June 19th, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, Dragon Boat Festival.

For Yan Xin, it was another day of sleeping until he woke up naturally.

However, his schedule was normal, and he woke up early, not before seven o'clock.

I lay in bed for a few minutes, looked at my phone, and then got up.

Yan's father is not at home, he got so much wormwood and calamus yesterday, and he wants to pull it to the town to sell it today, and he has no business when he goes late, so he set off before dawn, and breakfast will be eaten in the town.

- Generally speaking, it is to eat two steamed buns and drink a bowl of porridge, and finish the job for one or two yuan.

Yan Xin needs to make breakfast for himself.

Seeing that it was still early, he did not rush to make breakfast, but went out for a run, and ran on the field path for more than half an hour before coming back.

When I went home, I saw Bai Xiaoling pushing a bicycle and waiting at the door of his house.

When he saw him coming from afar, he waved his hand and greeted: "Brother Xin, you're back!" ”

Yan Xin was a little puzzled, and asked with a smile, "What are you waiting for here?" ”

"Are you going to buy tofu today?" Bai Xiaoling asked.

Then he added: "Today's holiday, the tofu is very good, there are only a few pieces left, I will keep it for you." ”

Yan Xin scratched his head, a little embarrassed, he really didn't plan to eat tofu today.

Tofu is not particularly delicious, I ate so much yesterday, there is no need to eat it again today.

It's not that I'm reluctant to spend money, the tofu for five cents a piece lasts a few dollars, and there is no loss in buying it and throwing it away.

It's just that if you don't eat it and buy it and throw it away, it's too bad for food, and as a farmer's son, he can't accept such a thing.

smiled and said, "You can leave this opportunity to others, our family ate tofu yesterday, and it's nothing if we don't eat it today." ”

Bai Xiaoling sighed and said, "That's okay, I'll sell it to others later." ”

Today is the holiday, and there are more people buying tofu than usual - it is a dish after all, and there is no shame in making up a plate during the festival, and it is more decent than putting some pickled products on the table.

Before they came to the twelfth group, they were only sold for a few pieces.

Yan Xin doesn't want it, and she doesn't worry about not being able to sell it.

It doesn't matter if you can't sell it, there are only a few pieces of tofu left, and you can eat it yourself.

She had been waiting here for more than ten minutes, but it wasn't to sell Yan Xin those few pieces of tofu, it was just an excuse.

After talking about the tofu, he lowered his voice a little and said, "Yesterday I asked my mother if there was a matchmaker who wanted to introduce her to your father-"

Yan Xin hurriedly asked, "What did your mother say?" ”

"My mother said that there was indeed a matchmaker who told her about this, and she originally agreed, thinking it would be ...... good" said, Bai Xiaoling had some resentment in her eyes, "But she said again, and then the matchmaker told her that your father didn't like her, and then she didn't have that mind......

Yan Xin was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself: "Is my dad so ruthless?" How can you say it so directly? ”

No matter how you think about it, it's not his dad's style of speaking.

So he shook his head and firmly denied: "That's impossible!" It must be the matchmaker's nonsense! How could my dad say something like that? ”

Bai Xiaoling said: "I also think that your father shouldn't be so direct, maybe it just means this......"

Yan Xin thought to himself: "The meaning is indeed like that. ”

But he still didn't admit it, and said: "My dad mentioned this to me, which means that I have to think about it, and I didn't mean to say that I don't like it." ”

"So what are you thinking about? My mother is so diligent and thrifty, and your father is also honest and responsible, both of them are middle-aged widows, isn't it a match made in heaven together? Bai Xiaoling was a little anxious.

"Marriage is not a child's play, so it must be considered." Yan Xin said.

Bai Xiaoling said: "But, but they are all already that age, and if you think about it, everyone is old......

What she said was also true.

In terms of age, they are all in their forties, and they can only be said to be middle-aged.

However, if you waste a few more years, you will be really old.

Yan Xin felt sour when he heard this, and felt that it made too much sense.

