Deep in the bamboo forest is my home

The swollen seeds after soaking are placed in moist soil, and after ten days, two young shoots emerge from the top of the soil.He Xiaohua and Shi Chun were amazed at the sprouts of two small green leaves emerging from the flowerpot.

"Out of ten seeds, only two sprouted. Brother He, how long do we have to wait before we can eat it?"

"Maybe, about a year or so." When it comes to this, He Xiaohua has no idea.I used to eat a lot of tomatoes, but it was the first time to grow tomatoes.Being able to sprout is already overjoyed.

Shi Chun sighed, and moved the two flowerpots to the corner of the wall, "Fortunately, there is still a mature one. Brother He, what should I do with the other bag of seeds?"

Passion fruit grows in the tropics. Judging from Xiaohua's current location, Nanhe Village is definitely not suitable. Gyeongju does not snow in winter, or it can survive.

After dinner, He Xiaohua took two cloth bags and handed them to Mu Sheng, and explained in detail how the tomatoes sprouted for the first time, and then asked Mu Sheng to find a place nearby to scatter the passion fruit seeds, to see if it would work. survive.

It was only then that Mu Sheng discovered that Xiaohua was tossing things in the yard these days, "Most of the farms near Gyeongju are concentrated in Yuanji and Xiaoxing. I asked people to buy [-] acres of land in Xiaoxing, and asked two people familiar with the fields Farmers who are working on it, see if it can be planted."

Xiaohua nodded again and again, pointing to the passion fruit, "It doesn't need to be planted in the field, if there is a mountain or slope, just scatter the seeds directly."

Mu Sheng nodded in response.

The He family's father and son stayed in Gyeongju Port for almost a month, and returned to Nanhe Village with Mu Sheng.At home, Yang Yan'er and Yang Li were waiting at the courtyard gate, and He Xiaosi flew into Xiaohua's arms like a small cannonball.

"Third Brother Badass, don't take Xiao Si with you when you go out to play."

"Little Si, did you think about Third Brother?" Xiao Hua touched Xiao Si's head, the little guy hadn't seen him for a month, and his body became much stronger again.

"I don't want to, I don't want to." Xiaosi pouted, rubbing her face on the flowery dress, her little hands tightly holding on to the flowery dress, refusing to let go.

The whole family entered the house lively, after dinner, Xiao Hua told Xiao Si about the foreigners she saw in Gyeongju, and the braised Gyeongju fish and red fruits that they ate, which tasted sour and sweet, very delicious.Xiao Si's eyeballs almost popped out when he heard it, he grabbed Xiao Hua's sleeves tightly, clamoring to take him to play.

Yang Yan'er nodded Xiao Si's head, "Just play around, your third brother already knew how to help the family when you were your age." As she spoke, Yang Yan'er picked out Xiao Si's naughty things one by one, first secretly When I went to Zhushan to play, I chased chickens and ducks with the boys in the village, and then I ran to the dry bed of the Nanhe River to play, and I came back covered in mud every day.The boys in the village began to yell that Xiao Si of the He family was not a little brother, but a kid pretending that the forehead mark on his head was put on by himself with rouge.

Yang Yan'er told one story after another, and at the end, she laughed, "Guess what Xiao Si said. He actually recognized him and said he was a kid. Who said he belonged to my brother."

The whole family was laughing and rolling forward and backward.Xiao Si buried her head in Xiao Hua's arms, and said angrily, "Huh, you're all laughing at me. Third brother, I'm going to bed. Third brother will accompany me, third brother will accompany me." Kicking her calf, she acted like a baby to Xiaohua .

"Okay, go to bed, go to sleep, let's go make trouble with your third brother tonight." Yang Yan'er went out of the main room, and washed Xiao Si's face with a basin of hot water.Turning around and coming back, I saw Xiao Si staring at the door.Yang Yan'er saw that it turned out that Xiaohua sent Mu Sheng out.

"Don't look, third brother has a thin skin." Yang Yan'er grabbed Xiao Si and went to the backyard.Xiaosi's face was filled with displeasure.

