Dressed as the uncle of farming culture

Second Brother Xiao returned home dejectedly. After seeing Xiao Le on the roof, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Have you been discovered?"

"Alas," Second Brother Xiao sighed, sitting casually on the stone steps outside the courtyard gate, propping his chin with one hand, his face full of melancholy.

"what happened?"

Xiao Le also took out a stone from his pocket and threw it at his feet.

"Li Xiucai didn't notice it, but Qingqing saw it."

Brother Xiao covered his face and said in a desperate tone, "It's over, it's over, I'm a bad person in her heart."

"That's a good thing too," Xiao Le laughed, and after being glared at by Brother Xiao, he explained, "Think about it, in the past you must have had no image in her heart, just an ordinary person in the same village, but It's different now, you have a clear position in her heart, so you're different from ordinary people!"

It sounds like this makes a lot of sense!

The second brother Xiao immediately revived with full blood, got up from the ground, jumped from the wooden ladder to the roof, sat beside Xiao Le and asked, "But she seems to be frightened by me."

"It's good to be scared," Xiao Le's non-stop tricks, "Think about it, when you met in the past, she didn't have any troubles in her heart, and she would rather think about what to eat at night than think about you. .”

Brother Xiao nodded sharply, "It makes sense, it makes sense."

"But it's different now," the young man's voice was high and full of confidence, and Mo Xiucai, who was standing with a book at the door of the main room, laughed, "When I see you, even from afar, my heart beats like thunder! "

I am afraid that you will retaliate against her.

Brother Xiao touched his chin, "It makes sense, it makes sense! But if you're always afraid of me, what's the matter?"

No one wants to be a bad person all the time in the heart of their sweetheart.

"That's easy." Xiao Le seemed to be very experienced. "You are only bad to Li Xiucai, not to everyone."

Brother Xiao was thoughtful, and finally raised his hand and patted Xiao Le's shoulder, "My boy, do you have a sweetheart too?"

Xiao Le glanced at the yard, Mo Xiucai was holding a book and looking this way, he waved at him, and got a shy smile from Mo Xiucai.

"What do you say?"

At the end, Xiao Le turned around and asked Brother Xiao.

"Forget it," Second Brother Xiao continued to work, "Hurry up and work!"

In the mountains, Fourth Sister Xiao and several girls were picking wild flowers. Today, a wild flower with reddish stamens but white petals is growing in the mountains. It is very beautiful.

Every time this season comes, the little ladies will pick some back, put the flowers in the water filled with bamboo tubes, and put them in the boudoir, which is elegant and beautiful, very attractive.

"Look," the girl who had a good time with Fourth Sister Xiao looked up, and saw a beautiful, slender girl coming towards them with a basket in her hand, "Sister Wen is also here."

Fourth Sister Xiao stared blankly at Sanmei Wen coming slowly. She was really good-looking and had a very pleasant voice. In front of Sanmei Wen, many girls in the village had low self-esteem.

Seeing Wen Sanmei, who was surrounded by girls chatting after a while, Xiao Simei turned her head to her friend and said, "She is really pretty."

The friend was taken aback, after all, when she saw Wen Sanmei in the past, Xiao Simei looked disdainful, even very disgusted.

But she was just taken aback, because the other party was really good-looking, and her friend once persuaded Xiao Simei not to think about Wen Sanmei so much, but she was asked in a strange way by the previous her if she wanted to break up the relationship.

After the flowers were almost picked, Fourth Sister Xiao greeted Mrs. Xiao and the others, and then she wanted to go home and cook instead of Sanmei Wen.

The other party is on the way with her.

Simei Xiao pursed her lips, and when she was at the fork in the road, she walked slowly. It was not until Sanmei Wen walked up to her that Simei Xiao greeted her nervously.

Wen Sanmei was a little surprised, but more of a surprise. They actually played very well when they were young, but when they got older, for some reason, Xiao Simei didn't like to play with her anymore.

She is also a shy person, and she didn't dare to ask why, so she has been a stranger for several years.

It didn't take long for the two of them to chat and laugh. Fourth Sister Xiao could feel the joy of Third Sister Wen, and she also became happy unconsciously.

When she came home humming a little tune, Second Brother Xiao and Xiao Le, who had just come down from the roof, were shocked.

Second brother Xiao lightly kicked Xiao Le, motioning him to ask.

"Fourth sister, I'm very happy to see it. What good things happened?" Xiao Leqing coughed, and stepped forward with his hands behind his back, like a good brother who cared about his sister.

