Lu family's daughter-in-law

Chapter 57 I Know You Are At Home
After a night of silence, Dongfang gradually showed his fishy belly again.

In the small village, I don’t know whose rooster crowed first, and the loud and clear crowing of the rooster rushed to every corner of the village like waves.

It also fell into Ning Xiang's ears.

Open your eyes, the window is already bright.

The farmhouse, which has not been lived in for a long time, exudes a faint old atmosphere. Ningxiang looks at her home and smells the inexplicable smell that reassures her, with a contented smile on the corners of her lips.Turning around, he met his younger brother's fair and slightly red face. The little guy lay in her bed last night and let her coax him to sleep. When he was sleepy, Ning Xiang asked him to return to his bed. I want my sister to hold me.

Ning Xiang kissed her younger brother and quietly got out of bed.

There was a chamber pot on the ground, and Ning Xiang picked up the chamber pot and walked out, splashing it into the pigsty of the aunt's house.Looking at the closed door of the east courtyard, she knew that her aunt's family hadn't gotten up yet, so Ning Xiang stood in front of the pigsty for a while.The two pigs in the pigsty were newly bought piglets after the year, and they had grown up a lot after being fed for half a year. Now the two pigs were nestling side by side, sleeping soundly. They only whimpered twice when she just came over.

Ningxiang also wanted to buy a pig.

She is a girl, and she can't go out to find work like a man. If she wants to make money, she needs to raise something besides farming.There is a ready-made pigsty in the house, and it can be used after cleaning up. When the family has food after autumn, Ningxiang will cook and feed the pigs by herself without bothering her aunt.

There was a rooster crowing in the backyard, and Ningxiang immediately thought of raising chickens again...

After three years of holding back in the Hou's mansion, I was finally free. The feeling of being able to arrange my own home as I wished is full of hope when I think about it.

He fetched water to wash his face, and by the way he washed the clothes that his younger brother changed last night. While he was wringing out the water, there was a sound of opening the door in the east courtyard.

"Why did Xiang'er wake up so early?" Shi Li yawned and asked unexpectedly.

Ningxiang smiled while drying the clothes, "I am used to getting up early, auntie, what should we have for breakfast? I will help you."

Mrs. Li just wanted to say no, but glanced at the vegetable bed in the yard, and said with a smile, "Xiang'er picked a few cucumbers and cut them up, let's make cucumber scrambled eggs."

Ningxiang laughed and heyed.

When she was cutting cucumbers, Xu Qiu'er and others also got up, and Ningxiang ordered her cousin to say: "Go and call Amu, it's time to eat later."

Xu Qiuer agreed to go.

Xu Shouliang and Xu Huai went outside to wash up, Ning Xiang whispered to Li Shi who was cooking porridge, "Auntie, I want to buy two pigs, do you think it's okay? By the way, set up a chicken coop in the backyard and buy a few more chickens to raise." on."

Mrs. Li looked up at her, thought for a while, and said, "Don't worry about the pigs. The two pigs in our pen will be able to breed in the twelfth lunar month. Next year when the cubs are born, pick two and move them to your pigpen. The chickens have to go to the town to buy them. It’s just that today we have to pull weeds in the field, the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow just happens to go to the market, and the aunt will take you to the town for a stroll. You just came home, and you have to add a lot of things to the house, right?”

Ning Xiang nodded, she still wanted to buy cloth, the quilt and quilt in the house were too old.

"Then go tomorrow." Li said with a smile, "Xiang'er hasn't been to the town for a long time, let's go shopping tomorrow."

I just went to relax with my niece.

After the meal, Xu Shouliang and his wife and Xu Huai were going to the field, and Ning Xiang also wanted to go, but was scolded by Mrs. Li and asked her to stay at home, fearing that her niece would roughen those delicate and tender hands.There is really no one in the family, so the unmarried girl must be asked to help with the farm work. If there are two big men, no matter whether it is a niece or a daughter, Mrs. Li is reluctant to let them be burdened.

"Sister, when are you going to return the silver to Brother Lu?" Mrs. Li hurried to the ground, leaving the work of cleaning the pot to the two girls. Xu Qiuer asked her cousin with a smile while cleaning the table, "What do you say You insisted on saying that you borrowed the money from Su Yue, if you confessed honestly, you can just let the eldest brother go to Lu's house right now."

Ningxiang didn't want her aunt to know that Lu Cheng liked her, so she didn't regret the concealment at the beginning, she was just worried.

"Why don't you help me return it?" Ning Xiang suddenly had an idea, looked at her cousin expectantly, and immediately threw out the bait, "Qiu'er helps my sister this time, and my sister will make you a new dress."

