The day after returning from the market, after Situ Yan burned breakfast, he dismantled and washed the old cotton clothes he bought and the old quilt he took from Li's house, dried the cotton on the mat, and beat it carefully, and finally knocked open the knotted and hard place.

In the autumn rain, there are mountain ears (fungus) and mushrooms everywhere in the mountains, and Lijia Village is also lively because of this, every household every day at dawn, women take their children, carrying baskets and baskets into the mountains to pick mountain ears (fungus). Fortunately, the people of Lijia Village do not eat mushrooms, and two years ago, someone was poisoned and died after eating mushrooms, and the villagers no longer dared to eat mushrooms. This made Situ Yan cheaper, and she picked the mushrooms in this mountain for nearly five days in a row. They were all dried and kept as winter vegetables. It's a pity that there are few mountain ears, and there are only about five catties after drying.

During the day, they were busy going into the mountains, and at night they were busy making cotton clothes, and after four nights and 30 nights, the four brothers had dinner and sat on the floor of the main house to weave straw mats and chatter. Situ Yan put away the last stitch, and the four sets of cotton clothes were finally ready.

"Brothers, come and try on cotton clothes." Situ Yan was a little excited, she made these four sets of cotton clothes really hard, the cloth was too thick and a little hard, and the cotton had to be handled carefully, so she was busy for four nights in a row before she made four sets, and her own body had not come to dismantle and wash it urgently.

Li Erlang was the first to get up, and he picked up a cotton coat first and was about to put it on his body, "Second brother, that's the third brother's, you are wearing a small one, this one is yours." Situ Yan handed over Erlang's cotton clothes.

Only then did a few people take their cotton clothes and put them on. Da Lang touched the cotton clothes with his hands first, and then carefully put them on his body.

"Little Wu, what's the matter, don't you wear it?" Saburo asked while putting on a cotton coat and tying a belt.

A few people turned around to look at Situ Yan together, they all had new cotton clothes, but Xiao Wu was still wearing a jacket?

"My fit, it's night, so I won't try it."

"Xiao Wu, did you just make new cotton clothes for us, you haven't made your own yet, then I don't wear it, you wear it first." Li Dalang took off the half-worn cotton clothes again, he didn't want to warm himself, but let his little sister freeze.

"I don't wear it anymore." After listening to Da Lang's words, Erlang was both happy and distressed. The little sister was everywhere for them, and she didn't even have time to make her own cotton clothes.

"Big brother, second brother, quickly put it on and show it to Xiao Wu, I really have cotton clothes, and I will wear it too." Situ Yan opened a cloth bag placed in the kang and took out the cotton clothes that Cui Ping bought for her at the clothing appraisal shop, although they were old and dirty, they fit well.

A few people saw that Xiaomei really had cotton clothes, but they could also see that Xiaomei's cotton clothes were not newly dismantled and washed.

"Thank you, little sister!" Li Dalang's thanks not only came from the deepest part of his heart, but also moved by this little sister in the deepest part of his soul.

"Big brother, what are you polite to me, put on cotton pants too, see if they fit, if there are any inappropriate places, so we can change them."

"It fits, Xiao Wu's craftsmanship is the best." Jiro touched the clothes on his body and didn't want to take them off.

"It's so warm, big brother and I also have new cotton clothes to wear." Shiro cried even more happily.

"Then Ming'er will work alone, and the brothers will wear it, so don't catch a cold." Situ Yan thought that she would wear just right clothes for work tomorrow.

"I can't bear it, the work is mud and dirt, and it hurts to get dirty." Jiro hugged his chest and protected his clothes, scared as if he was about to be robbed.

"I don't wear it, anyway, it's not cold to work in single clothes at this time, and I'll wear it again when the New Year comes." Shiro wants to wear new clothes for the New Year, but now he can't bear it.

"No, even if you don't wear it for work, you can't wait until the New Year, if the weather is colder, my brothers must wear cotton clothes, otherwise I will freeze and get sick, and I will be angry." Situ Yan felt a little funny, there was no cotton clothes to be frozen, and there were cotton clothes to be frozen, these four people were afraid that they were poor, and they didn't dare to wear new clothes.

"Just listen to Xiao Wu, if it's not cold at work, we won't wear it, if it's cold, we will all wear it, but you can't get sick, and then give the illness to Xiao Wu, are you willing to do it?" Li Dalang understands the thoughts of his younger brothers, and he is not reluctant, but he also knows that no matter how much he cherishes it, his body is not important.

