The Sweet Little Fulang

On the way up the mountain, I met several people from the village, all carrying bamboo baskets to pick up chestnuts and walking up the hillside. When the woods got bigger, the crowd dispersed, so I couldn’t see them anymore, but sometimes I could hear my parents calling the wild boys to stop messing around. Running faintly.

Shen Xuanqing came after him. Originally, Wei Lanxiang was thinking that he was on the mountain road yesterday and was not allowed to follow him. He said that if something sinks, neither Shen Yan nor Lu Gu can carry him, and he will have to call him at that time.

Lu Gu was also tired yesterday, but today Wei Lanxiang didn't let him carry the bamboo basket, pick it up with Shen Yan, and put it in Shen Yan's basket, which might not be full. Go up the mountain to pick up chestnuts.

When the day is good, there is no need to rush to pick it up in front of others when going up the mountain. The group of five of them walked slowly. Shen Yan looked east and west on the road, took a bamboo pole and swiped the fallen leaves under the tree, and let her I found a bunch of edible fungi, and hurriedly picked them and put them in a bamboo basket.

She lives in a girl's family and is very young, so she would not dare to go up the mountain by herself if no one accompanies her on weekdays. At most, she digs wild vegetables on the hillside not far from her home to collect mushrooms, but there are often people passing by. , I'm happy to have picked up a cluster at this time.

Lu Gu had never been to the mountains and forests in Qingxi Village before, but the Shen family often came here and knew where the chestnut trees were, so he just followed. He was used to carrying bamboo baskets in the past, but today there was nothing on his back, which made him feel a lot lighter.

Their house is the closest to the mountain, and they came out early. When they arrived at the chestnut forest, there were two figures in the distance. At first glance, they were from the same village. Wei Lanxiang greeted through the trees. pick up things.

The ripe chestnuts fell to the ground, and Lu Gu bent over to pick up a few. He had to rummage under the fallen leaves in the grass. Some people picked it up here, but there were not many things, so they walked into the woods while picking them up.

Picking it up, Lu Gu came to the side, unable to hold the chestnuts in his hand, he looked up and saw that Shen Yan was about ten paces away, and just as he was about to go over, he heard Shen Xuanqing speak.

"Here, you pick up yours, and I'll put them away." Shen Xuanqing took the chestnuts he was holding in both hands, and pocketed them with the hem of his clothes, so he didn't have to take up his hands, but he always followed behind Lu Gu, not much keep away.

As soon as he turned his head, he could see Shen Xuanqing picking up chestnuts beside him. He put the chestnuts he couldn't take on Shen Xuanqing's clothes, which made Lu Gu feel inexplicable. These, simply don't think about it, and focus on picking up chestnuts.

Shen Yan came over with a bamboo basket, Shen Xuanqing poured all the chestnuts in the pockets of his clothes, and walked forward with Lu Gu. There really aren't many things here. He saw a lot in the deep forest that day, but he was busy hunting. Just pick up some for Lu Gu to eat.

When he passed a water bag tree, it was covered with bright red fruits. The fruits were bigger than adults' fingers and could be stuffed into his mouth. Shen Yan pointed to the tree and said to Lu Gu, "Brother Guzi, this is the Bitter buns, you can't eat them."

"Yeah." Lu Gu nodded, remembering the sweet bun tree he found, and said, "I found sweet buns in the mountains, I wanted to bring some down for you, but I was in a hurry to go down the mountain yesterday and didn't have time to go. pick."

"Then bring me some next time." Shen Yan was not polite to him either, the sweet buns were scarce, and when Lu Gu found it, she was still very rare and wanted to eat it, and added, "I'll be there in two days. If you don’t go to the mountains to pick up chestnuts, if you do, I’ll go with you too. You just tell me where the sweet buns are, and I can pick them up for us by myself. If I pick a lot, I’ll bring them back to Daqing to eat. ."

When Lu Gu heard what she said, it seemed as if she had already found the sweet buns and wanted to pick a lot of them back. Such childish but serious words made him involuntarily bend his eyes slightly, show a faint smile, and nodded in agreement.

"Shen Yan, come quickly, there are raspberries to eat." Ji Qiuyue shouted from the front, she walked to the chestnut forest, originally to pick up the fallen chestnuts, but as soon as she pushed aside the grass, she saw the hidden inside. The dwarf raspberry tree, with its small fruit hanging on it, was already red.

As soon as Shen Yan heard this, she hurried over. The two or three dwarf raspberries had traces of being picked by others. The rest of the raspberries should be ripe again. There were about ten fruits in total. She picked one and tasted it, sweet and sour. Shengjin, that is, this berry is a little small, and one is not enough to be stuffed in one mouthful.

She divided the fruit she picked, Shen Xuanqing and Wei Lanxiang didn't want it, Ji Qiuyue tasted two, and Lu Gu didn't eat much, she gave the rest.

The family spent the morning on the mountain, and didn't go back until lunch time. Shen Yan had half a basket of chestnuts on his back. Wei Lanxiang and Ji Qiuyue had about the same amount in the bamboo basket, not many, but some fungi were picked up. With the wild fruits, when I go back, I fry the mushrooms and eat them fresh.

Shen Yan held a handful of mountain flowers in her hand, she walked with Lu Gu and said, "Brother Guzi, I headed to town first, and I saw someone selling flowers on the street. I picked these and I should be able to sell them, just We are far away from the town, so we have to go in the morning, and we won’t be able to sell it if we get dry in the afternoon.”

Lu Gu nodded in agreement. When he and Shen Xuanqing went to town, he also saw someone selling flowers. They were available in three and five yuan. The beautiful and fresh ones were expensive. But if he wanted to follow Shen Xuanqing into the mountains, even if he saw them in the mountains The beautiful mountain flowers have to be picked up and brought back by the mountain road before they wilt. It is not as cost-effective as dried wolfberry and wild bath beads.

