The Little Widower (farming)

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After that day, Zhou Yuan seemed to be busy. He always saw no one during the day, but even if he was busy during the day, he would fill up the water tank in Chen Qing's house at night.

Li Xin took care of his mother at home for a few days, and finally found time to come out and play with Chen Qing.

After finishing the work in the fields, Chen Qing also had some free time. His head was sore from making clothes for the past two days. Chen Qing was stretching his muscles in the yard.

Li Xin waved to him at the door of the courtyard, and Chen Qing hurriedly opened the door for him: "You finally went out? Is Aunt Yin okay?"

"Well, much better." Li Xin sat where he was sitting and saw clothes on the table. , looked at him narrowly: "Is it for Zhou Yuan? Look at this technique, is it more serious than making your own clothes?"

Chen Qing pushed his shoulder.

Li Xin knew about him, and if the joke continued, the man would hide again. He suggested: "Let's go for a walk in the mountains?"

Chen Qing happened to be a little tired. The weather was very good now, and they wouldn't go too far up the mountain. If it's far away, just walk around the mountain col.

Chen Qing walked to the door and walked up the mountain with Li Xin. Li Xin had a lot to say: "Do you know? My father wants that Qi Shuning to go to school to study."

"Isn't it good to study." Chen Qing's He picked a branch in his hand and casually woven it into a garland. Unfortunately, there were no flowers on the mountain now. He put it on Li Xin and it looked beautiful.

"But it's expensive to go to school, and it's expensive to go to school." Although Li Xin has lived a wealthy life since he was a child, he also knows how to save under his mother's teachings, especially because his father hammered away all the money. of.

"But if he becomes successful in the future, he will definitely return your home." They were sitting on a big rock. They had a wide view and could almost see the entire village.

Li Xin sighed: "I can only think better of it, I'm afraid I'll turn out to be a white-eyed wolf."

Chen Qing didn't like talking about people behind their backs, so he stopped talking about Qi Shuning.

By this time, the weather was no longer so hot, and the temperature had become very comfortable after a few rains. The two of them sat on the big rock and talked, inevitably talking about marriage.

"My mother persuaded my father not to be so anxious to marry me off. Fortunately, my father listened to my mother's words." Li Xin straightened up. His father and mother were famous for their affection in the entire Luohe Village.

But it was also because his father listened to his mother, so the matter Zhou Yuan entrusted to him could not go smoothly.

He came up to Chen Qing and held his face: "Ah Qing!"

"What are you doing?" Chen Qing laughed, took his hands away from his face, and then couldn't help but laugh again.

Chen Qing actually rarely smiled. When he was happy in the past, he would just curl his eyes and purse his mouth.

"You should be happier."

Aunt Sun also said this. Chen Qing felt that the wanderings of the past few years were not so uncomfortable now.

He has very good relatives and very good friends.

They were chatting freely on the hillside, and Zhou Yuanjin on the other side was really busy lately.

In order to marry Chen Qing, he still has a lot to do.

First of all, there is the issue of the wedding. If he wants to do it, he must do it the best. It will definitely cost a lot of money.

There is also a betrothal gift, and Dayan is the best. I wonder if this place in Luohe Village is like his hometown. In winter, there is no living thing to see, so I have to look for it quickly.

Finally, regarding the rumors, Zhou Yuan thought about it all day after talking to Aunt Sun. Solving this matter was the top priority.

Finally came up with a solution.

Niu Niu often comes to his place these days. In order to avoid contact with Li Xin again, he relies on Niu Niu to communicate with Li Xin.

On this day, Zhou Yuan walked around most of the village with the soju he brought from the town and walked to the door of Li Xin's house.

It happened that on this day, Blacksmith Li didn't go out to forge, and Zhang Yin had already prepared a table of sumptuous dishes, waiting for Zhou Yuan to come.

Some of the people Zhou Yuan passed by were able to chat with him and ask him where he was going.

Zhou Yuan said generously: "Let's go to Uncle Li's house."

