The mulberry life of a small peasant girl

Chapter 46

Nuan Bao finds it strange that since the family opened a grocery store, anyone who looks for it will come to the store and shout, and seldom go through the main entrance.The front door has been closed with an iron lock, and more than a dozen domestic chickens are raised in the yard, and they are allowed to eat small stones and small weeds on the ground.

At noon, there was no one on the road in the village, and Xiaofu fell asleep on the table, when he heard the noise, he uttered a dream, and fell asleep again.Nuan Bao walked around her and walked out of the grocery store. The main entrance of the courtyard was on the left side of the grocery store, so Qin Chengyi went to Zhang's house first, and the closer he got, the more nervous he became, ignoring the newly built thatched cottage next to him.

Nuan Bao has grown a lot in recent years, but compared to Qin Chengyi's eight-foot height, she still looks extremely petite. She needs to look up to see his face clearly.

Qin Chengyi hadn't seen anyone coming from the main gate for a long time, and was about to get on his horse, but the horse suddenly raised its hooves and neighed. He stroked the big horse's head and scolded: "Suiyun."

"It's called Suiyun?"

Her voice hasn't changed much, it's just softer than before.Qin Chengyi turned his head happily, and a strong joy burst out of his chest.

Nuan Bao took a few steps forward, raised her head and pursed her lips: "Brother Cheng Yi..."

Qin Chengyi took a step forward at the same time, and the two almost collided with each other because of his stride.

It's just that the distance of only one punch is even more embarrassing. Nuan Bao wanted to back up a little bit, but Qin Chengyi quickly grabbed her shoulders, bent slightly, and said in a deep voice, "Don't talk to me!" It's too far away." The breath of her words blew over the hair beside her ears, and her ears turned red.

what the hell.This is too ambiguous.She twisted left and right, but was clamped even tighter.It's like a small fish in a river is held tightly by a big palm, and the whole body seems to be wrapped, which is really embarrassing.

"Qin Chengyi!" She was dissatisfied, why did this man become such a rascal, he never dared to approach her before.

Her angry look made him laugh, he let go of her shoulders, and then rubbed her again, as if he had scratched her just now.

"Nuannuan, I'm back." He couldn't say anything, he just kept repeating "I'm back." "I'm back."

Nuan Bao glared at him angrily, "Understood, long-winded."

"Then I'll go to my uncle's house to report that I'm safe, and then" he put on a show of mystery and dragged on for a while before whispering the rest of the words in her ear: "Propose marriage."

She is fifteen this year. As early as two years ago when Zhang De came home, her uncle and aunt had discussed her marriage.In the peasant family, it is normal to discuss relatives at the age of 13. After the big and small Ding, you can get married when you are fifteen or sixteen.At that time, she hesitated to tell them that she liked Qin Chengyi, and she was forced too hard. She was under too much psychological pressure and fell ill for several days. Seeing Nuan Bao's resistance, Zhang De didn't mention it again.She thought this incident would end in illness, but in fact, she didn't know that Xiaofu had already betrayed her.

"Isn't my sister going to marry Brother Qin?"

"I heard my sister said that she would wait for Brother Qin for five years."

"After Brother Qin left, my sister turned over and couldn't fall asleep."

"..."

Zhang De felt that Qin Chengyi was young, promising, responsible, and indeed a real man.Zhong Caixin felt that those rumors about Qin Chengyi were not fully believed. Like her, she was once said to be Kefu. How could there be so many hard-fated people in this world.If Qin Chengyi can really come back five years later, then they might as well consider it. There are many girls from peasant families who get married on the [-]th or [-]th, and they are not afraid of being talked about.

There was a sound of "cracking" outside He Sheng's house. No one in Zhangjia Village raised horses. Where did the sound of horseshoes come from?He Sheng's eldest son and second son were dispatched to the south to build water canals. It's time to come back this year. He Sheng's daughter-in-law Ji He's heart skipped a beat when she heard the sound of horseshoes. He dropped the stalk, took off the cloth around his waist, and ran out of the kitchen in a panic.

"Who is it?" Ji He asked anxiously before opening the door.The minding who survived recently returned to the village one after another, and the government sent letters to inform them of the funeral for those who could no longer return.She trembled and dared not open the door, fearing that officers and soldiers would come.

