Several people entered the room together and sat down under Zhang Yuesheng's guidance. Lan Qianjue helped Shen Jiyao to sit down. Shen Jiyao couldn't help but look at Lan Qianjue. His expressionless and indifferent appearance made Shen Jiyao hold back a smile. It's probably because of Zhang Tianwen who made him put on such an unhappy look. His resolute and rough face kept looking at him with a soft smile. Lan Qianjue couldn't help but be annoyed. up.

The culprit, Zhang Tianwen, didn't know whether it was on purpose or not. He stood behind his father, kicked Wang Wu, who was standing aside and joined in the fun, and asked him to make tea. Wang Wu patted his legs and went reluctantly.

Shen Jiyao stretched out his hand to hold Lan Qianjue's hand and comforted him, while introducing to Zhang Yuesheng: "Uncle Zhang, this is me, my partner."

Zhang Yuesheng looked at Lan Qianjue, sized him up for a long while, and then said with a smile, "He's pretty handsome, he matches, he matches you very well, little brother, how is he treating you well?"

"Very good." Shen Jiyao smiled, and didn't intend to talk about this topic anymore, otherwise he would follow the old man's straightforward temper, and he didn't know what he would ask later. He picked up the basket that was put aside and said: "Uncle Zhang, this is a little vegetable grown at home. I brought some for you to taste. I came here this time to ask Uncle. Is there anyone in your village who has cattle. I would like to ask you to plow the land for me. Of course, it's paid."

"My little brother, why are you being so polite? You saved the old man's life. Now I'm content to come to see me in person. What else can I bring?" Although Zhang Yuesheng said so, he didn't make any excuses, he smiled He took the basket and looked at the vegetables inside, and said, "What kind of vegetables are these? I haven't seen them before."

Shen Jiyao smiled and said flickeringly: "This is a vegetable introduced from Fanbang. I bought some by chance in the town and tried to grow it. You only need to cut the skin to eat it." He explained the method in a simple way. , together with several ways to eat the rouge radish, Zhang Yuesheng listened carefully, and then ordered Zhang Tianwen to get a basket to put it in.

At this time, Wang Wu brought two cups of hot tea up, and then stood aside, his eyes could not help but look at Shen Jiyao's round belly.

"You are looking for someone to plow the land. Xiao Wuzi's family has cattle." Zhang Yuesheng looked at Wang Wu and said, "Little Wuzi, brother, they want to find someone to help plow the land. Would you like to go?"

Shen Jiyao and Lan Qianjue looked at Wang Wu, Wang Wu hesitated for a while, and said, "My little brother has a few pieces of land to plow."

Shen Jiyao said, "Seven yuan."

"Seven yuan?" Wang Wu looked at him in surprise, and said, "It's too much, I can't do it alone, and I have to help my mother drag food to the town to sell in a few days. I don't have that much time."

Shen Jiyao and Lan Qianjue looked at each other. Zhang Yuesheng was about to speak, but someone cut him off first.

"I'll go." Zhang Tianwen came out of the side room with an empty basket, and said, "Wang Wu and I will go together to help you plow the land. Brother Lan, what do you think?"

These provocative words made Shen Jiyao look at Lan Qianjue with a dizzy head, fearing that Lan Qianjue would be angered by the other party, but Lan Qianjue didn't show anything wrong, instead, he looked directly at Zhang Tianwen and smiled. , with a calm and unrestrained appearance, he said, "Then I'll have to thank you, Brother Zhang."

Shen Jiyao: "..."

Zhang Tianwen was stunned, then smiled and said: "It's okay, take us to see where it is later, Wu Zi and I will drive the cattle there tomorrow."

Lan Qianjue said, "Okay, then thank you both first."

Zhang Yuesheng smiled kindly, and said: "You two have to do things carefully, don't disappoint the little brother who came all the way to ask us for help."

How could Zhang Tianwen not listen to his father's words, so he nodded naturally.

