Chapter 10: Reed Leaves
There are still three days before the Dragon Boat Festival, and the reeds around the town have been cleaned by the people nearby.
Lu Xiaoqing carried a bamboo basket full of large reed leaves, and walked in the front.
Next to him is Lu Xiaoli who is carrying a basket, behind him is Lu Xiaoyu who is carrying a knife, and Lu Biao is singing with his free hands.
"Can this reed leaf really be sold for money?" Lu Xiaoli asked again uneasily.
The four sisters and brothers, the dew did not dry out early in the morning, and they picked and picked by the river beach, chose and selected, washed and washed, and only then picked two baskets of reed leaves.
It was Xiao Si who said that this reed leaf can be sold for money, so they came.
"Try it."
Can you sell it for money, Lu Yangge can't pack tickets.
However, she had been walking around the town for the past few days, and felt that there was still hope that their reed leaves could be sold.
Lu Xiaoli muttered unwillingly: "If you can't sell ......"
"I can't sell it, and I don't care about it." Lu Xiaoqing glanced back at Lu Xiaoli, his eyes were full of warnings.
Lu Xiaoli could only bite her lower lip patiently and swallowed back what she wanted to say.
Xiaosi was sent back by his uncle's family, and he fell seriously ill, and he took medicine intermittently for half a month before he could barely go out.
The mother was afraid that Xiaosi was weak, and she was forced to keep her at home for more than a month, and when the weather was much warmer in May, she was willing to let her go out.
It can be seen that in the eyes of his father, this son who suddenly returned home is more important than the three daughters they raised by their side.
Even the little five who are still breastfeeding are not as good as the little four, the thin porridge boiled by the little four** rice, and the little five wants to eat it and has to wait for the little four to eat the rest before they can take the turn.
As for the three sisters, it's good to have vegetable dumplings and brown rice to eat, if you want to eat rice porridge, dream about it.
Weeping willows are planted near the water by the Honghu Lake, the breeze blows, the waves splash, and the slender willows sway in the wind.
The weather is getting warmer and there is more to eat.
Being able to eat enough is no longer a luxury, and now, Lu Xiaoli wants to eat better.
Looking at the reed leaves in the basket, Lu Xiaoli's originally somewhat silly expression became happy again.
Xiao Si said that if the reed leaves are sold for money, they can buy meat.
As long as she can eat meat, it is not impossible for her to let Xiao Si point in the future.
Lu Yangge folded a few willow branches and sandwiched them under his armpits, weaving them as he walked, and when he saw a wildflower on the side of the road, he dragged it, and soon a beautiful wreath had a rough outline.
It is probably that Lu Yangge's hands are particularly dexterous, and the wreath he weaves is not only strong and firm, but also mixed with various wild flowers, which looks extremely good-looking.
Lu Xiaoyu turned back frequently, and finally simply followed Lu Yangge's side, a pair of eyes eager to stick to the garland.
"It's beautiful." Lu Xiaoyu licked his lips.
Lu Xiaoli, who was walking in front, turned around when he heard the sound, and looked at the garland in Lu Biao's singer, and his eyes couldn't help but light up.
"Little four, can this garland be sold for money?"
"I don't think so."
It's just some wild flowers and weeds, who has the spare money to buy these.
Lu Xiaoli's originally bright eyes immediately dimmed, she couldn't sell them for money, no matter how good she looked, she was not rare to look at.
Lu Yangge handed the wreath in his hand to Xiao Yu on the side: "Xiao Yu, give it to you." ”
"Here, for me?"
Lu Xiaoyu was so happy that she was about to faint, and when she heard that Xiao Si was going to give her this beautiful garland, she immediately stretched out her head happily, and Lu Yang Ge put the garland on her head.
The little girl is obviously one year older than Lu Yangge, but because of lack of food and clothing, the whole person is a little out of shape, with sparse yellow hair, and the whole person has a big head and a thin neck. The patches were covered with patches and washed white clothes, and he looked a year or two younger than Lu Yangge.
Lu Quan asked Lu Yangge and Lu Xiaoyu to do double dragon and phoenix fetal breeding, and a discerning person knew at a glance that this family was patriarchal, although the boys were also thin and weak, they were quite passable, and a few girls were really sloppy.
"Eldest sister, is it good-looking?"
Xiaoyu cautiously reached out and touched it, wanting to take it down and take a look, but he was afraid that it would fall apart.
The wreath fell on Lu Xiaoyu's head, the bright flowers covered the yellowed hair, and the small face with the size of a palm set off was a little more bloody, and it looked much more delicate.
Lu Xiaoqing took a closer look at Lu Xiaoyu's garland, and then raised her hand to comb her falling hair, with a smile between her eyebrows: "Okay, look." ”
When she was a child, she was frightened and lost her soul, and she was sick for a long time, and when she got better, she fell into the problem of talking and stammering.
On weekdays, Lu Xiaoqing rarely speaks, even if he speaks in front of his family, he jumps out word by word.
Lu Xiaoyu was praised to be satisfied, and turned around to Lu Xiaoli's side: "Second sister, is it good-looking?" ”
Lu Xiaoli was not interested in selling it for money, so he replied perfunctorily: "Well, good-looking, good-looking......"
Lu Xiaoyu didn't notice the second sister's perfunctory at all, and carefully touched the garland on her head, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, and she was so high that even her steps were a little brisk.
The eldest sister and the second sister both praised her for her good looks, so she must be really good-looking.
Xiao Si is really powerful, not only can make money, but also make garlands, she must be better to Xiao Si in the future, who called her and Xiao Si the dragon and phoenix fetus.
The wreath numbered by the fourth child was the first one given to her, and this affection is different from other brothers and sisters.
When the four sisters and brothers of the Lu family arrived at the set, everyone had a beautiful wreath on their heads.
The four siblings searched for a long time, and barely found a vacant seat in a corner.
On the other side, there was a lady who sold vegetables, and when she saw them coming, she deliberately moved the basket so that their two baskets could be put down.
"Thank you, auntie." Lu Yangge smiled toothily at the vegetable lady, with bright eyes and bright teeth, but the little face was touched by Qiu's pot, and it was a little black and couldn't be seen.
"You're selling rice dumplings?"
The eldest lady glanced at it, the corners of her mouth twitched, her eyes were full of disdain, but she couldn't help praising in her mouth: "This leaf is big and clean, it must be easy to sell." ”
When Lu Xiaoli was said by the eldest mother, she immediately got up happily, as if someone would buy their reed leaves immediately.
Even Lu Xiaoqing, who has always been taciturn, showed a faint smile on his face, only Lu Xiaoyu was still touching the garland on his head, looking very careful to cherish it.
The place that the four sisters and brothers are looking for is very close to the dock.
There is a lock in Jiangba Town, and there are many boats coming and going in the river, and the big boats lined up on the shore waiting to pass through the lock are crowded and discharged far away.
On the docks, there are mountains of goods. The boatmen, slender men, and stewards who came and went were noisy and noisy, which made Lu Yangge a little stunned.
She's never going back, is she?
After reading books for more than 20 years, I finally graduated from college, and I came to this dynasty so inexplicably.
It's so poor, I didn't eat the last meal!
"Little four."
Lu Xiaoli and the others were a little impatient, and smashed Lu Yangge with his elbow: "Why doesn't anyone buy our dumpling leaves?" ”
Lu Yangge looked up at the sun, and then at the few women who were buying vegetables: "Wait." ”
It was still early, and she was not in a hurry.