"Auntie, it's me!" He took the rein and stood in front of the house.

It's the little nephew!Ji He yelled to the main house: "Ah Sheng, Xiao Yi is back!" After speaking, he quickly raised the latch, and the door opened with a creak.

Qin Chengyi led the horse into the courtyard, put the reins on the stone mill under the jujube tree in the corner of the courtyard, and stood quietly with the clouds.

Children have never seen tall horses up close, and Qin Chengyi's cousin has a cold look that strangers should not get close to. Everyone gathers in front of Suiyun without thinking, and Qin Chengyi has to enter the house empty.

Five years ago, He Sheng heard that his little nephew was going to join the army, but after persuading him to no avail, he knew his temper was twisted, so he let him go.It is better for a man to go out and venture out while he is young. If he is confined to the village for a lifetime, he will not have much promise.

"My boy, I'm back at last!" The nephew in front of him has really grown up, his eyes are as sharp as the eyes of an eagle, his facial contours are more shaved, his nose is thick and firm, and the military's fierce and murderous look is exposed. What a big change.He Sheng punched his nephew hard. The joy between men is not like the gentle words and laughter of women. Fist and kick are also a great way to express emotions.

Not only He Sheng is observing Qin Chengyi, but Qin Chengyi is also observing him. Uncle has aged a lot these years, his brows are not as wide as before, and the two eyebrows are wrinkled into a Sichuan character. No matter whether the two cousins ​​return home or not, he Just treat uncle as filial as father.

Ji He left the main room to let the two men chat, and then went to the kitchen to fry two hot dishes and they would be on the table in a short while.

"Let Xiao Yi eat his fill first, you see, he's lost weight and dark." She interrupted her husband's questioning, put away the bowl, and handed her nephew a pair of chopsticks.

He Sheng also waved, "Hurry up, eat some hot rice to warm your stomach."

Several little grandchildren outside danced and danced, making a lot of hip-hop noises. Ji He threw down the rag, and walked angrily while cursing alone: ​​"Little bastard, why are you still arguing if you don't cut pigweed?" , quickly get me the bamboo basket and go out."

When the kids outside heard grandma's howling, they rushed to leave the house by snatching the baskets in the corner.

Ji He watched the horse and her, picked up a handful of grass and mixed some corn grains to feed it, and then went into the house to see if there was enough food.

Qin Chengyi was used to eating quickly in the military camp, and he would eat a bowl of rice three times and two times. He Sheng kept adding food to his rice bowl, and the table was cleared in a short while. Ji He came in and asked, "I'll go fry it again." How many dishes?"

"Auntie, sit down for a while, I'm full."

The surname Ji He also sat down happily. Seeing him belching, he knew it was not polite, so he said with peace of mind: "Now that Xiaoyi is back, it's time to talk about marriage."

How can He Sheng look at his younger sister without an offspring, "Of course, you can go to the matchmaker tomorrow and ask, Xiaoyi is twenty and two this year."

Hearing them talking about their marriage, it happened that he didn't need to mention it, he interjected: "Uncle, aunt, I have someone I fancy."

He Sheng and Ji He felt strange, thinking that they would have to spend a lot of effort to persuade him to get married, but they didn't know that the nephew had a crush on him as soon as he came back, could it be that they met on the way back?I only hope that she is the daughter of a good family, and don't look for some wandering and elopement women to come back.

Ji He licked his smiling face: "That's good, but I don't know which girl it is?"

Even Qin Chengyi is a little hard to say, it's a bit embarrassing to be so familiar with the same village.

He Sheng put on a straight face. If it was really the guy who eloped, he would have to let go of his old face and break up with them: "Brother Yi, to find a wife, you must find a woman from a good family. Although I am not your father, I can do it as your uncle." If your discipliner is Hu Meizi or something, I will definitely not let her in!"

Qin Chengyi was taken aback, how could Nuan Bao be a fox, and quickly explained: "Uncle and aunt also know each other, she is Uncle Zhang De's niece."

"Is that Nuanbao girl?" He Sheng asked.

