When the two women, one big and one young, were busy with each other, they heard Shanzi shouting loudly in the courtyard, "Sister Nizi, come out quickly, Brother Fang is here!" ”

Nizi suddenly heard such a voice, and the tip of the needle in her hand was gone, and the head went straight into her fingers, which made her tremble in pain, and she stuffed it into her mouth indiscriminately and licked the blood beads and ran out with her cotton shoes.

Sure enough, a big horse climbing plow was parked at the gate of the yard, and Shanzi was climbing up and down with a fat dun and a few Tao boys with a new face.

Fang Jie stood aside and watched Dongzi move things down, occasionally bending down to guide a few children to turn over the dark grid under the paving board, watching them find the dim sum snacks he had hidden in advance and cheering, and laughing heartily and cheerfully.

Zhang Guier was reading and practicing calligraphy in the wing room, and when she heard that there seemed to be a guest coming to visit her family, she also hurried out to receive her, and happened to go to the same place with Chunni and Peach Blossom.

Zhang Gui'er saw Fang Jie's extraordinary appearance and elegant demeanor from a distance, and immediately felt a little more close in her heart, and asked Chunni in a low voice, "Sister-in-law Liu, where is this guest from?" ”

Chunni was stunned, and then remembered that he happened to be absent the first two times Fang Jie came to the door, so she explained for him, "This is Fang Dong's house in Baiyunju Restaurant in the city, and he has to come to our house every few days to transport vegetables back to the city." ”

When Zhang Gui'er heard this, a look of disappointment flashed in her eyes, and her chin unconsciously raised a little. Chunni hurriedly stepped forward to greet and didn't pay much attention to it, hurried a few steps to open the courtyard door, and then saluted and smiled, "Why did Fang Gongzi come here in advance, we are still thinking about starting to cut vegetables tomorrow." ”

The corner of Fang Jie's eyes swept over Zhang Gui'er, who was walking slowly behind her, and replied with a smile, "I heard the old man in the family say that there will be heavy snow tomorrow, and it just so happens that the weather is still fine today, so it will be safe to rush the vegetables back first." took the liberty to come to the door to ask forgiveness, and asked Sister-in-law Liu not to be surprised. ”

"No, no." Chunni saw him so polite, and hurriedly waved her hand and smiled, "It's all my own family, and I often come and go, so where can I talk about it." ”

At this time, Peach Blossom also ran over to salute, hugged Fang Jie's arm with a smile, and asked crisply, "Brother Fang, you said last time that you wanted to find an atlas for Peach Blossom, can you bring it this time?" I'm going to learn embroidery tomorrow and want to show it to the master. ”

Fang Jie stretched out his hand to smooth the little girl's pigtails, smiled mildly and was about to reply, but he didn't want Zhang Gui'er to suddenly change his face, so he stepped forward in three or two steps and pulled the peach blossom aside and pushed it aside, and reprimanded loudly, "What are you doing, my peach blossom is eight years old, do you know what it means to give and accept kiss between men and women?" ”

After speaking, he turned his head to stare at Peach Blossom again, and scolded, "The family lacks you to eat and drink, how can you ask for outsiders' things casually!" Eight-year-old girl, just stand next to the man, don't you want to be innocent? ”

Taohua'er was scolded by her brother so draped and faced, Ren was sensible and sleepless since she was a child, and felt wronged, so she held back her mouth and shed tears.

Shanzi was originally using the climbing plough as a position, and he was playing happily with a group of small soldiers, but suddenly he heard the movement here, and saw that the peach blossoms had fallen off the "golden bean", and in an instant, the small universe exploded, and he jumped down and turned into a locomotive, and hit Zhang Gui with his head.

Zhang Guier was so angry that she wanted to admonish her sister a few words, but she didn't notice anything wrong behind her, so she suddenly threw herself forward and fell into the snowdrift, not to mention the snow foam that was stained all over her body, and her mouth and nose were also full.

He was so angry that he wanted to struggle, but for some reason he didn't stand still and fell down. Chunni, who stood aside and didn't know how to be good, woke up after a while, pulled up the peach blossoms and Shanzi and pushed them out, "Go to your Aunt Chen's house to hide, just wait for your sister-in-law to come back." ”

Peach Blossom saw that her brother fell hard, and wanted to turn around to help. Shanzi was wide-eyed, and called out to Fat Dun'er to help, wrapped in peach blossoms like a guard, and ran away.

A smile flashed in Fang Jie's half-drooping eyes, and he quietly withdrew his left foot, and the corner of his shirt that he "accidentally" stepped on naturally found freedom. Zhang Guier was unrestrained and was finally able to get up.

But these two consecutive falls made the scarf above his head fall apart, and his robe was also stained with snow, so he still had the appearance of a scholar. He became more and more annoyed and angry, and stomped his feet and scolded, "This wild boy dares to hit me, I must break his leg." With that, he was about to raise his feet and run out to find the two children.

Chunni didn't like him scolding Fang Jie like that just now, but seeing him so unrelenting at this time, her face sank, and she said in a low voice, "Brother Gui'er, Peach Blossom and Shanzi have always been your sister-in-law who is disciplining, if you beat them, your sister-in-law is afraid that it will be when she comes back..."

She only said half of this, but Zhang Guier didn't know Pucao's short temper. If he dares to beat the two children, he will definitely not have a good life in the future, and maybe even the matter of returning to school will be stopped by his sister-in-law with an excuse. Thinking like this, he withdrew his feet, snorted and turned back to the side room, and slammed the door shut.

