Chapter 16 Two Boxes of Lunch
Jiang Xia has never disliked the smell of labor. Her grandmother used to be a cleaner, and later she became a vegetable seller. She could earn more by selling vegetables.
She sat down against the door frame, leaving a wide enough space for him, and then handed him the water bottle: "Drink some water first."
Zhou Chenglei was indeed a little thirsty. He glanced at the seat next to her and sat down.
"I'll hold the lunch box for you."
Zhou Chenglei wanted to put the aluminum lunch box on the ground, but after hearing this, he gave the lunch box to her, took the kettle she handed over, unscrewed it, He raised his head, opened his mouth wide, and poured the water from the kettle into his mouth through the void.
Jiang Xia glanced at him.
He raised his head and opened his mouth wide. His drinking posture was not elegant at all, but it was extremely wild.
The jaw line and side lines are beautiful, wheat-colored skin, skin pores are very fine, the neck is slender, the top button of the shirt is buttoned tightly, and the sharp Adam's apple moves as he drinks water When you move up, it's as if you want to break free from the constraints of the collar and jump out. It's so sexy.
This man has no blind spots at 360 degrees!
Zhou Chenglei drank half a bottle of water in one breath. When he put it down, he found that Jiang Xia was looking at him and was distracted. He thought she wanted to drink, so he handed the bottle to her: "There's more."
Jiang Xia regained consciousness and took it, raising her head. He took a few sips into his mouth.
Damn, I’m so crazy about it.
This man is poisonous!
Zhou Chenglei saw that she was drunk and reminded her urgently: "Slow down, don't choke."
Jiang Xia slowed down.
Zhou Chenglei saw that her fair and pretty face was stained with a touch of red due to the heat. The fingers holding the military green kettle were white and thin, tender and long. The porcelain white skin color and the military green kettle formed a distinct contrast. The contrast was so eye-catching
With just one glance, he looked away.
Jiang Xia took a few sips and then stopped drinking. Drinking too much water before eating would make her lose her appetite.
Zhou Chenglei waited for her to finish drinking and took the kettle from her hand, screwed on the lid and put it aside.
Jiang Xia handed him the lunch box on his lap. He took it and opened the lid of the lunch box, revealing a box full of food, including a lot of dried fish and a boiled egg.
Zhou Chenglei handed the lunch box to her, and then took the unopened lunch box in her hand.
Jiang Xia was warmed by his thoughtfulness and smiled politely: "Thank you."
Her voice was crisp, sweet and a little soft, which made people feel comfortable. Zhou Chenglei couldn't bear it He couldn't help but glance at her.
The sky is blue and cloudless, and the girl’s smile is very clear and flawless.
"No need." With only one glance, Zhou Chenglei silently looked away, lowered his head expressionlessly and opened the lunch box in his hand, revealing a full box of lunch: more green vegetables and pickled vegetables, less dried fish, only two, and rice. Less, more sweet potatoes, which is in sharp contrast to the lunch box just now.
Jiang Xia also saw it. It was originally the lunch box given to her by Zhou's mother.
She doesn't care, she is going to get divorced anyway, and she understands that nothing is good without reason in this world.
"I can't finish it, let's change it."
Zhou Chenglei picked up the chopsticks and started eating: "No, you can eat leftovers."
Seeing that he was already using his chopsticks, Jiang Xia picked up a few dried fish and put them in his lunch box.
Zhou Chenglei avoided: "No, you just eat."
Jiang Xia: "I really can't eat so much."
Zhou Chenglei: "Eat until I can't eat anymore."< br>
Jiangxia can only forget it.
Mother Zhou saw it and frowned, feeling that Jiang Xia was ignorant!
Men need to do strenuous work and eat more meat to have strength.
Jiang Xia doesn’t know how to do anything, so why does he eat so much meat? Gain weight?
The rice is sweet potato rice, and the vegetables are steamed dried fish, baby cabbage, and sauerkraut.
The dried fish is very fragrant. Because it is too small, the fish bones can be chewed and swallowed directly. The sauerkraut is refreshing, the cabbage is very tender, and the sweet potato rice is sweet. They are all delicious. It has nothing to do with cooking skills, but the ingredients are very good.
Jiang Xia ate until she was full and still had half a box of food left. After all, it was prepared according to Zhou Chenglei's appetite.
She stretched her waist and stretched her stomach. She was too poor when she was a child, and her family was a vegetable seller. She never wasted a meter, but she couldn't eat anymore.
Zhou Chenglei had just finished eating. When he saw her stretching her waist to stretch her stomach, he asked: "Can't you eat anymore?"
Jiang Xia nodded: "You're full."
