Pastoral Daily Life - Chapter 112

    When Micro Garden was about to close, Lu Lingxi received a call from Yan Yue. This is already the third call from Yan Yue to Lu Lingxi. Yan Yue had nothing to do, just told Lu Lingxi to pay attention to safety on the way home. Due to the approaching New Year’s Eve, the public security in Fengcheng has been somewhat chaotic recently, and there have been many thieves. There were three robberies in the neighborhood where Lu Lingxi lived.

    Lu Lingxi listened to Yan Yue’s instructions obediently, and said, “I know Big Brother Yan, I have Da Hei and Xiao Hei, it’s fine.”

    When he heard his name, Da Hei called into the microphone in a low voice. Xiao Hei lazily stuck his head out of Lu Lingxi’s pocket and spat out a letter. As for what to say, Lu Lingxi didn’t know.

    Yan Yue laughed across the phone. This time when he returned to Zhongjing, he left Xiao Hei by Lu Lingxi’s side. Although Xiao Hei couldn’t point to anything other than eating, he could still come out to scare people at critical moments. “Go home early, there is no one in the store so you don’t have to watch.” He said a few more words, and finally thought of something, “Don’t give Xiao Hei sweets these days, his teeth are really about to fall out.” Yan The more you talk about it, the more helpless, as a snake that eats candy and has a toothache, Xiao Hei really can’t go on like this.

    Lu Lingxi made a “hmm” and agreed with a smile.

    Hang up the phone, Lu Lingxi poked Xiao Hei who was biting his sleeve, Xiao Hei slowly wrapped around Lu Lingxi’s wrist and rubbed affectionately.

    Lu Ling smiled, knowing that Xiao Hei heard Big Brother Yan’s words and was acting like a spoiled child. But Big Brother Yan is right, Xiao Hei now has a tendency to have tooth decay, and if he continues to eat sweets, I am afraid he will become the first known snake to lose his teeth because of eating sweets. “It’s no use acting like a spoiled child.” Lu Lingxi whispered: “From today, Xiao Hei, you can only drink sugar-free milk.”

    Xiaohei spit out a letter in grievance, but unfortunately its protest was ineffective at all.

    After six o’clock, Lu Lingxi packed up and prepared to close the shop. Wang Shuxiu called him and told him to go home directly, instead of going to the small restaurant. Xiao Hong and Zhou Xiaoman are here today, and Wang Shuxiu is going home to cook. “What do you want to eat?” Wang Shuxiu asked on the phone. The small restaurant is very rich in ingredients, and Wang Shuxiu prepared what she wanted to eat in advance.

    “Coke drumsticks.” Lu Lingxi looked at Da Hei and said.

    Wang Shuxiu knew what was going on as soon as she heard it, “Okay, the **** chicken legs are indispensable.”

    The **** ears pricked up, and his face was still calm. Lu Lingxi patted Da Hei’s head, put on his clothes, locked the door, and trot all the way back to the community. This point is when the office workers get off work, and there are many people on the street. Although it was a little dark, the street lights on both sides of the road were on, and it was not as unsafe as Yan Yue said. Besides, with Da Hei by his side, Lu Lingxi felt very at ease. He always felt that the people around him still treated him as a child, Yan Yue, Wang Shuxiu, and even Da Hei felt this way.

    When I got home, Xiao Hong and Zhou Xiaoman had already come over, and there was another Xiao Wanwan making a fuss, and the house was very lively. As soon as Lu Lingxi brought Da Hei into the door, Xiao Wanhua rushed over. It’s a little embarrassing. Since Xiao Hong came back, Xiao Wanyuan has started eating vegetables again, and the double chin that Lu Lingxi had raised several times a day was gone.

    “Our family Xiao Wanwan is sticking to Xiaoxi so much now that we are about to change his name to Lu Wanwan.” Xiao Hong laughed.

    Lu Lingxi knew the reason for this, and smiled guiltily. He didn’t dare to tell Uncle Xiao the truth about Xiao Wanwan’s hair loss before. Of course, Xiao Hong didn’t know that Xiao Wanwan and Lu Lingxi were not only full of meat, but also had a happy little night of supper at night. .

    “Xiaoxi, go wash your hands.” Wang Shuxiu stuck her head out of the kitchen and shouted, “Are you hungry? There’s a cake brought by your uncle on the table. If you’re hungry, make some first.”

    Lu Lingxi agreed and took off his coat to wash his hands. In the pocket of his coat, Xiao Hei stuck his head out blankly, staring at the cake on the table without blinking, dripping with saliva, wetting Lu Lingxi’s clothes. When everyone was not paying attention, Xiao Hei swam in the direction of the table against the corner of the wall.

