The Road to Doting Wife

Chapter 7 Provocation
On the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Xian's busy farming holiday was over. After breakfast early in the morning, Mrs. Liu took him out with her three children.

Lin Xian untied the donkey from the shed, turned around and patted Lin Chongjiu's head: "Study with your sisters obediently, don't go out and run around."

"Dad, don't worry, I'm very obedient." Lin Chongjiu said seriously.

Lin Zhu curled his lips quietly, and Ah Ju smiled softly.

Lin Xian looked at his wife and was suddenly reluctant to leave.How nice it is to be at home, with a lovely wife by her side and children around her knees, and having to take care of those naughty children when going to school.

Seeing that her husband had nothing to say and was reluctant to leave, Mrs. Liu asked Ah Ju to lead her younger siblings back to the house first. She looked around and saw no one on the street, and laughed at him softly: "What's the matter, are you reluctant to leave?"

His wife was smiling like a flower, Lin Xian led the donkey and walked two steps closer to Mrs. Liu, and said in a low voice: "I have been busy harvesting and threshing wheat these two days, and I haven't been able to get close to you when I stay at home."

After all, they have been husband and wife for many years. Liu Shi just blushed slightly when she heard this, and turned her head to scold him: "Don't talk nonsense in broad daylight, go and come back early in the afternoon." I just worry about it and feel distressed, so I don't want to think about it.Besides, he didn't ask for this exhaustion. The family had some savings over the years, and she was worried that Lin Xian would be physically persuading him to rent out the few acres of land. The annual rent was enough for five people. He was very reluctant. Do it yourself.

It was really time to go, Lin Xian couldn't continue dawdling, got on the donkey, held the rein, and bowed his head before leaving.

Liu Shi watched her husband go away, feeling both ashamed and happy.This guy is already enough to cause trouble, if he prepares wine for him, she will have to wake up tomorrow morning?
When Lin Xian turned the corner and disappeared, Mrs. Liu finally entered the yard.

Ah Ju is washing dishes in the kitchen.

Mrs. Liu refused to let her do it, and drove her out: "Go inside and watch Xiao Jiu read and write, and Ah Zhu will mess around with him." As long as she is not too busy, she doesn't want her daughter to help with the work, so as not to mess with her Rough.She is someone from the past, it's okay to be rough, her daughter is just the right age, so she has to be pampered.

"I'll go later." Ah Ju insisted on cleaning the dishes before leaving.

Feeling relieved and helpless, Mrs. Liu rolled up her sleeves and began to tidy up the stove.Forget it, since the eldest daughter likes to do this as much as she does, she will definitely not feel bitter when she marries into the Meng family.

Over there, Aju walked to the door of the study, and heard a flustered movement inside. She smiled, and waited for a while before opening the door. Lin Zhu and Lin Chongjiu were already sitting in front of the window sill. Lin Zhu said, Lin Chongjiu shook his head and read a sentence.

Lin Chongjiu was enlightened at the age of four, and now he has started to learn "The Analects of Confucius".Lin Xian didn't force him to study, but only asked him if he wanted to work in the fields or become an official.Lin Chongjiu didn't know what a Jinshi was, and when he heard that he didn't have to go to the fields, he chose to study without hesitation, presumably because he was forced to go to the fields since he was a child to fear hardship.Lin Xian then taught him how to read and farm work at the same time, saying that he would not need to do it when he was admitted to Juren.

Ah Ju didn't ask what the two of them were being mischievous just now, picked up the unfinished miscellaneous notes from the bookshelf, and chose another table to sit down.

There is a pot of spider plants on the round stool next to it, and the simple but neat study of the farmhouse is quiet and elegant.

After turning two pages, someone outside suddenly shouted "Xiao Jiu".

Lin Chongjiu immediately put down the book, turned her head to listen, then ran to Aju's side, flattering her and said, "Sister, Huzi and the others are looking for me, can I go out and play for a while?"

"What about homework?" Ah Ju asked seriously.

