At nine o'clock in the morning, Lu Shengsong's bride had not yet arrived, but Gao Qingchun had arrived, as well as Gao Qingchun's father.

Xiulian really didn't come.

Zhenhua and Qi Lei were very disappointed, their hearts were sour, and they were unspeakably uncomfortable.

When Gao Qingchun saw Zhenhua at a glance, he was so frightened that his face changed, and he was at a loss. He wanted to turn around and flee, but he couldn't afford to lose this person, and he was flustered for a while, not knowing what to do.

In fact, he couldn't escape, Qi Lei had already blocked his retreat.

Lu Qiangwen and Tong Jiafen obviously intended to lure Gao Qingchun's father away so that Zhenhua and Qi Lei could implement the plan.

Zhenhua stepped forward, stretched out his hand to Gao Qingchun, and said lightly: "We are also old acquaintances, let's shake hands." ”

Gao Qingchun's face was flushed, and he hurriedly took out a cigarette, handed it to Zhenhua in a trembling voice, and said, "Last time...... It's all a misunderstanding, don't, don't mind......"

Zhenhua didn't take the cigarette, insisted on holding Gao Qingchun's hand, and said: "Xiulian's brother has a happy event today, we won't quarrel, don't worry." However, there are a few words that we need to make clear, so as not to be embarrassed to meet in the future. Please follow me. ”

After that, Zhenhua grabbed Gao Qingchun's arm and walked to the backyard.

Gao Qingchun was scared, and he was reluctant to do so.

"Let's go, no one will eat you!" Qi Lei pushed behind him.

Gao Qingchun glanced back, and then remembered who Qi Lei was.

Zhenhua and Qi Lei took Gao Qingchun to the northwest corner of the Lu family's backyard one after the other.

Gao Qingchun was so frightened that his legs trembled, and he was almost about to shout for mercy.

Zhenhua let go of his hand and said, "I heard that you miscarried Xiulian, didn't you?"

"It's a misunderstanding, it's all ......a misunderstanding," Gao Qingchun said tremblingly.

Qi Lei pointed to Gao Qingchun's nose and said through gritted teeth: "Xiulian is the most pompous girl in our Dongwan Village, the girl with the highest cultural level, she married into your family, is that for you!?"

Zhenhua stopped Qi Lei's hand, looked at Gao Qingchun, and said word by word:

"Listen, I'm Zhao Zhenhua, he Qi Lei, and Xiulian are classmates, and they have the same relationship as brothers and sisters. We are clean and clean with Xiulian, and there is nothing unpleasant! Xiulian is the best girl in our Dongwan Village. In the future, you will live a good life with her. If we dare to bully her again, we will go in with a white knife and come out with a red knife. ”

"Yes, yes, I know, I know......" Gao Qingchun was sweating profusely.

Qi Lei gritted his teeth and said: "If we hear the news that Xiulian was wronged in your family again, Gao Qingchun, either you die or I die! Xiulian is my sister and Zhenhua's own sister, and her business is my business with Zhenhua!"

"Yes, yes, no, I will definitely live a good life with Xiulian in the future......" Gao Qingchun wiped his sweat and nodded again and again.

Zhenhua patted Gao Qingchun on the shoulder, and said, "When I go back, tell Xiulian that we don't blame her, let her have time to come back and have a look." ”

"Okay, I'll go back and tell her. Gao Qingchun nodded hurriedly.

Zhenhua and Qi Lei glanced at each other, then let go of Gao Qingchun and continued to work.

Gao Qingchun only felt that he had picked up a life, breathed a sigh of relief, and returned to the front of the house tremblingly, standing aside in a daze.

At ten o'clock, Lu Shengsong's bride came, in a van.

The sound of firecrackers rang out, and the smoke of gunpowder filled the air.

The crowd rushed up and brought the bride and the dowry into the house.

The bride is lame and has a cane under her left armpit, but her facial features are upright and her face is reasonable.

Lu Shengsong wore a red flower on his chest and smirked.

Lu Qiangwen and his wife beckoned the guests to sit down, and their smiling faces bloomed.

This wedding was only six days apart from Qi Lei's new wedding. The Lu family is well prepared, and the banquet is much better than when Qi Lei got married, with fourteen dishes, and complete hot and cold meat and vegetables.

