lucky star girl

Chapter 21
Xu Yanzhu thought about the figure in his heart, and was just about to recall the past of the two of them, but suddenly remembered the attitude he had seen the third uncle towards the third aunt in the past two days.

After such a comparison, Xu Yanzhu immediately laughed at himself and murmured in a low voice: "It seems that I am not your true love, otherwise, how could you marry another person."

Just thinking about it like this, Xu Yanzhu completely let go of the figure in his heart, and concentrated on looking at the scenery in Shihuan Courtyard.

Without searching carefully, Xu Yanzhu saw a piece of land in the courtyard that didn't match the surrounding scenery at a glance.

Looking at the green bamboo fence around here, Xu Yanzhu knew that the third uncle must have made it specially for the third aunt.

After recognizing that the tree that hadn't yet grown leaves was a pomegranate tree, Xu Yanzhu became more aware of third uncle's feelings for third aunt.

Thinking about how her father once said that she was beaten by the third uncle for touching his things, Xu Yanzhu smiled immediately.

"I don't know if uncle and daddy will find it unbelievable to see the third uncle when they come back." Xu Yanzhu whispered to himself, thinking about this, and slowly continued to walk in Shihuan Courtyard.

In the small kitchen, after Dong Shu saw the ingredients sent by the big kitchen, she just glanced at them and decided what to do for lunch today.

This is not the first time she cooks by herself in Shihuan Courtyard, and she doesn't feel special when she sees her husband come to help. In the past half a month, they have been cooking together like this.

Dong Shu's movements are fast. She cooked meals for such a large family when she was in Dong's house, but now she only cooks meals for three people, so naturally it doesn't take much time.

After Xu Yanzhu walked around the Shihuan Courtyard for two times, Dong Shu prepared the meal that she was going to make at noon today.

There are not many vegetables in the early spring. Today, Dong Shu fried a plate of Chinese cabbage with sliced ​​meat, and cooked a soup with shredded radish and soaked dried shrimps.

The main dish is Dong Shu's favorite stewed chicken with mushrooms.

Although the dishes are not many, but the portion is quite a lot.

Xu Yanzhu can also cook, but she usually cooks all kinds of exquisite snacks. Where has she made these seemingly ordinary but delicious farm dishes.

Seeing that Xu Yanzhu liked it, a smile appeared on the corner of Dong Shu's mouth.

Because Dong Shu talked all the time when she and her husband were having dinner, now she also forgot what happened in the old lady's courtyard yesterday morning, and repeatedly invited Xu Yanzhu to pick up vegetables.

"Yanzhu, I'm fine in the afternoon. I'll take you around the village?" Dong Shu thought that it would be the beginning of spring, and there must be a lot of fresh and tender shepherd's purse beside the field ridge. If you pick some more, wash them, boil them, and chop them up Wrap flat food with minced meat, it must be delicious.

Dong Shu always liked to show her thoughts on her face. Although she didn't say what she wanted to pick shepherd's purse, Xu Shiqiu and Xu Yanzhu's uncle and nephew still guessed her thoughts.

Xu Shiqiu couldn't bear the little lady's suffocation all day long, seeing Xu Yanzhu just lowered her head to eat, and kicked her under the table before responding to the little lady.

Sensing Third Uncle's reminder, Xu Yanzhu immediately raised her head.

Seeing the sharp eyes of the third uncle and the anticipation in the eyes of the third aunt, Xu Yanzhu immediately understood what was going on.

Before eating with grandma, it was always 'eating without talking, sleeping without talking', she was a little unaccustomed to this meeting.

Suppressing a smile, Xu Yanzhu nodded at Dong Shu first, then looked at her and said, "Okay, I'll listen to Third Aunt." After saying this, Xu Yanzhu thought for a while and continued: "Speaking of this, I'm going to Hecun , although we have been here for nine years, I haven't visited yet."

What Xu Yanzhu said was true. Although she was young when she first arrived in Xiahe Village, her grandfather had just passed away at that time, so she had to stay at home and observe her filial piety.

After filial piety, the uncle's family and parents left Xiahe Village one after another, and she stayed with her grandmother all day long.

Later, as she got older, it was not easy for her to go out and hang out.

