pastoral fragrance

Chapter 41
Now that they are busy with the autumn harvest, Han Dong and Han Xun don't have to rush home, they played at Qiulin's house for ten days in a row.

They originally thought about doing some work for the eldest sister's family, but these nephews and nieces are really capable, and they don't need to worry about family affairs at all.So the two brothers went to the forest to chop firewood for the elder sister's house.After the firewood is dry, drag it into the yard.Then they were split and piled neatly in the yard row by row.

Then take a look at the big sister's little cabinet, table, etc., and the two of them took advantage of the slack time to make it for their house.

During the ten or so days here, the eldest sister's family entertained with delicious food and drink.Both Han Dong and Han Xun can tell that the eldest sister's family is much better than before.After asking, I found out that the money in the family was earned by a few nieces and nieces.Even at such a young age, they know how to share the family's worries. These children are not only sensible and capable, but also make people feel sympathetic. Both of them sighed and felt sad.

Before leaving, Han Dong gave Han another two taels of silver, and then resigned with his younger brother.

Mrs. Han followed Qiuyue and the others all the way to the entrance of the village. Seeing the ox cart go further and further away, and finally disappeared into the hills in the distance, everyone reluctantly walked back.

As the saying goes, one autumn rain and one cold, the sky is getting colder and colder in this continuous rain.When it's cold, everyone has nothing to do.At this time, the young seedlings grown by throwing lotus seeds into the fish pond will be damaged by freezing, and the young fish seedlings thrown into the fish pond will also be too cold to swim.So everyone was free.

Fortunately, I made a deal with Zhiwei Pavilion last time.A few days ago, the shopkeeper sent a shop assistant away, and he really sent her money.About ten taels of silver.Ordinary people can use it for a year if they live frugally!
The family members were overjoyed, and the children were even more delighted from ear to ear. They have grown up so much, and they have never seen so much money!All of this is due to my little sister!And there will be money in the future for at least a year, this deal is too cost-effective!
Rao's family is better off than before, but the children still go to the woods to dig herbs and so on.These things are generally collected in pharmacies. Every time these dried herbs are taken to the town to exchange for money, they can be exchanged for three to five hundred cash.

Last time Qiulin and the others offended the people of Rong'an Hall completely, so naturally they dare not pretend to be Rong'an Hall now.The herbs in hand can only be sold in a small medicine shop, so the price is naturally lower.

Autumn just passed away in the busyness of farmers.When people are busy, they just feel that there is not enough time, and they wish to break it into two halves to spend. For autumn, this is the case.

One morning, Qiulin woke up in the cold. She shivered and opened her eyes, looking at the tattered window paper, from where the cold wind came in.

It feels obviously colder today than yesterday. Qiulin has always been afraid of the cold, and his hands and feet are always cold in winter.The thin clothes on her body were no longer able to cover the cold, so she padded a stool and found a newly made scarlet padded jacket from the cabinet. She had to wrap herself up like a cotton bun before going out.

Speaking of which, this is the first new clothes that Qiulin has worn since arriving here!Qiulin caressed the plum blossoms embroidered on the scarlet padded jacket, fond of it.I couldn't help looking left and right for a while, thinking that it would be great if there was a mirror.

Glancing at Ah Huang, who was also shivering, Qiu Lin smiled, "Do you feel cold too, and ask Mother to make you a piece of clothing to wrap yourself in later."

Dogs can wear clothes too?Xia Yan's mouth twitched.But it's really cold today.

Xu Nanshan was sitting in a wheelchair in the main room smoking a dry cigarette. He turned his head and saw his little daughter wrapped in winter clothes, and couldn't help laughing: "Girl, why are you so afraid of the cold?" The sadness between his brows seemed to be blown away by the wind.

Qiulin found that after his father had this wheelchair, he became more cheerful and optimistic. In the past, his father rarely talked.

Qiulin wrapped the padded jacket around her body tightly, looked out, "The weather is changing so fast!"

After several autumn rains, the weather turns cold day by day, especially today.Qiulin doesn't just care about demeanor but not temperature, the most important thing is to feel warm and comfortable.

"Cut, it's just past autumn and you've pulled out your new padded jacket. You don't feel cold when I'm wearing it, but you want to wear new clothes?" Qiu He took out a hot sweet potato in one mouthful and looked at the little girl. My sister groaned in this outfit.

Qiulin didn't get annoyed with him either, maybe what he said was right, he also wanted to wear new clothes and try something new. "Didn't my mother make it for you? If you don't like it, you can wear it yourself!" These clothes are made of cloth and cotton that the Han family pulled from the tailor shop in autumn. pieces.

Children who suffer from hardship always like to keep the sweetest and most beautiful things for the last, so Qiu He loves that padded jacket, how can he be willing to wear it!He ate a few mouthfuls of sweet potatoes, and stopped chatting with Qiulin.

