Rebirth of Medicine Garden Space

A week later, on the 26th year, Gu Yao just finished the final exam, and Liu's father, Liu's mother, and Liu Changxing's mother also brought Liu Si'an back to Liu's Village.

And the two other brick and tile houses that Grandpa Liu built for the Liu family can also accommodate people. With the addition of a newcomer to the family, the two bedrooms are gradually not enough. After Liu Sichen gave the passbook to Grandpa Liu, Grandpa Liu left it almost immediately. Decided to build a house, the two houses are at a [-]-degree angle to the main room, facing the kitchen, just forming a four-in-one situation.

Building a house in the countryside is very fast, with five or six bricklayers and a carpenter, it takes two days to lay the foundation, one week to build the walls, and two days to cap the roof.The repairs can be completed in about ten days, and the bricks and tiles are delivered directly by donkey carts from the Yucheng County Brick Factory.

Daliang bought it directly from Liu Changxing's house. After the walls were painted with white lime and the floor was painted with cement, Liu Changxing's father sent the door over and installed it. It took only more than a month.

Grandpa Liu left the doors and windows open to dry for more than a month, moved the bed in, and ordered a set of wardrobes and cabinets from Liu Changxing's house. The two brick houses can be lived in just after the children's winter vacation.

Originally, Liu Sichen and Gu Yao were going to move to the newly built bedroom, but Liu's father stopped him. The new house is not popular, and the children will easily get sick when they live in it. Liu's father and Liu's mother moved to the new house first. Just sleep with grandpa.

The baby sleeps very well. He drinks a meal of milk and eats some complementary food before going to bed, and wakes up once or twice at night, so he can sleep soundly until dawn.It is very rare to sleep with Grandpa Liu and not recognize his life.

The little baby clings to his elder brother as soon as he gets home, and won't let him go when he doesn't see him for a while, whimpering and pretending to cry.Liu Sichen happened to be happy to stay at home, the snow outside has not yet melted, no matter how much you wear, you will be completely frozen outside for a while.

The baby was born in May this year, and it is less than ten months old, but it is very active, and its two calves are also very strong. It is always willing to hold on to anything that can be leaned on, and walk slowly with its calves .

"Liu Si'an, come here." Liu Sichen sat on the stool and clapped his hands at him, the child immediately showed an excited smile, revealing the two small teeth that had grown under it, his silly little appearance amused him Brother, Liu Sichen smiled foolishly for a while, seeing him approaching, he went to help his brother's armpit and carried him to the chair.

"Wow... um..." The little baby twisted his body restlessly and thought about it.

"Sit well, I'll get you a feeding bottle." Liu Sichen patted the top of his head, which hadn't grown much hair yet, then took two steps back and pointed at him, "Sit still and don't move."

The little baby giggled, stretched his belly, seemed to think his brother was playing a game with him, bit his little finger and leaned back in the chair, staring at his brother with big eyes.

Gu Yao just came out after finishing his homework all morning. Seeing this, he hurried over to pick up the child from the chair, and frowned at Liu Sichen who was still retreating, "What if you let him fall?"

"I'm watching, he's fine, he won't fall." Liu Sichen turned around and ran away nonchalantly, and brought over the baby bottle that was warming in the kitchen in about ten seconds.

"Don't put it so high next time, he is still young, he will be hurt if he falls." Gu Yao stuffed the child who had been reaching out to reach his brother into Liu Sichen's arms.

"Got it." Liu Sichen kissed his younger brother's little face, and gave the baby the bottle to hold and drink.

"I don't know when grandpa and the others will come back." Liu Sichen hugged his younger brother, Gu Yao closed the door of the main room, and added firewood to the fire plate next to him to make the flames more prosperous. The dim main room reflected warmth The bright orange light makes people feel warm and safe.

Grandpa Liu and Liu's father and Liu's mother went to the county to do New Year's goods together. This year, Grandpa Liu has enough funds, so he wants to make a good purchase for the family. By the way, he will get a package for Gu Yao. The post office here usually does not deliver packages, but sends A list will come for you to pick up by yourself.

"It's not until noon, and we can't come back until the sun goes down." Gu Yao patted the ashes on his hands, and seeing that the baby was drinking well, he frowned and asked, "Did Grandpa save lunch? "

Liu Sichen looked up at him, rolled his eyes weakly and replied, "No, my dad won't let him stay, he said he wants to train our ability to survive."

"Then what do we have for lunch?" Gu Yao stared at Liu Sichen and asked.

"You should be the one to think about this question, right? Don't forget that I'm only six years old!" Liu Sichen made a gesture of six with one hand.

"Hmm...eating noodles?" Gu Yao asked unsurely.

"I finished eating the noodles yesterday. Grandpa went to buy them today. Do you want to make hand-rolled noodles?" Liu Sichen looked at him innocently.

"Why don't we eat porridge." Gu Yao changed his mind instantly.

"It's ok, just bake two more eggs and two salted duck eggs and eat it, and you'll save on vegetables." Liu Sichen's eyes lit up. Grandpa Liu pickled a lot of salted duck eggs, some of them were at home and some were in the medicine garden, and he also gave them away. I gave some to Liu Changxing's family.

