Chapter 126: Neighborhoods

Talking and laughing, a lively and enjoyable dinner.

The little ones ate quickly, and before the adults finished eating, Afu Aman Junyan Junzhang had already finished eating, ran off the table, and began to play in the yard. Junwen hurriedly ate the last two bites of rice, put down the rice bowl, and said to the elders: "Grandma, I took my younger brothers and sisters to study!" ”

The children read hard, and the adults naturally did not disagree, Junwen Junshu took a few small ones to read and write, Lin Xu also got up, greeted Liu's Qiu Chen and others, followed the children to the courtyard, went back to their room, and read.

For Lin Xu, after a two-month trip, he saw and thought a lot along the way, especially after experiencing such a life and death crisis, and then picking up books and reading, he had a completely different understanding of some things than before.

And Junshu has experienced more, and the experience of brushing shoulders with death twice has made him more open-minded about life than ordinary people.

This time for nearly two months of travel, Junshu fell behind a lot of lessons than the children at home, Junwen took out his textbook and wanted to make up for Junshu, but Junyan Junzhang smiled and robbed him of the job.

"Big brother, you fry medicine in the morning, and you are tired enough to go to class in the afternoon, so I will make up for the second brother with the fourth brother." As he spoke, Junzhang began to methodically take out the ink strips and polish the ink and fill the pen with water......

Junyan started directly, dragged Junshu into the inner room, and said with a smile: "Big brother, I am in the inner room with the second brother and the third brother, and you and Xiaoru Xiaojie are in the outer room!" ”

Turning around, Junyan squeezed his eyebrows at Junshu and said: "Hehe, Aman's little girl is the most well-behaved, she always says that we are not as good as her, I don't understand, is it okay for me and the third brother to let her be small...... I really think I'm amazing......"

"Fourth brother, you speak ill of me again!" Aman's little girl roared, scared Junyan trembling, pulled Junshu and walked into the back room, and then said, "Who said you!" ”

"That's it, I heard it all!" Aman Xiaochili has some indomitable momentum, just climbed on the chair, and was about to jump down to find Junyan's theory in a hurry, and was quickly hugged by Junwen, the little girl is not much higher than the chair, and she can step on the pedal when she climbs up, and she can't be accurate when she jumps down, so it's great if she bumps into it.

There are a lot of boys in the family, just such a baby girl, and the Liu family and the Yang brothers are all spoiled! Even the Junwen brothers are also very rare, and their own sisters are ...... As for Junyan's Tao boy, he actually likes Aman in his heart, but the way that kid expresses his liking and attention is a little special!

Ah Fu also ran over, pulled his sister and said, "Man'er, uncle is studying in the house, let's stop arguing, my mother said, uncle is going to take the autumn exam!" ”

Ah Man puffed out his mouth, and glared at the door of the room a little unwillingly, and then under the comfort of Junwen Ah Fu, he obediently knelt on the chair and began to read and write seriously.

Just now, Lin Xu heard the noise in the outhouse, and walked to the door of the inner room, but he heard Ah Fu's words to comfort his sister, the little Ah Fu is not yet five years old, and it is not easy to be able to say his words so well, with a well-founded basis. Lin Xu raised his eyebrows and slowly retreated.

It seems that he has to work harder to succeed, otherwise, he may soon be compared to Xiao Afu.

The children left, Qiu Chen, Liu, and the two elder brothers also finished eating quickly, and Qiu Chen said that he wanted to go to Lan Ying's house and Erkui's house to have a look. Liu and Yang Shuyong also moved a small bench and shouted Yang Shumeng to go out together. Although their yard is bright and spacious enough, Liu and Yang Shuyong still like to go to the lotus pond at night to enjoy the shade at home, gather with the neighbors, talk and talk, exchange information, and get closer to some feelings.

Qingxing and Yufeng had already finished eating and came back to serve, and when they saw that Qiu Chen was going to visit the door, they followed behind to help pack their things.

