When the pears are green

When Old Man Wang drove the ox cart to the village entrance, Song Xing was already waiting under the tree.

After the ox cart stopped, Song Xing hurried over and took the baskets from Song Li and Song Yue.

After Song Li got off the car, she saw Song Xing's face, which was red from the sun. She asked Song Xing, "Xiao Xing, how long have you been here?"

Song Xing whispered, "I just got here too, I didn't wait long."

Sun Li smiled and said to Lianlian beside her: "The three children of the Changhe family have such a good relationship. It's really enviable."

Seeing this scene, Lianlian also sighed: "Yes, it must be that the sisters love their brothers, and the brothers also know how to love their sisters."

Song Li came over and said to Lianlian, "Aunt, let's go home." Lianlian said quickly, "Let's go home quickly. The sun is too hot."

After saying goodbye to Lianlian, the three Song Li siblings walked towards home, talking and laughing.

After Song Li finished her meal, she poured all the copper coins in her bag onto the table. She said to Zhang, "Mom, selling eggs is thirty copper coins, and buying fans is thirty-four copper coins. I left all the fans for grandma in the basket."

Zhang looked at the copper coins on the table, counted out twenty and pushed them in front of Song Li, saying, "Xiao Li, you are getting married soon, so keep these twenty coins for yourself and buy something you want."

After Zhang finished speaking, she picked up the remaining copper coins with her clothes and went back to the house.

Song Yue and Song Xing stared at the copper coins on the table. Song Xing said to Song Li, "Sister, can I touch it?" Song Li smiled and said, "Of course."

Song Xing happily took one and looked at it again and again. Song Yue also wanted to take one and looked at it. She looked at Song Li with a pleading look, and Song Li nodded. Song Yue also took one and looked at it again and again, imitating Song Xing's behavior.

Song Li thought for a moment, and took out eight from the copper coins. She said to Song Yue and Song Xing, "Xiao Yue, Xiao Xing, I didn't make the fan alone. You two played an important role. Come, I'll give you four each. You two keep them safe and keep them as a secret between the three of us, okay?"

After hearing this, Song Yue asked Song Li, "Sister, didn't mother tell you to buy something? Will mother beat us if she finds out?"

Song Li smiled and touched Song Yue's head and said, "As long as we don't tell her, mother won't know."

After Song Li finished speaking, she handed the copper coins in her hand to Song Yue and Song Xing.

Song Li returned to her previous life. Every day, except for occasionally working in the fields, she would make wedding dresses at home. In a blink of an eye, a month had passed and the corn in the field had grown to nearly two meters high.

That afternoon, amid the noisy chirping of cicadas, Song Li finally finished her wedding dress.

Song Li put it on, leaned over the water tank, and looked at it again and again. The sleeves and hem of the wedding dress were embroidered with patterns by Song Yue.

This was the first piece of clothing Song Li had ever sewn, and it was also her wedding dress, so Song Li carefully put it into the closet.

After putting the clothes away, Song Li went back to the yard to stretch her body. She had been sewing clothes with her head down for several days, and Song Li felt that her neck and shoulders were particularly uncomfortable.

"Knock, knock, knock" there was a knock on the door. Song Li looked at the sky and it should be noon. Who could it be?

Song Li walked to the gate and shouted, "Who is it?" Xing'er's voice rang out from outside the door, "It's me, Xing'er."

After hearing this, Song Li quickly opened the door. She looked at Xing'er who looked anxious and asked, "Xing'er, what's wrong?"

Xing Er said quickly, "Okay Xiao Li, come with me, and call Xiao Yue too."

Song Li was traumatized by Xing'er's "going out to play". She said to Xing'er, "Xing'er, where are you going? Yueyue is still sleeping!"

Xing'er stretched her head to look at the empty yard, then she took Song Li's arm and said, "Okay, Xiaoli, let's go together."

After hearing this, Song Li couldn't help but doubt Xing'er's purpose. She asked Xing'er, "Xing'er, where are you going first? I won't go to a place that's too far."

Xing Er quickly assured Song Li, "Xiao Li, it's not far, just go to the Black River embankment, many people have gone there."

Song Li asked again: "Many people have gone there, what are they doing? It's a bit early to go digging grass at this time!"

Xing'er said hurriedly: "Xiao Li, I heard from Chunhua that Wu..., well, there is a scholar coming here to play, and many girls have gone. Let's go too." Xing'er said while acting coquettishly to Song Li.

Song Li felt a little unbelievable after hearing this. She looked at the big sun above her head. Isn't it too hot at this time? Are the lotus flowers in the river so beautiful?

