Chapter Ninety-Seven: Messing with Mandarin Ducks
Xia's face suddenly filled with a smile, and he said, "Lili, I thought of a good family, that is, Li Xiucai's family. If Shanzi and Miss Li don't get along, I will ask someone to hint at the talented lady and tell you to Li Xiuwen. That child is only a year younger than you, and he is well educated, good-looking, good-tempered, and familiar with you. Li Xiucai is a good couple, not a daughter-in-law who rubs his daughter-in-law, and they all like you. It turns out that I don't dare to think about his family, but your third uncle has become an official......"
Xia Li thought of the childish little kid who was half a head shorter than himself, his head shook like a wave drum, and said, "What do you think, it's still an eleven-year-old child." ”
With that, he quickly got up and went out of the house. The brain circuits of ancient people, she really can't understand, how can there be such a mess of mandarin ducks.
Xia's voice came from behind, "You are only twelve years old, only one year older than him." ”
When passing by the hall, I heard Xia Ju shouting "pee" again, Xia Li brought the night pot in the corner and took the urine for him. The little guy peed with his eyes closed, and fell asleep again as soon as his head fell asleep. Maybe then the sweet dream just now continued, and a smile popped up on the corner of his lips.
Xia Li smiled. The child had completely forgotten the pain of the previous one, and even dreamed with a smile.
It's better to be a child, you don't need to live a lifetime, just a few months apart, and the past and pain have been forgotten.
Xia Li couldn't sleep because of her thoughts, and it was raining outside, so she wrapped the quilt around her body and felt cold.
I thought about Xia's words repeatedly. After so many years of feudal etiquette, Ye Feng is now a typical feudal aristocratic son, just look at his dress and some styles. He wouldn't put himself, a little peasant girl, on an equal footing, and his family wouldn't. She would rather be a subordinate relative who pleases the chief than get involved in the relationship between men and women.
However, even after a lifetime, Xia Li would never believe that Ye Feng was not the kind of man who robbed women as concubines.
Or bless him from afar, she and him are destined to be inseparable in their past and present lives......
Xia Li opened her eyes again, the sky was already bright, and six round eyes were looking at her by the bedside.
Xia Ju said, "It's rare for my sister to sleep lazy, just sleep a little longer, when Danghe has already gone to the vegetable field to pull poop, I also wiped their butts." ”
Xia Li smiled, still sat up and dressed. It was so cold, she shivered.
Xia Ju said, "It's raining and snowing outside, and it's so cold." ”
Dangdang and Xiong Xiang agreed with him, and they both shook their bodies.
It is rare to see snow in Xiangjiang Province, and this is the first snow of this winter. Even if it is small, it is still raining, which makes children who rarely see snow curious.
This ghost weather, not to mention that people don't want to go out, that is, Dangdang and Xiong are bent their necks and lie in the house and don't go out, and only Erhu takes Rhubarb to the house every day to eat, and gossip about some things of the Xia family.
Xia and Xia Liwo do needlework at home. Xia Li made clothes for himself and Xia Ju, braided new chains and ropes for Dangdang, made a new cotton jacket for Xiong Xiang to wear for the New Year, and made a set of silk clothes for the favorite Erhu. In addition to making it for himself, Xia also made a set for Xia Laohan and Mrs. Xia.
This ghost weather lasted for three days and four nights, and finally cleared up on the twelfth day of the lunar month.
Xia Li's chaotic mood was also sorted out a few days ago, like the blue sky overhead, clearing the clouds and seeing the sun.
There are some things she can't control, but she can still control what kind of life she wants to live. Knowing that Ye Feng also came to this world, and knowing that he got what he wanted in this life, this is enough. I shouldn't be as miserable as I was in my previous life, and I should live in thoughts forever. After a lifetime, you should be happy.
When the weather was good, Xia asked Xia Zhu to leave her family a fan of pork, a fan of pork ribs, a few leaves of pork liver, two pairs of pig's trotters, and two pig scalps, which were marinated and made into bacon, which could be eaten until the beginning of spring.
Seeing a row of black meat and bones hanging under the eaves, I felt that the smell of the New Year was stronger.
Xia Ju asked Xia Lidao, "Sister, can we set off fireworks during the Chinese New Year?" ”
Xia Li thought of the New Year in his previous life, and he was afraid of polluting the environment, and the city banned fireworks and firecrackers, and there was no lively atmosphere. Although she herself doesn't like to put it, she likes to watch others put it.
He smiled and said, "Fireworks are too expensive, I will buy some firecrackers." ”
Rejoice when there are firecrackers. Xia Ju said "㖿", and when Dangdang jumped, the bear also jumped.
It's almost the New Year, and there are more people who kill New Year's pigs. The relationship between the members of the Xia family is good, and they ate the pig-killing dishes of the Hao family, the Zhou carpenter's family, and the Huang Widow's family.
The Xia family also raised two pigs, and Xia Laohan said that Xia Zhu was too busy killing pigs these days, and his own pigs would be killed when there were fewer people killing pigs a few days ago.
The sun was shining for many days, and the muddy mountain road had been dry, so Xia Li wanted to go to the mountains to hunt some wild things to eat for the New Year, and sell them for more money.
On the morning of the eighteenth day, she took Dangdang and Zhu Er up the mountain together. Actually, she didn't want to take Zhu Er, but if she didn't bring Zhu Er, Xia didn't agree to her going.
Because Zhu Er followed, they only wandered below the mountainside, and in half a day, she only shot two hares, and Dangdang also caught one.
Now that the farming is slack, and the Chinese New Year is approaching, many young and middle-aged people like to go to the mountains to hunt game. When there are more people in the mountains, there are fewer wild things.
Zhu Er is now worshipping Xia Li. He didn't even see the shadow of the wild thing, but he saw the big girl "shhh" at him, and shot arrows with a bow, and the wild thing fell in response to the sound in a corner.
His heart was full of joy. The eldest girl in her own house not only looks like a fairy, but also has good archery, good eyes and quick reactions, which are unmatched. No wonder even the military masters are full of praise, saying that she is a contemporary Mulan.
Zhu Er chopped a large bundle of firewood, and on the same day, the two of them and a dog rushed home.
I ate one rabbit that night, and the other two were smeared with salt and peppercorns and hung under the eaves, and I ate them during the New Year.
Two days later, Xia Li, Zhu Er, and Dangdang hurriedly finished breakfast and went up the mountain again.
This time, they not only walked a lot of mountain roads to the south, but also went to a section above the mountainside, and a small unnamed peak, and even the rice was eaten in the mountains.
At first, Zhu Er was reluctant, but seeing Xia Li's insistence, he not only followed, but also promised to go back without telling Xia's sister-in-law where he went.
In fact, Xia Li wanted to go to another steeper mountain, but Zhu Er was resolutely unwilling and knelt down. Xia Li had to give up.
Until the end of the next day, Xia Li shot three pheasants, one partridge, and four hares. One of the pheasants had particularly bright feathers and a very long tail, and Xia Li only shot it in the leg and caught it alive. She always remembered Zeng Lizhang's words when she asked her to catch another sunbird, and the sunbird was hard to find, so she had to give him a beautiful pheasant first.
Zhu Er said that this is not a pheasant, it is a golden pheasant, which is more valuable than a pheasant.