Xu Qiuer didn't want to go, "I'm a 13-year-old girl anyway, my sister doesn't want to go to Lu's house, so I want to go? I don't even know where the Lu's house is, so if I ask someone then, I'm sorry if they don't misunderstand me." Seeing her cousin's sad face after speaking, Xu Qiu'er burst out laughing, "Sister, don't worry, in my opinion, once Big Brother Lu knows you're back, he will definitely come over to see you immediately."

Ning Xiang was afraid of Lu Cheng's coming, and she had a faint feeling that Lu Cheng might come today.

"Then I'll give you the money bag. When he comes, you can return it for me." Ning Xiang looked at her cousin pleadingly.

Xu Qiu'er was puzzled, and came over and asked, "Does my sister like Big Brother Lu?"

Seeing how the two got along last time, it was clearly interesting, why is my cousin hiding from Lu Cheng like a plague god?

Ningxiang looked at the bowl in her hand, turned her head and said to her: "He likes me, but I really didn't like him. It was all a misunderstanding before, because he was in a hurry to redeem himself, and he happened to be rich, so I... Qiuer, you Help?"

Xu Qiu'er understood, the last time my cousin was willing to let Lu Cheng send it back, it was because it was inconvenient for Yin Zi to refuse.

Thinking about it this way, Lu Cheng seemed a little pitiful.

But the cousin didn't do it on purpose. Fortunately, Madam Hou's mansion confiscated the redemption money from the cousin, otherwise the cousin would have to continue to perfunctory because of debts. She was awkward, and Lu Cheng mistakenly thought that she had hope, and it was even more uncomfortable when she finally found out the truth .

"Okay, I'll help you return him, but don't blame me if you lose it." Xu Qiuer tried to liven up the atmosphere.

Ning Xiang smiled gratefully at her.

After finishing her work, Ning Xiang gave the purse to her cousin, and then the two sisters sat in the house to embroider.Amu was playing with Da Zhuang and other children on the street, and the children's chattering voices could be heard from time to time. Ning Xiang knew that her younger brother hadn't run away, so she didn't worry about his accident.

"Anan!"

After embroidering a few stitches, Amu shouted excitedly outside.

Ning Xiang twisted the needle in her hand, almost pricking her hand.

"It's over, brother Lu probably came to tell Amu to let the eagle go, will Amu tell him you're back?" Xu Qiuer asked anxiously on behalf of her cousin.

"I'll go back to the west courtyard from the backyard first. If he really comes in, just say I'm not at home." Ning Xiang put away her sewing basket, anxious to hide.

"What about Anan?" Xu Qiuer asked after her, knowing that her cousin liked Anan.

Ning Xiang was a little guilty, but she had no choice but to tell her cousin again, quietly walked back to her house from the backyard, closed the door, and sat nervously on the kang.The three windows on the south side were opened high, because the shutters were hung high in the hot summer, Ning Xiang stared at the bottom of the window for a couple of times to make sure that Lu Cheng would not be able to see inside no matter how high he stood under the eaves. Did not go to the kang to close the window.

In the yard, Amu had already led Anan into the gate of the east courtyard. Lu Cheng followed behind with a smile on his face. A general with dark brown feathers was lying on his shoulder. When he saw someone walking out of the kitchen, the general's sharp eyes immediately Voted in the past.

Lu Cheng raised his shoulders, the general continued to lie down for a while, then suddenly jumped up and flew to the roof of Xu's house to stay there.

"Brother Lu is going to release eagles again?" Xu Qiu'er said familiarly, because she sympathized with the man who was in unrequited love, she stopped teasing him with her cousin.

Lu Cheng hummed, looked behind her, and said, "I wanted to ask Amu to go with me, but I heard that your sister has returned home, and Anan Nana wants to find her."

In the east room of the west courtyard, Ning Xiang couldn't help biting her lower lip when she heard Lu Cheng's helpless voice.She is really good at deceiving people, knowing that she is back, and still saying everything is a coincidence.And Master Wu, the second steward in the orchard is absent from work every three days, why doesn't he care?
"Auntie?" Anan was very good at cooperating with his father, remembering that there was someone next to him who couldn't be called mother, stretched his neck and looked around, looking for Ningxiang.

"Let's go, I'll take you there." Amu said enthusiastically, holding hands with Anan and asking Xu Qiuer, "Second sister, where is my sister?"

"She went to the village chief's house to look for Song Lan, and said she had something to ask her." Xu Qiuer answered Lu Cheng's cousin, seeing the smile in Lu Cheng's eyes subdued, Xu Qiuer dared not look any more guilty, and bent over to hug Anan, regretfully Coaxed: "It's a coincidence that Anan came, Aunt Xiang is not at home, come, give Aunt Qiu a hug."

