The Sweet Little Fulang

The edelweiss in the mountains, forests and wild fields only grows more than three inches, and there is still a month or two before the edelweiss grows high. The accumulated edelweiss has almost burned out in one winter, so we have to go up the mountain to plan pine needles or pick up old bamboo shells , leaves and bamboo leaves can also be burned.

It was a warm and sunny day, and a lot of thin spring bamboo shoots that were thicker than fingers emerged from the bamboo grove. Lu Gu found a place where there were many, and they snapped off one by one with a crisp sound, and put them neatly into the bamboo basket.

He was searching alone in the dense and deep bamboo forest, and from time to time he could hear dogs barking in the distance. It was Shen Xuanqing and Shen Yuping who were chasing rabbits with their dogs, so he was not so afraid. Besides, Wei Lanxiang came with him and couldn't leave. From a distance, you can hear it as long as you shout.

After the spring bamboo shoots filled the bamboo basket, he stood up to take a rest, carried the heavy bamboo basket on his back and walked to the other side of the bamboo forest, looking for Shen Yan and the others.

Bamboo is different, and spring bamboo shoots are also different. There are also bamboo shoots buried in the ground that have to be dug out. Shen Yan and Shen Yu didn't want to pick up the old bamboo shells, so they took a hoe to dig the bamboo shoots.

"Mother, grandma." Lu Gu walked this way, and first saw Wei Lanxiang and Zhou Xiangjun picking up old bamboo shells.

Wei Lanxiang saw the full bamboo basket behind him, and said with a smile: "There are so many, when I go back, my mother will braise meat with bamboo shoots for you to eat."

The spring bamboo shoots are tender, especially the ones that were just picked off today, they are fresh enough, and the stewed meat is a must, Lu Gu hurriedly nodded: "Okay."

Now that we met, he didn’t leave again. He put down the bamboo basket to help pick up the old bamboo shells. This thing has thorny burrs. It’s okay to only pick up the ones on the ground. Or people who are not used to this kind of work naturally feel uncomfortable.

The old bamboo husk is hard to handle, but it burns very vigorously when dried in the sun, and it is easy to catch fire, so many people pick it up.

Coming to the bamboo forest alone would feel a bit eerie and quiet, but fortunately there were many of them, Lu Gu picked up the old bamboo shells for a while and could vaguely hear Shen Yan digging the bamboo shoots.

Wei Lanxiang pressed down the bamboo shells in the two big bamboo baskets, and when she saw the truth, she shouted: "Miu, enough is enough, there is no need to pick it up again."

Hearing this, Lu Gu didn't pick it up any more, he had four or five in his hand, he couldn't bear to throw them away so he stuffed them into the bamboo basket.

"I'm fine too, go find Shen Yu and the others." Zhou Xiangjun also pressed the bamboo shells firmly, and the two of them brought big bamboo baskets today, otherwise they would have to come back to pick them up after a few days of burning.

Digging the bamboo shoots can be slower, digging the ground and digging a hole is a laborious job, Shen Yan and Shen Yu are definitely not as fast as Lu Gu breaking the spring bamboo shoots.

Before Shen Xuanqing came over, the five of them took turns digging the soil. The spring bamboo shoots in the ground had bright yellow tips, which were much easier to find than the winter bamboo shoots. Regardless of the small shoot tips, the spring bamboo shoots revealed by digging the soil were thicker than a wrist. Some even weigh two or three catties.

Due to the season, the spring bamboo shoots are still very tender no matter how big they are. It is best to cut off the roots with a hoe after digging, otherwise it will be easy to break if you break them.

He came up with only two hoes, and when it was the turn of others to dig, Lu Gu rested aside. He looked out of the bamboo forest, but he never saw Shen Xuanqing. Look around again, when the rabbits are hit, Shen Xuanqing will naturally come to them.

"Mother, I'm going to pull wild onions." He saw wild onions growing in the grass outside the bamboo grove, and he passed by without saying a word.

The root of the pulled wild onion is soiled, and it will fall down after shaking vigorously.

People with a living eye can’t be idle. After Lu Gu pulled out this small piece, he looked back. Four people were digging bamboo shoots. Why don’t he find more wild onions, and when he gets home, he can fry them with bacon or eggs. It can also be sold in the town.

The onions at home were just planted a few days ago, even if they were planted a few days earlier, they haven’t grown up yet, and no one cares about the wild onions on the mountain. As soon as it warms up, the seeds hidden in the wild fields on the hillside can germinate and grow , but it can be faster.

