The atmosphere suddenly became awkward, and that's right now.
Time goes back one minute.
With a creaky sound, the door opened without warning.
Er Teng did not expect his wife to open the door suddenly. In extreme tension, he did something stupid -
Su Qingyun had just stepped out of the door when she looked up and saw the swing just suspended in mid-air.
He stared at it blankly and even forgot to take his other foot out.
At this moment, the air was filled with silence.
Er Teng: “…”
Su Qingyun: "..."
Is he going to pretend not to see?
Little Dumpling: “???”
Why isn’t Er Er flying anymore?
Su Qingyun was about to look away as if nothing had happened and pretend that he didn't see it.
Then, Er Teng landed quietly, thinking he had made no sound.
Watching the swing slowly fall down.
Su Qingyun: "..."
Even if he wants to pretend that he didn't see it, that would be a bit difficult, right?
"Er Er, you're so slow, hurry up and fly!" The little boy who was sitting in the swing, currently suspended at a high place so he couldn't see his father, urged.
Er Teng, awakened by the little dumpling's urging voice: "..."
Help!
Da Teng, who was standing by, was speechless and choked with anger, unable to bear to watch any more.
Now, Er Teng is in a dilemma of neither moving nor staying still.
In short, it will die no matter what.
The swing fell down and returned to the lowest point, and little Tuanzi also saw his father standing at the door.
Little Tuanzi waved his hands excitedly at his father, "Father, come quickly! This is so fun!"
"If mom doesn't want to play, Tuanzi can play by himself." Su Qingyun forced a smile and said to Tuanzi.
"Okay! Er'er, let's fly higher!" The little dumpling patted the seat belt version of Ertong in front of him.
[My dear little master, let’s not play anymore.]
"Ah? Why?" Little Dumpling asked with some disappointment.
[Because I was discovered by your father…]
Nido: Live with a smile :)
"Mom found out..." The little girl said as she suddenly reacted and quickly covered her mouth.
Yes.
So will it be beaten to death by its owner?
Madam, have you been frightened by it?
At this time, Lu Changge came in from outside carrying the processed mutton, and found the yard extremely quiet.
Little Dumpling was sitting in the rocking swing, and his wife was standing in front of the door.
"What's wrong?" Lu Changge asked curiously.
Why are you all so quiet and not talking?
"It's okay," Su Qingyun calmed down.
Seeing the aunties coming in behind her husband, she asked, "Why are the aunties here?"
Su Qingyun seldom strolled around the village, but whenever he met someone from the village, he would say hello.
Over time, Su Qingyun became familiar with several ladies in the village.
Of course, it was also because the villagers were overly enthusiastic about him.
"There is not enough food at home, so we wanted to come here to buy some." The round-faced aunt smiled at Su Qingyun.
"Isn't the grain tax exempted this year? How come it is not enough?" Su Qingyun asked in surprise.
Moreover, the grain that was harvested in July is only the beginning of September.
Two months' worth of food isn't enough?
"Oh, it's all because of those damn locusts. A lot of our grain has been eaten..."
The other lady couldn't stop talking.
After listening to this, Su Qingyun didn't know what to say.
After the locust plague rumor spread, many people in the village rushed to harvest, but some people naturally did not believe it.
If we wait until the locusts grow in number before rushing to harvest the rice, won’t we suffer some losses?
In addition, the rice must be dried in time after being harvested, otherwise it cannot be preserved.
While we were drying the rice, a locust plague had already broken out.
Therefore, some of the grain will be lost during the drying period.
These ladies were the ones who did not believe in the locust plague before.
While her husband was going into the warehouse to move the grain, Su Qingyun was chatting with a few ladies in the yard.
As the conversation turned to food, Su Qingyun asked casually, "Why don't you ladies go to the town to buy food?"
He did not think much about it. After all, when most people ran out of food, the first thing they would think of was to go to the grocery store in town to buy some.
"The price of the grain store in town has gone up." Seeing that no one else said anything, Aunt Lin could only bite the bullet and explain.
"Ah...Is that so?" Su Qingyun was stunned for a moment and replied.
Er Teng, who was eavesdropping on the side, curled his lips and said, "This is just taking advantage of our family."
After hearing what Er Teng said, little Tuanzi was a little confused and reached out to pull at her father's clothes.
"What's wrong?" Su Qingyun asked with his head down.
"Mom, what is...a sucker?" The little dumpling looked curious.
