After counting her little grandson, the old lady staggered to the gate of the courtyard, and looked at the young man standing at the door of her house, dressed in brocade, and asked, "This little brother, is there something wrong?" ”

"Old mother, our master and servant are passing by here, it's almost noon, we want to borrow the stove of the old mother's house."

"The stove can be used, but it's just ......." The old lady glanced at the carriage and horses not far away, and said with some embarrassment: "Although the old woman's house has some brown rice and thick noodles, it is not enough for the nobles to eat." ”

"Old mother, it's okay, we brought rice grain, and we just want to borrow your stove."

"Since the little brother's family has brought rice grain, our family's stove can be used casually."

When the old lady heard that Chunshan said that she had brought her own rice grain, she smiled and let everyone in the door.

This time, Shen Qian had Yilin as a pretense, first carried Yilin off the carriage, and then took Yiqing's hand and helped her get out of the carriage.

Yiqing didn't wait for him to speak, so she took Yilin's hand and walked towards the small courtyard made of yellow mud and stone.

The little boy in the yard saw Yilin at a glance, and his eyes lit up. "Little brother."

When the old lady saw her little grandson, she recklessly ran towards the nobleman and hurriedly stretched out her hand to stop him. Pointing to Yilin, who is wearing a new jacket and pants, educates his little grandson. "Little cow, don't mess around, that's a nobleman, you want to call the young master."

The Tong family, who was following behind the sister and brother, heard the old lady's words, and said with a smile: "Old man, we are also ordinary people, so we don't need to be called young master." ”

"Yes." In the past two days, Yilin, who was bored in the carriage, finally saw a child younger than him, and he was also full of joy. "Sister, can I play with that little brother?"

Yiqing quietly glanced at the two grandparents and grandchildren opposite. Although the clothes were patched, the pulp was clean, so he nodded yes.

When Yilin saw his sister agree, he broke free of his sister's hand and took the initiative to run to the little boy's side. I reached out and touched it in my pocket, but there was nothing. I had to turn around and shout: "Sister." ”

"Wait a minute, my sister will fetch it for you." After Yiqing finished speaking, she turned around and walked towards the carriage.

"What do you want to take? I'll help you. Shen Qian saw that Sister Qing was going to get into the carriage, so he wanted to help.

"You don't know where." After Yiqing finished speaking, she climbed into the carriage again, took out a neatly folded apron in a big bag, and seemed to grope around for a while, and took out an oiled paper bag.

When she walked past Shen Qian's side, she heard Shen Qian muttering in a low voice: "I want to eat too." ”

"There's still one in the carriage, you go get it yourself, it's in the baggage next to it."

Shen Qian wanted to say, I want to eat what you hold in your hand. But seeing that everyone was looking at him, he had to temporarily change the style of painting, "For a while, let's eat!" ”

Yiqing didn't pay attention to his self-talk, but put the oiled paper bag in Yilin's hand. Afraid that they would eat too much dim sum and refuse to eat, Yiqing couldn't help but advise, "Eat less, we'll have lunch in a while." ”

"Got it, sister." Yilin took the oiled paper packet and opened it, pinched out a piece of sugar shortbread from it and handed it to the little boy. "Calf, give it to you."

The calf smelled the aroma of the shortbread, and his saliva flowed out, but he still held back, and did not reach out to take it, but looked at his grandmother with a blank eye.

The old lady couldn't bear it, looking at her little grandson, but she couldn't say anything to her lips.

Yiqing couldn't see this scene, she took the shortbread in Yilin's hand and put it in the calf's hand.

"Eat! It's not expensive, it's all made by myself. It's good for you to eat a piece of grinding teeth, but you can't eat too much, wait a while, we're going to eat. ”

"Hmm." The little cow listened to the beautiful sister's advice and nodded sensibly. Together with my little brother, I sat in the yard and ate a small bite and a small bite.

Wait for a few spring mountains and bring white rice and pork greens into the yard. When the old lady saw so much expensive food, she was stunned at first, and then led the Tong mother and daughter into the stove house, pointed to the water tank next to the door and explained:

"There is water in the water tank, if the nobles feel that the water is not enough, there is a spring at the foot of the back mountain, and we all go there to get water."

"Thank you, old man." Tong thanked the old man, and went to wash rice to prepare stuffy white rice, and Yiqing began to choose vegetables. The old lady went to the back of the house and brought firewood to help light the fire.

When the rice was put in the pot, Tong talked to the old man.

It turns out that this small village has a very down-to-earth name: Shijia Village. More than a dozen families here are poor mountain people who have slowly gathered here.

"It's a little hard here, but it's still going to be there. As ordinary people, we don't have many ideas, just eat some of them. No, taking advantage of the good weather, the old man took his son and daughter-in-law, as well as the eldest grandson and eldest granddaughter, and went up to the mountains to pick goods. Thinking about picking more, so that I can change more grain for the winter. ”

"Old man, you all count on picking mountain goods for food here?"

"Isn't it just that we are close to the mountains here, and the land where we can grow food is just a small piece of land for a family, and nothing is enough for the family to eat. There was no way, so everyone had to go up the mountain to find a way in order to make a living. Picking mountain goods, digging medicinal herbs, and being a hunter. The people in our village are counting on the mountains for food. ”

Although life is poor, the old lady is optimistic. "We don't expect to be rich and rich, as long as the family is safe and well-fed and warm, my wife and son will be content."

Yiqing listened to the old man's chatter, and then looked at the mushrooms and fungus drying in the yard, as well as the chestnuts, walnuts, hazelnuts and other dried fruits stacked in front of the window. You can imagine that this family is all diligent people.

I couldn't help but ask: "Old man, are all the things piled up in your yard for sale?" ”

"Yes, it's all for sale."

Xie Wen'an, who was sitting in the courtyard chatting with Shen Qian, heard his daughter's words and guessed that she had an idea.

"Sister Qing?"

"Dad, that chestnut, made into chestnut cake, it's delicious."

"Sister, I want to eat chestnut cake." Yilin, who was playing with the calf on the side, hadn't forgotten the delicious food.

"Okay, when we leave, buy a bag of chestnuts, and when we get to the capital, my sister will make chestnut cakes for you."

"My sister is the best."

Hearing the beautiful sister say: I want to make chestnut cake for my little brother, and the little cow is also fascinated. He envies his little brother very much! I have an older sister who can cook. The shortbread he had just eaten, the little brother said, was also made by the beautiful sister.

Alas! His sister doesn't know anything except picking mountain goods, which is really sad. No, his sister cooks on the fire.

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