The grapes in that bunch were not big, each one was only as big as an index finger, but they were dark purple and you could tell at a glance that they were very sweet.
Yunnan is rich in fruits, and Lin Minjun had never lacked fruits since she was a child. However, after her rebirth in the capital, there was a severe shortage of fruits. The capital's vegetable markets only had apples and pears, and only occasionally peaches and bananas that were in season. Even these were extremely expensive and could not be eaten freely.
As for grapes, forget it. There is no large-scale planting locally. If there is, it is people who build their own grape racks and grow them themselves. You can't buy them. Land in the capital is very expensive. There is no place for you to grow grapes.
Seeing the bunch of grapes, Lin Minjun couldn't help but drooling, but she didn't know where to start because she was holding the grape vines. The grapes hadn't been washed yet. She wanted to eat them, so she reached out and wanted to pick one off, but she couldn't get over it in her heart.
Just as Lin Minjun was about to get out of bed to wash the grapes, Erwa slapped his head and said, "Wait a minute, sister. I'll take them out to wash them. Wait a minute. I'll give them to you after I'm done."
Having said that, he threw his schoolbag on the table, picked up the grapes and strolled out.
I went to Lin Minjun's kitchen, took a porcelain basin, peeled the grapes one by one, and washed them carefully to remove the dust.
When picking grapes, the intoxicating fruity aroma kept rushing into Erwa's nose. It was so fragrant that he drooled while washing his mouth. However, he held back and resolutely did not touch a single grape. After washing them clean, he put them in a large bowl and took them back.
"Sister, take a bite."
Lin Minjun stretched out her hand, pinched one and put it in her mouth, and couldn't help but sigh, "It's really delicious?"
"Is it sweet?" Erwa stared at the grapes with his eyes like a wolf.
Lin Minjun: "Sweet, a little sour but not noticeable, sweet and sour, do you want to taste it?"
Erwa pursed his lips and smiled shyly: "I won't eat it anymore. There isn't much to begin with."
"If there's not much left, you should eat more." Lin Minjun picked one and stuffed it into Erwa's mouth without hesitation. Seeing him chewing it vigorously, swallowing it like Zhu Bajie eating ginseng fruit, she smiled and said, "Is it delicious?"
As he spoke, he handed over another pill.
Erwa nodded sincerely, "It's delicious."
Lin Minjun: "If it tastes good, just take it and eat it. You don't have to leave it all for me. Do we still need to be polite to each other? Either don't eat anything, or share it with everyone. It doesn't taste good if you eat it all by yourself. Oh, leave some for your brother to eat when he comes back tonight."
Erwa nodded and ate the grapes one by one in a very restrained manner.
Lin Minjun was sick and had no taste in her mouth, but eating a few sweet grapes activated her taste buds, and she ate one after another. When the bowl was almost empty, she took it aside and stopped eating it, leaving it for Yan Lige to eat when he came back.
Lin Minjun: "Where did you get these grapes? I've been to the market several times before and never saw them."
"Of course not in the vegetable market. They grew from the grape vines that my classmate built at home. I promised to help him with his homework for a week, so he took me to his house to pick the grapes, and I picked the sweetest and purplest bunch." Erwa said proudly.
Lin Minjun was very moved when she heard it.
After all, Erwa hated tutoring others the most. In his words, these little idiots were not smart. It was a very simple question that he could get the answer in less than half a second, but those little idiots still had to write and draw on scratch paper with a pen and calculate for a long time.
Lin Minjun had seen Erwa tutoring his neighbor Goudan with his homework more than once. She was so angry at Goudan that she wanted to hit his stupid head with a hammer.
Just for a bunch of grapes, Erwa has to be upset for a week. Lin Minjun can't help laughing when she thinks about that scene.
"By the way, sister...I have another question to ask you." Erwa opened his mouth, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Lin Minjun was very puzzled: "What's the matter? Just ask if you have something to say. Why are you so hesitant today?"
"Okay, I asked you, so you are not allowed to be angry."
"Why am I mad at you?"
Erwa mustered up his courage, looking a little shy, his tone unnatural, "Are you and my brother dating? The night before yesterday my brother didn't come home the whole night, I asked the people in the yard, and they said he was here to take care of you the whole night."
When Erwa heard the news, he was so happy that he almost jumped up. He asked his brother to pick up his sister from school just to create an opportunity, but he didn't expect things to develop so quickly!
Lin Minjun slapped him in the face, "No, Comrade Erwa, who told you that if you took care of me all night, we were together? Isn't it okay for a brother to take care of his sister? And I was scared that night. I met a bad guy on the road, and I got sick. Your brother happened to save me and stayed here to take care of me."
