Tongzhuang Shili Rice Flower Fragrance

Ming Rou couldn't help chasing those broods of chicks, wanting to see what kind of dye they were painted on, especially the bright red color on the wings was particularly eye-catching, which was her favorite color.

Just as she was thumping, she heard a crisp voice shouting: "Who are you, why did you catch my little chick?"

Ming Rou looked up, and saw a little girl about twelve or thirteen years old, dressed in light blue coarse cloth, standing not far away, staring at herself angrily with her hips crossed.

Mingrou went to catch other people's chickens by herself, knowing she was wrong, she said a little embarrassingly: "I'm new to this family, and I saw that the colors of your chickens are very beautiful, I want to catch them to see .”

As soon as the little girl heard that the other party liked the color of the little chickens, she changed her face instantly, and said to Mingju with joy, "Do you also like the colors of these chickens? I painted them all."

When she heard that the color was made by the little girl, Ming Rou was also surprised, and she did not hide her praise at all: "You are so amazing, these colors are all beautiful."

The little girl felt happier now, she took two steps forward and walked to Mingrou's side and said, "I still have several colors in my house, I'll show you when you go to the house later."

After speaking, he felt that it was inappropriate for the two to invite others to join the family when they met for the first time and didn't recognize each other, so he hurriedly asked: "My name is Zhong Tiantian, and the family in Toutou in the south is my family, what's your name? "

Ming Rou used to have two friends, Xu Qionghua and Ming Hongxuan, but after being driven out by Du Xian, one of her two little friends just returned to her grandparents' house, and the other was forced by her parents' coercion to dare not have any relationship with her In the past, Ye Qiuniang was the only one who depended on each other for life at the moment, but now seeing a friend of the same age, and such a cute little girl, she couldn't help feeling close to her.

"My surname is Ming, and my name is Mingrou. Jiujiu and I—uh, my sister and I just moved here." Mingrou originally wanted to say Jiujiu, but the girl on the other side definitely didn't know who Jiujiu was, so she had to ask again , so the identity is directly mentioned.

Although in the past, when Mingrou got along with Ye Qiuniang, she would acquiesce that the other party was the daughter-in-law her grandfather begged for her since she was a child, but as she grew older, she also knew that Ye Qiuniang's identity to the Ming family was just for her own sake. The Chongxi girl who treated herself, and as far as the world can see, the so-called daughter-in-law and husband-in-law are both a man and a woman. How can there be two women like them.

Therefore, during the introduction, she didn't want to argue with others about these things, and directly mentioned the identity of the two as sisters, saving a lot of trouble.

"So you are Sister Qiu's younger sister, no wonder you are so beautiful. Sister Qiu is the most beautiful woman here in Tongzhuang." Zhong Tiantian did not hide his admiration for Ye Qiuniang at all.

When someone praised her chirping, Ming Rou couldn't help but frown, she was happier than boasting herself.

"Qiu Niang left for half a year, and we all thought she would not come back. I don't know how many people were hurt. I didn't expect you to come back together again. This is really great. I have to go back and tell my brother that Qiu Niang Back, brother likes sister Qiu so much, if he finds out, he will be very happy."

Ming Rou immediately suppressed the smile on her face, and said a little unhappy: "Don't tell your brother, sister Qiu won't like anyone, she's already betrothed to someone else."

Ming Rou will be married in two years, so she naturally knows about the relationship between men and women and marriage, just like her mother and her father Du Xian, they recruited people only because her mother liked them. At home, some people like Jiujiu, and they will definitely find a way to find a matchmaker to come to their door to talk about marriage, and want to kidnap Jiujiu to their house and let Jiujiu give birth to their family.

Mingrou couldn't stand the thought of this situation, so without thinking about it, she directly declared her position to Zhong Tiantian.

"Ah? Sister Qiu has already betrothed to someone else, hey, what a pity, poor brother, forget it, anyway, we don't care about the affairs of adults, so let's ignore it, let's go, I will take you to my house to see these dyes .”

Seeing that Zhong Tiantian quickly gave up the idea of ​​making Ye Qiuniang her sister-in-law, Ming Rou immediately felt much better. She nodded and said, "Then I'll go and talk to Sister Qiu first."

Seeing her turn around and run towards the yard, Zhong Tiantian followed behind.

"Jiujiu, I'm going to play at Tiantian's house." Mingrou said to Ye Qiuniang who was drying clothes in the yard.

Ye Qiuniang raised her eyes and saw Zhong Tiantian following behind, she smiled and said, "Tada has time to play today."

Since Zhong Tiantian was born, her parents have been tenants in Tongzhuang. Her eldest brother Zhong Lin is a long-term worker in the village. The whole family relies on Tongzhuang's property for food. Although they have changed owners now, they should continue farming. Farming, the helper who should be a helper, has not changed much.

Ye Qiuniang has done a lot of work with the Zhong family in the past three years, so they are more or less familiar with each other.

