chapter 2
After Han Yue left, the Lin family's breakfast was also prepared. The iron basin was filled with corn porridge and a few cakes left from yesterday were placed in the plate.
Chen Jiao has never seen such a rough food in the farm.
Tian smiled and served a bowl for his daughter first.
Chen Jiao had no appetite, but she was really hungry and could not show it. She could only force herself to swallow the corn porridge.
She slowly drank the porridge, and Tian started chatting with her husband, and said strangely: "What did you ask Han Yue to do just now?"
Lin Boyuan explained truthfully. Han Yue is the strongest young man in Dawang Village. His parents died early and he had two younger brothers to raise him. Han Yue was looking for some scattered short-term jobs while farming. He was a steady and willing man. Lin Boyuan was happy to do this little job.
Tian thought for a while and sighed: "He is twenty-two? With his appearance and body, it's not difficult to say he is kissing, why haven't he married yet?"
Lin Boyuan doesn't know this.
Tian looked at his daughter and thought that her daughter was sixteen years old. If she delayed her life, she would become an old girl. She had no time to worry about others again.
Chen Jiao is still trying hard to adapt to the life of a farmer, so she hasn't thought too far.
Two days later, Lin Boyuan and Lin Yu and his son went to a private school. Tian and Wang Po next door went to the market together, leaving only Chen Jiao to guard the house.
Chen Jiao sat alone in the room embroidering a handkerchief.
While embroidering, someone shouted outside: "Is anyone at home?"
It's a man's voice.
Chen Jiao felt nervous. As a lady from a family, she didn't know how to get along with the outsiders of the farm, and she was a little resistant in her bones.
If she doesn't speak, would the man leave?
Outside the Lin family gate, Han Yue looked at the wine jar in his hand, and then looked at the open main hall door of the Lin family. He misunderstood that Tian had not heard of his work, so he walked in with the wine jar. The people of the farmer family, unless there is no one at home, and usually there are few doors closed, the villagers are casually linking the door.
"Aunt Lin?" Han Yue called again, "Aunt Lin, thanks to Master Lin, I took two taels of reward to hunt wild boars with Master Liu. I just came back from the town and made a jar of wine to give it to Master."
Chen Jiao heard that he was here to thank him. She was serious and hesitated for a moment. Finally, she put down her embroidery work and put on her shoes and went out.
Han Yue heard the movement and looked towards the west wing.
Chen Jiao opened the door panel of the room, and when she looked up, she hit the man's tough and cold face. It was so high that his head was almost level with the door of the main hall. An invisible sense of oppression came over like a tide. Chen Jiao lowered her eyes and said softly: "Father said that his message was just a simple task. You don't need to thank you. Take the wine back and drink it at home."
Han Yue looked at the girl diagonally opposite in surprise.
They are all from the same village. Of course, Lin Jiao knew Lin Jiao, but in his impression, she was very arrogant and arrogant. She relied on her wealth and looked down on the poor villagers. Han Yue had been rolled by Lin Jiao. Therefore, although Lin Jiao was very beautiful, several young men who were familiar with each other would discuss Lin Jiao's face and figure behind their backs, and even said some dirty words. Han Yue never had any thoughts about Lin Jiao.
But at this time, Lin Jiao was wearing a white peach-embroidered skirt, standing there quietly, lowering her eyes, and suddenly, like a different person, from a bee swaying around to a quietly blooming peony flower. Moreover, she seemed to have become very timid and did not dare to look at him. Her snow-white fingers exposed on her sleeves were clenched uneasily at the edge of her sleeves.
Han Yue suddenly remembered that the day before yesterday, this girl fell into the pond next to the woods in the east of the village. Fortunately, her companions called people in time, so the villagers rescued the people. Perhaps it was because she learned a lesson that the little girl finally changed?
"A jar of wine is worthless, it is all my heart." Han Yue, a lonely man and widow, had no intention of staying at the Lin family for a long time. He put the jar on the windowsill outside the main hall. Han Yue said to the girl in front of the west wing door: "I'm leaving, Miss Lin will go back to the room."
After saying that, Han Yue walked straight out of the door.
