The days slipped slowly, and in a blink of an eye, another year passed, Guan Yuan and Zhao Shenggu's new home was completely renovated in the autumn, and now it has become the most magnificent courtyard in Guanjiatun, Guan Yuan planted flowers and plants around the yard, and under the moisture of the spiritual spring water, even in winter, it is full of vitality.

Today is a special day, it is not only the beginning of winter, but also Guan Yuan's birthday, Zhao Shenggu was busy in the kitchen early in the morning, and his cooking level rose sharply under Guan Yuan's edification.

Guan Yuan lay lazily on the kang and stretched out in the quilt.

"Wake up" Zhao Shenggu walked in from the kitchen, afraid of freezing Guan Yuan, so he deliberately covered his hands with heat before going to dress Guan Yuan: "Brother, I can wear it myself"

This year's life has been free, and Zhao Shenggu also revealed his youthful nature: "Does Xiaoyuan dislike me?" ”

"Okay" Guan Yuan really couldn't stand his brother's coquettishness, so he had to give up resistance.

After Zhao Shenggu put on Guan Yuan's clothes, he covered his eyes and walked to the table, "You can open it", Guan Yuan opened his eyes and saw that it was a small cake, which was round with white flour, and some petals were sprinkled on it.

Zhao Shenggu was embarrassed: "This is the best one I have done", he learned that he had to eat birthday cakes on his birthday from the things collected in Guan Yuan's space, he quietly got up in the middle of the night and was busy, and after making a few miserable failures, he finally had such a decent point.

Guan Yuan's eyes instantly moistened: "It's already good."

Zhao Shenggu cut the cake into small pieces, and Guan Yuan ate the cake into his mouth with tears in his eyes. After Guan Yuan finished eating the cake, Zhao Shenggu brought out a bowl of longevity noodles from the kitchen.

The two finished their food and decided to take a day off today. When Zhao Shenggu went to the kitchen to clean up, Guan Yuan lay on his back, his face was against Zhao Shenggu's neck, and the hot breath he exhaled made Zhao Shenggu feel itchy, and Zhao Shenggu's tone had an obvious smile: "Xiaoyuan has become a little laipi"

Guan Yuan snorted: "I want to rely on you, rely on you for the rest of my life"

Zhao Shenggu laughed: "Okay, I'm willing to let Xiao Yuan rely on", after cleaning up, it was rare to be idle, Zhao Shenggu lit a fire in the newly built hearth, and the two leaned together and talked affectionately.

At this time, Guan Shi rushed in from the outside: "Boss, we are going to show a movie in Tunli today, do you want to watch it" Since having a meal at Guan Yuan's house at the beginning of the year, Guan Yuan's craftsmanship has deeply impressed him, and for a bite to eat, he shouted Guan Yuan's boss very smoothly.

The beautiful atmosphere was ruined by Guan Shi, and Guan Yuan had a fire in his belly: "What a movie, it's better to bake the fire at home"

Guan Shi sniffed: "Then the movie is good, it's a Japanese devil, and a cannon, a cannon you know what it is, just like that, the person is gone" Guan Shi's mouth buzzed to imitate the sound of the cannon.

Guan Yuan rolled his eyes, why did this kid look so stupid.

"Brother, do you want to see it" Guan Yuan asked Zhao Shenggu. Zhao Shenggu wanted to go, after all, his grandfather had also joined the army, which could be regarded as a kind of remembrance.

Guan Yuan saw Zhao Shenggu nodding, and said happily: "Okay, we'll go to the movies later", and asked Guan Shi: "When will the movie be played?"

"I heard that when it's dark, I'll put it, it's on our barn field, and a few nearby tuns are here to watch" After speaking, he twisted and pinched: "Boss....that one...... Can I get some more beef jerky" Guan Yuan waved his hand generously: "Go to the kitchen and get it yourself" This is a new food they are going to launch, after all, a braised meat is still too single.

"Oh" Guan Shi cheered, went to the kitchen to get beef jerky, heard the sound of children playing outside, and ran out with another gust of wind.

The eye-catching man left, and Guan Yuan leaned into Zhao Shenggu's arms to talk to him again. "Brother, we've almost earned 10,000 yuan this year, let's set up a storefront."

