The Sweet Little Fulang

It was early summer, the sun was rising, and it was getting hotter. Everyone changed into thin shirts.

At noon, the wind sent the fragrance of flowers, and there were flowers and trees planted in the yards of the two neighbors, and they floated faintly with the wind. After dinner, Shen Xuanqing went to visit the shop, and Lu Gu patted the sleepy Ling Geer to sleep.

The sky was just right, patting and patting, even he was drowsy, so he simply pulled the thin quilt and covered him, and fell asleep with the child.

The business of the butcher shop has been smooth, and the various personnel in Xixing Street and Nanji Street have gradually become familiar with each other. Both of them have adapted to the life in the town.

When Lu Gu woke up, the wind blew in through the half-opened window, and the leaves of the persimmon trees in the yard were shaking. A small vegetable field was cultivated in the open space to the east, and three rows of spring vegetables were planted. You can live, a row of leeks is planted, and shallots and garlic sprouts each occupy half a row.

After all, the land is not as good as my hometown in the country, but there is enough food for the two of them.

From the window, he saw Guaizi lying on his side and sleeping under the shade of a tree. He looked very comfortable. People often say that he is sleepy in spring, tired in autumn and naps in summer, even dogs are no exception.

There is still a little space in the vegetable field, he thought while putting on his shoes, and asked Shen Xuanqing to insert a bamboo pole or a bamboo frame, and plant a vine of hanging melon and a vine of long beans. Quick, you don't have to buy it outside.

Winter melons and pumpkins don’t need to be planted, these two need to climb vines, and it’s good to bring them from the hometown when they bear fruit later, there are not many places to grow them here.

There is still land in the backyard, and the chickens, ducks and rabbits are put in the backyard first, and the feces are accumulated, so it is convenient to fertilize. After two days, Shen Xuanqing is free, and ask him to reclaim a piece of the backyard, no matter what small vegetables , It would be better to plant some more.

The days were not too turbulent. Sometimes Shen Yaoqing came to deliver the rabbits, and when he was free, he would drive a mule cart to deliver firewood and some vegetables. Wei Lanxiang followed him a few times to see his little grandson.

When Lao Yangtou had something to do and came out to wander around, he would stroll around the shop. He would ask Lao Yangtou to eat with him when he cooked, and he would send some stewed chicken and duck to Yan's.

The Yang family is also busy. The old couple don't need to be busy in the tavern, but their grandchildren and grandsons are all in Jixing Town, and they have to help their son and daughter with their children.

Most of the time, it was him, Shen Xuanqing and Brother Ling himself.

The child hadn't woken up yet, and seeing Brother Ling sleeping soundly, he sat in the room embroidering handkerchiefs. After having a child, he only sewed when there was a gap.

Thanks to their good brother Ling, he usually doesn't cry or make trouble when he is full. When he is cooking, he pulls out the wooden cradle and puts it at the kitchen door.

Of course, Brother Ling is also misbehaving. He is cooking, and he cries and refuses to stay in the cradle. He has to carry the child on his back, fearing that the oil splashes and scalds the child. At this time, he changes to cooking. , or blanched with cold salad, or a pot of pimple soup with vegetables and noodles, just eat enough.

As soon as a flower was embroidered, Brother Ling started to move on the bed.

Lu Gu put down the embroidered blanket, got up and hugged the child by the bed. It was a bit hot at noon, and Xiao Ling's face was flushed from sleep. He touched the child's face and forehead, and found that there was a little sweat on the forehead, so he touched the child again. Back, really sweating.

Brother Ling was covered with a slightly thicker quilt, and tomorrow he should change to a thinner one, just to cover his stomach and keep him from catching a cold.

"Hurry up." He carried the child to pee under the eaves, whistling and whistling twice out of tune.

The boy lying in the shade of the tree opened his eyes and looked around, then closed his eyes again when he saw that there was nothing to do with it, and looked lazy.

