Chapter 22: Home Alone

"Sister-in-law" Chuncao shouted and pushed open the door, and the daughter-in-law of the pillar who was sleeping heard Chuncao calling her into the house, and quickly sat up, looking at Chuncao with a little blush, she was a little embarrassed to sleep in the daytime, and blamed the pillar for tossing and turning hard last night, and she was weak and sleepy.

"Chuncao, here, sit." After speaking, he moved inside and let Chuncao sit on the kang beside him.

Chuncao sat down and looked at her sister-in-law's red face, and looked at her sister-in-law with some ridicule, "Sister-in-law didn't sleep last night, okay, I'm still making up for sleep at this time." The sister-in-law's face turned even redder and she lowered her head and stopped talking.

This skin is too thin, Chuncao felt bored, and changed the subject, "Sister-in-law, what do you think of the lo-mei I made?" ”

"Do you mean the pig went into the water?" Chuncao nodded.

Speaking of the pig in the water, my sister-in-law's eyes lit up a little, "It's the first time I've eaten such a delicious pig in the water, it's very fragrant, has a unique taste, and it doesn't smell yet." ”

"It's not just pigs that can do this, a lot of meat can do that. And this recipe is a nerd's family secret recipe, and I want to use this secret recipe to open a braised meat workshop. Chuncao remembered that she thought of herself, and the family who was familiar with her must have doubted it, anyway, she was the only nerd in her family, and it could be regarded as a family secret recipe.

"You're going to open a workshop? That's the cost, but also the market. "My sister-in-law was a little surprised, this sister-in-law actually wanted to do business.

In this ancient period, the same Shinong businessman, businessmen are the lowest, even if the modern Chuncao does not have this idea, in her heart, only "money can make the ghost grind", but Chuncao still does not want nerds to participate, she thinks that it is good for nerds to continue to be her nerds, or when they make money in the future, they will buy a lot of land, and then let the nerds be a landlord, and their local housewife is not bad.

"Don't worry about this, we have a way to sell and cost, but I don't have enough manpower, I want you to help me, let's open a workshop together."

"What's the matter?" The sister-in-law was a little surprised, "Let's two women open a workshop." ”

"What's wrong with the woman? Is there a law that says women can't run a workshop? Sister-in-law, when my brother wants to divorce you, do you feel like you have no way out? However, if you are independent enough and have your own career, will you be able to survive wherever you go? Sister-in-law, women are also people, not men's accessories and tools for giving birth, but also have their own thoughts, their own pursuits, and even their own careers. If a woman doesn't have these, don't you think life is very boring, it's all in vain? ”

The daughter-in-law of the pillar looked at Chuncao in surprise, it wasn't like this before, where did she learn this? What nerds taught her? But I felt that what I said made sense, and said with some hesitation, "But ......"

"Sister-in-law, don't be, opening a workshop is just an idea now, it will take time and energy to implement it, I will find a good market first, and then we will find someone to build a workshop, and then we will need your sister-in-law to go out."

"What can I do? I don't know anything. The sister-in-law shook her head in a bit of a panic.

"Do you think I will?" Chuncao asked her sister-in-law, and her sister-in-law shook her head decisively, she had seen the laziness of this sister-in-law before.

"Yes, we don't know, but we can learn slowly."

"But what if it fails?"

"If we fail, we will start all over again, bah, blah, don't say discouraged words, we only succeed and don't fail."

Chuncao stayed in her sister-in-law's room and talked for a long time. Chuncao Niang saw that Chuncao had been staying in the pillar daughter-in-law's room, but she didn't expect that this unbearable past incident would actually make the relationship between the two sisters-in-law better, and it was no wonder that the pillar daughter-in-law was so unkind to see Chuncao.

When it was time for lunch, no one called Hu Chunhua, but Hu Chunhua consciously went to the table with a smile on her face, and no one paid attention to her, so she ate her own.

After lunch, Chuncao was helping her mother clean up the dishes and chopsticks in the house, Lu Ziqi came to pick up Chuncao and went home, Chuncao asked Lu Ziqi if he had eaten, Lu Ziqi said that he had eaten, and the two went back together.

"I have to go to Qingyang City with Fang Dalang." On the way, Lu Ziqi spoke.

"Oh, really?" Chuncao excitedly pulled Lu Ziqi to jump.

"You can't go, we're going to have something, I'll take you next time." Lu Ziqi knew the reason why Chuncao was excited, and thought he could take her.

"Why can't you go, you do your business, I will definitely not delay your business." Chuncao pouted.

"Do you remember when Fang Dalang went to the town to drink a few days ago?" Chuncao nodded.

"It's because the girl that Da Lang likes is married, and tomorrow is the day of marriage."

"Ah, is Da Lang going to rob his relatives?" Chuncao is even more excited, she hasn't robbed her relatives yet, she must go.

"It used to be that girl pestering Da Lang, but Da Lang felt that he was a poor dart master, and that girl was a young lady from a big family, and he was not worthy; It is estimated that the girl was cold-hearted, and finally agreed to marry her distant cousin in Qingyang. Now Da Lang regrets it, and he wants to rush over and finally fight for whether the girl is still willing to marry him. “

"Is that the foam?" Chuncao remembered that Fang Dalang had mentioned a girl named Xiaomo.

