Chapter 22 Chapter 22 If you are happy, it will be as you say
Here, Fan Jing and his family returned home, and each went about their own business with full stomachs.
Kang He also prepared to go to Fan Jing's room to pack up the bedding. After everyone in the family fell asleep, he would quietly move to another room to sleep.
Now that things have turned out like this between me and Fan Jing, it's not appropriate for me to sleep in the same room with him anymore.
He could still shamelessly go to sleep with her, but he was afraid that if he rubbed too closely, it would make Fan Jing even more annoyed with him.
When I entered the room, Fan Jing was sitting at the table with his head slightly lowered. He was very quiet and I didn't know what he was doing.
I heard him come in without even blinking.
Kang He felt a little uncomfortable again.
He dawdled as he slowly carried out the mattress and blanket that had been placed at the foot of the bed, and placed them on the stool, trying to point at someone and ask him a question.
Whoever wants to do something to him, the people on the other side seem to treat him as air.
Kang He felt sad and angry, so he simply turned around and wanted to glare at Fan Jing resentfully, but the man seemed to be frozen, making the same movements as when he just came in.
He was confused and couldn't help but move forward to take a sneak peek.
This man has been running outside all year round, exposed to the wind and sun, so his skin is not white. It looks a bit like ripe wheat, and he looks very healthy and energetic.
As you get closer, you can see that the usually cold and wheat-colored face is now covered with a thin layer of red.
When he went to the main house during the day, Fan Jing didn't say a word to him.
He was busy dealing with the people in the main house and was unable to spare any time.
After they said those words, the two of them acted like strangers the whole afternoon.
At the table in the evening, Fan Jing drank several bowls of wine in a row.
Kang He knew that people do drink alcohol, but they drink in moderation when they are in the mountains. A gourd of light wine can last them ten days.
It is more like adding a taste to your mouth than drinking wine.
Ever since he knew that people liked sweet things, he would always bring a bag of sweet fruits with him when he went to the city.
Fan Jing drank even less.
I took a gourd of wine with me when I went up the mountain, and when I came down this time, there was at least half a gourd left.
Kang He smelled the strong aroma of the eldest wife's wine today and knew it was much stronger than what Fan Jing had drunk in the mountains.
Eating several bowls of it in a hurry can easily make you drunk.
Kang He frowned and couldn't help asking, "Fan Jing, are you drunk?"
"Would you like me to make you a bowl of ginger soup to sober you up?"
When Fan Jing heard the voice, he raised his head slowly and glanced at the person. There seemed to be some heat in his eyes, and the corners of his eyes were red.
He said, "I'm not drunk."
A faint smell of alcohol had already drifted to Kanghe's nose.
Only drunk people like to say that they are not drunk. He did not respond. He was afraid that the person would have a stomachache at night, so he went to prepare soup for him.
When he turned to the door, he was stopped by someone.
"I'm really not drunk. I just look a little flushed."
Kang He stopped in his tracks when he heard this, and from the tone of the voice, he became even more certain that the person was drunk.
But this guy was also strange. He didn't make any noise or noise when he was drunk. Even though the road back was so slippery, he managed to walk back safely. If it hadn't been on his face, it wouldn't have been easily noticed.
Seeing that the man was stubborn and refused to admit it, he didn't expose his mistake and said in accordance with his wishes: "It was my fault that I thought you were drunk. I'm glad you weren't drunk. You can drink a lot and you're fine."
After coaxing the man with a few nice words, Kang He saw that the man seemed to have calmed down, so he went out to make soup for him.
Fan Jing was stopped by someone again: "Where are you going?"
"I'll go get some hot water from the stove. It's so cold, how can I sleep without warming my feet?"
After hearing this, Fan Jing stood up and wanted to go with them.
Seeing this, Kang He said, "I'll go fight you, just wait for me for a while."
Fan Jing frowned and grabbed Kang He.
"I won't wash."
The strength in his hands was so great that Kang He staggered.
"Okay. If you don't wash it, I have to."
Fan Jing didn't let go. He looked at the quilt that Kang He had put on the stool and asked, "Where are you going to sleep?"
Speaking of this, Kang He felt a little sad, and he lowered his voice:
"After they fall asleep, I'll go to the west room and sleep on the floor."
Fan Jing stared into Kang He's eyes for a long while before uttering three words: "You are not allowed to go."
Kang He was stunned for a moment.
But it's also true that that's the new house that the family has decorated for Fan Jing. It's not a good idea for him to sleep on the floor. In the future, Fan Jing might have to share it with other people.
But he didn't sleep on the floor in that room. Could he sleep on the floor in the kitchen?
"So where do you want me to sleep?"
Fan Jing frowned, but he didn't answer.
Suddenly he went forward and closed the door, then locked it from inside with a snap.
When he came back, he said to Kang He, "I'm going to sleep."
After saying that, he really took off his shoes and lay down on the bed.
Kang He stood there in a daze. How could there be such a domineering person?
