Soon after Chen Anxiu's birthday, winter arrived, although Ludao City is located in the north, but it is not very cold in winter, that is, the sea breeze is strong, as long as it does not snow, it is no problem to wear a thick jacket for the winter, and little girls wearing winter skirts abound on the street. But then again, no matter how cold it is, it's winter, so as soon as winter comes, Chen's father lights up the heating stoves at home and in the building materials store, and the house is hot.

"I just think the heating is more comfortable than the air conditioner, and I'd rather spend more money to buy some coal. Father Chen lifted the kettle, added charcoal to the stove, and poured the tea in the cup for Lu Jiangyuan opposite.

Lu Jiangyuan smiled and said, "It's like this." Second brother, don't be busy, it's not the first time I've come, I'll just drink myself. ”

"Okay, don't be restrained. Dad Chen sat down again, picked up the horse tie that had just been made and threaded the rope eye, Lu Jiangyuan wanted to help but he refused, "Just this little thing, I don't need to help, I used to do a few a day, I didn't do much in a few years, a little handicraft, I used to make wardrobes, cabinets, big beds, tables, chairs and benches, and I can carve some flowers or something, but now I buy ready-made, these crafts are not used, do you see the wood piled up on the south side of my yard?"

"See, it's a lot, second brother, what are you keeping for?"

"It's all good jujube, pine, fir wood, I bought it a few years ago, and now it's not easy to find such good wood, I want to wait for the three children to get married when they get married, but Wangwang said no, said that there is no land at home, in fact, I don't know about him, he just thinks I'm old-fashioned and outdated, if Qingqing stays in Beijing in the future, she probably doesn't want it, Zhuang Zhuang didn't say anything. "But it is estimated that Zhang Shinian can't look at this thing. On the night of his birthday, Zhuangzhuang's mother told him everything.

"Second brother, you and your sister-in-law are so blessed, the three children have grown up so well. "He just wanted to worry about it, and no one gave him this opportunity.

Chen's father heard him say that he has not been married so far, and he is still strange in his heart, such a good person, he seems to be rich, why didn't he marry a daughter-in-law, he thought about it, and felt that this person was picky when he was young, but the two of them have known each other for less than a month, and he doesn't even know what people do, and some words are not easy to inquire," I used to be worried, the girl was worried about being bullied, and the boy was worried about learning badly outside, but now that I'm older, I'm more worry-free than before, and now we hope that the three of them will get married as soon as possible and settle the matter. ”

"It's a quick thing to say. ”

Chen's father said, "That's the case, at the beginning of the year, Zhuang Zhuang's mother was still worried about the three, and at the end of the year, Zhuang Zhuang was decided." ”

Lu Jiangyuan's smile remained unchanged, and he calmly took a sip of tea, "Zhuang Zhuang is so easy to settle?" Don't think that he doesn't know the good things that Lu Daozhang did back then. How did Ton Ton come about, he also checked it roughly.

Father Chen said in his heart, how did you say this, what does it mean that it is so easy? It is really not easy for his family to be strong, and now the people in the town are still pointing fingers behind their backs, Lu Jiangyuan has been here a few times, and I don't know if he has heard of it, "As long as the two children are doing well, my mother and I have nothing to object." ”

Through the investigation and what he has seen with his own eyes these days, Lu Jiangyuan knows that the couple really loves An Xiu, the child grows up in such a family, and the family affection that others can enjoy, An Xiu is not lacking at all, and he should naturally be relieved to see that the child is doing well, but at the same time, he can't help but feel regretful, the position of his parents in An Xiu's mind is already someone else's, no matter how much he and Changning make up for it, they can't make up for the lack of 28 years. Changning at least has the grace of childbirth, and he probably has nothing.

