Li Huan washed up and returned to his room. He saw Cheng Qiao leaning against the wall of the kang reading a book. The dim oil lamp flickered slightly, making Cheng Qiao's fair and tender face have a layer of hazy halo, which is sacred and attractive.
"daughter in law… "
Li Huan couldn't help but move closer. Cheng Qiao turned her head slightly, but her eyes were still fixed on the book. Li Huan tried his best to control his restless heart, kissed Cheng Qiao, and then hugged the quilt and fell asleep.
Cheng Qiao's eyes rolled around, sparkling, and the corners of her mouth rose slightly. How could she not know what her man was thinking, but she had to restrain herself for the next two days.
The soup song is not difficult to memorize, and Cheng Qiao's memory is very good after her rebirth. She only needs to read it from beginning to end, and all its contents have been deeply memorized in her mind.
When everything was quiet, Cheng Qiao entered the space and saw a red-headed viper sleeping soundly beside the wild ginseng. She did not disturb it, but checked the crops she had planted.
Whether it is rice, wheat, corn or other crops, the growth rate seems to be the same, and there is no different growth rate due to different types.
Cheng Qiao was happy because this way, she didn't have to harvest the crops in batches. She also decided to reserve half of the black soil for growing herbs after the crops matured so that she could pick any herbs she needed in the future.
After inspecting the space outside, Cheng Qiao entered the grocery store. If Uncle Ye was willing to accept the couple as apprentices, he would have to give them a gift of apprenticeship.
After a round of shopping at the grocery store, I finally decided that it would be better to start with food. Fifty kilograms of rice, fifty kilograms of flour, two carps of pork, two carps of fish, some snacks, candies, tea, and wine - these gifts were heavy enough.
He found a backpack, put all the things in it, went to the lounge to take a shower, changed into a new set of cotton-padded clothes, then left the space, hugged Li Huan's waist and slowly fell asleep.
Li Huan had been pretending to be asleep. He felt Cheng Qiao's soft body pressed against his back, with her small hands on his waist. He couldn't help but secretly curse her as a little devil, but he still pretended to be asleep obediently.
Cheng Qiao quickly fell asleep while rubbing against Li Huan's body heat. Only then did Li Huan dare to carefully turn over, hug Cheng Qiao in his arms, pat his little brother, and go to sleep.
Nothing happened that night. Early the next morning, Li Huan started reciting from the book after breakfast. When he learned that his wife had memorized the Tangtou Song by heart in just one hour, the pressure on him increased immensely.
"Mom, pack up today. We will move in two days. I am going to the county town to buy some meat to make bacon and meat sauce."
"You kid, don't you have a piece of bacon at home? It's enough for the New Year this year."
"How can it be enough? I heard from Li Huan that my eldest brother will come back for the New Year this year. I guess he hasn't been back for many years. We have to prepare well for his return this time."
When Mrs. Li heard Cheng Qiao's words, her eyes sparkled and the corners of her mouth almost curled up. She hurried into her room and took out a cloth bag.
"Coincidentally, this is the money that mother saved. There is money given to me by Li Bing (eldest brother), money given to me by Li Huan, and money saved by Li Le from working. I put them all together. Later... when Le Le gets married, I will give this money to you."
"Mom, I don't want it. Give it all to Lele. When a girl gets married, she should always have some money to live on. The more dowry she has, the more confident Lele will be in her husband's family."
Li Le retracted his foot that was about to go out, and felt so warm in his heart. His second sister-in-law was right, her dowry was so huge, and his second brother protected her like the apple of his eye.
"Cheng Qiao, Lele is lucky to have met such a good sister-in-law like you. I just don't know if Li Bing will bring the girl home this time."
"Mom wants to marry her again, right? When we move in, we'll renovate your and Lele's room. That way, when big brother and his family come back, they'll have somewhere to live."
"Okay, I'll listen to you. Qiao, take ten yuan first. I don't have any tickets here. You can buy them if you see any. If you don't have any, then you don't have to. Don't buy anything in that place, okay?"
"Hey, I'm leaving, mother."
Cheng Qiao did not ask Li's mother for money. She rode her bicycle to the county town. Along the way, she saw many people running to Chen Weimin's house. After asking, she found out that today was actually a good day for Chen Chunhua to get married.
Cheng Qiao rode the bicycle to a remote corner, put it into storage, and quickly came to Chen Weimin's door. She wanted to see Chen Chunhua get married with her own eyes.
"You are happy now."
Cheng Qiao had just stood up when a cold voice appeared in her ears. She turned around and saw it was Miao Qing. Miao Qing stared at Cheng Qiao's face fiercely. This vixen was getting more and more beautiful.
"Well, it's always a happy thing when someone gets married. Otherwise, all the young girls in Xiangyang Village will become old maids. What will we do then?"
Cheng Qiao replied bluntly that Miao Qing was almost twenty years old and was a difficult person in Xiangyang Village.
She was not like the female educated youth in the educated youth camp. It didn't matter if they didn't get married at an old age, because they would return to the city.
Miao Qing clenched her teeth. She knew that people in her village always looked at her strangely, but so what? She would certainly not marry if there was no good man.
"I'm not like some people who marry a scoundrel who is always cheating and playing dirty. Just wait, you will suffer in the future."
Miao Qing recalled the image of Li Le pushing the cart with a red face at a young age, and the image of Li's mother who couldn't even straighten her back due to overwork. A smile appeared on his face. Cheng Qiao would be like this in the future too.
"Don't worry about it. You should worry about yourself. Look at how old you are. You already have wrinkles at the corners of your eyes. You still have time to worry about others."
Miao Qing subconsciously touched the corner of his eye. Cheng Qiao took out a small round mirror from his pocket and put it in Miao Qing's hand:
"Here, I give it to you. When you have time, look in the mirror more often. Feeling too good about yourself is also a disease."
The joy that had just risen in Miao Qing's heart was completely extinguished by Cheng Qiao's words. Although she wanted to smash the mirror in her hand, she couldn't bear to do so. This was the first time she had her own mirror in twenty years.
He looked around and saw that everyone turned their heads away in embarrassment, so he quickly picked up the mirror and took a look. It would have been better if he hadn't looked at himself, but this look made Miao Qing so angry that he almost died.
When did her face become so rough? There are really several wrinkles at the corners of her eyes. Although they are not deep, they are there and will not go away.
Why is it that Cheng Qiao's face is still so white and smooth even though she is married? I am still a young girl, but my face looks like that of an old lady. Miao Qing's good feeling collapsed in an instant.