When the pears are green

The next day, Song Li and Song Yue woke up at dawn. Originally, Song Yue wanted to help Song Li comb her hair, but Song Li said she wanted to try it herself.

After trying for half a quarter of an hour, with the help of Song Yue, Song Li finally combed a hairstyle that she was satisfied with.

When Song Li and the others arrived in the kitchen, Song Changhe and Zhang had already prepared the meal.

Song Li saw that the backpack she had placed on the ground last night was gone. She was about to ask about it when Song Changhe said, "Xiao Li, I put them in the backyard first. I'll build a pen for them tomorrow when I have time."

After hearing this, Song Yue hurriedly said, "I'm going to take a look." Then she ran out.

Zhang said with a little dissatisfaction: "This girl doesn't want to eat."

Song Li explained for Song Yue: "Mom, Yueyue has never seen a duckling before. She is just curious. After a few days, she will be fine after seeing enough."

Zhang looked at Song Li and said, "Just spoil her. Don't you realize that she is much bolder than before?"

After hearing this, Song Li smiled and said nothing. Then she and Song Xing went to clean up the table for dinner.

After a while, Song Yue came back happily. Seeing that everyone was there, Zhang began to invite them to serve the meal and eat.

Because Song Changhe opened the gate early, neighbors kept coming to their house not long after Song Li and her friends had finished their meal.

Zhang had prepared some fried peanuts and the like in advance. When she saw people coming, she took some out for everyone to eat.

Those were the peanuts that Song Li's family had planted last year. Zhang dried them and hung them on the beams. When she took them down the day before yesterday, she saw that the peanuts were still in good condition, so she asked Song Changhe to fry some and prepare to use them to entertain the villagers today. She didn't want others to think that her family was too stingy.

After Song Li and Song Yue cleaned up the kitchen, Song Li saw that more and more people were coming to the yard. She took off the silver hairpin that Jiang Qingzhou had given her in the kitchen, put it in her bag, and went back to her room.

When Song Yue saw Song Li returning to her room, she followed him in.

As soon as she entered, Song Yue asked Song Li: "Sister, why did you pull out the hairpin?"

Song Li looked outside and said, "There are too many people in the yard. I'm afraid of too many people talking, so I won't wear it today."

After hearing this, Song Yue hurriedly took out the red hairband from under the pillow and said to Song Li, "Sister, wear it again!"

Song Li waved her hand and said, "Since I've given it to you, I won't wear it." After Song Li finished speaking, she took out a peach wood hairpin from under the pillow.

Song Yue lay down beside Song Li curiously and looked at it. Song Li looked at her curious look and said, "This was given to me privately by Jiang Qingzhou on the day we met. He said that silver hairpins cannot be worn often, but wooden hairpins can be worn as they won't attract attention." After Song Li finished speaking, she felt a little embarrassed.

Song Yue looked at Song Li who was a little embarrassed. Song Yue was very happy in her heart. She thought that it seemed that her sister was not very averse to Jiang Dahu!

Song Yue took the wooden hairpin from Song Li and helped her fix it in her hair.

After a while, Xing'er also came.

Because of what happened yesterday, Zhang was a little dissatisfied with Xing'er, but thinking of how Song Ershun had always taken good care of their family, she happily gave Xing'er a handful of peanuts and let Xing'er go find Song Li and her sisters.

After Xing'er came over, Song Li said to her, "Xing'er, the ducks are all in the backyard. Go catch some when you're done." Xing'er waved her hands and said, "Xiao Li, please forgive me. My parents, my third brother, and my third sister-in-law all scolded me yesterday. If they knew I wanted more ducks, I'd probably get scolded again."

Song Li and Song Yue both laughed after hearing this. Not long after, Song Xing came to call them, saying that Jiang Qingzhou and his men had already arrived at the village entrance, and Song Changhe asked them to go to the gate of the courtyard.

After hearing this, Song Li and the other three followed Song Xing out.

Song Changhe, Zhang, Song Li, Song Yue and Song Xing stood in the front, Song Ershun and Song Sanshun stood on both sides of Song Li's family, and the rest of the villagers who were watching the fun stood scattered around. Song Li looked forward and saw Zhang Peng driving a bullock cart slowly towards her home.