"This..." Su Qingyun paused, not knowing how to answer.
After hearing Tuanzi's question, the ladies nearby were extremely embarrassed.
[Hahaha! Young master, you asked a good question!] Er Teng laughed.
It couldn't feel the awkward atmosphere in the air. Er Teng only felt that the young master asked this question at a very timely moment.
Absolutely!
Fortunately, Lu Changge came out of the warehouse at this time and carried out a bag of millet.
"There's not much food at home, so I can only give out one bag." Lu Changge moved the millet over and put it down.
"It's okay, it's okay! This bag is enough." Several ladies said with a smile.
Aunt Lin at the side asked, "Luk Hunter, how much is this?"
"According to the market price." Lu Changge replied.
"ah?"
"This……"
"The previous market price." Lu Changge added.
After hearing this, the ladies breathed a sigh of relief.
Then they divided the bag of grain equally among themselves.
Before leaving, each of them was given a handful of wild vegetables picked that day.
By this time, there were no vegetables left in every household's vegetable garden, and the remaining vegetables had long been eaten by locusts.
Even if we wanted to plant crops, the land was so dry and cracked that we couldn't grow any crops.
So now, a handful of wild vegetables is not cheap.
After everyone left, Lu Changge continued to process the mutton.
Different parts of the sheep have their own way of eating.
Of course, Lu Changge didn't know and didn't care about these things.
After cutting the mutton into appropriate sizes, Lu Changge obtained some transparent packaging boxes from the system.
Pack them in boxes for one ton each, and finally fill up 25 boxes.
The remaining meat and bones were used for today's lunch.
After preparing the mutton, it was almost time, so Lu Changge started to make lunch.
For lunch, I made two lamb dishes, one was lamb bone soup, and the other was lamb meatballs with radish.
night
By the time Lu Changge learned from Erteng that his wife had run into Erteng taking Tuanzi out to play at noon, it was already after dinner.
Lu Changge stopped washing the dishes, turned his head and looked silently at Er Teng who was standing next to him.
The second vine's leaves became stiff under the owner's stare, and it carefully moved its roots.
"Why didn't you tell me before?" Lu Changge looked at Er Teng expressionlessly.
No wonder his wife looked a little strange this afternoon. Lu Changge thought she was affected by the villagers coming to buy food.
I didn't expect that the culprit was here.
[This...] Er Teng stammered and couldn't say anything. The two front leaves were wrinkled by it.
Er Teng waited until now to speak, but today is almost over.
It's too late if you don't say it now.
If it really dares to put it off until tomorrow, the owner won't just give it a look and be done with it.
Lu Changge probably knew what Er Teng was thinking.
It was only when he knew that he felt speechless.
"Next time if you have something to say, tell me, why keep dragging it out for so long..."
Lu Changge's casual glance made Er Teng tremble.
[I know, I know, Master. I’m going to play with the little master!] Er Teng said this without taking a breath, and then quickly slipped away.
Little Dumpling slept in his father and mother's room for a few days, and then ran back to his room again.
After taking a bath, the little girl sat on the bed. She saw Er Teng slipping in through the window gap and hurried over.
"Er Er, why did you come back so late?"
As he spoke, Xiaotuanzi took the wet cloth and used it to wipe the vines and leaves for Erteng.
Er Teng lay paralyzed on the bed, letting Xiaotuanzi play with it.
[Don't mention it. I almost didn't make it back.]
"Why?"
[Why? Because your father is a big devil, and he almost chopped me up and ate me!]
Although Lu Changge has become a lot gentler now, in Er Teng's heart, he has always been an image of a big devil.
"No way!" Little Dumpling said righteously with a stern face.
Just when Er Teng thought that the little dumpling was going to say something like 'Daddy is a good man, he won't eat second-er' to protect his father's image.
Little Dumpling said, "Er Er doesn't taste good, Daddy won't let you eat it."
Er Teng: “…”
I am speechless.
After cleaning the kitchen and taking a shower, Lu Changge returned to the house.
When he entered, there was an oil lamp lit in the room and his wife was half leaning against the head of the bed sewing clothes.
Lu Changge walked over and took the needle and thread and clothes from his hands.
"Don't do this at night. It hurts your eyes."
"It's almost done." Su Qingyun put his hand down and retorted in a low voice.
"Almost doing it tomorrow too."
