Reborn farmhouse busy farming

Chapter 37
In the end, Fang made one for himself and Luo Mingdu, and Luo Mingdu took off his old jacket and stuffed it with some chicken feathers. It was considered a refurbishment, and the leftovers were not wasted. Luo Tiandu picked it up, sewed a down hat for himself, and sewed a pair of gloves for each of the four members of the family.Of course, she only moved her mouth, this time it was Fang who did it.

Fang's needlework is good, the threads are thin and dense, even better than Luo Mingdu's. Luo Tian is very satisfied, thinking that it really takes time for a craft to develop.

As for the reed flowers Fang bought back, Luo Tiandu and Luo Mingdu were filled with quilts in the end.

In the evening, when Luo Baisu came back from collecting firewood, he saw the newly made jacket, tried it on, and found it very warm, so he asked Fang, "Did you buy silk floss for the jacket?"

He only wore fine silk cotton jackets when he was living with his grandfather in his teens, and for the next ten years, he always wore reed flower jackets, so as soon as he put on his jacket, he knew that the jacket was not stuffed. aloe.

Fang shook her head, leaned into his ear and whispered, "It was stuffed with the bag of chicken feathers bought by Xiaodu."

Luo Baisu frowned when he heard this, and Fang thought he disliked dirty chicken feathers, so she said, "She's been busy with this for the past few days, washing and washing, soaking and soaking, and even went to the thatched cottage to find Li The doctor prepared a set of medicine and soaked it, and it smelled like nothing, it couldn't be more clean."

Luo Baisu picked up the curtain at the back, glanced at the two children under the light of Dou Da, and put down the curtain again, feeling quite worried.

Fang Shi observed his words and expressions, and knew that he had something on his mind, so he asked puzzledly, "What's the matter? What are you still worried about?"

Luo Baisu opened his mouth, hesitated to speak, and finally lowered his voice, saying: "Don't you think our kid is too smart?"

"It's good for a child to be smart, what else are you dissatisfied with?" Fang said disapprovingly.

In her eyes, there is nothing wrong with her children looking up, down, left, and right, and there is no one who is more caring and sensible than them.

"That's too smart." Luo Baisu couldn't let go of his heart. "How can a five-year-old know so much? Seeing how she speaks and acts on a daily basis, sometimes even I feel ashamed. I'm really afraid——"

Before he could finish speaking, Mrs. Fang let out a "huh", put down the needle and thread in her hand, frowned and said to him, "Let me tell you, Luo Baisu, our child is very kind and sensible. You're cute, and other people's envy doesn't make you jealous. Look at what you're talking about? Afraid? What are you afraid of? Afraid that the child is too smart and will cause trouble for you?" When Fang said this, she didn't know what she thought of. , sneered, "Instead of worrying about Xiaodu, you might as well worry about the two in the room over there. Those two will cause trouble in the future, just wait and see."

Luo Baisu interrupted her: "Where did you think! I'm not worried about this. Since ancient times, 'Love will not last long, wisdom will hurt'. I am worried that our family is too smart, and I am afraid that we will not live long in the future. life."

Fang didn't read any books, so she didn't understand that ancient proverb, but she understood the meaning of Luo Baisu's words. It was because Luo Baisu was worried that the child would die early because he was too smart, so he complained a little: "You scholars are poor and fastidious. As an adult, you don't want your children to live in peace. You are just thinking about something. Instead of worrying about it, you might as well put your mind on the book. The little ones are all thinking about it." I want you to participate in Qiuwei next year and try your best to make money, so don't disappoint the child's heart."

Luo Baisu thinks about it too. Instead of worrying about this now, he might as well focus on his books. If he really has that fate in the future and gets a good name in the exam, the two children will have a little something to rely on. Otherwise, what will happen in the future? It's really hard to say.

Here, Luo Baisu let go of his thoughts, but Fang was a little worried by what he said. Holding the soles of his shoes half filled, he sat blankly for a long time. Before going to bed, he held the oil lamp and went to see it back.

Luo Tiandu and Luo Mingdu have been busy sewing clothes for the past few days. This job is the worst for eyesight. After working for a long time, the eyes are tired and dry, like burning. At this time, they fell asleep early and fell unconscious.Mrs. Fang stretched the quilt for them, although they stuffed some reed flowers into it the day before yesterday, it was a little thinner, and there is no kang in this room, so no matter how cold it is, no one can sleep.

Because of something on their minds, both Fang Shi and Luo Baisu got up early the next day.

The sky was gloomy, and it was dark outside. The bitter north wind was blowing head-on, as if it had penetrated the clothes and blown into the bones of people.Fortunately, now the family of four have put on new jackets, and they feel much warmer than usual, otherwise they would not even dare to go out.

Fang estimated that it would snow in the next two days, so she asked Luo Tiandu and Luo Ming to put away their little quilts, and move them to the room where she and Luo Baisu slept at night to squeeze together. Move back when the weather gets warmer in spring.

Their land was newly bought, and the rapeseed seedlings hadn’t grown yet. It would take until spring and summer next year to collect firewood, and burning the kang in winter cost the most firewood, so Luo Baisu took a sickle after eating these days. Go out early to cut firewood, I want to prepare more firewood before it snows, or wait until it snows

It's hard to go out when it snows.

