The elimination of the mountain of debt on his shoulders virtually gave Xu Kongshan a little more confidence. Chen Wan couldn't describe his changes in words, and the inexplicable feeling made him stretch his expression involuntarily.

"Is it raining?" Chen Wan fell asleep in the car, with Xu Kongshan around, he never woke up on the way, only to find that the ground was wet when he got out of the car, and the sun was shining brightly when he set off from the county.

"It should have fallen last night." The sky was overcast, the soil showed no sign of drying out, and the passers-by didn't bring any rain protection tools, which meant that the rain had stopped for a while.

The more we walked into the village, the more humid the air became, and the mountains were shrouded in mist. Chen Wan looked down at the bottom of his trousers, and sure enough, they were splashed with mud again.

The rainy days in July and August are the season for mushroom growth. In the morning, Chen Xing and his sisters went up the mountain in rain boots to pick up half a basket of mushrooms. When Chen Wan and the others arrived home, they were sitting on a small stool washing mushrooms with pumpkin leaves.

The pumpkin leaves are picked in the yard. The pumpkin seeds that fall randomly are extremely vigorous, and they can take root and sprout with a little soil. Zhou Mei set up a shelf to let the vines climb to the wall. The golden pumpkin flowers are mixed with the green leaves. There are more than a dozen pumpkins, big or small, falling heavily.

"Little uncle saw that my sister and I picked a lot of mushrooms." The mushrooms are delicious, and the process of picking mushrooms is full of fun like treasure hunting. .

The colorful mushrooms floating on the water looked pretty, but Chen Wan's mind inexplicably echoed the magical rhythm of "red umbrellas, white poles, eating a board".

The two little girls picked the ones they knew, and they didn't touch the ones that were suspected to be poisonous. Zhou Mei would check them again before cooking, and the situation Chen Wan was worried about never happened.

"Hey, I picked up so many mushrooms today." Zhou Mei took a sickle to remove the mud from the soles of the shoes in the corner of the courtyard. The adults had to be busy with the work in the field, and picking mushrooms was not a serious business, only children had time to do it.

"We went late, otherwise we could pick up more." Chen Lu said unwillingly. When she went up the mountain, someone else went down the mountain and even carried the straps, which made her extremely greedy.

"There are already a lot of these." Zhou Mei inspected the mushrooms they picked up, "I will cook mushroom soup with sliced ​​meat for you at noon."

Chen Lu swallowed: "There are also fried mushrooms."

"Do everything." Zhou Mei couldn't stop laughing, she turned her head and saw Xu Kongshan's main room door was open, and asked Chen Lu suspiciously if Chen Wan and the others had come back.

"Sister-in-law." Chen Wan went into the house and changed a pair of trousers. I don't know if his walking posture was wrong or what. When he walked home from the town, the mud spots on his trouser legs climbed up his calf. It was so dirty that Chen Yongyang was even worse than him. He is clean.

Chen Wan was holding the presents bought for Zhou Mei and the others. The mother and daughter each had a box of face cream. Zhou Mei was exposed to the wind and sun every day, and her skin looked older than Aunt Qian, who was older.Chen Yongyang was a schoolbag, and Chen Wan noticed that the bottom of the bag he was using was almost worn out.Chen Qianjin usually has no hobbies other than drinking a little wine, so Chen Wan bought him a good bottle of wine.

"How much does it cost?" Zhou Mei always felt sorry for Chen Wan's money. She touched the cream box and was reluctant to open it, as if she wanted Chen Wan to refund it.

"Not much, I can earn it." A warm current surged from Chen Wan's heart, letting Zhou Mei use it with peace of mind, and buy it when he runs out.

Isn't the money you earn is spent, otherwise you have worked so hard for something.Of course, Chen Wan also consciously saved part of it as the principal for expanding his business in the future.

Chen Qianjin arrived, and when he heard that Chen Wan bought him a bottle of good wine, he immediately unwrapped it happily.Chen Wan didn't know much about wine, so she chose the one recommended by the salesperson, and the outer packaging was extraordinarily high-grade.

