After dressing as a widow

"The Li family asked a matchmaker to come to my house?" Lin Zhen's voice was frighteningly cold. If you want to say who is closest to him in the Lin family, the most important thing is Lin Xiaoyao, except for Father Lin.

He taught the child to read and write with his own hands, and took him to the town to do business. He had already included people in his range. Seeing each other every month, the relationship is naturally not as deep as that of Lin Xiaoyao.

Uncle Ji felt inexplicably that Lin Zhen in front of him was frighteningly cold, and said: "Yes, I went there at noon today, and I didn't leave until the afternoon. I left the dowry at your house, and then I was thrown outside by Xiaoyao, and there was no one there. Dare to pick it up."

After the questioning, Lin Zhen took Lin Adie who was already in a hurry to go back, and then walked outside the yard, and saw things scattered everywhere on the ground through the scattered lights exposed by the window, there were sugar cakes, dried Red dates, raw peanuts, two pieces of cloth, and a piece of pork.

This is their rule here, the first time you come to the door, you only need to bring these, the big part of the dowry has to wait until the day before the official marriage, and that day happens to be the official banquet at the wedding party, so take out each piece and show it to the big guys.

It depends on the day whether a brother or a daughter gets married well.

The Li family has a lot of dowry gifts, even more generous than some other families, but they absolutely shouldn't do the thing of forcing the head of the cow without drinking water.

"Knock, knock, knock," Lin Zhen called out after knocking on the fence door, "Daddy and I are back, come and open the door."

Several people walked out of the room with ugly expressions on their faces, Lin Xiaoyao ran over to open the door for him, raised her head and looked at him, her eyes were a little red, but her spirit looked fine: "Third Brother..."

"Go in and talk."

"En." Lin Xiaoyao nodded, and walked into the room side by side with him.

Father Lin was so anxious that his forehead was sweating, and he was out of breath, so he asked, "We just heard Ji Fulang say that the Li family brought a matchmaker to propose marriage when we first entered the village, what's going on?!"

As soon as he said that, Mrs. Lin stepped forward: "The Li family is really too much. They didn't say hello to anyone in advance. They brought a matchmaker and a dowry to propose Xiaoyao directly, and they said nothing about Xiaoyao and Li Jiu. It's a certainty, let our family agree quickly, so as not to damage Xiaoyao's reputation!"

Sister Lin was the first to see Li Zhaodi and the matchmaker when Li came to see it today, but both Li Zhaodi and the matchmaker kept their mouths off, and Aunt Lin was overwhelmed with both fists and four hands, and was silenced.

Eldest brother Lin, second elder brother Lin and second sister-in-law Lin are not good at words, and after asking clearly that Lin Xiaoyao has nothing to do with the Li family, she gritted her teeth and refused to let go, and the younger ones were even more irrelevant.

Thinking of the scene at that time, Aunt Lin was so angry that he turned around and walked out: "I'm going to ask her, Li Zhaodi, if she did this, I'm not guilty of doing this! It's a good thing that every time she comes, I'm willing to talk to her!"

"Father, if you go to her at night and she pretends to be asleep, you won't even be able to get in."

"Then just swallow this breath and admit this marriage!?" Father Lin was furious, his chest heaving violently. If Li Zhaodi was here, he might have kicked him and slapped him.

Lin Zhen comforted him: "If you want to make a fuss, you have to find a time when there are many people, just like she came here at noon today."

"But father, the Li family has done things to this extent, even if there is no relationship between Xiaoyao and Li Jiu, it will inevitably be discussed by others, and the marriage may also be hindered." In fact, the Li family is so unscrupulous, the bet is The Lin family didn't dare to take Xiao Yao's reputation and marriage as decisions. A little brother got involved with a boy before he got married. In the future, he rarely kissed. Even if there were, it might be right for Xiao Yao's previous affairs. Mutter.

And because of the Li family's one-year foreshadowing, this situation will only get worse, and it is also the part that Lin Zhen is most worried about.

Lin Xiaoyao straightened her neck, and her red eyes were full of determination: "I will never marry Li Jiu even if I go to the nunnery to eat fast and chant Buddha!"

"What are you talking about? You are sixteen this year." Aunt Lin didn't want Lin Xiaoyao to marry Li Jiu, but he also hoped that Lin Xiaoyao's life would be prosperous and prosperous. He was poaching him for eating fast and praying to Buddha. heart.

"Father, the amount of money I make a month with my third brother is not as good as that of a boy. I can live a good life without relying on them. What are you doing getting married?"