Fang had nothing to do, tied a broom with a penny stick, cleaned cobwebs on the beams of the house, washed up, and cleaned up the house.While he was very busy, the sound of a donkey came from the gate of the yard, and then someone pushed the door and asked, "Does Luo Xiucai live here?"

Fang was not sure whether Luo Xiucai was referring to Luo Baihan or Luo Baisu, and seeing that Yao had already been chased out by the sound, he continued to clean in suspense.

Yao went up to meet her, and said with a smile, "This is Luo Xiucai's home. What do you want from him?"

It was a messenger from the county who came, and knowing that he had gone to the right place, he said, "Here is a letter from the magistrate of the county, which should be handed over to Luo Xiucai."

When Yao Shi heard that it was a handwritten letter from the magistrate, she was overjoyed, so she wanted to take it.

Unexpectedly, the messenger put the letter in his arms and asked, "Who is this aunt Luo Xiucai?"

Upon hearing this, Yao shi said proudly, "I am his mother, and Luo Xiu is my son."

"It turned out to be Mrs. Luo." The messenger coughed and said with a smile, "The county government sent someone to deliver the letter this morning. I thought it must be important to be able to work for the magistrate of the county, and I was worried that the people below would be messy. Zaza, I missed Luo Xiucai's business, so I hurried to the car and delivered it myself

Come. "When it came to the words that the county magistrate and personally sent them over, he deliberately emphasized his tone.

It turns out that the messengers in the county only need to deliver the letter to the place, and don't have to personally deliver it to the receiver.This postman is new, and he received a letter from the magistrate for the first time. He thought that if he could write a letter from the magistrate of the county, this Luo Xiucai must be a promising person. He wanted to curry favor, so he drove by himself Get out of the car and come over.

On weekdays, if a courier delivers a letter to the door, the host must first distribute a few rewards before taking the letter. This is to express gratitude to the courier for the long journey.The messenger waited for half a day, but he was a little unhappy when Yao shi found out the reward.he is so active

I came here to deliver the letter, originally it was to get a few more cash rewards, but I didn't want Yao to take a dime, braved the cold wind for a long time, and didn't even ask for hot soup, I couldn't help but cursed inwardly, A talented woman, she doesn't even know the basics of the world, so she is stuck in a letter and refuses to accept it.
To Yao Shi.

Luo Tian listened to it for a long time in the room, thinking about it, and felt that the letter should be written by Magistrate Tang to his father, and it couldn't be written to Luo Baihan.She didn't want this letter to fall into Yao's hands, so she hurried out and asked, "Uncle, did the magistrate say that this letter is
Which Luo Xiucai is it for? "

The messenger refused to give the reward because of Yao's stinginess, and he was getting angry when a little girl ran out of the courtyard and asked him like this, and immediately said angrily: "How do I know which Luo Xiucai it is for? do not know."

Luo Tiandu smiled and said, "Uncle, my father is a scholar, and my second uncle is also a scholar. You only said that the letter was for Luo Xiucai, but you don't know whether it is for my father or my second uncle."

Yao shi gave her a sideways look, and said, "You don't need to ask, of course it's for your second uncle."

The messenger didn't think of this, so he had to take the letter out of his pocket. He couldn't read and read it over and over again, but he only saw five large characters written on the envelope, but he didn't know what it was written on.

Taking advantage of his small size, Luo Tian went up to have a look, and said, "This is for my father."

After speaking, he raised his voice and shouted into the yard: "Mom, the county has sent a letter to Dad."

Yao frowned, glared at Luo Tiandu and said, "You little girl, what words do you know? Don't just talk about it, give me the letter, and when your second uncle comes back at night, he will know who it is for."

Luo Tian knew that the letter from the county at this time probably came from the tallow tree oil that he had sent earlier, so he would not give the letter to Mrs. Yao, pointing to the words on the envelope, he said, "Grandma, it says 'Luo Baisu' Darling, I'm not mistaken, it's for my father."

Fang took off her apron and came out. Seeing Yao staring at Luo Tiandu unkindly, she hurriedly pulled Luo Tiandu behind her and said, "You really understand, it's for your father?"

Luo Tian was in a hurry, feeling really uncomfortable being suspected by a group of illiterates: "Mother, I've learned Chinese characters for so long, can I even get my father's name wrong?"

Seeing them arguing back and forth, the messenger got impatient and asked, "Who is the letter for? Make it clear earlier. It's freezing cold, and I'm in a hurry to go home."

Seeing that Luo Tian had said it so clearly, Mrs. Fang knew that it must be written to Luo Baisu, so she stuffed ten cents to the messenger and said, "This is for us. It's cold. You've worked hard all the way here. Come in." Drink a glass of water and warm yourself up."

The messenger weighed the copper in his hand, a little too little, and said: "This is a letter from the county government, so it's better not to be sloppy, so, you'd better call someone who can read and understand etiquette, and when you're done, ask me to get the letter." Bar."

Luo Tian knew it was because the messenger thought the money was insufficient, so he secretly tugged on Fang's sleeve, but Fang couldn't do it, so he had to add another eight Wen, the messenger was satisfied, and handed the letter to Fang, saying: " It's still a lady who is a scholar who understands etiquette. It's getting late, and we have to rush back to the county.

When I saw Luo Xiucai, don't forget to mention that I sent the letter. "

After finishing speaking, he raised his whip and drove the carriage away.

(End of this chapter)