The Sweet Little Fulang

Shen Xuanqing thought about it, and asked when Lu Gu came over with a broom.

Lu Gu didn't understand why he suddenly asked this, but he said truthfully, "It's been too long."

If so, Shen Xuanqing frowned slightly, and said, "Then be more careful this year, I will use it often when I buy Tang Pozi. Don't look at how cold it is these few days, and don't be careless. It will grow longer if it freezes, so I often cover it."

Lu Gu had suffered from frostbite for several years, and he knew the truth. He nodded when he heard the words. Due to Shen Xuanqing's concern, he pursed his lips and showed a very shallow smile.

"There's no cotton at home. You sew thick sleeves these two days, and you also heat the water for cooking and washing before using it." Shen Xuanqing said again.

"Yeah." Lu Gu agreed, and came over to sweep the wood chips on the ground into a pile, so as not to pile up too much later.

Shen Xuanqing started to saw the wood again, and the sawing was neither fast nor slow. In short, he had to wait, so he took the long axe, went to the side and picked up a log and erected it on the ground. It was neatly split in half.

"After washing your feet at night, if you feel your legs and feet are dry, apply some badger oil to keep them from drying out." Shen Xuanqing thought of this again, and said that his work would not stop.

Without waiting for Lu Gu to speak, he said again: "I'll look for it later. I left some leftovers from last year. Old oil is better than new oil. There are not many leftovers, but they can be used for a while."

"Okay." Lu Gu nodded, bent down and stood up a piece of wood again.

The two of them sawed wood and chopped wood, and they said a few words from time to time. After one afternoon, there were only three large logs left.

Lu Gu was going to make dinner, and Shen Xuanqing worked hard and sawed the three into long pieces. Years ago, the steamed steamed buns, stewed meat, and steamed meat went directly to the bottom of the stove with a large piece of firewood, which was easy to burn.

It was getting dark early. It was delayed for a while because of the wood sawing. It was completely dark when it was time to eat. Shen Yan lit the candle from the bottom of the stove, and the main room slowly lit up. Seeing that the wick was short, the sewing basket was on the high table. On, she picked up a long needle and dialed it.

After Shen Xuanqing sawed the last piece of wood, Shen Yaoqing carried the three long firewood into the firewood room.

I was busy in the afternoon, and my body was inevitably stained with dust and sawdust. Shen Xuanqing went into the main room and took the cloth sling hanging on the wall. Holding the wooden handle, he swung it up and slapped his body. When he came out, he handed the dumpling over and went to the kitchen door to wash his hands.

Lu Gu and Shen Yan brought the food to the table one after another, and when they cleaned up, the food was ready.

A little candle shakes slightly, although it is dim, but it is enough to see what is on the table.

Each person has a bowl of hot soup pancakes. The pancakes were baked by Wei Lanxiang two days ago. They have tough muscles. Cut the soaked ground vegetables and black fungus into small pieces.

Lu Gu dug up an autumn vegetable with green leaves in the yard, chopped it up and heated up oil in a pot, poured so many vegetables into it and fry it with a little oil, then poured water and boiled the cake strips in a pot, scooped it out and pressed it down. If the family likes to eat spicy food, they put chili oil in the bowl. The bright red one is also an embellishment.

There is both rice and vegetables in a bowl. They usually don’t cook in the countryside. Tonight, one more person can eat at least two bowls. The big pot is occupied, and Lu Gu has no place to cook any more, but he still fished it. The sour cowpea, Wei Lanxiang was marinated with hot and sour water, which tasted a little spicy and very appetizing.

Lu Gu ate one and a half bowls. Speaking of which, the second bowl was more than half, which was almost the same as two bowls. He had been chopping firewood and working hard in the afternoon, and it took a lot of effort. Besides, to eat this kind of hot rice in winter, the chili oil and salt were just right. , There are also several dishes, which will make people appetite.

After eating, the whole body is hot, the hands and feet are not cold at all, and the person who eats is comfortable and satisfied.

