Li Long didn't expect that his casual question would make Gu Boyuan's expression change. He turned to look at Gu Xiaoxia, who was about to go into the kitchen to work, and whispered:
"Uncle Gu, you can't ask about this..." ? Then just pretend I didn’t say anything.”
“There’s nothing you can’t ask.” Gu Boyuan sighed, turned around and sat down at the table next to the shed, patting the table as a gesture. Li Long came and sat down.
Li Long did not sit down directly. He went to the room to find two teapots, poured two cups of tea and brought them out. He placed one cup in front of Gu Boyuan and one cup in front of him, and then sat down.
Farmers usually do not drink plain water when working on the farm. The first thing they do when they get up every morning is to boil a pot of water, fill two thermoses, put a few bricks and tea cubes into the teapot, and wash it. The tea for the day will be Yes. In winter, the teapot is placed on the fire wall and the water is always warm. In summer, it will naturally cool down. If you want to drink hot tea, just add some boiling water in it.
"Now that you and Xiaoxia are married, I have settled my worries. In fact, many people in our team have asked about my wife, and I have said that she is gone. In fact, it is not gone."
Gu Boyuan Having said this, he took a sip of tea from the pot, spit out the tea foam in his mouth, and continued:
"I graduated from Southwest Political Science and Law and was assigned to work in the city. , I was really high-spirited at that time, I felt like I was above my head, knew everything, and looked down on many things in my workplace. However, because of my high academic level, many old people also let me go, which made me feel even more... Zhang Yang. It’s just that I didn’t know how ugly I was at that time.”
Listening to Gu Boyuan’s evaluation of himself at that time, Li Long didn’t know what to say.
“At that time, I met a beautiful girl in the city court. She was Xiaoxia’s mother. We fell in love, got married, and had lovely children. If I could live in peace at that time, Maybe we can also have a happy future..."
"What did you do?" Li Long had a guess, but still wanted Gu Boyuan to say it himself.
“Some of my classmates were in the Democratic Party, and I saw a lot of articles from them from abroad, which were influenced by some Western influences. At that time, because of some problems at work, I I made some complaints and contradicted my boss. At that time, I felt that I was not talented enough. I met him and wrote several letters to it. After there was no reply, I went to communicate with those friends from the democratic parties and complained..."
Li Long felt that his father-in-law was doing that. After doing these things in such an environment, it is really a miracle that I am still alive and well now!
"Later...I was put under quarantine and examination. It was said that it was because it was found out that a friend I had a good relationship with at the time was a spy and implicated me. Although I didn't betray any secrets, after all, I had a relationship with him. Yes, I was implicated, and because I was a little cynical at the time, not only did I not explain it properly, but I broke the rules. , my wife, Xiaoxia’s mother, was running around outside with my family, and finally got me out. The work unit at that time couldn’t stay any longer, and it was said that they were going to check on me, so my family asked me to come over here. "It's..."
When Gu Boyuan said this, he didn't continue talking. He was holding the vat of tea and just looking at the tea with blank eyes.
"Did you bring Xiaoxia here at that time?" Li Long couldn't help but ask.
“No.” Gu Boyuan’s voice was a little feeble, “I came here alone at that time. I wanted to hide from the limelight and wait until the limelight passed before going back. I was thinking very well at the time, at most In just a few years, who would have thought that after two or three years, I would be I received a telegram that both my parents were gone, the child’s mother, and my wife was also implicated in my case, investigated, and finally disappeared. Some said she jumped into the river, some said she ran away..."
< br>"Then how did Xiaoxia come here?" Li Long was a little confused.
“When I got the news and rushed back, Xiaoxia was staying at the home of a relative of mine. Her sister was also missing. Some said her sister left with her mother, and some said her sister was sick. Xiaoxia was also entrusted by her mother to a relative's home. At that time, she was just a gift... Later I brought Xiaoxia here, and later..."
"Her sister?" Li Long? Only then did he react.
