At the beginning of Shen Shichu, the dumplings filled with cabbage and pork were freshly out of the pot, and the two eyes of the plug stared at the white and fat dumplings on the plate, swallowing saliva vigorously, Rui Xue knocked his head with a smile, "Kid who has no interest, there are a lot of bags today, don't care if you are full, go get a porcelain bowl." ”

The plug cheered, quickly took a small blue and white porcelain bowl, Rui Xue filled the garlic, poured in soy sauce and vinegar, and finally dropped two drops of sesame oil, and then beckoned Sister-in-law Zhang to come along, "Eat a few while it's hot, and take the rest back to the children." ”

Sister-in-law Zhang responded, washed her hands and wiped them on her apron, picked one up and tasted it, and said with a smile, "Sister, your skills are getting better and better, how can I eat more delicious than the leek stuffing last time." ”

Rui Xue smiled and clipped a bolt, "When it snows and it can freeze, let's wrap more, if there are guests who want to eat, you can cook a few plates at any time, but it is also an entry." ”

Sister-in-law Zhang nodded hurriedly, "This is a good idea, anyone who eats this taste will like it." ”

The two laughed a few words, Rui Xue saw that the bolt always looked out of the door secretly, and the dumplings were eaten very slowly, so she guessed that he was worried about his father, turned his head and glanced at the dumplings on the board that were steaming hot and waiting to cool, and there were five plates, two plates were ready to be taken back to make dinner for Zhao Fengnian, and two plates were given to the Zhang family father and son, and one plate could be evenly produced, so he got up and brought a plate over, folded it into the big pottery plate in front of the bolt, and said, "These dumplings are for you, you take them and eat them with your father." ”

The bolt was overjoyed, but then he felt a little rude, after all, he was working in the store, and the master provided him with food and accommodation, which was already very generous, and he always thought about his father, and often asked the master to take an extra share, which was really too ignorant.

He put down his chopsticks, gently pushed away the plate, and said in a low voice, "Master, you can go back and give it to your master, the apprentice is full." ”

Rui Xue smiled, "You eat delicious food, think about your father, it is your filial piety, and the master will not blame you." Your master's share has already been set aside, so you can go quickly. ”

The plug blushed slightly, found a tray, put it on with a large bowl of beef stewed radish he had just shared, and went straight to the storage shed opposite.

Rui Xue and Sister-in-law Zhang ate a few more and cleaned up the table.

Seeing that everyone at the dock began to go home from work, Rui Xue stood in front of the door and looked, and soon, a group of strong men appeared in sight, the first two of them were wearing gray short shirts, there was no jacket inside, and the cold wind at the end of October blew up, it looked a little thin. The appearance of the two is seven or eight points similar, both have thick eyebrows and big eyes, a straight nose and a wide mouth, and the eyebrows are full of righteousness, which is a rare appearance in the peasant family. There were five or six laborers behind them, giggling and not knowing what they were talking about. The two strong men responded from time to time, although they were also smiling, but the corners of their eyes and eyebrows still hid a very deep sadness.

Ruixue greeted loudly, "Brothers, it's time to get off work." ”

Everyone looked up and smiled, "The boss lady is not closed yet?" ”

"This is closed, the bolt has little strength, some work can't be done, I want to see who is not in a hurry to go home, give me a hand."

As soon as the next few workers heard it, they all understood what was going on.

Ruixue's shop has been open for more than a month, and as long as there is leftovers every day, she always has to give it to some poor people on the dock, but she is careful and refuses to lose people's face, even if she helps others, she has to find an excuse, for fear that she will do bad things with good intentions and make people feel uncomfortable, so whenever she says that she wants to find someone to help with the work, she wants to send some leftover food.

So, everyone said, "The two eldest brothers of the Xu family are the closest, so let's give the boss a hand." After speaking, they all smiled and said goodbye first.

There are six brothers and sisters in the Xu family brothers, they are the eldest and second, the following four are sisters, the two have been married for a few years, and have given birth to four or five children, a large family of more than a dozen people, only two acres of land, the sisters want a dowry, and the daughters-in-law can not go out to do work, the parents are old, the children are young, all the burden of livelihood is on their brothers, the two have no three heads and six arms, and they don't know any craftsmanship, so they can only work hard day and night to make some loose money, but unfortunately, even so, The family still can't even drink enough bread and batter.

Fortunately, both of them have the strength to handle the work, and they are enthusiastic and righteous, and they are very popular at the dock, so every time Rui Xue takes out the remaining dry food, meals and other things, everyone also has a tacit understanding to give them brothers.

Xu Kuan and Xu Ren brothers followed Ruixue into the house, split a small pile of wooden stumbling blocks in the corner of the house into thin sticks, and then said with a smile, "Big sister, I don't see much firewood behind the shop today, this time it's going to snow, I should be more prepared, a few days ago, my second brother and I went up the mountain to cut two carts, and I'll pull it over for you tomorrow." ”

Rui Xue brought tea to them, and said with a smile, "That's great, my husband has been infected with a cold for the past two days, and I am worried, and I don't have the heart to think about this, thanks to Brother Xu's reminder, then I will not be polite, just wait for the two eldest brothers to send firewood to the door." ”

The Xu brothers laughed and said again and again, "It's on us." "The two brothers are also backbone people, they used to work in the city, and several times the master heard that his family was poor, and threw out steamed buns or some old clothes, saying that they were helping them, but the two of them couldn't see that kind of hypocrisy, and refused to accept it.

