However, I don't know why, while Song Huaishu helped Lu Zhengan wipe his sweat, Lu Zhengan only felt that his mouth was even drier, and even the temperature around him seemed to have risen a lot.

Lu Zhengan raised his hand to hold Song Huaishu's hand on his face, and when he saw the other party looking at him in surprise, Lu Zhengan felt even hotter, took Song Huaishu's hand, and leaned over in his shocked gaze......

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Although Lu Zhengan felt that he was about to suffocate like a locomotive, considering the shy Song Huaishu, he could only stop and peck at his lips.

And Song Huaishu has never been so close to others, when Lu Zheng'an kissed him, his whole body was as stiff as a piece of wood, and his mind was also blank. It wasn't until Lu Zhengan saw that he hadn't reacted for a long time, stretched out his hand and patted his back, that Song Huaishu reacted.

However, Song Huaishu's face was so red that he almost dripped blood, and his eyes did not dare to look at Lu Zhengan. When he heard Lu Zhengan beckoning him to get up and prepare to go home, Song Huaishu was even so panicked that he walked with his hands and feet.

Seeing this, Lu Zhengan couldn't help but feel funny, carrying a hoe in one hand and pulling Song Huaishu, whose face was flushed, and extremely looking forward to the end of the current work as soon as possible, so that he could go to Song's house as soon as possible to propose marriage.

Song Huaishu raised his eyes and glanced at Lu Zhengan, seeing that his eyes were shining, and the corners of his mouth were smiling, looking a little silly.

Thinking of the actions of the two of them when they were on the ground, they paused in their footsteps, and involuntarily raised their hands and touched the corners of Fang Zheng'an's mouth.

"If you are married, do you have any special rules in town? I will prepare in advance when the time comes, so that I don't have time to be rude and make jokes. ”

Song Huaishu thought that he had been caught, and he was suddenly frightened.

Thinking back to what Lu Zhengan said, Song Huaishu was a little speechless for a while.

Instead, Lu Zhengan slurred his mouth and continued: "I guess you don't know about this kind of thing. Forget it, wait until I take the time to go to town and ask Granny Jiang to see how others do it. ”

Song Huaishu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that Lu Zhengan hadn't noticed his small movements. "It's generally just a matter of having a meal together between the two families, and there are no too cumbersome rules."

Hearing this, Lu Zhengan couldn't help frowning. "Isn't it a bit perfunctory to just eat one meal? It's a decision, and it has to be lively. ”

Song Huaishu: "After all, it is only a minority for men to form contracts, and most of them choose to live with men because they are poor and have no food. If you can't get enough to eat, how can you do a lot of work? ”

Lu Zhengan knew that what Song Huaishu said was true, but he always felt that the once-in-a-lifetime wedding was too shabby. "We can't compare with the rich, and we are not poor but also poor."

Speaking of this, Lu Zhengan stopped, saw Song Huaishu's face was slightly red, and knew that he had some bad intentions. Reaching out and rubbing his forehead, "Look at you, just to discuss our wedding, there is no one else around here, why are you blushing?" It's a once-in-a-lifetime event, and if you have any ideas, just say it. ”

After a moment of silence, Song Huaishu spoke: "If you agree, I want to set the date for next spring, do you think it's okay?" ”

It is now just May, and there is still more than half a year before the beginning of spring next year......

At first glance, Lu Zhengan was a little unhappy when he heard that he would have to wait so long, after all, it was really itching to see whether he could eat or not. However, getting married is a matter for two people, and what the other party thinks must naturally be respected.

"Of course, at that time, the spring flowers are blooming, and everything is plural, it is a good time in the world, and it is okay to choose it in spring."

Song Huaishu was still a little worried that Lu Zhengan would not agree, but when he heard him say this, he immediately relieved himself. "Well, now that the autumn grain has just been planted, you'll have to worry about weeding and fertilizing in a few days. In the winter, my mother was not in good health, and I didn't want her to work too hard. ”

Lu Zhengan didn't expect that Song Huaishu would still be worried about himself, and his heart couldn't help but soften. "You don't have to think about it so much, I'm busy. However, it is good to have spring, and it is the middle of spring when we met, and the day of marriage is placed at this time, which is also quite commemorative. ”

In the noon field, there were basically no people on the road, so Lu Zhengan took Song Huaishu's hand all the way home.