It's not that finding a partner doesn't need to be considered, but it really shouldn't be thought about for too long, especially for older people, who don't have that much time to waste.

said: "You have a point, I have to persuade my dad." ”

After the words came out, he asked Bai Xiaoling again: "Then what does your mother mean?" She won't listen to the matchmaker's nonsense and have an opinion on my dad, right? ”

"Forehead......" Bai Xiaoling hesitated for a moment and said, "It may be a little misunderstanding, but the opinion is not big, she thinks that your father is still very good, honest and trustworthy." ”

From her reaction, it can be seen that her mother has some opinions about the rejection, but not much.

Yan Xin was relieved.

What he didn't know was how much ideological work Bai Xiaoling had done for her mother yesterday, and even talked to her mother about her future:

"You also know, I definitely can't get into college, I can only work, and I don't have any ability, it's difficult to find a good job, rely on myself, I don't know how difficult it will be in the future. If you marry Yan Xin's father, won't Yan Xin become my brother? He's so capable, won't he help me a little in the future? ”

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When she said this, her mother thought it was the truth.

Even if she was a little aggrieved when she was rejected at the beginning, for the sake of her daughter's happiness in the future, she just forbears.

What's more, Dad Yan is not an unbearable person.

An honest and responsible person will not bring surprises to himself in life, but in general, it will not bring disasters.

Bai Xiaoling said again:

"If you don't find a partner, it will be a big problem for me to marry in the future, so when others look at the situation of our family, I will have to provide for you after marrying, how much burden will it be? Who would dare to marry me? If you become with Yan Xin and his father, the Yan family's family conditions are so good, they will naturally provide for you in old age, and people will not have such worries about me. ”

Her mother was angry: "It turns out that you mean to sell me as a mother for your happiness, and you have to sell it for a good price." ”

Bai Xiaoling hurriedly laughed: "It's nothing, Mom, don't worry, I don't want any bride price, I'll give it all to you!" ”

Her mother looked at her in shock: "What do you think?" I'm a widow in my 40s who remarries, and I still want a bride price? ”

Bai Xiaoling said: "We won't ask for it, but I think if people respect you, they have to be funny." ”

Her mother snorted: "Even if people give it, we can't accept it, and if we accept it, we don't respect ourselves." ”

"Okay, okay, if you don't take it, you won't accept it." Bai Xiaoling said.

He said: "I didn't mean that it was for my good, but if you marry Yan Xin's father, I can also get some benefits, but isn't it you who will benefit the most?" If you look at other people's houses, look at our houses, how big is the gap? Other people's sons are so promising, with a salary of tens of thousands of dollars a month, or a filial child, as long as you marry and treat his father well, then he can ignore you in the future? You also know me, it's enough to support yourself, can you really point to me to provide for your old age? Being a stepmother to someone as promising as Yan Xin is much more blessed than being my own mother. ”

Under her various persuasions, her mother finally agreed and gave her these words:

"Anyway, I have no opinion, people are willing to live with me, then I will agree. If not, I won't rush to beg for it. These years have been so difficult, I have survived it alone, and I will not be afraid in the future. ”

With such words, Bai Xiaoling had the confidence to tell Yan Xin about this matter.

She is very interested in this matter, and feels that this is a big project of asset restructuring, which can optimize resources and achieve a win-win situation.

Pushing the bicycle station there and talking to Yan Xin for more than ten minutes, and then both of them realized that the only obstacle to completing the project now is Yan's father.

As long as Yan's father is dealt with, this thing will be done.

But whether he can get Dad Yan or not, Yan Xin himself has no confidence.

He said to Bai Xiaoling: "My dad is too introverted, honest, and doesn't tell anyone what he thinks." He still has a very high opinion of your mother, I think there is such a possibility, we can't be in a hurry, we have to take it slowly. ”

Bai Xiaoling was a little anxious: "I think it's better to do it earlier, so that each other won't be delayed." ”

In order to make Yan Xin have a sense of crisis, he said: "My mother has always wanted to find someone to marry, and it used to be because she still had to provide me with education, and others didn't dare to talk to her. Now that I've graduated from high school, I can't get into college, so I don't have a burden, so it's much easier for her to remarry, and the day before yesterday I saw a matchmaker come to the door, although I don't know what I'm talking about, but I guess that's it. ”

Yan Xin fell silent.

