Fortunate Wife

"Li Hua." Li Man raised his head immediately, stared into his eyes seriously, and said, "I don't know what kind of feelings you have for me? Maybe, because I became your daughter-in-law, you have to accommodate me ?”

"No." Li Hua shook his head. He never felt that he had to have her just because she was the daughter-in-law bought by his eldest brother. Instead, he felt that she was the woman he wanted since the first time he saw her.

Pure, natural, kind, intelligent, and soft, she even has a bookish look that other women don't have.

Li Man paused, and then said, "Maybe, you really like me. But, I'm already the joint wife of your brothers, and, with your eldest brother and second brother..."

Li Hua's expression froze, and he unconsciously clenched his hands hanging by his side, "I know."

"If you can't accept it, I, I can tell your eldest brother that you can find another marriage in the future. If you are afraid of the oath in front of your mother, then I can personally go to your mother's grave and explain it for you. "

"Man'er." Li Hua's eyes suddenly became fierce again, as if desperate, "I, like you, what about you? Do you like me too?"

Li Man paused, looked at his fair and handsome face, and sighed slightly in her heart, and slowly straightened up, she held his face in both hands, under his blank and surprised eyes, slightly She bowed her head and kissed his forehead tenderly.

"I like you." She said in a soft and low voice, "but I don't know if this is love. In my understanding, I always feel that love is a matter between two people, and one more will be crowded. In After learning about my situation, I was also confused and painful, and I couldn't accept five men, even a child who was five or ten years younger."

Li Hua raised her head, put her hands around her waist, and her eyes were full of pity. She seemed to be one year younger than him, but she had to bear all these alone. One could imagine how helpless she was at that time.

As Li Man said, she suddenly smiled, "However, there is a good saying, fate is like a rape, if you can't resist, just enjoy it. Fortunately, you brothers are all good people, and you treat me well. I envy me that I have such good men."

Li Hua was taken aback for a moment, and was amused by her words about "fate" afterwards, but the words were too rough, and they came from Li Man's mouth, which made him feel fresh and surprised, and also felt extremely cute, so he couldn't help but tighten his hands. There was an urge to trap her in his arms and love her dearly.

"Then...do you enjoy it too?" Li Hua asked hesitantly, her heart was sweet and sour. The sweet thing is that Li Man finally admitted that she is their brother's daughter-in-law, so he can be justified in the future Having her to accompany her, the sad thing is that she and her elder brother and second brother have already..., her so-called enjoyment should be given by her two brothers, right?

What about him? Will his love make her feel like enjoyment?

Pfft, he asked directly, Li Man blushed and nodded slightly, "At least I don't think it's too bad right now. But, Li Hua——"

Her eyes were serious and dignified, "I can also swear to you, since I have become your family's daughter-in-law, I will do my best in my life to make your brothers happy. If—"

"Hush." ​​Li Hua didn't let her continue, "Our brother should have said this to you."

Seeing his gradually softening expression, Li Man also smiled, "Well, yes, with you brothers, I don't think it's hard not to be happy."

Seeing her smile, Li Hua also smiled. With his hands together, he pulled her into his arms and kissed her hard on the side of her ear, "Man'er, I like you, I really like you."

"Yeah." Li Man was so itchy by him, her neck couldn't help shrinking.

Li Hua didn't kiss her any more, but just hugged her in his arms and sat quietly like this, enjoying the tenderness and intimacy of this moment.

Li Man rested her head on his chest, her nose was filled with the fragrance of ink, her mind gradually calmed down, and she suddenly smiled silently with her eyes closed. Does this count as resolving a crisis?

If Li Yan can be as gentle and obedient as Li Hua, then she really has nothing to worry about in the future.

"Sister, sister—"

Suddenly, Xiao Wu's shout sounded in the yard.

Li Man paused and looked towards the door.

Li Huaning frowned, and reluctantly let go of Li Man, "Xiao Wu called you."

"Yeah." Li Man looked at him, a little embarrassed, let him go out at this time, and was caught by Xiao Wu, how can he explain it?

Seeing her troubled look, Li Hua smiled slightly, feeling much more relieved, "I'll go see what's up with him?"

As soon as he said that, Xiao Wu knocked on the door, "Sister, are you in the house?"

"Here." Li Man instinctively responded.

"Is my sister free now? I have something to ask my sister." Xiao Wu said politely.

