Hua Fugui said to Yan Nianzuo: "Uncle begs you to stop fighting, the old woman is not sensible, you can forgive her, Uncle will go up the mountain and pick a basket of apricots for you another day, what do you think?" ”

Yan Nian saw that Zhang's face was covered in blood from being beaten by herself, and saw Hua Fugui begging her to let her mother-in-law go, so she thought about it or forget it, after all, Hua Fugui also braved the wind and rain to send home the noodles she bought last time.

"Well, uncle, I'm really looking at your face today. Forget it, I don't need you to pick apricots for me, I'm just angry, who did my apricots provoke for no reason? ”

Yan Nian pouted as he spoke, picked up the basket and got up and walked home.

Zhang, who was sitting on the ground, saw Yan Nian leaving, stepped forward and gave the master another mouth, and asked viciously: "You are an old immortal!" Why are you so face-saving? What the hell do you have to do with that little slut? ”

Hua Fugui rounded his arm and wanted to hit his mother-in-law, but was stopped by the woman next to him: "Oops! Look at you two, what do you say? Let's hurry up and leave, we will be scattered in a while! ”

Everyone persuaded him one by one, and Hua Fugui got up and got into the carriage, "Let's go." ”

Several women got into the car and sat down, Zhang got up, and muttered, "When I see that little cheap hoof again, I have to peel her skin!" As he spoke, he walked home.

The woman in the car shouted, "His aunt, aren't you going to the market?" ”

Zhang didn't look back or answer, and the turn was gone.

Hua Fugui beat the horses and whips, and the carriage rushed to the town. The people gathered on the road gradually dispersed.

Yan Nian returned home with the broken basket, Nuo Nuo ran over, saw that the basket of apricots was gone, and hurriedly asked his mother: "Why is it so fast?" Could it be that these apricots are also sold in the village? ”

"Well, aren't they all sold? Let a guy who is jealous of us selling zongzi give Yang! Yan Nian said angrily.

When Xiao Nuo saw that his mother was angry, he knew that something had happened, and hurriedly asked, "Who bullied my mother?" I'll settle accounts with them! ”

Seeing his son like this, Yan Nian hurriedly pulled his son and said: "My little treasure, my mother is fine, a basket of apricots is not worth a few silver dollars, forget it, my mother will go to the mountain to pick it up another day." ”

Yan Nian took Nuo Nuo's little hand, and saw that there was black ink on his little hands, Yan Nian hurriedly asked Nuo Nuo: "How did you get this?" ”

At this time, Yanyan ran out of the house, Yan Nian saw that Yanyan's little face was also ink, and knew that the two children had made ink at home, so she hurriedly turned around and went back to the room.

I saw a few pieces of paper on the table, and all kinds of strange patterns were drawn on them.

Yan Nian stepped forward to pick up the paper and look at it, and suddenly saw a picture, Yan Nian's eyes were moist.

On the screen, two adults are holding the hands of two children on both sides, with a big sun on it, butterflies dancing on the screen, willow trees, and a few small flowers on the grassy green. Although it's all black ink, you can see that the little guy is very attentive.

Yan Nian hurriedly asked, "Who painted this?" ”

Xiao Yanyan hurriedly pointed at her brother: "It's my brother, not Yanyan." ”

Nuo Nuo lowered his head and whispered: "Mother, it's all Nuo Nuo's bad, and it's all ink." ”

Yan Nian stepped forward and hugged his son tightly, and said in a low voice: "Nuo Nuo, the painting is so good!" Mother doesn't blame you. ”

Seeing that her mother didn't blame her brother, Xiao Yanyan also threw herself into her mother's arms and was coquettish.

Yan Nian asked Nuo Nuo, "Why do you know how to draw this?" ”

Yan Nian was really sad when she saw this painting, she couldn't give her child this picturesque family, and she really felt sorry for the two little treasures.

"I remember seeing this painting before, so I thought about it."

"Where did you see that?" Yan Nian wanted to ask the mystery of the original owner's life experience from the child's mouth.

Xiao Nuno touched his little head, thought for a long time, shook his head and said, "In a big house." ”

Yan Nian looked at the child, knowing that it was useless to ask, nodded and said, "Well, Nuo Nuo's paintings are very good-looking, in the future, my mother will ask a gentleman to teach you how to paint, how about becoming a great painter in the future?" ”

Xiao Nuo Nuo looked at his mother with an ignorant expression: "Painter? Mother, I want to be admitted to the top prize, and I will go to the capital to be a big official in the future, protect my mother and sister, earn you a lot of silver, and no longer let you be bullied by others. ”

Yan Nian looked at Nuo Nuo as if he was a little adult, assured in front of him, he was very happy, and kissed Nuo Nuo's little face, "Well, my little Nuo Nuo has grown up and knows how to protect his mother and sister." Now you just need to listen to your mother's words, and when the summer vacation is over, your mother will send you to the enlightenment class of the village private school, and you must listen to your husband when you go there and study hard. ”

Hearing that his mother was really going to send him to a private school, Nuo Nuo happily kissed his mother's face, and then said with an embarrassed little face: "Nuo Nuo must listen to his mother and husband, study hard, and be admitted to the top in the future." ”

Seeing that her mother was like this to her brother, Xiao Yanyan hurriedly took her mother's hand and said, "Mother, Yanyan also wants to take the top prize." ”

Yan Nian hugged the two little treasures and said softly: "Okay, Yanyan, you are still young now, Mr. will not accept a little baby as old as you, my brother will go to the private school to study first, you listen to your mother at home, and your mother will also send you to the private school in two years." ”

Nuo Nuo hurriedly said: "Sister, you are at home, and if my brother goes to private school, I will come back and teach you to read and write." ”

Yeon-yeon nodded hurriedly: "Uh-huh." ”

Looking at the two little babies like this, Yan Nian's anger on the village road gradually smoothed out.

Silently said to himself: "Don't be angry with that kind of person, raising the two little buns is what my Yan Nian should pay attention to, and the others should stand aside!" ”

Today's festival, at noon, Yan Nian made rice, boiled the only piece of pork in the house, and heated a few rice dumplings and eggs.

The three of them sat around the table warmly and ate with relish.

was eating, when I saw the door open, Fang Mingyu came in from outside, carrying a canvas bag, which was bulging, and a handful of wormwood in his hand.

"Yo! The mother's food is really fragrant. Seeing that Yan Nian's mother and son were eating, he said with a smile.

Yan Nian hurriedly got up and got off the ground: "Brother Mingyu is here, sit down." ”

Fang Mingyu sat down, looked at the food on the table and nodded, "Well, it smells good." ”

Nuno swallowed a mouthful of food and said, "Has Uncle eaten?" Let's have a bite to eat. ”

Hearing Nuo Nuo say this, Fang Mingyu looked at Nuo Nuo with a smile, "Look at how good this kid is!" Uncle has eaten, you can eat. ”

As he spoke, he took out a cloth bag from his canvas pocket and opened it on the table, "Add a dish to you and see if it's delicious." ”

Yan Nian saw that it was a piece of mutton, and there was still steaming on it, Yan Nian hurriedly said: "Quickly put it away, don't send it, Brother Mingyu, you can send us enough." ”

As he spoke, he wrapped the meat again, and took out two taels of silver from the cabinet: "Take it quickly, this is the silver you threw into the bucket." ”