At sunset, smoke curls over Zhutao Village, and the villagers who have finished a busy day also call it a day, carrying hoes to the canal to clean, talking and laughing.

Especially for those who have been reclaimed, their faces are red and smiling, and today is a very happy day for them, because they have finally moved into a bamboo hut and officially declared the end of displacement.

There is no need to pick an auspicious day, and there is no need to make a big fanfare, even the first meal in the new home is almost the same as the porridge on the way to escape the famine. Still, it was hard to hide their joy.

Li Ping'an's house, he happily picked up the bowl, "Dad, let's touch one, I wish us a prosperous day in the future!" ”

Li Erlin glanced at Li Ping'an, who was playing treasure, shook his head helplessly and smiled, but he didn't disappoint the fun, picked up the bowl and touched Li Ping'an's bowl.

Xiao Ru was also busy picking up her own wooden bowl to join in the fun, but she was stopped by her mother, and she was so depressed that she immediately pouted.

Li Ping'an couldn't help laughing, and took the bowl to touch Xiao Ruyi's bowl, "Big brother and Ruyi touched one, we have our own room again, isn't Ruyi very happy?" ”

Xiao Ruyi hurriedly nodded vigorously, if it weren't for the mother next to her who quickly helped her, she almost slammed her head on the table woven with bamboo chips.

"If you don't want to eat properly, then don't eat it." Chen Dajuan scolded and scolded, although he said it to Xiao Ruyi, but he was not warning Li Ping'an and the other three children who were about to move.

Li Ping'an winked at his younger brothers and sisters, and then honestly ate dinner.

After eating, he separated his younger brothers and sisters, and he told Li Erlin about giving the silver back to Caoya, Li Erlin had nothing to do, "It should be sent back to Caoya and let her keep it herself." ”

Li Ping'an asked curiously: "Dad, to be honest, have you ever been moved?" ”

"Nope." Li Erlin said without thinking.

Li Ping'an didn't believe it, "Really? Not even the slightest? ”

"It's not ours, why should I care?" Li Erlin glanced at Li Ping'an, and his tone was so flat that he couldn't make a wave, "I warn you, if you dare to make a bad idea, I will dare to break your leg." ”

Li Ping'an's neck shrunk and muttered, "Am I that kind of person?" ”

Li Erlin heard it, but ignored it. Of course he knew that Li Ping'an was not that kind of person, otherwise he wouldn't have let Li Ping'an put the silver in his box and lock it up.

Li Ping'an wished that his father would ignore him, so he turned his head and went to tease Xiao Ruyi, and when it got dark, he and Chen Dajuan were about to go out, and Caoya came over with something in his clothes.

"Why are you here, didn't you say we'll send it to you?"

"It's not far away, I'll just come and get it myself." It is indeed not far away, Caoya's house is behind Li Ping'an's house, next to Li Dafang's house. When choosing a house before, Li Dafang said to Peach Blossom that he would be a neighbor, Peach Blossom's family is a female baby, and the eldest Peach Blossom is only twelve years old, and Li Dafang can usually take care of one or two if she lives next to her.

Then Caoya said, "My eldest sister came back from picking peaches on the mountain, and I just happened to send some to you." ”

"You can just keep it for yourself, there are so many wild peach trees on the mountain, we can pick them ourselves if we want to eat them." said so, but Chen Dajuan still hurriedly brought an empty wooden barrel nearby and asked Caoya to put down the peaches.

Seeing that Cao Ya had her hands free, Li Ping'an handed the wooden box into her hands, "I haven't opened it, you'd better see if there is any less, and pay attention when you go back." ”

"No, I haven't seen it myself, I'll go back first." The grass girl held the box in her arms and hurried away in the moonlight.

Watching the back of the grass disappear from view, Li Ping'an retracted his gaze and bent down to take out a peach from the bucket.

There are a lot of wild peach trees growing on the mountains around Zhutao Village, now is the season of fruiting, he picked it up to eat when he went up the mountain to cut bamboo before, the fruit is small, there are many black spots and black spots on the skin, he still picks the one that looks more ripe, the taste is not good, it is slightly bitter in the sourness, and there are insects, but the peach flavor is very sufficient.

By the light of the oil lamp, Li Ping'an could easily see that the wild peaches sent by Caoya had been selected, they were all close to ripe, and they were in good condition.

Rubbing it with his hands, he took a bite, yo, it was a little sweeter than what he had eaten before, sweet with sour and bitter. Tomorrow I can ask where the peach blossoms were picked, and he will pick some back, so that he can eat them.

Compared with him, he is picky, auspicious and wishful they are much more refreshing, holding one in one hand to eat, and eating one without squeaking.

On the other side, the grass girl who returned home took advantage of the fact that there was no one at home, and quickly dug a hole in the ground in the corner of the house and buried the box in it. Regarding the matter of the silver, she secretly confessed to Peach Blossom, knowing that she was going to take the silver home tonight and hide it, so Peach Blossom found a reason to take Zhaodi and them out.

When she finished, it didn't take long for Peach Blossom to come back with someone, and when she saw the grass sitting at the door munching peaches, Chunyu, the youngest of the six children she picked up, ran forward excitedly and stretched out her clenched fist, "Second sister, look, eldest sister took us to catch fireflies." ”

Spread out your hands, and what was lying motionless in the palm of your hand was not a firefly.

"Why are there only two of them, catch more and bring them back, and you can light up the house." Cao Ya laughed.

"yes." Chunyu scratched her head in annoyance, turned her head to look at the peach blossoms, her lips pursed, and she still didn't have the courage to say the sentence "Sister, let's go catch fireflies."

Peach Blossom knew what Chunyu wanted to say and stopped, and took the initiative to speak: "I'll take you there tomorrow night, it's time to go to bed now." ”

Chunyu was overjoyed, and hurriedly said, "Thank you, eldest sister." ”

Peach Blossom smiled, these children are all at home by adults a lot, used to being obedient, never dare to ask, since they live together now, it is a family, they call her a big sister, she is also willing to treat them like Cao Ya and Zhao Di.

"Did you hear what the eldest sister said, hurry up and go to bed, and get up early tomorrow to pull the cold powder grass." Caoya stood up and let go of the door, "We have to learn to make cold powder as soon as possible, and let Brother Ping'an take it and sell it for money as soon as possible, so that we will have money to buy thick clothes and thick quilts in winter." ”

When they heard this, they hurried into the house, and lay down on the dry straw that was spread on the ground by the moonlight that penetrated into the house. This is their temporary bed now, and they don't even have a thin quilt, let alone a quilt covered with heating in winter, only a thick quilt with peach blossoms.

When their father and mother left them, they didn't give them anything, not even a set of clothes.

Thinking that July is almost halfway through, and it will be autumn after a while, the peach blossoms can't help but be a little urgent, and there is still a way to solve the bed, but the weather becomes cooler after the autumn, and it is not possible to cover the quilt at night.

She pulled the grass outside and whispered, "Can you hide it?" ”

"Alright."

Peach Blossom's heart instantly raced, and her breathing became short.