Chapter 2 Fishing in the Water, Celebrating My Daughter's Birthday
That's probably what it means to fall in love at first sight.
When Xu Li was still in this home, she just wandered around and couldn't go back more than once a year.
As soon as he returned, he set up a square table next to the bed to separate the distance between the two of them.
But, it wasn't until she left behind her back.
It was as if he had woken up from a dream, and his heart ached like needles pricking him.
For more than ten years, her voice and smile have appeared in my mind countless times...
After Xu Li finished changing, she walked in carrying a nylon bag of wild vegetables.
In this era, for farmers, whether the family can eat well depends on farming.
Although it is the wheat ripening season, the wheat harvest at home has not yet been harvested, and the source of income is almost zero.
It’s already pretty good if you can eat wild vegetables.
However, after the separation, only half an acre of land was left in the family.
My husband is away from home all year round and only cares about filling his stomach and never brings a dime home.
Even if household production is guaranteed, it will still be difficult to provide food and clothing.
She had no intention of marrying into this family, she just wanted to live a good life.
After finally trying to be strong for the family, she was scolded by her husband.
Life seems to have no end in sight.
"Wow, wild vegetables, my favorite wild vegetables." After Yuanyuan saw what she was carrying, she ran over excitedly, "Mama, why did you dig so many today?"
"It's Yuanyuan's birthday today, of course Mommy has to do something good." Xu Li held the child's face and smiled stiffly.
Yuanyuan turned around and smiled, "Daddy, it turns out it's my birthday today."
Today is your daughter’s birthday?
Wu Huiliang's nostrils were sore and he laughed at himself for not even remembering his daughter's birthday. Then he looked again at the woman who had made him heartbroken and unforgettable in his life.
For a moment, I really wanted to rush over to her, hug her tightly, and tell her how much I blame myself and regret over the years.
However, Xu Li was obviously desperate for him, so desperate that she still refused to look at him.
"Mom, that's great. Yuanyuan will make money when he grows up and cook meat for you every day." Yuanyuan leaned next to Xu Li, narrowed his eyes and smiled.
These few short words instantly brought her mother to tears.
Xu Li's heart seemed to be bleeding.
God, these are my own flesh and blood!
How could she bear to leave her alone?
"Baba, I just hooked up with Yuanyuan. I want to live a good life with Mommy." Taking the nylon bag, Yuanyuan took Xu Li's hand again and came to Wu Huiliang.
After hearing this, Xu Li frowned and glanced at Wu Huiliang with a dark face, "Huh, haven't you lied to us enough?"
Similar to this, Wu Huiliang had told his daughter countless times that she had some hopes at the beginning, but he never fulfilled them.
Also, besides wandering around, what else can he do?
"You must be very tired after finishing your work. Just stay with your daughter first and I will do the rest." Wu Huiliang did not explain. After all, her impression of being a jerk in her previous life has been deeply ingrained in her mind. If she wants to change her view of herself, she only needs to
Can start from small things.
However, Xu Li was not moved by his short-term attitude. Instead, she looked at him coldly and at the same time, habitually protected Yuanyuan in her arms. Because Wu Huiliang's abnormal behavior was noticed by her every time.
In my eyes, the results are mostly the same, either for money, or by selling off the things at home.
This time he offered to cook, obviously because he wanted to do tricks on the wild vegetables so that he could sell Yuanyuan when he wasn't paying attention.
When she thought of this, she couldn't control her emotions and shouted:
"Wu Huiliang! Stop being so hypocritical here!"
"Even if my daughter and I starve to death, we will not eat the food you cook!"
"Get out of here! It's best not to come back for the rest of your life!"
Her husband's incompetence and the suffering of life are like a knife, always accumulated in this woman's heart. For a rural woman, she has no choice. Divorce is obviously impossible. And now,
The only hope is the child. As long as he is still alive, he will not allow anyone to hurt her, even at the risk of being beaten.
This was also the first time she took the initiative to quarrel with Wu Huiliang.
Similarly, as a man of two generations, Wu Huiliang can best understand the plight of his wife. At seven o'clock in the evening, Xu Li will definitely leave this home. Before that, he must find a way to change the situation at home. Then, think
Find a way to win her back.
He didn't say anything more, he just looked at the mother and daughter carefully and walked out.
"Today is Yuanyuan's birthday, so don't eat wild vegetables in the afternoon. I will try to get something delicious to eat."
"Mom, what I said is right, Daddy is very good today." Seeing Wu Huiliang walking out, Yuanyuan grabbed Xu Li's hand, her eyes twinkling.
When the little girl said this, Xu Li reacted and blinked her eyes several times.
You know, when the two of them quarreled before, Wu Huiliang never lowered his head.
Either smashing things or taking action.
But today it seems so gentle.
Is it an illusion?
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Xieying Village has always been a national first-level poverty-stricken area. Before 1982, there were many people who could not afford to eat.
There is a Jiumu River at the east end of the village. It is said that it was dug out because of the severe drought before liberation. The local people who knew water conservancy worked hard to survive in order to survive. Because people relied on it to survive, they regarded it as a regeneration
Parents, took this name.
Wu Huiliang's family is considered to be the poorest family among the eight villages in the ten li, and coupled with his reputation as a wandering ghost, everyone in the village will talk about him and be unable to dodge him when they see him.
At this moment, he stood by the dam and took a long look.
The children wearing bell-bottom pants stopped playing and fled away.
Riding on the waves, chatting, and childish laughter filled the entire land in an instant. In just a few dozen seconds, there was no more fluctuation on the river surface.
Wu Huiliang was not affected by this. He squatted here with a stick of tail grass in the corner of his mouth, watching the children gradually leave, thinking about something.
He came here for no other reason than to prepare a bite of food for his family.
After all, eating too much wild vegetables can lead to malnutrition, so it is better to get some free meat.
Just now the children were there and it was quite noisy on the river. Now that they are gone, all the small fish and loaches in the river swim up.
Fishing requires tools.
Wu Huiliang's family conditions are limited and he cannot afford the cost of preparing fishing nets. Therefore, he can only choose the most primitive method of catching fish by hand.
After the children were completely gone, he threw away the tail grass in his hand, took off his shoes, pinned his trousers and got closer.
His steps were light and he approached slowly, one step at a time.
It only took two minutes to step into the river with both feet, which was very successful. Moreover, the fish did not show caution easily and splashed out a few waves.
Instead, they started to join in the fun at his feet.
Wu Huiliang used the experience of his previous life to take off his white vest, cross it back and forth, twist it into a ball, tie it in a tight knot, and tie it around his waist like a baggage. Then, he aimed at the dozens of small fish and loaches swimming under his feet, like shooting.
Like a bow and arrow being sent out, he quickly took action, grabbed two and got two, then grabbed two and got two. After several rounds of this, the package became full.
By the time the work was over, the sun had already set.
Wu Huiliang walked out of the water and stood by the dam looking at his results.
He raised his head and looked at the darkening clouds on the horizon.
My mind couldn't help but think of the little guy's greedy look after returning home, and Xu Li's long-lost smile.