"Oh, wait a minute." Li Man hurriedly arranged her clothes, got up and got off the kang.

Li Hua also got off the kang, but stopped her and opened the door by herself.

"Sister, yeah, fourth brother?" Xiao Wu was stunned when he saw that it was Li Hua who opened the door.

Li drew it out and rubbed Xiao Wu's head, "Where did you go all morning? Look at the sweat on this forehead."

Xiao Wu chuckled, his attention was immediately diverted, and then he looked at Li Man and said, "Sister, I have one thing to ask you."

"What's the matter? Do you want more?" Li Man looked at the little guy with a funny face.

Xiao Wu said excitedly, "Huzi and the others heard that I read and read with my sister every day recently. They wanted to join us and asked if my sister could teach them too?"

"Huzi and the others?" Li Hua looked at Li Man, saw her hesitate, and explained, "They are all children from the village, about the same age as Xiao Wu."

"Haven't you ever studied?" Li Man's heart softened again when she mentioned the children who were about the same age as Xiao Wu, "I can teach them, but are their parents willing?"

I don’t know what it was like in ancient times. Anyway, in modern times, many parents have high expectations for their children. They choose famous schools and choose famous teachers. For ordinary people, if you want to teach them for free, they may not look down on them.

"Yes, why don't you want to. Sister, I'll let them come over." Xiao Wuyi got a response, and immediately ran away excitedly, but, as soon as he left the yard, he turned back immediately, followed by seven or eight About the same age as a child.

It turned out that they had been waiting at the gate of the courtyard all this time, only waiting for Xiaowu to settle down, and then they came to learn from the teacher.

As soon as the children entered the yard, according to Xiao Wu's instructions, they all knelt down and kowtowed to Li Man, shouting, "XX kowtows to the teacher."

Li Man hurried forward to help her in a panic, "Get up, get up, don't knock."

"Get up, the teacher told you to get up." Xiao Wu said excitedly from the side.

Li Man glanced at Xiao Wu lightly, she would really provoke her, but looking at these children, there are a total of eight, five boys, three girls, two of the girls are twins, and they look clean Jing, wearing the same calico clothes and combing the same horns, looks very cute.

"You all want to read and write with me?" Li Man asked them gently.

"Yeah." Several children nodded in unison.

Li Man smiled, "Okay, I can teach you guys, but let's talk about it first, reading and writing is not a matter of a day or two, if you don't work hard or work hard, you can fish for three days and spend two days in the sun, that's not okay."

Xiao Wu immediately took the lead and promised, "We will all work hard."

The other children immediately followed suit.

Li Man nodded in satisfaction, seeing how these children are dressed, only the twin girls are a little better, the others are not so good, two of them are even barefoot, their clothes are patched and patched, and they are dirty I don't know how many days I haven't washed it, probably because I played wildly outside before, the little faces are made like little cats, even Xiao Wu is not much better.

"Okay, let's go wash our faces first." Li Man told Xiao Wu to take them to the well to fetch water to wash their hands and faces.

Several children ran happily, playing around the well.

Li Man looked at her with a smile on her face. She likes being with children.

Li Hua watched from the beginning to the end. She originally thought that Xiao Wu would suddenly bring so many children here, and Li Man would be stage fright. After all, she was not much older than these children, and she was still a girl. It's possible to be speechless, and he's even prepared to smooth things over for her.

But who would have thought that not only could she cope with it with ease, but she also felt like a teacher in her gestures and gestures compared to their wife.

This gave Li Hua more respect and appreciation for her from the bottom of his heart.

After the children finished washing, they gathered around Li Man one by one, and looked at her with wide eyes and fondness.

It is said that after Li Man arrived at Li's house, for a period of time, people in Shennvgou really became the topic of conversation after dinner. Some said that she was a fairy descended from the earth, and her appearance and demeanor were not comparable to that of ordinary women. In order to attract men's yang.

Therefore, these children who have heard all kinds of rumors, seeing Allah at this moment, can't help but look at her carefully. They only think that this sister is beautiful and gentle, especially with a smile in her eyes. Their little hearts are jumping.

Among them are two older boys, their faces are red when they look at them, they are usually crazy like a devil outside, but now in front of Li Man, they are more docile than that house cat, shy and shy. I couldn't say anything.

——

Seeing that they were all surrounding her, Li Man took a step back consciously, stepped back from the crowd, looked at them carefully, and said with a slight smile, "Now, you stand in a row and introduce yourself one by one."

