Defeat natural disasters with farming

Ye Yu yawned after washing up, and waited for Chu Xufeng to lie down before he blew out the oil lamp.

"I heard Uncle Ye explain that tomorrow is your birthday."

Chu Xufeng was tall and long-legged, and he stretched out his arms to tuck in the quilt inside as he asked.

"Yeah," Ye Yu was a little depressed when he heard the words, "It just happened to coincide with the first day of the new year."

"This is a good day." Chu Xufeng smiled and said, "Do you want to guess when my birthday is? If you can guess correctly, I will give you a surprise tomorrow."

Ye Yu is not stupid, he tentatively put forward, "There are so many days in a year, how can I guess? Unless you give me a hint."

Chu Xufeng pondered for a while, then let go: "It's also a festival, in autumn."

As soon as these two restrictions were added, Ye Yu immediately locked a date.

"Mid-Autumn Festival!" August [-]th.

"That's right, Mid-Autumn Festival."

Chu Xufeng patted Ye Yu's head, looking very happy, "Go to sleep, I will send you a birthday present tomorrow morning."

Ye Yu didn't even ask what the gift was. He was really sleepy, and he was trying to cheer up when he was talking to Chu Xufeng. When he heard that it was time to sleep, his eyes glued together as if he had his own thoughts. The eyes fell into darkness for an instant.

In Heitian's sleep, there seemed to be rustling voices in his ears, Ye Yu frowned and turned over, and when the voices faded away, he opened his eyebrows again.

When he woke up again, the sky had cleared up, and the sun was shining on the snow, reflecting dazzling light.

Ye Yu walked out of the house, and looked up to see a little silver light shining among the branches.

At this time, Mother Ye took a long coat from the house and put it on Ye Yu, "Come in and eat longevity noodles. Your grandma made the noodles by hand. The soup base is made of pork bones, which are stewed. For half an hour, the bones were thoroughly stewed."

Ye Yu was led by Ye Mu to the kang table, and there was a celadon noodle bowl with a white background on the table, and there was only one noodle in the bowl, which was long and coiled in the light pork bone soup, and the noodle was still neatly stacked Served with halved white water eggs, shiitake mushrooms and green vegetables.

After he sat down, he first scooped up a spoonful of soup and put it into his mouth. The moment he put it into his mouth, a word appeared in his mind, fresh!

The bone marrow of the pork bones has been stewed out, and the whole soup base is thick and delicious, and when it slides down his throat, it awakens the taste buds that have been sleeping all night.

As for the noodles in the bowl, they are very strong and must be eaten in one bite without being bitten off, so Ye Yu sucked the noodles and swallowed them into his stomach. A whole stick looks like a lot, but in fact it is just right to put all of them in his mouth Mouth full.

Ye Yu ate a bowl of noodles until there was nothing left, and in the end he even drank up the soup while holding the bowl.

"Brother Bao, happy birthday!"

At this time, Mrs. Ye brought out a basket of red eggs from the stove, and said with a smile, "Hurry up and peel a red egg."

The method of making this kind of red eggs is also very simple. It is to add sumac, a Chinese herbal medicine, when boiling the eggs. After the eggs are cooked, the shell of the eggs will turn red. They will make some red eggs and distribute them to close relatives and neighbors.

Hearing this, Ye Yu picked up an egg and rolled it on the table, then made a small opening, peeled off the shell along the film, and instantly a round white egg appeared in his hand.

He stretched out the hand holding the egg to Mother Ye, "Mom eats the first egg first."

Mother Ye stared at the egg in a daze, "This is cooked for you."

"I'll peel one for you first." Ye Yu said stubbornly, he waited until Ye Mu took the egg before withdrawing his hand.

Immediately afterwards, Ye Yu peeled the eggs and handed them to several elders. As for the brothers and sisters, he did not help them peel them for the time being. Peeling so many eggs made his hands hurt.

As soon as he washed his hands after eating the eggs, Father Ye came out of the house, holding a plain purse in his hand, handed it to Ye Yu, and said with a smile, "Open it quickly and have a look."

Inside is a safety buckle made of jade.

Ye Yu blinked at the translucent and watery Ping'an buckle in his hand, feeling a little surprised. The price of this Ping'an buckle is not low, it should be made of a piece of fine jade, and the maker's craftsmanship is also excellent.

Father Ye put the safety button on Ye Yu, and said: "This is a piece of Hetian jade that I got by accident before. Because it is too small, I can make a safety button at most. A few days ago, there was a sculpture in the county. When the master came over, I specially asked him to make jade carvings into safety buttons, just waiting for your birthday gift when you are born."

The whole body of the safety button is milky white. If you look closely, you will find that the jade is very transparent and feels particularly oily, not to mention the smooth shape. The large circle on the outer layer and the small circle on the inner layer complement each other, which is beautiful and clear. .

"Safe, buckle, safe."

Father Ye said solemnly: "As a father, I only wish you a safe and healthy life."

Ye Yu took a deep breath and held the safety buckle tightly, "Thank you dad, I like this birthday gift very much."

At this time, Mother Ye suddenly interjected: "Your father's ceremony is very mysterious, and I only found out this morning."

After finishing speaking, she brought a set of folded clothes from the house, "This is the clothes I made for you this year, just in the beginning of spring, you will go to a private school to study."

Different from the clothes made of cotton and linen in the past, this set is a shirt made of silk and satin. The color is white and the stitches are extremely fine.