Chen Jiao looked at the jar of wine and was not polite. However, when Han Yue left the door, Chen Jiao looked at the open door of the Lin family that anyone could enter, and felt that it was very inappropriate. So she walked quickly and quietly closed the door, leaving the sling. As soon as the door was closed, Chen Jiao relaxed a lot, and then went back to the room to continue embroidering the handkerchief.
Half an hour later, Tian came back from the market and called out his daughter through the gate.
Chen Jiao quickly ran out and opened the door for her mother.
Tian Shiqi said: "Why did Jiaojiao close the door?"
Chen Jiao whispered: "I'm afraid of thieves."
Tian chuckled, holding his daughter's hand in and said, "We have never heard of thieves in the daytime for many years. Why is Sha Jiaojiao so timid? Look at the door, it's so inconvenient. Whoever visits the door will have to show up."
Chen Jiao listened silently and finally knew what the difference between the wealthy families in the high-ranking house and the people in the farm. The wealthy families in the high-ranking house have special doormen and can help customers open the door at any time. The farmer has no maids and servants, and he is not very disciplined, so his life is relatively casual.
"Hey, where did this wine come from?" Tian asked, pointing to the wine on the windowsill.
Chen Jiao said: "Han Yue hunted wild boars and took the reward. This is a thank you gift to his father."
Tian suddenly smiled: "This Han Yue is still polite."
Chen Jiao recalled her brief relationship with Han Yue. When a man had something to say, his words and deeds were not frivolous, and he agreed with his mother.
Tian is about to prepare lunch, and beans are planted in the vegetable garden. She chatted with her daughter while picking vegetables: "I went to the market today and met Hongmei's mother buying meat. When I asked, I realized that Hongmei had a blind date. Both sides had a crush on her. At noon, their family was entertaining the man and the matchmaker to have a meal... The man is from Zhaojia Village, fifteen miles away from us. However, it is said that the Zhao family has land and cows, and they also built two new houses, which are specially reserved for marriage..."
Chen Jiao was carrying a bamboo basket and inexplicably thought that it was quite interesting for Tian to talk about trivial matters among villagers.
However, from Tian's tone, is it true that for the village girl, if there is land, cows and new houses at home, it is considered a good son-in-law?
On the other side, Tian came out holding a handful of beans. Seeing his daughter being stunned, she didn't know whether she was surprised or envious of Hongmei. Tian smiled and said, "You have the best time with Hongmei. You can go over and say goodbye in the afternoon." The farm girl didn't care about whether she didn't go out or went out. She could go to her friend's house anytime and anywhere.
In the memory that Chen Jiao got, there was no such person as Hongmei at all. However, if the two were really good sisters, Hongmei would have been engaged, and it would be rude that she would not congratulate her.
"Mom goes with me." Chen Jiao carried the basket and said to Tian Shi coquettishly, otherwise she would not be able to find the Hongmei family's door.
"Okay, okay, the bigger it is, the more clingy it becomes." Tian disliked his daughter, but smiled happily on his face.
"I'll help my mother." Chen Jiao felt sorry for Tian's busyness from morning to night, and wanted to try to do some work within her ability.
However, Tian was afraid that he would make his daughter's hands thicker, so he didn't even let his daughter do such trivial things as choosing beans.
At noon, Lin Boyuan and his son came back for dinner. After resting, they went to the private school again.
Tian took his daughter to Hongmei's house.
Hongmei is now sixteen this year. She has a tough personality and is a good sister who is more quarrel with Lin Jiao. Last time, Lin Jiao asked Hongmei to catch fish. After Lin Jiao fell into the water, Hongmei called the villagers in her loud voice and saved Lin Jiao in time.
"Hongmei, are you satisfied with the blind date today?" Tian smiled and joked about Hongmei.
Hongmei's face was a little red and she snorted: "You ask my mother, Jiaojiao go, let's go to my room and stay!"
Without giving Chen Jiao time to react, Hongmei pulled Chen Jiao out of the main hall.
The elders laughed behind, Chen Jiao looked at her secretly, Hongmei's face became redder and redder. It seemed that she liked the man she was looking at today.
