CHAPTER XVI

The three of them gathered around the table to eat in the courtyard to enjoy the coolness, the fresh and spicy pot was hot and sweaty, spicy but not dry, fresh but not fishy, the entrance was fragrant, and the aftertaste was endless. The fish tofu is smooth and tender, the shrimp is spicy and soft, and the mushroom sauce is rich.

Chi Dazhu had a bad stomach since he drank wine, and was forced to eat rice porridge by Chen for several days, and he didn't open meat until today, and after eating a few mouthfuls of spicy fragrant pot and wanting to eat the pot, he went into the kitchen and took the pot and shrimp paste to dip it in.

"I really don't know why your father likes to eat pot so much." Chen glared at Chi Dazhu with a smile, "Look at how much wine you drink next time?!" ”

Chi Dazhu smiled flatteringly, "You have to drink when you should drink, this is no way, it represents a man's face." ”

"Let's live with that horse pee." Chen ignored Chi Dazhu, patted his head and remembered: "Orange, this noon show is coming to you, I said that you went to the dock to set up a stall." ”

"What did she say she was doing?" Orange drank a bowl of mung bean soup before he went down. "It seems that her chickens have hatched, and she asks if you still have them. I didn't make a decision for you, if you want to raise it, you can take the money and go to her house to ask for it. ”

Orange nodded excitedly, she has always wanted to raise chickens, entrusted Pear Blossom to find, Pear Blossom entrusted Xiuxiu, it's been almost a month, and finally there are chickens to raise.

She wiped the sweat from her head, "Mother, you can wash the dishes by yourself, and I'll go find Xiuxiu." ”

Chen didn't worry that she was walking alone at night, and the orange had already taken the door, so she muttered, "Why is this kid so old and so frizzy." He went into the kitchen with a bowl to clean up, and Chi Dazhu followed into the kitchen.

"What are you doing here?" Chen put down the dishes and chopsticks and looked at Chi Dazhu, "You big man, go out quickly, I can wash the dishes by myself." ”

"Well, I'll watch you brush." Chi Dazhu was given another roll of the Chen family's eyes, "The girl will come back in a while, she was afraid of the dark when she was a child, and she didn't know that she was so bold now." You'd better go out and wait, I'll clean it up in a moment. ”

"My daughter can make money when she grows up, and you gave birth to a good girl for me." Chi Dazhu sighed, "I am also content in this life, just waiting for her to marry a good family." ”

Chen's eyes were slightly red, "It's only so good to marry you and our mothers." ”

*

The orange patronized and was happy, and after walking for a long time, he became afraid. She is not only afraid of the dark, but also of dogs. The dogs in the village are all powerful, and anyone who passes by the door will bark twice. She was about to go back and ask her mother to accompany her, when she turned around and saw Songbai standing behind her.

"I'm scared to death, Brother Songbai, what are you doing?" Orange instinctively jumped back some distance, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was Songbai. She didn't go home, her father and mother could also live a good life in the world of two, during the day, her father went to work in the field, otherwise he would talk to Zhao He.

"Come out for a walk, what are you going to do?" Songbai touched his nose, he was a little annoyed, he was a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy who disdained to quarrel with the village women, and he was just watching from the side when Xing'er Niang quarreled, he could only protect Pear Blossom and his mother. He didn't want to talk when Peng Fei Niang was in trouble, he was this character, and people who didn't want to pay attention didn't want to say a word.

But he can't let his mother worry, and it won't be good for Orange's reputation if he goes on like this. He always looks at things in the long run, and if Orange wants to be with him, it will confirm those rumors even more.

He looked at the orange that only reached his chest, she was not so bold when she was a child, she always timidly pulled the hem of his clothes, and only stuck to Pengfei and him. But if he really wanted him to marry Orange, he felt awkward. He knew since he was a child that Peng Fei was going to marry her, and he only regarded her as his sister.

"I'm going to Xiuxiu's house to pick up chickens, and I want to raise a few chickens." Orange looked at Songbai and was not very happy, "Brother Songbai, are you still worried about the things during the day?" ”

"No, I want to talk to Xing'er's father, I can't always let Xing'er talk nonsense - it's not good for you." The pine and cypress walked side by side with the orange, and the two walked slowly down, and the slope was also a little steep.

"Xing'er's father is a soft-eared person, he can listen to Xing'er's words. Like Mrs. Dong, Mrs. Dong is fooling around outside all day long, and her man doesn't dare to say a word. If she changes to a powerful man, whoever comes to the door to complain will scold her mother-in-law, and she will be honest. Orange smiled and said, these two women are simply the scourge of the village.

"But you can't beat your mother-in-law, the man who beats your mother-in-law is the most unproductive." Orange added, not to mention ancient times, even in modern times, there are many men who beat women.

Songbai laughed lowly, his mood was much better, and he teased Orange: "Then what if you are beaten in the future?" ”

"Run, run straight home. Therefore, it is said that you have to marry a close place, otherwise it will be difficult to run if the road is far away...... Alas, it's a big deal to leave directly, anyway, I had money at that time. Orange thought about this seriously, and when she found out that she had entered the pit of the pine cypress, she raised her hand and pinched his waist.

