Grandpa is not vegetarian

Back in Gao's compound, as soon as he entered the house, Gao Yiqing rushed forward: "Brother Yuanbao! You are back!"

"I'm back, I'm back, how's it going, do you miss me?" Mu Yunyi pinched his face.

"Think about it, think about it, you haven't come back for such a long time, my brother and I are going to look for you in the city tomorrow."

There was a fire burning in the stove in the outer room, and it was bubbling and boiling. The inside of the room was dark. Mu Yunyi put the things on the kang, but he didn't see Gao Yichun, so he asked Gao Yiqing: "Where is your brother? Why don't you turn on the lamp? It's so dark." .”

"My brother went to help Xiaodaolang's house make a cabinet, and told us to eat at his place at night. I'm coming back to burn the kang."

"Your brother is going to help others make cabinets? Can he do carpentry?" Mu Yunyi was a little curious, "Can he make cabinets?"

"My brother doesn't know how to make cabinets, he can only make some small things like benches, but he can carve flowers, ten villages and eight stores, no one can carve better than my brother, Xiaodaoman's sister is getting married, this time it is To prepare the dowry, it is said that peony flowers will be carved on the cabinet and the bed."

"Brother Yichun still has this skill? Has he learned it from others before?"

"My father used to be an apprentice in the carpenter's shop in the town. Most of the furniture in the village turned to my father. I have been with him since we were young. He practiced the carving skills himself. When I was young, he gave me I used wood to carve villains and ponies, but they were always snatched by my fourth brother." He gestured with his hand, "My brother used to go to the field, and he took me with him, and when he went to work in the field, he let me play and rest. When I was young, I carved villains for me. I had a father and a mother. I had never seen my parents, so he carved them for me. Brother Yuanbao, my mother is so good-looking. Brother also carved himself and his mother. Me, the four villains are so big together, but unfortunately, the fourth brother came to snatch it, and my brother fought with him, causing the fourth aunt to pinch me, and even took all the villains and threw them into the stove and burned them , My brother has never done it since then.”

The child was full of grievances, and as he talked, he seemed to be tearful. Mu Yunyi hugged his shoulders and kissed him on the forehead: "Little Wu, with Brother Yuanbao around, no one can bully you. When you settle down in the future, let your brother give you another set, and this time carve me out too."

"Really? That's great!" Gao Yiqing was overjoyed.

Shang Yi lit the candle, and then asked Mu Yunyi, "What shall we cook?"

Gao Yiqing said: "Brother Yuanbao, and Xiaoyi, you also go to Xiaodaolang's house to eat with me."

Mu Yunyi knew that he had a bad reputation in the village, who would be willing to be visited by evil stars?Then he said to Gao Yiqing: "You go and eat, I'm not helping others, it's not good to go out to eat with a shy face, this kang is hot enough, judging by the weather, it must be dinner over there, you go quickly Bar."

Gao Yiqing shook his head: "Brother Yuan Bao won't go, and neither will I."

"You have to be good. You said you would go, but you won't go now. It's a waste of people waiting. Go and come back after eating with your brother."

Gao Yiqing pouted, and moved to the door step by step, turning his head three times, until he couldn't see anyone, then turned around and ran towards the east of the village.

Mu Yunyi went to the kitchen, washed his hands, asked Shang Yi to wash the rice and steam the rice, lit the small pot on fire, poured fried poached eggs on it, and sprinkled fine salt when shaking the number. He fried six in total, and he ate two by himself. , Give Shang Yi six, because the heat is not well controlled, it is a little burnt.

Before the rice was out of the pot, Gao Yichun came back with Gao Yiqing: "Yuanbao!" As soon as he entered the door, he hugged Mu Yunyi.

Mu Yunyi was also very happy, put down his job, and hugged Gao Yichun: "Brother Yichun! Why are you back? Are your legs feeling better?"

"You're back, can I still eat there? You too, why haven't you come back for so many days, Xiao Wu and I are dying of anxiety." Gao Yichun looked at Mu Yunyi from head to toe by candlelight , "My legs have recovered a long time ago, but I can't do heavy work for the time being."

"It's a long story. I'll tell you later after dinner. You haven't eaten yet, have you? Just my fried poached eggs."

Gao Yichun had never made this kind of poached eggs before, so he helped to light the fire. After Mu Yunyi made one, he took the shovel, scooped the oil and beat the eggs, and turned them over, making a mess quickly. Ten more poached eggs were fried, golden yellow, not a bit blackened, and the egg yolks were wrapped in the egg whites, unlike what Mu Yunyi did before, two egg yolks rolled out.

Gao Yichun took some salty eggplants, beans, radishes and other pickles from the jar. After washing them, he cut them into small cubes with a knife, added some fresh shredded carrots, and poured them all into the pot , Stir it with the remaining hot oil in the pot, then take it out and put it in a large bowl.

Because it is small rice, the steaming time is short, and it will be cooked soon. Everyone brings the food to the kang table in the back room, and the whole family locks the door and sits on the hot kang to eat.

