Crossing the Qinghe Landlord gl

Seeing that it was almost noon but Zhang He still hadn't left, Xia Jiniang couldn't help worrying whether Zhang He would be able to deliver the eggplants to the county in time.After chatting with Zhang He for so long, Old Man Xia had a good impression of her. She was neither humble nor overbearing, respectful and courteous to the old man, and one could tell that she had a good background.Although I don't know why she dresses a little plainly, but from her words, it can be seen that her family background is considered to be well-off.

Zhang He thought that it would take a farewell to send Jun thousands of miles away, and she should also leave.Just as she was about to say goodbye, she heard some movement outside, disordered footsteps and conversations from far to near, and Xia Cuishi looked outside, somewhat puzzled: "My beloved, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, why are you back?"

But it was the three brothers from the Xia family who had returned, besides them there were two young faces, two men and one woman.

Xia Da, who entered the door, saw Xia Jiniang, and smiled on his dark face: "Youyou is back!"

This is the second time Zhang He has heard someone call Xia Jiniang "Young", and Xia Cui once called it, but in front of Old Man Xia, it was "Da Niang".She thought that Xia Jiniang's nickname should be "Youyou", but according to the habit, everyone would call her "Da Niang", just like her nickname was "Donkey", and people who were not familiar with her would call her "Zhang Erlang".

"Father." Xia Jiniang called out, and then called out twice after seeing the people behind Xia Da, "Second Uncle, Third Uncle, Third Brother, Brother Yu, Su Niang."

The "third brother" Xia Jiniang called was Xia Er's eldest son, Xia Luoguan, who was one year older than her and ranked third among the grandchildren of Old Man Xia's lineage.And "Brother Yu" is Xia Er's second son, Xia Luoyu, who is two years younger than her and ranked fourth.Also, Luo Su Niang is Xia San's eldest daughter, she has reached the age of Ji for more than a year, she looks slim, but her skin is not as good as Xia Ji Niang's.

Second Aunt Xia and Third Aunt Xia also squeezed into the room with them, Old Man Xia squinted his eyes but didn't speak, Xia Cuishi and Xia Jiniang were even more puzzled.Only Xia San said: "I heard that there are guests at home, come back and have a look."

Everyone's eyes were on Zhang He in an instant, and she wondered: Does this Xia family rarely have guests, otherwise how could it be so strange?

"Yeah, come back to see who made Ji Niang stop working and hide here to be lazy." Xia Er looked at Xia Jiniang and Zhang He unkindly.

Zhang He was frightened by these shameless people. She really felt sorry for Xia Jiniang growing up in such an environment, and never thought that she was worse than Xia Jiniang back then.

"She just came back." Xia Dao said.

"Brother, Ji Niang is going to save a dowry, so she can't be lazy. She went to her aunt's house for two months, so much work has been done for Su Niang and Wu Lang to help!" Xia Er was also beside her. Said.

"It's not good to turn your elbows outward." Second Aunt Xia muttered.

Ever since Xia Jiniang went to Aunt Li's house, Xia Da and Xia Cui's had heard these words a lot. Now that Xia Jiniang just came back and there were guests, they still refused to let go, which made them very angry.However, no matter how angry they were, there was no reason to argue with them in front of the guests, the two could only endure it.

"Have you said enough?" Old Man Xia reprimanded.He had been paying attention to Zhang He's expression, and when he saw her unhappy expression, he knew that she was angry for Xia Jiniang. If the two had nothing to do with each other, she wouldn't have to do this, which showed that she still cared about Xia Jiniang.

"Father." Sam Xia showed a flattering smile, which made Old Man Xia reluctant to scold him.

"Ji Niang didn't work for nothing in the past." Xia Cui said.

"A basket of purple melons?" Second Aunt Xia sneered.

"Two pennies, Madam will save for her as soon as she comes back!" Xia Cuishi glared at her.

Xia Er and Xia San's eyes flickered slightly, Zhang He supported their foreheads, Xia Cui Shi was too upright, wouldn't it give them a chance to take advantage if they revealed their old background?It's no wonder that Xia Jiniang has not saved enough money for the dowry!

"I have two pennies a month for chopping firewood, so how can I get so little for my relatives?" Xia Er seemed a little dissatisfied.

Zhang He has seen shameless people before, but he has never seen such shameless people.

