farmer's little girl

Chapter 61
Mei Zhuangyi originally thought that Han Jin would decline a few words, but Han Jin said: "It didn't take long, but you always told me how wonderful your niece is, and then I met you in the town."

Naturally, Han Jin would not be so stupid as to say that he had already harbored ill intentions towards Lu Jiaoyue.

Mei Zhuangyi was stunned immediately, and then jumped up and said: "No, no, you are so old, my family's Yue'er is only fifteen this year. You are so dark, my family's Yue'er is so white. You are so wicked, my family's Yue'er is as innocent as a piece of paper. And your group of people are like hungry wolves, my family's Yue'er can't handle it..."

He makes a series of comparisons that make Han-jin’s face darker and darker.I planned to ask him to say a few words, so as to vent the depression in my heart, after all, even if it was him, I am afraid that he would not be able to accept it for a while.But at this time, this kind of thought was gone, Han Jin raised his eyebrows: "Didn't you say before that if I fancy a girl, you will grab it for me?"

Mei Zhuangyi suffocated and said, "Only Yue'er can't do it."

"why not?"

"It doesn't work anyway!"

"I'm not a bad person, and I can support my family. You know me well, so why worry about it? Are you going to marry your precious niece to a family you don't know? Don't forget, if it wasn't for the old man of the Lu family Partiality, and the daughter-in-law of the Lu family is impure, this time the one who will marry the Du family will be Yue'er."

After Mei Zhuangyi came back, he learned about the twists and turns in Lu Jiaoyue's marriage and some things about the Du family from Han Jin.He has repeatedly rejoiced that God loves good people. Otherwise, if she married into the wolf den of the Du family, she would become his niece, and it would be too late to regret it.

Hearing what his friend said at this time, Mei Zhuangyi calmed down and thought about it, it seemed quite reasonable.First of all, he knows him well enough, Han Jin is not greedy for money and lust, and has never seen him have anything to do with any woman over the years.Apart from being older, less famous, and having a less clean home, there seems to be nothing wrong with her.

Regardless of his age, Mei Zhuangyi also suffered from a bad reputation, so he naturally understands that many things are based on rumors, and the key depends on whether the person is reliable or not.Looking at it this way, only his family is left.

"You pack of vicious wolves, I don't worry about my Yue'er getting married, you are forced not to go home, and my Yue'er will not be eaten alive after marrying."

Han Jin said: "I've considered this matter. After getting married, I don't plan to go back to live in Han's Village."

"In the county?"

Han Jin pondered for a moment, "She can go wherever she wants, I don't care."

"Are you treating your mother well? What if she wants a daughter-in-law to serve her?"

Han Jin raised his eyebrows: "You think I'm the kind of blindly obedient person, and my mother is not a daughter-in-law like Yueyue." Having said that, he curled his lips sarcastically.

"Then what about your household registration? It doesn't matter where your household registration is, even if you are not married, but if you are married and your household registration is still in the Han family, do you think it's okay if you don't settle in Han's village?" Mei Zhuangyi said sharply.

This is a question, in fact, this question has been placed in Han Jin's mind.

"So I need a sum of money, a sum of money that is enough to cross the group of people in Hanjiazhuang and move their household registration out."

Over the years, it's not that he hasn't thought about moving his household registration out of Hanjiazhuang.Firstly, it was his mother's reluctance, and secondly, it was because moving household registration was not a trivial matter.

In fact, if it is an ordinary person, as long as the head of the household releases the person and has a place to accept it, it is not too difficult to move the household registration.The key point is that the Han family will not let him go, and Lizheng in Hanjiazhuang is the cousin of his cheap stepfather, and Lizheng is in charge of the household registration in the village, so it is very difficult to do this.

The only solution now is to go beyond those people in Hanjiazhuang, find a master who can do this, and ask someone to help him move his household registration out of Hanjiazhuang.

Above Lizheng, the one who can manage household registration is naturally the county government.It's a pity that the county magistrate of Wannian County is a master who wants to scrape three layers of land without money, and he can't get through the checkpoints without money.

Mei Zhuangyi remained silent.

After a while, he sighed: "Our strength is still too small."

"Then you agree with me and Yue'er?"

Mei Zhuangyi rolled his eyes at him, "Is it alright if I don't agree? Girls are all extroverts, and you seduce her to make my timid Yue'er disregard her reputation and come to see you in this kind of place. Is it okay to agree?" Then, he squinted his eyes: "Don't you want to be responsible?"

