The Sweet Little Fulang

Luo Biao left after dinner, and the cavalry team would be busy for a few more days, saying that after he had been busy for a while, he would come over with his bedding in his arms.

Lu Gu cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks, while Shen Xuanqing hugged the child beside him.

"He's coming over, you don't have to be polite about some rough work, let him do it." Shen Xuanqing teased his son, and said, "I only had this idea after meeting him today, and I don't have time to discuss it with you in advance."

"Just add an extra pair of bowls and chopsticks. He is here. If we want to go home, someone will watch the shop. Otherwise, if we only go back for a few days, it is not worthwhile to hire a guy."

Hearing this, Lu Gu nodded, indeed.

He was a little surprised when he heard Shen Xuanqing say that when he was eating just now, because Luo Biao was in front of him, so he didn't have the nerve to ask, besides, he had always trusted Shen Xuanqing, and Luo Biao had helped their family, so there was nothing wrong with staying for a while, so he just As Shen Xuanqing said, it's just one more person eating.

It was just too sudden, he didn't have a response in his mind, and there was an extra person in the family, so it was inevitable that he was a little conflicted, and he didn't even say anything.

Seeing that Lu Gu's expression turned better, Shen Xuanqing smiled again: "This is him too, he can handle things clearly, and won't mess around with us, otherwise, I wouldn't keep him either."

Lu Gu recalled that he had known Luo Biao for so long, and even though he had rough looks and a rough voice, no matter who he met, he was polite and kind, and sometimes he spoke very politely, which was more polite than ordinary men, so he laughed. He said: "This is true."

Shen Xuanqing was also very good at winking. Seeing that he was no longer silent, she breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "This time, I didn't think carefully. If there is anything in the future, I will discuss it with you first."

Lu Gu didn't expect this level at first. From what he has seen and known, most of the people in the family are the masters of the family, and even more so, unless it is the kind of man who is extremely fearful of guilt.

Hearing what Shen Xuanqing said, he was happy in his heart. Even if he couldn't decide the big or small things in the family, he discussed with him first and informed him, and he still valued it.

Within two days, Luo Biao came over with his bedding rolled up, and lived in the tidied up west wing room.

Having accepted this love, there is no one who is not diligent, not to mention carrying water and chopping firewood, tidying up the vegetable field in the front yard, sweeping the backyard with a big broom, and shoveling manure to feed the mules.

The rabbits, chickens and ducks brought from my hometown were raised in the backyard for a period of time and then sold. There is not a lot of manure, so I piled up some. Before that, Shen Xuanqing fertilized the vegetable fields in the front and back yards, and the vegetables grew well.

After autumn, Lu Gu planted some womb cabbage, both in the front and back yards. He also exchanged rabbits for some root vegetable seeds from Mrs. Liu next door, and planted three rows long and short.

Root vegetables are a new thing in recent years. They are said to have been brought in from a foreign country. They are resistant to freezing and can grow in winter. They eat roots that grow in the soil. They are dug out and peeled off the outer purple skin. It is crispy when cut and fried.

There are few vegetables in winter, and it is quite rare to have fresh vegetables to eat.

Woke up early and it was cold, there was no snow but the north wind was blowing. After waking up, Lu Gu stayed in the room with Brother Ling. He leaned on the folded quilt and pillow, took a handful of colored rope to tie the knot, There are needles in embroidery work, and I am afraid of poking children.

A pot of fire was set up on the ground to heat up the room a bit, Tang Pozi also filled the water and placed it under the quilt on the bed. He straightened his legs and covered his feet.

Brother Ling was sitting on the bed. Because of the cold weather, he put on new shoes for the child.

A one-year-old child can learn from an adult. He makes a net, and Brother Ling imitates him and leans on the quilt, holding two colored ropes in his hand to play by himself.

The door was not closed tightly, leaving a gap. Because the wind was strong outside, he blocked a stone behind the door, otherwise the door would be blown open.

After tying the net, he touched Brother Ling's little hand and felt a little cold, so he pulled the little quilt and Mrs. Tang over. Mrs. Tang was next to the child's legs and feet, and covered them with the quilt.

Before, he asked Brother Ling to cover the quilt with him to keep warm, but the child crawled around restlessly on the bed, so he covered it by himself.

"Sit still and don't move around. Eminem is going out to dig root vegetables so we can make lunch for us, you know?" He straightened the tiger hat on Brother Ling's head as he said.

"Ah."

Brother Ling was busy playing with colored ropes, his milk voice was small, and when he saw the tied rope he had placed beside him, he stretched out his hand to grab it.

Lu Gu smiled and didn't pay attention to him, if it messed up, just hit him again later.

He got out of bed, put on his shoes, took a small hoe, and went to the yard to dig root vegetables. After growing them for so long, the root vegetables were just in time for eating. When he dug them out, he saw that they were bigger than his fist. Two of them were enough for a big bowl. vegetable.

