Chapter 21
Du Wei, overjoyed, returned home with a smile in his eyes. When he saw his father, he said in a slightly excited tone, "Dad... Dad, she smiled at me again today."
His silly look made his father really feel that he couldn't bear to look at him.
Lao Du: Isn't it just a smile from a woman you like? Is it necessary to be so stupid?
"Since she smiled at you, did you express your gratitude?" Lao Du looked at his son and asked.
"Express, express... express what... express how..." Du Wei was a little confused by his father's question.
"I say, you silly boy, when will you be able to get married?" Lao Du wondered why he had such a silly son.
Although Du Wei usually looks cold, he is actually still a young man inside. As for why he still can't get married, the reasons are, first, the scar on his face and his cold face make people afraid; second, he hasn't met the woman he likes; and third, he doesn't know how to please women.
Although he often heard those old teachers talk about how to please women, the ones they wanted to please were their old lovers, and some were their wives at home. And he and Suniang are nothing, so how can he please her?
Lao Du looked at his son's silly look, and he really wanted to knock open his head to see what was inside. Why was he so stupid?
"You said you pass by people's doors every few days just to let them see your face! What do you do every time you go up the mountain? Can't you give them something to show your appreciation?" If Lao Du had a beard, his beard might have stood up by now because of his anger at his son.
"But... Dad, will she want it? I can't find any reason to give it to her rashly. Will she think I have bad intentions?" Du Wei thought his father had come up with a bad idea.
"You have bad intentions towards her in the first place. What's the matter? Do you want to be just a gentleman with her?" Lao Du rolled his eyes at his son and said.
"Hehe, that's right!" Du Wei touched his head and said a little embarrassed.
"But how should I give it to her?" Du Wei looked at his father, wanting him to help him think of a solution.
"How should I know? Think about it yourself. The only thing I can tell you is that you have to be thick-skinned." Lao Du glanced at his son and finally gave this advice, then tied his hands behind his back and went out to chat with his old friend.
"... Hey... Dad..." Du Wei was stunned and just watched his father slowly walk out of the courtyard gate.
'Hey, what kind of advice is this, Dad.' Du Wei touched his face and felt that his face was a little rough, but not thick.
That day, whether Du Wei was eating, working, or even sleeping at night, he was always thinking about how to find a reason to send things.
Perhaps God was helping him. The next day, when he was carrying the pheasant he had shot and slowly going down the mountain, when he was about to get close to Li Suniang's house, he happened to see Aunt Yang who was going to Li Suniang's house. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind.
"Aunt Yang, good morning!" Usually, Du Wei rarely greeted people in the village. It was not that he was picky and looked down on the people in the village, but he was afraid that he would scare them.
After all, his face had scared many people. Even some little kids would cry loudly when they saw him for the first time.
Only Li Suniang and her son did not show a scared look when they saw him. Especially the child in her family, every time he saw him, there would be a look in his eyes that made him feel like a hero returning from the battlefield.
Because he was afraid of scaring people, he used to take those roads that few people took to go home. But now, he doesn't care about that. Just be scared! After all, chasing a wife is still important.
"Good morning, Du Wei. You just came down from the mountain again! I said you've been going up the mountain diligently recently, but I haven't seen you sell it in town. Are you and your father the only ones who can finish it?" Aunt Yang glanced at the pheasant in his hand and asked curiously.
In the past, when Du Wei was resting at home, he didn't go up the mountain so diligently. He only went up the mountain to hunt when he wanted to change his taste.Nôv(el)B\\jnn
Usually, he helped chop firewood and do some housework at home, so that his father wouldn't have to do these things when he was alone at home. Leave more time to go out, so that his father can go out and chat with friends and relax, so that he doesn't have to worry about him when he stays at home all the time.
"Hehe, I'm bored at home, so I went up the mountain to wander around. I just caught two when I saw them, so I didn't return empty-handed! We haven't finished eating the one I caught yesterday, so I'll give you this pheasant." Du Wei handed a pheasant to Aunt Yang.
"Ah! How can I do this? No, no." Aunt Yang shook her hands repeatedly, indicating that she didn't want it.
The other person also caught it with his own ability, and she couldn't just take someone else's things for no reason.
"Take it, Aunt Yang. I need your help with something." Du Wei said.
"What is it? Tell me. Aunt Yang will definitely help if she can." Aunt Yang still didn't take it but said that she would definitely help if she could.
"Aunt Yang, you take it first, and I'll talk after you have taken it." Du Wei insisted.
Aunt Yang had no choice but to take the pheasant in the end, and then looked at Du Wei and waited for him to say what it was.
"That..." Du Wei touched his head with one hand, then quietly looked at Li Suniang in the yard, and finally moved closer to Aunt Yang, and then said in a low voice, embarrassed.
"Aunt Yang, help me give this pheasant to Suniang."
Aunt Yang looked at the pheasant that Du Wei handed over again and turned to look at Li Suniang, who was still unaware in the yard. Then she turned to look at Du Wei, who was a little nervous. After all, she was an experienced person, so she knew what Du Wei meant.
She smiled and said to Du Wei, "You are attracted to Suniang. You have good taste. Don't worry, Aunt Yang will definitely help you. But I have to warn you. If you really marry Suniang in the future, you can't despise her or bully her. Otherwise, I won't forgive you."
