Chapter 56 Chapter Fifty-Four

Master Zhang Yao felt that what Zhang Ziheng said was really a matter.Sullenly, he sat on a low stool in the patio and smoked leaf tobacco, and his mind began to be messed up. Bai Xiaoyang came out of the room at this time, she was wearing a red brocade padded jacket.This is the dowry that Grandma Zhang wore when she got married, and it was also the bottom of her box. She never wore it once in her life except on the wedding day.It's just that in the weather in May and June, I took it out to dry in the patio, and then put moth balls in it and put it in a box.When I was free, I hid in the room by myself and wore it on my back, looked at a round mirror, and quickly took it off again.

This brocade padded jacket should be regarded as the best dowry for Grandma Zhang who can speak hard words in front of Master Zhang Yao. There were a few times when Mr. Zhang was free and wanted to relive the scene when Mrs. Zhang was a bride, so she asked Mrs. Zhang to put on this brocade padded jacket so that he could look good, but Mrs. Zhang always said that Mrs. Zhang had a tiger's face. The older Master Yao is, the less serious he becomes. He is getting old and cares a lot.This made Zhang Yaoye very upset. Master Zhang Yao was smoking Ye Yan in a daze, when he heard the door of the main room creak softly, Bai Xiaoyang, who was wearing a red brocade padded jacket, came out of the main room.

In winter, the bright sunlight shone directly on the brocade padded jacket that Bai Xiaoyang was wearing, and suddenly, a joyous halo appeared in the originally gray courtyard. Master Zhang Yao raised his head and looked at Bai Xiaoyang. His eyes froze for a moment, and there was a momentary blank spot in his mind. Granny Zhang's pretty appearance when she got married immediately appeared in front of his eyes. Bai Xiaoyang saw Zhang Yaoye looking at him strangely, so he walked over and said to Zhang Yaoye, "Yaoye, what are you thinking about?" Zhang Yaoye suddenly came back to his senses, and said with a flustered expression: "Oh, I was thinking about something. Why don't you hide in the room? There are frost and snow winds in winter."

Bai Xiaoyang said: "It's nothing. My mother-in-law told me to hide in the room all day long, and I was almost suffocated. The sun is shining outside today, so I'll come out to get some air." Master Zhang Yao got up and asked Bai Xiaoyang to sit, then he went to the main room and brought out a stool, and sat down. Bai Xiaoyang looked at Zhang Yaoye, but Zhang Yaoye didn't dare to look at Bai Xiaoyang, and took out a cloth bag from his pocket, which contained Ye Yan that hadn't been wrapped yet. He lowered his head and wrapped Ye Yan up. Bai Xiaoyang looked at Mr. Zhang Yao for a while, and said, "Mr. Yao, what's on your mind?"

Zhang Yaoye raised his head, but he still didn't dare to meet Bai Xiaoyang's eyes, so he quickly buried his head, and faltered while taking care of Ye Yan in his hand, "It's nothing...it's really nothing." Bai Xiaoyang continued to look at Zhang Yaoye with a smile, and said, "Yaoye, you can't hide it from me, everything about you is written on your face." Zhang Yaoye's expression became more flustered, he wiped his face with his hands, and said, "Is there something written on my face?" Bai Xiaoyang giggled and said, "I'm not saying you have words on your face, I mean I can tell from your expression that you have something on your mind."

Zhang Yaoye breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Xiaobai, you surprised Yaoye, hehe..." Bai Xiaoyang said, "Tell me, Master Yao, what's the matter?" Master Zhang Yao said, "It's really all right." Bai Xiaoyang said: "You have something on your mind, Lord Yao! You can't fool me. And I also know that it's me and Master Tuo that make you difficult." Zhang Yaoye was chased by Bai Xiaoyang and had no place to hide. He finally stopped his hands, raised his head, looked at Bai Xiaoyang, and said after making a lot of determination, "Xiaobai, can you give me a hand?" Master Yao, to be honest, why did you and Master Tuo come to our village?"

Bai Xiaoyang smiled and shook his head at Mr. Zhang Yao, and said softly, "I can't tell you anything, Mr. Yao." Bai Xiaoyang looked peaceful. She looked at Mr. Zhang Yao, with a faint smile hanging on the corner of her crooked mouth. Master Zhang Yao also looked at Bai Xiaoyang, thought for a while, and said, "Okay, Xiaobai, since you really don't want to talk about it, Master Yao will never ask you again. Master Yao is not the kind of meddling in other people's business." people." Bai Xiaoyang said: "Master Yao, you won't be angry with me, will you?"

