Zhao Xiuqin is an ordinary woman in the mountains and countryside, her daily life is either to take care of the family, or to work in the fields, and the only leisure thing is to talk about two or three words with the woman who goes out together in the evening or at noon when picking vegetables, so the gossip she has heard is countless.

I don't know what gossip she reminded her of what Daddy Fang said, but her eyes lit up, and she was about to talk about it.

Fortunately, at this time, Fang Tian saw a familiar figure in the distance stepping on the white moonlight slowly walking in the direction of home, and said loudly: "My brother is back!" ”

Hearing this, everyone followed her line of sight, and sure enough, they saw a familiar figure walking slowly there.

What kind of person is Fang Gang, a tall man of more than one meter and eight, just like those farmers who are common in the countryside, his demeanor and behavior on weekdays are all tiger-like appearance, not at all, Zhao Wenxuan's kind of weak scholarly style, and now I don't know what's going on, he walks very slowly, and his momentum and heroism on weekdays are gone.

Thinking of his abnormality today, as soon as everyone's eyes looked at each other, they knew that something must have happened to him, otherwise it would not be possible to walk slowly like this, if he saw the door, he should have run all the way over.

Zhao Xiuqin was most worried, before Father Fang and Fang Tian could react, she had already stepped on the moonlight to greet her: "What's the matter with your foot, are you injured?" ”

Zhao Xiuqin hugged Fang Gang, and her eyes fell on his lap with concern.

On the knee of his right leg was a light-colored handkerchief, delicately embroidered with thread, an orchid stained red with blood.

The blood really frightened Zhao Xiuqin, helped Fang Gang into the house, and hurriedly ran into the herbs and clean gauze that the gifts turned out to stop the bleeding.

Seeing that his family members were all around him and looking at his wounds with concern, Fang Gang smiled awkwardly and said: "When I was helping Master Liu carry the goods today, because the road was slippery, I accidentally fell down, and there happened to be sharp stones on the road, and my knee was knocked on it, a small injury, it's okay." ”

At the same time, Zhao Xiuqin had carefully untied the handkerchief wrapped in the wound, and saw that the wound had been treated with medicine, so she was relieved and wrapped it with clean gauze.

"You are too careless, how to go out well can fall to the ground, really careless, fortunately this wound did not hurt the muscles and bones, otherwise where can you walk home by yourself, not only to be lifted up, but also may have to lie in bed for half a month in the future, enough for you, you must be careful in the future."

"Where is it so serious?" Fang Gang muttered in a low voice.

Fang Zhao Xiuqin was a little anxious when she untied the handkerchief, so she threw the handkerchief out casually, Fang Gang had an injury on his leg and was not easy to move, but he wanted to pick up the handkerchief very much, so when Zhao Xiuqin walked back with gauze and medicine, he whispered to Fang Tian: "Little sister, help me pick up the handkerchief." ”

When Fang Gang spoke, his eyes were firmly fixed on the handkerchief lying quietly on the ground, and he didn't notice Fang Tian once, so he couldn't see the sly smile on the girl's face.

Fang Tian picked up the handkerchief on the ground, looked at the light carefully, and joked with a smile: "Brother, you fell and injured your knee today, have you ever been to the hospital?" ”

Fang Gang's temper and thinking have always been very straight, where could he think that Fang Tian was playing tricks on himself, and said with a smile: "Where am I willing to spend that money to go to the hospital to prescribe medicine, how expensive it is, not to mention that I just fell and injured myself, and it is not a major injury, so it is not worth going to the hospital to see." ”

Fang Gang said, reaching out to reach the handkerchief: "Give me back the handkerchief." ”

"Brother, you have always disliked that kind of twisted style, you will definitely not bring any handkerchiefs when you go out, Uncle Liu and the people under him are all old men, and you will definitely not bring handkerchiefs when you go out, brother, you fell and injured your leg when you went out today and have not been to the hospital, then I am surprised, where did you get this handkerchief?"

Fang Gang was anxious when he heard this, and stretched out his hand to reach the handkerchief, where did the always honest man have such an overreaction, Fang Tian guessed it at once: "Did this handkerchief give it to you from the Axiu girl in the neighboring village?" ”

"What Ah Xiu girl? What handkerchief? ”

Zhao Xiuqin just came out of the back room, and saw Fang Tian holding a handkerchief in his hand and saying something in front of Fang Gang.

She grabbed the handkerchief in Fang Tian's hand and looked at it with a slight frown.

"This embroidery is really exquisite, far better than our girl."

Zhao Xiuqin looked at the handkerchief carefully, and couldn't help but light up in her eyes, in this era, the division of labor between women and men is very different, and the daughters of ordinary families not only have to learn laundry and cooking, but also have to learn the knowledge of female celebrities and various husbands and children, that is, the Fang family is too fond of Fang Tian, so she has not instilled this knowledge.

Fang Tian looked at Fang Gang's expression and knew that he didn't want to expose his sweetheart, so he showed an embarrassed smile, pulled Zhao Xiuqin's hand and said, "Mother, you can return this handkerchief to my brother." ”

Zhao Xiuqin glanced at Fang Gang and let go, but the name Ah Xiu had already been remembered by her.

"Didn't you wrap this handkerchief with the girl from the neighboring village that I talked about a few days ago, and the wound on your knee was also taken care of?"

