Liu Kai asked casually: "What is it?"

Zhang Cai smiled and said, "I'll tell Mr. Liu for a while." ”

Liu Kai also smiled and nodded, and then asked Zhang Cai some things about Liu Qian, Zhang Cai also answered one by one, Zhang Xiaohua also shouted at Brother Liu next to him, and said a lot of good things about Liu Qian, and Liu Kai was smiling.

Liu Kai sat with Zhang Cai for a while, and when he saw that the hour was not early, he said to Zhang Cai: "Uncle and Xiaohua will sit here for a while, my father doesn't know when it will be over, I have to go to my uncle's place to say hello, and it is better to go to his place to eat at noon." ”

Zhang Cai waved his hand and said, "Virtuous nephews don't have to be polite, just eat as much as you want." ”

Liu Kai got up and said: "That's not good, uncle is so easy to come here, we must do our best to be a landlord, I still remember that Xiaohua loves to eat braised pork, and I will let you eat enough at noon today." ”

Zhang Xiaohua stuck out her tongue and said, "Then, Brother Xiexie Liu." ”

Liu Kai smiled and said, "You sweet-mouthed little ghost." With that, he hurried out the door. Only Zhang Cai and Zhang Xiaohua were left waiting in the house.

The two waited while drinking tea, and after waiting for a while, Mr. Liu still did not come out.

At this time, a loud voice came from outside the door: "Brother Zhang, you are finally here." ”

Zhang Cai and Zhang Xiaohua both laughed, this must be Butcher Liu.

Zhang Cai and Zhang Xiaohua quickly stood up, and as soon as they walked to the door, they met Butcher Liu, who walked over with a "pedaling". Butcher Liu affectionately took Zhang Cai's hand and said, "Brother Zhang, I haven't seen you for a few days, I really miss you, your leg is fine, well, looking at this, it must be so neat." ”

Zhang Cai also smiled and said: "Yes, thanks to my brother, the injury has healed, no, I walked here from Guozhuang in the morning, and my leg didn't hurt too much." ”

Butcher Liu said: "Ji people have their own natural appearance, Brother Zhang is a real person, there will be good rewards, by the way, how are the injuries of your two sons?"

Zhang Cai said: "Xiaohu's injuries have all healed, and Xiaolong is almost fast." ”

Butcher Liu said: "That's a good dare, spring plowing is coming soon, so don't worry about it at home." Let's go inside and talk. ”

Everyone then entered the house and sat down again, just sat down, Butcher Liu had not had time to drink saliva, Mr. Liu also entered the house, Zhang Cai and Zhang Xiaohua quickly got up again, stepped forward to salute, Mr. Liu also returned the salute and invited them to sit down. Mr. Liu said apologetically: "Brother Zhang has been here for a long time, I am painting a painting, and it is rude not to greet him." ”

Zhang Cai hurriedly said: "It's okay, my brother is busy with business, let's just wait in the house, besides, isn't there Liu Kai, he is talking with us, and he just walked away." Brother's drawing is ready?"

Mr. Liu glanced at Butcher Liu and said, "It's a little close, I interrupted the train of thought for this guy's loud voice, let's continue in the afternoon." ”

Butcher Liu said innocently: "I didn't know you were painting." Besides, I was born with this big voice. If I hadn't woken you up, you'd have to hang Brother Zhang here. ”

Mr. Liu said: "You are always reasonable, don't talk about you." ”

Then he said to Zhang Cai: "I also have this problem, writing or painting, I will forget the things around me, this is the case all year round, and I can't change it." Come, please have tea. ”

After speaking, he also took a sip of the teacup, and then said regretfully: "This tea is a lot worse than Brother Zhang's, I really miss the tea I drank last time." ”

Zhang Cai said with a smile: "Then Brother Liu should go to Guozhuang more, or he can move over and live, and he can drink every day." ”

Mr. Liu smiled and said, "Many things are easier said than done. ”

Several people sat and gossiped for a while, and asked each other about the situation, and then Mr. Liu asked: "Brother Zhang, is there something wrong with coming to Baligou this time?"

Zhang Cai said: "Brother Liu, I am here this time, and I really have something very important to discuss with you. ”

Mr. Liu nodded and said, "Brother, come and hear it." ”

Zhang Cai continued: "Qianqian has been in our house for so long, and the people in our family like her very much, and my eldest son Zhang Xiaolong and her are in love with each other, I came here this time to discuss with you whether we can form a family of children and daughters." ”

After Zhang Cai finished speaking, his eyes were fixed on Mr. Liu, hoping to see a smile or joy on his face.

However, he didn't see the look of expectation, instead, Mr. Liu was obviously stunned, and then frowned, seemingly, it seems, there was a sense of refusal. The butcher Liu next to him has always been quick to talk, but this time he didn't interject, his eyes saw Mr. Liu from Zhang Cai, and then from Mr. Liu to Zhang Cai, which was a little intriguing. After a while, Mr. Liu spoke, and he said: "Brother Zhang, you are a cheerful person, I will tell you straight to the point, we can say anything we want, don't hide it, do you think it's okay?"

Zhang Cai naturally agreed.

