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Huo Lang chuckled twice, said nothing, stopped picking the dishes, and just sat on the stove, leaning back against the wall, looking at Si Ningning with a smile on his face.

Si Ningning was not a fool. She couldn't notice the intense and intense gaze, she just wanted to ignore it at the first moment.

But Huo Lang kept staring at her, and she held it back and buried herself in her work. In the end, she couldn't help but blush, and dropped the rag and looked up at Huo Lang:

"Why do you keep staring at me?"

"If you can't marry someone back home, why don't you just take a look?" Huo Lang asked teasingly.

"..."

How can anyone always talk about the words "marry home, marry home"?

Si Ningning pursed her lips, glanced sideways at Huo Lang, snorted and ignored Huo Lang.

Huo Lang chuckled indifferently.

The dishes were almost picked, and the others were free. Except for stuffing a handful of dry firewood into the stove from time to time, the rest of the time they just leaned against the wall and looked at Si Ningning, as if just looking at Si Ningning was a kind of feeling in front of them.

enjoy.

Because for Holang, this feeling is very wonderful, and it feels like entering a happy married life in advance.

In the family, he is the husband who works at sunrise and rests at sunset. Si Ningning, who is busy in front of the stove, is busy in front of the stove every meal, just waiting for her husband to have a hot bite when he returns.

Rice wife.

At a certain moment, Huo Lang felt that his heart was filled up, but when he realized that Si Ningning had not married him yet, he felt even more impatient.

I can't wait to marry the girl I love and go home.

Huo Lang's eyes suddenly became erratic as he stared at Si Ningning. Just as he was immersed in his imagination and expectations for the future, his straight nose wrinkled slightly, and then he closed his peach blossom eyes and took a deep, intoxicating breath:

"It smells so good..."

"Really? I think it smells good too." Si Ningning raised her eyebrows slightly, giving a sweet and satisfied smile. She pressed down, stir-fried and other actions with the spatula in her hand at a constant speed.

"The meat you bought this time is too fat, so I sliced ​​off some pork skin and fat from the corners. After a while, I boiled the lard and packed it up. It will also taste better if I sprinkle some salt on the oil residue."

The fatter pork belly makes braised pork, which is lean and fragrant, and the fat melts in your mouth. This is actually just right. However, conditions are tight in this era. In daily life, people rarely eat oily and fishy food. If you eat it, you will eat something so heavy.

, it is easy to have diarrhea when you look back.

Huo Lang nodded, "Well, I'll try it later."

While busy and chatting, Huo Lang unconsciously recalled the endless imagination he had just had, and when he thought about things in the future, he couldn't help but think about the educated youth returning home in a while.

After thinking about it for a while, Huo Lang asked: "Educated youths also have a holiday to return to the city to visit relatives. Uncle Hongbing's plan is to arrange for you to leave on the 25th. Do you know this?"

Si Ningning's hands that scooped up the oil residue and skimmed off the excess grease suddenly paused, looking at Huo Lang and slowly shaking his head.

Educated youth return to the city...

Others went back to visit relatives, but the few members of her family had nothing to do with visiting relatives.

"Then what are your plans?"

Si Ningning wiped his hands with a rag and was silent for a long time before replying: "Let's wait for the notification first. I will do whatever uncle arranges then."

Si Ningning didn't have any clear plans. In fact, personally, she didn't want to return to Beijing at all, let alone contact that group of people.

However, she must go back, not for herself, but to seek an explanation for Si Ningning who was in the 1970s.

This experience is unavoidable.

But having said that, Si Ningning always thought that it would not be so easy for educated youths to return to the city. When she went back to confront those people, she had to stay here for three or two years before she could have a chance. Unexpectedly, the reality was not as before...

And now that Huo Lang has brought her news in advance, before going back, she still has a plan on what to do then.

While Si Ningning was thinking, Huo Lang's voice suddenly came to his ears, "What are you thinking about? Are you so absorbed?"

"Ah, no..."

