After arriving home, Zhang Xiaodong went to cook and made a simple lunch for Yan Ruohua.

During the meal, Xiao Nizi first feasted for a while, and then said with some embarrassment:

"It's not good to let you cook all the time. And in your mountain village, are all women cooking, and there are no men cooking? Why don't we make a meal by ourselves in the future? The rest of the housework is the same, and I do half of it too! ”

"Poof." Zhang Xiaodong couldn't hold back and asked with suspicion on his face:

"You used to cook at home?"

“…… I can cook instant noodles. Xiao Nizi's voice was lowered.

"Gone?"

"I ...... I can barely scramble a tomato egg. ”

"Oh." Zhang Xiaodong's face was indifferent, "We don't have these three things you said." Instant noodles and eggs are unaffordable, and tomatoes are bought in town. Of course, I can't afford it. ”

As he spoke, he opened the cabinet behind him, which had just been cleaned up, and there were only white noodles, yellow noodles, potatoes, turnips, cabbage, and a small pot of leafy greens and pork left over from yesterday.

Then he went on to ask:

"Will you meet?"

"Won't ......"

"Do you know how to roll the skin?"

"Won't ......"

"Do you know how to steam potatoes?"

"I should know this!" Xiao Nizi finally straightened her back.

"Okay, then you can do this for us tonight. Potatoes are eaten with salt. ”

"Good! I'll make us some mashed potatoes! Little Nizi was eager to try.

Zhang Xiaodong also deliberately pretended not to understand what mashed potatoes were, looked at Yan Ruohua with disgust, and instructed: "What is not muddy, you can wash it cleanly, don't put the soil in it for me." ”

"I'm not stupid! It's you, the hillbilly you don't even know about mashed potatoes. Xiao Nizi also replied with a disgusted face.

Zhang Xiaodong was actually suddenly relieved in his heart. Although Xiao Nizi was treated badly by her stepmother, she was in the city, and their family had a family background, so food, drink and clothing were always guaranteed. So in general, Zhang Xiaodong hopes that Xiao Nizi's psychological shadow is as small as possible.

"That, you stay at home honestly in the afternoon, close the courtyard door, don't go anywhere, this firewood, you'd better wait for me to come before burning!"

Although Yan Ruohua told him that night that he had seen the stove and watched him use it several times in the past two days, Zhang Xiaodong was still not at ease.

"Ah...... Where are you going? Don't take me? ”

Seeing that Zhang Xiaodong was going to leave her here, Yan Ruohua couldn't sit still.

"Look at you cowardly, I'll go to the village chief, it's not appropriate to take you."

"What are you looking for him?" Xiao Nizi's disgust with Wang Shan this morning can be said to have gradually deepened, and at this moment, when she mentions him, she feels a little itchy in her teeth.

"Stupid, our land is only verbally promised now, and if you want to really hold it in your own hands, you can't ask him for a land certificate?"

"Oh...... Then you go and come back quickly, I'll be honest. Yan Ruohua pursed her mouth.

……

After leaving the house, Zhang Xiaodong went to return the three wheels to Zhang Teng first. After Zhang Teng got married, his daughter-in-law ran away with the man in the next village, so she is in her twenties now, and she has not separated from her second uncle and has been living together. Zhang Xiaodong borrowed three rounds, and the second uncle also knew about it, but Zhang Xiaodong was not afraid that they would tell Zhang Chunlei. In his own place, the word had already spread in the village in the morning, and he just wanted to make the movement bigger.

After that, he walked to the village council.

The members of the village committee saw Zhang Xiaodong at the door, so they shouted directly inside; "Village Chief, Silly Winter is here!"

Then after Zhang Xiaodong passed, several people gathered together and whispered with laughter, "This stupid winter is really worthy of the name, this kind of thing of clearing wasteland, if it is assigned, forget it, don't wait at home for foreign workers, it can be delayed for a day, and they are still in a hurry to make do with it, and they want to bring this land back, it's stupid!" ”

In their eyes, Zhang Xiaodong is taken care of by his fourth uncle, and his parents once left so much money, even if they don't do anything all day, they will have enough food and drink in this life......

house.

Hearing the movement outside, Wang Shan, who was drinking tea, put down the teacup in his hand and stood up from the wooden chair on crutches.

This stupid winter, coming so soon?

Wang Shan's expression was serious.

Early this morning, it spread all over the village, Zhang Xiaodong carried his daughter-in-law and children, and went to the field with rakes, shovels and other tools. This thing itself is nothing, it is in line with his foolish style, but what really makes Wang Shan care is the incident that his wife said yesterday.

He probably hadn't had anything to do with the girl, if it were. Then this fool may be pretending!

Before this matter was confirmed, Wang Shan had to pay a few eyes to Zhang Xiaodong. He is in such a hurry to come to the village committee now, because he just wants to implement the ownership of this land.

Could it be that he gave him this piece of land, but he liked it?

Wang Shan muttered in his heart.

"Uncle Wang! Uncle Wang! ”

As soon as he entered the door, Zhang Xiaodong was angry, blowing his beard and shouting.

"Oh, Xiaodong, why did you come to me?" Wang Shan smiled, took Zhang Xiaodong's hand, and asked with concern, "Xiaodong, why do you look unhappy, tell Uncle Wang, what's going on?" Who bullied you? ”

"Uncle Wang! Are you bluffing me! Did you deliberately take Xiaodong as that ...... Well, what about the test specimen! Zhang Xiaodong pouted, as if he had thought about it three times before he came up with the fresh words he had just learned, and asked Wang Shanzhi.

"Experiments?" Wang Shan's eyebrows furrowed.

"Xiaodong, who said this word to you, don't listen to these nonsense things. How could Uncle use you as a test subject! ”

"Impossible! Uncle Wang, I went to see it in the morning, and the land was the same as those people in the village said behind their backs, it was barren and windy, and it was all slopes, so it definitely couldn't be planted! You're just using me as a test subject! I won't plant anymore, Uncle Wang, don't give me this piece of land, you can change it for me in another piece of land in our village! ”

Hearing this, Wang Shan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said in a soft tone: "Xiaodong, don't listen to those people's nonsense, they only know a few words and read a few books, do you believe them, or do you believe in your Uncle Wang?" ”

Seeing that Zhang Xiaodong's expression eased a little, Wang Shan continued:

"And this policy of dividing the land is from the top of the town, from the city, layer by layer, and those people are all smart people, they say that this thing is good, this thing can be done, this thing can be done. You should believe that, not listen to the. ”

“…… Yes, is it......" seemed to listen to Wang Shan's words, and Zhang Xiaodong wavered.

"Yes, my nephew. And this is a gift from your uncle at your wedding, can uncle lie to you? ”

As he spoke, Wang Shan turned around and took out a stack of land materials from the cabinet behind him, then took out one from it and spread it on the table.

"Winter, you have to believe Uncle. As long as you work steadfastly, with your good strength, you will be able to cultivate this land at that time, and it will be too late for them to envy you without foresight. In this way, since you are here, just by the way, you have received this land, so that your uncle will report to the town and explain to the town the special situation of your family, maybe the town will also allocate seeds and fertilizers to you! Isn't that a great thing, you say? ”

Zhang Xiaodong scratched his head, seemed to be a little confused, and said in a puzzled tone:

"Can this be sent, uncle? And this kind of good thing? ”

"Yes!" Wang Shan was sure, "Even if they don't send it, Uncle will send it to you!" ”

"Hey, hey." Finally, Zhang Xiaodong laughed.

Then where Wang Shan's hand pointed, he drew his name, in triplicate, and led his share happily away.