In the evening, Zhang Jingtian stayed at Zhou Yao's house for dinner.
Xu Youyou made a chicken soup with oyster mushrooms, stewed pork ribs with potatoes, three delicacies (peppers, eggplants, potatoes), and fried pumpkin pancakes.
Zhang Jingtian didn’t have time to talk during the meal, and his mouth never stopped from the beginning to the end of the meal.
Xu Youyou was full after eating two pumpkin pancakes along with the vegetables, and the rest of the food was eaten up by the two big men, Zhang Jingtian and Zhou Yao.
After dinner, Zhou Yao chopped firewood in the yard, and Xu Youyou mixed some rice bran and chopped vegetable leaves to feed the chickens and geese.
Zhang Jingtian moved a deck chair and lay down outside, watching the two of them working leisurely.
In the vast night sky, stars are twinkling, and under the moon are fruits and vegetables, growing in dazzling array in the vegetable garden.
The gentle breeze brings bursts of fresh aroma, which is the fragrance of ripe fruits and green vegetables.
There was a subtle sound of insects in the grass, and everything was so beautiful.
Zhang Jingtian, who had eaten and drank enough, looked at the pleasant scene under the moon and sighed in his heart that this was different from the rural life in his impression.
Life here seems to be very interesting and comfortable.
Here are the idols he has always admired, as well as delicious meals cooked by Xu Youyou.
"Yuyou, I want to stay here for the New Year."
Xu Youyou had just finished feeding the chickens and geese when she heard Zhang Jingtian say these words as she passed by.
"No!" Zhou Yao struck down with an axe, refusing expressionlessly.
"Why?" Zhang Jingtian sat up and asked.
Xu Youyou spread her hands. Brother Yao didn't agree, so she couldn't do anything.
She is going to take a shower.
Zhou Yao ignored Zhang Jingtian's words and hurried over to bring bath water to his wife.
Zhang Jingtian followed Zhou Yao and asked: "My dad is busy with the medicinal materials field. He will definitely stay here for the New Year this year. My mom will come over as soon as she has the holiday."
"My dad's dormitory only has one room. If they sleep together, I have no place to sleep. I finally have a vacation. Do you want me to sleep on the street?"
Zhou Yao: "You can go. Staying in a guest house."
"It would be too pitiful to be alone during the Chinese New Year."
Zhou Yao continued to ignore him and finished carrying Xu Youyou. After taking a bath, he went back to chopping firewood.
Nonsense! If you let this kid in, how can he and his wife survive in this world?
Zhang Jingtian is not a person who gives up easily, "Brother, just say, why don't you let me live here, I can pay the rent."
Zhou Yao: "I don't like it. You."
Zhang Jingtian: "But I like you!"
Zhou Yao: "..." He looked disgusted
Damn it, is there something wrong with this guy?
Zhang Jingtian later realized that he had said the wrong thing and hurriedly explained: "I mean, you used to be my idol. I admire you very much, and I just want to get closer to you and learn more." Study."
Zhou Yao raised his eyebrows and looked at him coldly, which made Zhang Jingtian's heart tremble. "What I said is true!"
Zhou Yao asked: "You just shouted. What?"
"Brother?"
"Brother Yao?"
"Huh? ”
“Brother-in-law!”
“Yeah.”
Zhang Jingtian: “…”
He is eating during the day. Jealousy with Xu Youyou?
"Brother-in-law, before I came here, I really planned to pursue Youyou..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Yao's face turned green and he reached out and grabbed him. collar, "From now on, you are not allowed to have such thoughts, she is my wife! Moreover, she is your sister, older than you!"
Zhang Jingtian muttered in his heart, they are all of the same year. , I’m not sure who is taller than the other, girls are taller than boys when they are young.
When Zhang Jingtian was a child, he became his younger brother because he was not as tall as Xu Youyou!
He has never been convinced by his parents' hasty decision!
But at this moment, he was like a little chicken in front of Zhou Yao, not daring to resist at all. The King of Soldiers was no joke.
"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, I don’t have this idea anymore. Ever since I found out that You... sister is marrying you, I gave up this idea. Believe me, I really like you. I just want to stay.”
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Originally the words were well spoken, but Zhou Yao felt awkward hearing the following sentence.
"You are not allowed to like my wife, let alone me. I am a grown man. Isn't that disgusting?" Zhou Yao let go of his hand and said angrily.
Zhang Jingtian quickly changed his words: "Yes, yes, it's not like it, it's admiration!"
