Chapter 92: How come he is so good at speaking?
When Yan Xue saw Qi Fang's expression, she had some guesses in her mind.
Liu Chuncai, who knew nothing, opened the door and looked inside. "Is there no room left?"
Then he turned around with doubt in his eyes, "There is room inside."
This made Yan Xue unable to help but glance at the man, feeling a little amused. "It's okay, let's eat here."
She pushed the door open and glanced around the hall. Sure enough, she saw a familiar figure sitting by the window.
The young man was sitting alone. When the door opened, he looked over here and happened to meet their eyes.
Yan Xue nodded at the other party generously. The other party was stunned and immediately smiled at them.
Seeing this, Liu Chuncai also smiled, and then whispered to Yan Xue, "Sister Yan Xue, do you know her? Why do you look a little familiar to me?"
A lot of time had passed, and it was obvious that the girl had forgotten the other person.
Yan Xue was about to explain when Qi Fang beside her said, "The one who took you to the wolf den two years ago."
He was quite good at summarizing. He didn't mention the one who pulled you out of the trap, nor did he mention the one who stayed overnight at your house.
This made Yan Xue look at the man again. "It's him." Liu Chuncai also looked at Qi Fang. "I was wondering why he looked familiar."
But after just one glance, the girl looked away and looked carefully at the dishes on the blackboard.
After a while, several people finished ordering and went to the window to get the ordinary dishes. The freshly made dishes were also served. Just as they were looking for a place to sit, someone in front of them had already taken it.
A few of them were a step slow, and when they looked up again, they found that the only empty seat in the hall was at the table next to Qi Fang.
Qi Fang paused for a moment. Seeing his expression, Yan Xue probably wanted to ask, "Is the hotel usually so crowded?"
However, Liu Chuncai had already hurried to take a seat and turned back to greet the two of them, "There's room over here."
Qi Fang could only follow with his plate in hand, but when he sat down, he took a step back and sat closer to Qi Fang.
Yan Xue suddenly had a flashback to that time on the train, and she probably thought Qi Fang was having the same experience. She greeted them awkwardly, "Are you guys coming to eat too?"
Yan Xue didn't think there was anything to be embarrassed about. It had been almost two years. She said "hmm" and asked the other party, "Are you waiting for someone?"
If you don't wait for someone, you will get a dish. You just sit there and do nothing. She saw that the other person was feeling a little uncomfortable.
Sure enough, the other party nodded. Just as he was about to say something, the hotel door rang and someone else came in.
Qi Fang stood up immediately. Yan Xue also looked over and found that it was a middle-aged woman in her forties and a young girl who was about the same height as her.
She immediately understood that Qi Fang was waiting for someone to go on a blind date. As expected, the middle-aged woman came in and said to Qi Fang, "This is the one I told your aunt about, Sun Huijuan."
He then introduced Qi Fang to the young girl: "Qi Fang, he's quite capable. He's a model worker in their forest farm."
This made Yan Xue look at the man next to her. She found that the man's expression had eased a little. He lowered his eyes and handed her a pair of chopsticks.
Liu Chuncai, on the other hand, looked very curious, with her big eyes rolling around as she secretly glanced over there several times.
The middle-aged woman dutifully started praising her, "Sun Huijuan's hometown is not far from where you are. She is now looking after her aunt's children here. Maybe if she does it, she can make a living again."
Generally, unmarried girls who travel far away to look after their relatives' children tend to want to find a partner locally, and this girl is obviously in this situation as well.
Yan Xue only took a quick glance and politely didn't look any further. Instead, she asked Liu Chuncai, "Chuncai should graduate next year, right?"
Liu Chuncai nodded and said, "I was born young and started school late, otherwise I would have graduated this year."
The Liu family had no shortage of labor and did not have the habit of letting their daughter go down to work early, so she was able to study until high school.
This girl grew up fast. She was only eighteen years old, but she was already half a head taller than Yan Xue. Yan Xue had to raise her eyes slightly to look at her.
After hearing Yan Xue's question, she inquired, "My mom told me to work as a temporary worker in the pilot program after graduation. Will the pilot program still be hiring next year?"
"We probably still need to recruit more," Yan Xue said. "The ear field hasn't been fully planted this year, so next year we'll have to manage three years' worth of ear trees."
Liu Chuncai said "Oh", "We were able to collect so much ear wood last year. How much can we collect in three years?" She looked very impressed.