This time, Qiu Chen claimed that he had gone to Fucheng, but Lin Xu went to the north, because the gifts she picked out were a piece of pearl skin and a bundle of Kanto tobacco brought back from the north, as well as two packs of pastries and two packs of hemp candy bought from a neighboring county, which could be regarded as a collection of the characteristics of the north and the south. At the end, Qiu Chen's hand rubbed it from the wooden box containing the rough wind silver ornaments of the North Land, and at the end, he took out a heavy silver bracelet from inside, took a handkerchief bag handed over by Qing Xing, and stuffed it in his sleeve pocket, and then beckoned Qing Xing and Yu Feng to carry the two baskets and go out together.

When I got out of the gate, I saw a bunch of people gathered by the lotus pond, including old people and children, women chattering, and old men and young men gathered on the other side, lighting dry tobacco, smoking and smoking, while talking in a low voice about some farming experience, or some 'big things' in the village, the surrounding villages, and even the town!

Qiu Chen took a basket from Qingxing's hand, said hello to the person at the door, and walked straight to Lan Ying's house.

After walking a few steps, he noticed footsteps behind him, Qiu Chen looked back and saw an old man and a young man grinning at her in the dark. It turned out to be Man Ho and Man Hoard's father, father and son, who were talking in the shade by the lotus pond after dinner, and when they saw Qiu Chen walking towards their house, they hurriedly followed home.

Qiu Chen greeted the two of them with a smile and continued to walk towards Lan Ying's house.

Compared with the huge changes in the Lin family, although the Lan Ying family has also made some small repairs, it is not eye-catching. The original peeling adobe walls have been newly plastered with fine mud, and the original dilapidated and simple fence has been re-erected, which is much more neat and clean.

Before Qiu Chen entered the door, he saw Lan Ying's mother-in-law, Wang and Lan Ying, cleaning up in the yard, while Xiang'er and Zhi'er were feeding the pigs next to the pigsty.

Man Ho walked a few steps quickly, pushed the fence door open for Qiu Chen, and shouted inside: "Mother, her Aunt Begonia is here." ”

"Oh, oops, it's a begonia, come in, come in!" Wang took his hand out of the basin for washing dishes, touched a rag and wiped it, and hurried up with a smile.

"Auntie, I see that you look a lot better than before I left, how are you doing lately?" Qiu Chen greeted, handed the basket in his hand to Lan Ying, who also greeted him with a smile, and followed the Wang family with a happy face into the house.

There was only an oil lamp lit in the bird's nest on the wall in the house, and the bean-sized lamp was very dim, Wang let Qiu Chen enter the door, took a few steps forward, climbed on the kang, and picked the wick with a skewer to make the lamp brighter, and then turned around and greeted Qiu Chen: "Begonia, come, sit here." ”

As he spoke, he took out a new mattress and spread it on the edge of the kang: "Come, the new mattress that my aunt just made is clean!" ”

Qiu Chen was made more or less awkward by her courteous attitude. Although she worked hard to maintain it, with the prosperity of the Lin family, the relationship between this and the neighborhood was no longer as simple as it used to be, and it changed unconsciously.

Although he sighed in his heart, Qiu Chen still sat down with a smile, and then naturally thanked her for the maintenance and care of her family when she was not at home. Especially the father and the manchu, who led people to build the West Courtyard properly, did not worry about being tired.

After greeting for a while, Lan Ying put the things Qiu Chen brought over on the kang table in the same way.

Qiu Chen naturally said simply: "This Kanto tobacco was bought by my second brother for Uncle Dachuan, and it is said that it is stronger than the tobacco leaves on our side; This pearl sheepskin is from the north, and it doesn't matter if the aunt or uncle makes a leather jacket, it is warm to wear in winter......"

Looking at these rare things, the Wang family naturally smiled, and the wrinkles on his face were like flowers.

Having said this, Qiu Chen and his father discussed the work of installing doors for the west courtyard and wiping the ceiling of the interior wall, and discussed, this is the long summer season, the weather is the most humid, not suitable for carpenter work, and the wallpaper ceiling is not good, it is easy to roll off and deform, the two discussed, and simply set the most difficult time after August 15, after the autumn, everyone is idle and do better carefully.

After saying what should be said, Qiu Chen also said goodbye and went home, and she had to take advantage of the morning to go to Erkui's house to have a look.

The Wang family and Manchu's father had to come out to send each other, and Qiu Chen couldn't stop it, so that's it. secretly said in his heart, the bracelet that was going to be given to Lan Ying would not be given away tonight, and more importantly, the one who originally planned to talk to Lan Ying had no chance.

