When Mrs. Yang heard the news that Mr. Zou had fainted, she couldn't help but glance at Weiping.
She wanted to go and have a look, but she turned around and saw Father Wei nearby working as usual, unaffected at all, and her heart calmed down. Who cares, let's finish the work in the fields first.
Wei Ping returned home anxiously, pushed open the wooden door, and saw Mrs. Zou sitting on the bed drinking water.
He glanced up and down at Zou, "Didn't I say you fainted?"
But Ms. Zou glanced behind him: "Do you and your mother know that I fainted?"
Wei Ping and Zou had been married for such a long time, but they still didn't know what she was thinking at the moment. He said angrily: "So, you are just pretending to trick your parents into coming here."
Zou hurriedly said: "I feel sorry for you. There is so much work in the fields, how can you do it all by yourself? I just thought that since I have become like this, they can't help you. How could I expect that they would really do it?"
So cruel."
Wei Ping said: "I don't blame them for being cruel, I blame me for hurting their hearts before. Besides, when you were in trouble before, didn't dad and I go to the mountains to find you together? Now that they don't come, I'm afraid dad would have guessed
It turns out this is a bitter trick you made."
Wei Ping didn't bother to say more to Zou, "The work in the fields is still waiting for me. You can take good care of yourself. I'm leaving."
When Wei Ping returned to the fields, he said nothing and continued to work hard.
When Mrs. Yang saw her son like this, she didn't understand anything. She immediately scolded Ms. Zou in her heart for daring to pretend to be sick. Fortunately, she didn't go with him, otherwise she would have been deceived by Mr. Zou.
The family only had five acres of land in total. Wei Ping divided two acres of land, leaving three acres of land left.
Wei Fu and Wei Yan worked from dawn to dusk, each of them harvested an acre of land. Tomorrow, they only need to work for half a day to finish harvesting the wheat.
On the way back, Father Wei couldn't straighten his waist after working all day.
Yang said, "I'll put some medicinal wine on you when you go back and rub it in." She then asked Wei Yan if he was tired.
In terms of strength, Wei Yan is not as strong as Wei's father. He was seriously ill before, but now he is able to walk home, relying solely on his willpower to hold on.
But when Mr. Yang asked him, he didn't want his parents to worry, so he just shook his head slightly: "I'm fine."
Father Wei said: "It's good to be young. I think when I was his age, I could harvest an acre and a half of land by myself. It's a pity that now that I'm old, I can't do it anymore."
Yang said: "It's an acre and a half of land. Why haven't I seen it before? It's probably only a few acres of land at most!"
The old couple started arguing over this matter. As a result, and it was dark, no one paid attention to Wei Yan's face.
The family of three walked back slowly, and before they even opened the courtyard door, they could smell the fragrance inside.
Father Wei sniffed: "What delicious food is the second daughter-in-law doing?"
Yang said: "This second daughter-in-law spends money really lavishly. I will have to talk about her some other time."
As soon as Yang finished speaking, Shen Xiu came out of the kitchen with a large bowl of pork rib soup, "Mom and dad are back, it's time to eat."
Dinner is pork rib soup and white flour steamed buns.
Yang chattered while eating, but Shen Xiu just turned a deaf ear. Seeing that Wei Yan didn't move his chopsticks very much, he gave him a piece of braised ribs.
"Ms. sir, why don't you eat meat?"
At this moment, Wei Yan just wanted to lie down on the bed, and he just twitched his lips when he heard this.
Shen Xiujue realized something was wrong, "Ms. sir, are you tired?"
As soon as he asked this question, Wei Yan saw that everyone's eyes were on him, and he forced a smile: "I'm not very tired. I just had a full meal at noon, so I'm not hungry yet."
Neither Yang nor Father Wei was that attentive. When they heard him say that he was just not hungry, they lowered their heads and started eating again.
Shen Xiu was sitting next to him, and when he moved his eyes slightly downward, he noticed that his legs seemed to be shaking, clearly indicating that he was overworked.
She glanced at Mr. Yang and Mr. Wei who were sitting across from her, knowing that he was afraid that they would worry, so she said nothing.
Wei Yan stayed up until dinner was finished before going back to his room to rest.
After Shen Xiu washed the dishes, Yang handed her a porcelain bottle, "This contains medicinal wine that promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis. You can rub it on the second child in a while and then rub it. Otherwise, he will definitely not be able to get out of bed tomorrow."
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She knew her son better than her mother. Yang knew that Wei Yan had a habit of showing off his strength and would hold on no matter how painful it was, so he only told Shen Xiu.
When Shen Xiu entered the room with medicinal wine, Wei Yan was untying his clothes. Probably because his hands were shaking, he couldn't untie them several times.
"Let me do it!" Shen Xiu couldn't stand it, so she put the medicinal wine aside and took off the singlet he was wearing for him.
She was so close that she could clearly smell the sweat on Wei Yan's body, and when she looked at him again, her face was slightly red.
Shen Xiu often saw the serious Wei Yan. It was rare that he saw Wei Yan looking shy, so he started to tease him.
She looked at the medicinal wine on the table and said, "Mom gave me a bottle of medicinal wine and asked me to rub it on your body and then rub it for you."
Wei Yan was just blushing just now, but now that he heard these words, his ears were red and he didn't dare to look at her, "I'll do it myself!"
Shen Xiubian said oh and asked deliberately: "You really don't need me?"
Probably because the joking meaning in these words was too obvious, Wei Yan finally noticed something and his face became less red. He turned back to look at her and said, "If you really want to help me, that's not impossible."
Shen Xiu stopped as soon as she was satisfied: "I'd better go and pour you some hot water!"
After the hot water was brought, Shen Xiu was afraid that Wei Yan would be embarrassed to wash up in front of her, so she deliberately stayed outside for a while.
By the time she returned to her room, Wei Yan had already wiped her body and applied medicinal wine.
Shen Xiu knew that he was exhausted today, so she helped him pour away the dirty water in the basin, and even laid out the bedding for him thoughtfully.
Wei Yan watched her busy under the lamp, and his calm heart suddenly fluctuated. For the first time, he felt that it felt good to be cared about by his wife.
That night, when Shen Xiu was half asleep, she was suddenly awakened by the movement beside her.
She opened her eyes drowsily and reached out to touch the side, but she didn't touch anyone. This surprise was no small matter, and Shen Xiu's sleepiness was immediately driven away, and she hurriedly shouted: "Ms. sir."
"I'm here." Wei Yan's voice came from under the bed.
Shen Xiu lit the oil lamp and realized that Wei Yan had fallen under the bed at some point.
The other party's face was pale, his whole body was covered in sweat, and his whole body looked like he had been fished out of the water.
Even so, when Shen Xiu went to help him, he weakly warned: "Keep your voice down, don't wake up your parents."
Shen Xiu helped him to the bed and asked in a low voice: "What's going on?"
Wei Yan took a breath and said, "I was a little thirsty, but my legs were so weak that I fell down before I could stand firm."
Shen Xiu knew that this was due to exhaustion after doing heavy work, so she couldn't help but apologize: "You are afraid that your parents will worry, so why don't you use your strength when working?"
Wei Yan pursed his lips and said: "Dad is getting older, and the eldest brother has been separated again. If I don't do it, all the work will fall on my father and mother. I just haven't worked for a long time, I just need to rest for a few days.
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Shen Xiu looked at the sweat all over his body. This was not because he had not worked for a long time, but because he was clearly deficient in energy and blood.
Recalling that Wei Yan had suffered a serious illness before, Shen Xiu asked in a low voice: "Do you often feel dizzy and weak? In severe cases, do you not even have the strength to walk?"