Flowers are expensive

Chapter 200 The Lively Courtyard 1
"I advise you, don't push Man Xiang into a hurry."

"So what if you are in a hurry? If you are in a hurry, my son will dare not listen to me?" Aunt Xie said confidently.

Lihua spread her hands helplessly and said with a smile: "That's up to you, haven't you heard a word? I can't help my mother! Man Xiang is a person who can do things, has his own ideas, and is more thoughtful than other boys. If you can control his words, I will write Qin characters upside down!"

"What? You... Forget it, I won't tell you, I'll go first!" Aunt Xie suddenly felt uneasy, unwilling to continue talking with Lihua, turned around and left in a hurry.

Lihua turned to look for Yutao again, but found that the little girl was not in the field.When Lihua found Yutao, Yutao was sitting in front of the kitchen stove wiping tears.

Lihua knew that this little girl had always been stubborn, even stronger than Mo Xiang, and she had never seen her cry for any reason.What happened yesterday really broke her heart, that's why she hid herself and cried so hard.

Yutao suddenly sensed Lihua's approach, and hurriedly raised her hand to wipe away her tears, turned her head and said, "Sister Lihua, don't try to persuade me!"

Lihua pulled a small stool, sat opposite her and smiled, "How do you know I'm going to persuade you? Why are you crying? Is it because of Man Xiang?"

Yutao rubbed her red eyes, and said angrily: "You don't know, Mrs. Xie came to our house last night, and she brought a big basket of things and said she wanted to marry me!"

"and then?"

"Then...then she told my mother that I am a lucky person, and my luck lies in the future. I look down on the young master of the Zeng family, and maybe I will meet someone richer and more powerful in the future! She also said... She also said..." Yutao said sadly while sobbing, "I also said that the two families have already settled on the matter between Man Xiang and that girl, and we just wait until the horoscope is settled..."

"Forget it, it's useless," Lihua interrupted Yutao and said with a smile, "Miao Zhuyi must say they can't make it!"

"But even if it doesn't work this time, let's talk about it next time? Mrs. Xie just doesn't like me, and she told my mother last night that it is not easy for her to bring up Manxiang. Seeing that it is time to marry a wife and have a son, I don't want to put it on the table. My life was broken for no reason, and the whole white-haired person gave away the black-haired person! Tell me, who can’t understand what she said? Doesn’t it mean that my fate will kill Manxiang?”

"Then what did your mother say?"

"What else can my mother say? Is it possible that I have the cheek to beg my mother to take me in... woo woo woo..." Yutao became even more sad as she spoke, and choked up in Lihua's arms, "Sister Lihua, I don't even want to Alive!"

"Stop it first!" Lihua patted her on the back and said, "This matter is not at the end of the mountain! By the way, where is Manxiang?"

"I heard that Mrs. Xie locked her in the house and was not allowed to come out. Sister Lihua, I don't expect to get married anymore. Is there any man in this body who is willing to want it? If I had known, I would have been a child for Master Zeng, and I would have given it to you." Make it right!"

"As soon as you are in a hurry, you know how to speak out in anger, and ask you to be a child of Master Zeng, are you really willing?" Li Hua helped her up and asked.

She shook her head vigorously and said, "I don't want to. But what can I do?"

"Man Xiang is not a person who speaks unreliably, and it is not a matter of a day or two for him to like you. Don't worry, let me think about it."

At this time, someone outside called Pear Blossom.Lihua comforted Yutao a few more words, then got up and walked out.She went to the yard and saw that it was Luo Shi who came supporting the pale-faced Yuan Shi.

When Yuan saw Lihua, before she could speak, she knelt and kowtowed with tears in her eyes.Lihua was startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to pull her up and said, "It's so early in the morning, I can't stand still when you knock me down like that, so I better get up first!"

After Yuan got up, she held Lihua's arm tightly, and said with tears streaming down her face, "My hostess, if it wasn't for you and Sister Luo, I'm afraid I'd already be queuing at the Palace of the King of Hell!"

Lihua pulled her to sit down at the stone table and said, "It's not a big deal. It's thanks to Aunt Luo. After all, I was young, and I was scared when I saw the scene of hanging myself! By the way, come and find me. Am I okay?"

Yuan shi sobbed, held her forehead haggardly and said, "I just want to say thank you before I leave."

"Are you going back to Mijiaba?"

"You say, do I still have the face to stay here?" Yuan cried, "I can't stay in this village after the Cao family makes such a fuss! I have no choice but to go back to Mijiaba! "

"But Mijiaba is not far from the village. Gossip doesn't have long legs, and it spreads quickly. It's the same when you go back to Mijiaba and stay here."

Luo Shi accepted the words and nodded, and said to Yuan Shi: "The hostess is right, maybe once you go back to Mijiaba, the people over there will spoil you even more! To put it bluntly, I'm afraid that you will be far away from home for this matter." It's all spread!"

Lihua nodded and said: "That's right, it's the same wherever you go. Why don't you just work here and earn your own money, and others can say whatever they want. Here, there are a few of us to help you, You're going back to Mijiaba, I'm afraid you won't even have anyone to talk to."

Covering her face, Yuan Shi shook her head and said, "I'm really self-inflicted! If it wasn't for my son, I really want to jump into the Haizi River and die!"

"Don't think that way, everyone wants to live, how can there be someone who wants to die? You still have a son who needs to be saved, so you must not have the idea of ​​committing suicide again! Besides, the case is closed, and the murderer is unknown. If you really want to It’s not worthwhile to die unjustly.”

