pastoral fragrance

Chapter 230
After listening to Qiu Lin's words, Shen Qing thought it made sense.These days, his grandma kept forcing him to read, and he felt very tired.But he didn't dare to disobey the old man's words, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and read.Hearing Qiulin's words, he suddenly felt enlightened.Where is the volume of this book that you can't leave your hand at all times? Isn't that the same as studying hard?

To achieve a combination of work and rest, and a degree of relaxation, reading is also efficient. "What sister Qiulin said is very true, but I went into a dead end, thank you for pointing it out." Shen Qing apologized to Qiulin with a smile on his face.

Qiulin watched him make excuses for himself, and couldn't help but blush, and said softly, "Oh, you really think highly of me for asking Master Juren to give me a handout for this mountain girl! Now that you've come out, don't be so quick Go back in a hurry, go to my house for lunch, I have something good to treat you!" Thinking of the chicken she had thrown in the stove, Qiulin thought that she should not wait too long, lest she be cooked What to do with the fire and throw it away.

It was rare for Shen Qing to come out for a trip, so naturally he didn't want to go back so early.It's also great to go to Qiulin's house to have a look. I heard from my uncle's two cousins ​​that Qiulin's house has a new house now.The village was bustling with activity a while ago, presumably the Qiulin family was building a house. "I heard from Xiaozhen Xiaozhu that your family has built a new house. I haven't even gone to see it yet. Today is just right."

Talking about his new house, Qiulin smiled from ear to ear, and said happily: "Well, I will take you to have a good look around today. But it is winter now, and the front and back of the yard are bare. Don't be disgusted!" After finishing speaking, he took the fish basket and took Shen Qing's hand, happily going into his house.

Shen Qing also just let her pull him, and didn't feel that there was anything wrong.Being held by Qiulin in this way, he somehow felt a solid and sweet feeling in his heart.But he also knew very clearly that Qiulin was just attached to him like a brother.

Although he was locked up at home and couldn't go out, he could still hear with those two ears.Dr. Xia Yan's clinic is next to his grandma's house, and the two small courtyards are only separated by a bamboo forest. When he was studying at home, he heard Qiulin's voice calling Xia Yan from time to time.Every time at this time, he would have a strange feeling in his heart, sour but not painful, as if something was about to be snatched away.

Shen Qing turned his face to look at Qiu Lin's smiling face like a spring flower, and was very surprised.This little girl seemed to have always been so happy, he seemed to seldom see this little girl crying.Looking at that face shining brightly under the weak winter sun, Shen Qing felt that there was a magic power that attracted him, making him stare intently.

Entering the yard, Qiulin saw that Mrs. Han was tinkering with the open space in the yard, saying that she wanted to grow cabbage, cauliflower and winter yams.In this winter, vegetables don't grow very much, so we can only grow some of these cold-resistant vegetables.

As soon as Qiuyue saw Qiulin enter the house, she immediately put aside the embroidery work in her hand, jumped to Qiulin, glanced up and down, and asked wonderingly: "Where did you hide that chicken? How come I searched all over the kitchen and couldn’t find it, how strange?” After Qiulin left, Qiuyue searched the kitchen again, but there was no trace of the chicken.Could it be that the girl cooked it herself and ate it alone, right?
Qiu Lin laughed and was speechless, thinking that if you didn't cook, you wouldn't find out where it was hidden. "Sister, don't worry about it, just eat it later. By the way, brother Shen Qing is going to eat at my house today, so let's stew some wild pork with mushrooms. It's delicious." When the wine was set last time Just stewed mushrooms with wild boar ribs, the meat is crispy and tender, the soup is extremely delicious, and Qiulin still remembers the deliciousness on the tip of his tongue.

No wonder others liked to eat wild boar in previous lives. There is a big difference between wild boar and pork. Otherwise, why would people spend a lot of money selling wild boar to eat?

It was only then that Qiuyue noticed that Qiulin was followed by a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy. This was the famous Shen Juren in the village, and he won the exam at a young age.Qiuyue hurried over to say hello, "Master Shen is here, hehe, go this way quickly. You girl, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Putting Shen Qing on a chair, Qiuyue winked at Qiulin when she was pouring tea Fan.

In the past, brother Ah Cheng had become good friends with Shen Qing when he participated in the examination in the capital, but now that Shen Qing came to visit, Qiuyue would naturally not neglect her.They are in a hurry to entertain them with good wine and tea.

Shen Qing only respected Qiuyue as an older sister, and felt extremely aggrieved when she was called by Master Shen and Master Shen, and said embarrassingly: "Sister Qiuyue, don't call me Young Master Shen, it's weird, let's call it Shen Qing." You are Brother Zhang's fiancée, you can be regarded as my sister-in-law in the future, and the title of Young Master Shen cannot be afforded."

When Qiuyue was told by Shen Qing, her face turned red like something.It's just that he didn't dare to read the name of Young Master Shen anymore, so he called Shen Qing directly.

