Just at noon, the bride's sedan chair, under the opening of the drum music of the brigade, came to the gate of the Zhou family on time. After the drum music, I don't know if it was borrowed, or the honor guard of Wupin Zhi County prepared by the Zhou family, Chunshui wore a wedding dress, rode a high-headed horse, and followed the honor guard. Behind it is the bride's palanquin. Behind the sedan chair is a long procession to see off relatives. Judging from the style alone, I know that the Wang family on the shore of Xiling Lake is not an ordinary family.

The whole ceremony was similar to what the Ran'er sisters saw when Uncle Li Shun married Aunt Shun.

The courtyard of the Zhou family is very large, and the banquet is placed in the curtain in the courtyard, probably because it is worried about the rain, so it is prepared in advance. The middle of the courtyard is separated by a curtain, with men's seats on the east side and women's seats on the west. Because of the guests of the Zhou family, Ran'er and the two sisters don't know each other, so it doesn't matter which table they sit at. Ran Er and Qinglian found a table at random and sat down on the vacant seat. Several people at the same table are all over 20 years old and have been married. Some also had children, and before waiting for the wine and food to be served, several women obviously knew each other, so they whispered about the Zhou family's family business.

"I heard that the daughters of the Wang family are handsome, and they are also popular, and they can read and hyphenate."

"Isn't it, the Wang family was originally also the family of the eunuchs, but in the generation of the prince's family, no one came out, but I heard that he was also born in Xiucai."

"Yes, Chunshui, this kid has found a good kiss."

An older woman, about forty years old, said. After speaking, I saw Ran'er and Qinglian munching melon seeds, sitting next to them and listening to them quietly, and couldn't help asking:

"Who are you children, I don't think I've seen them before?"

"Auntie, my name is Ran'er, this is my sister Qinglian. We are from Xia Village, because we often send eggs to Uncle Zhou, so we are familiar with it. ”

"Oh, you are Ran'er, I have heard for a long time, at a young age, not only do you live a good life, but you also write well."

"Auntie, where did you hear that? How come I haven't heard of these two kids? ”

"You don't know, Ran Erniang is a foreigner, and she came to Xia Village to settle down when she was a child. When Ran'er was six years old, her mother was gone. Ran Er spent two years alone, and inadvertently brought back the same lonely Qinglian, and the two young ladies depended on each other for six or seven years, right? ”

Speaking of this, he turned his head to ask Ran'er, saw that Ran'er nodded, and then said to the others:

Now the sisters have not only built a new house and bought land, but also heard that last year they bought a bamboo forest, dug a pond, and raised lotus roots. Even those of us adults don't have the courage of the young ladies. ”

Ran Er was just about to say something when she heard the sound of spring water behind her.

"Auntie, aunt, aunt, where are you here? I have something to do with Ran'er and Lian'er. ”

When Ran'er and Qinglian heard this, they quickly stood up and followed Chunshui out of the tent and into the open space in the courtyard. Behind him, there were also the voices of the women talking about the two sisters.

"What's the big brother looking for us?"

"So, go and sit in the south room of the east room, it's cleaner."

"Brother Chunshui, no need, your guests, Lian'er and I don't know each other, it's the same wherever we sit."

"Let's go, there are the daughters of the Wang family who came to see off their relatives, you don't have to be restrained."

Seeing that Chunshui was arranged like this, Ran'er and Qinglian could only come to the south room of the East House according to Chunshui's intentions. It is indeed much cleaner, and when the daughters of the Wang family saw the two sisters, they just asked their names briefly, and chatted to themselves. It was rare for Ran'er and Qinglian to have no one to talk about themselves, and they also fell clean, sitting quietly sipping melon seeds and listening to them.

When the wine and food were served for the most part, the Ran'er sisters were already full, thinking that they were young and would leave early, and no one would say that they were rude, so they sneaked out under the pretext. The sky was still raining unhurriedly, and Ran Er and Qinglian were holding oil-paper umbrellas and walking towards the road they had come from.

"It's a pity that I didn't see what Brother Chunshui's new sister-in-law looks like."

"I'll see you later. We are not confidants and relatives of the Zhou family, so there is no need to go to the new house to join in the fun. ”

Although both of them were carrying umbrellas, when they got home, they were still wet with trousers and shoes, and their bodies were a little cold. After changing their clothes in the house, the two sisters sat on the kang in the east room, Qinglian listened to the sound of rain outside the window, and said to Ran'er:

"Sister remember, when my sister brought me back seven years ago, it was the same weather."

"Lian'er was only two years old, and it's rare to remember it. I don't want to blink my eyes but seven years have passed, it's so fast. ”

"Sister, sometimes when I lie down and can't sleep, I still often think, what would happen if I hadn't been brought back by my sister?"

"Xiao Lian'er is not allowed to think about those things that she doesn't have in the future, if she has this leisure, she might as well think more about how to follow her sister to learn to be a female celebrity."

Ran'er didn't want Qinglian to always think of the desolation at that time, so as not to cause pain in her heart.

"Well, if you don't want to, you don't want to. However, she doesn't learn to be a female red, and Lian'er doesn't have that talent. ”

"Listen to Lian'er, my sister was born to do it?"

"Hee-hee, almost."

Qinglian played tricks, pillowed her head on Ran'er's lap, and raised her eyes to look at the beam.

"Sister, the swallows in the grass pavilion are back. That year, when I first saw those little swallows waiting to be fed, I envied them. Now it's okay, with my sister hurting and my mother taking care of me, Lian'er is so happy now. ”

Hearing Qinglian say this, Ran Er couldn't help but reach out and stroke Qinglian's hair, and said softly:

"With Lian'er with my sister, my sister also feels very happy."

After a moment of silence, Ran Er diverted from the subject.

"When the weather clears tomorrow, it's time to dry the grain in the grass house."

"Sister, when the wheat is harvested, I'm afraid the grass house will be full, do you want to sell a little?"

"Wait and see, if the wheat is harvested, don't sell it until the autumn when you see the rice harvest." Nowadays, grain is very cheap, and if you sell it, you might as well use it to feed chickens and pigs. ”

"Why don't we buy fifty more chicks?"

"Okay, anyway, it's stocked in the bamboo forest, and there is little food to eat, so it's not a big problem to raise a few hundred. In the autumn, take a look at it, cut down some bamboo, and circle a fence wall around the bamboo forest. Not only can it stop weasels and foxes from harming the chickens, but it can also prevent its own chickens from getting lost. ”

"Do you want to enclose the pond and my mother's grave as well?"

"No, there is a path by the stream, and if it is fenced, it will hinder the people in the village from walking."

"You can change the road to the back of my mother's grave."

"It's better to wait and talk, it's to circle, and we have to discuss it with the village chief, so as not to cause inconvenience to the people in the village."

Qinglian knew that Ran'er had always been thoughtful, so she didn't say anything more.