Pu Cao glared at him with a smile and quipped, "You landlord and old wealth, if you don't go back to look at the gold and silver boxes, be careful that someone will move your family away!" ”

Fang Jie liked Pu Cao's cunning and coquettish appearance the most, as if at this moment, all the smart colors in the world converged on her face that was less than the size of a palm. Every time he only glanced at it, his heart would be overjoyed, "If you move away, you can move away, I will guard the most important treasures on the left and right every day, and the rest are outside the body!" ”

Pu Cao blushed when she heard this, and was about to stomp her feet to tell him not to say such love words in the future, not wanting to suddenly see Zhang Gui'er coming in from outside the courtyard out of the corner of his eye. She hurriedly gave Fang Jie a color, turned around and asked, "Brother Gui'er, don't you have any news yet?" ”

Zhang Gui nodded and replied, "There is no news yet, the second uncle and the second aunt have searched the surrounding villages, and the few people who are familiar with their cousins on weekdays are gone." Everyone said that maybe they had found a way to make money, but they were afraid that their families would stop them, so they secretly ran out. ”

Pu Cao smiled, "This also makes sense, the dog leftover should have gone out at such an age, and he may return to his hometown one day." After saying this, she quickly changed her tone and asked, "Tomorrow the people in the village are going to go fishing in the Hetao, do you want to go with them to have a good time?" ”

Zhang Guier shook her head, "I'm going to school after the New Year, so I'll still study and practice at home." ”

"That's okay, I'll prepare a few New Year's gifts in the evening, and tomorrow Yang Dongzi will drive you to Mr. Xuetang to pay respects to the early years. Let's take care of the etiquette, and when we go to study in the future, my husband will definitely be able to take care of it more. ”

"Thank you sister-in-law for thinking so thoughtfully, I will go early and return early." Zhang Guier was overjoyed and bowed to thank you.

"It's all your own family, so you don't have to be polite." Pu Cao watched Zhang Gui go back to the wing, and then walked to the fence, and whispered with a slightly hesitant face, "Where did you arrest those people?" Be careful not to be missed, otherwise only one Aunt Zhang can make a fuss.

Fang Jie thought of those little ruffians who were selling coolies in the mines, and I was afraid that there were few people alive at this time. However, he didn't want Pucao to know about these dark and bloody things, so he stretched out his finger and pointed to the bean buns placed on the clay jar and said, "If your bean buns are not steamed, I'm afraid they will freeze solid." ”

"Oh, it's all your fault! I just talk to you, and I forget that there are still bean bags to be steamed. Pu Cao hurriedly ran to rescue her bean buns, and her face turned red again with shame.

Fang Jie squinted with a smile, as if his charm surpassed that of Doubao'er, which was an extremely proud and happy thing. Pu Cao grimaced and whispered, "Laugh at what you laugh at, be careful that your big teeth are frozen." ”

Fang Jie rarely saw her so childish, and laughed more and more, Pu Cao only felt that her face was so hot that she could fry eggs, and took the bean bag and hid in the stove.

Although the sticky bean buns are not expensive, it is rare to steam them once a year. Therefore, at dinner, Pucao fried a few more dishes, planning to gather everyone to have a good meal. Chunni went to the vegetable shed and called Liu Housheng, of course, Fang Jie was also invited over early.

Zhang Guier Xu was in a good mood because she was going to pay New Year's greetings to her husband tomorrow, and she kept talking about articles, poems and interesting things in the school. The two children pestered Liu Housheng to take them to fish, but unfortunately Liu Housheng had already been instructed by Pucao and refused to agree to anything.

Pu Cao and Magpie came in from outside with two plates of golden and hot bean buns, and said with a smile, "It's time to eat!" ”

Everyone smiled and sat down, Pu Cao took a spoon to scoop the frosting for everyone, and saw the two children pouting with a look of grievance and smiled, "Shanzi Peach Blossom has to be obedient, it is too dangerous to dig ice and fish, and if you don't get it right, you will fall into the ice hole." When the time comes, if you are infected with wind and cold, you will have to drink bitter medicine soup. Wait a while, you help my sister-in-law, let's make more fragrant fish food. Tomorrow, when your brother Liu comes back from catching a big fish, let's make a table of whole fish feast, okay? ”

Chunni also helped to scare when she heard this, "That's right, it's cold in the Hetao, if you fall into the water and drown, it's a bad thing." ”

Fang Jie patted the little heads of the two children, and coaxed with a smile, "It just so happens that I want to paint tomorrow, you stay at home and be a helper for Brother Fang, Brother Fang will teach you to draw the god of the stove and the god of the door, okay?" ”

The two children are not that stubborn and disobedient temper, and they can listen to the door god with their own hands, and it is also very proud to show off with their friends when the time comes, so they instantly put the fishing fish behind, and shouted happily to draw their little wolf dog, Fang Jie naturally responded.

Everyone was busy and gossiping while eating sticky and glutinous bean buns, and soon it was completely dark, and everyone dispersed to sleep peacefully.

Early the next morning, Liu Housheng carried a jar of "secret fish food" and gathered with the villagers to fish with various tools. Zhang Guier also wore a brand-new stone blue brocade robe, tied a square scarf of the same color on his head, and hung a Dapeng winged purse on his waist.

