You actually treat someone like this... a simple and honest mountain man? You are so frivolous to a good family man!
Ye Lulun was in a daze for a moment, and kept telling himself that this was an ancient person, an ancient person!
Ancient people were very reserved and conservative, not as open as modern people! If you hold someone's hand like this, it's considered indecent, you know? !
Ye Lulun struggled to control herself and retracted her hand, but she couldn't help it anymore and tightened her grip on Guan Chibei's clothes.
She raised her eyes and looked at him innocently.
Guan Chibei looked at her silently for a long time, knowing what her situation was. Suddenly... he felt soft and said to her, "I'll stay."
"Look at you and the baby."
Ye Lulun nodded sharply and immediately found an excuse, "Yeah, yeah, I'm just afraid, yes, I'm just afraid that someone will come again, so I might want to keep you closer in the past two days."
Guan Chibei looked at her meaningfully and found a good excuse.
He nodded.
So Guan Chibei didn't rest anymore. He entered the room and sat at the table quietly watching over Ye Lulu and the children. With Guan Chibei there, Ye Lulu felt very comfortable and fell asleep quickly.
There is peace in the house...
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Aunt Rong and the others came back in the evening, feeling cold, but extremely happy! Because business is getting better and better these days, and the money earned is stable and large every day. Now that the capital invested has been returned, everyone is rushing to make pure profits.
Before the suspension of sailing, the traffic of ships on the Yuan River was also very frequent. Aunt Rong and the others were busy every day, doing business in a dark way, and they always fell asleep when they came back.
The days passed day by day, and soon another ten days passed.
In late autumn, it is getting colder and colder day by day.
It feels like winter is about to begin. In fact, not yet, but the atmosphere of autumn and winter is very strong, and people in the village have tightened their clothes and seized the opportunity to stock up on food.
At the housekeeper's house, the pond is almost dug.
A three-meter-long and two-meter-wide pool was built outside the kitchen window. The bamboo processed by Guan's father was ready to be used as material. The steward brothers made a bamboo frame for the shed and set it up.
Put on the newly bought oilcloth, the pool already looks good.
There has been some frost these days.
Aunt Rong tried opening the window, burning firewood in the kitchen, and finding someone to stand in the shed. Sure enough, she felt the heat spreading through it!
Everyone was overjoyed. It seemed that this method worked!
"Raise fish at home in winter!" Guan Chixi clapped his hands and said: "If it snows and freezes, and we can't set up a stall to sell raw porridge in winter, then we will raise fish at home. When spring comes, the fish will be raised. When the family goes out to do business, they will have fish and meat.”
A good idea indeed.
Guan Chibei went to the river to catch fish again the next day. This time, he caught fish of all sizes, and the fry were the best, and he took them back and raised them in the pond at home.
Because we want to catch fry, we cannot just take the fish home directly out of the water like we did before.
Fish fry still need to be raised in water, which means they have to be carried home in buckets. Guan Chibei went fishing alone, which was too inefficient.
However, the little carrot heads at home can just help!
The younger ones definitely have no energy and can only cheer, but children like Da Mao, who is eight years old in spring, can already help carry smaller buckets.
Although the child is young, he has nothing to do, so he can run home again and again. Moreover, Ye Lulu also said that running more will help the body grow taller, which is just right.
So, Mr. Guan specially made a few lightweight wooden barrels, which were very thin and not big. Guan went to the river to catch fish in the north of the pond. The big fish were put in the fish basket, and the small fry were put in the fish basket with water. Put some in the small wooden barrel and let Da Mao and the others take it home, then run back and fill it a second time.
Of course, some villagers noticed the battle in Guan Chibei and asked him in surprise: "Guan Liuzi, what are you doing, trying to fish out all the fish in the river?"
Some were a little hostile.
Guan Chibei glanced at the villagers lightly and said: "No, winter is coming soon. I'm afraid that the river will freeze and I won't be able to catch any fish. I'll just catch some more and put them back in the tank to keep them. If you're afraid that you'll run out of fish, you can go down to the river to fish now." .”
The unhappy woman immediately calmed down and became a little angry. Well, anyway, ordinary villagers couldn't catch fish in the river. Guan Chibei was probably the only one in the village who had the ability to catch fish, so why was she angry? ! Even if Guan Chibei didn't catch it, they wouldn't be able to eat the fish.
It's so irritating.
I could only watch Guan Chibei and the housekeeper and a group of carrots running around catching fish. Although the little ones were only catching small fish and not many big fish, they still made people jealous.
