Feast of Flowers: 63.Tomb

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For many ordinary villagers, going to court to file a lawsuit is a very scary thing. After hearing this sentence, Hua Chengzhong and his wife's legs became weak with fear.

They suddenly remembered a lot of old things, and suddenly became panicked and didn't know what to do.

The other villagers who were watching the excitement slowly came to their senses. Everyone in the village knew how Hua Chengzhong and his wife treated Jin Wazi. Just now, Hua Chengzhong was making noises about wanting the homestead and land from Hua Laosan's family. Jin Wazi heard it and looked at it in her heart. How could she have no idea?

How old was Jin Wazi when he left Huajiagou? A seventeen-year-old girl worked hard outside with nothing, no relatives, and no one to complain to. Now that she has finally become successful and prosperous, she must have resentment towards Hua Chengzhong and his wife.

"Uncle Cheng Zhong, you and your aunt should go back and rest first." Secretary Hua's son turned pale with fright when he saw the couple. He did not dare to say a word. He stepped forward and whispered to the couple, "Don't let outsiders I saw the joke."

Hua Chengzhong finally came to his senses, glared at the crowd watching the excitement, and hurried home with his wife in hand.

"Oh, you have quite a temper." The village woman who had been yelled at by Hua Chengzhong just now, seeing Hua Chengzhong being so frightened, raised her voice and said, "Isn't it just because he gave birth to two children in his house? He speaks louder than others in the village. At that time, I wanted to marry Jin Jin to the old bachelor because I wanted to save money for the wedding of the eldest son of his family. So as a human being, don't do immoral things, or you will be punished."

"Jin Jin has been out all these years and has finally made a career. I think the men who were following her just now are a bit like bodyguards."

"If I were her, and I had an uncle like Hua Chengzhong, I would have to bring a bodyguard when I came home. What if I locked her up in the house again and forced her to get married?"

Everyone was talking, some were lamenting, some were curious, but when it came to those events back then, everyone wanted to scold Hua Chengzhong for not being honest. The people in the village have not had a good relationship with Hua Chengzhong's family in recent years. It's just that Hua Chengzhong has two sons with bad tempers. If they disagree, they will fight with others. Everyone has the attitude that they can't afford to offend and can hide away.

Now that they see that his family may be in trouble, everyone is secretly applauding. Who would like the village bully?

"The land in our Ninth Village is fertile, and the vegetables and fruits grown taste good." Secretary Hua introduced some of the current situation of the Ninth Village. Pei Yan glanced at the high heels on Hua Jin's feet, then turned around and looked at the front of her eyes. With a breakthrough in walking, he held her waist and carried her to a rock to stand. He walked in front of her and pointed at his back: "Come up."

"Just support me, I can walk fine." Hua Jin looked around and saw a few children and old people looking over here. When Secretary Hua saw that they suddenly stopped leaving, she also looked over in confusion. .

"What are you holding on to? There are lots of bumps here. What if I fall on your knees?" Pei Yan said nothing and carried her on his back. "I will let you down when we reach flat ground."

Hua Jin looked at Secretary Hua's shocked eyes, silently buried her head on the back of Pei Yan's neck, slowly stretched out her hands and wrapped her arms around Pei Yan's neck.

"This is an economic fruit forest planned by the town's technical staff. It has begun to bear fruit in the past few years." Secretary Hua turned his head and pretended not to see the intimacy between Pei Yan and Hua Jin. He was older and could not Understand how urban couples get along.

Walking through the **** and onto a relatively flat path, Pei Yan put down Hua Jin, took Hua Jin's hand and asked, "I'm sorry, Hua Hua injured her knee a few years ago and can't walk on the rugged mountain road. I hope you don’t mind my behavior.”

Most of the staff in the village office are from Jiu Village. When they heard that Hua Jin had injured her foot, they couldn’t help but look at Hua Jin a few more times. Secretary Hua couldn’t help but said: "How could it be injured? It's serious. Not serious?"

