Xiao Qiao enters the farm gate

Speaking of which, a few of them are the younger brothers or daughters-in-law of the Li family, and the other one is not only unpleasant, but also has a different surname, so it would not make people angry to run on the daughter-in-law of the Lin family in front of so many of them.As the saying goes, slapping people in the face is not a slap in the face, and talking about people should be behind their backs. It would be shameful to be so harsh in person.

"What's the matter? I'm not wrong. I think I'm great because I look good. Why don't I marry a poor man, have nothing to eat and wear, and don't even want to see my mother-in-law. What's the point of being tall. That's all for everyone Kua, I thought it was great, but I think it’s just like this.”

The little brother snorted, and although he didn't look at Qiao Mo, the contempt on his face was obviously aimed at Qiao Mo.

"Li Shuilian, you talk like that!" an older daughter-in-law scolded.

"You don't care!" Li Shuilian rolled her eyes, ignored the group of people, twisted her waist and left.

The others also felt that it was not good-looking, after all, they were talking with Li Shuilian just now, and they were talking about what happened yesterday, who knows what is going on right now.So these people found excuses and went home one by one.

Qiao Mo was a little baffled from the beginning to the end, why did he have an enemy for no reason?

It wasn't that he was suspicious and guessing, the little brother named Li Shuilian was very hostile to him, and anyone could see it.Those people just now seemed to understand the inside story, and none of them were surprised, which made him even more curious.

"Ah Zheng..."

"Ah Mo, don't take those words to heart. That little brother just has a bad tongue, so at the age of seventeen, no decent person came to propose marriage. He was just talking sour words." Lin Zheng was afraid of him Feeling uncomfortable, he hurriedly said a few words of comfort. In fact, he was also annoyed, but the other party is a little brother, so what can he do as a man?

Qiao Mo laughed and said, "It's just a few words, I don't care about that. You know Li Shuilian?"

Lin Zheng frowned and thought for a while: "A lot of matchmakers came to the door when I just came back, and I seem to have mentioned him." Then he said: "There are two surnames in this village, Lin and Li. The Lin family has Lin Fu, and the Li family has Lin Fu. There is Li Shuilian, who is a troublesome person, and everyone does not want to mess with him..."

Qiao Mo noticed that he said "troublesome person" instead of unpleasant or other words, so...

"When you have time, go to Li Ama's house and ask. I have been away for several years. I don't know everything about the village."

Qiao Mo glanced sideways at Lin Zheng, thinking to himself: This Li Shuilian won't be thinking about Lin Zheng, will she?It's not like, the other party is not only hostile to him, but also despises Lin Zheng.It seems that I have to ask Grandma Li.

The two went home and didn't make breakfast again.

Qiao Mo planned to go to Grandma Li's house to ask about Li Shuilian, and brought the black coarse cloth over to ask how to make shoes.Handmade cloth shoes are still very comfortable to wear, but the soles are probably not easy to handle.

As soon as he came out with his things, he saw that Lin Zheng had already taken an ax and was planning to go out with a bundle of hemp rope.

"Ah Zheng, where are you going?"

"Go and chop some firewood and come back." Lin Zheng looked at him a few times, a little worried: "You don't feel well, go to the house and rest for a while. I'll make you a bowl of brown sugar water to drink."

After hearing this, Qiao Mo couldn't help but look into the shed, where there was a lot of firewood stacked neatly, enough to last half a month for the family at least.Why are you still chopping firewood?

As for cooking brown sugar water, just pretend you didn't hear it.

"No, it's much better. There's a lot of firewood at home. If it's cold today, it's not easy to firewood, so there's no rush."

As a result, Lin Zheng said: "It snows in winter, and the price of firewood in the city rises. I thought I would go there every now and then and earn some money during the Chinese New Year. These two days are good. I'm only going around the outer mountains, so it's okay."

Qiao Mo just wanted to open his mouth to stop, but held back.

Although this was hard work, every household in the countryside worked hard to earn some money, not to mention that Lin Zheng knew why he wanted to earn money, and in the end it wasn't because of him.It's winter now, and I have nothing else to do. If there is no horse at home to pull the cart, no matter how hard I work, I can't make this profitable business. I don't know how many people in the village are envious.

"Then you go, I'll go to Grandma Li's house and come back early."

"Hey." Lin Zheng walked two steps, then turned his head to remind him: "Ah Mo, don't forget to give the money to Grandma Li."

"Understood." Qiao Mo watched him go to the back mountain, and then he took the fence and went to Grandma Li's house.

When we arrived at Grandma Li's house, Li Xue and Li Liang's daughter-in-law Qiu Yun were there, sitting around the charcoal basin in the back room doing needlework.Grandma Li was very happy to see him coming, so she quickly asked Brother Qiu to pour water, and asked a few more questions about going to Father Lin's house.

Qiao Mo said a few words, and then took out the money he had prepared earlier: "Grandma Li has been working hard these days, if not for the help of Grandma Li's family, my marriage with Ah Zheng would not have been possible. This is [-] Wen, I took two chickens from Grandma Li's house, and I haven't given you the money yet."

