Tang Xuan hid under the quilt for a while, and asked Ji Yang to bring her another warm base layer to put on, then lifted the quilt and went downstairs.
Ji's father came back, he walked very slowly, his face was deeply wrinkled, and his whole body was a little dark. I heard that he used to do coolies on the construction site, but later he was injured in an accident, and his legs and feet were not very convenient.
"Hello, Uncle." Tang Xuan greeted first.
"It's cold down here, let's go up." Ji's father looked at her with satisfaction in his eyes, and said a few words in a rare good mood.
"I'm going to see what my aunt is doing." Tang Xuan didn't want to give them the impression that she was lazy.
"Fucking can handle it." Although Ji's father said so, the satisfaction in his eyes was even greater.
In the kitchen.
Ji's mother had already cooked and was lighting the fire. Seeing her coming in, she hurriedly said, "I don't need your help here, why don't you go out and sit? Let's chat and we'll be fine in a while."
Tang Xuan started to fight with her while laughing and chatting with her.
Chatting with people is her strong point, and she meets all kinds of customers, which is much more difficult than this.
"There's no reason to ask you to cook." Ji's mother called Ji Yang after speaking.
The other party came over in response, looked at Tang Xuan and smiled, "Mom, just sit down, you can enjoy the fire while sitting next to her, she hasn't gotten used to the cold weather yet."
Ji's mother is gentle and gentle, so she didn't let her go out again. Instead, she cared about her and took a small bench to let her sit closer to the fire source.
Tang Xuan's task became to add firewood to it. After a while, Ji Yang moved a stool and sat next to her, and occasionally handed out food to Ji's mother.
Originally, Ji's mother was cooking alone, but there were three people crowded in the small kitchen, and laughter came from time to time.
In the end, even Ji's father came in and listened to a few people talking.
The night gradually darkened, and the aroma of food came out.
Braised diced chicken, fried beans with minced meat, fried shredded radish with lotus root, fried cabbage, fried egg with chopped green onion, and a tofu soup.
A few home-cooked dishes are enough for four people to eat.
In the living room, the dishes were already on the table, and Tang Xuan had set up the stools, but the lights in the room were dim and dim.
She did feel a little uncomfortable.
This feeling is like roadside lights. It's not time for a walk. She still likes a brighter environment.
Although I thought so in my heart, I couldn't say it, Ji Yang seemed to know what she was thinking, "Mom, is the light bulb broken?"
"We have light bulbs, look at my brain, I forgot if I haven't changed them all the time." Mother Ji said and walked to her room.
Her Ji father's room is on the first floor, next to the kitchen.
"I'm going to get a ladder and change the light bulb." Ji Yang said and strode upstairs to the warehouse.
Tang Xuan stood where she was, looking at Ji's father who was sitting there, who seemed to be depressed and helpless again.
Thinking about it, the sudden injury made it difficult for him to move. This kind of thing he did in the past, but now he can't do it.
For a moment, she didn't know how to comfort her, and she didn't dare to speak rashly.
Ji Yang took down the ladder and took the light bulb from Ji's mother. Tang Xuan walked over to hold the ladder, and he replaced the light bulb in two or three strokes.
Turn on the light again, and the room is bright.
"If the light bulb is broken, you should change it in time, otherwise it will be bad for your eyes." Ji Yang put the replaced light bulb in a good place, and then threw it into the trash can.
"Mom knows." Mother Ji smiled and looked at Tang Xuan, "Is Xuanxuan hungry? Sit down and eat."
"Auntie, you sit too." Tang Xuan said to her.
Ji's mother beamed, urging Ji Yang to add coal balls to the stove, and then pushed the stove to Tang Xuan's side.
In today's society where electric stove heaters are commonly used, Ji's stove must have been used for more than ten years. It is made of stone mud and has a layer of rusty iron on the outside.
Put the briquettes in the stove to generate heat for heating.
"No need, I'm not cold." Tang Xuan repeatedly refused, "Just let you and uncle go."
"We're all used to this weather. If you catch a cold, you won't get better. We're all a family. I know you need it." Ji Yang dragged towards her.
Tang Xuan was embarrassed and couldn't talk about him.
Ji's mother knew that she was embarrassed, so she didn't smile, but instead served her a meal, "Let's eat first, eat more."
"Thank you, Auntie." She took it.
Ji's father is a serious person, and he speaks very well, but he will change the meat and put it in front of her when eating.
"Xiaoyang, why have you lost so much weight? Eat more, is it because you have worked too hard?" Ji's mother looked at Ji Yang, her fleshy face was gone, but her heart ached, and she continued, "New Year's Eve Eat some meat and get back fat."
