Rebirth and daily cultivation

Tongtong, who was lazy in bed, finally got up in the face of Chuchu's threat to eat dry food.

Outside the door, the sky was blue, like a canvas, with clouds rolling and the sun shining.

She was wearing a small cotton jacket, and her whole body was warm.

Xue Yuantong's mood became cheerful. She liked the current weather very much. She remembered that after moving to Heba, there was a New Year's Eve that had several days of freezing rain, which dyed the whole New Year's Eve with cold and damp memories.

She stood in the yard and called: "Mom, I'm hungry!"

After shouting, she suddenly remembered that her mother and Aunt Hua went back to their hometown together, helped to pack things, and would not go home until the afternoon.

Her mother was not at home, and only Chuchu, her capable assistant, was left to help cook, so she was controlled by others.

With a sigh, Xue Yuantong washed and tidied up, and ran to Chuchu's kitchen.

She thought Chuchu had been eating crazily behind her back, but unexpectedly, Chuchu was sitting by the stove where the heat had not yet dissipated, quietly reading the word book.

It was just a normal sitting position, but the temperament contained in it was something Tongtong could never learn in her lifetime.

Xue Yuantong said cheerfully: "Chuchu, I'll guess, you must be waiting for me to eat together!"

As expected of her best friend, she never left him.

Xue Chuchu raised her face, glanced at her, and said: "I've finished eating."

"Ah?" Xue Yuantong was stunned. She took a few steps, slid to the stove, opened the lid of the big pot, and a stream of steam rose. There were two big steamed buns and two buns on the steaming tray.

Xue Yuantong pouted: "Cut, Chuchu, where did you eat? You've learned bad things! "

In the past, only Jiang Ning would tease her like this.

After Xue Chuchu made a joke, she stood up to serve the rice. The two girls sat in front of the chopping board. The wood in the stove that had not yet burned out was emitting residual heat.

Tongtong grabbed the steamed bun with one hand and the chopsticks with the other.

She picked up a handful of pickled mustard greens and shredded pork. Chuchu was very skilled in cooking. She fried it spicy, crispy and fragrant. Then she took a bite of the soft and chewy steamed bun, and finally drank a sip of the slightly sweet candied rice soup. The taste was indescribable. It was definitely the most beautiful enjoyment in winter!

"Delicious, delicious!" Xue Yuantong ate the rice crazily, "Green pepper and eggs are also delicious! "

In addition, there were two pieces of steamed corn on the table, simple but not crude.

After dinner, Tongtong picked up the teacup on the honeycomb coal stove, poured some hot water, and washed the pots and bowls.

Tongtong put his hands in his cotton pockets, called Chuchu, and the two went to the farm to play together.

Xue Chuchu was also rarely free. In the past, every New Year, she needed to wash bed sheets, wipe the walls, clean the yard and kitchen... and other trivial things.

Now that her mother is not so busy after working at Changqingye, she has a lot of free time. time.

Tongtong led the way, followed by Chuchu, and the two walked leisurely to the farmhouse in the east.

Zhang Ruyun and Dongdong next door were playing badminton at the door, jumping like big monkeys, full of energy.

Teacher Qian invited a few friends to gather at the table, basking in the sun, playing Landlord, so pleasant.

Teacher Qian glanced at the two girls passing by, he raised his eyelids, and his tone contained the teacher's earnest teaching: "Tongtong, tell me about you, after dinner every day, you just wander around and play, why don't you study with this time? You have to improve yourself!"

"And Chuchu, your family hasn't posted the couplets yet? Have you fried the New Year's goods? People in Tongtong's family fried small dried fish, charred leaves, crispy meat, etc., what about your family? "

Teacher Qian came up with a set of critical questions.

Xue Chuchu kept silent and never had conflicts with others.

Tongtong is different now. Dongdong and Zhang Ruyun play more crazily. Why doesn't he say anything?

She looked at Teacher Qian, neither arrogant nor humble: "Uncle Qian, how much has your salary increased this year? Why do you drink tea and play cards every day, and don't exercise? What if your body collapses after a long time? "

Teacher Qian looked unhappy: "How old am I? What can I do with my old bones?"

Tongtong pouted: "That so-and-so is over 60 years old and is still starting a business. Now he makes hundreds of millions a year! His children and grandchildren will enjoy the happiness. Teacher Qian, you have to make progress!"

Teacher Qian was very angry.

The old teacher who was playing cards with him next to him joined in: "The little girl talks in a set of sets, but I don't know how many points you can get in the composition test?"

Xue Yuantong was very tough: "Uncle, have you saved enough money for retirement? How much living expenses do your sons and daughters give you every month? Would you consider rehiring me after retirement?"

The old teacher's hands trembled with anger, and she dropped the cards.

Xue Yuantong left happily.

