Deep in the bamboo forest is my home

The first snow fell on the ground one after another in winter, and the first Shaowei vegetable was harvested before the snow fell. There were too many small pillars to do in the field. Yang Yaner wanted to go to the field to help, but was stopped by Xiaohu and Xiaozhu brothers.Xiaohu carries water and cuts grass before class every day. After class, he first cuts firewood, and then goes to the field to harvest together with Xiao Zhu.He Xiaohua took good care of the chickens as usual, thinking that the green shoots were getting less and less, so she asked Xiaozhu to help open a field behind the old house to grow green shoots.Fortunately, this kind of leaves are thicker than Shaowei vegetables. Yang Yaner and He Xiaohua sprinkle some water from time to time to get rid of insects, and they can grow well. The ground is covered in more than 30 days. With enough food, the hens flock every day. For laying eggs, Xiaohua can produce up to thirty eggs a day.

Yang Yan'er had nothing to do, so she sat at the gate of the courtyard, looked out, and didn't go to the village to talk to the others, just sat quietly. After the heavy snow, Xiaohu and Xiaozhu cleaned the yard, Yang Yan'er looked at the closed courtyard door and said suddenly, " In two more days it will be Xiao Si’s Hundred Days. This year your father is not at home, but Xiao Si’s Hundred Days banquet cannot be taken lightly. Xiao Zhu, go and invite your uncle over, Xiao Hu, you go to the village and say Please arrive early on the day of the [-]th day."

Xiaozhu and Xiaohu went out respectively, He Xiaohua picked out three big roosters from the chicken coop, counted the eggs that were found recently, and took out ten.Xiaohua remembers that during her hundred-day banquet, Boss He specially went to Baisha Village to net several fish to make meat dishes. Now that winter is coming, the fish may not be available from the net, so he can only use chicken. Fortunately, there are no shortage of chickens at home.As for the eggs, boiled eggs are too ordinary, it is better to make a steamed egg and add a smooth egg to fry the chicken offal.There are as many flowers as materials, but two dishes can be made.The lotus root cannot be picked now, but the lotus seeds picked at that time, the lotus pods are still there, and the lotus seeds can be used to make lotus porridge. When eating, ask more when the food is served.Seasonal vegetables, cold weather, except for Shaowei vegetables, there are no fresh leaves.There is also wine, please ask Yang Li's father to take his second brother to the county town, and buy some glutinous rice and jujube along the way.

He Xiaohua can cook a total of six dishes after counting all the dishes, but the ingredients are a little less.He Xiaohua asked Yang Yan'er about the dishes, Yang Yan'er neither nodded nor shook her head, she just looked at the door for a long time before humming softly.

Xiaohu came back early, knew that he had to cook a hundred-day banquet for Xiaosi, picked up the machete and went out, because there was a lot of dry firewood to make the noodles, and he had to turn on a small stove to heat the dishes.The chickens have to prepare more hay for the winter, and the canopy of the henhouse needs to add a layer of hay mats. It snows in winter, and the chickens on the second floor are not cold-resistant.

In the evening, someone knocked on the courtyard door, and Xiao Zhu yelled loudly outside the door, "Ah, Xiaohua, open the door quickly, hurry up."

Xiao Si was startled, kicked her little hands and feet in Yang Yan'er's arms, pursed her little mouth, and laughed.

"Xiao Hua went to open the door to see, why is Xiao Zhu yelling?" Yang Yan'er lifted up her clothes and moved closer to Xiao Si so that he could suck it.Xiao Si had something in his mouth, cried twice, and then took a big gulp of food.

Messy footsteps came from the yard, Xiaohua seemed to shout something, but was stopped again, the footsteps were getting closer and closer, Yang Yan'er felt her heart beating for no reason, as if something unexpected was about to happen.

The sound of footsteps stopped behind her, and a familiar aura lingered around her side. Yang Yan'er patted Xiaosi's back one after another, that aura was so familiar that she could even guess it with her eyes closed.The body seems to be frozen, and it is obvious that you can see it when you turn around, but you can't turn around.

"Yan'er." With a hoarse voice, her big rough hands wrapped around her husband and youngest son. "You're tired."

Yang Yan'er opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't say anything, tears fell down one by one, wet the front of her clothes, and wet Xiao Si's face.Xiao Si moved his small mouth, it was salty and not tasty, he opened his eyes to look at it first, but his eyes were wet with water drops, Xiao Si flattened his small mouth and cried loudly.