He looked around, the spring grass was lush, and the snakes in the mountains no longer hibernated. Fortunately, it was not summer, and the grass was not so high, otherwise he would have to use a branch to explore the grass to feel at ease.

The wild onions were pulled more and more, and finally made a big pile. Lu Gu found thin grass stems like long ropes, and twisted the three together to form a straw rope, which was stronger. He divided the wild onions into three bundles and tied them. Put them together on the ground.

This side happened to be the way down the mountain, so he didn't carry the wild onions back to the bamboo forest. The bamboo basket on his back was full, and he would see if Shen Yan or Shen Xuanqing could put down the bamboo basket later.

"Wang!"

Hearing a familiar dog barking, Lu Gu turned his head and looked over, it was indeed a pup, he called "Good Boy", and the pup ran faster.

The galloping pup whimpered in its throat and kept rubbing against his leg.

Now the pup is almost the same as a big dog. According to what Shen Xuanqing said before, it should be called Daguai when it grows up, but Lu Gu always forgets and still calls it Daguai.

After stroking the dog's head and pinching its ears, Lu Gu kept smiling. After hearing another dog barking, he looked up, and Shen Xuanqing came with big gray and them.

"Brother Guzi." Shen Yuping carried a dead rabbit in his hand. He had passed the addiction of chasing rabbits today, his already big eyes were brighter, he was smaller than Lu Gu, and because of Shen Xuanqing, he naturally had to shout elder brother.

Shen Yuping was eager to show off to his family, and after shouting out all the courtesy, he raised the rabbit in his hand and said loudly: "Mum, brother Yu, look what I hit."

Big Hui and the two small dogs ran over and circled around Lugu, but he looked up at Shen Xuanqing now and ignored them.

"My basket is full, and I broke off a lot of thin bamboo shoots. My mother said to go home and stew the meat." There was a faint light in his eyes, and he left halfway in the morning, a little eager to tell Shen Xuanqing what he had done, But due to his temperament, he obviously restrained his words a bit.

"So many." Shen Xuanqing also smiled, saw the wild onions on the ground and said: "My basket is not full, just stuff it in."

"Yeah." Lu Gu pushed the cute boy and the big dogs who squeezed in to rub his legs to the side, and first filled the bamboo basket Shen Xuanqing unloaded with wild onions.

"Quail?" He saw something in the basket make a noise.

Shen Xuanqing moved the quail and two rabbits aside, and said: "Well, when I asked Yuping to lead the dog to chase the rabbits, I saw this thing rushing over and hit two with a slingshot. Catch the live ones, or catch the female ones and raise them, and you can eat quail eggs in the future."

At the end he said: "Sister-in-law doesn't have a bad appetite recently, let's see if she eats quail meat."

"Yes." Lu Gu nodded. Ji Qiuyue's appetite has been poor these days, and sometimes she vomits after she can't eat a few mouthfuls. Today, she went to the mountain to dig bamboo shoots for her to eat fresh and refreshing. Seeing that Shen Xuanqing wanted three bundles of wild Stuffing all the green onions in, he frowned slightly and said, "It's too heavy."

"It's okay." Shen Xuanqing didn't take this point seriously.

Before Lu Gu entered the bamboo forest to carry the bamboo basket, Shen Yuping, who was carrying the Shenyu basket, helped him out. It was getting late, and it was time to go back to have lunch, and a group of people set foot on the return road.

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There are fried bamboo shoots and stewed bamboo shoots for lunch. It depends on which dish Ji Qiuyue can eat.

When stewing the meat, both kinds of bamboo shoots are cut, and the taste is slightly different, but generally the same.

After eating, Shen Yan washed the dishes, Lu Gu took out some thin spring bamboo shoots, and two large spring bamboo shoots, both of which were left to marinate into soaked bamboo shoots, which is the most delicious when served with rice.

The rest are all sold in the town. The bamboo shoots will become old and tough after being kept for a long time, and the taste will be much worse. They should be sold while they are fresh. It is so close to the mountain. If you want to eat fresh bamboo shoots, you can go up the mountain to dig them.

I also left some wild onions at home, and found a place in the vegetable garden to bury the roots with soil so that they would not wither easily.

After he finished packing, Shen Xuanqing picked up two bamboo baskets with a pole, and Lu Gu also carried a bamboo basket, which contained the two rabbits killed today.

