Outside the door, Liu Gongzi's little servant Qiu Ping saw Zhao Lan at home, showed a smiling face, and stood at the door with a smile, and behind Qiu Ping stood a middle-aged old mother, casually glancing at the closed half of the old wooden door. On one side of the door, the moon has just grown a few leaves, and the flowers around it are blooming brightly.

"Akidai! What are you doing here? Come on in! Where's your son? Zhao Lan hurriedly greeted.

Qiu Ping carried a small snack box in his hand, walked in and said, "Our Liu Gongzi is reviewing his homework at home, but the master won't let him out." This is Li's mother, who is in charge of purchasing in our house. This is the snack that our son brought to you. ”

"Hello Mother Li," Zhao Lan greeted while taking the small snack box handed over by Qiu Ping, and asked Qiu Ping puzzledly: "Why are you still bringing things!" What's the matter with this mom? ”

"Our old lady doesn't have a good appetite these days, and the sour beans that I brought back from your house that day, our old lady likes it very much, and I want to ask the mushroom cool to buy some back." So appetizing! I wonder if there is still a mushroom family? Qiu Ping said briskly.

It turned out that I was looking at capers. Not to mention the old lady, even Zhao Lan can't do without capers on this hot day, this year's weather is hot early, and the temperature is estimated to be more than 30 degrees in the past few days. In ancient times, was there an air conditioner, and the rich and noble people could be cooler if they had ice, and no matter how cool it was, it was summer! It's hot and you can move, how can you have an appetite to eat, if Zhao Shen and Zhao Chun work in the fields all morning in the morning, they can eat a few steamed buns without appetite. Wealthy families can only look for appetizers.

Zhao Lan thought in her heart, and replied: "Capers are quite appetizing." But you can't just eat it as a dish, you still have to eat what you have to eat. Otherwise, the elderly will be malnourished. ”

Qiu Ping smirked twice and responded, "Hehe, know, know."

"I'm tired of walking, Mother Li, you sit here, the sun can't shine, Qiuping, you can also sit down and rest." Zhao Lan said, while glancing at Li's mother, who had been silent, and pointed to the stool on the side and invited them to sit.

When Mother Li followed Qiuping into the yard, she quickly swept around the yard, her surprised eyes flashed, and she put away the carelessness revealed outside the door, but she thanked Zhao Lan with a smile: "I'm bothered by the mushroom cold." "This mother is very steady, Zhao Lan thought.

Zhao Lan quickly poured two glasses of water from the kitchen and brought them over: "The two of you will drink some tea and sit down for a while, and I'll go get capers, just take a while." ”

"No hurry, no hurry." Qiuping took the bowl and hurriedly thanked him.

Zhao Lan quickly took out a small jar from the house, originally this small jar of capers was meant to be given to grandma, but now it is just for Mrs. Liu. What is given to grandma can only be brought out of oneself.

Zhao Lan went to the backyard to pick three or four peppers, fresh cucumbers, cowpeas, eggplants, small tomatoes, that is, cherry tomatoes, and packed them in baskets. Then he brought the small jar over to the house, wiped it clean, put it on the table, and said to the mother Li who came: "This is the cucumber, cowpea and eggplant that I just picked, and I will give the master a fresh meal." This is cherry tomatoes, or small tomatoes, which can be eaten after washing. These are washed, and Mom and Brother Qiuping can taste them in the car, which is quite relieving. These are chili peppers, the seasoning is a little spicy, and half of it can be put on a plate of capers. It depends on personal taste. In this small jar is capers, if you want to eat them, take out some, wash and cut them to eat, or you can cut them and fry them with oil and meat, which is more delicious. You see if you bring the jar back, or, I'll take out the capers, fry them and bring them back. I'm fried it, it's hot this day, I can't put it, I can only make it today and eat it today. You can bring back the jar, you can make it at any time, and you can eat it at any time. This jar of capers should last six or seven days. ”

Mother Li thought about it and replied to Zhao Lan: "It doesn't seem complicated to listen to what Miss just said, otherwise I will even take the jar back." If it doesn't work, I'll ask for mushroom cool. ”

"Mom was so polite. It's a simple dish, but there's really nothing to ask for. ”

Mother Li looked at Zhao Lan and Qiu Ping and said, "I don't have anything to ask, this is the silver money to buy capers, for Gu Liang." Brother Ping, are you still fine? ”

Qiu Ping then got up and said goodbye to Zhao Lan: "The young master told me to come just for this matter, and when the matter is done, I will also leave." See you next time. ”

Zhao Lan happily said goodbye to Qiu Ping: "Hey! Take me to say hello to the old lady and young master! ”

"Okay!"

