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The dinner was quite rich.

Xie Zhuo stir-fried and mixed four dishes, and a tomato and egg soup, and finally scooped a bowl of noodles for everyone.

Xu Yan couldn't help but praise Xie Zhuo's craftsmanship once again.

It's really good.

At least when it comes to home cooking, it's the best she's ever had.

The cold dishes were crispy and fragrant, and the other stir-fried dishes were also delicious.

It took several people half an hour to finish their meal. This time, Dabao and Xiaobao didn't wait for anyone to tell them to eat. They took the initiative to put the dishes and chopsticks on the table together and took them to the kitchen.

Xu Yan wanted to help, but they wouldn't let him.

"We can take them all," said Xiaobao.

"Yes, we are well-fed strongmen," said Dabao, "We don't need help."

The word "strongman" was mentioned by Xu Yan when he was telling them a story before. It said that there was a man who would become an extremely strong man as long as he had enough food.

Then Dabao and Xiaobao remembered it.

Xu Yan could only sit there and watch them take all the bowls and chopsticks in one by one.

Then when Xie Zhuo went in to wash the dishes, she followed him in.

How can you just sit there and do nothing and wait for food and drink?

Then the facts told her that she really could only wait for food and drink.

The earthen stove in the countryside is not as good as the gas stove in the city. The earthen stove in Xie Zhuo's house is quite high and the pot is big. When Xu Yan leaned over to wash, he was blocked by Xie Zhuo.

"Hmm?" She turned and looked at Xie Zhuo.

"Be careful, don't get too close and stain your skirt," Xie Zhuo said as he started washing the dishes, "there's dust everywhere."

Xu Yan lowered his head and glanced down. She was standing in front of the stove. The hem of her skirt was only a few centimeters away from the black ash from the burnt wood on the stove. If she moved any further forward, her skirt would be stained black.

"It's okay, you go out and listen to the radio with them, I'll do the washing," said Xie Zhuo.

Xu Yan didn't go out.

Even if she doesn't wash the dishes, she wants to help tidy up other places in the kitchen that need tidying up.

How can we really do nothing?

In the countryside these days, without cell phones or televisions, if you don’t find something to do, you’ll really go crazy.

For example, the basket of vegetables that Xie Zhuo picked was not placed in the right place. Xu Yan put the vegetables in order, and then swept the kitchen floor while Xie Zhuo was washing the pot.

By the time they came out of the kitchen, it was almost dark.

After dusk, the sky gets dark very quickly and the sunset glow disappears completely.

Dabao and Xiaobao were still enjoying listening to the radio and didn't want to go to bed yet.

Xie Zhuo went to the warehouse and got out a large straw mat, spread it in the yard, then took out a piece of wool felt and spread it on the straw mat. Finally, he went to the house and got out a bed sheet and spread it on the felt. Dabao and Xiaobao immediately understood what he meant, took off their shoes and sat on it.

Xie Zhuo glanced at Xu Yan.

Xu Yan also looked at him.

"Sit for a while?" Xie Zhuo asked.

Xu Yan had never experienced lying down in the yard directly after eating, but Dabao and Xiaobao were already lying down, laughing and playing.

"Uncle San, I'm going to sleep outside today," Dabao even applied to "stay overnight."

"Uncle San, I want to sleep outside too," she said with her big eyes blinking, trying to get Xie Zhuo's consent.

If it were Xu Yan, he might have agreed.

The two little guys are so cute.

Especially when asking for help, the baby's voice is softer than usual.

But, Uncle Three is much harder to talk to than Aunt Three.

Xie Zhuo shook his head and said, "No, the temperature is too low in the second half of the night, and..."

He glanced at Xu Yan halfway through his words and didn't continue.

"Hmm?" Xu Yan looked at him.

I didn't understand what he meant.

"And what?" she couldn't help but ask.

"Also, there will be small bugs crawling onto Dabao's body," Dabao said.

Xiaobao nodded beside him.

insect?

I don’t know what Xu Yan was thinking about, but his face changed slightly. Then he suddenly sat up from the ground, lowered his head and began to look at the sheets under him.

Seeing her like this, Xie Zhuo sighed softly.

He knew it.

"Not now," Dabao was a little frustrated after being rejected, but he chuckled when he saw Xu Yan's reaction, "and Uncle San will drive away the bugs."

Xu Yan looked at Xie Zhuo again.

Xie Zhuo had indeed been fiddling with a porcelain basin since a while ago, but no one knew what he was doing.

After hearing what Dabao said, Xu Yan looked at his hand again and found that Xie Zhuo had put some mugwort in the basin, and then went to the kitchen to get a match to light it.

The thick smoke spread out in all directions.

Xu Yan coughed due to the fumes, and Xie Zhuo had already taken the porcelain basin and placed it farther away.

Dabao and Xiaobao had already accepted the fact that they could not sleep outside at night. Not long after, they regained their energy and started pestering Xu Yan to tell stories.

This time, Xu Yan did not lie down. Instead, he sat aside and told them a story about a monkey peeling corn.

Xie Zhuo was watching nearby.

The young educated youth had a clear voice and distinct pronunciation, and he changed his tone and expression while telling the story. Dabao and Xiaobao were completely immersed in the story and listened very attentively.

