Chapter 17 The enthusiastic Xu family
Su Chunlin thought for a while and decided to take Su Tai and Su Zhan with him. Su Ming was still young, so it was a good time to stay at home and help the Han family.
It's not even noon now. If you hurry up, you can reach Shenjiazhuang before dark.
The father and son each carried a large rattan basket.
Mrs. Han was worried that it would be unsafe for Su Tai, a girl, to go out, so she specially wiped some black ash from the stove on her face and asked her to wear the tattered clothes in the house.
With such an order, he looked like a beggar.
Su Tai originally thought Han was making a fuss, but after walking out of Qingsha Township and witnessing some people on the road looking at her with malicious intent, she finally understood Han's good intentions.
The three of them walked all the way, and when they entered Shenjiazhuang, Su Tai felt that her legs were going to give out.
Passing by the door of Xu's house, Xu looked curiously and saw Su Tai and three people walking towards Shen Yi's house, and hurriedly chased them out, "Where are you coming from?"
Su Chunlin turned around, looked at Mrs. Xu carefully for a long time, and asked uncertainly: "Are you Shen Yi's aunt?"
"You are." Mrs. Xu's eyes widened with surprise on her face.
Su Chunlin hurriedly reported his family name.
Mrs. Xu's eyes lit up when she saw Su Tai, and she hurriedly greeted them warmly and took them into Shen Yi's house in person.
"Ayi!"
Mrs. Xu shouted, and Shen Yi immediately came out of the house. When he saw the three people from the Su family, he was stunned for a moment, then stepped forward and said, "Uncle Chunlin, sister Xiaomo, and brother Azhan, come in and sit down."
"Hey, hey, hey." Su Chunlin put down the rattan basket and was the first to enter the house. He found that there was a small door leading to the back and was very curious.
Su Tai had already walked towards the small door, saw the vegetable patch outside, and exclaimed: "Brother Shen, your vegetables grow so well!"
"No! I haven't seen such a good vegetable field for a long time!" Su Chunlin looked envious.
Shen Yi stepped forward and explained: "These are a few rows of vegetable fields that I have opened by myself. I don't take care of them very much on weekdays. The vegetable field at my second aunt's house is really good. You guys are here just in time. I will cook vegetable soup for you in a while." "
Seeing that Shen Yi and Su Tai were getting along well, Mrs. Xu almost smiled and said warmly: "Yes, yes, yes, you are a guest. I will bring two handfuls of food over soon."
Su Tai quickly declined politely, "We ate on the way, Brother Shen and Auntie don't need to bother."
"That won't work!" Ms. Xu insisted on going back to pick vegetables no matter what. She ran faster than a rabbit and couldn't stop her.
Su Chunlin cast his gaze to the mountains not far away and said to Shen Yi, "The autumn harvest is coming soon. Our village has almost no harvest. How is the situation here?"
Shen Yi's stern face gained a hint of solemnity, "Although our village is not without harvest, the situation is not good either. Just two days ago, the Daxun River completely stopped flowing. Fortunately, we dug wells in advance and dug out two wells. You don’t have to worry about drinking water from the well, and you can barely irrigate the crops. Is this what uncle came here for?”
Su Chunlin nodded, somewhat relieved to hear the news, "I originally wanted to go into the mountains to find some wild vegetables."
Shen Yi's expression changed greatly, "No! There is no food in the mountains outside Dongmen Village. Almost all the wild vegetables in the deep mountains have been picked. There are still wild animals in and out, which is very dangerous."
Su Chunlin glanced at Su Tai in surprise, "You said the same thing to Xiao Tai! Xiao Tai insists that I come to the Daxun River to look for you, or go to the Canglan River. I can't get her to go, so I have to come and look for you." Shen Yi breathed a sigh of relief, "It's okay! There aren't many wild vegetables in the mountains here, but they won't be dug up all. They will be there early tomorrow morning."
Shen Yi looked towards the mountain, hesitated for a while and then said seriously: "I will take you up the mountain to have a look."
"Then I'll trouble you!"
Su Chunlin was so happy that he didn't notice Shen Yi's entanglement, but Su Tai noticed it.
While Shen Yi was going to the vegetable field behind, she followed him, "Isn't it convenient for Brother Shen to go into the mountain? Or is it inconvenient to bring outsiders into the mountain?"
Shen Yi shook his head without thinking, "There are several mountains near Shenjiazhuang, and there are only a few that the villagers visit most. It won't be inconvenient if we go further."
"Oh." Su Tai didn't ask further. When she turned around, she whispered again: "I haven't forgotten the food you lent me. I will pay it back to you in two months."
The half-acre of wheat she planted in Earth Time and Space is growing well, and if nothing goes wrong, it will yield a bumper harvest. Even if she can only get half of it, it will be a lot for her.
Mrs. Xu happened to see this scene when she came over. She laughed so hard that her face almost broke. She also took out the two eggs she had collected and ran into the kitchen to cook for everyone.
When the vegetable soup was served, Su Chunlin was very frightened when he saw the egg blossoms floating on it, "His second aunt, you are spending too much money!"
They came empty-handed, but they were treated grandly, which was really shameful.
Mrs. Xu didn't care, and went over to call Shen Yi's second uncle, Shen Zhuang, to sit with her.
Now Su Chunlin had to eat even if he didn't want to eat.
At the dinner table, Mrs. Xu shed a few tears when she talked about Shen Yi's divorce from the Mo family, "Our family Shen Yi's life is miserable! He lost his parents a long time ago, and now he is still being bullied by that ungrateful white-eyed wolf. His sister-in-law is dying." I entrusted Shen Yi to me before, but I didn't take good care of him. I won't be able to see my sister-in-law after I die!"
Shen Zhuang was an honest, dull and talkative man, so he sighed when he saw Mrs. Xu like this.
Su Chunlin hurriedly comforted, "Don't be sad, Aunt Shen Yi. I have gone to the Mo family to stand up for Shen Yi. Unfortunately, the girl from the Mo family refuses to marry. There is nothing I can do, but I think that girl is being raised by Mo Laotian." Si Liu is not worthy of our Shen Yi, so don’t give up. I’ll find a better one for Shen Yi in the future.”
"I think your girl is pretty good." Ms. Xu hurriedly spoke, but realized something was wrong after she finished speaking, and quickly added, "I mean your girl is well-raised, fair and elegant, and has a beautiful look in her eyes." She looks like a good girl at first glance."
"That's right!" Su Chunlin was particularly proud and changed the topic: "This girl's marriage has been full of twists and turns. Originally, our family had arranged a baby marriage with the Xiong family, but the Xiong family said that my daughter was a fool and regretted the marriage. His second uncle and second aunt, Do you think my girl looks like a fool?"
"Nonsense! This girl is smart and beautiful. Who is such a fool? The Xiong family is so ungrateful!" Mrs. Xu cursed loudly, but she felt happy in her heart. Her eyes swept over Shen Yi and Su Tai. , I feel more and more hopeful about this marriage.
After meal.
Mrs. Xu secretly pulled Shen Yi aside and asked in a low voice: "What do you think of this girl from the Su family?"
Shen Yi immediately understood Xu's plan. Thinking of all the times he had spent with Su Tai, his heartbeat accelerated unconsciously and his lips tightened.
The night was dark, Mrs. Xu couldn't see Shen Yi's expression clearly, and urged: "I saw that the Su family raised their children very well. Miss Su is also pretty and has a very gentle temper. She is much better than the girl from the Mo family.
Although Miss Su's engagement has been annulled, gold will shine wherever it is, and she will definitely not worry about getting married. If you don't hurry up, you won't have a chance. "
(End of chapter)