Not long after, passing through the village, the carriage arrived at Xu Dongsheng's house at the end of the village. It was an old wooden house with a fence built in front of it, forming an open yard. The fence was about half a person's height.
A middle-aged couple was drying rice and corn in the yard. It was Xu Dongsheng and Xu Jie's parents, Xu Guosheng and Li Xiulian. When they heard the sound outside the yard, Xu Guosheng and Li Xiulian, who were busy, stopped what they were doing and looked up.
Looking outside the yard, I happened to see Xu Dongsheng driving at the front of the carriage. Xu Dongsheng also saw his parents and shouted from a distance.
"Father, mother!" Xu Dongsheng shouted from a distance, with a happy face on his face. He has been in Lantian Town most of the time since he followed Uncle Jiu, and he didn't go home much. After returning home after a long absence, he saw his parents
, has a kind of kindness of its own. Xu Jie, who was in the carriage behind, also heard the voice of her elder brother in front, and quickly opened the curtain of the carriage, stretched out her head, and shouted: "Dad, mother!"
"Dongsheng, Xiaojie!" When Xu Guosheng and Li Xiulian in the yard saw Xu Dongsheng and Xu Jie, their faces showed surprise, but then they became confused. They first glanced at Lin Tianqi who was driving in the carriage behind, and they felt a little familiar.
, it seems that I have seen it before, but I didn't expect it for a moment, and then looked at the carriage in front of me. At this time, Uncle Jiu also opened the curtain of the carriage: "Master Lin."
At this time, Xu Guosheng and Li Xiulian recognized Lin Tianqi. They couldn't remember it for a while, because they had only met Lin Tianqi once, and it was two or three years ago. It was normal for them to be unable to remember, but nine
The two of them naturally remembered Uncle Jiu's words clearly. It was impossible for them not to recognize Xu Dongsheng's apprenticeship with Uncle Jiu, his son's master.
"Quick, boss, go and open the door. It's Master Lin and Dong Sheng who are here. Go and see the door." Recognizing Uncle Jiu and his group, Li Xiulian quickly put down what she was doing and urged Xu Guosheng to run to the door together and open the courtyard door.
, at this time, the carriage also arrived at the open space outside the courtyard gate and stopped. Xu Dongsheng was the first to jump out of the carriage: "Dad, mother!"
"You kid, you didn't tell me earlier that Master Lin was coming." Li Xiulian said, gave Xu Dongsheng a light slap, walked forward quickly, and together with Xu Guosheng warmly greeted Jiu who came out of the carriage.
Uncle: "Master Lin" "Master Lin" "..."
The couple saw that Uncle Jiu was very enthusiastic and respectful. Uncle Jiu also smiled and greeted the two of them. At this time, Lin Tianqi and Xu Jie also walked out of the carriage behind them.
Xu Jie called her parents and ran over happily. Lin Tianqi walked up to his master from behind, then looked at Xu Jie's parents and said politely.
"Hello uncle, hello aunt..."
Lin Tianqi politely called the two of them. Xu Guosheng was thin, ordinary-looking, and dark-skinned, somewhat similar to Xu Dongsheng, while Li Xiulian was obviously prettier, with big eyebrows and big eyes. Although she was already old, and living in the countryside, she seemed
She is older and has poor skin, but her youthful beauty can still be seen from her face, which is somewhat similar to Xu Jie.
It is obvious that for two siblings, Xu Dongsheng and Xu Jie, Xu Dongsheng inherited his genes from his father, while Xu Jie inherited his genes from her mother.
"This is Tianqi. I haven't seen you in a few years. You are now so tall and handsome."
At this time, Xu Guosheng and Li Xiulian also recognized Lin Tianqi. Although they did not remember it at first, now that they saw Uncle Jiu, they suddenly remembered it.
"Quick! Quick! Come in and sit down, come in and sit down...Master Lin, please..."
After saying hello, Xu Guosheng and Li Xiulian quickly and enthusiastically greeted the group into the courtyard.
"Okay." Uncle Jiu smiled and nodded, and then ordered Lin Tianqi and Xu Dongsheng: "You two are brothers, take out your things too."
"Yes, master." The two brothers responded, turned around and walked towards the carriage.
"Can I help too?"
Xu Jie said, and followed Lin Tianqi to the carriage behind him. Xu Guosheng and Li Xiulian led Uncle Jiu into the yard, but they couldn't help but glance at the back, especially when they saw Xu Jie following Lin Tianqi.
From the back, they couldn't help but look at each other, and they both saw the strange color in their eyes.
