"Yo, is Little Yuan Bao'er out of school? Why are you running so sweaty? As she spoke, Mrs. Ji picked up a handkerchief and helped Ji Yuanbao wipe the sweat on her face.

Ji Yuanbao stood in front of Mrs. Ji, looked up at her, and said, "Great-grandmother, Qiu Ju and Hexiang in my yard are sick, and when I went to see them just now, they were crying uncomfortably. Great-grandmother, you can help them call a doctor. ”

Ji Yuanbao was talking, only to see Dong An's outside the door running over in a hurry. When he reached the door, he immediately stopped, took a deep breath and calmed his breath, and then stood at the door.

Dong Anshi is the nurse personally selected by Mrs. Ji for Ji Yuanbao, and she is very stable, and she has never seen her out of shape like today.

So, Mrs. Ji smiled and touched Ji Yuanbao's head, and said to Mama Zhang, who was standing on the side, "Mama Zhang, you take the little young master and let Mr. Li in our house come over and have a look." ”

Ji Yuanbao got what he wanted, and immediately thanked the old lady happily, and took Mama Zhang's hand and walked out.

And just after Ji Yuanbao and Mama Zhang walked out of the door, Dong Anshi lowered his head and entered the room.

"What's going on?" Mrs. Ji was not angry and arrogant, and the simple four words made Dong Anshi only feel that cold sweat came out on her forehead.

Dong Anshi didn't dare to hide such things, and hung his head and told Mrs. Ji about the matter. After finishing speaking, he also gave the old lady the long-lived lock hidden in his sleeve pocket.

Mrs. Ji didn't answer, and after glancing at the long-life lock in Dong An's palm, she withdrew her gaze and said to Dong An's in a cold voice: "Since the two girls are so careless, then there is no need to keep it, just drive them out of the house." ”

With that, Mrs. Ji turned around and wanted to sit down on the chair.

However, just as she turned around, the corner of her eye swept over the longevity lock again, and when she saw the familiar pattern on the longevity lock, her whole person was shocked.

Immediately, he walked quickly to Dong An's face, trembled and snatched the longevity lock from Dong An's hand, held it in his hand, looked at it carefully for a moment, and confirmed that it was the longevity lock that appeared thousands of times in his dream, and then choked up and asked: "You mean, this longevity lock was found in Yuan Bao'er's box?!" ”

Seeing Dong An's nod in confirmation, Mrs. Ji raised her voice and said, "Bring those two girls to me, I will ask you personally!" ”

……

It's October, and the temperature in the mountains is suddenly cooler.

Because he was going to take Song Huaishu to the temple fair today, Lu Zhengan woke up as soon as it was dark. Seeing that Song Huaishu in his arms was sleeping soundly, Lu Zhengan quietly helped him adjust his posture, got up, and only helped him carefully fold the quilt and then opened the door lightly and went out.

Because of the cold weather, the cubs in the circle are not like before, and they quack when they hear the movement.

However, in order to prevent this group of little guys from waking up Song Huaishu, Lu Zhengan went to the warehouse first thing after getting up to help them reconcile the food first. Seeing these little ones gathered in front of the trough, pouting their tails and eating without raising their heads, they went to wash up and prepare for breakfast.

Zhaojiazhuang is more than ten miles away from Lujia Village, the weather is cold in the morning, Song Huaishu's body is so thin, it is best to drink some rice porridge in the morning, and it is best to set off again after the heat.

Xu is the two of them are used to sleeping and getting up together, and Lu Zheng'an has just finished washing the rice and putting it in the pot, and Song Huaishu has also dressed neatly and walked out of the hall. Seeing Lu Zheng'an busy in the kitchen, Song Huaishu covered his mouth and yawned, and said, "Why don't you call me when you get up?" ”

Lu Zheng'an put the rice grains stuck in the porcelain bowl into the pot, looked up at Song Huaishu, who had almost walked to the door, and replied with a smile: "What do you want to do?" It was cold in the mountains in the morning, and it was okay to get up. ”

Seeing that Song Huaishu was going to the water tank to scoop cold water to wash, Lu Zhengan hurriedly said: "It's cold, there is warm water in my pot, you wait for the water to be warm before washing." ”

Lu Zheng'an walked to the stove and lit the wheat straw with a fire breaker, and couldn't help but smile when he saw Song Huaishu standing in front of the board in a thinner jacket and still sleepy-eyed.

"It's okay to lie down for a while if you're really sleepy, and I'll just be alone."

Hearing Lu Zheng'an say this, Song Huaishu's face turned a little red, and he muttered in a very low voice: "Who asked you to make trouble with my ...... yesterday?" ”

While the two were talking, white gas was already rising around the pot. Seeing this, Song Huaishu stepped forward and lifted the lid of the pot, and brought out the clay basin with warm water with a rag.

