Chapter 22 Winter Solstice

Yuan Anping and the two children went around the lively places in the county, and the two children were very happy, and he was also very satisfied. First, he found out the specific location of Zhangfu, and secondly, he found that the county seat was not as bad as he had imagined. People here still have a certain amount of purchasing power, and although the city is not prosperous, it is still good to do a small business. Then he learned that their village was poorer than some of the surrounding villages. There is no way, there is not much land in the village, especially the high-quality fields, but there are many people.

After the turn, Yuan Anping took the two children and turned back to the city gate. There were too many people, and he was afraid that he would be scattered, so he and Li Zi held Fat Dun's hand left and right. When I got out of the city, I found that Fat Dun's father had returned, and he was lying comfortably in the sun on the donkey cart. Seeing that the three of them were back, Yuan Hezhuang hurriedly beckoned them to get into the car, "You've been tired for so long, right?" ”

All three of them felt quite tired, especially when it was crowded. Fat Dun was so tired that he climbed into his father's arms and didn't want to get up, Yuan Anping and Li Zi sat on the donkey cart and sat together. The car was parked in a good location, and the sun was warm on me.

It was almost three o'clock when the shoppers had returned, and they began to set out for their journey, and by the time they got back to the village it was already dark.

Yuan Anping pulled Li Zi aside after getting out of the car, and stuffed the food he was going to give to Huo Xiaohan to Li Zi, "Remember to use your brain more when delivering things, don't be suspected." His second sister-in-law already knows, so don't make a second mistake. ”

Li Zi hurriedly promised, "Don't worry, I remember." This is the meaty pie, right? Brother Anping, you really care about Huo Xiaohan. But if you want to marry him, you'll have to think about it, after all, his family is ......."

Yuan Anping patted him, "Okay, stop, just get things done." I'll go first. Yuan Anping didn't take Li Zi's words to heart, not to mention that Huo Xiaohan was a boy on the outside, just said that he suddenly liked boys, he was only sixteen years old, and his core was an old man who ran for three, so he couldn't do it.

At night, Yuan Anping thought about what he encountered during the day. He is short of money right now, and he is very interested in such a high return as a heavy thanksgiving. But high returns also mean high risks, so this strategy still needs to be thought through. As for the thing he took out to be a treasure, he had already thought of it, and that was the mirror. Then he found that there were indeed several things in his space that could be called treasures in the world here.

There is a dressing mirror in the space of Yuan Anping, a rectangular mirror, and a carved base below, European style, which looks very exquisite. This is what he found out when he was tidying up the space a few days ago, it turned out that he accidentally put it in when he was testing the space, and then he forgot about this mirror because he was too excited to have the space. This mirror was chosen by him, ivory-white, and could reflect the whole body. And after some inquiry, it is indeed a bronze mirror here, and I have not heard of a mirror that can shine a clear picture of people.

What he needs to do now is to make up a reliable provenance for this mirror.

The next day, the winter solstice.

The winter solstice is a very important festival here. According to custom, dumplings must be eaten on the day of the winter solstice, and there is also a saying that you don't eat dumplings to freeze your ears.

Yuan Anping didn't have the skills to make dumplings, and he didn't take the winter solstice too seriously. Isn't the festival just an excuse for people to be extravagant? Compared to the people in the village, he has always been quite extravagant. So, he stewed a pot of chicken soup early in the morning. The people near him are a little offended, the taste is quite fragrant, but they can't eat it, isn't this deliberately gluttonous?

Yuan Anping couldn't have the appetite to drink chicken soup in the morning, so he put the chicken soup and chicken separately and put them in the space. I drank a bowl of millet porridge with fried cabbage, and breakfast was settled.

After breakfast, Yuan Anping took out the mirror from the space. Looking at himself in the mirror now, although it has been several days, he still feels a little strange.

Yuan Anping looked at his fairly thoughtful face, touched his chin and thought, "With the tattered appearance I wear, I don't know if I can enter the Zhang Mansion by then." "Yes, he offered treasures, but he did not intend to go to the yamen. After all, the officials here don't have a good reputation. As for the old man Zhang I heard before, he is a good choice, with money and strength. So compared to dealing with the government, he is more willing to make this deal with Master Zhang, who is a businessman.

Putting the mirror away, Yuan Anping looked at the house, thinking that it was okay today, so he would clean the house well. The focus was on the utility room, he cleaned up carefully, threw away the things that were too old, and didn't see much of the original owner's parents' things in it, so they should have been buried with him.

Yuan Anping got up late in the morning, and it didn't take long for this busy work to be almost noon. After cleaning himself up, he was going to take a good rest, a little tired.

He hadn't been lying down long before he heard a knock on the door, and he didn't know who was looking for him at noon. As soon as I opened the door, I found that it was Yuan Dahe, and he was still carrying a basket in his hand.

