Li Zheng spewed out a puff of cyan smoke and scolded in a low voice, "You old lady with long hair and short knowledge, am I the greedy one?" It is not easy for Pu Cao to live with her children, but she will earn money by then, and this name may not be remembered by many people. Rather than being benefited by people from other villages, it is better for our villagers to get some light first, and each family can also protect the Zhang family with all their hearts. ”

Li Zheng Niangzi pouted, a little disapproving, "Now the old ladies of various families are spreading everywhere that Pucao has hooked up with the rich family in the city, and I don't know how ugly it is." Pu Cao is afraid that he is very angry, otherwise he would not have specially led me to the greenhouse today. ”

Li Zheng frowned, and instructed, "You go out tomorrow to knock and knock those broken mouths, don't let these old ladies spoil a big deal." As for the grass, it doesn't hurt if you move around more. ”

Lizheng Niangzi nodded, but she was still not at ease, and said, "As Lizheng, there is nothing wrong with you making a fortune for the villagers." But you have to be worthy of your conscience, and you will be punished for doing bad things. ”

Li Zheng was so angry that he knocked on the table a few times with a cigarette pouch and pot, "You don't care, I know it." ”

Mrs. Li Zheng had no choice but to keep silent, undressed and lay down again, thinking about when to receive the peach blossoms first to teach her needlework.

The eldest son in her family, Shengzi, is motivated to study, and will definitely not stay in front of their husband and wife in the future to fulfill their filial piety, and he can't say that this family will have a second son and a whole son to pick the door, and his daughter-in-law will also stay by her mother-in-law's side for a long time, so naturally she must choose what she likes. She got close to Peach Blossom first, that is, in the future, everyone will go to propose marriage, and she will also have the upper hand.

The husband and wife had their own thoughts, and they tossed and turned in the middle of the night before slowly falling asleep.

In the past few days, the north wind has become more and more intense, and the sun in the day has become more and more rare, and it is often only a day or two before it comes out to show its face, but it is only a few hours before it retreats.

Pucao and Chunni always stay in the greenhouse with their two children, and as soon as they see the sunshine, they immediately lift the straw curtain and let the greens sunbathe a little.

The vegetable seedlings seem to have felt such meticulous care, and they live up to expectations as they grow faster and faster, and they are more than half a foot tall when they see them. Looking at the clear oil and water from a distance, it is really gratifying.

Chunni was worried about those rumors, and occasionally took the time to go out to inquire a few times. After coming back, they shouted strangely, those long-tongued women seemed to have suddenly discovered their conscience, and no one had ever mentioned the matter of Fang Gongzi again.

Pu Cao knew in her heart that it must be the method at that time that had worked, and Lizheng Niangzi and the Chen family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law contributed to her name.

So, on the second day, when she heard that Uncle Chen had a cold, she sent two catties of fine noodles over. Everyone in the Chen family may have discussed something in private, and they treated her even more closely and enthusiastically.

And Mrs. Lizheng didn't wait for Pucao to visit, but went to the door first, and said with a smile that she must teach Peach Blossom to do embroidery. Pu Cao knew that her embroidery skills were indeed the best in the village, and she really loved peach blossoms, so she happily responded and gave a stone green cotton cloth and two boxes of embroidery thread as an apprenticeship.

Lizheng Niangzi was not polite, sat still and accepted the gift of peach blossoms, and then went home.

Two days later, Peach Blossom went to learn needlework for the first time, and when she came back, she hugged a set of moon-white jackets and trousers, and the cuffs, corners, and trousers were embroidered with large light crimson peach blossoms.

The embroidery is so delicate that Pucao and Chunni are amazed, of course, Peach Blossom loves it more than anything, and the blue jacket and pants that often lie on her pillow at night naturally give way.

However, this set of jackets and pants was not completely praised and loved, and it also caused a small storm. The reason is very simple, Zhang Guida's talented son happened to see his sister walking around the hall in such a bright dress and laughing, and he was actually angry and beat him when he raised his hand.

Pu Cao naturally shouted loudly, and he stiffened his neck and shouted that his family has a heavy filial piety for three years and is not red. Pucao has never treated herself as a widow, and it is inevitable that she will ignore these small details. Hearing Zhang Gui's righteous words, it was really a bit of a loss, so he had to find a wrapper to wrap the padded jacket, and coaxed the peach blossoms to say that he would wear them again next year, and this matter was revealed.

Zhang Guier consciously occupied the moral high ground, and was very proud for a few days, but then he stopped secretly annoyed when he saw that everyone ignored him.

The days passed quietly in the cold, and I saw that a few boxes of green vegetables had grown enough to be harvested and sold for money. Pucao and Chunni racked their brains to figure out how to get the food to the city in good condition without being frozen in the slightest.

After all, the big smoke bubbles (the wind blowing the snow particles) have been blowing more and more fiercely in the past few days, and the thinner people have been blown back and forth when they go out. If you don't do a good job of keeping warm, maybe when you get to the city, the green vegetable seedlings will all turn into ice sculptures.

It is said that the wisdom of the working people is infinite, and this is true. After gathering all the opinions of the people, a strange and large basket was freshly baked.

