husband, he picked it up [farming]

Fang Mu was able to sleep a little longer this morning because he didn't have to ride an ox cart in a hurry.

With Fang Mu here, even with the new quilt, Chaoyan slept soundly, but just after the hour, Chaoyan still woke up.

He listened to the crowing of cocks.

He was planning to get up and make breakfast, but Fang Mu knew better than him that Xiao He would take care of it, so he said, "If you go to help, Xiao He will probably say you stole her work."

Chao Yan also realized that Xiao He didn't mind him taking jobs, but that she didn't want to be in the same room with him.

"Then I'll sleep again?" Zhao Yan was not very sure.

Fang Mu told him with practical actions that it was right, and locked him tightly.

Chaoyan followed him and lay back to sleep again.

When it was time to wake up, Fang Mu went to the kitchen to fetch hot water for the two to wash.

Chao Yan finished washing first, and then he caught a glimpse of the small box out of the corner of his eye, and then remembered it: "Brother Mu, can I open that box?"

Fang Mu followed his direction and looked over. The small box was old and the paint was peeling off, full of the smell of time.

But when Fang Mu looked at it, he felt familiar.

"What do you ask this for?" He was curious, this box was not conspicuous, and he didn't know how Zhaoyan noticed it.

The box was placed on the closet. It looked ordinary and hadn't been locked. Even if you saw it, it wouldn't attract people's interest, but Chao Yan wanted to open it.

Chaoyan said truthfully: "I didn't see it when I came in last time, I think sister let it go."

Fang Muzhen felt that the box looked more and more familiar, suddenly a flash of inspiration, a memory emerged, he quickly walked over to take it out, and lifted the lid.

An old smell exudes.

Seeing him, Chaoyan opened it as soon as she came over, and found that there was a stack of yellowed copybooks in the box, two puppets with stumps, and the neatly folded handkerchief on top of it were placed in the corner.

"..." No wonder it looks familiar, this box was used by him to hold old things, but I didn't expect it to be his.

Chaoyan brought the box over, put it on the table and put it down, carefully took out the contents, and spread them on the table one by one.

The handkerchief should be made by hand, the mandarin ducks on it are more like ducks than mandarin ducks.

The two puppets, one missing a leg and the other missing a hand, are a pair of struggling brothers.

Although incomplete, but smooth, it should be very popular with the owner and is often played with.

As for the yellowed copybooks, even though Chaoyan was illiterate, but looking at the handwriting from rusty to mature, it was a thick stack, and one knew that the person who studied it put a lot of thought into it.

He looked at Fang Mu: "It's yours."

Fang Mu came over, stood behind him next to him, looked down at these things with nostalgia in his eyes: "Yeah."

"Grandpa bought it for you?"

"Well, he said that other children have it, and his grandson can't be short of it, and he doesn't look at how old I am, and buys me these toys."

Although his words were sarcasm, but the emotions in them were strong. Zhao Yan understood it at once, and this person obviously liked it very much.

Fang Mu stretched out his hand to pick up a puppet. These are two characters in a play. Grandpa Li knew that he liked it very much, so he asked someone to carve these two puppets and gave them to him.

Fang Sen left too early, so Fang Mu didn't know if his father had ever planted grasshoppers for him. It was the first time he received a gift, so he cherished it very much, and he kept it with him during the day and never let it go at night. , so the two puppets were illuminated by him.

Later, when he grew older, the two puppets were put away, and Grandpa Li was seriously ill in the last period, so these objects full of memories were left behind by him. Later, when he left Li’s house, he searched for them, but they didn’t find them. When he found it, he thought he had lost it, but Li Yao actually put it away.

Chaoyan picked up the handkerchiefs that she practiced with, looked at them, and asked, "Did you embroider it?"

Fang Mu hurriedly snatched it over: "It's not pretty."

Chaoyan couldn't help laughing and said, "I've finished watching."

Fang Mu rested his chin on his shoulder and said rascally, "Then forget it."

Chaoyan couldn't help but kissed his cheek, and said, "It's pretty, I don't even know how to do it."

"I can't learn it, and my grandfather always laughs at me. The stitches are good, but the embroidery is a mess."

Chaoyan comforted: "That's still amazing, you can't even see me."

"What's the comparison?" Fang Mu was helpless.

Chao Yan looked at the stack of papers again: "Grandpa really loves you, learning calligraphy is so expensive, he let you learn it."

"He treats me like his own grandson, I know." It is because he knows how good Grandpa Li is that Fang Mu is willing to dress him in sackcloth and filial piety.

It's not just the kindness of that bowl of noodles, but the moments that Grandpa Li spent more than 2000 days and nights in the next six years, every time he carefully calculated for Fang Mu.

Chaoyan brushed the yellowed paper with her slender fingertips, and said, "You are so kind, it makes me feel ashamed."

"If you want to learn from me, I will teach you. Don't say such depressing words." Fang Mu never thought that knowing a few words was superior to Chaoyan. In his heart, he thought that Yanyan was the most powerful.

"I thought so, but I'm already at this age..." At that time, everything was low-class, but reading was good. I'm afraid there were not many people who didn't want to know a few words. Even if they had no pen and ink, it was enough for others to show off.

Chaoyan doesn't want to show off, he really wants to read and write, his family is too poor to go to school, and when he earns money, he will be old and life is more important, how can he accommodate this dream?

"It's never too late to learn anytime, don't worry, I'll teach you."

"Well, wait until you are free."

