There is a red scene deep in the heart of the cloud

The next morning, not long after Ruan Hongjing opened the store door, he heard the sound of a small hammer coming from outside the door: Shopkeeper Xiucai!Talented treasurer!Are you there? "

Ruan Hongjing ignored Little Hammer, and after a while, he heard Little Hammer mutter suspiciously again: "Isn't the shopkeeper Xiucai in the store? That's great! I'll go get some fungus..."

Ruan Hongjing stooped and hid behind the counter calmly. Little Hammer thought no one was in the store, so he took out a cloth bag to hold the fungus.

Little Hammer was happily putting fungus into the cloth bag, but he didn't notice that the shopkeeper Ruan Hongjing was approaching him softly with a rope.Ruan Hongjing quickly tied the small hammer with a rope.Little Hammer pitifully begged desperately for mercy, "Schoolmaster Xiucai, shopkeeper Xiucai, please let me go! My father has been ill recently and can't earn any money. He needs money to buy medicine. When my father has money, I will definitely give it to you." !"

Ruan Hongjing asked, "Did you exchange the things you stole from me for medicinal materials?"

Little Hammer nodded in default.Ruan Hongjing's heart softened, and he untied the little hammer.

Little Hammer flattered him and said, "Scholar Xiucai, I went to the river to catch some river prawns before dawn this morning. You close the shop tonight and come to my house for dinner. The white spoonful of garlic prawns made by my sister is delicious. of."

This Little Hammer’s family is almost in trouble. The river prawns caught by Little Hammer will definitely be sold for money. How could Ruan Hongjing have the nerve to go to Little Hammer’s house for dinner, but thinking of Little Hammer’s petty theft, I still feel a little bit in my heart Annoyed, he snorted and ran on: "If you really want to invite me to eat, you should bring the river prawns to your door and ask me to eat at your house. I'm sorry I'm not free, so I won't go!"

In the evening, after Ruan Hongjing tidied up the shop, thinking of Little Hammer's pitiful appearance, he thought about improving the food for Little Hammer's family.So, the venomous and kind-hearted Ruan Hongjing, with a basket of eggs in his left hand and a basket of dried fish in his right, walked towards Little Hammer's house whistling.

Ruan Hongjing had just pushed open the courtyard door of Little Hammer's house, and Little Hammer was washing vegetables by the well, when he saw that it was Ruan Hongjing, he said with a sarcastic smile, "Scholar Xiucai, here you come!"

Ruan Hongjing was kind-hearted, sneered, and said, "Hmph! Come to collect debts!"

Little Iron Hammer saw that Ruan Hongjing came to the door carrying things, and knew that the shopkeeper Xiucai was the heart of a bodhisattva, so he hurriedly shouted, "Father, mother, sister, the shopkeeper Xiucai is here."

Little Hammer's older sister, Huaichun, saw a young man like Ruan Hongjing with a serious face, her face flushed with embarrassment, and she hurried back to her room.

Little Tie Hammer laughed so hard that all the branches trembled, but Ruan Hongjing felt chills in his heart: This little Tie Hammer's sister must have taken a fancy to me, right?

Ruan Hongjing sat face to face with Little Hammer's father, Little Hammer brought vegetables and fried eggs to the table after a while, and everyone moved their chopsticks to start eating, Little Hammer suddenly said surprisingly: "Master Xiucai, why don't you marry my sister... ..."

Before Little Iron Hammer finished speaking, Ruan Hongjing turned pale with shock, choked on his own saliva, and coughed desperately.

Little Iron Hammer's father patted Ruan Hongjing on the back, and said, "Mr. Ruan, our family is not a big family, and we don't care about ostentation. Let's just pick an auspicious day..."

Ruan Hongjing stood up hastily, and hurriedly said goodbye: "I have something to do at home, I'm leaving first..." Before anyone answered, she ran away, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Little Iron Hammer chased after him, shouting all the way: "Brother-in-law, why are you running? Hurry up and find a matchmaker tomorrow to propose marriage..."

Ruan Hongjing turned the corner of the street, saw that the little hammer did not catch up, leaned against the wall and panted heavily, and wiped his forehead vigorously, cold sweat dripped out on a hot day.

