Chapter 137

Since she became pregnant, Ji Qiuyue has eaten better than many people in the village, so she has plenty of milk and breastfeeds her baby well.

Just this Wei Lanxiang is not enough, she is buying old hens and pig trotters.

There are many people in the family, if they all follow along to taste two bites, Ji Qiuyue will not be able to eat a few bites for a minute, Lu Gu does not greedy for those two bites, even Shen Yan only occasionally drinks a small bowl of soup.

But Shen Xuanqing still remembered what the herbalist said that Lu Gu needed to make up for his weakness, so he scooped a bowl of soup from the pot every three days and brought it to Lu Gu to drink.

He is the one who earns most of the money in the family, and Wei Lanxiang also gives most of the money in his hand, so he won’t say much at all.

The days go by so quickly, the child is ten days away in the blink of an eye, and the Mid-Autumn Festival will be full in two days.

Wei Lanxiang sits in front of the tandoor and uses a fan to fan the air. In the big clay pot is pig trotters stewed with soybeans. The best way to drink milk is to use it. She has been busy with cooking recently. Lu Gu is young and has little experience in stewing soup and cooking. Some, they will personally take charge of the battle.

The pig’s trotters have been boiled by the fire, and the next step is to simmer with a small fire, so that the soup is very fragrant.

She shook the palm fan and fanned it to herself, and shouted to the room, “Daqing.”

“Mother.” Shen Yaoqing came out of the room.

“The Mid-Autumn Festival will arrive in two days. Tomorrow you and the second boy will go to town, buy some moon cakes, and buy three pieces of meat, and send them to your uncle’s house the day after tomorrow.” Wei Lanxiang added: “This year I’m busy at home, and I have to cut grass and take care of dolls, so I won’t make moon cakes, remember to buy some for our family.”

Shen Yaoqing actually had four uncles, but one died of illness, and now there are only three left. He nodded and said, “I know mother, I will buy it with my second brother tomorrow.”

While he was talking, Ji Qiuyue in the room called him: “Daqing, quickly bring the diaper.”

He didn’t care about talking, so he hurriedly went into the room to work. Apart from sleeping, the newborn child would only wake up when he was breastfeeding and Lazarus. He urinated a lot every day, so he had to change diapers frequently. It’s all diapers and baby clothes.

Wei Lanxiang lifted the lid of the clay pot to take a look, added two thin woods under the tandoor, got up and scooped up half a basin of water, and when Shen Yaoqing came out, she washed the diaper. There are piles of flies that are easy to attract.

While busy, as soon as I looked up, I saw Zhou Yunzhi coming in from the door.

“Sister-in-law.” Wei Lanxiang said with a smile, “Come and sit down.”

She put the diaper on the wooden frame, and moved the chair from the main room. After Zhou Yunzhi entered the room to see the child, the two came out and sat together in the shade of the eaves. It was a little windy outside, and it was quite comfortable.

“I’ve only gained weight in ten days.” Zhou Yunzhi grabbed three Qingqiu pears from the bowl.

Wei Lanxiang put the bowl on the ground between the two of them, and took one in her hand to eat. Hearing this, she smiled and said, “No, Qiuyue’s milk is good.”

Qingqiu pears are picked in the mountains. The green peels are smaller, and they taste crisp and sweet. They taste a bit like pears. That’s what they call them here.

While eating, Zhou Yunzhi looked at the clay pot on the clay stove, sniffed, and finally asked, “Did you stew pig trotters?”

Wei Lanxiang knew she wanted to eat when she saw her eyes, and only said, “No, I want to give Qiuyue milk, so I went to buy one.”

Seeing that Wei Lanxiang was sitting evenly, she had no intention of getting up at all, and she didn’t know if she should be asked to taste a bowl of soup. Zhou Yunzhi pouted and scolded a cheapskate in her heart. She didn’t want to eat pig hooves. Soup is nothing but stewed in water, not worth a little money.

She thought about it in her heart, but she still said with a shy face: “I’ve changed the fire to a low level, and it looks like it’s almost ready.”

