The Sweet Little Fulang

The sun has been out for several days, and the muddy ground has gradually become dry, and I will no longer step on the mud.

The sun shines in from the south window, and the house is bright.

In the front yard, it was really warm under the sun. The six dogs, big and small, were lazily lying on the ground to bask in the sun. They were all comfortable in the sun, with their eyes squinted, or lying down to sleep.

Lu Gu was sitting in the corner basking in the sun and doing needlework, and it wasn't that cold when the wind blew occasionally, making him feel warm all over.Several quilts were set up on the wooden frame, and it was more warm at night when it was covered in the sun.

Shen Xuanqing went drinking with a few men in the village. He was looking after the house alone at the new house, but maybe Shen Yan or Wei Lanxiang would come over later. This is how Dong Xian is, there is not much to do, let's go It's good to have a pastime walking around.

A molted sparrow landed on the wall, and heard the sound of flapping wings. Lu Gu looked up. The two sparrows had fluffy and thick feathers, and their bodies seemed chubby. I don't know where they got fat.

The weather was sunny, and sparrows would fly down and fly away from the walls on both sides from time to time. The dog lying on the ground looked up at first, but gradually fell into a deep sleep.

The dogs have to guard the house at night, so it's good to sleep more during the day, Lu Gu didn't disturb them.After a while, Xiao Huang got up from the ground, stood there and yawned with his mouth wide open. It let out a "bark" and came to Lu Gu's legs. Maybe he hadn't slept enough, so he lay down on Lu Gu's shoes, He put his little head on the shoe, and shook his little tail behind him, and soon he was drowsy again from the sun.

Guaizi would be like this when he was a child. He wanted to cling to people even when he was sleeping. Lu Gu didn't care too much. He never thought that Guaizi, who was sleeping under the eaves, saw him and also walked to the corner. His fat body was next to his other leg, and the furry He fell asleep on his side with his big head on his feet.

He thought it was funny, the two puppies had been brought back for several days, and every time the puppies rubbed against people, the good boy would always rush to him, and sometimes secretly bully the puppy, pushing the puppy aside , it exclusively caresses by itself, and its mind is too small.

Both he and Shen Xuanqing watched closely during the meal, and didn't let Guaizai grab the dog's food. Fortunately, Guaizai was still obedient, and he didn't bully the dog in other places except being clingy.

The dog's head was pressed on both feet, and the fluffy little yellow was very cute. When he fell asleep, his belly moved, and sometimes he barked twice, as if he was dreaming. However, the dog on his left foot The big dog's head seemed a little heavy.

He tried to pull his foot out, but as soon as he moved, Guaizi immediately looked up at him, one person and one dog looked at each other for a while, and finally Lu Gu compromised.

He touched the boy's head, and whispered, "Let you sleep, let you sleep, why are you so narrow-minded, Xiao Huang is still young, why are you arguing with it?"

The boy flicked his tail, and a cloud of dust was swept up on the ground. The dancing dust was very conspicuous under the sun.

Knowing that it didn't understand, Lu Gu withdrew his hand and continued sewing.Before finishing a handkerchief, he heard Shen Yan calling him outside.

"Brother Guzi." Shen Yan yelled and entered the door, smiling with a pair of clear almond eyes, and said: "Mother said, today is the fifteenth, there is a big fair at Liangzhang Bridge, let Brother Daqing come over later Take the mule cart, let's go to the market."

go to market.

Lu Gu's eyes lit up when he heard that, he was usually busy with work, he didn't have the time to go to the big market, even if he went to the town, it was for selling things, and he seldom had time to wander around leisurely.It has been several days since the mule was bought, and they haven't used it themselves except to deliver livestock to the two towns.

He put down the embroidered cloth, pushed the big and small dogs away from his feet, stood up and said, "Then I'll go to Da Chen's house to find Erqing and see if he can go."

"Okay." Shen Yan nodded in agreement, then bent over and rubbed the fluffy little Huang a few times.

Guaizi got up and shook his body, saw Lu Gu walking out the door and followed him wagging his tail.

Da Chen's house was not far away. Lu Gu walked into the village from the small path in the slanting thorn, and when he looked up, he saw Da Chen's wife sitting at the door of the house not far away with a woman holding the soles of her shoes.

"Xinrui, Erqing is here?" Lu Gu asked while walking.

