Chapter 108: Predation
The courtyard wall of the vegetable garden is like an ordinary people's house, and the bottom half is made of adobe, and the adobe is inserted with a fence surrounded by sour jujube trees, which are very dense and have rattan wrapped horizontally.
The jujube tree blooms late, the leaves are also green slowly, a few days ago I just saw some emerald green, these days suddenly from the jujube tree on the pours down some purple rattan, full of purple flowers, a bunch of very good-looking.
She knew this kind of flower, that is, wisteria, the root of which grows in the courtyard, and the rattan hangs down from the tree over the courtyard wall around the jujube branches.
Not only are there a few wisterias, but there are also a few trumpet vines hanging down from the jujube tree, and the purple and white trumpet flowers face the sun and open their cute little trumpets.
In addition to these two beautiful plants that can be entwined and attached, there are also beautiful daisies, honeysuckles, and dandelions at the base of the wall.
Around the courtyard wall of the vegetable garden to the backyard wall of the vegetable garden, the backyard wall is a little higher than the front on both sides, the leaves of the jujube tree are emerald green, and there is an apricot branch, which is full of small green apricots the size of thumbs.
Lin Zhu stood under the wall and raised his head to look at the green apricots crowded on the thin apricot branches under the round apricot leaves, the sky was high and the clouds were light, swallows flew in front of him, magpies chirped overhead, and a little higher, a few eagles gliders drilled around in the clouds.
The air is incredibly fresh.
She took a long, deep breath that was very comfortable.
Standing under the wall, she stretched out her arms and kicked her legs, and reached out from under her belt to pull out the cloth bag that Aunt Cai stuffed for her.
It turned out to be a small piece of cage cloth, which was wrapped with two large steamed buns with white flowers and porcelain.
The wheat is heading. Now is the season of autumn and yellow, although the descendants of Yanfu do not have the problem of zร i, the rations that should be there are all distributed.
However, this season, the price of grain in the market has doubled several times, and there are many people in Lin Zhang's family, and almost all the rations of Lin Zhu's family of three have been taken away. Fortunately, the vegetables are basically down, plus the bran that Yanfu gave to feed pigs and chickens, and it is barely enough to fill the stomach, but the stomach is always uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Lin Zhu usually has a sweet mouth and is well-behaved. Several subordinates in the kitchen of Yanfu liked her. Especially the kind Aunt Cai, as long as she sees her, she will give her something delicious, what steamed bread, oil cakes, soft cakes, and sometimes a little meat.
The steamed buns given by Aunt Cai are the same as the scenery that seems to have suddenly appeared. Let Lin Zhu be in a good mood. She had a slightly salivating and unproductive look. Picked up a steamed bun, licked his lips, and thought about breaking it in half. Carefully wrap half of it in the cage cloth and kick it off.
Pick up half of it, put it to your mouth, close your eyes, and prepare to enjoy the good food.
Suddenly, I felt that my hand was empty, and the steamed bun in my hand seemed to be blown away by a gust of wind, and it was empty.
Hurriedly opened his eyes and saw that Lin Zhang's appeared in front of him at some point. The old Longzhong's big cake face had a pair of cloudy old eyes flashing green, and the dry green tendons burst with the half steamed bun in his hand, maybe he was afraid that she would take it back, and his palms were facing down.
She was followed by Lin Yun and Lin Duo, and both of them did not look very good.
It's really unlucky, how could I run into them.
Since the last time these people saw Jin Xiaoguang, a carefree son, in the vegetable garden, they usually don't come in much, except for the days when they are given monthly rations. I just hurried over at night, took away the eggs that the second lady helped put away, and took some vegetables by the way, and then saw what could be eaten in the kitchen and took away a little.
Lin Yunlin sometimes wandered around the gate of the vegetable garden for a while, looking to see if he could get something from Lin Zhu.
Although Lin Zhu has always been wary of these two people in his heart, he thinks that sometimes they can help themselves a little, and he will also give them a handful of melon seeds and a little food from time to time.
She slowly stepped back, lowered her head and called, "Grandma." โ
No matter how much she didn't want to see these people, who made her so unlucky? Let's just say hello.
Although half a steamed bun is very precious, it has been taken away, even if it is over, there is still it on the waist.
Besides, although this vicious lady is vicious to her, she is also her father's mother-in-law, and it is reasonable to give her half a steamed bun. The old woman's face was already puffy, and she looked like she was lacking in nutrients.
Lin Zhangshi saw that she didn't pounce, so she stuffed the steamed bun in her mouth with both hands, and the dried steamed bun dregs went down the corner of her mouth into her hand, and she stretched out her tongue and licked it.
This appearance is really not flattering, Lin Shu couldn't bear to look directly and lowered his head.
But he clearly heard the sound of Lin Yunlin beside him swallowing saliva.
Lin Zhang's ate too quickly and violently. The white eyes choked by the steamed buns, hiccuped a few times, swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva and smoothed out, turned his eyes to look at Lin Zhu, and saw her looking down at her feet.
