(40) Winter
Time flies quickly, and it looks like winter is about to begin, and the winter in Qingshui Village seems to come very early, and the autumn is much shorter.
In this Jiangnan town, Luqiao Town, Baizhu Village and Qinghe Village are all under the jurisdiction of Luqiao Town.
Every year in Qinghe Village, after winter arrives, it will snow heavily in the first half of the month or so, and the heavy snow will cover the mountain.
Qi Heng in the courtyard looked at the weather and the increasingly cold weather, and thought about going up the mountain again tomorrow.
Qi Heng thought about it, so he went in the direction of the Li family, and today, Su Yiniang invited him to dinner again, because he sent something to the Li family again.
Thinking of Ah Shui's eyes looking at him in the past few days, thinking of Su Yi avoiding himself more and more, and Ah Shui's appearance of protecting his sister from time to time, he felt helpless and funny.
He smiled helplessly, looked at the path ahead, sighed in his heart, and sighed helplessly, if he continues to make trouble like this, when will he be able to marry a wife?
Originally, he thought that he would marry Su Yi home before this winter, first, it would be a great blessing to be able to marry his beloved as soon as possible, and secondly, the winter in Qingshui Village was too cold, and it was always good to have someone in the bed.
Qi Heng, looking ahead, the path, sighed, his way to marry a wife~
Qingshui Village is neither big nor small, and the villagers in it have adapted to the integrity of the village from generation to generation very early.
Often every family, in the early winter, will prepare winter things early, so that it is better to spend the whole winter, and Qi Heng has also gained experience after staying in the village for these days.
When the time of winter comes, both men and women who work far away and students who study abroad will return to the village in advance, and the number of people in the village will suddenly increase.
There are also villagers in Qinghe Village who have to go to the town in advance to buy New Year's goods in the heavy snow, and when it comes to buying New Year's goods, most of the women and mothers-in-law in Qinghe Village will wear festive clothes and go to meet again.
At this time, Qinghe Village will be lively and festive.
But the Li family's courtyard is not very festive at this time this year, for no other reason, just because of the heavy snow and the mountains are about to celebrate the New Year.
After the New Year, the girl of the Li family will be 17 years old, and if she doesn't say goodbye, she will look older.
The Li family and his wife were a little anxious because of this, and the old man Chen was also a little worried, he wanted to ask his granddaughter several times if she hadn't let go of Qi Heng yet, but he remembered what she had done on the mountain, and he didn't dare to mention what she thought of Qi Heng in his heart.
After a few days, Su Yi calmed down, people's emotions gradually calmed down, and her thinking became much clearer, and she began to think in her heart, if Qi Heng didn't like herself, why did she kiss herself?
Could it be that because of her grandfather's words, she has been making trouble all the way for so long?
What did she want in the first place?
By the way, she wanted to marry him in the first place.
People are calm, and the things they think are more rational, she doesn't know if she is too contradictory, she obviously promised Ah Shui not to associate with him in private, but she, very strange, wants to see him.
Fortunately, this morning she hinted at her mother for a long time, and finally in the afternoon, she met Qi Heng to deliver something, and her mother invited Qi Heng to come over for dinner.
Evening.
Qi Heng had already come over, and he, Su Yi's father, and grandfather were eating the appetizers that Su Yi Niang had prepared first.
In the stove room, Su Yi was burning the fire, Qi Heng came to knock on the door, and when she came in, her heart was already beating fast~
Now she was burning a fire, and her heart was beating faster and faster.
Su Yi Niang was stir-frying, and said to Su Yi from time to time, "Su Yi, you can also take a look, in the future, you will be able to cook this dish~"
"You girl, did you hear what your mother said? come and see~"
"Hey, Suyi~"
Her mother called her several times before she reacted, and then looked at her mother in a daze, not knowing what she said.
Su Yiniang, seeing her like this, said a little angrily: "I've called you several times, what do you want?"
Soe shook her head.
"Then you can take a look, this dish is like this, I'll teach you~"
Su Yi nodded, then stood up, walked to her mother's side, watched her mother cook, and after a while, her mother finished the food, put it out, turned it around, and then let her take it to the hall.
Su Yi nodded, and went to the hall with the dish, but she was a little absent-minded in her heart.
Then, she walked a few steps, entered the hall, put the dishes on the table, and hit Qi Heng, she didn't know if she did it intentionally or unintentionally, she was a little confused~
Qi Heng sat beside Old Man Chen, she put down the dishes, took a step back, looked at Qi Heng's back, and exited the hall again.
