Lu family's daughter-in-law

Chapter 45

The first thing Ning Xiang did when she got home was to rinse her mouth.

Scooped a gourd full of water and stood under the eaves of the north courtyard to wash.

My sister just came home, and Amu was clinging to her, sitting on the north threshold and staring at her curiously, "Why doesn't sister drink?"

Ningxiang turned her head and spit out the last sip of water in her mouth, as if she also spit out all the saliva left by the man and the memories under the tree, and then she fooled her younger brother as usual, "When my sister was talking to Nanny Li, a bug flew in. I feel awkward all the way, so I have to hurry up, or I won’t be able to eat for a while.”

The simple Amu immediately believed her sister's words, he laughed and asked what kind of bug it was, which was completely ridiculous.

Xu Qiu'er was setting the table inside, and I believed it, firstly, Lu Cheng really didn't look like a bad guy, and secondly, how could a 13-year-old girl think so easily.

At noon, they ate fried boxes stuffed with cabbage. The front and back yards of the two families combined were very spacious. Mrs. Li opened four vegetable beds, and the cabbage, beans, string, eggplant, and cucumber were almost the whole family's food for a year.The cabbage grows too densely. When the seedlings are thinned, some of them are eaten now, and some of them are strung on ropes and hung under the eaves at the back. They are dried into dried cabbage and saved for next year's spring as a vegetable.

The tender cabbage stuffing tastes very delicious, and Ningxiang also feels that her aunt's cooking skills are better than that of the neighbor's daughter-in-law. She hasn't eaten home food for a long time. Today at noon, the little girl ate two boxes in one go and drank A bowl of millet porridge.

The niece ate a lot, and Mrs. Li was happy to see it.

After the meal, the kitchen was tidied up, and everyone returned to their respective rooms to rest for a while.

There were too many things on my mind outside, and I was too lazy to think about anything when I got home. Ning Xiang played with her younger brother for a while, and the two siblings lay side by side on the kang and fell asleep.

There was a burst of cicadas, and Amu could sleep very well. Ningxiang woke up after half an hour of sleep. She lay down and looked at her younger brother for a while, and touched the boy's white and tender face curiously. He took the clothes that his younger brother had just changed outside, and sat in the shade in the front yard to wash.

After she finished washing, Mrs. Li and others also woke up, Xu Shouliang and Xu Huai and his son went out to help other people with work, while Mrs. Li was sewing new clothes for Amu, and sat on a bench under the persimmon tree in the west courtyard.Ningxiang also led her younger siblings to sit there and taught Amu how to write a few characters. She and Xu Qiuer and Li Shi did needlework together.

Amu squatted on the ground, holding a twig in his hand, and looked at the words written by his sister over there.

After finally writing a word, Amu raised his head, wanting to ask his sister to see if there was anything wrong, but suddenly a boy younger than him appeared at the gate of the east courtyard, wearing a sky blue sleeveless gown on top, and a Loose muslin open crotch trousers.The boy was still not walking very steadily, and the big red purse hanging on his chest would shake when he took a step.

He seemed a bit suspicious, he looked back, didn't know who he was looking at, and then continued to walk into the yard, and soon his little head turned to them, with a fair face, big black eyes, and a small mouth opened in surprise. It's so beautiful.

"Anan!" Amu exclaimed excitedly.

Ningxiang and Li's mother and daughter raised their heads in shock.

Being stared at by so many people all of a sudden, as if a thief had been caught suddenly, Anan froze for a moment, then turned his head and fled back, yelling in his small mouth, and ran to the door with two short legs Finally unable to keep up, he leaned forward and threw himself forward.

Ning Xiang hurriedly stood up.

But he saw a man outside the door stepping forward quickly, and a pair of big hands steadily lifted Anan up.

Ning Xiang turned pale immediately, and clenched the embroidery frame in her hand.

Mrs. Li didn't notice the strangeness of her niece, and walked over there in surprise, "Why are you two here? Anan seems to have grown up."

