Chapter 7: Looking

 After Wei Jianhua came back, another person worked at home, but He Xiaoyun and Feng Qiuyue were still in charge of cooking. 

At noon, they prepared a stir-fried garlic sprout with preserved meat, a stir-fried squash, and a bowl of vegetable soup.

As usual, He Xiaoyun delivered the meals to Wang Chunhua and the others and then went to go to the riverside. Wei Jianwei and Wei Jianhua worked at the same place.

Wei Jianhua followed the genetic of the Wei's of having thick eyebrows and eyes filled with youthful vigor. He Xiaoyun felt what would he looked like when he grows in the future with just a look.

Unlike the reticent nature of the Wei's, Wei Jianhua talks a lot and he resembled his younger uncle in this regard,

"Today's meal is delicious. First sister-in-law and second sister-in-law have good crafts!" He was hungry but he didn't forget to flatter her while eating.

He Xiaoyun felt that this kid is much better than the one next to him (T/N: Jianwei~ lol), at least this kid knows how to be a sweet mouth.

She listened to Wei Jianhua's flattery with a sense of comfort and picked up the portions of bacon to give half to him. A good kid needs to be rewarded.

"This is enough, sister-in-law. You can leave some for the second brother." Wei Jianhua tried to stop her.

"It's okay. Your second brother will allow you." He Xiaoyun shot down his refusal.

Wei Jianhua laughed drily and glanced at his second brother.

He knew that his second brother and second sister-in-law has a bad relationship, he'd always known. But when he came back, he felt that the two of them were strange. He saw the two of them not talking to each other like strangers. But there was no such subtle aura between strangers.

Yes, subtle.

Wei Jianhua praised himself for wording it like that in his heart. 

Isn't it subtle? Why did his second sister-in-law become enthusiastic about him when she didn't in the past? She keeps filling his bowl with meat.

But if he eats more, his second brother will eat less meat. His second brother may not settle the accounts with his wife, but he will settle it with him. 

As a follower of his second brother since he was a child, no one knows him better than he does. Since childhood, every adult says that his second brother is a good, sensible boy. 

Only the children knew that this second brother of his is a fierce fighter. In the past, the small bullies in the commune will pick fights with the good children, but now no one dares. 

Those who mess with his second brother have no eyesight and were beaten into fearing him.

What angers the little bullies more is that when they tried to tell on him(WJ), the adults around wouldn't believe their claims, because who didn't know that the second child of the Wei's is honest? How could he pick a fight!

Over time, when the small gangsters saw his second brother walking around, they will turn around and run away. Fortunately, as Wei Jianhua was the brother of this fierce fighter, he was hardly bullied.

But him not being bullied by others doesn't mean his second brother wouldn't bully him. For example, at this very moment, although his second brother wasn't looking at him while he eats, Wei Jianhua can feel that he's been targeted because of the meat in his bowl. 

He struggled hard. The smell of the meat was fragrant but fearing that if he ate it, his second brother would settle the scores.

Suddenly, Wei Jianhua saw a familiar figure from afar, he hurriedly changed the subject, "Isn't that Teacher Zhang? Is she also here to deliver a meal?" 

He Xiaoyun followed his gaze. Not far away, there was a young girl that seems twenty-four with two big braids. The young men and women all look the same as her. 

He Xiaoyun remembered that were the educated youths from the city. The teacher Zhang in Wei Jianhua's mouth is a private teacher from the commune's elementary school. The current private teacher here has the same meaning as a 'substitute teacher' in the future.

Coincidentally, this Zhang Yurong was once Wei Jianwei's blind date.

Speaking of this, Wei Jianwei was 28 this year. Four years ago, his age was already old for men in the countryside so Wang Chunhua arbitrarily gave him a match, and that was Zhang Yurong, an educated youth.

Although the educated youths are from the city, there's no way and no hope that they can return to the city sooner. So many educated youths choose to marry locally. 

Although Wei Jianwei was born in the countryside, he was already promoted in the army and his conditions are fairly good. 

The thing here is, there exists the original owner, He Xiaoyun. She is about the same age as Zhang Yurong and even looked better than her. She has always been the target of the team's young men to pursue.

But after Zhang Yurong came, people compared the two of them and said that Yurong was way nicer and literate than her. He Xiaoyun took this as a provocation and opposed Zhang Yurong whenever they met.

When others introduced Zhang Yurong to Wei Jianwei, The He family was also preparing to introduce him to the original. When the original saw this, she became uneasy, that's why later, she pretended to fall into the water and relied on Wei Jianwei to rescue her.

After Wei Jianhua said that, not only did the atmosphere improve, it became stranger. He then added, "Ms. Zhang taught me for a year. She plays the violin very well and is patient..." 

Seeing no one speaking, he became silent. After bowing his head and taking a bite on the meat, he remembered the entanglement between his second brother, his second sister-in-law, and teacher Zhang.