"It's not." Lu Ziqi shook his head a little embarrassed and replied. "Tomorrow is the day of marriage, I came back to tell you, by the way, come back and pack your luggage, and I have to leave soon."

"I'm going too, nerd, you can't leave me, I don't want to be home alone." Chuncao began to be coquettish and cute.

"We're going to ride over, will you ride a horse?"

Chuncao pouted, how could she ride a horse. "You can take me."

"It's a long way, and a horse can't take two people that far. I promise, I'll take you there this time, okay? “

It seems that it is hopeless, Chuncao explained to Lu Ziqi and brought more wine jars back for himself.

After packing up his things, he had to go to meet Fang Dalang and then hit the road.

Chuncao stood at the gate of the yard, tears blooming, pouting, and looked at Lu Ziqi reluctantly, "You come back early." “

Lu Ziqi stared at the spring grass standing at the gate of the courtyard and looking at him, stretched out his hand and pulled the spring grass into his arms and hugged it tightly, I don't know when it started, it became more and more important for the spring grass to occupy the position in his heart.

Taking a deep breath, Lu Ziqi let go of his hand, "If you're afraid, let your mother or sister-in-law come over to accompany you, take care of yourself, and I'll be back soon." "For the first time in more than ten years, I have a feeling of concern, go early and come back early, and go out with my daughter-in-law in the future.

Spring grass is also bold, stay at home alone, occasionally see how your grapes are fermenting, add sugar to the grapes and stir to let the grapes continue to ferment, or weed, water, or set up a bench to pick some osmanthus to make tea, the most is to sit under the willow tree, holding a book by Lu Ziqi and looking at it slowly.

Every time I sit under the tree and look at a book, I get distracted, thinking that Lu Ziqi has been gone for a few days, why hasn't he come back.

Halfway through, my sister-in-law came to see Chuncao once, and saw that Chuncao was at home alone, saying that she was staying with Chuncao, but in the evening, my brother came to pick up my sister-in-law. His family Lu Ziqi is not at home, and he still stimulates her in front of him.

On the night of the sixth day, Chuncao was bored and lay down early, and suddenly heard a noise outside the yard, so she got up excitedly and dragged her shoes and ran outside.

It was almost mid-October, and Chuncao saw Lu Ziqi outside the door by moonlight, so he rushed to open the courtyard door and threw himself directly into Lu Ziqi's arms.

The daughter-in-law in her arms, holding herself warmly, was still wearing only a middle coat, Lu Ziqi was cold, afraid that the spring grass would catch a cold, so he pushed the spring grass away, "Why did you rush out without clothes, be careful of the cold, hurry in, I will drive the ox cart into the yard first." With that, he turned around and went to the morning glory.

The weather gradually turned cooler, Lu Ziqi was already wearing thin clothes when he went out, Chuncao felt the coolness on the nerd's body, turned around and rushed to the kitchen, "I'll go and boil some boiling water for you." “

"Go get dressed first." Lu Ziqi's voice came from behind him.

Rushing back, Lu Ziqi didn't eat, he was very hungry, the ox cart was brought in, Lu Ziqi went to the kitchen, Chuncao was already dressed and was lighting a fire in front of the stove. "What is there to eat, I didn't eat."

Chuncao raised her head, a little distressed, "I'll make you pimple noodles." ”

Lu Ziqi helped Chuncao make a fire in front of the stove, boiled water in the pot, and Chuncao stood behind the stove and made noodles.

"What was the result of Da Lang's robbery?" Chuncao was still a little curious about whether they had gained anything from going out to rob their relatives this time.

"No one saw it, the bride ran away before we rushed, and I didn't find it in Qingyang for two days, and I found her maid, saying that I went to Fengcheng." Lu Ziqi said lightly.

"Ran away? Runaway? Wow, this girl has a temper and wants to get to know her. Chuncao had a yearning and adoring expression. In such an era, it does take great courage for a woman to dare to run away from marriage.

Lu Ziqi remembered Meng Xian'er's fierceness and pungency, and felt that his daughter-in-law should not know her, so as not to be spoiled by her, so he quickly changed the topic.

"Are you all home by yourself? Didn't let your mother or sister-in-law accompany you? ”

"My sister-in-law came once, and I was picked up by my brother before it was dark, and my mother was watching the widow at home, but she couldn't make any more moths." Chuncao pouted, still a little upset when she remembered that the nerd had left her home alone for several days. "How did you go for six days? Knowing that I was home alone, I didn't come back early. ”

"There was a delay in buying wine. This time I went to Qingyang, and I also met a person, Li San's eldest brother Li Yi, who went to school in Qingyang City Academy, and we dragged him to drink in the name of our fellow countrymen. After drinking, I asked him about Li San: Li Yi is a concubine, Li San is a concubine, but he was spoiled by his mother, even if he squandered eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, he also caused trouble everywhere, it is said that some time ago, he was still making noise about accepting a widow as a concubine, which completely angered the old lady of the Li family, and directly locked up Li San, saying that if he committed another crime, he would abolish his status as the eldest son, and Li San stopped a little. I think this widow should be Hu Guihua. ”