Dongzi couldn't help but laugh and moved a stone from the side, just wanting Pucao to stand up, but he was afraid that she would misunderstand this as a mockery. Just when she didn't know how to explain cleverly, Pu Cao had already jumped up neatly, nodded and thanked her, and then shouted into the yard, "May I ask if this is Li Chunni's maiden home?" I'm Pucao, and I came from Nangou Village to deliver the letter. ”

When the little daughter-in-law heard this, her face was obviously relieved, but then she immediately glared at Fang Jie, "Then what is this person for?" He's not a farmer! ”

Pu Cao couldn't be asked, so she had to reach out and pat Fang Jie's shoulder hard, making a very trusting and friendly look, and responded loudly, "This is Fang Gongzi who drove the horse and climbed the plow to send me, he is definitely not a bad person, Chunni also knows him." Sister-in-law, don't be afraid, hurry up and ask my aunt to come out, she will know it when she sees me. ”

The people in the room seemed to hear the conversation between the two of them at this moment, and the door of the room opened quietly at first, and then all of them were immediately opened.

Mrs. Li ran out of it with a look of surprise and said with a smile, "Oh, it's really Pucao!" It's a big deal, come in, come in and talk! ”

The round-faced little daughter-in-law heard her mother-in-law say this, and she also threw away the flat burden in her hand, and rushed forward to open the courtyard door.

Pu Cao and Fang Jie walked in side by side, and Dongzi also drove the horse and climbed the plow, and then entered the yard and stopped in the corner.

Mrs. Li took Pucao's hand and asked repeatedly, "It's such a cold day, why did you come by yourself, you can ask your neighbors to help you go if you have something." Our Chunni is a person who doesn't make a calculation in her heart, what's the big deal that you have to suffer this crime. ”

Pu Cao smiled and followed the old lady into the threshold, and the father Chunni and the two brothers who were waiting in the room all looked embarrassed, rubbed their hands and smiled, and quickly gave up the best two chairs, and invited Pu Cao and Fang Jie to sit down.

Pu Caoqian gave up two sentences, and sat down firmly in order to make the Li family feel more comfortable.

Mrs. Li beckoned her daughter-in-law to pour water while carefully looking at Fang Jie's dress, and saw that he untied the blue plain Hangzhou silk crane on his body and handed it to the little servant, revealing the dark blue plain brocade forging robe inside, as well as the Pisces pendant hanging on the waist and the brocade purse with crow blue embroidered landscape, all of which are good things.

Looking at his tall figure, handsome eyebrows, the corners of his mouth seem to have a shallow smile at all times, the whole person is gentle and graceful, and he is really a good man who is rare in the world.

The old lady was amazed in her heart, and couldn't help but feel a hint of closeness, and brought hot water to Fang Jie with her own hands, and said with a smile, "This son, I'm really sorry." It's a cold day, and you have to wait outside the door for a long time. ”

Fang Jie got up and took the pottery bowl with both hands, and responded with a gentle smile, "Thank you, auntie, I am also familiar with sister-in-law Liu on weekdays, aunt don't be polite, just treat me as my own junior." ”

The old lady was coaxed into a smile, and said heartily, "Then how can it, Fang Gongzi is a nobleman, how can we, a small farmer, afford it, if you don't dislike the simplicity of your family." ”

Pu Cao remembered the vigilant appearance of the little daughter-in-law standing in front of the door just now, and was curious, so she took a sip of hot water and asked with a smile, "Auntie, did our family mistake us for who we were just now?" Why are you so flustered, but what is going on at home? ”

When Mrs. Li heard this, her face darkened instantly, and the old man Li lowered his head and knocked the empty cigarette bag and pot in his hand and was silent, and the pungent little daughter-in-law before actually swept away her fierce color and wiped away her tears.

Pu Cao was even more anxious when she saw this, not to mention that she didn't eat less of the Li family's cakes when she was suffering, but now that Chunni was just pregnant, it was time to recuperate, and she couldn't let her get angry with her because she was worried about her mother's family.

"Auntie, you also know that Chunni and I are like sisters, and recently we have some surplus money in our hands because we have grown vegetables and sold them in the city. If there is something in the eldest mother's house, tell me first, and maybe we can deal with each other together. ”

When Mrs. Li heard Pu Cao mention her daughter, she quickly sat down beside her and asked with a worried face, "Pu Cao, I forgot to ask, why did you come to deliver the letter today?" But Shengzi's leg injury is healed, and Chunni is afraid that we will worry about it, so I asked you to go this way. If that's the case, we'll be relieved. ”

Pu Cao shook her head, thinking of Chunni's happy appearance in the past two days, she took the old lady's hand and smiled, "Auntie, Brother Liu's leg injury is just half of it, and if you want to be good, you have to raise it for a month." I came to the door this time, in fact, to report the good news for Chunni. ”

"Annunciation?" Mrs. Li was stunned, and couldn't think of any happy events for her daughter.

"Auntie, Chunni is pregnant, she is going to be a mother." Pucao didn't let the old lady doubt for too long, and simply said the happy news.

