lord and beauty

It was evening, and the sky was full of red clouds. Tan Qiu was squatting on the porch. Under the sunlight, the two figures were stretched so long that they almost melted into two pools of ink stains. A skinny figure appeared, standing alone by the side, but stretched its neck and looked out the door, as if waiting for something.

Tan Qiu stretched out his elbow and pestered Jiang Beimu who was beside him, and pulled back his hair that had been knotted by Jiang Beimu's rubbing and kneading, and pouted at the woman beside him.

Jiang Beimu's expression was as usual, he coughed knowingly and said, "I should be back soon, let's order to prepare the dishes first."

The woman twitched the corners of her mouth stiffly, her fingertips twisted together awkwardly, and after a low response, she couldn't help stretching her neck and looked out the door, as if she would see the sight that made her miss it so much the next moment. little figure.

Tan Qiuxian had nothing to do, so he couldn't help but quietly looked at the woman, and saw that her figure was thin, but her hands were extremely rough, as if she often did some rough work, and there were large and small brown scars all over the back of her hands and fingers .

"Where do you live now? What do you do for a living?" Tan Qiu couldn't help asking.

The woman forced her eyes back, looked at Tan Qiu and said softly, "I live in a small fishing village on the west side of the city. A kind old lady saved me. I have been living with her ever since. She just passed away three months ago. , I reluctantly learned her technique of mending nets, and helped neighbors mend nets in exchange for some fish, which were sold on the street."

"Well..." Tan Qiu nodded, turned around and winked narrowly at Jiang Beimu, as if he was urging something, but Jiang Beimu didn't notice, and leisurely ordered the maid, Bu Cai, to fold her arms beside her. As a view.

Tan Qiu couldn't help but raised his leg and lightly kicked Jiang Beimu's leg, leaving a footprint on the hem of his clothes. Jiang Beimu Shi brushed off the footprint and stood up straight.

Tan Qiu's eyes lit up, and the next moment, Jiang Beimu changed his posture and looked back again.

Talk about autumn.

The woman never cared what the two people around her were doing, she just focused on looking at the door, seeing that the sky was getting darker and darker, the woman was very anxious, she was unwilling to leave here, and at the same time couldn't help wondering if it was Tan Qiu. The two of them are deliberately playing themselves, and they don't intend to let her see the child at all.

Just when her patience was about to run out, suddenly there was a clear and childish milk voice from outside the door, she didn't know what she was talking about vaguely, but every time the milk voice sounded, there would always be a gentle female voice go along.

The three people in the courtyard were all refreshed at the same time.

"Grandma!" The baby's crisp calling sounded, followed by Tan's mother's voice softly echoing, accompanied by Ruan Yue and Tan Yan's chatting and laughing, a joyous scene.

Not long after, a round, chubby figure rushed in from the door like the wind, followed by a wheezing little white dog, flying into the courtyard at the same time like two balls.

"Ah! Dad...! Mother!" The baby blushed, holding a bunch of candied haws in his left hand, ran in from the door creaking, and rushed straight into Tan Qiu's arms with a smile.

Tan Qiu sharply noticed the steps that the woman took subconsciously when the baby passed by, and the flash of loneliness on her face when she heard the baby calling her mother.

Tan Qiu hugged the baby into his arms, hugged the baby and giggled amusingly, then turned around and handed it to Jiang Beimu.

"Mother." Tan Qiu ushered Tan's mother and her party into the courtyard. When they entered the door, they all ignored the woman in the corner, as if standing there was just a shadow.

Tan's mother smiled at Tan Qiu, then kept her eyes fixed, and said urgently: "Baby! You can't put candied haws on your father's head!"

Tan's mother looked anxious, but it was too late. When Tan Qiu and the others looked over, they saw the baby trying to stretch out his lotus-like little arms to hug Jiang Beimu's head tightly, and the candied haws was inevitable. It stuck tightly to Jiang Beimu's cheek and hair.

Jiang Beimu raised his eyebrows slightly.

The maids of Bucai blushed slightly, covered their lips and smiled and left. When Tan's mother, Tan Yan and the others reacted, Tan Qiu was the first to burst out laughing, and said bluntly: "Baby, you can't eat candied haws Oh, your father didn't take a shower, and there is still dust and sweat on his body, hey...dirty!"

