There is a handsome man in the rough family

Fortunately, this coal is constantly being discovered in the mountains. Everyone found that the black lacquered stones were very burnt in the furnace.

A few stones can be burned overnight to keep the house warm, so the trees on the mountain are protected, which is Tang Xiaofu's unexpected joy.

After Mrs. Li learned that coal could be used for heating, she often went up the mountain with Mr. Tang and Mr. Tang's second son, and went to dig coal with the villagers and put them in their backyard.

There are a lot of coal in the mountains, Tang Xiaofu suppressed his mood, and after the villagers realized the importance of coal and accumulated some, Tang Xiaofu and Zhao Xiangbei went to the forest in the back mountain, pretending to find coal by accident He looked like he went home and secretly told Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li and Mr. Tang are both shrewd people. Hearing this, his face was surprised. Mrs. Li quickly got up and closed the window and door, and went to Tang Xiaofu and whispered: "There are many black forests in the forest behind our house. stone?"

Tang Xiaofu nodded: "A few days ago, I went up the mountain to see that the water in the fish pond was frozen, and I wanted to repair it. I accidentally found that there were quite a few in a small ravine not far from the fish pond, and the location was very shallow. A pick and shovel should be able to dig out."

Li's face was full of joy, and he quickly grabbed Tang Xiaofu's hand.

"Hey, after all, our brother Fu is lucky. When it gets dark, you and Xiang Bei will take your eldest brother and second brother and secretly go to your fruit forest to dig more, so that there will be more for our future generations." In the cellar of the kitchen."

Mr. Tang was beside him, smoking a dry cigarette, and said for a long time: "Our family will also go up the mountain with the villagers to search for those black stones. During the day, we only burn firewood and the black stones we picked up. It is not a last resort, no You can burn those black stones in the back mountain. Reserve it first, I don’t think the situation this winter is very good.”

"Okay, Dad, don't worry."

Tang Xiaofu nodded. He believed in the old man's wisdom.

There is a saying that an old man in a family is like a treasure.

When the weather is really cold and freezing, if no one has anything to burn, but there is still green smoke rising from the eaves of his house, then something big will happen.

The Tang family were all neat in their work, and they didn't act like Mr. Tang to direct their two sons that night. Together with Zhao Xiangbei, they went up the mountain to dig coal. The location was really easy to find, and it was easy to dig.

In one night, the three big Zhaos carried the baskets to the north six or seven times, filled half of the cellar, covered up the coal digging site with dry grass, wood and snow again, and then came down the mountain.

Fortunately, there is no farm work in the snow outside at the moment. Everyone is indoors, so no one goes out.

The men of the Tang family had been busy all night. In the early morning, the director made a pot of hot shredded pork soup. After eating a few large bowls, they all went back to the house and fell asleep.

Tang Xiaofu sat in Li's room with his fat son in his arms, peeling chestnuts for him.

Brother Tuan also sat beside Ah Shou, helping Mrs. Li peel chestnuts, while Mrs. Bo Li prepared to fry sugar with hazelnuts and chestnuts to make Niantang.

This is a custom in Daqi during the Chinese New Year. Generally, people with better conditions will use various kinds of dried fruits to crush, and then wrap them in syrup and dry them to make them crispy and delicious, a bit like the kind of sucrose in later generations.

Xiao Xichen now has a few small deciduous teeth, and he remembers that he likes them very much. He puts things in his mouth and bites them. He likes everything, stuff them in his mouth and try them out.

Tang Xiaofu also doted on him, thinking that children should explore more, but he didn't stop him from anything that wasn't dirty or poisonous.

Tang Xiaofu intentionally boiled some of the chestnuts picked at home in hot water, put them in the hands of Xiao Xichen and A Shou respectively, and gnawed and played with them.

Tang Xiaofu now has strength in his hands, and with a light rub, he broke a small hole in the chestnut.

"Mum, is sister-in-law's belly approaching the end of the month? In this snowy day, you still need to make preparations early."

Li's hands peeling chestnuts are also very fast, I nodded.

"I have already made an agreement with Liu Momo in the village. Others give him [-] eggs. I will give him [-] Wen this time, and he happily agrees. But in a few days, you also want to Go to Chai's house and ask Brother Qin if he can come and see him. He is capable of medical skills. With him around, my heart will be relieved."

Tang Xiaofu saw that Li's hand peeled the chestnuts quickly, but Jiang Lizi had a little difficulty breaking the shell.

So he quickly turned a handful of chestnuts vigorously, broke a small hole, and stuffed them into Li Shi's hands, letting him peel the shells.

"Brother Qin said before that he will definitely come when Zaomomo gives birth. Don't worry, his medical skills are very good."

Li Shi also had a smile on his face when he heard the words.

