Du Tian was well-mannered. She picked up her basket from the ground and said to Zhao Yu with a smile, "It's okay. Let's go back together."
Du Tian looks weak and delicate. She lifts her hair beside her ear and her lips look a little pale.
The two women in Du Yuexiang's family, as outsiders, did not get any land, and Du Tian would not go to the fields during the busy farming season. Zhao Yu saw Du Tian's cheeks were sunburned and frowned, saying, "Sister Du Tian, I'll treat you to a meal another day."
Du Tian pursed her lips, smiled and nodded.
Just as Zhao Yu said this, someone grabbed her ear again. The eldest lady said in dissatisfaction, "You are so long-winded. Can't you go back and talk about what you want to say?"
Zhao Yu had a gloomy face and walked towards home with his "burden".
Du Tian followed behind them not too far away.
Dai Ning hung on him and whispered in his ear: "Zhao Yu, do you like her?"
Zhao Yu said calmly: "Don't talk nonsense."
"You two are not a good match." Dai Ning lied with her eyes open and analyzed for him, "Look at your family, the house is so shabby, and you have four burdens. I heard that Li Zhuang likes Du Tian. He is the son of the village chief and is much more competitive than you. It's difficult for you to support yourself, how can you support your wife?"
Zhao Yu wanted to strangle her to death: "Who are you calling a burden? You are the extra burden in my family."
Dai Ning emphasized seriously: "I am not a burden, I am very rich. You poor bastard."
Zhao Yu sneered.
Dai Ning rested her chin on his shoulder and said, "Why is your home so far away? I'm so hot."
The girl's small chin made Zhao Yu's body stiffen. He stopped arguing with the eldest lady and noticed that the girl's delicate body was pressed against him. Although she was annoying, her body was soft and made Zhao Yu feel uncomfortable when walking.
She also smells very good, and her tone of voice is sweet.
He said expressionlessly: "If you are hot, get off me."
"don't want."
Zhao Yu knew that it was useless to reason with her, but he still couldn't help but grit his teeth and said, "Miss Ji, you are a girl and I am a man. It's not right for you to do this."
Dai Ning disagreed: "You think too much, I just treat you as an object."
As for what the object was, Zhao Yu didn't even want to ask. It was definitely not a good thing. He was so angry that he wanted to throw her away.
Du Tian was behind them, and seeing Dai Ning acting like a spoiled child, he couldn't help but clench his fingers into fists.
After a long while, Du Tian took a breath.
Don't bother with Ji Daining. So what if she's pretty? Who would really like someone with such an annoying personality? Just now, she was recalling the scenes in this male-oriented novel. When she heard the name Ji Daining, she finally remembered where it sounded familiar!
Isn’t Miss Ji Zhao Yu’s future fiancée
The female cannon fodder in the book who was stupid and pretentious and died miserably in the end.
In the book, Zhao Yu used Ji Da Ning as a springboard to take away everything from her family. He also treated Ji Da Ning cruelly. Not to mention falling in love with Da Ning, he simply hated her to the extreme.
Zhao Yu hates the eldest lady, which may be related to what Ji Daining is doing at this moment.
Thinking of this, Du Tian curved his lips and smiled.
So that’s how it is. There’s still a long way to go.
—
Zhao Yu's family still had a simple lunch of dry rice and pickled mustard greens. Seeing his younger brothers and sisters frequently looking into Dai Ning's room, Zhao Yu scolded them, "Eat well!"
He was worried that if the eldest daughter stayed at home for too long, she would lead her younger siblings astray.
Zhao Anan licked her lips, listened to her brother, and buried her skinny little face in the bowl.
In the afternoon, Zhao Yu went out with wheat loaves. His rice had been harvested and was still piled in the field. Now he had to thresh it. The weather in the mountains in July was unpredictable, and it might rain at any time.
The millet must be transported back before it rains, to prevent it from rotting in the fields.
When he went out, he found that there was some movement on Dai Ning's side.
The young lady thought it was too hot in the countryside, and there were no fans here, let alone air conditioners. Although the young lady could get one, the voltage in the mountains was not enough, and even a variable frequency air conditioner could not operate.
Uncle Qian came up with an idea and asked someone to transport ice cubes over every day.
Put a full aluminum box of ice in the house, and it will instantly become as cool as autumn. Wait until it melts into water the next day, and then replace it with another batch of ice cubes.
Zhao Yu wiped the sweat from his face, said nothing, and went to the fields.
The eldest daughter was delicate and pampered. After suffering a lot in the morning, she refused to watch him threshing in the afternoon no matter what.
As soon as Zhao Yu left, the two younger children in the family looked towards Daining's house curiously.
Zhao Anan asked: "Second brother, what did the young lady eat for lunch?"
