Liangyue Farm Gate

Chapter 218 Plain Clothes
Li Xin was about to ask her what happened to her third uncle's house, when she suddenly heard movement outside the courtyard, after a while it was Li Houzhong who walked in.

He probably saw Guan Wen outside, and he was not surprised to see Li Xin in Li Houzhong, and smiled at Li Xin and said, "When did my daughter arrive?"

"Just a little while, Dad."

Mrs. Liu blamed Li Houzhong and said, "What did your elder brother tell you to go? It took so long to come back."

Li Houzhong was vague and didn't answer what Mrs. Liu said, just said: "It's already noon, why don't you set up dinner."

"Isn't this waiting for you?"

These words reminded Mrs. Liu, and he hurriedly called Mrs. Zhang, "The rice cooker is still hot, just serve it now and stir-fry the vegetables."

Mrs. Zhang agreed to go to the kitchen, and Li Xin naturally went to help. Mrs. Liu wiped the table with a rag, and took the opportunity to ask Li Houzhong, "What is your elder brother looking for?"

"It's all right."

Li Houzhong sat down rubbing his waist and eyes, and said "Ouch" like a sigh.Mrs. Liu felt annoyed at not getting his answer, and felt distressed seeing his waist hurt, but she still said unforgivingly: "If anything happens, you will be stuffed with worms in your stomach, and you will become maggots." Don't tell your family either."

Li Houzhong glared at her: "Is there anyone who makes comparisons like you?"

"Otherwise, how can I make an analogy? The old man's words are not rough."

Mrs. Liu snorted angrily, then turned to Li Erlang and said, "Erlang, come and hold your father's waist, his waist hurts again!"

Li Erlang hurriedly responded, and Guan Wen walked in with him.

With his son and son-in-law joining the battle, Li Houzhong naturally felt more at ease physically and mentally, and said with a smile, "It's okay, it's not hurting anymore."

Li Erlang was more thoughtful, so he stopped and asked Li Houzhong: "Father, what do you want to do at your uncle's house?"

Li Houzhong glared at him and said, "Why ask so many questions, it's none of your business."

The boss Li Erlang was not happy, curled his lips and said: "I don't think I have a brain, if you don't tell me, Dad, I won't be able to guess."

Mrs. Liu wiped the table and was picking up the rice steamer brought by Mrs. Zhang, and said from the side: "That's right, your father thought he was smart and we were all stupid. Brother Li, if you don't tell me it's hard, we won't." Can you guess?"

"Guess what to do."

"Don't even mention it. If you want to say that your elder brother is looking for you, there are only four things. One is your mother's golden nanmu coffin. This matter has been talked about for a long time, and it is not impossible to repeat the old saying." Liu Shi counted for him: "The second is the money that the Yang family paid your elder brother, but they don't have to look for you for this matter, and you can't get the money. It's probably because there is something wrong with the money. Look for it." You went to discuss things."

Mrs. Liu put down the rag and then gestured: "Three, it's your eldest son who has achieved great success and became the head of a village. Your elder brother is starting to win over you to curry favor with you. The fourth is for your third brother." I'm afraid the old lady let you go there."

After Mrs. Liu finished counting for him, she looked at Li Houzhong and said, "Second Li, are you telling me that my guess is correct?"

Li Houzhong was stunned in place, and after a while he closed his jaw and said resentfully: "You are the roundworm in my stomach, why do you know what I think?"

Li Xin just brought up the dishes, and laughed when he heard this: "Mother and Dad have been husband and wife for decades, how can they not understand the person next to them."

Mrs. Liu snorted, and shouted loudly: "It's time to eat! Those two children also let them come back to eat! Dalang's family, go and ask Xiaodou to wake up, sleep early in the morning."

Xiaodou didn't sleep well yesterday, kicked the quilt in the middle of the night, got up early with a fever, and tossed and tossed all night.Mrs. Zhang gave him some antipyretic medicine, Xiaodou couldn't get up, and stayed in bed for half the morning.

Mrs. Zhang went to hug Xiaodou to get up, and Li Xin greeted Shan Zi and Yang Er who were "good guys" for dinner. The family barely sat down at a table, and Li Xin asked, "Brother isn't coming back?"

"Most of the time he eats at his uncle's house." Mrs. Zhang said with a smile, "If my uncle insists on keeping him, he can't come back in a hurry. Isn't this not giving my uncle face?"

"It's not good to always be like this. Uncle Clan is old and senior. It doesn't matter if you stay for one or two meals. If you stay for a few more meals, I'm afraid his son and daughter-in-law will have opinions."

Li Houzhong put down his chopsticks and said, "Tell him when he comes back, pay attention to these places."

After dinner, Li Xin and Mrs. Zhang got together to chat about tomorrow's banquet.Because Li Xin has done these things two or three times, he is naturally familiar with them, and Mrs. Zhang still has to learn from Li Xin.Hearing what she said clearly and logically, Mrs. Zhang couldn't help laughing and said: "You have only been married for half a year, how can you be more proficient than me who has been married for several years, it really makes people feel unbalanced."

Li Xin said with a smile: "If sister-in-law can do it herself, she can do it without asking me for advice. You heard me say that eyebrows are eyebrows and eyes are eyes. If you say it yourself, it must be so."

Mrs. Zhang patted her with a smile, and in a few words, she finalized the specific arrangements for tomorrow.

In the next afternoon, when she didn't see Mrs. Liu, Li Xin went to her room to look for her. Mrs. Liu opened the door for her. Li Xin looked at the clothes on the bed and couldn't laugh or cry.

