Era: Craftsmen in the Siheyuan

Chapter 151 The carriage and horse are very slow
this bad guy!
Xu Huizhen rolled her eyes at him, but she still had a bit of a naughty side.

Xu Deyong grinned and showed his teeth. Oh, it looks good to glare at people. The spring grass should be quite comfortable...

At this time, Xiao Li'er may have been awakened by the sound of the two eating. He opened his eyes and was stunned for a while, then stretched out his little hand and made a sound of "Ahhh".

Xu Huizhen ignored him, squeezed Xiao Li'er's little hand and said, "Ah, Li'er is hungry. Mom will make some milk..."

……

After Xu Deyong finished eating, he came to the river. The movement startled some wild ducks and flew away on the river.

Hey, he looks pretty fat!

This thing needs to find their foothold in groups and ambush them. You can always spray a few of them with one shot of the soil gun.

His air rifle may not be as good as his slingshot when it comes to shooting this thing!

He returned to the car and took out the hatchet from the box under the car.

Xu Huizhen finished feeding the child and said, "What are you doing with the knife?"

Xu Deyong smiled and said, "I saw wild ducks flying out of the reeds. I'll go see if I can find two nests of wild duck eggs."

Xu Huizhen glanced at him with almond-shaped eyes and said, "You can't just take a break."

Xu Deyong smiled and said: "I'm not tired."

After saying that, Pi Dian Pi Dian took the hatchet and opened the way to the reed swamp to kill.

Seeing this, Xu Huizhen muttered: "Oh, little man!"

Xu Deyong didn't hear this, otherwise he would have strongly refuted it.

Do not believe?If you don’t believe it, let’s take a look…

Xu Deyong "blazed a path" in the reed swamp. Many of the reeds here were cut by nearby villagers in winter for burning fires, roofing, and weaving.

Mats and cushions tied with reeds are dry and warm and are commonly used for making beds.

Ten minutes later, Xu Deyong came back with reed hair on his body and mud on his feet, carrying a dozen wild duck eggs in his pocket, and said proudly: "Hey, look, I found it. If you want to eat it, I'll fry a few for you now." "

"What a fool!" Xu Huizhen rolled her eyes at him and stretched out her hand to hit him.

Seeing Xu Deyong looking at her with stern eyes, she blushed and said fiercely: "You're not tired, right? If you're not, we'll go on our way."

Xu Deyong smiled, put the wild duck eggs in the car, took one out, shook it in front of Xiao Li'er's eyes, and put it on her body.

Xiao Lier immediately grabbed it with both hands curiously, and then put it into his mouth.

Xu Huizhen punched him lightly, snatched it away and said, "Why did you give her this? It's broken everywhere."

"Ahhhh..." Xiao Li'er cried out unhappily when she saw the things being snatched away by her mother.

"Let her play with you. You get in the car and hold her, and we'll set off." Xu Deyong said.

Xu Huizhen said angrily: "I was joking before, drink some water and rest for a while."

"I won't stop." Xu Deyong said with a smile, "If you don't want to ride on me, I'll ride away."

"I don't think your legs are broken. Help me." Xu Huizhen said with a girlish look.

Holding his arm and getting into the car, Xu Huizhen hugged Xiao Li'er, Xiao Li'er held Little Duck Egg, and the tricycle started back on the road.

Xu Deyong sang in a good mood: "In the middle of the night, the moon's shadow rises in the east..."

Xu Huizhen couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth while sitting in the car...

……

In the afternoon, Xu Deyong and the others came to Niulan Mountain, and he found the courtyard of Xu Hui's family with ease.

Xu Huizhen couldn't help but her eyes warmed slightly when she looked at the familiar yard. Speaking of which, she hadn't been back for a year. She had experienced too many things these days.

Xu Deyong reached out and hugged Xiao Li'er, giving Xu Huizhen a hand to support him.

Xu Huizhen didn't let him help her, and jumped down easily.

Xu Deyong couldn't help but grin, yes, the little hand was still not held!

Xu Huizhen looked at the locked door and said, "My brother and sister-in-law are not at home."

Xu Deyong teased Xiao Li'er and said: "Brother Hui is at work at this time, and my sister-in-law may have gone to the fields. It is the time to plant sorghum. It seems that we can only wait for a while."

