Uncle Li's father and son are not good at words, and they also praised the favor they have received in the past few days, "Sister-in-law Zhang is kind-hearted and kind. ”

Uncle Li Jiu's bud valley is next to the Zhang family, and he has been the closest to the Zhang family over the years, and after drinking two bowls of wine, his brain was hot, so he patted Zhang Gui'er on the shoulder and said, "Brother Gui'er, if you are a scholar in the future, you can't be ungrateful, it's not easy for your sister-in-law to support you." ”

Of course, he said this, not for the sake of the elders, but completely out of feeling.

The lord of the Snow Country's generation is not a virtuous monarch who works hard, but he is also not a promiscuous person, strictly speaking, he can only be regarded as unambitious. This is a disadvantage for those civil and military generals who are willing to make meritorious contributions, but for ordinary people who just want to live a stable life, it is very lucky.

Every year, the production of several copper and iron mines in the country, and the income from the sale of the southern countries, are enough for the normal operation of this small country, and there is even a surplus. Therefore, there are not many kinds of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes that are spread on the heads of the people.

However, despite this, the people are still not rich. After all, due to climate restrictions, there is only one harvest in the field a year, and it is difficult for a couple to raise two children.

Li Jiu's two sons, the eldest has just gotten engaged this year, and he will get married next year, and the bridal banquet and so on will almost drain their family's savings for many years, leaving a younger son who has not yet been settled.

And Pu Cao actually has to raise three children, provide for a scholar, and prepare a dowry, these burdens can't be carried by a strong laborer, not to mention a little woman like Pu Cao, which is extremely difficult for anyone to think about.

Everyone echoed and persuaded Zhang Guier not to forget his roots and conscience, and Zhang Guier responded very respectfully. But he is young after all, and he can't do things like honey belly swords perfectly, and the smile on his face is extremely stiff.

Dong Si has always been the most eye-catching, and when he saw him like this, he quickly talked about the village gossip and diverted the conversation.

In the stove room, Pu Cao's face was as red as the sunset, everything was ghosted, and the chopsticks and chopsticks were all in vain, causing the two children to hold the clay bowl and smirk. She was so angry that she wanted to scratch them, but she didn't want to throw herself into the air and almost fall to the ground.

Chunni hurriedly stepped forward to help her up, and said angrily and funny, "What do you say you can do, you are so drunk, I'll send you back to sleep, I'll take care of it first." ”

After speaking, she told the two children to eat well, and then stumbled back to Zhang's house in the west courtyard with Pucao.

Pucao only felt that the fire in his stomach was burning, and his feet were as soft as cotton, and he barely sobered up when he was blown by the cold wind when he went out, and couldn't help muttering, "This Pucao has a really bad amount of wine, I think I, Dong Wan, turned out to be a wine fairy, and I can't end up in three catties..."

Chunni finally settled her to lie on the kang, except for her shoes and socks, and slapped her when she heard such nonsense, and said with a smile, "Don't talk drunk, it's good that you used to be able to drink enough bud porridge, who have ever drunk wine." Hurry up and go to sleep, tomorrow will be busy. ”

After speaking, I covered the quilt for her and went back to work, leaving Pucao to mumble a few words, and finally fell asleep.

Waking up from a sound night's sleep, Pu Cao hugged her head and groaned in pain as soon as she opened her eyes, and the power of bud wine was completely revealed at the moment of waking up from such a hangover, as if there were countless little people beating drums in her head, and the green tendons in the corners of her forehead were hurting.

Shanzi and Peach Blossom, who were sitting on the kang and playing, heard the movement and hurried over, originally smiling and wanting to call her sister-in-law (sister), but suddenly she was so shocked that she didn't know what to do.

Coincidentally, Chunni came in from outside the door with a small bowl, and the two children shouted as if they had seen a savior, "Sister Nier, Sister Nier, look at my sister-in-law (sister)!" ”

Liu Housheng is also a lover of wine, but when he gets drunk when he gets drunk, Chunni is very experienced in serving drunkards, but after sweeping his eyes at Pucao's embarrassed appearance, he comforted the two children and said, "Don't worry, it'll be fine in a while." ”

After speaking, he went to the stove to scoop a bowl of cold water, added half a spoonful of the green paste in the small bowl, and when it melted, he half-helped the grass up and fed her to drink.

Sure enough, in less than a quarter of an hour, Pu Cao felt that all the little people in his mind had disappeared, and he was very clear for a while, so he got up and complained, "This drunkenness is really a sin, don't let me drink in the future." ”

Chunni said angrily, "Who can stop your stubborn temper." ”

Pu Cao laughed twice, for fear that Chunni would not finish counting, so he quickly pointed to the green paste in the bowl and diverted the conversation, "What kind of paste is this, it's weird and easy to use, it won't hurt if you drink it." ”

Chunni called Peach Blossom and Shanzi to fold the quilt, and responded, "That's the green fruit soup I went to Dong Si's house to ask for (apocryphal), it's best to treat drunken headaches, but unfortunately we don't produce this green fruit on this mountain, this is Dong Si's maternal uncle sent it before." ”

"Hey," Pu Cao was bending down to put on her shoes, and when she heard this, she was surprised, "The eldest lady of the Dong family is actually willing to give you so much, I thought it would be good if she didn't scold your family for giving birth to a child and causing Dong Sishao to make money." ”

Chunni used her toes to push another cloth shoe in the distance to her, and smiled even more cheerfully, "There is something even more surprising to you, Dong's fourth daughter-in-law heard me sew a quilt and cotton clothes for you today, and said that she would come to help later." ”

