There are flowers and wine, hoeing and farming

Chapter 71

The women finished eating quickly, sitting there talking in a low voice, Qiaoqiao looked at the happy face of the mother at this time, and finally got the opportunity to ask Hongxia, she was a little inferior and sensitive sister There is always a bit of nostalgia.Judging by Hongxia's appearance now, she looks a little older than when she left, and her pettiness has also gone a lot.

Since she left, Hongxia's life will definitely not be easy. The fact that she left has something to do with her. Parents are not the kind of selfless people, so it is impossible not to blame her, but this girl is still doing well at the moment. Staying at home, it seems that he has made a lot of hard work and suffered a lot.

A few nights, Ning just mentioned her in passing, and didn't say much, her eyes were lukewarm, she was just doing a kind of responsibility to raise her, not to mention being bored, but it seemed that she didn't have much love for her. Affection.

Hongxia smiled and replied to her, saying that she was fine, her uncle and aunt took good care of her, and she was still taking good care of the flowers and plants left by Qiaoqiao, and bought some seeds with the money she earned. Many varieties have been bred.She looked at Qiaoqiao expectantly and said: "Sister, you go back, let's continue planting flowers together, sister, you are not here, I can't do it myself, and I can't go out to sell it, and occasionally find time to ask people in the village to help You can sell a few pots, but you can't get much money." She has been thinking about getting close to Qiaoqiao these days, but Ning has always been with Qiaoqiao, and children who live in other people's homes are always a little sensitive. She didn't dare to get close to Qiaoqiao. Now that Qiaoqiao asked, she naturally expressed her intentions and miss her sister happily and implicitly.

"What kind of flowers do you plant? You've caused enough trouble. The family doesn't lack those two dollars. Just stay at home and help your sister-in-law look after the children." Ning replied.

"That can't be done, mother, if my flowers are short, I will ask you to pay for it." Qiaoqiao pouted, rubbed Ning Shi's shoulder coquettishly, and quickly coaxed Ning Shi into her arms.

If men drink while eating and then chatting, they will not stop until they are drunk, so the dishes are heated up again and again, until the wine bought from outside is exhausted, and several people are drunk on the table. Ning felt angry and distressed when she saw it, it was not suitable for them to sleep on the table in such a cold day, but she and Qiaoqiao Hongxia couldn't lift them no matter what.

Just as he was about to cover them with the quilt, he saw Qu Zhiwen coming driving Cheng Zhigao, Cheng Zhigao smiled at Ning, he drank the least, but he was also the most drunk One, early on pretended to be drunk to avoid the second uncle's persuasion, who knew that he stood up but couldn't walk, crooked, and when he staggered and was about to fall to the ground, Qu Zhiwen grabbed his arm and held him back.

"Zhiwen, are you alright?" Ning looked at the two of them, and quickly put down the quilt to help.

"I'm fine, I'm fine." Qu Zhiwen smiled at his aunt, showing that he was fine, carried Cheng Zhigao and put him on the small bed in the room, and then put Cheng Daman, Ning Weifeng and the confused Boss Hu Throw it all on the bed.

After helping to clean up, Qu Zhiwen greeted Ning Shi and was about to leave, even Ning Shi didn't even want to keep him to make him a bowl of hangover soup.Qiaoqiao was standing beside Ning Shi, but Qu Zhiwen didn't look at her as if he couldn't see her, until he opened the courtyard door to leave, he slipped a small note to her while Ning Shi didn't pay attention.

I ran to the kitchen and opened the note, and there was only a simple sentence written on it: Don't worry about Zheng Cang, he is fine, just wait patiently, he will come to see you safely soon.

Qiaoqiao threw the note into the burning firewood, looking at the note that was quickly swallowed by the flames, she felt an indescribable feeling in her heart.She understands what this cousin thinks about her, but now when she is worried about Zheng Cang, he is also the first person to understand her heart and give her a message.

Thinking of his different attitude today, so serious, so meticulous, Qiaoqiao can't say that he doesn't have a trace of guilt for his parents and relatives, including himself, but looking at the note that can't find a trace of ashes, She blinked and stood up.

She is not someone who wronged herself because of some guilt, and the original and most fundamental intention of her parents should be to let herself live happily and happily.Then, she clearly knows that only when she is with Zheng Cang can she feel those feelings, so be bold, when Zheng Cang is struggling not far away, she has to take steps.

The men were still asleep in the house, Hongxia and Ning Shi stayed in her small room, when she entered, Hongxia was beating Ning Shi's shoulders, seeing her come in, Ning Shi asked: "The pressure of the fire in the pot is too high?" down?"

"Well, it's all done, let me beat you, Hongxia's little strength is not enough." Qiaoqiao said and walked to Ning's side.

"No need, I didn't think anything of it, but the little girl Hongxia insisted that she was very busy today, so she wanted to give me a pinch." Although Ning's only daughter got into trouble because of her, this child was also a good girl. Her heart is all towards Qiaoqiao, and she is sensible, she doesn't talk much, and Ning has never treated her harshly.

