continuation [farming]

After Li Mu returned home, he saw Mrs. Li sitting alone in the hall.

The old lady propped her forehead with one hand, her cloudy eyes were unfocused, and she didn't know what she was looking at or thinking about.It wasn't until Li Mu got very close that she seemed to realize that someone was coming beside her. She raised her head suddenly, looked at her son, patted the seat beside her, and asked Li Mu to sit down.

Then, she clung to Li Mu's hand, grabbed Li Mu with her wrinkled hands, and sighed: "Mother has no other choice, so I have to ask my in-laws to take Xia He to our house in the town." Live in Xiaoyuan. Otherwise, Xia He will be asked to go back to live in the house for no reason, and the neighbors and folks will gossip a lot."

Li Mu never thought that Mrs. Li's final decision was to let the Zhang family move out.He muffled his voice for a long while before asking: "Mother... can't let Xia He... stay?"

Old Madam Li shook her head: "How can that be? Even if it is possible now, after three years, Xia He will still wear men's clothes. At that time, what do you want others to think?"

"Then at least..."

Li Mu wanted to say something, but Mrs. Li thought he was dissatisfied, so she interrupted Li Mu's speech in the middle, and said: "It's okay, let them go, you can listen to what the villagers want to say. Take it, take it, don't worry about it. Your life is given by the Zhang family, so why are you afraid of a little gossip?"

Old Madam Li never thought that Li Mu simply didn't want Xia He to leave.After she told Li Mu like this, her thoughts drifted away again. When she recalled her husband who had passed away long ago, Mrs. Li shook her head and said, "Mother used to think that you were still young, so she never told you about it. These days But it's been so fast, just looking at it, my Mu'er has become a father..."

Maybe it's because I talked about Taoist Ziji with Lanniang today, and Mrs. Li is now immersed in the old things. Seeing that there is no one else around, she dragged Li Mu and chattered: "Mu'er, did you remember that?" , the old Mr. Zhang Xiuqi that Mother mentioned to you? Your father entered Liang Jing for the examination and was deeply imprisoned. He almost couldn’t come back. He was rescued by the Zhang family. Although he was injured all over, he was saved anyway. killed."

"And that Taoist was staying in Liang Jing at the beginning. He was good at Qi Huang and had a good relationship with the Zhang family, so he was invited by the Zhang family to diagnose your father's pulse. Not only did he heal his wounds, but he also diagnosed His old illness has come, and he has been recuperating for a long time..." Mrs. Li glanced at Li Mu, and said softly, "We will have you when your father comes back. Mu'er, your life belongs to the Zhang family And the Daoist gave it to you."

This is the first time Li Mu has heard of this. Before that, he only knew that Mrs. Li was already thirty-four when she gave birth to herself, which was the age when others could be grandmothers. After a hundred years, pass on this ancestral property to the uncle who is now an official in Liang Jing.

Mrs. Li sighed: "At the time when Zhang's family was in trouble, it was already too late when Mother got the news, and she didn't know what to do except to kowtow to Liang Jing and lead you a few times. Fortunately, Ziji The Taoist sent a letter, telling me that there is still a bloodline left by the Zhang family, and it is rushing to our small village, asking me to take them in. At that time, my mother was so happy."

Thinking of this, Mrs. Li still laughed.She has always known that kindness must be repaid, and the Zhang family was in trouble. She almost took Li Mu, who was only able to speak fluently at that time, to Beijing to complain, even though she knew it was a road of no return.Fortunately, Taoist Ziji pointed her to another path in time, a path that could at least see hope.

Mrs. Li started talking again. She didn't expect Li Mu to answer her. It's just that some words have been held back for a long time, and she should find a place to vomit: "It's also my mother's fault. Taoist Ziji wants you to marry Qiuyue. I So I went to ask for a marriage. When Qiuyue left unfortunately, he hoped that you could marry Xia He. The only thing that can be done is to give Qiuyue a generous betrothal gift for the whole village. No matter how partial, the clansman may cause trouble, and it will be inconvenient for their family to get along with neighbors. If Xia He can be reunited Come on, it’s not bad to take good care of her. When I was in a hurry, I said stupid things... Well, I wish I could have a good discussion with my in-laws at that time, and I wouldn’t create such an embarrassing situation now.”

She regretted why she forced the Zhang family to marry their daughter in the first place. She originally had good intentions, and said that if Xia He and Li Mu had a blood relationship, it would be sincere to call him Zhang. She couldn't bear to see the Zhang family really lose their incense.Hearing that Xia He is a stone girl, I felt more and more pity for him, fearing that he would go to someone else's house and suffer a disadvantage.What's more, that's what Taoist Ziji said, if you don't do it, it will affect the future luck of the Zhang family.

It's just that at that time, Mrs. Li didn't know that Zhang Shiyi had grown up with Taoist Ziji. She thought that Taoist Ziji calculated the secret out of his friendship with the Zhang family and saved the youngest son of the Zhang family who was living outside. Woolen cloth.If she had known earlier, she would have taken out Taoist Ziji's letter and talked it over with the Zhang family, that would be great.

"Mother, don't blame yourself too much. You are kind, and the Yue family will understand." Li Mu could only comfort Mrs. Li.

