Chapter 81: Winter is coming
It turned out that Dong Ping thought about it for a long time before leaving, and he didn't want to learn from those hypocritical people to take a lie like a family emergency and perfunctory friends, so he directly wrote that it was inconvenient to inform him of the exact return date with a lot of money, and invited Jin Beiwang to visit Qingxian County in his spare time.
If others are angry, after all, no one likes to be suspected and wary, but Jin Beiwang is an open-minded person, and Dong Ping's behavior like this makes him feel sincere and innocent.
Dong Ping didn't know if the matter of leaving the book and leaving away would make Jin Beiwang, a rare friend, angry, and he would sigh twice when he thought of it on the way back to the north, and he couldn't be happy. The add-on was carrying a huge amount of silver tickets, and when he saw anyone approaching, he couldn't help but suspect that someone had a bad idea. So in the end, he simply put on a straight face and raised the tall appearance of the scholar, except for Steward Zhang and Xizi, even the steward of the caravan stepped forward to speak with his chin raised, and simply dealt with a few words.
The effect of this is very obvious, and no one has taken the initiative to talk to the caravan after only five or six days of leaving Beijing, but whether it is the guys or the guards in the caravan, they all say that the sour Confucians are really not easy to get along with. Kiko wanted to get angry a few times when she heard it, but then she thought about it and endured it. Steward Zhang secretly noticed that their master and servant acted like this, and felt funny, but from time to time he remembered the troubles of his family at the beginning, so he waited for Dong Ping to get close again.
Not to mention how Dong Ping and the others returned to their hearts like arrows, they couldn't wait to step into the courtyard of their homes in one step. only said that Dong Rong stayed at home and had to stand on the biggest stone on the top of the mountain and look south every day, which provoked the stupid pillar to protect her with both hands, for fear that she would accidentally fall down for a while.
The cold wind that had been blowing for a few days suddenly stopped, and although the sun was not very bright, it was rare to have some warmth in the mountains. The old men of the peasant families, who had been counting on God to eat all their lives, immediately noticed that this was a precursor to snowfall, so the descendants of each family were driven to quickly chop firewood and carry grain straw, and the daughters-in-law also tightly grinded the buds of the grain noodles and made pancakes. Otherwise, once the snow falls, it will be too late to get busy with these things.
Dong Rong and his wife stared at Zhao Qingshan and the others to gather all kinds of baskets, pickaxes and other miscellaneous items, shrunk the door of the utility room, and then took the key.
In this way, even if the orchard has completely entered the hibernation period, except for the two handymen who take turns patrolling the orchard every day, the rest of the people will go home for the winter. When the population is small, it is a waste of manpower to arrange meals every day, so Dong Rong plans to change the two meals to pay copper coins.
However, after the families in the village paid the grain tax, there was not much ration left, and occasionally went into the city on weekdays and saw the miserable situation of those hungry people who were not clothed and hungry, and their thirst for food was even more urgent, and they hated to fill the granary at home, and then lie on it all day to sleep.
After all, the price of grain in the city is soaring, and it may not be possible to buy back a few grains of rice with copper coins in hand, so it is better to go home with grain and peace of mind.
Dong Rong is indispensable, at the beginning, she took out almost all the silver and prepared grain, which was enough to fill half of the cellar, not to mention paying two or three bags of bud grain noodles every month, even twenty or thirty bags were enough to last until the mountains were full of flowers.
The handymen went home with the good news with satisfaction, and Sister-in-law Liu looked at the closed door of the stove and rubbed her hands with some reluctance. Don't look at her as an inconspicuous little cook, at least the two sons in the family can eat an extra bowl of "leftovers" all day long, and in just two months, they are already fat and round. As a result, the canteen was closed, and I don't know if my sons would make a fuss about asking for meat.
How could Dong Rong not know her thoughts, walked around the orchard, and saw that there was nothing missing, so she took her hand and said with a smile, "I have a sister-in-law to help with chores in the past two months, and I have a lot of peace of mind." When I remembered that there would be no sister-in-law in front of me in the future, I was still panicked. After the New Year, my sister-in-law's family is not busy, but she has to go up the mountain to help me earlier. ”
"Okay, the owner won't call me when the time comes, and I'll come early. Where in the world can you find such a kind and generous master as the owner! Sister-in-law Liu got this peace of mind pill and knew that next year's errand was scored, so she smiled happily and shouted vigorously, "If the owner feels lonely on the mountain, let people bring a letter back to the village, and I will accompany the owner to talk." My family also dried half a bag of wild dates, and I will send them to the owner to taste them when the time comes. ”
Originally, not a single fruit was sold in the orchard because of the Xue family's stalk, and there were countless fresh fruits of all kinds in the cellar ceremony, which were naturally more delicious than the small dried dates. But Sister-in-law Liu was in her heart, how could Dong Rong live up to it, she smiled happily, "That's good, when the time comes, I will steam some jujube cakes, and my sister-in-law will also bring some back for the children at home." ”
The master and servant gossiped for a long time, and then Sister-in-law Liu smiled and went home. Dong Rong and Silly Zhu held hands and went up the mountain, one was busy making dinner, the other burned the kang to a hot one, and then after eating, they sat on both sides of the kang table and played a modified version of Garfield's adventures.
Garfield, who originally traveled all over the world, has now changed to a fruit with a hawthorn on his back, and the map has also been changed to the various state capitals of Daqi. Silly Zhu didn't know if it was luck, or if he figured out the skill of turning the dice, every step was very suitable, but Dong Rong either fell into the river or was robbed, and finally watched Silly Zhu reach the end, and she was still jumping halfway.
