The Lady of the Farm in the Red Mansion

Xia Chan squeaked and plantains squeaked, covering half of the bamboo building of Xing's family.

Sitting on a high hill, Xiuyan looked at the bamboo building where she had lived for more than ten years and the mountains and waters. She was filled with emotions. She was leaving this place in two days. The 18-year-old bamboo building left this place surrounded by mountains and rivers.

I heard that at the moment when he became a high-ranking official in the capital and married a beautiful wife, Xiuyan didn't have any extreme emotions, but just sat blankly on the familiar high hill and looked at the rolling clouds in the sky in a daze. , until her eyes were really tired, she rubbed her stiff eyelids, stood up straight, took out half of the acacia jade hanging around her neck, raised her hand and threw it towards the clear pool under the mountain stream on the other side of the hill, but in the end her arm was only in the air. An arc was drawn in the middle, but the hand that was clenched into a fist finally did not open. She stared at the half of the jade pendant in her hand for a while, and did not walk down until the dusk darkened and the gorgeous clouds in the sky turned into a bright color. Gao Gang, the jade-colored figure in the setting sun looks detached and unique, "Brother Mu, from now on, the sea will be covered with mulberry fields, and you and I will cherish each other!"

Back home, Xiuyan's mother, Mrs. Hu, was counting the parcels, and her neighbor, Mrs. Wang, came to visit: "Big sister, I'm leaving now!"

"That's right, my aunt has a good place to run in the capital, and she's going to take our whole family to enjoy the blessings! No, letters reminded me one after another, I'm afraid I'll ruin my aunt's face if I don't go any more! " Hu said.

"Your family's large orchard is well managed. If you don't want it, you don't want it?" Wang expressed regret.

"To be honest, this fruit forest has been in operation for so many years, and I have gained some experience. I have built such a big bamboo building, and I can be regarded as a wealthy family in the village. I am really reluctant to throw it away, but people often Going to a high place, I can only bear the pain for the future of my sons and daughters!"

"That's right. If my family can have such an aunt to lead us to that prosperous place, I can leave behind no matter how big the family business is. By the way, if you want to leave, will the money officer agree? I didn't remember." If it’s wrong, you signed a ten-year lease for this forest at least!”

"The second half of this year is just ten years old. The rent for the last quarter has already been paid, and the rent for the second half of the season is counted together with the liquidated damages, and it has also been paid. Qian Yuanwai was very straightforward and didn't ask for a penny more. "

"Hehe, with your aunt's influence in the capital, even a small rural landowner can't afford to offend him if he lends him a hundred guts!"

"By the way, who is your aunt's husband's ancestor!"

"My ancestor Rong Guogong, now I am attacking the first-class general!"

"It's amazing, it's really amazing, I don't know when in my life I will have such a blessing to walk out of this mountain! Big sister, you are leaving, and I have nothing else to give you. Sheng Maizi, this is freshly ground flour, bring it with you!"

Everyone in the village heard about this, and many gift givers came one after another, some gave chickens, ducks, melons, fruits and vegetables, nuts and dry goods, and even whole bags of wheat and rice. With regard to these things, everyone expresses his or her own feelings. Courtesy is less important than affection. After all, everyone is a neighbor and a fellow.

Xiuyan and the others are leaving the day after tomorrow, and there are still many things to be dealt with, so there is no time for the neighbors and villagers to eat, and they only distribute a bag of fruit harvested in the first half of the season to each person, which is regarded as a return gift, and people don't care about it. Those who were busy went back first, and those who were not busy stayed to watch the excitement, and even enthusiastically helped Mrs. Hu take care of the house.

Xiuyan also helped clean up, but her father Xing Zhong was sitting on a wooden stake beside him, smoking a pipe leisurely. It has nothing to do with him, maybe there is a trace of reluctance in his eyes, that's why he doesn't help.

Seeing this, Mrs. Hu was not happy: "I said you are in charge of the house, you should also move around, don't pretend to be a master all day long, okay, the Qian Yuanwai on the head of the village is the real master!"

"With you two, and so many neighbors to help, I don't need me! Besides, I don't want to go." He turned half of his body away, and said the second half of the sentence very softly, as if he was afraid that his wife would hear it. It proved that his daughter-in-law did not hear it either.

