Li Man gently broke away from Li Shu, "You're tired of working in the field, right?" It just so happens that the food is ready, so let's wash our hands and eat. ”

"Hmm." Li Shu snorted and said in a slightly coquettish tone, "I can finally eat the food you made again." ”

"How?" Li Man stared at Li Shu suspiciously, and then looked at Li Hua again.

The dishes made by Li Hua actually taste good.

Li Shu spread his hands, his expression was very aggrieved, "Who knows, you probably cooked during this time, and his hands were raw, and the dish was so hot that he couldn't swallow it." Fu"

"Then you still eat so much at each meal." Li Hua felt that what he said was a bit exaggerated.

Li Shu replied with a smile, "That's not hungry." ”

Li Hua didn't say anything more, he was not very good at arguing with his brothers.

Li Man looked at Li Shu and smiled, "Okay, I didn't see you hungry and thin, let's wash your hands quickly." ”

"Hmm." Li Shu hurriedly went out to wash his hands.

"Man'er." Li Hua didn't go with him, the third brother left, he looked at Li Man gently and affectionately, only felt that he hadn't seen her for half a month, she seemed to be better, although she was still childish, but there was more heart-warming charm between her eyebrows.

"Huh?" Li Man put the fried dishes on the big table, and looked back at Li Hua.

Li Hua wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, he didn't know if he was really tanned, but in front of her, he still wanted to make it cleaner and fresher.

For him, Li Man always regarded him as a big boy from the bottom of his heart, a heartwarming and pitiful younger brother.

Stretching out his hand and brushing the sweaty hair on the side of his face, Li Man chuckled, "Okay, go wash your face and eat right away." ”

"Hmm." With her gentle whispering, Li Hua went out satisfied, and went to the well to fetch water to wash his face and hands.

When his three brothers came back from washing their hands, Li Man had already set up the meals, one roasted eggplant, one loofah egg soup, and the eggs were still given by Aunt Xu.

In fact, Aunt Xu didn't raise chickens herself, she collected them from the village at the foot of the mountain a few days in advance, and bought a total of more than 100 eggs, all of which were domestic eggs.

Li Man thought that it was too much money, and she didn't have any money to give, so she didn't want it.

But Aunt Xu said that what Yunnan Baiyao prescription she gave before, Xu Bo felt it was very useful, and that thing was hard to buy.

Li Man was said to be weak-hearted, she also borrowed the wisdom of modern people, if she could benefit the people here, it would be good.

In the end, she left fifty eggs, and let Aunt Xu make up for the rest.

The dish is very simple, but it is tempting, especially the egg soup, which is fragrant and tempting.

Li Shu didn't want to eat anymore, so he drank half a bowl first.

"By the way, big brother, when will they come back?" There were two people missing at the dinner table, Li Man was still a little unaccustomed, he thought that he could see a few of them when he came back, but he didn't expect that there were two less, and he was still quite disappointed in his heart

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Li Shu paused for a moment in the action of drinking soup, Li Hua also frowned, and then shook his head, "It's not very clear, I usually go with the people in the village, but this time, it was the eldest brother and the second brother who went together, and it has been half a month, so it stands to reason that I should come back." ”

In the past few days, he and his third brother are also worried.

Li Man was directly surprised, "It's been half a month?" All in the mountains? ”

"Hmm." Li Hua nodded, his face full of anxiety.

"Otherwise, I'll go into the mountains and take a look." Li Shu put down the bowl and said.

"But the eldest brother told us to stay at home when he left." Li Hua hesitated, thinking back to the scene of that day, he always had a strange feeling, if it was common sense, he should also take the third brother with him for hunting.

Li Shu was also entangled, "What should I do then?" Count the days, and it's time to come back. "Usually hunting, are a few hunters in the village together, this season there are a lot of prey on the mountain, generally can stay on the mountain for two or three days is good, unless the cold winter wax moon, hiding in the snow nest and so on

Prey, that cat is ten days and a half months is also possible.

"No, I'll find Ah Da to accompany me into the mountain tomorrow." In the end, Li Shu decided.

Listening to the tone of his two brothers, Li Man was a little panicked, and asked uneasily, "Is it dangerous in this mountain?"

As soon as the words came out, her mind suddenly flashed to the fact that she was attacked by a wolf, and the poisonous snake on the tree, which was very dangerous.

"They're not going to have an accident, are they?" Thinking about it, she was afraid for a while, she couldn't eat anymore, her eyes turned red, and she only looked at Li Shu and Li Hua worriedly.

Li Shu didn't think so, "No." He immediately shook his head, "They all grew up in the mountains, and the eldest brother is very familiar with the mountains within a radius of dozens of miles, so he will be fine." I wondered if there was something else. ”

"What accident?" Li Man asked urgently, Li Hua also looked anxious, for the situation in the mountains, he was obviously inferior to the third brother.

