Chapter 42 (2)
Cheng Jiahua said: "Maybe it's Jiayi, I just told her, don't let her run around, and come back here when you've had enough." With that, he stood up, "I'll go open the door." Then he walked out. He Tu and He Xin poked their heads out of the window and looked out, it was really a blessing, but there was also a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl behind her, the girl was very tall, her figure was slightly thin, but her face was rare and delicate, her short hair was pinned behind her ears, and the skin on her cheeks was very delicate, as if a fairy in the sky had descended to earth. For a moment, both of them were stunned, they didn't know who it was, and Hedi's heart was touched, as if he remembered something, the image flashed, and then disappeared quickly, and he couldn't recall it. The three of them quickly walked in, and as soon as the heat of the stove smoked, their faces, which had been a little purple from the cold, immediately became rosy, especially with added care, crying that it was too hot, too hot, while quickly taking off their thick coats.
"This is my sister-in-law, Cheng Jiayi." He Tu hurriedly introduced, "I'm thirteen years old this year, and I'm still in school." ”
Jiayi smiled and greeted Hexin and chose a place to sit down. She took the girl's hand in her hand and pulled her to sit down.
"What is this?" He asked again.
Jiayi glanced at the girl proudly and said with a smile: "This is my third sister-in-law!" ”
The girl's face turned red, and she hurriedly reproached: "Jiayi, don't talk nonsense." Then he said, "I'm a friend of Jiayi, my name is Feng Xin." Hello sisters, good brothers-in-law. She stood up, bowed slightly, and sat down again.
He Tu looked at this girl, but felt that it was very comfortable to listen to her, and she was also very reserved and gentle, like a child from a big family, who was well-read, which was very rare around him. Hearing Feng Xin's polite words, they didn't know how to answer for a while, so they had to smile and look at Feng Xin appreciatively until she blushed and lowered her head.
"Ouch, don't look at it, I can see that my third sister-in-law is shy." Jiayi hurriedly waved his hand, as if to sweep away their gaze.
"Look at you, and then look at people." Cheng Jiahua reproached, "There is no girl who is very arrogant, you should study hard to seal the letter." ”
"What's a girl like?" Cheng Jiayi shouted dissatisfiedly, "What else does this world stipulate for girls?" Brother, let me tell you, girls are still like me, what can you do! ”
"Forget it." He Tu hurriedly stopped the two of them, "Jiayi, you can really talk about it anywhere, your mouth is so powerful, we can't say it." ”
Cheng Jia smiled proudly, shook his head, and said, "It's good that you know." ”
Feng Xin sat at Hexin's house for a while, and was about to leave. Hexin kept her a few words and asked her to wait for lunch before leaving, but she insisted on refusing, saying that her parents had already prepared a meal and were waiting at home, so they couldn't worry. Seeing that Hexin really couldn't keep it, she asked Hedi to send her out. Before parting, Feng Xin turned around and said to He Di shyly and timidly: "Sister, don't worry about what Jiayi says, the words she shouted are also joking." ”
"It's okay, I know Jiayi's temper, she often runs trains with her mouth full." He Tu smiled, and in the face of such a gentle and lovely child, her tone actually softened.
"Well, then I'll go first, and I'll go to see my sister when I have time." Feng Xin nodded towards Hedi, waved his hand at Jiayi again, and then turned to leave.
He Tu closed the door and said to Jiayi thoughtfully, "I don't know where your third brother picked up such an object, but his temper is very good." ”
"yes, I'll say yes." Jiayi said triumphantly, "How good, good-looking, good-tempered, and reading a lot of books, every time I chat with her, I feel very happy." ”
"So you should also learn from others, and don't always be crazy like this." He said absentmindedly. Cheng Jiayi's face sank suddenly, she glanced at her sister-in-law, and said unhappily: "Each of you says this about me, did I go crazy and provoke you again?" With that, she stamped her foot and went into the house in a rage. He Tu didn't expect that her unintentional words would make her angry, she was at a loss for a while, and then thought about it again, it was just a child's anger, and it would be good to coax her later, so she didn't take it to heart, but she didn't expect that until she left her sister's house, Cheng Jiayi was also calm, and ignored what her brother and sister-in-law said, as if she was really angry.