Shen Xuanqing and Shen Yaoqing ate a lot more. In the end, Lu Gu scooped the rice for them, and even the bottom of the pot was scraped clean, and there was nothing left.

When brushing the pot after eating, Shen Yan helped him add some firewood to the bottom of the stove, otherwise the water for brushing the pot would be too cold, she also said, "Brother millet, your cooking skills are getting better and better, tonight's soup cake is better than The mother did well."

"It's just that there are too many vegetables." Lu Gu was a little embarrassed to be praised, but his eyes were slightly curved and he was obviously happy.

When he was in the mountains before, he made soup cakes for Shen Xuanqing once, and there were many dishes that Shen Xuanqing said were delicious. Today, he also put several kinds of dishes. They eat soup cakes well in summer in the countryside, but most of them only cut some in winter. Not to mention the monotony of white wort, sometimes it is reluctant to fry it in oil, because it is not so fragrant when boiled in plain water.

At this time, Shen Xuanqing found last year's badger oil in the low house with a candle light, and carried it to the kitchen, where he heard Shen Yan's words outside, he said: "If you have time, learn to cook with Brother Millet, and cut a Vegetables or something, start with it, and look at it more."

Shen Yan was the youngest in the family. In the past, Wei Lanxiang was the one who cooked the food, but when Shen Yaoqing got married, Ji Qiuyue was the one who cooked the food. Now that she came to Lu Gu, she didn't have to do anything.

But she is going to marry and get married in the future. It doesn't matter if the embroidery is not good. Many women and husbands from the rural households can only make shoes and sew clothes. There are not many embroidery, but they must be able to cook. Otherwise, you can only make do with eating.

"I know the second brother." Shen Yan sighed slightly, the two brothers and mother had to say a word or two to her from time to time, she just had to learn.

Seeing her sister like this, Shen Xuanqing felt a little helpless. He put the candlestick on the chopping board, raised the small pottery pot in his hand and said to Lu Gu: "This is badger oil, I will wash my hands and feet tonight, and I will rub more. No problem."

He said to Shen Yan again: "You too, didn't have frostbite last year, and this year you have to be prepared, don't take it lightly, so you don't cry when you freeze."

Thinking of the pain and itching of the frostbite in her old age, which made her cry, Shen Yan had lingering fears, and nodded hastily and agreed: "Okay."

Lu Gu cleaned the pots and bowls, and scooped water out with a large spoon. Shen Xuanqing opened the lid of the pot and looked in through the candlelight. There was really not much left, so he put down the pot and put the candle on the desk. Search below.

He didn't do any work because of the snow in the first two winters. He used wood to plan and cut, and made two shallow bowls. He didn't learn it from a carpenter, so his workmanship was not good. If you want to serve rice and vegetables, it is better to put this bit of badger seed oil in a wooden bowl, which is also convenient to use.

Lu Gu wiped the cauldron clean with a cloth, and then added two and a half buckets of water to the cauldron. Without him saying, Shen Yan added a lot of firewood to the bottom of the stove, and the fire started roaring.

"This is more wiping hands and feet, less wiping face." Shen Xuanqing said after digging out the badger oil.

Lu Gu picked up the pot of water and was about to go out to pour it. Hearing that, he looked over, nodded and said, "Well, I see."

When the cold wind blows in winter, the face is easy to crack when exposed, and some people will rub a little lard to moisten it.

After a busy day, in the end, when Lu Gu was sitting beside the bed and soaking his feet in hot water, he felt very comfortable to relax. Now that he and Shen Xuanqing soaked their feet together are no longer so restrained, they can lift their feet and rub them by themselves.

Shen Xuanqing saw that he was rubbing his feet by himself, his fair feet folded together, and suddenly raised his feet and pressed them on Lu Gu's feet.

The big feet that belonged to the man held his feet, Lu Gu looked up at a loss, and saw a pair of smiling star eyes. For some reason, seeing Shen Xuanqing smiling like this, his ears turned red, and he subconsciously wanted to pull out his feet.

