break spring

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, Qinghe Village has been bustling with activity early.

When He Dengqu came back from shopping, he helped Ding San and Mrs. Fang draw pictures on the paper pasted with lanterns. He made the lanterns very ugly.

"Xiuyun, do you have taro at home? Bai Miao's mother asked me to send you two catties." He Tianlu carried the muddy taro in his clothes, and it looked like it had just been dug out from the ground. Ghost skin, to ward off evil spirits and eliminate disasters."

Mrs. Fang put down the bamboo stick in her hand, and took it with a smile, "I just forgot. I'm getting old, and I didn't mention him when Gou'er went shopping just now. Gou'er bought several bottles of sweet-scented osmanthus wine. Do you want to take it?" Go back?"

"There are plenty at home. Bai Miao's mother brewed several jars by herself last year. I won't tell you anymore. I will leave with a taro. Bai Miao's mother is too tired now." He Tianlu waved his hands and went back to take care of his two-month-old belly. daughter in law.

Mrs. Fang asked He Dengqu to wash the taro, and tied up lanterns with Ding San.Ding San made fast and good piercings, and he also pierced them in different shapes, and the corners were full of piles.

After the lanterns were tied, Ding San made moon cakes again.

The moon cake molds were made by Ding San himself a few years ago. There are peach-shaped ones, moon-rabbit-shaped ones, and ordinary round ones with different carvings.Mrs. Fang loves to eat little rabbits. She liked these playful things when she was not out of the cabinet.He Dengqu and Ding San are not picky about appearance, but He Dengqu likes sweet-scented osmanthus stuffing, and the others don't eat a bite.

Ding San's hands are strong, and he can take care of everything with a large basin of noodles.He did it skillfully, and the small dough he pulled was about the same size, and he rolled them into dough cakes one by one, and then put various fillings into the dough cakes and kneaded them into chubby dough balls.After the mold was sprinkled with some flour, Ding San put the dough balls into the mold and pressed out the shape, and turned them out one by one, and put lard on the side.

After He Dengqu washed the taro, he ran to the kitchen to watch Ding San make mooncakes. He stood aside and didn't speak, but a sudden look was scary.

"Le Zhao, help me light the stove." Ding San said.

He Dengqu lit the fire obediently.There is still a way to make a fire. First use flint to light the flammable rice stalks, then add the brittle and easy-to-break small firewood, and finally add the thick-skinned firewood to stir up the fire.

Ding San packed the mooncakes in special pottery and baked them in the stove.

Waiting for Ding San to finish roasting one by one, it will be night in a blink of an eye.

The round Yaotai mirror had already hung itself up, and was waiting for everyone to worship.

Lady Fang set up an altar in the yard, cut a big round watermelon into the shape of a lotus flower, and lit a red candle.After the three of them worshiped and prayed to the moon god, Mrs. Fang made the first cut of the largest rhombus-shaped moon cake, and then divided it into three neat pieces.

"You can eat it." Mrs. Fang said seriously.

Then they each ate.

Ding San poured sweet-scented osmanthus wine into the cups of the three of them, the wine tasted sweet and strong.He Dengqu bought it at Chenji Winery. The owner of the winery is not easy to get along with, but the wine is very good.

"Mother, remember to drink less." He Dengqu said.

Mrs. Fang is greedy for drinking, no one persuades her, she can drink all the bottles of wine she bought.

"I know. San'er, you drink too." Mrs. Fang pushed the wine glass.

Ding San took the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.The sweet-scented osmanthus wine was not very intoxicating, but Ding San almost choked on it, and Li Hei's neck became stained.

He Dengqu said distressedly: "You drink slowly."

Ding San waved his hand to show that it doesn't matter.

In fact, Ding San couldn't taste anything when he drank, but he knew that the sweet-scented osmanthus wine had a faint taste of osmanthus in his mouth, and then there was nothing else.

Mrs. Fang didn't like to talk very much when the moon came out in the Mid-Autumn Festival. She still thought about Gou'er and his father.Gou'er's father was the same as San'er, although he was a bit dull, but Fang Xiuyun was very nice.They have been married for many years, and when Mrs. Fang turns around and sees him occasionally, her heart still beats.Even if the person left, Mrs. Fang would still jump when she thought of it.