"Sister Qiu, why do you live here? It turns out that Mingrou is your younger sister, but why do you have different surnames? The old man in Zhuangzi used to be named Ming too."

Ye Qiuniang looked at Ming Rou in amazement, you know, in the past, Ming Rou would always swear her sovereignty over herself, even if she didn't say Jiu Jiu was my daughter-in-law like she did when she was a child, but It will also express very darkly, Jiujiu is my person.

It's just that I didn't expect that after being kicked out now, my brain would finally move before speaking.

Hearing what she said, she felt a little lost inexplicably.

But he still smiled and replied: "I went back earlier when I had something to do at home, and I'll come back after I've dealt with it."

"Jiujiu, can I go to Tiantian's house to see, her house has red paint that can be used to make rouge."

Ye Qiuniang and Mingrou have been together for so many years, how could they not know that this little daughter loves these gadgets every family, when they were in the Ming family, Mingrou and Xu Qionghua would often tinker with these gadgets at home.

Now in Tongzhuang, the place is considered peaceful in general, some small eyeliner in the corners and corners is not to be feared, and Ming Rou will live here for a long time in the future, and she will have to communicate with the neighbors. Moreover, the Zhong family has always been honest and responsible, and Ming Rou and Zhong Tiantian can be regarded as someone watching, so she can feel a little more at ease when she is outside.

Then he nodded and said: "Go, don't play too late. Tiantian, Rou'er used to be raised at home and didn't come out very much. She may not pay attention to her words. Don't take it too seriously. If you have anything to do, help Sister Qiu to take a look at her." , okay."

Ye Qiuniang has always been mild-tempered, and has always been tolerant of the children above Zhuangzi. She is willing to share with them any delicious food. Everyone likes this gentle big sister very much. Although Mingrou is wearing the same coarse linen clothes as them , but it is difficult to hide the nobleness of the whole body, and he probably knows that this person must be loved by all kinds of people at home.

Now being asked by Ye Qiuniang, Zhong Tiantian immediately felt that he was trusted, and hurriedly responded, and then pulled Ming Rou towards his house.

Although it was the first time for the two little girls to meet, the same preferences made them quickly have a lot of topics to talk about. As soon as they walked out of the yard, they chatted chatteringly, like a little sparrow on a tree, cheerful and talkative.

The Zhong family has lived in Tongzhuang for decades. Although they live in poverty, they still have everything they need. There are at least three houses and a large yard, which is more than enough for people to live in. There are pig pens and sheep pens near the yard. There is a group of poultry and livestock, and as soon as you enter the door, you can hear the bleating of sheep, which is very lively.

"Tiantian, your family has a lot of small animals."

As soon as Mingrou finished speaking, she found a little lamb with snow-white hair running lightly in front of her, and she was not afraid of getting into Mingrou's arms.

The Ming family doesn't raise cats or dogs, let alone other livestock. When did Mingrou see this small scene, and she took two steps back in fright for a moment, but Zhong Tiantian said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, Xiaobai is very happy." Docile."

Only then did Mingrou settle down, and carefully looked at the snow-white furball, and found that the little lamb was small, barely standing on its four feet, and its big innocent eyes looked at her with its head tilted. It seems that he is also looking at this unexpected guest.

"Haven't your family raised sheep and cattle before?"

Seeing Mingrou's cautious look, as if she had never even touched a lamb, Zhong Tiantian felt sorry for Mingrou in an instant. When Ye Qiuniang came to Zhuangzi, the manager was very strict with her, and she had to do light and heavy work. She works day and night, and some odd jobs have to be specially ordered to her to finish. At the beginning, these long-term workers and servants felt that the stewards had some personal grudges against Ye Qiuniang, so they deliberately found fault with her and wanted to help her. She said a few words, but they were all rejected by her. The things ordered by the above will still be done in an orderly manner, even if it is not her own work, she will take the initiative to do it.

In this way, everyone thought that Qiuniang's family should be very miserable, so they worked so hard and rushed to work so hard, hoping to be appreciated by the boss and earn more money.

Zhong Lin, Zhong Tiantian's eldest brother, couldn't help feeling sorry for this hardworking and beautiful woman, and helped her many times.

Now in the whole Zhuangzi, everyone's impression of Ye Qiuniang has always been in terms of poverty, hard work, and virtuousness.

Zhong Tiantian is naturally like this, since Mingrou is Ye Qiuniang's younger sister, their family must be very miserable, otherwise why haven't they even seen the little chicken and the little lamb.

Thinking of this, he felt that the little girl in front of him who was about the same size as himself was quite pitiful, and couldn't help feeling sympathetic.

Thinking about what Ye Qiuniang told her to take good care of Mingrou before leaving the house, Zhong Tiantian felt a sense of loyalty and determined to take good care of this little sister in the future.

So he said to her, "You can put your hand on its head and touch it, it's very obedient and won't bump into you."

Hearing her words, Mingrou put her delicate palm on the top of the little lamb's head, and scratched it gently a few times, but she never thought that the front hoof of this cute little guy suddenly stood up, and the horns hadn't grown yet. His little head bumped towards her.

