Chapter 343
Chapter 343
Xu Anruo still likes to sit at the door of the woodshed and play with rhubarb.
Pei moved a small stool and sat next to Xu Anruo. She was very lively and kept talking to Xu Anruo.
It can also be seen that Zipei is much more lively than before. This is why her father is around.
Grandma and Zijin are busy in the kitchen.
Tan Zhonghong goes in and out with a cane.
He comes to add some water when the cup is low, which makes Xu Anruo very uncomfortable.
Before finishing the meal, Tan Zijin called Xu Anruo and Zipei into the house and each drank a bowl of chicken soup.
It was another old hen raised in the wild, and Tan Zhonghong had started stewing it in the morning.
To be honest, Xu Anruo was quite touched.
A large table of dishes was cooked for dinner. All the dishes cooked by Tan Zijin were Xu Anruo's favorite.
During the meal, Tan Zhonghong pulled Xu Anruo to sit in the upper seat, but Xu Anruo refused to do so, so she sat on the side and sat on a long bench with Zipei.
Zijin sat opposite, grandma sat in the upper seat, and Tan Zhonghong had his back to the door.
The sky at the end of September gradually began to get dark earlier.
This family, which was once poor but now seems to have finally made it, is rarely so lively and has a good atmosphere. If Tan Zhonghong was not so polite, Xu Anruo would feel very comfortable.
As soon as she looked up, she could see Hanhan opposite her. He spoke very little and was quiet, but his eyes seemed to be on Xu Anruo all the time.
Zipei swung her legs and held a small bowl. She was the most noisy and liked to pester Xu Anruo the most. She called him brother all the time, and wanted to eat this one, and then she couldn't get that one.
Every time Xu Anruo helped her pick up a dish, this clever little ghost would raise her hand and say brother is the best.
During this time, Xu Anruo asked Tan Zhonghong when the late rice would be picked, saying that he might not be able to stay at home for a few days and would have to go to Shanghai later.
Xu Anruo did not hide what he did, and said that he had started a business with several seniors and did some investment.
But he did not go into details, because if he did, they would not understand. Anyway, it was enough to know that Xu Anruo had something to do.
Tan Zhonghong would definitely not let Xu Anruo pick up the rice stalks again, so he said that the rice had been harvested and would not be planted this season. It had been transferred to the villagers, and that family was also very good, saying that they would help pick up the rice stalks.
Xu Anruo nodded and smiled and said that it was quite good.
At this point, Xu Anruo felt that he had completed his mission and did not need to work hard anymore.
Of course, the haze had dissipated and the family situation had improved. It would take some time for these things to affect Tan Zijin.
At half past six, his father Xu Guangcheng called and asked when he would go back?
Xu Anruo said nonsense that they hadn't started eating yet.
In fact, they had almost finished eating at this time.
Xu Anruo's belly was round, and she put down the bowl and chopsticks, patted her belly, and was in a good mood, so she said:
"I will always love the food made by Tan Zijin!"
"Ah?"
This unexpected sentence made the silly blush again.
But fortunately, Tan Zipei followed Xu Anruo's rhythm, raised her little hand, and responded actively and enthusiastically:
"Me too, me too, I will always love the food made by my sister!!"
So, grandma was laughing, Tan Zhonghong was also laughing, and Tan Zijin, who was blushing opposite, lowered his head and seemed to be smiling.
After the meal, what was supposed to come finally came.
"Xiao Xu, you can go back and make soup with this old hen, they are all local chickens."
"This is a young rooster, go back and fry it."
"This is the wild eel that my uncle got when he got home, they are all wild and hard to get."
"And this, last week Lao Wangzhuang slaughtered a pig, I got a pig's trotter back, the domestic black soil pig is better than those hybrid pigs on the market."
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Xu Anruo looked at the big and small bags in the trunk, and really didn't know what to say.
Every time I come here, I eat and take it with me.
And this time is even more exaggerated, in addition to those hard-to-buy game, there are dozens of eggs, and even a bag of new rice.
Before the late rice in his own family was harvested, Tan Zhonghong went to the early harvest place to buy a bag.
"Xiao Xu, uncle is not being polite. What does uncle mean? These things are worthless in the countryside. Chickens, eggs, new rice, all from home. It's different from you in the city, where you have to buy everything. Come here when you have nothing to do, and save yourself the money!"
Tan Zhonghong said this while holding Xu Anruo's hand.
He is a simple country man, and he speaks like this.
Xu Anruo was very touched and felt really embarrassed. She wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Tan Zhonghong.
"Xiao Xu, if you are polite, you are looking down on uncle! You see, you have helped our family so much, and uncle has remembered it in his heart. I was thinking about whether to send something to your grandmother's house.But I think it's not appropriate, so you'd better come over. You have a car, so it's convenient."
In fact, you can still hear Tan Zhonghong's humility in these words.
This family still puts their attitude too low, and treats Xu Anruo conservatively everywhere, completely depending on Xu Anruo's expression and thoughts.
Xu Anruo didn't speak, didn't say anything clearly, Tan Zhonghong didn't dare to disturb Xu Anruo's grandmother, for fear of abrupt offense.
It was like this last time, Tan Zhonghong was chatting with a few neighbors at the door, and the neighbors joked that the son-in-law sent you back. Tan Zhonghong quickly said that he couldn't say anything nonsense, because they were still classmates, and the classmates were kind.
In fact, it was still an unequal status.
With the mentality of climbing up, they were naturally humble everywhere, and didn't dare to think too much.
But for Xu Anruo, this situation is the best.
Otherwise, if Tan Zhonghong came and acted pretentiously, running to his grandmother's house and sending gifts every other day, and really putting himself on the status of a relative, Xu Anruo would be in trouble.
Xu Anruo accepted all the things, and Tan Zhonghong was happy, and even Tan Zijin, who was silent on the side, breathed a sigh of relief.
Before, it was Xu Anruo who paid, with good intentions.
Now it has to be the other way around, let them repay in their own way, so that some of the sense of inequality can be eliminated, and it will also help Tan Zijin build up some confidence, and not always feel that he can't repay.
Xu Anruo not only accepted it after being polite, but also sighed:
"Uncle, these are all good things, and it's hard to buy them even if you have money. You've made me embarrassed to come again next time."
"Well, it's nothing. They are not valuable things in the countryside."
"But they are valuable in the city. The local chickens, local eggs, and wild eels are expensive and can't be bought! ”
“Next time you come, uncle will see if he can get some wild turtles. Anyway, uncle will raise more chickens and ducks at home, so that we can have them at home in the future. It is healthy, green and pollution-free!”
Perhaps he was really happy, so Tan Zhonghong talked a lot more.
Before dinner, Xu Anruo also saw a group of chicks behind the house. They should have been bought and raised not long ago.
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