Fish Leaping Farm Gate

Chapter 7 Master Liu's troubles
Du Xiaoyu gave Du Wenyuan a sympathetic look. It is natural for a man to want to share the family's burden. As a result, his family valued his studies more than anything else, so he really didn't know how to help him.

Fortunately, Du Xian came over and said that he would ask Lao Pang to help out tomorrow. The seedlings in their family have been moved anyway, and he said he would come a few days ago. Don't worry, Du Huanghua is alone in the field.

Even if the matter was resolved, Du Wenyuan was very depressed.

Du Xiaoyu waved at him, "Second brother, come and help me choose the leaves, this is so annoying, my hands are sore." Previously, the Sophora japonica flowers were knocked down together with the branches, but now they have to remove all the leaves.

Du Huanghua frowned, "I'll come later, your second brother still has to read!"

Du Xiaoyu refused, "What book should I read? The fragrance of this flower is so gluttonous that my second brother is just waiting to eat it. How can I be in the mood to read a book? It's the same as I prepared the Sophora japonica flower and read it after dinner."

Du Huanghua burst out laughing, "I think you are both greedy cats? Forget it, you can pick together, anyway, Niang and Aunt Wu won't come out for a while." She also knew that Du Wenyuan was a little unhappy just now, so she did it. A smooth favor.

Du Wenyuan passed by, and there were indeed many Sophora japonica flowers. The two of them took a long time to clean them, and then soaked the Sophora japonica flowers in well water for several times, and finally fished them out and drained them.Seeing that it was getting dark, Du Huanghua took out a basket, spread a layer of corn noodles in it, and then rolled the Sophora japonica flowers in it, so that each flower was covered with flour, and cleaned it with chopsticks. Stir a few times.

Du Xiaoyu leaned over the table and watched, "How long is it good?" She had never eaten this kind of food, it was very fresh.

Du Wenyuan frowned beside him, it's not that he hasn't eaten it before, this pagoda tree is more than ten years old, as long as it blooms well, the Zhao family will always cook pagoda rice for them to eat, so Du Huanghua will eat as much as possible. Get a true biography.

"I still have to steam it in the pot, wait a minute." Du Huanghua didn't care, and took out a bamboo tube from the side of the stove, "Take it and eat it. Just fry the beans and put them on the belly."

It was fried soybeans, and Du Xiaoyu threw one into his mouth when he picked it up, um, it was crunchy and delicious, "Second brother, you can eat it too." She grabbed a handful and put it in Du Wenyuan's hand.

The two sat at the door eating beans and waiting for Sophora japonica rice.

After a while, it was finally ready. Du Huanghua untied the lid of the pot, and a strong fragrance came oncoming, filling the whole kitchen. He was so happy that he even sent Du Wenyuan, "Second Brother, quickly call Dad, Mom, and Aunt Wu to come out and eat!"

Sophora japonica rice is wrapped in flour and becomes white, and some sugar is added in it, which is very sweet and delicious.

Du Xiaoyu ate a large plate.

Aunt Wu looked at it and smiled, "Hey, Xiaoyu is in good health, look at this edible!"

Several people laughed, and Mrs. Zhao patted her head, "This child has also suffered a lot, and now he is finally a little bit more energetic."

Du Xiaoyu smirked, pretending to be a child is the best way to mess around, she doesn't want to mention the past, because she doesn't know anything, who knows if it will be tricked!
On the second day, Du Huanghua went to the field, because Du Xian's good friend, Lao Pang, brought his eldest son to help transplant the rice seedlings, so Mrs. Zhao prepared some meals at home, and then greeted and thanked Du Xian, but Du Xian was urged To inquire about Mrs. Liu, Du Xiaoyu was too young to do much, so Mrs. Zhao asked her to go with her.

Mrs. Liu lived in the southwest of Beidong Village, and this private school was opened in the yard of his home, about two or three miles away from Du Xiaoyu's home.

Du Xian didn't know how to inquire. He was an honest person, and he didn't talk much on weekdays. He just led Du Xiaoyu around around Mr. Liu's house, afraid of being bumped into. After all, it's not good to inquire about other people's private affairs. If Mr. Liu finds out about it, it will leave a bad impression, and it may be detrimental to Du Wenyuan.

Du Xiaoyu thought it was funny, this father was really honest, so he pointed to a farmhouse not far in front of him and said, "Father, I'm thirsty, let's go get some water."

Fortunately, there are people in the farmer's house. An old woman is drying the quilt outside, and there is a babbling child crawling all over the ground at her feet.

"What's the matter?" Seeing Du Xiaoyu and his daughter poking their heads, the old woman came over.

"Ma'am, I want to drink water, can I have some water?" Du Xiaoyu smiled sweetly at her.

Most of the peasants were simple, and she was a lovable little girl. The old woman smiled and said, "There are many Shui families. Come, come in, come in. Are you from the next village?" She thought she was visiting relatives.

Du Xiaoyu replied, "No, we are here to see my second brother. He is studying with Master Liu." She didn't mention Du Wenyuan's name. Even if people in the village don't know his face, the name may be familiar to him. I like to get together to chat all the time, maybe I have heard of it.

