The Sweet Little Fulang

After buying the small house in Pearl Lane, it was not because the whole family moved, but to buy a residence in Jixing Town so that Lu Gu and the others could have a place to eat and live. Never sloppy.

Needless to say, the liveliness of the housewarming day was set up. Several tables were set up in the front yard. Their family, Shen Shunde, Shen Shunwang's family, and Shen Xuanqing's aunts and uncles all came. The Yang family was no exception. The village and Shen Xuanqing Da Chen, who grew up together, also came to join in the fun, and Luo Biao was also not behind.

Shen Xuanqing felt that once he left, only Lu Gu and the child would be left in the house, and she was a little worried. It didn't matter if there was a dog at night, and even the good boy was brought here in a mule cart.

When I got on the mule cart from my hometown, Guaizi couldn’t get used to sitting on it. As soon as I picked him up, he jumped off the cart and let it run. Anyway, I was used to running in the mountains before. It’s easier to run on the official road and flat road. Woolen cloth.

Jixing Town was far away, and Lu Gu felt sorry for Guaizai. Before halfway there, Guaizai called Guaizai, who was panting with his tongue out, to get on the cart, took out a bamboo tube and poured water into the palm of his hand for the dog to drink.

The boy who was still resisting the scooter at first seemed to feel so comfortable after lying down on the car after drinking water, so he stopped jumping down, sticking out his long tongue and leaning to one side.

After the others went back, there were only Lu Gu and the other three in the town. He was a newcomer, so he slowly explored the people and things nearby.

On the fifth day of moving in, early in the morning, the sky was overcast, Shen Xuanqing woke up, and had to kill a few rabbits before the morning market opened.

He was washing in the front yard, Lu Gu came out after getting dressed, the child was still awake.

"The bamboo shoots are gone. If I meet a vegetable seller on the way, buy two and come back. You can just come and get them. You don't have to go to Zaoji." After finishing speaking, Shen Xuanqing took a handful of water and splashed it on his face.

"Yes, I see." Lu Gu agreed as he walked towards the kitchen, where the water tank was placed.

There is a well in the backyard, which is more convenient than in my hometown. You don't have to run too much to fetch water. When Shen Xuanqing is away, if Brother Ling falls asleep, he can fill the water tank with a few more trips.

The mud stove in front of the kitchen has already been lit, and there is a clay pot for boiling water. He looked into the pot and saw that two white eggs were being boiled in it. As it is getting hotter today, the steamed buns can be eaten cold, and there is no need to get up early. Move the cauldron again.

The kitchen is full of pots, pans, and bowls. There is red paper in the rice bowl and noodle bowl. Wei Lanxiang pressed it when they moved in, and told them to eat the rice noodles in the bowl before taking them out. The jars of oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar are neatly arranged. , The firewood was pulled from my hometown, two full cars, enough for them to use for a while, no need to buy any more.

After washing, Lu Gu went into the room and took a look. Brother Ling was still sleeping and didn't wake up, so he quietly closed the door and left. He and Shen Xuanqing sat on the stone table in the yard cracking eggs and eating steamed buns.

"There are still a dozen or so rabbits. When they are sold out, I will go home and pull two baskets of eggs and duck eggs. I will keep some to eat, and the rest will be sold in the shop."

While Shen Xuanqing was talking, the boy who had just woken up came out of the main room, stood in the courtyard huffing and shaking his hair, and after the shaking, he seemed to have regained his energy. Walk.

The dogs in their family don’t sleep in the kennel very much now, they live under the eaves like people, and the sacks used for sleeping have been used for a long time. Lu Gu will take out the straw and wheat straw inside and replace them with clean ones, and even go to the river to wash them every once in a while. The skin of the sack is dried in the sun before being used for dogs. After all, the sack is sometimes placed in the main room during the day, so it should not smell too bad.

Lu Gu had just broken off half of the steamed buns for the boy, when he heard brother Ling crying in the room, and quickly put down the food in his hand.

With him taking care of the children, Shen Xuanqing didn't have to worry too much. After eating breakfast, she went to the backyard to pull ten rabbits and a few chickens and ducks on a cart, and left from the back alley.

