Third 13 chapters 第三13章 Choice 选择 This evening, the Zhang Family person crosses very lively, no liveliness since new year's celebration. 这个晚上,张家的人过得很热闹,自过年以来都没有的热闹。 Everybody presses when the heart stone temporary was discarded, dinner, Zhang Cai has even drunk with flies several cups, is the restoration of son celebrates. After the food, everybody is busy at work some farm work under the oil lamp, but also in high spirits discussion after beginning of the spring, in crops how cultivation, on the slope the newly-opened paddies how apply fertilizer, Zhang Xiaolong, Zhang Xiaohu and Zhang Xiaolong three brothers' divisions of labor and other matters, tomorrow will be the spring plowing seem to be common, are forecasting the eyeful hopes. 大家压在心头的石头暂时的被丢掉,晚饭时,张才甚至自斟自饮了几杯,为儿子的复原而庆祝。饭后,大家在油灯下忙活一些农活,还兴高采烈的谈论开春后地里的庄稼如何的耕种,坡上新开的田地如何施肥,张小龙、张小虎和张小龙三个兄弟的分工等事情,似乎明日即是春耕一般,展望着满眼的希望。 Under lamp flame that drags, no one has noted the lonely facial expression of Liu Qian whole face. 摇曳的灯焰下,谁都没有注意到刘倩满脸的寂寥神情。 Also, Zhang Xiaohua look looking pensive. 还有,张小花若有所思的眼神。 She who getting out of bed that the Second day dawn, Liu Qian is loathing in the morning, was swayed by personal gains and losses last night actually loses sleep, the day dawn goes off, after getting out of bed, discovered that the eye is a little red, the complexion is not good, Guo Sufei also kindly asked that she got sick. 第二天早晨天亮,刘倩极不情愿的起床,昨夜患得患失的她竟然失眠,天蒙蒙亮才睡去,起床后发现眼睛有点红,脸色也不好,郭素菲还关切地问她是不是病了。 The finish breakfast, everybody was busy respectively various, now since February/two months, the weather was warm, Zhang Cai and the others also inspected the farm tool, looked to have badly, needs to repair, the seed in cave, must take exposing to the sun slightly, saw with own eyes the ice in river to melt, the place in field should also defrost can cultivate, spring must come. 吃完早饭,大家都各忙各的了,如今已经进入二月,天气暖和,张才等人也都检查农具,看有没有坏的,需要修理的,还有地窖中的种子,也要拿出来稍微的晒晒,眼见着河里的冰都化了,田里的地应该也解冻能耕种了,春天就要来了。 While Liu Qian is helping Guo Sufei the crops seed booth when under Sun air-dries, suddenly hears some people to shout her: „Qianqian ~” 正当刘倩帮着郭素菲把庄稼种子摊在太阳下晾晒的时候,突然听到有人喊她:“倩倩~” How familiar 's sound sound, she is busy at raising the head, the vision crosses the Zhang Family that as before low fence, she saw has arrived at the father and uncle before Liu Tufu and younger female cousin Liu Yueyue gate. 多么熟悉的声音,她忙抬头,目光越过张家那依旧低矮的围墙,她看到了已经走到门前的爹爹、叔叔刘屠夫和堂妹刘月月。 She called pleasantly surprised: „Father ~”, then like the martin, flies the entrance, holds on father's hand, quick has not seen own family member for half a month, how to think? So for the first time sees, eye red, the nose was also sour. 她惊喜的叫了出来:“爹爹~”,然后像小燕子一样,飞到门口,拉住爹爹的手,快半个月没见自己的家人,如何不想？如此乍一见到,眼睛都红红的,鼻子也酸了。 Liu Yueyue said in side: „Hasn't sister, I, seen me?” 