Farming Comb Paintings Return Home

I woke up early the next day, but there was no one beside me.

Xiao Xian stared blankly with his eyes open for a while, the sound of hurried footsteps outside the door came from far to near, he guessed it might not be Li Cong, but after a while, it was really Zhao Ruqiu who came in.

Xiao Xian pulled the quilt, closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep, Zhao Ruqiu saw that Xiao Xian was still awake, moved a chair to the side of the couch, put down the things in his hand, took a pen and paper to write a few words, turned around and went out again.

When the people left, Xiao Xian got up, and saw the eight flamboyant characters on the paper "eat when you wake up, don't go to the ground". He thought that Li Cong had explained to Zhao Ruqiu before going out, so he obediently ate and drank Medicine, lie down and rest again.Afterwards, I slept in a daze for the whole morning, and woke up again, and the noon food and medicine had been replaced on the chair.

In the days of convalescence, besides eating and sleeping.After noon, more people came to see the doctor, there was a lot of noise outside, the wounded moaned and groaned, sometimes mixed with the sound of footsteps going back and forth, and people who were placed in the wing room for a rest, disturbed Xiao Xian's good sleep.I remembered that Li Cong promised to come back after dinner, so he woke up sleepy, hid under the quilt with his eyes open, boredly playing with the wooden comb on his neck, and occasionally looked out of the window.

I don't know how long I waited, but I even forgot what I agreed to last night.After lying down for a whole day, looking at the sun and shadows falling from the flower branches, sparrows adding branches to build their nests under the eaves, patients groaning, children playing, the backyard smelling of medicines, smoke from several houses outside the window, Xiao Xian had many things on his mind, he didn't pay much attention to the time, he didn't know Unconsciously, from the early morning light to the twilight, Li Cong entered the door dressed in dust.

Xiao Xian was still drinking the medicine that night, with a look of bitterness and hatred on his face, when he saw Li Cong came back, he was overjoyed, he finished a few mouthfuls of the black medicine juice, and shouted excitedly towards the door elder brother.

Before Li Cong answered, he took off his coat that smelled of oily smoke, and said that he had bought a lotus paste shortcake. He happily took out the oil paper from his pocket, spread it out, and saw that the shortcake was all shattered into powder. He frowned and sighed secretly. It was because I ran so fast that I broke it. It was an expensive thing, and I couldn't eat it or throw it away. I was awkwardly holding it in my hand, and I didn't know what to do.Seeing Xiao Xian, he took a piece of lotus seed paste and threw it into his mouth, then poured the leftovers into the porridge bowl and stirred it, and said with a smile that it was delicious, so he drank it all up with a bowl of porridge.

Li Cong smiled with the corners of his mouth pulled, but he looked unhappy, and bent down resentfully to clean up the dishes.Seeing him like this, Xiao Xian felt sad for a while, raised his hand to grab Li Cong's arm and wanted to say something, but saw Li Cong frowned suddenly, and flung his arm away like a hot potato.

Xiao Xian felt something was wrong, so he pestered Li Cong to ask what was wrong, but Li Cong couldn't hide it, so he rolled up his sleeves, and there was a big red and swollen arm.It is said that it was accidentally scalded by boiling water in the kitchen, it is not a problem, it will be fine in a few days.Xiao Xian couldn't bear it in his heart, seeing that he couldn't help, he closed his eyes and stopped looking, but he became a little more determined about his thoughts during the day.

Fortunately, what Zhao Ruqiu didn't lack here was medicine. Li Cong took out the bowls and chopsticks and came back with the medicine. After washing it, it was time to go to bed again.

Xiao Xian asked when he could go back, and Li Cong told him to stay at Zhao Ruqiu's place before he got well, and he had to stay in bed to recuperate.Although the village is not far from the county seat, going back will inevitably lead to a lot of fatigue, and it will be bad if you get hurt.

Xiao Xian is not like Li Cong who has to go to work every day. He just comes back to sleep at night and has to leave tomorrow. He stays here all day in Huichun Hall, and just one day feels as if he is under the fence. Contrary to Li Cong's intention, he reluctantly agreed.

