On this day, Yuan Wu went to Qinghe to fetch water, and Yao Yun'er was the only one at home.

Hearing the knock on the door, Yao Yun'er opened the door, and saw her younger brother Yao Xiaoshan standing at the door of her house, grinning and smiling to herself: "Sister, my father said that he would invite his brother-in-law to dinner tonight, and sent me to talk to you." ”

Yao Yun'er welcomed her younger brother into the house, and said puzzledly: "It's so decent, why does my father want to invite my father-in-law to dinner?" ”

"Dad said, he sprained his back a while ago, and the work at home was done by his brother-in-law, and now that his back injury is healed, he thought about inviting his brother-in-law to have a meal and drink some wine."

Yao Xiaoshan said, and saw that there was a plate of verdant green fruits on the table in the hall, which immediately caused his saliva to flow, and as soon as he finished speaking, he picked up one, wiped it on his sleeve, and began to eat.

Yao Yun'er listened, she was also happy, and when she saw that her brother was greedy, she smiled and said, "You go back and tell your father and mother, and my husband and I will go back at night." ”

Yao Xiaoshan agreed, but the pair of eyes were dripping, and he approached Yao Yun'er and whispered: "Sister, while my brother-in-law is not at home, you can make me some meat to eat." ”

Yao Yun'er saw her brother's greedy appearance, she was so angry and funny, she only used her hand to put her hand on her brother's eyebrows and took him to the stove room.

When Yao Xiaoshan came out of Yuan's house, that mouth was full of oil, Yao Yun'er was worried about her mother's family, and when her brother left, she also filled him with a jar of lard, asking him to take it back and keep it at home to eat.

And when Yuan Wu went home, Yao Yun'er told Yao's father that he was going to invite him to dinner, and the man didn't say anything when he heard it, only nodded. In the afternoon, he went to the Li Ji wine shop in the south of the village to get two pots of wine, and cut some pig's head meat and pig ear slices from the shop, and carried them together, before rushing to Yao's house with Yao Yun'er.

Because I want to invite my uncle to dinner today, Yao's family is also busy in the morning, Yao's mother is busy, and she saw that she went to Wangjia Village yesterday to visit the neighborhoods of relatives, and brought Yao Jinlan's message, only saying that Wang Dachun and his old lady have treated her a lot better these days, especially Wang Dachun, since the last time she went back, she has never beaten her again, she asked the neighbors to bring the letter back, so that her father and mother can rest assured.

Yao's mother listened, her eyes suddenly became wet, and she wiped her eyes with her apron at the moment, only to feel indescribable relief in her heart, and even with the energy that she couldn't finish all over, she was busy in the stove room, and she didn't feel tired at all.

Hearing the knock on the door, Yao's father stepped forward to open the door, and when he saw his daughter and son-in-law, he was overjoyed, and Yao's mother also came out of the stove room, and while talking, she welcomed Yuan Wu and Yao Yun'er into the hall.

Yao's mother first asked Jin Mei to serve cold dishes and stir-fried vegetables to the table, so that the men could drink first, but the chicken soup was to be simmered slowly, waiting for the men to drink the good wine, and then it was not too late to drink.

The banquet was happy, because the family had a meal together, Yao Laohan didn't let Jin Mei go back to the house, only let her sit with Yao Xiaoshan, Yao Xiaoshan saw his father and brother-in-law drinking, and also shouted to drink, because of happiness, Yao Laohan didn't stop it, and the grandfather and the family drank happily together.

Yao Laohan drank a lot of wine, and after just drinking a few cups, his tongue straightened, and he even talked more, at first he kept persuading Yuan Wu to eat vegetables, but later, he couldn't even speak well.

Yao Xiaoshan is an active age, after eating enough, he went out for a walk, Jin Mei is a girl who has not been out of the pavilion, and she is embarrassed to share the table with her brother-in-law for too long, so she took a few bites of food and went back to the house, leaving only Yao's father and mother and Yuan Wu and his wife in the hall.

Yao Laohan took a sip of wine, inexplicably, rolled down two lines of tears, Yao's mother saw it in her eyes, only as if he had drunk too much, and hurriedly instructed her daughter to go to the stove room to see if the chicken soup was good, if it was good, hurry up and give Yao Laohan a bowl of it, so that he could sober up.

Yao Yun'er agreed and hurriedly walked out.

Yao Laohan's face was red, looking at his daughter's back, he only felt sadness, and he couldn't help but grasp his son-in-law's wrist, bared his tongue, and stammered: "Son-in-law, Yun'er...... She's miserable...... When I brought her back, she was so big...... Now she's married to you...... You're going to have to treat her well......"

Yao's mother listened on the side, only feeling a sigh in her heart, for fear that Yao Laohan would lose his words after drinking and say something that should not be said, so her eyelids jumped, and she hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade her: "Xiaoshan Dad, you have drunk too much, hurry back to the house and sleep for a while." ”

Yao Laohan shook off her hand, and still said to Yuan Wu: "Yun'er was obedient when she was a child, when she was a child, every time I finished working, she would wait in Tian Long, bring me tea and water, such a good girl, falling in our family, it is indeed bitter for her, if I didn't bring her back then......"