Chunni was helpless, stepped forward and saluted Fang Jie again, and said with a reluctant smile, "Young Master Fang, it really makes you laugh." That kid just now... It's Pucao's uncle, who reads a lot of sage words on weekdays, and attaches great importance to etiquette rules, but he doesn't mean to target his son. If he is rude, I will make amends for him first. ”

Fang Jie gave him a hand, still smiling so gently, as if he didn't take the slow treatment he received just now to heart, and instead asked, "Sister-in-law Liu, don't worry, I won't care about it like a child." But just now you said that Pucao is not at home, what is this? Did she go into the city? ”

"No, no." Chunni waved her hand, hesitated slightly, and then said with a red face, "It's because I have something to send back to my parents' house, and my family's legs and feet are inconvenient, so Pucao will go for me." ”

When Fang Jie heard that Pu Cao was not at home, he suddenly felt empty in his heart, and couldn't help but ask again, "Where is Sister-in-law Liu's mother's house, and how long has Pu Cao been gone?" ”

Chunni pointed to the southeast direction and responded, "My mother's home is in Lijia Village, seven miles away, and Pucao has been gone for half an hour. If the road is not too difficult, it is estimated that it is almost there. ”

Fang Jie remembered Pucao's petite and thin appearance, and it would be too dangerous to walk seven or eight miles in the windy and snowy weather, in case he fell into a snow pit or was frozen.

His brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and he turned his head to glance at Dongzi, who had almost moved the objects on the plow, and said with a smile, "I have to bother my sister-in-law to eat every time I come to the door, so this time I will bring some more food, and my sister-in-law will find someone to help move in."

I've been bored in the city, and it's just a few hours before my sister-in-law prepares to cut vegetables, so I'll go out for a walk and come back. ”

After saying this, he arched his hand and sat down on the climbing plough again, and beckoned Dongzi to drive the horse out of the village.

How did Chunni know that he was running for Pucao, and thought that Zhang Gui'er's rudeness just now had annoyed him. She wanted to come forward and persuade her, but she was stupid and didn't know what to say, so she had to watch the horse climb the plow and run away.

The Chen family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were also doing needlework at home, and suddenly saw a few Tao boys send peach blossoms with red crying eyes to come in, and they thought that they were naughty and provoked the little girl. So, he hurriedly stepped forward and hugged Peach Blossom and sat on the kang to persuade him, and pretended to scold a few boys to make Peach Blossom angry.

Fat Dun'er pulled the sleeve of her padded jacket and wiped her nose, and shouted aggrievedly, "Grandma, it's not us who provoked Peach Blossom, it's her second brother who scolded her." ”

Shanzi also snorted angrily and gritted his little teeth, hatefully, "He always scolds Peach Blossom, I avenged Peach Blossom just now." ”

The Chen family has lived with the Zhang family recently, and they get along well with Pucao and a few children, so they naturally know Zhang Gui's stinky temper very well. Aunt Chen glanced at her eldest daughter-in-law to coax the children, and then went out to check the movement.

Chunni was standing at the gate of the courtyard and was helpless against a pile of things, and when she saw Aunt Chen coming out, she hurriedly shouted, "Auntie, come and help, Fang Gongzi has sent a lot of food." ”

Aunt Chen stepped forward to take a look, and saw that the ground was full of large pieces of meat, whole chickens and snack boxes, plain color and excellent texture of silk, her mouth was envious, and she praised, "This Fang Gongzi is really generous, and he is not empty-handed every time he comes to the door." After she finished speaking, she glanced around a few times, and then asked, "What about him, did he go to the greenhouse first?" Why doesn't this kid Dongzi help, let you carry your body, what if it hits your stomach? ”

Chunni smiled bitterly and picked up the two snack boxes, motioned to Aunt Chen to look at the East Wing, and then briefly said what happened just now.

Aunt Chen also frowned and sighed when she heard this, and said in a low voice, "This noble brother is really stupid to read, Peach Blossom is eight years old, and if you really count carefully, she is in her early sixties, where can she talk about her reputation." Fang Gongzi is also a distinguished guest, how can he be so rude. ”

Although the two of them felt that it was inappropriate, in the end, it was an outsider who was not good at taking care of Zhang's family affairs, so they had to move things into the house quickly, and went to the greenhouse to tell Liu Housheng to hurry up and prepare to cut vegetables.

Besides, Dongzi drove the carriage out of the village all the way, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that his master had been wronged, and cursed in a low voice, "I have heard the Chen family talk about that Zhang Gui'er has an awkward temperament before, and it seems like this today, where is it awkward?" It's just too rude! A peasant boy, even if he has read a few years of books, what's wrong, he really thinks he is the champion, and he doesn't look at whether he has that life! Which one of the people in the city who sells paintings and characters on the street is not from a show..."

Fang Jie took off the hood on his head and looked around, as if he didn't take the incident to heart at all, and opened his mouth to order, "Go southeast, pay more attention to whether there are passers-by!" ”

Dongzi flicked his whip in annoyance, drove the jujube red horse to change direction, and then complained, "Childe, aren't you annoyed that kid treated you like that just now?" If the little one wasn't afraid that you would be difficult to behave in front of Sister-in-law Zhang, the little one would want to go up and beat him! ”

Fang Jie leaned over and moved to the front of the climbing plow, and smiled coldly, "It's just an old-fashioned and tall kid, and it would be a loss of identity to deal with him." However, if you have the opportunity to find out what he likes, you may be able to use it in the future. ”

Dongzi's eyes rolled and he didn't know what to think, his face changed to joy again, and he responded with a smile, "Okay, son, just look at it." The small custody even inquired about whether he liked to use bud grain bark or straw when he went to the thatched house. ”

"Vulgar!" Fang Jie scolded with a smile, and then reached out to build a pergola and continued to search. Xu is God is unwilling to let down his hard-working man, and he really found a figure in the distance at this look, so he hurriedly ordered Dongzi to rush over.