The Sweet Little Fulang

Ever since she became pregnant, Ji Qiuyue ate better than many people in the village, so she had enough milk and nursed the child well.

Wei Lanxiang alone might not be enough, he bought old hens and pig's trotters.

There are many people in the family, if they all taste two mouthfuls, Ji Qiuyue will not be able to eat a few mouthfuls, Lu Gu is not greedy for those two mouthfuls, and even Shen Yan only occasionally drinks half a bowl of soup.

But Shen Xuanqing still remembered the words of the herbal doctor that Lu Gu needed to replenish his weakness, so he scooped a bowl of soup from the pot every three days and served it to Lu Gu.

He is the one who earns the most money in the family, and most of the money in Wei Lanxiang's hand is given by him, so he doesn't say much at all.

The days passed quickly, in the blink of an eye the child had been ten days old, and in two days the moon would be full in the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Wei Lanxiang sits in front of the clay stove and uses a cattail fan to fan the wind. In the big earthenware pot, there are pig's trotters stewed with soybeans. The milk is the best. She is busy with cooking these days. Lu Gu is young and has little experience in stewing soup and cooking. Some, he personally took charge of the battle.

The pig's trotters have been boiled in a high fire, and the next step is to simmer over a low fire, so that the soup is very fragrant.

She slapped herself with a cattail fan, and shouted into the room: "Da Qing."

"Mother." Shen Yaoqing came out of the room.

"It will be the Mid-Autumn Festival in two days. Tomorrow you and the second boy will go to town, buy some moon cakes, and then buy three hanging meats, and send them to my uncle's house the day after tomorrow." Wei Lanxiang said again: "This year The family is busy, we have to weed grass and take care of the dolls, so I won’t make moon cakes, remember to buy some for our family.”

Shen Yaoqing actually had four uncles, but one died of illness, and now there are only three left. He nodded and said, "Got it, mother, I will go shopping with my second brother tomorrow."

While he was talking, Ji Qiuyue called him in the room: "Daqing, quickly bring the diapers."

He couldn't care less about talking, and hurried into the room to get busy. Apart from sleeping, the newborn baby would only wake up when feeding and diarrhoea. He urinated a lot in a day, and the diapers had to be changed frequently. It's all diapers and baby clothes.

Wei Lanxiang lifted the lid of the clay pot to take a look, added two sticks of firewood to the bottom of the clay stove, got up and scooped up half a basin of water, and washed the diapers by hand after Shen Yaoqing came out. The weather is quite hot this year, so throw it in the basin It is easy to attract flies.

While he was busy, he looked up and saw Zhou Yunzhi coming in from the door.

"Sister-in-law." Wei Lanxiang said with a smile, "Come and sit down."

She put the diapers on the wooden frame, and moved the chairs from the main room. After Zhou Yunzhi entered the room to see the child, the two of them came out and sat in the shade of the eaves. There was a bit of wind outside, and the blowing was quite comfortable.

"I gained weight in just ten days." Zhou Yunzhi grabbed three Qingqiu pears from the bowl.

Wei Lanxiang put the bowl on the ground between the two of them, took one and ate it in her hand, and said with a smile, "That's right, Qiuyue's milk is very good."

Qingqiu pears are picked on the mountain. The green skins are small and the fruits are crispy and sweet, a bit like pears. That’s how they call them here.

While eating, Zhou Yunzhi looked at the clay pots on the clay stove, sniffed them, and finally asked, "Did you stew pig's trotters?"

Wei Lanxiang knew from her eyes that she wanted to eat, so she just said, "No, I want to give Qiuyue milk, so I bought one."

Seeing that Wei Lanxiang was sitting peacefully, she had no intention of getting up at all, and she didn't know how to let her eat a bowl of soup. Zhou Yunzhi curled her mouth and scolded a cheapskate in her heart, and she didn't want to eat pig's trotters. Soup is just stewed with water, not worth a little money.

She wanted to return to thinking, but she still said with a shy face: "I have changed the fire to a low heat, it seems that the stew is almost done."