The two sat at Zhang's house for a while, and when they saw that it was getting late, they planned to get up and leave, but Zhang Yuesheng refused to let Shen Jiyao just leave. He insisted on keeping the two of them at his house for dinner before leaving. However, Shen Jiyao and the others couldn't refuse, so they had no choice but to be respectful rather than obedient.

However, after the meal was finished, Zhang Yuesheng made tea for the two of them again. Shen Jiyao could tell that he was trying to keep them both. It seemed that Zhang Yuesheng really liked them. Shen Jiyao looked at Lan Qian Jue smiled helplessly, and stopped talking about leaving.

He stayed until the afternoon, and Shen Jiyao sat until his back hurt and he couldn't sit still anymore. A look of discomfort had already appeared on his face, but Zhang Yuesheng didn't pay attention at all, and Zhang Tianwen, who was standing aside, couldn't stand it anymore. So he took the initiative to say that he was going to see where the two of them lived, and this allowed the two to leave.

Lan Qianjue held Shen Jiyao's hand tightly all the way, and held an empty basket in the other hand, leaving Zhang Tianwen alone behind them, feeling a little disappointed.

They took Zhang Tianwen to check the way, and they stayed in the field for a while, said a few words, and then separated, each going back to each village.

Without Zhang Tianwen following behind, on the way back, Lan Qianjue put his arms around Shen Jiyao's waist directly, and said, "Are you tired, why don't I carry you on my back."

As soon as Shen Jiyao heard the words, he thought of Zhang Yuesheng again. He smiled helplessly and said, "Fortunately, it's just that my waist is a little sore after sitting for too long. Uncle Zhang is so enthusiastic. Zhang Tianwen showed sincerity when he came to give gifts, knowing that he is a good person, I really think he has some purpose."

Lan Qianjue said with a noncommittal smile: "This time I went to Baoshanzhai, I got a new understanding of the people in their village. It's no wonder their village is so rich."

Shen Jiyao went down the river ridge carefully, and said: "They are very united and hardworking. Have you noticed that there is almost no waste of land in Baoshanzhai? Walking all the way, even if it is just a corner, it will not be wasted. I just returned I saw some medicinal herbs planted in the woods."

"Heaven rewards hard work, the ancients never deceived me." Lan Qianjue stopped talking about this topic, he said: Tomorrow you cook some good dishes, and I will deliver them at noon. "

Seeing that his attitude towards Zhang Tianwen suddenly became so friendly, Shen Jiyao couldn't help being curious, so he deliberately asked, "What do you want me to cook for them?"

Lan Qianjue naturally heard the teasing meaning in Shen Jiyao's words, he smiled and said, "You can cook as you see, and make whatever good food you have."

It seems that Lan Qianjue really doesn't care about Zhang Tianwen's attitude. Although Shen Jiyao has no feeling for Zhang Tianwen's inexplicable affection, he is worried that Lan Qianjue will think too much about it. Shen Jiyao was naturally very happy to be so indifferent suddenly. Although he was full of curiosity, he didn't ask any more questions.

The two walked quietly to the village. From time to time, a few villagers passed by. Some of them occasionally greeted Lan Qianjue but ignored Shen Jiyao. It seemed that they still had conflicts with his brother's identity, and Shen Jiyao didn't care about them. At this moment, Lan Qianjue suddenly said: "My Ji Yao is so good, it's not surprising that some people like you, but if someone likes you, I will be hostile, not only will you be restrained, but also your friends will be driven away. , although Zhang Tianwen's attitude is a bit frivolous, he is also righteous, and he must just appreciate you, so why should I have trouble with someone who knows how to appreciate you."

Shen Jiyao was taken aback when he heard the words, his eyes were full of emotion when he looked at Lan Qianjue. In all fairness, if someone was so attentive to Lan Qianjue, why would he think so? I'm afraid he was just jealous, Lan Qianjue In order to have more friends for myself, forcibly suppressing my jealousy is the most sincere love.

Shen Jiyao looked at Lan Qianjue's smooth and resolute side face, and felt that he liked him more and more.

