The Sweet Little Fulang

The first snow in early winter fell in the early morning, and the sky was dark, darker than usual.The snow particles fell on the ground and the wall, and were blown up by the wind. After a while, the snowflakes gradually grew larger.

People who curled up in bed all night finally warmed their hands and feet, and when it was time to get up, although they didn't open their eyes, they didn't know that it was snowing outside, but many people obviously felt cold. The man with a bad temper wrapped up the quilt, held up the heat that he had managed to gather, and whispered a few words to the goddamn heavens, thinking about the slack winter and the fact that there was not much work to be done in the field, so he turned over and fell asleep again , only the women and husbands who have to clean and cook at home get up more.

On the southeast side of Qingxi Village, a few barks came from the big house built by the second room of the Shen family, and then fell down again.

In the room, light came in through the thick window paper, so it was dim and not very bright.

There was movement on the bed, Lu Gu poked his head out of the bed, slept until midnight and felt cold, unknowingly buried his head in the bed, when he came out, the coldness hit his face, and then went to listen to the wind outside , My heart is even colder today.

Shen Xuanqing, who was sleeping next to her, also woke up. The two of them went to bed early last night. In addition, there were two warm Mrs. Tang in the bed and two thick cotton quilts, so they slept more securely than others. Never been cold.

Shen Xuanqing heard the wind and said casually: "Perhaps it is going to snow."

He said that when Lu Gu sat up, he wanted to put on his clothes. The two of them slept under the same quilt. With such a big movement, the cold air would definitely get in. So he also sat up, and took out warm clothes from between the two quilts.

Lu Gu usually wakes up with a lack of energy before waking up. It was really cold today, and he woke up from the cold when he got out of bed. He rubbed his face, but the room was still dark without lighting, and said, "I'll go to light the clay stove. What to eat? I still have the red bean and glutinous rice cakes brought over yesterday, put them on the lid of the earthenware pot to heat up while boiling the water."

"Okay." Shen Xuanqing nodded and agreed, seeing Lu Gu rubbing his face twice, he reached out and held Lu Gu's face and rubbed it twice, it was fair and smooth.

He exerted a little force, and rubbed Lu Gu's face into a disfigured shape.

Lu Gu felt the strength in his hand, but it didn't hurt, he frowned subconsciously, and patted Shen Xuanqing's hand to show his resistance.

Shen Xuanqing let go of her hand with a smile, she didn't seem to feel any guilt, Lu Gu finally knew why Shen Yan said her second brother was disgusting.After making a fuss, the two of them went out together, only to find that it really snowed.

As soon as the front and rear doors of the main room were opened, the cold wind blew in, and the boy who was lying on the sack buried his head even lower, curled up into a ball and refused to get up.Lu Gu didn't disturb the sleeping dog, and half closed the front and rear doors, leaving only a small gap for ventilation.

He squatted in front of the clay stove and wiped the fire with flint. Shen Xuanqing went to the firewood room at the back and brought in a bundle of fine firewood.

Ever since Shen Xuanqing came back, they always slept here at night.

When the house was built here, due to the large area, the rabbit sheds, cattle and sheep pens, and chicken and duck houses in the backyard are far away from the main house, and the yard is very spacious. All kinds of smells can only be smelled when the wind blows to the south, and it is cold in winter. , the taste is lighter than summer time.

There are a lot of livestock in the new house, and people are supposed to stay there at night, and there are three solid blue-tiled houses, the rooms are a bit bigger than the old house. After living here for a few days, Shen Xuanqing stopped thinking about building a new house for the time being. .

He originally thought that Shen Yan had grown up and didn't have a boudoir to live in, he was squeezed into the same room with his mother, his eldest brother and sister-in-law had Zhaoer, and the number of family members gradually increased, so he wanted to build a new house with Lu Gu to live in When they came out, they said it was a separate family, but they didn't live and eat together, and the land and livestock of the family had to be together, otherwise he and Lu Gu would definitely be overwhelmed.

The most important reason why he had this idea was actually due to his selfishness.