The man smiled clearly: "Just go like this? It's a bit informal."

Zhou Yuan just smiled: "I pay homage to my adoptive father, as long as I have wine. ."

"Huh?" The man was stunned.

Zhou Yuan waved to him and left without saying another word.

Before noon passed, news about Zhou Yuan had already spread in the village. It turned out that Zhou Yuan and Li Tiejiang's family were not getting married at all, but worshiping a foster father.

For a time, many people in the village were interested, and the matchmaker's house was almost closed to the door. Although it would be a bit pricey if the woman and her brother came to visit, if you can get a good son-in-law, your face will not be a problem. .

Aunt Hua's mouth was almost dry: "No, that Zhou Yuan is as stubborn as a cow. He only said that he had a sweetheart for a long time, and he was not happy with whoever said it."

"Ah? But didn't he say today, go Are the Li family going to pay homage to their adoptive father?"

For a while, everyone in the village was speculating on who Zhou Yuan's sweetheart was. As the speculations increased, so did the rumors.

Some said that he had a sweetheart before he went to the battlefield, and he was still thinking about his old love; some said that he actually didn't want to get married, and that he only had a sweetheart so that he wouldn't be disturbed by others.

There are many true and false rumors. I don't know when someone began to say that Zhou Yuan was actually injured on the battlefield and had a hidden disease that was not visible, so he pretended that he had a sweetheart.

Rumors spread quickly in the village, and even people like Chen Qing who never left home heard the news.

He and Aunt Sun looked at each other, and both saw helplessness in each other's eyes.

"But Zhou Yuan really accepted Li Tiejiang as his adoptive father?" Aunt Sun asked Chen Qing.

Chen Qing shook his head: "I don't know."

Chen Qing really didn't know. Zhou Yuan hadn't come to his door these days. He only fetched water every night, and at most he held Chen Qing's hand by the water tank.

"But this is fine. Even if you get married in the future, there is a high probability that no one will say anything bad about you." From this point of view, Zhou Yuan is still very considerate in his work.

Aunt Sun looked at his smile that she couldn't hide, and she felt as if our son had just grown up: "We have to get ready, A Qing, when are you going to embroider your own wedding dress?"

Chen Qing opened his eyes wide . : "Do you still want to embroider it yourself? Didn't you have a red dress last time?"

He also got married in a hurry last time, and Aunt Sun made him a red dress, which is still stored in his cabinet.

Aunt Sun gently knocked on his head: "Can it be the same? Silly."

"What a waste, mother. It's not my first time getting married, so I can just avoid it, right?" Chen Qing was a little unsure. "Really?"

Aunt Sun was about to say something. Zhou Yuan, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, was standing outside the door. She smiled and said, "I'll go for a walk and you two can chat."

After she left, Chen Qing was still a little reserved in front of Zhou Yuan . , Zhou Yuan felt comfortable moving a stool and sitting opposite him. Looking at the needle and thread in his hands and the almost-finished dress, he smiled: "It's almost done?"

Chen Qing nodded.

"Afraid of me?" Zhou Yuan looked at him lowering his head and exposing part of his neck, and couldn't help but want to tease him.

"No, I'm not afraid." Chen Qing stopped, glanced at his eyes, and then looked away, "What have you been busy with lately?"

"You've been busy with getting married." The tables and stools in their yard were a little low. , Zhou Yuan's legs are too long, making it difficult to sit.

"Ah, oh." Chen Qing lowered his head again.

Zhou Yuan looked at him and remembered something very important. They had tacitly agreed on the marriage, but he had not yet heard Chen Qing say he was willing.

"Let me ask you a question."

He said formally. Chen Qing put his hands on his knees and listened to his question carefully.

"Are you willing to get married with me? Or, do you like me?"

Chen Qing's fingers curled up unconsciously. He wanted to take a sneak look at Zhou Yuan, but he knew that Zhou Yuan must be looking at him. He didn't dare to look up, for fear of running into Zhou Yuan's smiling eyes.

He didn't speak, just nodded.