"Hongxia, go and watch in the kitchen, I made some soup in that small pot."

Hongxia nodded obediently and went out, Qiaoqiao moved a little twig to sit in front of Ning, grabbed her hand, looked at her with her eyes, and called mother softly and solemnly.

When Ning saw it, how could she not know that she had something to say, and held her hand back with a smile: "What's wrong?"

Qiaoqiao looked at her for a while, and many thoughts flashed in her mind, for example, she heard that Qu Zhi's writing style was not good, but she just sat there for a while, then looked into Ning's eyes, Word by word: "Mom, I have another sweetheart, not my cousin."

She didn't want to use other excuses to fool Ning, and she didn't want to slander a man like Qu Zhiwen behind her back, and she didn't want Ning to find another man for her after she finished this matter. Keep those who hurt her and love her lying.

So, she felt that she had to tell the truth, and she had to tell it honestly and seriously.In this way, there will be no pimples in my heart, and I will not keep telling a lot of lies just to complete a lie.

The gentle smile on Ning's face was still hanging on her face. She didn't realize what her daughter meant for a while, and frowned suspiciously: "What did you say?"

"Mother, I have a sweetheart, not a cousin, mother, don't be angry, it's bad for your health."

Ning squeezed Qiaoqiao's hand tightly, and asked anxiously: "Who? We met here? Did you ever bully you? What's going on?"

Qiaoqiao was stunned, there was no anger as she thought, but a look of worry, anxiety, and uneasiness, a warm current surged in her heart, her safety was always the first in Mother's heart.She shook her head: "No, mother, don't think about it, no one bullies me."

"Who is that? Who can you know here?" Ning interrupted her anxiously and confusedly: "But that Boss Hu treats you badly, making people recognize you as a girl?"

"Mother, where do you want to go?" Qiaoqiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Actually, you also know that person, who is also in the military camp, and we are in the same village."

Seeing Ning's anxious look, she breathed a sigh of relief, and told about Zheng Cang and herself.

Seeing Ning's staring blankly at a certain place, Qiaoqiao also lowered her head, the room was very quiet.

"It's him? This kid is promising. Indeed, he was a good kid before." After a long time, Ning sighed and said this.

Qiaoqiao hummed, and didn't know what to say, Ning patted her hand: "Qiaoqiao, a girl's family is no better than a boy's. Marrying the wrong person is a lifetime thing. When you go out, your parents are enough." I can't help you much. I originally wanted to find you a child from the village, who was close to me and knew the basics, but I couldn't do it. Now, I also think that although your cousin's family is complicated, you can have your aunt to take care of him. Look, this kid is not bad, I thought about it all of a sudden, but when you tell me about it, it's like pouring cold water on my head again, I... hey."

"I'm sorry, mother, but I..."

"I know, I'm not blaming you, son, I'll go and tell your father, and then let me think about it."

"Okay, mother, don't be sad, just tell me if you have anything to do, mother, it's my fault, I'm sorry."

"Silly boy, what are you talking about?" Ning Shi gave her a glare.

It wasn't until it was almost dark that the men woke up. Ning hurriedly brought over the warm soup, and each of them drank a large bowl. Then they felt much better and their stomachs warmed up.

Ning chanted for a long time, until the scalp numbness and faintness of several people before giving up.

After Qiaoqiao told Ning, her whole heart was relieved, she didn't rush to ask, she understood that it would take time for her parents to accept Zheng Cang, who used to be so poor, and now somehow kidnapped her daughter of.

What she doesn't know is that the parents' hearts are all tied to their children, how can they calm down and think about it slowly?That night, Ning told Cheng Daman about this matter. Cheng Daman's forehead felt hot at the beginning, thinking that his well-behaved daughter was coaxed and tempted by this man who didn't have a deep impression. Ning ruthlessly twisted the tender flesh on her arm before sitting down and listening to her honestly. Slowly, her mind, which was a little chaotic because of the wine, came to her senses and understood the ins and outs of the matter. The couple pondered in the room, After discussing and discussing for most of the night, before Qiaoqiao knew about it, he made a decision to ask Ning Weifeng to go to the barracks to inquire about this person's character and various conditions.

They don't meet people when they meet, and they can be regarded as meeting Ning Weifeng the next day.

It has been a few days since the end of the war, but the follow-up work of the barracks has just been settled, and the officials sent from the capital have also arrived one after another. It will probably take a few days to really restore the previous clean life.When Ning Weifeng heard that Zheng Cang was the one his sisters wanted to find out, he frowned, and asked carelessly, "What are you going to do?"

Cheng Daman felt that this matter was unreliable and didn't want to talk about it, but Cheng Ning felt that he was not an outsider, and if he didn't make it clear, the second brother might not be so serious, so she told Ning Weifeng half truth and half false, that Zheng Cang was They grew up in the same village, and they know everything. When she was young, she thought about her and Qiaoqiao, but after the child came out to serve as a soldier, she never contacted her again. Since she came this time, she might as well watch it together. Look.

