Xue Ling was reluctant to leave at first, and muttered nostalgically: "I have only sung the song of pulling out carrots, but I have never had the chance to actually pull out a carrot!"
Cheng Tianyuan's eyes were gentle, but his tone did not allow for objection.
"Go home and eat first, and we'll talk about it later."
Liu Ying helped pick up the rotten cabbage leaves and said: "Yes! You guys came here in the car early in the morning, so you must be hungry. Let's go eat first!"
Cheng Tianyuan squinted his eyes and glanced in the direction of home, and asked in a deep voice: "Mom, hasn't A Fang gone home yet?"
"No." Liu Ying said about her little daughter and couldn't help but sigh: "This girl can't sit still all day long..."
Cheng Tianyuan remembered the business and asked, "Is she still working as an apprentice in the cooperative?"
"Um..." Liu Ying explained: "After she went for a few days, she got into trouble and made excuses not to go. Then she suddenly went back again for some unknown reason. The president of the cooperative scolded her and finally stayed.
She. But I always feel that she is very carefree, so I probably won’t be able to do it in the long run.”
The daughter has been disobedient since she was a child. The couple tried hard to persuade her, but the effect was minimal.
Cheng Tianyuan couldn't help snoring, and said in a deep voice: "With her lazy temperament, she refuses to read books, and refuses to do work, what can she do in the long run?! The cooperative just sells things, which is the easiest. If she can even do this
If you can’t go on, what else can you do?”
Liu Ying sighed and whispered: "She has been going to work every day recently. I hope she can take the opportunity to correct herself. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, so there is no need to go to the cooperative. She is probably going to have fun somewhere else."
After a pause, she seemed to remember something and began to speak hesitantly.
Cheng Tianyuan knew his old mother very well, and he immediately guessed what the trouble was with his sister.
"Mom, say whatever you want. She has never been disobedient, but she still has to listen to what I say."
Liu Ying swallowed secretly and leaned close to her son's ear.
"She seems to have fallen in love with a man from the county recently... I heard it from Aunt Biao at the end of the village, and I don't know if it's true or not. I scolded her two days ago, and she yelled at me to leave her alone, and ran out again.
"
Cheng Tianyuan frowned when he heard this.
"She is only sixteen years old after the Chinese New Year. Why is she anxious? Who is the man from the county? Do you know him?"
People in the village have been secretly talking about it and even mentioned it in front of their mother, which is probably true.
Liu Ying shook her head with a honest face, and whispered helplessly: "I have already told her, but she didn't listen. Aunt Biao said that she was very considerate to that man, and gave him things every three days, and they were all good things.
.I want to go to the cooperative to ask, but I’m afraid that the girl will get angry. I...this is also embarrassing!"
Cheng Tianyuan thought for a while and said, "Don't worry, I'll go there to inquire about it later."
My sister is too young. If she gets into trouble with anyone who behaves inappropriately, she will definitely be the one to suffer in the future. No matter what, she is my sister and we really cannot ignore her.
Liu Ying knew her son must have a solution and finally showed a smile.
"Okay, you go and ask more carefully."
Cheng Tianyuan turned around and saw Xue Ling helping to pack the radishes. His snow-white hands were covered with mud. When he accidentally wiped his sweat, a trace of mud was left on his forehead. He smiled fondly.
"I'll do it again in the afternoon. Let's go home first."
After saying this, he picked up two filled dustpans and walked quickly in the direction of Cheng's house.
Liu Ying followed her son with a bamboo basket on her back.
Xue Ling, holding a few big radishes, walked happily at the back.
When they went back, Cheng Tianfang still didn't come back.
Cheng Tianyuan had a calm and handsome face and said softly: "You don't have to wait for her. The weather is getting colder, and the dishes will get cold after a while after they are cooked. Dad's stomach has been taking medicine for a long time, so he can't eat cold food."
Liu Ying had no choice but to put the dishes on the table, while Xue Ling went to serve the rice and get chopsticks.
Cheng Tianyuan called his father, and the four of them gathered around a table.
Cheng Muhai smiled happily and took out the hot water bottle from his cotton coat.
"Ling Ling, this thing is so easy to use! No amount of hot towels can beat it! It has been in there for more than an hour and it is still warm! This arm is not so sore anymore and is soft!"
Xue Ling was also very happy and said: "That's good! Dad, if you have time, apply it more to relieve the pain. When the winter comes, you and mom will put them under the quilt to warm themselves up."
Liu Ying narrowed her eyes with a smile and pointed at her son with her chopsticks.
"It's so sweet for a girl! This guy has been going to the county town for many years, and he has never bought such thoughtful things!"
Xue Lingjiao glared at Cheng Tianyuan and chuckled.
Cheng Tianyuan was slightly embarrassed, glanced at Xue Ling secretly, and continued to eat.
Cheng Muhai on the side laughed and said: "Yumutou, why don't you hurry up and give your good wife some more pork belly!"
Cheng Tianyuan was very obedient and put a few slices into Xue Ling's bowl.
"This is my mother's specialty dish. What I cook is not as delicious as hers."
Xue Ling quickly took a bite - the pork belly was no longer greasy, and had just the right chewiness, neither soft nor hard. When you eat it, your mouth will be filled with the aroma of garlic and galangal, and the sweet and salty taste of soy sauce is a perfect match.
Her taste buds instantly became excited!
“So delicious! Delicious!”
Xue Ling praised it very much and said: "Mom, your recipe is really great! No, we really have to make braised pork in the future!"
After hearing this, her father-in-law and mother-in-law thought she was joking, but they just laughed and advised: "Eat more if you like it! Eat more!"
Liu Ying's tears flashed and she whispered: "This is a recipe left by my mother. In previous years, I would make some soy sauce, plant some galangal, and braise some meat for the holidays. Later, my family... couldn't do it, so I didn't buy it at all.
I couldn’t afford the meat, so I didn’t do much with it.”
Xue Ling couldn't help feeling sad when she heard this, and comforted her: "Mom, I'm getting better now. Don't worry, we can eat meat every day from now on, really!"
This is not a boast, nor is it a simple consolation.
She and Brother Yuan will definitely honor them, let them eat well, eat well, and slowly live a good life.
Cheng Muhai secretly poked his wife and said warmly: "Don't mention the past. Lingling is right, it will get better and better in the future."
"Yes, yes!" Liu Ying wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, sniffed, and said, "Eat quickly, the food will be cold in a while."
The three of them chatted and soon were full.
Liu Ying left a bowl of dry rice and two slices of pork belly for her daughter.
Cheng Muhai frowned and shouted: "This girl is getting more and more outrageous! She doesn't even go home for lunch!"
Liu Ying shrank her neck, not daring to tell her husband about her daughter's affair with a young man from the cooperative. She just murmured in a low voice: "Maybe she'll be back soon. I'll go out and find out."
Cheng Tianyuan turned around and said: "Mom, you go clear the table and I'll go look for it! Dad, you take a walk in the yard and bask in the sunshine before going back to the house."
Then, he strode out.
Xue Ling boiled hot water, washed the dishes, wiped the table and kitchen, and then returned to their room.
I saw that the house was kept spotless, and the sun just happened to shine in through the window, making the wooden bed warm.
She pulled away the quilt and put it in the sun, then turned around and opened the box she brought from home, planning to pack some winter clothes to take away tomorrow.
Suddenly, Cheng Tianyuan's familiar voice came from outside the window.