But these years, as Xiong Yingtian grew up, their family's life has indeed improved.

As for Xiong Zhongshi, regardless of remarriage, she is indeed a good wife.

It was afternoon when Fang Mu came to the door, Xiong Daying would usually go out to work at this time, Fang Mu avoided him on purpose.

The courtyard door of Xiong Daying's house was open, and Fang Mu was about to shout, when Xiong Zhong came out with a basket of dirty clothes.

Seeing someone standing at the door, Xiong Zhongshi raised his eyes and found that it was his second son. He was overjoyed: "Mu'er, you are back."

Fang Mu hummed: "Yan Yan said you were looking for me."

Xiong Zhong naturally knew who this Yan Yan was, and knowing that her second son had found a man to live with, she asked her younger son to find out.

It's from Chang Yuan, and I don't know how they met, but it's not important, the important thing is that the second son can't go on like this.

"I've got something to ask you, let's talk in the house."

Although Fang Mu resisted, it was really inconvenient to talk outside, so he went in.

Xiong Zhongshi put the dirty clothes behind the door and asked Fang Mu to enter the house.

Fang Mu was standing in the yard, his figure was tall and straight, his face was indifferent: "You know I won't go in."

His direct resistance made Xiong Zhongshi's face show a trace of pain: "Now you don't even want to sit with your mother?"

Fang Mu looked at her, not letting go.

Xiong Zhongshi is already old, even if her youngest son is only 14 years old, it can't change that she will be over fifty soon.

Her temples became whiter, and the corners of her eyes became more wrinkled. Years of hard work and ruthless years made her beautiful youth gone forever.

The Xiong Zhong family back then was young and beautiful, and could be regarded as a flower in the village.

But today's Xiong Zhongshi, all that is left is the muddy body that was raised in the fields.

"If you were in the Fang family, I would naturally be happy to be filial to your mother and son."

Xiong Zhongshi said sadly: "So you are still a strange mother."

"I don't want to argue with you about these useless things. I also know the reason why you came to me. I didn't come here today to listen to your persuasion. Yanyan and I will get married soon. It doesn't matter whether you agree or disagree. .”

It's useless to say three words, but to poke a knife into Xiong Zhong's heart, the two mother and son didn't care about reuniting after a long time to talk about family affairs, so they began to confront each other: "You don't even recognize your mother now because of him?"

Fang Mu was very curious about her thoughts: "What does it matter?"

"I'm your mother, why can't I tell you?"

Fang Mu has only one sentence: "Whom I marry is my business."

"If you find a girl, mother will naturally bless you, but if you find a man, what will you do when you are old? How will you let mother face your father in a hundred years?"

"You will enter the ancestral hall of the Xiong family after a hundred years, and it has nothing to do with my father."

"You...Are you going to piss me off?" Xiong Zhongshi choked on him and jumped.

"I never said that Yanyan can't give birth."

Xiong Zhongshi was taken aback.

Fang Mu looked at her, with a mocking arc on his mouth: "If you don't ask, you will be beaten to death with a stick, outsider and son, after all, you chose someone else." At this moment, Fang Mu really felt that he came here because he was full. Let's go, these years, Xiong Zhong probably knew that he had gone too far in the past, and intended to make up for his ex-husband's two sons. When Fang Zhao gave birth to Xia Yun, Xiong Zhong proposed to serve Fang Zhao in confinement. It's just that Fang Lin didn't agree, but with Fang Mu, she cared more, but she tried to interfere in his affairs. It's just that Fang Mu was alone and didn't give her a chance. To be honest, his elder brother is better than him. Much clearer and more decisive.

On the issue of Xiong Zhong's, Fang Lin only talked about being kind, and nothing else.

Only Fang Mu still thinks about her kindness when she was a child, and dreams of the spring and autumn dream of a loving mother and a filial son.

Now that I wake up from the dream, no matter how good it used to be, the times have changed.

Because he was also a close relative, Fang Lin accepted Chao Yan, but this mother imprisoned him with unfilial piety.

Facing Fang Mu like this, Xiong Zhongshi was at a loss: "You can tell me directly..."

Fang Mu closed his eyes, and his tone became tired: "What are you saying? When you asked Xiaotian to come to me, you had the idea of ​​breaking us up."

"I'm not..."