"Oh!" The old woman showed an envious expression, "Your second brother is a scholar. Mr. Liu is very famous here. I heard that only twenty students are accepted. It seems that your second brother is a smart man!" Looking up again Looking at Du Xian, "Is it your son? Good luck, my kid will also go to Mrs. Liu's place when he grows up."

Du Xian said modestly, "He's lucky, and he's not very smart."

Du Xiaoyu knelt down to tease the child, and asked, "Ma'am, are you familiar with Master Liu?"

"We don't know a single word, so how can we know Mrs. Liu well, that is, to talk to his old lady occasionally." The old woman brought two bowls of water from the room, a little embarrassed, "There is no tea, you will Just drink."

Du Xian quickly thanked and took it.

Seeing that he didn't ask any questions, Du Xiaoyu could only say, "Master Liu doesn't teach much in the afternoon these days. My second elder brother always comes back early. My aunt said so well to him. I think he is very lazy!"

"Children are talking nonsense. How could Mr. Liu be lazy? There must be something wrong." People in the village respect scholars very much, not to mention Mrs. Du Xian who has passed the examination of a scholar. He couldn't hear what Du Xiaoyu said. Looking at the old woman, he explained, "She is not sensible, Mr. Liu must not be such a person."

The old woman smiled, "Little girl can't take it seriously, but Mrs. Liu has something to do recently, and his old lady is anxious to find him a wife. Every night, I can hear his old lady swearing, saying that the Liu family has no descendants. The master is not filial, hey, Mrs. Liu is pitiful! I used to have a very good relationship with his wife, but who would have thought that he would die of an illness, and there was only one daughter. No wonder his old mother was angry. Master Liu is still thinking about the dead lady. Don't want to marry!"

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Liu is a very affectionate person, but he probably can't stand it recently, Du Xiaoyu thought.

It turned out that this was the case, Du Xian wondered, "Then why doesn't Master Liu teach in the afternoon?"

The old woman shook her head, "You don't need to ask, I'm going to find my daughter-in-law, his old lady has to find a rope to hang herself, so Mrs. Liu can only look for it," she added after thinking about it, "It seems that the reason for this is also It's very disturbing, but I heard that he is often drinking, but Mrs. Liu is talented and learned, so there is no need to worry about finding a wife, and she will be there soon."

Du Xian figured it out and was about to go back to work, thanked the old woman for leading Du Xiaoyu back.

Mrs. Zhao knew that Mr. Liu neglected to teach because of this kind of thing, so she didn't criticize too much. After all, he taught very well, which is obvious to all. As for marrying a daughter-in-law, as the old woman said, she also felt that Mr. Liu's conditions were good. Sooner or later, it can be found, and it is more loose during this period of time, as long as you don't really hook up with Du Zhang and degenerate.

In the evening, Du Huanghua and the others came back from planting seedlings. Lao Pang and his son were both very strong and very similar. They both had thick eyebrows and big eyes, black and red skin.

Mrs. Zhao made a table full of dishes to express her gratitude. After all, transplanting rice seedlings is very important, and it is related to part of the family's income. This year's autumn harvest is counting on it!

"Oh, big sister, I'm really sorry to bother you, making so many dishes." Lao Pang rubbed his hands in embarrassment.

Zhao said with a smile, "Where is it? It's really nothing to rely on Big Brother for so many years. Sit down quickly. I specially made a pot of wine for Big Brother to drink."

At this time, Du Wenyuan also arrived home, and several people sat around talking and laughing, eating and drinking.

It's rare that the dishes are so rich. Although there is no meat, it can also whet the appetite. Du Xiaoyu happily gnawed on a piece of oil pancake.

The Du family also eats pasta sometimes. According to observations these days, pasta and rice account for half each. Although Zhao's stir-fry dishes are average, pancakes and noodles are both top-notch, so Du Xiaoyu suspects that this North Does Dongcun belong to the north?She used to be from the south and never lived in the north. She only knows that people there like to eat steamed buns and noodles, and Zhao's good craftsmanship in this area may have something to do with the region.

"Sir, you didn't bend your waist when you walked just now, is it better?" Mrs. Zhao suddenly mentioned this while talking.

Du Xian hurriedly sat up straight and bowed his lower body, surprised, "It really seems to be better, oh, big brother, your prescription is amazing!"

Du Xiaoyu looked towards Lao Pang with a cake in his mouth, but saw a strange expression on his face, then he glanced at Du Wenyuan and said, "You still have luck, I don't know where this prescription came from, Maybe it was my father who found it to start the fire earlier, and it was found out," he laughed, "It's good if it works."

Mrs. Zhao beamed with joy, feeling hopeful, "I'll catch a few more posts tomorrow, if your illness is really cured, Big Brother will be our benefactor!" The illness has been around for ten years, and every time it flares up, it will After spending a lot of money, besides feeling sorry for Du Xian, it would also remind her of an extremely angry incident.

At this moment, Lao Pang glanced at Du Wenyuan again, and said, "It has nothing to do with me. If you want to thank, thank this prescription. You are also good people and you will be rewarded! Come, come, drink and drink, this is worth celebrating."

The whole family looked happy, only Du Xiaoyu stared at Du Wenyuan, and when the latter sensed it, she looked away.

(End of this chapter)