I thought he was a good drinker, not talkative or crazy when drunk, but I didn't expect that he was waiting for him here.
He walked to the bedside and said, "You can't really go to bed without wiping your face and washing your feet. Give me the key and I'll get some water for you to wash."
The person lying on the bed had his eyes closed and did not open them.
The key was originally held in his hand, but after Kanghe said this, he handed it over and stuffed it under his back.
Kang He's eyes widened a little. Isn't this just being a rogue?
He bent down to grab the key, but Fan Jing secretly kicked him, and he lost his balance and fell on Fan Jing.
With a loud thud, the two men's foreheads hit each other hard.
Kang He covered his forehead and got up:
"If you won't give me the key, I'll burn my feet, and it's so cold. So I won't sleep on the floor in your room tonight. I'll sleep on your bed."
Unexpectedly, the person on the bed was not afraid of his threat after hearing this, and actually moved a little further inside.
Kang He was dumbfounded beside the bed, thinking that Fan Jing’s drinking behavior couldn’t get any worse!
Who was it that rejected him in the afternoon? Now that he was drunk, he was willing to go to bed with anyone.
He was a little angry. If he wasn't a serious person, he would...
Kang He looked at Lai lying on the bed, his cheeks flushed and his breathing gradually became steady.
He sighed slightly. What else could he do? Apart from pulling the quilt over and covering himself with Fan Jing, there was nothing else he could do.
………
The next day, when Fan Jing woke up, he felt a dull headache as if he had been hungover.
He sat up from the bed and found that it was still dark outside. The room was gray and Kang He was sleeping on the floor and had not woken up yet.
Because he drank too much, his mouth was a little dry, so he lifted the quilt and got out of bed quietly, preparing to go out for some water.
He didn't expect to reach the door, but found that the room was locked from the inside. He held the lock with his brows furrowed, and subconsciously turned around to glance at Kang He lying on the floor.
He couldn't quite recall why the door was locked like that.
Just as I was lost in thought, a voice came from behind me.
"Can't find your key?"
Fan Jing heard a nasal sound mixed with sleepiness, and turned around to see the man who had just fallen asleep. He had opened his eyes, curled up in the quilt, and looked at him lazily with his eyes slanted.
"Look for it on the bed."
Fan Jing felt something was strange, but he still returned to the bed, lifted the quilt, and found the key there.
Kang He stared at the man holding the key in a daze, and hummed twice in his heart.
"You were drunk last night, did you know that?"
Fan Jing was completely sober at this moment. He no longer denied it and just said "hmm".
"Then do you remember what you did?"
Fan Jing looked at Kang He.
"I said I wanted to sleep outside, but some people insisted I wouldn't let them. They locked the door and hid the key, and forced me to sleep in the bed with them."
He had to wait until the man was asleep before he could steal the key, open the door and get some water, and carefully wipe his face and feet.
Kang He wanted to embarrass Fan Jing and said, "I don't know if some people just love to lock people in when they're drunk, or if they just can't bear to let me go."
After listening to his drunken nonsense, Fan Jing didn't feel embarrassed.
He looked at Kang He, took the key but did not open the door, instead he sat down beside the bed.
Seeing that the other person looked neither happy nor annoyed, Kang He did not respond and suddenly stopped talking.
He was a little afraid of Fan Jing's serious look, fearing that he would say something that would be too much for him to bear.
"I listened to what you said yesterday."
Kang He heard this and thought to himself that he had indeed come.
But I was also a little confused.
"What?"
Fan Jing looked straight into Kang He's eyes: "You said you like me."
Kang He's eyebrows jumped. He never thought that he would say this.
When I said this yesterday, I hadn't drunk any alcohol, and I spoke as if he hadn't heard it before.
Seeing Kang He didn't say anything, Fan Jing continued, "Do you recognize it?"
"How could I deny it? I'm not a playboy who changes his mind so frequently and only uses sweet words to deceive others."
Fan Jing was silent for a moment, then said, "If you're happy, then I'll do as you say."
Kang He was stunned: "You...what do you mean by that?"
"I said, as you said before, if you are willing, it will be done as you wish."
Kang He's heart skipped a beat, and he said hastily, "Since I said it, I'm naturally happy to do it. What matters is whether you are willing or not!"
Fan Jing looked at Kang He's serious expression and nodded.
"Do you really want to be with me?"
After saying that, fearing that being too arbitrary would make Fan Jing regret it, he added: "I mean I'm willing to give it a try."
Fan Jing said, "If that's what you mean, then I'll agree. If it's something else, then just pretend I didn't say anything."
"That's what I mean. I want to live with you!"
Kang He was so surprised that he was speechless for a moment, and his tone was full of anxiety.
He flipped over from the mat and said, "Fan Jing, you must be drunk. No, no, even if you are drunk, your drunken words still count!"
Fan Jing was so surprised by what Kang He said to him yesterday that he was unable to react for a while.
Later, I finally understood what was going on.
