peasant young lady

Chapter 83 Goodbye Eucommia
Cheng Xia frowned and looked at the man who was hanging red lanterns on the tall courtyard wall of his grandfather's house, and was moving back and forth easily on the narrow courtyard wall while humming a ditty.

The man didn't know what the people in the yard said, and he responded loudly, "Alright, it's done."

Cheng Xia looked up at him, the man seemed to have sensed it, and suddenly lowered his head to look in the direction of the gate. The moment his eyes met Cheng Xia's, he turned his head instantly and turned away from looking this way.

Looking at the back of the man on the courtyard wall, Cheng Xia felt even more puzzled. At this moment, Cheng Xia saw Mrs. Zhang enter the yard directly, so Cheng Xia turned her eyes and followed Mrs. Zhang in.

Dahua carefully glanced left and right, then leaned into Cheng Xia's ear and said, "Little girl, isn't that man on the courtyard wall the one who took us to the county seat?"

Cheng Xia nodded thoughtfully, yes, that person was Eucommia, the so-called man who copied books together in Yang Dalang's mouth.

Cheng Xia followed Mrs. Zhang into the house, and saw a woman with broad shoulders and thick back unhappily picking up the large and small bags in Cheng's left hand, putting the things in a cabinet beside her and locking them, and then reprimanded Mrs. Zhang, "Didn't I tell you to come earlier? What time is it now? You're waiting for dinner when you come so late, right?"

Mrs. Zhang seemed to be a different person in an instant, she smiled obsequiously, "Second sister-in-law, we came here on foot, so we came late."

"Hmph, an excuse!" The woman known as the second sister-in-law looked at Cheng Zuo and Cheng You coldly, "Why did you bring the two of them here, what can they do, eat for nothing, right?"

"Here," Mrs. Zhang smiled sheepishly, "I was thinking that they could also help with some chores."

"Go, go, go," the woman pointed at Cheng Zuo and pointed at the man on the courtyard wall outside, "Go and replace Eucommia, you go hang the lantern."

"Ah?" Cheng Zuo heard it, looked at the height of the courtyard wall, and opened his mouth. How could he climb up? Just climbed up. How dare he stand at such a high place?
"Ah what, either go hang the lanterns, or go back directly, our family doesn't have that much food for you." The woman pinched her waist with both hands and said rudely.

"Hmph, if you don't let us eat, we won't eat. The second aunt will give us back the things my mother just brought, and we'll leave now." In the end, it was Cheng You who couldn't hold back, and stood directly in front of Cheng Zuo and looked at the woman.

The second aunt's chest heaved in anger, and the fat on her face began to tremble a few times. She pointed her finger at Zhang's nose furiously, "This is the good son you taught, and you actually talk to me like that!"

Mrs. Zhang quickly pulled Cheng You behind her, and said apologetically to the woman, "Second sister-in-law, don't be angry, Cheng Zuo is going to work right now." Unwilling, but still walked towards the yard.

Cheng Xia listened carefully to the noise of the second aunt, and looked around the yard. The yard is very big, and there are ten odd and small rooms in total. Still live together.

They were standing at the door of the main house at this time, and Cheng Xia looked at the side room where there seemed to be a few women who were talking and laughing, cooking and chopping vegetables. actions, as if their family did not exist.

Cheng Xia shrugged, it seems that her mother Zhang's status in her grandfather's family is really not good.

Looking back, Cheng Xia saw that Eucommia turned over and jumped off the high courtyard wall, as if thinking of something just after jumping down, he beat his leg in frustration, as if he was blaming his leg for not being so good.

Then Cheng Zuo tremblingly climbed up the ladder, his legs could be seen trembling from such a distance, it seemed that he was a little afraid of heights.

Before Cheng Xia looked back, he saw a carriage parked at the gate. The coachman jumped down and respectfully lifted the curtain of the carriage, and carefully put the stool under the carriage. Cheng Xia was a little curious, looking at it like this He is a person of some status. Does my grandfather's family know any dignitaries?

Before Cheng Xia could figure out what was going on, her body was bumped suddenly, and she almost lost her balance and fell to the side. Fortunately, Da Hua stood beside her and helped Cheng Xia to save her.

When Cheng Xia stabilized her mind, she saw the second aunt, who was bossing around just now, and greeted the carriage at the door with a happy smile. The women who had been watching coldly in the kitchen also quickly wiped their hands and came out, seeing Mrs. Zhang leading them A few stood at the door and drove them away impatiently, "Get out of the way, what are you doing blocking the door!" while hurrying towards the carriage at the door.

Cheng Xia watched helplessly as Mrs. Zhang was pushed hard against the door frame, and a big bump appeared on her forehead in an instant, but no one noticed, and everyone's eyes were on the carriage.

"Oh, why did you come here so early? Didn't I tell you to come over for lunch at noon?"

It was the second aunt's voice, and compared to what the second aunt said about Mrs. Zhang just now, Cheng Xia wanted to laugh when he heard it.

There were two women getting off the carriage, they looked like mother and daughter. The daughter looked about the same age as Cheng Xia, or a little younger, but the mother looked somewhat similar to Zhang.

Before Cheng Xia could ask anything, Da Hua whispered, "Isn't it just that I have a few filthy money, I really think I am a rich wife."

