The days of Yunjia Village passed quietly as usual.

The villagers plough at sunrise and rest at sunset. Every time I walked to the paddy fields outside the village, touched the full ears of rice that day, sighed that two sentences would be a bumper harvest in autumn, and then walked home slowly, whispering that the birthday of the old man of the Zhang family, the eldest son was filial, and he wanted to set up eight tables of banquets and make brocade clothes.

Passing by the door of the Zhao family's workshop, the face is more happy, there are more carriages into the village to transport tofu than before, the workshop is busy every day, no matter where in the village, you can smell the faint fragrance of beans, and those little roosters and piglets in their family are also fattened when they see it, and the days are really rushing.

The backyard of the Zhao family was a little deserted because of the lack of a few girls, Rui Xue sat under the tree, frowning slightly, disgusted for a while that the chair was too hard, and disgusted with the dazzling sun for a while, but she was irritable and couldn't calm down.

It's been five or six days, and those assassins still haven't come to the door, seeing that the old man's birthday is coming, and it won't drag on for a few days, the Zhang family should move back, she doesn't know what excuse to talk about, and besides, how can there be a reason to live a thousand days to prevent thieves, and she can't wait like this forever.

But if you don't wait, and there is no other way, wouldn't it be worse if those people suddenly appeared as soon as they were withdrawn?

The old lady felt sorry for her young lady's difficulty sleeping and eating, and persuaded her before bringing the tea, "Miss rest assured, Mr. Zhao is responsible for everything, you just have to take care of your body, if your body is broken, you will make a mistake." ”

How could Rui Xue not know this truth, and saw that the wrinkles on the old grandmother's face were deeper these days, and it was obvious that she was busy with the family's meals, and she was very tired, so she took her hand and said with a smile, "Mama, I have nothing to do, I'm too idle, so I'm thinking too much, it's better for me to make buns with my grandma for a while." ”

The old grandmother also felt that she had something to do, and she could change her mind, but she didn't refuse as before, and responded, "Okay, Miss just sits and makes buns, and other grandmothers are Zhang Luo." ”

An old man and a young woman helped each other to go to the stove, the old lady had already made noodles, Rui Xue added seasoning to the filling, stirred slowly, and waited for the old woman to roll out the dough, and got busy while gossiping.

The six helpers who lived in the west courtyard were resting during the day, and as soon as it got dark, they would hide from their respective hidden stakes and monitor the surrounding wind and grass.

These people are for the Zhao family's efforts, Rui Xue is naturally grateful, under the dark of the enemy, and I can't put on a feast to thank each other, so I worked eating, buns, pies and other meals, fragrant and full food, every day will be sent to the West Courtyard in large pots, those people are full, you can also wrap a few in your arms, and then pad your stomach in the middle of the night.

They are in the dart game on weekdays, although the master secretly has some means, and he is not as poor as he seems, but he can't be like the Zhao family every day, so it was originally considered a chore, but I didn't expect it to be a beautiful thing, and several people were also very satisfied, and they were also vigilant at night, and they worked hard.

In the afternoon of this day, a thin man with a package came up at the head of the village, his face was full of exhaustion, and he saw a few old men sitting under the willow tree drinking tea, so he leaned over, pursed his chapped lips, saluted and smiled, "Uncle, the boy is here in a hurry, he is really thirsty, can the old man give a bowl of water to drink?" ”

The peasant family is mostly hospitable, and when they meet passers-by to rest at home, they have to invite them to the table for a meal, not to mention that they still drink saliva, and a few old men greet the thin man to come to him, let him sit on a stone, and then pour warm tea in a large pottery bowl and hand it to him.

The thin man was obviously thirsty, and drank two bowls in a row, before he stopped and thanked him, and the old men waved their hands and casually asked him where he came from and where he was going, and the thin man did not hide it, so he said that his name was He Dashi, and he came from Qinghe County, a hundred miles away, and wanted to go to Xiaopingshan to join his distant uncle.

As soon as everyone heard this, they turned to ask how the villagers in Qinghe County were doing, and the thin man sighed, "Last year's harvest was not good, and the family couldn't open the pot after paying the tax grain, if it wasn't too poor and couldn't live, I wouldn't have come to my uncle and grandfather." ”

The old men remembered that the days of each family were the same in the past, and they all sighed and sighed, so He Dashi built a pergola, looked at the paddy fields not far away, looked down and saw the half box of peach cakes in front of the old men, and said with envy, "Uncle, the boy looks at the crops in our village growing well, and there are cars and horses walking around in the village, so I guess this life is much better than my hometown." ”

When several old men heard this praise, they all straightened their chests, and one said, "I used to be poor, but this year, because the Zhao family in our village opened a workshop, the descendants work every month to earn wages, and the family can also pick the bean dregs in the workshop to feed the chickens and pigs, and they grow very well without food, and they sell it in the autumn, and then together with the silver obtained from planting cow beans, this day will be better." ”

"But no, a few boys in my family have planted three or four acres, how can they have three taels of silver."

"My family too..."

After listening to it with a simple smile, the thin man seemed to be very curious and asked, "Zhao family workshop?" What kind of business is it? If you can take the villagers of a village to live a good life, you must be a benevolent master? ”

"Dashi, you are right, there is no better master in the entire Wuguo than Mr. Zhao and his wife. The tofu made in the workshop is tofu, Dashi has never eaten it, let me tell you, the tofu is as white as snow, it tastes soft, stewed, mixed, noisy, and the taste is excellent. ”

He Dashi said, "I thought that when I went to the restaurant to deliver food, I heard the shopkeepers of the restaurant talk about it, but I have never seen it with my own eyes. ”

"Your county restaurant has no tofu, but it sells a lot of money, our restaurant in Lingfeng City, everyone is ordering tofu in the Zhao family's workshop, and the business is booming."