At this time, Han came out with a bowl of noodles, and as she walked, she forced Qiu Lin to call Qiu Song, and put the bowl on the table.

Ever since Qiuyue borrowed an agricultural book from Shen Qing, Qiu Song regarded the book as a treasure, and in her spare time, she would always hold the book and turn over a couple of pages.

A few days later, it will be Lidong.Lidong is an important festival in ancient society. Peasants have been busy for a year and have worked hard all year round, so they come to reward their families in this season of Lidong.There is a proverb that says "the beginning of winter mends the empty mouth in winter" is a summary of this phenomenon.

On this day, the Qiulin family all got up early, and Han Qiuyue washed up early, and then busily wandered around the pot.When going to the market yesterday, everyone bought chicken, rabbit meat, mushrooms and so on from the town.At this moment, Han Dong has already chopped the chicken, dug some lard into the pot, waited for the oil to melt, threw the chopped ginger, garlic and so on into the pot, and then kept cooking. Stir fry up.

A strong scent of ginger and garlic lingers in the whole house, even standing in the yard, you can still smell this craving scent.

Immediately afterwards, Han threw the chopped chicken and shiitake mushrooms into the pot, and stirred them together to stir fry.Not long after, Han added water to the pot, covered the pot, and waited for the stewed chicken and mushrooms to be cooked.

Today is Lidong, everyone should eat better.After Han shi put the lid on the pot, he looked at the ingredients on the stove.Ready to make a chicken stew with mushrooms, sweet and sour carp, braised rabbit meat, Kung Pao chicken, stir-fried cabbage, and Houttuynia cordata in sauce.There are six dishes in total, which is already a very hearty meal.

After stewing the chicken in the pot, Han started a new stove to make today's breakfast.She scooped up three bowls of rice and put them in the pot, then threw three fives of the shaved sweet potatoes into it, preparing to make porridge.

The elder brother sent all the new rice, which tasted thick and sweet, but delicious.If this new rice is to be sold in the market, it will cost a lot of money!
Han Shi thought of her natal family, and a sense of gratitude slowly surfaced in her heart.By the way, I don't know if the eldest brother and the third brother made the wheelchair after they went back. I don't know if it was a profit or a loss.

After breakfast, Qiuhe yelled to go to the stream to catch fish, but the eldest sister stopped her, "I don't care what day it is, the water is very cold, if there is something wrong with the freezing, the family I don’t have spare money to squander on you!”

Although Qingcheng is located in the south, due to the flat terrain in the middle and hills on both sides, the cold air from the north accumulates here, and when you go out, there is a cold wind blowing over, but it is cold.

Qiuhe couldn't say no to the eldest sister, so she had no choice but to give up the idea.I went to dig herbs in the woods with my second brother.

The window paper at home is not looking good anymore, and it’s getting colder every day, so it’s time to sell Korean paper to paste it on.This Goryeo paper came from the north. This paper is stronger than ordinary window paper, and it is not so easy to break. It is very good to use it to keep out the cold in winter. A lot of this stuff.Xu Nanshan pondered for a while, but this thing needs to be replaced.

So I gave Qiuyue two taels of silver, and asked Qiulin to go to the grocery store to sell paper together and come back.

Qiulin caught Ah Huang who was lying on the side and chased the eldest sister. The grocery store was at the entrance of the village, and it would take half an hour to walk.Qiulin drank Ah Huang and set off on the main road.Looking down, the rice in this village has been harvested, but there are still withered yellow rice stalks in the fields, which makes you feel desolate.

Xia Yan silently followed Qiu Lin, looking at the scene of Xiao Ran in front of him, his heart felt cold. Now he has been leaning over this dog for several months.From the lush vegetation to the desolate scene in front of you.But there was no sign of returning to his own body.Gradually, he gave up a little bit.

Xia Yan sighed dejectedly, feeling very helpless.Maybe he can only be a dog in his life.

"Hey, Ah Huang just imitated the grown-ups and sighed. It's really funny." Qiulin covered his mouth and laughed, his eyes bent into crescents.

Xia Yan stared blankly at her, feeling a little sore in his heart.He suddenly found sadly that although he had stayed by this person's side for so many months, he had never really said a word to her.Every move of this little girl caught his attention. Such an energetic and interesting girl made his heart feel warm from time to time.It was as if a ray of sunshine appeared in his life, dispelling the haze in his heart.During the time he woke up and found himself a dog, he really didn't know what he would have become if she hadn't been so careful with her.How much he wished that one day he would appear in front of her as a human being, chat with her, and talk freely...

But will there be such a day? Xia Yan lowered his head in confusion.

When he realized it, Qiuyue Qiulin had already gone a long way, he was secretly frustrated, and couldn't help but wagged his tail and continued to chase after her.

(End of this chapter)