Li Xiaonuan followed behind Mama Wei, passed through the low earthen houses, and entered a huge courtyard in the east of the village, the yard rammed with an earthen wall more than one person high, and the courtyard door made of thin bamboo poles was crooked on one side, in the courtyard, there were five tall lobby houses in front, and one person below was made of bluestone, the roof was paved with dense small green tiles, and there were three small green tile wings on the left and right, and a group of chickens in the yard were cooing and pacing leisurely.

A mother-in-law about fifty years old, with two young daughters-in-law, rubbed her hands, and greeted her with a little nervousness, looking at Li Xiaonuan, the mother-in-law had tears all over her face, reached out and pulled her over, and hugged her in her arms.

"Xiao Nuan, a hard-working little twist!"

The mother-in-law hugged Li Xiaonuan and cried, and the two daughters-in-law also wiped their tears, stepped forward to persuade the mother-in-law, and Mama Zheng carefully looked at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who were crying silently, and looked at the children who ran over in front of the house and behind the house.

At the end of winter, he watched his mother-in-law's thick and black hand caress Li Xiaonuan's soft cheeks, and frowned slightly.

Mama Wei cried so much that her eyes were red, and she choked up and stepped forward to persuade her mother-in-law.

The mother-in-law barely stopped her tears, straightened up, took Xiao Nuan by the hand, and turned around and instructed the two daughters-in-law,

"Go catch two chickens and kill them, first lay a few poached eggs for Xiao Nuan to bring over, it turns out that how fat and small twist it is, thin like this!"

"Kill, kill!"

There was a loud shout at the gate of the courtyard,

"Nong, a loser! The chicken and the egg were sold for money, and they had to buy books for Erhan! Nong, a loser! ”

The mother-in-law looked at the old man standing at the door in amazement, and was stunned for a while, before pointing at the old man and scolding:

"Dead old man, Nong'a is crazy?! Xiao Nuan! This is Ahmad's little warmth! ”

"Shut up! Go back! Go back! ”

The old man's forehead was bulging, and he waved his hands violently, and his mother-in-law stared at the old man with wide eyes, looking at the old man in a daze, unable to speak.

Mama Wei rushed over, picked up Xiao Nuan, and comforted her anxiously:

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, there's a grandma, don't be afraid!"

Li Xiaonuan snuggled in Mama Wei's arms, squinted her eyes, and looked carefully at the old man who was thundering, Mama Sun raised her eyebrows angrily, proudly stared at the old man at the door and the neighbors gathered at the gate of the courtyard, turned around and commanded the end of winter,

"Wait for the lady to go back to the boat to rest, it's not as clean as the ship! I'm afraid I've wronged Miss Cousin! ”

At the end of winter, he came to his senses, stomped his feet hatefully at the old man, turned around and walked to Mama Wei's side, looked at Li Xiaonuan and said:

"Girl, let's go back to the boat and rest for the night, and tomorrow when we see the old lady fall to the ground, we will rush back immediately!" Ignore them! ”

Mama Wei hugged Li Xiaonuan tightly, looked at the old man with tears on her face, turned her head again, and looked at her mother-in-law with pleading eyes, the mother-in-law wiped her tears, took two steps forward, pulled Li Xiaonuan's clothes, and said in a low voice:

"Nong took Xiao Nuan to avoid it first, an old man is crazy today."

Mama Wei nodded reluctantly, hugged Li Xiaonuan, and returned to the boat with Late Winter and Mama Sun.

Steward Liu settled the coffin and came back with the two little guys, and Grandma Sun took some silver money, and told the boat lady to go ashore to find someone to buy some vegetables, cook and eat a few bites, and a few people fell asleep in the cabin.

The courtyard at the east end of the village is pitch black, at the door of the east wing of the main house, a bean flickering light is flickering, the old man is smoking dry cigarettes, squatting sullenly at the door of the house, and the mother-in-law is sitting on a small bamboo chair, and is constantly wiping her tears.