"It's very serious. I almost lost my life back then." Pei Yan said with a sullen face, "Huahua was lucky and survived, but she still has the old disease. As long as it's cloudy and rainy, her legs will hurt."

Everyone fell silent. Hua Jin had changed so much over the years, and he must have suffered a lot in places they didn't know about.

"Over the years, Huahua has been thinking about the people who took care of her in the village, so we came back to make some contribution to the development of the village." Pei Yan looked at everyone's faces, "Although a lot happened here back then. It's an unpleasant thing, but Huahua still wants everyone to live a better life. I respect her thoughts, so I accompanied her here."

Everyone recalled the past when Hua Jin lived in this village. Because she was born as a girl, she was rejected by her grandmother. Fortunately, she was the first child. Although her grandparents and parents did not like it, she was not sent away. .

Later, with the birth of her younger brother, Hua Jin’s life became increasingly difficult. When she was only six or seven years old, she had to go out with a small bamboo basket to cut pig grass and help with household chores. Fortunately, she strives for herself and gets good grades. Every time Hua Chengmin and his wife go to a parent-teacher meeting, they are praised by the teacher.

Hua Jin’s mother is a very face-conscious woman. Because of Hua Jin’s good grades, several villages praised her when they mentioned her. Therefore, Hua Jin did not face difficulties in studying and going to school. Unfortunately, this good luck also ended after the couple died unexpectedly.

Nearly eight years later, every time it was time to take the college entrance examination, someone in the village would say with emotion that if Hua Jinjin could take the college entrance examination, he would definitely be able to get into a very good university.

It's a pity that everything didn't work out. Looking at Hua Jin standing in front of them, all the elders in the village blushed.

Pei Yan was not ready to stop: "I heard that Hua Chengzhong's family is very domineering in the village. For this kind of village tyrants, superiors have already given instructions. They must severely crack down on the behavior of village tyrants and give the people a peaceful life."

Secretary Hua's heart trembled when he heard this, and he met Pei Yan's calm eyes. The young man's eyes were so sharp that he almost didn't dare to look at him: "Mr. Pei is right, there is still room for improvement in what we don't do well."

Pei Yan didn't say anything more. He turned to look at Hua Jin: "Where is your land?"

Hua Jin looked around and pointed at a paddy field under the fish pond: "That field seems to belong to my family, right?" She glanced at Secretary Hua.

"Yes, this field belongs to your family." Secretary Hua nodded, and the group walked to the edge of the fish pond and found that there were still grain piles in the paddy field. Obviously, this field has been used by people, and the field was removed not long ago. The rice is cut away.

The people in the village office were a little embarrassed. Although it is better to have uncultivated land than someone planting it, the old rule in the village is that if you plant land that others are not using temporarily, you must pay tribute to the owner.

Hua Jin noticed the embarrassment of the villagers, but she pretended not to see it: "Has there been enough rain in the past few years?"

"There was too much rain some time ago, which affected the rice harvest. Fortunately, we have good drainage ditches here, so the crops were not greatly affected. It was the melon fields near the river that suffered." Mentioned the recent Regarding the rain issue, Secretary Hua’s embarrassment disappeared a lot, and she finally had something to talk about.

It's strange to say that they obviously watched Hua Jin grow up, but now everyone feels a little uncomfortable in front of her. Perhaps it was because they felt guilty for not helping Hua Jin when she was imprisoned by Hua Chengzhong, or because Hua Jin was too prosperous now and their village had taken the benefits she gave her in vain, but they could not help her too much. They felt that Somewhat embarrassed.

But no matter why, they know very well that the Huajin of today is no longer the Huajin of the past.

We had lunch at Secretary Hua’s house. Hua Jin looked at a table full of farm food, thanked Secretary Hua and his family, and sat down to eat. Halfway through the meal, Hua Chengguo brought two pieces of smoked and dried bacon, placed them in front of Assistant Pei Yan, and turned around to leave.

"Second uncle." Hua Jin called Hua Chengguo, "Let's eat something together."

