Chapter 17: The Heart
Sending Chu Sheng back with a bucket of water, Lin Xi began to cook according to the recipe. Lin Xi used to cook by himself before, and his skills were not very good, so there was no problem in cooking some home-cooked food. The dishes provided in this recipe are not difficult, and Lin Xi feels that he can control them.
According to the instructions of the recipe, Lin Xi made a potato fried pork slices, a tomato scrambled egg, a garlic spinach, and a seaweed shrimp skin soup, while Chu Sheng helped to light the fire and handed the plate. Although the two have just lived together, they still cooperate very tacitly. An hour later, the dishes were served, and it was their first meal in their new home. Lin Xi and Chu Sheng sat face to face, the orange light shone in the quiet cabin, warm and peaceful, Lin Xi gave Chu Sheng a piece of chopsticks and meat, Chu Sheng gave Lin Xi a sweet smile back, and ate Lin Xi's dishes, Chu Sheng did not forget to praise Lin Xi's cooking skills, knowing that there were some flattering ingredients in his words, Lin Xi did not break it. Chu Sheng muttered about his new discoveries in his new home. Lin Xi ate and listened at the same time, and at this moment she felt that this was the life she wanted.
In the dead of night, Lin Xi was already so tired that he fell asleep, Chu Sheng was still rolling on the bed excitedly, his body was soft pajamas, and there were new mattresses on the kang, Chu Sheng couldn't stop being happy, it was really like a dream, if it was a dream, then never wake up!
In the Zhiqing Point, Liu Xia cooked, Fang Chuanzhi lit the fire, and there was only the sound of stir-frying and the "crackling" sound of firewood in the kitchen. Liu Xia peeked at Fang Chuanzhi, Fang Chuanzhi didn't seem to find anything, staring at the stove. A helpless smile appeared on Liu Xia's face, laughing at herself in her heart, and she began to think crankily again.
When Liu Xia finished cooking, a few educated youths came out, and everyone helped serve the meal. Han Meifang came back with Wang Xiaozhen and Yu Linlin. Wang Xiaozhen's eyes were sharp, she didn't see Lin Xi in the kitchen, and deliberately asked loudly: "Who cooked today?" Liu Xia said inexplicably: "It's my name on the duty schedule, of course I'm cooking." "Who lit the fire?" Liu Xia understood Wang Xiaozhen's intentions and looked at Wang Xiaozhen coldly. Fang Chuanzhi cleared his throat and said: "Let's calm down first, I'll tell you something, now that Lin Zhiqing is gone, we will cook in the future or return to the previous arrangement, two people a day, one burns the fire and the other cooks." Remember, everybody, that will be carried out from tomorrow. ”
Wang Xiaozhen and Yu Linlin didn't understand: "What does Lin Zhiqing say, where did she go?" Yuan He held the bowl and showed a hint of a ruffian: "It's just to move away, in the future, the two of you will have a dormitory, and no one will live there." Wang Xiaozhen still wanted to ask, but no one paid attention to her, and everyone was busy eating. Wang Xiaozhen felt embarrassed for a moment, and then inquired with Zhou Laidi, only to learn that Lin Xi had rented a house and lived with Chu Sheng.
Han Meifang was a little moved, she didn't know if she could rent a house, and she didn't want to live with Liu Xia. However, after she inquired about the rent of the house, she took a break, and later because she disagreed with Liu Xia, she simply moved to live next door with Wang Xiaozhen.
After getting along with Chu Sheng for a few days, Lin Xi felt more and more that Chu Sheng was a sensible child, Lin Xi's hands were still in plaster, and it was inevitably inconvenient to do things, Chu Sheng took the initiative to take on the heavy work at home, carrying water, chopping wood, washing clothes, washing dishes, and doing things well. Lin Xi's workload is even less than when he was in Zhiqingdian. If Lin Xi hadn't stopped him, Chu Sheng would have to help Lin Xi wash his clothes.
In order to reward Chu Sheng for being well-behaved and sensible, Lin Xi took out the villain book he bought before and told Chu Sheng a story. Chu Sheng has studied for a period of time, and he can recognize the words in the book, but Chu Sheng likes to listen to Lin Xi, Lin Xi's voice is tactful and soft when he tells stories, and Chu Sheng's most anticipated time of the day is his sister's storytelling time.
After Lin Xi finished speaking, Chu Sheng immediately handed over a glass of water, Lin Xi took a sip and said, "You don't stay in the house all the time, you go to play with other children when you are idle, it's not a matter for a boy to be bored at home all the time." Chu Sheng shook his head vigorously: "Sister, I like to be with you." Lin Xi looked at Chu Sheng's flattering look, poked his head with his finger, Chu Sheng touched his forehead with a smile, and smiled at Lin Xi.
The two were talking, and someone came. Liu Xia came to Lin Xi with a small package. "Lin Xi, let's see if your family has sent you something?" Lin Xi stepped forward to take the package and beckoned Liu Xia to sit down and drink water. The package has his name written on it, and the address is written on the Zhiqing Point. Lin Xi and Liu Xia thanked each other. Chu Sheng obediently went to the kitchen and poured a glass of water and handed it to Liu Xia. Liu Xia looked at Chu Sheng, and then said to Lin Xi: "This child is different from before, he used to be thin and small, but now that he has cleaned up, he is still very beautiful, and the flesh on his face has grown." Lin Xi secretly thought: You can eat three meals a day, and you have to add a snack or fruit in the afternoon, can you not grow meat!
