Retired soldier king and his little sweetheart

A night of heavy rain in midsummer washed away the high temperature and stickiness.

The dust on the leaves disappeared, the cement road in the village was washed clean, and even the chirping of birds on the telephone poles became much clearer.

The morning sun is gentle and splashing.

Zhuang Xiaoduo squatted in the yard to pick up cowpeas, removing the ones with insect eye disease, and then tied them into bundles for later use.

Tang Huai brought the prepared salt water, and the two of them stuffed the beans into the jar, poured in the salt water, added a few cloves of chili and garlic, and stuck them with two chopsticks to ensure that the beans would not stick out of the water.

After closing the altar, wait a week or two before eating.

Tang Huai moved the jars into the house and put them on the wall facing the sun. If the weather is too hot, the fermentation speed will be too fast and it will easily rot. Put it away and come back to see Zhuang Xiaoduo eating cucumbers.

"Xiao Duo, Zhang Lili called you several times last night."

"Oh, good." Zhuang Xiaoduo went to get his cell phone, the longer he stayed in the country, the less time Zhuang Xiaoduo had with his cell phone, and he often didn't look at it for half a day.

There are a lot of messages from my old colleague on WeChat, some are concerned about how he is doing recently, and some ask him in a weird way if he can't find a job.

Zhuang Xiaoduo didn't reply at all, but only replied to Zhang Lili's WeChat message, asking her what's the matter, but she didn't respond. It stands to reason that Zhang Lili, who is so good at fishing, would reply in seconds during working hours.

When I called, it took a long time for Zhang Lili to answer.

"Hello, Xiaoduo."

Zhang Lili's voice was hoarse and muffled.

Zhuang Xiaoduo: "Are you still sleeping? Today is not the weekend."

"I resigned." Zhang Lili rubbed her eyes and sat up: "I wanted to call you last night to tell you, but it was your husband who answered it. I was so scared that I almost dropped my phone."

"He's not a devil, there's nothing to be scared of."

"Is this the point? Why don't you ask me why I resigned?!"

Zhuang Xiaoduo coughed to cover up his embarrassment: "Then what's wrong with you, why did you resign?"

Zhang Lili repeated what she said to Tang Huai last night. The more she talked, the more excited she became, and she began to curse.

"Damn these people gossip besides fishing. You love to farm and farm. If you love to be with men, stay with men and do their shit. The more you talk about it later, the more you say that you are behind the back of the previous director." Stabbing or something."

"Okay, don't be angry, what they said is actually true, so what are you going to do? Looking for a job again? Or come and play with me."

When it came to work, Zhang Lili became discouraged again: "I don't know, to be honest, Xiaoduo, I'm so envious to see that you are so happy after returning to your hometown, have a boyfriend and start a business again."

"Haha, good luck."

The two chatted nonchalantly for nearly an hour, and Tang Huai stood aside with his legs crossed, his hands behind his head in a daze, and after waiting for a long time, he couldn't help but took out a cigarette.

After hanging up the phone, Zhuang Xiaoduo excitedly told Tang Huai that Zhang Lili would come in two days.

Seeing Zhuang Xiaoduo happy, Tang Huai couldn't help but be happy too. Speaking of which, Zhuang Xiaoduo has met the most important friends and teachers in his life, but he has never been in contact with Zhuang Xiaoduo's circle.

After thinking about it, I also began to look forward to it, thinking about how to greet my wife's friends.

Taking advantage of the good weather, the two decided to continue what they had shelved yesterday and go to the city to check on the car.

After traveling to two places, under the warm reception and detailed introduction of the car salesperson, the two bought a hot product-Wuling Hongguang van with all the money.

Zhuang Xiaoduo thought it would be more cost-effective to buy in installments, but Tang Huai found it troublesome and felt that it was unnecessary. After all, they still had the strength to pay the full price of 4.1w.

After agreeing to pick up the car four days later, the two wandered around the street.

"Let's go shopping." Tang Huai pointed to the nearby shopping mall.

"Okay," Zhuang Xiaoduo fanned himself with a small fan that someone gave him, and an unknown obstetrics and gynecology hospital was printed on it.

Having only been away from the city for two months, Zhuang Xiaoduo was already a little unaccustomed to it. When he walked into the shopping mall shrouded in air-conditioning, he looked at the various brand stores on the first floor and suddenly felt guilty.

Tang Huai subconsciously wanted to pull Zhuang Xiaoduo's hand, but when he felt the other party flinch, Tang Huai let go of his hand and turned his head to look at him.

Zhuang Xiaoduo smiled apologetically, and quickly grabbed it.

