Xie Yan's body stiffened, he looked down at the hands on his waist, and the speed of pedaling was much slower, hoping that this road would not end.
The evening wind blew across his face, blowing a touch of scorching heat in this summer.
Taozhi leaned against Xie Yan's back and listened to his heartbeat: "Brother Xie Yan."
Xie Yan almost died on this road, and this title almost made his heart soften.
"Did you go to see Old Man Xia today?" Taozhi sat up, not resting his head on his back, but just sitting with his waist in his arms.
Xie Yan thought that the smile on his face was a little stiff, and his face darkened: "Old Xia can't do it, he doesn't look good on the day, I won't look for him anymore."
Taozhi wondered: "What's going on?"
Xie Yan remembered that he was squatting at the door of old Xia's house at 5 o'clock this morning, waiting for him to come out and give him the eight characters of his birthday.
The little old man blew his beard and stared: "Xie Yan, the old man's neck was almost twisted off by you! You are going to marry a wife, can you not always carry people!"
Xie Yan carried him and sat on the stool: "Hurry up and show me, what time is right for me and my future daughter-in-law!"
The old man was in a hurry: "Wait for me to turn the book!"
Xie Yan looked at him in disgust; "Where did you put your book? I'll get it, take it slow!"
The old man entered the room and took out a red book, all the pages were broken, and he looked at it like a baby.
After looking at the eight characters of the birthday, I muttered: "The Dragon Year of Renchen, the fourth day of the second lunar month and the twenty-third day of the fifth month of the Tiger Year of Geng Yin..."
Xie Yan frowned and looked at the lunar calendar when he looked at the days.
In fact, his birthday is July 7, 1950, while Taozhi's is February 28, 1952.
He was almost two years older than her.
"It's not good, it's not good." The old man Xia looked at him mysteriously: "The two of you don't match your characters, and you will be bad luck together!"
Xie Yan grabbed his collar: "Fart! Quickly say that Laozi and Taozhi are a natural pair!"
There's nothing wrong with it, shit! He is on good terms with her!
The old man Xia was speechless: "Xie Yan, it's not the old man, I will coax you, the two of you are a dragon and a tiger, it is easy to disagree in terms of zodiac signs, and the time of the month is not auspicious, if you want to get married, you have to choose it in February 1972. 29! The last day of February in a leap year is your only auspicious day!"
"The next year?!" Xie Yan almost wanted to open his head, but the little old man couldn't hold it anymore.
He squatted down, put him down, and became flattered: "Grandpa Xia, can you take a look at it again?"
The old man Xia was speechless, this person is so shameless, he reluctantly flipped through the book and read again: "If this girl is a month younger, and she is the 28th, then you two are a natural match! It belongs to missing a hundred years. The kind that can get married again, but this is a month old..."
Xie Yan interrupted him very angrily: "Isn't it impossible to be small?"
Can this date of birth be changed?
The old man Xia blew his beard and stared: "That's not good, there are no days, the next year is a leap year, and it is also the only auspicious day in four years."
Xie Yan looked at him pleasingly, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket: "find me a day."
The old man Xia didn't listen to him. He closed the book: "Heaven and earth are evil, heaven and earth are dark and yellow, good days and auspicious days are very important, you have no time, I have no choice."
Xie Yan grabbed his collar: "Old man, old man, wait a minute."
Xie Yan smiled: "Old man, you write me a note, just write the one month later, and I'll buy you two cigarettes..."
"No!" The old man glared at him: "You are hurting other girls."
"What's the harm?!" Xie Yan was unhappy when he heard it: "I can't bear to love her so much, but I can't bear to be wronged. I can bully her or what? You write to me quickly, just according to the day of that little month. Write."
Only when you get the note and get married will the matchmaker know what to do.
So he had to get a strip anyway.
The old man Xia was very stubborn: "No."
Xie Yan threatened him: "If you don't give it to me, I will sue you for feudal superstition."
Old man Xia could not wait to punch him, but a little old man of his own couldn't beat his big man.
He could only be forced to write: "On the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, we welcome the relatives at noon, and receive the relatives at the child's hour. There is no difference. It will last a long time.
Xie Yan got the note, smiled happily, and gave Old Xia two packs of cigarettes.
I wanted to give more, but who knew that the old man was still talking: "You don't believe me, your birthdays are wrong!"
Xie Yan didn't listen. He went to the city to pick up the car, but he was always a little empty, but he wasn't worried about what happened to him.
