The Ruan family lives in a small village not far from Yangcheng, called Niu Village, surrounded by civilians or poor peasant families, one of the households surnamed Niu has a 17-18-year-old boy, named Niu Qing, with good facial features, tall and sturdy, at first glance is a farmer child who can work, honest and honest, his eyes are not small, and his lips are broad.

The Niu family is very friendly to the newcomer Ruan family, especially Niu Qing treats Ruan Tang, he likes this little girl at first sight, her skin is white and tender, her eyes are big, her mouth is small, and there is a mole like a small red dot in the center of her eyebrows.

He acted as a guide for Ruan Tang, introduced her to the simple villagers, helped the Ruan family carry water, and took her to pick herbs.

But Niu Qing's mother knew in her heart that the Ruan family was not an ordinary civilian family, Mrs. Ruan and the little girl were carved with pink and jade, and their skin and hands were not farm work at a glance, the man of the Ruan family and the little boy were literate and literate, and even Ruan Tang could read and write, and also taught her family's silly boy how to write his name, they were not all the way with the Niu family, Niu Qingniang knocked on the side many times and did not dispel the expectations of her stupid son.

"I know, mother, I just want to help Xiao Tang, her family is not familiar with the place", Niu Qing defended.

"That little girl is not worthy of ordinary people, even if she is lame, it will not be your turn to Ah Niu", Niu Qingniang struck.

"Mother, don't say it, Xiao Tang is still young, I just, I just want to be with her, I don't think about it so much", Niu Qing's face turned red Nuo said.

"Son, Mei Juan at the head of the village is very good, and she is also handsome, although she is not as good as Xiao Tang of the Ruan family, but it is enough for you, you will be 18 ...... next year", Niu Qingniang said bitterly.

"I don't like Mei Juan, I know, mother, I'm going to give Xiao Tang grass, she wants to raise rabbits ......", Niu Qing said perfunctorily.

"Alas, silly boy", Niu Qingniang sighed.

"Xiao Tang, I will accompany you to pick some herbs, it is useful for your mother's heart palpitations, and the third aunt in the west of the village also has this disease, and it has been relieved a lot ......", Niu Qing said with a flushed face.

"Okay, thank you, Brother Aqing", Ruan Tang also likes you as a simple big brother, giving people a great sense of security, and treating people sincerely.

Mei Juan saw her sweetheart Niu Qing following behind a lame little girl, smiling stupidly, and walked forward angrily and asked, "Brother Niu Qing, what are you doing?"

"Mei Juan, I'm accompanying Xiao Tang to pick herbs", Niu Qing said without raising his head.

"What are you doing with her, Brother Niu Qing, don't you have to farm", Mei Juan said dissatisfied.

Niu Qing didn't like her tone, so he ignored her.

Mei Juan observed Ruan Tang carefully, thinking, "Hmph, a little vixen, still only lame", and said to Ruan Tang, "Hey, stay away from Brother Niu Qing, don't keep pestering him", Mei Juan's voice was sharp and piercing Ruan Tang's ears hurt a little.

Ruan Tang looked up at her, she was a 16-17-year-old girl, dressed plainly, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a round face, with small freckles on it, and her skin showed a light brown color unique to a peasant girl, but she had a very healthy feeling, and her facial features were also delicate, but her tone of voice was not very good, "Is there anything wrong with you", Ruan Tang ignored what she said and asked.

"Huang Meijuan, what's the matter with you, I'll help Xiao Tang pick herbs, what's wrong, she's new, is there a problem with us helping each other", Niu Qing said dissatisfied, and glared at Mei Juan.

"You, Brother Niu Qing, you murder me, for a little cripple!" , Huang Meijuan complained.

"Shut up, Huang Meijuan, don't talk about Xiao Tang like that", Niu Qing also came to his heart's content.

Huang Meijuan covered her eyes and ran away crying, Ruan Tang witnessed this scene throughout the whole process, and was also a little speechless.

"Brother Aqing, is she your friend? You don't need to comfort her", Ruan Tang said thoughtfully.

"She is from our village, we grew up together, it's okay, don't care, she doesn't look good and her temper stinks", Niu Qing said indifferently.

"Eh", Ruan Tang black line, complained, "Brother Aqing is too straight to say that, I can't say that about girls", obviously Huang Meijuan likes Brother Aqing and treats her as an imaginary enemy.

"You still help her speak, she is older than you, and she still says that you are a small-cripple", Niu Qing was even more angry than Ruan Tang.

"She's telling the truth," Nguyen Tang whispered.

"Don't talk about her, Xiao Tang, these are useful for your mother's illness", Niu Qing saw that Xiao Tang was depressed, and said hurriedly, by the way, he put the herbs in the small basket that Ruan Tang brought.

"Well, thank you", Ruan Tang nodded, because her legs were not good in her previous life, so she can also adapt to limping walking, Ruan Tang thinks this is a punishment for herself, she accepts, so that she can feel less guilty about her father, but Master Ruan and Mrs. Ruan pity Ruan Tang even more, Mrs. Ruan cried at night, lamenting the baby's life.

"Xiao Tang, there is a doctor Jiang in the town, who specializes in treating all kinds of diseases, sometimes my mother also goes there to see a doctor, you can take the Chinese herbs you picked to him, and ask him to prepare some medicine ...... for your mother", Niu Qing suggested.

As soon as she heard the word "doctor", Ruan Tang's heart was inexplicably a little painful, although she was ignorant of love, she could also feel that she once liked Ah Yuan, not only the love of friends, but also the emotions of the brother in black, but that was also in the past, and they would not see each other again in the future.

"But, my father won't let me go out, I'm afraid of danger," Ruan Tang hesitated.