Even if she didn't remember Hongmei, Chen Jiao knew how to get along with her sisters. When she entered Hongmei's wing, she asked with a smile: "How is Zhao Zhuang?" The man Hongmei looked at him was called Zhao Zhuang, and it was all told by Tian Shi.
Hongmei sat cross-legged on the kang, in front of her good sisters, she was not so restrained and said with a little disgust: "It's okay, it's not as white as your brother, but she is quite tall and probably very strong."
He was tall and strong, and Han Yue couldn't help but appear in Chen Jiao's mind. Maybe the farmers are all very strong?
Hongmei glanced at her and misunderstood the good sister's excessive quietness into disagreement. She sighed and took Chen Jiao's hand and said, "I know you look down on the men in the village. I also want to marry a rich young man in the city. But your father is a scholar and you are beautiful. If you wait, maybe you have a chance. I can't wait for our family's conditions."
Her words were a little helpless, and Chen Jiao hurriedly said, "What's the good thing about the rich boy? He is so rich that he is a person who is rich. He is romance outside because he has money at home. Instead of marrying that kind of person, it's better to marry a simple villager and know his roots. In short, the most important thing is to be kind to you."
Chen Jiao is not sure who she is going to marry, but she is definitely not a farmer who only knows how to farm, but she knows how to encourage her sisters. Since Hongmei’s marriage has basically been decided, she should congratulate her more instead of pouring cold water on Hongmei and saying useless words.
"Do you really think so?" Hongmei asked unexpectedly.
Chen Jiao smiled and said, "Really, that night I dreamed that I married a young master in the county town. As a result, that person likes to spend time and drink, and he is almost annoyed me to death, so I don't have to marry a rich family now."
Hongmei believed it and thought of her marriage again. She warmly invited Chen Jiao: "My mother will take me to the city to buy flower cloth the next day. Jiaojiao, please accompany me and help me pick it. You have always had a better vision than me."
He only married once in his life, and Hongmei’s parents wanted to buy better floral cloth for their daughter to make wedding dresses.
Looking at Hongmei's happy face, Chen Jiao could not refuse.
My daughter was going to the county town, and Tian gave Chen Jiao a penny and asked her daughter to buy whatever she liked.
Chen Jiao took the money and went to the village first to wait for the mule carts that went to the county town with Hongmei and his daughter.
It was almost at the entrance of the village, and Chen Jiao recognized the tall man under the shade of the tree from afar.
"Han Yue, are you going to the county town too?" Hongmei Niang smiled and greeted Han Yue. Most of the people who came to the village entrance were waiting for the bus at this time.
Han Yue nodded and lifted the two gray rabbit skins in his hand: "It's more expensive in the city."
Hongmei Niang enviously said, "Look at you, you are very strong and often catch some rabbits and boars, which makes more money than farming."
Han Yue said modestly: "Auntie was joking, it was all about luck, and it couldn't catch up two or three times a year."
They chatted, Hongmei and Chen Jiao stood aside and whispered to the girl's house that was interested.
After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, a mule cart specially brought people to the county town came. The cart drove all the way from a farther village. Most of the carts were already riding on it, including men, women, young and old.
Hongmei Niang shouted the people outside to squeeze in, and finally made a seat where the four of them could barely sit.
Hongmei and her mother were naturally next to each other. Chen Jiao looked at the car, and the smell of sweat was so strong that she really didn't want to go.
"Come here!" Hongmei called her excitedly.
Chen Jiao got into the car with a tough bullet.
Han Yue sat next to her, the place was too small, the two of them were close to each other, and the edge of their butt was tightly pressed against each other.
Chen Jiao lowered her head and quietly squeezed towards Hongmei.
But it can no longer squeeze.
Han Yue could feel the little girl's movements, and his eyes swept over a pair of embroidered shoes under her skirt, and he rubbed them hard to the west.
"Oh, guy, slow down, almost squeezed me down!"
The old lady who was squeezed beside her was unhappy and complained angrily.
Han Yue apologized in a low voice, but the man occupied the territory and did not move, leaving Chen Jiao a distance of two fingers.
Chen Jiao glanced at him, feeling very grateful.
It seems that there are gentlemen in the farmer's Hanzhong.
The author has something to say: Hehe, this is how emotions are squeezed out!
Chapter completed!