Chapter 62 Chapter 62 First on the list
Only Xu Yunfan was different. When he first met Qin Run, his eyes were full of surprise, a kind of surprise and joy of being rescued after surviving a disaster.
When he learned that he was a boy, he was shocked, but not in the same way as others. If I had to describe Xu Yunfan's shock, it should be the shock of seeing something new, and this new thing opened the door to a new world for him.
After he confessed his feelings, Xu Yunfan looked at him with surprise, but there was also a hint of self-satisfied indifference in his surprise. It was precisely because of this that Qin Run knew that his rejection was not due to his dislike for him.
Xu Yunfan looked at him in so many different ways, but without exception, none of them made Qin Run feel unacceptable or disgusted.
That's why he desperately wants to hold on to this person whom he likes and who doesn't hate him either.
What he wanted was never compassion or any other kind of attention.
"I like you, not because you're pretty, but because you don't hate me. You're the first person I've ever met who I've felt a natural urge to like and hold onto. In front of you, facing someone as outstanding as you, I feel very inferior. But I've remembered what you just said, and I won't do it again next time."
Some things require knowing when to stop.
If you cry once, people will comfort you because they feel sorry for you. If you cry a second time, they will continue to comfort you because they pity you or for other reasons. But if it happens too many times, you will consume their patience again and again. When you cry again next time, you may get impatient questioning from them.
Although Xu Yunfan was not the kind of person who would get upset, Qin Run was reluctant to let Xu Yunfan, who was busy supporting his family and making money all day, spend time, energy and thoughts on such trivial matters that might not exist.
Qin Run's answer satisfied Xu Yunfan. "Everything I said is true. They think you're ugly, but I don't. I only believe what I see of you, not what others say about you. Also, don't think about this kind of thing anymore in the future, okay? If you end up thinking about it and end up breaking up with me and getting divorced, and then I become the one who gets broken up with or divorced, then I'm definitely going to beat you up. Remember that."
It would be unjust if a man as handsome, positive, optimistic, cheerful, humorous... and dedicated and reliable as him were dumped.
Xu Yunfan said so much tonight, firstly because he could understand Qin Run, and secondly because he wanted Qin Run to become more confident.
In the future, he will find out how good he is.
"Remember." Qin Run knew that Xu Yunfan said these words on purpose to scare him. He really had to change in the future and couldn't be so self-deprecating anymore. It didn't matter what others thought of him or how they evaluated him. The only important thing was Xu Yunfan.
Xu Yunfan was satisfied. He hooked his finger at Qin Run and asked him to come closer. "You are so obedient and good. Such a good handsome guy must have a kiss."
As he spoke, Xu Yunfan quickly gave Qin Run a kiss on the face.
Being kissed again, Qin Run felt sweet and happy, but also felt embarrassed that they were kissing here in broad daylight, hiding from the two children. Xu Yunfan could kiss him whenever he wanted, and it was not like he refused to let him, but he had to find such shameful excuses every time, which made him blush.
In the living room, Qin An and Xiao Ye Wa had placed the stools, but their eldest brother and brother-in-law didn't come over for a long time. Qin An just ran out of the living room to call people for dinner when his brother-in-law came over holding his eldest brother's hand.
Qingfeng Academy.
The sun was quite scorching today. Qi Xiu Ze put away his books and lazily returned to the dormitory.
Half an hour ago, Xie Baizhou and the others had asked him if he wanted to go out for dinner. Qi Xiu Ze was too lazy, and the weather was hot, so he declined the invitation of his three friends. "No, it's too hot, and I don't have much of an appetite. You guys go by yourselves."
Qi Xiu Ze, who had a poor appetite, finished the six loaves of bread Lin Xiao Ran packed for him. He felt unsatisfied and touched his stomach, staring straight at Lin Xiao Ran's bag. "Xiao Ran, didn't you eat? In that case, how about giving me three loaves of bread? I'm not full."
Hearing this, Lin Xiaoran hurriedly protected his bread, "If you don't give it to me, I won't have enough to eat."
