marry a weak waist

The huts are sparsely fenced with slanting branches, and outside the walls are whispering about human affairs.There are still those trivial voices, women talking and laughing, children playing, husband and wife quarreling, urging the silence inside the wall.

Dong Mo waited for a while, then took a step forward, "So angry?"

Mengyu was thinking about what to respond to, but suddenly smelled a smell, which came at just the right time!She pushed Dong Mo away, and rushed out the door in a hurry, "The pot is burnt! Oh, my steamed jujube cake!"

There was a cotton curtain hanging on the door, and it was dangling, and her shadow slipped out.Dong Mo came back to his senses, looked at the curtain and laughed.Followed into the kitchen, the pot was indeed burnt, the jujube cake was steamed a little hard, Meng Yu pouted, and brought the plate under his eyes, "It's steamed like this, how can I eat it!"

Dong Mo took a piece and chewed it slowly in his mouth, "I can barely eat it."

"Can you eat?" Meng Tiao put down the plate, a little downcast.

"Is it for me?" Dong Mo propped his hands on the stove, looking at her with his face tilted.The sash of the trembling bun hangs down, making the wind blow like a willow sash.

Meng Tiao just laughed, pushed him away with one hand, scooped water into the tank to wash the pot, "Don't you have no place to eat without your share?"

"It's not as good as your appetite here."

Meng Tiao felt a little sweet in his heart, and wanted to be provocative, "Not necessarily, the cook in your family can even cook Wuxi dishes, from all over the world, what delicacies can't be cooked?"

"I'm tired of eating every day." Dong Mo straightened up, scooped up a ladle of water, hung it over the pot, and waited for Meng Yuan to finish washing the pot and pour it down. , No matter how many good things there are, there are only one or two in your hands. I am not greedy."

He meant something, and Meng Yuan noticed it, and smiled, "Grab more in your hands, and if you lose this, or that, it's always worth it."

Dong Mo felt that she was too close, so she wanted to escape.He appropriately threw a ladle into the tank, leaned against the wall by the window, and watched her work with folded arms, "You still haven't said, do I have a portion for today's lunch?"

Meng Tiao waved his sleeves pretending to be impatient, "Yulian went to Qianjie to buy winter bamboo shoots, fried bamboo shoots with bacon, roasted tofu, and wonton egg soup. If you want to eat, just eat some."

Then hold the pot brush tied with a thin bamboo stick, and almost brush the bottom of the pot.Stealing a glance at him, he leaned against the wall and nodded and smiled, slowly ground the toes of his boots into the uneven stone bricks, and turned his body slightly towards the door.

It is clear in the courtyard that the early morning wind is tight, and it blows into the house, but it is like a spring breeze, gently blowing his dark green long skirt and cloak sleeves, raising his eyes or nodding his head, his undulating eyebrows and bridge of nose reflect the dense pagoda tree in the courtyard .

Strange, summer and autumn, why doesn't it die?In the middle of winter, it becomes more green.

Not long after Caiyi came back, there were a few winter bamboo shoots in the basket, she looked at the two confusedly, and according to Mengyao's words, invited Dong Mo back to the main room for tea and helped Mengyao cook.

The food is placed in the room, and stools and chairs of different heights sit at three ends, and the light coming in from the tung oil paper is dimly yellow. If you look carefully, there are still a few small holes.Dong Mo looked at the window with a bowl in his hand, talking like the head of the family, "I'll go back and ask someone to buy some furniture, and the windows will also be replaced with bright tiles. It's not in a good shape now."

Meng Tiao glanced at him across the Eight Immortals table with a bowl in his hand, and smiled slightly, "Is it a loan to pay the expenses?"

"What do you think?" Dong Mo looked back, with a faint smile.

"I haven't paid off your 50 taels yet, and there is another 100 taels there, and now I'm spending all these things. I only have eight hands to do work, and I'm afraid I won't be able to pay back your money in this lifetime."

Immediately after, Dong had something to say from his heart, and he was so depressed that he couldn't say it.

After the meal, he wanted to leave. Meng Yuan cleared the table and said that he would see him off, so he walked slowly around the room, turned to the two tablets at the bottom of the main wall, lit a few sticks of incense, and solemnly greeted the tablets. Bye bye.

