Xina Kangzi, it's time to eat, wuwuwuwuwu~
Cui Guiying, wearing an apron, holds the bowl in her left hand and the spoon in her right hand, shouting and knocking at the edge of the Congee jar.
Li Weihan, who was sitting next to him packing tobacco leaves for the hookah bag, kicked the woman's big pussy and angrily cursed:
Your mind is flooded, how about calling the piglet
Cui Guiying glared at her own man and placed a stack of bowls heavily in front of him, spitting and cursing:
Pooh, pigs don't make any noise like them, let alone they can eat
Under the call, a group of children ran in from outside the door, including seven boys and four girls, with the oldest being sixteen and the youngest being only three years old.
Li Weihan and his wife have four sons and one daughter. When the children grow up, they will live separately. The eldest family, who usually lives close to each other, will keep a pair of three-year-old twins here.
But when summer vacation arrived, I didn't know if it was for convenience or if I didn't take advantage of my parents, it was a loss. Anyway, everyone sent their own children over.
You took over from the boss's family, so you feel embarrassed not to take over from other families. This has made our home feel like we have established a school.
The sweetness of Sun Mantang here, the couple hasn't had a chance to taste it yet, but the rice jar at home is about to be emptied.
As the saying goes, a half grown boy can eat a man, including a young girl, when they are growing up. Thieves can eat them, and their bellies are like bottomless pits. Cui Guiying's family has to use a vat to serve their main food, and one vat is not enough. There is also a pot warm on the stove.
Although the couple already have many grandchildren, they are not very old, and according to current rural regulations, unless you are sick and bedridden, and lose the ability to work, as long as you still have the strength to work in the fields, no matter how old you are, you are not eligible to enjoy meals and offerings from your children.
Don't snatch, don't snatch, starving ghosts are reincarnated, all queue up for me
The children took bowls and Cui Guiying was responsible for making porridge.
The last one to come was a ten year old boy wearing denim camisoles, trendy sandals, fair skin, and a shy expression.
It's a bit out of place with the dirty, sniveling and sucking appearance of the surrounding brothers and sisters.
Xiaoyuan Hou, come on, let me put it here for you to eat
Thank you, grandma
Cui Guiying smiled and touched the child's head. He was the only grandson among the group of grandsons and granddaughters, but not for now.
The child's name is Li Zhuoyuan. His mother is Cui Guiying's youngest daughter and the first college student in Siyuan Village.
My youngest daughter was admitted to Jingli University and stayed in Beijing to work after graduation. She was also the person I talked to and took her home before getting married. She is a delicate and gentle urban person.
I can't remember the specific appearance, because on that day Cui Guiying and her husband were very restrained in front of my uncle, and it was not easy for them to look closely.
Later, the daughter became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Despite the long journey and busy work schedule, she never returned home. However, since graduating and starting working, the daughter has been sending money to her parents every month.
The money sent before marriage was saved by both Li Weihan and his wife. They gritted their teeth and didn't touch a single penny when their four sons got married. When their daughter brought her uncle home, Li Weihan pushed back the dowry money handed over by her uncle and added the money sent by her daughter back.
I wanted to be a bit more tough and add some extra money to my family, but before my four sons got married, no matter how hard the couple tried to tighten their belts, they couldn't make any profit.
This has always made the couple feel guilty. Returning the money given by the daughter to her is like marrying her and not giving anything to her parents. It's really disappointing.
As for the money sent by their daughter every month after marriage, the couple also saved it. The sons were encouraged by their own daughter-in-law to come and try to make money for various reasons, but were all scolded by Li Weihan with their noses pointed at them.
Half a month ago, my daughter entrusted a man in military uniform to bring her son over with a letter and some money. The letter stated that she had divorced and had recently changed her job, so she could only temporarily entrust her son to her parents to take care of him for a period of time.
In her daughter's letter, she also said that after the divorce, she changed her child's surname to the same as hers, and this grandson suddenly became a real grandson.
After arriving in the countryside, Li Zhuyuan not only did not feel any discomfort, but also quickly integrated into it, playing happily with a few brothers from village to village all day long.
The main food is sweet potato Congee. It tastes sweet, but it is not full and can be digested quickly. Even if several bowls go down and make your belly round, you will feel hungry again after running for a while.
