The Sweet Little Fulang

It is too cold at night, the water in the water tank is frozen, and the stone troughs in the cattle and sheep pens are more or less covered with ice balls. The sheep are fed well, and dry ingredients such as grain chaff and wheat bran must be scalded with boiling water every day and stirred. Make a paste of water and put it warm. The four sheep, big and small, ate and drank. In the middle of the morning, they were given some hay, but they were never frozen or hungry.

The calf has also grown up a bit. The ground of the cow pen is thickly paved with hay, and the cow is also afraid of the cold. Naturally, it needs to keep warm in such a cold day. The other half is easy to get in and out of.

It was lying in a thick haystack, and when Shen Xuanqing came in holding the hay, it stood up, and came with hot air from its nose.

Seeing that the stone trough used to feed water was frozen, Shen Xuanqing carried an empty bucket to the front hall to scoop up hot water boiled in a clay pot, mixed it with cold water to make warm, and then poured a handful of chai beans into the water to grind it Soybean flour, two big handfuls of rice bran, stir it up and then take it to the cattle pen and pour it out.

Although the calf has not yet started working in the field, there is a rock salt brick on the stone trough, which he bought from someone before. The calf is also smart, and sometimes he will stick out his tongue to lick it. The cattle are much easier to feed.

On the other side, after Lu Gu and Wei Lanxiang finished feeding the rabbits, they chopped hay and cabbage leaves mixed with wheat bran and chaff for the chickens and ducks to eat.

Shen Yaoqing shoveled the rabbit dung and dumped it in the back corner of the yard. The cow and sheep dung were more or less mixed in the haystack. The hay was replaced yesterday and it was not easy to shovel it.

After feeding the poultry, there is nothing else to do. The snow is still falling, but the sky is getting brighter.

There are no pots and stoves here, and the meals are in the old house, but it is still early, and Lu Gu and Shen Xuanqing have not gone there. It is too cold, and the dog wants to warm up. If they leave, who will add firewood? I don't know if there is something burning, so it's better to stay here. If the chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep in the backyard call, I can go and see them in time.

What's more, Lu Gu's needles and threads have been brought over in the past few days, and it's the same here to do embroidery on the soles of shoes.

After Wei Lanxiang and Shen Yaoqing left, due to the strong snow and strong wind, they closed the doors and windows tightly and felt oppressed. They had to leave a gap and light a brazier in front of the window of the main room to keep warm. Now the four dogs can occupy a piece of land to warm themselves around the fire .

Before it snowed, Lu Gu and his family gathered a lot of firewood on the mountain and came back. Shen Xuanqing and Shen Yaoqing went to cut firewood again. The houses on both sides had a lot of firewood. On snowy days like this, firewood was used for heating. The most comfortable.

The flames rose, and there were two knots of dry bamboo in the brazier, which crackled when burning.

Lu Gu rested for a while, and after warming his hands, he felt that there was nothing to do, so he handed Shen Xuanqing the lady Tang on his lap, and took the embroidery frame from the sewing basket next to him.

Sitting in front of the window can be brighter, and there is light from the fire, so embroidering things will not bother your eyes.

Compared with women and husbands, men can do very little work in winter leisure time. It is snowing and it is difficult to go hunting, so they can only stay at home. After drinking for a long time, the wine brewed by Wu Shun in the village is not as good as the wine shop in the town, but it is cheaper.

However, Shen Xuanqing didn't want to go out today, she sat next to Lu Gu, warmed up by the fire while chatting next to her husband's legs, and looked at the flowers Lu Gu embroidered from time to time.

It's all over now, Lu Guxiu's handkerchiefs will be collected by Yunxiufang, four pennies a piece, which is one penny more expensive than him going to the town to sell them along the street. It was Shen Xuanqing who came back from Fucheng to talk to the owner of the embroidery workshop. If the embroidery workshop wants to do business and make money, the embroiderers in the workshop can't do much. There are many husbands like Lu Gu who sell their handkerchief embroidery jobs to the embroidery workshop.

