"My sister seems to be calling Mother Wu." At this time, Xiao Wu came over and said.

"Uma? Who is it? Li Mo was puzzled, looking at Xiao Wu, he usually spent a long time with Man'er.

Xiao Wu shook his head, "I don't know." ”

At this time, Li Man's little head was already crooked in the crook of Li Mo's arm, and the whole nest was in his arms, like a napping kitten, Xu was sleeping in an uncomfortable position, and the little mouth also made a few cat-like hums from time to time.

Li Mo didn't ask, and hurriedly hugged her to go back to Fangfu.

Li Shu hurriedly came over, pulled Li Mo's arm, and said with a smile, "My daughter-in-law must have been calling me just now, listen, Li Shu Uma, isn't it very similar?" She was just calling me. ”

Can't beat it with eight poles, okay? The crowd gave him disdainful looks.

Li Yan opened the door of the West House, Li Hua held the oil lamp, Li Mo hugged Li Man, arrived at the West House, and gently put her on the kang.

As soon as he lay on the kang, Li Man rolled and rolled up the quilt directly into the bed.

Everyone was full of black lines, but except for Xiao Wu, these four couldn't help but laugh secretly, it turned out that the daughter-in-law grabbed the quilt like this? No wonder they often wake up in the middle of the night to find nothing on them.

"Cough" Seeing the three younger brothers standing on the kang like this, staring straight at Li Man, Li Mo felt that it was inappropriate, "It's been a tiring day, you guys should also wash and sleep." ”

"Where's the big brother?" Li Shu asked nervously, could it be that he is the eldest brother again tonight? Oh my God, it's been two months and six days, and you can't let people live?

Li Yan and Li Hua also stared at Li Mo tightly, the meaning in his eyes was obvious, they couldn't stare here, could the eldest brother do? The eldest brother has been occupying this house alone for more than a month, and they didn't say anything because he was injured before, but today, he walked back and forth like them, and they found that he was really completely well.

Now that the injury is healed, is it time to let the younger brothers, how many days have I not been close to my daughter-in-law, and this is almost stunned.

Seeing the obviously dissatisfied eyes of his younger brothers, Li Mo was a little weak-hearted, but Man'er was so drunk that he didn't worry about handing her over to anyone, even his own brother.

Seeing that he was silent, Li Yan said, "You have to stay one night to take care of him, right?" Who do you think is the most suitable person in your family to take care of people? "It's him Li Yan, let's agree with it.

"Then I'll do it." Li Hua smiled slightly, and brought it up as a matter of course.

Li Yan frowned, but Li Shu denied it with a smile, "Fourth brother, you are good at sewing and mending, but this work of taking care of people, of course, is your third brother and me, get up in the middle of the night to bring tea and water to your daughter-in-law, help her cover the quilt, play a fan, and drive away mosquitoes."

"I do this every day." Li Mo couldn't listen to it anymore, and said something that everyone and God were angry about.

What they think about doing every day, he actually does it every day, isn't it enough to do it every day? What's wrong with giving them a day or two?

The original intention was that he was familiar with these tasks, and it would be more convenient to take care of his daughter-in-law, but he didn't know that he was angry, and he provoked three vicious eyes of envy, jealousy and hatred, Li Momo was silent

"Forget it, let's"

Before Li Yan's words fell, he heard the sound of Suosuo, and several people looked at the kang, and saw Li Man kicking out of the quilt, rubbing his messy hair, and sliding off the kang with his eyes closed and groping, without even wearing shoes, with a pair of white jade-like smooth feet, he walked to the corner of the wall.

A few people were stunned for a moment, and then they saw this girl lying on the wall, one hand picking at the mud wall, and the dust fell on the surface of her feet.

"Daughter-in-law, what are you doing?" Li Shu asked cautiously tentatively.

Li Man's eyelids lifted a slit, and he only saw a figure swaying in front of him, so he snorted sadly, "Why can't the door be opened?" ”

"Door?" Li Shu was stunned for a moment, and looked at the brothers on the side, the daughter-in-law is really drunk and confused, right?

Li Mo hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed her hand, afraid that if she picked it again, her nails would be broken, "The door is here, what are you going to do when you open the door?" ”

Xiao frowned, revealing an uncomfortable look, "I'm going to shhhhhhhhh ”

"The crowd is petrified.

Li Man broke free of Li Mo again, leaned against the corner of the wall, bent over, curious and indignantly picked at the wall with his hand, "Why can't I find the doorknob, the door?"

"It's the wall." Li Yan stepped over with an arrow step, and directly picked her up horizontally, although it was hot summer, it was not good for the little girl to step on the cold ground with her bare feet.

Li Hua hurriedly brought shoes for her to wear.

"Can she go on her own like this?" Don't fall into the pit? They have to fish it back.

Li Hua was stunned, and saw that Li Yan had already hugged Li Man towards the door, and hurriedly chased after him.

Li Mo and Li Shu glanced at each other, saw the same message in each other's eyes, and the two handsome faces turned red at the same time, and they hurriedly chased after each other.

Xiao Wu was in the room, stunned to watch the brothers run out of the gang together, rolled his eyes in confusion, and suddenly the surprised eyeballs were about to fall, my sister wanted to shush, the second brother hugged her out of the gang, and the other brothers followed, do the brothers want to help my sister shush?

The little face turned red, and in the spirit of being inappropriate for children, Xiao Wu returned to the East House obediently and sensibly, and left it here to the brothers.

There was a lot of chaos outside, and after a while, a few people came back like the wind.

Li Yan put Li Man on the kang, seeing that she was sleeping like a piglet, he couldn't help but think about the scene just now, and he had to whistle to shout, which was really more difficult to serve than Xiao Wu back then

But what if this girl finds out about this tomorrow?

