Year: I planted trees in Saihanba

Weichang County Forestry Bureau.

"Xia, tomorrow's the weekend, why don't you come home with me tonight?"

"We'll stay at the old man's house tonight, and the two of us will come back together tomorrow."

"how is everything?"

Grandpa Liu looked at Xia Tian, ​​who had come to get her food, and asked her what was wrong.

"Alright, sir!"

"Then I'll be bothering you tonight."

Summer agreed.

After all, this matter had already been agreed upon.

He also wanted to get the mugwort as soon as possible.

He suffered a lot from mosquitoes in Bashang this summer.

Although the forestry bureau provided insect repellent, its effect was minimal.

He did consider going to a pharmacy in Chengde to buy some mugwort or similar herbs.

Unfortunately, mugwort is too common.

They don't sell it at all in pharmacies.

The mosquitoes on the dam have been a scourge for a long time in the summer.

Although it's already autumn, there are no mosquitoes in Bashang now.

But it's better to mend things than to do them in the summer.

We can't afford to suffer the same loss this year because we didn't have deworming medication, only to suffer the same loss next year.

Time soon came to evening.

Summer tidied up and took out two ounces of brown sugar from the gift bag.

I packed it up, intending to bring it to Grandpa Liu.

Chinese people value reciprocity.

It always feels wrong to visit someone's home without bringing a gift.

However, Xia Tian is no longer the naive young man she once was.

After this period of time of understanding.

Two ounces of brown sugar would be considered an extraordinary gift in this day and age.

"Let's go, sir!"

In the summer, carrying brown sugar, he found Old Liu.

"Okay, Xia, we've been waiting for you!"

"Tonight, I'll let you try your aunt's cooking."

"I learned to cook from your aunt."

Old Liu's home is in Weichang County.

However, it wasn't in the county town.

It was in an ordinary township under the jurisdiction of Weichang County.

The two did not ride horses, but walked home.

after an hour.

The two finally arrived at Old Liu's house.

"Old woman, open the door, I'm home."

"Bang bang bang."

Old Liu knocked on the door while shouting into the yard.

"I'm coming!"

A young voice came from the courtyard.

The door opened quickly.

"Hey, Er Ya, when did you get back?"

Old Liu was very curious when he saw that it was his second daughter who opened the door.

"Tomorrow is the weekend, so I'm bringing Siqi back to see you and Mom."

"Siqi is back too?"

Old Liu was also very surprised when he heard his beloved grandson's name.

"Yes, the little guy insisted on coming along, and his dad can't come back because he's in the army."

"So I brought him with me."

"By the way, Dad, who is this?"

Liu Erya had noticed Xia Tian behind her father long ago.

"Oh, look at my memory."

"This is a brilliant college student from our bureau, who came from Beiping (Beijing)."

"Call me Summer."

"Xia, this is my second daughter, Liu Erya!"

"Dad~"

Liu Erya rolled her eyes at Old Liu.

It's one thing to call herself Liu Er Ya in private, but to introduce herself as Liu Er Ya in front of outsiders?

"Hello, Sister Liu!"

Xia Tian didn't care about the way she was addressed; she stepped forward and extended her right hand.

"It's summer, right? Hello, hello!"

Liu Erya was surprised that this college student was so polite, so she also extended her right hand.

The two shook hands briefly before letting go.

"Look at me, I've been so busy talking!"

"Come in quickly, come in quickly!"

Liu Erya slapped her forehead and gestured for her to come in.

"it is good!"

Summer followed Grandpa Liu into the Liu family home.

The layout of the Liu family's house is a traditional Chinese house facing south.

The main gate is located on the west side of the main building.

Therefore, the east wing is directly opposite the main gate.

The east wing should be the kitchen.

The sight of smoke billowing from the chimney at that moment says it all.

There is another row of rooms on the south side of the house, which look like storage rooms or something similar.

There are east and west side rooms on both sides of the main house.

Old Liu led Xia Tian into the main room.

The layout of the main house is also very simple.

On the left is a kang (a heated brick bed), and in the middle hangs a portrait of the teacher as the central hall.

On the right is a table and chairs for receiving guests.

"Xia Xia, please sit down, please sit down!"

Old Liu invited Xia Tian to sit down.

A short while later, Liu Erya brought over two glasses of plain water.

These days, people don't have the habit of serving tea when visiting others.

Because tea also requires tea tickets.

Moreover, tea is not easy to obtain.

However, I don't have the habit of drinking tea in the summer.

"Xia, are you having acupuncture again tonight?"

After they sat down, Old Liu brought up another topic.

"Whether you get acupuncture or not is fine; your rheumatism is almost cured now."

"If you don't want to get a needle, that's fine too."

"I'll write you a prescription later. Just follow the prescription to get the medicine, and it should take about half a month."

After a moment's thought, Xia Tian spoke.

"That's it."

"Alright then, let's skip the acupuncture for now."

After all, Xia's injections have been getting increasingly painful lately.

However, he asked Xia and she said that the pain from the injection was a good thing.

If you start to feel less and less, that's when things really go wrong.

As the two were talking, Liu Erya came to call them for dinner.

"time to eat!"

"Xia, dinner is ready, let's eat!"

"Alright, Uncle Liu!"

Liu's Kitchen.

“This is my wife, Zhang Shulan. You can just call her Auntie.”

"Old woman, this is Xia from our bureau whom I've mentioned before."

"This is my grandson, Hao Siqi."

"Hello, ma'am!"

"Xia, hello!"

Old Liu's wife must have been a great beauty when she was young.

After all, one can see a thing or two from Old Liu's daughter, Liu Erya.

Old Liu's appearance, while not exactly ugly, was still rather indescribable.

The fact that the old lady was able to give birth to such a beautiful daughter as Liu Erya is clearly thanks to her.

Although Liu Erya's name is Erya, she is an absolute beauty.

Although she's only twenty-five or twenty-six, she exudes the charm of a young married woman.

Liu Erya was beautiful, but Xia Tian had no interest in becoming Prime Minister Cao.

As a twenty-year-old virgin, of course he should find a virgin.

Besides, Xia Tian had no intention of being a mistress.

Summer would never do something like breaking up someone else's family.

I just don't know, someone as beautiful as Mrs. Liu back then.

How did they end up being tricked into giving it to Lao Liu?

No, I'll have to ask Old Liu for some advice later.

Summer shook her head, dispelling all the distracting thoughts in her mind.

"Eat quickly, eat!"

Old Liu, of course, had no idea what Xia Tian was thinking about him.

They still warmly invited Xia Tian to sit down and have a meal.

There were two very simple stir-fried dishes on the table.

One serving of shredded potatoes and one serving of stir-fried cabbage with an egg.

And a basket of steamed buns made from a mixture of flour, water, and cornmeal.

It's clear that the stir-fried cabbage with eggs was added on short notice.

These days, unless it's a holiday or festival, most families rarely eat eggs.

Even if Old Liu is a forestry bureau official, he doesn't eat eggs often.

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