Because Meiling's fiancé He Daliang was also helping Qinglian's family dig a greenhouse in the field, Qiu Ju's sister-in-law joked with Meiling.

She said: "Meiling, it's not that I praise you, you are really blessed, look at how good that young man is Da Liang, tall and strong, and safe, everyone else talks to the little daughter-in-law and the big girl about making trouble, I haven't seen him talk to anyone, don't worry about him messing up in the future." ”

When Meiling heard such praise for her sweetheart, she was so ashamed that her face turned carrot-colored. smiled and said: "Why, look at my sister-in-law praising him......"

Qinglian opened her mouth and said: "He Daliang is very good, but he is not a person from Meiling." ”

Qiu Ju, who cut shredded radish, almost cut her hand: How can anyone say that people are "little two".

Meiling knew that Qinglian was not satisfied with the two of them, so she lowered her head and did not speak.

Qinglian couldn't tell them about the future generations, so she said vaguely: "I think He Daliang married Meiling to let her take care of his younger brothers and serve his family." ”

Qiu Ju is a kind and simple person, she gets along well with every neighbor in the alley, and she works well, so anyone who needs help with anything will come to her. At this moment, when he heard this, he sighed sympathetically and said: "That's no way, which of our women is not a cow or a horse when she marries, you see if I'm not like this, when I first got married, your prosperous brother was fine, and he was good to me." But last year, I broke my leg when I followed the construction team to build a house, and I couldn't do any work in the field...... To say that I'm not afraid of the two of you, if you don't have a man in your family, you can find a decent person and a decent young man. ”

Qiu Ju's sister-in-law was telling the truth, the two daughters of the desperate family were not angry with her, and Meiling nodded in agreement with her words. But Qinglian said: "Sister-in-law Qiu Ju, what you said is human nature, we don't mind." It's just, sister-in-law, I'll tell you what I think. Now it's a new society, we can't have the old social thinking, why do you want to be a cow and a horse when you marry, we women marry to live a good life, for someone to love and love, otherwise it's better not to marry an old girl. ”

Qiu Ju smiled and said: "Qinglian, you girl has the ability to speak and has no score, how can there be a girl who doesn't marry and be an old girl, then she won't be laughed at for a lifetime." Marrying honestly and being a daughter-in-law is the right way. ”

Meiling agreed again and again.

Qinglian knew that she couldn't change the deep-rooted thoughts in their hearts for a while, but she said her thoughts: "Anyway, when I marry someone in the future, I won't treat them as cattle and horses, I will only work hard with men to live a good life, and my men have to respect me and be filial to my parents." Otherwise, I will divorce him. ”

"Gegege......" Qiu Ju and Meiling laughed.

When the meal was ready, Qinglian went to the field and called them back to eat.

Hearing the slogan of eating, the people who had been working all morning cheered, carrying shovels and walking home one after another, telling jokes all the way.

Qinglian saw He Daliang walking at the end of the silence, although he was dressed more shabby than the other young men, he was tall and resolute, and he looked like he stood out in the crowd.

Qinglian was talking to everyone, and as the flow of people went home, she deliberately slowed down, looked at He Daliang, who was dark and heroic, and asked, "Tired of digging the soil, Brother Daliang?" ”

He Daliang didn't look at people, and said in a cold tone: "Tired, get used to it." ”

Qinglian had to find words again: "Hehe, can you not be tired, it is all frozen soil, and the frozen soil is not easy to dig." ”

He Daliang let out a "hmm" without squinting.

Qinglian blinked and said in a joking tone, "Today's meal was made by me and Meiling, you can eat more." ”

After speaking, I secretly observed his expression.

Who knew that there was no expression on his face, on the contrary, there was a trace of disdain in his eyes, he snorted coldly, and took a big step to leave Qinglian behind.

Qinglian scolded in the back: He really didn't have any feelings for Meiling. Hmph, what woman can lower such a cold-hearted person.

He Hongshan beckoned everyone to wash their hands, and they all sat down around the table, here Qinglian served the dishes one by one, and Qiu Ju's sister-in-law and Meiling put the bowls on the table. Qinglian also brought a basket of hot white buns to the table.

Meiling Because He Daliang was there, she always blushed and lowered her head, and she didn't dare to make a sound when she walked, but He Daliang didn't look at her at all.

