Otherworldly Days

Seeing the sun rising higher and higher in the sky, Cao Xiangnan thought about Qi Wanfeng in his heart, and wondered if they went to the town.He picked up a lot of snails, and the fish in the water could be seen but couldn't be caught. He felt a little regretful, thinking that if he couldn't catch them today, he would catch them again tomorrow. Anyway, the creek couldn't escape here.

Seeing the bamboo baskets he brought, he remembered to feed the rabbits every other grass. The grass was pulled out by three children, and they were put into the back basket together with the snails they picked up. home.

Fortunately, after fighting by the stream for a long time, except for the wet shoes of the second kid, Jing Bao, the clothes of the children were not wet.

He took the three children to have lunch together and let them play in the yard. Cao Xiangnan fed the snails he picked up with water, and let the snails spit out all the sand in them, so they could be fried in the evening.

"You guys sleep well and don't make trouble, do you know?" After fetching water and letting the three little ones wash their faces and feet, and then driving the three little ones to bed for a nap, Cao Xiangnan specially gave a look to warn the second son of Cao Gang's family. kid.

Jing Bao giggled on the bed, buried himself in the quilt, his small face looked like his mother Sun Bailian, with pretty eyebrows, but tanned, like a monkey.

Seeing that the three children were obediently lying on the bed, Cao Xiangnan went outside.As soon as he turned around, the second boy on the bed lifted the quilt and started to make a fuss. He heard Kangkang's scolding voice, and knew that the elder and younger boy would take good care of others, so he left them alone.

After coming out of the toilet, there was no sound in the house.

Every time he went to the toilet, Cao Xiangnan always felt unloved. He felt that he had to quickly get out the toilet paper to wipe his butt.In his mind, he recalled the papermaking technology he saw when he was studying history, and he felt that this method was feasible.

After entering the room, he took a look at the three sleeping children, covered the children with blankets, and then Cao Xiangnan came out.

The first step in making paper is pulping. After tossing for a long time, he finally succeeded in setting up a pot in the yard to boil grass and trees.

Cao Xiangnan raised his eyes and glanced at the sun in the sky. There is no such thing as a clock in this world, and he can only judge the time according to the sun.Sitting down on the stool, while looking at the fire in the pot, he scratched the ground with a branch, a prototype of a bicycle appeared on it, and he stared at the ground fascinated.

A group of people in the town bought rice at the grain store, and after asking the price of several kinds of rice, Qi Wanfeng grabbed a handful of rice from the bag with the lowest price, put it under his nose and smelled it, then turned around and stood by his side Sun Bailian said in a low voice, "This is old rice that has been stored for a long time." "Well, it has a taste. I think that is better." Sun Bailian pointed to the rice that looked a little better in color, but this rice Naturally, it is also more expensive.

The copper in the purse is getting less and less as it is used. Naturally, it is necessary to save as much as possible, but if you are just starting to do business now, if you do not do things well, it may affect the future. This rice is still the most important thing.

"Boss, can this be cheaper?" Sun Bailian asked.

The chunky owner of the rice store waved his hand and said, "You two, this is already the cheapest."

Qi Wanfeng and Sun Bailian discussed in a low voice, and the two decided to buy better rice.The two brothers bargained with the boss for a long time, and the boss took a step back.It just so happened that there were other miscellaneous grains in the store, and they needed to buy mung beans together. Mung beans were cheap, and mung beans were equivalent to buying half and giving half away.

"Hey, this business is really hard to do." The boss had a bitter face, and his big eyes were the treacherousness of a businessman. He looked at the two brothers who had been haggling with him for a long time, and said, "In the future, we will have to often Come and patronize the business in our shop."

"It will be cheaper for us next time?" Qi Wanfeng asked with a smile.

"Okay, if you buy more than [-] catties, we can discuss the price." The current rice is not easy to sell, and ordinary people are reluctant to spend money to buy rice to eat. If they can find a stable big customer It's a good thing to say, the boss just let it go.

"Okay, it's a deal." Qi Wanfeng accepted the move, knowing that since the boss said so, knowing that the price can be negotiated again, Qi Wanfeng paid the money, and the man who had been standing there silently came over, relaxed Throwing the rice onto his back.

After buying everything they needed one by one, they set out on their way back and forth.

Before the sun went down, they returned to Caojia Village.

"You guys are back, I'm still wondering why you guys haven't come back yet." Cao Xiangnan opened the door and was very happy to see the person who came back. "Yes." When Qi Wanfeng saw his husband, his face was faint. laugh.

"Come and drink a bowl of water." Cao Xiangnan poured a large bowl of water on the table by himself, and brought it to them.

Cao Gang, who walked back to Caojia Village from the town with a bag of rice on his back, did not change his face at all. He drank the water in one gulp and poured himself another bowl.Sun Bailian felt that she was so exhausted that she didn't want to move anymore while sitting on the stool, she drank a couple of sips of water and didn't see her two boys, so she asked, "Hey, where did the little ones go? "

"Sleeping in the house." Cao Xiangnan saw that Qi Wanfeng's face was a little pale, and there was sweat on his forehead, and he was wiping him with a handkerchief.Qi Wanfeng was a little embarrassed to see outsiders there, but seeing that Sun Bailian and the others didn't pay attention to their side, he let his husband wipe his sweat for him, feeling warm in his heart.

