The Sweet Little Fulang

The sun rises in the east and moves in the west, and the days go by very quickly. The warm spring is sandwiched between the cold winter and the scorching summer, which always makes people feel short-lived.

The wheat seedlings in the dry land gradually turned yellow and could be harvested in a few days. Shen Xuanqing and Lu Gu deliberately came back before harvesting, otherwise the family would not have enough staff.

Shen Yaoqing is a good farmer, he said it's not time yet, it will take two more days to dry, and the second room of Shen's family has been silent for a while.

Country people can't be idle, since they have free time these few days, taking advantage of getting up early to cool off, Shen Xuanqing and Lu Gu went up to the mountain to cut bamboo. It was done, but the rabbit nest was built slowly because it had to be erected on the ground. Behind them, Shen Yaoqing also went out to build the rabbit nest at the new house.

Shen Xuanqing was carrying a hemp rope on his shoulder, holding a sharp machete in his right hand, and Lu Gu was walking on his left with a machete.

Guaizi always ran out to play with other dogs like a child when he returned to the village. Lu Gu saw it when he went out, but he didn't call out and let it go.

The two walked up the gentle slope, and Shen Xuanqing said: "There is no need to buy farmland this year. Now the family has [-] acres of dry land and [-] acres of paddy fields. The rice and noodles harvested in one year are enough to eat, and no more can be planted. And take care of things in the house."

The 21 mu of land is already considered a large household in the village, and people have to be hired no matter whether it is farming or harvesting, otherwise the ripe wheat and ears of grain will fall to the ground and cannot be gathered again.

Fortunately, the wheat and rice here are not in the same season, so the whole family can work without hiring long-term workers.

"Yeah." Lu Gu nodded, he couldn't make the decision to buy the land, but he knew that with so many lands, he would never have to worry about food and clothing, and he was happy from the bottom of his heart.

If you don't buy farmland, Shen Xuanqing only has 80 taels left in his hand, so he has to take it easy, and it won't be too late to think about it when he has more money.

This time they went up the mountain to cut bamboo for the fence, and then moved the chickens and ducks to the new house, and opened a door in the mud wall on the other side of the river bank, so that the ducks could be released without having to go around the front door.

Chickens don’t need to be placed outside, the new house has a wide space, but chickens and ducks cannot be allowed to run around, otherwise there will be feces all over the ground.Use fences to enclose a place for chickens and ducks, so that they can wander around in it during the day instead of being confined to the house.

The bamboo forest was not too far away, and when he arrived, Shen Xuanqing picked it out, then bent down and chopped it.

The bamboo is hollow, and it makes a thumping sound when cut, Lu Gu can't help at the moment, so he stands by and waits.

Shen Xuanqing was strong and proficient in working. Soon, the bamboo forest was disturbed by the fallen tips of the long bamboo. When the wind tightened, the long bamboo fell to the ground.

After the bamboo fell to the ground, the two people standing at the back came forward and chopped off the bamboo branches with the machetes in their hands, leaving only a long green bamboo.

The cut bamboo branches were not directly thrown here, Lu Gu gathered the bamboo branches together, and later took a bundle of hemp rope, dragged them back and spread them in the yard to dry, no matter the bamboo branches or the bamboo leaves above, they could be stuffed into the Burn in the stove.

The sun is getting bigger and bigger, but fortunately, the bamboo forest is thick and shaded, so we won't get too sunburned.

When Shen Xuanqing was cutting the fifth bamboo, Lu Gu tied up a lot of bamboo branches with hemp rope, so many were really heavy, he didn't have the ability to carry it on his shoulders, so he put the hemp rope on the ground as Shen Xuanqing said. Long, bamboo branches dragged on the ground behind him, he dragged the hemp rope from his shoulders to his chest, and just dragged it back home.

On the way, I ran into Da Hui who was found by smelling people. Every household in the village in the large area of ​​Qianshan is used to dogs. Even the good boy knows the way to the bamboo forest. However, after seeing Da Hui, Lu Gu still felt a little bit Surprised, he freed his hand to stroke the dog's head, and went back with Dahui.

