pastoral fragrance

Chapter 288
After this incident passed, Qiulin and Xia Yan met again.Now it is late autumn, and the acorns planted in the slopes are beginning to mature. In autumn, the work outside the house is not so busy, and everyone goes to the slopes to pick up acorns with baskets on their backs.

Now Qiulin's family feeds about a dozen or so pigs. My own family has three, Hu Mingzi's family has four, Hu Manzi's family has four, and the two families that take care of the [-]-acre sloping land over there also have four pigs each.With so many pigs, they are naturally powerful enough to eat.Before the acorns are ripe, they eat sweet potato, sweet potato leaves and corn.After the acorns are ripe, the acorns are taken back and soaked in water for ten days, then shelled and boiled for pigs to eat.Pigs are willing to eat a lot!
Together with Xiaoqing and Xiaohong, Qiulin picked up a basket of acorns and walked back.At this moment, she saw Xia Yan approaching from a distance.Qiulin went forward to meet her, and Xiaoqing and Xiaohong walked away consciously.Qiu Lin thought about the engagement, now seeing Xia Yan, he felt a little more shyness that he didn't often show in the past.

Xia Yan also noticed it, and Qiu Lin's face slowly turned red, as if she had put on rouge.Xia Yan said: "Carry it for me, I have something to tell you, let's sit by the fish pond." After saying that, Xia Yan couldn't help but take the pannier off Qiu Lin's back and put it on his back.A basket of acorns weighs about twenty or thirty catties, which is not light.

Xia Yan leads Qiulin to the fish pond.When they arrived at the fish pond, the two sat down against a mulberry tree.This mulberry tree has grown for several years now, and with the addition of manure, it has grown very thick.Sitting under the mulberry tree, Qiulin has the feeling of enjoying the shade under a big tree.It's a pity that it is autumn now, and there is no baking of the scorching sun overhead.

Qiu Lin glanced at the silent Xia Yan, feeling a little puzzled. "Brother Xia Yan, just say what you have to say." This man didn't speak even when he called her over. Could it be that he had something difficult to say?Seeing his solemn appearance, why does Qiulin feel ominous?
Xia Yan nodded, glanced at Qiu Lin, and said slowly: "Qiu Lin, I have something to tell you. Do you know what the last name of the doctor in Rong An Tang is?" Now both of them are engaged, Xia Yan didn't want to hide Qiulin's life experience from him.He doesn't want to lie to her.

Qiulin recalled for a moment, "It seems that the surname is Xia." She remembered that there was an annoying eldest lady in Rong'an Hall, named Xia Ziling.

"Well, that's right. My surname is also Xia, Qiu Lin, don't you think that I have something to do with Rong An Tang?" Xia Yan continued.

Uh... Qiulin hesitated for a moment, and a thought faintly popped up in his heart.Qiu Lin looked at Xia Yan in astonishment, could it be...

Seeing her astonished look, Xia Yan guessed that she probably guessed it. "That's right, it's what you think in your heart. Doctor Xia of Rong'an Hall is my father." Xia Yan told Qiu Lin frankly. "Qiulin, I don't want to hide it from you, but I don't intend to deceive you either."

After learning that Xia Yan was the son of Dr. Xia, the famous Rong'an Hall in the town, it was impossible not to be surprised.It's not that Qiulin didn't hear Xia Yan mentioning his life experience, but every time he didn't say anything, he just kept his words vague.Now she finally understands that Rong'an Hall is famous in these ten villages and eight townships, if she speaks out, something might go wrong.

It's not that Qiu Lin has never thought about Xia Yan's life experience, but he has never been associated with Rong An Tang.

At this moment, she remembered that Xia Yan had gone home to prepare for his eldest sister's wedding a few days ago, and her eldest sister must be Xia Ziling.The corners of Qiulin's mouth twitched. This elder sister is arrogant, domineering, and unreasonable; but this younger brother is gentle and polite. How different is this? Are they really a pair of siblings?
Qiulin was stunned for a while, but finally calmed down.She looked at Xia Yan and knew that Xia Yan didn't intend to deceive her.He was just keeping a low profile, and didn't want those stinky second-generation ancestors in modern times to talk about their life experience.Qiulin slowly digested this fact, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "Brother Xia Yan, in fact, I can't blame you for this matter. It doesn't make sense for you to talk about your life experience all day long, right? You didn't mean to deceive me. Now that you can tell me so frankly, I am very happy." I'm content." Xia Yan being able to explain clearly to her at this time shows that he really cares about her, and what else is there for her to be dissatisfied with?

Xia Yan was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Qiu Lin, who was stingy to him, to have such a big secret. "Aren't you angry?" He hesitated just now because he was afraid that Qiulin would make a big fuss with her if she found out.One must know that when the elder sister beat Ah Huang, Qiulin and the others had no choice but to hate the elder sister to death.

Qiulin asked him back, "You are so honest, why should I be angry? In fact, our family had a grievance with the eldest lady of Rong'an Hall, your eldest sister, and she chased after my family's Ah Huang! To be honest... I am a little bit dissatisfied. I like her." Qiulin felt somewhat embarrassed to speak ill of his sister in front of Xia Yan, but she didn't want to hide anything at the moment. "However, your older sister is already married, so you don't have to look up and down in the future. Besides, I want to marry you, and I will live with you in the future, not your sister..." Qiulin Barabara said until the end Only then did I realize what I had said.Qiulin's face turned red all of a sudden!
The matter of engagement has not been finalized yet, and she is getting married, and she hasn't even written a word about it!Damn, looking at Xia Yan's ambiguous smile, Qiu Lin blushed and had a thick neck, wishing he could just dig a hole and get in.

Xia Yan watched Qiulin's upturned mouth talking about marriage, a warm current surged in his heart.Only then did he realize that his worries were completely unnecessary.Looking at Qiulin's blushing face, Xia Yan's expression changed, and he grabbed Qiulin's little hand with his broad hands, squeezed it tightly, and said emotionally: "Qiulin, don't worry, Xia Yan will never die in this life. No fault of yours."

Qiu Lin raised her head shyly, and caught Xia Yan's extremely serious expression. Qiu Lin knew that Xia Yan was not someone who made promises casually.She just looked at him so shyly and timidly, with a decisive and trusting look in her eyes. "I believe in you." Qiulin nodded with a smile, her shy and timid appearance was like a hibiscus flower, so beautiful that it made people intoxicated.

Qiulin knew that the man in front of her was someone who treated her sincerely, who really cared about him, and she also had feelings for him.This kind of mutual affection is so rare in ancient times.Now she just wants to hold on to the person in front of her tightly, because if she misses it, she probably will never meet him again.

A few days after Xia Yan and Qiulin met, a fancy-dressed matchmaker came to propose marriage.

(End of this chapter)