Chapter 81: Are You Chopping Wood or Splitting Legs?
Everyone ate a delicious lunch, and even the usually restrained Chen, seeing that the girl was in pain, they unconsciously followed everyone to eat hard.
Seeing Xu Zhong unwillingly pulling the gravy at the bottom of the plate, Chen couldn't bear to look at it directly.
Worried that his son-in-law would see his father-in-law starving for three days and three nights, Chen deliberately said a few words.
Her bottomless eyes swept over the two people sitting side by side, and saw that no matter when, a pair of dark eyes were staring at Xu Wan's side face without moving, and she moved her body to cover half of Xu Zhong's body.
The elbow quietly bumped into the delicious Xu Zhong, and cast a stingy look, and the warning almost came out of his socket.
Without waiting for Xu Zhong to rein in, she looked at Xu Wan and the others with a smile and said, "Do you want to stay at home for the night today, and then go back tomorrow?" ”
Hearing this, Xu Wan raised her eyes and touched her cold expectant gaze, and couldn't help but soften.
The fingertips resting under the table quietly pinched the hard thighs, and when she squinted at Chu Yuan's unchanged appearance, she was secretly surprised.
At this time, hearing Chen's inquiry, even Xu Zhong raised his head to look at her, and suddenly accepted two eager gazes, Xu Wan was especially uncomfortable.
She raised her white hand, scratched her neatly combed hair at the back of her head, and nodded hesitantly.
"Daddy, I was about to tell you, let's stay tonight and leave tomorrow."
It took nearly three hours to go back and forth, and it was rare to have the opportunity to go back to my parents' home, but I couldn't cherish the leg strength of these three hours.
Anyway, as far as Xu Wan is concerned, if she is allowed to stare at the cold wind and walk back for another hour and a half, she will probably collapse.
Seeing this, Chu Yuan responded with great insight: "Yes, father-in-law and mother-in-law, I'm going to disturb you tonight." ”
He said it so solemnly that Xu Zhong paused when he spoke, and he thought about it for a while before he spoke.
"Okay, what kind words! Even if my daughter gets married, she won't be my daughter! The house has always been hers, and you can stay for as many days as you want. ”
Unexpectedly, Chu Yuan was kind to talk, and his hearty laughter echoed in the room.
Xu Wan looked up at the tall Xu Zhong with a smile on his face, and said from the bottom of his heart: "Daddy is so good!" ”
In the past, I had the opportunity to experience such warmth, and I entrusted the blessing of crossing over, so that she felt the love of her "parents" in another world.
Chu Yuan secretly glanced at her, and felt that her appearance was particularly dazzling when she laughed, and he couldn't wait to pounce on her immediately and hide her in his pocket from others.
He suppressed his chaotic thoughts, and pretended to echo: "Ah Wan, she has been talking about her father-in-law and mother-in-law in her son-in-law's ear, and she already wants to come back to see you..."
The atmosphere in the room was so harmonious that it couldn't help but relax, and all four of them had peaceful smiles on their faces.
Chen smiled and said, "It's good to stay." However, you can't live too long, and only your mother and uncle are left at home, which is not very thorough. ”
"Next time, you bring them all back, and when the time comes, you can stay for as many days as you want."
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Jiuqu Village.
Chu family.
Because of the two people in the family, Bai's Chinese rice made a simple soup and noodles, no more, no less, just enough to hold two bowls.
When Xiao Douzi saw the noodles in the bowl, his eyes lit up, and he sucked the noodles with his head down.
Compared to him who ate quickly and quickly, Bai Shi looked at him and ate very slowly with a smile on his face.
He sucked so fast that the soup splashed on his face and chest, leaving mottled marks.
But a quarter of an hour younger, most of the bowl in front of Xiaodouzi had been wiped out.
He chewed the noodles, raised his head and asked, "Auntie, when will the eldest brother and sister-in-law come back?" ”
The two of them had only walked for a few hours, and Xiaodouzi always felt that she was starting to miss them.
Usually every time he goes out to play, he doesn't see them for an hour or two, but he doesn't have such a strong feeling. Thinking like this, the noodle soup suddenly became tasteless.
Bai's smile was stunned for a moment, and he suddenly let out an oh of enlightenment, seeing through the child's thoughts.
"Douzi, is this missing the eldest brother or the sister-in-law? Or do you want both? ”
There was a look of insight in her clear eyes, and she said indifferently: "They... You won't see it today. ”
Xiaodouzi frowned puzzled, bit her chopsticks and asked, "Are they going to live over there?" ”
Bai nodded in response.