Although the new house of the Erkui family was built, they did not move and still lived in the school.

Coming out of Lan Ying's house and going to the school again, he would still pass by the door of Lin's house, Qiu Chen thought about it, but turned back to his home, packed a basket of things again, let Junwen and Lin Xu carry it, and went to the school with her. Lin Xu and Junwen went to Mr. Pan's house, while Qiu Chen asked Yufeng to follow him into the west wing where Erkui's family lived.

Speaking of which, Erkui's pregnancy has been more than six months, almost seven months. The originally slender waist is now obviously thick, and the abdomen is obviously bulging, and it is bulging under the thin clothes, like half a watermelon. Because there is no shortage of food, and there is no pickled gas in the mother-in-law's house, although the legs, feet and face of the Erkui family are a little swollen, their complexion and spirit are very good.

Qiu Chen has never given birth to a child in modern times, but he has listened to classmates and friends talk about the mother's meridian and the pregnancy and childbirth period, so he also has a general understanding of the knowledge of pregnancy and childbirth.

The normal pregnancy cycle is generally 40 weeks for the due date, which is converted into months, which is 9 months and 10 days. Before seven months, it is mainly the development stage of bones, limbs and various organs, and after seven months, the development of the child's body and organs is basically completed, and the weight will increase rapidly, which will make the pregnant woman's belly increase rapidly, and the pregnant woman will also feel particularly hard. The most important thing is that the fetus enters the pelvis for 20 days in seven months and eight months, which is the stage when the fetus enters the pelvis, and it is also a critical period to determine the fetal position. Otherwise, if the fetal position is not correct, the possibility of dystocia will increase during delivery.

Yes, as soon as Qiu Chen saw the big belly of the Erkui family, he couldn't help but worry about her, and after a few simple greetings, he began to ask her about her pregnancy, whether she had seen Lang Zhong......

Because the Erkui family had already given birth to two children, Shanzi and Shishi, the first two pregnancies and births went smoothly, so they didn't care much about this one. Besides, it costs money to ask Lang Zhongzhong to find his mother-in-law, although the life of the Erkui family is better now, and the most urgent house has been built, but the Erkui family, who are accustomed to frugality, still saves every copper plate as much as possible.

As soon as Qiu Chen saw the two of them, he knew that he hadn't checked with Lang Zhong's mother-in-law, and immediately said unceremoniously: "I know that you are used to being diligent and thrifty, but you also have to figure it out, is it important for people or money to be important......

In view of the fact that the Erkui family will soon face a production threshold, Qiu Chen also avoided some words, paused and simply said: "In this way, tomorrow our carriage will go to the town to deliver goods, you pack up, Erkui will also rest for a day, and take Hongmei to Huichun Hall to have a look." You also know Shopkeeper Chen and Mr. Zhao, and some of them are familiar with our family, so they won't ask you for more money. Let's see if there's anything going on, and the big guys can rest assured. ”

These words have already laid out everything for them, and the two of them naturally agreed gratefully and happily.

Qiu Chen said again: "Now that you are stupid, don't always sit on the kang, lie down for a while when you are tired, and try to walk around when you are not tired...... I don't mean to say that you should do any heavy work, just walk around, and let Erkui follow you to the pond sooner or later...... I've heard a man say that when it comes to the last month, you should be active and active, so that you won't get fat, and your child will be born soon......"

After saying this, Qiu Chen saw that Erkui's family was red-faced, and Erkui was even more serious, so he stood up suddenly, said hello, and rushed away.

Erkui's family blushed, and he had to explain to Erkui: "Auntie, you don't have a lot of heart, what, the child's father is a brainless ......"

Qiu Chen was stunned for a moment, and blinked his eyes for a long time before he reacted, Erkui was ashamed of Qiu Chen's 'unobstructed' and ran away!

At this time, even when ordinary women talk about giving birth together, they mostly use 'picking up children' and 'picking up children' instead, asking if they are about to give birth, they don't ask directly, but ask very vaguely, 'Is it a ...... under their feet', initially, when Qiu Chen heard it for the first time, he subconsciously looked at his feet...... Later, I found out that Lu Dao turned out to be asking if he was about to give birth...... Embarrassed!