Han Jin hurriedly begged for mercy: "It's my pleasure."

Mei Zhuangyi snorted, "It's cheap for you!"

After a moment of silence, he gloated and said with a gleeful smile: "What are you going to say to my eldest sister? You don't think my eldest sister is usually kind, but you can feel her stubbornness at critical times. And in this way, you don't Will he become my nephew and son-in-law?"

Han Jin's face darkened, "Get lost!"

Mei Zhuangyi teased him: "Come on, nephew and son-in-law, call uncle to listen."

Han Jin didn't bother to talk to him, he just left if he still had something to do, and then left.

On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, according to the custom in Daxi Village, steamed buns are to be steamed.

The noodles were made yesterday, and Mei and Lu Jiaoyue were busy in the kitchen. Today, they not only steamed steamed buns, but also steamed buns with various fillings.This job is not easy, so the two of them started working early in the morning.

"Second sister-in-law, I'm busy." Mrs. Qiao said hello at the door of the kitchen.

Mei nodded, "Is there something wrong with his third aunt?"

Qiao said: "Isn't this big brother coming to ask us to go home for a reunion dinner on New Year's Eve? I just thought that we have separated after all, and we should give New Year's gifts there, so I came here to discuss with you. , See what kind of annual gift to give."

Mrs. Mei has been thinking about this for the past two days. After listening to what Mrs. Qiao said, she pondered for a while and said: "According to the rules of the village, the New Year's gift for the family is usually only two catties of meat and one catty of wine. Our family is going to follow the rules and let others have nothing to choose."

Although Mrs. Qiao felt sorry for the two catties of meat, after all, the family has slaughtered pigs this year, and there is no shortage of those things. If I do my best, I will avoid being criticized, so I nodded and said: "Okay, then our family will do the same. .”

After speaking, Mrs. Qiao was ready to leave.

Mei stayed with her: "Eat at home at noon."

"No, I'm still busy at home."

In the second half of the sound, Mei asked Lu Minghai to send the New Year's gift to the upper room.

On the [-]th day, there is no difference between the day and the past, and even some people in the village who have not finished their homework are still busy with their work.

According to the rules in the country, the day of thirtieth is ignored, and the new year is after the zi.Until the fifteenth day, the family did not work except for three meals a day.Of course, there are some rules about not touching the needle and thread, and not sweeping the floor, so I won't go into details here.

In the second half of the day, the family from the second room went to the first room.

Now that the family is separated, those who come are guests, so Mei and Qiao don't have to work, and Hu and Xiao Hu are busy in the kitchen, and the second, third, and second family members only need to wait for food.

When the meal was ready, it was already dark outside, and the sound of firecrackers could be vaguely heard everywhere in the village.

Before eating the reunion dinner, ancestors must be worshiped first, and the younger generations can eat it after the ancestors have eaten.After worshiping the ancestors, I went out and threw a string of lit firecrackers, and then began to eat the reunion dinner.

There are two tables open, just like before the separation.

The old man Lu, who was sitting at the first place, couldn't help showing a smile when he saw the house full of children and grandchildren below, and his old eyes became moist.When people get older, it is always easy to get sad, especially in the past six months, old man Lu felt that his health was getting worse, and he thought more and more.

"I hope that our family and Hemeimei will prosper in the coming year, and the better it will be."

After saying a few words, Old Man Lu took the lead in picking up the chopsticks. Seeing him move the chopsticks, the juniors below moved the chopsticks.

The dinner table was very quiet, probably they didn't know what to say, especially in the past six months, the second and third wards had conflicts with the eldest surrogate more than once, and now there was only a little bit of face left.

After eating, old man Lu left his three sons to talk, while Mrs. Mei went home with a few children.

After a while, Lu Minghai came back.

Mrs. Mei asked, "What did your father tell you?" Old man Lu was not someone who just wanted to talk to his son about old times for no reason.

Lu Minghai paused for a moment, then said: "Actually, it's nothing, but Dad seems to regret the separation."

Mrs. Mei didn't want to expose the man's white lies. I'm afraid it wasn't the appearance, but the truth.And it's not just that simple, old man Lu must have told his sons to go back in front of his sons.Mostly because each room has its own thoughts, so it didn't work.

As Mei thought, it was indeed the case. First of all, the third room didn't agree, and the second room naturally wouldn't agree either.In addition, the big house is probably not happy about it.If the family is separated, it is their own family, and if they live together again, the right to be the family may be taken back by the old couple.

