The Sweet Little Fulang

Chapter 143

After seven or eight days of recuperation, the wound on Lu Gu's thumb has almost healed, and he doesn't even need to apply medicine, and there is no cloth strip wrapped around his finger, so he can work a lot more quickly.

Shen Xuanqing didn't come back last night, it was too cold outside early in the morning, he got up late this morning, even so, he still felt the coldness coming out of the room.

He was covered with a quilt at night, Shen Xuanqing stayed in the mountains at night, the wind was cold and the dew was heavy, but fortunately he brought a quilt made of rabbit skin, which could resist the wind and cold at night.

He was the one who sewed the rabbit skin. The rabbit skins left by the slaughtered rabbits at home were not thrown away. There were a dozen of them. Because Shen Xuanqing was tall and tall, he had to sew a few more rabbit skins to make them bigger. some.

Last year, when Shen Xuanqing beat foxes, he didn't have a rabbit fur quilt to cover him, so he only brought thick clothes. When he came back two days ago, he told him that fur is better, and it's much warmer to cover.

A wisp of green smoke rose, and Lu Gu sat in front of the stove to boil water, and there was a small drawer in the pot to heat pancakes and eggs.

Only the two of them lived here, and Shen Xuanqing was often away. Except for the fallen leaves falling into the yard, the room and the hall floor were not that dirty, but because he had nothing to do, he always had to sweep the floor after getting up every day, looking for something to do.

White steam rose from the side of the pot quickly, and because there were eggs in the pot, he added more firewood and burned it for a while.

After the small drawer was taken out, the pancakes and eggs were stuffed in the bowl, and Lu Gu scooped up water to wash himself first.

This is the case with the country people. The water for washing and drinking are burned together to save firewood.

After washing his face, the sun was getting brighter. Lu Gu sat on a chair in the courtyard and peeled eggs. After eating and drinking, he went to open the courtyard door.

The weeds in front of the door and around the yard grew very fast. He and Shen Xuanqing hoeed it when they first went up the mountain, and it grew taller again today. Seeing the mess, he couldn't see it, so he took the hoe out.

A bird flapped its wings and flew over his head. The pepper tree on the west courtyard wall was still there, and some red peppercorns could be seen in the clusters of pepper leaves. Unfortunately, the wound on his hand had not healed completely, so he had to reapply. Wait a few days to pick.

Xu is that this year the family has been busy with all kinds of work and things, day in and day out, and it will be autumn in the blink of an eye. Before going up the mountain, Wei Lanxiang was still talking about the harvesting of mountain products this year, such as hickory nuts, chestnuts, hazelnuts and pine cones. When the time comes, I will come to the mountains. During the winter and New Year, there are a few mountain products to fill my rations and entertain guests.

While weeding, Lu Gu thought, if Niang and the others are here, they can carry the mountain goods and peppercorns home.

The fence that Shen Xuanqing surrounded in the open space last year was still there, but it was windy and rainy and had not been repaired. Weeds grew wildly and surrounded it, and it looked a bit dilapidated.

At that time, the fence was used to raise chickens and ducks for him. He never thought that it only took a few months. Shen Xuanqing even spent a lot of effort digging a pond for ducks to swim in. It was also never used again, but he was by the river these days. When I was fetching water, I passed by the pond and saw a lot of fish in it, and the aquatic plants were quite luxuriant, so I went back to get some hickory leaves and mashed the juice, maybe I could catch a few big fish.

But he thought again, there is no cart to go up the mountain, so forget it, just catch a few fish and dry them in the sun, and it will be easy to carry when you carry it down the mountain.

Lu Gu worked alone. Unlike before, he paid more attention to the surrounding movement when weeding, so that he could run away in time if any wild animals came.

However, there are few wild animals in a ten-mile radius, except for the birds flying in the woods overhead, they are not really in danger.

He was never lazy in his work, he hoeed around the yard, and it was already noon after he finished his work, his stomach was growling.

