August 16 is an auspicious and busy day, the morning tea house opens, the afternoon exhibition grand apprenticeship, Xiao Nuan feels that day must be busy enough. The day before that, August 15, was also a great day.

On August 15, every family was reunited, and on August 14, the county school let the students go home for the holiday.

Qin Dalang and Qin Erlang, who were studying in the county, also came back, Qin Sanhao went to the county seat to cut meat, and the Bai family stewed chicken at home, the fragrance wafted out far away, and the family's faces were filled with the joy of the festival.

Not only the Qin family, but almost every family in the village eats meat. The Mid-Autumn Festival and autumn harvest are not over yet, August 15 is a rare day of rest for everyone, and they have to eat meat at noon and evening to replenish the strength of the autumn harvest hollowed out, tired and thin body.

For those who have married their daughters, August 14 is the day when the girls return to their parents' homes to give gifts. The girl can't go back to her parents' house empty-handed, and the more things she brings, the more face she will have in front of her mother's family.

Meat is a must, one hand of fish and one hand of chicken is the standard of the mother's family, as for the back of the doll, the arm of the burden is not mandatory, but it is better to carry than not to carry.

So on this morning, many daughters-in-law who went out to their parents' homes in the village, and also came back a lot of girls who got married.

I went to see the lively grass and ran back, "Mother, my aunt took my sister back to my grandmother's house." ”

Qin, who was drying beans in the courtyard, was stunned for a while. Today last year, Chen Zumo just won the promotion, and he was in the infinite scenery and the city. Although Chen Zumo's mother treated her meanly, she also brought two chickens and two fish from the gifts sent by the guests that day for her to take to her parents' house.

She was complimented and praised all the way to the door, her father and mother waited at the door early, from the time she entered the door to the time she went out, her father's smile never stopped, and the family revolved around her, constantly praising her for being blessed.

This year, everything has changed.

Xiao Nuan saw that her mother was worried, so she put down the wooden fork and asked, "What does your mother think?" ”

Qin hesitated a little, "Although my mother broke off the relationship with your grandmother, but there is still your grandfather, it's not good to give anything away......"

Xiao Nuan nodded, "Send!" Whether to receive it or not is their business, and whether to send it or not is our gift. Xiaocao, what did my aunt bring back? ”

"Sister, I still have a chicken in my hand and a burden on my back." Xiaocao tilted her little head.

No fish? Xiao Nuan looked at the green butterfly.

The green butterfly, who went out with the grass, immediately reported her observations, "A half-sized rooster, the burden is very light and there is no fishy smell, there should be cloth inside, and there is no fish." ”

"Shall we send this too?" Xiao Nuan asked her mother.

Before Qin could say anything, a hen in the house clucked, and Xiaocao ran to pick up a small white-shelled egg with her short legs, and the family laughed when they saw it.

The chickens they bought two months ago have finally laid eggs, and they are going to have their own eggs to eat. Xiaocao held the still hot eggs and looked at her mother carefully, "Don't send the chickens to grandma's house to be slaughtered, okay?" ”

Qin nodded, "Don't send it!" My mother went to the county to buy a chicken, and then took a piece of cloth and sent it over. ”

As soon as the green butterfly heard this, she came to her senses, "Madam, how many green butterflies will go to the mountains to hunt a few and come back?" ”

Rhubarb also stood up and wagged his tail.

Qin nodded, Rhubarb and Green Butterfly are very interested in hunting, they go to the mountains every day, no matter how much, they can always bring something out, "It's good, pheasants are more valuable and beautiful than firewood chickens, you can go with Rhubarb." ”

"Yes, Green Butterfly will go back as soon as she goes!" Green Butterfly grimaced, but it was obvious that she was in a good mood.

Xiao Nuan touched her stomach, "Rhubarb, catch a fish and come back?" ”

Rhubarb's tail stopped and looked back at Xiao Nuan.

Xiao Nuan couldn't help laughing, this thing is a chicken and a rabbit, but when he goes into the water, he immediately coaxes it.