As he spoke, he couldn't help but look at Yan Xue, "Sister Yan Xue, you really know a lot. Back then, when Old Man Wang bullied me and stole my business, you were very good at helping me sell things."
This made Qi Fang look at Yan Xue. He only knew that Yan Xue had some grudges with Old Man Wang, but he didn't know about this matter.
As they were talking, the middle-aged woman stood up and said goodbye, "You two can chat first, I have work to do at home." She left the space for the two young people.
Qi Fang and the girl named Sun Huijuan both stood up, saw the guests off with a bit of embarrassment, and went to the door to order food.
Sun Huijuan asked Qi Fang to order something, and Qi Fang asked Sun Huijuan to order something. The two argued for a long time, and finally Sun Huijuan looked at the blackboard and asked, "Can I order something more expensive?"
"Okay." Qi Fang nodded without hesitation. Sun Huijuan looked at him and ordered a meat dish. After a few discussions, she ordered two other dishes.
When the food was served, she asked Qi Fang, "Did I order too much?"
"It's okay." Qi Fang just smiled innocently, "I have a big appetite, I can finish it."
Seeing that he didn't seem angry, Sun Huijuan asked him about his job, salary and other basic information. Then, she asked, "Who manages the money in your family?"
The young girl seemed simply curious. "My mom used to take care of our family, but after I graduated, I took over. My mom said I was a good manager."
Qi Fang obviously didn't understand what she meant. "My aunt is in charge of my aunt's family. My uncle only works."
This made Sun Huijuan look at him and ask directly: "What about you? After getting married, will your wife manage the money, or will you manage it yourself?"
"Whoever can take care of it, let them do it." Yan Xue and Qi Fang were sitting next to them, and Qi Fang felt a little uncomfortable when he spoke.
Sun Huijuan nodded and said, "What about housework? I just came from the border, and I don't know how to use many things here yet."
"It's okay, I can do it. I'm in good shape, I'll do more." Qi Fang still smiled uncomfortably.
Sun Huijuan must have realized that she had to be more direct when speaking to him. "What about the big and small matters at home? Who do you want to listen to?"
"I'm fine with anything." Qi Fang obviously didn't care much about this. He scratched his head and tried to find a topic. "Aren't you going to eat?"
This made Liu Chuncai unable to help but cover her mouth with her hand and whispered, "Isn't he too honest? Why does he listen to others in everything?"
After hearing this, Qi Fang quickly looked at Yan Xue. He felt that what Qi Fang said sounded very familiar, like what Brother Zhengrong said.
He earns money for his wife, and she makes decisions on all matters big and small at home. She also wants him to be in good health, so she encourages him to work harder. How can he be so talkative?
Especially the phrase "good physique", Qi Fang felt uncomfortable listening to it. He frowned and picked up a piece of food for Yan Xue with chopsticks.
After picking up the food, he lowered his eyes and took a bite. Sun Huijuan from the table next to him said, "You have a good temper."
As he spoke, he smiled at Qi Fang and said, "I might be a little blunt, don't mind it."
Qi Fang shook his head and said it was okay, and Qi Fang couldn't help but look at him again.
Liu Chuncai was the same. She didn't even have time to eat. It was probably rare to see someone so free of temper.
Even Yan Xue felt that Sun Huijuan was manipulative. Sure enough, she continued, "Since I married here, my family can't really count on me anymore. I hope you can take care of our family more. Can you understand?"
Qi Fang obviously didn't understand it very well. After pondering it for a while, he asked, "What does it mean?"
"They're just some relatives. It's best to have as little contact with them as possible. After all, your parents are gone, and there aren't many real relatives at home."
The smile on Qi Fang's face disappeared. He looked at Sun Huijuan opposite him and asked, "Why isn't my aunt considered a legitimate relative?"
"Your aunt is not your parent," Sun Huijuan said with a smile, "Besides, she has her own children, so she doesn't need you to be filial to her..."
Qi Fang didn't even wait for her to finish, "Why doesn't my aunt want me to be filial? I lost my parents when I was eleven. If it weren't for my aunt, how could I have grown up like this?"
Sun Huijuan also realized that she was speaking in a hurry. "Why are you so anxious? Didn't I tell you? Your aunt has her own children..."
"It's her business if she has children, and it's my business if I'm filial to her!" Qi Fang was very stubborn, and even raised his voice unconsciously.