Zhou Chenglei reached out and took away the lunch box in her hand, then took the remaining half of her lunch box into his mouth and finished it in a few mouthfuls.
Jiang Xia: "."
Zhou Zhou also came over with a lunch box at this time: "Uncle, I can't finish it, grandma said to give it to you." Zhou Chenglei took it without saying anything, and Zhou Zhou ate the leftover food in a few mouthfuls.
Jiang Xia's expression became more natural.
After eating, Zhou Chenglei took the small spoon from Jiang Xia's hand and went to the well to clean the three lunch boxes.
After washing the lunch box, he asked Jiang Xia and Zhou's mother to go back and take a nap together. The sun was quite strong at noon, and he was afraid that she wouldn't be able to bear it.
Jiang Xia didn't go back. She has a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder and doesn't like to rest before finishing her work.
Mother Zhou took Zhou Zhou back, and Zhou Zhou had to go to school around one o'clock in the afternoon.
Father Zhou and Zhou Chenglei started working. Zhou Chenglei climbed onto the roof, and Father Zhou mixed the cement and sand.
Jiang Xia was wearing a straw hat and doing small tasks such as passing tiles down there.
Not long after, Zhou’s mother, Zhou Chengxin and Tian Caihua all arrived, pushing a cart of tables and chairs.
Then Zhou’s father, Zhou Chenglei, and Zhou Chengxin’s father and son all went up to the roof to repair the tile leaks. Zhou’s mother was mixing cement sand below, and Jiang Xia and Tian Caihua stood on the ladder and the other on the ground, passing the tiles around. tablets and cement sand.
Not long after, Grandma’s family also came to help.
My grandma's six-year-old grandson Zhou Jie shouted loudly as soon as he came in: "Brother, eldest nephew, little nephew, I'm here!"
(Eldest Brother) Zhou's father: "."< br>
(eldest nephew) Zhou Chengxin: "."
(younger nephew) Zhou Chenglei: "."
My great-grandma’s son Zhou Yongguo is the same age as Zhou Chenglei, but he is two generations older than Zhou Chenglei. From his grandfather's generation. So he had to call someone his own age great grandfather.
Zhou Chenglei has not shouted since he was a child. He only calls Zhou Yongguo by his name, not grandpa.
The two of them studied and skipped classes together since childhood and had a good time.
Because Zhou Chenglei did not call him grandfather, Zhou Yongguo taught his six-year-old son to call Zhou Chenglei nephew.
On the roof, the three fathers and sons of the Zhou family pretended not to hear.
Zhou Yongguo climbed up the bamboo ladder to the roof and looked at Zhou Chenglei: "Little grandson, your grandpa didn't call anyone when he came!"
Zhou Chenglei wanted to kick him down!
Zhou Jie jumped up to Jiang Xia: "Niece-in-law, I am your uncle."
Jiang Xia looked at Zhou Jie, who had a tough head and a tough head: "..."
She touched his head: "Hello, uncle! Uncle, have you not eaten? Why are you so short and thin? People will think you are the same if you take him out. He is my son, not my uncle, so he has to eat well."
Jiang Xia took advantage of him verbally, but the child had a big head, a thin body, and looked malnourished.
She had just chatted with her great-grandmother and learned that her great-grandmother had only one grandson in her family, who was frail and picky about food. It was worrying.
Zhou Jie hates people saying he is short. He is the shortest child in the village. He pouts: "Not big, not small! Hum, I will grow up one day, and I will be taller than you by then. High! Huh!”
Everyone in the yard laughed.
The great-grandma smiled and said: "Then you have to eat well and not be picky."
Zhou Jie didn't listen, so he ran to ask Zhou's mother Zhou Zhou and Guangzong Yaozu where they were.
I heard that they were at the new house, so I ran to play with them.
There is strength in numbers, and there are three more adult men who are good at work. Six people repaired the roof in two hours.
Zhou Yongguo found two large buckets of lime water from someone unknown and painted the walls that were stained with mold, black and peeling everywhere in the house.
In summer, August is the hottest time. It dries quickly. After brushing here, it will dry over there.
Jiang Xia looked at the painted room. It was white, bright and much more comfortable.
The third father and son of Grandma’s house helped paint the wall, and the third father and son of Zhou Chenglei went back to move things.
At about five o'clock, everything was moved over.
But it was also because there were not many things. There were only two old square tables and eight chairs in the living room, and nothing else.
Jiang Xia looked at her new home. Although it had four walls, probably because there were so many people, it didn't feel lonely or cold.
Tian Caihua walked in at this time, took a look at the brand-new house and said with a bit of sadness: "This old house will be quite comfortable if it is renovated. But it shouldn't cost three hundred yuan to renovate it, right?"
(End of this chapter)