Then he walked to the stove room, and the whole person looked a little confused.
She entered the stove room, sat down on the low stool in front of the stove hole, and looked at the fire in the stove with some blank eyes.
Her mother glanced at her a few times, and said strangely: "What's wrong with you? Look listless? I just added firewood in the stove hole, and you can come and see how I make this dish now." ”
Su Yi heard her mother's voice, raised her head and glanced at her mother, didn't speak, stood up again, walked to her mother's side, and then looked at her mother's stir-fry, but looking at it, her eyes became empty again~
Qi Heng, Qi Heng, there is only Qi Heng in his mind~
I also remembered those days in the underworld~
Thinking of the underworld, she suddenly put her eyes on her mother's body, suddenly reached out and touched her mother's arm, really, Su Yi saw her movements, and looked at her inexplicably, "What are you doing?" ”
Su Yi nodded, but tears almost poured out, her mother, it's a real mother~
How grateful she was to that goddess.
Su Yiniang worked in the stove room for a while, and the meal was finally ready, and then she went to the hall to eat.
Su Yi followed her mother and went to the hall.
Qi Heng sat opposite Su Yi, Su Yi lowered her head and didn't look at him, she ate the rice in her bowl, and occasionally pinched the dish closest to her on the table in front of her.
occasionally glanced at Qi Heng, but more often he ate his meal quietly.
It was Ah Shui, his eyes were staring at Qi Heng tightly, and he was very unkind, Qi Heng was a little embarrassed to be looked at by Ah Shui~
"Little brother, come, have two more drinks. Su Yi Daddy laughed.
Ah Shui raised his head, listened to his father call the little brother, remembered the matter of his sister and Qi Heng, and felt very uncomfortable, he looked at Qi Heng tightly, and then glanced at his father who was in the dark.
Ah Shui wanted to say, Dad, you little brother, you dare to despise your daughter, are you still drinking with him so happily?
Qi Heng smiled and said, "Okay~"
Then he picked up his glass and took a sip.
"Come, come and eat, your sister-in-law, the craftsmanship is good~"
Old man Chen looked at him kindly and said.
Then he picked up the plate of dishes in front of him with chopsticks and ate it.
Then, Old Man Chen thought that it was going to be winter, and after winter, it would snow and cover the mountains, and the fierce beasts in the mountains would be even more ferocious.
He said with a worried face: "Heng boy, you should be careful when you enter the mountain recently, pay more attention, don't go into the mountain if it is too deep." ”
When Qi Heng heard Uncle Chen say this, he nodded and said, "Okay." ”
When Old Man Chen heard him say yes, he smiled, and then beckoned him to eat and drink.
Su Yi opposite him lowered his head and didn't dare to look at him anymore, Su Yi felt a little weird in his heart, and he didn't know why it was today, but he wanted to cry when he saw him~
The mood is very low, and it seems to be very sad~
In the hall, the oil lamp is illuminated, and on the dinner table, drinking, eating, eating, watching the bustle, the wind and waves are calm, but I don't know that there are many people who are far from being as calm as they seem.
Old man Chen looked at Qi Heng and smiled, but from time to time he looked at his granddaughter who was quietly eating with her head down, and then looked at Qi Heng again, sighed in his heart, opened his mouth, and wanted to say something, but when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed again, and he didn't know if Su Yi, a stupid girl, could put it down.
He sighed again, ate the rice in the bowl, and drank wine and ate food with his son-in-law and Qi Heng casually.
Coach Li chatted with Qi Heng from time to time, Old Man Chen also said a few sentences from time to time, and Su Yiniang also interjected two sentences from time to time.
And Ah Shui, his eyes turned and turned, looking at Qi Heng from time to time, and his sister from time to time.
When the family finished eating, Father Li sat on a rocking chair in the courtyard and smoked dry tobacco, Mother Li packed up some dishes and chopsticks and went to the stove room, Old Man Chen sat on another rocking chair and also smoked dry tobacco, he looked at Qi Heng who was sitting on another bench and wearing a blue robe, and said: "Brother Heng, did you encounter any danger in the mountains a few days ago?"
Qi Heng smiled at Old Man Chen and said, "Uncle Chen, I didn't encounter anything dangerous in the mountains~"
Old man Chen nodded: "That's good, you pay attention to yourself, it's not a way to hunt all the time, you save some silver to buy two acres of land, plant some dealers to live, and in the future, if you marry a wife and have children, you won't always make the girl's family worry."
"That's what Uncle Chen said. ”
The two chatted with each other.