"What should I do?" Li Yan settled Li Man, straightened up and asked the others.

"If any of you is tired, go to sleep." Li Shudao, he didn't want to leave anyway.

Li Mo sat down, "Man'er, she's so drunk, I don't know how uncomfortable for a while, I'll sit down for a while." ”

Li Yan locked his eyebrows, he didn't want to leave?

Li Hua looked at the four big men and looked at his daughter-in-law, and felt that it was not like it, so he suggested, "It's better to be like this, the four of us are on duty in turns, each for an hour and a half." ”

"Okay." Looking at the current situation, everyone has to agree.

"Then, the eldest brother will accompany you first, let's go out first, and after an hour and a half, the second brother will come back for you." Li said.

Li Mo nodded, and Li Yan and Li Shu had no objections.

Li drew a big pot of hot water in the kitchen first, and in addition to the brothers taking a bath, he also brought a basin to the Westinghouse.

Li Mo only sat on the kang head, staring quietly at the small things sleeping on the kang through the tent.

"Big brother," Li Hua put the basin on the small stool on the side, and said to Li Mo, "I brought some hot water, you can help her wipe her face, it will be more comfortable to sleep that way." ”

"Hmm." Li Mo glanced at him gratefully, still the fourth brother was considerate, he got up busily, rubbed two handfuls with a hot towel, brought some water, opened the tent, and gently helped Li Man wipe his face and hands.

Seeing that his movements were so gentle and delicate, as if he was caring for a fragile treasure, Li Hua smiled knowingly, turned around, and silently walked out of the room.

In the kitchen, Li Yan was taking a bath, and Li Hua was waiting at the door, looking at the boundless night, his heart seemed to be burned by a fire, uncomfortable but full of anticipation.

After a while, Li Shu walked over with a towel on his shoulder, gently patted Li Hua's shoulder, and said with a smile, "What are you doing?" Aren't you afraid that mosquitoes will eat you? ”

"It's hot in the house, I'm blowing the wind here." Li Hua turned his head and smiled at him.

Li Shu squeezed his eyes at him, "It can't be that you're worried about your daughter-in-law, right?" I can tell you, in that case, you'd almost have to stand until dawn. ”

Li Hua was a little embarrassed, "I'll just stand for a while, and I'll take a shower for a while." ”

"Okay, then you can continue to blow the wind, and I'll take a shower." Li Shu said and walked into the courtyard.

"Third brother." Li Hua hurriedly called out to him, "Man'er doesn't allow you to take a cold shower." ”

Li Shu turned around and whispered, "It's okay, she's asleep now." ”

On a hot day, take a cold shower to be comfortable, not to mention, he has a fire on his body, and if he doesn't need to pour cold water on it, he will really burn people to death.

Li Hua smiled, and didn't stop anymore, before Man'er came to this house, the brothers in the family had the habit of taking cold showers, and he also had it, but he was not too embarrassed to wash there shirtless like the second and third brothers.

After a while, Li Yan came out, wiping his hair and laughing, "Fourth brother, when the water runs out, if you boil it some more, I won't move, so I washed it, I'm afraid I'll sweat again." ”

"Hmm." Li Huadao knew that there was water vapor in the kitchen, and after a while, he went in again and boiled water to take a bath.

Li Shu took a shower directly with cold water, changed into clean clothes after washing, and went back to the East House, there are almost three hours left, he still has to sleep first, otherwise, how can he have the energy to serve his daughter-in-law for a while?

Li Hua came out after washing, and saw Li Yan standing under the eaves like he had just done, and couldn't help laughing, "Second brother, are you feeding mosquitoes here?" ”

Li Yan wiped his hair with a towel, and said with a smile, "I washed my hair, it's not dry yet, you go back to the house first, I'll be fine for a while." ”

"Oh." Li Hua knew that although the time period was divided, the brothers obviously didn't want to sleep this night, and even if they wanted to, they couldn't sleep.

Li Hua poured the bath water and went back to the house.

Li Shu flipped over the kang, and his mind was full of the appearance of his daughter-in-law after she was drunk, the sweetness when she sang, the coquettishness when she danced, the confusion when she picked the wall, and that

As soon as he thought of this, he only felt that his whole body was hot and unbearable, and after turning it over a few times, he saw Li Hua coming in, and sat up with a swish, "Fourth brother, what time is it?" ”

"It's still early." Li Hua replied lightly, climbed straight onto the kang, opened the small window completely, saw that Xiao Wu was sweating on his head, sat thoughtfully on the side, held a pu fan, and gently fanned him.

Li Shu wailed, and lay down straight, just like this for a while, he was sweating again, so he had to beg Li Hua, "Fourth brother, fan me too." ”

Li Hua really helped him fan, but Li Shu was upset and irritable, and he only felt that this wind was of no use at all, "Fourth brother, with some strength, the heat is dead." ”

"Third brother, lie down well, don't think about it, the eldest brother is so good, and the second brother is there." Li Hua kindly reminded.

Li Shu let out a long sigh and said quietly, "I suddenly feel that having a brother is also a very annoying thing." ”

Li Hua was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, only the third brother would say his thoughts so bluntly, think about it, the third brother has never been close to her since he was in the cave house with Man'er, so it should be more than two months, right? Li Hua was really taken aback, seeing the third brother's anxious appearance, it was really sad.

However, "Third brother, Man'er is very drunk, and besides, she is really tired during the day, don't you"

"Anything else?" Li Shu was full of Li Man, and he didn't bother to guess his brother's words for a while, and when he listened to his words, he instinctively asked.

