Chapter Ninety-Eight: After the Crisis Is Resolved
It's another sunny day. Li Xiaonuan walked out of the door and stretched, feeling that the days couldn't be more beautiful.
Xiao Gang pulled Xiao Jun with a dazzled eye to wash in the courtyard, Xiao Yang was coming back with a load of water, Su was busy with breakfast in the kitchen, Dad Li had just walked into the thatched house, and the old lady was standing under the eaves to comb her hair.
Yes, how lucky to be able to live like this. But who can know how much Li Xiaonuan has paid for this peaceful and peaceful day. At least, until now, she can't live for herself.
I still remember the conversation with King Jing in that small courtyard that day. Although there is nothing to do, it greatly restricts Li Xiaonuan's personal freedom in the future. That is to say, no matter when and where, as long as King Jing summons her, she must appear and be used by him.
And the most ridiculous thing is that there is no remuneration or promise for that kind of appointment. Just thinking of the safety of his clan and family, Li Xiaonuan was relieved. Is there anything better than letting your family and people live in peace?
Li Xiaonuan has forgotten most of the content of that day's conversation. But before leaving, the jade pendant that King Jing gave her made Li Xiaonuan deeply impressed. Because the logo on the pendant given by King Jing is the same as the badge on the back of the jade pendant that Wei Yu gave her before.
The only difference is that Wei Yu's pendant is cold all year round and can never be warm. And the one Li Xiaonuan is wearing now, although the jade quality is excellent, it is not as good as Wei Yu's. Wei Yu's pendant is drop-shaped; Li Xiaonuan's one is gourd-shaped.
Li Xiaonuan touched her heart and suddenly laughed at herself. Xiaojun washed his face and ran over to ask her, "Big sister, why don't you wash your face?" ”
Li Xiaonuan smiled and replied to him: "My sister washed it in the room." Why did Xiaojun get up so early today? ”
Xiao Jun twisted his fingers a little embarrassed, lowered his head and said, "Brother Xiaogang said last night that he would send me home to see my father, so I got up." ”
Li Xiaonuan rubbed Xiaojun's hair, which had not been combed, and comforted him: "Our Xiaojun is going home to see his mother, great." Then you can go home and stay for two days, and then my sister will let Brother Xiaoyang pick you up after two days? ”
Xiaojun "giggled" and nodded vigorously to say yes. Li Xiaonuan was slightly distressed, and felt that they really shouldn't have broken up their mother and son. But when she thought of Li's, Li Xiaonuan had a headache. Anyway, two days ago, she asked her brother to come to Xinzhou Village to ask for her son.
I really don't know how people who are usually shrewd and calculating don't talk like anything can get messed up when they encounter Xiaojun's affairs? At the beginning, the reason why the old lady left Xiaojun was just because she didn't want Xiaojun to go back to face the quarrel of his parents.
Fortunately, the fourth uncle is still reliable, and he really disposed of the women outside. As for the problem between him and the Li family, it is a private matter between the two of them. I heard that Li's mother's family went to the fourth uncle's house to make a fuss, and the two brothers-in-law smashed all the furniture that the fourth uncle had finally purchased.
Later, I didn't know what the fourth uncle said, so Li's father and mother took Li home directly. Moreover, what the two reckless brothers-in-law smashed was also compensated by the Li family.
In those days, the people of Laren Village rumored that the fourth uncle had retired from the Li family. In the end, it was Xiaoyan who cried and begged the fourth uncle, and cried to the Li family to ask for her mother, and the two of them got together again.
Of course, these things were all learned from the mouths of the good thing golden matchmaker and Zhou Rong's family. As for the truth, only the parties themselves know. Since they sent a message to let Xiaojun go back, they should have solved all the problems.
Li Xiaonuan found a comb and helped Xiaojun tie two calf horns. Carrying a small satchel specially sewn for him, the bag contained a packet of candied plums and a packet of medicinal candy that Xiao had just brought back from the pharmacy. Xiao Jun grinned happily, revealing his little white teeth like grains of rice.
After breakfast, Xiaoyang carried Xiaojun on his back and went on the road with Xiaogang. Xiao Gang was carrying a basket containing a live rabbit and a live pheasant, which the old lady specially asked to take to the fourth uncle.
After breakfast, Li Xiaonuan went to the backyard as usual to see the magnolia branches she planted. Although he knew that he couldn't plant at all, Li Xiaonuan just wanted to give it a try. Who knows if there will be miracles, just like her.
Su Shi shoveled out a dustpan of firewood ash from the kitchen and poured it into a small clay pot by the vegetable field. Seeing that Li Xiaonuan was watering the yellowed branches again, he persuaded her: "Don't waste your efforts in vain, it's the seventh day today, and you have to live early." ”
Li Xiaonuan put down the gourd scoop in his hand and asked Su: "Mother, don't we have this kind of tree here?" If so, I'll have two trees dug up and planted. ”
Su Shi patted the dustpan, closed the small clay cylinder, and said, "I really haven't seen this tree." If we really have this, it's good to plant two trees, the flowers are beautiful and fragrant. ”
Even the Su family has never seen it, so this magnolia is definitely not produced in Yongzhou Mansion. Li Xiaonuan was slightly disappointed, but she was not persistent.
When Su Shi saw Li Xiaonuan frowning, he felt distressed. Originally, in the past few days, Li Xiaonuan has always been lying in bed and not doing things, which seems to outsiders to be lazy. But Su Shi understands that this is something in Li Xiaonuan's heart, and it is a big deal. But Li Xiaonuan didn't say it, and they didn't want to ask.
Li Xiaonuan knew that her behavior in the past few days was a little abnormal, but she didn't want to explain anything. She just wants to be willful, to be an idler who doesn't think about anything and does nothing. Fortunately, the family let her go, even if they were curious, they didn't ask anything.
Absentmindedly following Su's lentils picking, Li Xiaonuan was thinking in her heart about how to start her manor plan.
"Xiao Nuan, the beans are old, and they are kept as seeds. How did you pick it? As soon as Su Shi turned around, he saw Li Xiaonuan picking off the pods that she had specially left to make beans, and hurriedly stopped her.
Li Xiaonuan came back to her senses, looked at the six or seven pods that had been full and hardened in her hands, and said embarrassedly: "I didn't notice it for a while, so I picked it." However, this bean can be fried and eaten when peeled out, and it tastes very good. ”
Su Shi looked at Li Xiaonuan's sharpened chin and thin body covered in clothes, and said angrily: "If you want to eat fried beans, pick them." Look at your skinny, others still think I don't give you food. I'll see that there are still seeds left in the back, so let's pick enough plates to fry them. ”
Knowing that Su Shi felt sorry for her, Li Xiaonuan hugged Su Shi's arm and coquettishly said: "Mother, you still love me." ”
Su Shi deliberately kept a straight face and reprimanded her: "What are you shaking, the beans are all shaken by you." Don't pick the beans yet. ”
Li Xiaonuan smiled brightly and reached out to continue picking beans. Only this time, I didn't start with those specially set aside beans. Picking and picking, Li Xiaonuan suddenly remembered something.
"Mother, where did you collect the bag of peanuts that the Zhao family's brother brought last time?" Peanuts, they're peanuts, but don't be gnawed by mice.
Su Shi didn't raise his head, and replied indifferently: "Keep it well, I'll take it out for you later." ”
Li Xiaonuan thought to herself: Wait, when I grow the peanuts, don't worship me too much. (To be continued.) )