Four Foods in the Mountains

The two sat face to face on the kang, and the room was silent for a moment.

Cen Ning looked down at the padded coat in his hand with red eyes, he didn't speak because he was angry with Lu Yunchuan again and regretted that he had spoken too seriously.

And Lu Yunchuan didn't speak because he didn't know how to coax people in a daze.

He didn't even know what he did wrong, he thought, he was working to make money because he wanted to earn more money, and he didn't want to come back at noon because he wanted to chop more firewood to make more money. Without money, how could he make Fulang live better? okay?

As for the clothes, he was reluctant to part with such good cotton and cloth, he wanted Cen Ning to wear them warmly for the winter.

Why did it make Cen Ning unhappy?

Lu Yunchuan sat on the kang in a daze, until Cen Ning sneezed covering his mouth and nose, and he realized that the two of them were only wearing underwear at the moment. It was fine for him to be strong, but Cen Ning was weak and couldn't help freezing. .

"It's cold, put on the quilt first." Lu Yunchuan half-forced his arms around Cen Ning and stuffed him into the bed, and tucked the corners of the quilt for him.

Cen Ning didn't resist, but lay down with his back facing Lu Yunchuan, and moved in to avoid Lu Yunchuan's hand on his shoulder.

Lu Yunchuan froze for a moment, retracted his arm and twirled his fingertips, the temperature on his fingertips slowly disappeared.

For a moment, only the sound of the wind outside the house could be heard.

Cen Ning buried his head in the quilt, his eyes were a little sore, he didn't know what was going on now, this was the first time he and Lu Yunchuan had been married for so long, and this was the first time they had an awkward relationship.

But he didn't want to be awkward with Lu Yunchuan, he was waiting for Lu Yunchuan to talk to him.

He thought that as long as Lu Yunchuan softened with him first, he didn't need to be softened. As long as Lu Yunchuan was willing to wear the cotton coat and trousers he made, he would apologize to Lu Yunchuan, apologizing that he shouldn't speak so harshly, and shouldn't be petty.

When his father and mother quarreled with his brother and sister-in-law, it was always his father and brother who bowed their heads first, and Cen Ning felt that this was not too much for him.

He twisted the quilt with his fingertips, listening to Lu Yunchuan behind him with red eyes.

The sound of the quilt rubbing against the underwear sounded, and Cen Ning was ready to turn over to listen to Lu Yunchuan's speech or be embraced by Lu Yunchuan as usual.

But what sounded behind him was not Lu Yunchuan's deep voice when he spoke, but the sound of shoes stamping on the ground.

The door lock was unlocked, and Lu Yunchuan went out.

Cen Ning clutched the quilt and buried his head in the pillow.

After a while, he lifted the quilt and sat up. The cotton-padded jacket and trousers were on the kang behind him. He wiped his eyes and folded the clothes. He walked to the cabinet without shoes on, opened the cabinet door and stuffed the clothes in. The innermost layer.

He went to open the box at the end of the kang, which contained the cloth and cotton that Lu Yunchuan had disassembled and washed from his two old cotton coats.

After washing and drying, he was going to sew a small quilt to cover his feet in winter, but he was too busy during this time, so he never had time to sew.

Fortunately, I didn't have time to sew.

Cen Ning took out his cloth and cotton coat. He was only wearing his inner coat and no shoes. It was cold, but he didn't seem to feel it.

"Why did you come down again?" The door rang, and Lu Yunchuan walked in again, seeing Cen Ning standing by the bed with no clothes on, he asked anxiously, "Why didn't you wear shoes?"

He put down the things in his hand and walked to Cen Ning's side, trying to hug Cen Ning, but Cen Ning avoided him.

Cen Ning fiddled with a ball of cotton by himself, while Lu Yunchuan anxiously said, "What can't be made tomorrow? I'll make it for you. You go to the kang first. What if you get sick from the cold?"

Cen Ning said in a hoarse voice, "I'll give you back your padded coat."

After speaking, the corners of his mouth couldn't help curling down, and his eyes suddenly became blurred again.

