After the Chinese New Year, Meng Yuan became even busier. Every day when he opened his eyes, he was nowhere to be seen, and sometimes he didn't come back after dinner.
Shen Qingqing took the opportunity to ask him once why he was so busy. He was stunned for a moment, and then pretended to be calm and gave the answer, saying that he had gone to the mountains to cultivate new strains of bacteria, and he would be free after three to five days of work.
Shen Qingqing didn't believe a word he said. He and his four children were all busy with the wedding, but he had the leisure to cultivate bacteria at this juncture?
What a liar!
Meng Yuan also seemed to realize that his reasons were a bit ridiculous. He hugged her into his arms and coaxed her with warm words, and finally promised that he would tell her the truth before getting married. Only then did Shen Qingqing give up and continue questioning.
However, this curiosity only extinguished for a long time before it was rekindled because when she was sorting out her dowry, she discovered that the banknotes that Meng Yuan had placed in the bedside table years ago were missing.
Thousands of taels of silver is not a small amount of money. It seems that Meng Yuan carried out a big project behind her back.
Shen Qingqing took out three copper coins and played with them for a while. She couldn't help but smile when she thought of Meng Yuan getting up secretly in the morning and panicking when she pushed him down.
If I "accidentally" discovered a man's secret, his expression would be even more exciting, right?
Shen Qingqing made a hexagram at random, and the hexagram indicated that Meng Yuan should do farm work in his homestead in the northeast, the county seat of Ningyang County.
Your own house in the county?
Shen Qingqing chuckled, he was really doing something big behind her back.
Anyway, she had nothing to do at home, so she simply drove a carriage to the county town to capture Meng Yuan. It was a coincidence that she met the Yuan family's carriage as soon as she entered the city, and the driver was Fuwang, the boy beside Yuan Xudong.
She cleared her throat and was about to catch up to say hello, but saw them turning at a certain intersection, heading in the opposite direction to the mutton restaurant.
Shen Qingqing had a premonition of something, so she changed direction and followed.
Yuan Xudong's destination turned out to be his old place - Qian's Mansion. No, it is no longer called Qian's Mansion. The plaque with the word "Qian's Mansion" engraved on the front door has been removed, leaving an empty space.
Sitting in the carriage was not only Yuan Xudong, but also Chun Yu and two guys from the mutton restaurant. It was probably not their first time here. They got off the carriage and entered the courtyard gate without anyone's guidance.
Shen Qingqing did not dare to go through the door, so she turned in from the alley next door. As soon as she entered the door, she saw Yuan Xudong and Chun Yu squatting in the corridor of the main room to untie red silk, while the two guys were moving ladders and hanging lanterns.
Upon closer inspection, many things in this house are different from what we saw the last time we came here. The furniture in the house has a new look, and the railings, wooden doors, and window lattice of the corridor have all been repainted with red paint.
There are also many places where red silk is hung and red happy characters are pasted. Shen Qingqing would be a fool if she still couldn't guess what Meng Yuan meant by this time.
It's just that they already have a new house at home, so why bother to arrange a new one here?
Shen Qingqing continued walking in with doubts in her mind, and walked through the main house to the back garden. It was obviously still cold, but it was not the flower blooming season yet, but the back garden was already full of flowers, which were blooming quite lively.
Looking at the vast sea of colorful flowers in front of her, Shen Qingqing felt ripples in her heart. These flowers were definitely not there when she came here last time, but now they are blooming so gorgeously. They could only be planted by Meng Yuangang.
No wonder Meng Yuan always came back covered in dirt years ago. It turns out the answer is all in the flowers.
She lingered among the flowers for a while, then suppressed her excitement and continued to move forward. Further inside was the secret room where she and Meng Yuan first met.
The secret room was in ruins when I left last time. After Qian Rushan and his wife were arrested, the Qian family was in chaos. No one must have cared about this place, and I don't know what Meng Yuan has done with it.
After passing through a corridor and turning a corner, what appeared in front of her was a peach forest in full swing!
Meng Yuan actually filled the secret room with soil and planted peach blossoms all over it!
In my memory, the peach blossoms in Ningyang County will only bloom in February. Even the early peach blossoms have just sprouted tender buds, but the peach forest in front of me is in full bloom.
A bunch of pink and tender flowers are crowded on the branches, blooming in the wind, with a beautiful posture. The breeze blows, setting off a pink wave, and the faint floral fragrance rushes towards you.
Shen Qingqing had forgotten the purpose of coming, and all she could think of was what Meng Yuan said to her when she first set the wedding date: "Then let's set it in February. The spring is warm and the flowers are blooming in February, which is a good time to get married."
Later, for some reason, the man couldn't help but advance the wedding date. She still felt a little regretful, but she soon felt relieved that it was just a flower and looked the same no matter when.
Unexpectedly, Meng Yuan still remembered those words.
The wedding date was brought forward, and he even brought the flowering date forward.
Now it should be "January is the time when spring flowers are blooming and it's time to get married."
Shen Qingqing's heart was filled with emotion.
She walked along the wet path into the peach blossom forest. Some petals could not withstand the ravages of the breeze, and trembled slightly and slowly fell, landing right between her eyebrows.
Gently, softly, with a slight coolness.
Somewhat like Meng Yuan's kiss.
Shen Qingqing picked up the petals and smiled silently, her heart felt as if it had been soaked by the spring rain and felt soft.
She seemed to like Meng Yuan more.
I like his gentleness, his meticulousness, and his quiet romance.
I love him so much that I want to hold him and kiss him until eternity.
Thinking this way, she did the same.
Meng Yuan was fetching water from the well behind the peach grove. He had just filled a bucket and was about to carry it to the peach grove to water the flowers. Who would have thought that a figure suddenly ran out from the depths of the peach blossoms and threw herself into his arms without any explanation.
Then she stood on tiptoes and kissed his lips.
With a "clang" sound, the bucket fell to the ground.
The cool well water flowed gurglingly, covering the soles of their shoes and quietly seeping into the moist soil.
Meng Yuan's heart skipped several beats, and he hugged her without hesitation when he smelled the familiar scent of the person in his arms.
Shen Qingqing didn't seem to expect that he would do this. She was stunned for a moment, her lips left his, and she looked into his eyes in confusion.
Meng Yuan's eyes moved uncontrollably and fell on her moist lips. His eyes darkened and his voice became hoarse: "There is water on the ground. I will hold you."
After a pause, he added: "You can continue kissing."
Shen Qingqing's face turned red, but she didn't flinch at all. She held his shoulders with her hands and kissed him seriously. As their breaths blended, she squinted and murmured: "Meng Yuan, I like him very much."
"I like flowers."
"I like you too."
The string of reason in Meng Yuan's heart was completely broken. He tightly held her waist with his hands, and at the same time he was no longer satisfied with her young kissing skills.
His teeth bit her lip lightly, and when she was slurping in pain, she stuck out her tongue and took control.
There were rustling footsteps in front, followed by Yuan Xudong's energetic shout: "Meng Yuan, the person delivering the plaque is here, do you want..."
Yuan Xudong's voice stopped suddenly.
The spring breeze blows and the peach blossoms tumble.
The two figures kissed each other in a sea of pink flowers. This chapter has been completed!