When Bai Banxia and his group arrived at Maple Tree Village, they quickly attracted a lot of people's attention, mainly because Bai Banxia's hot pot was so eye-catching.
"Ganoderma lucidum, you've returned to your parents' house again. Why are you still bringing the pot with you? Are you afraid of depriving your parents?" an old woman on the roadside said jokingly.
Bai Banxia looked at the posture of his family, it really looked like a big family came to beat the autumn wind.
"Your nephew can't even get a wife, so why don't you bring a whole family back here to eat and drink?"
Originally, it was okay for the old woman to tell a joke, but if she kept telling it without mercy, it would become annoying.
No matter where you go in this world, you will always find people who gossip. They are just idle.
Seeing that her mother was about to roll up her sleeves again, Bai Banxia grabbed her mother, glared at her and said, "It's none of your business?"
The old woman became anxious when she heard this, "Why am I your elder, and you have this attitude? You don't have any tutoring at all."
"As you get older, you are an elder? But look at what you say, which one sounds like an elder? It's not your turn to take care of whether I have a tutor or not. You make it sound like you are very educated." Bai Banxia finished speaking.
Her mother walked forward.
The old woman is quite old, and she is really afraid that if her mother beats her up, she will be able to blackmail them.
Qi Zhen was carrying the pot and other things on his back. Qi Zhen glanced at the old woman lightly, opened the raincoat, took out the meat, and carried it directly on his shoulders.
Who said they were experiencing the autumn breeze? They had brought meat and a lot of ingredients, but they just didn't want to get caught in the rain or be too showy.
The old woman's eyes almost popped out of her head. She had never bought such a big piece of pork even during the Chinese New Year! Her face started to burn, and she turned around and ran back home.
"Then Granny Li just doesn't like me." Zhang Lingzhi said angrily, "Back then, she wanted me to marry her second son. But later she didn't like me anymore when things didn't work out. I have never been sarcastic or mean-spirited when we met her.
It’s smaller than the eye of a needle.”
Bai Banxia seemed to have heard the big gossip and asked enthusiastically: "Why didn't it happen? Didn't the mother like her second son, or did she not like her?"
"I didn't even take a fancy to it," Zhang Lingzhi said bluntly.
Bai Banxia snickered, "Then how did mother fall in love with father back then?"
Zhang Lingzhi blushed and glanced at Bai Tian quickly, "Your father brings me food every day and is very kind to me."
Bai Banxia looked at her father and saw a proud look on his face. How dare she realize that her mother was a foodie and captured her mother with delicious food?
"Your mother was the village beauty of their village back then. I met her at the market. If I hadn't been sincere, how could I have married such a good wife as your mother?" Bai Tian said with great pride. His pride was not just because he was smart.
, also because I feel in my heart that my wife is better than others.
Bai Banxia was once again impressed by her father's emotional intelligence and envied her mother's affection. She wondered if there would ever be someone who was as kind to her as her father was to her mother.
While they were talking, everyone had already arrived at the door of the Zhang family. The two elders of the Zhang family came out when they heard the movement, and were particularly happy.
Bai Banxia helped Qi Zhen put down the hot pot, and then gave the ingredients to her grandma one by one. She said with a smile: "Let's eat hot pot today. We won't go out to the stall tomorrow, so we can spend time with grandma and grandpa."
Old Mrs. Zhang was particularly happy as she hugged her granddaughter's shoulders. She took Xiaocao into the house with her and gave them candies.
No need to think about it, the candies bought at home must be prepared for them, otherwise the old lady and the others would not be willing to buy candies.
Bai Banxia wanted to say that eating too much sugar was bad for her teeth and that buying sugar was a waste of money, but when she saw the loving eyes of her two parents, she felt that it was better not to ruin the atmosphere.
The family got together and chatted for a while. Bai Banxia didn't see his second cousin, so he asked.
"Your second cousin went to the forest. He said he was plowing the ground in advance to save some time when spring comes." Niu said.
Bai Banxia remembered the money to buy the forest land and hurriedly gave the money to her grandfather.
"But we agreed that I would buy shares. If grandpa doesn't accept the offer, he won't let me buy in." She playfully stuck out her tongue at her grandpa, then stood up and said, "I'll go to the forest to have a look, and I'll call my second cousin back by the way."
"It's raining lightly, please be careful as the road is slippery." The old lady said worriedly.
"Okay, I'll take an umbrella." Bai Banxia responded and walked out. Qi Zhen also followed, took the umbrella at the door and hit her on the head.
Bai Banxia turned to look at him, "You carried something all the way without taking a break?"
"I'm not tired." Qi Zhen held an umbrella with one hand and stood upright. The umbrella felt very light in his hand, like a toy.
Before the two of them walked out of the courtyard, Bai Banxia looked at him in a daze.
He didn't paint his face black today, and his clothes were made of worn-out coarse cloth with a dusty color, but it didn't affect his handsomeness at all.
Behind him was a house made of blue bricks and loess. It was raining lightly and there was a bit of mist. The whole person seemed to be hazy and blended into the misty rain.
It's like a tall figure among the mountains and rivers in a freehand painting, clear and lonely yet lonely.
Bai Banxia's heart beat for no reason, and she suddenly felt a little sad. If she couldn't remember anything, didn't know who she was, didn't know where her relatives were, and didn't know what to do, she should be very lonely, right?
"What's wrong?" Qi Zhen asked in confusion.
She hurriedly lowered her head to hide the emotions in her eyes, and put a smile on her face, "It's okay, I just think it's time to make you new clothes."
She said and walked out, Qi Zhen followed with an umbrella and a smile on her lips.
"I don't need it, you girls can wear it."
"Just use your wife book. It's hard to find a wife if you wear too shabby clothes." She joked with a smile.
Qi Zhen also laughed, "Don't you think I look like a bad guy? It's hard for a bad guy to find a wife no matter what he wears."
"It's useful for bad guys to dress up. Haven't you heard of the word sanctimonious?"
"That certainly doesn't describe me."
The two of them chatted with each other, and soon reached the back mountain, where they saw the second cousin on the other side of the woodland from a distance.
Bai Banxia was about to call her second cousin when she suddenly saw a slender figure and hurriedly pulled Qi Zhen to stop.
She made a shushing gesture and lowered her voice and said, "I wonder why my second cousin is so active on a rainy day. It turns out he is having a private meeting with his sweetheart."
Qi Zhen lowered his head to see her holding his hand, and raised the corners of his mouth again.
Her hands were very white, and her fingers were slender. They were not very delicate and boneless, but had a bit more strength. At this moment, she was holding his wrist, probably because she was excited or nervous. She exerted some force, and the joints were slightly red. She looked at it.
Very cute.
Bai Banxia didn't notice Qi Zhen's gaze. Her ears were perked up now, for fear that she wouldn't be able to hear the conversation in the distance.
"Brother Tongshan, we really can't wait any longer. The matchmaker came to my house yesterday." The girl's voice was a little more choked, "Can't you tell your family?"
"I..." Zhang Tongshan changed from his usual concise and concise speech, and his voice was particularly gentle, "Eldest brother hasn't said goodbye yet, and my family recently bought woodland. I'm afraid it will be extremely difficult to tell my parents..."
He gritted his teeth and said, "Maybe I can ask my cousin for help. I will try my best to fight for it. Don't be impulsive. No matter what, it can't affect your reputation."
