Chapter 2 Thanks
Jinghan and her sister were sitting in the room, and her sister Jingya chatted with her. The mother's voice came from outside: "Children's father, how far have you gone? Why did you come back at this time? Yo, I have gained a lot today, pheasants, rabbits, and roe deer. Now, it's great. In addition to the food at home, the roe deer can be sold for two more dollars." Xue was very happy.
"I have sent all my money near our village. I ran a long way to get back. Have the meal been ready? I am really hungry." Jinghan's father said.
"The boss is back, the meal is ready. Let's have dinner quickly. This day, we should be hungry." Jinghan's grandmother felt so distressed when she saw her son coming back, so she started dinner quickly. "Second wife, what are you doing while you are doing? Hurry up and bring the children to have dinner. The eldest wife, call out Jinghan and Jingya. I think Jinghan should be fine, and it's still lively for everyone to eat together."
"Oh, mom, I'll go call now." Xue entered the house, "Jingya, Jinghan, I'm going to the ground to have a meal. Jingya, please support your sister, she's just getting sick."
Jingya first went downstairs, then reached out to support Jinghan and helped her put on her shoes. Both of them came to the east room, where two tables were placed, one table on the kang, and one table on the floor. An old man sat on the kang, probably Jinghan's grandfather, and the old lady was also on the kang. There was also a woman who was in her twenties and was not ugly, but she always had the feeling that others owed her money. This was the second aunt. There was also a man who was about thirty years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his upturned mouth. Even if he didn't speak, he felt like he was smiling. This was Jinghan's father, Xu Zhixin.
There are two other people, Jinghan’s fifth uncle and little aunt. The little aunt looked bad and her face was a little pale and had no blood.
At this table on the ground, there are sisters Jinghan and two boys, who are the sons of the second uncle's family.
On the table was a small pot of stewed dried beans and a plate of pickled mustard greens, cut into pieces. The main food was corn cakes. In front of Jinghan, there was a small pot of chicken soup.
"Okay, let's eat, eldest daughter-in-law, just sit wherever you like. Hurry up and eat." The old lady said, "Jinghan, after drinking the chicken soup, you are very sick, so you have to make up for it."
Jinghan put a small bowl in a small bowl, and asked her sister to help bring the rest to the table on the kang, "Master, grandma, you drink some too, and my sister-in-law, she is weak, I have nothing to do, it will be better in two days." Although the new arrivals have some memories of the original owner, it is better to be careful with some things. The people in this family look quite kind, so it should be correct to please the old man appropriately.
Grandma put the chicken soup in front of her sister-in-law, "Huixin, drink it too. This is your niece's filial piety to you. This girl Jinghan has been kind to you since she was a child, and it's not in vain for you." Since her daughter was born, she was in poor health. She had some minor problems every few days, and everyone got used to it.
"Mom, my brother has cooked a lot of things today. Can we make something delicious tomorrow?" Second Aunt Wei said, looking at the chicken soup.
"Eat and eat, you know that you have food. There is still a fifth family in our family who doesn't say that their wife is. This fall, the fifth family still has to take the provincial examination. Which one does not cost? After eating, what can I get for money?" The old lady gave the second wife a blank look, and then said to her eldest son: "Boss, sell the roe deer tomorrow, leaving the rabbit and chicken. It's almost Qingming Festival, and the third and fourth brothers have to come back to make some food at that time. We haven't seen any oil and fishy days, so it's time to make some food."
"Oh, mom, I understand. The sticks on the mountain should be made into the shed. In two days, Lao Wu will help me make the shed. Thanks to the fact that I smashed the pillars last year, just nail them on it." Xu Zhixin bit the cake before saying.
"Boss, I will go with you in two days. There is a lot of work in this spring, so we have to work hard. In addition to the sticky ground, we also have to farm. The corn roots in the ground should be digging." The old man also spoke out.
Jinghan drank the chicken soup silently and then ate some pancakes. The corn pancakes were too thick, and they were a little irritating when they were eaten. He swallowed the pancakes hard, and then quickly ate some bean shredded. The original owner was just an eight-year-old girl who didn't understand a lot of trouble. In her memory, there were only these people in her family, so the rest was not clear. Jinghan just heard his father and knew that this place was made of ginseng. Ginseng, in the local dialect, was called Bangchi. He heard that ginseng has started to grow. Which dynasty was this? Looking at it, it didn't look like the Qing Dynasty, could it be the Ming Dynasty? This issue needs to be studied slowly. Looking at the foods eaten by this family, you will know that life is not good. In the original owner's memory, there were two uncles, one in a teaching restaurant in the town, and the other as an apprentice in the pharmacy in the county. Life should be good? It's really strange.
Before the meal was over, there was a sound outside. Wenchang ran out and took a look, "Grand, grandma, it's uncle Lin's family here."