Ming Rou suddenly turned pale with fright, and was about to step back, but was grabbed by Zhong Tiantian, who stretched out his hand to block her.

"What are you afraid of? This little thing has very little strength. If you hold its little ears with your hands, it won't be able to move." After speaking, he picked up the little lamb and let her play on the side.

Seeing this, Mingrou became more courageous, grabbed the lamb's head next to her, and the little thing was obediently unable to move, and after bleating a few times, he pressed her hand to play with her again.

It was only then that Ming Rou discovered the fun, holding the little lamb and rubbing its soft fur vigorously, one person and one sheep had a great time playing.

It wasn't until a while later that he remembered the purpose of the Zhong family, and then let the unlucky lamb go.

Zhong Tiantian brought over a large bundle of flower branches placed in the corner, handed them to Ming Rou, and said, "Here, these are the ones I picked on the mountain, and I mixed them into juice to adjust the color. This one is blue. colored, this one is yellow, and this one is red—"

When Ming Rou heard the red color, her eyes were completely attracted by the wild chrysanthemum-like plants in her hand, but these flower branches may have been picked for a few days, and they were all wilted.

"This is called red and blue flowers. It has been picked for three days. The juice can only be made when it is fresh. If you like it, I will take you to pick it tomorrow, and we will make new ones when we come back." Zhong Tiantian looked at Mingrou With obsession on his face, he hurriedly said.

In the past, she loved to fiddle with these things, even if she could find a new color, she didn't know who to share it with, but now a little sister with the same interest came, Zhong Tiantian wanted to use all her skills to impress the other party. Bright.

When Mingrou heard it, she felt very good. You know, the color made by this red and blue flower looks very fresh and gorgeous, very beautiful. If it can be applied on the lips, I don't know how beautiful it can be. Now The lip balm on the outside is mostly made of cinnabar, but I heard that it is not good to have too much cinnabar, and in comparison, the red color of Zhong Tiantian is more beautiful.

"Okay, you can take me there tomorrow, and when we come back, we can tinker with each other and have a look."

Hearing what the little sister said, Zhong Tiantian was overjoyed, took Ming Rou's hand and said, "Then I'll call you when I get up tomorrow morning."

After the two agreed on a time, Zhong's mother just came back from the field, and saw such a pretty little girl suddenly added to the family. After asking, she found out that she was Ye Qiuniang's sister. The Zhong family and his wife had a good impression of Ye Qiuniang. The son's vague thoughts on Ye Qiuniang are naturally happy to see it come true, but he doesn't want her to have a younger sister who loves the house and Wu, and Mingrou is good-looking and lovable, so Zhong's mother's first impression of her is also the same. excellent.

It happened that the rice simmering on the stove at home was cooked, emitting a burst of fragrance, which made people hungry.

Ming Rou, who only ate and drank plain porridge for the past few days, felt her stomach growling in an instant.

Mother Zhong laughed instantly when she saw her small appearance. She couldn't help feeling sorry for the two poor sisters next door. She turned around and went to the stove to serve a bowl of rice. She also cut two pieces of sausage that was steamed on the rice. Duan, brought it to her and said: "You are hungry, there is still a small piece of sausage from last year at home, try it."

Ming Rou swallowed and shook her head: "No, my sister is cooking at home, I'll go back and eat."

After speaking, afraid that he could not hold back, he turned around and hurriedly ran out the door.

Mother Zhong looked at the panicked back of the little girl and couldn't help laughing, but then she sighed slightly and handed the meal to her daughter at the side.

When it was time to go to bed at night, there was no oil lamp at home, so Ming and Ye Qiuniang went to bed early.

When Ye Qiuniang lay down, Ming Rou turned around and burrowed into her arms, Ye Qiuniang stretched out his arms helplessly, and put them under her little head.

"What's wrong?" A woman's gentle voice came from above.

Mingrou raised her head, she couldn't see Ye Qiuniang's face clearly in the darkness, but she knew that Jiujiu's dark eyes must be looking at her at this time, remembering everything she saw at Zhong's house during the day, she said with some interest: "Jiujiu , When we get better, we will also raise chickens, sheep, and piglets at home, and the sausages they cooked at Tian Tian’s house today are delicious.”

After speaking, he seemed to swallow his saliva a little.

Ye Qiuniang couldn't help laughing, her chest vibrated in Mingrou's ears, she couldn't help being a little embarrassed, she lightly tapped her arm and said, "Is that okay?"

"Okay, it's all up to you. When I go to Zhuangzi to earn money, let Atao help us build a shed. We can raise whatever you want."

Mingrou got Ye Qiuniang's promise, and she felt a burst of joy in her heart. She hugged her arm tightly and said, "Jiujiu, I will work with you to support our family."

Ye Qiuniang gently stroked her soft hair, only to feel that tonight's style was extraordinarily comfortable, she hummed lightly and replied, "I know, go to sleep."