The Idyllic Scenery is Infinitely Good

At first, Lin Cheng thought, for Aunt Chen to look for a good day (of the marriage) needed at least four or five days, but he did not expect the next day that the calculation of the good day (wedding day) was already done.

“Cheng Zi, just now what aunt told you the things that you need to prepare, do you remember it all?” Aunt Chen looked at Lin Cheng who was lost in thought again and said a little powerlessly.

“Ah! Ah?” Lin Cheng came back to his senses and scratched his hair and said, “Auntie, I’m sorry. I just got lost in thought, can you say it again?”

Aunt Chen poked Lin Cheng with her orchid-shaped fingers1 and said, “You kid really, I just sat down for how long? How many times do you think you’ve been distracted? Are you really going to marry this wife or not?”

“Marry, marry, marry! Auntie you see I was too excited, that’s why I lost concentration right? Why don’t you say it again? This time I will definitely listen carefully and never lose my concentration!” Lin Cheng giggled and smiled foolishly then looked at Aunt Chen with a serious face.

“You!” Aunt Chen was not happy as he glared at Lin Cheng and said, “How about this? Cheng Zi ah, if you trust Aunt Chen ah, Aunt Chen will directly help you with the betrothal gift and other things to do, to save you this child who does not know anything, if you get it wrong which is not good.”

Lin Cheng listened to her and quickly nodded his head. Originally, he wanted to let Aunt Chen manage all of these well for him but he just did not know how to ask. This was good Aunt Chen herself asked first, how could he not agree? Lin Cheng took out the usual small money pouch stuffed on his body, gave it to Aunt Chen and said, “Trustworthy, Of course trustworthy! To have you say this, Auntie Chen I am relieved. I was worried that if I went to buy it myself, I would mess up or forget something, but if you go, you can definitely help me get it done!”

Aunt Chen also did not expect this boy to simply agree to it. She froze for a moment and then weighed the money pouch in her hand, a little surprised and said, “Yo Cheng Zi, there must be at least 30 taels here, right?”

“Auntie Chen, you are really accurate, it’s exactly thirty taels.” Lin Cheng said with a narrowed eyes smile.

“What?” Auntie Chen quickly returned the money bag to him and said,”I don’t dare to put this much silver on me! I’m worried that if I lose it, I can’t afford to pay it back even if I’m sold!”

“Since you said that, Auntie Chen, If I didn’t believe you, I wouldn’t be looking for you. How about this? Let’s take the middle way, we’ll go together and buy whatever you say you want me to prepare, is that okay?” Lin Cheng also did not advise much. He couldn’t always trouble others and depend all on others. Anyway, it was not a difficult task, but it was a good idea to take the middle way.

“Okay, deal! Then let’s do as you say. Tomorrow we will go to the city to get things done, in order not to miss the good day. If not, you will have to delay it until next month.” Aunt Chen patted Lin Cheng’s shoulder, stood up and said, “Alright then, aunt will go back ah! Tomorrow morning, do not forget okay? !”

“Don’t worry, I definitely will not forget!”

After sending Aunt Chen out, Lin Cheng didn’t know what he was going to do either. He thought it was time to go to the field and take a look at it, so he went out with a hoe. When he passed by Lin Mai’s house, he especially stopped to look, but found out that the courtyard door was closed tightly so he could not see anything. Lin Cheng shrugged his shoulders and thought he would probably tell Lin Mai that he was going to propose marriage to him another day then. He just did not know whether Mai Zi would be happy or shocked by it…

Lin Cheng hummed a little song and continued to walk. He saw Lin Da Shan who was dozing in front of his house and said with amusement, “Da Shan, what are you doing? If you are going to sleep why don’t you go sleep in your room?”

Lin Da Shan dazedly opened his eyes and saw that it was Lin Cheng so he smiled, “I didn’t really want to sleep. I wanted to sit here sunbathing, but who knows then I started to doze off while sitting. Are you going to the field now?”

“That’s right, I was idle at home and thought I’d go clean up the work in the field. The grass should also be removed.”

Lin Cheng looked at his silly look and found it funny so he chatted with him a bit more.

“Wait, wait for me!” Lin Da Shan picked up the stool from the ground and ran to the house. Not long after that, he carried a hoe on his shoulder as he came out and said to Lin Cheng, “I’ll go with you. These two days made me idle enough, I do not know what I should do. You, this kid is also always difficult to find. This time is good that I finally caught you.”

Lin Cheng was not happy as he glared at him and said, “Can you talk properly? You make it sound like I’ve disappeared!”

Lin Da Shan punched him and said, “You, still pretending huh? Tell me, what have you been doing for these past two days, even your shadow can’t be seen?”

“What? Miss me already?” Lin Cheng slapped Lin Da Shan’s shoulder hard and laughed.

Lin Da Shan pushed him to the side and said in a bad mood, “Go away! I have time to think about something, instead of thinking about you, I might as well think about the village chief’s home’s that rhubarb (botany).”