Fenggu Town was crowded with people, and it was already past noon, so the two of them didn't go to the market, and started selling in the streets.

Now is the time to eat bamboo shoots in spring, and the bamboo shoots are selling well, basically at four renminbi a catty. Shen Xuanqing sells more things than Lu Gu. To Wuwen Siwen.

A big two and a half catties of spring bamboo shoots sold for ten cents, which is a lot for a countryman. Shen Yan worked hard to dig up the big bamboo shoots, so she had to give her some copper coins. I kept in mind that he didn't dig a few big bamboo shoots, and the money from the sale should be given to Shen Yan and Wei Lanxiang.

Wild onions can be found in the fields outside Fenggu Town, and they don't sell as well as spring bamboo shoots, only two cents a catty.

Lu Gu worked diligently, and a bundle of wild onions weighed seven or eight catties, and the largest bundle weighed about ten catties. After the rabbits and spring bamboo shoots were sold out, the wild onions only sold for fourteen cents.

It was almost an hour past noon, but after walking for such a long time, I couldn't help feeling hot and tired, so the two of them found a shady place to rest.

Shen Xuanqing took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the sweat on his forehead. Now that his husband had prepared many embroidered handkerchiefs for him, he became more particular and no longer wiped sweat with his cuffs casually.

He glanced at the wild onions in the basket after wiping them, and said, "There are still about ten catties left, why don't we sell them cheap, so we don't have to pick them up again."

The bamboo basket was empty, it was natural and relaxing, and the way home from the town was not far but not too close, so Lu Gu nodded, seeing Shen Xuanqing panting for breath, and a pedestrian passing by them, he yelled: "Wild onion , One penny per catty, it’s cheaper.”

Seeing that he was serious about selling, Shen Xuanqing smiled beside him.

Because they didn't want to pick them up again, Lu Gu and Shen Xuanqing sold and gave them away, and gave away the last few catties. So many wild onions were only sold for about twenty copper coins. If Wei Lanxiang saw it, he would have to scold them. prodigal.

The bamboo basket was empty, and even his footsteps became brisk.

When passing by the makeup shop, Shen Xuanqing slowed down. He turned his head to look at Lu Gu, his fair cheeks were stained with heat and slightly reddish. Today when Lu Gu was breaking bamboo shells in the bamboo forest, the left side of Lu Gu's face was accidentally scratched by a bamboo branch. Bleeding but with a reddish welt.

Compared with the few wealthy husbands he met in the town, Lu Gu was exposed to the wind and sun all day long, so his skin was naturally not as tender as others. Shen Xuanqing looked at it and felt that the skin on Lu Gu's face and hands seemed to be more tender than when they first got married. It's a little rough.

The unmarried Shuang'er also had to help the family with work, but he seldom went out of the village to travel long distances. Lu Gu followed him up and down the mountains and often to the town, and the wind and rain along the way was naturally more than before getting married.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that he didn't leave, Lu Gu asked suspiciously.

There is a powder seller next to her, and there is a different aroma in her nose.

Shen Xuanqing smiled and said, "Badger Seed Oil is no longer needed, so I'll buy you a box of balm to wipe your face."

Lu Guzhang is so old and only smeared it on when he got married, he didn't know how to do it himself, it was put on by the village mother-in-law, most of the country people used it and it was the cheapest, so he was reluctant to put on more, it would be a big deal.

Fortunately, it was like this, otherwise, not to mention Lu Gu, everyone who was a little closer to him would be hit by the strong but not very pleasant fragrance.

Most of the people who buy cosmetics are people from the town. Lu Gu has never been in this kind of shop, so he can't help but look nervous, but Shen Xuanqing turned to the cosmetic shop, so he had no choice but to follow.

Shen Xuanqing put down the shoulder pole, put the bamboo basket outside the door, grabbed Lu Gu's wrist and went in.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw the shopkeeper standing behind the counter and dozing off with his head propped up, and he couldn't see where the waiter was. Shen Xuanqing said: "Shopkeeper, take two boxes of balm for your face."

The shopkeeper was startled awake, and glanced at the two countrymen in front of him. They were all neatly dressed and unpatched, especially since Fulang still had a silver bracelet in his hand. Hold on."

He found four boxes of balm on the wooden shelf behind him, turned around and put them on the counter, piled them up with a smile and said, "Look, guest officer, we have a lot of things here, and these boxes are all good. When applied to the face, it can moisturize the skin and make it more delicate, the fragrance lasts for a long time, and it is fragrant but not greasy, it is a top-quality product."

