Chapter 17: Coming to the door

I heard that it was the interesting young man I met a few days ago, Lu Sihai told Da Liu to put away his things, drive over, and then he and Huang Shiguo followed Concubine Lu Rong to the young man. Walking to the front, the young man was rubbing a straw rope, ready to be used to tie the hare, after getting it, handed the hare to Wu Xintong, and he packed up the fishing rod and Maza, ready to go home. "Little brother, don't come unharmed!" Lu Sihai greeted. "Dad, his name is Chen Muqin, don't always call the little brother and the little brother!" Concubine Lu Rong said coquettishly, if her father is commensurate with his peers, then wouldn't she have lowered her rank for nothing, so she didn't want it. "Chen Muqin, good name!" Huang Shiguo next to him praised him, today he wore a white satin Tang suit, a pair of black cloth shoes on his feet, and a pair of ink crystal glasses on his face, quite a bit of the style of celebrities and scholars of the Republic of China. Chen Muqin replied, "Hello, don't come unharmed!" So saying, he took the fishing rod, took the maza, and was about to carry the bucket of water home, but Xiao Hei had already picked up the bucket of bait and ran in front of him to wait for him. Seeing this, Lu Sihai hurriedly picked up the fish bucket and said, "You can't eat in vain, I love to eat fish the most, I mentioned this fish, yo, what two big river carp!" Blessed is it, Brother Nantu! He walked forward. Seeing that she had nothing to help, Concubine Lu Rong picked up the hat she had thrown on the ground before, followed Wu Xintong, and proposed, "Can I help you lift the rabbit?" Wu Xintong saw that Concubine Lu Rong was enthusiastic and handed her the rabbit, and after Concubine Lu Rong took it, she shouted, "Ah, it's so heavy!" When Huang Shiguo heard this, he turned his head and smiled, "Nannan, do you want Uncle Huang to help you!" "Uncle Huang, don't call me Nan anymore, and, no, I'll do it!" Concubine Lu Rong pursed her lips and said coquettishly. When Chen Muqin heard the rather interesting nickname, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but hook, and when Concubine Lu Rong saw it, she complained about her father and Uncle Huang in her heart, and she must not let them call her nickname again in the future, and secretly swore an oath. "Brother Haolin, this is really a good place to retire, although there is no nameless mountain, but this water is really good, and the folk customs are good." Huang Shiguo said with emotion. "Brother Nantu, what I'm saying is that I will buy land here and build a manor, and Brother Nantu can come to live permanently at that time." Lu Sihai answered. "Definitely! Certain! Huang Shiguo arched his hand. To the front, let's go directly to the weir and go down from the power station, this road is closer! Chen Muqin carried a fishing rod, held a maza, followed behind, and reminded loudly. A group of people went up to the weir, after the weir, Lu Sihai put down the fish bucket, walked around the power station, Huang Shiguo was also looking around, this is an abandoned power station, in the middle is a bluestone and black tile building, the iron gate has been somewhat rusted, there is an iron general guard, there is a deep pool in the west, there are two circular gates inside, it has been corroded badly, the transformer on several telephone poles in the north of the building has been removed, only the telephone rods are still hung on the "high voltage danger" nameplate, and the paint has been rusted. A group of people stopped here, and Concubine Lu Rong asked curiously, "Xintong, I heard that there were very thick snakes here before, have you heard of them?" It seems to have been sixteen years ago. "No, sixteen years ago, I was just born, if there is, the old people in the village will know." Wu Xintong replied. "Hey, have you heard of it?" Concubine Lu Rong put down the rabbit in her hand, turned to Chen Muqin, who was sitting on the pony to rest, and asked, Okay, his arm is sore, he is still sitting there enjoying happiness, he doesn't know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade at all, so she won't give her a good face. Chen Muqin just turned his head away and ignored the tsundere girl. "You," Concubine Lu Rong said angrily. "Don't ask, Brother Mu Qin was born in the same year as me, and he is only a few months older than me." Wu Xintong played a round road. "Humph!" Concubine Lu Rong turned around, a good woman didn't fight with a man, comforted herself in her heart, and at the same time touched the straw hat on her head, and decided not to return him. "Oh, dare to ask when Mu Qin was born?" Huang Shiguo couldn't help but ask curiously when he heard this. "Three days before the rain." Lu Sihai, Huang Shiguo and Concubine Lu Rong looked at each other, it wouldn't be so coincidental! "Did it rain when you were born?" Huang Shiguo put away the folding fan in his hand and asked eagerly. "I don't know." Chen Muqin was a little strange, they asked why this was done. Uncle Chen ignored the rain outside, and hurriedly put on a raincoat and rode a bicycle to Dongzhuang to ask Wen Po, the weather was not good at that time, and he finally persuaded Wen Po to go out at a high price, but just a few steps out of the door, Wen Po saw the lightning and thunder, so that the rare thunder and lightning scared back, no matter how to persuade, how much money to give, just don't go, Uncle Chen has no choice but to go back. Later, it was Aunt Li who delivered the baby herself, so Brother Mu Qin was weak when he was a child, and his grandfather took care of it. Wu Xintong told eloquently. It's such a coincidence, he doesn't look like a weak person! A few people, you look at me, I look at you, it's incredible. Huang Shiguo looked at Chen Muqin, with a thoughtful look on his face.

