Crossing the Qinghe Landlord gl

The four eyes met, staring at each other without saying a word.

The atmosphere gradually cooled down and became awkward, Xia Jiniang hurriedly said: "It's getting late, I'm going back."

"Ah, um!" Zhang He nodded.Although there should be some polite words such as "I'll see you off" next, but after all, the sky is dark, and there will inevitably be some rumors and gossips when the lonely man and widow go together, so she can only watch Xia Jiniang leave.

Back in the house, Zhang Xian was already so hungry that he was lying on the edge of the table and drooling while staring at the food on the table.Hearing the sound of footsteps, he quickly left the table and ran towards Zhang He: "Second brother, you are back!"

"Yeah." Zhang He nodded, took Zhang Xian to wash his hands, and then saw what food Xia Jiniang brought over.

There were two bowls of mung bean porridge and two big steamed buns on the table, which were still warm, while a deep-fried fish was already cold.Although the style is very simple, it exudes a tangy fragrance, which makes the stomach growl.

Zhang He couldn't help but recall that when he arrived in Qinghe Village the first day, Aunt Meng Li took in and gave him some food to fill his stomach. At that time, what he ate was thin and rotten porridge, served with radishes and miscellaneous vegetables.She never felt that these foods were hard to swallow, after all, she always ate salted fish and cabbage with porridge during her diet, but she was still a little bit overwhelmed when she was in a difficult situation.

Zhang Xian couldn't wait to grab the big bun, took a bite, took another mouthful of porridge, and said vaguely, "Second brother, eat it quickly, it's getting cold."

Zhang He came back to his senses, luckily it was all over, and she also accepted this fate arrangement.

When the two moved their chopsticks to eat the fish, they unexpectedly found that the fish had no fishy smell!After all, fish will have a fishy smell when it is cold, so neither of them likes fish very much.But this bite of fish completely changed their minds, Zhang Xian couldn't help but said: "Second brother, I said that your cooking is not delicious, look at how delicious sister Xia's cooking is!"

Zhang He glared at him: "What can I do, there is no peanut oil or soy sauce here."

Zhang Xian had never heard of these terms at all, he said: "Does sister Xia have any flower oil? The second brother can make excuses if he can't make delicious ones, he is shameless!"

Zhang He didn't expect that a person with a soul of 25 or [-] would be ridiculed by a six-year-old child, but he had to say that he was right.Pointing to a small piece of fish skin smeared on his mouth: "It's delicious to eat, don't eat until your face is stained!"

Everything on the table was swept away, Zhang Xian sat down on a chair and asked, "Second Brother, is it fifteen tomorrow?"

"It should be." Zhang He said vaguely, without a calendar, she often forgot how the days were counted.

Zhang Xian's eyes lit up: "Tomorrow is the fifteenth day, and it's the Flower Festival!"

"Flower Festival?" Zhang He was very unfamiliar with this.

Zhang Xian looked at her a little strangely, but thinking that Zhang He often couldn't remember the days clearly, his doubts disappeared by themselves.He said: "I heard from Uncle Gao that people in the city would go together in groups during the Flower Festival, to burn incense in the temple and watch the flowers blooming in full bloom. It's so lively!"

Zhang He was not interested, she was not interested in viewing flowers, but Zhang Xian looked at her expectantly with round eyes, and she felt that she couldn't refuse: "Do you want to go?"

Zhang Xian nodded sharply: "I haven't seen it before!"

Zhang He thought that she had nothing to do, and the rice jar was almost bottomed out, the oil and salt were also eaten, and there were still some daily necessities to prepare.He said, "I'll take you there tomorrow, but you have to listen to me on the way!"

Zhang Xian naturally agreed.When Zhang He cleared the table and went to boil the water again, she suddenly remembered that whenever she went to the city, Aunt Li had entrusted her to deliver letters to Li Dalang and Li Erlang, so she went to Aunt Li's house with a lantern.

