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Third Aunt held the basket full of red apples and said in a low voice, "This Deming is also like that. I don't know what happened these few days, I heard him scolding his wife a few times."

"Didn't you scold him before?"

Third Aunt said, "It used to be pretty good. Deming always did more work himself, always taking care of his wife. I don't know what happened."

"I heard from Deming's sister that his sister-in-law was secretly giving money to someone else."

Third Aunt said, "What do children know? "Don't just listen to the wind is rain. If you can listen to other people's words, then believe it."

Qi Run lowered his head and said, "Deming's sister said so. She also said that her sister-in-law has been married for so many years without any children. It's because her sister-in-law doesn't want to give birth to her brother."

Third Aunt said angrily, "You're still talking about it. You're not allowed to talk about these random things in the future. Do you hear me?"

Qi Lun lowered his head and used his feet to pluck at the dirt under him. He muttered, "That's what a lot of people in the village say."

Third Aunt picked up a towel and threw it onto Qi Run. Qi Chang quickly pulled Qi Run aside, picked up the towel and put it on the edge of the basket. "Run, listen to mom."

Qi Xiang's words could still be heard, but he did not talk back to his mother. At his age, Qi Run always felt that what he thought was right was something behind his parents' point of view, but he still listened to his sister's words.

Qi Yuan whispered, "Third Aunt, does Deming treat his wife like this and not care about his mother-in-law's family?"

Third Aunt said, "It's none of my business, Deming's daughter-in-law got married after getting a betrothal gift from the Deming Family for her little brother's studies. These years, Deming's family wasn't too well off either, the couple grew crops and grew orchards, and worked themselves to death all day long. Deming's mother's health isn't good, and Deming's sister isn't that old yet.

Third Uncle said, "These past few years, we haven't been able to make much money from the food, but we've earned more from selling apples than we did in the previous two years. The Deming family also has a lot of famine."

Third Aunt had just scolded Qi Run. Qi Yinfeng wasn't happy to see Qi Run, so he dragged her to look at the vegetables growing on the ground. After they left, they said, "Did the Deming family carry on a lot of famine?"

Third Aunt said: "Deming's father went early, leaving behind the widowed and widowed, Deming's mother was a medicine jar, and her family wasn't very broad, so she wanted to go to the southern mountains to find a cheap daughter-in-law. Deming's second aunt helped introduce her, saying that to help her brother get the tuition fees, she married, and Deming's wife was very poor, and her brother went to university after finishing high school, and the tuition fees were always helped by her elder sister. I heard Deming's second aunt say once, it seems like a classmate of Deming's also helped me find a cheap daughter-in-law. "Ai, not only is Deming's daughter-in-law good-looking, she's even so clever that she can easily live in our village. Deming can't be considered a good person, and his temper isn't good. He must be blind to have such a good daughter."

Third Uncle took a deep breath and said, "Alright, alright. Why are you saying this in front of your child?" "We can't just spread the news about Deming and his wife."

Third Aunt replied with an "En" and didn't say anything else. She quickly packed up her medicine tools. Seeing that they were almost done, she went to get Qi Yinfeng and Qi Run.

Although they had just been sprayed with pesticides, the leaves of the fruit tree didn't have a very pungent smell. The leaves of the fruit tree looked much fresher, while looking at the large apple wrapped in a paper bag, they imagined a red apple, walking towards the ground, and just as they reached the ground, they saw Qi Yinfeng and Qi Run squatting beside an eggplant. They didn't know what they were looking at, but when they were about to shout, they heard a sound not far away, they turned their heads, and saw a slim figure spraying pesticides onto the tree.

Qi Yuan smiled and nodded politely to his wife. For a moment, his wife was at a loss. Then she smiled and nodded, too, as she continued with the work in her hands. Qi Zheng walked in and saw Qi Yingrun busy with a row of eggplants planted by his third aunt. He called out, "What are you two busy with?"

Qi Run looked up and said, "Sis, I found a few trees with you."

The fruit of a plant, the size of a soybean, ripened to a dark purple color, tasted sweet. The fruit was said to be a Chinese medicinal herb, which could cure tracheobronchial diseases. The botanical name, Qi Chang, had never been able to figure out what it was, but it was a local term for it. These small purple fruits were one of the favorite foods of rural children. Qi Zheng looked over and saw a few trees growing between the eggplant and the fence. The fruits were alternating between purple and green. The two younger sisters were carefully picking the purple fruits.

