Chapter 4: Marriage Proposals

"Brother Yi, what's the matter, let's go out and talk after dinner." Chiki made her attitude. Yi Zhengyang responded with a smile! "Xiao Xi, come in and help serve the food." Yang called Qianxi in the kitchen, which can be regarded as relieving Qianxi, Qianxi walked in loudly, Yi Zhengyang still looked at Qianxi with a smile and gentleness, and his eyes flashed with determination.

"It's a pity, this boiled fish, you still taught your aunt to make it, come, try your aunt's craftsmanship." As soon as it was served, the lady of the Yi family vigorously served thousands of dishes. This table is rich in four dishes and one soup, which is considered rich for the peasant family, not to mention, two of which are meat dishes. "And this braised pork trotters, this is your favorite dish when you are young, eat more. Aunt Yi hasn't come to see you these days, and she looks at you. ”

The Yi family lady looked at Qianxi's eyes, it was a distress that was not concealed at all, the Yi family lady took Yi Zhengyang's son to settle in Dalian Village, orphans and widows, life was not easy, Zhao Amu helped them a lot at that time. Later, the Zhao family repeatedly had accidents, the disaster was not alone, the two families lived next to each other, helping each other, the Yang family is a kind and warm-hearted person, so you come and go, take care of each other, each other's affection, it is needless to say. Qianxi and Yi Zhengyang, when they were young, they grew up in each other's homes, and the Yi family and the Yang family also regarded them as their own, no less than their own children. It was only later that Yi Zhengyang was admitted to Xiucai, in order to let Yi Zhengyang have a good development in the future, the Yi family moved to the town three years ago, so that the two families had less contact.

"Aunt Yi, you don't have to clip it for me, I'll make it myself, you can eat more, this is your favorite braised eggplant." Qianxi was busy picking fish bones for the Yang family, and seeing that the Yi family lady kept putting vegetables in her bowl, she hurriedly stopped the Yi family's enthusiasm, there was no way, the dishes in her bowl were already piled high, and if she let her clamp it again, she wouldn't even be able to eat.

"Yes, mother, you can eat it yourself, you see that Xiao Xi can't put the dish in this bowl. After a while, she finished eating, and her son just clamped it for her again. Yi Zhengyang obviously knew Qianxi's thoughts, and directly broke it, the Yi family lady was pointed at by her son at this time, and then she realized that it seemed that she had really sandwiched too much, and it was all in the shape of a hill. Hurriedly smiled in disguise, "Okay, I'll eat it myself, eat it myself." ”

Qian Xi breathed a sigh of relief, and glanced at Yi Zhengyang's smiling eyes, eh, okay, if you want to laugh, you can laugh, what's the big deal, frank and sloppy pickpockets, eating vegetables, ignoring Yi Zhengyang. He turned his head and put the dishes in the bowl into the bowls of the three younger brothers.

"It's a pity, she will take care of herself, Zhengyang, you don't have to take care of her all the time, eat more yourself. A few days ago, Xiao Xi picked some walnuts on the mountain, and the old man said that walnuts are a good thing to replenish the brain, Xiao Xi, I left some for you. After eating for a while, don't forget to pack it for Zhengyang, let him take it back to the town tomorrow, and eat one or two pills a day. Yang finally spoke, but the meaning of these words sounded so ambiguous. The walnuts were specially left for Yi Zhengyang, yes, but she didn't mean that.

Qianxi opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't say anything, anyway, she was going to talk to Yi Zhengyang in a while, so don't get darker and darker at this time. Thinking like this, Qian Xi followed Yang's words.

"Big sister, eat!" The youngest Zhao Xiaobao saw that Qianxi was in a daze, and clumsily put the fish fillet in Qianxi's bowl, Qianxi smiled at him, retracted his thoughts, and ate well.

There was a crescent moon hanging in the sky, and there were scattered bright lights, and the surrounding people had long since turned off their fires, but a noisy laughter could be faintly heard in the distance. Qianxi and Yi Zhengyang walked side by side a few steps apart, and finally Yi Zhengyang took a few steps, looked at Qianxi's back that was longer than the average girl, and took a deep breath.

Qian Xi noticed that Yi Zhengyang was behind, and looked back, in the dark, Yi Zhengyang clearly saw Qian Xi's black eyes. "Brother Yi, my mother told me about Aunt Yi's marriage." Qian Xi spoke very bluntly, and Yi Zhengyang said: "That's what I mean." It's a pity, can you marry me? ”

Facing Yi Zhengyang's eyes, Qian Xi clearly saw the seriousness in his eyes, this man really wanted to marry her. "I will be good to you for the rest of my life, and I will also be good to Uncle Zhao and Aunt Zhao, just like I am to my mother." Yi Zhengyang said with all his strength. Qian Xi pursed her lips, "I believe in you, Brother Yi, I believe that you will be good to me, and you will be good to my father and mother." ”

Yi Zhengyang just breathed a sigh of relief, and spoke again leisurely, "Just because I believe in you, I can't agree to marry you, you know what is going on in my family, now my father's health is gradually improving, but he still can't do heavy work, Ah Huai and Ah Bai Xiaobao are still so young, our family has no land, and the family's money is all from my hunting, I have to take care of them." ”

