Shen Shileng asked at the door. In front of her, Zhao Lan was putting the dishes on the table, and Zhao Ju was sitting on the stool in front of the stove.

"Mother, you're back! Just when the meal is ready, let's wash your hands and eat. ”

Zhao Lan said when she saw Zhao Shen standing at the door without moving.

Zhao Ju also said happily to Zhao Shen: "Mother, my sister is too busy to ask me to help light the fire." Sister praised me for burning well! ”

"Didn't mess around?"

"No, my mother just doesn't believe me, sister, you tell my mother."

"Ju'er has really helped a lot," I said, "Mother, you wash and wash, the dishes are cooked, the buns are hot, and you can eat." ”

"Lan'er, the dishes you cooked?"

Zhao Shen was surprised. Lan'er has never fried a dish before. Zhao Shen's family takes care of the children at home, there are not many fields, they all rely on the family, and his father usually finds time to help, and Zhao Shen's cooking is almost all done by Zhao Shen's alone.

"Well, not very well, probably burned, it should be okay."

"I can watch my sister do it, it smells good."

Ju'er said in a general tone.

"You're the best little girl." Zhao Shen nodded Zhao Ju's forehead with his hand and said with a smile, "Since it's delicious, let's hurry up and eat it." ”

On the table, there were green cucumbers, red eggplants, and a green vegetable soup. Zhao Lan took a bite of the eggplant, and it was good to put the garlic head, and remove the green and astringent taste of the eggplant. If only there was soybean paste. It's a pity that Zhao Lan doesn't know how to make soybean paste, but there is a way, but she can't always send out the yellow mold, every time it's either white or black mold, or there is no place to dry the sauce, no weather, in short, it has never been successful. Try it again here, maybe it will be done, anyway, there is nothing to do all day long, Zhao Lan thought about it.

Cucumbers are more delicious, because they are authentic green pesticide-free foods and freshly picked, and the taste is definitely much better.

"Sister, this cucumber is so delicious."

"If it's delicious, you can eat more."

"Well, it's delicious, my mother's cooking is not delicious and soft, sister, next time you will make this."

"It's good to mix cucumbers like this, how did Lan'er come up with it."

"Ahh Zhao Lan, who was holding chopsticks to pick up vegetables, was stunned, and couldn't help but let out a small exclamation in her mouth, and her head was blank.

"Don't you eat cold cucumbers here? Isn't this the most common dish? Who doesn't mix a cucumber in summer. Simple and delicious. Zhao Lan was really surprised, and she didn't know how to answer for a while.

"What's wrong? This cucumber is quite fragrant. Zhao Shen put another chopsticks and cucumber into his mouth, and said while chewing.

Listening to Zhao Shen's praise, Zhao Lan came back to her senses, put a chopstick cucumber into Zhao Shen's bowl and replied: "It's good to be fragrant, eat more."

"I like it too, sister, you leave some for me, don't give it all to my mother." Zhao Ju was eating in his mouth, and he put cucumbers in the cucumber plate with chopsticks in his hand, for fear that he would not be able to eat it when it was too late.

"Look at your urgency, my mother will give you something to eat if you don't eat, you starving ghost."

"It's delicious!"

Although Zhao Lan listened to the two of them with a smile on her face, she didn't know what to say at this moment, and she didn't know what to do. It's not that you can't do anything, and if you do it, it's an invention.

Please allow Zhao Lan to be proud.

In the afternoon, Zhao Shen Shimoda left Zhao Qiu at home for Zhao Lan to watch. Zhao Qiu is about two years old and can walk but can't speak.

Zhao Qiu, who was more than two years old, was the time to feel a lot, and after eating, he fell asleep after playing for a while. It took about an hour or two to sleep.

Zhao Lan took out the handkerchief given by Zhao Shen and began to embroider. This time, I honestly embroidered according to the small red chrysanthemum embroidery pattern last time.

"Zhao Lan, Zhao Lan, are you at home?" The sudden knock and shouting startled Zhao Lan.

"Who?" Zhao Lan asked.

"Me, Liu'er."

Liu'er? Oh, the Gu Liang that Huzi likes.

Zhao Lan was also very curious about what this Liu Er looked like, and she could let Huzi reject Zhao Lan for her.

You must know that Zhao Lan's family should be in relatively good conditions in this village.

It's pretty good for a rural person to have a craft, and he's still a blacksmith, although he doesn't know what kind of iron products he makes. Even if it is a monopoly on scythes, that's good. After all, there are few people who do this, and it is what everyone needs.

"The door is not closed, come in!" Zhao Lan stopped her hand embroidering the handkerchief and looked at the door and said.

"Lan'er, are you well?"

With a crisp voice, a slender girl walked in.

Off-white placket, a row of pale pink peach blossoms embroidered on the neckline, a pink long skirt underneath, and a pink purse around the waist, with blue tassels underneath the purse. The clothes are good-looking.

Liu Er is tall, with an apricot face and peach cheeks, her hair is curled high, and a blooming pomegranate flower is inserted in her hair.

"You embroider at home again, it's not that I said you, the embroidery is not good, why are you still embroidering at home every day, you look at my clothes, these two peach blossoms are embroidered by myself, Huzi praises me for embroidering beautifully, and I look good in wear!"

The little hand raised the orchid finger, pointed to the peach blossom embroidered on the neckline, and looked at Zhao Lan with a proud expression.

This is here to hit me? I can be angry with your little girl.

Zhao Lan said slowly: "If you embroider too much, it will look good."