"Cough, cough, cough." Ji Yang almost choked on half of his meal, picked up a piece of meat for Tang Xuan, and looked at Ji's mother, "Mom, do you know how hard it took me to lose weight? I can't get back fat, I'm not as good as now." Were you handsome before?"
"No, it's like a bamboo pole now, eat more meat." Ji's mother denied it without thinking, with a look of disgust.
"What bamboo pole? It's too exaggerated." Ji Yang was dissatisfied.
"Young people like to mess around." Ji's father also had a straight face, with a preaching tone, "make some tricks."
"Okay, I won't say anything." Ji Yang shut up.
"Don't listen to his nonsense, Xuanxuan, let's eat more, it's a blessing to be able to eat, how can we be so particular?" Ji Mu said, took the spoon aside, and filled Tang Xuan with another spoonful of diced chicken.
"En." Tang Xuan nodded obediently.
The older generation does not worry as much as they do. In many cases, this generation is anxious because they think too much.
Halfway through the meal, Ji's father suddenly said, "The house at home hasn't been decorated yet, I'm afraid you don't like it, when you get married, it's up to you to decorate it in whatever style you want."
This is to explain the shabbyness of the room. After all, even the living room is just painted with white walls, which have turned yellow after a long time. The floor is only a cement floor with no tiles.
"Yes, we will be renovating after you get married in two years. If you come back to work, you can build a kitchen upstairs." Mother Ji said.
She knows that the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is tense now, and she has also thought about it. If she can eat together, she can eat together, and if she can't, she can separate, and each is comfortable.
"What kind of kitchen to build? The two of us still come back to work? Don't we just starve to death? The house will not be renovated for the time being. When we get married, we will consider taking you to the city, right Xuanxuan?" Ji Yang said, looking at Tang Xuan .
She was sipping food, and nodded when she heard the sound, "Yeah."
"Where are we going and what are we going to do? I won't go!" Ji's father already pulled his face and refused without hesitation.
Ji's mother quickly pulled him under the table, and said softly, "Your dad and I are used to staying here, we don't know the place where we live, and we need to take care of the crops at home."
They have no skills, Ji Yang can't buy a house in the city, and Tang Xuan lives in a house, if they go, what will others think
After all, I still don't want to be a burden to my son.
"How much can we sell for the corn we grow in a year? Xuanxuan and I want to get married next year, and the children will always need someone to take care of them. It costs 5,000 yuan a month to hire a nanny. I don't know if I will take care of them carefully. Now that an accident has happened Less." Ji Yang looked sad.
"Five thousand." Ji's mother gasped, her expression struggling, "Then...then Mom will take care of it then?"
I heard that big cities are very stressful. If Ji Yang goes to work alone, he wonders if he can support his family.
Tang Xuan's salary is not low, and she definitely doesn't want to be at home.
"What about dad? Don't worry about letting dad stay at home alone?" Ji Yang asked again.
Ji's mother's complexion suddenly collapsed, and she was extremely entangled. Ji's father fell several times in the past two years. If no one found out, something would happen. Moreover, this old man can't take care of himself.
"Send it back for us to raise." Ji Fumin's lips were tight, and his complexion was not very good. Now he also hates himself for being a burden.
"That… "
"Ji Yang, let's not discuss these issues now." Tang Xuan gently interrupted what he was going to say, and looked at the two of them, "Uncle and aunt, Ji Yang has no other intentions, both of us have to go to work, and he is also busy The matter of the branch company cannot be separated within a few years, the reason for saying this is also to let you enjoy the happiness, and I don't want you to work any longer."
Ji's mother's eyes were a little moist, and she looked at the promising son who looked at them.
The bottom of my heart is very powerless, it's because they are useless.
Ji's father was also a little moved, and he still tried to be brave, "We are all used to it, living in a high-rise building, I feel very aggrieved."
"Yeah." Tang Xuan continued to affirm that Ji Yang still wanted to speak, but she stopped her with a look, and she said again, "Ji Yang and I didn't consider what uncle and aunt thought, it's our fault, and we thought about it too early gone."
"I'm thinking about it, it's none of your business." Ji Yang interjected, and then changed the subject, "Let's not talk about it, and we haven't seen it yet."
In this way, the two of them naturally had a better impression of Tang Xuan, but seeing their son's temper, they felt a little worried.
The house still belonged to Tang Xuan, depending on the conditions of their family, what if they had an opinion and the matter failed
In a small county town, at Ji Yang's age, children who get married early are about to start a family, and he is still a bachelor.
It can be described as dying.
Ji's mother didn't dare to say more, so she could only persuade Tang Xuan to eat more food and chat with her about family affairs, being kind and enthusiastic.
She was naturally satisfied with Tang Xuan, her daughter-in-law. She had a high education, a decent job, and a house. They felt that they were out of reach, and even felt that they had wronged her.
