The Road to Doting Wife

Chapter 5 Make Way
On a quiet country road, there are a donkey cart and a carriage, and it is difficult not to notice each other.

It was not too far from the town to the fork in the road, so Lin Xian didn't notice anything unusual, only knew that there was a carriage behind him.But after turning to the trail, his wife and daughters still didn't laugh and talk like before, so he was surprised, and turned around and asked, "Why don't you talk today?"

Lin Chongjiu's little face was blank. His mother and sisters didn't speak, so he didn't dare to speak.

Liu Shi and her husband were separated by their second daughter, afraid that people in the car behind would hear her not explain well, so she only used her eyes to signal her husband to look at her eldest daughter.

Ah Ju's face was extremely hot.

She knew that the family members didn't speak because she was too reserved.She also didn't want to spoil the interest of her mother and sister, because the feeling of being watched became more and more obvious. She didn't want to judge the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. Looking at her, she felt uncomfortable.

Lin Xian didn't quite understand it.

Lin Zhu saw that the elder sister's cheeks were getting redder and redder, her head lowered and her chin was almost touching her chest which was shaking slightly due to the jolt of the donkey cart, she couldn't bear it, she tilted her head, and whispered to her father: "Daddy, the carriage behind us is too close , sitting inside is Mr. Zhao, eldest sister..."

Lin Xian understood immediately, and looked again, the carriage was really close.

He knew the eldest daughter's temperament very well, especially after she got engaged to Meng Zhongjing, she was reluctant to go out easily. If her aunt's house had her beloved orchid, she probably wouldn't go this time either.

That Mr. Zhao...is about the same age as Meng Zhongjing, so he should really avoid it.

Lin Xian turned back as if the chat was over, and looked around.This road can accommodate two carriages in parallel, but the road is empty, he is used to walking in the middle, maybe the other party also wanted to overtake them, so he didn't catch up because of etiquette?

"Drive..." Lin Xian hurried forward softly, patted the donkey's buttocks with the whip stick, and let the car pull over, making way for half the way.

Zhao Chen could clearly see the movement in front of him in the car.

He looked at the orchid bonsai, then at the obviously uneven path on the left side of the donkey cart, and asked Chen Ping, "Can you pass it smoothly?"

Chen Ping shook his head, "It will be a bit bumpy." The middle of the road is fairly flat. Because the two sides are adjacent to the fields, some areas have been rolled down to almost the same level as the field ditches, and there are miscellaneous soil and weeds thrown by farmers on the side of the road.

Zhao Chen said something in a low voice.

Chen Ping nodded, then raised his voice and said: "Thank you for your kindness, master, but my young master bought three pots of orchid bonsai today, and I specially told the little one to drive slowly to avoid bumps, so go slowly. Master can drive as you like, you don't have to Worry about us."

When he spoke suddenly, the five members of the Lin family were all stunned for a moment.

Liu Shi was a little embarrassed.She originally thought that Mr. Zhao was not like a frivolous person, and she reminded her husband because her eldest daughter was too uncomfortable. Now that her family is taking the initiative to give way, she doesn't know what the other party will think.

Ah Ju completely blushed.Sure enough, she was overthinking. The other party loves and cherishes flowers, and walking slowly has nothing to do with her.

Lin Xian replied frankly: "So that's how it is. Lin was worried that we would delay your trip if we walked slowly, so he can finally rest assured."

The reasons for both parties were high-sounding, and after a few pleasantries, they quickly fell silent and continued to walk slowly one after the other.

After confirming that the other party did not intend to follow, in order to understand the embarrassment of the eldest daughter, Liu began to chat, asking her if she had seen the new orchid at the aunt's house.It is better to have something to say than to have nothing to say, Ah Ju forced herself to ignore the vague feeling of being watched, and began to chat with her mother seriously.

Her voice was soft, Zhao Chen couldn't hear clearly after a certain distance, and could only see her red lips opening and closing.

He stared at the peasant girl, a little absent-minded.

When I saw it for the first time that day, it was just a glimpse, like walking in the wasteland for too long, when a delicate wild flower suddenly appeared on the side of the road, anyone would stop to watch it, and would not think about it after passing by.We met again in Pinlanju, through the gauze curtain, he saw her sitting inside, quietly like a person in a painting, he didn't know if it was because she was so beautiful that people couldn't forget it, or because he had a good memory, he recognized her at a glance .Originally, he wanted to choose calligraphy and painting in the study room, but because he was surprised by such a coincidence, he couldn't help walking towards her.

First noticed her, and then found the orchid.

He is familiar with all kinds of orchids, but he has never seen this kind before. When he was surprised, he heard her murmuring, which was the evaluation of Da Yipin by the flower farmers in the south of the Yangtze River in the past when they paid tribute.He was shocked that a country girl knew about the new word about Pinlan from the palace, and he also doubted whether the orchid was true or not, so he asked her directly.

who would have expected her...

Although he, Zhao Chen, has been down and out these years, whenever he goes out, there are always girls who favor him.That day, the woman saw that he was wearing a jade pendant, and he thought she was staring at him for a long time like his younger brother. Today, she took the initiative to ask questions, and based on her past experience, she guessed that she would probably be surprised or shy, but unexpectedly she just responded lightly. He said a word, not only did not answer, but also wanted to push him to those stupid maids who could only parrot their tongues.

Although he was displeased, he was a stranger after all, and he was too lazy to argue with her.

