Li Man turned his head sideways, looked at the dark night outside the window, and suddenly felt annoyed, why do you want to drink so much noodle soup for dinner? And he was busy making the bed before going to bed, and he forgot to go to the thatched house first, it's really a disaster, it's all to blame Li Shu, if he hadn't been pestering her on the side and dividing her heart, there wouldn't have been such a thing.

Frustrated in his heart for a while, Li Man decided to ignore certain physiological reactions and sleep, anyway, when he fell asleep, he didn't know anything.

Who knows, when you close your eyes, somewhere below your lower abdomen is even more swollen, and the urge to urinate is obvious.

It's so damnable!

With a low curse in her heart, she finally couldn't resist the urgency of urinating, Li Man sat up, her movements were already very light and light, but even so, she still made a squeaky sound, she glanced at the kang in a panic, for fear of waking people up.

Fortunately, there was no movement, she hurriedly got out of bed, fumbled for her shoes, and tiptoed out.

On the kang, Li Mo tilted his head sideways, looked at the small figure strangely, opened it gently, and the door went out.

What is she doing here? Outside it's black and rumbling.

Li Mo was not at ease, so he quietly got off the kang and went outside.

At the door, Li Man was tangled in buttoning the earthen wall, going to the thatched house, it was too dark, and even if he couldn't see her, he knew that the yard was full of mud, but if he didn't go to the thatched house, could he not solve it at this door?

Suddenly, the door was opened again, and Li Man shrank into the corner of the wall in shock, "Who?" ”

"It's me." Li Mo was afraid that she would be frightened, so he hurriedly spoke up.

As soon as Li Man looked at the tall and stout figure, he guessed that it was him, and his heart fell slightly, "What are you doing here?" "Shouldn't you go to the hut too? Can you say, take me one, let's stop?

Li Mo also wanted to ask, "It's so late, why are you standing here?" ”

"Huh? I" Li Man was embarrassed, but fortunately, it was too dark, and there was just an outline in front of her, and she couldn't see his expression, so she wasn't too nervous, so she honestly explained, "I want to go to the thatched house." ”

Ga Limo was stunned, in the dim light, although he couldn't see her face clearly, he could almost imagine how tangled her expression was when she said this, suppressed the smile on the corner of his lips, he said it was quite ordinary and casual, "Oh, thatched house, it's very humid over there, I'll accompany you." ”

"Ah, no." Li Man bit his lip, pointed to his fingers, and replied politely.

Li Mo squinted his eyes and looked at her deeply, "You wait, I'll go light a lamp, it's too dark." ”

"Uh, okay." Li Man hesitated, seeing that he had already returned to the house, he had to do this.

Li Mo quickly came out with a small oil lamp, and the dim light could not illuminate much distance, but he could vaguely see the mud on the ground.

Li Man rubbed the half-worn embroidered shoes on his feet.

"Come up." Li Mo was in front of her, half-squatting.

"Huh?" Li Man stared at his broad back in surprise.

Seeing that she didn't move, Li Mo turned his head and said, "It's not easy to walk here, you come up, I'll carry you." ”

Well, I have to endure carrying it on my back to the last thatched house, isn't this too?

Seeing that she was stunned, Li Mo straightened up again, and carried the oil lamp forward, looking at her expression clearly, "It's so dark, and the road is not easy to walk, in case you fall again, it's not worth it." ”

That's what he said, but "Okay, I'm sorry for you." Li Man was really anxious, and when he bent down again, he didn't think about anything, and threw himself directly on his back, "You slow down, I'll take the lamp." ”

"No, you don't." Li Mo carried a lamp in one hand to illuminate the road, and held her leg weakly with the other, afraid that she would slide off himself.

In fact, Li Man was also afraid that he would fall, so he put his hands around his neck.

He wore straw sandals on his feet, and because the yard was full of mud, he had to walk a little drier road next to the corner, but fortunately, the thatched house was in the backyard, not far, and he walked with big steps, and arrived quickly.

Li Mo put her down, hung the oil lamp on the small door frame of the thatched house, and then, walking a few steps outside, said to her, "You go in, I'll wait here." ”

"Hmm." Li Man hurriedly entered the thatched house, untied his clothes and squatted down.

After solving the problem, Li Mansong was fast, but thinking of Li Mo outside, she was embarrassed, tied her clothes, took a small oil lamp and came out, the man was still standing honestly under the wall, the night wind blew, she saw him shrink slightly, and then she saw that he was just wearing a thin underwear, and he was only wearing shorts underneath, and a pair of long legs were exposed like this.

"Let's go back." Li Man hurriedly walked over and said.

"Hmm." Li Mo took the oil lamp from her hand, and then consciously squatted down in front of her.

Li Man wanted to say that it was okay to walk slowly next to the wall, but in this way, he had to explain to him, and it was definitely not so neat to walk by himself, so he was delayed for time, he was wearing so little, don't freeze.