Li Shu looked at them like this, but smiled, "Maybe the eldest brother and the second brother hunted the big grizzly bear and couldn't carry it back, so they are waiting for us to go in and help." ”

"When is it, he still has the heart to joke, Li Man glanced at him anxiously.

Li Shu hurriedly comforted, "Don't worry, daughter-in-law, don't dare to say anything else, with the eldest brother here, there will never be anything, I dare to vouch for the head." ”

"What are you talking about?" What is not a head, the listener was panicked, Li Man hurriedly sandwiched some food for him, "Eat it." ”

"Oh, daughter-in-law, don't worry. I don't know my big brother yet? He went up to the mountains to hunt at such a young age, not to mention that he still had a guy with him, even if he was empty-handed, he could kill a wolf, what were he afraid of. Li Shu didn't care.

Li Hua was not as big as him, so he only said, "No matter what, I haven't come back after so many days, we should also go in and take a look, third brother, I'll be with you tomorrow." ”

"Don't, you, it's okay to read and write, this goes into the mountains, in case I meet a tiger and a lion, I have to run with you on my back, and I can't row." Li Shu smiled.

Li Hua lowered his head, and he also acquiesced to the words of the third brother, it would not be good if it became a burden at a dangerous moment.

Li Man was worried in his heart, the meal was tasteless, and the small half bowl of rice left at the end of the last was poured to Li Shu, and he barely drank some soup.

Li Shu and Li Hua all knew that she was worried and persuaded her, but just when a few people were worried and anxious in the kitchen, a big black howl sounded at the gate of the courtyard.

Everyone's eyes lit up, and almost at the same time they got up and rushed out of the room.

Da Hei and Xiao Huang ran into the yard first, and the yard was full of joy.

Li Mo and Li Shu followed behind, and when they saw their younger brothers and Li Man, their tired faces showed warm smiles.

"Big brother, second brother." Xiao Wu first threw himself into Li Mo's arms, and then looked at Li Yan again.

When the two brothers told Li Man about this just now, he couldn't interject, but he was also worried in his heart, so he was afraid that something would happen to the eldest brother and the second brother.

"Big brother, why have you been here for so long?" Li Shu walked over and saw that the two of them didn't even have a little rabbit on them, and their eyes were about to fall off, "What's wrong?" Someone robbed on the way, what about the prey? ”

Li Mo's face was a little embarrassed, but his eyes were locked on Li Man, his lips moved, but he didn't seem to know what to say.

Li Yan smiled and slapped Li Shu's shoulder, "What do you say?" I could have hunted a bear, and I wanted to make you a bear skin jacket for winter, but who knew that it ran away after the worst. ”

Li Shu's eyes widened in shock, and then he smiled, "Second brother, you can really be foolish, I followed my eldest brother to hunt, and I have never seen a bear for all these years." ”

Li Yan only smiled, and his eyes fell on Li Man, "Girl, I haven't seen you for half a month, I'm fat." ”

Fat, fat, but she is fat, why did she come back, and the men who saw her were either tanned or thinned one by one.

"If you can't shoot the prey, can't you come back early? There is no shortage of meat to eat at home. Li Man gave the two thinner men a fierce look, half a month, how did they live?

"Not anymore." Li Mo said.

Li Man looked at Li Yan again.

Li Yan shrugged his shoulders and smiled, "Forget it, let's leave the matter of entering the mountain to the third brother next time." ”

"Originally, you can't do it, let you stay at home, you don't do it, you have to go with the eldest brother, look, you haven't even hit a pheasant back." Li Shu said half-detrimentally.

Li Yan chuckled and did not refute.

Li Hua looked at the two elder brothers, and felt that although they looked tired, they were in good spirits, so he was relieved, "Don't stand at the door, come into the house." ”

"Oh." Li Shu also hurriedly flashed to the side, seeing that the eldest brother and the second brother's face was indeed tired, and he often went into the mountains, he knew the Tao, and he couldn't eat or sleep well.

"Haven't eaten yet, have you? We've just eaten well, and I'll make some more for you. Li Man hurriedly rushed into the kitchen.

Li Mo's eyes unconsciously chased over, I haven't seen him for half a month, how can I see it, and I still have a feeling of being in a dream, the more real it is, the more it is not enough.

"Big brother, wash your face and wash your hands." Li Hua had already entered the kitchen and brought a basin of hot water to Li Mo and Li Yan.

The two of them wash here.

In the kitchen, Li Man was busy scrubbing the pots and bowls, and at the same time instructed Li Shu to go to the backyard to pick some vegetables and come back.

