Lu family's daughter-in-law

Chapter 111

The two families live next door, and the louder the sound in the nearby yard, the louder it can be heard here.

At that time, Mrs. Li was cooking in the East Courtyard. Sister Ningxiang and Guan Ping were both sitting in a circle around the dustpan containing red beans, watching Amu play while picking out the bad ones.To prepare for Xu Huai's marriage, Mrs. Li bought a lot of red paper, but one of them was damaged, Ning Xiang cut it, and dipped a windmill in batter.In the evening of September, the autumn wind was cool, and Amu excitedly took the windmill and ran in the yard, watching the red windmill keep turning, very happy.

They heard the news of Zhang Biao and his wife's return. How could they expect that the couple would suddenly quarrel?

If Zhang Biao casually said "I'll go over there to see" when he set up the donkey cart, he couldn't reveal where he wanted to go, after listening to the word "Zhangjia" in Liu Zhi's mouth, even Amu knew that Zhang Biao wanted to come from home , stopped under the persimmon tree curiously, looked up at the wall, not knowing why the willow branch seemed to be angry.

She didn't understand, the three girls could hear the sourness in Liu Zhi's words, "Why do you have to meet in the past?" Didn't it just mean that Zhang Biao wanted to meet Ningxiang by passing the message?

Zhang Biao and Xu Qiu'er couldn't control what Liu Zhi said, but Xu Qiu'er was immediately upset when her cousin was involved.Ning Xiang shook her head in time, continued to pick red beans, and said in a low voice: "Stop arguing, just pretend you didn't hear it."

Zhang Biao picked a handful of red dates from the mountain when he was a child. At that time, she, his cousin and Liu Zhi were playing at the door together. Zhang Biao divided her and his cousin, and Liu Zhi was not happy. He was as good to their sisters as she was to her.Ning Xiang heard it, and since then she also understood Liu Zhi's temper, which is too "independent" in the country's dialect, and all the people she likes can only treat her well.

Today is the first time Ningxiang heard Liuzhi marrying her against herself, and heard too much about the maidservants in the Hou's mansion being jealous of Pei Jinghan, Ningxiang immediately understood that Liuzhi thought of her as a rival in love and was jealous of her.Ning Xiang has a clear conscience, she doesn't want to quarrel because of Liu Zhi's sour words, and it will easily spread. It is not a good thing for a girl's family to be involved in this kind of matter.Who knows if other people will say that Liuzhi is thinking wildly, or that Zhang Biao really has his own ideas, or that she has done something to seduce Zhang Biao?
Ningxiang and Zhang Biao are brothers and sisters next door. She believes that Zhang Biao thinks the same way, so it is most appropriate for Zhang Biao to explain in private.

"What are you yelling about?" Zhang Biao's face sank, and he scolded his newlywed wife in a low voice, fearing that Liu Zhi would continue to talk nonsense, he pushed her into the room first, and said with a frown: "Xiang'er is a good girl, you say so What should I do if the news spreads and cause people to misunderstand? Honglin has been selected as a scholar, Uncle Zhang asked me to send a message, and my aunt and the others will definitely ask a few more questions, so I wanted to go over and say, where are you going?"

"Who are you fooling, do you think you eavesdropped on her reading in the morning and I didn't see it?" Liu Zhi said, staring at her husband in disbelief.

Zhang Biao was a little guilty, but his cousin was jealous since he was a child, and he got used to it, so he explained helplessly: "No one here reads books, I listen to new things, what's wrong with listening to a few more words? Cousin, we just got married. , she is about to get married, so don't think too much about it, it's nothing to make people laugh at you."

He likes Ning Xiang so beautiful, but he has no intention of provoking Ning Xiang, he just wants to live a good life with his cousin.

Hugging his jealous wife, Zhang Biao whispered a few coaxing words, knowing that his cousin likes to listen to soft words.

Liu Zhi felt better, but still poked his chest and said, "You are not allowed to call her by her nickname again."

Xiang'er, Xiang'er, sounds like a vixen's name.

Zhang Biao followed her, let go of his humanity and said, "Then I've passed?"

"I'll go with you." Liu Zhi immediately hugged his arm. It's been three days since she got married, and she hasn't seen Ning Xiang yet, so she wants to see what Ning Xiang looks like now.

She had offended the Xu family just now, and she didn't know if they heard her. Zhang Biao was reluctant to take her there. After thinking about it, Liu Zhi would have to think about it even more if he didn't take her.When he arrived at the gate of Xu's house, he saw Ningxiang's three girls sitting under the eaves. It was impossible not to hear his wife's words, so Zhang Biao's body stiffened immediately.

