When the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, Chen Rao and Kou Juechen returned to Beijing in advance, in order to visit relatives and friends, and also to participate in Shen Gui's marriage.

So when Aunt Wan sent the girl to the door to send the Mid-Autumn Festival gifts, the girl pounced, but brought back the festival gifts prepared by Chen Rao early.

The eating mouth of this Kou family is really rough, the rice dumplings filled with dates, sweet and greasy, and the bitter tea is eaten only after two corners.

It's not as good as the moon cakes that the two of them have nothing to do, the orange cake shreds are fillings, the starch sugar and noodles, the crispy ones baked on the stove, and when they are still hot, they can't help but take them and eat them.

But the rules, used to living a carefree life, who cares about the rules now?

The moon cakes taste good, so I want others to taste them, and there are two people in the family, a girl and a cook, and there is more than enough to share.

"Send some to the next door." Zheng Mianmian said, pointing to the ginkgo tree that was still as yellow as gold outside the wall.

Aunt Wan hesitated for a moment and said, "It's okay, it's lonely and pitiful." ”

The two of them came late, so they didn't know the situation of the Li family, and they listened a lot these days.

The brother of the Li family is called Li Ping, and he is still the blood of the prefect of Beijing, but he came out of the outer room, and he came to Shuojing to live with his biological mother a few years ago, and he has been living here with the old servant since his biological mother went.

The Li family from Beijing has been here a few times, and every time they come, they take a cart of things with them, as if the mother and son have collected many benefits from the Li family.

At first, the neighbors on the side also couldn't see it, and the suspect was an outer room, which was not serious. There was also a lot of gossip at the door of Li's house, Li Ping was young but steady, although the bad words were unpleasant and hurtful, but he endured it, never had a dispute with his neighbors, and his mother rarely went out, and the dissatisfaction of the neighbors gradually faded.

However, the Li family from Beijing came again and again, and the mahogany furniture that could not be taken away was split on the spot, and they were thrown out to make firewood for everyone.

This is really a bit excessive, even the women in the neighborhood who love to watch the excitement the most, also close the doors and windows and pretend not to know.

Li Ping's biological mother went that night, and on the second day, a white lantern was hung at the door of Li's house, and the funeral was quiet, not blowing or beating, only some unburned paper money floated out of the courtyard wall carelessly, and there were small servants chasing after them to pick it up, for fear of falling into the eyes of others and being unlucky.

Their caution made the neighbors a little unhappy, and they went to the door with food to mourn.

Li Ping is the only one left in the Li family, and now two of the subordinates have left, and there are three people in a room behind closed doors, one less than Zheng Mianmian's family. Qingjing is really quiet, since the last time those people came to make trouble, the Li family can only hear a few thin bird calls.

The girl sent the moon cakes back, saying that Li Ping came to answer the door in person, and the clothes on her body were clean, but the cuffs were patched crookedly.

The girl didn't have the eyesight to know that she couldn't ask about it, but she asked Uncle Li where Aunt Li was, and Li Ping said that she was busy working on the stove.

"I was born with the life of a young master, and I don't know what will happen in the future?" Aunt Wan sighed, got up and went back to the house to rest.

Zheng Mianmian sat in the yard and looked at the ginkgo tree in a daze, remembering that a matchmaker came to the door yesterday and wanted to propose to herself, although she asked Aunt Wan to send her out, but the girl quietly listened, and it was indeed a matchmaker.

Aunt Wan said that she was a distant relative of the Kou family, and there was only one daughter in the family, and the mother and daughter had a simple population, and the family was also considered to have small assets, so naturally there was no shortage of matchmakers.

The matchmaker knew that they had some connection with the Kou family behind them, and he didn't dare to hide it, so he told the truth.

The family is not bad, the youngest son of the family, and several wine shops on Shuojing Street are their family. The man's sister-in-law's family is high, and her mother's family is powerful, which makes her mother-in-law feel a lot of anger, so the younger son wants to marry a small jasper.

Aunt Wan was not very happy when she heard this, dare to marry a good rub that her mother's family did not rely on?

The mother and daughter are also prepared in their hearts, even if Zheng Mianmian picks up Gao Zhi'er in the future, when it comes to family background, it cannot be compared with the previous identity.

Those cares around them are all false, and the real days are real.

They don't wear silk satin clothes for a long time, as long as they can keep out the cold, the cotton cloth is already very good, and they still wear the spirit of people.

Aunt Wan also begged for business on the street in the past, lived in Shuojing for a few days, regained some of her former nature, and spoke more and more refreshingly.

People should be honest, their children should be motivated, and the family should have a good temperament.

Aunt Wan was really afraid of people like the Lu family, so she brought it out when she spoke, and she didn't feel it.

As for the dowry, there is only one daughter, Zheng Mianmian, which is visible and invisible.

It's not all hers.

The matchmaker had a number in his heart, and was stuffed with a lot of tea money by Aunt Wan, and went out happily, and stepped on a pile of wet mud at the door, if it weren't for Li Ping passing by and being grabbed by her shoulder as a crutch, she almost lost half her life.

Zheng Mianmian and the girl were still hiding behind the door and stealing fun, but when they saw the matchmaker climbing up to Li Ping and asking long and short questions, he asked where he was and how many people in the family were, although Li Ping just smiled and didn't answer anything, but Zheng Mianmian suddenly had no heart to have fun.

