This freshly dried incense should be pressed with bricks, otherwise it will not be straight and will not look good when sealed.

Qinglian and her father carefully put away the dried and slightly upturned incense. On the table, they were arranged in a square stack horizontally and vertically, pressed with bricks, and when they were ready, they were broken into three and three, and then they were sealed into one finger and one finger, and finally they were tied into bundles with thread.

The old-fashioned handmade incense is so cumbersome, Qinglian knows that in a few years, there should be an incense-making machine.

Qinglian and her father were busy working, Grandma Tang and Sun Ershuang came, Qinglian's family quickly and warmly greeted them into the house, He Hongshan hurried to make brown sugar water, because Grandma Tang loved to drink brown sugar water the most.

Grandma Tang entered the house and saw He Dahong making incense, and exclaimed in surprise: "Ah, Dahong, you are making incense!" Why did you think of making incense? Back then, the incense made by your mother resounded all over the dozens of miles! ”

Seeing that Grandma Tang was so excited, He Dahong smiled and said, "Auntie, you are right, the incense made by my mother is unparalleled." This is not a good policy, it is allowed to do business, and it is also allowed to burn incense, so I Qinglian gave me this idea and asked me to pick up my mother's craft. Hehe, I ordered one just now, and it tastes the same as my mother's cooking. Auntie, you also burn incense on the fifteenth day of the new year, and if you take it home later, we won't burn the incense made by others. ”

Grandma said eagerly: "Hurry up and let me smell it, see if it is your mother who made the smell." Oh, it's not me who complains, look at the incense you asked for elsewhere, it can't be compared with what your mother did. ”

Qinglian hurriedly said: "The incense was lit just now, and it is burning in the hall, grandma, let's smell it." ”

As he spoke, he helped his grandmother to the hall.

Grandma Tang smelled it and said that it was exactly the same as the taste made by the old sister-in-law, and then praised her niece's ability, and she actually completely mastered the craftsmanship of her mother. He Dahong was praised for his beauty in his heart, smiling like a child.

Sun Ershuang saw incense for the first time, stood in front of his aunt and was surprised, and said again and again: "It turns out that incense is like this......"

He Hongshan came in from the kitchen with two bowls of steaming brown sugar water, put them on the table, and beckoned his aunt and Sun Ershuang to drink.

Grandma Tang drank it when she picked it up, but Sun Ershuang refused to drink it, so she picked it up and went to search for the two little babies, who were watching the two puppies in the corner of the yard at this time, screaming and laughing.

She went to them with brown sugar water, and fed them both a sip of water. When He Hongshan saw it, he went to the kitchen to make a bowl and brought it over, beckoning Sun Ershuang to drink.

Qinglian and her aunt glanced at each other and snickered.

Sun Ershuang was forced by everyone to pick up the bowl of sugar water and enjoy it alone, she said to them shyly: "Second brother, eldest sister, when I came with my mother just now, I was watched all the way by the people on the street, and I didn't dare to look up. ”

He Hongshan laughed, He Dahong said: "Isn't it all like this, who has a relative in the village and still chases after it, not to mention that the aunt has a new goddaughter, hehe, let them see it, don't watch it when they see enough." ”

Sun Ershuang lowered his head and said worriedly: "I'm afraid to look at it, in case it ......"

Qinglian knew her thoughts, and said in her heart: Fortunately, Sun Ershuang's mother-in-law's house is far away from here, and no one knows her, otherwise someone would have chewed the root of her tongue a long time ago.

Grandma Tang still has that calm tone: "I can't keep what I should go, I can't hide from what I should go, what are you afraid of." ”

Sun Ershuang looked at the godmother's pampered and unfazed demeanor, and a smile appeared in his eyes.

He Dahong's hands and feet are quick and willing to work, and the next day, the three fragrant dill at home are all covered with incense, and she is busy sewing another new ditho.

Because of my aunt's incense, the whole family was full of hope, and everyone was busy, even Xiao Zhaodi and Xiao Lianlian also helped, and the family was very busy.

But Qinglian can't patronize her aunt's business, she has to sell garlic tomorrow, in order to have too much interaction with Xiao Wu, and in order to let Xiao Wu have a full meal, she decided to let Xiao Wu help her cut garlic in the afternoon and take care of his meal in the evening.

She said to her father, who was busy helping her aunt with fragrant noodles: "Dad, didn't you say that you should make elbows according to the method of the county chef that day, I haven't done it in the past two days, and tomorrow I will go to the county seat to sell garlic, you go to Dongtou to kill pigs and buy it, and invite my cousin and second aunt to try it in the evening." ”

He Hongshan immediately agreed when he heard this, washed his hands and went to buy it.