Pu Cao was really puzzled, and she didn't understand how the Dong family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, who liked to be the most clear in Nangou Village, suddenly became warm-hearted, but she held these questions in her stomach, jumped off the ground after putting on her shoes, and hugged two children to pick them up for them, deliberately pretending not to care and casually responded, "Maybe they are not busy at home." ”

Sure enough, how could Chunni's anxious temper be able to hold her words, seeing that Pu Cao couldn't take care of Qiao like this, she poured beans into the bamboo tube and said happily, "Why is the family not busy?" It was they who consciously took advantage of it and wanted to return the favor. The hunting team that went up the mountain a few days ago came back last night, and this year, I don't know if it was bad luck or something went wrong, but they actually hit a black blind man, a miscellaneous fox, and the rest are pheasants and rabbits, not even a roe deer or a deer.

It is estimated that after cleaning up, all of them will be sold to the city, and each family will only share a few dozen yuan, which can be regarded as a trip to the mountain for nothing. Dong Si didn't go into the mountain this time to suffer a crime, and he cut firewood and sold it to you to earn more than a tael of silver, which can be regarded as taking a big advantage, and the eldest mother and sister-in-law of the Dong family will naturally not complain anymore. ”

Pu Cao picked up the small broom, swept the big kang from beginning to end, and said with a smile, "Although it is a bit unkind to say this, however, the villagers have helped us with a small harvest this time, at least the Dong family has no complaints." ”

"I think so too, I boiled a bun of grain porridge in the stove, you go and drink two bowls first, the third uncle and they all start to go to the wooden shelf, you go and see it after eating." The two sisters-in-law of the Chen family should also come over in a while, and I will greet them first. Chunni skillfully climbed up the kang to drag the cotton bales and cloth in the corner, shook off the water-blue cotton cloth and compared it with the peach blossoms, and said with a smile, "This color is really watery, and we will make a new set of cotton jackets for the peach blossoms in a while." ”

How can a girl not love beauty, Peach Blossom heard that she had new clothes, and her happy little face was flushed.

Pu Cao heard that the backyard was on the wooden shelf, and she was worried in her heart, how could she still care about eating, and hurriedly explained, "The stone blue cotton cloth is for Shanzi and Gui Ge'er to make cotton clothes, the duck egg green is for the quilt, and the blue background and white flower cloth are ours, don't get confused." After saying that, he trotted to the back garden while brushing his messy hair.

Uncle Li and his son have just placed the windows on the daylight side, eight of which are newly made checkered windows, and four of them have been unloaded from the west wing. Although it looks a little awkward under the symmetry of the old and the new, it is fortunate that the connection is very close, and there is not much gap, and the insulation effect of the straw curtain in winter can also be good.

Liu Housheng's subordinates are not slow, and this morning, more than three two-zhang long straw curtains have been braided. When he looked up and saw Pucao coming, he smiled innocently, "Pucao girl, just wait for you to guide you to the roof, I can't climb high if my legs are delayed." ”

Pu Cao smiled and replied, and stepped on the ladder to climb the gable.

In the greenhouse, which is three zhang long on the left and right, there are already nine birch pillars with thick bowls, which just support the square windows on the slope in front. Uncle Li was taking his son to nail the beam, reached out to wipe the thin sweat on his head, and asked, "Sister-in-law Zhang, what else do you need to lay on this beam?" ”

"Third uncle, I am about the same age as Chunni, you can call me Pucao, it's all your own family, don't be so polite." Pointing to the crooked bundles of wicker and linoleum in the corners of the garden, he said, "The beams are nailed and laid with linoleum, and then covered with mud and thatch, just like the roof of an ordinary adobe house, except that they are as thick as possible, so as to save them a few days of smoke bubbles (in the northeastern dialect, meaning a strong wind mixed with snow particles). Scraped the roof off. ”

The father and son of the Li family all laughed, waved their hands and said, "Don't worry, it must be spread a foot thick, no matter how big the big smoke bubble is, it can't be scraped away." ”

Dong Si came in with a large bundle of dead branches, and when he heard this, he smiled and said, "Just now I drove to the entrance of the village, and I heard Li Siye say that I am afraid that there will be heavy snow this winter, and I really need to make more preparations, and I will also clean up the roof of the house at home in a few days." ”

Pu Cao glanced at the firewood stack behind him, he hadn't paid much attention to it in the past two days, but now he looked at it carefully, it was much higher, enough to burn it in winter, so he smiled and said, "Fourth Brother Dong, these firewood are almost enough, don't forget to ask me for wages at night." ”

"Haha, I can't forget," Dong Si smiled even more happily when he heard that the money was immediately credited to the account, "My mother-in-law wants to make a new jacket, and my ears are calloused, and when I get the firewood money, I will quickly drive her into the city." ”

Everyone laughed along, Dong Si was enthusiastic and diligent, and after carrying the firewood, he came over to help dig the soil and water the roof, Pu Cao saw that he couldn't help much, so he whispered a few words to Liu Housheng, and then went back to the front yard.

On the big kang in the main room of the Zhang family, Chunni was taking Chen's sister-in-law and Chen's second sister-in-law from the West Courtyard, as well as Dong's fourth daughter-in-law, who had a round figure and very small eyes and nose, to cut fabrics together, discussing what style to make a few padded jackets, and from time to time talking about how women in the city dared to wear them, laughing loudly.