Moreover, sweet potato Congee and sweet potato strips will hurt your stomach if you eat them for a long time. When you are not hungry, you will see sour water in their stomach.
Li Zhuyuan is not tired of eating, he quite enjoys the feeling of this "big cafeteria", and the various pickled vegetables and sauces made by Cui Guiying are also deeply loved by him.
Milk, why don't you go to Grandpa Big Beard's house for dinner today
The person who asked was the son of the second uncle's family, nicknamed Huzi, who is nine years old this year.
Cui Guiying tapped Hu Zi's head with the end of her chopsticks and cursed, "Damn that Kangzi, that's something they only do after their mother leaves. Do you think they hold banquets every day
Hu Zi covered his head and said, "Why can't we do it every day? How great it would be
What nonsense did Kangzi say? Even if his family wants to do it, there aren't enough people in line to die every day
Pa! "Li Weihan slammed his chopsticks heavily on the table and cursed," What nonsense did you say to Xiya'er as an adult
Cui Guiying also realized that she had made a mistake. She didn't hate her man. Instead, she dug out a piece of salty sauce with a spoon and sent it to Li Zhuoyuan's porridge bowl. There would be some peanut chips and a bit of diced meat in the sauce. She had just had it in her spoon.
Li Zhuoyuan used his chopsticks to pull a few times. The sauce was light, and white diced meat floated on the Congee.
The children have sharp eyes and are most persistent in not worrying about scarcity but about inequality. Hu Zi immediately said, "Milk, I also want meat, the kind in Yuan Zi Ge's bowl
Milk, I want it too
I also want it
Other children also cheered along.
Go go go go! "Cui Guiying scolded them irritably." If you younger siblings are not sensible and make noise, forget it. If you older brothers and sisters, such as Pan Hou, Lei Hou, and Ying Hou, make any noise, let me know something. The food we eat here today was bought with the money given by Xiaoyuan Hou's mother. Your parents didn't give a single grain of rice to the milk, but they still have the guts to compete with others to eat
Panzi, Leizi, and Yingzi lowered their heads somewhat embarrassedly, while the younger ones looked at each other and smiled, and that was over.
Milk has hinted at it, and they have also conveyed it to their family, but their parents have instructed them to play dumb.
At this moment, the eight year old stone from the third family asked, "Is the little oriole still there
Cui Guiying asked, "Who is the little yellow oriole
Hu Zi replied, "Milk, the little yellow oriole is the one who danced and sang at Da Hu Zi's house yesterday. She sang very well and danced very well
Is that so? "Cui Guiying was busy washing dishes in the back kitchen yesterday, so busy that she couldn't sit on the ground, but she didn't have time to go ahead and watch the performance of the funeral troupe after dinner.
Her man Li Weihan didn't go either, using the excuse of leaving the ship. In fact, he was at home and the reason for not going was embarrassment; After all, Pan Zileizi has already led the five children, Yuanzi, Huzi, and Shitou, to the banquet. If he goes to eat again as an adult, he will look ugly.
The five children not only ate by themselves, but also brought a lot with them, especially the hard dishes that were divided by head on the dining table; Li Zhuyuan followed his brothers' example and tore off a piece of red plastic paper from the table in front of him, using it to wrap food.
When they got home, they distributed them to their younger siblings who couldn't go to the banquet. As they watched their younger siblings eat, they felt like a general who had won a battle.
Lei Zi said, "Singing is really beautiful, and she's also beautiful. She asked us all to call her Little Yellow Oriole
Panzi nodded and said, "She's really nice. She looks good, and her clothes look good too. I want to marry someone like her in the future
Cui Guiying lowered her head and asked Li Zhuyuan beside her, "Marquis Xiaoyuan, is that so
Ang. "Li Zhuyuan put down his chopsticks and nodded," It looks good
The rural white service team emphasizes the importance of having a good living room and a good kitchen.
During the ceremony, one can put on a Taoist robe and recite scriptures with a dignified and dignified demeanor;
After the noon banquet, we also need to organize a cultural performance, singing, dancing, acrobatics, magic, and so on. Anything that can be done must be done well.
When encountering wealthy families who love to save face, they will also invite those specific day service teams to hold an evening performance, but before the performance starts, adults will drive the children home to sleep.