There are meat and vegetables at home, so he doesn’t need to go out to buy. He wanted to finish the handkerchief, so he didn’t go to the shop. He pulled the cradle under the shade of the tree, and let the child sit and play in it. The wind blows from time to time, so it’s very comfortable. .

After embroidering the handkerchief, he fetched water to wash the diapers, as well as the clothes he and Shen Xuanqing had changed into. He was busy in the middle of the afternoon, and while he was drying the clothes, he suddenly heard knocking on the back door and Shen Yaoqing's voice.

Guaizi yelled at the back, stood up and ran into the backyard before him.

He got up and hurried, but he didn't forget to hug the child. Last time he went to the back to open the door and didn't hug Brother Ling. The child saw him leaving and burst into tears.

Before the door opened, Lu Gu shouted as he walked, "Brother?"

"It's me." Shen Yaoqing agreed, and then said: "Yesterday I cut some firewood, and I lowered the fishing nets at night. I got up early to collect several fish, and I will give you two."

He was talking, Guaizi recognized the person and stopped barking, Lu Gu opened the back door.

Needless to say, the wooden threshold, Lu Gu took two steps back, Shen Yaoqing took the threshold by himself, first led the mule cart in, and then closed the back door.

"Er Qing is in the shop?" Shen Yaoqing asked casually after closing the door.

"Well, it's over after lunch." Lu Gu agreed, seeing him about to unload firewood, he said, "Brother, take a rest, don't worry, I'll go make tea."

Shen Yaoqing untied the hemp rope on the cart, and said with a smile: "Come over here, I didn't run a few steps, I'm not tired, I'll be quick after unloading."

"Okay, I'll pour you tea." Lu Gu hurried to the front to pick up the teapot and bowl, it was hot, and he was thirsty no matter how hard he traveled.

There was a wooden bucket on the ground, only half of the water was left, and two fish were squeezed together in it. When he saw it, he held Brother Ling with one hand, walked to the well with the bucket, and beat half of it with the well bucket while shaking the pulley. Bucket of water, add some to the fish.

After Shen Yaoqing finished untying the hemp rope, he drank the poured bowl of tea in one gulp. He whistled, smiled and teased the little Ling who was looking over, and went to the firewood room to hold firewood.

"Brother, can you eat at home?" Lu Gu came over and asked.

"Eat, I will go on the road after eating." Shen Yaoqing said while working.

"Is everything okay at home?" Lu Gu asked again.

He came out of the firewood room and said with a smile: "It's all good, just that bastard Zhao'er, who frightened the chicken two days ago, drove the chicken with a bamboo stick, and drove the chicken around. He ran with the chicken, but he fell and broke his nose."

"Broken nose?" Lu Gu hurriedly asked.

"It doesn't matter, just scratch the skin, the bleeding stopped a little, and it will be fine in two days." Shen Yaoqing picked up the firewood and said.

Only then did Lu Gu feel relieved, and he said, "Two days ago, I made a bellyband for Brother Ling, and I also made one for Zhaoer, and I will take it with me when I go home today, and put it on when I sleep at night, so I won't be afraid of kicking my stomach and catching cold."

Shen Yaoqing who entered the firewood room agreed: "Okay."

Lu Gu asked him again if he was hungry, and there was old hen soup stewed at noon at home, as well as pastries.

He had eaten when he came, and he was not hungry. After unloading the firewood, because Shen Xuanqing was at the shop, the two locked the door with the child and left the boy to look after the house.

When the two of them arrived, Shen Xuanqing was weighing eggs for others. It was cooler now, and there were more people going out than at noon. Several customers came one after another. , business is lighter than in the morning.

After sitting down and saying a few homely words, Shen Yaoqing said: "I went to the building to deliver the rabbits the day before yesterday. I don't want to let Huang Zhenchuan see the turning into the alley. It doesn't matter if he sees it. His wife knows about it. It has been spread in the village for the past two days. gone."

