Xianggong is a big man in men's clothing

Qi Zhongyu didn't expose his identity. Seeing him turn around and walk towards another mountain at the end of the road, she cupped her hands in thanks and said, "Thank you, old man, for leading the way."

Peng Fu acted as if he didn't hear it, and walked away without saying a word.

Lu Dongfu looked at his back until the other party was far away from hearing her voice, then whispered: "This old man is so powerful, and he looks different from ordinary villagers."

Qi Zhongyu smiled and said: "There are people like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon among the people. Don't be afraid, the other party is just here to show you the way."

As she spoke, she led Lu Dongfu forward and slammed on the gate of Peng's residence.

An immature child's voice came from inside, saying: "Wait a minute, this is coming."

The person who opened the door was a seven or eight-year-old boy, probably a junior of the Peng family. The other party seemed to be used to strangers who often came to visit, so he was not afraid at all when he saw Qi Zhongyu and Lu Dongfu who had never met before. Generally speaking with a straight face, he said in a long voice, "I don't know what disease you two are here to see this time?"

It seems that they are treated as patients seeking medical treatment.

Lu Dongfu smiled at him gently, and said, "Hello, little doctor, we are not here to see a doctor, but to visit relatives."

"Visiting relatives?" The boy tilted his head in doubt.

Lu Dongfu nodded and said, "I'm the younger sister of Peng An's wife, Lu Daya. This time I came here from Yuehe Village next door to visit my sister, brother-in-law, and niece and niece."

The boy suddenly realized, looked the two of them up and down, lowered his eyes and said: "Then wait a moment, I will go back and report to the elders at home."

After he politely saluted and closed the courtyard door again, Lu Dongfu sighed: "It seems that the Peng family has a good family style, but the eldest sister is not doing well here."

These two points are not in conflict, Qi Zhongyu nodded his chin and said, "No hurry, I will observe the situation after I go in."

Lu Dongfu agreed, and they waited at the door for a while. After a while, the child opened the courtyard door again and said, "Grandma is inviting the two of you to come in, please follow me."

He opened the courtyard door, and waited for Qi Zhongyu and Lu Dongfu to step in before saying, "This way please."

The Peng family's courtyard is bigger than the village head's house, and the courtyard wall alone can't be seen at a glance. In addition, there are three generations living under the same roof, and the family has not yet been separated, so there are at least dozens of people living in this courtyard.

The open space in the yard is not planted with ornamental flowers and plants, but all kinds of herbs that grow very well. You don't have to step into the garden path to go deep into it, you can smell a strong medicinal fragrance.

Occasionally, when I meet other people, the other party does not look sideways. They seem to have a strict family style, comparable to a wealthy family.

Qi Zhongyu became more and more interested in the Peng family.

The two of them were led by the little boy to the inner house without hindrance. As soon as they stepped into the main room, they saw several women sitting in the room.

The leader is an old man with gray hair and well-maintained. She is Peng Fu's wife, Mrs. Cao. She looks about five or sixty years old.

Sitting on her left side are two women in their 40s, who should be the two daughters-in-law of the Cao family.

On her right hand side, there are four young girls in their teens. They are bright, dignified, and well-bred. They secretly stared at Qi Zhongyu with curious and confused eyes. They probably have never seen someone as unkempt as Qi Zhongyu. man.

No one spoke first until Mrs. Cao took a sip of tea, put the cup on the table, and said, "I've heard that An's daughter-in-law once had a second younger sister, but that girl was bought by Ren Yazi. Why are you back in the village again?"

Lu Dongfu said neither humble nor overbearing: "Thanks to the kindness of the master, he restored my freedom not long ago and sent me back home."

Cao was noncommittal, looked at Qi Zhongyu with disheveled hair, squinted his eyes and couldn't see the other person's face clearly, so he simply gave up and said, "Then the one next to you?"

Qi Zhongyu said: "I am her husband-in-law. After getting married a few days ago, I saw that my wife misses her elder sister.

He specially took her to visit. "

Mrs. Cao nodded inexplicably, and said, "In that case, fourth daughter-in-law, please take these two guests to your yard."

The second woman sitting on her left was Peng An's mother, Mrs. Zhou. She stood up and answered with lowered eyes, "Yes, mother."

She turned around and said to Qi Zhongyu and Lu Dongfu with a stiff face, "Come with me."

The three of them walked in the courtyard one after the other, and after crossing a circular landscape wall, they entered another small courtyard.

This is the residence of the Zhou family and Peng An's family. It is not far from the main room, but it is very quiet. It is rare that no herbs are planted in the courtyard, but green bamboos and flowers are planted. It can be seen that Peng An's status in the Peng family is not high. Because of the vulgarity, such a courtyard was specially arranged for him.

Mrs. Zhou went directly to a door, pushed it open and said, "Big girl, let me take care of the child. You go to the yard to meet relatives first. Your sister and brother-in-law are here to see you."

Lu Daya was feeding rice paste to her youngest son, she raised her head in shock when she heard this, and said anxiously, "My sister...is here?"

Mrs. Zhou has always disliked her trembling attitude. Seeing her stammering, she subconsciously frowned, walked into the room, grabbed the spoon in her hand, hugged her grandson in her arms, and said, "Hurry up!"

Lu Daya glanced at the eldest daughter who was puzzled, and seeing that she was about to put down her chopsticks, she hurriedly shook her head at her, signaling her to continue eating, and walked out quickly.

When she first heard about it, she subconsciously thought it was the third sister who came over, and she was still wondering what happened to the third sister and whether she was feeling unwell.

When he walked to the door and saw Lu Dongfu, he said in a daze, "It's the second sister."

