Chapter 33 Then it was such a coincidence
Zhou Chenglei took Jiang Xia into the orchard.
The owner of the orchard is a man about the same age as Zhou Chenglei. His skin is tanned from taking care of the orchard all year round. When he saw the two of them, they showed a surprised smile. Their teeth were particularly white: "Captain, what kind of wind blows you away?" Are you here?”
He looked at Jiang Xia again and said with a smile: “Sister-in-law, how beautiful!” Watery!
More beautiful than flowers!
Whiter than the white clouds in the sky!
Jiang Xia smiled: "Hello."
Zhou Chenglei said to Jiang Xia: "Jiang Yang, my former comrade."
Jiang Xia: "Brother Jiang."
Jiang Yang was flattered and waved his hands vigorously: "Don't dare, sister-in-law, just call me Xiao Yang."
Jiang Xia smiled.
Zhou Chenglei gave the wine and cigarettes to Jiang Yang.
Jiang Xia handed him half a fan of ribs and two pineapples.
Jiang Yang waved his hand vigorously to refuse, "No, why did the leader bring so many things? No need..."
With a look from Zhou Chenglei, he didn't dare to refuse and accepted it obediently. He came over and stood very upright.
Jiang Xia found it funny, and her eyebrows curled up in laughter.
Jiang Yang glanced at Zhou Chenglei and felt that they were a perfect match! What a perfect match!
Zhou Chenglei asked Jiang Yang: "What fruit tree seedlings do you have here now? Are there any grape seedlings?"
Jiang Yang immediately said: "Yes, yes..., I have many fruit trees in my house. I can find it even if I don’t have one at home.”
Zhou Chenglei looked at Jiang Xia: "What kind of fruit tree do you want to plant?"
Jiang Yang: "What kind of fruit tree does my sister-in-law want to plant? I'll show you. If you like it, take it back. I don't have anything my sister-in-law likes, so I'll go Let my sister-in-law find other places.”
Jiang Yang enthusiastically took them in to visit his orchard.
He talked a lot. As he walked, he introduced the "world" he had built in the past few years after returning from the army.
Jiang Yang contracted a lot of land and planted peaches, guavas, grapes, pomegranates, mangoes, bayberries and other fruits.
Except for grapes and mangoes that will bear fruit this year, other fruits have not yet fruited and will have to wait for a year or two.
But it can be seen that he loves and looks forward to the orchards he planted.
Jiang Yang is a talkative person and enthusiastically told Jiang Xia that many of these fruit saplings were bought back when he was a soldier and went to various places to perform tasks. He tried his best to buy them back with great hardships.
Because his wife loved to eat fruits, he specially bought them and planted them, and finally succeeded in growing them.
After walking in the orchard for more than an hour, Jiang Xia picked out a pomegranate, a guava, a persimmon, a grape seedling and several strawberry seedlings.
Originally, Jiang Xia wanted a peach tree and longan, but Jiang Yang said that no one planted a peach tree in her yard because peach trees tend to become sperms and longans tend to attract bugs.
Jiang Xia wanted to eat peaches and longans, and when the time came, he would give them to her.
Jiang Xia doesn’t understand that, and Jiang Xia doesn’t know what kind of bug it is, just think about it.
Grape cuttings can survive, but Jiangyang has cultivated grape seedlings. Take them back and plant them directly, and they will bear fruit in a year or two.
Jiang Xia likes to eat fruits, and actually wants to grow a lot of them, but the yard is not big enough, so she should buy a big yard of her own and grow several kinds of fruits.
In addition to fruit seedlings, Jiang Yang’s daughter-in-law Bayberry also planted some roses of different colors, roses, bougainvillea, cockscombs, rainweeds, sunflowers and other flowers. Seeing that Jiang Xia liked it, she gave some of each to her. Take it back to Jiangxia and plant it.
Jiang Yang said with a look of disgust: "Sister-in-law likes to take more back, don't occupy the place where I grow fruits!"
Yang Mei glared at him: "My flowers are planted there. Corner, where does it take up space? You take up the most space! Get out of here!”
Jiang Xia smiled, and it could be seen that the couple had a good relationship.