As soon as they heard that there was meat to eat at night, Xiao Lianlian and Xiao Zhaodi jumped and shouted happily: "Eat meat...... Eat meat......"

He Dahong looked at her daughter who was becoming more and more lively, and smiled into the yard while pulling the incense sticks: "Two little gluttonous girls, be careful that you can't find your in-laws when you grow up hahaha......"

In the afternoon, Qinglian called Xiao Wu and went into the greenhouse with him to cut garlic.

Xiao Wu Ma is very good, the work is also neat, cut up the garlic to rub it for a while, cut a large section, and according to Qinglian's proposal, put the garlic according to the amount of about two catties, a pile of piles, Qinglian tied it with hemp rope in the back.

She was thinking that tomorrow she would have to trouble her cousin to drive a mule cart to the county to sell garlic. Although she wants to go to the county seat with Li Yifei, according to the rules of this era, engaged young men and women can't meet often, and they will be laughed at.

She thinks that today is the 24th of the lunar month, and she is ready for the New Year, and it is time to buy vegetables and stock up on New Year's goods. I can't help but think: I must have a fat year this year, and I will buy some New Year's goods in the county seat after selling garlic.

At this time, Xiao Wu took off his padded jacket and said, "It's hot." ”

The temperature in the greenhouse is much warmer than outside, and it is hot for a while.

Qinglian saw that he was wearing the old cotton clothes of his cousin she sent him that night, so she teased him: "You can put on warm clothes, and you are still shivering." ”

Xiao Wu smiled and said: "It's not, Sister Qinglian, it's so warm that you sent this cotton jacket and cotton pants, thank you so much Aunt Hongshan." ”

Qinglian saw that he was also wearing the new cotton shoes she bought for him on his feet, so she asked curiously: "Little Wu, didn't your fourth sister not let you wear new cotton shoes?" Why are you on? ”

She knew that he was afraid of his four sisters, and his mother was also afraid.

Xiao Wu smiled happily and said, "She left and went back to her mother-in-law's house." ”

Qinglian knew that his four sisters were ashamed of their maiden family, and usually didn't live in their mother's house at all, unless there was a big event, she wouldn't live in her mother's house.

She gossiped and whispered to Xiao Wu: "I heard that your fourth sister quarreled with her mother-in-law's family, the quarrel should be very fierce, do you know why?" ”

Xiao Wu looked at the door of the greenhouse and whispered to Qinglian: "Sister Qinglian, don't tell outsiders, she is my sister, I can't let people laugh at her." It's not that she doesn't like her brother-in-law at all, she married him back then just to get rid of their family early, she got along with a young man in their village over the years, and when her mother-in-law saw it, she ......"

"Oh!" Qinglian shrugged.

She asked curiously: "Then why did she go back again, did she go back by herself or did her mother-in-law's family pick her up?" ”

Xiao Wu said: "It was my brother-in-law who took her back." The fourth brother-in-law is actually a very good person, and he usually brings things to us during the New Year's holidays, and also helps us to do the work, but he can't be the master, and he doesn't dare to take care of me and my mother. ”

Xiao Wu's fourth brother-in-law is from the neighboring village Cui Zhuang, his family's land is on top of the Qinglian family's land, he is called a cannon, but he is a short man, his appearance is quite Zhouzheng, and he is also honest and honest, he has a hand in the kiln kiln skills, and he works in the kiln factory in his spare time, and he has a living money in his hand. He felt sorry for Xiao Wu and his mother-in-law, and often helped Xiao Wu work in the fields behind his daughter-in-law's back, but Simei scolded him for being a cheap life, and he didn't have the strength to make an envoy.

As the name suggests, the fourth sister and the four beauties of the fifth child are a famous beauty in several nearby villages, and she is also an amorous beauty, she hooked up with several young people in the village when she was not married, and she married the cannon only after she had a bad reputation.

Thinking of her cruelty and indifference to Xiao Wu Niang, Qinglian gloated and said: "If your brother-in-law is a violent temper, it would be good to clean her up with a good meal......

She suddenly stopped smiling and looked at Xiao Wu, only to see him with his head down and his face full of sadness. Qinglian realized that she had gone too far, after all, the fourth sister was his sister, and her blood was thicker than water.

She apologized to him and said, "I'm sorry Xiao Wu, I shouldn't have talked like this, after all, she is your sister." ”

Xiao Wu whispered: "No, Sister Qinglian, I'm right, I'm very sorry for Brother Cannon, my fourth sister is not worthy of Brother Cannon, Brother Cannon should find a serious woman to live with, my fourth sister is ...... It's not a life at all. I heard the cannon tell me secretly that my fourth sister was too lazy to do anything, and she gave the family's money to other men. ”

When he said this, he didn't say anything, and his face turned red.