Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 479 Peaceful years

My aunt-in-law talked as she walked.

An Yue chose to keep silent and just listened quietly.

Time flies, and the three generations of this family have been exiled to the northwest for three years.

There has been no news for three years, and my aunt is now increasingly worried about their situation.

Meng Xiuer comforted her mother-in-law: "Mom, they will be fine. Who knows when they will stand in front of us."

Aunt Zhang wiped the tears from her eyes and said, "I hope so. I don't know how they have been doing in the past three years."

Several people returned home.

Meng Xiuer hurriedly picked up the backpack from the farm tool room and walked out of the yard gate to cut grass for the pigs.

Grandma took two sips of tea, rolled up her sleeves and began to prepare dinner.

My aunt-in-law carried a hoe to the vegetable garden to plant vegetables, and Da Niu took a machete to the back mountain to chop firewood.

An Yue played with Xiao Bao and Ba Shi in the yard.

Now the siblings and Chunzhi Ale live in the county town, and they come back less and less each month.

Every time An Yue comes back, Xiao Bao and Ba Shi always like to stick to her.

Before I knew it, it was already the You hour.

The days are always longer in early summer.

A setting sun in the sky hangs obliquely on the top of the Western Hills, unwilling to retreat for a long time.

I don’t know how much time had passed, but Meng Xiuer, her aunt, and Daniu, who were busy outside, all returned home one by one.

Night fell quietly. An Yue was tired of playing with Xiaobao and Bashi in the yard, so she took them into the house.

The lights in the house flickered, casting hazy shadows on the wall.

An Yue recalled that when she and her brother lived in the old house of the An family, they often made shadow puppets in the kitchen to make An Nian laugh while cooking dinner.

The brother and sister depended on each other and spent those long, difficult and unforgettable days of loneliness.

At this time, An Yue was making various shadow puppets in front of the oil lamp.

This made Xiaobao giggle, and Bashi was jumping around under the shadow play wall.

After dinner is ready.

The family sat in the main hall to have dinner, but the atmosphere was a little depressing.

There were still traces of tears on my aunt's face, and my grandmother was sighing dejectedly.

Meng Xiuer hugged Xiaobao and fed him quietly.

Daniu noticed that the atmosphere was not right, so he also kept silent and lowered his head to eat.

An Yue saw it all, but still chose to keep silent.

After a while, the aunt forced a smile and said, "Yueyue, how is the business in the county town these days? Are you still busy?"

An Yue swallowed the food in her mouth and replied, "Chunzhi and Ale are helping to keep an eye on the county town. Everything is fine."

The aunt took a piece of bacon and put it in An Yue's bowl, then asked, "What about Niannian? Has he grown taller?"

"He is now so absorbed in his studies that he almost forgets to eat and sleep."

"Ah, I pass the exam to become a scholar at a young age every year. It gets harder and harder as time goes by, but it's not easy."

"Study is important, but health is more important. Yueyue has to take better care of him and make sure he eats well."

"Well, don't worry, auntie, I'm keeping an eye on him every day."

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An Yue knew that it was not unreasonable for her aunt and grandmother to worry about her grandfather, uncle and Anqing.

After all, the living environment in places like the Northwest is extremely harsh.

There has been no news in the past three years, which is really distressing.

An Yue decided to help find out.

So, she said to Zhang: "Aunt, I will ask someone in the county town to find out about Brother Anqing and his family. You and grandmother should just relax for now."

After hearing what An Yue said, the aunt felt relieved.

She smiled happily and said, "Okay, okay, thank you Yueyue, thank you very much."

As she spoke, she picked up another piece of sausage and put it in An Yue's bowl.

"You've lost a lot of weight recently. I guess you're too busy in the county town to spare time. When you get home, eat more meat to replenish your body."

An Yue responded with a "hmm" and a faint smile.

After dinner.

The family still did the same as before, after finishing their work, they went back to their respective rooms to rest.

The night in the village is particularly peaceful and beautiful, with the croaking of frogs in the fields rising and falling.

An Yue lay in bed all day long, and fell asleep peacefully in a short while.

The next day.

At the hour of Mao, the sky outside was just beginning to brighten.

Because the Malatang shop closed early yesterday, no one stayed in the shop.

Today the family got up early, had breakfast, and prepared to go to the shop.

After Da Niu had loaded the mule cart, he led the cart to the roadside and waited.

An Yue and her aunt and grandmother were getting ready to leave, but Xiao Bao cried and refused to let An Yue go.

"Be good, Xiaobao, don't cry. Auntie is going to buy you some candy."

Xiao Bao knew that An Yue was leaving, so he hugged An Yue's neck tightly and refused to let go, crying and shouting, "Don't...don't let Auntie go, don't."

Ba Shi also squatted in front of An Yue, looking at her with pitiful eyes.

Meng Xiuer stood aside, trying every way to coax Xiaobao, but to no avail.

An Yue said to her aunt and grandmother, "Let's go to the main road and wait."

Afterwards, An Yue took Xiao Bao to the gate of the yard, squatted down, pointed in the direction of the county town and said to Xiao Bao: "Xiao Bao, Auntie is behind that mountain."

Xiaobao looked at An Yue in confusion, with a face full of grievance.

An Yue continued to coax him, "From now on, if Xiaobao misses his aunt and uncle, just look in that direction. Aunt will come back to see Xiaobao soon."

After hearing this, Ba Shi barked a few times.

Xiao Bao seemed to understand. He looked at An Yue with doubt and said in a baby voice, "Auntie...Auntie is not allowed to cheat Yin."

"Of course I'm not lying. Let's make a pinky promise." An Yue began to teach Xiaobao how to make a pinky promise.

"Let's make a pinky promise, and never change it for a hundred years! Stamp!" After making a pinky promise, they stamped each other's foreheads with their thumbs.

Xiaobao then burst into laughter and moved closer to An Yue's cheek, then stood on tiptoe and kissed An Yue's face.

Then he turned around and ran to hold his mother Meng Xiu'er's hand, smiling and waving at An Yue.

An Yue stroked Ba Shi's head again and said to him, "Be good, Ba Shi. Take good care of Xiao Bao at home. Next time I come back, I will take you to the back hills to look for rabbits."

Ba Shi wagged his tail, licked An Yue's hand, and made a whimpering sound.

After coaxing Xiaobao and Bashi, An Yue stood up and smiled warmly at her sister-in-law, Xiaobao and Bashi, and waved.

She then turned around and walked towards the road not far away.

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We arrived at the main road and got on the mule cart. Daniu drove the mule cart towards the town with ease.

When we arrived at the door of the Malatang shop, my aunt-in-law opened the door first.

As usual, as soon as my aunt-in-law entered the shop, she started cleaning the various wooden basins used to hold vegetables.

Da Niu drove the mule cart to the backyard, removed the frame from the mule, tied up the mule, and fed it feed and water.

Grandma walked into the shop, took down the apron that was hanging on the wooden pillar yesterday, and tied it around her waist neatly.