Liu Zhi didn't care, she stared at Ning Xiang for a while, although she was shocked by Ning Xiang's beauty, but thinking that Ning Xiang's fiancé was a widower with a son, she felt that she was much better off than Ning Xiang, so she looked around Tall and handsome cousin, she couldn't help puffing out her chest and walking forward.

Seeing her like this, Xu Qiu'er became angry, gouged out the willow branch, and said sarcastically: "If you have something to say, just call it through the wall, why bother to go there?"

"I haven't seen Xiang'er for several years, come and have a look." The arrogant and unreasonable people are thick-skinned, and Liu Zhi looked at Ning Xiang with a smile as if he hadn't heard it, "I haven't seen you for more than four years." Yes, Xiang'er looks better the longer she grows, I heard that you are working with the prince of the Hou family, such a good job, why did you come home to farm?"

Could it be that he couldn't get along in the Hou Mansion?
Thinking of this in his heart, Liu Zhi's eyes showed a bit of malicious inquiry.

Ningxiang saw it, and looked directly at Zhang Biao. Just as she was about to speak, Mrs. Li from the stove asked with a sullen face, "What's the matter with Biaozi?"

He didn't bother to say a word to Liu Zhi, the big strong woman is annoying, and her niece from her natal family is even worse, so I feel sorry for Zhang Biao.

Zhang Biao was so embarrassed that he didn't dare to look at Ningxiang, and said to Li Shi, "Honglin is selected as a scholar, and Uncle Zhang asked me to tell Xiang... you guys."

Li Shi suddenly felt like a stick in his throat.

Cui's wife is happy, but of course she is not happy.

Ning Xiang was even more shocked, Zhang Honglin was hit?I obviously didn't have it in my previous life, why this time...

"Which place did he get in the exam?" Mrs. Li asked unwillingly, not believing that Mrs. Cui's son would have any real talents.

Zhang Biao rubbed his head, not knowing what attitude to use, but Liu Zhi took the lead and said, "It seems to be No.3 from the bottom, either third or fourth. It's really dangerous, and I almost failed the ranking again." Zhang's family is Ning Xiang's relatives, no matter how bad the relationship is, there is Zhang Man's uncle, so Liu Zhi doesn't want Ning Xiang to be too proud.

Ning Xiang lowered her eyes, as if she had guessed where the accident happened.

Could it be that Zhang Honglin was hit, worked hard for a while in a fit of anger, the so-called sharpening his gun before the battle was not fast enough, and then passed the exam?
Everyone would want to fight for their breath, and it is not surprising that Zhang Honglin has such energy after suffering.

Putting away her surprise, Ning Xiang thanked politely: "Thank you brother and sister-in-law, I understand, I'll trouble you to go for a while."

Liu Zhi wanted to say a few more words, but Zhang Biao suspected that she had offended him, so he dragged her away.

Xu Qiu'er pouted at her back, "You actually followed her here, I really thought someone was thinking about her man, let her see when Big Brother Lu comes, and see if she still has the face to treat her man as a sweetheart .”

"Qiu'er, how do you talk?" Ning Xiang scolded in a low voice, one size counts for one size, Zhang Biao treats them well.

The cousin has a good temper, Xu Qiuer buried her head in picking beans, Guan Ping looked at the two sisters, not knowing what to say.

Mrs. Li looked at her niece, and asked tentatively, "Xiang'er, your cousin passed the exam, are you happy?"

Ningxiang was not happy, so she poked the beans in front of her eyes, and said to her aunt, "A person like him is also a corrupt official when he becomes an official. good."

A person who can think of such indiscriminate methods as to stun her is a good official?

The niece didn't spread her kindness, so Li breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately echoed: "Yes, but I think he will be a scholar in his life. Didn't he hear that he was the last one? It's purely luck. It is much more difficult to raise a person than to be a scholar, so I don't believe that he has been lucky all the time."

It's good to count down, if Cui Shi dares to show off, she will embarrass her with the ranking.

Zhang family.

Zhang Honglin was in high spirits when he got the title on the gold list. He went out to celebrate with his classmates and friends for a day, and he came back at dusk, smelling faintly of alcohol.

Mrs. Cui followed her son into the wing room, poured tea and water for his tired son, smiled very proudly, asked who were his classmates today, and soon mentioned Xu's family, "I asked Zhang Biao to send a message. Go, the Xu family should know by now, Honglin, Chongyang is coming soon, why don't we go and see them?"

