The Sweet Little Fulang

The wind blows faintly, with a strong and bitter medicinal smell.

Lu Gu was drying the peppers while basking in the sun in the courtyard. There was not much left of the spicy noodles. He covered his nose and mouth with a towel to avoid choking, coughing and sneezing.

Shen Xuanqing chopped wood at the door of the firewood room.

"Wan Yun is decoction again." Lu Gu glanced over there and said.

"This medicine is really bitter." Shen Xuanqing replied smoothly.

When the two of them were still hooking toon on the mountain the day before yesterday, Li Wanyun ran to Lin Zhongcai's house crying and rushing to her house, saying that her mother was dying, and took the Tian deed and said she wanted to sell the money to get the medicine. Because she is a woman, it is not easy to show her face and negotiate land sales with the men in the village, so it is right to go to Lin Zhong.

Such things as selling land to cure diseases are all too common in the countryside. Lin Zhongcai even went to Zhang’s house to take a look. Seeing that the old Mr. Zhang was really dying, he held his hand weakly and shouted for medicine and medicine. Referring to the Tian Qi in Li Wanyun's hands, anyone could see that she wanted to sell the land to change the medicine.

Saving people's lives was a big deal, so Lin Zhongcai didn't dare to delay. Looking for a buyer could not be found in a short time, so he first lent Li Wanyun a tael of silver to get the medicine.

Just after dinner that day, Lin Zhongcai came to their house to find Shen Xuanqing and asked if he wanted to buy Zhang's land. First, Shen Xuanqing wanted to buy a few more acres of land. He knew that the hunters were always a little richer than the farmers, and they could use the silver to prescribe medicine for Li Wanyun. Besides, they were relatives, so if they had good land, they would come over and ask first. Take care of your elders.

Don't look at Zhang Zhengzi's laziness, but his family's paddy fields and dry land are both good fields. When his father was there, he was diligent and earned a fortune. His mother later sold his sister for a good price and bought good fields, a total of six acres. Five acres of paddy fields on dry land, as long as the seeds are sown, the land is fertile, and with a little care, a lot of rice and noodles can be laid in a year.

Besides, Zhang Zhengzi didn't play the game to the point of idleness, and even if he had a stutter, he would take care of the farmland, and he didn't waste the fertile land.

Because it belongs to a village, the paddy field of the second house of the Shen family happens to be next to the Zhang family, and Shen Xuanqing is relatively clear about the situation of his family's paddy field.

It was determined that Lin Zhongcai, the chief of Tian Qi, would take over, and when Tian Qi was covered by the official seal and passed the official road, even if the relatives of the Zhang family wanted to come to trouble, Shen Xuanqing agreed.

Li Wanyun is a woman, and Shen Xuanqing will go to Fucheng to get the official seal. When he arrives at the Fuya, he just needs to say a few more words. As long as he pays the land tax, it can be done well. Those who can go to pay the tax are honest farmers. People, how can I not do it, I asked Boss Lu to go with him before, just to save the government's inquiry and save trouble.

There is a total of eleven acres of land. In Li Wanyun's face, there is no hatred between the old Zhang and Shen Xuanqing. Shen Xuanqing bought all of them at the price of five taels of silver per acre. But winter wheat has already been planted in the six acres of dry land. If it is well watered and fertilized, it can be harvested in May.

When handing Li Wanyun fifty-five taels of silver, Shen Xuanqing glanced at her.

Xu Shi's hunting skills became more proficient, and his intuition became sharper. When he followed Wei Lanxiang to see the old Zhang family, he felt that the other party was no longer good enough.

Unlike his closest relatives, the old Zhang family had been beating or scolding Li Wanyun for the past two years. He felt that buying medicine was a waste of money, and he might as well try to break free from the Zhang family's quagmire.

But thinking about it again, if Li Wanyun wanted to save people, it would be someone else's family matter, so why would he be so talkative, and he would get into a bad name for not treating injuries.

