Xie Ci then turned around and followed him in.
Song Yingwan thought something was wrong with him and asked, "Why are you here too?"
The thank you was natural, "I'll help you light the fire."
"No, I can cook noodles very quickly. I can do it myself. You can go and rest!"
"I'm not tired, and I'm just sitting down to light the fire."
Seeing his persistence, Song Yingwan did not refuse.
The noodles were indeed cooked quickly, and the meal would be ready in a short while. She had a small appetite, so she filled half the bowl for herself, and the bowl she thanked was full.
After seeing this, Xie Ci frowned, looked at Song Yingwan and said, "That's all you eat?"
Song Yingwan smiled and said, "I can't eat that much, so these are enough."
Xie Ci thought about how much food she had in the state-owned hotel, but still didn't believe it, "Do you think the rice was too little? It doesn't matter, I'll just have one bowl."
Song Yingwan couldn't laugh or cry, "I really don't have a big appetite, and my stomach feels uncomfortable if I eat too much."
"……good."
Xie Ci believed her when he saw her serious expression, but looking at her thin arms and legs, he couldn't help but worry. Will she become malnourished over time?
While eating, he thanked me and thought about the scene he saw when he came back. He hesitated for a while and then asked, "Were you... reading the Chinese textbook just now?"
Song Yingwan was stunned for a moment when he heard this and said, "Yes, I think I should read more books. Maybe I will use them one day."
Xie Ci glanced at her in surprise. There were really very few people who were willing to take the initiative to learn.
After a long while, he replied, "You are right, but most people are not aware of this truth."
Song Yingwan said, "It doesn't matter, you will always realize it."
Xie Ci curled his lips and chuckled, without saying anything else, he lowered his head to eat.
This time it was Song Yingwan's turn to stare at him in trance. This was the first time she saw him smiling so obviously. His long eyelashes drooped meekly at this moment, covering the pair of glass-like pupils, making his whole body His temperament has become much softer, as if exuding a slight warmth.
Xie Ci noticed her gaze and asked, "What's wrong?"
In an instant, she suddenly came back to her senses, "No, it's nothing."
Xie Xi didn't suspect anything and nodded.
Song Yingwan felt relieved and couldn't help but lowered his head and sighed, beauty is really misleading!
After dinner, Song Yingwan took a nap as usual. When she woke up, Xie Ci had already left, and he thoughtfully closed the door for her.
Her life didn't change much after moving here, except that it changed from living with a dozen people to a life of two people.
At this moment, she was sitting at her desk looking at the empty yard through the window. Although it was still relatively simple, she was still very satisfied and everything would slowly get better.
After stretching hard, he immersed himself in the book again.
But now she has a new idea besides studying. She has long said that she wants to open a small piece of land in the yard and grow some onions, ginger, garlic, vegetables, etc., so she can change her mind after she is tired of studying. fine.
The ideal was very full, but as soon as she put the hoe down, she found that it was different from what she had imagined.
It hasn't rained for a while, the ground has become very hard, and she has little strength. She has to hoe twice or even three times before others can do it.
Song Yingwan was not in a hurry. When he was tired, he would take a rest or read a book for a while. The afternoon passed like this.
When Xie came back from work, he noticed that the land in the corner of the yard had been plowed, and there were tools nearby that he had not had time to put away. After thinking about it, he walked into the house.
The door to Song Yingwan's room was not closed. She was sitting at the desk at the moment, not knowing what she was writing. The fingers holding the pen were slender and white, her expression was serious and focused, and she seemed to have endless vitality. She was always sunny and positive. .
After he raised his hand and knocked on the door, Song Yingwan suddenly turned around and said blankly, "Are you back?"
When Xie Ci heard this, he was in a trance. This feeling of someone waiting for him to come back at home made him feel strange, and his heart felt a little sour. He calmed down and replied, "Yeah!"
Then he asked, "Did you dig the ground outside?"
Song Yingwan said, "Yes, I want to plant some vegetables in the yard."
He thanked and nodded, "The ground is too hard for you to dig. You wait until I come back from work to dig."
"No, I'll take a break when I'm tired of digging. There's no rush."