Mr. Liu continued: "Before Qianqian's mother died, her only wish was for me to find a haode in-law for Qianqian, over the years, there were not a few people who came to our house to propose, but I didn't agree, one is that Qianqian is not satisfied, and the other is that I think they can't bring happiness to Qianqian." In addition, I know that Qianqian has liked to read since she was a child, and her wish has always been to find a knowledgeable Langjun, I know that Xiaolong is a good child, and I am very relieved in terms of character, but he doesn't seem to be very literate. Moreover, Qianqian has never done farm work since she was a child, and the affairs of the family, the female celebrity is naturally no problem, but in the future, she will live with Xiaolong, and she will not be able to do this farm work. Also, Qianqian and Xiaolong have known each other for only a month, how can they fall in love so quickly? Qianqian may have a good impression of Xiaolong, which is also normal, after all, Xiaolong once saved Qianqian, if this is good, Qianqian will marry her, it will be too child's play. ”

Zhang Cai listened to these words, the expression on his face was also a little twisted, he thought that according to his previous experience in dealing with Mr. Liu, he felt that he was a very good talker, and looking at his appreciation for Xiaolong, since Liu Qian agreed, presumably he would not have any problems here, but Zhang Cai thought wrongly, people's appreciation is only limited to an appreciation of the enthusiasm of rural farmers, not from the perspective of the old man. Moreover, Zhang Xiaolong and Liu Qian live in different shijie, although they are both in the countryside, but one is studying and the other is farming, there is indeed no common language, and there will inevitably be estrangement in the future life, everything is natural for Zhang Cai, who marries his daughter-in-law, to come and see, and Mr. Liu, who is not married to his daughter, will have to think about it very carefully.

Zhang Xiaohua was also stunned when he heard this, he also didn't expect that Mr. Liu, who looked kind, would refuse, but he didn't know how to say it well, so he could only look at his father, hoping that his father could persuade Mr. Liu.

Zhang Cai said: "Mr. Liu is more worried, the matter of marriage, first of all, the two are happy, since Xiaolong and Qianqian are willing, then they must be able to live a very good life, the elder brother said that there is no common topic, I think in the future, let Qianqian teach Xiaolong to read, and slowly cultivate it? There is also farm work, Qianqian will not do things in the field, we naturally will not let her do it, our family has four strong laborers, and we will definitely not wronged Qianqian to work in the field." ”

Mr. Liu sighed and said, "Didn't I say just now that some things are easier said than done." In addition, Liu Kai has not yet decided to get married, and Liu Qian will marry first if she is her sister, which is not good. ”

Zhang Cai also forgot this, yes, the habit of the peasant family is to put the elder brother first and then the younger sister, the marriage of the elder brother has not been decided, and the younger sister is naturally not qualified to consider it, and Zhang Cai is also a little speechless.

At this time, Liu Kai came back, he didn't notice the embarrassing atmosphere in the house, and said to Mr. Liu and Butcher Liu: "Dad, second uncle, the food over there is ready to stop, please Uncle Zhang and Xiaohua come over for dinner." ”

Mr. Liu looked at Zhang Cai and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang, let's go, let this go in advance, you and I will think about it again, let's go to dinner first." ”

Butcher Liu also took Zhang Xiaohua's hand and said, "Let's go, don't talk about things, eating is the most important thing, does Xiaohua want to eat braised pork?"

Butcher Liu's wine and rice are naturally more abundant than Zhang Cai's family, but Zhang Cai does not have too much appetite, in the face of Mr. Liu and Butcher Liu's hospitality, he did not eat too much, only Zhang Xiaohua ate the most, one is that he is growing his body, his appetite is good, two, in his opinion, the eldest brother and Sister Qianqian are very compatible, the two must be very happy living together, he firmly believes that this marriage will be successful, so for Mr. Liu's refusal just now, he was depressed for a while, and now he has long since put it aside, without his father's heart, for a table full of food, of course he let go of his cheeks and munched。 Seeing that he was eating well, Butcher Liu's wife and Liu Yueyue also smiled, and kept putting delicious food in his bowl, and asked him to eat more.

Although Zhang Cai has no appetite, he is very happy to see his son eating, and he is slightly happy, Mr. Liu next to him gossips with him from time to time, and Liu Butcher also frequently toasts with him, Liu Kai has asked his father in private just now, and knows the reason why Zhang Cai is unhappy, so he didn't talk much at the dinner table, just ate by himself.

The meal was quickly finished, everyone rested at Butcher Liu's house, Zhang Cai took Zhang Xiaohua to say goodbye to everyone, Mr. Liu wanted to leave them to sit at home for a while, but it was not early to see that it was not early, and there was still a long way to go, so they did not force them to stay, and the group sent Zhang Cai and the two to the entrance of the village, and then turned back.

At this time, the people in Butcher Liu's family also knew the purpose of the Zhang family's visit, and Liu Yueyue said to Mr. Liu: "Uncle, Uncle Zhang is right, my sister really likes Zhang Xiaolong, and she talked about it last time I went." ”

Mr. Liu sighed and said, "The female university is not staying, but this matter of living a life cannot be solved by feelings alone." ”