"That's a good relationship. In a few days, I'll sort out the winter dates you picked earlier. Brother Qin and Qin Hangfei have been married for a while. These days, I see that his face is ruddy and slightly fatter , Could it be that he already has a body. Being able to come for a trip in this snowy day shows that he also values ​​your friendship, and our family can't treat him badly."

When Mrs. Li said this, Tang Xiaofu realized later that he had visited Brother Qin at Chai's house several times before, and he seemed to have seen Brother Qin vomit. It seemed that he really had a baby.

"Although the fish pond in the back mountain is frozen, the fish in the bottom are still alive. Xiangbei and I went up the mountain to catch a few big carp and send them over to let him mend his body. Don't worry."

In the evening, Tang Xiaofu deliberately cut up a piece of sauerkraut, put a lot of pork belly in it, steamed it in a big pot of white flour steamed buns, and specially made some garlic sauce.

After the men of the Tang family woke up and had a full meal, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.

Zhao Xiangbei slept for a long time, and now he was in good spirits, hugging Tang Xiaofu Yunyu turned over, both of them were sweating profusely at the moment.

Tang Xiaofu was lying on Zhao Xiangbei's chest tiredly, his eyelids drooping and fighting.

Zhao Xiangbei quickly pulled off the quilt next to him, and wrapped Tang Xiaofu and himself tightly, fearing that his little husband would catch a cold.

"If you're tired, go to sleep."

Tang Xiaofu was really sleepy right now.

He rubbed Zhao Xiangbei's thick chest, and suddenly remembered the decision he made before, so he said in a daze: "We have studied that ancient book for a long time, but we have no idea, why don't we send it to the county magistrate?" Go, he is a scholar, he should be able to research some clues."

Tang Xiaofu and Zhao Xiangbei have studied the ancient book for a long time, and it is somewhat similar to modern exploration geography. Both of them are laymen, and they don't know many rare words.

After a few twists and turns, I checked some, but it was still a bit foggy, let alone using this ancient book to find coal.

It's such a time now, it's a complete waste in their hands.

Tang Xiaofu simply copied the book quickly, and asked Zhao Xiangbei to secretly send the original book to the county magistrate's study, so that they would not have to feel any pressure.

After all, professional matters should be left to professional people.

Zhao Xiangbei nodded in agreement, bowed his head and kissed you, his hair wet with sweat.

"Okay, tomorrow night, I will secretly send the book to the county government, don't worry!"

Tang Xiaofu smiled, let out a small breath, hugged Zhao Xiangbei's thin waist, and fell into a deep sleep.

After the little husband in his arms was breathing steadily, Zhao Xiangbei's downcast eyes were full of affection, but he couldn't hide it.

He lovingly pulled her into his arms again.

Thinking about what my little husband told me, the current county magistrate was born in a family in the south, and there were many great Confucians in his family.

It can be said that he is a family of poems and books, and he is cautious in his etiquette, otherwise he would not have come to this remote village to become a county magistrate in order to avoid the chaos in central Beijing during the important period of power changes in the imperial court.

However, such aristocratic family is so precious that they can be trusted, and the people on their side are lucky to be able to find a good official with ability and skills.

After explaining the matter, Tang Xiaofu saved me and put that ancient book behind me.

He didn't know how important this ancient book was in the hands of the county magistrate, so he specially invited several masters from his family to study it together.

Those masters were all well-read poems and books. After discussing together, they really got a clue.

The county magistrate knew the importance of coal, so he specially invited experienced old people in geography to study together. He really found the place where coal is concentrated, and reported it to the imperial court, which gained great credit. It's all for later.

With the black stone discovered by Lu Lu in Tang Xiaofu Village, the crisis of burning wood was temporarily relieved.

This kind of black stone was also found in several neighboring villages. In each village, more or less, some black stones can be picked up and used for cooking and heating in winter.

Almost all the households in the whole village have installed kangs, and those with better conditions have also imitated the Tang family's installation of fire walls. After lighting the black stones, the house is warm.

But no matter which village has the best products, there is also a family named Zhou in their village. Ji Lise Tang's second child seems to be much cheaper for the sake of the fellow villagers, and he earns a manual fee for everyone.

After all, if you do the work yourself, Tang Lao Er will only accept a hundred or so at most. If you meet a family with poor conditions, you can even use it on credit for copper coins or food next year, and you are not in a hurry to repay it. Let the villagers in the same village have a warm winter,

But the whole family of the Zhou family is stingy, and the man in charge of the family is even more stingy, and he is reluctant to spend a hundred dollars on the kang.

Tang Laoer looked at the poor children in his family, and said that for the time being, he could give them a kang instead of copper coins.

Waiting until next year, even after the autumn harvest, it is okay to give some food as compensation, so the men of the Zhou family disagree.

The whole family lived by buying quilts and using the brazier in the middle to keep warm, which made several children shiver with cold.

When the second big snowstorm came, the youngest doll in his family was frozen to death in his dream when he was not paying attention.