The Sweet Little Fulang

The better the sky is, it is far warmer than the cold winters of the past year. Even if it is windy and rainy, it is not as cold as winter. The days go by quickly, and the spring is about to begin. The greenery on the hillsides is getting stronger and stronger every day. .

Early in the morning, Lu Gu ate a bowl of egg custard drizzled with sesame oil. Although it was a little old after being steamed, it was delicious.

He seldom eats duck meat and duck eggs these days, and he can't stand it just by smelling it, but he can eat two bites of salted duck eggs. He was hungry before dinner the day before yesterday, and his stomach felt empty. Fortunately, Wei Lanxiang had eaten early that afternoon. After rolling out the mustard noodles and rubbing them, he went back and ordered a bowl of green onion noodle soup. He didn't stir-fry and didn't want to eat sauerkraut, so he cut half a salted duck egg and ate it.

He ate a lot, but he didn't gain much weight. Even Shen Xuanqing sometimes murmured, but his stomach didn't show, where did the meat go.

It was the first time for the two of them, and some things didn't go through so naturally they didn't understand, but one day Wei Lanxiang accidentally heard the two of them muttering in a low voice and couldn't laugh at them. After all the food is fed to the child in the belly, how can I gain weight, and when I get older in the next month, it will take a long time to eat to gain weight.

Lu Gu didn't have to cook lunch in the afternoon, so he went back to the big house to do embroidery needlework, otherwise he would have nothing to do every day, even embroidering handkerchiefs, Shen Xuanqing was afraid that he would be too tired, so he asked to do one in two days, only half a day. strip.

The embroidered handkerchief was just sitting, how could he be tired, but Shen Xuanqing said several times in succession, and Lu Gu had to rely on him.

The sun was really strong, so he sat in the front yard for a while and felt it was too dry, so he moved to the main room. In the back yard, Shen Xuanqing came over to wash his hands after shoveling the dung, and said while swishing the water, "I'll go to Wangli Village while I'm not busy today. Pull piggy back."

There is a family of pig farmers in Wangli Village. They have agreed before that they want four pigs. Now they are full-term, it is time to take them home and raise them by themselves.

Hearing this, Lu Gu put down the embroidered stick and looked over. Wang Licun was far away, but not as far as the town and Liangzhang Bridge. He hadn't been out for a long time. He used to walk to the town. I didn't realize anything for a while. I've been staying at home for so long now, and I want to go out for a walk. I always feel that my legs and feet can't be idle.

"I want to go too." He looked at Shen Xuanqing and said.

Shen Xuanqing, who was rubbing wild bath beads, slapped his hand, looked up at him, and asked, "Do you want to go too?"

"Well, Wangli Village is not far away." Lu Gu tried to differentiate and think carefully before saying, "I've been at home for so long, and I can't go anywhere. You drive the mules slowly, and you won't get overwhelmed."

Shen Xuanqing put the wild bath beads back, rubbed the white foam on his hands, and smiled after listening: "Okay, go if you want."

Lu Gu didn't expect his promise to be so straightforward, and thought he would say a few more words.

Shen Xuanqing glanced at him with a smile but didn't say a word, just now he made so many excuses, and it was pitiful, how could he not agree, mother said, tell him to follow Lugu, don't make him angry or cry, the king of left and right Li Village is not that far away, so it's okay to go around.

Lu Gu got up and put the needle and thread basket back in the room, so as not to be overturned by the dog. The embroidery handkerchief doesn't matter. If all kinds of needles fall on the ground and stick to the dog's feet or the soles of human shoes, it will be bad.

Shen Xuanqing drank half a bowl of warm water and took a breath before going to lead the mule. It wasn't even spring yet, so she couldn't wear too little clothes. The sun was shining today, and her body was hot when she started doing activities.

After putting on the rope rack, he shouted to the backyard, and when he heard Shen Yaoqing's answer, he led the mule cart to go out, and stopped outside the door to help Lu Gu get on the trolley.

As Lu Gu said, he didn't wave the whip to urge the mule to run forward, but the mule pulled the cart and walked forward.

"I went to the third uncle's house yesterday, and I saw the jujube branches that came up in the courtyard. Because we wanted it, the third uncle didn't cut it down. If it grows up, it can be dug back." A gentle wind passed by the ear. , the sun was so warm and not cold at all, Lu Gu was very happy, and even wentssiped with Shen Xuanqing.

Shen Xuanqing, who was sitting in front, said with a smile, "Well, I'll dig it back then. I'll open up a plot of land for the yard this year and plant some green herb leaves, so I don't have to go up the mountain to dig or buy it."

Their backyard is big enough, and there are many vacant lots that are not used. When there are too many livestock and livestock, the smell is unpleasant in summer. The green medicine leaves must be used every day. This thing is cheap and can be harvested on the mountain, but it can be grown at home. Not better.

Lu Gu was very happy when he came out to ride the mule cart. Hearing what he said, there is no one who disagrees. There are vegetables and meat at home, and even medicine can be grown in the future.

