In the middle of last night, a rain fell silently, wetting the fields.

Early in the morning, under the powerful biological clock, Xu Fugui opened his eyes and looked at the white gauze mosquito net on the bed, and it took a while to dispel the drowsiness.

Turning his head to look at the window, it was dark, and he lifted the thin quilt lightly and got up from the wide wooden bed.

Unexpectedly, Jiazhen also woke up and got up with him.

Xu Fugui put on his cloth shoes and looked at her in a low voice, "Go to sleep for a while, it's still early." ”

Jiazhen shook her head, "It's dawn, I can't sleep." ”

The two of them dressed themselves, stood on tiptoe on the marble floor, pulled out the deadbolt, opened the wide wooden door, and walked out.

There is a quiet yard as far as the eye can see, and there is a dog house next to the bamboo forest, in which the yellow dog is sleeping soundly.

Wisps of smoke floated from the roof of the stove house, and when I walked in, Liu Cuiping was wearing an apron and was busy working around the stove.

"Cui Ping, why don't you sleep more?" Jiazhen asked.

Liu Cuiping grinned, "Sleep well, Sister Jiazhen, you can help me burn the fire." ”

Xu Fugui washed briefly, then stretched out in the yard, and walked towards the stable outside the house.

Walking to the front of the stable, the black horse was lying on the ground and asleep, not reacting to his approach, but the chicken shed on the side woke up at once.

A few roosters with big red crests on their heads flapped their wings and stood on the fence of the chicken shed, raising their heads to the sky and making high-pitched rooster crows, which resounded throughout the village.

The rooster crow seemed to cause a chain reaction, and the roosters of other houses also let out high rooster crows.

Xu Fugui took out the earwax, looked at the rainy weather, and said to himself, "It's another school season." ”

Turning around and returning to the house, the three old men got up one after another, Xu's mother helped light the fire in the stove room, and Xu's father sat on the Taishi's chair in the hall, motionless, and didn't know what he was thinking.

Changgen can't be idle, he gets up early every morning to serve those chickens, ducks and livestock, and usually doesn't talk much at home, occasionally showing a smile.

Xu Fugui sat on the Taishi chair next to Xu's father, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, feeling extremely comfortable with his current life.

He has never had any big pursuits, he doesn't have to be a master, as long as the family is together, there is food and drink.

However, the turmoil in the following decades was not small, and in order to ensure the life of his family, he had to make some preparations in advance.

It is not only necessary to prepare materially, but also to prepare for identity.

Lit a cigarette and exhaled a puff of cyan smoke, Xu Fugui shook his hand, extinguished the match, and then took out a cigarette and handed it to the side, "Dad, come to one?" ”

Father Xu glanced at him, and was about to reach out to take it, but Xu Fugui took it back again, "Do you really want to smoke?" Don't know that smoking is bad for your health? ”

Father Xu knocked the ground with a cane, "I'll be good for my body if I'm angry?" Smoking is not good for your health, so you still have this thing in your mouth every day? ”

Xu Fugui laughed out loud and patted his chest, "I'm in good health, smoking is not in the way, and this thing can refresh and relieve fatigue." ”

"But you old man really don't smoke, I still want you to live a few more years, it's best to see Feng Xia get married."

Father Xu smiled happily, "I'm afraid I won't live that long." ”

This morning, I didn't drink porridge again, but steamed fragrant white rice, sauerkraut and bitter bamboo shoot soup, scrambled eggs, eggplant in white water, and served with chili peppers dipped in water.

After eating, Jiazhen hurriedly took Feng Xia to clean up her things, put on the most beautiful dress for her, and took out the schoolbag she had sewn earlier.

However, although it is said to be a schoolbag, it is actually more like a shoulder bag, and the ingenious Jiazhen also embroidered a few broken flowers on the shoulder bag.

"Go to school, go to school." Feng Xia was wearing new clothes, flicking her two braids, and was about to go out with her satchel on her back.

"You girl, put on your raincoat."

Jiazhen also put on a body of clothes, and walked out of the house with Fengxia, and the thick fog outside covered the entire village, and the thin rain fell to the ground in long lines.

Youqing sat on the threshold, obviously a little sullen.

Lai Shun asked him what was wrong, and Youqing said: "My sister went to school, so no one played with me, and my mother was not at home, so my father was going to be busy as a branch secretary." ”

Lai Shun laughed twice, "Second Uncle will take you to play." ”

Youqing's eyes widened, and he immediately lowered his head again, "Second uncle, you must be bluffing me, and you are also busy being the deputy branch secretary." ”

"Then let your second mother accompany you, and you can still tease your brother?"

Youqing shook his head and said with the appearance of a little adult: "My brother is too young to even speak." ”

Jiazhen walked over and touched his head, "Youqing, good, ah, my mother and sister will come back in the evening, let your grandparents accompany you." ”

Youqing pouted and nodded, and Jiazhen looked at the drizzle, "Fugui, it's raining, can you ride a horse?" ”

"You can ride, come with me."

Xu Fugui also put on a raincoat, put on a hat, took out the black horse from the stable, first fed a handful of good grass, and after eating well, the black horse snorted with satisfaction.

"Jiazhen, you go first."

Jiazhen walked over nervously, with some excitement and fear in her eyes, "Fugui, what if this horse suddenly goes crazy?" ”

"Don't worry, it's docile, it's never gone crazy, you go up first, don't move, I'll pull the reins below."

Jiazhen stepped on the stirrups, Xu Fugui held her buttocks, pushed hard, Jiazhen sat on the saddle easily, and the wide field of vision suddenly made her feel excited, and she almost couldn't help but scream.

Of course, nervous and scared a lot, she clung to the saddle for fear of falling from it.

In contrast, Feng Xia was not afraid at all, but opened her hand excitedly, shouting to pick her up, she also wanted to ride a horse.

Xu Fugui hugged her, and Jiazhen hurriedly helped Feng Xia, afraid of being nervous and leaving her behind, and protecting her daughter.

Xu Fugui turned over and got on the horse, sat at the back, holding the reins in his hand, and hugged Jiazhen by the way, and Jiazhen hugged Fengxia.

"Are you sitting still?"

Jiazhen said nervously: "Sit tight, Fugui, you slow down, I'm afraid." ”

Xu Fugui laughed loudly and gently pinched the horse's belly, and the black horse immediately trotted up, the horse's hooves fell to the ground, splashing a piece of mud, but the three of them were clean.

When crossing the nameless river, the black horse stepped on the stones, and Jiazhen's heart was about to jump out, for fear that the three of them would fall into the river, but Feng Xia shouted excitedly, and learned to shout in her mouth, drive!

As the horse's back fell together, Jiazhen suddenly felt that something was wrong behind her, blinked her eyes, and a large area of red instantly spread up her neck.

Her voice trembled a little: "What are you doing, I'm uncomfortable." ”

Xu Fugui blew hot air into her ear, "I can't control it either."

(End of chapter)