"Old man, Nong must talk about Qingshuang today, Xiao Nuan, what can be done!"

The old man wrung his brows and was silent, and after a long time, he let out a long sigh sadly, turned his head to look at his mother-in-law, and said in a low voice:

"Nong, a housewife, use your brains better!"

The mother-in-law reached out and patted the old man's shoulder heavily,

"How can you use your brain?! That's Xiao Nuan, Xiao Nuan! Ahmad's lone little twist, what else do you want to think?! ”

The old man's body shook when he was pushed by his mother-in-law, and he turned his hand away from his mother-in-law's hand, and said in a dull voice:

"Nong, a housewife, I don't know anything at all! Nong also has long eyes to see, Xiao Nuan is so good, so blessed, like a farmer in the countryside of Ala? Nong loves Yi and wants to plan for Yi. ”

The mother-in-law looked at the old man with some confusion, and the old man knocked on the cigarette pouch and sighed long,

"Allah is fifty years old, and he can't do anything, how can he raise Xiao Nuan? Let two nuns raise? Nizi is okay with a look, but what about the daughter-in-law? Can you hurt Xiao Nuan like Nong? Nong, tell me, how can Nong do it? ”

The old man let out a long sigh, and the mother-in-law was stunned for a long time, and patted her thigh heavily,

"Then you can't ignore Xiao Nuan and push Yi out of the door like this! How can Nong let Xiao Nuan live? ”

The old man stuffed another pot of tobacco leaves, took out the fire sickle velvet and lit the fire, lit the smoking pot, took two deep breaths, and then put down the cigarette pouch and said in a low voice:

"I asked the steward carefully, the one who brought Xiao Nuan and Ah Mo back this time was the old aunt and grandmother who married into the ancient family in Shangli Town from Fengqing Fang in Xiali Town."

The mother-in-law was surprised,

"Is it Fengqingfang's only aunt who married and took all her belongings? Didn't Inizi win the champion and live in the capital? ”

"It's Yi, Yinizi is gone, and Ahmad is about the same time, Yi met Xiao Nuan, and he came back with him."

The old man let out a long sigh and whispered sadly:

"When this aunt and grandmother were at home, she was well-known for her shrewdness and ability, and she also pitied the poor and the weak, and the Gu family was the richest man in Yuezhou."

"That's it! Back then, Yi Laozi was the richest man in Alaxiu Prefecture, and all his belongings were accompanied by Yi, the only woman, so how could the ancient family not be rich? ! ”

The mother-in-law pursed her lips and said, the old man turned his head and glared at her, and reprimanded in a low voice:

"It's useless to talk about this?!"

The mother-in-law shrank back, not daring to say any more, and the old man slowly took a few puffs of cigarette before continuing:

"That aunt and grandmother have been funding the scholars of the Ala Li family to study and catch the exam over the years, and now looking at it like this, she is also willing to take in Xiao Nuan, the housewife, let Xiao Nuan follow her, Xiao Nuan's character and appearance are better than the wives and ladies of those big families, in the future, that aunt and grandmother will worry a little bit and find a good family for Xiao Nuan, but the dowry is not a lot of money in her hands, Xiao Nuan is not a hundred times stronger than following the Ala Zhuang family?!"

The mother-in-law listened to the old man's words in a daze, and nodded after a while,

"It's still the old man who thinks long-term, alas, that Nong shouldn't be so fierce today, scaring Xiao Nuan, besides, Nong always wants people to do their best to make a delicious meal for Xiao Nuan!"

"Alas, a fool! Nong loves Xiao Nuan, Allah loves Xiao Nuan, how can that person still adopt Yi? Allah is a bad person, fierce and warm, so that people can feel sorry for Yi, and it is not to take Yi in. ”

The old man sighed sadly and said, the mother-in-law's tears flowed, wiped her tears, and cried lowly.