The Sweet Little Fulang

Chapter 187

Every winter slack, when the private schools in the country opened, wild boys from several nearby villages were sent to study. Most of them had money for their studies after the family sold food after the autumn harvest.

Shen Xuanqing went to the neighboring village to buy tofu with a bamboo basket. It was almost noon time. Lu Gu got up early and said he wanted to eat stewed tofu with cabbage. The rest of the family was busy, and Lu Gu had to take care of the children, so he had to go out.

The tofu shop is not far from the school, and you can hear the sound of reading aloud, reading for the children. The private school was built by raising funds from seven or eight villages. It has been many years now, and he and Shen Yaoqing have studied there for a few years.

Shen Yaoqing loves to talk and joke a lot, but he is very respectful and sensible when he was studying, he seldom messes around with others, he looks dull when he talks less, but he and Da Chen are the most troublesome, skipping class and going out to play is a trivial matter, sometimes Whenever the old man finds out about fighting with others, he must be given a slap.

Because Shen Yaoqing was five years older than him, he jumped up and down in the first year or two when he was in school, and when the master hit his palm with a ruler, he would always blow his beard and stare at him for comparison. They were brothers, how could they be so naughty.

When Shen Xuanqing was studying, he learned quickly and remembered well. Whether it was reciting articles or writing poems, even if he couldn't get the first place, he would not be able to fall behind. Therefore, the husband inevitably had some partiality for him, and he was not as important as others.

"Three catties is enough." Douban's wife applauded him, put it in a bamboo basket again, handed it over with a smile and said, "Here it is, don't shake it around, I haven't seen your mother coming over lately."

"There is a lot of work at home, and my mother has to help with the baby, so I don't hang around much." Shen Xuanqing took out the copper plate while chatting, and took the basket.

"Do you still have any rabbits?" Douban's wife asked again.

Shen Xuanqing nodded and said, "Yes, Auntie wants it?"

Douban's wife covered the tofu with a cloth, raised her head and asked him, "How much is one?"

Shen Xuanqing said: "If my aunt wants it, a skinned one with only meat for 32 Wen, and a live one for [-] Wen. This is the price for selling it to our village, and outsiders can't buy it."

Douban's wife understood what he meant, and said hastily, "Don't worry about that, auntie is still talking about it?"

She paused for a moment, then said, "If you don't want the skin, will you kill me?"

It's just a meal of rabbit meat for the family. If you only buy one or peel off a piece of rabbit skin, it won't do much.

"It's natural. Once the skin is peeled off, the viscera are also taken out, and the heart, liver and kidney are left to eat, so my aunt doesn't have to bother to slaughter it." Shen Xuanqing replied.

In this case, Douban's wife said: "Well, you kill one. Your Uncle Douban is not at home, and I am the only one watching the stall. I can't do without others."

Shen Xuanqing then said: "I'll kill it and send it to my aunt."

"Okay." Mrs. Douban nodded hastily, and said, "Don't throw away those viscera, I can feed them to the dogs."

"Understood, auntie, I'll go back first, and I'll bring it to you later." Shen Xuanqing agreed, and went back with the basket.

In addition to selling the rabbits raised in the town, sometimes people from several nearby villages would come to buy from their house. They are all neighbors, and the price was a few pennies cheaper than in the town, because he wanted to save more rabbit skins for his family. Everyone makes furs to wear warmly in winter, so they came up with this idea, selling only meat and not fur. After the price is lower, more people are willing to buy it.

Unlike fatty pork, rabbits look like lean meat, so they are no more eye-catching than fatty pork. Even so, as long as they sell it, they can make money, so why not do it.

He walked home with a bamboo basket, and the sound of reading behind him gradually disappeared.

Speaking of which, both Zhao'er and Brother Xiaoling are going to study in the future, and Shen Xuanqing has a faint smile on his brows when he thinks of how their two children will look like in school in the future.

But then he frowned slightly, Zhao'er is okay, Lingjun is a pair of children, he can't study in the school with a group of boys, it's good if the country people can afford their children's education, girls and Shuang'er rarely send Those who study can't recruit many students at all, so they have to go to private schools in the town. For example, there is a private school in Fenggu Town where female masters teach.

There are not many Shuang'er who can go to school in the countryside, and he doesn't want his Shuang'er to be illiterate in the future. The private school in the town can be boarded and lodging in it, and it is enough to pay a certain amount of food every year, or he can board and lodging at a relative's house.

Shen Yutao and Shen Yuxi often live in Fenggu Town. Although he is a cousin, according to the big family's temperament of climbing high and stepping down, there is no need to think about it. , in case of being bullied, or being taught badly, it will be too late to regret.

If you live in a school, you can't eat well or sleep well. If you have family members around you when you are studying, your child will not be bullied. Besides, once you enter the private school, you will not be able to go home for ten days and a half. Let alone Lu Gu, even He also misses.