By the time the three sisters had carried Qi back, Third Uncle and Third Aunt had already finished packing, and the big basket of apples had been packed in plastic bags. Third Uncle locked the door and walked out with the apples. Third Aunt saw that they had found a smaller plastic bag and gave it to Qi Chang.

When they arrived at the small stone bridge, they saw Qi Keng and the other two fishing in the river. Qi Run and Qi Yinfeng stopped, and Qi Yinfeng said, "Sister, let's play a bit more."

Qi Xiang thought for a while, then said, "Alright."

Third Aunt saw that the sisters had stopped walking, so she took out a bag of apples and put it in the basket and said, "Take them home to eat."

After thanking her, they put the car away and drove down the dam to the river. There were already a lot of small fish in their buckets. Most of them were common shoots and ears of wheat, and one or two small carp were squeezed in there. Seeing that the three of them were still in high spirits, they didn't call them.

He saw a cart coming from the south, followed by a man. He didn't care and when he got closer, he realized it was the Deming couple. The cart was used as a drug dispenser for their family.

Deming pulled her in front and his wife followed behind. The Deming family's orchard was not big, and did not have a house, so when they were looking at the garden they usually slept in someone else's house, and they could also be a companion, and it was the same for the small families in the village. The Deming family's face didn't look very good, it was deathly pale, and they stood by the side of the road looking at her, thinking of revealing a smile, but they didn't succeed, so Deming who had already taken a few steps back heard the commotion and quickly put down his car. "What's going on?"

Qi Yuan saw Deming's daughter-in-law squatting there and ran over to her. He saw her retching and helped her to stroke her back. Hearing Deming's question, he asked hesitantly, "Is sister-in-law pregnant?"

When Deming heard Qi Zhengyuan's words, he was stunned. Deming's wife thought for a moment and said, "Probably, I don't know either."

Qi Xiang regretted it immediately after he asked. He was just a little girl now, asking a daughter-in-law this kind of question. If the village aunties knew about it, they would definitely speak.

Qi Chang said, "Deming ge, hurry up and take sister-in-law to the clinic to have a look."

As he helped his wife to her feet, he whispered, "Sister-in-law, don't tell others that I asked you this question."

Wifey Deming opened her beautiful phoenix-like eyes wide, carefully sizing up Qi Yuan and said, "Alright."

Deming rubbed his hands together, not knowing where to put them, he said in unison, "Deming ge, do you want to go home first and set up the car or go to the clinic?"

Deming blinked several times before he said, "Su, just wait here. I'll go home and put my bike away properly. I'll ride it to bring you back." After saying that, he pulled the cart and quickly headed home.

Qi Yuan held Deming's daughter-in-law as they stood by the side of the road, looking at her beautiful face from the side. A familiar feeling slowly welled up in his heart. Just who did she look like? I can't remember, so I might as well not think about it. I might as well find a topic to talk about, but I don't know what to say. As she was embarrassed, Deming's wife said: "Whose family are you from? Why haven't I seen you before? "

Qi Xiang said, "I am Qi Jianguo's eldest daughter. Her name is Qi Xiang, and she has been attending high school outside the academy."

Deming's daughter-in-law said, "Did you take the college entrance exam this year?"

Qi Xiang said, "That's right, but I didn't do very well in the exam. I don't think I'll be able to attend any good school."

Deming's wife did not say anything else, probably thinking that she had asked a rather awkward question. Qi Jing saw that Deming was very nervous about his wife and smiled, "Sister-in-law, I think Deming is very nice to you. You seem to be feeling very nervous."

Wifey Deming shook her head and said in a low voice, "Your Big Brother Deming is a good person."

As he was speaking, Deming was riding a large bicycle. He stopped in front of the two of them with a "creak" and said, "Deming ge, you have to slow down."

De's face was clear as he said, "Thank you."

Qi Chang smiled and said, "Brother Deming, don't mention it. I like my sister-in-law very much."

Seeing that he had helped his wife to sit in the back seat, Deming stretched out his legs and kicked off the ground. His bicycle then sped away, riding steadily towards the infirmary.

Qi Chuan was looking at the two of them from behind as he walked over and asked, "Sister, what are you looking at? Are you that serious?"

"Deming took his wife to the clinic," he said.

"What do they look like when they go to clean up?"

Qi Zheng turned his head to the side and looked at the backs of the two men. His curved, long, shapely eyebrows were knitted together in confusion. Qi Xiang's heart skipped a beat and he knew that his doubts had been solved.