A rain did not stop until dawn, after the storm raged, a thick layer of fallen leaves was knocked down in the yard, soaked in the rain, the cold wind blew, the biting cold, made the tip of Mo Xiaohe's nose red.

She hates winter rain the most, on rainy days, Mo Xiaohe is used to nesting in the mountains, sitting in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, drinking tea and watching the rain, she doesn't like to go out, stepping on the ground with one foot of water, so that the house also has an extra layer of damp moisture.

"Lady, it's cold, go to the house and make a fire."

Gu Zheng put on a coat for Mo Xiaohe, and looked at the sky again, it was bleak, the dark clouds had not dispersed, this rain, I am afraid it will rain for a while. The three of them did not catch a car, so they could only walk, and it was raining, which was not suitable for hurrying.

"Husband, I want to go home, I want to go back to the mountains."

Mo Xiaohe frowned, she didn't sleep well last night, she wasn't in her own house, she couldn't sleep steadily, if it wasn't for her husband lying beside her, she would have to keep her eyes open until dawn, "Let's rent a carriage and hurry, right?" ”

If you rely on foot, you will have to walk for at least two or three days, it is much more convenient to have a carriage, take a small road, and you can almost get there at night, but they are pressed for time, and Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang have not yet received the news of their return, which may wake up the second elder.

"Don't be so troublesome, toss the second elder in the middle of the night, you husband and wife will stay with me for a night now."

Mo Daya went out to pour the washing water, and when she saw Xu Tietou, she was very embarrassed, she had a feeling of being caught for saying bad things about others, and she always felt that Xu Tietou seemed to understand what she was thinking, and looked at her with a strange look, and I didn't know if she was thinking too much.

Xu ...... Brother Xu. ”

Mo Daya moved the corners of her mouth, and finally held back a few words, and then trotted out of the door, just in time to hear her cousin talk about the return trip, and happily answered, "My family has two rooms, enough to live." ”

This arrangement is undoubtedly the best, after coming out for so long, I am not in a hurry to go back, but Mo Xiaohe is homesick and can't wait, and then after entering the wax moon, I have to start preparing for the New Year, leaving for so long, the family has to pick up well, sew and mend, clean inside and out, and have to delay for two or three days.

"I'm familiar with this part of the city, I'll go out and help you rent a carriage."

After Xu Tietou finished speaking, he didn't drag the mud and water at all, and went out wearing a coat and hat, Mo Daya looked at his hurried back and was stunned. This man is different from everyone she has ever seen, obviously he has blood on his hands, but he has no strength, Si Swenwen, handsome and handsome, and the rough dart master is not at all on the side, his eyes are always a little transparent, and he seems to be able to see through her careful thoughts.

"Cousin, what are you looking at?"

On a rainy day, standing stupidly outside the house with a basin of water, Mo Xiaohe followed Mo Daya's line of sight, Xu Tietou had already gone out, and could only follow the black iron door to see the high wall of the opposite door, under the washing of the rain, the gaps in the bricks were even more mottled.

Quiet, ancient alleys, in modern times can become a cultural landscape, but in Dawu, it is the most common scenery, even in the slums, the poor people's homes will be cleaned up, their pursuit of beauty, is an attitude to life.

"No, I didn't see anything."

Mo Daya found herself stunned, and hurriedly entered the house with a wooden basin, but forgot to pour the water in the basin.

Xu Tietou was quick to do things, but it was only a quarter of an hour, so he found a carriage, because the alley was narrow, the carriage could only stop at the mouth of the alley, after a few people had breakfast, Gu Zheng said goodbye, "Brother Xu, let's go first, if we have the opportunity to go to the town, my brother will definitely entertain him." ”

Mo Xiaohe looked at her husband in surprise, when did he learn to speak in the scene? In the separate scene in her mind, Gu Zheng hugged his fists at Xu Tietou, and said concisely, "Let's go, don't send it." "That's what he's always done.

"It's better to go back with you and do something."

Xu Tietou's face was calm, he turned around and went into the house to pack the package, leaving Mo Daya and Mo Xiaohe looking at each other, can this excuse be a little more fake?

