Aoki made a twist and turn to Carpenter Lee's house on the south side of the village.

It was a small stone courtyard, and the corner of the courtyard was still full of curly scraps of planed wood, and a big black dog greeted it with a wild roar and barked at Aoki, and was stopped by Carpenter Li, who had just gone out.

"Aoki, come and get the barrel, right? It happened to be done yesterday, and it was oiled and dried. As soon as he saw Aoki, he guessed what he was coming for.

Aoki hurriedly said: "It's really embarrassing for Uncle Li." So when will this bucket be used? ”

Carpenter Li proudly boasted, "Take it home and use it." Don't worry, I'm using good wood. ”

Aoki laughed too, but Chrysanthemum had destroyed him several times. He followed Carpenter Li into his family's special carpentry workshop, and found his own wooden barrel among the full house of wood at a glance.

Carpenter Li's bearded face showed a puzzled look, and asked Aoki, "How much water do you have to use to bathe in such a deep wooden barrel at your house?" It's not too much of a hassle. ”

Aoki replied, "My sister is not in good health, and she is very afraid of the cold, so putting more water in the bath will save her frostbite." ”

Carpenter Li let out an "oh" and nodded again and again: "That's to be careful." Anyway, we croppers, be diligent, and there is no shortage of firewood; You have drilled a well in your house, and the water is readily available. ”

Aoki said: "That's it. Uncle Li, this is barrel money. ”

Carpenter Li hurriedly took it, counted it, a total of six hundred Wen, and immediately smiled brightly, and said to him: "Come, I'll help you carry it." ”

With his help, Aoki carried the barrel and the basket away.

Carpenter Li took 600 wen and entered the main house with a smile. His mother-in-law, Wang, saw him and asked, "Got the money?" ”

Carpenter Li handed her the money with a smile and said, "It's done, no credit." Sister-in-law Zheng went to sell pigs to the water when she saw the sky, and now she has a lot of money on hand. ”

Wang asked, "You received 600 wen from him, is it a little more?" ”

Carpenter Li said: "Not much. The wages are still the same. The main reason for this barrel is that the wood is expensive - I gave him the good wood at home. ”

Wang was speechless.

Aoki carried the barrel and returned home with Zhang Huai, and Chrysanthemum was talking to Zhao Dazui at the door. I don't know what Zhao Dazui said, and the chrysanthemum laughed "gurgling".

When Zhang Huai saw it, he immediately felt uncomfortable.

Aoki was also a little strange, and beckoned, "Big mouth, what are you doing?" ”

Zhao's big mouth and black face suddenly turned red, and he said a little cowardly: "It's nothing, it's just to buy some pig water and pig head meat." Woohoo! Why is this barrel so big? ”

As soon as Chrysanthemum saw the wooden barrel, she hurriedly left Zhao Dazui to look at the wooden barrel, and did not forget to turn back to him and said, "Come and get it tomorrow morning!" ”

Zhao Dazui agreed, smiled at Zhang Huai again, and then turned around and left.

Aoki looked at his back and asked Chrysanthemum: "Why didn't he buy the pig and take it back immediately, and Ming'er would come to get it?" ”

Chrysanthemum lay on the edge of the barrel, looked down, and while touching the wall of the barrel with her hand, she replied: "His family is going to entertain guests tomorrow - someone has come to see him." I told him to come and get it again, and it smelled just right. Brother, what kind of wood is this bucket made of, why is it so fragrant? ”

Aoki replied, "I don't recognize it either." Anyway, it's good wood. Otherwise, Uncle Li would have collected so much money. In the past, a bucket like this would cost at most 200 wen. Uncle Li said that it was a piece of wood left by his father, and he didn't recognize it. It's not much, just enough to make a barrel, and ask me if I want it. I saw it at that time, I thought it was good, it smelled good, and I made it with this. ”

Chrysanthemum was even happier when she heard it - this wood was actually left by the carpenter's family, looking at this fine texture, coupled with the natural fragrance, I knew that this must be a good thing, but I was afraid that Carpenter Li would lose. You have to know that if it is really good wood, where can you win it with 400 yuan?

Woohoo! Put half a bucket of water, sprinkle some chrysanthemums, and soak in how comfortable it is! In the fog, it is "ugly girl out of the bath". Hehe! is similar to Yang Guifei, but it is just a "hot spring water slippery and skinny".

She teased herself in her heart, looked up with a smile, and then found Zhang Huai, and hurriedly shouted: "Brother Huaizi, you are here!" ”

Zhang Huai was very angry - he had been standing for a long time. She first talked to Zhao Dazui, and then looked at the barrel again, and actually thought that he was a shadow. But looking at her little appearance, she couldn't get angry.

Aoki hurriedly pulled Zhang Huai to look at the acorns soaked in the pool, because he had picked up so many that he hadn't finished processing them until now, while explaining to him in detail how to deal with this thing.