Lu Yunchuan was startled when he heard the words, then took the things in Cen Ning's hands, ignored Cen Ning's resistance and carried him back to the kang, then turned around and closed the door.

After standing barefoot for a while, Cen Ning's body was cold, Lu Yunchuan wrapped him in a quilt, and stuffed Cen Ning's cold feet into his underwear to stick to his lower abdomen.

Cen Ning raised his feet to struggle, but he pressed Cen Ning's feet firmly with his big palms. Seeing Cen Ning's eyes flushed, it was the first time that he hated himself so much for being an elm-headed gourd, and he couldn't say a few deceptive words.

He held the hot water beside him in his hand, trying to explain in a hoarse voice: "I...I don't want those two cotton padded clothes, I'm... for Chinese New Year, and I want you to wear new clothes."

Only then did Cen Ning look up at Lu Yunchuan, and he wiped his face with his elbow, his voice trembling: "But I have clothes to wear, and I want you to wear them!"

As soon as the words fell, the tears filled up again.

"Yes yes yes, I know." The palm was warmed by the temperature of hot water, Lu Yunchuan raised his hand to caress Cen Ning's tear-stained eyelashes, "It was because I couldn't turn my head just now, I couldn't speak, and it made you angry gone."

"I'm not angry." Cen Ning whispered in a crying voice, "I thought you were angry when you went out."

Lu Yunchuan hurriedly said: "Why would I be angry with you? You just sat in your underwear for a while, I was afraid you would catch a cold, so I brought you a cup of hot water."

He said and handed over the hot water in his hand: "It's not hot anymore, take a few sips first to drive away the cold."

Cen Ning looked at Lu Yunchuan for a while, sniffed and lowered his head to drink half a bowl, then shook his head again, indicating that he didn't want it.

Lu Yunchuan put the bowl on the table at the end of the kang, and lay back on the bedding with his arms around Cen Ning.

There is only a small wick left in the oil lamp, and there is a dim yellow light in the corner of the wall.

Covered by the thick quilt, Cen Ning followed Lu Yunchuan's strength and lay back in his arms. His temper had passed, and he muttered in a low voice, "Then, are you willing to wear that padded coat now?"

"Wear it!" Lu Yunchuan held Cen Ning's hand and explained: "Ning'er, I'm not unwilling to wear it. I'm not too happy with the clothes you made for me. How could I not want to wear them?"

"I know." Cen Ning lowered his eyebrows and said in a low voice, "I was a little anxious just now, that's why I said that. I understand what you mean."

He was wronged just now because he felt that Lu Yunchuan didn't cherish his heart, but now that he thinks about it clearly, it is because Lu Yunchuan cherishes him so much that he only asks him for everything. He wants to wear a new winter coat on him, even if it is his own. The cotton coat has been torn to the point of freezing.

Thinking of the night when they just got married, a tall man Lu Yunchuan was at a loss in front of him, rubbing his hands in embarrassment and saying that he would not let him live a hard life with him, Cen Ning suddenly felt a pain in his heart.

He moved closer to Lu Yunchuan, put his palm on Lu Yunchuan's heart, and whispered in this quiet night: "I understand that you love me because I am your husband. But...you are my husband-in-law, can't I Do you feel sorry for you? Just like you, wearing that cotton coat on you makes me feel warmer than wearing it on me. "

The world was spinning, and Cen Ning was almost strangled by Lu Yunchuan.

But not only did he not struggle, Ren Lu Yunchuan held him tightly in his arms, and raised his arms around Lu Yunchuan's neck, bringing the two closer.

"Ning'er..." Lu Yunchuan opened and closed his mouth, and in the end he only called out Cen Ning's name in a hoarse voice.

Cen Ning raised the corner of his mouth and closed his eyes.

The wick of the oil lamp was burned out, the room was pitch black, the cold wind blew against the window lintel, but the hearts of the two people in the room who were close to each other were extremely hot.

It seems that Lu Yunchuan only knows how to love others, but not how to be loved. Fortunately, there is Cen Ning, just like the teenage Lu Yunchuan chewed the scorched pig intestines and looked at the moon and hoped that his husband would love him I feel sorry for him.

