Hua Ning touched his head, put the food in his hand on the table, took out a few pieces of candy from his arms, stuffed them into his hands, and said, "Do you like to eat sugar?" ”

Xiao Xian Key shook his head and said, "I, no...... Haven't eaten it. ”

Hua Ning was a little surprised, he was eight years old but he hadn't eaten candy, so he really didn't know what kind of life he was living before.

She crouched down, took one out of his hand, opened the candy wrapper, and held it to his lips.

The man obediently opened his mouth to hold the candy, and his little tongue accidentally licked Hua Ning's fingers, and she suddenly felt a tingle, and quickly took her hand back.

When the man ate the candy, a happy expression appeared on his face, and Hua Ning couldn't help but smile: "Is it delicious?" ”

Xiao Xian key dribbed the other end and said, "It's delicious, you can eat it too." As he spoke, he peeled off a candy and handed it to Hua Ning's lips.

Hua Ning also took the candy in her mouth and said, "It's so sweet, if you like it, I'll buy it for Fiber Key every day in the future, okay?" ”

Xiao Xian Key nodded shyly.

In the next few days, Hua Ning also made some small toys for Xiao Xian Key during the day to make him happy, went out to work after lunch, and came back at night to bring him candy to eat.

A year has passed in a flash, and the dock is closed on this day, and Hua Ning has not gone out, thinking that he can take Xiao Xian Key to the market to shop, and if he has something he likes, he will buy him some.

What's more, in the past year, Xiao Xian Key has been able to eat enough, his body has gradually developed, and his height has grown by leaps and bounds, and he needs to buy him new clothes and shoes.

Hua Ning took Xiao Xiankey's hand and walked around the market. Suddenly, she saw a small shop selling clothes, and Hua Ning went in with the small fiber key.

When the shopkeeper saw the guests, he hurriedly greeted him and said, "Yo, madam, this child is really beautiful, my shop is full of beautiful children's clothes, come in and pick one." ”

Hua Ning has always liked some colorful clothes, but she thinks that such clothes are just worn on others, and she feels that she is flowery when she wears them, so she has always worn white plain clothes.

Now looking at the brightly colored clothes in this shop, he felt that it was just right for Xiao Xiankey, so he said, "Take off the red clothes, I'll take a look." ”

The boss hurriedly took off the clothes and said, "Madame is really good-looking, this is the best clothes bought in the small store, beautiful and comfortable, and the children like it." ”

Hua Ning took the dress and compared it in front of Xiao Xiankey, and said, "Does Qiankey like this?" ”

Although Xiao Xian Key didn't like this kind of showmanship, he was happy when he saw Hua Ning's eyebrows and eyes, so he nodded and said, "I like it." ”

Hua Ning touched his head and said to the boss, "How much is this?" ”

Then he bargained with the boss, and finally finalized the price and bought it after a while. Xiao Xiankey's mother regarded her as from a family and had never bargained with anyone, and he was really a little stunned when he looked at Hua Ning at this time.

After buying clothes, Hua Ning took him to buy shoes, socks and so on.

But after buying everything, Xiao Xian Key lowered his head and rubbed his stomach, and said, "Mother, I'm hungry." ”

Hua Ning saw that it was almost noon, so she said, "Then let's go buy some food and go home." ”

Xiao Xian nodded with satisfaction, then took her hand and bought a lot of his favorite meals.

On the way back, he heard a noise not far away, and Hua Ning looked for prestige, and a group of people gathered in a circle in front of him.

Hua Ning is a person who likes to join in the fun, so she stepped forward to check, she pulled the small fiber key through the crowd, and saw a handsome young man kneeling on the ground.

The young man wrote a few big words on the stone in front of him: Sell yourself to bury your father.

Hua Ning has lived here for some time, and it is the first time she has seen someone sell herself to bury her father, and seeing that the young man is only seventeen or eighteen years old at most, she is moved by compassion.

Looking at the crowd watching the excitement, no one wanted to pay for him at all.

Hua Ning also felt that it might be difficult for this young man to sell, although this eastern city was not a poor country, but it was not a prosperous capital in the end. Ordinary people can only have food and clothing, even the beggars on the street are also in groups, where does anyone need to buy such a big person to go back?

She touched the money in her pocket and said, "How much does it cost to bury your father?" ”

When the young man heard her inquiry, he quickly raised his head and said tremblingly, "It's just ...... As long as you give me a tael of silver, I ...... I am your man. ”

Hearing that such a handsome girl wanted to buy a man, the crowd began to talk.

