Grandma Mo invited Aunt Liao to have dinner at their house in the evening. Aunt Liao did not refuse and immediately accepted the invitation generously.
Then Aunt Liao asked Xiang Jin, "When will you go back to school tomorrow, in the morning or in the afternoon?"
Xiang Jin said, "Probably in the morning. My parents will go back to the city after sending me back to school tomorrow."
Aunt Liao nodded, "Are grandparents going to school tomorrow too, or have they already gone back to school?"
Xiang Jin said, "Grandpa and grandma have returned to school with us today."
Aunt Liao nodded, and then greeted Xiang Jin and his mother, "How about coming to our house for dinner tomorrow morning?"
Xiang Jin waved her hand and said, "No, no, Auntie, you don't have to be so polite."
"Yes, sister-in-law, you don't need to go to such trouble. Xiaojin always walks around here," Xiang Jin's mother said.
Aunt Liao said, "Oh, no trouble, why bother? I have always said that I would cook two meals for them two, but I just can't find the time. Every time they come back the afternoon before,
After breakfast the next day, we left again.
You said that this grandson only came back once a month and only stayed at home for one night. Needless to say, the old lady and the old man must have missed him in their hearts.
So when the children come back, I definitely want to spend as much time with them as possible, and also want to get together as a family to have a good meal and enjoy the happiness of being together for a while longer, so every time I
It's hard to disturb him in any way.
This morning, as you all know, there are customers coming to collect vegetables in the morning, and there are only a few fixed customers. We are also busy picking vegetables, so we don't have time to cook for them.
Jin Yatou will go back to school tomorrow, and Xiaochen and the others will also go back to the provincial capital the day after tomorrow. When the two of them leave, they don’t know when they will come back, so you must come to my house to eat tomorrow morning.
A quick meal?"
Xiang Jin said, "Why didn't you cook for us? We all had dinner at your house on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month. You cooked us a big table of delicious food. When you finally left,
You also brought us a lot of things."
Aunt Liao said, "What kind of delicious food is that? It's just a simple and crude pig-killing dish? No matter, it's settled. You must come to my house for dinner tomorrow morning, otherwise you will
Do you just look down on me, your aunt?"
Xiang Jin suddenly felt dumbfounded, "Auntie, look at what you said, who looks down on you? Are we that kind of people? We just feel that you have been busy at home all year round, and it's hard for you to take two days off during the New Year.
As a result, you have to be busy cooking for us again. How tiring is this? I don’t want you to be so tired!"
Aunt Liao patted her hand and said, "Not tired, not tired, why are you tired? Your aunt and I have a hard life, so I have to do some work at all times, otherwise I will feel uneasy all the time when I am free.
I always feel like something is missing from the day.”
Xiang Jin's mother smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you are too fond of this!"
Aunt Liao waved her hand, "This is nothing. Xiaochen and his uncles and aunts come back once in a while. I also want to cook a meal for them. Every year during the Chinese New Year, they also send me holiday gifts.
Ah, for New Year's Eve, although the two of them have a baby this year
Months of vacation, but from what I heard, you may not be able to stay for a month. If there was a sudden call from the work, they would just leave. Otherwise, look at the back, you will be here soon.
It’s time to collect the vegetables again, so we don’t have time again.”
Xiang Jin's mother nodded, "I've heard about their kind of work, but this is the same, there's no certainty about it!"
"That's right!" Aunt Liao nodded.
Xiang Jin turned sideways and looked at Yan Chen, "You guys will go back the day after tomorrow. Grandpa Zeng and the others will be busy collecting vegetables by then, won't they?
It doesn't matter if you pick the other vegetables a day later or a day earlier. The main thing is the mushrooms. They haven't been picked in the past few days. The greenhouse is probably full."
Yan Chen said, "Don't worry, it's cold now and the vegetables don't grow so fast. Someone will come to collect the vegetables tomorrow. Then we will pick the vegetables that have grown and sell them first, and the smaller ones later will have to be harvested."
It will take a day, two or three days to grow before you can pick it again."
Then Xiang Jin looked at Aunt Liao, "Aunt Liao, what about your family? If someone comes to collect the vegetables tomorrow, will you cook for us?"
Aunt Liao smiled and said, "My family will come over early tomorrow morning to help, so you don't have to worry about this."