"Dad!" Yao's mother couldn't sit still anymore, so she only stood up and interrupted Yao Laohan's words, "You drank too much, hurry back to the house and rest, don't talk nonsense here, let the son-in-law listen to the joke." ”

Yao's mother was very anxious, and while speaking, she peeked at Yuan Wu, but saw that his face was calm, and she didn't see the slightest abnormality, she looked in her eyes, and then she relaxed slightly.

Yao Laohan kept saying that he was not drunk, and he was making a lot of noise, when he saw Yao Yun'er holding a bowl of chicken soup, walked over from the stove room, and when he saw his daughter, Yao Laohan opened his mouth, and finally didn't say anything more, but sat back dejectedly, but the bowl of delicious chicken soup couldn't be drunk anyway, and after a long time, he sighed.

After eating at Yao's house, the sky outside was already dark, and she couldn't see her five fingers, Yao Yun'er was a little scared, and couldn't help but snuggle up to Yuan Wu's side, Yuan Wu stretched out his hand, grabbed her waist, and suddenly felt warm nephrite, and hugged her.

When she got home, she naturally lingered again, Yao Yun'er was so tired that she only put her head on her husband's arm and fell asleep heavily.

Yuan Wu didn't sleep, he stared at his little lady, but he remembered what Yao's father said at night, and looked at Yao Yun'er's gaze, which finally turned into a deep pity.

The sky was bright, Yao Yun'er got up lightly, there was already a chill in the late autumn season, she shivered and put on her clothes, and when she looked back, she saw that Yuan Wu was still asleep, she saw that she only tiptoed forward and tucked the quilt for him.

The man's sleeping face is very upright, his thick black eyebrows, and his straight nose bridge all reveal the unique deterrence of a man in his prime, Yao Yun'er cautiously stretched out her hand and stroked her husband's face gently, and the corners of her lips couldn't help but pout a pair of smiles, only thinking that her husband was good-looking.

After she left, Yuan Wu opened his eyes, stretched out his hand and touched the cheek that had just been caressed by Yao Yun'er, but he couldn't cry or laugh, snorted slightly, closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.

After breakfast, Yuan Wu took an axe and went up the mountain to chop wood.

Yao Yuner washes and washes at home, sewing and mending, but it is also stable and comfortable.

Seeing that the sun was bright, and Yao Yun'er had finished all the work that should be done, she wanted to go to Granny Yang's house to take a look, she had been busy with her mother's affairs for a while, and she hadn't seen Granny Yang for a long time, and the days were getting colder and colder, and I didn't know how the old man was doing.

Yao Yun'er went to the stove room, filled a big bowl of meat porridge, wrapped it tightly in cotton cloth, and planned to send it to Yang's house. This porridge is boiled soft and glutinous, and the old man eats it best, as long as it is hot in the morning and evening, it can be eaten.

When I came to Yang's house, I saw that the courtyard was full of people, and everyone was smiling on their faces, obviously they had encountered some happy event, and even the village Lizheng also came, sitting next to Granny Yang, holding a few pieces of paper in her hand.

Yao Yun'er only felt strange when she looked at her heart, Granny Yang was a lonely old man, and in the past, except for herself, few people would come to see her, but at this time, she was surprised to see that the courtyard of the Yang family was full of people.

Seeing Yao Yun'er, Granny Yang stood up tremblingly, moved to Yao Yun'er's side step by step, grabbed her little hand, and said in a trembling voice: "Yun girl, my family has sent a letter, saying that he is fighting with General Ling on the front line, and in two years, he will be able to return to his hometown." ”

Granny Yang cried with joy, as soon as she finished speaking, she wiped her tears with her sleeves, Yao Yun'er helped the old man to sit down, she grew up in the countryside, she didn't know anything about the affairs of the court, and she didn't know who General Ling was, but she was also smiling there, it can be seen that General Ling must be a very good person, even being a soldier under his command is very rare.

"I said Granny Yang, you are really a woman, and you have no knowledge. Let's not talk about what kind of character this General Ling is, just talk about the Ling family's army, that's amazing, no matter who hears it, they have to give a thumbs up and praise a good majesty, and then say that this Ling Su Ling general, that is the commander of millions of troops and horses in the world, even the emperor has to give three points of the master, your family can join his command as a soldier, that is the blessing of your Yang family for several generations, your old woman does not ask her grandson to earn a reputation in the army, but she is looking forward to his return to his hometown, but he really has long hair and short knowledge. ”

Because he heard that Yang Dalang had joined the Ling family's army, even the private school gentleman in the village came, and he was standing there while brushing his beard, shaking his head and talking, with a sound in his mouth.

