"Second sister-in-law, have you eaten?"
Li Le was sharp-eyed. When he saw Cheng Qiao coming over, he jumped up and pulled Cheng Qiao under the shade of a tree. Cheng Qiao quickly opened the lunch box, revealing four sticky rice dumplings inside.
"Sticky bean buns, sister-in-law, it's not a festival now, why are you making them?"
"If you want to eat it, just make it. There's no need to be so particular."
Cheng Qiao took out the sticky rice dumplings with a smile, gave one to Li's mother and one to Li Le.
"Girl, why don't you eat it yourself?"
Seeing Cheng Qiao didn't move, Li's mother quickly handed the sticky bean buns in her hand to Cheng Qiao. Cheng Qiao shook her head and said, "Aunt, I've already eaten them. These four are for you. There are four more in the bag. I'll give them to Li Huan."
Mother Li was delighted to hear this and told Cheng Qiao that Li Huan had been cleaning the house early in the morning and that she would ask someone to dig a wheel well in the yard, which would make it much more convenient to use water in the future.
Cheng Qiao nodded and ran to Li Huan's residence. According to the rules of Xiangyang Village, unmarried couples should not meet before marriage, but Cheng Qiao was an educated youth and she did not understand the rules of Xiangyang Village.
Li Huan's home is near the foot of the back mountain. This location has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that it is convenient to go into the mountain. Sometimes he can secretly hide some prey and eat it himself, or sell it in the county town to pay off the debt.
The disadvantage is that it is dangerous, especially in winter when the mountains are blocked by heavy snow and food is hard to find. Wild boars and other animals sometimes come down the mountain to steal the villagers' food, and even children have been carried away by wild beasts.
Li Huan's home, located at the foot of the mountain, was the first to be attacked by wild boars and even wild wolves. Fortunately, Li Huan's family had a homemade earth gun. After killing wild boars and wolves several times, the wild beasts would avoid this house and leave.
Cheng Qiao stood at the door, looking at the familiar courtyard door, and the scene of Xu Laidie bringing people to break down the door after Li Huan and the child died in the previous life appeared in front of her eyes.
At that time, Li's mother and Li Le blocked the courtyard gate with their bodies and did not allow me to step out of the room. How could I not cherish such a good mother-in-law and sister-in-law
He adjusted his excited mood and walked quickly inside. Li Huan suddenly appeared with a homemade gun in his hand. When he saw it was Cheng Qiao, his nervous expression immediately relaxed.
"Cheng Qiao, why are you here?"
"I'll bring you lunch."
"My wife is the best. I'm hungry."
"What are you talking about? Who is your wife?"
Cheng Qiao blushed and lowered her head to take out the lunch boxes from the cloth bag. One lunch box was filled with dumplings and the other lunch box contained four sticky rice dumplings.
Li Huan immediately picked up a sticky rice dumpling and put it in his mouth and started eating. The warm, glutinous and sweet taste made Li Huan squint his eyes. He looked at Cheng Qiao with surprise in his eyes.
"Qiaoqiao, can I call you that?"
"You... whatever you want."
"We're getting married in about half a month. Do you want to inform your parents?"
"My mother passed away when I was twelve. My father has already called to inform her."
"Oh, Qiaoqiao lost her mother at such a young age. Is your father good to you? Will your father come to our wedding?"
"That shouldn't be the case. The train from Huizhou can only go to Chuncheng. From Chuncheng to here, the round trip will take at least five or six days. My father is busy with work, so he probably doesn't have that much time."
Li Huan saw that Cheng Qiao's eyes were obviously dimming, and he had already guessed the reason. It was nothing more than that his father found another wife, and the later wife gave Cheng Qiao a younger brother or sister. From then on, Cheng Qiao's parents died.
"Qiaoqiao, this is your home. I am your man. I will provide for you. If we have children in the future, I will find a way to move our home to the county town so that he can study well."
Li Huan took Cheng Qiao's hands and held them tightly, as if this was the only way to pass on his passion to Cheng Qiao and warm her wounded heart.
Cheng Qiao's hand moved, but Li Huan was so strong that it hurt her hand. Li Huan quickly relaxed his hand, and seeing the circle of red on Cheng Qiao's wrist, he gently stroked it a few times.
"I'm sorry, I was so excited. Does it hurt?"
"It hurts a bit."
Cheng Qiao's eyes were getting moister, but it was not because of the pain, but because of the touch in her heart.
"What a squeamish kid! My sister didn't even lose a dick when she was fucked by a wild boar last time."
"Li Le was attacked by a wild boar. When did it happen?"
"It was two years ago. You hadn't come to Xiangyang Village at that time. Fortunately, I was at home that day, otherwise my mother and Li Le would have been killed by the wild boar."
"Fortunately, it's okay, otherwise it would be tragic."
"Yes, I have applied for land from the village chief. After the autumn harvest, I plan to build a house here, raise a high wall, and then dig a well here."
"Here? What about the old house?"
"Let's reinforce the old house so that my eldest brother will have a place to live when he comes back. Qiaoqiao, believe me, I will let you and our children live a good life."
"Well, I believe you, but Li Huan, you must be on guard against Xu Laidi and never be alone with her."
Li Huan didn't understand why their topic suddenly turned to Xu Laidi. Maybe Cheng Qiao suffered a great loss at the hands of Xu Laidi, but couldn't publicize it to the public, so he reminded himself.
"Don't worry, I'm a grown man, so I'm not afraid of a woman."
"You must remember my words. Xu Laidi is too bad. I'm afraid your life is in danger."
Seeing that Li Huan didn't take it seriously at all, Cheng Qiao growled anxiously. Her nervous attitude made Li Huan frown. His life was in danger. Is this Xu Laidi so powerful
"I remember, Qiaoqiao, I'm here with you, so you don't have to be afraid of Xu Laidi anymore."
"Well, eat quickly, I'll go back after you finish eating."
"Don't leave yet. Take a look at our house. I'm going to build a new kang, and replace the doors and windows. I'm going to lay a layer of bluestone on the floor. I'll put the cabinets and boxes here, and the kangqin here..."
Li Huan pulled Cheng Qiao into their future new house. Seeing the ground full of wood and mud, Cheng Qiao was inexplicably happy. This would be their future home.
"I have cloth to make curtains, and I've bought the sheets, too."
"I'll listen to you. I'm going to dig a wheel well in the yard. You can just crank the wheel to get water from now on."
Cheng Qiao imagined herself sitting by the well washing clothes and vegetables. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly. She seemed to see a child squatting opposite her, calling "Mom" in a baby voice.
"Boom~"
When Cheng Qiao was distracted, Li Huan unexpectedly kissed her: "Qiaoqiao, you are so beautiful."
"I'm leaving now, take your time."
Cheng Qiao couldn't stay any longer and left without even taking her lunch box. Li Huan hurriedly chased after her, as he was worried that a wild boar might come down the mountain and scare Cheng Qiao.