Li Hua's face flushed, "You one, don't touch her at night." ”

"How can you take care of it if you don't touch it?" Li Shu instinctively asked, as soon as the words fell, his body also turned over, looked at Li Hua sideways, and said with his eyebrows, "Who are you the third brother?" My daughter-in-law is like that, will I do what Qin Shou did? "At most, just hug her to relieve your hunger.

That's good, although the third brother has a big temperament, but he will hurt people the most, with his words, Li Hua let go, but immediately thought of another, and then the heart that fell was suspended again.

The eldest brother is calm and will never do anything out of the ordinary, and, looking at the way he wiped Man'er's face just now, he will never take advantage of people's danger with such care and cherishment.

But the second brother

Suddenly, Li Hua threw the pu fan to Li Shu, slipped off the kang, and ran out of the door to see Li Yan still standing there, in the night, he was like a dormant beast, quietly waiting for his prey.

Li Hua suddenly felt that his guess was correct, and the second brother definitely didn't have a good heart for Man'er tonight.

"Second brother." Li Hua walked over and said casually, "It's so hot in the house, it's still so cool." ”

"Isn't there a fan?" Li Yan said.

Li Hua tugged at his lips and chuckled, "It's windy and cool here." ”

"Hmm." Li Yan nodded, "Yes." Standing here, quietly waiting for time to flow, thinking that the little woman in the room would be her own for a while, my heart was unspeakably jubilant.

"Second brother." After being silent for a while, Li Hua looked at the spring color rippling between his eyebrows, became more and more uneasy, and hurriedly said, "Man'er is really amazing." "After working hard to earn money during the day, she should have a good night's sleep at night.

"Well, it's amazing." What does it mean? Somehow, Li Yan immediately thought of the girl crying and begging for mercy under him, and if she couldn't beg, she would bite and scratch him like a little lion, well, it was very powerful.

"But it's hard work." Li Hua stared at Li Yan's expression tightly, hoping that he could understand the meaning of his words.

"It's hard work." Therefore, he had to serve her well in the evening.

"I didn't hear any sounds, it seems that I slept soundly." So, don't toss her at night for the second brother.

"Fourth brother is not worried about the eldest brother?" Li Yan seemed to have heard the sound of Li Painting at this time.

Li Hua was stunned, what he didn't worry about was how are you? "Big brother has always been calm, how can I not feel at ease?"

Li Yan hooked his lips and smiled, a light of unknown meaning crossed his eyes, patted Li Hua's shoulder, and said, "Okay, fourth brother, you can go back to the house and sleep with peace of mind, with the eldest brother here, what else are you worried about?" Besides, I'll be there later. ”

"Second Brother"

"Let's go back to the house."

"Second brother, don't you at night"

"I'm going back to the house."

Li Yan didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and walked straight to the east house.

Li Shu sat on the kang, kept fanning with a fan, and when he saw the two of them coming in, he only glanced at it lightly, and didn't even bother to say anything.

Waiting, it's too tiring.

"I'll sleep first." Li Yan put aside Li Hua and lay down on the top of the kang.

Li Hua was helpless, some words were too straight and not good, the second brother was different from the third brother, but he felt sorry for his daughter-in-law.

What do you want to say again, seeing that Li Yan has closed his eyes, and then thinking about how much he loves his daughter-in-law, won't the second brother hurt? Li Hua had to climb on the kang and lie down next to Xiao Wu.

The night was getting deeper, the heat dissipated little by little, and for an hour and a half, it was too fast in Li Mo, and he only felt that he had helped Man'er wipe his face and hands, and then helped her play the fan, and then hurried over.

For Li Yan, the slow time made him uncomfortable, but fortunately, when he couldn't wait to get up and run two laps, the hour came, and he hurriedly got up and knocked on the door.

Li Mo came out, and Li Yan went in.

Inside the house, the light of the small oil lamp was much dimmer than before, Li Yan took a big needle and picked the wick, the light instantly brightened a lot, and the warm yellow light gently fell all over the room.

Li Man slept very soundly, and even Li Yan opened the tent, lay down on her side, and hugged her into his arms, but he didn't feel it at all.

"Just sleepy?" Looking at her quiet sleeping face, Li Yan doted on her cheek and kissed her.

——

The time was very short, but the night was long, Li Shu meditated cross-legged for nearly three hours like a monk, and finally waited for the opportunity to serve his daughter-in-law.

The oil lamp in the house had long been extinguished, so he had to add some oil and light it, he liked to see the warm light soft on his daughter-in-law's face, so quiet, so soft, so exciting.

"Daughter-in-law." Picking up the tent, he called softly, saw her frowning slightly, pouted her red mouth as if dissatisfied, and smiled happily.

took off her shoes, got on the kang neatly, and habitually hugged her into her arms domineeringly, but she was afraid that the force would be too great, so she woke her up, and she was busy and let go a little.

He found that her forehead was covered with sweat, and the sweat had wet her hair at some point, and a few strands were actually sticking to her cheeks, reflecting the delicate skin, which was indescribably confusing.

His throat tightened, and he also felt hot, so he hurriedly picked up the fan on the side and fanned it heavily.

"Hmm." It was about the cool breeze that hit, Li Man felt more comfortable, his little brows gradually stretched, and his body rolled towards this cool place.

Looking at the little man in his arms, the soft fragrance made people dizzy for a while, and in a daze, Li Shu threw away the fan

——

At what time, Li Shu was already confused, but in the knock on Li Hua's door, it ended the beauty that made people indulge in and couldn't extricate themselves.

Before dawn, the sky was getting darker and darker, but perhaps because of the fuel, the light in the room was always bright and bright.

Li Hua closed the door, gently lifted the tent, and got on the kang, for fear of waking her, his movements were very gentle.

