Chapter 40: The Innocent and Lively Plum

Seeing that Zhang Huai was carrying the basket and didn't plan to return it to her, Chrysanthemum looked at him in amazement - this is to send her home?

Woohoo! Boy, since you are not interesting to others, how can you act like this without avoiding suspicion? No wonder the original owner Chrysanthemum was fascinated by him - how simple is that little girl's world, you care about her when you are so young, who are you attached to if she is not attached?

Alas! Although you have good intentions, you can also do bad things with good intentions, and good intentions hurt people even more hateful!

Chrysanthemum thought, fortunately, I can see it clearly, and I am resolutely not affected by you.

She also has no ideals. People are good friends with her brother, playing small and big, do they only play with her brother and ignore her sister? Besides, in my memory, Zhang Huai is as distressed as Aoki and feels sorry for Chrysanthemum, and he can almost be regarded as another brother.

Chrysanthemum didn't want Zhang Huai to go home with her, but she looked at the small basket of beef on the riverbank, and it was not easy for people to leave-you can't be sent by people, and you can't even let people in, right?

She had no choice but to follow him like a little daughter-in-law and walk home.

Looking at Zhang Huai's tall figure in front of him, Chrysanthemum secretly measured which of him and his brother was more upright and chic, and came to the conclusion that his brother Aoki was more chic. No reason!

Zhang Huai seemed to feel that she was looking at herself, and she was restrained when she walked, and she couldn't even take a good step.

When Chrysanthemum saw it, she couldn't help but smile and looked away.

Zheng Changhe saw that his daughter was back, and was about to ask if he was cold, but he saw Zhang Huai walking beside him with a basket of washed sheets in his left hand and a small basket of meat in his right hand. He looked at them in amazement—how did these two meet?

Chrysanthemum didn't want her father to misunderstand, so she naturally stepped forward, took the basket in Zhang Huai's hand, and said to Zheng Changhe: "Dad, Brother Huaizi sent me some beef!" ”

She didn't want to mention Zhang Huai's help washing the quilt for herself.

But she didn't want to mention it, but others didn't let it go. Dogma and Meizi were sitting in the yard of her house—the same two people who had come from the road earlier.

The big face of the dog was full of smiles, and she said, "I said who is washing clothes by the river." I didn't see it from afar, I thought it was Aoki, but it turned out to be Huaizili! ”

Chrysanthemum stared at her coldly and said, "Brother Huaizi saw that I couldn't twist the sheet, so I helped the handle!" ”

The dog girl looked at her expressionless face, her heart trembled, and she hurriedly smiled: "That's how it should be, their male babies are very strong!" Chrysanthemum, my plum wants to come to you to do needlework, I just helped you make a pair of shoes, I don't know if it's suitable or not, ask her to bring it to you to try! ”

Chrysanthemum was stunned, what are you doing to make shoes for me?

Oh! I think her dog Dan has followed Xiaoshi to eat a few times, and she packed some pigs into the water for him to take back, which is to return the favor. Human relations are also very valued in the countryside!

Chrysanthemum was also happy—she was short of shoes, but she didn't have time to do them, so she pursed her lips and chuckled, "Then I thank my aunt." It's hard for you! ”

Seeing that she was happy, the dog girl knew that the shoes were sent correctly, so she smiled and said, "It's not difficult!" If you have thick needles and big feet, you won't look good, so you will just wear it. Meizi, you play here, don't be naughty, I'll go to the wheat field on the mountain and take a look! ”

Meizi ran over with a smile to help the chrysanthemum dry the sheets, and said crisply, "I know." Mother! ”

The doggy girl twisted her fat ass and left.

Zheng Changhe greeted Zhang Huai, and went to the kitchen on crutches to find something to load beef, so that the basket could be freed up and returned to him, and the two entered the kitchen together.

Chrysanthemum shook off the sheets with Meizi and dried them on the rope while asking her, "Are you also making shoes?" ”

She didn't know Meizi at all, but Meizi is a scheming girl, and when she meets her, she talks and greets her without any difference, so she likes it very much. Meizi ate the spicy cabbage brought back by the dog's eggs, and liked the sour and spicy taste very much, and came to ask her for some more, and the two of them were cooked.

Meizi shook her head and smiled: "The soles of those shoes are thick, and I am impatient, so I hate making shoes the most." What I do is an insoles! ”

Chrysanthemum looked at her lively and bright smiling face, and thought to herself that she was much happier than Liu'er. The dog girl looks at her unsightly, but she is actually very knowledgeable, and she will also run the house and discipline her children, so Meizi is a rare happy girl in the countryside, innocent and untired!

The two were gossiping, and Zheng Changhe shouted at the kitchen door: "Chrysanthemum, find a small jar to fill Huaizi with some spicy cabbage!" ”

Chrysanthemum "belched", tore the dried sheets flat, and then walked into the kitchen, found a small crockpot, and handed a jar of spicy cabbage to Zhang Huai.

Zhang Huai explained embarrassedly: "Yang Zi has been doing something for the past two days, his body is a little uncomfortable, and he has a fever. My mother boiled white rice porridge and drank him, but it was tasteless, saying that she wanted to eat the spicy cabbage pickled by Sister Chrysanthemum! ”

Chrysanthemum said softly, "It's okay." Come back and pack it after eating. This can't be oiled! ”

Zhang Huai nodded and said, "I know!" After saying that, he glanced at her again before going out.

Meizi shouted outside: "Huaizi, I thought you were here to send beef, but it turned out to be exchanging beef for spicy cabbage!" Hee-hee! ”

Zhang Huai ignored her and strode away!

Chrysanthemums stay with plums for lunch. Although Meizi had eaten it at home, she couldn't resist the temptation of the dishes made by chrysanthemums, and she ate a lot, so she felt better after many circles in the yard!

