Traveling through the mountains and fields to be leisurely

Chapter 102 Wooden Hairpin

Lin Qiutang stuffed the prescription into Zhang Fengshou's hand, and repeatedly asked him to keep it away.

Zhang Fengshou folded the prescription carefully, found a piece of oiled paper to wrap it up, and then carefully put it in his arms,
"Sister-in-law, I won't say thank you. If you don't thank me for your kindness, my brother won't be polite to my sister-in-law."

The brothers around also stared at Zhang Fengshou as he put away the prescription, feeling that the small piece of paper weighed a thousand catties. Everyone knew that in this small village that is not very rich, it is possible to have a piece of paper that is not passed on. The prescription, that is priceless, the whole family depends on it for food, drink, clothing and housing. The Lan family can take out the newly developed prescription. This kind of heart can no longer be measured by money.
"Brothers, move!"

He waved his hands vigorously, blowing those reluctance and gratitude into the wind,

"I'm here to help too!"

The little hoe who did not participate in the biscuit making rushed forward and carried a box of biscuits. The people around him were very worried for him. He was too small, and the weight of the basket of biscuits was not light, but the little hoe was Suppressing all his energy, he felt very uncomfortable. He was too busy playing with these uncles who were soldiers, but he didn't pay attention to the whereabouts of his mother and sister. He gave An Zhiyuan another sneaky look, muttering in his heart, It's a brother, such a big thing, you didn't tell yourself, traitor!An Zhiyuan, who was stared at by the little hoe, was also very wronged, but he could only bow his head and point his fingers, little brother, it's not that I don't want to say it, it's your sister who asked to keep it secret, even your father was kept in the dark.

Everyone worked together and quickly filled the carriage with biscuits, but there was nothing left. Then I remembered that the carriage of the restaurant was specially replaced with a large carriage drawn by two horses in order to pull vegetables. For the bigger ones, I had to pull over another carriage and half of the cart was loaded, so that all the biscuits were placed properly. Lan Erzhuang forced a tael of silver to the boy, and asked him to make a trip for the New Year, or In such a cold day, no matter what, I have to say that it is only the New Year's money for the New Year. The little guy couldn't refuse it, so he had to accept it, and happily drove the carriage away.

"Second brother, we drove six carriages when we came here. We won't need so many carriages when we leave. General An asked me to leave one for you, which is more convenient for your usual use."

Zhang Fengshou gathered the carriages behind the house, and asked Lan Erzhuang to choose the one he liked the most among these carriages.
"The farmers don't need a carriage. When we go to the town, we are used to the people coming and going. You can drive the carriage back. There will always be something useful."

"Second brother, don't be too polite. We are full of cows and horses. It is easy to get a horse to pull a cart, and it is even easier to get a cart. When there is no war, the idlers who are full of military camps, casual After cutting down two trees, it didn’t take half a day to finish the car. Why should we drive the car back all the way? On the contrary, it’s not easy for you to get a decent horse, especially this kind of wrestling horse. , it’s not easy to buy with money, so you can stay here with peace of mind, and it’s a little bit of our favor.”

Everyone said so, Lan Erzhuang couldn't be more polite, so he just pointed at a horse casually, and Zhang Fengshou told him some basic conditions for raising a horse, Lan Erzhuang also listened with great interest, and the two of them met In the stable with the cold wind, with the smell of horse manure, we chatted about the knowledge of raising horses that we could not understand, and also talked about the reluctance in our hearts.

The dishes and bowls on the table were all laid out, but everyone was not in a good mood. Although they cooked a lot of dishes for the son's birthday, but they were leaving tomorrow, the mood of parting was always not good It was so pleasant, the meal was a bit dull, especially the little hoe, with red eye circles, and it was obvious that tears were about to fall. He should be the one who is most reluctant here. Ever since Lin Zihao returned to the village, An Zhiyuan was brought back When he came home, he followed two people all the time, one was his martial master, and the other was his master Wen even though he was called senior brother, and he was a very important enlightenment teacher, so the reluctance became even stronger.

"It's delicious. After eating, I have something to tell you."

He gently followed the back of the little hoe, and the speed of the little hoe's eating was obviously accelerated. After the meal, Lan Erzhuang arranged for people to rest,

"Go to soak your feet, and then sleep well for a night. I can boil the water, and I have prepared it in Zihao's house. I also burned the kang. Take a good rest tonight. Starting tomorrow, I have to travel all the way." Come on, stop dawdling, hurry up, hurry up."

Really can't watch these brothers dangle in front of his eyes, Lan Erzhuang feels uncomfortable.

"Brother Zhiyuan, what do you want to tell me?"

Seeing that everyone had gone out, Little Hoe took An Zhiyuan and hid in the storage room of Westinghouse.
"Little hoe, I don't know how many years it will be before you come back after leaving. You are the only man left in this family besides Uncle Lan. You have to look like a man. Even if you can't do anything for the family, at least I can't let your mother and your sister worry about you anymore, you know?"

