The bottom of the boat was hard, and Liu Zhi couldn't sit on her knees, either her knees hurt or her buttocks hurt, so she simply sat on Li Chun's lap with the little white cat in her arms. Li Chun didn't wear a shirt, and when he got close to the willow branch, he saw the wounds on his body, the old ones were beaten by his uncle, and the new ones were just left by his aunt and cousin. The crescent-like red piece of his left cheek against his chin was picked by his aunt with her fingernails. Liu Zhi's eyes were full of tears, and he hugged him and cried, but Li Chun was frightened, so he had to comfort her over and over again: "It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt for a long time, really, I don't feel it at all." ”

Willow Zhi was tired for most of the day, and cried again, and was coaxed by him to sobbing and hitching, and after a while, he didn't talk for a while, and slowly fell asleep with the white cat curled up in his arms. Li Chun didn't dare to move, let her fall asleep, the tip of her nose touched her chest, and her breath was like a small warm and moist cloud.

The air in the cabin was not very good, the fish was mixed with the smell of wine, and the willow branch drilled into Li Chun's arms, and she felt that the more she stuck to Li Chun's body, the more she could not smell these unpleasant smells. Li Chun silently watched the light on the floor slowly shift, counted the time, and then gently shook her awake: "Xiaozhi, go home, otherwise your father and mother will be in a hurry." ”

Willow Branch rubbed her eyes, stretched, a small hand fell on his head, she had long wanted to touch his head, he went into the water all year round, in order to make it easier to cut his hair unusually short, very different from the people around him. "It's so prickly," she muttered, squeamish. He let her touch it, only smiled, his eyes were very beautiful when he smiled, and Willow Branch couldn't help but touch his eyes again.

Liu Zhi slept lazily and couldn't walk, so Li Chun carried her back to Tianshuijing Street. The willow branch got off his back, and he was still reluctant: "When my uncle's family leaves, I will go to the river to find you, and I will bring you moon cakes." You still tell the kitten to play with me. He smiled and nodded, watching her chubby little body enter the door, only to turn back halfway.

The willow branch slipped out for an hour, and the Li family coaxed the child in front of him, added a few dishes to the brothers to drink, and after the meal, he had to call the Zhang family and his nephew to rest, and the three boys were really gourd scoops in the water—pressing this end and floating the other end, so that when the willow branch came back, Li was just able to sit down, and he didn't find out that his daughter had gone out at all.

Li sighed, feeling as if his back was about to break. Li's mother mixed a cup of hot honey water for her: "Mrs. will make trouble with him, and they will return home the day after tomorrow." ”

"This is the eldest brother of the in-laws, and the hospitality is not enough to gossip about people." Although Liu Wang separated early, the eldest brother is the eldest brother after all, and if he occupies this position, he can only settle for any grievances. Originally, the Li family lived alone, without in-laws and sisters-in-law, and the uncle's family was in the countryside, and it was not salty or light, and the days were not very pleasant.

At night, Liu Wang and his wife gave the main house to their brother and sister-in-law and Fu Niu'er, and Fu Gou'er and Fu Dan'er slept in the small room next door. Zhang's didn't follow, and said, "This is the baby of your Liu family, how can you sleep in a small room, but call a girl to sleep in a big room." Li euphemistically said that it was not good to ask a few boys to sleep on his girl's bedding, and Zhang jumped up: "This is to bring joy to your family and bring your son!" Whoever is married in Qingliu Village will take my three sons to roll the new house, which is not the second year to give birth to a fat son, the red envelope doesn't know how much to play, you take advantage of my family and don't know how to thank you. Li swallowed his anger and asked Li's mother to hug the futon and change it to the willow branch room.

The next morning, after Liu Zhi finished breakfast, he had to tell his obedient son to sit on a small stool and stay, watching Li's mother clean the house, watching her discuss the dishes and fruits for the festival with her mother, and couldn't help yawning, thinking that if the little white cat was there, she wouldn't be so boring. Dad took his uncle's family to the shop to pick up the items to take home, and he didn't take them with him.

