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    When the flowers are in bloom, she’ll be laughing in the bushes.

    Shen Jiming stood outside the courtyard gate, looking at Lu Nong who looked back, the corners of his mouth raised in the same curved smile.

    “Go in, why are you standing at the door?” Pei Zheng patted Shen Jiming’s shoulder and led him towards the courtyard.

    Shen Jiming tightened the smile at the corner of his mouth and followed Pei Zheng into the courtyard.

    “Sister Nong Nong, Wu Ma, hello again.” Shen Jiming greeted with a smile, only this smile was slightly different from the one he had just stood at the door, and Pei Zheng frowned.

    Wu Ma exclaimed “Aiyo” when she saw Shen Jiming, and Xiao Huai followed Wu Ma’s example of “Aiyo”, causing Pei Zheng to wink at him.

    “Shen Jiming?” Lu Neng was both surprised and unsurprised, Shen Jiming was the male number two in the novel, the male lead’s life and death partner, the male lead went to the countryside, and shortly afterward he followed him there as well.

    However, after Shen Pei’s and Pei Pei’s families tore their faces apart, Shen Jiming still followed Pei Zheng as usual, which was surprising to Lu Nong.

    Shen Zhenming still had that same svelte expression, “Yes, I graduated and enrolled in the countryside, in the nearby Qingshui brigade.”

    “What!?” Lu Nong exclaimed, how did it turn out that Shen Jiming took the lead in the countryside?

    Pei Zheng thought Lu Nong didn’t understand why Shen Jiming went to the countryside, and explained for him, “The capital city is too chaotic, and the Shen family has offended a lot of people, so Jiming came out to avoid the wind.”

    It is quite normal that people with foresight and courage had already organized their exit before the beginning of the turmoil, broke their wrists, gave up their promising future and went to the countryside or settled down to wait for the right moment.

    Shen family fell, Pei family also moved to the south, Shen Jiming alone in the capital city can not support, surrounded by enemies, it would be better to avoid the whirlpool, south to seek a future.

    It was only logical that Shen Jiming should go to his parents’ side the most, right?

    However, thinking of the original Shen Zhenming also ran toward Pei Zheng, Lu Nu again Buddha, really is a good friend, tsk.

    “Quickly enter the house quickly enter the house, Xiao Shen stays at home tonight, Grandma Wu will make braised pork for you to eat.” After everyone finished exchanging pleasantries, Grandma Wu greeted Shen Jiming as he entered the house.

    Lu Nong transferred the little Xia cub to Pei Zheng, “You carry her and go in first, I’ll pick a bunch of flowers to go back.”

    Pei Zheng face reluctantly took it, but in his heart he was happy, carefully let the little summer cubs lie on his shoulder, the soft and tender little summer cubs barred their mouths and threw the little flowers in their hands into Pei Zheng’s clothes.

    Pei Zheng feigned anger, “Old Third, you did this!”

    The little summer cub tilted her head and slapped her small hand on Pei Zheng’s face and mouth.

    Pei Zheng: “……”

    “How dare you hit me? Lao San, I’m your big brother, you hit your big brother, you, you you little heartless!”

    Responding to Pei Zheng was the little summer cub mercilessly skimming his head and spitting bubbles.

    Pei Zheng turned the little summer cub’s head around and said seriously and gravely, “If you hit me again, I won’t hug you next time!”

    Shen Jiming seemed to smile, “Didn’t you say she was Daji?”

    Pei Zheng: “Hmph.” To be in charge of you.

    Gu Xiaohuai turned her back like a small adult and sighed helplessly, “My sister doesn’t understand big brother and can’t speak, big brother is so stupid.”

    Pei Zheng squinted, “I don’t know who lectures Xiao Bai all day.”

    Gu Xiaohuai said with a straight face, “Xiao Bai understands me.”

    Pei Zheng: “Lao San can also understand me.”

    Shen Shiming was speechless and decided not to get involved in the Pei family brothers childish and unnutritious dislike of each other, but this little girl really deserves to be a little Daji ah, because of her, in his lifetime he was able to see this brother don’t have a verbal fight.

    He turned his head to the garden.

