Lu Shouzeng didn't mention the matter of demolishing the wall after he woke up, but he laughed all day long. Lu Zhong revealed to him that the day of demolition of the wall was tentatively scheduled for the next year, and Lu Shouzeng nodded to indicate that he knew that he had waited for eight years.

Lu Xiaoyi could clearly feel the inexplicable joy surging in the courtyard of the Lu family, Lu Shouzeng was in a good mood, and even Lu Pozi and Lu Yong were free, Lu Pozi went to the east and west to ask about the slaughter of pigs, and Lu Yong often sneaked out to find some idle and interesting things with his peers in the village.

On this day, it is the day when Lu Shouzeng and Yang Tu made an appointment to sell pigs, I have to say that although Lu Pozi has many shortcomings, the pig raising technology is first-class, and he is happy to see two fat black pigs jumping around in the pen!

Unexpectedly, as soon as Yang Tu, who had a murderous aura, appeared, the two fat pigs immediately became irritable.

Lu Xiaoyi seriously suspected that the two pigs were contaminated with Lu Pozi's temperament, and they went crazy in the pigsty, and their screams were even more terrible.

Even if Yang Tu is an experienced butcher, he doesn't dare to pick up two fat pigs alone, and it is not a joke to be knocked down and stepped on a few times. Then he called the two sons, opened the door of the ring, and released a pig to break through each one. Even so, it took a lot of effort for the three of them to tie up the two fat pigs and carry them to the car.

Lu Shouzeng and Lu Zhong and Lu Yong were fully armed, and they couldn't help, so they could only stand near the enclosure to threaten and intimidate.

Yang Tu was out of breath and complained: "Second Uncle Lu, your pig is like this every year, and it is the most tormenting person, and I don't dare to come in the future." ”

Lu Shouzeng laughed and comforted: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, the more cheerful the pig, the better the meat." ”

Yang Tu smiled bitterly: "The more lean meat you have, the more you can't sell!" ”

Lu Shouzeng still smiled, pointed to the two fat pigs tied up in the car, and said: "Don't worry, I dare to bet that their fat is as thick as the floor slab, and they are easy to sell!" ”

Yang Tu also laughed, "I can't hide it from you, your old eyes are poisonous!" ”

Yang Tu's son had already driven the car and urged, Yang Tu said: "Second Uncle Lu, you come early tomorrow to collect the money, the end of the year is very busy, I won't talk about it, there are still people waiting!" After saying that, he jumped into the pig cart and went to the city.

Lu Shouzeng was in a good mood for a while, and even left the water with two pigs, and beckoned Lu Zhong's family to eat in the West Courtyard for the past two days.

Yulan took Xiao Yi and Xiao Ding to help early, and Lu Pozi asked Xiao Yi to help light the fire, and the others all disdained it, letting them stay cool.

Yulan didn't care, and took Xiaoding to Wang Dongmei's house to chat, but Lu Xiaoyi was bitter, and sat in front of the stove with her mouth pouted to light the fire.

After Mrs. Lu complained about her daughter-in-law, she began to talk to Lu Xiaoyi again, "You can get into my eyes, leave you to burn the fire, why do you stuff the stove so full?" There was not a single flash of fire except a cloud of smoke! ”

Lu Xiaoyi stabbed the stove with a burning stick, and when the ashes leaked out, she approached and puffed up, and the flames burst out, she hurriedly dodged, and fell down in the firewood pile without sitting firmly.

Mrs. Lu glanced at her, went to the wooden cabinet on the side and scooped out a bowl of fried peanuts for her, "I know you're not happy, look at your pouting mouth can be tethered, eat some peanuts, and burn the fire." ”

Lu Xiaoyi took the peanut and smiled happily, Mrs. Lu rolled her eyes at her, reached out and ripped off a few sticks of firewood and grass above her head, and didn't care about her anymore, and was busy cooking.

Just because the firewood is well cooked does not mean that the food will be delicious.

Lu Xiaoyi is very dissatisfied with the water dishes made by Lu Pozi, fishy and light, there is no appetite when he smells, and then look at Yulan and Xiaoding, they are also lazy to eat, Xiao Geng only likes to eat braised pork, and is not interested in other dishes.

After eating, Mrs. Lu threw the greasy pots and pans to her daughter-in-law to clean up, Wang Dongmei was pregnant, Magnolia packed up and cleaned up, and saw that Xiao Geng was coaxed by Mrs. Lu with delicious food, so she took Xiao Yi Xiaoding back to the East Courtyard.

Lu Xiaoyi complained: "Mother, the water vegetables made by my grandmother are too unpalatable, and the smell is unappetizing." ”

Xiao Ding also nodded in agreement.

