Fortunately, the parrot broke free from the fishing net and flew up, it was almost frightened to death, circled in the air and flew away from the yard, and when it saw the people in the alley, it flew back again, and landed on Haizhu's shoulder with a clear target.

"Dead cat—" It scolded at a sharp throat, and flapped its wings to hide its face, and muttered, "I'm scared to death."

Haizhu: ......

This cry is familiar to her, and Xingzhu whimpered and cried yesterday.

Mrs. Hou said "oops", she sat on the chair and shook her fan tiredly, looking at the parrots and then at the group of people in the yard who were exhaling and cleaning up things, and this time caught up with the excitement of the day.

The parrot was still aggrieved, and Haizhu pinched a crab to feed it, "Do you want to eat it?" ”

The cats jumped off the roof, and Qi Laosanyan quickly grabbed them and locked them in the firewood room.

The cat made an unwilling cry against the door, and the parrot rejoiced in its wings, and it stretched out its paws to catch the crab and flew to the table, and greeted people lively: "What is your name?" ”

Second Uncle Qi ignored it, and it asked Chaoping who came up again, and gave him a crab leg.

Chaoping waved his hand, "I don't eat, you eat." ”

Haizhu took an apple and sat down to nibble on it, and said, "Third uncle, you will go next door and call two guards to help move the table, and the table is still in the alley." Dongzhu, at night, you follow Fengping to collect money from visitors, children under the age of ten receive three hundred Wen, and the others are one or two silver. ”

Qi Laosan glanced at Xingzhu, he asked Chaoping to stare at her, and went out directly to call someone to lift the table.

"Mama, call a maid to go to the grain store and buy me two bundles of rice noodles back." Haizhu continued to instruct, she put the remaining half of the apple on the table to feed the birds, and went into the house to take out two pieces of broken silver and handed it over.

After all these arrangements were arranged, Haizhu stood in the courtyard and thought for a while, and then said, "When my third uncle is done, let him go to the vegetable field to pinch half a basket of green onion leaves and come back." ”

"I'll call someone to help you, where is your vegetable patch? Let Fengping run errands with the servant. Mrs. Hou walked out.

The parrot glanced at her, but did not follow, it glanced at the little girl who was crawling on the ground, and said in a thin voice: "Sister." ”

Second Uncle Qi couldn't help but laugh with a "poof", this bird is really fine and weird, making it impossible to figure out what it is thinking.

Haizhu glanced back, she tied her hair and rolled up her sleeves into the house to start cooking.

Half of the sea urchin is eaten raw and half of the steamed egg, the soft shell crab is fried in two buckets of dipping sauce to eat, the dead crab that is still fresh takes off the crab roe fried sauce and uses it to fry the crab roe powder, the live crab is steamed in three pots and dipped in fruit vinegar to eat, and then a pot of seafood porridge is cooked, the prawns and hard-shell crabs are split and fried with scallion oil, and the rest is eaten and made first, and then made up if the dish is gone.

The lanterns lit fires, the chimneys smoke rises, and the sky outside is dark.

The cat was tired of barking, the old turtle was full and ready to go back, the parrot that had been staring at it couldn't help it, and dispelled the idea of currying favor with Xingzhu, it slipped off the table, and the thief got close to the big turtle.

The others were silent, watching what the hell it was doing.

The big turtle is a gentle character, the bird approached it and did not bite, and took the initiative to bypass it and continue to climb, but unexpectedly the back was heavy, it turned its head to look, and the parrot retracted its wings and obediently stood on the turtle shell and did not move.

"That's the idea." Second Uncle Qi snorted, he glanced at Xingzhu, no wonder the stinky bird called his sister softly.

The table outside was set, Qi Laosan was hanging the lantern, carrying things and not paying attention to his feet, suddenly heard a "pop", he looked over, and the dim sky couldn't stop the parrot's red and blue hair.

"What are you running out for? Stepping on you. When he heard the sound of the sand being lifted, he leaned down to see the bird standing on the turtle's back.

