Zhou Tianlei had been busy in the cattle farm all morning, sometimes standing, sometimes squatting, and sometimes sticking his butt out to check the equipment. The patch on his pants kept scratching his crotch, and he pulled his pants from time to time.
Zhou Daguang, who was standing next to him, looked at his uncomfortable expression and then at the twisted and wrinkled trousers, and couldn't help but ask: "Leizi, who sewed your trousers? Can you wear these? You can change them." Come down and I'll take it back and let your aunt fix it for you."
Zhou Tianlei touched his butt and said, "It's okay, it's fine." He paused for a moment and then said, "My partner sewed it."
"The target?" Zhou Daguang was startled, "That girl from the city?"
Zhou Tianlei nodded slightly and said yes.
Zhou Daguang thought: "Isn't she my wife? Why are we dating again?" This little girl in the city really knows how to play.
Zhou Daguang responded and said: "Your partner, she cooks delicious food, but her needlework is not very good, huh?"
A soft smile appeared on Zhou Tianlei's face, "I think it's pretty good."
After Zhou Tianlei was demobilized, he returned to Zhoujia Village and started a pig farm in a big way. He worked vigorously and methodically, and even went to a big breeding province to learn the technology.
The pork from his pig farm was tender and juicy, and the good product was easy to sell. The reputation spread quickly. The scale of the pig farm grew day by day, and workers began to be recruited in the village. In addition to farming, the young laborers could also earn a salary. A salary is required to make meat and oil grow during the holidays. People like Zhou Daguang who have breeding skills can be hired as technicians, and their wages are a little higher than ordinary workers.
Everyone is envious, grateful, and in awe of Zhou Tianlei. He is unsmiling and looks like a black-faced tiger all day long, which is very intimidating to employees.
But today Zhou Daguang even suspected that he was blind. To see such an expression on the face of this black-faced tiger in his lifetime was truly rarer than seeing a ghost.
"Who's dating? Who's dating?" Zhou He asked excitedly from the side.
"Who is your partner? Their partner is definitely not your partner." Zhou Daguang's face darkened instantly, and he was upset when he saw his stupid son: "Everyone else has a partner, where is your partner?"
Thinking of Zhou He's marriage, Zhou Daguang felt dizzy. He was in his early twenties. He had already reached the age to get married in the countryside, but he could not do anything formal all day long.
His mother found a few matchmakers to introduce him to partners. Every time he went on a blind date, he would either dress sloppily or talk nonsense, which scared away all the girls. Now all the matchmakers in the four villages and eight villages are... Don't take his job anymore.
Zhou He scratched his head and said with a playful smile: "My partner is in my mother-in-law's belly."
Seeing that he was not serious, Zhou Daguang became so angry that he picked up the pot under his eyes and knocked it over.
Zhou He dodged and hid behind Zhou Tianlei. Zhou Tianlei raised his hand to comfort Zhou Daguang and said, "Uncle Daguang, go ahead and do your work first. I'll tell Zhou He something."
"What's the matter, brother?" Although it's not official, Zhou He is Zhou Tianlei's real fan. They are cousins who have not been out of the fifth server. They have been Zhou Tianlei's followers since they were young. When Zhou Tianlei left the army, he cried hard. for several days.
Zhou Tianlei came back from recovery to set up a factory. He was the first to come over to help. Others said he was not doing his job properly. In fact, Zhou Tianlei knew that he had his own ideas and was very lively. He asked him to learn to drive and he learned it in two days. He took him out to discuss business. He is a good seer who is aware of people's words and colors, and can play both sides of the situation.
Zhou Tianlei pulled him into the office and told him that someone at home was spying on Cheng Xiang.
"What?" Zhou He shouted, "Who is it?" Tired of living? Dare you spy on your sister-in-law? "
"Keep your voice down," Zhou Tianlei frowned and scolded him. It was best not to let outsiders know before this matter was resolved. There were many people in the village and he didn't want Cheng Xiang to suffer from gossip.
"You can check for me in the next two days to see who it is, and then come and answer me after finding out." Zhou Tianlei told him.
"Okay, don't worry, brother, I'll take care of it." He patted his chest and abdomen and assured.
