Rebirth after the college entrance examination

Chapter 101 Love House and Crow
Hewan Village was shrouded in darkness.

The old incandescent light bulb in the window occasionally flickered.

The big teapot and the kang are a perfect match. The iron plate on the kang table is filled with peanuts, hazelnuts, and melon seeds - the three-piece set of nuts, and a few pieces of orange-flavored gummy candies are scattered around.

The big color TV was newly bought by Lin Jiajia for the old lady. Liu Neng and his family of three were chatting after dinner. The only difference was that there was no dog lying on the corner of the table in the room outside the TV - An An fell asleep after eating.

The first time Xia An saw Lin Jiajia, she was wearing glasses, no makeup, and loose pajamas, leaning on the quilt, covered with a blanket, watching TV series.

He seemed to be concentrating, but he always managed to snatch away the pile of melon seeds in front of Xia An before the stockpile reached the critical point.

Xia An turned around and glanced at her. She was still staring at the TV, with one cheek bulging as she ate with such relish.

Like the chipmunk named Simon in the movie "Alvin and the Chipmunks" which will be released next year.

Xia An really liked the girlish charm that occasionally appeared on her, and was willing to peel melon seeds and peanuts for her.

Hazelnuts don't work because Xia Yan can't control the strength to clamp the hazelnuts.

There was a pile of melon seeds and a pile of peanuts. After Lin Jiajia finished eating one pile, she came over and took another pile.

The old lady couldn't stand it anymore and scolded her with a smile for not knowing how to entertain guests.

Xia An laughed foolishly and nodded, saying, "That's right."

Lin Jiajia argued with her grandmother that Xia An was just here to do hard labor.

"Bullshit."

The old lady smiled with wrinkles on her face and asked, "Can Xia An dig a well or build a wall?"
Lin Jiajia pouted and said that since she had something on Xia An, he should work hard.

The old lady glared at her, lifted the door curtain and left, saying she was going to get some delicious food for Xia An.

Xia An moved his butt, and Lin Jiajia used her foot to prop up his crossed knees, forcing him to stay where he was and say what he wanted to say.

"The room is so small, I can hear it."

Xia An lowered her voice and smiled, nodding her chin towards the person outside the door, "The old lady likes me."

Lin Jiajia looked at him with a look of "so what?"

"What about you?" Xia An asked with bared teeth.

Lin Jiajia glanced at him indifferently, reached for the phone from the bedside, turned down the volume and played an audio message.

Lin Jiajia's voice came from inside: "What did you just say? I didn't hear clearly."

Xia An’s voice said: I like you.

Lin Jiajia’s voice: Say it again.

Xia An: I like you.

Lin Jiajia: Okay, it’s recorded this time.

Xia An: Damn.

After playing the video, Lin Jiajia turned her head to look at the door and put her phone behind her back.

"Is this a handle?"

"How can this be considered a handle? This is a confession of love." Xia An pretended to be surprised.

"You're such a fool." Lin Jiajia snorted, "Go away and don't disturb me from watching TV."

He kicked him with both feet, but he himself jumped back half a step.

Xia An smiled, moved back to the small kang table, and continued to peel melon seeds for her.

Lin Jiajia was watching TV, glancing at him from time to time, not knowing what she was thinking.

On TV, Liu Neng and Li Xiu Lian exchanged opinions on whether their daughter Liu Ying should or could date Zhao Yutian.

The answer is no.

Both parents think that their daughters are treasures and should be with better people.

Lin Jiajia thinks that if her parents were still alive, would they agree to her marriage with...Lao Zhou?

No, no, for sure.

Xia An completed the task in excess, clapped his hands, said "I'll go see what grandma is doing" and left the house.

Lin Jiajia saw a pile of nuts on the kang table.

Arranged in a heart shape.

"boring."

……

in the kitchen.

The old lady's apron was stained with husks as she was frying corn kernels.

It's not popcorn, it's dried corn kernels fried with sugar.

"There's not much to eat in the countryside. Try this. Do you like it?"

