The leader's strong man

Guan Yan didn't answer.

He has passed through many lifeless days, and he tasted some sweetness again some time ago, but later the sweetness turned into astringent bitterness, and after tasting it, some other flavors suddenly appeared. It feels mixed.

Gu Jiuyuan didn't want him to answer either, so he continued to work.

He is not a very talkative person. In the past, during the teaching, he retreated from time to time. In fact, he didn't speak much to anyone in a year.But when Guan Yan said that, he suddenly felt a desire to confide in him, wanting to tell him what was on his mind.

Perhaps this is involuntary?

That's right, it's like when a flash of inspiration suddenly occurs while practicing swords, and some extremely strong thoughts suddenly emerge in my heart, and I have to use the sword to interpret and describe...

The water in the pot boiled and gurgled, and the chestnuts rolled up and down in it. Gu Jiuyuan saw that the edge of the knife was cracked, so he took it out and peeled it.

This kind of wild chestnut is small in size and has a hard shell, which is not easy to peel, so the villagers don't like to eat it, and a patient person like Guan Yan would think of using it for food.

The chestnut, which was still emitting white smoke, took off its thick dark brown coat in the hands of the young man, revealing the bright yellow flesh inside. Gu Jiuyuan raised his hand and threw it, and with a soft "boom", the peeled chestnut sank into the clear water.

Guan Yan on the other end also prepared the pastry, and was putting the reconciled water and oil dough aside to wake up, when he heard the sound and looked up.

The young man is peeling chestnuts, his thick long eyelashes are drooping slightly, and the thin red lips under his straight nose are smiling. His white and round fingertips are burnt red by chestnuts, but the young man seems not to notice. Still breaking the shell slowly.

Guan Yan frowned, washed his hands, and said, "Let me come, you help me beat the salted duck eggs, take out the yolk with a spoon and put it in a bowl for later use."

Gu Jiuyuan thought he hated his slow peeling, so he said helplessly, "I've never done this before, just peel a few more."

"Go crack salted duck eggs."

Guan Yan reached out to take the unpeeled chestnut in his hand, but Gu Jiuyuan didn't let go.

The two just held a small chestnut to a stalemate, their eyes facing each other and neither giving way.

Gu Jiuyuan raised an eyebrow and looked at Guan Yan playfully.Sensing the hot temperature of his fingertips, Guan Yan pursed his lips, let go of his hand slightly, and then grabbed his five fingers forward suddenly. Who would have thought that Gu Jiuyuan's wrist would suddenly flip, and his palms would move forward. inside.

The two clenched hands as if separated by a chestnut. Gu Jiuyuan felt the heat and roughness in his hand, and moved his fingers.

Sensing that he was rubbing the calluses on his fingertips and palms with his fingers, Guan Yan's face felt hot, as if the heat of chestnut had spread to his face, and his palms and cheeks were also hot.

The hand with distinct phalanx clenched it tightly for a moment and then released it. Gu Jiuyuan gently brushed Guan Yan's palm with his fingers and wrapped the chestnut in his hand. There are more Ayans. Ayans don’t need to feel sorry for me.”

Guan Yan, who was punctured, felt his face getting hotter.It's one thing to do it yourself, but it's somewhat embarrassing to be said so bluntly by the other party.

Looking across his cheeks that were blushing slightly and looked charming, Gu Jiuyuan continued to peel chestnuts in a good mood.

This work is cumbersome and cumbersome, but it's worth it when you think about the rewards later.It's just that there is no internal strength, and it is not convenient to work.

The two worked together, and it took more than an hour to make the mooncake embryos.

There are two flavors of mooncakes, salty and sweet, and they are also made into meringue mooncakes and ordinary mooncakes.The surface of the meringue mooncake is brushed with egg liquid and stamped with a red seal. Look carefully, and the words "Flowers are good and the moon is full" are written on it.Ordinary moon cakes are made by pressing out molds after wrapping the fillings. They are round and square, and they are all flower patterns.

There is no oven at home, so Guan Yan puts the mooncakes on an oiled iron plate, pushes the iron plate into the stove, and uses the temperature of the stove to bake the mooncakes.

The aroma of mooncakes soon permeated the whole room. When the first batch of bacon mooncakes came out of the oven, Guan Yan blew one to cool, broke the crispy and salty mooncakes in half, and handed half to Gu Jiuyuan: "Try it!"

Gu Jiuyuan didn't answer, but grabbed his wrist, lowered his head slightly, and bit the mooncake with his hand and opened his lips.

Guan Yan was taken aback.

After tasting the taste in his mouth carefully, Gu Jiuyuan stared into his eyes and said, "It's delicious. Very sweet."

Guan Yan's heart trembled.Before he could react, Gu Jiuyuan lowered his head again and ate the remaining mooncakes in one gulp.

Guan Yan's scalp tingled with gratitude for the gentle touch from his fingertips. He glared at Gu Jiuyuan angrily with a blushing face, and quickly withdrew his hand.

Knowing that he was thin-skinned, Gu Jiuyuan didn't do anything out of the ordinary, and helped wrap the mooncakes to be given to several elders in the village in straw paper and tied them with red strings.

Looking at the paper packages neatly placed on the table, Gu Jiuyuan felt a subtle feeling in his heart.

He followed Guan Yan to deliver moon cakes, always feeling like a husband accompanying his wife to give a gift to his natal family...

Seeing that he looked strange and didn't know what he was thinking, Guan Yan coughed lightly: "Let's go."

"Okay." Gu Jiuyuan responded, stretched out his hand, and directly lifted Guan Yan's pannier over his back.