    In the garden, Lu Nu took scissors and a bamboo basket to pick flowers, there are too many roses and moonflowers in the garden, if you don’t pick them, you can only let them wither in the garden.

    Lu Nu is a vulgar person, of course, will not be so wasteful, is bound to maximize the possible use of these flowers.

    She hummed as she gathered a few flower bones in her hand and put them in the basket, the unbloomed flower bones are dried to make rose tea to drink.

    Rose tea has the effect of beauty and sleep aid, especially friendly to women, often drink rose tea can warm the heart and nourish the body.

    Lu Nong and Wu Ma picked a lot of them the other day and put them on the window sill of the house to dry, and when she saw the full blossom bones now, she couldn’t help but pick a few more.

    After picking flowers, Lu Nu returned to the living room with the basket, no one was in sight, Wu Ma came out of the kitchen with a fruit plate, Lu Nu asked, “Godmother, where is everyone?”

    “It’s upstairs in Xiao Zheng’s house, Xiao Shen is not an outsider, as soon as he came, he was pulled upstairs by Pei Zheng, I’ll go send them some fruit.” Wu Ma said.

    Lu Nu put down the basket and realized that the crib in the living room was gone as well, “They took Xia with them?”

    Wu Ma Le said, “You’re not happy to show you the baby?”

    Lu Nong silenced, that is still happy, she just did not expect Pei Zheng not only like Xiaohuai, even the little summer cubs also like, can only say, her initial guess was really right, Pei Zheng is a cub control.

    Wu Ma carried the water tray upstairs, Lu Nong looked for bottles and jars that could be used for flower arrangements, picked and finally selected a dark ceramic jar, cut off the thorns and most of the leaves on the rose branches, and inserted them diagonally into the jar, with varying heights and in a staggered manner.

    Lu Nong has not learned flower arrangement, so the flower arrangement is very casual, but it looks a kind of sprightly beauty, she appreciates herself for a while, and then cuts off the rest of the flowers to remove the branches and leaves, piling them one after another on the side of the flower basket, and puts the basket on the shoe cabinet in the doorway.

    I had just put it away when I heard a call from the door, “Is there anyone home?”

    Lu Nong pushed the door and walked out, walked to the door of the yard and looked out from the fence gate, only to see that outside was a young woman Lu Nong didn’t recognize, she drew the bolt and opened the door to ask the young woman, “You are?”

    The young woman stared blankly at Lu Nong for a long time, unable to come back to her senses, or Lu Nong patiently called out a few more times before the young woman blinked and came to her senses.

    The young woman is the division commander’s daughter Li Li, Li Li in the heart of the staggering, she is not very educated, can not say beautiful words, the only adjective that will say is “beautiful” “handsome” “good-looking “.

    Is really beautiful, face skin like peeled egg white as tender, five features grow yo, nose is nose eyes are eyes small mouth is small mouth, hair black and thick, body slender, but the chest is bulging, that is really no place is not good-looking, no place is not beautiful.

    This day just counted open eyes, no wonder they say Pei deputy division commander family this is the heavenly fairy child descended to earth, rumors are not exaggerated.

    People than people to die, goods than goods to throw, Li Li in the heart of the spit, you say, are eating the same meal grew up, how people not only look good learning good culture, but also married well?

    “You are Comrade Lu Nong, right?” Li Li introduced herself with a smile, “My name is Li Li, I’m your neighbor, I live right next door, earlier my family was busy and didn’t take the time to come over to see my new neighbor.”

    Next door? Lu Nu looked in the direction she was pointing, wasn’t that the Master Chief’s house?

    Surname Li, lives in the Master’s house, I heard the Master has a son and a daughter, Li Li is the Master’s daughter?

    “My subject’s old classmate sent me red sausages, my mom asked me to bring two to your house for a taste.” Li Li said and showed the sausage in her hand, handing it to Lu Neng.

    “That’s really thank you.” Lu Nong received the red sausage, heard a movement behind Li Li, Li Li reacted with an “Oh” and pulled her daughter Xianglan out from behind.

    “Why don’t you come out and say hello to Auntie Lu? This child, what’s so shy about?” Li Li pulled out Xiang Lan, and Lu Nu was then sure that Li Li was really the daughter of the division head and Director Leng.

