Xu Ning went up the mountain to collect mountain products for a few days. The firewood that Lu Xiaotang had chopped had already filled up the firewood room, and there was also a large pile in his private plot.
Xu Ning told him to stop cutting as they had enough to burn, but he didn't listen and continued cutting for a few days, saying that he could save more to burn next year.
Xu Ning saw that he couldn't persuade him, so he just let him go.
There aren't many mountain products left on the mountain now, so she didn't go up the mountain today. There are still some pine cones at the door of her house, so she plans to peel them at home this afternoon.
The ones I picked up a few days ago were peeled by Lu Xiaotang and Xu An at night, and these are the only ones left.
Lu Xiaotang came back carrying two bundles of firewood and saw her peeling pine nuts. He said, "Leave it there for me to peel in the evening."
Xu Ning went into the house and poured him a glass of water, saying, "It's okay, there's only a little left, I'll finish peeling it soon."
Lu Xiaotang finished drinking the water and asked, "Where's Xiao Mo?"
"I went out to play with Grandpa Qi,"
Lu Xiaotang put the bowl in the room, took a stool and sat next to her, peeling the pine nuts with her. Neither of them spoke, only the sound of peeling the pine nuts could be heard.
Lu Xiaotang glanced at her, exhaled secretly and said, "Xiao Ning, if I said I wanted to date you, would you kick me out?"
Xu Ning was stunned for a moment when he heard his words, and his face instantly turned red. He turned his head to look at Lu Xiaotang, only to see that his eyes were gentle and his face was more serious than ever before.
Xu Ning knew that he was not joking, and he would never joke about such things.
There was a little man in Xu Ning's heart shouting wildly, did I hear it right? Did I hear that correctly? Is he confessing to me? Right?
Suppressing the excitement in my heart, I thought for a while and said, "Brother Lu, I'm only 16 years old."
Lu Xiaotang immediately replied, "It's okay, I can wait for you. I'm 21 years old, as long as you don't mind my age."
Xu Ning didn't say anything, and continued to peel the pine cones with a slightly red face. Seeing that she didn't say anything and didn't seem angry, Lu Xiaotang also picked up the pine cones and peeled them. After a while, he looked at her again and asked carefully, "Does this count as consent?"
After a while, Xu Ning said, "Brother Lu, I am a relatively independent person. If you don't mind, let's give it a try."
Hearing her say give it a try, Lu Xiaotang breathed a sigh of relief and said hurriedly, "Xiao Ning, you have a good personality, no one is better than you."
Xu Ning felt a little embarrassed by what he said, and glanced at him secretly. Lu Xiaotang was looking at her with a smile on his face.
Xu Ning quickly withdrew his gaze, and Lu Xiaotang's face also felt a little hot.
Lu Xiaotang helped her peel the pine nuts and then went up the mountain to chop firewood. Xu Ning saw that there was nothing to do at home and it was a little early to cook, so she took out the half-knitted sweater and continued knitting.
When Xu An came back, he saw his sister cooking and Brother Lu making a fire. Neither of them was talking, and the atmosphere seemed strange.
Xu An put his schoolbag on the table and said, "Sister, today Jianmin's second brother went to the girl's house to give the betrothal gift. They are planning to get married during the Chinese New Year. Jianmin said he would bring me some candy tomorrow."
Xu Ning was surprised, "So soon, I just heard from Fourth Aunt a few days ago that she went to see him, and they are engaged today? It's only a few months until the Chinese New Year."
"Jianmin said that his second brother and the girl are attracted to each other and both agree to get engaged now and get married during the Chinese New Year. His second brother is not young anymore, he is already 18 years old!"
Xu Ning heard this and glanced at the person who was making the fire, and then she saw Lu Xiaotang looking at her.
Xu An didn't notice the exchange of glances between the two. He laughed and continued, "Jianmin said that his second brother lived in the same room with him and he disliked his second brother's smelly feet. He said that if he got married, he could build his own house and live in it. That's why he told his parents that he wanted to get married during the Chinese New Year. Jianmin said that he didn't want to live in the same room with his second brother either, saying that his second brother was too fussy and acted like a woman. He was so happy about his second brother's marriage that he even hummed a song during class. The teacher chased him and beat him up."
After Xu An finished speaking, he laughed for a while. Seeing that his sister and Brother Lu did not react, he looked at the two of them and saw them staring at each other.