As soon as he said that we were going to separate, Little Hoe felt sour in his heart, but he still nodded seriously,

"I see, Brother Zhiyuan, I will take good care of this family, don't worry, I've grown up."

The little hoe patted his chest, the small chest was still a little thin,

"Well, my brother knows that you have grown up, so you should be a sensible governor. You will go to the county to study in a short time. The learning environment there is much better than that in the town. You have to grasp this Opportunity, since the starting point is high, you have to learn how to do it. It must be very hard at the beginning, you have to persevere, just like when you first started practicing Kungfu, you can’t stand it after squatting for a while, but you keep practicing Now, don’t you think that’s all there is to it?”

"Yeah, it's no big deal."

The little hoe held An Zhiyuan's hand, a little reluctantly.

"Brother Zhiyuan, I understand what you said, so you can go to the border with peace of mind. I have me at home, so I know what you are worried about. If I can't mention it, that's all there is to it at home, but if I can If you study well, the family can make further progress, Brother Zhiyuan, I have all your expectations in mind, and I will do my best."

You won't know, little hoe, you're still too young, you won't know how hard it is to do your best, but if you really do it, I'm still worried,
"Don't stand out in everything, you know? It's a good thing to learn well, but don't be outstanding in everything, just have it in your heart, and be mediocre at ordinary times. Don't fall behind or get ahead of others. If you are too brilliant, Some people will be jealous if you don't keep it neat, and no one will protect you, so I don't worry."

Little Hoe laughed twice,

"The master has already told you, it's the same as what you said, I remember it, brother Zhiyuan, the rafters in the early years will rot first."

"You naughty one, just remember it, but don't just remember it, you have to do it, you know?"

"Got it, got it, she's more verbose than my mother."

The little hoe shook An Zhiyuan's hand coquettishly, maybe I don't understand a lot, but with you, I will grow up healthily.

"Little hoe, stop pestering your brother Zhiyuan, let him go to bed early, he has to go on his way tomorrow."

Lan Erzhuang saw that the two brothers had hid in the storage room, so it is not okay to chatter endlessly.

"We're coming out now."

Little Hoe yelled towards the door, turned around, and suddenly hugged An Zhiyuan,
"I will miss you, Brother Zhiyuan."

Finally choked up, the voice trembled slightly,
"I will miss you too, so you have to be good. When I come back, you will be a young man. You have to show me your future, you know?"

"Understood, when you come back, you have to show me your future, you understand?"

The little guy shook his head proudly, shaking the tears from his eyes,
"I'm already the son of the Marquis Mansion, so I still want to be successful. However, I also want to try with my own ability and see how far I can go, little hoe, let's compare!"

"Okay, let's compare."

The two stretched out their fists and punched hard. The little hoe frowned in pain, but gritted his teeth and did not say a word, but secretly rubbed it with the other hand.

"Let's go out, you are leaving tomorrow, don't delay your rest, Brother Zhiyuan, I wish you a smooth journey!"

Pulling up An Zhiyuan was about to go out, but An Zhiyuan grabbed his wrist,
"Wait a moment--"

"What's wrong? What else did you forget to say?"

The little hoe paused,

"Little hoe, today is also your sister's birthday. I want to give her a gift, but I'm afraid that others will find out. Can you give it to her for me? Now that I'm gone, I don't know how long it will be before I see you again."

Feeling a little sad by these words, Little Hoe nodded without thinking,

"Okay, what gift, I'll give it to my sister for you."

"It's not an expensive gift either. I carved a wooden hairpin myself. Although it's a bit rough, it's still a little bit of my heart. Tell your sister to wait for me when I come back."

"Oh?"

Although the little hoe is small, he can still hear a little bit of the deep meaning in the words,

"You have to wait for me to come back, but don't forget what we agreed, let's compare."

"I won't forget it, don't let me compare you."

After receiving the small wooden box containing the hairpin, Little Hoe had already forgotten his doubts just now, and went to complete his task with his head held high, but An Zhiyuan was worried. He originally wanted to tell Little Hoe to wait After I left, I gave the gift to the little girl again, but I always felt a little itchy in my heart. I really wanted to see the little girl's reaction after receiving the gift with my own eyes. To be more precise, it was the reaction of hearing that sentence. —Will you wait for me to come back?

In the early morning of the fifth day of the lunar new year, everyone still got up very early, before the sun showed its face. This is the usual time for practicing, but today everyone was busy washing themselves, and then gathered in twos and threes from the house to the front of the car. After harnessing the horses, five carriages lined up, and Lan Erzhuang was loading things on the cart that was filled with less than half a cart of biscuits.

"Second brother, what is this pretending? We already have enough stuff, so don't worry about it."

(End of this chapter)