“Where’s the heat?” Wei Lanxiang didn’t want to give her soup and meat, so she laughed and said, “After summer, the pork is not afraid of going bad and the price will go up, and even the pig’s trotters have gone up a few cents. Money, I bought this one for Qiuyue to eat for a few days, and I have to add water for the next few meals.”

“Shen Yan just now said that she wanted to eat a few bites. Sister-in-law, you said that the child is really ignorant. It’s still like this when she is twelve years old. Qiuyue’s body is weak after giving birth, and these must be left to her to make up for her body. Well, Yanyan is a child after all, and she is greedy, so she can only bear it for a while, and endure her greed. Alas, if our family is rich, the girl will go to eat not only pig trotters, but donkey meat. Buy it.” She sighed again.

Zhou Yunzhi was unhappy when she heard this, why did Wei Lanxiang ramble about for a long time that she just didn’t want to give her food, a sneer appeared on her face, and the meanness on her face showed, and said, “You are still poor these days. , If you are poor, you can tell others how to live.”

She spoke with a gun and a stick, and said, “I heard people say that the second child was selling sheep in the town a few days ago. When you come back and eat mutton with the third family, you are still poor these days? Don’t waste us. These poor bastards.”

That’s right, it’s not that I hate that Erfang’s family didn’t call them when they were eating mutton.

If it was before, Wei Lanxiang and Zhou Yunzhi would have quarreled long ago, but now their family is better off, and they have a big fat grandson, life is harmonious and beautiful, she can hear it today, Zhou Yunzhi is jealous and jealous.

Being rich and in a good mood, she didn’t get angry, but smiled and said, “My sister-in-law really broke me. If there were two pig hooves in that jar, I would definitely be able to eat half of them for my sister-in-law. But I really only bought one, if we share it, Qiuyue won’t have to eat, and she has to replenish her body.”

Shen Yaoqing heard the movement outside, he said with a smile: “Auntie doesn’t know anything, that day, the stewed mutton was because I called the third grandma to take care of Qiuyue, and when I came back to cook, the third uncle’s family was all there, so I couldn’t help but call They eat.”

Zhou Yunzhi snorted coldly from her nose, and was interrupted by Shen Yaoqing just as she was about to speak.

“I bought some cakes yesterday. Since the aunt is here, let’s try it too.” He went into the room and brought out a small plate of cakes, a total of six pieces.

“It’s about the same.” Zhou Yunzhi changed his face quickly, and squeezed a piece of cake with a smile.

Wei Lanxiang rolled her eyes secretly, and took a piece of cake to eat, otherwise the shameless Zhou Yunzhi would have eaten it all.

The reason for this was that Shen Yaoqing wanted to drive her back earlier, so as to avoid talking nonsense at home and being a bad person.

Sure enough, Zhou Yunzhi, who had taken advantage of the four cakes, was much better off, and before leaving, she carried a few Qingqiu pears in her arms.

After she left, Wei Lanxiang didn’t even have the time to scold her, so she went into the house to hug her eldest grandson who woke up.

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By the river, Lu Gu and Shen Xuanqing were touching the green snails. The day after tomorrow, the Mid-Autumn Festival will come. The green snails are past the calving season, which is when they are plump, so they have to eat a green snail in the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Looking back and forth along the river bank, there are many people touching the snails, some crowded together, some scattered, and they are far away from the crowd.

“I’ll come over to play the net later, let Da Hui watch by the river at night, and come to collect it early tomorrow.” Shen Xuanqing pulled up his trousers in the river, found a handful of green snails and threw them into the fish basket beside him.

“Okay.” Lu Gu squatted on the stone by the river and moved the stone around to find the green snail.

The river crabs in autumn are also plump, and many people have to catch a few and eat them during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and they are no exception.

Shen Xuanqing said again: “I will go up the mountain after the Mid-Autumn Festival, and I will come down in three or five days, and then I will be able to catch up with the Full Moon Wine.”

After staying at home for a long time, it is time to go hunting.

