Civilian Edition Traveling Farming Diary

It's New Year's Eve, and it snowed all day during the day.

The atmosphere of Chinese New Year here is very strong, full of the flavor of the New Year, even in snowy days, you can see shopkeepers selling things with burdens everywhere on the streets, many shops are still open, and there are constant customers in the shops.

Banzhang Liuguang is on holiday, and it was off yesterday. Chen Xiang gave everyone a month's wages and wrapped a small red envelope. Everyone happily paid homage to the early years and ran home. They want to take advantage of the last day It's time to buy New Year's goods.

The effect of the last wave of new releases was really good. We made a lot of money, but we were really tired. Yesterday, the whole family had a day off at home, eating and sleeping, so we were relieved.

Our new year's goods are all ready, new clothes and new hats have already been prepared, and today we have nothing to do, so we will hold hands and go shopping.

Chen Xiang and I walked in front, and Mr. Feng and Rong Niang walked around here and there.

Each of the four held a bunch of candied haws, like four little children.

Chen Xiang and I walked very slowly, eating candied haws while walking and thinking about what happened at this time last year.

At that time we were not married yet, Chen Xiang still stayed at my house, and we ate milk and ice on the kang together. This year, it was not that there was no milk, but Chen Xiang felt that the food was too cold, which was not conducive to having children, so he refused. .

There is also a large market for New Year’s goods in the refugee village. I remember that I bought fried dough sticks, just a few sticks, noodles, fish, honey, and Liu Dong, Liu Xi, Su Mai and Su Mai’s brothers picked them up and ate them in small wooden cans. , full of fragrance.

Now we don't lack all these, but we also lack that special happiness.

Chen Xiang was chatting, talking about whether Liu Dong is now a father, and whether there is anyone living in our old house now.

While chatting and walking like this, I ran into Boss Cui by chance. It wasn’t the Boss Cui from Fengzhou, but the one from the oil workshop. The joy of our reunion was beyond my imagination. I didn’t think it was so good before, but now it seems like an old friend.

Boss Cui smiled and said that he did not expect that I am living so well now, and even became an official, so I have to call me Master Zhang.

I also laughed, all thanks to his help, we had a meal together at noon, I wanted to call Boss Cui here, but Boss Cui from the oil shop said not to call, something happened at home, he was bothered.

I guessed it was about Cui Changyu, so I found a restaurant without asking, and we had a simple meal together.

Boss Cui told me that Luzhou was not affected by the flames of war, and everything was fine. Fulai Restaurant closed down, and shopkeeper Xiao Du was really unpopular.

He also went to our village before he came, and he also wanted to see me, so he could tell me that Liu Dong and Liu Xi are my friends there, and he also has the grace of saving lives, and I am also very concerned.

Boss Cui said that nothing had changed in the refugee village, it was still the same people, it was still the same day, Liu Xi was engaged to a girl from Orion's family, but it was just in time for the national funeral, and it would take three years.

Orion lives in my house now, he is married to Su Mai, and they have a very good relationship.

Now that Liu Dong is a father, Liu Zhaoshi looks much younger again.

Listening to him chanting one after another, it was as if I had never left, and I returned to that refugee village, where there are good-hearted people and bad guys.

Boss Cui said that everyone would still mention me. After meeting him, Liu Dong asked me about my recent situation. Boss Cui knew that I was an official, so he told them.

They were all very surprised and quite envious, saying that I had lived a life of being a master, but now I can't make it, and some envied Chen Xiang for being blessed, and so on.

We chatted together for a long time, and it was already dark when we parted.

We went to Zhuangzi and gave Lao Zhu red envelopes, and Lao Zhu said a lot of auspicious words.

The longer the vegetables in the greenhouse, the better, but no one dared to move them without the government's order.

On the way home, the snow stopped, and a thick pile was accumulated on the road. The hawkers were closing their stalls, and the streets were bustling with activity.

Chen Xiang picked out a beautiful hair tie from a small stall, and happily compared it to me.I suddenly felt a weight on my shoulders, and I looked back at Rongniang holding a snowball and giggling at us.

yo!

I immediately threw a snowball back, Rong Niang screamed for Mr. Feng's help, Chen Xiang tucked her hairband into her sleeve and joined the battle...

It's just, why did you join the enemy, you little white-eyed wolf!

Three of them besieged me and one, I couldn't resist it, and was smashed into a snowman, haha, in the end we all sat in the snow and laughed non-stop.

Really happy, the scene in front of me coincides with the fight with Liu Dong and Liu Xi across the wall last year, I am a bit confused about today and night.

We all returned home covered in snow. The charcoal fire in our house was still warm and comfortable. We don’t have to worry about the fire. Our house uses the best charcoal brazier with a cover and an anti-fall device. In short, it is very Well, light a fire in the morning and come home warm at noon.

The top of the charcoal brazier is flat, we put a jug of wine on it to warm it up, Chen Xiang and Rong Niang ran to light the lamps, the house needs to be well lit tonight.

In the evening we made dumplings together, Chen Xiang rolled the skins, and Rong Niang and I made them. He rolled them very quickly, and the two of us made enough dumplings.I wrapped it slowly, and it was crooked and ugly, so I was laughed at by them.