"It's okay, just forget it if you're not used to it." Tang Huai said with a smile.

Zhuang Xiaoduo clenched his hands tightly: "Practice more, and I'll get used to it."

Zhuang Xiaoduo's skin care products and sunscreen are almost used up. When passing by a certain living hall, he subconsciously looked inside.

But I'm worried that Tang Huai won't want to visit this kind of store that is basically full of girls. Besides, he is starting a business now, so he should save some money and go to the supermarket to buy some cheap ones.

"Want to buy it?" Tang Huai stopped.

Zhuang Xiaoduo: "No, no, no."

But I took another look inside.

So Tang Huai dragged Zhuang Xiaoduo in.

As soon as the two entered, the cabinet sister warmly greeted them: "Welcome, what do you need?"

As a professional cabinet lady, she had long seen the tightly holding hands when she was wandering at the door, and followed Zhuang Xiaoduo to ask him what products he wanted.

"Facial cleanser, and a bottle of water, 230ml is fine." Zhuang Xiaoduo used to come to this kind of place by himself, and it was the first time he brought his boyfriend here, so he was somewhat uncomfortable.

Tang Huai was quite at ease, looking here and there, and asked if there was any sunscreen.

Needless to say, the cabinet sister knew that this hunk who looked like he just came back from a desert island should not have bought it himself.

"What skin type do you use?"

Tang Huai turned around and asked Zhuang Xiaoduo, "What's your skin type?"

Zhuang Xiaoduo scratched his neck in embarrassment, "Neutral to dry."

When checking out, Tang Huai rushed to take out Alipay, and then looked at the bill close to 2000+, thinking that he really had to make good money.

You can't let your wife follow you and you have to lower your quality of life.

Tang Huai held the things he just bought in one hand, and led Zhuang Xiaoduo to the second floor with the other.

Zhuang Xiaoduo: "Is it too expensive? We should save some and go to the supermarket to buy ordinary brands."

Tang Huai squeezed his hand: "No, I think you usually use these, go and accompany me to buy clothes."

"buying clothes?"

"Yeah." The two passed by the glass of the clothing store, Tang Huai looked at the two people in the reflection of the glass and said, "The clothes are torn."

Zhuang Xiaoduo understood, he was stimulated by the third aunt.

Zhuang Xiaoduo, who originally felt sorry for Tang Huai, immediately became excited when he walked into the clothing store. What could be more interesting than dressing up his boyfriend?

The macho version of Nikki-Dress UP Queen is online!

"Is this too tender?" Tang Huai looked at the bright yellow T-shirt that Zhuang Xiaoduo chose.

Zhuang Xiaoduo stuffed a pair of khaki shorts into his hand, "Try it, go quickly."

So Tang Huai had no choice but to try on the clothes.

Zhuang Xiaoduo found a few more clothes and wanted Tang Huai to try them on, but he didn't want to try on the clothes himself, so he had to wait at the entrance.

"Are you waiting for someone? There is no one today, so go in." The salesman who picked up the hanger said.

"Thank you!"

Zhuang Xiaoduo called Brother Tang, Tang Huai opened the curtain and stuck out his head, "Here."

Zhuang Xiaoduo handed the clothes to Tang Huai, asked him to try them on together, and showed him when they were finished.

"Aren't you coming in?" Tang Huai asked.

"Of course not! Don't you know about the Uniqlo incident?!"

When the clerk heard this, he glanced in Zhuang Xiaoduo's direction and tried his best to hold back his laughter.

"Tuck your t-shirt into your pants!"

"This denim shirt is worn over a T-shirt, don't wear it alone!"

"Turn up your trousers!"

Zhuang Xiaoduo turned into a fashion godfather, and instructed Tang Huai to change clothes back and forth, and finally picked two sets to pay for. Zhuang Xiaoduo also bought a T-shirt of the same style, planning to wear a couple outfit.

I wanted to watch another movie or something, but I had to give up considering that I would not be able to catch the last bus home after the movie.

When the two of them rode motorcycles happily from the town back to the door, Zhuang Aiguo was squatting at the door of Zhuang Xiao's family eating popsicles.

Seeing the two people carrying shopping bags, Zhuang Aiguo, who was originally smiling, became angry, and he pointed at Zhuang Xiaoduo with an old popsicle and complained: "I supervise the work in the factory every day, but you go shopping for a date!

"It will be accepted tomorrow, you know?

Zhuang Xiaoduo raised the ingredients he had just bought in his hand.

"Have hot pot tonight, shall we come together?"

"Do you have a hairy belly?"

