Da Si Nong: I really don’t want to farm

Chapter 200 Xu Yue’s Family Seems Different

After living there for two days, Zhang Ruoxi's family has gotten used to it.

Zhang Zelin seems to be addicted to fishing and has gone fishing for the past two days.

Yang Qingyi devoted a lot of energy to the pots of aloe vera, and occasionally went to the fields with Zhang Ruoxi.

Zhang Ruoxi's grandmother Fang Yun likes to listen to Xu Chengyang, Xu Zixu and others discuss medical skills, and occasionally goes to check on the medicinal herbs in the fields.

She was also a doctor before retirement.

Her grandfather Yang Zhenhua liked to stroll around the military camp and watch Li Liang and others train.

Zhang Ruoxi's grandparents like to make a pot of tea and sit in the pavilion to read. Occasionally, they will play chess with Yu Suihai, or wander around the village.

In the blink of an eye, the day before New Year's Eve, Xu Yue drove a pickup truck to the city.

Happy New Year in advance and give some gifts.

There was nothing else, just a bag of rice for each family, and some vegetables, fish and meat.

"Let's have a meal before going back?"

Wang Haolin wanted to invite Xu Yue to dinner, but this was not just a polite statement.

"Maybe later!" Xu Yue said, "I still have some things to deliver. Besides, Ruoxi's parents are in the village."

Wang Haolin nodded and didn't stay any longer.

Their reasons are so strong.

"Are you entertaining guests during the Spring Festival?" Wang Haolin asked.

"It's been many years since I've entertained guests," Xu Yue said. "My family only visits my second aunt's family during the Spring Festival. My uncles and his family haven't been back for many years."

When Xu Yue was a child, he could walk from the second to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

At that time, my grandparents were still alive, and my distant cousins ​​were still visiting.

Let’s not talk about it now.

The New Year atmosphere is not as strong as when I was a child.

Not to mention that Xu Yue's family doesn't have many relatives. Even those who have many relatives and entertain guests during the Spring Festival actually don't visit each other that often.

After the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, most people have left. What should we do?

A lot of the greetings are concentrated in the first few days.

It’s not enough for the family to go separately.

I have to go to one store in the morning and another in the afternoon.

Some people sit at several tables for lunch, and only their families are left at night.

How can we finish so many dishes?
It's thankless work, and over time, it's better not to entertain guests.

"Is that so?" Wang Haolin sighed and said, "It's true that fewer and fewer people are entertaining guests during the Spring Festival these days."

The city is probably not much better than the countryside.

It's not even as frequent as visiting relatives and friends in the countryside.

There are people in the city who live next door but don’t know each other.

"If you want to come, just give me a heads-up in advance." Xu Yue said with a smile, "I won't greet guests, but when they come, I won't chase them away, right?"

"That works!"

Wang Haolin nodded.

Reciprocity is a courtesy.

Xu Yue came to pay New Year's greetings, so naturally they had to go and pay their respects as well.

"During the Spring Festival, we should go out less." Xu Yue said, "But it's hard to say."

There are many places worth visiting in Shuzhou.

It's a rare opportunity for Zhang Ruoxi's parents to come over, so it would be great to go and see them.

Of course, the Spring Festival is not a good time to travel.

When you go there, maybe you don’t go to see the scenery, but to see the people.

With so many people around, how can I be in a good mood for traveling?

After chatting with Wang Haolin for a few minutes, he sent it to Shen Yu, Tie Wei, Lu Zhenyu, and Feng Jie's family.

"How can I return the favor when you're like this?"

Feng Jie said with a wry smile.

Even though they are some of our own home-grown products, the prices are too high.

This bag of rice has been sold for hundreds of thousands of yuan.

If he sells it, it will become a house.

How to return the gift?
Someone gives you a house, and you turn around and give them a pair of couplets?
"I grew it myself." Xu Yue said with a smile, "You can't judge it by the market price. Next time you come to my house, just bring me a couple of bottles of wine."

"You said it," Feng Jie said with a smile, "don't think my gift is too little!"

"How could that be? Am I that kind of person?" Xu Yue said with a smile, "Let's go. My future father-in-law is waiting for me to go back and go fishing with him."

Are you going back?

No!

Xu Yue also sent a copy to his second aunt's house.

It’s time for dinner when we get back.

In the afternoon, I went fishing with Zhang Zelin.

The next day, New Year’s Eve.

Compared with previous years, Xu Yue's family is much more lively.

Of course, there are two fewer people than the previous two days.

Xu Zixu was picked up by Xu Miao himself and taken back to Yanjing to celebrate the New Year.

Yu Suihai returned to Qingcheng Mountain.

I guess he felt embarrassed to spend the New Year at Xu Yue's house.

The whole family is having a great time, what does a Taoist priest like him look like among them?
It's difficult to fit in and inappropriate.

There were fewer people, but the lunch was more sumptuous.

During the Chinese New Year, fish is a must, no matter what you say.

Fish "yu" means there must be something left.

On New Year’s Eve, you should eat a long lunch and go to bed late after dinner.