After she walked away, she said to Chuchu: "I just realized why those elders liked to ask questions when I was a child. If I could just grab an old man and ask him questions, I would be very happy. "

Xue Chuchu couldn't help laughing when she thought of the scene just now.

...

The two continued to go east. At 9 o'clock in the morning, the entrance of the farmhouse was still very lively, and there were bursts of noise.

Xue Yuantong put his hands in his pockets and walked into the hall of the farmhouse. Yang Fei renovated it twice. The hall was paved with tiles and was clean and bright. The cabinet air conditioner continued to send warm air, and in the corner of the hall, there were actually three arcade machines.

The customers waiting for food to be packed, or the men who took their wives and children to pick strawberries, were originally a little bored. At this moment, when they saw the arcade machines, they immediately gathered around them with interest to watch the masters play the King of Fighters 97.

In the center of the crowd, Yao Haikuo, Yao Yiyao's father, killed his opponent, and he tapped the button and smiled: "Little brother, you still need to practice more."

The man in his thirties who he called his little brother stared at him twice, his face livid: "Brother, you hit so dirty!"

After leaving a word, he threw out 20 yuan and left unhappily.

Yao Haikuo slowly put away the money, feeling quite good, not because of the money, but because he had found his young and passionate self after a long time!

"Who else?" He took out a cigarette and held it in his mouth, but did not light it.

The King of Fighters 97 is very popular in China. It was released in 1997. A large number of players born in the 1970s, 1980s and even 1990s in China have played this game.

Most of the customers of Yang Fei's farmhouse are born in the 1970s and 1980s. Many of them grew up in arcades. Who hasn't boasted about their gaming skills?

However, among the guests, no one dared to fight.

Lin Zida, who was hanging out in the farmhouse, had not returned to Ancheng today. He sat down carelessly: "Uncle, I won't let you!"

After that, he selected the strongest lineup of Yagami, Kagura, and Dazhu.

Yao Haikuo chose Baozi, defended to the fullest, and sent waves in a wretched manner. When the opponent jumped, he immediately tripped.

Lin Zida, a veteran player, was sent away by a one-on-three.

He was stunned for a while and asked: "Uncle, how did you get out of the arcade? Weren't you beaten?"

Yao Haikuo was very calm. He was born in the 1970s. Looking at the arcade at that time, he was considered the oldest. After bullying the children, the other party often dared not speak out.

He accepted another 20 yuan, and his mood became even better. He originally just wanted to get some food to go home for the New Year, but who knew that he would get such a harvest!

Yao Haikuo continued to shout, but no one wanted to fight with him.

Yao Haikuo thought about it, took out his mobile phone, opened Kuaishou, and took videos around him, sighing: "I'm old, and people don't play games with me because they see me old, alas!"

The guests around him twitched their mouths. Two challengers were defeated by Yao Haikuo's shrinking flow. One person was so angry that he threw out 20 yuan and left before the game was over.

There was really no one left now.

Yao Haikuo had no choice but to say, "I lost twenty and won two hundred. Who will come?"

While people were discussing, a clear voice rang out: "Uncle, are you sure?"

After the voice fell, everyone looked over and saw that it was a little girl.

Yao Haikuo recognized Xue Yuantong. He was stunned at first. He and his daughter came to Heba before and were threatened by the Wu brothers' thugs. If it weren't for Jiang Ning's help, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The little girl in front of him had a good relationship with Jiang Ning.

Yao Haikuo thought to himself: 'Anyway, no one will fight with me. I just took the opportunity to lose to the little girl as a return gift. '

After making up his mind, Yao Haikuo said cheerfully: "Girl, heroes are no matter how young they are!"

Xue Yuantong occupied another arcade machine, and the two arcade machines fought online.

Xue Chuchu took out a wet wipe and helped her wipe the joystick button.

Xue Yuantong chose Chizuru, Yagami, and Kusanagi Kyo.

As soon as the character was selected, someone next to him said, "It's obvious that you don't know how to play the game. Isn't it that you will be suppressed by Baozi if you choose Qianhe?"

"It's over, it's over!" The guest pointed out condescendingly.

Yao Haikuo thought: 'No, I have to act more realistically. How can I beat Qianhe first! '

So, he continued to be vulgar, but was slapped to death by Qianhe.

A guest laughed and said, "Hahaha, brother, are you playing us?"

Yao Haikuo frowned deeply and operated the second and third characters seriously, but he was beaten three by one.

He took a breath of cold air and couldn't believe it.

The guest next to him said, "Damn, you are really pretending, I'll do it!"

He squeezed Yao Haikuo aside and went on the court. After being beaten three by one, he lost twenty yuan in frustration.

After a few games, Xue Yuantong earned three hundred yuan.

An uncle said with a dark face: "Little girl, you'd better not play games in the future."

Xue Yuantong was puzzled: "Why?"

Lin Zida: "Because it will hurt the self-esteem of adults."

...

