"Jiaojiao, don't be afraid, if you don't have a good home, you will follow your eldest brother, and your brother and sister-in-law will support you for a lifetime." Cheng Yuanshan stared at his sister's fair and moist little face, although Jiaojiao is a peasant girl, but after all, she is the eldest in the family, and she has been loved by her parents and brothers and sisters since she was a child, Mo said that the work in the field has never let her touch her hands, and even the work in the stove room is mostly for Cheng's mother and a few sisters-in-law, Jiaojiao at home is at most for her mother and sister-in-law to play in the stove room, or take care of her nephew, do some needlework, but raise the skin crystal and delicate, although she is wearing a very cloth dress and skirt, and her face is not powdered, but it still looks pure and soft. Cheng Yuanshan only sighed in his heart, if it weren't for his sister's inability to speak, and she was born in their mountain nest, otherwise, with her sister's appearance, how could she marry a noble son-in-law, and live a glorious and rich life.

Listening to her brother's words, Jiaojiao was very moved, the tip of her nose was a little sour, she only looked at Cheng Yuanshan, and expressed her gratitude to her brother with gestures.

"Silly boy, thank you to the eldest brother." Cheng Yuanshan smiled faintly, stretched out his hand and gently rubbed the top of his sister's hair, and left the delicate room.

When Li Chengda returned home, he was already hungry, he opened the lid of the pot and took a look, and saw that his father had left him food in the pot, but the food was mixed up and thick, and it looked no different from pig food.

Li Chengda had no way, although he was disgusted, he couldn't bear the hunger in his stomach, so he had to put the food in a bowl and eat it with a snort.

When he heard the sound of "tuk tuk", he didn't need to look up, Li Chengda also knew that his father was here.

"You stinky boy, you went to Lotus Village again?" Father Li looked at Li Chengda's appearance, but he was angry, and only knocked the cane in his hand on the ground.

Li Chengda responded vaguely, maybe the food in his mouth was really hard to swallow, Li Chengda raised his head, and finally said: "Dad, can you ...... this meal next time?"

"I think I'm unpalatable when I cook, I have the ability to marry someone back, and let your daughter-in-law cook for you every day!" Father Li didn't wait for his son to finish speaking, and he was already scolding and scolding Li Chengda's words back.

Li Chengda was not angry, just wiped his mouth, and said to his father: "You keep waiting, I will definitely marry Jiaojiao, the daughter-in-law, back to you." ”

"Do your big dreams in the spring and autumn, are people willing to marry their daughters to you?" Father Li didn't believe it, so he only sat down beside his son, and said in a serious voice: "Listen to Dad's words, you forget that little mute, Sister Zhao from the east of the village came to our house today, and she intends to match you and Xu Guilan in the village......"

"The one who killed three men?" Li Chengda spoke.

"You don't care how many men she has died, can she marry back and give you children?"

Li Chengda laughed angrily: "Dad, aren't you afraid that she will kill me?" When I die, who will give you a pension? ”

"Your life is hard, don't do it." Father Li waved his hand, and seemed to have great confidence in Li Chengda.

Li Chengda decided not to pay attention to his father anymore, but just cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, picked up the picks and was about to go to the village to fetch water.

Father Li looked at his son's back, and shouted there again: "Stinky boy, did you hear what Lao Tzu said to you?" ”

"I heard you, you can rest at home, I'll go get some water for you." Li Chengda walked out of the courtyard gate, and before he walked a few steps, he met Zhao Dawu from the same village, and when he saw Li Chengda, those people suddenly lit up and surrounded them.

"Cheng San, where have you been these days? I can't see you all day. Zhao Dawu hooked Li Chengda's shoulder.

"No, what kind of water do you pick, let's take a walk, there are big operas in the next village, let's go to Lele." Mao Liu, who was on the side, said that he had pulled the picks on Li Chengda's body, and he was about to take Li Chengda to the neighboring village to watch the big show.