After the pots and pans were cleaned, she hurriedly scooped the noodles and mixed them with water to start making noodles, Li Shu picked the vegetables, "Daughter-in-law, do you want to cook noodles?" ”

"Well, you take it to the well and wash it." Li Man didn't raise his head, only commanded him.

Li Shu said 'um' again, carried a basket of small vegetables, took a small bucket, and went to the yard.

Li Man softened the dough, rolled it into thin noodles, and took six eggs from the small basket under the cupboard.

When Li Shu came, she was ready, so she asked him to go to the stove to light the fire.

Xiao Wu happily chased Da Hei to play in the yard, Li Mo and Li Yan were dragged to the east house by Li Hua, and only Li Man and Li Shu were busy in the kitchen.

When the water boiled, Li Man sprinkled the thin noodles into the pot, put the greens, and beat six poached eggs.

After waiting, one person filled a big bowl, and he and Li Shu served a bowl and sent it directly to the east house.

In the east room, the three brothers Li Mo, Li Yan and Li Hua were chatting about something, and when the two of them came in, they all suddenly shut up.

"It smells so good." Li Yan walked over first, took the bowl in Li Man's hand, and said with a smile, "The noodles made by the girl are fragrant." I picked it in the bowl with chopsticks, and found that there was only one layer of noodles on the top, and three seductive and human poached eggs lying below, and I couldn't help but smile at Li Man.

Li Shu's bowl was given to Li Mo.

Li Mo was naturally a little flattered when he saw the poached eggs, in the past, it was good to have a hot mouth when he came back from the mountains, and today there are not only hot noodle soups, but also poached eggs.

Looking at this egg, Li Mo smiled innocently and looked at Li Man, "So many, I'll eat one is enough, you and Xiao Wu"

He also planned to divide Li Man and Xiao Wuyi, Li Man hurriedly held down his chopsticks, "We have all eaten at noon, and there are still many at home, you can eat it while it's hot." ”

"Yes, big brother, eat quickly." Li Shu also urged, while condensing his eyebrows again, and said with a smile, "Hurry up and take a shower after eating, look at the two of you, you all have a smell on your body." ”

Li Mo's face was suddenly embarrassed and swollen, but Li Yan didn't think so, he drank soup and ate noodles by himself, probably really hungry, and finished eating a few bites, "Is there anything else?" ”

"Yes." Li Man hurriedly took his bowl, "You sit, I'll serve it to you." ”

Looking at her hidden little back, the corners of Li Yan's lips flew, and her eyes were full of gentle smiles, "When did the girl come back?" ”

"It's a coincidence that the two of you came back, the daughter-in-law just came home today, and the two of you came with you when you smelled it." Li Shu leaned on the big cabinet and looked at them angrily.

Li Hua smiled slightly, "Man'er only came back in the morning, we were still worried just now, she was about to cry in a hurry, fortunately, the eldest brother and the second brother are back, otherwise"

As soon as he said this, Li Man came over with noodles.

After giving it to Li Yan, he looked at Li Mo again, and he was almost at the bottom, so he said, "I'll serve you some more, the noodles are cooked a lot at noon." ”

As he spoke, he watched him take a bite of noodle soup, took his bowl, and trotted out again.

Li Mo looked at it, his eyes were warm.

Li Yan smiled, "I haven't seen you for half a month, the little girl has gained weight, have you seen it?" ”

"yes, I just hugged it, and I thought there was flesh on that arm." Li Shu said bluntly.

Li drew a black line all over his head, and the third brother just hugged him for a while.

"I feel like I'm getting bigger." Li Yan said while eating noodles, he inadvertently glanced at it just now, it seems that the size of the little girl can reach his chin?

Li Shu was at a loss, "I didn't pay attention to this, anyway, the more my daughter-in-law looks, the better she looks." ”

Everyone was silent, and when Li Man came in with a bowl again, they looked at her round little face that seemed to have baby fat, a pair of big black eyes, and a pair of pink lips like peach petals

Everyone's hearts are full of swaying, yes, the girl seems to be more beautiful.

If before, it was still a green fruit hanging on the branches, but now it is gradually ripening, and it is more and more tempting and people want to pick.

"Big brother, give." Li Man came in, handed the bowl to Li Mo, and then saw that everyone else was staring at him, and he was puzzled, "What's wrong?" "There's something on her face.

Li Shu just wanted to open his mouth, but Li Hua coughed lightly, "Third brother-"

Man'er is shy and thin-skinned, and she should hide in the room and not come out if they talk about her like this behind her back.

Li Shu smiled, he understood what the fourth brother meant, "Daughter-in-law, you only ate a small half bowl at noon, why don't you eat some more?" ”

Just ate a small half bowl? Li Mo looked at Li Man suddenly, he knew that she had a small amount of food, but in the past, she had to eat a full bowl.