Bai Xiaoling hurriedly expressed her loyalty: "Of course, brother, I still hope that we can become a family." But your dad started early, otherwise I would have to be someone else's sister. ”

Yan Xin glanced at her and thought: "It doesn't matter if my sister is not a sister, and it doesn't matter if this sister doesn't want it...... But the one who became a mother is indeed a good woman who is diligent and thrifty, and my father can marry such a woman, and his future life should be very good. ”

said: "Well, I'll talk to my dad again and let him make a decision sooner." As long as he doesn't object, I'll go to visit Mrs. Wang in the afternoon and ask her to say goodbye. ”

Bai Xiaoling was overjoyed: "That's how it should be done!" ”

After saying goodbye, Bai Xiaoling didn't stay any longer, and ran back on her bicycle.

She didn't bother to sell a few pieces of tofu.

If someone wants it on the way back, sell it, and if no one wants it, eat it yourself.

Compared to this family reorganization project, a few pieces of tofu are really not worth mentioning.

It was eight o'clock, and Yan Xin was a little hungry, so he went to get breakfast.

A person's breakfast is too easy to solve, and there are still dishes in the refrigerator that were not eaten yesterday, and there is a bowl with a few ribs in it, and he uses those ribs to make a pork rib noodles, from the bottom to the end of eating, it is less than 20 minutes in total.

After eating, I went to the field to make a circle, which can be regarded as a dissipation, and I also took some photos by the way.

When the time comes, you can show Arily to it, and by the way, prove that she is indeed going home for the Dragon Boat Festival.

- Arily doesn't necessarily doubt him, but he feels the need to prove it.

Originally, he wanted to take away his father's lobster cage by the way, to see if he could make another plate of crayfish at noon, but he didn't know which of the dense cages in the ditch belonged to his family.

Accepting someone else's cage will cause disputes.

So I had to give up on this idea.

I turned around and went back to the house, and I didn't go upstairs, so I rested in the living room.

Lie down on the couch in the living room and start playing with your phone.

Go online, chat or something.

Feng Xi sent him several messages, from going out to getting in the car.

Now she has taken the bus back to the village, the earliest bus from the county, and now she has arrived in the town.

She has the money to rent it out and come back directly, which will be much more convenient, and she can catch up with her family's breakfast.

But she didn't want to do that, she didn't want her family to know that she had money to take a taxi, so she could only take the shuttle bus back - take the shuttle bus from the county, when she would get home, the family knew clearly, and she couldn't hide it.

Yan Xin saw that she had arrived in town, and then looked at her news list, and Ellili was on the list.

Alili also sent him two messages, the first message is Happy Dragon Boat Festival (at this time, there has not been an online article that the Dragon Boat Festival can not be said to be happy but can only be said to be healthy, everyone can legally say Happy Dragon Boat Festival without worrying about others going to the police), and the second message is that she has driven to Xiaorong Town.

replied to Alili: "Happy holidays, be careful on the road." ”

Looking at these two messages from Alili, I felt a sense of insecurity in my heart, and replied with a "Happy holidays, be careful on the road", and then deleted the chat page of the two people.

After deleting it, this is peace of mind.

Then he sent a message to Feng Xi.

Feng Xi didn't drive, but came back in a minibus, so he was able to chat with him all the time.

The two of them chatted for more than ten minutes, and Feng Xi sent a message: "I'll get out of the car, let's talk when I'm free." ”

And so ended the chat.

Yan Xin was even a little worried that she would not go back to her own house first, but come to his house.

I also stood outside and waited for a while.

didn't wait for Feng Xi to come, but saw his father come back with a small cart.

Hurriedly walked over and helped his father push the small cart uphill, while asking, "How much did you sell it today?" ”

"Yellow eels and loaches were sold for seventy or eighty yuan, wormwood and calamus were sold for more than one hundred yuan, and today they were sold for a total of more than two hundred yuan." Yan's father said.

When I say this, there is some excitement, but also some pride.

With an income of more than 200 yuan a day, it is indeed worth his excitement.

Of course, yellow eels and loaches are accumulated over a long period of time, not the income of this day.