"It's going to get cold soon. It's hard to survive when vegetables are planted late. I'll dig them for a while after work and that'll be enough in a few days."
Song Yingwan didn't expect this, so she thought about it and said, "It's okay, it doesn't need to be a big place, and the two of us can't eat much."
Thank you, "Okay, I'll dig for a while while it's still dark."
Song Yingwan said, "Then...I'm going to cook. What do you want to eat?"
"Anything is fine." He didn't have many requirements in this regard.
"Then I'll just watch and do it. We're almost out of fine grain at home. We'll buy some when we go to the commune one day."
"Okay, is there anything else you're missing?" He listened carefully to every word she said.
After saying that, the two of them had already walked to the door. Song Yingwan looked up at him, smiled and said, "It seems like it's nothing. Let's talk about it later!"
"If you can't take care of cooking, just call me."
Song Yingwan found it a little funny to see him looking so worried, and said, "What do you want me to do? Help me cook?"
He curled his lips in thanks and said, "I can help you light the fire."
Seeing that it was getting dark, she did not dare to continue teasing him, and said quickly, "Okay, okay, go ahead, I can do it myself."
After saying that, he ran to the kitchen. Xie Ci looked at her back and smiled helplessly, and was busy digging the ground.
Just a few days after they moved here, food was still distributed from the educated youth point. It was difficult for a smart woman to make a meal without rice. Song Yingwan looked at the empty kitchen and sighed.
I stood there thinking for a while and took out two eggs from the cupboard, then pulled out the last bit of white flour and mixed it with multi-grain noodles to make a scallion egg pancake. I'd rather drink cornstarch in the evening and simply stir-fry something to go with the rice.
After she thought about what to do, she moved quickly. When she was at the Educated Youth Point, Tang Xiaotang was the one who set the fire for her to cook. It was still difficult for her to even light the fire and cook by herself. The egg pancakes in particular were a test of the heat, but fortunately after they were made, The finished product is pretty good, just a bit mushy.
She then made cucumbers and pickled eggplants, which were sent over by Sister-in-law Hongying and Aunt Guihua, which just solved their urgent need, otherwise they would have nothing to eat these days.
After the two of them moved out, Song Yingwan stopped going to the educated youth spot to pick vegetables, for fear of causing unnecessary disputes.
But the villagers around them grew a lot of vegetables, and they could exchange whatever they had for a big basket, which was enough for the two of them to eat for a while.
After finishing the meal, Song Yingwan shouted outside, "It's time to eat!"
The yard is so big, she heard her words of thanks and responded, "Okay!"
Then he put down his tools and washed his hands.
Neither of them is talkative. When eating, they concentrate on eating and rarely talk.
When Song Yingwan was worried that he couldn't finish the porridge in his bowl, he heard the words of thanks, "It's getting colder and colder. We will start to store firewood for the winter in a while, otherwise it will be difficult to go up the mountain if it snows in the winter." ”
She had heard from Hongying's sister-in-law that firewood should be stored here in the winter, but she didn't take it to heart as she was still living in the educated youth point at that time. She gradually forgot about it, but now she remembered it after hearing what he said.
"Okay, I'll go with you then."
"Don't worry about it now. After I dig the ground, I will simply build a shed in the yard to store firewood. The kitchen can't store so much."
The two of them didn't think of this when they were building the house, but now they can build it in time, but they will be in trouble again.
Song Yingwan said, "Yes, then why don't you find some people to help? Otherwise, you will be too tired."
It's not that she doesn't want to help, she still knows something about herself. She has never seen such operations as building a shed, and she doesn't know where to start.
Xie Ci nodded and said, "The people who helped us build a house last time were quite experienced. I'll find two people to come over. Plus Xu Lang and I, we should be able to build it in one day."
Song Yingwan said, "Then let them eat here at noon. This meal won't be any trouble."
Thank you, "Okay, if you are too busy, just call Tang Zhiqing and Yang Zhiqing to help you. I may not be able to help you light the fire that day."
Song Yingwan looked at the blackened egg pancakes on the table and couldn't help but feel her face heat up, "I, I just made some mistakes this time."
There was a smile in his thank you voice, he looked at her and said, "Well, I know!"
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