After the New Year's Eve, the Mu and He families held an engagement banquet, and Xiao Hua became the Mu family.Neighbors who were acquainted with the He family came to congratulate him one after another, and Jiang Fulang, who seldom showed his face in front of people, also came forward to entertain the guests.

He Xiaohu hurried back the day before the New Year's Eve, and returned on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.Xiao Hua rushed back the day before her engagement, gave Xiao Hua a jade hairpin to tie her hair, touched Xiao Hua's head, "Xiao Hua has finally grown up."

He Xiaohua feels that the second brother seems to be different, what is different, Xiaohua can't explain clearly, but after studying in Fucheng for six months, it has clearly imprinted marks on Xiaohu's body.The mischievous, lively and clever Xiaohu gradually blurred his figure, the only thing that remains the same is the concern for Xiaohua in Xiaohu's eyes.

In the summer, Mu Sheng came to invite Xiao Hua to live in Gyeongju Port.He Xiaohua readily agreed, but Yang Yan'er knew about it, but she was not happy.It is said that they are engaged, but they are not married after all, he is lonely, besides, Mu Sheng is a 19-year-old boy, so something will inevitably happen on the way.If something really happened, at most it would be to advance the date of marriage a little bit, but in case Xiao Hua had it, it was not a joke.

Yang Yan'er faltered and said what she meant, Xiaohua blushed, Mu Sheng's face remained unchanged, but his eyes wandered around.

He Xiaosi didn't understand what it meant, he only knew that third brother was going out again, this time he and Mu Dong's family were the only ones going out, not even father.Xiaosi was not happy either, she grabbed the corner of Xiaohua's clothes and did not let go, and looked at Xiaohua eagerly, "Third brother take me, third brother take me. Xiaosi obediently listen to third brother."

He Xiaohua also hesitated.Yang Li is more than seven months old, and it is estimated that the child will be born in early autumn.If she was not at home, Yang Yan'er would have to take care of Yang Li and take care of the housework, let alone Gu Xiaosi.

But on the other side of Gyeongju, there are tomato trees planted last year, and there are passion fruits that have germinated or not.

Xiao Hua couldn't help asking Mu Sheng for help.Mu Sheng smiled and said to Xiao Si, "Little Si, do you want to see foreigners in Gyeongju?"

"I think so." Xiaosi answered crisply.

"Okay, let's go to Gyeongju to see foreigners together. Don't worry, there is Xiao San taking care of Xiao Si on the way, and people from the Splendid Fleet will go with us, so the road will be safe."

What Mu Sheng said was that with Xiaosi staying by Xiaosan's side, he would not do anything to Xiaosan.Be obedient and listen to the sound, Yang Yan'er thinks about it, there is no naughty little four at home, and Yang Li is the only one to take care of, and the seven-month-old person has nothing to pay special attention to except for a bigger appetite.He nodded and agreed to Mu Sheng's request.

Picking a clear and sunny day, Mu Sheng, He Xiaohua took He Xiaosi and set off for Qingzhou Port.In autumn, Yang Li gave birth to a little brother.Although it was the first child, the delivery process was unexpectedly smooth, but the child was born in one night.He Xiaohua and Xiao Si are still in Gyeongju and haven't come back yet. Xiao Zhu, who has become a father, wrote a letter asking the three of them to come back to see the child.

The days are like flowing water, walking slowly and leisurely.Xiao Hua and Xiao Si stay in Gyeongju every summer and winter, and stay in Nanhe Village in spring and autumn.

In the end, only one tomato tree planted by Xiaohua survived, and it bore the fruit of Kazuki in the fall of the second year. Xiaohua made various dishes with tomatoes, and invited Mu Sheng and the shopkeepers to taste them.Everyone was full of praise, and Mu Sheng named the tomato auspicious fruit.

The tomatoes planted in Xiaoxing's field did not bear fruit until the third year.Mu Sheng took the opportunity to launch new dishes, and the dishes made of auspicious fruit first became popular among foreigners.The production of auspicious fruit is unstable, and the quantity sent to restaurants every autumn is not much, let alone sold in other shops.Rare things are more expensive.Every autumn, businessmen who come to Hong Kong flock to Mujia Restaurant to taste this rare auspicious fruit.It sold out within a month.

