Bamboo Fragrance

Chapter 47
After the buns are steamed, serve them.

Li Kongzhu and Mai Ya'er stood in front of the stove in the kitchen of the hut.One person served a bowl of bone intestine soup, held a steamed bun in his hand, looked at the snow scene outside the house, and ate lunch.

Mai Ya'er finished eating a bun, sucked his fingers and talked about Zhao Mengzi's going up the mountain, "Yesterday, the team came to look for it. It was said that it was difficult for the beasts to find food in the winter snow. When the first snow clears up, we can use it for a while." Mile!"

"Good thing!" Li Kongzhu drank the warm soup.Nodding his head, he said, "It's just that I've been trying to change my approach these days. Let's take a rest for the next episode!"

"What should I do instead?"

"I don't know if I can make it yet!" Li Kongzhu laughed and said, "I'll tell you when it's done!"

During this period of time, the candied haws and hawthorn cakes are all rotten.After two more episodes, I'm afraid it will be too cheap to make any money.

Although Misobo has taken away too much Shanlihong, the Beishan mountain range is too big to see.There are always villages that don't smell the wind, and once they smell it, they will follow the wind wantonly.

Things that are too easy to make can only be sold for a while.

"It's okay, I can definitely do it. I believe in you, sister-in-law!"

She acted like you were awesome, and Li Kongzhu couldn't help laughing. He stuffed a bun into her mouth and said angrily, "I'm not a god, you can trust me in everything?"

Mai Ya'er was not annoyed, she squinted her eyes and took a bite of the gagged bun.After swallowing, he laughed and said, "Anyway, it's a letter!"

Li Kongzhu shook his head amusedly, and drank the soup in the bowl without arguing with her.

After the dinner, the men rested for a quarter of an hour before starting to work again.

After Mai Ya'er helped wash the dishes, she went to Baozi's house with the intestine soup left for her mother-in-law.

After finishing packing, Li Kongzhu came out, picked up a few buns and put them on, and picked up two specially reserved meaty bones.

Went to the Li Chang's house and gave it to the Wang family.

Mrs. Wang got her things and invited her to sit for a while.Asked her if the house was finished, and asked her if her shoulders still hurt.

"The plaster prescribed by the doctor is not bad, and I have taken a few medicines for promoting blood circulation in the past two days. The swelling has gone down a lot."

Mrs. Wang patted her hand pitifully: "It's just such a generous bastard, your uncle went over and scolded them severely that day. Don't worry, after this incident, I'm afraid they will be able to be honest for a while. "

He sighed again, "Old Mr. Zhao and his wife have been honest and kind-hearted all their lives. Unexpectedly, the children they gave birth to are such bastards."

Li Kongzhu listened quietly.No words.

The reason why she came to give gifts was firstly to show her friendship, and secondly to express her gratitude for Chen Baisheng's intentionally letting Mrs. Lin beat Zhao Yinsheng and his wife that day.

After all, he grew up there alone.Lin could still beat the couple upright without any injuries.It can be seen that he turned a blind eye and acquiesced at that time.

This also shows that the things I gave in the past are not in vain.

In this case, she has to build a good relationship from now on.

When he came back from Li Chang's house, he happened to meet Zhao Mengzi's second father who helped him finish the roof and was ready to go home.

After sending the two away with Zhao Junyi.Li Diaozhu moved the small stove to the main house and burned it.

He took out the cloth and began to learn how to inlay the jacket.

Although her needle and thread are still rotten now, fortunately, she practiced often in private these days, the thread is no longer knotted, and she can move the needle smoothly.

In the past few days, Mai Ya'er helped to make up several layers of jackets, and now she only needs to sew the jackets into the thick coat.

Seeing her clumsily holding her own clothes as a practice hand, the man looked at her speechlessly.

Seeing that she was unmoved, he closed his eyes and began to meditate without bothering to reason.

In the evening of that day, a certain person who made a loud noise was holding the crooked clothes with needle corners.Shaking, he asked the man who had also hit him all afternoon.

"Master, do you think this dress is good? Why don't you try it? See if it fits?"

The man opened his eyes and looked at the 'ugly' clothes, and said lightly, "No need."

Li Kongzhu shrugged.Fold the clothes carefully, "Since you don't want to try it on now, save it for when you change clothes. You only have two clothes anyway!"

The man glanced at her coldly.But she raised her eyes and smiled at him, "Am I very virtuous?"

