Nanshanxia

Zhu Yan stood at the door of the inner room for a long time, walked back and forth a few times, and entered the room confidently when he recited the explanation he had thought up.

It is a pity that when Zhu Yan entered the room, although the candle was still flickering, Yuan Xiao had already fallen asleep on his small wooden bed. He sighed softly and walked forward to help Yuan Xiao cover the quilt, and carefully observed Yuan Xiao's belt. With a tear-stained face, he inadvertently found a piece of kraft paper tucked under Yuan Xiao's pillow that smelled like peanut brittle candies.

Zhu Yan's eyes became sore, and his heart became more confused. He turned around and blew out the candles, lying on the kang with a quilt and closed his eyes.

This night was very long, Zhu Yan tossed and thought about the recent bits and pieces with Yuan Xiao, he suffered from insomnia, and he didn't know how he fell asleep in the end.

Zhu Yan only knew that he had a dream, and that dream was absurd. He sat alone under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree in the yard, feeling the summer breeze. After some time, he suddenly felt a fiery gaze, that The sight was like magic, which made him feel uncomfortable. He got up to look for the sight, but he didn't expect to find a little white cat at the door of the main room. He stepped forward and took the initiative to rub his head against his palm, making it unbearable to hurt.

Zhu Yan liked this cat very much, and was about to take it away, when he heard the cat talking to him, "Ah Yan, don't leave me, I'm not a bad person, Ah Yan!"

Facing such a fantasy scene in front of him, Zhu Yan suddenly woke up from his dream, and when he opened his eyes, he met Yuan Xiao's dark eyes.

After a night's rest, Yuan Xiao's originally red eyes had recovered completely, and they were as bright and energetic as before. Zhu Yan calmed down after being panicked, and realized that Yuan Xiao was standing by the kang, staring down at Looking at himself, there was no expression on that exquisite face, just looking at himself, Zhu Yan knew that Yuan Xiao was angry.

But think about it, the past that one person tried hard to forget, just like this is revealed by another person who has no eyesight, who would not be angry?

Zhu Yan was very sensible and understanding. He began to recall the draft he typed last night, but found that he couldn't remember a single sentence now, so he stood up in embarrassment, scratching his head, "Yuan Xiao, what are you doing? Why not?" go to eat?"

"Ah Yan, I thought a lot last night, and I decided to tell you everything about me, as long as you don't get angry." Yuan Xiao lowered his eyes for a long time, and before Zhu Yan opened his mouth, he breathed a sigh of relief, like pouring beans, Recounting his previous story, "I stole the chickens and ducks from the farmers in Yuanjia Village. They belonged to my uncle and my parents. They did bad things. I can't take care of them, I can only take care of their chickens and ducks. As for What bad things did they do, I'll tell you right now, they..."

When Yuan Xiao wanted to continue speaking, Zhu Yan got up and took Yuan Xiao who was standing on the ground into his arms. He recalled what the old lady Zhu said last night. A person who never mentioned the past, for him, took the initiative to confess, He understood what this meant, and he felt even more distressed. He stopped Yuan Xiao repeatedly, "Yuan Xiao, don't talk about it, those people and things you mentioned belong to the past, and those are not important anymore. The most important thing is the present." and later."

"In the future?" When Yuan Xiao heard these two words, his heart skipped a beat. When he was in the most pain, these two words were the strength that supported him to survive. Now the two words that are most exciting to him are left to him. When the most heart-moving person spoke out, he suddenly believed what Zhou Guixiang had said to him in the early years.

If you have the stamina to endure pain, you will be blessed to usher in good days.

Zhu Yan hugged Yuan Xiao tightly in his arms, nodded in a muffled voice, and said all the things he had been thinking about recently but dared not say, "Yuan Xiao, I used to be stupid and didn't know how to like someone, but now I'm fine, I want to continue to live a good life with you as your husband, my past and your past don't count, we only have the present and the future, are you willing to live with me now?"

"Well! I am willing. I like the current Ah Yan, and I am willing to live with the current Ah Yan." Yuan Xiao is very clear about his feelings for Zhu Yan. In the past, he only had responsibility for that fool Zhu Yan, but now He yearned for Zhu Yan who had regained his sanity, possessed it, and even possessed it exclusively.

Zhu Yan nodded, and hugged Yuan Xiao to bathe in the morning sun.