Zhou Xinrui smiled and said: "Here they are, they are drinking at home, you came to find Er Qing?"

"Well, my mother said she wanted to go to Liangzhang Bridge, I'll ask him if he can go." Lu Gu replied.

"Wait, I'll call for you." Zhou Xinrui didn't wait for him to reach the door, and shouted into the room: "Da Chen, Guzi is here, come to Erqing."

Her voice was quite loud, and the men who were drinking inside naturally heard it.

Both Lu Gu and Da Hui walked to the door of her house, because there were only men sitting in the main room, Shen Xuanqing stood up and went out, but he didn't go in, and stood at the door and said a few words to Da Chen's wife.

It has been an hour since Shen Xuanqing went out to drink, and she was thinking that she would feed the poultry later at home, it was time to go, she never thought that Lu Gu would come.

They walked towards the new house, Lu Gu couldn't hold back, his tone was a little excited, and he said: "Mother said she wanted to go to the Liangzhang Bridge to go to the market, so I asked the mule cart to be hitched."

Shen Xuanqing drank wine, they sat in the courtyard while drinking, but later it was really hot, so they moved to the main room, his cheeks were slightly red, he rubbed his face, smiled and said: "We should also go to the market for a stroll. "

Before they turned into the path, they heard Wei Lanxiang yelling from behind, and the two turned their heads to see that Shen Yaoqing had also come over.

While it was still early, Shen Xuanqing and his brothers harnessed the mule cart. Because Ji Qiuyue was going to look after the children at home, Shen Yaoqing was not at ease, so only Lu Gu and the others went.

Shen Xuanqing, who was sitting in front, yelled, and before the whip in his hand fell, the mule started trotting, with its four hooves stepping on the ground and making a rattling sound.

Lu Gu, Shen Yan, and Wei Lanxiang sat behind him, all three of them had smiles on their faces, the wind was blowing head-on, but it wasn't cold at all, they just felt refreshed, and they also had a mule cart.

Although they were set on a cart, without awning or sedan chair, and were ventilated from all sides, the sun shone on their smiling faces, and their eyes were bright and joyful.

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It was another sunny day, and the mule cart stopped running after entering Fenggu Town. Shen Xuanqing sat on this road, jumped down and led the mule to Zhiyun Embroidery Workshop.

Lu Gu and Wei Lanxiang were still sitting on the cart, both carrying baskets in their hands, one with a handkerchief, and one with ten eggs and ten duck eggs on thick straw.

Eggs are precious, and Wei Lanxiang protected them tightly all the way, fearing that they would be damaged by collisions. Now that she lifted the cloth to see that they were all good, it was worthwhile for her to stuff so many straws into them.

"It's mother." Shen Xuanqing stopped at the gate of the embroidery workshop and helped Lu Gu and Wei Lanxiang down. He didn't go in and said, "When the eggs are sold out, remember to go to Butcher Zhao. I'll go find you when I'm done."

"Understood, you go." Wei Lanxiang agreed, and walked into the embroidery workshop with the egg basket and Lu Gu.

This time, there was still a bamboo cage for rabbits on the cart, which was sent to the brothel. Shen Xuanqing didn't stop, and left with the mule.

Lu Gu came to the embroidery workshop twice, and got to know the staff inside and the boss behind the counter. Needless to say, he put the bamboo basket on the counter, and took out a handkerchief for the boss to have a look at first.

"Well, it's okay." The boss is a short and fat middle-aged man. As the owner of the embroidery workshop, he naturally knows embroidery, and he can even embroider some patterns by himself.

"Uncle Sun, do you want more Luozi? I bought some." As Lu Gu said, he took some out of the basket and sold a few when he came back. This time he brought it again.

Sun Yaofu took it over and looked at it for a while, then nodded and said: "That's right, I've got all of these."

Whether it is a handkerchief or a zipper, one can see the skill and care. Lu Gu's zippers are common styles, but Ke Sheng's handkerchiefs are made with meticulous care, so they can be sold no matter what.

Ten handkerchiefs sold for [-] yuan, and ten strings sold for [-] yuan. A lottery of this size is still five yuan each, and the price has not been suppressed. It's very cheap. After I have Zhiyun Embroidery Workshop, I can earn a few pennies more than before.

Putting the ninety Wen coins into their pockets and saying goodbye to the shopkeeper, Lu Gu and Wei Lanxiang turned and left.

