MTL - The Sweet Little Fulang-Chapter 155
The first snow of early winter fell in the early morning, and the sky was dark and darker than usual. The snow particles fell on the ground and the wall, and were blown up by the wind. After a while, the snowflakes gradually grew larger.
People who curled up in bed all night managed to warm their hands and feet, and when it was time to get up again, although they didn't open their eyes and didn't know it was snowing outside, many people were obviously cold. The bad-tempered man wrapped the quilt and wrapped the heat that he had built up with great difficulty. He muttered a few words of God **** it, thinking about the winter leisure time, there was not much work to do in the field, he turned over and fell asleep again. , only the women and husbands who have to manage the sweeping and cooking at home get up more often.
To the southeast of Qingxi Village, there were several barks from the big mansion built by the Shen family's second room, and then it lowered.
In the room, light penetrated through the thick window paper, and it was dim and not very bright.
When the person on the bed moved, Lu Gu stuck his head out of the bed and felt cold until midnight. Before he knew it, he buried his head in the bed. As soon as he came out, his face was cold, and he went to listen to the wind outside. , My heart is even colder today.
Shen Xuanqing, who was sleeping next to him, also woke up. They both slept early last night. In addition, there were two hot **** in the quilt and two thick cotton quilts. They slept more peacefully than others. Never frozen.
Hearing the wind, Shen Xuanqing said casually, "Perhaps it's going to snow."
He said that Lu Gu just sat up to get dressed, and they both slept in the same bed. With such a big movement, the air-conditioning would definitely get in, so he also sat up and took out the warm clothes from between the two quilts.
Lu Gu usually wakes up when he wakes up, but it's really cold today, and he wakes up after getting out of bed. He rubbed his face, the room was still dark without the lights on, and said, "I'll light a tandoor, what do you want in the morning? What to eat? The red bean and glutinous rice cakes that I brought yesterday are still there, put them on the lid of the earthenware pot to warm up when the water is boiled.”
"Okay." Shen Xuanqing nodded and agreed, seeing Lu Gu rubbing his face twice, he also reached out and rubbed Lu Gu's face, white and smooth.
He exerted a bit of strength and rubbed Lu Gu's face into shape.
Lu Gu felt the strength in his hand, but it didn't hurt. He subconsciously frowned and patted Shen Xuanqing's hand to show his resistance.
Shen Xuanqing smiled and let go of her hand, without seeming to have any guilt, Lu Gu finally knew why Shen Yan said her second brother was disgusting. After a little trouble, the two of them went out together, only to find that it was really snowing.
As soon as the front and rear doors of the main room opened, the cold wind blew in, and the good boy lying on the sack buried his head lower, curled up into a ball, unwilling to get up. Lu Gu didn't disturb the dog who wanted to sleep late, and closed the front and rear doors halfway, leaving only a small gap for ventilation.
He squatted in front of the mud stove and rubbed the fire with flint. Shen Xuanqing went to the firewood room at the back and came in with a bundle of fine firewood.
Since Shen Xuanqing came back, they have always slept here at night.
When the house was built here, due to the large land boundary, the rabbit shack in the backyard, the cattle and sheep pen, and the chicken and duck coop were far away from the main house, and the yard was very spacious. All kinds of odors could only be smelled when the wind was blowing to the south, and it was cold in winter. , the taste is even lighter than in summer.
The new house has a lot of livestock and people, and it is supposed to keep people at night. It is also three solid blue tile houses. The rooms are a bit bigger than the old house. After living here for a few days, Shen Xuanqing temporarily stopped the idea of building a new house. .
He originally thought that Shen Yan was too old, he didn't have a room to live in, and he was in the same room with his mother. The elder brother and sister-in-law also had Zhao'er, and the number of family members gradually increased. Do they want to build a new house with Lu Gu to live in? When they came out, they said they were separated, but they couldn't eat and live together. The land and livestock in the family had to be together. Otherwise, he and Lu Gu would definitely be too busy.
