When Peach Blossom and the army returned home, the sun had already set, the sunset was brilliant, and the afterglow that refused to disperse was still dyed red in the western sky. However, the sky began to condense with a thick smell of dampness, and the crops in the field were covered with a thick layer of dew, which gradually formed into dew drops, which dripped down the tips of the leaves and fell on the ground at the roots.

At the edge of the village, the smoke of the cooking stove was swirling, and it blended with the evening sunset into a layer of light mist, as if it was a thin light veil dropped by a girl.

The finches chirped to their companions, and they flew to and fro in search of a roost in the night; Yan'er returned to her warm nest without hesitation. All the people who had worked all day were returning home.

"You came back just in time, and there was no water in the tank." Aunt Liu is cooking on the fire.

The army said, "I'll pick it." ”

Peach Blossom looked at the army's scorched face, picked up the flat pole and said, "Come on, after walking for a long time, you can't be too tired, let's rest, I'll just pick it up." ”

"It's getting dark, and you can't see the well platform clearly, let the army be your companion and shine a flashlight on you." The mother-in-law was worried that Peach Blossom went to the well platform alone, and handed over the flashlight to the army.

Peach Blossom said: "It's okay, it's still early, let's let the army rest, I'll pick two and a half buckets of water, and I'll be back soon." ”

Peach Blossom took the flashlight, picked up two empty buckets and was about to go out of the gate, only to see Liu Haitao carrying a load of water to come in.

Liu Haitao didn't say anything when he saw Peach Blossom, just grinned.

When the army who was still standing in the courtyard saw Liu Haitao carrying water in, he hurriedly said, "Yo, is it a naughty brother?" It's really ......."

Dajun wanted to say, "I'm bothering you again", but he couldn't say it, and he definitely felt that this "trouble" was too outliing.

Liu Haitao poured water into the water tank, and said to the peach blossoms and the army in the yard: "Don't pick it, wait a while, I'll pick it up two more times, this tank will be full, dinner is enough, don't worry." ”

Liu Qiaoxian smiled and said: "Okay, okay, don't go to Peach Blossom, just let the naughty pick after dinner, it just happens that the rice is cooked, come on, let's eat first." ”

Liu Haitao smiled and said, "Auntie, I came here on purpose, hehehe." ”

"That's right, when you don't want to cook by yourself in the future, I'll come to my aunt's side to eat, and you're not one of you. Do you hear that? ”

"I know my aunt, haven't I always come here to catch up with dinner since I was a child?"

Liu Qiaoxian happily asked Peach Blossom to have dinner together, but Peach Blossom always felt awkward in her heart.

At dinner, the mother-in-law went to the back room with the bowl to eat with her father-in-law, and she and the two men were left on the table.

Where did the army know what Peach Blossom was thinking at this time? She faced the two men who were eating at the same table, but they had touched, seen, and even kissed. As soon as she thought of this, Peach Blossom's face was immediately covered with two red clouds, and she was hot.

Liu Haitao and Dajun were talking about each other while eating, and Peach Blossom was only thinking about her thoughts, and she didn't hear what they were talking about.

Later, Liu Haitao got up after eating to fetch water, and the army hurriedly said: "Naughty brother, it's too dark, you see this black light is blinding, it's not too late to pick it tomorrow." ”

"I have to go to work in the fields early tomorrow morning, and I will not remember it when I fill the tank as soon as possible."

"Why don't I shine it on you with a flashlight?" The army turned to get a flashlight.

Liu Haitao glanced at the peach blossom standing by the door and said, "No need, bring a flashlight, I can do it myself." ”

The army asked, "That's not possible, you hold a flashlight in one hand, how can you carry a bucket from the well with the other hand?" ”

"Don't fight, I'll go." Peach Blossom took the flashlight, picked up the flat pole and picked up the two buckets and walked out: "I also pick two buckets, so I don't have to run a second time." ”

As she walked, she turned to the army and said, "Pick up the table and wait at home." ”

As she spoke, she carried the bucket out of the gate. Liu Haitao followed, only to hear two pairs of iron buckets "squeak and squeak" straight towards the well.

