When the pears are green

Chapter 165 Xanthium

"Don't worry, we can handle it. Your father is here. You and Qingzhou should go back quickly. It's getting late." Zhang smiled and pushed Song Li, who wanted to stay and help with the autumn harvest, to Jiang Qingzhou's side. She waved her hand and asked the two to be careful on the road.

Song Li met Wu Mingshu who was waiting for her at the entrance of the village. Wu Mingshu asked Song Li to tell Yang Jing a few words: "Xiao Li, please tell Jing'er to come to my house on August 13th. I'm afraid my parents won't let me go out."

"Don't worry, Sister Wu. I will definitely bring her there." Song Li quickly agreed. She sighed as she watched Wu Mingshu's thin back turn and leave.

Jiang Qingzhou, who was waiting on the side, saw Song Li shaking her head and sighing, and hurried over to ask: "Xiao Li, what did Sister Wu say that made you sigh so much."

"Nothing, she just wanted me to tell Jing'er something. It's hard to be a woman, and it's even harder to be a divorced woman!" Song Li said and walked forward.

Jiang Qingzhou hurriedly chased after her. He felt that Wu Mingshu was much happier than some of the miserable women he had met. At least the Wu family members all supported Wu Mingshu's divorce. He had seen some women who died without their family members standing up to say a word.

"Qingzhou, it will be more difficult after the divorce. People will keep pointing fingers at you, and you will be dragged out as a joke from time to time, especially since Uncle Wu is the head of the village, so Sister Wu's affairs will spread further and more outrageously. Sister Wu also has an unmarried sister. Aunt Li will definitely remarry Sister Wu as soon as possible to minimize the impact on Minghui. She may even promise a heavy dowry. It's possible that some relatives in their family want to use Sister Wu as a tool to turn things around. They will hold on to Sister Wu, just like, just like these cockleburs." After Song Li finished speaking, she picked two cockleburs from the roadside ditch and put them in her palm.

Song Li picked one up and put it on her hair, then continued, "It's just like cocklebur, you get it on without realizing it, and it hurts to take it off."

"Don't move, I'll help you." Jiang Qingzhou slapped away Song Li's right hand that was trying to take off the Xanthium sibiricum. He took it off gently, fearing that using too much force would cause the barbs on the Xanthium sibiricum to hurt Song Li's scalp.

Song Li asked Jiang Qingzhou to put the Xanthium sibiricum into the basket, and then asked Jiang Qingzhou and herself to pick all the Xanthium sibiricum they saw.

The two picked whatever they saw along the way, and when they arrived at Jiangjia Village, they already had half a basket of Xanthium sibiricum.

"Xiao Li, what do you want it for? I heard you can use it to make oil, but this is too little." Jiang Qingzhou gently pinched the barbs of the Xanthium sibiricum with his hands. He liked the slight tingling feeling.

Song Li casually picked up a sycamore leaf that had fallen at her feet. She shook the leaf and replied in a profound tone, "The mountain man has his own ingenious use."

Jiang Qingzhou was amused by Song Li. He reached out and took the leaf from Song Li's hand, imitating Song Li's expression and repeating what Song Li had just said.

"Qingzhou, you are so funny." Song Li held Jiang Qingzhou's arm and bent over with laughter.

Jiang Qingzhou patted Song Li's back. He waited for Song Li to stop laughing and said with a smile, "Xiao Li, let's go quickly. Don't let Qingye worry about us. Let's go to Yang's tomorrow."

Song Li nodded, and the two of them walked a few dozen meters away from home and saw Jiang Qingye and Jiang Xiaoshan fighting with each other.

"Qingye, Xiaoshan, stop it now." Jiang Qingzhou hurried over to pull Jiang Qingye and Jiang Xiaoshan apart. Song Li also ran over and found that Li Yi was also here.

Seeing Li Yi's face full of tears, Song Li quickly asked: "Li Yi, what happened? Why did they fight?"

"Sister, Qingye and I were having fun here, and that guy said he wanted to play with us, so Qingye agreed. But he always lost, and he pushed me and called me a gigolo, so Qingye started fighting with him." Li Yi pointed at Jiang Xiaoshan and told Song Li the whole story.

Seeing that Jiang Qingye was not injured, Jiang Qingzhou said a few words to Jiang Qingye and Jiang Xiaoshan respectively, and then let Jiang Xiaoshan, who looked unconvinced, go home.