"The big turtle is also unlucky to meet you, carrying the baby cat and looking greedy, camel cat and a bird, only in the water is idle all day long." He muttered, and shouted into the courtyard, "Who is idle?" Come out and stare at the bird, it's blind in the dark, it doesn't run away anymore. ”

"Don't worry about it, it's so smart that it seems to have eaten someone, it will shout if it can't find the door, and it won't lose it if Chaoping loses it." Second Uncle Qi said.

Bei Niang and Qi Grandma took Dongzhu to carry the cleaned crabs to the kitchen next door to steam, and when they entered the door, they saw that the bird was still standing on the turtle shell, and when the crab was poured and came out, the turtle climbed into the puddle, and the bird squatted on the edge of the pit and watched.

On the second trip, the bird walked with its paws like a chicken, and met the servant woman who came back with green onions, and she shouted loudly.

The servant woman ignored it, went straight to the door, put down the onions, and saw that there was no one asking her for help, and went back.

Haizhu has already fried the crab roe, and poured oil into the pot to start frying the crab, the soft shell crab is soft to the touch, but when it is fried in the oil pot, the layer of skin on the crab meat quickly hardens, like a pot, and it clicks when biting.

Some diners have already come, and Qi Laosan shouted Dongzhu and Fengping to go out to collect money.

"Dongzhu, come in." Haizhu shouted in the kitchen, and when someone came in, she pointed out and said, "Take the parrot out and teach it to say a few words of welcome, but don't let people touch it, you can see it or not." ”

"What if it doesn't want to?" Dongzhu is worried.

"Tempt it with a turtle and amuse the guests, so that it will run in the alley tomorrow on the back of the turtle." Haizhu was cooking in the kitchen and heard the sound of talking outside.

Dongzhu ran out as soon as she slipped away, she picked up the parrot on the table and discussed it first, and tried to carry it out of the door, seeing that it was not reluctant, she happily took the parrot to receive the guests.

Steamed crabs and fried crabs were put into pots and served out, raw sea urchins and steamed eggs were served on the table, Haizhu cut the green onion leaves and poured oil to fry them, fried them until fragrant, poured in the prawns and crab pieces, the crab shells and crab shells changed color and added some salt, and the pots were put into a pot and called for people to serve them out.

Crab roe noodles are the last dish, the rice noodles are poured into the oil pan with water control, fried to dry the water, and then poured in the crab roe sauce that is still slightly hot, quickly shake off the rice noodles, and the crab roe is evenly wrapped on the rice noodles. Finally, pour the crab meat and stir it, cover the pot and simmer for a while, the crab meat is cooked, sprinkle with chopped green onions, and then it will come out of the pot.

"Sister, is the crab meat delicious?"

Haizhu went out and heard the voice of the parrot, the sister-in-law who was called her sister smiled and nodded frequently, the crab meat in her hand was cold, and she praised the parrot with a sharp tongue in her mouth.

"Parrot, what's your name?" A drinking uncle asked.

"What's your name?" The parrot asked rhetorically.

"Uh...... "I always feel weird when I introduce myself to the birds."

"His name is Black Egg." The person at the table said, "Now you can tell what your name is, right?" ”

"What's your name?" The parrot tilts its head.

"Hahaha......" the others laughed, this parrot is very good.

Chapter 205: A Thrilling Night

The last bench was moved into the courtyard, and the sound of raindrops falling suddenly sounded on the candlelit lanterns, and the gray tiles of the roof were scattered with dots of water.

"It's raining." She said.

"Hurry up, you guys carry the lantern into the house first, and I'll sweep away the crab shells and shrimp shells on the ground." Qi Laosan shouted.

Bei Niang handed the sleepy child in her hand to Uncle Qi to hug, she also ran out to help with the basket, and swept a pile of crab shells and shrimp shells mixed with gravel and gravel into the basket, She cooperated with Qi Laosan's movements, one shovel and one handed the basket.