The baby blinked his big black eyes, as if he was asking his father for proof, and what he got was Jiang Beimu's cold and ruthless nod.

The baby curled his small mouth, and his egg-like white and tender face instantly tore off, wanting to cry or not.

Tan Qiu added fuel to the flames, "Dirty! You can't eat it! After eating it, you'll have a stomachache, and you still have to drink the bitter soup from last time!"

The baby's little thoughts of struggling were instantly extinguished, and when he thought of the bitter soup, the baby only felt that the candied haws in front of him were not sweet anymore.

"Go! Don't scare him." Tan's mother's mood of protecting her grandson was aroused, and she tore off Tan Qiu's fig leaf mercilessly, "You still said that baby, you didn't want to drink it when you were young, and you quietly left after drinking it." It overflowed from the corner of my mouth, and I caught it squarely and poured it down directly."

"That's right, I still remember my brother tricked me into taking medicine for him when he was a child." Tan Yan said with a smile, holding Tan's mother's hand.

Tan Qiu was not annoyed at being missed, but smiled, until he turned his head and met a pair of deep and gentle eyes, then his heart skipped a beat, and his cheeks unconsciously began to glow.

"Okay, okay, let's stop talking, let's eat quickly." Tan's mother was in a good mood, holding Tan Yan and Ruan Yue into the room with her left and right hands, and they sat down separately. Jiang Beimu also hugged the baby and walked towards Tan Qiu Taking a look, it seemed that he noticed Tan Qiu's hesitation.

"You too." Tan Qiu said softly to the figure standing still in the darkness.

The woman shook her head, a smile remained on the corner of her mouth, but her eyes were reluctant to leave the round figure under the bright lights, "No, I'm leaving, I said that I just need to look at him from a distance, as long as he is happy , so many people love him, I am satisfied."

"Zheng'er...Zheng'er...baby..."

Tan Qiu saw a gleam of light in her eyes, that ray of light was like a candle in the long night, although bright but crumbling, the woman recited these words gently over and over again, as if every time she called out a sentence, she would be able to shake her heart. That cute look is deeply imprinted in my heart.

"very nice……"

The woman sighed softly, the tears in her eyes welled up, she extinguished the candle, and immediately turned around.

"Wait a minute."

Tan Qiu pursed her lips and stood where she was. At some point, Jiang Beimu had already come to her side, and the moment she made a sound, she passed him and walked out the door.

"You take this money."

Jiang Beimu looked at the woman a few steps away, sighed, and went forward to pass a purse, which was exactly the same as Tan Qiu's.After Jiang Beimu gave the purse, he stopped talking and turned around to walk into the house.

"Sorry……"

Jiang Beimu took a few steps, and suddenly heard the woman sobbing softly behind him. Jiang Beimu's original resentment was gone at this moment, replaced by sadness. Jiang Beimu didn't turn around, but still walked firmly into the house, not far away, Tan Qiu stood under the lights, his face was bright and dazzling, like a god, Jiang Beimu's eyes gradually softened, and his steps slowed down a little.

"This money is my last compensation to your brother."

After saying that, Jiang Beimu walked up to Tan Qiu without waiting for the woman's response. Just as he was about to hug him, Tan Qiu suddenly yelled, "Wait a while!!"

Immediately afterwards, Tan Qiu turned around quickly under Jiang Beimu's inexplicable expression, ran to the table, picked up the baby, ran to the door, turned his head to the baby and said, "Zhenger, be good, call your mother!" .”

The baby looked dazed, holding the little chicken leg held by the nanny in his hand, and called out "Mother" ignorantly.

In the darkness not far away, Tan Qiu could vaguely discern the slightly trembling figure of the woman.

"Shout again, louder." Tan Qiu coaxed softly.

"Mother!"

"Shout again!"

"Mother!!"

"..."

"good……"

Tan Qiu hugged the baby, but never took his eyes off the figure that was gradually receding, until the last thin silhouette was also submerged in the night.

Jiang Beimu came over, stretched his arms around Tan Qiu's shoulders, squeezed his fingertips lightly, his heart was full of indescribable complex emotions.