Anan leaned in his father's arms, holding the purse on his chest with his small hands, and looked at Li Shi with big eyes, thinking that this was not the mother who gave him the purse that Daddy wanted to bring him to meet, tilted his head slightly, and looked behind Li Shi, Then I stared at Ningxiang and couldn't move my eyes. The more I looked at it, the more I realized that it was my mother, the most beautiful mother.

"Mother..." The little guy called softly, looked up at his father, and confirmed with him.

Before Mrs. Li approached, Lu Cheng told his son again in a low voice, "It's her, but I can only call her mother secretly, and don't let others hear her. Mother is shy, and if others hear her, she will get angry, and she doesn't like Anan when she gets angry. gone."

Anan's long month was not in vain, it was easier to understand what his father meant, he nodded his head obediently, and looked at his mother expectantly.

Lu Cheng carried Anan in his arms and took a few steps outside, and soon came in again with a basket of cherries, and explained to Li Shi with a smile: "Auntie, we planted a few cherry trees in our house, and they just ripen these few days. I took it to the city and sold it a few times. When I sent the eldest girl back in the morning, there was only a little left. I was embarrassed to give it away, so I picked some more when I got home, because it was almost sold out, and the color was not as good as the ones sold. "

Mrs. Li looked at the basket in his hand, and indeed some of the cherries inside were still whitish.

But no matter how white it is, it's a good thing. The cherries in the town cost more than twenty yuan a catty, and the ones sent by Lu Cheng cost at least ten catties.

Ten catties, almost three renminbi.

Mrs. Li immediately refused, and stared at Lu Chengdao: "No, I will take it if you give me a catty or two of such a valuable thing. Why pick so much at once, take it back quickly, sell more money and save it for us Anan to marry a wife , Anan said, right?"

He smiled and touched Anan's small face.

Anan turned his head and hid on his father's shoulder.

The brat still disliked her, so Li patted his little butt angrily.

Lu Cheng was amused when he heard Li Shi's words, he has not yet married as Lao Tzu's wife, why is Anan so anxious.

At this time, Amu had already run over, Lu Cheng put Anan down to let the two children play, and he walked directly to Xu's kitchen with a basket.Mrs. Li couldn't stop him, and said helplessly: "Yes, please, it's rare that you sent it all the way, so we will accept it, but in the future, we are not allowed to send such good things. We are not gentlemen and wives in the city. Eat this It's useless."

Alas, if my niece hadn't met Lu Cheng selling cherries this morning, maybe Lu Cheng wouldn't have given it away either. If my niece saw it, Lu Cheng would have given it out of politeness, right?It's really going to happen, otherwise there are so many people who want to go to the Wu's orchard to work, but in the end, Lu Cheng stayed alone, and even became the second manager.

He went to the backyard to find an empty basket and asked Lu Cheng to pour the cherries into it.

In the yard, Anan was obediently led by "Uncle Amu", and walked towards Ningxiang eagerly.

Ning Xiang looked at the male doll who was gradually approaching, how could she not understand Lu Cheng's tricks?

He said that he would never bother her again, so why did he come to deliver cherries again after noon?
And bring Anan!
Angry in her heart, Ning Xiang turned around cruelly, bent down to pick up the sewing basket and said to Xu Qiu'er: "Qiu'er will play with Anan for a while, I feel a little sick to my stomach, so I'm going to the house first."

After speaking, he walked directly towards his own house, not wanting to go to the east courtyard.

The mother who was about to meet was about to leave, Anan opened his mouth anxiously before calling mother, remembering what his father had just told him, Anan closed his mouth again, and then called Ningxiang angrily, "Auntie!"

It was Amu who led him away before, but now he dragged Amu to Ningxiang.

Hearing the strange "aunt" in the boy's mouth, Ningxiang softened her heart and turned around slowly.

"Hug!" Seeing hope, Anan raised his other arm towards her.

The boy's black eyes were clean and clear, Ningxiang thought of his life experience, she couldn't move anymore, and squatted down.

Anan immediately broke away from Amu, ran a few quick steps, and threw himself into Ningxiang's arms.

"A'nan still remembers my aunt?" Ningxiang wiped her eyes quietly and asked the little guy with a smile.