Yuan raised her head and glanced at Lihua, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't say it.Li Hua understood, and found an excuse to dismiss Luo Shi.After Luo Shi walked away, Li Hua asked, "Is there something difficult for you to ask?"

Yuan pulled up her sleeves and wiped away her tears, then nodded and said, "I have never met a lady who is more reasonable than you! I see that you are a good person, so I want to tell you what is in my heart. Mother, you have to believe me, I really didn't kill that Cao Chu!" After she finished speaking, she began to cry again.

Lihua hurriedly handed her her handkerchief and said, "Don't cry now, if you trust me, tell me, I promise not to leak a single word."

"I believe you!" Yuan took the handkerchief and choked up, "I really didn't kill Cao Chu. Think about it, why did I kill him? But if he didn't die back then, I would have had a hard time!"

"How do you say that?"

"It's at this point anyway, so I'll just admit it to you! When Cao Chu and I were young, there really was... really something like that!"

"Ah?" This is what Li Hua did not expect, it turned out that Yuan Shi and Cao Chu really had something unclear.

Yuan Shi was immediately ashamed, and slapped herself on the face. Lihua hurriedly stopped her hand and said, "Don't do this, how long has it been, people don't flirt and waste young people! It's okay, it's okay, you continue to say, I'm not joking." Yours. I used to be in Bianjing City, did such things happen too often?"

"Speaking out, I'm really ashamed of my ancestors!" Yuan buried her head low.

"It's courageous for you to say it, but I'm wondering why you're hanging out with Cao Chu?"

"It's because I was young and my head was messed up! Don't look at Cao Chu's broken finger, his mouth may have spoken, like a lark. At that time, my man was not often at home. I fell in love with Shanghai Zimiao and came to worship the Bodhisattva. I bumped into him. His mouth can coax people to death, so I foolishly coaxed him... Later I found out that he is a playboy! I am not the only one who coaxed a girl and wife! I was so angry, I don't want to be with him anymore. Who knows, I passed by that forest on the day he disappeared, and he actually followed me all the time, and wanted to drag me into doing that..."

"Is it really successful?"

"No!" Yuan patted the table angrily and said with tears in his eyes, "I can see what kind of person he is, how can I take advantage of him? He tore my clothes, But I don’t know why he suddenly stopped, I immediately got up on my stomach, grabbed my belt and ran away!”

Lihua thought for a while and asked, "Why did he stop?"

"I don't know, anyway, he let go of me all of a sudden. I was so frightened at the time. When I saw him let go, I just thought of running away! I don't have time to care why he stopped!"

"So, you ran away at that time, but there should be people in the woods, otherwise why did he let go all of a sudden?"

"He disappeared later, and I didn't dare to mention it to others. If I wanted to mention it, I'm afraid I would have been thrown into the river by my man. If I say it today, the stone in my heart will fall. My hostess , you must believe me, I really don’t want to kill Cao Chu, and besides, I can’t beat him! He has a broken finger, but he is about the same size as Deng Kailuo, with a strong body, and he can work hard, even if he pours him a catty Alcohol, I'm afraid I can't beat it."

Li Hua frowned slightly, and asked, "He can also kung fu?"

"On our side, the young ones are eager to learn two skills, and they have never had any masters. They just learn two tricks from the elders. Then Cao Chu can be regarded as pretty good at it."

Lihua tilted her head and thought for a while and said: "Then I said that Cao Meizhi might push him down, which seems a little unreliable. A person with good skills is also highly alert, and will not be easily pushed from behind."

"You're right. It's not that I spoke for that Cao Chu. She wronged me, and I hated her. But to be honest, she was only ten years old at the time. How could she push such a big man like Cao Chu?" ?”

Lihua nodded thoughtfully and said: "I'm afraid there are other people in the forest. Aunt Yuan, how about this, you go back first, and then you can get back to work for a few days. You will feel depressed when you are in the house all day long." If you are sick, go back to my place to do some work, talk to them a few more words, and you will naturally feel better. Don’t bother with other people’s mouth chewing hay. Are you having fun?"

Yuan Shi nodded vigorously and said: "Thank you, Dong's mother! After I said these words, I feel at ease. Anyway, I am sorry for my man. If I die and leave my son, then I will be even more sorry. Don't worry, I'll tidy up when I get back, and after two days of recuperating, God will come and do the work for you."

"That would be the best," Li Hua said with a smile after recovering from her contemplation, "I really have work to do in two days. I plan to go to the county town to get my full-blossoming powder, chrysanthemum bonsai and chrysanthemum pillow , the chrysanthemum sachets are sold in the city. You should go back and rest quickly, you will work overtime in two days and earn overtime pay!"

"Okay, I'll go back now."

"Do you want someone to take you?"

"No need, my host is busy, I'll go first." Yuan's complexion improved a lot, and she went out by herself.

Lihua stood in the yard frowning and pondering for a while, then returned to her room.She put her little finger to her mouth and tried blowing twice, but there was no sound.She tried a few more times, but still couldn't make a sound, and muttered: "Damn Yinyuan, why did you make the code so technical? You can't even recruit a spy!"

On the big tree not far away, two spies saw Lihua biting her little finger through the window.The most talkative spy on weekdays covered his mouth and smiled, poked the one next to him and said, "Look, our wife seems to want something from us! I wanted to whistle, but I couldn't whistle for a long time, hehe...it's so fun !" "Really! Why are you just smiling? Go down and have a look!"

"That's against the rules! No whistle means no signal. What if Madam is biting her finger to play, she can't go down!" the spy snickered.

(End of this chapter)