After noon, the three of them prepared to leave. He Xin and Liu Ji sent them to the door, stopped, and watched them go away until they disappeared at the turn of the alley, then turned around and closed the door and went back. Along the way, Hetu had his own thoughts, and he was constantly worried about his sister's current situation, so he didn't speak. Cheng Jiahua didn't know what he was thinking, he looked left and right, as if he was looking for something. Cheng Jiayi still had a straight face, huffing, walking fast in front, and when Hetu reacted, she had already run away, Hetu was excited, hurriedly grabbed Cheng Jiahua's sleeve, and asked, "Where did Jiayi go?" ”
Cheng Jiahua looked left and right before and after, and said nonchalantly: "I should go back first." ”
"You won't get lost, will you?" The serious and angry faces of his father-in-law and mother-in-law floated in front of Hedi's eyes, and his heart became more and more panicked.
"It's okay, she goes to school every day, and she is very familiar with this place, how can she get lost." Cheng Jiahua said, suddenly pointed into the distance, and smiled excitedly, "It's still early, why don't we go to the market?" ”
"Shopping?" He Tu looked at him in disbelief, as if surprised that he said this, "What are you shopping?" ”
Cheng Jiahua looked back at his wife's clothes, and said with a smile: "Buy you a few new clothes, buy something for the house, by the way, buy Xiao Yan some delicious and fun." He was talking excitedly, but he didn't notice that Hedi's face had sunk, and when he finished speaking, Hetu said coldly: "To put it lightly, does the family have all this extra money?" ”
Cheng Jiahua was stunned, he groaned for a while, and reluctantly smiled: "This money can still be taken out." ”
"Okay, you take it out." He Tu stood still, crossed his arms and looked at him coldly. Cheng Jiahua has no money, except for sending it to the gambling house, it is all handed over to Hetu, at this time, when he heard Hetu say this, his face was a little sneering, and he slowly lowered his head.
"Hmph." Seeing him like this, He Tu sneered, "If you don't belong to your family, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are." Then he turned and walked on, and his pace became faster and faster, as if he did not want to go with him.
The three of them soon arrived home, and He Di first went to Cheng Jiayi's room to take a look, and saw that she was indeed inside, so he was relieved. It's just that Cheng Jiayi still looks angry, and when he saw Hetu coming in, he acted as if he hadn't seen it. He Di said two words, she didn't hear it at all, He Di also felt bored, in fact, she didn't want to be low to coax this pampered sister-in-law from the bottom of her heart, and when she saw that she still ignored herself, she got up and went out. Cheng Jiahua didn't know when he had gone out, the yard was deserted, and the Cheng Jiaji brothers didn't know what they were doing. Although Hedi's body has returned from his sister's house, his mind is still with his sister, and at this time, seeing the cold and desolate courtyard, he can't help but feel a sense of loss and emptiness in his heart. She picked up Cheng Yan from her in-laws' room, hugged the sleeping little guy back to her bedroom, and sat still, as if she was thinking about something, but her mind was blank.
But it was only for a while, and in the evening, the house was lively. I don't know where many relatives came from, and they were invited in all the way and sat down in the main room. She was called by her mother-in-law to help in the big kitchen, and when the guests were eating, she nestled on the small bench in the kitchen and finished dinner. When the guests were sent away, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening, and after washing, it was already time to go to bed. Cheng Jiahua hadn't come back yet, but Hedi didn't plan to wait for him, and after hurriedly washing, he changed his clothes and coaxed Cheng Yan to bed.
The big day came soon, and the house was very lively with gongs and drums that day. Because there were too many people coming, Hetu was afraid that Cheng Yan would have no one to take care of, so he instructed Cheng Jiayi early and asked her to take good care of the little girl today. Although Cheng Jiayi was still angry, he finally didn't lose his temper, and went to his room with Cheng Yan in his sullen arms. He Tu let go of his heart, and then he went to work with his mother-in-law. More and more people gathered in the courtyard, and there were hardly enough tables and chairs, but fortunately, some people who had no place to sit didn't care about it, and they were about to eat while standing with a bowl in their hands, still smiling on their faces. As soon as the auspicious time arrived, Cheng Jiaji, who was wearing a neat suit, set off to pick up the bride, followed by a large crowd of people who were ready to watch the excitement, bustling and noisy and walking outside. The distance between the two families was not far away, Cheng Tielong and Mu Shi also followed, the courtyard was instantly quiet, and he opened the door curtain to look outside, and saw that the courtyard was empty, only a few old women with crutches and women with children in their arms were left, and everyone else had left.
