After a while, Lu Yang and Lu Yingchun squeezed out of the courtyard, and when they saw Song Huaishu and Lu Zhengan sitting in the corner, they hurriedly walked over and sat down next to the two.

"Brother Song, why don't you hug Niuniu down? I hadn't seen her in days. ”

Lu Yingchun is wearing a bamboo-blue short jacket today, and a pink ribbon is tied to her double bun, which looks refreshing and cute.

"I was afraid that people would scare her with firecrackers, so I didn't bring her here. If you have nothing to do, go to my house to play, and when the time comes, let Brother Zheng'an and your aunt make something to eat for you. ”

As soon as he heard that it was delicious, Lu Yingchun nodded busily, and Lu Yang on the side was angry and funny. "This girl has a heart."

While gossiping, it was time to start the banquet. The people who served the dishes were all young people from the village, and most of them were familiar with Lu Zhengan, and it was Lu Tieniu who was in charge of their table.

However, the village office seats are average. As early as when he went down the mountain, Lu Zhengan had already made Song Huaishu mentally prepared.

After the four cold and four hot, and the two soups were served, Song Huaishu did not eat much. Turning his head and glancing at Lu Zhengan, the other party blinked his eyes, then turned his head sideways and whispered in his ear: "I'll make another one for you when I go home, let's make do with two bites first." ”

People in the village pay attention to their quick eyes and hands, and Song Huaishu rarely experiences such scenes, so it is natural that he cannot eat enough.

Lu Yang looked at Song Huaishu's expression and knew that he must not be used to it, and after the banquet was over, he beckoned him and Lu Zhengan to his house.

However, Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu had been out for so long, and they were worried about Lu Xingyi, who was at home with Song Lan's family, so they said hello to everyone and then returned home.

Walking on the mountain road, Song Huaishu rubbed his empty stomach and said helplessly: "I really didn't expect to be hungry at the banquet." ”

Hearing this, Lu Zhengan couldn't help but smile. "I heard Uncle Changgen say that Liu Changshan had a serious illness a few years ago, and he only took care of his illness after emptying his home. And most of the villages are not rich, and the banquets are very similar. But let's just have a good time, and if it doesn't work, I'll go, so you better not go. ”

After the beginning of winter, the wind blowing on the mountain already makes people feel like a knife scraping pain. Song Huaishu was a little worried when he saw that Lu Zheng'an was wearing a little thin, and reached out and touched his hand which was still warm, so he was relieved.

"A few days ago, Aunt Nagane said that when she was preparing for the New Year, she wanted to get it with us, and I agreed. When we get back, we will discuss with my mother and let her and my father stay with us. The two of us are still thinking about them here. The two places together also save each other's memory. ”

Lu Zhengan had no opinion on this proposal, and when he heard Song Huaishu say this, he immediately nodded and agreed.

"Ah, everyone is in one place. If my mother came over and the shop was busy, I could have gone over and give my father a hand. ”

The two returned home after a discussion, and after leaving the two fathers for a few hours, Lu Xingyi pouted aggrievedly in Song Huaishu's arms, and Song Lanshi on the side was simply angry and funny.

"You said that this little girl has only been a few months, and she feels like she has become a sperm. You look at her expression, you don't know how much I have wronged her. ”

The two of them had a thorough understanding of their daughter's temperament, and they couldn't help but laugh when they heard Song Lan say this.

Lu Zhengan teased Lu Xingyi for a while, remembering Song Huaishu, who was not full, and got up and went to the vegetable garden behind. Pulled a few spinach sticks that were tied up and made him a bowl of sour soup noodles.

Song Lanshi looked at Song Huaishu holding a bowl and sucking the extremely fragrant Song Huaishu, and couldn't help but be a little surprised. "You went to the table and didn't eat? Why do you have to add a meal when you come back? ”

"Well, the table is not very good, and I don't want to rob others, so I don't have enough to eat. I thought about putting up with it and eating it again at night, so Zhengan made another bowl of noodles without a sound. ”

"The people in the village are struggling to make a living, so let's be more accommodating. Also, it's okay to talk about it behind closed doors, but don't say it in front of others. ”

Hearing this, Song Huaishu nodded, and after answering, he continued to eat his own noodles.

……

At the end of October, after a few days of overcast skies, heavy snow finally fell.

Fortunately, Lu Zhengan saw that the weather was not right, so he took the 100 cabbages and radishes from the vegetable garden behind him to the empty warehouse.

Knowing that Song Huaishu loved to eat sauerkraut, Lu Zhengan deliberately picked out the empty cabbage wrapped in his head and washed it, dried it until the leaves began to wilt, and then put them neatly into the jar.

