The Road to Doting Wife

Chapter 27 Love Letter (1)
The second day of July is Lin Chongjiu's birthday.

Lin Xian and his wife love their daughter and son very much, and the three sisters will have a lot of fun on their birthdays.Of course, in the countryside, it is impossible to set up a stage to sing an opera or have a big banquet like the rich old man's house. It is just to invite the Zhou family over and have a big meal together to celebrate the birthday.

Early in the morning, Lin Chongjiu ran to the two sisters' rooms to beg for gifts under Liu's instigation.

In the room, Ah Ju had finished washing and was sitting in front of the mirror combing her hair. Lin Zhu was hiding under the blanket and hadn't woken up yet, sleeping soundly.

Lin Chongjiu opened the door curtain and came in. Ah Ju looked at him from the mirror and saw her younger brother blinking at her. She pursed her lips and smiled, and continued to comb her hair, but her eyes were looking there.

Lin Chongjiu had just returned from mowing grass in the forest, and he took a piece of dogtail grass in his hand. He gently lay on the edge of the bed, and brushed the fluffy grass head over Lin Zhu's sleeping white and rosy face. .Lin Zhu frowned first, then turned around with his eyes closed, Lin Chongjiu followed, only touched twice, Lin Zhu sat up awkwardly: "Xiao Jiu, are you looking for a beating?" He was about to arrest people with his hair loose.

Lin Chongjiu smiled and ran to the distance, looking at her without fear at all: "Second sister is up for dinner, today is my birthday, what gift did you prepare for me, quickly bring it out!"

"I'll give you a big slap, do you want it!" Knowing that the elder sister was watching the fun over there, Lin Zhu quickly got off the ground, and rushed towards Lin Chongjiu without putting on her shoes.Lin Chongjiu was startled, and wanted to run out, but the door was blocked by Lin Zhu, so she ran to Aju and begged her: "Eldest sister and second sister want to beat me, please help me beat her!"

Ah Ju's arm was pulled by him, and the bun that he had just pulled up was messed up. Lin Zhu ran over behind him and pulled Lin Chongjiu into his arms to tickle him. Insect-like, only begging for mercy.Seeing that his younger brother was about to cry, Ah Ju got up helplessly, and pulled the two of them apart: "Okay, okay, stop making trouble, Azhu, hurry up and change your clothes and fold the quilt, don't wait for uncle and aunt to come Pack it up."

"Big sister, you're partial to him again!" Lin Zhu had no choice but to let go.

Lin Chongjiu flung herself into the arms of her eldest sister, her little face flushed from laughing, and she didn't have the energy to speak at all.

Ah Ju patted his younger brother's head, took out a bamboo pen holder from his own cabinet and handed it to him, "Here, you need to study hard in the future, you know?"

A few days ago, Mrs. Xiao Liu came to Lin's house as a guest and invited her two nieces to live with her for a few days.Aju knew that her aunt was afraid that she would be bored at home and continue to be sad, so she followed obediently. She was dazzled by visiting the garden and shopping, and she was really happy. Before she came back, she chose a birthday gift for her younger brother.

There was a little boy fighting crickets carved on the pen holder, Lin Chongjiu liked it very much, hugged his eldest sister, and ran to ask Lin Zhu for it.

Lin Zhu knelt on the kang, first asked Lin Chongjiu to say something nice, and then took out a small gourd from the purse on the kang and handed it to his younger brother.

Lin Chongjiu looked at this simple gift, which was still tied with a red string, and instinctively pouted.However, when he took the gourd and found that his name was engraved on one side and the word "Ping An An" was engraved on the other, he finally smiled. The ones are not as good as those given by the elder sister!" After saying that, he fled away.

Of course Lin Zhu scolded him loudly.

Ah Ju took it for granted, sat down and continued combing her hair.

The girl in the mirror still had a smile in her eyes and mouth, demure as a flower.

For breakfast, Mrs. Liu cooked a few sticks, which were fragrant and tender. The whole family sat around and ate them, talking and laughing.

Not long after, the Zhou family of three came.

Lin Xian entertained Zhou Pei, and the Liu sisters led a few children to chat in the room.

Xiao Liu first hugged Lin Chongjiu and kissed him twice, when she let him go down, she noticed a Sanyang Kaitai white jade pendant on his waist.

Lin Chongjiu is a sheep.

Mrs. Xiao Liu was very surprised, holding the jade pendant to look it over carefully, thinking about it, and asked Mrs. Liu: "Is this from Mr. Zhao?" Of all the people in the Lin family, apart from myself, only Mr. Zhao, who was newly acquainted, could Can afford such a good thing.

Mrs. Liu sighed: "Yes, I don't know much. Look, how much is this jade pendant worth? It was given by Mr. Zhao the day before yesterday, and Xiao Jiu picked it up without being sensible. If I want to return it, I have to wait until tomorrow to find it by the river." People. It’s fine for us to keep it as a casual gift, but this... Mr. Zhao is really too polite.”

When she was talking, Ah Ju lowered her eyes and said nothing, Lin Zhu quietly glanced at the eldest sister, the corners of her mouth curled up, she didn't know what she was thinking.

Mrs. Xiaoliu said without hesitation: "This is Hetian jade, at least it costs a hundred taels of silver to buy it. But compared with the one on Mr. Zhao's body last time, this one is really nothing. It is a big deal for us. , people may not care too much if they lose it. If you want me to say that you don’t have to return it, big sister, you just need to say thank you. Pushing around makes us look petty.”