After washing up with Lu Zheng'an, the two of them finished breakfast in the stove house, then changed their clothes and went to the village to call out the people who had agreed to go to the temple fair together.

At present, there is no work to be done in any household, and there are a lot of people who go to the temple fair. Lu Zhengan originally wanted to rent a car with Song Huaishu, but he gave up when he saw so many people.

Fortunately, the time for everyone to talk and laugh together passed quickly, and an hour later, everyone came to the big gathering in Zhaojia Village.

Because it was the farming season, there were a lot of people at the big fair. After Lu Zhengan greeted everyone, he walked into the crowd with Song Huaishu.

The two of them walked around for more than half an hour, and when they saw a stall selling mutton soup next to them, they knew that Song Huaishu hadn't eaten much in the morning, and that he should be hungry, so Lu Zhengan took Song Huaishu and walked over. I asked the boss for a bowl of haggis, a bowl of mutton soup, and a pound of meatloaf and found a vacant seat and sat down.

At this time, although it was not yet time to eat, because of the large number of people who came to catch the temple fair, there were many people sitting in each stall on the basic mountain. Although Song Huaishu has visited several temple fairs, in terms of liveliness and scale, they are not comparable to other places.

Seeing that Song Huaishu kept turning his head and looking around, Lu Zhengan was still uncomfortable, and reached out to hold his hand, his expression a little worried. "Is there too many people?"

Hearing this, Song Huaishu turned his head, looked at Lu Zhengan and shook his head with a smile. "No, I feel like it's a lot more lively than our Hualong Town, and I think it's quite novel to see anything."

While talking, the boss walked over with two bowls of mutton soup and a plate of meatloaf, carefully placed them in front of the two, and after saying slowly, he left with the tray.

The mutton soup just out of the pot was still steaming, and the coriander was mixed with the aroma of balsamic vinegar and chili oil.

The boss's patty was freshly baked, and the crust was still bubbling with tiny oil bubbles. The thin layer of pie crust wraps around this thick meat filling, and with the tender chopped green onions, it makes you appetize just by looking at it.

Lu Zhengan tested the temperature and felt that the crust on it was almost cold. He picked it up and handed it to Song Huaishu, "Hurry up and eat it while it's hot, and when it's cold, the oil and water inside will solidify, and you will get tired of it." ”

Song Huaishu landed on Zheng'an's hand and took a bite, and the hot air in the meatloaf He couldn't help but take a breath.

"Wow, it's hot, it's so fragrant." Song Huaishu took it while sucking his mouth, and Lu Zhengan, who looked at it like a little gluttonous cat, laughed for a while.

The boss who sold the meatloaf couldn't help laughing when he looked at Song Huaishu, spread the meatloaf in his hand, raised his eyes to look at Song Huaishu and Lu Zhengan who were facing him, and asked, "Is this meatloaf delicious?" My family has been making this patty for almost 40 years, but no one has ever said that it is not delicious. ”

Lu Zhengan looked at Song Huaishu's sweet food, and also reached out to take a piece, and after taking a bite, he found that the crust was crispy and the meat filling was fresh and juicy, so he nodded and gave the boss a thumbs up.

"It tastes really good, wait for the help to pack two more, and we'll take it away."

As soon as he heard that Lu Zhengan was going to buy two to take away, Song Huaishu hurriedly waved his hand at him. "What are you buying so much for? Let's just eat here, and we can't heat it when we bring it back. ”

"Why can't it be hot, just add a little base oil to the pot and make it a little bit." After speaking, Lu Zhengan took another bite, nodded and praised: "Boss, this meat filling tastes really good, buy two and send them back to my father-in-law and mother-in-law, and let them taste them." ”

Song Huaishu didn't expect Lu Zheng'an to come out to catch a temple fair, and he was still thinking about his parents, and he was extremely moved in his heart, and couldn't help but whisper his thanks.

"What's so polite?! Now that we're married, we're a family. Then your parents are also my parents, and it is only natural for me to honor them. Don't think about it, eat it while it's hot. After eating, let's go to the front and see what else is going on. ”

Hearing this, Song Huaishu didn't say anything anymore, lowered his head and began to drink the mutton soup in his bowl.

After the two of them had eaten and drunk enough, they asked the boss to help wrap two meatloaf and put them in the back basket, and at the same time asked the boss to help cut a pound of boiled white-cut mutton and marinated haggis.

Although the temple fairs in Zhaojiazhuang are lively, they are not far from those in other places. However, now that the autumn harvest has passed, the variety of things sold on the street is much richer than before. Lu Zhengan even saw that there were still people selling yams and yam beans, both of which were good things for replenishing qi, and asked the stall owner for only four cents a catty, but Lu Zhengan didn't want to directly ask the boss to weigh ten catties.

