[Old Nine Gates] Longevity

Before the sky was fully lit, Li Mingyue got up from the bed.It is said to be a bed, but it is just a few wooden boards covered with mats.The body of the person who slept on the hard bed was sore, Li Mingyue moved her body that was a little stiff from sleeping, and got out of bed to wash.

The business at the wonton stall has been very busy these days. It is not easy for the elder brother and the second elder brother to get out of the stall early in the morning and late at night, and they have not yet gotten up. Li Mingyue quietly walked into the kitchen to add some firewood to the stove.

Open the lid of the pot and see that the pork bone soup in the pot was bubbling and overflowing with fragrance. Li Mingyue took out the rice noodles and cut them into thin strips. After thinking about it, she took seven taels of pork and shredded it, ready to stir-fry and add it to the yard.

Through the window, Li Mingyue vaguely heard the sound of hawking from the alley. The hawkers who came out early to sell breakfast all came out to hawk. The two brothers haven't woken up yet. It seems that they were really tired yesterday.

Li Mingyue took a small stool and sat by the stove. She was only seven years old and her parents died early. The life of the three brothers and sisters was difficult, and it was common for her to be hungry and full, so she was a small person. It also looks like a five or six-year-old child.

After entering the city, the life of the three brothers and sisters became easier, and some flesh grew on Li Mingyue's palm-sized face.She was not as high as the chopping board for cutting vegetables, so she could only move a wooden block down and put it on the stove to cut vegetables.

Originally, the three brothers and sisters lived on the barren land in the village, but after years of disasters, the gods did not reward them with food, and they could not even eat food.The eldest brother Li Mingli looked at the hungry sallow faces of his younger siblings, gritted his teeth, packed up his packages and brought his younger siblings into the city.

The three brothers and sisters tried everything, and finally bought a small yard with orange trees in the city of Changsha.The neighbors in the neighborhood are all peddlers who walk the streets and sell small businesses.

Li Mingyue scooped out a few ladles of water from the water tank, and soaked the prepared vegetables and bean curds in it.The water in the water tank was filled last night when the second brother Li Mingming came back, and there were a few big fish in the big basin next to the water tank.The hunted pheasants and hares are tied together and hung on the beams.

Cut the washed side dishes into appropriate sizes and put them in the serving basin. Li Mingyue looked around, and took the used water to the back of the kitchen to pour it out.

The house bought by the brothers and sisters of the Li family was originally a large courtyard with the house at the back, and it was bought by the two families. As soon as Shui walked out of the kitchen, he saw that the solid man in the back room also came out with a basin of water.

"Uncle Gu, good morning." Mingyue held water and smiled sweetly at the tall and thin man in front of her. She was very familiar with Uncle Gu, the neighbor in the back room.

When the three brothers and sisters first arrived in Changsha City, it was thanks to Uncle Gu's help that they got what they are today.Uncle Gu is an honest and kind old man. There is a noodle stall in the city that makes good noodles, and he leads his daughter and girl to live alone.

Gu An couldn't help looking at the thin and well-behaved girl in front of him, and gently patted her head, "Mingyue got up really early today", and smiled as he spoke.

After a brief greeting, Ming Yue wanted to go back to the kitchen to make soup with her big basin in her arms, but she was called back before taking two steps.

Mingyue turned to look at Uncle Gu, and Uncle Gu handed her a small package through the low wall. Mingyue looked at the oiled paper package that Uncle Gu handed over, and hesitated to accept it.

"This is the glutinous rice cake old man Ma made in the morning. It was specially reserved for you and the girl before leaving the stall. You can accept it, Mingyue." After Uncle Gu finished speaking, Mingyue was embarrassed to refuse to accept it, and took the oiled paper bag with both hands and said. Thank you.

Putting the still warm oiled paper bag into her bosom, Mingyue bounced back to the house with the basin in her hand, pushed open the kitchen door, and saw Li Er standing in front of the stove, holding a bowl and non-stop eating.

"Second brother, you're up." Mingyue placed the basin and looked up at her brother who was three years older than her but taller.

"Our three sons are really good. We wake up so diligently in the morning and cut up all the ingredients for the yard." Li Mingri finished a bowl of rice noodles like a storm, wiped his mouth, stretched out his hand with a smile, and messed up Mingyue's hair .

Finding that the well-tied hair turned into a chicken nest, Mingyue exploded in an instant, "Second Brother!" Seeing her sister's cute look when she pouted her little mouth when she was angry.

Li Mingri laughed twice, and took out a beautiful pink hairband and a carved wooden tooth comb from behind as if conjuring, "Come, come, brother, make a pigtail for San'er."

As a little girl, she has no resistance to beautiful things.Li Mingyue, who was dragged by her two elder brothers since she was a child, lived like a wild boy, up trees, birds, and rivers to fish for shrimps, and she couldn't resist these things.