Nowadays, only the old man Lu doesn't understand this, maybe he also understands, but he just pretends to be confused.

"Okay, let's not talk about this, it's too disappointing to talk about this during the Chinese New Year."

On New Year's Eve, there is a night watch rule, and Erfang's family sits and talks together, which is a good way to pass the time.It's just that Goro was young and prone to sleepiness, so he fell asleep halfway.

Finally, when it was midnight, everyone went back to their houses to rest.

On the first day of the first lunar month, according to the custom, relatives are not away, at most, they meet in the same village and wish each other a happy new year.Generally, adults will not go out, only children in groups of three or five, going from house to house to give New Year greetings.

Of course, this year's worship is not in vain. Every household will prepare some snacks such as fried beans and melon seeds in advance.So every child who goes out to pay New Year's greetings will carry a small cloth bag in his hand, eat while walking, and pack it if he can't finish eating, let alone how happy he is.

When she was a child, Lu Jiaoyue used to do this too, but now only Goro has the qualifications on Erfang's side.Children who are over ten years old, most people will not let their children do this again.Firstly, after the age of ten, one becomes an adult, and secondly, one is also afraid of being talked about.

Early on, Goro took a small cloth pocket that Lu Jiaoyue sewed for him, and went to meet his friends.The Erfang couple, Lu Jiaoyue and the others stayed at home with the door open, waiting for a child to come to visit them for New Year's greetings.

Not long after, a group of children came in, calling them Grandpa Hai, Grandma Hai, Uncles, Aunts, Sister, Brother, and so on. Happy New Year.Mei Shi and Lu Jiaoyue smiled, grabbed handfuls of fried beans and melon seeds from the plates on the table, and put them in their small cloth pockets, making the children's faces flush with joy.

Wave after wave, until it was close to noon, no one came gradually.

"It is estimated that your brother will have a good harvest today." Mrs. Mei said to her daughter with a smile.

Just as he was talking, Goro came back.

Sure enough, there were a lot of snacks mixed in that small cloth pocket, including melon seeds, beans, and caramel.As for the caramel, Goro put it separately. He has experience. When he went out in the morning, he asked his sister to find him a piece of oil paper, which is the best for wrapping candy.

This kind of caramel is also made by the Erfang family. The method is also very simple. It is to use small yellow rice to make "zyme". After the "zyme" is ready, make a pot of yellow rice. ' Stir in.After the pot has turned into thin sugar juice, put the pot on the stove, add honey and cook it slowly until it is almost semi-dry and thick, and then you can make caramel.

Wait for it to cool first, and put it on the chopping board when it is almost not hot.Either knead into strips, or knead into balls and slice, and then put it outside to dry overnight, and you can eat it.Most of the country people are not rich, and they are reluctant to sell candy to their children, so they make this simple caramel to coax their children.

"Sister, look that I got a lot of sugar, I'll share some with you." Wu Lang took out the bulging oil paper and said to Lu Jiaoyue.

Lu Guangzhi protested: "Only your sister's, not your second brother's?"

Goro grinned and scratched his head, "How could there be none, there are all of them."

As he said that, he opened the greased paper generously and distributed candy to his brothers and sisters.Lu Guangzhi took a piece first, Lu Jiaoyue took a piece, even Lu Guangyi smiled and picked up a piece and put it in his mouth.

"Isn't it sweet and delicious?" Goro winked.

The other three nodded.

Mei said with a smile: "It's not that there are no ones at home. Look at all of you who are rare, as if you haven't eaten candy in a few lifetimes."

But how can it be the same?

For children, things from other people's homes are always more fragrant.

Especially the three siblings, Lu Jiaoyue, haven't carried a small cloth pocket for many years, they go around to pay New Year's greetings, and they have to eat snacks.This eating may not be just a sense of taste, but the kind of memory about childhood.

"Father, mother, you can eat too." Goro took the initiative to take a piece of candy for each of his father and mother.

The caramel crisps are crispy, with moderate sweetness. Despite the unattractive appearance, it is actually quite delicious.

Lu Minghai put it in his mouth, chewed it loudly, and said to Mei Shi: "His mother, why do I think other people's caramel is better than ours?"

Mrs. Mei scolded him with a smile: "Like a child, I'm not ashamed."

Lu Minghai laughed loudly, and the younger ones looked at each other and laughed too.

The second day of the first lunar month is the day when a married woman returns to her natal home.