Many people looked over, and Sun Huijuan blushed. "Everyone around is watching."
Qi Fang's momentum immediately weakened. Sun Huijuan saw this and said to him, "Can't you just talk it out calmly? Why do you have to argue?"
The girl's face showed grievance. "Besides, I didn't say anything. Wasn't this just a discussion with you?"
Qi Fang didn't say anything, his lips were tightly pursed, his head was lowered, and he didn't utter a word.
Just at this moment, someone called out from the window that the dishes Yan Xue and the others had ordered were ready.
Qi Fang stood up to get it, but unexpectedly Qi Fang also stood up and said, "I, I have something else to do."
He finished speaking with his head down, without looking at Sun Huijuan or anyone else, and just left like that.
Sun Huijuan's face turned a little ugly at that time, and she couldn't help but turn around and ask, "Are you not going to eat?"
"I'm not eating anymore." Qi Fang didn't even turn his head and walked out of the restaurant with a depressed look.
This surprised Liu Chuncai a little, "He has a bit of a temper."
Yan Xue was not particularly surprised. Even an honest person would lose his temper when pushed into a corner. Besides, Qi Fang was raised by his aunt.
But Sun Huijuan obviously didn't expect that Qi Fang, who had been so easy to talk to before, just left like that and sat there with his face turning pale and blue.
But the dishes they ordered at that time were pretty good. She hesitated for a moment, but finally took the meat dish and ate it.
This made Liu Chuncai look down on her. "If you have the guts, tell people to leave my aunt alone. If you have the guts, tell her not to eat."
Sun Huijuan obviously heard it and turned around to glare at him. Liu Chuncai was not to be outdone and glared back at him.
Finally, the other party looked at the three people here, and said nothing, just enduring it.
Liu Chuncai looked down on him even more and snorted coldly, "You're just bullying the weak and afraid of the strong."
Yan Xue was amused by this. "What time do you have class this afternoon?"
Liu Chuncai suddenly couldn't care about anything else. "I have labor to do in the afternoon. I have to go to the school fields."
In this era, the population is large and resources are limited, so many schools have classes half a day and work the other half.
The teachers in the school work less, and they all rely on the school fields to grow more crops and use the money to supplement their family income.
It wasn't until Liu Chuncai finished her meal, thanked them and left that Qi Fang whispered, "It didn't work out again."
The man's tone was calm when he said this, but Yan Xue could hear a hint of regret in it.
This made her unable to help but glance at him sideways, "Come on, you only see him once a year, why do you care whether he looks good or not?"
The man actually looked at her and said to her seriously: "289 days."
Yan Xue was stunned for a moment before she realized that he meant that it had been only 289 days since she last met Qi Fang in the car.
She was speechless. "I know you have a good memory, but you don't have to remember this, right?"
When the two returned home, Yan Jigang had already finished school. He was teasing his nephew with the little car that Qi Fang had made for him, "Yan Yu, look, what is this?"
He speaks slowly but without stuttering. Ever since he had a nephew, he has been afraid that he would make his nephew stutter too.
The chubby baby boy of Yan Xue's family, who is almost five months old, can already turn over by himself. He uses his two little paws to support himself on the kang, raises his head, and drools at the car.
When Yan Jigang saw it, he picked up the gauze wrapped around his chin and wiped it for him, then continued to tease him.
Apparently, the little bit of food Yan Xue left for Tuanzi when she left was very useful. Yan Xue went back to work after her maternity leave, and Fat Tuanzi got used to it and got along very well with her uncle.
Yan Xue didn't rush in and stood at the door for a while, but the fat boy was probably tired, so his little head drooped again, and then he turned his eyes and saw her.
Yan Xue even wondered if the little guy had learned traditional arts somewhere. He was fine just now, but as soon as he saw her, he pouted his lips and pretended to cry.
She could only rush in, pick him up, and pat his little butt. "Weren't you having fun just now? Huh?"
Qi Fang was right behind Yan Xue, and he also watched the whole process of his son's expression changing. "He did it on purpose."
Then I don’t know if the little guy understood or simply felt that his tone was wrong. Look at him, he really started crying.
Now Yan Xue could only pat and comfort him quickly. Even Yan Jigang was circling around him, "Don't cry, Yan Yu, don't cry."
After Yan Xue fed the child and played with him for a while, and finally coaxed the child into a good mood, Qi Fang said again: "I still think this is the only one I should have."
