The happy life of a silly secretary

Chapter 63
Zhang Xiaoxue filled the trunk of the jeep with things, almost wanted to move all the food and clothing back home, and brought all the daily necessities of Liu Zizheng, including water glasses, lunch boxes, chopsticks and other things , plus the gifts that Liu Zizheng prepared for his family, the trunk couldn't fit in, so Zhang Xiaoxue packed the rest and carried it on his back.In the car, Zhang Xiaoxue made a more detailed statement to Liu Zizheng about the harsh conditions at home, and must lower his expectations. The last sentence was "It's not a place for civilized people anyway." "Then we two will become monsters when we come back Already? Haha." From yesterday to now, Liu Zizheng let out his first hearty laugh.

After getting off the expressway, passing through the urban area, and walking into the town, the road becomes narrower and the road condition becomes worse and worse.When patches of farmland and hills stretched in front of us, the car entered a dirt road under the command of the navigator, and the car became more bumpy. The undulating trail could only accommodate one car, and Zhang Xiaoxue was also jolted awake.It's really tiring to drive for several hours.Looking around, the hills on both sides of the road have exposed spines, adding to the desolation of winter, the wheat in the farmland has been beaten livid by frost, and the frost-cracked ground is tearing apart the wide-mouthed vehicles that are watching the past.In the slightly higher part of the middle of the rut, pieces of cow and horse dung covered with hoarfrost can be seen from time to time.

The path was blocked by patches of wheat fields and soil slopes, and they couldn't see the end. After turning one after another, they finally saw a piece of flat land and the direction in which the path extended.A small river ran across the path ahead, between the wheat fields.The river was frozen solid, the color of the water was dark gray, and plastic bags, garbage and other sundries could be seen by the river.

"When we were young, we used to catch fish and loaches in this river. The loaches were slippery, and they slid in after we caught them. But now the water is smelly in summer. I heard that no one dares to eat the fish and shrimp here. "

"Next to the river, why can't you swim?"

"Only boys swim in the river." The girls in their village played by the river, and the boys would take off their clothes and go swimming. However, one year they drowned, and it was said that their whole body was swollen, which was quite scary.The only son in the family is gone. For more than ten years, I haven't seen the smiling faces of that family. Since then, there have been a lot fewer people swimming in the river.

A horse-drawn carriage was slowly approaching, Xiao Li was a little embarrassed, there was only one car on this road, how could he know how to drive?Fortunately, just as he was hesitating, the carriage in front had already stopped, and stopped against the wheat field on the side of the road. One of the wheels had already entered the wheat field. The uncle who was driving the horse tried his best to hold the horse's head so that it wouldn't move around.

The car slowly passed by, leaving the road aside. Zhang Xiaoxue saw that the manure on the uncle's carriage was still emitting white smoke. It should be that the manure was pulled to the edge of the field during the slack season to prepare for spring plowing.

"It's still simple in the country. If it's in the city, the two cars won't give way to each other, so it must be delayed for a long time." Xiao Li said with a smile.

"Hehe, they are all used to it. If they don't let it go, they will delay things, and no one can afford to delay it during the busy farming season." Zhang Xiaoxue said with a smile.

Liu Zizheng looked at the scenery outside the window all the way, and then looked at the dark-faced, skinny old man, he was really surprised.Looking at Zhang Xiaoxue's ruddy and fair face and those big watery eyes, he not only lamented that it is a miracle that this poor land can raise such a handsome daughter-in-law as his own.

They didn't get home until after 2 o'clock in the afternoon and drove for nearly 10 hours.When the car arrived in front of the house, relatives and neighbors were already crowded in front of the house's newly painted street, surrounding Zhang Xiaoxue's parents. Zhang Xiaoxue was frightened by the crowd and even forgot to get out of the car.Xiao Li got out of the car first, and Zhang Xiaoxue just remembered to get out of the car. At this time, Liu Zizheng also got out of the car.Everyone saw that there were two men coming down, and the crowd who were waiting quietly became agitated, "Which one is it? Xiao Xueniang, which one is your son-in-law?" The woman standing next to Wang Xiuying couldn't help asking.Questions of varying voices also came from the crowd. After getting off the car, Zhang Xiaoxue called out to her parents, smiled at the villagers, and led Liu Zizheng home with embarrassment.

Rural people like to watch the excitement. Some people watch the engagement and marriage, some people watch the old people's birthday banquet, and some people watch the dead people mourning and funeral.As usual, looking at the son-in-law makes the young daughter-in-law enjoy it even more. After watching it, in less than a half day, the son-in-law is tall, fat, handsome, ugly, rich or not, black and white, polite and rude, etc., will come from the village. From the east end to the west end of the village, everyone knows about it at night.Zhang Xiaoxue and Liu Zizheng talked about the precautions along the way, so why did they forget to see their son-in-law?Unexpectedly, when he got out of the car, he was surrounded by crowds. He didn't know if he was used to it. He looked up at Liu Zizheng's calm face beside him. What is a leader?What is someone who has seen the big scene?Everyone was calm and calm, and Zhang Xiaoxue's hanging heart was half relieved.But thinking that Liu Zizheng would become someone's after-dinner talking point and being judged, she felt very upset.Liu Zizheng looked at the curious faces like looking at potatoes. He didn't pay much attention to them. He didn't expect that the potatoes behind him would follow him into the gate. Following Zhang Xiaoxue into a courtyard, he saw five people in the main house. There are two slab rooms, and one is added on the roof, which is one and a half floors.This is the standard housing style in this area. There are several small side houses on the east side of the courtyard. There are cement stairs between the side rooms and the main house to reach the roof.The ground of the courtyard is paved with bricks. Although it is not very smooth, it is still clean.There is a big pot in the yard, surrounded by several people, and there are pots, chopping boards and other things around it, probably for cooking.