The bottom of the pot was burned red, and the remaining pieces of oil were burnt black. Si Ningning quickly scooped up all the oil residue with a spatula, then turned to a large bowl to hold the lard. There was a gap in the middle.

She asked Holang, "What's wrong? Did you say something just now?"

"I asked, do you have a lot of luggage to go home? If not, I will buy something before you leave tomorrow. You can take it back with you. It's fine if you are alone, but you have a partner...

"Holang paused for a moment, then changed his words, "As your partner, I should express my feelings, how can I let you go back empty-handed?"

Si Ningning was stunned for a while, and for a while he understood the hidden meaning of Huo Lang's words. Unconsciously, he glanced at Huo Lang and laughed softly, "Are you buying things to gain my face? Or just to gain my face?"

Crossing the street in my house? So they know there is someone like you?"

The smile on Huo Lang's face dropped, and he made a strange "tsk" sound and glared at Si Ningning, "Why do you think you are always so smart?"

"Ha ha ha ha--"

Si Ningning couldn't hold it back and burst out laughing under Huo Lang's resentful gaze.

However, after calming down, Si Ningning wiped away the physiological tears from the corner of his eyes from laughing, and said sternly with flushed cheeks:

"Don't worry about it in advance. The situation in my family is special. Well... overall it's a bit complicated. In short, I will go back to see what the specific situation is this time. If there is no problem, I will tell them about our affairs and wait until the next time I visit relatives.

, let’s go back together.”

Huo Lang weighed it and nodded slightly, "Okay."

After chatting about the main business, the two of them chatted intermittently about other things. During this period, Huo Lang perfectly controlled the heat in the stove, while Si Ningning quickly cooked the braised pork, adding various condiments, and Mo Yue simmered the braised pork.

When the meat was ripe, Si Ningning found a bowl and took out the meat.

Perhaps because he felt that this dinner party was rare, Huo Lang was very willing. Not only did he buy meat early in the morning, but the rice for cooking was also ready.

Si Ningning put rice into the back pot and simmered it. The sea bowl with braised pork was embedded in the edge of the pot and simmered together. He freed up the front pot and washed it. He quickly cooked a bunch of clear rapeseed and blanched spinach in hot water.

, add garlic water and the chicken essence and oil that you brought when you arrived, and mix together a small dish of cold dishes.

After everything is finished, the rice in the back pot and the braised pork are cooked to the right temperature. The aroma wafting out, whether it is the fragrance of the rice or the rich aroma of the braised pork, is enough to make people salivate.

No, Si Ningning opened the lid of the pot and just used linen tongs to hold the rim of the bowl and took it out. When he turned around, he saw Huo Lang standing at the door of the kitchen behind him, with two arms holding grains on one side and Sanae on the other.

A pair of black and clear eyes looked straight at her.

"..."

Si Ningning felt ashamed and asked, "Where can I eat?"

He Gu swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said positively: "Eat in the kitchen!"

At the same time, Huo Lang said in a low voice: "Go to the main room."

Sanae blinked her big eyes, tilted her head to look at her second brother, and then looked up at her eldest brother. The last pair of eyes only looked at Si Ningning with bright eyes, looking forward to "eating", but did not express her stance.

Huo Lang put the two little ones down, patted their heads with his big hands, turned around and said, "Help get the bowls, and I'll clear the small table."

"Oh! Oh!" Hegu and Sanmiao clapped their hands happily. Seeing that Si Ningning was still stunned, Hegu pursed his lips and said with a smile: "Brother said that we should clear the small table and eat in the main room!"

Si Ningning nodded hesitantly, "Well, I'll carry it over first, and you can just grab your own bowl and chopsticks. I'll come over later to serve the rice, so don't burn yourself."

"I know!"

Everyone you like is right in front of you, and there is a large table of delicious food that you can't usually eat. Whether they are adults or children, the four people at the table are very satisfied.

Si Ningning also felt very happy.

She has everything in her space, food, water, clothing, she has everything that others can think of, and she also has things that others can't think of.

Although I have everything, there are some things that are different when enjoyed alone or with people you like.

Si Ningning felt very satisfied.

