An Ziqi's ancient life

On the second day, An Liji took An Ziqi to see the newly dug pond.

There are two ponds, one is 1.5 meters deep and the other is three meters deep. The edges are sloped with bluestone, and the bottom is covered with a layer of river sand.

"Brother An San, what do you think?" Liu Jie asked An Liji with a smile.

An Liji nodded, "Very good, this is very good, you can start to store water slowly, but don't affect the water for crops in the field."

"Father, do you want to pull up another fence and put up a sign to prevent the children in the village from falling?" An Ziqi asked.

"You can pull one, but they won't run around." An Liji laughed.

An Ziqi slapped his forehead, he was ignorant again.The children in the village will not run around in the owner's land, and they will not go to the owner's pond. They are really good children.

After discussing the follow-up matters, An Liji settled the wages.Liu Jackal and Xu Zheng laughed from ear to ear, this is quite a lot of income.Liu Jie was even more happy. He was still worrying about the elder son's dowry before, but now he got it together all at once. After spending more time at home, he can buy a decent dowry and hold a banquet for his son.

An Liji gave them the gift he brought back from the town, and the two of them thanked them with a smile and accepted it without being pretentious.An Liji was also happy.

Next, An Liji sorted out the gifts and sent them to Li Zheng and the others, so as not to miss the next one.

Finally, An Liji looked at the last gift and worried again.

"Father, what's the matter with you?" An Ziqi asked knowingly.

"Stinky boy, you're making fun of your father again!" An Liji scolded with a smile.

"Head of the family, why don't we go together, and we should take the children back to show Dad, otherwise we should be told again." Zhao said holding a child.

"Hey!" An Liji was happy all of a sudden, with so many of them going, he didn't have to worry about anything.

Seeing his father's frightened look, An Ziqi was speechless.

"Okay, Dad, why don't we send the boxing gifts there together, and we won't go there until the New Year's Eve." An Ziqi said.

When he heard that he could save one trip to the old house, An Liji felt that he felt much better all of a sudden.

Today is the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, and it is also suitable to give New Year gifts now.In addition to a gift prepared by Mrs. Zhao in the town, An Ziqi rolled his eyes and went to buy some chickens, butchered them and cleaned them up.Not afraid of the hard work, he ran to the town again and bought half a pork loin and a whole sheep, and also cut off half a loaf.

He also took out a lot of Zhao's marinated pheasants and roe deer from the cured meat room, all of which were large pieces of meat.Finally, he took out a small jar of wine that he was playing with.

"What are you doing with so much meat?" Qin Yi frowned.

"Qin Yi, carry this for me," An Ziqi threw another wild boar over.

"Ziqi, you sent so much meat, can you finish it over there?" Qin Yi's eyebrows were all knotted.

"Qin Yi, look, our family sent so much meat and spent a lot of money, so we don't need to send money?" An Ziqi said with a smirk.

"..." So, Qin Yi finally understood why An Ziqi prepared so much meat.You see, Sanfang is so kind, there are so many chicken, pork, and mutton, and they don't even blink when they send them over.

An Ziqi thought about it, and went to the river to "hook" fish again, which made Qin Yi admire him very much.

So, in the evening of that day, the people in the third room were all dressed in decent new clothes, Mrs. Zhao and An Ziqin hugged the tightly wrapped child, and the others went to An's old house with big lumps of meat in their hands.

Because the scene was so spectacular that even An Zimin was holding a fish in his hand, the villagers couldn't help but ask questions when they saw it.

"Send New Year gifts to my parents." Every time someone asked, An Liji would answer with a smile.When the person who asked the question saw the things in everyone's hands, he couldn't help but smash them.The third room of An's family who was purged and left the house is really filial. Look at the New Year's ceremony, ouch, how good it is!So much meat, at least a dozen taels of silver can't afford it!

A group of people went to the old house in a mighty way.

When we arrived at the old house, the door was already opened. Obviously, the owner had heard the news and prepared to welcome him in advance. After all, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and no one wants to seek bad luck, right?