After returning to the house, it was evening, and Heitan, who was lying on the ground outside the courtyard, saw the two of them and ran over happily. However, Shen Jiyao was shocked into a cold sweat. One of the two white geese kept in the yard was missing. I found a mother goose who was lying in the nest and couldn't stop holding the grass to put it under her body.

Shen Jiyao breathed a sigh of relief, and said clearly about its behavior: "It's starting to cuddle, but it's almost winter, do you want to pick up eggs for it to hatch?"

"Since it's nestled, let it hatch." Lan Qianjue said: "Put more grass to keep warm. If it's really not possible, you can take the goslings to the house to raise them when they hatch."

Shen Jiyao nodded and said, "Then I'll take another photo of the egg tonight, and pick it up for it to hatch tomorrow."

It was night, after the meal, Shen Jiyao took out all the goose eggs laid by the mother goose. There were more than 20 goose eggs. This was the result of nearly two months of laying. For hugging, he took a simple photo last time, and there are at least five or six of them without heads.

Headless is the dialect of their hometown. In fact, Shen Jiyao doesn't know how to describe the eggs in this state. No matter what kind of poultry eggs are hatched, the eggs must be illuminated one by one with a light before hatching. If there is no black dot on both ends of the eggs , it means that the egg cannot hatch chickens and other poultry, and there must be black spots in the egg. Not only that, but also if there are black spots at both ends, it will have two heads when it hatches.

Shen Jiyao could understand this, and he only asked when he watched his grandmother make it.

He carefully photographed the goose eggs one by one. The goose eggs were almost the size of his fist. He selected all the goose eggs without dots and put them aside. In the end, there were thirteen eggs that could hatch. Shen Jiyao put the goose eggs away , I plan to find some hay tomorrow to build a nest for the mother goose so that she can cuddle.

In the early morning of the next day, the hot weather in the past few days was rarely windy.

The weather changed suddenly, and Lan Qianjue stopped wearing his coat, but wore a short jacket. When Shen Jiyao saw it, he looked at him with a horrible expression and said, "You change into a long robe, this short jacket is not suitable. "

Without knowing it, Lan Qianjue took a closer look and said, "Why doesn't it fit, it's pretty good."

Shen Jiyao pointed to his crotch.Next, he said blankly: "It's exposed, my brother."

According to Lan Qianjue, the shape there was not very obvious, but when he was walking, he could see the swinging objects clearly. If there was a gust of wind blowing head-on, the scene would be impossible to describe. Lan Qianjue rarely blushed, he was embarrassed Rubbing his nose, he said, "I haven't worn this dress for a year or two, so it may have gotten shorter."

As he said that, he took off a few times, took out a long robe from the cabinet, and changed into it.

Shen Jiyao can understand this. Lan Qianjue is only 21 years old now, and his body is only [-]. It is not impossible to say that Lan Qianjue has grown taller in the past two years. It seems that he has to make a pair of underwear for him Otherwise, if you don't pay attention, Lan Qianjue will go out to walk the birds.

After he changed his clothes, Shen Jiyao asked him to go to his brother's house on Wednesday to get some hay, and circled a circle with stones. The mother goose plucked the feathers that had been placed in the previous simple nest and put them in, and the comfortable nest was ready. He put thirteen goose eggs in the nest and then came out of the nest. Seeing them coming out, the mother goose waddled into the nest.

After finishing this matter, Shen Jiyao planned to cook for Zhang Tianwen and the others. He found a piece of bacon, two potatoes, a bag of cabbage and the last piece of fat and thin pork in his treasure bag. Lan Qianjue helped Peeling the potatoes, he said, "Do you want to cook some of the dishes that were just brought back? That lettuce is quite delicious, let them try it too."

"Do you want to eat it?" Shen Jiyao broke off the cabbage and said, "If you want to eat it, I will do it."

What this means is that if he doesn't want to eat, then he won't do it. Lan Qianjue's heart warmed, he smiled and said, "If you want to eat, you can do it."

