Juan Wang's Little Lady: Nongmen hunters work hard to plow the fields

Chapter 76 The Lantern Festival Nightmare
There was no snow in the winter, and on the night of the third day of the first lunar month, it snowed heavily one after another, for three days in a row.

The snow is too big to get out of the house, but fortunately Su Lian has prepared enough food, the family is closed at home, and occasionally goes to the Wang's next door to sit and drink tea, chat about farming, and feel at ease.

On the seventh person's day of the new year, the snow finally stopped, and every house opened its doors, and adults and children came out to let the wind out.

Hearing that there were children playing snowball fights and setting off firecrackers in the open space in front of the ancestral hall, Su Lian took the dog and Aji to watch the excitement.Zhang Jianshan said that he wanted to go up the mountain to see if there was a snow fox. The snow fox was all white and loved to move in the snow, so it was hard to see it at ordinary times.If you can catch one, it will be worth ten taels of silver.

Zhang Jianshan searched for half a day in the mountains stepping on the snow without a trace, and he found a snow fox.This creature is strange to say, before it snowed, it still had brown hair, but after it snowed, its whole body became white and crystal clear.

When catching a snow fox, don't let it be injured and see blood, so as not to contaminate the fur with the blood of the fox.Zhang Jianshan got the snow fox, and thought he could make a silver fox fur collar for his wife, but he didn't know that his wife, who was obsessed with money, would not let it go.

When I got home, I heard the sound of reading from a long distance away, as if it came from my own yard.

Are there many kids here today?Feeling puzzled, he quickened his pace.

When I got home, I saw that the yard was crowded with children, about a dozen of them.Some sat on bamboo chairs, some sat on benches, and some simply sat on haystacks.

Su Lian sat at the front, with a square table in front of her, on which were various snacks that she baked years ago.

She first took the children to read "Xue Er", and then got up to read one by one. If they read it correctly, they could go forward and choose a snack by themselves.The children were greedy and rushed to read. She knocked on the table with the branch in her hand and said seriously: "No matter how much you argue, no one will eat!" The children fell silent, and then she smiled again. Er smiled and said, "One by one."

He stood outside the door and watched quietly for a while, with a smile unconsciously on the corner of his mouth.

***
Lunch was late, Su Lian took the children all morning, and finally sent them home one by one, the children were gone, so she had time to make lunch.Seeing that the family was still cooking, Aji ran to the next door to play with Ergou.

Zhang Jianshan looked at Su Lian busy to and fro, and asked with a smile, "Why are there so many children here today?"

Su Lian rolled out the dough and prepared to make dumplings, and said, "Master Lizheng has been ill for a long time, and the children in the village haven't started school for a long time. I was playing in the ancestral hall today. Gou'er and Aji showed off their knowledge, and I was caught by my aunts and sister-in-laws on the spot." Don’t ask me to teach them how to read.”

"Didn't Lian'er say that you can't accept so many students, lest Mr. Lizheng be unhappy?"

"Master Lizheng is sick, so I don't think I can take care of this much. When he recovers, it's better to send the children back." Su Lian looked back and smiled, "Besides, Ruo Lizheng is really unhappy. Go talk nicely, don't you?"

She smiled so softly and playfully, which made him slightly startled, and the words were so heartwarming, really...

He buried his head down, and after a while he said again: "Lian'er is very commanding."

"It's called knowing people and making good use of them."

She turned her back to him and said with a smile.

He stared at her back for a while, then smiled lightly and said: "Today, I captured a snow fox alive and put it in the yard. Did Lian'er see it?"

"Snow Fox? Where is it?" Su Lian was busy subduing the cubs just now, but didn't notice any Snow Fox.

Zhang Jianshan went out and brought the snow fox in.

The snow fox was placed in the cage, huddled in a corner and shivering, a pair of black eyes like glass beads looked at Su Lian pitifully, trembling all over.

"This snow fox hasn't grown up yet? It's so pitiful." Su Lian said.

"It's fully grown. This animal is only this big when it's fully grown."

He looked at Xiao Xuehu with her, so he got closer.The lady's delicate little nose dangled in front of his eyes, which made him feel a little terrified.

"Is this guy worth a lot?"

"It can be sold for ten taels of silver."

"..."

"Why don't you sell it and make a silver fox fur collar for Lian'er, it's too cold this year."

She didn't speak anymore, she just teased the beast with the vegetable leaves in her hand.After a while, he heard her say softly: "I don't want any fur collar. If you catch it, its mother should be sad, why don't you let it go."

He froze for a while, looking at her profile, his heart felt a little hot.

"Okay, let's let it go tomorrow." He replied in a deep voice.

***
On the day of Lantern Festival, Su Lian always felt that brother Jianshan didn't talk much.

She knew that he must be pretending to have something in mind, but she didn't dare to ask.Just in the name of the Lantern Festival, I cooked him his favorite dishes and advised him to go to bed early.

Every year during the Lantern Festival, he always has the same dream. During the Lantern Festival 18 years ago, my father held a family banquet at home. Before dawn the next day, he left with his uncle.

That night was forever.

Zhang Jianshan fell asleep and unknowingly came to the brightly lit mansion.The garden was lit like daylight, and everyone's faces were replayed in front of his eyes, vividly.Then his father called him to his study and said the same thing again.

When Zhang Jianshan woke up, it was still dark.He didn't expect that the lights were still on in the house.

He tried his best to bring his thoughts back to reality, remembering that he was in Zhangjia Village.

18 years have passed and the enemy is still alive.

He turned his head and saw that the lady was sitting at the table, not knowing what to write.

"Lian'er, why haven't you fallen asleep yet?" He asked.

"Are you awake? It's not Haishi yet. I'm drawing up a contract with Mr. Yan."

Proposed contract?Yes, his wife wants to do business with Yan Heng.

Yesterday, Shu Wei came back from the capital, and said that after some investigation, there was nothing strange about Yan Heng.He was really kicked out, and the lady had to make up with him.

He looked at his wife and didn't speak.

It's Haishi.On the night of the Lantern Festival in previous years, he would have that very long dream, as if he was suppressed by a nightmare, and he would not wake up until the next morning.This year, I woke up before the midnight.

Is it because there is a lady there?

Seeing that he was silent, Su Lian smiled lightly and asked, "Brother Jian Shan, do you want sweet wine?"

He was stunned.

How did he know that after he fell asleep, he kept clenching his teeth tightly. She called him several times, but he didn't wake up.

"Lian'er warmed the Tusu wine, there is only a little left."

Zhang Jianshan came back to his senses, felt what she meant, and was both heartbroken and angry.

When did he need a little lady to comfort him?What a joke.

"Lian'er drink it by yourself." He said lightly, and lay down again.

He didn't need to drink to scare him.

It was snowing again outside, and the wind and snow became tighter in bursts.Staying in the hut has an indescribable sense of security.

Seeing that the man had a stubborn mouth, Su Lian poured a bowl of wine, sat on the edge of the bed, sipped it, and said with a smile: "On a snowy night, it's best to tell ghost stories around the stove. I'll tell Brother Jianshan story."

Then he recounted the ghost stories he heard from the old people when he was a child.

He didn't know what kind of medicine she was selling, but it was rare for him to listen to her quietly for a while, so he leaned on one hand and listened lazily.

After the story was finished, she winked at him: "Aren't you afraid?"

He snorted coldly, took the wine bowl from her hand, drank the wine in one gulp, and stuffed the bowl back to her.

"It's not your turn to scare me."

Su Lian took the bowl, turned around and put it back on the stove.

Where was she trying to scare him, she was obviously trying to coax him, but she couldn't understand it.

(End of this chapter)