Xiao Simei, who didn't want to carry a basket full of flowers, snorted softly, "I won't tell you."

After talking, I happily went to find bamboo tubes to put flowers in. I used to pick wild flowers. There are several bamboo tubes at home.

Fourth Sister Xiao put a tube of flowers in Aunt Xiao's room, another tube in her own room, and another tube in the corner of the main room.

Brother Xiao and the others don’t have a room.

"That shameless one hurt his leg, so he probably won't come out to meet Fourth Sister," Second Brother Xiao said in a low voice, "I'm happy to see something else."

"I think so too," Xiao Le nodded, washed his hands and went into the main room. After talking with Mo Xiucai for a while, he went to work again.

Second Brother Xiao kept staring at Fourth Sister Xiao, and only after Fourth Sister Xiao started cooking did he follow Xiao Le to work.

Xiao Simei, who was in a very good mood, frowned when she learned that Li Xiucai had come to provoke Mo Xiucai during dinner at night.

"You didn't hear what he said," Second Brother Xiao said with a cold expression on his face, "I wish I could elevate myself so high that I would trample our Mo Cheng on the soles of my feet, and talk about how high my status in the county is. , warn Mo Cheng not to provoke him."

"Isn't this similar to what the scholar in the story threatened Huang Siniang after revealing his true nature?"

Sister-in-law Xiao had an epiphany about Second Brother Xiao's purpose, and immediately answered the call.

"That's not true," Xiao Le nodded, "Then he was run off by me and my second brother. Why didn't you realize that the other party was such a person before?"

"Okay, stop talking about each other behind their backs." Brother Xiao knocked on the table, "As long as we have a clear conscience, that's fine, but Mo Cheng, if he dares to bully you, you have to tell us."

Big Brother Xiao pointed to Xiao Le, "When the time comes, let Xiao Le vent your anger on your behalf."

Anyway, the third child knows some martial arts, so it's not easy to deal with a frail scholar.

Mo Xiucai looked at Xiao Le, who smiled at him.

"But he is a scholar, and he will go to jail if he hits a scholar?"

Fourth Sister Xiao said.

Sister-in-law Xiao took the lead in saying this, Second Brother Xiao and Xiao Le all looked over.

"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"

Fourth Sister Xiao looked at them in bewilderment.

"Then if Li Xiucai bullies our family again, should we endure it?"

Xiao Le asked.

"Of course I can't bear it!" Fourth Sister Xiao thought for a while, "We can take revenge secretly and make him fall for it without knowing who did it!"

These words immediately cheered up the three of them, especially Brother Xiao, who wished he could buy firecrackers.

"Simei is right, come on, Simei should eat more."

"Second brother, I don't want him anymore, he's all fat."

"Nonsense, eat more." All of a sudden, the three of them added vegetables to Fourth Sister Xiao, and soon the bowl came to the fore.

Mo Xiucai on the side also saw that something was wrong. It seemed that my sister-in-law's allergy to Xiucai was related to Li Xiucai.

Only brother Xiao didn't know at all, and he was still picking up food for sister-in-law Xiao.

The days are gradually getting hotter, and the mosquitoes are gradually increasing at night, and it is still a bit hot.

Xiao Le and Mo Xiucai sat on the roof of the new firewood house, looking at the twinkling stars in the houses not far away, as if they were stars on the ground.

And above their heads, the stars in the night sky are another kind of beauty.

The two of them didn't speak, and occasionally they would fend off mosquitoes with their hands, and just sat on the roof for a long time.

Mo Xiucai is the kind of person who is not good at words. As long as the atmosphere is not awkward and the other party does not speak, he will not speak first.

But in front of Xiao Le, he was very upset with himself.

Fortunately, Xiao Le didn't dislike him, and the two got along more harmoniously.

Second Brother Xiao and Brother Xiao and his wife sat in the yard to enjoy the shade and talked. After Simei Xiao sat for a while, she went back to her room.

She stared at the wild flowers on the cabinet in a daze.

Li Xiucai came to the door. In the past, Fourth Sister Xiao would be delighted, thinking that the other party came for her.

But now Fourth Sister Xiao fully understands that after learning that a scholar who is about the same age as him has come to the village, she came here as soon as she returned to the village, and she spoke rudely. It seems that she is defending her position in the village.

Xiao Simei suddenly raised her hand and slapped herself, the sound was very loud, it can be seen that she was determined to slap herself.

Speaking of her and Li Xiucai also started in a daze.