Because he was in a hurry to get off the ground in the morning, Lu Zhengan didn't even have time to clean up the pots and pans after breakfast. At this time, pushing open the door and seeing the clean stove house that had been cleaned up, Lu Zhengan turned his head to look at Song Huaishu who was drying dried peaches in the courtyard under the sun.

Sensing Lu Zhengan's gaze, Song Huaishu looked up. "When I came, I bought some braised pork and steamed buns, and I also brought a pot of rock sugar mung bean porridge cooked by my mother. Pick a cucumber from the garden and mix it later, do you think that will work? ”

"Okay, it's just hot at noon, so I won't raise the fire to cook the soup."

Lu Zhengan came out of the stove house, took an oil-paper umbrella and opened it and came to Song Huaishu. "These peaches are almost sun-dried, and they can be harvested at night. The sun is very shining, you go into the house to drink saliva thank you, and then we will eat when it is cool. ”

Hearing this, Song Huaishu still didn't stop flipping the dried peaches in his hand, "Well, it's almost over, you go to the garden to pick a cucumber and put it in the water to cool it, and it will be more refreshing when you eat it later." ”

Seeing him like this, Lu Zhengan was not reluctant. Reaching out and handing him the oil-paper umbrella propped up above their heads, he lifted his feet and went to the small vegetable garden in the back.

At this time, the small vegetable garden was full of fruits, and the bamboo poles supporting the beans were a little bent.

Lu Zhengan glanced at it, then turned to the cucumber stand, picked up the branches and leaves, found two cucumbers, and went back.

At the right time, Song Huaishu just finished turning over the dried peaches, raised his eyes and saw Lu Zhengan coming from behind, so he beckoned him to wash his hands.

"The beans in the garden are too thick, you can pick some when you go back at night and bring them back, it will be a waste when you are elder." While soaking cucumbers in water, Lu Zhengan said to Song Huaishu, who was washing his hands.

Hearing Lu Zheng'an's words, Song Huaishu shook off the water on his hand, and then said: "The basket I brought back a few days ago has been distributed to the neighbors, and how can the three of us eat in our family?" ”

After that, Song Huaishu frowned and thought for a while and continued: "Then I'll leave for a while in the afternoon, and I'll pick all the beans in the yard and blanch them with boiling water and dry them." ”

"On such a hot day, you have to burn a fire, don't bother. If you are old, you will be old, and there will be many vegetables in the garden, and there will be no shortage of these. You finish your meal and sleep for a while, and then go back when the sun is not that big. There are a few late peaches in the orchard, and I think a few of them are already red, so pick some when you go. Go back and let your uncle and aunt taste it. ”

Although Lu Zhengan wanted to spend more time with Song Huaishu, his family's five acres of land had just been planted on one acre, and he couldn't get along with Song Huaishu for a while.

Listening to Lu Zheng'an's 'nagging,' Song Huaishu couldn't help but want to laugh. Seeing him standing at the door with a frowning brow, with a bitter and hateful look, he took out the cooked vegetables he had put in the cabinet of the stove and handed them over. "You don't have to worry about it, I know it."

After sending Lu Zheng'an away, Song Huaishu looked at the back of the other party leaving, and suddenly felt that the two of them got along like an old husband and wife who had been together for many years. It's just that there is less disputes and friction between ordinary couples due to trivial matters.

However, Song Huaishu felt that with Lu Zhengan's temper, when the two of them had different opinions, they would probably let him go.

Of course, it is not impossible to listen to him yourself.

Thinking of this, Song Huaishu suddenly felt that Lu Zheng'an's answer to ask him when he would get married was a bit hasty, and perhaps it was not impossible to advance it to the end of this year......

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It was painful to rush to plant the autumn grain, but fortunately, with the help of the villagers, after three days of busy work, all the seeds were finally planted in the ground.

Lu Zhengan, who breathed a sigh of relief, wanted to rest at home for two days, but after receiving the zongzi sent by Lu Yingchun, he remembered that the Dragon Boat Festival was only a few days away.

Although Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu have not yet signed a contract, Lu Zhengan, who is the quasi-son-in-law of the Song family, does not want to miss this etiquette. Moreover, the Lu family is alone, and it is really a little lonely to celebrate the festival by himself, so he cheekily goes to the Song family to celebrate the festival, not only is it more lively, but he can also stay with Song Huaishu for a while.

However, since it was a quasi-Yue family, it was natural that they could not go empty-handed, let alone miss the zongzi to be eaten during the festival.