When all the housekeepers are extremely busy, the smaller ones like Fifty Cents, Sixty Cents, and Seven Cents can't help much. As for the only girl in the family, she couldn't touch the cold water and stayed in the room with wet leaves to look after the baby. As for 567 Mao San, he was free to move around, standing on the road and watching his brothers carry buckets back and forth, cheering, and sometimes running away to play.
Guan Chibei specifically chose a time when there were many people in the village, so the villagers could walk around without worrying about the safety of their children.
Liu Mao is only four and a half years old this year, just over a year older than Qimao. He is wearing a blue coarse cloth and a thin cotton jacket. He stood on the roadside for a while watching Brother Da Mao carrying a bucket, and then his attention was distracted and he chewed his fingers. Turn around and go play for a while.
A little further here is a barren grassland!
The grassland is very interesting for children. There may be grasshoppers and butterflies. By the river, you are more likely to find tiny dragonflies! Now that the weather is getting colder, these are very rare. It would be really fun to find one...
Moreover, some villagers in this wasteland have planted sweet potatoes before, and maybe they can dig out a few sweet potatoes if they dig casually! After all, these things have very strong growth potential.
Children are closest to nature and love this kind of adventure the most.
Liu Mao walked over, and there were fewer villagers here. After all, it was not in the main road of the village, but it was not a remote and desolate place. Not far away, there were villagers planting some vegetables in the cultivated vegetable fields.
There is no land to grow food in the village, but many villagers will reclaim land to grow vegetables.
Overall, it's not dangerous.
However, not many people noticed Liumao.
Liu Mao was playing, and suddenly a person came next to him, with a weak body and a fair face, "Liu Mao, Liu Mao, you are Liu Mao~"
Liu Mao looked up, his expression was stunned, but he was not afraid. He knew this person, it was Sister Liu Ya from the village.
Children are the most familiar with the people who work in the village all day long, because children will encounter them when they go out to play.
Therefore, Liu Ya was more familiar with the housekeeper's little carrot head than Guan Chibei.
Liu Ya smiled slightly at Liu Mao. She was born well, and with such a shallow smile, she was kind and beautiful, which made the little man like her very much.
"Liu Mao, can Sister Liu Ya give you a piece of maltose?" Liu Ya stepped forward and handed Liu Mao a piece of brown candy with a light smile.
Six cents for a moment, candy! !
"Sister Liu Ya picked mushrooms to sell the day before yesterday. You ate the candy in exchange for it secretly. Don't tell others. Sister Liu Ya only had one piece, so she was given six cents, and she didn't get to eat any other cents. Moreover, this was hidden. It was at Sister Liu Ya’s house, so Liu Mao ate it quietly and made sure not to tell anyone."
Liu Ya looked at Liu Mao. After seeing Ye Lulun in front of the housekeeper's backyard, she was heartbroken when she got home. She thought about it for several days, and finally felt that she still couldn't give up.
After thinking about it for a long time, she finally came up with something to do. She happened to meet Liu Mao, the housekeeper, today. Liu Ya had a slight thought in her mind and thought that it might be just right to let Liu Mao help her.
Liu Mao was dumbfounded, his mouth watering, staring at the fragrant piece of candy. However, the housekeeper's tutoring was good after all. Liu Mao looked at Liu Ya and asked, "Sister Liu Ya, don't you want to eat?"
Liu Ya said softly: "Sister is already an adult. Give candy to children. Sister won't eat it. Liumao, please eat it quickly."
Liu Mao hesitated, but the appeal of maltose was so great. Liu Ya squatted down, gave Liu Mao the maltose, and then said: "Can Liu Mao do a favor for sister Liu Ya? Just think that Liu Mao helped her sister, and she gave Liu Mao candy to eat."
That makes sense!
You can help people in exchange for candy, and that will work! Liu Mao's eyes lit up and he found a way. He clenched the candy tightly with reason and nodded his head.
Liu Ya took out a hair tie. It was light green, thin, narrow, smooth and elegant. This is the only hair tie she has had since she was a child. When she was fifteen years old and had hair extensions, her mother was so kind that she was willing to spend a copper to buy it for her.
This hair tie also looks like a wicker, which coincides with Liu Ya's name and is very destined to her.
And Liu Ya wears this hair tie almost every day, except when taking it off to wash. Everyone in the village had seen her hair tie and knew it belonged to Liu Ya.
Liu Ya likes to comb her hair half up and let half of her hair hang down behind her thin shoulders. She doesn't comb her hair in a bun at all and only uses this hair tie to tie her hair loosely.
This elegant and slightly messy hairstyle will accentuate her fragility.
Liu Ya even keeps her hairstyle like this when working. People in the village don't know how to talk about it, and they don't know how to dress up. They just think Liu Ya's hair is very beautiful. Even Liu Ya's family members feel that it is really outstanding. I don't know how to put it. Liu Ya didn't let her change her hair into another neat bun even when she was working.
