There are flowers and wine, hoeing and farming

Chapter 44

After Qiaoqiao and Hongxia had breakfast, they were seriously playing with the flowers and plants.

From the very beginning, Qiaoqiao was taking care of it by herself, and the money she sold was not very much, but later she gradually gained some experience, and with Hongxia's help, the income from selling flowers became a big source of income for the family .Ning and Cheng Daman saw that their daughter was happy and able to subsidize the family, so they supported her with all their strength, and specially cleaned up the small earthen house that was left unused by the family, added some bricks and tiles, and refurbished it as a flower house. When the weather is cold and freezing in winter, more braziers will be added to keep the house at a more suitable temperature to prevent the flowers from freezing to death.

Now, Qiaoqiao and Hongxia are cleaning up two potted flowers that were broken a few days ago. Because one of the stems in the middle was slightly broken, Qiaoqiao propped up a few hard branches and tied them with cotton thread. , the stems gradually grew, and Qiaoqiao and Hongxia carefully removed those branches to prevent the flowers from being too dependent and growing without bones.

"Auntie, Auntie." The door of the greenhouse was pushed open, and two little guys came in, one from left and one from right jumped up, directly hung on Qiaoqiao's neck and lifted it.

"Ahem..." Qiaoqiao was not on guard, and was almost out of breath from being strangled by the two little guys. She quickly let go of her hand, so as not to hurt Hua'er. Seeing this, Hongxia just smiled, took it and continued to work. .

"Stinky boy!" Qiaoqiao pulled the two of them away, raised her hand high, and then gently landed on their little butts.

"Auntie, let me tell you a secret." The baby rubbed his butt and laughed.

"What secret?" Qiaoqiao pinched the cheeks of the two nephews.

"Auntie, are there any copper coins left from last time?" Beibei took Qiaoqiao's hand, turned around and leaned into Qiaoqiao's arms, put her arms on her shoulders, and acted affectionately.

Qiaoqiao knew at a glance that the two little guys were asking for something, so she suppressed the desire to laugh, and asked with a straight face, "Why are you asking this?"

She straightened her face, and the two children shrank their shoulders. Beibei took the baby's little hand and signaled him to continue.

"Auntie, I have a secret. What grandma and grandpa were talking about just now is your secret." As an older brother, under the suggestion of his younger brother, even though he was timid, Baobao mustered up the courage to speak.

"En, secret." Qiaoqiao nodded solemnly, causing the two children to be overjoyed, and then saw her carrying another pot of flowers, carefully rummaging through the leaves, picking out a few small insect eggs on it.

"Aunt, don't you want to know?" The two children scratched their ears anxiously.

"Do not want to."

The two poor children didn't notice that the aunt's shoulders were shaking slightly, and they looked at each other, not knowing what to do next.

The baby who was born so early is still the big brother. He hesitated for a while, and leaned against his aunt, held her face with both hands, and kissed her several times in succession. Said: "Auntie, let me tell you the secret, it's free, you don't need anything, really, absolutely nothing!!"

After emphasizing this several times, the little guy said: "Just now, grandma and grandpa said that someone came to propose a marriage. They think it's not bad, and they want to be willing."

Qiaoqiao stopped what she was doing, and Hongxia also raised her head.

"really?"

"Really, aunt, it's true. Yesterday, when you and Aunt Hongxia were digging mud in the field, a man in red clothes came here to talk about it." The little guy protested dissatisfied.

Qiaoqiao nodded and patted the heads of the two babies: "Have you heard anything else? What's the family name over there? What's their name?"

"I don't know." The two little guys saw that the aunt's face was not very good-looking, so they quickly explained: "I really don't know, aunt, I didn't hear what the mother-in-law in red said."

"Sister." Hongxia tugged at Qiaoqiao's clothes, who was stunned, she reached out and took out her small purse, took out four copper coins and handed them to the baby: "Come on, baby, take my brother to buy candy, But you can't run far, if there are no sugar sellers nearby, you are not allowed to go today, and you will go when they come, you know?"

"I know, thank you, aunt." The two little guys kissed Qiaoqiao's face for a while, and ran away.

"Sister." Hongxia called Qiaoqiao with some worry.

"I'm fine." Qiaoqiao saw that Hongxia's complexion was not good, and smiled consolingly: "Silly girl, even if I go out in the future, I will still belong to your sister. Besides, I will be you from now on, and I will help you see See if there is a good guy from any family, and find a good family for you."

Unlike other little girls who blushed shyly and expectantly when they heard this, Hongxia just shook her head silently: "Sister, take me with you. I won't get married, and I will always be with you from now on."

"There is no one who is not married!"

"Sister, if it's inconvenient for you to ask me to go with you, I won't go. I've been in this house all along, and I won't get married."

"Silly girl, my sister will find you a good man!" Qiaoqiao knew that the first impression of this somewhat stubborn, even psychologically flawed sister, of men came from her father.She has nothing to persuade, she can only try to find a better man, and after she gets married in the future, those bad memories will be gradually erased.

During lunch, Qiaoqiao didn't ask her parents about marrying her, and they didn't mention it either, probably the matter hasn't been settled yet, and the person on the other side hasn't been thoroughly investigated by Ning and the others.Qiaoqiao understands that her parents love her to the bottom of her heart, so naturally they don't want her to marry someone with poor conditions, and they have high requirements in all aspects.

Thinking that she is already 15 years old, even menstrual events have come for two years, she has already met the conditions for marriage, she has no resistance, no dissatisfaction, this day will be brought sooner or later, in this Under the customs of the era, if she wanted to have a free love and challenge the society, it would make her laugh at her own thoughts.