The old lady scooped out a few with a big spoon and handed them to Xia An.

The sugar hasn't been added yet, but the aroma of corn is strong. Chewing the summer eucalyptus in your mouth requires your teeth.

"It smells so good," he said.

The old lady smiled kindly and squatted down to put out the fire in the stove.

"I'm old, and I don't have a net at home. Otherwise, I could catch you a couple of sparrows and roast them in this oven. They'd be delicious."

I ate Xia Yan when I was a child. It had little meat, but it was quite amazing.

Unfortunately, after 2000, sparrows were listed as a second-class protected species and are not allowed to be eaten.

"We can't catch it now, so let's catch it, or the country will catch us," he said to the old lady.

The old lady didn't understand this and grumbled, "Weren't those the four pests? People in the countryside encouraged catching them."

Everything is like this. If it affects humans, it must be killed. Humans are the most intelligent creatures in the world.

When it no longer has any impact, protect it to show your love, because humans are the most intelligent creatures on earth.

Xia An helped the old lady stir the pot and said with a smile: "Sparrows are not easy to raise. Otherwise, even if they have little meat, they would have become a dish long ago, just like pigeons."

The old lady was right. "Sparrows are very temperamental and can't be kept. They won't eat what people feed them and will starve to death in a few days."

He also smiled and praised college students for knowing a lot.

The corn kernels were fried, and the old lady took out a small sealed jar from the patinated cabinet.

Xia An thought it was white sugar, but it turned out to be honey.

The old lady told him that it was natural, as if she was presenting a treasure.

At the beginning of the year, the old lady learned to set up two sealed boxes in the peach orchard by herself. Due to improper operation, all the bees were killed and she only saved half a jar of honey.

After filtering, less than half a can was left.

"Save it for Jiajia to drink in winter. She's weak and coughs every winter."

After pouring a spoonful and another spoonful on the hot corn kernels, Xia An said it was ready.

"There are so many fake things in the city now. She always buys them for me. I can tell the difference the moment I taste them."

The old lady sighed and told Xia An that she didn't know whether the city was good or not. She said it was good because it was convenient for everything. There was an elevator to go upstairs and a car to go out.

It’s hard to say. The air is bad, the work pressure is high, and even the most basic food and drink are not guaranteed.

Conclusion: "It's not easy for you young people either."

Care: "When you are tired, come back to your hometown."

Xia An said, "Okay, I'll come back to accompany you when I'm tired."

The old lady smiled heartily, wearing a peach kernel bracelet on her withered wrist, which was polished to a shine, and pulled Xia An to wash her hands.

The water in the tank is still very cold after being dried for a day.

Xia An said, "I'll get you a double-hose hot and cold one soon, so your hands won't get cold when you wash clothes and dishes."

The old lady said that she was used to it, she had been used to it all her life.

"Grandma knows you are filial. The city is expensive, so you should save your money and spend it properly. The conditions in the countryside are what you want. What can you not change?"

Xia An smiled and nodded towards the house, teasing the old lady, "Your eldest granddaughter is rich now. If she gets promoted and becomes rich, she will have to spend it on you."

The old lady is not stupid. She knows a lot of things and agrees with Lin Jiajia's plan to renovate the old house.

At this time, he sighed, handed Xia An a towel and said, "I just hope she is healthy. Before I die, I hope I can see that she has someone to take care of her."

Xia An answered at the right moment, puffing out his chest and saying unashamedly, "Don't worry, grandma. I'll take care of her in the city."

The old lady nodded kindly, "I can see that you don't care about seniority and treat each other as friends.

That’s good, that’s good. Jia Jia has few friends. Although she is older than you, she doesn’t look as stable as you.

Xiao Xia'an, when you return to the city, please take her out to play more often.

Come on, come inside, I'll clean up the kitchen."

……

The curtain was lifted, startling the dazed Lin Jiajia.

She thought it was her grandmother, so she slapped the pile of nuts on the table and scattered them.

Xia An knew what she was worried about, so he walked over with the plate and said with a smile, "Heartbroken Wuhen, you are so cruel."