Xiao Huangyang's surname is Xiao, her real name is Xiao Huangyang, and her stage name is Xiao Huangyang. She is actually quite young, in her thirties, and has been divorced before.
In terms of her singing and dancing skills, they are actually only half baked, but she can dress up and dress boldly and fashionably. Her tight black cheongsam has a high slit, revealing her large white legs, and coupled with her friendly and enthusiastic field control
To describe it as the most vicious abuse and highest praise from the women in the village, it is - sassy.
Nowadays, there are few households in the village with televisions, and they often use benches to squeeze in and watch without being able to fit in. Therefore, in rural areas where the popular trend has not yet spread widely, the "sassy" of the little yellow warbler is a blow to the surrounding rural girls and daughters in law.
Not only did he take away the soul of the old man, but even the half grown boy was hooked up in three ways.
At this moment, a figure appeared at the entrance of the hall. It was neighbor Zhao Simei and Cui Guiying, who were considered to be "sisters" for a long time. When their children were young, the two of them would sit on the dam and argue when they were free.
Have you eaten yet? "Cui Guiying asked," Here, add a pair of chopsticks
Zhao Simei quickly waved her hand and smiled, "Oh, I'm sorry to come to your place for a meal. Look, you're already drinking too much here
"This Congee makes my stomach feel comfortable, and I love it. Come on, let me fill a bowl for you. How can I scrape the rice vat without your taste?"
Okay, okay, I've already eaten it. Hey, do you know that the head of the day shift just went to the bearded man's house to make a scene? It's said that he smashed something and almost got into trouble
Cui Guiying immediately picked up the dishes and chopsticks and stood up. While pulling Congee in her mouth, she approached the door. "What's wrong? The money of the Dahuzi family has not been paid yet?"
It's not about the performance fee, someone in the team lost it
What, are you embarrassing? "Cui Guiying muttered her chopsticks." Who did you lose
A woman, the one with a horny fart on her body, twisted her butt so badly yesterday that she wished her eyes would leak out
Is it the little yellow oriole? "Asked Panzi.
The other children also perked up their ears.
It seems to be her, just that horny brat, "Zhao Simei gloated.
How did the person get lost and have they been found? "Cui Guiying asked.
It's said that someone saw the horny guy in the team following the youngest son of the big bearded family into the small forest by the river last night. Later, the person didn't return to the team, so the team came to ask for help
What about the big bearded kid
He's at home, but he says he doesn't know. There's nothing wrong with that, but there are quite a few people in the village who have seen him and the wild hooves crawling in the woods
Where is that person
Who knows, it's gone. The head of the team came to ask for people this time, but the old bearded man's family killed him and said they hadn't seen anyone before. They even said it was the troublemaker who ran away on his own
What should we do then
The old bearded family has paid a sum of money to the leader of the team, regardless of age
Cui Guiying immediately took continuous shots of Zhao Simei's arm and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Something's up
Zhao Simei immediately patted Cui Guiying's arm and lifted her chin, saying, "That's not true
Old Beard used to be the deputy stationmaster of the grain station in the town, which was a big job. Even if he retires now, except for his youngest son who is idle, the other sons have jobs in the town. In this village, even the village chief's family is not as prestigious as theirs.
So, if this old beard is willing to pay for trivial matters, there must be ghosts inside!
Did the head of the team leave after giving the money
Let's go
Where's that person? Aren't you looking for him
What's the point? The team has already taken some matters and taken a truck to the next store to rush
Oh my, "Cui Guiying shook her head," please don't let anything happen
Who knows
People can be real or fake
Not really
Upon hearing this, Tiger and Stone suddenly burst into tears:
Wuwuwu! Little oriole, little oriole
My little oriole, the little oriole is missing, sob
Zhao Simei almost laughed when she saw this and pointed, "See, your two grandsons are quite stubborn
Cui Guiying gave her a disdainful look and said, "Don't you have a granddaughter, deserve one
Ha. "Zhao Simei snorted and pointed to Li Zhuyuan," It's not impossible to get married. We have to match up with your Xiaoyuan Marquis, so that my Xiaojuan Marquis can also follow him to the capital to enjoy his happiness
Go go go, don't just think about beautiful things
Li Weihan has already finished eating. The old ladies said that he is not interested in right or wrong, and it is not convenient for him to interject. He just silently picked up his hookah bag and opened the matchbox, but it was empty inside.