Shen Ruxi said with a smile: "It was you who said you had no appetite half an hour ago, and now you are still the one who complains that there is not enough food. Is there anyone like you who hits yourself in the face like this?"
Qi Xiu Ze crossed his arms and said righteously, "What you said is not true. You also said that it was half an hour ago. Half an hour ago, I had no appetite. Am I not allowed to have an appetite now? My face is so handsome, I can't bear to do anything to myself."
Xie Baizhou glanced at Qi Xiu Ze and said indifferently, "Don't brag. Tomorrow we'll take you to see what a celestial being is. When you see him, you'll realize that we're just ordinary people."
"Impossible." Qi Xiu Ze didn't believe it. "Is there anyone more handsome than me? Are you blind?"
His face is known as the third most handsome face in the Great Yan Dynasty. Apart from those two, how could there be anyone more handsome than him?
Impossible, absolutely impossible.
Qi Xiu Ze has always been very confident about his appearance.
Xie Baizhou laughed, "If you don't believe me, then go out with us tomorrow and you'll see it for yourself. No matter how much I tell you, it's useless."
"Yes, you come out with us. Xu Yunfan said that he will come to sell food tomorrow. We can take care of his business then, and it will also broaden your horizons. It's like killing two birds with one stone." Lin Xiaoran took advantage of Qi Xiu Ze's attention being diverted and quietly hid his bread. He planned to save it for dinner.
"Xu Yunfan? Who is he?" When did his three friends know such a person? Qi Xiu Ze knew that his three friends seemed approachable and unassuming, but in reality, they were the typical warm-outside-and-cold-inside types. If someone didn't suit their taste, they wouldn't say a word to them.
Shen Ruxi took a sip of tea and said, "Xu Yunfan is the one selling bread today, Xiuze, you don't know, this guy is really handsome, not only handsome, but also can make good bread. I don't know how good his cooking skills are."
"If he's a good cook, we won't have to run so far to eat in the future." Lin Xiaoran said.
"Is he really better looking than me?" As for whether he is a good cook or not, Qi Xiu Ze doesn't care. He only cares that there is someone more handsome than him?
Xie Baizhou knew Qi Xiu Ze, who thought he was the best looking. Plus, the girls in the capital were bored, so they made a list for these young men who were not yet twenty years old. Only those who were both talented and good looking could make the list, and Qi Xiu Ze was at the top of it.
Qi Xiu Ze was even more smug about this. He had to look at himself in the mirror every day. Now that he suddenly knew there was someone better than him, it would be abnormal if he didn't doubt it. "Believe it or not, you will see it tomorrow. Can we brothers deceive you?"
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While eating, Qin Run found that Xiao Yewa had difficulty holding chopsticks due to his injured arm, so he got up and went to the kitchen to get a spoon. "You can eat with this, it's more convenient."
The little wild boy seemed to not understand what people were saying, and looked up at Qin Run stupidly. It was not until Qin Run took the spoon and demonstrated once that the little wild boy understood the purpose of Qin Run giving him the spoon.
Xu Yunfan saw that the little wild boy had become so thin that he was unrecognizable. It was already terrifying. If he got up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet and saw such a little white bone demon, he would probably faint from fright.
The hen I bought finally came in handy.
"Qin Run, are you busy with other things this afternoon? If not, let's kill a chicken tonight and make some chicken soup for us, okay?" Xu Yunfan is a kitchen killer himself, but he doesn't think it's natural for Qin Run to cook for him. He also doesn't think that while he is busy making money outside, Qin Run should wash clothes, cook, and take care of his food, drink, and toilet when he gets home. His requirements for Qin Run have never been to restrict him in any aspect.
The request for chicken soup should be based on the premise that Qin Run can do it, rather than Qin Run having to do it just because he said so.
Just because Fang Hunter and his family were managing the land didn't mean Qin Run had nothing to do. However, for Qin Run, Xu Yunfan's affairs always came first. "I'm not busy. How do you make the chicken soup you mentioned? Teach me and I'll make it for you."
"That's great. Thank you for your hard work. Chicken soup is actually very easy to make..." While eating, Xu Yunfan told Qin Run how to cook the chicken tonight. The latter listened very carefully, not wanting to miss a single word.