Chu Sheng was embarrassed to look at him, and went back to the house with the book. Lin Xi chatted with Liu Xia in the courtyard, Liu Xia talked about the matter of knowing the youth, and envied Lin Xi for being able to move out and live by herself, recently she and Han Meizhen were a little unhappy, so she came to complain to Lin Xi and gossip.
When Liu Xia left, Lin Xi opened the package, and there were a few catties of black noodles and a pair of cotton shoes in the small package, as well as a letter. The cotton shoes are completely hand-sewn with fine stitches, and it can be seen that the people who made them are very careful.
The package and letter were sent by the aunt. The letter said that he was very unhappy because he didn't receive anything from Lin Xi when he went home. This time, the eldest sister is getting married, and I hope Lin Xi can help get something back. The aunt also persuaded Lin Xi a few words, nothing more than family and everything is prosperous, and there are parents in the world. Lin Xi hastily read the letter, and his face was not good-looking. Chu Sheng looked at Lin Xi's face, a little worried, he saw that his sister was unhappy, but why his sister was unhappy, he didn't understand, after thinking about it for a long time, he didn't dare to ask.
Lin Xi was a little annoyed, holding his cheeks, and began to think about how to deal with things at home. She has little memory of that home, and besides, she is not the original owner. When I wrote a letter last time, I told my family that her hand was broken, but the family didn't respond, and they asked her for something. Lin Xi is not reluctant to give those things, but she feels that the actions of her family make her awkward, and she is not a virgin, she gave it this time, and she will not give it back next time, it is really troublesome.
Looking at Lin Xi's frowning brows, Chu Sheng asked cautiously, "Sister, what's wrong with you?" Lin Xi was annoyed, and regardless of whether Chu Sheng could understand it or not, he told Chu Sheng about the things in the letter. Chu Sheng squatted down, looked at Lin Xi without blinking, and said, "Sister, those people are good to you, you can send something back, if it is not good for you, you can ignore them, and it is not easy for my sister to save something." Sister, you still have me, I will be good to you. When he finished the last sentence, Chu Sheng leaned his head on Lin Xi's knee.
Touching Chu Sheng's newly grown hair, Lin Xi felt that the haze in his heart had been blown away a lot, he was here to complete the task, maybe he would go back one day, what to toss around, he didn't have to care about how those people treated him. With the decision, Lin Xi was in a good mood, and even Chu Sheng had a smile on his face.
Chu Sheng reminded Lin Xi that the two of them should prepare firewood for the winter, otherwise they would freeze to death if the firewood was cut off in winter. Lin Xi calculated for a while, you can buy charcoal in the system mall, but the price is expensive, and then think about the gold coins that you don't have much, and honestly carry the bamboo basket up the mountain.
Chu Sheng was particularly excited, chattering with Lin Xi along the way, where there is more firewood, where can you pick wild vegetables, with his help, Lin Xi has harvested a lot of things, and the storage space of the system is also full, when the two walked back, they met Yuan He, Wang Heping and Wang Yuan, the three of them were talking and laughing all the way with the back basket, and saw Lin Xi take the initiative to greet Lin Xi, Yuan He glanced at Lin Xi's back basket, Lin Xi, who was pressed by the heavy back basket, bent his back slightly, and the autumn wind raised Lin Xi's scattered hair, and Yuan He saw a little strange emotion in his heart.
"Do you want to help? This firewood is heavy, you have to carry a little less, or you won't be able to lift your arms tomorrow." Lin Xi rejected Yuan He's kindness and explained: "The top is firewood, and the bottom is wild vegetables, not too heavy, I can still carry it." ”
A few people told Lin Xi a few more words, telling her to slow down when she went down the mountain. Chu Sheng waited for Yuan He to go away, and said, "Sister, I'll do this work in the future! Your hand is still injured and you can't exert yourself." ”
Lin Xi said: "You have to prepare so much firewood, how can you let you do it alone, how long will it be busy!"
Soon, though, someone came to help with the work. At noon the next day, Yuan He and Wang Yuan came over carrying a dead tree. Lin Xi was embarrassed to ask for it, but Yuan He insisted: "They are all educated youths, everyone should help each other, you have a small child, and you can't do heavy work, which is a convenient thing for us." Lin Xi looked at the beads of sweat on Yuan He's forehead, but he didn't feel that this was a convenient thing, but the people were really kind, so Lin Xi didn't refuse again, let the two of them go into the house to rest, and made tea for the two. Yuan He looked at the tea leaves floating in the cup and said with a smile: "I haven't smelled the fragrance of tea for a long time, and today is blessed." ”
Lin Xi also doesn't like to drink tea, a small bag of tea is also for guests, and this tea is still found in the original owner's bag. The three of them drank tea and chatted about some gossip. Yuan He is a well-spoken character, the three of them chatted warmly, after Chu Sheng brought water to Yuan He, he went back to his room to read, listening to the laughter of the three of them, the words on the book were dangling in front of him, and he couldn't read anything.
After that, Yuan He sent firewood a few times, but Lin Xi couldn't refuse, so he couldn't think of calling people in vain, and there must always be a courtesy. She saw a simple snack in the book - white sugar cake. I thought about making a few pieces of white sugar cake and giving them to Yuan He.
Lin Xi asked Chu Sheng to help boil some water and make preparations by himself first. After Chu Sheng followed Lin Xi, he ate a lot of things that he had never eaten before, and when he saw that Lin Xi was going to make something new, he happily came to help.