Zhang Yan and Liu Renzhang hurried back to the Liujia compound after lunch, the Liujia compound in front of them was unrecognizable, the big red lantern with the word Xi on the courtyard door was replaced by a plain white lantern with the word lay, the big red word on the shadow wall was also covered with yellow burning paper, a big knot was tied in the middle of the white cloth several zhang long and hung on both sides of the plaque of the Liujia compound, the joyful couplet on the gate was also replaced with two pieces of white paper, the branches in the compound, the wall, the gatehouse of each courtyard were hung with spirit flags, and the whole Liujia compound looked solemn and solemn.

Liu Nianshu, Liu Zhizhang, Liu Xigu, Liu Shuzhang and other children also asked for leave at home, and the cotton shoes on their feet were also sewn with white cloths, without the fighting and frolicking of the past, they were all looking like crying without tears, Liu Xinzhang sat alone on the threshold of his house and secretly wept, when he reported to Liu Lao's father and Zhang Yan in the morning, he didn't know that Liu Houzhang was dead, and he didn't know what happened until he saw Liu Laoniang crying and paralyzing on the ground, Liu Xinzhang cried Liu Houzhang, and missed Liu Yizhang even more, for fear that he would also die on the battlefield, Liu Lao Niang and Liu Aidao were busy making filial piety clothes at Liu Zhongzhang's house.

Zhang Yan hurriedly hugged Xiao Xinzhang in her arms, wiped the tears on his face with a handkerchief, and said distressedly, "Don't cry, little brother, there is a sister-in-law, don't be afraid of anything." Xinzhang was still sobbing quietly, but when he saw Zhang Yan coming back, he buried his face in Zhang Yan's arms and cried, and the snot and tears that flowed wet Zhang Yan's chest, Renzhang couldn't see Xinzhang's buried appearance, and reprimanded loudly, "Xinzhang, I can't complain that everyone has given you a nickname of 'crying and rolling', and you are not at ease in your sister-in-law's arms, and your sister-in-law's new clothes are dirty!" Zhang Yan glared at Renzhang and scolded in a low voice, "I've been wearing this dress for several days, and it's dirty, can't you see that Xinzhang is thinking about his second brother?" If you dislike the letter in the future, don't sleep on the same kang with the two of us, a big man will always be spotless, and he won't feel panicked! ”

Renzhang didn't dare to squeak, he took the letter and watched Zhang Yan change into a black shirt, and suddenly found that Zhang Yan had a red rope hanging around her neck, so he asked curiously, "Zhang Yan, what is hanging on your neck?" Zhang Yanzheng didn't look at Renzhang, and said angrily, "The jade pendant that my mother's family just gave me in the morning, you might as well be a letter, a big man peeked at me to change clothes." ”

Renzhang sneered and whispered, "Aren't you my daughter-in-law!" Other women, please look at me, I don't look at it yet! ”

"Ouch, just like you, can that woman ask you to see her body?"

Renzhang is not angry, but he remembers a past incident in his heart, last summer, once Zhongzhang was drunk with Wang Shoujiang and others outside, and after being sent home, he vomited and urinated, and scolded and played drunk, Wei Ji and Houzhang followed Yizhang to the woods to catch the monkey, Lin Qi was the only one at home, Lin Qi had no choice but to call Renzhang over to help, Lin Qi deliberately opened the neckline very low in front of Renzhang, and his white chest loomed, when he dragged Zhongzhang on the kang, Lin Qi intentionally or unintentionally squeezed Renzhang's arm with his chest, At that time, although Renzhang and Zhang Yan have been good for four or five years, but never close to Zhang Yan's body, when Lin Qi used not plump breasts to tease Renzhang, Renzhang intuitively felt hot all over, especially Lin Qi's weeping eyes made Renzhang feel pity, just the moment Lin Qi blew out the oil lamp, Renzhang quickly lowered his head and ran out of the bedroom, Renzhang felt very great every time he thought of it, quite a bit of ancestor Yanagi Hui sat down and did not mess up the gentleman's demeanor.