Zhang Huai listened carefully, he pondered for a while and said, "I think this thing can be eaten by people, if it is floated a few more times." ”

Aoki looked at him in surprise and said, "You really said it, and Chrysanthemum said the same." She always said that she wanted to try it, but she didn't have the time. ”

Zhang Huai was overjoyed when he heard it: "Chrysanthemum really said that? Did she really say that people can eat it? ”

Aoki smiled, "Not really. She said that the pig was okay if it was eaten, and that people would be able to eat it. "Speaking of which, he is a little awkward, why is he always hanging up with pigs?

As she was talking, Chrysanthemum stood at the door of the kitchen and shouted, "Brother, what are you doing?" Come and help me grind acorns. ”

Aoki turned his head to look at Zhang Huai, and both of them smiled.

So, they went into the kitchen, and Aoki asked, "Did you soak the fruit?" ”

Chrysanthemum said: "Hey! Soak a bucket of miles. Grind it out, I made it, you must love to eat. She smiled at Zhang Huai again, this is ready-made labor.

Although the family is poor, almost all the guys have complete utensils, which is the most satisfying for Chrysanthemum. Like this stone mill, you can save a lot of things with it.

The stone mill is placed in the innermost part of the kitchen, taking up a small half of the space. A large wooden basin was placed under the stone mill, and a large piece of white gauze was placed in the basin to catch the batter that had been ground out.

Yang sat in front of the stove and lit the fire, and said to Zhang Huai: "Huaizi is here!" Just to help my family Aoki grind - this grinder is dead. Can you eat this big vat of acorns? However, if you can't eat it, it's nothing, and pigs can eat it. ”

Zhang Huai "belched" and agreed. He used to come to Aoki's house to play, often eat here, and help with some chores by the way. Now that I see Yang, I don't want to see him, and my heart is a lot more spacious as before.

Aoki listened even more awkwardly. Chrysanthemum said angrily: "Mother, what are you talking about?" Where to feed the pigs to grind so finely! Hmph, I'll make it when I go back, you taste it, and see if you want to feed the pigs. ”

As soon as Aoki saw that the wooden basins were all set, he asked, "Chrysanthemum, has this mill been washed?" ”

Chrysanthemum said: "I've washed it." It's all done, you just have to grind. ”

Aoki took off the grinding crutches hanging on the wall, set up a stone mill, and pushed the grinding together with Zhang Huai. The grinding crutch babbled, accompanied by the snoring of the stone mill, like singing a small song.

Chrysanthemum sits on the side of the stone mill, scoops up the acorn kernels from the bucket with a spoon, and sends the water into the middle of the stone mill.

Looking at the rice-noodle-like acorn noodles, Chrysanthemum thought, Ming'er will be able to eat it for another day. Just make acorn tofu, the others are too troublesome, it's cold, or save some trouble. This tofu can be braised or served cold, or it can be eaten hot in a hot pot.

As soon as she was distracted, she had a smile in her eyes.

Huaizi was pushing and grinding, while peeking at her, she was distracted for a while, and her hands were unevenly forced, so the grinding crutches were not strong, and she lost her balance, and the grinding was not so smooth.

Aoki looked at him and sighed in his heart, and deliberately asked Chrysanthemum: "Zhao Dazui Ming'er wants a blind date?" Which village is it from? ”

If this was in the past, he would never ask Chrysanthemum such a thing on an occasion with Zhang Huai, but now that he knows Zhang Huai's intentions, he naturally doesn't care.

When Chrysanthemum heard her brother ask, she remembered Zhao's embarrassed appearance just now, and couldn't help but smile again. She was very amused to see him at the time, so she gossiped about it.

That Zhao is a big mouthful, and he is real, he has never looked at chrysanthemums with strange eyes, and he likes her quite a lot, so he told her carefully: "It's Uncle Cheng's niece." I'm eighteen years old. Ming'er and her family all came to Uncle Cheng's house as a guest, and they happened to come to my house to see each other. Their family is not bad, and the bride price is not rare, but if it is suitable, it can be a mile! ”

After saying that, he scratched his head and smirked.

Chrysanthemum smiled and asked him, "Then do you have any requirements?" She didn't know why she became so gossipy, maybe it was because it felt easy to talk to Zhao Dazui.

Zhao grinned and said, "What can I ask for?" No one dislikes me for being poor, can I still pick others? I heard the old aunt say that the girl is also very sincere. It's good to be honest, I like to be honest. If she were that weird, I wouldn't be able to serve her. ”

Hearing this, Chrysanthemum laughed with a "flutter".

Laughing so much, Zhao asked inexplicably, "What's wrong?" Am I not right? ”

Chrysanthemum hurriedly said: "You are very right. To live a life is to be an honest person. Big Mouth, you're quite knowledgeable. ”

Zhao Dazui was happy.

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