The Sweet Little Fulang

It was not meal time, only Lu Gu and Shen Xuanqing were sitting at the low table, the sesame pancakes were soft, and the miscellaneous stew soup was spicy and warm.

Shen Xuanqing ate quickly, there was less than half of the pancakes left in Lu Gu's hand, he had already finished eating, put down the bowl and took out the copper plate from his pocket, and called out to the shopkeeper to pass it over.

"No hurry, you eat yours." He turned his head and said to Lu Gu, there were people coming and going at the dock, and many coolies were unloading from the ship.

Seeing an acquaintance among them who worked together, he greeted them from a distance. Those people were carrying things, and a supervisor was watching beside them.

"Pears, freshly picked autumn pears." Someone was selling bamboo baskets along the street.

Shen Xuanqing saw the pears in the bamboo basket, said something to Lu Gu, then got up and stopped the stooped old pear seller.

"My autumn pears are thin, juicy, and very crisp." The old pear seller picked out a large pear from the basket and showed him.

"How much?" Shen Xuanqing took the pear and asked casually: "Is it really crispy?"

The old pear seller forced a smile on his dark face and said, "It's not expensive, seven cents a catty. If you want more, you can get it cheaper. It must be crisp and sweet."

Seeing that Shen Xuanqing weighed the pear in his hand as if he was thinking about it, he held his head up and said in a low voice eagerly: "Buy a few, it's really crisp, you can buy two."

Hearing this, Shen Xuanqing wiped the pear with her sleeve, picked it up, took a bite, swallowed it and said, "Count this one up, and get me another one."

The pear seller quickly picked a pear and weighed it together with the bitten pear. It was more than a catty, and the scale was high.

Seeing that Shen Xuanqing had no basket to carry, he passed the pears over. His fingers were dirty and rough, which were the marks of years of hard work. He was afraid that the place Shen Xuanqing had bitten would be dirty, so he was very careful when holding it, and did not touch it with his hands. There, he hesitated and said, "Qiwen."

Shen Xuanqing didn't say a word. He wrapped his big hands around two autumn pears, touched eight copper coins from his bosom, and handed them over. His bite just now was not too small, and it was not easy to do small business. These pears are not wild pears picked from the mountain. , but planted, it is big and sweet, and the price in the market is not expensive anymore.

Paying the money with one hand and getting the goods with the other, he didn't pay much attention to the expression of the old man selling pears, and turned to look for Lu Gu.

A family in a neighboring village planted two pear trees, and they would sell them at this time of year, sometimes for four and sometimes five. Wei Lanxiang bought some and gave them to them yesterday, and now there are several left in the family.

The pears sold by the old man are not the same as the pears in the neighboring village. They are big and sweet, but he still only bought two. The two of them came out today without carrying a bamboo basket or carrying a basket. Pears are not like roast chicken that can be wrapped in oil paper. It is not convenient to carry it in your arms when you get up.

Eating the miscellaneous soup is warm and warm, but the soup is salty and spicy. Now I bite into a juicy crispy pear, which is really sweet and thirst-quenching.

After eating and drinking the pancakes and soup, Lu Gu was already full. Holding the pear, he was afraid that he would not be able to finish it, but when Shen Xuanqing bit into it, it sounded crisp, and he could even see the juice overflowing from the bite mark of the pear, so he was a little greedy. Yes, my heart is very tangled.

"Why don't you eat?" Shen Xuanqing asked.

There were so many people at the pier, so the two of them went to the street to buy a roast chicken later.

Lu Gu walked inside, stepped forward to avoid the puddle of sewage on the ground, and said, "It's too big, I'm afraid I won't be able to finish it."

It turned out to be like this, Shen Xuanqing smiled, and handed over her pear: "How many bites is how many bites."

Lu Gu frowned, took a bite, and felt it was sweet and juicy, but his stomach was full, he couldn't eat any more after only three bites, and gave it back to Shen Xuanqing.

As for the one in his hand, he gave it to Shen Yan and A-sao to taste when he went back, it was quite different from the pear they ate yesterday.The pears from the neighboring village are also delicious, but there is not so much juice.

After buying the roast chicken, Shen Xuanqing carried the oiled paper bag and put the pear in his bosom so as not to take it.

He and Lu Gu walked slowly, looking at the various shops facing the street. Life is good, and the family has no worries about food and clothing. Sometimes when they come out, they really can’t think of what to buy. Lu Gu’s face cream and hand cream are both available. , There is still a lot of ointment used at night, so there is no need to go to the rouge shop.

Seeing someone carrying a sling of meat on the opposite side, Shen Xuanqing thought to herself that she had already bought roast chicken, so she didn't need to buy pork for now.

Lu Gu didn't notice many things, and when he saw the sachets on other people's bodies or the handkerchiefs in the hands of wives and husbands, he would take a closer look, wanting to see if there were any fashionable patterns in the town.

He made a lot of handkerchiefs on the mountain, but he left in a hurry today and didn't bring them out.

The two walked side by side, and Shen Xuanqing protected Lu Gu inside, so a discerning person could tell that they were a couple.

Turning the corner of the street, Lu Gu smelled a smell of wine. Not far away was a wine shop. He remembered that Shen Xuanqing would sometimes have a drink or two. The wine sold by the villagers was all homemade, which was not as good as in the town, so he wanted to ask him. Do you want to take a tube back home? Although the two of them didn't bring bamboo tubes when they came out, these things are very cheap, and sometimes they can just give an extra copper coin when buying wine.

Before he could speak, he suddenly heard someone calling Second Brother Shen.

Lu Gu didn't react at first, it can be seen that Shen Xuanqing looked over, and he also subconsciously looked there.

The person who came out of the winery was Luo Biao.