After the beginning of winter, the breath is cold, and the wind hurts the face.

Cen Ning opened his eyes, the room was still dark, the wind outside was blowing loudly, and he could feel the chill just by hearing the sound, as if it was blowing on his body.

He was still sleepy, subconsciously shrank into the bed, wrapped his slightly cold legs and feet around Lu Yunchuan, Lu Yunchuan was very angry, and his body was warm.

Lu Yunchuan was awakened by this movement, hugged Cen Ning a little tighter, and said in a hoarse voice, "It's still dark, the rooster hasn't crowed yet, go to sleep."

"Yeah." Cen Ning replied in a daze, "It's winter, and the dawn is getting later and later."

His voice became softer and softer, and after he finished speaking, he fell asleep on Lu Yunchuan's shoulder again.

Lu Yunchuan hugged Cen Ning with one arm, and stretched out the other hand to stuff the cotton-padded clothes and trousers of the two of them into the bed, so that when he got up and put on clothes later, he would be warm and not freeze.

The two of them lay down for another half an hour, and the rooster outside had already crowed twice.

"We have to get up and look at the chickens. It's cold, so we need to pile up the chicken coops to keep them warm, so as not to freeze the chickens to death." Cen Ning pushed Lu Yunchuan to get up.

After getting dressed, Cen Ning tidied up the bedding and removed the quilt sheet underneath.

Lu Yunchuan was wearing a new cotton-padded coat, and he was very energetic, but now he was rubbing his hands, looking embarrassed, and said in a muffled voice, "The water is cold, I'll wash it."

"I boiled water to wash, and I happened to burn firewood to dry." Cen Ning walked out with the sheets in his arms, and Lu Yunchuan followed behind and touched the tip of his nose.

Pushing open the door, the genius was numb and bright, and the cold wind was coming. Cen Ning ran into the kitchen shivering: "It's been so cold since the beginning of winter, there are probably a few heavy snowfalls this year."

"It's snowing heavily, chop more firewood before it snows, and go to the town after the winter fair opens in two days, and feel at ease when it's sold out earlier," Lu Yunchuan said.

The auspicious snow heralds a good year, and the peasants feel rare when they see the snow. The sooner it falls, the better the harvest in the next year will be.

But it is not safe to walk on mountain roads after snowfall, so I have to sell the things that should be sold before the snow falls, and the family's New Year's goods have to be bought in the town.

After boiling water and washing, Lu Yunchuan went to the chicken coop behind to feed the chickens. It was cold and the chicken coop had to be tidied up again, fearing that the chickens would freeze.

A thick layer of straw was spread in the chicken coop, and Lu Yunchuan used corn stalks to surround it tightly, preventing any wind from blowing in.

I also feed more food, and the New Year's Eve is approaching, hoping that the chickens at home can lay a few more eggs.

Cen Ning put the rice into the pot to cook the porridge, and steamed a few steamed buns. While the porridge was cooking, he brought hot water from the kitchen to wash the sheets. The sheets were actually not very dirty, but after all he had done such a thing, he felt That thing was very fishy, ​​and every time I got up the next day, I had to remove the pad and wash it again.

After washing the quilt, it was dawn, and the porridge in the pot was ready, and the two of them drank porridge and ate steamed buns with side dishes.

After dinner, Cen Ning followed Lu Yunchuan to the granary to collect firewood. The granary was huge, and Cen Ning's vegetables only took up a small space, and the rest was filled with firewood, and there were some in the yard outside.

Lu Yunchuan was quick to do things, and the bundles of firewood were neatly piled up: "We keep the firewood and corn stalks in the corner for cooking at home, and I will sell the rest in the town."

He pointed it out to Cen Ning.

"Firewood sells quickly in winter. If so many loads go to the town, they can be sold out in two days. I will take advantage of these two days to chop more. This year's Chinese New Year, the family can buy more New Year's goods."

Cen Ning nodded with a smile, and asked, "Chop more?"

Lu Yunchuan understood, and said honestly: "I still come back for lunch at noon."