Li Shi, who has been tossed so much by the "ancestors" at home these days, rarely showed a smile. If she still makes trouble at this time, then she wants to be uneasy for the whole year next year.

When I entered the upper room, I found that all the people in An's family were alive.Uncle An Li, who hadn't seen him for many years, and Sun Shi and An Zihui, who got their wish, also came back.This is Mr. An's rule. From the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, the An family members must stay in the old house.

An Ziqi also saw a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy. The boy was as white as jade, wearing a brand new cotton robe, and had the air of a scholar. When he saw An Ziqi and the others, he immediately came forward to greet An Ziqi and the others, which made An Liji flattered.

"Third uncle, third aunt, third younger sister, fifth younger brother, sixth younger brother." An Zishu saluted with a smile, "This is my seventh younger brother and eighth younger sister!" An Zishu went to see the child again and praised a few words. And An Liji spoke a few words to him gently.

An Ziqi watched coldly. This was the first time he had seen the An family's pillar of hope, the An family's future, his big cousin An Zishu.

An Ziqi could clearly see that the man's smile never reached his eyes, probably because he was showing politeness in order to maintain his superficial image.How could An Ziqi fail to see his disdain when he looked at his parents, the flash of coldness and inquiry when he looked at him, and - disgust.

An Ziqi was helpless, I said big brother, I don't know you well, why are you looking at him like that?He didn't do anything to hinder An Zishu's future.

"Brother!" An Ziqi also greeted with a smile, "Hehe!"

An Zishu obviously didn't expect An Ziqi to respond to him so calmly, and for a while, he couldn't turn his head around.

But he quickly regained his senses and got out of the way.An Zishu seemed to be the head of the house, leaving An Ziqi speechless.

"Father, mother, we are here to give the New Year's gift, and let you see the children by the way." An Liji said to Mr. An.

"Good! Good!" Mr. An was also happy. The third son was still willing to get close to them. "Bring the child here and let us have a look."

Mrs. Zhao and An Ziqin carried the two children up.

Mrs. Li is very proud today. Her precious grandson and eldest son are back. The eldest grandson is still so outstanding, so she reluctantly gave a few glances to the newborn grandchildren, and then looked at An Zi with a smile on her face. Book.

Sun and An Zihui were equally proud.Originally, they all thought that the return of An Zishu this time would sharpen Sanfang's spirit.Who knew that after An Zishu greeted Sanfang, the people in Sanfang didn't even look at An Zishu, which made both women a little frustrated.It's as if you're happy to punch someone and end up hitting the cotton instead.

However, An Zihui and Sun's eyes were focused on the clothes of the three-bedroom family members at the same time, they could only say that they were not a family, and they would not enter a family.The clothes Mrs. Zhao was wearing looked very ordinary, but Mrs. Sun and An Zihui recognized them immediately. They were brocade brought over from Suzhou. It was warm in winter and cool in summer, very suitable for ladies to wear.That's a few taels of silver a foot of precious brocade!That yellow-faced lady of Mrs. Zhao can't be seen as a woman in her thirties, but a young and beautiful lady.

Sun and An Zihui became jealous at the same time, as did An Ziqin, who wore a plain skirt and didn't wear any extra jewelry, only a pearl on her forehead.

Sun and An Zihui lived in the town for a while, and met some wives and ladies. It is said that the pearl was transported from the sea to the east, and it cost at least a hundred taels of silver.When An Zihui was visiting the jewelry store with a new lady, she heard the lady looking at the pearl with fascination, and then babbling to her about how much she wanted it.And now, that pearl is actually hanging on An Zihui's forehead!

Zhao Shi and An Zihui didn't notice anything, most of their clothes and jewelry were bought by An Ziqi.If you know how valuable your clothes are, you must be cautious and careful.I'm afraid of knocking.

"Okay, my grandson is so cute, did you name him?" Mr. An asked after looking at it for a while.

"Zixiu and Zirui." An Liji said.

"Is that so... yes, yes." Mr. An motioned to Mrs. Li.

