Farming Happiness: Husband, Come and Plough the Fields

FH Chapter 15: 姐弟情深

Big sister and little brother deep relationship/ affection

With the five taels of silver in hand, Li Haitang, whose palms were sweating with nervousness just now, said calmly and idly, “Grandma, you said you would let me meet with my younger brother on the day of the wedding, but I don’t see him, where is Jin Hu?”

 

Outside the door were all the people who had come to welcome the bride where the Li family was also cautious, fearing that Li Haitang would make a scene before she left home and upset the Qin family.

 

“It rained in autumn the other night, and Jin Hu caught a cold. He’s staying at your eldest aunt’s mother’s house, because of that, he’s getting food and drink, so you don’t need to worry.”

 

The old lady of the Li family did not change her face and told a lie with her eyes open. Before Li Haitang got married, she would definitely not bring back the little bastard boy Li Jin Hu, who had too many ideas, since in case she picked up his sister and something might go wrong. The Qin family had withheld a sum of money. They said they would pay it after Li Haitang entered the house. Old Mrs Li was counting on this money to make her fortune.

 

“The auspicious time has come, the bride should go out!”

 

Outside the door, the Qin family was waiting impatiently, their master had prepared a bathing soup early in the morning, which is said to contain a snake whip for aphrodisiacs (boost male sex drive). He’s waiting to be the bridegroom tonight, so that’s how the pear blossoms will overwhelm the begonia (Haitang). If their master misses the auspicious moment, they’ll all be in trouble.

 

Li Haitang especially wants to see her little brother, but with the Li family’s strictly on guard and defend to the death, it was unlikely that she would be able to see him. It’s not that she doesn’t feel sorry for him, she was worried that if she ran away, Li Jin Hu wouldn’t living a good life. 

 

Only, if you have to run, then you have to run. Li Haitang is not so virtuous as to sacrifice her whole life for others therefore she might as well run over and die, maybe she could even transmigrate back to her previous life.

 

“Wait a minute, wait, wait!”

 

Just when Li Haitang was ready to leave the door with her conviction, a boy came in with a gust of wind outside the door.

 

“Jin Hu, why are you here?! (How come you are here?)”

 

Li Haitang widened her eyes and her heart was pounding. This kind of feeling and joy of seeing a relative must have been something that was left behind by the original body to her. 

 

“Big sister, I’m late!”

 

Li Jin Hu is only nine years old, but he is not short, with a tiger’s head and a tiger’s head (looking strong and good-natured) and his dark and big, shiny eyes are full of wit. His clothes are wrinkled and a little dirty with a small tear in it. With two straws on his head, he looks slightly embarrassed.

 

“You this little brat, what brings you here?”

 

Old Mrs. Li was taken aback and raised her hand to hit him, but she couldn’t do it because of the constant urging from outside. She gave the two siblings a fierce glare and ran out nimbly, nodding one’s head and bow, making apologies to the Qin underlings.

 

Time is running out, so she can only make it short. Li Haitang took her little brother’s hand and looked up and down to see that there were no injuries, so she was relieved.

 

After some thought, she took out three taels of broken silver from her sleeve pocket and slipped it into Li Jin Hu’s hand, saying solemnly, “Little brother, it is impossible for me to marry that dead old man Qin, so I can only run away and think long and give the matter further thought and discussion (take one’s time in reaching a decision.)  Here’s some money, keep it in your pocket, in case the Li family mistreats you, you can exchange it for something to eat with a reliable aunt in the village. Wait for me, I will come back for you as soon as possible.”

 

Li Haitang finished her speech in one breath, but Li Jin Hu shook his head, he also did not ask for the money in her hand.

 

“Big sister, just escape if you can. You don’t need to worry about me, I have a way!”

 

Li Jin Hu took out a slip of paper from her pocket and slipped it into Li Haitang’s hand, speaking extremely quickly, “Big sister, find a way to remember this address, after that, you tear it up. This is the courtyard Mother left for us.”

 

Since giving birth to Li Jin Hu, her mother, Ruan’s health has been very poor. She was an official’s daughter, but she was thousands of miles away from her mother’s home so she was depressed and could not enjoy herself. When Li Dahe leaves, the pillar of the family collapses and she suffers a serious blow (of shock).