The Sweet Little Fulang

The sky is getting hotter and hotter, and the sun is rising now, Lu Gu opened the back door and took down the threshold, because Shen Yaoqing first went to the entrance of Pearl Alley to put Ji Qiuyue and Zhaoer down, and then turned around the intersection of Nanji Street and came in from the back alley, one step slower than his wife .

When he led the mule into the door, Lu Gu was shaking the potter's wheel to hoist the well bucket from the well, and two bamboo tubes of green plum wine were soaked in the bucket.

The day before yesterday, Shen Xuanqing brought the rabbit over from home, saying that the eldest brother and the others would come in the next few days. Lu Gu bought green plum wine and waited. I iced it in the well to make it taste better. He and Shen Xuanqing bought it yesterday and drank it. Today, I finally waited for someone to come. Fortunately, he got up early and bought two more tubes.

Ji Qiuyue led Zhao'er from the front, and when she saw the bamboo tube, she asked with a smile, "Is this wine or is it?"

"Green plum brew, chilled and iced, it quenches both thirst and heat, and it's hot all the way." Lu Gu lifted the well bucket to the ground, took a tube from it and handed it to her.

When Zhaoer saw it, she reached out to ask her for something cold, but she dared not give it to the child to drink.

"I want it." Zhao'er is smarter now, coaxing him that this is not edible, but he doesn't even believe it.

"Okay, okay, I'll pour some for you." Ji Qiuyue was so entangled by her son that she couldn't help it, and Zhao'er was too hot to ride the car, so she took her son to the kitchen, took a bowl and pretended to pour it in, but in reality there were only two. Drip, let alone drink it, a sip can only leave a taste on the lips.

Green plums are sour and sweet. It is a drink for women and husbands, but after all, it has a very light taste of alcohol. She is afraid that it will not be good for her children. She then mixed it with a large bowl of water, not afraid that the children will drink something wrong.

The child said it was easy to coax, but she tricked Zhao'er into drinking water, and squatted beside her and asked, "Is it sweet?"

Zhao'er took a few sips from the bowl by himself, he was indeed thirsty, and when the adults asked him, he didn't have time to say anything, so he drank water first with the rim of the bowl in his mouth, his plump face turned red, and he didn't rush until he had drunk enough. Qiuyue smiled, and said in a milky voice, "Sweet."

Ji Qiuyue took a sip from the bowl and found that most of it was water and had no taste at all, so she secretly smiled and said, "Sweet is good, go, find your father."

Zhao'er remembered the road just now, and Guaizi followed him to the backyard.

Shen Yaoqing was drinking greengage brew, he was really thirsty, a tube of cold greengage brew was very pleasant to drink, and he finished drinking it with his head raised a few times.

Lu Gu picked up the burden and a large basket of vegetables from the cart, and walked to the front yard with them.

Seeing Zhao'er approaching, he smiled and said, "Do you still remember Xiaomao? Come on, follow me to the front, there is salty pastry cake to eat."

I just met him last month. Zhao'er is no stranger to him, but after all, it's been a while, and he's still somewhat familiar. But when he heard the pastry, his little feet, which were originally going to his father, turned to Lu Gu's side.

He led his nephew to the front yard. After passing through the passage, Ji Qiuyue was also drinking green plum wine. Just now she was afraid that Zhaoer would ask her for it, so she sent to find Shen Yaoqing.

Lu Gu put the burden into the east wing, saw that the bed was made, he stopped worrying, and walked to the kitchen with the heavy vegetable basket.

"Mother picked the long beans and hanging melons for you, and Yanyan went up the mountain to find the sweet buns, and asked them to bring them to you." Ji Qiuyue quenched her thirst, wiped her mouth and smiled.

There are cress and bamboo shoots in the bamboo basket, and the crispy wild cucumbers are put on top for fear of being crushed. There are five in total. Wild Artemisia sharp.

Every time I come from home, I will bring a lot of vegetables to eat. Sometimes the ones grown at home are more crispy and delicious than those bought from outsiders.

