This was the first time Xu Wei met Ye Qingshui.
When most people had left, he walked up to her and said in a rough voice, "Hello, sister-in-law."
Xu Wei had no experience of talking to such a pretty girl, so he could only stammer and greet her in a hoarse voice.
Ye Qingshui smiled and brought out a bowl of sweet persimmon cakes from the kitchen to entertain the guests.
Xie Tingyu couldn't help but raise his lips. He introduced the girl, "This is my older brother, Xu Wei."
"This is... Wei Min who wants to apologize to Shui'er."
Xie Tingyu said lightly.
Ever since Ye Qingshui caught him slandering her behind her back, Shen Weimin rarely went to the Ye family. Even the delicious New Year's pig-killing dinner in the countryside before the Chinese New Year didn't attract him. Privately, Shen Weimin also tried his best to avoid meeting her.
Seeing Shen Weimin's dumbfounded look, Xie Tingyu recalled that in his impression, these two people had hardly met each other since that time. It seemed that both of them had a knot in their hearts.
Xie Tingyu specifically mentioned Shen Weimin’s name.
Shen Weimin finally woke up from his dream, his face flushed from the base of his neck, as if he had been hit on the head by a stick, and he woke up.
Xu Maofang, who was sitting in the living room preparing to watch TV, exclaimed "Ah" after hearing what his stepson said, and looked at the young people in confusion.
Xie Dongmei said: "Why did Brother Weimin want to... apologize to my sister-in-law?"
Among the young people of this generation in the entire compound, the first person that comes to mind when it comes to the most reliable young man is Xie Tingyu. The most reckless one is Shen Weimin.
Xie Tingyu volunteered to "go to the countryside" in order to sharpen his spiritual will and respond to the country's call, but Shen Weimin was thrown to the countryside, and it was definitely because he was chased to the countryside by his father with a feather duster.
Want Shen Weimin to apologize?
Xie Dongmei found it incredible.
But Shen Weimin himself seemed to be willing. With a red face, he bowed to Ye Qingshui, clenched his fists, and said in a rough voice:
"Sister-in-law, I was wrong. Please forget the unpleasant things in the past!"
In his previous life, Ye Qingshui was often troubled by Shen Weimin's contemptuous attitude, but in this life, it doesn't matter to him anymore.
However, after she stopped caring about how others viewed her, one by one they changed.
Shen Weimin bent down in front of her. Ye Qingshui was stunned for a while before saying:
"I don't take those things to heart."
After Shen Weimin apologized, his face became even redder. However, his face was tanned, and there was no sign of redness.
Xu Wei picked up the sweet persimmon shortbread from the tray. Although he had already eaten, he still wanted to eat it. The outer ring of the shortbread was covered with fragrant white sesame powder. It was soft, sticky and crispy when bitten, and the layers of thin slices exuded the warm fragrance of persimmons. The core of the shortbread was sweet persimmon jam, which was sweet but not greasy, and had a warm taste.
The taste is very good. The New Year is coming soon. Xu Wei asked casually:
"Where did you buy the New Year's goods? They're delicious. I'll buy ten kilograms to take home later."
Xie Tingyu's light voice revealed a rare pride, "Your sister-in-law made it herself."
Xu Wei ate another piece and praised, "Sister-in-law, you are a great cook."
He now understood that the delicious meal he had tonight was also prepared by this younger brother's wife. Xu Wei thought of the rumors in the compound and felt that they were somewhat ridiculous.
After Ye Qingshui took the bowl to the kitchen to wash it, Shen Weimin poked Xie Tingyu with his arm and asked in a hoarse voice:
"Brother Yu, you are awesome. When did you find out?"
"It's so painful to keep it a secret!"
He looked a little pale, and he spent the whole night in a daze and felt extremely uncomfortable.
"What did you find?" Xie Tingyu asked puzzledly.
Shen Weimin glared at him.
Xie Tingyu understood and asked, "When was it discovered? Does it matter?"
He met Shen Weimin’s mocking eyes, thought for a moment, and said seriously: “People will get old sooner or later. Compared with a long life, appearance is nothing.”
He paused for a moment and said, "It doesn't matter whether she is pretty or not. No matter how ugly she is, I like her. She is the prettiest girl. Besides..." Xie Tingyu said jokingly:
"Shui'er is very cute. After a long time, people who know how to cherish her will naturally cherish her."
Shen Weimin had a complicated expression, and Liu Yiliang's words that night seemed to ring in his mind. He said earnestly:
"A kind heart is truly a priceless treasure."
The way Liu Yiliang said this and the expression on Xie Tingyu's face now overlapped, creating a strange sense of harmony.
Shen Weimin was speechless for a moment, and only felt his cheeks burning.
After Ye Qingshui finished his work, he came out and saw that all the guests had left. Only Xu Maofang and her daughter were sitting on the sofa, watching TV with great interest.
Xu Maofang said: "Shuiya, come and watch TV."
Ye Qingshui glanced at the black and white TV in the living room and felt that Xie Tingyu's family background was really good.
In the 1970s, very few families had televisions. Young people in their county were still proud of being able to listen to the radio, but the Xie family could already watch TV every day.
Not to mention a television, Xie Tingyu only brought a radio to the countryside, and that radio was a rare entertainment item for the entire educated youth site.
However, Ye Qingshui just sighed.
Xu Maofang continued, "You probably don't have televisions in your country yet, right? Sit down and watch TV and chat with us. It's a rare trip to the capital, so you can broaden your horizons."
