Whisper
"Sister, the man in front is very pretty, even better than our father."
The children in the village have a narrow vision and can be curious about anything new. When the siblings walked to the door, Lin Chongjiu was still talking about the experiences on the road.
Aji didn't look at the man, but just vaguely saw that he seemed to be a boy. Since he was riding a horse, his family must be rich. His father was there and his body was yellowed a little. Can he compare with the rich young master?
"Xiao Jiu will wash his face by himself. I'll help my mother. You remember to put all the dishes and chopsticks on the table in the main hall." The three men behind him immediately followed. Aji didn't want to meet Meng Zhongjing, so after reminding her brother, he hurried to the kitchen.
"Have your father and the others back?" Liu was bent down and flipped the fish in the east pot.
"I'm back." Aji replied. Seeing that several dishes on the chopping board were cut and waited for frying, he squatted in front of the stove to help his mother burn the fire.
Soon, the sizzling sounds made when the dishes were in the pot, the spatula was flipped when cooking, and the tempting fragrance all came to the yard.
Lin Xian and Dad Meng walked in side by side. Dad Meng was in his forties and had not had enough legs in recent years, so his two sons asked him to support him at home without having to work in the fields.
The Meng Zhongjing brothers followed behind.
After entering the door, Meng Zhongjing couldn't help but glance around.
The Lin family newly built house three years ago. There are five upper rooms on the front, and the main room in the middle. Lin Xian and his wife live in the east. Lin Chongjiu lived with his parents when he was a child. This year, he started sleeping in the west room. The two sisters Aji occupied a west wing room, and the two were Lin's study room next to it, one was used by Lin Xian and his son, and one was used by two sisters. One was used by the east wing room as a kitchen, and the other two were used by the other two.
Such a neat house is a handful of people in Mengjia Village.
Logically speaking, he was arguing with Aji. He didn't dare to hold much hope when he proposed marriage last year. Fortunately, Lin Xian and his wife were not prepared to marry their two sweet daughters like those in the village, and soon agreed to his proposal. Meng Zhongjing was overjoyed and since then he has been looking forward to September every day so that he can marry Aji home as soon as possible.
Aju is gentle and beautiful, and many people in Shan Mengjia Village like her.
She is so diligent, so she must be preparing meals for her mother at this time, right?
Meng Zhongjing couldn't help looking at the kitchen. As he got closer to the upper room, he gradually became even with the kitchen door. Sure enough, he saw his fiancée sitting on a small stool and burning the fire. Perhaps the fire was too hot, so she picked up a handkerchief to wipe her face, and when she wiped the left side, her head tilted towards the door. Meng Zhongjing paused and looked at her nervously. Seeing that she was slightly stunned, she quickly lowered her head, and her beautiful face turned redder.
At that moment, Meng Zhongjing felt that his body was not sore at all.
"Brother..." Meng Zhongda quietly pulled his sleeve.
Meng Zhongjing's ears were hot, so he hurriedly gathered his mind and walked into the main hall. The fifteen-year-old Meng Zhongda also walked over there, but before entering the house, he couldn't help looking at the west wing. The eldest brother liked Aji, and he also thought Aji was good-looking, but he liked the cute second girl more. He even thought that Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin were willing to marry his eldest daughter to his elder brother, and it was very likely that he would be willing to promise Lin Zhu to him in the future.
The two brothers went in with their own thoughts. Lin Chongjiu had prepared a wash water after his elder sister's instructions, and several of them took turns to clean it.
The adults sat down around the table and talked. Lin Chongjiu ran to the kitchen door, "Mom, do you use me to serve the dishes?"
Mrs. Liu checked his hands first, and saw that his son's hands were washed clean, so she told him to bring two plates of cold dishes.
Lin Chongjiu helped happily.
Liu and his eldest daughter sighed: "Your father and I are both diligent people. You and Xiaojiu are following us. I really don't know why your second sister is so lazy. Humph, it is said that when giving birth, except for the midwife, whoever comes in to see the child will follow the child. When my mother gave birth to your second sister, it was the first time that your aunt came in. As expected, Azhu is as lazy as her!"
Aji smiled and agreed: "It's good to be like an aunt. My aunt married to the town and had a maid to serve her. My uncle treats her well, so how happy she lives."
Mrs. Liu was stunned. If she thought about it this way, it would make some sense.
Looking at the sensible eldest daughter, Liu thought secretly. The eldest daughter is like her. Many wealthy families are unwilling to marry her. They just want to marry someone they like, regardless of whether the other party has money or not. The Meng family is diligent and capable. She has no messy aunt at home, so she can feel assured that her daughter will marry her. The key is that Meng Zhongjing's affection for her daughter is the most favorable to her.
The food was ready, and Liu personally brought the last braised fish dish to let the men eat it, and then returned to the kitchen. If the people next to him were all men who only went to eat the leftovers after eating the women, their lives were OK and they didn't have to be so tight. When the dishes were served, she would put out some of them and bring them to the west wing with Aju.
"Azhu, is your stomach more comfortable?" After washing your hands, Aji took three dried dates from the east wing and handed them to her sister lying on the kang.
"Well, my elder sister is so nice to me." Lin Zhu praised sweetly, opening her mouth to act coquettishly towards her elder sister.
Aji smiled and sent a date in. Lin Zhu sat up while eating, took two dates, ate them, and fed them to the elder sister. Aji wanted to take them by himself, but Lin Zhu refused to give them, so Aji had to open her mouth like she did.
Liu came in and saw this scene and couldn't help laughing. Although the two daughters had different temperaments, they were all her treasures. The elder sister was willing to spoil her sister's lazy habits. The younger sister was not jealous of the elder sister giving birth to better than herself. She loved each other and made her happy than anything else. To be honest, she felt that her greatest blessing in her life was not to marry Lin Xian, but to be loved by the children. Of course, without a husband, she could not give birth to these three treasures herself.
