A group of people outside were holding bowls and eating deliciously.
The pot cake is chewy on one side and crispy on the other. It is soaked with the rich oil in the dish, and the taste is endless when you take a bite. The meaty aroma of the dish is overflowing, which arouses everyone's taste buds.
As soon as they saw Cheng's idea, someone praised him: "Sister-in-law, your craftsmanship can compare with that of a state-owned hotel."
"Sister-in-law, how did you cook this dish? They all look like home-cooked vegetables. How do you stew them? Stew them. It's so delicious."
"And this pancake is also delicious. It's so fragrant that it makes my tongue fall off."
Cheng Xiang smiled and said, "As long as you like it."
Chen Tian next to him said with a smile: "I told you, my sister-in-law's cooking is delicious, but you still don't believe it."
Zhou Tianlei brought a bowl of vegetables over and ate a steamed bun.
"Why don't you eat pot cakes?" Cheng Xiang asked him with a question mark on his face.
"Let them eat." He didn't think there was much pie, so let these silly boys have a taste.
Cheng wanted to guess what he was thinking, so he leaned close to his ear and whispered, "I'll do it for you alone later."
She suddenly came close, her breath tickling his ear. Zhou Tianlei felt a chill all over his body, his blood surged up, and he hid aside as if fleeing.
Cheng Xiang stared at him: "It's weird."
Looking back, she saw Chen Jiao carrying a bowl of vegetables and steamed buns and walking up to a man. The man was very tall, dark-skinned, and his eyebrows were full of anger. He looked at Chen Jiao with eyes full of boredom. He took the food, took a look at the steamed bun, threw it to Chen Jiao, and said something viciously.
Chen Jiao also said a few words, but the man kicked Chen Jiao in the stomach, causing Chen Jiao to stagger and almost fall down.
Cheng Xiang didn't think much, he rushed up to support Chen Jiao and asked the man, "Why did you hit someone?"
The man glanced at Cheng Xiang and said, "Mind your own business."
At this time, other people also heard the noise and gathered around.
Chen Tian ran at the front, pulled Chen Jiao and asked with concern: "Sister, are you okay?"
Chen Jiao shook her head.
Chen Tian turned to the man and said, "Zhou Tianwang, you fucking hit my sister again?"
Zhou Tianwang raised his eyebrows angrily, glared and said, "I can hit my own wife if I want, so get out of my way."
Chen Tian was about to rush forward with his fists clenched, but Chen Jiao grabbed him and shook her head at him desperately: "No, don't go there."
At this time, Zhou Tianlei came over and looked at Zhou Tianwang with a pair of cold eyes.
Zhou Tianwang instantly showed what it means to be scared for a second, and shouted angrily: "Brother Lei"
"If you don't want to eat, go and work." Zhou Tianlei said in a cold tone.
Zhou Tianwang Nuonuo said repeatedly: "Let's go now."
Others also hurriedly finished their meals and hurried back to the pig house.
Before Zhou Tianlei left, he wanted to say to Cheng: "Don't leave yet, wait for me in the office."
Cheng Xiang watched Chen Jiao clearing away the dishes and chopsticks. Thinking of the scars on her arms, it suddenly became clear.
She walked over and looked at Chen Jiao with concern, and Chen Jiao tried her best to smile at her.
"Did he hit you too?" Cheng Xiang asked cautiously, worried that it would hurt her scars.
Chen Jiao gave a wry smile and said, "The men in the countryside have a bad temper and don't do anything lightly. It's okay."
If it were in the 21st century, Cheng Xiang would tell her that domestic violence is illegal, and you can call the police, divorce him, or resist.
But now we are in the countryside in the 1980s, an era of closed-minded ideas. Cheng Xiang thought of the TV series he watched with his grandma when he was a child, such as "The Fence Woman and the Dog" and "The Windlass Woman and the Well". The women in them were pitiful and pitiful, always being beaten by men. .
In rural areas of this era, men seem to be proud of beating their wives. It is their standard to drink and brag about beating their wives. If the wife of a family does not hit back or scolds her, it proves that the man has face.
Women live a difficult life as daughters-in-law. They are insulted by their mother-in-law with guns and sticks, and they have children crying for food. They are beaten by their husbands if they disagree with each other. They dare not resist, and they cannot resist, because they have no ability to live. A man is needed to support the family, so he has no choice but to submit to the situation.
Cheng wants to mourn his misfortune, but he can't be angry and undisputed, because this is the evil result of the times and needs time to be washed away.
After Chen Jiao and the others left, Cheng wanted to go to the office. The small office only had one bed and a desk. It seemed that Zhou Tianlei rested here when he worked overtime.
Cheng Xiang felt bored after sitting for a while, so he looked through the ledgers on the table. He had been dealing with ledgers all his life in his previous life, and he really didn't want to be exposed to these boring numbers in this life.
But muscle memory and occupational diseases are very scary, and they will be substituted involuntarily. This ledger uses the traditional accounting method, and the running account simply records the daily incoming and outgoing of money and goods. There is no accounting classification or any voucher.
This method is not only cumbersome, but also has too many omissions and is unprofessional at all. Perhaps Zhou Tianlei can be helped to make a professional set of debit and credit accounting books.
While thinking about it, sleepiness slowly came over him, and Cheng Xiang fell asleep on the bed.
After Zhou Tianlei finished his work, he returned to the office and saw the petite figure curled up on the single bed. His eyes were closed and his long eyelashes were slightly drooped. His pink face looked peaceful, and his hands clenched into fists were placed on his face. On one side, she slept defenselessly like a baby, making people want to protect her.
Zhou Tianlei sat on the edge of the bed and stared at her as if admiring a painting.
Why would such a woman come here? What does she want? What can I give her? How can I keep her? The heart that has always been calm and self-possessed is now as hard to calm down as a violent storm.
He stretched out his hand to lift a piece of hair from her forehead, and brushed his fingers over her creamy skin, lingering on her for a long time and reluctant to move away.
Cheng Xiang woke up suddenly, with sleepy eyes. When he saw Zhou Tianlei sitting next to him, he sat up in a panic, scratched his hair and said, "Why did I fall asleep?"
She still didn't know why Zhou Tianlei wanted her to stay, so she asked: "What's the reason why you asked me to stay?"
Zhou Tianlei said calmly: "It's too dark, I'm afraid it won't be safe for you on the road."
.......But, not with other people? Cheng wanted to meditate.
"Let's go, I'll take you home," Zhou Tianlei said calmly.
......Oh well.
Although the moonlight was bright and clear, the road at night was indeed difficult to walk. Cheng Xiang followed Zhou Tianlei with one foot deep and one foot shallow. This guy was tall and had long legs. When he took a step, Cheng Xiang had to stumble a few times before he could do it with his short legs. Keep up.
"Ouch" he stepped on the pit and fell down.
Zhou Tianlei hurriedly turned around and came to help her: "How are you? Are you okay?"
"Something's wrong!" Cheng Xiang pouted and complained, "You're walking too fast, I can't keep up."
It's better to follow those sisters-in-law home early, at least you can still see the road then, but now, it's better to be blind and blind, and your butt hurts from the fall. Cheng Xiang muttered in his mind while rubbing his butt.
"Get up, I'll carry you on my back," Zhou Tianlei said while squatting down.
