Chapter 44: Into the Mountain
Before Yan Nian could speak, Brother Huai hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law Yan Nian is here." ”
"Well, it's really hard to go up the mountain to collect firewood so early, so let's eat quickly." Yan Nian came over to help put the firewood on the wall of the stove room.
Brother Huai said embarrassedly: "You don't need to stretch out your hand, hurry back to the house and talk to my mother." ”
Yan Nian said: "It's okay, it rained in the middle of the night, you went to help me repair the roof, I didn't have time to thank you, you came back, it really moved Yan Nian!" ”
Hearing Yan Nian mention the incident of the rainy night, Brother Huai hurriedly smiled and said, "Don't mention this in the future, who made you my sister-in-law Yan Nian!" ”
After speaking, I saw that Brother Huai's face began to turn red again.
Yan Nian saw that Brother Huai was so embarrassed, and hurriedly said, "Okay, then you can clean up and eat, my sister-in-law has something to say to you." ”
At this time, Aunt Zhang had already put all the food on the kang table, and Brother Huai washed his hands to eat.
Watching her son bow her head to eat, Aunt Zhang said to Yan Nian with a smile: "What do you think the two of them will be like in the future?" Imagine how happy you are! ”
Yan Nian looked at Aunt Zhang's expectant expression, nodded and said, "Auntie, the affairs of these two people are not something that can be decided by one person. It's been two days, and Aunt Zhilan asked me to come over today, just to ask your family what their opinion is on Xiaowei, Xiaowei likes Brother Huai very much. ”
Hearing Yan Nian say this, Brother Huai raised his head and looked at his mother, chewing food in his mouth without speaking.
"Oops! Yan Nian, why didn't you say it earlier, Auntie, I've been thinking about this in my heart for the past two days, for fear that the girl would change her mind, Brother Huai agreed to agree! Hehe. ”
Hearing his mother say this, Brother Huai lowered his head again and continued to eat, without the excited expression of the eldest mother on his face.
Yan Nian asked Brother Huai: "Brother Huai, this is your own lifelong event, sister-in-law thinks Xiaowei is good, but everyone's vision is different, I don't know what you think of this matter." ”
Hearing Yan Nian ask himself like this, Brother Huai paused, swallowed a mouthful of food and said, "I listen to my mother." After speaking, Yan Nian saw Brother Huai roll his eyes and glared at him.
Yan Nian, I don't know what's going on? Why does this Brother Huai keep staring at himself, and that kind of eyes are full of resentment.
Aunt Zhang was even happier when she heard her son say this, "Okay, Yan Nian, then settle this matter, find a gentleman to calculate which day it is, invite relatives to sit together at home, and hold an engagement banquet." Although my family is not rich, this is a great joy for my son, and I can't hide it. ”
Brother Huai has been eating, and when Yan Nian came out, it was also sent by Aunt Zhang.
Yan Nian went home, and saw that there was no firewood at home, so he told Nuo Nuo to take care of his sister, and he took a sickle and went up the mountain.
At Aunt Zhang's house, Yan Nian saw that the small kang table that Brother Huai put when he was eating was very simple and could be made by himself, so he went up the mountain to find thicker branches.
Suddenly, a few pheasants flew up in front of Yan Nian, but Yan Nian jumped.
Yan Nian looked at the pheasant flying not far away, and used a sickle to cut a sharp arrow-shaped branch, exerted the magic skills of his previous life, closed one eye and aimed at a fat pheasant, found a good angle and threw it hard.
I heard another fluttering sound in front of me, Yan Nian was overjoyed and rushed over, and saw a beautiful pheasant being shot by himself, and he couldn't fly up.
Yan Nian hurriedly bent down to pick it up, pulled out the sharp branches, tied his legs with a straw rope, looked at the beautiful eyes of the pheasant Yan Nian said to himself: "Don't blame me, I can't help it, if you want to feed two little treasures, you can sacrifice it." ”
He pinned the pheasant to his apron at the back of his waist and headed back into the mountains.
June is coming to an end, and July is coming soon, and the hot weather is really hot and humid in this deep forest.
Yan Nian reached out to wipe the sweat from his forehead while looking for the fallen branches.
In a dense hazelnut forest, Yan Nian thought that it would be good to be able to step on some mushrooms, and when she went home, she could stew with pheasant.
But it's not mushroom picking season yet, so we can only move on.
There were a lot of red cherries on the cherry tree in front, and Yan Nian happily stepped on a large handful of bright red cherries and put them in the pocket of his apron.
Can't go inside, although Yan Nian is from the army, he also knows that this belongs to the primeval deep forest, and he may not be able to come back if he goes inside.
Besides, Yan Nian always felt as if something was watching him around here.
Turning around, Yan Nian was just about to go back along the way he came, when suddenly a person stood behind him, so frightened that Yan Nian screamed and took a few steps back to stand still.
"What are you afraid of?" Brother Huai said with a smile.
Yan Nian touched his heart and said angrily: "Look at you, why don't you make a move when you come?" This is your sister-in-law, I have good physical fitness, if it were someone else, I would have been scared down a long time ago! ”
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, Yan Nian forgive Brother Huai." As he spoke, Brother Huai stepped forward and bowed to the ground.
Yan Nian was embarrassed to say anything more when she saw Brother Huai like this, "Okay, don't do this, I'm not doing anything." ”
"Didn't you just come home from collecting firewood? Why did you go up the mountain again? "Yan Nian can't figure out what he understands, so he has to ask to understand.
"Ah, I saw that there was not much firewood at home, so I came over again after eating, but I didn't expect to see that you could easily catch a fat pheasant with a branch, and I was really stunned, so I saw that you still had some unique skills, so I gently followed you not far away."
"What's the trick? Would you like to take a look? Yan Nian smiled and pointed to the cherry tree, and took out a handful from his pocket, "Eat?" ”
"Cherries, yes, that tree I also come over every year to step on some cherries for my mother to eat."
"It's delicious." As he spoke, Yan Nian threw a cherry in his mouth and ate it.
While eating, he asked, "Brother Huai, tell me, how are you and Xiaowei?" Don't listen to your mother, this is the happiness of your life! ”
Hearing Yan Nian ask about this matter again, Brother Huai turned around and walked back: "Don't talk about it, okay?" Didn't I say it, listen to my mother? ”
Yan Nian caught up with Brother Huai, "It's not your mother looking for your mother-in-law, you have to have your own thoughts." ”
"Yan Nian, what is the feeling in my heart, only I can know, my mother will not agree with my idea, that can only make her angry, I don't want to do that."
Brother Huai was a little excited as he spoke, his big eyes were full of crystal tears, as long as he blinked, the tears would roll down. However, Brother Huai stubbornly tilted his head and held back his tears.
Yan Nian, who was watching, also said with tears in her eyes: "Why do you think so much? Do you think you are doing this as filial piety to your mother? You are filial, but it is you who suffers. ”
Seeing that Brother Huai stopped talking, Yan Nian felt that he was very ridiculous, he was originally a matchmaker for others, but both families agreed, what are you doing here?
So he wiped his sweat and said, "Brother Huai, then you should quickly find time to settle the matter, so that Aunt Zhilan can be ready." ”
"Definitely, thank you, sister-in-law."
Yan Nian wanted to ask Brother Huai, why did he always stare at himself? After thinking about it, it was not a matter for this lonely man and widow to drill around in this forest, so he quickly left Brother Huai and went to find a big branch.