"Then can I stay here?" He looked flattering.
Zhou Yao looked calm: "I have no objection if your sister agrees."
Xu Youyou nodded after coming out of the shower, and Zhang Jingtian was as happy as a fool.
Can you be unhappy? This holiday, he can be with the King of Soldiers and eat delicious meals, which is great!
Zhang Jingtian came cursing and left happily.
He wants to go back and clean up before coming back.
The public rations have been paid here, and Accountant Wang of the brigade is busy again.
It is necessary to calculate the work points of each person and household in the brigade as soon as possible and start preparing for the distribution of food.
The captain is not idle either, thinking aboutWe were busy with the autumn harvest some time ago, and now everyone is busy gathering firewood and storing pickled vegetables. Therefore, after discussing with the village cadres, we decided to recruit brigade teachers two weeks before the New Year.
The Zhou family has also begun to prepare to build Zhou Chen's new house. Bricklayers are easy to find, as Zhou's mother knows.
Now that there is no need to work, people only eat two meals a day and live with their belts tight, saving whatever they can.
Because helping people build a house and providing a meal is included, it is free to stay at home anyway, and you can save a meal, so everyone is willing to come.
Mother Zhou went to the house in the evening to inform her, and the next day seven or eight people came to help lay the foundation.
Because Zhou Chen’s house is in the open space behind Zhou Yao’s house, everyone decided to move firewood and grain directly to Zhou Yao’s house for cooking.
In addition to reading and reviewing in the past few days, Xu Youyou and Zhou Yao went to the mountains to hunt prey and pick wild vegetables.
Don’t you already have the materials to cook for the masons?
Xu Youyou shot two more wild boars that day. Zhou Yao went to the town and sold them for more than two hundred yuan. When he came back, he bought a large piece of donkey meat and brought it back.
Now that the weather is starting to get colder, you have to wear a thicker coat when going out.
At this time, the steaming donkey meat hot pot has become the most suitable choice.
The donkey meat was cut into large thin slices and placed neatly on the plate. The tender and rosy meat revealed an attractive luster.
The red soup is boiling in the ceramic pot, with chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns and other seasonings jumping and dancing in it, exuding bursts of spicy smell.
The two of them sat around the table, put the donkey meat slices into the pot and simmered them for a while. When the meat slices changed color, they quickly picked them up and dipped them in Xu Youyou's special sauce.
After one bite, the delicious gravy melts in your mouth, the spiciness and aroma are intertwined, the texture is soft and tender, and the soup is delicious.
Xu Youyou couldn't help but laugh as she watched Zhou Yao smacking his lips while eating.
"If you like it, I'll cook it for you tomorrow."
Zhou Yao nodded and shook his head.
"Donkey meat is delicious, but you can't eat too much."
"Why?" Xu Youyou asked.
"People here often say that 'eating donkey meat will lead to old diseases', which means that if you have old injuries and diseases, even if you are cured, you cannot eat donkey meat, otherwise it will easily induce old diseases, because They say donkey meat is a 'fat food'."
This is the first time Xu Youyou has heard this statement.
"As for those of you who were soldiers in the past, have you been injured to some extent and have old illnesses? Then don't eat it."
Xu Youyou quickly stopped He eats donkey meat again.
No! She suddenly remembered that in the original book, before Xu's father had an accident, Xu Jianguo often bought donkey meat for him to eat.
She remembered that Xu Jianguo wasXu's father hated him because he didn't want to adopt him as his son. Later, he suddenly became very kind and bought one or two kilograms of donkey meat for Xu's father to eat every day.
Xu Youyou's pupils shrank sharply, Xu's father was killed!
Seeing Xu Youyou worried about her, Zhou Yao couldn't help but smile and said: "I'm okay. All I suffered were minor injuries. There are no old illnesses left. Don't worry."
After speaking for a long time, Xu Youyou didn't reply, and she looked stunned again.
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"No, it's true!"
I don't know if it was because of the remaining emotions of the original owner, but Xu Youyou felt very uncomfortable when she thought of Xu Jianguo, that beast who killed the original owner's adoptive father. It was as if someone had pinched his heart tightly with his hands.
"Xu Jianguo often bought donkey meat for my dad to eat, so my dad suddenly got sick and fell into the river and drowned!"
After saying this, I couldn't help but cry. .
Zhou Yao was shocked and shocked by the news.
Xu Jianguo, this beast! He will never let him go!