"Where is it? It's still not ready." Wei Lanxiang didn't want to give her soup and meat, so she laughed and said, "After summer, the price of pork is not afraid of being spoiled, and even the pig's trotters have increased by several pennies." I bought this one for Qiuyue to eat for a few days, and it will have to be mixed with water in the next few meals."

"Just now, Shen Yan said that he wanted to eat a few bites. Sister-in-law, tell me, the child is really ignorant, and he is still like this when he is 12 years old. Qiuyue is weak after giving birth. All these are left to her to replenish her body. It is also because we are in a bad situation. After all, Yanyan is a child, she is greedy, I can only let her bear it, and endure her greed, alas, if our family is rich, my daughter will buy donkey meat, let alone a pig's trotter What?" She sighed again.

Zhou Yunzhi was unhappy when he heard this, but Wei Lanxiang had been nagging for a long time and just didn't want to give her food, a sneer appeared on his face, and the meanness appeared on his face, and said: "You are still called poor these days. If you are poor, how can you tell others to live."

She spoke with a gun and a stick, and said: "I heard people say that the second child sold sheep in the town a few days ago, and you ate mutton with the third child's family when you came back. Are you still poor these days? Don't ruin us These poor people."

That's right, isn't it just a resentment that Erfang's family didn't invite them to eat mutton.

If it had been before, Wei Lanxiang would have quarreled with Zhou Yunzhi long ago, but now their family life is getting better, and they have a big fat grandson, and they have a peaceful life, she can tell today that Zhou Yunzhi is jealous this week.

Being rich and in a good mood, she was not angry, instead she smiled and said, "Sister-in-law really upset me, if there were two pig's trotters in the pot, I would definitely be able to eat half of them for sister-in-law. But I really only bought one, if we share it, Qiuyue will have nothing to eat, and she still needs to make up her body."

Shen Yaoqing heard the commotion outside, and he said with a smile: "My aunt doesn't know something. The reason for the stewed mutton that day was because I called my third grandma to look after Qiuyue. It happened that when I came back to cook, my third uncle's family was there, so I had to call her." They eat."

Zhou Yunzhi snorted coldly, and was interrupted by Shen Yaoqing just as he was about to speak.

"I bought some pastries yesterday, since my aunt is here, I'll have a taste too." As he spoke, he went into the room and brought out a small plate of pastries, a total of six yuan.

"It's more or less the same." Zhou Yunzhi changed his face quickly, and squeezed a piece of pastry with a smile.

Wei Lanxiang secretly rolled her eyes, and took a piece of pastry to eat, otherwise the shameless Zhou Yunzhi would have eaten it all.

The reason for this is that Shen Yaoqing wanted to drive her back early, so as not to talk nonsense at home and make people feel bad.

Sure enough, Zhou Yunzhi, who ate four pieces of pastry to take advantage of it, was much easier to pass away, and before leaving, he even carried a few Qingqiu pears in his arms.

After she left, Wei Lanxiang didn't even have the time to scold her, so he went into the house to hug his sleeping grandson.

-

By the river, Lu Gu and Shen Xuanqing were touching green snails. The day after tomorrow would be the Mid-Autumn Festival. The green snails had passed the season of giving birth, and they were plump. They had to eat a green snail in the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Looking back and forth along the river bank, there are quite a few people touching snails, some are crowded together, and some are scattered, and they are farther away from the crowd.

"I'll come over later and let Dahui watch by the river at night, so I'll get up early tomorrow to collect it." Shen Xuanqing walked in the river with his trouser legs in his arms, found a handful of green snails and threw them into the fish basket beside him.

"Okay." Lu Gu squatted on the stones by the river, moving the stones around to find the green snails.

The river crabs in autumn are also plump. Many people would catch a few to eat during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and they were no exception.

Shen Xuanqing said again: "After the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will go up the mountain, and I will come down in three or five days. By then, I will be able to catch up with the full moon wine."

After staying at home for a long time, it's time to go hunting.

Lu Gu felt a little uncomfortable after squatting for a long time, so he stood up and said, "Then I will steam some steamed buns tomorrow and bring them up to the mountain as dry food."