Zhang Yaoye laughed and said: "Xiaobai, Yaoye is not such a stingy person. If you don't want to say it, Yaoye certainly can't force you to say it. Who doesn't care about something?" Bai Xiaoyang said: "But I see that you are sitting here alone with a lot of thoughts, did Master Tuo and I cause you any trouble?" Master Zhang Yao said: "Xiaobai, can I not tell you what you ask me?" Bai Xiaoyang said decisively: "No." She kept looking into Zhang Yaoye's eyes. Being stared at by Bai Xiaoyang, Zhang Yaoye felt like he had no way out.He knocked the cigarette rod on the stool, sighed and said, "Xiaobai, since you have already asked this question, I don't have to hide it from you, Mr. Yao. Just now Zhang Ziheng came to my place." Remind me that living with me may not be a long-term solution for you!"

Bai Xiaoyang didn't interrupt Zhang Yaoye, and looked at Zhang Yaoye intently. Zhang Yaoye went on to say: "Now I understand more and more that you and Master Tuo are here for our Woniu Village. My Yaoye can't drive you away. You and Master Tuo are good people, I believe that, but others It's hard to say whether you believe it or not. People's hearts are separated by belly, and no one can see how their hearts grow, don't you think?" Bai Xiaoyang nodded. "That's why Ziheng came to me just now and told me that he wanted to re-arrange a place for you and Master Tuo."

"Where is the arrangement?" Bai Xiaoyang asked. Zhang Yaoye said: "Find a man cave in Wo Niu Mountain to live temporarily." Bai Xiaoyang lowered his head without making a sound. Zhang Yaoye looked at Bai Xiaoyang with a guilty expression on his face. At this time, two tears of Bai Xiaoyang fell on the ground. Bai Xiaoyang's tears seemed to be dripping on Zhang Yaoye's heart, burning the apex of his heart so painfully. Zhang Yaoye said carefully: "Xiaobai, Yaoye doesn't have to drive you away, Yaoye is also asking for your opinion." Bai Xiaoyang sighed for a moment, raised his head, his eyes filled with tears, and said, "Master Yao, I will live wherever you want me to live. I won't say anything."

Bai Xiaoyang's soft voice revealed a little pitiful and helpless, Zhang Yaoye couldn't bear it even more. He gritted his teeth hard and said, "Xiaobai, don't worry, Mr. Yao has decided, you will live in Mr. Yao's house. Anyone who dares to make irresponsible remarks, Mr. Yao will not recognize him! Including that naughty Zhang Ziheng! From now on, you are my goddaughter! I am your godfather!" Master Zhang Yao said such cruel words, and he regretted it a bit.He was afraid that Bai Xiaoyang would not agree. Bai Xiaoyang nodded to Master Zhang Yao with tears in his eyes. Master Zhang Yao's heart suddenly brightened, and his eyebrows and beard were full of smiles.As if he was dazzled by the sudden surprise, he said: "Hehe... I, Zhang Weichang, thought that in this life, I would only spend my whole life guarding your mother-in-law. This is really a blessing from my previous life! When I get old , God gave me a house full of children and grandchildren! Hehe...that's the deal, Xiaobai, don't go back on your word, you can call me godfather now! Hehe..." Bai Xiaoyang called softly: "Godfather!" Master Zhang Yao responded: "Hey—" He couldn't close his mouth with a smile for a while, his teeth scorched black by the smoke from the leaves gleamed black in the sun. At this time, Granny Yao ran in from the outside in a panic, and as soon as she entered the door, she turned around and closed the door with a bang. Neither Zhang Yaoye nor Bai Xiaoyang understood what was going on. Zhang Yaoye yelled at Granny Zhang: "Old lady, why are you running in such a panic? Has the ghost caught up?" Granny Zhang gasped and said, "It's Ziheng who came back and asked me to report to you. The militia company commander Wu Zhangkui came to the ancestral hall with three militiamen, with guns on his back!" Master Zhang Yao let out an "oh", stood up, and said, "Which bastard made it so fast?" Granny Zhang said: "Ziheng was talking with the militia company commander in the hall. He told me to come back quickly and report to you behind his back." Zhang Yaoye then said to Granny Zhang: "You stay with Xiaobai at home and fasten the door to me. Don't open the door unless I call it." Granny Zhang nodded nervously. Zhang Yaoye pretended to be calm and said: "Don't panic. What are you afraid of when the militiamen come? It's not the second son of the bandit." Granny Zhang was still nervous. Zhang Yaoye said to Granny Zhang again: "Let me tell you one more thing. I have accepted Xiaobai as my daughter-in-law. Now our old couple will be able to rely on us for the rest of our lives." But Granny Zhang said anxiously: "You still rely on an ancestor! The fire has burned to the back of your feet, and you still have time to think about the rest of your life. Hurry up and go to the ancestral hall to have a look." Master Zhang Yao was almost pushed out of the yard by Granny Zhang...