Qiuping got into the carriage with Li's mother and went back. Along the way, I ate the cherry tomatoes washed by Zhao Lan, and this fruit was really good.

Zhao Lan took out the purse, and there was a tael of silver in it. Well! It's more than enough to buy that jar of capers. Zhao Lan put the money in her purse again and put it away! The deposit has increased again, which is great!

"Sister, are we still playing cards?" Zhao Ju shouted impatiently on the side.

Zhao Lan looked up at the sun, looked at the shadow of the tree, and said, "It's not early, I have to cook, you can play kitten fishing with Zhao Cheng!" ”

Zhao Ju agreed unwillingly.

After eating, Zhao Lan was watching them play kitten fishing while embroidering, and suddenly, from outside the door, "Knock knock!" There was a knock on the door.

"Zhao Ju, go open the door."

"There you go! I'm about to lose the shoot, and I'm going to win it. Zhao Ju stared at the cards on the table without blinking.

It seems that she is not touched.

Zhao Lan shook her head and thought: Do it yourself.

Putting down the embroidered handkerchief, Zhao Lan walked to the door.

Opening the door, Wonha-shoe nervously raised his hand and prepared to knock on the door again. Seeing Zhao Lan after the door opened, she was so shocked that she didn't put her hand down.

"Yuanhe, is there something wrong?" Zhao Lan asked with some displeasure.

Since the last time I met Yuanhe, I was ridiculed by Yuanhe's mother. Zhao Lan has always been sullen, and no one will be indifferent to what others say.

"It's fine."

Hearing Yuanhe say that it was okay, Zhao Lan was about to close the door.

It's okay, what are you doing here? It's fun to watch, but when it comes to my eyes, my anger disappears.

"Wait, wait."

Yuan He took a step forward and put his hand against the door that Zhao Lan was about to close.

Zhao Lan closed hard, but the door never moved.

Yuan He was standing opposite Zhao Lan, close to the breath exhaled by Yuan He, and Zhao Lan could feel the warmth of that breath. There was no sound in his ears, except for Yuan He's rough wheezing, the sound seemed to be magnetic, and it reached his heart one by one, and the exhaled breath burned Zhao Lan's body with a temperature getting higher, her cheeks hot, and her head dizzy.

Yuan He lowered his head and nose to touch Zhao Lan's black and bright hair, the tip of his nose lingered with a faint fragrance, his white neck was in front of him, and the little cute fluff trembled with his nose, and Yuan He couldn't help but want to touch it.

Won-ha gasped for breath that he didn't even know about. Zhao Lan felt that the atmosphere was particularly ambiguous, as if something was about to move.

"I'm shutting the door." Zhao Lan said angrily and shyly.

"I don't want you to shut it down." Yuanhe's voice became a little hoarse and muffled.

"Get out of the way." Zhao Lan reached out to push him.

A rapid heartbeat came from the palm of his hand. Zhao Lan raised her head and looked at Yuan He.

Yuanhe's face was flushed, and he looked nervous, shy, and excited. His eyes stared at Zhao Lan anxiously, with a strong desire.

Zhao Lan shyly and quickly withdrew the hand on Yuanhe's chest, and then took a step back. At this time, Zhao Lan realized that Yuan He was nearly a head taller than her.

"I, I." Yuanhe swallowed his saliva and couldn't help but say, "I miss you!"

Perhaps, thinking of you can't express Yuanhe's mood at this moment, so, after the words came out, Yuanhe seemed to be more anxious. Seeing Zhao Lan take a step back, Yuan He took another step forward.

