Farmer's happy event

Chapter 11 Good News

Qingpi was so cold that people couldn't stop shivering, Lianzi wanted to sit on the kang to warm her feet after breakfast.

As soon as she walked out of the main room door, she saw Lizi running back in a panic, shouting: "Mother, mother, Er Gouzi is dead, Er Gouzi is dead."

Two dogs?died?Lianzi was taken aback, and then a thin, sallow, stupid little boy appeared in her mind.Ergouzi is no stranger to her, and she often plays with Lizi.

Lizi ran up to Mrs. Yang who was washing the dishes, blinked her big eyes and asked, "Mother, Mrs. Wang in the west of the village said he died of starvation." She blinked and said, "Mother, I'm hungry too, can I know how to eat?" Are you dying too?"

"Don't talk nonsense, I won't let you starve to death if my mother starves to death!" Yang felt very uncomfortable.

Mrs. Li leaned against the door and picked her teeth, hearing the words: "At the beginning, his old lady said that a humble name was easy to support, but with such a humble name, she didn't make a living after all."

The old lady in Li's mouth refers to Er Gouzi's grandma.Er Gouzi also had an older brother who got sick and died when he was three years old.Later, another one was born, but he was sick and difficult at birth. In order to respond to the saying "a humble name is easy to support", he named it Ergouzi.Er Gouzi has always been weak and sickly, stupid, he is one year older than Li Zi, but he is much shorter than Li Zi.

Maybe it's because they often play together on weekdays, and when Er Gouzi is dead, Lizi will have some thoughts in his heart.

"I'm starving to death, what should I do?" Lianzi couldn't help thinking.

This matter has been like a shadow over the heads of Lianzi's family. Even Lizi, who is usually the most playful, loses energy and is listless all day long.

On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, when the whole family was supposed to be busy preparing for the New Year, Lianzi was not in a happy mood.She doubted that she would spend her first year in this world starving.

It's getting colder and colder these days, and Huzi is going to school, so he can't play around with her anymore.But what is gratifying is that the weather has been getting better and better these few days, which made Lianzi have some expectations in her heart.The snow had almost melted. She went to the field to see it, and was nourished by the snow. The growth of winter wheat was much better than the previous days, but after all, she missed the advantage of the early growth period, and next year's production will definitely be discounted.

The sun is good, and Lianzi can't help but want to go to the mountains to have a look and dig some medicinal materials.So in the evening, Lianzi guessed that it was time for Huzi to leave school, so she went to the school to wait for him.Although there is no danger on the mountain, if Lianzi goes alone, she will feel terrified.

Although she had never been to the school, she had seen it from afar, so she found it without any difficulty.At this time, school is not over yet, and there is still the sound of books in the school.

Lianzi found a small clean stone and sat down, put the basket and shovel by her feet, listening to the sound of reading, as if she was back in school, a smile appeared on her lips.

After waiting for a while, when the bell rang, some children rushed out impatiently.Lianzi was very familiar with the first figure running, was it Huzi or who?Since he entered school, Mr. Liu gave him an elegant name, Zhou Wenwen.Lianzi laughed for a long time when she found out, and said, "I can't see that you have something to say."

Huzi couldn't sit still in the school for a long time, and he saw Lianzi as soon as he came, so he couldn't sit still even more.After finally looking forward to the end of school, I couldn't wait to rush out.

"Going to the mountain?" Huzi asked, seeing Lianzi nodding, he picked up the basket at Lianzi's feet and urged, "Go, go!"

Lianzi agreed, and followed him to the mountain in front of the village.Unexpectedly, after walking a few steps, she heard someone calling her.

She turned her head and saw that it was Su Keyan.

Su Keyan was wearing a light blue cross-collar padded jacket today, covered with a large red fur cloak, and a pair of silver-white leather boots on his feet.As soon as he came out of the room, his face was flushed, which was indescribably cute.

"Are you going to the mountain?" He walked towards Lianzi and asked, and the servant behind hurriedly followed.

Lianzi smiled and nodded: "Yes, let's dig some more herbs."

"I'll go with you."

"Master." The half-sized servant behind him called out.

Su Keyan looked back at him, and said sharply, "Don't follow!"

The boy was only a half-grown child, seeing that his master was angry, he lost his mind, so he just said "Be careful, young master" and went back.

"Aren't you afraid that your family will worry?" Lianzi asked.

Su Keyan blinked his eyes: "Anyway, no one cares about me."

Lianzi felt a little disappointed when he saw him, and thought that the child must be worried because his family left him alone in his hometown.But this can't be blamed on him, he is only a seven-year-old child, he is in love with his family, and he has never lived alone, so he must be unhappy.

But thinking about it again, this family is really relieved enough to let the child live alone in his hometown.Although there are groups of servants serving him, he might as well put it under his nose and feel at ease.

