The young man with a medium build and a dark face by the gate made Xu Tao stunned, "Is this old Xu's house?" The man by the door saw Xu Tao who was standing in the courtyard watching him in a daze move his right leg slightly, and asked uncomfortably. said a word.

Xu Tao came back to his senses, looked at the long-lost face that was only in his memory, his eyes were slightly red, as if he saw the unsteady man who ran up and down until he was limping for a place to go, and blinked hard ,"yes."

The man smiled honestly, "I'm Wang Guizhu, the second son of Wang Rongfa's family. My father asked me to ask when the greenhouse will start."

With a gentle smile on Xu Tao's face, he walked quickly to the door and grabbed Wang Guizhu's arm, "Brother, come in, it's hot outside."

Xu Tao's enthusiasm made the simple and honest smile on Wang Guizhu's face more obvious. He scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, agreed, and followed Xu Tao to the house with a limp. Xu Tao deliberately slowed down, coordinating with Wang Guizhu, Xu Tao I know that the faster Wang Guizhu's leg walks, the more he becomes lame. Xu Tao is not very clear about how Wang Guizhu's leg was injured.

Xu Tao welcomed Wang Guizhu into the yard, and yelled loudly while following Wang Guizhu's footsteps, "Sister, sister, come out quickly, someone is coming home."

Xu Yan heard Xu Tao's shout in the yard, and didn't even have time to wash the pulp on her hands, so she jumped off the kang and ran outside, standing by the door, she saw Xu Tao smiling all over her face with a silly smile The big one came over, Xu Yan looked at Xu Tao with some doubts, Xu Tao smiled and pointed to Wang Guizhu, "Sister, this is the second brother of Uncle Wang's family in the brigade." After speaking, he looked at Wang Guizhu, "Brother, I will call you the second brother ?"

Xu Yan who was standing at the door made Wang Guizhu's face turn red all of a sudden, and he became more and more uncomfortable. If it wasn't for his dark face, he would have seen it clearly. Just when he didn't know what to say, Wang Guizhu nodded quickly when he heard Xu Tao's question, " Alright, if you don't mind calling him Second Brother."

Xu Tao smiled and narrowed his eyes for an instant, looking at Xu Yan, "Sister, this is the second brother of Uncle Wang's family." It was rare for Xu Yan to see Xu Tao smiling like this, and looked Wang Guizhu up and down. When the right leg was on the ground, there was a trace of curiosity in his eyes, and Xu Yan's scrutiny made Wang Guizhu unconsciously move his disabled leg.

Xu Tao took a step forward and blocked Xu Yan's gaze. Xu Yan looked up at Wang Guizhu and smiled embarrassedly. In fact, Xu Yan really didn't look down on Wang Guizhu's disability. Although she was a little curious, she felt so It is definitely not good to have bad legs and feet when you are young.

"Second brother, let's go in, it's hot outside." Xu Tao looked at the two people who were not talking, and greeted Wang Guizhu into the room with a smile, Xu Yan also hurriedly turned around, "Yes, come in and drink some water, what? Today is here, how hot it is now.”

Wang Guizhu smiled, "My father asked me to ask when the shed will start to be built, and by the way, see if there is any work in your house, and let me help."

Xu Tao and Xu Yan laughed, and Xu Yan shook her head, "There's nothing to do. The greenhouse will start in September. We'll get things ready by then. Just go home and prepare the seeds."

While talking, Wang Guizhu was asked to sit on the kang in the outer room. Wang Guizhu looked at the messy room and was a little puzzled. Xu Yan smiled and pointed to the house, "My house is tidying up. This is not to paste the wall with Xiaotao."

Wang Guizhu saw a pot of homemade paste on the ground and half-pasted newspapers on the wall, and stood up suddenly, "How much more is there, I will paste it, and the walls of my house are all pasted by me."

Xu Tao hurriedly stopped Wang Guizhu, "Brother, no need, we'll be done in a while, look at the sweat on your head, hurry up and take a rest."

Wang Guizhu smiled, walked directly to the paste basin on the ground, picked up the basin, and carefully looked at the wall that the siblings had pasted. After seeing this, Wang Guizhu frowned slightly, "Are you two planning to paste it again?" Or twice?" Wang Guizhu asked while watching.

Xu Tao looked at Xu Yan, Xu Yan was a little puzzled, "What's wrong, just paste it once."

Wang Guizhu reached out his hand to touch the newspapers that had been soaked but were all soaked, and shook his head, "This is not enough, do you have enough newspapers in your home? If you have enough newspapers, you should paste it again. Your foundation is not well laid, and you will have to pack it when it is hot in winter. If you make trouble, you will lose it."