Lin Jiajia bit her lip and glared at him, then smelled the sweet scent of corn and honey and came closer.

I tasted one and my face was filled with happiness.

"I loved eating this when I was a kid. Wow, the honey I bought is so delicious!"

Xia An scoffed and told her about the old lady's beekeeping. Lin Jiajia became melancholy again, stunned for a moment, and asked Xia An, "You said I should check Grandma's body every six months and treat any problems. Can Grandma live to 120?"

Xia Yu: "..."

"I think I can live to 70, and my grandma can live to 120..."

She was afraid that if her grandmother passed away, she would be alone.

Xia An wanted to say that you studied medicine, but the words turned into "Yes."

Lin Jiajia glared at him again and scolded him for talking nonsense.

Xia An was extremely helpless.

Seeing that he was speechless, Lin Jiajia smiled and waved.

"One, two, three, that's enough. Look, what shape is it?"

Two peanuts, one above and one below, right next to each other.

Her face was a little red and her voice was a little trembling.

Xia An frowned and looked at it, then said hesitantly, "Triangle?"

Lin Jiajia gritted her teeth and glared, and Xia An immediately smiled and said, "Heart shape."

Their eyes met for a few seconds before Lin Jiajia sighed, "It doesn't count once we leave this yard."

I like you, only here.

Xia An smiled but said nothing.

After the old lady came back, the three of them watched TV together again.

Lin Jiajia sat next to Xia An. Xia An's hand tickled her feet under the table, and she stepped on them.

Lin Jiajia asked: "Grandma, do you think Liu Ying can be with Zhao Yutian?"

The old lady said, "It's a shame. Her parents don't agree."

Lin Jiajia said: "They are childhood sweethearts."

At this point, he nudged Xia An and asked, "What do you think?"

When talking to a girl, you have to read the question carefully. The experienced Xia An obviously would not be naive enough to think that Liu Ying and Zhao Yutian were the main points of the question.

The core is this fatal phrase "childhood sweethearts"!
It’s over, Xiaoyouzi has become the public enemy.

Fortunately, I didn't come.

"I don't think so either. Childhood sweethearts often end up parting ways, and even if they're together, they still quarrel every day..."

Full marks.

Lin Jiajia nodded and this article was over.

Xia An imitated what she had done just now and made a heart shape on the table with three peanuts.

"Do you know what inspired the person who first invented this shape?"

Hearing this, Lin Jiajia subconsciously said, "A heart. What else could it be?"

Xia An smiled mysteriously and whispered, "It's the shape of a woman's buttocks when she bends over."

Lin Jiajia kicked into the air, and Xia An stood up and laughed: "It's all knowledge. Learn until you die."

The old lady was hard of hearing and didn't hear what they were saying, but she was infected by their "warm" interaction and was laughing.

It has been a long time since the old house has been so lively.

Just one more person makes it lively.

……

It was no longer warm in the mountain village at night in October, and the kang was burning.

Lin Jiajia and her grandson slept in the big house, while Xia An slept in Lin Jiajia's small room next door, on a wooden bed.

When the rope against the wall was pulled, the hut was painted with orange light.

Looking around, the bed, wardrobe, and desk are simple but clean.

There were no star posters of city kids on the wall, but there were a few colored pencil drawings.

Wheat fields, woods, rivers, bungalows, as well as the father carrying wheat, the mother hanging clothes and the grandmother feeding chickens.

Lin Jiajia likes painting, which Xia An didn't know before.

She grew up in this room... Xia An developed a mischievous desire and sat at the head of the bed, searching the wall for Lin Jiajia's childhood thoughts.

no.

I lay down bored, and there was a faint smell of soap on the pillow and quilt.

For some reason, perhaps because of a little bit of taboo, Xia An felt particularly...excited about the warming relationship between him and Lin Jiajia.

At night, secretly touching her on the kang, or even the secret exchange of eyes, magnified the feelings in his heart countless times.

He believed that Lin Jiajia was the same.

Xia An guessed right.

