Doomsday Farmhouse Tour

Chapter 9 The New Year Begins

Lu Mo and Chang'an got up early to clean the house, and the whole family didn't go out when it was snowy and windy in winter.The previously prepared hazelnuts, walnuts and the like have already been sold out, and they are unexpectedly popular.Lu Xiao didn't mean to monopolize, and taught Zheng's father, Zheng Mo, how to make roasted seeds and nuts with different flavors.The month approaching the Chinese New Year earns not much but also a lot. Farmers basically have no work in winter, so they are naturally happy with the unexpected money.

"I don't have much bacon at home, so I'm thinking of buying more salted meat this year." Lu Mo knew the family's affairs best. They saved a lot of meat this year, but their son spent more than half of it on getting married.Now that the New Year is approaching, the village organizes the killing of New Year pigs, which is to prepare for the next year.

"Buy more pork and big bones. Xiao'er Chang'an should make up for it. The family has been very busy this year, and everyone has worked hard." Lu's father was very relieved to see his son's better complexion after getting married. .The wealth of the family has become richer, and the food that needs to be carefully calculated on weekdays has become more generous.

"It's fine for these parents to decide, and I don't have much experience. I have talked with Wei Xun in the past few days. His Wangjiang Tower has a great demand for chickens and ducks. He can earn some money by raising more chickens and ducks in the coming year. .Of course, the chickens and ducks are not only for that side..." Lu Xiao whispered how he knew how to roast chickens and ducks. The chickens and ducks should be raised in April, when his spring just ended... the two sides Business is not delayed.

"Chickens and ducks can be raised in the back mountain. You don't need to raise too many just now... Three to five hundred is enough." Lu's father was smoking a cigarette. Three to five hundred is simple but still costs money.Newly born chickens must be kept warm. To achieve the ideal temperature, the first thing is to build a chicken shed in the back mountain. There must be a kang in the shed to control the temperature.If you do the math, it's a lot of money...

"Because everyone is free during the Chinese New Year, let's quickly decide on the purchase of the mountain. Buying the mountain and building a chicken shed... at least half a month." Waiting for the house to be built, we have to smoke some herbs to save money. of chickens are sick...

Father Lu and Lu Xiao talked to each other, while Lu Mo was listening and calculating how much money was left at home.Fortunately, Wei Xun delivered the dividends on time, and there were still some before building a chicken coop.

"I don't know anything else, but raising chickens in the back mountain is afraid that not only will you have to hire people to guard them..." Chang'an, who had been silent all the time, opened his mouth slowly after everyone else had finished speaking, and tentatively expressed his opinion, "Even if the guards are meticulous, it is inevitable at night. Do we also have a few dogs when we sleep deeply? In addition to raising chickens, we also have the special wine from Ruyi Winery in our house...Dogs can hear better than people, so it saves people from making troubles."

"Chang'an is right. If I don't mention this, I'm afraid I'll forget it. In addition to keeping chickens to prevent dirty hands and feet in the village and outside the village, we also have to guard against weasels who like to steal chickens." Lu Xiao looked at Chang'an's rare participation Immediately agreed, he could vaguely feel that his little daughter-in-law was a bit inferior in these days of marriage.Although a little inferiority complex makes Chang'an extra docile, it is definitely not good to be like this for a long time.So Lu Xiao always remembers to give his daughter-in-law confidence...

"That's right, I heard that Rhubarb of the village owner's family gave birth to a few puppies. It's been two months... just go with Chang'an to see Tiao Tiao... and bring back the ones that suit your eyes." Father Lu asked Lu Ma brought some green vegetables and half a bowl of noodles from the kitchen to Lu Changan, and if he liked it, he would give these things to the dog owner.

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The winter snow was still quite thick, and Zheng Changan was walking slowly on the path between the villages, held by Lu Xiao's hand.There is no wind today, Lu Xiao looked up at the sky and felt that the sky in ancient times was really blue.

"I'm thinking of getting a male, and the male should be more aggressive." Zheng Changan let Lu Xiao pull him, he was used to his husband's unconscious closeness, and at this moment, he didn't expect to be shy at all.

