The Sweet Little Fulang

It was not meal time, and there were only Lu Gu and Shen Xuanqing sitting at the low table. The sesame cakes were soft and the miso soup was spicy and warm.

Shen Xuanqing ate fast, Lu Gu still had half of the cake left in his hand, he had finished eating, put down the bowl and took out the copper plate from his arms, and handed it over after calling the shopkeeper.

"No hurry, you eat your food." He turned his head and said to Lu Gu. People came and went at the dock, and many coolies unloaded from the ship.

When he saw some acquaintances who had worked together, he greeted them from a distance. Those people were carrying things, and a supervisor was watching. He also only said hello and said nothing more.

"Pears, freshly picked autumn pears." Someone was hawking along the street with a bamboo basket on his back.

Seeing the pears in the bamboo basket, Shen Xuanqing said to Lu Gu, then stood up and stopped the hunched old pear seller.

"My autumn pears are thin and juicy, and very crispy." The old pear seller picked out the big ones from the basket and showed them to him.

"How much money?" Shen Xuanqing took the pear and asked, "Is it really crispy?"

The old pear seller squeezed a smile on his dark face and said, "It's not expensive, seven cents a pound. If you want more, it can be cheaper. It must be crispy and sweet."

Seeing that Shen Xuanqing was weighing the pears in his hand, he seemed to be thinking about it. He raised his head and flinched and whispered earnestly: "Buy a few, they are really crisp, and you can buy two."

Hearing this, Shen Xuanqing wiped the pear with his sleeve, picked it up, took a bite, swallowed it, and said, "Count this and get me another one."

The pear seller hurriedly picked one and weighed it together with the bitten pear. It was a little over a pound and the scale was high.

Seeing that Shen Xuanqing had no basket to carry, he handed over the pears. His fingers were dirty and rough, and they were traces accumulated over years of hard work. He was afraid that the place where Shen Xuanqing had bitten would be dirty. There, he hesitated and said, "Qiwen."

Shen Xuanqing didn't say a word. He grabbed two autumn pears with his big hands, and took eight copper plates from his arms and handed them over. The bite he just took was not too small, and it was not easy to do small business. These pears were not wild pears picked from the mountains. , but planted, big and sweet, the price on the market is not too expensive.

Paying money with one hand and taking goods with one hand, he didn't pay much attention to the expression of the old man selling pears, and turned to look for Lu Gu.

There is a family in a neighboring village who has planted two pear trees, and they sell them at this time of the year, sometimes for four and sometimes five. Wei Lanxiang bought some and gave them to them yesterday. There are still a few left at home.

The pears sold by the old man are not the same as the pears from the neighboring village. They are big and sweet, but he still only bought two. The two of them came out today without carrying a bamboo basket or carrying a basket. The pears are not like roast chicken that can be wrapped in oil paper. It is inconvenient to carry it back when you get up and carry it in your arms.

Eating the mixed braised soup is warm and warm, but the soup is salty and spicy, and then I bite into a juicy and plump pear, which is really sweet to quench my thirst.

After Lu Gu finished eating and drinking the cakes and soup, his stomach was full. He was afraid that he would not be able to finish eating the pears, but when he saw Shen Xuanqing biting into it, it sounded crispy, and he could even see the juice overflowing from the bite marks of the pears, which made him a little greedy. Yes, I am very confused.

"Why don't you eat?" Shen Xuanqing asked.

The pier was so noisy, so they walked down the street and bought a roast chicken later.

Lu Gu walked inside, stepped forward, avoided the pool of sewage on the ground, and said, "It's too big, I'm afraid I won't be able to finish it."

It was like this, Shen Xuanqing smiled and handed over his pear: "How many bites is how many bites."

Lu Gu frowned, took a bite, and found it sweet and juicy, but his stomach was full, and he couldn't eat after only three bites, and he returned it to Shen Xuanqing.

As for this one in his hand, he went back and gave it to Shen Yan and A-sister-in-law. It was not the same as the pear they ate yesterday. The pears from the neighboring village are also delicious, but the juice is not so much.

After buying the roasted chicken, Shen Xuanqing carried the oiled paper bag and put the intact pear in his arms, so he didn't have to take it.

He and Lu Gu walked slowly, looking at the various shops on the street as they walked. They lived a good life, and they didn’t worry about food and clothing at home. Sometimes they couldn’t remember what to buy when they came out. Lu Gu has both facial cream and hand ointment. , there is still a lot of ointment used at night, so there is no need to go to the rouge shop.

Seeing that someone on the other side brought a piece of meat, Shen Xuanqing thought to himself that he had already bought roast chicken, so he didn't need to buy pork yet.

Lu Gu didn't notice many things. When he saw the sachets on other people's bodies or the handkerchiefs in the hands of a woman and a husband, he would take a second look to see if there were any fashionable tricks in the town.

He made a lot of handkerchiefs on the mountain, but he was in a hurry today and didn't bring them out.

The two walked side by side, and Shen Xuanqing kept Lu Gu inside again, and anyone with a discerning eye could tell they were a couple.

Turning the corner, Lu Gu smelled a smell of wine. There was a wine shop not far away. He remembered that Shen Xuanqing would sometimes have a drink or two. The wine sold by the villagers was home-brewed. Do you want to take a bottle and take it home? Although they didn't bring a bamboo tube when they came out, this thing is very cheap. Sometimes it is enough to buy an extra copper plate for wine.

Without waiting for him to speak, he suddenly heard someone call Second Brother Shen.

Lu Gu didn't react at first, but it can be seen that Shen Xuanqing looked over, and he looked over there subconsciously.