Meng Yao flicked the rag, and couldn't help laughing.She didn't even recognize the two people on the memorial tablet, but he paid homage to her with great sincerity.She leaned against the table and asked, "What do you ask my parents to do? They don't even know you."

"I'll recognize you after I pray." Dong Mo lit the incense stick and walked over, "A man often walks into your house, and when he enters the door, he will be watched by the elders. I'm afraid they will regard me as a criminal. Let me distinguish for myself first. , it will be better in the future..."

He cut off the rest of the words by himself, rolling his eyes enigmatically on Meng Tiao's face.What will happen in the future is fascinating.Meng Tiao thought about it for a while, then stopped.Not to mention her side, even his side is just a dream.

But this was just a dream, so it might as well be a little more arrogant.She couldn't stop thinking like this in her heart, so she raised her eyes secretly, looked at him, and sank with a little dew.

She propped her back on the table, leaning her back obliquely against the edge of the table, showing a more graceful figure and graceful charm.Give her another look like this, Dong Mo's soul is drunk, and his breath is also slightly drunk.

He is calm by nature, and it is difficult for any woman to easily arouse his lust.He also loves cleanliness very much, and doesn't like to kiss his face full of makeup and powder. He always feels that these bright colors are poisonous. After a long time, the poison makes men decadent and indulgent, ruining their ambitions and destroying their bones.

But at this moment, he wanted to lick the brown rouge on her lips.So he opened his mouth slightly, with the tip of his tongue faintly twirling in his mouth, and raised his hand to rub her face lightly, "Look, there is a grain of rice on your face."

Meng Tiao was frightened for a moment, looked sideways at his hand, his two fingertips were twitching, but he couldn't see if it was there, and his brows were also lightly furrowed, very serious.Mengyu couldn't prove that he was taking advantage of her, so he could only forgive him with suspicion, "Didn't you go back? If you don't leave, it will be dark, and I will send you out."

Dong Mo felt that the throbbing in his heart combined with the squirming of his body was love. The word "love" carries a lot of weight, so he restrained himself from being frivolous and didn't linger, and scissors went out first.

There was a wind blowing in the courtyard, which suddenly made Meng Yuan tremble, "It seems that we didn't cook rice today, right?"

"Really?" Dong Mo didn't change his face, with a smile on his mouth, "It's probably the dregs of jujube cake."

Mengyu took a step behind and watched him walk under the pagoda tree, the green of the robe overlapped with the green of the branches and leaves, like the heroic soul of the tree, he melted back into the tree.On the top of the tree, the blue sky is thousands of miles away, there is no cloud, and the dream is empty, and there is a little joy.

Turning around and going back to the house, Caiyi came out out of nowhere, with a red face and timid expression, but she said very boldly, "Madam, I want to get married."

The teacup in Mengyu's hand almost fell to the ground, "For no reason, where did this idea come from?!"

Caiyi sat down at the table, put her hands on the desk and wrung each other, "I don't know, just now I was picking up the curtain, and seeing you talking to brother Ping so close, I thought, I also wanted to talk to someone How nice it is to be so close to talk, to be affectionate."

Mengyu was taken aback, and immediately widened her eyes, "How are we so intimate?!" Caiyi kept silent after shouting, and then she looked at her sideways, "Ghost girl, you are really shameless. What nonsense are you talking about? Can't get married?"

"This is only for my wife."

Although Meng Tiao had long planned to take care of her marriage, but if she asked her to bring it up, she would become like an old lady, a little contemptuous, "Silly girl, getting married is not necessarily good, men are unreliable."

"If you can't be trusted, then you can't be trusted." Caiyi clasped her arms and smiled innocently, "I want to marry him, not because I want to rely on him, but because I want to marry him."

Meng Tiao pondered for a moment, then stroked her face, "When Mei Qing leaves the cabinet, I will choose someone for you."

Mei Qing is also counting the days on her fingers, who is in a hurry?Time passed quickly, and she saw that Liu Chaoru was about to invite a matchmaker to come to her door. She was afraid that he would not be able to make up the money, so she asked Meng Yu to invite him to her home, and planned to give him the money in private.

