Porridge and side dishes [farming]

When he entered the room, Er Gouzi was sitting on the saddle in front of the stove adding firewood. When he heard the movement, he turned his head and saw Li Qiaoer, tilting his head strangely.

Li Qiaoer was very cheerful, and she spoke first, "My name is Li Qiaoer, and my father asked me to come and help."

Er Gouzi has always been indifferent to strangers, and did not respond, turning his head and continuing to light the fire.

Li Qiaoer was a little bit hesitant to come face to face, Li Ji made a rescue and said: "Er Gouzi is like this, he admits his life is evil, he grinned when he first saw me. When we picked him up, Lao Gao's family found a lot of people. Because he didn't stay fierce. In fact, he couldn't talk to people when we didn't know each other at first, and it's fine when we get acquainted."

Li Qiaoer nodded to express her understanding. At that time, Gao Liehu searched all the people in the village surnamed Li and finally found Li Ji's place.Originally looking for elders, the elders did not stay, but also looked for some older ones among the peers.Among them is Li Qiaoer's father Li Shuisheng.

At that time, Li Shuisheng went to have a look, and was frightened back by Er Gouzi, saying that Er Gouzi had the temperament of a wild beast in the mountains, who can guarantee whether he will eat people in the future?It happened that there were many children in the family, so he said that he would save food to support his son, but he didn't agree.

Now Li Shuisheng is so angry that he sucks his teeth, if he had been taken in back then, Li Ji would have nothing to do now, those leathers and money just slipped through his hands for nothing.

That's why Li Shuisheng wanted to get married and let Li Qiaoer marry Er Gouzi. Er Gouzi had no father and no mother, and the one who needs to be filial when he gets married will be the father-in-law.

Li Qiaoer also knew what her father was planning, and he would come if she was asked to come. They would all marry in the future, and Er Gouzi had no father or mother, so he didn't have to honor his in-laws in the future. This alone was better than most men in the village.

Li Ji asked Li Qiaoer if he had eaten, and Li Qiaoer said that he had eaten at home, so it would be enough for Er Gouzi to prepare.Take out seven eggs, beat them into egg liquid and fry them, cut a plate of kimchi and add a plate of shredded pickles.

Li Qiaoer saw that there was really nothing to do inside and out, and the house was quite clean. Seeing that Er Gouzi was sitting on the kang waiting for dinner besides lighting the fire, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart that Li Ji is a good man. Clean up the house so neatly.

Li Qiaoer went to look at the water tank outside, and there was still half a tank of water, so she took a basket to collect clean snow and poured it into the tank.

Li Qiaoer just melted Erlou Xue, thinking that Ergouzi should have finished eating, but when she entered the room, she was startled, half of the rice in the rice bowl was gone, and Ergouzi was still eating.

When I saw a pot of rice cooked before, I thought it was to save firewood to cook several meals at a time, but seeing Er Gouzi's current appearance, this is the amount of meal for one meal.

Li Qiaoer has never seen such an edible person since she was a child, and Li Qiaoer is a little silly standing there.

Li Ji is used to watching it, and enjoys watching it, because Er Gouzi's food is really delicious.

Li Qiaoer was a little incapable of accepting it, and continued to go out to collect snow. The water tank at the door was piled with firewood, and the insulation effect was good. Even so, Li Ji would still boil some boiling water every morning and evening to raise the temperature, so even if it was placed outside the house , have not seen ice.

Li Qiaoer filled the water tank, and Er Gouzi took out some candied fruit for her. There are 16-year-old girls who are mothers in the village, but in fact they have just come out of the pile of children and are not fully mature.

Candied fruit is a rare thing in the village, Li Qiaoer saw it and couldn't help but took a piece and ate it, her little face almost burst into laughter.

Li Qiaoer is good-looking and lovable. Although she is the youngest daughter in the family, she is not arrogant at all, and she still has a little girlishness.

If you are talking about finding a wife for Er Gouzi, it is actually the best candidate.It is reasonable to say that, but when will people's mind follow the truth?

Er Gouzi asked Li Ji to eat with him several times. Li Ji was already full, so he ate half a bowl with Er Gouzi.

The inside and outside of the house are clean, and there is no work to do. Li Qiaoer can't tell them to take out the clothes and wash them. Unless there are special circumstances or hired servants, only the women of the family can wash the clothes, mother, wife or daughter.

I don't know when there was such a custom. It is a very ambiguous thing to wash clothes for men.

There was nothing to do and Li Qiaoer left. Li Ji watched the little girl leave, and breathed a sigh of relief imperceptibly.

Li Ji sits cross-legged on the kang in a daze. Normally, Li Ji would drink tea for entertainment at this time. This was developed after Er Gouzi came and became rich. Er Gouzi went to the kitchen, made a pot of tea and put it on the kang table. superior.

The scent of tea floated over, Li Ji raised his head and saw Er Gouzi was on the kang, Er Gouzi is a very smart person, these days he has learned to use almost everything at home, except for talking, Li Ji knew that he could not teach Er Gouzi what.

"What do you think of that girl Qiaoer?"

Er Gouzi sat cross-legged next to Li Ji, tilted his head and asked, "Who is Qiaoer?"

