In the next few days, Zhao Qingru successfully activated the attribute of "house", and every day more than an hour later than usual, and reluctantly left the warm bed at eight o'clock. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoFinish breakfast before 9 o'clock, and then start (accompanying) reading books and studying high school textbooks on your own. Lunch is prepared at eleven o'clock, and lunch is finished by half past twelve. Throughout the afternoon, I either talked with Grandma Qian, learned embroidery with Grandma Qian by the way, or continued to (accompany) Wen Shu to do exercises, or I was ready to eat, and followed Zhao Qingshan and Tian Xue to take advantage of the good weather to tidy up the house. Evenings are a time for a four-person study group to answer questions.

In fact, there is not much time allocated to self-study high school textbooks every day. Fortunately, it is the slack season at this time, and most of the men, women and children in Shenjiawa Village are nested in their own homes and do not have to be busy with the work on the ground. In previous years, Zhao Qingshan had to go to the next township to participate in the construction of embankments at this time.

Although there are a lot of work points in embankment construction, the labor intensity is high, and the most important point is that the environment is humid, and it is very easy to be infected with rheumatoid rheumatism and other problems. Zhao Qingshan had just turned eighteen years old not long ago, and this was the time to grow up, Zhao Qingru was naturally reluctant to let his eldest brother work so hard, and it took a few days to successfully persuade Zhao Qingshan not to sign up.

Zhao Qingshan, who couldn't stay idle, could only "vent" his excess energy to his home: the house was repaired and built not long ago, the roof didn't leak at all, and the quilt cover of the quilt jacket was only newly replaced. After Zhao Qingshan spared a circle, he could only turn his attention to the kitchen. The kitchen stove and its surroundings were all cleaned spotlessly by Zhao Qingshan, and the stove was even so smooth that it could shine a human figure.

"Brother, if you really can't be idle, just read more books. Zhao Qingru said helplessly.

Zhao Qingru once heard her mother-in-law occasionally mention her eldest brother, saying that every time he sat down to read a book, his ass was like a spring, and he couldn't sit for a few minutes at all. At that time, Zhao Qingru only exaggerated a little as her mother-in-law. Looking at it now, it's simply a reservation for beautification.

"Or do the exercises?"

Because there is so little information to be found, every time I do an exercise, I will copy the questions now. When Zhao Qingru was alone in a room at night, she rummaged through the cabinets in her secret warehouse for a long time before she turned out the "College Entrance Examination Simulation (Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry)" published more than 20 years later from the corner, which her husband Jun Fangyuan used in the college entrance examination that year.

Zhao Qingru spent a few days and flipped through it a little, and found that it was only a few decades, and the difficulty was a qualitative leap. Fortunately, in that "College Entrance Examination Simulation (Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry)", there are not only mock papers issued by famous teachers from famous schools, but also college entrance examination questions in recent years, and the most critical ones are basic questions and test point analysis.

Although the difficulty has increased, some test centers have not changed much from start to finish. Zhao Qingru picked and chosen, found some simple example questions, and unknowingly mixed into the pile of practice questions. The two boys in the family, Zhao Qingshan and Tian Scholar, are not weak in logical thinking. Especially the field scientists, the whole science tyrant.

I believe that these exercises should be helpful for the two boys in the family to learn mathematics, physics and chemistry in high school on their own.

"Okay, do the question. I didn't solve the problem I did yesterday yet. Zhao Qingshan thought about it, but he could be regarded as finding something that would make him a little interested. These days, Tian scholars have helped Zhao Qingshan make up for the foundation of mathematics, physics and chemistry in junior high school. Zhao Qingshan is now consolidating his knowledge in junior high school.

The days seemed so peaceful, but unfortunately they didn't last long.

On this day, Zhao Qingru was boiling Laba porridge in the kitchen.

Laba porridge, that is, the porridge made with a variety of ingredients on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month every year, is also called Qibao five-flavor porridge. It is said that it is to commemorate the Buddhahood of Shakyamuni Buddha, and it is also rumored to be related to Zhu Chongba, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

According to relevant historical records, Laba porridge is cooked in boiling water such as yellow rice, white rice, Jiang rice, millet, water chestnut, red cowpea, jujube paste, etc., and peach kernels, almonds, melon seeds, peanuts, pine nuts, and white sugar and brown sugar are added to taste.

Zhao Qingru really wanted to gather the raw materials recorded in Gu Xian, and slowly boiled a pot of delicious laba porridge over low heat. After thinking about it, Zhao Qingru still chose to steal a little lazy, so he scraped together eight kinds of ingredients: glutinous rice, red beans, melon seeds, peanuts, walnut kernels, raisins, lotus seeds and red dates.