Thinking of this, he thought in his heart that he might be able to rent a house in the town in the future. At least let the children study for a few more years. Fame and fortune are not required, and it is enough to be a literate and sensible person when he grows up.

Xiao Lingjun is not even half a year old now, and he still needs several years to study, so he is not in a hurry to do it right away.

Lu Gu was playing with the sleeping baby in his room when he heard Shen Xuanqing calling him from outside, saying that he had bought tofu.

"Then you come and hug me, I'll cut vegetables and tofu, sister-in-law and mother haven't come yet." He said, and gave the child to Shen Xuanqing.

Xiao Lingjun had just eaten milk fruit, wrapped in thick swaddling clothes, holding Lu Gu's handkerchief in his hand, waving it, babbling, and soon the saliva flowed out.

Shen Xuanqing hugged the child and sat down beside the bed, trying to take the handkerchief out of his son's hand to wipe his saliva, but Xiao Ling held it tightly, and his son's dissatisfaction was caused by his handkerchief, so he quickly let go , took another handkerchief from the bedside.

As soon as Lu Gu came out of the main room, the cold wind blew, he fastened his badger fur collar and wrapped his neck tightly.Hot water was simmering in clay pots on the clay stove, and he added two sticks of firewood to the stove before scooping up water to wash the vegetables.

"Just now Auntie Douban said that she wants a rabbit. You can just cut up the vegetables. I'll kill her over there and send it over there." Shen Xuanqing teased her son before shouting through the window.

"Understood." Lu Gu agreed, and within a short while, he chopped the cabbage and tofu, and it won't be too late to cook when Ji Qiuyue and the others come back.

When he was done, he came in to hold the baby, but Shen Xuanqing didn't leave immediately, and asked, "Tomorrow, I'm going to deliver rabbits to the town. What do you want to buy, I'll bring it back."

Lu Gu's eyebrows and eyes are slightly curved. He hasn't been to the town for a long time. He used to be pregnant and it was difficult to travel long distances and ride a mule cart. After giving birth, he dared not leave. Ling Jun cried when he woke up. Only by holding him can he coax him down.

"Buy some pears and come back, cook sweet pear soup to eat, and buy a roast chicken." Without politeness, he told Shen Xuanqing what he wanted to eat, and then said: "Look at what else you want to eat, what do you want to eat and what do you want? , ask later."

"Okay." Shen Xuanqing agreed with a smile, and then put down the hand that touched Lu Gu's earlobe.

The weather has been pretty good recently, without snow, the road is easier to walk, early in the morning Shen Xuanqing loaded the mule cart and drove to the town.

Lu Gu stayed in his hometown and didn't go there. There are many people there, so he doesn't need his help, just take care of the children at home.

The sun was rising, Xiao Lingjun was still sleeping, covered with a thick quilt, he took out Mrs. Tang from under the quilt, and after a night, the hot water inside was no longer hot.

He scooped up hot water again in the cauldron, put the lid on and put the child under the quilt. The child's skin was tender and he didn't dare to get too close to Mrs. Tang. It was so cold, so the adults said, Brother Ling couldn't freeze.

Getting up early, Shen Yan only swept the yard and saw that the child hadn't woken up. After washing the milk and nuts, he took a feather duster to sweep the chairs, tables and other utensils in the main room.

The boy lay curled up on the sack, waited until he finished sweeping the ashes before lazily getting up, yawned with his mouth wide open, and lazily wagged his tail twice to rub against his calf.

"Hungry?" Lu Gu smiled, Ji Qiuyue and Zhao'er slept in the mansion at night, Wei Lanxiang and Shen Yan also went there to work early in the morning, only him, Xiao Lingjun and the good boy at home .

There was still half a plate of peanuts in the fruit plate on the table. Wei Lanxiang and Zhou Xiangjun ate the leftovers when they took out the soles of their shoes yesterday afternoon. He had nothing to do. He put away the feather duster and grabbed a handful. He sat on a chair and peeled while feeding the boy , I also eat a few peanuts. This is the new peanut this year. I sold some after saving enough for my family.

It's been a while since he cooked bean rice. After peeling the bean, he went to the low house and brought out a bamboo basket, which contained half a basket of peanuts.He covered half the door of the main room to prevent the cold wind from blowing in, and his hands and feet would be too cold. He sat down and peeled peanuts one by one, and the boy ate the peeled peanuts at his feet. Dog gold is valuable, and someone peels every peanut.

Of course, Lu Gu usually feels sorry for him when there is no one at home, and he will not eat too much peanuts. After all, it is the ration of the whole family. When he was in Lu's house before, it was rare to be able to eat peanuts.

He peeled the peanuts while paying attention to the movement in the room. He poured the peanuts in the fruit dish into the bamboo basket and peeled them together. The empty dish was used to put the peanut beans. After peeling them out, put them in a clean pocket for preparation. When he wanted to cook the beans It's time to eat, just grab a handful.