Xu Huizhen blinked her almond-shaped eyes and looked thoughtful, then stepped forward and reached out to touch the door frame, pinched a key, and playfully said: "No need to wait."

Xu Deyong smiled and said, "I bet you know where the key is hidden."

Xu Huizhen smiled proudly and directly unlocked the door.

Hearing the noise, the big dog Hei Tan in the yard barked "woof".

Xu Huizhen said delicately: "Heitan, don't scream, you don't remember me!"

Heitan was stunned for a moment when he saw her dog eyes, and then he started to "whimper" and struggled with the leash to get out.

Xu Huizhen walked over and touched its head.

Xu Deyong carried Xiao Li'er in. Xiao Li'er looked at the dog Hei Tan with clear grape-like eyes and was not afraid.

"Ahhhh..." Xiao Li'er said baby talk.

Xu Deyong smiled and said: "Ah, big dog, dog."

"Ah..." Xiao Li'er grinned happily, with tears dripping from the corners of his mouth, and twisted his little body to get closer to the dog.

"Give me the child and you push the car in." Xu Huizhen said.

Xu Deyong followed the good example and pushed the car in to unload all the things.

Xu Huizhen held Xiao Li'er and looked around, telling her that Xiao Li'er came to a strange environment and was full of curiosity about everything without blinking.

At this time, Li Xiufang came back with a hoe and walked in quickly to take a look. She breathed a sigh of relief and said happily: "Oh, Deyong is here. Where is Huizhen?"

"We are here." Xu Huizhen said with a smile as she came out of the room where she used to live, holding Xiao Li'er in her arms.

Li Xiufang put down the hoe, hit her body and said with a smile: "You guys came here really fast, I even came back early to prepare to kill chickens and fish!"

Xu Huizhen glanced at Xu Deyong and said, "It's all him. He doesn't stop on the way. Of course it's going to be fast."

Li Xiufang looked at the two of them thoughtfully, but said nothing. She stretched out her hands and said, "Oh, this is our Xiaoli'er. Come, let Jinjin hug you..."

Xu Huizhen smiled and handed Xiao Li'er to her and said, "Where are Xiao Yan'er and Xiao Huzi?"

Li Xiufang said: "Since we have joined the high-end club, I don't have much time to take care of them. They have all been sent to the Yuhong class in the factory. It just so happened that your brother picked them up together after get off work."

"That's good. You can send the child to me when he gets older." Xu Huizhen said.

Li Xiufang said: "It's your brother's decision. Most likely he won't agree."

……

The aunt and sister-in-law chatted for a while about their parents' differences.

When Li Xiufang saw that she had taken so many things, she couldn't help complaining: "Oh, Huizhen, just come. Why are you wasting so much money? We are all one family."

"I didn't take much. Besides, I haven't been here for a long time."

Xiao Li'er felt a little unhappy after being hugged by Li Xiufang for a while. She shook her head and tugged at her, as if she wanted to go outside to take a look.

Li Xiufang returned Xiao Li'er to Xu Huizhen and said, "You guys should rest while you are running around. I'll go and clean it up. This big carp was just caught from the Chaobai River in the morning. It's still fresh. I'll stew the soup to replenish your body." .”

Xu Huizhen said: "Sister-in-law, you don't have to go to such trouble."

"It's okay, just rest." Li Xiufang said.

Seeing the aunt and sister-in-law, please be polite.

Xu Deyong stood up and said: "Sister-in-law, please boil the water. Leave the job of killing chickens and fish to me."

Li Xiufang said quickly: "You are a guest, how can I keep you busy?"

Xu Huizhen glanced at him and said, "It's okay, sister-in-law, just let him take care of it."

Xu Deyong smiled, stood up and went out, took out the hunting knife from his waist, killed the fish first, and then killed the chicken after the water boiled.

"Look at this..." Liu Xiufang blinked and said, she wanted to ask, but after all, my sister-in-law was still one floor away, so let the man ask when she comes back in the evening.

After all, the elder brother is like a father when his parents are away!
……

"Ding-a-ling-a-ling, jingle-a-ling-a-ling..."

In the evening, Xu Hui led his bicycle with Xiao Huzi on the front beam and Xiao Yan'er at the back.

Little Huzi sat in front and kept ringing the car bell naughtily.