Of course, Aunt Yang said this to Du Wei in a low voice. After all, she didn't know what Suniang wanted! However, because she didn't have a daughter, Aunt Yang liked Li Suniang very much. In addition, the two families were not far apart, so she almost treated Li Suniang as her daughter. Now that she saw that Du Wei liked Li Suniang, she was quite satisfied, but she was worried that Su Niang would suffer after marrying in the future, so she warned Du Wei in the tone of her family.
After hearing what Aunt Yang said, Du Wei's expression changed immediately. He said seriously and firmly, "Aunt, don't worry. Suniang is the wife I really want to marry. I will definitely treat her well, including her son. I will treat him as my own. If I violate it, I will be struck by lightning."
The ancients took oaths very seriously, so when Aunt Yang heard Du Wei say this, she was more satisfied. She said, "Don't worry, Aunt, I will definitely help you say good things in front of Suniang, but the final result depends on whether Suniang is willing or not."
"I know, then I'll leave it to Aunt Yang." After saying that, Du Wei handed the other pheasant to Aunt Yang.
After taking the pheasant, Aunt Yang turned around and went into Suniang's house. After seeing Aunt Yang go in, Du Wei continued to walk home briskly.
When he returned home, his father was sitting on the chair in the yard as usual, holding a teacup and drinking tea from time to time. He was quite surprised to see him come back empty-handed.
"What's the matter? Is your craftsmanship getting worse, or is there no stock on the mountain?"
"No, I gave it away." Du Wei answered, his eyes full of smiles.
"Oh, you gave it away, who did you give it to?" Lao Du took a sip of tea and asked casually.
There has been a lot of pheasant meat on the table at home these days, and Lao Du is getting sick of it. In addition, he is a little old and his teeth are not very good. Pheasant meat is a little rough and hard, not as tender as domestic chicken. It's okay to change the taste occasionally, but if he eats it every day, it won't taste good.
"One was given to Aunt Yang and the other was given to Suniang." Du Wei answered briskly.
"Oh," Lao Du didn't care at first and just replied casually, but he soon reacted and asked with some surprise and joy, "Did you just say that you gave a little widow?"
Du Wei nodded, and Lao Du was so happy that he immediately smiled.
'Good boy, finally your father didn't waste so much time talking these days.' Lao Du seemed to have seen Du Wei marrying his daughter-in-law.
The father and son of the Du family were having fun at home! At Li Suniang's house, after Aunt Yang brought the pheasant in, Wangzai kept shouting at the chicken in Aunt Yang's hand.
"Go, go, go, this is not for you to eat." Aunt Yang said to Wangzai who was shouting happily.
Li Suniang was weeding in the small vegetable garden in the corner of the yard. It must be said that the vitality of this wild weed is really strong. It grew again after a few days of pulling it out.
The vegetables in the vegetable garden must be carefully cared for and fertilized frequently so that they can grow well. But the weeds don't need anything. Even if she pulls them out occasionally, they will grow back soon, and they are particularly fresh and beautiful.
"Aunt, you are here!" Li Suniang walked out of the vegetable garden. When she saw the pheasant in Aunt Yang's hand, her eyes were full of surprise.
"Aunt Yang, where did you buy this pheasant? If there are more, I will buy one too."
She was originally going to find Aunt Yang today to ask her when she would go to the town. She wanted to buy some meat. Both of them were craving meat.
But she didn't remember Aunt Yang telling her that in addition to the father and son of the Du family, other people in the village also hunted.
"What are you buying? Here, this one is for you." Aunt Yang handed one of the pheasants that looked a little bigger to Li Suniang.
"No, no, no, just tell me where to buy it." Li Suniang stepped back a few steps and shook her head.
"Take it. I didn't buy it. The kid from the Du family gave it to me. The kid goes to the mountain occasionally. He comes back with something. He sells chickens and rabbits. He and his father are the only ones at home. They can't finish eating all the food. Give me one now." Aunt Yang forced the pheasant into Li Suniang's hand and then raised the pheasant in her hand.
"That... I'm so embarrassed." Li Suniang felt that the pheasant was a little hot.
"What's there to be embarrassed about? The kid has a lot of skills. When he goes to the mountain again tomorrow, he will have more when he comes back. His family has the best food in the village, and they never lack meat. If you really feel embarrassed when you see him next time, give him some of the vegetables you grow in your yard as a way to thank him." Aunt Yang said after looking at the vegetables in Li Suniang's small vegetable garden.
"My vegetables are not worth much." Li Suniang felt that Aunt Yang's suggestion was a bit perfunctory.
"He doesn't even sell his pheasant. If he can't get money, he can trade it for some juicy side dishes, which is already good enough." Aunt Yang said.
But Li Suniang still felt it was not good. After all, they were all from the village, and everyone had a small vegetable plot. Moreover, it was the season when all kinds of vegetables were in season, and everyone had vegetables to eat.
"Oh, don't disbelieve it. Usually, his father is the only one at home. The fields at home are rented out to others for planting, and the vegetables his family eats are usually bought from others." Aunt Yang saw that Li Suniang was still a little hesitant, so she explained to her.
After hearing what Aunt Yang said, Li Suniang had no choice but to accept it. She couldn't refuse it! The chicken was already in her hands, how could she return it? If she gave it to Aunt Yang, she would definitely not want it.
Forget it, forget it. Just like Aunt Yang said, when she sees him tomorrow, she will give him more fresh vegetables!
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