Besides, when he rescued his father back then, he didn't miss a single opportunity. Now, to persuade others to give up medical treatment, wouldn't he have lost his conscience, and he didn't say anything in the end.

Farming and food are the foundation of a farmer. Today, he has a total of 11 mu of dry land and 5 mu of paddy fields. In addition to the original several mu of land at home, as long as the land is well served, he can eat and clothe himself even if he only farms the land all year round.

That is, half of the money in hand has been spent. It cost 80 taels to buy the land, and a lot of money was spent on preparing for the New Year before the New Year. Now there are only a hundred taels left in hand.

Thinking about the money, Shen Xuanqing split another firewood and said, "The ice in the river is gone, I'll see if I can catch the winter and spring fish tomorrow, and I'll go back to chop some firewood later, and catch the last piece of fish. Take it to town and sell it."

Dongchun fish is as long as an adult's finger, about **** wide, with tender meat and few thorns. It can be stewed and fried in oil. Children can grow up after eating it, but in early spring, the river water is cold and it is not easy to travel. Into the water under the dense net.

However, there is also a way, just use bamboo to weave a fish cage, and put it into the water after weaving it. If the bamboo is too light, you need to press the stone on the cage, so as not to float up and run along the water.

The Shen family had a fish cage we made earlier, and Shen Xuanqing turned it out of the utility room after chopping firewood.

Lu Gu hadn't been to town for a long time to sell anything. Thinking of the colorful network that he had had nothing to do after the Chinese New Year, he stopped the stone pestle in his hand, raised his head and said, "Then I'll go with you and sell a few incense sticks. The sac also has a network."

The handkerchiefs are also embroidered, and the brand-new handkerchiefs are embroidered with flowers. Even if they are sold cheaply, they are only sold for three cents.

"Okay." Shen Xuanqing patted the fish cage, and the layer of ash that was covered immediately rose up, so he stopped patting it. This thing doesn't need to be washed, it will be washed in the river tomorrow.

After the beginning of spring, the snow and ice melted, everything recovered, and there were more livelihoods to earn money than in winter, and everyone in the second room of the Shen family was busy.

The river was icy cold. In order to put some fish cages in, Shen Yaoqing rowed a wooden boat into the water. Ji Qiuyue put ducks with Shen Yan in the pond at the back of the house.

The fishing was left to Shen Yaoqing, and Lu Gu and Shen Xuanqing went up the mountain to collect firewood.

He carried a small bamboo basket on his back and planned to dig some wild vegetables on the mountain. Don't see that there are wild vegetables everywhere after mid-spring, but he eats radishes and radishes all winter. Even the people in the town are now rare in this fresh green Food, the price is good.

The year before last was cold, and there were very few wild vegetables in the early spring. That year, a pound was sold for four or five cents. This year, it was sold for two or three cents a pound at the normal price, which was considered a small sum of money.

Da Hui and Puppy followed them. It was early spring, and Puppy grew up again. The thick winter hair had not yet faded away. He looked strong and strong. He was excited to run around in the mountains, and his ears were shaking.

Digging wild vegetables was easy for Lu Gu. He didn't stay far from where Shen Xuanqing was gathering firewood, and in a short while he was half a bamboo basket.

In a few days, the bamboo shoots will come up, and he will be able to sell them even if he doesn't go into the deep mountains.

Backing the mountains and eating mountains, as long as you work hard, you can earn money. Of course, the money you earn is the best in your own hands, and you will feel at ease. Unlike before, he didn’t even have a penny, and every time he asked for money, he had to look at Du Hehua’s face. .

Hearing the dog barking away, he stood up and shouted toward the mountain, "My dear!"

"Wang!"

The good boy replied and ran over after a while.

Lu Gu picked up the bamboo basket and was about to go to see Shen Xuanqing, when a thin figure gradually appeared on the hillside not far away, it was the young husband of the He family, Chen Dongdong.

