Neighbors are cute today too

Chapter 170 Being a Son-in-Law Is Not Easy (Subscribe)
With Li Xingruo staying in the kitchen with the excuse of helping with work, Lin Lu immediately felt a lot more relaxed.

It's not that he can't handle chatting with Uncle Li outside, it's just that he's a little frightened, afraid that he might say something wrong or not do well enough, thinking that there are still two or three days left in this relationship, Lin Lu's scalp tingles.

"Okay, it's none of your business, you can go out and have tea with my dad."

Li Xingruo took the big pot in his hand, put the chickens, ducks and geese inside on the cutting board, trimmed the corners skillfully with a knife, and then put the whole one in the pot to cook.

"Stop, Sister Xingruo, I'll slice ginger for you... Where is the ginger?"

"My mother is digging outside."

"...Then I'll peel the garlic for you!"

"I don't see you love peeling garlic so much at home?"

"Who said! I like peeling garlic the most!"

Seeing him wanting to stay by her side like this, if Li Xing is angry and funny, after all, it is her own home, she is [-] times calmer than Lin Lu, and the mood of the two of them at this moment is a bit like being in his house on weekdays It's like it's been switched over.

Lin Lu was standing next to the sink trying to peel the garlic, Li Xingruo suddenly leaned over, tiptoed and slapped him on the face.

Normally, he would have dared to hug her back and hug her back, but he didn't dare at this moment. Instead, he was startled by her sudden teasing, so he hurriedly looked outside the kitchen and helped her up. The pair of pretentious glasses on the bridge of the nose turned slightly red, and said in a low voice, "Sister Xingruo, what are you doing?! If Uncle Li and the others see me later, I'm done!"

"hey-hey……"

Seeing that he looked like a big girl with yellow flowers, Li Xingruo became more energetic, and really wanted to hug him tightly and knock him out.

"Aren't you like this in your house? Why don't you dare to come to my house?"

"How can this be the same! Uncle Li will chop me with a knife later!"

"It's okay, no one saw it anyway... Don't hide, stand over!"

"..."

Lin Lu couldn't do anything about her, his Adam's apple rolled twice, his heart was beating wildly, he didn't dare to make too much movement, let alone make a sound, so he had to swallow his anger and be pushed into the corner by her.

A slight movement outside the living room, or a sudden sound of a siren from the road in the distance, can make him lift his heart to his throat instantly like a frightened bird. Not to mention, this tense and exciting feeling is really exciting. Blame it.

It felt like it had been a long time, but in fact it was only a while. Li Xingruo finally let him go, as if he was full, he wiped the corners of his mouth contentedly, and went to wash the vegetables pretendingly.

She seems to be very courageous, but not too much, it's just to show the majesty of her sister, lest he dares to bully her, she dares too!

It feels so good to bring Lin Lu home. With her parents backing her up, she can do whatever she likes with him, but he doesn't dare to say a word.

"What did you just talk to my dad about?"

"It's nothing, just check the account normally, how do I know you, what do you usually do..."

"You didn't backstab me, did you say what I taught you?"

"said……"

Thinking back to Uncle Li's expression and reaction just now, Lin Lu was a little nervous to confirm with Li Xingruo: "Sister Xingruo, what do you think of your father's impression of me?"

"I don't know, it's also the first time I bring a boy to my door. How do you feel?"

"Probably... okay?"

"Well, there's probably nothing wrong with that. I don't know what my dad thinks of you, but I know my dad is just as nervous as you."

"Really or not, I can't tell."

"Because you're more nervous than my dad. Of course you can't tell. My mom and I can tell. No matter who comes to visit, my dad always sits on the sofa with his legs on the sofa. It's not like now. It’s like meeting the leader, sitting upright.”

Hearing what she said, Lin Lu felt a little more balanced. It would be too unfair if he was the only one in the family who was nervous.

"Then what did sister Xingruo talk to auntie just now?"

"What else can we talk about, talk about you."

"..."

Don't say it so easily, okay!Be considerate of the younger brother who became the center of the topic, hey!

"What's your impression of me, Auntie?"

"Well."

Li Xingruo frowned delicately, and Lin Lu's face tensed immediately.

Then her expression instantly eased again, Lin Lu froze for a moment before realizing that she was teasing him.

The young man became angry from embarrassment, why didn't he usually find that Sister Xingruo was so naughty?Don't let him take the chance, or she will have to beg for mercy!
"Sister Xingruo, tell me!"

