The girl saw a strange young man staring at her intently, and her face turned red all of a sudden, Ji'er was surprised and surprised, and she also recognized Luo Yuxuan.

Luo Yuxuan's heart beat violently, plucked up the courage to walk over, and said with a smile: "Girl, it seems that we have met?"

The girl's face was stained with a layer of red, and she was very shy, lowered her head, and said in a voice like a mosquito: "It seems to be." Some time ago, you begged for water to drink, and I brought you a bowl. Luo Yuxuan said curiously: "Why is the girl here?" The girl raised her head and smiled at him, and said, "This is my home, I'm not here or there?"

After a while, he asked, "So who was the family you were in last time?" The girl said, "That family's surname is Guo, and it's my aunt's family." My aunt was seriously ill, and I went to see her, and I happened to meet you. Luo Yuxuan asked, "Why did I lock the door when I went home at night and saw no one?" The girl said with a gloomy expression: "My aunt is old, terminally ill, has no children and no daughters, and doesn't want to die alone in Taiping Village, so we will take her back." Luo Yuxuan nodded and said, "I see." Then he said, "Later, is she better?" The girl said: "She died shortly after we took her home, and my father buried her in the back mountain, and with her grandparents, she was not lonely." After my aunt died, we didn't go back for a long time. ”

Luo Yuxuan said in his heart: "No wonder I pass by there every day and see that the door has been locked. The girl said, "Sir, do you have anything to do with our village?" Luo Yuxuan said: "It's okay, I came to find a friend, it happened that he was not at home, I saw the beautiful scenery of this village, and I came here unconsciously." Please forgive me for the abruptness!" said and gave a salute, the girl's body bent slightly, and she returned the salute, but it was decent.

Luo Yuxuan thought to himself: "I didn't expect that although this girl is a country woman, she knows how to be polite. Seeing that the girl seemed to have the intention of leaving, I thought that once I lost the opportunity, I was afraid that she would regret it for the rest of her life. After hesitating for a while, he finally asked, "Thanks to the gift of water last time, may I ask the girl's surname?" At that time, men and women were very guarded, and it was extremely rude to ask the daughter's name and surname when they met for the first time.

Luo Yuxuan asked boldly, feeling uneasy. I was afraid that she would turn around and leave when she got angry, and I was afraid that she would mistakenly think that she was a prodigal son, and I couldn't help but regret it a little. Unexpectedly, the girl replied generously: "My surname is Zhou, and my name is Zhou Xiumei." ”

This greatly surprised Luo Yuxuan, and when she heard that she had told her name, she couldn't help but be overjoyed. Because only girls who have not left the cabinet will tell strange men their names, which is a folk custom and tradition. He didn't expect a village girl to have such an elegant name. Praise: "Very good name. Zhou Xiumei glanced at him and said, "It was my father who asked Lao Xiucai in the village to help get it." Luo Yuxuan said: "I see, no wonder, no wonder." ”

Without waiting for Zhou Xiumei to speak, she introduced herself: "My surname is Luo, my name is Yuxuan, and I live in Xianren Village. The girl pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "I know you, you are Mr. Luo from Hanxiang Academy." Luo Yuxuan said curiously: "How can Miss Zhou know the following." The girl said: "Mr. Luo is very knowledgeable, and he is a well-known talent in ten miles and eight villages, and I have heard people mention it." ”

Luo Yuxuan didn't expect that he was quite famous, and he was a little proud in his heart, and the most rare thing was that Miss Zhou had actually heard of his talent, which made him feel a lot more confident.

At this time, I suddenly heard a young child's voice shouting: "Eldest sister, eldest sister, where are you, my mother told you that something is wrong?" Zhou Xiumei responded: "Just come." He said to Luo Yuxuan: "Mr. Luo, my little brother called me, I'll go first." Luo Yuxuan said: "Girl, please." Zhou Xiumei took the laundry tub and turned around and left. After walking a few steps, he glanced back at Luo Yuxuan and smiled at him.

Luo Yuxuan's spirit wandered, looking at Miss Zhou's departing figure, and stood in place in a daze for a long time.

After returning home, he told him about the things he didn't encounter when he visited Zhang Ziyang. I only thought about Zhou Xiumei in my heart, thinking about her voice and smile, but I suddenly laughed, suddenly happy, and suddenly sad. For several days, Mrs. Luo looked at him with a strange expression, looking stupid and dumb. Worriedly, he asked, "Son, what's wrong with you, you're obsessed?" he said as he tried his forehead with his hand to see if he had a fever.

Luo Yuxuan said: "Mother, I fell in love with a girl?" He was shy by nature, and even to his mother, it took a lot of courage to say this. He suddenly said this, Mrs. Luo looked at him in surprise, was stunned for a moment, and laughed: "The sun is coming out in the west, what is that girl, so that you are fascinated like this, you should tell your mother earlier, lest I trust this and that." ”

Luo Yuxuan said: "It's from Taiping Village, the family's surname is Zhou, and the girl's name is Zhou Xiumei." Mrs. Luo said: "From Taiping Village, why haven't I heard that there is a girl who has not left the cabinet this week, how did you know?" Luo Yuxuan said: "Mother, in fact, I saw her a few months ago." Then he told Mrs. Luo about the acquaintance of the two.

Mrs. Luo said: "In this way, you two have fate. That week, the girl turned out to be Aunt Guo's niece. Some time ago, I heard that after she returned to her parents' house, she fell ill and died. I didn't expect her to be so pitiful. As he spoke, tears flowed. Luo Yuxuan said: "Mother, don't be sad, although Aunt Guo is lonely, in the end, the leaves fall back to the roots, and it can be regarded as finding a home." Mrs. Luo said: "Yes, yes." Wiping away his tears, he said, "Yuxuan, are you sure that the girl of the Zhou family has not yet allowed anyone?" Luo Yuxuan hesitated: "It doesn't look like it, but it's not certain." ”

Mrs. Luo pondered for a while, and said: "I'll ask someone to inquire from the side first, and I have to figure it out, otherwise I will go rashly, in case someone has already promised a match, this will not be a big joke." Our old Luo family can't afford to lose this person. ”

Luo Yuxuan said: "Just according to what you always said." But it's fast, it's been a long time, it's not good. Mrs. Luo smiled: "How many times did my mother urge you before, you were always unhurried, why are you in a hurry now, is that girl very pretty?" Luo Yuxuan's face turned red and said, "Mother, why are you joking about your son?" Mrs. Luo smiled: "I'm still shy, you are my son." Don't I know your heart yet?"

The next day, Mrs. Luo got up early, hired another donkey, and went to Taiping Village. Luo Yuxuan pondered his mother's words, chewed on the conversation with Miss Zhou, recalled every detail and expression of that day, and only hoped that she had never had anyone, but seeing that her age was almost twenty years old, if there were no people at this age, this was rare, and there might be some other reason. He thought crankily.

Thinking and looking forward to it, happy and sorrowful, pondering, and tangled, the day was almost over, and it was not until the evening that Mrs. Luo came back on a little donkey.