"Let's go! Lo and behold, the cars have arrived. Chen Muqin put away the maza, picked up the fishing rod and walked in front after greeting. Lu Sihai still lifted the fish bucket with surprise on his face and followed, Huang Shiguo also followed, Lu Rongfei mentioned the rather fat rabbit, and also beckoned Wu Xintong to follow. "It's strange, why are you asking this?" Wu Xintong asked suspiciously. "Oh, nothing, nothing, just curious." Concubine Lu Rong disguised. As he spoke, he stepped up and followed.

"What a place. The green tile and white wall, planting willows around the house, quite ancient. Huang Shiguo said with emotion. Grandpa, I'm back. Brother Mu Qin and I caught a fish, and Xiao Hei also caught a rabbit, so we had a good harvest. Wu Xintong shouted before he entered the door. Haha, the good granddaughter is back. With a rather loud and energetic voice, an old man with white hair and white beard walked out, only to see the old man in white clothes, white pants and black shoes, although the weather was hot, but there was no sweat on his body, and he looked calm and relaxed. Yo, the good granddaughter also brought a guest. Why don't you invite your guests into the house? The old man beckoned. Concubine Lu Rong followed in, bowed and said, "Hello grandpa!" "Good!" The old man nodded and smiled. Huang Shiguo and Lu Sihai also stepped forward, Lu Sihai put the fish bucket by the well, breathed a sigh of relief, and clasped his fists with both hands, "Old man, I'm bothering." Huang Shiguo clenched his fists with both hands, arched his hand and said, "Disturb a lot, please forgive me!" The old man bowed his hand and replied, "It's a guest from afar, come into the house to chat, please!" led the way, and ordered Wu Xintong to serve tea, called Chen Muqin, and asked him to go home and invite his mother to take charge of the spoon and have a light meal together by the way.

In the hall, everyone sat down in the main and guest rooms, and after serving tea, the old man greeted, "The conditions are limited, coarse tea, please don't dislike it!" Huang Shiguo picked up the teacup and said, "When I first arrived in Guibao Land, I bothered a lot!" "Da Liu, go and bring the state guest Moutai in the car, and I'll have a few drinks with the old gentleman later." Lu Sihai instructed Liu Gangdao. Liu Gang took the order. Lu Sihai turned to the old man and said, "Wait a while, let's have a few drinks." "Definitely. Certain! The old man replied with a smile. I look at the old gentleman fluttering out of the dust, presumably the old gentleman's art industry is very amazing! Huang Shiguo took a sip of tea and said. I see that this little friend is all about his own art industry, why should he be involved with me, an old man in the countryside? The old man laughed. Ha ha! The old gentleman has good eyesight, my brother Huang is not an ordinary person. Lu Sihai gave a thumbs up and praised. A bowl of thousands of meals, traveling thousands of miles alone. Qing witnessed few people and asked for directions. Good words, good words! Huang Shiguo looked up and saw the words hanging on the wall and praised. Hehe, it was copied by Mu Qin, and the word can be said to be my word, or it can be said to be his. The old man replied with a smile. There is a successor to the old gentleman! Huang Shiguo sighed. Oh, what do you say Brother Huang? Lu Sihai asked suspiciously. As soon as I saw each other, I felt that the old gentleman's art industry was very amazing, and then through this character, I saw that the old gentleman had traveled the world in his early years and saw a generation of strange people who had seen a lot of knowledge, and then I saw Mu Qin's ability, so I sighed! Huang Shiguo explained. Hahahaha! Little friendly eyesight. The old man practiced martial arts, had traveled to more than ten provinces in the north and south, been to Emei, Wudang, Shaolin, met countless strange people, and learned a skill. After traveling here, seeing this place is very good, I built a house and lived, and later, Mu Qin's mother came to me with that kid to regulate his body, and I fell in love with him at a glance. The old man smiled proudly, this time it was really tickled, he hadn't laughed so happily for a long time, no wonder people often say that it is enough to have a confidant in life! Grandpa, what are you laughing at? "Dad, what are you talking about?" Wu Xintong and Concubine Lu Rong heard the loud movement in the hall and came in and asked. "It's nothing" "It's nothing" Seeing this, Wu Xintong refilled tea for a few people, and said, "Then you talk, Concubine Rong and I will go to help Aunt Li cook." Several people beckoned them to take care of themselves.