At this time, it was already after dinner, and the rural people generally went to bed very early, except for one person from each family to go to the production team to do the work, the people who had worked all day began to prepare for sleep and rest.

There was silence and darkness around the well platform, and the army lifted up buckets of water ropes one by one, but the last two buckets were half buckets of water, so that the peach blossoms could bear it. But Peach Blossom has never carried water, and only these two and a half buckets can barely afford it.

She took two steps and almost fell, but the army hurriedly stepped forward to hold her up, saying, "If it doesn't work, put it down, I'll just pick it myself." ”

"Doesn't it save you a little effort if I pick a little?" Peach Blossom put down her flat shoulder and shone it with a flashlight, and when she saw that there was no one around, she asked, "Hey, what do you want to do when you call me out to carry water?" ”

"I don't mean anything else, I just want to say something to you, Peach Blossom, please don't be angry with me about that in the future, I ...... that day"

"Okay, I know that you called me for this, and I just wanted to tell you that things have already passed, and I won't bother with you in the future, but ......"

"What?"

Peach Blossom scanned the surroundings with a flashlight again and said, "There is no one else here today, you have to tell me the truth." ”

"What do you want to ask, I dare to tell the truth, and there will never be half a lie."

"That'...... You tell me, are you really rare, or is there another purpose? ”

Peach Blossom asked suddenly, which made Liu Haitao unexpected. He really didn't consider that a woman like Peach Blossom would ask such a sensitive question between men and women.

"This ......" he was a little confused, he didn't know how to answer.

Peach Blossom generously explained: "Don't be afraid, I don't mean anything else, I just want to know what you think in your heart?" ”

Liu Haitao said timidly: "Peach Blossom, don't be angry, I really didn't have any thoughts about you, just because you are the daughter-in-law of my brothers' army, and later, it was my aunt who secretly told me about the army, and after that, I slowly fell in love with you, and then I really fell in love with you." ”

Peach Blossom pursed her lips and sneered: "I don't believe it, you said that you didn't have any thoughts about me before, why did you listen to my house root with others?" What I said to the army, what I did...... You've heard it all, that's why you're having a bad heart for me, aren't you? Don't you know this? ”

Liu Haitao complained again and again from his heart, he explained: "This is the matter of Fang Gen'er, in fact, my aunt asked me to go, because our rural area is a bit of an old superstition, saying that on the night of the wedding, if someone listens to Fang Gen'er can drive away evil spirits and have popularity, otherwise it is not good and unlucky, so the old people generally taboo this." Auntie was afraid that no one would listen to your house that night, so she asked me to find someone to listen. However, every time I was far away from the windowsill, I really didn't hear what you said to the army. Auntie is also doing this with good intentions, I don't know if you understand? ”

"Alas, in fact, I had already guessed that all this was my mother-in-law's idea and arrangement. I've been waiting for you to say this to see if you're telling me the truth. ”

"Don't complain about your aunt, she really doesn't have bad intentions, she just wants to ......"

"Of course I know, if she really wants to be bad, can she still harm her own son? As the saying goes, 'Tiger poison doesn't eat children', she is called crazy, thinking about her grandson crazy. ”

"Peach blossom, uncle and aunt are so old, I hope you can understand, don't resent your aunt, you don't want to pull down, I will definitely change in the future, and I don't dare to have the slightest bastard idea of you, really, I want to have half a lie, five thunders in the sky, so that I can't die immediately."

"Alright, alright, who said you were told to swear a poisonous oath?" Peach Blossom sneered and said, "Just talk about it, who will help the family when you die?" ”

"Peach blossom, I ......" Liu Haitao heard Peach Blossom's words, it was like a cloud opening and fog dissipating.

"Okay, now that the army has returned, don't mention the previous things, just act as if nothing happened." Peach Blossom looked at the night sky and said, "The time for the two of us to come out is not short, let's go back quickly." ”

"Alright then, I'll leave it all to you, let's go."

Peach Blossom and Liu Haitao walked home while carrying water, and she kept wondering in her heart, what would happen next?