Wormwood and calamus are about the same amount of income for a day.

It's a pity that it's just one day a year.

Back at home, he put down the cart and carried a bucket to collect the crayfish in the cage.

There is also a snakeskin bag in the barrel, and the snakeskin bag contains more than a dozen food bags, which are oil cakes after rapeseed oil extraction, which is the bait for laying crayfish.

Yan Xin looked at the time, it was already half past nine, and he thought that there were quite a lot of dishes to be made for today's holiday, so he didn't play with his mobile phone anymore, and began to prepare the dishes for lunch.

There are also a few yellow eels in the big water tank in the patio, the smallest ones are three or four taels, and the big ones are almost a catty.

Yan Xin fished out all the yellow eels, and then killed the yellow eels and removed all the bones.

This is to make braised yellow eel.

They don't eat yellow eels without deboning, they are not so pretentious, and they are too lazy to bother.

After a few years, more and more people went out to work, and the income level became higher and higher, and this way of eating slowly became popular.

Yan Xin did this, or the skills he learned when he gave Elili a hand.

It's not as fast as the professionals, but it's okay.

The pork I bought yesterday was also cut on a plate, and then a dozen green peppers were peeled.

This is the soul dish of the Great Fran people, stir-fried meat with green peppers.

I bought more than a pound of chicken wings at the supermarket, and at this time I also took them out to melt the ice and prepared to make a Coke chicken wings.

There was no Coke at home, and when his father came back, he went to the lame man's shop to buy it.

I had to have a portion of steamed pork ribs, and I also bought a pack of tempeh, which was just right for use.

I also bought beef, which is also fried green peppers.

The green peppers are grown at home, and they are a little spicy, but not very spicy.

After preparing these about the same, Dad Yan also took the crayfish back, and if there were two or three catties of crayfish, then make another plate of crayfish.

In addition, I also went to the vegetable garden to pick a few cucumbers and make a plate of cucumbers, which can be regarded as an extra plate of vegetarian dishes, which can relieve the tiredness.

That's seven dishes.

Yan Xin thought for a while, and felt that the seven dishes were not very good, and then cut some leeks, and then put together a plate of vegetables - scrambled eggs with leeks.

That's eight dishes.

The father and son ate eight dishes, which was very hearty.

Yan's father couldn't help but say, "You are making it like the New Year." ”

Yan Xin said with a smile: "It's rare to spend the festival together, and it's not illegal to have a good time." ”

Prepare these ingredients and cook them over the heat.

By the time the meals were ready, it was already past 12 o'clock.

It's still the previous rules, Yan Xin is in charge, and Yan's father burns the fire.

The ingredients are ready, and it's easy to cook.

At this time, Yan Xin talked to his father about finding a companion for his father, and this time there was no detour, and he directly mentioned Bai Xiaoling and her mother:

"Dad, Bai Xiaoling came to sell tofu this morning, she told me, her mother said that you told the matchmaker last year that you couldn't look down on her, is there such a thing?"

Dad Yan hurriedly shook his head: "I didn't say that!" ”

"And what do you say?" Yan Xin asked.

"I told the matchmaker that I didn't have that idea and didn't want to find a partner." Yan Dad said.

The meaning is still the same meaning, but it is a little more tactful.

Yan Xin felt that if there was no direct explanation, it would not be too serious.

said: "I don't know how the matchmaker passed on the words, but listening to Bai Xiaoling's meaning, her mother was very aggrieved when she heard such words." ”

"Huh?" Yan's father was a little uneasy, "What should I do then?" Why don't I find a time to explain it to her? ”

Yan Xin smiled: "I have already explained it for you, saying that you didn't say anything like that, and that you have a very high opinion of her." ”

"Oh." Father Yan was relieved.

There is some relief - the son is grown up and can handle things.

Otherwise, this is offending people for no reason.

Just thinking about it, I heard Yan Xin say: "I heard Bai Xiaoling say, in fact, her mother was quite satisfied with you at that time, and she thought it was good to form a family with you." ”

Dad Yan was silent, and he didn't know how to answer this.

Yan Xin asked again: "Dad, don't you have any ideas?" ”