Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 264

Chapter 264: Chapter 198: Enjoyment

In the large kitchen of the county town courtyard, Lin Lishan finished wrapping the buns, checked the time, and said to Cheng Hongli, "Hong Li, your Yuanyuan should be out of school now. Go take her and her second brother to come here for dinner. It’s a good chance for our two families to get together. Go early and come back soon, and bring a head of cabbage. Don’t bring anything else, we have plenty of vegetables here. Tomorrow Brother Zheng and Old Zhao are going up the mountain, so I won’t be coming to the county; I’ll stay in the village and be with Jiao Jiao. Even if you bring more, we won’t be able to finish it, and it’ll just go to waste. Go ahead, go early so they don’t start cooking too soon."

Cheng Hongli placed a pot of seafood on the table, nodded after considering for a moment, "Alright, I’ll go call the kids over now. You’re not used to this rustic stove; wait for me to come back before you cook anything."

As Lin Lishan watched her leave the courtyard, she thought there was nothing left to do in the kitchen, so she turned and went to the main room to find Zhou Xiaozheng to see what he was up to. She also wondered who was going to take all those large and small baskets in the kitchen. They were taking up space and should be given away or stored in the cellar.

Zhou Xiaozheng was lounging on a recliner, sipping the tea Jiao Jiao gave him, humming a little tune. When he saw his wife come in, he spoke softly, "Are you tired? Sit down and have some tea. This is the Tieguanyin our daughter devotedly prepared. It’s fragrant and mellow, the aroma lingers, and it’s refreshing to the mind—it’s top-grade. Just anyone wouldn’t get to drink this; like wasting peony on a cow. Did Hong Li leave?"

"’Green leaves with red edges, the seventh brew still fragrant’ refers to Tieguanyin tea, it’s good stuff. At the core, our Jiao Jiao is a literary person, haha, I bet she spent quite a bit on this. Where did she get the money? The last time she brewed it for her grandfather, it wasn’t this good." Lin Lishan sat down and made herself a cup.

Zhou Xiaozheng, watching her warm the pot, place the tea, awaken the tea, and brew it again, her actions natural and graceful, smiled knowingly.

When he heard the gentle words coming from her mouth after that, he was speechless, "You’re engaged in such elegant affairs, yet your mouth is full of vulgar things—the contrast is quite stark. It’s like seeing someone from behind on the street who looks 18, but when you see their face, it’s actually 81."

Lin Lishan burst into laughter, "Time has worn away my elegance, turning me into a vulgar person. Nowadays, going to Beijing or Moscow for some milk tea or coffee, I have to think about the price. Our Jiao Jiao says, time is like a knife that slaughters pigs."

"That’s a good saying. Where did our daughter get such insight from? We truly are getting old; time really is a knife that slaughters pigs, carving lines in the experiences and paths of our past. Time is ruthless, merciless, erasing everything, making things that were familiar now foreign, making everything once there no longer exist, softening deep love or hate. But I’m lucky I met you, you’re still the same as before," Zhou Xiaozheng sighed.

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