Li Cong saw that Xiao Xian was unwilling, so he told him that he had borrowed some money from Zhao Ruqiu in the past two days, and asked the villagers to help build the house.When the weather gets hotter and the fields get busy, no one will be free.Li Cong told Xiao Xian to recuperate here, and when he recovered, he would have a new room to sleep in.I thought Xiao Xian would be happy, but he just froze for a while, nodded lazily, and stopped talking.

Ten or so days passed in a flash.

Li Cong still went out early and returned late like that, Xiao Xian lay on the couch all day, watching nothing to do, but his mind was so busy.

The day I woke up, I started to plan, and I couldn't go on like this.Li Cong's considerate care made him forget that he was also a man with hands and feet, not a woman who was raised in a deep boudoir and kept out of the house all day long.The elder brother placed him in that small room in the village and carefully protected him, but he didn't know that the situation outside was actually like that...

It should have been noticed earlier, even the villagers can be bullied, so what about outsiders?I heard the second sister-in-law of the Wang family say that the village chief has always taken good care of Li Cong. He is more than self-sufficient and has lived in peace and stability for six years, but his arrival is just an added burden.He is probably the most failed traverser in history, not to mention overturning the clouds and rain to dominate one side, even if he can bring prosperity to a small family.Li Cong was unwilling to even open his mouth to say a word, but he still wanted to push him to the cusp of the storm. How could he not think about the different side dishes on the table, those candied melon seeds, the brand new robes and silk on his body? Did Si's underwear also come from bending her back and swallowing her anger as she did that night?All the talking and laughing Yanyan in the past few months was just an illusion that the man silently held out for him to see!

Regardless of whether he is willing or not, Xiao Xian only knows that he doesn't want to let Li Cong meet the city gate again, no matter where he can see it or not, he doesn't want his dearest brother to be treated unfairly.

Those who bully others rely on their power, but what should they do now that they are in such a situation?After thinking about it, there is only one word "money".It is too far to be rich and famous, but we can start from the simplest.

Xiao Xian made up his mind, but began to worry again, what could he do with his body?If you ask Li Cong to discuss it, you will be rejected completely. It may be a good way to ask Zhao Ruqiu.Although this person has a bad temper, he has a lot of knowledge, but he is so busy that he spins like a spinning top all day long. He never has a free day, and he never gives himself a good face.

Xiao Xian saw that there were people coming and going in the medical hall every day, but there were not many medicine boys, and everyone was so busy that their feet didn't get dusty, so he took a chance to ask Zhao Ruqiu if there was any shortage of people in the medical hall. Zhao Ruqiu choked on the exit.It is said that there is a wide range of medicinal materials that cannot be distinguished without learning for a few years. Pounding medicine with a pestle looks easy, but it is all labor-intensive work. Taking Xiao Xian to work in Huichuntang, Li Cong is too tired to read kill him.Xiao Xian was choked speechless, and even wanted to ask where there was another job, but he couldn't get out, so he kept silent, and secretly thought of other ways.

A few days later, Xiao Xian was sitting on the couch holding the book Li Cong brought from home in a daze, a little girl who came to the clinic with her mother to see a doctor knocked on the door of the East Wing, and also knocked on the door of Qingliu County. The story of carved lacquer combs begins.

The weather was not good that day, and it started to drizzle in the evening. There were many fewer patients outside, and the room seemed a little empty.Xiao Xian held the book in his hand and kept flipping through it. Bored, he pulled out the comb on his neck to play again. He was lost in thinking about things for a while, but he didn't notice that the door of the wing room was blown open by the wind. The year-old girl glanced in, was attracted by what Xiao Xian was holding, and entered the room curiously. When Xiao Xian came back to her senses, the girl had already walked to the couch with her two braids dangling. .

Xiao Xian has not forgotten the domineering appearance of the little girl in the village. When he saw a child barging in by mistake, he suddenly felt dizzy. He didn't expect that girl to open her mouth and call out brother, which was quite polite.After talking a few words, I realized that the little girl followed her mother to see a doctor, and her father was very familiar with the big boss of the medical clinic. He often came to the medical clinic to play, and saw her mother talking to Dr. Zhao next door, so she sneaked over wander around.