Xu Yue didn't know where this custom came from, and he had no interest in exploring it.

However, he chose to respect.

Lunch lasted from twelve o'clock to nearly two o'clock.

Then they went out to play on their own.

Xu Jiangming and Li Xiurong went out to play cards for the rare occasion.

Not to mention, the only entertainment in the village is playing cards.

In Shuzhou, mahjong, long cards and poker are very common.

Around Xu Yue's home, the market in the town is no longer as crowded as before.

Nowadays, the streets are deserted during market hours, and only the teahouses are bustling.

The most common things on the street are teahouses.

Many people play cards on normal days, let alone now that it is the Spring Festival.

"Five bucks? Are you guys fighting that hard now?"

When Xu Yue's parents came back and mentioned this, Xu Yue couldn't help but smile and said.

If you bet five bucks, the winnings or losses are probably only a few hundred dollars, and if you're lucky, it can be over a thousand.

Is it big?

That depends on who it is for.

For Xu Yue's parents, let alone five dollars, even five hundred dollars would probably not be a problem at all.

Xu Yue did not pay his parents a salary, but the income from earthworms was kept by Xu Jiangming.

You make millions a month, but you play cards for five dollars. Can that be considered a big deal?

However, last year, Xu Yue's parents went out to play cards and played together with others.

It's the same as usual.

Now their family is rich, but what about the other villagers?
"I make money," Xu Jiangming said. "You offer such a high salary and such a generous year-end bonus. Who in the village doesn't have some money these days?"

When you have money and the wins and losses are smaller, maybe you won’t have that kind of energy anymore.

"Is there a bigger one?" Xu Yue frowned and said, "Small gambling can bring joy, but big gambling can harm your health. Is there anyone gambling in the village?"

If you bet small, it's called entertainment; if you bet big, it's gambling.

At least that's what Xu Yue thought.

"Bigger?" Li Xiurong said, "Young people want bigger ones. But only ten yuan. I haven't heard of anything bigger. This is the Spring Festival, when people from outside come back and most people in the village have holidays. During the week, we work every day, so how can we have time to play cards?"

Xu Yue nodded.

Ten dollars is obviously within the other party's affordability.

Xu Yue expressed his understanding of this.

However, Xu Yue went down to accompany his father-in-law to fish again today.

I guess no one would ask him to play cards when he's free.

His status in the village is different now.

Not to mention other things, Li Weibin, Xu Feng and others who used to play together often now feel distant from me.

There is nothing we can do about this.

We can’t play together anymore.

Besides, Xu Yue is not very interested in playing cards.

Li Xiurong and Xu Jiangming came back earlier and went into the kitchen right away.

Xu Yue and Zhang Zelin followed, followed by Zhang Ruoxi and the others. Of course, there were also some who didn't leave.

Xu Chengyang and Zhang Qiming were playing chess at home.

Zhang Ruoxi came back with her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and they were both still playing chess.

It seems like we have met our match.

Xu Jianghe and Yang Zhenhua were the last to come back.

Needless to say, the two of them ran back to the camp.

Dinner was still sumptuous.

After dinner, I watched TV.

As for the Spring Festival Gala, although it gets worse every year, it’s hard to change the habits formed over the years.

Especially the older ones.

Watching the Spring Festival Gala naturally led to chatting, and then they talked about Xu Yue and his marriage.

They were both about to turn twenty-seven.

Many people born in the same year have children in primary school.

The parents of both sides unanimously decided to get married next year.

As for the wedding date, it has not been set.

"How about we go back and ask Taoist Yu to find a good day?" Li Xiurong said.

As soon as her suggestion was made, it was recognized by everyone.

Even if no one believes in Taoism, few people even believe in auspicious days.

However, I will still choose it even though I don’t believe it.

When it comes to choosing a good day, Taoist Master Yu is undoubtedly a professional.

Xu Yue and Zhang Ruoxi naturally had no objection, and Zhang Zelin also acquiesced.

A daughter will always get married, no matter how reluctant she is.

In fact, Zhang Ruoxi has lived in Xu Yue's house for so long, and all she needs is a certificate and a banquet.

How do Xu Yue’s family treat Zhang Ruoxi?
Zhang Zelin and others could naturally see it as well.

The countryside may not be as prosperous and convenient as the city, but the conditions in Taoyuan Village are really not bad.

With a car, it doesn’t take long to get to the city.

Food, housing, and daily necessities
Their family may not be able to compare with Xu Yue's family in these aspects.

What's more, all the food in his family was provided by Xu Yue.

"call!"

After watching the Spring Festival Gala for a while, Xu Yue sent Zhang Ruoxi's family back to the B&B and then went upstairs.

Stay up all night?

You don't have to watch TV.

Besides, how many people can really stay up until midnight now?
This habit has gradually faded as their generation grows up.

"Have you felt relieved?"

Zhang Ruoxi saw Xu Yue let out a sigh, then said with a smile.

"What about you?"

Xu Yue asked with a smile, and his anxious heart finally calmed down.

