The Sweet Little Fulang

The better the weather, the warmer it is than the cold winter before. Even if it is windy and rainy, it is not as cold as winter. The days pass quickly, and spring is about to begin, and the greenery in the fields on the hillside is getting stronger every day. .

Waking up early, Lu Gu ate a bowl of egg custard with sesame oil on it. Although it was a bit old after steaming, it was delicious.

He seldom eats duck meat and eggs now, and he can't bear it just by smelling it, but he can eat two bites of salted duck eggs. He was hungry before dinner the day before yesterday, and his stomach felt empty. After rolling out the noodles, he ordered a bowl of green onion soup noodles when he went home. He didn't want to eat sauerkraut, so he cut half a salted duck egg and ate it.

He ate a lot, but he didn't get much fat on his body. Even Shen Xuanqing sometimes muttered, his stomach didn't show up, where did the meat grow.

It was the first time for both of them, some things didn't go through, so they didn't understand, or one day Wei Lanxiang accidentally heard them muttering in a low voice, laughing uncontrollably, and laughed at the two of them for their stupidity, it's only been a few months, then I have already fed the baby in my belly, how can I gain weight, and when I grow up in the next month, it will take a long time to grow meat.

Lu Gu didn't need to do lunch, so he went back to the mansion to do embroidery and needlework. Otherwise, he would have nothing to do every day, even embroidering handkerchiefs. Shen Xuanqing was afraid that he would be too tired, so he asked him to make one every two days, and he was only allowed to do half a day. strip.

The embroidered handkerchief was just sitting, how could it be exhausted, but Shen Xuanqing said it several times in succession, Lu Gu had no choice but to obey him.

The sun was so strong that he sat in the front yard for a while and felt it was too hot, so he moved into the main room. After shoveling the excrement in the back yard, Shen Xuanqing came to wash his hands, and said while splashing the water: "I'm going to Wangli Village when I'm not busy today. Pull the piggy back."

There is a family in Wangli Village who raises pigs. It has been agreed before that they want four pigs. Now that they are full-term, it is time to take them home and raise them themselves.

Hearing this, Lu Gu put down his embroidered cloth and looked over. Wangli Village was far away, but not as far as the town and the Liangzhang Bridge. He hadn't traveled far for a long time. I don't feel anything for a while, I have stayed at home for so long now, and I want to go out for a walk, I always feel that my legs and feet can't be idle.

"I want to go too." He looked at Shen Xuanqing and said.

Shen Xuanqing, who was rubbing wild bath beads, paused, looked up at him, and asked, "You want to go too?"

"Well, Wangli Village is not far away." Lu Gu tried to argue, and after thinking about it seriously, he said, "I've been at home for so long, and I can't go anywhere. You should drive the mule slowly, so it won't trip."

Shen Xuanqing put the wild bath beads back, rubbed the white foam off her hands, and said with a smile after listening, "Okay, go if you want."

Lu Gu didn't expect him to agree so simply, and thought he would say a few more words.

Shen Xuanqing looked at him with a smile and said nothing, just now she made so many excuses, and she said it pitifully, how could she not agree, mother said, tell him to be more obedient to Lu Gu, don't make him angry or cry, king of left and right Li Village is not that far away, so it doesn't hurt to go there.

Lu Gu got up and put the sewing basket back into the room, so as not to be knocked over by the dog. The embroidery handkerchief doesn't matter, if all kinds of needles in it fall on the ground and tie the dog's feet or the soles of people's shoes, it will be bad.

Shen Xuanqing drank half a bowl of warm water to take a breath before going to lead the mule. It's not spring yet, so you can't wear too little clothes. The sun is strong today, and you will feel hot when you do activities.

After putting on the rope rack, he called out to the backyard, and when he heard Shen Yaoqing's promise, he led the mule cart out and stopped outside the door to help Lu Gu get on the cart.

As Lu Gu said, he didn't urge the mule to run forward with a whip. The mule pulled the cart forward.

"I went to my third uncle's house yesterday, and I saw jujube branches sent up in the yard. Because we wanted them, my third uncle didn't cut them down. I kept them and grew them, and then I could dig them back." The soft wind blew past my ears. , the sun is so warm and not cold at all, Lu Gu is very happy, and even gossips with Shen Xuanqing.

Shen Xuanqing, who was sitting in front, said with a smile: "Well, I will dig it back when the time comes, and open another field in the courtyard this year to plant some green medicine leaves, so I don't have to go up the mountain to dig or buy them."

The backyard of their house is big enough, and there is a lot of open space that is useless. There are too many livestock, and the smell is unpleasant in summer. The green medicine leaves must be used every day. This thing is cheap and can be picked from the mountains, so it can be planted at home. Not better.

Lu Gu was very happy when he came out to ride the mule cart. Hearing what he said, there is no one who disagrees. There are vegetables and meat at home, and even medicine can be grown in the future.

They drove their mules all the way to Wangli Village. On the way, they met Boss Lu and his wife. Shen Xuanqing let them get on the cart. They were both from the same village. Going down to the village entrance, Lu's eldest daughter-in-law's family is far away, and she has to walk for a while.

