Chapter 3: The Heart of a Sweet Potato
Aunt Wang is a famous matchmaker in these ten miles and eight villages, her husband is also capable, the life of the family is quite prosperous, and the house is also large, and soon picked up a room for Ma Yuliu to live in, and also prepared a sumptuous lunch.
Luo Qing is sensible, and she has been taking care of her mother and her younger brother in the past few days when she returns to her hometown, and she has to take the initiative to wash the dishes after eating.
Aunt Wang was afraid that Ma Yuliu would be unhappy, so she looked at her in embarrassment, but saw her waving her hand and said, "She's cheap, let her be!" ”
Luo Qing pinched the edge of the bowl and didn't speak, hung his head and put the bowl into the kitchen.
She is more willing to work than to face her own mother.
Aunt Wang can see that this baby is not liked by her mother, but this baby is really sensible, and it is strange to find someone to hurt.
She sighed secretly in her heart, took out the sweet potatoes she had just cooked and simmered in the ashes of the stove, and secretly stuffed them to Luo Qing.
"My aunt saw that you were diligent and smart, so I gave it to you, don't be stupid and give it to your brother again."
Luo Qing followed her mother, born with red lips and white teeth, with some charm in her eyebrows and eyes, and she looked very well-behaved and clever, which made people feel quite soft-hearted.
She looked up and smiled, "Thank you, auntie." ”
Luo Qing washed the dishes, and then put the things in order in the kitchen when Ma Yuliu had already taken the baby to sleep, she didn't enter the house, quietly took a ball of coarse cloth out of her arms, and then opened it carefully, and a plump, round and black sweet potato that had been roasted ran out.
She gently peeled the sweet potato from the handle, and the golden flesh inside showed her head, she twisted a little with her thumb and forefinger and put it in her mouth to taste it, which was so sweet that she smiled.
She swallowed her saliva, wrapped the sweet potato with a coarse cloth and put it back in her arms, greeted Aunt Wang, pulled her legs and ran out.
Luo Qing suddenly stopped when he ran outside the bamboo forest, and only after he had taken a breath did he slowly walk along the stone slabs to the depths of the bamboo forest, and when he got closer and closer to the courtyard where Gu Huai lived, he heard the sound of the piano.
The sound of the piano is full of pride.
Luo Qing's heart was agitated, and he suddenly gave birth to a share of courage, and the heavy feeling in his heart gradually dissipated.
She couldn't bear it anymore, and walked to the small thatched house in front of her with her skirt, the courtyard door was not closed, and she saw Gu Huai sitting behind the piano with a smile on her lips in a dark blue shirt.
At this time, he was different from the one he saw in the early morning, and there was still a smile on the corner of his mouth, but it made people feel arrogant, unattainable, and contemptuous of all beings.
Luo Qing stopped, secretly touching the sweet potato hidden in her arms, she suddenly didn't dare to step forward.
Would such a good-looking brother be rare to have a sweet potato of his own?
She retracted her steps forward, and sat on the stone steps outside the courtyard gate and listened, listening to Gu Huai play one tune after another.
"You've heard me play four tunes here, and you're not going to come in?"
Gu Huai's voice suddenly sounded, which startled Luo Qing, stood up suddenly, and walked into the courtyard with his head hanging as if he had made a mistake, but he only stood by the door and did not go any further.
"Childe...... I ......"
"It's the little sister from this morning, but I prefer you to call me brother."
Luo Qing couldn't help but raise his eyes to look at Gu Huai again, he still looked as approachable in the morning when he didn't play the piano.
"Brother...... Brother ......" paused, and she added, "My name is Luo Qing, and my brother can call my name directly." ”
"Good name, that's good. En......" Gu Huai lengthened his tone and smiled more and more gently, "Then I will call you Qingqing in the future." ”
Luo Qing nodded vigorously, and her voice was small: "It's the first time someone has praised me." ”
She looked down at the piano in front of Gu Huai again: "My brother plays the piano so well." ”
"Didn't you go back? Why did the little sister come again by herself? "Gu Huai is really afraid that Aunt Wang will do something again.