He has a rough voice, and he looks a bit rough, but he shaved his unshaven beard today, so it looks neater.

"Second Brother Shen is free to come to town today." Luo Biao carried a jug of wine in his hand and came forward while talking. He noticed Lu Gu and asked, "Is this the second sister-in-law?"

Being called sister-in-law by such a big man, Lu Gu was a little stunned, but found that Shen Xuanqing seemed to be quite familiar with this person, so he nodded slowly.

Shen Xuanqing smiled and said to him: "You haven't seen it before, this is Luo Biao."

Then he asked Luo Biao again: "Are you free today?"

Luo Biao smiled and didn't look at Lu Gu too much. After all, he is Shen Xuanqing's husband. He just said: "That's right, you have nothing to do when you wake up, buy altar wine and get some food. If Second Brother Shen and Second Sister-in-law are all right, let's Let's eat and drink together."

Lu Gu never drank alcohol, and rarely dealt with men, and Luo Biao lived behind a brothel. Shen Xuanqing didn't mean to underestimate Luo Biao, but it was inappropriate to take Lu Gu there, so she refused with a smile, saying: " It’s not like I’m still waiting at home, I bought a roast chicken to try out, and I still have work to do when I go back, so I’m not in a hurry today, let’s talk about it another day.”

"If that's the case, let's have a drink another day." Luo Biao nodded, and didn't hold back too much. Given his relationship with Shen Xuanqing, he didn't need to be so polite.

After the three separated, Shen Xuanqing and Lu Gu left Fenggu Town and said, "Luo Biao works as a thug in the brothel. He is bold and informal, and speaks loudly, but he is not a bad person."

brothel.

After all, Lu Gu is a country boy, and all he has heard and seen since he was a child is selling daughters and girls to brothels for money, and he is afraid of such places from the bottom of his heart.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Shen Xuanqing just looked at him with a pair of moist eyes, couldn't help laughing, and said: "The brothel is not a good place, but you can rest assured Luo Biao, his identity doesn't sound good, he is It's just asking for a living and earning a ration, and other people there don't talk about it, but Luo Biao will definitely not have any intention of harming me and you in the future."

The thugs in the brothel are all big and thick, and many people will be afraid when they see them. Those thugs are in the brothel day and night, and their reputation is naturally not good.

"Yeah." Lu Gu nodded, indicating that he knew it. He was not familiar with Luo Biao, so he couldn't say anything else.

Walking home along the road, after meeting Luo Biao, Shen Xuanqing thought about Lu Wen again. For so long, she was busy with work and hunting every day, and no one even thought about it. She still had to come to the town later. Ask about the situation of the Li family.

He didn't dare to be careless about the previous feud. He never thought that Li Mingshan was a licentious person who couldn't be supported by mud, and Lu Wen was not pleasing to the Li family. Even if he wanted to use the Li family's power to suppress him, it would take almost a year. After passing by, I didn't see any big or small movements. I think Lu Wen can't be the master.

Thinking of it this way made him feel better.

After leaving the town for a while, there were fewer pedestrians on the road, the sun in the sky was covered by clouds, and it was quite cold when the wind blew.

Lu Gu had just eaten the miscellaneous stew soup, and his body was warm, so he was not afraid of the coldness.

But suddenly, the hand hanging by his side was held, and when he turned his head to look over, he saw Shen Xuanqingxing's eyes were smiling, and his handsome face was no longer as cold and hard as before, but extremely gentle.

Seeing this, he also laughed. No one was passing by, so he didn't break away from that big hand, and let it be held, but he still asked, "What's the matter?"

Why are you so happy all of a sudden.

The following words were not spoken, but Shen Xuanqing understood it as soon as she heard it.

"I went back today and gave my mother five taels of silver. I haven't given it to her this year. I will also give you ten taels. I will save it with you and have it when I want to use it in the future." Shen Xuanqing didn't say it clearly. by the head.

When talking about money, Lu Gu's eyes lit up, he earned so much money today, it's wrong to be unhappy.

Although they live and eat at home, they can't spend too much money for a month, but for Shen Xuanqing, earning money is used to support the family, so it is natural to give money to Lu Gu, so that Fu Lang has money to spend, and then One is his wife.

Seeing the pedestrians approaching in the distance, Lu Gu quickly patted Shen Xuanqing's hand, signaling him to let go.

It's not easy to get too close when you are away from home, Shen Xuanqing let go, and the two happily walked home with the roast chicken in their pockets.

Before reaching the entrance of the village, Lu Gu saw the boy playing with the dogs at the entrance of the village from a distance.

He then yelled out, "Good boy."

Hearing the movement, the boy turned his head and ran over excitedly when he saw the two of them. He smelled the smell of roast chicken and was even more entertaining, wagging his tail and whimpering in his throat.

Roast chicken is expensive, and they have a large family, so only the bones can be given to the dog, so naturally they can't feed it at this moment.

Meat Wei'er even followed the other dogs, walking behind them, there were quite a few of them.

Shen Xuanqing's expression didn't change, but Lu Gu looked back several times, luckily he wasn't carrying the Xindao Roasted Chicken, otherwise if a dog snatched the food and came to steal the oily paper bag, wouldn't it be impossible to beat it.

Guaizi probably thought it was his roast chicken, and bared his teeth at the dogs behind to warn them not to approach, looking very majestic and vicious.

Because Lu Gu turned his head frequently, Shen Xuanqing laughed lightly, turned his head and scolded, the dogs are also very good at winking, he is tall and strong, he is not easy to bully at first glance, the dogs stopped following, and stood there watching After a while, they disappeared after they entered the door, and then dispersed.

Or it's a dog's way of life, and the boy barked twice before entering the door.