Chapter 229 Brother And Sister Have A Heart-to-heart Talk

Chapter 229 sibling talk

Zheng Minglong had never been in the field before. It was the first time he came to the countryside and knew how to grow rice for the first time. When he first arrived, it was the busiest time for the villagers to harvest the rice. He was curious and wanted to play. He rolled up his sleeves and rolled up his pants to help grandpa's cousin pick up two hours of wheat. He was so tired that he almost got sunstroke and couldn't get up the next morning.

After experiencing such hard work on the farm, he had no guts to go to the fields anymore. Two days ago, he was dragged down to the fields by his two little cousins. He went to dig horseshoes and catch loach in the deep mud. Although he had a good time, he was also very tired. When he came back, his legs were a little shaky.

He heard from the villagers that this sister started to do housework and farm work when she was five years old. She was a good worker when she was six or seven years old. She did all the work in and out of the house. If she didn't work, she wouldn't have enough to eat. Even if she did, she wouldn't have enough to eat. She probably didn't eat a few pieces of meat all year round. She never wore a new dress.

Thinking about the twin sister in the family, who used to live like a princess in the ancient palace, she would ask for whatever she wanted. She would eat and wear whatever she wanted, and her parents would start to coax her as long as she frowned. Now that she was 18 years old, she probably could only cook two simple dishes. She had never washed a single piece of clothes, ate a variety of food, and only bought the latest styles of clothes and shoes. When he was a little unhappy outside, he went home and lost his temper. If he was not happy, he would make his family restless and make his parents and relatives dislike him.

They were all born in the same mother's womb. How could there be such a big difference?

The 18-year-old couldn't figure it out, frowning and resting his chin on his hands as he quietly watched Li Haitang working hard in the sun.

With Li Haitang's help, the five-minute field was quickly finished, and the rest of the afternoon was almost two hours. Li Haitang pulled his long legs out of the mud and sat down on the edge of the field, laughing with the tired Li Ya, "It's been a long time since I did farm work. It's really tiring."

Li Ya handed her the kettle in the shady straw pile and answered with a smile, "That's right. What I hate the most is that I'm tired and sunbathed at the same time."

"There's only that small piece of land left. We can finish our work today and rest for a few more months."

Li Haitang finished more than half of the water in one gulp, wiped his face in a mess, and dragged his muddy body back to the roadside. She walked directly to Zheng Minglong's hut barefoot. She remembered that there was a canal there, which was used for irrigation, and everyone would go there to wash the mud off their bodies after finishing the farm work.

By the time she came over, Zheng Minglong had already stood up to greet her and asked with concern, "Are you tired?"

"Not bad." Li Haitang replied faintly, then picked up the slippers on the ground and jumped directly into the ditch.

"Wow, cool!" The water in the ditch flowed down from the mountain. It was the real mountain spring water, not the river water. It was especially cool and comfortable. It was really cool to wash it in this cold water during the hot summer.

"Hehe, Sister hoi tong, it's really nice to wash up here. This morning, Li Hui brought a basket of melons and put them on the ice. We'll eat them together later." Li Ya had already jumped down, and the clear water turned muddy yellow in an instant.

Li Haitang took off his straw hat and threw it on the side of the road. He smoothed his hair and turned to look at her, "Li Ya, where's the melon?"

"I don't know where he is. He's in this ditch anyway. Let's look for him separately." Li Ya could see that she wanted to eat and turned to look for it.

Li Haitang also quickened his steps to find the ice melon. It was as delicious as the ice watermelon. He only walked ten meters and found it. He shouted with joy, "Here it is. Found it."

She picked up the basket under the straw and counted it roughly. There were seven or eight of them. She took the top one and handed it to Zheng Minglong, who was chasing after her. "Try it. It's sweet. It's delicious."

"Thank you." Zheng Minglong bent over and took it with a shy and sincere smile.

"Come on, Li Ya, send it to second aunt and Li Hui." She took one herself and gave it directly to Li Ya.

The mud on his body had not been washed yet. Li Haitang placed the melon on the grass by the roadside and carefully washed his face before he washed the mud off his arms and legs.

The sun was shining brightly, and after everyone had finished their work here, they were ready to go back and cook lunch.

The tallest Zheng Minglong walked in front with a slight smile on his face. It was obvious that he was in a good mood. After all, he had spoken to her today. Although he had not made a clear relationship, he had a good conversation.

"Ah!"

Suddenly, Zheng Minglong, who was walking in front of him, screamed and backed away in a panic, almost knocking Li Hui down behind him.

"What's wrong?" Li Haitang was in the third place, catching Li Hui, who had stumbled several times, so that he wouldn't fall into the field.

Zheng Minglong's face turned pale and his eyes looked at her in panic. His fingers trembled as he pointed ahead. "There's a snake in the middle of the road."

After he finished speaking, he suddenly felt that he was making a big fuss and tried to calm down, but his performance still revealed that he was afraid.

Li Hui raised his heart in his throat and went back to his stomach, "Why is it? It's just a snake. It scared me." The children who grew up in the countryside had never seen snakes, especially the naughty boys. In the summer, they were especially hunting for snakes to cook and eat.