The girl still watched it with relish, and when she twisted her face, she couldn't even see Zheng Mianmian's figure.

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the mother and daughter set up an incense case in the courtyard to worship the moon.

Aunt Wan naturally begged Chang'e to find a good family for Zheng Mianmian, and Zheng Mianmian couldn't help but wonder: "Mother, isn't this red line a matter of the old moon?" What's the use of asking for Chang'e? ”

"What do you know?" Aunt Wan said with a straight face, "They are all immortals in the sky, and it is not difficult to talk about them when they meet them." ”

The girl nibbled on the fruit and said with a face full of disbelief: "Madame said that she seems to have seen it with her own eyes." ”

"You also come to say goodbye, eat two big bowls every day, but you don't see the long meat, tsk, beg Fairy Chang'e to make you look good." Aunt Wan looked at the girl's yellow-skinned and thin appearance and shook her head.

The girl knelt on the futon in disbelief, and said idly: "If I really look different, then I won't frighten people!?" "I was hit by Aunt Wan two crispy chestnuts on my head, and it was finally quiet.

The moon in the sky is like a mirror, the clear light shines on the earth, and the cool breeze blows slowly, blowing people's hearts and minds.

Zheng Mianmian felt a lot of gratitude in her heart, if it wasn't for Zheng Lingyi to help her escape immediately, I was afraid that now that she was the good-sounding young lady of the Bai family, she would be bitter like Coptis chinensis and snake gall.

She also knelt down reverently, and muttered, 'I hope that Fairy Chang'e will keep my sister safe and happy all her life.' ’

Another thought rolled in his heart, and a figure flashed vaguely and clearly in front of him, Zheng Mianmian pursed his lips, and whispered to Chang'e, "I hope I can also find a wishful husband." ’

The two knocks on the door suddenly broke the calm, Zheng Mianmian's heart jumped, and she thought that Chang'e didn't allow her wishes, and even the always bold girl was startled.

Outside the door, a man was drunkenly shouting, 'Mei Niang, open the door!' ’

As soon as she heard it, it was not a serious woman's name, Aunt Wan lived with her daughter, and she was most afraid of encountering this kind of indiscriminate person, so that the girl with a rough voice shouted back, "You have found the wrong person!" ”

The man giggled for a while, and the laughter was particularly disgusting.

"The little lady is still shy today, I have silver today! Open the door quickly, open the door and let the master be happy! "I actually think of this place as a dark girl's alley! How can you get this to be believed?!

Aunt Wan was trembling with anger, and Zheng Mianmian was also so frightened that she didn't know what to do.

The girl picked up two stones and threw them out of the courtyard wall, but instead of hitting the man, she aroused the man's anger.

Aunt Wan was afraid that the neighbors would hear it, and she was afraid that the neighbors would not hear it, so she couldn't rush to help.

"Girl, go out from the east gate and find Uncle Wang to help." It's really not good to make trouble like this, Zheng Mianmian hurriedly said to the girl.

"Yes, yes, you go, go quickly." Aunt Wan hugged Zheng Mianmian in her arms and said scaredly.

Uncle Wang's family is Chen Rao's companion room, Aunt Wang is mostly in Kou's house, Uncle Wang is busy in the shop during the day, and he rests at home at night, today's Mid-Autumn Festival, Aunt Wang is also at home.

As soon as the girl went out, the man made more trouble, and the more he talked, the more obscene he became.

Aunt Wan covered Zheng Mianmian's ears and looked at the door with a shock, I don't know how to help it.

She turned her heart sideways, picked up the long flat pole erected next to the water tank and pinched it in her hand, if the person broke in, Aunt Wan would hit it, so that Mianmian had a chance to escape.

There was a sudden silence outside the door, Aunt Wan and Zheng Mianmian wondered if the person had given up, and just walked a few steps to the door, they heard the man's rude voice sound again, and the two of them were so frightened that they took a few steps back.

"Where did you come from, boy, you still take care of Lao Tzu's business! I don't care about you! ”

"The people living here are all from good families, and there is no one you are looking for! Come on! ”

Li Ping's voice was much thinner than this man's, but it was particularly righteous and upright on this moonlit night.

Aunt Wan and Zheng Mianmian's hearts just fell for a while, when they heard the man scolding angrily, "Damn, stinky boy who has not dried up." You're really looking for death! Then came the sound of fist strikes.

Zheng Mianmian rushed over and was about to open the door, but was stopped by Aunt Wan, "Mother! What should I do if someone is going to die!? ”

Aunt Wan was not worried, just when the mother and daughter were deadlocked, two men's voices came, and the rescue called by the girl arrived.

As soon as Uncle Wang and his son arrived, as soon as Aunt Wan's hand holding the latch was released, Zheng Mianmian opened the door.

The man had a rosacea, squinted his eyes and looked at Zheng Mianmian, maybe he was punched by Uncle Wang's son, and he was a little sober, and he recognized that this was indeed not the Dark Nuchang Alley.

Aunt Wan protected Zheng Mianmian behind her, and Uncle Wang had a son to support him, and he was still scolding, forcing the man to get out of here.

Zheng Mianmian poked out her eyes behind Aunt Wan to look at Li Ping, Li Ping was not embarrassed, he stood straight, but the blood at the corner of his mouth was not wiped clean, and he looked a little pitiful.

Realizing that Zheng Mianmian was looking at him, he smiled, shook his head gently, signaled that he was fine, and then left quietly.