Scholars in the courtyard

A familiar scene suddenly flashed before his eyes.

"Hello, my name is Yang Xiaotao, you can call me Xiaotao."

"Your name is Xiao'e, and my name is Xiaotao. We are quite destined."

"You are the small of the big and small, I am the Xiao who sleeps in the spring, and I am not the same one!"

"Why are they different? Isn't the pinyin the same as xiao?"

"That can't be said to be fate. There are so many Xiao Ming and Xiao Hong on the road. How come we are the only two who are destined?"

"Yes, there are many people named Xiao Ming and Xiao Hong, but aren't the only ones we can meet are you and me?"

…

Memories opened up in my mind as if it was just yesterday.

Lou Xiao'e felt her eyes were a little sore. She stretched out her hand to wipe it away. She looked at the park and walked in.

Lou Xiao'e sat on the previous bench, holding a dictionary in her hand and rubbing it slowly. People came and went, but there was nothing in her mind.

Looking melancholy.

In the sunshine, the shadows of the figures are getting longer and longer.

A gust of wind blew by, and the withered leaves flew into the distance.

"It's over, it's over."

Lou Xiao'e's eyes were clear, and she understood why she was so melancholy.

Without comparison, there is no harm. It was Xu Damao's harm that reminded her of the beauty of the past, and made the shadow of Yang Xiaotao appear in her eyes.

"But even if it has passed, it shouldn't be like this!"

Once you think about it, it becomes easier.

When you let go, you become open-minded.

In the afternoon, Lou Xiaoe went to the small restaurant again.

It's also two meat dishes and one porridge, no wine required.

A person was eating quietly. Opposite her was a dictionary.

This meal was eaten very slowly.

This meal was very filling.

After eating, we walked to the courtyard.

At this time, Lou Xiao'e no longer felt melancholy as before, but felt more indifferent.

Since you can't go back again, let's just forget about it.

"The days ahead are long!"

In the evening, when Xu Damao returned home, he saw Lou Xiao'e cooking, with a flattering smile on his face.

"Ezi, I'll come, I'll come!"

He reached out and took Lou Xiao'e's shovel, and looked over while slicing it in the pot.

"Daughter-in-law, are you still angry with me?"

"I really didn't do anything to apologize to you. We have been together for so long, and you still don't believe me?"

Lou Xiao'e ignored him and just looked towards the middle courtyard.

At this time, the light was already on in the house in front, and then he said to Xu Damao to go out, walked into the house, took the dictionary, and prepared to go out.

"Hey, hey, wife, wife!"

Xu Damao quickly stretched out his hand to hold Lou Xiao'e, looking at the dictionary in his hand, he didn't recognize anything, "Daughter-in-law, where are you going? What are you doing so late?"

Lou Xiao'e turned around and said, "Where else can I go? Didn't you tell me where you went before?"

Xu Damao struggled, but didn't let go of his hand.

"Daughter-in-law, are you still angry with me?"

"Well, can you come here a few times to vent your anger?"

Xu Damao turned his face to face Lou Xiao'e, but he was sure that Lou Xiao'e would not make a move.

"Bah, shameless!"

Sure enough, Lou Xiao'e just cursed, but it didn't hurt Xu Damao. Instead, the relationship between the two became closer because of this sentence.

"It's better to have my own wife, who knows how to love me."

Xu Damao continued to be shameless.

Lou Xiao'e narrowed her eyes.

"Why, someone else's wife is treating you badly?"

"Hey, no, no. Wife, you are overthinking again. Look, I said, how can you think like this?"

"What does my wife have to do with me?"

Xu Damao hurriedly explained, but Lou Xiao'e snorted.

"If you want someone's wife, you have to ask the man if he agrees."

"Let go, I have something to do."

Xu Damao smiled bitterly and asked.

"What's going on late at night?"

Lou Xiao'e doesn't hide it either. What he wants is to be fair and transparent, and he is not afraid of people seeing it.

"I'm going to deliver a dictionary to Yang Xiaotao!"