She also saw the tall and thin man behind Lu Dongfu, and knew that he was the husband of the second sister, and he didn't look easy to get along with. She greeted Lu Dongfu cautiously, walked quickly to Lu Dongfu, and said With a smile on his lips, he asked, "Why did Second Sister come here today?"

Lu Dongfu glanced at the open door, and dragged her along the gravel road in the yard. Seeing no one around, she said worriedly: "The elder sister came back in a hurry last time, and I was a little worried. So I begged my husband to come and visit you."

Daya Lu stroked her hair hanging around her ears anxiously, glanced cautiously at Qi Zhongyu who was standing not far away, and said in a low voice, "Second sister, don't worry about me, I don't have to worry about food and clothing at Peng's house. It's you , the road on the mountain is so difficult to walk, you came this way, thanks to your sister-in-law, otherwise if you fall and knock, then I will be worried to death."

"Besides, you have just been married, so you should serve your sister-in-law at home, and you shouldn't have asked your sister-in-law to come over, so as not to annoy him."

Every word was for Lu Dongfu's sake, Lu Dongfu smiled and said, "Don't worry, elder sister, Mr. Xiang is a very gentle person, but you..."

She carefully looked at Lu Daya's face, only to feel that the other party's face seemed to have turned pale after not seeing him for a few days.

She frowned and said, "Is the elder sister sick? Why does she look sick?"

Lu Daya shrank subconsciously, and then realized that she had overreacted, and hurriedly said: "Linxi Village is no better than Yuehe Village. It is surrounded by mountains, and the water vapor is thick. In addition, I caught a cold two days ago, so I have a fever and headache, but Don't worry about my second sister, Peng's family is a family of medicine, and my relatives gave me a pulse and prescribed side medicine, and I will recover after taking two days."

Lu Dongfu was skeptical, always feeling that something was wrong, and when she opened her mouth to say something, she heard a few intermittent coughs.

She looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a young man in his twenties coming out of the pavilion in the bamboo forest.

The other party was thin and tall, but his long ink-like hair was tied up casually with strips of cloth, and a few strands of hair fell on both sides of his cheeks. The other party's cheeks were paler with black hair, and there was almost no trace of blood. It looks like a tired person with a long illness.

There was a touch of blood in his eyes, and his facial features and eyes looked a little gloomy. When he saw Lu Dongfu and the other three, he raised his lips and smiled, looking quite kind.

But Lu Dongfu keenly felt that the elder sister shivered, and then walked quickly towards the man.

, carefully supported the other party's arm, and said with a low eyebrow, "Sir."

It turned out that this person was Peng An, and it was different from what Lu Dongfu imagined, but he was indeed a weak and sick man.

The other party frowned, but quickly restrained his expression, walked forward with the support of Lu Daya, and said: "Just now I heard that there is a guest coming, but I didn't expect to know my wife, I don't know you two?"

Before Lu Dongfu opened his mouth to answer, Qi Zhongyu walked up to Lu Dongfu and said in a flat tone: "Brother-in-law, my wife is a sister who was born to the elder sister and the same mother. Today, I have time to visit and visit my brother-in-law." Forgive me for waiting uninvited."

Peng An raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, his eyes paused on Lu Dongfu, and he murmured: "I see, you guys came in such a hurry, you should have greeted me in advance, so I can sweep the couch to welcome you."

Qi Zhongyu's expression remained unchanged, "We came here in a hurry, so we're being rude."

Peng An exchanged pleasantries with Qi Zhongyu for a while. He wanted to take the opportunity to dismiss them, but Qi Zhongyu gradually aroused his interest during the conversation. His body is weaker than ordinary men, so after standing for a while, his forehead oozes. sweat.

Qi Zhongyu pretended to be caring and said: "Brother-in-law, why don't we go to the gazebo and sit down and talk in detail. My wife and eldest sister have not seen each other for many years. I must have a lot of sweet things to say about my daughter's family."

The smile on Peng An's face froze slightly, and he said, "It should be like this."

He glanced at the silent Lu Daya, and said to Qi Zhongyu: "Second brother-in-law, this way please."

The two of them walked away side by side. Lu Dongfu was very grateful for her husband's thoughtfulness, so she hurriedly walked up to the elder sister and said, "Elder sister, can we find a quiet place to chat?"

Lu Daya looked erratic, and said decisively after hearing the words: "The courtyard is not big, let's chat here."

Lu Dongfu was helpless. She always felt that since she came to Peng's house, the elder sister's attitude had become weird. She was not as close as she was when she got married, and her words were also distant and cautious, as if she was hiding something.

The eyes are very urgent again, just like now, I look at Peng An from time to time, are I worried about Peng An's body?

Lu Dongfu realized that she might be wrong. She thought that her elder sister was being bullied at Peng's house, so she came here in a hurry.

But I came here in person and met several relatives of the Peng family, but found that the Peng family's family style is very good, no worse than Xue Yuan's house, and the rules are even stricter.

But the eldest sister's old face and rough skin on her hands can't be faked. What's going on?

She took a step forward, trying to grab the elder sister's hand to get close to her, so that she would not be afraid of herself, but as soon as her hand fell on her arm, Lu Daya began to tremble violently, her breathing became short of breath, and she looked at the girl in a panic. she.

After realizing it was her and not anyone else, she swallowed and calmed down her panic reaction.

Now, there is nothing to say.

Lu Dongfu frowned, and suddenly rolled up Lu Daya's sleeves, and saw various scars on her arms covered by the clothes.

Some look like burns, others like welts, and even heavy tooth marks...

This!

Lu Dongfu wanted to take a closer look, but Lu Daya slapped her hands away. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she said hoarsely, "No, don't."