Seeing that Lu Zhengan had actually bought so much, Song Huaishu was a little anxious. They have just arrived at the temple fair, and they have to wait until the evening to watch the iron tweed. Lu Zhengan bought so many things in one go, and he kept carrying them on his back just to make a tired panic.

"It's okay, I know it. There are few people who grow this thing, and it is easy to touch, so it is natural to buy more. There are so many people coming and going at this temple fair, and if it is bought out, it will be a big loss. ”

After speaking, Lu Zhengan took out the money bag from his sleeve pocket, counted forty coins and handed it to the boss. After that, he put the yam that the boss had tied up into the back basket, and after carrying it, he hooked Song Huaishu's shoulders and continued to walk.

The two of them walked leisurely for a short time, and Song Huaishu looked at Lu Zhengan's full back basket and was speechless. He didn't expect that Lu Zhengan, such a big man, would not be relentless when he went shopping to buy things. But whatever he likes, no matter how expensive it is, he will not let it go. When I walked around for a long time, the back basket was so full that I couldn't even stuff my fingers.

Sensing Song Huaishu's disapproval, Lu Zhengan put his arm around his shoulders and explained with a smile: "Winter will begin in a while, and when the time comes, it will snow heavily, and although the mountain will not be closed, it will not be so easy to go down." I buy some durable things, like fungus, kelp, and other dry goods that don't go bad for a year at home. When you go home and bury the yam in the soil, you can eat it for a long time. If you don't prepare in advance, you won't have anywhere to buy if you want to eat later. ”

Song Huaishu only married Lu Zheng'an in early September, and he had no experience of living in the mountains. At this time, after listening to Lu Zhengan's words, he realized that his thinking was simpler.

"I, I didn't think so far, I just think it's too tiring for you to buy so many things."

It was difficult for Lu Zheng'an not to know Song Huaishu's thoughts, so he patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said, "You know, these things look a lot, but in fact, they don't weigh much." Let's go, it's not early, let's go to the town to find a place first. The iron flower should start at the unitary time, and now the time is not early, I am afraid that I will go too late and there will be no place. ”

Hearing this, Song Huaishu no longer bothered about anything else, and took Lu Zhengan's hand and walked all the way to the entrance of the town.

By the time the two arrived at the entrance of the town, the performers had already set up a double-decker flower trellis about five or six meters high in the clearing.

The trellis was covered with fresh willow branches, and the willow branches were tied with fireworks and long hanging whips.

An old pole was erected in the middle of the top of the flower shed, and Lu Zhengan noticed that an extra-long hanging whip and fireworks were hung on the old pole.

Lu Zhengan took Song Huaishu and sat down in a position that was relatively high forward and had a good line of sight, and watched the shirtless masters next to the flower shed burning and cremating iron juice.

As the sky gradually darkened, more and more people came around, but in just two quarters of an hour, many people had gathered densely around them, and even many people had climbed on the surrounding trees.

With the opening of a burst of drum music, the masters of the iron flower wore gourd scoops with their heads buckled behind their heads, and ran into the arena shirtless.

With a shout, an old craftsman, holding the upper stick with iron in one hand and the lower stick without iron in the other, quickly ran to the bottom of the flower shed, and struck the upper stick with the iron liquid with his lower stick in the eyes of everyone's amazement. I saw the iron juice in the old man's stick rushing towards the flower shed.

After encountering the willow branches on the roof of the shed, they burst out and lit the firecrackers and fireworks on the shed, and in an instant, the iron flowers splashed, the meteors were like waterfalls, and the firecrackers rang out in unison, and the sound shook the sky.

It was the first time for Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu to watch the performance of the Iron Flower, and when they saw the scene in front of them, their shocked eyes straightened, and the admiration and applause in their mouths could not be stopped.

In the following time, more than a dozen flower beaters saw non-stop shuttling in the furnaces and flower sheds filled with iron juice, and people could not help but be dazzled by the iron flowers that hit the air.

Just as the atmosphere was at its highest, the oldest flower beater came to the flower trellis again, and a stick of iron struck directly at the fireworks and long whips hanging on the old poles, and in an instant, the sound of crackling firecrackers and fireworks explosions resounded throughout the forest.

After the long whip and fireworks were set off, a pair of calligraphy and paintings written on red paper and black ink hung down on the old pole in the center of the shed. Because of the distance, Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu could not read the words on the paper clearly.