"Little Si, don't cry, don't cry." The big hand patted Xiao Si's back skillfully, and said a little song in a hoarse voice, "Be good, baby, don't cry, baby, daddy is here, daddy will take care of you." Baby, look at the dragon boat, look at the dragon boat."

"Do you still know to come back? Do you still know that I'm waiting for you? Damn you?" Yang Yan'er finally couldn't help but wow, turned around and stared at the person who was looking forward to it day and night, beating her chest desperately with both hands.

"Yan'er, Yan'er." Boss He put one arm around Yang Yan'er, supported Xiao Si with the other, straightened his chest and let Yang Yan'er beat him.

He Xiaohua pulled Xiao Zhu back to the kitchen, and handed Xiao Zhu a bowl of hot water, "Drink some water."

"Yeah." Xiaozhu took the bowl and drank it in a few sips, "Xiaohua, I went to Baisha Village to look for my uncle, and there happened to be a fleet coming back. I wondered if Father was there, so I ran over to have a look, who knows Daddy is getting off the boat. Xiaohua, Daddy is back, that's great."

Yes, great.Boss He finally came back, He Xiaohua turned her back, secretly wiped the corners of her eyes, it's good to be back, it's good to be back.

When He Xiaohu saw Boss He, he was stunned. The knife in his hand fell to the ground and he still didn't realize it. He just looked at his father like this, staring blankly.It wasn't until Boss He touched Xiaohu's head that Xiaohu yelled, "Daddy? Daddy!"

Boss He hugged Xiaohu, the child grew up fast, almost a head longer than when he left home, the little spine was straight, and he was almost an adult.Boss He sighed in his heart, and unloaded the firewood from Xiaohu's back with his hands.

Xiao Hua and Xiao Zhu opened the meal openly, Yang Yan'er was sitting in the back with Xiaosi in her arms, Boss He was holding a son on each side, Xiao Hua sat next to Yang Yan'er, serving him vegetables and porridge.

The whole family shed tears of reunion, and the brothers Xiaohu and Xiaozhu began to question Mr. He about the ship and the Gyeongju Port in the south, which is said to be very prosperous.

"Life on the boat was very bitter, eating pancakes every day. Those rich households and village chiefs were the same. They could only drink two bowls of water a day. Everyone endured it and counted the days until they landed. Once the boat landed, everyone I just pulled the rice and sold it for this amount." Boss He stretched out 5 fingers.

Yang Yan'er called softly, "5 taels of silver?"

"Yes, it is 5 taels of silver. Those who go to sea are still rushing to buy it. The village chief said that there are too many strange merchants in Gyeongju Port, both good and bad. No matter how high the price is, it is better to find an old acquaintance to sell it. It’s a bit worse, but it’s definitely more profitable than selling rice into the city. Everyone sold it at Chengde Rice Village. Speaking of which, I met an old acquaintance, the middle-aged man who pleaded for us when we sold rice. , I didn’t expect him to leave Jude Rice Village and open a rice shop in Gyeongju Port, which is bigger than the shop in Jude Rice Village in the county.”

"Yes, good intentions will be rewarded." Yang Yan'er nodded repeatedly.

"We sold all the rice and got more than 5 taels, and then paid the money for hiring a boat, [-] coppers per family. I wanted to come back early so that I could take care of you. I thought that Xiao Si would be born soon. No Thinking that when the boat left the port, there would be a big storm, and all the boats going out in front would turn around and go back. They also said that the big storm was going to pull people into the bottom because of the water dragon king's anger. Everyone was afraid that the water dragon king would be angry, so they went back with other boats Gyeongju Port, I have been waiting for a month. I am looking forward to it every day, thinking about it every day, because I am afraid that my family will be impatient and I can’t find someone to send the letter. I am impatient and want to take a risk, but the village chief said wait Wait. Yan'er, it's not that I don't want to come back earlier, I..."

"You really dare to venture out of the boat, what's going to happen? Then our father and son, our father and son...you have to think about it for us." Yang Yan'er said, Xiaoxiao began to cry.

"Hey, Yan'er, I'll just talk about it, just talk about it. I want to get out of the boat, but the village chief won't give it to me."

Yang Yan'er wiped away her tears, and hummed lightly, "It's good to know."

"Father, is Gyeongju Port busy?"