Xu Yunfan had not forgotten the story about the White Bone Demon, but after Qin Run demonstrated the movements with a spoon to the little wild boy, Xu Yunfan realized that the little wild boy did not fully understand what they said.
In this case, if you tell stories to two children and one understands but the other doesn't, then there is no point. It would be better to wait until the little wild boy is better before telling him stories. In this place where even owning a storybook is a luxury, telling more stories to Qin An and the others may enrich their lives.
After dinner, Qin Run was busy refining oil. Little Wild Boy was very diligent. Even though one of his arms was injured, he still insisted on sitting by the stove to help watch the fire.
Qin Run couldn't persuade him, so he had to let him do it. Xu Yunfan and Qin An were not idle either. They picked up half a basket of corn cobs and started to peel the corn kernels.
Suddenly, a child's voice was heard outside the courtyard gate, "Brother Run, Brother Xu, are you there?"
Xu Yunfan heard that it was the three eggs who came. He quickly got up and went to open the door. "Yes, yes."
Poor thing, it was so hot today, the three little guys were sweating, and their short hair was sticking to their foreheads.
I don’t know what’s going on with the three eggs, but they are inseparable wherever they go.
The three people standing at the gate of the courtyard saw Xu Yunfan opening the door, and immediately smiled with white teeth. The three of them called out in unison, "Brother Xu."
Xu Yunfan moved aside and said, "Why are you here so suddenly? Come in quickly, the sun is very strong."
Dadan was grinning, not knowing what he was carrying in his little backpack. The bulging bag was weighing down his small frame. "Grandma said Big Brother Xu loves sour beans. We have a lot at home, so she asked us to bring some over for him."
It turned out that the weather had been hot recently, and in order to get Xu Yunfan to eat more, Qin Run tried every means to make delicious food for him. Unfortunately, there were only the same two dishes at home. No matter how good Qin Run's cooking skills were, he could not cook without rice.
Later, the sour beans he soaked were ready, so he took them out and stir-fried them with minced meat. Unexpectedly, Xu Yunfan liked this dish of sour beans and minced meat very much.
When Qin Run went to the field to harvest corn, he talked about this with Aunt Qin. Aunt Qin's family didn't have much, so pickled vegetables and other things were definitely indispensable.
Just today, when Aunt Qin was eating sour beans at her home, she remembered this and asked Dadan to bring some over.
Dadan was a very brave boy. Knowing that Xu Yunfan loved to eat sour beans, he simply took out all the sour beans from the jar and put them in a bag to give to Xu Yunfan.
Aunt Qin didn't know what to say when she saw this. She could only smile helplessly and said, "This child, why does he like Xu so much? If you don't know, you would think he is your real brother."
Qin Er, who was peeling corn kernels on the side, didn't care. "Mom, don't you see how many delicious foods our three children have gotten from Xu Xiaozi? If they don't like Xu Xiaozi, who else can they like?"
Mrs. Qin was amused. "Look at what you said. According to you, do they like Xu? They are clearly greedy for Xu's snacks, but I think the three children really like Xu, not because of the food."
"Who said it wasn't? Ever since I got together with Xu kid, didn't you hear that the three guys keep calling me Brother Xu all the time? They even learned to use me as a tool." Qin Er thought of the roasted sweet potatoes and felt jealous again.
Qin San laughed out loud, tears almost streaming down his face. He teased Qin Er, "Second brother, you're such a fool! How could you be so easily fooled? You were fooled once by Erdan, and then you were fooled several more times. I really don't know what to say to you."
"Do you think I'm stupid? Didn't I do that because I love my son?" Qin Er was almost laughing out of anger.
Erdan, this kid, is always trying to borrow someone else's flower to offer to the Buddha. He's been asking me to roast sweet potatoes for him several times, but every time he didn't give them to Xu Yunfan and accepted them with a smile? In the end, his old father who roasted sweet potatoes didn't even get to eat a single bite. Anyone wouldn't be pissed and laugh.