She still remembers the smell of meat.
Zhao Ping didn't know either. He said, "I'm going to dig earthworms to feed the chickens. Don't let the eldest lady bully you at home. I'll bring you some fruit when I come back."
Zhao Anan nodded.
Unexpectedly, just as the two brothers left, the tightly closed door behind them opened, and Dai Ning waved: "Zhao Anan, come here."
Zhao Anan was startled and shook his head quickly.
Dai Ning said: "If you don't come over, I will be angry!"
Zhao Anan is a soft persimmon. Hearing this, she walked over hesitantly and approached Dai Ning's door. The cold air blowing in her face made the little girl open her eyes wide.
Zhao Anan looked carefully and saw white mist floating out of the ice in the room, making the room look like a fairyland.
Six-year-old Zhao Anan didn’t know what a fairyland was, but at this moment, Dai Ning’s room represented this concept in her eyes.
There is an ice-blue princess bed with a pile of beautiful and soft dolls on it. The room smells fragrant, the carpet is soft, and the cool air is refreshing.
Dai Ning said, "Take off your shoes and come in and stay."
Zhao Anan didn't dare to move. Dai Ning grabbed her braid and pulled her, so she had to do as she was told.
The little girl was well taught by her brother and is more hygienic. Once she takes off her sandals, the soles of her feet are clean.
Dai Ning was quite satisfied. She pulled out a small cushion and asked Zhao Anan to sit on it.
The little girl was so thin that she looked unrecognizable. She looked at her shyly and anxiously, not daring to touch anything for fear of damaging the young lady's things.
Dai Ning said: "I think you are a little stupid. You need to be smarter."
Zhao Anan, who was "a little silly", looked at her blankly.
Dai Ning held her chin up and taught the child: "Do you know the name of the sister next door?"
"Sister Tian."
"Yes, she has taken a fancy to your brother." Dai Ning held up her pink cheek and said nonsense, "Your family is so poor, and we all rely on your brother. If she becomes your sister-in-law, she will definitely not allow your brother to support you anymore. By then, your father, oh no, your parents, will roll up their quilts and leave. Your second brother will become a little beggar and starve to death at the entrance of the village, like this."
She made a deathly expression.
Zhao Anan was shocked and tears were about to flow out.
"What should I do?" She didn't want her parents to be thrown out, nor did she want her second brother to starve to death.
Dai Ning said with a smile: "When you have time, just keep an eye on Du Tian. If she gets close to your brother, pull him away. If she doesn't treat you as your sister-in-law, then everything will be fine."
Zhao Anan nodded quickly.
The green group in Daining's sea of consciousness was very desperate. Why did it choose such a person to sign a contract? No wonder Du Tian could be the heroine, while Ji Daining could only be cannon fodder.
If the male protagonist knew that she had lied to his sister, he wouldn't beat her to death, right
Dai Ning felt no guilt about lying to a child. She was lazy and afraid of the sun, so it would be most useful to let Zhao Anan keep an eye on her. Besides, Zhao Yu loved his younger sister, so he would definitely listen to Zhao Anan compared to Du Tian, with whom he had no relationship yet.
Zhao Anan looked at Dai Ning and asked softly, "Miss, will you be my sister-in-law?" The child was naive. She felt that Dai Ning was already living in her house, but her parents and second brother were all fine. If Dai Ning became her sister-in-law, she could still live a stable life.
Dai Ning said in disbelief: "You wish, let your brother eat shit!"
Zhao Anan felt a little aggrieved.
Dai Ning didn't forget to threaten her: "Don't tell your brother what I said, or I'll beat your ass to pieces."
Zhao Anan nodded obediently.
Dai Ning poked the child's head. Zhao An'an was the smartest person in the Zhao family. Looking at the thin and pitiful little kid in front of her, Dai Ning thought that if her brother's future was bleak, she would take Zhao An'an back and use him as a toy.
—
Zhao Yu worked hard for several days and finally brought the millet back.
The eldest daughter was quiet and stayed in her ice house every day, but his younger sister was a little strange. Every time he went out, the little girl looked at him eagerly. Once when Du Tian came to him to talk about something, the little sister was so anxious that she wanted to take him back.
There is a unified threshing ground for drying millet in the village. It has the best sunlight and open terrain, so Zhao Yu transports his own millet there as usual.
The rainy season has not yet arrived and the harvest this year is good.
Zhao Yu remembered that he had promised to treat Du Tian to a meal, so he deliberately went out to buy some meat and vegetables and invited Du Tian and her daughter to come to his house for dinner in the evening.
Du Tian was very surprised and agreed. Du Yuexiang frowned and looked at her daughter.