Lu Jiaoyue is not married yet, if she were to marry, Mei's would have returned to her natal family in the third year of junior high school, and now it is still the second year of junior high school.

Early in the morning, Erfang and his family dressed neatly and went to Lihualing.

When we arrived at Mei's house, the whole Mei family was there. The two daughters-in-law of Dafang didn't return to their parents' house today, they were in the third year of junior high school.For things like this, there is no difference between the second and third grades, and they are all discussed with my natal family.

Old man Mei and Mrs. Liu were very happy to see their daughters, sons-in-law, grandchildren and grandchildren.

Liu Shi hugged Lu Jiaoyue without letting go, and complained why she hadn't come home for so long.However, the Mei family also knew that Lu Minghai's family had just separated and the family was busy, so even though Liu said this, he didn't mean to complain.

For the Chinese New Year, adults and children are all dressed up, all smiling, sitting and talking together.

It seems that the last time Mei's return to her mother's house made a fuss, it didn't have any impact, and the boat passed without a trace.Of course, this is definitely impossible, but during the Chinese New Year, no one will show their emotions on their faces.

After that, the men sat and talked together, the daughters-in-law went to cook in the kitchen, Mrs. Mei dragged her mother into the house to talk, and Mrs. Liu took Lu Jiaoyue together.

"Mother, when the third child comes back this time, nothing happened at home, right?"

Mrs. Liu smiled, "Don't worry, it's okay. Your two older brothers are not extroverts, and the eldest's wife is sensible. After your elder brother told her, she stopped. As for Hongyu Hongzhi's daughter-in-law, Your father spoke out in anger, Hongyu Hongzhi didn't dare to go to their natal home to pick them up. After a day, the two came back by themselves, and they didn't dare to commit another crime after that. They are still young, so it's normal for them to have some small thoughts, teach me Enough."

Mei didn't say much, just said: "That's good."

The mother and daughter began to gossip, most of which were Mei's complaints about Lu's house, and Liu's gentle voice to persuade her daughter.

Lu Jiaoyue secretly took a look at her grandmother, and saw that there was a hint of worry between her brows, and she knew it in her heart.

It's really all right now, that's because there are two uncles and grandpa suppressing, and the fact that the younger uncle took the private house of the old couple has not been exposed yet.If the business is successful, it will be good, and the matter will be settled quietly.But if it doesn't work, or even pays the money, I'm afraid there will be another big storm in the family.

It's like the last life.

Thinking of this, Lu Jiaoyue felt upset for a while.She also didn't know how the little uncle's business was going, whether there was something wrong with Yang Qingshan, and what Han Jin and the little uncle planned, she didn't know anything.

Suppressing the irritability in her heart, Lu Jiaoyue sat beside Liu Shi and listened to her talking with Mei Shi.In the middle, she took time out to find Mei Zhuangyi, but it was a pity that several men from the Mei family talked with Lu Minghai and his son, so they had to return home.

We had dinner at Mei's house at noon, and the Erfang family didn't go back until half an hour later.

Before leaving, Mei Zhuangyi said to Lu Jiaoyue that he would take his brothers and sisters to play in the county on the Lantern Festival, and there would be lanterns to watch in the county at night.

Lu Jiaoyue agreed.

In a blink of an eye, it is the day of Shangyuan Festival.

Early in the morning, Goro was talking about his little uncle taking him to the county to play.

Mei looked at her son with a smile, and said, "What's the hurry, when is it now? Since it is said to be night, your little uncle won't come until the second half of the day."

Sure enough, in the second half of the sound, Mei Zhuangyi came driving a mule cart.

At that time, Guiya was also at Lu's house, so Lu Jiaoyue asked her if she would go to the county to watch the lanterns. Guiya was about to refuse, but Lu Jiaoyue forcibly pulled her away.

Mei Zhuangyi also knew his niece as a playmate, and regarded her as his junior, so he invited her, saying that Jiaoyue was just a girl, and it would be nice to have a girl to accompany her.

Mrs. Mei also said to go play with her, since they are all from her own family anyway, so don't be so polite.

Gui Ya really couldn't lose face, so she agreed.

Followed Lu Jiaoyue and asked Lu Guangyi to go with her, but Lu Guangyi refused, she acted like a baby, and sacrificed her little uncle, so Lu Guangyi agreed.In Lu Guangyi's heart, he is already an adult, how can he still run around like his younger brothers and sisters.

After discussing, Lu Jiaoyue went back to the house and made preparations to go out.

Mei Zhuangyi followed behind and also entered the house.