"Where do you want to get so much, just pay seventy." Li Ama felt that it was not easy for them to get married, and it cost a lot of money, and I am afraid that they did not have much savings.

"Grandma Li has already taken good care of us, how can we be less. After Ah Zheng goes to the county seat in a few days, I will buy a piece of good fabric to make a quilt for Ah Xue."

Qiao Mo has calculated that chicken is cheaper than pork, and it costs ten or eleven or two yuan a catty. Grandma Li specially picked two of the fattest chickens, which should weigh four to five catties. Giving a hundred yuan is not considered. many.Originally, he wanted to count the fabric he borrowed as money, but after thinking about it, it was wrong. It is better to return the fabric, just to buy the fabric, and thank Li Xue and Auntie Li for their hard work.

Seeing that he insisted, Grandma Li had no choice but to accept it.

Only then did Qiao Mo ask: "Grandma Li, I have a question for you."

"Who?"

"Li Shuilian."

"Li Shuilian?" Grandma Li looked at him in surprise, and guessed, "You met him? When did you meet him?"

Qiao Mo then told what happened in the morning, and said with puzzled eyes: "He seems to have a big opinion on me, have I offended him?"

Brother Qiu interjected: "When you Ah Zheng just came back, a lot of matchmakers talked about marriage, and someone proposed Li Shuilian to Lin Zheng. The dowry was not low. Although they didn't want to marry later, it's hard to protect him. Seeing you two well, I feel uncomfortable."

"What kind of enmity can there be? The mouth is too bad!" Although Li Xue was born in a peasant household, she was spoiled by her parents since she was a child, and she never went out. Too few, so people speak straight, which doesn't match the shy and delicate appearance.

"What do you know, do you really think that he doesn't like Ah Zheng and Xiao Qiao?" Grandma Li looked down on Li Shuilian, and said, "Then Li Shuilian targeted Xiao Qiao because of jealousy, but not just because of jealousy." The two lived well, what he really envied was that Xiao Qiao had a better life than him."

It turned out that Li Shuilian was not what she is now when she was a child, on the contrary, she was a very well-behaved, beautiful and lovable little brother.

Speaking of which, this family is also well-known in the village. There is a father who is greedy for alcohol and a rascal, and a grandma who is greedy for money and vanity.It's a pity that the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. Since Li Shuilian went to her uncle's house in the county one year, she has changed a lot since she came back.

Although Li Shuilian's change was also tempted by the prosperity of the county town, it had nothing to do with her parents.

Shui Lian's father's name is Li Da, and he usually enjoys drinking without drinking. If he can't afford expensive ones, he buys the town's own shochu and drinks a couple of them every day before meals.If you smell the smell of wine in someone's house, you will lick your face and lean towards it, regardless of the expressions and words of others, just drink the wine.

The reason why Lin Da didn't go to the wedding banquet to beg for wine yesterday was because the water lotus was so angry that he stopped him.

Grandma Shuilian is known as Grandma Jin. Every day, she walks around the village fully dressed, showing the two gold hairpins in her hair and the silver bracelets on her wrists.When talking about money, you must talk about what you bought and how much you spent, and what you saw and enjoyed in the county.

The husband and wife raised a little brother, and as the little brother grew up, he found that he was very handsome, and he was the only branch in Shanglin Village, so he suddenly thought about it.

The two raised the water lotus meticulously, which can be said to be obedient and obedient, and from this they got used to the domineering temper of the water lotus, which does not tolerate disadvantages.In addition, the villagers praised him for his good looks, and he also felt that he was the No. Taller.

As a result, Shui Lian looked down on all the boys in Shiliba Village, and thought they were all poor ghosts with muddy legs, so he didn't want to suffer.His father and mother also hope that their younger brother will marry a wealthy family, and then he will receive a large dowry gift. From then on, he will follow his son to eat and drink, and enjoy the scenery in ten miles and eight villages.

However, the reality turned out to be very unsatisfactory. Gradually, Shui Lian got older and her bad reputation spread, but the rich man she imagined never came to propose marriage.

Now that it's eighteen, all three in the family are anxious, and Shuilian is the most anxious.But at this time, there was a wedding in the village, and the little husband was still praised by everyone for his handsome appearance, and even said that he was compared to three streets, how could he not be angry, hate and jealous.

Grandma Li said with a smile: "Shui Lian is most proud of her appearance, but now Xiao Qiao has a better birth than him, and is two years younger than him, and everyone praises her temper. Can he bear his temper? Didn't he regard Xiao Qiao as a thorn in his side?"

When Qiao Mo heard the reason, he felt quite subtle in his heart.

That is to say, the water lotus is a flower in the village, but he has overshadowed the other party, and the other party has become jealous and hated, so he has his eyes on him?Heh, heh, he is not at all curious about the honorary title of "Village Flower", and he will thank whoever takes it away.