The Sweet Little Fulang

After dinner, Luo Biao left, and the horse team would be busy for a few more days. He said that he had been busy for a while, and then he came over with a bed and a blanket.

Lu Gu cleaned up the tableware, Shen Xuanqing held the child beside him.

"He came here, you don't have to be polite, let him do some rough work." Shen Xuanqing teased his son, and added, "I only had this idea when I saw him today, and I don't have time to discuss it with you in advance."

"But add an extra pair of tableware. He's here. If we want to go home, someone will watch the shop. Otherwise, if we only go back for a few days, it's not worth hiring a guy."

Hearing this, Lu Gu nodded, it was true.

He was a little surprised to hear what Shen Xuanqing said when he was eating just now. Because Luo Biao was in front of him, he was too embarrassed to ask. Besides, he had always trusted Shen Xuanqing, and Luo Biao had helped their family. As Shen Xuanqing said, it's just one more person to eat.

It was just too sudden, he didn't have a response in his heart, and there were more people in the family.

Seeing that Lu Gu's expression improved, Shen Xuanqing smiled again: "This is also him, he can handle things clearly, and he won't mess with us, otherwise, I won't keep him."

Lu Gu recalled that he had known Luo Biao for so long. Although he looked rough and had a rough voice, no matter who he met his family, he was polite and polite. After a while: "This is true."

Shen Xuanqing was also very good at looking at him. Seeing that he was no longer sullen, he breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "This time I didn't think carefully. If there is anything in the future, I will discuss it with you first."

Lu Gu didn't expect this level at first. From what he saw and knew, most of the people in the family were the masters of the family, and even more so, unless they were the kind of men who were extremely afraid of themselves.

Hearing what Shen Xuanqing said, he was happy in his heart. Even if he couldn't decide the big or small matters at home, he would first discuss it with him and let him know.

Within two days, Luo Biao came over with the bed and rolled up, and lived in the packed west wing.

Having accepted this love, there is no one who is not diligent, not to mention carrying water and chopping firewood, picking up the vegetable field in the front yard, sweeping the backyard with a big broom, and shoveling dung to feed the mules.

The rabbits, chickens and ducks that were pulled from their hometown were raised in the backyard for a period of time and then sold. There was not a lot of feces, but they were piled up. Before, Shen Xuanqing used to fertilize the vegetables in the front and back yard, and the vegetables were growing well.

After the fall, Lu Gu planted some isatis, both in the front and back yards, and also exchanged some root vegetable seeds for Mrs. Liu next door with a rabbit, and planted three rows of long and short.

Root vegetables are a new thing in recent years. It is said to have been introduced from a place outside the country. It is resistant to freezing and can grow in winter. It is eaten from the roots that grow in the soil. Cut it up and fry it, but it's crisp.

There are few vegetables in winter, and it is quite rare to have fresh vegetables to eat.

It was cold in the morning, it was not snowing but the north wind was blowing. After waking up, Lu Gu stayed in the room with Ling Geer. He leaned on the folded quilt and pillow, and took a colorful rope to tie the net. There are needles in embroidery work, for fear of poking children.

There was a fire on the ground to warm up the house. Mrs. Tang also filled it and was putting it under the quilt on the bed. He stretched his legs and covered his feet.

Ling Ge'er was sitting on the bed. Because of the cold weather, he put on new shoes for the child. He didn't step on the ground to avoid getting dirty.

One-year-old children can learn from adults. He plays the net, and Linger imitates him to lean on the quilt and play by himself with two colored ropes in his hands.

The door was not closed tightly, leaving a gap. Because of the strong wind outside, he blocked a stone behind the door panel, otherwise the whole door would be blown open.

After playing the net, he touched Lingge'er's little hand and found it was a little cold, so he dragged the little quilt and Mrs. Tang over. Mrs. Tang was next to the child's legs and feet and covered it with a quilt.

Before, he asked Linger to cover the quilt with him to keep warm, but the child was restless crawling around on the bed, so he covered it by himself.

"Sit down and don't move around. Eminem goes out to dig up root vegetables so that we can make lunch for us, do you know that?" He said while putting on the tiger hat on Brother Ling'er's head.

"Um."

Ling Ge'er was busy playing with colored ropes, and the milky voice was small. When he saw the tie he had laid beside him, he reached out and grabbed it.

Lu Gu smiled and ignored him. If he messed up, just turn around and hit him again.

He got out of bed and put on his shoes. He took a small **** and went into the yard to dig root vegetables. After growing for so long, the root vegetables were just about to eat. When he dug them out, they were bigger than his fist. Two digs were enough for a big bowl. vegetable.