Who would have thought that Shen Xuanqing would not let go, and the two of them would "compete" with their feet in the wooden basin, and a little water splashed out from time to time.

It was only when Shen Yan shouted while walking outside that they stopped such childish behavior.

"Brother Guzi, my mother and sister-in-law have already wiped it, and I'll wipe it for you." Before he finished speaking, the half-closed door opened, and Shen Yan came in with a wooden bowl.

The candlestick on the table was lit, Shen Yan put the bowl on it, glanced at the two people soaking their feet, and said, "Then I'll go back to sleep first."

"Well, go to sleep." Shen Xuanqing agreed, and Shen Yan went out.

After washing his feet, Lu Gu wanted to get out of bed to get badger oil, but Shen Xuanqing stopped him: "Go to bed, I'll get it for you."

Every time after washing his feet, Shen Xuanqing went out and poured water. Hearing that, Lu Gu also followed. He supported the bed with his hands and moved in. He had already wiped his face just now, and now he will just wipe his hands and feet a little.

After smearing it, it is really different. Rubbing hands and feet is warm and moist, and it is not too oily. Mrs. Tang heated the quilt, and the rough feeling of friction between the skin and the quilt is much less when lying in it.

When Shen Xuanqing came back after pouring the water, Lu Gu looked at him when the door was closed, and whispered, "You wipe too."

"I don't need it, I don't feel dry at the moment." Shen Xuanqing said with a smile, he used to smear his hands and feet when he was too dry and cold.

But after entering the quilt, he felt that Lu Gu's hand was moist, and he often touched the husband's hand, and suddenly felt different, not as dry as before.

Badger Seed Oil is indeed a good thing. Keep more this year. Badger Oil that has been stored for more than three years is more effective. If he can call these things, he will use it for Lu Gu every year.

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The sun came out and there was no wind, and it was warm and shining, and it was a good weather again.

Lu Gu boiled the paste and **** with Wei Lanxiang and Shen Yan in the courtyard so that they could dry in the sun while the weather was clear. There is nothing else to do in winter, and taking soles is the usual job of a woman and a husband.

There are a lot of people in the family, and there are a lot of jackets. I dismantled the old clothes and the old cotton-padded clothes. I also bought some old clothes and rags from the villagers. I washed them all in the water the day before yesterday.

Unlike other farmers, Shen Xuanqing often runs in the mountains, and he is also a person who has a lot of shoes. Whether it is winter or summer, he needs to prepare a few more pairs of shoes.

He is now almost nineteen years old. He had grown so much in the past few years, but it stopped in the past two years. He has grown so tall and will not grow any more. Otherwise, if he grows longer, the shoes made in winter will be too small to wear, and they will have to be redone.

Shen Yan sometimes doesn't like her family members talking about her, but she is still very good, and earnestly learns from Wei Lanxiang.

The three of them were busy, so Ji Qiuyue went to the backyard to chop grass for chickens and ducks, and also called Shen Yaoqing to pick up chicken and duck dung in the back.

By noon the sun was getting bigger and bigger, and the last piece of cloth was covered, Lu Gu straightened up and slapped his slightly sore back.

The pup lying in front of the courtyard with its belly spread out and basking in the sun was drowsy from the sun. Suddenly, he barked at the door twice. Lu Gu turned around and heard that Shen Xuanqing should be back. Sure enough, not yet. When he went out, he saw someone.

In the past, no matter who came home from the outside, the dog would wag its tail and run out to greet him. Today, he was lazy and just lay there and barked. Lu Gu was made fun of by it, but his attention quickly turned to Shen Xuanqing.

"You're back." With a smile in his eyes, he helped Shen Xuanqing unload the bamboo basket on his back, and he saw a small iron pot with a long handle inside. It was the horse spoon that Shen Xuanqing had told him, for cooking. Can be placed on the stove.

Not only the horse spoon, but also a book inside. Because of the previous "lessons", Lu Gu shuddered when he saw the book.