To make four dishes, Shen Jiyao naturally wouldn't pack seven plates and eight bowls separately. Lan Qianjue was hard to handle, and he didn't have so many bowls. He took out two large bowls for spare, and first boiled the cabbage in hot water. Put them in two large bowls, then stir-fry shredded potatoes, freshly picked red peppers on a hob, stir-fry red pepper twice-cooked pork, steamed bacon, and stir-fried lettuce. These four dishes are poured in two In a large bowl, dishes of different colors are arranged in the shape of a petal. This is called a dry pot on their side. The modern way is to put fresh vegetables and bean sprouts at the bottom of the pot. Cook it in a casserole on a low heat and eat it at the same time. Stir-fried vegetables are poured into it, and half of the food becomes a hodgepodge. It has all kinds of flavors and is very refreshing.

He poured everything they ate into the pot, and ate it while the fire was still extinguished. Lan Qianjue praised the meal again, and was very satisfied with this way of eating.

After Lan Qianjue finished eating, Shen Jiyao packed the food and asked Lan Qianjue to deliver it to the two of them.

When we arrived at the field, three of the seven fields had already been plowed, and the plows were very meticulous, and the soil was very soft. Zhang Tianwen was holding the wooden plow with his bare arms and yelling loudly to drive the water head forward. The soil was turned deep, but Wang Wu was reluctant to beat his own buffalo, and his speed was slower than Zhang Tianwen's. Lan Qianjue is a person who knows good and bad, so he is naturally grateful for Zhang Tianwen's frank treatment. Apart from Zhang Tianwen's ambiguous attitude towards Shen Jiyao, this man is indeed very righteous.

He put the basket on the rocks under the tree, and went up to greet the two of them to eat.

Zhang Tianwen stopped the wooden plow in response, walked to the grassland and fed the fodder he had brought to the cattle, then walked towards Lan Qianjue, and called Wang Wu by the way.

"Bringing lunch so early." Zhang Tianwen said with a smile, "Brother Lan is here."

Lan Qianjue took out the food and laid it out, saying, "It's almost noon, it's getting late."

Zhang Tianwen went to the stone and squatted down, seeing the dishes displayed in front of Lan Qianjue's eyes after he lifted the lid of the bowl, he said, "Brother Shen made this?"

Lan Qianjue handed him the bowl and said, "Yes."

"Looking delicious, I have to taste it." Zhang Tianwen said with a smile, regardless of whether Wang Wu came or not, he just filled a bowl of rice with chopsticks and ate it. As soon as the dish was put into his mouth, his expectant look suddenly disappeared. In admiration and surprise, he chewed a few times and went to pick up another dish to eat, without even taking a bite of the meal.

Lan Qianjue was very proud to see him like this, his family's Ji Yao was really good.

Over there, Wang Wu hurried over after serving the cows. Zhang Tianwen had already eaten half of the big bowl of food. Wang Wu was surprised and said, "Brother, you were reincarnated from starvation? As for eating in such a hurry, hey! Save some for me." As Wang Wu said, he hurriedly scooped up rice and vegetables and ate it, but after taking a few mouthfuls, his reaction was stronger than Zhang Tianwen's.

"Did you buy this from a restaurant? Why is it so delicious?" Wang Wu took a mouthful of rice and ate it anxiously, fearing that Zhang Tianwen would eat all the food by himself, so he hurriedly put some food into his own bowl, he said He shook his head solemnly again, and said, "No, it's even more delicious than those made in restaurants, brother, where did you buy it?"

"Brother Shen made it himself." Before Lan Qianjue could speak, Zhang Tianwen took the time to answer.

Wang Wu stared in disbelief, and said, "He cooks such delicious dishes? That little brother has such good craftsmanship, but I can't see it."

Listening to the conversation between the two, Lan Qianjue couldn't help but smile, feeling more and more proud in his heart.

It seems that if Shen Jiyao wants to cook and sell food, he doesn't have to worry about the taste at all.

After the two had finished eating, Lan Qianjue stayed in the field for a while, burned the corn stalks piled aside, talked to them for a while, and then went back.

At the beginning of the year, he came again with the meal made by Shen Jiyao. When the two saw Lan Qianjue coming with a basket, they settled down and came to eat spontaneously without his greeting. They ate very fast, for fear The other party ate too much, it seemed that he liked Shen Jiyao's food very much.