Passion fruit is planted at the foot of a hill outside Gyeongju City. For three years in a row, only a long tree is taken, and the fruit it bears is sour and unpalatable.Xiaohua can only tell the person who looks at the fruit trees to watch carefully, fertilize, and catch insects.

For three years, Liang Qi never appeared in front of Xiao Hua, and that tall and straight figure in the dusk gradually faded away.

He Xiaohu studied hard at the government school for three years, passed the exam in one fell swoop, and was selected into the Diligent Academy.Qinxiyuan is the place where the emperor selects officials below the eighth rank, such as the master Bo and the county magistrate.The Diligent Academy no longer studies all kinds of scriptures hard, but focuses on learning to deal with daily official duties. Once they pass the Diligent Academy exam, they can be assigned to work in various places, opening up another path for poor students.

Students with money and time can continue to take the entrance examination, pass the palace examination to become a Jinshi, and be selected to enter the Imperial Academy to become a disciple of the emperor, while students from poor families give up the opportunity of the palace examination and enter the Qinxi Academy to study official duties.Of course, the students who leave from the Diligent Academy can only be promoted to the fourth grade of the prefect of Fucheng at the highest, but there is no such restriction for the students who pass the palace examination.

A year later, Xiaohu left Qinxiyuan and was assigned to Anhua as the county magistrate, the eighth rank.Anhua is only one day away from Beidaying.

In the autumn of the same year, the Hu people in the north allowed their people to burn, kill and loot along the border.In the winter, the Hu people sent troops to the south to seize the two cities of Beixing and Fengshun, and pointed their finger at Anhua.General Junwei of the North Camp was ordered to stay at the North Camp, and his deputy Hu Tian led the army to guard Anhua.

News of the war spread from the north to Nanhe Village.When the news reached Nanhe Village, the imperial court had blocked the land road from the south to the north.When Boss He went home and told the news, Yang Yan'er immediately panicked. He Xiaohu came to Anhua to take office in summer, but within half a year, a war broke out.During the war, ordinary people were able to flee their homes, but He Xiaohu, who was the magistrate of the county, could not.To escape is a death penalty.

To stay is to die, to escape is to die.

Yang Yan'er set up an incense table in the yard every day, and burned incense in the morning, afternoon and evening, praying for the blessing of the great god, so that the Hu people would leave Anhua as soon as possible.

The Liang family was also panicked in Nanhe Village.Liang Qi accompanied General Junwei to serve in the Peking University Camp.Liang Xiu didn't know whether his son was sent to Anhua or was left in Beidaying.Staying in Beidaying, with General Junwei around, Liang Qi's life will be safe for the time being.If they were sent to Anhua... right now the definite news from the north could not be transmitted, and the people from the south could not get through.The gossip in the county changed every day.Yesterday it was said that Anhua was defeated by the Hu tribe, and today it was said that Anhua was slaughtered. Some people said that General Junwei went to Anhua and killed the Hu tribe, and some said that General Junwei was beheaded by the Hu tribe.There are so many things that make people panic.

Liang Xiu stood at the entrance of the village every day waiting for someone to bring news. When he heard good news, he immediately knelt down and thanked God. When he heard bad news, he looked to the north with tears, "My son is only sixteen, God , my son is only sixteen this year."

The villagers of Nanhe Village sighed one after another.After finally looking forward to two promising boys, but meeting such bad luck, I lamented that the world is unpredictable, and life is even more unpredictable.

After Yang Yan'er found out, besides burning incense and praying in the morning, afternoon and evening, she and Liang Xiu stood at the entrance of the village every day waiting for the news.The two sisters supported each other and guarded at the entrance of the village. One son was in Anhua, and his life and death were unknown. The location of the other son was unknown, and his life and death were unknown.Yang Yan'er and Liang Xiu wept in relative desolation, the grievances forged many years ago were resolved at this moment.