In the face of Zhang Yan's sarcasm, Renzhang was not angry, in his eyes Zhang Yan was right to do anything, Renzhang played with Zhang Yan, Aidao, Simai and other girls since he could remember, after a little older, Simai and Aidao both encouraged him and Zhang Yan to pretend to be husband and wife, and then the love Dou first opened, the two of them were really good, the news of the two of them getting along spread in Shuangliu Village, Zhang Yan was not taboo to follow Huilan to the Liujia compound to play, when she arrived at the Liujia compound, Huilan usually went to the study to pester Liu's father, and Zhang Yan and Renzhang, Simai, Aidao whispered together, and then asked Renzhang to go to Liuhe Beach alone, Zhang Yan asked the most about Daddy Liu, Renzhang was always answered, and they talked like this for several years, Renzhang was stunned that he didn't even touch Zhang Yan's hand, until Daddy Liu agreed to the marriage of the two, in Daddy Liu's study, Renzhang stroked Zhang Yan's body for the first time, and was fascinated by Zhang Yan. In the past few days, Zhang Yan asked Renzhang to accompany Father Liu to drink a few glasses at dinner, and basically fell asleep next to the kang after drinking, so Zhang Yan always praised Renzhang's good wine.

"Why, looking at your smug appearance, is there really another woman who asks you to see her body?" Zhang Yan had already changed her clothes, and when she saw that Renzhang was still stunned, she grabbed his ears and joked with him.

Renzhang was asked with a red face, he didn't know that Zhang Yan was joking with him, and thought that she had seen through his heart, he hurriedly urged Zhang Yan to hurry up and go to Zhongzhang's house, where it must be very busy, Zhang Yan carried Xinzhang and Renzhang to Zhongzhang's house, Houzhang's mourning hall was located in the hall, the east house was Wei Ji's bedroom, Liu Lao Niang led a group of female dependents there to catch up with filial piety, Liu Wengui, Liu Chengzu, Liu Wenxi, Liu Yuzu, Liu Wenting and other more than a dozen main members of the Liu clan are discussing funeral matters in the West House, The main house is the bedroom of Zhongzhang and Lin Qi, Zhang Yan and Renzhang went to Zhongzhang's house first, Zhongzhang sat in the east of the kang, Lin Qi sat in the west of the kang, saw Zhang Yan and Renzhang come in, Zhongzhang nodded to the two, Zhang Yan saw that Zhongzhang's two eyes were red and swollen from crying, and she couldn't help but redden, she asked softly, "Big brother, has my uncle come back from the county seat?" ”

"Brother and sister, my father has been back for a while, and he is talking to my second uncle in the study." Zhongzhang said to Zhang Yan in a hoarse voice.

Zhang Yan hurriedly instructed Zhongzhang to speak less, and then instructed Lin Qi, "Sister-in-law, you go to the kitchen to boil some ginger soup, add a spoonful of honey, and let my eldest brother drink some, which will be good for his throat." ”

Lin Qi has been looking at Renzhang affectionately since he entered the house, and he didn't have the heart to listen to the conversation between Zhang Yan and Zhongzhang at all.

Renzhang was afraid of causing Zhang Yan's misunderstanding, so he hurriedly reminded Lin Qi loudly, "Sister-in-law, Zhang Yan asked you to go to the kitchen to boil ginger soup for the eldest brother to drink." ”

Lin Qi came back to her senses this time, she jumped off the kang while agreeing, and went to the kitchen by herself without saying hello to Zhang Yan.

Zhongzhang shook his head and complained to Zhang Yan, "This mother-in-law has no eyesight at all, I have been living with a wooden stake all these years, even if she has one-ten-thousandth of your spirituality, I will burn high incense!" ”

"Big brother, you can't say that about sister-in-law, she's still young, she doesn't seem to be as old as me? The children who grew up in the mountains are simple, unlike the people who grew up by the sea, and it will be good to get used to it slowly in the future. ”

At this time, Liu Wenxi walked over from the West House under the guidance of his son Xiaozhang, and greeted Zhang Yan very politely, "Renzhang's daughter-in-law, you came back from your mother's house so early?" ”

Zhang Yan put the letter off his back, let him and Xiaozhang go to the yard to play, and then held Liu Wenxi's hand affectionately, and said gently, "Uncle Wenxi, according to custom, my father had to let me go back to my mother's house, I went, but I didn't have the heart to eat, I didn't just put down the chopsticks, I was driven back by my grandfather, and his old man also knew about the Houzhang brothers' sacrifice for the country, so I and Renzhang hurried back to handle the aftermath for the Houzhang brothers." ”