Guan Yan opened his mouth, and finally rolled his Adam's apple, swallowing the words silently.

He hadn't recovered yet, and he was really tired after another afternoon of busy work, otherwise he wouldn't have let Gu Jiuyuan go with him.

Gu Jiuyuan once again gained a sense of presence in front of the villagers.

The tall and outstanding young man followed Guan Yan slowly with a basket on his back, and his expression was so natural that it seemed that he was not going to deliver mooncakes to the old people in the village, but was going out for a trip!

By the time the mooncakes were delivered, it was already sunset.

The clouds in the sky seemed to be on fire, burning the whole sky red.Gu Jiuyuan looked at the shadows cast by the two of them on the ground and said with a smile, "If Ah Yan feels uncomfortable in the hug, how about carrying Ah Yan home for my brother?"

Hearing this, a trace of hesitation flashed in Guan Yan's eyes, but when Gu Jiuyuan took off the pannier, squatted down in front of him, and looked back at him gently, Guan Yan's heart moved slightly, he took a step forward, and put the pannier on his back Lie down again.

He couldn't walk anymore, his legs were so weak that he was about to fall down the next moment.

Gu Jiuyuan put his hands on his buttocks and pulled him upwards slightly, walking steadily with his back on his back.

Guan Yan's face was red and his ears were hot, and he didn't dare to press his body down.

Except for his parents, he has never been carried by anyone since he became sensible. Over the past ten years, he is used to carrying everything by himself. He never thought that there would be a day when he could safely hand over his weight to another person.

The man's slight panting rang in his ears, Gu Jiuyuan suddenly froze in his footsteps, and a lot of fragments flooded into his mind.

In the dark cave, the young man with disheveled hair and full of hostility rushed to the man who persuaded him in a warm voice, and gave a cold look. Feeling the maliciousness of several young people, the young man clenched his fists tightly, as if he was about to rush out in the next moment, but was rushed by the man who rushed over Standing behind him, the young man grabbed the man's clothes and stubbornly wanted to touch the man's chest, but the man stopped him. The young man lay on his back on the big rock by the stream, looking up at the man who washed his hair...

In the last scene, the boy curled up in the arms of a man in a violent storm, and the man in coir raincoat and bamboo hat hugged him tightly, and took him home through the wind and rain with heavy and firm steps!

The strangeness at this moment came and went without a trace, Guan Yan had no idea that the young man who was carrying him behind his back had extremely complicated and shocked eyes at that moment, all he knew was that the young man put him down and turned his head to look into his eyes It was so hot that it seemed to melt him in his eyes.

This look has been sticking to him, making him a little helpless.

"I'm hungry." Guan Yan said dryly.

Gu Jiuyuan withdrew his overly hot gaze, and said softly, "Okay, then Ayan rests, and I'll cook."

Seeing him hurrying into the kitchen, Guan Yan sighed.

He really couldn't imagine how terrified those elder protectors would be when they knew their leader was cooking soup for him.

Thinking this way in his heart, he didn't expect to see someone in the evening of the second day.

Dressed in black, the protector with a stern face stood in front of his house, and said in an unwavering voice, "I have seen Mr. Guan Yan, this is what the leader asked me to send."

Guan Yan took the wine jar from his hand: "Okay, I will give it to him."

The protector clasped his fist slightly: "Thank you."

"Wait..." Before Guan Yan had time to invite someone in, the guardian turned around and disappeared.

"What are you waiting for?" Gu Jiuyuan asked from the kitchen.

"Yi Hufa brought the wine you asked for, and I want to invite him to have a meal together." Guan Yan put the wine jar on the table.

Gu Jiuyuan frowned: "No need, Elder Liu will come back today, they can live together."

Guan Yan didn't continue this topic. After all, Shen Feibai came out, and he was not familiar with the other elder protectors.

Gu Jiuyuan: "Is there anything else to do?"

"No, let's get ready for dinner."

Because today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, Guan Yan specially made two extra dishes. Spicy crab, lotus leaf chicken, braised river prawns, etc. almost filled the dining table.

Gu Jiuyuan found two wine glasses from the cabinet, "This is sweet-scented osmanthus wine, it is said that children and old people can drink it."

Guan Yan did not refuse.It's true that he doesn't drink well, but it's okay to have a drink during the holidays today.

After the mellow sweet-scented osmanthus brewed, Guan Yan's eyes lit up.The aroma of sweet-scented osmanthus lingers in the nose, sweet in the throat, not intoxicating at all!

With good food, good wine and beautiful women, Guan Yan, who had just recovered from a serious illness, felt relieved and couldn't help but drink more. By the time he felt hot and his throat was dry, it was too late.

The man's gentle black eyes were suddenly covered with a layer of water, his cheeks showed a drunken blush, and his lips stained with alcohol exhaled lightly, and the warm atmosphere of eating suddenly changed.

"Ayan?" Gu Jiuyuan called softly.

Guan Yan raised his eyelids to look at him: "Huh?"

Gu Jiuyuan touched his lips: "Are you drunk?"

"It seems...a little bit." Guan Yan said sincerely.

"Are you uncomfortable?" Gu Jiuyuan walked up to him and asked.

"It's okay." Guan Yan stood up and said in a panic, "I'm going to take a shower."

Gu Jiuyuan: "I'll fetch water for you."

"……it is good."

After preparing all the bathing things for him, Gu Jiuyuan turned and went into the kitchen to cook hangover soup, but when he came out with the hangover soup, the door of the bathroom was still closed, and it was quiet inside, without any sound.