The kettle on the stove was boiling, bubbling hot, Dad Chen got up and poured hot water into the kettle, and went to the faucet to fill the cold water, seeing Lu Jiangyuan's expression a little lonely, he shook his head in his heart, at their age, how much money they have in their hands is no longer the most important, having a son and a half daughter by their side is better than anything else, he changed the topic and said, "Those birthday gifts you gave Zhuang Zhuang are really good, you have studied this before?"

Lu Jiangyuan came back to his senses, smiled and said, "When I was young, I was interested in this, I found a teacher to study for a few days, and I carved two knives when I was idle." ”

People say it is easy, but Chen's father doesn't think so, looking at the workmanship, you can also know that the Tao is not something that can be made by carving two knives casually, this has to be many years of craftsmanship.

Chen's mother and Lin Changning came in with a basin, which was full of freshly filled sausages, and Chen's father hurriedly went to pick them up, "Changning, you sit on the stove first and it's hot here, and your sister and I will go and dry these sausages." ”

"It's okay, brother-in-law, I'll just come. ”

Chen's mother also pushed him and said, "Okay, you just came back, don't get your clothes dirty, go over there and drink some water." Soon it will be fine. ”

Chen's father and Chen's mother carried the basin to the courtyard, and Lin Changning took a new teacup and poured himself a glass of water.

"Aren't you busy with work today?" Lu Jiangyuan took the initiative to ask.

Lin Changning pulled a chair and sat down and said, "It's okay, I'm still waiting for the part of the monitoring results on the ship to come back." ”

"Zhuang Zhuang and Zhang Shinian's matter, you agreed?" Lu Jiangyuan has now also learned to call Chen Anxiu Zhuang Zhuang.

Lin Changning held the teacup with both hands and said, "Well, Zhang Shishi is a good man." ”

Lu Jiangyuan's fingers couldn't help but press twice on the table, Zhang Shinian is really popular.

When Chen's mother was drying the sausage, she glanced into the house and asked Chen's father in a low voice, "Do you think this Lu Jiangyuan is very strange?"

Father Chen knew that she had always had a lot of thoughts, "What's so strange? I don't steal or rob, I just come to have some tea." ”

"That's what makes it weird. "Lu Jiangyuan is not a person from the same as them at first glance, some of the feelings on his body are the same as Zhang Shinian, no matter how approachable he is, but some innate things in his bones cannot be changed. "Why do people like him eat, why do they come to eat in a small restaurant every once in a while?"

Dad Chen's thought was very simple, "The things in the small restaurant are delicious, Lu Jiangyuan is used to eating the delicacies of the mountains and seas outside, and it is normal to want to try this mountain dish." ”

Chen's mother thought for a while and said, "You say, is it possible that he is ......?"

Father Chen asked her between pulling the rope, "What could be?"

With Zhang Shinian first, Lu Jiangyuan is Changning's classmate, she is wondering if Lu Jiangyuan may be Zhuangzhuang's other father, but if it is, Changning should not be so calm, Changning was so sad when he ran back from Beijing, and her mother later told her privately that Changning should have been bullied at school, "Maybe I thought too much." ”

"How can you say half a sentence and leave half a sentence. ”

*

Green Island City has a habit of entering the month to make bacon and sausages, especially sausages, conditionally, basically every household has to do, Chen Anxiu's small restaurant did it earlier this year, as soon as it began in winter, it was pre-sold on Taobao in advance, this year, tons of mountain goods stores on Taobao to establish a good reputation, there are many old customers, so this time a farmer's bacon sausage for sale, a lot of reservations, the city's and direct call to order.

Fortunately, there is a shop in the town that specializes in filling sausages, bring their own meat over, and people will process it in person, and if you want to eat thin or fat, it all depends on your liking. Bacon is a bit more troublesome, almost all of it is handmade.

"How many sausages have you made?" asked Grandpa Jiang San.

"Sister Wu came back just now and said, there are more than 300 catties, I looked at the weather forecast, the weather has been very good recently, just do more, this is not enough for the scheduled number. While Chen Anxiu spoke, his hands did not stop, he kneaded the pork cut into strips with hot salt and various spices, and pressed them layer by layer into the vat.