It was snowing in the middle of the day, Liu Chaoru was invited to come, Meng Yu only said that the old lady had two things to explain, and invited him to wait in the small flower hall of the East Garden.Liu Chaoru sat on the chair, her heart was beating wildly, she didn't know why, but she knew who it was.

After a while, I heard footsteps moving outside the hall, and the fragrance came in from under the curtain. The old lady asked two girls to help her from side to side, and dragged her skirt lazily in.He was about to stand up and make a bow, when the old lady raised her hand slightly, "We are going to be a family, you are welcome, just sit down."

When I fell on the chair, I felt chilly, and there was no smoking cage in the room.The old lady is the most afraid of the cold, so she lightly scolded the girl, "Look, the little official was actually asked to sit here to suffer from the cold, why didn't he know how to cage a charcoal basin?"

The two girls hurriedly confessed their crimes, and there were only two of him left in the room.Liu Chaoru's eyes became bolder, and he stepped forward and bowed to her, "How are you lately?"

The old lady couldn't help raising her eyes to look at him. She was wearing a crow-blue Taoist robe with a wide white lapel, she was tall, and there was a pool of dark water gently lapping the waves in her eyes.Compared with the last time I saw him at the banquet, there was some inexplicable attitude in my eyes.

However, she likes handsome men, so she couldn't help but look at him a few more times, and the corners of her eyes inadvertently revealed a little flattery, "You and Mei Qing's good business is coming to an end, and I am naturally happy as a mother. This man's heart is relaxed, and his body is natural." Healthy."

As he said, he took out a treasure note and patted it on the table, his waist was like a wisp of smoke, and he stretched it weakly and curled up, holding a lofty posture, "I came here for no other reason, I understand your difficulties. I said that I want your dowry of 300 taels, but it’s just to look good. Brother Yu told me earlier that your family is in a difficult situation, how can you really want you? You can take this money, and only say yes to the outside world. You raised it yourself, and they both look good on each other."

Liu Chaoru glanced at the ticket, not wanting her to look down on her, so she bowed her hand and said goodbye, "Marriage, marriage, three letters and six ceremonies are all what should be done. Since I agree, I will naturally think carefully and dare not let you spend money."

"Anything that costs money or not is all hypocrisy. I gave you this money, and you send it back to me. Isn't it the same?" lazy.

Liu Chaoru was very solemn, "No." Her cold voice seemed to startle her, and she raised her eyes to look at it.He hurriedly put on a respectful smiling face, "There is no such reason, it is very difficult for you to raise a young lady. If I want to marry your daughter, I should show some sincerity."

His attitude was firm, and the old lady pursed her lips, and without any further persuasion, she just sighed, "It's rare that you have such ambition." The woman folded the treasure back into her sleeve and looked at him again, "Why don't you sit? Stand in front of me Talking, as if serving an old lady in her seventies and eighties. Although I am old, my ears are still good, and I can hear you when you sit back and talk."

"You are not old at all." Liu Chaoru blurted out, eyes lingering on her face for a moment, then turned and walked back to the lower seat.

The old lady looked at his back, feeling in a daze that his eyes had been crushed in the corners of her eyes just now, flattening a trace of fine lines.

She seemed to be two years younger in an instant, and she was a little happy in her heart, so she became very kind and knew how to ask people, "I heard that your mother is in Nanjing. When we get married, will she come?"

"My mother is not in good health. I'm afraid I won't be able to withstand the bumpy journey. In the letter, I told her about the situation here. The old man said that it would be the same as taking the young lady back to Nanjing to visit in the Mid-Autumn Festival next year."

The old lady had nothing to ask, so she could only ask him: "Your mother Guigeng?"

The question made Liu Chaoru feel slightly embarrassed. He had read so many sage books, but secretly had unreasonable thoughts about a woman who was much older than him.He lowered his head slightly, he didn't know who he was guilty of, "about your age." Then he looked into the uneven gap of the door curtain.

After a while, he still turned to look at the old lady, thinking that he can't be blamed for it, who told her to look so young, full of seductive charm, one cannot avoid it.

The old lady didn't know what was going on in his mind at all, but felt that his gaze was passing through quietly with a little aggressiveness.She swept the skirt unnaturally in her heart, and the two jade bracelets on her wrists knocked, making a jingling sound, like a girl's silver bell-like laughter.