Perhaps at the last moment, Tan Qiu softened his heart and let their mother and son "recognize each other". Maybe Zheng'er won't remember why Tan Qiu made him call mother so many times tonight, but Jiang Beimu can be sure Yes, that crisp sound just now will be deeply engraved on her heart like a brand.

"Mother..." The baby's voice was a little hoarse, and he couldn't help calling in a low voice.

Tan Qiu came to his senses after a long time, and hurriedly carried the baby back.

Several people at the table looked at each other, but no one asked, Tan Qiu and Jiang Beimu also took their seats one after another.

"Why don't you eat, mother, sister, and Ruan Yue, eat quickly." Seeing that they were not moving their chopsticks, Tan Qiu urged, "Where's Zhou Zhang? He won't come back today? Forget it. Don't wait for him."

"That's right, I've come back late these days, and I'll notify the kitchen to leave some for him."

Ruan Yue answered the words first, and then everyone continued to eat happily, but Tan Qiu never raised his head again, and only ate vegetables with his head covered.

In the end, Jiang Beimu couldn't see it anymore, and when Tan Qiufeng swept away the dishes in the bowl and reached out to pinch the fish in front of him, he gently placed the chopsticks on the mouth of the bowl and made a soft "ding" sound, Instantly attracted everyone's attention.

"There is something I want to tell everyone." Jiang Beimo said, "I discussed it with my mother. Since Qiu'er has already planned to stay with me, then naturally I have to have the courtesy that should be given. I have passed away, but they must also be happy to see me get married. Therefore, I plan to marry Qiu'er in three days. I will not invite outsiders, and I will not make a big deal of it. I will only report to heaven and earth, and sacrifice to my parents."

"Three days later?!"

Ruan Yue was the first to react, and couldn't help but scream.

A stone stirred up a thousand waves, and Tan Yan also shouted belatedly, "So fast?!" After saying that, she quickly realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly added: "No, no, I mean Getting married is good, very good... um... just three days? I haven't prepared anything yet... such a big event..."

"Yes, yes!" Ruan Yue immediately excitedly said: "Then we will start buying from tomorrow! Red silk, red paper, cloth, melons and fruits... and red candles! I have to prepare everything! My God, such a big one thing!"

"Yes! I'll go tomorrow! Sister Yue will bring me too! I won't go to the shop tomorrow." Tan Yan blushed excitedly, couldn't help rubbing her hands and asked Tan Qiu, "Brother...you and sister-in-law... ... Uh... Do you look forward to your wedding dress? It's only three days, if you don't prepare, it will be too late!"

Even though Tan Qiu had been prepared, when Jiang Beimu said something in front of everyone, he was still full of unreality.

"I...haven't." Tan Qiu was in a daze, his mind was in a mess, he only knew that the temperature on his face was getting hotter and hotter, and he didn't even dare to lift his head, as if he could see other people's attention when he looked up. His narrowness.

"I'm optimistic about it. I wanted to bring it back today, but unfortunately something went wrong. It's too late now, and I have to send someone to get it tomorrow at the earliest." Jiang Beimu couldn't help but smile when he saw that Tan Qiu was in a bad mood. rescue.

Ruan Yue and Tan Yan's attention was drawn away from Tan Qiu with a few words.

The two girls cast their eyes on Jiang Beimu in unison, and said in unison: "It's already ready! Tsk tsk..."

When the happy event came, the two of them lost their usual restraint, and laughed and joked together, as if it was the two of them who were about to have the happy event.

Tan's mother still couldn't stand it, and laughed and scolded: "You two girls are so shameless, asking about other people's private affairs openly."

"Mother still said it!" Tan Yan was not convinced, "Mother obviously knew about it a long time ago, right? She deliberately kept it from my brother and me. It's fine to keep it from my brother, even I didn't tell."

"I told you, can you keep the door open with your mouth?" Tan's mother joked with a smile, which aroused Tan Yan's coquettish anger.

Tan Qiu looked at the empty bowl in front of him, and poked aimlessly at the wall of the bowl with his chopsticks, not only what Jiang Beimu said just now circling in his mind.

They were going to get married, they were really going to get married, and it was only three days later.