Ruan Hongjing scolded in the direction of Little Hammer's family: "Damn! What kind of nonsense is this? This Little Hammer's family are really sunflowers, they can become brilliant with a little sunshine, and they dare to shamelessly plot I!"

At night, Ruan Hongjing was lying on the bed with lingering fear, flustered, tossing and turning, having trouble falling asleep, and finally fell asleep, only to wake up from hunger.

Ruan Hongjing fled in fright after eating a few mouthfuls of food at Little Hammer's house, and within three o'clock, her stomach was growling with hunger.Ruan Hongjing got up weakly from the bed and went to the kitchen, where he ate a big bowl of cold rice with fermented bean curd.

But what happened at Little Hammer's house tonight was too horrifying, he couldn't fall asleep even if he was full, and he couldn't sleep even if he was harassed by mosquitoes.Ruan Hongjing was a little sad, and said to himself: "Uneasy! Little Hammer's family really depends on me, right?"

The next day, Little Iron Hammer entered the door with a smile, and called out to Ruan Hongjing in a long and soft voice: "Brother-in-law..."

Obviously, Little Hammer's family really depended on Ruan Hongjing!

Ruan Hongjing felt cold, goosebumps fell all over the ground, and sneered, "Little hammer, you have ruined your sister's reputation, and you will never have a brother-in-law in this life!"

However, Little Iron Hammer just relied on Ruan Hongjing, and said with a smile: "My father bought a pig's heart and asked me to bring it to you, the future son-in-law. I'll go to the kitchen to wash it and marinate it for you."

As soon as Little Hammer entered the kitchen, Ruan Hongjing's father, Ruan Zhaohan, came to the door of the shop and shouted, "Hongjing..."

Ruan Zhaohan sat on a chair and said, "Autumn is coming, Hongjing, you should prepare to go to the state to take the exam. Sigh... my son is the only scholar in our clan!"

A woman disguised as a man to gain fame in the imperial examination, but was exposed that her head would be beheaded!Ruan Hongjing hurriedly found an excuse: "Father, how can I have the face to go to the state to participate in the autumn festival with this little ink in my stomach?"

Ruan Zhaohan slapped the table, and said harshly: "I think you are so reticent because you have been dazed by women's sex! This morning, when I went to the street to buy vegetables, the neighbors were all rumoring that you were engaged to the sister of Little Hammer's family. It’s a matter of marriage. You didn’t ask me for my opinion on being a father, so you settled it on your own, you unfilial son! ”

Ruan Hongjing cried out: "Father! I was blackmailed, and the Little Hammer family relied on me!"

Ruan Zhaohan asked, "Really?"

Ruan Hong nodded and said, "It's absolutely true!"

It just so happened that the little hammer came out of the kitchen, Ruan Zhaohan grabbed the skirt of the little hammer's chest, and cursed: "Your family is shameless, you just want to eat rich people, go back and tell your father, mother and sister that you want to blackmail my old Ruan's family." ,dream!"

Ruan Zhaohan let go of the small hammer, and the little hammer ran away, ran to a safe range, and yelled at Ruan Zhaohan: "Old man Ruan, your son brought a gift to our house yesterday evening to propose a marriage, and the gift your son brought is put away now." It's at my dinner table, if you don't believe me, go and see for yourself! Your old Ruan family wants to deny the marriage, but there is no way!"

Ruan Zhaohan was so angry that he jumped and chased the little hammer with a stick.After chasing for a few steps, Ruan Zhaohan suddenly had an idea, and thought of the move to trap Ruan Hongjing, so he stopped chasing Little Hammer, turned back to the shop, and said, "Hongjing, why don't you just marry Little Hammer?" Sister. You see, you have come to the door with gifts, we can't ruin the reputation of the girl's family. I will go to the matchmaker to propose marriage to the little hammer's house later!"

Ruan's father's move was ruthless enough, Ruan Hongjing's face twitched, and he quickly expressed his determination to his father, "Father, leave the burden of honoring your ancestors to me, a scholar! I will pack up and go to the exam in a few days!"

Father Ruan smiled in the corner of his eyes and nodded in satisfaction!