He was really afraid that Zhang Ruoxi's parents and family would not agree to their marriage, or would agree reluctantly instead of supporting it as strongly as he did.

He didn't want to leave any regrets for Zhang Ruoxi.

Xu Yue really didn't dare to let down a rich girl who had given up everything to go back to the village with him to farm.

You can ignore your family’s opinions when you are in love, but not when you are married.

Family blessings and support are important.

"I came here, and they didn't stop me. I know they support me," Zhang Ruoxi said. "I'm just not sure if they will recognize you."

When Xu Yue heard this, he smiled.

Like herself, she also felt relieved.

In fact, the reason why they were worried was the same.

Do you agree?

natural!

Especially his future father-in-law.

The fishing these days was not in vain.

"Should we get married in the first half of the year or the second half?" Xu Yue said with a smile, "There are many auspicious dates for marriage throughout the year."

"Don't we still need to match our horoscopes?" Zhang Ruoxi said, "Master Yu will definitely give us a few options then."

"You still believe this?" Xu Yue said, "No matter what day you get married, it's an auspicious day."

"I believe it!" Zhang Ruoxi said, "Even the big zongzi from the mountains went abroad. My worldview has been reshaped long ago. You don't believe it?"

There are big rice dumplings in the mountains, but Zhang Ruoxi has never seen one.

But it shouldn't be fake.

What's more, she has started to practice Qi, and she also knows Xu Yue's extraordinary qualities. Perhaps she is still an atheist and thinks that gods are just powerful people.

Just like Xu Yue's methods, they would be considered as divine methods in ancient times.

But the things passed down from ancient times may not be scientific, but they are not necessarily unreasonable.

Just because something is unscientific doesn’t necessarily mean it doesn’t make sense!

It makes sense, so why not respect it?

Didn’t someone say that the end of science is metaphysics?

"Me? It's not a matter of whether I believe it or not." Xu Yue said, "I'm probably at the stage where I'd rather believe it than not."

When Zhang Ruoxi heard this, she shook her head and smiled.

There must be a lot of people like this.

"Sleep up late tonight?" Zhang Ruoxi smiled and looked at Xu Yue, saying, "There's a custom of staying up all night to celebrate the New Year, so it makes sense. Oh, by the way, it seems like it's called guarding the ridges here! If we don't do that, will the ridges collapse?"

"You can go to bed later, but you can go to bed earlier!"

Xu Yue looked at Zhang Ruoxi with a smile, and that smile was self-evident.

If you don’t do some exercise on New Year’s Eve, you will be wasting this great time.

Zhang Ruoxi naturally understood.

She didn't refuse.

At the B&B, Yang Qingyi came out after washing up, only to see Zhang Zelin smoking on the balcony.

"Why, are you still planning to stay up all night to celebrate the New Year?" Yang Qingyi asked, "Aren't you cold standing on the balcony?"

Zhang Zelin put out the cigarette in his hand, then went into the house, was silent for a moment, and then expressed his doubts.

"Have you noticed that Xu Yue's house isn't cold at all? I noticed that they didn't turn on the air conditioner at all."

Yang Qingyi was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it, it seemed to be true.

Why isn’t it cold if the air conditioner is not on?

Shuzhou might not be as cold as Yanjing. Xu Yue and his friends only saw a little snow in the mountains.

There was not a single snowflake in the village.

Still, it's cold.

The breeze cuts my face.

"Could it be that this is in the mountains and the temperature is lower?"

After Yang Qingyi said this, she shook her head.

This mountain is not very high, and the temperature is not much different from that at the foot of the mountain.

At most, the wind will be a little stronger.

The key point is that there is a big difference between Xu Yue’s home and outside.

What's more, there is a big difference between turning on the air conditioner and not turning on the air conditioner.

You can feel it immediately.

"Maybe his land is good."

Zhang Zelin was silent for a moment and said something.

He works in the Internet industry, so naturally he has less exposure to Feng Shui than those in real estate.

But he had been exposed to it after all.

The richer a person is, the more he believes in Feng Shui.

"Why don't you say that his land was once stained with dragon blood?" Yang Qingyi said, "By the way, when are we going back?"

"Go back in two days!" Zhang Zelin said, "You've been here for so long, it's time to go back. If you don't go back, that brat Ruohai will make a big fuss, and there are still many things waiting for me to deal with when I get back to the company."

"Okay!" Yang Qingyi said, "My mom doesn't seem to want to go back. I'll ask them if they want to go back together."

"Ok?"

Zhang Zelin was a little surprised, but nodded.

He naturally guessed the reason.

Although Fang Yun studied Western medicine, she also studied Chinese medicine.

Although he is retired now, he is still very passionate about medicine.

Why did Xu Zixu stay in Taoyuan Village?

Why did Yu Suihai, the Taoist priest from Qingcheng, also come to Taoyuan Village?

In addition to the medicinal herbs grown by Xu Yue, it is probably also because Xu Yue’s grandfather Xu Chengyang has unique medical skills.

As to what was unique about it, he didn't know and didn't ask.

(End of this chapter)