His brows and eyes were full of smiles, and even Wei Lanxiang next to him said with emotion: "It is said that people who want to learn a craft can earn money more easily than others. If you don't have a craft job to make a living, you will be considered lucky in the future."

Lu Guzui didn't know how to reply, since he had money in his arms, he saw a pancake seller in front of him, so he said, "Mother, I'll buy you a shortbread pancake."

Wei Lanxiang suddenly beamed with joy, and boasted: "You really have a heart, that mother is also part of your blessing."

Lu Gu was very happy when he was praised, he had been with Ji Qiuyue for a long time, and he learned a few sweet words, and replied: "We are blessed together."

These words made Wei Lanxiang happy from ear to ear: "Okay, let's have it together."

The two of them happily walked to the stall, because they had eaten before going out, and Lu Gu himself was not hungry, but he still spent three Wen to buy a shortbread pancake for Wei Lanxiang. can finish.

They walked forward, Wei Lanxiang ate pancakes, Lu Gu yelled along the street: "Eggs, eggs, teal eggs."

The sun was good, and there were many pedestrians on the street. The two happily walked and hawked all the way, and turned into another long street at the front corner.

With his back turned to the back, Lu Gu didn't see anyone walking into Zhiyun Embroidery Workshop.

Sun Yaofu was tidying up the handkerchiefs and nets, stacking the embroidery on top, either hanging or hanging, he lowered his head and was busy, when he suddenly heard Brother Sun, it was Xu Yanrong who grew up with him, his expressionless face immediately Heap up and laugh.

"Brother Xu Xian is free today." He took a jar of wine from Xu Yanrong and invited him to sit in the back room.

Xu Yanrong smiled as he walked: "It's not that the house is packed. Yuehua said he wanted to buy some handkerchiefs. I was thinking about coming to you to catch up with you. I haven't seen you for many years. I was in a hurry when I came back last time. I didn't even have a drink. A glass."

More than ten years ago, the Xu family went to Fucheng to open a small shop to do business. Xu Yanrong went with the family. Since then, he seldom returned to Fenggu Town.

When Sun Yaofu heard it, he said loudly: "What's the difficulty? Since the brothers and sisters want it, you can pick whatever you want later, and take it if it looks like it."

"In that case, I'll thank you in advance." Xu Yanrong was not overly polite.

After the two of them drank a jar of wine, recalled the past and talked about yesterday, after a lot of reminiscing about the old days, it was getting late, Xu Yanrong did not forget to bring two handkerchiefs for his wife before leaving.

Coincidentally, there were new handkerchiefs delivered today, so Sun Yaofu took out many for him to choose.

Unexpectedly, Xu Yanrong, who was smiling at first, froze in place when he saw a handkerchief of butterfly playing peony.

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In the spring of next year, we will raise piglets. Taking advantage of the good weather recently, Shen Xuanqing and Shen Yaoqing are in the backyard with the pigsty in the mud. There is a lot of yellow mud, rice and oranges mixed up. In the past two days, everyone in the family will step on the mud and walk in the backyard. In a circle, there are mud footprints on the ground.

After eating at noon, his brothers came back to work again after a short rest. Because the sun was strong, they were prone to sweat and thirst when they were dressed thickly. Lu Gu added two ladles to the earthen pot on the clay stove. For water, put a clean wooden basin on the table next to it, boil it, scoop it out, and drink it when it is warm.

After adding firewood to the clay stove, he didn't really want to do embroidery at the moment. He took a look at Shen Xuanqing who was busy in the distance, and then walked back to see if he could help.

It was warm today, Wei Lanxiang and Shen Yan were washing thick clothes for a family of seven at home, but they didn't come over.

The boy is having fun in the spacious backyard. It wanted to get into the yellow mud before, and its front paws stepped on it. Shen Xuanqing slapped it twice on the fat buttocks before knocking it away. In this winter, if you get all over it Yellow mud, it is not easy to wash it.

Seeing it rushing over, the yellow mud on its paws dried up and turned into dust. Lu Gu wanted to avoid it, but he couldn't run faster than Guaizi, and the legs were inevitably left with a few dirt paw prints by Guaizi's front paws .

Just about to poke Guaizi's head to reprimand it, he never thought that Guaizi's ears would stick out and bark at the gate, and the other dogs in the family would do the same.