"Oh, there's nothing to say. Anyway, it's just like that. When we first met, you didn't even eat. You still want my parents to praise you, but I can see that they have your current impression. They're all pretty good, my mother said you look really good, but you don't look like you're 20 years old."

"...Is it obvious that I am 19 years old!"

"That's not true. My mother looked horizontally and vertically, and thought you were about the same age as me."

"Do you think I look old?"

"It has nothing to do with your appearance. What I mean is, she thinks you are quite mature, and you are quite reliable when you talk and do things. Let me tell you, my mother can read faces!"

"Huh? Is it the phase born from the heart?"

"That's right, she learned from an older cousin of mine before, and she is very good at reading people, so this time I must come to have a look."

"Then what do I look like?"

"If you have a clear appearance, you will be rich and honored for a lifetime. You have beautiful eyebrows, a stable personality, a good temperament, a straight and high nose, a sense of responsibility, and you are very reliable. Your face is square and round, and your personality is gentle and loving."

Hearing what Li Xingruo said, Lin Lu straightened up a little.

"Auntie is really good at seeing people."

"... A few casual compliments to you will make your tail go up to the sky?"

Lin Lu heaved a sigh of relief. If his aunt really praised him that much, he didn't have to worry too much about his aunt. After all, people who know how to look at faces are more willing to believe what they can see from their faces, so they can't say Be superstitious, there is also a certain scientific basis for psychological analysis.

The two were chatting, when they heard footsteps coming from outside the kitchen, they quickly kept silent, stood up reservedly, and each of them was busy washing vegetables in a sink.

"Auntie." Lin Lu hurriedly greeted Chen Yingping who came in.

"Xiao Lin, are you hungry?" Chen Yingping also asked with a friendly smile. She was holding another basin, which contained peeled ginger and other ingredients.

"Not hungry, we came back after breakfast!"

"Young people nowadays are really tall." Chen Yingping stood beside him and made a comparison. She was a little shorter than the girl, and when looking at Lin Lu, she had to look up at him.

"I usually do sports, play basketball, and play badminton with Xing Ruo on weekends." Lin Lu smiled.

"That's good. Xiao Ruo is a big slob. She usually doesn't listen to her being told to exercise more and drink more water. She also knows how to play badminton. We used to play badminton outside the gate. Hey, she still hates me now. Can hit!"

"Is Auntie busy opening a shop?"

"It doesn't matter if you're busy or not. They are just regular customers. The town is so big. Her father and I don't have much to pursue. We just have a simple life. I always hoped that Xiao Ruo would find someone. Xiao Lin, can you come today? Auntie is also very happy to meet and have dinner with her."

Compared with Uncle Li, Aunt Chen can talk a lot. After all, she is a businessman, and she does small business. What she relies on on weekdays is her eloquence, and her words are nice, but Lin Lu knows that she can't relax. Xing Ruo My sister also reminded him that her mother pays the most attention to details.

"I'm also very excited to have the opportunity to taste Auntie's cooking. I've been thinking that Xingruo's cooking is so delicious, but Auntie can't eat three bowls of it."

"Hey, Xiao Lin, what you said is right. Don't be polite later. No matter whether it suits your appetite or not, you must eat enough. I still remember when her father saw Xiao Ruo's grandpa and grandma back then, they were so strong. The guy didn’t even dare to eat, and turned around and said he was so hungry!”

As the saying goes, the more a mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, the more interesting she is. A sensible mother-in-law is generally good to her son-in-law, in exchange for the son-in-law being nice to her daughter. This is probably Lin Lu's innate advantage. It's kind of warm to him here.

Of course, the main thing is that we haven't reached the stage of discussing marriage. It's the first time we meet each other. The important thing is to get to know each other better.

"Xiao Lin, it's fine for Auntie to come in the kitchen. You can go to the living room to drink tea and watch TV."

"It's okay, Auntie, I don't know how to cook. When my mother usually cooks, I also help out in the kitchen. Seeing that Auntie and Xingruo are busy with work, if I take a break, I won't be ashamed to eat later. "

"Then Auntie has given you a task. Later, the stewed duck and goose will be stewed in a big pot with firewood. The pot in the kitchen is not big enough. Xiao Ruo, you go and set up the firewood pot outside the gate with Xiao Lin to start a fire. I’ll start to marinate after I’ve adjusted the ingredients here.”

