continuation [farming]

One day when Li Mu suddenly told the coachman to prepare more dry food, Xia He counted the days and realized that the cold food was coming.

I don't know where the Zhang family's ancestral grave is, and the most cold food every year is that Zhang Shiyi worships his ancestors at home.For Xia He, the most impressive thing about Han Shi was that she couldn't fire.

Not being able to fire means that there is no hot food to eat. You have to eat cold steamed buns for three days and drink cold porridge for three days.Every year at this time, Xia He's mood is always in decline.

Xia He began to put on a bitter face after hearing Li Mu's words, but when the driver brought up the steamed buns, Xia He still took them.Smelling the aroma of the hot steamed buns, Xia He even complained to Li Mu, saying: "Eat the steamed buns after they are cold, the taste is far worse than when they are freshly out of the pan." He opened the curtain, and lo and behold Looking outside the carriage, Xia He sighed, seeing that the bare ground outside was already green and grassy, ​​"From now on, these clothes will wear less and less, even if you cover them yourself, the steamed buns won't be warm anymore."

Li Mu knocked him on the head and said: "It's only three days, just bear with it. Or else, let's take a day off tomorrow and go for an outing."

Li Mu said this to tell Xia He to play more, and if he had a good time, he would stop making a sour face, but he didn't expect that Xia He would not be half happy after hearing about it.As far as Xia He is concerned, he is a person who begs for food in the fields all year round. The so-called "outing" sounds like a game that only those who are bored in the city wall can come up with.

The quiet coachman suggested, "Master Li, let's hurry up today and settle down in Huai Town. There is an Xinghua Village in Huai Town, and every family grows fruit trees. The flowers are in bloom at this time of year."

There are few fruit trees in Anle Village, but occasionally a few families plant a tree in the yard. Even if most people want to eat fruit, they mostly go to pick wild fruits from the mountains.Xia He often went up the mountain, so he had seen these flowers before, but Li Mu was detained when he was young, unlike the boys in the nearby village who ran around like wild monkeys when they were young.

Li Mu, who only saw the ancients indulging in flowers in poems, was a little moved, but even though he wanted to go, he still wanted to ask Xia He for his opinion.When asked, Xia He tilted his head, he cared more about the fruits than the flowers: "Is the fruit easy to store? Are there still any in the world now? Are the fruits grown by this person better than the wild fruits on the mountain?" Eat it? I occasionally saw someone selling it in the town, and the fruits were big and red." After saying that, Xia He made gestures, but it was a pity that the fruits were more expensive and not enough, like the Zhang family. Where would other people buy this thing.

"For fruit, we have to wait until we come back." Li Mu said otherwise.

"If the fruit is produced here, maybe it can be sold cheaper, but it can relieve my greed." Xia He nodded, saying yes.

Many families in Huai Town will take advantage of Qingming to go out to play, and Xinghua Village is very lively at this time.The coachman sent the two of them to the entrance of the village, and stopped outside by himself, Li Mu jumped out of the car, took Xia He with him, and the two of them walked up the mountain behind Xinghua Village one by one.

Xinghua Village is also built on the mountain, but there is no contiguous fertile land like Anle Village. The villagers have to rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, plant fruit trees, and the money they earn is barely enough.Now the flowers are blooming just right, and if you look from a distance, you can see continuous patches of pink and white.There are sporadic flower petals dotted on the road, and you will feel spring when you step on it.

Li Mu didn't say much, but looking at him like that, Xia He also knew that he was being dazzled by flowers.It's a pity that for Xia He, no matter how many flowers there are, they can't make the food wrapped in his arms attractive.

Xia He carried a bag of food, contentedly followed Li Mu up the mountain.

Then I sat down under a tree on the top of the mountain, opened the bag, laid out the snacks inside, and put the two round steamed buns aside.Although the dim sum tastes good, you still need steamed buns to fill your stomach.

In order to meet the occasion, Xia He chose a piece of dim sum, handed it to Li Mu and said, "This stuff is made of almonds, it is bitter and fragrant, crisp and delicious." Retelling the words of the dim sum shop proprietress, Xia He glanced at the road, Pointing not far away, he said, "It is the fruit of this kind of apricot flower. I have seen this apricot tree on the mountain behind our village. But the mountain apricot tree is much shorter and has never bloomed so full. It's full of flowers." Xia He tsk tsk, the flowers are really blooming luxuriantly.

"Is this the peach tree next to us?" Li Mu asked, picking up a pink petal.

"Yes, we also have mountain peaches! But they are too sour and not tasty. But I heard my mother said that real peaches are sweet." Xia He nodded and said yes, then laughed at Li Mu and said, "The flowers here, You don't know each other, do you?"

Li Mu smiled and said, "I've only seen it in poetry."

"Oh, that's just being stupid in reading." Xia He shook his head seriously, and sighed yes.