刘月月在旁边说:“姐,还有我呢,没看到我吗？” Liu Qian has also held her hand, said: „Saw, how can not see, won't Younger Sister of my such appearance Ruo Tian immortal, how be able to see?” 刘倩也拉了她的手,说:“看到了,怎么会没看到呢,我就这么个貌若天仙的妹妹,怎么会看不到？” Liu Yueyue gé gé has smiled, said: „Sister, looks at you, has not seen the father on several days, the eye socket was red, later again do not say me to cry, where you also very arrive. Aiya, your complexion is so bad, will not endure hardship their here, but, is not right, your skin seemed to be more exquisite than before, white many, was fatter than little before, how ten days did not see, can your beauty overtake me unexpectedly?” 刘月月格格的笑了,说:“姐,看你,不就几天没见到爹爹,眼圈都红了,以后可别再说我哭鼻子,你也好不到哪里。哎呀,你的脸色这么差,不会是在他们这里吃苦了吧,不过,不对啊,你的皮肤似乎比以前细腻啊,也白了不少,也比以前胖了一点点,怎么就十来天不见,你的美丽居然要追上我了啊？” Liu Qian is angry no wonder that: „Your this small girl, takes the words of pleasant to hear to fool me only.” 刘倩嗔怪道:“你这小丫头,净拿好听的话来唬我。” Liu Yueyue was anxious, said: „, The sister, I have not talked nonsense, you do not believe to look in a mirror to have a look.” 刘月月急了,说:“真的,姐,我没瞎说,你不信照镜子看看呀。” In the Liu Qian heart moves, no longer said. 刘倩心中一动,不再接话。 How Mister Liu and Liu can Tufu note these? Only considers two children to be laughing and playing. 刘先生和刘屠夫如何能注意到这些？只当是两个孩子在嬉笑罢了。 At this time, Zhang Cai also led family member to come out to greet. 这时,张才也带着家人出来迎接。 Mister Liu hurries to go forward to salute, asked Zhang Cai: „Brother, long time does not see, but is the body excellent?” 刘先生赶紧上前施礼,问张才:“老哥,多日不见,身体可是大好？” Zhang Cai also returned salute saying: „Thanks to brother, was nowadays good, you looked, I discarded the walking stick.” 张才也还礼说:“托老弟的福啊,现如今已经是好啦,你看,我把拐杖都丢掉了。” Then lets Zhang Xiaolong, Zhang Xiaohu and Zhang Xiaohua comes up to salute upon meeting in turn. 然后让张小龙、张小虎和张小花依次上来见礼。 Mister Liu previous time comes time, has seen the people, but, two brothers lay down on the hospital bed at that time, this meeting, looks the young person who these two have an imposing appearance, cannot help but acclaimed in the heart: „These two children, appearance, although is ordinary, the rare appearance is reserved, has not studied, unexpectedly has such makings, is a promising young man.” He hurries to help up three people, said with a laugh: „Two Virtuous Nephew injuries look like are also excellent, may celebrate encouraging, but, Xiaolong│Little Dragon Virtuous Nephew injured the physique, good that must pay attention, rest a hundred or so came the day to work, for the present farm work, do not injure own body. Yeah, was right, how have ten days of times removed the clamping plank?” 刘先生上次来的时候,见过众人的,不过,当时两兄弟是躺在病床上,这次相见,看着这两个器宇轩昂的年轻人,不由得在心中赞叹:“这两个孩子,长相虽然普通,难得神采内敛,没有读过书,居然有如此的气质,孺子可教呀。”他赶紧把三人扶起,笑呵呵的说:“两位贤侄伤势看来也是大好,可喜可贺啊,不过,小龙贤侄伤了筋骨,还是要多注意的好,休息百十来天才能干活,可不要为了眼前的农活,伤了自己的身体呀。