Mu Yunyi first briefly described what happened in the city these few days. He heard that someone died in the teahouse, and that Mu Yunyi went to the county government office to interrogate. hit you?"

"No, our county magistrate is not bad. He never beat anyone casually, so let me tell you what I know."

Gao Yiqing brought his little head closer, and looked at Mu Yunyi up and down by candlelight: "Brother Yuanbao, don't go to the county in the future, just farm at home with my brother and me, thirty acres of land is enough for us Four survived."

Mu Yunyi smiled and patted his head: "What can you do if you always farm in the village, and I will take you to live in the city!"

"To the city?" Gao Yiqing said in surprise.

"Yes, brother will pick you up to the city, will you go?"

Gao Yiqing held his job bowl and looked at Gao Yichun: "Is my brother going too?"

"Go, I said that after the new year, I will take you and your brother to study in the city. I thought it would take May to finish planting the land, but I didn't expect it to be so fast. I am coming back this time. It's here to pick you up."

Gao Yiqing was still not at ease, so he used his elbow to turn Gao Yichun again: "Brother, are we really going?"

"Yeah." Gao Yichun held his rice bowl and picked up a piece of radish, "I promised Yuan Bao a few years ago, I listened to him on this matter, it's just that things in our house... take away as much as possible, but don't take it away. Just give it away, anyway, you can’t keep it.” After eating the radish, he raised his head and asked Mu Yunyi, “How long can we live in the city?”

"It depends on the specific situation. If it goes well, I will live in the city and never come back."

"Aren't you coming back?" Gao Yiqing's eyes widened, "The elder brother also promised to help Xiaodaolang's father make a dowry."

That night, lying in bed, Mu Yunyi hugged Gao Yiqing who had slipped into his arms and slept soundly, and talked to Gao Yichun for half the night, telling him about his situation in the city and his plans for the future Gao Yichun just listened silently, interjecting a few words now and then.

Mu Yunyi found that Gao Yichun was more silent than before: "Brother Yichun, what's wrong with you? Don't you want to go to the city with me?"

"No, I was just thinking, I'm older than you, so I can't be kept by you all the time, I'll find some work when I go to the city."

Mu Yunyi wanted to persuade him a few words, but he didn't know how to speak, so he stretched out his hand and held Gao Yichun's hand tightly. Gao Yichun turned his head, smiled in the dark, and held Mu Yunyi's hand behind his back: "It's late at night, go to sleep, Yuan Bao."

After getting up and eating the next morning, Gao Yichun went to Xiaodaolang's house first, told him that he was going to the city, and told him that he would not be able to help make carved wooden beds in the future, and went back to Niu Laosi's house to hire a mule cart , Gao Yiqing went to inform Ma Le, Mo Xiang, and the Ji brothers.

Mu Yunyi and Shang Yi were packing things at home. When he first came, the place was bare and there was nothing at all, but now he has saved a lot of property. First of all, there are two thick quilts, four buckwheat husks for stuffing Mu Yunyi's pillows, and everyone's clothes, Mu Yunyi had the most, with four sets, Gao Yichun and his brothers had two sets of clothes for washing, and Shang Yi had one set, plus some scraps of cloth and wool of various colors. , and half-filled shoe soles, they filled Gao Yichun's mother's two dowry boxes to the brim.

Soon, Ma Le and his father Ma Tie Zhu came: "Yuan Bao, I heard that you are going to take San Lang and Xiao Wu to live in the city?"

Mu Yunyi let him into the back room: "Yes, Uncle Ma, I will leave after hiring a car. I will ask Xiao Wu to ask you if Ma Le would like to go with us. When we arrive in the city, I will continue to tell them the names of hundreds of families, and if he is willing, he will also walk with us today."

"This...can it work?" Ma Tiezhu rubbed his hands, "Where do you kids live in the city? What do you eat?"

"I, I live in a small courtyard in the city, which is enough for the few of us to live in, and we don't have to worry about food. It's definitely not worse than here." Mu Yunyi said while packing, "Ma Le is Brother Yichun is a good brother who grew up together since childhood. Your family has taken good care of Brother Yichun and Xiaowu over the years. Now that we have this opportunity, we can’t leave him behind. If you can trust me, Brother Yichun, Let Ma Le go with us, we will have a bite to eat, and keep him from starving."

This happened so suddenly, Ma Tiezhu couldn't make up his mind for a while, and wanted to go back and discuss it with his wife, but Mrs. Ma went back to her mother's house the day before yesterday. It stands to reason that this is a good thing. It provides food, housing, and free teaching. There is nowhere to look for the lanterns, but no matter how old Mu Yunyi is, he is still just a child, which is really worrying.

While he was in a hurry, Gao Yichun came back: "The carriage has been ordered, and it will come later."

Just after Gao Yichun entered the house, Gao Xuehong came over with Mo Xiang: "Yuanbao, and Yichun, what's the matter? I heard from Xiao Wu that you are going to move to the city?"