Peach Blossom was afraid that her brother would freeze, so she trotted and hugged the sheepskin jacket and sent it to the climbing plow, but Zhang Guier frowned and refused to put it on. Dongzi was tidying up the horse's head, and when he saw that Peach Blossom had a deflated mouth and looked aggrieved, he persuaded, "If the second young master thinks that the leather jacket is not decent, he will only wear it on the road, and the little one will remind you to untie it before you get to the place." ”

Zhang Guier wanted to say something more, but when she looked up, she saw Pucao coming out of the house, and hurriedly put her leather jacket on her body and said, "Okay, let's hurry up and get on the road." ”

Dongzi laughed secretly in his heart, but his mouth answered loudly, and he flicked his whip and walked out of the courtyard gate.

The men of the village all went to the Hetao to fish, and the women rarely had such a time to "dominate the world", so they gathered in one place to sew the children's new clothes and talk about the short gossip of the parents.

Chunni was so lively, she took the fabric and cotton early and ran to Chen's house, Pucao told the magpie to close the courtyard door to watch the house, and then took the two children into the greenhouse.

Fang Jie had just spread out the rice paper and arranged all kinds of paints, and when he saw them coming in, he smiled and said, "Shopkeeper, how many pictures of the God of Wealth and Stove God are going to be painted today?" Can you pay Xiaosheng a few taels of silver? ”

Pu Cao fetched water and put it on the stove to boil, and joked with a smile, "Where did the scholar come from, why is he so rude, the God of Wealth and the God of the Stove are invited back, how can it be said that it is a painting?" Beware of the little black form that the god of the stove has sued you! ”

Fang Jie laughed, "The shopkeeper's tongue is too sharp, and the little student is willing to bow down!" ”

Shanzi and Peach Blossom couldn't understand these words, but seeing that their sister-in-law and Brother Fang, who loved them the most, were laughing happily, they also laughed along with them. At the end, he was very curious to stretch out his little hand to touch the paints, Fang Jie hurriedly rolled up his sleeves for them, and from time to time found some small tasks such as handing water or grinding ink to them. The two children consciously got reused, their mouths were tightly pursed, and they were busy with a serious face.

Pucao picked up the kettle to water, and the fine water line was sprinkled on the pool of three-inch-high spinach seedlings, and the little seedlings were moistened by the rain and dew, and happily stretched out their leaves, and waved happily. Pu Cao smiled and shook the water droplets on the leaves for them, and occasionally turned his head to look at Fang Jie, who was holding a pen in his hand, and both of them smiled warmly and contentedly.

Sometimes, happiness is really simple, it is the warmth of a room in this cold winter, the companionship of this lonely and lonely time, or just a glance at each other, a smile welling up in my heart...

Seeing that the sun was setting in the west, the men of the village still did not come back, and the women of each family were worried, so they took their children to the village to look. Finally, when the sky was about to dark, I looked forward to returning the men who were full of loads.

Liu Housheng stood happily outside the courtyard gate and shouted, the two children heard the movement and ran out to greet them, and the two little wolf dogs, who had grown more than half a foot long, also flicked their little tails and followed out, barking around the big wicker basket at Liu Housheng's feet.

Seeing that the basket was full of crucian carp and silver carp, Chunni and Pucao also shouted happily, "Oh, it's really a bumper harvest, these fish are enough to eat until the beginning of spring." ”

Liu Housheng grinned happily, and said while scratching the back of his head, "Thanks to the fish food mixed by Pucao Girl, a lot of big fish gathered after a while." If it weren't for the remaining half of the bucket being snatched by Dong Si, I would have been able to fish two more baskets back. ”

"Okay, these are enough to eat, let's not be greedy." Everyone laughed and laughed, and together they carried the wicker basket into the courtyard. In winter, the outdoors is the farmer's natural fresh-keeping refrigerator, just find a snowdrift to throw the fish into it one by one, and then sprinkle half a bucket of water, but it freezes in a moment. When you want to eat it, you can cut it out in two pieces, and keep it as fresh as when you first fished it out.

In the evening, Pu Cao personally cooked a braised one, steamed one, fried a fish segment, cooked a fish ball soup, and really tossed a table full of whole fish banquet, which was praised by everyone, and the two children ate with the same relish as the little flower cat, and their faces were full of greasy.

Liu Housheng heard that Fang Jie was going back to the city tomorrow, and he must bring a few big fish. Zhang Guier was also reluctant and asked him to come back early to study poetry together. The two children were clamoring for sugar gourds and lanterns, and they were all holding Fang Jie's arm, and for a while Fang Jie became a hot figure.

Pu Cao saw that the corner of his eyes swept towards him from time to time, and guessed that he must be proud in his heart, so he secretly pouted and got up to go to the stove to serve fish soup.

No, the fish soup was only halfway into the basin, and she was hugged into a generous embrace. Fang Jie smiled lowly, "What's the matter, but jealous that I'm better than you?" ”

Pu Cao stretched out her hand and pinched him, and retorted in a low voice, "I'm not so careful, but you, can't you come back a year ago?" ”

"Well, after the opening of the restaurant on the sixth day of the first lunar month, I only had time to come." Fang Jie lowered his head and pecked at the red lips of his beloved woman, and sighed very reluctantly, "Why don't you all move to the city to live, then we can see each other every day." ”

"Hmph, no! Don't you know that there is a saying that distance produces beauty? Pu Cao was so disgusted that he put his chin on his head and said with a smile, "If we see each other every day, I may find out that you like to drink flower wine, gamble money, sleep without washing your feet, and many bad habits... Then you, a beautiful son, will be completely exposed. ”