Yu Bo gently knocked on the door, but no one responded for a long time. Mrs. Zhao shot him an angry look, and said, "The yard is so big, and you knock so softly, who can hear you?"
Yu Bo sneered, and shouted inside: "Is anyone home?"
A crisp voice sounded: "Someone is knocking on the door, I'll open it!"
There was a rush of footsteps in the courtyard, and soon the door opened with a creak, and a small head popped out of it.
Liu Fangping opened his big round eyes, looked at the stranger in front of him curiously, and asked politely: "Hello, who are you looking for?"
Doudou pointed to Liu Fangping and asked his mother, "Mother, brother Shitou?"
Mrs. Zhao looked at this strange little boy, shook her head lightly at her son, and said, "Doudou, he is not brother Shitou."
"Are you looking for Brother Shitou? Please come in!" Although Liu Fangping had never met the three people in front of him, when he heard that he knew Brother Shitou, he should be a familiar person.
Yu Bo showed a gentle smile to the little boy and asked, "What's your name? How old are you? Do you live here?"
"My name is Liu Fangping, I'm almost seven years old, and I live in the yard next door." Sister Xiaocao said that she should treat guests warmly and politely, and Liu Fangping consciously did this.
Live in the yard next door, surnamed Liu? When Mother went to Fucheng to give him money and food, she once told him that the eldest sister's family had returned from the disaster and was taken in by the second brother. The second brother treated the eldest sister's family very well, and even let them live in a private house. Judging by the clothes and improvement of this little guy, he should be doing well. The second brother is also true. He would rather raise children for other people than help the family.
"Uncle, Sister Xiaocao, we have guests!" Liu Fangping hopped ahead.
As soon as Mrs. Zhao came in, she saw the green vegetables in the yard, but there were no insect eyes on them, and not a single locust could be found. You know, it's not that the villages around the town have never tried growing autumn grain, but they were eaten up by locusts as soon as they sprouted, and a lot of seeds were wasted. How did Erbo's family prevent their vegetables from being eaten by locusts
"Huh? Grandpa, my uncle is here to see you!!" Yu Xiaocao poked her head out of the kitchen and shouted towards the backyard.
Lao Yutou and Yu Hai, who were picking vegetables in the backyard, strode out of the backyard with two hands of mud. When Old Yu saw this son whom he had placed his deep hopes in, his heart was filled with complicated emotions. His mouth moved, and he finally said, "Xiao Bo, when did you come back?"
Yu Bo also stared silently at the red-faced, tougher-than-ever father, feeling in his heart: He almost lost sight of his father! Fortunately, the second elder brother's family was here, otherwise... Mother really did go too far this time!
Yu Bo went up and knelt in front of Old Yu, kowtowed firmly to him twice, and said with a sob: "Father, the unfilial son has come to see you!"
Old Yu's hands were covered with mud, and he wanted to help his son, but he was afraid of getting his clothes dirty. He hurriedly said to Liu Fangping, who was next to him, "Fang Ping, help your little uncle up quickly. Xiao Bo, get up, get up!"
Yu Bo slowly stood up straight, and said to his son beside him, "Dou Dou, quickly call Grandpa!"
"Grandpa—" Xiao Doudou looked at Old Yu's head shyly, and lowered her head to look at her own toes.
Yu Xiaocao came out from the kitchen with a basket of cornmeal and white flour biscuits, looked at Yu Bo's family with a smile and said, "Uncle, aunt, haven't you had breakfast yet? Let's eat together! Grandpa, Dad, go wash your hands, and after breakfast, our family will pick vegetables together, there will be time!"
At this time, a strong fragrance wafted from the kitchen. Xiaodoudou sniffed, swallowed, pulled at the corner of mother's clothes, and whispered: "Mother, it smells so good!"
Mrs. Zhao touched her son's thin face, smiled and said to Yu Xiaocao: "Cao'er, what are you doing delicious again, it smells so tempting!"
Yu Xiaocao pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "The meal in the morning is relatively simple. I only fried two plates of green vegetables... Oh, yes, I also fried a pot of grasshopper sauce! Made with the locusts I caught, I don't know about you Whether you are used to eating or not."
When Mrs. Zhao heard that it was made of locusts, she immediately felt her stomach turning outward. Yu Bo saw that the lady's face became ugly, and hurriedly said: "Father, let the second sister-in-law make you a dress for this piece of cloth. My son has been away for half a year, and I can't enjoy the joy in front of your old man. My son is ashamed! Mother is waiting at home." We're eating, we won't stay for breakfast..."
Old Yu held the cloth on his head, feeling very sad. In the past, the youngest son never said that he would buy things for a penny at home, but this time he came to visit him, and he knew how to bring gifts. The son has finally grown up!
Where would Yu Hai let his younger brother go? The visitor is a guest, how can you let him leave without eating? He took his younger brother's hand and said, "Leave after breakfast. Don't worry, no matter how difficult the times are, your brother can still manage a meal."
Yu Caifeng and his wife also came out from the backyard. Seeing Yu Bo's family, they were taken aback for a moment, and then greeted with a smile: "Xiao Bo is here, sit down quickly, the three of us have not eaten at the same table for a long time!"
