I farmed and built a villa in ancient times

Chapter 55

"This is our shop's signature mung bean and taro ball sugar water. I made it myself." Zhou Chenyu scooped up a bowl full of sugar water and brought it over. Chen Tongsheng took a look at it, took a sip, and opened his eyebrows: "It's so hot. This bowl of sugar water comes at the right time! My little sister is really good at cooking, and anything in your hands can turn into a treasure."

Zhou Chenyu just brought out things that were common in modern times but not in ancient times to fool him. He didn't dare to put gold on his face, so he said something modestly, and a few dog barks reached his ears.

"Where is the barking of the dog coming from? Did you hear it?"

"It's my dog, I almost forgot!" Chen Tongsheng hurriedly finished eating, brought over the two dustpans he had thrown aside, and lifted the cloth on them, revealing five native dogs that were just one month old. Probably because he was hungry, he was whining.

Looking at the dog's innocent big eyes, Zhou Chenyu's heart almost melted. He couldn't help but reach out and touch it, "Oh my God, they are so cute."

Chen Tongsheng picked up a puppy by the back of its neck and teased them with a smile: "Our black dog has given birth to puppies, and we can't raise so many at home, so I can only sell them on the street. Little sister, what are you waiting for that day? When I was in my fruit tree house, I looked very fond of the dog."

"If you really like it, you might as well pick one from here and raise it. When it's grown, it can be used to look after the house and the yard. How wonderful."

"Really? Can I really pick one? Wouldn't that be bad?" Zhou Chenyu and Baoyu looked at each other, suppressing their eagerness to move.

Chen Tongsheng was annoyed with them, "You guys like it, why don't you give it to me as a brother? You give me sugar water, and I give you a dog. We should reciprocate. Why not?"

Zhou Chenyu couldn't resist his love for the dog and no longer refused, "Then the little girl will just thank you!"

Zhou Chenyu watched carefully for a while. The other dogs either wanted to climb out of the dustpan or huddled in the corner to hide from her. Only the chubby little yellow dog was allowed to be petted by her. "Who didn't have a big yellow dog in their childhood?" Where is the dog? Brother Chen, we want this one!"

Chen Tongsheng smiled cheerfully and said, "Okay."

After Chen Tongsheng left, he saw that Baoyu was badly injured. Zhou Chenyu wanted him to take the dog home first, and she could just stay here and watch.

Baoyu was afraid that she wouldn't be able to push the cart, so he insisted on staying here with her.

Zhou Chenyu had no choice but to drop a penny, sell out all the sugar water in advance, and rush home early.

The rice harvest started a few days ago. Along the way, a lot of rice was collected. The straw in a field was piled into piles. A small amount of straw was tied up and picked to the cattle pen to be fed to the cattle.

The remaining children were piled up into hills, and the children who had finished their work stood on the haystacks and used them as springs to jump up and down. If the ground was too high, they would roll down into the mud fields without feeling any pain. .

The adults were afraid that the children would scatter the haystacks, so they lit a fire before it rained. When a new round of farming began, water was diverted into the fields. The burned ashes followed the water flow and spread to every corner of the fields. Soon after, they became Fertilizer to nourish the seedlings.

Piles of straw were ignited, and wisps of smoke floated into the sky. The blue sky was shrouded in smoke, and even the air seemed to smell of gray.

As soon as she entered the door, Li Xiuju saw the wound on Baoyu's face, dropped the fish in her hand, and rushed over, "Oh, what's wrong with Baoyu's face? Why is it so injured? Who hit this? It's Qian Rushan again. ?”

"Mother, me." Baoyu hesitated and did not dare to say.

Li Xiuju's heart tightened, "What's wrong?"

Zhou Chenyu saw that the slap marks on his face were gone, and the scars at the corners of his eyes were still there. Seeing Li Xiuju's anxious look, he didn't want to be fooled, so he restrained his enthusiasm first, saying it lightly first, and then dealt with those three things. The matter of mother and son was exaggerated to reassure her.

Baoyu thought of the man being slapped, and didn't dare to say anything. She smiled proudly and said, "That's right, mother, my sister has slapped her back. They will definitely not dare to bully us again!" Li Xiuju looked at Baoyu and smiled happily, holding her mouth in her mouth. Looking at Zhou Chenyu with tears, "What about you? Have you ever been injured?"

Zhou Chenyu was already unhappy because he was being watched eagerly by that woman, so he took the opportunity to give them a look. It was too late to be happy, so how could he be hurt?

She smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine."

Baoyu immediately forgot about the pain after the scar was healed, and looked smug, "Mom, you didn't see it just now, but my sister was relieved when she slapped that person. That brat was so angry that he didn't dare to say a word, and he was so afraid that he called her mother. It's really Not manly at all, it’s embarrassing.”

"Low-key, low-key." Zhou Chenyu was afraid that he would make mistakes if he spoke too much, and that Li Xiuju would be too worried, so he quickly took out the dog hidden in the dustpan, "Old lady, look at it, is it cute?"

Li Xiuju looked at the puppy with surprise on her face: "Where did you get this dog?"

Zhou Chenyu thought that the relationship with Chen Tongsheng was already clear, so he directly told the story about how he gave Chen Tongsheng a dog when he met him. As expected, Li Xiuju mentioned the matter of beheading her first and then confessing her brother. She had to mutter a few words, but it was a done deal and nothing had changed. No more.

Li Xiuju originally didn't want to raise a dog. Raising a dog is no better than raising chickens and ducks. They can't just eat wild grass and rice bran, but also need to feed them some rice and meat.

Their family's situation is such that the people can barely feed themselves, but they can't even care about the dogs.

But this little yellow dog was still very obedient. He didn't bark when he entered the yard, didn't disturb the ducks next to him, and wasn't picky about what he ate. He ate whatever he wanted and was very easy to feed.

Seeing the two children playing with the dog happily, Li Xiuju slowly accepted this uninvited guest.

They named it Soybean.

During the few hours they were away, Li Xiuju was never idle at home.

The weather is getting hot, and the thin spring bamboo shoots are gone, but it’s time for thick bamboo shoots to grow.

Thick bamboo shoots are much easier to obtain than spring bamboo shoots. They are as thick as a human thigh. If you find a bamboo forest and dig out five or six of them, they will weigh more than ten kilograms.

Keep two of them for eating now, and cut the rest into rows and dry them in the sun. They can be stored for several months. Especially in winter, pick some and soak them in cold water until soft, and stir-fry them with cured pork. The taste is unique.

After digging the thick bamboo shoots in the morning, I had a simple meal at noon, and then I had to work on eating the chickens and ducks.The bought ducks cannot eat rice bran and tender grass like chickens, but can only eat earthworms and insects.

Earthworms prefer dark, moist rocks or under rotten trees. The most dead branches and rotten trees along the banks of streams are most common.

Li Xiuju took the basket to the stream and dug out a jar of earthworms. Then she saw Hongmei and the others fishing for fish in the stream.

She thought that her family was usually reluctant to buy meat, and they couldn't kill chickens and ducks every day, so it would be good to catch some fish for bedding.

The fish caught by the stream are not as fat as those specially farmed. Most of them are small fish larvae as big as the tail finger. It is these small boneless fish larvae that are fried in hot oil. They can be kept for several months and are easy to eat on a daily basis. , the taste is also fragrant.

(End of this chapter)