Put the big vat, Sun Xiao and Zhang Yan carried it to the shady room next to it, pressed a big stone and covered it tightly, turned it over every two days, pickled it for ten days and a half months, and then took it out to dry and air-dry.

Chen Anxiu grabbed another large piece of pork and threw it on the board, slashed it down, the heavy smell of blood rushed to people's noses, he dropped the machete and ran quickly under the courtyard wall, his stomach was uncomfortable.

"Zhuangzhuang, you have nothing to do, right?" When Grandpa Jiang San saw this, he chased him out, and saw him retching against the wall, and his face turned white.

Chen Anxiu waved his hand, and just as he was about to speak, his stomach was overturned again.

Grandpa Jiang San patted him on the back, "Have you been eating indiscriminately lately?"

Chen Anxiu thought about it and said, "No." "He just hasn't had a good appetite lately, and he has eaten more cold dishes, does it have anything to do with this?

"Is that not feeling well? I see that you have been yawning all the time lately, and you don't get enough sleep every day,"

"I've been feeling a little tired lately, but it's cold, and people are just lazy. "It's painful to get out of the hot bed every day.

Grandpa Jiang San said uneasily, "Don't be too careless, if this is the case, go to the hospital to have a look." Illness can't be delayed. ”

"It shouldn't be fine, I'll check it out when I have time. Chen Anxiu promised on his lips, but he didn't take it to his heart at all, he just retched twice, what kind of serious illness is it, he is greedy for cold and eats bad stomach in summer, and there are times when he vomits and diarrhea. Afraid that Grandpa Jiang would nag again, he took the initiative to mention another thing, "Third Grandpa, I just steamed two pieces and tasted them, and the sausages we made ourselves taste very good, but how do I remember that the taste is still not very different from when I was a child." ”

Grandpa Jiang San was successfully diverted, "The big black pigs raised at home used to make sausages are fragrant and fat, but now there are no people raising them, and now the farms are full of big white pigs, and there is more lean meat, but the meat is not as delicious as the black pig." ”

"I see. "Isn't it time to consider raising some pigs at home next year?

Chen Anxiu and Jiang San's grandfather walked into the house, and saw Luo Fangfang, Sun Xiao and others around the computer I don't know what Lu Dao was talking about, now the weather is cold, there are few tourists going up the mountain, and people in the town don't come to eat here, so the small restaurant is very deserted, these people in the restaurant like to get together and talk about their teeth when they have nothing to do, Chen Anxiu has long been used to this scene, when he is busy in the summer, one person is used to two uses, there is no reason to be idle now, don't let them relax, but today is obviously different, obviously very restless, "What are you looking at?" ”

Sun Xiao beckoned and said, "Brother Chen, come and see." Big news. ”

Chen Anxiu asked, "What's the big news?" Since Jiang Yao's incident, he hasn't been on the Internet much in the past few months, and he occasionally goes up, just playing a game, the next movie, and then looking at his Taobao store, he hasn't paid much attention to news and gossip.

As soon as he passed, Luo Fangfang and the others gave up their position and sat him down, Sun Xiao pointed to the computer screen excitedly and said, "Our city public security director has been shuanggui, suspected of serious violations of discipline, taking advantage of his position, accepting huge bribes...... "Corrupt officials are arrested, it always makes people happy, he said halfway, seeing that Chen Anxiu was not happy, he suddenly reacted, isn't the director of the city public security bureau Lin Meizi's father-in-law? Who in their town doesn't know what to say, Lin Meizi's husband is Jiang Xuan, Jiang Xuan is Brother Chen's good friend, he opened his mouth, "Brother Chen...... I ......"

Chen Anxiu pressed his shoulder and said, "No matter what happens to you, I'll go out and make a call." ”

Jiang Xuan's phone couldn't get through, but Lin Meizi got through, but no one answered.