Xu An took two steps forward and said, "Sister, Brother Lu, what are you two looking at?"
The two of them quickly looked away. Xu Ning coughed lightly and said, "Xiao An, take your schoolbag in quickly, wash your hands and eat. Today we have your favorite stir-fried pork with bean sprouts."
When Xu An heard this, he took his schoolbag into the house and went to wash his hands. It was only when he was eating that he remembered to ask, "Sister, why is Xiao Mo not here today?"
Xu Ning picked up a piece of bean sprouts for him with chopsticks and said, "Xiao Mo went to the village to play with Grandpa Qi today. We will eat at the cowshed tonight."
"Sister, I don't have school tomorrow. I want to learn how to ride a bicycle. Is that ok?" Xu An discussed with Xu Ning while eating.
"It's going to snow soon, and you're wearing thick clothes, so it's inconvenient for you to get on and off. How about you wait until next spring to learn?"
Xu An said nonchalantly, "It's okay, sister, wear something thicker so it won't hurt if you fall."
Lu Xiaotang smiled and said, "Let him learn! I'll watch him tomorrow. I have nothing to do these two days. I'll go up the mountain again when it snows."
"Okay, let's learn it,"
The next day, just after breakfast, Xu An couldn't wait to push his bicycle and called Lu Xiaotang to accompany him to learn how to ride a bicycle.
Xu Ning packed up and planned to go and take a look. How could he learn in such thick clothes?
Before I even got to the main road, I heard Xu An's voice. When I got to the side of the road, I saw Lu Xiaotang holding the bike from behind, while Xu An rode crookedly in front, shouting as he rode, "Brother Lu, don't let go, you mustn't let go."
"I didn't let go. Just ride with confidence. Don't be afraid. I'll be holding you from behind."
Xu Ning saw that the boy was learning very quickly and had not fallen down very often. When she used to be able to ride a bicycle, she fell down several times when she rode back from the city.
Xu An felt that he was already very skilled at riding, so he asked Lu Xiaotang not to help him, saying that he could do it himself.
Lu Xiaotang let him get on first, then slowly let him go and let him ride by himself, saying to him, "Don't ride so far, and get off slowly when you get off. Don't be too anxious, or you may fall easily."
Xu An said confidently, "Brother Lu, don't worry, I know how to ride and I won't fall." After saying that, he rode far away from them.
Xu Ning looked at his back and said, "This kid is a bit arrogant!"
Lu Xiaotang asked her with a smile, "Who practiced with you when you were learning to ride a bicycle?"
Xu Ning waved his hand and said, "I don't need anyone to practice with me. I bought a bicycle and rode it back by myself. It's very simple."
Lu Xiaotang looked at her proud expression and said with a smile, "No, she didn't fall."
Xu Ning coughed lightly and whispered, "I fell a few times."
Lu Xiaotang pursed his lips and suppressed the corners of his lips that were about to curl up.
Seeing him trying to hold back his laughter, Xu Ning said unconvincedly, "I was too short at the time, and my feet couldn't reach the footrests, so I fell. If I were this tall now, I would definitely not fall."
Lu Xiaotang recalled the time he saw Xu Ning riding a bicycle two years ago, and couldn't help laughing.
Xu Ning looked at him angrily. Seeing that she was angry, Lu Xiaotang quickly suppressed his smile and was about to say a few words of comfort.
Xu An came back riding a bicycle, laughing as he rode, "Brother Lu, sister, I learned it, I can ride a bicycle," and then he laughed.
Before the laughter died down, the bicycle tilted to the side and turned into the ditch beside the road.
Lu Xiaotang quickly ran over to help him up, and lifted the bicycle out of the ditch. They both asked in unison, "Did you fall anywhere?"
Xu An said a little embarrassedly, "I didn't get hurt, I just fell into the mud."
Lu Xiaotang touched his body and asked him if he felt any pain anywhere. Where did the bicycle hit?
Seeing that the two were worried about him, Xu An hurriedly said, "Brother Lu, sister, it's really okay. I dodged to the side when I fell, and the bicycle didn't fall on me."
They both breathed a sigh of relief. Xu Ning looked at his hat, which was also askew and his body and face were covered in mud. He burst out laughing and felt relieved instantly.
I thought to myself, you little brat, you want to learn how to ride a bike without falling down? Look how crazy you are, hahahaha.
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