Fortunately, Hua Ning didn't care about the gossip of these people, so she took out her coarse cloth money bag from her arms and said, "I don't have one or two pieces of silver, only eight dollars, if you quietly barely have enough, you will accept it." ”

The young man's eyes darkened, and he took her money bag with both hands, and said, "Thank you, thank you." ”

As he spoke, he stood up and said, "Girl, my house is in a thatched hut on the hill to the east, and I will go back and bury my father, and if the girl is afraid that I will run away, she can follow me." ”

Hua Ning smiled and said, "No need, I believe in you." My son is hungry, I will take him home to eat first, and when you are done with your work, you will come to me, my house is in the cottage at the foot of the mountain to the south, and I am the only one in that place, and it is easy to find. ”

The young man wanted to say something, but Hua Ning had already turned around and went home with the little fiber key.

Xiao Xian Key didn't say a word all the way, and when he got home, he was also sullen when he ate.

Hua Ning said: "What's wrong with the fiber key, I look unhappy." ”

The man lowered his head from her and muttered, "Why did you buy him?" ”

Hua Ning put down the chopsticks in her hand, raised the head of the little fiber key, and said with a smile: "Don't you like that young man?" He looks good, I'll buy him back and give him to Fiber Key as a daddy, isn't it? ”

Hearing this, Xiao Xiankey's heart was even more depressed, Hua Ning wants to marry that man?

After a long time, the man's eyes were already full of tears, and he said, "Don't you want me anymore?" ”

Hua Ning was surprised: "Why do you think that?" He's here, and the key is still my son, why don't you want you? ”

She suddenly thought of something, and said, "Are you worried that if we get married in the future, we won't love Fiber Key if we have our own children?" No, the key is so cute, even if you have younger brothers and sisters, your mother will still love you. ”

At the thought that she was going to marry that man and have children, Xiao Xian Key's heart was even more uncomfortable, and tears slipped down the corners of her eyes.

Hua Ning saw that he was crying, so she hurriedly hugged him in her arms, wiped his tears, and said, "What's wrong?" Why are you still crying? Fiber Key is a big child, so he can't cry like this. ”

Xiao Xian Key muttered, "I don't like that person, can you not marry him?" ”

Hua Ning was a little puzzled, maybe she was possessive.

However, Hua Ning is already in her twenties, and she is already an old girl, if she doesn't think about getting married now, it will really be too late in the future.

Hua Ning can't let Xiao Xian key decide this matter, it's her own marriage matter.

Hua Ning put him down and said, "Let's eat, isn't the key hungry?" ”

Seeing that she changed the subject and didn't answer him, Xiao Xian Key bit her lip tightly.

Yes, how can he have any qualifications to ask her not to marry someone else, he is just a child she picked up, she has a good heart to accept him as a righteous son, he really shouldn't delay her big event.

But he felt so uncomfortable in his heart, and the thought of her going to live with another man made his heart break like a pain.

Since Hua Ning was here, he had no choice but to make a calculation in his heart and attack that man.

After eating, Hua Ning went up the mountain to see some wood and came back, thinking about making a bed for the young man. Although she has the intention of marrying someone else, she has to get their consent in the end, but she can't share a bed with someone or something as soon as she comes up, which frightens them.

After a busy afternoon, she finally made a bed and came out, Hua Ning gave all the money to the young man, and she didn't have a penny on her, so she couldn't buy him a new bedding or anything, so she had to lay out her own used bedding for him.

Before it got dark, Hua Ning had to pick some wild fruits or something on the mountain and came back.

She felt a little remorseful in her heart, she really shouldn't have given all the money, the first time people came back to the house, they couldn't even prepare a decent meal, so they could only ask people to eat wild fruits.

Now there is no regret medicine to take, and Hua Ning has no choice but to go home.

It was dark, and finally someone knocked on the door, Hua Ning hurriedly got up and went to open the door, and it was the young man outside the door.

The young man was a little shy when he saw Hua Ning, he lowered his head and said, "Girl, I ......"

He didn't know what to say, so he couldn't speak.