After eating, Lan Qianjue stayed with them in the field until evening, and seeing that it was getting late, he sent them out of the lotus village before returning to the village.

The pale moon had quietly climbed to the west, and the two cows were walking slowly towards the village. They were walking side by side with their wooden plows on their shoulders. Zhang Tianwen suddenly said leisurely: "It's a pity."

Wang Wu said doubtfully, "What a pity."

Zhang Tianwen didn't speak, Wang Wu thought about it on his own, and suddenly said slyly: "You mean brother Shen? It's a pity that you didn't meet him? Hehehe."

Zhang Tianwen twitched the corner of his mouth and said with a smile: "You got it right once, brother Shen is unparalleled in appearance, he is still a rare brother, the key is that he can cook so well, how can such a wonderful person It's not that I met first, but it's really cheap for Lan Qianjue."

Wang Wu chuckled and said, "I'm not fooled, because I think so too."

"Get out." Zhang Tianwen raised his foot and kicked Wang Wu's ass, and scolded with a smile: "It's just you, can you take good care of him? All day long, you only know that your cow is precious."

Wang Wu retorted: "Isn't that because I haven't met my sweetheart yet?"

Zhang Tianwen sneered: "A person who treasures a cow all day will have extra thoughts to find his sweetheart? Just like you, don't hurry up and be a bachelor for the rest of your life."

Wang Wu sarcastically unconvinced: "You are three years older than me, and you are 24 this year and have not yet married! I am not in a hurry, but you, if you don't ask for a wife, no one will ask for a wife."

Zhang Tianwen snorted, "Hey, talk about this again to make trouble for me." After saying that, he lifted his foot and kicked Wang Wu's ass, and the two returned to the village fighting under the moonlight.

After three days of this, the plows were finally done. Lan Qianjue took out the money Shen Jiyao had prepared, and paid them three hundred copper coins each. Another person returned one hundred copper coins, and they both had two hundred copper coins.

As usual, Lan Qianjue sent the two of them out of the lotus village. Under the setting sun, Wang Wu walked in front alone. Zhang Tianwen and Lan Qianjue walked side by side. He looked at Wang Wu who was walking in front, and spoke to Lan Qianjue unceremoniously Jue said: "Brother Shen is a very nice person. If you let him down, you have to tell me so I can do it."

Lan Qianjue's expression froze when he heard the words, he looked at Zhang Tianwen coldly, and said, "Think too much, you don't have this chance, he will always be mine alone."

"Really." Zhang Tianwen said calmly, "That depends on whether you can treat him well."

"Unless the loess is white bones." Lan Qianjue said indifferently but firmly: "I will treat him well for the rest of my life, until I die of old age, so you just die of this heart."

Zhang Tianwen smiled and said, "That's good."

Lan Qianjue was puzzled for a moment, and then said: "Even though you came to test me for Ji Yao's sake, the relationship between us is settled."

"Haha." Zhang Tianwen said rascally: "What is Liangzi? Remember to be friendly the next time you come here, and don’t drive me out without lunch.”

As soon as Lan Qianjue heard this, he knew that he still remembered the first time he came to the door, so he laughed along with him, noncommittal to Zhang Tianwen's words, and after this incident, the friendship between the two became subtle. Like a rival in love, Zhang Tianwen has no intention of competing with Shen Jiyao, but the ambiguous appearance he shows from time to time makes Lan Qianjue displeased.

After sending the two back, Lan Qianjue also returned to the village.

Lan Qianjue opened the firewood door and entered the yard. The door of the wooden house was half-closed, and a faint fire came out. The yard was quiet. All the poultry had been driven into the nest by Shen Jiyao, and Heidan was vigilant in the house. cried out, Lan Qianjue felt very warm, so he couldn't help smiling, opened the door and entered the room.

"I'm back." Shen Jiyao looked up at him, then lowered his head and held a piece of cloth to ponder.