"It's lively. The people in my village are all black-haired, and the people in Gyeongju Port have red hair, blond hair, and blue eyes. I can see where the monsters came from. Fortunately, there are no monsters." Shout out." Boss He blushed, but he didn't mind telling his family about his embarrassment, "The village chief said that they were merchants from the other side of the sea, and they came here on a big boat, and they came here specially to buy ours. Rice. The village chief also said that those people bring many gadgets that are not available here to sell every time. Come and see, I bought this for you.”

Boss He took out a cloth bag from his pocket, carefully unwrapped the velvet cloth, and handed a palm-sized bright silverware to Yang Yan'er, "Look at it, Yan'er, it's much clearer than our bronze mirror here."

Yang Yan'er took it over and took a look, her face flushed, she could clearly see her own face on the shiny silverware, and the little flower who was looking at it from the side, so clear that even the two small fine lines at the corners of her eyes could be seen.

"How much money did you get?" Yang Yan'er held it in her palm, afraid of falling.

He Xiaohua thought to herself, isn't this just a mirror, a small piece that can only reflect human faces.

"It's expensive. But it's worth it. It's a good thing from the other side of the sea. It's called a mirror. The village chief said that he saw it many times, but he was reluctant to buy it every time. In the past, he was in a hurry and didn't have time to think about whether to buy it. Fu Lang, it's going to be a long time this time, and several families are going to buy it together, and they are clamoring for the shopkeeper to sell it at a lower price."

"What do you spend that money on?" He said, but put the little silver mirror in his pocket.Xiao Si wanted to touch it out of curiosity, but Yang Yan'er slapped the back of her hand.

"Xiaohu, bring Dad's burden."

Xiaohu responded, ran into the room and took out Boss He's bag.Boss He opened the burden cloth and took out a small inkstone, "Xiaohu, this is the inkstone used by scholars in the south. I heard people say that anyone who uses this can be admitted to a high official. Put it away, Xiaohu, and the exam will start next spring." Tong Shengjian, take this with you."

Xiaohu responded, put the inkstone in his palm and turned it over and over to look at it. The small inkstone was only half the size of a palm in his palm, but Xiaohu held it in his palm and couldn't bear to rest assured, "Father, I will definitely be admitted to a high official. Someone waits on Dad and Ah Mo. Prepare a dowry of 64 for Xiao Hua and Xiao Si."

He Xiaohua glared at Xiaohu, but Xiaohu didn't mind, and raised his head, "Little Huaer, brother can do what he says."

Seeing that his younger brother and Ah Mo both had presents, Xiaozhu dared not ask, but looked at Boss He anxiously.Boss He didn't make things difficult for his eldest son, he pulled out a red cloth bag and stuffed it to Xiao Zhu, "Here, you and daddy will go to the field, daddy doesn't know what to buy for you, this is for your future husband , if you want to ask any brother to come in, give him this thing as a token."

Xiao Zhu blushed, took the red cloth bag in his hand, opened it, and found a piece of crystal clear jade in the shape of a drop, with a red string passing through the jade tip.

Xiao Zhu blushed and put the cloth bag in his arms.Yang Yan'er teased the eldest son, "Does Xiaozhu have a brother whom he likes? After spring, Xiaozhu will be fourteen, it's time to talk about brother."

Xiao Zhu blushed and stammered, "No, no, no... I, I listen to Dad, Dad."

"Xiaohuaer, take it. This is the face powder used by my brother in the south. The shopkeeper said that my brother used it very well." Boss He took out a small colorful box from his bag and handed it to He Xiaohua, "The shopkeeper There are so many colors in the store, I don’t know how to choose these, I just see what those guys buy, and secretly drag the waiter to buy them.” After finishing speaking, seeing that He Xiaohua didn’t answer, he quickly explained, “Little Hua’er, this color is so rich. I bought it, and I’ve been paying attention to it for a long time.”

Yang Yan'er snatched it over with one hand, "How old is Xiao Hua, how can I understand these things." Looking back at her own Xiao Hua who lowered her head, drinking porridge in silence, her white and tender face, if it was stained with two blushes... Yang Yan'er's heart moved, "" It's all my fault, if I don't make these face powders myself, Xiao Hua will not. Don't be afraid, Xiao Hua, when spring comes, Ah Mo will teach you how to apply face powder."

He Xiaohua wailed in her heart, could she not teach?