哎,对了,怎么才十来天的功夫就拆了夹板？” Zhang Xiaolong has moved the arm, said: „Words that uncle spoke, I will pay attention, you looked, my this arm has not obstructed greatly, although not the competent heavy labor, it is estimated that again crossed on the several th, the ordinary farm work should not have what issue.” 张小龙活动了一下胳膊,说:“叔叔说的话,我会注意的,你看,我这胳膊已经没有大碍了,虽然不能干重活,估计再过得几日,普通的农活应该是没有什么问题了。” Liu Tufu said: „Virtuous Nephew this body is also not common strong, king Nijouzan of our village chopped firewood, fell the buttocks, must lie down on the bed in the first half of the year, were your boy how many days, then good? Let me come to see.” 刘屠夫接话了:“贤侄这身体还不是一般的壮啊,我们村的王二上山砍柴,摔了屁股,都要在床上躺上半年的,你小子这才几天,就好了？让我来看看。” Was saying must come up to grasp the arm of Zhang Xiaolong, Liu Qian was anxious in side, hurried to keep off uncle's hand, no wonder that: „Uncle, your has been used to with a a hundred or so jin (0.5 kg) fat pig , the arm of Xiaolong│Little Dragon just, you so grab the hand of Xiaolong│Little Dragon, not must spoil the arm again.” 说着就要上去抓张小龙的胳膊,刘倩在旁边急了,赶紧挡了叔叔的手,怪道:“叔叔,你那手惯了拿百十斤的肥猪,小龙的胳膊刚好,你这般抓住小龙的手,莫要把胳膊再弄坏了。” Liu Tufu awkward receives the hand, saying with a smile that self-ridicules: „That did not look, does not look.” 刘屠夫尴尬的把手收回来,自嘲的笑道:“那就不看,不看。” Liu Yueyue as if sees anything in side, holds Liu Qian with the arm elbow, blinks the eye to her, mischievous smiles. 刘月月在旁边似乎看出些什么,用胳膊肘捅捅刘倩,冲她眨巴眨巴眼睛,调皮的一笑。 A Liu Qian face heat, the hands and feet is not comfortable. 刘倩脸一热,手脚不自在起来。 Was good because of this time, Mister Liu saw Zhang Xiaohua, extremely liked touches his head saying: „Xiaohua, several days does not see, you grow unexpectedly much, I noticed that at the end of this year can catch up with your two Elder Brother . Moreover, looks at your eye, the appearance overflows, felt sensibly.” 好在这时,刘先生又看到了张小花,极喜欢的摸摸他的头说:“小花,几天不见,你竟又长高不少啊,我看到今年年底就能赶上你的两个哥哥啦,而且,看你的眼睛,神采四溢,感觉懂事了很多啊。” This saying is not but actually false, when Mister Liu first time sees Zhang Xiaohua, he just had been beaten by the feudal bully, was worried for the father and Elder Brother injury, the natural facial expression is dim, listless, now the injury of family member is excellent, the mood nature is good, moreover there is an unknown reason, he looks like the nature is out of the ordinary. 这话倒也不假,刘先生头次见张小花时,他刚刚被恶霸殴打过,也为爹爹和哥哥的伤势担心,自然神情黯淡,无精打采,如今家人的伤势大好,心情自然不错,而且还有不为人知的缘由,他看起来自然与众不同。 That Zhang Xiaohua but actually also clever, raises head saying: „Uncle, this is Liu Elder Sister merit, she not only looks after the Big Brother, helping our mothers do the housework, gives back to me to speak many truth, teaches me to recognize many characters, had her gradually influencing, I naturally sensible.” 那张小花倒也乖巧,仰着头说:“叔叔,这都是刘姐姐的功劳,她不仅照看大哥,帮我们娘亲做家务,还给我讲很多的道理,教我认很多的字,有了她的熏陶,我自然就懂事啦。” In the Mister Liu heart that these words said is greatly happy, laughs, said: „Good child, the good child, Brother, to envy you, has such good several children.” 