Zhuang Xiaoduo nodded, and Zhuang Aiguo cheerfully helped Zhuang Xiaoduo carry the ingredients, asked him to open the door, and helped pick and wash vegetables.

After the rain last night, it has been relatively cool today, even a little chilly at night, Zhuang Xiaoduo cleaned up the dining table that had been idle for a long time, and went to Tang Huai's house to bring beer.

Tang Huai and Zhuang Aiguo were packing ingredients in the kitchen, Zhuang Xiaoduo was watching TV on the sofa, saw the camera next to the TV, and remembered his video account.

Feeling itchy, I turned on the camera and walked into the kitchen.

Zhuang Aiguo squatted at the door and rubbed his belly with salt, looked up at Zhuang Xiaoduo, and in the camera, he frowned and asked in doubt: "Why?"

"Take a video, don't worry about me, just keep rubbing."

After recording for a while, Zhuang Xiaoduo shifted the camera to take a picture of Tang Huai who was eating a piece of beef. He controlled the camera not to capture Tang Huai's face, but Tang Huai wanted to come closer.

"what."

"Shooting you cooking haha."

Zhuang Aiguo: ...

Tang Huai once lived in the Sichuan-Chongqing area. When he remembered the beef he ate at that time, although he didn't know the specific method, he tried to restore it.

Slice the beef into thin slices of about 0.5cm, add regular onion, ginger, garlic, pepper and other marinade, add cooking wine and mix well, add egg white and starch after taste, mix well again, and put it in the thick chili noodles prepared in advance Coat both sides with chili flakes and serve on a plate.

In the camera, Tang Huai's knuckles are clearly defined, the nails are cut cleanly, and the slightly rough skin is distributed with powerful tendons, which are full of male hormones, which makes Zhuang Xiaoduo's heart flutter.

"It's amazing, it looks exactly like the one in the hot pot restaurant." Zhuang Xiaoduo couldn't help but praise.

Zhuang Aiguo, who was rubbing his hairy belly next to him, squeezed aside, put the hairy belly in the basin, and said in a shrill voice, "It's amazing~ It looks exactly the same as the one in the hot pot restaurant~"

Zhuang Xiaoduo laughed out loud, saying how could I have said that.

Tang Huai took out a small red bag from the bag and threw it to Zhuang Aiguo: "Wash the duck intestines too."

Zhuang Aiguo: ...

When all the ingredients were ready, it was already [-] o'clock in the evening when the three of them sat around the dining table and began to boil the meat. Zhuang Xiaoduo was so hungry that his stomach was rumbling.

The ostentation of this table is not lost to the hot pot restaurant outside.

Beef and mutton rolls, tender beef, duck intestines and tripe are everything, most of which are meat dishes, because when buying vegetables, Zhuang Xiaoduo said that he hardly eats vegetarian when eating hot pot.

Tang Huai didn't care, Zhuang Xiaoduo could buy whatever he wanted.

During the meeting, the three discussed the matter of the pig farm. After the pig pens and other infrastructure were built, the next step was to wait for Sunshine Pig to deliver the electrical equipment and breeding pigs.

Sunshine Piggy will send people to the farm in the early stage, leave after two weeks, and then come over intermittently for technical assistance. They are very friendly to Tang Huai and others who are raising pigs for the first time.

But they also need to have their own employees. For the first batch of 2000 sows, Tang Huaizhuang Xiaoduo, Zhuang Aiguo and Zhuang Fengxiang can't take care of them at all.

I told the people in the village before that the third aunt and the seventh aunt were willing, but they also had to take care of their grandchildren. Besides, there was really no young and middle-aged labor force in the village.

Zhuang Xiaoduo stuffed duck blood with chopsticks into his mouth, "I'll ask you when everyone comes back during the Chinese New Year. Let's go to other places to recruit people first."

"Let me come. I'll find a friend to find out what I did in his factory before. It's better to find someone with experience."

After Zhuang Aiguo finished speaking, he put the lettuce under the duck intestines into the pot to rinse.

Tang Huai: "That's for decoration."

Zhuang Aiguo: "But I want to eat vegetables."

Zhuang Xiaoduo: "Then why didn't you say it earlier."

Zhuang Aiguo was incompetent and furious: "Has anyone asked me?!"

Zhuang Xiaoduo laughed dryly, and looked at Tang Huai, but the other party had a suppressed smile of success, and Zhuang Xiaoduo touched him with his knee.

Unexpectedly, Tang Huai glanced at him, stretched out his feet and clamped Zhuang Xiaoduo's left foot, raised his glass: "Come, have a drink."

Zhuang Aiguo and Zhuang Xiaoduo toasted: "Cheers~"