There are still some red dates and red beans at home. Shen Xuanqing bought the brown sugar last time and hasn’t finished it yet. Why don’t I cook some at noon today and add some brown sugar to make it sweet. The rice at home is also new rice, and the cooked bean rice porridge is more fragrant, sweet and soft Nuo, Zhaoer especially likes the bean rice cooked last time.

It was cold outside, and he was so clever, except he went out to pee under the wall, and never went out of the main room. After eating peanuts, he ate two steamed buns with mixed noodles. He was a little reluctant to smell the broken buns, but Lu Gu didn't throw a bone to it, so he had no choice but to gnaw it slowly.

Lu Gu saw its unwilling and disgusted look, peeled the peanut and said with a smile: "I know you are greedy, Erqing came back today to buy roast chicken, and the bones are for you to eat."

Guaizi is smart, he raised his head to look at him as soon as he heard the word "bones", his tail wagging lazily became more cheerful.

The smile on Lu Gu's face was even bigger, and he wanted to tease the boy again, when he heard Lingjun crying in the room, he got up quickly, and brushed off the peanut shell crumbs and peanut clothes on his body.

Brother Xiaoling is a little heavier than last month, and the red mark between his eyebrows is also a little brighter than before, not so pale, that's what a baby wants, if it doesn't grow fat or grow up, the family members have to worry.

The milk doll in her arms cried a few times, but she didn’t shed any tears today. After being coaxed, Lu Gu smiled and rolled her eyes. Their little twins gradually opened up, and they looked really pretty. They looked at people with big black eyes. Really, my heart is about to melt, even the red marks on my brows are the most beautiful little flowers.

He hugged and coaxed the baby for a while, but the family hadn't come back, so he had to put the baby on the bed first, and then hurried outside to tie the milknuts before coming in.

Brother Xiao Ling grew up a bit, and he seemed to have more strength to suckle, and his little mouth sucked non-stop.

Needless to say, he was already familiar with taking care of the children, and sometimes he couldn't care about other things alone. Fortunately, Wei Lanxiang and Shen Yan came back soon.

On the other side, Shen Xuanqing went to the brothel to unload the rabbit first, so that the mule cart would be lighter, and then drove to Jixing Town. When he came back from Jixing Town, the sun was shining at noon, and the north wind was blowing hard. , Many people on the road are tightly packed.

He rushed to the wharf of Fenggu Town, where there was a shop selling roasted chicken. When he met a pear seller who was yelling along the street, he stopped and bought half a basket of winter pears. After buying the roasted chicken, he smelled the smell of shortbread. Bought ten of them.

Yesterday, Shen Yan said that she wanted new silk flowers and headbands. There are many women and husbands in the family. There is no green scene and no flowers blooming in this winter. Looking at the dust everywhere, sometimes I see a bright small silk flower on the head of the family. It's pretty good looking.

Their brother Xiao Ling also has hair, black and thick, such a beautiful little doll, wearing a small flower will definitely make her cuter.

Shen Xuanqing thought so, so he stopped in front of the embroidery workshop. He came to the Zhiyun Embroidery Workshop. He used to send handkerchiefs and nets here before, so he was familiar with the boss, and he also dropped by.

I never wanted to go in, but saw Xu Yanrong who lifted the curtain and came out of the shop.He paused, and Xu Yanrong did the same. Since the last time, the two of them haven't met face to face.

Now that I saw it, it was really embarrassing to pretend not to know the scene at the moment, Shen Xuanqing slightly nodded at the other party as a greeting, and went to the side to pick silk flowers without saying a word.

The same is true for Xu Yanrong. He and Shen Xuanqing didn't have much interaction. He talked with Shen Xuanqing once in a tavern. After learning about Lu Gu's existence, he originally wanted to do something for Yuzhen's son to make up for the past, but After thinking about it, I decided to give up. Even without him, Lu Gu's embroidery work could be appreciated by Sun Yaofu, and he didn't need his help at all. went home.

Although I was in a bad mood for a moment when I met someone I didn't want to see, but after picking out a bright yellow and a lilac purple silk flower for their brother Ling, Shen Xuanqing had a smile on his face again. The hair is short or short, but it doesn't hinder her dressing up.

He drove the mule cart home, bought food and headgear, the wheels rolled over the ground, and the mules trotted home.

On the way, he thought about his children's studies in the future. Although Fenggu Town is closer, one Li family and Lu Wen, and the other Xu Yanrong, have nothing to do with these two families now, but they always feel happy when they meet each other. Gu also hated Xu Yanrong, and every time he mentioned it, he would be unhappy for a long time. If he really came to the town in the future, he would cause a lot of trouble when he met him.

Their area belongs to Yuqingfu City. No matter Jixing Town or Fenggu Town, they are all from Yuqing people. There is no worry about moving their household registration in Jixing Town. Why not take their children to Jixing Town to study in school in the future? Everyone is over there, and there is still a care for each other.