Ding San and He Dengqu also knew that they would not disturb Mrs. Fang at this time.The two of them lit the lanterns and hung them on high places such as houses and trees, which is called vertical mid-autumn festival.

A long string of lanterns glows orange, as if a long river of lights has been built, bright and clear.The moon shines on people in the sky, and the river of lights shines on people underground.

After He Dengqu and Ding San had a few more drinks, He Dengqu asked Ding San to go out for a walk.

"Mother, my third brother and I went out."

Lady Fang came back to her senses and said, "You two carry a lantern."

Ding San replied: "No need, the moon can be seen clearly tonight."

Lady Fang stopped persuading them and let them go to the river.

The riverside is also full of people, and many people are setting off lantern boats. This is the real boat full of lanterns pressing down on the Qinghe River.

He Wenbao and his daughter-in-law, Yinger, also released the boat here, praying that Yinger could conceive soon.Ying'er is weak and difficult to conceive. They have been married for two years and their stomach hasn't moved.

"He Lezhao, I heard from my father that you are finally going to marry third brother?" He Wenbao saw the two of them.

Ding San and He Dengqu agreed together.

He Dengqu turned his toes up when he heard that.

"That's what I said, you two can't escape being together."

As for He Lezhao's domineering look when he was a child, only the third brother couldn't see it.

He Wenbao still remembers that He Dengqu went out without shoes to complain to his father, causing him to be beaten by his father for a while, saying that he missed his child bride-in-law.

"Wen Bao, I remembered. I asked the doctor for you in the academy before. The doctor prescribed two prescriptions of medicine. You can go to my house to get them tomorrow." Seeing He Wenbao and Yinger together, Ding San suddenly remembered this matter.

He Wenbao asked Ding San when he was in the field before, and asked the doctor in He Dengqu Academy to help him grab a medicine for inducing pregnancy.Qingcheng Academy is the best, and the doctors they match are also good, which is definitely much better than the barefoot doctors in the village.

Unexpectedly, Ding San and He Dengqu went to the academy together in the end, and Ding San went to ask by himself.However, there were many things to do back home, and He Wenbao didn't mention them, so he forgot.

He Dengqu asked puzzledly, "Why didn't I know you went to see Dr. Zhang?"

"Do you study during the day, I will ask myself."

"Wen Bao, one of these two prescriptions is for you and the other is for Ying'er. Don't make a mistake." Ding San added.

He Wenbao was surprised and said, "I want to eat too?"

"The doctor said that the inability to conceive a child may be due to a weak man." Ding San said this bluntly, and both Ying'er and He Wenbao blushed.

He Dengqu unconsciously glanced at his lower body, and then quickly raised his head. Fortunately, no one around him noticed.

He has been healthy since he was a child, so there should be no problems.

Perhaps what Ding San said was too embarrassing, so He Wenbao and Yinger left after saying a few more casual words.

The two walked slowly along the river. There was a cool breeze at night, and it was very comfortable to blow over their faces.

He Dengqu was aroused by the light boat full of rivers, and when he saw Ding San's big hand hanging down casually, he felt an urge to pull it up.

The third brother's hands are so rough, it must be difficult to touch, what is he thinking.

For no reason, He Dengqu became angry with himself again and kicked the stone.

"Le Zhao, look quickly, are there two figures over there!" Ding San's voice was filled with uncontrollable excitement.

Today's Ding San is more relaxed than usual, maybe it's because of the happy reunion during the festival.

He Dengqu looked in the direction Ding San pointed, and there were indeed two figures in the field by the river, and they looked very petite, they should be two women or Shuang'er.

"I'm afraid they stole vegetables during the Mid-Autumn Festival."

There is a special custom in Qingzhou that an unmarried woman or her twins will meet a wishful man in the coming year by stealing food from other people's house on the Mid-Autumn Festival night.The people in the village have long been used to it, and they won't make a fuss about catching thieves when they get up in the morning.

"Let's go and scare them." Ding San took He Dengqu's hand and walked lightly into the field.

He Dengqu's attention was on the hand that the two held.

Ding San's hands were about the same size as his own, not delicate, but dry and warm.

Ding San pulled him to trot, and He Dengqu seemed to see the appearance of their child being born in the future.

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The next chapter is finally going to be about getting married. With all due respect, I want to write...