Mrs. Liu was dumbfounded, she dared to say that her family's existing savings did not have as much money as this piece of jade pendant!
She stretched out her hand and pulled Lin Chongjiu over, took off the jade pendant and said, "No, you can't let you wear and play with such a valuable thing every day. What if it breaks? Xiaojiu is obedient, mother will put it away for you first." Let’s wear it when you go out in the future.” Hearing what my sister said, this jade pendant is not considered a great gift to Mr. Zhao, and returning it will only make people laugh, so it’s better not to return it.

Lin Chongjiu was not very happy, but fortunately, she knew that her mother's words made sense, so she didn't play tricks anymore.

After talking about the jade pendant, Xiao Liu looked at Ah Ju, and saw that although her complexion was much better than before, she was visibly thinner, with a slender waist.She sighed in her heart, patted Ah Ju on the shoulder and told her to go outside with Lin Zhu to watch her younger brother.

Ah Ju knew that the elders wanted to say something personal, so she called her younger sister to go out.

Mrs. Xiao Liu watched them go out, and when she heard the sound of footsteps going away, she moved closer to Mrs. Liu, and whispered to her, "What is Ah Ju thinking now? Yesterday, Wang Xiucai's family in the town asked me to inquire and wanted to marry Ah Ju. What about oranges?"

No matter in the county town or in the countryside, it is a shameful thing for a woman to be divorced, and it is difficult to find a good husband's family.It's Aju's turn. Firstly, Lin Xianliu's family is good at life, and they are friendly with most of the villagers. They are also popular in the town. Secondly, Aju is gentle and beautiful. After the news of the Meng family's resignation spread, many people came to inquire and wanted to preemptively book the marriage.

Mrs. Liu has also been inquired by several women from the same village in the past few days. Her daughter is rare. Of course she is happy as a mother, but...

"You don't know that child, Aju? She has been with...for so many years, and now the marriage is gone. Although she didn't say anything, she definitely didn't let it go completely. It's almost dead. She can follow you If you want to go out to relax, you can follow us and marry yourself casually, just to prevent us from worrying. Let's talk about it later, after the autumn harvest, and then we will see the situation. In short, this time I would rather marry my daughter later and choose A really good one!"

Mrs. Xiaoliu nodded, and said with anger: "Yes, I would rather look at the right person later, and besides, we, Aju, are just fifteen years old, so we don't have to worry about marrying for another two years...By the way, eldest sister, what do you think of Mr. Zhao?" ?”

Mrs. Liu didn't understand, so she looked at her suspiciously: "How about Mr. Zhao?"

Xiao Liu smiled, and her voice was even lower: "Don't you think Mr. Zhao is too polite to us?"

Liu's face was blank.

Mrs. Xiaoliu continued on: "Forget it, you have known him for a short time. Lan Sheng's father has been dealing with him for three or four years. Every time Mr. Zhao came to Pinlanju, he would never say a word, just like that. Standing with a blank expression on his face can make a whole room of clerks silent. How old was he at that time, but Ke Lansheng's father couldn't put on airs of an elder in front of him. He said Mr. Zhao's aura was not as good as that of the magistrate. Three or four years, if Mr. Zhao really wants to have a deep friendship with Lan Sheng's father, there are plenty of opportunities, so why ask you to match up? Now he talks and laughs with us. Compared with before, you think it's strange Not surprisingly?"

How could Mrs. Liu know this? The first time she dealt with Mr. Zhao was on the road. He couldn't see anyone sitting in the carriage. Then Mr. Zhao rescued Lin Chongjiu and came to visit him at home.At that time, Mr. Zhao looked like an elegant scholar. He looked a little cold when he didn't smile, but he really didn't put on any airs of a rich kid.

Liu Shi still didn't understand, "What exactly do you want to say?"

Eldest sister was simple-minded, and Xiao Liu's family no longer kept secrets, and said softly: "Tell me, is he thinking about Ah Ju?" Lin Chongjiu is a mischievous child, even if he is more flexible than ordinary village children, it is not so rare , which is worthy of a noble son's high regard.As for the second niece, Mr. Zhao didn't even look at her when we ran into her head-on last time. The matter of men and women, if you are really moved, there will always be traces, so the rest is Ah Ju.

Mrs. Liu was stunned, and then slapped her on the shoulder: "What nonsense, according to what you said, Mr. Zhao had that meaning when Ah Ju didn't resign? He behaved in a well-behaved way, but that's not the case. Kind of people!"

Xiao Liu stared at her reproachfully, moved away a little and said: "Okay, okay, let's just pretend that he doesn't have that kind of heart, then how do you say Ah Ju matches Mr. Zhao?"

The appearance of the young Zhilan Yushu appeared in front of her eyes, and Liu Shi fell silent.

Lin Xian mentioned to her that Mr. Zhao's father rarely came home when he was doing business abroad. In the Zhuangzi, only Mr. Zhao lived with his mother. son-in-law.It's just that they gave away things worth a hundred taels of silver. How rich is the family, how can I get up high?

Besides, Mr. Zhao may not really like Ah Ju.

Mrs. Liu felt a little headache thinking about it, and waved her hands and said: "Forget it, forget it, there is no such thing as a horoscope, let's stop guessing, we will talk about it in autumn, no matter who it is, Ah Ju has to like it." The head of the family The woman is the least enthusiastic towards Mr. Zhao, obviously not in the mood.

Xiaoliu didn't say any more.Even if Mr. Zhao is suitable, and they didn't come to propose marriage, they couldn't take the initiative to post it.

(End of this chapter)