An orphan girl from a farming family: Everyday farming in the mountains during natural disasters

Qian Yurou's eyes widened, a bright light flashed in her eyes, her fingers loosened slightly, and the route map between her fingers fell lightly to the ground.

"Brother is back!" Xia Qingyue laughed happily.

Xiaomei looked at Qian Yurou anxiously and added, "I heard it from Aunt Gui next door. She just came back from town and saw it when she passed by the pharmacy. She said she saw them helping Brother Li into the store."

"What? Brother Kang is injured?" Qian Yurou's eyes were full of worry.

Xia Qingyue and Han Zhibai were also very worried.

"Let's go and take a look." Qian Yurou was in a state of confusion. She stepped out and even forgot the route map that had fallen on the ground. She took two steps before she remembered it. She turned back to pick it up and put it away.

"Qingyue, Brother Weikang is quite skilled and he is familiar with Xishan. Don't worry too much." Qian Yurou held Xia Qingyue's hand and comforted her.

Xia Qingyue lowered her eyes and looked at her hand. The other person's hand was icy cold. Looking closely, she could see that the hand was trembling slightly.

She took Qian Yurou's hand and said, "Okay, let's go and take a look!"

Several people rushed to the pharmacy in a hurry.

Halfway through the journey, they unexpectedly met Li Weikan, who was limping and walking hurriedly, being supported by someone.

When the two sides met, Li Weikang and Xia Qingyue shouted at the same time:

"Big brother!"

"younger sister!"

The two of them walked quickly forward, held hands and looked at each other, both with tears in their eyes.

"You are really back. Just now I heard people in the pharmacy say that Yu Rou brought people to the shop these two days. I thought it might be you, so I rushed here. When did you come back!?" Li Weikang's wheat-colored face flushed with joy.

"I came back a few days ago, brother, are you hurt?" She stared at his legs.

One of his legs was slightly bent, and there was a mark of bandage on his calf.

Although Qian Yurou didn't say anything, her eyes were full of anxiety and worry.

"It's a minor injury. He's been treated with medicine and will be healed in a few days." Li Weikan said to Xia Qingyue, his eyes looking at Qian Yurou.

The joy of reunion made everyone happy, and they returned to the Qian family.

Han Zhibai checked Li Weikang's foot injury and confirmed that it was only a flesh wound, with no damage to the bones or muscles. Only then did Xia Qingyue feel relieved and went to the kitchen with Qian Yurou and Xiaomei to cook dinner.

In the main room, Han Zhibai talked to Li Weikan about their trip to Wei Hai and the route map of Yunzhou Mountains.

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After staying in Fenglai Town for ten days, Xia Qingyue and Han Zhibai prepared to go to Xiushui Village.

Li Weikan's foot injury was almost healed, and he and Qian Yurou sent the two of them out of town together.

Outside the town entrance, several people stood in an open space. Li Weikang said, "I will go back at the end of the year, and take people to Yunzhou in the spring of next year. I hope everything will go smoothly next year, and the people will have medicine to treat their diseases."

"Brother, we are waiting for you to come home."

Seeing that he has become so calm and steady, and is walking step by step towards the path he wants to take, Xia Qingyue is happy for him.

She looked away and looked at Qian Yurou, "'Only after all the makeup is washed away can the truth be seen, and when you return, you still smell as good as before', Yurou, I hope that all your wishes will come true, all your hopes will come true, and you will be happy and at peace. You deserve all the good things in the world!"

Qian Yurou was moved to tears, and they hugged each other tightly.

Around 3 p.m. that day, they arrived at Xiushui Village.

After coming back two years later, Xiushui Village has changed a lot and is getting better and better.

The people in the village were very curious when they saw the two people.

When they arrived at the gate of the Li family, they saw a new house built a little to the side behind the Li family's house. That was the land owned by Chen Youmao and his son.

The gate of the Li family's courtyard was open, and the clear laughter of children could be heard from inside, mixed with the voices of Chen Yuzhen and Fang Xiaoyu.

Chen Yuzhen and Fang Xiaoyu were walking slowly in the yard with a child about one year old.

The child was still young and walked unsteadily, with one of his little hands on Fang Xiaoyu and the other on Chen Yuzhen, and he would giggle every two steps.

Xia Qingyue, who was outside the door, saw that scene and her eyes became hot, "Aunt, Xiaoyu!"

When Chen Yuzhen and Fang Xiaoyu heard the voice, they first wondered if they had heard it wrongly. Then they looked towards the courtyard gate. When they saw who was standing outside the gate, they were surprised and happy, and cried and laughed at the same time.

Fang Xiaoyu picked up the child.

Seeing this, Chen Yuzhen turned and ran towards Xia Qingyue, and the two hugged each other and cried bitterly.

