Crossing the Four Seasons Pastoral

Li Jinyuan came full of confidence, but in the end Ye Xiaoan drove him away with a few words.Although he was unwilling, he didn't say anything because there were others present.

"Brother An, don't pay attention to his nonsense. Even if you can't get married, you can't do harm to the family like this." Tian Youshan still frowned when he saw him go, really couldn't figure out why there was such a brother-in-law, All he wanted was to take advantage of his younger brother.

"I know in my heart that as long as the fourth brother doesn't agree, this matter will be useless." Ye Xiaoan knew Li Jinyuan's nature better than him, and never thought about the success of the person he introduced.

Tian Youshan saw that his tone was firm and his eyes were clear, and he didn't seem to be perfunctory, so he nodded reassuringly.If she really married such a person, the last bit of Ye family's reputation would be ruined.

After waiting for a while, the surface layer has been dug up.Tian Youshan was very satisfied when he saw it, and told Ye Xiaoan that he could go to his house to find him if something happened, and then left.

Five people dug for a day, and the excavated soil was piled half a foot high on the side, attracting people around to come and see.Sun Jingui, who was the closest, saw his two brothers-in-law coming, and came to inquire as soon as they left.

Although the family ugliness cannot be publicized, but in Ye Xiaoan's heart he has long been clearly separated from those three families.What's more, if they dared to do those dirty things, why would he want to save face for them, and he would tell everything right away.

Sun Jingui is a gossip, Tian Youshan still only knows Li Jinyuan's cousin by name, but he knows everything clearly.While gasping for breath and shouting that Li Jinyuan didn't know what An's heart was, he shook off those ugly things, and finally sighed: "Oh, even a man who is a messy man in an ordinary family will be spit on and drowned. What's more, he is still a misbehaving brother! If it weren't for the Li surname in Nanzhuang, he would have been kicked out by others long ago, and he wouldn't have to hurt his family's reputation! Tsk tsk tsk, he really dares to do it, isn't he afraid of someone poking his back? "

Apart from his love of gossip, Sun Jingui has no major faults in his behavior.The news of Sun Yalin's coming that day spread from his mouth, and the villagers talked about it for a few days.Ye Xiaoan didn't bother to talk about it, but he didn't mind if he publicized what Li Jinyuan had done.Speaking of which, in such a place, Li Jinyuan's previous behavior did not attract criticism, and it has a lot to do with the fact that Ye Xiaoan and Ye Youping didn't care about it, and even helped him cover it up.

As long as the big and small things in the village don't kill people, they rarely go to see the officials.To put it bluntly, it is often up to everyone to tell right from wrong.The more Li Jinyuan made a fuss, the more people heard about it, the more he would care about it.Anyway, there is nothing at home for him to take advantage of, and Ye Xiaoan doesn't fight with him.

The mountains in Linxia Village are low, the nearby big trees have been cut down and burned as firewood, and there are very few prey on the mountain.Baoping Village is different. It is said that Baoping originally wrote "Aquarius" because the mountain on which their village stands resembles a bottle.There are two places in this mountain that are recessed. The mountains are high and densely forested. On weekdays, middle-aged men often go in to hunt small things to improve their food.Of course, really good things are not willing to eat by themselves, they are all sold.

"Chen Momo, are you in the house?" Chen Xidi soaked the rice seeds in the house with water drifting away the impurities, put them in cloth bags and put them in a cool place to germinate.As soon as it was done, there was a knock on the door outside.

"Here, whose house is it?" Chen Xidi opened the door while drying his hands, and a man as strong as a mountain tower stood outside, carrying a deer weighing about a hundred catties on his shoulders.

"Ah, Ah Wu, who is this?" The deer was pierced by a bow and arrow, and it was already dead.Chen Xidi was still startled when he saw the limp and drooping deer head.

The man smiled honestly, found that he was frightened, and stepped back a few steps before saying: "Today is lucky, I got a deer, Xiao Nan asked me to bring it to you."

He also wondered if he couldn't get a good price on the market day, but he didn't expect to run into Zhou Nan right after he went down the mountain, and immediately made a round.I couldn't help but come over as soon as I was happy, forgetting to pack the deer first.

"Xiao Nan bought it?" Chen Xidi stared wide-eyed, although he has spent a lot of money since he started fiddle with business things in the past two or three years, but he still hasn't gotten used to it.There is no such way to eat meat of more than a hundred catties during the Chinese New Year.

"Yeah, I'm here to say hello to you. Don't think about what to eat at noon. I promise to shave the venison clean and bring it to you." Yan Congwu knew that he didn't like blood, so he left after speaking .

"Hey, I'll trouble you then." Chen Xidi said from a distance, although he felt sorry for Yinzi, Zhou Nan had already made an agreement with him, so he couldn't refuse.If he doesn't want it now, not only will Zhou Nan lose face, but Yan Congwu won't be able to sell it at a good price if he delays time.

After leaving Zhou's house, Yan Congwu hurried down the road again.Before approaching the row of houses at the head of the village, another man of similar height and appearance came out and helped him take down the deer and carry it in.

"Is the water ready?" Yan Congwu asked his brother loudly.