Brother Xu Tao and Xu Yan glanced at each other, and felt that they were doing well. Xu Tao looked at Wang Guizhu, "Brother, what should I do?"

Wang Guizhu looked back at the wall, "Do you have boards at home?"

Xu Tao nodded, "Yes, my house has been cleaned up, what's the matter with the rest?"

"Which one do you give me? I'll tell you how to paste the wall." Xu Tao nodded and ran out to the next room to get a slender wooden plank that was as long as an arm. When he returned to the room, he handed it to Wang Guizhu. The brush placed in the paste basin lightly brushed a layer on the wall, took the newspaper handed over by Xu Yan and began to push it with a board from bottom to top, Xu Tao didn't even see clearly, a newspaper was pasted on the wall On the next day, Xu Tao took a closer look, and the flat newspaper seemed to have been brought on the wall. It was not like the situation of their brothers and sisters, where there was more paste in one place and less paste in the other place. Xu Tao turned his head and smiled. Impatiently, he gave Wang Guizhu a thumbs up, "Brother, you are really amazing."

Xu Yan also stepped forward to touch it lightly, then turned her head and smiled at Wang Guizhu, the two dimples at the corners of Xu Yan's mouth made Wang Guizhu's face turn black and red, and he stretched out his hand and scratched his head in embarrassment, But he forgot that he was still holding the brush in his hand, and pressed the paste brush directly on his head.

Wang Guizhu's silly and honest appearance made Xu Tao and Xu Yan laugh, and Xu Tao stepped forward to take the brush in Wang Guizhu's hand, "Brother, wash it quickly, look at your muddy hair."

The smiles of the siblings made Wang Guizhu even more embarrassed. When such a joke was made, Wang Guizhu was so embarrassed that his neck turned red. He took the brush in Xu Tao's hand again, "I'll wash it together after I'm done." After speaking, he took the brush Started to work.

Xu Tao slowly retreated to the door, looking at the room, Wang Guizhu painted the wall and Xu Yan handed newspapers, you handed me to pick it up, it was the first time they met each other, but there was a faint tacit understanding, although neither of them spoke, but In Xu Tao's eyes, he seemed to see the tacit understanding and warmth that existed only between the two of them after their brother-in-law and sister got married.

Xu Tao looked at Wang Guizhu working seriously, his eyes flashed a touch of gentleness, his brother-in-law really hasn't changed at all, he is honest and serious.

Perhaps there was one more person working, before noon, the interior and exterior walls of Xu Yan's east room were completely plastered. Xu Yan stood at the door and looked at the clean and tidy house with a smile on her face. With a bright smile, he turned to look at Wang Guizhu, "Brother, thank you."

Wang Guizhu quickly waved his hand, "No need, it should be." After finishing speaking, he was stunned, as if he had said something wrong again, Wang Guizhu himself was a little depressed, and he didn't know why, whenever he saw Xu Yan, Wang Guizhu felt like Always making jokes, Xu Tao, who was lighting a fire by the stove, had a flash of a smile in his eyes. This was the case when Wang Guizhu met Xu Yan for the first time. He kept saying wrong things and making jokes.

Xu Yan was a little puzzled why she said it should be. After thinking about it for a while, it might be because she wanted to use her own land to plant a greenhouse, so she didn't care, "Brother, Xiaotao has boiled water. You wash your hair, and I will cook."

Wang Guizhu took a peek at Xu Yan's smiling face, heaved a sigh of relief, and agreed with a smile. Xu Tao mixed the water and greeted Wang Guizhu. I worked, thought for a while, took out a few eggs, picked a handful of leeks, and started chopping stuffing, kneading noodles and stuffing, and made more than 100 dumplings in an hour and a half .

While Xu Yan was cooking, Wang Guizhu and Xu Tao were not idle. Wang Guizhu saw the tools placed at the base of the wall in Xu Tao's house, and sat at the door and began to tidy up. Xu Tao sat aside, watched Wang Guizhu work, and asked about winter. Who will plant the greenhouse in their own house, whether they live in their own house or run back and forth.

After Wang Guizhu was finally sent away, Xu Tao couldn't hide the smile on his face. Just as he thought, Wang Guizhu's family planted his own greenhouse in winter, and the people who came to grow vegetables were Wang Guizhu and his sister Wang Ermei. Xu Tao saw Glancing at Xu Yan who was tidying up the stove, I had a feeling in my heart, maybe these two people were destined to be husband and wife, why did I always give myself a feeling that they were destined to be together no matter before or now?