Li Zhuyuan put down his chopsticks and ran to the trough behind the stove to bring a box of matches to Li Weihan.
Li Weihan didn't answer, but moved the cigarette pot to Li Zhuyuan's face.
Li Zhuyuan smiled and pulled out a match, "click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click.
Li Weihan took several sips and smoked, feeling satisfied and smiling.
At first, my daughter also liked to light cigarettes for herself and even said she would buy herself a cardboard box to smoke when she grew up.
Huh
Li Zhuyuan blew out the match, threw it on the ground, and stepped on it several times with the sole of his shoe.
Pan Zi spoke up, "Sir, how about rowing the boat this afternoon to pick lotus pods
Li Weihan glanced at the dullness on the dining table, nodded, and said, "Lei Zi, let's bring the internet together and see if we can catch some fish for you to make soup with milk
Upon hearing these words, Hu Zi and Shi Tou quickly forgot about the little yellow oriole and shouted, "Sir, I want to go too, I want to go too
The other small ones also shouted along, afraid that something fun might fall on them.
Li Weihan looked around solemnly and cursed, "I'm telling you, there are water monkeys in this river who specialize in dragging people into the water to drown and become their own scapegoat, so that they can be reincarnated on their own
Immediately, the children were afraid and dared not speak.
Stone asked somewhat defiantly, "Why can my brothers go
Pan Zi and Lei Zi are really big kids. When they become sensible, they will help their grandfather scare their younger siblings:
Brother, I have great strength and the water monkey can't hold me
I'm good at swimming, but the water monkey can't catch up with me
Li Zhuyuan was not scared. He also wanted to go, but he was too embarrassed to speak. He could only lower his head and touch his little hand, occasionally peeking at his grandfather.
Li Weihan said, "Xiao Yuanhou will also go
Hu Zi immediately said indignantly, "This is unfair. Yuan Zi Ge is only one year older than me
Shi Tou also chimed in and said, "Yes, Yuan Ge's strength is not as strong as mine. How could he fight with the Water Monkey
Li Weihan slowly exhaled a smoke ring and gave a very reasonable reason that even children could believe:
Xiaoyuan Hou came back from outside, and our local water monkeys don't know him
...
Most houses in the village are built along the water, with the main entrance facing the road and the back entrance facing the river.
When washing vegetables and clothes, just carry something out the back door and walk down a few green brick steps to reach the river.
Those who know how to live will often set up a net by the river near their own homes and raise ducks and geese in the net fence.
Lao Li's boat was tied to the persimmon tree at the back door. Li Weihan untied the rope and boarded the boat first, using bamboo poles to stabilize the hull.
Panzi, holding a fishing rod, and Leizi, holding a fishing net, jumped onto the boat one after another.
Li Zhuyuan carried a small bamboo basket on his back and was picked up by Li Weihan on the boat.
Everyone is seated, let's set sail
As the bamboo poles on the water surface repeatedly grew longer and shorter, the boat also began to move.
Panzi and Leizi have long been accustomed to it. Both of them lay leisurely on the boat, while Li Zhuyuan sat upright, watching the floating water grass and passing dragonflies on the river surface.
Here, Yuanzi. "Panzi handed over a small handful of stir fried beans.
He belongs to the eldest family and is close to home. He usually takes time to go home and pick up some snacks at home, but his mother told him to hide these things and eat them by himself.
On the contrary, Li Zhuyuan's mother, who was sent by someone in military uniform, also brought a large bag of snacks, biscuits, meat floss, canned fruits, and so on. The day before yesterday, another large bag was sent by mail, all of which were locked in the cabinet by Cui Guiying and distributed to all the children in daily quantities.
Thank you, Brother Pan
Li Zhuyuan took it over and put one into his mouth. This bean is locally called "Quan Dou", which is actually a broad bean. After stir frying with shell, spices, and salt, it tastes very fragrant.
However, Li Zhuiyuan does not like to eat it. It is too hard to bite and prone to tooth breakage.
So, while the two older brothers kept "gagging" in their mouths, Li Zhuiyuan put one in his mouth and sipped it like sugar.
Lai Zong is Qian Qian Yao Ge, drifting on the road; Lai Zong is Qian Qian Yao Ge, shining brightly tonight
Panzi started singing.
