otherworldly happiness

The rolling river flows day and night, no matter how the world changes, silently watching the joys and sorrows of the world.

This wide canal connects the traffic between the north and the south. From the bustling land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River to the solemn capital, busy boats can be seen on the canal every day. In the era of inconvenient transportation, river transport is an important economic lifeline of the country.

The people along the canal have benefited a lot from this. In the big cities and piers along the river, the economy is prosperous. Whether it is work or hard work, there is still a small surplus in addition to food and clothing. In addition to the importance of this river, the embankments along the canal are very strong. Even if there is no major danger in the disaster year, even if there is a drought and flood, the whole family will not flee and leave their hometown.

On the edge of the canal 700 miles south of the capital, this is a hilly forest area, unlike the fertile fields near the capital. A farm is at most a dozen hectares of land. There is a large beach wasteland near the river, and there are small hills in the inside Constantly, there are not many flat lands in the mountains, and most of the good lands are the farms of rich families. In addition, the transportation is inconvenient, and it is easier to live at the docks in the city, so there are not many people, scattered among the mountains.

This is the Lishui City under the capital city. It is named after the Lishui River in the territory. The Lishui River originated from the mountains and merged into the canal. There are many tributaries in the whole territory of Lishui City, which nourish and protect the people. All drinking water and irrigation depend on it.

Li Jian and Wu You have lived here for more than six years. After visiting the Liu family in the capital and delivering letters to Mr. Liu, they stayed in the capital for a while. Jian or Wu You has never been so at ease, without the pressure of money to live, with a lover by his side, everything is full of happiness.

Originally, the two of them planned to walk around and look around, and settle down when they found a suitable place, but the plan is not as fast as changing, and after understanding it, I realized that in this era, you can go wherever you want. It's easy to open, even if you go out, you still have a lot of troubles, so you have to settle down with the household registration first.

After learning more about the rules about settling down and traveling, I decided to settle down in the capital, which is more convenient for traveling in other places. Under the introduction of the Liu family, the two started a family business in the capital. It is easy to settle down by buying a house and settling down, so I bought it I bought a house in the capital, which was not too big, with a main courtyard and two cross courtyards, and two shops in the bustling streets were rented out.

Not to mention the high prices in the capital, the key is good farm pavements, which can’t be bought by small households with money, and most of the fields in the market are scattered and difficult to manage. It was the Liu family who introduced Lishui City. The Liu family’s hometown is in Lishui City, and they have only lived in the capital in recent generations. Now there is still an ancestral house in the hometown. Every year, people return to their hometown to worship their ancestors. There are distant relatives of the old Liu family in the yamen, and they have some care. What to do is more convenient In addition, in several cities near the capital, there are many properties that people in the capital have gone out to buy, and ordinary people in the local area dare not make trouble. After all, no one knows the background of this person from the capital. Generally, they can settle in the capital and then come out Those who buy properties all have some background, such as the relatives in that family and so on.

In Lishui City, the two chose two adjacent villages at the beginning, both of which were a few hectares of flat land with a few small mountains. Later, as time went by, they became familiar with the local environment, and now they spend most of their time together. Everyone spends their time in Lishui City. The capital city only collects rent every year. I still like the environment here and the life in Zhuangzi.

After six years, the two not only managed the original two Zhuangzi well, but also added a lot of new fields.

The place where they live now is no longer the original Zhuangzi. It was built in Lishui City after they got to know more people. There are mountains and rivers around and the environment is good. It used to be an ordinary farm with more than ten hectares of fertile land. A lot of mountain wasteland and river beach land have been used, and the area has doubled. Anyway, these are worthless compared to good land, but under Li Jian's transformation, they are no longer what they used to be.

Seeing the fragrance of the fruit trees on the mountain, the luxuriant growers in the field, the original wasteland is full of melons and fruits, even the original rotten mud pond is now full of lotus fragrance.Whether it is the original tenants in the village or the new friends who came to Lishui City, they are all in admiration. This kind of crops can be grown like this is also a master.