And the most important reason for this thought is actually because of his selfishness.
I used to be used to staying with Lu Gu on the mountain. No matter what I did at night, I would not have any scruples. I couldn't do it when I got home. I was always afraid of being heard. But now it's better, there are only the two of them here in the new house, and the residence is more spacious and comfortable than the old one, saving money for building a new house.
The fire quickly burned vigorously. Lu Gu took four red bean glutinous rice cakes from the bamboo basket and put them on the lid of the clay pot. When the water boiled, the cakes would also be hot.
This pastry can be eaten cold, but it's too cold, so it's better to warm it up, it's good for the stomach.
The red beans and glutinous rice were bought by Wei Lanxiang in the town. She just made a small pot of cakes and came out the day before. Dongxian has nothing else to do at home. Eat food to relieve cravings, red bean glutinous rice cake is what she heard from the villagers, and she made it back when her heart was hot. Although it looks not as beautiful as the cake shop in the town, the taste is not bad at all.
It was snowing and windy, and the sky was not very bright. Lu Gu and Shen Xuanqing sat in front of the mud stove and boiled water while cooking.
Da Hui, who was sleeping on the sack, stood up, shook his body, and walked towards the mud stove. Unfortunately, Lu Gu and Shen Xuanqing occupied the seats in front of the stove, and he couldn't squeeze in. He turned around and stood at the back door of the main room. Watch the snow go.
When the good boy stretched his waist and yawned to get up, the snow had already fallen heavily.
When the water boiled, Lu Gu and Shen Xuanqing cleaned their teeth and washed their faces. The green salt they bought last time was a lot, and they could last two or three months.
Due to the wind blowing, the snow on the ground has not thickened for a while. Da Hui walked around the front yard, leaving a series of dog paw prints on the thin layer of snow. Snow fell on his body. Xuan Qing and Lu Gu did not bake in front of the mud stove, so they squeezed together with the good boy. Soon the snowflakes on the fur melted into water, and the fur became wet.
Da Bai and Da Hei were also awake. The four dogs were huddled in front of the mud stove, fighting for the fire. Because the mud stove was small, they squeezed and rubbed against me. There was a low growl in their throats. Shen Xuanqing heard the movement after washing his face, and stared at When the four dogs were about to bite and fight, he scolded him sharply, and they all stopped.
Lu Gu scooped up two bowls of hot water, and handed two square cakes to Shen Xuanqing. Seeing that the dog wanted to bake, the two of them didn't go over to rub them hard, and sat on the side drinking water and eating cakes to cushion their stomachs.
The red bean cake is soft and glutinous. Because the sugar is too expensive, only a little of Wei Lanxiang is added. The red bean itself has a bean fragrance, and it is just right to eat it slightly sweet.
When Shen Yaoqing and Wei Lanxiang came from their hometown in the wind and snow, they were already busy. Lu Gu carried the egg basket to the duck house to touch the eggs, and Shen Xuanqing took the hay to feed the cattle and sheep.
It's snowing today, so there's no need to sweep the yard, Wei Lanxiang and Shen Yaoqing shake off the snowflakes from under the main room. Fortunately, they both live in Qingxi Village, not far away, otherwise it would be difficult to come here under such heavy snow.
Shen Yaoqing took the shovel dung basket to shovel rabbit dung, Wei Lanxiang added two firewood to the mud stove before walking out of the main room, and when he came in, he would definitely have to bake his hands, adding more to save the fire.
She went to the firewood house and picked up two of the piles of woks. This year, a lot of woks have been planted here, and some of the vegetable fields have been confiscated. They are frozen woks that are kept in the fields for the snow. , equally delicious.
The firewood house was prepared for rabbits. She put the wads on the grass-cutting board, cut the roots, and cut the wat leaves upright into long strips. Feeding rabbits was not like chickens and ducks, but they had to be chopped up. .
