Chapter 308： Family trip 2

The afternoon sun was scorching. Mr. Liu and Mr. Su sat under the date tree and played chess. Su Weiguo sat aside and played with his grandchildren. From time to time, he glanced at the two old men playing chess.

Su Ningxi and others sat on the other side of the jujube tree. Lu Nan and Xiao Zhang and the other two drivers were responsible for cutting bamboo skewers. Sun Ningxi and the other women cut the vegetables and various meats they brought and used bamboo skewers to sign them. .

They are going to have a barbecue tonight.

No one except Lu Nan could understand what barbecue was. Anyway, everyone did whatever Su Ningxi asked them to do.

After a busy afternoon, they set up a stove in the yard around six o'clock, and Xiao Zhang's parents and two brothers were invited over.

Everyone followed Sun Ningxi and Lu Nan's example and put the dressed barbecue skewers on the rack, brushed them with oil, turned them over, and sprinkled them with the seasonings that Sun Ningxi had mixed in the city and baked. The barbecue tastes great, and the way to grill it yourself is very interesting.

A group of men were sitting in front of the stove with wine glasses, flipping the barbecue, eating and drinking, and chatting from time to time, which was very pleasant.

The meal was finished at almost eleven o'clock.

Have a good night’s sleep.

The next morning when Su Ningxi got up, Su Weiguo and the two old men had already gone fishing, and Xiao Zhang and the other three also followed.

After breakfast, Su Ningxi looked at Lu Nan, "Brother Nan, what are we going to do today?"

Lu Nan smiled and asked, "Grandma and mom want to take a bath in the hot springs. What about you?"

"I want to take a bath too." Su Ningxi's eyes lit up. She had told them arrogantly in the car that every household here brought hot springs from the mountains to their homes, and she didn't see any hot springs anywhere yesterday.

"Okay, you and grandma and mom will go to the hot springs later. Xiaobei and I will be responsible for taking care of the children." After Lu Nan finished speaking, he immediately said, "Have a meal and rest for half an hour before going."

"..." Lu Bei looked at the little one in his arms, feeling a little aggrieved. He also wanted to take a bath in the hot spring. Xiao Zhang said that the hot spring water is natural warm water, and there is a smell of sulfur in it. It is very comfortable to take a bath. .

Of course, he could only say this in his heart. Grandma Su and the others went to take a bath, and it was definitely not allowed for him to go there alone.

"Then I'll cut some fruit." Su Ningxi stood up and walked towards the kitchen. They brought some fruit. When Xiao Zhang's family came over last night, they brought a lot of fruit. They just cut some to soak in the hot spring. You can also eat some fruit when you are there.

Half an hour later, Lu Nan took the three women to the backyard, where there was a small roofless house surrounded by bamboo mats at the foot of the hill. Inside was the hot spring pool. The hot spring pool was very crudely built, with a large dug There is a layer of cement inside the pit.

Lu Nan felt uneasy and went to have a look in the hot spring pool. He walked around the backyard again and made sure that no one was in the backyard and no one could enter from behind before leaving.

As soon as Lu Nan left, three women walked into the hot spring pool and sat down in their clothes.

"It's really warm." Old Mrs. Su leaned comfortably on the edge of the pool, picked up the water and patted it on her face. Not to mention the smell of sulfur.

"The book says that there are generally two ways to form hot springs. One is formed by magma inside the earth's crust, or accompanied by volcanic eruptions. Most of these hot springs are sulfate springs. The other is formed by the penetration of surface water. Formed by circulation, most of these hot springs occur on river beds in valleys.”

Liu He also leaned comfortably on the edge of the pool. "I don't know how the hot springs here were formed. It stands to reason that the people in the village should not know the hot springs. How could every household work so hard to bring the hot spring water to their homes." "I heard Brother Zhang say that it was that time. When the educated youths went to the countryside, one of them discovered hot springs. She told everyone that the hot springs could not only relieve fatigue, but also bring various benefits to the human body. When the villagers heard about such a good thing, they came to the brigade leader Under the leadership of the police, the hot springs are brought to the foot of the mountain. If anyone wants to use the hot springs, they must find a way to bring the hot spring water to their home. "

Su Ningxi raised her head and looked at the yellow-orange bamboo poles about the same thickness as her thighs hanging on the stone wall. Those bamboo poles must have been used to transport the hot springs.

“This is the wisdom of the people. Speaking of educated youth, your grandfather and I met as educated youth in the countryside. We were the first batch of educated youths sent to the Northwest. Your grandfather and his company were sent down to manage us educated youths..."

Mrs. Su started chatting and talked to Ning Xi and Liu He about her encounter and love with Mr. Su.

By the time Mrs. Su finished telling the story about her and Mr. Su, the three women had almost finished soaking, changed out of their wet clothes and left the hot spring pool.

Only Lu Nan and a little guy were left in the yard.

Su Ningxi rubbed her wet hair and asked, "Where is Xiaobei?"

“Take Jin Bao out to see grandpa and his family fishing.” Lu Nan put Nian Bao in the stroller, pulled Su Ningxi to sit on a stool, and took a towel to wipe Ning Xi’s hair.

Seeing the interaction between the young couple, Mrs. Su couldn't help but sigh, "Xiaonan is a careful person. Your father, the old man who is in trouble, only orders me around."

"Then Weiguo should be more like you, Mom." A smile appeared at the corner of her lips unconsciously. Although she had missed more than twenty years, she was very content with her current life. She picked up a dry towel, "Mom, sit down, I will Help you dry your hair."

"Wei Guo's temper is exactly the same as that of his old man. He has a stinking face as if everyone else is in debt." Mrs. Su did not refuse to sit down and let Liu He help her wipe her hair. "That is, in front of you and Xi'er. He will put away his bad temper and become a docile husband and a kind father."

Liu He smiled and answered, "Dad is also very good to me and Xi'er."

"Haha!" Madam Su laughed and laughed for a while before saying, "Wei Guo stayed at home the night before you went to get the certificate. That day, he brought wine and tea. He came over and said a lot in front of the old man. Good words, I'm afraid the old man will scare you away with his usual stern face."

"Uh!" Liu He was even more confused. She really didn't know that Su Weiguo had done such a thing.

Su Ningxi, who was 'listening to the corner' here, leaned lazily on Lu Nan's lap and smiled softly when she heard her grandma's words. She didn't know what Su Weiguo looked like in other people's eyes, but she knew her father in her eyes. Such a thing can indeed be done.

Perhaps fearing that Liu He would misunderstand, Mrs. Su grabbed Liu He's hand.

"Xiao He, the first time you came to our house, your dad thought you were a good girl and approved of Wei Guo being with you. Twenty-one years after you disappeared, your dad watched Wei Guo depressed and watched him refuse. I arranged blind dates one after another. I was angry but never said anything wrong to you. "

“He told me many times that maybe there was something we didn’t do well in that meeting, or maybe there was something Weiguo did wrong that made you unwilling to come to our house.”

“Mom, you are all fine, the problem is no longer your fault.” Even though everyone already knew the truth, Liu He explained anxiously.

"I know, I know everything." Mrs. Su comforted Liu He before continuing, "So even if Weiguo doesn't come that day, your father won't give you a look. You gave up yourself for Weiguo." Yes, your father and I will definitely not let you suffer the slightest injustice in the Su family."