Surrounded by several mountains at the foot of the hill, there is a big house with blue bricks and tiles. It covers a large area. The inside is full of wide houses made of glutinous rice juice, compound clay and blue bricks. Even the outer walls are full of strong labor. Don't even think about smashing it with a sledgehammer. After all, the construction of city walls in this era is nothing more than this. Even if the city wall in the south is flooded, it will not fall down.

From the house, a gravel road leads to the mouth of a valley not far away. All the people living here are workers or tenants in the Li family. Going out is the road leading to Lishui City. There are places at the foot of the mountain where people who specialize in working on the mountain live. In addition to the production of fruits and vegetables on the mountain, there are also free-range chickens, ducks and sheep for income. The layout of the entire farm is reasonable and everything is arranged in an orderly manner.

The atmosphere in the mansion was a bit tense today, the hired servants were busy back and forth, Li Jian was seen walking back and forth at the door of the main room, and he was still muttering, "God bless you, I will be safe and safe, and I will never give birth again" and so on. If it is, the people around have seen it once, and they are no strangers to it.

From time to time, there were muffled humming sounds in the room. Although Li Jian knew that the wild ginseng and other things he had prepared were the best, the spring water in the space was constantly filled with good things, and Wu You's body was recuperating even better. Especially after giving birth to the first child, I became a double confinement child, and took care of the previous loss and unmentionable diseases, but thinking of twins this time, thinking that even in modern times, there are so many caesarean sections that cannot be born, there is no such thing here, Still tense, the whole body is cold and sweating.

Mr. Liu couldn't see it anymore, "Okay, do it quickly, it was you who gave birth or he gave birth, if you do this, he will fall down before you finish giving birth. If I say it's okay, it's okay. Why don't you believe me? of medicine."

Mr. Liu has been living here often since Li Jian and the others finished building this house. It has been three years. At that time, he had already returned to his hometown as a pension. After all, the troubles have been solved, and the children and grandchildren in the capital are doing well. , I got used to it by myself, and I couldn’t get used to staying in the capital, so I went back to my hometown. Later, I came to Li Jian’s place and looked good, so I often came to hang out. He is an outsider, there is a special courtyard pharmacy here, and there is a place in the back mountain for him to study and grow herbs, so staying here is much more comfortable than staying in the old house.He even regarded this place as his own home. Wu Yousheng's first child, Xiaojin, was still named by him, and now he can learn to read from him.

The sun was setting, and the cry of the child came from the room. The old mothers who helped came out holding the two packages that had been packed, and said, "Congratulations, I gave birth to two boys, both big and small." Li Jian It was only when my heart fell to the ground that I planned in my heart that I would never have another child in the future. It was too scary. Now I have a house and a land and live well, and I can't bear such a nervous thing anymore.

Elder Liu smiled helplessly and gratifiedly at the side, "Okay, go and see your house soon, don't worry about the outside, I will check his pulse later, everything is fine." When we arrived at the lobby, the red envelope was huge, so we had to pay for it ourselves, who made that stupid father rush into the delivery room, and couldn't care about anything.

After a while, words such as "We will never give birth again in the future, it's too scary... I can't live without you".

☆、Wu You Extra Story

My name is Wu You now, I didn’t have a name before, and I don’t care about my life, anyway, it’s all bitter things, I can live to the present and I think it’s not easy when I look back, especially when I met Li Jian, it made me believe in the old man even more. God treats me well.

I am living a very good and happy life now. Whether I live in the village of Zhuangzi, or in the mansion in Lishui City or Beijing, the people I meet often look at me with different eyes and say some sour words. There are also quite a few, in Li Jian's words: 'That's because they are envious of you, don't worry about them', although Li Jian always said something that I sometimes couldn't understand, but this time I understood what it meant.

I know that Li Jian has a secret. At first I thought that everyone outside the mountain was like this. After I came out with him, I met many people. I still felt that he was different from others. Later, I realized that it was called 'different', and it wasn't just me. I think so, many people have this feeling, but they are not familiar with it, so it’s hard to get to the bottom of it. For example, a few friends Li Jian made after coming to Lishui City once got drunk and argued a few words about it. I was outside the door. He really listened, so Li Jian only replied: Don't care what others say, we just want to live our lives well.