"Big brother said it well." Situ Yan glared at Erlang and Shiro, glanced at the four of them again, and saw that the clothes fit well, so she put away the needle and thread, and planned to rest.

"Little Wu, I have something I want to discuss with you?" Li Dalang saw that Xiao Wu was cleaning up, and knew that she was done with her and was going to sleep.

"Big brother, say it!" Situ Yan stopped what she was doing, straightened up and sat on the edge of the kang, looking at Li Dalang.

"Uncle Muramasa told me that Ming'er came to help Uncle Niu and Shan Wazi, Uncle Fourth and Gouzi, and Uncle Zhang Fa. Uncle Niu's family and the fourth uncle's family don't need to give money, but this Uncle Zhang Fa is a craftsman and eats by handicraft, and he doesn't even have rented official land in this Li family village, and he relies on the pankang stove to do a little work for people to make money every year. If my family asks him for help, Uncle Zhang Fa will be easy to say, I'm afraid that Aunt Fa will complain. Li Dalang was a little hesitant, the current money in the family was all earned by the younger sister, he didn't make money, and he still wanted to spend money outside, he was a little blocked in his heart.

"It's still Uncle Muramasa and the eldest brother who are thoughtful, I don't understand this, Ming'er will start work, and the eldest brother will ask Uncle Muramasa, how much does it cost for this Uncle Zhang to give people a kang and build a stove, and my family will pay according to this. At that time, I will send the money directly to my aunt, this neighborhood help is one thing, if you miss someone's work, even we ourselves are not comfortable. Situ Yan felt that there was nothing wrong with earning according to her work, even if it was the other two, she would take them to make a fortune together in the future, and she would not let them work in vain.

"That's okay, I'll ask tomorrow morning." Li Dalang feels that Xiaomei is measured in her work and is a good hand in charge of the director.

"Big brother, at home, he is the little five housekeepers, but outside, the big brother of this family is the head of the family, so what's the big deal, the big brother has to help the little five think more, so that we can get more prosperous this day."

"Okay." Being so trusted by his little sister, Li Dalang felt happy in his heart. Xiaomei really regards him as the head of the family, and he will perform the crown ceremony next year, he is really an adult. He will definitely take good care of his younger siblings and work hard to support this family.

"It's not too early, my brothers should sleep too!" Situ Yan lay down first, she got up before dawn these days, and she couldn't sleep at night, she really felt a little unbearable, and fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow.

The four brothers wore new clothes, and they didn't take them off, they went on the kang carefully, and Xiao Wu slept lightly, for fear of disturbing her, so he didn't even dare to make any movement. Da Lang was the last to get on the kang, blew the oil lamp, found a corner and put it on the ground, and then lay down next to Situ Yan.

Erlang couldn't sleep a little, and muttered softly next to Da Lang, "Big brother, I feel warm in my heart now, and I look forward to the day lighting up soon, being able to eat the food cooked by Xiao Wu, and having the strength to do more work." I didn't think like this before, I always hoped that the sky would not be bright, and it was better not to light up for the rest of my life. ”

Da Lang listened to the sound of the little sister's breathing, and didn't see the little sister wake up, so he turned to Erlang, "It's the eldest brother who has no ability, so let you suffer with it." In fact, I also thought so, but now that I have Xiao Wu, I just want to live a good life, and when the house at home is up, I will go to the county to carry the work, at least before the year, buy a new dress for Xiao Wu, and then cut two catties of pork to make up for Xiao Wu, these days can make Xiao Wu tired. ”

"Big brother, I'll go too, I have a lot of strength, let the little three and the fourth stay (stay) at home, and take care of the little five." Erlang thinks that the eldest brother has a good idea, although he is very tired of carrying the work, he may buy clothes and meat for Xiao Wu, and he is willing to be tired no matter how tired he is.

"Big brother, I'll go." San Lang was touching his new clothes at this time, and he couldn't sleep, and he was anxious when he heard the words of the eldest brother, and he also wanted to make up for Xiao Wu's body.

"Don't go, you're still young, your body hasn't grown well, it's too tiring. You stay at home to take care of Xiao Wu, don't let her be bullied, I think that these two donkeys' family is not so easy to dismiss. In the past few days, I can always see the two donkeys coming to the west of the village, and I am afraid that they are beating Xiao Wu's idea. Li Dalang can often see the second donkey wandering around his house these days, although he has not entered the yard, but he is always unsure.