He Dashi smacked his mouth enviously, "Wouldn't the business in that workshop be better, I'm afraid I have to start working day and night." ”

The old man shook his head, "No, Mr. Zhao and his wife are not mean, although they have to start work in the workshop when they get up early and the sky is slightly bright, but they can go home in the middle of the afternoon, and they don't delay their evening work at home, and the wages they give are also very generous." ”

He Dashi was even more envious, "It would be nice if I could also work in the workshop, no matter how bad it is, I can be a small servant and an entourage." ”

One of the old men is Yun Xiaoliu's father, although he likes to show off, but he heard that his son's good errand was remembered by others, so he hurriedly waved his hand, "Don't think about it, the Zhao family is not like other big families, it is best to be quiet, the family is easy not to recruit people to serve, and the whole backyard is only two little maids, Mr. Zhao also calls people in the workshop when he goes out, but he has no intention of accepting his entourage." ”

Everyone was also afraid that He Dashi would really make up his mind to enter the workshop and rob them of the places of their children and grandchildren, so they took the tea bowl and said with a smile, "It's not early, let's hurry up and get on the road, otherwise we won't be able to reach Xiaoping Mountain before dark." ”

There was also the anxious old man, and he pulled He Dashi's sleeve and sent him to the intersection, seeing that he was far away, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and they scattered home, didn't they know that after He Dashi turned the woods, he flew up with a cold smile, and there was no shadow in a few flashes.

The big willow tree at the entrance of the village jumped down at this time, held the long knife on his waist, stared thoughtfully at the intersection for a long time, and then walked slowly towards the village. ”

Wu Er shook his head, "No, I'm afraid it's okay tonight." ”

Zhao Fengnian frowned slightly, but he was also upset, and turned his head back to the backyard.

Rui Xue is helping to pick up buns in the big dustpan, the big white meat buns, steaming, break one, the pork belly is mixed with cabbage, vermicelli and bean paste filling, it is exposed, it is very mouthwatering, she really can't bear it, so she stood on the edge of the board, and ate two in a row, occasionally turned her head to see Zhao Fengnian leaning on the door panel and looking at her quietly, presumably the gobbling up just now fell in his eyes, he was a little ashamed, and said angrily, "Why don't you make a sound when you come back?" ”

Zhao Fengnian stepped in, helped her sit down, and then took over to continue picking up the buns, and said with a smile, "I've never seen a woman who can eat a bun in a few bites before, and I forgot to say anything for a while." ”

Rui Xue was extremely ashamed, stretched out her hand and pinched him, "Your son and daughter are so anxious that they can't wait, you still make fun of me, and then they are hungry and crying, and I won't eat." ”

"How can you do that, eat when you're hungry, eat as much as you want." Zhao Fengnian hurriedly picked up two buns and put them on the plate, coaxing his wife to eat a few more bites, Ruixue really didn't eat enough, and I continued to eat after I had done enough to give you a proud look of face.

Zhao Fengnian was also anxious in his heart, and when his wife made such a fuss, he laughed helplessly and happily.

Soon, the sky gradually darkened, the old lady finished the meal, just served the table, and was going to the west courtyard to deliver the food, the wind and rain rushed to help, but Wu Er stood up directly, picked up the basket full of big buns and left.

Feng Tuo Yushun blinked his eyes, and felt that this martial guard was really a strange person, and it was very difficult to get along with, and when Mama Gui saw this, she said, "This child has no father and mother since he was a child, and he is a martial arts guard, so it is inevitable that he will be a little quiet, but his heart is not bad, and the two stewards should not be too careful." ”

"Mama is serious," the wind and rain are smooth these days, I vaguely know some of the old mamma and her own wife's relationship, not to mention that they are not angry, even if they are angry, they have to endure it, so they stepped forward to help the old mama into the house to eat together.

Soon Wu Er also rushed back, and everyone had been on guard for the past five or six days, and when they heard that there was no news today, they were all a little tired, so they ate slowly, and went back to rest.

Feng Chaoyu closed the door and a few corner doors, and went down with a sound outside the window of the main room.

The husband and wife of the Zhao family washed their feet, lay on the kang, hugged each other and whispered, Rui Xue twisted the quilt corner in her hand, and said hatefully, "Why don't we take out the silver deposit at home, strike first, and kill the woman back to the carbine?" ”

Zhao Fengnian pulled the corner of the quilt in her hand, rubbed her palms for her, and said with a wry smile, "If we get the news in advance, it's okay for us to start first, but it's six or seven days to rush through the wind and rain, and those assassins must have come out, and now they can only defend passively, and then fight back when the matter is over." ”

Ruixue pursed her lips, stretched out her foot to kick the quilt again, and said angrily, "These assassins are really lazy, procrastinating, I don't know how annoying it will be for the family to wait." ”

Zhao Fengnian was funny, the whole world dared to complain that the assassin was slow, I was afraid that it was only the woman in his arms, he whispered and persuaded him, and finally heard his wife breathe smoothly and fell asleep, but unfortunately, he himself couldn't close his eyes, thinking about how to deal with the assassin when he came, and he was ruthless for a while, and he must have asked the woman to taste such a torment...