The corners of Li Haitang's mouth twitched slightly. There were very few snakes in the city. No wonder Zheng Minglong was so scared. She carefully walked to the front and picked up a small stone, trying to drive away the snake that was still in the middle of the road.

Zheng Minglong grabbed her arm and pleaded sincerely, "Sister, don't hit it. It's sleeping. Don't wake it up. Let's go back another way."

"Sleep?" Didn't he know that snakes usually hibernate? Also, how did he know the snake was sleeping? Although the snake is likely to fall asleep in the sun, you are so kind that you don't disturb it and treat it like a human being. Is that really good?

Li Haitang wanted to laugh, but he held back.

But Li Ya and Li Hui in the back didn't hold it back. They covered their stomachs and laughed wildly. Zhao Chunhua, who was carrying a basket behind them, also grinned.

Their laughter was so loud that the sleeping snake was woken up and soon disappeared into the weeds with a wagging of its tail.

Zheng Minglong's face was glazed over, so he didn't sleep.

Li Haitang took the lead with a slight smile on his lips. This little brother was actually quite interesting. He broke a long branch on the side of the road and swayed in the weeds on both sides of the road as he walked, driving away the snakes that occasionally "Slept" in the dark.

Zhao Chunhua took a pair of children home to cook. Li Haitang went home first to change his clothes, and naturally followed Zheng Minglong's tail.

She could tell that Zheng Minglong wanted to talk to her. After opening the door with the key, she asked him to sit in the small living room. She opened the ceiling fan and poured him a glass of water. "Sit down first. I'll go upstairs and change."

"Okay."

As soon as she left, Zheng Minglong began to look at the furnishings in the room. There were all kinds of appliances and furniture in the room. The walls and floors were painted with cement. It was very clean and tidy, similar to the bungalow that his family rented in the capital. His line of sight fell on the wall of the photo on the right. There were nearly 30 of them, all framed and nailed to the wall.

He stood by the photo wall and looked carefully at the photos of his family. There were both single and group photos. Many of them were taken at tourist attractions in the capital and Hushi, and one of them was taken during the dragon lantern festival at the temple fair that year. That was the first time he had seen her.

Zheng Minglong took a closer look at the time on the photo. The earliest photos were of her graduating from the middle school examination, and none of them were taken before her age. Looking at her as thin as a bamboo pole in the photo frame, he could also guess that she did not do well before the middle school examination. The photos of high school and university in the back changed a lot every once in a while, from the beginning of youth to maturity, changing all the time. The only thing that didn't change was the confidence and stubbornness between the brows.

Hearing the sound of footsteps coming from the hall, knowing that she had changed her clothes and was coming over, he gathered his mood and was ready to tell her why he had come to see her today.

Li Haitang poured himself a glass of water and took out a box of chocolates from the cabinet in the living room, which he bought at the Hushi department store. He only ate two and grabbed one for him. "Chocolate, try it."

"Thank you." In the past, his family also bought two times, this foreign candy is very expensive, but his sister likes to eat it, now it seems that she likes to eat it too.

Li Haitang peeled one and put it in his mouth. Seeing that he had also eaten one, he stopped talking and took the initiative to say, "I heard that you came to the li family village and asked a lot about me from childhood. This should be your own personal behavior, and your parents should not know, right?"

Zheng Minglong pursed his lower lip as she called out "Your parents." Well, they don't know. I was the one who wanted to know."

"Your parents and I signed a guarantee more than three years ago. You should know that, right?" Li Haitang stared into his eyes. His eyes were like Zheng Wentao's. They had double eyelids, brown eyes, and long eyelashes. His eyes were beautiful.

Zheng Minglong lowered his voice a little, "I know. Mom and dad told me. I just found out a while ago that I don't agree with them."

When she was at home, her parents said it was for the sake of their sister and brother that they broke up with her. After arriving in the provincial capital, she heard her grandparents talk about some other reasons. It turned out that her parents were worried that she would be recognized back to take away a share of the property, worried that the two of them would have thoughts in their hearts. He didn't care about it himself, but his sister, Zheng Mingfeng, must care about it, so he understood what his parents did, but after all, they owed her too much.

"You should know that whether you agree or not is meaningless in this matter." She had already signed the letter of guarantee, and it was useless to say anything now. Even if she did not sign the letter of guarantee, she was not interested in recognizing the parents.

Zheng Minglong pursed his lips. He knew it in his heart, but his curiosity prompted him to come.

When he faced her, he had an inexplicable joy and an indescribable complexity in his heart. He took the initiative to ask, "Have you ever hated mom and dad?"

Li Haitang paused as he continued to peel the chocolate, "No. I already said that on the day I signed the letter of guarantee with them. I don't hate them at all. They're just strangers to me."

The room was silent for several minutes.

"Can't we really be a family?" Zheng Minglong still wanted to recognize this sister.

Li Haitang simply replied, "No." After a pause, a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, "Your mother won't want to spend time with me. I, your half-brother, am a thorn in her heart. Our presence will only hurt her face."

On the way back, Zheng Minglong frowned all the time. He asked her what she meant by these words, but she didn't say anything and asked him to go back and ask his mother. It seemed that the reason for abandoning her was not only superficial, but also profound.

After he left, Li Haitang sat alone in the house for a long time. He got up around 11: 30 and took the remaining half box of chocolates to his uncle's house.