"Brother, come quickly, my little uncle bought you a new schoolbag." Chen Yongyang went out to play in the water, wet his clothes, and sneaked up at the gate of the courtyard. Found.

The new schoolbag made Chen Yongyang immediately forget the mistakes he made. He rushed into the room quickly, hugged the schoolbag, and eagerly carried it on his back, revealing the watermark on his chest.

"You went to the river to play in the water again!" Zhou Mei frowned, and Chen Yongyang decisively hid behind Chen Wan. Fortunately, Zhou Mei was in a good mood and didn't bother with him, so she asked him to change his wet clothes quickly.

The lunch dish is a mushroom meeting. All kinds of mushrooms are either fried or boiled. After they are cooked through, they lose their previous color and become gray. It becomes more difficult to distinguish the species.The taste is slippery, some are brittle and some are tough, like eating meat.

As expected of mountain delicacies, Chen Wan ate with great appetite.What bitter summer doesn't exist anymore.

Chen Qianjin opened the wine Chen Wan bought, poured himself half a glass, first smelled the aroma of the wine, and then took a sip, his expression was so beautiful.

The family's love greatly boosted Chen Xing and the others' motivation. Early the next morning, they took their guys and went into the mountain excitedly, and Chen Yongyang also followed.Zhou Mei told them to be careful of snakes, and beat them with sticks a few times when they encountered deep grass.

Chen Wan rubbed her waist and continued making Qi Zhongkang's suit.Zhou Mei didn't go to the field, but went to the old house to clean up the bed.

Not long after Chen Wan received the notice, the two educated youths in the old house also received good news one after another. One was admitted to the first choice, and the other was transferred, but they were admitted no matter what.

In addition, the second sister Chen sent a telegram, and Jiang Yingjun got the admission notice on the [-]th, so the family also wanted to come back.

The eight people were divided into three beds. I was afraid that it would be too hot to sleep at night. The clothes hangers in Chen Wan's room were hard to put away. Zhou Mei decided to move out the cold plate from the utility room and put it on Chen Yongyang's side. I made a floor bunk, and let the four boys share it by themselves at night.

Chen Yongfei arrived in the evening with Second Sister Chen and the others. Zhou Mei started Xu Kongshan's kitchen and boiled two large pots of hot water, and asked them if they wanted to eat first or take a bath first.

"Eat, eat!" They are all grown-up children who can't stand hunger, and besides, they have to sweat all over after taking a bath and eating, which is equivalent to washing for nothing.

Chen Wan listened to the congratulations, her cheeks were sore from laughing, she finally took a rest, thinking that tomorrow would be the highlight, she rubbed her cheeks involuntarily.

The four brothers next door who slept in the same room for the first time made a fuss in the middle of the night, and finally Chen Yongfei and Jiang Yingjun, the two older brothers, slept on the floor.

The meat in the summer is not put away, Zhou Mei and Chen Qianjin got up early, one bought the meat and the other killed the chicken.Jiang Yingjun, who was grinning from the cold plate, got up when he heard the movement, yawned and greeted Chen Jinjin.

"Why do you get up so early?" Chen Qianjin drained the chicken blood and threw the completely immobile chicken into the bucket.

"Wake up when you wake up." Jiang Yingjun opened his eyes and said nonsense, "Uncle, I will help you pluck the chicken feathers."

"No, I can do it alone." Chen Qianjin could see the sleepiness on his face, "Go to my room with your aunt's and sleep again."

Jiang Yingjun was indeed very sleepy. He usually slept at least until eight o'clock at home. Hearing this, he turned around like a wandering soul, and called Chen Yongfei, who was also sleeping on the ground with back pain, to sleep on the bed.

Not long after the sun rose, the courtyard of the Chen family became lively, cooking and borrowing tables and stools, the process was the same as that of the Chinese New Year meeting.

Zhang Cheng and the others arrived first, mainly because of the two pregnant women, He Yan and Miao Fengying, who were prone to sunbathing when they left late.

"Sit in the room." Zhou Mei briefly handed over the kitchen to Second Sister Chen, "How about it, do you still vomit?"