The two touched a lot of snails by the river, Shen Xuanqing poured the snails from the fish basket into the bamboo basket after landing, and carried them by herself, Lu Gu followed him with the empty fish basket.

Most of the snails in the bamboo basket were poured into the wooden basin. Lu Gu took a loofah and came to scrub the snail shells. There was a lot of mud and sand on them. After washing them, they ran in clean water for two days and spit sand, and they could be fried the day after tomorrow. eat.

Shen Xuanqing went out to cast nets, Shen Yan and Shen Yaoqing both went to work in the new house, and Wei Lanxiang helped Ji Qiuyue take care of the children.

There are quite a few people in the village who catch river crabs, and after a short walk, you can see crab net poles stuck in the river.

Fearing that someone would collect the net in the dark at night, Shen Xuanqing asked Da Hui and Da Hei to watch by the river, and the dog could sleep anywhere, curled up on the stones on the river bank to rest.

In the early morning of the next day, he woke up at dawn and went to the river to see the big gray tamarins. There was dew in the night, and the dogs were a little wet, but they were well-bred and their fur was thick enough.

Throwing two steamed buns to the dog to eat, to cushion the stomach.

When it was a little brighter, he and Shen Yaoqing collected the crab nets together, and when they got off the nets, they wrapped the bones of the stewed old hen and a few pieces of chicken in them to attract river crabs, and they caught quite a few.

The crabs in the Qingxi River are relatively small, but they have been lucky this year. There are about 27 or [-] crabs in the net, which is enough to eat, and there is no need to use the net again tonight.

This side is close to the new house, so the two of them went in through the back door together with the net and crabs, squatted in the yard, took the crabs out of the net one by one, put them into wooden barrels, put the lid on and kept them in water for the time being.

Shen Xuanqing slept in the new house last night. After finishing the crab work, the two went back to have breakfast together.

After eating, Lu Gu was making noodles in the kitchen. He was going to steam steamed buns at noon. When he heard Shen Xuanqing calling uncle in the courtyard, he knew that Shen Shunde had come. shouted.

Early in the morning, every family in the village was busy with work, and they didn't know what Shen Shunde was going to do, so Shen Yaoqing poured tea for him.

In the main room, Shen Shunde sat down and had a sip of tea, chatting about the work in the crops and the full moon wine for the child. Finally, he expressed his intention and asked: "Is the name good? Logically speaking, the next generation of our Shen family should go to Zhen Literally, your brother Yutao and brother Yuxi's sons are all like this, and you and Yuping should also use the name of the eldest grandson Zhen'er in the future."

Shen Zhen is the son of Shen Yutao, and he is indeed the eldest grandson in the younger generation.

Shen Shunde held the airs of his uncle and asked Shen Yaoqing to name him according to the family name of Zhen. Even though he had a falling out before, in his heart, the second wife of the Shen family was also named Shen, so he had to come with their family no matter what. Who called their family? It is the eldest son and grandson.

"If you don't think about it, I have a name here..." Shen Yaoqing interrupted him before he finished speaking.

"Uncle." Shen Yaoqing smiled and said: "Not long after I got married, my father asked the master in the temple to calculate the name. After giving birth to a son, he was called Shen Wenzhao. Now my father is gone. He calculated the name. I can't change it."

Shen Shunde's complexion changed, and he was obviously annoyed at being brushed off, but Shen Yaoqing pushed the matter to Shen Shunfu, and even if he wanted to get angry, he couldn't find a reason. Who told him that his good second brother was dead, and the dead were the most important. How to change the last wish.

"Uncle's kindness is appreciated by me, but it's really not easy to change." Shen Yaoqing smiled and said: "Uncle will definitely come for a full moon wine in another day, and I should thank uncle for his worries."

There was work to be done in the field, so Shen Shunde went down the steps, but his face was still not very good when he left.

Wei Lanxiang spat on the ground. No one in the village knew that Shen Shunde's family hated the poor and loved the rich. They didn't even look at the poor relatives, as if they were afraid that others would steal his family's money. They ran over to make trouble, and asked Shen Zhen to name him, but they couldn't afford it.

