The next afternoon, the dock was still deserted, and the laborers went home early to rest, Ruixue packed up some food and other things for the bolt, drove him home to stay for the night, and then packed up his things, closed the store with Zhang's sister-in-law and returned to Yunjia Village.

Rui Xue was busy grinding two buckets of soaked white beans into pulp, the new stone mill has a diameter of two feet, it is entrusted to Zhang Dahe to go to the old stonemason in the neighboring village to customize, push up than the ordinary stone mill to save effort, but no matter how much effort, it is not as convenient as the modern electric grinding, two buckets of beans are grinded, Rui Xue is tired and sweaty.

Zhao Fengnian heard the rumbling sound of the stone mill in the house, walked into the stove and saw it, and stepped forward to help push the grinding, but Rui Xue looked at his pale face, and pushed him back to the house to read a book, but he squatted down to help light the fire, Rui Xue didn't insist anymore, and began to filter, boil, point gypsum, and press the shape, all of which were busy, and the sky was already dark.

Zhang's sister-in-law sniffed the heat of fresh tofu in her yard, ran over with a smile, Ruixue divided two pieces and asked her to take them back, settle the child and Zhang Dahe to eat, and then help her go to deliver tofu from house to house.

Zhao Fengnian sat at the table in the stove, eating japonica rice and fried tofu with minced meat, raised his eyes to look at the busy Ruixue, and asked, "Do you plan to send it from house to house?" ”

Rui Xue scooped up the steaming tofu, put it into a few small clay pots, wiped the beads of sweat on her forehead with her sleeve and said with a smile, "The clan elder, Lizheng and a few families get along well, I will go in person, and ask Sister-in-law Zhang for help for the rest." Let's do a good job of etiquette first, and then divide and break each one. ”

Zhao Fengnian raised his eyebrows, and asked with a light smile, "How to divide and break through?" ”

Ruixue put the clay pot into the basket again, covered it, and said with a smile, "First draw a big cake, they must divide in order to compete for food, and then make friends with me, give them meat to eat, and those who are enemies of me, give them potstickers to eat." ”

"What are potstickers?"

"Slap, crisp slap!"

Rui Xue Zhengse looked back at Zhao Fengnian and smiled a little coldly, "What, shopkeeper, do you think I'm vicious?" I don't think so, the 'fruit' I have worked so hard to grow will never be coveted by others. ”

Zhao Fengnian looked at her with a pair of eyes, shining under the oil lamp, blushing all over his cheeks, his hands were unconsciously clenched tightly, his voice was self-deprecating, he seemed to be strong, but in fact, he could distinguish carefully, and he could still hear a trace of fragility and apprehension in it, he suddenly had an urge to hold her into his arms, wanting to block all the wind and rain for her, and all the damage even the size of a needle, but he also knew very well that this was not a woman who liked to hide behind men, this was not a woman who was content in a small courtyard and had a short family every day. This is not a woman who is a husband...

This cognition surged in his heart for a while, and he didn't know whether to be happy or worried, he slowly lowered his head and continued to eat, and replied after a while, "Just be happy with you." ”

Ruixue quietly breathed a sigh of relief and curled the corners of her mouth slightly.

In this time and space, a good woman in the minds of men should be weak, gentle and virtuous, hiding behind a man and shedding tears in case of trouble, and letting the man decide.

It's a pity that she can't be such a woman, she prefers to rely on herself and wants to defend her hard-earned fruits. Although she didn't think what she was doing was wrong, she was still vaguely afraid that this man would see her as a vicious woman, but fortunately, he didn't let her down...

Sister-in-law Zhang wore a thick cotton jacket and shouted outside the door, Rui Xue carried the basket with her, and went to Lizheng and several clansmen's hometowns first, I don't know what Zhao Fengnian said to them that day, several clan elders saw Rui Xue, very enthusiastic, called their daughter-in-law or daughter to welcome Rui Xue and Zhang's sister-in-law in, poured tea and water, took the tofu and dried tofu sent by Rui Xue, and praised repeatedly, Rui Xue was full of smiles, as if she didn't know that they had been greedy, and the answer was polite and respectful, but after a few words of gossip, she said goodbye and left.