The son has nothing but a car.
after dinner.
A family of four sat and chatted in the living room. The living room was empty without even a TV. After chatting for an hour, Ji's father and Ji's mother were about to go to bed.
Naturally, Ji Yang and Tang Xuan also went upstairs.
In a small county town, there are no entertainment facilities. It was only 8:30 in the evening. Looking out of the window, every household closed their doors, and some even turned off the lights and went to sleep.
How can there be any colorful neon lights? Looking over, it was pitch black.
The tallest building may not be more than five or six floors. If you want to visit a supermarket, you have to go to the city, which may not be as big as a small supermarket in the city.
"Xuanxuan."
"Huh?" She turned her head when she heard the sound, but Ji Yang was standing behind her, putting his arms around her waist, and his words were a little uneasy, "I don't know if you will get used to it, do you find it too boring?"
She thought about it and said with a smile, "It's just a little cold."
It's true that this place is relatively backward, much more backward than her hometown, but she doesn't feel disgusted at all.
"I don't have a heater yet, I'm afraid you will freeze, so let's buy one tomorrow." Ji Yang comforted her.
"Forget it, we'll be here for half a month." Tang Xuan hesitated, and hid in his arms.
"I need to use it next time. I'll buy one for my parents. The weather is getting colder and colder. I'm afraid they won't be able to bear it." Ji Yang hugged her and moved to the bedside, sighing, "It was said that the house needs to be renovated. , but Dad had an accident later, so he didn't have any income, so he didn't want to decorate it, so he didn't bring you back last year, because I was afraid that you would dislike him."
Speaking of last year, Tang Xuan was still a little sad. Ever since her father cheated her sister and her of a sum of money, she never went back.
She lived alone that year.
"Then if you bring me back this year, you won't be afraid that I'll dislike you?" She raised her head in his arms, slightly displeased.
"Didn't the proposal succeed this year? The feelings are a bit deeper. If you enter the door and see such a dilapidated house that has not yet been renovated, with black floors and red bricks, and the house is so desolate that you have nothing, you will say you broke up when you go back, yes." Isn't it right?" Ji Yang lowered his head and kissed her, the corners of his mouth curved up, "I dare not take risks."
Tang Xuan was amused by him, and said after a while, "Then I also feel disgusted now, there is nothing."
In fact, it doesn't matter in my hometown, just decorate it, and they don't live here. In the city, they have a caravan, and the pressure is not so great.
Hearing this, Ji Yang was startled, "Really?"
Tang Xuan nodded seriously, wanting to see his reaction.
"It's not that there is nothing. Didn't the branch open? Then the performance looks good now, and there will definitely be dividends in the future. My salary has also increased. I can afford you. The house in my hometown is not important. I will pay you in the future. You buy, buy a big house." He explained in a hurry, and promised, "Really, I'll buy it for you if you want, I'll buy you all the diamond rings, and I won't wrong you."
He spoke very sincerely, holding her hand, even a little pitifully.
"So you think I'm going to see your potential and wait for you, right?" Tang Xuan continued without waiting for him to reply, "Then you didn't have anything before."
Is she still there
Ji Yang realized what she meant, turned over and pressed her on the bed, bowed his head and gave a lingering kiss.
When they parted, Tang Xuan's lips were a little swollen, she looked at him and chuckled, and then looked at the ring on her right hand.
For him who is still heavily in debt, this is really expensive.
"Do you want to take a bath? There is no Yuba in the bathroom, it may be a bit cold, the hot water mother has boiled it, and there is no water heater." When Ji Yang said it, he was embarrassed, and always felt that he had wronged her.
Ji's home is equipped with solar energy, how can there be sun in winter
Tang Xuan still didn't expect this, but she could accept it.
Mother Ji prepared the bucket and towels for her, and the boiled water was placed on the stove that had just warmed up, boiling hot.
Ji Yang went down to carry it up, closed the door and window of the bathroom, and put hot water in, so that it would be warmer.
He helped her put her pajamas on the shelf, "I'll go to the bathroom below, don't wash for too long, be careful of catching a cold."
"Yeah." She nodded.
Ji Yang closed the door for her when she exited.
Tang Xuan looked at this small bathroom. On the second floor, only this bathroom and Ji Yang's room had been renovated, and this was the only one with tiles, otherwise it would be soaked in water and moldy.
The heat rises, and it's not too cold, but at the end of the wash, it's shivering from the cold, so I quickly put on my clothes and opened the door to make it even colder.
The bathroom is in the corner of the second floor, ten meters away from Ji Yang's room, and her teeth were chattering as she walked over.
Since there was no decoration, the balcony of the hall on the second floor was completely empty. When a gust of wind blew, Tang Xuan's whole face was wrinkled.