Dongzhu took the lantern around and said, "Third uncle, there are crab shells here." ”

Qi Laosan carried a shovel and a broom to sweep over, shoveled it up, turned around and poured it into the basket.

"Alright, you guys go in first, I'll dig a pit and bury these things." Qi Laosan casually handed the broom to Bei Niang, he picked up the bamboo basket and strode towards the end of the alley with a shovel.

At this moment, the rain was heavy, Dongzhu and Bei Niang strode in, and everyone stood under the eaves to hide from the rain, and the raindrops smashed dust, and there was a hint of mud in the sea breeze.

"Take a shower first, I'm sweating all night." Grandma Qi said.

"Chaoping and Fengping will wash first, third aunt, you will go back with Xingzhu first, you will rest with milk, and Dongzhu will go to the kitchen with me to clean up the pots and pans." Haizhu rushed into the rain with her hands over her forehead.

Dongzhu followed, Fengping dragged the hem of her clothes into the rain, turned her head and said, "Chaoping, you go get the clothes, I'll scoop the water." ”

When Qi Laosan ran back in the rain, and the family was busy, he wiped his face, picked up the wooden basin under the window and went to the kitchen to scoop water for his second brother to scrub.

The kitchen was cleaned up, and Haizhu and Dongzhu slipped under the eaves against the wall and sat down, the night breeze with a sense of water was cool, blowing on their faces sticky.

"That parrot is so smart, it feels like a human being." Dongzhu chatted with interest and said, "I'll go over tomorrow to teach it to memorize poems, and Uncle Niang occasionally listens to music, so let it learn too." ”

"Then it's up to you to make it, it's a lot of eyes." Haizhu listened to the beating of the rain, and remembered that the cat was still locked in the firewood room, and when Fengping came out of the bath, she shouted: "Fengping, the cat is still locked in the firewood room, let them out." ”

"Can't let it go, it's raining outside, they come out and get dirty water, and they squeeze into the house at night and climb into bed to harm people." Feng Ping pulled Chaoping into the rain and ran under the eaves, pushed open the door and entered the house, not forgetting to say: "Eldest sister and second sister, let's sleep first." ”

"Okay, it's time for us to wash." Haizhu stood up on her knees.

While they were bathing, the cat was scratching the planks in the firewood room next door, and they immediately stopped when Dong Zhu gave a lecture.

"I'm going back." Qi Laosan explained.

Grandma Qi followed the door bolt, the door was closed, she turned around and went to Uncle Qi's house to rub his legs and shoulders, and when the children in the family were asleep, she was the last to take a bath.

It rained all night, and when she got up in the morning to cook, Grandma Qi opened the door first, and the smell of crab left in the alley last night had long disappeared with the rain pouring into the soil.

Get up early to cook, chatter after meals, three meals a day, sweep the floor and do laundry to watch the children, ordinary people's days are filled with these trivial and mundane things, day after day, watching the clouds disappear and the rain rest, waiting for the sunrise and sunset.

Children grow older day by day, and old people grow older day by day.

*

On the evening of the end of February, Han Ji came back from the barracks, and as soon as he stepped into the house, he was stopped by Shen Sui.

"Is your doctor there? Qingman is giving birth, and the midwife said that she is weak and the fetus is not very good, so you lend me your house doctor and ask him to go over and take a look. ”

"Uncle Mu went to Yanting with my father, he is not at home, you go to the island to find a doctor, forget it, I will let people find it, you go back and guard it first." Han Ji waved to the accompanying maid, and the maid immediately ran to find the doctor.

Shen Sui's mind was buzzing, he stood on the road flustered and confused, his eyes were empty and there was no place to stay, and suddenly he suddenly woke up, turned around and ran back quickly, and when he turned the corner, he hit the wall straight up, and he continued to run in a different direction as if he didn't know the pain.