You're not singing right, "Lei Zi laughed," it's not how you sing
Pan Zi sneered, "Hmph, you can sing, why don't you sing
Lei Zi pursed her lips a few times and scratched her head, "I only remember the tune
Li Weihan, who was rowing the boat, asked, "What is it singing? I don't understand
Pan Zi replied, "Sir, it was sung by a little yellow warbler yesterday, called Yue Opera
Yue opera? "Li Weihan was somewhat surprised." Did you just sing Yue opera
Lei Zi: "No, Grandpa, it's Cantonese opera from Hong Kong, Guangdong
Oh, how about this? Sing it well for me to listen to
Lei Zi: "Pan Zi doesn't know how to sing. He can't even remember the lyrics, he's far behind the little yellow warbler from yesterday
In fact, Xiaohuangying's singing is also very non-standard, but for the current mainland, there is not much difference between standard and non-standard. Anyway, I can't understand it, all I need is that confident tone.
Panzi pointed to Li Zhuyuan and said, "Yesterday when Little Huang Ying was singing, I saw Yuanzi singing along. He knows how to sing
Li Weihan: "Xiaoyuan Hou, sing it for me
Li Zhuyuan felt embarrassed and said, "I can sing that point
Sing, sing, "Lei Zi urged," Far from Cantonese opera, Yuan Zi can even sing English songs
Li Zhuyuan could only sing:
Even if there are thousands of songs in the future, drifting on my path in the distance; even if there are thousands of evening stars, they will shine brighter than tonight's moon.
I know so much now. Mom likes this song and often plays it at home
Lei Zi looked provocatively at Pan Zi and said, "Did you hear that? The lyrics you sang are not correct
Panzi rolled his eyes at Leizi.
The brothers talked all the way, and the boat finally reached the wider river channel.
Panzi went to help Grandpa get a fishing rod, Li Weihan began to search for some space while tidying up the net, and Leizi set up a fishing rod.
Li Zhuyuan was not assigned a task and continued to sit there with his small bamboo basket on his back, watching his grandfather and brothers busy, and then watching the water plants and jumping frogs on the river surface.
Watching, Li Zhuyuan leaned forward with some confusion.
Li Weihan has been paying attention to this' grandson 'all along. Seeing him like this, he immediately reminded him,' Xiao Yuanhou, sit inside and don't fall off! '
Li Zhuyuan pointed to the river ahead and asked; Sir, brother, there is a black patch of water grass over there
Where is it? "Lei Zi looked in the direction of Li Zhuyuan's finger." Oh, it's really black
Where, where? "Panzi helped to prop up the bamboo pole at the stern of the boat, unable to see clearly, so he took the initiative to prop up the pole and steer the boat towards that direction.
At first, Li Weihan didn't take it seriously. He was busy loosening the knots on his fishing net. When he heard Li Zhuyuan and Lei Zi still chattering and discussing, he looked up and stared at them.
That black mass, slender yet diffuse, scattered yet inseparable, is not a water plant, it is clearly human hair!
At this moment, because Panzi kept docking the boat, the distance to that area was getting closer, and the underwater part was faintly visible, with black patterns, white buttons, and curvaceous lines
Because Li Zhuyuan was sitting, the first person he saw underwater was Lei Zi standing there. Lei Zi immediately shouted loudly:
Sir, that's a person. Someone fell into the water, Panzi. Hurry up and save the person
The story of the Water Monkey can no longer scare big children like them. Their simple and kind nature makes them subconsciously think that someone has fallen into the water, and their first reaction is to go rescue them.
Bullshit
Li Weihan suddenly roared in anger. Although he was a bit strict with the child, this kind grandfather rarely lost his composure. His rough and cracked skin revealed veins, and he immediately threw his fishing net onto the boat. As he walked towards the stern, he shouted to Panzi:
Turn it, turn it, give me the pole, don't lean over
My own boat has been here for a while now, and I haven't heard any sound of it falling into the water. At this moment, it's even calmer and there's no need for any rescue. That person must have died a long time ago!
In theory, even if you encounter a drowned corpse, you can only feel unlucky at most. Why should you be so scared and confused?
But Li Weihan knew that at this moment, he could only dodge far away at the fastest speed.