Speaking of marrying a wife, Su Yi's father glanced at Qi Heng, and he also spoke: "Does Heng have a favorite girl, if there is a girl you like, just tell my eldest brother, I, your sister-in-law and your uncle will invite the matchmaker to come and go to other girls' houses to propose marriage." ”
Before Qi Heng could speak, Ah Shui, who had been listening to their chat secretly in the room, was almost furious, he secretly looked at his father through the crack in the door, angry and angry in his heart, this stupid father!
Then he glanced at Uncle Qi, only to see him glance in the direction of Ah Shui's stove room, and said, "More Brother Li, I want to propose marriage in the future, and I hope that Brother Li and my sister-in-law will be successful." ”
"It's easy to say, my sister-in-law and I, I wish you had a family early, when the time comes, no matter which girl it is, your sister-in-law and I are willing to protect you from this matchmaker, what is not perfected, it will definitely be fulfilled. ”
After speaking, the coachman took another puff of dry smoke, and then exhaled white smoke, which shone under the oil lamp of the hall, but he could see it clearly.
Now, Ah Shui in the room is even more angry, what does Uncle Qi mean?
What does daddy mean?
Could it be that Daddy didn't hear his words?
Ah Shui is going crazy in the room, where is there still the child who reads quietly and practices calligraphy on weekdays.
Wrong?
He thought of Uncle Qi's words, "More Brother Li, I want to propose marriage in the future, and I hope that Brother Li and sister-in-law will be fulfilled." ”
What did he mean by this, that he was coming to his house to propose marriage?
That is, to marry a sister?
Ah Shui's mind turned, and he glanced at Qi Heng again, looking at him, he didn't seem to be as annoying as before~
If he is willing to marry his sister~
It just so happens that Sister Ah also likes him~
That~
It doesn't seem to be bad, either!
Ah Shui thought.
However, he was frivolous and bullied Sister A~
Ah Shui was a little angry when he thought of this, at this time, how did he know that two people who liked each other couldn't control some intimate behaviors, they couldn't help it, they were willing, where could they say that they were light?
I don't know if when he is older and has a girl he likes, and when he can't help but do some intimate behavior with the girl he loves, will he think of his nine-year-old self? Will he laugh at himself at this time?
In the hospital.
After chatting for a while, Qi Heng looked at Su Yi, who had followed her mother into the stove room and had not come out, and became a little anxious.
Fortunately, after a while, Su Yi finally came out.
Qi Heng looked at her, watched her come out of the stove room, looked at her step by step, step by step, and also glanced at herself, step by step, and then, she pushed the door again and entered her room.
Then when he saw the closed door, Qi Heng got up and was about to say goodbye and go home.
Old man Chen looked at him, nodded, and said again: "Yi girl, do you want to send your Uncle Qi." ”
When Su Yi's father heard this, he glanced at his father-in-law a little strangely, it was already dark this day, and asked Su Yi to send it?
But before Su Yi in the room could answer, Ah Shui had already opened the door, looked at his grandfather and said, "Grandfather, I'll send it." ”
Then he looked at Qi Heng.
Qi Heng glanced at him and didn't speak.
Then the two of them left the courtyard gate one after another, Ah Shui stood at the gate of the courtyard, looked at him, opened his mouth, but didn't say anything.
Ah Shui saw that he had gone away, so he went back to his yard, and then he glanced at the door of his sister's room, and then returned to his room with confidence.
Qi Heng walked alone on the village road, Qinghe Village in early winter was a little cold, he wore a lot of clothes but still felt a little cold, and the tall figure looked a little lonely at night.
In the small courtyard of the Li family, Old Man Chen also got up and walked to his yard.
He walked steadily, briskly, and hummed a song.
Whoever sees such a thin old man will not guess that he has experienced the loss of his father when he was young, the loss of his wife when he was young, and the loss of his son in his prime.
After all, he looked at him like an ordinary old man with such a spirit and happiness.
In Su Yi's room in the Li family's courtyard, Su Yi was lying on the bed, feeling more and more sad.
Thinking of Qi Heng, thinking of his return from a lifetime, thinking of his grandfather saying that Qi Heng didn't like him, thinking of Qi Heng in the cave~
also thought that she wanted to beat him violently that day, but~
She suddenly had mixed feelings in her heart~
But then my stomach hurts, and something seems to flow out~
So obedient, she pulled her underwear and looked at it, and saw a red blood, it turned out to be the old guy~
No wonder he said, why is he so depressed today~