"What is self-introduction?" Xiao Wu asked suspiciously, and the other children also blinked their eyes in confusion.

Li Man helped the children line up according to their height, and explained, "What's your name and how old are you? Let the teacher know more about you."

"Teacher, my name is Li Xiaowu, and I am ten years old this year." The little five heads are considered average among these people, and they happen to be in the middle.

"Teacher, my name is Dayong, and I am nine years old."

"Teacher, my name is He Daya, and I am eleven this year."

"Teacher, my name is He Erya, and I am also eleven this year."

 …

After Xiao Wuyi finished speaking, the other children scrambled to introduce themselves, as if they were afraid that Li Man couldn't hear, the voice was so loud that it shook the sky.

Li Man pursed her lips and smiled straight. After all the introductions, she made a gesture to calm everyone down, "Okay, everyone is very good, and what you said is also very good. From now on, I will order like this every day before class. Name down, if you can’t come to class, you’d better take a leave of absence from me first, otherwise, I will be fined if you miss class at will.”

The children below laughed immediately, as if being punished was also a happy thing.

Li Man shook her head and said seriously, "Teacher, this is not a joke, I really want to play the board. By the way, Xiao Wu, after a while, you can organize it and discuss a suitable time. I will give you lessons every day. .”

"Yeah." Xiao Wu nodded excitedly, he became the leader of this group of kids almost instantly, which made him very happy.

"That's good." Seeing that it's time for lunch, Li Man didn't delay, just smiled, "Then let me know when you agree on a time. Now, I'll teach you to sing a song, okay?"

"Okay." The children had never sung before, and when they heard that they were going to sing, they all shouted "Okay" at the top of their voices.

Li Man frowned and smiled, "Okay, don't shout like that, singing will be ugly if your voice is hoarse."

Down below, there was a sudden silence, and Li Man was very satisfied, seeing the blue sky and white clouds, green peach trees, a few little sparrows chirping above, and a few little yellow chickens playing happily at the fence, and the children all raised their innocent and lovely smiling faces , She suddenly felt her heart soften, hummed the beat immediately, and sang softly.

"Where is spring? Where is spring? In spring, in the verdant forest, there are red flowers, green grass, and little orioles that can sing..."

This song is easy to sing and easy to remember. It is the song she sang when she was a child, and it is also a song she has always liked. Every time she finishes singing, she feels very happy, and this time it is the same.

The children listened carefully to her singing, their expressions filled with joy and longing.

Erya boldly asked, "Teacher, what's the name of this song, it's really nice."

"Where is the spring? Hehe, if it sounds nice, the teacher will teach you two more times, and you can sing along, okay?" Li Man asked gently.

All the children raised their necks and shouted hello.

Li Hua softened in the eyes of the other side, and never knew that Li Man had such a side, she could sing, her singing was soft and soft, but full of vigor and joy, people seemed to feel her kind and vigorous heart heart.

Her class does not need to be indoors, but in a moment, every child's face is full of vivid smiles.

Li Man patted with her hands, teaching each sentence, and the children below sang along. They sang so loudly that anyone passing by the door would have to stop and look inside.

This song is easy to learn, and after two times, the smart children will almost remember it, so Li Man asked them to do activities on their own, and the teaching time will be discussed by them, and Xiao Wu will report it to him.

After the children left, Li Man saw that it was getting late, and hurried back to the kitchen.

Li Hua followed in, saw her measuring the rice, and smiled slightly, "That song is really nice."

Li Man paused, turned her face to look at Li Hua at the door, and smiled shyly, "Sing whatever you want."

"It's so good to sing casually, but if you sing seriously?" Li Hua walked up to her side and boasted with a smile.

Li Man was a little embarrassed by his praise, "Just teach the children how to play."

"What else do you know that I don't know?" Li Hua looked at her with burning eyes, and his eyes were full of surprises.

When he got home that afternoon, he saw the back of her and Xiao Wu tidying up the quilt in the yard, so delicate, it made him feel pity for no reason in his heart.

The moment she turned around, her fresh and beautiful appearance, gentle and soft voice, pure and moving smile, and even the expression of biting her lips in embarrassment, everything caught his attention and his heart.

He thought that she could write, which was enough to surprise him, but who would have thought that she could also read and explain later, and now, she can also sing moving songs and teach the children like a master.

