Chapter 240 Sweet Orange and Shame
Zhaojiatun.
The edge of the kang in the second room of Old Zhao’s house.
Zhao Sheng briefly told Lin Yiyi about the arrangements for today and tomorrow. After resting for a while, he took the kettle and led her out of the house.
Walking through the fields and along the paths, you will see villagers working hard along the way.
From time to time, the man would greet the villagers he knew.
After giving two older men two cigarettes and chatting about some family matters, Zhao Sheng took his wife and walked towards Yazi Lake.
After going around the small hill, you will see a few children cutting grass. Walk a few steps forward, stand on the high ground and look down, you can see the hidden orchard of Zhaojiatun.
This used to be the orchard of a village landlord.
Later, the villagers continued to keep them, and every household could get half a basket of pears and persimmons every year.
The thatched hut guarding the orchard is located on a slope a little higher up, from which one can have a clear view of the situation below.
The pear trees are hung with yellow pears, and the persimmon trees are hung with red lanterns.
The fruits in the orchard are ripe, and they make people salivate at the sight.
This person is Lin Yiyi, and there is a child picking grass for pigs next to her.
Zhao Sheng looked at the greedy look of the woman beside him and couldn't help but frowning and clicking his tongue. Has he ever lacked food and drink from her?
I can't walk when I see the fruit.
"I'll go negotiate with them this afternoon and exchange for half a basket of pears. The persimmons will take a few days to ripen. I'll pick them and put them in the car tomorrow morning. Then you can go to another town with me, and I'll take you back to Ze County at noon."
Zhao Sheng originally wanted to send her to the town to take a bus back to Ze County the next morning, but he was worried about the matter at the textile factory.
I can only follow him to the mining area tomorrow morning.
Lin Yiyi was naturally happy to do so. She smiled brightly and agreed immediately, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
She stayed in the staff quarters every day, and it was a great relief for her to finally have a short trip to see the scenery and experience rural life.
Of course, she was just traveling and had no intention of joining.
Seeing a few children peeking at her, Lin Yiyi smiled gently in return. Seeing clearly what little green taro they were eating, she couldn't help but feel curious.
"What do they eat? Are the little green poles tasty?"
“…”
Zhao Sheng felt it was shameful to watch his wife greedily eat everything, and he thought it was funny, so he led her to Duck Lake, picked up two tangerines, removed the leaves, and fed them to the greedy cat.
Take the food from the man.
Lin Yiyi took a bite of the small green stalk and chewed it for a few times. A hint of sweetness and moisture overflowed in her mouth.
It’s like a mini version of sugar cane, but not as sweet and has less juice.
"Not bad, you should have a bite too."
Zhao Sheng bit off a small piece of the sweet potato stick from her hand, fearing that if he bit too much, it would be gone.
The man held Lin Yiyi's hand and took a walk in Duck Lake, and even showed her how to skip stones on the water.
As a spectator, Lin Yiyi was very supportive and showed a delighted look, praising: "You are so good, you threw it so far, I can't throw this."
The man looked very pleased with himself, and skipped two more balls farther into the water.
Lin Yiyi also lost one.
Lin Yiyi picked up the pebbles and threw them out, imitating the man's posture.
With a "plop", it fell into the lake.
It was gone in the blink of an eye.
Lin Yiyi spat out the not-so-sweet green stalk in her mouth: “…” It was indeed so.
Zhao Sheng smiled: “…” Just as he expected.
She is just stupid. Apart from having a good eye for choosing men, she is also sweet-talking.
Watching her chewing the sweet potato sticks like a little mouse, Zhao Sheng sighed inwardly: You are what you eat, that's really true.
She picked up two stones and skipped two more balls on the lake starting from where she had dropped the pebble.
Lin Yiyi had no interest in throwing pebbles. She watched the man show off his skills with little interest. After eating two small green poles, she felt the sun was starting to burn her and kept muttering about wanting to go back.
The man held Lin Yiyi's hand and picked some unfamiliar wild vegetables on the way back before returning to Lao Zhao's house.
Seeing that it was almost time, Zhao Sheng went to the kitchen to light a fire and cook.
Coarse grain porridge with corn cakes, two plates of pickled vegetables, and a small basket of washed wild vegetables, all served with soybean paste.
Lin Yiyi helped to light the fire and baked the steamed buns that were left over from the morning.
From time to time, she looked up to see the man skillfully making a natural lunch. Both of them were sweating from the heat. Lin Yiyi took a handkerchief to wipe the sweat and also helped the man wipe it.