"Oh, that's good," Xiang Jin felt relieved now. She was afraid that because of them, Aunt Liao would be delayed in picking vegetables.
After chatting for about half an hour, Aunt Liao cleaned up the doors and windows and went back with them. When they went back, Yan Chen, her uncle and aunts had also returned.
Several people were sitting in the living room chatting with Xiang Jin and her father, and Grandma Mo's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were sitting on the side, peeling garlic while listening to the conversation of their male compatriots.
Seeing them come in, everyone stopped talking. Grandma Mo, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law also stopped what they were doing. Everyone looked at them with smiles on their faces.
"Is this your girl Jin?" Yan Chen and his uncle tilted their heads and asked Xiang Jin as they watched the girl with a naughty smile and a graceful face, her whole body filled with youthful and passionate aura, approaching step by step.
Her dad.
Xiang Jin's father nodded towards him with a smile on his face, "Yeah, yes!"
Yan Chen and his uncle said, "Has this child changed a lot? I saw him once when I came back a few years ago. At that time, this child was only this tall and skinny. In the past few years, he has suddenly grown taller.
So many, and her appearance has changed a lot. She didn't like to talk much at that time."
Grandma Zeng looked at Xiang Jin with a smile, nodded and replied, "The child's body has grown rapidly in the past two years, and her appearance has opened up a bit. That must be different from the way you saw her when she was a child!"
Yan Chen and his uncle nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes, it is indeed so."
Xiang Jin walked forward and greeted the two of them generously and politely, "Hello, Uncle Minghan, hello Aunt Xiao!"
"Oh, good, good!"
Both husband and wife responded with a smile.
Although both of them are scientists, they do not have the pedantic air of senior scholars. Instead, they seem to be very active and open-minded in thinking.
Yan Chen's uncle is in his forties. He wears a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. He is slightly thin and looks very calm and elegant. Although he is sitting down, he should be about the same height as her father.
Yan Chen's aunt has a round face, a medium build, neither fat nor thin, and a slightly darker complexion. This is probably related to the nature of her work that travels around all year round. Sometimes she goes to the tropical rainforest, sometimes to the desert monsoon, etc.
, and she would stay there for a long time, so her skin would be slowly eroded, but she had a kind face, making her look gentle and kind.
Grandma Mo stood up and introduced her son and daughter-in-law to Xiang Jin's mother. After everyone said hello to each other, they all sat down and started chatting again.
Aunt Liao also sat next to Grandma Mo and the others and peeled garlic with them.
However, the chat this time was divided into two small circles. One consisted of three grown men, Grandpa Zeng, Yan Chen’s uncle, and Xiang Jin’s father, as well as two young men, Yan Chen and Han Che. They were almost
A topic circle formed by male compatriots. The topics they cover are nothing more than the policies of some countries and the direction of the country's future development.
One is a topic circle composed of five female compatriots, Grandma Mo, Yan Chen’s aunt, Xiang Jin’s mother-in-law, and Aunt Liao. Most of their topics revolve around family, children, and some trivial matters in life.
The topic is unfolding.
Xiang Jin couldn't get a word in, so he just listened to them, and then he picked up a piece of garlic to peel. After a while, everyone peeled a bowl of garlic cloves and came out. Then Grandma Mo remembered and said, "Oh, look,
While I was talking, I peeled off so much at once."
Several adult female compatriots laughed out loud, and Yan Chen's aunt comforted her, saying, "It's okay. I won't be able to finish this meal. You can eat it later."
Grandma Mo asked Yan Chen and her aunt to chat with Xiang Jin and her mother. Then she got up and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner. Xiang Jin also got up and said, "Then I'll help!"
Aunt Liao and Grandma Mo stopped her at the same time, and Aunt Liao said, "Oh, alas, don't go. There are me and you, Grandma Mo, in the kitchen. Don't get your clothes dirty."
Xiang Jin said, "I have some clothes upstairs. I'll change into another one and bring it down."
Grandma Mo said, "No, no, Grandma Mo is very busy. Don't go, just play here and stay with your mother and talk to your Aunt Xiao and the others."
"Girl Jin, come here, talk to auntie, and let auntie take a good look at you?" Yan Chen and his aunt waved to Jin.