While waiting for the buddy to carry the bonsai, he found her peeping at him, Zhao Chen suddenly understood, this girl is actually interested in him, and the indifference is just to retreat?

He could only disdain this, but it happened that the two cars left the town at the same time, he had nothing to do, so he asked Chen Ping to lean out to see what other tricks she could play.He has been fascinated by the filth in the mansion since he was a child, and he has never been taught the slightly more advanced methods of the peasant girl.

He stared at her.

Fifteen or sixteen years old, sitting on the car with slanted legs, the white long skirt spread out, covering a pair of embroidered shoes.Her upper body was straight, leaning against the cart, and the donkey cart bumped, and her body swayed slightly, her chest swelled and trembled...

Zhao Chen turned his eyes away.

He came to the countryside when he was nine years old, and his mother didn't arrange a room for him when he grew up. He didn't have any desires, and he didn't think of doing things to the maids around him, let alone looking at them, so today happened to be his first time. For the first time, I knew what it looked like when the girl moved there.

Feeling uncontrollable, he watched Lan Hua calm down, and looked up at her again after a while.

This time he only looked at her face.

The girl lowered her head, her face was red and it was really a lotus face, she said she was shy, her brows were furrowed, and the corners of her mouth were pursed, more like embarrassment.

Found that he was looking at her?
Zhao Chen didn't quite believe it until her father turned around and immediately drove the donkey cart aside, the meaning was self-evident.

Only at this moment did Zhao Chen really understand that this girl really didn't want him to see her, otherwise why hadn't she turned around even once, even if she pretended to turn around unintentionally?
Why did she peek at him outside Pinlanju?
The fragrance of orchids suddenly floated over, Zhao Chen lowered his head, met the big one, and suddenly realized that what she was looking at were flowers.

This truth made Zhao Chen feel a little uncomfortable, it turned out that it wasn't that she was advancing in order to retreat, it was that he was being sentimental.

After embarrassment came curiosity, with his appearance and the wealth he displayed, could it be that she wasn't tempted at all?

He looked again.

Suddenly another gust of wind blew and lifted the gauze curtain.

Ah Ju has been quietly keeping an eye on the back, and when she saw the gauze curtain move, she couldn't help but sneak a peek, just in time to meet the man's inquisitive and focused eyes.

Although the gauze curtain came down again soon, the moment they looked at each other was enough for Ah Ju to be sure that the other party was indeed looking at her all the time, and it was definitely not an illusion.

Ah Ju couldn't bear it any longer, not to mention that he was engaged, even if he wasn't, how could he be so rude?
But this road does not belong to her house, and he insisted on walking behind, but she couldn't help it.

Ah Ju was annoyed and anxious, when she suddenly saw her sister's belt dancing in the wind, she had an idea.

She took out the handkerchief, pretending to wipe off the sweat, but when she was about to touch her forehead, she deliberately let go, and the handkerchief was blown away by the wind.

"Stop the car quickly, the orange handkerchief has fallen!" Mrs. Liu hurriedly shouted when she saw it, it was the orchid handkerchief newly given by her aunt today, the best silk and authentic Suzhou embroidery, worth several taels of silver.

Ah Ju also looked back, saw the handkerchief fell on the field ridge, said in a low voice: "Daddy, please park the car by the side of the road, I'll go pick it up."

Both the mother and the daughter urged Lin Xian to stop and get out of the car quickly, and then led the donkey cart to the edge of the field so as not to delay the journey of the carriage behind.

The car just stopped, before Ah Ju got off the car, Lin Chongjiu rushed to jump from the front seat, and said crisply: "Sister, sit down, I'll help you pick it up!"

The younger brothers all went down, and Ah Ju sat in the car and waited.

Seeing that Chen Ping had slowed down, Lin Xian cupped his hands and said, "We have something to delay, little brother, let's go first!"

"Thank you, Mr. Lin!" Everyone gave way, and Chen Ping knew how to answer without asking for instructions. After thanking him, he moved slightly to the left and continued to drive the car at a leisurely pace.

The carriage slowly overtook the donkey cart.

Zhao Chen was expressionless, and after a while, he looked back.

In the back of the car, the boy had already sat back next to the eldest sister, and was handing her the handkerchief. The girl lowered her head slightly, not knowing what to say to her younger brother, smiling like a flower.

Zhao Chen stared at her, and before she looked up, he turned and sat upright.

He heard the woman call her Ah Ju, Ah Ju...it really was a peasant girl.

But she didn't use any means to attract his attention, but the means of avoiding him were easy to come by without any trace.

Thinking of him as a disciple?

If he was really an apprentice, he could just throw something down, fall behind them again, continue to stare at her, lift the curtain to look, look at her face... Seeing her blushing, there is no way to hide.

But he wasn't, he didn't bother to do that, and she didn't deserve him to lower his dignity like this.

About two quarters of an hour later, a small road appeared on the side of the road ahead, and Lin Xian drove the donkey cart down and went back to the village.

There was gradually no movement behind him, Zhao Chen turned his head and saw the donkey cart briskly heading towards a village on a small path.

He had nothing to do, and kept staring at the donkey cart, even though the distance was so far that he couldn't see the people in the cart clearly.

The donkey cart entered the village, walked slowly north along the small road west of the village, reached the last street in the north of the village, and turned in again.As for where they stopped, Zhao Chen couldn't see them.

Must have lived on that street.

Thinking of her embarrassment, Zhao Chen sneered, if he really wanted to bully her, did she think she could escape?

She should be glad he wasn't.

(End of this chapter)