Yulan smiled: "Didn't you see how happy your grandfather, your father, and your uncle were?" And your grandmother. ”

Lu Xiaoyi thought about it, it was true.

Yulan said: "Some people love to eat that kind of taste when they eat water vegetables, but they don't like it when the taste is gone!" ”

Lu Xiaoyi pursed his mouth and said in disgust: "Uh~ I feel nauseous when I smell it." ”

Xiao Ding also pouted in disgust, grabbed Yulan, and said, "It's still delicious to eat the water dishes made by my mother!" ”

Yulan touched Xiaoding's head with a smile, and said in a gentle tone: "If you like it, let your father buy another pair of water another day and come back, and make it for you to eat." ”

Xiao Ding nodded happily, thinking that she would have to eat the dishes made by Mrs. Lu tomorrow, and frowned again: "Mother, we have to eat tomorrow, I don't want to go." ”

Yulan said helplessly: "I don't want to go either, but I can't if I don't go." ”

Lu Xiaoyi rolled on the kang with his stomach in his hand, and said strangely: "Ouch, I have a stomachache and can't go tomorrow." ”

Xiao Ding also hurriedly followed.

Yulan couldn't cry or laugh, let the two of them make a fuss, and said in her mouth: "If you don't want to go, it's best to pretend until tomorrow." ”

At noon the next day, Lu Xiaoyi and Xiaoding really used the excuse of stomach ache and did not go to the west courtyard to eat, Lu Zhong was so frightened that he wanted to ask for a doctor, but was persuaded by Yulan.

Lu Shouzeng asked Mrs. Lu to pick some vegetables for her granddaughter to keep, Mrs. Lu agreed, and then asked Yulan to bring two bowls of rice, a plate of vegetarian dishes, and a little scrambled eggs.

When Yulan put the meal on the table, Yulan smiled lightly and said to her daughter, "Has your stomach hurt?" After the pain, hurry to eat, grandmother feels sorry for you, and specially picked a light dish to bring it. ”

Lu Zhong glanced at the shredded carrots and a little frangipani on the plate, his face was not very good, and said to Yulan: "You go and scramble a few more eggs, this dish is not enough to eat." ”

Yulan got up and left, and Lu Zhong asked Xiaoyi Xiaoding with concern if her stomach still hurts, if not, please ask the doctor to take a look.

Lu Xiaoyi knew that Lu Zhong really felt sorry for his daughter, and said honestly: "Dad, Xiaoding and I are pretending, and our stomachs don't hurt." ”

Lu Zhong looked at them suspiciously.

After Lu Xiaoyi finished telling the truth, Lu Zhong smiled and said: "No matter how bad the food is, it is also a part of your grandfather and grandmother's wishes, you just pretend to be good, it is better than pretending to be sick." ”

Seeing his daughter nodding, Lu Zhong said again: "You are all sensible children, don't care about the lack of vegetables served by your grandmother, our family has eggs and meat, we will eat some at noon, and let your mother make some good ones for you to make up for in the evening." ”

Lu Xiaoyi looked at the man in front of him, and he was already the father of three children at the age of his establishment, he cared for his wife and children at home, worked hard to make money outside, and was filial to the old man but would not be blindly filial piety. Being able to have such a father in ancient times, Lu Xiaoyi felt extremely lucky.

Yulan quickly brought a large plate of golden scrambled eggs, put them on the hot kang table, and urged Xiaoyi Xiaoding to eat quickly.

In the usual way when the family eats together in a regular manner, Xiao Ding is full quickly, and now he eats alone with Xiao Yi, seeing that she grabbed it so much, he also grabbed it himself, but he felt that today's meal was extraordinarily delicious, and he felt full after eating a big bowl.

Yulan saw that her two daughters had good appetites, and she didn't blame them for eating indecently, so she smiled and watched them finish eating, picked up the dishes and chopsticks and washed them.

Lu Xiaoyi felt sick to his stomach, so he called Xiaoding out to play, and met Shen Qiang and Liu Bao, who had not been seen for a while.

Shen Qiang has obviously grown taller again, and rolled his eyes at Lu Xiaoyi a few times arrogantly, "Are you so afraid of the cold?" I don't come out of the house every day. ”

Lu Xiaoyi was not afraid of him, and rolled his eyes, "I can't get out, can you manage it?" ”

Liu Bao hurriedly said on the side: "Little Sister Yi, I, me, and Qiang Qiangzi are always outside your house, haven't I seen you come out......"

Shen Qiang roared: "It's hard to die!" Shut up! ”

"Come out." Liu Bao didn't care about Shen Qiang, but still finished the next words.

