Days of farming with bamboo horses

When Liu Zhang arrived home, the willows were already on the top of the moon. He saw a figure sitting under the eaves. The figure was so familiar that he didn't need to recognize it. He frowned and walked over: "Liu Er, why don't you rest? Tomorrow Don't you still have to get up? Go to bed first when you are tired, don't wait for me. "

Liu Zhang is preparing to open a shop recently, leaving early and returning late, Liu'er also has to go to work in the cloth dyeing workshop every day, sometimes she comes back late, and the other person falls asleep again, and she doesn't see each other for a day.The two of them haven't had a good conversation together for several months. They live in the same room and know each other better than themselves, but now they get along like the most familiar strangers.

Liu Er originally thought that he would not be able to wait for the young master today, he just wanted to try his luck, but he did not expect to wait, he stood up and rubbed the hem of his clothes, and smiled awkwardly: "Young master, you are back , Do you want to have supper? I'll make it for you."

Although it is summer now, it is also late summer. There is wind at night and the temperature is still a bit low. Liu Zhang doesn't know how long Liu'er has been waiting, but according to his temperament, he should wait as soon as he gets home.

"Go ahead, it's cold outside, so you don't have to wait for me? If you're tired, go and rest first. I'm not sure when I'll be back. Don't wait any longer." Liu Zhang said softly.

It's still the same, no matter how stupid Liu'er is, she still feels that something is wrong, the young master has treated him just as well, cared as much, or even better, but there are some things that are different.Because he didn't see the young master really smiled, it was different from when they first came here, although it was difficult at that time, the young master was still happy, often smiling with crooked eyebrows.

"Master." Liu'er tentatively opened her mouth, thinking of the only possibility, she was a little worried, "Is it troublesome to open a shop?"

"It's not too much trouble. It's almost finished. The same is true for Chengyu's side. The preliminary work has been completed. We can open the shop when the shop is renovated." Liu Zhang smiled and took out a land deed from his pocket. To him, "Liu'er, what do you think this is?" They have been renting a house when they came here, and if they don't have their own house, they don't have a home.

"The title deed?" Liu'er was a little surprised, "Master, did you buy the land? When?"

"This piece of land is in Zhoujia Village. It's not far from Chengyu's house. The front door is also very open. You can grow vegetables and raise chickens and ducks. I remember you said that you like that kind of life, so you bought it from the village chief. Come down, do you like it?" Liu Zhang wanted to reach out to rub his head, but he held back, seeing his surprised expression, "When the house is built, Liu'er can do what she likes."

Liu Er was originally elated, but when she saw that the name written on the land deed was actually his, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning, and the hand holding the piece of paper trembled slightly. "Master, did you make a mistake? Why, why is my name written on it?" It wasn't what he thought, definitely not!

"When we make money in the future, we must buy the best dowry for Liu'er. In this way, no one will look down on Liu'er when we talk about our husband's family in the future. Besides, Liu'er knows poetry and books, and knows so much, for sure. Many capable men will come to ask for marriage, and when the time comes, I must keep my eyes open, young master, and find a good husband for Liu'er."

Liu Zhang said with a smile, feeling a dull pain in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it anymore, Liu'er has done so much for herself regardless of the danger, and deserves the best.

He will have someone he likes and a lovely child in the future. I can't force him to be with someone he doesn't really like because of kindness, but it's worth it to help him find happiness.

"I don't want it!" Liu'er hurriedly put the land deed back into Liu Zhang's hands, tears kept streaming down her cheeks, and knelt in front of him, "Did Liu'er do something wrong? Master doesn't want Liu'er? Master wants to drive Liu away!" Do you want to go? I won't go!"

"Liu Er, what are you doing? Get up!" Liu Zhang squatted in front of him, seeing the tears covering his little face, he still couldn't help it, and reached out to wipe his tears away, with a bitter smile: "Why are you crying?" ? Liu'er will always marry when she grows up, and when you meet someone you like, you will understand, okay, don't cry."

If one day you meet someone you like, you won't think like this, and I won't be the only one in your life.

"Liu'er won't leave, and won't marry. Liu'er will serve the young master for the rest of his life." Liu'er cried hard, he couldn't understand why the young master suddenly didn't want him, didn't he always be good?Why don't you want him?He also said before that he would be with him for the rest of his life.

Liu Zhang had no choice but to coax him first and let him go to rest. Liu Er was willing to stay by his side because his father was kind to him, and it was to repay the kindness, but kindness is something that is not clear, let alone Liu'er also saved him.They have nothing to owe.

The days are so unhurried, Zhou Chengyu is still guarding the little things he is waiting for, and Zhou Chengxuan's elder brother is also full moon, and he named him Zhou Linxia, ​​because he was born in summer and just had a baby. Full moon wine.

But the most important thing is that the Yuan Mu Zhai prepared by Zhou Chengyu and the others officially opened.Most of the affairs of Yuanmu Zhai are handled by Liu Zhang, so he is also the boss on the bright side, and Zhou Chengyu is in charge of carving this piece. Yuan Mu Zhai is filled with all kinds of exquisite wood carvings. There is a portrait on it, you can order according to the portrait, and it will be delivered to your door when the time comes.Zhou Chengxuan is responsible for the delivery and furniture.