Looking at the little girl's delicate face and thin body, Niu Qing patted his chest and said, "I sometimes go to sell some local goods in the morning, you just follow me, and we will come back together, with me, no one will want to bully you", Niu Qing swore and said.

"Then, I'll talk to my father," Ruan Tang said.

"Good ......", looking at the little girl's smiling face, Niu Qing has never read a book, and he can't describe it with words, he just feels that his heart is warm, and he can't wait to hold his best things in front of Xiao Tang, so that she can smile at herself again, Niu Qing touched the back of his head and smiled innocently, and the tips of his ears turned a little pink.

happened to be looked at by Huang Meijuan, who had returned, and she ran home angrily.

"Mother, I want to marry Brother Niu Qing", Huang Meijuan shouted to the stout lady who was washing clothes.

"What's the noise, it's so loud, it's not ashamed, and the Niu Qing family didn't come to propose," the woman said.

"If Brother Niu Qing doesn't marry me, he will be snatched away by that lame little vixen", Huang Meijuan cried.

"The Ruan family's one? Isn't it still young", Mei Juan's mother comforted.

"I don't care, I'm 17, and it's time to get married," Mei Juan said shyly.

"Dad, you go to Niu's house to say goodbye", Mei Juan said to Mei Juan's father, who had just come back from the field.

"If you want to be shameless, how can a woman take the initiative to propose?" , Mei Juan's father scolded.

"Mother-", Mei Juan asked her mother for help.

"I'll talk to Sister-in-law Niu later, she is very optimistic about our family's Mei Juan, and the little girl in the Ruan family is useless......", Aunt Huang didn't say that she didn't dare to look directly at Mrs. Ruan and Master Ruan, they inexplicably have a deterrent power, and even Aunt Wang, who is said to be Ruan Tang's grandmother, is not ordinary. Although they are also wearing coarse cloth clothes, there are some things that are different from those of them who have been farming all year round, even the little son of his family is terrifying, he can read and write at a young age, and he is extraordinary at a glance, "Niu Qing's kid can't climb the Ruan family", Aunt Huang thought to herself.

Aunt Huang and Huang's father finally calmed down the noisy daughter.

"Eldest sister, what are you arguing about, I heard your voice from afar, don't keep talking about the little girl of the Ruan family, she is Ruan Luo's sister, you said she is a little cripple, and he has to beat you when he hears it. Ruan Luo is amazing, and his husband always praises him, and he will be a big official in the future," said 13-year-old Huang Xiaozhu.

"Phew, even you are towards that little cripple, am I your sister", Huang Meijuan said dissatisfied.

"You look much uglier than her, it's normal for Brother Niu Qing to take a fancy to her", Huang Xiaozhu grimaced at Mei Juan and said.

"You ——, mother, Xiaozhu he-", Huang Meijuan was about to cry angrily.

"Enough, what will it look like one by one, Mei Juan will go to work, Xiaozhu, have you finished the homework left by Mr. for you, give me a study", Huang's father said angrily.

"Ahh

evening

The five members of the Ruan family gathered around the table to eat, and they didn't pay attention to anything, and the nurse Wang also ate with them.

"Dad, Brother Aqing said that he could take me to the town tomorrow, and I will take the herbs to the hospital and prepare some medicine ...... for my mother," Ruan Tang said cautiously.

"This, baby, don't go", Mrs. Ruan was afraid that Ruan Tang was in danger.

"I'm running out of medicine," Ruan Tang said worriedly.

"It's okay, let Dabao go, it's not a matter of staying at home all day", Master Ruan agreed, he was a little worried when he saw that his Dabao was not as energetic as before.

"Sister, I'll go with you too", 12-year-old Ruan Luo said, Ruan Luo has already caught up with the height of the little girl, and she is a little man.

"No need, Xiaoshi, you have to go to a private school, with Brother Aqing here, don't worry," Ruan Tang said.

"But ......," Madame Ruan was still worried.

"Madam, it's okay, that kid from the Niu family is an honest boy and will take care of Ruan Bao", Wang also persuaded.

"Baby, keep up with Niu Qing, don't run around," Mrs. Ruan advised.

"Got it", the little girl was obviously in high spirits, she had always kept in mind her father's instructions, and she didn't dare to run around anymore, she had been holding back in this small village for a month, and she could finally go out to let off steam.

The others were also relieved to see Ruan Tang so happy.

Early the next morning, the little girl got up early, freshened up, and dressed up, although she was wearing civilian clothes, it was difficult to hide the natural beauty of the little girl, Ruan Tang was getting more and more delicate and beautiful.

"Brother Aqing", the little girl walked slowly in the morning light, against the sun, her skin was delicate and fair, and she could even see the fine fluff next to her cheeks.

"It's really like a little fairy going down to earth", Niu Qing thought to himself, "He has to protect Xiao Tang, Yangcheng is not like the village, there is a slave exchange, and he can't scare Xiao Tang."

Ruan Tang and Niu Qing got on Uncle Wang's ox cart in the village and slowly went to Yangcheng.

"Niu Village is really poor, and the more you go to the city, the more prosperous it becomes, but it is far less than the Frost City," the little girl thought to herself.

In less than half an hour, they arrived in Yangcheng, and Niu Qing took Ruan Tang to Dr. Jiang's medical hall with a familiar car, and there were a small number of patients in the medical hall.

"Doctor Jiang, this is Xiao Tang, she brought some herbs, you can take a look", Niu Qing stepped forward to greet Doctor Jiang and helped Ruan Tang speak, Ruan Tang was behind Niu Qing's tall body, secretly looking at Doctor Jiang.

"Here, Aqing," Dr. Jiang said with a smile.