Dong Shu originally thought of eating shepherd's purse, but after Xu Yanzhu's words fell, she looked at her with wide crescent eyes and said in surprise, "You haven't played in the village?"

Dong Shu's expression was unbelievable. Even though she had to do a lot of things every day at her uncle's house, she still had the opportunity to go out to play.

There are many small ponds in the village. When they were young, they liked to go to the ponds to catch small fish in the summer and cook soup at home.

And when the reeds grow up, there will be wild ducks laying eggs in the reeds, and they will secretly take one from each nest and roast it with mud.

These are the most fun things that Dong Shu remembers when she was a child. When she was a child, she played behind her cousin.

Xu Yanzhu didn't expect that the third aunt would show such an unbelievable look after he just said that he hadn't been to the village to play.

She glanced at Third Uncle, seeing that he had no intention of stopping him, and then continued: "No, I haven't been out before." After saying this, Xu Yanzhu was also afraid that Third Aunt would investigate why, so she quickly He continued: "So, Third Aunt, what are you taking me to do this afternoon?"

When Dong Shu heard Xu Yanzhu's question, she immediately attracted her attention, thought for a while and said seriously: "The shepherd's purse on the ridge of the field is the freshest, we don't need to go far, just search around the house, and we will definitely be able to find it." Found quite a few."

Dong Shu said this because she thought that every year the children in the village would pick shepherd's purse in the village. They didn't rely on this for their livelihood, but just to eat something fresh, so naturally they didn't need to go far to compete with them.

The key point is that Dong Shu remembered that she and other girls would avoid the Xu family when picking shepherd's purse, so they will definitely find a lot of shepherd's purse around the house.

Xu Yanzhu didn't know what was going on in Dong Shu's mind, but she didn't know much about it, so naturally she wouldn't say much.

After Xu Yanzhu nodded in response to Dong Shu's proposal, Dong Shu looked directly at Xu Shiqiu in the next moment and said, "Mr. He was slightly stunned when he heard what he said, and immediately continued: "Yanzhu and I are picking shepherd's purse, you just watch us from a distance, and we also happen to be taking a walk."

Because of Xu Yanzhu's words just now, Dong Shu could easily think that her father-in-law rarely left the house.

Dong Shu didn't understand those principles, but she knew that her mood would improve every time she played around in the village.

She would not ask Xianggong to pick shepherd's purse with herself and Yanzhu, but it was okay to go for a walk.

Xu Shiqiu didn't expect that his little lady would invite him to go out together. He couldn't bear the disappointment of the little lady. After a short period of stupefaction, he nodded and agreed directly without thinking about it.

Seeing Xianggong's response, Dong Shu smiled and rolled her crescent eyes for a moment, then lowered her head and concentrated on eating, only thinking about finishing the meal quickly so that she could go out to play.

Seeing Dong Shu like this, Xu Shiqiu and Xu Yanzhu's uncle and nephew immediately looked at each other, and after seeing a trace of helplessness in each other's eyes, they lowered their heads and continued to eat.

Because of Dong Shu's suggestion, after dinner, she didn't take a nap as usual. After putting down the rice bowl, she only sat for a while, then got up and called Xu Shiqiu and Xu Yanzhu's uncle and nephew to go to the big kitchen with her to find tools.

If you want to dig shepherd's purse, you need a small shovel and a bamboo basket.

After Dong Shu and the three found a good tool, they returned to Shi Huan Yuan, and left Xu's house through the small gate of Shi Huan Yuan.

This was Xu Yanzhu's first time going out of the house since she was ten years old. Looking at the spring scene in front of her, recalling the different spring scenes she had seen when she was young in the capital, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Dong Shu didn't think as much as Xu Yanzhu. As soon as she left the house, she held the bamboo basket in one hand and took Xu Yanzhu's wrist in the other to walk to the place where there might be shepherd's purse.

After walking about a dozen steps, Dong Shu saw a piece of fresh shepherd's purse three steps away.

Worried that Xu Yanzhu didn't know shepherd's purse, Dong Shu pulled her to squat down, pointed at the shepherd's purse in front of her and taught her, "Look, Yanzhu, this is shepherd's purse." While speaking, Dong Shu picked up a shepherd's purse with a small shovel and gave it away In front of Xu Yanzhu, he continued: "Do you see that the leaves of this shepherd's purse are like lotus flowers, and its edges are not neat, and it feels a little prickly."

