Crossing the Qinghe Landlord gl

Just when everyone thought that the rain would continue like this, the rain stopped abruptly. The rain stopped so suddenly that people couldn't help laughing and scolding the naughty weather.

Xia's family served a large pot of soup, which was not for people to drink. The so-called "serve tea when guests arrive, and order soup when they say goodbye", the host's family served the soup to imply that the guests should leave.Zhang He understood this commonplace. Seeing that the rain had stopped and the sky had not yet darkened, she had to leave as soon as possible, so she offered to leave.

Although Third Aunt Xia was thrown cold water by Xia Cuishi, she still wanted to have a glimmer of hope, so she asked Xia Su Niang to send them off.At this time, Xia Su Niang became shy instead, she touched Xia Ji Niang, and said softly: "I don't know Zhang Erlang well, so I'd better send it to my sister!"

Li Qingshi was originally Xia Jiniang's cousin, so it was Xia's family who sent them off because of emotion and reason.Xia Su Niang had no idea about Zhang He at all, but she was moved by her parents' instigation, and Zhang He also looked down on her, so why should she be passionate?

"You don't need to send them off. We know the way, and the road is muddy after the rain. Don't let the mud dirty your clothes and shoes." Zhang He said hastily.

Having said that, Xia Cuishi and Xia Jiniang still sent them to the bridge, and Zhang He said goodbye to them in a bullock cart.

As the evening approached, the sky became dark due to the rain. The river in Liujiaqiao Village was gurgling, surrounded by willow trees, and the water was dense. The whole village was shrouded in smoke and clouds, like a poetic ink painting.

However, the road was difficult after the rain. Hei Niu flicked his tail and sprinkled some water and soil on Zhang He's clothes. She lost all mood to appreciate the beautiful scenery.

Li Qingshi chatted with her along the way, and suddenly said with a smile: "I'm afraid it's because Erlang has a small appetite, but because he's too embarrassed to eat his chopsticks?"

Zhang He didn't realize it for a while, and after watching him for a while, he realized it, and the expression on his face immediately changed: "Uh..."

"Erlang, don't be embarrassed. I'm not full either. I'm already hungry right now." Li Qingshi rubbed his belly and looked at the sky. He was afraid that he would have nothing to eat when he got home.

Zhang He originally wanted to say that there was still some food in her bamboo basket, but then remembered that she had already given Xia Ya and Xia Jin to satisfy their hunger, so he smiled: "I'm not completely wrong, eating that bowl of pickled rice is already enough." I'm half full, and I'm not hungry yet."

"It's because you're here that I get this treatment!" Li Qingshi didn't care about the wetness on the cart and lay down. He used to go to Xia's house, and except for Xia Da's family who were warm to him, the rest would just ignore him. .

"How do you know?" Zhang He said.

Li Qingshi sat up again, and said anxiously: "Ahem, Erlang, I forgot to tell you that the people from the Xia family asked me about your affairs, so I just revealed a few words to them, and made my own decisions without discussing with you. , please forgive me."

"When you are a guest at someone's house, you should first declare yourself. Last time I was vague and didn't make it clear. I think it was a lack of etiquette. You said it for me this time, and it made up for my rudeness. I was not angry. There is no need for you to apologize to me." Zhang He said, and then looked back at him, "Brother Qing Shi, don't worry about it."

Li Qingshi still felt embarrassed, he said to Zhang He: "You have driven for a while, let me do it instead, you go and rest."

Seeing his enthusiasm, Zhang He gave him the reins, sat down on the cart, took out a sweat towel from his pocket and wiped his face.She glanced at Liujiaqiao Village, which was already as big as a black dot, and asked, "Brother Qingshi, can I ask abruptly, do you know Kong Rong?"

Li Qingshi's heart skipped a beat, thinking that what Aunt Xia said today made Zhang He feel bad, he was thinking about how to explain it properly, and after thinking about it, he answered a lot slower, making Zhang He think it was some kind of unspeakable secret.

"I know it, but I have only seen it two or three times." Li Qingshi said, "That was ten years ago, when I came to visit relatives with my mother, Kong Rong always followed behind me and my cousin. My back was also wrong, he was following my cousin, but at that time my cousin’s grandmother was still alive, always staring at her and asking her to feed chickens and ducks, so she had no time to deal with Kong Rong.”

Kong Rong is one year younger than Xia Jiniang and the same age as Zhang He.Xia's family has many children, so Kong Rong, who is two bridges away from Xia's family, often goes to Xia's house to play. She is a daughter-in-law.

Later, the two were a few years older, and Kong Rong also studied, and knew about etiquette, righteousness and shame, so he never shouted those words again, but he would still come to find Xia Jiniang.Xia Jiniang was about to go to work in the fields, and he had no time to pay attention to him, so he often pretended to pass by the fields of Xia's family to look at her.

If you ask Xia Jiniang's attitude towards Kong Rong, you have to start from when she was always told by Kong Rong that she wanted to marry her when she was a child.But he talked a lot, especially when he shouted at the gate of the Xia family's yard, and the grandmother who supervised her work became annoyed and called her shameless.

Where has Xia Jiniang been scolded like this before, she immediately cried out of fright, and began to hate Kong Rong from the bottom of her heart.Fortunately, Kong Rong knew about etiquette, righteousness and shame after studying, so he never shouted that again.

After her grandmother died, although she did not forget about it, she only regarded Kong Rong as a childhood playmate from the bottom of her heart. As the two grew up and men and women were different, she treated Kong Rong like an ordinary person.

When Kong Rong uttered ambiguous words in broad daylight, she naturally didn't like it. This was not only because of the annoyance he had since childhood, but also because he was so full of poetry and books!