Ling Geer is well-behaved. He fell off the bed and fell in pain once. Later, he only crawled and played in the bed, and never went up to the edge of the bed.

He was relieved that he didn't hear the child crying and scooping the hot water from the clay pot to wash the dishes.

Halfway through cutting the vegetables, he suddenly heard a knock on the back door, and Shen Yaoqing called him from the back alley.

Today, the good boy followed Shen Xuanqing and Luobiao out. He was not at home. Lu Gu put down the kitchen knife and hurried to the back. He also listened to the movement in the room. Linger didn't cry or make trouble, he should be playing by himself.

"Big brother." He called out before he even got to him.

"It's me." Shen Yaoqing replied across the door.

As soon as the back door opened, Shen Yaoqing came in with the mule cart and said with a smile, "It's cold enough today."

"I went to pour tea and drank it warm and warm." Lu Gu said as he walked forward, and by the way, he went to the room to carry Linger out. The child was worried if he was left alone for too long.

Shen Yaoqing unwrapped the mule's hood and took some fodder before coming from the backyard.

He poured a cup of hot tea, scooped hot water to wash his hands, and asked, "Why did you come here today, eldest brother?"

"I've been idle for the past two days. I went up the mountain to collect firewood and saved a car. The price of firewood in Jixing Town is not higher, so I just came here and didn't stop at Fenggu Town." Shen Yaoqing drank a few cups of hot tea before recovering. , smiled again: "It's cold and firewood is selling well. I didn't walk two streets before I entered the town, so I sold them all."

When he had nothing to do in winter leisure, he would gather firewood and dig winter bamboo shoots, and sometimes he would bring the ashes to the mountains to chase the rabbits, either to eat at home or sell them to the town with firewood. No entry.

Lu Gu sat and chatted with him for a few things, then brought out a plate of cakes and said, "I'm cooking. Erqing and the others will come back later. Brother, you can rest first."

Luo Biao had been here for a while, and the Shen family knew it.

"Okay, you go." Shen Yaoqing stretched out his hand to take Lingge'er, he wrapped around the collar of the badger leather, and Lingerer reached out to touch the fur.

The tanned leather is very soft, and seeing the chubby and fair face of the doll, he was delighted to see it and teased Brother Ling to play.

There was also a pair of leather gloves on the table, which he wore while driving on the road, made by Lu Gu.

Not only did Shen Xuanqing have it, but Shen Yaoqing often had to drive, so Lu Gu made two extra pairs, and another pair was made for Wei Lanxiang.

Because he is not familiar with the work, he does rough work, but at least he can wrap his palm and five fingers.

When Shen Xuanqing and Luo Biao came back in the noon, the good boy ran into the yard first, and when he saw Shen Yaoqing, he wagged his tail and barked, very excited.

In the cold winter, Shen Xuanqing didn't have to go hunting in the mountains, and he lived a bland life without much turbulence. The only change was that he had contact with the Gu family.

Because the two of them lived in the town, and they were uncles, Gu Chengyue came to deliver food a few times, it was his mother's bad goose feet and duck tongue, and he even sent it to his hometown for Shen Yanwei and Lanxiang, but it was a real person.

Luo Biao has no parents and no home, like duckweed without roots. He doesn't even have a few relatives. Since he settled down, he has been diligent in everything and is not afraid of being tired. Sometimes the shop is not busy, so he goes to Jixing Town Wharf. Go carry bags and wood, occasionally earn a little more, and come back with a roast chicken or a jar of wine.

He hadn't studied, but he also understood the principle of repaying gratitude. It was enough to make him feel ashamed to eat and live in the Shen family. If he didn't do some work or buy something, wouldn't he feel bad about it.

Because of the good situation, when Lu Gu and Shen Xuanqing returned to their hometown for the Chinese New Year, they even called him. The two courtyards in the hometown were enough to live in.

Different from cutting meat for the New Year in the past, the pigs they raised themselves can be slaughtered this year.

At the beginning, only four piglets were raised, and one of them was reserved as a breeding sow. Later, the meat shop opened, and Shen Yaoqing took four piglets home to raise them. There were more and more livestock and livestock. Xuan Qing spent a lot of money to build a mud wall to surround the entire house. There are five dogs in the house. As long as you take precautions at night, you are not afraid of being stolen.

On the day of the pig slaughter, Luo Biao naturally helped together.

With more men, there is no need for Lu Gu and the others to do anything. They just watch from the side. Killing pigs is **** work. He took Linger and led Zhaoer back to his hometown to play. not good.

The dinner on the evening of the New Year's Eve was very lively, with chicken, duck, fish and meat complete, and now they are considered a little rich family.

