After a good night's sleep, Xiao Ran stretched out, hugged the little Lihua and put it aside. This little guy was really too clingy to him. Xiao Ran looked at the little guy and smiled helplessly.
Xiao Ran got up softly and started to water the vegetable field next to his house with diluted spiritual spring water. This is also the reason why the food at home is getting more and more delicious. After finishing his work, Xiao Ran prepared breakfast.
When breakfast was almost ready, everyone started to get up one after another. After washing up, breakfast was basically ready. After the family had breakfast, all that was left was to wait for Li Xiaowan to come to collect the dates.
Before eight o'clock, a small truck entered the village.
"Hello, uncle, how can I get to Xiao Ran's house?" Li Xiaowan sat in the car and politely asked the uncles and aunties sitting next to them chatting.
"Oh, if you're looking for Xiaoran, just go to the one at the back."
Xiao Ran had already sensed it as soon as he entered the village. Now his mental power has improved a lot, and his five senses have become very keen.
"Hey, brother Xiao Ran, the road to your village is too difficult." Xiao Ran was about to pick him up at the entrance of the village, but Li Xiaowan was already here.
"Oh, you're talking about this; our village is remote and there are few people, and the authorities have never paid much attention to it, so the road construction has been put on hold. It was said to be built a few years ago, but it has never been implemented.
The weather is quite good today, but you may not be able to come in if it rains. "
This Xiao Ran was not talking big words.
"I originally planned to send it to you, but you have to come here." Xiao Ran spread his hands to express that you had to come and suffer.
However, the scenery is quite good. Li Xiaowan probably hasn't been to the countryside much. Xiao Ran also highly agreed with this point. The scenery of Xiaojiacun was really nothing to say.
"Stop standing at the door and ask someone to come in and sit down, Xiaoran."
Xiao's mother was very enthusiastic when she saw this beautiful woman coming. She even hated the iron when she saw that her son was like a piece of wood. This didn't make the guest stand outside the door, and he immediately glared at his son fiercely.
This made Xiao Ran, a monk who was only two feet tall, confused, but he immediately realized what he was doing and hurriedly welcomed him home. It's just that the two people understand the meaning differently...
"Let's go pick dates first, by the way; take the things I bought, I almost forgot while we were chatting." Li Xiaowan hurriedly asked the driver to take down the gifts he bought.
"You came as soon as you said you would. Why are you buying a gift?" Xiao Ran was also a little embarrassed. The two of them had only just met, and they were not very close friends when it came to business.
But it was different in Li Xiaowan's eyes. If Xiao Ran hadn't acted righteously yesterday, he might not have known what would have happened.
This is why Li Xiaowan insisted on coming to Xiaojiacun to harvest dates. On the one hand, he came to inspect the environment and see if there were more high-quality fruits. The other important thing was to visit Xiao Ran to thank him.
"Have you had breakfast? There is still food at home. I will get you some food." Mother Xiao looked at Li Xiaowan with enthusiasm, which made Li Xiaowan a little overwhelmed.
Xiao Ran looked at his mother smiling from ear to ear and realized that it might be a misunderstanding.
He quickly introduced: "Mom, this is Sister Li, Boss Li, who collects our jujubes, which I told you yesterday."
"Hello, Auntie, I already ate when I first came here; thanks to your son, nothing happened to me yesterday. By the way, let's go pick dates first." Mother Xiao's fiery gaze made Li Xiaowan feel uncomfortable, and she hurriedly found her An excuse.
Xiao Ran was also very cooperative. If he stayed here any longer, there might be some misunderstanding.
"Is this your jujube tree?"
Li Xiaowan looked up at the tall jujube trees in front of her. They must have been at least a few decades old. Each tree was more than ten meters high. The trunk could barely be hugged by a person.
"Yes, my grandfather planted this tree at that time. What do you think?" Xiao Ran climbed up the tree easily. Tasting the freshly picked jujubes, Xiao Ran threw a handful towards Li Xiaowan.
"Sister Li, please pass the bag to me," she said in a hurry and forgot to take the bag.
"Oh, when did you go up there?" Li Xiaowan looked at the tree and hasn't reacted yet. Be careful.
In many places, jujubes are beaten directly with bamboo poles. Xiao Ran used to pick them by himself for the sake of appearance. If such good jujubes fall to the ground and break, it would be a waste. However, if you pick it by hand, some of it will definitely be out of reach, so it’s not a waste. Your family will eat it when the time comes.
"Aren't you tired? Brother Xiao Ran,"
Li Xiaowan looked at Xiao Ran carrying two baskets full of jujubes with a look of surprise on his face. What kind of operation is this? It must weigh three to four hundred pounds, right?
"It's okay, I've been used to working since I was young," of course this was just Xiao Ran's excuse. Before, he couldn't carry it on his shoulders.
