After hearing what he said, Xue Ling smiled shyly and happily, and continued to nibble on the buns in her hands.
It turned out that I had misunderstood!
He didn't want to spend her money, and he didn't mean to keep distance from herself.
I'm in a good mood and the buns in my hand taste delicious!
The two of them were chatting quietly while eating.
"You fell asleep last night. I didn't dare to make too much noise when I came in, for fear of waking you up. A Fang has been severely punished by my father and I. Next, she will have to stay at home to help prepare winter grains, and she can go to the cooperative in a month.
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Xue Ling hesitated for a moment and asked anxiously: "Sister-in-law...she hasn't gotten along with that scumbag yet, has she?"
Cheng Tianyuan understood her worries and shook his head lightly.
"Fortunately, she hasn't been that stupid yet. Last night she honestly confessed that she just talked, helped him with some house cleaning, listened to him read some poems, and nothing else."
Hearing this, Xue Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Did you ask the president last night?"
Cheng Tianyuan replied: "If you ask carefully, don't let A Fang still be young. He will return to the county town in half a month. If it is a good marriage, then you can try for it. It's just that he has to leave in half a month, so don't
I was young and ignorant and was deceived."
Xue Ling thought about it and felt that the president was in the cooperative every day and should be a knowledgeable person.
Since he advised me like this, my sister-in-law should not have suffered a big loss.
"I'll pretend I don't know anything for a while, say goodbye to my parents, and then we'll go back to the city."
Her sister-in-law's attitude towards her is not very good. She just came here not long ago, and she doesn't have much contact with her. It's better not to ask too much, lest her sister-in-law will hate her.
Cheng Tianyuan nodded and said warmly: "There is still time, please eat more."
The young couple finished the rice porridge and steamed buns and quickly packed them up and took them back to the kitchen.
At this time, the sky was still bright, the autumn wind was blowing, and there was already an obvious chill.
Cheng Tianyuan took the luggage bag, took Xue Ling to say goodbye to Cheng's father and Liu Ying, and set off in a hurry.
Xue Ling looked at the big and heavy sandbags and couldn't help but ask: "Brother Yuan, what's in here? Didn't it just mean steamed buns? Why are there so many? Didn't mom even take away the things we brought yesterday?"
Cheng Tianyuan grinned and replied: "Mom originally refused to accept it, but I said you bought a lot and let them keep it to eat in the winter. These are Chinese cabbage and radishes harvested from the fields."
Xue Ling saw that he was a little out of breath after leaving, and guessed that he must have been pretending a lot.
"Why are you so greedy? We live so close to the market and can buy whatever we want at any time. If you make so much, it will spoil if we don't finish it!"
Cheng Tianyuan glanced at her with a smile and explained: "These are all grown at home. They are very sweet and delicious. I plan to pickle some cabbage and radish to make side dishes. I can eat them occasionally to change the taste."
Xue Ling couldn't help but laugh and praised: "You can still do this? It's amazing!"
Cheng Tianyuan was amused by her and explained: "What's so difficult about this! Every household in the village does it this way, otherwise there would be nothing to eat in the winter! The vegetables here are all grown at home. In winter, the snow is thick and there is nothing to eat in the ground. In autumn,
After scraping them, some are stored in the cellar and some are pickled. The pickled vegetables can be eaten for a long time, most of them have to be eaten until the next spring."
Xue Ling has lived in the Imperial City since she was a child. Her mother goes to the market every morning to buy vegetables. Except for the occasional pickle, she eats fresh food for all three meals, so she doesn't have such a concept.
"Okay! Then I will help you do it when I get back, and you can also take the opportunity to teach me!"
Cheng Tianyuan nodded and readily agreed.
"no problem!"
While talking, the two of them had already reached the entrance of the village.
Xue Ling only carried his own cross-body bag, while Cheng Tianyuan carried two large gauze bags. However, he was strong and strong, and could even walk faster than Xue Ling.
Suddenly, there was a clicking sound from behind!
"A Yuan! A Yuan's wife!" A loud voice shouted.
The young couple turned their heads in unison and saw Chang Bo running briskly over in his donkey cart.
He was probably going out. There was a large basket of cabbage and a handful of barley on the donkey cart.
He stopped the donkey cart and smiled honestly.
"I'm about to go to the city! The station is still a little far away, I'll give you a ride there!"
Cheng Tianyuan was not polite to him, threw the two big bags up, and helped Xue Ling sit up.
Xue Ling kept thanking him, saying it was too much trouble for the old man.
Chang Bo grinned, his teeth were dark, and he was missing three front teeth.
"No trouble! No trouble! I often take some things to the county town to sell. I harvested too many cabbages a few days ago, and I plan to sell another basket."
Xue Ling looked at the dustpan of barley and saw that the color was very good and the grains were plump. He couldn't help but reach out and pinch a few grains.
"Uncle Chang, is this barley also for sale?"
Chang Bo, who was driving the car ahead, explained: "My wife likes to eat it and has planted a lot of it. I have bad teeth and this thing always likes to be stuffed between my teeth. I plan to keep only one bag for her to eat and sell the rest. "
Cheng Tianyuan saw her staring at the barley and couldn't help but ask: "What? Do you like to eat it?"
Xue Ling laughed softly and explained: "I quite like to eat. A few days ago, I heard Editor Lin say that she wanted to buy barley, but unfortunately she couldn't buy it. She said that all the children in her family loved to eat it."
Cheng Tianyuan heard that she loved to eat, so he quickly paid for the dustpan and barley.
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There was originally a lot of stuff, but with the addition of about ten kilograms of barley, the luggage became even heavier.
Fortunately, Chang Bo's donkey cart was fast, so they arrived at the site a little early and were at the front of the queue.
When the car came, Cheng Tianyuan threw everything into the car and then turned back to lead Xue Ling.
More than half an hour later, the two got off the bus at the county station.
Cheng Tianyuan looked at the big clock at the main station and said: "It's only half past seven, it's not too late."
Then, he stored the two big bags in the grocery store outside the station, and then took Xue Ling to work.
Xue Ling thought she would be late, but unexpectedly she was the first person in the newspaper office to go to work.
Before going to work, she quietly gave half of the barley to Editor Lin.
Editor Lin saw that the barleys were round and big, and asked with a smile: "Where do you get the good barleys? Where did you buy them?"
Xue Ling rolled his eyes slightly and explained: "I grow it at home, not buy it. It's not much. I'll keep half of it and give the other half to you."
Editor Lin is a kind person and takes good care of her new subordinate, so why not take this opportunity to thank her.
"This... I'm so embarrassed!" Editor Lin declined with a smile.
Xue Ling smiled and said: "The barley grown at home is delicious. I brought about ten kilograms of barley back to my husband's house this time. There is nothing good in the countryside. They are all vegetables and grain grown in my own fields. We and I can't eat so much, and it's not expensive. , Sister Lin, please don’t be polite."
Editor Lin heard what she said and was very happy to accept it.
"Thank you then!"
At this time, Liu Xing walked out of Deputy Director Zhen's office with a very unhappy face, lying on his desk, sighing and motionless.
Xue Ling was surprised and whispered: "What's going on?"