Lin Chongjiu rolled his eyes, reached out to touch the leaves of the spider plant, and was patted down by Ah Ju.Lin Chongjiu withdrew her hand resentfully, and then hugged the elder sister's arm and shook: "Good elder sister, I will go out to play for half an hour, and I will definitely finish writing three big characters before lunch!"

Ah Ju looked at Chlorophytum and said nothing.

"Eldest sister..." Lin Chongjiu elongated his voice.

Only then did Ah Ju let go, and said seriously: "It's been agreed for half an hour, you are not allowed to go out of the village, and you are not allowed to go to the river to play in the water. If you come back late, I will tell daddy."

Lin Chongjiu nodded repeatedly.

Ah Ju personally sent him out.There were three boys who were about the same age as Lin Chongjiu standing at the door, and Aju told them all the same.

The three children looked at each other and lowered their heads shyly.

Lin Chongjiu gently broke away from the eldest sister's hand and ran away first. The three children immediately chased after her, yelling.

Seeing that they were running south instead of north, Ah Ju was relieved.

"Xiao Jiu, your eldest sister is really strict, so shall we go to the river today?"

Under the willow tree at the head of the village, the four children gathered together, either squatting or leaning against the tree, discussing quietly.

Lin Chongjiu's face turned hot. Out of the four of them, he was the only one who had trouble going out, and the eldest sister would come out to look for him when he came home a little later.At this time, seeing the three partners all looking at him suspiciously, as if they expected him to miss the appointment, he couldn't help straightening his back, and said as a matter of course: "Go, of course, so, let's go after lunch at noon, then At that time, the adults are all asleep." Now it's hot, and the villagers have the habit of taking a nap.

"Okay, let's meet at the north intersection, Xiaojiu, be careful, don't let your eldest sister catch you again!"

"I know I know!"

After discussing it, the four of them went home separately.

Lin Chongjiu came back after not playing for half an hour. Ah Ju was surprised and pleasantly surprised. She felt that her younger brother was getting more and more sensible, so she kept praising him.

Lin Chongjiu wrote obediently to hide her guilty conscience.

After lunch at noon, Ah Ju and Lin Zhu went back to the house to rest for a while, and Lin Chongjiu was with Liu Shi.

Lin Chongjiu closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep. After making sure that his mother was fast asleep, he quietly got off the kang, opened the door on tiptoe, and ran away on his back.

The sun was shining, but he wasn't too hot at all. He excitedly ran to the north intersection of the village, where his three partners were already waiting. After meeting, the four of them smiled like thieves and rushed to the North River together.

"Are we here or go to the west?" Lin Chongjiu dared to speak loudly when he reached the river.

The Beihe River is more than three feet wide. Most of the water in the section where it flows through their village is very shallow, reaching only to the knees. There is a section at the east end that is not as deep as the neck. Usually only adults bathe there, some thirteen or fourteen-year-olds Older children are good at water, and they will also go there to play.

"Going to the east this time, I'll teach you how to fight!" said Huzi, who was the tallest and strongest. He was ten years old this year and had no mother at home. His father often took him to play in the water.

The other two children immediately agreed excitedly, Lin Chongjiu was stunned, looked at the three of them, hesitated for a while and lowered his head: "Then you go, I will play here." he.Don't look at the eldest sister who is usually very talkative, but what bad things did he really do, the eldest sister is not soft at all when hitting people.

"I know you dare not!"

"Yes, yes, Xiao Jiu listens to his sister the most!"

"Stop making trouble, Xiao Jiu is still young!" Hu Zi glared at the two of them, then patted Lin Chongjiu on the shoulder reassuringly, "Then Xiao Jiu, play here first, we'll come over to find you after we play for a while." He had discussed with the other two before, Lin Chongjiu would not go, so he had to separate first.

Lin Chongjiu nodded silently.

Huzi then led the other two towards the east, and a child turned around and made a face at Lin Chongjiu.

Lin Chongjiu stood there blankly, clasping his hands constantly.Go, big sister will be unhappy, don't go, they all went...

Suddenly, he turned his gaze.

