Ignoring him, he skillfully put the noodles into the boiling water in the pot, and when they are cooked, they are lifted from the pot and put into the basin of cold boiled water prepared earlier, and the third process is to pick the noodles into the plate. [

At this time, Ah Ping's attitude still didn't matter, because he usually didn't like to eat noodles. However, when I cut the chopped green onions, smeared the lard in the pot and began to boil the scallion oil, he couldn't help but look over again, and the fragrance of the scallion oil quickly spread, and then I poured it onto the noodles, and after stirring, a plate of scallion oil noodles was formed.

After dividing the bowl and handing him the chopsticks, I picked a small bowl of noodles and started eating. Finally, he saw that I was eating well and moved his chopsticks, and he didn't pause from the first bite to the whole plate of noodles. When he finally put down the chopsticks, I smiled at the unfinished face and asked, "You have eaten all the noodles, what did your mother eat?" ”

He licked his oily lips and replied, "She went to sleep after drinking the medicine." ”

“……”

A run away in exchange for a compromise, and the widow did not mention the issue of concubines again. But then I found out that this "compromise" had to be put in quotation marks, because it was coercion in a different way.

The relationship with Liu's widow did not become harmonious, but it was passable, at least there was not much friction and quarrel. It's just that Xing'er appears more and more frequently in life, and it can't be said that it is omnipresent, it is inserted into this family that should not have her, and the widow Liu welcomes it happily.

That's right, I used the word "Xinran", and it is not easy to get the widow to show her happiness. Even if I did all the housework properly at home, I didn't take care of Ah Ping, and she didn't show any joy to me.

But he would smile because Xing'er sent a plate of apricot blossom cake, brewed a pot of osmanthus wine, or made a pair of shoes for the three of us in our family. It's not that I won't do these things, it's that I don't get a kind smile when I do.

So in this family, Widow Liu and I are actually maintaining peace on the surface, but we are still rejecting in our hearts.

There is a saying that you don't stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling person, and Apricot often smiles at me and shouts "sister" when she comes over. I can't argue with that, because there's no disputing age when it comes to age. And the potential meaning of this "sister" is probably not just the age, but the "honorific title" of being in the position of a concubine.

I don't want to be angry with Ah Ping, but I'm just irritable, and the reality has become a tug-of-war. And this tug-of-war intensified after his younger brother Xiaotong came, because the person who sent his younger brother over was Brother Aniu.

The sun was shining so well that I took the mattress away to the courtyard to wash it, and asked Ah Ping to help me pull the rope first. Before I finished washing, I saw Xing'er walking in from the doorway, and there were people vaguely following behind me, so I frowned and wanted to ignore it. But as soon as Xing'er stepped into the courtyard, she smiled at me and said, "Sister, your brother saw you coming." ”

Slightly stunned, my brother? Eyes followed behind her, the first thing I saw was the burly Brother Niu, my face changed, and then Xiaotong's thin figure also appeared in sight.

I didn't care if Xing'er had a malicious smile, so I hurriedly got up and walked over, staring at Brother Aniu, who was looking at me expectantly, and asked Xiaotong directly, "Why are you here?" ”

Xiao Tong's face was still pale and sickly, his eyes flickered slightly, and he replied, "My mother has to let me send some fish." He carried a bamboo basket in his hand, and there were two medium and large marine fish in it, which was probably the result of Daddy's fishing at sea for a while.

He looked at Ah Ping on the side again, "You said I could come to your house." ”

In the afterglow, I saw that Ah Ping didn't react, because his gaze was on Ah Niu. But Xiaotong stomped his feet and said in annoyance because he couldn't get back to the emergency: "Do you want to keep your promises?" I asked my sister to come home with me now! Sister, let's go. Saying that, he came to pull me, I naturally couldn't go with him, and after he didn't pull it, there was shock and anger in his eyes, and he raised his hand and pointed indiscriminately and asked: "You ignore me for him?" ”

This scene is actually very funny, one is my younger brother, the other is my father-in-law, and my younger brother speaks sourly like a lover. However, I know that Xiaotong is actually like a beloved toy that has been snatched away from the unbalanced mentality, and I only gave four words to reassure: "Don't be impatient." "The key question is, I turned my head to look at Ah Niu who was on the side, how could he still have a face?

Ah Ping walked up to me, in a very cold tone, and expressed his emotions in two simple words: "Get out!" ”

Xiao Tong's expression changed, his eyes widened, and he was about to get angry when he heard Ah Ping say: "It's not you, it's him." As he spoke, he took another step forward, facing Ah Niu head-on.

My heart is tight, even if there is a conflict, it can't be at home, not to mention that the apricot next to me is still waiting for a good show.

