Chapter 24: Matters of the Heart
Liu Qian then explained: "When Mr. Wu got the treasure, he was powerless and didn't have enough ability to protect it. There is no way to fight back, so you can only bow down and capture. And Wen Daxia is strong in martial arts, and has the spare strength to protect his treasures, which naturally depends on the opponent's skills, if he is stronger than Wen Daxia, Wen Daxia's things will be snatched away, but Wen Daxia may not be able to take his life. If you are weaker than Wen Daxia, of course you can't snatch things. In addition, it depends on the value of the treasure, after all, there are people outside the world, there is heaven outside the sky, the value of the treasure is too great, there will always be someone who restrains you to snatch it. ”
Zhang Xiaohua said excitedly: "Sister, that means that if you know martial arts, you will always be stronger than those who don't know martial arts, and you will have the ability to protect your own things, and the stronger your martial arts, the more precious things you can protect." ”
Liu Qian smiled and said, "Yes." Xiaohua is right. ”
Zhang Xiaohua continued: "If I knew martial arts, my father, eldest brother, and second brother would not have been injured when I was in the market last time, and my sister would not have been bullied." ”
When Liu Qian heard this, her expression was a little gloomy, and she said, "But how can martial arts be practiced so easily?"
Zhang Xiaohua said optimistically: "Don't worry, sister, I will definitely practice martial arts to protect you." ”
Liu Qian was also happy and said, "Okay, then you will have to rely on Zhang Daxia's protection in the future." ”
Then he continued: "Sometimes, martial arts must be like treasures, you can't tell all the secrets to others, and it is also necessary to leave a little to Zuihou to save your life." ”
Zhang Xiaohua thought for a while and said, "Sister is so powerful, how can she know so much." ”
Liu Qian said: "These are all written in books, read more, naturally understand, Xiaohua can read more in the future, and know more." Besides, what's the use of knowing more? In the face of absolute force, everything is paper-paste. ”
Liu Qian may not care, she combined what she read in the book with what she saw and heard in this paragraph, and told Zhang Xiaohua, Zhang Xiaohua didn't care, just listened, but these views deeply affected Zhang Xiaohua in the future.
While talking, the two have returned to the door of the Zhang family's small courtyard, at this time the sunset has set, a touch of zuihou struggling to be swallowed by the darkness, the cold wind rises, the eyes look over the wall, the family has already returned to the house, Zhang Xiaohua smiled secretly in her heart, the task in the afternoon was finally completed, and she said: "Sister, you have read so many books, you have to tell me more in the future, and you must also teach my eldest brother to read and write, otherwise you will all have nothing to say." ”
Liu Qian casually agreed: "Haode, it's all wrapped around me." ”
Then I felt that this sound so awkward, this little flower also has some eyes. However, he then thought, "This wall is too low, and if there is any movement in the courtyard, you can see it from the outside, and you have to make it higher when you have time." "I don't know that I have the consciousness of a housewife.
The cottage at home is still warm, Zhang Cai is talking to Zhang Xiaolong and Zhang Xiaohu on the kang, since Liu Qian came, this grandfather and son have been huddled together. Guo Sufei was already busy with the evening meal, Zhang Xiaohua carried the bucket filled with water into the yard, and was seen by the mother in front of the stove, she asked Xiaohua: "Why did you get the bucket by the well back?"
Zhang Xiaohua said: "Mother, this place is filled with well water, Sister Liu said that she brought tea from home and soaked it with this well water." ”
Guo Sufei said: "What is delicious about tea, it is bitter, and it is not as good as white water." ”
Zhang Xiaohua smiled and said: "Mother, it's because you haven't drunk good tea, you think that all the tea tastes the same as the tea of the old Guo family at the entrance of the village." The last time I drank it at Sister Liu's house, it was very delicious. ”
Liu Qian also followed and said, "Auntie, you will know if you taste it." ”
Guo Sufei saw what Liu Qian said, and said with a smile: "Okay, Qianqian said okay, then let's follow the light and taste it." ”
Then, Liu Qian filled the pot with well water and put it on the fire to boil.
The three people in the back room heard what Zhang Xiaohua said, and they all got up and came out to see if there was anything they could help.
Soon the water boiled, and the Zhang family did not have a teapot, so Liu Qian had to put a little tea in the bowl of the meal and flush it with boiling water.
Zhang Cai and the others looked at Chong Haode, with a light green tea, smelling a faint fragrance of tea, and couldn't help but wonder: "Is this still tea? Why is it so fragrant?"
Everyone endured the heat, tasted the tea, drank a bowl of tea in a few sips, and drank it again, Liu Qian said: "If you drink too much tea, you will not sleep well at night, if you want to drink, drink a little more after dinner." ”
Naturally, the crowd listened to the experts.
Liu Qian also brought a small bowl of tea to her grandmother very carefully, so that her grandmother could taste it a little.
