After the family ate and drank enough, Li Wenshi and Li Sun cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks to the kitchen, and the others moved a stool to the courtyard to rest in the evening breeze, looking at the night sky full of stars, listening to the night insects and birds, accompanied by their families, the days of quiet and good life are quite happy and happy, but in a place where war may break out at any time and the people cannot eat and wear, this tranquility can only be maintained for a moment.

"Dad, today we went to the town to sell Houttuynia cordata, I think it is still feasible, Dr. Zheng also said that he will accept the next time we send it, I see that there are not many in the forest on the mountain, I heard the little sister say that the weather can still be planted now, transplant part of the increase in planting for a season, and wait for September and October when you can harvest, you can sell it for money after harvesting, or you can dry it up and save it for winter as food, what do you think?"

"Dad, this Houttuynia cordata can be propagated by divides, mainly in spring and summer. The so-called branch propagation is to directly dig out the mother plant of Houttuynia cordata from the ground, can be planted directly, the plant is directly divided into several plants for planting, select fertile and loose, leeward and sunny sandy loam soil cultivation, deep ploughing after loosening the soil, furrow width of half a foot, furrow height 19 feet, ditch bottom width 13 feet, plant row spacing width of 9 feet long 13 feet open shallow ditch or dig hole planting, seedling period in case of drought, should be watered in the morning and evening. After the seedlings survive, weeding and topdressing two or three times to keep the soil moist, which is the last time I saw people in other places in a dream with the old fairy. ”

"Yangqing, next time, don't talk about the old fairy as a person, you are still young, and you can't bear some consequences, so you just deduce that you saw it in a book, after all, most people are illiterate and no one will study it deeply." Old Man Li said solemnly.

Old Man Li pondered for a moment, thinking of the lack of food and clothing at home, and now there is an opportunity to make money, "Just listen to what Yang Qing said, I think I can plant it on the wasteland on the slope behind the house!" It is convenient to manage watering and fertilization close to home, it is suitable for sandy soil, and no one has planted it at present, if this thing is done, it is still necessary to tell the neighbors in the village in the future, everyone is having a hard time, everyone understands the truth of the crime, the village is full of mouths, sooner or later it will be discovered, tomorrow your grandmother and Wenqiu will cook at home, and the other children will go to the field to help, Yangqing is responsible for guidance, and everyone will disperse and rest early! The eldest and second have to get up early tomorrow to dig seedlings. ”

"Dad, don't worry!" Li Yangde took his wife and children to get up and go back to the house to wash and rest, and the others saw that it was almost time to go to bed, and the house also ended, and they went to bed early without any entertainment in the countryside.

About the time of the morning, the eldest and second brothers got up early, went out with a "snap" sound of closing the door, and went to dig back the mother plant on the mountain first, while the rest of the family was still asleep.

Half an hour later, the two brothers returned to the small courtyard of their home with a basket on their backs, and each woke up his wife and children.

"Wake up, it's time for Yang Qing to get up and get busy." Li Qiu patted the sleeping Li Yangqing's face, and the little girl on the bed immediately rubbed her eyes, opened her somewhat hazy eyes and looked at Li Qiu, and said in a dumb voice: "Mother, I'll get up." ”

Li Yangqing sat up slowly, put on the clothes placed at the head of the bed, slid to the edge of the bed, stuffed his feet into straw sandals, picked up the toothless wooden comb on the box and greeted his head, "Oops, it hurts." Li Yangqing shouted in a low voice, who let the comb have fewer teeth, and the knotted hair has no conditions to wash every day, and it was pulled to the hair all of a sudden, and the sleepy insects were scared away, and the people were in good spirits, combed the bag and wrapped their heads, went out to the stove to get hot water, washed their faces and went to the yard, and saw that the family members were all cleaned up.

"Big brother, second brother, you have worked hard to dig up the seedlings early in the morning."

"It's okay, you kids are still growing up, you should sleep a little longer." The eldest brother said with a basket on his back.

"Everybody's here, let's go down the slopes! Each brought a hoe and sickle, and the second child picked up a load of water, and it was convenient to water it later, and the others followed, walking. Li Tingyuan spoke.

The sun has not yet risen, and the sound of chickens and dogs barking in the village can be heard.

Li Wendong and Li Wenqiu used a sickle to divide the mother plant, and the old man Li and the eldest child, the second child, and the third child dug the soil in the ground, and divided the furrow according to Li Yangqing's requirements.

When he was busy and ugly, he finally finished planting all the seedlings, about one point (sixty-six square meters), checked whether there were any missing farm tools, and the family packed up their things and walked home with the greeting of Old Man Li.

"Boss, second, you two should put up a fence around the ground in the afternoon to prevent other small animals or birds from making trouble in the ground."

"Okay, Dad, we'll be able to finish it today." The group returned home, put away the farm tools, washed their hands, and sat in the yard to take a breath and drink some water.

Li Yangqing sat on the pony at the door of the house, fanned the wind with his hands, and saw that the two brothers Li Chenggang and Li Chengqiang still had the energy to run around and play in the yard, and thought: "The child's energy is really good, when can he live the life of a big landlord?" Live the days of shirts to reach out for food and open your mouth, and call for servants and maids! Sweating under the sun and growing a little bit of grain to fill the stomach is not a good name for ordinary people. ”

"Grandpa, Daddy, Uncle, Erniang, you're back, the meal is ready, let's go into the house to eat!" Li Wenqiu came out of the hall and shouted to the people in the courtyard.

