"Little comrade, should your brother be married? You will give this to him later. If you don't know how to use it, ask him to go to the Family Planning Office." The nurse on duty looked to be in her twenties, with a thin skin, as if holding Handing the box to Chen Wan like a hot potato, she blushed and went back to the duty desk, pretending nothing happened.

Chen Wan spoke the local dialect, regardless of flat tongue, "Brother Shan" and "Brother San" were pronounced the same. The nurse on duty took Xu Kongshan as the third brother Chen Wan for granted.

Xu Kongshan was wearing the clothes made by Chen Wan today. He looked like a cadre working in a public security agency. Generally, such a person would not worry about marrying, so the nurse on duty thought it was normal for him to get married.

If Chen Wan and the others walked further ahead, they would be able to understand where they were in the hospital.

Chen Wan lowered her head, and when she saw what was in her hand, she blushed and put the box into her pocket like a thief.

Although it is embarrassing, he will need this thing in the near future.

Xu Kongshan quickly delivered the medicine and walked to Chen Wan's side: "Liu'er, I'm fine."

At this moment, the nurse cast a look at Chen Wan, reminding him not to forget what he just said.Chen Wan avoided her sight, turned around and ran away with Xu Kongshan.

Not long after the two left, a middle-aged female nurse in her 40s came straight to the duty desk with a relaxed expression: "Did someone just come?"

"Sister Tao, you are back." The young nurse gave up the seat to the other party, "There are two here, I will go to the front."

"Okay, let's go." The middle-aged nurse opened the drawer, "Oh, have you sent out two big boxes?"

She counted again in disbelief and confirmed that two boxes were missing.

"What's the matter, Sister Tao?" The young nurse paused, "Didn't you tell me to promote family planning and send out two if you see a need?"

The middle-aged nurse looked distressed: "There are ten in that box, have you ever used it with your lover?"

The young nurse was said to be extremely embarrassing. She had been married for less than a month and was expecting a child. How could she use this.

After all the hair is sent, she can't chase it out and get it back.

The middle-aged nurse saw that her face was not very good-looking, and quickly apologized: "I'm sorry Xiaoqin, I blame me for not explaining to you clearly. It's okay, you can do your work, and I'll just save some hair later."

It turned out that the young nurse was not the nurse on duty here, it was Sister Tao who just had a stomachache and called Xiaoqin to help her on duty, no wonder her movements were so unfamiliar.

Chen Wan left the hospital and walked for a few minutes in the direction pointed by passers-by. The flow of people increased significantly, only to realize that they went to the back door of the hospital just now.He said, the gate of a county hospital is not as wide as that of the town health center, and there are people distributing family planning supplies there!

After leaving the county hospital, Chen Wan's footsteps finally slowed down, and he took a deep breath.The department store was about 10 minutes away, Xu Kongshan bent down in front of Chen Wan: "Liu Er, I will carry you on my back."

Chen Wan gently pushed Xu Kongshan. The street was full of people, carrying what he looked like. He was about to turn 20, not two years old: "It's okay, I can still walk."

Cloths are easier to buy after the new year than years ago, perhaps because there are more people rushing to make new clothes before the new year, and only a few people are scattered at the counters selling fabrics after the new year.

Chen Wan successfully bought the fabric, and the salesperson tied it up with a rope. Xu Kongshan mentioned it with one hand: "Six children, do you want to go to another counter?"

The department store has a very rich variety of products, such as bicycles, watches, and school supplies. Although they are still a few grades behind the department stores in the provincial capital, they are enough to widen the gap with the supply and marketing cooperatives in the town.

"I won't go." Chen Wan just wanted to find a place to rest for a while, and then went to the station to take the bus back to Linxi.

Besides, let's see what's the use, and see if he can't afford it.

There is a food place outside the department store, and Zhou Mei gave Chen dinner tickets so that they could eat outside before noon.

After eating and resting his feet, Chen Wan recovered to [-]% of his physical strength.

Still in the bumpy old-fashioned passenger car and the turbid air, Chen Wan sat by the window, resting her head on Xu Kongshan's shoulder, closing her eyes to resist motion sickness.

The seat was a bit too narrow for Xu Kongshan, he kept his legs bent, making it more comfortable for Chen Wan to lean on.

"Uncle De." Xu Kongshan put down the cloth and lifted the dustpan containing the medicinal materials in Uncle De's hand to the roof to dry, "I delivered the medicine, but Doctor Su asked for money, so I confiscated it."