I used to stay on the mountain with Lu Gu before, no matter what I do at night, I will not have any scruples, but once I get home, I am always afraid of being heard.But now it's better, there are only the two of them in the new house, and the living space is more spacious and comfortable than in the old house, which saves money on building a new house.

The fire quickly heated up. Lu Gu took out four pieces of red bean and glutinous rice cakes from the bamboo basket and put them on the lid of the clay pot. When the water boiled, the cakes would become hot.

This pastry can be eaten cold, but it's too cold, so it's better to warm it up, because it's good for the stomach if you eat it hot.

Wei Lanxiang bought the red beans and glutinous rice in the town. She just made a small pot of cakes the day before yesterday. Dong Xian had nothing else to do at home and she had money, so she thought of a way to make some small ones for the family. Eat food to satisfy your cravings. She heard the villagers say the red bean and glutinous rice cakes, so she made them as soon as she got excited. Although the appearance is not as beautiful as the pastry shops in the town, the taste is not bad at all.

It was snowing and windy, and the sky was not very bright. Lu Gu and Shen Xuanqing sat in front of the clay stove, boiling water and warming themselves by the fire.

Da Hui, who was sleeping on the sack, stood up, shook his body, and walked towards the clay stove. Unfortunately, Lu Gu and Shen Xuanqing occupied the seats in front of the stove, so he couldn't squeeze in, so he turned around and stood at the back door of the main room Watch the snow go.

By the time Guaizi got up stretched and yawning, the snow had already fallen heavily.

The water boiled, and Lu Gu and Shen Xuanqing cleaned their teeth and washed their faces. The green salt they bought last time was still a lot, and it could be used for two or three months.

Due to the wind, the snow on the ground has not yet thickened. Dahui walked around the front yard, leaving a string of dog paw prints on the thin snow layer. Snow fell on him. After entering the main room, he found Shen Xuan Qing and Lu Gu didn't warm up in front of the clay stove, so they huddled together with Guai Zai, and soon the snowflakes on the fur melted into water, and the fur became wet.

Dabai and Dahei also woke up. The four dogs were huddled in front of the clay stove, vying for a warm fire. Because the clay stove was small, they jostled against each other, growling lowly. Shen Xuanqing heard the movement after washing her face, and looked at the The four dogs were about to bite and fight, but he sternly yelled at them, and all of them stopped.

Lu Gu scooped up two bowls of hot water, and handed two square cakes to Shen Xuanqing. Seeing that the dog wanted to warm up, the two of them didn't go over to rub each other, and sat down to drink water and eat cakes to fill their stomachs.

The red bean cake is soft and glutinous. Because the sugar is too expensive, Wei Lanxiang only put a little bit. The red bean itself has a bean fragrance, and it is just right to eat with a little sweetness.

When Shen Yaoqing and Wei Lanxiang came from their hometown in the wind and snow, they were already busy. Lu Gu carried the egg basket to the duck house to touch duck eggs, and Shen Xuanqing carried hay to feed the cattle and sheep.

It's snowing today so you don't need to sweep the yard. Wei Lanxiang and Shen Yaoqing shook off the snowflakes under the main room. Fortunately, they both live in Qingxi Village and are not far away, otherwise it would be difficult to come here when there is such a heavy snowfall.

Shen Yaoqing took the shovel dung basket to shovel rabbit dung, Wei Lanxiang added two firewood to the clay stove before going out of the main room, and when he came in, he would definitely have to roast his hands, adding more to prevent the fire from going out.

She went to the firewood room and picked up two wombs from a pile of wombs. There are a lot of wombs grown here this year, and some of them have been confiscated in the vegetable field. They will be frozen in the field after the snow falls. , equally delicious.

The pile in the firewood room is for the rabbits. She puts the woad on the grass chopping board, cuts the root of the vegetable, and cuts the leaves of the woad vertically into long strips. Feeding rabbits is not like chickens and ducks, and they have to be chopped .

