At night, Huzi sat cross-legged on the kang, humming a little song and seriously polishing the gun. Tian Changqing walked into the house, saw that his son was so happy, and happily lit a bag of cigarettes and sat down.

Huzi held the shiny gun in his hand and shook it in front of Tian Changqing's eyes, making various postures to shoot guns, showing off.

Tian Changqing: "When I saw you holding a gun, my heart thumped." Don't go out and show off. ”

Huzi said happily: "This gun is my eldest brother, and the slingshot is my second brother." ”

Tian Changqing said: "Your uncle and the Liu family have agreed that they will go to the Liu family tomorrow as a helper, and they will go for a year first." ”

Huzi: "What are you doing?" Don't look at my abacus class, I don't do the settling business, I just want to be a stable. ”

Tian Changqing smiled: "What do you think, I'm afraid you won't let you count the Liu family's account." You tell the owner yourself, if the old grandson takes a fancy to you, you will stay. I didn't like it, so I went home. “

Tian Changqing stared at Huzi, and Huzi lowered his head: "It's okay to go back to the house to rest, what are you doing with me?" ”

Tian Changqing said: "Come back from Liu's house next year and give you a daughter-in-law." ”

Huzi patted Tian Changqing on the shoulder, pretending to be an adult and said, "You should give yourself a daughter-in-law first." ”

Tian Changqing muttered: "There is no right line." "Get up and go.

In the gatehouse of the Liu family's compound, Liu Jinzeng, a member of the family, was in his fifties wearing a silk shirt, sitting on a chair, the early morning sun shone in the house, he looked at Tian Shanhu standing in front of him, and his smiling face was full of joy.

Liu Jinzeng said lovingly: "You are Tian Shanhu, I heard Xiaoliu say that you fought for him." Xiaoliu went to her aunt's house in the county seat to go to school, and when she left, she said, let me take care of you. ”

Huzi: "If you take special care of me for Xiaoliu, I won't be comfortable." Xiao Liu said goodbye to me before leaving, and it's good to continue studying. ”

Liu Jinzeng: "Your family is doing so much farm work now, why are you still coming out?" Don't help your family? ”

Huzi said with a smile: "To be honest with you, I just like horses and want to learn the ability to treat horses." Grandpa Sun of the Liu family is a master of horse control, and I came for Grandpa Sun. ”

Liu Jinzeng nodded and said, "Ambition!" ”

He said to a guy next to him: "Second stunned, you take Huzi to your grandfather's place, and say that you have recruited a new apprentice for him." Where to live and what to do, let your grandpa decide. Then, you tell the bookkeeper to give him a name. ”

The second stunned looked at Liu Dongjia, and said with a sad face: "I'd better go to the account room first, you can still go to Grandpa." ”

Liu Jinzeng smiled bitterly and shook his head: "As soon as you say that you will go to Grandpa's house, you will find fault and hide." The second stunned man hurriedly ran away.

Huzi took out a cloth bag and said, "This is a little gift that my father asked me to bring you, you accept it." ”

Liu Jinzeng said, "Oh, what is this?" ”

Huzi opened the small bag and said, "This is a pair of cotton pants, made by my sister Fengying, you can try it." ”

Liu Dongjia picked up the cotton pants, gestured and said happily: "So light." Okay, I'll take it. ”

Huzi said: "My uncle and aunt said that Xiao Liuniang eats fast, and I will give this little pickle to my aunt." ”

Liu Dongjia tasted a bite of pickles and said happily: "I heard that Tian Qingyun's daughter-in-law is a member of the Xian clan who can make pickles, and it's true." Let's go, I'll take you to the small courtyard, and you will give it to your aunt personally. ”

Liu Jinzeng was very happy and took Huzi to the backyard.

The small courtyard is very chic, the courtyard door is hidden, entering the courtyard, the smell of sandalwood wafts out from the open door of the north house, and I saw Liu Xiaoliuniang closing her eyes and chanting to the Guanyin statue in front of her, and a little girl sewing clothes on the side. It was quiet inside the house.

The two stood in the doorway, and the little girl saw them come out softly.

Liu Jinzeng: "Mingyu, this little pickle is for your master." What's missing? ”

Mingyue was fourteen or fifteen years old, shook her head and said, "There is nothing missing." After Xiaoliu went to the county to study and say goodbye to her, he extended the time of prayer every day. There is also less to eat. ”

Liu Jinzeng looked at the back of the blueberry, and was reluctant to break the quiet atmosphere, and walked out of the small courtyard gently with Huzi.

Liu Jinzeng said: "Take you to see grandpa." "The courtyard of the Liu family is very large, and Master Liu Jinzeng and Huzi are walking on the road to the west courtyard.