At this time, Lu Xingyi, who had been proficient in turning over skills for four months, was already a little unable to stay in the house. Wrapped like a fat ball all day long, he had to fight out the door with his little hands.

Seeing this, Lu Zhengan also followed her wishes, put on the tiger head cloak that Mama Zhang had sent in front of her, and carried her out.

After seeing the snowy world outside, Lu Xingyi's eyes were about to widen. The little head seemed to be a little puzzled, how could it be that just a little sleep, the familiar scenery had changed.

The white snowflakes fell on the tip of her small nose, and the cool Lu Xingyi was excited, and then hurriedly rubbed his nose with two fleshy little fat hands. That stupid and cute appearance made Lu Zhengan laugh.

Song Huaishu, who was under the eaves, looked at the father and daughter in the snow, shook his head helplessly, and walked over with an umbrella.

"Just take her out and have a look, and be careful of getting cold from the wind."

Lu Zhengan smiled and looked back at Song Huaishu who was holding the umbrella, stretched out his hand and pushed the handle of the umbrella to Song Huaishu, and then said, "Okay, let's play for a while and go back." ”

Although he said so, Lu Zhengan obediently carried Lu Xingyi into the house. Seeing the little girl's dissatisfied look, Lu Zhengan was no longer used to her, took off the cloak on her body, stuffed the person into the car sent by Ji Yuexian before, and stuffed her with a rattle with a unicorn pattern in his hand.

Lu Xingyi shook the rattle in her hand, and the sound of the jingling bell in her throat made her forget the idea of going out for a while. The chubby little hand shook the rattle in his hand, and his eyes were almost narrowed into a slit with joy.

Seeing that she was having a great time, Lu Zheng'an went to the stove house to find out the copper pot and wash it, cut two plates of mutton slices, and washed a pot of green vegetables and brought it to the hall. Greeted Song Huaishu and sat next to the charcoal stove together, and ate the shabu-shabu hotly.

"It's best to eat shabu-shabu on a snowy day, and when it's hot and full, people are warm." Lu Zhengan took a chopstick mutton slice from the pot, and stuffed the mutton slice with sesame sauce in his mouth.

Song Huaishu saw that the sesame paste he ate was flowing down the corners of his mouth, and hurriedly reached out and took the saliva towel that Lu Xingyi had replaced and helped him wipe the corners of his mouth.

"Eat slowly, and be careful about your clothes."

Lu Zhengan laughed at Song Huaishu with the heat of mutton in his mouth. "I'm really hungry. By the way, there are a lot of people for the Chinese New Year this year, so let's eat shabu-shabu too, right? It's simple, convenient, and it doesn't get cold no matter how long you eat it. ”

Hearing this, Song Huaishu nodded. "Okay, you can arrange it however you want." After finishing speaking, Song Huaishu remembered Lu Changgen and his wife, and continued: "Earlier, Uncle Changgen and Aunt Changgen said that they were going to Linzhou City to see their grandson, so I guess they should go in the next two days, right? With such a heavy snow today, don't miss it on the road again. ”

"Probably not, Linzhou is not far from us. Moreover, the snow was not too thick, and they still drove there by themselves, so they could not make a mistake. As for the temperament of the daughter-in-law of Aunt Changgen's family, the old couple should not be able to stay in Linzhou for a few days, and it is estimated that they will be back soon. ”

Hearing Lu Zhengan say this, Song Huaishu didn't say anything more. After hearing the hens in the chicken pen clucking twice, she changed the subject: "My mother said that these chickens, ducks and geese have been raised for two years, and they may not be able to lay eggs well. Next year, we have to change a group of seedlings, let's kill this group in the circle when the Chinese New Year comes. ”

After speaking, Song Huaishu was a little reluctant to hold the bowl, after all, this group of cubs was selected by him and Lu Zheng'an, and raised by Lu Zheng'an himself. Now that he said that he was going to kill and eat meat, he felt a little sad in his heart. I just wanted to regret that I wouldn't kill him, but I heard Lu Zhengan on the side open his mouth.

"Let's wait a few days and kill it, we don't have much coarse grain. The bran at home has to be accompanied by two goats and two mules, and there is a lot to eat. I gave the chickens and ducks and food yesterday, and they looked like they were getting a little thin. If you really raise it until the Chinese New Year, I'm afraid that there will be only bones left. And now that the weather is cold, everything can be put away, and when the time comes, hang it under the eaves to dry, and just eat and take it. ”

Song Huaishu had forgotten about the two goats and two mules at home, and after hearing what Lu Zhengan said, it made sense, so he nodded and agreed.

After the two of them finished talking about this question, it seemed that the room was a little too quiet. The two of them consciously turned their heads to look in the direction where Lu Xingyi was, and saw the little girl leaning in the car, gnawing on the handle of the rattle and tilting her head and sleeping soundly.