"Well, her sister. Xiaoxia has a twin sister. Her mother is an only child, but her grandmother has a twin brother. According to you, there are twin genes."
Li Long didn't expect that when he casually asked about the genes of the twins, he ended up asking about such a thing.
"Does Xiaoxia know these things?"
"I know a little bit." Gu Boyuan said, "When she was crying for her mother when she was little, I told her sporadic Some, but not all. Later, when she grew up and became sensible, Xiaoxia stopped asking about these things."
"That stage has long passed, and Uncle Gu, you don't want to go back to find it. Looking for it? ”
"I've found it." Gu Boyuan showed a painful expression on his face, lowered his head and said in a suppressed voice:
"As soon as the movement ended, I sent a telegram to my hometown, and later said that I had been through that. Well, although I am not being rehabilitated - in fact, I was not wronged. I did have a good relationship with the spy at the time. Who would have thought that he was a spy? But four years ago, these things were the same. After checking, I was fine. But what I did at that time was indeed a bit extreme. My wife... had no news at all, and I was very frustrated. After many years, there is nothing when I go back, so forget it, it’s not bad to live here..."
Li Long felt that Gu Boyuan didn’t want to go back to that sad place.
"Now that I think about it, the old man is right. The route is wrong. The more knowledge you have, the more reactionary you will be. At that time, I made a mistake in the route. Plus, I was arrogant and was teased a few times. , was fooled, and almost went against the people. Facade. I am guilty, but...why should I inflict these sufferings on my wife and children? They are innocent..."
Gu Boyuan hugged his head and folded his head. As he went down, his voice became choked.
Li Long didn't know how to comfort his father-in-law.
Indeed, for a long period of time, the teacher's words were taken out of context. "The more knowledge you have, the more reactionary you are." It was preceded by a qualifying sentence, "when the line is wrong."
Some people really have sinister intentions!
I can only say that the imperialists are determined to destroy me, and there are so many breeding dogs in the world!
After a while, Gu Boyuan recovered. He drank the water and said with a smile:
"What's the matter, you want to have twins? Are you planning to get married now?"
"You also know that Xiaoxia is a national cadre and must abide by this family planning policy. Although her and my household registrations are now rural area, but in fact her household behind her The family will definitely have to move to the city. It's okay in the countryside. We also stipulate that if the first child is a girl, the second child can be born after four to six years. But in the city, it doesn't matter whether the first child is a boy or a girl. I can only have one... I'm still thinking about how many more children I will have in the future. "
"That's right." Gu Boyuan scratched his head and nodded: "That's the truth. I don't have it here, but Xiaoxia's mother has it. I don't know if it can. Genetically, this is hard to say..."
At this moment, the impact of those things just seemed to be disappearing, and after telling the things that had been suppressed for a long time, Gu Boyuan's spirit became better. He began to discuss with Li Long about having children, and later even some so-called I'm thinking of the secret recipe.
When Gu Xiaoxia came out with cold dishes and invited the two of them in to eat, Li Long and Gu Boyuan were already thinking about how to contact their relatives back home to find a suitable Chinese medicine doctor to get the secret recipe for giving birth to twins.
Li Long knows that the solution for future generations is nothing more than ovulation-inducing drugs. This is the most scientific, but the most uncontrollable, and there is a high probability that it is not available now. Even if you have him, you don't dare to use it. If you give birth to four or five children in one litter, how will you raise them?
As for the secret recipe, just listen to it. I just followed what Gu Boyuan said. After all, after the father-in-law is very happy and sad, his emotions are prone to trouble. It is better to keep his mind busy and have something to think about. Then Just fine.
The seeds will be planted in two days, so I don’t have to worry about thinking about other things.
There is wine on the table, Kuituntequ, Li Long brought it over, and Gu Xiaoxia put three glasses on it.
"You are going to the county today." Gu Boyuan looked at the three cups and asked:
"Can you still drink?"
"Let me have a drink with you." Gu Xiaoxia smiled Said, "Dad, the three of us haven't had a drink together yet."