"Getting married means finding someone to live with you for the rest of your life. The two of you have a place to talk together. After having a few children, your life will be easier."

Seeing that the two fathers and sons could not convince anyone, and their emotions were still a bit agitated, Lin Zhen quickly stepped in: "As long as Xiaoyao can stand on her own, she will not be afraid of anything. Father, if someone like Li Zhaodi becomes In-laws, there will be no peace in the days to come."

"After breakfast tomorrow, our family will all go to the gate of Li's house. We won't be finished until we call people out."

"Is this going to work?"

"If you can't do it, you have to do it. Since the troubles have become like this, if we don't make troubles back, others will only think that we acquiesced in her words and had some agreement with their family."

"Now it's time to compare whoever is louder, and whoever yells the loudest." Lin Zhen patted Lin Xiaoyao on the shoulder, telling him not to worry, no matter what, Lin Xiaoyao was still young and had never experienced such a thing before. If he wasn't a bit more assertive, I'm afraid he would feel uncomfortable in his heart and in his future situation.

As soon as Lin Zhen opened his mouth, the originally sluggish atmosphere finally stopped the momentum of falling. It's strange to say that there is Lin's father, Lin's elder brother, and Lin's second brother at home, but everyone is used to looking at him. Nothing to worry about.

After discussing together for a while, everyone washed their faces and feet and went to sleep. Lin Zhen looked at Lin Xiaoyao who was lying on the quilt with her eyes wide open, folded the cotton robes that had been taken off, put them on the table, lifted the quilt and lay down : "Go to sleep, there are many things to do tomorrow, and I will be busy."

Lin Xiaoyao suddenly reached out and hugged his waist, and rubbed her head on his shoulder: "Third Brother, is reputation really that important? Is marriage that important?"

The two of them have the same gender, they are both brothers, and they look like men, if it were changed, Lin Zhen would have goosebumps all over the place, feeling like he was doing something bad.

But now he has gradually gotten used to it, he pulled up the quilt that Lin Xiaoyao had opened, covering his shoulders and back: "Let's talk about the first question you asked first, a person's reputation is important." It's not important, of course it's important, it's very important, let's not talk about it, let's take the case of me being framed by Cai Jinzhu and having an affair with Qian Jingyuan. Although I won, is the business of our shop not as good as before? income?"

"Because in the eyes of those people, I am no longer an equal person to them. I have "stains" on me, and they feel that what I do is not worthy of them."

"And wherever the same thing happened, he would think of me the first time, and talk about me by the way." Lin Zhen never realized this before. Everyone used to admire him so much, and even some myths about him, talking about his milk tea , his Malatang, "Mei Niang" and "Xunxian" written by him, it seems that if you don't discuss things related to Zhenyouwei Snacks, you can't keep up with the trend.

When it was discovered that he could not be so perfect, he completely denied everything about him, as if the things they discussed before did not exist.

This group of people stepped on even harder than those who joined in halfway.

He said: "So you see how important reputation is. It can bring things, and when you lose it, it will also make you lose a lot. It may be gold and silver, or it may be the comfort of your existence in this place."

"But Xiaoyao, it's not that important. Do what you think is right. No matter how sharp someone's eyes and words are, don't be intimidated by them. Time will give you the answer."

Lin Xiaoyao leaned on Lin Zhen's shoulder, and the flesh on his face felt crispy with the slight movements of his body when he spoke. He really liked the third brother talking to him, no matter how scared or uncomfortable he was, he would be rejected Smooth them out one by one.

He said: "Then what if I get married in four or five years, or even seven or eight years?"

Lin Zhen looked down at him: "In four or five years, you will be 21 two, and in seven or eight years you will be 23 four. At that time, all the friends around you should be married, and the children will be seven or eight years old."

In fact, according to Lin Zhenzhen's true thoughts, this age is still young, 27 or 27 is not too late, but different times have different requirements, Xiaoyao has been influenced by him and has a model for her life and what she will do Vague thoughts, if he says that he can get married at the age of 30 or [-], he will be rejected by this era, miss some good people, and affect the rest of his life, he will feel uncomfortable.

So he compromised and said: "Each of us does one thing and says something, which will be fulfilled in the future. You have to understand, if you get married at the age of 21, what problems will you face that need to be solved? , Can you solve it, what are the consequences of solving it, and what are the consequences of not being able to solve it."

"If you feel you can afford the consequences, then do what you want."

"If you can't bear it, you have to think twice before acting."