"I," Yuan He was a little impatient, but he didn't know what to say or what he was going to do.

Looking at such a frizzy Yuan He, Zhao Lan was very moved, her heart was like a little rabbit jumping non-stop, there seemed to be a voice urging her in her ears, Zhao Lan looked at Yuan He in confusion, leaned forward.

"Sister, who? I've lost, and you won't come. Zhao Ju's unhappy voice came.

Zhao Lan immediately came to her senses, looked at her body that was about to stick up, and was so shocked that she quickly stood up straight, and took another step back. The ambiguous atmosphere dissipated.

"Go back!" Zhao Lan hid the throbbing in her heart, reached out and brushed the hair in her ear behind her ear and said.

"Me."

"Your mother looks down on me, you better go back first!" Zhao Lan said calmly to Yuan He.

Yuan He's anxious color, and the raging heat in his heart were completely extinguished by Zhao Lan's words. He hung his head and said nothing.

"Let's go back first!" Zhao Lan couldn't bear to persuade softly.

Yuan He expected to turn around and leave in disappointment.

This day passed like this, and the eldest aunt didn't look for it, I don't know if I didn't know that Zhao Cheng was beaten, or if I thought Zhao Cheng should be beaten. However, as long as the eldest aunt didn't come, Zhao Lan was happy, no matter what the reason was.

In the afternoon, the ambiguous atmosphere seemed to linger in my heart, and I was expectant, uneasy and lost.

In the next few days, Zhao Lan was also called over by the eldest aunt to help, and she was too busy to think about Yuanhe.

Grandma asked Zhao Lan and Zhao Ju to go to the field to pick up ears of wheat. Zhao Qiu also learned from Zhao Lan to pick up ears of wheat decently, running before and after running for a while, and having a good time. The adults were busy cutting the wheat, tying it up, and piling it up again, for fear that it would not rain well, and they would not be able to straighten their waists.

This field is quite large, and it is full of gold. There are many people in the field, and almost the whole village is in this field, and laughter and laughter are often heard. This year should be a good one. In this field, the wheat of the few people has almost been cut; and where there is a lot of land, it is less than half of it; and those who are not in a hurry, and the wheat in the field has not been cut to this day; Others have already transported bales of paddy to the fields so that they can line up to thresh wheat.

When the sun reached the middle of the day, a few families had stopped their work and ate on the ridges.

The meals are brought in the morning, and the savings are returned home, first, to save time, and second, to prevent someone from stealing wheat. This is still from listening to Zhao Shen at night.

Someone steals wheat?

Don't doubt it! There are people who steal wheat every year.

No, there are two families in front, and in the field to the west of the ridge, Jiang Mancang's daughter-in-law will stand in the field crying and scolding.

"That immoral one stole the wheat piled up on my ridges, how can you let my family live!"

The person next to him asked suspiciously, "Are you sure it was stolen?" Make no mistake about it. ”

"How can I be mistaken, there are eight bundles in this field at the end, and I can count all the bundles. Can't be wrong! ”

Every harvest season is always unavoidable.

Someone else interjected: "Don't you take less?"

Jiang Li wiped his tears and choked up: "I counted well, how can there be less, I remember the two bundles cut just now and put them on the ridge." Which demon beast stole it? You want my family's life! ”

Someone in the crowd asked, "Who walked through here?" Do you remember? ”

"I just cared about cutting wheat, and where I saw it, I walked by. My mother! Oh my God! ”

Mrs. Jiang hurried from the other side of the ground and scolded, "What are you howling? The wheat can't be seen well, what is the use of eating all day long? You look for it, but you can't find it, don't eat at night. Losers. ”

A kind neighbor advised her: "Don't cry! Think about who passed through this? ”

Jiang Li wanted to cry and didn't dare to cry, so he glanced at Mrs. Jiang who was so angry that her face was deformed.

Mrs. Jiang yelled at her: "You want to! Say! That's life-saving food. You useless thing. ”

Jiang Li didn't dare to cry anymore, so he had to desperately recall the person who had just walked by, and after a while, he trembled and said to Mrs. Jiang: "I remember, it's Zhao Dajun, Zhao Dajun walked through here."