"Hmm...... Hmmm......"

Hand in hand, there have been many times.

But never before has the boy been so happy and embarrassed today,

His face was flushed, and he hurriedly responded.

The two of them first walked, then trotted up, and walked towards the stream that was frequented by Changping Village.

When we got to the brook,

The two of them seemed to remember that they had not brought a bamboo basket or anything else to catch fish.

But neither of them mentioned it, they just rolled up their trouser legs, held hands, and stepped on the shallow stream and pebbles by the stream.

Follow the stream and walk slowly.

The shadows of the branches and leaves of the trees by the stream fell on the heads and shoulders of the two from time to time.

The two of them, who were walking quietly, turned their heads for a long time and said a word.

"Small Painting ......"

Holding the girl's hand, there was already a lot of sweat, and the boy took several breaths, struggled all the way for a long time, and finally mustered up the courage.

He looked up at the girl beside him, and wanted to say something that he had thought about many times in his heart.

"Huh?"

The girl, who had been bowing her head and walking forward with her closed feet and flowing with the stream, raised her head and paused.

Looking at the young man, with some expectation in his eyes, he listened to him.

The boy looked at the girl, inhaled, exhaled, shook hands,

But looking at the girl's familiar face, the courage he mustered faded little by little, and he still didn't say anything, a little scared.

The girl's eyes were a little lost, but she still took the young man's hand, turned her head and looked around, and saw the upstream of the stream, so she pulled the young man and trotted over again,

"Brother Fan, is there anyone fishing?"

"Where? It's fishing. ”

The person who fishes is naturally the incarnation of Xu Feng and A Meng.

took out the fishing rod, Xu He threw the rod into the stream, and sat by the stream.

Ah Meng sat quietly beside Xu Feng.

The two of them were in the upper reaches of the stream, and witnessed the appearance and words of the girl and the young man walking over.

At the beginning of this love, the shy teenagers and girls communicated, and they may not feel it.

But the people next to him looked at it, they really felt anxious, and they couldn't wait to go up and immediately puncture the shyness of the two and the last layer of window paper.

Seeing that the boy and girl were coming, Xu Feng turned his head,

Ah Meng kept his eyes on Xu Feng most of the time.

The boy and maiden trotted at first, and then slowed down when they approached, lest they disturb the fish in the river.

Somewhat curious, the boy and girl stood up, half-squatting, behind Xu Feng, watching Xu Feng fishing.

It's just that for a long time, there were no fish on the hook that Xu Feng put down.

The boy and the girl looked at each other and prepared to leave lightly.

“…… Did you two come out to meet? I'm interrupting the two of you on a date here. ”

When the boy and girl were about to leave, Xu Feng said something with a smile, then picked up the fishing rod that had not caught the fish, got up and left.

"We ......"

The young man and the girl were embarrassed by Xu Feng's words and their faces flushed,

The boy wanted to deny it, but he couldn't deny it.

He's dating a girl, right?

The two of them froze in place, blushing and spitting for a while, before raising their heads,

But he found that the fishermen had gone away.

"Small Painting ......"

The boy turned his head, still holding the girl's hand, and looked at the red-faced girl,

"Hmm."

The girl lowered her head and answered softly.

“…… I...... I...... How about I marry you? All right? ”

The young man was spitting, blushing, spitting, and finally saying this.

The girl's face was even redder, all the way to the base of her neck and ears, as if her whole body was hot, and she didn't speak for a long time.

“…… Small Painting...... How did you...... Why don't you speak...... I ......"

Seeing that the girl did not answer, the young man was anxious and didn't know what to say.

“…… My mother asked me today if I want to marry you......"

The girl blushed and finally spoke up.

The young man's whole body froze, but his head was dizzy,

Then he came back to his senses, and asked again,

"And then...... And then what do you say......"

"I ......"

The girl raised her head, and her face and neck were red,

But she still mustered up her courage, she smiled and squinted her eyes, and said to the boy,

"I'm willing, I'm willing to marry Brother Fan......"

"Hey...... Hey hey ......"

When the boy heard this, he didn't know anything.

My head was even more dizzy, and I only knew that I was holding the girl's two hands, and I kept giggling.