"This box is Lanyu Qingxiang, this box is peach blossom balm, this one is peony fragrance, and this one is red plum fragrance." The shopkeeper opened the boxes one by one so that people could see the balm inside.

As soon as the box was opened, a faint floral fragrance emerged, which was even better than the face powder Lu Gu had ever used. He looked at the balm with a little surprise in his eyes.

The shopkeeper was most proud of these things in his shop. Seeing the surprise of the customers, his smile widened. Seeing that they were hesitating about which one to look at, he took out a few small porcelain bottles from under the counter and said, "Customer If the official doesn't know which one to choose, just reach out and let me paint some."

As he spoke, he picked out some balm from the bottle with a small wooden stick, and applied it on the back of Lu Gu's outstretched hand.

"This is the fragrance of peach blossoms." No other customers came in at the moment, and the shopkeeper was very patient.

"I'll smell it." Shen Xuanqing was a little curious, so she grabbed Lu Gu's hand and lowered her head to sniff lightly. The aroma of peach blossoms was a bit sweeter, but it smelled good.

In front of outsiders like this, Lu Gu's ears turned red, but Shen Xuanqing looked the same as the shopkeeper, so he had no choice but to let Shen Xuanqing sniff.

After smelling it, the shopkeeper applied the other three kinds of balm on Lu Gu's hands one after another. When the balm was rubbed lightly on the back of the hand, one could really see that the skin was much more radiant, and the unapplied area looked dry.

The four balms were all good, but Lu Gu was hesitant and couldn't choose which two to choose. In the end, Shen Xuanqing said he wanted peach blossoms and plum blossoms.

The peach blossom balm is really good, and the plum blossoms reveal a kind of tranquility and tranquility, one doesn't deliberately smell the incense box and Lu Gu's hands, standing here, one inadvertently smells a faint fragrance, it really is a floating fragrance.

"Guest officer has good eyesight. These peach blossoms and plum blossoms are the best sellers." The shopkeeper closed the lid of the incense box and handed over the two boxes that Shen Xuanqing wanted. The businessman spoke nicely, so he flattered him.

Before the price of the two boxes of face cream was mentioned, he said again: "Guest officer, I still have hand cream here. I put some on after washing my hands every day. It moisturizes and makes the skin more tender. Would you like to see it?" look?"

Shen Xuanqing noticed that Lu Gu's hands were dry, so she nodded and said, "Take a look."

"Hey, wait a minute." The shopkeeper smiled even more.

"You also need to buy hand cream?" Lu Gu asked in a low voice. He has to do a lot of work every day. Whether weeding weeds and digging wild vegetables or chopping firewood to clean up rabbit manure, his hands are easy to get dirty, and he has to wash them several times a day. Apply the hand cream again Wouldn't it be a waste of good things to wash them over and over again, let alone cooking and washing dishes?

Shen Xuanqing understood what he meant, pondered for a moment and said: "Shopkeeper, just bring the cheap hand cream, and take two more boxes."

"It's a pity to wash it cheaply." He turned to Lu Gu and said.

The shopkeeper took two boxes of cheap hand ointment, came over and said with a smile: "This is not bad. It only costs fifty cash per box, but it is good for opponents."

A small box is only [-] Wen, which Lu Gu would not have dared to think about before, it is almost a sky-high price.

Shen Xuanqing opened the box, took a look, and said, "Okay, that's all, how much is the facial fat?"

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "It's not expensive, a box costs three dollars."

The face cream costs three hundred Wen, which is much more expensive than hand cream. Lu Gu blinked and thought it was too expensive, but before he could speak, Shen Xuanqing took out her purse from her pocket.

"Seven coins in total." Shen Xuanqing counted the pieces of silver and handed them over.

The shopkeeper took the money and said with a smile, "Okay, thank you very much."

He said casually: "You two will come here often in the future. I still have rouge powder and lip balm here."

Speaking of this, he paused, looked at Lu Gu and said with a smile: "If you don't mind, the lip balm is a picky color, why don't you two keep it for a while, and let the wife wipe it for this husband. You can also try rouge."

Seeing that Shen Xuanqing's heart was obviously moved, the shopkeeper shouted to the back without waiting for the two of them to answer: "Ding Xiang, come out and wipe the lip balm for the customer."

"Here we come." A woman with a pretty face walked out from inside, the rouge and gouache on her face were just right, making people feel beautiful and comfortable at first sight.