Zhao Shenggu nodded, this matter has been decided a long time ago, and it is time to buy it now.

"After we have a storefront, we can find someone to sell, anyway, the daily quantity is a certain amount, and we are not afraid that he will be greedy for money. Let's go to school, I must sit with you", Guan Yuan snapped his fingers and planned for the future.

Speaking of going to school, Zhao Shenggu's eyes also lit up, "Yes, Xiaoyuan and I will be classmates in the future" Now there are many people in the countryside who have not studied, and it is not uncommon for Zhao Shenggu to go to elementary school at such an age.

Thinking of the days when he sat and studied with Zhao Shenggu, Guan Yuan couldn't help but show a yearning look. Zhao Shenggu looked funny: "We are together every day, what is there to look forward to"

"That's different, classmate," Guan Yuan chuckled. In fact, Guan Yuan doesn't like to laugh out loud at all, because children giggle when they laugh, and it sounds like a chicken. But with Zhao Shenggu, he just couldn't stop being happy, so Guan Yuan's giggling could often be heard in the yard.

The two had a simple lunch, and took a nap, it was dark late in winter, and it was dark not long after getting up, and the horn in the tunzi sounded the sound of the village chief informing everyone to watch a movie.

Zhao Shenggu wore Guan Yuan tightly, the outside was an ordinary cotton coat, but the inside was a thermal underwear taken out of the space, and it was very warm. After the two of them cleaned up, they took the bench and walked to the barn in the tunli.

When I arrived, it was already full of people, and several people from Tunzi were sitting together, which was more lively than the New Year. Zhao Shenggu took Guan Yuan to occupy a vantage point, and the two sat and waited for the movie to start.

At this time, the film was screened by a special projectionist, a simple curtain that pulled up another world. Guan Yuan looked at this qiē, and suddenly had the feeling that Zhuang Shengxiao was dreaming, and he didn't know if it was a dream or reality now. Leaning closely against Zhao Shenggu, the familiar body temperature smoothed out the panic in his heart, and his heart gradually calmed down.

As the movie was screened, the barn that was noisy just now suddenly quieted down. By the time the protagonist dies for the revolutionary cause, there is a sobbing everywhere.

Guan Yuan secretly looked at Zhao Shenggu and found that there were also two lines of tears hanging on his cheeks. Guan Yuan wiped away his tears, these stories were true in those years, and he couldn't say anything false.

After the movie ended, there was a sound of scolding Japanese devils everywhere, and Zhao Shenggu felt a little embarrassed because he shed tears in front of Guan Yuan.

Guan Yuan said seriously: "Brother, I don't want to see a forever strong you, I hope you can let me know when you are vulnerable, let's face it together, I'm still older than you" The last sentence said briskly.

Zhao Shenggu saw him say such an old-fashioned thing with a tender face, and burst out laughing: "Okay, I know" Feeling Zhao Shenggu's perfunctory, Guan Yuan pouted unhappily, this action made him even more cute, so Zhao Shenggu laughed louder.

Guan Yuan "......"

Early the next morning, Zhao Shenggu wanted Guan Yuan to rest at home, he went to sell meat alone, Guan Yuan said that he didn't agree with anything: "I don't want to, I'll go wherever you go, why do you work alone, I'm lazy next to me, or I won't go, or I won't go."

"Say stupid things again, the meat is marinated, why can't you go?"

"Then take me with you."

Zhao Shenggu couldn't, so he had to take Guan Yuan's clothes like a tumbler away.

In winter, it is cold, and there are not many people who come to buy braised meat in the morning, and it is not until noon that all the meat is sold. Guan Yuan and Zhao Shenggu walked to the stall selling meat, and the middle-aged man was already familiar with Guan Yuan and Zhao Shenggu, and when he saw them, he only asked: "Old rules?" Seeing Zhao Shenggu nodding, he chopped the meat quickly.

It just so happened that Guan Manxing also came to buy meat at this time, and when he saw them, he shouted affectionately: "Shenggu, Xiaoyuan, buy meat again" Guan Yuan didn't have a good impression of her, and he didn't pay attention to it, so Zhao Shenggu nodded.