**

After making the tofu, Zhu Yan and Yuan Xiao went to the town again. Due to the rain last night, the air was very fresh and it was no longer as stuffy as before.

When Zhu Yan and Yuan Xiao arrived in the town, they walked one after the other. When they reached the main street, Zhu Yan subconsciously turned around to hold Yuan Xiao's hand. When he found that Yuan Xiao hadn't stretched out his hand, he gently urged: "Hurry up and take your hand." Give me your hand, and I'll hold you, lest you lose it later."

Faced with Zhu Yan's sudden words, Yuan Xiao didn't understand at first, but after he understood, he immediately raised his smile and stretched out his hand for Zhu Yan to pull. He looked at Zhu Yan who was holding his wrist in front of him, and smiled. Eyebrows.

After delivering the tofu and receiving the money, Zhu Yan began to lead Yuan Xiao around the town. The town was very lively in the morning, with vendors selling snacks and groceries. Zhu Yan looked at the merchants setting up stalls on the street, Can't help asking: "Yuan Xiao, can anyone sell things in the town?"

"Well, it's probably like this. As long as you have good craftsmanship, and the craftsmanship is not bad, the general government will not care about it." Yuan Xiao didn't quite understand why Zhu Yan asked this suddenly. He followed Zhu Yan's line of sight and looked around. In the market where people come and go, I can't help guessing, "Ah Yan, you don't want to set up a stall here, do you?"

His thoughts were suddenly told, and Zhu Yan couldn't help turning his head to look carefully at Yuan Xiao, who was slightly shorter than him, secretly thinking that this kid Yuan Xiao was very different from what he imagined. He always thought Yuan Xiao was a cowardly, charming and beautiful boy , but didn't think that this guy was the fox fairy that everyone in the village feared. He looked innocent on the outside, but held a grudge in his bones. Such a person, is really his foster husband?

"Ah Yan, did I guess wrong?" Seeing that Zhu Yan didn't answer her, Yuan Xiao pouted and continued to stare into Zhu Yan's eyes.

Zhu Yan was stared at by Yuan Xiao, he coughed lightly, nodded and said: "Yes, you are right."

"Then what are you going to sell? Tofu?"

"I'll tell you this when I get home."

Saying that, Zhu Yan and Yuan Xiao didn't stay in the town any longer, and went home directly. When they got home, Zhu Yan took out the soaked beans that were left over from the morning, and began to grind them.

After this, Yuan Xiao was stunned again, he scratched his head, "Ah Yan, do you want to grind tofu?"

"No, I want to make bean curd." The sun at noon was a little hot, Zhu Yan rolled up his sleeves and continued to push the grinder, not forgetting to tell Yuan Xiao, "Yuan Xiao, go and heat up the pot now, we can finish it in a while." have eaten."

"Douhua? Isn't it what the tofu looked like before it was formed?" Yuan Xiao was full of doubts, but thinking of Zhu Yan's account of his work just now, he had no choice but to get up and leave.

As usual, Zhu Yan ground the soaked beans into a pulp, and Yuan Xiao also heated up the pot on the other side, poured the thick raw soybean milk into the cauldron and boiled it until it cooled.

When the temperature of the soy milk in the pot was just right, Zhu Yan began to order the tofu with the plaster of paris water. When ordering the tofu, you must be patient and evenly, so that the tofu curds can form quickly.

With the help of Yuan Xiao, Zhu Yan fished out the formed bean curd and put it in a basin, ready for the next step.

At this time, Yuan Xiao raised another question, "Ah Yan, isn't this the usual procedure for making tofu?"

"Of course I know, we are going to eat this bean curd today."

"Eat bean curds? That food has no taste, don't eat it." Yuan Xiao finally understood Zhu Yan's purpose, and also began to stop it. In his impression, bean curds have no other use except being pressed into tofu.

Facing Yuan Xiao's stop, Zhu Yan shook his head, and said softly: "You think the bean curd is not tasty because you didn't eat it right. I just thought of a new way to eat it on the road and thought I could try it. Let me give it a try. Give it a try, if it doesn't taste good, I will give up."