When Yu Caifeng got married, Yu Bo was already seven years old. He remembered that when his mother proposed this marriage to his elder sister, the whole family objected. But the mother was greedy for the other party's dowry, and insisted on marrying the elder sister to the widower. Yu Bo glanced behind the eldest sister, but saw a big black man with an unshaven beard, standing with the good-looking eldest sister, who looked about seven or eight years older. well! No wonder the second elder brother's family didn't care about their mother, and it's no wonder others.
In a daze, Yu Bo had already been dragged by his second brother to sit at the table. Xiaoshi took Doudou's little hand, pointed to the golden cornmeal cake and introduced: "Doudo, this is corn brought from Fanbang and ground into flour! It tastes delicious! Look at the back of this The kang is browned, and it is crunchy and fragrant to bite. It tastes so delicious if you have good teeth."
Doudou looked at it anxiously, bared her small white teeth, and said, "Doudou's teeth are very good, no bugs bite!"
Xiao Shitou laughed and said, "Okay, you can eat more later! Just eat grasshopper sauce, which is even fresher than shrimp paste!"
Little Doudou was obediently dragged by Brother Shito to wash his hands, and after drying his hands, he sat obediently on the small bench and waited intently for his meal. When Mrs. Zhao saw that both of them were sitting down, it would be too bad for her to stand up, so she also sat down under Mrs. Liu.
Yu Xiaocao brought up the sticky polenta, and a fresh fragrance came over her face. Mrs. Zhao looked at a large bowl of golden thick polenta in amazement, attracted by the unique taste. She helped Xiaocao divide the polenta into everyone's bowls, and gave everyone a big piece of pancake.
Liu Shi was afraid that her sister-in-law would be restricted, so she smiled and said: "There are a lot of pancakes and porridge in the pot, so feel free to eat, don't be polite."
Mrs. Zhao saw several plates of green vegetables fried with oyster sauce on the table, as well as a large plate and a small pot of sauce exuding an attractive aroma, as well as unlimited pancakes and porridge, which looked more abundant than usual, not like meals in a disaster year.
"Have you eaten? I'm a bit late today! I can't help it. I met a big guy when I went out, and it took me a while to beat him to death!" Zhu Junyang walked in with square steps, and Manager Liu behind him was carrying an ashes. An animal that does not slip away.
When Director Liu threw the prey on the ground, the Yu family finally realized that it was a wild wolf. Yu Hai was startled suddenly, and said: "It seems that the food for the wild beasts in the deep mountains is already scarce, and the lone wolves have all gone down the mountain to look for food. It seems that the nearby traps still need to dig a few more to be safe."
The two little wolves, Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai, curiously ran up to the dead wolf, sniffed it with their noses, then frowned and bared their teeth at the dead wolf with a fierce expression.
"Hey! These two little guys are very powerful! Train them, they are definitely first-class hounds!" Zhu Junyang had already seen that these two were wolves, but seeing the little guys behaved better than dogs in front of Yu Xiaocao If the cub is still obedient, it won't be called broken.
Yu Hai asked worriedly: "Your Majesty, are you sure this wolf is a lone wolf? Wolves hold grudges the most. If there are other fish that slip through the net, I'm afraid the people around us will not be able to think about peace!"
Zhu Junyang sat down at the table specially prepared for him next to him, gave him a stable look, and said, "What are you afraid of? With my master here, no matter how big the wolf pack is, it will never come back!"
"It's better to wait until your arm is completely healed, and you can draw the bow before you blow it!" Yu Xiaocao put a bowl of corn porridge in front of him, broke the corn tortilla, and spread a thick layer of grasshopper sauce inside, Stuffed into the hands of the little county king.
Zhu Junyang took a bite of the delicious cornbread, chewed it and swallowed it, and said, "Did you underestimate me? How can I deal with these wild wolves? Kick them to the ground one by one! See that tree Is it gone? Believe it or not, I kicked it and broke it!"
Yu Xiaocao looked along the tree he was pointing at, it was a tree thicker than the mouth of a bowl. She curled her lips and said: "Little Prince, you should calm down? Don't worry about your arm, your leg will be broken again! Well, don't mention these, let's eat!"
Zhu Junyang didn't want to be as knowledgeable as a little girl like her, so he ate the cornbread with big mouthfuls. It was only at this time that Yu Bo had the chance to interject: "Student Yu Bo, I have met King Yang."
"Yu Bo? Are you the uncle of Yu Xiaocao who wanted to work for Prince Jing's mansion through the back door?" Zhu Junyang obviously looked down on those guys who didn't have any special skills and only focused on running around, so he was unceremonious in front of so many people. Come out with noodles.
Yu Bo's complexion changed, and he said seriously: "The student just came back from Fucheng yesterday, I don't know why the king of Yangjun would say such a thing?"
Zhu Junyang looked him up and down, although he was a little far away, he still found out from the other party that his motives were impure. Cursing his lips, he withdrew his gaze and said, "Why did you say that, you will know when you go back and ask your mother? My master told you, our Prince Jing's residence only accepts people with real talents and real learning!"
Concerned about the face of Yu Xiaocao's family, he didn't say his subtext - don't put all the trashy snacks in Prince Jing's mansion!
This meal, Yu Bo couldn't taste it. Several times, I watched Yangjun Wang hesitate to speak. However, Yangjun Wang was not even willing to give him alms, and focused all his attention on eating.