"I can also be a pity! I can take care of them for you! Yi Zhengyang spoke loudly, but Qian Xi shook his head, "I don't want to drag you down Brother Yi, my father and mother Ah Huai are my responsibility, not yours, the two families are good for Qin and Jin, it should be a happy thing, I am with you, only drag you down." At the beginning of spring next year, you should go to Beijing to take the exam, Aunt Yi has worked hard for you, you can't live up to her wishes. Brother Yi, I can't marry you. ”

After Qian Xi finished speaking, she turned around and walked to the grass house, she believed that Yi Zhengyang was sincere at this moment, but the impulse of the moment did not mean that he could bear the burden of a lifetime, and there was no filial son in front of the bed for a long time, not to mention a son-in-law who was not related by blood. Although Zhao Amu's health has improved, in this life, he can only do some small work, and he is unable to support the burden of this family. Before Zhao Huai and Zhao Bai were unable to support this family, she left them alone, and she would not be at peace in her life.

And Yi Zhengyang said that he was willing to take care of them with her, and now he still has to rely on Aunt Yi to enter Beijing to take the exam, what ability does he have to take care of them? It's just two already difficult two families tied together, and it's getting more and more difficult! In the long run, as she said, the Zhao family is her responsibility, she just did her best for the Zhao family, and now for a year, two years, or three years, maybe Yi Zhengyang feels that it doesn't matter, but when Zhao Huai and Zhao Bai fail to grow up and repeatedly annoy him, can he always have no regrets? The future is unknown, Qianxi never likes to put her fate in the hands of others, her family, she can take care of it on her own, men, husbands, she will never rely on it.

When I got home, the lady of the Yi family was no longer there, thinking that she had already made an appointment with Yi Zhengyang to meet at another place, and it was not too early, if I didn't go back earlier, I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to return to the town. Zhao Amu and Yang sat in front of the simple table and chairs, and Zhao Huai and Zhao Bai sat on the couch with Xiaobao in their arms.

"Daddy!" Qian Xi called, Zhao Huai called the eldest sister, Yang smiled and said, "Xiao Xi is back, your Aunt Yi is not early, I am afraid that I will delay the time to return to the town, so I will go to the banyan tree in front of Zhengyang and wait for you to finish speaking, and I will not say goodbye to you." ”

In response, Qianxi nodded, and the Yang family stopped talking a little, Qianxi saw it clearly, but planned to pretend to be confused to the end. In the end, Zhao Amu seemed to understand a thousand regrets, and sighed lightly, "After all, it's me who is useless and has affected you!" ”

"Daddy can't say this anymore, if there is no father, how can there be me. My father and mother worked hard to raise me, and I should be filial to my father. I'm still young, Dad, don't you always want to marry me off. Qianxi said firmly, Zhao Amu Yang choked for a while, and Zhao Amu said: "Xiao Xi, it's better for you to find your biological parents." ”

"Dad, what are you talking about, in my heart, you and my mother are my biological parents, don't you and my mother want me?" Qianxi's life experience, the people of the entire Dalian Village know that Zhao Amu and the Yang family have never hidden her meaning. Yang hooked Qianxi's hair, "What stupid things to say, how could we not want you, it's just that for so many years, we have dragged you down!" ”

"Dad, mother, what do you say about dragging me back, you pick me up, my life was given by you, you want me to go to the so-called biological parents, you haven't thought about it, they lost me, that is, they don't want me, I went to them, but I just sent myself up to them to humiliate me, and my life will definitely be better than now?" Qian Xi knew that they were uncomfortable, so she could only guess those unbearable things to tell them and dispel their thoughts.

Zhao Amu was stunned by the Yang family, and what Qianxi said was not wrong, since the family ruthlessly abandoned her and let Qianxi find it, that is, if the family was willing to admit that Qianxi was one thing, if it was insulting Qianxi, it was not impossible. In the end, the couple didn't say anything more, and changed the topic Zhao Amu said: "Xiao Xi, you can rest early!" ”

"I'll go boil some hot water for you." Yang stood up and walked to the kitchen of the house, Zhao Amu picked up the tools on the side and carved them carefully, Zhao Huai and Zhao Bai grinned, just now they were most afraid that the eldest sister would really listen to their father and mother and not want them, fortunately, the eldest sister will not want them as she said. Qian Xi knew that she had dispelled the idea of Zhao Amu and the Yang family marrying her off or looking for relatives, and she was greatly relieved.

"Let's go, Xiaobao, eldest sister will help you take a bath." Qianxi beckoned Zhao Xiaobao to get out of bed, Zhao Xiaobao immediately jumped down obediently and pounced on Qianxi, "Sister, you have hit a lot of prey and come back today, can we still eat meat tomorrow?" ”

"Xiaobao wants to eat, so the eldest sister will keep it for Xiaobao." When Zhao Xiaobao heard this, he immediately grinned happily, looking at Zhao Amu who was working under the lamp, the Yang family who was busy in the kitchen, and the brothers Zhao Huai and Zhao Bai were talking and whispering, this is her family, with them, no matter how bitter the days are, they are sweet.