Chapter 188 The Little Mute is on Strike (8)
Chapter 188 The Little Mute is on Strike (8)
Today we went to another field.
The width of the ridge of the field was just enough for one person to walk, so Mu Lai walked in front and Shu Fanli walked behind.
"Follow closely, don't fall into the field."
He would look back from time to time to prevent the little mute from falling into the field.
She can't speak.
I guess if I fall down, my eyes will just turn red.
After arriving at the place, Mu Lai found a shady place for Shu Fanli to sit down and rest.
He adjusted the straw hat on her head to reveal her eyes. "The hat is a little big. I'm going to the market tomorrow. I'll buy you one then. I'll also buy you a phone so you can type easily."
Shu Fanli nodded with a smile on her face.
It seems like I heard something happy.
"Don't tell Mom and Dad, or they'll nag you for a long time."
Shu Fanli nodded again to show that she understood, and she raised her hand to touch his hat.
Mu Lai was a little surprised, "What's wrong?"
"Is there something on my face?"
Mu Lai wiped his face casually, and seeing that the little mute still didn't raise his hand, he automatically bent down so that others could reach it.
After he bent down, Shu Fanli adjusted his hat and pointed at the sun above his head.
Mu Lai chuckled, "You little mute can take care of others now. I love you for what you have done."
Mu Lai looked at the person in front of him.
The little mute is fair-skinned and looks good in anything he wears.
I can buy her a skirt in the future, it should look nice too.
Mu Lai was thinking this at this moment.
I completely forgot that women in the village, whether adults or children, rarely wear skirts.
But it doesn't matter even if he remembered, it doesn't stop him from wanting to buy a skirt for the little mute.
The little mute was different from him and those people.
It's like being born to be pampered.
It's better to be taken care of by someone.
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The more Wu Guihua looks at Shu Fanli, the more she likes her.
She also wanted to have a daughter like this, but unfortunately she was not blessed enough.
Wu Guihua and the other person did think that buying the person back was not cost-effective.
He can't work, he can't speak, and most importantly, there is no noise when Mu comes to their room at night.
Sometimes she would murmur to Mu Dashi, "I spent money to buy a statue of Buddha to worship."
"Did you hear anything last night?"
Mu Dashi shook his head and told the truth, "No, it's normal."
Wu Guihua shook her head. "It would be abnormal if he didn't hear it. Is Alai stupid? Or was it because we were asleep that he didn't hear it? I don't know when I can hold my little grandson..."
She was so eager to have a grandchild that she almost wanted to eavesdrop.
He was stopped by Mu Dashi from behind.
Mu Dashi's face was slightly stiff. "You woman, just eat. I think they are doing well now."
"This Bodhisattva is good, he doesn't have to work every day, all he has to do is eat, play and sleep. When I first followed you, you didn't know that it was not easy to have a full meal..."
The subsequent topic turned to the two of them, without mentioning Mu Lai and Shu Fanli.
After hearing this, Mu Dashi just lowered his head and ate.
He pushed a plate with a few pieces of meat in front of her.
I didn’t care about these things afterwards.
One is that they gradually got used to Shu Fanli's arrival. Shu Fanli was very obedient and pretty. Everyone who saw her liked her, although she was not very good at working.
But that’s all.
A'li is lucky because she has a man named Mu Lai who doesn't want her to work.
Besides, it's a matter of one willing to fight and the other willing to be beaten, what else can I say...
As long as Alai is well and their family is well, that's all.
Of course, most of these scenes were brought about by Mu Lai.
Of course he didn't like to see his parents say bad things about the little mute, but there was nothing wrong with him saying that.
While eating, Wu Guihua talked about going to the market tomorrow.
"Alai, we are going to the market tomorrow. We are too lazy to go, so you can take A-li with you and buy some things for her."
Wu Guihua wanted to tell him what she wanted to buy, but she heard Mu Lai say directly: "Mom, just tell me what you and Dad want to buy. As for the little mute..."
Mu Lai glanced at Shu Fanli and said, "I know."
After hearing what he said, Wu Guihua stopped interfering. "Okay, tomorrow you sell all the bamboo baskets your father made these days, and then buy a bottle of oil and a few balls of wool..."
"..."
Time soon came to another day.
It happened to be market day, so Mu Lai took Shu Fanli to the market.
He also brought the bamboo baskets his father had woven to sell.
The two of them rode Uncle Wu's ox cart to the town.
There were so many people going to the market that the road seemed narrow.
When Mu Lai saw someone squeezing over, he immediately took Shu Fanli's hand, frowned, and switched positions with Shu Fanli, so that Mu Lai was on the outside and Shu Fanli was on the inside.