After arriving in Yuzhou, Jiang Ning did not go back to the river dam bungalow directly. He took out the spirit boat and flew to Qingyu Lake.

A hundred meters above, looking far away, Qingyu Lake in the distance is like a bronze mirror, and in the distance are the green mountains shrouded in clouds and mist.

The spirit boat flew over the security patrol area set up by Changqingye, then flew over the wire mesh, and finally flew over Qingyu Lake.

Although it was winter, Qingyu Lake is like spring all year round, warm and suitable.

The wild ducks in the reeds of the shallow water beach flew up in groups, and a large group of them.

A leaf of the spirit boat slowly fell from the sky to the lake surface, creating a layer of ripples. The clear lake water reflected the blue sky, white clouds and green mountains, as if in a fairyland.

Jiang Ning's spiritual sense swept over, and the flowers bloomed one after another, attracting butterflies and bees to seek food. The cold wind became much gentler, and the sea of ​​flowers swayed.

The only thing that was not so beautiful was the wild ducks in the distance, quacking.

The next second, the spiritual boat seemed to move horizontally on the mirror surface, and suddenly slid to the shallow water.

Several irritable male ducks wrestled together, pecking with their beaks, flapping their wings, and kicking their legs, as if the whole Qingyu Lake was cheering for them.

On the side, there was a beautiful little female duck, watching everything, combing her feathers slowly from time to time, and looking around to find a more courageous male duck.

Jiang Ning frowned: "Stupid!"

The invisible spiritual power hand instantly extended out, grabbed several fighting male ducks, and refined them all in an instant!

The environment of Qingyu Lake is so perfect that the wild ducks are so happy every day. Jiang Ning would kill a batch of them every once in a while and give them to Shao Shuangshuang as employee benefits.

The little duck was frightened and looked around in confusion, not knowing the truth.

Jiang Ning grabbed the little duck and said, "You evil monster, you are ruining the duck flock!"

However, Jiang Ning has always been kind and he values ​​equality. Even though the little duck is a creature in his territory, he still respects it. He is the ultimate "equal rights person" in the social sense.

For fairness, Jiang Ning and the little duck played rock-paper-scissors. As a result, the little duck played paper and he played scissors.

Little duck, send.

Afterwards, Jiang Ning Yuzhou continued to patrol Qingyu Lake and found a few ducks that were fighting madly because of territorial disputes: "It's ridiculous. The whole world belongs to the king!"

He killed all these wild ducks.

There were too many ducks, and it was very difficult for Tongtong to eat them, so Jiang Ning only left the duck legs, feet, and wings, and sent all the duck bodies to Huqishan Villa.

In the spirit boat, Jiang Ning set up an open-air copper pot, and after a simple treatment, poured oil and fried the duck legs, feet, and wings until they were golden and crispy.

During this period, he fished clams from the clear lake water, took new bamboo shoots from the mountains and forests, and found bird eggs in bird nests.

Add cooking wine, chili pepper, star anise, bay leaf, cinnamon and other spices to make a pot of fresh and spicy wild duck stew.

‘Cook it slowly, the more you cook, the more delicious it will be. ’ Jiang Ning thought.

…

Heba.

Xue Chuchu found that the strawberry garden was well organized. She felt that she could not help, so she rejected Yang Fei’s invitation.

There is no free food in the world, Xue Chuchu has always believed so.

On the way home with Tongtong, she suddenly received a mobile phone reminder, which turned out to be a message from Jiang Ning.

She took a look and the specific meaning was that Jiang Ning had arrived at the station and needed her to ride a battery car to meet him, but she couldn’t tell Tongtong that he was going to go home secretly to scare Tongtong.

‘Scare? I’m afraid it’s not a surprise? ’ Xue Chuchu was insightful and clear, and also a little funny.

“Chuchu, what are you laughing at?” Tongtong was surprised.

Xue Chuchu immediately restrained her smile and returned to her usual coldness.

She said calmly: "Tongtong, I'll go to the city to buy something later."

Tongtong: "Can you take me with you?"

Xue Chuchu declined: "It's too cold."

Tongtong proudly: "I'm resistant to cold."

Xue Chuchu pursed her lips: "No need."

Tongtong suddenly came closer, suspicious: "Chuchu, are you hiding something from me? Are you telling the truth?"

She continued: "If you lie to me, there will be delicious food at noon, you are not allowed to eat a bite."

This promise was too cruel, Xue Chuchu would definitely not agree, because every time Jiang Ning came back, the first noon would always bring delicious food.

Xue Chuchu asked back: "If I really don't eat a bite, can you bear to let me go hungry?"

Tongtong said naively: "I won't let you go hungry, but can you bear to hide it from me?"

Xue Chuchu: "If I have the heart to hide it from you, but you find out, will you still let me go hungry?"

Tongtong clapped her hands and smiled: "So you must be hiding it from me!"