"Light a fire! I'll go! Let's go, Lin Lu, follow me to get the pot!"

Hearing that a fire was going to be lit, Li Xingruoke got excited, as if his primitive instinct had been awakened, he greeted Lin Lu and went to the utility room to fetch the stove and the cauldron.

"What are you doing?"

Uncle Li, who was smoking and drinking tea leisurely in the living room, asked, he felt a lot more relaxed when Lin Lu was not in the living room, and his feet were pulled out of his shoes and stepped on the sofa. He usually wears slippers. Seeing Lin Lu coming out , he put his foot down calmly and put it back into his shoes.

"Get firewood for a hot pot, my mother said I'll stew it outside later!"

"Let me do it."

"Oh, you don't need to come, just Lin Lu and I can take care of it!"

"Xiao Lin, this pot and stove are heavy and big, be careful not to stain your clothes."

"It's okay, Uncle Li! I'm also very strong!"

Lin Lu first took the stove out of the utility room. Growing up in a big city, he had never seen such a thing before. He said it was a stove, but it was actually made by cutting half of an asphalt bucket. It was half-cylindrical. Two handles are welded on both sides of the stove for easy carrying, and the bottom is the bottom of the original bucket. After the fire is over, the ash will not be everywhere. There is a square opening at the bottom, which is the mouth of the stove for firewood, and there is also a A few slits, this is the chimney of the stove.

"Sister Xingruo, did you buy this stove?"

"My dad made it himself! It took seven or eight years! I learned from the people on the construction site, turning waste into treasure!"

"Amazing... where to put it?"

"Here here."

Lin Lu came out of the living room with the stove, outside was the front yard of her house, and outside was the road. Two cars, one black and one white, were parked on the right. Under Li Xingruo's command, Lin Lu brought the stove to the door. It was placed on the concrete floor on the left side of the ping.

It was already eleven o'clock in the morning, the sun was very hot, and there happened to be shadows here. After staying in the house for a long time, Lin Lu suddenly felt refreshed and refreshed when he came out.

It's no wonder that when the son-in-law and his wife from out of town go back to their natal home, they almost uniformly go out to wander around, enjoy the scenery, and play with chickens, ducks, geese, etc. After all, it is really exhausting to stay inside the house!If you don't understand the dialect, it's even worse!

Isn’t there a joke that says that if during Chinese New Year, you see such a group of strange strangers in the village, they don’t understand the dialect, and they will just giggle when they meet, although rest assured that they are not bad people, they are just sons-in-law from other places.

Not to mention working more for performance, even if it is not for performance, Lin Lu is willing to work more. After all, as long as there is work in hand, there is no need to sit and drink tea in the living room with Uncle Li and stare blankly. There is a field, and Linlu is willing to help plant seedlings, reap rice and harvest rice when he comes back.

"Go inside and take out the pot and the lid. Clean the faucet next to it. I'll light the fire!"

"Why does it feel like Sister Xingruo is inexplicably excited when it comes to burning fire?"

"Oh, let's go!"

Lin Lu put the stove away and went inside to hold the pot. This pot was the largest he had ever seen with his own eyes. With such a long arm span, it was still a bit difficult to carry the iron pot as big as half a man. Fine brushes and other things, there are several plastic bags piled up next to them, which are the feathers that the mother and daughter killed the chickens, ducks and geese before. Someone collected the duck feathers and goose feathers, and the price was only calculated, and no one wanted the chicken feathers up.

While Lin Lu was washing the cauldron and the lid, a girl in a skirt beside her was lighting a fire on the stove. She used some dry wood and pieces of wood that were not in the hardware store. It formed a strong contrast with the temperament brought by her gentle skirt, but it made Lin Lu feel that she was more real and lovely.

Li Xingruo squatted on the ground, put some paper and small pieces of wood under the firewood, and started to light it with his father's lighter.

"Sister Xingruo, can you do it?"

"... the wind is strong!"

"There's no wind."

"...Stop rambling, you can do what you want!"

Lin Lu went up.

Like her, she was ashamed, and the firewood hadn't been lit yet.

"It would be great if there were rice stalks and bamboo slices. This firewood is so difficult to catch fire! I started the fire at Grandpa's side, and it burned easily."

If Doraemon looks a little ashamed, could it be that he has lived in the city for a long time, and the fire will not burn?of course not!There must be no combustion-supporting materials!
"what is it now?"

"I can only use the final cheat!"