And the hand that had just been holding the person did not let go even after the positions were changed.
Mu Lai's action just now was subconscious, but he intentionally wanted to hold Shu Fanli's hand afterwards, so he didn't let go.
Shu Fanli thought that Mu Lai had forgotten, so she reached out and poked Mu Lai, and Mu Lai asked, "What's wrong? Do you like this hat?"
They were in front of a stall selling hats.
Shu Fanli shook her head.
Seeing this, Mu Lai pulled people forward and exhaled where Shu Fanli couldn't see.
The little mute’s hands are so soft!
Shu Fanli realized that Mu Lai might know her when they held her sweaty hand, so she moved it a few times and then broke free.
Mu Lai suddenly found that Shu Fanli's soft hand was no longer in his hand and he stopped.
Shu Fanli tapped the palm of his hand with her finger. Mu Lai understood what she meant, so he rubbed his hands on his clothes a few times and then reached out to Shu Fanli.
His gaze was unobstructed and very frank.
"No more sweat, hold it."
Shu Fanli was slightly stunned. The two of them maintained this posture for a few seconds, and Shu Fanli still put her hand in his.
Mu Lai inserted his fingers between her fingers, and their hands were interlocked.
His skin was a healthy wheat color, and his arms were toned and smooth under his black short-sleeved shirt. His fingers were long and bony, with long knuckles, in stark contrast to Shu Fanli's delicate, fair, and petite hands.
Shu Fanli stared at the two people's interlocked hands, feeling a little embarrassed and wanted to take her hand back, but Mu Lai had finally held her hand, so how could he let others take it back? He held Shu Fanli's hand neither too tightly nor too loosely and looked straight ahead.
It seems like nothing was done.
Shu Fanli looked at her hands, then looked at the excited boy, and turned away.
Seeing that the other person no longer tried to break free, Mu Lai secretly glanced at Shu Fanli. His eyes fell on their tightly clasped hands, and a sense of satisfaction rose in his heart.
The two of them walked around slowly holding hands.
Mu Lai wished this time could last longer, of course it was different from his previous visits to town.
In the past, I would go home quickly after shopping, but today I go as slowly as possible.
It was about the same speed as an elderly couple walking on the side of the road.
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This time when he went to the town, Mu Lai mainly brought the little mute out to see the world and bought some things for her, including a phone, a hat, clothes, shoes and rubber bands.
When they went to buy underwear, the boy stammered and couldn't speak, "Little mute, go in by yourself."
Before Shu Fanli nodded, Mu Lai denied what he had just said, "You can't talk, it's not easy to buy, and you might even get ripped off. No, no, I'll go with you."
He was about to pull Shu Fanli in, but stopped at the door of the store. He had a good eye and saw all kinds of underwear in the store at a glance. His face turned red and he wanted to bury his face.
After taking a long breath, Mu Lai encouraged himself in his heart: As a real man, what's wrong with buying underwear for a little mute? He will beat up anyone who dares to laugh at him!
Mu Lai mustered up his courage and came to the store. He coughed lightly and said to the people, "Here..."
His voice was so soft that the shopkeeper couldn't hear him clearly, so he asked, "Young man, what style do you want?"
Mu Lai's face turned red and he couldn't explain what was going on.
I didn’t dare to look at the little mute.
Then he pointed at Shu Fanli and said, "She's wearing it."
Of course the shop owner knew that it was the girl who was wearing it, but seeing the boy's look, she wanted to tease him. She held a few types of underwear in her hand, and this time she asked the girl, "Little girl, which one do you like?"
The styles in her hands were exactly what young girls liked to wear. Shu Fanli pointed to the one in her right hand.
Mu Lai caught a glimpse of it and whispered, "Take two of the style she mentioned."
After saying that, he didn't even dare to look at Shu Fanli. If there was a hole, he would definitely bury himself in it.
When walking out of the store, Mu Lai almost fell down.
After walking two steps, Mu Lai saw that the man was trying to hold back his laughter, and angrily kicked a small stone on the road, "Laugh if you want to."
Hearing this, Shu Fanli smiled happily.
Seeing people's smiles, Mu Lai couldn't help but laugh.
I bought two more skirts later.
In the village, almost no one wears skirts. They all go down to the mountains to work, and their lives are not that refined.
Mu Lai just thought that the little mute would look good in a skirt.
The little mute didn't have to do any work at home, and he was in a good mood just looking at her.
So I bought two small floral skirts.