The more Xu Tao thought about it, the happier he became, he stood by the door and laughed, Xu Yan was attracted by Xu Tao's laughter and put down the work in hand, walked to Xu Tao's side, patted Xu Tao's forehead, "Xiao Tao, what's wrong with you? "

Xu Tao looked at Xu Yan with a smile, and shook his head, "It's nothing, I'm happy."

Xu Yan glanced at the happy Xu Tao, "Why are you silly, what are you happy about?" Xu Tao shook his head, "Sister, let me tidy up my room."

After speaking, she turned around and walked towards the west room. Xu Yan smiled and shook her head, ignoring Xu Tao and turning to continue cleaning the stove.

And Wang Guizhu, who left Xu's house, was driving the carriage. For some reason, Xu Yan's smiling eyes and dimples hung on the corners of his mouth always appeared in his mind. Wang Guizhu was already nineteen. Legs, Wang Guizhu's family conditions and Wang Rongfa can also be said to be a good wife, but Wang Guizhu himself disagrees, no matter how many Wang Guizhu see each other, he just shakes his head.

This makes Wang Rongfa and his wife very worried, but Wang Guizhu seems to have no idea, but he is extremely stubborn. As long as he disagrees with something, it is useless, because the disabled Wang Rongfa and his wife can't bear to force their second boy to do it. So dragged down.

When Wang Guizhu drove the carriage back home, he saw his mother, Qu Dahua, standing by the door stretching her neck, with a smile on her face, "Mother, why did you come out and wait?"

Qu Dahua waited for a long time, but when he saw Wang Guizhu, he immediately smiled, "I don't miss you, why did I come back at this time? Have you eaten yet?"

Wang Guizhu got out of the carriage, took the horse rope, and nodded as he walked, "I have eaten the dumplings at Lao Xu's house at noon."

Qu Dahua looked at Wang Guizhu in a strange way, these two boys are rare, but Qu Dahua knows what his own children are like, and he rarely eats at other people's homes, as if he is always afraid of troublesome others, even his own uncle's home, "Why? Are you still eating at home?"

Wang Guizhu tied up the carriage with his back to Qu Dahua, "I was going to catch up with the brothers and sisters of the Xu family who were plastering the wall, so I helped with the work."

Qu Dahua had a clear expression on his face, no wonder, thinking of the dumplings that Wang Guizhu said to eat, Qu Dahua nodded secretly, he was a polite family, and he made dumplings at noon, "I was still thinking that you didn't eat, Just eat, go into the house, your father is waiting for you."

Wang Guizhu agreed to go into the house. Wang Guizhu's house was a formal [-]-room tile-roofed house, and his parents lived in the middle. Wang Guizhu was on the left and Wang Ermei was on the right. It was agreed at the beginning, because Wang Guizhu's legs and feet are not good, the old couple will follow Wang Guizhu in the future, and the three large tile-roofed houses in the family will also belong to Wang Guizhu. talking about something.

Wang Guizhu, who walked into the main room, saw Wang Rongfa who was sitting on the edge of the kang, rolling a cigarette, with a smile on his face, "Father, I'm back."

Wang Rongfa looked up at Wang Guizhu and waved his hands with a smile, "Sit down and have a rest, you're tired." After speaking, he turned to look at Wang Ermei, "Ermeizi pour some water for your brother, see if your brother is hot."

Wang Ermei smiled and pointed to the big water glass on the edge of the kang, "Father, I have already poured the water." Wang Ermei's words made Qu Dahua, who came in behind Wang Guizhu, laugh, "My girl has always been so discerning. See you." Wang Ermei raised her neck, "That's right."

Sitting next to Wang Rongfa, Wang Guizhu laughed, and Wang Rongfa lit the rolled cigarette and took a puff, "How is it, did you ask me clearly?"

Wang Guizhu nodded, "Ask me clearly. The construction will start in September. We don't need to worry about what people say, as long as we prepare the seeds."

Wang Rongfa nodded, and glanced at the sweaty Wang Guizhu, "Er Zhuzi, go back to the house for a rest, and ask your mother to boil some mung bean water for you to drink at night." Wang Guizhu nodded and left the main room. Wang Rongfa sent the old girl away again. Go out, sit on the edge of the kang, rolling a cigarette and pondering carefully.

Wang Rongfa didn't speak for a long time, just smoking a cigarette, Qu Dahua glanced at the old man, "Er Zhuzi's father, do you have any ideas?"

Wang Rongfa finished smoking, pinched his cigarette and looked up at Qu Dahua, "You don't know the situation of the old Xu's family. They are just two siblings, one sixteen and one eleven. When we built the greenhouse, we asked Er Zhuzi to help. Although we rented the greenhouse for money, we can’t be unsure, and..." Wang Rongfa thought of the straightforward Xu Yan he saw. The stable Xu Tao nodded secretly, "The siblings are not simple, and they are definitely not shallow-skinned people."