"Don't make excuses for yourself, let me say it again for the last time, you are now Xiong Daying's wife, you just need to take care of him and Xiaotian, don't feel guilty about me and elder brother, some things are doomed when you decide to remarry. "

Even though she understood, Xiong Zhongshi still felt heartbroken and shameless when she was exposed by her son's straightforwardness: "Even if I remarry, she is still your mother and Lin'er, why do you and Lin'er always betray me?" ?”

Fang Mu just asked her: "You really don't know?"

This rhetorical question left Xiong Zhongshi speechless.

Fang Mu finally said: "I will give you nothing less, but from now on, I will not step into this room again."

After he finished speaking, he left, showing to Xiong Zhongshi a never-before-seen determination.

Xiong Zhongshi finally couldn't help taking a step: "Mu'er..."

Fang Mu's figure left Xiong Daying's house without even stopping.

All Xiong Zhongshi's calls were left behind.

Coming out of Xiong Daying's house, Fang Mu's heart was not heavy, but rather relaxed. He used to think about the mother-child relationship with Xiong Zhongshi, and had fantasies about her, but this time, Xiong Zhongshi broke it with his own hands. , pushing him closer to Chao Yan and Fang Lin.

Fang Mu came to find Xiong Zhongshi, also in order to let her not trouble Chaoyan in the future, after all, the other party has the name of mother-in-law, if she really wants to trouble Chaoyan, Chaoyan can only avoid it.

Otherwise, the backbone will be exposed, even if Xiong Zhongshi has remarried.

Although Fang Mu also knew that with Chaoyan's intelligence, Xiong Zhongshi might not be able to please him, but why let it happen if it could be avoided?

After Fang Mu left Xiong Daying's house, he planned to go back to Xishui Village directly, but he ran into Xiong Yingtian who was in a hurry on the road.

Xiong Yingtian didn't know where he came back from, his body was dirty and there were stains on his face.

Seeing Fang Mu, Xiong Yingtian happily called out, "Second brother."

Regarding Xiong Yingtian, Fang Mu's senses are also very complicated. After all, this is his half-brother, and he took care of him for two years. It is a lie to say that he has no feelings, and Xiong Yingtian is young. When Xiong Daying treated him harshly, the child still I don't understand anything while spitting my nose.

When he grows up and is more sensible, knowing that he has two older brothers, it is inevitable that he will feel close to him, but because Xiong Daying doesn't like him being with them, that's why Xiong Yingtian has an awkward temper.

Compared with the eldest brother who is almost twice his age, Xiong Yingtian still admires this second brother more.

Seeing him, Fang Mu remembered that he had offended Chaoyan. Previously he was too busy arguing with Xiong Zhongshi and didn't pay attention to his whereabouts. Now that he ran into him, he naturally wanted to catch him: "Where did you go?"

"I just came back from picking turpentine in the mountains, I didn't hear you came back..."

Xiong Daying only had such a single seedling in middle age, and he usually feels very distressed. When Xiong Yingtian was a few years old, he was sent to a school for enlightenment, but he couldn't afford it later, so he didn't let people continue to go to school. This year's Xiong Yingtian was [-] It's four years old, and in a few years it can be said that the relatives will get married, and they really have to earn their own money to save their daughter-in-law.

"You came by coincidence. Come back to Xishui Village with me and apologize to your brother-in-law."

Xiong Yingtian was unhappy when he heard it: "I didn't do anything wrong, why should I apologize?"

"I don't care what your father taught you, but you were disrespectful to your brother-in-law that day, so you have to apologize to me." Fang Mu reached out to grab his back collar as he spoke.

Xiong Yingtian didn't avoid it either, and let him catch him: "Then you have to thank me, if I hadn't revealed to my brother-in-law what your mother is looking for you for, would you have time to prepare?"

And this one...But it's also true, with Xiong Zhong's temperament of seeking stability, he won't reveal his original intention directly, lest Fang Mu not come to see her.

"One size is one size, come back with me and talk about it."

Xiong Yingtian was grabbed by the collar by him, Fang Mu had long hands and legs, and was much taller than him, carrying him like a chick: "Just go, I'm already this old, can you stop grabbing my collar?"

It was indeed unsightly, so Fang Mu let him go.

Take a step forward first.

He didn't look back, and didn't worry at all whether Xiong Yingtian would run away.

Although Xiong Yingtian was very reluctant, he did what he said, tidied up his clothes and followed Fang Mu.

The two walked out of Dongshui Village to the main road without a word. Xiong Yingtian asked Fang Mu, "Did you quarrel with your mother?"