Xie Zhuo suddenly remembered that afternoon when he shamelessly asked for a reward.

Xu Yan stood there blushing for most of the day, still unable to figure out how to reward him. Finally, Dabao shouted from the side and helped her out.

"Uncle San, let's listen to the radio together!"

Xie Zhuo was speechless.

Xu Yan was stunned at first, then turned his head and saw his expression. After holding it in for a while, he burst into laughter.

Children have unlimited energy, but they also fall asleep very quickly. They were laughing and playing just now, but now they are lying on the sheets and sleeping soundly.

They didn't wake up when Xie Zhuo carried them into the house one by one.

The yard suddenly became quiet.

Because Xie Zhuo's house is not far from the river, he can clearly hear the croaking of frogs at night.

Long or short.

Far and near.

Very farmhouse.

It is also like what is written in the poem.

Xu Yan sat in the yard, not knowing what she was thinking, until Xie Zhuo asked her to take a shower, she came back to her senses.

Just after finishing his meal, Xie Zhuo added some water to another large pot used for boiling water, and then slowly boiled it over a coarse fire. Now the water has just boiled.

After he carried the two children into the house, he walked back and forth several times. He placed a large wooden basin in a room near the corner, filled the basin with some hot water and mixed it with cold water, then called Xu Yan.

The wooden basin was a bathtub that he had specially asked Carpenter Zhao from the brigade to make two days ago, because he was worried that Xu Yan would not be used to the old basin at home.

Xu Yan carefully recalled the description of Xie Zhuo in the original text, but he really didn't match him with the person in front of him.

So thoughtful.

handsome.

In good shape.

Can't he be the male lead?

It's more than a hundred and eighty times better than Han Xiaoyu's thing!

Xu Yan was thinking seriously. Seeing that she was distracted again, Xie Zhuo put the flashlight into the room and called Xu Yan again.

Only then did Xu Yan come back to his senses.

While Xu Yan was taking a shower, Xie Zhuo lit the kerosene lamp and went to the kitchen. He poured the remaining boiling water in the pot into a tin kettle, and scooped a basin of cold water to go to the yard.

He estimated the time Xu Yan would take to take a shower, quickly took off his clothes, picked up the basin and poured water over his head.

Although it is summer now, the temperature in the mountains is not very high at night, and few people in the village take a bath like this.

That’s not right. He is probably the only man in the village who takes a bath every night.

Xu Yan was just about to wash her hair when she heard a noise in the yard. Because her room had no windows, she didn't know what was happening outside.

When she came out of the room after taking a shower, she saw that there seemed to be water droplets on Xie Zhuo's hair. Only then did she realize that the sound was him taking a shower.

She subconsciously glanced towards the door.

Only when he saw that the door was tightly closed did he look away.

Xie Zhuo sat at the table, lighting the oil lamp and looking at the watch he had taken from Lao He.

I've been busy with my wedding these days and haven't had time to repair it.

Seeing that the light was too dim, Xu Yan quickly took the flashlight and placed it on the table.

"Use this," Xu Yan said.

As he spoke, he wiped the water droplets from the ends of his hair with a towel.

Xie Zhuo didn't say anything. He looked up and stared at her for a long time, then he sorted out the things in his hands and put them back into the original box.

He waved to Xu Yan.

Xu Yan was stunned.

Don't know what he is going to do.

After standing there for a while, he walked towards him.

Xie Zhuo didn't say much, just took the towel from her hand and pointed to the small stool next to her, "Sit down."

Then he took the towel and started to wipe her hair.

Xu Yan felt the discomfort he had in the afternoon coming back, and his whole face quickly turned red. He wondered if Xie Zhuo could see him in such a dim light.

I don't know for a while...

Xu Yan glanced at the kang out of the corner of his eye, and felt nervous again when he thought that two of them would be sleeping on the same kang in a while.

A bit uneasy.

Although she usually teased or teased Xie Zhuo, she really had never thought about deeper things. She didn't have time before, but now...

Is it too fast?

Xu Yan's mind was in a mess, but Xie Zhuo's movements were steady, wiping her hair intermittently.

Only when the ends of his hair were half dry did he stop his movements for a while.

"you……"

"you……"

The two of them spoke at the same time again.

Xu Yan bit his lips and said, "You speak first."

Xie Zhuo put the towel aside. Seeing that Xu Yan didn't seem to want to look at him, he didn't force it. After thinking for a while, he said, "Don't worry. I won't do anything to you tonight."

All of Xu Yan's words were blocked back in his throat by his words.

She turned her head suddenly and looked at Xie Zhuo, her eyes blinking at the light of the flashlight.

A ridiculous sentence flashed through my mind.

Why not do anything?

Is it just tonight, or will I do nothing in the future?

Xie Zhuo looked at her expression and slowly raised his eyebrows, "If you..."

"No, no, no, it's fine, it's fine!"

Xu Yan even stuttered a little.

"Well, I'm just tired and want to sleep!"

Xu Yan didn't know what Xie Zhuo wanted to say, but looking at his expression, he could roughly guess what he was going to say.

Xu Yan snatched the towel from his hand and started to throw himself onto the kang.

It seemed that if he stayed under Xie Zhuo's nose for one more second, he would be able to say something else.