Xie Dongmei curled her lips and said:
"Of course not. This TV set costs at least a thousand yuan. I heard from my brother that he worked in Hongqi Commune for a whole year and only earned about a hundred yuan."
If Ye Qingshui still can't tell the boasting tone of this mother and daughter, then he has lived in vain.
If it were a real rural girl, she would be very surprised to see a TV for the first time in her life. But in Ye Qingshui's case, not to mention black and white TV, even high-definition LCD network TV could not attract her.
The mother and daughter were like those young people in the county who had acquired a radio.
Ye Qingshui silently endured the silent criticism.
Xu Maofang said: "The opera is not good, just watch the news."
As soon as she finished speaking, the country girl in front of her swiftly pressed the button on the TV and switched to the news channel with a familiar and accurate gesture.
This action was done in one go, as if he had done it countless times. He did not seem to be timid at all, as if it was his first time handling this high-tech industrial product and he was afraid of damaging it.
Ye Qingshui bent down and patiently adjusted the channel for a long time, and finally accurately adjusted it to the news channel. It was more accurate than Xu Maofang's own adjustment. After adjusting the channel, she turned around and walked upstairs without saying a word.
It is quite difficult to change channels on antique old TVs from the 1970s, and you need to press several buttons to adjust to the correct channel.
Xu Maofang and Xie Dongmei were both stunned for a few seconds, and it took them a long time to come back to their senses.
This country girl seems to be different from what they imagined?
Xie Dongmei looked at the slender back of her new sister-in-law and fell into deep thought for the first time.
Ye Qingshui took some clean clothes and took a comfortable hot bath.
Houses in the north have heating. After taking a shower, you will feel warm, and your hands and feet will still be warm when you return to bed.
Ye Qingshui stepped on her cotton slippers and got out of bed. She stood on Xie Tingyu's full bookshelf, looking around. She saw the precious high school textbooks, hesitated for a moment, took them down and spread them out in her palm.
Having been on the train for several days without having time to read, Ye Qingshui picked up the book and couldn't bear to put it down.
Ye Qingshui was so engrossed in reading the thick yellowed book that he didn't even care about his frozen hands and feet.
This was the scene Xie Tingyu saw when he returned to the house after washing up.
The little girl in a white cotton autumn coat, with focused eyes and relaxed brows, stood against the bookshelf with a book in her hands. Her thick hair was scattered casually, and her snow-white skin was as smooth as mutton-fat jade under the light. The black and white were distinct, and the beauty was a feast for the eyes.
Her back was straight, and her slender neck was faintly visible through her autumn clothes.
Xie Tingyu picked up the sweater and wrapped her in it.
Ye Qingshui didn't raise her head until the weight of the sweater fell on her shoulders.
"So hard-working?" Xie Tingyu glanced at the book she was reading and discovered that it was the Chinese language, which she hated the most.
This time even he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows in surprise.
Ye Qingshui glanced at Xie Tingyu, then continued reading.
There are less than ten months left until the college entrance examination is resumed in 1977. If Ye Qingshui wants to get into a good university, he must study hard. In his previous life, Ye Qingshui had never paid attention to the content of the college entrance examination this year. There is no shortcut to take, so he can only figure it out and work hard.
After a while, she found that Xie Tingyu was still looking at her. She raised her hand, put the book back to its place, and said with a little embarrassment: "Isn't it bad to read your book without your consent?"
Xie Tingyu looked at him in a trance. He smiled slightly and said, "My things are also yours."
There was plenty of heating in the room, which made people's faces turn red at the right time.
Ye Qingshui didn't say anything. She picked up the book and was about to continue reading when a book was handed to her at the right time. It was handed to her by Xie Tingyu.
"It's too late. Let's read something light."
Ye Qingshui flipped through the book casually. It was a collection of poems. The collection of poems might not be very useful for the college entrance examination, but it would not hurt to read it. She flipped through it casually out of boredom, and suddenly she stopped.
Ye Qingshui flipped through a poem she had read before, her eyes fell on the yellowed pages, and she suddenly blushed with embarrassment. She put the book back on the bookshelf, lifted the thin quilt, got into bed, closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Xie Tingyu wiped his dry hands with a Pechoin, his eyes fell on the abandoned and lonely poetry collection, he smiled and turned off the light.
He also got into bed.
The man's body, which could not be ignored, surrounded her like a source of heat. The cool quilt gave rise to a burst of warmth, and he seemed to slowly approach Ye Qingshui.
Xie Tingyu leaned close to the girl's ear and whispered, "Why don't you watch it anymore?"
The girl in the bed turned around and pretended not to hear anything.
However, the moonlight came in from the window, and the bright moonlight sprinkled on the little girl's neck and ears, clearly reflected in her pink beauty.
Xie Tingyu thought for a moment, and suddenly thought of something. He smiled gently and asked tentatively: "Sister is water?"
Before Xie Tingyu's guess was confirmed, he couldn't help but take several deep breaths and panted slightly.
Ye Qingshui actually didn't finish reading it. The last time Xie Tingyu asked her to read a poem, she knew it was definitely not a serious poem. She thought for a while, took out the jade pendant from her bosom, and put it into Xie Tingyu's hand.
He stretched out his hands and hugged Ye Qingshui, "This is for you, just take it."
"This is a piece of jade that only the daughter-in-law of the Xie family has. Even Aunt Fang doesn't have one."
Ye Qingshui's eyes were filled with confusion. She seemed to be mumbling to herself, or asking Xie Tingyu: "Why, grandma..."
Xie Tingyu tied the jade around her neck, "There's no reason."
Because, it's enough that he likes it.
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