"..."

The snowy winter is very dry and cold.

The north wind blew and poured into the thick crack in the arm, which made Li Diaozhu, who had heated the kang warm, very helpless.

The body is hot, but the face is cold.She was not used to sleeping with her head covered, but if she didn't cover her head, her ears would wake up in the middle of the night with freezing cold.

Boil the ice cube water in the pot early in the morning and cook.

After eating, she decided to use the remaining bales of straw to weave curtains.

I went to Mai Ya'er's house and asked her to help.The two women chattered endlessly.

Someone who couldn't stay in the room had to go out indifferently.Li Kongzhu has always been indifferent to where he went.

Mai Ya'er asked softly, "Where is he going?"

"Who knows, maybe I'm going to collect firewood!" Li Kongzhu replied indifferently, and continued to watch Mai Ya'er's method of weaving straw curtains. Tight.

Mai Ya'er slowed down his movements to let her see more clearly. Hearing what she said, he smiled and said, "Actually, my third brother Zhao still loves his wife very much. You said he has trouble with his legs and feet, and the snow on this mountain is so thick. Ordinary people It is not easy to pack firewood, let alone him."

Hearing what she said, Li Kongzhu tilted his head and thought for a while, then nodded, "It makes sense."

Mai Ya'er patted her with a smile, "Oh, you don't have to be ashamed. The couple have such a good relationship, and it's quick to have a happy event!"

"Happy event?"

"That's what!" She gestured with her hands to show her belly, and said with a malicious smile: "It's so sweet these days, maybe I'm going to be upper body right now!"

Li Kongzhu shuddered at what she said.

Her and Zhao Junyi's child?What a joke, they're nothing more than unsavory partners these days.In terms of mixing oil with honey to give birth to a child, it is still a thousand miles away.

"What's the matter? It's not true, is it?" Seeing that she suddenly stopped talking, Mai Ya'er quickly asked in a low voice.

She scolded her angrily, and then smiled maliciously, "That's not right. You and Brother Mengzi are ahead of us. No one can compare to you in terms of temperament. Why, your upper body gone?"

"Pooh!" Mai Ya'er rarely blushed and gave her a coquettish mouthful. "You are the one!"

"Hahaha!"

Li Kongzhu laughed out loud in a rare way.Seeing this, Mai Ya'er immediately became coquettish and angry, "Sister-in-law three, you bully people." After finishing speaking, he threw away the straw he was weaving, and followed her to start tickling.

All of a sudden, the laughter of silver bells came from above the small courtyard here, and it lasted for a long time.

Zhao Junyi came back to eat with them at lunch time.

After eating, he went out again.

Xia Xiang weaved the straw curtain.Li Diaozhu asked Mai Ya'er to help hang it on the wall of the inner room.

It took almost an hour to nail the wall.After the thick straw curtains were hung all over the room, the whole room became much warmer in an instant.

Looking at the dark sky, Mai Ya'er went home without staying any longer.

For dinner, Li Kongzhu only baked pancakes, and cooked egg drop soup...

In the next two days, Li Kongzhu followed Mai Ya'er to learn how to do needlework, and made a pair of cotton trousers.

It was only on the third day of the meeting that Li Kongzhu clearly felt that Mai Yaer was not in a good state.Walking the needle and not talking, even talking is a bit confused.

After lunch, there is not yet a moment.She was in a hurry to go home.

Seeing her like that, Li Kongzhu didn't want to force her to stay, and after sending her away, he also felt a little inexplicably panicked.

When the bell sounded, the sky suddenly became overcast.In less than two minutes, heavy snow began to fall.

Thinking of Mai Ya'er's distracted state today, Li Kongzhu came back to his senses.

This Zhao Mengzi seems to have teamed up with the hunters from the neighboring village to hunt in the mountains.

Could it be that he hasn't come back yet?
Li Kongzhu's heart skipped a beat.Turning to look at the man who was meditating over there, he asked, "Master, how many days does it usually take to return from this hunting?"

The man opened his eyes and looked at her for a moment, "It depends on how far you go. Those with experience, there are huts and caves where you often take refuge in the mountains, so you don't need to worry!"

Fart!Looking at Mai Ya'er's state, it is obvious that Zhao Mengzi has exceeded his return date.

I'm really worried.She got off the kang and opened the door, "I'll go and ask!"

The man said nothing.Instead, he looked at her leaving figure and thought for a moment.