Mrs. Yang didn't understand these things at all, and thought that it would be good for her grandson to return safely, but at this time, when she heard Mr. Private School say this, she also felt reasonable, and couldn't help laughing: "If my eldest son can earn an official and a half position, it can be regarded as my Yang family's ancestor accumulating virtue." ”

Everyone said one by one, and I said there one by one, especially some neighbors who fled the famine a few years ago to get food, and naturally they were not unfamiliar with General Ling's name.

"Thinking about the Battle of Yuzhou back then, General Ling was really famous!" I heard someone in the crowd sigh.

"You can't say that, when Chongwu Ye led 30,000 troops, how could he beat General Ling's 100,000 army?" Some people retorted that when the three words "Chongwu Ye" were mentioned, they were very cautious.

Hearing the three words "Chongwu Ye", the crowd quieted down, as if they were quite afraid of these three words, but Li Zheng's face sank, and he said to the villagers: "Are you tired of living?" Dare to mention that person behind his back, if people report to the court, this will be a loss of heads, you don't want to think about how many people died in Lingnan a few years ago, and you don't know what to do? ”

Those villagers had fled the famine outside, and they also knew a thing or two about the chaos a few years ago.

Yao Yun'er was puzzled by what she was listening to, and only asked softly: "Chongwu Ye, who is that?" ”

No one answered, only Li Zheng waved his hand impatiently at her, and said, "What are the women asking about these things?" What Chongwu Ye, but he is just a thief, and he has already been cut off by the imperial court. ”

As soon as the words fell, Li Zheng didn't have the heart to continue staying, so he stood up and gave a few instructions to several villagers on the side, asking them to take time to help Yang Pozi chop wood and pick up water, and this was naturally looking at Yang Dalang's face.

After Li Zheng left, the neighbors had to stay in Yang's house for a while, and everyone said that Mrs. Yang was so blessed, seeing that she had survived, and when her grandson made meritorious contributions on the battlefield, she had to live a good life in the future.

It was almost noon, the neighbors gradually dispersed, Yao Yun'er saw that the sun was not early, so she handed the porridge to Granny Yang, and accompanied the old man to say a few words before leaving the gate of the Yang family.

Back home, Yuan Wu has chopped firewood back, is in the yard to chop the firewood one by one, these days, whether it is chopping firewood or carrying water, he is also the Yao family's share of the same, Yao's father is not well, Yao Xiaoshan is young, originally the Yao family whether it is firewood or water, are tight, since Yuan Wu took over these jobs, the Yao family's firewood is enough, water is enough to eat, I don't know how much more comfortable than before.

Yao Laohan and Yao's mother naturally didn't want to go, but Yuan Wu was very calm, and only said a word of convenience, which made the second elder feel that he was careful.

"Xianggong, let's rest for a while." Yao Yun'er looked at the sweat beads on the man's forehead, and her heart suddenly hurt, she wanted to wipe the sweat for him with a handkerchief, but it happened that she didn't have a sweat towel on her body, so she directly stretched out her little hand and wiped the sweat beads off his forehead for him.

Yuan Wu saw the distress in her eyes, so he smiled lightly, held her hand, and said softly: "Are you going to see Granny Yang again?" ”

Yao Yun'er nodded and said with a smile: "I just went to see Granny Yang, but I didn't expect Li Zheng to be there, saying that Granny Yang's grandson went to serve as a soldier under General Ling, which is amazing." ”

Hearing the words "General Ling", Yuan Wu's face changed in an instant, and a touch of gloom appeared between his deep eyebrows, he hooked the corners of his lips and said lightly: "General Ling? ”

"Yes, Mr. Sun said, this General Ling commands millions of troops and horses in the world, which is very good, and his ancestor is still the only vassal king with a different surname in our Great Zhou Dynasty."

Yao Yun'er smiled skillfully, and told the man what Mr. Private School said, but when she finished speaking, she saw Yuan Wu's face was dark, there seemed to be a fire burning in his eyes, and there was an indescribable coldness all over his body.

"Xianggong, what's wrong with you?" Yao Yun'er has never seen him have such a look since she became married, and her little face was stunned at the moment, and her tone was a little flustered.

Yuan Wu released his clenched fist, his face had returned to normal, and he said to the woman in front of him: "I'm fine, I'm just a little hungry, let's go cook." ”

When Yao Yun'er heard this, she naturally threw General Ling out of the clouds, she nodded hurriedly, and hurriedly went to the stove room to get busy.

And Yuan Wu stood there, his burly body was as straight as a sword, and his eyes were even darker, he didn't say a word, and folded the wrist-thick firewood stalk in his hand into two sections.

The days are getting colder, Yao Yun'er is weak, in the past, every year in winter, there were a few wind chills, this year I got married, Xu is after getting married, I ate much better than when I was in my mother's house, the original slender body is also slightly rounder, and maybe it is a man's love, she is actually a wind chill and did not make trouble, a small face is white and red all day long, and the complexion is excellent.

