Aunt Zhao's happy life

Changsheng blushed: "I was also a child in Rongguo Mansion. I don't know how many girls I have seen, but as far as I can remember, you are the only girl I like. I think besides you, There are no women in this world! You are the most beautiful and the cutest, if you don’t want to be my daughter-in-law, at worst I will be a widow all my life!”

Jia Zheng said: "If this was in the mansion, molesting girls would be kicked out. Now we are outside, there are no rules at all. I think you are sincere, so we won't pursue it. But remember, Changsheng, don't force it. Ruyan, whether she accepts you or not is her own decision."

Chang Sheng said: "It's okay, I've been waiting for so many years, are you still afraid of waiting? I know I'm not good enough for her, I hope Ruyan don't take this matter to heart, let's live the same way!"

Jia Zheng laughed and said, "This is great. I haven't figured out what surprise I'm going to give my aunt on Qixi Festival, but Changsheng is here to steal the limelight!"

Ever since Changsheng failed to confess his love, Ruyan never approached him.Changsheng ate with his head buried in one end, and Ruyan drank soup at the other end, without making a sound.

In the afternoon, when I went to the forest, Aunt Zhao specially brought Jia Zheng a thick blanket and spread it on the grass. Jia Zheng fell asleep when he lay down.

Ruyan and Changsheng have something on their minds, one moves stones in the water to find crabs, and the other climbs a tree to be in a daze. The air is filled with ambiguous atmosphere, which is very suitable for this festival.

When Jia Zheng woke up, he found that Changsheng and Ruyan were still awkwardly keeping their distance, and laughed out loud.

In the evening, everyone was enjoying the shade in the yard. When Aunt Zhao told the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, Ruyan, who had always been carefree, shed tears.

After Qixi Festival, Jia Zheng was busy with the drought in Nanchang Mansion for a long time, and he didn't relax for a moment.

It wasn't until late autumn that things finally got pretty busy. Jia Zheng somehow got two big baskets of crabs, named Axi and Ale Zhangluo, and held a big banquet in the yard.Aunt Zhao said: "The old lady and the master both liked the crab legs I fried last time. Now that I think about it, it's been several years ago!"

Zhen Mo said: "I'm a miserable person who doesn't know how to eat crabs. It's the first time I served my wife and grandma to eat crabs in the mansion. I lost all the crab roe and got a good beating!"

Jia Zheng said: "Eat crabs and drink well, don't talk about being sad, have a good meal today, and I'll go buy some pots of good autumn chrysanthemum tomorrow. Ruier, what do you want?"

Aunt Zhao thought for a while: "The kind with slender petals!"

Changsheng said: "Fugui and I want to eat more crabs, and tomorrow we will have to do coolies again!"

The next day, Jia Zheng bought back three pots of chrysanthemums.Pointing to a pot of white with emerald green, he said: "This pot is called Baixuelumei. I only had this pot when I went there, and it's just arrived." He pointed to another pot: "This pot is called Jinhong plum. Jinghui, the petals are both gold and red, how joyful it looks!"

Aunt Zhao pointed to a pot of pink petals with slightly yellowish tips and asked, "What's this called?"

Jia Zheng said: "This one is called Tang Yuqiuhe. There are two ladies who want to buy it. We bid for it for a long time, but I bought it. They stomped their feet angrily."

Ruier was so happy that she didn't know what to do, she kissed Jia Zheng's face like no one else was there.

The weather was getting colder every day, Rui'er was reluctant to let these potted flowers be destroyed in the autumn wind, so she moved to the room and stared at each other in a daze, never tired of looking at each other.Jia Zheng joked, "I'm going to be jealous of these potted flowers!"

Seeing that Rui'er didn't answer, Jia Zheng said: "Then I'll go to see Maple Leaf tomorrow and climb up to see the distance, so don't go!"

Rui'er turned her head: "Where are you going to look? I'm going!"

Jia Zheng said: "I went to Meiling last time, let's go to Mengshan this time!"

Ruier nodded, and immediately went out to tell Zhenmo and Ruyan that Ruyan was impatient, so she turned around and told Axi, Ale, Changsheng and Fugui.

The next day, the cloudy and windy days turned into a sunny day, and the maple leaves in Mengshan were splashed, making half of the sky red.

Jia Zheng seemed to be less physically fit than before. He walked up the stairs, stopping after a few steps, out of breath.Halfway up the mountain, he sat down on the ground, not as heroic as usual smiling in front of the wind.Rui'er suddenly realized that this man was no longer the boy who carried her on his shoulders to pick oranges!

Fortunately, Mengshan lived up to Jia Zheng's expectations, and wherever he looked, there was beauty that even the best painter could not describe.

Everyone hung a gourd around their waists, filled with rice wine, climbed to the top, drank and gossiped, what a joy!

One autumn rain and one cold, after a few overcast rains, the weather will be much colder.

Whenever it was cloudy and rainy, and the cold wind was blowing, Rui'er liked to hide in the small room and wait for Jia Zheng to come back from the yamen.Jia Zheng often braved the cold wind to bring back a few sweet-scented osmanthus flowers and put them in bottles, which filled the room with fragrance.Sometimes, Jia Zheng would bring roasted sweet potatoes to Rui'er, fearing that it would be cold on the road, so he would wrap himself in his sleeves and always scald himself for a long time, "Ouch, ouch", and would feed them to Rui'er with a spoon.