Li Mingyue obediently sat on the small stool, Li Er took out a can of sweet-scented osmanthus oil from his arms, combed Mingyue's hair with a wooden comb, divided it into several strands, and neatly tied a braid of wheat ears.

Touching Mingyue's withered, yellow and unnutritious hair, and looking at Mingyue's thin figure sitting in front of him, Li Mingri felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. "San'er, we have a better life now, and we don't have to be the same as before. I saw that the girl Gu Shu in the back room pulled some cloth and made new clothes. You also go to the cloth shop to see if there is anything you like."

Men's minds are no more delicate than women's. Although Li Mingyue was brought up by the two brothers, there are always some details that men can't think about when they are careless.

Brothers Li Mingli and Li Mingri didn't even notice that Mingyue's men's clothes had changed into exquisite women's clothes, and even Mingyue's clothes with lotus flowers embroidered on them today were given to her by his neighbor, Mr. Cheng, who made his own clothes smaller.

Unexpectedly, the second elder brother would say such a thing, Mingyue's nose could not help but tingle. "I see, I'm going to pull the cloth today. It's time to make new clothes for you and the eldest brother. Second brother, you are so tall, it's time to get new shoes and clothes."

"Isn't it pretty?" Li Er took out the mirror and handed it to Mingyue for her to look at it herself.The little girl in the mirror had a pair of bright eyes with a smile on her fair face, and a beautiful braid of wheat ears hanging down her back.

"Beautiful, second brother, your hands are really skillful." Li Mingyue liked the braids that second brother made.Look at the beautiful headband tied into a bow, and then look at the carved wood-toothed comb with fragrance, these are all women's things.

Mingyue turned around and looked at Li Mingri angrily, "Second brother, tell me, did you go to Aunt Liu's again? You are really good, and you are not afraid of being found out by your elder brother and breaking your legs." Everyone has it.

Aunt Liu is a beautiful woman, wearing beautiful clothes and expensive jewelry, and using the most popular furniture in Changsha City.Live on the left side of Li's house with two maids.On weekdays, she is a beautiful and beautiful woman who draws, embroiders and sings in the house without leaving home.

Mingyue likes Aunt Liu very much. Every time she sees Mingyue, her eyes are extremely gentle, which makes Mingyue think of her mother who died young.When Mingyue's mother left, she was very young. In fact, the memory of her mother's appearance is a bit blurred, but Mingyue still remembers her mother's gentle eyes and her hoarse voice.Aunt Liu felt like a mother to her.

But the eldest brother didn't like Aunt Liu, and even severely punished the second brother and Mingyue who went to play in Aunt Liu's yard, so Mingyue didn't dare to play with Aunt Liu on the bright side.

"Don't worry so much about the children, go out and play." Li Mingri gently pushed Mingyue's back, rolled up his sleeves and prepared to speculate.

The eldest brother Li Mingli got his mother's true biography, and the rice noodles he made are very delicious, especially the rice noodles, which are the stir-fry ingredients on the rice noodles. It smells delicious, and the diners like it very much after tasting it.

The three brothers and sisters have a stall in the city, selling some roasted game and various stir-fried appetizers, as well as staple foods such as rice noodles and wontons.On weekdays, the business is mainly taken care of by Li Mingli and Li Mingri. When the two brothers go hunting, Mingyue can make a bowl of rice noodles by herself.

Mingyue walked to the yard with the small bucket, threw the vegetable leaves into the chicken coop, watched the chickens scramble for food, and then squatted next to the rabbit cage.The rabbit is a wild rabbit that the eldest brother caught in a trap on the mountain. It is white and beautiful. The eldest brother saw that Mingyue liked it, so he stayed and raised it.

Mingyue squatted in front of the cage and looked at the soft fur rabbit. The rabbit's ability to reproduce is extremely fast. Selling the cute little rabbit cubs to the lady of a wealthy family can make a small fortune.

In the square courtyard, there is a gazebo with vines in the middle, between two tall orange trees, Li Mingri made a swing for Mingyue.Various seasonal vegetables were planted in the flower beds, chicken racks and rabbit cages were placed in the corner, and a goat was tied beside the longan tree in the corner.

After Mingyue fed the sheep and teased the chickens for a while, as the aroma of fried ingredients filled the yard, Li Mingli also got up.

The three brothers and sisters sit together for breakfast, thinly sliced ​​rice noodles are served with a fragrant soup, covered with thick ingredients, and the fried three delicacies are served with boiled stewed meat, dotted with chopped green onions And chopped coriander, the smell will increase the appetite.

There are four dishes on the table: fried shrimp and pickled kimchi cooked by Li Mingri, as well as fragrant sprinkles and fried rabbit balls.The three brothers and sisters did not say a word. They lowered their heads and enjoyed the breakfast carefully, and finally ate all the chopped rice noodles and vegetables.