Fang Gang took the handkerchief, looked very concerned, folded it neatly, and then nodded, very embarrassed: "When I fell and injured my knee, Miss Axiu was by my side, she felt sorry for me, so she helped me bandage and treat the wound, and I was able to come back." ”

Zhao Xiuqin looked at Fang Gang's face with a complicated expression, she was a person who had come over, countless people had seen it, and countless things she had experienced, seeing the expression on her son's face, she naturally knew that it was a manifestation of her heart, and she thought about it, if she was a man, she would not be tempted to see a gentle and delicate girl appear in front of her.

Fang Gang glanced at him suspiciously: "Mother, how do you know about Miss Axiu?" ”

Fang Tian patted his hand and reminded in a low voice: "Brother, you forgot, I asked my mother to help inquire about Miss Axiu before." ”

"I did inquire about the Axiu girl in the neighboring village, and the neighbors around her had a very good evaluation of this girl, saying that she was sensible, capable, good-looking, and good-tempered, and the only drawback was that her life experience was too bumpy."

Zhao Xiuqin said, and couldn't help but sigh for Ah Xiu's life experience.

Fang Gang looked puzzled and said, "How is Miss Axiu's life experience bumpy, has she experienced anything?" ”

Fang Tian couldn't help but widen his eyes, and he wanted to complain about his carelessness: "Brother, you've known Miss A Xiu for a long time, why don't you even understand Miss A Xiu's life experience and what she has experienced before?" ”

Fang Gang pursed his lips, feeling that he was very aggrieved, Ah Xiu rarely mentioned the affairs of his family in front of him, all he knew was that she had a sick mother at home and a thin younger brother, and he had never heard her talk about anything else, whenever he wanted to talk about those things, Ah Xiu would always change the topic, and after a long time, he realized what Ah Xiu should have experienced before, so he avoided mentioning those things.

He was very curious about what Ah Xiu had experienced.

Zhao Xiuqin sighed again before she said what she heard.

It turned out that Ah Xiu's mother, who is now bedridden, is not her biological mother, but the aunt who adopted her, her biological parents were burned to death in a fire as early as when she was eight years old, and there happened to be a couple in the clan who had not given birth for many years and had no children under their knees.

After all, they are all neighbors, far less stingy than those people outside, they all watched Ah Xiu grow up, and they all pity such a well-behaved and lovely child who lost his father and mother and became an orphan overnight, so they all agreed to the patriarch's proposal.

The first two years were good, although the days were bumpy, and they could still get by, but after Ah Xiu was ten years old, her adoptive mother, who had been infertile for many years, suddenly became pregnant, conceived for ten months, and gave birth to a boy.

This would have been a good thing, but the days gradually passed, because the expenses of the two children in the family were too great, and their family was not rich, the women were sick, the men were lazy and lazy, and there was no proper job, and the family's food and drink were all supported by the living expenses of the clan.

Unexpectedly, the adoptive father thought that Ah Xiu was a scourge, and agreed with Ren Yazi to sell Ah Xiu to her.

Just the day before he discussed with Renyazi, he went up the mountain to pick herbs, accidentally fell down and died, and the family hastily held a funeral for him, and the woman blamed Ah Xiu for his death, and scolded Ah Xiu for being a mourning star.

Seeing that the day of negotiation had arrived, the person had not yet arrived, so he waited patiently for a few more days, but he still didn't wait for anyone, and he came to the door in a hurry to find it, and everyone knew that Ah Xiu's adoptive father was going to sell Ah Xiu secretly.

Fortunately, Ah Xiu's clansmen are sincere, and they can't help but scold Ah Xiu, and want to send Ah Xiu to another family to raise.

But Ah Xiu didn't leave, she was grateful, and she knew that her adoptive mother was sick, and her younger brother was young, if she left like this, it was estimated that their mother and son would not survive in the future, so Ah Xiu stayed.

It is said that the first two years were very hard, because the woman didn't know what to do, and she still blamed her husband's death on Ah Xiu, who was beaten by her from time to time, and then slowly got better. She is very smart, there is a sister-in-law next door who is beautiful and beautiful, so she goes to other people's homes to learn, and she makes an appearance within a few days, and later she can rely on the money from selling female celebrities to subsidize the family. ”

No wonder Ah Xiu would snort whenever he mentioned his family, and even changed the topic, it turned out that there were such twists and turns, Fang Gang frowned, and became more and more pityful.

Fang Tian couldn't help but also wanted to fight for Miss Axiu: "That family is not having a good time, it is completely their own sin, why blame it on the little girl!"

"It is precisely because of these things that Ah Xiu has been delayed for a long time, a girl like her, if she was born in a slightly better family, the matchmaker would definitely have to step through the threshold to ask for marriage, but unfortunately, people who fancy her character and personality were scared away by her adoptive mother and younger brother at home, and no one wanted to raise a few more oil bottles at home, so a good girl was delayed to this day."

Fang Gang's brows tightened even tighter: "Mother, I think Miss Axiu is a good girl, I want to marry her and enter the door." ”

Zhao Xiuqin was stunned, as if she had heard something terrible, pricked up her ears, and stared at Fang Gang tightly, as if she really didn't hear what he was saying just now: "What did you just say, you tell me again?" ”