MTL - The Sweet Little Fulang-Chapter 180
It only takes half a month to finish the full moon wine, and it is time to harvest autumn rice in mid-October.
As soon as the confinement was born, I didn’t hire Xia Fulang again. Lu Gu could boil water to wash the diapers while the child was sleeping. Crying, hugging and coaxing is really tiring, Shen Xuanqing doesn't want him to do too much work, just take good care of the child, find Ge Chunsheng from the neighboring village three days before the rice harvest, and hire him to go to the ground.
Ge Chunsheng came from a poor family. In order to treat his sick old wife, he sold an acre of thin land half a year ago. He was too old to be a long-term worker, so he had to pick up firewood and do odd jobs to survive.
In the past, when the Shen family hired someone, they had to wait for the Lin Jinhu brothers to finish harvesting their own rice. They hired them early this year. Shen Xuanqing did not let Wei Lanxiang go to the ground again. She was not too young. Helping to bring two grandchildren, so Lu Gu doesn't have to be too tired.
Ge Chunsheng was in his 50s. He did not give birth to a son, but only had one daughter. The son-in-law's family was also poor and could not make much money. He had worked in the fields and worked with crops all his life. The wages are better than usual these days, and he does his work without any ambiguity.
Shen Xuanqing will never go to the ground with someone who steals and plays tricks. After spending money, you have to watch it anytime and anywhere. It is already tiring enough, and it will take a few more days to work hard. Eating, hiring Ge Chunsheng was discussed with Shen Yaoqing, and he also inquired with a young man he knew in a neighboring village. He knew that although this uncle Chunsheng was dull and did not like to talk, he was very honest, so he simply hired him.
The sun is still shining in this autumn harvest. The ripe rice should be cut as soon as possible. Otherwise, the rice will be too dry and it will be difficult to pick it up. Every grain of grain may be life-saving in the future, so it is natural to be eager.
In addition to starting wages, I have to manage a meal these days, and I will be more energetic when I am full.
Wei Lanxiang and Lu Gu carried baskets to the field to deliver meals. Today, there is only Ge Chunsheng as a part-time worker, but it is still two dishes, one meat and one vegetarian. I never thought that Ge Chunsheng took a steamed bun and took a bite, and then looked around. The man sitting on the ground slowly slid into his arms with an uneasy look on his face. Seeing Shen Yaoqing looking at him, wrinkles piled up on his old face, he said indifferently, "I don't eat much, just this one."
He realized something else, and hurriedly said, "I have the strength to cut rice, so I won't delay, no."
Wei Lanxiang and Lu Gu had already eaten it at home. They thought he was poor and scared, and he had to eat a steamed bun for two days. Hearing this, he said with a smile, "He Chunsheng uncle, you can eat it, you don't have to hide it and eat only one bite. Enough bread."
Ge Chunsheng hesitated, but instead of picking up the other steamed bun she handed over, he was extremely cautious, and took off the old bamboo tube that he had hung around his waist for drinking water. Holding the bamboo tube in his hand, he stretched it out, and said in a low voice, "I, I'll go back with some vegetable soup. The old lady hasn't seen oil and water for a few days. I'll pretend it's less and give her a taste."
Originally, he wanted to save what he had eaten and wanted to take it back, but Shen Xuanqing's expression remained the same.
Wei Lanxiang sighed in her heart. People are poor and they can't eat anything. She stuffed the steamed buns in her hand to Ge Chunsheng and said, "You eat this one, and you bring that back to the old sister-in-law."
Next to him, Lu Gu took the bamboo tube in Ge Chunsheng's hand, then took the chopsticks in Shen Xuanqing's hand, put two chopsticks in the bamboo tube to stir-fry the autumn vegetables, and set aside three or four pieces of chicken, and poured some vegetable soup and broth. The family watched without saying a word.
"Uncle." Lu Gu stuffed the lid of the bamboo tube and handed it over.
Even the broth and meat were packed. Ge Chunsheng was very frightened. He had never read a book. Well, for fear of spilling out a little bit.
Seeing that he was unwilling to eat two more bites of vegetables and meat, Shen Yaoqing stuffed him two more steamed buns and said, "Uncle, you have to eat enough here so that you can work hard for us."
"Yes." Ge Chunsheng nodded again and again.
Zhao'er and Lingjun were both sleeping at home. Wei Lanxiang went back early, and Lu Gu didn't stay in the ground for long. Before returning with the basket, everyone else dispersed. He glanced at Shen Xuanqing and saw his face. There were mud stains and sweat, and no one was there now, so I dared to take out a handkerchief from my arms and raised my hand to wipe it.
Shen Xuanqing lowered his head when he raised his hand, and at the end had a bright smile on his face, and said in a low voice, "Go back quickly, it's too hot outside."
"Well." Lu Gu also smiled and asked him again, "What do you want to eat at night? I'll make it for you."
"Fry a plate of eggs, then stir-fry a bowl of Autumn Spicy Zi, pick the green one and stir fry, the red one won't taste good." Shen Xuanqing wanted to pinch the earlobe of the husband, but remembered that he was beaten outside for pinching the earlobe, so he had to give up.
Lu Gu nodded and agreed, it's not just these two, there are many people in the family, and two big bowls are enough to eat.
He didn't stay too much, otherwise he would delay the harvesting of the rice. The first thing he did when he got home was to go into the room to see the children. It was not cold in the daytime these days, and Xiaoling was covered with a thin quilt. Even so, his face was still flushed with sleep.
