Situ Yan and the four brothers of the Li family spent every day in a busy and busy manner, and finally when they entered the wax moon, in addition to selling bean sprouts every three days, they had to store snow water when it snowed. The rest of the time is spent practicing boxing, archery, and reading. And Situ Yan took the snow wolf into the mountains to play when she got free.

On the eighth day of the lunar month, it is another year of Laba Festival, compared with last year's glutinous rice, japonica rice, corn, red beans, mung beans, longan, pine nuts, red dates to make the eight treasure porridge, this year is much simpler, only use a little glutinous rice, japonica rice, corn, red beans, mung beans, bud grain slag, Shu millet and millet (yellow rice) after the sacrifice of the eight grain star god after cooking a small pot of eight treasure porridge out of the pot put a little homemade white frost sugar, although the material is not as good as last year, but in this year of famine can also eat such porridge is already incomparable to ordinary people.

After breakfast, Situ Yan made a little bit of laba garlic as before, and kept it for dumplings on Chinese New Year's Eve. After being busy with family affairs, Situ Yan discussed with the four brothers of the Li family, "Today is Laba, and it is a year of famine, and the people in the village are not having a good time this day, although a few families have made some money with us this year, but this tax payment, all folded into it is not enough, I want to send some food to Uncle Cunzheng, let him boil some eight-treasure porridge to share with the people in the village, even if the family can only share one bowl, it is also a festival." What do you think it's good to do that? ”

"I think it's good, what do you think, big brother?" Erlang thinks it's very good, he has time these days, he wanted to go to a few boys in the village to come out to play with, but found that these people are all cats at home, refusing to go out, saying that they are hungry when they go out and walk too much, or lie at home and don't move.

"Xiao Wu, in the past, you said that you should keep a low profile and not let others blush and worry about it, didn't we do this to tell the people in the village that my family has food?" Li Dalang has also learned to think more about things these days, and he doesn't feel bad, but he is afraid that something will happen to his family, and he will scare his younger siblings again.

Situ Yan was very happy in her heart, she didn't want the four brothers to blindly obey, but to learn to think, at least to know what was right and what was wrong, "Big brother, I will send things to Uncle Muramasa, and let Uncle Muramasa do things, we are doing good deeds without leaving a name." As long as Uncle Muramasa doesn't say it, no one knows that we did it. ”

"Xiao Wu, this thing is from our family, but I want to let the village take it and give it away, I don't have a taste in my heart." It's not that Jiro doesn't like Muramasa, he just feels that his family's things are given away, although he doesn't point to others to thank him, but at least he has to let others know.

"Second brother, doing this is just to make us feel at ease in our own hearts, and people only want to be worthy of their hearts in life, not to chase fame and fortune."

"Although I understand it in my heart, I still feel uncomfortable in my heart."

"Xiao Wu, do you want to help the people in the village, although there are not many things to give, but as you told us when you first came, people must have hope when they live, do you want to give them a hope, so that they can have the courage to live like we did at the beginning?" Saburo looked deeper and thought more.

"Yes, what the third brother said is very right, this is what I thought. We live in Lijia Village, if there is only one of us in this village, is it still called a village? It's a life of popularity, and someone needs to help each other, so at least everyone in the village can live. ”

"I understand, I also think this is the best, that is, not to let people look at our family red, people often say that they don't do bad things during the day, and they are not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night, we have done good deeds, but we can eat and sleep well, and we are also accumulating virtue and blessings for our parents in heaven."

"Little Five, I'm also willing. can accumulate blessings for my father and mother, and let my father and mother reach bliss as soon as possible. "Every time I mention my father, Shiro is very moved.

"Since my brothers have agreed, then I'll go and prepare the things I want to bring first, and I'll send them to Uncle Muramasa with my eldest brother in a while." Situ Yan saw that the four brothers did not object, so she entered the stove room, took out 1 catty of bud grain slag, 5 taels of corn, 5 taels of yellow rice, 5 taels of millet and 1 catty of sweet potatoes from the grain shelf, and took out 1 tael of red beans, 1 tael of green adzuki beans (mung beans) and 1 tael of red sugar from the ring, and prepared 1 tael of salt for the village and found a piece of paper to wrap it separately.

When the things were ready, Situ Yan called Li Dalang to go to the village house with him.

"Is Uncle Wangfu at home?"

"It's a girl, come in, your uncle is resting in the house." Aunt Fu heard the call for the door, and hurriedly came out of the stove to open the door, "Yo, Da Lang is also here, come in and it's cold outside." ”

Entered the stove room of the main house, turned into the inner room of the old village, and saw the old village and the village were sitting on the kang smoking dry tobacco, the house was a little choked, Situ Yan coughed secretly, and then said what he meant, "Uncle Wangfu, today is Laba Festival, the brothers think that this year is a year of famine, and seeing that the aunts and sisters-in-law in the village are not having a good time, they prepared some things, and made up eight things to boil some porridge here for every household in the village, so that everyone can have a good holiday." We are young and don't understand anything, and we have to help you do this, but we are tired of you and Aunt Fu. ”

"Da Lang, it stands to reason that this is a good thing, Uncle shouldn't stop it, but every family has a point, so it will cost a lot of food, you and Erlang have discussed this matter? You can't let the girl mess around. ”

Situ Yan didn't wait for Li Dalang to speak, and answered first, "Look at what Uncle said, I'm not the monkey in the mountains, I see the sky jumping up and down." This time it's the brothers' meaning, you can wronged me this time. It was the brothers who watched the younger brothers and sisters in the village have a hard time, and wanted to send everyone something to eat during the festival, but my family couldn't get anything decent, so they thought about boiling some porridge so that everyone could eat a bite, which is also the meaning. ”

Li Dalang also nodded, this matter was just said by the little sister on the road, so he also echoed.