Today, Qiusong and Qiuhe are also at Muxiu's house. Qiuhe is a monkey, and he and Xu Yang have already gone to the forest with his bamboo arrows on their backs.Recently, there have been a lot of disputes in the woods. Originally, Mrs. Han didn't let him go, but Qiu He's temperament couldn't stop him. He promised that both of them would go to pick up acorns, so Mrs. Han asked Qiu He and Xu Yang A few of them went together as promised, and everyone should have a companion to take care of them together, so as not to be bullied by those powerful mothers-in-law and aunts in the village.

Qiu Song seemed to be trying to learn from a master. Apart from helping the family with some chores, he seldom went around the village, and spent most of his time reading at home.Holding a book recently, I turned my head from the left to the back and began to recite poems taught by my master in the school.

Seeing Shen Qing, who is famous for his career, come over now, it was like seeing a baby, pulling him to ask for some words in the poem and so on.Shen Qing didn't make a fuss, and discussed with Qiu Song in a friendly manner.

The two scholars got together and naturally talked about the scriptures and poems in the book. Qiuyue, who couldn't read the big characters, felt her head hurt when she heard it, so she went out to help Han's shoveling the ground, throwing yams and so on. It is much more interesting than listening to those scriptures and poems.

Xu Nanshan wasn't idle either, he was sitting in the yard knitting stilettos.It's getting cold day by day, sitting in the yard weaving the gun and moving my hands constantly, but I don't feel cold.

Mrs. Yang is in good spirits these days, and now she is walking slowly in the small courtyard with a cane.The little doctor Xia Yan from the eldest daughter's village said that this old man just needs to walk more and his body is too strong. The more lazy this person is, the easier it is to catch his upper body.

Isn’t that the case? There was this proverb a long time ago: walk a hundred steps after a meal, and live to 99.This principle is not the same as what Doctor Xia said.All in all, if you walk frequently and do more activities, you will be able to live longer.

Yang thinks this person is just like that lard, that lard melts when it is hot and condenses when it is cold, and when a person is exercising his muscles and bones, his whole body is warm, just like a pig when he is hot. Meridians are unobstructed.If you don't move, you can't stretch your muscles and bones, and your whole body can't get hot. Isn't the blood stagnant like lard and unable to flow?
So if he wanted to live longer and not be like that cold lard, Yang felt that he should walk more and exercise more.This is the way of keeping in good health that Yang shi figured out after Xia Yan instructed Yang shi.

Not to mention being raised at the eldest daughter and son-in-law's house these days, her bones are really stronger than when she was at home, and her legs are also stronger than before.As soon as the old man's body became stronger, his mood became particularly good.Looking at the dead branches and weeds in front of the yard in this winter, I don't feel sad.Mrs. Yang had to walk around the small courtyard a dozen times in the morning.

Before Mrs. Han and the others finished their work, it was almost noon. It seemed that the work would not be finished until the afternoon.There are guests at home, now I have to go back and cook.Otherwise, she would just be busy doing the work in the field and let the guests' stomachs hang out. This is how to treat guests. I'm afraid they won't go to her house next time.

Han Shi and Qiuyue walked out from the ridges and put their hoes in the ground. Anyway, they had to continue working after eating.Then I went into the kitchen to fetch water to wash my face and hands.Although winter is here and the weather is chilly, the people who work will never feel cold.There was still sweat dripping from his forehead.

When Qiulin saw her mother and elder sister coming back from the vegetable garden allocated in the yard, she rushed to sit in front of the stove and volunteered, "Mother, I'm cooking, I'll light the fire!"

"Well," Han nodded, Qiuyue followed here to work in the field, but she is tired now, let her rest, let her cook today's meal.

Cut off the wild boar ribs, chopped them into small pieces with a sharp kitchen knife, grabbed a few handfuls of dried mushrooms and washed them in a wooden basin, put them into the pot with the ribs and boiled them, and threw Xia Yan into them Bring supplements.Not in a hurry to put the lid on the pot, Han took a wooden steamer of the same model as the big pot and put it on top, and put the mushroom and bacon buns wrapped in the morning in it, and steamed them for a total of three baskets before steaming.

Qiuyue was not idle at the side, she removed the iron pot used for cooking, put the cooking pot on the stove hole, and then scooped and washed the rice, and started cooking.

Now there are no other vegetables in the house, but cabbage takes up the whole area, so this stir-fried vegetable dish is naturally fried cabbage.I also grabbed some pickled ear vegetables and prepared to fry some fatty meat. If the head of the family likes to eat fatty meat, even my mother can eat a few pieces.This stuff is softer than lean meat and won't stick your teeth. Elderly people generally like to chew this kind of soft stuff.

Fry another plate of potato chips, and it should be almost done.By the way, what about the chicken?Mrs. Han suddenly remembered this, and asked in bewilderment: "Qiu Lin, where did you hide that chicken, take it out quickly, and wait for cooking!"

Qiulin saw that her mother was in a hurry, and did not listen to her, and obediently handed over the chicken, so she calmly said: "Mother, don't worry, don't be impatient, I can swallow this chicken by myself." No way?" After eating this whole chicken, she probably won't have to eat for two meals.

　Recommended modern romances: An Yao's "The Chief's Spicy Wife", Zi Xiaoxi's "The Minister is Above: The Contracted Little Wife", Ren Jingchu's "The Story of a Troubled Daughter", and Miao Yueqinglan's "Rebirth of the Splendid Years", all of them Nice modern romance.

　　


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