Lu Zhengan thought about the process of making zongzi for a while, and felt that it was not too difficult, so early the next morning, Lu Zhengan went down the mountain with a basket on his back.

The festival is coming soon, and the streets are much more lively than in previous days.

Lu Zhengan walked around the street, found a relatively small grain store, weighed ten catties of glutinous rice, and bought a few catties of red dates, red beans and peanuts. Seeing that there were still basket leaves in the grain shop, he also tried to buy two large bundles of leaves.

After that, Lu Zhengan bought another big red rooster, and he wanted to buy another carp and a knife of meat. However, considering the recent hot weather, I can't put the fish and meat back to buy it, so I can only wait until the day when I leave my relatives during the Dragon Boat Festival.

After Lu Zheng'an returned, he soaked the glutinous rice and leaves he bought into a pot, and then washed the red beans he bought and began to boil the bean paste.

Originally, if he was just visiting relatives, Lu Zhengan didn't need to prepare so much. However, considering that when he was making dried peaches in the past, there were many people from the village to help, and although he also paid for his work, he thought it would be more appropriate to give something for the holidays.

But now that the weather is hot, it is really difficult for one person to make so many zongzi at once. And boiling bean paste is a time-consuming task. Lu Zhengan squatted in front of the stove, feeling like the whole person was stuffed into a steamer. Wiping the sweat on his face, he couldn't help but secretly regret that he wanted to save money and had to think of the idea of making his own zongzi......

However, now that the materials are ready, it is too late to regret it.

When Lu Zhengan patiently pounded the red beans with sugar and lard into bean paste with a rolling pin, his tired hands could no longer lift it. Fortunately, when making zongzi, it was not used in the kitchen, which made Lu Zhengan breathe a sigh of relief.

Lu Zheng'an did not give much help to adults during the Dragon Boat Festival when he was a child, and he never forgot his method, and he was also handy when he wrapped the zongzi, and within two hours, the two large pots of zongzi were finished.

Fortunately, the stove where the dried peaches were steamed was still there, and Lu Zhengan poured all the rice dumplings into the cauldron, chopped wood on the rack and began to boil.

Looking at the pot full of zongzi and thinking of Song Huaishu's surprised expression when he ate the zongzi he had wrapped himself, Lu Zhengan couldn't help but start looking forward to it.

CHAPTER XXXI

It's rare to have nothing to do today, and Lu Zhengan, who has been tired for more than a month, finally slept lazily. By the time I got up and pushed the door open, it was almost dawn.

At this time, the sun is already very hot, but the small courtyard of the Lu family is surrounded by bamboo forests, and there are streams flowing from the side, which is cooler than the bottom of the mountain.

The zongzi that had been simmering in the big pot at the door all night were already fully cooked, and as soon as Lu Zheng'an, who had washed up, opened the lid of the pot, a stream of leaves mixed with the unique aroma of rice instantly rushed to his face.

Lu Zhengan slept until now, and he was naturally extremely hungry. I hurriedly picked out two of them from the inside with chopsticks, and endured the hot heat from my fingertips to peel off the leaves outside.

Lu Zheng'an took the bean paste, and the colored threads wrapped around the leaves were a little tight, and the bean paste inside overflowed to the outside. The surface of the zongzi looks a little dirty, but it doesn't delay eating. When Lu Zhengan took a bite, he only felt that the glutinous rice in the mouth was soft and sticky, and the teeth and cheeks were fragrant, especially the bean paste inside had a sweet aftertaste, soft and moist to the mouth, and it was extremely delicious.

Zongzi is generally delicious while it is hot, Lu Zhengan, who was extremely hungry, stood by the stove and ate three zongzi in one go.

By the time the three zongzi were in their stomachs, Lu Zhengan couldn't eat anything. Seeing that it was getting late, he went back to the house, washed the soup from his hands, and brought out a new colored ball of thread.

After the zongzi in the pot are taken out of the fence to cool, each group of four is tied into a string with colored silk threads, and when all the zongzi are tied, half an hour has passed.

A few days ago, the villagers in the village helped a lot, and Lu Zhengan naturally wanted to repay the favor. At the same time, I also happened to take advantage of this festival to maintain the relationship with the village. After all, there is still a long time to come, and there is no guarantee that there will be other things to find someone to come over

Help.

put the tied zongzi into the back basket, and at the same time, Lu Zhengan also took out the dried peaches that had already been packed from the warehouse. Although each family only gives about half a catty, it can be regarded as their own heart.