Seeing them so perfunctory, the unhappy look on Guan Manxing's face flashed, and then he wanted to touch Guan Yuan's cheek affectionately, but Zhao Shenggu quietly blocked back.

"Look at this child, how can I prevent me from being like a thief, I am your aunt, can I still harm you?"

Guan Yuanxin said: "It's you who is guarding against you." In the past year, Guan Manxing saw the money from selling braised meat, and inquired about the recipe openly and secretly, she even had the courage to take the lead, and she also made some braised meat to sell, but the taste was not good, and she didn't sell anything, but she lost her capital. Since then, she has strengthened her determination to set up prescriptions with Guan Yuan and Zhao Shenggu, but Zhao Shenggu and Guan Yuan's defense is too tight, and she has not made any progress so far.

"Your meat" The uncle who sold the meat sorted out the meat and handed it to Zhao Shenggu, Zhao Shenggu said to Guan Manxing: "Auntie, let's go" and led Guan Yuan with the meat on his back.

Guan Manxing looked at the backs of the two of them and fell back angrily, and stomped his feet hatefully. The uncle who sold meat sneered in his heart, he had dealt with Zhao Shenggu and them a lot, so he naturally had some understanding of them, and the woman in front of him couldn't see what she was thinking.

"What do you want?"

"I want this fat meat," Guan Manxing pointed to the corner forerunner on the board.

The uncle who sold meat was even more disdainful, and cut a piece of Guan Manxing with a knife. "Hey, it's a lot" Guan Manxing said busily, she lost money in business, and the Guan family couldn't take out any money because she was gnawed by the tun, so now life is more difficult than before.

"What are you talking about?" The uncle who sold meat glared at Tongling's big eyes. "You have too much meat for such a point, so who will I sell it to after cutting off such a small slice!"

Guan Manxing was helpless: "Then buy it all"

Of course, this scene is unknown to Guan Yuan and Zhao Shenggu.

When Guan Manxing returned home, her brother-in-law was drinking and eating meat with Erlang's legs crossed, and the meat was still from Guan Yuan and Zhao Shenggu's stall. Guan Manxing looked at the ghost: "Uncle, where did you get this meat?"

Sun Jianjia hangs his son: "Buy it"

"Where did you get the money?"

"Oh, money, I saw a jar under your bed, I dragged it out and looked, wow, there was 50 yuan in it!"

Guan Manxing felt dizzy: 'You took it all? ”

Sun Jianjia nodded: "I took it all!" ”

Guan Manxing took a few steps back, "Uncle, that's the tuition fee for Zihao and Ziyu, you don't do anything all day, and you give the money to Huo Huo, if Zihao and Ziyu can't go to school, see if I don't fight with you!" You're not going to spend it all, get the money out! ”

At this time, Guan Manxing's mother-in-law came out of the back room: "You are yelling a fart, you tell me where you have so much money, last time your father-in-law was sick, the whole family was so anxious that he almost hanged himself, you are good, you hide the money tightly, looking at our family in a hurry, you have lost your conscience, I said at the beginning that I shouldn't look for it in the countryside, look, marry a poisonous woman and go home." ”

"Mother-in-law, that's the tuition I borrowed from my parents' family for Ziyu and Zihao, can't it just be gone"

Guan Manxing's mother-in-law snorted: "How much can Ziyu and Zihao use for tuition, it's not that you, a poisonous woman, want to save it as private money, what do you want to do, don't you want to scrape our Sun family clean and run away with a wild man, return your mother's family, who doesn't know that your mother's family can't get a penny now, and you still want to lie to me"

Guan Manxing couldn't hold back, had a big quarrel with her mother-in-law, and went back to the room to cry under the quilt, but she was not a weak person in the end, and slowly pondered in her heart how to drive her mother-in-law out and get Guan Yuan's braised pork recipe.

Guan Yuan and Zhao Shenggu returned home and were busy braising meat, not knowing that Guan Manxing had strengthened his determination to get their braised meat recipe again.

The next day, Guan Manxing went back to her parents' house, Yang Xiucui was naturally happy to see her daughter come back, she was both fleshy and white-faced, and the few daughters-in-law who saw it only pouted.