However, Rui Xue always finds some small jobs to ask them to help, and then sends some food and other things to say that it is a thank you gift, in fact, they know that this is help, but men, how many people do not love face, this way, not only gives them face, but also benefits, to Rui Xue is naturally 11 million gratitude, but also deeply remember this kindness in their hearts.

A few people gossiped a few words, and seeing that it was not early, Rui Xue came out with a basket containing leftovers from a clay pot, as well as seven or eight pieces of hair cakes, and said with a smile, "There is some food left in the store, Brother Xu will take it back and help eat it, otherwise the food will be wasted, and the sister will be punished by God." ”

The Xu brothers were not hypocritical, they reached out to take it, thanked them and went out.

Sister-in-law Zhang packed up her things, walked over and said with a smile, "My sister is a kind-hearted person, obviously she wants to make a big detour to help others." ”

Rui Xue smiled faintly, she was a hawker in her previous life, and then opened a factory, and her bones were full of interest exchanges, everything must pay attention to pay and return, and do anything impossible because of simple kindness.

She has come into contact with a lot of people of all colors, all kinds of appearances, and various personalities, and always feels that the Xu brothers are not willing to bury themselves in the farmer's appearance, and they are likely to be transferred in the future, and they can't always do hard work, running around for food and clothing, of course, this is all her speculation, and there is no basis.

It is said that it is easy to put icing on the cake, but it is difficult to send charcoal in the snow. What she is doing now is to be this charcoal giver, and it will be okay if the Xu family brothers are underdeveloped in the future, but if there is a little interest, she will not forget her kindness today. And she is a weak woman, she can have nothing to do in the future, and she will have more help in case of something.

Of course, it can't be said that she has this mind, just say that she is too utilitarian, and completely erase her good heart, after all, doing one thing can not only help others, but also enjoy yourself, why not do it.

Thinking like this in her heart, she changed her words, "Sister-in-law, call the bolt back, let's go home too." ”

Sister-in-law Zhang answered, raised the curtain and called the bolt back, and then the two took their respective baskets and went home.

The first snow of winter fell that night, and when I got up in the morning, there were three inches of snowflakes in the yard, and the roofs, treetops, walls, and mountains and forests outside the courtyard were all white and boundless.

Rui Xue wore the cotton jacket and cotton pants that Cui Niang helped her sew a few days ago, and opened the door a little clumsily, it was rare to have a playful heart, stepped on a five-petal plum blossom in the yard, and ran to the kitchen to boil hot water.

The two had breakfast for a while, and Rui Xue repeatedly made sure that Zhao Fengnian was wearing a padded jacket before sending him out. The cold wind blew the broken snow and raised a vast white dust and smoke, which fell on Zhao Fengnian's neck, causing him to shiver.

Ruixue saw it in the house, opened his mouth to call him, but saw that he had already left the courtyard gate, hidden in the wind and snow, thinking that it would be colder in the future, and his body still had to be more protected, so he quickly packed up his things and went to Zhang's house.

Sister-in-law Zhang had just finished cleaning up the breakfast table and was about to go out to find Ruixue, when she saw her come in, she thought she was in a hurry to go to the store, so she smiled and said, "This snow is not frozen, the road is not difficult to walk, and the girl doesn't need to worry." ”

Zhang Dahe also smiled, "Go out of the village to see, if it is difficult to walk, turn back, and I will borrow an ox cart to send you." ”

Rui Xue shook her head, "I'm not in a hurry to go to the dock, I want to ask my eldest brother to go to the village and ask, who has a good rabbit fur, I want to buy a few pieces to make a scarf." ”

"Rabbit skin? We have it at home, a few days ago in the autumn, your eldest brother took the time to go to the mountains to hunt, just after the nitrate was finished. Sister-in-law Zhang entered the house to open the box, and quickly took five rabbit skins, although the color is gray, not as clean as white, but it is better than nitrate, and it is very soft to the touch. Ruixue was overjoyed, thinking that if she paid, their husband and wife couldn't ask for it, a few days ago, she paid Sister-in-law Zhang, it was originally 800 Wen, and she only received 500 Wen, so she said, "I still have a few catties of cotton and half a cotton cloth left at home, and I don't know how to tailor and make shoes, why don't I change it with my sister-in-law, okay?" ”

Sister-in-law Zhang estimated in her heart that the price of the hatchback was about the same, and she didn't take advantage of it, so she happily agreed.

The two opened the door and pushed the wheelbarrow to the dock against the cold wind.

From a distance, I saw a shadow swaying behind the shop, and when I walked in, I saw clearly, it turned out to be the Xu brothers, they really drove the ox cart to deliver firewood, and the bundles were neatly stacked, and they were covering them with straw curtains.

Ruixue and Zhang's sister-in-law hurriedly beckoned them into the house, the bolt had already boiled hot water, and the kang was also extremely hot, so Ruixue let them go to the kang to drink tea to warm their bodies.

The two of them were also polite, and laughed with the laborers who came in one after another to keep warm.