"I bought this hairpin from the most famous jewelry shop in Lingbao Town. There are all kinds of good things in it, but I'm still too poor to buy you a gold one."
Xu Ling's tone was filled with pity. He chose the most beautiful hairpin within his purchasing power. The silver-plated silk flower-wrapped hairpin looks dazzling silver. The flower wrapped on it is magnolia, and the workmanship is very exquisite.
Gu You took the hairpin and looked at it again and again, unable to hide the smile on his lips.
"Like it?"
"Um."
Gu You nodded slightly and held the hairpin to the back of his head. Nowadays, all women like to wear their hair in a high bun, but she prefers a low bun. When Nana stood there, she looked like one of those plain and cold women in the Song Dynasty portraits.
Xu Lingai admired her temperament and said with a little pity: "You are suitable for wearing jade. The gold one is also good-looking, but the silver one is too plain. When I have money, I will buy you a new one."
Gu Tao bit her lower lip, her eyes rounded, and her moist eyes were filled with happiness. She seemed to have a thousand words to say, but she just lowered her head and raised her eyes to look at Xu Ling, and nodded in agreement after a long while.
Coquettish and charming, nothing more than that.
Xu Ling was almost stunned.
When he thought that she was his wife, he couldn't help but laugh naively, and quickly asked her to look at something else.
Manfangzhai's lip balm, eyebrow makeup, and facial balm all cost Xu Ling one or two silver dollars. He was afraid that he would buy something bad, and he almost annoyed the shopkeeper.
"This is called Qingshan Dai. It is used to draw eyebrows. It is said to be made of pigments from some stones. This lipstick is made from safflower juice. It is light in color. Your lip color is already beautiful. You don't need to apply those messy things. It is moisturizing. Just..."
Xu Ling was familiar with these things. He talked eloquently and wished he could personally apply skin care and makeup to Gu You.
There is no woman who does not love beauty. No matter how good-looking a woman is, she cannot resist the aging of her face caused by the passage of time just relying on the talent given by God.
Xu Ling thought about Gu Tao, thinking that she would need these good things as she worked hard at home.
He was only thinking about what he said and didn't notice that Gu You looked at him with strange eyes several times, as if he was thinking, but said nothing.
Xu Ling gradually stopped and saw Gu You holding something and frowning. He didn't know what he was thinking about, but he was thinking very seriously.
He leaned over, very close to her, and his breath was so gentle that it almost hit her skin, but she didn't notice it yet.
Xu Ling called her gently: "Daughter-in-law?"
Gu You suddenly woke up, startled by his face so close at hand, and leaned back suddenly, "Ah!"
"Be careful!" Xu Ling didn't expect her reaction to be so strong, and he quickly reached out to catch her to prevent her from falling to the ground.
His upper body pressed against Gu You's body involuntarily, feeling soft and soft.
Gu Tao smells so good! ! !
Xu Ling roared in his heart, wishing he could get up and smell it carefully.
Gu You blushed and pushed him, her eyelashes trembling slightly, "You...don't..."
crime! This is to seduce him into committing a crime!
Xu Ling noticed that the evil thoughts in his heart were about to stir up, so he struck hard!
He kissed Gu You on the cheek, then sat back in a panic.
"I, I'll go to your parents' house to have a look, and then I'll go work in the fields..."
Xu Ling fled.
After running so far in one breath, Xu Ling's heartbeat was still in a panic.
It’s so worthless!
Xu Ling had never been so ambiguous with anyone in his entire life!
I really don’t know how to proceed! Help!
Xu Ling was distressed and giggled at the same time.
When they arrived at a crowded part of the village, the villagers were going to the fields to collect rice after lunch. When they saw Xu Ling, they all greeted him and asked him about his outing.
Xu Ling finally reached Gu's house, and the person who opened the door was his mother-in-law, Mrs. Gu Liu.
When Mrs. Liu saw Xu Ling coming, she was very happy and quickly let her uncle in.
"Have you eaten? There is still some food in the pot. Let me heat it up for you!"
Not to mention, Xu Ling has been so busy since he came back that he really hasn’t had time to eat, and his family members have even forgotten to ask!
But Xu Ling wasn't hungry either. He ate pastries and candies while chatting just now.
He rejected his mother-in-law's kindness and said a few more greetings. When Mrs. Liu mentioned her man, her tone was very worried.
Xu Ling promised that he would bring some gifts tomorrow and go to the government to beg for mercy, and Mrs. Liu felt relieved.
Gu Daliang and Xu Ping and Xu An went to the fields. They just came back to inform Liu and Gu Daliang's wife Li Cuicui about Xu Ling's return, and then they pushed the cart to load rice in the fields.
The cut rice had to be dried in the sun, removed from the poles and shelled. The process was very troublesome. In the past, they had to carry it back little by little. Now with Xu Ling's cart, Gu Daliang wanted to cut all the rice back quickly.
After hearing this, Xu Ling didn't sit down for long. He told Mrs. Liu that there was no need to cook at night, and took Li Cuicui to his home, and then went to work in the fields.
He had been caught working in the fields by Gu Litian before and knew where the Gu family's fields were.
Along the way, they inevitably met villagers again. When they learned that Xu Ling was going to harvest rice for his father-in-law's family, they were filled with emotion.
"How come Xu Ling, this bastard, seems to have changed into a different person, and is so conscientious?"
"He was actually able to make money. I thought he didn't plan to come back once he left! Could it be that he really has turned back?"
"If he can really act like a human being, Gu Litian's family will be blessed, but I don't know what Old Man Gu thinks. He is missing a good grandson-in-law for nothing!"
"The family is separated and there is no quarrel. Why is the grandson-in-law missing?"
Xu Ling listened to the whispers of the villagers, disapprovingly, and put these irrelevant discussions behind him.
Beside the rice field, Xu Ping and Xu Shan installed the rice and were arguing over who was pulling the cart. Gu Daliang was waving the sickle in his hand so hard that the afterimage could be seen, and he was yelling at the brother and sister who looked like children.
"You two, stop arguing and finish your work quickly and go back to have dinner!"
He knew there would be roast chicken and braised pork tonight!
"Xu An, I am a man, so I should pull the cart and you push the cart!"
"Why! I'm still a sister, why didn't you say let me go?"
The two children turned a deaf ear to Gu Daliang's words and focused on one thing: you say yours and I quarrel with mine.
When Xu Ling arrived, Xu An shouted happily: "Brother!" Pitidian ran over and complained, "Brother, tell me about the second brother! He won't even let me!"
Xu Ping's lips were so pouted that he could reach the sky, and he muttered: "Why don't you let me!"
Saying this, he gave up his position to pull the cart. Xu An made a proud face and was about to run to pull the cart when Xu Ping grabbed his sister's arm.
His frown could kill mosquitoes.
Xu Ping and Xu An were thirteen years old. They had never had enough to eat since they were young. They were skinny and lonely, with no signs of growth at all.
The two children are the same height, and both are as skinny as dogs.
Xu Ling was afraid that he would tear off his sister's arm if he was too strong, so he pulled Xu An behind him.
"You two go to the back and push, and I'll pull."
Xu Ping and Xu An's eyes widened and they didn't dare to protest, so they had no choice but to push the cart behind in dejection.