Xu Huisue stopped at the door and put one foot on the ground. Xiao Yan'er behind him quickly got out of the car and ran home with a small schoolbag on his back: "Aunt, aunt..." Xiao Huzi suddenly said anxiously: "Dad, dad , put me down quickly, I want to see my sister..."

"Be more honest with me." Xu Hui lifted him down with one hand.

As soon as he landed, the boy rushed out and shouted: "Aunt, aunt..."

"Oh, the little wild goose has grown so tall, and the little tiger has also grown up." Xu Huizhen said with a smile and hugged the little wild goose.

Xiao Huzi was already a little unfamiliar with Xu Huizhen. He shouted, but stopped when he got in front of him, and he was a little embarrassed...

Xu Deyong waited for Xu Huisu to park the car, handed him a cigarette and said hello: "Brother Huisu."

"Brother, thank you, bring my sister and child over here!" Xu Huisel took over with a smile.

Xu Deyong smiled and said: "That's right. I'll go back tomorrow just in time to have a drink."

Xu Hui said: "Don't you want to stay for two more days?"

"It's Qingming Festival. I have to go back and visit my grandfather's grave. Let's do it next time." Xu Deyong said.

The two of them were chatting with each other, Xu Huizhen was pestered by the two children, and she had to look at Xiao Li'er who was sleeping from time to time. She couldn't help but said: "You two men, don't stand on the pillar and smoke, help. Sister-in-law, let’s light the fire and do some work.”

Xu Huisul chuckled and said: "Huizhen, as soon as you come here, you will assign the old man to the kitchen table."

Xu Huizhen's almond-shaped eyes widened and she said, "Whether you want to go or not, my sister-in-law has also been working in the fields for a day."

"Okay, okay, I can't go." Xu Hui raised his hand and said, "Wait until we finish smoking this cigarette."

Then he whispered to Xu Deyong: "I am a good girl, but sometimes I am nosy and talkative. I am not afraid of your jokes, brother. In those years, I, the elder brother, was not afraid of what my parents would say, but I was a little afraid of her. "

"Hehe." Xu Deyong smiled and said, "That means you are a good brother, just let her go."

……

During the meal, everyone was on the table. There was a lot of chicken and fish, and there was constant laughter on the table.

Xu Deyong and Xu Hui led the two of them to drink a pound of Erguotou, but Xu Huizhen refused to let them drink any more.

The two smiled and looked at each other, but they could only give up.

Li Xiufang said: "Huizhen, you should always tell me about your brother. He gets drunk when he drinks with others. After that, he sleeps like a dead pig and can't even move him."

Seo Huisul couldn't help but said: "Hey, you bitch, stop saying a few words and eat your food."

The little tiger gnawed on the chicken leg and said happily: "Daddy is a dead pig."

"Hahaha……."

Xu Deyong and others were immediately happy.

Xu Huisu glared and said, "You bastard, your butt is itchy, isn't it?"

……

At night, Li Xiufang helped the two children to sleep. She lay down in her clothes and couldn't help but said: "Master, do you think something is wrong with Huizhen and Deyong?"

Xu Huisu frowned slightly and said, "Is there any? Of course...it's not impossible. Deyong is pretty good after getting along with him these few times!"

Li Xiufang said: "Yes, Deyong seems to be a good person, but Huizhen's conditions are not bad. Although she is divorced and has children, it is not difficult to find a formal job."

Xu Huizui thought for a while and said, "Then tomorrow I will ask Huizhen what he thinks. If he is willing, we won't say anything. As for the stubborn He Yongqiang, Huizhen was actually not happy at that time, but the two families agreed. , her parents were both in poor health at that time, and she reluctantly agreed just to be happy."

"This time she chooses Deyong. She must have given more consideration. Our best wishes are that after all, she has to live her own life."

"Well, you're the head of the family, so let's do what you say."

……

The next day, Xu Deyong still woke up early and was exercising in the yard. Not far away, the dog Heitan watched with eager eyes, wondering what the two beasts were doing!
He glanced around and suddenly saw two things in the pile of stones next to the kennel. When he came here before, there were firewood on them, but this time they were exposed.

So he walked over and took out two things. They were two stone locks, each weighing about fifty or sixty pounds.

Hey, that rock at home kept saying it was not to be replaced, but it turns out it was just to wait for them.

it's fate!
He scooped water from the jar with a ladle and washed the two stone locks. The two stone locks seemed to be a little old, and there seemed to be traces of carvings on them, but they were blurred.