*

"What's the matter, are you still thinking about the Jiang family?" Zhang Shinian put the porridge and rice on the small table in the bedroom.

"I don't know how Jiang Xuan and Meizi are doing?" Chen Anxiu lay lazily on the bed, coming over in the middle of the afternoon, and sleeping until now, he still didn't have any energy on his body.

"Didn't you go to see it yesterday?"

Chen Anxiu hugged the quilt and sat up and said, "I've seen it, but I haven't seen them, so I saw Jiang Xuan's mother." "Jiang Xuan's mother's attitude is still very bad, he doesn't care much about the rest of the Jiang family, that is, Jiang Xuan and Meizi have been friends for so many years, although the relationship is not as good as before, but now that there is such a big thing in their family, he can't pretend not to know the way. Now the town has also spread the word, Aunt Meizi used to boast when she met people, how good her in-laws are, how powerful, and I haven't seen her go out recently.

"Jiang Weiming has an accident, not necessarily they will have an accident, maybe they are moving around now, you can't help if you go, let's care more about yourself, are you still disgusting today?"

"There's still a little bit of it. "Since I started making bacon that day, I don't know what's wrong with Lu Dao, it's been almost a week, my stomach is still not good, and I often have nausea.

"I'll accompany you to the hospital tomorrow. ”

Chen Anxiu refused, "What's so good to see in the hospital, when I get there, I'm not sick but I'm sick." I'll get better soon after taking two stomach pills, aren't you going abroad these two days?"

Zhang Shinian insisted, "When you go abroad, you must first see a doctor." ”

"Mr. Zhang, don't make such a fuss, okay, it's really uncomfortable, I'll go and see it." What did you just have in your hand? It smells so good. ”

Zhang Shinian flicked his head with his fingers, such a big person, as soon as he talked about seeing a doctor and taking medicine, he pushed back and forth, "You didn't eat dinner, Aunt Fang cooked green vegetables and mushroom porridge, hurry up and eat." ”

"I don't want to move, eat in bed. ”

Zhang Shinian shook his head and smiled, he was really defeated, their children have not enjoyed the treatment of eating in bed since they were young, where is this person, lazy is so lazy.

The green vegetable porridge was very light and refreshing, and Chen Anxiu was also hungry, so he drank it in a few sips.

Seeing him like this, Zhang Shinian asked, "How long has it been since I eaten, there is still one in the kitchen, and I will serve you another bowl?"

Chen Anxiu wiped his mouth and said, "I don't eat it, when I came over in the middle of the afternoon, Aunt Fang was making ham cakes, and I ate several of them." "It's strange that I eat a lot of food even though I don't have a good appetite.

"I'll take the bowl down, you go rinse your mouth, don't fall asleep again later, come back and show you something." ”

Chen Anxiu yawned, there is really a trend of development like a certain animal recently, I want to sleep when I eat, I want to eat when I sleep, "What is it, is it very important?

Zhang Shinian gave him an affirmative reply, "Very important." ”

It looks really important, "Then I'll wait for you." "Brush your teeth and come back and still don't see anyone, Chen Anxiu bored from Zhang Shinian's bedside to touch the book out, I don't know what language Lu Dao is, I can't understand it at all, Zhang Shinian has been reading it with relish recently, and he turns a few pages every night before going to bed, "It's not worthy of an illustration." "It's so unleveled.

He threw the book aside, waited and waited, Zhang Shinian didn't come, he turned over and lay on his pillow, suddenly something struck him, he reached out and found out, it turned out to be a small box.

"What the hell is it that is placed under my pillow?" Chen Anxiu opened it curiously, and there was a men's ring inside, with a platinum texture, and the ring surface was very simple and pure.

"When did he like to wear this?" Zhang Shinian only had a string of sandalwood beads on his body all the year round, and there were no other accessories, he took it out and tried it one by one along his thumb, and when he tried the ring finger of his left hand, he was sad, the ring ...... Stuck.