After arriving at the entrance of the village, Shen Xuanqing led the mule to Li Zhuzi's house, and Lu Gu stopped sitting and walked beside him.

Li Zhuzi's pigpen was in the backyard. Shen Xuanqing tied the mule in front of the yard before entering. The old sow gave birth to six piglets, and he had ordered four big ones.

Li Zhuzi went into the pigsty to catch the piglets running around, and when he caught one, he handed it to Shen Xuanqing who was standing outside the pigpen. He had raised pigs for many years and was a veteran, and his ability to catch piglets was better than others.

Lu Gu looked at Piggy who was struggling and humming loudly, his eyes were full of joy.

"It's just these four, each of which weighs more than twenty catties." Li Dazhu closed the door of the pigsty and walked out. His shoes and legs were inevitably stained with mud and pig manure, but he didn't care. He talked about the piglets he raised There was a bit of complacency on his face, he was famous for selling piglets in all the villages.

"It's really good." Shen Xuanqing weighed the struggling pig in his hand, it was indeed more than twenty catties, and he echoed, and asked again: "Has this pig passed?"

"It's been over, you don't have to worry. Our business has always been honest. My father took care of these few when he was at home. According to what you said, I kept the female one. If you breed it in the future, you can say hello. I'll drive the breeding pigs over there." Li Zhuzi laughed.

"Uncle Li is very skilled." Shen Xuanqing praised him.

The Uncle Li he was talking about was Li Zhuzi's father, a pig craftsman who walked the streets and alleys, and his craftsmanship was very good. When he got old, he raised many pigs at home.

When he came to look for the piglets, he made it clear to Li Zhuzi that only one sow piglet should be kept, and the others must be castrated. After the piglets grow up and be slaughtered, the meat will not be so smelly. .

Because there is old man Li, a pigger, as long as he buys piglets at Li Zhuzi's house, piglets are not charged. It is not easy for country people, and he can save some, so the business of selling piglets in his family has always been very good. , Enough to make up for the pig's wages.

Because someone buys a sow and goes back to give birth. If the sow is castrated, he will find trouble. Breeding pigs need to be paid for each mating. After the sow gives birth to piglets, the piglet has to call his father, a well-known piggyman from all over the world, to come over. His family can earn money no matter what.

When Li Zhuzi praised his father's reputation, he scratched his hands and the smile on his face faded. His father's craftsmanship is famous, so that his son's ability is rarely mentioned in these years. He felt a little unhappy, so he pointed to one of them. The piggy said, "It's just my fault. How about you take a look?"

Hearing this, Shen Xuanqing knew that she had said something wrong, but her expression did not change. She took a few glances at what he said, and then said with a smile: "If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have thought it was Master Li's handwriting. It can also be called a master of fire, no worse than the uncle."

Li Zhuzi has never been educated and illiterate, and he immediately felt happy when he heard this. His father's craftsmanship is superb, and since Shen Xuanqing can't tell the difference, it means that his craftsmanship is also excellent now. There was a smile on his face, and he said: "The strange thing is that people say that you have studied, but it is different. I don't understand what is so young, but I have heard people say it. I feel at ease when you say that." gone."

Shen Xuanqing smiled and didn't say much, but Li Zhuzi spoke bluntly and said whatever he thought in his heart, he was an honest person.

Lu Gu listened and watched from the side. It turned out that the piglets had already passed away, so they just took care of them when they brought them home. As for what Shen Xuanqing said to Li Zhuzi, he was worried for a while when he saw that Li Zhuzi's expression was wrong. There was no conflict, and I was still thinking in my heart that their family's second youth is really good, and they are always good at complimenting others.

Because the baffle on the cart was low, Shen Xuanqing and Li Zhuzi tied the feet of the four piggies for fear that the piggies would jump out halfway, and then drove the mule cart slowly back home.

Lu Gu was very happy with the fat and fat piglets. When he was sitting in the car, he couldn't help touching the belly of one of the piglets. This one was the closest. As soon as he started to touch it, he heard a hurried pig snort. .

Shen Xuanqing, who was sitting in the front, turned around when he heard the movement, and with a smile in his starry eyes, he said, "I forgot that Piggy is behind, I thought it was you."

Lu Gu was stunned for a moment before he saw the smirk flashing across his face, did he call him a pig?

Lu Gu, who rarely has a temper, was so angry that he raised his hand and wanted to hit him, but Shen Xuanqing hid to the side, and there was a distance between the two of them, so he couldn't hit him.

Hearing Shen Xuanqing laughing all the time in front, where had he ever been wronged, he was so angry that he didn't know what to do, so he sat on the edge of the board and moved forward quietly, and when he got closer, he hit Shen Xuanqing's arm like Wei Lanxiang superior.

"Ouch." Shen Xuanqing didn't know the movement of him moving over. After being beaten, she originally wanted to pretend to be hurt, but the smile in her throat couldn't be held back at all.