Chapter 4: Azure and Other Smoke and Rain
Xiaowan Village is located at the foot of a stone mountain.
Hundreds of homes were crowded together, and it was almost dusk, and wisps of cooking smoke were rising from the chimneys of every house.
Xiao Tingchen carried Su wine on his back to the Su family's courtyard, only to see that the firewood was closed, but there were bursts of crying inside.
Su Jiu jumped down from his back and knocked on the wooden door, "Uncle, I'm back!" ”
The crying inside immediately stopped, and the footsteps of "kicking and kicking" sounded quickly.
Soon, the wooden door was opened with a "creak".
A middle-aged woman with unkempt hair and red and swollen eyes appeared behind the door, with haggard tears on her face.
"Auntie!"
Su Jiu called softly.
When Jiang saw her, his eyes burst with resentment, and he dragged her behind the threshold, picked up the broom and pumped it on her:
"Okay, you Su wine, your wings are stiff, you don't even dare to listen to your uncle's words! If you don't want to be a daughter-in-law to the mountain god, you have to escape! Now it's okay, the goddess is dead, and the Wang family blames the old lady for all the fault! ”
She struck hard, her already haggard face twisted and hideous, and she scolded in a hoarse voice:
"The two taels of silver were also recovered, and even the coffin money that was asked for five taels of silver, our family's foundation was emptied, are you happy? ! Losing money, I should have drowned you in the pond when my mother gave birth to you! ”
Su Jiu's small face was flushed red.
The fawn had two packets of tears in their eyes, but they didn't let the tears fall.
Jiang finally had enough, and when he brushed his hair, he saw a smiling young man standing at the door.
The appearance is indescribably good, and there is a bookish atmosphere around him.
Jiang didn't know how to describe it, but she felt that this young man was better looking than the handsome scholars in the village and town.
Seeing his pungent appearance just now by such a young man, Jiang Shi blushed, and hurriedly asked cautiously, "Who is this son?" ”
"It's good for my aunt to call me Tingchen." Xiao Tingchen was still smiling, "Xiaojiu twisted his foot, I don't know if there is any bruise medicine at home?" ”
"Yo, where can she use those expensive bruise medicine!" Jiang laughed, "This girl is cheap, she used to roll off the cliff, her head was broken and bleeding, and she was lying down for three days, isn't it okay to be on her own?" ”
As she spoke, she frowned and turned to Su Jiu, "Don't see any guests coming to the house?!" Go, hurry up and wash rice and cook rice! ”
Su Jiu answered "yes" and limped into the kitchen.
The Jiang family hurriedly invited Xiao Tingchen into the room, squinted his eyes and carefully looked at his dress, and saw that he was wearing fine silk, and there was a jade pendant hanging on his waist, and secretly said that this was really a nobleman.
She made him tea, and wanted to find out his family background and how many people in the family were from his mouth, but who knew that not only did he not reveal his family history, but his mouth was like a sack that was not tightly tied, and he explained Su Jiu's life experience clearly, but he still didn't realize it.
After chatting, she smiled and said: "I see that it is getting late outside, go to the door to see if her uncle has come back, you sit slowly, sit slowly!" ”
Xiao Tingchen looked in the direction of the kitchen, and the corners of his lips were raised with interest.
Jiang walked quickly to the outside of the courtyard and happened to bump into a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl.
She hurriedly took the girl's hand, "My good boy, why did you play until now and come back?!" ”
"Mother, you smell of sweat, it smells so bad, stay away from me."
"Good, good!" Jiang hurriedly let go of his hand, but there was still joy on his face, "Our family has a very well-rounded son today, I look at it, I can't match you anymore!" ”