"That's right." Gu Boyuan thought about it and it was indeed the case. It was possible to eat together, but not to drink. "Then have a drink. Don't drink too much. Just have one drink. I know your drinking capacity. Let Xiaolong handle the drinking from now on. He is a man. Let him handle the matters at the wine table."
< br>This is the responsibility that a man should have, and Li Long naturally agreed.
"He can't drink too much," Gu Xiaoxia said again, "Today he and I are going to the county, and we are going to invite the director and their colleagues there for dinner. Dad, don't drink too much. We should be preparing to sow seeds tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. It's too late, we can't help you. Can you take care of this alone?"
"This. Don't worry." Gu Boyuan said with a smile as he poured wine, "I'll call someone if I can't take care of him. Now that Xiaolong is my son-in-law, if I really want to call him, who of his friends would not come?" "Haha, that's true. "Li Long smiled. He believed that if Gu Boyuan really wanted to ask Tao Daqiang and the others to work, then Tao Daqiang would definitely be fine.
The three of them had many topics to talk about, including Gu Xiaoxia’s next step of work, the implementation of her household registration; Li Long went to the mountains to deliver food, and would there be any tasks later? Li Long asked again If Gu Boyuan was asked to do some chores, would he go and cook? Gu Boyuan refused.
“Why are we still cooking? Last year we went because we had no money. This year we have money and we have allocated more land. It is important to finish the work in the land.”
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Although Gu Boyuan is a serious college student, now he is more like an old farmer, and he is more concerned about whether the food in his own land can be grown as scheduled.
Having said that, Gu Boyuan still sighed:
"Xiaolong, you are still free, you can do whatever you want, and you still have money to spend. Your TV is the best in the team I bought one, and the tractor too. What else do you want to buy later?” Let's watch TV." Li Long raised his fingers and counted, "Then I will buy a washing machine and put it in the yard. Then Xiaoxia will be able to use it to wash clothes. Let's not talk about the refrigerator. Then I will get a tape recorder to listen to. Song..."
"Okay," Gu Boyuan glared, "You can do all those things, why don't you want to get a car?"
"Then I have to have a license." Li Long waved his hand, "Forget the car, I'll see if I can get a three-wheeled motorcycle later."
"Drink one." Gu Xiaoxia hurriedly suggested, "Let's Drink three sips together to save the future A good life!”
“Come on, have a drink, for a good life later.” Gu Boyuan picked up the cup, paused, looked at Li Long, then looked at Xiaoxia, and said. :
“I have thought about it before, Which brat will Xiaoxia marry in the future? At that time, I was still thinking that I might not like that brat. Well, Xiaolong, that’s okay. Since you two are married, then. Just have a good time. Don't worry about me. You’re not too old, you’re in good health, and you can take care of yourself. Just work hard and get me a grandchild as soon as possible!”
Three of you! He drank the wine in the glass and said nothing for a while.
There are not many dishes on the table, just three or four dishes, plus a soup. The staple food is rice. Stewing rice in a pot is also a technical job. Li Long turned his head and took a look and found that there was a very complete golden rice in the pot. He smiled and said:
"Xiaoxia's rice is so good!" The rice cake looks delicious.”
“It’s not your share of the smell.” Gu Boyuan waved his hand, “This is my snack. If you want to eat it, I’ll ask Xiaoxia to give it to you when you get back to the yard. Stew!"
"Okay." Li Long was not angry at all, and said with a smile, "It's definitely no problem."
Gu Xiaoxia was a little embarrassed, actually. She didn't cook a few times, either Li Long cooked it or went to Sister Yang's place to eat. Thinking that now that she had a family, she would have to do more housework when Li Long was in the compound.
The three of them chatted about eating until the afternoon. Gu Boyuan drank half a bottle and was a little overwhelmed. The main reason was that they talked too much. After drinking, he went to bed and lay down. Gu Xiaoxia packed up the stall, sat in the yard with Li Long for a while and basked in the sun, and then the two of them went home together.