But no matter how light it was, Li Man was still disturbed, his little brows furrowed uneasily, and he shouted vaguely, "Don't do it"

"What?" Li Hua didn't hear clearly, so he put it on her lips and asked again.

Li Man didn't answer, but her long eyelashes trembled uneasily, and her moist lips pursed slightly, flushing with an abnormal red, like a full and moist cherry, tempting

——

In an hour and a half, you can memorize a book, you can write 20 pairs of words, and you can do a lot of things.

But for Li Hua, it is really too short and too short.

Before dawn, looking at the soft little woman in his arms, Li Hua's eyes were full of tenderness, and he couldn't help but kiss her soft lips again, but he didn't dare to go deeper, for fear of repeating the mistakes of last night.

Thinking of the hour and a half last night, a trace of self-blame and shame welled up in Li Hua's eyes.

When did he become so self-controlled? He also persuaded the third brother and complained about the second brother before.

——

There was already a sound outside the house, and Li Huazhi said that his brothers had already gotten up, so he didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly put down Li Man, took a thin quilt, put it on her stomach shallowly, and then put on his clothes and got off the kang lightly.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw Li Mo chopping wood in the yard, Li Shu was sweeping the yard with a big broom, and there was a noise in the kitchen, needless to say, it should be the second brother preparing breakfast.

Li Hua was ashamed for no reason, hurried to the kitchen, saw that the second brother was cutting pickles, and the cauldron was still steaming, and said busily, "Second brother, I'll come." ”

"You're in a hurry to work just when you get up?" Li Yan smiled and did not stop chopping vegetables.

Li Hua hung his head, his face was red and his ears were red.

Seeing that he was silent, Li Yan asked again, "What about her?" Awake? Thinking of last night, Li Yan's eyes darkened a little, and he felt a deep pity.

Li Hua was also annoyed with himself and shook his head, "I'm still asleep." ”

"Then let her sleep more." Li Yan continued to chop vegetables.

Li Hua saw that there was nothing to do with him, so he scooped up some water and went outside to wash himself.

——

At three poles in the sun, Li Man finally woke up, but her head hurt, her body hurt, and her whole body was uncomfortable, which made her want to die.

"Man'er." Li Mo and the others were at the door, and when they heard Li Man's uncomfortable sound coming from inside, they all rushed in.

Li Man was lying on the edge of the kang, and when he saw the four brothers, he was stunned for a while.

"Girl, what's wrong? Still uncomfortable? Li Yan came over and helped her sit up.

Li Man's body stiffened, looking at Li Yan's worried eyes, and suddenly thought of last night.

Is that a dream?

"Daughter-in-law." Li Shu was also busy and looked at her uneasily.

The same is true of Li Hua.

Li Mo also came around, "If you want to feel uncomfortable, just lie down again?" I'll bring the porridge. ”

"No, no." Li Man hurriedly stopped, and pushed Li Yan away uncomfortably, "You go out for a while, and I'll change my clothes." ”

The clothes on my body are crumpled, and I don't seem to be wearing them properly, and the straps are all tied incorrectly.

"Daughter-in-law"

"You go out first." Li Man suddenly didn't dare to face Li Shu, and even Li Hua.

What's going on?

She had such a shameful dream last night, is it because she hasn't had it for more than a month, think? In the dream, Li Yan Li Shu Li painting

Once he had such an idea, Li Man himself was terrified.

Is she stupid to be abused? I would think about that, and be so presumptuous and evil

Oh, I don't want to, I must have been in Nuanxiang Building yesterday, probably because of the atmosphere there, so it's normal to think about it day and night.

Moreover, she was drunk last night, and when people drink, it is easy to do that.

It's just that this body is really sore.

It turns out that drunk people like this? I won't drink it anymore when I kill her.

After they left, Li Man sat on the kang for a while, endured the discomfort, moved her lower waist, but felt that something was wrong, but what was wrong, she seemed embarrassed to think about it.

It was easy to get off the kang, and I found that the clothes on my body were very wrinkled, or yesterday, I thought about it, I was drunk last night, and I went to sleep directly on the kang.

On such a hot day, she was very uncomfortable without taking a bath and changing clothes, so even if she was in a hurry to go to Nuanxiang Building today, Li Man still felt that it would be better to clean herself up first.

Opening the door, Li Man was stunned, and saw four men standing at the door like four doors, "What are you doing?" ”

"Daughter-in-law."

"Man'er."

"Girl."

The four men shouted at her in unison, with different expressions in their eyes, but they all made her see a trace of weirdness.

"What's wrong with you?"

"Daughter-in-law, are you still uncomfortable?" Li Shu asked uneasily.

Li Man thought he was asking about his drunkenness, and Mo and the others also thought he was asking about this.

"It's much better, but my head is a little dizzy, my body is sore, and my activities should be better."

Li Hua opened his eyes with a weak heart, Li Yan squinted at her carefully, this little girl's body is really bad, Xu Bo's medicine has been secretly given to her for more than a month.

"Hungry, the porridge in the pot is still hot, I'll serve it to you." Li Mo said.

Li Man pinched the corners of his clothes and said, "I'm not very hungry, I want to take a shower first." "It's sticky, it's really uncomfortable.

"Ahem—" Everyone blushed and their hearts beat again.

Li Hua hurriedly said, "Why don't you eat first, I'll help you boil some hot water." ”

Li Man thought for a moment, "That's good." ”

——

Li Man was not too hungry, just eat a bowl of porridge, and after Li Hua boiled the water, she closed the door and bathed in the house.

It's just that the moment she took off her coat, she was stunned again.

Did there be mosquitoes in the tent again last night? Why are there so many strawberries bitten on your body?

Damn mosquitoes, fortunately, they are not swollen or itchy this time, they just don't look good.

