Chapter 75 Cheng Ge'er Apologize
"What nonsense!" Xu Laosan stared at his daughter, directly dragged Brother Cheng into the house and said to Ye, "I went to the city at noon, but when I came back, I found that the work in our field had been done. After hearing from Uncle Liu, I knew that it was Brother Cheng who went to help. Tonight, I will leave him at home for dinner. You clean up and cook some good dishes in the evening. I'll cut a piece of meat. Go."
Brother Cheng listened and waved his hand repeatedly and said, "Uncle Xu, I, I, I don't eat here, I... I just have something to do with Xing'er..."
Xu Laosan put down his hoe, washed his face and hands in the basin, and said vaguely, "If you have anything to do with her, just tell her. It's okay to eat at home."
Xu Xinger put down the dustpan and knew that Brother Cheng should be for yesterday's matter, because Ye couldn't know about this. She rubbed her hand on her apron and said, "Dad, you just came back. Take a break. I'm going to cut the meat." Then he turned his head and said to Brother Cheng, "You're not looking for me for something. Say it while walking."
Ye Shi said, "Cut a good piece of pork belly and bring back a piece of tofu. I'll go to the field to pull out some vegetables. Her father, you go dig some potatoes and stew them in the evening.
Brother Cheng couldn't hear what others said at all. He only stared at Xu Xinger with his head empty. Seeing that she took the money and lifted the basket and walked out, he seemed to turn around and said something to himself and quickly followed.
Out of Xu's house and followed Xu Xinger, I didn't know what to say. I had been preparing words in my heart for a long time, but now I felt that none of them were suitable. I opened my mouth several times and didn't say half of them.
"The situation the day before yesterday was too sudden. At that time, I didn't think much about it. I regretted it before I went to my master's house. After all, the person who came was an official. It was really inappropriate for you to bring words. Did you scared you?" Xu Xinger walked away from home and guessed that Ye would not hear it, so she said to Brother Cheng.
"Xing'er, I'm sorry, I..." Brother Cheng lowered his head and looked ashamed, and then looked up with concern and asked, "Did those officials go to you? They didn't embarrass you, did they? I saw Shanzi come to your father early this morning, and then hurried to the city with your father. I... I also wanted to go, but..."
"Do you think I'm fine now?" Seeing that Brother Cheng was almost crying, Xu Xinger quickly comforted him, "Those officials just took me to the city to ask a few words. Things have nothing to do with me."
After saying that, I looked at Brother Cheng. Seeing that he was still worried and stopped talking, I had to continue to say, "I won't lie to you. There is really nothing. My master accompanied me into the city, and then my father and Brother Shanzi went to pick me up. We came back after a day's lunch in the city."
Brother Cheng drooped his head. He felt particularly uncomfortable because of this matter, but he was not a talker. He took the vegetable basket from Xu Xinger's hand and followed her without saying a word.
Xu Xinger persuaded him a few more words. Seeing that he was still full of guilt, she had no choice but to take him. She thought that it should be fine in a few days, so she didn't say anything more. She cut the meat and bought tofu home.
Only Ye didn't know these things. He cooked several dishes and asked Brother Cheng to come to dinner. Seeing that he couldn't cheer up, he asked with concern, "What's wrong with Brother Cheng, but the food doesn't suit his taste?"
Xu Xinger kicked Brother Cheng under the table and stared at him to cheer him up.
Brother Cheng hurriedly came to his senses and said, "Aunther, the dishes are delicious, but it's a little hot today, so people are not energetic."
"That's right, it's so hot today, and you still go to my house to help with the work. What do you think if your child has a heatstroke?" Hearing this, Ye couldn't help saying that he looked gloomy, "You are not even a few years older than Xing'er. We should have taken care of you more, but in the end, we still asked you to help us. Alas, it's all my fault that it's useless..."
Xu Xinger quickly picked up a chopstick of meat and put it in Ye's bowl and said, "Mom, you think too much. Cheng Geer hasn't eaten meat for a long time. Seeing so many delicious food, I don't know which dish to eat."
"It's just nonsense." Ye suddenly laughed when he heard the words and divided the meat in the bowl into Xu Xinger and Cheng Ge's bowl. "You eat more. I'll just eat vegetables. The doctor also told me to eat less meat dishes."
"The doctor only said to eat less and can't see the sky eat meat, but our family can't eat a mouthful of meat in ten days and a half months. You are not in good health. You should eat more to nourish your body." Xu Xinger saw that Ye was reluctant to eat meat, so she got up and filled her with a bowl of soup.
"Don't always care about me. Brother Cheng is a guest. Give him a bowl first." Ye said annoy to his daughter.
"He is not an outsider. You're welcome!" Xu Xinger said carelessly, "What he wants to eat will be done by himself. Mom, don't worry about it."
When Brother Cheng heard Xu Xinger say this, he suddenly became energetic. After sweeping the look of his head just now, he put a big chopsticks into his mouth and said vaguely, "What Xing'er said, aunt, are you polite to me? I'm not an outsider."