On this day, Yuan Wu went to the town to do business, Yao Yun'er prepared dry food for him, and sent him to the entrance of the village before returning.

After arriving home, Yao Yun'er took out the new clothes she had sewn, this dress was still made of the whole piece of cloth that Yuan Wu bought for her before, the green base material, verdant, and the fine cotton cloth was very soft in her hand.

Yao Yun'er touched the new clothes, only felt sweet in her heart, originally this dress was intended to be kept for the Chinese New Year to wear, but after all, she was young, whenever Yuan Wu was not at home, she always couldn't help but take out the new clothes to take a look and take a look.

I don't know how long I watched it, Yao Yun'er was just about to put away the new clothes, but suddenly remembered that after the clothes were ready, she had never worn them on her upper body, and if there was anything that didn't fit, she could change it. Thinking like this, she took off her old clothes and skirts and carefully changed into new ones.

The woman in the mirror is whiter than snow, her eyebrows are like a distant dai, and her eyes are as clear as autumn water, after all, she is married, even though she is slender, but the green Luo skirt still outlines her weak and small figure gracefully and movingly, so verdant color, her skin is set off white like clotted fat. She stood there with her long soft hair hanging down behind her, and her melon seed face was as delicate as flowers.

She was stunned, although people often praised her for her good looks, but looking at the little person in the mirror, she still couldn't believe it. When she wore the new clothes, she was reluctant to take them off, Yao Yun'er's face was flushed, and she only hoped to wear this clothes and wait for her husband to come back.

In the evening, Yao Yun'er estimated the sky and felt that Yuan Wu was coming back soon. She stopped the needlework in her hand, and just stood up, but she was shocked to feel a heat in her lower body, and there was also a sharp pain in her lower abdomen, which only made her little face white, and she suddenly stood there, not daring to move.

She didn't know what had happened to her, and as soon as she moved her body, her lower body was so hot that she almost burst into tears.

When Yuan Wu came back, it was already time to hold the lamp.

Looking at the door of his house, the man couldn't help but feel slightly surprised, every time he went home in the past, he could always see Yao Yun'er leaning on the door waiting for him, and when he came back, he must have a little face smiling like a flower, but today the door at home is closed, and he didn't see Yao Yun'er's shadow at all.

Yuan Wu's heart sank, his eyebrows furrowed, he opened the door and rushed in.

Hearing the man's footsteps, Yao Yun'er raised her eyes and saw Yuan Wu striding towards her, seeing him, she couldn't hold back anymore, and tears fell cracklingly.

It wasn't until he saw his little lady standing there that Yuan Wu breathed a sigh of relief, and saw that her eyes were red from crying, so he immediately stepped forward and took her in his arms, stretched out his fingers to wipe away her tears, and frowned: "What's wrong?" ”

Yao Yun'er just called Xianggong, but the tears flowed more and more, no matter how Yuan Wu asked, she couldn't open her mouth, and finally until she was asked by the man, she trembled with her little hands, lifted the hem of her skirt, and the little face with pear blossoms and rain was full of horror, and said to Yuan Wu in a trembling voice: "Xianggong, you see...... I...... Am I going to die......"

Yuan Wu's eyes flickered, and his heart was already clear, he looked at the villain in front of him, but his brows wrinkled even tighter: "Kui Shui is here, why don't you know?" ”

"Aoi water?" Yao Yun'er's eyes were stunned, but the tears stopped, and she looked at her husband without blinking.

Yuan Wu saw her like this, but his tone had a stern taste: "Have you never been here before?" ”

Yao Yun'er nodded, tears were still on her little face, and she snorted: "This is the first time to come to ......"

She was so stupid, she didn't even know that she had come to Kwai Shui, and she was afraid that she would be like that, but she was really ashamed.

Yao Yun'er blushed badly when she thought of this, her body was weak, and she didn't eat well when she was at her mother's house before, but it wasn't until she got married that the food on weekdays was much better, so she came to Kwai Shui.

She was really scared stupid, she didn't think about Kwai Shui at all, although she had never had Kwai Shui, but when she was in her mother's house before, her mother and sisters had it, so she didn't know anything, and after knowing that she was coming to Kwai Shui, the original frightened color gradually dissipated.

When Yuan Wu heard this, his face suddenly turned pale, he stood there, looking at his little lady condescendingly, until Yao Yun'er looked uneasy, stretched out his little hand and shook his sleeve, and said softly: "Xianggong, what's wrong with you?" ”

"Why didn't you tell me?" The man's voice was grim, but there was bottomless pity in his eyes.

"Tell you what?" Yao Yun'er was puzzled, her beautiful pupils were full of water, reflecting Yuan Wu's shadow.

Yuan Wu was about to speak, but looking at the pair of innocent and lovely eyes in front of him, he couldn't say the words in his mouth anymore, he took a deep breath, stretched out his hand to stroke Yao Yun'er's little face, and said in a low voice: "That's it, go change your clothes and clean up." ”

After saying that, the man stopped looking at her and walked out.