Yuan Dahe smiled shyly: "Brother Anping, my father asked me to bring you dumplings." ”

Yuan Anping remembered that Dahe had asked him to go to his house to eat dumplings during the winter solstice, but he didn't agree, and let Dahe enter the door with a smile: "Come in." ”

Yuan Anping hurriedly let him into the house, collected his dumplings, and brought him a bowl of chicken back, "For the festival, add a meat dish." ”

Dahe was embarrassed, "Brother Anping, you can keep the chicken and eat it yourself." If I take it back, my dad will say I'm not sensible. ”

Yuan Anping smiled and said, "You have sent me dumplings, and you still don't want me to eat back?" Okay, take it. You haven't eaten yet, have you? Be obedient, take your things and go back to dinner. ”

After Yuan Dahe left, Yuan Anping looked at the dumplings on the table: "I didn't make dumplings either, but this saved me trouble." ”

As a result, he didn't eat a few dumplings, and Fat Dun also came, also with a bowl of dumplings. Yuan Anping naturally accepted it, after all, it was a part of people's hearts. He also served a bowl of chicken to Fat Dun. As a result, I didn't eat much, Li Zi also came, I felt helpless, and showed Li Zi the two bowls of dumplings on my table, "Do you think I can eat so much?" You can take it back. Why don't you take the fat bowl back? I've taken your dumplings. ”

As a result, Li Zi put down the dumplings and ran away after looking at them, not even giving him a chance to say a few more words. Yuan Anping was speechless for a while, so let him get some chicken back.

A bowl of dumplings had just been eaten halfway, and another student who delivered dumplings came, looking at Huo Xiaoxi, who resolutely said that he wanted to leave the dumplings, what else could Yuan Anping do, he could only accept it, and resolutely said that he would let the other party take the chicken away. When Huo Xiaoxi hesitated and finally left, Yuan Anping helplessly supported his forehead, this popularity is too good and it's a trouble!

Yuan Anping sent away a few more children. After all, he didn't have that much chicken to give in return, so he took their dumplings and watched them eat the dumplings that others had given him at his place. Anyway, he tasted a few dumplings from everyone interestingly, and he could be regarded as receiving their wishes. He suddenly realized that he was really smart! It's just that looking at Yuan Lin who was expressionless in front of him, he reluctantly let him into the house.

Accepting Yuan Lin's dumplings, Yuan Anping put a bowl of dumplings in front of him, "Sit down and eat this bowl of dumplings." Then he gave him a big bowl of chicken, "Just eat the chicken, and if you can't eat it, take it back to your grandfather." ”

Yuan Lin finally opened Chrysostom, "I don't want it." ”

Yuan Anping raised his eyebrows and said directly in an ordered tone: "Hurry up and eat, I'm already full." This chicken is a gift I gave to your grandfather for the holidays, and you must keep it. Can you still help your grandfather call the shots? Hurry up, go back to accompany your grandfather early after eating. ”

Yuan Lin looked at the chicken and thought of his grandfather at home, he sat down silently and began to eat dumplings. After eating it as fast as he could, holding the chicken, he was not a person who didn't know the hearts of good people, and looked at Yuan Anping, "Thank you." ”

Yuan Anping got up and smiled and said, "You're welcome, go back quickly." By the way, if you have time to help me notice, I have something to go out tomorrow, and I won't go to class, so let them learn to count with Li Zi, and practice the words they learned before again, and write better. ”

"Okay."

Yuan Anping looked at the two bowls of dumplings on the table, and couldn't help but think: "This winter solstice, I don't know if Huo Xiaohan can eat dumplings at this time." ”

Bringing the two bowls of dumplings that were still hot into the space, he noticed that it was almost past lunchtime, and planned to go out for a walk, after all, he had been here for several days, but he hadn't wandered around the village much. Coincidentally, I didn't go far out of the courtyard gate when I saw Huo Xiaohan walking this way. It seems that he went to the mountains to chop wood again.

Huo Xiaohan was very happy to see him, "Are you going to the village?" ”

Yuan Anping looked at him with a smile: "I just finished eating, and I'm going to come out for a walk." Why are you chopping wood again? ”

Huo Xiaohan smiled indifferently and said, "My mother asked me to save more firewood." In fact, it is better to stay at home than to come out. "After all, if you are always dangling in front of them, you will have more chances of being scolded.

In this regard, Yuan Anping has no good way for the time being, "Have you eaten dumplings at noon?" ”

Huo Xiaohan said happily: "I have eaten, and I am full at noon." There are a lot of dumplings in the family this time, and everyone has a share. Although he, his second sister-in-law and Qingqing ate a little differently from others, they were also full, which was much better than in previous years.

Yuan Anping was relieved when he heard him say that he was full, although he could guess that the Liu family would definitely not let Huo Xiaohan eat well, but it was much better than being hungry before. He took out a bag of things from his arms, in fact, space, and gave it to him, "You take these snacks and eat them, eat them when you are hungry, don't be reluctant to eat them." Don't save it, this snack is so fragrant, don't take it home. ”

Huo Xiaohan hurriedly shook his head, "You can keep the dim sum and eat it for yourself." I don't eat it. I'm full at noon, and I'm not hungry. ”

Yuan Anping definitely wanted him to accept it: "Take it quickly, let's not push it around here, let others see it." There are a lot of dim sum at home, and I don't like sweets. You take it. ”

Huo Xiaohan took it with some hesitation, "Thank you." I've got to chop wood. ”

Yuan Anping said to him: "Come to me after chopping firewood, and I'll get you some hot rice to eat." ”

Huo Xiaohan thought about it and agreed, "Okay, I may not be able to come over until it's almost dark." ”

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

After agreeing with Huo Xiaohan, the two separated, and Yuan Anping didn't wander around and went home.