The mulberry life of a small peasant girl

Chapter 3

After returning home with the rice noodles in his arms, Xiaofu immediately surrounded him, "Sister, give me a hug. You haven't played with Xiaofu for a long time."

Nuan Bao patted Xiao Fu on the back: "Be good, let my sister put down the food and play with you."

Xiaofu turned his head and saw the rice noodles in Nuan Bao's arms, and said greedily, "Sister, do you want pancakes today? Corn pancakes are fragrant and crispy, Xiaofu likes them very much."

Nuan Bao was a little moved, because she was not good at cooking in the past. Although she had a little memory of the original owner cooking when she first came, the pancakes were still a little mushy and burnt.Xiaofu didn't care at all, and said that the pancakes made by her sister were delicious.When she tore out the blackened pancake, Xiao Fu secretly picked it up and planned to eat it.

In fact, being Xiaofu's sister is also very happy.She no longer wants to go back to modern times, although the carefree living conditions there make her continue to work as a woodcarver.

Thinking of wood carvings, there is still that precious black walnut in the hall.

Nuan Bao carried Xiao Fu into the living room, took out a basket of pecans and handed it to Xiao Fu, "Xiao Fu, take it and play."

Xiao Fu didn't know that they were for food, but thought they were fruit pits, and played with two of them around in his hand.Nuan Bao took the black walnut and cut off all the unused branches, leaving only a trunk.

The rice noodles that Stupid Rabbit exchanged were probably enough for the two of them for four days, so she would have four days to study the wood in her hand.In modern times, black walnut wood is mostly used for furniture, followed by pianos, and even the interior devices of some famous cars.

Woodcarving is divided into two schools, one is carving, which focuses on carving and aims to carve the most perfect artwork in the world.One school is wood, which focuses on the use of wood and aims to use wood to the extreme.

Nuan Bao studied carpentry.Because she likes trees, she doesn't want to ignore the feelings of trees for the sake of carving.She believes that trees are alive, and that different trees have their own personalities. She is willing to carve out their personalities to make them more alive.

This black walnut tree is just a small part of the body of the black walnut tree.When it exists, no one pays special attention to it, and if it falls, it will not have a great impact on the tree.It's just that it is also an individual, it is very small, but it is not inferior.Holding it, Nuan Bao deeply felt that he had to do something for it, at least to show his unwillingness to be ordinary under its dark and ordinary appearance.

With the condition of not having to go hungry, Nuan Bao's silent heart began to recover again.She wants to carve it into a hair pin, make it an independent entity, and everyone who sees it will admire it.

Nuan Bao had a thought and wanted to do it right away, but she looked around and suddenly found that there was no carving knife she needed here.

Every sculptor has a knife of his own.Some sculptors believe that only a multi-functional carving knife can make the work more aesthetically pleasing, but what Nuanbao pursues is not beauty, but spirituality.Trees grow year after year, and a tree that has passed through a hundred years will inevitably produce spirituality.She doesn't know if other people can feel it, but she can clearly feel the intimacy and dependence of trees on her since she sculpted the first work.

Therefore, the carving knife she used was just the most ordinary carving knife.

Maybe she should get a blacksmith to make a knife for her.Without a knife, even with inspiration, Nuan Bao couldn't do it.

Putting down the black walnut, Nuan Bao decided to make lunch first, the children are not hungry, not to mention going up the mountain for exercise this morning.

After ordering Xiaofu not to run around in the living room, Nuan Bao went to the kitchen and started to show her face.The cornmeal is somewhat scum, and it is hard for the baby to eat. Although it is very simple to make steamed buns, it is too hard, and Xiao Fu has no hard teeth to bite.Let's make pancakes. There are still some wild vegetables left this morning. Chop the wild vegetables and knead them with cornmeal.

Nuan Bao looked at his little fist, slowly kneaded the flour and water, spread out a round cake, and then put it in the pot.

The oil in the pot makes a sizzling sound. This is lard. I have never eaten such pure fat lard in modern times.This smell is particularly fragrant, far from being comparable to corn oil and olive oil. Although it is not healthy, high in fat and cholesterol, it is a good thing that can nourish the body in ancient times.

Nuan Bao baked six pancakes, three pancakes at noon and three pancakes at night, so there was no need to waste too much firewood and lard to cook again at night.Use a dustpan to cover the cornbread that you eat at night. There are many mice and cockroaches in the countryside. Once they are scourges, they will have nothing to eat.

When Nuan Bao brought the tortillas to the living room, Aunt Zhang's voice came from outside the door: "Xiao Nuan, I brought the rabbit meat."

When Nuan Bao heard that the time was just right, he quickly put the pancakes on the table, got up and walked outside.Sure enough, I saw Aunt Zhang holding a plate of food.

"Ma'am, you can just call me over from the next door. You don't need to make such a trip." Nuan Bao was a little embarrassed, after all, he troubled others too much.

"Hey, what is this? This plate is heavy, how can you carry it, I will put it in the hall for you." Aunt Zhang said heartily.

Walking into the living room, Xiaofu saw Aunt Zhang entering the door, and immediately ran over, "Auntie, Xiaofu misses you so much." He was still leaning on Aunt Zhang, looking like a brown candy.

Nuan Bao and Aunt Zhang laughed when they saw Xiao Fu's rascal appearance.

Aunt Zhang hugged Xiaofu, "Yo, Xiaofu is getting heavy again. She will grow into a big girl soon."

Hearing Aunt Zhang's joke, Xiaofu buried her head in Aunt Zhang's arms shyly and refused to come out.

"Okay, come down quickly, Xiaofu, the aunt has to go home for dinner."

"Sister, Xiao Fu hasn't gained weight, has he?" It seems that Xiao Fu is very concerned about his appearance.

Nuan Bao comforted and said, "Xiaofu is not fat, but Erniu in the village is fat. He is a little chubby, isn't he?"

After hearing this, Xiao Fu thought about it seriously, "Yes, Er Niu is fat. He is fatter than Xiao Fu."

Nuan Bao and Xiao Fu welcomed Aunt Zhang away before returning to the living room for dinner.

Mrs. Zhang's dishes are very authentic. She uses her own soy sauce, adds some perilla leaves, and stir-fries rabbit meat.The whole plate is very attractive.Nuanbao didn't dare to give Xiaofu more food. After all, she was only six years old and her stomach was weak. I just told her to eat more pancakes and dip some rabbit juice in it. Save the rabbit meat for Xiaofu to eat slowly, so that she could eat meat every day. .

Although each of the two supervised the other and did not allow them to eat more, they still ate until their stomachs were full.Meat is so attractive, Nuan Bao thinks that he must find ways to continue eating meat in the future.

Feel sleepy after eating.Nuan Bao wiped Xiao Fu's face and hands, and both of them lay on the bed and planned to take a nap.Nuan Bao looked at Xiao Fu who fell asleep after a while, and felt that Xiao Fu was a blessed doll.

When the sun was setting in the afternoon, Nuan Bao planned to go to the foot of the mountain to collect some firewood, because he didn't know when the little uncle would come back, so it was right for him to prepare more.It's just that I don't know why the little uncle delayed his return for so long this time. I hope he has a safe journey.

(End of this chapter)