At night, Lu Jinzhi made a basin of hot water and asked Tong Yan to burn her feet, Tong Yan put her feet into the hot water, and was so hot that she just wanted to complain, Lu Jinzhi grabbed her ankles and carefully poured hot water on the surface of her feet, so that she could gradually get used to it, and after getting used to it, he pressed Tong Yan's white and tender little feet into the hot water.

"I've been walking for the past few days, burning my feet, and I can sleep better at night, but now I can't take a medicinal bath, so I can make do with it. Lu Jinzhi bent his back and seriously helped Tong Yan wash his feet. Tong Yan felt Lu Jinzhi's guilt, reached out and touched his head, Lu Jinzhi raised his head and glared at her: "Can a man's head be touched?" Tong Yan pursed her lips and ignored him.

After Tong Yan finished washing her feet, Lu Jinzhi took off his shoes and washed his feet with Tong Yan's foot washing water. Tong Yan knew Lu Jinzhi's temperament, and asked in surprise: "Is there no hot water?" Lu Jinzhi teased her: "It doesn't matter, I don't dislike you." Tong Yan gave him a roll of his eyes, and Lu Jinzhi continued to explain: "The firewood used to boil water is picked up by Lao Qian when he is free from work, he is busy all day long, and it is not easy to pick up some firewood, so we have to save some use." Tong Yan listened, and sighed slightly in her heart, even in Lin'an Town, Lu Jinzhi had never been so aggrieved. Looking at Lu Jinyi's calm face, Tong Yan was still distressed.

Lu Jinzhi and Tong Yan were lying on the kang, Tong Yan couldn't sleep, Lu Jinzhi and Tong Yan discussed their future life, they had two days of vacation, arranged their lives, and then they were going to start working in the fields.

Lu Jinzhi was a little worried about Tong Yan: "Working in the field must be hard, how can you adapt?" Tong Yan shrank into Lu Jinzhi's arms, smelled the faint pine fragrance on his body, and muttered: "Learn slowly, people's adaptability is still very strong, and they can definitely learn." Lu Jinzhi hugged her, but didn't answer, just patted Tong Yan's back gently. Tong Yan fell asleep under Lu Jinzhi's comfort, Lu Jinzhi looked at the people around him and sighed lightly.

When Tong Yan got up, it was already dawn, and there was no one on the side, Tong Yan went out, but she didn't see Lu Jinzhi or Lao Qian. I wondered in my heart, just after washing, Lu Jinzhi came back. Tong Yan asked curiously, "Where have you been?" Lu Jinzhi only said and went around. The two had breakfast together, and Lao Qian also came back, seeing that Tong Yan was still eating breakfast leisurely, he reminded her: "At seven o'clock in the morning, the loudspeaker will be called, and everyone will go to work." If you are late, you will be deducted centimeters, you should remember it. ”

Tong Yan swallowed the bun in her mouth and asked, "Have you eaten?" "I've eaten it early, and this morning is the breakfast made by Lu Jinzhi." ”

Tong Yan looked at Lao Qian's trouser legs rolled up high, estimated that he had finished his work, and asked Lu Jinzhi: "Let's go and see how Lao Qian raises pigs!" Lu Jinzhi saw that Tong Yan was not frightened by the current life, but was quite interested in rural life, and his heart was a little more steady, so he naturally agreed with her proposal.

After eating, Tong Yan and Lu Jinzhi walked on a narrow dirt road, and the two came to the pigsty. The mud-made earthen wall is divided into two pens, one of which has two pigs, and Lao Qian secretly told them: "Originally, only three pigs could be raised, two of which had to be handed over at the end of the year, and one was kept in the village for killing pigs." However, the captain secretly asked him to raise an extra head. Two years ago, because the pig was sick and died, the village did not complete the indicators, and the captain was criticized and wrote an inspection. Later, I secretly raised an extra one, and in case there was a dead one, I could make up for it. If the target can be met, the village will be able to get a little more meat. ”

Lu Jinzhi and Lao Qian inquired: "Didn't someone come to check? Won't it be found out?" Lao Qian turned his mouth in one direction and replied: "This is the end of the village, and you have to walk a little way from the entrance of the village." When we came up to check, the villagers would report it, and we would drive the pigs into the mountains. This place used to be called Zhoujiazhuang, most of the families were surnamed Zhou, they were related to each other, and they were united in their hearts, and they were easy to do!"

Tong Yan finally understood why Lu arranged for Lu Jinzhi to come to this place in the past, although the environment was difficult, it was relatively safe.

Next to the pigsty is a big grass shed, the grass shed is piled with hay, and there is a simple wooden house on the side of the grass shed, Tong Yan looked at the wooden house curiously. Lao Qian explained: "This is a temporary place to live, if the sow gives birth or is sick, it is necessary to be on duty at night, and people live there to facilitate care." ”

Tong Yan teased: "This is more thoughtful than serving people." "That's, it's all public stuff, how can you not care. ”

Tong Yan asked Lao Qian again: "Who did you learn from this pig raising skill, I haven't heard of it before." Lao Qian showed a wry smile: "How can I raise pigs, there is a swineherd in the village, he is old, after I get here, let me give him a start and learn a little." In the future, the old man will not be able to do it, so let me do this work. ”

"In fact, the work of raising pigs is still good, and it is better than working in the field. Lao Qian's body, if you work in the field, you will definitely not be able to hold it, and raising pigs here is a little dirty, but it is quiet. Lu Jinzhi's analysis made the two nod their heads.

