After a refreshing sleep, Xu Ling woke up. It was a little dark outside and the room didn't look very bright.
A charcoal stove was lit in the room, and the doors and windows were opened, letting in some light. Xu Ling saw clothes placed on the high stool beside the bed. He picked them up and smelled them. They were clean new clothes with a slight fragrance. The dirty clothes he had placed at the foot of the bed before going to bed were gone. Gu Tuo must have come in while he was asleep.
When he was outside, Xu Ling never slept in the same room as others. Even when I was sleeping alone, I would not sleep soundly with my heart on my mind, and would wake up at the slightest movement.
I didn't expect to feel so thirsty when I got home.
Xu Ling sat up and put on his clothes when he heard Gu Daliang's voice coming from outside.
At this time, the sound insulation of the house was not very good. When Xu Ling built the building, it was some distance away from the main house, so the sound was not very clear.
Without rushing downstairs, he lit candles and began to take things out of the space and decorate the room.
After finishing everything, he went downstairs, opened the door and walked outside. Only then did Xu Ling realize that it was not dark outside, but that it seemed to be snowing.
Ice crystals as big as salt grains were blown sideways by the wind, and they fell on people's faces as painfully as pine needles.
Xu Ling tightened his clothes and walked quickly down the corridor to the main house.
The family was sitting in the lobby warming themselves by the fire. Xu Ling opened the curtain and came in. Everyone looked over.
"wake up?"
"Well, when is it? When did it start snowing?"
Gu Daliang made room for Xu Ling and asked him to sit down. He took the tea that Xu Ping poured for him and handed it to Xu Ling. Even the pumpkin seeds roasted by the fire pit were placed close to Xu Ling's hand.
"It was going to snow a few days ago, but it just hasn't stopped. You came back just in time, as if God was waiting for you to come home on purpose." Gu Litian was no longer serious as before, and even joked with Xu Ling and asked him again: : "Sun Baantouyang, have you finished everything you did?"
Xu Ling: "I just came back after it was done. How dare I forget it?"
"He told me that he found some pieces of land for you that others wanted to sell. I went to help you take a look. These pieces of land are not considered good farmland, but they are relatively close to our village. If you want it, just follow me quickly. People say that if we have nothing to do in the winter, let’s put some fertilizer at home and fertilize the land in advance, so can’t we plant crops next year?”
Gu Litian has been farming crops all his life, and he can't live without these crop fields. During this time, people in the village always joked with him, saying that if he worked for his daughter Xu Ling, who knew how to do business, he would not have to worry about food and clothing, and would not have to work in the fields. Got to work.
He ignored them with a straight face.
How can a good piece of land be left unused?
Looking at Xu Ling again, he can make money by doing business, but he has not forgotten his roots. He also wants to buy some fields and plant them. This is the right idea.
Others are the mother-in-law, who likes her son-in-law more and more, but Gu Litian has lost someone. Instead, she is the father-in-law, who likes her son-in-law more and more.
A prodigal son never changes his mind, so Xu Ling felt that he had changed him the way he had today, and Xu Ling said so himself.
He paid more attention to and advised Xu Ling.
Xu Ling also agreed with him, "I understand. I will go to Sun Baoyao to discuss this matter in two days. Where are those pieces of land?"
"There are three pieces of Fengjiazhuang at the bottom of our village, and there are several pieces of wasteland in the valley above, one or two miles away."
Xu Ling thought for a moment and realized that this land was still a bit far away. The crops he wanted to plant were from space, so he felt reassured that they were right in front of him at first.
"Is there anyone selling land in our village? If it can be exchanged, I still want the land in the village."
"That's not cost-effective. We still have some wasteland in the village, but that land is low-lying and stagnant with water. The salinity and alkali have not been eliminated, so it is not suitable for growing crops."
Otherwise, the villagers would not let these lands lie idle.
Xu Ling said, "Let me ask you questions in the village tomorrow."
"It's time to eat! Pack your things quickly and get ready to eat!"
Today's dinner was cooked by the Liu family, Xu family and Gu Yu. Li Cuicui didn't come. She was heavy and worried about the danger of slippery roads due to the cold weather.
"Just pack some food for her when we go back later." Gu Daliang brought two bowls, which he can warm up and eat when he goes back.
Xu Ling left a lot of the good things he brought back from Yazhou in the space and brought them home. Although Lianhua Bay is close to the water, I have rarely seen these seafood. Fortunately, Xu Ling told Gu You how to eat it. Soak the dried kelp, soak it, stir-fry it, and eat it in stew. It is very good.
A plate of scallop meat was also fried. It was as white as a pillar and very chewy. Liu picked one up to try it out and said, "It's delicious, but it's hard to bite."
Everyone laughed. Xu Ping and Xu An liked these seafood very much.
If you are not used to eating seafood, you will eat fried meat with green beans, shredded gourds and noodles, add eggs and mix well. The cakes spread out by the pot are golden on the outside, tender and soft on the inside.
These are all Gu Tao's ingenious ideas, and they are very popular among the elderly when placed on the table.
No one would eat the fried vegetables that Xu Ling brought back, but on the contrary, the little yellow croaker became something that no one cared about.
The small yellow croaker is not very big, has few spines and is delicious, so it is difficult to catch. Therefore, the price is relatively high in a place close to the water like Lianhua Bay. The Gu Litian family bought it from the village when they came here, as well as the daughter's red from last time, and Brought some.
Xu Ling took a piece of fried crispy fish fillet with chopsticks, put it in his mouth, and took another sip of wine.
It was dark and snowy outside, but it was so warm inside the house that I even had to take off my thick coat before I could enjoy dinner happily.
Fan Shiqing sat on the right side of Xu Ling. He didn't drink much. The small glass of wine he poured didn't reach the bottom, but he never stopped using his chopsticks. Occasionally he would stop his chopsticks and look around with his lidded eyes, as if he was in a trance. After reacting, he laughed again.
"Is Mrs. Fan drunk?" Xu An curiously looked over and saw that his glass was full of wine, but he didn't drink much.
Fan Shiqing pushed Xu An back and sat down, "What do you know? Everyone gets drunk without being drunk."
Gu Litian sat to his left and was very silent while eating. He would stop occasionally and ask Xu Ling to drink with him. He would say whatever came to his mind, "Did you get a name?"
"My name is Manxiang, Xu Manxiang."
"This is a good name. He is a lucky one."
While Gu Daliang was eating, he put vegetables into the empty bowl next to him. Mrs. Liu sat next to Gu You and helped take care of Da Ya's meal, so that Gu You had time to eat.
Mrs. Xu was caught in the middle by Xu Ping and Xu An. She was picking up food for her son at one moment and food for her daughter at the other.
"When you are full, you will grow taller like your brother."
Xu Ling took in everything and felt as if the satisfaction in his heart was about to overflow.
The hardships and uneasiness of doing business outside all have meaning at this moment.
Isn't what he wants so simple?
At this moment, Xu Ling even had the idea of stopping time so as to retain the warmth of this moment.