So, without saying a word, she also consciously lay on his back.

The two quickly went back to the house, Li Mo put the oil lamp on the big cabinet, the younger brothers slept soundly, only Li Yan breathed heavier, he walked over, gently poked his forehead, already sweating, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"How?" Li Man had already sat down in his bed, and saw that Li Mo took a piece of cloth to wipe Li Yan's forehead, and asked worriedly.

Li Mo replied in a low voice, "It's time for tomorrow." ”

"Hmm. You also go to bed early. Li Man whispered, and got into the bed, and she was also sleepy.

Li Mo wiped the sweat off the second brother's body, helped Li Shu tuck the quilt again, and then carried Xiao Wu, who almost rolled to the edge of the bed, back to his side, and then blew out the lamp and got on the kang lightly.

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Nothing was said all night.

The next day it was a sunny day, and the bright sunlight shone through the windows, casting dappled shadows in the house.

Li Man tossed for half the night last night, and then slept very deeply, and the rooster crowed three times and didn't know what to do.

Li Mo was the first to get up and look at the second brother, his forehead was no longer hot, and all the hanging hearts finally fell, so he wanted to go to the kitchen to make some breakfast for everyone.

But he is not good at cooking, scooped some rice and poured it into the pot for a long time, and it was quite tangled in how much water to put in, but fortunately, at this time Li Hua had already come in, "Big brother, I'll do it." ”

Li Mo smiled, "Why don't you sleep more than the fourth brother?" ”

"Sleep well." Li Hua took the initiative to take the gourd scoop in his eldest brother's hand, added two scoops of water to the pot, and then covered the pot.

The fourth brother is obviously much more capable than himself in these jobs, and Li Mo no longer insisted, so he said, "It's good today, I'll clean up that house." ”

"Hmm." Li Hua said and sat down under the stove to make a fire and boil porridge.

Li Mo went to Li Man's house, first took out a few bamboo poles, leaned under the eaves, took out Xiao Wu's wet clothes and hung them again, and then went to clean up the kang.

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In the East House, several people also woke up one after another.

As soon as Li Man sat up, he saw that the sun was shining outside the door, and his mood suddenly improved, but what time is it? Is she late again? Looking at the kang over there, sure enough, Li Mo and Li Hua had already gotten up.

"Daughter-in-law, are you awake?" Li Shu turned over on the kang, supported his chin with both hands, and greeted her with a smile.

"Hmm." Li Man raised his head and glanced at him, and then looked, Xiao Wu turned over and got up, rubbing his eyes, Li Yan also moved, and slowly opened his eyes.

She really slept with her clothes last night, so she got up directly, folded the futon and went out.

The comb was in the West House, Li Man took the door and went back to his house, and saw Li Mo bending over to clean his kang.

"You, here." Li Man looked at him, said hello dryly, remembered last night's incident, and felt funny and a little embarrassed.

Li Mo turned around and saw her leaning against the closet, pulling her lips slightly and smiling lightly, "Up?" ”

"Well, I'll comb my hair and go cook." Li Man loosened his hair, picked up the comb and combed it hastily twice, and then tied a ponytail.

Li Mo straightened up and looked at her, the simple ponytail was clean and neat, but it was indescribably good-looking, "The fourth brother is doing it." ”

"Oh, I'll take a look." Seeing that he was still staring at him, Li Man hurriedly put down the comb, turned around and went out.

Li Mo didn't mind her attitude as if she was running away, turned her head, and continued to clean up the kang bed, taking advantage of the good weather today, it was best to dry it, and her daughter-in-law obviously couldn't sleep on the bamboo couch.

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Li Man turned around and entered the kitchen, Li Hua was standing by the pot table and was busy, a pot of porridge had been boiled, the lid of the pot was half lifted and cold, he was now in the vegetable pot and cornmeal, planning to make some more nests.

"What are you going to do?" Li Man leaned over and asked.

"Make a little bit of a nest." Li Hua smiled lightly at her, his eyes were as clear as dew in the bright morning sun.

Li Man's gaze unconsciously stayed on his clear and smooth face for a while, "Do you want me to help?" I'll light the fire. ”

"No, you don't." Li Hua hurriedly called out to her.

Li Man stood still, a little screaming, yes, her fire-burning skills are not good, the ignition can't be lit, and the heat in the pot hole is not well mastered.

"You wash it, you can eat it in a while, I'll make it fast." As Li Hua spoke, he steamed a few of the nests in the pot, and after covering the lid, he went to the stove to make a fire.

Li Man fetched warm water, and freshened up on a bench under the eaves, and when he was about to pour water after washing his face, he saw a beautiful girl carrying a small basket and wearing clogs, and walked towards the yard with great effort, looking a little familiar.