I was afraid that Taozhi would fall while walking because she married herself.
so…
He didn't like the note that he finally got.
So he decided to go to see another gentleman.
Xie Yan was riding a bicycle and was on the bumpiest road. He replied to her: "Anyway, old man Xia can't do it. He's looking at the wrong time."
Taozhi hugged him tightly, the back seat of this bike really hurts.
Xie Yan worked hard to find a good way to walk, so that she would not be uncomfortable sitting.
Taozhi wondered: "Old Xia is the best at seeing the life in every country and country, why can't he do it?"
Xie Yan: "Because he is the only one in every ten miles and eight townships."
Peach Branch: "…"
Because old man Xia looked the best, everyone didn't look for anyone else, it was only him.
Taozhi asked tentatively, "Did he say that our days are not auspicious?"
Xie Yan immediately retorted: "How is it possible!"
Taozhi knew that it must be a bad day.
Xie Yan was worried that she would think too much. He rode the bicycle with one hand and handed her the red note: "I lied to you, it's a good day. I just tested you, and wanted to see how stupid you looked, haha."
Taozhi patted him on the back: "You really are!" Is he happy to coax her?
She took the note, looked at the date on it, and wrote the birthdays of her and Xie Yan.
Taozhi still has the next day to get married.
"Sixth of June."
Today is May 25th, counting it, there are only ten days left!
Xie Yan thought about it, if feudal superstition is necessary, he doesn't believe in any incompatibility!
He is going to marry Taozhi on the sixth day of June!
Taozhi stuffed the note into her pocket: "Xie Yan, I just need to get married from the dormitory where I live. I will find someone to send me off, not from the Xia family."
Xie Yan pursed his lips when he heard the words: "Okay."
Taozhi suddenly said: "Xie Yan, I have something to tell you."
Xie Yan pedaled his bicycle: "you say."
Taozhi hugged him and said softly, "The Women's Federation has arranged for someone to go to the city to learn how to drive a tractor. I want to learn."
Xie Yan nodded: "Okay, you go."
Prepared a bunch of peach branches with the wording: "…"
Does this agree?
Xie Yan asked: "Did they arrange the room and board? Do you need me to go with you?"
"They arranged it, you don't have to go." Taozhi was a little surprised. She leaned on Xie Yan's back, and she could think that he would agree, because although he can't speak sometimes, his temper also looks bad.
But he will respect her very much, and what she wants to do, he will support her.
Xie Yan nodded: "Alright."
Taozhi leaned against him: "Xie Yan, why did you agree? So refreshing?"
"Why don't you agree?" Xie Yanjun smiled.
Taozhi smiled and said, "Because... I have to leave for several days. If it is fast, it may take seven or eight days, and if it is slow, it may take three or four months."
Xie Yan froze: "for so long?"
He thought it would only be two or three days—
Because he will learn to drive in two or three days.
"Yeah." Taozhi can drive, but tractors have many different specifications, so you have to get used to them.
So three to five days is needed.
Xie Yan's tone was a little weak: "I want to follow you..."
Taozhi knew that he would still hesitate, she said softly: "I'm going to study, you wait for me at home, make arrangements for the marriage, and it's almost time when I come back."
"Okay." Xie Yan agreed: "Go ahead, I'll arrange the marriage at home."
Taozhi breathed a sigh of relief, Xie Yan, what a coax!
Xie Yan had his own ideas, he thought, it was only a few days, he could bear not seeing her.
The bumps along the way, Taozhi's **** really hurts: "Xie Yan, put a board in the back tomorrow, this road is too difficult to walk, my legs hurt even after the bumps."
Taozhi was embarrassed to tell him that her **** hurt too.
Xie Yan nodded: "Okay."
He persisted for a while, and soon he arrived at the village. It was already completely dark.
When Taozhi got off the car, her legs were sore and she couldn't stand. Xie Yan didn't stop the car and hugged her: "Are you okay?"
Taozhi hurriedly moved to the stool and sat down, rubbing her legs: "Just take a rest for a while."
Xie Yan looked at the back seat of the bicycle. He didn't expect this problem. Thinking about the bumps along the way, it would be really uncomfortable.
Guilt in his heart, he reached out and rubbed her leg.
"Xie Yan Xie Yan! The bicycle is about to fall!"
