57. Chance encounter
In the yard, one by one, the puppies smelled the fragrance, wagged their tails, and circled around the table where they were chopping vegetables, waiting for their owners to throw some delicious food on the ground.
The front yard was filled with the sound of kitchen knives colliding with cutting boards, and the crisp sound of pots and pans colliding could be heard from time to time in the backyard.
In the distance, from time to time, there were several firecrackers, roosters, and dogs barking. All kinds of sounds are intertwined, and a different kind of celebration is played.
Lin Zichen looked at the bustling front yard, and suddenly felt that he would definitely get in the way if he sat here again, so he simply went out for a walk, maybe he would have something to eat when he came back.
Throwing away the leftover sweet potatoes in his hands, Lin Zichen clapped his hands and walked out of the house.
Compared to the Li family, it was much quieter outside. Because everyone in the village went to Li's house to help, Lin Zichen passed by one house after another, but he didn't meet anyone.
The summer sun is too violent, and Lin Zichen can only pick a shady place to walk.
There is a small river at the mouth of Fenghe Zhuangzhuang, and there is a big banyan tree by the river. At this time, it should be a good choice to go there to cool off.
Having made up his mind, Lin Zichen turned around and walked towards Zhuangkou with his feet raised.
Coming to the big banyan tree, Lin Zichen found a suitable position, and while soaking his feet in the water, he looked at the speckled sunlight transmitted from between the branches and leaves in a daze.
"Senior Sister Lin Zichen?" A voice shattered the moment of silence.
Lin Zichen looked at it intently, it was actually Gu Mingxuan, "Senior Gu Mingxuan?" You're here too? There was a deep sense of surprise in his tone.
Gu Mingxuan didn't say a word, learned from Lin Zichen's practice, found a thick tree root and sat down, and then took off his shoes and soaked his feet.
Lin Zichen watched Gu Mingxuan sit down familiarly, and pouted indifferently.
"Do you want to eat apples?" Gu Mingxuan suddenly conjured out two apples, washed them and handed one of them to Lin Zichen.
Lin Zichen was not polite, took the apple and ate it in a big gulp. She was wondering where to find apple seeds, when someone brought them to her.
Hmm~ Soaking in the cool river water and eating delicious apples, such a day is so enjoyable, Lin Zichen couldn't help but squint his eyes.
Gu Mingxuan looked at Lin Zichen, who was enjoying himself so much that he closed his eyes, and his heart couldn't help but be touched, "Do you have a banquet at home?" You don't need to help? Gu Mingxuan found a topic to talk about.
Lin Zichen "cut" and said without raising his head: "Aren't you also here to live happily." ”
Because the Gu family is not a local and does not know much about the customs here, after Li Bangguo knew the news that Gu Mingxuan was also admitted, he slapped his thigh and directly changed the banquet to a banquet for the three children.
Gu Sting didn't agree at first, but Li Bangguo said that Gu Sting accepted the kindness of the Li family, and followed behind Li Weiye and others early in the morning and began to prepare for the banquet. But the children in the family have nothing to do.
Although the banyan tree by the river is in Zhuangkou, most people don't come here.
"It was too hot in the house, and I wanted to find a cool place to stay, so I found it." Gu Mingxuan said that he did not follow Lin Zichen here.
Lin Zichen disagreed, this big banyan tree was not her own territory, Gu Mingxuan would come, it was his freedom.
Lin Zichen and Gu Mingxuan were not too familiar, after gnawing the apple in his hand, Lin Zichen took his feet back from the cold river water, put on his shoes, Lin Zichen stepped on the thick tree roots, and returned to the shore.
In order to thank Gu Mingxuan for giving her the apple, as a return gift, Lin Zichen threw an orange to Gu Mingxuan, "Here you are, and thank you for the apple." "And seeds.
Gu Mingxuan caught the oranges thrown by Lin Zichen, put on his shoes, and followed Lin Zichen to Li's house.
On the way, Lin Zichen and Gu Mingxuan also met many of Li Ji's classmates, and what surprised Lin Zichen even more was that she actually met Huang Cuiling.
"Senior Sister Cuiling, welcome to Fenghezhuang." Lin Zichen looked at Huang Cuiling with a smile, but that smile didn't reach the bottom of his eyes.
Huang Cuiling smiled sweetly at Lin Zichen, as if she had forgotten what Lin Zichen said to her at school before, "Hello junior sister Xiaochen, I didn't expect you to come too." ”
Huang Cuiling really didn't expect that when she saw Lin Zichen at this time, she thought more about what kind of charm Lin Zichen had, and she could even come to the banquet in Li Ji's exam, could it be that she and Li Ji were already close enough to go to each other's homes.
"Hehehe, there are many things that senior sister can't think of. Presumably, Senior Sister and the others are also going to Li's house, just right, let's go together. Lin Zichen took the lead in the front, as if he had the attitude of a master.
Gu Mingxuan was a little stunned Lin Zichen's sudden change in tone, and then glanced at Huang Cuiling, his heart was clear, and he bowed slightly to Huang Cuiling and the other classmates, Gu Mingxuan followed Lin Zichen into the courtyard of the Li family without saying a word.
"Cui Ling, who is this senior girl? How did you go to Li Ji's fellow scholar? Ye Mingxiao took Huang Cuiling's hand and muttered quietly, still remembering the fact that Lin Zichen used a snake to scare her before. A Li Ji was already so good to Lin Zichen, and at this time, Gu Mingxuan actually looked very friendly to Lin Zichen, which really made Ye Mingxiao angry.
"I don't know very well, I guess I'm also here to eat and drink." Huang Cuiling stared at Lin Zichen's back and said softly.
The other classmates had already followed Lin Zichen towards Li's house, and Huang Cuiling and Ye Mingxiao also hurriedly followed. Back at Li's house, there was already a sea of people in front of and behind the house. The children sat down early and waited for the feast to begin.
"Liu Zi, is the appetizer ready?" Behind the house, Zhang Zicheng wore an apron and sleeves, shouting to the busy cooks.
"Alright, alright." asked Liu Zi to answer loudly.
"Okay, it's ready to be served, and everyone is ready." Zhang Zicheng had a loud voice, and when he shouted like this, everyone heard it.
The cooks quickly put the dishes on the tray with their hands and feet.
"Where are the people who give fruits, smoke and alcohol?" There was another shout from inside the room.
"It's coming, it's coming."
"Hurry up, your hands and feet are sharp, and you're about to start eating."
The shouts came and went, and it was very lively.
As the main family, at this time, the men of the Li family don't need to help, just wait for the banquet to begin.
Li Bangguo sat in the room, looking at the courtyard where the guests gathered outside, and the wrinkles on his whole face were huddled together with a smile.
"Li Ji, haven't your classmates come yet?" Li Ge tidied up the clothes on his body and asked Li Ji.
Most of Li Ge's classmates are from other towns, and it is inconvenient to come to Fenghezhuang, so Li Ge did not invite his classmates to come to the wedding banquet, but Li Ji's classmates are all from Jiangchun Town, and they are not far from Fenghe Village, so Li Ji called all the classmates who often play in the class. "It should be almost there, I told them that this point is coming, I'll go out and have a look." Li Ji left the room and went outside to take a look. (I collect, recommend, come on!) )