The peasant widow is famous all over the world

Chapter 18 Asking Mianniang what she meant

"Zhuang Zhuang, I'll take you to the yard to sit with Grandpa Lu for a while, and I'll come with you after Auntie finishes cleaning the kitchen, okay?" After finishing the meal happily, Tang Mian looked at Zhuang Zhuang with a gentle expression. said.

Zhuang Zhuang shook his head stubbornly, "I want to stay with my aunt."

Ms. Li, who was collecting the dishes and chopsticks at the side, smiled and said: "The little guy is not familiar with the place, so it is normal for him to be clingy to you. I will clean the kitchen, you go and accompany him!"

At this time, the little guy was pulling on the hem of Tang Mian's clothes, blinking his bright eyes and looking at her with a smile.

Tang Mian looked at Zhuang Zhuang and said, "That's hard work, mother."

"It's all the same work we're used to, so why is it so hard?" Li said nonchalantly.

After Li finished speaking, Zhuang Zhuang suddenly let go of the hand holding the hem of Tang Mian's clothes, walked slowly to Li's side and hugged her legs, looked up at her, and said in a clear voice: "Thank you, grandma, for your hard work." ."

"Ouch! Little Zhuangzhuang is so good." Listening to grandma's voice, Mrs. Li's heart was filled with beauty.

I couldn't help but stretched out my hand and pinched her strong and slightly fleshy face.

"Little Zhuangzhuang, have fun with your aunt. The medicine will be cooked later and grandma will bring it to you."

Zhuang Zhuang grinned, revealing half of his white teeth, "Grandma is so kind."

"Okay, okay, go quickly, go quickly, the moon is still round today, it's worth seeing." Mrs. Li said with a smile.

Tang Mian stared blankly at Zhuang Zhuang's operation. She felt that her mother was so beautiful that she couldn't find her.

After drinking Li's soup, Zhuang Zhuang returned to Tang Mian and pulled her clothes.

Tang Mian stared at Zhuangzhuang for a moment, then nodded his eyebrows and said, "Let's go, little guy. Auntie will accompany you to the yard to watch the stars."

It was already the end of Xu Shi, and as Li said, the moon was still round, and with the bright stars all over the sky, the whole night sky was particularly bright.

Tang Mian carried Zhuang Zhuang to the courtyard, sat him down on a small bench, then went to get a cattail leaf fan and a bench and sat next to him, shaking the cattail leaf fan and talking to him.

"Zhuangzhuang, are you happy?"

The little guy touched his belly and said, "Happy. I have aunts, grandparents, meat, and plenty to eat."

Tang Mian was slightly startled, and rubbed his strong head with some distress.

"Auntie, let me tell you a story."

Zhuangzhuang clapped his hands happily, "Okay, thank you, auntie, I want to hear it."

Tang Mian smiled and tilted the cattail leaf fan in his direction, and said slowly: "Once upon a time, there was a family named Ding."

One person speaks seriously and the other listens carefully. It seems to be extremely harmonious.

After Mrs. Li had tidied up the kitchen, she looked worried at the children, one big and one small, in the yard. She said to Lu Zheng, who went to the kitchen to fetch water for a bath, "Old man, what should Zhuang Zhuang do?"

"I seem to like this child, but his surname is not Lu after all. If I keep him, will the adopted children in the future have any thoughts?"

Lu Zheng carried the wooden bucket to the stove, scooped out the hot water from the soup can and poured it into the bucket, saying, "Don't worry, the child will be adopted in the name of Ah Xun and Mian Niang, whether to keep it or not." I still have to ask Mian Niang what she means."

Li thought it was right, "Okay, I'll ask tomorrow. It's too late today, Mian Niang has been running outside for another day, let her rest early. The sooner this matter is resolved, the better. Over time, we can develop feelings for each other. It will be difficult to handle it then.”

"Yes." Lu Zheng finished ladling the water, turned around with the bucket and said, "I'll carry the water over, and you can come and wash it after you clean it up."

Mrs. Li: "Okay."

After Lu Zheng left with the water, Mrs. Li went to look at the medicine in the earthen pot. Seeing that it was almost done, she turned back to the cupboard and took a large bowl to pour out the medicine, and then took a small bowl and filled half of it.