Three people came in from outside, one adult, with two children. The older one was about ten years old, and the younger one was five or six years old, both boys. "Uncle Xu, Aunt, I have gone out these days and have not been at home. I don't know that your Jinghan was seriously ill in order to save my Ziwen. Now, I just came back and came to see Jinghan." The man was carrying something in his hand and put it on the kang. "Uncle, this is my intention, don't think it's too little. If it weren't for Jinghan, my Ziwen might have been washed away by water. As a result, Jinghan got sick. Ziwen, I can't go over yet, thank you sister Jinghan."
The little boy came to Jinghan and said, "Sister, thank you. You are sick." The little boy scratched his head embarrassedly.
Jinghan touched his little head, "Don't go to the river in the future." In fact, Jinghan thought about it now, it was dangerous enough. She was just an eight-year-old girl, but she was just a little taller than a child of the same age. The water in the river was not very deep, and it was probably at the base of Jinghan's thighs, but for a five-year-old child, she got a waist. At that time, Jinghan saw two little guys running into the water, shaking, and ignored everything, and went into the water and pulled the two people out.
The older boy next to him also spoke, "Miss Jinghan, I'm sorry, Ziwen is so naughty. Thank you for saving him." The boy has a pretty face and a gentle and polite voice.
In Jinghan's memory, there is really this person. His name is Lin Zixuan, and he is Lin Ziwen's brother. He has been better with Jinghan's brother since he was a child. The two of them have always been together, and now they are studying together. "Brother Zixuan, you have to be polite. This is what I should do. It is because my body is a little weaker, so I have a fever." Jinghan said with a smile.
Lin Zixuan was stunned and felt that the girl in front of him was a little different. Xu Jinghan used to be a very wild little girl. He followed them all day long, going up the mountain and down the river, just a tomboy. Otherwise, how dare she go into the water to save people? It’s not that Hu Jin has come up again. But now, he is very quiet. I think it’s because of the first recovery from a serious illness. Zixuan didn’t care, but felt very guilty. If it weren’t for his younger brother, Jinghan wouldn’t have gotten sick. “By the way, Wenhan has been in the town for a few days, why haven’t he come back yet?”
Jinghan really didn't know about this, so she couldn't answer, so she just looked at her sister. Jingya heard the conversation between the two people and said, "It's time to come back, it's Qingming day after tomorrow. Uncle Fourth and the others are going to come back, maybe together."
Zixuan nodded and said nothing. Jingya and Jinghan are two different personalities. Jingya has been very quiet since childhood and never plays with them. Jinghan is different. She follows Wenhan and Zixuan's butt all day long and can never pull her away when she walks away. So Zixuan feels very kind to face Jinghan. "Jinghan, when you are in good health, I will take you to dig a bird's nest. This is the time when the bird lays eggs."
"Brother Zixuan, let's not go to pick bird eggs, those birds are also very pitiful. Let's take the eggs back, and they will have no birds." Going up a tree to dig birds is something I often did when I was a child in my previous life, but later when I grew up, I rarely do that. Although she has some memories of the original owner, she is not completely and she is still not very clear about the original owner's personality. So she dares not agree easily, so she can only pretend to see it for a while before talking about it.
Zixuan was stunned again. Jinghan couldn't be so happy that he jumped up when he said this before. What happened? He looked at Jinghan in confusion.
Jinghan saw Zixuan's inquiring gaze, and his heart was terrified. Could it be that he had a flaw? No, no one said anything. After thinking about it, he said, "Brother Zixuan, I am eight years old now, so naturally I can't play crazy all day long like before. My mother said, I should learn some needlework or something." It's just an explanation.
Xue, who was next to him, laughed: "You girl, you don't want to listen to you no matter how I say to you on weekdays, but now I am willing. Well, I will learn how to do needlework with your sister tomorrow. I am eight years old, so it's time to learn."
Zixuan let go of the doubts in his heart for the time being. Yes, when a girl grows up, it is inevitable that she is different from when she was a child. "It is good to learn more, and she can always use it in the future."
It just so happened that Lin Zixuan's father and Mr. Xu had finished chatting and were about to take the child home. "Uncle Xu, it's still early, it's time to go to bed. We'll go back now and have to work tomorrow. We should be doing a slum in the middle of the day. Spring is busy, so you can't send it. Zixuan, Ziwen, let's go." After that, the father and son left, and Xu Zhixin followed him out of the gate.
After the guests left, Xue and Wei packed the tables, and then they went back to the house to rest. Jinghan was in the same room as Jingya. Jinghan slept a lot during the day and couldn't sleep, so she rolled back and forth. Jingya heard it, "Little sister, go to bed quickly, you have to get up early tomorrow."
Chapter completed!