It happened that the girl came in with charcoal, lit the smoker, and said to the old lady in a cat-sounding voice: "Chang Xiucai is here, the old lady said that her mouth was bitter two days ago, he happened to bring candied fruit from Li's shop. "

The old lady got up and said goodbye to Liu Chaoru, "Sit down, I'll call Brother Yu to come over and have a conversation with you, and then leave after eating. I'll go back to my room and take a nap first."

It is this "Chang Xiucai" again.Liu Chaoru let go of the Nahan in his heart, got up to see her off, and watched her hide at the end of the corridor, the respect on his face dropped, revealing a gloomy obsession in his eyes.

When I came home at noon, the boy was watering the garden with a bucket.There is a small square vegetable field in this small courtyard, and some vegetables that grow frequently are planted.The young man was Liu Chaoru's book boy in his early years, he followed him for seven or eight years, and he didn't talk much about the rules.

Seeing him here, he didn’t say hello, and he still worked on the vegetable garden with his back behind his back, "Master, according to the yamen guard, that Chang Xiucai came to visit the news. His real name is, oh, Chang Shaojun. He is not from this county." , originally from Zhangqiu County, studied in Jinan Prefecture, and now lives in a distant relative's house in the east of the city."

Liu Chaoru was about to go into the house, when he heard this, he stood at the door with his back turned for a while.For a short while, but in his heart, something has turned upside down.

He turned around with his arms clipped, his eyes were gloomy, "I am here to repair a book, you go to the post office and ask to deliver it to the county magistrate of Zhangqiu County, and send a message, saying that Liu has entrusted it, and everything will come true."

The boy nodded his head and agreed without asking any further questions.He turned his back and went in, folding the light at the door.There were some tables and chairs lying quietly in the room, so depressed that there was no joy that something good was about to happen.

On the street, the willows are illuminated by red lights, and the laughter is frequent.

The end of the new year is approaching, and all the doors are decorated with lanterns and decorated with banquets, and they are busy entertaining guests, arranging wine, and visiting relatives and friends.Meng Tiao first rectified the etiquette in various places, and then entertained the wives and grandmas of all parties, working hard for many days.

On that case, there were many congratulatory stickers from each family alone, but they couldn't be turned over, so the girl brought a worship box and a brocade box.

This girl is also stupid, the worship box was originally brought from Tai'an Prefecture by a boy from a huge family, and she also gave the steward ten taels of silver, so that she could give a brocade box to Meng Tiao.

The person in charge scolded the huge man in private, calling him a tortoise, wishful thinking, and sending things in a ignorant way, how could he dare to do such a thing?The husband and wife have always kept it secret from each other, and the people under them sent it away without telling it, but they suffered disaster instead.But I can't throw it away, I can't give it away, but I dare not give it away, it's a hot potato!

So he asked this silly little girl to send in the worship box and brocade box together.The girl naturally presented it to Meng Yu on the desk.Meng Yu opened the worship box to read the posts, then opened the brocade box for Meng Tiao, and laughed a lot.

Meng Tiao checked the gift lists from various places over there, and when he heard the voice, half of his head poked out from the screen, with bright eyes, "What's so funny?"

"Come here, I'll read it to you." Meng Yu waved her hand and called her to the front, took out a small note from the brocade box and read aloud: "Madam, I wish you not to grow old, and to be healthy and healthy. Xiaosheng Pang Yunfan smoked and bathed Bye."

After Mengyu heard this, he rolled his eyelids and spat, "This guy who killed a thousand swords hasn't turned his head yet?"

Meng Yu hugged her and smiled arrogantly, "I think he didn't turn his head around, or he turned it over and over again, but he still can't forget you. Look, I only gave you a gift. Here, I only have a congratulatory note." Post. It can be seen that I miss you much more than I miss me."

Just as he was joking, he heard the girl come to report that Caiyi came to the door to send a message that Dong Mo was going to Xiaochanhua Lane.The smile on Meng Yu's face suddenly froze. He could mock the huge people wantonly without taking it to heart.But for Dong Mo, he was a little uneasy.

This uneasiness is undocumented, perhaps the source is his intriguing ridicule and laughter when he saw Dong Monian referring to "Zhang Yinlian", or perhaps a slight change in Mengyuan's quietness, even though they are well hidden.