After taking a good shower, and even washing her hair twice, Li Man came out and changed into clean clothes.

"Where's your clothes?" When he came out with his dirty clothes, Li Man wanted to wash all his hands, otherwise he would come back at night and not change them.

"The second brother got up early in the morning and washed it." Li Shudao, he couldn't imagine that the second brother was so diligent today, and even their clothes were rushed to be washed.

Li Man smiled, took a few of his clothes, went to the well, drew some water, and rubbed them carefully.

Li Hua and the others wanted to help, but Zhilu said that this girl's shy nature, her underwear, was easily not allowed to be touched, so they had to give up.

"Daughter-in-law, are you going to go to town later?" Li Shu asked.

"Hmm." Li Man nodded, turned around and saw Xiao Wu sitting on the threshold of the East House, looking like a melancholy little adult, and said with a smile, "Xiao Wu, you are with us today." ”

"I'm at home watching the house." Little Five Ways.

"Huh?" Li Man was stunned, this kid didn't want to go to the town to play today?

"He's going to be at home." Li Mo said.

"Oh." Li Man didn't speak again, rubbed a few pieces of his clothes, took them to the bamboo pole to dry, finished, came over, and said to Xiao Wudao, "The dim sum I brought back yesterday is all in the cupboard, you can eat it when you are hungry." ”

Xiao Wu raised his eyes and glanced at Li Man, his face suddenly turned red, he wanted to say something, he pursed his lips and didn't say anything, he got up and ran to the house.

"What's wrong?" Li Man was really stunned, Xiao Wu's attitude towards her?

"Daughter-in-law, let's go after washing, the sun will be more sunny in a while." Li Shu had already pushed the cart and was waiting at the gate of the courtyard.

Li Hua took the kettle and followed.

Li Mo and Li Yan stood beside her.

Li Man looked at them suspiciously, "Are you still going?" ”

"Or else?" Li Yan smiled at her, she was already worried, but after going to Nuanxiang Building, they were even more worried.

"It's a hot day." Li Man really felt sorry for them, so he proposed, "Otherwise, you take turns to accompany me, okay?" ”

“”

The speaker was unintentional, the listener was intentional, thinking that last night, except for Li Mo, several other faces showed unnatural looks.

"What's wrong? Isn't that bad? Why don't you go with me today, you rest at home, do what you want to do, Li Yan tomorrow, Li Shu the day after tomorrow, Li Hua the day after tomorrow. Li Man thinks that this kind of scheduling is the most reasonable, and it can free up more time for them, and it is not hard.

After last night, Li Mo already knew the thoughts of his younger brothers, and no one wanted to lose the opportunity to get along with Man'er, even if it was hot, they could roast people, and they could follow her, I was afraid that their hearts would be sweet.

"Let's go together, if something really happens, a few of us are here, and we can have a foil." Li Mo said.

Li Man instinctively thought of the hooligans in the vegetable market, thinking that if they were all there, she and Li Shu would not suffer.

But, look at him, "Aren't you tired?" "Will you still accompany her like this every day in the future?

"You're not tired, what are we tired of?" Li Yan suddenly put one hand on her shoulder and looked at her meaningfully.

Li Man was uneasy by his staring, and he didn't bother to delve into the meaning of his words, so he broke away from him and ran towards Li Shu.

"Let's go." Li Mo glanced at Li Yan, and then strode out.

Li Yan turned around and instructed Xiao Wu, who was looking at the door of the east house, "Be obedient at home, we will come back in the evening." ”

Xiao Wu pouted, looking aggrieved, in fact, he also wanted to follow, just

Thinking of last night, he suddenly didn't know how to face his sister.

——

Li Man wanted to walk by himself, but as soon as he left the village and had not yet walked up the mountain road, his legs were already trembling a little.

It's really not angry, isn't it just an extra bowl of wine, and it becomes like this? She slept very heavily last night, but her dreams were a little more chaotic.

She endured it, not wanting to be looked down upon by a few men, but the strength of her legs became smaller and smaller, and her steps became more and more uncomfortable.

"What's wrong?" Li Yan glanced sideways at her.

Li Man bit his lip and tried to keep up, "It's okay, it's just that the sun is big and the sun is dazzling." ”

"Really? Still walking? Li Yan saw that she was walking hard, and couldn't help but come to her side.

"Daughter-in-law, let's take the car." Li Shu was also distressed, his daughter-in-law was weak, and he knew it very well, so he was very light and gentle last night, and he didn't even wake her up.

Li Man shook her head, she had only walked a mile, she was like this, she didn't want to be too delicate.

can

Caught off guard, he tripped over a small pebble under his feet, and Li Man stumbled and almost fell.

Li Yan held her with his hand, and before she could stabilize her body, he directly picked her up horizontally and put her directly on the car.

"Sit down, it's not too early."

She got up late in the morning, plus the time for her to eat, bath and wash, half a morning had passed, and she was afraid that it would be noon when she went to the town at this moment, and if she went by herself, in her current condition, she was afraid that she would not be able to climb until it was dark.

So, taking advantage of Li Yan's step, Li Man was also honest.

Today, Li Man has an extra heart, wears a clean gown, and drapes it on his head openly, like a hat to cover the sun.

Sure enough, Li Man had to admire the vigorous and vigorous spirit of several men, she accompanied her for a day last day, and she drank wine last night, but she was tired and paralyzed, and they were still a hundred times more energetic.

Moreover, Li Shu's cart was more energetic than usual, and everyone was windy, and it arrived half an hour earlier than she expected.

Entering from the back door of Nuanxiang Building, I happened to see Lu'er fetching water in the well in the backyard, and when I saw them, I immediately dropped the bucket and ran towards the front yard, running all the way and shouting, "Mother Rong, the girl is here." ”

"What girl is coming?" Rong's mother was greeting the guests outside, and when she heard Lu'er's headless shouting, she didn't react for a while.