She wanted to slap Ningxiang in the face, as if they couldn't do it without her help, hmph, my son can be a scholar by himself.

Zhang Honglin was not afraid of Ningxiang, but he was afraid of Guan Ping, so he quenched his thirst with a sip of tea, and said with a gloomy face, "No, we'll talk about it in the future."

Zhongxiu is a good thing, but this is only the first step. If he fails the ranking next autumn, as happy as he is now, he will be ashamed by then.He has made his cousin look down on him once, and he doesn't want to do it again, so he must be cautious.It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years. When he has an official position, when Pei Jinghan forgets about Ningxiang, he will go to "visit" his good cousin and give him a big gift.

The son disagreed, and Cui was a little disappointed. Zhang Honglin saw it, so he couldn't help explaining the truth to his mother.

If the couple don't go, some people in the Lu family are already eagerly looking forward to the Double Ninth Festival.

On the morning of the eighth day of the lunar new year, Lu Cheng set up the donkey cart, loaded a jar of chrysanthemum wine and four kinds of fruit cakes prepared in advance into the cart, and was about to set off.

"Daddy!"

Suddenly, Anan's crisp cry came from the kitchen, Lu Cheng's heart tightened, and he quickly moved a basket to cover the gift.

"Daddy!" Anan had already walked to the south gate, and seeing Daddy standing in front of the donkey cart, he blinked and guessed, "Auntie?" After speaking, he supported the door panel, stepped out slowly, and then swayed forward. Lu Cheng walked forward, taking a step, the tender flesh on his face twitched, and he called aunt happily.

"Daddy is going to the orchard, not aunt's." Lu Cheng picked up his son and coaxed him with a smile, "Anan is playing with uncle at home."

After speaking, he hugged Anan and walked towards the kitchen. When he reached the door, he saw the second brother who was in charge of taking care of Anan running from the opposite uncle's house. The two brothers looked at each other. The hut..."

Who knew that as soon as he came out, his nephew sneaked back again?
Lu Cheng glared at his younger brother and sent Anan over.

Anan was hugged by his second uncle, looking at his father with big black eyes, seeing the donkey cart going out of the door and turning east, the little guy suddenly became anxious, kept calling for his father, and threw his small body forward with all his might.The nephew is sensible, the eldest brother went to the orchard to stop chasing the little guy a long time ago, and suddenly started crying today, Lu Yan hurriedly chased out the gate with his nephew in his arms.

Lu Cheng also stopped the car, jumped to the ground, and turned to his son, "What's wrong?"

"Auntie!" Anan cried and reached out to his father.

Lu Cheng couldn't laugh or cry, took the tearful son and explained again: "Daddy is going to the orchard, next time I will take Anan to find my aunt."

Anan looked up at his father, and suddenly slapped Lu Cheng, "Nonsense!"

Lu Cheng was stunned, and Lu Yan was also dumbfounded.Now the little guy can talk more and more. When the three brothers talk at night, he also whispers to learn how to speak, and he can speak nonsense.For example, if he hid his purse in front of his nephew and said he lost it, his nephew would laugh and say he was lying. At that time, Lu Yan would never be shocked, but now how does his nephew know that his father is lying to him?
Both brothers stared at Anan, Anan rubbed his eyes, turned his head to look west, called Guozi, then turned around, pointed to the east and called Auntie.

Dad went to the orchard from the west, but today he went to the east, and the third uncle sent him to find his aunt from the east.

Anan looked at his father, pouted his small mouth, tears were still falling down, extremely wronged.

The nephew is about to grow up, Lu Yan was surprised and then smiled gloatingly, patted his elder brother and said, "Your good son, you can make up your own mind, I'm going to the house."

What could be wrong? My nephew is smart and has a bad temper. Once he knows that his father is cheating, it will not be easy to fool him in a short time. Today is the eighth day of the lunar new year. Tomorrow every family will not be able to give gifts for the festival, so my brother can only go today. If you don't want to bring Anan again, you have to bring it this time.

With his nephew not at home, he could finally relax for half a day.

Lu Yan walked briskly, and Lu Cheng had a headache.

Looking at his tearful son accusingly, Lu Cheng couldn't calm down after all, bowed his head and kissed the little guy, and said with a smile: "Okay, Daddy takes Anan to find aunt, but we have to change our clothes first, Anan Auntie likes you only if you dress cleanly."

Anan smiled through tears, looked down at his clothes, and turned to look at the door of the house.

A quarter of an hour later, Lu Cheng drove off again, and A Tao, Anan, his uncle and nephew were sitting in the car.

(End of this chapter)