From the road to Mrs. Li's house, I passed through a bamboo forest, and the road was so quiet that only her footsteps could be heard.The darkness of the bamboo forest made her feel a little chilly, and she couldn't help but quicken her pace.

A light was on at Aunt Li's house, and Zhang He could see a blurry figure through the paper window. Judging from her sitting posture, it was Xia Jiniang.She looked inside for a while, and called out, "Is Mrs. Li asleep?"

The figure at the window swayed for a while, but she saw Xia Jiniang walking to the door with a lamp in her hand. When she saw the lantern, she knew it was Zhang He: "Is it Zhang Erlang? My aunt is resting." Aunt Li has already rested, she is an unmarried woman It's not easy to invite Zhang He to sit in at night, so we can only talk across the yard.

Zhang He was not surprised. After all, it was Haishi now, and the people in the village fell asleep at this time.Xia Jiniang said: "Is there anything important you need to ask your aunt? If not, I can help you with other matters tomorrow morning."

"I'm going into the city tomorrow, and I'll ask Mrs. Li if she needs my help with shopping. Since she's asleep, I'll ask her again tomorrow morning!" She should be grateful for the food cooked by others, but she was full of the smell of fish, so she blurted out, "Is that fish cooked by the lady of the Xia family? It's delicious!"

Xia Jiniang was startled, and then felt a little ashamed because of the praise. She gave a soft "hmm" and said, "It's just a common practice, and it can't be called delicious. Zhang Erlang's praise is too high."

"But I can't do anything." Zhang He was depressed.

Xia Jiniang thought that Zhang He came from a wealthy family, so it would be difficult for her to let her cook.But it is said that "a gentleman stays away from the kitchen" Zhang He will be depressed because of this, which is really interesting.

A spring breeze blew, and the lantern in Zhang He's hand shook.Seeing that she was really dull, Xia Jiniang said, "It's getting late, Zhang Erlang should go back and rest, right?"

"Oh, well, I'll go then—" The conversation stopped suddenly, and he hesitated, "I heard that tomorrow is the Flower Festival, and the deer wants to go to enjoy the flowers. Does the lady of the Xia family want to go and have a look?" She said to Appreciating flowers is not very interesting, but she thinks that compared to an outsider like herself, Xia Jiniang, a local, should be interested.

Xia Jiniang was slightly surprised, and after a while, she said, "I'm afraid I don't have any free time."

After Zhang He left, Xia Jiniang returned to the house to continue weaving fishing nets.On the first day, she lost Aunt Li's fishing net. She was very sorry and helped to weave one in her spare time.I edited it for several nights in a row, and it is almost finished.

Aunt Li came out wearing a long gown, glanced outside the dark house, and asked, "Who was it just now?"

"It's Zhang Erlang. He will go to the city tomorrow and ask my aunt if she needs help with shopping for something."

"Not really." After finishing speaking, Aunt Li's eyes lit up again, "Tomorrow is the Flower Festival!"

Xia Jiniang nodded, and Aunt Li took her hand and said, "Oh, I hurt my eyes at night, I'll make it up another day when I have time! You can go back to sleep now, and go to the city with Brother Donkey tomorrow morning. Brother Donkey will take you all the way."

"Ah?" Xia Jiniang was stunned, and she rejected Zhang He's proposal, then turned her head and Aunt Li said so. I don't know if it was a coincidence or Aunt Li heard their conversation.

"I heard from your aunt that you seldom have the opportunity to celebrate the Flower Festival. You are already at this age, if you don't take this opportunity to go to the Flower Festival, you will have no chance in the future." Aunt Li said .

"I'm worried that Aunt Tianli won't be able to do it alone." Xia Jiniang shook her head.When Zhang He mentioned the Huachao Festival, she was a little moved, but she gave up the idea just thinking about the heavy farming work.

"It's not too busy right now, you can't do it, you just rest for two days! Listen to Auntie, you go and have a look, don't think about it in the future. You will regret it. I heard that the flower festival is beautiful. !"

Xia Jiniang wavered, and Aunt Li stepped up her efforts: "By the way, help me find your two cousins ​​in the city and let them come back."

