When the pears are green

Chapter 133 Engagement

In the early morning of May 16th, the sky in the east began to turn pale.

Jiang Qingzhou pulled Song Li through the country paths. Except for a few villagers who got up early to work in the fields, there were almost no pedestrians on the road.

As the sun slowly rose higher, the fields became bustling. It was the busy farming season, and villagers could be seen everywhere bending over to pull weeds.

A villager who was working in the field saw Song Li and Jiang Qingzhou and greeted Song Li with a smile: "Little Li is back."

"Yes, Uncle Wu." Song Li responded with a smile, and she and Jiang Qingzhou continued to walk towards the village entrance.

Song Hui and Song Lan, who had been waiting at the entrance of the village, ran over when they saw Song Li and Jiang Qingzhou. They stopped beside Song Li and Jiang Qingzhou and called out sweetly, "Sister Xiaoli, brother-in-law."

Song Li smiled and touched the top of Song Hui and Song Lan's head. She held Song Lan's hand with her right hand and Song Hui's with her left hand and walked home.

Jiang Qingzhou followed the three people with a smile. He thought that in a few years, he and Song Li would also have a pair of such lovely children.

"Sister Xiaoli, I'll go tell uncle first." Song Hui said to Song Li when he was about to turn into the alley. Song Li let go of Song Hui's hand, and Song Hui ran towards the Song family as quickly as a gust of wind.

Song Changhe was talking to the villagers who came to congratulate him at the gate. When he saw Song Hui running over, he quickly grabbed Song Hui and asked, "Xiaohui, is your sister Xiaoli here?"

"Yes, uncle." Song Hui answered with a heavy breath. Song Changhe patted Song Hui on the back and asked him to go to the yard to find Song Xing to ask for some melon seeds.

The villagers standing at the door also saw Song Li and the other two walking into the alley. They smiled and asked Song Changhe to go and entertain his daughter and son-in-law first.

Song Changhe walked over to Song Li and the other two with a smile. He first took the backpack from Jiang Qingzhou, then asked Song Li, "Xiao Li, why didn't Qingye come?"

Song Li quickly explained: "Dad, the chickens and pigs at home need to be fed three or four times a day. They really cannot be separated from people, so Qingye was allowed to stay at home."

Song Changhe kept praising Jiang Qingye for being a diligent and good child, and then led the three of them into the yard.

After entering the yard, Song Changhe handed the backpack to Zhang, and then asked Song Changming to entertain Jiang Qingzhou on his behalf.

Because this marriage was to the headman's family, almost everyone in Wuzhuang Village came to the Song family to congratulate them, and Song Changhe really couldn't spare the time to entertain Jiang Qingzhou.

Most of the people in the yard were members of the Song family. Song Li hurriedly greeted Song Tian, ​​Li Hua, and Song Wu.

After a round of greetings, Zhang smiled and put the tray in front of Song Li and Song Lan, letting them grab the melon seeds themselves. Song Lan took a few shyly, and Song Li saw it and put a handful into Song Lan's hand. Song Lan happily ran away with the melon seeds in her hand.

Zhang also asked Jiang Qingye why he didn't come. After listening to Song Li's explanation, she picked up the cloth bag on the tray and filled it with a lot of melon seeds and peanuts.

"Xiao Li, put it away first. I'm afraid it won't come in a while. Go back and let Qingye try it. You go find Xiao Yue and put it with her first." Zhang handed the bulging cloth bag to Song Li. Song Li took the bag with a smile and went straight to Song Yue's room.

Song Li originally wanted to push the door open directly, but out of respect for Song Yue, she knocked on the door first.

Song Yue, who was sitting by the window concentrating on making shoes, did not pay attention to the situation in the yard. When she heard the knock on the door, she hurriedly hid the shoes in the sewing basket.

Song Yue stood up and took a closer look at the sewing basket. Seeing that she could not see any clues, she walked over to open the door.

"Sister, come in quickly." When Song Yue saw that it was Song Li, she hurriedly pulled Song Li into the room.

Song Li put the cloth bag in her hand on the stool at the head of the bed. She sat beside the bed and looked at Song Yue carefully.

At this time, Song Yue was wearing a pink summer shirt and a blue long skirt. A pink silk flower was inserted in her hair, which looked very beautiful. Her face was much paler than when she was harvesting wheat.

Seeing that Song Li was staring at her, Song Yue hurriedly asked Song Li if there was something on her face.

