The little man on the apex

In the past few days, Yan Heyi and Yuanxi's small courtyard was very lively. Knowing that they were getting married, the villagers all rushed over to help.

If it is not connected to the hut, there are a total of four rooms in the family, of which the main hall is connected to the back room where two people sleep, and then there is the kitchen and a utility room.

The house is a bit old, but it is not broken. Yan Heyi lives carefully, and everything is well cleaned up. Except for the unavoidable traces of oily smoke in the kitchen, several rooms are very clean.

However, it has been exposed to wind and sun for so many years. If you inspect it carefully, there are many small problems. There are several damages on the roof. I am afraid that it will be blown up by the wind after a while. It's raining in and out.

Niu Er drove his family's ox cart, and brought half a cart of terracotta tiles to the town, followed by Yan Heyi and Zhou Ziling, the eldest brother of Zhou Ziyu's family, with a wooden ladder, and cleared the old thatch on the roof , and lay a neat layer of terracotta tiles.

These terracotta tiles were originally burned and sold in other towns, and boats parked at the pier every month, carrying these tiles for long journeys, but sometimes the furnace malfunctioned, or the craftsmen did not pay attention, and the tiles would be scratched. Or if a corner is missing, the buyer will not accept it, so they have to deal with it in the town at a low price, which is not expensive.

As soon as the new tiles were laid, Yan Heyi felt that even the house had become much taller, and the yard was brightened up.

Together with Aunt Zhou, Aunt Gu tidied up the flowers and plants at the gate of the courtyard, and moved a few bright red flower seeds from her own home, and then washed the gate and fence of the courtyard.

The swing frame in the courtyard was covered by gourd vines, and seven small green gourds really grew on it. Xiaoyue and a few children who came to help with the adults at home didn’t play anything else, and counted the hours on their fingers. , One person wanders around for a moment, and no one can play tricks.

The chicken coop was newly made by Yan Heyi this year. The freshness of the wood has not faded away. There is also a picture of a chicken engraved by Yuanxi on the door of the chicken coop. Trimming.

At noon, the sun rose. Although it was not too hot these days, everyone was sweating a little after climbing up and down for a whole afternoon.

Zhao Jing's mother, Aunt Zhao, was wearing a bib and poking her head out of the kitchen. She said, "The meal is ready, let's set up the table."

There were too many people to fit in the room, and it was very stuffy to be crowded, so we discussed eating in the yard.

There is an old pagoda tree between Yan Heyi and Aunt Gu's family, its branches and leaves are flourishing, and it just gives a shade to the yard, enough for two tables to eat.

There was still work to be done in the afternoon, so I didn't drink, only a big pot of plum soup, and I opened my belly to drink.

The meals are prepared by Mrs. Zhao, Gouwa’s mother, and Niu Er’s husband. They are all good cooks in the village. The ones I brought were nothing expensive or rare, but they were all made to taste great.

Since he was "rectified" by the villagers last time, Zhou Tuhu stopped playing tricks and went to Zhou Ziyu's house to apologize to Aunt Zhou with half a fan of ribs, and also returned the loquat forest in the village he occupied.

Early in the morning, Yan Heyi went there to buy a large piece of pork. According to Yuanxi, a food expert, put some old tofu and tender cabbage heart, and then grabbed a handful of slender sweet potato powder, and put them together in the pot. After stewing, serve a bowl for each person, not to mention how fragrant it is.

Yan Heyi held up a bowl of plum soup, said something like "Thank you folks for coming to help", and then sat down to eat together.

A few children did not eat honestly. Aunt Zhou built a simple "table" with stones and wooden boards next to them, and "distributed" them there.

Niuer's husband is a man of few words. Everyone in the village calls him "Brother Sheng" or "A Sheng".

Seeing him coming out of the kitchen, Aunt Zhou quickly grabbed his sleeve and pushed him on the stool: "Brother Sheng, don't be too busy, anyone who wants extra food can fill it up yourself, sit down and eat."

When he said this, he glanced at his husband, so scared that Uncle Zhou quickly lowered his head.

It's not to blame Uncle Zhou, Brother Sheng insisted on serving him a meal, and he couldn't refuse.

Niu Er felt sorry for his husband, and silently took all the pork slices in his bowl to Brother Sheng. Brother Sheng turned his head, looked at Niu Er quietly, and began to eat the meat in the bowl slowly.

The rice in their respective bowls was bottomed out, and the dishes on the table were almost eaten. Several people packed up the dishes and chopsticks and piled them up by the well. Aunt Gu and Aunt Zhou washed the dishes, and the men folded the tables and stools. Got up, and sent back the big table borrowed from Aunt Gu's house.

Brother Sheng took a bamboo broom and swept the place where he had eaten just now.

He has only been married to Niu Er for less than a year. Although he is not like Yuan Xi who is tired of Yan Heyi, he is also very close to his husband-in-law and always silently follows him.

After tidying up, everyone rested in the yard, Yuanxi was not there, they were the two who talked the most in their talk, and Aunt Zhou liked Brother Sheng very much, and said that Niu Er was lucky.

Brother Sheng's face flushed red when someone praised him, and he pinched Niu Er's sleeve quietly, Niu Er only knew how to giggle, showing his teeth neatly.

"Why hasn't Yuanxi come back?" Aunt Zhou looked at the sky and joked to Yan Heyi, "Isn't it because he escaped marriage?"

Aunt Zhao patted Aunt Zhou's hand vainly: "Could it be that she was abducted by my Xiaojing?"

