Retired soldier king and his little sweetheart

Zhuang Xiaoduo withdrew money from Tang Huai, waited for the phone to be repaired, and the sun had already set. Afraid that Tang Huai would wait for him to eat, he rode fast along the way.

However, as soon as they arrived at the entrance of the village, they saw Gongsun He's car.

As he approached Tang Huai's yard, he heard Gongsun He talking on the phone loudly. It was probably about business, with Mr. Niu on the left and Mr. Ma on the right.

Zhuang Xiaoduo slipped into the kitchen, ready to give Tang Huai the money and the phone.

Today's weather is extremely hot, and the fire is on again in the kitchen. Tang Huaichi/bare upper body is packing lentils.

Zhuang Xiaoduo swallowed silently, "Brother Tang, the phone has been repaired."

Tang Huai stopped and looked back, and smiled cheerfully.

"Put it on the table, and eat a simple iron pot stew tonight."

"Oh, good." Zhuang Xiaoduo asked him again if he needed to help himself, Tang Huai immediately paid him out, the kitchen is not easy to stay in summer.

After Tang Huai has processed the beans, add oil and stir-fry until the surface is slightly browned, then put it out for later use, and then use the remaining oil to continue frying the pork ribs that have just been blanched.

Add conditioning and thirteen spices, add boiling water and start stewing.

On the other side, I started to prepare the seasoning for the cold dish. The local cucumbers have been soaked in cold water for an afternoon, and they are already fragrant and crisp.

Zhuang Xiaoduo arranged the dishes in the yard.

After Gongsun He finished the phone call, he replied to the message again. When he came back to his senses, Zhuang Xiaoduo was playing with the little yellow dog.

"Xiaoduo," Gongsun He sat next to Zhuang Xiaoduo, "Are you planning to stay in Chating Village?"

Zhuang Xiaoduo originally planned to take a rest and return to Shanghai to find a job, but he had already been there for almost a month without knowing it, and he had no intention of going back to work at all.

He thought while rubbing the dog's head, but still told the truth: "I don't know, but I don't want to leave yet."

"Is it because you like Tang Huai?"

"I do not have…"

Gongsun He raised Erlang's legs: "This is boring, I can see it at a glance."

"Well, not all of them. At the beginning, it was because I felt that work was too annoying. I went to work mechanically every day, worked overtime, and left work. The enthusiasm was slowly worn away. I quarreled with the leader again and came back."

"Then stay here and contract a pig farm with Tang Huai. The company has technology and equipment support, and the government will also provide loan support."

The puppy was slapped for a long time, and finally took advantage of Zhuang Xiaoduo's pause and ran away wagging his tail.

Zhuang Xiaoduo leaned on the back of the chair, looked at the night sky melancholy, and said, "Let me think about it."

"Xiaoduo!" Tang Huai shouted from the kitchen.

Zhuang Xiaoduo jumped up from the spot, "Come on!"

Gongsun He looked at Zhuang Xiaoduo's brisk back, habitually touched the scar at the corner of his eye, and smiled.

Four years have passed, why can't Tang Huai come out?

If Zhuang Xiaoduo was with him, would he be happier and get better sooner?

Tang Huai's stewing in the iron pot has come to an end, he is giving the final massage to the dough, and ordered Zhuang Xiaoduo to add more water to the pot, but he put less.

"Then wash some shallots and parsley."

Tang Huai spread the dough into three large pieces, spread them on the vegetables, covered them and continued to simmer, then mixed the freshly fried and cooled peanuts with salt.

Finally, stir-fry some seasonal vegetables, and the three of them got in and out and started serving the dishes, scooping up the rice.

A simple version of stewed ribs and beans in an iron pot, patted cucumbers, stir-fried seasonal vegetables and special peanuts for wine.

The pork ribs and beans are covered with noodle cakes, which are also mixed with a little cornmeal, which reveals a healthy yellow color of whole grains, embellished with green coriander, and has a tangy aroma.

Zhuang Xiaoduo and Gongsun He were already drooling.

"Tang Huai, that's interesting. I haven't eaten Northeastern cuisine for a long time as a Northeasterner."

Tang Huai brought beer and a cup for Zhuang Xiaoduo, planning to blow the bottle with Gongsun He.

Zhuang Xiaoduo picked up a chopstick of beans. The beans were soaked in the broth. They were soft, rotten and delicious, and very tasty. The pork ribs could be easily deboned with a flick of the tongue, and the skin was fine.

When Tang Huai and Gongsun He recalled the past, Zhuang Xiaoduo had already had hiccups.

Gongsun He has always talked a lot, after talking about this and that.

At the end of the meal, Gongsun He's neck was red and he was obviously a little drunk. He moved the chair to Tang Huai's side.

Zhuang Xiaoduo unconsciously followed with his eyes.

Gongsun He put Tang Huai on the shoulder, laughed loudly, and said to Zhuang Xiaoduo: "Xiao Duo, don't worry, I have no interest in Tang Huai, I like you as cute."

"Don't talk nonsense." Tang Huai straightened Gongsun He's body and put a little distance between them.

