Chapter 138

Eat hot pot

"Tigress, why don't you just chat with me for a few minutes? Let's talk." Wang Guanghai's son Wang Xiaobing followed behind Liu Xiaohong with his hands in his pockets, like a little hooligan.

"Let me tell you, Wang Xiaobing, it's not easy to grow crops on a farm. They've been stolen recently. I seriously suspect that you're the one who brought the thieves here," said Liu Xiaohong.

"It's really not my fault, but if you are willing to help me with my homework, maybe I can tell you where those thieves who steal melons and vegetables come from." Wang Xiaobing is the real scoundrel, the one who is so careless.

Liu Xiaohong glared at him and said, "You little rascal, get away from me. Be careful next time or I'll really put a kitchen knife on your neck."

"Little girl, you are just an adopted child, but you take yourself too seriously. I tell you, it's useless even if you don't help me with my homework. Your mother and my mother have already agreed that when you grow up to sixteen, you will marry me. The betrothal gift will be three hundred and eighty cents. Just wait for me to take care of you then." Wang Xiaobing said.

After he finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave when a fist hit him on the nose.

His nose split open instantly, and blood gushed out. Nie Weimin, who came running over, kicked him again, "Wang Xiaobing, don't think you can become a gangster just because you know a few gangsters. Be careful or I'll beat you up on the head. Apologize to my sister!"

"I didn't hit her, so why did she hit me?"

"I have to beat you up, I'm going to pin you down and beat her up, you stop right there!"

Nie Weimin was just about to take action when Liu Xiaohong screamed and he immediately ran over.

Wang Xiaobing cursed quietly and turned and ran away.

"Has Wang Xiaobing bullied you a lot?" Nie Weimin asked.

Liu Xiaohong was not afraid of him scolding her, she just said, "He doesn't study, he always hooks up with people in society, he can't beat me, but he hooks up with people in society and always steals things from the farm."

"Sooner or later I'll ask the police to put all these hooligans in jail." Nie Weimin said, and when he saw Liu Xiaohong baring her teeth, he asked, "What's wrong? Did Wang Xiaobing beat you up?"

"See the barbs? The more you tear them, the bigger the wound gets. It hurts." But when she took her hand out, there was nothing there. She stuck out her tongue and said, "I was lying to you. Do you believe this?"

This little girl is becoming more and more naughty.

The two of them were carrying baskets of chicken shiitake mushrooms, which they were going to take back to dip in the hot pot.

"No, these mushrooms are for us to dip in hot pot. Why are you taking them to someone else's house?" Seeing that Liu Xiaohong was not going to Chen Lili's house, Nie Weimin felt something was wrong.

His sister, I haven't seen her for two months, has grown up again. She is only thirteen years old, I don't know how she can be so wild.

Nie Weimin always has an older brother vibe in front of Tiantian and Gao Xiaobing, but not in front of her because she is so tall that she almost towers over him.

"Aunt Sun, I have picked the mushrooms, let's go home." She shouted at the door of the vegetable greenhouse on the other side, and Sun Duoyu came out immediately.

"Okay, pick this basket, and come on, teach me how to cook." Sun Duoyu said.

Now, Sun Duoyu no longer lives in a cave, but she can't afford to build a house by herself.

So she and Tian Lao and Tian Jin worked together to build a large room, with each of them occupying one side.

Of course, this would also satisfy Sun Duoyu's wish to provide for Mr. Tian in his old age.

Nie Weimin followed Liu Xiaohong into the house and sniffed, "It's hot pot again."

Liu Xiaohong walked into the kitchen with familiarity, took out half a pack of hot pot base, and taught Sun Duoyu how to cook. "Look, this is very simple. We peel some green onions, ginger and garlic, fry them with oil, then put the ingredients in, stew them over the honeycomb coal stove in the living room, and then wash the vegetables slowly, isn't it?"

Whether it's Chinese cabbage, rapeseed, lamb scorpions or pork ribs, just wash them all, put them in a big bowl, and eat them as you go.

"I just don't know if our Grandpa Tian can eat spicy food." When Sun Duoyu saw the red peppers, he hesitated again.

"Then just go and ask yourself, why don't you go and ask?" Liu Xiaohong said.

Nie Weimin was flipping through Mr. Tian's book when he heard Sun Duoyu say, "He is now an official. I am embarrassed to enter the door next door. Can you ask for me?"

Yes, some time ago Mr. Tian was promoted to the secretary of a farm, a large farm with nearly 5,000 people. People from various production teams come to attend meetings all day long. Once you have official authority, you are immediately different.

Wearing glasses and sitting on chairs, the production team leaders came in and did their best.

So even though they live together, Sun Duoyu is now a little afraid of Mr. Tian.

