Lucky not to forget

Chapter 4
Zhang's elder brother is a good man, honest and honest, although illiterate, he is respectful and courteous, and treats people very kindly. Don't expect to have no contact with him when he first came here, but saw him passing by her house with a basket on his back every morning. , After a long time, I will nod and smile, and gradually become familiar with each other.From Wuwang's point of view, there seems to be nothing in this world that Zhang's elder brother can't do. He can repair roofs, build stoves, fish, farm, and now he can build a cowshed in Depei, really. Heaven and earth are omnipotent.

Zhang's elder brother's father gave him a well-fitting name called Zhang Zhang. Zhang Zhang is 17 years old this year. A few years ago, his parents died of illness one after another. Now, just like her, she is a poor person without father and mother. There are uncles and aunts, but Zhang Cheng is a lonely person. It is very pitiful to come back from the field every day to clear the pot and cold stove!It's just because of this, don't expect to be very close to him, the more you look at him, the more you like him. On the other hand, Wenjun doesn't care about production, he just giggles, he looks like a big pumpkin!Every now and then Wen Jun would yell, "How old are you now, and you want to find a son-in-law! I'm so ashamed for you! Are you greedy for his face or something? If you really want to find a son-in-law, you can't find him like this, No relatives, no relatives, not even a gang member, can this foolishness be enough for food?"

Hearing this, Wuwang wanted to go up to greet him with a pole, and said angrily, "Why do I want to find Brother Zhang's family to be my son-in-law! You are so full of men and women, you read all the books into the stomach of a dog!" Wen Jun always spoke harshly, In fact, there is no need to pay too much attention to the sour words of a literati who can't even pass the exam, just coax them out.Wu Wang thought about doing this, but it's a pity that Wen Jun was restrained by his father and never came again.

Seeing Zhang Zhang build the roof for the cowshed, pull the four corners with stakes, install thick door panels, and lock them, Depei turned back and forth a few times and boasted, "Brother Zhang is really good!" The method is actually better than Tiesheng’s family spending money to hire craftsmen to build it! My mother said that I must keep my brother at home for dinner tonight, so thank you brother!”

Zhang Cheng smiled shyly, wiped off his sweat and said, "What's this worth, should I thank you!"

Wu Wang brought him some tea to drink with him, and said with a smile, "My aunt went to Wang Butcher's house to cut some meat, and please ask Brother Zhang's family to do me a favor."

Seeing that her cheeks were slightly red from the sun, Zhang Cheng frowned and said, "What are you doing standing under the sun, you're seriously sunburned."

Wuwang heard the words, his heart warmed up, and his face became even hotter. He bowed his head in response, carried the teapot into the room, and sat behind the stove in a daze.

In fact, marrying Zhang Zhang is also good, he will love others honestly, there is a house and a few acres of Susukida at home, there is no need to serve the in-laws, and there is no need to humble the sister-in-law. The girl is so lucky... She couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, Zhang Zhang has no parents, and naturally no one cares about the marriage, why don't you tell your aunt yourself that she wants to marry Zhang Zhang? ...

When he came back to his senses suddenly, Wu Wang slapped his chest in fright, and then started giggling again. Isn't this really what Wen Jun said!Are you greedy for masculinity?

"This girl, it's too late to pick up the treasure!" Mrs. Zhang put a knife of meat on the cutting board, seeing her giggling alone, she laughed too.

Wu Wang said with a serious expression, "It's nothing. Has Auntie seen our new cowshed? Now Brother Pei doesn't have to sleep outside."

Mrs. Zhang also said, "That's not true! He is still young and weak, so he won't catch the cold anymore."

Wu Wang thought for a while, he didn't seem to hear his uncle crying for pain last night, so he asked Mrs. Zhang, "Is uncle's leg better?"

Zhang said, "The leg that was straight above the bone has receded and swelled. I think it's okay. Amitabha, it can be regarded as giving me a good night's sleep! But what about the other leg? Is it possible that I have to ask Pei for help?" son?"

Wuwang said slowly, "If he really doesn't come, he still has to ask for it. What's the point of leaving a lame leg! At most, I can pay more for the consultation fee. If he still refuses, I will kneel down for him. Such a person is indeed not a beloved person who can be attached to for life."

Mrs. Zhang said, "Don't tell me, Mr. Pei is really skilled in medicine and good-looking. If he didn't have a wife, he would be a good match." After finishing speaking, he shook his head regretfully, and turned around. It's time to cut the meat.