This has almost become his personal appeal. Every time he is angry with his son and has to wash diapers with a cold face, he has to emphasize it again.
Every time Yan Xue got up in the middle of the night to feed her baby and yawned because she was too sleepy, he would emphasize it again.
Anyway, the child is almost five months old, and the couple still only drives a manual transmission car. At most, Yan Xue learns how to tighten screws from Master Xiao Qi and becomes a female fitter.
After the commendation meeting of the bureau, the forest farm will hold its own commendation meeting, and then the inoculation of the fungus will begin.
Usually the guesthouses in the forest farms were empty, but now many people have moved in. They are all from various forest farms who came to learn vaccination, two people from each forest farm.
This was a business trip, and food and accommodation were reimbursed by their respective forest farms. In order to save time and learn as quickly as possible, the people from Wangshan Forest Farm did not go back to live there.
After checking these people in, the waiters at the guesthouse were all a little moved. Jinchuan Forest Farm is really bustling now.
After settling in and having their meal, these people followed Lang Yue'e, who was in charge of reception, to officially report for duty at the pilot project early the next morning.
What Lang Yue'e didn't expect was that he saw an acquaintance among the group of people who came to study - Qin Ling from Hongshi Forest Farm.
When the other party went to the town with Yan Xue to participate in a poetry recitation, he was dissatisfied with Yan Xue being ranked in the middle and expressed his opposition.
This is why Lang Yue'e returned to Jinchuan that afternoon and didn't know about the subsequent adultery incident. Otherwise, she would have to look at the other party a few more times to see if the other party knew that Yan Xue was the person in charge of this pilot project.
Qin Ling obviously didn't know that, apart from a few forestry farm secretaries, who would have thought that the Jinchuan Forestry Farm pilot project was started by a young girl.
She is indeed a talented person. She was chosen for poetry recitation last time, but she didn't do well. This time, she was chosen again to participate in the pilot study.
Seeing Lang Yue'e looking at her, the team leader who brought her here introduced her to Lang Yue'e, "This is Qin Ling from our forest farm, a very outstanding comrade."
Probably because she thought Lang Yue'e was about the same age as her and could get along with her, Lang Yue'e just smiled.
Qin Ling didn't care. After all, she had offended Yan Xue and Qi Fang, not Lang Yue'e, and Lang Yue'e was not the person in charge of the pilot project.
The group followed Lang Yue'e through the forest and soon arrived at the upstream of the river, where they saw the long brick wall.
Entering through the open iron gate, offices and cultivation rooms are neatly arranged. The yard is not only clean but also sprinkled with quicklime.
The pilot project at Jinchuan Forest Farm had obviously been prepared in advance. The logs to be used had been laid out on the side of the site, as well as various shovels, hand drills, and bark caps.
"Our technician Yan and observer Guo are still in the cultivation room selecting strains. You need to wash your hands and disinfect before entering there. I will take you to the ear field first." Lang Yue'e said.
Everyone followed her around to the backyard. When they looked up, they saw thousands of pieces of wood supported by sleepers and neatly arranged in the yard.
"These were planted last year, so there's no need to remove the bark caps," Lang Yue'e said. "If they were newly planted, they would have to be piled up and wait for the mycelium to grow before they can be displayed."
She showed everyone around and said, "Actually, it's a little early to start inoculating now because the mycelium doesn't like to grow. But our technician Yan said that if we teach you earlier, you can go back and plant it earlier too, so don't waste time."
When everyone heard this, they immediately began to praise Technician Yan for being thoughtful and considerate of everyone. They also praised Technician Yan for his ability and for even being able to research the cultivation of wood ear mushrooms.
Qin Ling also followed suit with a few words of praise. After the group finished touring the ear field and returned to the front yard, they happened to see someone in a white coat moving cans out.
It seems that this is the fungus strain. Everyone's eyes immediately fell on it, and those who are good at dealing with things are about to step forward to help.
"Everyone, wash your hands first." Lang Yue'e quickly pointed to the row of water buckets next to her. "You must wash your hands before touching the bacteria, and the tools used for inoculation must also be disinfected first."
The pilot project didn't even use a basin for hand washing, but a faucet, which was installed by Qi Fang. Behind the faucet was a large water tank.
While washing, everyone looked back and felt that the pilot project of Jinchuan Forest Farm was indeed very good.