So I smiled at her first: "Xing'er, thank you for showing my brother the way, if there is nothing to do, go back first, I still have to entertain my brother and his friends here." "This is the first time I've ordered her to be evicted, and it's straightforward.

However, this apricot has the support of the widow and the woman behind me, and she is not afraid of me at all, and after listening to my words, she blessed me and said: "Today is the fifteenth, Aunt Qing asked me to come over early to do vegetarian food, since my sister has a guest, then I will go to the stove room to be busy." So she went to the back room in a graceful manner, ignoring my eviction order for her.

Xiaotong was not stupid, sniffed out something, approached me and asked, "Sister, who is she?" ”

At this time, I didn't have the heart to explain to him what Xing'er's identity was, so I only frowned and said, "Let's go, let's talk outside." ”

"Alain, I was wrong last time, but ......"

"Shut up!" I interrupted Ah Niu's words, and the ghost wanted to listen to his explanation! I only know that my reputation was ruined because of him, and Ah Ping was also injured by him on the day he returned to the door, and even the reason why Widow Liu didn't like it from the first day of her wedding was him! At this time, he still came to our house, what is his intention?

I did the same thing as Ah Ping, pointing to the gate: "Jin Ah Niu, please go out!" ”

Xiaotong wanted to say something, but I shouted: "Xu Tong, you shut up for me!" Xiaotong immediately retracted the words that came to his mouth, and looked at me and then Ah Niu nervously, at a loss.

At this moment, I heard heavy footsteps in the back room, and my heart couldn't help sinking, and at the same time, Ah Pingtu swept over and grabbed Ah Niu's arm and was about to drag him out. Ah Niu shouted while struggling: "Let go of me, let me say a few words to Alain." ”

I have never been too extreme to anyone in this era, such as hatred, resentment, or disgust. At this time, I developed an extreme disgust for the man in front of me, because he was ruining my peaceful life again and again.

Not unexpectedly, the widow Liu's scream came from behind her: "What's the matter? ”

Ah Ping's body was slightly stunned, and Ah Niu took advantage of the loophole to break free and ran back to the courtyard. For a moment, I saw Ah Niu's resentful gaze, and the hand hanging by his side couldn't help but clench into a fist.

Widow Liu walked over, her majestic gaze swept around and landed on my face, "You say, what's going on?" ”

I secretly took a deep breath, and didn't look at the apricot who came out but stood by the door of the back room. You must be cautious to pass this hurdle, and you must warn yourself in your heart.

"Mother-in-law, this is my brother in the family, and he was asked by my mother to come and send some fish." Pull Xiaotong to inform him of the purpose of his trip, and at the same time give him a look.

Although Xiaotong is sick at home all the year round, he is not ignorant of etiquette, and he should have taught him before going out, only to see him salute Liu Widow and call out: "Good mother-in-law." ”

Widow Liu looked him up and down without saying anything, then turned her eyes to Ah Niu and asked, "Who is he?" ”

Ah Niu glanced at me and opened his mouth to say, "I am ......"

"He is from our village, because Xiaotong doesn't know the road, so he specially asked him to accompany him. Okay, Xiaotong, your fish has also been delivered, so as not to worry about your body, go back early, and I will send you to the entrance of the village. ”

Xiao Tong's eyes darkened, but he also did not raise any further objections.

There are always some people who don't want to settle things, such as going to the back room to invite Xing'er from the widow Liu, then she suddenly smiled and walked over and said: "Aunt Qing, it seems that I misunderstood, just now I saw that Brother Ping and my sister were about to fight." Since my sister's brother is rare to come, there is no reason to leave without leaving food, you can sit down for a while, and I will go and cook the meal. ”

"Who are you? A relative of Brother Aping's family? How can you speak so unceremoniously and treat yourself as a master? Xiao Tong didn't say it bluntly, but stabbed the apricot so that his face was red and white.

What is unusual is that the widow Liu didn't help Xing'er speak, but just said with a solemn face: "It's a guest from afar, how can it be reasonable to leave as soon as you come." Alain, why don't you hurry up and get the meal done? Xing'er, you can help Ah Ping greet your uncle's brother. ”

Coming and going, it sounds like hospitality and staying, but if you think about it carefully, you feel like a subordinate, and Xiaotong is my brother, where do you need an outsider to greet you? I didn't move, Widow Liu's eyes wandered, and she looked at me angrily: "Don't go yet?" ”

I lowered my eyes and replied without humility or arrogance: "At home, my father went out fishing, and my mother was alone, and my daughter-in-law was not at ease." So he sent his brother to go back quickly, so as not to worry about his mother-in-law, so he sued his mother-in-law, postponed lunch for the time being, and allowed his daughter-in-law to send him to the same way. ”