Uncle De had explained to Xu Kongshan in advance that he would not accept anything the other party offered.

"Well, how does he look energetic?" Uncle De patted the ashes off his body, picked up his cup and took a sip of tea.

"I look pretty good, about the same as you." Xu Kongshan tidied up the things in the yard, "He also asked me how you are recently."

"I can eat, drink, and move, so there's nothing wrong with me." Uncle De said in a casual tone, "Next time you go up the mountain to the south slope, if there are Huangjing seedlings, dig two for me and I will plant them in the yard. .Don’t dig the big ones, now is not the time to dig Huang Jing.”

Each medicinal material has different growth habits and medicinal parts, and the time for digging is also limited. If the timing is wrong, the medicinal properties of the dug out will be greatly reduced.

After the first lunar month, the weather became warmer and warmer day by day. The sun was shining, and a layer of sweat broke out on Chen Wan's forehead. He raised his hand and unbuttoned his cotton jacket, while Xu Kongshan took off the jacket and held it in his hand.

"Little uncle is back!" Chen Yongyang was playing a game of hopscotch in the yard wearing a vest and vest. His hair was wet, obviously very hot.

Chen Wan felt that the temperature today was as high as [-] degrees.

Before the candies and peanuts and melon seeds were eaten during the Chinese New Year in the house, Chen Yongyang jumped, and a peanut fell out of the pocket of his vest. Gululu rolled to Chen Wan's feet, and he bent down to pick it up.

If there was a faint fragrance floating to the tip of his nose, Chen Wan sniffed hard and found the source of the fragrance: "Lulu, your orchids are blooming."

The spring orchid had flower buds a few years ago. I don't know if the temperature dropped a few days ago, and the flower buds have not opened for a long time. Today, the weather is warmer, and one by one, two by three, stretched all the petals to reveal the bright yellow stamens.

Chen Lu looked at it in the morning, and then heard Chen Wan say that the flowers are blooming, and ran out: "Wow, it's really blooming! Sister, come out and see!"

It's spring when the weather is warm and flowers bloom.

It was a rare visit to the county seat, so Chen Wan bought a notebook for each of the three children to encourage them to study hard.

Xu Kongshan carried the fabric into the house, and Chen Wan took advantage of him to go to the kitchen to boil the bath water, and sneakily took out the two boxes from his pocket.The padded jacket had a wide pocket, and Xu Kongshan didn't notice that Chen Wan had something in it along the way.

It's not safe to put it in the closet, Xu Kongshan will also take clothes from it.After thinking about it, Chen Wan hid the box in a place he thought was safe.

After taking a bath, Chen Wan walked into the room while wiping her hair. When she saw Xu Kongshan turning over the quilt on the bed, she almost dropped the veil on the floor in fright. He rushed forward and pressed the pillow: "Brother Shan, what are you doing?" ?”

Chen Wan's attempt to cover up aroused Xu Kongshan's curiosity, he shook out the quilt and folded it in half: "I'll make the bed again, what is this?"

Xu Kongshan picked up a white box, and Chen Wan realized that he had moved too much just now, shifting the pillow, and the things hidden underneath were exposed.

"It's nothing." Chen Wan swore that he had never been so quick-sighted.

Snatching the box from Xu Kongshan's hand, Chen Wan covered the man's eyes: "Close your eyes."

Xu Kongshan closed his eyes obediently, and his long eyelashes swept over Chen Wan's palm. This man really has thick hair.

"Brother Shan, don't look at it." Chen Wan moved the box lightly, "This is a surprise, you will know when your new house is built."

When Chen Wan said this, his tone was a little shy. Xu Kongshan closed his eyes and couldn't see the tips of his red ears.

After hiding, Chen Wan turned around, Xu Kongshan was still facing the direction of the wall with his eyes closed, Chen Wan slapped him in the face: "Okay, brother Shan, you can open your eyes now."

Xu Kongshan opened his eyes abruptly, and he looked around the room, trying to find any signs of flipping.

"Don't look for it." Chen Wan fixed Xu Kongshan's head, "I promise you will like it."

The more he said that Xu Kongshan became more curious, but Chen Wan was determined not to tell him, Xu Kongshan could only keep it in his heart, he would not intentionally flip through Chen Wan's stuff.

