Chapter 34: Reflections on "Marriage".
Lin Haimei watched Mu Zhi's back disappear at the end of the street, and in her heart, she also felt lost. She was busy cleaning up, and slowly digested her reluctance to Mu Zhi.
She looked at the neat countertop, and the plum blossoms on the refrigerator next to the countertop, and fell into deep thought.
There are a few plums in the corner, and Ling Han opens it alone.
I know that it is not snow, but there is a dark fragrance.
Wang Anshi's loneliness and hardship, placed today, are also suitable for my current situation.
Every seeker is alone. Because only when you are alone will your heart be still. In order to concentrate all your attention on the knowledge points.
It is not for nothing that the flowers are charming. Therefore, accepting loneliness and being able to work hard in loneliness is also another way to forge ahead.
Plum blossoms, Ling Han bloomed alone. It's the same with people, when you get fruit, the dark fragrance will come.
The dark fragrance has long been on your enterprising road, just waiting for the right time to bloom fragrantly.
Love is the same, good love has chips, that is, its own value, and the personality charm behind the value.
Lin Haimei's understanding of love has gone one step deeper. Next year, she doesn't plan to work part-time and concentrate on her studies. Strive to complete your studies with excellent grades, and at that time, if love is still there, you will have the confidence to say to him, I am also very good.
"Uncle Chen, I won't work part-time next year, I want to concentrate on studying", Lin Haimei said to Uncle Chen cautiously.
"Wow! With this idea, I support "! Uncle Chen was bending down to sweep the floor, and after listening to Lin Haimei's words, he stood up straight and walked to the table.
Uncle Chen opened the drawer, took out a cowhide envelope, and then put sixty yuan into it, he turned around and walked to Lin Haimei, who was picking up plum blossoms, and said, "Haimei, I gave you an extra sixty yuan, buy more study materials, buy more nutritional products to replenish your brain." You all study hard, Uncle Chen is very optimistic about you!"
Facing Uncle Chen's kindness and his advice, Lin Haimei was surprised, "Uncle Chen, your gift is too heavy!" Thank you! Uncle Chen, I must remember your support and advice"!
Lin Haimei kept in mind the familiar objects of the steamed bun shop, and also remembered Uncle Chen's kindness and respect for Uncle Chen.
The steamed bun shop will become a turning point in her life.
Mu Zhi really gave his grandfather ten catties of the best liquor. When he got home, his grandfather hadn't returned. But the golden rod hanging by the mahogany door was missing. He knew where his grandfather had gone.
He took a book of Chinese materials, poured two taels of white wine for his grandfather with an empty wine bottle, and grabbed a small bag of peanuts.
After leaving the door, he turned left, and came to the front of the braised meat shop, the sauce-colored pig's ears had just been brought out, and the oil was steaming.
"Weigh me a pig's ear," Ki pointed to the biggest.
"Another pound of spicy beans", Mu looked at the beans inside the glass wall.
Uncle Fang was a little inconvenient on one foot, and every time he got up, he had to support his knee with one hand.
But his quick actions did not affect the mood of the people who bought the braised vegetables and waited.
Kinao has often accompanied his grandfather to buy it since he can remember, and when he grows up, he buys it alone. Mom and Dad are busy with work and rarely come to buy.
This is the family's ancestral stewed meat shop. There is a faint medicinal fragrance in the braised pork that other homes do not have. Its taste has become unique and famous. The two brothers take turns to run the business, one for a month.
I saw that Uncle Fang said yes, cut it well, accompanied by the sound of the stool dragging it, because of the inconvenience of his legs, he sat and put on the prepared dry condiments. There is chili powder, pepper, etc., which is beaten very finely and has a fragrant taste. Then pack two pouches and rest them on the countertop.
Mu Zhi took out the salary given by Uncle Chen last month, took out six yuan hexagon, handed it in from the small window, and took out his pocket by the way.
"Mu Zhi, it's enough for your grandfather to drink two taels of wine," Uncle Fang said with a smile inside the glass.
Mu Nao also smiled, he was happy to be able to buy some sake for his grandfather.
The noonday sun squeezed out the clouds and showed the greatest enthusiasm and sprinkled all things. All things are constantly expressing gratitude with actions because of the warmth of the sun!
People gather in the park in twos and threes, adults chatting, children frolicking. Idlers play chess, literati play flutes. Plum blossoms bloom and birds sing.
Mu Zhi used a poetic mood to walk through every piece of joyful gathering, and the sun was on his back, beating with a bright rhythm.