"I was fascinated by the happiness written all over Yueyue's face. The lotus in Yueyue's hair is so beautiful. As the saying goes, a lotus blooms in clear water, naturally without any decoration. It makes Yueyue even more beautiful." Song Li teased Song Yue with a smile.

Song Yue touched her slightly hot cheeks with her hands, and she walked over and buried her face in Song Li's shoulder, muttering in a low voice: "Sister is teasing me too."

Song Li smiled. She took out the knot that Ruyi asked her to pass on from her bag and handed it to Song Yue.

"Yueyue, this is a gift from Ruyi to you. These two are heart knots, and these two are double butterfly knots." Song Li pointed at the knots and told Song Yue their names.

Song Yue stared at the heart-shaped knot in her hand. She thought about going to Ruyi to learn how to weave knots in a few days.

The Song family and the Wu family were not far from each other. Even if the Wu family took the betrothal gifts around Wuzhuang Village, they still arrived at the Song family quickly.

A naughty boy ran into the Song family yard and shouted, "The groom is coming soon."

There was laughter in the yard. Song Changrong touched the boy's head and said with a smile, "Silly boy, Wu Sanlang has to wait another two years if he wants to be a groom. Here, I'll give you this handful of melon seeds, go and play."

The boy happily took the melon seeds and ran out of the yard with a smile.

"Sister-in-law, let Xiaoyue come out." Li Hua suggested to Zhang after the boy ran out.

Zhang listened to the faint sound of cowbells, and she asked Li Hua to go to Song Yue's room with her.

When Song Tian, ​​who was standing by, saw this, she cursed Li Hua in a low voice for trying to curry favor with Zhang.

"Mom, if you have any objections, you can go home first." After hearing what Song Tian said, Song Changming hurriedly told Song Tian to shut up.

Song Tian looked at Song Changming who was angry. She lowered her head and slapped her mouth. If she really returned home at this time, Song Ershun would definitely not let her off easily.

After Song Yue and the other three came out, the Song family members in the yard went outside the gate to wait for the Wu family to arrive.

"Congratulations, Sister Zhang. This must be Xiaoyue. I didn't see her the last time I came here. Now that I see her today, she is indeed a perfect match for our Mingde." Li Xiuyun's words made Song Yue blush. She hid behind Song Li and didn't dare to look at anyone.

Wu Minghui ran over from the crowd, she took Song Yue's hand and told Li Xiuyun: "Second Aunt, you made Sister Xiaoyue embarrassed."

Li Xiuyun smiled and tapped Wu Minghui's forehead, and Zhang hurriedly invited everyone from the Wu family to go to the main hall.

Mrs. Wu Li looked at the huge group of people and suggested to Mrs. Zhang, "Sister, let these young people talk in the yard, and we can take care of the rest."

Zhang looked at Song Changhe standing aside. Song Changhe smiled and said to Song Yue and the others, "Xiaoyue, Xiaoli, you don't have to go in. Just talk to Minghui and the others." After that, Song Changhe and the head of the village continued to walk towards the main room, leaving Song Li, Song Yue and the others in the yard.

Song Xing hurried to the kitchen and moved a few stools for the four people from the Wu family to sit down. Seeing Song Xing standing aside uncomfortably, Song Li asked Song Xing and Wu Minghui to go outside in the yard to play with slingshots.

Wu Minghui cheered and ran out of the yard with Song Xing after hearing this. Wu Mingshu, who was sitting on Wu Mingde's left, smiled and teased, "Mingde, are you just going to sit there and watch? Why don't you introduce us?"

Wu Mingde blushed, and he pointed at the Song Yue sisters sitting opposite him and introduced them to the Wu family members: "Eldest sister, second brother, second sister-in-law, this is Xiaoyue and her sister Madam Jiang."

As soon as Wu Mingde finished speaking, the woman on Wu Mingshu's right stood up with a smile. She pointed at the two people next to her and said to Song Yue, "Mingde, you can't introduce me like this. I am Mingde's second sister-in-law. My name is Lin Chunhong. This is my husband Wu Mingxuan, and this is our eldest sister Wu Mingshu."

Song Li couldn't help but look at the woman in front of her. She was tall and beautiful, and she looked like a cheerful woman.

Wu Mingxuan next to the woman looked somewhat similar to Wu Mingde, but more like Wu Li.

Song Yue quickly stood up and greeted the three people: "Greetings to Sister Wu, Brother Wu, and Sister Wu."