Lu'er stomped her foot, "Which other girl?" You've been nagging since the middle of the night last night. ”

"Oh, my little ancestor is here." Rong's mother patted her head, her eyebrows were happy, and she directly left the guest and ran towards the backyard, "Lu'er, ask someone to bring tea to the backyard."

"Yes." Lu'er responded, but glanced at the guests who were stunned in the hall.

This guest came in the morning, and Rong's mother was introducing her girl to him, and he was listening to it energetically, and he was unexpectedly left behind, and he was stunned for a while.

However, Lu'er will come to trouble, and gently bumped into the guest, and said with a coquettish smile, "Guest officer, do you want to sit down first and drink some wine?" Do we have a good daughter red? ”

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Rong's mother went to the backyard, and from afar, she saw Li Man and others sitting in the pavilion.

"Oh, my little ancestor, why did you arrive at this time? But it made me anxious. ”

Seeing Rong's mother coming in a hurry, Li Man got up and smiled, "What? Are you afraid that I will run away with the silver? ”

"How so?" Mother Rong took her hand, her eyes were almost gone, and she said excitedly, "My little ancestor, you are really my lucky star, do you know how many people came to my Nuanxiang Building last night?" ”

"How much?" Li Man asked curiously.

Mother Rong stretched out her hands, spread her ten fingers, and quadrupled her front and back.

"Twenty, Mom, I've counted it, twenty, no, there are overnight stays, Cuixiang's girls are still with me."

Li Man understood what this meant, and his face turned red all of a sudden, but fortunately, he couldn't see it because of the veil.

Mother Rong was happy, so she forgot about the taboo, and still said excitedly, "Yesterday, according to your arrangement, I removed the curtains in the hall, and most of the flowers and plants were removed, leaving only a few pots of elegant flowers that you said, and the incense in the girls' rooms was also pinched." ”

Of course, when there are guests, you still have to order, this is the secret of Hualou's survival, in front of Li Man, Rong's mother naturally won't say it.

Li Man nodded while listening, not bad.

Mother Rong continued, "Also, at night, the lights here have been changed as you said, and we have specially arranged for Cuixiang and Pink Butterfly to talk about piano and sing music by the window on the second floor, do you know the way?" At that time, there were guests coming in, or from the Chunxiang Building, I saw it at the door, he crossed the threshold with one foot, or turned to our side, Ha Luha, I just said, how can the girl in our Nuan Xiang Building be bad? ”

She listened to what Li Man said, she said that business was good, and Li Man was also happy in her heart, but on the other hand, she was also a little worried, "Then Cuixiang and they can't come now?" If only I trained"

"This-" Rong's mother thought for a while, and immediately said, "They have to get up and wait for half a day, why don't you teach Lu'er them first, by the way, Mom, I will ask someone this morning, and I plan to buy another twenty clean and beautiful little girls, and then, you can help me retrain and train." ”

"What?" Li Man was shocked, "Still buying?" ”

Rong's mother pursed her lips and said, "Yes, Cuixiang and a few of them still look a little bit after putting on makeup, but when they are older, I know in my heart that those men are also trying to be temporary fresh, who knows when Lu Dao will get tired of it, besides, my warm fragrance building should also be replaced." ”

Hualou is like this in this kind of place, just let the newcomer laugh, who cares about the old man crying, and make money with money.

But Li Man doesn't think so, buy twenty more little girls? Why did she suddenly feel like she was helping to abuse? If she hadn't made Nuanxianglou's business better, Rong's mother wouldn't have bought people, and if she hadn't bought people, there wouldn't have been 20 little girls falling into this fire pit.

"Mother Rong, can you not buy it?" Li Man pleaded.

Rong's mother was puzzled, "What's wrong?" Mom, I just have a little money on hand now, and I want to take advantage of the fact that the business is slowly picking up now, so I can quickly find some new people to come over, raise people, and directly destroy the little hooves in Chunxianglou. ”

"But, they are all daughters of good families, once they enter this kind of place, what will they do in the future?" I'm afraid there is no future at all.

Coincidentally, Hongxing and Qiuling came to deliver tea, and when they heard this, they laughed.

"Girl, you are really a bodhisattva." As she spoke, she put the tea tray on the stone table.

Qiu Ling poured tea, and also smiled, "Yes, in this world, if you sell, you will buy, and if you buy, you will sell, maybe, people are eager to be bought, and those who want to sell and no one buys are the most pitiful." ”

Li Man couldn't understand her logic, but she felt that her daughter's family was sold to such a place, and she was forced to think about it, and she was extremely pitiful, but she inadvertently became an accomplice

Seeing that Li Man was silent, Mother Rong was busy and comforted, "Little Ancestor, I know your thoughts, Mom, why don't I want to be a good person?" But you don't know the way, in this world, many things can't help yourself, you can eat and wear without worrying, who wants to come to this kind of place? Who wants to do such a thing that is ruined? ”

After the veil, Li Man's dark eyes looked at Rong's mother with pity and pleading, after the thick fat powder, Rong's mother was also helpless, right? "So, don't buy it, okay?"

"Hey, listen to me." Mother Rong is a woman who has experienced a lot, for Li Man's careful thoughts, she can see it at a glance, and she also knows how to comfort her, slowly held her hand, took her to sit on the stone bench on the side, sighed, and said slowly.

"Qiuling girl said it just now, if you sell it in this world, you will buy it, and people will sell it, even if I don't buy it, there will still be people who will buy it."