Seeing Xing'er acting like a spoiled child, Song Li had no choice but to go back to the room and put her bag on. She then woke up Song Yue and asked her to get up and close the door.

When Xing'er saw Song Li coming out, she hurriedly pulled Song Li out.

Song Li was almost dragged by Xing'er to the Heihe River embankment. When Xing'er and the others arrived, there were already quite a few people there. Song Li felt that almost all the unmarried girls in the village had come.

Xing'er pulled Song Li's hand and excitedly went forward. She pointed at the four scholars not far away and said to Song Li loudly: "Xiao Li, the one wearing green clothes is the youngest son of the Zheng family in our village. His name is Wu Mingde."

When Xing'er said this, the love in her eyes surprised Song Li. Song Li quickly said to Xing'er, "Xing'er, keep your voice down. There are so many people watching us. If people spread gossip, Second Madam will punish you."

Xing Er thought of Song Tianshi and quickly covered her mouth. She whispered to Song Li, "I'll just watch from the front and won't say anything."

After Xing'er finished speaking, she pulled Song Li to the front. Song Li saw four people dressed as scholars standing by the river and talking. Song Li took a look and felt that one of them looked familiar.

After a while, Wu Mingde, whom Xing'er mentioned, walked towards this side. Song Li felt Xing'er's excitement, and her hand was held so hard by Xing'er that it hurt.

Wu Mingde stopped in front of the crowd and said loudly, "Ladies and gentlemen, Wu has invited several classmates to come and play today. We have written a few poems and would like to let the ladies appreciate them."

Wu Mingde's words scared away almost all the girls. Song Li wanted to run away, but Xing'er didn't want to, so she had to stay. Song Li looked around, and this poetry meeting became a special event for her and Xing'er.

Song Li complained in her heart: If you want to show off your knowledge, you don't have to do it in front of a group of girls who can't read a single word. That's really a lack of moral integrity.

Wu Mingde glanced at Xing'er, then smiled and said, "The willow trees on the bank are crisscrossed, casting their shadows into the long river. Even if there are lotus flowers, they are not as good as the flowers that can speak."

After Wu Mingde finished speaking, he specifically asked Xing'er: "Miss Xing'er, what do you think of my poem?"

After hearing this, Xing'er opened her mouth to say something but didn't know how to say it. She just lowered her head in frustration.

After seeing this, Song Li said to Wu Mingde in a bad mood: "This gentleman has found the wrong flower. My aunt is not feeling well. We have to go back."

After Song Li finished speaking, she pulled Xing'er towards the downhill part of the river bank.

Wu Mingde reached out to stop Song Li and Xing'er. He said, "I know you. You are Miss Xing'er's niece. Why are you in such a hurry to leave? You can't let me disturb Miss Xing'er's mood. I still have a few classmates to talk to!"

After listening to this, Song Li felt so angry that she laughed. She asked Wu Mingde: "Do I have to listen to the end?"

Without waiting for Wu Mingde to say anything, a scholar in a blue gown walked straight up to Song Li and said, "Mingde, don't scare me. Miss, I didn't expect that we would meet again."

Wu Mingde looked at the scholar curiously and said, "Yun An, do you know her?"

The scholar smiled and said, "I met her once before at the big market in Heihe Town. My sister likes her very much."

Song Li then took a closer look at the scholar in front of him, and it turned out to be him.

Song Li also smiled and said, "So it's you, young master. Is Lingling okay?"

After hearing this, the scholar smiled and said, "Lingling is very nice, but she often talks about you and your sister. She even went to the market several times, but she only saw your fiancé."

After hearing this, Song Li said to the scholar, "The next time we go, it may be around the big market on August 15th."

The scholar said to Song Li gratefully, "Thank you, young lady, for telling me this. Now I can save face in front of Lingling." After the scholar finished speaking, he and Song Li both laughed.

The scholar looked at Song Li and said to her, "Young lady, please don't call me Master anymore. I am Li Yun'an."

After the scholar finished speaking to Song Li, he turned to Wu Mingde and said, "Mingde, it's too hot, let the two girls go back!"

Wu Mingde didn't say anything else. Song Li looked at Li Yun'an with gratitude, then helped Xing'er walk down the slope of the river bank.

Xing Er lowered her head and said to Song Li: "Xiao Li, I want to talk too, but I don't understand."

Song Li patted her shoulder and said, "Xing'er, it's okay that you don't understand. You have to remember that he is a scholar and we are illiterate. We have no common topics, so how can we understand each other? So, Xing'er, don't get too involved."

After hearing this, Xing'er nodded disappointedly.