Flowers are expensive

Chapter 136 Meeting Qing Yi Again 1
"Elope?" Chang Ming laughed cheerfully, "You really know how to break things up! Could it be that you eloped before?"

"Oh, I really want to elope, but no one is elope with me! Hey, Brother Chang Ming, I see that it's dark inside, is it all blurred?" Lihua said casually.

Chang Ming raised his eyelids and glanced at Lihua, who was admiring his "masterpiece" with his head down, and said with a slight smile, "Yes, it's all over, only a little bit of red core left. Forget it, you can go get some more." Let’s get some sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes, put some salt and pepper on it when it’s cooked, it’s delicious!”

"Okay!" Lihua got up and patted the black ash on her hands and smiled, "I'll take it right away, hug it a few times, I must eat this roasted sweet potato tonight!"

Chang Ming smiled and said: "Okay, go quickly, bring more, not enough to bring to my house." Lihua went to carry some sweet potatoes and even small pumpkins in a hurry.Cuiyue leaned over curiously and asked, "I'm talking about pear blossoms, how do you burn pumpkins? They will all go bad once you burn them."

"Pumpkins are not for burning, but for roasting. I'll get a brazier later, put some charcoal out, spread a layer of bamboo strips on it, put pumpkins greased with oil, and it's a barbecue!" Li Hua said The face smiled excitedly.

"Barbecue? Is it grilling or roasting?" Cuiyue asked with a blank face.

"Don't ask, I'll take the brazier!" Lihua played very vigorously, just like when she was a child when she went back to her hometown to visit her grandma.Maybe it's because she's been too depressed recently, it's rare for her to laugh like this.

After the brazier was brought, Chang Ming helped her clamp the charcoal, and found a piece of bamboo raft that was just the right size, and the two of them were very busy in front of the stove.

When Li's mother came in, she saw Chang Ming lighting the fire, and Li Hua sitting beside her, fanning the brazier with a cattail leaf fan, while turning over the things on it with chopsticks, she walked over curiously, looked down, and asked with a smile, "I said Ewha, what the hell are you doing?"

"It's called barbecue," Lihua took a piece of baked potato chips, dipped them in the salt and pepper that Cuiyue had just made, stuffed them into Mama Li's mouth and said, "It's different from the stir-fried vegetables, and it has a different flavor. Damn, is it delicious?"

Mother Li chewed a few times with a smile, nodded and said: "It's delicious, but it's just too much effort." Cuiyue, who was standing by the stove serving steamed vegetables, smiled and said: "Just let her play, it's rare She is in such a good mood, and she has added new dishes to your table, just wait and try them!"

Hearing Cuiyue's words, Chang Ming couldn't help being startled, his eyes fell on the blushing Lihua beside him.What is a rare good mood?Could it be that you have been in a bad mood before?Thinking of the dejected look on Lihua's eyes when she lowered her eyes in the afternoon, he suddenly realized that Lihua was really unhappy not because of his words, but originally.He couldn't help wondering deeply why such a lively girl was so sad?
When Chang Ming was looking at Li Hua in a daze, Li Hua suddenly raised his head and smiled and asked, "Brother Chang Ming, what do you miss Miss Hong? Don't forget there are still things in the stove!"

"Oh!" Chang Ming looked away in embarrassment, and hurriedly looked into the stove

"Sister Cuiyue, chop up some chicken, wrap pepper noodles in oil and stir-fry, then thicken the sauce and add salt, and finally pour it all on top of the spread of roasted sweet potatoes, that taste..." Lihua smiled narcissistically, "It's almost It is the absolute impact of sweet and salty!"

As soon as her forehead became hot, the recipes stored in her mind popped up out of order.It was obviously a way of grilling eggplants, but she changed it into grilled sweet potatoes.She's having fun with it, though.

"Ah?" Cuiyue and Chang Ming cried out in surprise at the same time.