There are wood carvings in Yuanmu Zhai, and further inside is the place where they rest temporarily. Since that day, Liu Er quit her job in the cloth dyeing workshop and came to Yuan Mu Zhai to help, but she basically followed Liu Zhang. If one is not careful, the young master will not want him.

And Liu Zhang also acquiesced to Liu Er's following behavior. Last time he made Liu Er cry on his own initiative, it was enough to make him feel distressed. She couldn't help but keep her eyes on him, and never thought of asking Liu Er if she could like him again.

Yuan Mu Zhai has just opened, and the business is very good. Their furniture is carved with exquisite and beautiful patterns. The quality is good and the price is not expensive, so it is favored by many people.This is the business of ordinary people.

But wood carvings are different, with different sizes and shapes, which can be said to be unique.Because of this, many of the samples they put out were bought, and there were still many orders.Among them, the help of Su Zipei's painting was indispensable, which played a great role in publicity.

If there were a lot of orders, it would be impossible for Zhou Chengyu to do so many wood carvings by himself. Wood carvings were only his hobby, and he didn't want to cause pressure.So he also hired three other carpenters, signed a confidential contract with them, and taught them some simple carving techniques.After more than two months of study, they were able to carve some simple wood carvings alone, but it took a little longer and some details were not handled very well.

Because the confidentiality agreement was signed in advance, Zhou Chengyu didn't hide his clumsiness. Like he was studying in school, he taught some things, and how much he could learn depended on their understanding.In addition to the basic wages of the carpenters, the rest is a commission, which can also prevent people from taking advantage of troubled waters, anyway, the more you work, the more you get.

All of a sudden, Yuanmuzhai's products have been favored by many common people, and some people are jealous when they patronize. Although there are some gossip among colleagues, there are actually very few of them.Because everyone does not have such great ability, they opened a special wood carving shop. In the past, those people bought furniture to order in some small households, and there were not many choices. Yuanmuzhai became the leader in this industry instead. .

"Alan, do you want to go outside and have a look? The business of our store is very good." Su Zipei was sitting with Chen Lan in the rest room in Yuanmu Zhai at this time, because Zhou Chengyu and the others would come to the town every now and then. Look at the situation in the store, so when I was decorating the store, I deliberately left a few rooms inside to rest, just one for each person.

"Well, I went there just now, but I don't understand these things, so don't make trouble for them." Chen Lan teased the child in his arms. Since the birth, his temperament has become more gentle, although not too much Words, but a little more calm than before.Moreover, what happened to Chen Da completely opened up his knots in his heart, and he no longer entangled in the past.

"Will it?" Su Zipei thought for a while, he had been shopping with Cheng Yu for a long time on the opening day, but now Cheng Yu was afraid that he would bump into him, so he refused to let him go out, after all, the child was more than seven months old.

"Do you also want to go out to play? How about I go with you." Chen Lan looked at him like this, and felt that although he was pregnant, the child's temperament had not improved at all, and Zhou Chengyu dressed him up every day, moon white Her outer shirt is embellished with patterns of bamboo leaves, and her black hair is tied up with a hosta, which is simple and beautiful.To be honest, there are not many brothers in the village who are as particular about dressing as Zipei.

"Chengyu refused. He went to see those carpenters carving, and asked me to wait for him to come back." Although Su Zipei said so, he was not unhappy. There are rice paper and pens and inks in the room, so he can draw at any time. There are all kinds of snacks that he likes to eat, and he is not boring.

"Isn't that—" Before Chen Lan finished speaking, someone knocked on the door, and to some surprise, standing at the door were Liu Zhang and Liu Er.

Liu Zhang was a little helpless, pushed Liu Er into the room, and greeted the two people who were sitting: "Zi Pei, Alan, you are all here, can you talk to Liu Er? He is bored outside alone. I'm going out now."

Liu'er was in a hurry, she stood up and wanted to follow him: "Master, I can help you."

"No, you stay here obediently, sit with Zipei and the others for a while, I still have something to do, and there are people working in the store, so you don't need to work so hard." Liu Zhang pushed him down on the chair, and whispered in his ear, "I'll come back and bring you the sugar man on the street, don't go out."

Just a joke, Liu'er is good-looking and has a sweet mouth, didn't you see that all the men in the shop stared at him?Liu Zhang thought that he must have lost his mind when he said the nonsense about giving him away, and he must not let those men with malicious intentions fall in love with Liu Er.

"Master, I—" Liu Er still wanted to argue

After Liu Zhang finished speaking, he left without further ado, leaving three people and a baby staring at him in the room.

"Aoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..."

"Xiao Xia, don't cry, don't cry." Chen Lan smiled apologetically, patted the baby in her arms, saw that he was still staring at the direction Liu Zhang left, and comforted, "Liu Er, why don't you sit down, Liu Zhang?" Big brother must be busy, otherwise he wouldn't let you in, doesn't he usually take you everywhere?"

Su Zipei was chewing jujubes, but she nodded lightly when she heard the words: "Yes, Liu'er, Brother Liu will be back in a while, this is Xiao Bie Sheng's newly married."