"No, your second mother has cooked the meal at home. I can just go back and eat it." Facing Hua Jin, Hua Chengguo felt a little guilty. He wiped his hands back and forth on the side of his pants several times, "I remember when you were a child. I like to eat bacon stewed with dried vegetables. There has been a lot of rain this year and the dried vegetables have become moldy. There are only two pieces of bacon left. You can take them back and eat them."

Hua Jin glanced at the bacon packed in a plastic bag at the assistant's feet: "Thank you, second uncle."

Hua Chengguo moved his lips but said nothing more. Back then, his family was poor and Hua Jin could not take part in the college entrance examination. Although he did not participate, he did not help her. Now that she is rich, he has no shame to seek relatives.

"Then, you will be fine in the future." Hua Chengguo secretly glanced at Pei Yan who followed Hua Jin and said, "Come back and have a look when you have time in the future."

After all that could be said, Hua Chengguo hunched over his back and hurried away along the path he came from.

Hua Jin stood at the door, looking at Hua Chengguo's back getting further and further away, looking a little dazed.

"Hua Xiaojin." Pei Yan gently held her hand, "Let's go, I'll accompany you back for dinner."

Hua Jin looked at Pei Yan blankly and slowly smiled.

Standing here today, she realizes very clearly that she is actually a person without relatives. After living in Huajiagou for more than ten years, she was so familiar with every plant and tree here that she could walk with her eyes closed. But when she came back after eight years, she found the familiar roads, familiar water, and even familiar people. , everything has changed.

After lunch, Hua Jin took out a pair of flat shoes from the car, put them on, took out the fragrant wax ingots and other items that she had prepared, and went to visit her grandma's grave.

I followed Secretary Hua for a long time and finally arrived at my grandma’s grave. The tomb was very crudely built, with the tomb simply piled with stones and surrounded by lush weeds.

Looking down at the grass that had grown above her knees, Hua Jin bent down, took the sickle from Secretary Hua’s hand, and started cutting in silence.

"I'll come." Pei Yan held Hua Jin's wrist, "The first time I met my grandma, she asked me to be courteous in front of her, so that she could know that I am sincere to you. ."

Hua Jin blinked her reddish eyes and handed him the sickle: "Then please show your courtesy."

It had rained a few days ago and the weather was a bit hot and humid. Pei Yan, who had never even touched a sickle since he was a child, started to sweat profusely after cutting grass for a while. The assistants wanted to help, but he called them back.

"This kind of thing is called filial piety when a junior like me does it." Pei Yan wiped the sweat on his forehead with his elbow and grinned at Hua Jin.

Looking at his silly look, Hua Jin couldn't help but smile, took out a handkerchief from her bag, wiped the sweat from his face, "Be careful, don't cut your hands."

It took an hour to finally clear away the weeds on and around the tomb. Pei Yan straightened his clothes, lit the incense candle, then knelt down with a pop and threw the tied ingot into the brazier. .

Hua Jin stared blankly at his action and knelt beside him.

Grandma, your unfilial granddaughter is back.

Hua Jin's eyelids trembled, and she turned around and looked at Pei Yan. The man kneeling beside me stupidly, his name is Pei Yan, and he is the best man I have ever met in my life.

You, the old man, must remember his face well and wish him good health, everything goes well, and he is safe and worry-free. This is the person who may become your grandson-in-law.

My granddaughter does not get much preference in this life. You are the first, and he is the second. After you passed away, someone finally noticed what I liked to eat and put the things I liked in my bowl. No matter how much I ate, he felt that I ate less and didn’t grow fat enough.

You would also like such a boy, right?

Hua Jin smiled and kowtowed three times towards the grave, and Pei Yan followed her and kowtowed firmly.

Look, this idiot is just so stupid and so good. For my sake, I came to a country that I am not used to. I can’t wait to kowtow to you and want to be your grandson. In case...in case we are not together in the future, you must not blame him.

He is so good, I just want him to be happy forever, please bless him.