“…… Brother Fan...... Shall we go back? ”

"Hmm...... Hey hey ......"

On the way back, both of them were still blushing and smiling with joy on their faces.

heavenly

Xu Feng and Ah Meng turned into birds again, looking at the young man and the girl walking away like this, and some smiles appeared on their faces.

Smiling, Xu Feng looked back at Ah Meng again,

Ah Meng also looked at Xu Feng.

After a pause, Xu Feng said again,

"Let's go, let's see what this guest's obsession is."

……

“…… Here, let's wipe the sweat. ”

"Hmm...... Small painting, this one for you. ”

The boy was taller, half a head taller than the girl.

Peach Village, in the courtyard of the girl's house.

The young man diligently helped to dry the grain that had just been recovered from the field,

The girl took the water, took the handkerchief, and handed it to the young man who had rested.

The boy followed the girl to the shade under the eaves and sat down, wiped his sweat, and drank his saliva.

Thinking of something again, he hurriedly put down the bowl of water, touched it from the pocket of his clothes, found a boiled egg, and handed it to the girl.

"You can eat."

"Where did you come from, why don't you eat it yourself?"

"Hey, I cooked it at home in the morning, I don't like to eat this, so I'll leave it for you. Eat more. You are weak, make up for it. ”

The boy smiled and shoved the egg into the girl's hand.

The girl raised her head, looked at the boy, and without saying any more, she lowered her head and peeled off the eggshell carefully.

When the egg was peeled off, it was handed to the boy's mouth,

"You take a bite first, and I'll eat it later."

“…… I really don't like to eat ......."

The girl didn't speak, just looked at him earnestly.

"Okay, I'll eat some."

"Hmm."

The two of them divided, drank a few sips of water, and ate the egg.

“…… Yo...... I said, why don't you keep eggs in the morning, you know that you feel sorry for your daughter-in-law. ”

"Dad, what do you say?"

At this time, it was noon. The parents of the young man who helped the girl's family collect the millet also came back with them.

The young father's father teased and said with a smile, and the parents of the girl next to him also laughed.

When the boy and the girl heard this, they stood up suddenly, but the hands they held tightly were still not separated.

"Okay, okay, it's good to know that I feel sorry for my daughter-in-law. Xiaohua is weaker, so you have to take good care of her. ”

"I know...... We're not married yet. ”

"Then you don't want to marry Xiaohua?"

"Yes!"

“…… Haha......"

In the courtyard, it was lively.

……

"Ahem......"

"Come slowly, when you're tired, go and rest first. It's really not good, your wedding bride can also help you embroider. ”

This is just a mapping of history.

What Xu Feng and Ah Meng did here couldn't change what had already happened in history.

After watching the liveliness of the family in that courtyard, Xu Feng and Ah Meng took another step forward and came back here.

It's still the girl's home for painting, but it seems that a long time has passed, and it's evening.

Xu Feng and Ah Meng turned into two moths and adorned under the eaves of this house.

Under the eaves, the girl was already a young girl, but her face was a little paler than before.

By the afterglow of the sunset that has not yet set, she is bowing her head, holding a needle and thread, and carefully embroidering the wedding dress she is going to marry.

He coughed twice from time to time.

Next to her, the girl's mother saw the girl like this, and first persuaded her.

When the girl heard this, she just shook her head, didn't speak, and lowered her head again to continue embroidering.

It's just that the sun goes down a little more, and the afterglow is not so bright anymore, and the girl's head is a little lower.

“…… What do you say you are doing in such a hurry, you have already suffered from the wind and cold, don't get a small illness and get a big illness. ”

The girl's mother couldn't resist her, but said helplessly, went into the house and took a thick dress to put on her daughter.

“…… It's getting dark, so let's continue embroidering tomorrow. There is still some time before you get married, and I am not afraid that the embroidery will not be good. ”

Having said that, the girl's mother still lit an oil lamp for the girl and put it out.

"Hmmm......"

The girl embroidered for a while, looked at the oil lamp with the candle flame dancing beside her, and then looked at the clothes she was wearing, and then stood up.

"Mother, you help me put it away, and I'll embroider it tomorrow."

