After Shu Nuan reached out and took the fruit that Shu Hao specially brought to him, the two sat down in front of the pressurized water well in the yard.

Shu Hao watched Shu Nuan squatting and washing vegetables, and couldn't help but ask: "That, is there anything you need my help with?" ”

"Hmm......" Shu Nuan paused, then stretched out his hand to the large basin covered by a dustpan not far away. Then you can help me kill the fish. ”

"Okay, I'm the best at killing fish."

Shu Hao smiled and found a knife to deal with the lively silver carp.

The two of them chatted and were busy with the work at hand, and the efficiency was quite fast.

Just then, the two landlords returned together.

"I'm busy."

The landlord, Grandma Shi, greeted the two and helped his wife to walk into the house.

Shu Nuan smiled and nodded to the visitor, packed up his things in three or two, and greeted Shu Hao: "Brother Mouse, when the fish is killed, bring it to the kitchen, and you can also come over to help me light the fire." ”

She knew that Shu Hao didn't want to chat with the old man very much, one was that there was no common topic, and the other was that older people seemed to like to pull red lines for people.

And in the eyes of the elderly, the red thread, in the eyes of the young people, is a chaotic mandarin duck spectrum.

Many old people who pull the red line don't know much about the young people on both sides, so they determine the character of that person according to their own imagination.

After hearing her call herself, Shu Hao hurriedly responded: "Okay, I'll come right away." ”

And the landlord Grandma Shi, who was originally planning to chat with Shu Hao for a few words and take a red line by the way, had to regretfully give up her original plan.

As for why the landlord Grandma Shi didn't hit Shun Nuan's head with the idea, it was entirely because Shu Nuan had been very busy, and she was too busy to have any time to intersect with the old man.

In the case that both sides are not very familiar, there is naturally no red line.

"Zizi Zi ......"

The dishes in the pot made a slight noise in the high temperature, followed by a burst of pungent aroma of food.

"Nuan Nuan, your craftsmanship is the true inheritance of Master Wu. The last time I worshipped my ancestors, I wanted to say that you were good at your craft, but now it seems that you didn't show your skills at all. ”

Shu Hao sat on a small bench and added wood to the stove, the warm yellow firelight reflecting on his face.

As for Shu Hao's somewhat exaggerated way of complimenting, Shu Nuan secretly rolled his eyes and reminded a little speechlessly: "Brother Mouse, even if you don't praise me like this, I will invite you to dinner......"

"Uh...... I'm just feeling it, feeling it......" Shu Hao twitched his nose as he explained. "It smells so good. Okay, when can I eat? ”

"It's going to be good right away, only this sauerkraut fish is still in the pot."

Shu Nuan flipped the spatula and observed the fish.

The sauerkraut that cooks the fish today was pickled by herself some time ago, and the vegetables used are naturally those that are watered every day with spiritual spring water.

Because of the addition of sauerkraut, today's sauerkraut fish in the pot tastes particularly fragrant.

"No need to add more firewood, pack up and get ready for dinner."

After Shu Nuan reminded him, Shu Hao put down the tongs in his hand and trotted to clean up the dishes and chopsticks.

When the sun was setting in the west, the two sat opposite each other at the square wooden table.

Next.

The two left early for home.

At around 10 a.m., the two returned to Shujia Village.

At this time, many families in the village are busy harvesting their wheat and rapeseed.

Shu Nuan looked at the villagers around him who were busy going back and forth with smiles on their faces, got out of the car and picked up their belongings, and said goodbye to Shu Hao: "Brother Mouse, you don't have to send me, I'll just walk back by myself." ”

"It's not far, I'll send you."

Shu Hao said, and was about to reach out to pick up the items in her hand.

"There's really no need to bother, and if you don't go by the way, you have to take a detour back, how troublesome."

Under Shu Nuan's repeated refusals, Shu Hao had to nod and answer.

"Oh well. I'm leaving, and when it's time to go back to the mountain town, I'll let you know in advance, and we'll go back together when the time comes. ”

Shu Nuan smiled: "Okay, then let's say it, and I'll take your ride when the time comes." ”

The two said goodbye to each other and went home separately.

Shu Nuan followed the familiar path, and all the villagers he met on the way were in a hurry.

When someone greeted her, she responded with a smile, and when no one greeted her, she quickened her pace and walked home.

When she came to the courtyard gate of her house, she stretched out her hand to push the courtyard door open and shouted to the house, "Grandma, I'm back." ”

The courtyard was silent, and no one responded to her.

"Aren't you at home?"

Shu Nuan muttered and walked in with his belongings.

When she came to the door of her house, she saw a square wooden door locked with a large lock.

"Sure enough, it went out."

She sighed softly, put down what she was carrying, and pulled the key out of her coat pocket to open the door.

"Squeak......

With the soft sound of the old wooden door, the wooden door opened.

"Meow Meow Meow ......"

A slightly hurried voice came from the bedroom, followed by the furry figure of the big cat Ah Huang.

Shu Nuan looked down at Ah Huang, who was rubbing his calf with his head, put down the items in his hand again, bent down and reached out to rub Ah Huang's round head.

"Ah Huang, have you lost weight recently?"

She felt the soft touch under her palm and smiled.

"Meow ......"

Ah Huang screamed softly, as if in response to her question.

Shu Nuan pinched Ah Huang's pointed cat ears and said very happily: "Okay, come with me." ”

When she turned to enter the house, Ah Huang tilted her head in place, and then trotted after her.

As soon as Shu Nuan had half packed up his things, there was a sound of talking in the courtyard.

"They should be back."

Shu Nuan didn't tidy up his belongings anymore, and walked out of the room quickly.

Wu Huihong was holding a long knife in her hand and was talking to Shu Zheming beside her, when she suddenly saw Shu Nuan who appeared in sight, she was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly quickened her pace to meet her.

"Why don't you come back and say hello in advance, I'll pick you up."

"It's just a few steps, and you don't need to pick it up."

With a light smile in her eyes, Shu Nuan reached out and took the knife in her grandmother's hand.

This half-arm-long, slightly rusty long knife is used by the family to cut rapeseed and rapeseed poles every year, so after she saw this, she immediately guessed where the two of them had gone.

"Grandma, have you cut the rapeseed at home?"

In their case, when the ripe rapeseed has just turned yellow, it is cut directly along the roots with a knife, and it is directly laid out neatly in the field to expose to the sun, and then the excess long pole is cut off, leaving a section with rapeseed on it to dry in the field for a few days.

"Well, it's been put in the field to dry. The weather has been good for the past two days, and it is almost time to beat rapeseed. ”

Shu Nuan listened to her grandmother's answer, and was a little depressed that she came back too late and was not able to help.