Leng Buding reached out and pulled off the cage cloth wrapped in steamed buns from her waist, and quickly hid behind her.
slurred scolded: "The white-eyed wolf who has no filial piety, eats steamed buns by himself, and your ancestors eat vegetables and swallow chaff, and they will be struck by thunder." โ
After scolding, he quickly turned around and hugged the cage cloth tightly in his arms, and walked back quickly.
Watching Lin Zhang's bloated body trotting home, he stumbled several times and almost pounced on the mud. Such a wolf bรจi, she still hugged the cage cloth tightly in her arms. This kind of practice of giving up people and things made Lin Zhu feel sorry for the steamed buns, and he was even more dumbfounded.
It's just two steamed buns, it makes an old man who is close to the ancient age so despicable, robbing his grandchildren, and running like a thief, it's really sad and lamentable, or forced by this poor day.
Although Lin Zhu was very annoyed with this Lin Zhang's family, he hated her pungent, domineering, eccentric and unreasonable, and secretly didn't know how many times he cursed her, but when he saw her slightly childish behavior at this time, he was actually sad,
Lin Yun and Lin Duo also stared at Lin Zhang's back, they didn't go home with their grandmother.
It wasn't until Lin Zhang's descended the slope that Lin Yun said, "It's so old and still so mouthful." No matter how much you eat, you will be hunched over and dizzy, and deaf. โ
She said a little indignant, grandma snatched the steamed buns, and didn't give her and Lin Duo a little, just stuffed herself into her mouth, looking really cold. There is also a cage cloth bag, which must be taken home to favor her little grandson. Although her youngest grandson is her own brother. She was also uncomfortable.
Lin Duo also pouted, she didn't have many eyes, but she knew that even if the two of them followed home, the steamed buns would not have their share, and they would be angry when they looked at it, so it was better to hide here for a while.
Lin Zhu was very tolerant and said generously: "Eldest sister and second sister, take it, people often say that people have big and small mouths, and grandma is so old." You can still eat it for a few more days. We are still young, and the day after tomorrow we will have time to eat. โ
Although she is also hungry for steamed buns. But it is a little bit from someone who has Yanfu every once in a while. It's not to the point where you can bite off your tongue if you're greedy, and my mother just said that there is a bowl of white noodles from Aunt Cai at home, and she wants to give her pancakes. The cake baked by the second lady. Can't put much oil. But it's oily and soft. It tastes fragrant and chewy. There is also a cold salad of eggplant beans, with a few pickles, mixed with a soup. It's a delicious delicacy on earth.
Lin Yun was aroused by the steamed buns, and saliva surged up the corners of her mouth in waves, and she bit her lip with difficulty and swallowed them into her stomach.
It's been almost two months, every day there is more food and less food, she often spits sour water when she eats, and if she sees the steamed buns just now, if it weren't for her grandmother, she would definitely grab it faster than her grandmother.
Lin Duo was even more uncomfortable, she was a little more stupid than Lin Yun, and she ate more vegetables and less food.
But the steamed buns were snatched away by grandma, and they couldn't do anything about it.
Lin Shu took out sunflower seeds from his pocket, gave a little to each of them and said: "The steamed buns are gone, let's eat some melon seeds, the melon seeds are full and fragrant, and Aunt Cai in the house gave them." โ
Lin Yun Lin Duo hurriedly stretched out his thin hand and continued, this kind of thing is rare at this time.
The three of them leaned against the courtyard wall and swallowed melon seeds, Lin Yun, who was standing at the corner of the wall, gently spit out the melon seed skin, slowly chewed the full melon seeds very carefully, and a pair of apricot eyes flashed and whispered: "Zhu'er, Young Master Jin and Miss Jiu'er, who live next door to our house, have also been gone for a while, why don't you let them come back." Is it not that I will not come back in the future. โ
Lin Zhu looked at her slyly and said, "Eldest sister, do you have any thoughts when you think about Young Master Jin so much?" โ
When Lin Yun talked about Young Master Jin, his eyes clearly flashed with a strange brilliance.
She's a little funny, a little girl who is only thirteen years old, and she matures a little too early.
Lin Yun smiled shyly and said, "Zhu'er, Young Master Jin is so good-looking, I have never seen such a good-looking man since I was so old." โ
She blushed with shame, but she was not at all shy in her speech.
Lin Duo opened her mouth and laughed, Lin Yun's mind she knew best, but she didn't dare to say it, and now she admitted it herself.
Lin Zhu opened a pair of dark eyes, looked Lin Yun up and down a few times, and said, "Young Master Jin is good-looking, but he is also a big family." Our family is so poor, can he look at it? โ
She said it very tactfully, but in fact, she felt that it was impossible. Lin Yunchang is also handsome, but he is stingy, and he has inherited all the treachery of her mother and grandmother, and she is full of cleverness. Young Master Jin is as gentle as jade, beautiful, polite and gentle, not at all at the same level.