"Good...... Good...... Go back to the house, and don't blow the wind outside. It's a cold day, and it's cold. ”

"Hmmm......"

Xu Feng was under this roof, looking at this scene, and did not speak.

This is a story whose ending is already predestined.

……

There were no surprises, no other ups and downs.

Parents on both sides are looking forward to the two getting married.

The boy looked forward to marrying the maiden home and becoming his wife,

The girl is also always looking forward to the day of her wedding with the boy.

And the story of the girl and the boy ends, just because the girl is sick.

Moreover, I can't afford to get sick.

During the girl's illness, there was no turnaround.

It's like falling off a cliff from the moment you get sick.

Just to see when it hits the ground and falls apart.

Even if halfway through, the boy and the girl's family pooled money together and found a good doctor in the county town for the girl's treatment.

There was still no good result, and the girl's illness was getting worse and worse.

Not long after embroidering the wedding dress under the eaves that day, the girl was bedridden.

And the wedding dress is only half embroidered.

"Ahem...... Ahem......"

In the girl's house, there was a lingering smell of herbs.

The girl's mother, who is still boiling medicine in the kitchen at this time,

The girl's father stood in the hall, his rough and swarthy face showing no expression, but he had been standing there stunned for a long time.

The boy was in the girl's bedroom, guarding the bedside, accompanying the girl, and his eyes were red a few times, but he still couldn't help but want the girl to see it.

The girl coughed again, and the boy was hurried and worried, holding the girl and gently caressing the boy's back.

“…… Brother Fan...... My wedding dress is not ready yet. ”

The girl's body is already weak, but she has been sick for a long time at the moment, and her body is even thinner.

The boy sat with the girl in his arms, and he didn't seem to feel too much weight.

"It's okay, when you're well, we'll sew it again."

The young man's eyes were red, he held the girl's hand, and said loudly.

"Hmmm......"

The girl's pale face was flushed with a sickly flush, and she looked at the boy stupidly, and finally only whispered a word.

“…… Brother Fan, I heard that you quarreled with others? ”

"Hmmm......"

A few days ago, he was on his way to the girl's house.

The people in the village persuaded him that he already had a deep affection for the girl, and that there was no need to spend time on the girl, so let the girl live well.

The young man's eyes were red with anger, and he almost fought with the man.

“…… Don't quarrel with people......"

The girl raised her hand, touched the boy's face, and said aloud.

"Hmm."

The boy endured his emotions and did not dare to speak out.

He was afraid that if he opened his mouth, he couldn't stop crying,

I only dared to purse my lips in response.

The girl looked at the boy again, looked at each other, and after a long time, the girl suddenly said to the boy,

“…… Brother Fan, let's go catch fish in the stream, shall we? ”

"Ahem......"

"We ...... Let's wait until you're well. ”

The girl was too sick to get out of bed, and where could she go to the stream.

"Healed ......"

The girl coughed several times, her eyes were a little dazed, and then she turned her head and looked at the young man, and did not speak for a long time.

"Hmm...... Wait until you're cured......"

The boy nodded heavily at the girl.

The girl looked at the boy for a long time, and then said to the boy,

"I'm a little tired, Brother Fan will come back tomorrow. I want to take a break ......"

A smile appeared on the girl's face, and her pale face was a little more rosy.

"Good...... Then you rest, then you rest...... I'll come back tomorrow......"

The boy hurriedly responded, and was about to help the girl lie down again,

"I'll just sit and watch you go."

The girl said.

"Good. Then I'll come back tomorrow...... You have a good rest. ”

The boy left the room with a few steps, and each time he looked back, he could still see the girl sitting at the head of the bed smiling at him.

Finally, the girl went out of the house and gently closed the door.

In the hall,

Several people who were sitting and standing saw the boy come out and turned their heads one after another.

“…… Xiaocheng...... Why don't you worry about the little paintings......"

The girl's father looked at the boy and said aloud, just talking, his eyes were red first,

"We've all seen that you have a deep affection for the little painting...... It's just a small painting of her disease, and it looks like it's going to be bad...... Don't delay you......"

As the young father's father spoke, his eyes became even redder, and tears were already accumulating in his eyes and were about to roll out.