    “Hello Auntie Lu.” Shannon looked up at Lu Nong and sheepishly lowered her head again.

    “Hello.” Luno smiled.

    Li Li in a side simply dumbfounded, she just said her own daughter shy purely in front of Lu Nong mean, did not think the daughter really shy ah?

    Her daughter is a shy person? Designated is not ah, this little niece spirited up even her as a mother can not control, since the family a little bias a little by the little niece found out, shall not be, the sky is going to be pierced.

    Li Li can only smile awkwardly, “ahaha, the child is small, do not understand ……”

    “Come in and talk.” Lu Nu knew in her heart that Li Li’s search for her would definitely not be as simple as just delivering red sausages.

    “Hey, okay, let’s go in.” Li Li said.

    From the gate to the house, all the way to the dream-like garden, clean and beautiful house …… Li Li and Xianglan’s eyes overwhelmed, Xianglan repeatedly issued a “so beautiful” exclamation.

    For her part, Lili was more certain of what was going on inside.

    The three of them went to the sofa and sat down, Lu Neng brought tea, “Comrade Li Li, drink tea.”

    “Good, I’ll drink,” Li Li picked up the teacup and dipped it into the tea, then got to the point, “Lu sister, I’m a few years older than up, licking my face to call you a Lu sister, I came here today because I want to beg you for one thing.”

    Lu Nong put down his teacup, didn’t agree or refuse, still addressing her as Comrade Li Li, “Comrade Li Li, tell me.”

    Li Li said, “This is the case, I want to let Shannon follow you to learn something, no matter what to learn, let her follow you on the line, don’t worry, Shannon this child is diligent, told her to do what she will do.”

    Li Li said so there is her intention, she understands the most “teach by example” powerful, small children with whom to grow up, will unconsciously imitate the adults, Li Li although patriarchal think son is more important than the daughter, but she is not not love the daughter, but also for the daughter will plan.

    Since the day she heard that Lu Nong graduated from university, she has always had this idea in her heart, and today she brought Xianglan to Pei’s house, Li Li thought she had some insight, and seeing the fresh and exquisite arrangement of Pei’s house reinforced her idea.

    Lu Nu almost cracked, what did she hear?

    Hyang-ran is with her? And she’s a fast worker?

    Does Lili know what she’s talking about?

    According to Li Li’s intention is actually to let Shannon to Lu Nong side as an apprentice, Lu Nong is responsible for teaching Shannon knowledge, Shannon with their own labor in return.

    Sounds no problem, but the modern is a letter society ah, if she really agreed to Li Li, recruited a little girl back to serve her, spread the word that is feudal stripping / peeling, is to be criticized / fighting.

    And Xianglan is the master’s child, the master’s child ran to the deputy master’s home to work …… Li Li can open her face to open her mouth, Lu Nong really can make the call not.

    It was less necessary to break Lili’s words over and break the apprentice into a master and apprentice.

    But why should she bother?

    It’s not like she doesn’t have her own kids, so why should she be a mom to someone else’s kid?

    “I’m afraid I don’t have the time, I’m going to work in the Propaganda Department in a few days, and I have to leave my own children in the care of the elders at home, not to mention bringing Xianglan.” Lu Nong politely and directly refused.

    Li Li, however, changed her mind and said, “Didn’t you want to be a teacher in an elementary school before? I have a way to let you as a teacher, the condition is to let us Shannon follow you, don’t worry, we don’t learn for nothing, pay tuition, pay a dollar a semester, what do you think?”

    Lu Nu: “……”

    Even Director Leng wanted to introduce her to a job and said that she needed to take a test, but Li Li, this daughter, said that she could directly arrange for her to become a teacher, did she know what she was saying or not?

    “I’m sorry, Comrade Li Li,” Lu Nong smiled and said, “The reason I went to work in the Propaganda Department is that I realized I’m not suitable to be a teacher, thanks for your kind words, but I still want to go to the Propaganda Department, as for Xiang Lan, letting her go to school normally to follow her teacher and learn knowledge is better than anything else. “

    Li Li did not expect Lu Nong refused to be so dry, face all of a sudden some bad, do not understand clearly is a good thing for you and I good everyone, Lu Nong why have to push back.