After that, Tong Yan walked around the neighborhood and learned a little about the basic situation. The water here is supplied by the big river, and there is a well nearby, and the drinking water is from the well. To make a fire and cook, you need to go to the mountains to collect firewood. As for electricity, only the village office has it. If you want to go out, you need to take an ox cart, and the ox cart is also in the village, and if you want to take the car, you have to say it in advance and pay some money. If you can't help it, you can only walk by yourself, and it is impossible to walk from here to the town in less than an hour. During the busy farming season, cattle can only be used to plough the land, so during this time, there are basically few people running outside.

Tong Yan's arrival also attracted the attention of the villagers, after all, Shiwan Village is a small village, and everyone soon knew what was going on. When Tong Yan was strolling, some villagers came forward to greet Tong Yan, and Tong Yan generously greeted everyone.

When she got home, Tong Yan drank a large glass of water, Lu Jinzhi looked at Tong Yan's appearance, and asked with a smile: "What did you do?" Tong Yan replied mischievously: "Recognize people." I just walked all the way, and I saw that the people in this village were not bad, and they were all polite. Lu Jinzhi asked her rhetorically: "Do you know why?" Tong Yan was asked with a blank face. "Look at the clothes you're wearing, they're clean, they don't even have a patch. The villagers' clothes were mostly patched. What does it mean?" Tong Yan understood as soon as she thought about it. From the clothing, you can see that your conditions are not bad, the so-called respect for Luo Yi first and then respect people, for people like them, the villagers naturally have a kind attitude, Tong Yan and Lu Jinzhi nodded clearly.

After eating in the evening, Lu Jinzhi asked Tong Yan to take out a bottle of wine and fifteen catties of food stamps, and went out. Tong Yan waited at home for more than half an hour before Lu Jinzhi came back. Tong Yan asked what he was doing, but Lu Jinzhi just touched her head and didn't answer. Tong Yan knew that she couldn't ask anything when she looked at him, so she didn't ask.

The next day, Tong Yan saw that some people had vegetable fields at home, and it was not bad to grow some vegetables to eat! Tong Yan looked at the small courtyard where she lived and discussed this matter with Lu Jinzhi and Lao Qian, but no one agreed. The reason given by the two is particularly consistent: Tong Yan can't do this job. When it comes to farming, Lu Jinzhi and Lao Qian both remembered the scene when the school went to the countryside to do farm work. Such a person still wants to grow vegetables, which is a waste of effort.

was despised by everyone, and Tong Yan was discouraged. Lao Qian proposed that Lu Jinzhi take Tong Yan up the mountain to get to know wild vegetables, and in the future, Tong Yan could pick some wild vegetables and increase the variety of vegetables on the table. Tong Yan suddenly became interested, and looked at Lu Jinzhi with bright eyes, Lu Jinzhi had to carry the basket on his back and take Tong Yan up the mountain.

The hillsides are covered with green grass, wildflowers, and a gentle breeze. Tong Yan walked all the way, looked all the way, and her mood was a lot smoother, and occasionally when she saw a rabbit, she could pull Lu Jinzhi and shout excitedly. Lu Jinzhi rarely saw Tong Yan's innocent and naughty appearance, but told her to watch the road carefully.

The two of them chopped some firewood on the mountain, picked some wild vegetables, and walked down the mountain with a smile and laughter, at this moment, a boy came to meet him, carrying a basket on his back, saw Tong Yan, and walked to Tong Yan at a faster pace. Tong Yan was stunned, the boy blushed, and accosted Tong Yan: "Do you still know me? We've seen it before. ”

Tong Yan remembered: "Of course I know, we met in Lin'an Town, and when I came here, I was wondering if I could meet you." Are they okay with your mother?" Knowing that Tong Yan still remembered them, Xiao Haizi was very happy, the smile on his face deepened, and he stopped chopping firewood, and pulled Tong Yan to his house as a guest.

Tong Yan was so enthusiastic that she had to follow him. Aunt Zhou's house was not far from Tong Yan's temporary residence, and before she entered the door, Xiao Haizi shouted: "Milk, look who I brought back." The woman who was fetching water in the yard turned around and saw Tong Yan with a blank face, obviously not recognizing Tong Yan. Xiao Haizi reminded on the side: "It's the aunt who gave me a bag of twist flowers last time." That woman was Sister Liu, after thinking about it for a while, she remembered, beckoned Tong Yan to sit in the house, and when she saw Lu Jinzhi behind Tong Yan, she was a little embarrassed and said, "You are a newcomer, you are the decentralized cadre." Tong Yan took Sister Liu's hand and explained, "Yes, we just got married, so we came here together." ”

At this time, Aunt Zhou also came out, saw Tong Yan, thought about it for a while, and remembered: "Miss Tong, it's you, why did you come to us?"

A few people happily led Tong Yan and Lu Jinzhili into the house, and there was a square table and a few chairs in the hall. After everyone sat down, Xiao Haizi went to pour water.

Xiao Haizi is no longer the particularly shy child, after growing up, he has a much more cheerful personality and is a sensible little boy. Tong Yan and Aunt Zhou told their experiences after separating from them, Aunt Zhou looked at Lu Jinzhi, looked at Tong Yan, and whispered in Tong Yan's ear: "Good vision, a handsome guy." ”

Tong Yan was amused and blushed a little embarrassed. Aunt Zhou learned that Lu Jinzhi and Tong Yan were going to do farm work in the village, so she restrained her smile and looked at Tong Yan with a worried face: "Auntie, don't be angry, you city people can't do farm work, here, if you don't earn enough centimeters, you will be hungry." Lu Jinzhi interjected: "What kind of work is there in the village now?"

Sister Liu took a sip of water and explained to Lu Jinzhi: "Our village, relying on the mountains, the land is not very good, and we can't grow fine things, basically beans, corn, sweet potatoes and other miscellaneous grains. It's a busy year, but it's just barely making ends meet. Lu Jinzhi inquired about the situation carefully, and understood the meaning, the two of them don't expect these centimeters to live, as long as they don't gossip.