After having enough wine and food, Si Ningning was too lazy to move, so Huo Lang took care of all the tasks of cleaning the table and washing dishes.

While washing the dishes, Huo Lang was still thinking about whether to tidy up the bamboo bed in the main room and put it on a quilt, so that the three idlers could take off their shoes and sit on the bed to play, or just sleep on the bed for a while.

When he came out of the kitchen after finishing his work, he bumped into Hegu and Sanae, who had moved the benches and sat in a row. Si Ningning sat in front of them and asked them about their homework during this period.

Huo Lang chuckled helplessly and did not disturb the three of them. He wiped the small table clean and moved it to the side of the three of them, and silently made three cups of fragrant malted milk.

Hegu finished the test first, and his little nose twitched slightly when he smelled the fragrance of malted milk. He stood up suddenly and said, "Yeah! Big brother is making malted milk again!"

Si Ningning glanced at it and handed Sanae a cup, then looked at the only cup left on the table and asked Huo Lang with a smile: "Are you not going to drink it, or are you not going to give it to me?"

Huo Lang didn't know what to do, so he changed his steps and said, "Okay, I'll go and make a drink. I'll go and make another drink, okay?"

"Don't ask me if it's okay. We're not that far behind. Everyone else is eating and drinking, and you're watching from the sidelines. What's this?"

"Okay, okay, I'll remember it next time. Let's eat and drink together next time, okay?" Huo Lang poured hot water and made a cup of malted milk, sat back on the chair and drank, his face full.

He looked at Si Ningning with a smile, his eyes were full of Si Ningning.

Maybe it was because he saw him so much that Si Ningning felt that he had become thicker-skinned?

He nodded as if nothing had happened, and then muttered proudly: "That's not bad."

Huo Lang laughed twice in a hoarse voice, and said something to clear out the bamboo bed and let them play on it to avoid sitting on the ground in the cold.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Si Ningning shook her head and refused, "Don't be so troublesome. It's getting late. I should sit down for a while and then go back."

"Okay." Huo Lang just sat quietly without moving.

Si Ningning checked the homework of Sanae and Hegu and found that the completion was good. After praising each of them, he picked up a small piece of broken carbon and drew a simple thirty-six-square chessboard on the floor of the hall. He taught Sanae and Hegu the rules.

Hegu played backgammon.

The rules of backgammon are simple, and Sanae and Hegu got started quickly. After Si Ningning played two games with the two of them, he gave up the temporary chess pieces in his hands - a pile of small wooden sticks.

She tilted her head and leaned her face against her knees, half of her face was sunken, and she blinked at Huo Lang with bright eyes.

Huo Lang knew that she was planning to go back, so he immediately put the enamel jar in his hand back on the small table, stood up and picked up Si Ningning's military coat, "I'll give it to you."

Si Ningning smiled silently and nodded.

The two little ones were immersed in playing in the house. Huo Lang gently closed the door and walked out of the courtyard side by side with Si Ningning. "What are the plans for tomorrow?"

"There are no special arrangements, but the educated youth have just had a holiday, so they should be busy cleaning up in the past two days."

Tomorrow is Laba, and Si Ningning didn't mention going to town.

The mountain road was wet and difficult to walk on. If she said she was going to the town, Huo Lang was determined to follow her.

Huo Lang asked Si Ningning if he had any arrangements for tomorrow. In fact, his subconscious thought was that if Si Ningning had no arrangements, he could come over and play like today.

Now listening to the meaning of Si Ningning's words, Huo Lang knew that Si Ningning would probably be busy with something tomorrow, so he didn't ask her to come over again. Instead, he asked: "Then you should pay attention to the stove in the house when you are busy tomorrow."

Keep it burning all the time, so you don’t have to worry about not having enough coal. I’ll get some more when I have free time in a few days. Also, even when you go out to pour water, you have to put on your clothes.”

Huo Lang held Si Ningning's hand, his deep peach blossom eyes filled with worries like an old father's, "I don't have much flesh on my body, and I almost lost weight when I got sick last time. Don't get sick again."