Wei Jianhua closed his eyes and wished to slap himself on the cheeks several times. How could he forget about this!

Indeed, you shouldn't open your mouth carelessly!

If his second sister-in-law quarreled with his second brother because of this, he won't be able to forgive himself.

He Xiaoyun didn't feel anything regarding Wei Jianhua's words, she wasn't the original owner anyway, why would she care about that?

Moreover, as far as she knew, Wei Jianwei and Zhang Yurong has nothing to do with each other.

Seeing that Wei Jianhua was still upset, she simply stood up, "I'm going to the river to wash my hands. You two eat slowly."

As soon as she walked away, Wei Jianhua put the meat on his bowl to his second brother. "Brother, eat more."

Wei Jianwei didn't say a word, he still ate his share of food. 

Seeing him not saying a word, Wei Jianhua became frustrated and had no choice but to continue giving Wei Jianwei meat pieces that his second sister-in-law gave him. One, two, three pieces. Looking at the fragrant meat leaving his bowl, Wei Jianhua wanted to weep. 

"Second brother, please say something." Wei Jianwei finally condescendingly glanced at him. "Speak less. Eat more." 

"Okay." Wei Jianhua sniffed and nodded. Thinking of the pieces of meat that he had given away, his heart trembled in hurt.

When they finished eating, He Xiaoyun sat down on the river, washed her hands, and brought the dishes home. Wei Jianhua watched He Xiaoyun walked away, he looked at his brother and wanted to inquire if his sister-in-law was angry, but didn't dare ask. 

After returning home and preparing to wash the dishes, He Xiaoyun found out that there was no water in the water tank.

Feng Qiuyue said, "I'll go to the field and ask your elder brother to fetch water."

"No need for you to go, sister-in-law. I'll go do it."

"Our bucket is big, you can't pick it up." Feng Qiuyue said worriedly.

"If the bucket is big, I'll just make sure it wasn't full." He Xiaoyun responded with a smile.

The Qingshuihe brigade has no shortage of water. In addition on the river at the foot of the mountain, there are three wells on the team. The people on the team usually washed clothes in the river and washed vegetables with the groundwater in the well.

The water at home was refilled by Wei Jianwei a few days ago. He probably forgot about it because of the planting of rice seedlings on the field. 

He Xiaoyun picked up the pole and two buckets and walked to the closest well to the house. Wei Yuanhang followed her like a little tail.

The well is close to the river, and the people planting the seedling just finished eating and were resting. The child's eyes are good and he quickly found his family.

"Dad! Uncle!"

Wei Jianhua saw his little nephew and his second sister-in-law carrying buckets, so he wanted to help and stand up, "Is there no water at home? Let me help sister-in-law." But there are people around him that are one step faster.

Wei Jianwei picked his hat on the branch, wore it in his head, and strode over.

The bucket at home is deep and made of iron. A bucket of water is thirty or forty catties in weight. He Xiaoyun shook the bucket twice in the well. After filling the bucket, she lifted it up and found it difficult. When she was preparing to pour out some water, a hand stretch out to stop her. 

"Eh?"

She turned her head to take a look and found that it was Wei Jianwei. The two were a little close and she could see his profile under the hat, cold and silent.

He Xiaoyun wanted to speak but didn't know what to say.

"Dad is amazing!" Wei Yuanhang leaped beside them and clapped his hand vigorously. 

At this point, Wei Jianwei had already filled the other bucket, picked up the pole, hooked the two buckets, and easily lifted it up and walked forward.

He Xioayun has no choice but to lead Wei Yuanhang to keep up. Passing by the fields, a few people resting saw their family of three walking by, someone even joked, "I saw Jianwei in a hurry. It turned out he was carrying water home, you really loved your wife, Jianwei?" 

He Xiaoyun walked behind and couldn't see what Wei Jianwei's expression was. But the man turned his head and nodded at the person talking and walked away quickly.

She also glanced over there, Zhang Yurong, whom Wei Jianhua was talking about was also looking at them. She seemed to noticed He Xiaoyun's gaze and looked over, but then turned away and continued talking to the person beside her.

The water well was about three to four hundred away from home. There were paddy fields on both sides of the road. He Xaioyun was blocking the sunlight with her hands when her eyes fall on the back of a certain someone.

The Wei family members are generally born taller. Wei Jianwei seems a little bit stronger too. His clothes are soaked in sweat and stuck to his back. 

The broad and thick back muscles rise and fall with his steps. If he didn't turn his head, she wouldn't be caught looking, right? He Xiaoyun thought so and deliberately glanced at his back repeatedly.

She then said in her heart, 'If you have the ability, have eyes behind your back!'

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T/N: Is it just me? Or He Xiaoyun always keep looking at Wei Jianwei's muscles? Just me? Okay~

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