"Go ahead, I'll have to take care of my dad first." Li Chengda smiled and took the pick back from Mao Liu's hand.

"Cheng San, what's wrong with you these days, I heard Boss Lei say that he still saw you in Lotus Village, what's the matter, you haven't given up on that little mute?" Zhao Dawu patted Li Chengda on the shoulder and teased.

"Coincidentally, I have to go to Lotus Village again in a few days, and I may not be at home for a few days, so you can take care of my dad for me."

"What are you still doing in Lotus Village? To beg for a daughter-in-law? ”

The group giggled, this sentence was just a casual joke, but Li Chengda also laughed, this smile, only a pair of eyes were extraordinarily dark and bright, and he said simply and forcefully: "Yes, go and ask for a daughter-in-law." ”

Lotus Village.

Early in the morning, Jiaojiao had just packed up her clothes in the back room, and she hadn't gone out yet, when she heard a sound of footsteps, and then the eldest brother's voice came in from outside, and Cheng Laohan in the hall said: "Dad, Cheng San is here." ”

Hearing this name, Jiaojiao was stunned, inexplicably a little nervous, she quietly opened the door curtain, and really saw that figure.

"Uncle, aunt." Li Chengda was dressed shortly, carrying a burden and two changes of clothes in it, so he came to Cheng's house to work.

"Dad, mother, I asked him to come to our field to help, and now the autumn harvest is coming, and we are short of manpower." Cheng Yuanshan explained to his father.

Cheng Laohan and Cheng's mother glanced at each other, both of them were a little puzzled by their son's move, Cheng Yuanshan did not tell his parents that Li Chengda had saved Jiaojiao in Yushui Village, he was only worried that it would cause trouble, and he also had a mind to see Li Chengda's personality again, and then consider whether to say it.

Cheng Laohan looked at the future life in front of him, Li Chengda's back is straight, his shoulders are broad, he seems to be a good hand, although he has been in prison, but since he is a relative of Wu's fourth generation, he is also an acquaintance, so he agreed, and negotiated the salary with Li Chengda, who knows that this salary is nothing to Li Chengda, as long as he can come to Cheng's house to work, and often see Jiaojiao, he is already satisfied, and he is willing not to give money.

Not out of Cheng Laohan's expectations, Li Chengda is indeed a good worker, he spares no effort, only rushes the most tiring work to do, originally Cheng Yuanqiao saw that he was very unhappy, it can be seen that he is bored to work fast and good, and when he inquires about the salary, he doesn't say anything.

Li Chengda did the work in the field, but his heart was a little emotional, originally his family also had a few acres of thin fields, but as he entered the cell, there was no strong labor in the field to cultivate, and his father was seriously ill again, those few acres of thin fields were gradually pawned out, in exchange for the silver in addition to giving his father medicine to treat the disease, the two sisters married and bought some dowries, and when he came out of prison, the family was already poor, for his father, Li Chengda was guilty, and he made up his mind at that time, In the future, not only will the original few acres of thin land at home be redeemed, but also a few more acres of fertile land will be purchased, so that my father can walk around his field on crutches when he has nothing to do.

Li Chengda wanted to think about it, but the work under his hands was not delayed, Cheng's mother not far away stood up straight from the field, beat her old waist, and saw that Li Chengda was doing a real job, not making any fuss at all, nor like the second and third of his own family, he began to complain about doing some work, this did a small half a day's work, and he didn't even listen to Li Chengda's complaints, Cheng's mother saw it in her eyes, she bowed her head slightly, and said to Cheng Yuanshan on the side: "This person works hard, and he is not lazy, he looks like a good style, that is, he has been in prison." ……”

"Mother, I asked a friend to inquire in Yushui Village, Cheng San was in prison at the beginning, and it was also because his brother who grew up since he was a child was bullied by the Lan family, and he also helped his friend out." Cheng Yuanshan also stopped the sickle in his hand and said to his mother.