On the second night, the small noodle lamp after boiling oil was almost eaten by Xiao Qi, she still didn't feel addicted, she reached out to take the noodle lamp to eat, but was stopped by Niu's: "Little glutton, forget it, this can only be eaten when Erlong raises his head in February." ”

Niu Shi said and turned his head to Liu Dahe Road: "Dahe, quickly receive the dragon lantern into the noodle jar." ”

Liu Dahe is a good husband, and immediately put the dragon lantern into the noodle jar, and asked by the way: "Chrysanthemum, do you want to make a basin for washing your feet?" ”

Niu's round apricot eyes glared over, and Liu Dahe immediately shook his head and patted his head: "Oops, I forgot about your injured foot and can't get wet." ”

On the twenty-second day of the first lunar month, the old patriarch came over with his two sons, Liu Dayu and Liu Xiaoyu, and Liu Dayu stood at the gate of the courtyard and shouted into the courtyard: "Is Brother Dahe at home?" ”

Liu Dahe hurriedly walked out of the house: "Yes, uncle, big fish, small fish, do you have something to do with me?" Do you want to come and sit in the house? ”

The old patriarch waved his hand: "Wait a minute, there are still many things to do, so I won't go to your house to sit." Liu Dayu answered on the side: "Brother Dahe, many families in the village have run out of food, we came to ask if your family has any surplus food, and see if we can give it to the clansmen." ”

Liu Dahe: "There are a few more. "His family bought some things a few years ago because they got ten taels of silver from Young Master Wang.

Niu opened the window and looked out, the old patriarch was afraid that Niu would not agree, so he deliberately raised his voice and said: "It's not for nothing that I want your family's grain, I will ask Xiaoyu to weigh and write down the grain taken out by your family, and wait for a few months when the wheat is harvested and let the villagers return it to you little by little." ”

Liu Dahe remembered that Xiao Yu seemed to be studying in a private school in the town a few years ago, and he looked at Xiao Yu with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a long time, Brother Xiao Yu has grown so tall, it's time to marry a daughter-in-law." Xiao Yu stood behind the old patriarch with a few pages of yellowed paper in his hand, and immediately blushed when he heard Liu Dahe say about marrying a daughter-in-law.

Liu Dahe entered the house and discussed with Niu Shi in a whisper for a moment, then found a rag and put it on his body, and walked into the utility room quickly, Xiao Qi followed behind him: "Dad, I'll help you." Liu Dahe: "It's better for my father to move it by himself, I can get flour everywhere when I turn around, and I have to wash my clothes, this cold day, it's not easy to dry my clothes after washing." ”

Liu Dahe gathered the grain, took out a bag of wheat noodles and two bags of bean noodles, and carried them to the gate of the courtyard with Liu Dayu.

The old patriarch looked at the bulging three bags of grain with tears in his eyes: "Dahe, I can't watch the clansmen starve to death, so I came to you with a thick face for help." I know that your family is not easy, this time you have made a great contribution to the village, and whoever dares to say that Xiao Qi is ominous in the future will not be the first to spare him. ”

Liu Dahe: "Uncle, where are you going to send this food, do you want me to help?" ”

The old patriarch waved his hand: "No, no, there are enough people, your family should not go out for the time being, and the service has not yet passed." ”

After the old patriarch left, Ah Fu took the mixed wheat bran out and fed it to the little donkey, and said in his mouth: "It's okay, it's okay, and I left you some wheat bran." ”

Xiao Qi: "Brother, don't worry, the weather will be warm soon, and when the time comes, I will accompany you to herd the sheep, and by the way, dig some camellia and come back to eat." ”

After a while, the stinky duck egg and the second egg slipped in, the stinky duck egg looked thinner than the previous day, and his face was a little yellow, he quietly grabbed a small handful of wheat bran from the donkey trough and stuffed it into his mouth a little, this action did not escape the eyes of the second egg, and the second egg immediately widened his eyes and roared: "Stinky duck egg, what are you doing here?" The stinky duck egg suddenly became the focus of the audience, he first scolded the pig teammate of Erdan a few times in his heart, and then explained with an embarrassed face: "I, I haven't tasted what the donkey has eaten, so taste a little." ”

Xiao Qi: "In the morning, the old patriarch came to my house to borrow food, saying that he would give some to each family, you go back and see how much your family has shared." ”

The stinky duck egg listened to Xiao Qi's words, and ran away as soon as he slipped away.