"Oh, okay, aunt!" Xiang Jin walked over, and Yan Chen's aunt took Xiang Jin's hand and asked her to sit down next to her. Then she looked at her seriously and said, "Well,
Our girl Jin is pretty again. When I came back last time, I went to see Chen Chen at school. You were still a little thin at that time, but now your body is just right."
Xiang Jin's mother looked at the smile on Xiang Jin's face, and Xiang Jin said a little sheepishly, "My grandparents cooked food for me in different ways every day, and then they made me fat."
Yan Chen and her aunt laughed loudly, "Not fat, not fat, not fat at all. You are tall, and it is not good if you are too thin. You are like a bamboo pole. It feels like a gust of wind can blow you away."
I was blown all over the place, especially in desert areas where the wind is very strong. If you are too thin and you are walking on the road, the gust of wind will blow you down or blow you away."
"Aunt Xiao, you have been to many places. Can you tell me anecdotes about those places?" Xiang Jin suddenly became interested.
"good!"
Following Yan Chen, his aunt told her about what she had seen and heard while running around the country over the years, such as the people's customs, dialects, local scenery, special snacks, etc.
, and Xiang Jin and her mother also listened with great interest. The mother and mother occasionally interjected and asked some questions, and Yan Chen and her aunt explained to them seriously.
After dinner, Aunt Liao did not stay any longer. After helping Grandma Mo clean up the kitchen, she went back directly.
Yan Chen, his aunt, Grandma Mo and their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law directly accompanied Xiang Jin's mother upstairs to make the bed.
Xiang Jin thought about it and felt that this opportunity was still a bit rare. After all, Yan Chen's uncle didn't come back often, and she was afraid that she would rarely come back here in the future. After thinking about it again, she couldn't help but look at Yan Chen.
Then his uncle asked, "Uncle Minghan, you often do archeology everywhere. I have an object there. Can you help me take a look at it?"
Yan Chen and his uncle suddenly became interested, "Oh?! What is it? Where is it?"
Several other people in the room also looked at Xiang Jin in surprise.
Xiang Jin looked at Yan Chen and said, "Yan Chen, I put it in your room before. Can you come up with me to get it?"
Yan Chen suddenly remembered the heavy box she had put in her room before, so she nodded, "Okay!"
The two of them went upstairs to Yan Chen's room, and then Xiang Jin opened her small suitcase wrapped in iron sheets, and then took out a bulky object wrapped in scrap newspapers.
Seeing her strenuous posture, Yan Chen quickly stepped forward and reached out to take it. The thing was not big, but it was indeed very heavy. "No wonder it felt so heavy when I was carrying your suitcase."
Xiang Jin closed the box, and then the two of them went downstairs together.
When the layers of newspapers were opened, a copper-green object appeared in front of everyone's eyes. The object was not big, shaped like an incense burner, and was in the shape of a tripod. It was only 234 centimeters tall and its belly was more than ten centimeters wide.
, there are simple dragon-shaped patterns and other patterns and decorations cast all around.
Everyone standing here thought of the word "bronze" when they saw this thing for the first time. Everyone was horrified, especially Yan Chen's uncle, whose eyes were wide open, and he hurriedly made it.
He took out a pair of white labor protection gloves from his coat pocket, held the object and began to study it carefully. He even felt that the light in the room was not bright enough and asked Yan Chen to get it for him.
A flashlight came.
After studying the object repeatedly with the flashlight for a while, he raised his hand and said to Xiang Jin, "Where did you get this thing?"
Xiang Jin said, "I bought it from someone."
"Bought it? How much did it cost?!" Yan Chen and his uncle continued to ask.
Xiang Jin stretched out a hand, "It seems to be five yuan or fifteen yuan, I don't remember, it's been a while!"
"Five dollars?!" Everyone in the room looked shocked again. Yan Chen and his uncle then asked a little funny, "Who sold it to you? You are so good at selling things?"
Xiang Jin said, "A man came to collect rags from us. At that time, I saw that this thing looked like that, and then I saw that he was carrying a strange and heavy thing on his back, so I tried to buy it from him, but I didn't expect him to buy it.
You really sold it to me."
Han Che asked curiously, "Hey, when did you buy it?"