At half past two in the afternoon, the banquet gradually ended, and only Zhenhua and other villagers who helped did not sit at the table.

The relatives and friends who sent off the woman began to retreat, and the guests also said goodbye.

Gao Qingchun was about to leave, but was stopped by Qi Lei.

Qi Lei said: "Xiulian likes gardenias the most, you go back and tell her...... The gardenias in our hometown are blooming better than before, making her ...... Come back and check it out. ”

As he spoke, Qi Lei's eyes turned red, and he turned around and wiped his eyes.

Zhenhua's heart was also sour, and he almost wanted to cry.

When Xiulian got married, Zhenhua and Qi Lei were both aggrieved. Now that I think about it, the most bitter, saddest and most desperate person is actually Xiulian. Otherwise, why didn't she come back to her brother's wedding?

"Okay, I'll tell Xiulian when I go back. Gao Qingchun nodded again and again, smiled at Zhenhua and Qi Lei, and turned away with his father.

Qi Lei felt sad, sat down without saying a word, and drank with Zhenhua.

Lu Qiangwen came over to salute the cigarette and said, "Zhenhua, Qi Lei, come over and play at night, and let my family Sheng Song accompany you to have a few more drinks." ”

There are many cave houses in the countryside, and there are many people.

Qi Lei nodded: "Okay." ”

After eating the banquet, Zhenhua wanted to go home, but was pulled by Qi Lei.

"Let's go, go to my house and see the gardenias. Qi Lei said.

Zhenhua hesitated, nodded, and followed Qi Lei.

Gardenias are common in the countryside, and there are many in Dongwan Village. Moreover, the gardenias in Dongwan Village are different, they bloom very large, white and fragrant.

The countrymen care about the crops, they don't care about the flowers and plants, and they don't care about the flowers and plants, and no one deliberately grows flowers and raises flowers.

Only gardenias, but they are deeply loved by the countrymen, and almost every family grows them.

Around the beginning of summer, the gardenias bloom one after another, with great fanfare, rich and fragrant, which can overshadow all the flowers and plants. In the words of Qi Lei, it is more fragrant than braised pork ribs and more intoxicating than first-class liquor.

Whether it is an old aunt, or a big girl or a little daughter-in-law, when they go out in the morning, they will pick a gardenia, put a hairpin on their heads, or clip it on their clothes, and go to the market, go to the farm, and go to the laundry with the fragrance of flowers......

People wear gardenias on their heads and don't care about their pure white color. What's the point of being pure white? Once you are in love, you have no scruples. What's more, the fragrance of gardenia is rich and unrestrained, which has already reminded the world that this white is not the other white, pure white is not plain white. Plain white is a cool tone, a dull desolation, and pure white is a spotless quality, as immaculate as jade.

From the beginning of summer to the summer solstice, gardenias can bloom for more than a month, or even longer. During this time, it happens to be the busy farming season of noon harvest and noon planting, and gardenias accompany people through the whole busy season, so that people can forget the hardships of labor and the hardships of life in the fragrance.

In the backyard of Qi Lei's house, there is a gardenia tree, which is twenty years old and grows vigorously and vigorously, nearly one zhang high. Every year, the flowers bloom and are snow-white, which is even brighter than the pear blossoms in spring.

Zhenhua and Qi Lei Xiulian's three knots were completed under this gardenia tree.

In the backyard of Qi Lei's house, Zhuang Xiaodie is looking at the flowers, looking left and right, but she is reluctant to pick them.

Zhenhua and Qi Lei walked over, looking at Zhuang Xiaodie under the tree from a distance, and then at the gardenia full of trees, and they were silent.

After a long time, Qi Lei suddenly asked in a low voice, "Zhenhua, do you look at Fluttershy looking at flowers, does she look like Xiulian?"

Zhenhua shook his head: "Xiulian is Xiulian, no one will be like her." ”

Zhuang Xiaodie turned around when she heard the sound and saw Qi Lei, so she said happily: "There are gardenias in our hometown, but they are not so big and fragrant......

Qi Lei sighed: "Do you need to talk about this? Gardenia...... Definitely the prettiest of our East Bay Village. ”