On the sixth day of November in the twentieth year of Dading, it was cloudy and the north wind was about level 5. Situ Yan followed Li Dalang to fight for a while, fed the mule with medicine after breakfast, and then went to the clean room to prepare the oxalic acid water for washing paper. I hid in the east room alone, and the brothers washed the dishes and picked up the water and returned to the hall, seeing that the door of the east room was closed, and I didn't know what the little sister was busy with.

"Big brother, you said that Xiao Wu entered the house after eating, and there was no movement at this time, I don't know what I'm busy with?" Erlang wanted to go and see, but he was afraid that he would disturb his little sister to rest, everyone in the family knew that Situ Yan slept lightly and liked to be quiet, and no one would enter the east room if he had nothing to do on weekdays.

"I don't know? Maybe I'm tired in the morning, so I'll take a break, right? Li Dalang replied to Erlang while taking out the paper.

A few people felt that it was such a thing, so they read and practiced calligraphy with peace of mind.

Situ Yan entered the East Room to sew underwear, which was a common use of vest shorts in the previous life, there were few clothes at home, and there was no way to change and wash, the best way was to change underwear frequently, so that the body would be clean. I found the muslin head I bought, and finally made four sets before lunch.

I went to the utility room and looked at the mule, the medicine had already worked, and the mule was snorting as if it was straining. I added another meal of medicine and fed it, and then I had lunch with my brothers.

Erlang chatted with his little sister with his rice bowl. In the past, the four brothers used to eat with their heads down and bowls, and some bad habits have changed subtly.

"Little Five, is it okay to take a nap? Are you tired these days, why don't you take a nap later? Is the kang hot? ”

Situ Yan heard that they had misunderstood, she was used to only doing it without saying it, nor did she explain, but only said lightly "just right". Li Dalang even believed it, thinking that it must be that Xiaomei was too tired these days, and persuaded her to rest more, and not to do any work today.

After lunch, San Lang and Shiro went to wash and dry paper, Da Lang led Erlang to pick up firewood, the benefits of the cloudy sky, it looked like it was night, Situ Yan told him that if it snowed, he would come back quickly, and the firewood at home was enough.

When she returned to the east, Situ Yan took out a muslin cloth, which she bought when she was in a hurry, and began to make underwear for herself.

I don't know how long I was busy, but I heard Saburo's voice coming in from the yard, "It's snowing!" Situ Yan put away the needle and thread, put her brothers' underwear aside, and put her own into the ring, and then opened the door and walked out.

San Lang and Shiro were both standing in the courtyard at this time, and when they saw their little sister coming out, they happily pulled her to talk.

Situ Yan looked up at the sky, and the snowflakes were swept down by the wind, "Haven't the eldest brother and second brother come back yet?" "Such a wind and snow is worrying to look at.

"Come on, it's just snowing, and it will take a while to walk back from the mountains." San Langzhi never stumbled, and the words gradually increased, especially after selling things yesterday.

"The third brother and the fourth brother don't stand in the courtyard, be careful if you catch a cold."

"I'm not afraid, Xiaosi and I still have some paper that hasn't been washed, so we'll go in in a while."

"Little five go into the house, it's cold outside." Shiro opened the door for Xiaomei and watched her go in, and then he and Saburo entered the clean room.

Situ Yan and the others entered the clean room, and then they got into the stove room next to the upside-down house, where there was a commode, which was made by Situ Yan, the thatched house at home was too far away, and she was not used to it, so she was convenient to be here, for this also made the four brothers laugh for a while, laughing and laughing, the four of them had a tacit understanding to help her pour the commode, and Situ Yan also made a big red face for this, and she didn't talk to the four of them for a long time.

After solving his physiological needs, he heard the sound of the courtyard door, and hurriedly ran out to open the door, and saw Da Lang and Erlang walking in with two large bundles of firewood.

"Big brother, this winter's firewood is enough, let's go into the mountains again in spring!"

"Hey!" Da Lang piled the firewood into the firewood room, Situ Yan took out a cloth towel, dusted the snow on Erlang's body, saw Da Lang put the firewood away, and also dusted him, the two entered the house, Situ Yan went to the stove room to burn some ginger water and brought it in, watched the two drink clean, and then sat on the kang and chatted with the two.

San Lang and Shiro were also busy, and they went to the kang to drink water and chat, "Fourth brother, the wound on your head will be a little itchy these days, don't scratch it with your old hand, it will leave a scar." Situ Yan noticed that Shiro always touched the wound with his hand and gave a warning.

"Okay, hehe, it's good to have a Lang Zhong in this family." Shiro said that everyone is a pleasure.

"Big brother, I'm going to go to Brother Liangzi's house to check my sister-in-law's pulse later, and by the way, I'll send some snacks to Aunt Niu and Aunt Fu."

"Okay, I'll go with you." Li Dalang was not at ease, so he insisted on following, Situ Yan persuaded a few words, and when he saw that it was useless, he left him.

After checking the pulse of Liangzi's daughter-in-law, she sent snacks, and when she got home, the mule had already begun to poop, Situ Yan knew that the mule was alive, so she took out some wheat bran and cooked it, and added food to the mule, so she had dinner with her brothers.