Shen Yan said, and her heart filled with excitement. The next time her mother took her to sell duck eggs and eggs in the town, she would pick some flowers on the first day, pluck them and leave them overnight before they would wilt. Plant it in the yard and take a look when the time comes, maybe she will be able to sell some copper coins.

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Da Hui sleeps under the eaves, half of his body is basking in the sun, and two thin dogs are leashed in the backyard. Their legs have sharp teeth, and they are bloodhounds that have seen blood. They look different from other dogs. In the same way, many people in the village are afraid of running outside.

Shen Xuanqing was fine after eating, so he sat and chopped fine wood with a small axe. The sun was hot for a long time, so he moved to a shady place under the eaves.

Lu Gu collected the eggs from the backyard and put them out in the kitchen. Seeing him chopping wood, he paused at the door of the kitchen, hesitantly leaned over, crouched on the ground and gathered up the chopped wood, but before he picked it up, he He looked up at Shen Xuanqing.

"What?" Shen Xuanqing asked subconsciously.

Only then did Lu Gu speak nervously: "Can you go up the mountain tomorrow, the chickens and ducks are still on the mountain."

His voice was very low, and his voice sounded a little trembling, showing how nervous he was.

When I came back yesterday, I drove the chickens and ducks back into the yard, and put a lot of grass and grain bran to let them peck on their own. Under the mouth of the basket, there is a slanted opening. Chickens and ducks are used to sleeping in the hay nest at night, and they will squeeze in when it is cold at night. Now they have grown up, and their furry is crowded together, and they will not freeze to death.

But this time he went down the mountain in a hurry, which made Lu Gu have no idea. It would be fine for a day or two. If he went down the mountain for a long time, he would not be relieved. It's not that he didn't hear the words. He was afraid that Shen Xuanqing would not rest well, so he swallowed in fear, and said carefully: "Let's go the day after tomorrow, you can rest after going up the mountain, I will cook and work."

Counting back yesterday, the chickens and ducks were alone in the mountains for only one day today, and they put a lot of forage, so it's not impossible to go back the day after tomorrow.

Shen Xuanqing knew before that he cared about those chickens and ducks. Seeing that he wanted to go back but was timid and afraid, he nodded and said, "Then go up tomorrow and rest at home."

Hearing this, Lu Gu was extremely grateful. He said two good things in a row. He was so grateful that he didn't know what to say. He picked up the bundle of fine firewood and put it in the woodshed. Shen Xuanqing was working, and he didn't dare to rest. Sitting next to him and waiting for Shen Xuanqing to chop better, he picked it up and put it in the firewood room.

As soon as Wei Lanxiang came out of the room, she saw the two of them sitting under the eaves, one chopping firewood and the other holding firewood. They looked like young couples who were used to living, so they didn't bother and said they went out.

Shen Xuanqing was originally because Lu Gu was too afraid that he would feel uncomfortable, and his brows were lightly wrinkled. He didn't know what to do to get rid of this fear. Who knew that Lu Gu didn't leave and sat beside him, obediently, and all of a sudden Let him put aside other thoughts, and the stars are stained with a smile.

As soon as the person is happy, his thoughts are a little different. He thinks to himself, and feels that although Lu Gu is still afraid of him, he doesn't just nod his head and say yes like before, and he doesn't dare to disagree. Dare to speak, I think I am not as scared as before.

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"It will only take three or five days at most. You don't want to cook. Go to the third uncle's house for a meal, and I will cook it for you when I come back."

Ji Qiuyue called Shen Yaoqing into the kitchen, opened the lid of the cage and explained to him that the steamed buns and pancakes were all inside, and if you wanted to eat it, you could heat it yourself. .

"Come on, I see. I'll take the rest of the river eel, buy a few more pieces of tofu, bring it to my third aunt to make it, and eat it in the past few days." Shen Yaoqing didn't take the meal to heart, and mentioned Some things can be eaten for two or three days in the past, and he doesn't need to make them himself.

Ji Qiuyue heard the same thing, and said, "Alright, you can go and eat it. When I come back, I can get a basket of chestnuts for the third aunt."

Early in the morning, before the dew was dry, the sun came out from the east like a salted egg yolk. Shen Xuanqing pulled the empty scooter and entered the mountain with Lu Gu, Wei Lanxiang and the others.

This time, there are many people entering the mountain, and the journey is more lively. Even the dog is a little excited, running and barking, and its tail is wagging.

Ji Qiuyue speaks lightly, Wei Lanxiang is not mean, she has been familiar with her eldest daughter-in-law for three years, chatting and laughing along the way. At that time, I went to pick flowers in the mountains with Shen Yan, and felt that even the journey was shortened.

When he got to the mountain, when he opened the door, Lu Gu went to the backyard first. The chickens and ducks were fine, but after walking for two days, the fence in the backyard got a little dirty. He took a shovel and started to pick it up. He shoveled the dung on the ground into a pile. Dui, I will find some green herb leaves and order them later. Anyway, if you smoke the smell, it will be cleaner.

Wei Lanxiang saw that the yard and the kitchen were neatly tidy up, much more tidy than when Shen Xuanqing was alone, and she knew that Lu Gu was diligent, and the smile on her face was even more.

She was hungry after traveling for so long, so she and Ji Qiuyue were cooking in the kitchen first.

When Lu Gu came out of the backyard and saw that he couldn't help in the kitchen, he went to the east room to sweep the sprinklers and make their beds.

Shen Yan followed him in to help. The bed in the east room was quite large, and the three of them could sleep together if they squeezed together. It was cold on the mountain, and it was warm when squeezed together at night.