"I'll try it." Lu Gu went into the kitchen and put the big basket on the chopping board. He took the sweet buns and hadn't eaten yet. Zhao'er followed him all the way, and even reached out to grab his trousers and tugged. The milk voice was soft: "Gong Gao .”

He couldn't help laughing, and said, "Wait a minute, I'll take this for you after eating."

Seeing that her son didn't call out, Ji Qiuyue said, "Why, I don't recognize you. This is your little mother. Didn't my mother tell you on the way? Let's come and see my little brother and brother, have you forgotten?"

"Where's Brother Ling?" Shen Yaoqing asked from the backyard. He untied the mule cart and tied the mule to the other side of the barn, far away, so as not to fight with the mule Shen Xuanqing bought.

Lu Gu swallowed the sweet fruit in his mouth, and said: "I'm asleep, I'm in my room, I guess I'm about to wake up, Erqing is over there at the shop."

The sweet-scented osmanthus cake was in the kitchen. He opened the oiled paper bag and put the pastry cake on a plate. There was sun outside. He carried the plate and walked to the main room: "Sister-in-law, sit under the eaves, the sun is scorching outside."

Needless to say, Zhao'er followed him when he saw the cakes, a little glutton.

After several people sat down, Lu Gu picked up the teapot and added tea and water, so that Ji Qiuyue and Shen Yaoqing could have a rest.Although it was by mule cart, it was too hot, and it must be uncomfortable for people to come all the way in the sun.

After sitting down, he watched Zhao'er obediently eating the sweet-scented osmanthus cake, took a closer look and said, "Why are you tanned?"

Ji Qiuyue complained a bit: "Can you not be dark, running around all day, either I chased it or my mother watched, a wild boy, no matter how hot it is, it won't stop."

It's not yet the hottest day of the dog days, but the children run around, and the adults chase after them, and soon they are sweating, and the children are full of energy. Sometimes Wei Lanxiang can't catch up when they run, and they go out if they don't pay attention.

There are not many people in the village, and there are only a few figures going back and forth. I don't worry much about kidnappers, but I can't see the children worrying.

"It's better as before. He won't run away. I can carry him wherever I want. It's not like now, he has grown legs." Ji Qiuyue complained a few words in her mouth. wiped.

"Grow up." Lu Gu said with a smile, and was about to tease Zhao'er, when he heard the crying of the little spirits in the room, he got up and went in quickly.

Ji Qiuyue hadn't seen her little nephew for a month, so she followed her into the room, and Xiao Ling stopped crying after being picked up by Ah Mu, and opened her big eyes to see Ji Qiuyue.

"Do you recognize my aunt?" Ji Qiuyue talked to him.

Now Brother Ling would whine and respond to the adults' words, but Ji Qiuyue was not very familiar with him when he just woke up at this time, so he had no expression.

Lu Gu came out holding brother Ling, and asked him to see Zhao'er who was sitting on the chair, and said, "Look who's here, it's brother, uncle and uncle."

Shen Yaoqing was happy to see his little nephew, whistled twice to let brother Ling look at him, stretched out his hand and said, "Come, uncle, give me a hug."

Brother Ling rubbed his eyes with his small hands, and immediately shrank into Lu Gu's arms, burying his face on Lu Gu's shoulders, as if avoiding.

"I haven't woken up yet, let me hold you later." Lu Gu smiled, and first took the child to pee outside.

After talking and laughing for a while, when it was almost noon, he got up and said, "I'll call Erqing back, you guys rest, wait for me to come back and cook."

Ji Qiuyue ate two pieces of sweet-scented osmanthus cake, wiped her mouth and said, "Why bother, let's cook, just let your elder brother call."

"Alright." Lu Gu nodded, originally he wanted to buy a roast chicken by the way, but this is exactly what Shen Xuanqing told him, if he didn't go out, Shen Xuanqing would definitely buy it when he came back.

