When Shen Ling looked up, he saw a charming and smiling face on the low wall made of yellow mud.
"One is not enough, just raise two."
The young man stood in the pig pen, dressed in gray coarse linen clothes, but his whole person was as conspicuous and clean as the only green leaf in the black and white photo.
"OK?"
Seeing that he didn't speak, Zhuang Keqing simply jumped down, walked around to the main entrance of the small courtyard and walked in.
Shen Ling lowered his eyes, covering up the tenderness in his eyes, and suppressed the corners of his lips that were raised inadvertently. When the girl stood in front of him, he took a small step back.
Zhuang Keqing actually came here to discuss with him whether it would be possible to ride a horse on the wedding day, but now seeing the way he was avoiding her, a small fire suddenly burst out in her heart for no reason.
It made her look like a bandit trying to rob a common man.
"What are you doing when you step back?"
Unwilling to give up, she took another step forward and faced Shen Ling directly.
Although Shen Ling knew that this girl was different from ordinary people, she always behaved unexpectedly like this, and she had never gotten used to it until now.
"I just cleaned the pig pen and I smell bad." Shen Ling took two steps back and turned away, "Don't smoke you."
That was what I was worried about.
The small flame that had just ignited in Zhuang Keqing's heart was extinguished with a "pop".
The next second, she also walked into the pig pen, walked directly behind Shen Ling, brought out a dustpan filled with pig manure, and poured it into the basket of accumulated manure.
"This way we will be of the same taste."
She smiled broadly, bolted the door of the pig pen, pulled Shen Ling's rolled-up sleeves, and came to a shady place under the eaves.
"We are about to get married. You and I don't have to be separated like this. We will live together in the future."
Pulling a small bench over and stuffing it directly under her butt, Zhuang Keqing asked Shen Ling to sit down on the bench and rest. She still had something to discuss.
In fact, until now, Shen Ling has no real feeling that he is going to get married.
From the matchmaker's visit to Aunt Li's tailoring, he acted as if he was staying out of it. Even when he occasionally met villagers from the same village when he went out, he was not sure how to answer when they asked him questions enthusiastically. Most of them just remained silent, which made him feel uncomfortable. The person who asked the question was embarrassed.
Now that Zhuang Keqing spoke frankly again, he felt even more like he was in a dream.
"Can you ride a horse?"
In the summer afternoon, young men and women sit under the eaves. Through the narrow door of the small courtyard, you can see the long paths and contiguous paddy fields. Occasionally, a cool breeze blows, mixing with the chirping of cicadas, bringing a hint of the fragrance of early rice. Mingming It was the most ordinary scene in the countryside, but Shen Ling's panicked heart suddenly calmed down.
"Um."
He can ride a horse. Shen Huan once wanted to learn riding skills for a while. Zhou couldn't resist his son, so he hired a martial arts master to teach him. However, the child's interest came and went quickly, and he couldn't bear to learn it within two days. Okay, in the end it was easier for me.
"It will be easier if you can ride a horse."
Shen Ling didn't understand why the other party suddenly asked this, but the girl beside him obviously had no intention of explaining.
He didn't ask any more questions, just stared ahead silently. For a moment, the only sounds around him were the gentle breeze blowing the leaves and the long chirping of cicadas.
Zhuang Keqing held his chin with his hands and stared blankly into the distance.
She has been too tired recently.
Ever since Wang San's incident, she has been dealing with various things non-stop for the past two months. She has been rescuing people, doing business, building a mill, and dealing with super relatives, so she has no time to spare.
Although she has lived two lives, she is still an ordinary girl. Qin Manzhi has a weak personality, so she has stood up and takes care of all the big and small things in the family. How can it not be hard?
The girl beside him was silent for a long time. Shen Ling turned around and saw that she had closed her eyes and fell asleep.
The position of holding his chin with his hand was probably not very comfortable. He only saw the girl next to him lowering his head, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, her eyelashes trembling slightly, and her sweaty forehead messy and sticking to her forehead, revealing the fullness underneath. Crystal white arc.
After standing up and moving the small bench closer, Shen Ling did something he would never have done before.
He held the girl's thin shoulders, bent his back slightly, and let her head rest on his shoulder.
Zhuang Keqing didn't wake up, she just arched her head on the boy's shoulders, found a more comfortable position, tilted her head and fell into a deeper sleep.
The fine air flow brought by the shallow breathing brushed against Shen Ling's earlobes, but it made the usually cold young man's earlobes turn red and half of his body became numb.
The village chief's eldest daughter-in-law came back from picking vegetables. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she saw this scene.
The pink-cheeked girl leaned on the boy's shoulder, closing her eyes as if she was asleep. The boy froze half of his body, his eyes lowered, staring at the top of the other person's hair silently and tenderly.
Mrs. Lin was just an ordinary peasant woman, but at this moment she subconsciously stepped lightly to avoid being surprised by this painting-like scene.
The son of the village chief who came in after her saw his wife stop suddenly. He thought there was something wrong at home. He looked up and saw two little ones resting together. He felt much relieved at the moment.
When it came to the marriage between the boy from the Shen family and the girl from the village, he didn't agree with it at first. Which of the servants from the Shen family wouldn't say something bad about Shen Ling? He was worried that his father would help the wrong person out of kindness. If you are busy, it will ruin the happiness of the banker's girl.
But after getting along with him for this period of time, Shen Ling didn't look like the rumored one at all. He was not only knowledgeable and polite, but he also never put on any airs of a young master.
In the past, he deliberately wanted to temper this child's temperament and always found him some difficult and dirty jobs. Who knows that he never complained, and he just told him and he would do it. Even if he didn't do it well the first time, he would do it afterward. I would also like to ask for advice. Up to now, the farm work is actually done in a decent manner, not inferior to farmers like them.
The couple looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
They walked into the yard quietly, closed the door, and went straight to the kitchen to pick vegetables without disturbing the two little ones.
Shen Ling had noticed it when they came back. Based on the upbringing he had received since childhood, he should have stood up and saluted and said hello.
But he hesitated.
Feeling the young lady's gentle breathing on his shoulder, he couldn't bear to disturb her.
He raised his head and gave the couple an apologetic look. It wasn't until they left that Shen Ling raised his hand again and gently smoothed each other's forehead.
He knew that his actions were somewhat atrocious, but he couldn't control them.
That's all, let's indulge this time, he said to himself.