Xia Jiniang sighed secretly, knowing that she would have nothing to do if she didn't agree.

Aunt Li's two sons have already reached the crown, but they have not married for a long time. Aunt Li is so anxious that her hair turns gray.However, they were hiding in the city, and Aunt Li could not always urge them to marry wives and have children. She could only send them a letter every time Zhang He entered the city, urging them to come back.

Xia Jiniang did remember that the reason why her eldest cousin Li Qingshi didn't get married was because he had talked about a marriage, but his father went away not long after the engagement, so the marriage was delayed for three years.But three years later, Li Qingshi's betrothed also died of illness, and now he became a "bad star" who restrained both his father and his wife.

He believed those words, and worried that if he married a wife, he would restrain Aunt Li, so he insisted on leaving home regardless of Aunt Li's persuasion, and went to the city to make a living.The second cousin, Li Qinggui, also ran out because Li Qingshi found out that he made more money working outside than farming after he went to the city to make a living.

At the beginning, people in the village said that the two brothers were not filial, but after they sent back the wages they got every month to Aunt Li, they gradually stopped talking.Despite this, Aunt Li still hopes that her children will be by her side.

Xia Jiniang was lying on the bed thinking about how to persuade her two cousins. After thinking about it, she couldn't help but look forward to going to the city tomorrow to see how lively the Flower Festival would be...

Soon after the rooster crowed, it was Yin time, and the sky was still gloomy.

Zhang He woke up Zhang Xian who was still in a deep sleep, and went to prepare for entering the city.Suddenly there was a knock on the door, Zhang He went to open the door, but saw Li Auntie and Xia Jiniang.She asked them to come in sideways, and said: "Madam, do you want to bring something?"

"I told Niang Ji about everything I want to bring." Aunt Li said.

Zhang He quickly understood what she said, she looked at Xia Jiniang in surprise, and the latter felt a little embarrassed when she noticed that her gaze seemed to recall what she said that was wrong.Zhang He smiled brightly: "Will the lady of the Xia family go with you too? Okay!"

"Don't Zhang Erlang's fields need to be looked after?" Xia Jiniang asked.

"I've already hired someone to take care of one or two." Zhang He naturally arranged these things long ago. Every time she went to the city, she would entrust someone to look after the farmland. They all rushed to help her look at the fields.If he had to stay in the city for a longer period of time, even Zhang Xian would be entrusted to Gao Dalang to take care of him.

Zhang Xian was originally woken up by Zhang He and went back to sleep, but when he thought of the Hua Chao Festival, he suddenly woke up again. He looked around and saw that the outside was very dark. He was afraid that Zhang He would leave him and go into the city alone, so he went to the city. He got up abruptly and ran out: "Second brother!"

"What's the matter, why don't you put on your shoes?" Zhang He said.

Zhang Xian was very happy to see that Zhang He didn't abandon him, and ran back to put on his shoes and coat.Xia Jiniang saw his thoughts and said, "He is afraid that you will leave him and go into the city alone."

Zhang He sighed softly: "It's the same as when I was a child." She seemed to feel Xia Jiniang's curious gaze, and she smiled again, "When I was young, my parents were not at home, and I often stayed at home alone. Whenever they went out , I was very lonely and scared, that feeling..." Just like now.

The smile gradually faded.Thinking of his parents who were separated by a world, Zhang He couldn't help feeling sad, his nose sore, and tears welled up just like that.

Only in the dim light of the lantern, Xia Jiniang noticed Zhang He's strangeness with her sharp eyes. She was surprised at what Zhang He said was wrong, but also felt her filial piety.Her parents were still alive, so she never felt Zhang He's sadness of losing them, but seeing her like this inevitably moved her heart.

Looking at Zhang Xian who was running out, Zhang He quickly collected his emotions, and murmured as if talking to himself: "Maybe I am a person who is unwilling to be lonely, so I obviously don't think I am a relative in my heart, so I can't help but pay for it." Really emotional."

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