When Lu Gu met in the kitchen, he heard Wei Lanxiang's muttering curses. He didn't dare to speak, and buried himself in his own work.

Shen Yaoqing and Ji Qiuyue talked about the matter just now, but he didn't take it to heart. Besides, the name Shen Wenzhao was indeed chosen by his father, and no one could change it.

These annoying people are just a fleeting moment, scolding or spitting, as long as their own lives are happy.

-

The night is sultry, and the moon is as round as a disk.

In the yard under the moonlight, the incense tables and candlesticks have been set up, the moon cakes for fruit offerings have been set up, and flowers are also placed. They are picked from the mountains during the day. The moonlight is bright, and everything in the yard can be seen clearly. There are flowers dotted. Vibrant and bright.

Shen Yan happily brought out fruit dishes, snacks, wine and vegetables with Lu Gu, his almond eyes were smiling, and he even spoke with laughter, which showed that he was very cheerful.

And the source of this joy is a pair of silver bead tassel pendants on the hair bun. Although the silver beads are a bit small, they are still serious silverware, which Wei Lanxiang bought for her.

"Brother Guzi, I'm done serving, you don't need to go in again." She put a jug of warm wine on the table.

Stir-fried escargot and steamed river crab, as well as stewed tofu, stir-fried wild vegetable tips and cold dried tofu, a plate of moon cakes, a plate of plum blossom crisps, a plate of green autumn pears, a plate of mountain grapes, and a steamed fish. There are ten items on the table. There are six kinds of fruits and vegetables that are either fished from the river or dug from the mountains. These can always save a little money.

A pot of warm wine and a pot of cold wine are all sweet-scented osmanthus wine that Shen Xuanqing bought in the town.

It was the first time for Lu Gu to eat such a feast on a moonlit night in the Mid-Autumn Festival. After coming to Shen's house last year, because he was not familiar with the family, he was not as rich as he is now, so he only ate mooncakes when he watched the moon at night.

This year is also because of the addition of newcomers, I am happier than in the New Year, and I made a few more dishes without knowing it.

Ji Qiuyue came out to admire the moon after coaxing the children to sleep. The whole family ate and drank in the yard, which was very lively, and they didn't go back to their rooms until the middle of the month.

The next day, Shen Xuanqing packed up and took the dog up the mountain. Lu Gu prepared dry food for him for five days. There were vegetable fields growing randomly on the mountain, and wild vegetables on the hillside. He was wronged to eat vegetarian food for five days. I've eaten.

Lu Gu will definitely have to do a little more work once he leaves.

The next ten pairs of rabbits gave birth to cubs one after another. These ten pairs of breeding rabbits were mated at the same time after they were captured, but the pups were only a few days away. A total of 56 pups were born, and the female rabbit that gave birth to the most was seven.

Now it's not as hot as before, and these fifty or so animals have been fed to them without damage.

There are more and more rabbits. The five female rabbits who gave birth at the beginning have already laid two litters. The twenty rabbits in the second litter are almost full-term and can be separated from the old rabbits after weaning. The other five female rabbits The 22 newborn rabbits have been separated from the old rabbits.

Rabbits conceive and give birth very quickly. They can come out within a month of being in the belly, and can be weaned after being fed for a month. Basically, a litter can be formed in two months.

Ten rabbits are born together, so that forty or fifty rabbits can be raised at one time, and they will be sold more often. Therefore, the ten breeding rabbits caught in the front have to wait a few days before the males and females are matched together.

There are still 110 breeding rabbits, and there are [-] rabbits, big and small, of which [-] are the largest, and they will be sold in three months.

There were so many rabbits, Shen Yaoqing built two rows of rabbit nests.

There is endless work at home every day. Lu Gu herds cows and ducks in the morning and afternoon. He also has to hunt a few baskets of grass with Shen Yan by the river. The family has to eat sheep, chickens and rabbits. A lot of effort.

The grass in the crop field also needs to be pulled out, and most of them are Shen Yaoqing and Wei Lanxiang.

