Chapter 106 Black Box
Shen Xiaoyue didn't understand why, so she put the candied haws close to his mouth.
Lu Pingan shook his head, staring at her sugar-stained red lips with burning eyes: "Wife, I don't want to eat hawthorn, it's sour."
Lu Ping'an would grimace whenever he ate something sour.
"...Then go drink the syrup used to make the candied haws."
"No need to go to so much trouble."
Lu Ping'an pressed her shoulders, bent down, and sucked gently. He licked off the sugar stains next to it with the tip of his tongue, and then pushed in, kissing her like he was conquering a city.
When he withdrew, a thin silver thread was wrapped around their lips and teeth.
"Very sweet, thanks for the treat."
Shen Xiaoyue: …
After discovering that he was well-educated, even his dirty words became elegant.
…
This year's New Year's Eve was particularly lively at the Lu family.
People both familiar and unfamiliar came to visit Lu Guodong.
Anyway, my relatives are in a few nearby villages and I can see them on weekdays, but it’s hard to see the people who are admitted to Peking University, because they have to go to school after the Chinese New Year!
They said they were visiting Lu Guodong, but in fact, each of them brought some small gifts and shook hands with Lu Pingan and Shen Xiaoyue.
I thought New Year’s Eve would be a little more relaxing, but it turned out to be even more exaggerated than the previous few days!
The sound of gongs and drums in the village every day is louder than the firecrackers on New Year’s Eve.
"I want to go to school now. This is too tiring."
Lu Ping'an lay on the bed like a salted fish, with only one stubborn finger restlessly hooked on Shen Xiaoyue's waistband.
"Luckily it's dark now, and it's time to go home for the New Year's Eve dinner, otherwise I would have to stay in my room for the rest of the year."
Shen Xiaoyue was also exhausted.
All the relatives from the surrounding villages came, cousins and distant relatives, as long as they were related in the slightest, they came to visit.
Lu Guoliang was dragged away by Lu Guodong to greet everyone, and he didn't even get to go to the county town to visit his daughter.
Shen Xiaoyue said nothing, but just followed Lu Pingan and called "cousin, uncle, aunt, uncle, grandpa, grandma..."
I called out to everyone but didn't remember a single face.
Even more distant relatives than the ones who came during the wedding.
Lu Guodong didn't feel tired. He was smiling all day long and managed everything in an orderly manner. He wanted everyone to spread the word so that everyone would envy his family's good luck.
Army soldier Lu Yong has been going out with his head held high these days.
They would go to the house of whoever most often says that Ping An is a lazy guy, and only go home satisfied after hearing others' congratulations.
The firecrackers the two brought back this time were two times bigger than those in previous years, and it looked like they were going to set off firecrackers all night long.
The two most important figures in this show-off were huddled next to the stove roasting rabbit and sweet potatoes.
"Try it."
Lu Ping'an wanted to break off a small piece of sweet potato for her to try. He moved his burned hands back and forth, threw the sweet potato on the stove, and pinched the tips of his ears with his burned fingers to try to cool down.
"It burned me to death."
He looked at Shen Xiaoyue aggrievedly.
"I'll do it, I'll do it."
Shen Xiaoyue used a bowl to press down the sweet potato on the stove, then took a pair of chopsticks, exerted force with her wrist, and skewered the sweet potato on the chopsticks.
"It won't be so hot if you peel it this way."
The two of them shared half and took out the roasted rabbit and sweet potatoes from the stove.
"Mom, where's Dad? It's almost time for dinner, where did he go?"
"Someone just called him out, saying that there was a call from the higher-ups, so he ran out in a hurry."
Dahe Village is equipped with a hand-cranked telephone, but the villagers don’t know how to use it and it is rarely used. Its only use now is to answer calls from higher-ups.
The fact that Dahe Village has produced so many college students has attracted the attention of the higher-ups. Even Lu Guodong has become busy and has received several important calls from time to time.
Wu Qingyun put the food on the table and asked everyone to have some snacks first while waiting for Lu Guodong.
The phone call on New Year’s Eve should be extremely important.
They originally thought they would have to wait for a long time, but after a while, Lu Guodong rushed back with a look of joy on his face. His smile was even bigger than the day they were admitted to university.
Lu Guodong came back running, his forehead was covered with sweat, his bloated body was shaking, and he was breathing heavily.
"What's going on?"
Wu Qingyun went forward and patted him on the back to calm him down.
"Good news!!! Good news!!!"
Before he finished speaking, he picked up the teacup and gulped down a big mouthful of water.
“Ahem.”
This is choking.
Wu Qingyun was helpless and patted him on the back again, "Drink slowly, what good news is this? Why are you so happy?"