“…… She's my daughter-in-law! ”

The young man couldn't help his emotions, so he yelled directly at the girl's father,

Then he thought that the girl was still in the house, and lowered his voice again,

"I'll come back tomorrow to see the little paintings...... She's my daughter-in-law, and she's always been ......."

As he spoke, the boy looked back at the girl's room again, then bowed his head and left.

The girl's father didn't say anything more, just turned his head and wiped his tears.

"In-laws...... Then we'll go. ”

The teenager's parents also left.

……

The young man who still has some emotions in his heart, when he leaves the girl's house, his pace is very fast,

As I walked, I slowed down again...... Then, holding his head on the side of the road and crying.

The young man's father and mother passed by and saw it, but they just stood next to it and watched for a while, and after confirming that the young man was fine, they didn't make a sound, and walked forward.

Waiting for the boy to get up from the ground again, wipe away his tears, and walk forward for a while,

only to find that I had arrived at the entrance of Peach Village again, under the three peach trees.

The peach tree was still as lush as he and the maiden had when they were children, and when the peaches on the tree were ripe,

The tree was full of peaches and waiting to be picked.

The boy raised his head and looked up at the peach tree, his eyes couldn't help but be a little trance-like.

probably remembered the days when he and the girl were under the peach tree, and the eyes that had just cried were a little red.

After a pause, the young man pulled the trunk of the tree and climbed up the tree.

Reaching out his hand, he plucked two ripe peaches from the tree.

I'll bring it to the girl when I see the girl again tomorrow.

But when the boy came down from the tree with a peach,

Suddenly paused, I don't know what came to mind.

As soon as he came down from the tree, he ran back to the girl's house like crazy.

“…… Small paintings, small paintings......"

……

"Ahem...... Ahem......"

When he ran back to the yard of the girl's house, the boy heard the girl's violent and painful cough.

The cough kept ringing, as if it was going to pull out the girl's lungs.

“…… Small Painting...... Small painting ......"

The boy hurriedly ran into the house,

Probably hearing the boy's voice, the girl's violent coughing voice was gone.

The young man broke into the house, only to see that the girl was lying on the side of the bed, holding back her cough, but her body couldn't stop shaking.

And at the side of his mouth, blood kept flowing out.

“…… Small painting, does it hurt......"

The girl's parents stepped out of the way and gave the two men.

The boy put down the peach and hugged the girl, he was scared,

Panicked, the whole person trembled, red eyes, and asked with tears.

“…… Brother Fan, why are you back? ”

"Ahem......"

The girl tried to hold back her cough, but she couldn't help it.

She asked again with a smile on her face.

"I ...... I...... Small painting, are you not very uncomfortable...... You're uncomfortable, you're uncomfortable, tell me......"

The boy's tears couldn't help but roll out, and he hugged the girl in a panic and said.

When the peaches are plucked from the tree.

The boy remembered that the girl was hit by a falling peach, but she didn't say anything.

Thinking of the days before, the girl would never tell him to leave.

"Hmmm......"

Listening to the young man's words, the girl smiled a little more,

Then, leaning on the boy's arms, the girl's face was painful and couldn't help it anymore,

"Brother Fan...... I hurt ...... I hurt so much...... cough cough cough ......"

The girl coughed violently, and her whole body trembled.

The boy hugged the girl, and his whole body trembled,

"It's alright...... All right...... The little painting is fine, I'll rub it for you......"

The boy cried, scared and kept talking,

He was afraid that the girl was gone, and he was afraid that the girl would leave.

"Hmm...... Ahem......"

The blood spat out of the girl's mouth ran down the boy's shoulder, soaking the boy's entire back.

The boy hugged the girl, in pain, helpless,

"Small Paintings...... Small Painting...... It's okay, I'll rub it for you......"

"Hmm...... I don't hurt anymore. Brother Fan......"

In the end, the girl said such a sentence, and she could no longer respond to the boy's words.

"Small Paintings...... Small Painting...... You don't want to go...... Small Painting...... Small painting ......"

The boy hugged the girl's thin body,

He cried out in pain, helplessly and desperately,

"Little painting, don't go...... Can you not die, little painting ......"

But the girl failed to answer him again.