The days are busy, and it is the wax moon again. Yujiazhuang is close to the county seat, compared to the village, life is much more convenient, and there is another Zeng Dashan family here, so Geng Qiu and A Hao decided to spend this year's Spring Festival in Yujiazhuang.

Zeng Dashan likes Ah Niu, who is only three years old, Ah Niu is stronger than ordinary children, obviously not yet three years old, but looks like a four-year-old child. Zeng Dashan felt that Ah Niu could start learning some basic skills now. So he often asked Geng Qiu to take Ah Niu to live in Yujiazhuang, he felt that Ah Niu was a complete waste of time to play with Ah Wan at Yu's house, and he felt that Ah Niu's identity, how could he be a playmate for Ah Wan, it was too embarrassing. What is the identity of the little master of his own family?

Although Yu Mingyi is half of Ah Hao's master, and is very helpful to their family. Geng Qiu and Ah Hao put Ah Niu in the Yu family, in fact, they also have plans, at least the status of the people is much higher than them now. But they also knew that they couldn't make sense with Zeng Dashan, so they just tried to take Ah Niu to Yujiazhuang for a day or two every few days. also let him cultivate a relationship with several children of Zeng Dashan's family. Because Ah Niu also likes to play in Yujiazhuang, here, he can run around with the children, go up the mountain and down the river, play in the mud, make himself dirty, and no one will make a fuss, this kind of life makes the children feel more comfortable and happier.

Geng Qiu also felt that in the Yu family, Ah Wan was taken care of too carefully, so that Ah Niu's behavior was also greatly restricted. Moreover, the subordinates of the Yu family will more or less think that Ah Niu is regarded as a subordinate, and there will always be bad attitudes towards him. Geng Qiu later simply said to Yu Mingyi: "In the future, Ah Niu can't stay with you every day to play with Ah Wan." Ah Wan is also too finely raised. Boys have to be beaten and beaten in order to be strong. ”

This is usually something that no one dares to say in front of Yu Mingyi, not to mention that he himself takes Ah Wan too seriously, in addition to having a nurse who does not leave her day and night, Ah Wan is also equipped with a big girl, two seven or eight year old boys, and Ju's mother staring at her with a nice eye. That's it, and let Ah Niu often play with him, the key is that when he plays, such a large group of people are around, and he doesn't dare to let Ah Wan run around by himself, so that he is almost a year and a half old now, and he doesn't know how to walk, delicate and weak, Geng Qiu really can't stand it.

"But Ah Wan is weak, how did you raise Ah Niu, it is really a strong elephant cow." Yu Mingyi said enviously.

"Our children have been playing by themselves since they were young, crawling on the ground, and when they are young, they will walk by themselves and get what they want. But Ah Wan, it's so big, and people hold it all day long, and if you want something, someone has already handed it to you. If you don't let him run on his own now, how can his body be strong. ”

While the two were talking, there was another person who took care of Ah Wan, and Ah Wan stopped eating again. In the past few days, Ah Niu went to Yujiazhuang, originally Ah Niu was there, Ah Wan was accompanied by someone to play, his spirit was better, and he would run around with Ah Niu a little, of course, he had to eat better. As soon as Ah Niu was not there, a bunch of people surrounded him, which was a bad thing.

"What can I do?" Yu Mingyi was anxious, and repeatedly ordered people to invite Dr. Li. Dr. Li has now become a full-time doctor in his family. Dr. Li has privately told Geng Qiu more than once that Yu Mingyi raised the child too squeamishly.

Geng Qiu saw that he was in such a hurry, and he couldn't say a lot of words in his mouth. After Dr. Li came, he looked at the child, and sure enough, he thought the same as Geng Qiu, and said: "Such a big child, if you want him to run more, don't move all day, and drink only milk, how can he be hungry." "A one-and-a-half-year-old child is still taking breast milk as a staple food, how can he do it?

Yu Mingyi asked, "Is it okay to skip meals?" "Ah Wan's dinner is actually just to drink some porridge, soup or something. Where there is a serious meal.

"When you're hungry, you'll eat." Dr. Li said dissatisfiedly. I said earlier, the child should not be too pampered, these people just don't listen, if it weren't for him sitting here, this child doesn't know how much medicine to take, but I'm afraid that the body is weaker than now.