Her mother came down the mountain to call her home, she said coquettishly that she would play for a while, and the dog girl went home by herself.

Here Meizi saw Zheng Changhe taking care of the pig's head meat in the kitchen, and only she and Chrysanthemum were doing needlework in the yard, so she mysteriously leaned over to Chrysanthemum and whispered: "Liu'er is married, it is Master Tang of Xiatangji!" ”

Chrysanthemum rarely took a needle and thread, thinking that she was afraid of the cold, so she wanted to make a small cotton vest. So he found out the old clothes that his brother couldn't wear, changed the style of a small vest, and left a gap on the front chest and back edges, and filled them in when his mother came back from buying cotton.

She was sewing carefully and carefully, when she suddenly heard what Meizi said, she couldn't react for a while, and looked at her in surprise.

Meizi sighed and repeated: "Liu'er is going to marry into Xiatangji to be a concubine." She was sullen and visibly unhappy.

Seeing her looking at her with a pair of innocent big eyes, and her face was also full of hope, she couldn't help but smile a little - could it be that she thought she could help Liu'er?

Seeing that Chrysanthemum didn't speak, Meizi sighed again and said, "I know you don't like to meddle." It's not something that we little girls can handle. I just wanted to tell you about it. Liu'er, she's really pitiful! You don't know, on the day you two quarreled, I went to look for her, and she cried so sadly; Now, she doesn't speak at all, she doesn't feel sad, the whole person is dumb, dumb, and she can't bear it. I don't know what her mother thinks, isn't Liu'er her own? ”

Chrysanthemum thought to herself, this is not easy to say, maybe Liu Er's mother is because she feels sorry for Liu Er, so she wants to marry her to a big family, and thinks that this is for Liu Er's good!

Meizi saw that Chrysanthemum never answered, and she didn't care—she knew that Chrysanthemum didn't talk much, so she just said to herself: "Liu'er really likes your brother so much, and it's been like this since she was a child." ”

Chrysanthemum said softly: "Sister Meizi, you can't say such things in the future, you have to rot in your stomach." If someone hears it, it will kill Liu'er, and my brother will also be implicated. ”

Meizi nodded again and again: "I know!" That's what I told Liu'er. On that day, she must go to your brother, and I wanted to persuade her not to go, but I saw that she was pitiful, so I had to go with her. Who knew that her mother would quarrel later. You don't know, I was scared to death right now! ”

Chrysanthemum sighed, no one can help her in Liu'er's difficulties, it was caused by her parents, who can interfere? Your own home is also a bunch of troubles, how can you be qualified to sympathize with others? In Meizi's eyes, she Chrysanthemum is also a pitiful person!

Meizi said again: "I went to see Liu'er once, and Liu'er's mother seemed to be very unhappy." I asked my mother why this was, but my mother didn't say anything, and then she didn't let me go. Speaking of this, she lowered her voice and said, "I think Liu'er was locked in the house by her mother, and she couldn't even get out of the door!" ”

There was a look of incredulity and fear on her face, as if she felt that it was terrible for her mother to do such a thing!

Chrysanthemum was silent for a while, secretly wondering if what she said to Liu Erniang that day made her worried, so she put her under house arrest before Liu Er got married, so as not to do ugly things?

This can't be blamed on her, the situation that day can't allow her to retreat, if she doesn't suppress Liu Erniang, I don't know how far she will go. The elder brother is simple-hearted and can't bear to hurt Liu'er, she doesn't care about this; Besides, she just whispered to Liu Erniang, and didn't say it in front of everyone!

The topic was too heavy, and Chrysanthemum turned to say, "We can't help with Liu'er's affairs. Meizi, you are very happy, your mother loves you again! ”

Speaking of this, Meizi smiled happily and said, "Bah! Is that! My mother hurts me. Even the kid was still beaten, and my mother didn't even lift a finger at me. Chrysanthemum, your mother also loves you. Your brother loves you the most. You were very timid when you were a child, and you didn't dare to answer when I talked to you. Now it's good. ”

Chrysanthemum smiled but didn't answer. Whoever has such a face can't help but feel inferior, right? What kind of pressure that little girl is under, where will outsiders know. When I first woke up, I was also very sad.

The two chatted for a while, and Meizi looked at her with blank eyes and said, "Chrysanthemum, I still want to ask you for some spicy cabbage." I also learned to make some the day before yesterday, but it wasn't as delicious as yours. My mom and dad don't eat eggs. I don't want to do it in the future. You send me more, I'll give you a few pairs of insoles! ”

Seeing her cute appearance of honestly admitting that she was gluttonous, Chrysanthemum laughed and said softly, "Okay, that's what you said." Last time you put my insole, I didn't even want to pad it - it's a pity that the flower embroidered so beautifully is on the sole of your foot. ”

Meizi's eyes widened exaggeratedly and exclaimed, "Ouch! You stupid girl! Isn't the insole just used to cushion the soles of the feet? If you don't pad the soles of your feet, can you still use them as decorations? ”

Chrysanthemum pursed her lips and chuckled: "Isn't it in vain to make decorations?" I was trying to put it in a new shoe, and the old one was about to break. My mother made me another pair, and there was still one left without an upper; Today, your mother has sent another pair of shoes, and I have two new pairs of shoes. ”

Meizi smiled: "My mother heard that you are most afraid of the cold, but you have a thick layer of cotton in it, and you feel warm when you wear it." I said Chrysanthemum, why are you so afraid of the cold? Look at your hands—cold! ”

She said that she grabbed the little hand of the chrysanthemum with her warm and soft hand, put her hands together, covered it, and said that it was too cold and she couldn't stand it.

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