After dressing as a widow

"I'm really sorry, Aunt Li. I was a little anxious last night and didn't make myself clear. I'm here to apologize."

"What we said before, really won't happen."

Li Zhaodi: "Are you afraid that I, a mother-in-law, won't be able to treat Xiaoyao, or are you afraid that Xiaojiu won't like him?"

"Don't worry, if he comes in, he will do what I said before. He and Xiaojiu live alone, and the money he earns doesn't have to be given to me and his father. He can buy whatever he wants and wear whatever he wants."

"I didn't say, the Lin family, you can't find an enlightened mother-in-law like me in these ten miles and eight villages."

Aunt Lin knew that what Aunt Li said was true. Nowadays, which new daughter-in-law does not grit her teeth when she enters the house? It depends on the face of the mother-in-law.

Let’s just say that when he entered the door, he was also tossed hard by the old lady of the Lin family. It was because Father Lin had made his own way and gritted his teeth and didn’t follow the old lady’s temperament, so he was not tortured to death.

But his life really got better after the old lady and the old man of the Lin family passed away one after another, and he separated from the elder brother and third brother of the Lin family.Since the brothers had a deep rift when they lived together in the early years, they have not had any contact for so many years.

Father Lin said awkwardly: "Aunt Li..."

"Your family's marriage is the best. I watched Xiao Jiu grow up. He looks good and filial. If it weren't for me and his father wanting to stay with Xiao Yao for two more years, even if you don't come today, I will I will go to your house tomorrow to discuss this matter with you."

"Fortunately, this matter is between you and me, and it will have no effect on Xiao Jiu and Xiao Yao's future marriage."

Having said that, Li Zhao understood that nothing he said today could achieve his goal, and the expression on his face could not help but sink.

She looked at Father Lin with a subtle tone: "I understand what you mean. Even if we can't become in-laws, we are still in the same village. We don't see you when you look up and see you when you look down. Don't hurt your friendship because of this."

Aunt Lin breathed a sigh of relief. It was his family's fault in the first place, and it would be great if Aunt Li could forgive her.

He had a smile on his face: "Yes, it's more important than anything else not to hurt your friendship, by the way." Aunt Lin went into the house to get a bag of sugar cakes bought during the Chinese New Year, and asked Aunt Li to accept whatever she said, " This candy cake is soft and just right to eat in the morning, I think you will like it too."

Anything dipped in sugar is not cheap. Although Aunt Li's family conditions are better than most families in the village, they are reluctant to buy more.

She shied away a few times to pick it up, got up and walked out: "Don't give it away, our two families are not far away."

"And don't let the people in the village with big mouths see it, or someone will talk about it."

Generally, when people get married, they are sure to contact them quietly before they get married. They are afraid that if they fail in the end, their children will be criticized, and the marriage will be difficult afterward.

Aunt Lin stopped when he heard what he said, "Aunt Li is still thoughtful, so go slowly and be careful on the road."

"I know, I know, you go in." Aunt Li turned around, the smile on her face disappeared without a trace, she looked at the square sugar cake in her hand, and rolled her eyes.

Back home, Li Jiu saw her come in and greeted lazily, seeing the things in her hands was even more disgusting, knowing that his mother must have had a good chat with Lin Xiaoyao's father, otherwise she would not have given gifts and followed her back .

He simply stood up and went back to his room, trying to keep out of sight.

Li Zhaodi knew that he was suffocating in his heart, so she didn't force him to stay, she just put the sugar cake into the cabinet slowly, and said: "I have almost talked with his father about you and Xiaoyao, but the specific time It hasn’t been decided yet, if you meet someone in the village, don’t stand there like a log, and if you have a sweeter mouth, you will be more troublesome.”

"Mother!" Li Jiu was so annoyed by the chanting, he said he didn't like Lin Xiaoyao, he didn't like Lin Xiaoyao, and the elders on both sides wanted to make them into a couple, which really disgusted him to the extreme.

But he has been Li Zhaodi's caring little padded jacket since he was a child, he is filial and obedient, even though his eyes are red with anger, and his breath hurts in his chest, he can't say anything.

He just said aloud: "Anyway, I don't like Lin Xiaoyao, even if I marry him." He went back to his room to rest.

Li Zhaodi didn't care about what he said, she thought about something on the way home, she felt that Lin Xiaoyao must enter Li's house, so as to get those valuable prescriptions into her hands.

But her son can not only marry Lin Xiaoyao, but also marry a good-looking girl.

Lin Xiaoyao's pregnancy mole is so light, as long as he is sure of this, even if he marry his son a flat wife, the Lin family has no reason to say anything.

After Lin Xiaoyao came back, she learned that Aunt Lin had made it clear to Aunt Li, so she held Apa Lin's hand happily and said, "Thank you, Dad, I'll go to town tomorrow to buy you a few feet of new cloth. Make clothes for Dad."

Father Lin can still recall Li Jiu's mother when he left, and feels really sorry for him.

But seeing his brother's happy face, he felt that what he did was right, and he didn't feel so sorry for Li Jiu, a good son-in-law who had no fate.