That Mr. Pei... that day, we only had a face-to-face meeting, and we didn’t even say a word. It’s true that he looks good, and his medical skills seem to be true, but no matter how good he is, it’s someone else’s, and he didn’t invite him Sincerely, it was too late for her to be annoyed by such a sloppy behavior, and she didn't think he was a good match.

As the sun gradually went down, Wu Wang took the dried clothes into the house, stood under the melon shed and looked up, and saw aphids growing on the cucumbers that had grown. Out of ideas, he asked, "Is there any way to get rid of these aphids?"

Zhang Zhang said, "Tomorrow I'll bring some shredded tobacco, soak it in water, and dip a brush in it."

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on Wu Wang's face, his eyebrows were picturesque, and he was indescribably tactful and romantic.Zhang Cheng was stunned, and hurriedly started, his face was red, and he said after a while, "A distant cousin of mine came to me the day before yesterday and said he wanted to adopt me as his son. His family has some property, but no successor. I heard that My parents are gone, so they want to pick me up to take care of him..."

Wu Wang couldn't help feeling a little absent-minded, his complexion became paler, he bit his lip, and trembled slightly.Seeing that she was so impatient, Zhang Cheng said without thinking, "If you can wait for me, I will tell the elders when I pass, and I will hire a matchmaker with a gift, and the scenery will marry you in, and I will never humiliate your official family." Miss's background..." As he said, he bowed his head to observe his words, and hesitantly asked, "You...would you like it?"

Don't hope to think about it secretly, I'm afraid he won't be able to help himself at that time, since the heir is the son of others, since ancient times, children have to obey the orders of their parents when they get married, so the family has to find a good match for him. The truth of his own spin.Then he said shyly, "Brother Zhang, don't think too much. I think you will be happy for you when you have an ancestor in the future. We have known each other for many years, and we are like brothers and sisters. We are not a joke! My uncle and aunt Everything is complete, I have them to make decisions for me, I don’t dare to mess with the rules.”

Hearing what she said, Zhang Cheng was faintly disappointed, and also felt that he was very abrupt, but felt that he could not live with her.After a pause, "I heard that the Qi family's mother has given you a matchmaker? The man's family background is quite good, and he has practiced medicine for generations?"

Wu Wang smiled wryly, "What kind of mediator! That family wants to take a concubine, and let me be the concubine."

Zhang Zhang was immediately annoyed, and shouted, "That woman of the Qi family is not afraid of the wind flashing her tongue! Why didn't she ask her daughter to be a concubine! Isn't her daughter raised by her parents?"

Wu Wang was very surprised, only that Zhang Zhang usually looked like a gourd with its mouth sawn off, but today he would get angry, as expected, people can't be judged by their appearances!Then he smiled and said, "My aunt has already returned, don't worry, I won't make anyone small."

Only then did Zhang Zhang give up, and said again, "I made an agreement with Brother Pei. While I'm still here, it's always good to plow the wasteland behind the house, plant some wheat and sorghum, and store some grain."

Don't look forward to it and feel that good luck makes others, such a conscientious and good man is going to leave. It's a pity that I don't know if there will be a chance to meet again in this life!

Zhang Zhang and De Pei agreed to do what they said, and the next morning they put the plow on the cow and went to the open space behind the house.Wuwang embroidered flowers for an hour at home, and stroked his sore neck and walked to the yard. There was a moso bamboo tube under the root of the phoenix tree.Looking at the ground next to it, a bamboo branch was wrapped with cotton at both ends, leaning against the sycamore tree, and Wuwang couldn't help laughing——Brother Zhang's family is really smart, he can find other substitutes without a brush!I tried it, and it was very comfortable to hold, so I rolled up my sleeves and prepared to do a big job, but I saw Mrs. Zhang came all the way with a basket with a few sweet potatoes and four or five taro in it.

"There was a lot of rain last year, and the vegetable cellar was flooded. The many vegetables, radishes, and millet were all rotten, and now only these are left. Fortunately, this year's shepherd's purse and chrysanthemum can be eaten, otherwise I would have to eat pickled Pickled melons." Mrs. Zhang said annoyedly, and then greeted, "Go and see how the medicine on the stove is frying, stuff these sweet potatoes into the ashes, and eat them later."