"Okay..." Watching Lu Changge take the things away and put them away, Su Qingyun knew that his rebuttal was futile.
Lu Changge came back after putting away his things, chased the mosquitoes off the bed, and then lowered the bed curtains.
Blow out the oil lamp and go to bed.
"Husband, I want to wash my hair tomorrow." Su Qingyun moved over to Lu Changge after he lay down.
Although Su Qingyun's hair was not long enough to reach her waist, it was not short either.
Plus, people here never cut their hair short, at most they just trim the ends.
Keep your hair at the right length at all times.
Therefore, washing hair is a hassle for people here.
Ever since Su Qingyun's belly started to grow bigger, Lu Changge helped wash his hair.
"Okay, the dumplings need to be washed too." Lu Changge said.
He has to wash too.
Lu Changge also grew his hair, but it was not long and he usually tied it into a ponytail so nothing could be seen.
It was indeed troublesome to wash his hair, but he couldn't cut it short.
Cutting your hair short will make you look weird and unique, and will attract strange looks from others.
This is inconsistent with Lu Changge's low-key code of conduct.
"We've run out of soapberries at home," Su Qingyun reminded.
"I'll go to the mountain to pick some tomorrow."
"Um."
The conversation ended and the room fell silent.
It was quiet for a short while.
Su Qingyun moved her body, trying to turn over, and Lu Changge came over and offered to help.
There was no dialogue, but the movements were extremely natural, and it could be said that they had a perfect understanding of each other.
After adjusting her sleeping position, Su Qingyun whispered, "Husband, I discovered a secret this morning."
Army Chief Gordon paused for a moment, then asked, "What secret?"
"I found out that the Er Er mentioned by Tuanzi is real. It is the wreath from back then. It has turned into a swing today."
Su Qingyun nervously shared her discovery today with her husband.
"Husband, do you think Tuanzi can really understand what the vine is saying?" Su Qingyun asked curiously.
"Yes, it's true." Lu Changge nodded.
"Really... huh? How did you know, husband?" Su Qingyun reacted and looked up at him.
"Because I can understand it too." Lu Changge calmly told another secret of his.
"Ah?" Su Qingyun looked confused.
It took him a long time to react and his eyes widened.
Just when Lu Changge thought his wife would panic and get scared in the next second, he had already thought of how to explain it.
Lu Changge saw the light and excitement bursting out of his wife's eyes.
Lu Changge: “…”
This is not right.
"Husband! Were you a hidden master in the past?" Su Qingyun moved over excitedly and squeezed into her husband's arms, asking in a low voice.
"Husband, tell me in secret. I promise not to tell anyone else."
Su Qingyun leaned close to her husband's ear and spoke in a whisper.
Lu Changge held his wife in his arms, staring upwards with lifeless eyes.
How is this different from what he expected?
What went wrong?
That shouldn’t be the case. Shouldn’t his wife be filled with fear after hearing this?
Why am I so excited now? It's like I took medicine.
"Husband! Please tell me quickly, is it true or not?" Su Qingyun saw that her husband was in a daze and reached out to push him.
"No." Lu Changge denied it grimly.
Then they fixed his hands and feet to prevent him from moving.
"Go to bed."
Lu Changge still has some authority as the head of the family.
Su Qingyun was held in her husband's arms and soon calmed down.
However, he didn't stay still for long before he spoke again.
"Husband? Husband, are you asleep?"
Su Qingyun was held in Lu Changge's arms with her back against his chest, so she couldn't see her husband's face.
"What's wrong?" Lu Changge said helplessly.
A deep voice came from his ear, and Su Qingyun rubbed his numb ears.
Then he continued to speak.
"Why can Tuanzi hear plants talking?"
Why?
Because he is my son.
"Can I do it too?" Su Qingyun asked again.
No.
You can't.
"Husband, why are you in a daze again? Come on and tell me! I want to learn too." Su Qingyun waited for a long time but no one spoke, so she urged in a low voice.
"no."
"Ah? Why?" Su Qingyun was a little disappointed.
"Tuanzi inherited my ability, it's innate," Lu Changge explained.
After listening to Lu Changge's explanation, Su Qingyun thought for a moment and asked again: "Husband, how did you understand it?"
Hearing his question, Lu Changge was silent for a while, and finally uttered two words.
"secret."
After hearing her husband's answer, Su Qingyun was stunned for a moment, but finally did not ask any further questions.
