Chapter Twenty-Eight: Suspicion
"Wen Tao, quickly paste the couplet!" Early in the morning of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Old Man Hua urged Qian and Li to write the couplet.
Hua Wentao took the Spring Festival couplets, went to the door to paste them, and was not in a hurry to go back to the house, but stood outside the house and looked at the direction of the village.
This place is located at the foot of the mountain, some distance from the village, and in the few days since he came, he rarely met Tian Xiuyun. I heard my grandfather say that most of the work of the Tian family was handed over to Tian Xiuyun, and the Tian family did not need firewood in the snowstorm for days, so it was difficult for Tian Xiuyun to find an excuse to go out.
However, in the past two days, Han Yingxue has often visited the door, although she does not stay for a long time, but she has to come at least twice a day, and they have nothing to do with the youth point, so they have more free time.
Since Hua Wentao fought side by side with Tian Xiuyun in the mountains last time, she came back and listened to the praise of the three old men for her, and gradually became interested, not to mention that according to Grandpa Li, when her grandfather had a heart attack, it was Tian Xiuyun who saved her grandfather, and this kind of life-saving kindness made Hua Wentao have a good impression of Tian Xiuyun.
"Brother Hua, why are you standing at the door, how cold it is!" Han Yingxue trotted over and looked at Hua Wentao with a concerned face.
"It's okay, why are you here. Hua Wentao was a little impatient in his heart, Han Yingxue appeared every day, obviously the drunkard did not mean to drink, but the three old men in the family looked like they were watching a play all day long.
"I, I'm here to see if there's anything I need help with. Han Yingxue bit her lip and looked shy, in fact, she didn't want to be so proactive, but Tian Xiuyun had been trapped at home for the past few days and couldn't come out, so she had to find various reasons to come over by herself, hoping to get acquainted with Hua Wentao.
"Today is the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, you must have a lot of things to know, we are all about the same, don't trouble you." This is the longest sentence Hua Wentao has said for many days.
"Well, I'll go back first. Han Yingxue's tone was lost, and she originally wanted to go in and say hello to the three old men, but unfortunately Hua Wentao stood straight at the door, even if she was thick-skinned, she knew that Hua Wentao didn't welcome her very much. I can't help but feel a little aggrieved in my heart, is it wrong to like someone, a man is unmarried and a woman is unmarried, she just wants to be brave in the pursuit of happiness.
But these days, her best friend Tian Xiuyun excused herself to be trapped at home and didn't come out, and the three old men didn't look like they were talking, and in the face of Hua Wentao, an uninteresting man, she had no other way but to be cheeky and sticky.
Hua Wentao watched Han Yingxue leave coldly, not because he was ruthless, but because he knew that he had no feelings for the other party, he didn't give the other party any chance at the beginning. After watching Han Yingxue leave, Hua Wentao suddenly thought of Tian Xiuyun, who had been quiet and beautiful from beginning to end, and suddenly felt that the gap between people could be so big.
Although I know that Tian Xiuyun and Han Yingxue have a lot of age differences, since they can become good friends, they should not have similar personalities, why is Tian Xiuyun so comfortable in all aspects, Han Yingxue does not have the reserve of a girl, he is so obvious, and he is often entangled.
"Was Yingxue here just now?" As soon as Hua Wentao entered the room, Old Man Hua had a long expression on his face.
"Hmm. Hua Wentao nodded and continued to help clean the house.
"Actually, Yingxue is not a bad girl, and she is only 21 years old after the New Year. "Old Man Hua also watched Han Yingxue run here every day, unless he came with Yun Yatou on weekdays, he rarely came alone, these days will be so abnormal, most of them are for his grandson.
"~" Hua Wentao glanced at the old man and didn't answer, but the information expressed in his eyes was obvious, Han Yingxue was not his dish.
"Hey, it's a pity that Yun Yatou is too young, in fact, my favorite is Yun Yatou, well-behaved and obedient, and positive. Old Man Hua sighed very much, his grandson is much older than others, or he designated the two of them.
"At this age, you can say that you can kiss in the countryside. Hearing Old Man Hua's words, Hua Wentao retorted meaningfully, but then stopped and turned to go out.
"Huh, what do you mean?" Old Man Hua was stunned by his grandson's words, sat on the kang and pondered carefully, his grandson himself knew that he was originally just casually sighing, but he didn't expect his grandson to respond to him, the situation was very strange.