"Aunt Sun, be brave and go over and ask. I'll wash the vegetables for us here. Go quickly."

The structures of houses in the frontier are all the same, with two bedrooms and a living room on one side and a large bedroom on the other side.

There are many families who cannot afford to buy a house. They are like Mr. Tian and Sun Duoyu. They share the kitchen. The rich live in the big side, and the poor occupy a big bedroom.

In the living room, Mr. Tian was chatting with Nie Weimin, telling him about his experience during the renovation of the Jinta.

"Back then, we knew that the fish in the wastewater lake from the 404 factory were full of nuclear radiation waste, but we ate them all when we were hungry. The conditions were not as good as they are now..." Mr. Tian was just talking when he looked up and saw Sun Duoyu standing in front of him, clasping his hands and looking at him shyly.

"What's the matter? If you have something to say, just say it. Why are you just smiling and not saying anything?"

"Grandpa Tian, ​​I just want to ask, do you eat chili peppers? Also, we have to make hot pot tonight, let's take a piece from the pot and eat it." Sun Duoyu said.

Tian Jin said, "I haven't managed to save anything else in the past 20 years, except for my severe stomach problems. I really can't eat chili peppers. If you want to eat, take it to the next room and eat it alone. I'll make myself a bowl of hot pot soup later. Go ahead."

"If you eat porridge every day, won't your stomach be in even worse condition?" When Sun Duoyu heard Mr. Tian mention stomach, he immediately put on his cotton padded jacket and prepared to go out. "No, I'll get on the tractor and buy you some stomach medicine."

"This girl is really, she believes everything she hears. Hurry up and make your meals. Don't pay attention to me. I want to chat with Wei Min for a while." Mr. Tian said.

Nie Weimin also felt that his aunt was a little strange. Not only did she wear clean clothes now, she was also very particular about hygiene and kept the house clean. But when she was shy, he still felt uncomfortable.

"Secretary Tian, ​​Secretary Tian, ​​I'm here to introduce you to someone." Sister Ma, who had just moved from Qisi Township, came in like a gust of wind, smiling.

"Sister Ma, please come in and sit down." Ever since Tian Jin heard that Sun Duoyu would take care of him in his old age, he was devastated. Now he has found a matchmaker from the farm, who is introducing a partner to him.

"Wang Dahua is a famous model worker in the third team. Her condition is this: if you give her 300 yuan and make each of her three sons the leader of a production team, she will be willing to marry you. What do you think?" Sister Ma started talking.

"How old is Wang Dahua?" Mr. Tian wanted to ask about her age.

When Sister Ma saw the hot pot was cooking, she didn't hesitate to bring out the bowl from the kitchen and started eating. "Fifty-four, about six years older than you, but don't be afraid of her being older than you. Once you two get married, her three sons will all be yours, Secretary Tian."

"That's right, have all three sons gotten married?" Tian Jin asked.

Age is not forgiving. He is 48 years old. He can't ask a woman in her 40s or 50s who has no family to be with him.

Sister Ma waved her hands and said, "One of them has started a family, but the other two haven't. Once you two get married, let Duoyu move out and live in the cave. Let Wang Dahua's three sons live in your house. With a bungalow, it will be easier to find a partner, right?"

The feeling is that marrying an old lady is equivalent to marrying a whole family.

Nie Weimin was a nosy person. Just as he was about to open his mouth to express his disagreement, Liu Xiaohong grabbed his hand from behind and said, "Weimin, don't open your mouth. Let Sister Ma speak."

"Then you have to call me brother." Nie Weimin tilted his head and started to bully the girl.

"Brother, you are such a little kid, what do you mean by brother?" Liu Xiaohong said, and she tickled his little fingertips, making Nie Weimin groan with tingling.

"Whose kid is this? He has no respect for his parents and doesn't even greet people when they come in." Sister Ma glared at Nie Weimin and said, "Secretary Tian, ​​don't worry. If you think this won't work, I have another good candidate. She's only 34 years old this year. She's Qin Jiaojiao from our team 5. She's willing to marry you. What do you think? If you want to choose a girl with good looks, there's no one in the whole farm who can compare to Tian Jiaojiao."

"Qin Jiaojiao? She's the lazy girl who never wants to work. She's so young, why would she marry an old man like me?" Tian Jin asked.

"No, if she doesn't get work points, she is lazy and doesn't like to do farm work. And she is not without conditions. Look at your age, and Qin Jiao is only 34.

Besides, her husband is in jail. People say that if she finds her husband again, she will have to divorce him first. Her husband is a scoundrel, and she is afraid that he will kill her."

Oh, my husband is in jail, so I have to find a temporary one.

Wait until your husband is released from prison and then return this temporary loan?