Yuan Xiao has always followed Zhu Yan's wishes. Of course, he will not embarrass Zhu Yan in such small matters. If he messes up, he will help him find a way. Food shouldn't be done, but he didn't want to make Zhu Yan unhappy, Yuan Xiao, who had the answer in his heart, no longer struggled, stepped forward and replied with a smile: "Well, then I will try it with Ah Yan. "

After scooping up the tofu curds, Zhu Yan started to make marinade. Looking at the empty stove, Zhu Yan took out the key to the storage room that the old lady Zhu had left for herself. Because the old lady was almost never at home during the day, she Worried that her grandson would be hungry, she gave Zhu Yan the key to the storage room where all the food was hidden. It was precisely because of this key that Zhu Yan did not work so hard.

In a blink of an eye, Zhu Yan took out the ingredients he needed this time from the storage room, and with the help of Yuan Xiao, he heated up the oil, stir-fried the minced green onion and ginger until it changed color, poured in a little soy sauce, and then put the chopped Put the chopped mushrooms and aniseed star anise into it and stir-fry together, stir-fry for a while, add water, cover the pot and wait for it to boil.

While waiting for the soup to boil, Zhu Yan did not forget to describe why he knew how to cook, "When I was not thinking well, I often watched you cook in the kitchen. I will do it myself."

Yuan Xiao, who was squatting on the ground to add firewood to the stove, echoed without doubt: "Hey, Ah Yan, do you remember? When your brain is not working well, you don't like me, but you like to follow me and watch me Cook."

Hearing what Yuan Xiao said, Zhu Yan felt relieved, and recalled why the original owner hated Yuan Xiao. Thinking about it, he felt a throbbing pain in his head, and a scene gradually emerged, that is, Yuan Xiao was killing chickens.

In the picture, Yuan Xiao has a fierce look in his eyes, and there is no wave on his cold and white face. He wields the knife even more fiercely and happily. That appearance is completely opposite to the current image. The original owner must have been frightened by Yuan Xiao's appearance. This is why she has been unwilling to accept Yuan Xiao.

"Ayan?"

"Huh?" Yuan Xiao's soft voice brought Zhu Yan back to reality from his memories. He came back to his senses and looked down at Yuan Xiao who was staring at him with a puzzled face. He explained awkwardly: "Suddenly forgot What to do next, I forgot for a while.”

After receiving Zhu Yan's explanation, a sweet smile appeared on Yuan Xiao's puzzled face, "It's okay, what do you want to do, I'll help you."

"I want to make the soup thicker, how do I do this?" Zhu Yan didn't deliberately lie to Yuan Xiao, but he didn't want to hurt Yuan Xiao. Why Yuan Xiao was so vicious at the beginning was all caused by the old Yuan family. , he didn't want to mention the past anymore, let Yuan Xiao recall his past, he wanted to take Yuan Xiao forward, forget the painful memories of the past, and create more and more beautiful memories, so that he no longer It was painful, so he had no choice but to pretend that he didn't know how to use potato starch to thicken the corn, so as not to make Yuan Xiao suspicious.

Sure enough, Yuan Xiao didn't think much about it. He got up and picked up the bowl and went to the storage room. When he came back, the bowl was already full of white powder. He added some water to the bowl containing the powder, and kept using his chopsticks. Stir while explaining to Zhu Yan, "Ah Yan, you are talking about thickening the soup. We all like to thicken the soup with potato powder, so that the soup can be thicker."

Zhu Yan was very cooperative and acted like he had suddenly realized, "It turns out that this is the case. I don't know if you don't tell me."

"Hey, if you don't remember clearly, just ask me." When Yuan Xiao boiled the soup in the pot, he immediately poured it in to thicken it.

At this time, the soup in the pot has begun to emit fragrance. When the thickening is completed and the soup is boiled again, the marinade is completely completed.

Zhu Yan filled a bowl of bean curd, and poured the freshly made marinade on top, and a bowl of salty bean curd was ready. Zhu Yan still gave Yuan Xiao the first bite, "Yuan Xiao, come and taste it!" Taste, be sure to tell the truth."

"Yeah!" Yuan Xiao took the bowl Zhu Yan handed over, his hands trembling a little, he moved his nose, sniffing the fragrance of the bean curd in front of him, looked at Zhu Yan nervously, picked up the spoon and took a sip, The tensed little face suddenly relaxed, raised his head and drank up a bowl of bean curd, and then he spoke, "Ah Yan, I was wrong, bean curd is delicious, really delicious, I always thought that bean curd It’s not tasty, but now I’m wrong, the bean curd made in this way is really delicious!”

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