He pushed Lin Xiaoyao's forehead away with his finger: "I'll see what kind of person you want to find in the future, whether you have to wear a flower to see it!"

"It's not a girl, what kind of flowers are you wearing?" Lin Xiaoyao narrowed her eyes with a smile, "I'll talk about the future."

-

After the new year, the weather is still cold, and it won't warm up until one and a half months later, so the fire pit of the Lin family is still burning.

When Lin Zhen wanted to teach Gu Shuanzi and the others how to read, he simply moved the class place to the fire pit, which was warm and bright.

He took the only book and re-read the five elements taught yesterday a few times, and said to Gu Shuanzi, Lin Zhuzi and Lin Xiaoyao who were sitting by the fire pit: "Come on, follow me to read, heaven and earth are mysterious, The universe is prehistoric."

"Heaven, Earth, Xuan, Huang. Yu, Zhou, Hong, Huang."

Although it is stumbling, but the child's imitation ability is very strong, at least the pitch is similar.

He was not stingy with his encouragement, and said with a smile: "You read well, much better than when I...followed me. Then let's start the next sentence, the sun and the moon are full, and the days are listed."

"Day, month, surplus, 昃. Chen, night, column, Zhang."

Homeschooling is on the right track, and Lin Zhen's original plan of thinking about small cakes after the Chinese New Year is also put on hold.

There was only so much his energy would allow him to do, and another business was too much to waste.

And what he wants to do must have a careful plan, dig a hoe here, cut a sickle there, he won't make much money, and he will tire himself out.

At least wait until Gu Shuanzi enrolls and these young soldiers finish reading the Thousand Characters.

It is this teaching aid, which is so scarce that Lin Zhen has a headache.

It was drizzling that day, and he didn't go to the town to do business, Lin Zhen turned his head, got up and walked to Gu Shuanzi's cabin.

As soon as he entered, he found Gu Shuanzi sitting on the bed with his back straight, with the book shared by several children spread out on his knees, and he was reading a thousand-character essay.

Seeing him coming in, he closed the book and put it aside: "Uncle Lin."

That's right, after a friendly negotiation between Lin Zhen and Gu Shuanzi, Gu Shuanzi was not called Lin Zhen's stepfather, but Uncle Lin.

Lin Zhen was also very satisfied, he really wasn't Gu Shuanzi's father, he had an extra son for no reason and said it was a lie to say that it wasn't weird, it would be nice to call him uncle, he was neither unfamiliar nor embarrassing.

It's just that in the eyes of outsiders, they are 100% stepfather and stepson. They are called Gu Shuanzi and they are called Lin Zhen's kid. Sometimes the two of them walk together and talk to Lin Zhen. It's Lin Zhen, your son.

Lin Zhen pointed to the things piled up in the corner: "I'm looking for a wooden board to make a blackboard for writing. How about you read?"

"Well, I just recited a paragraph."

Gu Shuanzi didn't continue to look, but walked to Lin Zhen's side: "What kind are you looking for?"

Lin Zhen looked at Gu Shuanzi who had already grown some flesh beside him, and felt that the cabbage he raised had finally sprouted, and said with a smile, "Look for the one that is wider and has no wormholes."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Shuanzi dug out two wooden boards from a pile of wooden boards that looked similar: "Can this one work?"

When the two thick boards were cut, I didn't know whether to do it smoothly or plan to do something. They were cut into a uniform thickness without wormholes or cracks, which just met Lin Zhen's requirements.

Lin Zhen took a look at the wooden board, "Did you organize all these things in your idle time, why are you so clear?"

He picked up the plank, "Just sand the splinters on it."

Gu Shuanzi said: "It's not boring, I just wanted to find out if there is any suitable one, and use it to build a table."

Farmers were not that particular about it, and they couldn’t be more particular about it. Up to now, Gu Shuanzi’s change of clothes can still be put on the wooden shelf next to the bed, and there is no need for a wardrobe at all.

As a result, Lin Zhen never thought that since he was studying, he would definitely set up a table case.

He simply picked up two wooden boards and said to Gu Shuanzi, "Come on, let's go to the village carpenter and ask him to plan the thorns on the wooden boards with a plane, and make you a desk and a wardrobe by the way."

Speaking of which, he had already left the house, and stood in the yard looking at Gu Shuanzi who hadn't come out yet: "Come out, don't go late, unfortunately, he's going to work."

It wasn't very cold at this time, and Lin Zhen in the courtyard only wore a white undershirt, a gray top, and gray trousers with wider hems.

But he is slender, and his waist is only a little bit tied by the belt, so that the curvature of the waist is particularly conspicuous and round.

Moreover, he has white skin that cannot be tanned no matter how much sun is exposed to it. After a winter, it is as white as slightly melted fat. It makes people want to pinch it to see if it is really so white and soft.

Gu Shuanzi came out and followed him. He wanted to reach out to grab a piece of wood, but Lin Zhen hid him. He walked forward and said, "It's been done for a long time, and it's not heavy at all. Two people take it." It's still troublesome."