After holding the child for a while, Chen Yuzhen took Xia Qingyue's hand and walked into the house. Fang Xiaoyu held the child in one hand and picked up the kettle with the other hand to pour water.

Han Zhibai hurriedly took the kettle and poured water.

What Chen Yuzhen cares most about is the health of the couple and whether they are living a good life.

Xia Qingyue answered them one by one and said that they were living well.

Seeing Xia Qingyue's rosy complexion and bright eyes, and that she looked better than before she got married and still looked like the little girl she used to be, Chen Yuzhen knew that their married life was very good.

As long as they are doing well.

Xia Qingyue and Han Zhibai are also concerned about the Li family's recent situation.

After chatting, they learned that Chen Youmao's house was built two years ago, and Chen Dawei and Chen Youmao moved in. More than a year ago, the couple gave birth to a daughter and named her Chen Xingyue.

Little Yueyue is very pretty and doesn't recognize strangers. Xia Qingyue stretched out her hand and leaned forward to ask for a hug. She is soft, cute and full of milk fragrance.

Li Benfu, Chen Dawei and Fang's father are still making earthen bricks. Today the country is stable and peaceful, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and their lives are getting better and better. Some people who have some money want to renovate better houses. They are busy in various towns and return home once every half a month.

Li Weisheng bought ten acres of land in the village to grow flowers. Through his continuous efforts, he now opened a store in Datong Town that specializes in selling lipsticks, lip balms and facial creams. The name of the store is Yue Yan Fang. Many people come from other places to buy from it, and the business is booming.

Li Weisheng was too busy to handle it all by himself, so Chen Youmao went to manage the accounting transactions, while Chen Yuzhen and Fang's mother and daughter made lipsticks and other things at home.

The family lives a busy but fulfilling life every day.

As they were chatting, Li Weisheng, who was busy in the flower field, came back. When he saw the scene at home, he walked under the eaves, rubbed his eyes, opened his eyes, and realized he was not mistaken, it was not a dream!

He strode over the threshold, his face full of joy, "Sister, brother-in-law, you're back!"

After happily chatting for a while, Li Weisheng entered the room and took out a booklet and handed it to Xia Qingyue, "Sister, this is the account book that Youmao and I made."

She casually flipped through a few pages and looked at the daily accounts. The handwriting on the account book was neat and powerful. It was obvious that they had worked hard in reading and writing.

"Dad has also made one. They should be back in a few days."

Xia Qingyue is looking forward to the return of Li Benfu and the others. She did not see them when she set out for Wei Hai more than two years ago. Now she will be able to see them in a few days. She feels happy just thinking about it.

In the evening, the family happily had a reunion dinner.

After dinner, the men went to the kitchen to clean up, while Xia Qingyue and the others sat in the main room and chatted.

Speaking of Li Weikan, Chen Yuzhen said with some regret: "Kang'er is far away, and we are always worried about him. Every time he comes back and talks about going up the mountain to look for medicine, he looks full of energy and spirit. That is what he likes to do. He likes to be happy, and we are happy too.

In fact, when he went to Fenglai Town, we all knew that he went there for Yu Rou. It was a choice he made willingly, and we will respect it no matter what.

Yurou has had a very hard life. Regardless of whether she and Kang'er are destined to be together or not, whether they succeed or not, no matter how they were before or how they will be in the future, we will not let this matter create any rift between us. If she needs help, we will do our best to help her. We only hope that she can finally have a happy ending after all the hardships she has endured."

Xia Qingyue recalled her experience in Fenglai Town some time ago.

As the saying goes, those who are involved in the matter are often confused, while those who are not involved can see things clearly. She believes that some things will gradually come to fruition.

After chatting for a while, Chen Yuzhen took Xia Qingyue and Han Zhibai back to their home.

"The house is clean, just make the bed." Chen Yuzhen took the key and opened the door.

Xia Qingyue said, "Aunt, let's make the bed ourselves. It's getting late, you should go to bed early."

Chen Yuzhen smiled and said, "Okay, come find us if you need anything."

When she left, they closed the door.

With the help of oil lamps, they could see that there were several fruit trees planted in the yard, as well as some lush and green flowers and plants with a fragrant aroma. The house was spotless and had everything one could need, with an air of everyday life everywhere.

The two stood side by side in the main room, looking around the house, they turned their heads, faced each other, their eyes met, and smiled at the same time: "We are home!"

They still like life in the mountains and have made up their minds early on that after returning, they will first stay in their small home in Xiushui Village for a few days, then go back to their home in the valley, and then come down to live for a while after the New Year.

No matter where we are, as long as they are there, it is home.

(End of the article)

Ordinary life does not end here, every moment is a new beginning.