Yu Mingyi has been taught by Dr. Li many times, and when she saw Dr. Li frowning at her, she immediately glanced at Geng Qiu. Geng Qiu couldn't do anything, gritted his teeth and said, "It's time for Ah Wan to wean." Now it continues, the bigger it gets, the harder it gets, he has milk to drink, and the more he doesn't like to eat. When the child is older, the health will deteriorate if the nutrients of milk alone are not enough. ”

"Yes. If it's enough to just drink milk, then what kind of food do we eat? Dr. Li also said.

Yu Mingyi asked again uneasily: "When did Ah Niu wean?" ”

"Ah Niu has never eaten milk seriously, and he was raised on rice soup. But Ah Niu's body is much stronger than Ah Wan? Dr. Li said again.

"Isn't it, we also feed Ah Wan to drink rice soup, and his body will get better?"

"Ouch, hurry up and send that nurse away, in three days, Ah Wan should take the initiative to drink porridge and eat noodles." Doctor Li directly asked the nurse to drive away, he felt that this nurse was a little deliberately so that Ah Wan only wanted to eat milk and not food. As a nurse of Ah Wan, she not only eats well, lives well, but also has face, and takes a lot of moon silver, which has raised her heart.

Doctor Li's words made Yu Mingyi moved, how could he be such a smart person, how could he not see the nurse's thoughts, but he just felt that as long as the nurse was good to Ah Wan, the rest would not matter. But if the nurse stays by Ah Wan's side, it will be harmful to him, and he will never accept it.

That night, the nurse left the Yu family. She stayed in the Yu family for a year and a half, and praised the private room of twenty taels of silver, plus the usual master's reward, like a silver bracelet or a silver hairpin, and also a small bag, and a few bags of clothes for the four seasons, Yu Mingyi still sent an ox cart to send her back. Before going out, Yu Mingyi also sent ten taels of silver, and she should be satisfied.

Because the nurse left Ah Wan, it was even more difficult for Ah Wan to be particularly noisy, and Yu Mingyi couldn't stand it. Fortunately, this time, he was determined to wean Ah Wan. Geng Qiu had to go and pick up Ah Niu back to stay with Ah Wan, the two children ate and slept together for three days, Ah Wan really didn't remember to drink milk, Ah Niu drank porridge, he also drank it, Ah Niu ate, he would also eat a few bites. He just looks for the nurse from time to time.

Fortunately, the people around him are all acquaintances, and he is accompanied by Ah Niu, and slowly he gets used to life without a nurse. Yu Mingyi also began to slowly let Ah Wan walk by herself, playing on the ground, no longer as nervous as before. The effect of this is obvious, years ago, Ah Wan has walked very steadily, and will drag toys around to play, and can eat a small bowl of porridge and rice every meal. I ate normally, my activity increased, and my little face became extraordinarily ruddy. Yu Mingyi let Ah Niu go.

Zeng Dashan had already taken the children to clean up the house where Geng Qiu and they were going to live, and the third uncle and three aunts were all reluctant people, so they directly brought all the bedding of everyone in the village, plus some grain collected at home, cabbage, radishes, pickles, dried bamboo shoots, etc., loaded several large baskets, both mules were full, and the two of them were carrying a big burden.

Geng Qiu smiled: "You're all in time to move." ”

"You will have fewer days to go back and live in the future, and it will be a waste to put these things at home." The third uncle laughed. After all, this family in the village has been in business for a long time, and everything is very complete, just like these pickles or something, where is the Zeng family in Yujiazhuang, and these dishes are quite useful in winter, and there are many people who consume a lot.

Many daily necessities in this family in Yujiazhuang are not complete, and the third uncle and his family tried their best to bring all the things they could bring, and even brought several small household items such as small baskets and dustpans. The third uncle knows that there is no bamboo here, and if you have to buy these small things with money, it is not worth it, and there are many of them at home.

Only a few beds were added here, and some necessary daily necessities such as tables, chairs, pots and bowls were added, and it cost more than ten taels of silver. In fact, Geng Qiu and Ah Hao didn't live here much, most of the time Geng Qiu lived in the Yu family, and Ah Hao was in the academy. But during the Chinese New Year, I have to stay for nearly a month, and the family has a large population, so it is better to have all the things.

Everyone gathered in Yujiazhuang, and the already lively Yujiazhuang became even more lively. Brother Ning is happy, there are many companions here, the children of the Zeng family can take him around, in winter, they don't care if there is snow outside, they still play outside every day. Of course, it is indispensable to practice kung fu.