"That's enough." Aunt Qin smiled and patted Qin Er on the back. "Xu is kind to the three children. In return, it's normal for them to be kind to Xu. It's a good thing for children to have a conscience."
Grandma Qin watched her three great-grandchildren leave with loving eyes. "Yes, our three children are all good and well-behaved."
On the way to deliver sauerkraut to Xu Yunfan, Sandan didn't mind the heat and turned a corner to run to the mountain to pick some pears for Xu Yunfan. Then he ran to Xiao Qin's house with sweat all over his head.
Adults know what it is like to be hot, and children naturally know it too.
The three eggs couldn't stand the heat, so as soon as they arrived at Xiao Qin's house, they ran to the wooden barrel next to the well to rinse themselves.
With a click.
Erdan heard a noise in the kitchen and subconsciously turned his head to look. The ladle in his hand suddenly fell to the ground, "Ah!"
Erdan screamed in fear, Qin Run hurried out, Dadan and Sandan were also frightened, and the three little guys stood there in fear, not daring to move a step.
"What's wrong?" Qin Run ran out. The little wild kid was obviously frightened. He turned around and threw himself at Qin Run's feet, hugging Qin Run's calves tightly.
"Brother Run, he..." Dadan is at least older than Erdan. Brother Xu told him before that there are no ghosts in broad daylight, so the terribly skinny child they saw should not be a ghost. He was also scared just now and didn't remember it for a while.
Qin Run picked up the little wild kid and probably understood why Erdan was screaming. "Don't be afraid. This kid lives in the mountains south of our village. He's a friend of An Ge'er. He's injured and is staying at my house temporarily."
Xu Yunfan came over carrying Dadan's bag of sour beans and said jokingly, "Are you scared? You're not even as brave as An Ge'er!"
Erdan retorted weakly and embarrassedly, "I'm not scared, I'm just curious. Run Ge, how long will he stay at your house? I yelled so loudly just now, maybe he got scared? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."
Qin An was originally peeling corn kernels in the backyard. When he heard the voices of Dadan and the others, he hurried over.
Xu Yunfan handed the sour beans to Qin Run and forcibly pulled the little wild boy from Qin Run's arms. He completely ignored the little wild boy's stiff appearance and held him in his arms. "Well, he knows you didn't mean it. You don't have to be afraid. He's not a ghost, he's just a little thinner because he lived in the mountains for a long time and can't speak. You can talk to him more in the future."
Qin An looked up at the little wild boy and found that he was very nervous. "Don't be afraid, brother. Brother Fu won't hit you."
Big Egg came over with the other two eggs. "Brother Xu, he can't speak? His little brother is so pitiful. Can we play with him in the future?"
As a boy, Dadan is easily soft-hearted. He has heard from his grandmother and others that there is a wild child on the mountain over in the south. When the women and husbands in the village teach disobedient children a lesson, they will say, "If you don't behave, we will not want you anymore and will send you to the mountain. You will be like that wild child, without parents to love you, without food to eat every day, and you will have to starve. You don't know when you will be eaten by wild beasts," and other threatening words to the children.
Dadan and Erdan had heard such words many times. Now seeing that the little wild boy was so thin, the two kind-hearted children felt that the little wild boy was so pitiful. He must have been so hungry because he didn't have enough to eat.
Farming has been busy recently, and sometimes the adults are too busy to cook because they are busy with work, so the three eggs have gone hungry several times.
Being hungry is not a pleasant feeling. They have experienced it before, so they feel it deeply. Now their eyes are a little red when they look at the little wild kid.
The little wild boy stiffened in Xu Yunfan's arms. Xu Yunfan patted his back soothingly, "Well, it's okay. From now on, you and An Ge'er must get along well with him. Children should learn to help each other, unite and love..."
Qin Run, who was busy in the kitchen, kept his eyes on the people under the eaves. Xu Yunfan smiled and heard every word of his gentle words.
Qin Run had to admit that Xu Yunfan was really a very special little man. Whether it was towards Ang'er or Dadan and the others, he seemed to have more patience than ordinary people. When talking to them, he always used his most gentle side, but when talking about Aunt Li and the others, Xu Yunfan showed another side of himself.
