Chapter 255 Holding Your Warm Hand
It's winter now and the sky is gray.
Jiang Wanwan asked Erzhuzi to wait here for a while. She went back to the courtyard to pack the textbooks and review materials into a bag, and gave it to Erzhuzi to deliver to the educated youth site.
After delivering the things, Jiang Wanwan did not go to the farm, but went straight back to her family compound and slept for the whole afternoon. When she woke up, she turned over the marinated meat. The marinated meat, which had been wiped with salt and five-spice powder, exuded a faint fragrance.
Jiang Wanwan closed the lid of the sauce jar, washed the rice and cooked.
The dried smoked bamboo shoots were soaked in advance. After drying, they turned black in color with a little white frost on the surface and had a distinct smoky flavor.
Smoked bamboo shoots are bamboo shoots smoked over high heat. The crispy bamboo is fresh and refreshing. After being roasted over charcoal fire, it has a chewy texture. Stir-frying it with bacon is a perfect match made in heaven.
She cut a piece of bacon and put it in the pot to cook first. As the water in the pot boiled, the fat of the bacon gradually became transparent, crystal clear and tempting.
There are many ways to cook bacon. In addition to stir-frying it with smoked bamboo shoots, you can also wash it and steam it in a steamer.
After steaming, slice it and stir-fry it with dried black beans and wild onions. The aroma will also make your mouth water.
Jiang Wanwan cooked the bacon and was about to slice it when Shen Xingjiang came back.
The man drew water from the well in the yard and washed his face. After a simple wipe, his handsome face was still moist.
"Leave it there, I'll take care of it."
Jiang Wanwan put down the knife and stood aside: "It's cold, don't wash your face with cold water, come back and get some hot water to wash."
Shen Xingjiang didn't feel cold. He was afraid that Jiang Wanwan would worry, so he nodded, rolled up his sleeves, grasped the knife handle, and easily cut the bacon into even slices.
I don’t know when a tacit understanding was formed when cooking.
Shen Xingjiang was cooking, and Jiang Wanwan was accompanying him.
She couldn't help, so she liked to sit beside the stove with her little stool and add fuel to the fire.
It's okay in the summer, but in the winter, Shen Xingjiang asked her to do some work. The kitchen was cold, and she could only keep warm by watching the stove.
The man scooped out the water from cooking the bacon in the pot with a ladle, scooped out clean water to scrub the pot clean, and added oil to prepare for frying.
Amid the sizzling sound of the pot, he looked at the bacon and smoked bamboo shoots in the pot and said, "During the Little New Year, I will take a leave and take you back to Beijing."
The wooden barbecue stick in Jiang Wanwan's hand slipped from her palm and fell to the ground.
She looked at Shen Xingjiang in surprise, her voice dry: "Why do you suddenly want to take me back?"
"The road is long and the ticket is expensive... I have no relatives over there except Jiu Ye, who has no blood relationship with me."
Shen Xingjiang: “And your father’s tombstone.”
Jiang Wanwan: “…”
Shen Xingjiang: "It's been more than a year since we got married, and I haven't paid tribute to him yet."
Including her previous life, she hasn't seen Jiang Beiwang's tombstone for more than ten years.
When her mother didn't love her, she must have had a lot of questions to ask her father.
And that puddle of mud...he always has to go there.
The college entrance examination will be resumed next year, and he will register for the exam the year after. After the exam, he will take Wanwan to Beijing. They will have to go back sooner or later, so he thought it would be better to make plans early.
Jiang Wanwan looked up at Shen Xingjiang. Her five senses weakened, and she could only see the man's thin body swaying as he cooked. Even his back was so handsome that it made people obsessed.
He worked hard outside, gave the money to her, and the first thing he did when he got home was to help her with work.
She actually misses home too.
Think about that home with dad, mom and younger brother.
Her soul has wandered for two lifetimes, she has suffered too much, her tongue has become numb, and when she dreams at midnight, she still thinks of that home.
His vision was blurred, tears filled his eyes and dripped onto his clothes.
Jiang Wanwan raised her hands to cover her face, tears slowly flowing out from between her fingers.
Shen Xingjiang stir-fried the meat and smoked bamboo shoots evenly, and when he heard the suppressed crying behind him, his clear eyes darkened instantly, and his heart was broken.
He put down the shovel, wiped his hands on a clean rag, squatted on one knee, and gently placed his hand on Jiang Wanwan's head.
"We, Wanwan, have a family too. If you miss home, just go back. No matter how far it is, I will accompany you back."
Jiang Wanwan couldn't bear it any longer, so she let go of his hands and threw herself forward, diving into his arms like a young swallow.
Shen Xingjiang hugged her, his brows furrowed severely: “No matter what’s there, as long as I’m here, no one can bully Wan Wan.”
Jiang Wanwan's suppressed crying turned into loud tears.
Some injuries need to be soothed by parents.
Many people who have been wronged outside want to return to their hometown to stay with their parents and seek comfort.
Jiang Wanwan also misses Jiang Beiwang.
She really wanted to...
Because of composition issues, distance issues, and control issues, she had various concerns and never mentioned them to him because she felt it was too difficult and too far away, and bringing it up would embarrass Shen Xingjiang.
Jiang Wanwan leaned her head on his chest, her hands tightly grasping his clothes, her bones turning white, and she cried with a nasal voice: "You too... As long as I am here, no one will bully you."
She choked and slowly let go of Shen Xingjiang's clothes, raised her head from his arms, her nose tip and brows were red, looking so pitiful.
"Hurry up and cook. I've slept all afternoon and I'm really hungry."
How could Shen Xingjiang not know that the little girl was afraid that he would worry, and deliberately said this to divert his attention.
Shen Xingjiang didn't expose her, he stretched out his hand and pinched her nose: "Little lazy pig, sit down, I'll cook."
He helped Jiang Wanwan sit on a small stool, fried the bacon, cleaned the pot, and prepared to eat.
Before dinner, Jiang Wanwan washed her face with water and felt much calmer.
After the excitement, sweet joy and anticipation spread from the bottom of her heart, wrapping around her heart like a vine.
The food was served, and Jiang Wanwan picked the largest piece of meat and put it in Shen Xingjiang's bowl: "Eat more."
Seeing that she was happy, Shen Xingjiang had a good appetite. He ate three and a half bowls of rice, and the bacon and smoked bamboo shoots were all swept into his stomach.
In order to thank him, Jiang Wanwan took the initiative to hug his neck at night and told him everything about herself.
The night is alluring…and moving.
When you are in a good mood, the days go by quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was the weekend. Jiang Wanwan and Xu Lan ate two big buns in the military district cafeteria and drank a bowl of millet porridge before going to find Erzhuzi.
Erzhuzi had been waiting in front of the military district gate. The donkey was tied to a tree. He was sitting on the cart, yawning. When he saw Jiang Wanwan and Xu Lan come out, he waved enthusiastically.
Jiang Wanwan called Xu Lan out and told her everything if she couldn't hide it from her.
Xu Lan knew what Er Zhuzi was thinking, and looked at him with a playful look in her eyes. She sat on the cart and started to tease him: "People are in high spirits when they are happy."
Erzhuzi sat in the front, his ears turning red like traffic lights.
"Sister-in-law, when you meet Li Yu later, don't tell her... I'm afraid she will think I'm a bad person."
Xu Lan couldn't stop laughing on the cart: "Don't worry, sister-in-law is an experienced person, she will definitely pretend not to know. But you, have you thought about how to develop your relationship with Li Yu?"
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