Guan Manxing would take them with him every time he went back to his parents' house in order to make a tooth sacrifice for Sun Zihao and Sun Zi Yu. After the children went out to play after eating, Guan Manxing said to Yang Xiucui: "Mother, do you still have any money in your hand, Zihao and Ziyu's tuition fees were taken by my brother-in-law."

Yang Xiucui looked embarrassed: "There is no money at home, most of it was taken away by the people in the tun last time, and now the money is in your father's hands, and I can't touch it." ”

Guan Manxing saw that she couldn't get any money from her mother, so she went to find Guan He. Guan He was sitting on the kang in the main house and smoking, and Guan Manxing called Dad with a smile on his face.

Guan He still loves this daughter, and he responded happily. "Dad, you see that Zihao and Ziyu are going to school soon, and the tuition fee has not yet been settled......."

Guan He's originally smiling face collapsed as soon as he heard the money, "Zihao and Ziyu are both surnamed Sun, they naturally want to study to find the Sun family, tell me what to do, none of your nephews and nieces have gone to school, besides, don't think that I don't know that you have taken a lot of money from your mother over the years, so you haven't saved some!" ”

Guan Manxing rolled out two lines of tears: "It's not that you don't know, last time I sold braised meat and lost all the money, and the rest of the money was taken away by Jianguo's brother and his mother, and I really don't have a penny in my hand now." ”

Guan He took a few puffs of cigarette: "Then you can't tell me, my own grandchildren haven't studied yet."

Guan Manxing cried even more sadly: "That Zihao and Ziyu are also your grandsons."

Guan He was unmoved: "It's useless, you better go back quickly, I don't have any money for you here"

Guan Manxing saw that his father looked hard-hearted, so he had to change his strategy again: "Dad, don't the two little cubs Guan Yuan and Zhao Shenggu have money in their hands?" ”

Guan He's smoking hand paused: "That money belongs to someone else, you can still pull it out of his hand." ”

Guan Manxing said: "Dad, can we imagine other ways, you see that if they can bring their braised pork recipe, won't they be able to make money."

Guan He sneered: "Why are you going to get the recipe?" It's not that you don't know that Zhao Shenggu's little cub is very difficult to deal with. ”

"Dad, we have to start with his weakness" Guan Manxing looked like he was winning.

"His weaknesses, what weaknesses does he have?" Guan He looked puzzled.

"Guan Yuan, he looks at Guan Yuan like an eyeball, as long as we hold Guan Yuan, I'm afraid that the little rabbit cub won't give us the prescription"

Guan He lost interest: "It's useless, it's not our Guan family." ”

Guan Manxing saw that his father still hadn't figured it out, so he simply said bluntly: "Let's hide Guan Yuan, and then ask Zhao Shenggu to hand over the prescription, he will definitely have to give"

Guan He was startled: "What do you want to do, this is a crime"

"Oh Dad, why are you confused, we are still Guan Yuan's relatives from the blood, when the time comes, we will say that we want to Guan Yuan, you always want to make love with your grandson, so you took it, what will be the problem!"

Guan He was silent, and he took a few puffs of his cigarette. said to Guan Manxing: "Go and call your younger brothers in."

After Guan Mancang and a few people came in, the master discussed in the house for a whole afternoon, and finally decided to do it.

It's going to be dark every day, Guan Yuan is collecting quilts in the yard Zhao Shenggu is cooking in the kitchen, and Guan Mancang quietly turns over the courtyard of the Zhao family

A few people thought they were doing something without knowing it, but Guan Yuan had already heard the movement, he stood up and squinted at the exposed head in the yard, and shouted, "Brother, there is a thief" He ran to the side of the courtyard with a stick, Zhao Shenggu heard Guan Yuan's shout, and also ran out quickly.

It was Guan Manku who showed his head, he heard Guan Yuan's shout, he panicked, and stepped on the face of Guan Mancang who was carrying him, Guan Mancang screamed, and the two brothers fell down together, and smashed into Guan Manwu who was on the ground to give them a lookout.

Zhao Shenggu opened the courtyard door and took a look, only to see Guan Mancang and the brothers lying on the ground screaming, Guan Yuan unceremoniously gave a stick by himself, and then shouted to catch the thief.

