Shangqiaotou Village, Qiaotou Town

Wedding banquets in rural areas are usually held for three days. On the first day, the inviters are invited, and the people who will help the host’s family to worry about the troubles are invited to have three meals on the second day; All relatives and relatives come, and the daughter-in-law also gets married on this day; the third day is called Xie Ren, and these worried people will still be invited to have two meals to express the gratitude of the host family.

As a chef, Hong Sheng worked steadily for three days; on the fourth night, Genzi (second aunt's son) came in with a black cloth bag, chatted, said some polite words, and poured out the things he had brought. In the bowl of Hong Sheng's house, take the empty bowl and leave; this is also the rule of the villagers. The leftover dishes, rice, steamed buns and the like at the banquet will not be wasted; According to how close you are or how much you help, send these things out one by one, usually after sunset, and put them in a cloth bag. No one knows how much is given to whom, because these things are in the village. There are sayings about giving more and giving less, which is also to prevent everyone from chewing their tongues.Le Sheng likes to eat all the food sent, firstly, he seldom eats the food at the banquet, and secondly, these dishes are made by Hong Sheng, so he eats too much at night.

Le Sheng, who had eaten too much, had another dream. In the dream, he was the same as the bride he saw today, covered with a red gauze scarf, and worshiped the heaven and earth with Hong Sheng. After worshiping the heaven and earth, Hong Sheng picked him up , went back to their room, entered the room, Hong Sheng hugged him and kissed him, and he also hugged Hong Sheng happily, kissed and kissed, and his body began to feel "uncomfortable" again; Ci Lesheng woke up very quickly. After waking up, he stared at Hong Sheng's bright eyes and said,

"Hong Sheng, I feel bad again~"

Hearing this sentence, Hong Sheng's eyes dimmed, as if they were on fire, but he still restrained himself and helped him touch his back; Le Sheng remembered how they were "comfortable" that day, so he reached out directly this time Going to hold Hong Sheng's lifeblood, which had been hardened for a long time, the two bodies stuck together again, feeling helpless and longing to melt into one body.After the passion was over, Le Sheng buried his face in Hong Sheng's arms, and his ears were filled with the sound of his heartbeat, which was like beating a drum, making people happy and peaceful;

"Hong Sheng, I'm dreaming"

"What did you dream about?"

"I dreamed of wearing a red turban, and praying to you."

Hong Sheng smiled, and while laughing, he touched Le Sheng's sweaty back,

"Hong Sheng, can I be your little daughter-in-law?"

Touching Le Sheng's hand on the back, he suddenly stopped. Hong Sheng felt very happy in his heart, but felt very bitter for some reason. If Le Sheng was a girl, he would have already married her in the house. But Ke Lesheng is not; Hong Sheng doesn't know whether he and Le Sheng are good or not, but he can't help but want to hurt Le Sheng; after the sick wife died, Hong Sheng has been diligently earning and saving money, because He wanted to marry another woman, so he didn't smoke, drink, or gamble with others. When he got sick, he fought against it. He couldn't bear to buy a painkiller. But when his dream of marrying a woman was shattered, Hong Sheng "can't" spend money anymore, because when he buys something, he thinks in his heart, "Let's make do with it". .However, ever since Le Sheng came, these days have suddenly become more enjoyable and more hopeful; when I woke up one day, I was very glad that I still had some money saved in those six years, whether it was to buy clothes for Le Sheng, buy food, or To buy a bicycle for him, the money is more than enough to spend, and it doesn't hurt to spend it.Hong Sheng treats Le Sheng as the pain of his son and his brother. Hidden deep in his heart, it is also the pain of being a daughter-in-law. However, this unknown thing was exposed in the sun one day. With his head down, Hong Sheng felt that he couldn't lift his head up and felt sorry for Le Sheng; Le Sheng didn't understand some things, but he was still a sensible person. If he really indulged his "dirty" thoughts like this, Hong felt that he would also look down on him; So when he heard what Le Sheng said, Hong Sheng was stunned for a long time, then touched Le Sheng's back again, and said softly,

"Go to bed earlier!"

At the end of April in the lunar calendar, spring plowing began, and Hong Sheng became very busy. He would go to the fields every day before dawn and work until noon. After the hottest time of noon, he went out again and did not return home until sunset; Le Sheng followed every step of the way. Hong Sheng plows the ground, he also plows the ground, Hong Sheng sprinkles fertilizer, he also sprinkles fertilizer, Hong Sheng loosens the soil, he also loosens the soil; Hong Sheng will remind him to rest for a while, and remind him to drink water for fear of heat I'm afraid I'm tired; Lesheng's farm work is done well, not to mention that he has helped a lot. The two of them worked with their heads down for a while, and looked at each other and smiled when they raised their bodies to rest. When a person looks at another person, the other person seems to have a feeling, and can return a smile; during the morning break, two people sit on the ground with a pot of water and dry food, and you feed me a mouthful. , let me feed you and chat a few words, the exhaustion of this whole body will be gone; Hei Bei will chase the sparrows that are parked on the edge of the ground for a while, and step on the grasshoppers that are jumping over for a while, and when he is tired from playing, he will crawl on the grass , Sleep well.When returning home, Le Sheng shouted,

"Heibei, go home!"