"Qin Jiao wants a little more, 500 yuan as a betrothal gift. When her husband comes back and you two separate, you have to give her this yard. If you agree, she will move in tonight." Sister Ma said.

Mr. Tian couldn't listen any more. "Of these two, the first one is clearly trying to find a way to make money for his sons, and as for the second one... forget it, forget it, Sister Ma, you can go now. I'll think about starting a family again."

"I, I want to finish the hot pot first before leaving." Sister Ma was reluctant to put down her chopsticks. There was so much meat in the pot that she picked up one piece at a time with her chopsticks.

"Oh, I just ate hot pot and my stomach hurts. It must be because my aunt's hot pot was not cooked cleanly. Oh no, I have diarrhea." Nie Weimin screamed in surprise, and Sister Ma was so scared that she put down her chopsticks immediately.

"If you eat too much hot pot, you might really have diarrhea." She also rubbed her stomach and left quickly.

Liu Xiaohong just came out of the kitchen with a large basin of food, and when she turned around, Sun Duoyu was gone.

"Aunt Sun, how long did it take you to prepare this hot pot today? Why did you go to bed before eating?" Liu Xiaohong asked as she entered the bedroom.

Sun Duoyu was wrapped in a big quilt, turned over, and it seemed that he was crying.

When Liu Xiaohong came in and saw her, she didn't say anything. She tucked the quilt in for her and went out.

Nie Weimin was eating hot pot with a bowl in his hand. Tian Jin thought the food looked delicious, so he poured half a bowl of boiling water and rinsed the red pepper in it. He continued to eat while sniffing the water.

"Master Tian, ​​isn't Qin Jiao very good? Why don't you want her?" Liu Xiaohong took a bowl and went over.

Tian Jin smiled bitterly, "It's not appropriate."

To be honest, the monthly salary of a secretary of a large farm is more than 200 yuan. Before Tian Jin became the secretary, everyone respected him because he was a decent person, and no women would talk to him.

Now that he was appointed as the secretary of the organization, many women on the farm suddenly became difficult to understand in Tian Jin's eyes. For example, Qin Jiao often came to him in the middle of the night to talk with him, and the conversation lasted until midnight.

Tian Jin was a college student from the old society, he had seen everything. He knew at first sight that this woman had bad intentions, he couldn't even avoid her, how could he possibly marry her?

"Look at you. The old one complains that I have to take care of too many children, and the young one complains that I have bad intentions and always avoids labor. It's hard to find a partner like you." Liu Xiaohong picked up the spare ribs with chopsticks and blew on them to cool them down, then quietly put them in Nie Weimin's bowl.

He doesn't like eating cartilage, so it's just a piece of cartilage.

"I also think it's hard to find. What do you think, Xiaohong, should we do?" Tian Jin asked with a smile.

Liu Xiaohong said, "Let me tell you the truth. The right person for you has always been right in front of you. Otherwise, think about why you decided to find a partner in the first place?"

He is looking for a partner just to avoid having to worry about having to support him in his old age.

"Redundant?" Tian Jin was frightened. Nie Weimin, who was gnawing on pork ribs, nearly fell off the chair with a puff and had to be held up by Liu Xiaohong.

"Yes, wasn't it because of my Aunt Sun that you decided to find a partner? She is unmarried and doesn't mind your age. She cooks delicious meals for you all day long.

Although you two can't say you are interested in each other, but the starting point of your search for a partner is to find someone to live with. You are ready to live with an old lady in her 50s, so why can't I live with my aunt Sun?" Liu Xiaohong asked back.

Tian Jin was stunned for a moment.

Of course, they were a single man and a single woman living together, and there were many people outside who spread rumors. It turned out that they were able to resist them all thanks to Tian Jin's integrity.

If we get married rashly, wouldn't people laugh at us to death?

"People can only joke for a few days. Master Tian, ​​if my aunt Sun didn't like you, how could she be here to serve you every day.

You, please stop letting the matchmaker come to your house every day and hurt her feelings. People grow old easily, but the sky never does. You are not like me and Nie Weimin, you still have a long time to live. You should make up your mind when you should. Life is short, don’t waste it.”

After Liu Xiaohong finished speaking, she threw down her bowl and chopsticks and said, "Wei Min, let's go. Let Grandpa Tian figure it out slowly on his own." With that, the two children pulled each other's hands and ran away.

Tian Jin sat in the living room for a long time. He heard Sun Duoyu crying in the next room. He gritted his teeth and went into Sun Duoyu's bedroom for the first time.

The girl's bedroom was tidy. She was sobbing under the quilt, but she didn't dare to cry loudly. She just sobbed quietly.

"If you dislike me, I will move out tomorrow and I won't say anything." Sun Duoyu said, "I know everyone dislikes my ugliness and my rough voice."