Li Kongzhu Dingxue knocked on Mai Ya'er's door.

Lin who opened the door told her to enter the room quickly.

Go to the residence of the Westinghouse Malt couple.After asking, I found out that in the past, Zhao Mengzi would not go out hunting for more than three days. It was supposed to be the return date yesterday, but he didn't return until today.

Mrs. Lin brought hot sugar water for Li Diaozhu to drink.

The sky was very cloudy, and the house was dark. She took out a tung oil lamp and lit it.Stirring the tung oil lamp wick, he sighed, "Your second uncle went to the head of Chen Liehu in the neighboring village. See if they come back. If they don't, just wait and see."

She didn't continue to say the following words.He wiped off the ashes that had just fallen from the fire, and sat and chatted with the two of them.

It was completely dark outside.

The snow in the sky was still falling, Lin stood up and looked at the snow floating outside the window and muttered, "No matter what, I should come back when I see the snow falling!" If it collapses, I'm afraid it will be frozen.

Mai Ya'er's face turned pale.Pursing his lips there, he completely lost the bright and lively energy in the past.

Li Kongzhu watched, quietly held her hand lightly, and patted her lightly, comforting her silently.

"Bang bang!"

"Old lady, open the door!"

"Your father is back..." As soon as Zhao Hanshi outside knocked on the door, Mai Ya'er and Lin Shi quickly got up from the kang.

Before Lin could finish speaking, Mai Ya'er rushed out first.

Li Kongzhu followed to the courtyard.

After Mai Ya'er quickly opened the courtyard door, he couldn't wait to ask Zhao Hanshi: "Father, how are you doing?"

Zhao Hanshi put his hands in each other's sleeves, and a lot of thick white snow had already accumulated on his body.

Hearing Mai Ya'er's question, he didn't care about patting the snow anymore, he shook his mouth and kept shivering, not knowing whether it was from the cold or from fright.

He only heard him say: "Chen Hutou and the others will be back at noon today."

"You're back?" Mai Ya'er called out anxiously, "What about the one in charge?"

Zhao Hanshi was trembling and speechless for a long time.

Seeing him like that, Mrs. Lin patted him red-eyed anxiously and said, "You bastard, tell me quickly!"

"Chen Hutou said that something is wrong with the sky today. The plan to stay for a day was abandoned. The big guy divided the prey in the tree shed where he usually lives, and then everyone went down the mountain together. .As for our son..."

Speaking of this, he tried his best to sniff his nose with trembling voice, and continued: "It is said that the road is divided by the mountain bump in the neighboring village!"

In this way, Zhao Mengzi should have returned to the village from Beishan in the village.

Then this meeting has not come back...

Li Kongzhu's heart turned cold.Looking around to look at Mai Ya'er, she saw that she was already tearing up, and she choked up and said: "Why did he leave, why hasn't he arrived yet. Could it be that he was still dizzy by such an idea?" No?"

"My God too!" Seeing her crying, Mrs. Lin is a woman without a backbone after all.Afterwards, he looked up to the sky with a clap of hands and burst into tears.

"Oh!" Seeing the two of them like this, Zhao Han couldn't help but sighed with tears, "It's snowing heavily, and it's late at night, who can I ask for help?" Who is willing to help?There is so much snow and it is dark, if you accidentally encounter a wild animal on the night road, you will die.Even if their family goes bankrupt, they can't afford it.

All of a sudden, the family of three stood at the gate of the courtyard, hugging each other and crying.

Li Kongzhu also felt blocked in his heart, and walked over quickly.He took Mai Ya'er and patted her and asked, "Is the mountain where he parted ways with others on weekdays far from the deep mountain?"

"Sister-in-law!" Mai Ya'er turned to look at her, and instantly changed from crying with her mother-in-law to crying in her arms.

Li Kongzhu let her cry, patted her on the back to comfort her, "Let's not just cry too much. Think about it, there must be some reason. It is impossible to say that there are no symptoms if you walk the usual path in the past. "

If it is far away from the mountains, so many people in this village go up to the mountains to collect firewood.There are always one or two encounters.If it is close to the mountains...

"It's quite a distance from there. I have walked there several times in the past, and when he wasn't hunting in a team, he would go there by himself to get some small furs..." She paused again when she said this. .

Li Kongzhu hurriedly asked her, "Did you remember something?"

Mai Ya'er looked at her with complicated eyes, choked up and said, "I don't know..."

(End of this chapter)