Xiang Shengnan is just not good at talking, but it doesn't mean he is stupid.

He knew that Xiaoduo's words were meant for him to hear. He couldn't help but feel happy and became a little more courageous.

"Duo'er, this is for you."

He took a few steps towards her, took out something from his body and handed it to Xiaoduo.

"What is it?" Xiaoduo asked curiously, reaching out to take it and take a look.

"What is this? I've never seen it before!" Xiaoduo looked at the small piece of milky white object in his hand, which was about the length of his little finger and about the same thickness, and asked again.

Xiang Shengnan said: "This is a five-inch piece broken off the spine of a cow. Since I was a child, I heard the old people in my family say that this thing can ward off evil spirits. I drilled a hole in it and threaded it with a red rope.

To defend you."

Xiaoduo was surprised when he heard this.

Putting down the spatula in the other hand, he held the 'five-inch beef bone' in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully.

"What's on top of this? It seems like a flower?" Xiaoduo asked again.

Xiang Shengnan smiled sheepishly, "I originally wanted to engrave your name, but I couldn't write the word "duo", so I just engraved something casually. It doesn't count as a flower. Anyway, don't dislike it!"

Xiaoduo held it in his hands and looked at Xiang Shengnan with watery eyes.

"Brother Shengnan, can you come over and help me put it on?" she said bravely.

Xiang Shengnan was startled for a moment, "Are you going to wear it now?"

Xiaoduo smiled and blinked, "Of course, this is a gift from you, Brother Shengnan. I want to wear it close to my body and don't take it off when sleeping or taking a shower. Okay?"

Xiang Shengnan smiled happily, "Okay!"

…

The front courtyard hall.

This is the third time that Mrs. Sun has visited the backyard.

"How come Katsuo hasn't come back after being gone for so long? Could it be that he didn't find the rice or something? I'd better go take a look!" Sun said to herself, getting up and going to the backyard.

But Yang Ruoqing stopped her with her eyes.

"What's wrong, Qing'er?" Mrs. Sun then came to Yang Ruoqing and asked in a low voice.

Yang Ruoqing glanced at the men over there who were still drinking and talking, turned to Mrs. Sun and said in a low voice: "Mom, Duo'er is in the kitchen, we have to give the young couple a chance to talk alone.

Just keep it quiet?"

After Yang Ruoqing's reminder, Sun immediately reacted.

"Yes, yes, yes, I was confused. Hey, look at my brain. I'm so clueless that I almost did bad things out of good intentions." Mrs. Sun said repeatedly.

Yang Ruoqing pursed her lips and smiled.

After a while, Xiang Shengnan and Xiao Duo came over together, and Xiao Duo also had a bowl of rice in his hand.

Everyone probably had the same thoughts as Yang Ruoqing. No one would actually look at the bowl of rice, but they were all looking at the expressions of the young couple.

Finding that both of their faces were bright red, Xiang Shengnan changed his previous restraint and his pace became a little brisker.

As for Xiao Duo, her face was blushing and her eyes were watery.

Yang Ruoqing looked away and was secretly having fun. It seemed that the young couple had been chatting in secret in the kitchen earlier.

Although this marriage was introduced by the elders of both parties to the blind date from the beginning, Xiaoduo and Xiang Shengnan had met once before the blind date, and they might have fallen in love at first sight.

From this point of view, Duoer should be married to love. As a sister, Yang Ruoqing certainly hopes that Duoer will be happy.

Yang Huazhong had stopped drinking for a long time. Xiaoduo brought the rice over, and Yang Huazhong ate quickly and let others continue drinking.

In the end, even the cattle dealer put down his wine cup, but Xiang's father was still drinking and talking with Blacksmith Luo.

The two of them have the feeling that when they meet their close friends, a thousand glasses of wine are too few.

Everyone else watched with amusement. Finally, Xiang Shengnan couldn't bear it any longer and began to doze off.

The cattle trader said: "Katsuo, why don't we go home first? When your father is done drinking and has said enough, let him go back alone."

Xiang Shengnan was a little worried, "Uncle, there is a long way between Changping Village and Xiangjiazhuang, and we have to pass the uphill slope of 'One Tree'. It's quiet up there. I'm worried about my dad...

"

"What are you talking about, you little brat?" Xiang's father angrily cut off Xiang Shengnan's words.

"What's wrong with a tree? Isn't it just an uphill slope? When your father and I were young, I would dare to cross the mountains and ridges to go to your mother-in-law's house in the middle of the night. Now I don't give up. I want you and your uncle to go back first.

Go back first, then I will slap you with the sole of my shoe!"

Everyone reconciled, and Blacksmith Luo said, "I'll take your father back later."

Just as Xiang Shengnan was about to smile gratefully, Xiang's father became even more upset.

"What are you giving me? A grown man like me is still afraid of those things? Come on, Brother Luo, let's drink and drink!"

Father Xiang turned around and picked up the wine jar again and went to have a drink with Blacksmith Luo.

Blacksmith Luo was a little overwhelmed, "How about we drink it next time?"

Xiang's father said: "Today is a good day. I'm so happy. I have such a good son and daughter, and the wine is delicious. I must take a few more sips. Brother Luo, if you don't drink with me, you won't give me face!"

Blacksmith Luo had no choice but to continue drinking.

Yang Huazhong came to Xiang Shengnan and said to Xiang Shengnan: "Shengnan, don't worry, if your father drinks too much and can't leave later, he will stay here tonight, and he won't go home when he sobers up in the daytime tomorrow."

Chi, don’t worry!”

Xiang Shengnan nodded.

The cattle dealer raised his hand and patted Yang Huazhong on the shoulder, and said in a low voice: "Third brother, please bear with me, my younger brother is good at everything, but when he comes into contact with alcohol, he can't control himself, and my elder brother can't do anything either."

Yang Huazhong smiled. The cattle dealer loved his younger brother, and everyone in Xiangjiazhuang knew it.

The cattle trader never married a wife, but he helped his younger brother get a wife. The money he earned from selling cattle was used to support his younger brother's family, and he protected his younger brother like a father to his son.

"Brother Xiang, don't worry, it'll be fine." Yang Huazhong said again.

The cattle dealer nodded and greeted everyone else in the room before taking Xiang Shengnan out.

"Brother Katsunan, wait a moment."

Xiaoduo suddenly shouted from behind and chased after him.

"Bring this windproof lantern with you so that you can illuminate the road at night." Xiaoduo said with a blushing face.

Xiang Shengnan didn't expect that Xiaoduo would show consideration to him in front of so many people. He was so shocked that he froze on the spot and even forgot to reach out to pick up the lantern.

Xiaoduo felt embarrassed and put the lantern directly into Xiang Shengnan's hand, turned around and ran away.

Only after Xiaoduo ran away did Xiang Shengnan come back to his senses. He looked down at the wind lantern in his hand and couldn't help but curl up the corner of his mouth with an arc of joy.

When everyone saw this scene, they all smiled tacitly.

Father Xiang even saw it with his drunken eyes. He burst out laughing and said, "I really like Duo'er, my daughter-in-law-to-be. Even before I walked in, I knew I felt sorry for our Shengnan. She is a good wife."
Chapter completed!