Lu Xiaoyi has always been gentle to Liu Bao Xiaomeinan, "I was frostbitten a while ago, and my mother didn't let me run outside." ”

Liu Bao nodded, "Wear more." ”

Shen Qiang glanced at Lu Xiaoyi, "She's all round like this, still wearing it?" ”

Lu Xiaoyi's two padded jackets wrapped around her body can indeed be described as round, listening to Shen Qiang's description, she was not angry, and said to Liu Bao with a smile: "Look, I wore two padded jackets, and it was not cold at all." ”

Shen Qiang pointed to Xiao Ding on the side and said: "Look at your sister, she is thinner than you, but she wears less than you, and then look at me, I am wearing a padded jacket." ”

"Because you have a lot of meat!" Lu Xiaoyi was not convinced.

Even if you wear more, you will feel cold hands and feet after standing for a long time, Shen Qiang rubbed his hands and stomped his feet and shouted: "No, it's too cold to stand for a long time, let's play Tibetan cats, only around here, don't run far and don't hide in the house." Then he pointed at Lu Xiaoyi and complained: "Last time, I fell for you, let us hide, you came to find it, did you find it?" You didn't come to us at all, you clapped your hands and ran away, causing us to hide for a long time. ”

Have it? Lu Xiaoyi thought about it, it seemed that there was such a thing, and she couldn't be blamed entirely, she was not interested, and the autumn sun made her lazy, and she couldn't find anyone after looking around, so she gave up and clapped her hands and left, who knew that they were so brainless.

This time, Shen Qiang became smarter, and snorted proudly: "This time I will hide it for you, and I will find it." ”

Liu Baoxiaoding and other friends all raised their hands in favor, Lu Xiaoyi was not interested, so bored, he wanted to turn around and want to warm up the kang.

Shen Qiang grabbed her cotton sleeve, "You are the most boring!" It's hard to play anything, if you do this again, we won't play with you in the future. ”

What a terrible threat! Lu Xiaoyi nodded with a bitter face.

At the beginning of the game, everyone else scattered to find a place to hide, and Lu Xiaoyi saw Shen Qiang covering his eyes and waiting in place, so he quietly slipped back to the house and lay down on the warm kang.

Shen Qiang couldn't find Lu Xiaoyi, so he quickly reacted and asked Xiaoding to go home and have a look.

Lu Xiaoyi didn't know what Shen Qiang's expression was after learning the truth, he only knew that Shen Qiang said that no one else was allowed to play with Lu Xiaoyi anymore.

If you don't play, you won't play, and you will be quiet.

Since then, Lu Xiaoyi has been sitting on the kang every day to learn needlework, and his skills have improved significantly, and Yulan can't close her mouth happily.

There were five days left on Chinese New Year's Eve, and Yulan asked Lu Zhong to send the money for the steamed buns to the surplus grain, so that he could buy some New Year's goods before the year, and the surplus grain was not collected, and Lu Zhong put down the money in a hurry and left.

That night, the snow fell silently all night, and the sky and the earth were white, and the laughter of the children in the village playing in the snow could be heard in the morning.

As soon as breakfast was eaten, Xiao Geng Xiaoding shouted that he wanted to go out to play in the snow, and Yulan didn't stop him, wrapped the children tightly and let them go out.

Lu Xiaoyi was too lazy to go to the gathering place of the children in the village, so he only took Xiao Ding Xiaogeng to build a snowman under the camphor tree outside the courtyard.

Shen Qiang chased and smashed snowballs with a few boys, and ran to Lu Xiaoyi's side, he said last time that he would never play with Lu Xiaoyi again, so this time he stood still and didn't speak, just watched Lu Xiaoyi's sister and brother build a snowman seriously.

Lu Xiaoyi was also very self-aware and ignored him.

When the snowman was roughly formed, Shen Qiang screamed and pounced to push the snowman to the ground, and then laughed and said, "Now let's get even, let's go, I'll take you to smash the snowball!" ”

Lu Xiaoyi's face was black, and he smashed a ball of snow in his hand towards the neurotic boy.

Shen Qiang excitedly scooped up the snow and rubbed the ball, and smashed it at Lu Xiaoyi.

Lu Xiaoyi hurriedly fought back, and Xiao Ding Xiaogeng also came to help, laughter came one after another, and soon other children joined in.

In the past, pretending to be children to play with them was actually more boring than happy, but this time I really let go, and really played like a child, this heartfelt joy was something Lu Xiaoyi had not experienced for a long time.

She rubbed this joy into the snow ball and threw it at others, and the joy suddenly exploded and spread to more people. She was overjoyed when someone else's snow ball hit her, crouching down to collect more joy.

Tired of playing, sweating from playing, the children were carried back by their respective fathers and mothers, and it goes without saying that they changed their clothes and reprimanded.