After a meal, noon has passed.

The drunken Lu Fuzeng was helped back by Lu Zhong and his brothers, the drunken Qiu Mingliang was carried back by Qiu Fu, and the drunken Lu Shouzeng went back to the house and lay down. After thanking Yulan, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the big house left in a hurry with the juniors, and Mrs. Qiu wanted to help Yulan clean up the cups, plates and bowls, but Yulan refused, and the two said some kind words, and Mrs. Qiu took Lu Lian home.

Lu Xiaoyi looked at the greasy and messy cups, plates and bowls on the three tables, and had a headache. Yulan couldn't take a break, and beckoned Wang Dongmei and Xiaoyi Xiaoding to hurry up and clean up, and they had to bake cakes in the afternoon, so they couldn't delay for a moment.

Today, there is no Lu Lian, obviously feeling that there is not enough manpower, and she is busy until the evening, doing more than 100 less than usual, and in the evening, Yulan discussed with Lu Zhong about inviting people.

Lu Zhong said: "You can decide this matter, you know better than me who is diligent and capable of the daughter-in-law and mother-in-law in the village." ”

Yulan said while shaking the pu fan, "To be honest, I don't want to find people in the village, although this scone has a secret recipe, I'm still worried about being learned, and when the time comes, the people of the dart bureau will find us and say how the only business has become something that everyone will do, what will we say when the time comes?" ”

Lu Zhong didn't have any worries about this, and comforted: "Don't worry, since this is a secret method, it is not something that others can easily learn." ”

Lu Zhong is her backbone, seeing that he is full of confidence, the worry in Yulan's heart was quickly relieved, she pondered the women who were close to the village one by one, set a person to come, and said to Lu Zhong: "Why don't you invite sister-in-law Hua, she is a real person, she doesn't say much, and she works steadily." "The sister-in-law in Yulan's mouth is the mother of Lu Xiaoyi's little sister Hua Magpie.

Lu Zhong nodded, "Okay." Brother Hua and sister-in-law are all real people. ”

Yulan sighed: "At the end of last year, Sister-in-law Hua had an illness, and the family spent a lot of savings, although she has many sons, but she is young, and now she only has a laborer for Brother Hua, taking care of the farm work in the field, she can't take care of going to the city to make money, the family is living a very poor life, let's invite her to bake cakes, and five or six hundred yuan in a month can also supplement the family." ”

Lu Zhong said: "If you can help, try to help." In a few years, several sons of his family will grow up. If you work harder, you will have a better life. ”

Yulan didn't think so, "You're going to say something, your son has grown up to say goodbye, and the dowry alone is enough for them to be tired." Thank God for having a blessed old age. ”

Lu Zhong smiled. "We have only one son. Wouldn't it be much easier for the two of us. ”

Yulan was disgusted: "You think my son has fewer children, and envy those who have more sons, don't you?" ”

Lu Zhong hurriedly shook his hand fan. explained vigorously, "I didn't mean that, don't be careful, I'll be content with Xiao Geng." ”

Yulan ignored him and waved a fan at the oil lamp, but the lamp flickered and could not be extinguished, Yulan complained and threw the fan, got up and blew out the wick, and slept far away ignoring people.

Lu Zhong was even more anxious, and took advantage of the night to lean over and help her fan the wind.

Yulan laughed out loud, and Lu Zhong shouted that he was fooled, which was sweet.

The next day, Lu Xiaoyi learned that Yulan was going to ask the magpie and her mother to come over to help, and shouted to follow, and the magpie said a while ago that she would catch a kitten for her, but there was no reply for so long, so she simply took this opportunity to come to the door to ask for it.

The magpie's family lives in the south of the village, not far from Lu Xiaoyi's house, along the village road, bypassing more than a dozen households.

From afar, I saw the three younger brothers of the magpie chasing and playing at the gate of the courtyard, and the magpie and the eldest brother Xizhu were rummaging melons and vegetables in the vegetable field outside the courtyard.

Lu Xiaoyi arrived before he made a sound, and the magpies and magpies kept shouting, and they ran forward lively.

Yulan scolded her with a smile, "Run slowly, beware of falling a dog and eating, it's you who are ashamed!" As soon as the words fell, Lu Xiaoyi tripped over a clump of vines on the side of the road and fell to the ground, and fell down with a loud bang, and his palms hurt hotly.

She quickly flipped up, clapped her hands and shook the ashes, turned back to Yulan and smiled, and continued to run forward.

Yulan hated her, "Still running and running!" Can you stop a little! ”

The magpie had already covered his mouth and bent over with a smile, and shouted at Lu Xiaoyi: "Look at your feet, beware of knocking out your front teeth!" ”

Lu Xiaoyi had already run closer, panting and laughing, "My reputation was ruined!" ”

Xizhu smiled shyly at Xiao Yi's face, and the other three Xiao Maotou of the Xizi generation had no scruples, shouting around Xiao Yi: "Fall on a big horse!" Fall on the ground! ”

The magpie reprimanded them, "Happy bolt, don't mess around with your younger brothers to play." The three little hairy heads laughed again, and obediently ran to play.

Lu Xiaoyi stood outside the vegetable field and asked the magpie: "What are you two doing?" ”

"Pluck some radishes and dry vegetables, what are you doing here?"

"My mother has something to do with your mother, and I have something to do with you." Lu Xiaoyi walked along the ditch, "I'll help you pull the turnip, and I'll talk about my business when I'm done." ”

"Let's talk about it first, I won't help wash the clothes if they get dirty!" After speaking, the magpie gave up his place to Lu Xiaoyi, and the two pulled radishes side by side.

