The poor man grows watermelon

Many years later, Su Ye still remembered the first time he met Min Zheng.

The weather in July has faded away from the heat of summer, the cool wind is blowing in my ears, and the green watermelon leaves are rustling.

With a slight smile on his face, the middle-aged man said kindly: "My little brother, do you dare to ask if this is Yujia Village?"

Su Ye was stunned, for some reason, he felt that the person in front of him was inexplicably familiar.

Seeing that her father hadn't answered for a long time, Xuewa nodded her head and responded obediently: "Yes~"

"Shihu, my brother said yes~" The little book boy grabbed the middle-aged man's clothes and looked at the little guy in the wheelchair with his dark eyes.

The middle-aged man showed a smile, nodded to Xuewa, then looked at Su Ye, and said, "I go to Min to go to the government, and I'm from the capital."

Su Ye came to his senses, and returned the salute respectfully, "The junior's surname is Su Mingye, and he is the owner of this melon field."

A flash of surprise flashed in Min Zheng's eyes, "So it's Su...Ye Xiaoyou."

Su Ye was puzzled, the other party's attitude seemed a little strange, was it because of his name?

Min Zheng quickly recovered his smiling expression, and said softly, "Brother Su, can you give up the herbal tea?"

Su Ye responded politely: "Sir, please follow me."

"Thank you."

"Please sir."

"Please."

Su Ye walked slowly in front, and Xue Wa tried hard to shake the wheelchair with her small hands.

Yu Feng specially bought bluestones, and paved smooth and flat stone roads in the places where Xuewa often went. The wooden wheelchair made a "squeak, squeak" sound when walking on them.

Min Zheng was half a step behind, exuding a calm and peaceful demeanor all over his body.

The little bookboy tugged at the corner of his clothes, looking at Xiaoxuewa with big eyes curiously.

Min Zheng patted the little guy's head, as if to remind him to be polite.

The little book boy probably made a mistake, and ran up bumpingly, putting his chubby little hands on the back of the chair.

Xuewa was taken aback and looked at him with wide eyes.

"I push you!" The little book boy said crisply.

Xue Wa was a little undecided, and looked at Su Ye for help.

Su Ye nodded with a smile, "Xue Wa wants to thank brother."

Xue Wa breathed a sigh of relief, and said softly, "Thank you brother!"

"You're welcome!" The little book boy grinned, showing a mouthful of small white teeth, "My name is Min Sheng!"

Xuewa rolled her eyes, "My name is Xuewa~"

"Brother Xuewa!"

"Brother Shengsheng~"

Min Sheng chuckled, pushed the wheelchair with all his might and started running along Qingshi Road.

Xuewa was a little scared at first, but after a while she realized the fun, "Hahaha... so fast!"

"Isn't it fun?"

"Fun!"

"Then hurry up!"

"Ah-hahahaha~"

The fields are filled with the laughter of children.

Min Zheng shook his head, showing some helplessness on his face, "The boy is naughty, don't blame Brother Su."

Su Ye smiled, "Mr. is serious, as long as the children are happy."

Under the big locust tree, there is a stone table surrounded by a circle of strong grass mounds.

The two little guys ran around and waited at the table early.

Su Ye ushered Min Zheng over and said with a smile, "Sir, sit down for a while, and this junior will pour tea."

Min Zheng raised his hand, "I'm sorry."

Su Ye returned the salute, then turned and went into the kitchen.

This day is the Ghost Festival, and the two families made an appointment for dinner early in the morning.

Aunt Su Hua is taking Xiao Xia's sister-in-law to steam steamed buns, stew bean curd sticks, and fry small fish in the kitchen.

Su Ya'er and Su Qingzhu were also helping, but one was voluntary and the other was forced.

Su Ye poured the boiled herbal tea into the pot and said, "Ma'am, we have a visitor with a child. Please fry a few balls of sanzi and give it to the child later."

Aunt Su Hua wiped her hands, and immediately went to meet the face, asking in a repeated voice: "Are there any guests? Are you bringing children? Could it be Fengzi's brothers who fought together?"

"No, it's a gentleman with a bookcase on his back. Maybe he's a passer-by, and I don't know him either."

Su Ye said a few words, then lifted the curtain and went out with the teapot in hand.

Su Qingzhu jumped up all of a sudden, and said excitedly: "Ya'er, peel the garlic well, and I'll help Brother Ye greet the guests!"

"You brat, you have [-] excuses a day!" If it wasn't for the noodles in her hands, Aunt Su Hua would have rushed to twist his ears.

Su Qingzhu rushed to the door and shouted inside: "I'm a big man, I'm stuck in the kitchen every day, waste or not?"

"A twin, if you don't learn how to cook well, what else do you want to do?"

"Hmph, I'm someone who wants to do great things!"

The excitement here naturally caught Min Zheng's attention.

Su Qingzhu jumped out like a big grasshopper, and met Min Zheng's smiling eyes.

"Huh? Yes, is he a gentleman who can study?" The monkey-like twins had never seen such a refined elder, and they were immediately overwhelmed by the other's unique temperament.

A deep smile formed on Min Zheng's lips, and he nodded at him.

Su Ye poured a cup of tea for him, and introduced, "This is Brother She, who is a bit more eccentric, sir laughing at me."

Su Qingzhu came over and muttered unconvinced: "Where did I escape, don't talk nonsense..."

Su Ye raised her eyebrows, her eyes were full of smiles.

Min Zheng raised his glass and said in a warm voice, "My little brother has great ambitions, which is really rare."

Su Qingzhu leaned over and asked curiously: "Don't you think it's strange that a twin has 'big ambition'?"

"What's so strange?" Min Zheng raised his eyebrows, "Shuang'er was supposed to protect the family and the country and serve as an official in the court just like a man."