"Mom, what are you doing?"

"It's just in time, help me take a look."

Mrs. Liu hurriedly pulled Li Xin, picked up one at random and gestured on her body, and twirled around girlishly, asking: "How about this one? Is it plainer?"

Mrs. Liu was holding a light blue quilted padded jacket with spliced ​​sleeves and a darker color. It had a slanted collar and single-breasted buttons. It looked quite young.

Before she could say "yes", Liu threw away the clothes in his hand and gestured at another one, looked at Li Xin and asked, "What about this one?"

Li Xin rubbed her brows helplessly: "Mom, what are you doing... for tomorrow's treat?"

"Nonsense, don't I have to take out all my clothes at the bottom of the suitcase just to show off in front of others?"

Mrs. Liu glared at Li Xin displeasedly, and said, "You can help me see which one is better..."

"It's all good, it's not all the clothes you put on the bottom of the box, the material must be very good." I just don't know if you can still wear them... These are the clothes when you were young, right?

Mrs. Liu sighed distressedly and said: "Put on plain clothes, I think you won't be able to wait for the show. Wear something fresh, and feel a bit pretentious..." Mrs. Liu put down her clothes and sat on the edge of the bed: "Not really. I know what your aunts, aunts, aunts and the others wear, if I can't compare with them, I will be at a loss for this banquet."

"Mother, the purpose of cooperating with you in hosting the banquet is to stand out in front of Auntie and the others?" Li Xin laughed and said, "How old are you..."

"No matter how old you are, don't you have a strong heart?" Mrs. Liu doesn't think it's shameful for her own daughter to see through her thoughts: "I have been suppressed by your grandma for a lifetime, and I haven't turned over. This time I finally made a show in front of her, I can't let this opportunity go for nothing."

Li Xin raised his eyebrows and said: "But mother, the protagonist of tomorrow is the elder brother, you and father always have to lean back, the elder sister must dress festively, mother, you can dress a little plainer, others When I look at it, I will say, 'Well, the village chief's mother is decent, she doesn't show off in her clothes, and she has a temperament when she looks at it.'”

Li Xin's words made Mrs. Liu amused. After laughing twice, Mrs. Liu said: "Okay, just wear plain clothes..."

As she spoke, she compared herself to herself, and said twice, "This is the clothes your mother and I made for myself when I was a girl. I put them at the bottom of the box after wearing them a few times. The color is too plain. Back then you Grandma said that plain color invites funerals, she didn't allow me to wear it, forced me to take it off, and said that plain color is not resistant to dirt..."

Thinking of the past when she was young, Mrs. Liu felt angry, and told Li Xin: "Why do you say that your grandma didn't target me on purpose? Later, your third aunt came to the house. She was so well-dressed, she didn't know anything about the makeup Save a little, and have a mouth so clever that you can coax your grandma to give her a very good plain brocade... Tsk tsk, it's plain brocade! Although it's not a good variety , but even that piece of satin is worth a lot of money. It's not bad luck for her to keep the satin for herself, but she thinks I'm causing trouble by wearing plain clothes."

Li Xin went along with her and said, "That mother can be regarded as elated now, and she doesn't need to be angry with grandma."

"No, I don't get angry with her now. As long as she is a better mother-in-law, I would be willing to greet her on weekdays, but like her, I am filial to her, but I can't obey her in my heart." Liu Shi mentioned back then: "Later, your third aunt made clothes out of that satin, and she looked pretty on top. Your grandma praised you for being so pretty. I was not happy, so I asked your grandma, and said three I can't wear my younger siblings, the clothes in the bottom of the box have been born for many years, guess what your grandma said?"

Mrs. Liu looked at Li Xin, Li Xin shook her head and said, "I don't know, I'm not close to grandma either."

"Your grandma said, 'Your third sibling is a delicate body, a town girl, and they don't work on weekdays, so this color is just right for you. You are busy doing work on weekdays, and if you don't pay attention, you will get dirty , don’t let you wear it, won’t it save you an extra wash?’” Liu snorted and said, “It’s so nice to say, but it’s for my own good…”

Li Xin hugged Mrs. Liu and said, "Okay, mother, don't think about it so much. Big brother has supported you, and you will speak more forcefully in front of grandma in the future."

Liu's eyes were a little red, and she always felt aggrieved when thinking of the past.Wiping her eyes but she didn't cry, Liu said: "Xin'er, you and Ah Wen are the same. Fortunately, there is no mother-in-law on your side, so you live more comfortably, but your father-in-law hates it. Not very easy to deal with."

Mrs. Liu patted Li Xin on the shoulder: "Fortunately, you have separated now. Mom looks at you as a person who knows how to live a good life. Whether Ah Wen has a good relationship with you, the most important thing is to hurry up and have a baby... "

When Mrs. Liu brought this up again, Li Xin could only nod her head in agreement and said, "Got it, mother, this matter... can't be rushed."

Mrs. Liu sighed, but kept silent when she wanted to say something.Li Xin guessed that she probably wanted to say that she had harmed herself, but she was afraid that mentioning those things about her past would make her feel unhappy.

The mother and daughter sat in silence for a while, until Mrs. Zhang came to call, and they went out with each other. They were talking and laughing, Mrs. Zhang said: "Sister, why didn't you say that your father-in-law is coming?"

Li Xin was taken aback, turned his gaze to the main room, and really saw a person who should not have appeared at this time——Guan Ming.

　This is a couple's day, my dearest, how are you doing?In the days without me, you will be fine... still dear, I did not let you down, just like in the past... still the third watch!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)