"What? Yang Xiaotao! You are not allowed to go."

When Xu Damao heard this, he immediately changed his tone. Apart from Silly Zhu, the person he had the most trouble dealing with in this courtyard was Yang Xiaotao.

His wife was almost dead, which made him even more cautious.

"It's nothing, don't think too much about it!"

After seeing clearly what Xu Damao was thinking, Lou Xiao'e didn't care about him.

Pushing his hand away and walking towards the middle courtyard.

After quickly crossing the Moon Gate, Xu Damao realized what he was doing.

"Yang Xiaotao? What dictionary should I give you?"

"You, you, shameless! Get back here!"

"ah…"

boom

Ouch~~

Angrily, Xu Damao punched the door frame with his fist.

Then he immediately screamed in pain.

Then he kicked Yang Xiaotao's house again, venting his anger.

In the middle courtyard, Yang Xiaotao returned home and took a pack of noodles from the space, put it in the pot and started to light the fire.

He was sitting in front of the stove in a trance, thinking about hybrid corn.

These days, Yang Xiaotao is troubled by this English book.

It's not that he didn't think about going to this world to find Shen Nong, but when he thought about this time in the past, Grandpa Shen Nong was just new to hybrid rice.

Moreover, Yang Xiaotao was not sure that there would be Yuan Shennong in this courtyard world.

As for giving up this research, Yang Xiaotao has never thought about it.

If the original course of time and space is followed, China will soon enter a difficult period.

All he can do is try his best to get more food for everyone and alleviate some of the suffering.

This was also the first life goal he found.

Therefore, whether he could understand the book or not, he would continue to work on it.

It would be March soon, and he didn't have much time. If he couldn't do it, he would just start experimenting.

Anyway, Xiaowei is helping. Others need a long time to wait for the flowers to bear fruit. He only needs Xiaowei to expend some energy.

Yang Xiaotao looked at the burning firewood, which was red and hot.

It was like this in his heart at this moment.

When I think about making hybrid corn, I dare not say that this achievement will be unprecedented, but it will definitely benefit the country and the people.

With this idea in mind, Yang Xiaotao took a deep breath and opened the lid of the pot. The water had boiled and the noodles had become soft.

I cracked two poached eggs and covered the pot.

He took out a package of crispy fried chicken from the space and threw it on the plate, ready to eat.

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

I am used to looking out of the window.

Yang Xiaotao saw the person clearly and frowned slightly.

Lou Xiaoe?

What is she doing here at this time?

Yang Xiaotao was a little confused. He had seen the excitement yesterday, when Lou Xiao'e and Xu Damao had a big fight, so he came to his place today. Did he think that his old love would rekindle?

no, I can not.

Not to mention that I haven't shown it before. Even when I see him, I just say hello and don't even say a word.

As for cuckolding Xu Damao, he had never even thought about it.

If you missed it, just don’t get involved anymore.

Therefore, it was strange for her to come here to find him.

bang bang bang

Lou Xiao'e was still knocking on the door, unhurriedly, obviously not someone who gave up easily.

Forget it, it's not a wolf, a tiger, a leopard, or a white lotus, so what do you have to be afraid of?

Yang Xiaotao thought to himself, so he turned on the lights in the yard to illuminate the surrounding area, and then opened the door.

When the two met, there were no heated words, they were very calm and looked at each other calmly.

"Are you cooking?"

Lou Xiao'e was the first to speak, and Yang Xiaotao didn't look cold, but he didn't show much enthusiasm either.

After all, many people in the middle courtyard were watching at this time, especially the Jia family. The old godly woman was sitting directly on the door frame, staring at the two of them.

"Well, I was just about to eat."

Yang Xiaotao said calmly, and then looked at Lou Xiao'e.

Under the light, her delicate face looked a little sad, which showed that marrying into the Xu family was not a satisfactory life.

But again, as the saying goes, you will eat what you sow.