"Haha, thank you for your hard work. It's really not easy to take care of three. Are the two boys in my family still good?" Sun Bailian laughed and asked, "It's okay." Cao Xiangnan thought for a while and said.

The rice paste in the pot has been boiled long ago, and the most common thing in the house is red brown rice. Cao Xiangnan cooked the rice before they went home. It will be cooked by now, and the only thing left is to stir-fry the vegetables.

The snails fed with clean water in the pot have almost spit out the sand, which is just right for frying.And the pork they bought half a catty from the town, his mind quickly thought about tonight's dishes.

Fortunately, he didn't live a luxurious life in his last life, so although the current life is difficult, Cao Xiangnan feels okay with the most important people by his side.

Of the three children sleeping in the room, the second boy woke up first, and when he woke up, he was dishonest on the bed, waking up the other two on the bed.An An was woken up by her brother, holding her mouth shut, and sat there in a daze for a while, then stood up and made a fuss with her brothers.

"Kangkang, Jingbao." Sun Bailian entered the room when she heard the voice, and saw her two boys writhing on the bed, she looked over with one look, and the two boys immediately became honest.The two boys didn't see their Eminem for a day, honestly, after seeing their Eminem came back, they shouted happily, "Eminem, Eminem..."

"Don't yell, you two boys come down and put on your shoes by yourself." Sun Bailian walked over and hugged An An from Qi Wanfeng's family. He still likes the obedient and well-behaved brother the most, and couldn't help kissing him on the face a mouthful.

An An blushed, very embarrassed.

The smell of cooking came from the kitchen. Cao Xiangnan was standing in front of the stove and was in charge of the spoon. Cao Gang, an old man, put him in the hot pot. The stewed braised pork with potatoes in the hot pot exuded an attractive smell, and he took the children from the house. Sun Bailian, who came out, smelled the smell in the kitchen, and curiously asked Qi Wanfeng who was feeding the chicken, "What is cooking inside that smells so good?"

"I don't know either. It smells like meat." Qi Wanfeng put the chicken food on the ground. He was pleasantly surprised to find two hens with a flock of chicks today, just like Eminem with a flock of children. It relieved him a lot.

Seeing the grass on the side, he grabbed a handful and gave it to the two rabbits.

"Em." Seeing his Eminem, An An ran over with short legs and hugged his Eminem's leg.Qi Wanfeng's hands were dirty, and he didn't touch the child's head. He asked with a smile, "Is our Ann sleeping awake? Did you obediently listen to daddy today?"

An An was a little entangled, not knowing whether to say yes or no.

"Huh?" Qi Wanfeng laughed when he saw his child like this, went to wash his hands, saw something strange beside him, opened the pot and took a look at what his husband was cooking, and said Put the lid on.

Turning around and holding the child in his arms, Xiao Anan, who hadn't seen him for a day, really missed him.

"Wanfeng, I also want to have a boy who is as good as your family's An An." Sun Bailian said with envy when seeing Qi Wanfeng hugging his family's An An.

"Isn't it good to have two boys?" Qi Wanfeng asked with a smile.

"I still like my little brother. When I was pregnant with Jing Bao, I thought he was a little brother, but I didn't expect to be born a boy." Sun Bailian wrinkled her face with disappointment.So now he wants to give birth but dare not give birth, if another kid comes out, he won't hang himself?

While they were chatting, the dishes in the kitchen were ready.

"It's ready to eat." Cao Gang came out with the dishes and put them on the table, and said.

The two boys who were playing ran over as soon as they heard that they were eating, drooling at the meat on the table, Cao Gang warned the two boys in his family, "Sit down." Seeing the two boys in his family obediently After sitting down, he went into the kitchen and brought out two dishes.

"Can this be eaten too?" Sun Bailian pointed to a plate of snails on the table and asked.

"Yes, it's delicious." Seeing what Sun Bailian was pointing at, Cao Xiangnan picked up one and sucked its tail, then chewed the front mouth, sucked out the meat, and said, "Eat like this, eat more You'll eat it a few times."

Just remembered that pregnant people should not eat this kind of food, Cao Xiangnan looked at Wanfeng slightly apologetically and said, "Wanfeng, don't eat this, you should not eat these things now."

"Oh, good." His husband asked him not to eat, and Qi Wanfeng didn't ask why.

"Why can't Wanfeng eat it?" Sun Bailian asked instead.

Embarrassment flashed across Cao Xiangnan's face, and he organized his words before saying, "Wanfeng's current body is not suitable for eating this, and people with weak spleen and stomach, and stomach discomfort are best not to eat this kind of food , it’s no problem for us ordinary people to eat.”

"Oh, I see." Sun Bailian glanced over Qi Wanfeng's stomach and smiled.

Cao Xiangnan and Cao Gang were the favorites at the dinner table to eat snails. Sun Bailian gave up after sucking two but couldn't get them out, and went to eat other things instead.The three children ate the meat until their mouths were full of oil, and their little faces were full of satisfaction.