Mr. Feng did not participate in the army of making dumplings. He cut the brine bought on the roadside today and put it in a pot to heat it up. Then he cut... no, he killed a cabbage, pulled out the cabbage heart, cut it into thin shreds, and added Accompanied by condiments and mashed garlic.

I love sausages, so he cut another small plate of sausages and put them in the pot to heat with brine.

The kitchen was full of heat. When steam came out of the pot of hot meat, the water in the other pot of boiling water also boiled. There were three big trays of dumplings, the ugly ones were mine, and the fat ones were Rongniang's.

When the white and fat dumplings were put into the pot, Rong Niang yelled "reunion, wealth and honor", and we all made wishes on the dumpling pot. It felt so funny but very happy!

The dumplings are cooked very quickly, just order the cold water twice, and soon, the hot dumplings and appetizers are served on the table.

I poured a little wine for everyone, and the four of us gathered together, why do I feel that my eyes and heart are warm?

In the end, my stomach was as plump as Rong Niang's dumplings, I drank all the wine and ate all the dishes, and we were all a little drunk, lazily playing in the restaurant.

I think it would be better if there is Mr. Feng's piano at this time, but the sound of silk and bamboo is not allowed during the national mourning period. Once caught, it will be a death penalty.

So Rong Niang sang an unknown little song in a low voice, she is an expert in singing and dancing, her voice is soft and soft like a drizzle of spring breeze, soothing people's hearts, making people... sleepy?

At the beginning of singing, Rong Niang stood up and stretched her waist and danced. Mr. Feng tapped the bowl with chopsticks to accompany her. She couldn't dance alone, so she ran over and pulled us up to dance with her. I think She is a little drunk.

Rongniang's beautiful face was slightly reddened by the warm sake, and her eyes reflected the candlelight like clear wine. It was so beautiful. She danced so forgetfully that she hugged Chen Xiang and cried while dancing. .

She whimpered and cried heartbreakingly.

She said that she likes to sing and dance, but she can only dance for the guests who trade money. She is actually not happy at all.

She prefers to dance and sing with her family. She thought it would be an unattainable dream, but she didn't expect it to come true.

She lay on Chen Xiang's shoulder, tilted her head, and looked at me with tears in her eyes. She didn't know if she was crying or laughing, and said, "How could there be a man like you? I can cook and make dumplings."

"At that time, how dare you hide us, don't you want to die?"

"I still don't dare to open my eyes when I wake up in the morning. I'm afraid that if I wake up from the dream, I will see those noisy guests again."

"So what about Qing Guan, I'm still being looked at with that kind of eyes, don't I know where those men are staring at me..."

Mr. Feng stood up, stroked her hair, and said, "I'm sorry."

Rong Niang cried and shook her head: "Sir, you didn't apologize to me. You took me in. I saw how hard it was for the sisters in Tian Lai Fang to keep their health. You will always be my family, the most important family."

She looked at me again, hugged Chen Xiang and said, "You too."

We all shed tears, Rong Niang has always been innocent and cute, I didn't know she actually had so many things on her mind.

I put one hand on her shoulder and the other on Mr. Feng's shoulder, and said emotionally: "Why don't we become sworn brothers, from now on we will be brothers and sisters, a true family."

Both of them were stunned. After a sad cry, we came to the yard in big cotton clothes. Chen Xiang made a long vegetable pot as an incense burner, covered it with mud, and gave each of us a stick. Xiang, the three of us stood in the yard, swearing against the snowy sky, we voluntarily became brothers and sisters, Mr. Feng was the eldest brother, my second child, and Rong Niang was the younger sister. , never leave.

We put the incense into the vegetable bowl and drank some wine. Then Niang Rong made a toast to Chen Xiang and called his sister-in-law Fulang. Chen Xiang made a toast to Mr. Feng and called him elder brother.

The four of us who are lonely and have no family have become a family from now on. The four of us cried and laughed while hugging each other.

We failed to keep the New Year's Eve again this year, but no one is happier than us, really.

After having a shameful meal with Chen Xiang in bed, Chen Xiang sweated and lay in my arms, saying how nice it was to have me.

I also told him that I cherish him.

He asked me how I remembered that I was married, and he thought that I was not in a moment of enthusiasm, and that little wine was not enough to make me do that kind of impulsive thing.

It's still my Ah Xiang who knows me, I stroked his smooth back and told him.

"Mr. Feng and Rongniang are both good-natured people. We share weal and woe. Our relationship is different from ordinary people. It is not an exaggeration to say that we are family members."

"Recently, I often think about what you said at the time. You said that you hope that Rongniang will not be a child like Qingping. In fact, it is not only Rongniang, but also Mr. Feng. They cannot be alone all the time, but their backgrounds There, it will definitely become an obstacle in future marriages, so I think that the past cannot be changed, but I can add a better identity to them."

Chen Xiang lay on my chest, eyes bright: "You made them brothers and sisters of officials."

I smiled: "Yeah, don't look at me as an official, but in the eyes of most people, our family's lintel is quite high, the emperor personally sealed it, and the land and houses at home are rewarded by the emperor. This is Fengzhou's status." There are a few who can catch up with our family, with such an extra layer of status, they will be able to find a good family in the future, and their in-laws will not dare to bully them."

Chen Xiang looked at me without speaking for a long time, finally he lowered his head and kissed my chest, and whispered, "You are so kind."

I think his words are enough for this life.