When the pears are green

Chapter 146 Slow things down

Mrs. Wu Li thanked Song Li on behalf of Wu Mingshu, and then said to Song Yue embarrassedly: "Xiaoyue, please go to my house and talk to Mingshu when you are free. She has a wound on her face and it is not convenient for her to come out. Minghui is too young, and she will feel that I am nagging if I talk too much. I am afraid that she will be too bored staying at home alone and will think too much."

Song Yue nodded quickly and agreed. Wu Mingshu hurried over, took Song Yue's hand and begged her to go now. Song Yue looked at Zhang with some embarrassment.

Wu Li knew that Song Yue was worried about Song Li. After all, her sister was still at home, so how could Song Yue leave? She quickly rebuked Wu Minghui and told her not to be willful.

Zhang came out to smooth things over: "Sister-in-law, don't mention Minghui. It's a good thing for Minghui and Xiaoyue to be close. After all, they will live together for a long time in the future! Xiaoyue should go with Minghui. Mingshu is not feeling well. You two should stop making too much noise."

"Yueyue, go quickly. Qingzhou and I will be going back soon. I'm afraid if I go back too late, I will miss Master Yang's time, which will be troublesome." Song Li continued Zhang's words and said to Song Yue.

Wu Minghui saw that Zhang and Song Li had spoken, so she looked at Song Yue expectantly. Song Yue thought for a while, then she went back to her room and took the slingshot and several embroidered handkerchiefs left by Song Xing.

"Sister Xiaoyue still understands me." Wu Minghui jumped up excitedly.

Song Yue tapped Wu Minghui's forehead with her finger and said, "Minghui's intention is not about the wine, but about the slingshot."

Wu Minghui happily took the slingshot from Song Yue's hand and ran to the gate of the yard to wait for Song Yue.

"Sister, you and brother-in-law should be careful on your way back. Minghui and I will go to see Sister Wu first." Song Yue stuffed all the handkerchiefs into Song Li's hands, and then softly asked Jiang Qingzhou to be more tolerant of Song Li in the future.

Song Li and Jiang Qingzhou were both amused by Song Yue's words. Song Li smiled and told her to go find Wu Minghui quickly, as Wu Minghui was already waiting anxiously at the gate of the courtyard.

Mrs. Wu Li also said goodbye to Mrs. Zhang, saying that she would send Song Yue back when she wanted to.

After Song Yue, Wu Minghui and Wu Li left, Song Li and Jiang Qingzhou talked to Zhang for a while. Zhang was afraid of missing the time, so she asked them to leave early.

Song Li and Jiang Qingzhou were talking about Wu Mingshu and Yang Cheng on the way. Combining what Lin Chunhong said before, Song Li felt that there was no need to force the relationship. Although some people may develop feelings over time, more often they will develop resentment and hatred.

Jiang Qingzhou took Song Li's hand and placed it on his chest. He assured Song Li: "Xiao Li, I will definitely not be a man like Yang Cheng."

"I believe you." Song Li responded to Jiang Qingzhou with a chuckle.

Compared to the morning, Song Li and Jiang Qingzhou walked much faster. When they arrived at Rongxing Bookstore, the class was not over yet.

In the summer, the school was dismissed at the beginning of the evening. Song Li looked at the setting sun and asked Jiang Qingzhou, "Qingzhou, should we knock on the door or wait?"

"Knock on the door. It will probably be another half hour before school is over." Jiang Qingzhou said and walked to the gate of the study and knocked lightly.

It was Master Li who opened the door. Jiang Qingzhou explained the reason to Master Li. Master Li went to the lecture hall and called out Yang Yu who was supervising the children's study.

Jiang Qingzhou took the wooden box from Song Li, handed it to Yang Yu, and said to him, "Master Yang, Sister Wu asked us to give this wooden box to you, saying it is a thank you gift for you and your sister. Sister Wu also specifically told us not to let your sister get involved in the matter between her and Yang Cheng, because she is afraid that you will be hated by Yang Cheng's family."

Yang Yu thanked Jiang Qingzhou and Song Li first, then took the wooden box. The small wooden box seemed to weigh a thousand pounds in his hand. He stared at the wooden box and didn't even notice when Song Li and Jiang Qingzhou left.

A few birds flew by, leaving behind their chirping sounds, which brought Yang Yu's attention away from the wooden box.

Yang Yu slowly came back to his senses. He took the wooden box into the lecture hall, put it casually on the desk, and put it into his bag when the class was over.

"Yang Yu, come with me to Wuzhuang Village tomorrow!" Yang Cheng stopped Yang Yu at the door of his house. He knew that Wu Wei respected scholars, so he wanted to take Yang Yu with him as a talisman.

Yang Yu glanced at Yang Cheng, who was covered in rouge, and rejected Yang Cheng with a firm attitude.