"As long as you don't do this kind of thing, there will always be a chance to turn around in the future." Li Man couldn't think of it so much, he just felt that if this matter was inseparable from himself, I wouldn't kill Boren, but Boren would die because of me, even if he wanted to sell, he could go to work, or be a maid for others, but once he fell into this kind of place, he wouldn't want to turn over for the rest of his life, which is an unchangeable truth from ancient times to this day.

"Turn over?" Rong's mother smiled bitterly, "Okay, even if it's better, you can sell it to a big family, be a rough girl or something, and if you have a good life, maybe you can vote for the master's fate, and you will have a small servant in the future, or, if you go one step further, make a room for the master, be a concubine or something." But if it's a bad fate, I'm afraid it won't end up with anything good, it's too common for a big family to abuse and kill a girl, don't treat your subordinates as people, a dead person is cheaper than a dead dog"

Li Man's heart was beating in horror when she heard this, but she saw some tears rolling in the corners of Rong's mother's puffy eyes, and her voice was even more desolate, "I won't tell you, Mom, I can get to this point today, do you think it's easy?" Because the family is poor, there are many brothers and sisters, when I was seven years old, I was sold by my father and mother to a big family as a girl, I don't know how many sins Lu Dao suffered, I haven't grown up, at the age of eleven I was played by the old man and young master who had no one and Lun, and later, I was told by my wife, a shameless seduce, the crime of leading the master, beaten half to death, and finally sold to this kind of place that does not see the light of day. ”

Li Man was chilled when she heard this, she had only seen this kind of thing on TV or in novels, although there were many sad things in the world, but she had never seen it with her own eyes, it didn't happen around her, and her experience was not so deep.

It's just that, unlike her, Hongxing and Qiuling listened to it, but their faces were calm, and even, Qiuling laughed twice and said softly, "Isn't the girl scared?" To tell the truth, to be able to come to this kind of place, who hasn't had some misery in him, just like you said, I can't help it. However, the girl should also know that life is life, and now, I am glad that I am in this warm fragrance building, and my mother will not beat us, nor will she deduct my silver, and give us a promise, but if there is silver, you can redeem your free body, which is not something you can think about in other places. ”

"Li Man doesn't know what to say, is it still a blessing in the Nuanxiang Building?

"Yes." Hongxing also said, "Not everyone is born a young lady, some people serve to eat and some people to wear, our lives are hard, but instead of being sold to people who don't know what black hearts are, I think that being bought by Rong's mother is still that person's blessing, at least, we don't have to worry about eating and drinking, save more money while we are young, and we will not worry about burying mass graves when we are old." ”

"This—" Such misery? Li Man's heart was sour.

"Huh." Mother Rong wiped her eyes, easily calmed down her emotions, and said with relief, "Also, you don't know the rules of our Nuanxianglou, Mother Rong and I are not that hard-hearted person, but whenever there are good girls who want to be good, I will give them a chance, and the little girls I bought will not let them pick up and entertain guests at the beginning, I will train and teach them in all aspects, and wait until a certain time before letting them be listed."

Of course, there are also those who are unwilling and want to keep their innocence, so let them do chores, that is, serve the girls who are listed.

But not every girl thinks so? ”

"What do you mean?" Li Man didn't understand, if he had the opportunity to keep his innocence and goodness, he wouldn't want anything.

"Huh." Rong's mother laughed at Li Man for being too simple, "The land of fireworks, the place of wind and flow, here, if you mix well, you will ascend to the sky in one step, how many men will treat you as a princess and pet you, girls, who is not a little vain?" Even the annual Oiran Choice, the girls still break their heads to compete for it. Here, it's a world that's completely different from what you think, not that women are miserable here. Yes, maybe there were many unavoidable reasons for coming in at the beginning, but in the future, everyone has their own life. It's hard to say. ”

Li Man was stunned when he heard this.

"Okay, okay, I've been here for half a day, take a sip of tea, by the way, Hongxing, is lunch ready? Hurry up. Mother Rong commanded.

Li Man sat silently, Rong's mother smiled on the side, and comforted a lot, the little ancestor was her god of wealth, and she must not offend her.

Later, finally compromised, Rong's mother said, "It's better to do this, wait for someone to buy it, you look at it first, mother, I promise you, if they don't want to be listed in the future, I promise not to force them, as long as they take enough money to ransom them, I will definitely let them go, in addition, I won't ask for more silver, if they don't have money, they will work here and deduct the money, what do you think?" ”

Li Man listened to it for a long time, and knew that this was Rong's mother's bottom line, and when it came to this, she felt that it was almost over, besides, what they said was not unreasonable, if they really wanted to sell, they would not buy it, and they would sell it to others, if it was really like Rong's mother when she was a child, she was sold to such a bad family, wouldn't it be even worse?

Therefore, Li Man immediately nodded, "Thank you Mother Rong." ”

"Okay, little ancestor, the food is here, you eat first, I'll go and see if Cuixiang and them are up?" Mother Rong got up as she spoke, and left with Hongxing Qiuling.

"Don't stand far away, come here." Li Man sat at the stone table and waved to their brothers.

The four brothers sat down, and Li Hua saw that there was no one around, so he lifted her veil, "Wearing hot, right?" Take it off first, and then put it on when someone comes. ”

"Hmm." Li Man picked up the dishes and chopsticks, distributed them to a few people, and then ate by himself.

Li Yan gave her some food, "Are you still sad about this incident just now?" ”

Li Man didn't say anything, but it was difficult to digest such sadness for a while, in such an era, women can buy and sell casually, thinking that she herself was also bought back by Li Mo for ten taels of silver, her heart became sad for no reason.

"Don't be sad, didn't the fat lady promise you? If people don't want to, she won't force the listing. Li Shu comforted while eating.