Secrets cannot be known by anyone other than yourself.
"...I'll tell you later." Lu Changge thought about it and explained.
In fact, whether he tells his origins or his past life is of no consequence to Lu Changge.
But Su Qingyun is different.
Lu Changge didn't want to do anything unnecessary.
That would disrupt my current peaceful and leisurely life.
"I'd better not tell you." Su Qingyun shook his head and said, "It can store things and understand what plants say. Such abilities are too amazing. I'm afraid I can't keep them."
"That's all for now."
Lu Changge didn't respond to him, but gently stroked Su Qingyun's bulging belly with his hand.
"Wife, it's time to go to bed."
September is just the beginning of autumn and the weather is still hot.
The temperature in the early autumn evenings did not drop much, and Lu Changge still fanned his wife with a palm-leaf fan.
Tonight, Su Qingyun fell asleep very late, which was rare.
…
The next morning, Lu Changge got up early as usual.
After signing, I received the reward and started making breakfast.
Today's breakfast is sweet potatoes, boiled eggs and white porridge, as well as the steamed dumplings and scallion pancakes I received when I signed in just now.
Er Teng, who was staying in the yard, saw his master enter the kitchen and went in to help spontaneously.
Er Teng put firewood into the stove while secretly observing his master.
However, the master had a blank expression on his face, and Er Teng couldn't figure out anything.
[Master…] Er Teng couldn’t help but speak out.
"Huh?" Lu Changge was busy and had no time to pay attention to it.
[That is...did the lady mention me to the master last night?]
"Yeah." Lu Changge said perfunctorily.
Put the washed sweet potatoes and eggs into the steamer and tell Er Teng, "Light the fire."
[Oh, okay.]
After hearing his master's answer, Er Teng finally breathed a sigh of relief and lit the fire with peace of mind.
Breakfast was ready quickly, and Su Qingyun and Xiaotuanzi also got up.
Because Er Teng had already passed the clear road, Lu Changge had no scruples about calling it back.
So, as soon as Su Qingyun opened the door and walked out of the house, he saw a little rattan man swaggering out of the kitchen.
It was holding a steamer in its hand.
The rattan figurine has no facial features and its body is made of rattan. It looks similar to a two-year-old child.
Er Teng also saw the lady and excitedly stretched out a thin vine to greet him.
The leaves on top swayed with the movement, and it felt like they were about to be shaken off.
Su Qingyun: "..."
That doesn't have to be the case.
After Er Teng put the steamer on the table, Xiaotuanzi pulled it and ran to his father.
He looked up and said, "Father, this is Er Er Yao, Tuanzi's good friend!"
Er Teng, who was being held by the little dumpling, also looked up at his wife.
The movements of one person and one vine are quite synchronized.
"Yes, Father Mu knows."
Afterwards, Su Qingyun smiled at the little vine man, without any of the embarrassment from yesterday.
"Hello, Er Er."
Because Er Teng is now as tall as Xiaotuanzi, Su Qingyun subconsciously treats it like a child.
Seeing that the lady was not afraid of it, Erteng happily stretched out a thin vine, and then a small pink flower bloomed on it.
[Madam, here are some flowers for you!]
Lu Changge, who came out of the kitchen, happened to see this scene and glanced at Er Teng who was so happy that he was carried away by his complacency.
Lu Changge said, "It's called Erteng. Dateng is our grape tree."
"Big vine? Does it have its own thoughts like the second...second vine?" Su Qingyun asked in confusion, subconsciously looking at the grape vines next to him.
"right."
As soon as Lu Changge finished speaking, the big vine, which had been motionless, moved.
Then he stretched the grape vine in front of his wife, and the next second small buds emerged, bloomed, fell, and bore fruit. The fruits grew larger, turned purple, and ripened.
It was done in a few breaths.
Little Dumpling, who was standing nearby, was astonished when he saw the grapes growing all of a sudden.
"Wow! Guoguo is here! You are so annoying!"
"This..." This scene stunned Su Qingyun.
Su Qingyun said blankly: "Husband...will we always have grapes to eat in the future?"
"Yes." Lu Changge said with a smile in his eyes.
His wife's focus is still so different.
The limelight was instantly stolen.
The second vine looked at the flowers in his hand, and then looked at the grapes in the big vine's hand.
Sour!
[Damn it! Why can’t I grow fruit? I can still bloom flowers…]
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