这席话说的刘先生心中大乐,哈哈大笑,说:“好孩子,好孩子,老哥啊,羡慕你,有这么好的几个孩子。” Zhang Cai said modestly: „We are negligent to teach, they also little study to be literate, the brother you were laughed.” 张才谦虚的说:“我们疏于管教,他们也少读书识字,老弟你见笑了。” Mister Liu actually thinks otherwise: „Non- not, this is the Xiantian makings, non- Houtian can train, even if you family/home has the great wealth, has the so good soldier rarely.” 刘先生却不以为然:“非也非也,这是先天的气质,非后天可以培养的,你纵然家有万贯,却难得有如此好儿郎。” Liu Tufu no wonder that: „Your two again mutually the spur(s) the horse fart, should not be the acquaintances, walked a morning, my throat thirstily must to belch smoke, hurries to drink a water.” 刘屠夫怪道:“你两个不要再互相拍马屁了,都是熟人,走了一个上午,我嗓子眼都渴得要冒烟了,赶紧进去喝点水吧。” Zhang Cai with Mister Liu one hear, laughs, Zhang Cai hurries to let arrive at the main room the people. 张才跟刘先生一听,都哈哈大笑,张才赶紧把众人让到堂屋。 The people sit down the speech, Guo Sufei and Liu Qian boil water to steep tea, Liu also followed every month. 众人坐下说话,郭素菲和刘倩去烧水沏茶,刘月月也跟了过去。 Has not boiled while the water, Guo Sufei goes to the room to take the tea leaves the scene, Liu asks Liu Qian every month quietly: „Sister, you to that Zhang Xiaolong a little meaning?” 趁着水尚未烧开,郭素菲去屋里取茶叶的光景,刘月月悄声问刘倩:“姐,你是不是对那个张小龙有点意思？” Liu Qian has blushed, said: „What a little meaning, my where has?” 刘倩脸红了,说:“什么有点意思,我哪有？” Liu Yueyue ridiculed that she said: „Looked that your whole face is bashful, the appearance of eye belt peach blossom, knows that you were lovesick, hasn't drawn on honestly?” 刘月月嘲笑她说:“看你满脸含羞,眼带桃花的样子,就知道你思春了,还不老实招来？” Liu Qian said: „Your this little girl, how these many honeyed words? Do you come is it possible not to come to see Zhang Xiaohu?” 刘倩说:“你这丫头片子,怎么这么多的花言巧语？你来难不成不是来看张小虎的？” Liu Yueyue listened to this saying, said seriously: „Sister, your this saying missed, before you have forgotten us, has spoken words? Zhang Xiaolong and Zhang Xiaohu, although is the good person, has saved us, but, our ideals marry a well-read, the loose clean, dashing scholar, his two people make the farm work, may dig to eat in the cropland for a lifetime, is it possible are we also peasant woman for a lifetime? At that time, I am very grateful Zhang Xiaohu, really had the favorable impression to him, Present I did not deny, but I afterward careful has thought that I do not want to jump in this fiery pit. Sister, you if also wants to understand that this is matter for a lifetime, if elected mistakenly, regret without enough time.” 刘月月听了这话,也一本正经的说:“姐,你这话就差了,你难道忘了我们以前说过的话？张小龙和张小虎虽然是好人,救了我们,可是,我们的理想可是嫁一个学富五车,风流倜傥,英俊潇洒的读书人,他两人是做农活的,一辈子可就在庄稼地里刨食了,难不成我们也做一辈子的农妇？当时,我是挺感激张小虎的,对他确实有好感,现在我也不否认,但我后来仔细的想了,我可不想跳进这个火坑。