But the girl was pregnant, and she had to speak through the portal.
Lin Yun said disapprerovingly: "Zhu'er, you don't have to worry about this. We are women, and the man's family is married to a person, as long as Young Master Jin's family can fall in love with me, it's easy to say. It's not like a woman who marries, she has to look at the family. โ
Lin Duo asked: "Eldest sister, but we don't know what the people of Young Master Jin's family are like, I heard that when a woman marries, she must inquire about her mother-in-law's personality." โ
Lin Yun said: "Young Master Jin's mother must not be wrong, people say that being a dog son depends on the dog mother, what kind of son is what kind of mother is what kind of son, Young Master Jin is so good, his mother must not be wrong." โ
Lin Zhu couldn't interject and listened with interest.
It is said that the ancients were feudal, which does not seem to be right at all. Such a young woman is so unashamed to talk about marriage without taboo, where is feudal, it is simply extremely open.
Lin Yun Lin Duo, you said a word, talking as if the matter between Lin Yun and Young Master Jin had been settled, Lin Zhu felt very funny, and laughed to himself.
Lin Yun and Lin Duo spoke, and the two pairs of eyes looked at Lin Zhu in unison.
Lin Zhu was inexplicably looked at by them, and asked strangely: "What about the eldest sister, why are you two looking at me again, do I have the final say?" โ
Lin Yun and Lin Duo shook their heads busily: "Of course it doesn't count if you said it." โ
As Lin Yun spoke, he saw that Lin Zhu's pocket under his belt was bulging, so he reached out and touched it and asked, "Zhu'er, what other good things are in your pocket?" โ
Lin Zhu then remembered that there were still a few sweets, so he took them out and gave them two each.
Lin Yunlin Duo hurriedly stretched out his hand and held it with both hands, the candy was made of fried dough, stained with a layer of sugar, and each one was wrapped in a layer of tissue paper.
If the two of them got a treasure, they had to look left and right with the candy, and made sure that there was absolutely no family in the place around them, so they squatted under the wall and ate it deliciously. As you eat, you lick the sugar sticky on it.
Lin Zhu remembered that his father and mother were still busy and had to go back to help cook and feed the pigs, so he said goodbye and went home.
Lin Yun watched Lin Zhu walk around the corner of the wall with a pair of eyes, pouted and whispered to Lin Duo: "Look at how many days she can be arrogant, grandma said that in a few days, the seventh uncle's house in her hometown will come, and when they see Zhu'er, they will marry her, saying that they will marry next year." The bride price is given to your brother and my brother to marry a daughter-in-law. โ
Lin Duo also knew about this, but since the last time Lin Zhu took them to the capital to sell paper kites, she began to admire Lin Zhu from the bottom of her heart, so she was a little upset for her and said: "Eldest sister, Zhu'er is so capable now, he treats us well, and gives us candy to eat." I heard that the son of the seventh uncle's family is a fool, and he doesn't know if he is hungry, doesn't this ruin the plant? โ
Lin Yun glared at her fiercely and said, "Don't destroy her, you go to change your brother's daughter-in-law?" โ
Lin Duo hurriedly shrunk his neck and said, "I won't go, I said that I would marry a fool and go to the ravine." โ
Lin Yun retracted his gaze and said, "Isn't this over, if you don't go, I won't go either." The eldest brother and the second brother are so old, where does the daughter-in-law come from? Duo'er, don't think that stupid pig gave us something delicious to eat, and also helped us earn some silver, so we have no opinion. You must know that she picked it up, and the second uncle and aunt have raised her for so many years, and it is reasonable to exchange her for a daughter-in-law for the second brother, who is the second uncle's own nephew. โ
Lin Duo nodded, that's right, if Lin Duo doesn't go, she and Lin Yun will have to go, Lin Yun has a lot of eyes, and her mother is also powerful, in the end, it is not her who goes.
She was a little worried and said: "But Zhu'er is now a maid of Yanfu, and if she wants to marry someone, the Yanfu will release her, I think the worry-free son of Yanfu is good to Zhu'er, will he release him." โ
Lin Yun said: "Grandma said that the living can't let urine suffocate to death,." The carefree son is in Yanfu, he usually doesn't come to the vegetable garden much, Zhu'er is in the vegetable garden, if the matter is settled, grandma, eldest brother and second brother will find a way. โ
Lin Duo sighed, sighed again, and said: "Actually, this plant is really good to us, and a few days ago, she secretly stuffed an egg for me and promised her to a fool, it's a pity." โ
Lin Duo just said something in his heart, and that's it.
But it angered Lin Yun, she stood up angrily and kicked Lin Duo. scolded: "It's a pity, it's a pity, then you go." When I went back, I told Grandma that you were willing to marry that fool. You go, let that stupid pig in the vegetable garden wear a delicious and delicious mess, like a butterfly!. (To be continued......)