"Green butterflies catch two and come back, shrimp or? There are a lot of river shrimp in the lake where I saw the woods last time. Green Butterfly asked.

"Let's have a decent holiday." Xiao Nuan was quite satisfied with the green butterfly's combat effectiveness several times that of Rhubarb.

The green butterfly took the shrimp basket and walked out of the village with the rhubarb into the woods, moving forward at an incredible speed. When she stood still in the depths of the forest, she folded her hands and whistled loudly.

There were a few echoes all around, and Rhubarb's ears rolled and grinned.

After a while, after the brothers of the dark guard hid, Green Butterfly bent down to prepare, "Rhubarb, this time there are four people hidden, who will find out first?" ”

"Wang!" Rhubarb screamed and chased in the chosen direction.

The green butterfly also ran in the direction of another whistle, knocking down a startled pheasant and catching it.

Training with rhubarb is the main purpose, hunting, only incidentally.

After half a pillar of incense, the green butterfly had not yet found any trace of the brothers, and the rhubarb had already screamed. The green butterfly stepped on the branches of the tree in annoyance, and roared in the sky.

Damn, lost to Rhubarb again!

Qin Shi just discussed with Xiao Nuan after turning over the beans and entering the house, and summoned a piece of fabric suitable for making winter clothes for his father, and Green Butterfly came back with a basket of river shrimp, two live fish, and three pheasants.

Xiaocao clapped his hands around and shouted, "This pheasant feather is more beautiful than the last time, Sister Green Butterfly, I want it." ”

Without saying a word, the green butterfly plucked the long feathers on the tail of the colorful pheasant to Xiaocao and handed it over, Xiaocao happily took it in a circle, "Mother makes a new shuttlecock for Xiaocao." ”

Xiao Nuan touched Rhubarb's head, "Didn't catch another one?" ”

"Wang!" Rhubarb, who had nothing to gain, waged his tail happily, like a victor.

Xiao Nuan smiled, thinking that after the green butterfly came, Rhubarb was about to degenerate into an idle meal.

Qin picked up the largest pheasant, wrapped it in a cloth, and looked at the fish again, a little hesitant.

Xiao Nuan directly picked up the fish, "I'll go with my mother, let's go early and come back early." ”

Qin shook his head, "Don't go, your grandfather will not accept you when he sees him, Green Butterfly will go with me." ”

Xiao Nuan smiled, indeed, the Qin family saw that she was extremely hot, so they handed the fish in their hands to Green Butterfly. With green butterflies following, there is no need to be afraid of losing money.

Xiaocao followed beautifully, "Xiaocao will go too." ”

Qin shook his head, "You help your sister boil water at home, and wait for your mother to come back and remove the chicken feathers to make fried chicken for you." ”

Xiao Nuan understood that her mother was afraid that the Qin family would not give a good face, and Xiaocao felt uncomfortable when she saw it, so she pulled her sister to boil water at home.

The water was boiling, and before the mother came back, Xiao Nuan put the two chickens in a wooden basin and poured boiling water to scald them and began to pluck their feathers.

Xiao Nuan ran over to help, and Rhubarb also came to watch.

Xiao Nuan warned, "Don't move the grass, the water is hot; Rhubarb don't shave chicken feathers, it's still useful. ”

Plucked chicken feathers should be placed in a basket to dry and put away. Chicken feathers are treasures, and they can be made into many things, such as feather dusters, bellows fans in the inner chamber of the bellows for fire, quilts, and some people specialize in selling all kinds of chicken feathers to make feather stickers. Xiao Nuan's days are short, and I haven't seen a valuable feather painting.

I didn't know that it was too late for her to warn, Rhubarb's sensitive nose was itched by chicken feathers, this guy shook his head and sneezed loudly, and the chicken feathers flew wildly, and Rhubarb happily played with chicken feathers.

A piece of chicken feathers fell on Xiaocao's nose, and Xiaocao also sneezed loudly, then rubbed her nose and looked at her sister innocently.

Seeing the stupid appearance of her sister with two chicken feathers on her head, Xiao Nuan laughed.