"I know, I know!" Si Ningning said helplessly and laughed, "Stop nagging like an old lady!"

"If you are obedient, you don't need me to nag you all the time."

"Okay, be obedient, be obedient, I'll be obedient, okay?"

Si Ningning winked playfully at Huo Lang, but Huo Lang couldn't do anything to her. He let out a low sigh and flicked Si Ningning's head on the forehead. After a while, Si Ningning pinched her in turn.

Several notes.

Si Ningning didn't exert much force, and Huo Lang's arm muscles were strong and thick. The few pinches she pinched not only didn't make Huo Lang feel any pain, but instead made her feel numb and tingling, just like flirting.

Huo Lang burst out laughing.

Si Ningning glanced sideways at Huo Lang and hummed, "Just laugh!"

"Okay, don't laugh, don't laugh."

Having already passed through the path of the literacy class, and seeing that there were only a few steps to reach the educated youth point, Huo Lang slowed down and walked a few steps, then stopped, took Si Ningning's hand, and Si Ningning also stopped.

Come down.

"What's wrong?" Si Ningning was stunned at first, and the next second he noticed the familiar scenery around him and reacted accordingly. He wanted to pull away, but Huo Lang's grip tightened a little longer, but he didn't pull back.

Si Ningning's youngest daughter puffed out her cheeks, a little shy, "I'm here, go back quickly!"

"Yes." Huo Lang responded in a low voice without actually letting go of Si Ningning's big hand, "Remember what I just said."

"I remember it all!"

"Hmm..." Huo Lang was a little reluctant to let go of his hand. After writing for a long time, he asked Si Ningning, "When you go back in a while, you really don't need me to buy anything to take back?"

"It's really not necessary!" Si Ningning said with a smile, and softened his tone after a while, "Okay, go back quickly! I'll think about it in the past two days. If there is anything missing or needed, I will tell you in advance.

You can buy it for me when the time comes, okay?"

"Okay." Huo Lang nodded lightly, and just as he loosened his grip a little, Si Ningning grabbed it again before he could twitch his hand, "The team has a lot of things to do at the end of the year, and I should be there in the past two days.

Help my uncle with some work. I won't be able to take care of you when I go to town. If you have anything to do, just tell He Gu and Sanae and they will tell me when I come back in the evening."

"Yes." Si Ningning responded lightly, "Don't just be busy, but also pay attention to your health and eat on time."

"good."

"Then...I'm going back?"

"Yes." Huo Lang let go of Si Ningning's hand, his deep eyes concealed a gentle and tender light, filling his eyes with Si Ningning's, "I'll watch you go in."

"Um."

Si Ningning turned back three times at a time. When she got to the side of the Educated Youth Point house, she didn't forget to turn around and wave her hand, asking Huo Lang to go back quickly, for fear that Huo Lang would freeze standing there in the cold weather.

There is a stove in the Educated Youth Point room. In order to maintain the indoor temperature, the door is always closed when the weather is cold after winter.

The young lovers separated reluctantly. Si Ningning ran back to the educated youth center with her nose red from the cold, and banged the door several times, "Shuhua? Jiang Yue? Open the door!"

After several shots, and just when Si Ningning was about to slap her again, the door opened with a creak, and Si Ningning subconsciously raised his eyes, looking into a pair of cold amber eyes.

...Have Mo Bei's eyes always been this light?

A question briefly flashed in Si Ningning's mind, and as the door was opened, her thoughts returned instantly, "Thank you, hehe."

Nodding to Mo Bei, Si Ningning missed Mo Bei and got into the room. She didn't enter the room either, so she put her hands on the table in the main room and slapped it, shouting: "Gather, gather! I have the latest news for you."

Announce it to everyone!”

Mo Bei closed the door with his backhand. The other educated youths were also there, and they all gathered around the table for a while.

"What's the news?"

"What on earth is going on?" Jiang Yue poured a cup of hot water and gave it to Si Ningning, "Don't buy the lawsuit, just tell me!"