"Okay, we can't help too much, we can only borrow the yard in the town. I wanted to give some money every month, but I tested it out. My mother-in-law is a backbone and refused to accept it." Mrs. Li shook her head and said yes, "Mu'er is a sensible person. I need to spend more time with your Yue family in the future, so I don't want to be separated. When you can see Tianyan in front of you one day, don't forget to rehabilitate your benefactor's family." !"

Mrs. Li was telling him these words while beating Li Mu and urinating, but now she just babbled again.But Li Mu never showed any impatience, he just listened carefully and promised again and again that he would never forget the Zhang family's kindness.The old lady Li felt relieved, and sent Li Mu to the back to have a look: "My mother-in-law and the Lin family are helping Xia He pack her things, you should go too."

Enough talking, Mrs. Li wants to send Li Mu away.She also wanted to sit here more alone and think about the past.

She was thinking, when she saw the retribution of Xue's family with her own eyes, and Mu'er became an adult, would she finally have face and go to see her husband?I don't know, it will take a few more years.

Li Mu was sent by Mrs. Li to go to Xia He's place, but he couldn't move forward.

Although it is one step at a time, the journey is too short after all.When Li Mu could see the gate of Xia He's courtyard, Aunt Lin came out just in time.

Aunt Lin was only called to help by the old lady, but when she saw the Zhang family's attitude of taking away everything Xia He brought, she was very flustered - no matter how you look at it, the master and wife must be doing it wrong down?Just happened to bump into Li Mu, so she ran over in a panic, grabbed Li Mu's sleeve, and urged: "Oh, master! Madam is watching... she is about to leave, please go and stop her. Husband and wife live together, is there anything that cannot be discussed?"

Aunt Lin's voice was loud, and Lan Niang and Xia He at the door listened.Xia He's foot hurt, Lan Niang didn't tell him to move, so he just sat on one side, listening to Aunt Lin's yelling, and lowered his head.

Lan Niang glanced at Xia He, and said: "The second son-in-law will come in later, please say goodbye to your brother-in-law."

Ever since she married her son, Lan Niang was terrified, but now that she finally talked to Mrs. Li, she relaxed a lot.Seeing Xia He pretending to be deaf and dumb, Lan Niang patted him and said: "Also, go and change your clothes quickly! —— You want to wear clothes, wait three years, it's up to you wear!"

Lan Niang sighed. At the beginning, Master told Xia He not to let Xia He and others except his family know that he was a boy, but it was a pity that she was incapable and asked Xia He to toss out the truth. Fortunately, outsiders don't know yet. As for Li Mu and Mrs. Li... Let's take what Mrs. Li said to comfort her as true. They are in-laws after all, and they are not completely outsiders.

Right now, I just hope that Master can send another kit, and see if Xia He's move will cause any disaster.Lan Niang clutched her heart and prayed secretly, hoping that Master would come to calm her down soon.

It's a pity that the letter Zhang Shiyi sent to Master never received a response, and Mrs. Li didn't know where Taoist Ziji was now, and it was always because she woke up that there was a letter on her desk.However, it is a good thing that Master is still alive.

Lan Niang was worried in her heart, but she was more happy, she packed up and saluted joyfully, not caring about Xia He's loneliness at the side.It wasn't until everything was packed that Lan Niang saw that Xia He was holding Jin Bao in her arms, without saying a word, as if refusing to let go.

She urged: "Xia He, we should go."

Xia He glanced at Li Mu who was standing at the door, then looked down at Jin Bao, bit her lip, and didn't look at Lan Niang.

After waiting for a while, Lan Niang shouted again: "Xia He!"

Only then Xia He slowly put down Jin Bao in her arms, squeezed Jin Bao's limp little hand, and pressed it against her cheek, Xia He said: "Little Jin Bao, Auntie is leaving."

"Ah... eh—" Jin Bao only thought it was amused, and grinned.But when he saw Xia He put his hand down, he became unhappy, pouted his mouth, looked like he was about to cry, and shouted, "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee..."

Xia He kissed him hard on the cheek, didn't look at Jin Bao anymore, turned her head away, supported the table, and slowly, limped, moved towards the door.

Jin Bao, who was behind him, held back for a long while, and suddenly burst into tears: "Uh... wow! Hey... Auntie..."

Li Mu supported Xia He, glanced at Jin Bao who was left on the bed, and said to Xia He, "Jin Bao called you."

"He's just that little, how can he call people." Xia He said cruelly, but he didn't notice that there was also a crying tone in his tone.

Li Mu had no choice but to say: "I will often bring Jin Bao to visit you."

Xia He suddenly remembered something, raised his head, looked at Li Mu with a pair of eyes, and said: "My birthday is coming soon, can you and Jin Bao come that day?"

Li Mu couldn't answer, sighed, subconsciously softened his voice, and replied: "Okay, definitely."

The author has something to say: The next step is the time lapse Dafa!

I finished writing the first half, and I breathed a sigh of relief. Can everyone who doesn’t make themselves round accept it~ About Mrs. Li’s performance at the beginning, why the Li family collected less rent than others (here, does anyone remember), and Li The relationship between the family and the Zhang family and, in fact, I am very surprised, why no one seems to have noticed that Li Mu and Qiuyue are as big, but Mrs. Li looks much older than Lan Niang←←Hmph, I wonder if I should add a label... ...If you add a volume label, the next volume will continue to count from 〇90, so that you can avoid the problem that there is no word that can replace [-] [Hey]

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