Huzi said: "Dongjia, Grandpa Sun has a big temper, I think the second stunned man is quite worried." ”

Liu Dongjia said: "Well, I have a big temper. Now hundreds of cattle and horses are under his control, and he is the Dinghai Divine Needle of my Liu family. He wants to like you, and he is willing to tell you all the knowledge, if he doesn't like you, you won't stay long. I can't help you. ”

Huzi said confidently: "You can rest assured. I'll treat him like my own grandfather. ”

The old grandson's house is a west room, the room is actually not big, only a dozen square meters, the two pushed the door in, he was sitting in a chair, with a straight face, drooping eyelids, as if someone owed him eight hundred hangings, the snow-white goatee was tilted forward, and the nose was red.

The old grandson raised his eyelids and said, "Another one." ”

Liu Dongjia said: "Uncle Sun, this kid's name is Tian Shanhu, he is seventeen years old this year, and he lives in Tunzi and lives in the newly settled area. You are old and need someone to take care of you. I see that this kid is well-dressed and knows how to do things, so let him live with you. Let's do it. ”

Huzi hurriedly bowed and said, "Hello Grandpa Sun!" ”

The tiger stood there straight and slippery, neither humble nor arrogant. The smiling face is white and red, and the elf is faint; Wearing a brand new cloth shirt and trousers. Lao Sun looked at Huzi one by one, took a sip of tea, squeezed out a trace of laughter on his face, and said, "Three days." Let's see. ”

Liu Dongjia was just about to leave, and the old grandson said: "Don't go yet, I still have something to say." ”

Liu Jinzeng stood in place and didn't dare to move: "You keep saying." ”

The old grandson began to shout: "Give me that Huang Erleng!" hairy hands and feet, what to do, what can't be done; I can't remember one thing even if I say it eight hundred times; I don't see it at all, it's a! And that Zhu Daya, a man in his forties, is too buried! The horses did not want to eat what he fed. Changed it for me too! ”

Liu Jinzeng kept nodding: "Don't be angry. I'll do it right away! ”

"The owner, Zhu Baochang and his family are here, in the front yard." Liu Dongjia was relieved and hurriedly left.

Lao Sun's eyes were like needles piercing every cell of the tiger, half ringing, he said, "Have you ever studied?" ”

"Yes."

Old Sun Tou: "Why did you come to Liu's house?" ”

"There are many cattle and horses in the Liu family. I can learn a craft. ”

Old Sun Tou: "What kind of craftsmanship?" ”

"The craft of raising and regulating cattle and horses."

The smile on Huzi's face was bright, and he continued, "Last time I saw you subduing the troublemakers in the stable. I came to Liu's house for you. ”

The smile lines on the old beard's face disappeared, and he said, "It depends on your creation, what did you bring with you when you came to be a laborer?" ”

Huzi opened the luggage roll that was placed on the kang and said, "Look, my father asked me to bring a set of bedding and a change of clothes. ”

Then he put the wicker box in his hand on the kang, opened it, and said, "Here are the basin, the hand towel, the pancreas, and the toothbrush." ”

The old grandson was very surprised and said, "You still know how to brush your teeth?" ”

Huzi said: "My father said that tiring and dirty work should be done in a hurry, but he can't bury it. ”

Old Sun Tou's face seemed to stretch and nodded, and said, "In this remote place, it is really rare to have such a sensible person. You live in my house, and remember in my house: don't be lazy! Don't fool around! Moreover, I don't say my words twice! ”

Huzi said happily: "I listen to you." ”

The old grandson said: "It's almost noon, go to the small stove room and bring me noodles, you turn right and walk out of this courtyard, and the room on the left is the small stove room." ”

At this time, Liu Dongjia took Zhu Yonghe and Bai Haitang into the house, Huzi and Zhu Yonghe took a photo, and the two sides greeted each other very affectionately.

Zhu Yonghe said: "Uncle Sun, has this child come to you to learn a craft?" ”

Lao Sun Tou nodded and said, "This kid can talk with his eyes, it's not bad." ”

Liu Jinzeng said: "Baochang Zhu, it's noon soon, so I'll eat here." I'll go arrange the meals. ”

Zhu Yonghe glanced at Bai Haitang. Bai Haitang said: "Well, we'll bother today." ”

There were only two people left in the house, Bai Haitang took out a small cloth bag from the bag in his hand and put it on the small kang table of the old grandson.

Zhu Yonghe opened the cloth bag and said, "I have an object here, you can show it." ”

The cloth bag was opened, revealing the porcelain plate, the old grandson's head trembled, his hand wiped on his body, and he picked up the porcelain plate and moved it to the window to take a closer look.

The old grandson lowered his voice and said, "I've been waiting for you." ”