To put it simply, this is a large wicker basket that is unusually sturdy and fastened upside down on a small hanging basket. After the vegetable seedlings are cut, they are neatly stacked and put into a small basket, and a charcoal basin is stuffed in the empty space below to keep warm, and the outside of the large basket is wrapped with soaked broken quilts and straw curtains to shade the wind. In this way, it is not afraid of the ox cart overturning the charcoal basin and catching fire on the way, but also keeps warm and moisturized, which is really a good way to kill two birds with one stone.

In this way, everything is ready only to the east wind. On this night, Pu Cao deliberately steamed a pot of steamed buns with two noodles, stewed pork belly @ tofu, and then left Chunni and his wife to eat together, which was counted as "pre-war mobilization".

Xu Shi's hard work will be seen tomorrow, and everyone looks absent-minded even if they are facing a table of delicious food. For a while, I was looking forward to these hard fruits and selling them at a good price, and at the same time, I was worried that the bumps in the road could not be delivered in good condition. In short, although I chewed the steamed buns in my mouth, I didn't feel any difference in the taste of the cake.

Pu Cao thought about all the details while eating, and felt that there was nothing missing, so he smiled and joked Chunni and his wife, "Don't worry about the two of you, eat well, the steamed buns will be stuffed into your nose in a while." ”

Liu Housheng smiled and lowered his head to drink the soup, but Chunni didn't let people go, and retorted, "You still laugh at the two of us, aren't you also hanging your heart?" This tofu is so salty that it can kill people! ”

Pu Cao half-convinced scooped a spoonful of soup and tasted it, then burst out laughing, "No, this dish is really stewed." ”

Everyone laughed, and they no longer did the half-catty mocking thing. I tried my best to eat enough, and after finishing my work again tomorrow morning, I went home and went to sleep.

Whether the two families tossed and turned overnight or dreamed a lot, dawn finally came with the sound of chickens and dogs barking one after another.

In Zhang's greenhouse, Pu Cao stood by the spinach box with a sharpened kitchen knife, carefully cut a handful of tender green spinach with a knife, and then handed it to Chunni on the side.

Chunni took a leaf of bud skin soaked in water (the light yellow skin of the bread outside the bud cob), twisted it three times and twisted it into a thin rope, and tied the spinach neatly.

The two of them were a little rusty at first, but gradually became familiar with them, and their movements were much faster.

Not far away by the gable, Liu Housheng also plucked the shallots with a serious and focused face, carefully dropped the soil on the roots, and then put them in the small basket one by one without tying.

Peach Blossom and Shanzi followed the adults, helping to do what they could like handing baskets, and from time to time they secretly yawned a few times because they were sleepy in the morning.

Pu Cao felt distressed when she saw it, so she smiled and said, "Shanzi Peach Blossom is really good, when my sister-in-law comes back, I will bring you roast chicken to eat." ”

Shanzi naturally clapped his hands and shouted, but Peach Blossom made a request with a red face, "I don't want to eat roast chicken, if my sister-in-law goes to Buzhuang again, I will buy some cloth for Peach Blossom and come back, okay?" ”

This little girl is a quiet and indisputable character, these days follow the lady to learn embroidery, almost immediately like this job, occasionally in the sleep to mutter a few words "willow green with goose yellow".

And the rags that Pucao wanted to come back from the cloth village last time were all taken by Chunni to make lotus mats, and now she lacks the materials to practice her hands, so she has such a requirement.

The child is so studious, Pucao is naturally a hundred supporters, and immediately agreed. Peach Blossom was so happy that she stepped forward to kiss her sister-in-law, and Shanzi blinked her eyes and followed the limelight to replace the roast chicken with a few wooden knives and swords, shouting that he, the new "king", wanted to issue weapons to his "generals".

Pu Cao and Chunni looked at the fat boy's stinky fart with his head up, and they all laughed so hard that their stomachs hurt, and they should tease a few words.

Talking and laughing for a while, all the fresh vegetables were stacked and put on the big basket. Liu Housheng fiddled with the charcoal pot, and Pu Cao and Chunni went to change their clothes for going out. He put on the thickest cotton jacket and cotton pants in the house, and stepped on the rabbit skin boots that he had just sewn the day before. With a floral cloth towel on his face, a dogskin hat buttoned up, and cotton gloves on his hands, he is really fully armed like an Antarctic scientific expeditioner.

As soon as the two of them were dressed, Dong Si drove the ox cart to the gate of the courtyard. Hearing his shout, everyone hurriedly put the charcoal basin on the car first, then buckled the big basket covered with a torn quilt, and finally covered three or four layers of straw curtains and covered it tightly.

Liu Housheng saw that his daughter-in-law and Pu Cao got into the ox cart together and were about to leave, he had the heart to follow but was hindered by his leg injury, so he had to rub his hands and say with a guilty face, "You are going to suffer all the way." ”

Chunni knew that her man was sad, so she hurriedly pushed him and said, "Go back to the greenhouse and watch, we'll be back soon." ”

Pu Cao also smiled, "That's right, the greenhouse is our cornucopia, Brother Liu is waiting for us to come back with the news of victory." ”

Everyone laughed, Dong Siyi flicked the whip and lightly hit the old ox, and the ox cart creaked and set off with the thick snow.

Liu Housheng watched the ox cart disappear into the wind and snow before turning around and limping back to the yard. Halfway through, he saw Peach Blossom and Shanzi lying at the door, so he pushed them away and said, "Don't pour the cold wind in your stomach, come into the house quickly, your sister-in-law will be back soon." ”

The two children responded obediently and closed the door.