Hold His Hand

They ate very late that day, and after eating, Lu Yanzhou said, "I'll go to the pond for a walk."

"Are you going to pick up fish? Can I go together?" Xie Chengze asked.

Today everyone is busy, all the big fish in the pond have been caught, but there are still some small fish left.

These small fish can be caught in the river tonight, and whoever catches it counts. People in the village call this fish picking.

However, most adults don’t like to pick them up. After a year of busy work, it’s finally time to celebrate the New Year. Everyone wants to relax, and they don’t want to go to the cold wind in order to order small fish and shrimp at night.

"Of course." Lu Yanzhou carried Xie Chengze on his back, and took Xie Chengze out.

Although most of the water was pumped out during the day, some water accumulated in the pond at this moment, and some children rolled up their trouser legs and were "picking up fish" with fishing nets and the like.

Lu Yanzhou took a stick and a wooden bucket and went down to search around. He found a lot of things in bits and pieces, including small fish, shrimps, mussels, and a black fish with a thick arm.

"This black fish was hiding in the mud, and I found it." Lu Yanzhou was in a particularly good mood when he returned home. "Tomorrow I will make noodles with pickled black fish for you."

Such a big black fish is quite a reward!Slice the black fish into thin slices and cook it with pickled cabbage. The taste is very fresh. Xie Chengze must like it.

"En." Xie Chengze responded, already looking forward to tomorrow.

The next day, Lu Yanzhou ate black fish noodles with Xie Chengze, and then went to the river with the villagers to pick up mud with a burden.

There is little chemical fertilizer these days, and the fields are short of fertilizers. The silt from the river is picked up to the fields, and the crops will grow well next year.

It's still hard work, but you get points for doing it.

After picking mud for a day, the next day the village slaughtered pigs. Another day later, it will be New Year's Eve, and Lu Yanzhou and Lu Hongxing will go back to celebrate the New Year.

In this era, transportation is inconvenient, and people basically rely on walking. When they go to the city, they have to walk.

Before dawn, the three of them set off.

Lu Hongxing was a little unhappy: "Why did you leave so early?"

"Go early so you can go back early." Lu Yanzhou walked forward with Xie Chengze on his back, and Xie Chengze was still carrying two undried salted fish and a piece of meat, which Lu Yanzhou brought to his parents.

Lu Hongxing said: "Are you really planning to come back after a meal?"

"Yes." Lu Yanzhou smiled.

Lu Hongxing looked at his fourth brother in disbelief. In the past, his fourth brother used to be able to stay at home as long as he wanted to be filial to his parents.

Now his fourth brother has suddenly changed... What does he want to do?

When Lu Yanzhou recited Xie Chengze, besides not wanting to leave Xie Chengze alone at home, he also wanted Xie Chengze to see the world.

Xie Chengze used to go as far as the town.

The original owner would go back and forth several times a year, knowing the way, and Lu Yanzhou would tell Xie Chengze everything.

"There are mulberry saplings planted there."

"This place is called Qiao's Wooden Bridge. There used to be a very famous bridge here."

"Did you know? The Chinese New Year in the north is different from ours. They all eat dumplings."

……

Xie Chengze didn't even know what dumplings were, so Lu Yanzhou told him how dumplings were made.

Lu Hongxing: "..." His fourth brother has never been so gentle to him!

People in this era are used to walking. If Lu Yanzhou was alone, he would not be tired after walking for a day, but he was tired after walking for more than two hours with Xie Chengze on his back.

Fortunately, Lu Hongxing was also tired, clamoring for a rest.

It happened that they passed a small town, so they stopped for a rest and bought a few buns to eat.

This year is New Year's Eve, and the town is quite lively. People from nearby villages will come to the town to buy things this morning.

Lu Yanzhou gave the steamed stuffed bun to Xie Chengze, and Xie Chengze held the steamed stuffed bun and ate it in one bite, as if he was eating something delicious: "Brother Yanzhou, this is the first time I have eaten steamed stuffed buns."

He had never eaten something like buns that cost money and food stamps.

Lu Yanzhou's heart trembled, and he really wanted to hug him, but in the end he just said, "Don't worry, I will bring you whatever you want to eat in the future."

Lu Hongxing who wanted to laugh at Xie Chengze's bumpkin: "..."

The road ahead is not tiring, but the road ahead becomes more and more tiring.

Lu Yanzhou and the others left the house at six o'clock in the morning, and they didn't arrive at Lu's house until 12 noon.

The Lu family lived in a separate two-story building, and the housing conditions were pretty good. However, because Lu Yanzhou's two elder brothers were married and had children, there were still not enough rooms in the family, so Lu Yanzhou and Lu Hongxing lived in the same house.

After they arrived, they ate lunch first, and then Lu Yanzhou took Xie Chengze to sleep on his own bed for two hours before feeling refreshed.

There are a lot of people in this family. Facing the paralyzed Xie Chengze, everyone was very curious, but no one said much.