The woods are becoming clearer and clearer, and the white egrets are flying up and down, chasing and playing. Or land on the treetops and look into the distance, or slanted into the lake, and when you return, there is a small silver fish on your mouth.
Grandpa sat in a wide area by the lake, with a fishing rod on his back. The coat was hung from a nearby branch.
He stared intently at the water, unaware that Ki Nao had come behind him.
The float on the surface of the water was pulled hard, and after swimming fast on the surface, it sank to the surface of the lake.
Mu Zhi stared at the floating mark behind his grandfather, not daring to make a sound.
Grandpa knew that there was a play, and suddenly lifted the fishing rod upward, and a carp swayed in a fiery posture and slowly landed in Grandpa's fishing basket.
"Grandpa, this fish is so beautiful! I'll go back and keep it", Mu Zhi's admiration made Grandpa look back.
Grandpa's wrinkles gathered in the sunlight, and the smile that had been smeared on it spread happily above his open lips.
"Huh, crooked, why are you here"? Mu Zhi's nickname, the opposite of his real name, is easy to feed. Mu Zhi is not crooked, very handsome young man.
"Look, grandpa, what did I buy you"? Kinao excitedly shook the bag in front of his grandfather's eyes.
"Good grandson, understand grandpa. Wait a minute, I'll put the rod up, and I'll take two more sips," Grandpa turned and took a few steps forward to the same place, and put the rod up again.
The grandfather and grandson found a nearby stone pier and put the cooked food they had just bought on the stone pier.
"Grandpa, these pig ears are delicious! It's fragrant and soft and glutinous", Mu Zhi chewed and tasted at the same time, looking like a little happiness with food satisfaction.
"It's because you're so hungry that you feel better. The taste of this pig's ear is originally bashi"! Grandpa took a sip of wine, smacked his tongue very comfortably, and was content.
The float on the surface of the lake shook slightly, and Kinao quickly got up and sat down in front of the fishing rod.
Swimming fish float up, shallow lips, spitting small bubbles, swimming around in the sunlight, floating up and sinking. It was as if it was a trap, but it avoided it and swam away.
A little farther away, two Chinese sand ducks, dark green wings, in gray feathers, like emeralds, shine on the surface of the lake. Sometimes they will go into the water, and the other will sink into the water to look for it. The splashing water looks like a lily in the sun.
A water snake slowly swam through the reeds, weaving freely between the reed poles. It is not afraid of humans and is also enjoying the warmth of the sun. The swaying reed pole faded away, and the water snake disappeared into the depths of the reed.
One or two frightened sand ducks, disturbed by the water snake, hurriedly took off. I don't know if there is a duckling that has not flown and landed in the belly of the water snake.
"Crooked, will you go to the steamed bun shop tomorrow"? Grandpa asked while drinking.
"If I don't go, I want to read in the morning", Mu Nao realized the importance of reading because of the examples of Jiang Kai and Miku.
"A better self is worthy of good love. Only by working hard will you become a better version of yourself", Mu Zhi is for Lin Haimei and for himself. Of course, this is also a secret in his heart.
"I heard that Jiang Kai is about to get married, and the object is his classmate", the grandfather put down the small wine bottle and put it next to the chopsticks.
"Well, I just heard about it this morning", Kinao didn't look back, his eyes fixed on the water.
"If you don't read a good book, you will get married! Dizzy"! Grandpa picked up the small wine bottle again and took a slow sip.
"Good grandson, you can read me well! Don't come out with all the moths, hurt others and yourself", Grandpa's words of admonition all fell on Mu Zhi's ears.
Ki Nao only uses "um"! "Hmmm"! And nod vigorously to express the attitude that you definitely won't.
The wrinkled waves of the lake go one after the other, and the turquoise water shines in the sunlight, and the glowing water surface looks like a tapestry.
The eyes are high and the heart is wide, and the thoughts are soft and soft.
People haven't changed, love is still there. An open state of mind will escort this perseverance.
The rain on the wall is fine and the grass is thin, and the wind on the water surface gathers the fallen flowers.
Mu Zhi doesn't want to become a slender grass, "Let me grow into a big tree with lush branches and leaves, and I can protect Lin Haimei for a lifetime!"
"I don't want Lin Haimei to be a falling flower on the water, go with the flow, and I don't have the slightest power to resist", in Mu Zhi's chest, a warm current surged up, making his eyes more determined.
Studying, reading, is the only way to get it.