The person who came out of the winery was Luo Biao.

He has a rough voice, and he looks a little rough, but today he shaved off his shaggy beard, so he looks neater.

"Second brother Shen is free to come to town today." Luo Biao came forward with a jar of wine in his hand. He noticed Lu Gu and asked, "Is this the second sister-in-law?"

Being called sister-in-law by such a big man, Lu Gu was a little stunned, but he realized that Shen Xuanqing and this person seemed to be quite familiar, so he nodded shyly.

Shen Xuanqing smiled and said to him, "You haven't seen it before, this is Luo Biao."

Then he asked Luo Biao, "Are you free today?"

Luo Biao smiled and didn't look at Lu Gu, after all, he was Shen Xuanqing's husband, he just said, "Exactly, I have nothing to do when I wake up from sleep, buy a jar of wine and get some food, if the second brother Shen and the second sister-in-law are all right, let's do it. Let's eat and drink together."

Lu Gu never drinks, and he seldom deals with men. Luo Biao lives behind the brothel. Shen Xuanqing didn't mean to take Luo Biao lightly, but it was not right to take Lu Gu over, so he rejected it with a smile, and said: " I’m still waiting at home, I bought a roast chicken to try it out, and I still have work to do when I go back.

"In that case, let's have a drink another day." Luo Biao nodded, not holding back too much. With his relationship with Shen Xuanqing, he didn't need to be so polite.

After the three separated, Shen Xuanqing and Lu Gu left Fenggu Town and said, "Luo Biao is a thug in the brothel. He is bold and informal and speaks loudly, but he is not a bad person."

brothel.

After all, Lu Gu is a country girl. From childhood to adulthood, everything he heard and saw was all about selling his daughters and girls to exchange money in the brothel. He was afraid of that kind of place from the bottom of his heart.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Shen Xuanqing only looked at him with a pair of moist eyes, and couldn't help but smiled, and said, "The brothel is not a good place, but you can rest assured, Luo Biao, his identity doesn't sound good, it's all It’s just a matter of living and earning a ration, no one else will say it, but Luo Biao will definitely not have any intention of harming me and you in the future.”

The thugs in the brothel are all big and three thick, and many people will be afraid when they see it. Those thugs are in the brothel day and night, and their reputation is naturally not good.

"Yeah." Lu Gu nodded, indicating that he knew it. He was not familiar with Luo Biao, so he couldn't say anything else.

Walking home along the road, after meeting Luo Biao, Shen Xuanqing thought of Lu Wen again. For so long, he was busy with work and hunting every day, and he didn't even think of it, so he still had to come back to town. Ask about the condition of the Li family.

He didn't dare to be careless about the previous feud. He never thought that Li Mingshan could not support the wall. He was a drunkard. Lu Wen was not likable in the Li family. Even if he wanted to use the power of the Li family to suppress him, it would be almost a year. In the past, I didn't see a big or small movement. I think Lu Wen can't be the master.

Thinking about it like this made him feel better.

After leaving the town for a while, there were few pedestrians on the road, the sun was covered by clouds, and it was quite cold when the wind blew.

Lu Gu had just eaten the mixed braised soup, and his body was warm, and he was not afraid of this coldness.

Just suddenly, his hand hanging by his side was held, and when he turned to look, he saw Shen Xuanqing's eyes were smiling, and Jun's face was no longer as cold as it used to be, and it was extremely gentle.

Seeing this, he also smiled. No one was passing by, so he didn't let go of the big hand and let it hold, but he still asked, "What's wrong?"

Why are you so happy all of a sudden.

The latter words were not spoken, but Shen Xuanqing understood as soon as he heard it.

"I went back today and gave my mother five taels of silver. I haven't given it to her this year. I'll also give you ten taels. I saved up with you, and I will use it later when I want to use it." by the head.

When it comes to money, Lu Gu's eyes lit up. It's wrong to be unhappy after earning so much money today.

Although they eat and live at home, they can't spend too much money in a month, but for Shen Xuanqing, the money is used to support the family, so of course they have to give Lu Gu money, and the husband must have the money to spend, and then One is his wife.

Seeing that the pedestrians in the distance were getting closer, Lu Gu quickly patted Shen Xuanqing's hand and motioned him to let go.

It's not good to get too close when going out, Shen Xuanqing let go, and the two of them happily walked home with money and roast chicken.

Before reaching the entrance of the village, Lu Gu saw the good boy playing with the dogs at the entrance of the village from a distance.

He called out loudly, "Good boy."

Hearing the movement, the good boy turned his head and ran over excitedly when he saw the two of them. He smelled the smell of roasted chicken and was even more pleasing, his tail was wagging, and his throat was whimpering.

Roasted chicken is expensive, and they have a lot of family members. Only bones can be distributed to dogs, so naturally they can't be fed.

Meat Wei'er even followed the other dogs, walking behind them, and there were quite a lot of seven or eight dogs.

Shen Xuanqing's face didn't change, but Lu Gu looked back several times. Fortunately, he wasn't carrying the roast chicken.

The good boy Xu thought that this was his roast chicken, and barked his teeth at the dogs behind him, warning them not to approach.

Because Lu Gu turned back frequently, Shen Xuanqing laughed lightly, turned his head and scolded, the dog is also very good at winking, he is tall and strong, and he is not easy to bully at first glance, the dog group will not follow up, stand in place and watch After a while, they disappeared again after they entered the door, and then dispersed.

Or say that the dog is fighting against people's power, and the good boy barked twice before entering the door.