The lotus seeds took the lotus heart in advance, steamed the steamed buns before, and then boiled the red beans, peanuts, walnuts that are not easy to cook into four or five medium-ripe, then poured in glutinous rice and red dates, added a number of rock sugar, boiled slowly over low heat until seven or eight matured, and finally poured in the lotus seeds and raisins that were steamed in advance, stirred evenly, and continued to boil slowly over low heat. After boiling, sprinkle with brown sugar.

"Sister Xiaoru. Just as Zhao Qingru was holding a big soup spoon and slowly stirring the laba porridge in the pot, a little girl about seven or eight years old walked in from outside carrying a bamboo basket.

"It's a little lotus. "The little girl's name is Lotus, she is the second daughter of Aunt Lan, and she is just five years old this year. There is also a sister named Orchid in front of me, who is eight years old, and her younger brother is not yet one year old. Before, Aunt Lan found an excuse to come over to eat every now and then, although Zhao Qingru and the four of them could understand it intellectually, they still couldn't accept it emotionally. Fortunately, Zhao Qingru found that Aunt Lan had a really bad time, and Aunt Lan herself is also a diligent person, and her nature is not bad. Zhao Qingru discussed with his eldest brother Zhao Qingshan and the three, and then picked Aunt Lan a little. Not only did she entrust Aunt Lan to make four cotton jackets and four pairs of cotton pants, so that Aunt Lan earned some clothing processing fees, but when she built the house, she asked Aunt Lan to be responsible for cooking and eating.

This has come and gone, Aunt Lan has earned more than ten yuan before and after, not to mention, her life is much better than before. The main thing is that the relationship with each other is also much better.

"Sister Xiaoru, my mother asked me to come over and bring you laba porridge. As she spoke, Lotus placed the small bamboo basket straddling her arm on the stove, and then carefully took out an enamel cup. There was a large bowl on the stove, and the lotus carefully poured the laba porridge from the enamel cup into the large bowl.

On the day of Laba Festival, Laba porridge is eaten, and good relatives and friends also send a bowl of Laba porridge to each other. Zhao Qingru naturally knows this custom.

"Little lotus, you're just in time. Help me taste the sweetness of this porridge. Zhao Qingru turned around and put a bowl of porridge on the lotus, scooped a large spoonful of brown sugar very easily, and advised, "Eat slowly, don't burn it." ”

"Thank you, Sister Xiaoru. ”

"By the way, little lotus, your sister orchid?"

"Yes, you two sisters come here to run errands on weekdays. The greedy Lu Yingchun unceremoniously served a bowl for himself.

"My sister is busy feeding pigs and chickens at home, and she has to wash clothes, and she can't leave. ”

"I'll go, why do you two do housework again?!" Lu Yingchun couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth, "This is too ......"

The lotus instinctively lowered her head, and her mood was a little sluggish.

"Eat slowly. Zhao Qingru stretched out her hand and touched the head of the lotus, looking at the hair that had withered yellow due to perennial malnutrition, and was also helpless.

Aunt Lan's mother-in-law gave birth to a total of four sons, four daughters, and eight children. Lotus's father is the third son of Aunt Lan's mother-in-law, the sixth in line. is neither the eldest son nor clumsy, not very capable, and is not very liked by his father and mother. In addition, Aunt Lan gave birth to a son in the ninth year after marrying into the door, so that she would not lose her family. The four brothers have not yet separated, and a family of more than 20 people is still crowded in a large courtyard, and the three of Aunt Lan's mother and daughter can be imagined.

Zhao Qingru originally thought that by letting Aunt Lan help make cotton jackets and cotton pants, so as to make a little money, her life would improve slightly. Now it seems, now it seems, it seems that Aunt Lan has caused a little trouble.

Although Zhao Qingru said that she had never dealt with Aunt Lan's mother-in-law, she had also heard the three aunts and six mothers-in-law in the village whispering there, and knew that Aunt Lan's mother-in-law was a big wonder and liked to control everything in the family firmly in her hands. Not to mention, more than 20 people huddle together to eat every day, and there are only two tables. A table for husbands, sons, and grandchildren, and a table for daughters, daughters, daughters-in-law, and granddaughters. The amount of food that the woman's table can eat each time has to be distributed by Aunt Lan's mother-in-law, and it is extremely unfair distribution.

Because the lotus family has no son, Aunt Lan's mother and daughter can't eat enough all year round.

"Sister Xiaoru, Sister Yingchun, my mother said that there will be a movie in Qingshuihu Village tonight. Ask if you want to see it. ”

"Show a movie?" Lu Yingchun suddenly became interested.

"Does the little lotus know what movie will be played?"

Lotus shook her head. After a long time, he reluctantly spoke: "Then Sister Xiaoru Sister Yingchun, don't you go to the movies......?