The old lady clenched her hand excitedly, as if she was afraid that she had misheard, and asked with trembling lips, "Really?" You didn't lie to your aunt? ”

Pu Cao smiled and nodded heavily, "Really, auntie!" You're going to be a grandmother. ”

"Oh, that's a great event." Mrs. Li slapped her lap on her leg, and her face instantly turned into a flower, and the rest of the Li family also swept away the sad appearance just now, and everyone nodded happily and said with a smile, "This is really good, Nizi can have hope in the future." ”

Fang Jie sat on the side, although he didn't say anything, he kept looking around, he saw that the Li family was so poor, as if there were great troubles to solve, but at this time, because his married daughter was pregnant, he immediately put everything aside, and only rejoiced for his daughter, showing that this family is extremely affectionate.

Perhaps, wealth is the enemy of family affection, and the more money there is, the more fierce the fight, the weaker the family affection will be. On the contrary, it is a poor day like this, helping each other and relying on each other, which makes them even closer...

Pu Cao also laughed happily with the Li family, occasionally turning his head to see Fang Jie's brows furrowed and silent, he couldn't guess what was bothering him, and he wanted to ask but everyone was present, so he had to stretch out his toes and kick him gently.

Fang Jie woke up from her contemplation, seeing that her face was full of worry and doubt, the heavy meaning in her heart immediately flew away without a trace, and the warm smile on the corner of her mouth also hung up again. If he loses the east corner and reaps the mulberry elm, even if he can't get such family affection in that cold old mansion for the rest of his life, but God let him meet such a good woman, which is the best compensation for him.

Everyone in the Li family was completely immersed in the sudden surprise, but no one noticed the small movements of the two of them.

Mrs. Li muttered that she wanted to go to see her daughter quickly, and for a while she commanded her eldest daughter-in-law to get the basket, and then went to the stove to touch the eggs, and she couldn't wait to step to her daughter's side immediately.

Pu Cao wanted to stop a few words, after all, Chunni is having a better life now, and she is not short of food. But she just thought about it, what other food in the world is more delicious than her mother's cooking, and what is more precious than her mother's carrying?

She was just when she was envious and emotional, and suddenly heard a woman in the courtyard shouting, "Mother, don't be afraid, the uncles have come to help!" ”

As soon as her voice fell, then all kinds of footsteps and shouts rang out chaotically, and they converged in one place, like a huge wave, and suddenly opened the two doors, and countless men, women, and children poured in with various kinds of flat hoes in their hands.

Fang Jie raised his eyebrows, stretched out his hand to protect Pu Cao, and Old Man Li and Li Da Li Er also quickly got up and stepped forward and explained loudly, "Third Uncle, Sixth Uncle, you guys quickly put down the matter, it's all a misunderstanding." It's the Chunitto people who have come to the annunciation, not the scoundrels in the city. ”

When the two old men with gray hair and beards who broke in first heard this, they turned their heads to look at the pampas grass that looked clean and neat in a blue cotton jacket, and the rich, elegant and handsome Fang Jie on the side, thinking that they really didn't look like wicked people, so he hurriedly handed the flat stool leg in his hand to the junior behind him, coughed dryly and said, "Look at this trouble, everyone still thinks that your family is going to suffer." ”

The three fathers and sons of the Li family hurriedly asked the two old men to sit down, and the rest of the people all looked for Mazha or simply sat in one place with a flat shoulder, and they were all settled down.

Mrs. Li's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law also hurriedly invited the eldest ladies and aunts who stood at the end to settle in the inner room, and when the door of the house was wide open, they could hear the movement of the outhouse.

Mrs. Li called her eldest daughter-in-law to get melon seeds for guests, and then pulled the second daughter-in-law who was the most reckless and straightforward to Pu Cao, and said with a smile, "Pu Cao, this is Nizi's second sister-in-law." ”

Pu Cao hurriedly got up and saluted, and joked with a smile, "I have long heard Nizi say that our second sister-in-law has a good voice, but I didn't expect to see it the first time I came to the door." ”

Li's second sister-in-law has a melon seed face, thin eyebrows and big eyes, and white skin, which is much more beautiful than ordinary peasant women. At this time, when she heard Pu Cao say this, her face turned red with shame, and she said in a low voice, "Nizi also said that the girl's mouth is sharp!" ”

Mrs. Li laughed and said, "You two are mouthful, right?" ”

Pu Cao and Li's second sister-in-law also laughed, and the two old men saw that Pu Cao was so close to Mrs. Li, so they asked Old Man Li, "Big nephew, where are these distinguished guests?" ”

Old man Li hurriedly pointed to Pucao and said, "Third uncle, sixth uncle, this is the eldest daughter-in-law of the Zhang family in Nangou Village, who lives next door to our Chunni. ”

"The eldest daughter-in-law of the Zhang family?" Everyone was suspicious when they heard this, and because Lijia Village was close to Nangou Village, they had heard some about each family's affairs. There are only two families surnamed Zhang in Nangou Village, and one family died at the end of summer, leaving only a son and a daughter. The other family is a well-known miser, I heard that the hands and feet are not clean, and the eldest child in the family is idle and has never married.

Several old and young women in the house naturally knew better about the short things in these parents, and one of them, an old lady nicknamed Li Kuaizui'er, spit out the melon seed skin in her mouth after a few turns with her eyes dripping, and ran to the door of the house and asked excitedly, "The eldest daughter-in-law of the Zhang family?" But the child daughter-in-law that Mrs. Zhang bought back in the city, the one who was later divorced from home? ”