He will never do anything to be sorry for me. I know this since I got married with him. He is the kind of person who can live with me steadily. Although he said so about me, I think he is too. Time Prove me right.

He has something to hide from me, I know, but he never avoids me when he does things, it's like hiding something from the whole world, he wants to tell me but doesn't know where to start, so he doesn't avoid me, so I can feel at ease , although it is a bit arrogant to say this, but those kinds of fruit seedlings, seeds, flowers and trees that appear, many rich people can't buy gems and other good things, he can always get them for us, for me and the children to eat A lot of things, like various fruits that are hard to find here in the north, can always be eaten, although he always avoids the children when they are half-aged, but he never hides it from me, I know him That's because I was afraid that the children would tell me that they would always respond to my requests, and he was always very reassuring towards me. With such an important position that puts me at the forefront of everything, how could I not be soft-hearted towards him.

As time goes by, our days are always getting better and better. From the beginning with only a little money, to the later Zhuangzi shop, although we didn't run around doing business like a formal businessman, But just the ones produced in Zhuangzi are enough to be busy. Over the past few years, the fruit trees in Zhuangzi have grown slowly, and they all bear fruit one after another. In the past few years, the fruit and vegetable shops, nursery stock shops, and several cooked food shops in Lishui City and Beijing City have been doing business all the time. Yes, after all, the things on my own farm are always better than others, and there are new varieties that are not available in other houses, such as apples and pears that have been preserved until winter. It's winter.He can always come up with some ideas, people feel unnecessary but the facts always prove that he is right.

For example, watermelon is sold a lot in summer. Although the price is not very expensive, it is almost the price of a catty of grain. A lot of people can't make it well, and they are easy to get sick. Some seem to have a lot of knots, and the big ones don't taste much good, and they don't make money. Small households plant a year's ration in the field, and they won't make bad grains. Collect, what to eat and pay taxes, the big households have their own farms, and most of what they plant is for their own consumption.

Looking at where he was playing with watermelon seeds, soaked in warm water and wrapped in gauze, I knew that the origin of the seeds was not bought in Beijing as he said, after all, the appearance did not look like ordinary melon seeds sold in Beijing. At least the size is different, it looks like the kind of melon he occasionally brings back to eat, one weighs ten catties.

Seeing him busy with me helping me, listening to his inexplicable words such as waking up seeds, accelerating germination, seedbeds, pollination and picking melons, watching him concentrate on teaching me how to grow melons well, what kind of melons to plant? No matter how he arranges it, I don’t care what he arranges. I just let him toss. Some people sometimes don’t like it and ask me to persuade him not to waste things. I never talk about him. Seeing his bright eyes when he talked about something I don't understand, I just need to listen attentively, and I can learn more.I always let him do what he wants to do, and I will help him in the background. It is enough for him to remind him without paying attention. Anyway, life is good now, and he is not just a prodigal.

I have always believed in him inexplicably, and he has never let me down. Ever since I felt that growing food is not profitable, I changed to planting melons and fruits. I started to grow watermelons in large quantities, and I always brought good harvests to my family. Those about ten catties As soon as the well-proportioned watermelons came into the market, they were snapped up. The watermelons were well-proportioned in size, densely patterned, and they all looked as if they had been selected. There was no twisted head, and the ones sent to several companies were said to be delicious. , It looks like I want to be in a beauty pageant, the skin of the melon is not half white and half green, just look good.

Although he never let me go to the field, I just walked around and looked around and knew that just a watermelon has a lot more work than others. Is it not good to plant it? It is not counted as seedlings and pollination. It doesn't matter, it's just watering and waiting for the melons to be picked. He arranges forking and picks the melons again, and keeps one or two for one, and picks the rest, and keeps the best ones. It’s no wonder that it doesn’t grow well. Although such a large film was done by others, it still takes a year of directing, and it’s only in the second year that I cultivate a skilled hand and be able to let others direct. That’s enough. Hard work, as time went by, some people also planted this variety of watermelon, the price was not as good as it was at the beginning, and he thought about planting in batches, and put them on the market in advance, and raised seedlings in the greenhouse before spring started, and the wheat was not harvested. The ripe melons were on the market, and they earned a lot more.