    “Come here, eat first, and a few more dishes will be ready soon.”

    As soon as Lu Lingxi washed his hands, Zhou Xiaoman brought out a pot of chicken legs from the kitchen and placed it in the center of the table. After a while, she and Wang Shuxiu almost finished the dishes. The dinner prepared by the two sisters was very rich. Wang Shuxiu’s craftsmanship is good, and she uses all the ingredients provided by Xiaofeng’s vegetable greenhouse.

    It has only been a month since Yongchun Vegetable Greenhouse opened, and it has already occupied a quarter of the sales share of Fengcheng Vegetable Wholesale Market. Even if the supply price of Yongchun vegetables is a little more expensive than other vegetable greenhouses, they are still sold out as soon as they are delivered every day. Xiao Feng is preparing to cooperate with several large supermarkets in the city these days, and provide them with vegetables in a long-term and stable manner. The problem he now encounters is that the vegetable greenhouse is a bit small, and there are not many kinds of vegetables.

    Speaking at the dinner table, Xiao Feng wanted to persuade Xiao Hong to simply sell the small coal mine in his hometown, and then settle in Fengcheng, where the two brothers work together. Xiao Feng didn’t think that before, but now that he has a home of his own, he feels more and more that there are only a few relatives around him, and it is best to live together. Besides, Xiao Hongnong Coal Mine is too labor-intensive, and there are many people who need to deal with every day, and they have to manage every aspect. You have to worry about the safety of coal mines all the time, but if something happens, it will be a major event.

    Xiao Feng said earnestly, Xiao Hong’s heart moved, and it meant something. “I’ll think about it again.” He didn’t agree. After all, it was years of hard work, and it wasn’t like giving up could give up. But what Xiao Feng said was also right. There are only two brothers left in their old Xiao family. It is not a problem to be separated from each other all the year round. It is better to be together if they can be together.

    “But.” Taking advantage of Wang Shuxiu’s lack of attention, Xiao Hong pulled Xiao Feng in a low voice and asked, “If brother transfers the mine out, what will happen to the people in the mine?” He said It was vague, but both brothers knew that he was referring to Lu Yishui.

    Xiao Feng smiled indifferently, “Xiaohua and I are both married, and Xiaoxi is now my son. If he dares to come back and make trouble, he will break his legs. Accumulate virtue to Xiaohua.”

    “Okay.” Xiao Hong was quite satisfied, “A man has to protect his wife and family. Our old Xiao family has no tradition of making his wife angry.”

    “What’s good?” Zhou Xiaoman gave him an angry look, “What are you brothers muttering about? Are you full?”

    Xiao Hong immediately smelted steel to Zhou Xiaoman, and said patiently: “Nothing to say, it’s almost enough to eat. By the way, bring the cake and share it with each other. Order it, it won’t be delicious if you leave it tomorrow.”

    During dinner, Xiao Feng placed the cake on the window sill. Hearing this, he stood up and served it. As soon as he took it, he felt that it was wrong, and the weight was a little too light. When Xiao Feng turned around and saw that Xiao Hei was wrapped in cream and eating it in the cake, the whole cake was left with an empty shell on the outside, and the inside was basically hollowed out by Xiao Hei.

    Xiao Feng silently grabbed Xiao Hei’s tail and pulled it out of the cake, Xiao Hei struggled hard with the cream on his head.

    The crowd: “…”

    Xiao Hong laughed, “It’s a cheap little snake, it also knows what good things are.”

    This cake is not cheap. It is said to be pure vegetable cream. The ten-inch cake cost Xiao Hongxiao 1,000 yuan.

    Lu Lingxi took Xiao Hei from Xiao Feng’s hand with a headache, took it to the bathroom and washed it for a long time before rinsing off all the cream on her body, then opened Xiao Hei’s mouth and looked at it, Moved Black’s teeth. “Just eat it, I won’t care about you if your tooth hurts again.” Lu Lingxi threatened, and was a little curious about where Xiao Hei had eaten everything. Although the cake was not big, it was enough for 4 or 5 people. Xiao Hei cut the cake into an empty shell by himself, but he couldn’t see its belly bulging at all.

    Little Hei hissed and spit letters, and swayed around Lu Lingxi to please. Lu Lingxi said with a stern face, “It doesn’t matter if you follow Da Hei and wag your tail. You must tell Big Brother Yan about this.”

    Yan Yue has more prestige in front of Xiao Hei than Lu Lingxi. As soon as Lu Lingxi finished speaking, Xiao Hei’s body froze, and he quickly coiled his tail, burying his head in it.

