Temperament

After the banquet started, there was constant laughter at the main table, but most of them were from the Long family. Zhuo Tianyi didn't participate much. He didn't bother to respond to the private questions of the Long family who didn't talk about business, but only asked about the family's well-being.Fortunately, there was Gu Qingyang, who calmly resolved several embarrassments.

When Long Jiuxiang invited him to stay in the village for a longer period of time, Zhuo Tianyi declined saying that the mansion was busy with affairs and planned to go back the next day.Long Jiu responded lightly, Jiu Ling was in a low mood, glanced at Zhuo Tianyi, and found that he was turning his face to look at the other table, and at the end of his line of sight was Shen Qinglan's face drinking with his head bowed.

Halfway through the banquet, everyone in the Zhuo family could more or less see the purpose of the Long family. Zhou Yunlei, Zheng Shuming and Zhang Mingyuan remained calm, but Zheng and Zhang's wives and several other juniors couldn't hold back, either worried or worried. Nervous or pitiful eyes swept back and forth across Shen Qinglan's face.

Shen Qinglan gradually became uncomfortable. This purely troublesome kindness made it difficult for him to accept it freely. After eating a little hastily, he put down the bowl and chopsticks and said that he was going to take a walk outside the house.

When he got up together, everyone in the Zhuo family couldn't sit still anymore, they all speeded up their eating speed, and within a moment, they all got up with him.Long Jiu asked his servants to lead them to sit down in the side hall and serve them tea and cakes.

Zheng Shuming's wife, Li Shi, and Zhang Mingyuan's wife, Wang Shi, have been in the classroom for four or five years. They are very enthusiastic women. After getting along with each other during this period, they have a good impression of Shen Qinglan. Seeing him silently alone at this moment Staying in the yard, I felt very "sympathetic" to his mood, and wanted to comfort him, but since he was a man, it was inconvenient for me to come forward, let alone let my husband go there, not only did I not want to, but Bian Zhuo Tianyi's eyes glared over, but he couldn't eat and walked away.

After some discussion, they agreed that it was best for Zhou Yunlei to come forward. The reason was that he was relatively close to Zhuo Tianyi and Shen Qinglan, and he went to comfort Shen Qinglan to avoid suspicion.

Zhou Yunlei didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and asked him to come forward to comfort the "frustrated" Shen Qinglan. No matter how you look at it, this kind of thing is inappropriate. However, in order to avoid the chirping of two enthusiastic women, he had no choice but to make it difficult.

It's just that when he walked into the yard, he saw a slender figure walking one step ahead of him to the clump of buddha-belly bamboos where Shen Qinglan was. When he took a closer look, it was Jiuling.

Zhou Yunlei stood still, he could clearly evade things that were originally inappropriate.However, I couldn't help but have some doubts in my heart. When Jiu Ling approached Shen Qinglan, did he see something and wanted a showdown?

Thinking about these things, it has nothing to do with him in the end. The Long family obviously hoped that the relationship between the two families could be improved. Jiu Ling should not be disadvantageous to Shen Qinglan. Thinking of this, he stopped his steps and stopped under the eaves at the entrance of the courtyard.

Under the Buddha's belly bamboo over there, Shen Qinglan's troubled thoughts were interrupted by "Mr. Qinglan". When she turned around and saw that it was Jiuling, she was naturally a little surprised, "Miss Jiuling, do you have anything to do with Qinglan?"

Jiu Ling smiled, and said bluntly: "It's nothing, just, I want to ask you for a favor."

"Miss Jiuling, but it's okay to say." Shen Qinglan couldn't guess Jiuling's purpose, she was puzzled, but she was still polite.

"I thought Uncle Gu and Senior Brother Zhou were Zhuo Tianyi's best brothers, but in the past two days, I found out that you are!" Jiuling looked at Shen Qinglan eagerly, "So, I want to ask you to have a banquet later. After it's over, help me make an appointment for Zhuo Tianyi to the temple in the north of the village, I have something to do with him."

"Why didn't Miss Jiuling tell him herself?" Shen Qinglan looked at the brightly lit window in the main hall, "He's right there."

"I told him that if it's useful, I don't need to ask you to help." Jiu Ling lowered his eyes, and his expression became obviously depressed. After a pause, he looked at him again, with hope and a rare bit of shyness in his eyes, "I Seeing that he keeps looking back at you when he is drinking, he thinks he cares about you very much, and he will definitely listen to what you say, so I want you to help me invite him to the temple, but don’t tell him that I am looking for him, okay? ?”

With such a request coupled with such an expression and tone, Shen Qinglan could see Jiu Ling's thoughts no matter what.He was embarrassed, Jiuling only knew one thing but not the other, only saw that Zhuo Tianyi had a deep relationship with him, but he didn't know the nature, so he thought of asking him for help.It's just that it's inappropriate for him to do this kind of favor anyway.

The disturbed thoughts in his heart fluttered like a ball of rotten cotton. He looked at the shadow of the bamboo in front of him, and said with difficulty: "What are you looking for?"

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he realized that the question was really unnecessary. What else could Jiuling do with Zhuo Tianyi?What else could it be?But it was hard to take back the words, so he could only wait for Jiuling's answer in embarrassment.

Jiu Ling didn't pay attention to his expression, only thought that he was afraid that he would be unfavorable to Zhuo Tianyi, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will definitely not harm your brother. To tell you the truth, I saw Zhuo Tianyi for the first time five years ago. He fell in love with him. After all these years, I never forgot, but he was too... "

Her tone changed, "He's too tough... This time, his father mixed the dowry with the gift for my dad and asked him to bring it. He didn't know it. But I didn't expect to go to Jinyang and be looked down upon by him. , so, I want to make him fall in love with me in the way of the Miao family woman!"