And when Yuan Wu came back with hot water, he saw Yao Yun'er holding the new clothes in her hand, and she was crying there.

When Yao Yun'er saw him come in, she hurriedly wiped away the tears on her cheeks.

"Xianggong." Yao Yun'er stood up, looked at the man's eyes with clear sadness, and said softly, "I soiled my new clothes." ”

As soon as the words fell, the circles under her eyes couldn't help but turn red again, she really regretted it, she had never worn new clothes since she was a child, and she thought that this was the first time she wore it, and she encountered this thing.

Looking at her little face as pale as snow, Yuan Wu was both helpless and distressed, so he only stepped forward to hold her waist, took her into his arms, and comforted her in a low voice: "It's the same for washing, it's not in the way." ”

Yao Yun'er felt sad, buried her face in his arms, and said glutinously: "I thought I would wear new clothes so that I could go to the door to meet you, but this Kwai Shui didn't come early or late, so I had to come when I was wearing new clothes......

Yao Yun'er choked up, only feeling that she couldn't talk anymore, and the grievances in her heart were unbearable, and it was extremely uncomfortable.

When Yuan Wu heard this, his eyes became dark again, he was silent for a moment, and finally reached out to touch Yao Yun'er's back, and said in a low voice: "I haven't asked you yet, since you haven't come to Kwai Shui, how can you get married?" ”

Yao Yun'er raised her head, with a confused look on her white face, and whispered: "I haven't been to Kwai Shui, can't I get married?" ”

Yuan Wu was dumbfounded, his big hand tightened her waist, and sighed: "Fool, I haven't been to Kwai Shui, I'm just a female doll who hasn't grown up, how can I get married?" ”

Yao Yun'er naturally doesn't understand this, in Qinghe Village, there are many girls who marry at the age of thirteen or fourteen, and there should be no few of them who have not come to Kwai Shui, but they have never heard anyone say that they can't marry if they don't come to Kwai Shui.

"If you had known that I hadn't been to Kwai Shui, wouldn't you have married me?" Yao Yun'er didn't know why, and suddenly said such a sentence.

When Yuan Wu heard this, he only shook his head, leaned down and put his forehead against hers, and said in a low voice: "No, I will marry you, but I won't want you so early." ”

His voice was deep and low, like old wine, listening to Yao Yun'er's ears, but it made her cheeks hot, and he had been a husband and wife these days, she naturally understood the meaning of the word "want" in the man's mouth, and she only felt very ashamed at the moment.

"Then in the future, will I grow up?" Yao Yun'er leaned on the crook of her husband's arm, but she was sweet, and the corners of her lips couldn't help but smile, and she said softly.

"Yes, my little lady has grown up." Yuan Wu likes to see her smile so clear and sweet, and he also smiled faintly at the moment and pinched her cheek.

Yao Yun'er pursed her lips slightly, stretched out her little hand to wrap around her husband's waist, lowered her head and smiled, Lise suddenly came to life, and she was indescribably shy.

And Yuan Wu hugged her, but his eyes fell on the wall, where he and her figure were clearly reflected, and the surroundings were extremely quiet, making his heart feel peaceful and comfortable as never before. Compared with this moment, the sword and sword shadows in the past, the bloody rain and bloody wind, are as long as a lifetime, and those tragic pasts are as light as dust, so faint that not even a trace has fallen.

On this day, Yao Yuner was the only one at home in the family.

Hearing the shouting from ahead, Yao Yun'er hurried to the shop, but saw that it was Aunt Chen from the west.

"Yun girl, I brought a few chickens over today, I want to exchange some meat with you, and go home to stew a bowl of broth and drink."

Yao Yun'er saw that those little chickens were cute, and she liked them a little more, so she hurriedly carried those chickens into the yard, returned to the shop, picked two leg shinbones with meat, and handed them to Aunt Chen.

Aunt Chen's old face smiled, those little chickens were not worth much, and they couldn't exchange them for fish when they got the Feng family, she deliberately looked at Yuan Wu not at home this time, knowing that Yao Yun'er was young and so confused, and sure enough, she let her get these two leg tibia, and she could make a big pot of soup when she went home.

Yao Yun'er returned to the yard, worried that it would be cold and would freeze the chickens, so she took some pigweed and planned to build a small nest for the chickens.

was busy working, when she heard a burst of footsteps from far and near, Yao Yun'er looked back and saw that it was Yuan Wu who had returned.

"Xianggong, you see, Aunt Chen just sent these chickens, and she wants to exchange some meat with us to eat, I saw that it was interesting, so I accepted it."

