The Little Widower (farming)

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Chen Qing has always known that he doesn't like Qi Shuning very much, but how can he get married to Qi Shuning just by going out?

"I couldn't find a suitable candidate for a while." Li Xin said, "Later I felt that he was the most suitable. His family has no relatives, and now he is benefiting from my family."

"But, what should you do?" Chen Qing Somewhat sad.

"I'm very good. As long as my mother can be well, I can do anything. At worst, I'll make peace with Qi Shuning after he passes the exam."

Chen Qing saw that he had considered every step and didn't know how to persuade him. .

"Don't worry about me, I'm fine." Li Xin rubbed her eyes, "I see that Niu Niu is on your side and has put on some weight."

"He misses you all the time, and sometimes he cries secretly."

Li Xin laughed He smiled: "I'll take him back first and come to talk to you tomorrow."

Chen Qing nodded, packed up Niu Niu's clothes with him, and watched them leave.

"Mom, Li Xin said that he is getting married on the 26th of the twelfth lunar month."

Aunt Sun was also surprised, but after thinking about it, she understood the whole story. It was rare for him to have such filial piety, but if Zhang Yin knew that he was doing it because he wanted to be happy I got married for some reason, and I didn't know how to feel about it.

Things are so unpredictable.

Soon everyone in the village knew the news that Li Xin was getting married, and they were all surprised. They all thought that Li Tiejiang was going to find a marriage for Li Xin in the town, or even in the county. But they didn't expect that Li Xin would be married in such a hasty and hasty manner. The young people who came to their house to fight against the autumn wind.

"This Tiejiang Li, didn't his eyes reach to the sky before? Now he is willing to have such a marriage?"

"No, why don't you understand? If there is no one in the family, doesn't it mean that he is a He's a son-in-law."

"It turns out that he is still a scholar and may have a future."

"I heard that Mr. Jiang rented an unused house in the village."

Mr. Jiang's son was doing business in Fucheng. They wanted to take him to live in Fucheng, but old man Jiang could not adapt to the life in Fucheng and returned to the village. His son had no choice but to build a new house for him, but he still lived in the old house alone. The house he built became vacant.

This time, Li Tiejiang spent a lot of money and rented Old Man Jiang's house.

There were a lot of discussions in the village, but they were just a few words. Chen Qing didn't know how Li Xin made the agreement with Qi Shuning. Anyway, now Li Xin was lying on his bed, watching Chen Qing help him make wedding clothes.

The weather has been warm these two days, so Li Tiejiang has also closed his shop and is focusing on guarding Zhang Yin. He also has to prepare for Li Xin's marriage, because it is too hasty and there are many things to do.

I don't know if it's because Li Xin is getting married, but Zhang Yin's health suddenly seems to be much better, and she still has enough time to worry about his marriage.

She originally didn't believe how Li Xin suddenly got married, but when she saw Li Xin's closeness to Qi Shuning and Qi Shuning's ears that turned crimson when Li Xin came close, she remembered what kind of man Li Xin often said she liked. .

Qi Shuning seems to fit the bill.

Zhang Yin thought more deeply. Qi Shuning was a scholar and seemed honest. Secondly, he had no relatives and would take root in Luohe Village in the future. As long as he was in the village, Li Tiejiang could control them and not worry about Li Xin being bullied.

If he really has a future in studying, it would be a good thing for Li Xin. She knows that she won't live long, so she always wants to take care of all aspects.

"Look, this is still useful, right?" Li Xin touched the red cloth and watched Chen Qing's fingers go up and down. A piece of cloth took the shape of a piece of clothing.

Chen Qing never asked Li Xin if he would mind his status as a widower, but Li Xin only clapped his hands and said that Chen Qing's craftsmanship was so good.

"But do you really want to marry him?" Chen Qing was sewing her wedding dress, still a little worried. "Of course." Li Xin said nonchalantly

, "You know I like to be slim, elegant, and preferably a scholar. He satisfies my preferences in every aspect."

It's just different.

But Chen Qing couldn't say these words.

Li Xin went home without bringing her wedding dress and stayed with Chen Qing. Chen Qing looked at the bright red in the night and thought about how he would persuade Li Xin if Zhou Yuan was here.

I also thought about where Zhou Yuan was now, were there any dangers on the road, and had everything been brought safely? While traveling, do you have time to think about Luohe Village?

The following days were very busy. Li Xin didn't care about the opinions of others. He just wanted Chen Qing to help him. Chen Qing would go shopping with him during the day and help him embroider his wedding dress in the afternoon. Li Xin didn't care at all. Not polite to Chen Qing at all.

Chen Qing had already made the prototype of the wedding dress, and Li Xin had tried it on her upper body, and it fit perfectly. The rest was just the pattern on the dress. Chen Qing also picked up some auspicious things to embroider, some lotus flowers, and some mandarin duck patterns.

It's just that for each type, there are a few finishing stitches left at the end. By the time Chen Qing finished the embroidery, it was already the twelfth lunar month.

Although Li Xin's marriage was announced in a hurry, Li Tiejiang still wanted to be grand. Although the village chief's family was a little bit dissatisfied with Li Tiejiang for not marrying Li Xin to their family, after all, weddings and funerals were also important events in the village. He Come and help too.

Chen Qing sent the nearly completed wedding dress to Li Xin's house. He saw Zhang Yin wearing a thick cloak talking to Li Xin in the yard. When he saw Chen Qing coming, he waved to him.

So the three people went to Li Xin's house and unfolded the wedding dress. Chen Qing's craftsmanship was very good, and everything he embroidered was lifelike, but every pattern was missing the most important part. Chen Qing said: "I think Aunt Yin must have wanted to give him the icing on the cake, so I left a little bit."