Yang Cheng stopped Yang Yu who was about to leave. He smiled and told Yang Yu: "Yang Yu, come with me. When we coax Wu Mingshu back, I will introduce you to a beautiful girl."

"Brother Cheng, I'm still in mourning, so don't make such jokes. I have to go to the bookstore to give lectures tomorrow, so you can find someone else. Aren't Yang Bin and Yang Hai at home?" Yang Yu pushed away Yang Cheng's hand that was trying to stop him and walked straight to his home.

Yang Cheng looked at Yang Yu's back as he left. He cursed in a low voice, "You're just a scholar. What's so great about you? Look at how poor you look."

Yang Yu ignored what Yang Cheng said. He just wondered in his heart what Wu Wei liked about Yang Cheng that made Wu Mingshu marry Yang Cheng.

Yang Yu pushed open the gate as usual, took out the wooden box from his bag and handed it to Yang Jing who was sewing clothes.

"Third brother, what is this?" Yang Jing asked curiously after taking the wooden box.

Yang Yu glanced outside the courtyard gate and saw that there was no one there, so he whispered, "It's a thank-you gift from your sister-in-law. She also said that she doesn't want you to get involved in her and Cheng Ge's affairs anymore. You can look at it yourself, I'll go serve the food."

Yang Jing curled her lips, put down the clothes in her hands, and gently opened the wooden box, which contained a silver bracelet, a purse, and a note.

Yang Jing learned a lot of words from Yang Yu. She picked up the note and saw that it said: The silver bracelet is for Jing'er, and the purse is for Yang Yu. Be well with each other, don't forget or miss each other.

"Third brother, this is for you." Yang Jing handed the purse and the note to Yang Yu who was eating at the wooden table.

Yang Yu casually put the purse on the table. He took the note and read it carefully again and again. He crumpled the note into a ball in frustration and said softly, "Don't forget or miss me."

"Third brother, this is the bracelet my sister-in-law gave me." Yang Jing stretched out her wrist in front of Yang Yu. Yang Yu took a closer look and found that it was a silver bracelet engraved with two orchids.

Yang Yu didn't want to open the purse, but after seeing the silver bracelet on Yang Jing's wrist, he kept wondering what Wu Mingshu would give him, so he opened the purse. He looked down at the purse, which contained five or six pieces of silver.

Yang Jing also looked down curiously, and she suddenly understood why Wu Mingshu gave these things to herself and Yang Yu.

"Third brother, my sister-in-law gave me the bracelet as a dowry, and she gave you the silver so that you would have money to marry a wife." Yang Jing told Yang Yu what he thought, making the already depressed Yang Yu even more irritable.

Yang Yu looked at the silver in the purse and whispered to Yang Jing, "Jing'er, this is not a thank you gift. This is her way of completely cutting off contact with you and me."

"Third brother will think too much. If I miss my sister-in-law in the future, I can go to see her!" Yang Jing said indifferently.

Yang Yu shook his head. He looked at the innocent Yang Jing and asked, "What if she marries someone else?"

"My sister-in-law is still young, and she will definitely marry someone else. I just need to visit her more often before she marries someone else. Third brother is always worried about gains and losses. It is always more important to do than to talk or think." Yang Jing revealed Yang Yu's thoughts with one sentence.

Yang Yu stopped talking. He ate his meal casually, wondering whether he should agree to Yang Cheng.

Seeing that Yang Yu was always in a daze, Yang Jing asked Yang Yu to go back to his room and rest after dinner.

"I send my longing to the bright moon, and the goddess comes into my dream." Yang Yu was lying on the bed looking at the silver light all over the floor. He recalled the scene when he and Wu Mingshu met for the first time. At that time, Wu Mingshu was still a happy newlywed. He stood behind his father and secretly looked at this beautiful and gentle sister-in-law. That sweet smile was imprinted in Yang Yu's eyes from then on.

"Things will always turn out well if you take it slow. Don't be anxious, Yang Yu. There will always be a chance to meet again. Why rush it?" Yang Yu slowly convinced himself. He decided not to be with Yang Cheng tomorrow. He couldn't let Wu Mingshu think of him as Yang Cheng's accomplice.

The bright moonlight not only sprinkled into Yang Yu's room, but also covered the Jiang family's courtyard.

Song Li and Jiang Qingzhou lay on the wooden bed in the yard, looking at the full moon in the sky. The light of the moon obscured the brightness of the stars, and it was indeed a dim moon.

"Xiao Li, is there Chang'e on the moon?" Jiang Qingzhou asked with his head tilted.

Song Li was conflicted. Should she say yes or say there was only a crater but no Chang'e?

Seeing that Song Li did not answer, Jiang Qingzhou reached out and smoothed Song Li's frown, then said with a smile: "Xiao Li, there are too many mosquitoes outside, let's go back to the room and sleep."

The boy's smile under the moonlight was heart-stirring. Song Li raised her hand and climbed onto the boy's shoulders, smiling and asking him to hold her back.