Chapter 94 If you still can't recognize the current situation...
Sister Wang looked in the direction he pointed and was delighted: "You want two boxes of lotus cakes? These are rare items. They just arrived the other day."
She deftly tied it up with a straw rope and asked, "Did you buy this for Comrade Jianhua?"
The tips of Fu Yuanshan's ears suddenly turned red. He uttered an ambiguous "hmm," paid the money, and turned to leave, his steps moving as fast as if they were on fire.
Sister Wang called after him, "Walk slowly! Next time, tell me what you want to eat, and I'll save it for you!"
He didn't look back, but his hand holding the oil-paper bag loosened. He had just pointed to the cheapest brown rice cake, but Sister Wang took the lotus cake.
But Fu Yuanshan is a man who also wants to save face, so he can't say no even if he points at the wrong person.
When I was almost at the door of my house, I ran into Fu Yucheng coming back.
The moment the two met, Fu Yuanshan subconsciously hid the paper bag behind him.
"Did Second Brother go to chop wood?" Fu Yucheng glanced at the bundle of firewood on his shoulder. "This firewood looks quite dry."
"Yeah." Fu Yuanshan's voice was harder than stone, and he turned sideways to try to move around.
"Wait a moment." Fu Yucheng suddenly said, and stuffed a military water bottle into his hand. "The water is freshly drawn from the well, it's still cold."
Fu Yuanshan's hand holding the kettle froze, and the coolness of the kettle climbed up through his palm.
He remembered what Jiang Jianhua said last night, and his Adam's apple rolled: "Thank you."
"Why should we be polite to each other when we're brothers?" Fu Yucheng smiled, his eyes full of sunshine. "By the way, Yinyin said she'd make some dumplings for lunch, stuffed with chives and eggs. Come back early, second brother."
Fu Yuanshan didn't respond, but walked home in silence. When he reached the gate of the courtyard, he didn't dare to go in.
From the yard came the sounds of Yun Tangyin and Jiang Jianhua talking and laughing, mixed with the "dong dong" sound of the rolling pin hitting the chopping board, like a soft thorn, gently piercing the heart.
"Sister-in-law, do you think these wrinkles are right?" Yun Tangyin's voice was crisp.
"Pinch it tighter, otherwise the filling will leak out when steaming." Jiang Jianhua's voice was tinged with laughter. "Your cooking skills are much better than when you first got married."
"It's all thanks to my eldest and second sister-in-law who taught me well."
Fu Yuanshan stood outside the door and heard Jiang Jianhua suddenly cough, followed by Yun Tangyin's exclamation: "What's wrong with the second sister-in-law? Did she choke?"
"It's okay." Jiang Jianhua's voice was a little hoarse. "Just pour me a glass of water."
His heart tightened, and he pushed the door open and walked in.
Jiang Jianhua was clutching his chest, gasping for breath. He was startled when he saw him come in. "Why are you back?"
Fu Yuanshan didn't say anything. He put the bundle of firewood against the wall and walked straight to the kitchen.
Yun Tangyin had just come out with the water when he bumped into her and she stumbled. The bowl in her hand fell to the ground with a clang and broke into several pieces.
"Second brother!" Yun Tangyin was startled.
Fu Yuanshan finally came to his senses, looked at the porcelain pieces all over the floor, and then looked at Jiang Jianhua's pale face. He didn't know what was wrong with him.
"Where have you been!" Jiang Jianhua grabbed his arm, the heat from his palm making him shiver, "You... this..."
The two of them froze in their places. Yu Xia tactfully squatted down to pick up the porcelain pieces: "I'll sweep it, I'll sweep it."
Fu Yuanshan's gaze fell on Jiang Jianhua's hand. His knuckles were white from exertion, and there was a shallow scar at the base of his thumb, which was caused by a needle prick when he was sewing the soles of his shoes two years ago.
"You..." He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Jiang Jianhua: "Did you buy the Hibiscus Cake for me?"
