Xue's daughter-in-law

Chapter 10

The green hills in this area are in the shape of a gourd, hence the name Hulu Mountain, and the Hulu Village is located at the mouth of the gourd.Stepping out of the narrow mountain pass that only allows one carriage to pass, one can see the openness in front of one's eyes. There are contiguous land and crops, neat houses and villages, full of a strong breath of life.

Xue Bai pointed to the river about two miles away, and introduced to Ye Ya: "Second sister-in-law, Dongqiao Town is opposite, and I studied in the town."

"Ah, then don't you have to walk for two hours to go back and forth?"

Ye Ya looked at him in surprise, it took them nearly an hour to walk all the way, and now the sun has climbed to the treetops.

Xue Bai smiled lightly: "Just get used to it."

"Then do you have a companion?" You can't walk this winding mountain road alone every day, can you?
"No, but it's good to be alone. Quiet and quiet. When you are bored, you can review what you have learned during the day. You don't need to read books when you get home." Xue Bai smiled at her, and seeing that she was almost rested, he called Xue Shu. Continue on your way.

Ye Ya was a few steps behind, looking at Xue Bai's thin back, feeling a little distressed.

Although her family is poor, she still lives in the town, unlike Hulu Village, where she has to travel so far.She tried to imagine Xue Bai walking this road alone, but what appeared in her mind was not the ease of him walking alone, but the embarrassment of walking against the wind in winter and the sudden rainstorm in summer...

Fortunately, the third brother can endure hardships.

The river was several feet wide, and an ancient stone bridge of unknown age was built in the middle, with sparse weeds growing at the corners.

When going uphill, Ye Ya and Xue Bai helped Xue Shu push the cart together.

The refreshing wind blew from the surface of the water, carrying the faint smell of sweat from Xue Shu's body, Ye Ya secretly glanced at him.

Perhaps because of the two days of getting along well, or because of the chatting and laughing of the three of them along the way, her resistance to the Xue family brothers became less and less. Although the life in the mountains was a bit tiring, it was particularly practical.She has a considerate silly husband-in-law and two reliable brothers, so she no longer has to worry about being beaten and scolded for doing something wrong, and she no longer has to keep in mind the rules all the time...

She thought of a sentence that the housekeepers often say: In a person's life, there is no smooth sailing from the beginning to the end. Either it is sweet first and then bitter, or first bitter and then sweet. Fortune and misfortune depend on each other. The result is unpredictable.

But she vaguely felt that meeting the three Xue family brothers was her blessing.

After crossing the river is Dongqiao Town, the streets are very lively with people coming and going.

Xue Bai led the way, and finally stopped in front of a butcher's shop. He bent over to the busy rich man and said, "Uncle Zhang, what good things did we bring?" Fugui is kind and kind, and takes care of them a lot.

Hearing the words, Zhang Fugui stood up straight, revealing a shiny face and a big fat belly, "Hey, Saburo doesn't have to go to school today!" He greeted Xue Bai kindly and looked at the things on the cart , and immediately laughed from ear to ear: "Haha, this boar is extremely ferocious, Da Lang is capable! Hey, why didn't he come?"

Xue Bai smiled slightly, and said: "My elder brother is injured a little and is taking care of him at home. Oh, this is my second sister-in-law. If she comes to buy meat in the future, please take care of me!" of leaf buds.

Ye Ya blushed and called out, "Uncle Zhang."

She was still dressed as a servant girl of the Sun Mansion, with a pink blouse and a long lake green skirt. She was slender and exquisite, with a small face that was rosy and white, and there was no hair ornament on her head, but her beauty was even more amazing. Jade snow muscles, swaying autumn water eyes.In this remote town, she is like a small flower emerging from the green grass, bright and eye-catching.

Rao Zhang Fugui, who often dealt with women, was stunned for a while, until Xue Bai coughed, then he woke up, quickly moved his eyes, and boasted to Xue Shu with a smile on his face: "Okay!" , well, Erlang is so lucky!" But a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, where did the Xue family get such a good girl?Why didn't Dalang marry?

However, he just thought about it in his heart, without showing it on his face, he called two young men to carry the boar inside and weighed it, then turned his head and said to Xue Bai: "Sanlang, uncle, I will give you a cheap price, thirty yuan a catty ,what do you think?"

Xue Bai hurriedly cupped his hands in thanks: "Thank you, Uncle Zhang!"

He heard from his elder brother that once when he met Zhang Fugui collecting wild boars, he only gave him 25 Wen for the price. Now he took the initiative to raise the price by [-] Wen, and he really took good care of them.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and the buddy ran over to report the count, and the wild pigs totaled 250 six catties.

Before Zhang Fugui could open his mouth, Xue Bai said, "Uncle Zhang, let's do the round number, and the fraction of six catties will be considered as our filial piety to you."

"Haha, you can talk, okay, uncle will accept it, but uncle can't accept it in vain. You can take this back leg of pig back. I don't have anything to say when Erlang gets married." As he spoke, he picked up a fresh pig. Putting his hind legs into the basket, he carried it onto the cart with his own hands, turned around and took out a money bag and handed it to Xue Bai quietly, and told him in a low voice: "It's seventy-five cents in total, please keep it well, there are many people in the town, be careful not to being touched."

"Well, I see, then you can continue to work, let's go." Xue Bai nodded with a smile and said goodbye to him.

Zhang Fugui watched them go, and turned to greet the new guests.

With the money, Xue Bo first took Ye Ya and the others to the silk shop.

