Later that day, the calm and comfortable Gu Jiaao was blown up by Zhu's high-pitched voice, accompanied by Gu Erni's low and suppressed cry and Gu Shigui's unbearable abuse.

The second room became a pot of porridge, and the villagers who hadn't watched it for a long time couldn't even eat, so they took bowls one after another and stood outside the crumbling courtyard gate of Gu Shigui's house.

This family is not easy to get along with, and the villagers dare not and do not want to come forward to persuade them, so they only capture a few words from the noisy words of their family, and then mutter and exchange cognition with the people around them.

After listening to it for a long time, the villagers finally understood that Gu Shigui disliked Gu Erni and only earned more than four taels of silver in three months, and suspected that the money was secretly squandered by herself, and the Zhu family even accused her of earning so little money, and dared to take charge of the decision to spend 100 yuan to buy new clothes, it must have been another hidden money, and immediately forced her to take off the new clothes.

When the villagers heard this, their hearts were cold, this is their own daughter, they have never seen any parents like this, although they earn less, but they have worked hard outside for the first three months, and it is too late for others to feel distressed, which is like this husband and wife, the child has just come home, one is unsatisfactory, and he will be beaten first.

Gu Qingzhu naturally knew the inside story, she was too lazy to join in the fun, Qingsong took care of the books and clothes she brought back, and turned a deaf ear to the noise of the outside world, and Qingying was most afraid of Zhu's shrill voice, she hid in the kitchen and helped the eldest sister cook on the fire.

Or if you are tired of scolding, you are tired, and you don't live until night, and the bedside of the Gu family's desk, under the dim light, how much talk has been added.

The second day is August 15, the Mid-Autumn Festival pays attention to a reunion, always to meet the occasion, however, the mountain people have no money to buy cakes, so they use glutinous rice flour to make round cakes, in the pot cooked to eat.

The filling in the cake has a flavor, there are sweet, sesame filling, bean paste filling, people who have extra money will put more sugar, there are also salty, grab a handful of dried pickles at home, finely chop and cook, and then put some fat dices to boil together, not to mention the taste is fragrant, and some people are short of money, there is no filling, pure glutinous rice is also very sticky and fragrant.

There are people in the village who have friendships, no matter how good or bad, they always have to send cakes to each other, this is a kind of affection, Gu Qingzhu is filled with sesame sugar, she took a small bamboo plaque and went out to send cakes, Qin's, Gu Shifu, Gu Shigen, Zheng Jialu, Fang Kui are used to sending them every year, and they are not much, but they taste each other, and when she goes home, the bamboo plaques are still full, but they are all given back by others.

When Qingsong and Qingying ate the cake, they ate a bean paste filling for a while, and a pickle and meat filling for a while, which is the same sesame filling, some are delicate, some have more sugar, and they always eat different, and they are most happy to guess who sent the cake in their hand.

In the eyes of the mountain people, the Mid-Autumn Festival is second only to the New Year's reunion festival, this day outside people, no matter how late, have to go home, and in the afternoon, Gu Xiaohua and Fang Ling came back, the silk reeling work of the Dexing weaving workshop was completed, they were worried about their father, quit Mama Guo, and went home together.

At the end of the day, Gu Qingshan's brothers and sisters, Zheng Zhaodi, and Fang Kui also appeared on the mountain road home, and the young people all came back, and the village was a lot more angry, and it became lively all of a sudden, and you could see happy smiling faces everywhere you went.

Gu Qingzhu carried a basket to pick vegetables in the field, and was meeting Gu Erni who was digging wild vegetables, the new skirt she was wearing yesterday was gone, and she changed into the old clothes that were full of patches, her hair was messily curled, half of her face was swollen, and there were still red finger prints.

Gu Erni saw Gu Qingzhu, her eyes were vicious, she straightened her waist and walked past her, Gu Qingzhu didn't like to take care of her, and she didn't sympathize with her, just like no one would sympathize with a poisonous snake that was frozen to death on the side of the road.

Gu Qingzhu cut a handful of green leeks in the vegetable field, took a handful of tender chicken hair vegetables, picked a few red and bright peppers, pulled out a few clusters of tender peanuts, and folded a few edamame beans on the ridge of the mulberry garden.

Put the vegetables under the loquat tree at home, Qingsong and Qingying moved the small pestle to choose the vegetables, Gu Qingzhu turned around and killed the fattest rooster, washed the two fish, and took them to the kitchen together to prepare for cooking.

Before the unitary, the chimney of Gujiaao has begun to smoke one after another, and the aroma of each family's meals lingers in the autumn dusk, Gu Qingzhu made braised chicken, sweet and sour fish, fried chicken offal with leeks, stir-fried red pepper edamame, and chicken hairy vegetable soup.

Qingying sat at the table early and looked at a table of dishes excitedly, the chicken in the thick oil red sauce was shiny, the fish was drizzled with bayberry sauce and sugar sweet and sour sauce, it was very appetizing to smell, and as for the three vegetarian dishes, the color was refreshing and exuded a light fragrance.

The outside room has been darkened, Gu Qingzhu has gone out to see it several times, Liang Mancang's house is still the door of General Tie, she stepped into the door, untied her apron, and said to her younger siblings: "Brother Mancang probably won't come back, let's eat." ”

The three sisters and brothers sat around under the lamplight of a bean, eating delicious food, talking about happy things, warm and beautiful.