Li Xingruo ran back to the house, and then took a kerosene lamp for worshiping gods. She turned on the kerosene lamp and poured the kerosene inside on the firewood, and there was a pungent kerosene smell in the air.

"Won't the dishes cooked later be poisonous?" Lin Lu worried.

"Idiot, it will be gone when it burns out. What do you think the gas used at home is? I'm going to light it!"

"Be careful!"

Li Xingruo lit a paper towel first, and then threw the paper towel into the stove. With a whoosh, it was as if a gas stove was turned on. A raging fire ignited from the stove, and the smoke rose very high. Mi Yuan's forest road also felt the oncoming heat wave.

Not to mention, the moment the fire suddenly ignited, the mood was a little enthusiastic like setting off fireworks, and looking at Li Xingruo next to him, the look of joy was like a little witch who is keen on arson.

"The pot hasn't been put down yet!" Lin Lu realized.

"No hurry, no hurry, wait until the firewood is lit first." Li Xingruo said calmly: "Hurry up and bring some more firewood."

When Lin Lu came over with a pile of firewood, the kerosene in the stove was also burned out, and the fire was much smaller, but fortunately, the firewood in the stove was finally lit. Compared with the big fire just now, the current firewood It's going to be much gentler.

"Human civilization started from this kind of fire!" Doraemon gave him a popular science.

"Sister Xingruo knows a lot." Lin Lu boasted.

Lin Lu is also a bit addicted to lighting. In big cities, there is no place for him to light such a big fire, which can attract fire trucks in minutes. He picked up some small sticks, branches and leaves and threw them into the stove with great interest. , Watching them burn into ashes in the original fire, the inspiration about the element of fire keeps popping up in my mind.

Probably this is talent, he can always supplement and improve his art system from various details of life.

On the other side, Chen Yingping came out with the duck and goose marinated in the basin.

Lin Lu was very sensible, so he hurried over to take the basin, and carefully placed the heavy cauldron on top of the stove.

"Xiao Lin, be careful, don't burn your clothes."

"It's okay, Auntie, I'm watching."

As the flames stirred the bottom of the large iron pot, the remaining water droplets in the pot began to sizzle and quickly evaporate.

Chen Yingping took a spatula of the same size and moved it a few times in the pot. Feeling that the temperature was about the same, she began to pour oil into the pot, and then added the chopped ginger slices and other spices until fragrant.

"It feels like a picnic." Lin Lu said, sniffing the scent in the air.

"Look carefully and study hard, my mother's skill in braised duck and goose is excellent!" Li Xingruo said proudly.

"Xiao Lin's hand is for painting, so there's no need to learn it, it's you, watch and learn!" Chen Yingping laughed.

"I know how to do it, but I don't usually have such a big pot. The bigger the pot, the more fragrant it will be."

"That's true. Xiao Lin has to taste it later. The duck and goose stewed in a big firewood pot must be different from what you usually eat."

"Auntie, I can already smell the fragrance!"

Chen Yingping added a lot of water to the pot, then put ducks and geese in, and then continued to add onions, ginger, rock sugar, cinnamon, star anise, and salt and sauce for seasoning.

Lin Lu admired it very much. I don't know if Aunt Chen has a measuring cup and a scale in her heart. With such a big pot, the amount of seasoning can be placed accurately at hand?

After the soup boils, cover the pot and let the ingredients in the pot simmer.

"Okay, I'll go to the kitchen to cook other dishes. If you watch the fire here, remember to look through it when it's about the same time."

"I know I know!"

Chen Yingping went into the house. Lin Lu and Li Xingruo sat on a small bench and watched the fire outside together. As time went by, the aroma in the air became more and more intense, and it drifted gently to the side of the road with the breeze. When pedestrians pass by, they will sniff and take a curious look at the cauldron.

"Aren't you going in to have tea with my dad?"

"No, I want to accompany Sister Xingruo to light the fire."

Lin Lu looked around the room, then suddenly came up to her and kissed her greasy cheek.

"That's it?"

"if not……"

"Coward, look at my sister!"

"...! Sister Xingruo calm down! I'm going to shout!"

"You shout."

Lin Lu didn't dare to say anything, this isn't a thief calling for a thief, before he could speak, Li Xingruo leaned over with his head tilted, and blocked his mouth.

Her breath is all around, in the nose and mouth.

A fierce fire ignited in my heart.

(End of this chapter)