"Well, not bad!" Gu Yao was obviously also satisfied. He turned around and went to the kitchen to find a pot, grabbed two handfuls of rice, added some water, brought it to the main room, and propped it on the brazier with an iron frame.

"Have you...washed the rice?" Liu Sichen looked at him suspiciously, it was too fast, and Gu Yao's hands were obviously dry.

"Forgot." Gu Yao was stunned for a moment, then calmly removed the pot again, took it to the kitchen and brought it back after washing.

Ten minutes later, the sound of bubbling and bubbling bubbles came from the pot on the brazier, and the fragrance of rice permeated the entire main room.Gu Yao stirred the pot with a spoon, pursed his lips and said, "It looks pretty good."

Liu Sichen didn't miss the smugness in Gu Yao's eyes, and leaned his head to look over. The porridge rice had been boiled, with a layer of porridge oil spread on it, bubbling and bubbling.

"It smells so good, Brother Gu Yao, you're really amazing." Liu Sichen hurriedly flattered her.

Gu Yao pursed his lips and smiled, and tapped his head to show that he had seen through his flattery.

"It's ready to eat." Gu Yao took two bowls and served them up, and put some in the little baby's wooden bowl to cool down.

Gu Yao not only roasted eggs and duck eggs, but also roasted some sweet potatoes and yams, which were all produced in the medicine garden. They were fragrant, sweet and delicious.

The three brothers were self-sufficient and had a satisfying lunch.After putting the baby to sleep, Liu Sichen and Gu Yao took the baby into the medicine garden, put the baby in a basket covered with blankets in the wooden house, covered him with a small blanket, and Gu Yao and Liu Sichen went to work.

Liu Sichen is mainly responsible for the herbs in the medicine field. With the meticulous care of his grandfather and grandson, nearly half of the land in the medicine field has been planted with herbs, involving more than 300 varieties. Some came in from seed, and many were transplanted directly from the woods and streamsides of the medicine garden.

Grandfather Liu, Liu Sichen, is diligent in taking care of the plants and often irrigates them with spring water. The plants grow very lush, and the ones that bear fruit are never stingy with flowering and fruiting.

The entire medicine field now covers an area of ​​about ten acres. In addition to those that need to be pruned and seedlings, there are also some that need to be picked for flowers and fruits. This cycle is repeated once a month. Go through it once a week.Liu Sichen wanted to do his best to help his grandfather reduce the burden, but he was too short, and was drowned by the plants as soon as he entered.

Gu Yao is mainly in charge of the vegetable and fruit area next to him. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Grandpa Liu ordered a lot of fruit trees from an address provided by Liu Sichen.It has been planted around the vegetable garden, and now it is in the stage of vigorous growth, with luxuriant branches and leaves.Although the saplings are slender, the grandpa and grandson can all imagine the beautiful scene after they bloom and bear fruit.

Tomatoes, green peppers, eggplants and lettuce, rows of green vegetables, white radishes, carrots, and Chinese cabbage, cucumbers, cowpeas, lentils, green beans climbing on bamboo stands, and potatoes and sweet potatoes on the ridges of the soil .Climbing winter melons, pumpkins, small cantaloupe, and large and small watermelons that grow wantonly everywhere.

Although there are many varieties, there are only three or four plants of each species, but the plants in the medicine garden grow extraordinarily luxuriantly, each plant bears abundant fruit, and every time it is a good harvest.

Gu Yao picked up a cucumber and rubbed it casually, then chewed it. The cucumber was fresh and tender, fragrant, crispy and sweet to quench his thirst. Gu Yao enjoyed picking it and eating it.Baskets of fruits and vegetables were sent to the stream for washing.

Some of these fruits and vegetables will be simply pickled or dried by Grandpa Liu, and some of them will be bought from the county as an excuse to give to neighbors to taste. Sell ​​it out.

When Liu Si'an woke up, he didn't cry. He stretched his arms and legs, flipped out of the basket nimbly, and lifted the blanket off his body while crawling.

The temperature in the medicine garden was much higher than outside, so Liu Sichen helped him take off his coat and padded jacket while he was sleeping, leaving only his underwear and a sweater outside.The little baby instantly felt that he was much lighter. He was already stuffed into the bed when he was undressed like this. He was very excited that he could still move outside.

After climbing out of the wooden house, he continued to climb along the path paved with stones, and soon he was attracted by the small pond on one side. This small pond was just a small puddle at first, but later Liu Sichen put fish fry in, Grandpa Liu Together with Gu Yao, they slowly expanded the puddle, and now it is a small pond with a diameter of more than three meters.

There are lotus roots planted in the pond. At this time, the lotus is in full bloom, and the lotus fragrance is tangy.The little baby was attracted by a lotus flower by the pool that was bigger than his face, so he hurriedly crawled over excitedly.

When he climbed to the edge of the pool, his strength was finally exhausted, and he lay down limply on his limbs. With enough little hands, he finally reached a petal of the lotus. The little guy was very excited, "Ah!"

Shouting, she stuffed the petals into her mouth.