【Chapter 015】 The Xiao family's old house

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Xiao Feng's old house is located at the highest point of the entire Ginkgo Village, which was built by Xiao Feng's grandfather after his grandfather split up, and after several generations of efforts, the scale is not small.

Because Xiao Feng's grandfather was flexible, shrewd and capable, he organized a horse gang to traffic goods on the Ancient Tea Horse Road, and he also accumulated a lot of wealth over the decades. Compared with most of the houses in the village, which are only one floor, the main house of Xiao Feng's old house is a two-story structure, which is a very difficult way in the era when marble and logs were used as the main building materials.

Because the Xiao family's family background is not thin, the pillars and beams used in the old house are all nanmu, oak, pine, etc., which makes the Xiao family's old house still stand tall after hundreds of years of wind and rain. The window railings, gates, eaves, etc. are all made of exquisite carving techniques and painted with various bright pigments, integrating the local ethnic characteristics and the relevant characteristics of the Central Plains culture.

When he was a child, Xiao Feng just thought that his old house was very big and beautiful, but it wasn't until he grew up that he realized that his house had extremely high value in terms of architectural technology, culture and art.

Not to mention anything else, those Nanmu pillars that can't be hugged by one person are priceless treasures at all!

With a main building and two rows of side houses, the entire Xiao family's old house covers an area of more than one acre, which is one of the best in Ginkgo Village. In Xiao Feng's memory, the wing room of the family also served as a classroom for Ginkgo Village Primary School for a while, and it was not until the new school building was completed that the students returned to school.

The Xiao family's old house was not built with a stone wall, but was fenced with a bamboo fence, which was full of creepers, and two tall camphor trees in the yard brought vitality.

"Grandpa and grandma, I'm back!" Xiao Feng shouted at the top of his voice as he walked into the house with his suitcase.

According to Xiao Feng's understanding of the two old men, the old man must be practicing calligraphy in the wing room on the west side at this time, and the old lady will sit in the hall and embroider. Because the old man has a retirement salary, and the uncle and father are also filial to the old man, the two old people can take care of themselves and arrange their lives regularly.

"Grandma's good grandson is back?!" Sure enough, as soon as Xiao Feng's words fell, the old lady walked out of the hall and said excitedly.

Other grandchildren and great-grandchildren can usually see it, but only Xiao Feng, who is far away in Haizhou, can't be seen for a year and a half, so for the old lady, she is more concerned about Xiao Feng.

"Grandma, it's me!" Xiao Feng put down the suitcase and grabbed the old lady's somewhat thin palm.

"It's good to come back!It's good to come back!" The old lady patted the back of Xiao Feng's hand and said, "Your father said that you work in that sea, it's too far away, and it's not easy for the old lady to see you once!"

For the old lady, she doesn't know much about the so-called big cities, careers, etc., she only hopes that her children and grandchildren can be by her side, but she knows in her heart that this is just a luxury.

Since the youngest son Xiao Jinyang joined the army 33 years ago and left Ginkgo Village, and after being discharged from the army, he stayed in Spring City to work, and the life of gathering less and leaving more has made the old lady accustomed to it. Xiao Feng's father, Xiao Jinyang, took the old couple to live in Spring City for a period of time, but the busy city was not adaptable, and the two old people could only stay in their hometown to care for the elderly.

"Grandma, I'll stay with you at home for a few more days this time!" Xiao Feng shouted in the old lady's ear.

The old lady is 76 years old this year, and she has some ears behind her ears, so Xiao Feng can only raise her voice.

"Stay at home, you're not going to work?" the old man's angry voice came out from under the eaves of the west wing.

Compared with the old lady's excited and outward affection, although the old man was very happy that Xiao Feng went home, he still kept a straight face out of a certain reserve.

"I just resigned, take a good rest at home for a while, and then make plans!" Xiao Feng was not afraid of the old man, smiled at him, and said, "I brought you a gift, I'll go into the house and take it out!"

Because the suitcase and backpack were empty, Xiao Feng had no choice but to rush into the hall with the suitcase in a hurry to avoid revealing the stuffing, and then took out the gifts he bought for the two old people in Haizhou from the Zizhu space as quickly as possible.

I bought a long down jacket for the old lady, a digital radio for the old man, and of course, some relatives in the family also have their own share. Fortunately, Xiao Feng has the portable warehouse of Zizhu Space, so he can buy back so many things, otherwise he would have to be exhausted.

In Xiao Feng's heart, there are too many things to buy for his family, and he even hopes to be able to change the life of Ginkgo Village in various ways, pull on the lights and phones, and keep up with the pace of the times. It's just that Xiao Feng really doesn't have enough reason to expose his wealth now, so he can only wait for a suitable opportunity.

Xiao Feng believes that this one is not far away!

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Under the command of the old man, Xiao Feng rushed into the chicken coop in the backyard and grabbed a gelding chicken with five or six catties, ready to make a pot of chicken roast!

Because he often goes back to his hometown, Xiao Feng is not like most children in the city who can't do any housework, and the chicken killing action is quite quick, and it only took half an hour to clean up the chicken.

After the caster is chopped into the size of mahjong tiles, it is rinsed off in the mountain spring water to wash off the blood, and then marinated in various spices, and it can be put into the pot after a while.

Although the living conditions in the countryside are not as convenient as in the city, all kinds of ingredients can be found in the backyard and vegetable garden, and they are all pure natural green foods that cannot be bought with money in the city.

Take the steer just now as an example, this kind of native chicken has been stocked in the forest since childhood, feeding on grass and insects, and drinking mountain spring water, which can be said to absorb the essence of the sun and the moon, and the aura of the mountains and forests. This kind of local chicken has a smooth and delicious taste, which is not comparable to those fodder chickens that are fattened with feed in chicken farms.

As for the various vegetables in the vegetable garden, no chemical fertilizers or pesticides have been used, and although the yield is not high and the appearance is average, it retains the original taste of the greens, and only those who have tasted it can appreciate the deliciousness.

After the various ingredients for dinner were ready, Xiao Feng sat on the stone bench under the camphor tree and chatted with his grandparents, talking about his work in Haizhou and some changes in his hometown.

During this period, the relatives and neighbors who heard that Xiao Feng had come back also came over to say hello, and Xiao Feng also handed them the gifts he brought back one by one, and the whole courtyard was very lively.

Compared with Haizhou's cold and even indifferent neighborhood relationship, Xiao Feng prefers the simple state of Ginkgo Village, where everyone can communicate with each other if they encounter any good things and do something delicious, unlike in the city, where they have lived for a year and a half, and they don't even know whether the neighbor is male or female.

However, the prosperous and fashionable life in Haizhou is full of attraction for young people like Xiao Feng, which is also where Xiao Feng is extremely contradictory.

Perhaps, it is precisely because of the contradictions that life is wonderful!

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