Liu Wang instructed his partner to pack the bag, and went to the ready-to-wear shop to choose a new dress for each of his three nephews.

In the shop, Zhang's didn't care about anything else, but he only pulled one piece and compared it to his body: "This is good, I'm brightly dressed", and took another one to Liu Da's body, shouting loudly: "You also enjoy the blessings of your brother." Your brother should honor you, as the saying goes, the eldest brother is like a father, you die Lao Tzu, but your brother should honor you. ”

This is nondescript, Liu Wang just didn't hear it, and it was nothing to buy two more clothes. Everyone was happy when they came out of the clothing shop, and Liu Wang thought that it was rare for his brother and sister-in-law's family to enter the city once, so he took them to visit Huashi County. Niangniang Temple, Jiangshen Temple, and the Zhuangyuan archway all turned, and the three boys were surprised to see anything, and they bought a bunch of food and play. The rotten boiled mutton eaten outside at noon, cut a large plate of fatty meat, a large stack of sesame cakes, and a bowl of hot mutton white soup for each person.

Seeing the three nephews gobbling up, Liu Wang felt envious. This kid is so energetic, there are three boys in the family is really lively and prosperous, look, look at such a good appetite, he will be a good body in the future, he can pass on incense and support the family business. Thinking that Liu Wang ordered another pot of sauce sheep's trotters, and the crowd ate with their mouths full of oil.

The three women in the family were clean, and they were doing well during the day. Liu Zhi stayed in the kitchen and competed with the basket of crabs sent by Feng Jiaojiao, it was really fun to watch them spit bubbles, she poked this with a small wooden stick, poked that, and fiddled with the two crabs to walk in a race. Li didn't care about her being naughty, and secretly glad that something had diverted her attention.

In the morning, Li's mother cleaned the room and asked her very embarrassed: "Lady, the girl's basin is missing, do you want to find it?" ”

Li thought for a while before he figured it out, and his heart hurt so much that he was so aggrieved. The washbasin in Willow Branch's room is copper, presumably the eldest brother's family put it away, she can't open her mouth to mention it, and there is no reason to rummage through her relatives' luggage. She only clutched her chest and said, "Forget it, I'll go to the shop tomorrow and get a new one for Zhi'er." Don't make a noise, and don't let Zhi'er know. ”

Li rested for a while after dinner, and when he got up, he felt more and more sore, and his spirit was tired. But this spirit couldn't support it to make a table of dishes, and after peeling two heads of garlic, I felt that the boss was clear, so I had to urgently ask Mama Li to go to Manxianglou to order a few dishes. The Mid-Autumn Festival Manxianglou was very busy, but fortunately, Liu Wang and Feng Youcai had a relationship, and Li's mother grabbed half of the table and came back.

The sunset melts gold, the twilight clouds sink, and the fragrance of osmanthus blows with the evening breeze, which makes people feel comfortable. There are two tables for men and women, fat ducks and geese don't need to be mentioned, crispy pork ribs with rock sugar elbows, fried meat, and fried fish, and the three boys are full of joy on their faces. Everyone washed up and sat down, Liu Zhi wore a pink silk dress, and tied a skirt of the same color, combed a double snail bun, hairpin red azalea pile of yarn flowers, pursed her lips and posed like a big girl.

Zhang's eyes were hot, and he pinched the corner of her clothes: "Such a young girl wears silk, and she is not afraid of longevity." ”

Li's eyes were so angry that his eyes were red, and he cursed the child with sincerity during the festival. Liu Zhi looked up at Zhang: "Uncle, the hairpin on your head belongs to my mother, remember to return it when you leave." ”

"The child's mouth is tricky, and the in-laws don't like to marry in the future, see what you do!" Zhang is stupid, every time she comes, she will try on some of Li's jewelry, of course, she forgets to put it back when she leaves, and it is logical to take it home. This plum blossom hairpin is nine points of silver, and this stinky girl has a lot of mouths and tongues.