    Lu Lingxi: “…”

    Before going to bed at night, Yan Yue received a call from Lu Lingxi. On the phone, Lu Lingxi scolded the disobedient Xiao Hei. Yan Yue laughed while listening to Xiao Hei hiding the cake on the windowsill and then pretending to be dead, and chuckled all by himself.

    “Wait for me to go back and punish it.” Yan Yue’s handling was simple and rude.

    Lu Lingxi listened and spoke again for Xiao Hei, “You don’t need to punish him, you’ll know it’s serious when he has a toothache.”

    Yan Yue guessed that Lu Lingxi would be soft-hearted, a smile appeared in Wen Yan’s eyes, and said softly: “Good! Don’t talk about Xiao Hei, Xiao Xi, do you miss Big Brother Yan?”

    Lu Lingxi paused and said honestly, “I think about it.”

    He was used to being with Yan Yue every day, Yan Yue left suddenly, and Lu Lingxi felt half empty beside him. Although there are Da Hei and Xiao Hei, as well as Wang Shuxiu and Xiao Feng, they are not Yan Yue and cannot replace Yan Yue’s existence.

    Yan Yue’s heart softened suddenly. Holding the phone, he walked to the window. The red lanterns under the eaves were already lit, and the courtyard was full of brilliance. Yan Yue imagined the person on the other end of the phone, as if holding Lu Lingxi in his arms across the void. He softened his tone and coaxed in a low voice, “Big Brother Yan misses you too, Big Brother Yan will go back in a few days.”

    Lu Lingxi hesitated for a few seconds, then whispered: “No hurry, Brother Yan, you have something to do in advance, so don’t hurry back.”

    It’s not that he doesn’t understand anything. When he was in the Lu family before, the Lu family was the busiest during the Chinese New Year. He remembered very clearly that from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, his grandfather would bring them to worship their ancestors. Of course, apart from ancestor worship, nothing else requires him to come forward. But when he stayed in his ancestral house, he could see a few cousins ​​rushing about every day, without the leisurely atmosphere of Chinese New Year. He thought that the Yan family in Zhongjing was similar to the Lu family, and Big Brother Yan estimated that these things were indispensable.

     “Don’t worry, Big Brother Yan is fine.”

    I heard the worry in Lu Lingxi’s words, Yan Yue smiled and comforted. The Yan family has few people, and he never admits the existence of Yan Hai and Yin Ya. Except for the necessary visits from the first to the third day of the first year, there is really nothing to do later.

    “Oh.” Lu Lingxi agreed, and he was very happy to see Yan Yue sooner.

    Yan Yue smiled slightly and glanced at the time. Although he was reluctant to hang up, it was already the time when Lu Lingxi usually went to bed. Yan Yue resisted the urge to continue talking and said: ” It’s time for Xiaoxi to sleep.”

    “Well, then I’m going to bed. Brother Yan, you also go to bed earlier.”

    “Good.”

    Listening to the voice on the other side hanging up the phone, Yan Yue put away the phone, but she didn’t feel sleepy at all. After half a year, he once again tasted the taste of insomnia. Tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep, Yan Yue lit a cigarette and stood in front of the window. It’s been a long time since he smoked. With Lu Lingxi in charge of Fengcheng, he almost quit smoking. If the young man knew that he was smoking behind his back, he would probably tell him the dangers of cigarettes in a serious manner. Yan Yue thought of the serious expression of the young man, smiled silently, and simply extinguished the cigarette in his hand.

    The wind was blowing and whining outside. What Ye Kang said in the afternoon flashed in his mind, Yan Yue didn’t care about the Lu family’s illegitimate children, and his attention was focused on his grandfather’s wish for him to marry the Lu family. Yan Yue understood what his grandfather meant, and wanted to use the strength of the Lu family to consolidate his heir status. Not to mention that he doesn’t need any marriage to consolidate his position, just that with Xiaoxi around, he will not marry any woman. Speaking of the Lu family…Yan Yue sneered, although the Lu family split early and the Lu Guangjing family did not live in the Lu family’s ancestral home, he did not believe that the Lu family did not know about Xiaoxi’s condition. I am afraid that there are many grandfathers and grandchildren of Lu, one more and one less. It doesn’t matter.

    Yan Yue tapped on the window sill, rejecting this marriage was not a problem for him, but if he simply rejected it, things would be a little boring. Didn’t Yin Ya keep jumping up and down trying to tie a golden tortoise-in-law? He thinks Lu Wei’an is good. Imagining his father’s headache after the marriage between the Yin and Lu families, Yan Yue hooked the corners of his mouth and had an idea in his heart.