She didn't think Li Xiucai was her beloved at first, but when she was young, many girls were talking about Li Xiucai, and they all had a dream hidden in their hearts.

If you can marry such a good-looking Li Xiucai, it will be worth it all your life.

It was also at that time that Fourth Younger Sister Xiao started to secretly go to see Li Xiucai with everyone, and to meet by chance.

The whole group was innocent and excited. Li Xiucai's glance at them could make them happy for a long time.

One day, Simei Xiao encountered heavy rain not long after she left her friend's house. She could only go home quickly, not wanting to meet Li Xiucai on the way.

Without saying a word, Li Xiucai gave her the umbrella he was carrying with him, and went back in the heavy rain.

That umbrella made Xiao Simei remember Li Xiucai's kindness.

Later, when she secretly went to return the umbrella, Li Xiucai was smiling at her with a book, and Simei Xiao really fell in love with him.

At that time, she didn't know what the existence of Mrs. Li meant, until the little sister said that it was a pity that Li Xiucai got married, otherwise she would have a chance.

Only then did Fourth Sister Xiao realize that if a man has a wife, he can only be a concubine if he wants to marry her.

She doesn't know the difference between being a concubine and being a wife. The sisters say that a concubine is a little lady, and she has to be called a wife and sister.

Fourth Sister Xiao didn't want to be called Li Niangzi's sister, and she felt withdrawn from Li Xiucai, so she stopped following them to see Li Xiucai, and went to meet Li Xiucai secretly.

After avoiding for a few days, Li Xiucai suddenly appeared in front of her, grabbed her hand, and poured out his thoughts on her.

It was also from that day that Xiao Simei knew that Li Xiucai's relationship with his wife was not good, and Li Xiucai had always liked her.

Li Xiucai also said that he would reconcile with his wife and marry her as his wife. If he violated his oath, he would be punished by God. This was undoubtedly a great surprise, and Fourth Sister Xiao was moved.

But fortunately, no matter how Li Xiucai coaxed him, Fourth Sister Xiao didn't let him take the last step, because Mrs. Xiao had taught her many times not to do such a thing.

Otherwise, it will be sunk.

Now that I think about it, I am lucky.

Fourth Sister Xiao buried herself in the quilt and cried heartily, not knowing when she fell asleep.

In the middle of the night, there was the sound of rain outside the wooden window.

Before Mo Xiucai opened his eyes, he felt a hairy head resting on his chest. He moved his hands slightly, but found that his left hand was tightly held by the person beside him.

He was in a daze, but he didn't break free, and there was still a little joy in his heart.

The sound of the rain was slightly disturbing, Xiao Le's head arched towards Mo Xiucai's neck.

When his forehead was pressed against Mo Xiucai's neck and his skin was touching, Mo Xiucai's face was already blushing.

He carefully moved his head to the side, but Xiao Le followed him like a dog smelling meat.

Mo Xiucai had no choice but to move back, along with Xiao Le's head.

The breeze came from the wooden window, but it couldn't blow away the heat from Mo Xiucai's body. He closed his eyes and began to recite silently again...

Mrs. Li got up before dawn, and after she prepared the family's breakfast, she opened the courtyard door and cleaned the yard. For the sake of the chickens and pigs, she gently asked her parents-in-law to get up and eat.

After the in-laws sat down at the table, Mrs. Li brought Li Xiucai's share into the house.

Li Xiucai had already woken up, and he was looking at the bruises on his legs with gloomy eyes.

"I didn't feel wrong, someone hit me with a stone!"

Mrs. Li put down the bowls and chopsticks, and stepped forward to put on his shoes and socks, "But I didn't see anyone nearby."

"It's natural to beat someone secretly. Why did you stand there and let you find out?"

Li Xiucai looked impatient, and directly pushed away Mrs. Li, and limped to the table to eat.

After Mrs. Li went out, Li Xiucai looked at the porridge and side dishes in front of him, his mind was full of the Hualou incident that Xiao Le said yesterday.

How did he know?

It was like a thorn in Li Xiucai's throat, making it difficult to swallow, let alone appetite.

After he thought about it for a while, he suddenly started looking through the things in the cabinet. Mrs. Li stood at the door of the room, watching quietly.

Li Xiucai caught a glimpse of her from the corner of her eye, and immediately asked, "How much dowry money do you have left?"

"It's gone a long time ago," Mrs. Li lowered her head, "there's not even a single word at home."

"what?"