Zhang Xiaoxue and Liu Zizheng were led into a large room in the middle. The room was both a living room and a bedroom, because there were two large tables inside, where a banquet was held, and inside was a big kang.Inside, there is a door near the corner, and there is another room, which is Zhang Xiaoxue's boudoir.

In view of the many people following behind, Zhang Xiaoxue did not enter her room, but sat on the big kang in the main room, and then introduced her family members one by one.

Liu Zizheng called "Mom and Dad", and for the first time took a closer look at his father-in-law and mother-in-law in front of him.The mother-in-law is tall, standing taller than the father-in-law. Although her skin has many wrinkles, it is still fairer than that of her peers. Her eyes are slender, and she is smart and capable at first glance.The father-in-law's face was dark, with deep wrinkles on his neck and forehead, his cheekbones were high, he looked thin, and his mouth was taciturn, but his eyes were clear and bright that did not match his age.There is nothing outstanding about the appearance of the two old people, it can be seen that his girl has inherited all the essence of the two people.

"Sister, brother-in-law, you are finally back. Parents have been talking about it for half a month, and they finally look forward to you coming back."

It was the first time Zhang Xiaoxue saw this sister-in-law with a puffy stomach. She was about the same size as herself, with a dark complexion, and she was not badly tall. She spoke quickly and was shrewd.She felt that her honest brother might not be able to hold this woman.

Perhaps because of the language barrier, or because he was intimidated by Liu Zizheng's dress and majesty, the local custom of messing with son-in-law was not well utilized.Zhang Xiaoxue remembers that when she was a child, she often watched people mess with her son-in-law, and the son-in-law would be teased in various ways. Once, she even saw a son-in-law being touched with black shoe polish.Looking at the crowd leaving angrily, Zhang Xiaoxue snickered, this master treats these onlookers as carrots and cabbages, with a serious face, who would dare to joke with him?

When the crowd had dispersed, Zhang Xiaoxue dragged Liu Zizheng to her boudoir.Liu Zizheng went in and took a look. The room was very small. After a single bed was accommodated, there was only a small desk left.The sheets are made of small pink florals, there is a small lamp on the desk, a few books are placed, and there is a small cabinet in the corner.The whole room is simple and clean, and there is a picture of Lin Zhiying's idol hanging on the wall. His girl likes this type, childish!But Liu Zizheng didn't say it out, who hasn't experienced the madness of a teenage kid.The sound insulation of the room is very poor, and the noisy voices outside can be heard clearly.

Zhang Xiaoxue took out the lunch box and chopsticks from the luggage, and said, "How about it? I'm right, poor and dirty." Zhang Xiaoxue sat the standing Liu Zizheng on his small bed, "You're hungry, I'll give it to you first." Get something to eat and wait for me." Zhang Xiaoxue was about to leave after speaking. "Let's go together." Liu Zizheng stood up and wanted to go out.

"No, in our place, men will be laughed at when they enter the kitchen. You should clean up here for a while."

In fact, Zhang Xiaoxue didn't want Liu Zizheng to see her kitchen, and she probably wouldn't be able to eat anything after seeing it.

The hot stewed eggs filled two large lunch boxes. The eggs were very tender, and some leeks, egg yolks, and leek greens were added, which looked very good.

"It tastes good, what's it called?" Liu Zizheng said after taking a sip.

"This is my original creation, egg and leek soup, especially suitable for eating in winter, I'm freezing cold, are you cold? I also brought you a small down jacket."

"It's okay now, no need to add, this soup is delicious, I will eat it often in the future."

"Hey, you can't eat this often..." Then Zhang Xiaoxue whispered to Liu Zizheng.

"Then I have to eat it more often." Liu Zizheng smiled strangely.

"Well... this one, I don't think you need it." Zhang Xiaoxue said with a serious and serious face, but she was slandering in her heart.

"What are you thinking about?" Liu Zizheng looked at Zhang Xiaoxue's wide-eyed eyes and wondered what was going on in his mind, and pinched her small nose along the way.

"Oh? I didn't think about anything." Zhang Xiaoxue immediately came to his senses.

Liu Zizheng lay on his stomach and whispered in Zhang Xiaoxue's ear for a while.

Zhang Xiaoxue's face was flushed, and she said, "What nonsense! Eat, eat!" The voice in the front was soft, and the voice in the back was loud.

Liu Zizheng finished a large lunch box of egg and leek soup, put the lunch box on the table, and lay casually on Zhang Xiaoxue's small bed.The two of them chatted one after another, usually the way Liu Zizheng asked Zhang Xiaoxue when he was a child.Zhang Xiaoxue talked a lot about her childhood, elementary school, and middle school, leaving her many good or bad memories on this land.She took out the photos of herself from childhood to adulthood from the drawer, "Is it you who is so ugly?" Liu Zizheng said deliberately looking at the photos.

(End of this chapter)