farmer's wife

Chapter 21 Sand Table
Cui Fu wiped the table and listened to what they said. Hearing what Xiao Lie said, he knew that he was giving benefits to the villagers, so he couldn't help feeling: "You just have a good heart."

Xiao Lie shook his head with a smile, and then discussed with Sun Shichun: "Brother, I invite you to go out to the mountains, 120 Wen is okay?" Here at the end of the year, people are hired to kill pigs, usually a head of [-] Wen.

Sun Shichun boldly refused: "What are you talking about? Which of our brothers is with whom, can I take your money?"

Brother Sun was a straightforward person, and Xiao Lie also guessed that he would not accept money, so he retreated, "Then you can also collect the remaining pork at ten cents per catty."

Ten cents is the usual price they pay for domestic pigs. Wild boars are rare, so the price is higher.

"That's not going to work, wouldn't it make you suffer at this price?! No way."

"Brother, you don't charge me for killing pigs, so don't worry about those, brothers."

Pushing and refusing back and forth, Sun Shichun saw that Xiao Lie was determined, so he didn't waste any more words, and accepted his love.

After making an appointment, Xiao Lie didn't stay any longer, and went to find the village head with Xiao Jian in his arms.

The village head knew the situation of each family in the village well, entrusted the news to Uncle Sun, Xiao Lie went back.

**
Finally arrived home, Xiao Jian had waited for a long time, she was able to show her elder brother what she had achieved today, so she couldn't wait to drag Xiao Lie into the house.

It was already dark, and I couldn't read clearly when writing on the muddy floor in the yard.

Xiao Jian dipped his fingers in water and made gestures on the dining table in the living room.

"Brother, I learned our names today, I'll write it for you!"

The two names "Xiao Lie" and "Xiao Jian" are written side by side, although they are still a little crooked, but there is nothing wrong.

Xiao Lie stroked his younger brother's limp hair in relief, "Ah Jian's writing is really good, everything is correct, I must learn to write well in the future."

Being praised by her brother, Xiao Jian threw herself into her brother's arms with a blushing face, "Ah Jian will learn from my sister-in-law seriously!"

When Fu Yan came in, she saw the wet water marks on the table, and then she remembered what she forgot to say.

"Brother Alie, you can make a sand table for Ajian later."

Xiao Lie was puzzled, he had never heard of this thing: "What is that?"

"Just make a wooden box and put some fine sand in it, so that Ah Jian can write on it." The sand table is actually a model, which can be used in construction, military affairs, etc.But here, Fu Yan is just an ordinary peasant woman, she couldn't and didn't dare to make a military sand table model, so she didn't go into details with Xiao Lie, she just mentioned a simple sand table that is convenient for writing.

"The characters I write are the lower case script commonly used by women, which is not suitable for Ah Jian to learn. I will teach him simple recognition and recognition first, and then I will learn Guan Ge style with my husband after he goes to private school." The imperial examination mostly uses Guan Ge style, Fu Rouge never practiced.

After hearing Fu Yan's explanation, Xiao Lie understood that this sand table is also simple, just find five wooden boards and nail them into a long wooden box with an opening.

It's easy.

Just do it.

Xiao Lie went to the small warehouse in the backyard to find planks, sawed them to measure, and nailed them together.

Xiao Lie carried the sand table back to the front yard, Fu Yan took it and looked at it, it was not bad.

"Leave it alone, I'll find some sand to put in it tomorrow."

Xiao Lie thought about where fine sand could be found in the village: "There should be sand by the river at the west entrance of the village."

Fu Yan: "Okay, I'll go and have a look tomorrow."

After a busy day, the family rested early.

**
With things in mind, Xiao Lie got up early.His slow movement still woke up Fu Yan.

Fu Yan said in a daze, "Are you leaving?"

Xiao Lie turned around, put her arm under the quilt, and said softly: "Yes. I have an appointment with Brother Shi Chun, so I have to go there early."

"Then you go, please tell Master, don't forget to ask Master to come over for dinner." Fu Yan did not forget to tell him, her voice gradually weakened...

"Remember! Go to sleep."

Xiao Lie gently patted and coaxed, seeing that his daughter-in-law fell asleep again, he left lightly.

The sky is not yet bright, and the stars in the night provide the people who get up early and rush on the road with tiny bits and pieces of twilight.Walking through the mountains, the dew on the branches and leaves wet Xiao Lie's clothes.

Halfway up the mountain, the thatched hut of Master Sun Changming's house was already lit.

Xiao Lie knocked on the door.

"It's Ariel, come in." Sun Changming called out loudly.As he gets older, he feels less, knowing that he brought people here to kill pigs today, and he is cooking porridge in the kitchen at the moment.

Hearing the voice came from the kitchen, Xiao Lie went directly into the kitchen.

"You came just in time, my porridge has just been cooked. Let's make do with it, I guess they will be there soon." Sun Changming turned off the fire in the stove, patted the ashes off his body, and walked out.

Xiao Lie knew his master very well, and he was not polite. He served two bowls of porridge and ate breakfast with fried peanuts and pickles.

After dinner, Xiao Lie was washing the dishes, and Sun Changming heard the door calling and went to open the door.

"Morning Uncle Sun."

"Grandpa Sun!"

Sun Shichun came over with his wife and sons carrying tools.

"Come in." Sun Changming opened the door to let them in.The gate of the courtyard is not closed, it is estimated that the villagers will come over one after another later.

Xiao Lie came out after wiping his hands. Sun Shichun had already brought his two sons to set up an earthen stove on the open ground in the yard. A large pot was placed on it. Cui Fu's sister-in-law poured water into the pot, and after a while the water boiled to scald the pigs. Skin.

Xiao Lie called Sun Shichun's two sons, Sun Qili and Sun Qizhuang, to the backyard warehouse.The little wild boar was injured and starved all night, but he is still alive and struggling slightly.

Xiao Lie, Sun Qili, and Sun Qizhuang grabbed the pig's forelegs, grabbed the pig's ears, dragged it to the front yard, and pressed it on the bench in the middle of the yard.

Cui Fu's sister-in-law put a large wooden bucket under the pig's head to catch the pig's blood. Some water and salt were put in the bucket to make the pig's blood coagulate quickly.

As the sky grew brighter, the voices of people in the yard gradually became noisy, and the villagers who wanted to buy meat and watched the excitement rushed over.

The water in the pot was boiling hot, and Sun Shichun also sharpened his usual long butcher's knife.

Sun Shichun arranged: "Alie, you hold the pig's head, son, you hold the pig's body and tail legs."

Everyone did as they were told, holding down the wild boar that was still grunting and struggling.

"Good guy! This wild boar is not small!"

"No, it's sixty or seventy catties. It's almost Qingming, and I have to buy some meat to go back to worship my ancestors."

"I heard that boy Lie beat him up alone. It's really amazing."

"The hunting skills he has learned in the past two years are getting better and better."

"What's the use of that? Why don't you have a medicine jar brother to support."

"Didn't he marry a new wife? I'll go and see, and bring a few boxes of dowry!"

"Who knows where they brought something..."

Everyone watched and chatted, and the topic was brought to Fu Yan by the women.

The senior mother-in-law saw that their conversation was becoming more and more shameless, so she couldn't help but stop: "Stop talking nonsense, the village chief and Ariel and his master are still standing there!"

The head of the village still has prestige, so all the women stopped discussing.

Cui Xinghua curled her lips in the crowd, a bunch of cowards!

(End of this chapter)