"Man'er"

"I'm not hungry." As soon as Li Mo opened his mouth, Li Man guessed what he was going to say, and said with a smile, "You two eat quickly, it's true, after eating, wash and change into clean clothes." ”

Li Mo laughed and nodded 'um'.

Li Yan looked at her with a smile, his eyes rippling with joy.

The two of them had a big bowl each, and after eating, they both drank some noodle soup, which was enough.

A big pot full of noodles was eaten by two men, Li Man felt satisfied and distressed, these two people must have been suffering during this time.

After brushing the pots and bowls, Li Man boiled two large pots of hot water, and then went to the East House, found them clean clothes, and let them take a good bath.

Li Yanai was clean, and he couldn't stand the smell on his body for a long time, so he went to wash it first.

The others only sat in the east room and talked, saying that they hadn't seen each other for half a month, and the brothers also had a lot to say, but most of them listened to Li Man talk about the things in Uncle Xu's house, including the history she listened to.

"Li Hua, are you at home?"

was talking about the excitement, a woman's voice came from outside, and it was still painted by Li, which made everyone very confused.

Li Hua got up and came out, and saw Da Yong's mother, with Da Yong and two daughters, coming over together.

"What are you?"

"Is your daughter-in-law here?"

The people in the house also heard that it was Da Yongniang, so they all came out.

As soon as Da Yong's mother saw Li Man, she hurriedly pulled Da Yong, as well as two daughters and four people, and knelt down in front of Li Man with a plop, "Girl, my aunt kowtowed to you, you saved my family Dayong, you are the benefactor of my whole family, we will kowtow to you"

As he spoke, the four of them kowtowed to Li Man in unison.

Li Man hurriedly stretched out his hand to pull, "Auntie, get up quickly, Dayong, help you and mother up, we have something to say in the house." ”

"Don't, girl." Da Yongniang just couldn't afford it, grabbed Li Man's hand instead, and said, "Girl, my wife is sorry for you." ”

As she spoke, she slapped herself hard, and Li Man, who was frightened, jumped and hurriedly grabbed her hands, "Auntie, don't be like this." ”

Li Mo knew that his daughter-in-law didn't understand this, and he also stretched out his hand to pull Da Yong's mother, and said, "Auntie, get up quickly, Da Yong is fine." Man'er is not the one who cares, let alone the past. ”

Da Yongniang was still kneeling, and said guiltily, "My wife has no eyes, and she scolded you like that at the beginning." Hey, now that I think about it, my bowels are all green, girl, you are the Bodhisattva who saves the suffering, if it weren't for you this time, I would have been buried in the hillside. ”

"Auntie, get up quickly, Dayong is my student, and I should save him." Li Man bent down and came again, looking at Dayong, "Why don't you help you, your mother and sister up." ”

"Teacher Man'er." Da Yong blushed, looked at Li Man fixedly, and suddenly, he kowtowed to Li Man three times, "Da Yong's life was given by you, teacher, in the future, even if I am a cow and a horse, I will repay you." ”

Huh——, Li Man took a deep breath, gently rubbed Dayong's hair, and when he was in the same pain as Xiao Wu, "Okay, study hard in the future and serve the motherland." ”

"Motherland?" Dayong was puzzled.

The others also looked at Li Man.

Li Shu asked, "Who is the motherland?" ”

The corners of Li Man's mouth twitched slightly, and he changed his words, "Serve the court, benefit the people, honor your parents, and take care of your sisters."

The full four-character mantra made Dayong's heart stir, and he nodded heavily, "Yes, Dayong must listen to the teacher." "Also, love the teacher.

"Okay, auntie, get up quickly, if you kneel again, I'm really going to be annoyed." Li Man pulled Da Yongniang again at this time.

Da Yongniang helped the two children and slowly got up.

Li Man saw that when she was slow and straightened her waist, she looked like her eyebrows were in pain, and couldn't help asking, "Auntie, is there anything wrong with your legs?" ”

"Oh, old, it's sick." Da Yong Niang smiled helplessly, and gently slapped her knee twice with one hand, "Probably when I was born Dayong, I had a cold, and it used to hurt when the sky changed, but these days, I don't know why, and it's a little unfavorable." ”

"Auntie, then you should hurry into the house." Li Man hurriedly stretched out his hand to support her, wanting her to enter the house.

At this time, Li Yan happened to open the door and came out of the kitchen, wearing only a pair of trousers, naked on his upper body, wiping his hair with a dry cloth, and asked Li Man, "Daughter-in-law, where is my gown, didn't you bring it to me?" ”

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