While packing the millet and wheat in the warehouse into sacks, Mrs. Hu said: "Go to the other side of the river and borrow the ox cart of the old Zhang family. You have to go to the town early in the morning to collect all these things. Sell ​​it, and buy a carriage by the way!"

"Why don't you buy a carriage? Wouldn't it be easier and cheaper to just buy the old Zhang family's ox cart!" Her father knocked the bong on the stone squat, poured out the soot inside, and pulled the clothes and pants quickly. Went to Lao Zhang's house.

Here Mrs. Wang said while helping, "Big sister, I heard that the son of Qian Yuan's family intends to talk about your girl, so don't think about it! You really won't stay!"

"Really? Why don't I know, where did the news come from?" Hu was surprised!

"You forgot, my cousin is a professional matchmaker, and this news came from her mouth!"

"Why didn't you say it earlier! It's too late to say it now, everyone knows that our family is moving out of Wushan Village!"

"I thought you knew! Such an important matter!"

"Big sister, to tell you the truth, I didn't hear any rumors. If I did, I wouldn't,"

Before Mrs. Hu finished speaking, Mrs. Wang pulled the living mouth of a sack of wheat hard, tied it tightly, and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if you hear it or not. With your aunt and wife covering you, you will be hit when you get there." There is no such a good family, I think Qian Yuan's family must have heard the news, afraid of losing face, they deliberately blocked the news!"

This is a mistake, Xiuyan is destined to miss this marriage, Hu can only smile wryly.

Xiuyan heard her mother talking about this sensitive topic with Mrs. Wang, and avoided it early. She came to the top of the bamboo building. This is the highest place of the bamboo building. It didn't bloom, but it grew luxuriantly. Xiuyan sat on the edge of the roof, covered her face with her hands, and looked down at a house next to them. The doors and windows were half open, but there was no one. They went to the fields again, as they always leave early and return late.After watching for a while, Xiuyan seemed to see that familiar figure under the white pear window again, as usual, he was raising his head and smiling at her, while she was just staring at him blankly like now.Ten years of cold window who will ask, become famous all over the world in one fell swoop, Brother Mu, do you still remember the little girl who has been watching you for ten years of cold window.

Soon, Xing Zhong came back with an ox-drawn cart. He went to the market early in the morning of the second day, and at night, he finally sold everything that should be sold, leaving only a bag of dried The fruit could not be sold, but Mrs. Hu held it in her hand, and saw raisins, dried pineapples, longan, walnuts and other dried goods. Mrs. Hu said: "No one in the city has eaten the dried goods in the countryside, so they can't sell them." It's God's will, we don't miss the two money, let's take it to Gu Nainai, and say it's our filial piety!"

"She hasn't eaten anything in the capital, so I don't care what you have! I think it's decent to take some money and pay tribute!" Xing Zhong is not sure about this trip to the capital. It's her mother-in-law's wishful thinking.

"I think you're getting more and more confused the more you live, what do we do with the few money we have on hand, and we're still counting on our aunt to add ladders to buy a house when we get in!"

Na Zhong was not sure about his sister's temperament. After all, we hadn't seen each other for so many years, and no one had changed yet, so he was always uneasy about entering the capital this time: "Why don't we tell Yuanwai Qian that we rent this forest as usual? Come on, let's go up first to check the situation, if the situation is not right, we will return as usual!"

"I knew you were afraid of wolves and tigers in the future. I deliberately cut off the way this time. I don't believe that my aunt will let our family starve to death. You are her brother anyway, and grandpa Zu Nainai died. Good morning, her father was supported by our parents-in-law when she was a child, she must not forget her roots! No matter how bad it is, we have made some money by growing fruits these years, and we have hands and feet, so we really starved to death!" Although his mother-in-law is from the countryside, she still has some courage.

"No matter what, let's squeak first! I'm afraid it's not good for our black-headed black-brained to barge in suddenly!"

"Why is it not good? This is good. I guess my aunt must miss us too. She might be so happy when I brought her nephew and niece there!"

"Just wishful thinking!"

Facts have proved that the elder brother understands the younger sister, and they are really hot-faced and cold-ass, but each has its own fate, the east is not bright and the west is bright.It's really the right thing for them to go to the city this time.