The life of Lao Liu since 1944

After a while, Mu Chunhua was busy in the simple kitchen, and a table of home-cooked meals were carefully prepared and presented in front of her. She carefully placed the meals one by one, and then walked out of the kitchen with the last dish. Seeing Hou Jie waiting in the living room, she couldn't help but smile and greeted him in a gentle tone: "Brother Hou, the little tune you just sang is quite charming. I have never heard it before. It is really refreshing."

When Hou Jie heard this, a bright smile suddenly blossomed on his face, and he responded proudly: "Oh, that song, hehe, I just suddenly got inspiration and made it up and sang it. I hope you like it."

When Mu Chunhua heard this, she opened her eyes wide and asked with great interest: "Brother Hou, what did you mean just now? What inspired you to suddenly create such a song?"

Seeing this, Hou Jie explained proudly, "Actually, I just saw you busy in the kitchen. Your elegant posture was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting. So I suddenly got the inspiration and composed that song."

Mu Chunhua blushed and lowered her head shyly after hearing what he said. She thought to herself that this little guy was really good at making people happy, and his mouth was as sweet as honey. But she said angrily, "Go away, you are such a joker." Although there was a bit of blame in her tone, it was more of an acceptance of Hou Jie's sincere praise and jokes.

Mu Chunhua raised the wine glass in her hand and expressed her deep gratitude to Hou Jie. Her words were full of passion and sincerity, and the heroic spirit of a northern girl was truly displayed in front of Hou Jie. "Brother Hou Jie, what I, Mu Chunhua, admire most in my life is people who value friendship and loyalty, but today, I want to toast you with a glass of wine to thank you for your help some time ago. I have no way to repay your kindness, so this glass of wine is just a small token of my gratitude for saving my life. Come on, drink it!"

Hou Jie smiled, and also raised his glass to clink with Mu Chunhua's. He naturally couldn't be cowardly. His tone was humble and polite, "Sister Chunhua, you are too polite. Seeing injustice on the road, we should help others. That is what people of our generation should do. You don't have to take it to heart, let alone worry about it." After saying that, he also raised his head and drank the wine in the glass. The neat and tidy action revealed the boldness and frankness in his character.

Mu Chunhua raised her glass again, this time to express her appreciation for Hou Jie's talent, "Brother Hou Jie, the music you just played was wonderful, like the sound of nature. Your talent is truly amazing, and it is hard to believe that you have such superb skills. Come, let me toast you another glass!" As she said that, she filled another glass of wine and drank it first as a toast.

Hou Jie took the wine glass again and drank it in one gulp. He was a little afraid of this way of drinking. He was afraid that he would be knocked down in a few shots, which would be embarrassing. He put down the chopsticks in his hand and responded with a little embarrassment: "Sister Chunhua, you are too kind. I am really ashamed of your praise."

Hou Jie knew in his heart that he couldn't write songs! He was just copying other people's songs. How could he compare himself with the real original creators? Although he felt deeply ashamed, Hou Jie remained calm and composed on his face. He knew that being humble and low-key was the best way to deal with it.

However, Hou Jie suddenly had an idea and quickly changed the subject. If he continued to probe further, he would be unable to hold back. He teased Mu Chunhua with a mischievous smile, "Sister, your cooking skills are really great. The stewed dishes are delicious. But..." He changed the subject and raised a sly smile, "It's just that the heat is a bit too high, it's a little burnt."

After hearing this, Mu Chunhua's face suddenly flushed with shame and anger. She raised her hand as if to hit Hou Jie lightly, "It's all because of you! Who told you to sing outside? Once I was distracted, I couldn't control the temperature well. You have to drink three cups of wine to make up for your mistake! Who told you to bully me?" As she spoke, she actually filled Hou Jie's glass with wine again and forced him to drink it in one gulp.

Hou Jie smiled helplessly, raised his head and drank the third glass of wine. Although he kept a calm smile on the surface, he was already tipsy in his heart. He regretted it a little. If he had known that she could drink so much, he should not have brought wine to her house. It was a mistake.

Mu Chunhua patiently filled his glass with wine again, and they kept pushing each other, one glass after another. After a few rounds, Hou Jie finally couldn't resist anymore and fell drunk on the table.

Mu Chunhua looked at him with disdain, thinking that this little brother's alcohol tolerance was really too poor, even she couldn't compare to him. He collapsed like this after only drinking half a catty of liquor, which really brought shame to the old men in the city.

Although Mu Chunhua's alcohol tolerance was not very good and she was also a little confused, she was in better condition than Hou Jie and was able to stay sober.

Mu Chunhua couldn't help but feel a headache when she saw Hou Jie so drunk.

She suddenly slapped her forehead, and then she remembered, "Oh! I don't even know where you live! What should I do?"

After much thought, there was no other solution but to let him stay overnight. This was the first time that Mu Chunhua had let another man stay overnight. She would be lying if she said she wasn't nervous. It was too late to regret it now.

She cleaned up the dishes and added a handful of firewood to the kang. After the firewood was burning, she sealed the door of the kang so that it would be warm all night and she didn't have to worry about it.

At this time, heated kangs were still popular for heating. In the past, heated kangs were very large, with a small one able to accommodate 2-3 people and a large one able to accommodate 5-6 people. When the weather was cold, the whole family would lie on the heated kang and huddle together to keep warm.

Mu Chunhua's family had two small connected kangs: her father's kang was on the outside and hers was on the inside.

One of her bedding rolls was in the hospital, so she only had one set of bedding at home, so that she could go to the hospital to keep the patient company sometimes.

Mu Chunhua originally wanted to throw Hou Jie onto her father's kang. But she thought better of it. His father's bedding was a little dirty, and she couldn't stand it. Although she often cleaned it, his father was too sloppy, and she couldn't do anything about it. Besides, he had that kind of disease.

She was still counting on Hou Jie to get medicine for her, so she couldn't offend him. She couldn't help but feel worried and helpless, and she couldn't help but sigh softly. She had no choice but to send Hou Jie to her room.

After much deliberation, she finally decided to take Hou Jie to her room. Although Hou Jie was not yet an adult and she was a girl after all, it was natural that she would feel a little awkward and uncomfortable, but Mu Chunhua knew that there was really no extra space at home.

Therefore, Mu Chunhua finally decided to let Hou Jie spend the night with her in his own room. When she thought about a man and a woman alone in the same room, her face turned red.