It doesn't matter who she marries, her parents won't harm her, they will definitely find a farmer who is as honest and down-to-earth as her father and elder brother.

For some reason, I thought of Zheng Cang. If he was still there...Qiaoqiao suddenly woke up and gave a wry smile. He was the only man she knew in this world who had no blood relationship. She would inevitably think of him, but if he was still there, then At his age, I am afraid that he would already be the eldest child, not to mention his poor conditions, his family is so poor, mother and father must be reluctant to suffer by themselves, and how could she be willing to disobey the wishes of her parents who love her so much.

The cousin who almost kissed him many years ago, left a letter a few years ago and left alone to join the army, saying that he was not a candidate for the top spot in the exam and only wanted to show off his ambition on the battlefield. I hope my parents can understand.Qiaoqiao still remembers that my aunt passed out for a few days and refused to wake up in a daze. In the end, it was her mother who went there with her, and then pulled her back from the state of wanting to die, waiting for her son to return.

A few days after receiving the news that someone proposed marriage, Ning would occasionally disappear, and sister-in-law Jasmine was pregnant again, so the responsibility of taking care of her naturally fell on Qiaoqiao.

Jasmine's bulging belly made Qiaoqiao stare dumbfounded. She felt that when she was fifteen or sixteen years old and was about to conceive and have a child at the age of a child in modern times, she felt a strong resistance in her heart.

After about four or five days, when she came back that afternoon, Ning had an indescribable expression on her face, which looked either happy or sad, with mixed joy and sorrow, and looked at Qiaoqiao from time to time.Qiaoqiao immediately understood that my mother hadn't been seen these days, she must have gone to see the boy the matchmaker said, and she probably saw it today, and she thought it was good and satisfied, so she revealed this kind of love for her daughter. Happy to have found a good husband's family, but also sad because her daughter is going to marry.

Sure enough, in the evening, just after dinner, Ning asked Hongxia to clean up the dishes by herself, she dragged Qiaoqiao into the room, and asked alone.

"Qiaoqiao, you are 15 years old this year, you are considered a big girl."

Qiaoqiao smiled slightly, sat beside Ning, and embroidered flowers for her. Sister-in-law Jasmine was pregnant, and Ning couldn't sit still, so she began to make new clothes for the little doll. Qiaoqiao thought she was often too tired and easy Injured eyes, often take it for her, and also embroider for a while when I have time, anyway, the embroidery skills of the whole body are inherited from Ning's, which is on par with hers.

"Qiaoqiao, mother actually doesn't want you to marry someone who is too bad. You are a good boy, and you also understand that your father and I are in the same heart." Speaking of this, Ning stroked Qiaoqiao's hair, reluctantly Looking at her daughter: "Mother rejected your aunt's offer of a further kiss, mainly because she was afraid that the child would grow up in that environment, and her mood would be in a bad mood, and that kind of wealthy family must have a housemate." There are a lot of concubines and concubines, except for more money, the rest are trying to annoy you, mother thinks that you can't let you live that kind of life.

I thought, if the other party has a few acres of land and a skill, and treats you sincerely, that's fine. Moreover, with my ingenuity and thoughtfulness, I'm sure I'll live a better life than my mother. "

Qiaoqiao stopped her hands and said solemnly to Ning: "Mother, I know, don't worry, I don't covet those vain and rich. Although Auntie has a lot of beautiful clothes and luxurious jewelry, she is not happy at all. It’s our family, we’re happy, and it’s not worth any money.”

"Well, I knew you were the most sensible, but the more you are like this, the more I feel that no one from any family is worthy of you, hey..." Ning sighed: "You probably know it too. Over the past year, many people have come to say hello, and I have inquired about them one by one. Some of them are not self-motivated, some have complicated family circumstances, all kinds of things, and none of them satisfy me. Seeing that you are getting older, I was often worried about whether I could eat or drink well. Fortunately, a few days ago, the matchmaker came up and said that it was a child in the next village. I didn't ask, and I waited on that road on purpose, and when the child passed by, I went up to ask the way. The child is simple and honest, and he is honest. I think he is not bad. Coincidentally, mother knows that you are a man with a strong heart. , let me discuss it with you, or should we settle it?"

Qiaoqiao looked at the little flower embroidered in her hand, and nodded after a while: "I listen to you, mother."

"Hey, good." Looking at her daughter with her head down, Ning felt uncomfortable: "How about we ask that child to come to the house one day, and you can hide behind and take a look. If you think it's not good, we I don't want to!"

Ning said these words with arrogance, and Qiaoqiao didn't come back to her senses after hearing it. In this environment, which woman can say such outrageous words is only someone who loves her daughter deeply and ignores the worldly rules Talent can do it, the grievance in Qiaoqiao's heart just now disappeared, she put away the things in her hands, stretched out her hands to wrap around Ning's waist, and leaned into her arms: "Mother, no need, You can see it, then it will be fine."

Ning hurriedly hugged her daughter and patted her on the back lightly.Since Jasmine gave birth to a child, she has somewhat distracted her two grandchildren. In addition, her daughter is particularly sensible and older, so she should not worry about her, so it is inevitable that she will not pay as much attention to her daughter as before.

I couldn't talk about the sorrow of relatives before, but now when I talk about relatives, I suddenly feel empty, and the feeling of losing my daughter suddenly became stronger. She hugged her daughter, holding her in her arms like when she was a child. He didn't speak, and enjoyed the moment quietly.

"In a few days, I'll go see that child again." Ning finally said softly.

"it is good."

(End of this chapter)