When the old and young people in the courtyard heard the greeting, they entered the hall one after another and sat down, and ate the first meal of the day, although it was corn porridge with Huo Ye, it may have been too hungry, and everyone did not speak and ate with relish.

After eating, each went back to his own house to do his own thing, Li Yangming went back to the house to read, the eldest and the second brother went to the ground again, and the old man Li took his grandchildren to sit on a chair next to the sand in the shade of the yard, and instructed a few grandchildren to write.

Li Yangqing is very grateful to be born in such a family, only his own family can read and write in this village, and it is a very lucky thing not to have to be an illiterate person.

"Grandpa, let's finish writing later, can we go and play with the stone and Xing'er?" Li Chenggang looked up at Old Man Li, although his heart had already flown outside the courtyard at home.

"Yes, but you must be able to read these ten big characters today, and I'll check it later, and those who haven't passed the test are not allowed to go out until the task is completed." Old Man Li knocked on Li Chenggang's head and said.

Old man Li sat on the chair and closed his eyes to recuperate, and after a while, he felt that someone was pulling his sleeves, and when he opened his eyes, he found that it was his little daughter who was asking him to check his homework, and then stood up and went to the children to check.

"Dad, we're all done, take a look."

"Well, Yang Qing and Wen Dong write well, Wen Qiu's strokes still have to be practiced, Cheng Gang and Cheng Qiang, you two boys write the worst, the words are a little crooked, are you just thinking about playing?" Li Tingyuan said solemnly, glaring at the two little grandsons.

The two boys immediately lowered their heads and pulled Li Tingyuan's trouser legs, "Grandpa, we were wrong, we must write well next time, but we haven't gone out to play for several days, so you let us go today!" The two boys ran to their grandfather's side, holding Old Man Li's legs and swaying straight on one side.

Old Man Li looked at the cute little faces of his two grandsons, held back a smile and said: "For the sake of you helping to farm the land today, let you go, next time there will be no such opportunity, and those who have not done their homework are not allowed to go out to play, you know." ”

"Thank you, grandpa, you're the best, grandpa." The two boys sweetly lied to Old Man Li.

"You pay attention to safety, don't go to other people's fields to spoil them, you must come back before dinner, Wen Dong, you must be responsible for taking care of them."

"Don't worry, grandpa, I'll supervise them." After finishing speaking, he took the hands of his younger siblings and walked out of the yard, and a group of children went out like little birds out of the cage, chirping all the way to the door of the stone house, "Stone, apricot, are you at home?" Came out to play. ”

"Who?" With the sound of "click" opening the door, Aunt Lan poked her head out and looked at the little babies at the door.

"It turned out to be Aunt Yang Qing's nephews, are you looking for stones and apricots to play? Come in, don't you? ”

"No, auntie, let's just wait at the door, please ask the aunt to call down the stone and apricots." Wen Dong said politely.

"Stone, Xing'er, Aunt Yangqing's nephews are coming to you to hang out, come out quickly." Aunt Lan turned around and shouted into the house.

"Come on, come on, Xing'er, Aunt Yangqing's nephews are playing with us, I'm going to bring the slingshot, hehe!" The stone took his sister Xing'er's hand and ran to the door.

"Stones, apricots, remember to come back early! Stay safe. Aunt Lan didn't forget to instruct.

"Well, remember, mother, close the door and go in!" The stone head waved his hand without looking back.

"Cheng Gang, Cheng Qiang, you see I brought a slingshot today, can I hit the sparrow later, hehe!" Stone triumphantly pulled out a slingshot from his trouser pocket.

"Stone, let's play with it later! How about we go to the river at the mouth of the village? It's cool, there's a tree, and you might even find a bird's egg! Li Wendong suggested.

"Okay, we'll all listen to Bentong." Shi twisted his head and said generously, a group of little babies were like wild horses in flight, and after a while, they ran to the river at the entrance of the village, and saw that there were already a few little babies playing, and when they got closer, they turned out to be the six-year-old Li Bao'er, the son of the village chief, the seven-year-old Li Hua'er, the two sisters and brothers, and the eight-year-old grandson Li Yu'er of the old man Li Jiang's family.

Several children wore the length and hip length that children often wear, lace-up cardigans with slits on both sides, and trousers, except for Li Bao'er and Li Hua'er, who were in good condition, wearing flat shoes made of kudzu cloth that were easy to move, and the other children present were wearing straw sandals, all of which were combed with drooping hair, except for Li Yangqing, a fake child who was bound to tie his own bag and wrap his head.

"Sister Wenqing, Brother Wendong, Sister Wenqiu, Brother Chenggang, Brother Chengqiang, Brother Shi, Sister Xing'er, you are also here, let's play together!" Li Yu'er threw down the mud in his hand and stood up in greeting.

"Fish, Bao'er, Flowers, hello! I took my sister-in-law and younger siblings out of the village to play for a while, and it was a coincidence that I met you. Li Wendong greeted him as a representative of the Li family.

Hua'er and Bao'er also greeted the Li family's aunt and nephew one after another, and a group of people were lying or sitting in a circle around the shade of the tree, looking at the sparkling water not far away.

Stone took out the slingshot he was carrying, and a group of little boys surrounded him to play, and the sound of "sling" kept ringing between the branches in front of him, but he didn't see any sparrows being shot down.