The couple also had lunch in the orchard at noon.
The pineapple chicken made by Jiang Yang's wife was sour and sweet and very appetizing. Jiang Xia helped make the braised pork ribs and perilla goose, which were praised so hard by the couple that she was embarrassed. When they left, Jiang Yang gave them a large bag of fruit, including mangoes, grapes, two large watermelons, several cantaloupes, and two large geese.
The goose head was so big that Zhou Chenglei didn’t ask for any money from him.
Jiang Xia gave their two children a 10-yuan red envelope.
Fortunately, although the furniture takes up space, there are still a lot of gaps left. Fruit trees and fruits can be stuffed in, otherwise there would be no room to put them.
Jiang Yang and his wife watched the tractor leave.
Jiang Yang’s daughter-in-law is tall and her skin is a bit dark from tending the orchard all year round.
She looked at the tractor going away and said: "Captain Zhou's wife is so pretty. Commander Zhou has now retired from the army and returned to the village to make a living by fishing. He is no longer the commander, but he still marries such a Can you keep a delicate daughter-in-law? "
People in the village like to marry a wife who is strong and can eat. Such a woman can work and take care of the family.
Jiang Xia is too squeamish at first glance, and she is afraid that she will not be able to bear the hardships of the village.
"The regimental leader's wife is the youngest daughter of our former division commander. She is an old girl. Of course she is pretty. My regimental leader is capable, why can't he keep her?"
Yang Mei glanced at him after hearing this: " Then have you heard that your captain’s beloved wife eloped with another man and was caught by him?”
Jiang Yang: “…”
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It was past two o'clock in the afternoon when Zhou Chenglei and Jiang Xia returned to the village, which was the hottest time of the day.
Jiang Xia felt that her skin was burning from the hot air.
The courtyard door was closed, Zhou Chenglei jumped off the tractor and opened the door.
Mother Zhou heard the sound and walked out. She saw a tractor and said in surprise: "Why did you buy so much? Did it cost a lot of money?"
My great-grandma also heard the sound coming from Coming out of the yard next door, he said with a smile: "Oh! You bought so many stools? Buy more, so that you can put them at home to feel like home."
Mother Zhou thought of the long and empty living room I also feel like I should buy some back.
Everything on the tractor was tied up with ropes. Jiang Xia answered with a smile as he untied the ropes: "The living room is indeed too empty. Let's go buy some furniture during today's market day."
Grandma said with a smile : "Yes, yes, the space in the living room will not attract wealth! You should buy it! Xiaoxia understands, no wonder Xiaoxia encounters the gargi fish as soon as she goes to sea!"
What else could Mother Zhou say? Everything was taken care of by the two of them. That's it.
Jiang Xia untied the rope, but she had never seen the way the rope was knotted, and it took a long time to untie it.
Mother Zhou and her great-aunt are moving the fruit saplings into the yard.
Zhou Chenglei also untied the other ropes. He walked to Jiang Xia and said, "I'll do it."
He tied the knot of this rope, and most people can't untie it.
Jiang Xia let go, moved her body out of the way, and let him come.
But when she stepped aside, her shoulder rubbed against the back of a bamboo chair on the tractor. Several bamboo chairs were stacked on top. The rope was tied very firmly before. After Zhou Chenglei untied the rope, it loosened it. .
As soon as Jiang Xia hit him, several bamboo chairs fell down.
Jiang Xia subconsciously reached out to hold the bamboo chair, but one of the bamboo chairs fell down.
"Be careful!" Zhou Chenglei also subconsciously reached out to hold the bamboo chair, and held Jiang Xia's head with his other big hand to prevent her from being hit.
Jiang Xia felt like her whole body was wrapped in his arms, and her nose was filled with the refreshing ocean scent of his body and the scent of soap locust on her sleeves.
Grandma and Mother Zhou hurriedly stretched out their hands to help support the bamboo chair.
"Okay! Okay! Support me!" Zhou's mother said.
Zhou Chenglei then put down his hand, and Jiang Xia looked back after hearing this.
Then it was such a coincidence that Zhou Chenglei brushed Jiang Xia's lips when his arm with rolled up sleeves was lowered.
(End of this chapter)