"Oh, that's right." Su Keyan broke Lianzi's thoughts, "I saw that you like medicinal materials very much, so I found a few books for you at home." After he finished speaking, he suddenly thought that Lianzi should be illiterate. , then smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if you don't understand, I will teach you how to read when I have free time."

Su Keyan's father, Su Mu'an, has just been awarded a Jinshi, so he is very talented, so Su Keyan followed him when he was very young, and now he can recognize a lot of characters.

When Lianzi heard that there was a book, she was very proud, and she really wanted to do whatever she wanted.I just don't know when I can get more money.

Of course, Su Keyan didn't know what was going on in her heart, so he looked at Hu Zi and said, "Sir, you have memorized the Three Character Classic by heart, and I can already memorize it. Take my book back and study hard." He said, holding the book in his hand. Pass it to Hu Zi.

Mr. Liu checked and recited the Three Character Classic today, but Huzi didn't recite it.Because the books are used in the school, they can't be taken home, so Su Keyan asked his servant to go home to pick up his books, planning to give them to Huzi after school, so that he can memorize them at home.

Huzi snorted, looking very disdainful, but still reached out to take the book, and put it into the small bag Mrs. Zhao sewed for him.

"Hey, when did you two become so close?" Lianziji's Huzi has always disliked Su Keyan.

There is a twist here.

On the first day of school, a domineering kid came to the school. This kid was none other than Master Pink who had a fight with Huzi at the market a few days ago.Huzi didn't even need to look at his face, just by looking at the pussy pink clothes and the arrogant tone that deserved a beating, he could tell that there was no one else but him.

Of course, the pink young master also recognized Huzi at a glance, and even said a few words about the narrow road to the enemy, and asked the boy who came with him to greet Huzi well.

Hu Zi could not stop the attack of his master and servant by himself. At this time, Su Keyan passed by, and seeing Hu Zi being beaten, he quickly rolled up his sleeves and brought a servant to help.The two groups of people were fighting fiercely, when the gentleman came and stopped them sharply, the fight was over.But Liang Zi was finally settled, and the two groups of people never waited to see each other ever since.

After this battle, Huzi's impression of Su Keyan also changed a lot.

"Can you still fight? It doesn't seem like it's a fancy thing or not." He murmured in his heart.

Since then, although Huzi has not been very affectionate to Su Keyan, it is much better than before, and he understands that he and Su Keyan can be regarded as allies.

Of course, Lianzi didn't know about this, she just thought that the two had worshiped Mr. Liu as their teacher and studied in the same school, and they had developed a relationship in the past few days.

The three of them talked and laughed all the way, and soon came to the foot of the mountain.

"Lianzi, do you collect herbs for food?" Su Keyan asked suddenly.

This question made Lianzi very speechless, your family is free to take medicine!
"No, it's for sale."

"Why are you selling medicine?" Su Keyan asked again.

Huzi couldn't take it anymore: "If you sell it, you can buy it and eat it. You have to ask me about this!"

"Oh," Su Keyan nodded, "Is there nothing to eat at your house?" He knew that many people had no food at home recently, and heard that some people died of starvation, but he didn't expect that Lianzi's house would also have no food.

Seeing Lianzi nodded, Su Keyan suddenly smiled and said, "Don't worry, I went home when I took a bath last time, and I heard from Dad that the food will be distributed soon."

Lianzi's eyes lit up when she heard the words, is the relief food coming?Is their family finally free from starvation?

"When?" she asked hastily.Su Keyan's father is the newly appointed magistrate of a county. He said that he will be coming soon.

Su Keyan frowned and said, "I don't know exactly when, I just heard that it will be soon."

Lianzi seems to have seen hope, and she can't wait to tell her parents and sisters the news.But she still remembered the purpose of this trip, so she pulled Huzi and Su Keyan together, quickened her pace, and walked up the mountain.

Perhaps because of the good mood, today's harvest is quite fruitful, and the medicinal materials collected are nearly twice as much as usual.Lianzi looked at the herbs lying quietly in the basket, thinking that maybe soon, their family would not only be able to eat, but also be full.

It got dark early in winter, even though Huzi and Su Keyan were with her, Lianzi didn't dare to go back too late, so before the shadow came up, the three of them walked down the mountain.

The three of them separated at the head of the village and went back to their homes. When they parted, Su Keyan specifically told Lianzi to wait for him at the school at noon tomorrow.

Lianzi asked him what was the matter, but he didn't say anything, he just said go.Lianzi murmured "little boy" in her heart, smiled and agreed, and then went home.

There is not much food left at home. In order to withstand the attack of hunger, I eat dinner extra early so that I can go to bed early and maybe not feel too hungry.

It was still dark when Lianzi arrived home, but the whole family had already finished their meal.Seeing that Lianzi came back late, Shen's face was a little unhappy, and she ignored her after saying a few words.

Yang went to the pot and took out the warm rice for her. She said it was rice, but in fact it was just a small half bowl of porridge that could make out the figure.

(End of this chapter)