Hua Ning hurriedly pulled the person into the house and said, "You haven't eaten yet, sit down, I went up the mountain to pick some wild fruits, you can also eat some, the money is given to you today, I can't buy you some good food, so I'll work together first." I'll have money tomorrow when I go into the city to work, and I'll come back to buy you something to eat." ”

When the young man saw her so enthusiastic, most of the worry in his heart dissipated, and he said, "Thank you." ”

Hua Ning smiled: "In the future, we will be a family, and there is no need to mention a word of thanks." Also, my name is Hua Ning, just call me by my name, don't be a girl, it looks rusty. ”

When the young man heard this, he nodded and said, "My name is Bai Zhu." ”

"It's a good name, it's good."

Seeing that the two of them were so happy, Xiao Xian Key was quite dissatisfied in his heart, but he was not good at speaking coldly, for fear that Hua Ning would be angry.

When the three of them ate the wild fruit, they also felt full.

Bai Zhu said: "I can cook for you in the future, I have good skills." ”

Hua Ning looked at him in surprise, her heart was full of joy, and she felt that the eight coins of silver were really worth it.

"You can even cook? That's great, I'll come back tomorrow with some groceries and try your handiwork. ”

Bai Zhu nodded.

Hua Ning looked at him and became more and more comfortable, so she said, "Bai Zhu, how old are you this year?" Have you ever been married or sweethearted? ”

Bai Zhu blushed when she asked, and said, "I just turned eighteen years old this year, and I still ...... There is no one to like yet. ”

Hua Ning was even happier when she heard this, if she was a sweetheart, she would not be able to attack others again, which was a good thing. When the two get along for a while, she can bring up the matter of marriage, and she must be sure.

Bai Zhu didn't understand in his heart, since he could come out and sell himself, he would have been ready to do coolies or playthings for others.

He looked at the girl in front of him, although she looked a few years older than him and had a child, but in the end she was also delicate and cute. Even if he didn't sell himself, I'm afraid that with his poverty, it would be difficult for him to marry a girl like this, and naturally there was no unwillingness in his heart.

Hua Ning was happy in her heart, so she pointed to the small bed next to him and said, "This is the bed I made for you in the afternoon, you can sleep here at night." It's only July, and I don't need too many futons, so in a few days, if you're afraid of the cold, I'll buy you a few more bedding and come back. ”

Bai Zhu glanced at the bed, he had slept on a haystack when he lived in a hut with his father, and he had never slept in a bed.

Looking at the small bed at this time, I was very moved in my heart, and said, "You made it for me?" Actually, I ...... "Actually, he was ready to share a bed with her before he came, but he didn't expect her to make another bed so intimately."

At this time, Bai Zhu felt more and more lucky, and it was also a blessing to be able to sell himself to such a girl.

Hua Ning scratched her head, a little embarrassed, and said, "I made one casually without being fully prepared, it may not be very popular with you, but if you like a big bed, I will make another one for you when I have time." ”

Bai Zhu hurriedly said nervously: "No...... I don't mean that, I mean, I mean, you're so good at it, you're so clever that you can even do these things. It's just that you bought me, but you still have to do this and that for me, I feel really uncomfortable. ”

It turned out that he was thinking about this, Hua Ning smiled and said: "What's this, you are going to go to me sooner or later, and if you do it, you will do it for yourself." ”

She realized what she had said when she said it, and quickly covered her mouth, and explained after a moment: "I don't mean to force you to marry me, I mean, maybe...... Maybe you'll marry me, no, no, not what you think it is. ”

Bai Zhu's face was flushed by what she said, and when she saw her so nervous, she also became nervous, but the little fiber key on the side was about to explode in her eyes.

After a long time, Hua Ning calmed down and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't buy you by myself, so I insisted that you marry me, if you fall in love with someone else's girl, I won't stop you." I just looked at how good-looking you were, and I would say those words when I was fascinated by ghosts, don't you mind. ”

When Bai Zhu heard this, he admired her even more in his heart, in fact, she was about to marry him, and he couldn't say a word. In the end, she bought him, then he is her person, and it doesn't matter if she wants to marry or play with him.

But she didn't think like that, and even thought that if he liked other women, wouldn't she stop it?

Hua Ning smiled: "I see that your clothes are dirty, I'll boil some hot water for you to take a bath, change the dirty clothes, and wash you." ”

Hua Ning saw that he didn't speak, so she felt that he must be angry, so she didn't say anything more, and cleaned up the fruit pits on the table. She went out again and came back with some firewood, planning to boil water for Baizhu to bathe.

Bai Zhu saw that she was busy again, so he said, "What is this going to do?" ”