Maybe he just has a special charm, so these kids like him so much.
Xu Yunfan is so patient with these children. Does this mean that he likes children very much?
if……
Qin Run realized that he was overthinking, so he quickly withdrew his thoughts and focused on cutting the lard in his hands.
Xu Yunfan led the little ones into the main room, then put the little wild kid down, turned around and grabbed a handful of malt sugar and a few pieces of sesame and peanut candy from the basket hanging in the woodshed.
The little wild boy was nervous and didn't dare to take it, so Qin An finally stuffed it into his hands.
The three eggs seemed to have gotten used to Xu Yunfan's feeding behavior. After thanking him obediently, they stuffed the malt sugar into their mouths and sat on the stool, swinging their legs in enjoyment.
The pears Erdan picked for Xu Yunfan were as big and sweet as ever. Xu Yunfan took one and peeled it with a sickle. Then he stood up and went into the kitchen. "Run'er, do you want some pears? I'll give you half."
Qin Run was busy refining oil. When he heard Xu Yunfan's question, he turned around and said, "I don't want to eat it. You eat it. Pears can't be divided."
Dividing the pear means separation. The old people said that no matter how big the pear is, it cannot be divided, otherwise it will be unlucky.
Although Xu Yunfan didn't believe these things, he followed the local customs and listened to what Qin Run said.
"It's hot in the kitchen, why don't you go sit in the main room?" Qin Run asked.
Xu Yunfan took a big bite of the pear and said, "The little wild kid is a little scared of me. He's not used to me being around. The other kids are eating candy. Why should I, an adult, join them in the fun?"
Hearing this, Qin Run wanted to laugh. He didn't know who it was, but when several people ate Erdan's roasted sweet potatoes before, they were all laughing while talking about something. He could hear the laughter from a long distance away in the field, like a group of ducks.
Qin Run naturally wanted to spend more time with Xu Yunfan, so he asked, "How do you make the braised pig's trotters you mentioned earlier?"
"Braised pig's trotters is easy to make. Tomorrow morning, put the seasonings in a pot and boil. Wash and cut the pig's trotters into sections and put them in to boil until they are soft..." Xu Yunfan briefly explained, "The longer you braise it, the more flavorful it will be. Naturally, it will be more fragrant and delicious."
"What about the tiger skin braised pork and sweet and sour spare ribs you mentioned?"
Xu Yunfan explained how to make these two dishes. Thinking about how he bought white sugar, his heart almost burst into blood. "White sugar is more expensive than brown sugar. I have to sell this dish at a higher price tomorrow, otherwise I won't even make back my money."
Qin Run thought of another problem, "With so much food and steamed rice, how can we carry it all? Can you carry it all by yourself?"
Xu Yunfan had already thought about these issues. "When I came back this morning, I bought five flat-bottomed soup jars with lids from the shop owner and asked them to deliver them to me in the evening. Didn't I say I wanted to build a kiln before? I ordered a batch of blue bricks from them and they will be delivered to me in the evening."
Blue bricks are not cheap. It cost Xu Yunfan several hundred coins, which was all the money Qin Run had given him before. No wonder few people in the village built blue brick houses. It seemed that they were too expensive and could not afford them.
With the jars, it is no problem to put several in one backpack. In this way, there is no need to worry about leakage or dust getting in. Whether selling food to students or other people, Xu Yunfan pays close attention to food hygiene.
"Just arrange it." Qin Run poured the chopped lard into the pot, washed his hands carefully with hot water, and then took out the sour beans that Dadan and the others brought.
Pickles like sour beans cannot be exposed to oil, otherwise they will easily go bad. Dadan brought a lot of sour beans, which was not enough to finish in one meal. Qin Run took out the ones he was going to eat tonight and put the rest in the jar.
Qin Run said that when Aunt Qin and Aunt Qin Sanniang went to the fields to weed, the Qin family's field was closer to theirs. After weeding their own fields, the whole family would simply work for another half an hour to weed the cornfield for Qin Run to save him from making another trip.
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