In another month, the autumn beans and peanuts will be ripe, and winter wheat will be planted after plucking. It will be less than half a month after the autumn beans and peanuts are harvested, and the rice will also be harvested.

In the past, there was no way out and no light, and daily work was numb and dull. Now Lu Gu is completely different, mowing grass while talking and laughing with Shen Yan, calves grazing around, and sometimes come to rub against them, gentle and clingy People, this kind of life is worth it no matter how tiring it is.

Because it rolls in the mud, whenever it wants to rub Shen Yan, it can make the little girl scream in fright. She is wearing new clothes. Last year, when the family got rich, they made clothes from cloth and only wore them. One year is not new to country folks.

The calf was also naughty, Xu thought it was amusing for Shen Yan to yell, and even pretended to chase after him, scaring Shen Yan into running straight away, like a playful child.

Lu Gu lost his temper because of being rubbed by the boy, so the calf can't enjoy himself in front of him.

Sometimes he thinks it’s fun to chase one man and one cow, so he just looks at it with a smile. If Shen Yan finds out that he doesn’t help pull the calf, he will be blamed later. Sometimes Shen Yan will say angrily that he and Shen Xuanqing have broken up , actually learned to watch the excitement, and is no longer her good brother Guzi.

In fact, she also knew that the calf would not really chase her up, and every time it was chased, the calf would always stop, but she was afraid that the calf would be rubbed with mud, so she couldn't help but want to run every time.

Although the life on the mountain is quiet, you can see Shen Xuanqing every day, but it is more lively to deal with the neighbors in the village every day.

What's more, Shen Xuanqing only went up the mountain for six or seven days at most, Lu Gu stayed at home and hoped that he would come back after a few days.

It was the same this time. On the sixth day, Shen Xuanqing led an ewe and a lamb down the mountain. It was tiring from hunting and driving back and forth on the mountain road, but she could rest for a month after returning home.

The sun was setting to the west, Shen Xuanqing was sitting on a stool drinking water and resting, the other four were watching the ewes and lambs, watching even Ji Qiuyue wrap herself tightly and come out of the room.

"Sister-in-law, is Zhao'er asleep?" Shen Xuanqing asked her.

Ji Qiuyue smiled and nodded: "No, I've been sleeping since noon, and I can eat and sleep."

Wei Lanxiang looked at the lamb hiding behind the ewe's leg, and said in admiration, "It's strange that our second boy is capable, and he really captured a female alive, and even brought back the young one."

Shen Xuanqing breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the words and said: "The little one belongs to another ewe, it was caught by the big grays and they brought them back together."

Shen Yaoqing interjected at the side: "Raise it for a month, and then shut it up in the sheep pen after it gets over its temper. After staying with the ram for a long time, maybe after the new year, it will be able to give birth to a baby sheep."

"This little one needs to be raised for a few more months, and it will have more meat when it grows up." Wei Lanxiang said again.

Lu Gu's brows were curved, he didn't speak, but he was happy to hear what other people said to each other.

"This time I went up and met Master Huitong. He went to the mountains to collect herbs. He was lucky. I was on the mountains, otherwise he would have to stay overnight in the mountains." Shen Xuanqing went to the kitchen and touched a steamed bun and said while eating.

After seeing the sheep, Lu Gu saw that he was hungry, so he hurried in to cook.

"Before I left, I told him that if I'm not around in the future and the courtyard door is locked, I'll tell him to climb over the wall and go in." Shen Xuanqing sat back on the chair to rest, and said, "It's not easy to misplace the keys. Overturned by wild beasts, there are all kinds of birds, even if you take the key, you can't find it, the wind is heavy and the rain is blowing, and the only way to get over the wall is real."

"Monk Huitong is a man who knows how to be flexible. You, the master, told him to climb over the wall. Although the matter of climbing over the wall is not so decent, it is still important to save his life." Shen Yaoqing said, and he agreed with this method.

Shen Xuanqing nodded and said: "That's true. As soon as I said it, he agreed. He used to be a monk, so it's easy to climb over the wall."