Chapter 183: Plum Warmth
Looking at the woman who opened the door, Duanmu Shenjiu was slightly stunned, and the woman also stood there, looking at Duanmu Shenjiu stupidly, and didn't come back to her senses for a long time.
In the end, it was Old Man Deng who broke the silence first, and said to the woman, "Xiao Nuan, where is your aunt?"
Old man Deng asked, but the woman he called Xiao Nuan didn't react, still staring at Duanmu Shenjiu blankly. Old man Deng seemed to be very satisfied with her appearance, lowered his head and smiled quietly, then cleared his throat again, raised the decibel and shouted, "Xiao Nuan, don't look at it, there are guests at home, please come in quickly." ”
The woman came back to her senses, let out a panicked oh, then stepped out of the way and cramped, "Please... Please come in..."
Duanmu Shenjiu touched the bridge of his nose behind Old Man Deng, and at this time, Old Man Deng turned his head and looked at Duanmu Shenjiu with a smile, blinking his cunning eyes.
Old man Deng made an abacus in his heart, Duanmu Shenjiu suddenly understood, he sighed helplessly in his heart, shook his head secretly, took a step and followed Old Man Deng into the courtyard, and when he passed by the woman, he turned sideways slightly.
Duanmu Shenjiu met with this woman, after the last martial arts competition in Tianxi Mountain Manor, Duanmu Shenjiu was blocked by this woman, the woman was hesitant, stumbling and stumbling, and Duanmu Shenjiu face-to-face "stalemate" for a while, so Duanmu Shenjiu remembered her, this woman in white clothes at the time, holding a three-foot sword.
If the guess is correct, the girl from the same village that Old Man Deng told him some time ago should be the woman in front of him.
Thinking of this, Duanmu Shenjiu had a big head for a while, and said in his heart, Old Man Deng, it is true that the older a person is, the hotter his heart becomes, originally Duanmu Shenjiu thought that he was saying that casually, but he didn't expect this guy to really remember this matter, so he really looked for a chance to let himself meet this woman.
I have been crisscrossing the rivers and lakes for so many years, and I have been sleeping in the mountains for thousands of years, and it is really the first time I have met a matchmaker for myself.
Walking into the courtyard, the girl behind her closed the courtyard door again, and the old man Deng took Duanmu Shenjiu and shouted while walking into the hall, "Old woman, come out quickly, there are guests at home, prepare good wine and good food." ”
Out of the kitchen came an old woman, with a rickety figure, gray hair, and an old complexion, but she walked very smoothly, very numb, and even walked into the hall with a gust of wind.
Old man Deng's old couple have good bodies and bones, and they are very tough, thanks to the fact that when they were poor in their early years, they worked hard, so gradually both of them had a strong body and bones, even if they were old, they were still healthy and healthy, disease-free and painless.
The old woman stepped over the threshold and looked into the house with a happy look, the family has not had guests for a long time, and their children are all older, leaving the mountain village and going to live in the big city.
Seeing Old Man Deng's wife, Duanmu Shenjiu put down the gift in his hand and smiled softly, "Old sister-in-law, hello, I'm Duanmu Shenjiu." ”
The old woman happily rubbed her hands on her apron and said, "I know, I always heard him say that he brought an apprentice, who is tall and handsome, and honest, and finally saw you today." ”
The old woman saw what Duanmu Shenjiu had put on the ground, and said in a reproachful tone, "Oh, you said you would come, and what else to take, it's really too out-of-the-box." ”
Without waiting for Duanmu Shenjiu to talk to Old Man Deng, the old woman stepped forward and picked up her things, put them next to the cabinet by the wall, and then looked out again, and looked at the woman who was standing in the courtyard at a loss, looking panicked, she was standing there with her head down, rubbing the corners of her clothes, her feet were still scratching on the ground, and she could see that she was very nervous.
The old woman and the old man Deng glanced at each other, the smile in their eyes was very thick, mixed with a look of satisfaction, all this Duanmu Shenjiu was in full view, and she couldn't sigh in her heart, this is really a conspiracy...
The girl in the courtyard never dared to look up, her heart was like a dozen deer, scurrying around in her small chest at this time, not stopping at all, her heart was pounding, and finally she couldn't bear it anymore, so she wanted to get out of here quickly, and then she mustered up the courage to say to the people in the hall, "Aunt Deng, Uncle Deng, I'll go back first." With that, he walked to the gate of the courtyard.
Seeing this, Aunt Deng, who was pouring tea for Duanmu Shenjiu in the hall, hurriedly put down the teacup, chased it out and said, "Xiao Nuan, what are you doing, it's time to eat in a while, don't run blind." ”
Xiao Nuan stopped behind the door, was silent for a few seconds, and then turned around and said, "Aunt Deng, I eat at your house every day, I'm sorry, I just happened to have guests today, so I won't bother." ”
Aunt Deng chased out of the door, came to the girl standing behind the door, took her hand, and said sadly, "Silly boy, look at what you said and what you mean by nuisance, I should have raised you a long time ago." Alas, I regret it, I watched you grow up when I was a child, and then after your parents left, you couldn't support a family alone, so you left the village, and I cried for many years, I should have left you to raise you as a daughter, so you wouldn't be a nun, what a sin, what a sin..."
"Aunt Deng..."The girl screamed a little childishly, and before she could finish speaking, she was dragged by the old woman to the kitchen.
Duanmu Shenjiu in the house awkwardly held the tea, sat on a chair, looked at the simple hall, and looked at the old man Deng who was humming a little song with his legs crossed, and suddenly retreated in his heart, thinking about whether to leave first.