Immediately, a group of flower beaters immediately said that a middle-aged man in a brocade robe at the edge of the venue was wearing red and hanging colors, and he shouted loudly: "Congratulations to Boss Li Chunfeng and Boss Li of Qinghe Building for winning the lottery and will be rewarded with 30 taels of silver." ”

As soon as these words came out, there was an immediate exclamation of surprise from the surroundings, and that Li Chunfeng immediately got up with a proud face and arched his hand to a few flower beaters and the surrounding cadres, and then sat down in his place again.

Lu Zhengan didn't expect that there would be such an advertising method here, and for a while he only felt that it was quite novel. Holding Song Huaishu's hand, he watched the whole iron flower performance with relish, and then he reluctantly left the scene.

After watching the iron flower performance, the two went to the place agreed with the people of Lujia Village to meet with the people. Everyone waited for a while, checked the number of people, and saw that everyone had already gathered, so they rushed home together.

The crowd was still immersed in the performance of "striking iron flowers," and the discussion along the way was in full swing, and the road that had been going on for more than an hour had unconsciously arrived.

However, just after Lu Zheng'an and Song Huaishu parted ways with the villagers, they were about to turn to the mountain road up the mountain when they saw a horse-drawn carriage quietly stopped at the intersection in the dark night, which frightened the two of them.

Lu Zheng'an cautiously took Song Huaishu in his arms, bypassed the carriage and prepared to go up the mountain, but at this moment, he saw that the curtain of the carriage was suddenly opened from inside, and an old woman who knew the destiny of heaven poked her head out of it.

After seeing Lu Zheng'an and Song Huaishu, the old lady came out of it with a lantern and asked, "Dare to ask the two of you, but Lu Zheng'an, Lu Gongzi and Song Huaishu, Song Gongzi?" "

Seeing Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu nodding, the old lady looked at the two of them carefully and continued: "I am a subordinate of the Ji Mansion, and the old lady of my family has some inquiries, so please ask the two sons to go with the old man." ”

Chapter 56

Since Ji Yuexian and Ji Yuanbao left that day, Lu Zhengan and them have never met again.

At this time, an old lady who claimed to be a member of the Ji family appeared coldly, and Lu Zhengan couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart.

However, looking at this grandmother's clothes and accessories, she is more decent than the ordinary old lady of the landlord's family, that is, someone sincerely pretended to be the Ji family to deceive him and Song Huaishu, and the cost was a little too big.

It's just that if the other party is really from the Ji family, then why are they still staying here late at night? Could it be that there is a problem with eating people with their own dried peaches, and the other party is here to ask the teacher to ask for the guilt?

However, as soon as this idea came to mind, Lu Zheng'an immediately dispelled it.

If his family's dried peaches really had a problem with eating, then the Ji family would probably have found it a long time ago, so why would they wait until now? Moreover, looking at the other party's respectful face, it seems that he has come to ask people for sin.

Thinking like this, Lu Zhengan relieved his heart. However, the heart of guarding against people is indispensable, no matter whether the other party is really the Ji family or not, it is impossible for Lu Zhengan to casually go with a stranger in the middle of the night.

So, Lu Zhengan took Song Huaishu, who was a little nervous, and bowed his head to Mama Zhang, and said in a very gentle tone: "This mama, the night is very heavy, my brother is weak, and I ask Mama to leave her address, and I will take my brother to visit the house early tomorrow morning." ”

After that, Lu Zhengan held Song Huaishu and bent slightly to Mama Zhang to make a junior salute. Immediately, under the surprised gaze of the other party, he led Song Huaishu all the way up the mountain.

At this time, Mrs. Ji was still waiting at the inn when she heard footsteps coming from the door. Mrs. Ji immediately stopped the rosary in her hand, got up and took a step towards the door.

However, after seeing Mama Zhang, who was only alone, her face suddenly sank, and she asked in a cold voice, "What about the people you want to bring?!" ”

Seeing that the old lady was angry, Mama Zhang immediately bowed her head and replied: "That son of the Lu family is worried that the night will be heavy and disturb the old lady's rest, so I will let the slave and maid come back first, and come back tomorrow morning." ”

Mrs. Ji hasn't seen any scenes, whether Lu Zhengan is prevaricating her, and how can she not see it. It's just that the truth she has been looking for for so many years is already close at hand, how can Mrs. Ji wait for tomorrow with peace of mind!

Mrs. Ji stood under the light, and the rosary that was originally hanging on her wrist began to play with it involuntarily. The atmosphere in the room became unusually silent with the silence of the old lady, and the people who were waiting around did not dare to come out, for fear of disturbing the old lady and provoking punishment.

I don't know how long it took, but Mrs. Ji squeezed the bead in her hand violently, raised her eyes at Mama Zhang, who was hunched in front of her, and said in a deep voice: "Prepare the car, I'll go there myself." ”