But there is no way to be uneasy, he has no position to criticize, if there is something wrong, the right time and place will be unfavorable, the coincidence is not a coincidence, nothing is right anywhere.

He let go of the dream, and walked back to the chair calmly, "You go, I will take a look at those gift lists."

Meng Yu glanced at him, but didn't say anything, as if a thousand threads were twisted in her heart.Fortunately, their relationship has been awkward from the very beginning, so there is no need to deal with it now, nor can it be cleared up.

When I arrived at Xiaochanhua Lane, Dong Mo hadn't arrived yet.Meng Tiao stood blankly in the courtyard, looking up, the sky was half sunny and half cloudy, light smoke and thin mist gathered, like the water of the whole spring city overflowing everywhere, gathered in the heart, hazy and chaotic.

"What are you looking at?"

Dong Mo didn't know when he came out from under the grape trellis, wearing a lake blue Lu silk straight body, which filled the garden.Strange, the sky cleared up again, and I could clearly see the dark lines of Duobao on his clothes.

The chaos and ambiguity gradually became clearer, Meng Yao couldn't help putting a smile on the corner of his lips, watching him approach.He approached, but pulled her wrist to the side.Meng Tiao staggered two steps, and when he was about to get angry, he raised his hand and gently pressed the back of her head.

In an instant, Mengyuan turned around and saw that a few men were carrying a couch next to her and went straight into the main room, followed by a black-painted round table, a few comb-back chairs, three The little couple and the small yard were busy in an instant, walking non-stop.

Dong Mo let go of his hands and said with a faint smile: "Two beds were made, you and my sister shared one bed. If you can't do it well at the moment, you can move in after a year. Mingwa, who pastes the windows, is also made by a master, and it will take a year later." to be replaced."

"You really take it seriously." Meng Tiao's voice was low and a little dull.As if complaining, with a touch of sweet distress.

Without saying a word, Dong Mo beckoned the man Xiechun to him and told him, "Check again to see if there is any weak wall in the courtyard. The door has changed."

Hearing this, Meng Yuan rolled his eyes, "It's okay, at this juncture, everyone is busy closing for the festival, where can I find a craftsman?"

Coming and going in the yard, Dong Mo was afraid of bumping her, and took another step towards the bottom of the wall, "The more festive, the more chaotic the robbers and bandits are, and they all want to get some money for the festival. I see, you and your sister clean up." If you want something soft, go to the Qingyu Garden to stay for a while, and come back home after the New Year's Eve."

The colorful dancer came out of the kitchen with a spoon, "That's true, yesterday I heard that the house in the alley had been burglarized a few days ago, they climbed over the wall at night, let their men hear it, and started fighting. The man was stabbed! Fortunately, it was stabbed in the arm, and he is still bedridden today."

Meng Tiao couldn't help but feel anxious when she heard it, but she has a place to go. Originally, she planned to think of something to prevaricate Dong Mo this time, so she took her colorful clothes and went home to live for a while, like a family reunion.

But this time I didn't know how to make up a lie, so I had to say: "Let me think about it, I'm going to live in your garden for ten and a half months, it's really not good to spread the word."

Dong Mo thought about it, and followed her, "If you don't want to go to my place, I'll send two servants from the yamen to guard the door for you these days."

"It's such a troublesome thing? It's not good."

"Is it more important to trouble people, or is it more important for your sister's safety?" Dong Mo frowned, as if his little patience had been pushed left and right by her.He snorted a laugh, not sure if he was mocking himself or intimidating Meng Yuan.

Meng Tiao still didn't answer, Dong Mo also lost his temper, flicked his sleeves, and went into the house with his hands cut.

When he got under the eaves, Meng Yuan couldn't see him following him, so he had no choice but to look back.Seeing Mengyu still standing in the yard, with his mouth pouted, his eyelids drooping, and the toe of his shoe rubbing against the moss in the crevices of the ground, as if he had a big grudge against the moss.

He had no choice but to lower his voice again, "Forget it, if you want to tell me for a few days, it's up to you." This softening, his temper completely disappeared, and he waved to her from afar, "Go into the house and take a look." , see where the arrangement is not to your liking, and ask them to rearrange it while the servants are around."