Yuan Wu glanced at the weak chicks, and said, "Then what did you give her?" ”

"I gave her two shins." As soon as Yao Yun'er finished speaking, she saw a helpless smile on the corner of the man's lips, and she chuckled in her heart, and only said, "Did I give too much?" ”

Yuan Wu shook his head, his voice low and gentle: "No, since you like it, let's keep it." ”

Yao Yun'er breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes were dotted, all of them were small joys, she stretched out her little hand, held Yuan Wu's sleeve, and said softly: "Xianggong, we already have pigs in our family, and now we have chickens, in the future, let's live a good life, and we can raise another sheep, if you don't feel noisy, I still want to raise a dog, then the family is really complete." ”

Yuan Wu looked at her delicate smile, his heart softened slightly, he smiled, his black pupils were as deep as the sea, he held Yao Yun'er's little hand, and said: "This is not enough, it is not complete." ”

"So what's complete?" Yao Yun'er raised her little face and stared at her husband innocently.

The corners of Yuan Wu's lips hooked slightly, leaned down, and whispered a sentence close to her ear: "Help me raise a little Yun'er again, and it's complete." ”

Yao Yun'er didn't hear the meaning of this sentence at first, until she saw the depth and intensity of the man's eyes, she looked at it, and understood the meaning of that sentence, and suddenly the little face as white as a beautiful jade floated a touch of redness, as if a layer of rouge was rubbed, and the long eyelashes trembled silently, and a heart was pounding.

"What if that is...... What about Xiao Yuan Wu? Yao Yun'er lowered her eyes, her ears were warm and her heart was beating, she didn't dare to look at him at all, and this sentence was like a mosquito humming, so that people couldn't hear it clearly.

When Yuan Wu heard this, the smile on the corner of his lips froze there, he didn't speak for a long time, and after a long time, he raised his hand, stroked Yao Yun'er's cheek, and said lightly: "Whether it's Xiao Yuan Wu or Xiao Yun'er, I like it." ”

His voice was hoarse and low, and there was a sharp pain in his bottomless eyes. The pain was forced by him to press down, and gradually invaded the bone marrow.

Since Yao Yun'er said that she wanted to raise a sheep at home that day, Yuan Wu brought one back from the town within a few days, and it was still a little lamb, and it was very cute when she called it.

Yao Yun'er only liked it, and happily took the grass to feed it, while Yuan Wu built a sheepfold next to the pigsty, and built it together with the chicken coop.

Yao Yun'er is young in the end, and the child has a strong heart, looking at the lamb like a ball of cotton, she named it Bai Mian'er, and the chickens are called Spring Flowers, Big Girls and the like, which makes men cry and laugh.

Seeing that the days were getting colder day by day, Yao Yun'er took some silver money, went to the next village with her neighbor's sister-in-law to catch the market, bought some cotton and fabric, and planned to sew a cotton coat for Yuan Wu to keep out the cold.

On this day, Yuan Wu went to the town, and Yao Yuner was busy sewing cotton clothes at home, when she heard a knock on the door outside the house, she put down the cotton clothes, and just opened the door, she saw a woman with a withered description, holding a dirty little girl in one hand, standing at the door of her house.

It was the eldest sister Yao Jinlan.

Yao Yun'er looked at it and said in surprise: "Eldest sister, why are you back?" ”

Yao Jinlan moved her chapped lips, but her whole body trembled, and she couldn't say a word.

Yao Yun'er looked at it, and hurriedly welcomed Jinlan's mother and daughter into the house, although she had never seen it, Yao Yun'er looked at the two timid little girls, but she also guessed in her heart that these must be the two daughters of the eldest sister's family, the eldest girl and the second girl.

"Sister, drink some hot water to warm up." Yao Yun'er came over with hot water, and saw that the two little girls were shrinking beside their mother, timid, looking at themselves with a pair of black and white eyes.

With a sour heart, she took out the dim sum at home, which was a sweet and snow-white cloud cake, and handed it to the children to eat.

The two children had never seen such a snack, and when they saw their mother nodding, they stretched out their dirty little hands to put the pastry into their mouths, and suddenly the wind and clouds swung and devoured it. Seeing that they were hungry like this, Yao Yun'er only felt uncomfortable, and went to the stove room again, planning to make some food for the children. It just so happened that there was a plate of braised pork liver at home, so I made a big bowl of pork liver noodles with some green vegetables, and the eldest girl and the second girl were full.

Listening to the children's loud burps, Yao Jinlan's face finally became a little bloody, turned to look at Yao Yun'er, and said: "Yun'er, don't laugh, these two children are so hungry, they have grown so big, it is estimated that only today is you who have a full meal." ”

As soon as Yao Jinlan's words fell, her eyes turned red, and she only stretched out her big chapped and rough hand and wiped her tears.

"Sister, don't say that." Yao Yun'er didn't know how to comfort her eldest sister, so she only held her hand and said softly: "There are still some noodles in the pot, can I serve you a bowl?" ”

Yao Jinlan shook her head, there was endless sorrow between her eyebrows, she was silent for a moment, and then she pounced and knelt down in front of Yao Yun'er.