Because Chen Dongdong was timid and weak, and could not speak loudly, he felt easy to get along with, so he smiled and said, "Brother Dong, you also come to dig wild vegetables."

Chen Dongdong was wearing clothes full of patches. He was shorter than Lu Gu. He was also thinner, with lighter red marks between his brows. He also got along with Lu Gu, and pursed his lips to reveal an uncommon smile, shy and jerky.

The good boy ran over, it was too sturdy, and in Chen Dongdong's eyes, it was ferocious, and he couldn't help but feel a little scared. Fortunately, Lu Gu called the puppy back, and his eyes settled down.

"Are you alone?" Lu Gu patted the dog's head. Although it's not a deep mountain, it's far from the front mountain. The man is not bad, and two women always have to worry about entering alone.

"He Zhi is behind." Chen Dongdong walked over and said, looking at the bamboo basket in his hand, he said, "You have dug so much."

"Yeah." Lu Gu smiled, his eyebrows curved, and he was no longer worried when he heard He Zhi following along.

While talking, another figure appeared on the hillside, who else could it be except He Zhi.

Unfamiliar, He Zhi hesitated after seeing Lu Gu, nodded slightly, and Lu Gu also nodded.

"Guzi, let's go dig wild vegetables first." Chen Dongdong glanced at his husband, said goodbye, and went to the other side. Lu Gu has already dug here, and there are not many to look for.

Staying at home for the past few months, Lu Gu knew about the He family from Wei Lanxiang.

Not to mention Chen Dongdong, He Zhi's clothes are also patched. It's not that they are lazy. There is a sick old woman and a lame father in the family. They are easy to get sick when they are old. Well, there are other things that stumble on spending money. You can spend as much as you earn, so your life is a bit stretched and you are poor.

He Zhi is usually silent, and he seldom speaks to others when he is bullied, but he is more honest and enthusiastic. If anyone in the neighborhood has a problem, as long as he asks him for help, he seldom refuses. If someone wanted to bully him, the neighbors would scold him for help.

And even if he is so poor, it is not like some men beat their husbands to vent their anger. Chen Dongdong followed him through poverty and hardship, but he was never beaten.

There are often people in the village who beat their wives and husbands. Chen Dongdong sometimes thinks that his rare good luck is that he is married to the right person, and his parents' family is also poor, so he doesn't feel how bad the life of He's family is.

Chen Dongdong left, and Lu Gu also took the dog to find Shen Xuanqing.

"Er Qing?" He had just walked far, but he didn't hear the movement of chopping wood, so he called forward.

"Here." Shen Xuanqing leaned over from behind the hidden trees, he was bending over to bundle firewood.

When Lu Gu walked over, he had already **** a large bundle of firewood.

"Do you still want to fight?" Lu Gu asked.

"Yeah." Shen Xuanqing nodded: "Put two bundles, and then use a trolley to pull them to the town to sell more."

"Then I'll go dig wild vegetables." Lu Gu thought for a while and then said, "Isn't there a slightly shorter rope? I can carry it back when you hit some more."

"Okay." Shen Xuanqing knew that he was diligent, so it was enough to tie a few strands and carry them back, and play with them on their backs.

When Lu Gu saw shepherd's purse under his feet, he squatted down to dig, and the dog cubs took advantage of the situation to rub his legs and back.

Feeling the weight on his back, Lu Gu smiled and said, "Why are you so heavy?"

The puppy was brought up by him, and because he was too smart, like a child, his tone seemed to be coaxing a child.

He didn't understand human words, but the dog knew he was talking to him, so he hummed and rubbed Lu Gu more and more tightly.

Shen Xuanqing next to him heard it and remembered that Lu Gu called him Erqing just now. Usually, Lu Gu stayed with him all the time and rarely called his name. That voice sounded extraordinarily glutinous and soft, and obviously other people also called him Erqing, the same two words seemed to change the tone in Lu Gu's mouth, lingering and intimate.