Luo Qing remembered her intentions at this time, and hurriedly took out the sweet potatoes wrapped in coarse cloth from her arms, and the warm touch from her hands made her smile comfortably on her face.
"It's okay, it's still hot."
She hurriedly lifted the coarse cloth wrapped in the sweet potato, and gently peeled off the sweet potato skin, and then handed it to Gu Huai.
Gu Huai's eyes were very bad, he only knew where this person was standing, and it was really not good to see the person with all his beards and tails, but fortunately, Luo Qing was intimate, and he just picked up the sweet potato as soon as he raised his hand.
"Brother, eat."
Gu Huai smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "My brother is still a little full after eating, you can eat." ”
As he spoke, he handed the sweet potato to Luo Qing again.
Luo Qing took the sweet potato: "Okay, then...... Then I'll eat it. ”
She was very disappointed on her face, but she tried her best to stabilize her tone, for fear that Gu Huai would hear it, but who is Gu Huai? I can hear it from the ear, but he is not a soft-hearted person, and he has never eaten what others give him easily.
"Why did you think of bringing me sweet potatoes?"
"I've tasted ......" Luo Qing was afraid that Gu Huai would misunderstand, so he hurriedly explained, "I gently twisted it with my hand to taste it, I felt sweet, so I said that I would bring it to my brother to taste, thinking about it...... Thank you brother for the pastries he gave me this morning. My mother was afraid that my brother and I would be tired, so she said that she would go back tomorrow, and ...... this afternoon. I can still ......"
She mustered up the courage to finally raise her head: "Can I listen to my brother play two more tunes?" ”
Gu Huai chuckled, and it was passed into Luo Qing's ears that made her heart itch, but she felt a little embarrassed to come, hiding for fear that he would blush when she saw him, but she couldn't help but peek at him, until she heard that he agreed to her, she didn't settle down slightly.
Gu Huai played two more tunes, probably because he felt that there was a little baby here, and the tunes he played were much gentler than before.
The sound of the piano echoed, straight to Luo Qing's heart, she actually gave birth to a feeling of being quiet, and unconsciously sat on the steps under the porch and fell asleep with her legs hugged, and when she woke up, she was covered with a blanket, and the person who covered herself with a blanket was nested in the rocking chair in the courtyard and swayed a folding fan and took a nap.
At this time, the hour was not early, Luo Qing was excited, and he wanted to say hello to people before leaving, but he was afraid of disturbing people's dreams, but fortunately, Gu Huai just closed his eyes and recuperated and didn't sleep at all.
"It's windy today, and it's in the bamboo forest, I'm afraid you'll cover you with a blanket of wind and cold." Gu Huai paused, and then said, "Are you leaving?" ”
Luo Qing nodded before he realized that Gu Huai couldn't see clearly, and said again: "Well, thank you, brother." I'm gone, and I'm ...... later I'll come back to see you when I have the chance. ”
Gu Huai chuckled: "Okay." ”
Luo Qing walked to the door and was a little reluctant, looked back at Gu Huai, who was still sitting in the rocking chair, and then trotted away.
It was a little late, Ma Yuliu should have gotten up, Luo Qing was a little scared, and she rubbed outside the door for a while before entering the house, but she didn't expect Aunt Wang to be surprised to see her.
"Little baby, why are you still here? Didn't you go back with your mother? ”
Luo Qing was stunned for a moment, a chill rushed to her head from the soles of her feet, and she hurriedly stepped forward to grab Aunt Wang who was arranging the dishes and chopsticks.
"Aunt Wang, what did you say? Didn't my mother and brother rest here? ”
Aunt Wang was immediately dumbfounded: "What are you talking about?" They left early! ”