"Thank you mom, I like it too."

Ye Yu couldn't put it down as he touched the smooth fabric.

After collecting the birthday gifts, he went back to the house and put his clothes in the kang cabinet. When he turned his head, he saw Chu Xufeng waiting for him at the door, and saw him come out and take two steps forward and stuff a yellow stone into his hand.

"Here, a piece of Tianhuang stone is the most suitable for making a seal. A scholar will not be able to do without a seal in the future."

Tianhuang stone is rare, especially if it is of good quality. Ye Yu knew at a glance that this piece of Tianhuang stone in his hand is definitely a top-quality Tianhuang stone. .

So he shook his head quickly and returned Tian Huangshi, "It's too precious, I can't accept it."

Chu Xufeng had anticipated his rejection, and calmly took out a carved Tianhuangshi seal from his arms. This seal was quite small and square in shape. do.

After turning it upside down, you can still see the lettering on the bottom of the printing - Chu Huojin.

"Hold Jin, this is my word."

Ye Yu looked at him in surprise, regardless of other things for the time being, holding Jin should come from the idiom holding Jin Huaiyu.

"Well, it's the word holding Jin Huaiyu."

Chu Xufeng saw his curiosity, and after answering, he felt that it was a coincidence that their two names were so destined.

"I already have a Tianhuangshi seal, and it's useless to keep that piece with me. It's better to give it to you."

Ye Yu hesitated for a while, seeing that Chu Xufeng acted as if he would not withdraw his hand unless he accepted it, so he had no choice but to take the Tian Huangshi.

"It's too hasty. If your birthday is later, I can find the master who carved the seal for me to help you carve this piece of Tianhuang stone."

Chu Xufeng said regretfully when he put down his hand.

Although Ye Yu didn't answer, he had already firmly remembered Chu Xufeng's birthday in his heart, and there were still eight months until August [-]th, and by then he would find a gift of comparable value to return.

Simply celebrating Ye Yu's birthday, Mrs. Ye took the daughters-in-law to make dumplings.

Their family has always had the custom of eating dumplings on the first day of the new year.

This year is no exception, and because they have sauerkraut pork and tofu at home, they made two kinds of dumplings with sauerkraut pork filling and egg tofu vermicelli filling.

The two curtains were white and fat, and the dumplings that looked like ingots were frozen in the yard for a while before they became hard.

When you want to eat, you only need to boil it in the pot. When the dumplings float to the top, you can take them out with a colander and pass them in cold water. The dumplings will not stick together and the taste will be better.

Ye Yu prefers dumplings filled with egg and tofu, which are delicious just dipped in a little vinegar and chili.

Especially if you drink a bowl of dumpling soup after eating dumplings, your stomach will become extremely comfortable in an instant.

He ate five or six dumplings as big as a child's palm, and at the end he hiccupped while drinking the soup.

The next day was the day to go back to her natal home. Apart from Mrs. Ye and Ye Mu, the other two daughters-in-law of the Ye family had to bring their children back to their natal home. Likewise, Young Aunt Ye would also bring their children here today.

The Ye family started to get busy early in the morning, hot water was being boiled in the stove, and puffs of white steam came out one after another.

In the main room, the two sisters-in-law Ye were all neatly dressed, with newly made clothes this year.

Mrs. Ye wiped her face and asked, "Have you brought your things?"

Mrs. Ye let out an eh, and replied, "I've brought everything, one chicken and one packet of sugar."

The two daughters-in-law are impartial, and they all have the same thing. This kind of return ceremony is not shabby in the nearby villages, it can be regarded as generous.

"Well, if you go back early, you can stay longer." Mrs. Ye put her hands in her hands and said, "The parents-in-law haven't seen the child for a while."

Second Aunt Ye said, "You still have to come back early. It's outrageous for Xiao Bei to come home today with you and his third younger siblings helping him."

There is no one in the family of the third brother and sister, and they have not returned to the house in all these years, and they have not brought a return gift, which is unfair to say, but the family of the third brother has never taken this matter to heart.

Mother Ye washed her hands, and when she heard her words, she quickly said, "It's not a heavy job at home, I can do it by myself."

Having said that, Sister-in-law Ye still decided to come back earlier.

When the sky was still dark, the first room and the second room had already left. Before they left, each of them cleaned themselves up. He Hua also specially put on the silver bracelet that her parents bought for her, and she looked very Happy.

Because of this, the Ye family became much quieter all of a sudden, without the voices of his brothers and sisters, Ye Yu was still not used to it.

Fortunately, Jia Yi and Chu Xufeng are still there, which can somewhat pass the boring time.

Ye Yu looked sideways at Chu Xufeng, "Tell me about life in the border town."

The border town is the place where his mother was born, and he also wants to know more about it.

When Chu Xufeng heard this, he seemed to be lost in memory, and his gaze was erratic, "That city is called Jingbian City, which is adjacent to the grassland. Inside the wall are soldiers guarding the border, and outside the wall is an endless grassland. From time to time, rogues pass by. It's a world of difference."

"However, Jingbian City is a pretty good place. Most of the people living there are soldiers' families, and they are very simple and kind. And because every household raises sheep, there are various ways of making mutton..."

Ye Yu listened with great interest. Maybe he would never go to Jingbian City in his whole life, but it would be good to hear about the customs and customs there.