When the two were deeply in love with each other and wanted to kiss each other, Li Yao broke in, saw the husband and wife with the door open, hugged each other, and joked: "Even if I'm not an outsider, it's not like I don't see outsiders like this. "

Chao Yan hurriedly pushed Fang Mu away.

Fang Mu smiled helplessly, and asked Li Yao, "Sister, when did you collect these things?"

Li Yao saw the small box on the table, remembered Grandpa's entrustment, and replied: "Grandpa asked me to keep it. He said he didn't have anything left for you, only this memory. I hope you don't dislike it."

When Fang Mu heard it, his heart was moved, and he couldn't help but think of Grandpa Li's voice and smile in his mind.

The kind and kind old man left too early, and he didn't have time to wait for him to grow up and be filial to him.

Fang Mu laughed and said: "I like it very much." There is nothing better than these.

Li Yao also laughed, to avoid Fang Mu being sad, so she changed the topic: "Breakfast is ready, come and eat."

Chao Yan responded: "Okay."

Li Yao left space for the husband and wife, and Chaoyan put away the things one by one, cherishing them.

Fang Mu brushed off the dust on the puppet with his sleeve, and placed it on top of the copybook.

Asaka closed the lid of the box.

Fang Mu hugged him and said, "It's a pity you didn't get to see him."

Chao Yan patted his hand and comforted him: "Grandpa has a spirit in the sky, he can see it."

Fang Mu hummed, rubbed against Chaoyan's neck, let him go, and said, "Let's go eat."

Chaoyan put her hands on the small box and said, "I'll take it home when I get home."

Fang Mu naturally agreed.

....................

After eating, the three of Fang Mu went to the tailor's shop, Chao Yan was bored and wandered around the county town.

The county town in winter is different from that in summer. It just so happens that it is still snowing today, and the entire streets and roofs are covered with a thin layer of snow.

In summer, the white walls and green tiles under the bright sun instantly become a kingdom of ice and snow.

Chaoyan walked around, familiarized herself with the nearby streets, and bought a few things, including a gift for Li Yao, and a copy for Xiaohe, and even a gift for him, and Brother Mu.

In the evening, after everyone had finished their meal, Chao Yan gave the small gift bought today to Li Yao and Xiao He.

The master and servant couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Chao Yan sighed with gratitude to Grandpa Li and Li Yao for their help to Fang Mu, and respected Grandpa Li's only descendant from the bottom of her heart.

He also paid more attention to Li Yao's matter.

He lived in the county town for three days, and Li Yao's impression of him was even more pertinent due to his diligence during these three days.

It’s just that Chao Yan Ji is hanging at home, and Fang Mu is getting more and more annoying every night. He is worried that Fang Mu will not be able to bear it any longer, so he bids farewell on the third night, and returns to Xishui Village with Fang Mu in the evening of the fourth day. .

The first thing Chao Yan did when she got home was to caress Ang Ang, who had been neglected for a long time, to comfort her weak heart.

The two masters went home and played Ang Ang happily, and when they were having fun, they even chased their own tails in circles, looking even more like a big fool.

After washing up that night, Fang Mu took Fulang to bed and carefully calculated the accounts for the past few days.

He really has been holding back for a long time, and the most uncomfortable thing is that he can't eat it in his mouth. Sometimes he also thinks that if he knew it was so hard, he shouldn't have asked Yanyan to go to the county town together, otherwise he would still have meat to eat when he came back every day. .

But even if he wanted to eat all he could eat again, he still had to consider Fulang's health. In the end, Fang Mu asked for it three times, which was a toss for Chao Yan.

Even if Chaoyan wanted to go back on her word, she said it by herself, so she could only endure the pain and happiness together.

.....................

Turning back the days, it was approaching the end of the new year. In the blink of an eye, Fang Mu had been working in a tailor shop for a month. After he got familiar with it, he got used to it faster and faster. After the new year, he could look after the shop by himself. I can go out and talk business.

After all, it is unrealistic to always wait for customers to come to your door.

Another thing is that she and Qin Shang had been arguing for so long, and Qin Shang had come to his senses in time, and did not kill his wife. Li Yao promised him to go back to Qin's house with him after the Chinese New Year.

This represents the official reconciliation between the two.

Chinese New Year is a big festival, not only Xishui Village, but even the small houses at the foot of the mountain are very important.

Chao Yan made up her mind about what to prepare for the New Year at home.

Last night he discussed with Fang Mu that he would buy peanuts and melon seeds and fry them himself, and make whatever flavor he wanted, as well as cakes.

The rice cakes are made in cooperation with Fang Lin's family.

One person will produce the rice and the other will produce the stuffing, and it will be divided equally at that time.

So Chao Yan had to go to the town to get everything ready.

When Fang Mu goes out, Chaoyan puts on the basket and goes with him.

The two walked the mountain road to the town, and when they parted, Fang Mu told him: "Take the bullock cart on the way back. Last night it was snowy and the mountain road is slippery, so you don't fall."

Fang Mu got used to walking by himself, so he didn't think about it for a moment.

As a result, Chao Yan walked the mountain road with him just now, and almost fell down several times, which scared Fang Mu enough.

Chaoyan didn't dare to joke about it, and said, "I know, you go."

Fang Mu hummed, and after parting with him, got on the bullock cart to the county.

As soon as he left, Chao Yan followed the crowd into the town.

He went to buy peanuts, melon seeds, spices, and fillings for making rice cakes.