The black guy stood up, shook his body, trotted two steps, and followed.

Hong Sheng's family has a total of more than 20 mu of land. When he was alone in previous years, he only cultivated less than [-] mu of fine land. He is also diligent, but he lacks some upward motivation; this year is different, he has a happy life, so he plans to plant all the [-] acres of land. At this time, everyone in the village is busy, and there is nothing for donkeys or mules. So Hong Sheng gritted his teeth and took Le Sheng to the "livestock market" to buy a mule. When he came back, he put a cotton pad on the mule's back and let Le Sheng sit back happily.Le Sheng cared about Heibei, and he also cared about Mule. Of course, Mule also has a name, called Dali, Wang Dali.Wang Dali arrived at Hong Sheng's house during the busy spring season, and he did his best, but Le Sheng fed him good grass and food, so after more than a month of spring work, Wang Dali did not lose weight, on the contrary, he was younger than when he first came. Firmer, leaner and smoother.

In May and June, Hong Sheng and Le Sheng did not rest all day. When they planted crops, they planted vegetables in the yard. This year, apart from pumpkins, beans, tomatoes, and cucumbers, Hong Sheng also set aside a small piece of land to plant a few plants. Watermelon, I thought to myself, when the melon is ripe, it is summer, pick one, soak it in cold water, wake up after a nap, cut it in half, sprinkle with sugar, let Le Sheng eat comfortably.

At the end of June, the weather started to turn hot. In the past few days, Hong Sheng has been thinking about digging a well at his own house; people in the village usually use a public well at the head of the village, which is paid for by everyone; There are only five households, the village head, branch secretary, and accountant, and the other two, one is rich and the other is prosperous; the rest of the households all use the same well.Drilling a well is not a small project in the village. It takes at least half a month to do it. It is labor and material, and the investment is not small. Most people would rather spend more effort to drink public water. I don't want to burn the money either.Hong Sheng used to think so too, but now their family is different. With Le Sheng, there are more dogs and mules. The vegetables in the yard want to be taken care of more carefully, thinking that Le Sheng can eat more fresh meals. Vegetables, eat two more large watermelons, it all depends on water.Since Hong Sheng's thoughts moved, he wouldn't let it just be a thought. He immediately went to find someone who understood, chose a place to dig a well in the yard, checked the days, and invited three young men. , and started working bustlingly.

Le Sheng knew that Hong Sheng was busy and tired every day, so after breakfast, he and Hei Bei went to the middle of the mountain to put on Dali; when Dali ate his stomach and waist, he led him back, brushed his fur, and fed him; Vigorously, he made a pot of tea, brought it to the small round table in the yard, and called Hong Sheng to come and rest. At that time, the water temperature was just right, neither too hot nor too cold, and still sweet; at this time, Hong Sheng squinted his eyes and smiled, looked at Le Sheng once, and then again.

At noon, the master’s family was in charge of the workers’ meals. When Hong Sheng was cooking, Le Sheng was on the sidelines to help, peeling onions, garlic, bowls, and chopsticks. Sometimes he didn’t say a word, but it seemed that he had already said a thousand words. language.Seeing the prosperous days of Hong Sheng's family, the villagers are also envious; to be honest, Hong Sheng is an honest and good person in the village, but no matter how honest and good he is, he is still a bachelor. It's a bit contemptuous; now people find that although Hong Sheng is still a bachelor, his life has not become more shabby, but more prosperous, so some people say with a hint of envy,

"Oh, look at Hong Sheng, since this Le Sheng came, life has become better and better. I bought a car, bought a mule, and now even the well has been drilled. It seems that this Le Sheng is really a lucky star. (meaning lucky star)!"

"It's a pity that Le Sheng is not a girl. If it were a girl, Hong Sheng might even have a wife. In two years, the baby will be crawling on the kang."

"You can say wow, when this Lesheng was still living in the cave, Hong Sheng was kind enough to pick it up. It seems that this kindness will bring good luck. Who knew he would pick up a lucky star."

"Er Nizi, you should have known that Lesheng is a lucky star, did you pick it up?"

"Why don't you pick it up, eat and drink in one mouthful, do I still have it at home!"

"It's estimated that when you want to pick someone up, you may not be with you. See how well Hong Sheng dresses and eats Le Sheng. Are you willing?"

"If you're really a God of Wealth, why don't you give up!"

As they spoke, the group of people burst into laughter; if the villagers wanted to envy other people's homes, when they talked, it was like drinking old vinegar. It was inevitable to be a little sour, but it was only envious. The men and women chatted a few words, said things that were not salty or bland, and were amusing, without any malice; people would not deliberately say these things behind Hong Sheng's back, but if Hong Sheng heard it, he would just laugh and let everyone laugh. joke.