After she helped Lu Gu put on the lip balm, she sized it up and smiled: "This color is really appropriate, it would be even better if you added some rouge."

Lu Gu's lips were originally light in color, but after putting on the reddish lip balm, they looked plump all of a sudden, and it made his whole face brighter without being too ostentatious. Very handsome.

He looked at himself in the bronze mirror at a loss, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Shen Xuanqing's dazed gaze, and he was even more embarrassed, blushing on his cheeks without applying rouge.

"This lip balm can also moisturize dryness. It is best to use some when the lips are dry and chapped."

"Yeah." Shen Xuanqing came back to her senses, and rarely felt embarrassed in front of outsiders, and asked sullenly, "Forget about rouge, how much is this balm?"

When he and Lu Gu left the makeup shop, the shopkeeper even gave them a gift, which is not a small deal.

There are face cream and hand cream in the bamboo basket, and I even bought a box of mouth cream. Lu Gu could smell the scent of lipstick on his own lips. The heat on his face was still hot, embarrassing and shy, how can a countryman be so particular about it? , besides, he hasn't applied lip balm himself, so he can't use it after buying it.

He has never touched such things as rouge and gouache, and the first time he bought it made people feel a little worried. He was worried while thinking, and he didn't notice that he was out of town when he was distracted.

As soon as Shen Xuanqing stopped, he also stopped, and was about to ask something when he came back to his senses, his lips were wiped twice by the extended thumb.

Realizing that her hands were a bit dirty, which contrasted sharply with Lu Gu's fair cheeks, Shen Xuanqing froze.

Come to sell bamboo shoots and wild onions, weighing them in half will definitely stain your hands, but the handkerchief in his arms has wiped sweat, since it has already messed up the mouth grease, why not wipe it all off, and let Lu Gu wash it again when he goes back.

His lips were rubbed a little heavily, Lu Gu frowned unconsciously, and did not hide back out of trust, but looked up at Shen Xuanqing in confusion.

Someone from the town came here, Shen Xuanqing was a little annoyed when she saw that Lu Gu's lips had been rubbed red by him, which was not much different from lip balm.

"What's wrong?" Lu Gu asked anxiously.

Shen Xuanqing walked forward with an empty bamboo basket, and after walking a few steps, she said sullenly, "Don't wipe it again."

These words made Lu Gu more and more at a loss, thinking that there was something wrong with him, and after thinking about it, it must be because he put on lip balm, so he blushed in embarrassment and agreed, "Yeah."

The two walked forward in silence. After a while, Shen Xuanqing turned her head and saw him showing embarrassment. After a while, she realized that she hadn't explained clearly, but he didn't know what to say at all.

The reason why he wiped off the red fat on Lu Gu's mouth cruelly was because of his jealousy.

The good lip balm sold in the town costs 160 ren per box. It is completely different from the one used by the country woman for Lu Gu. After applying it, it is so beautiful and delicate. On the way out of the town, many people noticed Lu Gu. , He wished he could stare back one by one.

Fortunately, those people were not as tall as him, so they didn't dare to make mistakes at will.

As soon as he came out and saw fewer people, the redness on Lu Gu's lips made him feel more and more unhealthy the more he looked at it, and he felt comfortable after wiping it off.

"Don't think about it, I didn't think about it just now. It's expensive. Few people in the village use it. The face fat and hand cream are colorless. It's not eye-catching after use. The lipstick is too red. If you let the villagers see it, you might get red eyes. It’s not worthwhile to be chewed on behind your back, and you will use lip balm when you find an opportunity in the future.

Shen Xuanqing found an excuse, and the more she said it, the more serious her face became, even if Lu Gu didn't believe it.

That's right, but it's not a festival, and it's really eye-catching to dress up differently from others, Lu Gu is convinced, and nodded in agreement: "Well, I know, I won't buy it if I don't need it in the future, otherwise it will be useless." spend money."

That being said, not only Lu Gu, but Shen Xuanqing also regained a good mood.

On the way home, I met two acquaintances from neighboring villages, and the four of them walked back together.

Lu Gu and Lin He's wife walked in front, Shen Xuanqing was tall, and while chatting with Lin He, he caught a glimpse of the boxes of balm in Lu Gu's bamboo basket, and suddenly remembered that he had bought another balm in the balm shop before. Well, the person who sold it to him at that time was a clerk in the store, and the bottle of ointment worth eight yuan had not been used for some time.