"Aunt Li, this is Concubine Lu Rong, my new friend with Brother Mu Qin!" Wu Xintong introduced to Chen's mother. "Hello Auntie!" Concubine Lu Rong said hello with a red face, this is his mother. "Good! Good! This girl is really handsome. Look at the white-skinned eggs, like freshly shelled eggs. Xintong, are you taking her out to play, what are you doing in the kitchen? Smoky. When Concubine Lu Rong heard the praise, she felt even more embarrassed, and her face turned even redder. Aunt Li, I'll help you light the fire. Wu Xintong sat in front of the stove and lit the fire. Let Mu Qin burn it, you go out, don't smoke it! He's a boy and he's not afraid of smoking! Chen's mother said. Poof" Concubine Lu Rong turned her head and saw Chen Muqin who was killing fish and said with a smile, isn't the boy afraid of smoking? "No, Aunt Li, Brother Mu Qin is busy! By the way, Concubine Rong, you go to help Brother Mu Qin scoop water, he is killing fish, and he can't be idle. Wu Xintong said while filling the stove with firewood, her face was reddened, and beads of sweat were already on her forehead. All right! I'll go to the vegetable garden and pick a few eggplants, and I'll make eggplants in oil later. As Chen Mu spoke, she walked out.

Concubine Lu Rong walked up to Chen Muqin and watched him kill the fish, only to see that he finished scraping the scales of the fish, cut open the belly of the fish, took out the internal organs, and then looked up at her, Concubine Lu Rong looked embarrassed, blushed, and asked, "What do you think I do?" Chen Muqin pursed his lips and said, "Water!" Concubine Lu Rong reacted, her face turned even redder, she hurriedly picked up the scoop, scooped the water and poured it into the basin, because the speed was too fast, splashed Chen Muqin's body, Chen Muqin frowned, and said, "You slow down, pour it on the fish, are you rushing to the fish, or are you rushing to me?" Concubine Lu Rong bit her lip and whispered, "I'm sorry!" "Scoop the water again and pour it slowly over the fish. Chen Muqin looked up at her strangely, as if she didn't expect that she would apologize. Concubine Lu Rong snorted and continued to slowly water the fish, she didn't want to call it clumsy. After a while, Chen Muqin killed the fish and skinned and washed the hares, which was considered to have completed the task. Chen's mother also prepared the ingredients, the rice has been ready, just put the dishes in the pot.

Soon, a plate of dishes was brought to the table, there were braised rabbit meat, steamed fish, braised fish, chicken, duck, braised eggplant, and a few vegetarian dishes. Liu Gang shook his head and said, "No, thank you!" "Come, little brother, pour it for yourself, let's have a drink!" Lu Sihai said with a big grin. "Dad, why are you drunk before you drink!" Concubine Lu Rong glared at Lu Sihai and said coquettishly. "Oh, oh, Mu Qin filled it for yourself, this is a good wine, thank you for your help last time!" Lu Sihai hurriedly changed his words. Seeing this, Concubine Lu Rong lowered her head and began to eat. The old man beckoned, "Mu Qin, you are a young man, it doesn't matter if you drink a little, the girl will eat first!" Don't worry about us, by the way, what about your mother, let her come to eat too, there are not so many rules in the village! "Hey, my mom said there's another dish, I'll come when it's okay." Chen Muqin responded. Huang Shiguo and Lu Sihai first raised their glasses to toast to the old man, the old man killed him, and then they asked Chen Muqin to drink, Chen Muqin didn't dare to hold it up, so he quickly stood up, even said that he didn't dare, and toasted a few glasses, Jun's face was slightly red, and when he saw that several people's wine glasses were empty, he hurriedly poured them. Chen's mother brought the last plate of fried kidney beans and served it to the table. Lu Sihaiyang Chen Muqin poured wine for Chen's mother, and he also wanted to toast a glass, Chen's mother hurriedly waved her hand, signaling that her wife couldn't drink. Lu Sihai didn't force it, and said that she raised a good son, but later she may have drunk high, and shouted that she wanted to marry her and have children, praising how good her daughter was, Chen's mother just laughed with her, Concubine Lu Rong's face turned red, and she hurriedly finished eating the rice in the bowl, and ran out with Wu Xintong.