However, the sound of conversation in the room was not deliberately reduced, and Han Yingxue, who was standing outside the gate and returning, heard this before she stepped in, and her heart suddenly had mixed feelings.
"Hey, why is Yingxue here?" As soon as Old Man Qian came out of the kitchen, he saw Han Yingxue in the courtyard and immediately greeted him.
"I wanted to come over and ask a few grandfathers for a couplet. Han Yingxue hurriedly changed her expression, and said with a smile on her face that she had come up with an excuse that she had come up with.
"Oh, you wait, there are just a few more of them, I originally wanted to keep them for Yun Yatou, but in that situation at her house, most of them were too busy to get out. Old man Qian said heartlessly, it is true, Han Yingxue came suddenly, and she didn't mention the couplet before, but the couplet can be written whenever she wants, since the little girl has a need, it doesn't matter if she gives it to her.
"Thank you, Grandpa Qian. Han Yingxue looked happy and grateful on her face, but she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, her hands were twisted together, and her fingers turned white with all her strength.
"Hey, no thanks, just a couplet. Old man Qian didn't delay, he went directly into the house and took the couplet out and handed it to Han Yingxue, it was not good to make the girl wait too long in winter.
As soon as he got out of the house, Hua Wentao saw Han Yingxue, who had obviously left and reappeared, and couldn't help frowning, but he didn't say anything, and walked directly to the kitchen.
The moment she saw Hua Wentao, Han Yingxue was a little nervous and embarrassed, but when she saw that the other party didn't say anything and left directly, she began to feel a little lost in her heart, and she couldn't help but think of the conversation in the room just now, and her hand holding the couplet clenched involuntarily.
"Grandpa Qian, then I'll go back first. Han Yingxue said hello obediently and turned to leave, on the way back, she was also thinking about the meaning of Hua Wentao's response to Mr. Hua's words, but the more she thought about it, the more troublesome she became, and suddenly remembered that Tian Xiuyun was born in 60, and she is 16 years old today, and she can indeed start saying goodbye in the countryside.
With something in her heart, Han Yingxue unconsciously walked to the door of Tian's house, and was a little stunned for a while, but she reacted quickly and went directly into the courtyard to find Tian Xiuyun.
"Oh, who is this, rare guest. Chen Fang was originally standing at the door munching melon seeds, but when she looked up and saw Han Yingxue, she immediately stepped forward quickly, smiling with a flattering face.
"Aunt Chen, hello. Han Yingxue greeted reservedly, "Is Xiuyun there?"
"I'm here to find Xiuyun, she's in the house, I'm not an aunt I said, you two have such a good relationship, you should come more, our family Xiuyun has nothing to do at home all day long, you come over to play with her more." Chen Fang said nonsense that Tian Xiuyun was obviously the busiest in the entire Tian family, but in order to let Han Yingxue come to the Tian family more often and create an opportunity for her son Tian Hongwu to meet, she actually said that Tian Xiuyun was very idle.
"Yes, I heard Xiuyun say that she is very busy every day. Han Yingxue involuntarily clenched the couplet in her hand and asked as if unintentionally.
"Hey, what's there to be busy with, isn't that just those things, you have nothing to do with her. Chen Fang continued to talk nonsense unconsciously.
"Well, then I'll go find her first. Han Yingxue nodded, turned around and walked in the direction pointed by Chen Fang.
"Hey, why are you here? Tian Xiuyun, who had just finished her work and went back to the house to rest for a while, couldn't help but be surprised when she saw Han Yingxue walking in, since she met Han Yingxue, the other party had never come to Tian's house to look for her, and the two basically met in the cowshed.
"Well, I happened to be passing by, I came to see you, didn't it mean that you were very busy, why did you stay in the house?" Han Yingxue saw Tian Xiuyun sitting idly on the kang, and she believed Chen Fang's words a little in her heart, maybe Tian Xiuyun was really not as busy as she said, but why lie to everyone?
"I just finished my work, my clothes got wet, so I went back to the house to change. Tian Xiuyun smiled, she was called up early this morning, and she was busy until just now, if it weren't for the second sister spilling water on her trouser legs, she wouldn't have had a chance to go back to the house to rest.
"Well, then you're busy, I'll go back first. Han Yingxue quietly looked at the room, but she didn't see the clothes she had changed, and she didn't know whether what Tian Xiuyun said was true or false for a while, but she planted the seeds of doubt in her heart.
"I'll send you. Although Tian Xiuyun was surprised that Han Yingxue came and left suddenly, she didn't think much about it when she thought that there were a bunch of things to do next.