Dong Rong was annoyed and wanted to grab the fruit on the side to tie the stupid pillar, not wanting to be stabbed and screaming first. Silly Zhu laughed, grabbed the snack on the plate and threw it to Guoguo, who was staring at the little black-eyed and innocent with an innocent face, as a reward for helping to protect it.
Dong Rong picked up the mat and smashed the proud stupid pillar, but was hugged by the stupid pillar, and the little couple rolled into a ball, and finally ended with Dong Rong being kissed and her face flushed.
Guoguo tilted her little head while eating snacks and wondered, why did these two people bite each other, are their lips better than fruits?
Just as it wanted to take a closer look, the stupid pillar threw a cushion and completely pressed it underneath. There are some plots that are not suitable for children to watch, understand?
The coldest day of the year is not the 39th day or the wax moon, but the early winter. Accustomed to the scorching heat of summer and the bright sun of autumn, suddenly a cold wind swished on his body, and the chill of that moment was enough to make any beauty shrink her neck regardless of her manners.
Dong Rong was sitting on the hot kang at this time, looking at the stupid pillar doing arithmetic problems while sewing the rabbit skin scarf in her hand, and couldn't help but sigh comfortably.
Although her current life is not very rich, at least she is not short of food and clothing, and no one bullies and scolds. Her husband is not as smart as ordinary people, but he treats her wholeheartedly, and he refuses to be wronged at all, and can even be said to be spoiled and indulged. For the woman of this time and space, she is the luckiest and happiest being. Life is like this, it stands to reason that there should be nothing to be dissatisfied, right?
After the stupid pillar finished calculating the mixed operation problems in the notebook, he looked up and saw that his daughter-in-law didn't know what to think, but the needlework in his hand didn't move much. He guessed that she might be thinking about her brother again, so he pulled a pen and paper and sent it to her and smiled, "I'm done." ”
Dong Rong came back to her senses, put down her needle and thread and glanced at those arithmetic problems a few times, and praised, "It's all right, the pillar is so smart." ”
Silly Zhu smiled and didn't speak, only leaned his left cheek over. Dong Rong was amused and helpless, so she kissed him on the cheek and said angrily, "Okay, right?" Next time, change the reward to a snack or copper coin! ”
Silly Zhu shook his head and refused, carefully put away the pen and paper and wanted to get close to his daughter-in-law. I didn't want Guoguo to be lying on Dong Rong's lap and sleeping sweetly, and his press happened to become a meat felt sent to the door.
Dong Rong smiled and leaned back, and at the end, she saw that the stupid pillar shook her hands in pain and felt a little distressed. So he reached out and took Guoguo's little belly and sent it to the cushion at the end of the kang, and then lowered his head to wipe the few drops of blood that came out of his palm for the stupid pillar.
Silly Zhu looked at the snow-white neck in front of him, and the fierce lust that he had finally pressed down before rose again. He couldn't help but bow his head and kiss Fang Ze, not wanting the door of the hall to be slapped at this time. Dong Rong raised her head suddenly, and her hand subconsciously tightened.
Silly Zhu frowned slightly, there was no panic in his eyes except for a trace of chagrin, after all, there was no communication in the dark place of the A group, and the people who came would definitely not pose any threat to them.
Sure enough, Dong Rong jumped off the ground and opened the door, only to see Mrs. Yu, who was dressed as a wolf, breaking in. The old lady had lived in the mountains for more than half a month, she had eaten and drunk well, and her son had a job to earn money, so she was naturally in a good mood, so her originally thin body became much richer.
But now that they have been separated for more than a month, they are actually thinner than before. In the middle of the winter night, the wind was the coldest, but she only wore an old jacket, and the cotton skirt on her lower body was covered with dust, and she even had one bare foot.
Dong Rong was distressed and surprised, and hurriedly helped the old lady to sit at the table, and asked while pouring water for her, "Auntie, what's wrong with you?" But what's going on at home? You don't have good eyes, so if you have something, you can ask someone to help you send it to Xin'er. ”
Mrs. Yu was so tired that she sat on the chair and gasped for a long time before she breathed a sigh of relief. She grabbed Dong Rong's hand and cried, "The owner, the owner, please... Save my family's life. He's going to be beaten to death, how can I live..."
"Killed... What's going on? Dong Rong pulled the veil to wipe the old lady's tears, and persuaded her to say slowly in a low voice, "Auntie, you say carefully, I will definitely find a way to save the child, don't worry." ”
Mrs. Yu picked up the tea and drank it, and reluctantly settled down, so she said 1510.
It turned out that after Gui Sheng returned home from the orchard, he took over the work of the Chu family in the next village. The youngest daughter of the Chu family was engaged to a lame queen in a shop in Sanli outside the city, and asked him to go to the cage for the dowry.
This job is close to home, and the salary is also rich, and the mother and son of the Yu family are very happy. Yu Gui went out early and returned late to do work on his birthday, and the old lady stayed at home to cook and laundry and take care of the housework. Originally, I thought that after being busy for more than half a month, I would have a few hundred more money, plus the salary I earned from Dong Rong before, it was enough to buy a thick dowry to marry my daughter-in-law and come back.
Mrs. Yu was smiling from ear to ear all day long, and even begged the matchmaker in the village to pay attention to her well-shaped and good-tempered girl. If it is a qiē shun lì, maybe she will have a big fat grandson to hug by this time next year.