At present, all the dried peaches have been made, and the original wages have not yet been paid to the people, and Lu Zhengan just took this opportunity to send them to others.

When Lu Zhengan came to the entrance of the village, the elderly uncles and aunts in the village were sitting under the big trees to enjoy the coolness. When he saw Lu Zhengan coming over with a basket on his back, he opened his mouth to greet him.

"Zheng'an, you're carrying so many things, who are you giving gifts to?" One of them, Uncle Liu, asked in a loud voice with a pu fan.

When Lu Zhengan heard this, he stopped and said with a smile: "A few days ago, I had a lot of family affairs, and the people in the village helped me a lot. I didn't want to celebrate the holidays, so I prepared some things to come over and take a look, and by the way, I sent the helper's money to others. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone present couldn't help but be stunned. "It's just a matter of helping the handle, so why not give wages to the villagers, it's too foreign."

When she heard that Lu Zhengan had actually come to deliver her wages, she couldn't help but be overjoyed, and she spoke very politely.

"Although it is the villagers, it is not possible to let the family contribute in vain. Aunt Zhang, Brother Tie is at home, right? ”

Hearing what Lu Zheng'an said, Mrs. Zhang hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, the tiles of the hall house have been somewhat retreated a few days ago, and they are being re-installed at home." ”

Seeing this, Lu Zhengan nodded, greeted everyone again, and walked deeper into the village.

The people at the head of the village looked at the back of Lu Zheng'an leaving, and for a time there was a lot of discussion about the fact that he was paying the villagers to help them, and they had mixed reviews.

However, Lu Zhengan didn't know everyone's evaluation, and at this time he was standing at the door of the village chief's house, took a deep breath, and then knocked on the door.

Since Lu Changgen persuaded him that day, seeing Lu Zhengan's resolute attitude, Lu Changgen has never visited his door again.

Lu Zhengan knew that Lu Changgen must still be angry with him in his heart, but he had already made up his mind about this matter. I wanted to talk to Lu Changgen again, but there were so many things at home that I didn't have time until now.

It was Lu Yingchun who answered the door, looking at Lu Zhengan standing at the door, Lu Yingchun's little face was stunned for a moment, and then he raised his voice to greet the village chief and Lu Yang who were busy in the house.

Because Lu Yingchun was clamoring to eat fried vegetable corners, Lu Yang was scalding noodles and stuffing in the stove house. When he came out of the stove house, he still had white flour on his hands.

"Look at what you little girl is doing blocking the door, and I won't take your brother Zheng'an into the house to cool off." After that, Lu Yang turned to Lu Zheng'an and said, "Yesterday, your sister Yanling came back and brought two watermelons, and you went to cut them and eat them." Today, you will eat the fried vegetable corner at home. ”

Lu Yingchun had been hungry for those two watermelons for a long time, and now that he had Lu Yang's words, he immediately responded happily and went to the stove house to get a knife to cut them. However, before she could turn around, she was pulled by Lu Zhengan.

"Thank you, auntie, isn't my Uncle Changgen at home?" With that, Lu Zhengan took off the basket on his back and took out two envelopes of dim sum prepared in advance, two strings of zongzi and a large bag of dried peaches and stuffed them into Lu Yingchun's arms. "It's about to be a holiday, you and Uncle Changgen have been worried about me a lot during this time, and I don't have anything to say, so I prepared something to come over and have a look."

Seeing this, Lu Yang was willing to accept it, so he immediately took the things from Lu Yingchun's arms and wanted to return to the fortress to Lu Zhengan's back basket.

"Auntie, don't be polite to me, I really treat you as a family, if you really don't accept it, then I won't dare to trouble you and Uncle Changgen anymore."

As soon as this remark came out, Lu Yang's family was not good at pushing back. At this moment, a coughing sound suddenly came from inside the house, and Lu Changgen walked out of the house.

"What are you doing at the door?" When Lu Zhengan saw Lu Changgen coming out of it, he greeted him.

When Lu Changgen saw Lu Zhengan come to the door, although he still had a stinky face, his attitude eased a lot. "What are you going to do with so many things?"

"A few days ago, people from our village helped in my house, and now we have come to settle the labor money while we are free. Uncle Changgen is free at this time, if you are free, please accompany me for a lap. ”