Xie Chengze just followed Lu Yanzhou back for a meal, they didn't need to target him.

Lu Yanzhou took the time to find all the textbooks of the original owner.

The original owner went to school, had good grades at first, and graduated from high school.

There are very few high school students in this era, just like Lianfeng Village where they were before... The original owner was the only high school student in the village.

It is precisely because of this that the original owner has a complete set of textbooks from elementary school to high school, and because the original owner cherishes them, the textbooks are still well preserved.

Lu Yanzhou collected all the textbooks, went to his father and asked for some newspapers.

He doesn't want to raise sheep next year, and he doesn't want to live on the subsidy given by his parents like the original owner. He just wants to find a way to make money. After much deliberation, he can only write and contribute.

"Do you really want to take care of that Xie Chengze all the time?" Father Lu frowned and looked at his son. This child didn't grow up with them when he was a child, and they were always separated from him by a layer. He didn't know what to say.

"Dad, he doesn't need me to take care of him, I live comfortably in his house." Lu Yanzhou smiled.

Father Lu disapproved of his son taking on such a job, but his son had already taken over the job, and if he was asked to throw Xie Chengze away, he would be gossiped: "You are not too young, you decide this matter yourself."

Lu Yanzhou and Xie Chengze left the Lu family after dinner.

Today was New Year's Eve, and the Lu family members advised them to stay, but Lu Yanzhou did not agree.

They shared a room with Lu Hongxing, not to mention that it was very inconvenient for Xie Chengze to go to the toilet, Lu Hongxing even showed his disgust on his face.

Moreover, tomorrow is the first day of the new year, and when the Lu family is going to visit relatives, there will also be people visiting relatives. At that time, everyone will definitely ask about Xie Chengze.

In the village, it is impossible for Xie Chengze not to see people, but there is no need for him to be surrounded by people in Lu's house.

What's more...he wants to celebrate the New Year with Xie Chengze.

After five o'clock in the evening, it was getting dark, Lu Yanzhou carried Xie Chengze on his back, Xie Chengze carried a lot of books on his back, and walked towards Lianfeng Village with a flashlight.

Every household is celebrating the New Year, and there is no one on the road, which is very quiet.

Xie Chengze lay on Lu Yanzhou's back, feeling indescribably at ease.

When he was in the Lu family, he was a little uncomfortable, and the Lu family did not welcome him.

But that was nothing, he was flattered that Lu Yanzhou was willing to take him away.

He also didn't want to let go.

He wanted to keep Lu Yanzhou by his side forever.

"Brother Yanzhou, are you tired?" Xie Chengze asked.

"Not tired." Lu Yanzhou said.

Xie Chengze is very thin. He took care of it for a month, and it only weighed about a hundred catties, but it must be tiring to walk such a long distance with a person on his back.

But he thought nothing of it, and he even liked it.

"Brother Yanzhou, you are so kind to me, I like you the most." Xie Chengze said again.

The former Xie Chengze didn't know how to say these things, but thinking of how many times Lu Yanzhou had confessed his love before...he learned to say it.

When he said it, his heart was full, and he wanted to say a few more words.

He also wanted to get close to Lu Yanzhou, but he didn't know how to get close, so he could only lean his face on Lu Yanzhou's head.

That's all, he's content.

When the two returned home, it was almost midnight, and the village was quiet.

Lianfeng Village does not have the habit of watching the year, but has the custom of setting off firecrackers early the next morning, and the sooner the better.

So not long after Lu Yanzhou and Xie Chengze fell asleep, they were woken up by the sound of firecrackers. Fortunately, people at this time were not rich, so they set off a few firecrackers here and there. The two looked around and fell asleep quickly. , only Lu Yanzhou hugged Xie Chengze a little tighter.

Lu Yanzhou also felt embarrassed about this matter, but decades of habits cannot be changed at once.

Xie Chengze felt that this was the happiest year in his life.

Lu Yanzhou walked such a long distance with him behind his back, just in order not to leave him behind... He felt that he could never remember this matter enough in his lifetime.

In this way, Xie Chengze, who was full of sweetness, ushered in his study career on the second day.

After waking up together on the New Year's Eve, Lu Yanzhou first put Xie Chengze behind the stove and asked him to help light the fire, and then said: "Ah Ze, this is the last time I will speak to you in dialect, and then I will talk to you at home." Just use Mandarin, um, and English in the future.”

"Ah?" Xie Chengze was dumbfounded.

Lu Yanzhou smiled gently: "We will start studying today."

Xie Chengze in his previous life at least had the foundation of the fourth grade of elementary school, but Xie Chengze in this life... has zero foundation at all.

He can't even speak Mandarin!

But Lu Yanzhou is still full of confidence, trying to teach a college student.

This is Xie Chengze!Xie Chengze is very smart, he learns things faster than ordinary people!

Xie Chengze: "..."

Xie Chengze thought that after the new year, he and Lu Yanzhou would have a very happy life, but in the end...he couldn't even understand what Lu Yanzhou said!