Outside the house, Zhou Mei came back with firewood on her back. She unloaded the basket, and Chen Lu poured her a glass of water, and took her hand to see Chunlan in the yard.

"The jasmine flowers on the other side of the mountain are also blooming." Zhou Mei leaned closer to smell the fragrance Chen Lu said, "Have your little uncles come back?"

"I'm back, little uncle even bought us a notebook!" Chen Lu had a small yellow flower printed on the cover of that notebook, which she liked very much.

Chen Wan called sister-in-law, Zhou Mei straightened up: "I'm back, have you bought any cloth?"

"I've got it." Chen Wan showed Zhou Mei the several kinds of fabrics he bought. The department stores had more varieties and colors of fabrics than the supply and marketing cooperatives. Chen Wan had already thought up the design plan when he bought them.

Now that the temperature is getting higher and higher, it must be at the end of February or early March when he is ready to send it to Second Sister Chen and the others. Chen Wan plans to make a spring dress for each of them.

"This color is really pretty." Zhou Mei touched the fabric that Chen Wan bought back curiously, "It's comfortable to touch, how much did it cost?"

Chen Wan said the number, Zhou Mei was dumbfounded, good-looking is really good-looking, and expensive is also really expensive.But you get what you pay for, Chen Wan spent nothing wrong.Chen Wan had nothing left of the money and tickets he brought, during which time he tried to bargain, but unfortunately failed.

In today's market conditions without competitive pressure, there are very few ways to attract customers such as discounts and promotions. There is no shortage of Chen Wan's customers in the store, but Chen Wan currently only has one purchase channel in the store.

It would be great if he could get the goods from the textile factory, and remove the middleman to make the difference. He can save at least [-] cents for a piece of clothing.

Fifty cents can buy half a catty of first-class pork.

"By the way, Liu'er, did you go to school today to ask when this year's college entrance examination review class starts?" Chen Jinjin arrived home at dusk, and when he left the team in the afternoon, he heard someone mention this, and immediately thought of Chen Wan.

The Chinese New Year is coming to an end and the school starts. Last year, I learned that the resumption of the college entrance examination was already in October, and the college entrance examination will be held in December, leaving less than two months for students to review.At that time, the high school in the county seat urgently set up a review class. Chen Wan went there for more than a month and stayed at a teacher's house.

"I didn't go to school." Chen Wan swallowed the food in his mouth, "Brother, I plan to study at home this year, instead of going to school."

"Why, there are teachers in the school. You can ask for advice at any time if you have any questions. There is no school at home." Chen Qianjin glanced at Zhou Mei, "You don't have to worry about tuition and living expenses. Your sister-in-law and I will save for you."

"I can review well at home." Chen Wan seriously considered the issue of reviewing. According to the experience of reviewing at school last year, the teachers in the county high school were good and bad. Some of them even had only graduated from high school. Some teachers are workers, peasants and soldiers who entered the university through recommendation, and their knowledge is not as much as that of Chen Wan.

Chen Wan spent most of her time at school studying by herself. To say the biggest difference between school and home, in Chen Wan's opinion, there is nothing other than the learning environment.

And with his self-control, whether at school or at home, he can steadily complete the study arrangement.

"The fifth brother-in-law has also read my test papers before, and there is actually no problem with my current level of college entrance examination."

Chen Wan listed many reasons for reviewing at home. It is true that reviewing at school can communicate with more students and share learning materials.But this meant little to Chen Wan, because he had the reference books Peng Bigang collected for him and Zhang Yi's notes.

It’s okay if you encounter something you don’t understand. The educated youths in Murakami will form mutual aid groups, and he can ask them for advice, or write letters to Peng Bigang.

None of the people in the village who are currently admitted to college have taken review classes in the county high school, which proves that it has nothing to do with whether they can be admitted to college or not.

It was Yuanshen's wish to be admitted to university, and it was also Chen Wan's goal. He would not joke about his future.

Chen Wan was very organized, and Chen Qianjin and Zhou Mei were persuaded by him.

"It's good for Liu'er to study at home, at least we can feel at ease." The living conditions at school are not as good as at home, and Zhou Mei also wants to take good care of Chen Wan's body before he goes to university.

The matter of reviewing at home was settled in this way, and when Chen Wan finished cutting the fabric in his hands, it was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Xu Kongshan shaved his beard with a razor blade, and Chen Wan touched the stubble on his chin. Although it grew a little slower, it was still there.

