"I should treat you to dinner. Let's eat at a restaurant in town."
"How can you go to a restaurant during the Chinese New Year? Meals are prepared at home."
Tan Jin'er's brother-in-law drove her and Zhang Tan back to the village on a tricycle. He met many villagers along the way, all of whom stared curiously at Zhang Tan and Tan Jin'er who were sitting in the car.
If her uncle hadn't introduced her to others, few would have recognized that this was Tan Jin'er back then.
That thin and frail girl with yellow hair is now as graceful and graceful as the one in the painting. She is so beautiful.
Tan Jin'er smiled all the way to the greetings, and her face almost froze with laughter.
Returning to her uncle's house, Tan Jin'er saw that the house was deserted and there was no fire to make food, so she once again suggested eating at a restaurant in the town.
"Jin'er, please don't look at the fact that I don't have a fire in my house. It's not that my uncle is stingy, but the two brothers Tan Zhongwen told me yesterday that they will prepare a table of wine and food for you today. It is almost ready."
Tan Jin'er was a little embarrassed. At this time, Tan Zhongwen came over and said, "Jin'er! Boss Zhang! Come to my house for dinner. It's already cooked. Uncle, you can come too."
Tan Jin'er subconsciously looked at Zhang Tan. Her uncle was urging her to have a meal.
"Everything has passed. It's been several years. There's nothing you can't let go of when you're young." Her uncle persuaded her.
Zhang Tan thought for a while and whispered to Tan Jin'er: "Just go."
When she first arrived, Tan Jin'er sent Spring Festival gifts to people's homes. According to customs, people must entertain a table of food and wine, and they cannot let their guests leave hungry.
Moreover, Zhang Tan felt that her uncle was right, let it go in the past. We will have very few interactions in the future. Now that we have this opportunity, let it go.
Tan Jin'er listened to his words and nodded. Tan Zhongwen and her uncle were happy and invited them to their home.
The two wives of Tan Zhongwen and Tan Zhongxiang were busy in the kitchen, and the two children were playing in the living room. The older one was running around, and the younger one was lying in his swaddling clothes, sucking the pacifier, and kicking around with his hands and feet.
Tan Zhongxiang brought the food out from the kitchen and said, "It's ready to eat. Please sit down first."
A large table of dishes has been placed on the dining table, as well as a bottle of wine.
"Boss Zhang, have a drink." Tan Zhongxiang asked.
Zhang Tan said: "No, I have to rush back to Pujiang in the afternoon and drove here."
"Drink some, uncle." Tan Zhongxiang said, pouring a full glass of white wine for his uncle.
The last dish was served on the table, and Tan Zhongwen and Tan Zhongxiang's wives also came out of the kitchen and sat on the table.
This meal was a bit awkward to eat, but fortunately, thanks to the lively atmosphere of Tan Jin'er's uncle and Zhang Tan, we finished it smoothly.
After sitting for a while and drinking a cup of tea, Zhang Tan and Tan Jin'er planned to leave.
When leaving, Tan Jiner finally said thank you to the two brothers Tan Zhongwen.
The two brothers blushed, and the elder brother said: "I'm sorry, sister, it was the brothers who did something wrong in the past. If you want to blame us, we don't blame you. We will help take care of your hometown.
Don’t worry, next time you go home, you must come in and sit down, and take Xi’er with you.”
Tan Jin'er had some feelings.
"Well, thank you."
Zhang Tan started the car and drove Tan Jiner away gradually.
The car drove a long way and was about to enter the mountain col. Tan Jin'er turned back and looked at Tanjia Village, which was located in the mountains, and watched the village disappear from the field of vision.
Zhang Tan said while driving: "You can come back anytime you want."
Tan Jin'er hummed and then said thank you to Zhang Tan.
Without Zhang Tan's company, she might not have the courage to come back.
The effect of this trip was very good, everything I wanted to do was done, and there was an unexpected surprise.
The knot in Tan Jin'er's heart gradually untied, and her mood improved. The sun shone in through the car window and fell on her face, making her whole person look much brighter and cheerful.
Xi'er's call came promptly.
"Sister, what are you and your godfather doing?"
…
The plane for the two of them left at 3:30 in the afternoon and landed in Pujiang at 5 o'clock. When they returned to Little Red Horse, it was already 6 o'clock in the evening.
It is already dark. As soon as the sun goes down, the temperature drops sharply.
The lights were on in Little Red Horse's yard, but there were no children. Old Li was also nestled in the guard box watching TV.
Zhang Tan greeted him and went upstairs with Tan Jin'er. The lights were on in the corridor on the third floor, but the door was closed. At the other end of the corridor, there was a warm light shining from the door, and the sound of children playing could also be heard.
came.
Zhang Tan and Tan Jin'er came to the door and saw Xi'er and Xiao Xiaobai playing house in the living room.
The two of them were sitting on the floor, cooking in a small pot with small shovels.
Xiao Xiaobai holds a small green plastic spatula in his hand and stirs the food in the pot with graceful movements.
Xi'er kept putting vegetables from the bamboo basket into the small pot, including large pieces of beef, carrots, cabbage, eggplant, etc.
These dishes are all made of toys and can be disassembled into pieces.
Xi'er put a carrot into a small pot, shoveled the carrot with a small shovel, and the carrot was broken into two pieces. Then she shoveled the carrot in half, and it was broken into two pieces again...
"Has the baby added salt?" Xi'er asked seriously.
"*&%No~" Xiao Xiaobai took the time to answer while busy cooking.
"Mom, come and add salt."
Xi'er put down the bamboo basket, picked up a bottle of so-called salt, and poured it into the small pot.
When playing house, Xi'er likes to be the mother the most, but she can also be the father.
“Add more~*%￥%”
Xiao Xiaobai must have inherited her aunt's style, she likes to add more salt when cooking.
"Don't eat too much salt, as it will make you thirsty. If you are thirsty, drink water. If you drink too much water, you will wet the bed, which is not good for your baby's health."
Xi'er talks in one way, regardless of whether what others say makes sense or not, you can just say whether she justifies her statement, right? Right?
The two of them were so busy that they didn't notice Zhang Tan and Tan Jin'er at the door. They didn't look up until they heard the noise. Xi'er happily called her sister, dropped the salt shaker, and rushed out.
Xiao Xiaobai muttered a few words, dissatisfied, took the salt shaker out of the small pot, and put it aside.
When Zhang Tan passed by, he said: "It smells so good. What kind of food are you frying?"
While Xiao Xiaobai continued to stir-fry, he raised his head and introduced to his uncle that this was beef stir-fried with carrots, which was delicious.
"It's time to eat, come and eat~"
"OK."
Zhang Tan responded and went to the kitchen without looking back. He saw Teacher Jiang cooking and Xiao Bai helping.
Well, the so-called help is actually chatting with grandma, and there is nothing to do.
"I'm back."
Zhang Tan had to speak, otherwise he would not be noticed.
Xiaobai suddenly turned around, with surprise on his face, and said cheerfully: "It's my old man who's back!"
This subconscious sentence really made Zhang Tan feel particularly warm.
No matter where you are, there are always people at home waiting for you, looking forward to your return. Then you are not a duckweed, but a tree with roots. Wherever you go, you have a home and love.