Chen Qing didn't leave much. Even though Zhang Yin was in poor health, it only took a few stitches to complete it. When she was finishing the last stitch, a tear fell on the bright red material.

"Mom." Li Xin pulled her sleeve.

Chen Qing knew that mother and son had something to say, so he left first on the pretext that he had something to do at home.

When Chen Qing went home, he passed by many houses. Racks were set up in the yard of each house, and the newly made bacon at home was dried on the racks.

Chen Qing quickened his pace, wanting to go home quickly. Their family also dried bacon this year. This was the first time he came to Luohe Village, and he found it very novel. These days, he stayed at home without leaving the house and stayed at home every day. bacon rack.

When Aunt Sun saw Chen Qing coming back, she quickly packed her things and got up: "You can watch at home. I have to discuss the details of the wedding with Zhang Yin."

She left in a hurry, and Chen Qing sat under the bacon shelf at home, a little Curious, I stood up and smelled the bacon again. After a while, I felt stupid again, so I sat on the chair and giggled.

It's Laba Festival in two days, and I don't know if Zhou Yuan has a bowl of Laba porridge outside. Chen Qing remembers that when he was a child, the Laba porridge at home was made with several kinds of beans, and it was sticky. Since he can't eat candy only a few times a year, my little dad will melt the candy into the porridge. The fragrant and sweet bowl of Laba porridge really makes him look forward to the new year.

In the first year he came to Luohe Village, Chen Qing was dumbfounded by a bowl of salty Laba porridge cooked by Aunt Sun. He didn't know that Laba porridge could be made salty.

Although he was not used to it, he had just arrived and couldn't waste food, so he finished the whole bowl of salty porridge, but it didn't have the strange taste he imagined, and he felt a different feeling after finishing the bowl. Feel.

But in the second year of Laba, Aunt Sun cooked sweet Laba porridge for him. Although it was different from what his father cooked, Chen Qing still felt a long-lost peace of mind after eating it.

Aunt Sun came back and told him about Li Xin's marriage: "Tiejiang Li is very generous to rent Old Jiang's house."

Chen Qing nodded: "That's good, Li Xin can also take care of Aunt Yin at home."

" But Li Tiejiang probably spent all his family's savings and said he would build a house for them after the new year." Aunt Sun sighed, "I hope this Qi Shuning is a good person." "

He is a scholar and has read a lot. The books of sages should not be too bad."

Aunt Sun looked at him with a bit of hatred: "Who said that scholars read books of sages? Damn it."

Chen Qing actually had no impression of Qi Shuning. The only person he had seen was the shadow following Li Tiejiang after they came back from the mountain last time. He was not too tall and was very thin.

"But Li Xin is not stupid. He is much smarter than you. He should not be manipulated by others."

Chen Qing stuck out his tongue and smiled sheepishly.

On the day of the Laba Festival, Aunt Sun still cooked two portions of porridge, one of her own salty porridge and one of Chen Qing's greasy and sweet porridge. Li Xin came to share it with him, and then said she was going to the town. I went to hitch an ox cart by myself. After driving the ox back last time, it was not sent back to Li Xin's house.

"Can you drive the cart?" Chen Qing helped him put the cart in place. They used ox carts a lot these days, and they relied on these ox carts for all kinds of purchases.

"Yes." Li Xin was wearing thick clothes and the scarf Zhang Yin had knitted for him many years ago around his neck, and was about to leave.

Chen Qing chased after him: "Where are you going? Are you going alone? How about I come with you."

Li Xin laughed: "I will go to the academy to pick up my future husband, what are you going to do? You will go there next time Pick up my cheap brother, and I'll go with you."

Li Tiejiang found out about Qi Shuning's previous withdrawal from school. He took him back to the academy, apologized to the dean, and handed him over to Shu Xiu again. Today It was the day of vacation for their academy.

Chen Qing patted him on the back: "Then be careful on the road and when driving."

"I got it." Li Xin patted the cow's butt, "Is there anything you want? I'll bring it back to you."

" Bring some needle and thread, I've been using it too fast recently."

Li Xin nodded and waved to him: "I'm leaving."

Chen Qing looked at his leaving figure and glanced at Zhou Yuan's house before turning around. Go back.

Li Xin, who was driving the bullock cart away, slowly suppressed the smile on her lips where Chen Qing couldn't see her.

When the bullock cart arrived at the academy in the town, Li Xin chose a more open place and stared at the academy gate in front of her.

After a while, he saw someone carrying a book box coming out of the gate.

Li Xin was riding on the bullock cart with one leg dangling with the other. When he saw Qi Shuning coming out, there was no movement until Qi Shuning sat next to him.

"I'm sorry to bother you to pick me up."

Li Xin just looked at him lightly: "It's no trouble, and I want to thank you for helping me."

"I'll drive the car." Qi Shuning wanted him to sit down beside.

Li Xin just glanced at his hands indifferently: "Your hands are used for writing, not for doing this."

Then, regardless of whether Qi Shuning was seated or not, he walked directly to the town: "I'm still I want to buy something on the street. If you don't mind, just wait for me."

Qi Shuning naturally didn't mind, he just looked at him with a very restrained look that wouldn't disturb Li Xin.

The bullock cart was parked aside, and they walked to the street to buy things. Li Xin was a good bargainer and a good bargainer. He was different from Chen Qing. Chen Qing was nervous for a long time when he said a word to a shopkeeper, but he was like a hawker when he could speak. Half-relatives.

After buying the things, Li Xin remembered that there was someone like Qi Shuning beside him. He lowered his eyelashes, knowing that scholars are all noble, so naturally he didn't like such trivial matters.

Li Xin pouted, who cares whether he cares or not.

Qi Shuning helped him hold the things he bought while looking at him with admiration: "You are really amazing, they can't even compare to you."

Li Xin:...