The car fell to the ground with a click, the wheels rolled against the two of them, the chain clicked, the pedals pressed against the ground, and it fell like this.
rolling—
The few big geese next to him were domineering in the village, just like their masters, but now they were frightened by the fallen bicycle and screamed.
Taozhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She looked at Xie Yan who squatted down and rubbed her legs: "Pick up the bike, the chain will fall off after a while."
"New car, it won't break." Xie Yan stretched out his hand again but was slapped away by her, Taozhi said, "I'm not so squeamish, quickly pick up the bike."
Xie Yan planned to rub her legs again, but now there is no chance.
He stood up, helped the car up, laid the side frame up and put it away, and then looked at her: "Okay."
Taozhi's legs also eased a lot, and she couldn't help laughing: "You're the only one who doesn't take this baby bike seriously."
Xie Yan looked at the bicycle: "It's not important to anyone."
However, all the way, the new car has become muddy.
Taozhi beat his legs: "Xie Yan, have you eaten yet?"
Xie Yan shook his head: "No."
Taozhi stood up: "I'll go see if there are any leftovers."
Xie Yan glanced at the croaking goose.
Taozhi followed her line of sight and couldn't help but smile: "You don't want to kill geese, do you?"
Xie Yan nodded: "I have this idea."
The few big geese sorted out their sitting postures and sat in the goose coop obediently.
Taozhi winked at him: "Haha, okay, I'll take a look at the cafeteria, and I'll take it back quietly in a while."
Xie Yan looked at her: "I'll go with you."
Taozhi hurriedly said: "No, if I take it, everyone will know that I came to the meeting late for dinner. If you go too, everyone will be unbalanced. So you wait for me here, good!"
Xie Yan listened to this good boy, so he could only sit down honestly: "Okay, I'll be here waiting for you to come back."
Taozhi was extremely satisfied, and she quickly left Xie Yan's house.
Xie Yan sat on the stool, looking for something to do, he polished the muddy bicycle.
Looking at the dark red bicycle with satisfaction, Taozhi also came at this time. She secretly carried a bucket and took out the food from the bucket.
She gave Xie Yan chopsticks: "Come on, let's eat."
Put the biggest bowl in front of him: "There's not much left today, just enough for the two of us."
In fact, it's only a little bit, but she has learned a lot. She cooked rice in her own space and prepared dishes long ago.
So I went to the cafeteria, and there was nothing in it except a small bite of rice.
These are all taken from the space by herself, this dish is fried by herself, trying to make it look like fried in the cafeteria.
Xie Yan couldn't see it either. He thought it was delicious, even better than usual.
But he thought it was his own psychological effect. After all, Taozhi was by his side, and when he looked at her, he felt beautiful.
Yes, it's delicious!
He will use this word, hehe.
Xie Yan ate quickly, and he ate a large bowl full of rice completely, and there was not a grain of rice left in the bowl.
Xie Yan also finished eating the rest of the dishes, and both bowls were clean.
Taozhi looked at Xie Yan with a smile, and he even finished all the dishes he cooked, which felt good.
Xie Yan took the bowl and washed it, Taozhi sat at the table watching him, and he rushes to wash the dishes every time he eats.
Only then did she realize that the bicycle was also cleaned.
She stared at Xie Yan's back, and he put the bowl aside after washing.
"What new words are we learning today?" Xie Yan also wanted to study hard.
Because he feels great when he finds himself using some words.
For example, when he went to pick up a bicycle today, when he saw this beautiful car, he couldn't help but say, "Fragrant car and BMW should be matched with a beauty."
Ah Xiao was very surprised: "Brother Yan, you can use such advanced words?"
Xie Yan remembered his expression, hehe, his brother Yan can learn anything he wants to learn!
Learning is not that difficult!
"Xie Yan, we are learning mathematics today." Taozhi gave him a piece of paper: "It's more difficult arithmetic."
Xie Yan was full of confidence: "No problem!"
Then an hour later, he stared at the 60÷2 in front of him in a daze.
Taozhi explained it to him again: "Do you understand?"
Xie Yan pursed his lips silently: "Peach Branch, let's learn to write."
Taozhi shook his head: "Math and language are both important."
Xie Yan looked at her: "I can't use this thing in my life, what can I do with it?"
The key point is that this thing is simply not something that people can play!
He couldn't figure it out after reading it for a long time. What exactly is the whole mess of dividing the 60 into the 2, and what does the 2 do? Does this 60 have to get rid of it?