Envy

After the cold dew, the people in the town became silent, and no longer sat around chatting about their neighbors.A few days ago, there was a boat coming back from the pier.The ferryman was still a thin old man on the East Street. I heard that after this year, he would no longer be a ferryman.

The ones who came back were the blind man surnamed Meng who lived in West Street, and his elder brother.Zhou Fang heard about this and went to Meng's house with a basket of fruit.Earlier when I heard that she and Meng Yan were dating, her mother read her for a few days and scolded her for being blind or out of her mind. What good is it for a good-looking man with a bald face? She will have to rely on her to support her in the future.

She was silent.At that time, she thought, it would be good to keep him.But he later rejected her.When Meng Yan's elder brother came back, he seemed to be a different person.She sometimes secretly watched in the street.He's grown to laugh—he used to laugh too, but only out of politeness, always with a little distance.

The door of Meng Yan's courtyard was not closed properly, leaving a gap.Zhou Fang gently opened the door.

Autumn leaves fluttered with the wind and fell into the water tank in the yard, causing ripples in circles.The reflections of geese flying south and north flit across the water, and red fish shuttle back and forth in the reflection of the sky.The flowers and plants in the courtyard are still alive.It was very bright.Withered yellow petals fluttered down.

The blue robes on the rattan chair were suppressed by the white clothes with silver patterns.Ruyu's black hair was disheveled, his face was dyed pink, and his ten finger rings clasped his brother's neck, gently catering to his kiss.Meng Toru's slashed side face was bright and handsome. He knelt on the wicker chair with one knee bent, his slender fingers pinching Meng Yan's forehead hair.The lips and teeth are entangled, and the kiss is forgetful.

She had never seen Meng Yan like this, nor had she seen such a brother. She was in a daze for a long time, and she didn't even have time to pick up the scattered oranges. She forgot how she left, and only felt that the sky was not so sunny.

Hearing the sound, Meng Tou stood up neatly and walked to the gate of the courtyard.People came and went in the alley, Miss Zhou was wearing dark blue coarse cloth clothes, she was bloated, with a basket in her arm, she walked stumblingly.A peddler carrying a shoulder pole passed by, blocking his view.

"Third brother?"

Meng Tou walked back to him and said, "It's Miss Zhou."

At this moment, Yan Zhaohan was also silent.

When Zhou Fang returned home, the sun was already setting.The rice in the pot on the stove was still cooking, and the curling smoke floated up the branches, approaching Hongxia.Her mother sat at the table, lit a lamp, and sewed.She stuffed the basket into the corner, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her fingers, sat down opposite her mother, and called "Mother".As soon as he exited the mouth, tears flowed down, and his eyes were blurred.

Her mother wasn't from Fulian, her voice was a little waxy, and she didn't know how to pronounce the words: "Why are you crying?"

"I thought Meng Yan just didn't like me, so it turned out that he just didn't like women." She hid her face in her sleeves, weeping uncontrollably.

"That blind man dares to despise you, and doesn't even look at what he looks like. He can't lift his hands or shoulders, and can only nest in that broken yard... He is useless and poor, how can he have the face to despise you! "Her mother lost her needlework, and her chest heaved with anger, "...What do you mean he doesn't like women?"

……

Meng Tou still went back to the tea stand to help Granny Zhu.The old man has been injured these few days, and it is inconvenient to work. He ate noodles at the tea stall in the early morning of the first few days.As he got older, his teeth also fell out. Recently, he thought the noodles were too hard, so he asked his mother-in-law to make porridge for him.So Yan Zhaohan also drank the porridge.Meng Tou worried that he would not have enough to eat, and always asked him if he wanted to eat something else.

"Oh, you brothers have such a good relationship." Granny Zhu said while wiping her hands, "Xiaoyan is blessed to have an elder brother who loves him so much."

Meng Tou laughed and said, "People often say that."

"Then you plan to live in the town? Are you going to leave in the future?"

"Probably not leaving." Meng Tou put his hand on Yan Zhaohan's shoulder, "My little brother likes this, so he won't leave. As an elder brother, I should also accompany him."

"Do you have someone in mind? My mother-in-law can talk about a good marriage for you. The Miss Sun's family in the east street is virtuous and beautiful. I will tell you secretly, Master Sun has been asking about you many times." The mother-in-law said cheerfully, " It's okay if you're not satisfied, you're so handsome and knowledgeable, you can find any kind of girl you want."

Yan Zhaohan secretly pinched his leg, he suppressed a smile, and said seriously, "Thank you mother-in-law, don't bother you old man, I already have someone in mind."

"It's good to have someone you want, and someone you want is the best. When you get married, don't forget to call your mother-in-law at the wedding banquet."

Meng Tou squeezed Yan Zhaohan's secretly tight hand: "It must be."

The old trees beside the tea stand are evergreen all year round, even in autumn, they are verdant green.The mother-in-law said that this tree used to be a marriage tree. When it comes to the lantern festival, girls like to come here to make wishes.Yan Zhaohan rolled up his sleeves and washed the dishes under the tree.A few strands of hair hung down, the handsome side face, thin red lips, especially pleasing to the eye.

Meng Tou went over quietly and kissed his cheek.He washed the dishes calmly, pursed his lips and said, "Rogue."

Meng Tou soaked his hands in water and sprinkled some on his face: "Elder brother is like a father, why do you talk to elder brother, no matter how big or small." He lightly poked Yan Zhaohan's cheek, and said dotingly: "I am Hooligan, you are a little hooligan."