Put the cut Chinese cabbage leaves into the food bowl, pick up the food bowl and walk to the rabbit shed. There is no fresh grass and fresh leaves in winter. In addition to Chinese cabbage, you have to feed hay, which is so dry and wet. Rabbits can eat enough.

She was used to feeding the rabbits, and when she came here she was still holding the hay. When the rabbits in the nest saw it, many of them jumped to the front of the rabbit nest and waited.

They raise rabbits fairly meticulously, and when the weather gets cold, they put a thick layer of wheat straw into each rabbit nest and cage. The wheat straw and straw harvested from thirteen acres of wheat and eight acres of rice are not discarded at all, and they are all piled up into haystacks. , enough for a winter day.

The wheat straw in the rabbit nest will be changed once every three or four days, and the wet straw will not be thrown away. It will be spread in the yard to dry, and it can still be used as firewood for cooking pots. So what if it is mixed with rabbit dung, country people It's all here.

Shen Yaoqing was sweeping and shoveling manure in the shack. Both sides of the shack were tied up with bamboo strips. The upper and lower sides were tightly fenced so that the wind could not blow in from both sides. The wood is covered with a layer of thatch, which will not leak rain or water. There are many logs erected, and no matter how thick the snow is, it will not be afraid of collapse.

After Lu Gu touched the duck eggs and put the basket in the main room, he turned around and saw Wei Lanxiang entering the hay hut, so he hurried over. Both of them carried bundles of hay and walked towards the rabbit shed. There were so many rabbits that they couldn't feed them in one meal. Less cabbage and hay.

Wei Lanxiang said with a smile as he walked, "It's snowing today, so I haven't finished eating the pork ribs I bought first. I told your sister-in-law that we will eat stewed pork ribs today, just like last year. Eating spoons around the earthen stove, warm, when your elder brother and I came, she and Shen Yan were already chopping bones, by then stewing it for an hour, the meat will be rotten, and the soup will definitely be fragrant."

After waking up and eating cakes, although I wasn't hungry, but in this winter, just thinking about the taste of meat and broth made Lu Gu a little greedy.

He raised his eyebrows and said, "Then we don't need to cook vegetables at noon. We cut up the cabbage and put it in the broth to cook. There are both meat and vegetables when we eat."

They ate it like this when they stewed the meat a few times before. The vegetable leaves are in the broth, which tastes more fragrant.

"Okay, that's it." Wei Lanxiang nodded in agreement, no matter Lu Gu or Ji Qiuyue, they are well-behaved when they come to their house, and they have never caused troubles, so she naturally likes it in her heart, no matter what they want to eat , as long as it can be done, let alone the two sons, even she will think of a way to buy them.

What's more, since Shen Xuanqing got married, it was just a bad time at first, and then it got better and better. A few days ago, Shen Xuanqing returned from selling fox fur in Fucheng and bought a lot of pork from Meng Dayue. Bones, even people and dogs eat them.

As for the money Shen Xuanqing sold, only he and Lu Gu knew, it was a total of 300 taels of silver.

The two pure white and flawless white fox furs alone cost 100 taels, and the remaining 22 red fox furs were divided into different grades due to their quality, no more, no less, and finally sold for 200 taels.

Including the 110 taels of silver I had saved before, and the 25 taels of dwarf deer, the total was 430 taels of silver.

He saved up 400 taels and put them in the bottom of the big box. The remaining 35 taels were given to Lu Gu with 20 taels, and he kept 15 taels for himself. When he was on the mountain, he couldn’t spend any money, and he didn’t spend much when he returned to the village. He only bought pork. It costs money to buy oil and salt. Others like firewood, rice vinegar tea, rice noodles are available at home, and firewood and wild tea can be obtained by going up the mountain. This year Wei Lanxiang also made persimmon vinegar by himself. Some broken silver and copper plates are completely enough for daily expenses.

After returning from Fucheng, he also borrowed Shen Shunwang's old cow, set up a cart to pull mountain goods and a sack of new rice, and took Lu Gu to Jixing Town to see Lao Yangtou, bought good wine and pastries, and bought good wine and pastries. The money was not spent.