The next day, just after Yan Mu finished washing, he found that Yu Yuan was already studying.
The morning sun shone on his face, his perfect profile was against the light, and he was as handsome as a man descended from heaven.
Yan Mu could even see the tiny golden fluff on Yu Yuan's face.
The boy's complexion has improved a lot after these days of recuperation, and his body is no longer so weak.
He bowed his head and carried the book on his back, and he was still weaving something in his hands.
"It's so early, when did you wake up?" Yan Mu asked.
"Just woke up."
Yu Yuan looked like a frightened rabbit, he suddenly raised his head from the book, and quickly hid the thing in his hand in his sleeve.
Yu Yuan hid too quickly, Yan Mu could only see a colorful phantom.
He carefully wrapped the book in cloth and put it on a high place, then poured Yan Mu a glass of water.
Yan Mu took the water and said, "You don't have to do this, if you accidentally break it, let's just buy another copy."
Yu Yuan shook his head, looked at Yan Mu seriously: "It's different."
That overly handsome face looked so handsome when he was serious, Yan Mu's heart stopped beating when he saw it.
"Why is it different?" She pretended to drink water to hide her embarrassment.
"...Because you gave it to me." Yu Yuan lowered his eyes and spoke in a very low voice.
"what?"
Yan Mu didn't hear clearly, she was about to ask in detail, but she saw Father Yan coming over with a bunch of zong leaves.
"Make zongzi!"
Father Yan bought enough glutinous rice and fresh meat yesterday, so he is very happy today.
The manuscript fee has greatly improved the life of the family of three, at least they don't have to eat yellow rice balls all the time now.
Yan Mu looked at the white glutinous rice and the sweet rice fragrance, and swallowed saliva in a hopeless way.
Since crossing over, she hasn't eaten rice for a long time.
Together with Yu Yuan, she stepped forward to help, and in a short while the things to make the zongzi were ready.
Being so busy, Yan Mu also forgot the little episode just now.
Yan Mu is clumsy, and always leaks rice when making zongzi.
Father Yan said that she wasted good things, so he drove Yan Mu aside to watch.
Yan Mu rested his chin and watched Yu Yuan concentrate on making zongzi.
Yu Yuan and her are completely two extremes.
The young man's expression was focused, and the green zong leaves were held in his hands, twisted and folded into a small bowl shape.
Then scoop in a spoonful of mixed glutinous rice, put a piece of fresh meat on it, and tie it up with straw.
That's it for the small and exquisite zongzi.
Obviously it looks very simple, but Yan Mu just can't learn it.
She looked depressedly at the zongzi getting higher and higher, and enviously said to Yu Yuan, "You are so skillful."
But Father Yan came to make up for it: "You are so stupid, what if you can't get married in the future?"
Yan Mu had never thought about this question, and his face suddenly became uncomfortable.
When Yu Yuan heard this, his movements froze.
He lowered his head, his forehead hair drooping, covering the obscure look in his eyes.
get married...
Even though Yu Yuan didn't want to admit it, Yan Mu was already sixteen.
There are many girls in the village who get married at sixteen.
It's just that because of Yan Mu's poor health, no one came to propose marriage.
But one day, Yan Mu will also marry.
Yan Mu will become someone else's bride and show such a warm smile to others.
Unconsciously, the fingertips pressed hard, and the nails unknowingly pierced the zong leaves, and the glutinous rice leaked out of the table.
"ah."
Yan Mu didn't notice that the glutinous rice had leaked out, and thought he had touched some bug, so he almost jumped up.
"Sorry." Yu Yuan put down the zongzi expressionlessly.
He quietly picked up the cloth and collected the glutinous rice scattered on the table.
Yu Yuan seemed a little unhappy
Yan Mu didn't know why.
"Yu Yuan." Yan Mu said softly.
Yu Yuan raised his eyelids and glanced at her, then quickly lowered his head and continued to wipe the table.
Sure enough, I was a little unhappy.
Yan Mu thought to himself.
"Yu Yuan." She made persistent efforts and continued to ask, "Are you greedy for rice dumplings?"
"..."
Yu Yuan put down the zongzi in his hand, pursed his lips and looked at her.
The girl's eyes were clear and clear, and Yu Yuan suddenly felt powerless as if he had punched cotton.
He sighed, nodded against his will and said, "Yes, I'm hungry."
Hearing this, Yan Mu showed a "sure enough" smile, and took the plate of rice dumplings to cook.
Yu Yuan looked at Yan Mu's back silently, took out the things he had just knitted and looked at it for a long time.
Like being unable to make up his mind, or because of timidity.
In short, Yu Yuan silently stuffed it back into his sleeve.
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Yan Mu hasn't eaten rice for a long time, and the rice dumpling is very hungry.
There was still a pot in the kitchen, and Yan's father was guarding the kitchen. He was afraid that Yan Mu would not be able to digest it after eating too much, so he specifically asked Yu Yuan to keep an eye on Yan Mu and not to steal it.