The weather is getting hotter and hotter. Cheng Xiangxiang thinks about making some mung bean soup and chilling it in the refrigerator to relieve the heat and quench his thirst.
She went to buy three pounds of mung beans, one pound of rock sugar, and a few lilies.
When I got home, I soaked the mung beans in water for two hours, broke off the lilies, and washed them.
The rock candies at this time were all yellow rock candies, which required a small hammer to pry them apart piece by piece. Cheng Xiang pushed one into Qing'er's mouth while banging it.
Qing'er puffed out her little mouth and chattered, raised her little face and smiled sweetly. At this time, Qing'er had been raised by Cheng Xiang and became visibly rounder, and her face had baby fat.
After the mung beans are soaked, boil water in a pot, bring to a boil over high heat, add the mung beans, and cook for an hour.
Add rock sugar to melt, add lily petals, and cook for 10 minutes.
The cooked mung beans are sandy and rotten, with a hint of sweetness that makes people want to eat.
After it cools down, scoop it into a utensil and put it in the refrigerator to chill. A refreshing mung bean soup is ready to relieve the heat.
Qing'er stared at the refrigerator eagerly and asked from time to time: "Can I drink it?"
Cheng wanted to pinch her little face: "Little greedy cat, you have to wait a little longer."
At noon, there was the sound of a car stopping at the door.
I heard Chen Tian yelling: "Slow down, slow down."
Cheng Xiang heard the sound and found out that it was Chen Tian who had pulled the piano back and was asking people to unload the truck.
Chen Tian saw Cheng Xiang and asked, "Sister-in-law, I brought it back, where can I put it?"
"Put it in the living room." Cheng Xiang had tidied up the place early in the morning and placed it next to the window in the living room.
Several people carefully carried the piano in and placed it properly. This Xinghai upright piano was a birthday gift given to Cheng Xiang by her grandfather when she was 7 years old.
It is completely black, made of fine materials, and the black paint is shiny. The shape is broad and the lines are smooth, revealing dignity and elegance.
Fortunately, Zhou Tianlei's room is spacious and bright, and the piano fits perfectly here.
Several people set up the piano and watched with great interest. They said this object was too novel.
The musical instrument they have seen the most is the suona, erhu, and cowhide drum. The slightly more fashionable one is that an educated youth who went to the countryside once played the accordion. In their opinion, it was already the sound of nature. They didn't know the voice of this big guy. Does it sound better than the accordion?
Cheng Xiang pulled Chen Tian over and asked, "They didn't make things difficult for you, did they?"
Chen Tian said with an arrogant look: "No, you said, don't pay attention to them, just move things. That old lady's nose was almost crooked with anger. The young one came up and wanted to stop me. I asked her if this is your thing?" She became silent."
"Well done, well done." Cheng Xiang's compliment made Chen Tian almost float.
"Everyone has worked hard. I made mung bean soup. Let's drink some to relieve the heat." Cheng thought about it and thought that the mung bean soup should be iced by now.
She filled several large bowls and brought them out. Mung bean soup was originally a powerful tool to dispel the heat. This time, lily was added and it was chilled. When it was served, a refreshing breath hit her face.
After taking a sip, the taste was sweet and delicious. Everyone drank it in one gulp, and instantly the cool air spread throughout their bodies, and they sighed happily.
"Sister-in-law, how did you make this mung bean soup? It's so delicious." Chen Tian was once again fascinated by Cheng Xiang's cooking skills.
"Come here often if you want to drink." Cheng Xiang smiled.
The piano that had been brought all the way here had already attracted many villagers to watch. At this time, everyone looked at this huge thing and was full of curiosity. Someone asked: "Girl Cheng Xiang, what kind of object is this?"
Cheng Xiang smiled and said, "This is called a piano."
Someone else asked: "How do you play this piano? There are no strings in sight?"
Cheng Xiang smiled brightly, opened the key cover, and a series of black and white keys appeared in front of everyone.
She gently pressed a key, and a crisp voice came out.
Someone in the crowd said: "This is very similar to Teacher Wang's pedal piano in school, but the sound is much crisper than that one."
"Cheng Xiang, girl, can you play? You can play a piece of music for everyone to listen to." Someone suggested, and then everyone agreed.
"Okay" Cheng Xiang agreed readily.