Zhou Yuan was not very satisfied. He leaned next to Chen Qing and put his hand on his face: "What do you mean by nodding? I want to listen to you."

Chen Qing scolded him in his heart for pushing the envelope and lowered his head. Rolling his eyes, he said softly: "I do."

Zhou Yuan then smiled, but still refused to let go of Chen Qing. His hand slid to his chin and asked him to raise his head: "Why do you always keep your head down? Still. Are you afraid of me?"

He simply walked around to his side, trying to occupy Chen Qing's entire line of sight.

"No..." Chen Qing's voice was very low, and he leaned a little to the side without leaving any trace.

Chen Qing gritted his teeth and slowly turned to look at him. Zhou Yuan looked at him and locked eyes with him. He thought he was very cute. Today, he did not tie his hair. His slightly long hair hung down on his chest. The ends of his eyes were a little red because His whole body was pink due to shyness.

Chen Qing couldn't look at him, so he looked away, looking at the yard and the fence, but not at him.

Zhou Yuan found it funny. Chen Qing used to look at him secretly, but now he could look at him openly, and he was so shy that he just wanted to hide himself.

But fortunately, the person was obedient and didn't bury his head again after he raised his head.

"I took a look and found that the best day these days is the first day of November, so I asked Aunt Hua to come to propose marriage in two days." In fact, the first day of October is a good day, but Meng Qi had already decided to get married on the first day of October.

Chen Qing turned to look at him. He was thinking of something, but he was afraid that he would be unhappy if he said it, so he hesitated.

Zhou Yuan looked at him: "Just say what you want to say."

Chen Qing then said in a low voice: "I, I haven't passed my filial piety period yet."

Zhou Yuan was stunned, and then he remembered this. I was so excited that I forgot about it.

"How long will it take?"

"I told my mother before that I will observe mourning for three years." Chen Qing was a little nervous and kept rubbing his hands on his trouser legs.

Zhou Yuan frowned: "Three years is too long."

Chen Qing didn't think that three years was too long now, and he said again: "But mother only let me stay for one year."

He still remembered that Meng Tao's funeral was three years old. It will be held on the 27th of the month, which means we have to wait until April next year, but compared to three years, this time is not long.

"Okay, then one year." Half of the year has passed, and it's not unbearable. "It just gives me a little more time to prepare for the wedding."

Chen Qing was stunned: "Do you still want to prepare for the wedding?"

"Of course. "Zhou Yuan replied, "What? Don't you want to?"

Chen Qing nodded, but he was afraid that he would say something wrong and make him unhappy. Chen Qing had already seen him frowning: "I just thought, wouldn't it? Too, what a waste of money?"

"You don't have to worry about spending money."

Chen Qing looked at him: "But you look like you are not doing your job all day long..." Even if you have money, you should have spent it pretty much, right?

Zhou Yuan laughed angrily at him: "In your eyes, I don't do my job properly? I don't do my job properly, and you are still willing to marry me?"

Chen Qing didn't know how he could say such embarrassing words confidently, so he kicked him Zhou Yuan for a moment.

"Okay, okay, don't talk about this." Zhou Yuan was afraid of making people anxious, "Let me tell you, my family is not poor, I can make money, and I don't have to worry about money."

Chen Qing pursed his lips.

Zhou Yuan told him what he had been busy with recently: "When I have time these days, I stay in the mountains to see if I can catch wild geese, but I didn't, but I caught some other prey."

Chen Qing glanced at him: "But I haven't seen you recently."

"If I go up the mountain, I will come back very late."

"Oh." Chen Qing nodded.

"There's one more thing." Zhou Yuan said to him seriously.

Chen Qing raised his eyes and asked silently.

"The rumors that I have a hidden illness are false, don't worry."

Chen Qing's face suddenly turned red, and he kicked Zhou Yuan hard, letting out all the anger he had been holding in all afternoon. "Who is worried about this? You are a disciple."

Chen Qing returned to the house and could still hear Zhou Yuan's laughter in the yard.