Li Xiucai's eyes were full of shock, and then he went over and slapped Mrs. Li, "I married you to let you take care of everything in the family, but you have ruined the family without a single word?"

Li Niangzi covered her face, choked up and said, "I have never used a single word since I married into this family, and I bought you books and pens and ink, why do you say I am a prodigal?"

The movement here naturally alarmed the parents, the two hurried over, the mother-in-law protected Li Niangzi behind her, and sighed, "I still have a penny, you can use it."

"A penny..."

There is only one penny left at home?

Li Xiucai couldn't believe his ears.

But after thinking about it, since he became a scholar, he also received a lot of money and gifts, but later he participated in the poetry meeting with the scholars, went to several members' homes as guests, and went in and out of the flower house with his friends, it really cost a lot. Less money.

He stepped forward to hold Mrs. Li's hand distressedly, and after coaxing her for a while, Mrs. Li was sent back to her mother's house to borrow money.

But what he didn't know was that Mrs. Li didn't go back to her natal home at all, and went to the opposite place to her natal home after leaving the village.

After the firewood room was finished, the firewood was moved in, and the next step was to renovate the room. Brother Xiao measured Mo Xiucai's body, and then selected the wood to start making the bed.

Mo Xiucai was not idle either, he would help if he could.

Since Fourth Sister Xiao and Sanmei Wen got back together, she and her friends went to visit Sanmei Wen every day, either to embroider together, or to talk about buns together, so happy.

No, seeing that it was almost noon, Fourth Sister Xiao and her friend came out from Sanmei Wen's house, and after a short while, she parted ways with her friend and went to Xiao's house by herself.

When I didn't want to approach the big banyan tree, I heard the sound of bamboo whistle.

Fourth Sister Xiao kept walking, even speeding up towards the house.

Seeing that she didn't stop because of the whistle, Li Xiucai was stunned.

He blew several times in a row, but at this time Xiao Simei's figure had disappeared into the grove in front of Xiao's house, and she disappeared in a few moments.

"hateful!"

There was hatred in Li Xiucai's eyes, and he blamed all this on Mo Xiucai.

Mo Xiucai, who has no backs, is serving water to several uncles.

"Uncle drink water."

"Second Uncle drinks water."

The last bowl was delivered to Xiao Le, and just as Xiao Le had both hands empty, he raised his chin.

Mo Xiucai's hands trembled a little, but he still followed his will and handed the bowl to Xiao Le's mouth, watching him drink with his head buried in small sips.

It wasn't until the bowl was empty that Xiao Le raised his head to signal him to take the bowl away.

Glancing at the water stains on Xiao Le's lips, Mo Xiucai didn't know why, so he took out a black handkerchief and wiped it off for him.

Xiao Le's whole body went limp, and he looked up.

Mo Xiucai hurriedly withdrew his hand, stuffed the handkerchief into his pocket indiscriminately, and quickly walked into the kitchen with the three empty bowls in his hand.

As soon as he entered the kitchen, Fourth Sister Xiao, who was a little panicked, rushed into the courtyard door. Regardless of the doubts of the brothers in the courtyard, she directly locked the courtyard door.

"what happened?"

Brother Xiao asked.

"No, it's nothing." Fourth Sister Xiao wiped the sweat from her forehead. She was about to enter the kitchen when Mo Xiucai came out. She had to wait for him to walk into the main room before running into the kitchen.

"No, I'll go out and have a look," Xiao Le put down the things in his hand and ran out.

Second Brother Xiao walked into the kitchen and asked Fourth Sister Xiao what happened.

Mo Xiucai looked at the things that Xiao Le put down, and suddenly his heart became hot. It turned out that he could also put down things, but...

Thinking of the handkerchief in his pocket, Mo Xiucai turned and entered the main room.

And Xiao Le quietly caught up with Li Xiucai, seeing that he was not walking very neatly, but he still had the energy to look for Fourth Sister Xiao.

Xiao Le took out the stone in his pocket, turned it up and down twice, and threw it onto Li Xiucai's calves!

"Ah! Who is it! Who is it! Come out!"

There was severe pain in both legs, and Li Xiucai, who was kneeling in the middle of the road, yelled.

And not far from him, a few children were playing peek-a-boo. Seeing him suddenly kneeling on the ground and cursing with a ferocious expression, they all went home crying.

Soon, the story of Li Xiucai kneeling on the road cursing and crying the child spread throughout the village.

"Kneeling on the road and cursing, what's wrong with that?"

Brother Xiao's mouth twitched.