    Little Shannon shrank toward the sofa when she saw this, and when she heard and understood that Auntie Lu didn’t want to teach her, she assumed that it was because she wasn’t pleasing to the eye, and her eyes reddened in aggravation.

    Lu Nong saw the little girl’s mind, to the matter not to the person, she still liked Shannon this lively little girl, grabbed a handful of candy on the table and stuffed it to Shannon, “Good girl, eat the candy, auntie can’t be your teacher, but you are welcome anytime you want to come to auntie’s house to play.”

    Shannon broke into a smile and sheepishly took the candy.

    Li Li’s face and slowed down, sent Xianglan Pei home with Lu Nong’s mind also faded, people do not agree, if you force people to agree, there is a lump in the heart, in the future, really let the daughter with her side, do not need to say what to learn, do not toss the daughter would be good.

    Li Li is not stupid, thought to understand immediately changed the look, said with a smile, “originally thought Lu sister like children want to be a teacher, which brought Xianglan over to disturb, is my misunderstanding, do not mention it do not mention it.”

    Luno sighed in relief, it was good to be disarmed.

    Stayed for a while, Li Li and Xianglan to go, Lu Nong took out the flower cake and rose cake made a few days ago, people brought red sausage to, always have to give people back to the gift is good.

    These days the family made too much food with flowers, flower cakes, rose candy, rose cake, rose sauce, rose porridge, a few days in a row, the family is a little tired, so they just send out some.

    Li Li thanked again and again and took Shannon away.

    Wu Ma came out of her room, she was knitting socks in the house and heard Lu Nong and Li Li chatting, she didn’t quite understand and said, “How can this mom trample on her daughter so badly? She sent her daughter to our home to work, and Director Leng agreed?”

    Lu Nong said that people are not stupid, really send their daughters, their family can not let a little girl work?

    Li Li this person, say she is bad, she is really nothing bad, but say she is good, she is selfish, only think of getting benefits for themselves, do not care about others good or bad.

    Lu Nong: “Director Leng 80% do not know, no matter what, anyway, I have refused, in the future let’s pretend that there is no such thing.”

    Wu Ma nodded and just wanted to speak, when she heard the commotion outside, listening carefully she could hear the sound of firecrackers and gongs.

    “Come to the rice planting? It’s not right, how long has this year passed.” Wu Ma was puzzled.

    Rice-planting songs are a New Year’s program in the north, but the troops have a lot of people in the north, and they organize people to have a good time on New Year’s Day.

    Lu Nu, however, rose up expansively, “Back.”

    Wu Ma: “Back? You mean Auntie is back?”

    Lu Nu nodded and put on his jacket to go out.

    Mrs. Wu also hurriedly said, “Then let’s hurry to pick up, what do we need to bring? What should we bring? Pomelo leaf sweeping?”

    “This is a superstition, let’s just mess around at home, don’t bring it out, let’s go, don’t bring anything.” Lu Nong said.

    The two of them went out, and sure enough, they saw many military wives walking towards the mountains in a group, with Lu Neng and Wu Ma following behind them.

    Crowds clamored as soldiers in uniform returned home, military wives who had found husbands patted them and wept for joy, and children were picked up by their fathers.

    Military wives who didn’t find it searched anxiously for fear of missing it or hearing bad news.

    Lu Nong through the crowd, but nothing, just when she was disappointed, someone behind her tapped her shoulder, Lu Nong surprise turned around, but saw that it was Director Leng.

    Director Leng looked at Lu Nong compassionately and said, “Xiao Lu, you go back first, Vice Division Commander Pei didn’t come back.”

    “What do you mean?” Lu Nu’s voice rasped, her head buzzed, and she stared intently at Director Leng’s mouth, afraid that she would say something bad.

    Director Leng quickly said, “Don t be anxious, Vice Division Commander Pei is fine, he is only a little injured, in the hospital to recuperate, you first go home and wait …….”

    Lu Nu put her heart down, “Which hospital is he in? I want to go see him, I’m his wife, I should be there to take care of him.”

    Director Leng was in a difficult situation, “Xiao Lu, there’s still something else that I need to let you know about …… as well.”

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