Originally, Yun Cuihe had not expected this, but when Chu Yue reminded her, the way she looked at Lu Shanshan was wrong.
"Yueyue is right. Why did you know that there was a thief in my house? Did you do it?"
Lu Shanshan panicked and hurriedly waved her hands.
"No, aunt, don't get me wrong, it's not me." He then looked at Chu Yue and said angrily, "My father is Li Zheng from Banpo Village. I can't be a thief at all. You can't do it because Xinghe and I were engaged. Just slander me."
It turned out that they were engaged.
Chu Yue was shocked by Lu Shanshan's words and took a step back, falling into a broad and warm arms.
"Are you okay?"
The little girl in her arms shook her head numbly, but she couldn't hide the grievance in her eyes.
Lu Xinghe caressed her back and looked at Lu Shanshan, "Are you sure there was a marriage contract between us? Do you have any tokens and documents? The government has always punished such rumors and slanders severely. I will be thinking of you today. This is my first offense, so I won’t argue with you. If I hear you again, then you can wait to go to court.”
Go to court!
After all, the two were engaged before. Lu Shanshan thought that Lu Xinghe would at least have some sympathy for her, but his cold tone and sharp words made her take a few steps back in shock.
Looking at Chu Yue who was protected by him, she felt a little sour in her heart. If her family had not denied the engagement a few years ago, she would be the one being protected by him now, right?
The movement here was gradually heard by the people around, and many people stretched their necks to look at the excitement.
Seeing that Lu Xinghe and his family were all facing Chu Yue, Lu Shanshan really had no shame in staying here any longer, so she could only cover her face and run away.
Yun Cuihe sighed and turned around to explain to Chu Yue.
"Don't mind Yueyue. The old marriage contract between Xinghe and Lu Shanshan was just a joke between the two families when they were young. Later, after our family fell into decline, the Li Zheng family no longer recognized this marriage. Lu Shanshan was engaged to another family years ago, and the wedding will be next month, and then Mom will take you out to have a drink."
Chu Yue, who lowered her head, nodded and said hello, then went back to the house.
Seeing Chu Yue leaving, Yun Cuihe turned to look at Lu Xinghe and said, "Go back and coax her. Yue Yue has a docile temperament. Lu Shanshan's fierce look just now may have scared her."
Lu Xinghe glanced into the room and nodded quickly, "Okay."
The chickens and ducks bought today did not dare to be placed in the chicken coop outside the house like the big chickens at night. Yun Cuihe asked Lu Xinghe to surround the pig pen that had been cleaned and put the chickens and ducks in.
Nowadays, the weather is neither cold nor hot, and the temperature is just right for these chickens and ducks to grow. When the weather cools down, the chickens and ducks will be half their size, and they will be able to withstand the cold.
Lu Xinghe finished his work at home and entered the house.
I wanted to talk to Chu Yue about Lu Shanshan, but I saw that the little girl had already fallen asleep huddled in the kang.
He hurriedly reached out and pulled the quilt folded on the bedside and gently covered her body, then lay down next to her. He originally didn't care much about Lu Shanshan's so-called verbal engagement, but he didn't expect this. This incident actually affected the little girl next to him.
Somehow, he felt a little angry in his heart.
After a while, Lu Xinghe turned over and fell asleep.
…
The next day was the day to get up in the house, and the family got up early.
Breakfast was made by Yun Cuihe and Lu Xingan. Lu Xingping went to mix food for the chickens and ducks as soon as he got up. After Chu Yue got up, he caught the chickens and ducks in the pig pen and put them into the chicken pen outside the house. Take it back to the house at night.
Lu Xinghe originally wanted to find an opportunity to have a few words with Chu Yue, but she seemed to be always busy with things. He could also tell that the little girl was avoiding him on purpose.
He had no choice but to go back to the house to read, but because he had something hidden in his heart, he would look outside the house from time to time.
Yun Cuihe is someone who has been here before and can see the problem at a glance. If this kind of thing is not explained clearly, the contradiction will become bigger and bigger.
She quickly winked at Lu Xinghe and then looked in Chu Yue's direction.
Lu Xinghe knew what Yun Cuihe meant, so he closed the book in front of him, got up and went to the pig pen to help Chu Yue move the chickens and ducks to the chicken pen. Then he took her hand into the house and closed the door. Door.
He rubbed the little girl's drooped head.
"Still angry?"
Chu Yue shook her head and whispered, "I didn't."
Lu Xinghe smiled softly and explained, "She and I have nothing. If she hadn't come home yesterday, I might not even remember what she looks like."
Chu Yue pursed her lips slightly, "Oh."
In fact, she wasn't angry, and knew that there was nothing between the two of them. It was just because people had made trouble at home and yelled at her in front of her that she felt a little uncomfortable, so she didn't want to listen to Lu Xinghe's explanation. .
Just when the atmosphere was stagnant again, Lu Xinghe suddenly took a step forward, held her gently in his arms, and gently stroked her back as if coaxing a child.
"I used to coax Xingping Xing'an from crying when he was a child. Are you feeling better now?" There was a trace of embarrassment on his face. "This is also my first time to get along with a girl. I'm not very good at coaxing people. If the coaxing is not good enough, can Yueyue not be angry?"
The little girl in her arms couldn't help but burst into laughter and muttered angrily.
"I'm not a child, so I don't want you to coax me like this."
Seeing that she was willing to talk to him, Lu Xinghe finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he heard the little girl in his arms say: "I didn't even want to slander her yesterday. When I said that to her, I don’t know that she is Li Zheng’s daughter, nor do I know what contact you had with her before.”
After all, there was a burglar in the house yesterday, and even the neighbors might not know. Lu Shanshan suddenly came to say those words, so it was a normal reaction for her to ask.
Lu Xinghe pinched Chu Yue's little nose and corrected: "The last sentence was wrong. I really have no contact with her."
Seemingly thinking of something, he asked again, "So, the strange person you saw the day before yesterday was her?"
Chu Yue nodded, "It's her."
Lu Xinghe thought for a while, then looked at Chu Yue again, "What happened last night, I think several nearby families heard the noise. If anyone asks, just tell them that our family lost two taels of silver."
Chu Yue's face was full of confusion, "Why?"
Lu Xinghe rubbed her head, "Just do as I say. Maybe the thief will be caught in front of us without us doing it ourselves. When the time comes, I will explain to you why."