Ning Weifeng didn't even think about why Ning Shi didn't mention it when he first came here since he planned to watch it. Instead, he remembered after these days that he was a careless person and his relatives, so he said directly: "Speaking of Zheng Cang, I heard that there is a Captain Zheng who is now being imprisoned for some reason. It seems to be this name, but it may not be certain. I am very busy these days and have not asked about this matter. I will go back and inquire about it. inquire about."

When he was going out, he happened to see Qiaoqiao's figure flashing into his hut. He is a martial arts practitioner, so his eyes and eyes are better than ordinary people. He knew from just now that there was a person standing in the yard, At first he thought that someone was packing up outside, but after hearing what the girl said to him, he thought that it was Qiaoqiao who cared about his affairs but was too embarrassed to ask directly, so he stood there and eavesdropped.

He came back several hours after he left. When he came back, he had just cooked and was about to eat. When Cheng Daman and his wife saw him coming, they took him directly to the hut in the back yard. Qiaoqiao's expression was not very good. He put down his chopsticks and followed suit.

"You child, why don't you eat? I have something to say to your second uncle. Go, go and eat quickly."

"Mom, I know what it is, don't hide it from me, let me hear it."

She pleaded all over her face, Ning patted her daughter's head reluctantly, and the four of them entered the room together.

Ning Weifeng looked embarrassed at Qiaoqiao's presence, coughed a few times in embarrassment, Qiaoqiao lowered her head, and sat quietly in a corner without looking at anyone.Ning nodded to her elder brother, signaling him to just speak up.

"Well, let me tell the truth. I haven't had much contact with this person before, and I don't know him well, but he is indeed imprisoned." When he said this, he glanced out of the corner of his eye, and saw Qiaoqiao suddenly raised his head , his face was very ugly.He sighed, it seems that this matter is difficult to handle.

"There is no specific statement on the reason why he was locked up, but I asked many people, and there is a saying that when the enemy attacked, he fled the battle, ignored the general's anger, left the battlefield, and disappeared, but After a few hours, he came back again, fought the enemy bravely, fought at the forefront, and rushed forward as if he was dying. Too many people argued for him that he was definitely not the one who fled because of fear of death, especially his few subordinates , his eyes were red, and he was anxious to explain to others, saying that if Colonel Zheng was greedy for life and fear of death, he would never come back, and he would never rush to the forefront, he must have more important things to do."

"Then is it still closed?" Ning asked anxiously.

"Closed, but there is no conviction, and there is no name, so let's close it first. In my opinion, this is what the general meant. He has always been a good person and conduct. How many people have been asked, no one said it was bad, at most A few people complained about being strict, and sneered at the theory of running away, saying that he is definitely not such a person, but he did do this, so I think the general should wait for him to give a reason, or the general I am also thinking of making up a reason so as not to lose such a good soldier. After all, the crime of defection is unforgivable."

"This..." Cheng Daman looked at Ning Shi, and Ning Shi looked at Cheng Daman, both of them were a little shocked, at most it was a pity that they were wronged by others, but if this person could become his son-in-law, then he probably wouldn't It's so appropriate, how can I let my daughter suffer along with her?

When the three adults were still accepting and digesting this matter, Qiaoqiao's voice sounded a little hoarse: "Father, mother, second uncle, he didn't run away, he, he came to save me."

After hearing the news that the second uncle had confirmed that he was imprisoned and might even be executed, she almost exploded. Her brain buzzed after being shocked by the news, but she forced herself to take a deep breath to calm down, recalling what happened those days She almost didn't need to think about it, she was sure that he must have learned the news that he left alone from Boss Hu and the others, and then rushed to save himself at such a critical moment, it was ridiculous that he didn't even think about it at the time, In such a war, how could he leave alone to save himself.

Qiaoqiao couldn't help regretting that he hadn't even thought about these things. If he was more careful, if he paid more attention, he would find many suspicious places. When he came back, those who followed him, He was clearly watching over him, and the words he whispered in his ear before he left were clearly because he felt that he might never see her again in this life, so he confessed his love at the last moment.It's ridiculous that she was still acting like a little daughter at that time, but she didn't know that he was going to an unknown road ahead.

She clenched her hands tightly to restrain her unstoppable body trembling: "He did it to save me, mother, I was afraid that you and father would be worried, so I didn't tell you that I almost died under the horse of the Huo people that day. "

"What?" Ning stood up all of a sudden and walked to her, even though her daughter was sitting in front of her, she still asked in shock.

Nestling beside her mother, feeling the trickle of thoughtfulness, when Qiaoqiao blinked her eyes, tears trickled down her cheeks, telling the story of that day intermittently.

The room was quiet except for Qiaoqiao's voice. After the three adults heard it, they didn't know what to say. Ning Shi and Cheng Daman looked dazed and shocked, while Ning Weifeng lowered his head in deep thought, considering what.

"My son, you have suffered!" Ning Shi hugged Qiaoqiao and cried again.

And Qiaoqiao just sat there, her mind was in a mess, and her mother was still holding her and crying.

(End of this chapter)