"Sister, hurry up, what are you doing?" Yao Yun'er panicked, and hurriedly wanted to pull her sister up, but Jin Lan just knelt there and said hoarsely: "Yun'er, my sister is really desperate, I can only come to you, even if my sister begs you, you can help my sister!" ”

When the eldest girl and the second girl saw their mother kneeling there, they didn't even eat noodles at the moment, so they also ran over and cried with their mother.

Yao Yun'er finally helped Jin Lan up, and took a handkerchief to wipe the children's faces, and after a long time, she understood the cause and effect from Jin Lan's mouth.

It turned out that since returning home that day, Wang Dachun had indeed not beaten Yao Jinlan for a long time, Xu was afraid of Yuan Wu, and even Mrs. Wang did not dare to bully her daughter-in-law like before. But who would have thought that this good day had not passed for a few days, and he caught up with the emperor's selection of concubines, the emperor's selection of concubines has always been screened from the people layer by layer, which is a matter of labor and loss of money, coupled with the rebellion of the Lingnan army a few years ago, the vitality of the imperial court was greatly damaged, the treasury was lost, and the household department could not take out the silver, so he had to set up a name and collect a poll tax from the people.

Qinghe Village is adjacent to Wangjia Village, some time ago just had a conscription, this time the poll tax escaped, but Wangjia Village did not have such good luck, a few days ago Li Zheng came to the door, every household asked for silver.

Wang Dachun is so lazy to eat, the family is already so poor that he can't take out this money at all, the mother and son combined, the Wang mother-in-law actually came up with an idea, asking her son to sell his granddaughter, in exchange for the silver, Sensei said that it was enough to pay the money, maybe there is still some leftover.

Wang Dachun thought about it, but he also felt that the old lady was reasonable, and when she saw that her son agreed, Mrs. Wang immediately found a tooth wife, and she couldn't help but sell the big girl to a big family to be a girl.

Yao Jinlan was working in the fields, but she didn't know about it until the neighbor came to tell her, and even her shoes flew away all the way, and before she got home, she saw Ya Po dragging the girl out of the village.

At that moment, Yao Jinlan was like crazy, pulling her daughter over, like a she-wolf protecting her calves, no one could stand it, that crazy energy, it simply shocked Wang Dachun, and the princess was even more far away and didn't dare to step forward.

In the end, Ya Po saw that Yao Jinlan was anxious to protect her daughter, so she stepped forward to get back the money she bought from Wang Pozi, and walked away scolding. And when Ya Po left, Yao Jinlan lost all her strength, collapsed on the ground, and was dragged back by Wang Dachun.

The mother and son of the Wang family were so angry that they gritted their teeth and locked Yao Jinlan in the firewood room, fortunately, the girl was clever, and took advantage of the sleeping time of the Wang family's mother and son, secretly found the key, and released the mother.

Yao Jinlan knew that the hearts of the mother and son were dark, and they would not let go of these two children, so she had no choice but to take her two daughters in the dark and return to Qinghe Village.

She didn't dare to go back to her parents' house, for fear that her father and mother would be sad when she found out, and when she was desperate, she had to come to Yuan's house to join her sister.

Yao Yun'er looked at the eldest sister and niece who were crying in front of her, only to feel that her heart was being pulled by someone, and tears fell down in strings, she held Jin Lan's big hand, and her voice was soft but firm: "Eldest sister, I'm sad, you just have to live in my house with your children, and they don't dare to come if you have a husband." ”

Yao Jinlan listened to her sister's words, and her heart became slightly steady, but when she thought of Yuan Wu, she was still a little relieved after all, so she only said: "Yun'er, my sister knows that you mean well, but can my brother-in-law agree?" ”

This time there are three more mouths, it is difficult to stay in anyone's house, Yao Yun'er heard her sister say this, but she was also a little apprehensive, it can be seen that the eldest girl and the second girl timidly opened their eyes and looked at themselves, and their hearts were suddenly soft and sour, and they stretched out their hands to hold the two children in their arms, and said to Jin Lan: "Eldest sister, don't worry." You and the eldest girl and the second girl live in my house first, and when the brother-in-law figures it out, he will definitely come to pick you up after a while. ”

So far, Yao Jinlan has no other way at all, so she just nodded silently, and the sisters said some side words. The two little girls are still children in the end, and they played in the yard after a while, Yao Jinlan looked at her daughter's smiling face, and her heart was not a taste, the two children at home on weekdays were always cautious, and they didn't even dare to breathe for the atmosphere.

Yao Jinlan knew the difficulties of her mother's family, and knew that her parents would not be able to take her and her children in, so she had to be cheeky and live with her sister first. I just don't know how my brother-in-law treats my sister, if I don't treat my sister well, then the three of them will definitely have a bad time in the Yuan family......

After winter, the sun darkened early, and not long after noon, the sky was dark, Yao Yun'er looked at the two children's yellow faces and thin muscles, so she went to the stove room to tie an apron, planning to cook a delicious meal for the two little girls.

When Yuan Wu came back, he still saw Yao Yun'er leaning on the door of his house waiting for him, he saw that his heart was soft, and his steps became faster and faster, and he walked in front of the little lady in almost three or five steps.