姐,你也要想明白啊,这可是一辈子的事情,如果选错了,后悔都来不及的。” Liu Qian also received the smiling face at this time, said seriously: „Yes, every month, I also so, specially hesitant, although I hope that my Lord Husband is a scholar, but these many years run into that many scholars, do not have Zhang Xiaolong this farmer to give my impression to be profound, his body has most people no makings and courage, I with him knew that also on short one month of time, this short Time is more profound than many person dozens years of feeling, I have no way to speak feeling in my heart with you, this is uses the spoken language unable to describe. Actually, your choice not wrong, my choice not wrong, everybody has own freedom, must choose own choice.” 刘倩这时也收起笑脸,严肃的说:“是啊,月月,我也正是如此,才特别的犹豫,虽然我希望我的夫君是个读书人,可这么多年遇到那么多的读书人,都没有张小龙这个庄稼汉给我的印象深刻,他的身上有大多数人没有的气质和勇气,我跟他认识也就短短的一个月的功夫吧,这短短的时间比很多人几十年的感觉都深刻,我没法跟你讲我心中的感受,这是用言语无法描述的。其实,你的选择没有错,我的选择也没有错,人人都有自己的自由,都要选择自己的选择。” Liu smiled bitterly to say every month: „Sister, hopes your choice not wrong, later......” 刘月月苦笑说:“姐,但愿你的选择没有错,以后……” Liu Qian interrupts her words, said: „Present said that this too early, I have not chosen finally.” 刘倩打断她的话,说:“现在说这个为时过早,我还没有最后选择。” Liu Yueyue also no longer closely examines, two people were silent. 刘月月也不再追问,两人都沉默了。 not long afterwards, Guo Sufei took the tea leaves, the water also boils, Liu Qian gets tea ready the tea, three people return to the main room together. 不多时,郭素菲把茶叶拿了出来,水也烧开,刘倩把茶水沏好,三人一起回到堂屋。 The people in main room in happy talks and laughters, were discussing that the nature is just thick. 堂屋里的众人正在欢声笑语,谈性正浓。 Liu Qian gives the people the tea but actually, did not speak sat, thought own concern. 刘倩把茶水倒给众人,不吭声的坐了下来,想自己的心事。 The Zhang Family person drank this tea, has not cared, Liu Tufu was drinks like a fish, has not tasted the flavor/smell, Liu Yueyue, as if a little concern, absent-mindedly has drunk the mouth, has put down, even the look that did not note Zhang Xiaohu to pretend unknowingly to shoot a look. 张家的人喝惯了这茶水,并没在意,刘屠夫更是牛饮般,没品尝出味道,刘月月呢,也似乎有点心事,心不在焉的喝了口,就放下了,甚至没注意到张小虎装作不经意瞥过来的眼神。 Only has Mister Liu, first unknowingly has drunk one, then the complexion great change, does not believe and has drunk the Second mouth, deeply frowned, afterward, smells the tea that in the teacup hikes up to be fragrant, has drunk the Third mouth, this is surprised, when spoke. 只有刘先生,先是不经意的喝了一口,然后脸色巨变,不相信的又喝了第二口,深深地皱起了眉头,随后,闻闻茶杯中飘起的茶香,又是喝了第三口,这才惊讶起来,正待说话。 Zhang Cai saw these three tea that Mister Liu drinks, asked hurriedly: „Brother, does this tea have issue? It is not tasty?” 张才看到了刘先生喝的这三口茶,急忙问道:“老弟,这茶有问题吗？是不是不好喝？” Mister Liu said: „Not, is not tasty, was too tasty. Brother, what tea is this?” 刘先生说:“非也,不是不好喝,是太好喝了。老哥啊,这是什么茶？” Zhang Cai said awkwardly: „Old, I do not know, before our family/home, never drinks tea, this is Liu Qian the tea that brings from your family.” 张才尴尬的说:“老第,我也不知道,我们家以前从来不喝茶的,这是刘倩从你们家带来的茶。” Mister Liu turns the head to ask Liu Qian: „Qianqian, this tea leaves that brings from the family/home?” 刘先生转头问刘倩:“倩倩,这个是从家里带来的茶叶吗？” Liu Qian just thinks that own concern, hears the father to ask itself, said hastily: „What, did the father, you ask my what?” 刘倩正想自己的心事,听到爹爹问自己,连忙说:“什么啊,爹爹,您问我什么呢？”