"That's right, Dad. Did the pigs in the village give birth?"
Lu Jun nodded his head.
He really couldn't think of anything that could make his father laugh like that.
Lu Guodong finally caught his breath and smiled so hard that his eyes almost disappeared: "The higher-ups said that our village will have electricity after the Chinese New Year. From now on, every household in our village will be able to have electric lights installed!"
"power ups?!"
"Light?!"
“Is this true or false?”
Several people exclaimed at the same time.
These days, almost no village has electricity. If there was electricity, it would be much more convenient.
"Really? I asked them several times, and they said, yes, they are here to provide electricity to Dahe Village. The electricians have been arranged, and I will go to the county town to bring them here after the New Year."
Sixia looked at the adults' happy expressions and seemed to understand. Seeing her brother beside her also smiling happily, she asked him, "Brother, what is electricity? What is it for?"
Siyu touched her head and said, "Sister, now that electricity is connected, you can study no matter how late it is! Electric lights are much brighter than kerosene lamps. With the light on, you can even read under the covers!"
Sixia's face twitched. Is this a good thing? What's so happy about this?
"Dad, can we watch TV after the electricity is turned on?!"
Lu Ping'an had seen that black box-like thing by chance in the county town before.
There were black and white images playing inside, with sounds and figures moving on them.
He asked others for a long time before he found out that thing was called TV.
"What is TV?"
Lu Yong was curious. He rarely went to the county town and preferred to wander in the mountains. He didn't know many new things as well as Lu Ping'an.
Lu Ping'an described it to them, and everyone listened with great interest and was fascinated.
"Is this thing called television really so magical? How did they do it? Is it a magic trick?"
"It's true. I've seen it, too."
Lu Jun had seen it before when he went to the county town. He took a quick glance and saw a large crowd of people surrounding the place. He couldn't squeeze in, so he had to give up.
He didn't know what the black box was called, but after listening to Lu Ping'an's explanation, he knew.
Lu Guodong knew about this thing, but there was no electricity in the village, so it would be a waste of time even if he bought it.
"There are so many more things you can do than just television!"
Lu Guodong couldn't explain it, but based on his intuition, having electricity would bring about huge changes to the village.
"Wait a few days. I will use the radio to announce this matter and ask everyone to cooperate. This time, our Dahe Village is ahead of others."
Lu Guodong was very happy. The more he looked at Shen Xiaoyue, the more he liked her. Why did it feel like there were more and more good things happening since Ping An and Xiaoyue got married?
His Lu family actually had two college students, some of whom were from the University of Tokyo. Under his leadership, Dahe Village had electricity before anyone else.
For him, nothing could make him happier than seeing Dahe Village becoming more and more prosperous.
Before anyone else started eating, Lu Guodong plucked two chicken legs and four rabbit legs and put them in Shen Xiaoyue's bowl. When she couldn't put any more in her bowl, she dragged Lu Ping'an's bowl next to her: "Xiaoyue, you are now a big project of our family, no, our village, eat more!"
There are so many villages, why did we notice Dahe Village? It’s because they have several college students from Beijing.
There is also Hu Zhiqing, who has a good relationship with Xiaoyue and was admitted to the Agricultural University. He used to come to see Xiaoyue every day.
Lu Guodong's eyes became more loving.
Lu Pingan sat next to Shen Xiaoyue, and his father's eyes gave him goose bumps.
"Dad, stop looking at me in such a disgusting way. You're scaring Xiaoyue and me. Besides, my wife can't eat so much. Take it away quickly."
Lu Guodong was in a good mood now, and didn't bother with him at all. He poured himself a glass of wine brewed by Wu Qingyun, raised the glass to Lu Yong and Lu Jun, and said, "Come on, drink."
Normally, no one would ask Lu Ping'an to drink, but today was different.
It's not only New Year's Eve, but also a celebration of them going to college.
Even Wu Qingyun persuaded him to have a drink: "Ping An, this is homemade wine, not too strong. We are all happy today, why don't you try it too?"
Sun Min and Tan Li also drank two glasses each.
Lu Pingan glanced at Shen Xiaoyue, and when he saw her pick up the wine and take a sip, he nodded.
This year we brewed plum wine with a lot of sugar, which overwhelmed the faint sourness of the plums, giving it a refreshing sweet wine flavor.
Lu Ping'an only intended to drink one glass, but the sweet taste was like drinking sugar water. Listening to the people next to him chatting and clinking glasses, he drank four glasses of wine without realizing it.
When it was time to set off firecrackers, Lu Yong wanted to pull Lu Ping'an along, but everyone realized that he was already drunk with his cheeks red, and he was lying on the table with one arm bent, grinning foolishly.