"What are you doing?" Lan Qianjue walked behind him and bent down to hug Shen Jiyao, lowered his head and kissed the top of his head, then looked at the light yellow cloth in his hand, he raised his eyebrows and felt very happy, Said: "Isn't this the cloth I bought for our children last time? Are you making small clothes?"

Shen Jiyao sighed, put the cloth into the bamboo sieve on the table, and said, "I can't do it. I'll ask Mrs. Zhou to teach me how to do it in the afternoon, but I forgot."

"Don't worry, just ask again if you forget." Lan Qianjue took the bamboo sieve aside and said, "Let's eat first."

Shen Jiyao nodded, took a bowl to serve Lan Qianjue with rice, and asked, "Have the fields been plowed?"

"The plow is ready." Lan Qianjue moved the vegetables in front of Shen Jiyao and said, "What are you going to plant this winter?"

"Think about it." Shen Jiyao looked at Lan Qianjue's puzzled eyes and said with a smile: "Just plant some garlic and wheat. Garlic will be used in cooking in the future. Whether it is garlic cloves or garlic sprouts, I need it, so I want to grow a few varieties." A piece of garlic, two pieces of land used to grow garlic seedlings, is it not bad to use two pieces of land to grow garlic?"

Lan Qianjue raised his eyebrows and said, "It's a good plan, so let's do the same."

Shen Jiyao chuckled, and praised Lan Qianjue very much.

The next day.

The two of them went down to sow seeds with hoes on their shoulders. Lan Qianjue first sprinkled the burnt plant ash evenly on the ground, and then Shen Jiyao dragged a hundred catties of wheat seeds from the treasure bag and spread them evenly on the three fields. There was not enough space for a small half of the land, so Shen Jiyao used the half of the land to sprinkle some white radish seeds, and he would be able to eat fresh radishes in the coming year. After the wheat was dealt with, planting garlic would be more troublesome. Put them in a row.

Lan Qianjue followed Shen Jiyao's instructions and fished out ditches in the ground. Shen Jiyao wanted to plant them, but he refused to let him say anything. He took them all down and did it by himself. Fortunately, the land plowed by Zhang Tianwen and the others was very soft. Fishing the ditches was effortless, and it only took Lan Qianjue half a day to fish out straight ditches.

But it was getting late at this time, so they had to plant again tomorrow, so the two packed up their things and went back to the village.

The weather has been getting colder recently. After careful calculation, it is already mid-October, and the New Year will be one and a half months away. Shen Jiyao is always a little confused about the ancient time calculation. He is used to the modern Gregorian calendar, and he is a little confused about the lunar calendar. He only knows one-sidedly that the Gregorian calendar is one month older than the lunar calendar. For example, April in the Gregorian calendar is March in the lunar calendar.

In ancient China, there was only a lunar calendar, so the end of December was New Year's Eve, but now it is almost November, so the baby will be born almost at the end of the year. Thinking of this, Shen Jiyao is a little timid.

After Lan Qianjue spent two days planting the garlic in the ground, there was nothing to do in the ground.

The days were leisurely again, the sky was getting colder, and Shen Jiyao's body was getting heavier and heavier. Fortunately, there was nothing tiring to do at home, so he hugged the piece of cloth all day long and pondered. In the end, Huangtian paid off, and finally figured it out for him. The small clothes worn by modern babies, the small clothes with cardigan, even a layman like Lan Qianjue, can't understand it. Fortunately, they are worn with skirts, otherwise they would be seen as a joke for a long time .

After such a leisurely three or four days, the weather has gotten better. Shen Jiyao is very happy to see that the vegetable fields in the yard have sprouted. He thinks that he will be able to eat fresh ones soon. Spinach and peas are sharp, and when the weather is cold, you can make hot pot to eat.

As he thought about it, he walked to the opposite fence to see the three kinds of poultry that gave him the most sense of accomplishment. The two litters of cubs from the previous two litters are now fully grown, and the chicks are much bigger. They gradually popped up, but Shen Jiyao still didn't dare to let them go, for fear of being picked up by weasels or black eggs.

Everything at home is on track again, the leisurely time always flies by quickly, and the twelfth lunar month is gradually approaching.

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