There is no need to do much to eat alone. Shen Xuanqing brought back a few bamboo shoots for him before, cut them into shreds and stir-fried them as a dish, and heating two steamed buns was enough for him to eat.

Waking up late in the morning, he didn't feel sleepy, so he took the scissors to cut the wolfberry branches.

Without a dog by his side, he would come out except to pick goji berries, and he rarely left the courtyard. The farthest he traveled was to pick wild bath beads.

Being cautious has its benefits. He doesn't run around, at least Shen Xuanqing, who is running around hunting in the mountains, won't worry too much about being distracted.

On the way back with wolfberry branches on his back, he saw rush grass, so he cut a bundle and carried it back to the yard.

It is colder in the mountains, and there is no need to ventilate to enjoy the coolness. As soon as Lu Gu came back, he closed the courtyard door, and sat under the sun to pick wolfberries with peace of mind.

And Shen Xuanqing, who was far away in the deep forest, also found a place to rest at this time, the dogs were drinking water by the stream, and came around after drinking enough.

Big Hui caught a wild rabbit, he set up a fire, first boiled water with a large hard fruit shell, and took the dead rabbit to the stream to peel it and take out its internal organs.

The dog was so hungry that he couldn't wait, so he tore off the three rabbit legs and some meat and shared them with the three dogs. While baking, I ate half a steamed bun to cushion my stomach.

This time he came out with good luck, and he got three fox furs. Although they were all red foxes, they were of good color and quality, and they could be sold for a lot of money.

But he didn't plan to go back tonight. He set up a fox trap two hours ago, and he might be able to catch one at night, and it wouldn't be too late to rush back tomorrow morning.

He went out for two or three days, and the two of them were both busy, and they could only meet Lu Gu when they went back to rest. The days on the mountain passed quickly, and before they knew it, it was a month.

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It was raining continuously, and the coldness came in through the gaps with the wind, making people's hands and feet cold.

The opportunity to make money this year is only on the fox fur in autumn, otherwise the other prey won't make much money throughout the year. Shen Xuanqing put in a lot of effort and didn't pay attention at all. She focused on finding the fox's traces. Only yesterday it rained I didn't go out.

The two had been together for a long time, and Lu Gu could see his strength, and he couldn't do anything but try his best to make Shen Xuanqing, who came back from hunting, eat well.

This month, Shen Xuanqing was mostly outside. He didn’t eat a few hot soups and dishes seriously. It rained today and he didn’t go out. He has been busy washing and cutting vegetables since the morning. He brought up the oil pot and wanted to fry them well Several dishes.

Oil has always been precious. Even though their family is rich and can afford it now, sometimes they still have to be frugal when cooking.

The prickly ash and pepper leaves are numbing and fragrant, mixed with the spicy aroma of dried chili, the stewed rabbit meat is very enjoyable. Shen Xuanqing eats spicy food, and Lu Gu makes a pot according to his taste.

The salted duck eggs brought from home were cut into two pieces, and the yolks flowed out red oil juice.

Stir-fried water celery has a clear taste, and it is quite spicy and greasy after eating. Lu Gu also picked wild cucumbers in the mountains, only two, cut into slices and scalded with water, no oil or seasoning, it tastes soft and glutinous But refreshing.

Only the two of them, these three or two dishes are enough.

The sound of the rain outside was rustling and the autumn wind was rustling, the two of them had ruddy faces after eating in the main room, Lu Gu was not good at eating spicy food, and after eating a few more pieces of rabbit meat, he would sweat from the spicy food, even his mouth was bright red.

"I'll bring you a bowl of water, rinse the spicy oil before eating." Seeing him like this, Shen Xuanqing got up and went to the kitchen to get a bowl.

The clay stove is placed under the eaves in front of the main room. The fire on the fine wood is still extinguished, and the boiling water in the clay pot is simmering. The weather is cold, and the cold water is not good to drink, so they often scoop it into the clay pot. water to drink.

After mixing the warm water, Shen Xuanqing put it in front of Lu Gu.