It’s a rare sunny day. If Jia Zheng happens to be free, he will take Rui’er to admire flowers, pick chrysanthemums, go to temples to pray for blessings, or just lie on a wicker chair in the yard with flowers beside him if he doesn’t go anywhere. , the sun caressing their cheeks... They chatted all over the world, and sometimes they looked at each other and smiled silently.

One day when the sun was shining, Jia Zheng had to go for a swim in the autumn, but Rui'er refused desperately: "Do you think you are still young? Last time you climbed a mountain, you were not as good as before. Why bother!"

Jia Zheng begged like a little boy: "Let me go! You don't know that you can go swimming at this time. The water and the sky are the same color, and you are as free as a fish. It's very comfortable!"

Ruier said: "But the water is freezing now, you will get sick!"

Jia Zheng said, "I'll go swimming at noon when it's the hottest, so it won't be too cold! I'll go ashore after swimming for a while, just listen to you!"

Rui'er had no choice but to follow him.

In such a cold late autumn, Jia Zheng was the only swimmer.He didn't care about the eyes of passers-by at all, he jumped into the water with a splash, swam happily, and slapped in the water shouting: "Rui'er! Look at me, look at me!"

Rui'er's heart was tightly clenched, and the tourists stopped to applaud and cheer for Jia Zheng.

Rui'er shouted: "It's too cold! It's almost here, come up!"

Jia Zheng refused to listen, and continued to swim willfully.

Rui'er said: "If you do this again, I won't follow you out in the future!"

Jia Zheng was like an unwilling child, he went ashore slowly.Ruier hurriedly helped him put on his clothes and asked him if it was cold, he smiled and said, "It's not cold at all, I'm still sweating!" Ruier said angrily, "You haven't wiped off the water, where is the sweat!"

On the way home, Jia Zheng bought a lot of oranges, and ate them in the sedan chair with Ruier, looking at the street scene.

Jia Zheng said: "I like autumn so much, I feel very rich in my heart!"

Ruier said: "I also like autumn. I am not in a hurry. The mountains and rivers are very beautiful. The sky and the earth are so vast, and my heart is very peaceful."

Usually in Jia's house, every year in late autumn, there will be a period of "autumn fat sticking".This is of course an excuse for foodies. On a beautiful autumn day, if you want to eat yourself to the fullest, you will be happy just thinking about it!

Rui'er also wants to bring the habits of the mansion here. Since Jia Zheng is not too busy, he can come back for dinner every day, and everyone can show their skills.

Jia Zheng also cooks white-cut chicken, Rui'er cooks braised pork by himself, and Zhenmo, who has no cooking skills, also cooks stewed chicken and duck under the guidance of Axi.Ruyan is for everyone, and she has no independent works, but every dish has her credit.What Axi and Ale are best at is the tender braised fish...

What could be more reassuring than good food?

In this world, nothing can be guaranteed to be secure forever, but what you eat in your stomach belongs to you, and the happiness and satisfaction it brings is indescribable.

When it comes to eating, Jia Zheng is more enthusiastic and persistent than Ruier.I heard that there was a shop selling mutton and beef on the outskirts of the city. They were all cattle and sheep from the grasslands. Jia Zheng ran away without saying anything, and brought back two sheep and a lot of beef.

In terms of appetite, Ruyan is still number one.Rui'er was afraid that she would be exhausted, so she always told her to eat less and eat after a while, but she couldn't bear to starve her, so she had to let her go.

Jia Zheng said: "Don't just eat big fish and meat, eat more carrots, lotus root, and sweet potatoes to nourish the spleen and stomach, and nourish the liver and kidneys."

Ruyan said: "We don't care whether we supplement or not, as long as it tastes good, we can eat enough!"

Zhen Mo said: "That's right, as long as it tastes good, I will eat more, and I won't eat bad food, no matter how nutritious it is."

Every day after dinner, a charcoal basin was lit in the middle of the living room, and a group of people sat around, roasting sweet potatoes, eating melon seeds, telling jokes and daily chores, and under the shadows of the lights, everyone was slightly drunk.

After the days of sticking autumn fat, winter will slowly follow.

On winter nights, Jia Zheng and Rui'er chatted nonsense when they had dinner and didn't want to do anything, and they didn't feel sleepy.

In the yard outside, a few birds were jumping on the bare branches. Under the moonlight, time was as quiet as water.

During the day, Jia Zheng went to work, and Ruier lazily thought of ways to pass the time at home.

One day, Rui'er, Zhenmo, and Ruyan were planning to make dumplings when Axi came up and said, "Auntie, there is a pair of sisters selling plum blossoms outside. I think it's pitiful, tell them to wait, I'll ask." If you want it, it's right outside the door!"

Rui'er put on her cloak: "Let me go and have a look!"

When I arrived at the door, I saw two girls, one about ten years old and the other thirteen or fourteen years old, both carrying baskets filled with plum blossoms.

Ruier said: "It's not easy for you to still sell flowers in such a cold day!"

The younger one said, "If we sell some, we will have dinner for the family today. Do you want it?"

Rui'er laughed and said, "You are eloquent, what's your name?"

The little girl said, "My name is Jasmine, and my sister's name is Moling."

Rui'er sized her up slightly, Mo Ling looked gentle and beautiful, even though she was wearing a thick padded jacket, she could still see her thin figure.Jasmine was chubby, with a baby-fat face, big eyes that sparkled as if she could talk, and a few small freckles on her cheeks.

Ruier said, "How much did you sell today?"

Jasmine said, "Are you buying it or not? There are so many questions, we're going to freeze to death here!"

Mo Ling hurriedly said: "No one bought it today!"