Lou Xiao'e smiled heartily. Today she has figured out her position. It is true that she is the daughter-in-law of the Xu family, but it does not mean that she will never be able to leave the Xu family in this life.

For Yang Xiaotao, she only hopes to be friends. No matter what happens, she must ease the relationship. She cannot continue like this.

"Won't you let me in?"

Lou Xiao'e spoke softly, with sincerity in her eyes without any distracting thoughts.

Yang Xiaotao was stunned and looked at Lou Xiao'e seriously. Her expression remained unchanged and she looked generous.

Yang Xiaotao knew that he was overthinking.

He shook his head and smiled, "I'm afraid you won't dare to come in."

After saying that, she stepped aside and Lou Xiao'e walked in with her hands behind her back and her head held high, not caring at all.

Yang Xiaotao only felt the fragrance of his sister-in-law passing by in front of him, and she had already walked into the house.

Yang Xiaotao looked at Lou Xiao'e's back without closing the door so that people outside could see clearly.

Lou Xiao'e walked into the house and looked around.

The house is very tidy, the items are arranged in an orderly manner, and it even looks better than my own home.

It's hard to imagine a single man living such an exquisite life.

Looking at the crispy fried chicken on the table, the golden chicken is wrapped in dough, and you can smell the aroma when you get closer.

"You did it?"

Lou Xiao'e has eaten in many restaurants and seen good food, but she has never tasted this kind of fried chicken.

Yang Xiaotao also relaxed at this moment, "Well, you haven't eaten fried chicken?"

"Not really."

"That…"

Yang Xiaotao was about to speak out, but stopped at the critical moment.

It's not that he feels sorry for Fried Chicken, it's just that he doesn't want to get so close.

Yang Xiaotao said half of what he said, and Lou Xiao'e naturally understood why.

Without saying much, he just picked up a piece of fried chicken, put it in his mouth and started eating it.

"Yeah, it tastes good."

Lou Xiao'e finished a piece of fried chicken in a few seconds and looked at Yang Xiaotao. She didn't expect that his cooking was so delicious.

Yang Xiaotao was also speechless. Who would have thought that Lou Xiao'e would be so rude? This was because he didn't regard himself as an outsider.

Lou Xiao'e ate one piece and stopped eating. At this time, many people in the yard were watching. Yang Xiaotao did not close the door. The lights were on in the room, and it was clear from the outside.

Yang Xiaotao looked at Lou Xiao'e, and there must be something wrong with him coming to see him so late.

Sure enough, Lou Xiao'e took out a palm-sized gray cover book from her pocket. It was thick and looked a bit like a box.

"I'm here to give you this!"

Lou Xiao'e said as she handed the box to Yang Xiaotao with a smile on her face.

Only then did Yang Xiaotao see clearly that this was a book.

There is a Chinese-English dictionary written on the top.

This was the English dictionary he had been looking for.

"Where did you come from?"

Yang Xiaotao couldn't help but be shocked.

He had been looking for it for a long time and couldn't find it in many places, but he didn't expect that Lou Xiao'e would have it.

"Where did it come from? Of course it's mine!"

Lou Xiao'e enjoyed Yang Xiaotao's expression at this time.

Shocked, confused and surprised, his face changed, completely different from the usual indifference.

"your?"

Yang Xiaotao quickly realized that as Lou Bancheng's daughter, this thing was rare to others, but to her it might just be an ordinary thing.

"Yes, mine!"

Lou Xiao'e nodded in affirmation, "But I heard you are looking for this."

Yang Xiaotao nodded. He was thinking of giving up just now, but he suddenly realized that there was a turn for the better.

However, Yang Xiaotao calmed down and looked at Lou Xiao'e calmly, trying to read something from her face.

It's a pity that Lou Xiao'e was just curious. Without other expressions, Yang Xiaotao couldn't figure out her plan, so he just made the matter clear.

"I was reading an English book recently and really needed a dictionary."

"Of course, I'm just borrowing it for a few days, and I'll return it to you when I'm done with it."

"As for what you have to ask for, just say it. I will definitely do it if I can."