Only then did Meng Yuan lift up his smiling face, meet his eyes, immediately roll his eyelids, and look aside.The steps under the skirt moved slowly, as if reluctantly.

The inside of the room has changed from the old to the new. The previous uneven stools and tables have been moved out, and a set of round stools are placed in the right cover, and a long high table under the wall is filled with scattered jars. There is a box, and a couch is placed under the window, covered with insulting Chinese mats.

Meng Tiao pressed the back of his hand and sneered, "Look at this room, it's made of gray brick walls, with all these furniture, it looks weird."

"But you have to sit comfortably, whether you deserve it or not." Dong Mo walked under the wall, stretched out his hand, rubbed his fingertips, "There is some dust on the wall, just sweep it away. While the boys are here, ask them to come together Cleaned up."

The two of them were sitting on the couch drinking tea, and the colorful clothes were circling around to beckon the boys to clean up.Meng Tiao picked a snack from the plate and gave it to him, he waved his sleeves, "Don't eat, pour a cup of tea."

Maybe it was this melodious tone that made her unhappy again, she glanced at the stove where the water was sitting, and replied lightly: "The water hasn't boiled yet."

Dong Mo lifted up his clothes, propped up one knee, leaned back on the pillow, and looked around for any problems in the room.Finally, his eyes fell on Meng Tiao's indifferent face, "Where did I recruit you again?"

Meng Tiao propped his chin on the opposite side of the Kang table, and turned his face to the window, "No."

Dong Mo looked at her for a while, then stopped, and continued to look at the house.Meng Tiao turned around to look at him, the dark yellow of the tung oil paper covered half of his face, and he could clearly see the temples protruding from the ear, connecting with the very light stubble on the chin.

What does it look like, Meng Tiao thought childishly, like a quiet wilderness at dusk, one can't resist stepping on it with bare feet at the risk of scratching one's skirt.

Going home in the evening, I was still thinking about Dong Mo's proposal to let her live in Qingyuyuan, and remembered what he said under the eaves before leaving: "If you are worried about your reputation, you don't have to worry about it."

It seemed that he didn't finish his speech, and Meng Tiao didn't ask any questions.She has all kinds of worries, but not this one.If you want to prevaricate him, you can also make up a story; if you want to answer him, you can also have a high-sounding statement.

The scruples are that I am afraid of being too close to him, and I am afraid of being too far away.

At this time, Meng Yu came in from the corridor, with a slightly anxious expression on his face, "I have to leave home for a few days, and the yamen just came to report to me that something happened on the way to Qihe County, so I have to go. "

Meng Tiao got up and down from the couch, and while calling the girl to be soft, she asked: "What happened, and you, the master of the government, want to go there in person?"

"Oh, it's not a big deal." Meng Yu changed her clothes behind the screen, paused for a while, her face lowered, her voice slowed down, and she sounded embarrassed, "We have relatives of Prince Menjin here. It's the heir's family of a lady in his house. His wife was robbed by thieves on the way to Qihe to visit relatives some time ago. As soon as the news came back to Licheng, I had to bring some soldiers to rescue him. He's a respectable person. I'm afraid I won't be able to return until after the New Year's Eve, so you and your mother and Mei Qing are well at home."

"Then be careful on the road, and you must not fight desperately with those thieves if you tell the servants to do anything!"

Meng Yuyuan walked under the curtain, and when she heard this, she came back abruptly, held her face in her arms and looked at her carefully.After looking at it for a while, he smiled slightly, "I know. If you are unsure about something, just wait for me to come back."

After speaking, he kissed her on the cheek, withdrew his reluctant eyes, and went outside.

Unable to explain why, Mengtiao's heart suddenly felt sour, probably because they had never had such a long separation.She stood there in a daze with her hair lowered, and a great sense of panic surged in her heart, so she pulled out her skirt and chased after her!

She must ask him, will he come back after this trip?

But when she came to him, she only dared to open the thick curtain of the outer door a little, but she couldn't say anything, she stared at his hurried back calmly, and finally passed the corridor.

Snow suddenly fell in the empty sky, and the green garden was covered by the vast expanse. Where did Du Yu break the piano, and the lights came back on at sunset.

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