She held the chopsticks and said with a smile: "We have to try new dishes boldly! We always eat those bland dishes, and occasionally we have to try heavy flavors! One is sweet and the other is salty, like a volcano hitting an iceberg. This match is just right! Isn’t it right?” Chang Ming nodded and said with a smile: “It’s really strange, and it’s not bad to try.”

Cuiyue lowered her head and glanced at Lihua, who had been busy with barbecue, thinking that this girl's personality is so distinct, whether she has good taste, love or hurt, she is so clear and exquisite, but it is precisely because she is as clear as crystal that people Feel cute and precious.If Brother Man Ting really missed it, it should be his regret in this life!It's a pity that no matter how clear the bystanders are, they are just bystanders.

On the dinner table, other dishes played a supporting role.Lihua strongly recommends her barbecue sweet potato produced by Yuzhi, which immediately became everyone's favorite.Before everyone picked up a few chopsticks, the plate bottomed out.Lihua had a great sense of accomplishment, and she toasted one by one, making her face blush.

Li's mother was afraid that she would get drunk, so she quickly held down her wine bowl and said, "You are considered a hero if you give a round of respect, just sit down and have a couple of bites, but don't really get drunk, it's hard to clean up when you're drunk!"

"Don't worry, godmother," Li Hua patted Mama Li's shoulder and said with a smile, "I'm still too early to get drunk! I'm going to open my mouth and drink. I don't think any of these men can drink me."

"Really?" Luo Yan laughed happily, "Then make gestures now?"

"Brother Yan, you are bullying people now," Chang Ming said with a smile, taking the wine jar that Luo Yan had just mentioned, "People just came to our village, and they don't even know if they are comfortable with the environment. Even if you really win, then Not disgraceful, is it? Next time I have a chance to drink, don't worry!"

The corner of Luo Yan's mouth twitched, revealing a displeased smile, and looked at Chang Ming with a bit of hatred.Cuiyue glanced at him, raised her wine bowl and smiled at Chang Ming: "Come on, pour me some, I haven't had a drink with you yet! In terms of age, I'm three years older than you, so you should call me sister." It is."

"It should be!" Chang Ming hurriedly stood up and poured the wine.The atmosphere instantly returned to normal.Chang Ming, Xianzhong, and Ji Han all took turns to toast Cuiyue, and when it was Luo Yan's turn, Cuiyue grabbed the wine jar first, got up and poured a full bowl for Luo Yan.Luo Yan pursed her lips and smiled, looked at Cuiyue intently and asked: "My sister is too lucky to feed me, they only poured half a bowl, but you poured me such a big bowl, I'm afraid I won't get drunk, right?" no?"

"In terms of seniority, you are the elder brother, can I pour some more wine?" Cuiyue smiled as she poured herself some wine, "Our three mothers just returned to the village, so you, elder brother, need to take care of everything! "

"That's that, that's that!" Luo Yan's face that was reddened by wine was full of a smug smile.

"Ningjiawan is really a good place. There are good mountains and rivers, and there are some good people! I think that when I was out alone, and I hadn't met my godmother and Lihua, it was really difficult! What kind of Everyone has seen them, black-hearted, greedy, philandering, and heartless! I have seen more men, and I can tell the color of their hearts just by looking at their eyeballs!"

"Really?" Luo Yan asked with a smile, "Then girl, tell me what color my heart is?"

"Do you still need to look?" Cuiyue said with a deep smile on her face, "Your heart must be red, or bright red! Only good people, honest and gentleman, are this color!"

Luo Yan was extremely comfortable being flattered, and the smile on his face was wrinkled like an orange peel: "Oh, I am so embarrassed for my sister's compliment! I have been away for so many years, and I have never been praised by anyone! My sister His eyes are really trained by Sanwei Zhenhuo, you can see it for sure!"

"Isn't it? Brother Luo Yan, you are not a good person anymore, so how many good people can be found in the whole village? Are you the kind of person who forgets righteousness when you meet a beautiful girl? If it's really that fancy intestines going around in circles, you look at us sisters, and your heart doesn't change color?"