There was a poplar forest on the opposite bank. At this time, a tall man came out of the forest. He was wearing a blue robe, walked up to the rocky beach, and waved to him from a distance.There was also a man in a gray robe by the edge of the forest. When Lin Chongjiu looked over, he found two big black horses tied between the trees.

Are you calling him?
The distance was too far, and Lin Chongjiu couldn't see the other person's face clearly. He looked back to make sure that the person was really waving at him, so he couldn't help but walk over there, because he was puzzled, and walked slowly.The three of Huzi also saw the man in the blue robe, and they couldn't help but stop. Huzi ran back and asked Lin Chongjiu, "Who is that? Do you know him?"

Lin Chongjiu shook his head: "I don't know..."

Huzi's expression changed, and he stopped him from going forward: "Don't be a bad guy, right?"

Lin Chongjiu opened her mouth in astonishment, and was about to ponder this possibility when she suddenly saw something flashing from the man's waist.He was stunned for a moment, looking at the man and then at the horse in the forest, a thought suddenly flashed in his mind, he broke away from the tiger and ran forward: "I'll go and have a look!"

Huzi was worried, so he asked his companion to accompany him.

As the distance got closer, Lin Chongjiu finally saw clearly, and shouted in shock, "Master Zhao?"

Zhao Chen nodded, without looking at the three Huzi behind him, raised his voice slightly: "Come here by yourself." After saying that, he went back to the woods.

Lin Chongjiu didn't think much, bent down to take off his shoes, and answered the inquiries of his companions: "Mr. Zhao is a regular customer in my uncle's shop. He is not a bad guy. Go play in the water. I'll go find him." After all, he was a little unhappy that he didn't want to go to Sham Shui. If they had announced their plan earlier, he would not have come.

After taking off his shoes and rolling up his trouser legs, Lin Chongjiu went straight into the river, where the water was not deep yet.

After they left, Huzi and the three looked at each other, thinking about it, Mr. Zhao didn't call them, and they could see that Lin Chongjiu was a little unhappy, so they went to play by themselves, looking back at the woods while walking.

"Master Zhao, why are you here?" Lin Chongjiu left his shoes on the shore and went into the woods barefoot.

The boy looks like his father, but his peach eyes follow his mother's, and he also looks like his two older sisters.

Looking at such eyes, Zhao Chen was in a good mood, pointing to his horse's quiver and said, "I'm going to go hunting in the mountains, passing by here to rest for a while. It's so hot at noon, why did you come out?" He has good eyesight, and the four children just emerged I recognized Lin Chongjiu right away, and met three times in just a few days, I have to say it was a kind of fate.Later, he saw the boy standing alone on the rocky beach. For some reason, he became kind and wanted to help him out.

Lin Chongjiu scratched her head embarrassingly, and whispered: "I want to play in the water."

Zhao Chen hadn't dealt with children for a long time, and it was interesting to see him like this, so he asked knowingly, "Why didn't you go with them?"

Lin Chongjiu's expression darkened, and he lowered his head and said, "They're going to a place with deep water. My eldest sister said it's dangerous there, so she won't let me go."

His elder sister...

The peasant girl sitting on the donkey cart appeared in his mind, and Zhao Chen was a little dazed, "You listen to her very much?"

"Well, the eldest sister is very fierce when she is angry. If she knows that I am playing in the water here, she will definitely hit me." Lin Chongjiu said helplessly.He likes his eldest sister very much, but he just annoys her to take care of himself.

"Would she still beat you?" Zhao Chen had a smile on his eyes, before Lin Chongjiu could reply, he asked again: "Then if there is an adult by your side, she won't allow you to play in the water?"

Lin Chongjiu heard it, and looked up at him in surprise: "You, Mr. Zhao, want to teach me to swim?"

Zhao Chen didn't answer immediately, but took off his robe under Chen Ping's shocked gaze, revealing his strong chest.Seeing Lin Chongjiu staring at him with wide eyes, he laughed loudly: "Tell me, how can a man not know how to swim?" He carried Lin Chongjiu on his shoulders and strode towards the river.

He has grown up so much, and he has never seen a woman beat someone. Today, he wants to see what that peasant girl looks like when she is fierce.

(End of this chapter)