Their rabbit, broiler, chicken, and duck are now commonly eaten. I eat a lot of stewed chicken and stewed duck, so I want to change the taste. The roast chicken on West Street is quite delicious. I bought it and steamed it with dry rice, and then fried two or three. Dishes will do.

When Shen Yaoqing went out, Zhao'er wanted to follow, and Ji Qiuyue told him to pick up her son. It happened that she and Lu Gu were cooking, and it was not easy for the boy left to make trouble at home.

Now it’s not like before, I live in the same place and see each other every day, so naturally I have a lot to say, what Ji Qiuyue said is just some people and things in the village, she is talking and laughing while washing the vegetables, Lu Gu beats eggs and steams custard for Zhaoer, listening Be serious.

Brother Xiaoling sat in the wooden cradle, eating half a steamed bun in his hand, but he was cute.

"First, the matchmaker Wang showed one to the interviewer. She said it was from Wangli Village. The family was well-off. When your eldest brother inquired, there were many brothers in that family, but the sisters-in-law did not get along. Even if they separated, there were several households separated. The walls of the neighbors are full of quarrels, and sometimes they fight. Although the boy surnamed Wang is young, his parents have money, and they usually prefer the younger son, but the daughters-in-law and husbands above are like that, so how can you rest assured? Yanyan passed by."

Ji Qiuyue told him about Shen Yan's marriage. A well-to-do man can be said to be a favorite in the countryside, but their family does not lack the dowry money. Rubbing and being angry, he simply refused.

Shen Yaoqing said that the marriage was not good, Wei Lanxiang naturally listened to the eldest son, and Shen Yan didn't have a father to inquire about her in-law's family, so it's not just the elder brother who is too busy to find a good family to rest assured.

After listening, Lu Gu said: "We went to my wife's house earlier, and Erqing told my wife about this. I see what he means, and I want my wife to help me in the town to find out if it's suitable."

Marriage is a major event in life, Shen Xuanqing will naturally worry about his younger sister, but there are still very few country girls marrying in the town, he is also lucky, if it happens, this thing is not just a matter of fate.

"We can't afford a big family, a small family is fine, but we don't dare to marry a rich family. Sometimes it's different before and after marriage. If we are unlucky, after Yanyan gets married, maybe we will be married." Live by people's faces." Ji Qiuyue hastily instructed.

Lu Gu said with a smile: "Naturally, Erqing and Mrs. Shi mentioned it when she talked about it, just find someone with the right family."

Ji Qiuyue felt relieved, and thought that Shen Xuanqing was stable and would definitely not act recklessly, so she said with a smile: "That is to say, let's talk about it and spread it to make people laugh. How can there be so many rich and noble people in the world who leaked it to us mud-legged people?" hand."

The two were chatting and laughing, and Shen Xuanqing came back. Although the whole family was not complete, the courtyard was much more lively.

As soon as Shen Yaoqing and Ji Qiuyue came, Shen Xuanqing felt relieved. After dinner, he drove the mule cart in the afternoon, took the boy back to his hometown, and went hunting in the mountains tomorrow morning.

Good Boy has learned to ride a cart, and sometimes the mule starts to run, and it stands on the cart and looks out, its hair is blown up, and it looks quite majestic.

As soon as they left, Shen Yaoqing was guarding the shop, while Ji Qiuyue and Lu Gu were talking and laughing with the children in Pearl Lane. No dog saw them, but there were more people, so they felt more at ease at night.

There are only Wei Lanxiang and Shen Yan left in their hometown. Li Laiqing pulls the weeds in the field, and Chen Dongdong mows the grass for the livestock. It is equivalent to having two long-term workers. Chen Dongdong and his parents-in-law only mow the grass for more than eight months a year. The monthly salary is more than one yuan, and it is about one tael a year. Adding Li Laiqing's salary of two taels and one hundred wen, it is just a little over three taels, not a lot.

When Shen Yaoqing left, he brought a big fat rabbit that had been killed to the third uncle Shen Shunwang's family. He told Ji Qiuyue that he would be away for at least six or seven days, and wanted Shen Shunwang and Shen Yuping to help take care of the house.