"That's unnecessary. How could I possibly dislike you? I just think I'm a little too old."

Recalling the past, the years were long and turbulent. All the time I spent pointing out the country and writing inspiring words are gone.

As he was approaching sixty, it was indeed a good time for Tian Jin to have new policies and the frontier as a stage for him to display his talents. He could cultivate new seedlings here, and year after year, double the output of wheat and make the rice crops abundant.

So what if you are fifty? It is never too late to start living a serious life.

"I don't ask you to fetch water or do housework. As for giving birth to a child, Sister Ma said that it would have been impossible for you to do it at your age. I don't ask you to do it either. Let's just live together and sleep on the same kang. When you wake up in the middle of the night, you will know that there is someone beside you. It means we have each other's company, isn't that enough?" Sun Duoyu said, "When you die, I will give you a decent funeral."

What does it mean that you can't carry water, can't do any work, and can't even give birth to a child?

Tian Jin frowned and said, "No, it's superfluous. If you really don't have time to bother me, why don't we go register tomorrow?"

Sun Duoyu stopped crying this time, sat up and nodded, "Yeah, OK."

To be honest, people like Tian Jin are unique in history. After twenty years of erosion, his sexual interests and desires are more solid than when the saints said that they should be kept in accordance with the rites of heaven and eliminate human desires.

However, if it is said to be the laws of nature and human desires, then no one can overcome it as long as they are human.

Everything was fine in the first few days. After they got their marriage certificate, Tian Jin was quite well-behaved, even though they slept on the same kang, each with their own quilt.

But one night, he suddenly became dishonest.

Since that day, Sun Duoyu couldn't figure it out.

She even felt that she could no longer look at her grandfather in the face.

Tian Jin is not a grandfather at all, he is just a gangster.

Let’s not talk about them, let’s talk about Nie Weimin and Liu Xiaohong. The two of them left Tian Jin’s house when it was already dark. It was almost Chinese New Year, and every household in the farm was stocked with either fat chickens or big geese. The smell was so delicious as they walked along.

"Can you please let me walk back safely and stop pressing on me?" Liu Xiaohong asked because she was annoyed that Nie Weimin always pushed her from behind and pressed on her shoulders.

"Can you not jump like that? Your legs are so thin, yet you always like to jump around. Aren't you afraid of breaking your legs?" Nie Weimin looked at the girl and was concerned about everything.

"You have to tell me how to walk, so come on, I won't walk anymore, you carry me." With that, Liu Xiaohong jumped onto Nie Weimin's back.

Nie Weimin trotted for two steps with the delicate little girl on his back. She cried out twice and he almost dropped her several times on purpose. This frightened Liu Xiaohong who also cried out a few times. She hugged him and dared not move, then ran to Wang Hongbing's house.

In the wilderness, two rows of footprints became one row. The cold wind blew across the snowy farmland, which was boundless and the moonlight shone coldly.

After getting off the car outside the base, a cold wind blew. Anna was wearing little and was almost frozen to death.

The door opened with a clang, and I entered the living room, where someone was standing.

"Is it your tradition in the Red Rock Military Region to pick people's locks, break into their houses, and place eavesdropping devices everywhere like a thief?" Anna asked back.

Leng Qi crossed his legs and sat on a stool in Anna's house, and said, "Aren't you afraid of being cold? I was just planning to light the stove for you, but I didn't know that your family didn't even have coal. Let's go to the mining area. I'll take you to eat hot pot. I know that a Sichuanese has opened a small restaurant in a family building recently. The hot pot there tastes delicious. After eating, I'll secretly take you to my dormitory to stay for one night, and then come back to this ice cave when it gets hot tomorrow, okay?"

Anna took off her thick cotton coat and hung it on the hanger, then turned on the light. The table was covered with thick dirt, and a scratch left a big mark.

She blew away the dirt with a "poof" sound, put the key on it, turned around and took out two condoms from her bag, and threw them to Leng Qi. "You blow them first, and try to make sure the ones that don't leak can be used. I have to sweep this dirt off, otherwise you can only do it standing."

Leng Qi was hurt by the three words "Comrade Anna, could you please not be so vulgar?"

Anna turned on the faucet, and a stream of yellow liquid spurted out first. This was tap water.

"Why, two aren't enough?"

Leng Qi considered himself the biggest gangster in the world and never believed that there was anyone more shameless than himself. He never thought that one day he would actually defeat a woman.

At first he thought she looked like Audrey Hepburn, but now he sees her as a big female hooligan.

"I don't know whether to say you are hungry or you are just hungry and always want to go to bed. I really should slap myself a few times. I have to say, Comrade Anna, if I come to you again, I will be a dog, and I will eat shit."

Leng Qi said this, slammed the iron gate, and turned away.