Song Ershun and Song Ershun took Song Changming, Song Changsong and Song Changrong to greet them.

Zhang Peng saw the Song family coming and slowly stopped the ox cart. Jiang Shi, Zhang Jixiang, Jiang Qingzhou, Ruyi, a person who looked like a matchmaker wearing a red flower on her head, a red shirt and green pants, and two middle-aged men he didn't know got off the ox cart.

Song Ershun took the whip from Zhang Peng and drove the ox cart for him, and the others followed behind.

Song Li watched a group of people slowly walking towards here. The others were staring at her or Jiang Qingzhou. She could only say a few words to Song Yue and Xing'er from time to time to ease the embarrassment in her heart.

Song Ershun and Song Sanshun tied the ox cart to the tung tree in front of Song Li's house. Song Sanshun told his son Song Changsong not to go anywhere and to keep an eye on the ox cart to prevent anyone from having bad intentions, which was very common in the village.

After the ox cart was tied up, the people behind also came over. The matchmaker was still talking to Jiang one second, and the next second she walked up to Zhang with a smile on her face, shook her hand, and said with a smile: "Sister, congratulations to you." Zhang also smiled happily.

After the matchmaker talked to Zhang for a few words, she walked up to Song Li and said with a smile: "I think it must be this girl. This girl is a perfect match for the young man of the Jiang family. One is as beautiful as a lotus emerging from the water, and the other is beautiful; one is as smart as ice and snow, and the other is hardworking and capable; one is gentle and virtuous, and the other is gentle and elegant; at first glance, they are a match made in heaven. The Zhang family's sister is so lucky to have such a girl and a capable son-in-law. The days of happiness are still to come!"

Song Li listened to the matchmaker talking incessantly. She lowered her head and glanced at Jiang Qingzhou who was standing not far in front of her. Jiang Qingzhou noticed her gaze and smiled at her. Song Li quickly looked away.

Looking at the matchmaker who was speaking very hard, Zhang said quickly, "Sister, please go inside and have a rest. We have come such a long way, everyone should go inside and have a cup of tea." After saying that, she pulled the matchmaker and Jiang towards the main room.

Song Changhe also led Jiang Qingzhou, Zhang Peng and others in. Song Sanshun then asked Song Changming and Song Changrong to move the things on the ox cart down and put them on the table prepared in the main hall.

Seeing that most of the villagers had gone in, they went back home, leaving only Song Changsong watching the ox cart.

Song Yue, Xing'er and Song Xing didn't want to stay in such an occasion, so the three of them took advantage of the adults' inattention and slipped out under Ruyi's resentful eyes and went to look at the ox cart at the gate of the courtyard.

Song Li sat down next to Zhang, and Jiang Qingzhou sat opposite her. Song Li lowered her head and stole a few glances at Jiang Qingzhou from time to time.

Because Jiang Qingzhou no longer had parents, although his two cousins ​​also came, their family was already close to the Jiang family, so it was Zhang Peng and the Jiang family who were officially in charge of the family for him.

Jiang smiled and said, "We went to the town to compare the horoscopes of the two children. The fortune teller said that the two children's horoscopes are very compatible. We also selected a few auspicious days and asked my sister and brother-in-law to see which one is suitable."

Because most of the villagers were illiterate, Jiang did not ask the fortune teller to write it on paper. She said to Song Changhe and Zhang: "We calculated that September 6th and December 16th are good dates. What do you think, sister and brother-in-law?"

Zhang looked at Song Changhe, who thought for a moment and said, "Sister-in-law, let's do it on September 6th. Although I want to keep her for a few more days, it's too cold in winter and I don't want the child to suffer."

Afterwards, they talked about other things, but Song Li didn't listen. She was thinking about her wedding date. It was not long after the wheat harvest, which was about the fifth month of the lunar calendar. She would be married in about three months. Song Li suddenly felt a little sad, and the smile on her face gradually faded.

Jiang Qingzhou sensed the change in Song Li's mood, and wondered if it was because the wedding date was too close that made Song Li unhappy. He touched the things in his sleeves, and looked at the wooden hairpin on Song Li's head. He wanted to find a chance to talk to Song Li later.