The two of them drove the mules all the way to Wangli Village. On the way, they also met the boss Lu and his wife. Shen Xuanqing let them get on the trolley. They both belonged to the same village. Going down from the village entrance, Lu's eldest daughter-in-law's house is far away, and she has to walk for a while.

After arriving at the entrance of the village, Shen Xuanqing led the mule to Li Zhuzi's house, and Lu Gu stopped sitting and walked beside him.

The pigsty of Li Zhuzi's house was in the backyard. Shen Xuanqing tied the mules in front of the yard before entering. The old sow gave birth to six piglets, and he had already ordered four big ones.

Li Zhuzi went into the pig sty to catch the scurrying piglets, and when he caught one, he handed it to Shen Xuanqing, who was standing outside the pig sty.

Lu Gu looked at the piglet who was struggling and grunting loudly, his eyes filled with joy.

"It's these four, all of them weigh more than 20 pounds." Li Dazhu closed the pigsty door and walked out. His shoes and legs were inevitably stained with sludge and pig manure, but he didn't care, talking about the piglets he raised. There is a bit of pride on his face, he is famous for selling piglets in all these eight towns.

"It's really not bad." Shen Xuanqing weighed the struggling piglet in his hand, it really weighed more than 20 kilograms, so he responded casually and asked, "Has this pig died?"

"It's over, you don't have to worry about it, our family has always been sincere in doing business. My father had already cleaned them up when he was at home. According to what you said, we kept the female one, and if we breed in the future, we will say hello. I'll rush the pigs over." Li Zhuzi laughed.

"Uncle Li is very skilled." Shen Xuanqing praised.

Uncle Li in his mouth is the father of Li Zhuzi, a pigmaker who walks the streets and alleys. His craftsmanship is very good. When he is old, he has raised many pigs at home.

When he came to look for the piglets before, he explained to Li Zhuzi clearly that only one sow piglet should not be castrated, and the other piglets should be castrated. .

Because of Mr. Li, a pig maker, as long as he buys piglets at Li Zhuzi's house, he doesn't charge for pigs. It's not easy for a countryman, and he can save some money. Therefore, his family's business of selling piglets has always been very good. , enough to make up for Zhuozhu's wages.

Because someone buys a sow to give birth to her cubs, if the sow piglets are given to her, they will be looking for trouble. He has suffered losses in the past, and if someone buys them again, he will ask them. You also need to pay for a breeding pig. After the sow has given birth to the piglets, the pig has to call his father, a famous pig maker from ten miles and eight towns, over there. How can his family make money.

Hearing the praise of his father's reputation, Li Zhuzi scratched his hands and his smile faded. His father's craftsmanship was famous, so that his son's ability was mentioned by young people. He felt a little unhappy, so he pointed to one of them. Piglet said, "It's just my hand, what do you think?"

Hearing this, Shen Xuanqing knew that he had said something wrong, but his expression didn't change, he looked at him as he said, and then smiled: "If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have thought it was Uncle Li's handwriting, but now you have this skill. It can also be called perfect, not worse than the uncle."

Li Zhuzi has never read or can't read. Hearing this, he immediately felt relieved. His father's craftsmanship is excellent. Shen Xuanqing can't tell the difference, which means that he is also excellent at present. After thinking about it, he is dark With a smile on his face, he said, "It's strange that people say that you have studied, but it's different. I don't understand it, but I've heard people say it, and I feel at ease with your words. already."

Shen Xuanqing smiled and didn't say much, but Li Zhuzi spoke bluntly, and he said what he thought in his heart, and he was a sincere person.

Lu Gu listened and watched from the side. It turned out that the piglets had already gone to strength. Just bring them home and just raise them. As for what Shen Xuanqing and Li Zhuzi said, he saw that Li Zhuzi's face was wrong before, and he was worried for a while, but fortunately There is no conflict, and I still think in my heart that their second youth are amazing, and they have always praised people.

Because the baffles on the trolley were low, Shen Xuanqing and Li Zhuzi tied the four piglets to their feet, fearing that the piglets would jump out halfway, and then they drove the mule cart and walked home slowly.

The fat piglet named Lu Gu was very happy. When he was sitting in the car, he couldn't help but touch the belly of a piglet. This piglet was the closest one. As soon as he got started, he heard the rapid humming of the pig. .

Shen Xuanqing, who was sitting in front, heard the movement and turned around. With a smile in his eyes, he said, "I forgot that Piglet was behind, I thought it was you."

Lu Gu was stunned for a moment before he saw the wicked smile that flashed across his face. Did he call him a pig?

Lu Gu, who rarely has a temper, raised his hand and wanted to hit him. Who would have thought that Shen Xuanqing would hide to the side, and the distance between the two was already there, so he couldn't hit him.

Hearing Shen Xuanqing laughing all the time in front of him, how could he have suffered this grievance? superior.

"Oh." Shen Xuanqing didn't know the movement of him moving over. After being beaten, he wanted to pretend that he was beaten, but he couldn't hold back the laughter in his throat.