She retracted her head, took advantage of the moment, and hurriedly stuffed a few pieces of meat into her mouth. She hadn't eaten in the morning, and she was so hungry. I barely filled my stomach, and I heard the voice gradually appear on the wall, probably having received the bride and preparing to come back. She hurriedly put the dishes on the plate, and put them out one by one, filling the tables that seemed to be a little empty, and when the last dish was served, Cheng Jiaji had already helped the bride into the door, only to see his face beaming, his right hand tightly holding the bride's wrist, constantly reminding her of the road under her feet, and slowly walked in from the door.
He hurriedly stepped aside, so as not to be squeezed. She peeked at the bride a few times, and saw that the girl was slender, although she was wearing a red cotton jacket, she still had a waist and a buttocks, and she was also hiring Tingting when she walked, looking weak. With such a figure, the face must be good, but the red hijab covers it, and it is not clear what it looks like. Hetu heard the crowd coaxing and asked the bride and groom to kowtow to the two old couples, and then worship heaven and earth. Immediately afterwards they rushed them into the new house, and they were talking about the cave house. He Tu poked his head out curiously and looked at it, feeling very new in his heart. She remembered her wedding day, and it seemed that the scene was the same, but at that time she was so nervous that what happened around her was blurred, and the memories in her mind were blurred. She watched as the people gathered at the door of the new room, and there was a burst of commotion and laughter in the room, and although she wanted to go in to see what it was like inside, she never had the courage to do so. As the eldest sister-in-law, it is not very appropriate for her to take the lead to see the liveliness of the concubine, after thinking about it, she still turned around and went back to the kitchen, cleaned up the stove with no pair, and waited silently.
When there is nothing to do on weekdays, time always flies very slowly, and when it comes to such a lively day, time flies very quickly. In the blink of an eye, the sky outside gradually darkened, as if someone had splashed ink on the east, and the sky changed from light blue to dark blue, and then from dark blue to dark blue, slowly spreading out from east to west. The street lamps in the courtyard have been turned on, although they can only illuminate a small area, but they can still see that there are people everywhere in the yard, either holding a handful of melon seeds or a few oranges in their hands, leaning their heads against each other and whispering to each other. The movement in the new room has disappeared, only the warm light is reflected on the window, and the figure can be faintly seen, it is the shadow of the bride, who is waiting for the groom to lift the hijab. And the groom in a suit and leather shoes was standing at the table in the middle of the courtyard, toasting to the elders with wine in his hand, and when the toast was finished, a young man who was sipping melon seeds stretched his neck and shouted: "Let the bride also come out to toast and recognize our relatives!" As soon as his words fell, there was a commotion all around the courtyard, all of them were waiting to see the excitement, persuading Cheng Jiahua to bring the bride out to toast the elders. Cheng Jiaji drank a few glasses of wine, he was already a little drunk, and when he heard people coaxing him like this, his brain warmed up, he waved his hand, waited until the yard was a little quieter, and said loudly: "Okay, good!" You wait! With that, he put the wine glass in his hand on the table, turned and staggered towards the new room.
When she heard the sound, she lifted the curtain and looked outside, she bit her lip and looked at everyone's faces with great interest, feeling that it was very novel. Mu Shi sat on the bench, choosing the dishes in his hand, and when he saw Hedi's appearance, he couldn't help but shake his head and said, "Look at you who have never seen the world, as if you have never been married." ”
After a while, she saw Cheng Jiaji come out holding the bride's arm, and the red hijab on the bride's head had been removed, revealing a pink, carefully decorated face, her hair was pulled into a beautiful bun on the back of her head, and there were red jewelry pinned to it. She seemed to be very shy, although the light was dim, she could still see the flush on her face, and when she toasted the elders, she also hung her head slightly, not daring to look directly at the other party's eyes. She held a glass of wine in her hand, every time she toasted someone, she took a sip, and after a round of saluting, the glass of wine was almost bottomed out, and then, Cheng Jiaji added some more wine to her cup, and took her to turn around and come in the direction of the kitchen, Hedi hurriedly retracted his head, raised his hand to arrange his hair and clothes, sat back next to Mu Shi, and stretched out his hand to choose the dish.