Ning Ge'er had originally learned some introductory kung fu from Ah Hao, and now that he has a companion, he is more energetic. Even Ah Niu would follow his brothers and sisters to run outside, although he was not yet four years old, he could also squat and play two tricks of boxing in a decent manner. And he loves to practice kung fu, is very serious, and is not afraid of hardships at all. Therefore, he is even more loved by Zeng Dashan, and he has to take him to practice every day, hoping that he can one day become a generation of famous generals.

"Look at Uncle Zeng's appearance, it's like Ah Niu can grow up tomorrow and become the number one master in the world. What do you think of the other children? Geng Qiu said to Ah Hao with a smile.

"yes. Ah Niu is only four years old, and he will not have any achievements until he is at least ten years old. Two of them are not bad, and the others are so-so. Ah Hao said.

He himself has been practicing since he was a child, and he has also inspected several children of Zeng Dashan's family, if you want to say that the best kung fu is afraid of the child who used to be called a bolt, probably because he followed Zeng Dashan when he was younger, and he followed it for the longest time, and he was not a beggar, he lived a good life since he was a child, and his body was correspondingly better. The other children, especially the youngest, are living a life of starvation and freezing at a young age, even if they are now following Zeng Dashan, their bodies have been well recuperated, but the foundation is too poor, and it is basically impossible to practice martial arts.

"He not only cultivates these children, you see the children of the tenant family, he will also give advice from time to time, and even if he is willing to learn with his children, he is very welcome. I think he's going to have a big plan. Geng Qiu said that he always had some thoughts about Zeng Dashan in his heart. Now their lives are stable. Because he knows about Ah Hao's family, how difficult it is to be rehabilitated. And he didn't understand, what use could Zeng Dashan use for cultivating these children?

"I know, you don't care about him, it doesn't matter how many children you have, these children can learn some skills from him, which is also their blessing. I understand his thoughts, and as for whether he can use it or not, it depends on the situation. I heard that the border is not stable now. Who knows if there will be a big war in the future. "Ah Hao has got a lot more news now, there are many students in the academy who are officials at home, and they can get some official newspaper cheat sheets, and some students usually talk about it together. And he cares a lot about these things, so he knows a lot.

"Well, I've heard a few ears from Mr. Yu. However, the specifics are not clear, and there should not be a war immediately. Geng Qiu said that if the situation was really tense, Yu Mingyi would not take it so seriously.

"We can't do so much now, as long as there is a real war, there will always be news coming. All we can do now is to leave some extra food. Ah Hao said. If they didn't save some grain in advance, they were afraid that when the time came, the court would collect grain everywhere, and they wouldn't be able to buy grain with silver.

He was a man who had been on the battlefield, and that man came to attack by a foreigner, not for a bite to eat. The climate in the north is very cold, half of the days of the year are not produced, in order to survive, they will come from time to time to rob the people of the Daqing Dynasty, those villages close to the border pass, now basically rely on the garrison to protect, otherwise the food will be robbed early in the morning, not to mention, even these villagers will not survive. And these are not the most important things, the army's grain and grass depot is even easier for them to decide. And every time the grain and grass are transported, it is a battle of life and death.

"Shall we buy more food to store?" Geng Qiu asked. Their family still relies on buying food now, and they don't have any food in stock. The output of those acres of land in the village is at most enough for the third uncle to eat, and Yujiazhuang will not have to wait until next year to harvest grain.

"I don't need it now, I'll see next year." Ah Hao said so, but Geng Qiu was still not at ease, and immediately took advantage of the free time in the last few days of the year to go to the county seat to pull a few trips back with food. However, because his family had to distribute grain to tenants, they usually bought more, but this time they bought a little more, and it did not attract the attention of others.

It's so busy that Ah Hao and the others are busy. Originally, there was a warehouse here, but because it was not needed for a while, there was no cellar for storing grain, and there were no large containers. The last few men were busy for several days, and finally they managed to make a simple wooden shelving and pile all the food on it. Fortunately, the weather was extremely cold, it was frozen, and the house was ventilated. It's okay to leave it for a few months. Geng Qiu bought miscellaneous grains, wheat, beans, millet, sorghum, and everything, and he took into account all the seeds to be sown in the next spring.

In these years, when you have food in your hands, you can not panic in your heart.