When the ingot burned out, Hua Jin stood up from the ground. Pei Yan quickly reached out to help him. After Hua Jin stood firm, he got up from the ground.

"What did you say to grandma in your heart just now?" On the way back, the two walked slowly. Pei Yan held Hua Jin's hand and asked in a low voice, "Have you told grandma that I am your Your boyfriend is your future husband."

"What do you think?" Hua Jin looked at him with a smile.

"I don't want to guess. Anyway, even if you didn't say it, I introduced myself in my heart." Pei Yan raised his chin and said with a hint of contentment, "I told her that I am her future grandson-in-law. From now on I will definitely take good care of you and live with you forever."

A lifetime.

Life is too long and Hua Jin hardly dares to hope for it, but she cherishes every moment she spends with Pei Yan. Occasionally, I would also hope that the two of them would really have a future where they would never be apart.

"What's that look in your face?" Pei Yan looked at the smile on Hua Jin's face, "Don't you want to spend the rest of your life with me?"

"Hua Xiaojin, let me tell you, you can't be half-hearted in your life. I even knelt down and paid homage to your ancestors. If you round up, they are your family members. Do you understand?" Pei Yan stretched out his hand. Hua Jin hugged her waist and said, "After we go back, let's get the marriage certificate."

"What?" Hua Jin looked at Pei Yan in a daze, unable to believe her ears.

"Don't you want to be responsible for me?" Pei Yan's eyes widened.

Hua Jin: "..."

Why does this sound like she did something to him?

Even Secretary Hua, who was walking in front and pretending to be hard of hearing, turned around and looked at Hua Jin with a reproachful look, as if she was a scumbag who refused to admit her fault.

"Silence equals agreement." Pei Yan rubbed her cheek, "Then we've settled."

Hua Jin, Hua Jin had nothing to say, but deep down in her heart, she was actually a little bit excited. Maybe she wanted to tie Pei Yan to her side, but she always pretended to be sober and at ease.

After paying homage to her grandmother, Hua Jin took Pei Yan to burn a stick of incense in front of her parents' grave, but this time Hua Jin did not kneel down. She looked at the three tombs side by side and placed the paper ingots into the brazier.

The paper ingot burned more and more vigorously, and soon burned out.

There is a saying in rural areas that when worshiping ancestors, the more paper money is burned, the happier the deceased will be.

Hua Jin laughed at herself. When they were alive, she lived like an outsider in front of the family of three. Now that they are dead, do they still like her more?

When the sparks dissipated, Hua Jin said to Pei Yan, "Let's go."

The two walked in silence. When passing by a cornfield with only dead stalks left, Hua Jin stopped. She looked at the land and said to Hua Shu: "Uncle, thank you back then."

Secretary Hua was stunned. He stared at the land for a long time before he figured out what Hua Jin was talking about. Hua Jin was hiding here back then, and he secretly lost hundreds of dollars to Hua Jin.

"Let bygones be bygones. Just go back and talk to your aunt and prove that the hundreds of dollars were given to you." Secretary Hua joked, "This will clear away my hidden money. was wronged."

Hua Jin smiled: "Okay, I'll make it clear to my aunt when I get back."

"Here..." Pei Yan looked at the land in confusion.

"When I escaped from my uncle's house, I was discovered by him and hid in this land." Hua Jin can finally speak out the scene that has appeared in nightmares countless times. , "At that time, the corn grew very tall and lush, and it hid me very well, but I was still discovered."

Hua Jin smiled at Secretary Hua: "After Uncle Hua found out about me, not only did he not tell me, but he also secretly gave me a few hundred dollars."

Looking at this piece of land, Pei Yan could hardly imagine what kind of fate would have greeted Hua Jin if she had not escaped that night.

He turned to look at Secretary Hua and bowed to him solemnly: "Thank you."

Thanks to him for helping Hua Jin, allowing her to have a new life, and allowing them to meet in a crowded metropolis. Otherwise, they would be far apart in this life and would never meet.