The mother and daughter gathered together to have a meal, talking and laughing.
"The seventh day of the day after tomorrow, your aunt invites our family to visit. At that time, my mother will take you to the shop and add two summer clothes to you." Liu said generously. The two daughters have a good birth, and she likes to dress them up.
"Mom also pulls some cloth for yourself. You haven't added clothes this year. Dad can choose jewelry, but his eyes are not very good at choosing clothes." Lin Zhu smiled and joked about his father.
Both Aju and Liu laughed.
Lin Zhu said again: "Mom, I want to buy a pair of jade bracelets. I read the book and said that jade can support people, and I want to raise them well."
Liu glared at her: "It's true that you just read these books?" But he didn't say he wouldn't buy them.
Lin Zhu laughed and blinked at the elder sister quietly. It was definitely impossible for her mother to buy it for her alone.
Aju knew that her sister was seeking credit, so she picked up a piece of her favorite stir-fried mushrooms for her.
After a summer meal, it was the hottest time of the day. Lin Xian and his friends had to sleep for half an hour before they set off. Lin Xian went back to the east room to take a nap. Liu felt sorry for her husband and waved a fan on the side. The Meng brothers went to Lin Chongjiu's house to sleep. As for Mr. Meng, they had already limped back to their home.
Aji was washing dishes in the kitchen himself, and Lin Chongjiu suddenly came out of the door and said with a smile: "Sister, Brother Meng said that his apricots are going to be ripe. I will give us a basket in two days."
He said that the child was ignorant, but in fact he understood a little, and knew that he was passing messages to his sister for someone else, so he laughed a little thief.
"Delivery it, it's just right you like to eat it." Aji pretended to be casual and handed the half of the cucumber left on the chopping board to his younger brother: "For it, I'll leave it for you."
Lin Chongjiu took it and was about to bite it, but his eyes rolled, "Brother Meng is not asleep yet, I will give it to Brother Meng, and I said it was my sister who asked me to give it to him!"
"You are not allowed to talk nonsense!" Aji blushed and was anxious to grab things, but before Lin Chongjiu finished speaking, she ran out. Aji followed him and ran out. When she was about to run to the main hall, she ran towards Meng Zhongjing and walked out. She stopped in panic. Just as she was about to explain, Lin Chongjiu had already started talking, but Aji was so embarrassed that she dared not see anyone. She hurried back to the kitchen and closed the door suddenly.
He, he probably won't believe it, right? She has never given him anything.
Aji covered her face, not only annoyed that her younger brother was naughty, but also worried that Meng Zhongjing would really believe it, so she would not dare to see him in the future.
After a while of random thoughts, Aju suppressed her nervousness and continued to wash dishes.
There was a sudden sound of footsteps outside deliberately lowering, very low, but there was no intention of guarding against her, and she almost returned to normal when she arrived in front of the door.
Aji immediately guessed who the person was.
She slowly stood up straight and looked at the empty door, her heart slammed.
"Aji, Xiaojiu said that this was something you left for me specifically. Is it true?" Meng Zhongjing stood in front of the door and asked nervously, standing in front of the upper room, ready to adapt to the situation if someone came out.
Aji was even more nervous than him. He pulled his sleeves for a long time before whispering: "No, don't listen to Xiao Jiuhu's words, he is teasing people."
Meng Zhongjing had long expected this and was not too disappointed. He turned his head to look at the door, and Mai Huang Gangyi smiled: "I knew, you definitely didn't dare."
Aji heard the smile in his voice, blushed and lowered his head, not knowing how to answer.
When lovers get along, silence has a unique taste. Meng Zhongjing imagines his fiancée. Although he is reluctant to leave, he also understands that he can only be here today.
"Aji, there are only four months left." He said softly and left in a hurry.
When the person left, the tension gradually turned into sweetness, Aji smiled shyly. She understood what he meant, and in four months, she would marry him.
After cleaning up the kitchen, Aju also went back to the house to rest.
When they woke up, the men had already gone to work.
From early morning to evening, the three strong men finally brought back the two acres of wheat from the Lin family.
In the evening, the Meng family and his son had dinner at the Lin family as usual, and said goodbye and left after the meal.
This time, Aji failed to meet or talk to Meng Zhongjing.
I was still a little disappointed.
Before going to bed, Aju was a little dazed.
"Do you miss Brother Meng again?" Lin Zhu should not touch the water at this time. She simply wiped her body and went onto the kang, sitting on the kang to appreciate her elder sister's beauty.
"Don't talk nonsense from the little girl." Aju whispered to her sister, turning her back to her.
Her black hair was tied up on top of her head, revealing her slender neck and a large snow-white back, which looked like the most beautiful jade in the light. Thinking of the rough man Meng Zhongjing, Lin Zhu suddenly felt like a pearl covered with dust, and couldn't help but mutter: "Sister, I still think that you are so beautiful, it's a pity to marry Brother Meng." She felt that her sister deserves a better man and a better life.
When Aji heard this, she couldn't help frowning.
My sister likes to dress up and is a little vain, but the little girl is like this. Aji is not disgusted with her sister, but she doesn't like to hear her despise Meng Zhongjing. After a moment of silence, she asked her back: "Then it's a pity to marry a man? Azhu, you are still young and don't understand these things. In fact, the most important thing is to get married and marry each other, like our parents. You are not allowed to talk nonsense in the future." When Meng Zhongjing knew about it, he would definitely feel uncomfortable.
With different ideas, Lin Zhu gave up persuading her sister and lay down to sleep.
Aji looked back at her and took a light move when she flirted with water.
When they woke up the next day, the two sisters were still talking and laughing.
Chapter completed!