Soon a crowd of people came. When I saw that it was Guan Mancang, the brothers felt strange.

Guan Yuan said: "I was about to close the door, but I saw someone by the courtyard wall flipping in, and I just ran out and realized that it was them." ”

Everyone saw that there was a hemp bag next to them, and there was a ladder next to the courtyard wall, "This is really a loss of conscience, Shenggu has lived in your house for so long, Guan Yuan is still your relative, and he actually stole from them." ”

Guan Mancang hurriedly argued: "No, we just passed by"

"What are you doing just after you climb the courtyard wall, what are you doing just after you put a ladder on the courtyard wall, we are all stupid?" Zhao Shenggu's words exposed his lies.

Guan Manku laughed with him: "We just want to be far away, come and see him"

These people next to them couldn't look at it, "Look at Xiaoyuan, you won't enter through the door generously, it's the first time I've seen people go in over the courtyard wall" The onlookers laughed when they heard it. There are a few bloody men who can't see the bad hearts of Guan Mancang's brothers: "It's really a rat poop that spoils a pot of soup, and there are second-rate people like you in our tunzi." After saying that, one of them kicked it before he was relieved.

Some enthusiastic people said, "Let's send them to the village chief and let the village chief criticize and criticize them." Now in these years, there is no awareness of what happened in Tunzi and there is no actual evidence, not to mention that these people are still relatives of Guan Yuan in blood, and it will not be clear when the time comes.

Zhao Shenggu and Guan Yuan also agreed to this method, and the group twisted Guan Mancang and the brothers towards the village chief.

Guan He and Guan Manxing were anxiously waiting in the house for Guan Mancang and the brothers to come back with Guan Yuan, but they didn't expect the horn to sound in Tunli, and the village chief said on the loudspeaker that Guan Mancang and a few robbers were caught, and asked the people in Tunli to "guide and correct" a few people.

When Guan He heard this, he staggered back a few steps, and stared at Guan Manxing angrily: "It's all your good idea", and after speaking, he went back to the house, he didn't have the face to go out.

Guan Manxing stomped his feet, and secretly scolded Guan Mancang in his heart for being a few people, for fear of being implicated, he hurriedly took Sun Zihao and Sun Ziyu away.

Besides, under the "guidance" of Guan Mancang and a few people in Tunli, they finally admitted that they were stealing things, and they were not stupid, stealing things and kidnapping people were two different concepts.

He was beaten up before being put back. Guan Mancang's brothers covered their beaten faces like rats crossing the street, and fled back to Guan's house in a hurry under the guidance of the people in Tunli.

These few people completely hated Guan Manxing, and even complained about Guan He, and after several daughters-in-law found out, they couldn't wait to chew Guan Manxing and eat it in their hearts.

Li Yuezhi cried angrily: "It's okay now, with a thief father, what will our baby do in the future, how can they marry, how can they marry a daughter-in-law!" You're a pig's brain, and people will do it as soon as they pinch you, and now you have a solid reputation as a thief, and people pat their butts and leave..."

Guan Manku was upset by Li Yuezhi's crying, "I'm like this, otherwise what do you want, think I'm stupid, you can find a good one to go to"

Li Yuezhi was so angry that she could only pant and cry even louder, and the other rooms were not peaceful, and the Guan family was crying and screaming all night, and it was lively.

This incident did not have the slightest impact on Guan Yuan and Zhao Shenggu, they were still selling their braised meat, and they were looking for stores by the way. In order to eat, Li Lao and Zhao Lao also became frequent visitors to the Zhao family.

On this day, the two of them came over with Xiao Zhang, and Li Lao looked at the undefeated flowers and plants in the courtyard in winter, no matter how many times he saw it, he would praise it every time.

Guan Yuan thought that Li Lao and Zhao Lao would ask about these flowers and plants, but he didn't expect that people were much calmer than he thought, just surprised.

In winter, it is the most suitable to eat pot, Guan Yuan and they specially made a hot pot, the hot pot is tumbling and churning, and the aroma is fragrant. Li Lao took the chopsticks and couldn't wait to pick up the raw ones directly and eat them in his mouth.