The three brothers and sisters lived a very poor life, and the days of not having enough food and clothing allowed the three brothers and sisters to develop the excellent quality of saving food.

After packing up the cart for the stall, the family of three was just about to go out when they saw Mr. Cheng enter the house with an umbrella between them.Mr. Cheng is the most knowledgeable person in this alley, and he is also a female teacher who teaches in the school. He is usually very popular in the alley.

Mr. Cheng was very kind to Mingyue, taught her how to read and read, and gave her girls' clothes to wear, so when she saw her entering Li's house, Mingyue immediately greeted her happily even though she was surprised. "Mr. Cheng, why are you here? Why are you bringing an umbrella..."

In the countryside, there is a custom of being a matchmaker with an umbrella to go to the man's house in advance, Ming Yue suddenly remembered it.

Mingyue's words stopped abruptly, she opened her eyes wide and looked at her elder brother who was blushing a little, the joy in her heart made her smirk and her cheeks turned red. "Let's go, second brother, let's go to the stall first, so that elder brother and Mr. Cheng can have a good chat."

His parents left early, and the elder brother was both a father and a mother and managed to bring up his younger siblings. Now he finally has a wife who knows the cold and the hot by his side. Both Mingyue and Li Mingri are happy for him from the bottom of their hearts.

The stall is located at Shuangdong Bridge at the entrance of the lively market, next to Uncle Gu's noodle stall.The Yangchun noodles made by Uncle Gu are particularly delicious, and the portions are reasonable in price.People who travel from north to south like to sit down and rest at Uncle Gu, drink water and eat Yangchun noodles.

Mingyue and the second brother pushed things and saw that Uncle Gu was already laying down the noodles, and the girl was cleaning the table.After talking to Uncle Gu, Mingyue also picked up a rag and wiped the tables and chairs. The business was very good in the morning, and the rice noodles and wontons were sold very fast.

There is an opera troupe on the side of the two shops, and the apprentices in the opera troupe like to eat at the stalls at the door on weekdays, so the business of the two stalls is booming day by day.

After cleaning up all the dishes and dishes used by the guests and the business of the stall was not busy, Mingyue took the girl and sat down under the shade of the poplar tree, took out the oiled paper bag in her arms, and put it in front of the girl like a treasure.

"Wow, what is this?" The girl's eyes were full of curiosity.Mingyue opened the oil-paper bag, and inside was the fried shrimp that the second brother made in the morning.Although it was a bit cold, it didn't affect the taste at all, and it was still so crispy and delicious.

The little sister shared the fried shrimp with a satisfied face.On weekdays, if there is no work when they are out of the stall, the girl and Mingyue like to climb on the big tree to listen to the opera.

In the opera garden is the team of Changsha famous actor Yun Xiangyu. On weekdays, the apprentices and guys practice singing and singing, which is very fresh to the girl and Mingyue.Mingyue is fine, the girl is just a small opera fan who listens to the opera every day with special fascination.

"Hey, what are you two doing?" The sudden voice from under the tree startled Ming Yue and Ya Tou and almost fell from the tree branch.

Mingyue hugged the tree tightly, stabilized her body and looked down. A boy, wearing a costume with wide sleeves and long lapels, was looking up at the two little girls on the tree with a smile on his face.

Mingyue and Yatou looked at each other, and slowly climbed down from the tree and jumped off the low wall in a very tacit understanding.

Lin Feng couldn't help laughing as he watched the two little girls run away in despair after hearing his words.I have seen these two little girls like to listen to the guys practicing on the tree a long time ago, and today I have time to say hello, but I didn't expect to scare them away.

"Young class master, the class master called you over." Chen Liu said when he came to Lin Feng's side.

The head of the troupe was so old that he was very favored by his children, and the young head of the troupe learned opera kung fu at a young age, and the reputation of Er Yuehong, who made her debut on stage, spread throughout Changsha City.The young troupe leader not only sings well, but also has excellent kung fu. Although he hasn't been to the ground yet, the guys are not dissatisfied with him.

The author has something to say: The woman who had been looking forward to [-] episodes finally went offline last night, but the baby was not happy at all

Yixing's 7-minute crying scene, from asking for medicine in the rain to the final explosion of acting skills, my tears flowed down

In addition to Yixing's beauty, what touched me was a sentence from the girl when she was lying in her arms

I thought I could stay with you like this for the rest of my life

In the original book, Er Yuehong remained unmarried all her life after the girl left

At the age of 105, he died and was buried with a girl in the tomb

Er Yuehong, who is so affectionate and unrepentant, makes people feel distressed

as written

The original intention of digging

Just to write a person who can accompany him to the end

May all his obsession and infatuation be joy