Chapter 22, firecrackers
Wu Nuandong was shouted outside by Wu Chunxi, just when the adults were about to set off firecrackers, the family stayed in the courtyard, the old man lit the brazier, a few boys picked up the bamboo and put it in the brazier, and after a while, the expansion caused by the fire roasted the bamboo made the bamboo crackle.
In fact, at this time, gunpowder was already used as a firecracker instead of bamboo, but because the samurai were in a semi-secluded state in the mountains, they did not dare to buy cannonballs, for fear of mountain fires and other villagers.
really saw the origin of firecrackers, Wu Nuandong was amazed. That's a good way! It is environmentally friendly and safe, and the sound of firecrackers is not scary at all, but it just makes the empty mountains and fields a little more lively.
"Daddy, let's use bamboo as firecrackers in the future, right?" Wu Nuandong also tried to burn one, and the sound of the thunderbolt and the fewer and fewer bamboo knots were really exciting.
"Silly girl, bamboo is not available everywhere, this year we happened to encounter a wild bamboo forest." Wu Tiande touched the fox fur hat of the girl, and saw that Wu Shanhe with the rabbit fur hat also looked at him eagerly, smiled helplessly, and promised, "When it settles down next year, the fourth grandfather will buy real fireworks for you and your little aunt!" ”
Wu Shanhe smiled shyly, plunged into the arms of Wu Xingxia, and peeked at the little uncles who were still playing with firecrackers. The spots on the yellowish little face did not go down in the end, and even some places were inadvertently picked off by the Wushan River, leaving pits of different sizes.
Wu Nuandong nodded, although he was sorry, he could understand it. Bamboo was the favorite plant of the literati, and the price of a mansion with a bamboo forest was higher than that of ordinary residences, which shows how much the scholars of Qinggao admired bamboo at this time. This also leads to the inflated price of bamboo seeds, and ordinary people will not spend money in waste to plant plants that have little income.
She raised her eyes and glanced at Wu Shanhe, pursing her lips slightly, if Tian Huilan didn't stare so closely, she would still have the opportunity to feed Wu Shanhe some space water to remove the scar immediately, but it's a pity...... After all, the usual drinking water has been diluted a lot, and the effect is not obvious, but if you drink it for a long time, it will still be effective.
The firecrackers burned out and the smoke cleared to reveal a clear sky, and Wu Nuandong immediately felt a different smell brewing in the air. At the time of the alternation of the old and the new, the stars and the moon shine together, it is the best time to practice meditation, Wu Nuandong yawned, was seen by Wu Chunxi, showed a naughty smile just like his age, pinched the little sister's little nose and scratched it, and laughed out loud under Wu Nuandong's cute expression of rubbing his nose in a daze. Wu Qiuzhi saw it, took Wu Nuandong in his arms, said goodbye to his grandfather and father, and went back to the shack.
Wu Qiuzhi stopped the idea of the little sister making the bed by herself, cheered up, made the bed, simply scrubbed her hands and face, and washed herself, but finally she couldn't resist the sleepiness and fell asleep.
Touching Wu Qiuzhi's thin little face, Wu Nuandong felt a little guilty, she was used to letting her three brothers take care of her during these days, forgetting her real age and their real age. It's just that her body is too small now, and she can't afford any housework, and she doesn't dare to change too much at once to arouse their suspicions. Wu Nuandong silently swore that when she was older, she would be replaced to protect them.
The adults kept vigil, the children fell asleep one after another, and Wu Nuandong leaned aside and closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, but he was actually meditating and pranayama.
In the early morning of the first day of the new year, Wu Nuandong was woken up by the fragrance of dumplings, and when he opened his eyes, he found himself lying in the middle of the bed, covered with a thick quilt, and slept refreshedly.
Scratching her face with shame, when did she fall asleep, she didn't even know if she was flattened. However, last night was not without a little gain, and the short effort stabilized the first realm of internal strength.