"Xiao Yue'er, what are you thinking?"

Lu Jiaoyue was taken aback, is it so obvious?
"You want to match your brother and your playmate?" Mei Zhuangyi said again.

Knowing that her little uncle is a shrewd person, Lu Jiaoyue didn't intend to hide it from him, so she nodded.

"Gui Ya likes Eldest Brother, but because of her family situation, she has never dared to show it. Gui Ya's family situation is a bit difficult, but she is strong and assertive. I think he is very suitable for Eldest Brother." She said. Sighing: "Brother is heartbroken by the Pei family now, and mother is so anxious, but she dare not tell him about the marriage in front of him. Let me think about it, Guiya is a person who knows everything. , I will create some opportunities for them, maybe they will succeed, and my mother's top priority will be resolved. After all, the eldest brother is not young, and it is time to get married at eighteen."

Mei Zhuangyi frowned, thought for a while, and said: "What you said is quite reasonable. This person doesn't look at his status, whether his family is rich or poor, but at his quality. Those people in the Pei family are moths. I don't care if you don't mention it. As for the matter of Gui Ya's family, in fact, her family's affairs are also simple. Find them a job to live on, and they will be able to live well. Don't think too much about it, just look at it first. Bar."

Lu Jiaoyue smiled, "Yeah, I think so too, after all, whether two people can get along or not depends on fate."

Speaking of this, she couldn't help but blush when she thought of herself and Han Jin.In the past, she never dared to imagine that she would like such a person, and the two of them can even be said to be private for life.

Mei Zhuangyi looked at the tenderness of a little girl on the face of his niece, and sighed secretly in his heart: the girl was not allowed to stay in college, and a delicate flower that was well-raised by her family was given over by that old bachelor Han Jin.

While sighing, he went out, Lu Jiaoyue changed her clothes and came out to meet everyone.

Before going out, Mrs. Mei reminded the little ones not to run around, because there are so many people in the county, so as not to get lost.Mei Zhuangyi patted his chest and said it was all right, and also said that there was Han Jin following him, nothing happened.

When she heard that Han Jin was following her, Mei finally felt relieved. Han Jin was a decent person, and with him following her, she didn't have to worry about it at home.

Pressing the button without mentioning it, Mei Zhuangyi took a few children into the mule cart and drove to Wannian County.

By the time we got to the county, it was already evening.

Everywhere is very lively, and there is a bit of joy on the faces of passers-by.

The "Shangyuan Festival" is the most grand festival in the Dagan Kingdom. Whenever this time comes, there is joy everywhere.In addition to a lot of lanterns to see, there is a lantern market to visit, and there is also the custom of girls and married women going through all kinds of illnesses and touching door nails, which can be regarded as a kind of expectation and hope for the future.

Because everyone didn't eat at night, Mei Zhuangyi took a few people to a restaurant first.

He parked the car and entered the restaurant, just as Han Jin came out of it.

"I saw you coming from above, let's go, go up first."

Mei Zhuang Yixuan glanced at him, but with a smile on his face, he turned around to greet Lu Guangyi and his siblings: "Today, you are going to treat Uncle Zi, and you can order whatever you want. Let's go out to play when we are full."

Han Jin looked as usual.

Lu Jiaoyue glanced at him, but her face turned red and she lowered her head.

Lu Guangyi was sincere, and hurriedly said thank you Uncle Jinzi.Lu Guangzhi and Han Jin are old acquaintances, and he smiled and said thank you, Uncle Jin.Gui Ya and Han Jin can also be called acquaintances, but it is not the case on the surface, they can only stand beside Lu Jiaoyue in a restrained manner, not talking.

A group of people went up to the second floor, and Han Jin had already booked a private room in advance.

The private room is not big, but it can accommodate so many people.

"At this time, all the restaurants are full. You were a little anxious, and the places are all booked out. The owner of this restaurant knows me well, so he moved a room out."

Mei Zhuangyi smiled, "I knew it was right to entrust this matter to you. Even if there is no room, I have to move it."

Han Jin didn't bother to pay attention to his friend's teasing, just glanced at him and didn't speak.

A waiter came in to pour some tea and asked what they wanted to eat.Mei Zhuangyi was not too polite, and after picking up the menu, he began to highlight his features.

Lu Jiaoyue seldom eats out, and hearing that her little uncle ordered so many things, she knows that it will cost a lot.Can't help saying: "Little uncle, you ordered so much, can you finish it?"

(End of this chapter)