"Mian Niang, Zhuangzhuang's medicine is ready. I left it on the table to dry. I'll give it to him to drink when it's not hot." Mrs. Li walked to the yard and said.

"Besides, there is hot water in the soup can. After telling Zhuang Zhuang the story, you can take a bath. It will feel cooler after taking a bath."

Tang Mian raised his head and responded, and Li turned around and left.

After she left, Zhuang Zhuang raised his little head and looked at Tang Mian and said, "Auntie, go take a bath and cool down."

Tang Mian smiled softly, "Auntie went to take a bath, and Zhuangzhuang is sitting here alone. Will Zhuangzhuang be scared?" The little guy was stunned, and his expression was tangled for a moment, and then said: "Not afraid."

"Then Zhuangzhuang, sit here for a while. Auntie will wash him soon." Tang Mian pinched his little face and said.

"Yeah." Zhuang Zhuang nodded heavily, as if to embolden himself.

Tang Mian saw it funny and got up to get water to take a bath.

The wooden bucket she used was separate, so she didn't have to wait for Li and the others to finish washing.

After Tang Mian left, the yard was quiet except for a light in the kitchen.

Zhuangzhuang suddenly became lonely and his mood became depressed. He kept staring at Tang Mian's room until he felt better.

Just when he felt that a long time had passed, Tang Mian's door was opened, and Zhuang Zhuang's eyes lit up.

"Auntie."

"Wait for a while, Auntie." Tang Mian said to Zhuang Zhuang with a smile on his face while holding the bucket.

Zhuangzhuang sat on the stool obediently and nodded, "Okay."

Tang Mian carried a bucket and poured the water into the ditch behind the house. He put the bucket in the kitchen and put it away. He walked to the table and tested the temperature of the medicine. It felt that it was no longer hot, so he carried it to the yard.

"Zhuang Zhuang, take the medicine."

"it is good."

Without saying a word, Zhuang Zhuang took the bowl and drank it in one gulp.

His aunt spent a lot of money to buy him medicine, and he couldn't waste a drop of it.

"Drink slowly." Tang Mian reminded him when he saw that Zhuang Zhuang's movements were a bit awkward.

Tang Mian responded with a clean bowl and Zhuang Zhuang's innocent and bright smile.

Tang Mian felt a little pain in his heart, but still encouraged: "Zhuang Zhuang is awesome!"

He took the medicine bowl back to the kitchen, washed it and put it in the cupboard. Then he took a large basin and poured some cold water. He put the remaining large bowl of medicine on the table into it. After taking the pot to the cupboard and putting it away, Tang Mian He walked back to the yard and picked up Zhuangzhuang, "Go to bed!"

"Go to bed!" Zhuang Zhuang clapped his hands and chuckled.

After Tang Mian carried Zhuang Zhuang into the house, he took off his coat and put him on the bed.

"Go to sleep."

Tang Mian gently shook the cattail leaf fan with one hand, patted Zhuang Zhuang's untouched back with the other, and hummed a country tune to coax him to sleep.

The cool breeze from the cattail fan dispelled the dryness on Zhuang Zhuang's body. He pulled Tang Mian's sleeves, listened to the soothing tune, and closed his eyes to sleep peacefully.

Meeting his aunt was the happiest thing he had ever remembered.

After Zhuang Zhuang fell asleep completely, Tang Mian's eyelids began to tremble.It seems that entering the space has to be postponed.

Tang Mian breathed out gently, lay sideways on the bed and fell asleep.

Early the next morning, Tang Mian opened his eyes and met a pair of bright black eyes full of smiles.

"Strong."

Zhuang Zhuang stretched out a pair of small hands to hold Tang Mian, and called out crisply: "Auntie."

Tang Mian rubbed his little head and turned his head to look at the window lattice. The light was not very strong yet, and it was probably just past midnight.

"It's still early, Zhuangzhuang, please sleep a little longer." Tang Mian patted his back gently and said.

Zhuangzhuang shook his little head like a rattle, twisting and twisting his whole body.

(End of this chapter)