But when he got to the main room, Kang Hejiao and his family gathered around him and didn't say a word to him. He was afraid that what they had said to him before was just a spur-of-the-moment talk, so he had two more bowls of wine at the table that night, not wanting to get drunk.
I felt that I had said what was on my mind, and there was nothing to be embarrassed about.
But seeing Kang He so happy and asking himself again and again, he felt a little embarrassed to open his mouth.
"Why aren't you answering me again? Are you really trying to drive me crazy?"
Fan Jing looked at Kang He and said, "He's not drunk anymore. I won't easily destroy what I said."
Kang He felt like he was about to float up when he received such an affirmative answer.
I thought I was going to be kicked out, but things suddenly turned out to be a ray of hope.
He really wanted to know whether Fan Jing agreed to his request because he felt the same way as he did, or whether he was just forced to live with him due to circumstances.
But no matter what, he would be happy if it was the former, and he would not be discouraged if it was the latter. As long as he allowed himself to stay, there would be a long time to come and there would always be more opportunities.
Early in the morning, the Fan family felt that Kang He seemed to be particularly happy today, and was humming a tune they had never heard before. They didn't know why.
But Fan Jing is the same old face. He is a person who can hide things.
This time, Kang He and Fan Jing stayed for two nights and went up the mountain again the next day.
Before leaving, Fan Jing asked whether his family had paid the taxes, and gave Chen five hundred coins.
Seeing that Fan Jing was so generous this time and gave so much money, Chen was a little surprised for a moment and asked if it was money for the banquet.
Fan Shoulin and Chen had been thinking about this matter all the time, but before Fan Jing came up with the money, they didn't dare to ask anyone to pick a date and order chicken, duck, vegetables and meat, for fear that Fan Jing would fail and they would have no money to use.
"Even if I build a new house, I still need money."
The money Fan Jing took was for buying a new house. At first, he thought Kang He was going to leave, and he was caught in a dilemma. He didn't know what to say, so he turned his face away from Chen.
By paying the money here, it means you have acknowledged the new house.
Chen was very happy to hear this.
"That's thanks to your father for putting in some effort. It didn't cost much."
Having said that, she still collected the money and asked Fan Jing if there was anything else he needed so that she could get it for him. Next time they came down the mountain, they could live comfortably there.
Fan Jing asked Chen to look after Tian, and Chen agreed immediately.
"The banquet..."
Father Fan was still worried about the banquet. When he was drinking with some old brothers, he had boasted about everything. He was just afraid that Fan Jing would not pay for the banquet. He couldn't help but ask, but before he could finish his words, he was elbowed by Chen.
Fan Jing knew what his father meant and said calmly, "We'll talk about it next time I come back."
Chen glared at Fan Shoulin and thought to herself that since he had already given so much money for the new house, why wouldn't he also give money for the banquet?
"I'm just asking. If you're planning a banquet, you have to prepare it early. Everything gets more expensive around the end of the year."
Chen said, "When the time comes to prepare a feast, we can just slaughter the pigs in our pen and eat the meat. We won't be afraid of the price going up outside."
Father Fan was speechless. Anyway, if they wanted to set up a banquet, then that was fine.
Fan Jing left the house and Kang He was waiting for him outside.
Seeing the person coming out, he asked, "Did you speak properly?"
Fan Jing nodded.
Kang He was relieved when he saw this. He advised Fan Jing to talk to Chen and Fan's father about the new house.
Although we are family and should consider each other, if some things are not discussed openly, resentment will inevitably accumulate over time.
He and Fan Jing both felt that their family had put a lot of effort into building a new house for them. Since that was the case, they expressed their satisfaction to them, and they were happy to receive the recognition.
The next morning, the two returned to the mountains.
It had rained for two days, and the path up the mountain was all muddy. Fortunately, there were not many people going up the mountain on rainy days, so the path was not trampled too much.
Kang He and Fan Jing each carried a backpack. This time they brought a lot of dry food, intending to eat it until it snowed in the mountains before going down the mountain. This way, they would not go into the mountains again this year after returning.
The two of them went into the mountains together and could take care of each other, unlike before when Fan Jing was alone in the mountains. His family was also relieved that he could stay in the mountains for a few more days.
"When we have enough money, we'll buy a mule and drive it into the mountains. It can carry things in and out, which will make things much easier."
Kang He thought so.
Fan Jing said, "Let's talk about it later."
In fact, my family has long wanted to buy some large animals, such as cows, donkeys, and mules, which can be used to plow the fields and carry goods, saving a lot of manpower.
In fact, it’s not that they want to do that. Farmers in the countryside all do hard work, and who wouldn’t want livestock to share some of the hard work?
There is just not enough money left.
He felt an indescribable feeling in his heart as he listened to Kang He planning for the future.
It's probably just being down-to-earth.
Kang He remained silent. He knew that he didn't have the money to buy these things now, and there was a big expense at the end of the year. He couldn't be lazy when he went up the mountain.
But if the two of them work together, things will get better.
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