Li Man burst into tears and smiled, looking at Li Shu, "If you let Mother Rong hear this, won't I prepare a meal for you next time?" People are just a little plump, where is the fat? ”

"Isn't that fat?" Li Shu exaggeratedly opened his arms and gestured, "You are at least two fatter than your daughter-in-law, oh no, two and a half fatter." ”

"Am I that thin?" Li Man looked at himself suspiciously, "No, it seems that I have to gain weight." ”

She likes women who are a little more rounded.

Li Mo nodded when he heard this, and also served her vegetables, "Eat more." ”

Li Yan, Li Shu, and Li Hua were not far behind, and they all picked up chopsticks and added vegetables to her bowl.

Looking at the mountain-like dishes piled up at the head of the bowl in an instant, Li Man's head was full of black lines, "Do you want me to eat like a pig?" ”

"It's better to be fat." Li Mo coaxed.

"If you have the ability, you will eat it as a pig for me to see?" Li Yan squinted and smiled.

"Eat slowly, we'll accompany you." Li Hua said gently.

Li Shuha smiled, "The daughter-in-law is a little pig, and she is also the most beautiful and cutest little pig." ”

Hearing this, the others all laughed sullenly.

Li Man tightened his embroidered eyebrows, pouted, got up suddenly, put the dishes in the bowl into the other people's bowls, divided a little for each person, and then said with a smile, "If you want to become a little pig, everyone will change together, why should I change it alone." ”

Several people were stunned for a moment, and then they all laughed again.

The meal ended in a very pleasant atmosphere.

After they had finished eating, Mother Rong came, and Li Man hurriedly put on a veil.

"Finished eating?" Mother Rong came over and asked, just now, looking at Li Man, it was not very real, but she felt that it was very beautiful.

Li Man raised her lips and smiled at her through the veil, "Eat well, let Mother Rong bother, arrange meals for us every day." ”

"What's this, I don't have anything else in Nuanxianglou, there is no delicious food, in addition, there is wine, but you have to give them a lesson in a while, so I won't let anyone send it." Mother Rong said politely.

"I don't want any wine." Li Man thought of being drunk and unconscious last night, and now his body is sore, and he is a little worried.

Rong's mother was polite, "It's okay if you don't drink it at noon, and for dinner, Rong's mother and I will personally accompany you to drink." ”

"Don't." Li Man hurriedly waved his hand, "I'm not very drunk, and I get drunk when I drink." ”

"What are you afraid of? Aren't there them? Mother Rong glanced at Li Mo and the others, and her eyes lit up, although her face was covered with something, but looking at her figure and temperament, they were all high-class men.

Li Man also looked at Li Mo and the others, shook his head and smiled, "Forget it, you gave us a jar of wine yesterday, and I won't tell you, we drank it when we went back, I just drank a bowl, and I fell asleep unconscious, no, I will come so late today." ”

When Li Mo and the others heard this, they instinctively looked at each other, and their daughter-in-law thought she was unconscious last night?

Yes, in a sense, she is indeed unconscious, but she doesn't remember anything else? For example, knocking on the bowl with chopsticks and singing, kicking the stool and dancing around the pot, and finding a thatched house to cut the wall? And the middle of the night

Mother Rong listened to this and smiled, "Isn't this very alcoholic?" Okay, it's okay if the girl doesn't drink, hehe, that night, Mother Rong will cook by herself and cook two dishes for you, let's sit down and have a meal together. ”

"No, you don't." Li Man said politely, "Only the younger brother is at home at home, I don't worry, by the way, are Cuixiang and them up?" Today I want to go back early. ”

"Oh, I'm coming, she's washing her face, she'll be here in a moment." Rong's mother said immediately, and after a while, she said a little flatteringly, "It's last night, Cuixiang was a little tired, you see, can you go to her room today first, make up for her, at night, the son from yesterday will come over." ”

Li Man blinked his eyes, a little unintelligible.

Mother Rong had to smile and say, "Yesterday, that boy sent ice cubes, and it was cool in the Cuixiang house, why don't you take this lesson in the Cuixiang room today?" ”

"No, it's by the water here, and the wind is strong, so it's not hot." Li Man insisted on her opinion, since Nuanxianglou has business, in the hall in front of her, there will be guests coming to the door at any time, and she doesn't want anyone to see her.

Mother Rong was embarrassed, "But that girl was really tired last night." ”

"Can't get this way out? If she doesn't come, what about the others? Li Man asked.

"It's-"

"Mother Rong, I told you that I need to have a separate place for class, not in any of your girls' rooms." Li Man reminded.

Mother Rong listened to her stubborn tone and said busily, "I know the way, I will call them, no matter how tired you are, you can't delay the class, right?" ”

After speaking, comforting Li Man to sit, Rong's mother was busy calling people in person, what should I do? As long as the girls have a business, it is her ancestor, otherwise, where will her money come from?

Li Man sat quietly, already feeling a little disappointed and unhappy in his heart.

Not long after, Mother Rong really came with more than a dozen girls who were showcasing.

It's just that, as soon as they got here, the girls grabbed the bench and sat there like soft bones, not wanting to get up.

"Oh, I'm tired, that Hou Gongzi, don't look like a thin monkey, that strength is dead, and the people who made it still hurt there."

"Ha Luha, don't talk nonsense, how many fucking men have you slept with? Do you still know that it hurts? Even if thousands of troops come, don't be afraid, right? ”

"Go, go, you're only a thousand people riding on a thousand pillows."

"I wish I could, but how can you have such a good look and figure?"

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Li Man listened to these embarrassing words, her face was red with shame, and she was very surprised, why did those haggard girls from yesterday say these words in front of her at this moment? She remembered Rong's mother's words, did she really enter this kind of place for too long, and even the most basic dignity and shame were lost?

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