Shen Qinglan's heart was shocked. It seems that Jiuling is also an arrogant and self-respecting person. He didn't want to marry herself to Zhuo's family and be ridiculed by Zhuo Tianyi after she married herself to Zhuo's family. That's why she thought of making him love on yourself.

However, she wants to use the world-famous "Miao women's own way" to get Zhuo Tianyi. For Zhuo Tianyi, what is the difference from accepting a bride who insists on her head?Moreover, asking him to help in this kind of thing is really difficult, and he finds it difficult to accept it.

Shen Qinglan took a small step forward, her hand hanging by her side tightly grasped the hem of her clothes, feeling terribly tangled in her heart.Seeing his embarrassment, Jiu Ling said again: "Don't worry, I really won't harm him, but just let him fall in love with me in advance. In the future, we will be married, and I will thank you well. What do you want? , as long as I can do it, I will spare no effort! Just ask you to do me this favor, okay?"

Shen Qinglan's heart was twisted into a ball, and the experience of more than half a year quickly flashed in his mind, and Zhuo Tianyi's face appeared in front of his eyes, domineering, tough, ruthless, and tender, the things he did to himself, His methods, his saying "Put your heart on me", and the words he almost blurted out that day in the boat made him disturbed, scared, and tired.

In his confusion, he heard himself say "Okay."With a happy expression on his face, Jiu Ling said "Thank you, then I'll go to the temple first", then turned and left.

Shen Qinglan stood under the bamboo in Buddha's belly for a long time before she suppressed her restless state, and she estimated that it was almost time before she came out from behind the bamboo.

At the entrance of the side hall, Zhou Yunlei had been waiting for Shen Qinglan after seeing Jiuling leaving with a relaxed expression. Now when he saw him come out, his expression was not very good, and he asked, "Are you okay?"

Shen Qinglan shook her head, "It's okay." She walked past him with lowered eyes.

Looking at his expression, Zhou Yunlei wondered if Jiu Ling really said something, but naturally he couldn't ask about this kind of thing, he just glanced in the direction of the main hall, "Brother and the others are almost done."

Shen Qinglan hummed and walked into the side hall.

Not long after, Zhuo Tianyi and Gu Qingyang bid farewell to Long Jiu's family, and the group walked back to the Diaojiaolou under the moonlight.Zhuo Tianyi and Shen Qinglan walked at the back. When walking through the shadow of the woods on the side of the road, Zhuo Tianyi put his arms around Shen Qinglan's shoulders, "It seems that I got up before I had much dinner. What's wrong, I don't have an appetite?"

"No, maybe I ate too much at noon." Shen Qinglan looked up at the roof of the temple hidden behind the stockade, which was in two directions from the stilted building where they lived.

Zhuo Tianyi leaned over and kissed him on the cheek, "I know, the food here is not to your liking, bear with it for another night, go back tomorrow morning, and let the cook make your favorite food on the boat." In the dark, he brought the wine Qi's voice sounded deep and warm, which made Shen Qinglan's heart beat a lot faster for no reason.

He jumped up in fright, and took advantage of the opportunity to get out of the shade of the tree, and wiped off Zhuo Tianyi's hands around his shoulders.

Zhuo Tianyi was dissatisfied, "You are always so cautious, you are not afraid in front of your own family, but sneaky in front of outsiders, is it necessary?"

"This is the Miao village after all, and King Miao is your father's old friend. You don't care about your own face, you must take care of your father's face, right?" Shen Qinglan turned her head and said.

His expression was a little anxious, Zhuo Tianyi glanced at him, and couldn't help laughing, "Your daughter-in-law is so filial, I don't know that his father-in-law doesn't appreciate it." Seeing that Shen Qinglan ignored him, he said stiffly: "This matter will happen sooner or later." Let him know, simply, when you go back, you can go to Luoyang with me, and you can tell the old man clearly, and we don’t have to worry about this or that when we go out in the future, how about it?"

Shen Qinglan was upset. Seeing that the road to the temple was getting closer and closer, she stroked the hair beside her ear and said to Zhuo Tianyi, "Can you walk there with me?" Pointing in the direction of the temple , "I'm going back tomorrow."

"Over there? I didn't expect you to like Miao Village very much." Zhuo Tianyi said, although he didn't get an answer from Shen Qinglan about going to Luoyang, but he was not disappointed at all. Anyway, this trip to Miao Village was rewarding for him They are too big, and there will be opportunities to pester him to Luoyang in the future.

Smiled at Shen Qinglan, and said softly: "Okay, I will accompany you wherever you want to go, and I will be there wherever you are." The two sentences were extremely hot, and they were extremely gentle, Shen Qinglan lowered her face towards the Walking down the road, Zhuo Tianyi looked at his hurried back, smiled with satisfaction, and followed.

At the entrance of the temple, Shen Qinglan paused for a moment, then walked into the entrance.Zhuo Tianyi originally thought that the shrine was the place where the Miao family worshiped the gods every day, and there would be guards at the entrance.

In fact, this is not the case. The temple is just a tall wooden house, which enshrines the statue of Chi You, like a row of futons, where the Miao family listens to the decrees for daily patriarchal rituals, weddings and funerals, and as a rule of thumb.Other than that, nothing special.

At this time, the temple was brightly lit, with dozens of tallow candles lit on both sides, like a woman kneeling in front of her, who stood up when she heard their footsteps, it was Jiu Ling.

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