After the words fell, Dong Shu also put the shepherd's purse in Xu Yanzhu's hand.

Xu Yanzhu was already smart, Dong Shu only said it once, and she understood the characteristics of shepherd's purse, and then she was praised by Dong Shu after pointing out a few shepherd's purse around her feet under Dong Shu's gaze.

"Yanzhu, you're so smart." Dong Shu imitated Xu Yanzhu's way of praising herself before she praised her, and then continued: "There are quite a few here, let's pick them together first. There are also skills in picking shepherd's purse. You see, I will try again." make once."

Dong Shu was very patient. She felt that she followed Xu Yanzhu to learn etiquette and how to dress, and then Xu Yanzhu followed her to learn how to cook and recognize wild vegetables to raise chickens.

In this way, they can both learn from each other's skills, and they can also have something to do every day.

Xu Yanzhu also saw the plan of the third aunt, she also thought that she did have a lot of time every day, and she was also happy with the third aunt, so she naturally actively followed her to learn.

Xu Shiqiu stood about ten steps behind Dong Shu and Xu Yanzhu and looked at them. Seeing that they were talking happily with their heads leaning against each other, they each dug up a shepherd's purse on the ground with a small shovel, and the corners of their mouths couldn't help but twitch. With a smile.

It seems that his previous thoughts were not wrong, and the eldest niece was found to accompany the young lady, and she would be much happier.

It's just that Xu Shiqiu didn't expect at first that not only the little lady was happy, but also the eldest niece Xu Yanzhu would become much more cheerful because of this.

Thinking of this, Xu Shiqiu raised his head and scanned the surroundings. Not far away, after seeing a few girls from the village picking shepherd's purse, he subconsciously took two steps in the direction of Dong Shu and Xu Yanzhu.

Dong Shu and Xu Yanzhu didn't know that there were villagers from Xiahe Village about fifty steps away from them, and they were both concentrating on picking shepherd's purse.

It may be because of the spring rain the night before yesterday that there are so many young shepherd's purses just emerging from the soil today.

Dong Shu was picking up the shepherd's purse while thinking about so many shepherd's purse, besides sending it to the big kitchen at night to make flat food for the family, she could also make some other meals.

Because she was thinking seriously, she didn't realize that she and Xu Yanzhu were slowly growing apart.

When she finally picked up a bamboo basket full of shepherd's purses and was about to get up and go home, she realized that she was more than 20 steps away from Yanzhu.

At the same time, she also saw an acquaintance who was only five steps away from her.

Just when Dong Shu was hesitating in her heart whether to greet her, this person had already looked at Dong Shu in surprise and said slightly mockingly: "Dong Shu, aren't you married to the third son of the Xu family? Why do you still come out to pick shepherd's purse? Is it possible that Xu The family doesn’t give you food, so you can only go out and look for shepherd’s purse?”

Following the man's sharp provocative voice, she looked at Dong Shu with a hint of hostility.

Dong Shu saw that before she had time to reply, Xu Shiqiu, who had noticed the movement here just now, had strode over.

When Xu Shiqiu came to Dong Shu's side, he directly raised his hand, wrapping his little lady's slender waist with one hand, and took the bamboo basket carried by the little lady into his hand with the other.

Then, he said indifferently to the young girl in front of him: "My wife came to pick shepherd's purse because she was bored and was just passing the time."

While talking, Xu Shiqiu looked at the young girl in coarse cloth again, and then raised his hand to help the hairpin in the little lady's hair. After seeing the young girl's jealousy from the corner of her eye, she continued: "After all, my wife will do whatever she wants. A piece of jewelry is enough to buy at least ten baskets of wild vegetables like this."

Xu Shiqiu didn't feel that there was anything wrong with him defending the little lady. Seeing that after he said this, the young girl's eyes became more and more jealous, and even went crazy, so she quickly turned around with her arms around the little lady's waist.

After leaving the sentence "This girl's family is better off than married", she left here without hesitation.

As for why the girl behind him is jealous of the little lady, he will naturally find out.

If there is really any past between them, he will naturally solve it himself, and will definitely not make the little lady feel unhappy in the slightest.

His little lady, he will naturally take good care of her!

(End of this chapter)