This is also Lin Zhen's own principle of doing things. Whether it is going back to Lin's house after the funeral for Gu Da, taking Gu Shuanzi back to live in, or opening a shop in the town, he has thought carefully.

The only accident so far is the ten boards that Cai Jinzhu suffered in the county government because of his yelling at the court...

"Third brother, sometimes I wonder if you are my third brother." Lin Xiaoyao rubbed her face on his shoulder and whispered this sentence.

Lin Zhen's body froze: "Really?"

"That's right, you are not at all like before. Before you married Qian Jingyuan, you always relied on your father to dote on you. You were often lazy, transferred your own affairs to me, and often had quarrels with the villagers. A few kids play together and have something to eat every day."

"But I hope you will always be like this, third brother. I like you now."

To be honest, Lin Zhen was still a little angry, anyway, he used the body of the original body, and the soul of the original body disappeared inexplicably.

He patted Lin Xiaoyao on the shoulder: "I know you like me very much, go to sleep."

Lin Xiaoyao nodded, not only did her head not come down from his shoulders, but she also arched her chest, and put her hands on his waist.

Lin Zhen quickly grabbed his hand: "Go to sleep a little bit, it's too hot!"

"Hey," Lin Xiaoyao smiled inexplicably, pinching his waist with both hands, raised her head and said to him, "Brother, your waist is really thin, I can almost finish holding both palms."

"..."

The veins on Lin Zhen's forehead popped out, he didn't want to be so thin!

What does a big man want such a thin waist, let alone his ass...

What a yingdang ass!

When he took a bath, he never looked carefully, for fear of vomiting blood.

Lin Xiaoyao quickly rolled back to her original position and went to sleep after two hands. Lin Zhen quickly pulled down the underwear that was rolled up over her stomach, and pulled the quilt up to her chin.

The next day, Lin Zhen was still half asleep when he heard Father Lin calling him: "Zhener, are you awake?"

He didn't know what dream he had, his waist and legs were so weak, he heard Father Lin's voice slow down and said: "I'm awake, I'll get up right away."

Lin Xiaoyao, who was sleeping next to him, is no longer there, and she doesn't know when she got up.

Lin Zhen got out of bed in his clothes and trousers, and walked to the kitchen. He saw Father Lin, who had dark circles under his eyes, scooping hot water into the basin. When he saw him come out, he said, "I've scooped up the water for you, take it out and add some cold water." .”

"Oh good." Apparently, Father Lin didn't sleep well all night, and was worrying about going to Li's house later, Lin Zhen went out with a basin, first poured water into a bamboo cup, brushed his teeth, and then washed his face.

Everyone in the family got up, and Lin's father, Brother Lin, was standing in the yard, and Lin's second brother was dressing his youngest child under the roof. Because the family has finished eating and is chubby, he is raising his hands and feet under the guidance of Lin Erge.

Lin Zhen finished washing, put the basin on the wall, and went back to the kitchen: "Father, cook noodles or eat other things."

"I don't have much appetite, I don't want to eat, you brothers can figure it out."

"People are like iron, rice is steel, how can you not eat or drink? Let me see." Lin Zhen opened the cabinet next to the stove and took a look. Seeing that the bowl was still full of chopped fresh minced meat, he had an idea , "Eat the dumpling wrappers, second sister-in-law, go to the field and cut some leeks, sister-in-law, peel off the two bamboo shoots in the corner, and I will make noodles."

"Okay, let's cut it now." Without saying a word, Mrs. Lin got up to cut the leeks with a sickle, and Mrs. Lin took the two bamboo shoots in the corner to the yard, and quickly peeled the shells of the bamboo shoots.

Lin Zhen took a large scoop of wheat flour, added water and boiled.

There are very few people who grow wheat in the area. The wheat flour was bought by Lin Zhen when he came back. It is more than half the price of sorghum rice and buckwheat, but the taste is also incomparable to rough sorghum rice and buckwheat.

When he reconciled, Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Lin had already brought the chopped chives and diced bamboo shoots. Lin Zhen started a pot to boil water, first blanched the diced bamboo shoots, picked them up and drained them, and then took a large bowl and put the bamboo shoots in them Ding and minced meat, add seasoning and stir clockwise vigorously, and then another portion of minced meat with leeks.

Then put the rolled dumpling wrapper on the palm of your hand, add stuffing to wrap it up, put the dumpling wrapper on after the water is boiled, cook until the dumpling wrapper floats and it is cooked.

"Come to have breakfast." Lin Zhen scooped up the dumpling wrappers into a bowl and shouted to the yard.