I don’t live at the butcher’s shop at night, no one is worried about it, and it’s not far away. The poultry and livestock are kept in the house, and it’s nothing more than getting up early to pull them over.

It's not that I didn't think about putting the boy in the shop, but before Lu Gu moved here, Shen Xuanqing lived alone in the town, and someone groped the dog of a family in Liuzhi Alley in the back, and couldn't find it no matter how hard he searched. , Later I heard that it was stolen by a few idlers, slaughtered and boiled dog meat.

These days, there are sneaky people everywhere, so it's better to be on guard. It's okay during the day, when Lu Gu carried the child to the butcher shop to look for him, he was a clever boy, and after a little teaching, he knew that he would not run around with Lu Gu's lap. After nightfall, he doesn't let the dog go out, and only stays in the house to watch the nursing home, with an alert.

"I'm leaving, remember to close the door." Shen Xuanqing yelled forward after finishing the cart.

"Understood, you go." Lu Gu hugged Brother Ling to pee in the courtyard, got up and went to the backyard to lock the closed back door with the latch.

As soon as the child woke up, he couldn't sit on many things. He coaxed Brother Ling to play for a while, gave him milk and fruit, and remembered that he hadn't cleaned it yet, so he took the wooden cradle to the main room, let the child sit in it, and gave him a small rattle Let Ling Geer play with mud pigs and mud dogs where he can see them. If he bites these playthings, he can take them out of his mouth.

The door was wide open, Lu Gu quickly swept the floor of the house, and then came out to sweep the main room, fearing that the child would be choked by the dust, he was very light on his hands and feet.

As for the front and back yards, before he finished sweeping the main room, Brother Ling threw away the rattle in his hand and stretched out his arms for him to hug.

There were only the three of them living in the house, and they were not sloppy, at least the front yard was not dirty, and there were at most a few persimmon leaves on the ground. He didn't need to be busy in the backyard, Shen Xuanqing would clean it when he had free time.

The ground can no longer be swept. He holds the child in one hand, and dusts the tables, chairs and benches with a feather duster in the other. He sweeps and removes dust every day. His hands are light, and there is not much dust to dust.

Just put down the feather duster, Guaizi, who was not full after eating half a steamed bun, stood by the stone table and whined at him, making a look of aggrieved.

On the stone table there was half a steamed bun that Lu Gu hadn't finished eating just now, Guaizi looked at it for a long time, wanted to eat but dared not.

The last time it ate meat with Huang'er, it was beaten by Shen Xuanqing. This time when it came to town, it was taught not to eat food from outsiders for fear of stealing dogs. It has always been smart and taught it several times. That's it, so far, except for the steamed bun bones that their own family poured into the dog food bowl or thrown on the ground, it doesn't move anything given by others.

"Here we come." Lu Gu came out with a smile, he was not hungry at the moment, so he gave the half on the stone table to Guaizi, and went to the kitchen to get another steamed bun for it.

The sun had already come out, he had nothing to do at home, so he simply carried the child on his back, locked the courtyard door and went to the shop, the boy followed him, not too far away.

The east neighbor's family name is Liu, and there are three generations of grandparents and grandchildren. There are seven or eight people, and the house that is similar to them seems a bit crowded.

"Auntie going to buy vegetables?" Lu Gu saw Granny Liu carrying a vegetable basket, and asked with a smile.

He is no longer as timid and cowardly as before, he has gained a lot of courage by yelling and selling in the street, and dares to say a word or two to strangers.

"That's right, are you going to the shop?" Mrs. Liu has a habit of gossiping, she dare not let her know what's going on, and she can't hide her words at all. Her old man has scolded her for this matter many times, but she is not a bad person. , I can say a few words to anyone I see.

She said again: "Do you still have any rabbits in your house? If you have any, leave me two. In a few days, my natal old sister-in-law celebrates her birthday. I will bring them over to get some meat."

"Yes, I'll keep it for you." Lu Gu agreed with a smile.

"Okay, I'll go get it then. If you're busy, I'll go first." Mrs. Liu promised, she was busy shopping for vegetables, and she had to bring her grandson when she came back, so she was in a hurry.