As he was going back to the county today, Li Long put both bicycles on the tractor. He also put some sacks in the back bucket of the tractor and put some grass on them to make Gu Xiaoxia sit more comfortably.
After greeting his father, mother, Li Jianguo and others, Li Long and Gu Xiaoxia drove the tractor towards the county seat.
That night, the two of them studied how to have a baby together in the big yard, and they thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
Li Long didn’t want to do anything else. He now understands a little bit why there is the saying "from now on the king will not come to court early". There was nothing else in his previous life, but there was some shortcomings in this aspect. This life made up for it after marrying Gu Xiaoxia, which made him feel that he was really at a big loss in his previous life.
How many wonderful things have been missed!
Next, I invited the leaders and colleagues of Gu Xiaoxia in the Education Bureau, the leaders and colleagues of the supply and marketing cooperative, and also invited Sister Yang and Han Fang to let them know that they were married to Gu Xiaoxia.
When everything was over and Gu Xiaoxia went to work normally, Li Long drove the tractor back to the team with some reluctance.
It’s time to plant melons.
Back in the yard, Li Long found that many vegetables in his vegetable garden had sprouted, and his wife, Du Chunfang, was dividing the leek roots and preparing to plant them. I don’t know whose house this leek root was dug from. It looks quite strong.
Planting leeks here does not involve spreading seeds, but dividing the roots. After a few years of planting leeks, the stems will become thinner and become what people call hairy leeks. At this time, they need to be divided and replanted.
When you dig up the leek root, you can see that the leek has too many hairy roots at this time and too many thin stems that separate out. They compete for nutrients and the stems naturally become thinner. As long as you separate them and plant them, the leeks that grow out will not be as numerous as before, but they will be thicker.
"Mom, whose chive roots are you doing here?"
"Your eldest brother belongs to the opposite family." Du Chunfang was happy when she saw her youngest son coming back, and said with a smile, "You... All other vegetables are planted in the vegetable garden, only leeks No, it’s okay. Then the Lu family just wants to plant some leek roots here.”
“My dad?” Li Long parked the tractor and entered the vegetable garden. , asked while doing it with her mother.
"Went to Xiaohaizi. Your eldest brother went to sow corn. If he wasn't allowed to follow, he took the net to Xiaohaizi. He said he was going to sell the net on the street for a few bucks. Otherwise, he would be idle."< br>
Here, corn is called corn, but back home, corn is called corn, and corn stalks are called broomcorn stalks. My elder brother and sister-in-law have already changed the dialect, but my parents haven’t changed it yet, and they probably won’t be able to change it.
"Then I'll go find my sister-in-law to soak the melon seeds, and I'll plant them in the next two days."
Planting melons is the first step in the economic and agricultural development of the Li family, and it is Li Long had to complete a task as soon as possible before entering the mountain, so he was in a hurry.
"Your elder sister-in-law has also gone to the fields. Your second sister-in-law is cooking for lunch today." Du Chunfang said while planting leek roots, "I don't know if she can cook cooked rice..."< br>
"How can you do this if you are not familiar with it?" Li Long smiled. The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is better on the eldest sister-in-law's side, because the eldest sister-in-law takes care of her, and my father and mother now live with the eldest brother, so I have to endure it no matter what. But the second sister-in-law didn't seem to have a particularly good relationship with my mother originally, mainly because she gave birth to two daughters. Now that the second brother's work has not been settled, my mother may be a little petty.
"Mom, if someone is cooking and you are enjoying it, why do you care so much?" Li Long meant to let Du Chunfang relax. Why do you care so much when you can enjoy it?
Du Chunfang just said that she was very happy that Li Long could chat with her so patiently. Du Chunfang always felt that she owed her younger son and hoped to make amends with him, so she worked here most of the time.
Now her younger son can persuade her, which makes her really happy.
Before noon, Li Qingxia had already returned. He rode Li Jianguo's bicycle to sell fish in the county without telling Li Long. He was a little surprised to see Li Long when he came back.
He is such a naughty old man.
It’s all fun! (End of this chapter)