He then remembered the paper bag in his hand and hurriedly handed it over, his voice quieter than a mosquito: "Sister Wang gave it to me."
Jiang Jianhua took it and when his fingertips touched his hand, he shrank back as if he had received an electric shock, but he held the paper bag tightly. "How much is it?"
"No need." Fu Yuanshan turned his face away, "Just eat it."
Yun Tangyin clapped her hands aside: "Second brother has finally gotten the point! Second sister-in-law, please try it. This lotus cake is delicious."
Jiang Jianhua opened the paper package, took out a piece and handed it to Yun Tangyin: "You eat first."
"I won't eat it, my second sister-in-law will." Yun Tangyin dodged with a smile, "This is a gift from my second brother."
Fu Yuanshan's face turned even redder and he turned and walked towards the woodshed.
Just as he raised the axe, he heard Jiang Jianhua shouting in the yard: "Yuanshan, come and help me light the fire!"
His hand shook and the axe almost fell on his foot. He quickly responded, "Coming," but his steps were extremely brisk.
In the kitchen, Jiang Jianhua was adding water to the pot. Seeing him come in, he moved closer to the stove and said, "Sit here."
Fu Yuanshan sat down as he was told, picked up a match and struck it. The flame shot up, warming both of their faces.
"Why did you suddenly think of buying pastries?" Jiang Jianhua's voice was very soft, as if he was afraid of startling something.
"I saw it while passing by." He added some firewood to the stove. "Don't you like sweet food?"
Jiang Jianhua paused and sprinkled some alkaline flour into the pot: "I made sugar buns for you before, but you said they were too sweet."
"That's... that's because I'm worried you'll get tired." Fu Yuanshan's voice was a little panicked. "It's actually quite delicious."
She couldn't help but smile, as if filled with honey: "I'll make you a steamed bun tonight, and put two more spoonfuls of sugar in it."
"Yeah." He responded and added another handful of firewood to the stove. The firelight cast his shadow on the wall, very close to Jiang Jianhua's shadow, as if they were snuggling together.
Yun Tangyin and Fu Yucheng saw this scene when they walked in.
Fu Yucheng nudged Yun Tangyin with his elbow, and the two smiled at each other and quietly retreated.
"Look at my second brother and sister-in-law, aren't they getting better and better?" Yun Tangyin leaned on Fu Yucheng's shoulder.
"I told you before that Second Brother is just being stubborn." Fu Yucheng hugged her tightly. "After a while, maybe we can have a drink at my nephew's full moon banquet."
"You're quite thoughtful." Yun Tangyin hit him with a smile.
"It's human nature." Fu Yucheng lowered his head and kissed the top of her head. "Then ask my second brother to buy a silver bracelet for my second sister-in-law to fulfill his wish from that year."
In the kitchen, Jiang Jianhua suddenly started coughing. Fu Yuanshan quickly handed him the kettle and said, "Drink slowly."
She took two sips and handed the kettle back. Her fingertips accidentally touched the back of his hand. This time, neither of them dodged.
"In the afternoon..." Fu Yuanshan's voice was a little hoarse, "I'll go with you to get some cloth."
Jiang Jianhua's eyes lit up, like falling stars: "Okay, I'll make you a new coat and a dress for mom."
"I'll make one for you too." Fu Yuanshan looked at her, "Just a red one."
Her face flushed instantly, and she lowered her head to stir the water in the pot: "Why are you wearing red?"
"It looks good." He said seriously, "Red suits you very well. It looks good on you."
The fire in the stove crackled, the water in the pot gradually heated up, and fine white steam rose up, warming the shadows of the two people.
Fu Yuanshan looked at Jiang Jianhua's profile and suddenly felt that those messy thoughts were like ashes in the stove and should have been blown away by the wind. She was right.
We have already come to this point. If we still can’t see the current situation clearly…
You will only be kicked out.
He picked up the firewood next to him and slowly added it into the stove, and the flames shot higher.
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