When trying on clothes, Shu Fanli walked out of the fitting room. Mu Lai was drinking water at that time. The next second when he saw her, he choked and then urged her to change her clothes back.
I thought he didn’t want it, but the shop owner next to me said, “It’s pretty nice.”
I feel that this young man has no taste and I don’t know how he managed to marry such a beautiful wife.
Several pairs of eyes in the store were staring at the little mute. Mu Lai stared at the owners of those eyes and stood at the door waiting for people to change clothes.
When the people came out, the shop owner wanted to persuade them a little more, but then he heard Mu say, "This one and that one, I bought them all."
When the shop owner heard this, he went to find a bag to pack the food for the man.
"I just said it looks good on you and is very suitable for your wife."
Mu Lai was stunned for a moment. He looked at Shu Fanli, and Shu Fanli happened to be looking at him. Their eyes met, and in the end, Mu Lai looked away first.
He did not explain that they were not a couple, and said, "Thank you" as he took the bag.
"You're welcome. Take care."
When they went back, both of them were carrying a lot of things in their hands.
When I saw people from Xiaohe Village on the way, I chatted with them and asked them why they bought so many things this time, including pink and white ones, which were not suitable for work.
Mu Lai said, "I bought it for A-li. A-li doesn't have to work."
The man was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "You are a boy, you really love your wife."
This is the second time today that someone said the little mute is his daughter-in-law.
Mu Lai tried to control his emotions again and again, but it was visibly that he was extremely happy, with his eyes beaming with smiles.
Before going back, Mu Lai saw a stall with a lot of flowers, so he went over there, still holding Shu Fanli tightly in his right hand.
Leave the things you just bought at a store you are very familiar with and pick them up when you go back.
Otherwise, Mu Lai would not have had time to hold Shu Fanli's hand.
Mu Lai pointed at the colorful flowers in front of him and said, "Little mute, what kind of flowers do you like?"
Shu Fanli shook her head. She had already bought a lot of things for her today.
Although the Mu family was not extremely poor, they were not wealthy either. He himself worked very hard, and Shu Fanli hoped that he didn't have to work so hard.
Seeing people shaking their heads, Mu Lai directly said to the stall owner: "Boss, wrap up this bunch of baby's breath."
After paying the money, the two went to get their things, and then went back in their neighbor Uncle Wu’s ox cart.
Seeing the large and small bags of things in the two people's hands, Uncle Wu smiled and said, "Alai, there are so many things, I'm afraid most of them belong to A-Li."
Uncle Wu knew that Mu Lai was good to their little mute, so he carried him wherever he went, for fear that he would bump into something or fall. Uncle Wu learned about it from Wu Guihua when she told him about it before.
Wu Guihua was happy to see her boy's look, but she also felt it was good from the bottom of her heart.
Uncle Wu lives next to the Mu family, and the two families have a close relationship. Uncle Wu also follows Mu Dashi and the others in calling Shu Fanli "Xiaowa". Although calling her "Xiaowa" is easier to say, they all call the children in the village "Xiaowa".
Mu Lai nodded, "Thank you for your help, Uncle Wu."
Uncle Wu smiled and said, "It's okay, why are you being polite to me? I'm going to the town by myself anyway, so I can take you two with me and talk to me on the way."
Mu Lai put the things in his hand on the ox cart, went on first, then reached out and lifted Shu Fanli up.
Shu Fanli went up without even having time to react.
She pursed her lips.
In fact, she could go up by herself.
After returning home, the first thing Shu Fanli did was to find a bottle, fill it with water, and then put the baby's breath she bought into the bottle.
This bottle is not a vase, but should be the bottle that Wu Guihua left behind to hold things after eating.
Shu Fanli looked around and then put the flowers on the windowsill.
There are some ivy on the windowsill, which are green and lush, complementing each other.
Adding baby's breath is like the finishing touch, making people feel comfortable.
Wu Guihua had brewed the tea and placed it on the table.
The tea had been brewed before, but only half of the water was added. Wu Guihua filled the cup with water, and the temperature was just right for drinking.
"Alai, A'li, you've been gone for most of the day, come and have some water."
Mu Lai put some things in the yard and took some of Shu Fanli's things into the house. When he heard the sound, he shouted from inside the house, "Okay, Mom."
Wu Guihua said as she looked at the baby's breath in Shu Fanli's hand, "Hey, did you pick this flower on the road? It's quite pretty."
Shu Fanli pursed her lips and smiled.
Mu Lai knew that the little mute would definitely like it.
I just wanted to save him some money.
Thinking of this, Mu Lai felt that the little mute was really rare.
Of course, a little mute like this would make people want to treat her better.
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