After washing, Qin Ling turned around and was stunned because she found a familiar figure in the white coat - Yan Xue.
But considering that Lang Yue'e is here, it's not surprising that Yan Xue is here too. It's just that the next two days might be a bit troublesome.
But wood ear cultivation is a big deal, and she came here to learn. As long as she doesn't cause trouble, the other party won't be able to do anything to her, so Qin Ling felt relieved again.
Then she saw Lang Yue'e walk straight towards Yan Xue and said, "Technician Yan, several comrades who came to study at the forest farm are here."
Strict technician?
Is it the technician Yan who developed the method of growing wood ear mushrooms and promoted it to all the forest farms in the town?
Qin Ling's eyes widened, and even among a group of people who were also shocked by the other person's age, she still stood out.
Yan Xue saw her immediately but ignored her. There were so many things to do, how could she have the time to care about such an insignificant person?
After listening to Lang Yue'e, Yan Xue smiled and nodded to everyone, "Let me introduce myself. My name is Yan Xue, and I'm a technician at the Jinchuan Fungus Cultivation Base."
After saying that, he pointed to Guo Changan beside him and said, "Guo Changan, the observation recorder. If you have any questions, you can ask him when I'm not here."
Everyone was still in shock. They had never expected that the most important technologies of Jinchuan Forest Farm were in the hands of these two young people.
Yan Xue didn't give them much time to be shocked. She immediately said, "Have you read the manuals distributed to each forest farm? I have a few questions. If you know the answers, please feel free to answer."
These are the most basic and important things, including the type and size of the ear wood, the depth, width and spacing of the holes, and the size of the bark cap...
After making sure that everyone who came had done their homework, she divided them into several groups and began to practice with people from Jinchuan leading the team.
These people were all selected from various forest farms. After learning something, they had to go back and teach others. Naturally, they were all very serious. Only Qin Ling was a little distracted.
She really didn't expect that Yan Xue was the person in charge of this pilot project, and she was really worried that Yan Xue still remembered the incident and would make things difficult for her.
This distraction naturally caused her work to be less polished than usual, causing the leader of the Red Rock Forest Farm to look at her several times, "Xiao Qin, are you feeling unwell?"
Qin Ling came back to her senses when she heard it, "No." She tried to concentrate and watch other people's actions.
When she returned to eat and rest at noon, she found an opportunity to whisper to the leader, "Did you see what was inside?"
It is absolutely false to say that other forest farms have no idea about the fungus strains of wood ear mushrooms.
The technology is in the hands of Jinchuan Forest Farm. If Jinchuan Forest Farm is willing to sell it to them, they can grow it. But what if they are unwilling to sell it?
Although they are all from the same town forestry bureau, it is highly unlikely, but who would complain that they don’t know enough?
The team leader paused for a moment and said, "I think most of it is sawdust, and the rest should be rice bran. I can't tell what else it is."
Qin Ling could only see these two things. "I guess the most important thing is the transparent one inside, that mycelium."
Unfortunately, by the end of the study, the people from the forest farms took the strains back home, and the two of them had not figured out anything. They only visited the strain cultivation room once.
Qi Fang packed up his things and prepared to go on a business trip to the town. He had to train the people in the machine repair shop before the training started.
Don't let people from other towns come and this group of people don't know anything about anything. Not only will it be embarrassing, but he won't be able to handle it all by himself.
Before leaving, he hugged his fat boy and kept staring at the boy's little fat face, not knowing whether he wanted to kiss him.
As for the little fat boy, he didn't give his father any face at all. After staying in his father's arms for a while, he stretched out his hands to ask Yan Xue to hold him.
But a few days after Qi Fang went on a business trip, Yan Xue still found that every time it was time to get off work, the fat little boy always liked to look at the door, even when she came back, he still looked at her.
"You're not looking at your dad, are you?" She weighed her son. "Don't you want him to hold you? You don't want him to kiss you, either?"
The little guy looked at her with a pair of eyes similar to Qi Fang's, and made two "ah" sounds, but no one knew what he was saying.
"Your father will be back in a couple of days after taking a rest." Yan Xue kissed her son on the little face. Just as she was about to help her son pee, someone outside came to look for her.
It was Lang Yue'e who came in. Without waiting for her to ask, she said, "My dad just got a call. There's a problem with the batch of mushroom strains from Hongshi Forest Farm."
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