He was usually polite, and when he met Huang Zhenchuan he called Uncle Sheng, but he was really unhappy with the rumors these two days.

The brothel is not a good place to go, even if they only deal with the back kitchen, their reputation is not very good, except for the relatives at home and the same clan, and the people in the village are all talking about the back kitchen, fooling around, this way of making money, they don't want to tell , it is difficult for others to inquire.

The country people planed food in the fields, and few of them often went to the town, but there is no airtight wall in the world, and they were known to send rabbits to the brothel, they had expected it early on.

Shen Xuanqing didn't panic, but frowned slightly.

The two brothers are not afraid of the slanting shadow, but they still need to pay attention to gossip sometimes.

Shen Yaoqing said again: "Mother, Quan Ziniang, and Aunt Miao have all talked about it, we just sent it to the back kitchen, and went to Xia Fulang's house, and chatted with Aunt Shouyi for a while, we all I'm a responsible person, so I can't mess around. When I went down to the ground, I ran into Huang Zhenchuan, and his wife was there. I asked him in front of him if his wife was talking nonsense. Huang Zhenchuan lost face and cursed a few words, but Mrs. Huang was not so talkative behind her. Broken, it stopped a lot."

Huang Zhenchuan has a habit of bullying and fearing toughness. The second wife of Shen's family is living well these days, and the two men are young and strong. Besides, Shen's family and Lin Zhongcai's family are relatives, so they don't dare to offend him. Feel ashamed.

"Yanyan has grown up, and my mother has been looking for a good husband's house for her recently. I don't think brothels have a good reputation. I don't think so." Shen Yaoqing is the eldest son, and it can be said that he is the pillar of the family. Think about it.

Now that they have a butcher shop, sometimes several taverns and restaurants in Jixing Town will come to buy rabbits, and they will look for the boss later, but they will not worry about selling them. Shen Xuanqing thought about it and said: "Forget it, I will find Luo Biao said, treat him to a drink and trouble him at the beginning."

"That's for sure." Shen Yaoqing nodded, he came here today just to say this, took a sip of tea and said: "When I sell firewood, I bring rabbits, just like selling them in Fenggu Town."

This year, we bought more rabbits, and after raising more and more rabbits, because they were thinking about the good deal with the brothel, the two of them wanted to talk to a serious restaurant, but at the time, they were afraid that there would not be enough brothels and shops, so they gave up. When the little rabbit grows up, he can ask the tavern if he wants it.

Because of the various jobs at home, Shen Yaoqing didn't stay for long, and drove back in the mule cart.

The last time I ate fish, it was brought by Old Yang. He and some old men in the town fished a few by the river. Didn't do it.

When the fish was being killed, Guaizai stood up close to watch, and even lowered his head to smell the scraped fish scales.

I won't send rabbits to the brothel anymore, so naturally I have to tell Luo Biao that within two days, the rabbits in the shop are sold out, and there are still a few chickens, ducks and some eggs left.

After finishing the work in the morning, I sold three chickens, ducks and a few catties of eggs, and stayed in Lugu to watch the shop. After finishing packing, Shen Xuanqing drove the mule cart back to Fenggu Town to find Luo Biao. Li Zhuzi's family from the village brought the fat pigs over, and they will slaughter and sell the pork tomorrow.

As soon as Shen Xuanqing left, Lu Gu hugged Brother Ling and played in the shop. At noon, he and the child were the only ones to eat, so they didn't have to go home to cook. Just eat a bowl of noodles next door. He brought the child's milk fruit, at most it was When eating noodles, let him have a poached egg, and he and Ling can share one and eat one is enough.

He guarded the shop in Jixing Town with peace of mind, Shen Xuanqing rushed all the way back to Fenggu Town, put the mule cart in the small courtyard where Luo Biao rented, and the two went to the tavern for a drink.