"Xiaohe, why is he still following, we are in the poor countryside of our town, what can he do?"

I don't know why, Mo Daya was a little flustered, since she said that Xu Tietou couldn't do it, she noticed that this person was gloomy, and occasionally looked at her eyes, which made her shudder, and the trouble came out of her mouth, she really wouldn't talk about people behind her back in the future.

"I don't know, maybe what's the matter."

Xu Tietou followed, which didn't have much impact on Mo Xiaohe, the four of them went on the road together, Xu Tietou and Gu Zheng drove the car, and the two sisters sat in the carriage and chatted.

The thin-spouted copper kettle made a sound, and Mo Xiaohe wrapped the handle with a cloth towel, lifted the kettle, and poured water into the tea bowl. I have to say that Xu Tietou is a careful person, and there is not only a charcoal basin placed on the carriage, but also a small red clay stove that can boil water. The weather is cold, drink a sip of hot water to drive away the cold, and people are much more comfortable.

"Xiaohe, tell me what Dayue is like, and Kyoto, at the foot of the Son of Heaven, is it very prosperous? Is there any difference with the border city? ”

Mo Daya was drowsy, she drank a cup of tea to refresh herself, and opened a bag of melon seeds, the melon seeds were freshly fried, they were not damp on a rainy day, the melon seeds were crispy, and she spit out the skin of the melon seeds quickly, "I heard that the people there are rich, there are no beggars, and no one wears clothes with patches." ”

Since Mo Xiaohe came back, there have always been such and such things, for a long time, my cousin has been lying on the bed, and there is an old goddess by her side, every time she goes to visit, send something, simply say a few words, come and go in a hurry, and really haven't had a good chat.

"If I hadn't done it myself, I would have had a chance to go to Kyoto!"

It's only been more than a year, and as if she was in another world, Mo Daya sighed, and then asked curiously, "Is Da Yue better than Da Wu?" ”

"How can I say it, the folk customs are different."

Dayue Kyoto is northern, the folk customs are relatively strong and simple, the people do not pay much attention to their clothes, simple and simple, unlike the Wu women who are ingenious, and they put a lot of effort into the embroidery on their clothes.

"Cousin, I remember that I left you a picture album, which I saw and heard along the way, why, didn't you read it?"

Mo Xiaohe suddenly remembered that she was bored in the carriage along the way, so she drew everything she saw and heard along the way, thinking that she would take it back to show Mo Daya who had no chance to enter Beijing, and she had already sent the album out.

When it comes to wealth and poverty, in contrast, Dawu is more wealthy, mainly producing silk, tea, porcelain, Dayue's smelting, medical treatment, and laws are relatively more perfect, after all, there is a queen mother who is a modern time-traveler.

"I only read two pages, and I was put away by the old pious woman, who said that I was not in good health and should recuperate more."

When it comes to Li Erniang, Mo Daya hates it so much that the roots of her teeth itch, who is to blame? blamed herself for being frivolous, the bubble under her feet came out by herself, she thought she could endure it all the time, she was eavesdropping on the mother and son, and learned the truth about the miscarriage of the fetus in her womb.

Mo Xiaohe lowered her eyes, she had a bad premonition, the painting was put away by the old pious woman, and it couldn't be sold, right? It's not that she boasts, the pictures are all her hard work, and when she gets the calligraphy and painting shop, it is worth ten taels of silver. In order to take Li Er to escape, the old goddess sold all her belongings, and the album fell into her hands, only the fate of being pawned.

"When it's time for dinner, let's find a clean shop, fill our stomachs and hurry."

When I entered the town, it was time to unitary, a rain was dripping, and the next one was endless, there were few pedestrians on the street, and many shops on the street were closed, only a few were lit.

Xu Tietou parked the carriage in front of a noodle restaurant, "I often come to this noodle restaurant, and there are stir-fried vegetables and steamed buns, which taste good." ”

"It's cold, eat hot noodle soup for a night, and your stomach is warm."