Lu Gu felt a little uncomfortable after squatting for a long time. He stood up and said, “Then I will steam more steamed buns tomorrow and bring them up the mountain to make dry food.”

The two touched a lot of snails by the river. Shen Xuanqing dumped the snails in the fish basket into the bamboo basket after landing, and carried it on his own. Lu Gu followed him with the empty fish basket.

Most of the snails in the bamboo baskets were poured into the wooden basin. Lu Gu took the loofah and scrubbed the shells. There was a lot of mud and dirt on them. After rubbing them clean, they ran in clean water for two days and spit out sand. eat.

Shen Xuanqing went out to cast a net, Shen Yan and Shen Yaoqing both went to work in the new house, and Wei Lanxiang helped Ji Qiuyue take care of the children.

There are quite a few people in the village catching river crabs, and after walking for a while, you can see the crab net poles stuck in the river.

At night, afraid that someone would touch the dark to close the net, Shen Xuanqing let Da Hui and Da Hei watch by the river.

In the early morning of the next day, he woke up when it was bright and went to the river to see the big gray ones. There was dew at night, and the dog was a little wet, but they were well raised and their fur was thick enough.

I threw two steamed buns for the dog to gnaw on, and padded their stomach.

When it was a little brighter, he and Shen Yaoqing put the crab net up together, and wrapped the bones of the old hen and a few pieces of chicken in the net when they lowered the net to attract river crabs, and they really caught a lot.

The crabs in the Qingxi River are small, and they are lucky this year. There are about 27 or 8 crabs in the net, enough to eat, and there is no need to go off the net tonight.

This is near the new house, so they went in through the back door together with the net and the crabs, squatted in the yard and took the crabs out of the net one by one and put them into wooden buckets, pressing the lid and keeping them in water for the time being.

Shen Xuanqing slept in the new house last night. After the crab was busy, the two went back to eat breakfast together.

After eating, Lu Gu was in the kitchen mixing noodles. He was going to steam the steamed buns at noon. He heard Shen Xuanqing calling the uncle in the yard and knew that it was Shen Shunde. He stroked the batter on his hands, and when he saw Shen Shunde at the door of the kitchen, he also shouted.

Early in the morning, everyone in the village was busy with their work, and they didn’t know what Shen Shunde was going to do, so Shen Yaoqing poured him tea.

In the main room, Shen Shunde sat down and drank a sip of tea, chatting from the fields of the crops to the full moon wine for children. At the end, he expressed his intentions and asked, “Is it better to have a good name? Logically speaking, the next generation of our Shen family should come to Zhen. Words, the same is true for the sons of your brother Yutao, brother Yuxi, and you and Yuping should follow the name of the eldest grandson, Zhen’er.”

Shen Zhen is the son of Shen Yutao, and he is indeed the eldest grandson in the younger generation.

Shen Shunde took the air of an uncle, and wanted Shen Yaoqing to name him according to the generation. Even if there was a fallout before, in his heart, the second room of the Shen family was also surnamed Shen, so he had to follow their family. Is the eldest son and grandson.

“If you don’t think about it, I have a name here…” Before he could finish speaking, Shen Yaoqing interrupted him.

“Uncle.” Shen Yaoqing smiled and said, “Not long after I got married, my father asked the master in the temple to calculate the name, and when he gave birth to his son, he was called Shen Wenzhao, but now my father is gone, he calculated the name I can’t change it.”

Shen Shunde’s face changed, and he was obviously a little annoyed when he was brushed off his face, but Shen Yaoqing put this on Shen Shunfu, he couldn’t find an excuse even if he wanted to have an attack, who told his good second brother to be dead? How to change the will.

“I appreciate the uncle’s kindness, but it’s really hard to change it.” Shen Yaoqing said with a smile: “Uncle will definitely come to the full moon wine someday, and I should thank Uncle for his worries and worries.”

There was work to be done in the field, so Shen Shunde went down the steps, but his face was still not very good when he left.

Wei Lanxiang spat on the ground. No one in the village knew that Shen Shunde’s family disliked the poor and loved the rich. They didn’t even look at their poor relatives, for fear that others would steal his family’s money. They ran over and asked him to follow Shen Zhen to make a name, but they couldn’t afford it.

