Chapter 32 Chapter 32 Technology Failure

Only children make choices, adults just want it all.

He Junxia first put on the plush hat, and then put on the old-fashioned gray-green velvet military cap. His head was immediately wrapped tightly, without any air leakage.

He stood in front of the mirror, looked at his new look and nodded with satisfaction. Not bad, the effect of one plus one is greater than two.

He Junxia reached out and took off the two hats, then turned to look at the red scarf, gloves, and socks that matched the woolen hat, thinking about what to do with them.

The hat was just a small mistake. Their family had no shortage of warm clothing, but it seemed a bit of a waste to leave these things in the storage cabinet, waiting to gather dust.

You should know that the price of warm clothes keeps rising after winter. It costs a lot of money to buy a set of warm clothes, and many people cannot afford it.

Zeng Xiuping obviously thought of this problem as well.

She asked, "Xiao Xia, do you want the towel, gloves, and socks? If not, I'll give them away."

He Junqiu was nervous: "Mom, who are you going to give it to?"

Zeng Xiuping put the prize money into the locker and said, "Let me think about it. I'll give one set to He Anquan's grandmother and one set to He Dong from your third uncle's family."

He Junxia had no objection to this and let Zeng Xiuping handle it as he pleased, but He Junqiu looked away in disappointment.

She had originally thought that if her brother didn't need it, she would just give it to Xiao Zhang. However, since her mother had already made the arrangements, she couldn't bring it up again. She couldn't possibly compete with Grandma Chen and her little cousin for something.

Otherwise, you should spend some money to buy some wool and knit a set.

He Junqiu was calculating the small treasury, his mind wandering further and further away, he seemed to be out of state, standing there blankly.

He Junxia glanced at her suspiciously, his black eyes turned slightly, and he carefully slipped behind He Junqiu and reached out to pat her shoulder.

"What are you thinking about?"

“Ahhhhhhhhhhh!”

He Junqiu let out a sharp explosion, then covered his chest in shock and punched and kicked He Junxia.

"Why are you scaring me?!"

He Junxia didn't expect He Junqiu to react so strongly. Under the angry stares of Zeng Xiuping and He Junqiu, he touched his nose embarrassedly and raised his hands to show surrender.

"Wrong, wrong."

"How about you take the photo back?"

He Junqiu sneered and rubbed his hands together, then slapped He Junxia's shoulder hard, making him grimace.

"hiss--"

He Junxia gasped and covered his shoulder with his right hand, looking in great pain.

Zeng Xiuping directed his accusing gaze at He Junqiu again. He Junqiu glared at He Junxia fiercely, wishing he hadn't slapped her harder just now.

He Junxia knew when to quit.

He lifted the tablecloth and took out the charcoal brazier from under the table. He used tongs to scrape away the charcoal ash on the surface of the brazier and added two new pieces of charcoal.

The family gathered around the brazier to keep warm and chat. Zeng Xiuping couldn't stop saying that this winter seemed to be particularly cold.

He Junxia had not experienced previous winters, so she had no way to compare the two. But seeing that He Chengcai and He Junqiu also agreed, she couldn't help but start to worry about the vegetable seeds she had just planted - these were vegetable varieties selected by experts based on climate change in their region in previous years.

It turned out that He Junxia's concerns were necessary.

The germination rate of this batch of seeds is only about 60%, which is far lower than the qualified germination rate under normal circumstances.

Fortunately, everyone knew what was going on and did not hold too high hopes for this batch of vegetables. They could barely accept the unexpected germination rate.

After all, this winter is really too cold.

…

Time flies and it’s New Year’s Eve.

In order to prepare this sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner, the He family started working on it half a month in advance, and today they can finally enjoy a big meal.

Braised pork, braised carp, steamed pork with rice flour, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, meatball and vermicelli soup, braised pork with preserved vegetables, fried fish, braised carp, beef and mutton hot pot...

A rectangular dining table that is 1.5 meters long is filled with sumptuous dishes. Even the corners are filled with bowls, chopsticks and drinks. I'm afraid that the food can be eaten from New Year's Eve to the eighth day of the New Year.

"Crackle, crackle..."

There was a deafening sound outside the door, and smoke filled the air, bringing with it a strong and unique smell of gunpowder.

The New Year atmosphere is here.

The four members of the He family raised their bowls and chopsticks and ate heartily. The dishes of different flavors mixed evenly with the sweet rice in their mouths, filling their hungry stomachs.

He Junxia didn't like eating braised pork before, or to be more precise, he didn't like eating any fatty meat, as he always felt that fatty meat was too greasy. But today, the dishes he ate the most were the braised pork and lard, and he especially loved the fat on the top that was so soft and glutinous that it melted in his mouth.

The aroma and flavor of the fat brought an unparalleled enjoyment. The braised pork was the first dish to be cleared from the table, followed by the meatball vermicelli soup and the braised carp...

Sesame and Tangyuan also have their own New Year's Eve dinner, which consists of canned meat, dog food, eggs, boiled chicken breast, boiled beef, boiled fish, etc. The portions are large and filling, and the two puppies have round bellies after eating so much.

The well-fed puppy lies on the ground and closes his eyes comfortably, but the well-fed humans do not intend to waste their good time at home.

He Junqiu ran out after dinner. Zeng Xiuping and He Chengcai cleaned up the dishes and went out for a walk. Only He Junxia stayed at home, holding a dog in each hand and gently massaging the puppy's belly.

After the New Year’s Eve dinner, it was already very late. From time to time, brilliant fireworks bloomed in the night sky, and outside the door there were the sounds of children playing happily.