Our days are getting better and better, and there are also those who don't look good and make trouble, and those who say that I am not virtuous and do not give to the servants, most of them are blocked by him. I know it when I come to me, and I am comforted by him. Ours, don't care what others say, those who say this are either trying to take advantage or have something bad to think about it', in fact, I have also made good friends with several companies over the years, and I know a little bit about the back house, like him Not an official, but the family business is not small, and many are rushing to be a small one. He never deserved it. He said that it is better for our family to live a good life. Every time we leave home, no one sees the jewelry and fabrics Send all the good things I have seen to my home, I wish I could give myself the best of everything, and everyone said that I am lucky, and I am indeed lucky, otherwise I would not meet him very often.

I have always regretted not having a younger brother for him. The three brats in the family are very ugly. Sometimes I can't bear to yell at them, but he is never annoyed. He just sits on the sidelines to see where they are making trouble, with that look on his face. Such a gratified and satisfied expression, as long as he has time to take care of the children, he always takes care of the children by himself, and he is extremely patient, and the children are also close to him. With the increase in business, sometimes he will go out for ten days and a half months to see the children first, and the children will also be with him. He is very close, when he was young, he would always be stuck on him, which made people speechless, but he was never impatient, sometimes I would get jealous when I saw it, he always said, 'Be nice to the children while they are still young, In a blink of an eye, they will grow up, get married and start a business. It's not that we have lived together, as long as they don't suffer what we have suffered, and grow up safely and happily.

The business at home is still the same, and has not expanded much. Although he always said to leave more property for the children, safety is the first priority for those who have no backstage connections. There are many precious flower and fruit seedlings in his greenhouse. I bought a few gifts, but it was still not a good gift. Others said that the rice bowls left for the children will be a lot of money if they are needed. A good pot of peonies is worth more than a thousand taels of silver, and the supply is in short supply. I It seems that he is too lazy to bother, and the things from the shop to the village are straightened out, so he doesn't go out much. The euphemistic name is: 'Don't miss every moment of the child's growth'. Fortunately, Xiaoer likes to play with flowers since he was a child Hastily, he learned how to grow well, and the few boys who followed him have also graduated, otherwise it would be a pity for those good varieties that need to be carefully cultivated, although he doesn't care much.

The boys in the family are all good. They have been well educated since they were young. When the eldest son gave birth to him, it may be because his body was not in good condition. He was weaker when he was young, but he will be fine when he grows up. But what I like the most is to study how to plant drugs with good efficacy and high yield.In the end, I went all over the world to plant and sell medicinal materials. There are Zhuangzi drug farmers in many places. They are very big. The husband I found was chased to the house by myself. The family knows some martial arts. Have a good time.

The second child likes flowers and plants, the third child reads well, and even passed the Juren examination. The husband is satisfied with himself and lives well, and the brothers are also very harmonious. After dividing the property, I will work hard on my own in the future, and there is nothing to worry about.

I have suffered in my life, and I have enjoyed the blessings. My children and grandchildren are full of people, and I am assured that I will be assured all my life. That wife who always talks strange things, the older he gets, the more he nags, who makes it impossible to tell others about some things, only to be at ease when he tells himself, who makes himself love to listen to his nagging, and listens to my heart Practical.

I don’t know what to do with my wife if I take a step first, the feeling of being alone must be uncomfortable. He said before that he told me to go first, but don’t go too fast and wait for him. I don’t know how my little grandson heard it and asked why He said let me go first, but I understand that he loves me, he is reluctant to let me be alone, and handle my funeral by himself, decades of ups and downs are the half of the other party, and no one can leave Whoever it is, what is left behind is always the most painful and difficult. I understand that we have no vigorous relationship in our life, and we don't have the heart to make contributions. It's good to be in peace with each other, and this life is worth it! !

The author has something to say: This is the end of this article. Thank you for your company. The process has been simplified, and many things have not been written in detail. It is true that the mood is different and the perception is different.