Both of them were nervous and felt something, but they didn't say anything. They enthusiastically led Uncle Jiu into the yard, and then went to get snacks and make tea. After a while of busy work, Lin Tianqi, Xu Dongsheng, and Xu Jie
He also took out the gifts he had prepared from the carriage and moved them into the yard.
"Head of the house, you chat with Master Lin and Tian Qi for a while and drink tea for a while. I'll get some food. Dongsheng, you go catch a chicken and kill the duck in the backyard. Xiaojie, you and I
Go to the garden to pick vegetables."
After making tea, Li Xiulian said to Xu Guosheng again, asking Xu Guosheng to greet Uncle Jiu and Lin Tianqi, and then ordered Xu Dongsheng to catch chickens and kill ducks. Then she took a basket, called Xu Jie and walked out of the yard.
Went to my vegetable garden.
"Xiaojie, tell mother, what is going on?"
As soon as she left the yard and saw no one else on the road, Li Xiulian immediately asked Xu Jie.
She and Xu Guosheng felt something unusual from the moment Uncle Jiu and Lin Tianqi appeared. Then they saw so many gifts being moved from the carriage. Although they hadn't opened them yet and didn't know what the gifts were in those boxes, Li Xiulian and
Xu Guosheng and his wife had also keenly felt that something was unusual.
Therefore, after she and Xu Jie were left alone, Li Xiulian immediately asked the questions in her heart. In fact, the main purpose of letting Xu Jie and herself go to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables was to ask this question. As for picking vegetables, a
Enough is enough.
When Xu Jie was questioned by her mother, her face suddenly turned red and she hesitated——
"Brother Lin and Master Lin are here to propose marriage."
"Propose marriage." Li Xiulian was shocked, but not too surprised. Then she asked: "You and Master Lin, that eldest disciple..."
"Yeah." Xu Jie nodded with a red face.
Li Xiulian paused after hearing this, then stretched out her finger and poked Xu Jie's forehead, pretending to be angry.
"Smelly girl, why didn't you tell your family about such a big thing in advance?"
"Aren't you back now?" Xu Jie defended in a low voice.
"You." Li Xiulian choked up and seemed a little angry, but then her expression softened and she asked: "Tell me honestly, when did you and Master Lin, the eldest apprentice, start to get along, how far have you gone, and how are they doing?
Do you really like him..."
"Lin...Brother Lin is a very nice person, I...I like him very much..."
Xu Jie was a little hesitant in her speech. She always felt a little embarrassed to talk about this kind of topic with her mother.
"Then does he like you?"
Li Xiulian asked again, looking at Xu Jie seriously. She felt that this is the most important point when two people get married. The most important thing is whether the couple really likes each other. Only a marriage where both parties like each other can be happy.
Otherwise, if it is just one party's personal liking, then even if they get married, the marriage may not be happy.
"Well, Brother Lin said that he will take good care of me for the rest of his life."
Xu Jie whispered. After saying this, her whole face turned red.
When Li Xiulian saw Xu Jie like this, she immediately couldn't help sighing and shook her head, because she had already seen that her daughter was completely in trouble. Xu Jie would probably only know what she asked about Lin Tianqi at this time.
If you say good things, you won't say bad things.
"Mom, do you agree?"
After a pause, seeing that her mother had not spoken for a while, Xu Jie couldn't help but raised her head and looked at her mother and asked, with a look of nervousness and expectation. As a child, her own marriage naturally also has hope.
Can get approval from parents.
Li Xiulian said angrily when she heard this.
"You are like this, even if I don't agree, will you still listen to me?"
"Hey, it's hard for women to stay in college."
After saying that, he sighed deliberately.
Xu Jie blushed and lowered her face, but her heart felt sweet. She knew that if her mother said this, she basically agreed to the marriage.
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"Crack, crackle, crackle... crackle, crackle..."
Not long after, firecrackers crackled outside the Xu family's yard. Xu Dongsheng ran outside the yard and set off a few firecrackers, as if to swear a happy oath.
"Dongsheng, what's going on? Look at your beaming look. What's going on? Is your kid looking for a girl..."
The neighbors in the village were alarmed, and a middle-aged man who was familiar with Xu Dongsheng looked at Xu Dongsheng and asked with a smile.
"Uncle Zhao." Xu Dongsheng looked over and shouted with a smile when he heard the middle-aged man's voice, and then said: "It is indeed a happy event, but it's not me, it's Xiaojie. Xiaojie and my senior brother are engaged."