Brother Ling is well-behaved. He fell off the bed once and fell in pain. Later, he only crawled and played in the bed, and never went to the edge of the bed.

He didn't hear the child yelling and crying, so he was relieved and scooped up the hot water in the clay pot to wash the vegetables.

When the vegetables were half cut, he suddenly heard a knock on the back door, and Shen Yaoqing called him from the back alley.

Today the boy went out with Shen Xuanqing and Luo Biao, he was not at home, Lu Gu put down the kitchen knife and ran back in a hurry, and listened to the movement in the room, Brother Ling didn't cry or make a fuss, he should be playing by himself.

"Brother." He called out before he came to the front.

"It's me." Shen Yaoqing replied through the door panel.

As soon as the back door was opened, Shen Yaoqing came in leading the mule cart, and said with a smile, "It's cold enough today."

"I'm going to pour tea, drink it to keep me warm." Lu Gu said as he walked forward, and took Brother Ling out of the room by the way, he was worried that the child would stay alone for too long.

Shen Yaoqing unhooked the mule and carried some fodder before coming over from the backyard.

He poured a cup of hot tea, scooped up some hot water to wash his hands, and asked, "Why did brother come here today?"

"I have nothing to do these two days. I went up the mountain to collect firewood and built a car. The price of firewood in Jixing Town is not high, so I just came here and didn't stop in Fenggu Town." Shen Yaoqing drank a few cups of hot tea before recovering. , and said with a smile: "It's cold, and the firewood is selling well. I didn't walk two streets into the town, and all of them were sold."

When he has nothing to do in winter, he collects firewood and digs winter bamboo shoots, and sometimes he takes them up to the mountain to chase rabbits. He either eats them at home or sells them to the town with the firewood. He can exchange them for some copper coins, otherwise he will not move at home every day. No entry.

Lu Gu sat down and chatted with him a few words, brought out a plate of pastries, and said, "I'm cooking, and Erqing and the others will come back later, brother, take a rest first."

Luo Biao had been living here for a while, and Shen's family knew about it.

"Okay, you go." Shen Yaoqing stretched out his hand to take Brother Ling, he wrapped his collar around the badger fur, and Brother Ling reached out to touch the fur.

The tanned leather is very soft, and seeing the baby's chubby and fair face, he was delighted to see it, and played with Brother Ling.

There was also a pair of leather gloves on the table, which he wore on the road, made by Lu Gu.

Not only Shen Xuanqing, Shen Yaoqing often had to drive, so Lu Gu made two more pairs, and one pair was for Wei Lanxiang.

Because he is not familiar with the work, his work is relatively rough, but at least he can wrap his palm and five fingers.

When Shen Xuanqing and Luo Biao came back at noon, Guaizi was the first to run into the yard. When he saw Shen Yaoqing, he wagged his tail and barked, very excited.

The winter was cold, Shen Xuanqing didn't have to go hunting in the mountains, and his life was uneventful, the only change was that he had contacts with the Gu family.

Because they lived in the town, and they were uncles, Gu Chengyue came to deliver food a few times, it was his shitty goose feet and duck tongues, and even sent them to Shen Yanwei Lanxiang in his hometown, it was a real person.

Luo Biao has no parents and no family. He is like a rootless duckweed. He has few relatives. Since he settled down, he has been diligent in everything he does and is not afraid of fatigue. Sometimes when the shop is not busy, he will go to the dock of Jixing Town. I went to carry bags and logs, and occasionally earned a little more. When I came back, I brought a roast chicken or a jar of wine, and sometimes I bought some small toys like clay figurines and whistles for Ling Geer.

He has never studied, but he also understands the principle of repaying kindness. It is enough to make him feel ashamed to live and eat for free in the Shen family. If he doesn't do some work or buy something, he will feel sorry.

Because of the good location, when Lu Gu and Shen Xuanqing went back to their hometown for the New Year, they even called him. The two courtyards in their hometown are big enough for people to live in.

Unlike the previous year's cut meat, this year the pigs they raise themselves can be slaughtered.

At the beginning, only four piglets were raised, one of which was kept as a breeding sow. Later, when the butcher shop opened, Shen Yaoqing took four more piglets home to raise them. Xuan Qing spent a lot of money to build a mud wall to surround the whole house. There are five dogs in the house. As long as they are careful at night, they are not afraid of being stolen.

On the day of slaughtering the pig, Luo Biao naturally helped out together.

If there is an extra man, there is no need for Lu Gu and the others to do anything. They just watched from the sidelines. After all, killing a pig is a bloody job. He hugged Brother Ling and took Zhaoer back to his hometown to play. He didn't let the children watch. not good.

The dinner on the night of New Year's Eve is very lively, with all kinds of chicken, duck and fish. Now they are considered a little rich family.