He's been outside a lot this month, Lu Gu doesn't know martial arts or archery, and occasionally he can catch a fish or two to eat, but he can't catch rabbits and pheasants. He managed to eat once today, and he must let Lu Gu eat more a few pieces.

When he sat down, he wanted to say that there is no need to put so much spicy food in the future, but he thought it was Lu Gu's wish, and wanted him to eat well, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't speak anymore, so he had to squeeze two Put the piece of meat into the water bowl, and said: "Eat more, wait until the chili oil is too much and then change to a bowl of water."

"Yeah." Lu Gu nodded, took the meat out of the warm water and ate it, and sure enough, it wasn't that spicy anymore, so his brows and eyes curled up, revealing a slight smile.

Shen Xuanqing picked up the bowl, looked at the rain curtain outside and said, "The rice should have been harvested at home. The sun was good two days ago, so I don't know if it's dried."

Knowing that he was worried that the rice would get wet from the rain, Lu Gu said: "The new house has a large area and the main room is spacious. When it rains, mother and eldest brother must roll up the rice and pile it under the main room."

"Yeah." Shen Xuanqing knew it naturally, and then said: "Let's go down the mountain again, and we will have new rice to eat. When the time comes, let mother make a bowl of long beans with red sauce and eat it with rice."

Lu Gu also steamed dry rice for the two of them today, but it was old rice from last year. Thinking of the sweetness of the new rice and the aroma of the long beans, Lu Gu hurriedly nodded, the long beans made by mother are delicious.

Good Boy and Big Hui are also eating rabbit meat. Yesterday, when the rain was light, Shen Xuanqing took them out to hunt three fat rabbits. In addition, it was also raining today, and the three dogs were all dirty. The hair is stained with muddy water.

It's too cold, people can wash their hair and change clothes, but dogs can't. When I came back yesterday, I was afraid they would be frozen, so Lu Gu even lit a brazier for Shen Xuanqing and the dog to warm up around the fire.

Guaizi usually likes clinging people the most, maybe he felt cold yesterday, he squatted in front of the brazier and didn't run around, and didn't rub the rain on anyone, Lu Gu even praised a few more words when he saw this.

"I don't know if Zhao'er has grown up after going back." Lu Gu said after taking a sip of honey water.

Shen Xuanqing smiled and said, "It's only been a month and a half since the two of us went back. Zhao'er can grow up."

After being laughed at, Lu Gu didn't feel embarrassed like before. He knew that Shen Xuanqing was not laughing at him, but just laughing at what he said, so he frowned and said: "I mean he will definitely gain weight, ah Sister-in-law's milk is good, Zhao'er will definitely become fat in vain."

"It's natural." Shen Xuanqing nodded and smiled, the baby should be fat for nothing, only milk fat means it has been well-raised, and it will naturally pull out when it grows up.

This meal was very satisfying, and there was a bowl of sweet honey water to drink, which dispelled the coldness all over his body.

It was still early for Lu Gu to finish cleaning the kitchen, and he had nothing to do on rainy days. He originally wanted to do needlework, but Shen Xuanqing went to the room and lay down, so he followed after thinking about it.

In the past month, the two of them got together less and separated more, and the little worry in his heart made him want to stay with Shen Xuanqing for a while, but because he was timid and shy by nature, he couldn't help being a little awkward on his face. Fortunately, when Shen Xuanqing saw him sitting Beside the bed, without saying a word, he was pulled onto the bed and hugged.

Trapped between his arms, Lu Gu heard the boy whimpering outside, a bit like howling, as if he was very dissatisfied with the rain, but his voice quickly dropped, based on his understanding of the boy, It's time to sleep on the sack.

"I didn't bring Mrs. Tang, so I'm still covered with a quilt to keep warm." Shen Xuanqing hugged her husband very comfortably, relaxed all over, even her voice was a bit lazy, unhurried, and she rubbed the tip of her nose affectionately after speaking. Rubbing Lu Gu's cheek, a pair of star pupils smiled brightly.