"Second sister-in-law, we have enough clothes, you can choose for yourself, my second brother and I are waiting for you outside." Xue Baisai gave Ye Ya five taels of silver, and dragged Xue Shu to a small stall nearby.

Ye Ya stood there in astonishment, where did she need five taels of silver to buy clothes?

Forget it, just give him the rest of the money later.

There are ready-made clothes and cloth in the satin shop. Ye Ya first picked out a set of coarse summer shirts for washing, which was urgently needed. Then she chose a light green coarse cloth, a gray coarse cloth, and an indigo blue coarse cloth. , I kept it for myself and my three brothers to make clothes, and it was inconvenient to go out once, so I simply bought more for later use.I also picked out a few pieces of fluffy fine white cloth for the inner coat, and another set of needlework.According to the shopkeeper's calculation, the total is 760 Wen.

After paying the money, Ye Ya turned sideways to look outside, so much cloth had to be put on the cart.Seeing her, Xue Bai, who had been keeping an eye on her side, quietly put the bronze mirror and wooden combs he just bought close to him, and whispered to Xue Shu not to show his mouth, and urged him to push the cart to pick up Ye Ya.

Next, Ye Ya asked Xue Bai to lead the way, and bought a complete set of seasonings, dishes, and a basket of eggs at the market, and saved them for Xue Song's health.Before leaving, I saw a stall selling chickens, so I chose 300 lively little yellow chickens, bought a bag of coarse grains, cabbage, radish and rapeseed, etc., and spent more than [-] cash.

"Okay, there is nothing to buy, let's go home." Looking at the piles of things on the cart, Ye Ya said with satisfaction, with these things, life at home will definitely get better and better.

Xue Shure was sweating profusely, and had been urging him to leave a long time ago, but now his wife finally spoke, and immediately strode back.

When they arrived at the head of Hulu Village, Xue Bai handed over the money on his body to Ye Ya, "Second sister-in-law, you go home first, I will go to Sun Langzhong's house to pay back the money for the medicine."

Looking at his back, Ye Ya always felt that there was something to say, but she couldn't think of it for a while, until Xue Bai was about to disappear at the corner of the path, she suddenly remembered, and shouted: "Third brother, remember to follow me again!" Langzhong Sun wants five days of wound medicine!" Now that the family has money, it's time for the elder brother to take good care of his wounds.

Xue Bai turned his head and waved to them, his smile was as intoxicating as a spring breeze.

Ye Ya couldn't help but look at it for a while, turned around and saw Xue Shu pouted, looking at her rather aggrieved, and couldn't help asking: "What's wrong?"

"Daughter-in-law, don't you like me?" Xue Shu stared straight into Ye Ya's eyes, asking aggrievedly and anxiously.Today, the daughter-in-law is only focused on talking to the third brother. She will discuss everything with the third brother and ignore him at all. Xue Shu feels very hurt. The third brother is fair and good-looking and can read. The wife must like the third brother. .

"What nonsense, let's go home!" Ye Ya blushed and gave him a sideways glance, and walked home with her package. It was a hot day, and she didn't want to hear Xue Shu's nonsense.

Looking at her back, Xue Shu burst into tears. After waiting for a long time, seeing that his daughter-in-law still didn't turn around to call him, she panicked even more.When the third brother was behind, the daughter-in-law would stop and call him, but now it's her turn, the daughter-in-law is willing to leave, it seems that the daughter-in-law really doesn't like him anymore!
He lowered his head sadly, raised the cart and walked slowly forward. Why doesn't his wife like him? Is it because he is stupid?

"Ashu, why are you crying?" Just as he was feeling extremely uncomfortable, Ye Ya went back and forth, raising his hand to wipe away the tears on his face, "Why are you crying so well?"

Xue Shu looked at Ye Ya's pretty face stupidly, her eyelashes were curved, and his face was reflected in her watery eyes.

Being wiped away by her so gently, Xue Shu's tears flowed even more fiercely. He put down the cart, hugged the unprepared Ye Ya into his arms, put his head on her narrow shoulders, and sobbed: "Daughter-in-law, you Don't you like me anymore?"

One sentence made Ye Ya forget to push him away. There must be a reason for Xue Shu to keep repeating this question. She suppressed her doubts and asked softly: "Shu, don't cry, when did I not like you?"

Xue Shu rubbed against her neck, "You don't talk to me, you only talk to my third brother, and you didn't call me back just now..."

Warm tears slipped into the collar, and Ye Ya patted Xue Shu's shoulder helplessly, "Didn't I come back to look for you, and in the town, I also asked you if you want to eat buns, and asked you to help me Picking chickens, when did I ignore you?" To buy something for the house, she had to discuss it with Xue Bai, which inevitably left Xue Shu in the cold. She didn't expect him to be so thoughtful.

Xue Shu blinked, tears slowly stopped, and grinned, "Does that daughter-in-law like me?"

Ye Ya didn't expect him to ask such a question, and her face turned red again. Just as she was about to fool her, she saw a layer of mist forming in Xue Shu's eyes, and hurriedly said, "I like it, I... like A Shu the most." Said After finishing, she glanced around uneasily, if she was heard, she would be ashamed to face others.

After Xue Shu heard this, her heart was sweeter than eating honey, and she squeezed Ye Ya's little hand, without her saying, she took the initiative to lift the cart and move forward.

It doesn't matter if the daughter-in-law likes the third brother, as long as she likes him the most.

(End of this chapter)