The two children can talk. Lu Gu and Ji Qiuyue taught a few auspicious and lively words. The baby girl is wearing a happy red cotton coat and a long-life silver lock. Zhao'er is chubby and tiger-headed. When he said one or two auspicious words, all the adults at the table were laughing.

Another year has passed, the days are slipping away inadvertently, and the withered yellow mountains and forests are gradually covered with greenery.

At the end of February and the beginning of March, Ling Ge'er was one and a half years old, and he walked more and more steadily.

Lu Gu went out to the town to dig wild vegetables with his child and his neighbor, Mrs. Liu. Mrs. Liu brought her eight-year-old granddaughter and five-year-old grandson. The granddaughter Xiaohong was very sensible and helped her dig wild vegetables together. The grandson Xiaoshan was naughty and ran around like The little monkey, after being scolded by the grandma, remembered about digging wild vegetables, and after squatting down for a while, he became restless again.

The good boy didn't follow the housekeeper, so Lu Gu put Linger on the ground. Now that Linger was older, he learned from Eminem to pull weeds. He didn't know wild vegetables, and his little fingers only grabbed the blades of grass.

Lu Gu watched from the side, feeling amused.

"Over there." Mrs. Liu squatted, lightly shaking the wild herbs in her hands, shaking off some of the dirt on the roots, she threw the wild vegetables into the basket, pointed to the woods on the left and said, "There are a few plants there. Ye Sang, in another month, you can come to pick mulberry eggs."

Mulberry eggs are mulberries, as the local dialect calls them.

When they were in their hometown before, Lu Gu and Shen Yan went up the mountain to pick mulberry eggs after the beginning of the spring. Every time they ate it, their hands and mouth were purple and black. There was no fruit to eat in a winter, so picking a sweet and sour mulberry would be enough.

When he heard that there was a forest, he simply picked up the child and went in to look for it. Knowing the place, he could bring Ling Geer to pick it up later. The child can eat it this year.

However, at the beginning of April, he came here with Ling Geer in his arms, and there were only some small green fruit hanging on a few wild mulberries.

It's not far from the town, the adults are okay, it's all children who are thinking about it. The mulberry just turned purple, and the child who was eyeing it with a bamboo hook was able to go away. How could it be their turn to be late for the two of them.

Standing under the tree, Lu Gu was very lost. After his pants were pulled, he lowered his head to look at Brother Ling.

"Emm, egg, egg."

Linggeer didn't remember the word mulberry egg, but only remembered egg. He raised his head and blinked at him with a look of anticipation, which made him even more depressed. If he knew it earlier, he would just take the child home and go up the mountain to pick it up. The mountains are huge, and there are quite a few wild mulberry trees. As long as you look for them patiently, you will definitely have not finished picking them.

"Wang!"

The good boy barked at the birds flying in the woods.

Lu Gu had to pick up the child and said, "It's gone, let's go, let's go back first, and let Dad go to ask someone tomorrow to see where it is."

Brother Ling had never eaten mulberries before, so he didn't know what it was. Even if he was happy when he came, he didn't have any other reaction when he didn't eat it. He just stared at him with big, ignorant eyes.

In the shop, Shen Xuanqing was calling people duck eggs. As soon as he looked up, he saw the dejected one, one big and one small, approaching the door. He was a little surprised and asked, "I didn't go to pick mulberry eggs, why is this like this?"

The child is actually fine, mainly because Lu Gu was unhappy and promised to feed his son, but none of them were picked.

When they left, they were refreshed and happy, but when they came back, they were dazed. Shen Xuanqing felt amused and a little distressed, and removed the apron around his waist and said, "You two are watching, I'll go and find out, and see where there is. "

The pork was sold out, and a few chickens, ducks and rabbits were killed on the wooden shelf. Someone came to buy them and take them down, no need for Lu Gu to do it.

Luo Biao left half a month ago, and followed him to the north to sell horses. This time, he said that he came back late and that the horses would be taken to another city to sell.

It was not until noon that the sun rose, Lu Gu sold a chicken and a duck, and boiled an egg for Ling Geer. Shen Xuanqing brought a leaf wrapped around a thin grass stem in his hand.

After opening the leaves and seeing the purple-red mulberries, Lu Gu suddenly smiled and asked him, "Where did you get it?"

Shen Xuanqing squeezed a mulberry to eat, smiled and said, "The wild mulberries in the town have been picked. I turned a few streets and was going to go to the pier to have a look. I was lucky. I happened to see a basket for sale, so I bought it. some."

Lu Gu washed the mulberry fruit, and then sat at the table with the child and ate it contentedly. The fruit was sour and sweet, and the two of them ate it until their fingers turned purple. Brother Ling had never seen it before, and he giggled happily when he saw his little finger. .