The entrance of the alley is on the east side, and Lu Gu walked eastward. The neighbor’s house on the west opened a teahouse, and there was also a storyteller.

"Sister-in-law Wang." As he walked all the way, he saw several families in front of him saying hello.

Houses on Pearl Lane are expensive, and people without a little money can't afford them, and most of them have businesses.

When Lu Gu first came here, he didn't know how his neighbors were, so he was still a little apprehensive. After a few days of coming here, he didn't say anything in private, but most of his faces were kind, and with Shen Xuanqing by his side, he gradually felt at ease.

He didn't think much about it, one is because Shen Xuanqing is far taller and stronger than ordinary men, and he is a butcher who can butcher pigs and sheep. He is amiable, looks not bad, and is dressed cleanly, at least at first glance, it makes people feel good.

The ordinary people are busy earning money to make ends meet, so how can there be so many idlers arguing with others deliberately to embarrass them.

Guaizi ran a few steps away, stopped to wait for him, Lu Gu walked out of the alley, everything on the street came into view, sellers of steamed buns and sesame cakes were all shouting, there were noodle soup and wonton stalls, shops were also open, all kinds of The smell was mixed, and a peddler carrying a load of vegetables and fruits along the street walked past him.

It was so lively in the morning, completely different from the village.

When he saw the woman and her husband selling eggs and duck eggs in a basket, he remembered the days when he and Shen Xuanqing were in Fenggu Town, with a slight smile on his brows and eyes.

Those who are afraid of dogs see Guaizi and run away from a distance. Guaizi is smart and knows that he is outside. He honestly walks next to Lu Gu's legs and does not run around. Shen Xuanqing taught him, but sometimes Lu Gu feels that there is something wrong with him. The same meaning, I always feel that their good boy is protecting the master. With a dog beside him, he is not so disturbed when he walks with the child on the street where there are many people and is relatively unfamiliar.

Walking to the street, he saw the door of a shop selling paper, pens, books and inkstones opened, and subconsciously looked in. Every time he passed by, he would always think that he would come here to buy paper, pens and books for Brother Ling in the future. It was so close and convenient. with.

Xixing Street was equally lively, and before I even got to the butcher shop, I saw several people at the door.

Shen Xuanqing untied two killed rabbits from the wooden frame, and the two women who asked for rabbit meat picked and picked again, and finally took the one that she thought was big. There will be too much difference, too big or too small for them to keep.

There was also a woman who wanted a whole live rabbit, just when Lu Gu came over, Shen Xuanqing went to get it from the back, and he was watching from the front.

"There are fat rabbits, chickens and ducks, come and see."

When someone passed by the door and turned his head to look over, he would yell a few words, so that people would know what they were selling and solicit.

Today's business is not bad. I finished shopping in the morning and sold six rabbits and two old ducks.

There was a duck buyer who asked to help slaughter and pluck the feathers. It was not busy at the time. Shen Xuanqing did not refuse and helped slaughter. He is best at handling live animals with a knife, and it was done quickly. Seeing Lu Gu sitting down to drink water , Said: "I haven't eaten meat for the past two days. I took advantage of the hot water in the pot and simply killed a chicken. After stewing at noon, I went back to eat. The soup is not easy to carry."

"Okay." Lu Gu nodded and agreed. There were few people on the street at the moment. He was sitting and resting, and when he inadvertently raised his head, he saw a slightly familiar figure walking by on the street. He thought for a while before remembering, that How could the woman holding three pieces of cloth look like Li Wanyun.

He quickly got up with the child in his arms, and went to the door to look. Li Wanyun was followed by an eleven or twelve-year-old boy. He looked more and more like him, afraid that he would walk away, so he called tentatively: "Wanyun."

The well-dressed woman in front turned her head, the doubt and tension on her face suddenly became relaxed and joyful after seeing Lu Gu.

"Guzi, why are you here?" Li Wanyun walked back quickly, saw Brother Ling and asked hesitantly, "This is it?"

"My son, Brother Ling." Lu Gu saw that she was no longer as thin and pitiful as before, she was a little fatter, her clothes were clean without patches, and there were two hairpins even in her hair, she felt heartbroken happy for her.