Xia Huoqu found that his brother and Kong Zhi seemed to have had a quarrel.

Or rather, his brother had a unilateral quarrel with Kong Zhi. The two of them talked less and less, not even looking at each other unless it was necessary.

Obviously, when his brother was still in cat form, the two of them got along well.

With the mentality of a responsible brother, Xia Huoqu specifically asked his brother before going to bed, "Why did you quarrel?"

"Huh?" Xia Lunong stared in the dark, turned his head and asked his brother in disbelief, "Did Kong Zhi complain to you?"

This guy actually complained? !

"What are you yelling about?" Xia Huoqu saw him turn over and try to sit up, and quickly grabbed his arm, "With the atmosphere between you two, who needs to complain?"

Xia Lunong snorted twice and lay on her back on the pillow.

His brother waited for a long time but he didn't speak, so he kicked him lightly and said, "Just say it."

Xia Lunong then said, "Kong Zhi said he might not stay in our base."

Xia Huoqu commented lightly, "This is the truth." After

a pause, Xia Huoqu's voice rang out in the darkness, "Xiao Nong, in this era, none of us can guarantee anything to anyone else."

Xia Lunong was quite unconvinced, "He doesn't look like he wants to stay in our base! If we have to separate, I have nothing to say. He just doesn't want to stay here, that's what's annoying, okay?"

Xia Huoqu asked, "Have you asked him why he said that?"

Xia Lunong: "..."

He was so angry that he didn't have time to ask.

Xia Huoqu knew his character and said directly: "There are many things that you can't just take for granted. Instead of being depressed behind your back, it's better to ask directly. Kong Zhi is not the kind of person who hides things."

"Oh."

"He is already not good at communicating with others. If you don't say it again, you will no longer be friends."

Xia Lunong didn't expect to hear this from his brother and was very surprised.

After a long silence, Xia Lunong nodded and promised: "I will go to him to communicate tomorrow."

When Xia Lunong got up the next day, his brother and Yan Xinian went to work on the base again.

The walls of the base have been repaired and they are now preparing to build a hydropower station.

The two have been busy with this matter for the past few days.

Xia Lunong and Kong Zhi are the only ones left at home.

Xia Lunong promised his brother last night that he would talk to him nicely, but how to say it is a problem.

Xia Lunong has never taken the initiative to make peace in her life. Thanks to her beautiful face, she is usually the one who takes the initiative to make peace when she quarrels with someone.

This approach obviously doesn't work with Kong Zhi.

He got up early in the morning and took a hoe to loosen the soil for grapes. He didn't even want to go back home, let alone talk to Xia Lunong.

Xia Lunong walked around the house, unable to speak, so she went to the back of the house to cut a bunch of leeks, intending to cook a good dish to save the country indirectly.

The freshly cut leeks were fresh and tender, and full of juice.

Xia Lunong chopped them up, seasoned them, beat three eggs in it, mixed them evenly, turned on the stove, fried them until they were fragrant, and then served them out.

When he served the food, he deliberately leaned his head to look outside. Kong Zhi was standing in the open space outside the house, motionless as a mountain, as if he had suddenly suffered from a stuffy nose.

Xia Lunong gritted his teeth, put the fried eggs in the cupboard, turned around and took out the pickled cabbage from the pot.

He didn't believe that he couldn't find Kong Zhi's favorite food this morning.

This pot of pickled cabbage was pickled in early March. It was filled with tightly arranged mustard stems, green onions and peppers. It was pickled for more than two months. The whole pot of pickled cabbage was sour and fragrant. You can imagine how delicious it is without further processing.

Xia Lunong swallowed her saliva, took out a large bowl of pickled cabbage, and specially cut a piece of bacon.

Heat the pot over high heat, Xia Lunong put oil, garlic and chopped green and red peppers, and after stir-frying, sprinkled the bacon in.

The fat part of the bacon was soon fried to a translucent state, while the lean meat was fried to a golden brown. A large amount of fat was fried out, and the long-dried bacon exuded a fragrant aroma.

A whole bowl of chopped pickled cabbage was poured in, and it was soon coated with fat, with a glossy surface.

The pickled cabbage became more and more fragrant as it was fried, and it floated out along the chimney doors and windows. Many passers-by couldn't help but walk forward a few steps and take a deep sniff.

After Xia Lunong discovered it, he felt a great sense of accomplishment, but when he quietly looked out the door, Kong Zhi was still concentrating on loosening the soil for the grapes.

Xia Lunong turned back, pondered for a while, and specially cooked sticky rice porridge and spread yellow egg pancakes, directly making the home-cooked breakfast at the level of a buffet.

The aroma of various foods floated around the house, causing his stomach to growl.

When Yan Xinian came back, he sniffed hard in the yard, pushed the door open and asked, "Xiao Nong, what delicious food did you make today? It smells so good that my nose is about to fall off."

"Just some home-cooked food." Xia Lunong pretended to be nonchalant, "Brother Xinian, you wipe the table, and we can eat when my brother comes back."

"Okay, I'll wash my hands."

Xia Huoqu followed Yan Xinian back, and when he smelled the fragrance of rice in the house, he also showed a surprised expression and asked, "Why is breakfast so rich today?"