Reluctantly, Mrs. Li took out two purses as a gift to the children.

Mrs. Zhao didn't say anything, and took it without blinking her eyes. She never expected Mrs. Li to give the children any good gifts.

Then everyone greeted Mr. An and kowtowed.An Ziqi didn't want it at all, but this was the custom, and he didn't dare to challenge it.Qin Yi was naturally unwilling, so he just stood at the gate of the old house and waited for them to come out.

"Father, this is our annual gift and a gift from the town." An Liji said with a smile.

The person in the room stretched his neck to look.Sanfang is so rich now, the New Year gift must not be too bad!

So, everyone laughed and started to put things on the empty table in the middle of the upper room.First up was the half fan of pork.Li Shi took a look, and his face softened a little.

Then there was another half mutton, Mr. An smiled and Mimi nodded, Li's eyelids raised and took another look.

Then there are a few white chickens, then a few fish that are still jumping, and then there are all kinds of marinated meat, all of which are hunted on the mountain, and they can't eat it if they are not hunters!

Li's face froze until the entire table was covered with meat, and then there was a small jar, two rulers, and a pack of dim sum.

Then, the people in the third room all laughed and looked at Mr. An expectantly, looking forward to Mr. An's "praise".

"Grandpa, what, in previous years we couldn't eat a few slices of meat during the Chinese New Year, so I thought that this year's Chinese New Year must allow you to live a good year with plenty of surplus, so I asked my father to buy a lot of meat and send it over. , Tell me, am I very caring?" An Ziqi's eyes were full of praise, and I looked innocently at Mr. An with a smart look.Saying that you can't eat a few slices is flattering the old man, and they basically don't have any in Sanfang!

The entire upper room was silent, and everyone was stunned by the little mountain of meat on the table.

With a bang, a fish that has survived out of the water jumped out of the mountain of meat, and fell to the ground with a bang, the tail of the fish flicked wildly, and water beads and mud on the ground splashed Li Shi and Mr. An's faces.

"Ah!" An Ziqi yelled, calling back the soul of the person in the room.

"Master, are you okay!" An Ziqi took out a handkerchief and wiped Mr. An's face, "I caught this fish with my own hands! I didn't expect it to stain my clothes. It's a nasty fish." An Ziqi stretched out a handkerchief. One foot stepped on the fish's head with a thud.There was only a toothache cracking sound, and the poor fish's tail twitched a few times and stopped moving...

An Ziqi moved his foot away, and the head of a healthy fish was crushed flat, and its brains were scattered everywhere.

"..." The silence in the upper room became even more terrifying.

"Master!" An Ziqi smiled slightly, "Why don't you praise me!" An Ziqi acted softly and coquettishly.If it wasn't for the brain-cracked fish in the background, everyone would believe that An Ziqi was really gentle and harmless.

An Zishu's feet were trembling, and he really wanted to say "disgraceful!"Unfortunately, he doesn't dare now.An Ziqi is really a little monster!

Therefore, the people in the third room successfully escaped Li's questioning.After all, Shang Fang is not so short of meat.

As soon as they came out, everyone burst into laughter.

"Brother, the way you stepped on the fish just now is so handsome." An Zimin's eyes were full of little stars.

"That's right, I'm your brother! Of course I'm handsome." An Ziqi raised his chin, looking arrogant.

"Ziqi, don't be so nonsense next time. Your father is scared by you." An Liji reprimanded without any sense of reprimand.

"Got it, Dad!"

An Ziqi stuck out his little tongue, and then quickly ran behind his mother.

Mrs. Zhao glared at An Liji, who immediately shrugged and begged for mercy.

"Brother, teach me that trick!" An Zimin tugged at An Ziqi's sleeve and refused to let it go.

"Okay, I'll teach you as soon as you can lift our big water tank." An Zi looked up to the sky and said.

"Brother! Are you kidding my mother?" An Zimin yelled, the water tank weighed more than 100 catties!

"How could it be!" An Ziqi secretly laughed, how could Zi Min become a reckless man?Reading well is the right thing to do.