Seeing that everyone was approaching, Si Ningning stopped suing and took off her heavy coat. She hummed and said with a smile: "It's been more than half a year since we went to the countryside and came here. I just got the news that this year

We have a vacation to go home and visit relatives. Depending on the captain’s wishes, he should arrange for us to leave on the 25th or 20th of this year!”

"Ahhhhh!"

A burst of strong joy erupted from the Educated Youth Point. After a while, everyone recovered from the surprise and began to worry and question again: "Real or false? Ah? Real or false?"

Si Ningning pursed her lips and smiled, and said confidently: "This is probably true! But I don't know how many days of the holiday there are."

Why are you so confident?

Probably because the news was brought by Holang.

As for the relationship between Huo Lang and Zhao Hongbing, Zhao Hongbing basically said that he didn't run away.

Si Ningning estimated that if nothing unexpected happened, Zhao Hongbing would come over tomorrow at the latest to talk about this matter.

And in fact?

Zhao Hongbing's movements were much faster than Si Ningning expected. As soon as she finished speaking, before everyone in the educated youth spot had time to react, someone banged on the door, and then came Zhao Hongbing's rough voice.

:

"Is there anyone there? In the house?"

Everyone was stunned. Si Ningning was the first to react and urged Li Lingyuan, who was standing at the edge: "Why are you still standing there? I was designated to talk about this! Go and open the door!"

"Oh oh oh! Open the door!"

Li Lingyuan quickly pulled the door latch, and the others followed Hou Man, happily surrounding Li Lingyuan and facing Zhao Hongbing, "Captain! You are here!"

"Captain! Sit down and talk! Come on, come on! Go inside and sit down and talk!"

"Hey, hey." Zhao Hongbing was a little confused by the heat of the crowd. When he realized what he was doing, he was already being held to the edge of the table by a group of educated youths.

Jiang Yue poured hot water and handed it to Zhao Hongbing, "Captain, drink water."

"Hey!" Zhao Hongbing nodded. He held the warm bamboo cup and rubbed it. He looked around the crowd and said, "Don't stand and look at me. There are stools. Sit down."

After everyone sat down, Zhao Hongbing spoke slowly. What he said was exactly what Si Ningning said a few minutes ago:

"Well, you guys have been here for more than half a year. We are usually very hardworking and active. Isn't it the end of the year soon? The team leader sent a message, saying that arrangements have been made for the educated youth comrades to go home.

A holiday to visit family.”

As Zhao Hongbing explained the cause of the matter word by word, the group of educated youths subconsciously looked at Si Ningning. Their eyes contained two meanings, one was joy, and the other was recognition of what Si Ningning had just said.

The news is indeed true!

Everyone was shocked by this huge surprise. They all sat upright in front of Zhao Hongbing and nodded obediently.

Zhao Hongbing saw that each of them had bright eyes and looked like they were looking forward to returning home, and felt something in his heart.

A group of people are all young children. They must be homesick after being away from home for so long.

Returning to the topic, Zhao Hongbing continued: "What the captain means is that this holiday to visit relatives is for ten days. Everyone can start buying tickets on the 25th of the twelfth twelfth lunar month. Buy early and come back early. Come back early and come back early. The best time to come back here is

You can’t go beyond the eighth day of the first lunar month, that’s the limit, you can make arrangements for the rest.”

"Ah, by the way, I'll buy the tickets to leave now. Remember to report to the team. Although the rule is that you can come back before the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, but you left in time, and the last time you came back, all the teams

You have to record it and report it to the brigade and the commune."

"Well, well, captain, we all remember it!"

"Okay, you guys can continue your work. I should go back after I finish talking about the business." Zhao Hongbing drank the water in the cup, laughed twice in a rough voice, "Haha", walked to the door and stood on the steps to turn around.

Come here:

"Oh, by the way, there is nothing much to do in the cold weather now, but our team also has a lot of other trivial tasks. We take advantage of this time every year to twist the straw rope so that it can be used to tie the grain and wheat next year. If you

Those who are free and unable to live can also go to the warehouse to level up. Two jobs are divided into one bundle, and those who are able will get more."

"Thank you, captain, we'll go back later!"