"It seems that Da Lang has really become the head of the family, and he is no longer the stupid boy who doesn't know anything. It's a good idea. Okay, Uncle will answer this matter. Muramasa is beautiful in his heart, this matter has made him famous again, and he doesn't care if it's Li Dalang's idea.

Lao Cunzheng glanced at Situ Yan, and he had a clear mirror in his heart, "This must be this girl's idea, just let Li Dalang have a good reputation, it seems that this girl really cares about the Li family." ”

Li Dalang took the things out of the back basket, just eight things, and handed the salt bag to Aunt Fu, "Aunt Fu, let you suffer with it, this is 1 tael of coarse salt, it is a little bit of our heart, and my aunt must accept it." ”

"Da Lang, you follow the girl, you haven't learned anything else, but you have learned more politely, and you are still here with your aunt, hurry up and take it back."

Li Dalang's face was flushed when he was said, and he didn't know what to do for a while, or Situ Yan couldn't stand it anymore, so he took the salt bag and stuffed it into Aunt Fu'er's hand, "Auntie, don't be polite with us, you treat us as your own children, isn't it right for you to be honored by children?" ”

"Yes, I can't say you girl, I will accept this salt." Aunt Fu smiled and put away the salt, her family was short of this thing, and she was thinking of buying some tomorrow, but it would be saved.

Situ Yan saw that the matter had been done, and the house was full of smoke, which was not good for her health, so she pulled Da Lang up, "Uncle and aunt are still busy, let's go back first." Li Dalang saluted with him, and Aunt Fu sent the person out of the courtyard, and then returned to the main room.

"Dad, what do you think about this?"

"How else can you see, this thing is good for everyone, I just saw the things that Da Lang carried on his back, plus the sugar is really eight, almost 4 catties, boiled into porridge and a family can share a catty, that's a lot, there are no men in this family at the moment, just some mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law and some half-grown babies, this is enough for a family to eat."

"Dad, I don't think this thing was thought up by Da Lang?"

"It's good that you understand it in your heart, this matter must be what the girl meant, but this girl wants to give the Li family a few babies prestige, although they don't want to come out of this matter, but this paper can't hold the fire, and one day people will know about it." When the time comes, can the people in this village not remember how many Da Lang few? ”

Lao Cunzheng took a puff of his cigarette and continued, "But don't think about it, you can't run away with this good reputation." Hurry up and ask the eldest daughter-in-law to boil the porridge, and you go door to door to inform them that they will come to receive the porridge at noon. ”

Muramasa thought about it for a while, and felt that no matter what he said, it was a good thing, and he had a reputation, so he went out happily.

Situ Yan pulled Li Dalang out of the courtyard of Aunt Fu'er's house, and then took two breaths, "Xiao Wu, don't you like to smell the smell of dry smoke, I watched you hold your breath every time you came, and after saying something, I left in a hurry, and gasped for breath after going out." ”

"Big brother, I don't like that smell, I'm choking. And smoking dry tobacco is not good for the body. Brothers, don't smoke that in the future. ”

Li Dalang nodded, as long as Xiao Wu didn't like it, he would definitely not do it. What's more, he doesn't like to smoke dry tobacco either. The two of them entered the house, and before they could sit down, they saw Li Shan's son Li Sheng, who came to Erlang, who was one year older than Erlang, because his mother helped Situ Yan cut the window flowers and wrap the zongzi, so he walked in with Erlang.

Before the people entered the courtyard, they heard Li Sheng shouting happily, "Erlang, do you know, the village is going to divide Laba porridge at noon, and the family can share a catty, when will you go, I will be with you?" ”

"I did it at home, so I won't go, you can go, eat more, and have the strength to come out and play." When Erlang thought about the way he was leaning on the kang and unwilling to move when he went to find Li Sheng a few days ago, he felt uncomfortable.

"Aren't I hungry!" Li Sheng was a little embarrassed and scratched his head. "Then you don't go, can I go?" Erlang nodded and sent the people out of the courtyard, and the cheerful laughter of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the village could be heard in the distance.

Erlang listened for a while before closing the courtyard door, entered the hall, and sat down next to Situ Yan, "Xiao Wu, I now understand what you mean by 'worthy of your heart', looking at Li Sheng happy, listening to the laughter of the aunts, my heart is also very warm." ”

"It's good that the second brother can understand." Situ Yan patted Li Erlang on the shoulder.

Before noon, the village women led their children and waited at the door of the village house, all with smiles on their faces, so that a warm wind blew in this cold winter. Situ Yan deliberately took the four brothers of the Li family to watch from a distance for a while, until the village Zheng's family began to divide the porridge, and the few turned around and went back.

This incident has a lot of impetus for several people, this is a lesson by words and deeds, if she is not dressed, I am afraid that these people will not understand this truth for the rest of their lives. At this time, she was very glad that she was wearing this body, and she was even happier that she could live in Lijia Village and meet the four brothers of the Li family who were so simple and kind.