Anan dragged Amu and ran to the side. He didn't understand Xu Qiuer's words, but still yelled, just looking at the two kitchen doors, not knowing which way to go.

"When did my sister go? Why didn't you call me?" Amu said aggrievedly. He had known her sister was going out, so he followed her.

"You just know how to play, of course you didn't see it." Xu Qiu'er quickly dealt with her cousin, then walked up to Lu Cheng, and said in a low voice, "Brother Lu, Madam Hou Fu confiscated my sister's money. It just so happened that you came today, and I happened to Return the silver to you for my sister, so as not to have to make another trip in the future."

He said and handed over the money bag.

Lu Cheng looked at the purse in her hand, smiled, took it over and said, "This is a happy event. Your sister is back. Remember to congratulate her for me."

He believed his own words, and Xu Qiuer heaved a sigh of relief.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Cheng said: "After walking all the way, I'm a little thirsty, Qiu'er doesn't mind if I drink some water?"

Of course Xu Qiu'er didn't mind, but before she asked Lu Cheng to go in, Lu Cheng strode towards the west courtyard.

When Anan saw her, she thought her aunt was over there, so she let go of Amu to chase after her father, her small body bobbed and screamed excitedly.

Xu Qiu'er was worried that her cousin would be discovered, so she instinctively stopped her, "Brother Lu, you..."

Without turning his head, Lu Cheng said: "I've been here several times, but I haven't seen what Amu's house looks like, so I just happened to have a look today."

As he spoke, he turned around and picked up his son, and under the cover of Anan's small body, he quietly pointed to the three rooms in the east courtyard, "Mother is over there."

Anan didn't doubt his father's words. After being put down by his father, he immediately turned around and walked there. He was too slow to walk, so he turned his head and stretched out his hand to Amu.Amu didn't know what the boy was going to do, so he chased after him suspiciously, and was dragged by Anan to the east.

"Qiu'er just watch them go." Lu Cheng said as he walked forward.

Xu Qiu'er still didn't understand Lu Cheng's thoughts, and persuaded him in embarrassment: "Brother Lu, sister..."

Lu Cheng refused to listen, and went straight to the kitchen in the west courtyard.

Xu Qiu'er chased after a few steps, suddenly felt that it would be good if the two of them explained clearly, so she abducted to take care of the two children.

In the room, after hearing Lu Cheng's footsteps coming this way, Ning Xiang wanted to hide back to her aunt's house again, but before she opened the door, she heard that Anan and Amu had gone to the east, so she could hide as well as Lu Cheng But Anan, being discovered by Anan means that Lu Cheng will find him soon.

Then after hesitating for a while, I heard Lu Cheng stepping into the kitchen.

Ning Xiang's heart was beating like a drum, she squinted at the half-closed door next to her, clutched her clothes and shrank towards the door and the corner of the bed.

Now she can only hope that Lu Cheng will be a prudent person, and he will not enter other people's houses without authorization when he thinks there is no one in the house.

Across the door, Lu Cheng stood in front of the water tank, looked at the half-closed doors of the east and west rooms, and scooped up water to drink first.

Ning Xiang heard the sound of the man swallowing, and soon he put the gourd scoop on the chopping board again.

"Miss Xu?"

Lu Cheng called out in a low voice, and turned to the east door which was a step away.

No one answered.

Lu Cheng didn't shout any more, and looked in through the crack of the door, and there was no one around as far as he could see.

He looked at the side near the door hinge of the kang, there was also a seam there, and he saw her light pink clothes at a glance.

Lu Cheng gritted his teeth.

When borrowing money, he was shy about recruiting people and seducing him. Now that he doesn't need his money, he wants to cross the river and tear down the bridge?

Actually hid!

Glancing fiercely at the girl who was discovered and didn't know it, Lu Cheng decided to give her another chance, stood up straight, and said to the crack of the door: "Miss Xu, Qiu'er said you were not at home, but I always feel that you I'm avoiding me, did I accidentally do something wrong to make you angry? I really didn't hit you on purpose that day. "

Ningxiang lowered her eyes, in fact, even if he did it on purpose, but just hugged him lightly, she didn't blame him, she just...

"Is it really not there?" The man outside the door said to himself, interrupting her thoughts.

Ning Xiang became more and more nervous, and when he turned and walked out, the heart in his chest finally fell.

Just as it was falling, the north door was suddenly pushed open, and the next moment, Lu Cheng's tall figure rushed in like the wind.

(End of this chapter)