When the family is stable, you can practice the Jingnu Heart Sutra and cultivate the body, and then you can find a few internal exercises suitable for uncles and brothers.
"Eat dumplings on the first day of the first lunar month!" The uncle's voice came from outside, and a few brothers who got up early to practice the exercises collected their hands and washed their hands and faces one by one, Wu Xia Zhi rushed in, bringing a chill, and Wu Qiuzhi, who followed behind, had a small face tightened, "Second brother, your body is cold, don't freeze and be warm." ”
"Okay, okay, little mother-in-law, the nagging level is about to catch up with the aunt!" Wu Xia Zhi pursed his lips and quietly put away the cold hand that he was naughty and wanted to stuff into Wu Nuandong's neck, the third brother is simply a warm little lady, it is about Nuan Nuan, sometimes he can detect it if his father can't detect it, it's terrible!
As soon as Wu Chunxi came in, he heard Wu Xiazhi's muttering, shook the cold air on his sleeve, and glanced at Wu Xiazhi quite meaningfully, "I'm embarrassed to say that the third brother, you are naughty and unstable among the three brothers, when will you change with the third brother, stay at home when you see the sky, see what you do?" ”
"Don't!" Wu Xiazhi's face turned blue, he didn't want to stay at home and not leave the house, it was no problem to take care of his little sister, he could just take his little sister to catch loaches in the river pond, but he guarded the house for his father and brother all day long, washing clothes and cooking or something.
Wu Nuandong looked at Wu Xia Zhi timidly shrinking his neck, and couldn't help but feel a little comforted in his heart, it seemed that she was not the only one who was afraid of her eldest brother.
On the first day of the new year, the sound of firecrackers rang out in the village at the foot of the mountain, breaking the silence of the early morning.
In the midst of the noise, the Wu family started the first breakfast of the new year.
It's delicious but dumplings, Wu Nuandong likes dumplings the most, and the dumplings made by grandma are a must, and no chef anywhere can compare to them. The eldest aunt's craftsmanship is also good, and she specially wrapped more than 20 small dumplings for Wu Nuandong and Wu Shanhe, even if there was no vinegar, they were eaten by the two children one bite at a time.
On the second day of the first month, I sacrificed to the God of Wealth and returned to my mother's home.
The third day of junior high school sends God.
After the third year of junior high school, the samurai family began to get vaccinated, and when they recovered, they prepared to move their families and continue south, hoping to find a stable village in late spring.
Old Man Wu, Wu Tianxin, Wu Tianchong, Wu Tiande, Wu Tianci, Wu Xinghai, Qian, Zhao, Tian and Zhou, a total of ten people were seeded with pox, and the remaining adults were only Wu Xingxia, Wu Xingyi and Wu Xingchuan, who was only half an adult. Several daughters-in-law made a lot of dumplings and hung them under the eaves of the thatched house, for fear that the children would be hungry, and boiled a lot of hot bone broth and put it on the outside, and when they were eating, they just dug a piece of hot heat.
On the night of the pox, several daughters-in-law with slightly weaker bodies had a fever first, and in the middle of the night, the old man also began to have a high fever, followed by a series of fevers from the martial arts men. Fortunately, Zheng Wen was well prepared, although it was burning, it was not outrageous, and several men still had the spirit to laugh and laugh.
With the physical background of the Wu family, Zheng Wen speculated that ten people would be cured in three days at most, and there was also a jar of magic medicine in the bamboo jar that could be used to dispense medicine and drink for ten people.
Zheng Wenhe's plan was very good, but they didn't know that in the early morning of the second day of the pox, a team of officers and soldiers went up the mountain under the leadership of the villagers of Gushan Village. Originally, the villagers thought that the family had left, but the children found out that they had stayed here to this day.
It's been half a month, what disease is so difficult to treat? The village chief frowned at the moment.
When the epidemic broke out, many villages were implicated, and the village chief did not dare to be careless, for fear of affecting the backing villages, so he hurriedly went to the government to report that one of the victims was sick and hid in the mountains, which led to the next thing.