Dinner is still coarse tea and light rice, well, wrong, today's tea is good tea, and everyone in the Zhang family is very happy. At night, except for her grandmother, Liu Qian and Zhang Xiaohua, everyone else had collective insomnia. Grandma and Liu Qian didn't drink much, although Zhang Xiaohua drank the most, but he was like everyone else before, counting sheep, and when he was a child, he immediately turned over and fell asleep, full of dreams flashing.
After the meal, Guo Sufei cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, boiled well water to make tea for her family, and took a small bowl of tea to her grandmother's cottage.
As soon as she entered the house, her grandmother heard her and asked, "Sophie?"
She promised: "Yes, mother, I will bring you a bowl of tea brought by Liu Qian." ”
Grandma said, "Didn't you drink it before eating?" Qianqian said that you can't drink more at night. ”
Guo Sufei said: "I know, mother, I have something else to do here." ”
Grandma wondered: "What's the matter, it's still so mysterious?"
Guo Sufei said: "Mother, what do you think of Liu Qian's child? Why did you say it so bluntly in person in the afternoon." ”
Grandma said: "Hey, Sophie, I just think Liu Qian's child is too good, he is a good hand at housework, he is knowledgeable, he is very good at listening to Xiaohua, and the conditions at home are good, our Xiaolong is not worthy of others." ”
Guo Sufei sighed and said: "Yes, mother, I also see it this way, but I feel that she is still very satisfied with Xiaolong, but I haven't found a chance to ask carefully, you just said it in the afternoon, I don't know how to speak again." ”
Grandma said: "Qianqian is here on the one hand, but also depends on the meaning of her family, listen to Xiaohua said, their family is a scholar, not good at farm work, his uncle is also a butcher, it seems that it is difficult to communicate with our peasant family, and their family is rich, not poorer than us, but it is really difficult to say." ”
Guo Sufei said quietly: "I just think it's hard to talk about her family, so I want Qianqian to be with Xiaolong more, and after a long time, it may be good for us to have feelings." ”
Grandma was silent for a while, sighed deeply, and said: "Sophie, it's not that I don't know what you mean, but I feel that my health is getting worse and worse recently, and I have dreamed many times at night that your father came to me and asked me to go down to accompany him, I feel that time is running out, so I said this in the afternoon, I really want to see my grandson get married, and even see us in the same house." ”
Before the words fell, Guo Sufei's tears flowed out, she was a little crying, wiped her tears and said: "Mother, don't think about it, it is estimated that you missed your father, so you dreamed, your body is fine, you will definitely be able to see your great-grandson." ”
Grandma stroked Guo Sufei's hair, and said in a kind voice: "Sufei, mother's body, mother herself knows, mother has lived for so long, watching you grow up, watching you get married, giving birth to children, and watching Xiaolong, Xiaohu and Xiaohua born and grown, already very satisfied, in the afternoon, it is also a whim, the girl has just come a few days, it is really inappropriate to mention this matter, you are so good to treat others, maybe it will be with our Xiaolong, that is the blessing of Xiaolong, but also the blessing of our family." ”
Guo Sufei said some more words to her grandmother, then got up and went out, took the already cold tea, tried it with her mouth, and couldn't drink it anymore, so she splashed helplessly in the yard, and looked back at the shadow of her mother in the dark hut, her heart was bitter, and tears flowed down her cheeks. She knows very well in her own heart that since she had a child, her whole body and mind have been put on Zhang Cai and a few children, and she rarely cares about and considers her mother, and always feels that she is under the big tree of her mother, and she can rely on her mother.
Now, whether I regret or be disappointed, I always feel that my heart is empty, something is broken, and I can't grasp it with my hands.
Guo Sufei walked into the hall in a distraction, Liu Qian was doing female red under the lamp, looked up and saw that Guo Sufei looked different, quickly got up, took the empty bowl in her hand, and asked, "Auntie, is there something wrong?"
Guo Sufei forced a smile and said, "It's okay, I'm a little tired." Then, he went to Zhang Cai's hut and took a look. Seeing that she didn't say anything, Liu Qian sat down again, looking at Guo Sufei while doing her work.
A few men in the hut were drinking tea and doing farm work, and one was lying down to recuperate. Guo Sufei didn't say much, just said: "When you're done, go to bed early, and Xiaohua will take care of your grandmother more at night." ”
Everyone answered, "Yes." "Didn't look up.
Guo Sufei didn't care, bowed her head and went straight back to her house, and didn't be a female celebrity in the hall.
Liu Qian became more and more surprised, she didn't know what was going on over there, since Guo Sufei didn't say it, she couldn't force it to ask.
It was late at night, everyone packed up and went to sleep, Liu Qian went back to the house, the light in the hut was still on, Guo Sufei had already slept, Liu Qian blew out the oil lamp, and also lay down.