Lin Minjun never told anyone about what happened that night, and Yan Li was not the kind of person who liked to gossip, so the people in the yard didn't know about it yet. They just heard from Aunt Cao that Lin Minjun was frightened on the way home from school. No one knew the details, and Erwa certainly didn't know either.
"You met a bad guy?" Erwa exclaimed, and asked nervously, "What happened? Are you not hurt?"
Lin Minjun shook her head: "I wasn't hurt, I was just scared. Fortunately, your brother came, otherwise I don't know what would have happened."
Seeing Erwa's nervous and worried face, Lin Minjun did not hide the secret from him and told him everything that happened that night from beginning to end.
Erwa was obviously furious after hearing this. His face was dark and he clenched his fists. "Why is this guy never going to stop? Next time I see him, I will beat him up!"
"Alright, you're just a kid and you can't beat him. Besides, you can't just hit people for no reason." Lin Minjun comforted him, "This guy has been arrested by the police and will be detained. Next time he comes to bother me, I will go directly to the police."
Erwa was so angry that his face turned blue, and he nodded reluctantly.
Looking at Lin Minjun again, Erwa felt embarrassed again and asked cautiously, "Sister, what do you think of my brother?"
"What can I think? Just treat him as your brother." Lin Minjun said in confusion.
Erwa: "That's not what I meant. I wanted to ask if there's any chance for you to date. I really think you two are a good match. Others in the yard say the same thing. It would be great if you could be together."
Lin Minjun subconsciously wanted to say how could it be possible, they would never be together, but when the words came to her lips, she became hesitant.
If Erwa had asked this question a month ago, or a week ago, Lin Minjun would have said without hesitation that it was impossible, because Yan Li was her brother.
But after that night, Lin Minjun herself was no longer sure. When she thought about how she had taken the initiative to throw herself into Yan Lige's arms that night, she felt her face getting a little hot.
Erwa was very good at reading people's expressions, and immediately took the opportunity to talk a lot, like a salesman in a shopping mall, "Sister, you don't mind finding a partner, do you? If you don't, then what's the point of Luo Lin? If you also want to find a partner, can you consider my brother? My brother is very good, he can cook and wash clothes, he is good-looking, and he has a good temper. He never scolds or hits anyone. The biggest advantage of my brother is that he is good-looking. Many girls in our alley like to look at him."
When facing Lin Minjun, Erwa forgot what his brother had told him not to tell anyone, and betrayed his brother without hesitation, "The most important thing is that my brother likes you. My brother likes you so much. Haven't you noticed? As long as we are together, my brother is always the most worried about you. When I told him that you were harassed by that guy named Lu on the way home from school, my brother immediately said he would pick you up."
Brother Yan Li likes her?
This was the second time Erwa said this, and he said it with such sincerity that Lin Minjun had never believed it before. But this time, Lin Minjun did not deny it immediately. She was half-believing and half-doubting, and she couldn't tell whether Yan Lige's care was out of love or just kindness.
Erwa was still asking, "Can you please consider my brother, sister?"
Erwa was very anxious. In his opinion, his brother and sister were a perfect match. It would be great if they could be together. But he didn't dare to do anything. The only action he took was to let his brother escort his sister to and from school every day. The rest was just sales promotion.
Lin Minjun: "This is between me and your brother, and I can't give you an answer now. And I have to tell you formally, Comrade Erwa, you have to do it yourself when it comes to courtship. You always said that Luo Lin didn't look good before, and he kept talking about it, but he pursued me himself, and no one else can do this for you, so you don't have to say this to me anymore. If your brother really likes me, he will tell me himself."
"Okay, I won't mention it again." Erwa said with a look of regret, and stretched out his hand to pull his mouth, indicating that he should close his mouth, and suddenly pulled it again, "Then I will go back to do my homework first, you have a good rest, sister."
"Take the grapes back and let your brother taste them." Lin Minjun reminded.
Erwa picked up his schoolbag, picked up the grapes, and jumped away again.
The room became quiet. Lin Minjun lay back on the bed, subconsciously recalling what Erwa had just said. He was so sure that Brother Yan Li liked her that Lin Minjun found it a little funny.
She thought, Erwa is so young, does he really know what love is?
But then again, does Brother Yan Li really like me?
It was a dark and windy night and a hero saved the beauty. What was he thinking when he hugged me? His heartbeat seemed to be very fast at that time.
Lin Minjun couldn't imagine what it was like for a man like Yan Lige to like someone, let alone imagine that he would like her.
Get to know each other, understand each other, like each other, love each other?
Lin Minjun chewed these words silently in her heart, and suddenly she felt her face a little hot. She put her hand on her cheek and felt that the temperature was quite high.
"Fever, it must be a fever again." She said to comfort herself.