pappabearbooks Chapter 441 Watching a Opera Together
Chapter 441 Watching a Opera Together
For dinner, they cooked pork ribs stewed with potatoes and vermicelli stewed with pork and cabbage. In this season in the countryside, there were no other vegetables except cabbage and radish. There was also a seasonal wild vegetable dug from the mountain today, which Yan Shu used to make cold dishes.
Each dish was cooked in a very large portion. All the more than ten kilograms of ribs bought by Yan Ersheng were stewed in one pot, and more than half of the five kilograms of pork were used.
She also steamed a bucket full of white rice in a wooden barrel, and baked some pot stickers while stewing the ribs.
After dinner was ready, Yan Shu gave the meals to Aunt Mei's family, Qi Tianyi's family, Wu Ming and the others, as well as the children in Wen Yutang's yard. Each family sent a portion.
After the family had dinner, Yan Shu took Xu Shuangxue back to his house.
During the more than a month since she was away from home, several more pieces of furniture were added to the house.
The previous wooden bed was replaced by a Babu bed. The bed was surrounded by exquisite carvings. I had to admire Yan Wen for his potential as a great carpenter. Such craftsmanship would definitely be a masterpiece in the 22nd century.
Yan Shu said to Xu Shuangxue: "Sister Xu, I have to share a bed with you and Xiaolian tonight."
"Miss Yan and my young lady will sleep on the bed. I can just sleep on the couch over there." Xiaolian pointed to the beauty's couch by the window.
"That's fine. It's a bit crowded to sleep three people in this bed."
Liu Wenniang quickly brought two new quilts and looked at Xu Shuangxue with a smile.
"Miss Xu, our family's conditions are limited, and I have wronged you in the past two days. If you need anything, just tell my aunt, okay?"
"Auntie is so polite. The environment on the mountain is very good and the air is fresh. Living here makes me feel better. Auntie, please don't be so alienated from me in the future. Just call me Xue'er."
"Okay, it's good that Xue'er can get used to it. The hot water is boiling in the kitchen. You can go to bed early after washing up."
Yan Shu took two quilts and placed one on the couch and the other on his bed.
"I understand, mother, you have been working in the fields all day, so you should go back and rest early."
"Okay, take good care of Xue'er and the others!"
Liu Wenniang said a few words and then left the room. Yan Shu looked at Xu Shuangxue.
"Sister Xu, please stay here for a while, I'll go get some water."
Xu Shuangxue said: "Let's go together."
"Okay then, let's go together."
The two came to the kitchen together and saw Yan Wen sitting by the kitchen lighting the fire. When he heard footsteps, he looked back and quickly looked away.
"The water is boiling. I'll bring you two buckets of cold water."
After saying that, he stood up, picked up the barrel and walked out.
Xu Shuangxue had been looking for a chance to talk to Yan Wen today, but he always avoided her intentionally, so that there was no chance for the two of them to be alone together.
Now that everyone else is asleep, she will not miss it if she finally comes across it.
Seeing Yan Wen leaving, Xu Shuangxue hurriedly chased him out.
"Yan Wen, let's talk."
Yan Wen frowned and looked at the woman blocking his way: "Miss Xu, it's too late, I..."
"I won't waste too much of your time. Can you give me a cup of tea? I'll leave as soon as I finish speaking."
Yan Wen was silent for a while: "Go over there."
He pointed to the well not far away, Xu Shuangxue nodded and walked over with him.
"What does Miss Xu want to say to me?"
Xu Shuangxue raised her eyes and stared at him for a moment: "Yan Wen, are you willing to marry me?"
Yan Wen looked slightly startled and looked at her in surprise.
"Miss Xu, this is not something you, a girl, should ask. I made it very clear at the beginning that we are not suitable because of the huge differences in our status."
"What if I don't care?"
Yan Wen clenched the hand that fell to his side tightly, suppressed his beating heart, and said against his will: "But I don't mind, you can see the situation in my family, I don't have the ability to support a rich lady."
"I don't need you to support me. My eldest brother has prepared a generous dowry for me. If we only rely on this dowry after we get married, we can live a stable life. Besides, you are hardworking and capable, and you will definitely be able to make a career in the future. I can also make a living by myself, and our life won’t be too bad.”
Yan Wen interrupted coldly: "Miss Xu, the dowry is your guarantee. As the saying goes, marry a man, marry a man, wear clothes and eat. If you marry me and have to live on the dowry, then I am really nothing. I'm sorry, we After all, there is no such fate.”
He couldn't pass his level, and he couldn't waste her life just because he liked her.
"It's cold outside. Girl, please go back and rest early."
After saying that, he turned around and walked to the well and started fetching water, as if he didn't want to say another word to her.
Looking at his thin back, Xu Shuangxue's eyes were hot, and crystal tears fell down one by one.
Still lost, he didn't want her. Even though she took the initiative to lower her attitude and even imagined a future for the two of them, he still refused her approach so decisively.
"That's all, everything is just my delusion. I won't bother you again from now on."
After leaving these words, Xu Shuangxue turned around and quickly returned to the house.
at the same time
Several figures flashed in front of the windows of the main house and the east room.
Liu Wenniang looked outside through the gap in the door and window.
"Master, did you hear what they said? I feel like Miss Xu was made angry and cried by our Brother Wen?"
"It's not like that, you're wiping your tears while running. That kid really doesn't know how to show mercy."
Liu Wenniang sighed softly: "He also doesn't want to delay this girl. I heard from Shu'er that the Xu family's business is very big. Even if Miss Xu doesn't dislike our family's background, maybe her family won't agree. Rather than get stuck in it, there's nothing we can do." It's better to give up this idea from the beginning. I think our brother Wen also likes Miss Xu very much, so he must feel very sad inside."
Yan Ersheng pondered for a while: "I think let him meet the girl from Butcher Li's family early tomorrow. It's best if the two children can see eye to eye and decide on the marriage early. Maybe Brother Wen will stop having any thoughts that he shouldn't have." ”
东屋
Yan Wu and Yan Huai were also standing in front of the door and window peeking, but Jiang Ci was sitting calmly at the table drinking tea and reading, not interested in such gossip.
However, Yan Wu opened his mouth and made comments every now and then. He described all the situations outside on the spot. Jiang Ci also roughly knew what the situation of Yan Wen and Xu Shuangxue was now.
"Third brother, Erlang, what do you think of the elder brother? Why doesn't he want to marry such a beautiful girl?"
Yan Huai pondered for a moment and thought about this issue seriously.
"Maybe he doesn't dare to marry. The eldest brother must feel that he is not worthy of Miss Xu."
Yan Wu touched his chin: "Although this is true, it can be seen that the eldest brother likes Miss Xu. My parents have already started to look at women for the eldest brother. If the eldest brother marries a woman he does not like, he will definitely regret it. Erlang, do you have any good ideas to bring brother and Miss Xu together?"
Jiang Ci said in a deep voice: "You still need someone to tie the bell to untie it. The problem between them lies with Brother Yan. If he can't pass his own test, no one can persuade him."
At this time Yan Wen walked in, and the conversation between the three of them came to an end.