Nuan Bao and Xiao Fu have been working in the grocery store for the past two years, and have communicated with the villagers a lot. Everyone knows them.Because of this, many people came to propose marriage. No one knew that the Zhang family had two golden flowers.

Qin Chengyi nodded.

"Brother Yi has good eyesight. That girl is good-looking, good-natured, and a first-class person. In recent years, there have been a lot of people going to propose marriage, and everyone has their eyes on that girl." Ji He was very satisfied with Nuan Bao, Unlike the girls in the village who are tanned, their skin is like white porcelain, they smile when they see people, they are gentle and gentle, it would be great to marry them as daughter-in-laws.

He was very happy to hear the approval of Nuan Bao in the previous sentence, but what happened to so many people going to propose marriage? It turned out that so many people had already taken a fancy to him when he was not around.Thinking of this, his already dark face was filled with thin anger.

"Well, I'll ask Ade first. If Ade is willing, let's find a matchmaker. Otherwise, he won't like it. It's not good." .He knew that Nuan Bao would be happy, but he was notorious, and Uncle De didn't know what to think of him.

He Sheng was unambiguous, picked water early in the morning and went to Zhang De's house after breakfast.Zhang De now runs a grocery store, which opens very early, and he is not afraid of disturbing other people's dreams.

Zhang De was very surprised by Uncle He's arrival, "If you need something, let the boy find me, why bother to come in and talk."

Nuanbao is displaying goods. There are more and more types of goods, and the shelves are not enough. They can only make up for the sold ones every day, and they cannot put them all on the shelves at once.He Sheng took a glance at Nuan Bao who was in a hurry, felt satisfied, and followed Zhang De into the room with a smile on his face.

"Ah De, you're welcome, just sit down and drink a glass of water." Zhang De asked his wife to take out melon seeds and peanuts, and wanted to make tea again, but He Sheng hurriedly stopped him.

"Yesterday my brother Yi came back from the frontier."

Oh, that little brother is back, that's great.He laughed and said, "The uncle should be relieved."

"Well, it's good to be back, but this year is over 20 years old, and his aunt and I are busy seeing his wife."

"It should be, since you are back, marry a wife and live a good life."

"Oh, to be honest, brother Yi has taken a fancy to your big girl, what does Ade think?"

He Sheng asked a little unkindly, and he himself noticed it, but it was his wish for many years to marry a wife for Brother Yi, and he was satisfied with Nuan Bao, so he could only rely on his status as an elder to suppress her. Zhang De.But if he doesn't want to, he doesn't force it, he just tries his best.

The question was so sudden that Zhang De himself hadn't reacted yet, he was in a daze for a while, and later realized that the two of them had fallen in love with each other a long time ago. Fortunately, his warm girl was not unrequited love.

Zhang De rubbed his hands, blushing as if he was remarried, "The Qin family boy is very good, just wait for me to think about it. Answer uncle later, okay?"

He Sheng heard the emotion in Zhang De's words, and replied with a smile: "That's what it should be."

After sending He Sheng out, Zhang De shouted anxiously, "Love Heart, Love Heart."

Zhong Caixin thought something happened, so she ran out holding her youngest son.After hearing what Zhang De said, he blamed: "What's the fuss about this, just ask Nuan Bao, if she is willing, it will be done, we all think that the Qin family brother is reliable, since the young couple is half My childhood sweetheart is also a good match."

When Nuan Bao saw Uncle He coming to the door, she thought of what Qin Chengyi said yesterday, and knew that she was here to propose a marriage. She pretended not to know how to place the goods, but no one noticed anything unusual.

Then when she was called into the room and asked if she would like to marry Qin Chengyi, she said to Zhong Caixin so hypocritically, "Let uncle make the decision" and ran away.

According to Zhong Caixin's thinking, the two dragged on for five more days to show the woman's reserve before going to He Sheng's house to discuss all preparations for marriage.For the past five days, Nuan Bao worked as usual, and the little fear and shyness in her heart was suppressed by her.Before getting an answer, Qin Chengyi couldn't go to Nuan Bao, and he worried for a long time whether it was a success or a failure.

Afterwards, when the matchmaker came to the door, the two sides finally settled down.Because of Qin Chengyi's age, the day of their marriage is not far away.

(End of this chapter)