Mo Xiaohe played an oil-paper umbrella, and with Gu Zheng's support, he got out of the carriage, Gu Zheng turned to look at Mo Daya, without any movement, Xu Tietou was a foreign man, standing in place and waiting with peace of mind, watching the excitement by the way.

"Cousin, or I'll help you."

The carriage is a little high, there is no carriage bench, Mo Xiaohe was hugged down by Gu Zheng, she looked down at her small body, maybe it was more difficult to hug Mo Daya.

"No, I can do it myself."

Mo Daya is sad and angry, there is a difference between men and women, she can't let her brother-in-law Gu Zheng help her get off the carriage, she still has to rely on herself, she usually sees the couple together and is tired, she has become numb, and feels that she is nothing alone, she can only see at the critical moment, there is no man by her side to support, it is really not good, she closed her eyes, her heart was horizontal, and she jumped down directly, but she didn't see her feet clearly, she just jumped into a recessed pit, splashed the water on the hem of her skirt, and her shoes were wet.

"The heroine of the female middle school, admire it again."

Xu Tietou hugged his fist at Mo Daya, I have never seen such a stupid one, obviously one foot can get off the carriage first, after mastering the balance, step on the other foot, this person just wants to jump, just jump, and close his eyes, that scene is very tragic, making people feel that they are not getting off the carriage, but jumping off the cliff.

"You ......"

Mo Daya didn't expect to be sarcastic, although she loves gossip, her mouth is not such a neat person, she searched in her mind for a long time, and couldn't think of a word to fight back, so she could only swallow this breath and follow the three of them into the shop.

"Brother Xu, you're here!"

A woman came out of the shop, looking to be in her early twenties, delicate-looking, wearing a pale yellow jacket embroidered with small daisies, she wiped her hands on the apron, "Come in, it's raining today, come to warm your stomach?" ”

The woman was very enthusiastic, looking at Xu Tietou's eyes, with a series of complex emotions such as surprise and attachment, Mo Xiaohe, as a woman, obviously felt that the woman had unusual feelings for Xu Tietou.

"Yes, Chunniang, bring a charcoal basin."

Xu Tietou glanced at Mo Daya's skirt, and the woman named Chun Niang also saw Mo Daya, guessing the relationship between the two, and said quietly, "Brother Xu, it's so late, do you want to go out?" ”

"Yes, I'm going to Kyoto, I'm running some errands, and I'm just in the company of my brother."

After Xu Tietou finished speaking, he introduced to Gu Zheng and Mo Xiaohe that this store is not big, and it is the most authentic way to make things, and it can make dishes from several places, sweet, salty, and spicy.

Chun Niang immediately understood, and her laughter returned to her previous heartiness, "I'll go and serve you barley tea first, which happens to be freshly fried by home." ”

It's a rainy day, it's still late, it's already past the meal, there is only a group of people in the shop, the guy closes the door directly, no longer entertains guests, Chun Niang serves the teapot and bowl, and refills the tea for a few people, and is busy back and forth.

"Her name is Chun Niang, and I are the same villager, and her husband didn't survive an illness, and now she is taking care of the small noodle restaurant left by her husband."

Xu Tietou said a few words casually, meaning something, as if to explain, as soon as Mo Daya heard that the other party was a widow, she was immediately so nervous that she couldn't do it, and she kept winking at Mo Xiaohe.

Gu Zheng got up and went to the toilet, Mo Daya finally couldn't sit still, squeezed her cousin's hand, and gave her a look, "What are you still sitting here for, don't go with me!" ”

Just now she saw that after Gu Zheng left her seat, the widow named Chun Niang also followed, which was definitely strange! A serious woman, how can a dead husband come out and show her face, and she talks to Xu Tietou intimately, this kind of woman doesn't care about her reputation, so she has to guard against it.

"I'm going along? But I don't want to go to the toilet. ”

Mo Xiaohe blinked, I don't know why, my cousin's performance was wrong, she also wondered, did Mo Daya have any thoughts about Xu Tietou, so seeing that the two were familiar, she was a little nervous, or did she want to talk to Xu Tietou alone?

