"Sister Zhu, don't worry. If the peppers are red, just pick them and dry them in the sun. I will have someone come to sell them in the end."
Yang Lina's meaning was obvious, so Zhu Xiumei could relax.
"Sister Yang, I do things with utmost care.
This matter actually depends on me.
We had agreed on only a few families before, but it was only later that Liao Narcissus said she wanted to plant the peppers. Now that the peppers are starting to turn red, she can't wait any longer and is worried to death every day.
Once this year is over, whoever grows peppers with me next year will be the first to say ugly things to them. I hope this will never happen again."
Zhu Xiumei was a little excited when she spoke. The wound on her forehead hurt, and she quickly stretched out her hand to hold it.
"Sister Zhu said yes.
We have settled this matter, you rest first, and I will go see Sister Sun."
"I feel really bad about asking you to go there in person. It's so embarrassing to make such a big joke."
Zhu Xiumei looked apologetic. She still had to blame herself for not making it clear to Liao Shuixian.
"It's okay, Sister Zhu, take good care of yourself. You'll have to pick peppers when you get better.
This year you just need to dry them all for me, so they can be stored easily."
"Okay, no problem, I'll tell them later."
After Yang Lina said goodbye to Zhu Xiumei, she and Li Jingming carried their things and walked to Widow Sun's house.
"When we arrive at the door of Widow Sun's house later, can my hard-working wife go in alone?
I won’t go in.”
Li Jingming said suddenly. Yang Lina tilted her head and smiled. She glanced at Li Jingming and knew what he was worried about.
"Why don't you go?
Are you afraid of Sister Sun?
Because our mother wanted us to divorce before and let you marry her."
Yang Lina mentioned it half-jokingly. Li Jingming stopped and stared at Yang Lina fiercely. After that, he raised his foot and lightly kicked Yang Lina on the butt.
"What nonsense are you talking about?
Go quickly, be careful I won't let you get out of bed tonight."
Yang Lina saw that Li Jingming had figured out what she was worried about, and smiled happily.
"How dare you hurt me?
I told you the truth in the first place, but you are still cruel to me.
Huh, ignore you."
Yang Lina tilted her head pretending to be angry, and Li Jingming hurriedly followed with his things in hand.
"You are not allowed to mention it again in the future. You are the mother of your children. You can't always use the past to talk about things."
Li Jingming wanted to reason with Yang Lina, but Yang Lina shook her head and giggled, "I won't listen. I won't listen."
Li Jingming was helpless and couldn't help but smile.
Between Widow Sun and the Li family, there is the old Zhang family. When you get to the door of Widow Sun's house, you can see the door of Li Jingming's house.
Li Jingxuan was playing at the door with Guo Qiang in his arms. Guo Qiang was already over two years old. When he saw Li Jingming, he ran towards Li Jingming with his short legs.
"Duck neck..."
Boys are always late to speak. Guoqiang called him uncle, but his immature childlike voice became like a duck's neck.
Yang Lina couldn't help but smile when she heard that Guo Qiang had already gotten into Li Jingming's arms.
"Look at how coward you are. If you don't go, I'll go."
Yang Lina said, carrying things and pushing open the door of Widow Sun's house.
The yard of Widow Sun's house is really old and can't stand it for a few years. A large piece of strong soil fell off the corner due to moisture. This kind of house makes people feel very unsafe.
As soon as Yang Lina stepped in, the free-range chickens in the yard were flying around, and there were piles of chicken feces on the soles of her feet.
This scene was so familiar that Yang Lina couldn't help but feel uncomfortable in her heart.
This was the scene when she first woke up.
Widow Sun's mother-in-law heard someone open the door, and the steamed bun's gray head popped out from a pile of firewood at the kitchen door. The clothes on the old man's body were dirty, and his face was full of vicissitudes of life.
The old man, who is only in his early sixties, already looks like he is seventy or eighty years old in terms of figure and eyes.
Yang Lina felt uncomfortable watching this. If she hadn't been living a good life now, she would have almost forgotten that she had also gone through such a poor and dirty time.
Widow Sun's mother-in-law had cataracts in her eyes. She couldn't see clearly who was standing in the yard with her eyes half-squinted for a long time.
"Auntie, I am the eldest daughter-in-law of Lao Li's family. I'm here to see Sister Sun."
Yang Lina said that Widow Sun's mother-in-law not only had numb eyes, but was also deaf.
She didn't hear clearly, so she turned her ears and shouted: "Are you here to ask for money?"
Yang Lina felt very sympathetic and patiently repeated what she just said at the top of her voice.
The old lady blocked her ears and shouted again with a serious face: "Are you here to beat someone?"
Yang Lina covered her face and instantly heard the sound of heart breaking.
"Sister Yang, please leave her alone. She is deaf and blind now and can't hear anything. Come in and sit down quickly."
Widow Sun's weak voice came from inside. Yang Lina and the old lady smiled warmly and shouted: "Auntie, I'll go in first, you go about your business first."
The old lady was still analyzing what Yang Lina said, but Yang Lina had already carried her things into the room where Widow Sun lived.
Widow Sun's room is clean and tidy, and the furnishings at home are sparse. She is still wearing the same clothes from three years ago, with less than three patches on them.
I haven't seen her for almost half a year, and there are many nail marks on Widow Sun's yellow and thin face. If it weren't for scabs, they would probably be bloody.
She looks several years older than she was in the first half of her life.
"Sit down, sister, why are you here?"
Widow Sun supported her waist when she stood up. Even though she sat up, Yang Lina could also see that Widow Sun seemed to have been beaten badly.
"You seem to be seriously injured. Is your waist injured?"
"Liao Shuixian's man, Li Sanwa, is very strong. He kicked me on the waist. I fell and twisted my waist. I think it will take a while."
Widow Sun was clearly smiling, but Yang Lina saw countless sadness and grievances in her eyes.
Seeing Widow Sun like this, Yang Lina felt extremely heavy.
"Did you check it?"
Yang Lina asked worriedly. Although both Widow Sun and Zhu Xiumei were injured, Zhu Xiumei's complexion was not bad, but looking at Widow Sun, it was really worrying.
"I checked with the village doctor yesterday and they said my waist was twisted."
Widow Sun smiled sheepishly.
How could she dare to say that? The village doctor said that it was possible that she had injured a bone in her waist, and suggested that it would be better to go to the city for a checkup.
Nowadays, people in this village, relying on hard work and Li Jingming's brick and tile factory, can eat fine grain every meal, but their family is so poor that they can't even bear to eat fine grain, and they have to take it to the town to exchange for money.
There are three people in their family, and the mother-in-law is useless, and the father-in-law is also old. She is a laborer, and even if she works hard to grow some food, it is not enough to feed the three people.
In addition, the two elderly people in the family have pains here and there from time to time, and a few dollars have been spent on treating their illnesses and selling medicines. It’s good that she can fill her stomach now. How can she dare to think about seeing a doctor?