When he opened the door and saw Ji Yang on the bed, he threw himself on him.
The bed shook.
The quilt is very warm, he is a natural heater, he just burrows into his neck when he is hugged, and he gets goosebumps from her cold.
When the weather was cold, she felt cold when she touched the water.
He frowned tightly, wrapped her in the quilt, and hugged her, "I've never seen anyone like you, don't catch a cold, it's not too cold today, it will be even colder in a few days."
Tang Xuan tried her best to hide in his arms.
"Next time I go to a hotel to wash. The best hotel in the city has bathroom heaters and heaters, so it will be warmer." He sighed, took her hand, and put it in his palm to keep warm.
His body temperature would be higher in winter, and his hands and feet were warm, but she was very cold and even sneezed.
Tang Xuan shrank back into the bed.
Ji Yang couldn't laugh or cry.
At this time, the door was knocked twice, and Ji's mother's voice came, "Is Xuanxuan asleep?"
"No." Tang Xuan got up from the bed with a "crush", quickly responded, and got out of bed to open the door.
Ji Yang: "..."
"Is Auntie still asleep?" Tang Xuan opened the door, looked at Ji's mother at the door, and asked softly. The cool wind came again, and she couldn't help shivering.
"I forgot to give you some fruit just now. I thought you were going to bed late, so I brought it to you." Ji Mu replied with a smile.
"Mom, you came in and said, open the door, she's freezing to death." Ji Yang was extremely helpless.
"Then close the door and go to bed early." Ji's mother put down the plate, which contained a few figs and persimmons.
"Auntie also go to bed early."
"Okay." Mother Ji replied with a smile, "Close the door, it's really cold outside, don't let it cool you down."
"Um."
…
After Ji's mother left, Ji Yang waved to her, "Come on, isn't it cold
Tang Xuan looked at the plate of fruit, "Shall I have some?"
After all, it was specially sent by Ji's mother. It would be embarrassing to find out that she didn't eat tomorrow. After all, it was her heart.
"You still eat when it's so cold? Come up." Ji Yang pulled her to the bed, helped her put on the socks, and said in a calm voice, "It's cold at night, and you're not afraid of spoiling your stomach? If you want to eat, soak it in hot water for a while." Soak and eat, do you want to eat?"
"I'm cold, I don't want to brush my teeth anymore." Tang Xuan whispered more and more, she still had to go out, she didn't want to.
"Isn't that enough?"
"But Auntie... um..."
I didn't have a chance to say the following words, and I didn't dare to make too much noise, I was very ashamed.
the next day.
Before dawn, the sound of rooster crowing could be heard outside the window.
Tang Xuan moved under the quilt, her feet accidentally stared outside, and she shrank back in the cold, wrapping around Ji Yang's body.
After a while, there were also sparse voices from downstairs.
Ji's mother is quick and diligent. At this time, she has already gotten up to cook pig food and started to clean up the house.
It's far away from the city, and I don't buy breakfast, I cook it myself.
White light gradually appeared in the sky, Ji Mu brought breakfast to the table, went upstairs and knocked on the door, "Xuanxuan, Xiaoyang is up for breakfast."
Ji Yang slowly opened his eyes and responded, but Tang Xuan in his arms didn't respond at all.
Ji's mother said something again, she moved her eyelashes, hugged him tightly with both hands, and hid in his neck again, as if she was woken up.
Seeing that he wanted to laugh, he said towards the door, "Got it, mom, you can do your work first."
Ji's mother's footsteps were getting farther and farther away. He looked down at her and leaned into her ear, "Do you want to get up for breakfast?"
After a long while, Tang Xuan said in a daze, "I want to sleep, can you eat by yourself?"
She still knew how to comfort him when she fell asleep, she rubbed against his arms, then tilted her head and kissed his chin.
Ji Yang nodded, "Then I'm going to have breakfast with my parents, and you can sleep on it for a while."
After finishing speaking, he didn't move. Tang Xuan waited for a while, then opened her eyes. The sleepy bugs were scared away, and she was sober. "Are you going to get up and have breakfast? I don't want to be alone on it."
If so, how does Ji's father and Ji's mother think of her
"Get up, I'll take you for a walk around the city later." Ji Yang smiled and hugged her to sit up, leaned over and took the clothes next to her, rubbed her head affectionately, and kissed her.
"Wait a while, I'm still awake." She breathed a sigh of relief again, and leaned against him, lazily leaning in his arms, giving him all the weight of her body.
Anyway, he's still there, so there's no rush.
Ji Yang helped her dress, looking at the limp lump, the corners of his mouth became more and more curved, he couldn't help pinching her face, his eyes glowed with tenderness.