In addition to himself in this courtyard, there is also the apricot girl behind the house, and the third woman has not yet entered.

Li Man was curious, so he stepped forward and asked, "Girl, who are you looking for?" ”

The girl paused slightly, her watery eyes looked at Li Man, and she was slightly stunned, and then walked over and said, "I'm looking for Brother Li Yan." ”

"Li Yan?" Li Man repeated it suspiciously, and then remembered that she was the girl who was waiting for Li Yan in the courtyard that day, she was very beautiful from a distance, and even more beautiful when she looked closely, her eyebrows were picturesque, and her skin was as tender as porcelain.

"Is he there? I heard he's sick, does it matter? Seeing that Li Man was silent, Peony asked a few more nervous questions.

Seeing her anxious look, Li Man hurriedly pointed to the East House with his finger, "He's inside, he's much better." ”

"Oh, thank you." Peony thanked him and hurriedly pushed the door into the east room.

Li Shuzheng was standing under the kang and wearing pants, and when he saw her coming, he was busy sitting on the kang and pulled the quilt to cover himself.

Peony didn't even look at him, and only walked towards Li Yan, "Brother Li Yan, are you okay?" I heard you were sick and I worried all night. As he spoke, tears almost rolled out of his beautiful eyes.

When Li Yan heard this, his long eyebrows furrowed, and he lifted the quilt impatiently and sat up.

"Peony, don't cry, isn't my second brother fine?" Li Shu couldn't see the beauty crying, and hurriedly comforted.

Li Yan leaned on the kang, opened his eyes, and glared at Li Shu slowly, "What kind of mouth do you have?" ”

"Okay, well, I don't talk much." Li Shu grinned, ripped off the quilt, quickly put on his trousers, and picked up Xiao Wu on the side, "Let's go, let's make room for your second brother." ”

When he said this, Peony's face turned red, and he was embarrassed to cry anymore, so he gently took a handkerchief and wiped his tears.

Li Yan glanced at her at this time, and his expression was not cold.

He didn't say a word, Peony felt more and more uncomfortable, put the small basket on the cabinet, and then lifted the upper layer of cloth, and brought out a bowl of chicken soup inside, "Brother Li Yan, this is what I got up before dawn to boil, but it's fragrant, you drink it while it's hot." ”

She graciously brought the kang head and handed him the bowl with a keen gaze.

Li Yan hooked his lips evilly, but his eyes looked at her with a little coldness, "Shen Peony, you have a lot of chickens, right?" ”

"Brother Li Yan, I" Peony bit her lip, and the tears made by his bad attitude were about to fall again, "You can drink a little." ”

"Go away." With a wave of his hand, Li Yan knocked the bowl to the ground, and the hot chicken soup was all spilled on the ground at once.

Peony's eyes widened in shock, her lips trembled, and she couldn't say a word.

Li Yan turned around and got off the kang, bypassing her and going out.

Peony was stunned, and her hands were still in the posture of handing the bowl just now.

At the door, Li Shu, Xiao Wu, and Li Man were also stunned, and as soon as Li Yan went out, the three of them automatically leaned against the corner of the wall, not daring to make a sound.

Li Yan glanced at the three of them coldly, didn't say a word, and walked towards the backyard.

"What's wrong?" Li Hua made breakfast and came out to see the three of them leaning against the corner, looking like they had done something wrong.

Li Shu hurriedly pointed to the east room, Li Hua glanced at it, and saw Peony squatting on the ground, choking and picking up the empty bowl.

"Don't look at it, let's eat." Li Hua hurriedly pushed a few people to the kitchen, and he went to Westinghouse and told his eldest brother about it.

Li Mo's face was a little bad, "Fourth brother, you can eat, I'll handle this matter." ”

"Hmm." Li Hua also knew that only the eldest brother was qualified to take care of the affairs of the second brother.

Li Mo rubbed his hands, went out of the room, and went to the east room, where he saw Peony putting the bowl into the basket, and then leaned against the cabinet and kept wiping his tears with a handkerchief, looking very pitiful.

"Peony." Li Mo tried his best to make his voice appear gentle.

"Brother Mo." Peony didn't look back, but wiped her tears with a handkerchief, as if she was afraid that she would be embarrassed to cry in front of people like this.

Li Mo sighed lightly and continued, "Forget it, don't come to Li Yan in the future." ”

"Big brother?" Peony looked back at Li Mo in surprise.

Although Li Mo's tone was gentle, his eyes were still stern, "You know that my family has already married a daughter-in-law, and you are also married, if you do this again, it will not be good for either of you." ”

The tears in the corners of Peony's eyes slipped down in an instant, "I know the way, but, my brother Mo, you know the way, I have liked Brother Li Yan since I was a child, and my father also let it go, as long as he scraped together enough twenty taels of silver, he promised me to marry him." ”

"It's not a question of whether it's silver or not." Although Li Mo felt that it was a bit cruel to break a girl's dream, he had to do this, "Peony, over the years, I have seen what you have done to my second brother, if my second brother has a little thought about you, even if I am the eldest brother, I will help him even if I smash the pot and sell iron." ”

What he said was obviously very straightforward, and Li Yan didn't mean anything to her.