Xia Jiniang got up and said to Xia Cui, "Mother, I've had enough rest, now I'm going to weave."

There are still two months before the tax collection in June, and the Xia family needs to prepare enough silk, silk and cloth in these two months.In the past, when Xia Jiniang was at home, she basically took turns working with the women in the family. Sometimes she weaved, sometimes she would go to the field to help, and sometimes she would help prepare food and wash clothes.

No one stopped Xia Jiniang, so Zhang He got up and said, "It's getting late, I should leave too."

"Don't you want to drink another bowl of water?" Xia Cui asked hurriedly.

Zhang He shook his head, Xia Jiniang said, "I'll give you one!"

Zhang He didn't refuse, Xia Jiniang sent her outside the courtyard gate, and said in a low voice, "I'll show you a joke today."

Zhang He stared at her for a moment and said, "Have you thought about changing this life?"

Xia Jiniang was taken aback, she naturally wanted to change, but how difficult it is!He said, "Never."

Zhang He smiled, got into the bullock cart and left.She suddenly turned her head and looked at Xia Jiniang again, but she still didn't speak or stop.

Her departure made Xia Ji Niang feel that a good time was passing away, behind her were noisy and tiring voices, and faces that she didn't know how to face.

Although Xia Er and Xia San were greedy for Xia Jiniang's two pennies, they had no face to ask for it.Xia Jiniang was weaving in the room, and they had no chance to find fault, so they could only go back to their rooms to rest.

After Xia Cui gave the tea leaves to Old Man Xia, she went to Xia Jiniang's room, and she said distressedly, "You have been wronged."

"Mother, it's nothing." Xia Jiniang smiled slightly, she's already used to it, isn't she?

Xia Cuishi held her hand and asked in a low voice, "Tell Mother quietly, who is that?"

It was Zhang He who she asked, and Xia Jiniang smiled wryly in her heart. Zhang He came in to drink a bowl of water, but there was a lot of trouble, and everyone had other ideas.She said, "That's from my aunt's village!"

Xia Cuishi gave her a coquettish look: "You know mother is not asking this."

Xia Jiniang sighed in her heart, and said: "She is indeed from the village of my aunt, but her family background is a bit complicated. Her ancestors were officials, and her uncle was an official in the court. She was born of a concubine, and her father died. The second son asked to separate the family, so she and her younger siblings went to live in Qinghe Village. Although she came from a wealthy family, she treated people peacefully and politely, and my aunt liked her very much."

Xia Cui asked again: "Has he ever married?"

"...Never."

"then you……"

"Mom, I have no idea about her."

Xia Cuishi opened his mouth, then nodded again: "According to you, even if he is a concubine, the high status is not something we can reach, it doesn't matter if the family is not right."

She originally thought that if Xia Ji Niang wanted to have a concubine with Zhang Helang, she could think of a way, but Zhang He's background was there, even if she wanted to, her family might not agree.Even if the family is separated, Zhang He still has a aunt on his head, so she can't decide her own marriage.

"I've secretly saved a lot of money these days, so you don't have to worry about the dowry." Xia Cuishi laughed again.

Xia Jiniang froze, hiding the words in her mind.

After Zhang He left Liujiaqiao Village, she rushed to the county without stopping. She didn't think about anything, but she was afraid that the more she thought about it, the more confused she would become.When she arrived at the county seat, it was already Youshi, and after she delivered the eggplants to Zhangjiayuanzi's main store, Li Qinggui said anxiously: "I thought you couldn't deliver them because of something!"

"Something happened, but I finally arrived before the city gate closed."

"What happened?" Li Qinggui was startled.

"It's nothing serious."

"That's good. You don't know that the eldest lady has been looking forward to it for a day."

"Ten baskets of purple melons are eaten so quickly?"

"It's been eaten long ago! To save money, those expensive dishes use your melons, and the cheap dishes use melons bought from the suburbs."

Zhang He thought that Zhang Chun really knew how to do business, so he smiled and said nothing.After the settlement, she went to find Li Qingshi. As for the other restaurants, she didn't send them anymore. After all, she didn't agree with them to deliver them on time. The other restaurants thought she would show up every three days, but they didn't show up today. A little caught off guard, he secretly regretted not making an appointment with her earlier.