"Sister Li, please call me Xiao Ran from now on. This always belongs to Brother Xiao Ran... We can be considered friends, so don't be so arrogant."
The two of them chatted all the way home. Sister Li, please sit down for a while and have lunch before leaving. I will cook for you in a while and let you try some authentic farm food. Xiao Ran looked at this God of Wealth and couldn't hide the smile on his face. Drink tea first and weigh the dates later.
The tea leaves are just the most ordinary tea leaves. Fortunately, they are brewed with spiritual spring water, so they don't look shabby. Li Xiaowan took a sip and it was pretty good. The Xiao family's house was relatively poor in the village, but fortunately, Xiao's mother took good care of it. Everything was neat and clean, and Li Xiaowan didn't feel embarrassed.
He also called his sister Xiao Ping over to chat with Li Xiaowan so that Li Xiaowan would not feel embarrassed or bored by herself.
"Xiao Ran, is this beauty really not your girlfriend?" Mom asked Xiao Ran from time to time while burning firewood.
"Where are you thinking? Mom, we already have children..."
Xiao Ran finally had time to tell his mother what happened yesterday, and finally dispelled his mother's impatient mentality.
"Mom, look at the vegetables. I'll go out and get a fish." A few days ago, I saw that there were quite a lot of fish in our fish pond. Xiao Ran picked up the bucket and net and said hello to his mother and walked out.
The old girl Li Xiaowan over there didn't know what to talk about. Women are really elusive. One moment they are strangers, the next moment they may be good sisters.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, little yellow and little black, let's go catch fish," the two dogs have grown in size under the nourishment of the spiritual spring water these days.
"Woof woof woof, Master, you are taking me out to play..." That flattering person seemed to have been tortured by the old girl.
The fish pond is above the cave, this is the dialect here; it also means field. Xiao Ran's father had been taking care of the fish pond in Xiao Ran's house when he was in good health, mowing the grass and feeding the fish from time to time. Later, he stopped managing it after his health happened. When Xiao Ran returned to his hometown, he took over his father's baton.
In addition, the spiritual spring water has become plentiful recently. In addition to the family's daily drinking, Xiao Ran has begun to use the vegetables and fish raised at home.
I just caught some fish a few days ago and the family had a delicious meal. The taste can be described in one word: fresh. It feels fresher than the wild fish in the river.
Today, Li Xiaowan came to collect dates, and Xiao Ran deliberately left her to eat, which was more or less purposeful. One is to express gratitude, and the other is to see if the fish can be sold through her method.
"Xiao Huang, come up here and make all the fish run away."
Xiao Huang and Xiao Hei have completely different personalities, one is active and the other is calm. Xiao Hei just followed Xiao Ran obediently.
"You are still sensible," Xiao Ran knelt down and touched Xiao Hei's head.
"No, I'm much more sensible than that idiot," Xiao Hei responded to his master with his tongue, looking at his brother with contempt.
Xiao Ran's method of catching fish is also simple. He puts the net under the water and uses the spiritual spring water to attract it. When the fish come over, he immediately lifts the net. This trick works every time. After picking a few fat and big ones, the bucket was full.
I made a crucian carp soup and a braised carp, and kept the extra fish in a big tank.
"It's time to eat, it's time to eat," the two of them worked for more than an hour before finishing the table. There are fish, chicken, meat and vegetables, all raised and grown by herself. I don’t know if you are used to eating them, but Mother Xiao keeps picking vegetables for Li Xiaowan.
"Auntie, that's enough. I can't finish any more." Looking at a big bowl full...
"My mother is like this, don't mind."
Xiao Ran has tried to persuade her many times, but her mother is still like this. Today's concepts are different from those in the past. People who know about it will think you are enthusiastic, but people who don't know about it will think you are unhygienic. But fortunately, Li Xiaowan didn't take it to heart.
"Well, your food is so delicious," Li Xiaowan couldn't stop eating. Auntie, with your skills, if you open a restaurant, your business will be prosperous.
"Eat more if you like it. It's all grown by yourself." It's not worth it, but if someone praises her craftsmanship, Mother Xiao is naturally very happy.
"Try the fish, this is not my mother's specialty."
"Yes, yes, try this fish. It's so fresh. My son came back from fishing for a few days a few days ago and our family couldn't stop eating it."
Li Xiaowan fell in love with it in just one glance. The umami flavor flowed between her mouth and her taste buds were constantly stimulated.
"How's it going, Sister Li? I've never eaten such delicious fish."
"It's really delicious. Tell me, brother Xiaoran, if you can help me with anything." Obviously Xiao Ran's little thoughts couldn't be hidden from the shrewd Li Xiaowan, and Xiao Ran didn't hesitate.
You must seize the opportunity when it comes. It is not easy to meet a noble person. He thought about it in his mind and fully explained his thoughts to Li Xiaowan.
"I'll take you to meet a friend in a few days," Li Xiaowan said after thinking for a while.