Compared with more than a month ago, their little Linger has grown up a bit, at least he is heavier than before, and his body is not so soft. The child often sleeps in the house and sees little sunlight. They are white and soft, with a faint red mark between the eyebrows, and they look even more beautiful. Anyone who sees them has to praise them for their beautiful looks, not to mention Lu Gu and Shen Xuanqing, baby. the same as what.
Lu Gu closed the door lightly and went out. In the courtyard, Wei Lanxiang was urinating with Zhao'er who had woken up.
Zhao'er just woke up, her eyes were a little stunned, and she rubbed her eyes with her fleshy little hands, until Lu Gu teased him next to him, and then she smiled.
After playing for a while, Zhao'er urinated, and Wei Lanxiang exclaimed, "Oh, urinating so far, he must be a skin monkey begging for beatings in the future."
Lu Gu didn't see the connection between the urination and the beating. He thought for a while and couldn't figure it out. Just as he was about to ask, he heard Xiao Lingjun cry in the room and hurried into the room.
The rice was taken back and spread in the wide courtyard of the big mansion. When the sun shone, it looked yellow and bright, and everyone had a smile on their faces. This winter, there is no need to worry.
Early in the morning, Shen Yaoqing and the others pushed the pile of rice rolled up last night into the courtyard again. Shen Xuanqing and Lu Gu loaded rabbits and eight chickens and ducks into the mule cart, and sent them to the brothel and Yangxian Tavern in Jixing Town early in the morning. go.
Now that there are mule carts, the commuters do not need to be tired, the mules run much faster, and they can come back in just half a day.
Speaking of which, Shen Xuanqing hadn't gone hunting in the mountains for more than two months. Before, he wanted to stay at home and wait for Lu Gu to give birth to a child. Later, he was busy with various farming operations. Fortunately, now he is not worried about money, and he can earn enough money from selling rabbits. so urgent. Moreover, since the beginning of the spring, he has already earned nearly two hundred taels of silver in the past six months.
Compared with those beasts that are not easy to hunt, Merlu is the most valuable. Now he is more proficient in his craftsmanship, not to mention shooting and hunting. Every time he enters the mountains, he has a harvest. So good, even if we found the trail of wild animals, the dog and he were hiding in the dark without making a move, other beasts and birds were not very alarmed, allowing the alert and cautious prey to run away, or blocking the grass and trees in the mountains .
Whenever he didn't find anything to earn money, he would beat a few **** and hares down the mountain, and he could earn dozens or hundreds of coins.
Once sent rabbits to the brothel, Luo Biao also bought a business for him. There are customers who love to play with birds and want to buy a pair of **** with blue heads and color tails. They have to be a pair of male and female. The price is good, and the **** are small. Yes, if you catch a pair, it will be five taels of silver.
Don't look at the thirty or forty taels that sell deer, these five taels are not much, but for ordinary people, there are very few people who can earn five taels of silver a month. Shen Xuanqing often runs in the mountains, There is a general look in the mind of the kind of bird, and it was bad luck when he entered the deep mountains. He wanted to hunt antelope and followed the trail to find it, but he found traces of wolves, and even the dogs were very uneasy. He has always been cautious, in the mountains It is extremely dangerous to face the beasts, not to mention that the number of wolves is not small, so they retreated with the dog, and turned to another hill in the opposite direction to lay down a bird net. After a few days, he really got it. A pair of blue-headed tits.
The family has plenty of food, and they have only a few people. In recent years, they no longer need to buy fields. The money in their hands can naturally be saved. The big bag at the bottom of the box is full of silver ingots, big or small, every time they look at it. , it makes one feel more at ease.
"I won't leave you a meal at noon?" Lu Gu wrapped the chicken cage door and stood beside the mule cart to watch Shen Xuanqing put away the cage. Every time he went to Jixing Town, if it was noon, Master and A-Niang would always be there. will stay for dinner.
This time, Shen Xuanqing wanted to give Lao Yangtou a bag of dried wild camellia tea. Hearing the words, he said, "Well, you don't need to keep it, you can just eat it."
After everything was sorted out, he got into the mule cart and said with a smile, "I'm leaving."
"Well." Lu Gu smiled and rolled his eyes. After the mule cart was gone, he hurried to his hometown. When he went out, Lingjun hadn't woken up yet. Shen Yan was watching at home. He guessed that he should wake up soon.
Sure enough, as soon as he came back, he heard Shen Yan coaxing the child in the room, and Xiao Lingjun was mostly hugged by him, but Shen Yan didn't coax him down for a while and was still crying.
"Brother Guzi." Shen Yan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw him enter the door.
Lu Gu took the child, hugged and patted it, and he was coaxed after a while.
Shen Yan went outside and poked the milk fruit, came in and handed it to him, saying, "If you don't come back, I don't know what to do."
"As soon as your second brother left, I'll go back." Lu Gu smiled and sat beside the bed to feed the child. Xiao Lingjun opened his **** eyes, and his small hands tugged a few times, then softened. The small palm rested on Lu Gu's hand holding the milk fruit, obviously already knowing what the ration was.
After eating a milk fruit, he even smiled at Lu Gu.
Their little Shuang'er would have laughed before, but Lu Gu still couldn't control himself, and he felt like a little flower was blooming in his heart, and Xiao Ling'er smiled really nicely.
"How come there is such a beautiful doll." He whispered to Lingjun, like a whisper, overjoyed, his eyes were full of smiles, he put the empty milk fruit next to him, he picked up Xiaolingjun to endure I couldn't stop kissing, the milk doll was fragrant, and her face was very white and soft.