Xiang Jin said, "Let's have summer vacation in the second semester of the second grade of junior high school. I was still living at Aunt Liao's house at that time."
Yan Chen and his uncle looked at Xiang Jin with admiration and said, "Girl Jin, congratulations to you, yours is an ancient piece, it should be from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the Qin and Han Dynasties.
But I'm not sure which period it belongs to. It's just that it's too dark at the moment, so I can't see much of the rune patterns on it clearly.
But just collect it well. In the future, with the continuous development and progress of social economy, its value will also increase."
Xiang Jin immediately narrowed his eyes in joy, "Thank you, Uncle Minghan!" Then he wrapped it again with the scrap newspapers, and then, accompanied by Yan Chen, carried it upstairs again and locked it in the iron plate.
In the box.
Yan Chen looked at her and smiled and said, "You still keep it in my room? This is an antique of yours. I can't afford to pay for it if you lose it."
Xiang Jin rolled his eyes at him angrily, "There are only so many people in the house, and the door below is locked tightly, who would steal it? Besides, I only let you here for one night, why do you still care about this with me?
?”
Yan Chen immediately laughed, "Okay, let's let it go!"
The two of them went downstairs again, and Han Che gave Jin a thumbs up, "Awesome, you bought an antique object from someone else for only a few yuan or more, Xiang Jin, you are such a liar.
Human abilities are truly admirable, aren’t they?”
Xiang Jin said, "It's nothing, it's mainly because of good luck. Of course, it's also mainly because the other party doesn't know the goods, so remember, if you encounter this kind of situation somewhere in the future, you can also try your luck!"
Han Che curled his lips and snorted, and the other elders burst out laughing.
Xiang Jin always had a pleasant smile on her face, because she knew that the thing was indeed an antique, which meant that she could sell it for a large amount of money in the future, which was gratifying.
!
The next morning, when Xiang Jin came down from upstairs, Yan Chen and his aunt greeted them, "Girl Jin, are you awake? Come on, come on, come and eat some glutinous rice balls, they were just served."
Xiang Jin walked to the table and asked Yan Chen and Han Che, who were already eating, "Didn't you say you were having breakfast at Aunt Liao's house?"
Yan Chen and Han Che both shook their heads, and Yan Chen's aunt explained to them, "The food at your Aunt Liao's house is not ready yet, and it will probably take some time.
It's cold today, so let's eat a few glutinous rice balls first, but we didn't cook too much. There are only about four or five in a bowl, otherwise we will eat too much now. I'll make dinner for you at Aunt Liao's house later.
I can’t eat anymore.”
"Oh, that's it, but the quantity is just right." Xiang Jin and the others sat down at the table and started eating. Then Xiang Jin asked again, "Where are Grandma Mo and Grandpa Zeng going to pick vegetables in the fields?"
"
Yan Chen's aunt said, "Your Grandma Mo went to your Aunt Liao's house to see if she needs help? Your Grandpa Zeng, your parents, and Chen Chen's uncles all went to the vegetable field in the greenhouse.
"
Xiang Jin nodded, and then said to Yan Chen beside him, "Shall we go to the fields to pick vegetables later?"
Yan Chen nodded, "Okay!"
After eating glutinous rice balls, Yan Chen and his aunt stayed to clean up the kitchen dishes, while Xiang Jin and the other teenagers went directly into the mushroom shed to pick mushrooms.
"Have these mushrooms been picked today? I mean, the customers who came to collect the vegetables today have picked so many?" As soon as he entered the mushroom shed, Xiang Jin was crowded with densely packed white mushrooms on the shelf.
Surprised.
Yan Chen said, "Everything should be finished. Yesterday, three customers said that today's dishes would be twice as large as before."
Xiang Jin picked one and said, "Oh, that's good, that's good. You see these mushrooms are just right to pick today. If you wait until tomorrow, the price will probably be lower."
"Um!"
"Well, when you go back then, you still need to talk to Uncle Tao and ask him to help us keep an eye on the personnel. If we really contract that piece of sandy land by then, we will definitely have to hire someone to plant it.
Yes, but as for the people here, I don’t think it will be very smooth when used, so I will probably have to hire them from outside!”
"Okay!" Yan Chen nodded, then asked, "Is there anything else?"