Han Ji was really not at ease in his state, so he called the housekeeper to take an old ginseng and send it over, he went back to the house to take a shower, changed into clean clothes and went to Shen Sui's house, and before he got close, he heard a hoarse and weak scream.

"It's not good to listen to the sound, it's been a day, not a single child has been born, and if it goes on like this, the child will be suffocated." Several women blocking the door of the Shen family muttered with sad faces.

"A daughter-in-law of my mother's family is too, and when she gave birth to a child, she couldn't give birth, and after giving birth for a day and a night, the child came out with purple on her body, and she found that she was stupid when she was two years old." Another said.

Han Ji coughed, and the people blocking the door dispersed when they heard the sound, and they all said, "Hello young general." ”

"Don't say unlucky things in front of people's doors, it's all gone, go back to cooking." Han Ji walked in the door and ran into the housekeeper coming out, and he asked what the situation was.

"The doctor has already gone in, and the old ginseng has also been sent in, and the specific situation has to wait for the doctor to come out." The housekeeper replied.

"Okay, I'll be here to watch, you send someone to bring some food, and then let people guard at the door, don't let irrelevant people talk badly." Han Ji explained.

It was getting late, and a flock of birds were hovering around the sky above the small courtyard at low altitude, and the sound was rough and ugly, reflecting the screams in the house, and the smell of blood wafting in the wind, Han Ji felt that it was not good.

The door opened, Shen Sui turned his head stiffly, and asked dryly, "Doctor, how is the situation of my wife and child?" ”

"The old man has already applied the needle, and the lady has also taken ginseng tablets, so let her rest for a while and regain her strength." The old doctor did not give a clear answer.

Han Ji asked him to stay and continue to guard, he helped up the man who was sitting on the ground, and without saying a word of useless comfort, he sat aside and accompanied.

Figures were reflected in the window paper, and voices and rapid gasps crawled out of the cracks in the walls.

"I miss my mother, I miss my mother......" Yao Qingman looked at the dim candlelight and cried in a daze, her face was like gold paper, but her lips were red and dazzling, as her lips squirmed, bright red blood burst out from the bitten tooth marks, and flowed down her lips and through her chin.

"If I die, let Shen Sui send me back to the island, and I will be buried in the place where I was born and raised."

"What nonsense, what kind of death, you still have two children in your belly, don't talk, save your energy, there is a doctor guarding outside, and the old ginseng is hanging, you must be good." The midwife was kind and comforting.

"I can't do it anymore, I can't hold on anymore." Yao Qingman shook her head, it hurt so much, it hurt so much that she was numb, this body didn't seem to be hers anymore.

The sound of speech in the house was faint and muffled, but the people outside the house could hear it very clearly, and outside the courtyard wall were the laughter and scolding of other people's houses, the babies were crying, and the old people were laughing. The small courtyard shrouded in the smell of blood seemed to be dying, separated by a wall, but the breath of life could not blow in.

Han Ji was dizzy by the smell of blood, he kicked Shen Sui lightly, Shen Sui fell to the ground like mud, he dragged the person into the crack in the door where the smell of blood came out, and said: "It's not you who is going to die, put away your dejected face, go in with her, and talk to her well." ”

The door was slammed open, the rich smell of blood rushed out, the painful moans/groans became clearer and clearer, Han Ji almost wanted to gag, he had flowed in the sea of blood in the corpse mountain, he had seen the corpses separated, and even picked up the bones with his own hands, he was not as scared as tonight.

The door opened and closed, and the woman's cry was heard in the room, mixed with fear, and the voice grew lower and lower, and after a while it turned into a scream. The mother-in-law who gave the midwife a hand came out with a bucket of blood and water, and at the same time called the old doctor to go in and pull out the needle.

Han Ji glanced at the blood swaying in the barrel, the dark night, the blood was all black, he looked away and his hand trembled. This is not the first time he has seen a woman give birth to a child, before Aunt Haizhu gave birth to a baby, because there was no sound, he didn't hear the sound and didn't see blood, he couldn't imagine the pain of giving birth.