Normally, it doesn't matter if Chen Wan shaves or not, but today he is going to drink Zhang Cheng's wedding, so he has to clean up.

Chen Wan seldom shaves with a blade. He carefully moves the blade on his chin millimeter by millimeter, for fear of scratching himself.

After completing the work of shaving without any risk, Chen Wan rubbed her smooth chin twice with a sense of accomplishment.

"Drink the wedding wine!" Chen Yongyang jumped up and down excitedly on the road, "Mom, hurry up."

Zhang Cheng and Zhao Hui were as close as brothers, and they held their wedding reception on the same day, just before the end of the year. Chen Wan calculated the time, meeting on the sixth day of the lunar new year and getting married on the fifteenth day.

Recently, I don’t know how many women in private are envious of He Yan and Miao Fengying. Zhang Cheng and the others don’t spend much in the army. All the allowances and bonuses they have saved up over the years, plus the retirement fee and the salary of these few months, The amount was quite considerable. Not only did they show sincerity in the betrothal gift, they even chose a state-run restaurant in the town for the wedding wine, which simply stole the limelight.

The man didn't invite many people, except Chen Jinjin's family and Xu Kongshan's colleagues from the police station, and the woman also only invited her own relatives. There were eight tables in total, and the total cost was not as much as outsiders thought.

It was the first time Chen Wan saw the two brides, and felt that they were a good match for Zhang Cheng. From the way they looked at each other, they could see the affection between them.

After happily drinking the wedding wine, Chen Wan suddenly realized that once the fifteenth day of the first lunar month passed, the year would be over.

What to do when the year is over?Building a new house of course!

Chen Wan took out the money earned during this period and counted it, no more, no less, the total was 66.

Xu Kongshan was also counting the money on hand. Uncle De knew that he was going to build a house, so he gave him all the money for selling medicinal materials in the next year. When Xu Kongshan paid in advance, it added up to more than 120 yuan.This is inseparable from Xu Kongshan's frequent expeditions to the mountains to collect herbs and Uncle De's excellent pharmaceutical skills. If the above two conditions are missing, the cost of medicinal materials must be reduced by at least half.

"Brother Shan, here you are." Chen Wan handed the money to Xu Kongshan. The 66 banknotes with a denomination of one dollar were combined into a thick stack. I don't know how many people have passed through the hands of the banknotes. Stained with the sweat of hard work.

"I can't use Liu'er's money." Xu Kongshan shook his head and refused, Chen Wan grabbed his hand and pressed the money on it without any explanation.

"You are willing to borrow Uncle De's and my elder brother's, why can't you borrow mine?" Chen Wan poked Xu Kongshan's chest, "Could it be that you want to renege on the debt?"

Xu Kongshan was pushed back by Chen Wan's poke. In his mind, lending Chen Jinjin their money and borrowing Chen Wan's money were completely different things.

It wasn't because his relationship with Chen Wan wasn't close enough, it was because he was too close that he didn't want to borrow Chen Wan's head.

Chen Wanqu raised the palm of Xu Kongshan's hand and asked him to hold the money: "I want to see Brother Shan live in a new house soon."

Xu Kongshan stopped refusing, and Chen Wan's words reached his heart.

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the three siblings started school at the same time. Under Chen Wan's supervision, Chen Yongyang finished his winter homework early and went to school with an inexplicable sense of superiority.

Xu Kongshan was the first to leave. He took the money and the deposit bar that Chen Wan kept for him, and rushed to the tile factory and lime factory before dawn.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, a team of horses carrying tiles and lime appeared in Ping'an Village.The horseman tied the reins to the tree trunk, and Xu Kongshan rolled up his sleeves to unload the tiles into the yard with them.The lime cannot be exposed to rain, so it is piled under the eaves.

Chen Yongyang looked at the horse taller than him in surprise, his eyes full of eagerness to try.

"Do you want to touch it?" The dark brown horse snorted, and the children backed away half-frightened and nodded upon hearing this.

The horseman lowered the horse's head: "Come and touch it, lightly."

Chen Yongyang touched it boldly, his eyes widened due to the unfamiliar touch, he turned his head and shouted at Chen Wan: "Little uncle, it is so obedient!"

After unloading the tiles and lime, Xu Kongshan gave the rest of his wages to the horse-leader. The jingling bell gradually faded away, and the children chased after him for a distance.On the homestead, river sand, lime and water are mixed and poured into the foundation, billowing white smoke, like a thick fog after autumn.