At this time, Xu Huizhen got up and went to the latrine. When she saw this, she said: "Why are you washing that thing? I want it!"

Xu Deyong grinned and said, "I want it to be used for exercise. I'll ask Brother Huisi later and I can buy it with money."

Xu Huizhen couldn't help but rolled her eyes and said: "Isn't it just two stones? I saw them when I was a child. I didn't expect that they are still there now. Just take them away. It's so damn heavy. I don't know where you got so many. energy!"

Xu Deyong picked one up and threw it up more than one meter high in front of Xu Huizhen's surprised eyes. When it fell, he caught it steadily and said in a showy way: "Actually, it's a bit light. Just make the two into one."

Xu Huizhen opened her mouth and said angrily: "See what you can do, you better be careful not to hit yourself!"

Xu Deyong said with a smile: "Impossible, absolutely impossible."

Xu Huizhen rolled her eyes at him and entered the latrine...

……

Although Xu Huizhen asked him to take it away, when Xu Huisu woke up, Xu Deyong still talked about it again. After all, this was Xu Huisu's home.

After hearing this, Xu Huisue waved his hand and said: "Take it away, it will be in the way if you leave it, but taking up space with this thing will save you a jar of wine."

Xu Deyong smiled and said: "Then I won't be polite to you."

After dinner in the morning, Xu Hui took the first step to the winery with his two children, while Xu Deyong moved seven empty wine jars to the backyard and put them on the cart. There has been no shortage of wine jars in brewing families for generations.

After everything was packed, Xu Deyong clapped his hands and said, "I'm leaving."

Xu Huizhen said with a trace of reluctance in her eyes: "Slow down on the road."

"Don't worry, we are familiar with the road. When will you go back?" Xu Deyong said with a smile.

Xu Huizhen said: "It was the earliest time to pass the Qingming Festival."

Xu Deyong said: "Sure, I will go to the tavern to drink that day."

He then said goodbye to Li Xiufang and rode to the winery.

"Ah ah..." Xiao Li'er was in Xu Huizhen's arms and uttered baby words when she saw Xu Deyong walking away.

Xu Huizhen smiled and said, "Ah, he's gone. It's okay. We'll see him in two days..."

The weather was a bit cloudy today. Xu Deyong was afraid of raining again on the road, so he went to the winery to get some wine, and then rushed back to Sijiu City without stopping.

Xu Huizhen gave him the key to his home. He opened the door, took jars of wine into the courtyard, locked the door again and returned home.

After he left, Fan Jinyou's figure emerged from the corner, his face sullen and thoughtful.

……

Xu Deyong returned home and found that all the briquettes had been packed away.

Qin Huairu happened to come out and asked, "Sister-in-law Qin, who helped put away the briquettes? I have to thank them later."

Qin Huairu said with a smile: "No one else. It was the young man in the backyard who helped clean up the mess in the afternoon. Aunt Nan has already given me snacks to thank you. My little dog even got a piece of halva, so he is very happy."

"Hey, these guys are not in vain." Xu Deyong thought to himself.

After chatting casually with Qin Huairu, he entered the house.

Although the dumplings look delicious, we can’t cook them if we don’t have the owner!

After entering the house for a sip of tea and a break, he took the tribute and yellow paper bought by his grandma on the table and rode to his grandfather's grave outside the city.

As the saying goes: "One hundred and five, add dirt to the grave."

It is talking about the 105 days after the winter solstice. The days are basically connected with Cold Food and Tomb Sweeping Day.

Xu Deyong added earth, burned paper, kowtowed, and said sincerely: "I hope grandpa will bless grandma a long life and no illness or disaster."

After the paper was completely burned, he rode back home.

……

The next day, the Cold Food Festival, also known as the "Forbidden Fire Festival", "Cold Festival" and "Hundred-Five Festival", follows the ancient custom of changing fire.

The Forbidden Fire Festival was later transformed into the Cold Food Festival. I won’t tell you the origin, as everyone knows it.

There will be no fire on this day and only cold food will be eaten.

Sijiucheng has the very famous Thirteen Specialties of Cold Food: dumplings, twists, pea yellow, jiao rings, fried cakes, ai wowo, ginger steaks, donkey rolls, sesame sesame pancakes, screw spinners, hard noodle pastries, and sugar rolls. Fruit, candy ears.

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