Qu Dahua didn't care a little, "You can't say that. Although we have used her land, we have paid for it. Besides, we are also protecting their family in disguise. Otherwise, even their siblings can't protect them." live."

Wang Rongfa frowned and looked at Qu Dahua, "Do you know how much he can earn for a greenhouse? What can you do with your 300 yuan? Is he trying to curry favor with you? Just relying on his skill of growing vegetables in winter. There are plenty of people with poles."

Qu Dahua became a little curious, and leaned forward to look at Wang Rongfa, "How much do you earn?" Suddenly Qu Dahua looked at Wang Rongfa carefully, and asked with some uncertainty, "Don't make me circle around, do you have any ideas?"

Wang Rongfa looked up at the door, "I have fallen in love with the eldest girl of the Xu family, and I want to tell Er Zhuzi about that girl."

Qu Dahua looked at Wang Rongfa in surprise, "You tiger, what kind of family is that? Both parents have run away. As the old saying goes, if the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, the girl's mother ran away with others. They say that the girl looks like her mother." , What if the girl ran away with someone in the future? No, I don't agree. "

Wang Rongfa slammed the cigarette dustpan on the table, stared at Qu Dahua with straight eyes, "What a mess, I'm Erzhuzi's father, if it wasn't for that girl, what can I say, she is quick and capable, Since her parents ran away, Xu Yan was the support for her life. Look at her life in those days. A large shed earned thousands of dollars a winter. Don’t you know what our Erzhu is like? Three sticks can’t make a living Come on, if you don't find a good one, what will you do in the future, and Xu Yan's sister and brother belong to you who treat me well and I'm still very good, why do you think I've been drinking with Tang Chaofu all this time? You think I Why do you want to plant her family's greenhouse? Why do you want Er Zhuzi to go?"

Seeing the unhappy Wang Rongfa, Qu Dahua asked uncertainly, "Is that girl really that nice?"

Wang Rongfa took a slow breath and nodded, "You can find out by yourself, but that girl is younger, if Er Zhuzi and the others can succeed, it will take two years." Xu Yan frowned after speaking, the only thing that made Wang Rongfa feel uncomfortable Satisfied is the young age.

Qu Dahua began to think carefully, she knew what her son was like, and it took her a long time to look at Wang Rongfa, "Have you figured it out?"

Wang Rongfa nodded, "Think about it, find time to ask Er Zhuzi, if Er Zhuzi is willing, let him taste the girl when he grows vegetables in winter."

Qu Dahua shook his head, "Old man, if that girl is so good, can she fall in love with our son? We know that our son is good, but Er Zhuzi has bad legs after all."

Wang Rong froze for a moment, thought carefully about what Tang Chaofu said, and nodded uncertainly, "It should work, that girl doesn't look like someone who only looks at appearances, let's take a look, and see how the two of them interact. "Qu Dahua nodded helplessly, that's the only way to go, but Wang Rongfa's words still aroused Qu Dahua's curiosity, and decided to find time to see Xu Yan.

While the Wang family was talking about Xu Yan and Xu Tao, Xu Tao who had dinner also pretended to mention Wang Guizhu casually in front of Xu Yan, "Sister, what do you think of the old second brother Wang?"

Xu Yan looked at Xu Tao in confusion, "What's the matter?"

Xu Tao looked at Xu Yan who didn't understand, "It's just how he is, sister, look at what he does, it's so beautiful." After Xu Tao finished speaking, he pointed to the wall, and Xu Yan turned to look at the plastered wall. A smile appeared on his face, "It's beautiful, much better than the two of us."

Xu Tao also nodded, "Sister, I think Second Brother Wang is a nice guy. Although he is a little handicapped, he is capable and honest." Xu Yan thought about Wang Guizhu's somewhat blurred face, and nodded uncertainly, "I guess so."

Seeing Xu Yan's expression, Xu Tao knew that Xu Yan didn't pay much attention to Wang Guizhu. After thinking about it for a while, he asked after he had frequent contacts in winter. Xu Tao knew Xu Yan. Xu Yan is not a person who pays attention to appearance. The influence on Xu Yan is too deep. Xu Yan does not like tall and handsome men very much. Honest and honest men are Xu Yan's first choice. Although Wang Guizhu is somewhat disabled, Xu Tao believes that Xu Yan will see Wang Guizhu's precious inside through the appearance. Xu Tao He smiled and said nothing.

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