Put the chopped wort leaves in the bowl, take the bowl and walk to the rabbit shack. There is no fresh grass or leaves in the winter. In addition to the woks, you have to feed the hay. Rabbits can eat enough.
She was used to feeding rabbits, and came over to hold hay. When the rabbits in the nest saw it, many jumped to the front of the rabbit nest and waited.
They raise rabbits fairly carefully. As soon as the weather is cold, they put thick wheat straw in each rabbit nest and rabbit cage. The wheat straw, rice and oranges cut from 13 mu of wheat and 8 mu of rice are not thrown away at all, they are all piled up into haystacks. , enough for a winter.
The wheat straw in the rabbit's nest will be changed every three or four days after it gets wet, and the wet wheat straw will not be thrown away. If it is spread in the yard and dried, it can still be used as firewood to cook a pot. What if it is mixed with rabbit dung? It all came this way.
Shen Yaoqing was sweeping and shoveling manure in the shack. Both sides of the shack were bound with bamboo strips. The upper and lower walls were so tight that the wind could not blow in from both sides. The wood is covered with a layer of thatch, which will not leak rain or water. There are many logs erected, and no matter how thick the snow is, it is not afraid of being crushed.
After Lu Gu touched the duck eggs, he put the basket in the main room. He turned around and saw Wei Lanxiang entered the hay hut. He hurried over. Less wort and hay.
Wei Lanxiang said with a smile as she walked, "It's snowing today, so the pork ribs I bought first are not finished. I told your sister-in-law that we will stew pork ribs today, just like last year. The spoon stands around the mud stove to eat, warm, just now when your eldest brother and I came, she and Shen Yan were already chopping the bones, then stewing it for an hour, the meat will be rotten, and the soup will definitely be fragrant."
After getting up, I didn't feel hungry after eating the cakes, but in this winter, just thinking about the taste of meat and broth made Lu Gu a little greedy.
He raised his eyebrows and said, "Then we don't have to stir-fry vegetables at noon. We chop up the cauliflower and put it in the broth to cook. When we eat it, we have both meat and vegetables."
This is how they ate it when they were stewing meat a few times before. The leaves of the vegetables tasted more delicious when they passed through the broth.
"Okay, that's it." Wei Lanxiang nodded in agreement. Whether Lu Gu or Ji Qiuyue came to their house, they were all well-behaved and never bothered. She naturally liked it, no matter what they wanted to eat. , As long as it can be done, let alone two sons, even she will think of Fa'er to get it and buy it.
Besides, since Shen Xuanqing got married, it was very frustrating for a while, and then it got better and better. A few days ago, Shen Xuanqing came back from Fucheng after selling fox skins and bought a lot of pork and pigs from Meng Dayue. Bone is eaten even by humans and dogs.
As for the money that Shen Xuanqing sold, only he and Lu Gu knew, a full three hundred taels of silver.
The two pure white fox skins alone were one hundred taels, and the remaining twenty-two red fox skins were divided into better and inferior because of their appearance, not more or less, and finally sold for 200 taels.
In addition to the 112 taels that he had saved before, and the 25 taels that sold the dwarf deer, the total was 435 taels.
He saved 400 taels and put them at the bottom of the big box. The remaining 35 taels were given to Lu Gu for 20 taels, and he kept 15 taels for himself. It costs money to buy only pork and oil and salt. Others are like chai rice vinegar tea. Rice noodles are available at home. Firewood and wild tea can be obtained by going up the mountain. This year Wei Lanxiang also brewed persimmon vinegar by himself. Fifteen taels, as well as some broken silver and copper plates, are completely sufficient for daily expenses.
After returning from Fucheng, he also borrowed Shen Shunwang's old cow, put on a trolley, pulled mountain goods and a sack of new rice, and took Lu Gu to Jixing Town to see Lao Yang's head, bought good drinks and cakes, and The money is not spent.