Sister-in-law Zhang was puzzled, and asked Ruixue as she walked, "What big truth did Mr. Zhao of your family tell the clan elders, how did they change their minds and not save any grievances?" ”

Rui Xue shook her head, her heart turned and turned, and she didn't have a clue, thinking of Zhao Fengnian's silent and awkward temperament, even if she asked, she might not be able to tell her, so she simply left it behind.

(I miss my high school days, when I ate a potsticker and ordered radish pickles, I actually felt very happy, simple and pure.) Roll and ask for collections, ask for red tickets, ask for clicks!! Woo, come on code words! ）

When the two returned to the door, Zhang's sister-in-law motioned to Rui Xue to look at Zhao Lao's house in the front yard and said, "Do you want to send it to her family?" People are saying behind their backs that our tofu is poisonous, don't send it to eat it, let's file a lawsuit. ”

Rui Xue sneered, "If no one sends it, her family will send it too." ”

Sister-in-law Zhang was surprised, "Why, you can't be like what Da Zhuangxue's book says, that, what is it called repaying grievances with virtue, right?" ”

Rui Xue pulled her into the courtyard door and quipped, "My sister-in-law is so powerful now, she can even say that she can repay her grievances with virtue." ”

Sister-in-law Zhang raised her hand and wiped her sideburns, "It's all Da Zhuang's kid shaking his head and reciting every day, I have learned two sentences after listening to it for a long time, and I don't know what it means, but I just said it in passing." She said modestly, and the corners of her eyes and eyebrows were full of pride, which made Rui Xue smile more and more happily.

The two loaded four baskets again, went around the corner together, and went to Zhao's second house, but the door of Zhao's house opened a gap one person wide, Zhang's sister-in-law shouted twice and no one answered, the two entered the courtyard, faintly heard the sound of someone talking in the hall, Rui Xue wanted to step forward and knock on the door, but was pulled by Zhang's sister-in-law, and leaned to the door to listen carefully.

I only heard the voice of Zhao's second sister-in-law in the house, "That thing is made of cow beans, the cow has a belly when it eats, people can eat it without any problems, I see, her shop can't be opened for long." ”

A young woman's voice echoed, "The second sister-in-law is right, my mother's neighbor's family is poor, so she ate that cow bean to fill her stomach, but she ran to the toilet for most of the day, and her legs were weak. ”

Second sister-in-law Zhao heard that someone echoed her words, a little proud, and said, "But isn't it, if you want me to say, this woman should keep her duty, do needlework at home, serve her own men well, and show up all day long, what does she look like, besides, there are all men on the dock, who knows what she has in her heart?" ”

Although women often gossip when they sit together on weekdays, but such taboo, even vicious, no one dares to say it, so her voice fell, and the room was quiet for a while, before a slightly dumb woman answered, "His second sister-in-law, don't say this in the future, Mr. Zhao is not in good health, and their husband and wife have no land, only relying on the bundle of dozens of catties of grain noodles, I am afraid that they will not be able to live, if you don't find another entry, you will not be able to support the baby in the future." ”

A slightly timid voice also said, "What my mother-in-law said is that Mr. Zhao read to the children for three months, and only received 100 Wen bundles, which is really not much. ”

Zhao's second sister-in-law didn't seem to hear this, and immediately retorted, "A hundred Wen Shu is still less, you haven't watched him go to class for a few days, and he can't wait to be sick for two months in three months, if you want me to say, who knows when he will be gone, the babies will be delayed, it is better to raise money at the beginning and invite a serious gentleman." ”