Thinking of this, Duanmu Shenjiu immediately put down the teacup, looked at Old Man Deng and was about to speak, who knew that before he could speak, Old Man Deng waved his hand and said, "Don't say it, I know what you want to do, hehe, honestly drink with me, otherwise I will beat you a little rabbit cub!"
Duanmu Shenjiu smiled dumbly, how many years have passed, except for his father who called himself that, no one else dared to call him that.
Duanmu Shenjiu coughed dryly, cleared his throat, and said in a low voice, "Old man Deng, are you really here?"
Old man Deng looked at Duanmu Shenjiu like an idiot, and said, "Can this still be a joke?" Originally, I was going to give you a chance to meet, hehe, today is better than a day, it's a coincidence, this girl has been eating in a pot with me and my wife since she came back, and today is just right, everyone can have a meal together." ”
Duanmu Shenjiu knocked on his forehead, hung his head and said dejectedly, "Old man Deng, I understand your kindness, but I really don't have the idea of starting a family, so forget it..."
"You dare!" Old man Deng glared, immediately stood up, glared angrily at Duanmu Shenjiu, and said angrily, "You little rabbit cub, how old are you?
"I..." Duanmu Shenjiu really didn't know how to explain it.
Old man Deng said again, "What are you, you have also seen the girl, white and pure, water and water, how beautiful, although your kid is not bad, but people can always be worthy of you, right? Do you think she is ugly and can't look down on her?"
"No, no, she's not ugly, I didn't mean that. Duanmu Shinjiu explained.
"Then what do you mean, or do you look down on being a nun?" Old man Deng asked with wide eyes, his eyes were very fierce, and when he looked at Duanmu Shenjiu, a thought of temporarily avoiding the edge inexplicably rose in his heart.
"How could I look down on being a nun... Look at what you say, it's like I'm wearing tinted glasses..."
Only then did Old Man Deng sit down again, nodded with satisfaction, and said earnestly, "Young man, don't be too stubborn, people live for a lifetime, and if you don't have a family, you will come to the world for nothing, not only sorry for yourself, but also sorry for your parents!"
After saying that, Old Man Deng suddenly poked his head in front of Duanmu Shenjiu, and whispered with a wicked smile, "Hello nun, this at least shows that Xiao Nuan is still a chick, an innocent and clean girl, which is much better than those unscrupulous women outside!"
Duanmu Shenjiu looked at Old Man Deng in surprise, it was hard to imagine that this old guy who was not amazing could still think of this.
But Duanmu Shenjiu still didn't intend to compromise on this, and said without giving up, "I really don't have the idea of starting a family." ”
Old man Deng looked at Duanmu Shenjiu viciously again, but this time he did not reprimand, but stood up, walked out of the hall without a word, and got into the kitchen, and then after a while, the girl who was pulled into the kitchen by Aunt Deng was pushed to the door of the hall by Old Man Deng with a plate of persimmon cakes.
The girl with a plate of persimmon cakes hesitated at the door for a long time, her little face was flushed, and she couldn't take a step under her feet.
The next time is the old man Deng and his wife, who specially set aside alone time for Duanmu Shenjiu and her, the two can get along in the hall for a while, talk to each other, and get to know each other briefly.
Duanmu Shenjiu in the house frowned heavily, looked at the teacup in his hand absentmindedly, and suddenly heard a sound outside the door, and then he followed the sound and saw the girl standing crampedly at the door with a plate.
Duanmu Shenjiu hurriedly got up and looked at the girl, the girl moved lightly, the jade hand held the porcelain plate, carefully crossed the threshold, and walked in with her head down.
"You... You—" The girl stammered, looking at the persimmon cake on the plate and said, "This is... It's..."
"Persimmon cake?" Duanmu Shenjiu probed slightly.
"Hmm!" the girl blushed and hummed heavily.
There is a way that women blush, and they have always been easy to be stupid.
Duanmu Shenjiu's mood suddenly improved a little, and he was no longer so gloomy, and he smiled, "You still stutter like this." ”
When these words were spoken, the atmosphere was much more relaxed, and the girl also exhaled a long breath of relief, and mustered up the courage to face Duanmu Shenjiu.
Her cheeks were crimson, her eyes were wide, she looked at the famous thousand-year-old immortal person in front of her, and said smoothly, "This is a persimmon cake made by Aunt Deng, picked from the persimmon tree planted by herself, I liked to eat it when I was a child, you can eat a few too, it's very sweet and delicious." ”
Duanmu Shenjiu bowed slightly, hugged his hands together, treated the girl in front of him with the etiquette of the rivers and lakes, and said briefly, "Thank you." ”
The girl put the plate in her hand on the table, her hands became empty, and she suddenly became a little embarrassed, her hands were uncomfortable in front of her, uncomfortable behind her, and naturally drooped and uncomfortable.
But after all, the girl was a regular customer here, and she quickly calmed down, she brought a thermos to refill Duanmu Shenjiu's teacup, and then carefully wiped off a few drops of tea on the table with a rag.
Duanmu Shenjiu held a persimmon cake in his hand, looked at the things that the girl in front of him did, and asked, "I haven't asked the girl's name yet." ”
The girl bowed her head and said shyly, "My name is Li Nuan." ”
Duanmu Shenjiu whispered silently a few times.
Li Nuan raised his head and said with a smile, "When I was a child, there was a plum tree planted at home, and the plums were warm and would mature in July and August every year. ”
Duanmu Shenjiu looked at Li Nuan seriously, her expression was extremely familiar.
"My name is Qingzhou, the Qingzhou of Kyushu, and I was born to the sun. ”