Crossing the Four Seasons Pastoral

Ye Xiaoan was still getting used to the lively life in Zhou's house, but for Ye Youping, after the excitement, there was stillness.

There is red paper pasted on the door of the house, and there are leftovers from yesterday on the dining table.In fact, his world was quiet earlier, but when he turned his head and could no longer see other people's figures, a sense of desolation could not be suppressed from the bottom of his heart.

Rejecting the kindness of his uncle and others, he cleaned up the mess behind the banquet by himself.The dishes and chopsticks were all borrowed from the Xu family, and he returned them after washing them.There were many other things that the Zhou family sent as a gift, and he put them into his younger brother's house together, and specially locked a big iron lock for this.

After finishing all this, it was Haishi, and the round moon cast a bright light on the room.Ye Youping held the jar of silver and counted again and again, because Yang Jiaan donated five taels of silver when building the house, so he still had eight taels of silver left over from the previous ten taels of silver.

There are two new houses, five acres of land and eight taels of silver. Even if it is not a very good family, there must be someone who is willing to marry my brother.Now he is not dragged down, and he can be the master of the house when he enters the door. I don't know how many brothers who have been disciplined after entering the door are envious of this.Thinking of Tian Fang telling him to save three or five taels of silver as gift money for his marriage, he silently stuffed the jar under the bed again.

Returning home three days after getting married, this habit is similar to what Ye Xiaoan knew before.Although such a posture of "going back to her mother's house" made him a little uncomfortable, but thinking that the fourth brother was at home for the past two days and didn't know if there was any unexpected trouble, he still got up early.And when they were ready, Chen Xidi had already prepared everything and put it on the ox cart.

Zhou Nan's personal character in private was different from Ye Xiaoan's initial judgment, and it didn't make people feel dull. He was explaining to him along the way.There were no other bullock carts on the road in the early morning, so the journey went very smoothly, and we arrived at Linxia Village in less than half an hour.

After all, Zhou Nan was still a stranger, and Ye Xiaoan simply sat in front when he heard whispers outside.

"Brother An, are you back so early?" The front beam of the bullock cart is not stable, and it is even more wobbly when walking, making it difficult for people to adapt.Ye Xiaoan finally got used to the rhythm, and just as he settled down, he heard someone calling him.

"Morning Uncle Jiaqin." Zhou Nan slowed down the ox cart considerately, and Ye Xiaoan greeted Xu Jiaqin with a smile.

"It's getting late, you've come across a village!" Xu Jiaqin was about to go into the field with a hoe on his back, when he heard this, he waved his hands.Now he was about to hurry up to divide the seedlings and go to the field. He thought he was early enough, but he didn't expect that the people who returned home also came to the village.

Ye Xiaoan could only smile and remain silent.

Naturally, I met a lot of people along the way, but most of them were just familiar faces, and there was nothing to reciprocate.The bullock cart slowly went to Ye's house under the watchful eyes of some people.

Ye Youping remembered that today was the day when his younger brother came back, so he was waiting at home early in the morning.For him, the work in the field is quite easy now. The rice fields are prepared in the beginning of spring, as long as they pull out the seedlings from the field's house and insert them.The crops in the dry land can be planted a little later, so it is not as busy as in previous years.

"Fourth brother!" Ye Xiaoan jumped off the bullock cart and saw the figure with his back to the door, shouted loudly and walked in.

Ye Youping also seemed to have a premonition and raised his head at this moment, seeing him rushing in front of him, he pampered his head pamperingly.

Here, you have to go back to the door three times in the first month, respectively on the third, sixth, No.12th day of marriage and the time of the full moon.The first time I returned home, I couldn't stay for a long time. In the end, I only got together for more than an hour and left before dinner.

"Why are you still not happy when you come back to see it?" Seeing Ye Xiaoan bowed his head in deep thought on the way back, Zhou Nan couldn't help asking.Although the fourth brother was the only one in the family, he didn't think that Ye Xiaoan was depressed because the other brothers didn't show up.

"I'm not unhappy, I'm just thinking about the fourth brother." Although the fourth brother accepted the things they brought, he was afraid that he would move them to his house for storage in the near future.It seems that his nature is like this, he is used to living a hard life, not to mention spending money, even good things are not willing to use.Thinking about it this way, he was really "splurging" when he bought things with money, and he was too reckless.

"Then don't be sour." The old cow knew the way, Zhou Nan simply let it go slowly, and stretched out his hand to caress Ye Xiaoan's tightly wrinkled face.The fourth brother is indeed too loyal, he should be the one who resembles the Ye family's father the most.The one he married back was a bold one, and the other elder brothers were completely crooked.

Ye Xiaoan was not used to such an intimate gesture that seemed to be teasing, subconsciously dodged back, and his hand fell on his chest.

Zhou Nan squinted his eyes. On the first night, he felt that he was too reckless to frighten him, but in the next two days of getting along, he has discovered that the problem may not be entirely on him?Don't talk about doing those things, even if you get close, you will be dodged.And his evasion is obviously not purely shy, but a kind of... evasion?

This touch, which was considered normal at first, made Ye Xiaoan feel a little embarrassed under his eyes, and hurriedly removed the big hand resting on him.Zhou Nan didn't make things difficult for him, and moved away with his strength after a short pause, then held his hand with his backhand and rubbed it lightly.