Xiao Xian was so bored that he was recuperating by himself all day long, so he chatted with that girl, heard her ask about the comb, and chatted for a while.Afterwards, the little girl's mother came to look for her, and the little girl was reluctant to part with the wooden comb. The woman thought it was strange, so she asked for the comb and tried it, and found it was very useful. Seeing that the wooden comb was probably not expensive, she asked What is Xiao Xian's comb, and where can I find it for sale?

Xiao Xian explained the function of the comb, and the woman repeatedly said yes.After a pause, he didn't say that Li Cong made it for him, not bought it, but asked the woman, "How much do you think it's worth?"

The woman's family is considered wealthy, seeing Xiao Xian's treasured comb, she probably would not be willing to let him give it away, now hearing what he said, she thought Xiao Xian intended to change hands, so she offered a price of five cents.The little girl understood the conversation between the two, she bit her finger and looked at her mother, and then at the comb in Xiao Xian's hand, as if as long as the adults bargained for a certain price, the new thing in the little brother's hand would become her own, and she could immediately Take it and go.

Xiao Xian tightened his fingers, he was unwilling to sell the comb in his hand, rolled his eyes, and suddenly had an idea in his mind, saying: "I still have two of the same comb at home, but I don't have it anywhere else. It has to be sold. If you really want it, you can count every Siwen you have, but it will take some time to get it."

The woman nodded after hearing this, and made an appointment with Xiao Xian for five days when she came to Huichun Hall to grab the medicine, and then she took the little girl away.

Naturally there is no Comb at home, Xiao Xian was thinking like this: Although eight Wen is not much, it is enough for an ordinary family to pay for a meal.I am also idle when I am idle, besides, I have all the wood and knives at home, just two combs, if I think about it slowly, I will be able to make it.Xiao Xian made up his mind and suddenly felt full of energy. He just waited for Li Cong to come back and let him go back to pick up things.

In the evening, Li Cong quit his work and went back to Zhao Ruqiu's place. When he entered the door, he saw Xiao Xian was in a daze again. He cleared his throat and coughed, which brought him back to his thoughts.

In the past few days, Xiao Xian has been full of thoughts, and he has become much calmer, no longer bluffing and mischievous all day long.He learned to think before he spoke, especially when Li Cong said something silently for many times before nodding his head, as if he was afraid of missing a sentence.In Li Cong's eyes, he only thought that he was sick and unable to talk much, his head was dizzy, and he was not as active as before. The way he silently stared at himself with dark eyes made people feel weird.

Xiao Xian was thinking about the promise five days later, and asked Li Cong to bring him the knives and wood for making wooden combs at home to pass the time. hands.He went back before going to work at noon the next day to see how the house was being built, and brought the box of tools and wood along the way.

Xiao Xian got the things, sat on the couch and began to think about making a comb.Zhao Ruqiu just delivered the medicine and rice for three meals a day, and waited for Li Cong to come back to clean up the rest. He didn't say anything when he saw Xiao Xian messing about. In the evening, Li Cong was there to help and give advice on what to do. The whole process didn't encounter too many difficulties.

Even so, after the shape of the two combs was basically finished, it still took three full days to carve and carve carefully, and to grind them with a file several times until they were smooth, and they were barely carved.But Xiao Xian felt that his handiwork was too bad, and engraving the pattern would damage the comb, so he asked Li Cong to help carve the same auspicious cloud pattern as on his own comb, but Li Cong hesitated for a while, but did not agree.It is enough to say that one is enough for self-use, and there is no need to carve patterns for fun.Xiao Xian was surprised, it can be seen that Li Cong didn't ask much about the auspicious cloud pattern, but fortunately, women only use it to comb their hair, and they don't have much requirements for patterns, so Li Cong carved a small comb on the comb. The little rabbit drilled a hole again, and tied a red string for the child to play with.

On the fifth day, the woman went to the pharmacy to get the medicine and came to look for him. Xiao Xian took out the two combs that he had finished.

Looking at the copper coins in his hand, Xiao Xian was so happy that he almost shed tears, counted the ten copper coins over and over again, and began to really think about starting a wooden comb business.