Seeing him come back, Yao Yun'er's eyes suddenly had a smile, and she hurriedly greeted him, and said softly: "Xianggong, I made potstickers today, you must love to eat." ”

Yuan Wu was indeed very hungry, his sense of smell has always been sensitive, and he guessed what kind of stuffing the potsticker was when he smelled it, and only said at the moment: "If it is stuffed with cabbage and pork, it is the best." ”

When Yao Yun'er heard this, her water-cut eyes suddenly lit up, and the smile on the corner of her lips was also sweet and intoxicating, but when she pursed her lips and smiled, she said to the man beautifully: "When Xianggong eats it in his mouth, he will know what kind of stuffing it is." ”

Yuan Wu looked at her proud little appearance, only to feel that his heart was getting softer and softer, and he smiled faintly at the moment, stretched out his big hand and pinched her little face.

Entering the shop, the man put the flatbed car down, Yao Yun'er picked up the sweat towel and stood on tiptoe to wipe his face, her fragrance lingered in his nose, making him lean down uncontrollably and take her into his arms, just wanting to kiss her.

"Xianggong, don't ......" Yao Yun'er panicked, although Yuan Wu often kissed her on weekdays, but at that time there were only two of them in the family, naturally it was nothing, and now there are three more people in the family, naturally they are afraid of being seen by the eldest sister or niece.

"What's wrong?" The man's voice was low and hoarse, and his breathing was getting heavier, Yao Yun'er's face was slightly red, she lowered her eyes, and said, "I haven't told you yet, the eldest sister is here." ”

Hearing this, the man's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he said, "What is she here for?" ”

Yao Yun'er told the man what happened in the Wang family, and after finishing speaking, she held her husband's big hand, and said softly with a little pleading: "Xianggong, the eldest sister and the child have nowhere to go now, and the father is not in good health, and she can't go back, so you just let her and the child live in our house for a while, okay?" ”

Yuan Wu's face was dark, he had never been used to living with people, but looking at his little lady, he couldn't say anything about his refusal, so he had to say: "The person who comes is a guest, I'll go see her first." ”

"Hmm." Yao Yun'er responded and walked towards the courtyard with the man.

Yao Jinlan had already been standing in the courtyard with her two children waiting, and as soon as she saw Yuan Wu, Yao Jinlan greeted her: "Brother-in-law is back." ”

After speaking, without waiting for Yuan Wu to speak, he pushed the bodies of the eldest girl and the second girl, and said in a low voice: "Hurry up and call people." ”

The two children looked at Yuan Wuren standing there, and suddenly they were a little frightened, and they shouted from their mouths like mosquitoes: "Uncle......"

Yuan Wu looked at the mother and daughter in front of him, his face was as calm as before, and he looked back and said to Yao Yun'er: "I brought back some snacks from the town, you go and bring them to the children." ”

Yao Yuner responded, hurriedly walked to the shop, and really saw a bag of dim sum on the flatbed, opened it and took a look, it was the osmanthus cake, Yao Yun'er was sweet in her heart, and hurriedly distributed the pastry to the eldest girl and the second girl, and did not forget to smile and said: "This is given to you by my uncle, eat it quickly." ”

The two children had just eaten potstickers, and they were not hungry at all, but when they saw that the osmanthus cake exuded a fragrance, they couldn't help but take it in their hands, took a sip gently, and their mouths were suddenly sweet, like eating sugar.

"Brother-in-law, I'm afraid that our mother and wife will be bothering here for a while in the future, if you have any work on weekdays, you can just say, as long as I can do it, I ......" Yao Jinlan wrung her hands, her face was also sneering, and she was very embarrassed.

Without waiting for her to finish, Yuan Wu interrupted her: "I often go out, and I don't feel at ease if Yun'er is left at home alone, since the eldest sister is here, I have the right to accompany Yun'er." ”

His voice was low, and the expression on his face was also calm and indifferent, as if he was saying an extremely ordinary thing, Yao Jinlan was not a person who didn't know what to do, knowing that Yuan Wu said this, it just made her face look better, and she was more and more grateful at the moment, and she didn't know what to say.

"Xianggong ......" Yuan Wu turned around and saw Yao Yun'er looking at him, as if he was grateful for his thoughtfulness, those two words were light and soft, and the shouting made people's hearts melt.

Hindering Yao Jinlan's presence, Yuan Wu couldn't be as casual as before, so he had to suppress the urge to hug her, and said lightly: "Let's eat." ”

In addition to the potstickers at night, Yao Yuner also baked pancakes, the potstickers are oily, and you will get tired if you can't eat a few, if you roll up the potstickers with pancakes and eat them, not only delicious, but also the greasy feeling will dissipate a lot, fragrant and full, killing two birds with one stone.

After eating, Yao Jinlan helped Yao Yun'er clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and the sisters boiled hot water again, helped the two children wash their bodies, and were busy with these, and the night was already dark.