"Qingye, Li Yi, come in quickly." After Jiang Qingzhou pushed open the gate, Song Li hurriedly called the two people who were still standing at the door to come in. After Li Yi came in, she went to get a basin of water and asked this "little cat" to wash his face.

Jiang Qingzhou also heard what Li Yi said just now. He told Jiang Qingye not to play with Jiang Xiaoshan anymore. It was normal for children to have friction, but they should never slander others.

"Brother, I understand. Master Li went back to his hometown for something, and he asked Li Yi to stay at our house for a few days. Is that okay?" Jiang Qingye kept rubbing his hands. He was afraid that Jiang Qingzhou and Song Li would be dissatisfied with him for bringing Li Yi back without permission.

Jiang Qingzhou saw the blue bundle on the stool. He smiled at Li Yi who was also uneasy and said, "Of course, Qingye also lived in the study for a long time before. Li Yi can treat this as his own home. Xiaoli, let Li Yi live in Qingye's room first, and let Qingye live in Xiaoxing's room."

Song Li felt that Jiang Qingzhou's arrangement was good. Li Yi was a young girl after all, and she was worried about Li Yi living alone. If she lived in the west room, she could detect any movement in time.

Jiang Qingye didn't quite understand Jiang Qingzhou's arrangement, and he spoke his mind frankly, "Brother, sister-in-law, why don't Li Yi and I live together? Why bother moving back and forth?" After saying that, he walked to Li Yi and naturally put his arm on Li Yi's shoulder.

"Of course not." Song Li and Jiang Qingzhou said at the same time. Jiang Qingzhou quickly pulled Jiang Qingye's arm off Li Yi's shoulder. He warned Jiang Qingye to stand and sit properly and not to put his arm around Li Yi's shoulders.

Jiang Qingye muttered to himself that he and Song Xing had been able to do this in the past, but why not with Li Yi.

Jiang Qingzhou patted Jiang Qingye on the shoulder, asked him to move his clothes to Song Xing's room, and told him not to enter the west room while Li Yi was staying there.

"Why? Li Yi and I are both boys, why not?" Jiang Qingye was even more puzzled. In his mind, Li Yi was no different from other boys except that he was whiter.

Li Yi quickly explained to Jiang Qingye: "Qingye, that's because my grandfather told my sister and brother that a fortune teller once told me that before I was sixteen, whoever slept in the same room with me would have a bloody disaster."

Jiang Qingye believed the reason Li Yi made up. He had originally been thinking of discussing "The Story of King Wu's Conquest of King Zhou" with Li Yi in the evening!

Before Jiang Qingye finished changing the room, Jiang Xiaoshan's mother dragged Jiang Xiaoshan to Jiang Qingye's house to settle the score.

Song Li signaled Jiang Qingye and Li Yi to stay in the yard and not come out. She and Jiang Qingzhou stood at the gate of the yard and watched Jiang Xiaoshan's mother sitting on the ground crying.

Many neighbors came to watch the fun, and the crowd was talking about Jiang Xiaoshan's mother's unreasonable behavior. Jiang Xiaoshan didn't suffer any other injuries except for some dirt on his body.

Jiang Xiaoshan looked at the crowd around him embarrassedly. He wanted to reach out and pull his mother up, but was pushed away with a slap.

"You bastard, someone beat you up and I came to help you get justice, but you sided with them. You are a traitor." Jiang Xiaoshan's mother scolded and kicked Jiang Xiaoshan. She wanted to take this opportunity to get some money from Song Li.

There was a burst of laughter from the crowd.

Song Li let Jiang Xiaoshan's mother curse the world, and she and Jiang Qingye just listened without interrupting.

When Jiang Xiaoshan's mother had scolded enough, Song Li said softly, "Sister-in-law, there will always be friction when children play together. If Xiaoshan hadn't pushed and scolded Qingye's friend, Qingye wouldn't have fought with him. Our Qingye has a good temper. If it were someone else, Xiaoshan would probably have been bruised on the face."

"Yes, who will dare to play with your Xiaoshan in the future? He won't even have a scratch on his body." Someone pointed at Jiang Xiaoshan and said with a smile.

Jiang Xiaoshan's mother's throat was a little hoarse, her dry lips opened and closed, and finally she grabbed Jiang Xiaoshan's ear and slipped away from the crowd.