The boss was willing to accept it only after looking at the items. Lu Guxiu's handkerchiefs were finely stitched, and the color embroidery was beautiful in both patterns and colors, without being rough at all.

Shen Xuanqing originally wanted five cents a piece. Although he had asked about the price of Luo Biao's handkerchiefs, the prices received and sold by the embroidery workshop must be different. To be on the safe side, he first went to Shen Yutao to inquire. Shen Yutao bought several shops in the town. Settle accounts and work as an accountant, and often work in the town. He loves to be cheap but has a bit of conscience. In addition, he used to be short-mouthed. When he came to ask questions, he helped him inquire.

The handkerchiefs from the embroiderers in the country were all cheap, three coins were missing and four coins were more, so he had no choice but to give up. The boss saw that Lu Gu embroidered things were good, so the matter was settled like this, Lu Guxiu Gu didn't have to go to the street anymore, he just sent the embroidered handkerchief to the embroidery workshop.

"Is this a butterfly play peony?" Shen Xuanqing now recognizes some embroidery patterns, how could she have the patience to look at them before.

"Yes." Lu Gu passed the embroidery needle in and out. There were few flowers on the handkerchief, and he only embroidered some at the corners. It was done very quickly. The peony flower is not big, and the butterfly is also small. of.

If not, he wouldn't have sold it for only three pennies before. Colored embroidery thread is not cheap. He had embroidered a few pieces with a lot of flowers before, but they were all used by his family, so it was not worth selling them for.

The wind and snow were still outside, Shen Xuanqing had nothing to do, got up and picked up three sweet roots from the corner of the wall, took a piece of firewood to pull the brazier, buried the sweet roots in the pile of ash at the bottom, and put two more firewood on the brazier. The weakened flame rose again, and he leaned back on the bamboo chair, holding Mrs. Tang very lazily, but his expression looked very relaxed and comfortable.

The boy groaned twice, moved his paws and squatted down in front of the brazier again. He was quite courageous and was not afraid of the flames.

Seeing that Lu Gu was busy doing embroidery work, Shen Xuanqing didn't bother her much, and the two of them didn't say a few words, but no one could compare to this intimacy.

Not long after, he stretched out his hand to touch Lu Gu's hand. Although he lit the brazier, it kept moving and was far away. It was not as warm as when he was holding Mrs. Tang before, so he said: "Take a rest, cover it with heat before Do."

"Okay." Lu Gu didn't shirk, he took Mrs. Tang's hands and covered them with his hands, his brows and eyes were full of smiles, since last winter, he was wearing thick clothes and Mrs. Tang hugged him, and his hands and feet never had frostbite.

Shen Xuanqing sat up straight again, took Lu Gu's hand and said: "Steam pork ribs at noon, when the snow stops, if Meng Dayue kills pigs again, buy some fat meat and cook lard, stir-fried vegetables are fragrant, and can be mixed eat."

"Speaking of which, we should also raise a few pigs. There is still a lot of open space in the backyard. It coincides with the winter leisure. Brother Daqing and I will build a pigsty together in the next day, and we will slaughter them next winter. We will not have to worry about eating pork, and we can sell some. money."

Raising pigs is a big deal, Lu Gu was overjoyed when he heard that, his eyes lit up, as a result, their family has all kinds of livestock.He was very happy, even if Shen Xuanqing was messing around with his fingers, he didn't care.

Shen Xuanqing, who took advantage of it, touched her husband's hand, feeling soft and warm, with a slight itching in her heart, but she didn't know how to relieve it, and said with a smile: "Even pigs eat a lot, and killing pigweed is also a job. But if you can hire He Zhi, you and your mother won't have to work so hard."

"As soon as spring begins, the grass will grow taller, and it will be easy to mow the grass. There are three of us, my mother and Shen Yan." Lu Gu wanted to pull his hand back, but Shen Xuanqing didn't let it go.