The two children can talk, Lu Gu and Ji Qiuyue taught a few auspicious and lively words, the milk doll is wearing a happy red cotton coat, and both wear long-lived silver locks, Zhao'er is chubby and has a tiger head, Lingge'er is beautiful and delicate, and has a soft voice Say a few auspicious words angrily, and the adults at the table are all laughing.

Another year has passed, the days always slip away inadvertently, and the withered yellow mountains and forests are gradually covered with greenery.

At the end of February and the beginning of March, Brother Ling was one and a half years old, and his walking became more and more stable.

Lu Gu hugged his child and went to dig wild vegetables outside the town with his neighbor Mrs. Liu. Mrs. Liu brought her eight-year-old granddaughter and five-year-old grandson. The granddaughter Xiaohong was very sensible and helped grandma dig wild vegetables together. The little monkey only remembered to dig wild vegetables after being scolded by grandma. After squatting down for a while, he became restless again.

The good boy didn't come with the housekeeper, so Lu Gu put Brother Ling on the ground. Their brother Ling is grown up now, and he is pulling weeds just like E-Mum. He doesn't know wild vegetables, and his little fingers only pinch the leaves of grass to pull them.

Lu Gu watched from the side, feeling amused.

"Over there." Mrs. Liu squatted, shaking the pulled wild vegetables with her hands to shake off some of the soil residue on the roots. She threw the wild vegetables into the basket, pointed to the woods on the left and said, "There are a few plants in there. Ye Sang, in another month, you will be able to pick mulberry eggs."

Mulberry eggs are mulberries, as they are called in the country dialect.

When I was in my hometown before, Lu Gu and Shen Yan would go up the mountain to pick mulberry eggs after the beginning of spring. Every time they ate, their hands and mouth would be purple and black. There was no fruit to eat all winter, and they were satisfied with picking a sour and sweet mulberry.

As soon as he heard that Linzi was there, he simply picked up the child and went in to look for it. He knew the place, so he could bring Brother Ling to pick it in the future. This year the child can eat.

However, at the beginning of April, when he came here again with Ling Geer in his arms, there were only some small green fruits hanging on the wild mulberry plants.

This place is not far from the town, the adults are alright, it is the children who are thinking about it, the mulberry just turned a little purple, and the eager children use the bamboo hook to reach it, how can it be their turn to be late.

Standing under the tree, Lu Gu was very disappointed. After his pants were pulled, he lowered his head to look at Brother Ling.

"Emm, egg, egg."

Brother Ling didn't remember the word mulberry egg, he only remembered egg. He raised his head and blinked his eyes at him, looking expectant, which made him even more depressed. The mountain is big, and there are many wild mulberry trees. As long as you look for it patiently, there must be unpicked ones.

"Wang!"

Guaizi barked at the birds flying in the woods.

Lu Gu had no choice but to pick up the child and said: "It's gone here, let's go, let's go back first, and let Dad go ask someone tomorrow to see where there is more."

Brother Ling had never eaten mulberry, so he didn't know what it was. Even if he was happy when he came, he would have no other reaction if he didn't eat it now. He just looked at him with a pair of big, ignorant and clear eyes.

In the shop, Shen Xuanqing was weighing duck eggs, and when he looked up, he saw the dejected one big and one young coming to the door. He was a little surprised, and asked, "Didn't you go pick mulberry eggs, why?"

The child is actually fine, the main reason is that Lu Gu was unhappy, and he promised to feed his son, but he didn't pick any of them.

When they left, they were refreshed and happy, but when they came back, they were sluggish. Shen Xuanqing thought it was funny but felt a little distressed, so he untied the apron around his waist and said, "Look at you two, I'll go and find out where there is more. "

The pork was sold out, and several slaughtered chickens, ducks and rabbits were hung on the wooden rack, and someone came to buy it, and Lu Gu didn't need to do it.

Luo Biao left half a month ago, and followed him to the north to sell horses. This time he said that he came back late, and the horses had to be taken to another prefectural city for sale.

It wasn't until the sun was high at noon that Lu Gu sold a chicken and a duck, and boiled an egg for Brother Ling. Only then did Shen Xuanqing bring back a leaf wrapped with thin grass stalks.

After opening the leaves, Lu Gu smiled when he saw the purple mulberries, and asked him, "Where did you get them?"

Shen Xuanqing squeezed a mulberry to eat, and said with a smile: "The wild mulberries outside the town have been picked. I turned a few streets and planned to go to the pier to have a look. I was lucky. I happened to see a basket selling it, so I bought it. some."

Lu Gu washed the mulberry fruit, and then sat at the table with the child and ate it contentedly. The fruit was sour and sweet, and the two of them ate until their fingers turned purple. Brother Ling had never seen it before, and he laughed happily when he saw his little finger .