“Can’t even take a joke?” Lin Cheng waved his hand and did not tease him again.

“You can, you may…” Lin Da Shan slanted a glance at him. He thought for a while before he elbowed Lin Cheng and said, “Cheng Zi, in the village, many people talking about those things, so is it true or not?”

Lin Cheng covered his ribs which hurt a little and said, “What do you mean by true or not?”

“Tsk!” Lin Da Shan frowned, slapped him fiercely and said, “Don’t pretend anymore! Of course it’s about you and Lin Mai. I am telling you that now the rumor is so hot. It’s impossible for you to not know about it ah!”

“It’s all nonsense! But…” Lin Cheng paused for a moment and smiled maciously at Lin Da Shan and said, “However, it’s true that I want to propose a marriage to Mai Zi.”

Lin Da Shan raised his eyebrows and said, “You kid, not bad ah, quick enough! But honestly, do you still remember what people say about Lin Mai’s Amu? You are not afraid, Lin Mai, he…”

Lin Cheng heard him, the more he talked the more outrageously beyond what was proper, so he immediately interrupted him, “Come on! That’s his Amu, not him! Don’t talk nonsense about him like this. If other people hear it, what will other people think about him?”

Lin Da Shan also knew he had said the wrong thing. He quickly said, “I have a loose tongue and said the wrong thing! Anyway as long as you feel it’s good then it’s fine for me. It’s your life. Don’t care too much about what others say! As your brother, I will definitely stand on your side!”

“Thanks! Eh?” Lin Cheng smiled. He just turned around and saw a person in the field not too far from here, busy waving his hands and raising his voice, “Hey, Mai Zi, Mai Zi!”

Lin Mai was plucking the grass in the field. At the moment, he heard someone call him, he immediately looked up, smiled and said in a loud voice, “Cheng Zi Ge, you’re going to the field too?”

Lin Cheng dragged Lin Da Shan as he ran over to him and said, “No wonder I saw that your courtyard is locked, so you are in the field ah. How is that? How much work left before you could finish? Do you need my help?”

“No need! Just a little more.” Lin Mai shook his head and said, “Oh yeah, that’s right, I just looked at your family land. Those grass should be removed soon, otherwise the grass in the field will be taller than the vegetables.”

Lin Cheng nodded and said, “That’s okay! Then I’ll go first ah, if you have something that you want me to help you, just call me! The field is not that far away so I still can hear it. You also don’t need to be so polite!”

Lin Mai said thank you and continued his work, because he really couldn’t think of anything else that he wanted Lin Cheng to help him with…

Lin Da Shan followed Lin Cheng on the back and said, not in a good way, “Different ah! Why last time I asked you to help me remove the grass in the field, why are you not happy to do so? This time, why do you suddenly rush up to help others? Is this how you treat your brother?”

“Just you? An old and big man still needs my help? Don’t you feel ashamed?” Lin Cheng turned around and looked at Lin Da Shan with disdain as he said this.

“That’s not the way to say it either! If I’m a ger then you will help?”

“I’m not helping even if you beat me to death!”

“Lin Cheng, you this pervert guy just looking for trouble!”

……

Lin Mai amusingly listened to the sound of talking not far away, packed up the tools he had brought, walked over and said, “Cheng Zi Ge, want me to help?”

“Huh?” Lin Cheng was arguing happily with Lin Da Shan, suddenly heard Lin Mai’s voice, stunned for a moment and the hoe in his hand almost hit his foot. After came back to his senses, he hurriedly said, “No need, no need! Just a little work, we’ll finish soon. Today the sun is so hot, you better quickly go home ba! Do not let your Ama worry.”

Lin Mai thought about it, he did not feel at ease with Li Fang staying at home alone so he said, “Then Cheng Zi Ge, I’ll go back first.” After saying that, he turned to Lin Da Shan and said, “Da Shan Ge, I’m leaving.”

“Ei, take care!” Lin Da Shan did not expect him to greet himself so he hurriedly replied to him.

Lin Mai smiled and walked away without saying more.

Lin Da Shan saw that Lin Mai already walked far away, only then he said to Lin Cheng, “The person is gone yet you are still staring at it?”

“Then should I stare at you instead?” Lin Cheng smiled as he slammed the grass in his hand onto Lin Da Shan.

“You better not look at me!” Lin Da Shan dodged the grass he threw and said,

“If you keep looking and like me, then what should I do? I still have to continue the family line and do not want to mess with you!”

Lin Cheng rolled his eyes, lazy to care about him as he continued to do the work in hand. Lin Da Shan giggled by himself for a while as he saw him ignore himself so he did not say more and began to seriously do his own work.

These two pieces of land that were near to each other, to say that it was big, it was not too big and to say that it was small, it was not small too. The two of them worked until the sun was almost set on the horizon before they finished. Lin Da Shan, who was already tired for the whole day, finally managed to go to Lin Cheng home to eat a meal there before going home satisfiedly…