"How dare he? If he dares to bully Xiao Wu, I won't be able to kill him. When Li Erlang heard that the second donkey was going to be unfavorable to Xiao Wu, he sat up anxiously, and his voice became louder.

Situ Yan was already unstable in her sleep in her dream, and when she was disturbed by this noise, she habitually turned around, and several people immediately stopped talking, and Da Lang gave Erlang a punch even more angrily.

Erlang felt ashamed, and he didn't dare to speak out when he was beaten by his eldest brother. Seeing that the little sister just turned around and didn't wake up, she waited for a while before she dared to lie down gently.

Da Lang didn't dare to make a sound again, and several people didn't know how long they waited, and they fell asleep in a daze, until the rooster crowed.

When Situ Yan woke up in the morning, she felt that her body was still a little sore, but her spirit was much better than yesterday, and she knew that this was the sequelae of excessive physical fatigue, and it would be good to rest for a few more days. glanced at a few brothers and couldn't help but smile.

When these four people went out, they took off their cotton clothes and wore them when they fell asleep, which is not considered to be putting the cart before the horse. I wanted to remind him, but in the end, he swallowed back the words he wanted to say, and shook his head helplessly, "Long live understanding!" With a hint in my heart, I went to cook breakfast.

Today is the first day of building a house, and there is a sacrifice in the morning, although the house deed is Situ Yan's name, but she can't participate in the sacrifice as a girl, so she has to stand outside the new courtyard to watch the excitement.

The village is bringing the helpers and the four brothers of Li Dalang to worship heaven and earth, and then the ground is started. There are four brothers in the Li family, leaving only Da Lang and Erlang to help build the house. Situ Yan asked Saburo and Shiro to dig the thorn circle courtyard wall.

After worshipping heaven and earth, Muramasa found Situ Yan, "Girl, Da Lang came to me in the morning, what do you think about Zhang Fa?" In the eyes of others, maybe the Li family is the head of the big man, but he understands that the real head of the Li family is this six-year-old girl.

"Uncle Murazheng, I want to pay Uncle Zhang Fa, firstly because Uncle Zhang Fa's family has no land to rely on this to make money, and secondly, because of Aunt Fa. Even if I don't say it, my uncle can understand. ”

"Your Uncle Zhang Fa is a good one, but this daughter-in-law, hey, every family has bad debts. Then according to you, the craftsmanship of this hair can not be found in the county, that is, in this ten miles and eight villages, so the price is not high, the general plate of a kang is fifty Wen, the base kang stove is thirty Wen, the kitchen stove is twenty Wen, and it also includes building a chimney. What is your family like, everyone in this village knows it, you just look at it and give some, as long as Zhang Fa's daughter-in-law doesn't say it. ”

"Since we want to give, then there is a lot of money, lest we give it, and people will say a word of stinginess. What does Uncle Niu think about Uncle Niu's family and Uncle Four's family, do you want to give some too? ”

"It's not necessary, I know that you must have a plan in your heart, these two families are afraid that you will be indispensable in the future, and they are not bad at this moment, and the daughters-in-law of these two families are also good, so you can rest assured." Muramasa thought about it for a while, Li Aniu and Li Si would not be calculated because of this.

"There is also a girl, in the future, you will call me Uncle Wangfu, don't call Uncle Murazheng, listen to the outside world." Muramasa likes this girl from the bottom of his heart, and he really treats her as his own child.

"Yes, Uncle Wangfu. Who helped me, I have this in mind, you can rest assured! The two didn't talk much more, Situ Yan went home first and calculated, what she wanted to build was a house like a courtyard, four kangs, four kang stoves, two kitchen stoves, and 360 copper coins. I tidied up the things in the house again, and put them all into the ring, and not even the water tank, the barrel, or the basin were dropped. The old house was the same as it was before she came, and nothing was empty. Finally, I checked it carefully again, and then I went out.

In the past few days, not only Li Dalang has seen the second donkey, but Situ Yan has also seen it a few times, although she doesn't know who this person is, but she has a feeling that this person has been circling around her house for the past few days, and he must not have any good intentions. This kind of villain who is playing tricks behind his back, Situ Yan really has no time to deal with it at the moment, but he can't let him succeed.