In the big house, grandma fell asleep, and Lin Jiajia was still staring at the roof in the dim moonlight.

The feet, ankles, calves...all the places that were touched by that super invincible supreme pervert, audacious bad boy just now are all hot.

Covering half of her face with the quilt, fearing that Xingxing would see her, Lin Jiajia was wondering what Xia An was doing.

From here, she could see the light from the cottage coming through the window. Xia An wasn't asleep yet, and she wanted to go and take a look.

After all, there are my own little secrets in the desk.

……

Xia An is looking at Lin Jiajia's little secret.

It's not a diary, but more like an essay, placed in an unlocked drawer of the desk.

Are you kidding? If something is not locked, it is not considered stolen. Xia An was looking through it openly.

Watch and have fun.

Judging from the beautiful handwriting, this pink notebook records Lin Jiajia's pink mood during her teenage years.

There is not a single emotional dynamic, only literary and sad words about the passing of time.

——Grandma faded the color of her old shirt, but made the sunshine of her seventeen years old brighter.

——The quilt cover on the rope bulged out, catching a passing cloud.

——Into the tree hole where the squirrel buried the nuts, spring secretly stuffed a rainbow candy that would sprout.

...

As such.

One by one, the delicate Chinese characters jumped up, depicting a more real Lin Jiajia in front of Xia An's eyes.

She did not feel sorry for herself because of her illness, nor did she harbor any malice towards the world. She continued to use the most vivid words to paint the colorful life she longed for.

Lin Jiajia is so lovely.

Xia An thought for a moment and wrote two paragraphs on the last page of the notebook.

The persimmon tree in my grandmother's yard spread its annual rings like a record. That night, I borrowed a song from it, and took the most touching you by the hand, dancing a tango across time at the bridge.

Hello, Miss Lin Jiajia, my name is Xia An, meaning warm Xia and safe An. I'm back from my forties and want to tell you that our future together will be very happy.
-
The crowing rooster was in a bad mood because he lost his beloved wife yesterday, so he did not ring the time.

Xia An, who had a good night's sleep, was woken up by the dog.

One advantage of keeping a dog in the countryside is that you don’t have to walk it.

The reason why An An cried was because a stranger came to the yard.

Like Lin Jiajia, Zhang Tiancheng couldn't sleep the whole night.

The boss's call is more important than anything else.

Oh my God, my boss called me and asked me to be a bricklayer.

Zhang Tiancheng was ruined by excitement.

You should know that the boss’s closest way of showing affection to his subordinates is not to treat you to food and drinks, but to ask you to do private work or odd jobs.

Bricklayer?
Even digging out feces is fine!

Not only that, during the call with Xia An, Zhang Tiancheng was temporarily assigned to be the person in charge of a new project.

Contracting a thousand-acre peach orchard?!
I, Zhang Tiancheng, finally became a farmer!!!

Go out at 6 o'clock to the morning market to buy chicken, duck, fish, meat and eggs.

At 8 o'clock, I secretly sent a text message to Lin Jiajia.

"Boss Lin, please don't tell Boss Xia about me contacting you. Can you please tell me what else you need at home?"

……

Xia An bent over, brushing her teeth as she spoke, "This is my yard. The construction team she hired isn't reliable. I'll take you for a walk and plan it out. You can contact someone to do the work. Oh, and that dog seems a little annoyed with me, you know?"

Zhang Tiancheng beside him looked confused. Your home? Isn't this your sister's home?
Then I glanced at the little puppy chasing sparrows at the gate...

Zhang Tiancheng frowned, thought for a moment, and then made a neck-wiping gesture towards Xia An.

Xia An shook his head and smiled at the approaching Lin Jiajia. He put on a stern face and told Zhang Tiancheng, "Love her, love her dog. Go to the county town tomorrow and buy two bags of dog food. I think he's tired of bones and wants a change of taste."

Zhang Tiancheng nodded, and Xia An leaned over and whispered, "Let's not talk about Taoyuan for now, otherwise... hehe."

He smiled and made a gesture of wiping his neck.

(End of this chapter)