"It's ready, didn't you ask Xiao Nan to say it?" A piece of ground was swept away in front of the door, and someone from the house came out with boiling water.Prey such as wild boars and deer must be kept for sale, or they must be plucked and cleaned immediately after being shot. If left for a long time, they will become stiff.

"Today's luck is really good." Yan Congwen patted him on the shoulder, hunted a big thing early in the morning, and sold it smoothly, and the money was enough for the family's expenses for a while.

"Hey, it's a good thing you told me to come back earlier. Da Zhuang is coming to pull bricks and tiles, right? I wandered around and was about to go down the mountain when I bumped into it. If it was a normal day, I would still be going up at this time!" Yan Congwu I am also very proud. When I was single, no one dared to go in the deep mountains. Today it is really luck.He was also used to handling prey, so he pushed his younger brother out and asked him to count the bricks and tiles others wanted for a while.

Yan's family is an outsider, and Yan Congwu was ten years old when he arrived in Baoping Village.There is a big family with their families. At the beginning, people in the village did not accept them to live in, and they have never heard of any natural or man-made disasters. It would be troublesome if the village took in fugitives who committed crimes.Finally, after a long talk, he was allowed to stay, but the house was built at the entrance of the village, which is still some distance away from most other people's homes.

Yan Congwu and Yan Congwen brothers were working outside, but there was a loud noise of fighting inside.The Yan family has many children, but the main labor force is the two of them.In addition to hunting in the mountains on weekdays, I also partnered with others to build a brick kiln. People in several nearby villages are willing to buy from them when they build houses, so they can live on.

When the wheels sounded, the deer on the ground had already shed their fur.Yan Congwen heard the voice, looked up and saw Tian Dazhuang, and went up to meet him.

"Brother Da Zhuang, you're finally here? Is this the brother you said you want to see the bricks and tiles?" Tian Da Zhuang borrowed the two-wheeled wooden cart that he usually works, and put a ox on the front to pull it, while he and Ye Xiaoan sat in the back .

"I'll just order randomly, the two rooms won't take much, and you're too tired to wait here." Tian Dazhuang scratched his head habitually, pushed Ye Xiaoan to the front and said, "It's fine if he sees what he likes, but what you brothers did, Definitely no problem haha!"

Yan Congwen didn't expect that what he brought was a thin-looking boy, and just as he was thinking about asking Momo to come out to greet him, Ye Xiaoan said, "Brother Tian is definitely right, I didn't come here because I was worried about his appearance. , I just want you to help me figure out how much time I need to go.”

On the way, Ye Xiaoan heard Tian Dazhuang say that many people used bricks and tiles from the Yan family, so he was relieved.

"Then tell me how big or small your house is..." Yan Congwen led him to the place where the bricks and tiles were placed at the back of the house. Ye Xiaoan listened intently, his eyes skipping over Yan's house, Suddenly looked back.

Zhou Nan also felt the gazes on him. He was chatting with Father Yan in the house just now, and he came out when he saw that Yan Congwu's deer was about to be taken care of.Everyone in Yan's family knew each other. He was a little puzzled, and he was slightly surprised when he followed the source of his gaze.

"Brother An, what are you looking at?" Tian Dazhuang waved his five fingers in front of Ye Xiaoan, a little strange.On weekdays, he often goes to the nearby villages when he is doing part-time work, but little brothers like Ye Xiaoan rarely come here, and they usually don't go to other villages except to visit relatives during the New Year's day, so today he spent half a day on purpose. come with him.

"It's nothing, it's just that their house is quite beautiful." Seeing that the man didn't seem to notice him, Ye Xiaoan made up an excuse and began to seriously estimate the number of bricks and tiles to be used with Yan Congwen.

The final result was similar to what Tian Dazhuang said before, Yan Congwen asked him for two taels of silver after erasing the zeros.Ye Xiaoan handed over the money on the spot, this time they took one cart back first, and the rest came over tomorrow and evening to take away.

Lao Niu struggled to pull the cart away, this time Ye Xiaoan and Tian Dazhuang could only walk back beside him.As the ox cart gradually moved away, Yan Congwen also came over to help separate the venison from the bones, and put them in a basket for Zhou Nan to carry back.

"Which village did those two people belong to just now?" Zhou Nan looked in the direction the ox cart was leaving, and asked Yan Congwen.

"In Linxia Village, Da Zhuang told me before that the family is very poor, but I didn't expect him to bring the little brother." Yan Congwen recalled what Tian Tian Da Zhuang said the day before, and said: "His father?" They are gone, and no one came forward after being mean by his brother-in-law. The only brother who is kinder is still a mute, and the two of them are dependent on each other. I heard that he was going to be sent to someone in the town before, but the little brother insisted I jumped off the bullock cart, but I can't tell he has a strong temper."

"Hey, you didn't fall when you jumped down like this?" Yan Congwu also interjected and asked.

"I heard that my brains were broken, so I was kicked out just like that. There is no house to live in, and I borrowed money from someone to build two houses." Yan Congwen spread his hands. I have never heard of forcing children.

"It's too outrageous." Yan Congwu shook his head while splitting the bones.From time to time, he can get the prey, and the skill of the slaughter is as good as half a butcher.

Zhou Nan remained silent, looking in their direction thoughtfully.