Wuwang agreed, put down the medicine pot, sealed the stove, threw the sweet potatoes into it with the unburned firewood, and poked it with the tongs. Immediately, the sparks flew wildly. Zhang looked at it and ordered, "Boil it carefully, take a pot with water and put it on top."

Mrs. Zhang filtered the medicine and gave it to Liu Hong. Wu Wang held up a bamboo branch to spot aphids, and hummed, "Tang Hell is man-made. The ancients refused to understand the truth. In the end, good and evil must be repaid. We only strive for early arrival and late arrival." ..."

Someone coughed lightly from behind, and when she turned around, it was Pei Zhen again!Wu Wangxin sighed, what a coincidence, why every time he came she was always in the yard, and she couldn't avoid it when she wanted to meet him, it must be a horoscope!Reluctantly, he said, "Doctor Pei is here! My uncle and aunt are in the room, please come with me."

Pei Zhen heard that the young girl had a delicate voice and a dignified face, and she seemed to be a little more beautiful than last time. Now she was fully dressed and bowed, not daring to offend her in the slightest.

Wuwang turned to avoid it, bowed his head and returned the salute, and wanted to lead them in. Who knew that Pei Zhen was standing under the melon shed, and didn't intend to move, but asked, "What song did Miss Chunjun sing just now?"

Wu Wang said, "I'm making the doctor laugh! It's Deng Yubin's nagging order."

I saw that Pei Zhen smiled and said, "The words are very wild!" Wuwang looked at him, and saw that the young man was tall and tall, elegant and gentle, with a pair of eyebrows and eyes that hinted at spring, two words popped out of his mind in a trance: " "Beauty" came, transferred and slandered, the man actually looks like this, compared to a group of women, it is strange that he can't keep his wife, and he wants to marry a concubine, he must be frivolous and frivolous, and he has ruined this beautiful flower for nothing Skinny!Then he said again, "Please come with me."

Pei Zhen saw that she was not hesitant, so she couldn't say anything more, so she brought the boy into the house.Wuwang led him to the door and didn't go in, only heard Zhang's voice "Here comes the Bodhisattva of Heaven", turned and left the courtyard, and went to the field to find Depei and Zhangzhang.

The two of them were busily busy, the summer sun was setting, and it was scorching hot when there was no wind, but they covered their foreheads with their hands and looked into the distance, the land was only cultivated for a small half, but it was hundreds of feet away vertically. Planting water, fertilizing and weeding are probably not easy things.

Put down the pitcher and porcelain bowl, pick a lotus leaf and put it on your head, don't hope to sit on the ridge of the field and wait for them to turn back.

Depei pointed to the half of the land with a rather smug expression, "Did you see it? We plowed it!"

Wu Wang nodded honestly, "I see, the plow was plowed by the ox, and the plow was supported by Brother Zhang's."

De Pei pouted, sat down and drank tea sullenly.Wu Wang poured out a bowl of water and handed it to Zhang Zhang, and said with a smile, "It's really hard work, Brother Zhang, don't worry about leaving!"

Zhang Zheng bowed his head and said, "Your uncle is sick, I have no other skills, so I have to do my best to plow a piece of land so that you can have food in the future. Besides, the cow is tired, and I can only help the plow."

If you don't know that he said polite words, you shouldn't, so you take a handkerchief, dip it in water, wring it out, and hand it to him to wipe your face.

Zhang Zhang seemed to be a little hesitant, and stammered, "I thought about it for most of the night last night. There is no good in being an adopted child. The belly is separated by thousands of rivers and mountains. No matter how filial and respectful I am, it is useless. I have to live with my heart every day. Where and now are you at ease..."

Wuwang sighed, just about to persuade him, when he heard the sound of horseshoes, immediately the man in white clothes flew up, and it was that Mr. Pei again.For some reason, she panicked for a moment, as if she had been caught as a thief, but after thinking about it, there are countless marriages with a matchmaker but no hire, and besides, her aunt has already returned, so she is still afraid. What and who to talk to has nothing to do with others.Then he was blessed far away, and the old god was there again.

Pei Zhen's face in that room was gloomy, and the boy was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak out, thinking that something big might happen this time, it would be great for this master to get angry, but now that he's jealous, he's even more sour.This Miss Chun Jun is really good at tricks, if she welcomes her in the future, she will definitely make the uncle a faint-hearted person who spoils his concubine and kills his wife.

(End of this chapter)