Shen Xuanqing knew that he was afraid of spending too much money, so he persuaded him: "Cows, sheep, chickens, ducks, rabbits, and pigs all need to eat grass. It is enough for the three of you to cut grass every day, but sometimes you have to go to the field. , I'm too tired after all."

Lu Gu didn't say a word, just frowned slightly, and seriously thought about the pros and cons. In his opinion, every household has to work, and every day is tiring, but he is happy when he earns money. He Zhi and Brother Dong were hired before. It is because it is necessary to prepare hay for winter, and spending money is a must.

Seeing this, Shen Xuanqing pondered for a while and said with a smile: "It's different now, I found an embroidery workshop specially for you, two carts of grass cost only three pennies, and you can embroider a handkerchief for four pennies, if you don't go to the grass, you will save time." If you embroider two pieces a day, you will earn five Wen."

When he said this, Lu Gu was stunned, his eyes froze for a moment.

The women and husbands in the village embroidered handkerchiefs and knotted them all in their spare time, and they would only have time when they were busy with other things. He was used to it, so he naturally thought so.

Shen Xuanqing opened his mouth again: "If you want me to tell you, you don't have to cut grass in the future, you don't have to do the embroidery work well, and then you take care of the chickens and ducks. The duck eggs and eggs also cost ten yuan a day. These are the most important things. What is the money spent on hiring people to cut grass?"

"Tell me, don't you?"

"Yes." Lu Gu was caught off guard by the question, and agreed repeatedly.In his heart, he felt that it was not good for him not to cut grass and work, but after thinking about it carefully, Shen Xuanqing's words seemed very reasonable.

Seeing his dazed expression, Shen Xuanqing smiled.

It's not that he doesn't let Lu Gu work. After all, there are so many livestock to raise at home, but now that he has money, since Lu Gu likes to embroider things, and those handkerchiefs and fans can be sold for money, why don't you ask him to do it. In the future, people will be hired for farming and farming. Lu Gu is already weak, so he doesn't have to work so hard.

What's more, it's better to gain weight to get pregnant.

Lu Gu has always trusted Shen Xuanqing, now that he said this, he no longer worried, and stretched his brows again.His hand was covered with heat, and he wanted to pull it back to continue working, but Shen Xuanqing still didn't let it go, and even bit his fingertips with his mouth, and lightly rubbed his fingertips with one side of his fangs.

Being so charming and ambiguous made Lu Gu's heart skip a beat, but fortunately there were only two of them here.

However, Shen Xuanqing didn't notice anything, and after biting it, the slight itching in her heart was relieved a bit.

As the sky got brighter, the snow and wind became lighter. Before noon, the two locked the courtyard door and walked to their hometown. Otherwise, Wei Lanxiang would call them back to eat in the snow.

The stewed pork ribs are very fragrant, the horse spoon is placed on the clay stove, and the broth is gurgling, and it has been stewed for an hour.

The smell of meat is really attractive. With such a heavy snowfall, it is easy to be cold and hungry. Therefore, before meal time, the family sat down around the clay stove, carrying bowls in their hands, and scooped up meat and bones from the soup. and womb leaves.

Even if there is no spicy pepper, such a hot and fragrant broth can make people feel hot all over, and they are no longer afraid of the wind and snow outside.

After eating, Lu Gu thought that he didn't come to cook, so he went to the kitchen to wash the dishes. Shen Yaoqing in the courtyard took a long broom to sweep the snow, so as to make a path for walking, so as not to get thicker and thicker, and later Can't scan anymore.

He immersed himself in washing the dishes, thinking that Shen Xuanqing was resting in the room, but not long after he put the dishes and chopsticks away, he heard a few puppies barking, and when he went out of the kitchen, it was Shen Xuanqing. Xuan Qing Maoxue brought back two chubby, chubby little yellow puppies from Lin Jinhu's house.

Shen Xuanqing hugged each other in front of her body, and the puppy kicked its legs in the air from time to time, barking, which immediately made Lu Gu smile in surprise.