These four words did not make Li Ji happy. Li Ji said: "The girl who came to our house today is called Li Qiaoer, and she is your cousin according to her seniority. What do you think?"

Er Gouzi was very serious about every question Li Ji asked, so after thinking about it seriously, he said, "I don't know you, it's not that bad."

"What if I become your daughter-in-law?"

Er Gouzi vaguely remembered that Li Ji had told him the word daughter-in-law before, but it had been a while, and Er Gouzi was struggling to think about it.

"Daughter-in-law? Do you want to sleep with me?"

Li Ji nodded.

Er Gouzi grinned and said, "You are my wife."

Li Jiqi laughed. As a fourth uncle, he washed and cooked for him all day long, but this guy took him for a wife.

"I'm a man, and my wife can only be a woman."

"why?"

"Women can bear babies."

"Why do you want to have a baby?"

... Li Ji didn't think about it for a while, why he wanted to have a baby, he just thought it was a matter of course, a man married a wife and had children, a family and a career, this is a saying that has been passed down from ancient times to the present.

Li Ji coughed in embarrassment, and then he remembered what to say: "Of course it is to carry on the family line, and in the future, when you are old and unable to move, there will be someone to take care of you, and someone will burn paper for incense when you die."

"What is the use?"

This time completely stumped Li Ji, yes, what's the use?Passing on the family line Er Gouzi doesn't even know who his own father is, so whose lineage will be passed on and whose generation will be passed on?Someone will take care of them when they get old, but there are also many white-eyed wolves in the village who specialize in sucking the blood of their parents.As for burning paper and burning incense to enjoy the incense of younger generations.But who knows what happens after death?No one has ever died, and they can't take care of it while alive. Who has the energy to take care of the future after death?

Li Ji was choked by Er Gouzi, so he stopped asking.Er Gouzi doesn't talk much, but these two sentences are enough for Li Ji to understand that Er Gouzi doesn't like Li Qiaoer now, nor does he have any intention of marrying a wife and having children.

Although I know that this may be because Er Gouzi is ignorant, it is also a big rebellion not to want to marry a wife and have children.However, it cannot be denied that Li Ji was secretly happy.

Li Ji stopped questioning Er Gouzi, and the days went on, with the snow getting heavier and heavier.The water at home is no longer tight. When they were extravagant, they took a bath once a day, and the cotton clothes could not be washed. The underwear inside was changed once a day and washed every day.

I am used to wearing clean clothes and taking a bath every day, so I feel that I cannot do without this kind of enjoyment.

"Do you think this is something only officials can enjoy?" Li Ji, who just got out of the shower, wiped himself off and changed into pajamas, smiled at Er Gouzi.

In fact, it is not that there is no such condition in the village. There are quite a few families with bathtubs, and bathing is just a matter of boiling water.It's just that this matter is troublesome and requires buckets of water.Who in the average family is willing to spend that effort?

Rich people bathe every day because they have servants to do it for them, and they just need to enjoy it.It is also Li Ji who is greedy for enjoyment. Although others are lazy, as long as he has enjoyment, he is not afraid of hard work.

It's like picking up cow dung from dawn to dusk to eat rice.

Er Gouzi watched Li Ji get out of the bath, dry himself and put on his pajamas. His throat felt a little tight, and he couldn't explain why.Li Ji poured some hot water into the bathtub again, and asked Er Gouzi to soak for a while.

It is very comfortable to sleep after taking a bath, and I will sleep soundly afterwards, which is especially relieved of fatigue.

Er Gouzi took off his clothes and soaked in the bathtub, while Li Ji sat on the horsestool next to the stove bored, grabbed a handful of melon seeds and chatted while eating.

"We're going to have dinner again in a few days. This time it's from the old Qu's family. In our village, there are only two families named Qu. The daughter-in-law is from our own village. We have to give gifts to both sides. Same as last time, you come back after eating two or three bowls, I’ll make you whatever you want when you get home, and if you don’t have it, we’ll buy it, anyway, we still have so much money, we can’t lose anything if we lose.”

Hearing the word "mouth", Er Gouzi couldn't help but look at Li Ji's lips. Those lips were opening and closing to eat melon seeds. His teeth bit open the skin of the melon seeds, and his tongue nimbly rolled up the melon seeds and chewed them inside.

Maybe Li Ji added too much hot water, Er Gouzi's body was so hot, his face was flushed, and he forgot to answer the phone for a while.

It is almost never that he disagrees with Er Gouzi when talking to him. Li Ji looked at Er Gouzi and said, "What? Don't you like going to dinner?"

Er Gouzi shook his head, and Li Ji asked again: "Does that mean you want to eat more? That's right, there are a lot of delicious food at the table, so I won't limit you. You can eat as much as you want."

Er Gouzi still shook his head, his eyes fell on Li Ji's lips and he couldn't move away. There was still a bit of melon seed skin on the corner of his lips. Li Ji seemed to feel it too. He stuck out his tongue to lick the melon seed skin in, and then spit it out .

That section of bright red tongue made Er Gouzi's madness rise to the highest level, and he swallowed.This feeling is very strange, the heart and lower body are gathering heat, as if the flames are on fire, but there is no way to vent this burning heat, and Er Gouzi doesn't know how to get rid of this situation.