Li Qingshi knew that she came in to give eggplants, but he didn't expect that she would come here today.Zhang He said: "I will stay in this city for one night, and I will go back to Qinghe Village with you tomorrow."

Li Qingshi said happily: "That's a good thing, let's have a long talk tonight!"

Zhang He staggered and almost fell, she smiled awkwardly: "Uh, this is not good, I have to leave early tomorrow, I won't sleep with you."

Li Qingshi thought she had already made arrangements, so he didn't think too deeply about it, but he was about to leave the county town where he had lived for several years, and he felt some unspeakable emotions in his heart, so he invited Zhang He to the main store of Zhangjiayuanzi for a drink .

The county town at night is more visually lively than in the daytime. The so-called feasting refers to the lanterns in front of the restaurant, as well as the wine that is somewhat green due to the limitation of wine-making technology.

The various restaurants were very lively with people coming and going, and when Li Qinggui was the busiest, he didn't have time to greet Li Qingshi and Zhang He, he only arranged a seat for them and ordered a few small dishes for them to go with the wine.

Zhang He looked at the warm and milky white lamb wine, thinking.This wine can be regarded as a well-known brand, and it sells for [-] Wen a catty now, and it may also sell for [-]-[-] Wen a catty in troubled times of inflation.The lamb wine tasted extremely sweet and smooth, and the alcohol concentration was not too high, so for Li Qingshi, a catty of wine could be drunk in one go.

Zhang He has only drank wine twice since he came to this world. The first time was at a family dinner when the family was separated, but it was "Snowflake Wine" which was more expensive than this.Snowflake wine is not a modern snowflake beer, but a wine carefully prepared with mutton and borneol, which removes the bitterness of Qiongye wine and retains the mellow aroma of Qiongye wine.

The other time I drank the "fine wine".Qiongye wine is more famous in the north, and the reason why Zhang He drank it was that when he came to the city half a year ago, he drank a bowl by chance in a restaurant where northern food was the staple food.

Including this time, it was Zhang He's third drinking.She drinks the same wine each time, and although she is not interested in wine, she will also analyze the excellence of these three wines.

"Erlang, filial piety is the first thing to do, and I have to make a choice. I am not willing to go home like this this time!" Li Qingshi muttered.

Zhang He glanced at him, he was the one who drank the whole catty of wine, and he started to get drunk after about ten degrees of alcohol, and his capacity for alcohol was not considered good.However, Li Qingshi may not be drunk, he may want to express the boredom in his heart in a drunken posture.

He had just received a wage increase, and saw that he would have the opportunity to go to a higher place in the future, but filial piety came first, so he had to give up and return home to serve his wife.He is not complaining about Aunt Li, but he is a filial person, otherwise he would not have agreed to go home so resolutely, and all the unwillingness can only be hidden in his heart.

"Maybe you can come back after you get married," Zhang He said.

Li Qingshi shook his head: "I can't come back, it's impossible for me to leave Mother alone."

Li Qingshi knew that the reason Aunt Li was so kind to Zhang He was that besides Zhang He's life experience was worthy of sympathy, it was also because her children were not around, so she would have a kind of kindness towards Zhang He.Li Qingshi also realized that Aunt Li was really lonely and needed her son to serve her by her side, so he couldn't turn a blind eye to it.

"Then...won't you get drunk tonight?" Zhang He smiled at him.

Li Qingshi thought so deeply, and called Li Qinggui: "Bring me another two catties of wine."

Li Qinggui glanced at Zhang He and couldn't help but smile wryly, but he turned around and brought them two catties of wine.

Although Zhang He said "If you don't get drunk, you won't go home", but she has always paid attention to her own situation. Her drinking capacity is average, so it is difficult to guarantee that she will not get drunk and leak her identity if she drinks too much.Basically, Li Qingshi drank a bowl of wine, and she only took a sip of wine, but Li Qingshi didn't pay much attention, and drank more than half of it on his own, and finally passed out, Li Qinggui and Zhang He carried him to the bullock cart and sent him back to his residence. place.

The author has something to say: I suddenly remembered that when I watched "I Really Want to Tell You", a bunch of bullet screens said that it was actually "I Really Want to Die You", maybe these two are also the same? ? ? ?

Thank you for being the little orangutan in my eyes who threw a mine