Seeing this, Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu couldn't help but smile at each other. He got up and took his daughter out of the cart and carefully sent her into the back room.

The first snow of winter is usually not too heavy, and it stops after a day. As soon as the sun came out, it was clean in two days.

Lu Zheng'an went to the stream to clean the urine ring and clothes that had been plagued by Lu Xingyi in the past two days, and looked at Song Huaishu, who was holding his daughter under the eaves, and said: "When I went to do laundry, I remembered that it was convenient to bring spring water to my home for laundry and cooking. I didn't expect to forget about this after a whole year. ”

Hearing this, Song Huaishu took his eyes off Lu Xingyi's face and said to Lu Zhengan: "Your idea is not bad, but the mountain stream in the back mountain is not far from our house." ”

"I'm not afraid of a long distance, this work looks like a lot of work, but after doing it well, it's much easier." As he spoke, Lu Zhengan shook off the water in his hands, and was about to go into the house to pour a cup of tea to warm his hands, but when Lu Xingyi of Song Huaishu saw him, he stared at him twice with big eyes.

Knowing that it was time for the little girl to let off the wind every day, Lu Zhengan deliberately pretended not to understand, went into the house and poured a cup of hot tea by himself, holding it in his hands and dangling in front of Lu Xingyi.

Lu Xingyi tried to shout a few times, but seeing that Lu Zhengan didn't pay attention to her, he turned his head to look at Song Huaishu, who was holding her, and pouted aggrievedly.

When Lu Zheng'an had a glass of water in his stomach, he felt that his whole body was warm, and he wanted to reach out and hug Lu Xingyi. As a result, unexpectedly, Lu Xingyi twisted his head, hugged Song Huaishu's neck, and refused to pay attention to him.

Seeing this, Lu Zhengan couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then gently patted her little buttocks and scolded: "You little conscienceless, ignore me and pull it." ”

As he spoke, he walked out while attracting Lu Xingyi's attention.

Sure enough, when the little girl saw Lu Zhengan walking towards the door, she suddenly became a little anxious. His mouth was pursed, and his eyes were red in a hurry.

Seeing that Lu Zhengan actually made Lu Xingyi cry, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Okay, you have to make her cry." Well, let's take it out and play, and I'll go get ready for lunch. ”

was counted down by Song Huaishu, and Lu Zhengan couldn't help but be a little sneering. obediently took the aggrieved Lu Xingyi over, hugged him in his arms and walked to the door.

It's just that the scenery on the mountain in winter looks very good, and Lu Zhengan hugged Lu Xingyi and walked around at the door of his house for a while, and Lu Xingyi lost interest. With his mouth open and yawning, Lu Zhengan was about to carry her when he suddenly heard someone calling his name.

Lu Zhengan looked at the mountain road and saw a young man standing on the mountain road with something and waving at him.

Seeing that the man was a little angry, Lu Zhengan stood in place with Lu Xingyi in his arms and observed for a moment, and when the other party came closer, he realized that the young man was Li Erwang, whom he had not seen for nearly a year.

Seeing Lu Zhengan holding a child, Li Erwang was also very puzzled. Pointing to Lu Xingyi, he asked, "Brother Xiaoan, why did you hold a child?" Who's going on?,It's pretty good-looking.。 ”

Hearing Li Erwang praise Lu Xingyi, Lu Zhengan was a little happy in his heart. shook Lu Xingyi's little hand, and said to Li Erwang with a smile: "My daughter, let's go into the house and talk, it's cold outside." ”

After Lu Zhengan finished speaking, he carried Lu Xingyi into the courtyard, and Li Erwang looked at Lu Zhengan's back with a shocked face, until the father and daughter walked into the courtyard, and then came back to their senses and hurriedly raised their heels.

Hearing the sound of Lu Zhengan talking to people outside the courtyard, Song Huaishu poked his head out of the stove house. After seeing Li Erwang coming through the door, Song Huaishu looked at the young man who was almost a head taller than last year, and it took him a while to react.

"Are you Li Erwang?" When Song Huaishu saw Li Erwang nodding, he was a little dumbfounded. "I haven't seen you this year, why did you grow so tall?"

Seeing that Song Huaishu was so surprised, Li Erwang scratched the back of his head in some confusion. "I ate well with the master, so I ran faster."

After Li Erwang finished speaking, he remembered that he was still carrying a grass carp more than a foot long in his hand, and hurriedly stepped forward and handed it to Song Huaishu. "I bought this fish from the town and it's very fresh. Brother Song: Let's add a dish in the middle of the day. ”

Now the price of river fresh food is not cheap, and Li Erwang's family is a little difficult, looking at the fish he sent, Song Huai Shuwei really doesn't want to accept it.