On the morning of the twenty-third day of the lunar calendar, when Ah Fu brought washing water to Niu's face, Niu saw that his face was flushed, so he touched his forehead with his hand, and hurriedly called after touching it: "Dahe, come quickly, Ah Fu has a fever again." ”

Liu Dahe quickly entered the house, Niu thought of what the village chief said a few days ago, she was very scared, her feet were not well, so she could only sit on the bed and be anxious: "Will Ah Fu's illness be the kind of wind and cold that will kill people last time that the village chief said, Dahe, what to do, what about my Ah Fu, if Ah Fu is gone, I will not live." Niu Shi said and burst into tears.

Liu Dahe handed a handkerchief to Niu: "Chrysanthemum, it's not good for you to cry so hard and turn around and scare Ah Fu, I'll go to Hua's house to borrow a mule cart now, and we'll send Ah Fu to the town to see the doctor." ”

Niu turned his head and saw Ah Fu standing aside in a daze, and hurriedly stopped crying.

Xiao Qi: "Mother, I'll go and bake some cakes first, don't worry, my brother may not be the kind of disease that the village chief said." ”

Liu Dahe drove the mule cart back from the Hua family, and entered the house with a few plain cotton cloths in his hands and said: "The Hua family has no medicine, this is what Xi'er stuffed me, saying that I saw it from the book, and it is not easy to be infected when I go out with a cloth wrapped in my mouth and nose." ”

Niu opened the money box, trembled and put all the money into the money bag and handed it to Liu Dahe.

Xiao Qi snatched the money bag into his hand: "Dad, you stay at home to take care of your mother, I'll take my brother with me, but I have to wait a little longer, I'll take a few more cakes with me." ”

Liu Dahe: "You can drive a mule cart?" ”

Xiao Qi: "Dad, you forgot, last time I went to Xiaozhao Village to deliver furniture, I helped you drive the ox cart for a long time." ”

After Xiao Qi baked the cake, Liu Dahe spread an old quilt into the carriage and helped Ah Fu into the carriage.

Niu Shi instructed Xiao Qi to rummage through the cabinet and find two single clothes for Spring and Autumn to wear in the cotton jacket, Xiao Qi was already chubby, and after wearing it, he would be like a winter melon.

The short little winter melon jumped on the wheel, Niu's heart tugged, and he sat on the bed and shouted to the outside world: "Xiao Qi, you come to my mother first." ”

Xiao Qi jumped out of the car and walked to the bed, Niu reached out to help Xiao Qi tidy up his clothes, and then took out a hat for Xiao Qi to put on: "This is the hat I sewed for you a few days ago, and there are some rabbit fur stuffed in it, it should be very warm." ”

Xiao Qi's eyes were shining with stars: "Thank you, mother, this hat is very warm." ”

Niu's eyes were filled with tears: "Xiao Qi, you must take good care of Ah Fu." ”

Xiao Qi nodded heavily: "Mother, don't worry." ”

Liu Dahe sent Xiao Qi outside the courtyard gate, quietly stuffed the family's woodcutter into the corner of the carriage, and said to Xiao Qi: "Dad doesn't know what to say, you have to defend yourself with this knife, you have to pay more attention to it outside, and you must take care of your brother." Xiao Qi nodded, jumped into the car and drove away.

When the mule cart was out of sight, Liu Dahe turned back to the house and said to Niu: "Actually, I should let Xiaoqi stay at home, and I will send Ah Fu to see the doctor." ”

Niu Shi wiped his tears and choked up: "Xiao Qi is better than you, I am more relieved that she will take Ah Fu there." ”

These words hit Liu Dahe hard.