"When will you embroider like this," Liu Er walked over, found a stool and sat opposite Zhao Lan, and said, "Huzi said that I am good-looking and skillful, and he will earn silver for me to use in the future, and he said that your family has money, and he will not want you." ”

"That's right, I don't like him either!" I looked at Liu Er and said seriously.

"Hey, you still don't look down on him, it's not me talking about you, everyone in the village knows that you were ugly when you were born! The pillar fucking let your mother throw you away, your mother didn't want to throw it, you see that you don't look good, you don't like to talk all day long, which man can like a mute. That's going to be boring! You! Tell your sister to run less and talk nonsense in front of Huzi. Huzi likes me, so he doesn't like you! It doesn't help you hit the wall a few times. Hum! ”

This is a blow and a demonstration in passing?

"What nonsense are you talking about in my house, you are a shameless person. Get out of here, get out of here! ”

Zhao Ju, who had just run to the door from outside, ran over angrily and pulled Liu Er's clothes and pulled them out.

"What I'm saying is the truth, Huzi just doesn't like your sister."

"Then you don't have to worry about it, does Huzi like you. Huzi also said that he likes Sanya. ”

"What are you talking about......"

Liu Er slammed Ju'er's arm hard and continued to speak.

"Zhao Ju, you are so powerful, be careful that you can't get married."

Zhao Ju let go of his hand and looked around, went straight to the haystack, pulled out a branch, and pumped it towards Liu'er.

"I'll let you talk nonsense, you can't get married!"

Liu Er hid everywhere, and finally couldn't hold her head, so she ran out of the door in embarrassment, scolding Zhao Ju vigorously as she ran.

"Sister, you shouldn't let her in. She loves to talk nonsense. Zhao Ju turned her red face in anger, and shouted at me who was pulling her arm.

"Come on, don't be angry, don't let her in next time. Come inside and don't let the neighbors laugh at us. ”

I hurriedly persuaded Zhao Ju.

"What's ridiculous, sister, why aren't you angry?" Zhao Ju, who was panting with anger, asked Zhao Lan puzzled.

"What's so angry, your sister doesn't like Huzi, whoever loves to marry will marry. Besides, Liu Er may not be able to marry Huzi. Zhao Lan patiently explained.

"Sister, you don't like Huzi, so why did you hit the wall?" Zhao Ju raised her head and looked at Zhao Lan suspiciously.

"Sister, sister, I didn't see the road clearly and accidentally bumped into it." Zhao Lan made up nonsense seriously.

"Is it true?" Zhao Ju raised her head and asked in disbelief.

"It's more real than fake." Zhao Lan said earnestly, and almost raised her hand to swear.

"Sister, what are you talking about!" Zhao Ju didn't understand.

"No, sister just said that sister doesn't like Huzi, next time you don't have to deal with Huzi and Liu'er, you know?"

"Whoever cares about them, both of them are big mouths."

Zhao Ju lowered his head, threw the branch in his hand and threw it.

Zhao Lan picked up the branch and threw it on the firewood. Touched Zhao Ju's head and said, "Our Ju'er is the best, go see if Qiu'er is awake?" ”

"Oh! I'll take a look. "It's still nice to be a kid. I can't stand the chatter for a long time, and I have to see how ugly I look!

After so many days, why didn't you want to take a good look at this face! Can you be happy with an ugly face every day?

Although the small bronze mirror is blurry, it doesn't look so ugly!

Take a closer look at the basin water?

Zhao Lan hurriedly fetched a basin of water, waited for a while, stretched out her head, and looked down.

He has a round face, a pair of eyes that are not big or small under the curved eyebrows, a straight nose, a small mouth, and black hair tied with two long braids hanging down beside his face. This face is quite normal! Where is ugly.

"Sister, what are you doing?" Zhao Ju's question came from behind.

"Oh, is my sister's face black?" Zhao Lan turned around and asked nervously.

"It's not dark! Whiter than me! ”

You can run outside every day without getting dark. Zhao Lan thought to herself.

"Is there any spot on my sister's face, acne?"

"No! What's wrong? ”

"Let's take a closer look." Zhao Lan leaned over her face.

"Nope." Zhao Ju impatiently pushed away Zhao Lan's face.

"I'm relieved." I breathed a sigh of relief. This face shouldn't be that ugly.

Zhao Lan slapped her forehead. I scolded myself in my heart for being a fool.

Stupid, my sister-in-law is fighting in love, she can't say anything, but she takes it seriously. It's silly.

"Sister." Zhao Qiu's call came.

Zhao Lan found that Zhao Qiu was following behind Zhao Ju in a daze.

Ignorant and overwhelmed.

"Qiu'er is awake, do you want to eat!" Zhao Lan squatted in front of Zhao Qiu and asked.

"Don't."

Zhao Qiu said in a milky voice.

"There's nothing to eat!" Zhao Lan thought to herself.

"Ju'er, you take Qiu'er to play in the yard, and I'll finish embroidering this handkerchief."

"Eh," Ju'er led Qiu'er to the corner of the courtyard and dug the ground with a small stick, "Let's dig earthworms." ”

Yes, vermicompost is a good thing, it is especially good for sowing, earthworms can also be eaten by chickens, and there are people who specialize in raising earthworms in modern times! However, Zhao Lan didn't want to breed in large quantities, and it was still a little disgusting to watch.

"Ju'er," I shouted, "dig up the earthworm and put it in this bad tank, and put some dirt in it." I pointed to the jar of pickles that had been thrown in the corner of the house. I wanted to plant flowers, but before they bloomed, I would raise earthworms first. Otherwise, when the handkerchief is embroidered, dig a pit and raise it.

"What do you want earthworms for?" Zhao Ju asked puzzled.