"It's better to be fierce, to be able to withstand the shock." Lu Xiao put his arms around the man's waist, with a smile in his eyes.Zheng Changan's temperament is as gentle as ever, if it is different, it is a little more generous to let him do what he does.

"Chang'an, I'm very glad to meet you under that tree." As time passed, Lu Xiao's indifferent heart was softened by Zheng Chang'an's careful ironing.For example, he knows that he doesn't like to eat meat, but for the sake of his body, he is tough-tempered not to allow himself to be picky eaters.

"Me too, sometimes I think... If I backed down that day, would you be disappointed in me..."

Zheng Changan lowered his head, but the hand that was being held was squeezed back even tighter.Lu Xiao smiled reassuringly, he will not be disappointed... It is not a problem to shrink back for a while, as long as he keeps shrinking, he is not a person who has the patience to guide and accompany him all the time.

"No, I was too impulsive at the time... At that time, I thought about what to say if you refused..."

It was rare for the two of them to stroll around so slowly. On weekdays, Lu Xiao had to review books, write notebooks, and even discuss business with Wei Xun, which made Chang'an somewhat cold.Fortunately, Chang An has an open-minded temperament, although he lost these things, he never took them to heart.

The two whispered intimate words and arrived at the east entrance of the village before they knew it.Before entering the door, I heard the barking of the milk dog mixed with the voice of a woman scolding the child.

Zheng Changan called the door, and Lu Xiao followed behind without saying a word.The woman heard that the dog who wanted to see the newborn enthusiastically dragged her into the yard. Her family's rhubarb gave birth to seven puppies at once, and she was worried about how to give them away.In the past, it was not that no one threw these dogs away directly, but she couldn't bear it.

Every dog ​​in this litter is different, and the color of the pattern is dark and light, which is very interesting to watch.Lu Xiao squatted down to look at it, and one of them seemed to have noticed that someone was watching it, and tentatively walked towards Lu Xiao.This dog was also "big" in a pack of puppies, with a solid black coat, ears, and around the eyes, and a beautiful white belly and limbs.

Stretching out his hand and shaking it in front of his eyes, the pup's round eyes followed it back and forth, which is really cute.The puppy put its paws on the man's lap, shaking its head and rubbing against the man.

"What's the big one, look at that one in this nest..." Seeing that Lu Xiao likes that one, Chang An naturally doesn't object.She asked the woman a few words in a low voice, because raising chickens and ducks separately and guarding the wine cellar for wine making required at least three.

"In this litter, the pure black one and the one with yellow flowers on the white background are the most vicious..." the woman said immediately after hearing this, and Lu Xiao silently put the puppies that were on her body into the basket behind her back.Obviously he likes this one, Chang An smiled and stretched his hand into the back basket to caress this little thing that pleased his husband.

"Choose two more..." Lu Xiao looked at Chang An and couldn't help touching his nose, he really didn't know anything about fluffy animals.Chang An squatted down and took each pup into his hand to examine carefully, picked out the teeth and barked loudly.The woman was right, those two were the fiercest.The two of them put the puppies into the basket, and the appearance of three little heads protruding from the edge of the basket is really cute.

After giving the woman the vegetables and noodles he brought, Lu Xiao and the two of them went home with the puppy.Father Lu looked at the puppies he brought back and thought they were good, so he asked Lu Mo to make some leftover pancakes for the three pups.

"Keep them together for the time being, and then separate them when it's almost done." Lu Xiao looked at the three puppies rolling together, as if they didn't seem to have any discomfort in the strange environment, and they ate the pancakes that Lu Mo gave them happily. very.

After watching the dog for a while, the three of them went to the back room to warm up by the fire. It was really cold in winter.After entering the house, Lu Xiao pulled Chang'an into his arms and hugged him, with his chin resting on the person's neck.

"Chang'an, you are so warm."

When Lu Xiao said that, Changan thought he was cold, so he didn't struggle, but turned around and hugged him.Father Lu watched his son eating his daughter-in-law's tofu calmly, and couldn't help turning his eyes away.Who did my son Guijing's temperament follow?