"Brother Song, now the master has started to pay me. You and Brother Xiao An have helped me and my family so much, and I want to do my best. ”

Knowing Li Erwang's temperament, Lu Zheng'an on the side nodded to Song Huaishu and motioned for him to accept the fish.

Seeing this, Song Huaishu had no choice but to take it. Then, he said to Li Erwang: "Then I will accept this fish." You and Zheng'an will go to the hall to talk first, and stay here for dinner at noon today. ”

Hearing this, Li Erwang responded with a smile and waited for Song Huaishu to carry the fish into the stove house. Li Erwang looked sideways at Lu Zheng'an, who was holding the child, and the smile on his face couldn't help but sink a little.

After the two of them entered the house, Li Erwang stretched out his head to look at Song Huaishu, who was busy in the stove house, and asked Lu Zhengan in a low voice: "Brother Xiao An, this child was raised by you and Brother Xiao Song?" ”

When Lu Zhengan heard Li Erwang's words, he immediately turned his gaze to him. "You haven't been home since you came back?"

Li Erwang nodded honestly, not perceiving the problem in Lu Zhengan's words. "Well, I'll come over when I send the master home. Brother Xiaoan, how do I think this child you are raising looks so similar to you? You don't do anything to be sorry for Brother Song, right? ”

Lu Zhengan was a little crying and laughing by Li Erwang's words, "Don't guess here, what can I do to be sorry for your little Brother Song?" Okay, you've just come back, it's better to go home and see your father and mother first, so don't leave food at my house. ”

Li Erwang didn't plan to stay for dinner, but when he heard that Lu Zhengan had driven people away, he also got up in response. When he walked to the door, Li Erwang said hello to Song Huaishu, who was busy in the stove house, and then looked back at Lu Zhengan and said uneasily: "Don't forget what you said." ”

Sending Li Erwang out of the gate, Lu Zhengan hugged Lu Xingyi home and was simply angry and funny.

Song Huaishu wanted to go to the house to get two egg pots, but when he saw Lu Zhengan standing at the door, he couldn't help but be surprised: "What are you doing holding Xingyi and standing at the door without entering the house?" Carefully the wind at the door, if it is infected with the wind cold, it is not a joke. ”

Hearing this, Lu Zhengan carried Lu Xingyi into the stove house, looked at the faint flame in the stove, bent down and picked up a few thin branches and stuffed them in. Waiting for the flames to grow bigger little by little, Song Huaishu also came in with two eggs.

"I thought that Erwang would still keep the food, and the fish was half cleaned up, but I didn't expect him to leave again."

Song Huaishu saw that the water vapor in the pot was almost dry, and he got some oil in the pot, and when the pot was hot again, he sprinkled the chopped green onion into it.

"This man came over as soon as he sent Master Cao home, and when I heard about it, he sent him home. Although he can know that gratitude is precious, his own father and mother came to our house before they even saw it, which is really a bit unusual. ”

After Lu Zhengan finished speaking, he recalled what Li Erwang had said to him when he was leaving, and he was immediately indignant and couldn't help but 'complain' to Song Huaishu.

"You don't know what this kid told me?"

Listening to Lu Zhengan's words, Song Huaishu behind the stove raised his eyes and glanced at him and asked, "Erwang has never been very talkative, what can he say to make you angry like this?" ”

"Huh! He was now able to speak well, and asked me if the child was raised, and said that the child was so similar to me that I should not do anything sorry for you. ”

Lu Zheng'an poked the ground under his feet with a burning stick and looked at Song Huaishu, who laughed out loud behind the stove, and said dissatisfiedly: "I have been slandered by others, and you can still laugh like this?" A girl welcoming the Spring Festival and a Li Erwang, these two people are closer to you than they are to me, and I really don't know what kind of ecstasy soup you poured into them. ”

Seeing that Lu Zhengan was really a little unhappy, Song Huaishu shoveled the scrambled eggs into the bowl, added water to the pot, and then stepped forward and pushed his shoulder.

"Don't be angry, Li Erwang doesn't know, when he knows the truth, he will definitely come to compensate you." Song Huaishu saw that Lu Xingyi was a little drowsy in Lu Zheng'an's arms, and said softly: "Our girl is sleepy, you put her on the bed." When she falls asleep, I guess I'll be able to make lunch. ”

"Okay, if you don't come out if you do it, you can just eat it first, so as not to have a stomachache like the last time."

"Got it, go ahead."

Listening to Lu Zheng'an's chattering instructions, Song Huaishu's heart warmed up, and when he saw that the pot was already boiling, he hurriedly answered and went to cook noodles.