"My elder brother won't fall asleep with me, and then pull me to do some dirty things." Yan Zhaohan's voice was soft, "My second elder brother looks unrestrained, and he can sit upright if he can. See "Hunting Yan Ji" and "Secrets in the Backyard of the Pear Garden"..."

This kind of person who looks gentle and gentle on the surface is ruthless. The old rascal Meng Tou was a little panicked, his old face blushed, and his voice became even softer: "You haven't touched me for almost ten years, so it's okay to help me solve it. Didn't I help you wash your hands afterwards..."

"Those who cultivate the Tao first cultivate their minds. Didn't you, Mu Mi, say that you want to imprison your desires?"

Meng Tunfeng was devastated: "Obviously you were the one who... first flirted and didn't take responsibility when you were in Pingyang. I told you that I'm abstinent, good guy, and now I've hooked up my addiction and it's like this. What else? "Secrets in the Backyard of the Liyuan Garden" I didn't buy it on purpose, when I bought the cookbook, the dealer at the bookstall gave it to me."

"Then you read it to me last night."

When Meng Tou's deep voice read those elegant classical Chinese novels, there was a special charm.Because the words used in this story were too obscure, it lacked some feeling. Meng Tou laughed softly after reading it: "What the hell is this, 'Yin Zhu Yu Ye'..."

Yan Zhaohan was very sleepy, the story was very boring, so he didn't bother to talk to him.Unexpectedly, when he was about to fall asleep, he was gently woken up by Meng Tou: "Daughter-in-law, are you asleep?"

He replied: "I just fell asleep, and now I was woken up by you."

"..."

Meng Tuo took his hand and stuck it to her face, with a hint of coquettishness: "Since you are awake... I can't fall asleep after reading this book, can you help me?"

Yan Zhaohan almost kicked him off: "Have you already broken your arm?"

Meng Tou licked his palm: "I like your hand, it's smooth and comfortable."

Yan Zhaohan didn't want to say anything to a hand fetishist, he just wanted to go to bed early.However, a man in Mengtou entangled him for a long time like a big yellow dog.He reluctantly agreed.

What's worse is that Meng Tou still bit his ear last night and said: "I used to think about such things, and in my fantasy you were always blushing and leaning on my shoulder shyly."

Shy about your size.

Meng Tou was kicked down immediately.This time, even though he pretended to cry out in pain, Yan Zhaohan still ignored him.How could Meng Tou really be kicked down by him, he just followed his will.

It was also at that time in Pingyang, when Meng Tou fell down, he deliberately lured him out of bed.In his impression, Meng Tou was a strong man who would not be knocked down or destroyed.He is a son-in-law from a family, but he does not have the childishness of being ignorant of the world, and he takes everything lightly.

Most people in the world are admirers, but he is like a passer-by in the world of mortals.Obviously, he has never experienced too many worldly events and tribulations, and he has never seen everything through.It doesn't take much thought for others to approach him. Everyone is trying to guess whether there is a dirty and gloomy heart hidden under his bright and clean appearance, just like them.They have no way of knowing.

Maybe it's because they really can't see that dark Meng Tou that they envy him.Yan Zhaohan himself did the same.Dirty and ugly, malicious speculation, scheming.The hands are full of blood, and it is only by stepping on the corpses of others that I can get to this day.He longs to live the most ordinary life.In a world where the sun shines evenly, these people must pay more efforts in exchange for peace.

Meng Tou fetched a basin of hot water and cleaned it up carefully for him.After turning off the lights, he lay back on the warm blanket tired and satisfied, and hugged him into his arms: "My daughter-in-law is the best daughter-in-law in the world. She is good-looking, has a good personality, and is gentle. It is really me to meet you." The ancestors have accumulated virtue."

Meng Tou's weakness is him.

He had a nosebleed in the middle of the night last night, so he grabbed a shirt and wiped it, not daring to move for fear that Meng Tou would wake up.After a while, when the blood stopped flowing, he stuffed the blood-stained clothes under the bed.This is not the first time this has happened, and he will lose hearing in his ears and lose consciousness in his limbs.But he didn't dare to let Meng Tou know.

I don't know if there was any response to the letter sent to Xiaoyang.He was scared sometimes, afraid that he would die suddenly and leave everything behind.He was already tired of the worldly affairs, but if there was such a person still alive in his heart, he would definitely kill all evil spirits for that person's future.

……

Meng Tou asked her mother-in-law for a red string and cut a piece of bamboo.He became interested, wrote his and Yan Zhaohan's names with pen and ink, tied the bamboo sign with a red string, and threw it on the tree.Meng Tou had a small worry in his heart just now, fearing that it would fall, which would be unlucky after all, but luckily the bamboo plaque was hung on the high branch firmly.

Meng Tou clasped his hands together, made a pious wish, and said to him, "I threw the bamboo card with our two names on it to the marriage tree. The elders will bless us in the future, and we will be safe until we grow old."

Yan Zhaohan didn't know that his third brother also believed in this, so he couldn't help pouring cold water on him: "Third brother, Yuelao might not care about the broken sleeve."

"Hey, Young Master Yan even played against me today." He rolled up his sleeves.

"Who told you to flirt with flowers?"

"Who is playing tricks? I don't even know who Miss Sun is. It's the mother-in-law who messed up the mandarin ducks..." Meng Tou covered his mouth, knelt down beside him, and lowered his voice, "I can't say that. Although It's true, but my mother-in-law is also kind. No matter what, if I don't clean you up tonight, your surname is Meng."