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Within a few days of bringing the pup back, the villagers began to organize the killing of the New Year pigs.Three pigs were killed, and the villagers got up early to line up to buy meat.Chang'an didn't want Lu Mo to get up too early, so he came to line up early.Lu Xiao heard that Chang'an didn't mean to sleep in after getting up, so he packed up and followed.

"Lu Xiao and Chang'an also come to buy meat? Everyone doesn't want to move when it's winter, so it's hard for you young couple to get up so early." The first one to speak was the youngest Liu, who felt relieved to see the young junior so affectionate. .

"Chang'an is diligent, so I just follow along." Lu Xiao greeted the youngest Liu and never hesitated to show his love for Zheng Chang'an.

"That is, Chang'an is famous in our village for being hardworking and capable. Your newly married couple naturally have a good relationship..." The other youngest next to him couldn't help but interjected. He and Chang'an's Ah Mo had a good relationship when they were young and later became Ah Mo even took care of each other.At that time, Chang'an got married, and she also helped a lot.

A few people chatted casually, there were not many people in front of them, and soon it was Lu Xiao's turn to Chang'an and the others.Almost everyone is watching them. Buying meat at the end of this year is definitely an important criterion for measuring income.

"Six catties of pork belly, one pork leg and three catties of tenderloin." Changan saw that the pork texture on the chopping board was good, and he decided to buy more immediately after seeing the freshness.He remembered Lu's father asking him to buy some bones, and he bought a whole set of ribs and a few big stick bones.

The villagers behind couldn't help being startled, and then someone laughed, and there was a lot of sarcasm in the words.Lu Xiao heard the words and looked over, it was a young brother who looked like a newly married man.Chang'an has an intersection with him?

Chang'an is also a little strange, before he met Lu Xiao because of his appearance and because of his pride, he rarely went out to hang out, and he didn't have the slightest impression of the person in front of him.

"Don't pay attention to him," Lu Xiao said in a low voice, he doesn't need to care about people he doesn't know well.Didn't it mean that Chang'an was greedy after getting married? He had hoped that Chang'an would eat more.

Chang An nodded, and took the pork tied with straw rope.Lu Xiao put the big fan's ribs into the back basket, and took Chang'an's free hand with the other hand.Seeing that normal seems to be the best counterattack, Chang An couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

His husband is like this. He looks gentle, but if someone wants to bully him, the person in front of him must always want to save face for himself.

"It's just a few catties of pork. I'll take you to Wangjiang Tower after the new year..." Changan is really gentle and doesn't like to care.Lu Xiao is different, he is used to penny-pinching and protecting his own people.Even if Chang An doesn't care, he still wants to vent his anger on others.

If someone else said Wangjianglou might be acting on their own will, but Lu Xiao must be telling the truth.The provocative brother was dumbfounded, his face was very red.Thinking of the business partnership between Lu Xiao and Wei Xun, he suddenly felt confused.With the profit of Ruyi Winery, but buying more meat is no big deal in front of his husband.

When I got home, Lu Mo had already woken up and heated up the pancakes, and the dishes were ready.After being in the snow for so long in winter, Lu couldn't help but ask.Chang'an didn't want to say it but Lu Xiao was different, Lu Xiao didn't want someone to talk to Lu Mo, and he knew what Lu Mo had said.

"That brother is talkative, no wonder he and his husband..." Lu Mo scolded again and again, because Lu Xiao's body became stronger after meeting Chang'an, and now he has no shadow of his past weakness, so Lu Mo is very fond of Chang'an. satisfy.Satisfied that he is diligent, generous and filial, and the most important thing is to take good care of his son... Having this one is better than thousands of others.

It was only then that Lu Xiao realized that the brother and Chang'an were not familiar. If he said that he made a mockery at that time, he might have seen Chang'an's lavish spending and the love between the husband and wife would have made him jealous.

This incident was just an episode, and the Lu family forgot about it in a blink of an eye.On the contrary, the brother was in a state of panic for a few days and was reprimanded repeatedly by his own father.

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Sorry for not being able to update.Obviously I want to try my best to keep the daily update... I will try my best to make up for the missing two days ago~

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