The sweat instantly soaked the floral handkerchief.
Lin Yiyi held a toasted bun with chopsticks in her left hand and a sweaty handkerchief in her right hand. She felt a little disgusted and muttered softly, "This is not sweat, this is water."
Zhao Sheng lowered his eyes and looked at her pretty little face. He was rubbing corn cakes in his hands and couldn't use his hands to pinch her mumbling little mouth. He deliberately said seriously: "What did you say?"
“…”
Lin Yiyi rolled her eyes at him and poked the toasted bun into his mouth in response.
Of course, how could Zhao Sheng be bullied for nothing? He took a big bite of the toasted bun, and then bit her mouth after eating it.
“Ah~ it hurts~”
Lin Yiyi let out a soft cry, her almond-shaped eyes slightly widened. The man held her with his arms and would not give in to her.
Decisive revenge, very petty.
When it's time to get off work, the villagers go home to cook, and smoke rises from every household.
Donkey Egg and Dog Egg had heard a long time ago that Uncle Er had returned driving the truck, so they carried baskets on their backs and tinkered with the truck at the gate with their friends.
Touch this, look there, his little mouth is full of amazement and his eyes are full of love.
It’s awesome to drive such a big car!
His second uncle is very capable.
Ma Dongmei came back from work and called her son into the yard. She washed her hands and face by the well and wiped the sweat off her face. When she walked to the kitchen door, she saw her second brother and sister-in-law hugging each other.
He quickly covered his son's eyes with both hands to prevent him from seeing.
She saw it clearly herself. Oh my, it was really disgusting.
It's so sticky that it's almost stringy, why are you still biting it?
Glancing at a corner, Lin Yiyi noticed her sister-in-law and nephew at the door. Her face turned slightly red, and she pushed the man, saying embarrassedly, "Sister-in-law, you're off work now. Lunch will be ready soon."
Ma Dongmei smiled and said, "There's no rush for lunch, no rush, you guys continue."
Donkey Egg and Dog Egg obediently followed their mother back to the house, leaving space for their uncle and aunt to kiss.
If you kiss more, you will have a little brother soon.
Zhao Sheng's ears felt a little hot when he was seen by his sister-in-law, but he didn't show it on his face. In his heart, he felt that it was a big deal. Even when Lin Yiyi rolled her eyes several times, he just smiled.
Who made her naughty? She almost poked his nose.
When all the Zhao family members came back, the dining table had already been set up in the main room.
Wang Caihong was also surprised to see Lao Er suddenly bring back his beloved child, but thinking about what happened when he came back at the end of last month, she understood.
The peaches are ripe, come back and pick them.
Now that the pears are ripe, it's time to go back.
Seeing that there was no extra meal left, Wang Caihong could only go to her daughter's room and call her out to eat together. After all, her second brother was back, so it was appropriate for him to show up.
His daughter’s marriage next year will still require the help of his second brother.
They are all in Ze County, so they have to come and go.
Zhao Liren was also really curious about the extra female comrade in the family, so she followed her mother's instructions and went to the main house.
Square dining table.
Zhao Liren followed Zhao Cong and sat on a long bench, opposite the black-faced second brother and the beautiful woman.
Seeing the intimacy between the two, Zhao Liren felt very strange, but seeing that no one in the Zhao family reacted, she could only suppress her doubts.
She went to the man's house for dinner before getting married, and they even picked food for each other, behaving in an overly intimate manner.
Did she have some misunderstanding of this conservative era?
There was a table full of pickles, kimchi and bitter leaf vegetables, but Zhao Liren had no appetite at all and was concentrating on observing every move of the two people opposite her.
Lin Yiyi didn't care even though her sister-in-law looked at her closely and bluntly.
He took a bite of the hometown tortilla that he hadn't eaten for a long time, looked up and met her eyes with a faint smile.
According to what Zhao Sheng told him yesterday, he looked carefully at her low ponytail, as if thinking about something.
Zhao Sheng was very careful in observing people, and he could even see clearly the thin hairbands on women's stockings.
This guy looks serious and cool on the surface, but he's actually been eyeing women a lot behind their backs.
Sure enough, all men are like this.
Goudan wanted to be a big brother, and thinking about what he saw in the kitchen, he said in a baby voice: "Second Aunt, you and Second Uncle kissed each other, so when will you have a little brother?"
A childish remark shocked everyone at the dinner table.
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