Chen Wan looked around at the construction method of the mud-tiled house, and saw layers of wooden boards erected on the house site, with a gap about two palms wide in the middle.A load of yellow mud was poured into the gap, and the men worked together to tamp it down.

Xu Kongshan was the main force. He took off his padded jacket and was only wearing a thin spring coat. Every muscle in his body was agitating with his exertion.The men were chanting, and the steaming body temperature seemed to ignite the entire space.

The progress of Xu Kongshan's house was very fast. Not long after the first lunar month, all the walls were built. The outer wooden boards were removed. Chen Wan took a closer look and saw that there were no potholes at all. The density was so high that it almost formed a smooth plane.

The sturdy logs stand upright from the foundation and are the pillars of the mud-tiled house. Zhou Mei looked at the almanac and set the beam-raising day on February [-]th.

The main beam, which Chen Wan had tried so hard to breastfeed, was hung with red silk, and various sacrificial offerings were placed on the altar table in the main room, and Xu Kongshan burned incense and knelt down during the sacrificial speech.

After the candles were burned out, everyone worked together to carry the main beam into the main room.Amidst the sound of firecrackers, the main beam was pulled up to the roof, and with a sound of "good luck", the main beam was firmly placed in the middle of the roof ridge.

As the owner of the house, Xu Kongshan held a basket below to catch the cloth bag dropped by Chen Qianjin, implying to catch the treasure.

Although the house is simple and simple, there are many necessary procedures.The adults and children who joined in the fun crowded in the main room, cheering and holding on to the hem of their clothes, vying for the candy peanuts that Chen Qianjin dropped.

Chen Wan stood on the edge of the crowd, watching the scene with a smile on his face. He raised his head and suppressed the tears of joy from his eyes.

Zhou Mei raised her sleeves and wiped the corners of her eyes, she was so happy.

After tossing the candy, everyone exited the main room and let the sun shine on the roof beams.

Xu Kongshan covered his clothes and asked Chen Wan to stretch out his hand. He bent slightly and shook the things he received into Chen Wan's palm.

Chen Wan was blessed by him. If there were not too many people around, he really wanted to step on his feet and kiss the man with bright eyes in front of him.

Xu Kongshan didn't have any relatives, so Zhou Mei set up two tables at noon and invited a few people who helped put up the girders to eat, but didn't drink, because the rest of the girders had to be put up in the afternoon.

To set up the roof beams is to lay tiles, one positive and one reverse interlaced, and when it rains, the rainwater will flow down the grooves.

Chen Wan personally witnessed Xu Kongshan's new house from scratch. More than a month ago, this place was still a flat land, and more than a month later, a brand new roof rose from the ground.

The tiles were laid, the stove in the kitchen on the left was erected, and the bed and table that Xu Kongshan hired to make were also finished.If nothing else, this is his last night at Chen's house.

Xu Kongshan turned over on the bed. After the sting, the silent night was filled with insects chirping a few more times.

"Brother Shan, can't you sleep?" Chen Wan was also awake, he was leaning against Xu Kongshan, and wanted to kiss him, but his beard pierced his mouth.

The itchy touch made his lips numb. Chen Wan rubbed her head on Xu Kongshan's Adam's apple to relieve the itching on her lips.

"Liuer." Xu Kongshan's Adam's apple rolled. He was busy building a house during this time, and he hadn't made out with Chen Wan for a long time.

Chen Wan likes to lie on Xu Kongshan's body, it will give him the illusion of being in control.

But illusions are illusions after all, and cannot become reality.

Xu Kongshan turned over with Chen Wan in his arms, and the quilt was messed up by the two of them. Fortunately, the night temperature in spring was not as biting as winter, and Chen Wan didn't feel the cold under Xu Kongshan's airtight wrap.

Chen Wan's hair had grown a lot, and standing on his face wet, Xu Kongshan reached out and pushed aside the hairs above his eyes, revealing his soft eyebrows.

Xu Kongshan twisted the handkerchief and wiped Chen Wan's body. When the handkerchief touched his skin, Chen Wan trembled a bit, feeling a little hot.

After tossing around until midnight, Chen Wan yawned. His sleepiness successfully infected Xu Kongshan, and the two fell asleep hugging each other.

The author has something to say: Chen Wan: It's a surprise!

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