"Qingzhu, we're here." Gu Xiaohua and Fang Ling stood at the gate of the courtyard and said with a smile.

Gu Qingzhu, who was washing dishes, hurriedly greeted him: "I boiled salted peanuts, come and taste them." ”

"What do you see we bought from Nancang County?" Gu Xiaohua and Fang Ling each held up a small basket in their hands.

Gu Qingzhu took a look, all of them were black and blue, and they still had horns, she didn't recognize them, and shook her head with a smile.

"It's water chestnut, we don't have it in Gujiaao, I'm afraid it's not common in Cuiping Town, don't look at it ugly, the meat inside is delicious, raw crisp and sweet, cooked sweet and glutinous! Mine is raw, and hers is cooked, and if you eat it, keep it and like it. Fang Ling said.

The two entered the yard, put down their things, were not polite at all, and moved the tables and benches directly, and on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival every year, they all liked to play in Gu Qingzhu's house, not only because her house had a fence of wild roses, a big loquat tree, when the moon rose, it was big and round, but also because they could get together to talk and have fun, and live faster and more freely without the nagging of adults.

After a while, Zheng Zhaodi and Gu Daya also came, Zhaodi grabbed a handful of caramel from her pocket and came out, this is her father has helped people to organize red and white ceremonies in the past few months, and the owner rewarded him, he said that he had a toothache, and he was never willing to eat one, and he was brought by her today.

There are more than a dozen red pomegranates in the bamboo basket of the big girl, which are picked by Qingshan from the tree behind the house, and one or two of them are cracked because they are ripe, revealing the crystal red pomegranate seeds inside.

These meals were set up on a table, and the girls sat in the courtyard and said while eating, very happy, Qingsong thought that he was a big boy, and called his sister one by one, and went back to his room.

Gu Qingzhu was worried about the cold night, so she added a gown to Qingying, she held the largest and reddest pomegranate in her hand, lying in the arms of her eldest sister, and eating it little by little.

"The moon is so big today!" Fang Ling looked up and marveled.

Everyone looked up, only to see a bright full moon rising at some point, hanging on the dark blue sky, sprinkling a long clear light, the surrounding stars were eclipsed, a trace of clouds surrounded it, as if the night god drove the heavenly horses, with white silk to make a rope to drag the moon wheel, strolling in the night sky.

The eldest girl glanced at the dark room next door, and said a little lonely: "We are all back, but there is a lack of Brother Mancang." ”

Zhao Di hugged her: "It's not a coincidence this year, Zhang Xi said, Brother Mancang accompanied the county lord to Yan'an City to send lanterns, and he is the busiest today, but even if he is thousands of miles away, when he looks up, he still sees this round of the moon, you think so, isn't it very interesting." ”

Gu Xiaohua twisted the eldest girl's arm lightly and quipped: "You can get married quickly, so that you can justifiably tie Brother Mancang to your belt, and you are not afraid of being hooked by the fox outside." ”

"I'm going to die! Gu Xiaohua, you actually laughed at me, you dare to say that you didn't secretly like Brother Kui! Gu Daya jumped up and beat Gu Xiaohua.

Fang Ling ate peanuts and coaxed: "When I go back today, I'll ask my brother to see if he has you in his heart." ”

Gu Xiaohua turned around and ran away, shouting with a smile: "Qingzhu, you are judging the theory, it is she who started it, and she is ashamed at this time, relying on me!" ”

"Hahaha." Gu Qingzhu covered his mouth and smiled, "You guys are making a lot of trouble, and after a while, Mrs. Ma will listen to it, and the whole Gu family will know about it." ”

Hearing this, the two of them suddenly lost their interest in fighting, and Gu Xiaohua said again and again: "Forget it, forget it, don't make trouble out of your mouth." ”

Gu Daya was not at ease, ran to open the courtyard gate, and looked at both ends of the road, under the moonlight like water, there was no one except for the shadows of the trees.

"Good thing it's no one!" Gu Daya patted her chest and comforted herself.

Gu Qingzhu remembered something and said: "After the Mid-Autumn Festival, it's time for Brother Mancang to build a house, Uncle Fu is injured, and I don't know who he entrusted to take care of, although I am at home, I don't know much about it, but I am afraid that my help will be limited." ”

Gu Xiaohua continued: "My father mentioned at dinner tonight, when Brother Mancang sent you back last time, he went to my house to invite him and left the money, and my father said that after the eighteenth, if the craftsmen have not come, he will go to urge and buy other materials." ”

"Uncle Yougen is staring, that's good, there is still Qingshui in the village who can help." Gu Qingzhu nodded.

The eldest girl said anxiously: "And my brother and Brother Kui, we are on the way back today, my brother said that the East Market is still a tea market recently, and there is no money to be made by setting up a stall, so he wants to stay at home with Brother Kui first, help Brother Mancang build a house, and wait for ten days and a half to return to the noodle shop, when the tea market is almost over." ”

"But there can't be a shortage of people in the noodle restaurant, and besides, it's just the two of you, so I'm not at ease." Gu Qingzhu twisted his eyebrows, if there were only big girls and Zhao Di, let alone setting up stalls, just the noodle restaurant would definitely be too busy.

Fang Ling patted Gu Qingzhu: "Don't worry, we can help, anyway, the silk reeling work in the weaving workshop will wait until next spring, and we are idle, so it is better to give you a hand." ”