"He dares?" Aunt Zhou said with a smile, "Is my family Ziyu not enough?"

When Aunt Zhao heard Zhou Ziyu's name, her eyes widened: "Yes, yes, if he dares to look at other brothers, I will take a broom and drive him to Lanxi."

"By the way, mother-in-law," Aunt Zhao held Aunt Zhou's hand, "When Mr. Yan's marriage is completed, shouldn't it be time to make arrangements for these two children?"

"Naturally," Aunt Zhou couldn't be more satisfied since she knew that Zhou Ziyu and Zhao Jing were together, and called Aunt Zhao's mother-in-law early, "Oh, I'm busy again."

Aunt Zhao nodded: "Yes, I don't know where the two children would like to live, or should we buy another house for them?"

"I haven't asked yet." Aunt Zhou loosened the cloth scarf on her head, and she took it off and tied it again, "It's all according to their wishes. If you want to live alone, isn't there a room in my house by the bridge that is free? Repair it, it will be enough for the two of them to live in."

"Okay, let's ask them what they mean first." Aunt Zhao looked up again, "Why haven't you come back?"

Before the words were finished, the children who were squatting on the ground playing tic-tac-toe at the gate of the courtyard called out and rushed out in a swarm.

Zhao Jing drove Niu Er's ox cart to the door, and drank a bowl of plum soup that Aunt Zhou gave him, before Yuan Xi and Zhou Ziyu caught up panting.

On the cart was a large wooden bed made by Yan Heyi and Zhao Jing. Zhao Jing finished all the parts in the carpenter's shop, borrowed Niu Er's ox cart this morning, and went to the town to fetch them.

There were no seats in the ox cart, and because they were afraid of exhausting Niu Er's cattle, Yuan Xi and Zhou Ziyu ran back beside them.

This wooden bed is made extremely meticulously. Although it is not comparable to the mahogany beds in the homes of rich people, it still looks pretty good after being put together, without a single flaw. The shelf at the head of the bed is carved with hollow patterns. The tent hooks are all up.

There was also a wide stool next to the bed that could sit for two people. Xiaoyue asked Zhao Jing, and said that it was a bed stool, which could be used to put the clothes that had been taken off, and could also be used as a stool.

Yuan Xi blushed immediately, and when Zhao Jing noticed it, he reached out and tapped Zhou Ziyu's forehead lightly: "Ziyu, what did you talk to him about?"

Zhou Ziyu hid behind Yuanxi again and again: "It's what you told me, that it's also called a 'spring stool', and it's a young couple..."

Yuan Xi quickly pressed Zhou Ziyu's mouth, and dragged him out.

The wood used to make this bed was picked by Yan Heyi himself in the mountains. It is very strong. Even if the wood doesn’t cost money, you still have to pay for it. Mr. Zhao Jing refused to say how much, insisting that it was a congratulatory gift for the two of them getting married. Yan Heyi After stuffing the money several times, it was sent back, so I had no choice but to give up.

Seeing that the bed was better than her own, Xiaoyue leaned over and wanted to sit on it. Aunt Zhao picked her up and carried her to the side: "The new couple's bed, other people can't sleep first, understand?"

After tidying up the inside and outside of the house, Aunt Gu and the others took a few children to the town to buy things for their marriage.

First, I went to the cloth shop to pull a few pieces of festive cloth, and I was going to sew the quilt when I came back. As for the new clothes that the two of them were going to wear, Aunt Gu took the two of them to the town to buy materials as early as the day she knew that they were going to get married. It is now ready.

I also bought some pots, pans and pans, at least two new sets of bowls and chopsticks, and a stack of red paper, which I will use when I cut out the Chinese characters for happiness.

Then I went to the master chef in the town to pay the deposit, and invited him to the banquet on the wedding day.

I met a candy store and bought a big bag of candy. When I got home, I had to wrap it in red paper and give it to the guests on the wedding day together with the eggs dyed red.

Zhao Jing bought a bunch of big and small bags, and Zhao Jing carried them in the back, and followed them into a shop selling rouge and jewelry, saying that he wanted to pick some for Yuan Xi.

After trying on various lipsticks for a long time, Aunt Zhou also grabbed some red strings with beads and gesticulated on Yuanxi's wrist.

"Brother Yuan's wrist is so thin, it looks good on any one." Aunt Zhao pointed to the few red strings, "I want them all, I'll buy them for you."

Yan Heyi was about to evade, when Yuanxi was surrounded by several aunts to try the peach pollen, but she couldn't get in the conversation, so she had to sit beside Zhao Jing and wait.

In the evening, the older ladies didn't leave, and it was not convenient to stay at Yan Heyi's house, so they went to Aunt Gu's house together, took off their shoes and went to bed, and sewed the red quilt together for the two of them.

The cotton inside is all homegrown, carefully picked out the hard shell, and dried in the sun. It is soft and fluffy, and it can be warm in winter.

Yuan Xi applied the newly bought peach pollen on his face, and put the scarlet hijab embroidered with lace sent by Aunt Gu on his head, and sat quietly by the bed waiting for Yan Heyi.

As soon as Yan Heyi entered the room, she saw Yuan Xi who was wearing a red hijab. He went over to lift the hijab, and was startled: "Little ancestor, is the lip fat so small? Too much peach pollen is also applied. "

Yuan Xi frowned: "Then brother, what do you think?"

"It's too much, wipe it off first." Yan Heyi sat next to Yuan Xi, stroked his lips with her fingertips, saw a little red on her fingertips, and hugged his head and kissed him, "It's faster this way." .”