Anan stared at her intently, seemed to be very satisfied with this mother, raised his small purse as a signal, "Money!"

Ning Xiang smiled, pinched the inside, and sure enough there were two copper coins.

Glancing at Lu Cheng coming this way from the corner of the eye, Ning Xiang immediately picked up Anan, pointed to the room and said, "It's hot outside, aunt carried Anan into the house to play."

She likes Anan, but she won't give Lu Cheng any chance for Anan to get close to her.

Unexpectedly, after only two steps, Lu Cheng suddenly called her, "Big girl, we're leaving now, you like Anan, I'll bring him over some other day."

Ning Xiang froze, and then her face turned red.

Shameful.

She thought that Lu Cheng brought Anan here because he wanted to play the old trick, relying on Anan not to let her stay at her house, but just now Lu Cheng actually said that they are leaving now?Then she was eager to carry Anan into the house, wouldn't it appear that she wanted to use Anan to keep him?
"Hot!" A cool little hand pressed against her face without warning, and touched it gently.

Ning Xiang turned her head and met Anan's serious eyes. Behind him was Lu Cheng who approached at some point. He looked at her with peach blossom eyes that were too calm, neither entangled nor mocking.

But Ningxiang herself felt ashamed.

Maybe he just came here to deliver the cherries. He cut off his thoughts about her, but it doesn't mean he will break up with his uncle and aunt. Moreover, he did have a reason to send this trip, because Qiu'er also saw the cherries in his car.

He has always been so considerate in dealing with people and things.

Her face turned red and white, Ning Xiang bent down and put Anan down, touched his head and said, "Then Anan, go home."

Seeing the reluctance in the boy's eyes, in front of Lu Cheng, she couldn't say anything to ask Anan to come to play again another day.

Anan just saw his mother, he didn't want to leave, and wanted to throw himself on her.

Lu Cheng hugged his son up first, and said in a low voice, "If Anan doesn't go home, the general will fly away."

Remembering the big bird at home, Anan looked at the sky, got anxious, turned his head and tried hard towards the door.

Ning Xiang didn't look at it, but she heard it clearly, and her heart was even more bitter and self-deprecating.

Even Anan, who is so clingy to her, doesn't care about her anymore, so why does she think that Lu Cheng came here just to find her?

Still dodging self-righteously, Lu Cheng must be laughing at her in his heart, right?

Unable to stay any longer, Ningxiang picked up the sewing basket and continued walking inside.

"Miss Xu." Lu Cheng hugged Anan to stop her, looked at Xu Qiu'er who was standing under the persimmon tree and looked at them inquisitively, Lu Cheng lowered his voice and said quickly: "I've thought about it, I'll send you back several times , the people waiting for the car outside the city gate should know you and me, knowing that you often go home in my donkey cart. That morning at the edge of the forest... maybe someone can guess."

Ning Xiang's heart was shocked, and the sewing basket in her hand fell, and Lu Cheng quickly caught it.

There was only one thing left in Ningxiang's mind.

How could she go back in Guo Laosan's car tomorrow?

That car has always been mostly men, even if it's just a guess, how would they look at her?
Unless she doesn't take Guo Laosan's car, but where can she find a car to go back to the city?She can go back even if she walks forty miles. She is not afraid of being tired, but she is afraid of encountering bad people. There are few villages along the way, and most of them are wild and uninhabited.

"Tomorrow we still have a few baskets of cherries to sell. I know you don't want to see me. I'll let my third brother go. He's only thirteen. He has a dull temper and is very honest. You don't have to worry about asking A Tao to accompany you. Lu Cheng lowered his head and pinched his son's hand, and said with some self-mockery, "It's just to sell the cherries early, and I have to set off at Yinchu tomorrow morning. If you agree, I'll let my third brother pick you up."

Ning Xiang hesitated.

Over there, Mrs. Li came over curiously, "What are you talking about?"

Lu Cheng generously said that he asked Ningxiang if she wanted a ride.

After thinking about it for a while, Mrs. Li agreed for her niece, "Then let's go together, so as not to rush in the hot afternoon."

Not to mention avoiding the sun, you can save a few pennies on the car.

(End of this chapter)