Gongsun He stretched out his foot and kicked down a wine bottle.

"Captain, I went to see Lao Xu a while ago and met Li Xuan, that kid is as tall as my ass."

Tang Huai's eyes were indifferent, and he stopped talking.

Zhuang Xiaoduo didn't speak, and took a small sip from the cup in his hand.

Who is Lao Xu?Who is Li Xuan?Whose child is it!

Seeing that Tang Huai's face became more and more depressed, Zhuang Xiaoduo lightly picked up a peanut for him.

Tang Huai smiled and said, "It's okay, he drank too much."

In the end, Gongsun He was so drunk that he lay on the table full of food scraps, his noble silver-white hair was covered with oil.

Tang Huai was also drunk, but still kept a trace of sobriety, limping her legs and wanting to help Zhuang Xiaoduo clean up the dishes.

When Zhuang Xiaoduo came back after moving around, he saw Tang Huai holding a plate, his body had been tilted thirty degrees, and he was about to fall down.

"At this moment, the distance between me and Brother Tang is about five meters. If I go at an hourly speed..."

The calculations in Zhuang Xiaoduo's mind obviously couldn't keep up with the speed at which Tang Huai was about to fall, and while striding over, he shouted anxiously: "Stand at attention!!"

"Yes!" Tang Huai stood up straight, made a standard military posture, and smiled innocently.

Very standard, with fingertips pointing down vertically, close to the trouser seam.

But the two plates that were originally held suffered. They were thrown by Tang Huai casually, and they were smashed to pieces on the concrete floor.

Zhuang Xiaoduo couldn't laugh or cry, went to the market to help Tang Huai to sit down, and after hastily cleaned up, he thought about how to arrange Gongsun He to sleep.

There is only one bedroom in Tang Huai's house, one bed, not even a big sofa.

"If Brother Tang sleeps on his own bed, he will take Gongsun He back to sleep at his own home. How can I get him back when he is so big?"

Zhuang Xiaoduo was distressed, and then looked at Tang Huai.

"Brother Tang, can you let Brother Gongsun sleep at your house?"

Tang Huai put Zhuang Xiaoduo's shoulders on her shoulders and gave a low hum.

After taking care of Gongsun He to sleep, Zhuang Xiaoduo helped Tang Huai back to his home.

While Tang Huai was taking a shower, Zhuang Xiaoduo quickly tidied up his room.

Tang Huai came out with a bath towel around his waist, Zhuang Xiaoduo realized that he hadn't brought him a change of clothes, and hurried back to help him find clothes.

When I came back, I saw Tang Huai looking at Zhuang Xiaoduo's daily farming plan silently facing the wall. The "I miss Brother Tang, it's estimated to be 3 hours" that I wrote before had been redacted by Zhuang Xiaoduo with a marker.

Tang Huai still smelled of alcohol, changed into the clothes that Zhuang Xiaoduo brought, and consciously walked towards the sofa.

The latest stepped forward and stopped: "You sleep in my bed."

"I'll just sleep on the sofa, please."

The two were very close, and Zhuang Xiaoduo felt the heat from Tang Huai's body, and his heart was pounding and accelerating.

"Your leg is injured, Brother Tang." Zhuang Xiaoduo lowered his voice unconsciously.

Zhuang Xiaoduo's hairy head was right in front of his lips, and Tang Huai couldn't help the gentle ripples in his heart. He knew that Zhuang Xiaoduo liked him, but he was afraid that what Zhuang Xiaoduo liked was only the self he showed to him.

They are not all the way.

Zhuang Xiaoduo is cute, innocent, kind, and very good-looking. He should have better things.

"Xiao Duo."

"Huh?" Zhuang Xiaoduo's voice was soft.

Tang Huai raised his hand and gently stroked the back of Zhuang Xiaoduo's head: "Hey, go to the room and sleep."

The fireworks in Zhuang Xiaoduo's heart exploded, and he froze in place, while Tang Huai had already turned around, picked up the thin blanket on the sofa and sat down.

He lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

Zhuang Xiaoduo felt Tang Huai's low air pressure, walked over and squatted down.

"Brother Tang, why are you unhappy? I feel that you are always unhappy."

"Because I'm not at ease, well, go to sleep."

His tone was beyond doubt, so Zhuang Xiaoduo had no choice but to stand up, but he couldn't move. After thinking for a while, he decided to trust Gongsun He, and he could feel that Tang Huai liked him.

Just not sure which to like.

Zhuang Xiaoduo turned around and squatted down again, "Can I hug you?"

Tang Huai looked up: "Xiaoduo, you will have a better choice."

"is it okay?"

Zhuang Xiaoduo's eyes were gentle and sincere, and he just looked up at him like that, Tang Huai's words of refusal stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say anything.

Tang Huai struggled for a moment, but smiled helplessly, and opened his arms.

Zhuang Xiaoduo threw himself into Tang Huai's arms, hugged him, and patted his firm, slightly trembling back.

After such a short time, Zhuang Xiaoduo asked softly: "Can we try?"