Songbai didn't have the meat on her waist today, and it was still hard to twist up, and her father also did farm work, why didn't he have such good muscles?

"Look at the road, it's still so frivolous." Songbai stretched out a hand and easily took her hand off his waist, his hand was thick and large, and easily wrapped her hand.

Orange's heart was beating very fast, she was pulled by a small hand and looked like this, and she despised herself fiercely in her heart, but Dong Dong's heartbeat still couldn't stop.

There was no moonlight at night, and she could only see the pine and cypress vaguely, and his eyes were always very bright in the night, like a sparkling lake. She didn't know whether to pull her hand out, she was so reluctant to pull it out, she didn't pull it out...... It always seems that she is a little unself-respecting.

"It's dark, I'll pull you." Songbai went from holding her hand to crossing his fingers, and he turned to look at her and whispered, she only felt that even his clothes were so beautiful when the wind blew in the night.

Ahem, how do you feel like you've become a little daughter-in-law? She is a comrade who has felt the call of the party and accepted the baptism of the party!

"Brother Songbai, this is ...... Not really, right? What if someone sees it and misunderstands? ”

"It's okay, even if you misunderstand it, you can still misunderstand what it looks like." When he was a child, he always took her hand and ran around.

Orange nodded, he was already forced to become his daughter-in-law, why not enjoy the benefits.

When I entered the village, it was much more lively, just after eating, everyone had nothing to do and chatted at the door, and one person held a puff fan in his hand and shook it gently. The children were running around playing games, giggling and laughing.

"Songbai, come to the village so late? Who are you looking for? There was a person with good eyes who could see the figure, and Songbai said "En" and continued to walk forward.

"Look, is that an orange or a pear blossom? I can't see clearly. The gossipy mother-in-law saw Songbai coming to the village, followed by a girl, and whispered, "I look like a pear blossom, how can her mother let her come out at night." ”

"Yes, her mother is a treasure of her, and I look like a pear blossom." Orange exhaled, thankfully she was about the same size as Rika.

The intertwined hands of the two were already sweaty, and the orange broke free and wiped it, and then continued to hold it. There was a smile on Songbai's lips that he didn't even notice.

Xiuxiu's family had just finished eating, and they didn't even clean up the dishes and chopsticks. Seeing that the oranges and pines were coming, Li Laosan also looked for a circle of pear blossoms, "Why just the two of you?" What about pear blossoms? ”

"Rika and my mother learned embroidery at home." Songbai greeted the pig Li and Xiuxiuniang, Xiuxiu took the orange to the East House to see the chicken, the chicken that had just broken the shell was yellow, and it looked very cute.

"These are ten chickens, the eggs that my mother picked from Peach Blossom Village, I thought they were all female, but I saw that there were two male ones, if you don't want the little rooster to leave it to me." Xiuxiu touched the heads of the chickens, they were still walking unsteadily, and they were not running fast.

"Yes, the rooster grows up, and the stew is delicious. Thank you so much for my aunt and Xiuxiu. Orange took out the money and gave it to the two, but the two shirked it, and the orange was stuffed into Xiuxiu's arms before giving up.

"You're really out of sight. By the way, how's your stall going? Xiu Xiuniang went out to get a basket and packed the chickens, leaving the room for the two to talk.

"It's okay, it's just quite tiring, and I have to walk an hour every day to get to the dock." Orange looked at Xiuxiu's boudoir, it was really much better than hers, the cushions on the bed were also thick, and the cabinet was ninety percent new, and she would make a room like this in the future.

"Well, my dad also said that he was tired and panicked. It's not a good idea for you to run back and forth every day, and you will suffer a lot in the winter. Orange nodded, "Winter must be sinful, don't worry about it for now, and think about winter again." ”

Outside, the second and third children were talking to Songbai, "Songbai, are you and Orange really setting up a stall at the dock?" What to do with the land at home? ”

"It doesn't take a few hours to set up a stall, but when the farm is busy...... It's a big deal that I work more at night. ”

"When the time comes, I will go over with the third child to help, I told Uncle Chi last time, you don't have to worry, you still have to earn money." Li Lao Er said in a deep voice.

Songbai glanced at Li Lao Er through the faint light in the room, and saw that his face had long since faded and he looked like an adult.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Orange and Songbai got up and walked home, and the two of them picked up the road outside the village, although it was a little far away, but there were not so many people.

"Brother Songbai, are you still going to Xing'er's house?" Songbai took her hand with one hand and carried the basket with the other, "No, I'll go to Xing'er tomorrow, thinking that she won't be stalked." ”

"Okay, then let's go to the dock when you're done, I just want to grind tofu."

*

The next day Orange and Chen went to the village mill, and last night she and Chi Dazhu peeled the soybeans and soaked them for another four hours, and she got up in the middle of the night to look at the soybeans. I got up early this morning to make the cool skin before leaving for the mill.

She felt a tuck around her waist, just like when her aunt had come. It's been so long, and she hasn't seen Orange come to the eldest aunt, she almost ignores this problem, and just hopes that Orange doesn't come for the first time.