Xia Cuishi asked Xia Jiniang when she was weaving: "Young, tell Aunt what do you think of Kong Rong?"

Xia Jiniang didn't even stop the movement of her hands, she replied: "He and Brother Yu are playmates, Brother Yu knows him better."

The last time Xia Cuishi asked about Zhang He, Xia Jiniang was obviously hesitant, but this time she was so straightforward, it seems that Kong Rong's status in Xia Jiniang's heart is far worse than that of Zhang He.It's just that big things like marriage can't be decided based on whether she likes it or not.

"What your third aunt said today is not unreasonable. You and Kong Rong are childhood sweethearts, and the Xia family and the Kong family know each other well. If—"

Xia Jiniang got up to thread, then went back to the stool and sat down, with a faint smile on her face: "Mother, Kong Rong will participate in Qiu Wei in August next year, and even the third aunt said that he has a great hope of winning the exam, then In the spring of the next year, he must go to Luoyang to take the Chunwei exam. Not to mention whether he can get a Jinshi or not, it will take two years to go, if he gets a Jinshi, does mother think the Kong family still thinks highly of our family?"

Xia Cuishi hesitated, and struggled for a long time before saying: "Then it would be great if we can get married before next August."

Xia Jiniang shook her head: "The exam is coming soon, the Kong family will not arrange marriage for him so as not to miss his studies. Moreover, the Kong family has always believed that he can be a Jinshi and a glorious family. It is said that he will marry the daughter of an official family in the future."

Xia Cuishi was astonished and said, "How did I not know that the Kong family had said such a thing?"

Xia Jiniang looked up at her, recalling the scene two years ago in her mind.

Two years ago, Xia Luojin, Xia Jiniang's elder brother, had just been promoted to the state school, and Xia Da couldn't go to the state school with him because of his work, so Xia Cui asked Xu and Xia Jiniang to go there on his behalf.

Fuzhou's prefectural school and Linchuan County's county school are all in Fuzhou City, as well as some famous private academies are also in Fuzhou City. When Xia Jiniang arrived in Fuzhou City, she met Kong Rong and his wife Kong Auntie.

Aunt Kong has worked hard to bring up Kong Rong, and she knows him best, and she is very clear about his feelings.It's just that she was more aware of the Xia family's situation, so she said to Kong Rong: "Don't look for her again, there will be better little ladies waiting for you in the future!"

Kong Rong said with a bitter face: "Mother, I just like her."

"So what if you like her, she doesn't even have a dowry!"

Kong Rong didn't give up: "Her brother Xia Luojin is a student of the state school, and he will have the opportunity to be a Jinshi in the future. Then we will be in the same family, right?"

"He has been in the exam for so many years and he still hasn't passed the exam. I don't think there is much hope. If you wait for him to get a Jinshi, it's better to get a Jinshi yourself. What kind of woman do you want?" Kong Da Niang said.

Kong Rong couldn't persuade Aunt Kong, he could only compromise.However, he didn't know that Mrs. Kong found Xia Jiniang alone again, and said to her, "Don't bother our family Kong Rong again in the future, when he gets a Jinshi and gets a title on the gold list, there will be a high official list to catch his son-in-law. You want to marry the daughter of an official family, not someone you can climb up to."

Xia Jiniang has never felt so insulted, but she can't tell her family these words, and bears all the pain by herself.Fortunately, she didn't like Kong Rong, otherwise, in front of such humiliation, she would have to add the helplessness of being dismantled, how sad would it be?

Xia Cui said remorsefully: "If it wasn't for your father's weakness, if it wasn't for my uselessness, why would you be so belittled?!"

Xia Ji Niang hurriedly held her hand and said: "Father is the eldest son, he takes care of Ah Weng as a filial piety, and helping the second and third uncles is also out of elder brother's love, it is human nature. And I worked hard, so I never blamed my parents. My parents gave birth to me and raised me, and I will not blame my parents for the important events in my life."

"Aniang knows you are filial, alas!" Xia Cui sighed.

"So Kong Rong and Lady Xia are childhood sweethearts!" Zhang He murmured, "Then their relationship must be very good."

"That's not certain!" Li Qingshi said.

"Huh?" Zhang He bent forward slightly and stared at him.

"My cousin, her thoughts are actually very difficult to guess. I have known her for so many years, she never expresses her feelings easily, and she never complains to others, so everyone says she is gentle and virtuous, can endure hardships, and never complains , whoever marries her is that person's blessing."

Zhang He nodded in agreement.

Seeing her nodding, Li Qingshi smiled and said, "Erlang also thinks it's a blessing, right?"

"Ah."

"Did Erlang never think about marrying her?"

Zhang He's heart jumped, and he looked at him suddenly, but his mind was a little confused.She faltered and said: "I, this, this should not help me to think about it."

Li Qingshi thought she meant that the elders of the Zhang family would not easily agree to let her decide the marriage by herself, and felt a little regretful, and said, "That's wrong. Although my cousin and Kong Rong are childhood sweethearts, she has also studied, so I know Etiquette. So she won't get particularly close to any gentleman, let alone show that she has feelings for anyone."

Zhang He suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Xia Jiniang had been so indifferent to him before, and only got close to her after seeing her identity.Thinking about it this way, she seemed to be even more lost, feeling depressed, but she couldn't figure out why.

The author has something to say: Xia Cuishi: Niang Ji, you gossip so much because you don’t want to get married!

I believe that with everyone's enthusiasm, the number of comments will soon exceed [-], and I will have to prepare for an update the day after tomorrow (～￣▽￣)～