Cheng Xia burst out laughing, Dahua's tone sounded like hatred for the rich.

Dahua heard Cheng Xia laugh out loud, and quickly tugged at her sleeve, "Little sister, if Cousin Xiaoqing says something later, don't confront her, let her pass, or Auntie will go over again." You have to find your grandmother, and you will be the one who will suffer."

Cheng Xia thought for a moment and nodded. It turned out that they were Zhang's younger sister and younger sister's daughter. Why are they both married off from her grandfather's family? Why do the aunts have such different attitudes?Is it because my aunt's family is rich?

Cheng Xia looked at Du Zhong who was about to sneak out at the door, but failed, so she was dragged back by her second aunt, and smiled kindly at Du Zhong, "Xiao Du, you don't need to hang up the lantern, the stool legs over there are a little bit It's not very reliable, go and see what's going on."

Du Zhong quickly glanced at Cheng Xia's direction, and quickly ran in the direction pointed by the second aunt.

Seeing him running away, Cheng Xia became even more suspicious.Is it normal for a frail scholar who copied books to be able to repair table legs and jump off such a high courtyard wall?

After thinking about it, I saw a few aunts coming over with my aunt and cousin in their arms. The aunt gave Mrs. Zhang a meaningful look, and said in feigned surprise, "Why is my sister standing at the door, come in and have a rest together?" Bar."

Before Mrs. Zhang could say anything, she saw the second aunt pushed her buttocks and staggered Mrs. Zhang, and then flatteringly said to her aunt, "Don't worry about her, she can just go to the kitchen to help, you and Xiao Qingkuai Click in and rest, and your parents will be happy to see you when they come back later." Then she surrounded her aunt and entered the innermost room.

Cheng Xia watched Zhang's face change a few times, obviously agitated, but finally clenched his fists and then loosened them. After going back and forth several times, he only ordered Cheng Shang and Da Hua to enter the kitchen next to him in a deep voice.

Cheng Xia wanted to see what happened to Du Zhong, but Dahua was afraid that she would cause trouble, so she took her directly to the kitchen to help.

Since it is the child's full moon wine, according to the meaning of the second aunt, the grandfather and grandmother have invited many relatives and friends to sit at home, so they must cook a lot of dishes.

Cheng Xia participated in rural banquets in modern times, usually in a large courtyard, the chefs prepared the dishes and brought them to the table, but at that time, the chefs Cheng Xia saw were all men, No women are helping.

Seeing that there were only a few of them in the spacious kitchen, and everyone else had gathered in the back room to talk to my aunt, Cheng Xia curled her lips, wondering what kind of grievances her mother Zhang had with her aunt, which led to the current situation.

Cheng Xia decided to temporarily put away her dissatisfaction today. Her purpose was to see what kind of person Eucommia was like, and then learn about the situation in Xiao Du's family. As for the aunts and aunts of her grandfather's family, Cheng Xia was not interested I understand, anyway, we don't see each other very often, so it's fine if we can handle the superficial skills on the scene.

Cheng Xia looked at the two huge winter melons at his feet, and knew that they must be used at noon. Seeing that Mrs. Zhang was processing the eggplants, Cheng Shang started to process the bamboo shoots without saying anything, and the big flower took it aside automatically. The water chestnuts began to pick up.Cheng Xia was not pretentious, took the knife aside and began to peel the winter melon, anyway, there are too many candied winter melons, so processing winter melon is a piece of cake for Cheng Xia, which is not a big deal.

While peeling the skin, Cheng Xia looked at Du Zhong who was resting the legs of the table in the yard. When she looked up, she saw the second aunt pushing a girl and winking at her to hand the handkerchief to the sweating Du Zhong. The girl's face was red, Taking a careful look at Du Zhong, she said something shyly to the second aunt, but she didn't dare to step out of the door. The outspoken second aunt poked the girl's face vigorously, and muttered a few words bitterly.

Cheng Xia couldn't help laughing, it turned out that the second aunt had such thoughts in mind, needless to say, the girl pushed by the second aunt must be the daughter of the second aunt, it seems that the second aunt has taken a fancy to Du Zhong and wants to make Du Zhong Be her son-in-law.

Cheng Xia's smile was still on the corner of her mouth, and she saw her cousin Xiao Qing, who Da Hua told her just now not to provoke her, entered the kitchen with a smile on her face, walked directly in front of Cheng Xia, and looked Cheng Xia up and down. Fan, glared at her both angry and dissatisfied, and then said with a smile, "What is cousin laughing at?"

Cheng Xia put away the smile on his face, and said calmly, "It's nothing."

Xiaoqing looked at Cheng Xia proudly, as if showing off a great achievement, and said slowly, "cousin, you don't know, my mother met someone in the town by chance, and then my mother told me that my cousin's family It's going to be bad luck."

Zhang's body froze when she heard about the town. Cheng Xia didn't know who there were people in the town that made Zhang feel afraid. She was not afraid of being around her, so she didn't take it to heart, and didn't want to follow Xiao Qing's words to ask. .

In the end, Mrs. Zhang couldn't wait to grab Xiaoqing's hand and asked, "Who did you see?"

(End of this chapter)