Yan Mu couldn't take it anymore, she looked left and right, and when Yu Yuan wasn't paying attention, she wanted to secretly pick up a zongzi.
As soon as the troublesome little hand stretched out, she was jumped up by the scorching heat of the zongzi.
"Hot hot!"
Yan Mu's body is extremely afraid of pain, just like this, she was directly scalded to tears.
Yu Yuan was startled, and hurriedly checked Yan Mu's injuries.
Yan Mu felt the pain, and subconsciously put his finger in his mouth.
"Let me see." Yu Yuan frowned.
The girl looked at Yu Yuan with teary eyes, and obediently passed her hand over.
Yan Mu's fingers are slender, and her skin is fair and tender.
The pink nails on the fingers are like petals, small and cute.
But only the index finger, because it was just taken out of the mouth, was stained with a layer of water color.
Yu Yuan's eyes darkened slightly, and he squeezed Yan Mu's hand slightly.
"Yu Yuan?" The girl's eyes were dim with tears.
Yu Yuan raised his head, his eyes swept over the girl's slightly parted red lips.
My heart beat inexplicably faster.
Yu Yuan lowered his eyes, settled his mind, and then took Yan Mu's hand smoothly.
Before Yan Mu could react, Yu Yuan's fingers domineeringly occupied hers, interlocking her fingers with an undeniable momentum.
The boy's hands were covered with a thin layer of calluses, which felt a little rough to the touch, but they felt unexpectedly secure.
Yan Mu inexplicably had the feeling that his son had grown up.
She felt very relieved.
"No bubbles, just a little red, I'll get you a basin of well water to soak." Yu Yuan said nonchalantly.
"Okay." Yan Mu nodded obediently, and let Yu Yuan pull her to soak in water.
Seeing that the girl did not show obvious rejection, Yu Yuan was secretly relieved.
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When Father Yan brought out the second plate of zongzi, the first plate was almost cold.
"Yu Yuan, Yan Mu didn't steal it, did he?" Father Yan asked casually.
Yan Mu froze when he heard this, and looked at Yu Yuan for help.
Yu Yuan pretended to be reminiscing, peeling the zongzi in his hand, just pretending that he didn't see Yan Mu's eyes.
After realizing that Yan Mu's eyes were getting hotter and hotter, Yu Yuan said slowly: "No."
Yan Mu heaved a sigh of relief, then glared at Yu Yuan.
The corners of Yu Yuan's mouth curled into an invisible arc, and then he put the freshly peeled zongzi into Yan Mu's bowl.
Seeing Yu Yuan's thoughtful service, Yan Mu immediately lost his temper.
She picked up the chopsticks and began to eat in small bites.
Father Yan nodded in satisfaction, and said, "I put a salted egg yolk in the rice dumpling, let's see who can eat it."
"I heard that those who eat it will have good luck for the next year." Father Yan added.
Before the words finished, Yan Mu let out a "huh".
She raised her chopsticks, only to see a yellow salted egg yolk sticking out of the tip of the chopsticks.
As if he didn't expect to be eaten so soon, Father Yan's expression was a little confused.
But Yu Yuan, he just raised his eyelids and continued to peel the rice dumplings.
The zongzi he peeled this time was given to Father Yan, and then he began to peel his own zongzi.
Father Yan scratched his head and thanked Yu Yuan.
"Girl, hurry up and eat the salted egg yolk, it's a good omen." Father Yan said while eating the zongzi.
Yan Mu thought for a while, then took the chopsticks and divided the salted egg yolk into three parts.
Then it was distributed to Yu Yuan and Father Yan.
"Let's eat together." The girl smiled.
"Silly girl." Father Yan happily ate the egg yolk in one bite.
Yu Yuan touched the things in his sleeves involuntarily, seeing that Yan Mu had eaten the egg yolk, he moved his chopsticks accordingly.
Although Yan Mu was greedy, he had a bad stomach and couldn't eat more, so he only ate one.
After she finished eating her own, she could only watch Yu Yuan and Father Yan eat.
Yu Yuan couldn't stand being watched by her, so taking advantage of Yan's father not paying attention, he put another piece of lean meat from rice dumplings in Yan Mu's bowl.
Yan Mu ate it in a hurry.
She ate with a happy face, Yu Yuan watched from the side, and also felt better.
Seeing Yan Mu finished eating, Yu Yuan touched the things in his sleeve, hesitated again and again, and finally said in a low voice: "... I want to give you something."
The author has something to say:
Yan Xiaomu's brain circuit is never in line with Yu Yuan... orz
Long live the salty rice dumplings! ! !
I'm guilty, these chapters of the Dragon Boat Festival special, I originally wanted to release them on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, so as to have a linkage or something. In the end, because the writing was too slow, I was dragged to the present... I am guilty, and I make a deep confession. (tiger tears.jpg)