What Zhou Mei asked was He Yan. When she was three months old, she suffered from severe morning sickness. She tried many methods to no avail. Zhang Cheng was so worried that he came to Zhou Mei for help.Zhou Mei also vomited when she was pregnant with Chen Yongfei, and she felt better after eating the pickled cucumbers made by Mrs. Chen, so she copied the recipe to Zhang Cheng and told him to take it back and have a try.

"Stop vomiting, thank you, sister-in-law." He Yan's complexion was ruddy, and there was no trace of sadness on her face. Miao Fengying's state was similar to hers, and the life of the two of them seemed to be going well, "Is there anything we can do for you?"

"No, you should rest well." Zhou Mei couldn't ask her two big bellies to help, "There are enough people in the kitchen."

Zhang Cheng looked around and found Xu Kongshan who was killing fish next door. It was bought by Zhou Mei's last group. It was not as fat as during the Chinese New Year, and one fish weighed about three to four catties.

"Dashan, the army has been recruited. Are you going?" Zhang Cheng was still thinking about getting Xu Kongshan to join the army. "You are in good health. Although you are older, it is not like you have no chance."

"Thank you Brother Zhang, I still won't go." Xu Kongshan grabbed a fish and threw it on the chopping board, scraping off the fish scales neatly.

"Why, do you really intend to farm for the rest of your life?" Zhang Cheng was puzzled. Joining the army is obviously more promising than farming, isn't it?

"I found a job." Xu Kongshan told Zhang Cheng that he was going to report to the provincial transport team in September, and thanked him again for his kindness.

As it turned out, Zhang Cheng suddenly realized, and patted Xu Kongshan on the shoulder: "The transportation team is also good, work hard."

After a busy morning, all kinds of dishes were brought to the table one after another. As the protagonist of this banquet, Chen Wan sat at the main table. Uncle Chen praised him as a star of Wenqu and tried to persuade him to drink.Chen Wan knew how much he could drink, no matter what Uncle Chen tried to persuade him, he only took a sip, half a glass of wine didn't bottom out until the end of the table.

Xu Kongshan turned his head to pay attention to Chen Wan's situation from time to time, for fear that he might be drunk.His behavior did not attract everyone's attention, because many people like him turned their heads to watch the excitement during the banquet.

"Yong Guang, go and pay respects to your Uncle Chen Wan, to enjoy his joy, and try to get into a college entrance examination in the future." Chen Chunlai's drinking habit followed Chen Sishu's, and the more he drank, the more he talked.

After hearing Chen Chunlai's words, Chen Yongguang shrank down from the table and walked to Chen Wan's side, and bowed to him in a daze.Chen Wan hurriedly stood up and dodged, what was going on.

"I can't make it." Chen Qianjin hurriedly pulled Chen Yongfei back. Chen Wan was neither a Bodhisattva nor a 90-year-old birthday star, so he couldn't afford such a big gift.

Chunlai's daughter-in-law grabbed the soft flesh of Chen Chunlai's waist under the table to see what he has done, if he doesn't know how to drink, don't drink so much, so as not to embarrass himself.

Chen Wan took the opportunity to leave the table and stood under the eaves to let off the smell of alcohol. He didn't drink much, and most of the smell of alcohol on his body came from his left and right influences.

Xu Kongshan secretly stared at Chen Wan's back, seeing that his steps were steady and his figure was not shaking, he was secretly relieved.

It was already evening when all the guests were sent away, and Chen Wan was extremely exhausted.After lunch, those people insisted on dragging him to impart learning experience to the children present. Chen Wan spoke so dryly that he didn't even take a nap.

"It's not easy being a teacher." Chen Wan threw herself on the bed, Xu Kongshan massaged his temples, and Chen Wan moaned and moaned in comfort.

Xu Kongshan pulled down the cord of the electric light and kept shaking the cattail fan in his hand. Chen Wan turned over and remembered the electric fan Chen Yongfei mentioned.

It's August [-]th, Chen Yongfei, can you do it?

The author has something to say: Chen Wan: Electric fan!electric fan!electric fan!

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