Li Mu was not annoyed, but just smiled.

Xia He said again: "The flowers and plants are always written so beautifully in this book, but if you really see it, that's what it is."

"I think the ancients never deceived me." Li Mu twisted a piece of dim sum and put it in his mouth.He doesn't care about this appetite, but he only goes to the town to buy some snacks during the holidays to entertain guests.But when under the flowers and accompanied by his sweetheart, Li Mu could feel the sweetness of the dessert when he used the dessert again.

Li Mu curled his lips, and deliberately went to get another one to eat. It was the one that Xia He had counted out for him, and the one that Xia He bought for himself would not suit Li Mu's taste.

Seeing Xia He's eyes immediately followed his hand to look at the small knuckle-long face, as if unwilling to give up but would not block it, the corners of Li Mu's mouth raised, and under Xia He's gaze, , moving your finger aside.

Xia He rested her chin, thought for a while, but gave a piece of the snack that Li Mu never took away, and said to Li Mu, "Try it, this is the best."

It was almost sent to Li Mu's mouth.

Li Mu didn't reach out to take it.

Xia He sent it forward again.

Li Mu simply opened his mouth and grabbed the piece of snack.

Xia He immediately withdrew his hand, always feeling a little strange, and whispered: "You will be 20 years old next year, why do you need others to feed you?"

Li Mu just smiled, chewing on the sweetness in his mouth.The smell of honey spread, from the lips to the bottom of the heart.

Xia He looked at it, and suddenly said with emotion: "Brother Mu is so handsome, maybe he will be selected for Juren. There are really many big families in Qingyang who want to recruit a son-in-law."

The honey seemed to be bitter all of a sudden.

Li Mu swallowed the snack, shook his head and said, "I won't agree."

"Then what if it's Liang Jing's family?" Xia He asked.

"I won't agree." Li Mu repeated yes.

Xia He suddenly remembered: "I heard that your uncle left home like this."

Thinking of his uncle, Li Mu's expression darkened again.He paused for a moment, and finally just said: "I won't learn from him, and I won't do anything wrong to my benefactor."

Xia He pondered for a moment, and asked, "Brother Mu, are you studying so hard just to repay your kindness?"

"It used to be." Li Mudao, "Later, it wasn't all."

Xia He thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Although I have never met my grandfather and uncles, I think they didn't save your father in the first place to repay your family's favor."

"But Xia He, you don't want to study." After all, Li Mu couldn't hold back, and patted Xia He on the head.

Xia He, who should have been angry, thought about the meaning of Li Mu's words, and sighed: "I don't take the imperial examination, so can't I hold the pleadings to complain?"

"Someone in the Xue family is an official, and if the people sue the official, it may not be successful, but it will kill you." Li Mu shook his head, dissuading Xia He from his sincere thoughts that day.

"Then I... I can find a powerful person who can rely on, someone who has an enmity with the Xue family, and ask him to help?" Xia He thought.

"The dignitaries are not within the reach of ordinary people." Li Mu shook his head.

Xia He held his chin and said: "There must be a way. ——Oh, when I turn eighteen, I will set off for Liang Jing immediately!"

"Don't be so reckless in your actions. What if you lost your life for nothing? You are the only descendant of the Zhang family now." Li Mu persuaded, "Don't worry, I will help you."

"I will definitely find a way!" Xia He actually didn't think of any good way, so he could only say so.

He has lived in a mess for the past two years, and his ordinary life turned upside down overnight. He is no longer a married little woman with a child, but a young man who bears a bloody feud.But before Xia He was 15 years old, he only learned farming, doing housework, and fighting with his family members. After he was 15 years old, how could he suddenly transform into another person, and live a life that only lived for revenge? What about the day.

At first Xia He tried hard to think about what he should do, but later he simply told himself not to think about what he should do.In fact, in Xia He's heart, all he thought about was to let Zhang Shiyi and Lan Niang spend their old age in peace, that's all.

But this does not mean that he will push all this to Li Mu.

Although it is said that those who call for grievances in the drama and scriptures can finally be redressed, but if it is really that simple to get grievances, Zhang Shixi will not look sad when he mentions this matter, and Lan Niang will not always recite his grievances. She shed tears.Xia He knew that this trip might be dangerous, so in the end, he could only say: "Brother Mu, if you want to go to Liang Jing, I will go with you to Liang Jing. There is not much I can do, but I will definitely go I did it. ——If...if it’s not good, I’ll go to prison with you and meet Hades together.”

His voice was soft, but remarkably firm.He thought for a while, stretched out his hand, and squeezed Li Mu's hand.

However, Li Mu still shook his head: "But I only hope that your life will be happy and safe."

Having said that, Li Mu still couldn't help but laughed when talking about living together and dying together.

Li Mu laughed a lot that day, Xia He couldn't help but want to touch the corner of his mouth while watching.