His thin lips moved as if he was mumbling.
Shen Xiaoyue leaned in to listen.
"Hehe...wife...go to sleep..."
Everyone's eyes were still on the two of them, wondering what Lu Ping'an was talking about while drunk.
Shen Xiaoyue looked away unnaturally, her ears tinged with pink: “Nothing, he said he was sleepy.”
"What should we do? Ping An will be very troublesome if he gets drunk. How about asking your elder and second brothers to carry him to our house?"
Wu Qingyun simply couldn't bear to think about how troublesome Lu Ping'an would be when he was drunk and liked to run to the back hills to catch rabbits.
My daughter-in-law's small body can't bear it.
Although Lu Guodong couldn't hold it down, he had thick skin and strong flesh.
"It should be... not a big deal, big brother and second brother, go set off the firecrackers first, I'll give him some water to calm him down."
A few people thought it made sense and walked towards the door.
Shen Xiaoyue poked his side face: “Lu Xiaogou, you have a really bad alcohol tolerance.”
Lu Ping'an moved his ears and opened his eyes wide, and saw Shen Xiaoyue swaying in front of him.
"Well...wife..."
He tried to prop up his head and grab his wife who was swaying in front of him. Just as he sat up a little, he fell forward again.
Shen Xiaoyue hurried over and took him into her arms.
His warm breath hit the skin on her neck, causing a shiver to form.
The sweet smell of plum wine lingered at her nose.
I wanted to support him and give him some water, but his body suddenly stiffened.
His soft lips pressed against her neck, sucking slowly, and occasionally touching it with the tip of his tongue.
When did he develop the bad habit of licking people after drinking?
Firecrackers were popping outside the door, and Sixia's cheers could be heard faintly.
"Lu Xiaogou, can you stand up? I'll help you back to your room."
It's not a good idea to sit here all the time. If other people come back and see him burying his head in her neck and sucking non-stop, she will be the one who is embarrassed. After all, the instigator is no longer conscious.
Lu Ping'an heard the familiar voice and responded softly subconsciously.
Shen Xiaoyue breathed a sigh of relief. It was enough to respond.
She pushed Lu Ping'an's head and made him lie back on the table, then got up and made a glass of honey water.
"Ah—open your mouth."
No one responded.
Lu Ping'an propped up his head and looked at her with a silly smile.
Shen Xiaoyue could only pinch his cheek flesh and squeeze his mouth into an "o" to try to force him to drink.
Lu Ping'an watched the person in front of him swaying back and forth, and he couldn't help but sway with him.
"Well, stop shaking. I feel dizzy."
He softly hugged the person who was swaying in front of him.
Hey, it’s not shaking now.
Shen Xiaoyue looked speechlessly at the honey water that was almost spilled in her hand.
She gritted her teeth, took a sip, then pinched his chin and leaned in mouth to mouth.
This time, Lu Ping'an not only stopped shaking, but also started sucking subconsciously. After he finished the honey water, he rolled it around the wall of his mouth, still not satisfied.
Sweep away the sweet taste in front of you.
Shen Xiaoyue: ...tired
The loudest sound of firecrackers outside stopped, and she pushed Lu Ping'an's head back a little.
Sure enough, after a while, they came back with Si Xia Si Yu.
"How are you, Xiaoyue? Are you feeling better?"
"Brother, he's still unconscious. I'll have to trouble you to help me carry Ping An back to his room."
"It's not that hard. Sister-in-law, please move aside. We'll do it. We're used to it."
Lu Yong patted his chest. He was not like his brother, who almost sprained his back last year while carrying Ping An.
The two of them worked together to move Lu Pingan back.
"Okay, if this kid makes trouble at night, come and call us again."
Shen Xiaoyue nodded, closed the door and wiped Lu Pingan’s face.
I don’t know if it was the honey water I drank just now that took effect, or if the effect of the alcohol had worn off.
As soon as she lifted the cloth used to wipe his face, she saw a pair of watery eyes staring at her, blinking, and his eyes seemed to be filled with stars.
Because of the alcohol, he looked like he was covered with a layer of mist.
"Wife, I want a kiss."
The voice was unexpectedly steady, not as tongue-tied and difficult to listen to as before.
Shen Xiaoyue kissed him on the lips perfunctorily, "Okay, okay, go to sleep."
"Yes...sleep..."
Lu Ping'an lay on the bed, closed his eyes and nodded, "Sleeping with my wife..."
He reached out his hand and touched the waistband of his pants, not knowing what he was touching.
Suddenly, he looked horrified: "Wife, my thing is gone!"
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