Originally, Xu Xinger didn't mean anything else, but when it was repeated by Brother Cheng, there were some different flavors.
Xu Xinger is a careless person. She only feels that the two families have a good relationship and neighbors, so she doesn't think of Brother Cheng as an outsider, but when Xu Laosan heard this, his heart was slightly moved. After all, as soon as he heard Liu Laohan's words, he couldn't help thinking more when he saw the two children like this again.
At night, he packed up the bed and lay down. Xu Laosan put his hands behind his head and stared at the dark beam to think about his mind.
Ye is still washing in the stove, and now the lock and chestnuts are also older. At night, Xu Xinger can take care of them alone, so Ye no longer sleeps on a kang with the children, and moved back to the east house with Xu Laosan.
She packed herself and came into the room. Seeing him lying in a daze, she said on her body, "What are you thinking about? He stared and was stunned. It was strange and scary.
Xu Laosan turned over and gave up a place for Ye to lie down. He lay down and said to her, "I met Uncle Liu outside today. He said that Brother Cheng's mother went to her house to tell his wife and wanted her to talk to our family and tell Xing'er to Brother Cheng. What do you think?"
Ye was stunned when he heard the words and said hesitantly, "Really? Why haven't I heard her talk about it?"
"This kind of thing should have been asked to propose marriage, which shows that people know etiquette. How can they casually chat with you and talk about it? Isn't it also affecting Xing'er's reputation?"
"That's true." Ye nodded, thought carefully and said, "I like the child of Brother Cheng, but he is a little softer, and Xing'er is fierce. Our two families are neighbors, and I'm afraid there will be conflicts in the future."
"I also thought about this, but Uncle Liu said that Brother Cheng's mother wanted to find a powerful daughter-in-law because her son was too honest, and she watched the two children grow up since she was a child. Don't she know what Xing's temper is? Since this has been opened, these issues must have been considered.
Xu Laosan thought about it and felt more that it was a good marriage. He stood up a little excitedly and said to Ye, "Think about it, our two families are door to door. In the future, even if her family builds another house for the child, it will not be far away. At that time, we can also take care of each other, and I am not willing to give up. The daughter has married too far, and brother and mother have always loved Xing'er. I don't think there will be any conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the future, right?
Ye didn't know what he was thinking. He just listened silently, but he didn't say anything.
"You can say whatever you want, and there are no outsiders. Can't we make it together?" Xu Laosan pushed Ye's arm and urged in a hurry.
"I think Xing'er has had her own ideas since she was a child. Let's wait for her to get bigger and ask her what she thinks." Ye thought about it over and finally said carefully, "You also said that Xing'er's temper is like that. If she is not happy, we can't resist her. At that time, we will have to ruin the friendship between the two families. The Yingzi of the second brother's family has not been married yet, and there are also some pretexts. Let's wait for Xing'er to be a few years older."
"That's what I said to Uncle Liu." Xu Laosan felt that Ye's words were reasonable, but when he thought of the situation at dinner, he couldn't help saying, "At dinner today, I think the two children get along well."
Ye didn't answer when she heard the words, but had other plans in her heart. As a daughter, she has a very personality since she was a child. She is completely different from herself. She is extremely strong and unwilling to be aggrieved. Maybe it is the intuition between mother and daughter, she always feels that she is afraid that she looks down on a person like Brother Cheng.
"Anyway, the child is still young, and the most uncharacteristic time. Today is so noisy, it's all uncertain. Don't talk nonsense outside. Even if his mother really has this plan, she can't tell us when Yingzi's matter is settled, so there is no need to worry about it so early and go to bed early. Right?" Ye naturally could hear the excitement in Xu Laosan's tone, so as not to suppress a few words in words, lest he reveal something he shouldn't say outside, which will be difficult to deal with at that time.
"Of course I know this." Xu Laosan saw that Ye's tone was light, and he was also a little boring. He turned over and was ready to go to bed. During the day, he was worried and tossed. In fact, he was tired for a long time. He put aside his worries and fell asleep quickly, making waves of even snoring.
Ye Shi was so angry that he couldn't sleep. Usually, he didn't feel it. Unexpectedly, in a blink of an eye, his eldest daughter had reached the age when someone wanted to kiss. Thinking of Xing'er's temper, she couldn't help but worry again.
Thinking of this, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in his mind. The child was also very close to Xing'er. The two children seemed to have a good relationship, but under their own conditions, marrying Cheng Ge'er's family was already a high climb, and the family dared not think about it...
Ye turned over and over on the kang and couldn't sleep. Listening to Xu Laosan's snoring, he couldn't help but feel angry and reached out and pinched his waist.
Xu Laosan felt a pain in his waist and didn't wake up. He subconsciously stretched out his arm, took Ye to his side, and said in a daze, "It's getting late. Go to bed."
Ye couldn't get angry when he saw the situation. He struggled for a moment. Seeing that his arms were tight, he had to go with him, twisted his body, found a comfortable posture, and slowly fell asleep.