Xiang Jin thought for a moment, then shook his head, "No more, that's all for now!"
Yan Chen turned slightly to the side, looked at her and asked, "I'm going back tomorrow, don't you have anything to tell me?"
Xiang Jin looked at him and shook his head, "No, what did you say? Study hard? Come on? You don't need me to tell you to do that, right?"
Seeing her confused face, unable to find what to say to him, Yan Chen immediately frowned, then turned around, his tone became a little sour and cold, "If not, forget it.
Got it!"
Seeing his somewhat sulky look, Xiang Jin's lips immediately curled up, then she leaned over to look at him with a smile on her face and said, "Yes, yes, who said I have nothing to say to you?"
Yan Chen turned his head and looked at her, and Xiang Jin said sternly, "When we go back, don't worry about studying all the time. You still have to combine work and rest, eat on time, and pay attention to your health!
Also, don’t play basketball, just go back and take a cold shower when you’re hot, that’s not good for your health!”
Yan Chen raised the corners of his mouth slightly, "Okay!"
He followed Xiang Jin and said, "Actually, I'm not used to it when you go back. When you came back, you immediately pushed me to the forefront of the school. No one was able to distract me. You said I was under a lot of pressure."
How much does it weigh?”
Yan Chen, who was still a little touched at first, suddenly turned dark after hearing her words. Then he stared at her with a joking expression and said, "Isn't it the kind of school where Dugu Qiu is invincible?"
The loneliness of defeat?”
Xiang Jin rolled her eyes at him angrily, "Bah, bah, bah, I don't want to lose, I want to win! Win forever!"
Yan Chen stared at her for a long time, and finally turned his head back.
Xiang Jin looked at him and said nothing, so he turned around and continued to pick mushrooms.
After about two or three minutes, Yan Chen suddenly called her, "Xiang Jin?!"
"Huh?!" She turned her head and looked at him.
Yan Chen was silent for a while and then said, "I'll mail you the practice test questions when I get back."
"I know, you said that before?"
Yan Chen was silent for another moment before adding, "After studying by yourself next night, go home immediately and don't stay in the classroom too long!"
Xiang Jin nodded, "I know!"
Yan Chen said again, "Don't stay up too late!"
Xiang Jin said, "I have finished my book a long time ago, and I usually don't stay up late now!"
Yan Chen nodded, then looked at her and said, "Summer is coming. It's best not to eat cold and frozen things then. Eat less watermelon and other cold fruits."
Xiang Jin's face turned slightly red and his eyes dropped, "Yeah, I know! Is there anything else?"
Looking at her, Yan Chen suddenly approached her and whispered in her ear, "You are not allowed to fall in love and have a boyfriend!"
Xiang Jin's heart suddenly trembled, and then a pair of big eyes stared at him tightly. Seeing the solemn expression on his face, Xiang Jin first glanced in the direction of Han Che, and saw that the boy was serious and serious.
Focusing on picking the mushrooms into the basket one by one, Xiang Jin came up to him and whispered to him, "What do you mean by that?"
Yan Chen's throat twitched when he saw the beautiful face that suddenly came to him. Finally, he turned his head away, resisting to look into her eyes, and said, "Are you still here now?"
You are young and not suitable for falling in love, and every day that follows is the most critical moment. Victory is right in front of you. You must not let anyone or anything affect your future."
A sad look quickly flashed across Xiang Jin's eyes, and for just a moment, she immediately raised her face with a smile, "Don't worry, I have always been an egoist and selfish person.
, No one or anything is as important as my own! I am bound to enter the university in this year’s college entrance examination!”
Yan Chen was stunned. For some reason, he felt a slight pain in his heart after hearing her words, but when he met her smiling eyes, he had to forcefully smile.
Hen, "That's good!"
"Yeah!" Xiang Jin nodded, and then said, "Oh, let's not talk anymore, let's pick mushrooms. Han Che has already picked a lot, and we just picked a few." After saying that, she turned her head.
Go and start picking mushrooms in earnest.
Yan Chen stared at her for a moment and then had no choice but to turn his head and go about his work.
Because after the conversation just now, Xiang Jin didn't talk to Yan Chen anymore, and then he just picked mushrooms silently and started working seriously. This work efficiency is quite high, in one hour
In no time, Xiang Jin had already picked one row of mushrooms and then started picking the second row.
