Chapter 43

A month later, it was mid-August.

A while ago, Zhang Moyuan wrote back, saying that everything is going well in Yuan Province, and that he has discussed the issue of rice seeds with the Yuan Province State Governor, and he will soon return with wild rice seeds.

Lin Yan didn't count the days when he came back, but the following days were obviously happier day by day.

In the evening of that day, the Lin family sent them home, and they drove home in the ox cart talking and laughing as usual.

As soon as he turned the corner, he saw a tall and handsome figure standing at the intersection.

Seeing the familiar bullock cart, the man showed a very shallow smile.

Since the beginning of August, the weather has been so hot that it is almost crazy, and it takes only a moment to go out before being covered in sweat.

But Zhang Moyuan always looks so fresh and clean. He didn't get tanned at all when he went to Yuan Province, and he looked even better than before he left.

Of course, it may also be because we haven't seen each other for a long time.

Lin Yan's heart skipped a beat immediately.

The bullock cart was getting closer, Brother Lin controlled the speed and stopped in front of Zhang Moyuan, and said pleasantly, "Xiao Zhang, when did you arrive?"

Zhang Moyuan said lightly: "Not long ago."

Father Lin also poked his head out, and said with a smile: "Xiao Zhang is back, Yan'er misses you every day."

Lin Yan called out in embarrassment: "Daddy."

Father Lin laughed loudly, "Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore, get out of the car quickly."

In the sight of everyone joking, Lin Yan bent down to get off the bullock cart, and when he landed, he tilted his body, and was hugged by Zhang Moyuan in time.

Lin Yan blushed.

As the saying goes, a little farewell is better than a newlywed, and Lin Yan really realized it. It's only been a month, why is he so restless?

Zhang Moyuan's concerned voice came from above his head, "Are you okay?"

Lin Yan nodded and took his hands away from him.

"Have you brought the rice seeds back?"

"Well, I brought back some of them, and some of them were handed over to them."

They meant the water conservators who had gone with him.

"And are they still on the way?"

Zhang Moyuan took Lin Yan's hand and led him forward while saying, "I'm going to the county first, so I left most of the rice seeds with them, don't worry, Yuan Province sent people to follow them.”

Lin Yan nodded, "Oh."

He thought for a while, then asked, "How about that batch of wild rice?"

This is his biggest concern, after all, wild rice is directly related to their first year's harvest.

"Compared with ordinary rice spikes in Yuan Province, wild rice plants are taller, and the number of spikes is similar."

Lin Yan's eyes brightened. Since the number of spikes was similar to that of the artificially planted ones, it meant that this batch of wild rice grew well.

In the future, as long as they fertilize properly, the output will not lose to the common rice fields of farmers in this era.

Seeing him immersed in his own thoughts, Zhang Moyuan said with a half-smile, "I've been away for so long, and you don't have anything to say to me?"

Lin Yan was instantly pulled back to reality by him, and his face blushed again.

"I, I'll go back and make something for you to eat and nourish your body."

Zhang Moyuan couldn't help reminding him, "Dad just said that you miss me very much, is it true?"

Lin Yan's mouth was stiff, "I'm concerned about the rice seeds, he misunderstood."

Zhang Moyuan didn't care about him either, and said with a smile, "You don't miss me, but I miss you very much."

Lin Yan: "..."

What's the matter, this man, where did a scholar learn these love words?

While talking, the two had already reached the gate of their courtyard.

Zhang Moyuan stopped, lowered his head and kissed Lin Yan on the mouth, and then said calmly, "Okay, let's go in."

Lin Yan: "..."

Not to be outdone, he stood up on tiptoe and touched Zhang Moyuan's mouth, but he was caught by Father Lin who came out to ask them to go home.

Father Lin coughed in embarrassment, and said angrily, "Yan'er, let Xiao Zhang come in to eat something, he has lost weight after working so long."

Lin Yan: "..."

Father, Zhang Moyuan actually did it first, do you believe it?

In order to make up for Zhang Moyuan, Aunt Lin and Sister Lin cooked a table full of dishes together.

Before Zhang Moyuan left, Lin Yan castrated a jar of salted duck eggs, which was ready to be eaten now, and he planned to make fried shrimp with salted egg yolk.

Fresh prawns are cleaned and marinated for a while in fishy-removing ingredients.

Then take a few boiled salted duck eggs, take out the yolks separately, and crush them with a spoon.

The marinated prawns are coated with a layer of corn flour and fried in a pan. After frying the prawns, add oil and fry the salted egg yolk. Finally, add the prawns to the salted egg yolk so that each prawn is covered with salty egg yolk.yolk.

This was one of Lin Yan's favorite dishes before, so he cooked it very quickly, and when he served it, he cut five or six salted duck eggs along the way.

Aunt Lin looked at the red duck egg yolk in surprise, "Brother Yan, is this the salted duck egg you made earlier?"

Lin Yan washed his hands and sat back, nodded and said, "Yes, try it quickly."

Brother Lin immediately picked up half an egg with his chopsticks, then opened his mouth and gnawed on it, including the eggshell, which made everyone laugh.

"Brother, you can just grab it with your hands and drive the eggs into a bowl to eat."

As he spoke, he grabbed half of the eggs with his hands, holding the egg in his left hand, and gently took the chopsticks in his right hand to catch the eggs inside.