When he said this, there was a rare trace of power in his warm eyebrows.

Su Ye was stunned for a moment, as if time and space intertwined, a man in armor said the same thing to him.

"Father?"

Su Qingzhu pushed him, "Hey, are you stupid?"

Su Ye was shocked and suddenly woke up.

He couldn't help wondering why this gentle and elegant middle-aged man reminded him of Su Yelan's father?

Obviously two completely different people.

Su Qingzhu gesticulated and explained: "This guy, no, my brother is not usually so stupid, he is smart and knows a lot of things, you, don't mind, hehe..."

Min Zheng nodded with a smile, "Xiaoyou Su is a man of great knowledge."

"Yeah!" Su Qingzhu chuckled, and filled him with tea carelessly, "Drink tea, drink tea."

"Thank you." Min Zheng looked at the two young people in front of him, and there was a sense of relief in his eyes that others could not understand.

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When friends come from afar, it is natural to stay for dinner.

Min Zheng took a bite of Xuanruan steamed buns, and said with emotion: "There is a [-]-year-old mother at home, with bad teeth, who only loves soft food. If I can eat this, I don't know how happy I will be."

When Aunt Su Hua heard this, she said straightforwardly: "Isn't that hard to say? I'll teach you how to do it. You can make it for the old man after you go back."

Min Zheng shook his head with a smile, "Such a strange food must be a rare skill, I would never dare to learn it."

After he said this, Aunt Su Hua realized that this skill belonged to Su Ye, and it was really hard for her to make her own decisions.

Su Ye waved his hand indifferently, and said, "It's just steamed buns, not a 'craft'. The sooner it is spread, the sooner it can be eaten by more people."

Min Zheng raised his hands, "Little friend Gao Yi, since it is a good thing, it will not be buried."

Su Ye originally thought that this sentence was just polite, but he didn't know why the other party had such confidence until they met again by the pool.

That day, Min Zheng was wearing a purple official uniform, standing on a big rock by the pool, talking to the villagers with a smile.

"Folks can continue to catch fish. It doesn't matter whether you keep it for your own food or sell it. Of course, it would be great if you can sell it to the official."

The villagers looked at each other in blank dismay, not believing that the high official from the capital could really talk so well, let alone that he would really buy it with money.

Several village chiefs exchanged a few glances in private, and then poked their heads one by one without saying a word.

For a while, no one answered.

Min Zheng was not in a hurry, he smiled and ordered the left and right to set up the lower table by the pool and set up the bamboo mat for tea. His leisurely appearance didn't look like he was on business, but rather like he was here for an outing.

Su Ye was still in a daze.

It never occurred to him that the gentleman who was sitting cross-legged at his dinner table the day before talking about "my mother has no teeth" would suddenly turn into a second-rank official, Mr. Censor.

Su Qingzhu accepted it quickly. Seeing that no one answered, he stood up decisively and asked very flatteringly, "My lord, if I sell you a fish, how much is it?"

"The big five articles, the small three articles."

Su Qingzhu raised a little finger, and asked with a smile: "Is such a small one counted?"

Everyone was amused by his appearance.

Min Zheng was not angry, but still looked at him with a smile.

Su Ye flicked his forehead, "My lord is talking about business, don't mess around." Even though he said that, there was not much blame in his tone.

Su Qingzhu stuck out her tongue and stopped talking.

With this little episode, the atmosphere suddenly relaxed a lot.

As the village head, Yu Feng took the initiative to go to the village head Hou and others, and discussed with everyone.

Min Zheng also ordered a few officials to catch fish in the pool.

The villagers gathered around the pool, you looked at me, I looked at you, no one approached.

Su Ye smiled, and said to Xiaoxuewa, "Baby, do you want to learn to catch fish with Brother Qingzi?"

The little guy raised his head and replied softly, "Yes."

Su Ye gave Yu Qing a wink, and Yu Qing immediately understood what he meant, and said to his fiancée, "Sister Da Niu, you take care of Xue Wa, I'll go get rid of it."

Da Niu Lin is also a straightforward person, so she immediately agreed, "Be careful, don't step on the moss."

"got it."

Da Niu Lin wiped her hands and walked up to Su Ye, "Brother Ye, let me push Xuewa!"

Su Ye nodded, and handed over the wheelchair to her with great confidence.

Xue Wa reluctantly tugged on Su Ye's sleeve, "Goodbye, Daddy."

Su Ye couldn't help laughing, "Daddy won't leave, just stay here and watch the baby."

Xuewa immediately became happy, and then she followed Da Niu Lin with confidence.

Aunt Chunjiu looked at the girl's thin and tall back with a smile on her face, "The big girl calls you 'Brother Ye', and Qingzi calls you 'Uncle Ye', waiting for the two to get married, this life will be messed up! "

"Qingzi is only ten years old, right? How old is the big girl? Thirteen, or fourteen?"

"Fourteen, four years older than Qingzi."

Such a young child is about to talk about marriage... He is nineteen years old this year, and Yu Feng is 24. Well, in ancient times, he would have been a proper older youth.

Su Ye couldn't help looking at Yu Feng, and the other party just happened to look over.

The eyes of the two met in mid-air, the tall man smiled, and Su Ye's heart skipped a beat for no reason - this guy, after getting used to it, is quite handsome.

Yu Feng was taller than when he first met him, his skin color had faded from the original dark to a healthy wheat color, and his hearty smile added a bit of confidence.

With his long legs, he walked up to Su Ye in two or three steps, pinched his ear affectionately, and said in a low voice, "What's wrong with Xiao Ye, are you tired?"

Su Ye inexplicably thought of some kind of harmonious movement, and his face was slightly hot.