Luo Yan was taken aback for a moment, not knowing how to respond.Cuiyue smiled heartily, patted the tabletop and said cheerfully, "Brother Luo Yan, don't worry too much! I'm trying to boast that I'm good-looking with the help of alcohol! With our looks, we can't compare to Xing Cousin, where did you get into your eyes? Just kidding, just joking, I like to joke with acquaintances just like Lihua, don't you mind?"

"No... I don't mind." Luo Yan was a little embarrassed.

"Brother, you are so proud! You deserve to be called brother by me and Lihua! You should help us more in the village in the future! Come, come, drink this bowl of wine that I respect you first!" After she finished speaking, she started After finishing his drink with his head raised, he turned the bottom of the bowl over and gave Luo Yan a dark smile.

Luo Yan's scalp tightened, and she always felt that there was something wrong with Cuiyue's smile, as if she could see what she was thinking.He didn't dare to think too much, he drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp, and finally got over the matter, but his heart was pounding.

After dinner, Luo Yan was the first to leave.Chang Ming took Xianzhong and Ji Han to look around the pigsty, explained the work for tomorrow, and then left with a lantern.

Lihua drank a little too much, so she went back to her room to sleep.After Cuiyue helped Li's mother clean up the mess, she cooked a bowl of sour radish soup and sent it to Lihua's room.

Lihua turned over, hugged the pillow, looked at Cuiyue with big watery eyes, a little dull.

"Get up, I know you're not drunk, drink this sour soup, and feel better. Otherwise, how can you wake up tomorrow morning? Chang Ming said, you have to leave early, and the godmother still has to buy a lot of things." Cui Cui Yue put the soup bowl on the table and laughed.

"Sister Cuiyue..." Lihua looked at the top of the mosquito net and murmured, "I want to thank Man Ting, what should I do?" Cuiyue's heart tightened, she sat at the table and sighed softly, after a moment of meditation she said: "Otherwise, why don't you go back?"

"Can you give me some other suggestions?" Lihua thumped the pillow twice, lying on the bed, and asked with her head tilted.

"Either go back, or stay here, what advice can I give you? Right now, there are only two roads in front of you. Lihua, if you really can't make it through, then go back to Zique Village Right. Brother Man Ting is probably looking for you everywhere!"

"He probably didn't look for me." Lihua buried her head in the quilt and said this softly.

"Why? How do you know?"

"Then remember I mentioned his identity to you? Isn't it easy for a person with such power to find someone? He is not a kind person. There should be many ways to find someone, and it is not difficult to find me. So... " Lihua stretched out her head and shook her head, "He never wanted to come to me at all."

"This is just your own guess. No matter how powerful a person is, can't it take some time to find someone? Really, go back! You don't have to worry about me, you have seen it anyway, and now you are staying here in Ningjiawan Very good. I have a godmother to take care of me, and the neighbors are very nice, except that Luo Yan is a bit crooked. So, if you can't make it through, go back, why bother?" Cuiyue persuaded.

Lihua was silent for a minute, then took her head out of the quilt, held her chin and said to Cuiyue: "Do you know why I have been able to tolerate Xie Manting's perfunctory me? Because I have things that I can't think of myself, so it can be regarded as the same fate." Pity me. So every time I ask him about the past, I can barely accept that he can’t answer. It’s better than him making up nonsense to fool me! But now, the facts are in front of us, and he and I... huh! Sometimes it is said that family background is not important, nationality age is not important, height and appearance are not important. In fact, these are all good, but if the values ​​​​are different, then there is no way to integrate. So, sister Cuiyue, I will talk to you next time If you complain about wanting to thank Manting or something, just scold me severely!"

"Why are you scolding?" Cuiyue didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Lihua drooped her black butterfly-like eyelashes, stared at the pillow in her arms, a self-encouraging smile appeared on her face, then she clenched her fists, sat up straight and said to Cuiyue: "Next time I will complain, you Just scold me for being worthless, spineless, and boring! Just wake me up anyway!" Cui Yue handed over the sour carrot soup and asked, "Then are you awake now?"

(End of this chapter)