As soon as he walked up the gentle slope, he saw the boy who was standing in front of the door and wanted to go home from a distance.

Guaizi also saw him and Da Hui, and ran over barking.

Wei Lanxiang heard the movement and went out to watch, the two dragged the bamboo branches back to the yard together, Lu Gu put down the hemp rope and rubbed his shoulders, and asked, "Mother, did Brother Daqing go to the new house?"

"No, he went out not long after you and Erqing left." Wei Lanxiang squatted down to untie the hemp rope. There was nothing to dry in the yard today. The weather has been fine and sunny recently, so he spread out the bamboo branches to dry them.

"That's okay, I'll go find him, Erqing has cut a lot of bamboo, and I can't drag it back alone." Lu Gu said and went out, Dahui and Guaizi followed him.

Because of the large size of the new house, you can see the mud walls when you walk straight along the river behind, but because you don’t live in it, the back door is usually closed. He passed through the middle of the village and met many aunts and grandmas along the way. shouted.

Dabai and Dahei slept here during the night, before he entered, two small dogs came out barking, Shen Yaoqing was working in the spacious yard with yellow mud all over his hands.

"Okay, I'll go right away." Upon hearing his intention, Shen Yaoqing scooped up water to wash his hands, and immediately went to the bamboo forest.

The bamboo branches dragged home were enough, Shen Xuanqing also told him when he went down the mountain just now that he didn't need to go up again, Lu Gu just wandered around in the new house.

Dabai's legs are already healed, he can walk and run, but occasionally he can still see a little limp, but it doesn't matter if he is lame in the new house to look after the home in the future.

As long as you are careful and don't be lazy, once the work is done, it will be very fast. Shen Yaoqing will come to build a nest and build a house when he can't go to the ground. Now there are two rows of rabbit nests, and twelve rabbit nests are separated from each other.These two rows are against the wall, if it is not connected in the middle, it can be said to be a row.

According to what Shen Xuanqing said before, these are enough to raise twenty pairs of breeding rabbits. With the experience of building rabbit nests before, Shen Yaoqing made a bigger nest this time, which is enough for breeding rabbits and four or five small rabbits to live in. You have to grow up and wean off the milk before you can raise them separately.

There is a lot of wood piled up in the yard, although it is worthless, it is also an indispensable thing for building a rabbit nest. As soon as Shen Yaoqing left, the door was wide open, but Lu Gu did not go out. Trouble, it is better for him to wait here.

Tables, chairs and tea bowls have been moved to the main room in front. Shen Xuanqing asked the carpenter to make two beds, and they can be moved back when they are ready. He is tall, so he will naturally be heavier. If he sleeps here in the future, the bed made of wooden planks It is definitely not strong, since raising things should be regarded as a normal business, you must live well and rest well.

The saw was right next to the pile of logs, Lu Gu was free and had nothing to do, he had been at home for the past few days, he knew how long the wood for the rabbit nest would be, and he stepped on the wood to saw the length better than what Shen Yaoqing had sawed.

The sound of sawing wood is definitely not pleasant, but I can still hear the saw in my hand.

A layer of sawdust fell under his feet. Lu Gu was always serious about his work. He sawed off a piece of wood and pulled it up.

Dogs have sensitive ears, and they don't like to hear this sound. They either run to the front yard to lie down and rest, or fight in the backyard far enough away.

Not long after, Shen Xuanqing and his brothers each dragged three bamboos into the gate of the courtyard.

The green bamboo was long and wet, Shen Xuanqing threw the three bamboos on the ground on the ground, rubbed his shoulders for a rest, and Lu Gu poured water for them both.

"We don't cook here, so we still need to make a clay stove. At least we can use clay pots to boil water, so we don't need to bring tea from home." Lu Gu whispered.