Yulan came over and asked with a smile: "Magpie, is your mother at home?" ”

The magpie nodded, "Auntie, my mother feeds the pigs in the backyard, and I'll take you there." ”

Yulan smiled and waved her hand: "No, no, no, I'll find it myself, you're busy!" As she spoke, Yulan generously entered the courtyard of the Hua family.

The magpie wanted to follow, but Lu Xiaoyi grabbed her, "Don't worry, my mother will go in and shout, won't your mother come out?" Come, let's continue to pluck turnips! ”

The radish grows well, the green cherry blossoms are spread out like petals, half of the radish has been exposed to the ground, just grab the cherry blossoms and gently flick it, the white and tender radish will be unearthed, the roots are stained with a little mud, throw it in front of the Xi Zhu, the Xi Zhu skillfully peel off the radish cherry seeds, and throw the round white radish into the wicker basket.

Lu Xiaoyi's rise and hummed happily: "Pull the radish and pull the turnip, hey hey hey pull the radish, hey can't pull it, the old woman come quickly, come and help us pull the radish." ”

The magpie smiled and smashed a piece of radish cherry blossoms, "What are you singing, the tune is weird!" ”

Lu Xiaoyi said proudly: "Sounds good, right?" I made it up myself. ”

The magpie sneered, "Phew! Can you make up this weird tune? You must have gone into town to listen to those street performers. ”

Lu Xiaoyi grinned and said: "Magpie, you believe me, I really made it up myself, and the song of the flower magpie at the beginning was also made up by me." ”

The magpie glanced at the joy pillar next to him and whispered, "My brother is here, don't sing that nonsense." ”

"Shall I sing my carrot plucker?" Then bend down and continue to pluck the turnips, humming the next few sections as you pluck them.

The magpie's posture of plucking radishes became weird, it turned out to be listening carefully to Lu Xiaoyi's lyrics, and she was in a posture of covering her mouth at any time.

It's just a pure children's song, where can there be sensitive words, until Lu Xiaoyi finished humming, the magpie was relieved, looked down and saw a few radishes in front of him, and then looked at Lu Xiaoyi, pulled out a lot of them, and the magpie was a little embarrassed.

Lu Xiaoyi said deliberately: "Look at you, you're lazy, but is this effort calling me?" ”

The magpie said: "It's all your fault!" Sing this Rausch tune, cats and dogs all come to pull turnips, can they all become fine? ”

"I don't know if it's a sperm or not, I just know that you owe me two kittens."

"I remember this, my mother said to raise it for a month, the cats are older and easier to feed, and you can't raise them if you save it, and you will trample two small lives in vain."

Based on this sentence, Lu Xiaoyi decided that Aunt Hua was a good person, and the person who could treat the kitten cub as a life must be kind-hearted, especially in the farmer's family, cats and dogs are worthless, they are born every year, and there are several in their lives.

The two of them talked, and after a while, they pulled out the radishes in the vegetable field, and the white radish lumps were filled in three baskets, and the green radish cherry blossoms were scattered all over the ground.

The magpie commanded: "Xizhu, you pick up the radish cherry seeds, and I will take Xiaoyi to the backyard to wash his hands." Then he took Xiaoyi to his backyard, and he didn't see the shadow of Magnolia, so he must have gone to the hall with Aunt Hua.

Sure enough, after washing my hands, I came over, and saw Yulan and Sister-in-law Hua chatting happily in the hall, and when I saw Xiao Yi and Magpie coming in, Sister-in-law Hua blamed the magpie, "Xiao Yi is a guest, why are you pulling her to work?" ”

The magpie bowed his head and did not speak.

Yulan smiled: "Little girl, you help me, I help you, this is how sisterhood comes out, sister-in-law don't blame the magpies, let them go!" ”

Sister-in-law Hua was ashamed, "You and Xiao Yi are guests at the door, we don't have a cup of tea, and you let Xiao Yi pull out a radish, and I'm embarrassed to say it." ”

Lu Xiaoyi took the magpie's hand and said loudly: "Aunt Hua, you don't know how much the magpie helps me on weekdays, she helps me with digging wild vegetables, cutting pigweed, fishing for mussel shells, and screws, so I should help her pull a few radishes." ”

Yulan smiled: "Look, how happy they are, let's not think too much, it's not too early, there is still something to do at home, I won't delay much, sister-in-law Hua, you can discuss what I said just now with Brother Hua, if you agree to come to my house in the afternoon!" ”

Sister-in-law Hua nodded, got up and sent Yulan and Lu Xiaoyi out of the hospital.

On the way back, Lu Xiaoyi asked Yulan, "Mother, did Aunt Hua agree?" ”

Yulan said: "It seems that she agreed, but she didn't make up her mind, and said that she would discuss it with Brother Hua before replying." ”

Lu Xiaoyi thought for a while and said, "Aunt Hua must be worried that once she helps make cakes, most of the work at home will be thrown to the magpie, so she can't bear it." ”

Yulan nodded, "Yes, the Hua family has many children, and there are many pigs and chickens, once Sister-in-law Hua delays for half a day, the magpie will have to suffer, she is only one year older than you, and I will weigh it too." ”

Lu Xiaoyi grabbed Yulan's arm, "Mother, if I am a magpie, I will let you bake cakes to make money, and I will take care of my younger brother at home to feed the pigs and chickens, I believe that the magpie will do the same." ”

Yulan smiled and touched Xiao Yi's head, "Yes, how can you live a good life without hard work!" Life as a family is like rowing a boat, several people have to work hard at the same time, otherwise the boat will just spin in place. (To be continued......)