People get married early in the village, and several families came to her house and expressed their desire to get married. However, Du Yuexiang has seen the world, and she also knows her daughter's status. Those people are not worthy of her Tiantian.
Among those who proposed marriage was the village chief’s son Li Zhuang.
Even Li Zhuang and Du Yuexiang looked down on him, let alone Zhao Yu who had nothing.
Du Tian knew what her mother was thinking. She said, "Mom, I know my limits. Please trust me."
If you don't build a good relationship with Zhao Yu now, you won't be able to reach him in the future.
Du Yuexiang thought that her daughter had become very capable recently, had ideas, was skillful, and had good luck. She had always gained a lot every time she went into the mountains. Their lives became better, and Du Tian had become the backbone of the family.
She suppressed her sorrow and went out to dinner with Du Tian in the evening.
Zhao Yu cooked by himself today.
Zhao Ping was only a 12-year-old boy, so he could cook, but it was a bit difficult for him to stir-fry. Zhao Yu found that his little sister was fidgeting, until Du Tian and her daughter came over, and the little sister's anxiety reached its peak.
Zhao Anan ran out and couldn't help knocking on Dai Ning's door.
The child said tearfully, "Miss, please save my parents and my second brother!"
Daning was confused.
She had bad intentions, and it took her a long time to remember what she had said to deceive Zhao Anan.
Zhao Anan said: "Sister Tian is coming to my house for dinner. Does she want to be my sister-in-law?"
Dai Ning got angry when she heard that: "Your family didn't even invite me to dinner, why did you invite Du Tian to dinner, Zhao Yu, you stingy guy!" She could even smell the meat.
The two people were talking at cross purposes, but fortunately they had the same goal.
So in the evening, when Zhao Yu brought the food to the table, he saw the eldest lady sitting at the top.
The eldest lady looked at him with a pair of beautiful cat eyes, sparkling and focused.
The younger sister also looked at him without blinking.
Zhao Yu was silent for a moment. He was horrified to find that he was not surprised that Dai Ning suddenly appeared to do something bad. He whispered to Dai Ning and warned her, "Don't make trouble."
I'm afraid only he himself knows how much impact his words have.
Dai Ning said, "I want to eat too."
Zhao Yu didn't say much, he wasn't that stingy. Dad and mom Zhao Ping had already fed her, he gave the eldest daughter a pair of bowls and chopsticks, looked at Du Tian and her daughter, and said some words of thanks.
Dai Ning was just talking. She looked down on the food at Zhao Yu's house and she just came to keep an eye on them.
Du Tian ignored Dai Ning and smiled gently and quietly.
"Brother Zhao Yu, thank you for the little rabbit. I'm sorry for the expense. You're going to the threshing ground tonight to look after the grain, right? My family made some extra cattail leaf fans. You can use them to drive away mosquitoes."
The palm-leaf fan is cheap but practical, so Zhao Yu thanked her for her kindness.
Du Tian said again: "Brother Zhao Yu, I heard that you are a good student, you..."
Dai Ning sensed something was wrong and quickly poked Zhao Anan.
The little girl covered her belly and said, "Brother, my stomach hurts."
Zhao Yu hurried to see if his sister was okay and took her out to the toilet.
"Sorry, I'll take An An out for a while."
As soon as they left, Dai Ning made a face at Du Tian.
Du Tian almost lost her smile, Zhao Ping looked confused. Du Yuexiang looked at Dai Ning's lively and beautiful face, as if she was lost in some memories.
Dai Ning knew that there was something wrong with Du Yuexiang, but since she didn't come for Du Yuexiang, she was too lazy to pay attention to her.
Soon Zhao Yu came back with Zhao Anan.
Zhao Yu said: "I'm sorry."
Du Tian said: "It's okay, Brother Zhao Yu, the old man in the village used to teach you cultural courses. I heard that there is also English. Can you teach..."
Du Tian is not good at English? Dai Ning remembers that Du Tian is a top student.
Dai Ning continued to poke Zhao Anan with her finger under the table.
Zhao Anan had a sad face and whispered, "Brother, my stomach still hurts."
Zhao Yu looked at his younger sister.
He was a smart man. He glanced at Dai Ning who had nothing to do with the matter and calmly picked up his little sister: "Sorry, I have to leave you for a while."
Outside the toilet.
Zhao Yu squatted down and said, "An An, tell me the truth."
He looked stern. Zhao Anan twirled her fingers and refused to say that she had promised the eldest lady.
Zhao Yu said: "Brother doesn't like children who lie."
Zhao Anan couldn't hold it in any longer, she burst into tears and hugged Zhao Yu's neck: "I didn't mean it."
The little girl sobbed and told everything.
Zhao Yu’s face became darker and darker, and he was so angry that he wanted to laugh, Ji Daining!