Xiaodouzi sighed sadly, and said in disappointment: "It's too boring today..."
It was as if he was so amused when he was there.
Bai looked at him funny, "When you grow up and marry a daughter-in-law, they will live separately from your eldest brother, will Xiaodouzi sigh every day at that time?" ”
She had deep pity for this innocent and weak child in her heart. After being born in the world, he has never met his biological parents, and he has never had the opportunity to meet them in the future. He didn't even know anything about these things, and considered their mother and son to be the closest people...
At least, as long as she lives on earth, she will not abandon him.
Bai said meaningfully: "You will grow up one day, A-Niang will leave you, and the eldest brother will have a place to go." Xiaodouzi will have people to protect for the rest of his life. ”
"Why don't we learn to get used to it sooner?"
"Get used to the taste, and when that day comes, the beans won't feel so unacceptable..."
Xiao Douzi could hear it, and his little head imagined the picture that Bai Shi said.
When he grows up to be as tall as his eldest brother, he should be so powerful that he won't be afraid of anything.
Xiaodouzi exhaled and said slowly: "Auntie, then you can teach me well." ”
Bai Shi stared at his serious face, and suddenly felt a sadness in his heart.
He is still young, and he doesn't know what he will experience when he grows up, but he can be so brave and dare to accept it... Sure enough, the child's heart is not lost to the adult's perseverance at all.
Bai touched his head lovingly, and replied softly: "Okay, A-Niang will teach you..."
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After noon, eating and drinking enough can easily make people sleepy, such as Xu Wan.
Her lower abdomen bulged, and her whole body began to get tired, and she yawned several times in front of people.
Xu Zhong couldn't see that his daughter was sleepy, and said distressedly: "Girl, go back to the house to rest if you are sleepy." ”
He was not partial, and after finishing speaking, he looked at Chen, lowered his voice and said, "Alain, you can also go take a nap." Teach me these dishes and chopsticks. ”
In order to take this opportunity to establish a tall image in front of his daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law, Xu Zhong patted his chest heavily and took over all the dirty work.
After the performance, he also glanced at Chu Yuan secretly and saw that he was as stable as a mountain.
said triumphantly: Ginger is still old and spicy, how can Tongzi chicken be compared with old bacon. Look, let their mother and daughter secretly compare, how reliable they are.
Chen was very satisfied with Xu Zhong's acquaintance, and she was also a little tired after a busy morning.
"Okay, I'll leave it to you."
After the words fell, Chu Yuan raised his head suddenly and said, "Then I'll help my father-in-law chop wood." ”
The words were divided into two ways, and the Chen mother and daughter did not hesitate to go to the east and west rooms and go back to lie down and rest.
Xu Zhong squatted next to the well, his burly body was like a hill, and he could squash a cabbage with one butt.
Nuoda's palms scrubbed and scrubbed, and buckets of water quickly flowed down the soles of his cloth shoes into the soil.
Chu Yuan was at the other end of the courtyard, sitting on a stool, holding a wood-splitting knife in his long arms, facing a pile of dry firewood.
He took a piece of dry firewood in his left hand and erected it in front of him, and raised his right hand to chop the wood-splitting knife with a loud bang.
If you look at it from a distance, there is nothing wrong with it, but you will praise that even chopping wood is so handsome.
However, Xu Zhong was less than a few meters away from him, and he was not so dizzy that he could see clearly.
His hand slipped and he almost broke a bowl, but luckily caught it in time.
Looking at Chu Yuan's dry firewood that fell to the ground, Xu Zhong shook his head and showed a disappointed look.
"Boy, are you chopping wood or legs?"
Chu Yuan pursed his thin lips and stared at the dry wood that fell to the ground without saying a word.
Xu Zhong looked helpless and kindly informed him of the key points.
"Let go too quickly, dry wood will fall faster than your knife falls. In addition, you have to look at the position, the knife in your hand, and be steady and ruthless, do you understand? ”
Manhan taught his new son-in-law in a rough voice, although he was a little sloppy, Chu Yuan still felt his kindness.
Chu Yuan exhaled softly and regained his calm complexion.
"Thank you father-in-law for your kindness."
He deserves to be a smart man, Xu Zhong just gave him a few words, and when he dropped the knife again, he was already able to evenly divide the dry firewood into two.
Even Xu Zhong, who looked at the clone here, praised him, this kid is really a flexible brain, and he can get started with a few words.
Thinking back to his age, it seems that because he couldn't do something good, his father chased after him with a stick......
Xu Zhong felt ashamed, and hurriedly turned around and continued to wash and scrub.
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