With sharp eyes, Li Le jumped up when he saw Cheng Qiao approaching, and pulled Cheng Qiao under the shade of the tree. Cheng Qiao also quickly opened the lunch box, revealing four sticky bean buns inside.
"Sticky bean buns, second sister-in-law, it's such a busy time, why are you making sticky bean buns?"
“Just do it if you want to eat it, there’s so much fuss about it.”
Cheng Qiao smiled and took out the sticky bean buns, giving one to Li's mother and the other to Li Le.
"Daughter, why don't you eat it yourself?"
Seeing that Cheng Qiao didn't move, Mother Li quickly handed the sticky bean bun to Cheng Qiao. Cheng Qiao shook her head: "Auntie, I've already eaten. These four are for you. There are four more in the bag. I'll deliver them to you."
To Li Huan."
Mother Li looked happy after hearing this and told Cheng Qiao that Li Huan had been cleaning up the house early in the morning. She also said that she would hire someone to dig a windlass well in the yard so that water would be much more convenient in the future.
Cheng Qiao nodded and ran to Li Huan's residence. According to the rules of Xiangyang Village, unmarried couples should not meet before getting married. However, Cheng Qiao was an educated youth and she did not understand the rules of Xiangyang Village.
Li Huan's home is near the foot of the back mountain. This location has advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that it is convenient to enter the mountain. Sometimes you can hide some prey secretly and eat it yourself, or sell it in the county town to pay back the money.
The disadvantage is that it is dangerous, especially in winter, when the mountains are closed by heavy snow, and food is hard to find. Wild boars and other animals sometimes come down the mountain to steal the villagers' food, and there are even cases where children are snatched away by wild beasts.
Being at the foot of the mountain, Li Huan's house was the first to be invaded by wild boars and even wild wolves. Fortunately, Li Huan's house had a homemade gun. After killing wild boars and wolves several times, the wild animals would avoid this house.
gone.
Cheng Qiao stood at the door and looked at the familiar courtyard door. The scene in his previous life when Li Huan and his child died and Xu Laidi brought people to break down the door appeared in front of his eyes.
At that time, Li's mother and Li Le blocked the courtyard door with their bodies and were not allowed to step out of the room. Why didn't I know how to cherish such a good mother-in-law and sister-in-law at that time?
After adjusting his excitement, he quickly walked inside. Li Huan suddenly appeared with a gun in his hand. When he saw that it was Cheng Qiao, his nervous expression immediately relaxed.
"Cheng Qiao, why are you here?"
"I'll bring you lunch."
"It's better to be my wife, I'm hungry right now."
"What are you talking about? Who is your wife?"
Cheng Qiao blushed, lowered his head and took out the lunch boxes from the cloth bag. One lunch box was filled with dumplings, and the other lunch box contained four sticky bean buns.
Li Huan immediately picked up a sticky bean bun and put it in his mouth to eat. The warm and sweet taste made Li Huan squint his eyes. He looked at Cheng Qiao with surprise in his eyes.
"Qiaoqiao, can I call you that?"
"You...whatever you want."
"We are getting married in half a month. Do you want to inform your parents?"
"My mother passed away when I was twelve years old. My father already called here to inform her."
"Oh, Qiaoqiao has no mother at such a young age. How does your father treat you? And will your father come to our wedding?"
"Probably not. The train from Huizhou can only go to Chuncheng, and then come here from Chuncheng. The round trip will take at least five or six days. My father is busy with work and shouldn't have so much time."
Li Huan saw that Cheng Qiao's eyes darkened obviously, and he already guessed the reason. It was simply that the father found another wife, and the subsequent wife gave birth to a younger brother or younger sister for Cheng Qiao. From then on, Cheng Qiao's parents died.
"Qiaoqiao, this is your home. I am your man, and I will support you. If we have children in the future, I will find a way to move our home to the county town so that he can study well.
"
Li Huan took Cheng Qiao's hands and squeezed them tightly, as if in this way he could transfer his warmth to Cheng Qiao and warm Cheng Qiao's wounded heart.
Cheng Qiao moved her hand, but Li Huan's strength was so great that it hurt her hand. Li Huan quickly relaxed her hand, saw a red circle on Cheng Qiao's wrist, and gently stroked it a few times.
"I'm sorry, I'm so excited. Does it hurt you?"
"It hurts a little."
The moisture in Cheng Qiao's eyes became thicker, but it was not caused by pain, but because of the emotion in her heart.
"What a squeamish girl. My sister didn't even lose her golden peas when she was fucked by a wild boar last time."
"Li Le was raped by a wild boar. When did it happen?"
"It was two years ago, and you hadn't come to Xiangyang Village at that time. Fortunately, I was at home that day, otherwise my mother and Li Le would have been gored to death by wild boars."
"It's okay, it's okay, otherwise it would be miserable."
"Yes, I have applied for land with the village chief. After the autumn harvest, I plan to build a house here, raise the fence high, and then dig a windlass well here."
"Here? What about the old house?"
"The old house should also be strengthened so that my eldest brother will have a place to live when he comes back. Qiaoqiao, believe me, I will let you and our children live a good life."
"Well, I believe you, but Li Huan, you must be careful about Xu Laidi and never be alone with her."
Li Huan didn't understand why their topic suddenly turned to Xu Laidi. Maybe Cheng Qiao suffered a big loss from Xu Laidi, but he couldn't publicize it to the outside world, so he reminded himself.
"Don't worry, I'm a grown man and I'm afraid of a girl."
"You must remember my words. Xu Laidi is so bad. I'm afraid your life will be at risk."
Cheng Qiao saw that Li Huan didn't care about anything at all, and growled anxiously. Her nervous attitude made Li Huan frown. His life was at risk. Is this Xu Laidi so powerful?
"I remember, Qiaoqiao. As long as I'm here from now on, you don't have to be afraid of this Xu Laidi anymore."
"Well, hurry up and eat. I'll go back after eating."
"Don't leave yet, take a look at our house. I'm going to build a new kang, and replace the doors and windows. I'll lay a layer of bluestone on the floor, put cabinets and boxes here, and put the kangqin here..."
Li Huan took Cheng Qiao into their future new house. Seeing the piles of wood and sand on the ground, Cheng Qiao was inexplicably happy. This would be their future home.
"I have cloth that can be used as curtains, and I've also bought sheets."
"I listen to you, and I want to build a wind turbine well in the yard. From now on, you can just shake the wind turbine with water."
Cheng Qiao imagined herself sitting by the well washing clothes and vegetables. The corners of her mouth raised slightly, and she seemed to see a child squatting opposite her, calling "Mother" in a sweet voice.
"wave~"
When Cheng Qiao was distracted, she was accidentally kissed by Li Huan: "Qiao Qiao, you are so beautiful."
"I'm leaving, you can take your time and get busy."
Cheng Qiao couldn't stay any longer and left without even asking for his lunch box. Li Huan hurriedly chased him out. He was worried that if a wild boar came down the mountain, Cheng Qiao would be frightened.