When she was about to start studying, Situ Yan took out the finished underwear, "Brothers, this is called 'underwear', which is specially worn inside, and after wiping my body every day in the future, I will wear this in it, and this underwear must be changed every day, so that people are clean and don't like to get sick." ”

"This is the clothes? Why don't you have sleeves, and these pants, you don't even have legs. Jiro shook off his underwear, and the more he looked at it, the more strange it became.

"That's why it's called underwear. This is more convenient than ** and short pleats to wash. I know that my brothers are not used to it, so it will be fine slowly. "It takes time for these new things to get used to, and as long as they are willing to persevere, they will gradually realize the benefits.

"Okay, let's try it all." Li Dalang looked at these things curiously, although he didn't understand it, but he knew that Xiaomei must have her reason for doing this, he just had to follow it.

San Lang and Shiro are holding this thing, you look at me, I don't know what to do when I look at you? Situ Yan tried to use the clothes on them to teach them how to wear them, and pushed them to go to the clean room to wash up and try it first. When the four of them came back, they all lowered their heads and didn't speak, but it seemed that the room was a lot quieter.

Situ Yan knew that they were shy, so she didn't mention it anymore, and taught them to read, and this matter was over. Watching her brothers start to practice calligraphy, she went to the clean room to wash herself and change her clothes, and then went back to the east room to continue making underwear, and was busy until she turned off the lights and fell asleep.

On the warm kang in the west room, the four brothers were wearing underwear and covered with quilts, and they were embarrassed to speak for a while, and in the end, Li Erlang couldn't hold back his words, "Big brother, you said that this underwear is wearing as if you are not wearing it." Why would Xiao Wu let us wear this thing? ”

"Didn't you listen to Xiao Wu? This has to be changed every day, so that it is clean, all for our good health, I have paid attention, Xiao Wu wiped his body every day and washed his clothes, I used to wonder, I didn't see Xiao Wu change clothes, why are I still washing clothes every day, this time I understand, Xiao Wu must have washed this underwear before. In the future, all the underwear you change out will be washed for me, so as not to make Xiao Wu tired. Li Dalang had paid attention to these things before, and although Situ Yan didn't deliberately avoid them, he didn't tell them about it either.

"Okay." Erlang felt that what the eldest brother said was reasonable.

"Little Four, the wound has just been dressed, don't move." When Li Dalang turned sideways, he saw Shiro scratching the wound with his hand, and hurriedly stopped him.

"Hehehe, it's so itchy." Shiro was a little embarrassed, and he didn't have time to take it back when he raised his hand.

I don't know when the snow stopped, the next day after breakfast, Da Lang and Erlang removed the snow on the roof, and knocked down the ice cubes hanging along the edge of the house, San Lang and Shi Lang went to the backyard to collect snow water, the four of them did not need Situ Yan to arrange a reminder, this day is finally on the right track, there are no adults at home, several children are groping to learn how to live, looking at such four brothers, Situ Yan's heart is settled. In the future, even without her, these four people can live well, and when she thinks of this, she is happy from the bottom of her heart.

Seven or eight days before the market, San Lang and Shiro pasted a lot of hemp paper bags, and Da Lang and Ji Lang would still go into the mountains when they had time, although they did not go far, and sometimes they could only pick up a small handful of firewood, but they did not want to be idle at home and have nothing to do anyway.

There are two days left on November 15, and I am going to the market again, so Situ Yan called Erlang and Sanlang and taught them to make corn cakes.

First, peel and steam the millet seeds, cut them into small pieces and grind them into noodles with a rolling pin, add wheat flour, white sugar and evenly, make them into a three-centimeter-sized agent, and then compact them with an ingot-shaped mold, pour them out and steam them.

Da Lang and Shiro were making Xiwang cakes on the side, "Little Five, what's the name of this new dim sum?" ”

"I haven't thought about it yet, why don't my brothers come up with a name?"

"I think it's best to call it a ball, that corn is full of thorns on the outside." Erlang had just been stabbed a few times, and now he asked him to name the dim sum, and he still had palpitations.

"It's not good, I look at this dim sum and looks festive, it's called 'Yuanbao Cake', what do you say, Xiaowu?" San Lang pressed the mold while discussing with Situ Yan.

"Okay, I think the name of the third brother is good. If it's like the second brother, it's called a thorn ball, I'm afraid no one will dare to buy it. A few people talked and laughed and named the second dim sum of "Li Fuji".

When the "Yuanbao Cake" came out of the pot, Situ Yan was the first to give it to Erlang, she worked hardest to dial the corn, and got a snack, Erlang's smiling eyes narrowed into slits.

A few people talked and laughed, and made a lot of glutinous rice paper, wrapped the finished dim sum one by one, and stacked it into the basket.

The days of doing things pass very quickly, and when Aunt Fu sent winter boots, it was already the day before the market. This time only men's shoes were made, and the shoes were made the same as before, and the three aunts were very attentive, and this time they made ten more pairs, a total of 30 pairs. settled half of the salary, and wrapped a few pieces of "ingots cake" for Aunt Fu and a few people, and then sent people out of the door.