"Why don't I go and see?"

Realizing that he might have become a light bulb, Mo Xiaohe was about to stand up and find a reason to go out, when he heard Mo Daya urging, "Xiaohe, didn't you hear it?" Chun Niang is a widow, widow ......"

Gu Zheng, widow robbery, Mo Daya has always made her eyes, her eyes almost twitched, she gritted her teeth, hated iron and steel, her cousin has always been smart, why is she so dull at a critical moment?

Mo Xiaohe's body is stumbling, does her cousin have any prejudice against widows? Not all widows must have a relationship with Gu Zheng, she regrets it very much, and she will never use her husband as an example in the future.

When she came to the back, there was an empty room with vegetables and vegetables, and she faintly heard the sound of talking inside, and carefully identified it, and the female voice in it was Chun Niang.

"Brother Gu, are you married? Is it your little lady next to you? You just walked in the door, why don't you pretend you don't know me? ”

When Mo Xiaohe heard this, she immediately became angry in her heart, just now her cousin said to let her guard against it, she still felt ridiculous, she didn't think about it, a lonely man and a widow actually used such an ambiguous tone to talk to her man, and she didn't know how to avoid suspicion at all.

"I'm not familiar with you."

In the room, Gu Zheng ignored it, turned around and went out, but was stopped by Chun Niang stretching out an arm, she said eagerly, "Brother Gu, let me ask you something, who is the woman next to your lady, and what is the relationship with Brother Xu?" ”

Chunniang and Xu Tietou turned out to be in the same village, not only that, but the two families also have in-laws. The Xu family also had a small fortune and opened a shop in the town, but later a fire burned it clean, and they could only return to the village to live.

Xu Tietou talks about Tuswen, not for no reason, he studied in the town school in his early years, if it weren't for the mutation in his family, maybe he would have taken the exam before he came out. Chunniang's father and mother hated the poor and loved the rich, and when they saw that the Xu family was in ruins, they married her to the sick seedling who opened a noodle restaurant in the town.

Fortunately, the sick Yangzi had no relatives at home, leaving her a noodle shop, the chef had good skills, the noodle restaurant business was booming, Chun Niang hired a guy herself, and there was an old mother who did chores, and she lived quite comfortably.

Since being forced to marry, Chun Niang has almost cut off contact with her mother's family, a few months ago, I heard that her mother had a serious illness and was about to die, he returned to the village to find out, it turned out that Xu Tietou's wife was not chaste, and the two had already parted ways.

Chun Niang was excited, she died a man, he was also single, do the two of them still have a chance to reunite? During this time, Chun Niang had been pondering, and she was afraid that Xu Tietou would marry, so she rushed to find Gu Zheng to find out the news.

Although Chun Niang is not interested in her husband, Mo Xiaohe is not very happy, what does it matter, can't she ask Xu Tietou by herself?

In the end, she is not a native of Dawu, she showed up to the woman, and there was no resistance at all, on the contrary, she felt that Chunniang was capable and very capable, but Chunniang intercepted Gu Zheng in private, and she instinctively had a worse impression of Chunniang.

Fertilizer and water do not flow into the fields of outsiders, except for Xu Tietou, can Mo Daya have a better choice? Find a door-to-door son-in-law, people will only be for silver, and they will definitely not be able to treat each other sincerely, and there is a man who can accept no incense.

"Husband, why are you here? I'm hungry! ”

Mo Xiaohe entered the door, grabbed Gu Zheng's arm affectionately, and looked at Chunniang, "Boss, but what's the matter?" ”

In other words, there is nothing important, and lonely men and widows are in the same room, right? And she was blocked by her, "That woman is not very familiar with us, it is the person brought by Brother Xu." ”

Talking nonsense with her eyes open, Mo Xiaohe deliberately misled Chun Niang, even if she took a little revenge, she pulled Gu Zheng out of the door, and before leaving, when she saw Chun Niang's white face, she felt that there must be a story in it.

This book was first published by Lewen, please do not reprint!