"Well, that's for sure." Shen Xuanqing nodded with a smile, and said, "There are terracotta pots, and you can also stew chicken and duck here."

Money and food are the most joyful things, Lu Gu frowned suddenly, no, in the future the poultry and livestock will be here, it will be very easy to stew meat.

Spread the green bamboo out to dry in the sun, it will not be easy to grow insects after it dries, Lu Gu saws the wood, Shen Xuanqing and Shen Yaoqing stir the yellow mud, build a rabbit nest together, each has work to do.

When the wheat is ready to be harvested, no matter Qingxi Village or other villages, they will work hard to harvest it in these two days.

At noon, the golden waves of wheat were blown by the hot wind, and the whole family of the second room of Shen's family was in the field. Thirteen mu of land was quite a lot. Even though it was so hot, they didn't have much rest, otherwise the wheat would fall to the field when it was too ripe.

Ji Qiuyue delivered water several times an hour, afraid that they would be thirsty.

A cloth towel was hung around Lu Gu's neck, and he could wipe off the sweat on his face and forehead, and his neck was also sweating. The heat wave was rolling in the wheat field. After a while, the cloth towel was completely wet and had to be wrung out. There was also a lot of dust in the field. , There are also some wheat awns that are like thorns on the clothes.

Shen Yan was so hot that she straightened up and took off the bamboo hat on her head to fan the wind. The sun was so hot that she couldn't open her eyes, she squinted her eyes and frowned. A complaint.

All the country people have seen since they were young are farm work, and what they do is digging in the soil. As long as they are not lazy and lazy, most of them only know how to work, and when they are tired, they don't even bother to complain.

Everyone was tired. Seeing this, Shen Yaoqing picked up the bamboo tube and took a few sips of water, took a breath and said, "I asked, tomorrow, He Zhi will be able to come to help after collecting their land, and Uncle Jinhu and Jinlong can come, too. It’s only a few days a year that I’m tired and tired, and I’ll go to the restaurant to have a good meal after harvesting.”

"Buy some more green plum brew." Shen Yan interjected, feeling hot and thirsty, she remembered the sweet and sour green plum brew she drank last time, wouldn't it be great if she could have a full meal.

"Buy, how much do you want to drink, brother will buy you as much as you want." Shen Yaoqing saw that her younger sister was so hot that she was tanned in two days. Most of the heavy work in the countryside was done by men, but the younger sister suffered the same. , how can it not be allowed.

"Then it's settled, I have to drink two jugs." Shen Yan just smiled.

Because it was too hot, Lu Gu didn't want to talk very much, and the sun made him almost unable to open his eyes, but when he heard the word Qingmei Niang, he recalled the feeling between his lips and teeth. After some encouragement, the five people in the field bite Grinding his teeth, he mowed the wheat again.

In the evening, the sky gradually darkened, and the wind became cooler, making people seem to come alive.Taking advantage of the comfort of the moment, many people did not go home, they were still cutting wheat in the field, and it was already dark when Shen Xuanqing and the others returned home with a cart of wheat.

Ji Qiuyue has a big belly, but women in the countryside can still work even if they are pregnant. It's just cooking, but she can still move.

After washing his hands and face with water, Lu Gu felt refreshed when the cool wind blew.

Lying down on the bed at night, not to mention him, even Shen Xuanqing didn't want to get up again.

In the dark, the two of them didn't speak. They were extremely tired during the day, so they fell asleep quickly, and Lu Gu soon fell asleep.And Shen Xuanqing who was next to her turned over and took him into her arms.

He thought about smacking, and put one hand on Lu Gu's still flat belly. For the past half a month, he has been staying at home, and it's hard to do anything at night.

Two months ago, when he was on the mountain, he worked diligently, but Lu Gu's stomach never moved.

Of course, if he hadn't known that Lu Gu was not pregnant, he wouldn't have let her go to the field to harvest wheat.

Perhaps, is too thin.

Tomorrow I have to get up early, Shen Xuanqing closed her eyes and fell asleep after thinking about it.