He drove the eggs into Zhang Moyuan's bowl. After all, he was pregnant now, so he didn't dare to eat these high-salt foods.

Everyone can take a look at it, and then each of them caught half of it.

Hai Bei took a sip and said loudly, "Uncle, the duck eggs are delicious."

Haike also wanted to eat it. Hai Bei glanced at him and hesitated, "Uncle, can you eat Haike?"

"Yes, but only a little bit."

Hai Bei just put a little bit from his own bowl into Haike's bowl, and Haike ate it with his hands. He had already washed his hands anyway, so everyone didn't bother him too much.

After eating the salted duck eggs, everyone turned their attention to the plate of prawns exuding a tempting aroma.

Father Lin picked one up and asked, "Yan'er, what's wrapped around the shrimp?"

Mrs. Lin had been observing just now, and now she asked, "Why do I look at the yolk of the salted duck egg I ate just now?"

Lin Yan nodded, "It's salted egg yolk."

Mrs. Lin took a sip, her eyes lit up, and eagerly stuffed the remaining half of the shrimp into her mouth.

When the others saw it, they put it in their own bowls one after another.

"It's so fragrant."

Brother Linsan ate three in a row, "I think I can eat the whole plate."

Brother Lin patted him on the back, "You are the only one who eats the most, and Xiao Zhang doesn't even eat a few."

Lin Yan only ate one and didn't eat any more, just taste it.

Hai Bei ate two, and Hai Ke only ate one peeled shrimp, and Hai Bei didn't lose the shrimp shell, so he ate it by himself.

This plate of prawns was the first to be eaten, and everyone was still unsatisfied after eating.

Brother Lin asked Lin Yan, "Yan'er, can this shrimp be sold?"

Lin Yan shook his head, "Yes, but it needs to be made fresh, and it will affect the taste after a long time."

Brother Lin nodded happily, as long as it can be sold, he thinks the shrimp will sell very well.

After eating, Zhang Moyuan went back to his room to write something, and Lin Yan brought a cup of iced fruit tea by his hand.

Zhang Moyuan glanced sideways, then paused, "Why is this ice cube..."

Lin Yan specially added ice cubes in the shape of a heart for him today, paired with red fruit tea, it looks very nice.

Lin Yan smiled and said, "I drew this myself. It's called Love. Does it look good?"

"Love?" Zhang Moyuan keenly recognized the specialness of this word, raised his eyebrows and said, "Is there any deep meaning in it?"

Lin Yan deliberately said: "Guess?"

Zhang Moyuan kicked the ball back, "Is that what I thought it meant?"

Lin Yan snorted softly, "That's the one you thought."

Zhang Moyuan got cheap and wanted to be obedient, "Oh? Which one?"

Lin Yan: "..."

With a blushing face, he pushed the fruit tea towards Zhang Moyuan, "Drink it quickly."

Zhang Moyuan stopped teasing him, picked it up and took a big sip, the cool fruit tea quickly drove away the heat all over his body.

"How? This is my new one. Father and the others have never drank it before, and no one has seen this new batch of ice cubes before. You are the first one."

A while ago, Boss Jiang finally burned the batch of gadgets for him. don't know if it was an illusion, but Lin Yan always felt that he looked a lot haggard.

Left and right Zhang Moyuan is coming back soon, Lin Yan simply waited for him to come back before using the ice tray.

Let him be the first to use a heart-shaped ice cube.

Lin Yan felt that he was romantic.

Zhang Moyuan raised his neck and drank the whole cup of fruit tea in one gulp, eating all the love ice cubes in it.

"So, I will accept it."

After drinking the fruit tea, Zhang Moyuan took out a few wild rice seeds from his cloth pocket and showed Lin Yan.

Lin Yan didn't have much experience in this field, but he could tell from the plump shape and color of the rice seed that it was very good.

He is full of confidence in next year's sowing.

"We still have more than half a year until April next year, which is enough."

There is still a lot of preparatory work before planting. Enclose the Hanhai Weir, and then regularly treat the sand inside to reduce the salinity in the soil as much as possible.

This time Zhang Moyuan took several water conservancy engineers to Yuan Province. In addition to bringing back rice seeds, they also inspected the growth environment of wild rice, and recorded the salinity conditions at different points with a simple method of sun-drying salt, and made a plan for next year's sowing.refer to.

"After Hanhaiyan is fenced, the fields will be divided first, and each family will be responsible for their own fields, so that everyone's enthusiasm will be higher."

In the future, those who produce more and less will not blame others.

Zhang Moyuan nodded, "OK."

After lying on the bed, Zhang Moyuan looked down at Lin Yan's stomach, and asked tentatively, "Can I take a look?"

"See what?"

After asking, Lin Yan understood, and said embarrassingly, "There's nothing to see, you can't even see it."

It's only been two months now, and Lin Yan is thin, with only a slight curve in his stomach, which can't be seen even with clothes on.

So until now, no one except his family knew about his pregnancy.

But Zhang Moyuan insisted.

Lin Yan could only nod his head.

Zhang Moyuan carefully lifted the hem of his shirt, and then stared at the tiny arc seriously.

After looking at it for a long time, he pulled down the hem of his clothes. Lin Yan didn't even know what he was looking at.

But after reading it, he was hugged by Zhang Moyuan.

a little tight.