Lu Gu was making noodles in the kitchen, and when he heard Wei Lanxiang’s grumbling scolding, he didn’t dare to speak, and immersed himself in his own work.

Shen Yaoqing and Ji Qiuyue talked about what happened just now, but he didn’t take it to heart. Besides, the name Shen Wenzhao was indeed a good idea for his father to hire someone, and no one could change it.

These annoying people are just passing by, whether they scold or spit, as long as they have a happy life.

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The night is sultry, and the moon is as full as a plate.

In the courtyard under the moonlight, the incense table and candlesticks are all placed, the fruit offering moon cakes are all placed, and flowers are placed. They were picked from the mountain during the day. Bright and colorful.

Shen Yan happily and Lu Gu brought out the fruit plate, snacks, and wine and vegetables, with a pair of almond eyes smiling, and even speaking with a laugh, it was obvious that he was very happy.

The source of this joy is a pair of silver beads and tassel pendants on the bun. Although the silver beads are a little small, they are also serious silverware, which Wei Lanxiang bought for her.

“Brother Guzi, I’ve finished serving it, so there’s no need to go in.” She put a warm pot of wine on the table.

Stir-fried snails and steamed river crabs, as well as stewed tofu, stir-fried wild vegetable tips and cold bean curd, a plate of moon cakes, a plate of plum blossom crisps, a plate of Qingqiu pear, a plate of mountain grapes, and a steamed fish. There are a total of ten dishes on the table. There are even six kinds of fruits and vegetables that are either fished from the river or dug in the mountains, which can always save a little money.

A pot of warm wine and a pot of cold wine are all osmanthus wine bought by Shen Xuanqing in the town.

It was the first time for Lu Gu to eat such a feast on the Mid-Autumn Moon Night. After coming to Shen’s house last year, because he was not familiar with the family well enough, he was not as rich as he is now, so he only ate moon cakes when viewing the moon at night.

This year, because of the new additions, I was happier than the Chinese New Year, so I made a few more dishes before I knew it.

Ji Qiuyue coaxed the child to sleep and then came out to admire the moon. The family ate and drank in the courtyard.

The next day, Shen Xuanqing packed up and took the dog up the mountain. Lu Gu prepared dry food for him for five days. On the mountain, there are vegetable fields that can grow at will, and there are wild vegetables on the hillside. He was wronged to eat vegetarian food for five days. already ate.

Once he left Lu Gu, he would definitely have to do a little more work.

The next ten pairs of rabbits gave birth one after another. These ten pairs of breeding rabbits were brought back and mated at the same time, but the calving was a few days away. A total of fifty-six were born, and the female rabbit with the most litters was seven. .

Now it is not as hot as before, and these fifty or so animals have been fed to them without any damage.

There are more and more rabbits. The first five female rabbits have already given birth to two litters. The second litter of twenty is almost full term and can be separated from the old rabbits after weaning. The other five female rabbits have already given birth. The twenty-two young rabbits that were born have been separated from the old rabbit.

Rabbits are very quick to conceive and give birth. They can come out of the stomach in one month, and they can be weaned after one month of feeding. Basically, a litter is formed in two months.

To give birth to ten and ten together, you can raise forty or fifty rabbits at one time, and sell more time. Therefore, the ten breeding rabbits caught in the front will have to wait a few more days before the male and female are locked together to match.

There are still 20 breeding rabbits, and there are 117 rabbits of various sizes, of which 19 are the largest, and they can be sold in three months.

There were really many rabbits, and Shen Yaoqing built two rows of rabbit nests.

There is a lot of work at home every day. Lu Gu herds cows and ducks in the morning and afternoon, and he and Shen Yan fight a few baskets of grass by the river. She has to eat sheep, chickens, and rabbits at home. It takes a day to mow the grass. A lot of effort.

The grass in the crops must also be uprooted, mostly by Shen Yaoqing and Wei Lanxiang.