Due to the dense waterways along the river and sea, drowning a person in the water is not a rare occurrence in the local area. Basically, every village or neighboring village has a person who specializes in the work of salvaging corpses in the water.
Usually not the main business, but the candidates are very fixed. One reason is due to bad luck, and the other is because there are many taboos. Non inheritors of old crafts really don't want to touch this.
There is a corpse scavenger named Li Sanjiang in Siyuan Village, and according to seniority, Li Weihan still has to call him Uncle.
Li Sanjiang has no children, and he is too lazy to plant the fields he has been given in the village. Instead, he rents them out only for a small amount of food to chew on.
But he doesn't live in the lazy state of having this non-stop meal. He makes paper and scoops up corpses, both of which earn a lot of money, much more than farming. Therefore, although he lives alone, he drinks and eats little every day, and his life is not very comfortable.
Li Weihan rented Li Sanjiang's land to help his four sons start a family a few years ago, which really took advantage of him. Therefore, when he needed to retrieve corpses during this period, Li Weihan would also follow this clan uncle to lend a hand.
Although Li Sanjiang never allowed him to come into contact with corpses on the ship, and only asked him to set up a supply table on the shore to prepare some chicken and dog blood, he only learned some tips about salvaging corpses from Li Sanjiang after many times.
In this slang, a floating corpse is called a dead fall.
Normally, a drowned person will float up after soaking underwater for a few days and gradually rotting. Due to the pelvic structure, male corpses often face down while female corpses face up.
After following a fixed procedure for most cases, Li Sanjiang picked them up and carried them back to the shore to hand over to his family. However, during a drinking session, Li Sanjiang solemnly stated that there were two exceptions, and he was not very willing to go fishing.
One is the dead side with a whirlpool, which means there are leaks and mud pits nearby, and it's possible that even people and boats will be overturned and sucked in;
As for the second one, even Li Sanjiang's lips trembled and his scalp tingled when he saw it
It's the kind of person who only leaves their hair floating on the surface of the water, standing upright at the bottom of the water and collapsing!
This is with great resentment, unable to close my eyes in death, insisting on pulling a cushion to carry it down!
Li Weihan still remembers that time at the dinner table, Li Sanjiang stared at him with red eyes and said seriously:
Han Hou, remember, if you see this kind of dead fall on the water, don't think about anything else. Walk as fast as you can, and if you walk too late, you'll be left behind by it
Therefore, upon discovering that it was an upright corpse, Li Weihan couldn't help but be shocked, not to mention that he still had three grandsons on board now!
However, Pan Zi, who was still curious, clearly failed to follow his grandfather's instructions. When his grandfather came to grab the bamboo pole, he stumbled and the pole also stabbed into the mud, causing the boat to tilt severely to the right.
This kind of tilt is not a big deal for those who often walk on boats. For example, Lei Zi standing on the side of the boat quickly leaned down and grabbed the edge of the boat to maintain balance. However, Li Zhuyuan sitting there had no experience in this area. After his upper body was carried out by inertia, he fell into the water with a "plop" sound, just facing the side where he fell to death.
The water in the river is very clear, and coupled with the afternoon sunshine, the underwater light is very good.
Li Zhuyuan, who had just fallen into the water, was still instinctively flapping, but was immediately stunned by the scene in front of him.
As Lei Zige said, there was a person standing in the water, and it was none other than the little yellow oriole that the brothers were still talking about at the dinner table today!
She was still wearing the black cheongsam she wore during the performance, with white patterned buttons and a slit up to her waist, and the red high heels on her feet.
The water flows smoothly, and under this thrust, her arms sway back and forth in a regular pattern, and her legs sway back and forth lightly.
It gives the feeling of walking underwater.
She's waving her hands, twisting her waist, showing her legs, tiptoeing, singing a song
Even underwater, she was still interpreting the horny posture that made the women in the village both envious and disgusted.
Even if thousands of songs drift in the distance on my road in the future
In my ears, I seemed to hear the non-standard Cantonese accent of the little oriole again.
Accompanied by singing,
The little yellow warbler slowly turned around and gradually turned towards Li Zhuyuan.
Her long hair drifted diagonally upwards, like holding up a black umbrella. Her face was even more pink than yesterday, and her lips were even redder.
Suddenly,
She smiled.