After breakfast, everyone gathered together for a while, and then Xiang Jin's parents asked to go back. Then Grandma Mo and Aunt Liao started to pack the dishes for them, but Xiang Jin's parents asked them to go back.
They stopped them and then told them that Xiang Jin and her grandparents brought them a lot of vegetables yesterday and even opened the car door to show them.
After everyone saw it, they asked them what kind of dishes they were, and then Xiang Jin told them which dishes were available. Finally, Grandma Mo and Aunt Liao eliminated the duplicate dishes and brought them some others.
They were forced to bring the dishes, but Xiang Jin and the others had no choice but to bring them.
"Dad, please come with me to lift the box upstairs. It's a bit heavy and I can't lift it!" Xiang Jin followed and said to her father.
"Oh, okay!" Xiang Jin's father was talking to Grandpa Zeng and Yan Chen's uncle when he suddenly heard his daughter calling him and immediately responded.
Yan Chen hurriedly said, "Uncle Ouyang, it's okay. You can continue chatting. I'll get it for her."
Xiang Jin's father didn't think too much, so he nodded, "Oh, okay!"
Xiang Jin and Yan Chen went upstairs, and Xiang Jin said to Yan Chen, "Can you help me carry it downstairs first? I'll go back to the house to get my bag first?"
"good!"
Ten minutes later, Xiang Jin carried several disassembled sheets and quilt covers downstairs and put them in the washing machine nearby for cleaning.
After Grandma Mo and the others saw it, they immediately came over and said to her, "Oh, don't be busy, don't be busy, put it there, put it there, we know how to clean it ourselves."
Xiang Jin poured the washing powder into the washing machine and said, "It's okay, I have already removed and washed the sheets, quilt covers and pillowcases in my room, as well as the sheets, quilt covers and pillowcases that my parents slept on last night.
Grandma Mo, when the cleaning is done, can you please dry it yourself? In addition, I have already collected all the items on the bed and put them in the cabinet, so you don’t need to bother to clean them up again."
Grandma Mo said, "Oh, look at your child, you are so polite, why can't we just clean up after ourselves?"
Xiang Jin said, "It's not polite, that's how it should be!"
As they got into the car with the family of three, Grandma Mo suddenly said, "Hey, where are the fish? You haven't taken the fish with you yet!"
"Oh, yes," Xiang Jin quickly retracted her hand holding the handlebar, and then she quickly walked to the row of small houses to get the spicy fish.
"Let's go help," Grandma Mo and the others were about to help, but Yan Chen suddenly said.
"Yes, yes, we can just go," Han Che said quickly, and the two of them hurried towards the row of small houses.
Xiang Jin took down thirty fish and put them in one bag, and then took five more fish and put them in another bag.
Yan Chen asked, "How about a few more?"
Xiang Jin waved his hand towards him, "No, that's enough. Then you can share some of the remaining fish with your grandparents, uncles and aunts, right?"
"good!"
Then the three people went out carrying the bags of fish. Xiang Jin handed the small bag to Aunt Liao, "These are some pickled fish I made before. Take a few and try them."
"Oh, why did you give it to me? There are so many? Auntie, take two, and you take the rest back!"
Xiang Jin pushed the bag back towards her, "No, Auntie, we have some, you can see so many!"
Aunt Liao frowned slightly and looked at her, then Xiang Jin said, "But Aunt, these fish haven't been dried very much yet, so you have to hang them up when you take them back to let them continue to dry!"
"Oh, okay," Aunt Liao responded.
Then Xiang Jin looked at Yan Chen and Han Che again, "You are the same. After taking it back tomorrow, you will have to continue drying it."
"Well, good!"
Both of them responded, and then Yan Chen looked at her steadily.
Xiang Jin got into the car, closed the door, and lowered the window. The family of three waved goodbye to everyone present, and then Xiang Jin said to Yan Chen and Han Che, "You two, have a good trip tomorrow!"
"Okay! Have a good trip, too!" Yan Chen responded while looking at her.
"Goodbye!" Xiang Jin waved to them again.
"Goodbye!" Yan Chen waved to her with great reluctance. What he didn't know was that because he withheld some important words from her this time, they were actually separated for nearly seven years.