Being made so troubled by Erkui, Qiu Chen also felt a little embarrassed, but he still said to Erkui's family: "I'll come over today, and I have something to tell you, I won't send you any more work from now until the days of confinement......

Seeing that Erkui's face was stunned, but he smiled and wanted to say something, Qiu Chen pressed her hand, blocked Erkui's unspoken words, and said: "Don't think nonsense, I don't give you work, it's not because I have people at home, it's just to let you not sit on the kang every day without moving...... You can take care of your own fetus, and when you are out of confinement and your body recovers, we have a job for you to do! You don't have to worry about not being able to get by. ”

With Qiu Chen's words, the sorrow of the Erkui family suddenly decreased, and he thanked him with a smile, and raised his hand to wipe his tears: "...... If it weren't for you and your sister-in-law who have been helping out, especially his aunt and you, our family would not know where we are now! ”

Seeing that the more Erkui's family talked, the more excited they became, Qiu Chen was also sour in his heart, and hurriedly comforted him: "Okay, don't cry and wipe your tears, we live in neighborhoods, which is closer than our own sisters." Didn't people say that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, and we will help each other in the future, and there is nothing that cannot be overcome. Don't worry about anything else, just take care of your body and give birth to the child smoothly. In the future, it doesn't matter if you hurt Erkui, or if you hurt the children, when you are hurt, don't just focus on the ...... in front of you."

The Erkui family was comforted, and gradually collected their tears, and nodded again and again.

Qiu Chen made an appointment that it was not too early, so he didn't stay any longer, took out the things brought in the basket, put them on the kang table, and walked out with the empty basket.

The Erkui family knows Qiu Chen's temperament, and the most annoying thing to send something to pull and pull is to just be polite, and he doesn't push it back, but only moves his heavy body down from the kang, moves a small jar from the corner of the pot, and hands it to Qiu Chen: "This is sent by his uncle from the former Shanzi, there are many old forests in his grandmother's house, and there are no other rare things. It's not a good object, so let's add a snack to the Fu'er Man'er brothers and sisters! ”

Qiu Chen was slightly stunned when she heard the strange words, and then she heard the introduction of the Erkui family, and she suddenly remembered that a special product in the countryside, mountains, and woods in summer - the larva of the cicada, this thing has a lot of local names, what is the festival monkey, the turtle, the news cow, the climbing monkey...... Qiu Chen had been to many places in modern times and had eaten this dish among the local specialties of many places, but to her surprise, almost none of them had the same name. The variety and richness of China's local language has been fully demonstrated and brought into play in this small thing.

It is said that this kind of thing has been unearthed since the wheat harvest, and with the continuous rise of temperature and abundant rain, the number of these small things coming out of the hole will also increase.

Since Mai Qiu, Qiu Chen has been entangled in all kinds of affairs, and he went back and forth to the north, and it took a month to miss the golden period of catching such a small thing as the news cow. If it weren't for the Erkui family to come up with this thing today, she really couldn't remember this little thing.

This little round thing is full of treasures. The skin shell is called cicada molt when used in medicine, which can remove the pannu in name and calm the liver and extinguish the wind; The meat inside is nutritious, high protein and low fat, and also contains multiple nutrients that are beneficial to the human body, which is known as the 'king of protein' in modern times, and has already become a popular nutritious dish on urban and rural tables!

Unexpectedly got a jar of news cow, Qiu Chen was really happy, the smile on his face unconsciously thickened a little, and he praised with a smile: "This is a good thing!" Rare! ”

Whoever gives a gift will be happy to see that the other party likes it, and the Erkui family is also secretly relieved, with a smile on his face, but he is still polite: "What a rare thing, aunt, don't say that, there are also on the mountain behind our village, but the road is far away, and no one is rare to catch it!" ”

Qiu Chen raised his head and smiled: "I'm telling the truth, I'm really rare......"

Talking and laughing, he went out of the door, and it happened that Lin Xu and Junwen also walked out of Mr. Beiwu's room, and Pan Jiaqing and Pan's mother followed behind to see each other off.

As soon as Qiu Chen raised his eyes, he just saw Pan's mother smiling, but after seeing her, he lowered his face!

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From six o'clock in the morning to now, there are so many yards...... Bear with me!