Sister-in-law Zhang outside the door heard her curse Mr. Zhao's early death, and hurriedly turned her head to look at Ruixue, and sure enough, she saw that her face was pale, for fear that Zhao's second sister-in-law would say something vicious and anger Ruixue, so she hurriedly shouted, "Is Qingshan Niang at home?" ”

Everyone in the room heard Sister-in-law Zhang's voice, and they were all a little panicked, the young daughter-in-law knocked over the sewing basket, and Sister-in-law Zhao even missed the tea, the middle-aged woman glanced at them, sat down firmly in her heart, and said, "His second sister-in-law, open the door, it's cold outside, don't freeze Da Zhuang." ”

Second sister-in-law Zhao immediately stood up, went to open the door with a worried face, and said with a smile, "Oh, sister-in-law, why are you here..."

It's a pity that as soon as she was halfway through her words, when she saw Rui Xue behind her sister-in-law Zhang, she swallowed it back in fright, and Sister-in-law Zhang pulled Rui Xue into the door and said with a smile, "What's the matter, Qingshan Niang, close the door quickly, don't choke your throat by the wind, if you get a cough in the future, people should misunderstand that you are guilty of tongue and retribution." ”

Zhao's second sister-in-law's face froze, she stretched out her hand to close the door, and said with a sneer, "How can it be, it's not a big winter." ”

After speaking, he beckoned the two to sit down, poured tea and served it.

Rui Xue smiled and greeted the middle-aged woman, and recognized the young daughter-in-law next to her as her eldest daughter-in-law, so she quipped, "Second Aunt Yun, we all know that your daughter-in-law is well-behaved and filial, and you can't always take her out to show off, which makes us feel inferior." ”

Aunt Yun laughed, her already small eyes narrowed into a slit, took Rui Xue's hand, and said, "My old woman just likes your cheerful and pleasing temperament, and I want to talk to you on weekdays, but you are so busy every day that you don't see anyone, so I didn't think that I would come to Zhao Lao Er today to give a letter to my daughter-in-law and son-in-law's mother's house, but I ran into you." ”

Rui Xue knew that she was pointing out that her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law did not come to Zhao Er's sister-in-law to gossip about her, and looked at the little daughter-in-law who heard her mother-in-law say the word 'piggyback', her face turned red and twisted the corners of her clothes, so she guessed, "What kind of letter do you want to carry, it can't be Leizi's daughter-in-law who wants to add a fat grandson to her sister-in-law, right?" ”

Aunt Yun immediately smiled even more happily, "No, my daughter-in-law has been pregnant for two months, I am afraid that the food at home will not suit her appetite, so I want Zhao Lao Er to help bring a letter to her mother, come to live at home for a few days, and accompany my daughter-in-law." ”

Rui Xue made a regretful look and complained, "Oh, Leizi's daughter-in-law is really enviable, why don't I have such a good mother-in-law." ”

Lei Zi's daughter-in-law is also a clever person, and answered, "I have cultivated a blessing in my previous life so that I can serve in front of my mother-in-law." ”

"When you have a big fat boy again, it will be even more blessed."

"Cheng Zhao's sister-in-law Ji Yan."

The two of them, you say a word, I say a word, and the second aunt Yun is very happy.

Second sister-in-law Zhao was angry that Rui Xue didn't take her as the master in her eyes, so she found a loophole, and immediately interjected, "It's weirdly cold tonight, why are Mrs. Zhao and sister-in-law here?" ”

Sister-in-law Zhang smiled, "Look at what you said, why don't you want us to come to the door?" ”

Second sister-in-law Zhao hurriedly waved her hand, "How can it, it's just that I think that you are all busy people, how can you be so idle like us." ”

Rui Xue smiled faintly, "The family is small and deserted, come to the second sister-in-law to join in the fun, no, just walked outside the courtyard gate, I heard a crow croaking on the tree, you said such a strong wind, why is she not afraid of choking to death." ”