The people who had been working for a long time were already hungry, and when they smelled the meat and the gluttonous insects ran out, no one was reserved, so they grabbed the buns and ate the bowls, and for a while, only the sound of eating was heard in the yard.

Knowing that everyone has no oil and water in their stomachs, who doesn't eat two or three bowls of it if they have vegetables and meat, so the cabbage meat is stewed in a big pot, and whoever is full will scoop the second bowl.

The people over there ate in the hall, and Qinglian ate with Qiu Ju's sister-in-law, Meiling and her sisters on the small table in the kitchen.

It is estimated that the young men who worked were not so hungry after eating a bowl of vegetables, and when Gu Shang spoke, he made a joke about a pair of unmarried young people at the scene. A young man deliberately shouted: "Meiling, Da Liang is embarrassed to serve it after eating, you come and serve him a bowl!" ”

The laughter of a few lads rang out from behind.

Qinglian looked at Meiling's actions coldly.

Meiling didn't care that everyone was joking with them, and when she heard it, she got up and walked towards the hall. Qinglian stood at the kitchen door with the bowl and looked at the table in the room over there.

He Daliang sat upright, with an empty bowl in front of him. Meiling lowered her head and blushed, reached out and took his empty bowl, walked out of the hall in a laugh, went to the kitchen to fill him with a full bowl, and deliberately picked up a few more pieces of meat for him.

When she walked to the table with a bowl full of dishes, all the young men coaxed one by one, and one said, "Ah, such a big bowl, I still see more meat than ours, tsk, this treatment is different." ”

One said, "Meiling, if you give him a bowl of meat, you have to ask him to say thank you to you." ”

Everyone, you and I are joking with the two of you, Meiling blushed and smiled sweetly, He Da's face became colder and colder, and he didn't look at the bowl full of "love dishes" she served him.

At this time, a young man next to him shouted to Meiling: "Meiling, my bowl is also empty, you can also serve me a bowl." ”

"This bowl is for you." He Daliang said coldly and pushed the bowl to the young man.

Everyone was shocked, and the whole courtyard was silent for a while.

The joking young man was at a loss, so he said with a dry smile: "I don't dare to eat what your daughter-in-law gave you, if you really eat it, you won't beat me." ”

He Daliang said disdainfully: "I'm not rare, you can eat as much as you like." ”

Then I took a bun and sandwiched a radish pickle and ate it.

This is obviously belittling Meiling, and everyone laughs awkwardly and silently.

Poor Meiling's eyes were full of tears, her whole body trembled, and her legs stiffened when she stood in place.

Qinglian went over and pulled her to the kitchen. The younger sister and sister-in-law Qiu Ju, who were eating in the kitchen, didn't dare to say anything when they saw Meiling like this, Honglian and Mulian hurriedly finished the dishes in the bowl and got up to go to school.

Qiu Ju's sister-in-law didn't know what was going on, so she didn't dare to speak, Qinglian said softly Qiu Ju: "It's okay, sister-in-law, eat." ”

She picked up the chopsticks and stuffed them into Meiling's hand, and ordered her softly: "Eat." ”

Meiling's tears were handed to the bowl, but with Qinglian's order, she could only swallow her tears.

After eating, Qinglian wrapped a few buns in a cloth, put a bowl of vegetables and handed it to Qiu Ju and said, "Sister-in-law, I've been busy all morning, there are still old people and children at home, you can take it back and be eaten by them quickly, and come back in the afternoon to help make dinner." ”

Qiu Ju was not polite, and hurried home with buns and vegetables.

Qinglian closed the kitchen door, and Zhengse said to Meiling: "Meiling, you see, He Daliang doesn't take you seriously at all, do you think you will be happy after marrying him?" ”

Meiling's tears fell again. She sobbed and said, "He didn't like me in the first place...... I'm so ugly, and I'm a desperate family......"

Qinglian grabbed her thin shoulders, looked at her face and said word by word: "Meiling, you are not ugly, you are very beautiful, we are a unique account, but it does not hinder us from pursuing happiness." You know? Only a woman who is self-despised and self-degrading will be bullied, and a woman who is self-respecting can only be respected. ”

Meiling looked at Qinglian ignorantly. Qinglian asked her, "Do you want to live your mother's life?" ”