Zhao Qingru and Lu Yingchun glanced at each other.

Are you going?" Lu Yingchun glanced at Zhao Qingru. Seeing that Zhao Qingru pursed her mouth, she was not very interested, and roughly guessed Zhao Qingru's thoughts.

In all fairness, Zhao Qingru is really not very enthusiastic about the need to walk for an hour on a cold day on a mountain road, just to watch a movie whose name she doesn't even know. The most important point is that I hurried to Qingshuihu Village, but I am afraid that there is no good location. If there is no good place for an open-air movie, I am afraid that it is more likely to watch the head of the black press.

Although Lu Yingchun was very interested, if Zhao Qingru didn't go, let her be alone, even if Zhao Qingshan and Tian Xue were accompanied, she didn't really want to go.

Seeing that Zhao Qingru and Lu Yingchun didn't react for a long time, Lotus had a little more eagerness in her eyes.

"Little lotus, when the movie will be played, you always know this. ”

"Hmm. My mother said seven o'clock in the evening. Lotus nodded.

"Little Lotus, watching the movie, let me discuss it with your sister Xiaoru and Brother Zhao Tian, okay?"

"Oh. Seeing Zhao Qingru say this, Lotus also knew what the result was, and her face showed disappointment.

"Okay, little lotus, Laba porridge has been packed. Be careful when you bring it back. Zhao Qingru filled the laba porridge boiled in the pot with an enamel cup, and then put it into a small bamboo basket. Although I know that this Laba porridge full of enamel cups will most of the three orchid aunts, mothers and daughters can't taste a mouthful, but the gift that should be returned has to be returned.

"Thank you, Sister Xiaoru, thank you, Sister Yingchun. The lotus wiped the porridge that had accidentally stained the corner of her mouth, and left with a small bamboo basket.

"You really don't want to go at night?" Lu Yingchun said again after seeing the lotus flower go away.

"No, no, no. It's a cold day, and it's still dark, and it takes more than an hour to go back and forth. ”

"You're getting lazy. Lu Yingchun angrily stretched out his hand and pointed at Zhao Qingru's forehead.

"Are you qualified to talk about me, a little lazy pig who resolutely doesn't get up until noon every day!" Zhao Qingru immediately retorted.

Lu Yingchun jumped up angrily and only pounced on Zhao Qingru.

"Excuse me, Zhao Qingshan, does Zhao Qingru live here?" Just as Zhao Qingru and Lu Yingchun were chasing me in the courtyard, there was a knock at the gate of the courtyard.

Zhao Qingru turned her head and saw a fashionably dressed middle-aged woman standing at the gate of the courtyard, looking at her with a smile.

"Mom, Mom?"

"Hey?" Lu Yingchun was stunned.

"Ru'er. Mother Zhao dropped the luggage in her hand and came to Zhao Qingru in a few steps, "You kid, why did you come to this poor country to be a young man?!"

Zhao Qingru was actually not very sure that the middle-aged woman in front of her was Zhao's mother. There is no way, Zhao Qingru herself has never seen Zhao's mother before, and this little girl is a little face blind. If it weren't for leaving the Zhao family and going to the countryside to become an educated youth, he deliberately looked at the photo book, and it looked a little familiar. In short, it's good that you don't show your stuffing.

"Brother, come out quickly. Zhao Qingru calmed down her pounding mood a little by turning around and shouting in the main room, "Mom has come to see our brother and sister." ”

After a long time, at least longer than Zhao Qingru expected, Zhao Qingshan walked out of his room. The face is not very good, a little gloomy. Thinking about it, Zhao Qingshan's mood at the moment should be quite complicated. I wanted to see Zhao's mother, but because I was complaining in my heart, I didn't want to see Zhao's mother.

It's no wonder that Zhao Qingshan has been going to the countryside for more than two years, almost three years, and Zhao's mother has visited him from the future, and she doesn't even have very few letters. I only learned about Zhao's mother from the reply letter of Zhao Qingru's sister and brother before, and occasionally learned about Zhao's mother's recent situation.

"Mommy. Zhao Qingshan stood in front of the door of the house, his head bowed.

"Shan'er, you have grown taller and stronger. Mother Zhao raised her head slightly and looked her son up and down, then her slender eyebrows wrinkled slightly, and she said with a little disgust, "Why are you so tanned? ”

"Poof. Zhao Qingru on the side couldn't help laughing, "Mom, my brother has become much whiter, okay." When I first came here in October, my brother was standing at the door, and when I looked back, I saw only the whites of my eyes and teeth, and everything else was black. ”

“……”

"Ru'er, am I that dark?" Zhao Qingshan muttered dissatisfiedly.

"Ru'er, your brother is really that dark?!" Zhao Mu asked almost at the same time as Zhao Qingshan.