Liu Ya now took the hair tie and handed it to Liu Mao. She smiled slightly and said, "Liu Ya, just help Sister Liu Ya put this hair tie on your uncle Liu's clothes. Can you do it?" ?”
Liu Mao didn't understand anything and said in confusion: "Why did Sister Liu Ya bring your hair to me?"
Liu Ya coaxed Liu Mao: "Because your sixth uncle asked me to give it to him, but he was afraid of being seen by others, so he asked me to ask you to secretly put the hair tie on him without telling him. Remember to do it secretly. You If Uncle Six pretends not to know, then others won't notice it and will just think you picked it up."
Liu Mao was so confused that he couldn't think of asking why he was afraid of being seen, so he just followed Liu Ya's words.
In an instant, something came up in my little head:
Uncle Six asked for Sister Liu Ya's headband - no one knew about it - Uncle Six told Sister Liu Ya to pretend that he had put it on himself.
In the entire cognitive chain, there is the fact that Guan Chibei and Liu Ya had a private relationship and were covered by Liu Mao.
However, Xiao Liumao didn't know this at all. Hearing what Liu Ya said, he couldn't even remember whether these questions were true. He would only be led away by Liu Ya's words and nodded: "Oh, Uncle Liu wants it." Yeah, okay, I'll help Sister Liu Ya and Uncle Six."
Liu Ya's eyes almost lit up when she heard Liu Mao's words. The effect was even better than she expected!
"Well, Liu Mao is so good," Liu Ya also praised him, "He helped Uncle Liu and Sister Liu Ya."
The "fact" was emphasized again.
Xiao Liumao's understanding deepened instantly. He nodded, licked the maltose, and took Liu Ya's hairband. Because Liu Ya said, "Your uncle Liu doesn't want anyone to know," it was natural for Liu Mao to be secretive.
Guan Chibei went down to the river to fish for fish today. It was a big project, so he took off his outer shirt. It was late autumn, so of course he couldn't wear just one piece of clothing. The outer layer was a dark gray thin cotton-padded jacket.
Just put it on the dry grass next to it.
Xiao Liumao walked over in a daze, licking the maltose in his mouth, and soon reached the river.
He subconsciously opened his mouth to call "Uncle Liu" and say, "I brought sister Liu Ya's hairband for you," but suddenly thought of Liu Ya saying that Uncle Liu didn't want anyone to know, so he shut up.
He even covered his mouth with his little hands.
Yes, secretly.
Xiao Liumao didn't call him Uncle Liu. Guan Chibei happened to be releasing Yin Qi and turned his back to this side. The housekeeper's boys were not his enemies, so they didn't pay attention to what Xiao Liumao was doing.
Liu Mao went over, knelt down, and put the hair tie into Guan Chibei's pocket.
But the pocket is too shallow, and it falls out again when I put it in.
And when Liu Mao's little head thought about it, he suddenly thought, what if Uncle Liu didn't know that he had brought the hair tie? If you accidentally lose your hair tie, isn’t it gone
He's a little guy with only 60 cents, but he's actually quite good at thinking.
So Liu Mao tied the hair tie to a button on the back side of Guan Chibei's outer shirt. The button is actually a decoration. Farmers make clothes and wear them for a long time. Especially cotton-padded jackets, which are often taken apart and washed, so a hole is left there just waiting to be opened when it is time to wash, and the cotton wool inside is taken out. .
Aunt Rong was thoughtful and made a button on it, which is beautiful and special.
Liu Mao struggled to tie Liu Ya's hair tie to the protruding button with his little hands, and put Guan Chibei's clothes as before, with the side with the hair tie facing down, so that no one else could see it. Can't see.
After finishing, Liu Mao stood up with the candy in his mouth, just as Da Mao ran past carrying the empty bucket like a gust of wind. Among the little carrots of the housekeeper's generation, Da Mao was very strong. At only eight years old, he was already as strong as a little man. This was one of the reasons why Guan Chibei wanted his help today.
When Da Mao saw Liu Mao here, he stopped and asked in confusion: "Liu Mao, what are you doing here?"
Liu Mao was dazed and still had a hint of milky voice, and replied: "Nothing, I want to see Uncle Liu fishing."
I'm sorry, I admit it's my fault
I ate melon until I couldn't stop, and I couldn't even code the words. Now I'm trembling and writing
Damn, who can stand this? I have been eating melon to the point where I have lost all thoughts these days, and my writing is mediocre... But this melon is really delicious! ! Shocked my whole family! !
If you want to beat or scold me, I will bear it.
The crocodile in the melon field: Weng Liuli
(End of chapter)