In another month, the autumn beans and autumn peanuts will be ripe, and winter wheat must be planted after pulling out. It is less than half a month after the autumn beans and peanuts are harvested, and the rice should be harvested.

In the past, there was no way out and no light. Every day work was numb and dull. Now Lu Gu is completely different. He and Shen Yan are talking and laughing while mowing the grass. The calves are grazing and dangling around. People, this kind of life is worth it no matter how tired it is.

Because it rolls around in the mud, every time it goes to rub against Shen Yan, it can make the little girl scream in terror. She has new clothes on her body. A year is not new to the country folks.

The calf is also naughty, Xu Shi thinks Shen Yan’s shouting is funny, and pretends to chase after him, so scared that Shen Yan runs straight, like a funny child.

Lu Gu lost his temper after being rubbed by the good boy, so the calf couldn’t have fun in front of him.

Sometimes he thinks it’s fun to catch up with one person and one cow, so he smiles and watches from the side. If Shen Yan finds out that he doesn’t help to pull the calf, he will be blamed. Sometimes Shen Yan will say angrily that he and Shen Xuanqing are broken. , actually learned to watch the fun, and is no longer her good millet brother.

In fact, she also knew that the calf would not really push her up against her. Every time she was chased, the calf would stop, but she was afraid that the calf would come with mud all over her, so she couldn’t help but want to run every time.

Although the days on the mountain were quiet, Shen Xuanqing could be seen every day, but dealing with neighbors in the village was more lively.

Besides, Shen Xuanqing only had to go up the mountain for six or seven days at most, and Lu Gu had been waiting at home for a few days before he came back.

It was the same this time. On the sixth day, Shen Xuanqing led a ewe and a lamb down the mountain. It was tiring for hunting and traveling back and forth, but after returning home, he could rest for a month.

The sun was setting, Shen Xuanqing was sitting on the stool drinking water to rest, and the other four were watching the ewe and lambs, watching even Ji Qiuyue wrap herself up and come out of the room.

“Sister-in-law, Zhao’er is sleeping?” Shen Xuanqing asked her.

Ji Qiuyue smiled and nodded: “No, it’s been from the afternoon nap until now, I can eat and sleep.”

Wei Lanxiang looked at the lamb hiding behind the ewe’s leg, and said with admiration, “It’s odd that our second boy is capable, but he really caught a mother alive, and even brought back the little one.”

Shen Xuanqing, who took a breath after hearing the words, said, “This little one belongs to another ewe. It was caught by the big ash and they brought it back together.”

Shen Yaoqing interjected next to him: “It will be raised for a month, and after it has passed its temperament, I will put it in the sheep pen, and I will stay with the ram for a long time. Maybe it will be able to give birth to a sheep baby after the new year.”

“It will take a few months for this little one to grow up, and it will have more meat when it grows up.” Wei Lanxiang said again.

Lu Gu frowned, he didn’t say a word, but he was happy when he heard other people saying something to me.

“This time, I also met Master Huitong. He went into the mountains to collect herbs, and he was lucky. I was in the mountains, otherwise he would have to spend the night in the forest.” Shen Xuanqing went to the kitchen and picked up a steamed bun and said while eating.

After seeing the sheep, Lu Gu hurried in to cook when he saw that he was hungry.

“I told him before I left that if I’m not around in the future and the courtyard door is locked, I’ll ask him to climb over the wall and enter.” Shen Xuanqing sat back on the chair to rest his feet, and said, “It’s not easy to put the keys in random places, so if they are pressed under the stone, in case Being overturned by beasts, and all kinds of birds, even if you take away the key, you can’t find it, the wind is heavy and rainy, and the only thing that comes over the wall is the reality.”

“Monk Huitong is someone who knows how to be flexible. Your master said that he should climb over the wall to enter. Although the matter of climbing over the wall is not so decent, it is still important to save his life.” Shen Yaoqing said, and he agreed with this method.

Shen Xuanqing nodded and said, “Indeed, he agreed as soon as I said it. He used to be a warrior monk, and it’s no problem to climb the wall.”