Yan Xinian was carrying out an egg pancake, and he winked at him and motioned him to look at Kong Zhi.

"Apologize with a gift--" Yan Xinian mouthed to him at an angle where Kong Zhi couldn't see.

Xia Huoqu rubbed his forehead.

"Brother Xinian?" Xia Lunong came out with porridge, "What are you doing here? "

Yan Xinian smiled, "I suddenly realized something and wanted to tell your brother."

Xia Lunong was full of doubt but finally said nothing.

After several people sat down, Xia Lunong served porridge to everyone. As

usual, he gave the first bowl to his brother. According to his habit, he should have given the second bowl to Yan Xinian first, but he handed it to Kong Zhi.

Kong Zhi's eyes met his and he retracted them, "Thank you."

Xia Lunong nodded uncomfortably, "You're welcome."

Yan Xinian watched them interacting with a smile in his eyes.

Seeing that he was smiling strangely, Xia Lunong put the porridge next to him with calmness, "Everyone try the saltiness of this fried egg."

"Just right." Kong Zhi said.

The smile on Yan Xinian's face deepened.

Xia Huoqu couldn't stand it, so he kicked him under the table, signaling him to be more restrained.

Yan Xinian put away the smile on his face, picked up the bowl, and took a chopstick of braised pork and pickled cabbage with his first chopsticks. He ate it in one bite, and then drank a big mouthful of rice porridge. He turned around and said to Xia Lunong seriously: "Xiao Nong, you have this skill, why don't you open a restaurant in the base."

"???" Xia Lunong was full of question marks.

Yan Xinian went on, "If you open a restaurant, you will definitely make a lot of money, and your brothers will depend on you for support."

Xia Huoqu interrupted him, "Come on, don't you see what ingredients he put in? Such an honest chef is likely to lose money."

"It tastes good only when there are enough ingredients. Xiao Nong, please feel free to use the ingredients at home. If not, we will go out and collect them for you. Don't think about saving." Yan Xinian stretched out his leg and lightly bumped Kong Zhi's leg, "Kong Zhi, don't you agree?"

Kong Zhi pulled his legs inward and said, "I can also help with cooking, or give a hand. It doesn't have to be done by a specific person."

Xia Huoqu said, "Cooking is indeed tiring. Xiao Nong, just call us when you want someone to help."

Xia Lunong nodded and looked at Kong Zhi again. Someone, huh.

After breakfast, Yan Xinian took the initiative to wash the dishes.

After the house was cleaned up, Yan Xinian wiped his hands with an apron and said, "We still have to take care of the hydropower station in the morning. We will probably have lunch in the cafeteria. You two can eat by yourselves and don't worry about us."

Xia Lunong asked, "Don't you need to deliver the food?"

"The work is hard enough. If you deliver the food, everyone will be so tired that they probably won't want to work anymore." Yan Xinian smiled, "For the stability of the base, let's forget it."

Xia Huoqu's instructions were more reliable, "The sun is strong in the morning, you should be careful not to get heatstroke. There is only so much work in the fields, you can slowly do it after the sun goes down."

Xia Lunong nodded.

Xia Huoqu added, "You guys take a few days' rest at home. When we're done with the base, we'll go out together to see if we can collect anything."

Xia Huoqu and Yan Xinian quickly went out to work.

After a breakfast to ease the tension, Xia Lunong unilaterally felt that the relationship between him and Kong Zhi had eased a little, so he asked casually, "What did you do this morning?"

Xia Lunong was willing to speak up in private, which meant that he was actively breaking the cold war.

Kong Zhi looked at him and asked, "What do you think?"

"I'm fine with anything." Xia Lunong met his gaze, and the question that he had wanted to evade came to his mind again. This time he didn't guess, but asked directly, "What did you mean by what you said yesterday afternoon? What do you mean by 'may not stay'?"

Kong Zhi guessed that he was concerned about this, and gave a direct answer, "It means literally. Sometimes something will happen that we may not be able to control."

"An accident is an accident. You should at least exercise your subjective initiative!" Xia Lunong was a little angry. "Besides, if something really happens, we may not compromise. Why do you have to think from a pessimistic perspective when nothing happens yet?"

Kong Zhi looked at his cheeks which were slightly red due to anger, and nodded. "You are right."

Xia Lunong did not expect him to be so straightforward. She swallowed all the words she wanted to say. She was stuck for a moment and could only stare at him.

A hint of smile seemed to flash across Kong Zhi's eyes, and he started a new topic, "There is a bamboo forest outside the base. I'll take you to dig bamboo shoots. Do you want to go?"

"Ah? How do we dig?"

"Take you to fly out?" Kong Zhi handed the choice to him, "You can walk out. With our strength, we won't be in danger if we move around near the base."

Xia Lunong didn't listen to his analysis at all, and only paid attention to the first half of the sentence. She swallowed her saliva and asked, "How do you fly? I'll turn into a cat and you'll carry me out?"

"You can sit on my back." Kong Zhi glanced at him up and down, "With your weight, it should be easier for me to carry you."

Xia Lunong: ...

What's wrong with my crazy heartbeat? !