He Junxia suddenly felt an unprecedented loneliness.

"System?" "System?"

'System 444?' 'System 444?'

There was no response, only a deathly silence.

Sometimes he really suspected that he was 'He Junxia'. There was no death, no time travel, and no system. It was just that the pressure of modern work was too great, which made him have some hallucinations.

He Junxia held the two puppies in her arms and kneaded them, as if she could gain some warmth and strength from this.

But he soon had no time to be sad.

He Junxia watched the faint golden light flashing on He Junqiu's hand and gradually narrowed his eyes. He smiled and said, "Take out your gloves and scarf and warm yourself by the fire."

He Junqiu didn't say anything, but just nodded obediently. His round oval face was as red as an apple, and even his ears were red.

She took off her warm gloves and scarf, and the faint golden light on her left hand shone charmingly under the candlelight. It was a red rope bracelet made of small gold beads, with three golden tigers with different expressions inlaid in the middle of the small gold beads.

He Junxia raised an eyebrow: "The bracelet is very beautiful, who gave it to you?"

If the beads and the tiger were both made of gold, He Junqiu wouldn't be able to afford such a thing with the pocket money her family usually gave her and the money she saved from her part-time job during the New Year.

He Junqiu obviously didn't expect him to suddenly ask about the bracelet, and subconsciously retracted his left hand in an attempt to cover the bracelet.

There is a problem!

He Junxia narrowed his eyes and looked at the girl in front of him.

He Junqiu took his hand out awkwardly, lowered his head, and crossed his index fingers repeatedly, revealing his inner conflict.

He Junxia said confidently: "We are in love."

After all, He Junqiu's good friends would never give such a lavish gift, and if it was the bracelet bought by Zeng Xiuping and He Chengcai, He Junqiu would not be so shy and keep silent.

He Junqiu showed a flattering smile: "Brother, you must keep this a secret for me, otherwise my parents will definitely beat me to death if they find out."

He Junxia smiled: "Tell me who you are first, and then I will decide whether to keep it a secret for you."

As he spoke, he had already gone through all the young men waiting on the farm in his mind, especially the newcomers who came to the farm from the county.

He Junqiu whispered, "Yes, it's Brother Zhang."

"What?"

He Junxia didn't quite hear clearly.

He Junqiu's face flushed red, and he shouted loudly, "It's Brother Xiao Zhang."

He Junxia was confused.

Who is Brother Xiao Zhang? Who is Brother Xiao Zhang?

Fuck, it’s that damn kid Zhang Quan!

When He Junxia realized what was happening, he was about to explode. He asked why that boy was so attentive recently.

He Junqiu quickly held down He Junxia: "Brother, brother, calm down."

He Junxia smiled: "I'm calm, I'm just a little surprised. How long have you been dating? Did it start the last time he took you down from the tree?"

Seeing the smile on his face, He Junqiu didn't think much about it and said with a blushing face, "It was the next day."

How is that different from the same day?

Damn, this guy must have deliberately used the suspension bridge effect to trick He Junqiu into falling in love with him!

He Junxia scolded Zhang Quan in her heart and regretted deeply why she didn't carry He Junqiu down from the tree first.

"Exactly. I asked him out the next day and asked him to be my boyfriend, and he agreed."

He Junxia was stunned: "You are pursuing him?"

He Junqiu nodded heavily: "Yes, I pursued him for a month, and he only agreed after my eighteenth birthday."

snort

It's like playing hard to get

However, when he learned that it was He Junqiu who took the initiative to pursue him, He Junxia's rating of Zhang Quan rose a little bit, at least it was not the lowest score.

He Junxia asked, "Why do you like him? Because he's a soldier?"

He Junqiu chuckled: "It's because of his status that I have some feelings for him, but brother, don't worry, I'm not blindly in love with him. Otherwise, with so many people in the Security Department, it would take more than three months for me to like one person a day."

He Junxia nodded slightly: "Let me see the bracelet."

He Junqiu took off the bracelet, and He Junxia carefully observed the small golden beads and golden tiger on the red string in the candlelight. If the bracelet and the golden beads were not hollow 3D crafts, he would really want to take a bite.

He Junqiu said nervously: "Brother, it's real gold, look, the box is here."

Who says that a real box must contain real gold?

He Junxia remembered that a boy in the next dormitory did this when he was in college. He even proudly brought the expensive sneakers bought by his girlfriend to their dormitory to show off.

Of course, after the incident was exposed, he became famous throughout the school.

Based on his limited knowledge of gold, He Junxia concluded that the small golden beads and the golden tiger were both made of real gold. He thought about it, stood up, took out a 100-yuan banknote from the bedroom and handed it to He Junqiu. This was the cash reward for the Model Worker Award.

He Junqiu was surprised: "Why are you giving me so much money?"

He Junxia snorted: "We are not willing to take advantage of others. If he dares to make excessive demands on you, just kick him out."

"Also, you're over 18 now, so I won't nag you too much, but you need to know what you should and shouldn't do, okay?"

He Junqiu took the money embarrassedly: "Thank you, brother."

He Juanxia: "I won't tell my parents that you're dating him, but I won't cover up for you in front of them either."

He Junqiu finally breathed a sigh of relief: "That's enough, thank you brother, I love you so much."

He Juanxia snorted again: "I'm going to sleep, you should go to bed early too."

He Junqiu smiled brightly: "Okay."

He Junxia turned and walked into the bedroom, his face instantly turning cold.

You're done, little bastard.