Peony seemed to be unable to bear it, leaned against the cabinet in despair, and shook his head gently, "No, Brother Li Yan has me in his heart, he saved my life, he"

"When you fell into the water, he happened to pass by, and in that case, it was impossible for anyone to stand idly by. Moreover, he has been playing with your eldest brother since he was a child, and he treats you like a sister. Li Mo said.

"No, it's not like that, he obviously likes me." Peony suddenly mustered up courage and interrupted him loudly.

Li Mo pursed his lips and stared at her with heavy eyes.

Peony suddenly seemed to have been drained of her soul, and she was powerless, "Brother Mo"

"Alright, let's go back." Li Mo said slowly, "Don't look for Li Yan in the future." ”

Peony leaned against the closet, covered her face with her sleeves, and sobbed.

Li Mo had finished speaking, and turned around and walked out.

At the door, Li Yan was standing, "Big brother." ”

Li Mo glanced at him, "Let's go have breakfast." ”

"Hmm." Li Yan didn't look at the crying people in the house anymore, and went straight to the kitchen with his eldest brother.

Peony was left out in the east room, and cried aggrievedly for a while, then she packed up the bowl and went back with a small basket.

When Li Man was sitting in the corner of the house eating the nest, she saw that the peony was wearing clogs, and walked out of the courtyard lonely, her feet seemed to be unstable, and several times, she was really worried that she would fall.

However, for such a gentle and beautiful girl, is Li Yan a little ruthless?

However, emotional matters are the most uncertain, and sometimes they seem ruthless, but they are actually the most affectionate methods.

This breakfast, because of the peony incident, the family ate a little stuffy, and no one opened their mouths to say a word first.

After breakfast, Li Man finished brushing, Li Hua helped her feed the pigs, and Li Mo took Li Yan and Li Shu to pile all the rotten grass on the roof yesterday to the corner of the courtyard, and then repaired all the roofs.

During Li Man's period, he collected all the clothes that he had changed at home, but because the road was not easy to walk, he didn't go to the pond in the back mountain, and directly asked Li Hua to help fetch water, and rubbed it in the wooden basin at home a few times.

After the clothes were washed and there was nothing to do, she went to the backyard with Xiao Wu to watch them busy on the roof.

"Daughter-in-law, you step back, don't let the thatch blind you." Above, Li Shu got up and saw Li Man, and hurriedly admonished.

"Hmm." Li Man led Xiao Wu to stand in the corner of the courtyard wall, the courtyard wall at home was made of mud, she suddenly thought, if you plant some plants next to the courtyard wall, the long vines are full of roses, blooming in spring, bearing fruit in summer, and falling leaves yellow in autumn, how like a fairy tale world.

By the way, the last time I went to the vegetable market, she also bought some vegetable seeds, because there was no vegetable field at home, so she didn't move there, if you plant some loofahs in this corner or something, wouldn't it be good?

Li Manzheng was talking happily with Xiao Wu, and he couldn't help but hear a vicious curse in his ears, "*** goods"

She turned her face to take a look, and saw Xingniang standing in her own yard, with one hand on her waist and the other hand holding a cucumber, gnawing on it, and glaring at her viciously, with some provocation in her eyes.

"Sister, let's ignore her." Xiao Wu hurriedly grabbed Li Man's hand and said.

"Oh." She is indeed not like a woman like Li Xingniang, and Xiao Wu plans to leave.

Xingniang looked at it coldly, and spit out the chewed cucumber in her mouth, "I'm sorry, the same rotten thing, what is pure?" ”

"Early in the morning, what are you doing?" In the house, Ershun heard the scolding and walked out.

Xingniang took a look at Ershun, and then looked at the roof of the house in front of the house, the three Li Mo brothers were so eye-catching, and suddenly a rage was sent towards him, and her fingers poked at his head, "What do you say is wrong with me?" When is it for you to get up? Don't cook anything, let the old lady gnaw this, do you want to starve the old lady to death, which little slut are you looking for? ”

"What nonsense are you talking about? It's not too stumbling. Ershun knew that Li Mo and they could all hear it, and they were busy dragging Xingniang into the house.

Xingniang slapped Ershun in the face with her backhand, and scolded, "You are like a bear, you know that Lu Dao is playing tricks with the old lady, others bullied your mother-in-law, and it was not compensated by others, and the old lady's mother was thrown into your nest." ”

Her voice was very loud, Li Mo heard it on the roof, and knew that it was a scolding for herself, and her face suddenly sank.

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