She didn't dislike their birth or their dirty appearance, and she didn't even discuss the price. He dared to say that she didn't think about it at all. Her only request was that they should work hard.

What can I say about her? A little woman who is so pure that she is a little silly, who doesn't understand worldly relationships, but who makes people want to be close to her for a lifetime.

Suddenly, Li Hua felt that being able to let her do what she liked was also a kind of happiness.

Li Man was flustered by his fiery gaze, and stammered, "No, no more."

"Oh, why are you nervous?" Li Hua saw her silly expression, smiled lightly, brushed her fingers over the hair on her cheek, and asked softly, "Have you thought about what to teach them? Take it all at once." There are so many, they are all as obedient as Xiao Wu."

"It doesn't matter, I have a solution." Speaking of this, Li Man felt much more relaxed. She had practiced in school, and there were more than 60 students in a junior high school class. She yelled loudly in class, and within two days Her voice became hoarse, and there were only 9 Xiaowu added, which was a piece of cake for her.

Seeing her full confidence, Li Hua was also very happy, "Then I'll just wait and see, Mrs. Man'er."

"Heh." Li Man felt a little proud of being called Master so formally, but she still said modestly, "Don't call me that, I just have nothing to do to teach children to read, and I can't be a Master." name."

"Why can't you bear it? I don't think anyone can bear it more than you." Li Yan suddenly appeared at the kitchen door, looking at Li Man with a smile.

Li Man's heart skipped a beat, why is he here? Looking behind him, Li Mo and Li Shu also put their hoes in the corner of the room, looked in by the door, and suddenly panicked, "It's already this time? I haven't cooked yet."

"No hurry, I'll help you." Li Hua took the basin from her hand, scooped some rice, and started washing rice and cooking.

Li Man said quickly, "Okay, then I'll go pick and order some food." Fortunately, I left a plate of fish last night, and stir-fried vegetarian dishes at noon would be enough.

"Daughter-in-law, are you the one who taught the songs Huzi and the others sang?" After washing his hands, Li Shu followed Li Man all the way to the small vegetable garden in the backyard, and asked excitedly.

Li Man was slightly stunned, and then she heard Li Yan say, "I saw those children at the entrance of the village just now, and Xiao Wu was leading the singing. I said that you taught them to sing. Oh, it's quite nice."

"Yes." Li Shu glanced back at Li Yan who couldn't bear to follow, and echoed, "Daughter-in-law, they sing pretty well, but I think it will be better if the daughter-in-law sings, daughter-in-law, why didn't they sing before?" Haven't heard you sing?"

"Just sing whatever you want." Li Man hummed vaguely a few times, busy picking green vegetables in her hands, hoping to fool her.

Li Shu squatted beside her, and while helping her pick vegetables, he begged, "Daughter-in-law, why don't you sing for me again? I want to hear you sing."

"Now?" Li Man raised her head in astonishment. She is a slow-heated type of person. She doesn't even open her mouth to sing, she has to open her mouth when she is emotional. Therefore, the only two times she sang with her friends in ktv , when she finally got emotional enough to speak up, the show was about to end when the time came.

"En." Li Shu nodded, with handsome eyes and brows, and a high spirit.

Li Man was stunned, and said with a dry smile, "It's sudden, why are you singing? I—"

"Daughter-in-law, are the dishes ready? You can sing one." Li Shu put the last handful of vegetables in her small basket, then took the basket and said, "I'll wash the vegetables, so you can sing to me. "

The more she stopped singing, the more itchy Li Shu felt.

Under his gaze, Li Man's face was slightly hot. Besides, Li Yan was also watching from the side. If Li Shu was the only one, she would be fine.

"How about another day?" She grabbed the basket and walked back.

"Sing sing, the third brother wants to hear it." Li Yan grabbed her wrist when she passed by him, smiled and leaned closer to her ear, "Actually, I want to hear it too."

"No more." The two of them just stared at themselves wanting to listen to the song, Li Man couldn't speak even if he was beaten to death, so she hurriedly pushed him away and ran towards the front yard.

Li Mo was pressing the well, seeing her blushing running, his heart sank, "What's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing." Li Man said, put down the vegetable basket, and turned back to the kitchen to get the vegetable bowl.

Li Mo glanced at Li Yan and Li Shu who turned from the backyard, his eyebrows frowned slightly, but he didn't say anything. When Li Man came over with a basin, he offered to fetch water for her.