Ye Xiaoan is used to rough work, his small palms are full of thick calluses, and the back of his hands where he had frostbite last winter still has potholes, but Zhou Nan's own hands are much more delicate than his.

"You want to help fourth brother?" Zhou Nan felt his heart getting more and more unhappy, and asked seriously.

"In the past few years, the fourth brother was almost the one who had the hardest life. This year I was going to help him, who knows..." Ye Xiaoan said angrily. The rations can also inspect what crops are suitable for the fields here.At that time, according to local conditions, there is also a plan for what to do to make a living.It's just that the plan couldn't keep up with the changes, and they got married without even implementing it.

"It's hard to get a good harvest here. I would like to suggest him to go to our village. It's not difficult to change the place of residence in the peaceful and prosperous age. You can also take care of it on weekdays." Such a proposal is hard to accept. Nor is it easy to leave your homeland unless your life is at stake.But Zhou Nan's ideas have always been bold, otherwise he would not have lived in the Zhou family calmly back then.

"How is that possible." Ye Xiaoan sighed as expected, and if he wanted to buy land and build a house in another place, the fourth brother would definitely not take advantage of the Zhou family.What's more, he has a deep understanding of the feeling that rumors are fiercer than tigers. Even if he settles in Baoping Village with his own ability, he will inevitably be talked about because of his relationship, and he will be given the notoriety of abandoning his family and abandoning his ancestors.

"Then buy dozens of acres of land, and it can be improved a little..."

Ye Xiaoan glanced at him sideways, and Zhou Nan quickly changed his words: "Actually, you don't have to worry too much. Although the fourth brother is a bit inconvenient to communicate with people every day, he is smart and hardworking, and he will definitely take care of himself."

They all knew that he would definitely not be accepted if they donated money in an open and aboveboard manner—two of the four cloths they gave were specially chosen for him, but in the end they were all made into Ye Xiaoan's clothes.

Ye Xiaoan thought silently for a while, as long as there were no accidents, the fourth brother's life would undoubtedly be better.He is also far smarter than he imagined, otherwise how could he have saved money under Li Jinyuan's nose?

Until they left, Ye Youping still had a hearty smile on his face.The little brother I watched growing up has a home, and it seems that there is nothing worth caring about.

"Fourth brother, Brother An went back so soon?" He put away the things on the table and put them in Ye Xiaoan's room, and the smile on his face disappeared when he came out again.He Chunnan was leaning against the table and looking at him with a smile on his face, his eyes fixed on the things in the basket.

Those are hard-to-preserve meats and fruits, which every child will bring home, and the picture is just a good sign.It's just that Zhou's family is more generous, stuffing a basket full of things.

On the day of Ye Xiaoan's marriage, many relatives in the village came - the Ye family lived here for a long time, so they always have some kindness.This kind of exchange is when your kid gave a gift money when he was full moon or when he got married, and the other party will definitely return the gift next time the family does business.Although the Ye family's father is gone, the old favor is still there.What's more, it is generally not a disadvantage to give a gift and have a banquet.

But none of the three brothers Ye Genbao, Ye Gencai, and Ye Youcheng appeared.No matter in whose eyes it falls, this is their attitude, which is no different from severing the relationship.

Ye Youping's mind is not muddled, and his temper is not too strong, but the few things that arouse his temper are all related to Ye Xiaoan.Subconsciously, he felt that he could only live alone for the rest of his life. This youngest brother was almost raised as his own child.Just like that, he felt even more chilled after seeing off the relatives that day-these brothers could no longer be regarded as relatives after all.

He Chunnan was both happy and dissatisfied. The things on the table were certainly good, but just now he saw with sharp eyes that there were still boxes piled up in the room, which meant that the things inside were the real big ones.After the mute came out, he even locked the door, and he didn't know who he was guarding against.

"Fourth brother, I said that when Brother An comes back, shouldn't he not even prepare for his elder brother's courtesy? Even if he is ignorant, the Zhou family can't do this." He Chunnan was full of complacency, and he noticed it early in the morning. Hearing the movement on the road, he came here only after watching the bullock cart go by.What's more, Ye Xiaoan even gave gifts to Tian's family when he returned home, how could he forget them?It must stay here and wait for the mute to send it over later.

He Chunnan was always too lazy to make gestures when talking to him, Ye Youping ignored him when he couldn't understand, picked up the basket and walked to the kitchen.

"You actually want to swallow the return gift all by yourself!" There were obviously three pieces of pork in the basket, and He Chunnan felt at a glance that they should be divided among the three families, and immediately stepped forward to grab the other side of the basket.

"Ah Ping, how did Brother An go so fast? I just got back from changing a little hen..." During the delay, Tian Fang hurried in.After accepting the home gift, depending on the severity of the gift, they will return a young hen or a basket of eggs, which is for my brother to take back to replenish his body when he has a baby.But as soon as he got home, he received news that Ye Xiaoan had gone back.

Before he finished speaking, he saw He Chunnan, and immediately smiled and said, "Hey, you also brought something? It's rare that there is someone in your family who is thinking about An Geer, and he finally blocked the mouths of others, let alone An My brother returned home in a deserted manner."

He Chunnan came here empty-handed. Hearing what he seemed to say unintentionally, his face became hot, and he felt ashamed and angry.