Fang Mu glanced at him, and said coldly, "Don't worry about adults' affairs."

Xiong Yingtian curled his lips: "I'm already fourteen."

Fang Mu snorted: "So what? Your father stared at you and you dare to speak?"

Xiong Yingtian weakly defended: "Then he is my father."

Fang Mu didn't answer him.

Fang Mu was only six years old when Fang Sen passed away. The last memory of him is his gray face and that cold hand. Can't remember.

As for Xiong Daying, from Fang Mu's point of view, he is indeed not a good man, but in the eyes of Xiong Yingtian, his own son, he is a good father.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Xiong Yingtian said again: "Mother actually still cares about you and elder brother."

Fang Mu said: "If a person is good to another person, it is only good if that person accepts it, otherwise it will be just pain. Brother and I don't need mother's care and concern anymore. She should focus on herself and you. on the body."

"Oh." After all, he was still young, and he grew up pampered by his parents. He didn't feel as deeply as Fang Mu and Fang Lin, so he was just ignorant and couldn't understand the deep meaning.

"As long as you remember not to meddle in my elder brother's affairs like your mother, we can still be good brothers." Fang Mu warned him.

That Xiong Yingtian will definitely follow suit.

Fang Mu also knew that Xiong Yingtian was awkward, but he was smart.

Otherwise, he would not ignore Xiong Daying's objection and turn his head to recognize the two elder brothers.

After that, I was silent all the way.

Fang Mu took him all the way back to the foot of the mountain, went up the mountain pass, and entered the wasteland. Xiong Yingtian looked at the vastly changed wasteland and said, "Brother is quite capable."

"Ok?"

Xiong Yingtian pointed to the piece of bamboo poles circled and said: "Last time I came here, he was still driving piles." Now the land is circled, vegetables are planted, and he is very diligent.

Fang Mu hummed, and the two walked straight in, and when they arrived at the door of the house, they saw an old hen with its feet tied up by straw flopping about in the open space in front of the door, and inside, Chao Yan was lighting a fire to boil water.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Chaoyan raised her head and saw Fang Mu enter the door: "I'm back."

Fang Mu nodded and let Xiong Yingtian behind him.

Seeing him, Chao Yan frowned, obviously remembering the not-so-good meeting that day.

Seeing his frowning, Xiong Yingtian's heart skipped a beat. He quickly bowed and said, "Brother, I was wrong. I had a bad attitude that day and disrespected you. Please forgive me."

"..." Zhao Yan looked at Fang Mu in confusion.

Fang Mu shrugged and sat down at the square table, leaving room for the two of them.

Chaoyan didn't expect that he would actually arrest him and apologize to him. It was funny but also heartwarming. Fang Mu really cared about him: "Have you apologized to your brother?"

Xiong Yingtian, who didn't hear the forgiveness and didn't dare to stand up straight, shook his head: "I was testing you at that time."

Chao Yan said coldly: "You have reason."

Xiong Yingtian hurriedly said: "Don't dare, I was wrong, brother-in-law, please forgive me."

The whole thing is to know the time.

"Then apologize to your brother."

"I'm sorry second brother, I don't dare anymore."

Only then did Fang Mu speak: "Sit down."

"Hey." Xiong Yingtian straightened up, but he didn't dare to sit down, looking at Chao Yan: "Brother, sit down too."

Chaoyan looked at him, and said, "You're really good at pretending." At that time, he felt that the child was lacking in heart, and he was the one who lacked in feelings.

Xiong Yingtian smiled: "Second brother finally found someone to accompany him. As a younger brother, I have to help him watch more."

Fang Mu poured him a glass of water and said, "You're the one who has a lot to do."

Chao Yan was deceived by him at that time, she really thought that the child was not polite, but in the end she fooled herself.

And I still complained to Brother Mu, I don't know what Brother Mu would think of him then?

Thinking of Chao Yan felt ashamed, wishing to give Xiong Yingtian a few blows.

Fang Mu changed the topic and asked Chao Yan: "You boil water to kill chickens?"

"Well, Huiyuan just sent the chicken over. I thought it would be stewed for a long time, so I wanted to kill it first."

Fang Mu asked Xiong Yingtian, "Dining here?"

When there is chicken to eat, Xiong Yingtian can't wait to taste it right away: "I can?"

Fang Mu hummed.

It's just a meal, and it won't short him.