When Yang Lina woke up, there was no trace of Li Jingming. There was a note on the table. The handwriting was smooth, strong and flowing.
The note probably meant that he had gone to the fields to cut wheat, and asked Yang Li to take a rest and remember to drink porridge.
In the past few days, Li Jingming has been cooking. Although the taste is not as good as Yang Lina's own cooking, Yang Lina has a different taste when eating it. Since she was a child, apart from her father's cooking, she has never eaten food cooked by other men.
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With a shy look on her face, Yang Lina covered her face with paper and smiled cheerfully, then she jumped up and ran to the kitchen.
There was a bowl of white rice porridge in the pot, two white flour buns and a plate of stir-fried cabbage.
Yang Lina swallowed her saliva, carefully put it on the dining table, and then chewed it slowly.
The tofu business has stopped for a few days, and people come to inquire one after another. Today’s reservations totaled sixty kilograms.
Sixty pounds of tofu equals twenty pounds of soybeans. After the meal, Yang Lina put her hands on her hips and looked at the soybeans in the basin and took a deep breath.
Sun Yuxiu's arrival has not been expected in the past few days. It seems that the tofu business will continue for a while.
It's okay, I haven't decided what to do yet anyway.
He picked up the colander and quickly fished out the two buckets of soaked soybeans, picked up the shoulder pole and lifted it up with difficulty, and staggered towards the stone mill.
Yang Lina's shoulders were extremely painful under the weight of the pole. Fortunately, the original owner had a strong body, otherwise most people would not be able to handle such a physically demanding job.
It was probably because Yang Lina had been sick these days. She always felt sore in her body, and she sweated every time she moved slightly. The stone grinder in her hand seemed extra heavy today.
On the other side, Li Jingxuan calmed down for a few days, and his mood was almost recovered. He was thinking of going to Yang Lina the next day. Last night, Li Jingming just arranged for Wang Ying and asked someone to help Yang Lina make tofu today. Li Jingxuan saw the opportunity and took Sun Yuxiu to find Yang Lina.
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The two came to the door early in the morning. Unexpectedly, the door was locked, so they turned around and found the stone mill.
Yang Lina meant well that day, but she misunderstood her meaning, and everyone broke up. She had thought a lot in the past few days, and her second brother was right, she was indeed too proud.
At present, the results of the college entrance examination have not yet come out. If the results come out and you fail, it will be difficult for you to go out. You should wait until the results come out and say that the 200 yuan will still have to be returned to Yang Lina.
Li Jingxuan thought about what he said that day without asking about the situation clearly. Standing not far away, he saw Yang Lina pushing the graphite, her lips pressed tightly, looking thoughtful.
"sister in law."
Li Jingxuan from afar called out, and Yang Lina turned around when she heard the voice and saw the swaying figures of the two people, and then she stopped what she was doing.
"Brother said that you haven't been feeling well lately. Jingxuan and I came over to see you."
Sun Yuxiu carefully stroked her belly and slowly sat down on the stool next to the stone mill.
The person who came to order tofu was just dismissed by Li Jingming, and was stopped by Yang Lina.
Seeing that her complexion had not recovered, Li Jingming wanted to help but the wheat was overripe, so last night while Yang Lina was asleep, he ran to Wang Ying alone and asked him to come over the next day to help Yang Lina make tofu.
Wang Ying wanted to go to the fields to harvest wheat, but he couldn't come, so he asked Li Jingxuan to come.
"It's okay, it's just heatstroke. So are you. If Jingxuan wants to come over, just let her come over by herself. You are still running around while pregnant with the child."
Yang Lina smiled, and they couldn't really help much if they came. Sun Yuxiu could come over, which meant accepting the tofu business. Yang Lina was happy from the bottom of her heart, and even thought of going to the county town another day to see what kind of business there was.
Thinking of this, his whole body was suddenly full of strength. He quickly rolled up his sleeves and started pushing the stone mill again. Li Jingxuan saw this and ran over to help push it together.
"Sister-in-law, if you feel unwell, let me push you."
Li Jingxuan usually goes to school and does very little work at home. After a few rounds of pushing, he became exhausted and out of breath. He bent over and patted his chest to gasp.
I didn’t expect Yang Lina to be so good at grinding so many soybeans by herself and making them into tofu.
Sun Yuxiu looked at Yang Lina pushing the stone mill and said with certainty in her heart.
"Is this millstone easy to push?"
Yang Lina glanced at Li Jingming lightly and asked slowly.
"It's quite strenuous."
Li Jingxuan's mouth opened slightly, feeling ashamed.
If she fails to pass the exam this year, her fate will be the same as Yang Lina's: get married, have children, and feed pigs and chickens.
Thinking of this, Li Jingxuan felt a little worried. The confidence that he had initially had in completing the exam gradually disappeared, and he became even more panicked.
The three women chatted without a word. With Li Jingxuan's help, the two buckets of soybeans finally grinded faster than usual.
During the process of making tofu, Sun Yuxiu helped light the fire and watched silently, carefully recording the process in her mind.
Yang Lina pressed the chopping board onto the tofu. In order to dehydrate the tofu as quickly as possible, she pressed two stone slabs on the chopping board.
Asking Sun Yuxiu to make tofu has been delayed for several days. Seeing that it was almost the end of the month, Yang Lina felt anxious and couldn't help but ask.
"Axiu, how have you considered what I said that day?"
"Sister-in-law, my parents didn't agree. They said that you and your eldest brother have just had a good life, and we can't hold you back."
Wang Ying knew that she had saved the private messages when the family was separated, and also used the money for Li Jingming's leg treatment. As a mother, she felt extremely guilty because she did not want her daughter-in-law to interfere in this business.
"Okay, then you go back and tell your mother that I don't want to do this business anyway. I won't be selling tofu by the end of the month. If you don't do it, someone else will do it."
The two people who heard the news looked at each other with mixed emotions and said nothing when they left.
What are they afraid of?
Yang Lina couldn't figure it out, why not do such a good business?
After staring at the backs of the two people for a long time, he slowly came back to his senses.
Forget it, take it one step at a time. She has tried her best. Besides, life still needs to be better. Anyway, she has already tried her best to help them.
She shook her head and didn't want to think about the mess. The meals Li Jingming cooked these days were all bland, which made her feel uncomfortable in her mouth. She wanted to change her meal quickly.
After hesitating for a moment, I planned to steam rice for stir-fry. The rice was steamed into the pot, and I picked tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, and beans in the yard.
It has been hard for Li Jingming to take care of himself recently. For a grown man, he has to wash sheets and quilt covers, and even wash Yang Lina's change of clothes.
Yang Lina didn't know why, but when she thought of Li Jingming, she wanted him to eat well.
Soon, a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, braised eggplant, stir-fried beans, and cold cucumbers was placed on the table.
Yang Lina smelled the aroma of rice and wanted to pick up her chopsticks and taste it quickly. She swallowed her saliva and was about to get up and wait for Li Jingming at the door when Chen Er'e's voice appeared in Yang Lina's ears like an auditory hallucination.