It was snowing for two days and two nights, and the door was opened, and there was a vast expanse of whiteness outside.
Qi Xuan practiced the marksmanship for more than half an hour in the yard, and after the practice, his whole body was sweaty.
After taking a shower, Qi Xuan changed his clothes and looked at Gu Jiu, who was sitting leisurely before the meal and eating Wowotou: "Why don't you need to practice qigong?" These days, he has been practicing qigong and dare not carry one. day. Looking back at Gu Jiu, he hasn't practiced for a day since he came here.
Gu Jiu didn't even look at Qixuan. He took a boiled egg and knocked it open. While peeling it, he asked, "How do you know that I haven't practiced? It's because you have to see it."
Qi Xuan was asked instantly.
Aunt Dou brought the boiled shiitake mushroom and black rice porridge, and saw that Qixuan stood still, and said, "Why don't you eat it? Isn't it delicious?"
Qi Xuan shook his head and said, "It's delicious." It can't be compared with the chefs in the palace, but it is more than ten times better than his cooking skills.
Ai Hua came shortly after eating. Since Gu Jiu asked him to get up and stand at dawn every day, the child has never slept in. But in order to be able to go to the county seat, he never slept in bed.
Qi Xuan said to Ai Hua: "You write all the names of all the families silently for me from beginning to end, and I have to check after writing." After the new year, Ai Hua started to learn the "Three Character Classic", but Qi Xuan often asked him to write silently. The knowledge he has learned before, so he is not afraid of forgetting what he learned before.
"good."
After I finished writing, I saw that Qixuan was still painting. He didn't bother him. Instead, he went to the main room and looked for Gu Jiu: "Grandpa Jiu, why did you teach me how to shoot?"
Gu Jiu was bored, and laughed when he heard these words: "If you want to learn, I will teach you a stick method first."
There are a total of 18 stick techniques taught, and Ai Hua learned nine strokes in one morning. This made Gu Jiu a little surprised. He didn't expect this child to have some talent in martial arts. However, he didn't praise him either, just nodded and said: "Take a rest first."
Putting down the stick, Ai Hua couldn't help but touch his stomach. I was hungry after studying for such a short time.
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "There are Wowotou and porridge in the pot in the kitchen. Go and get it by yourself?" The practice consumes a lot of energy and makes you hungry, so Aunt Dou keeps some food for Qixuan every day.
Ai Hua ate and drank a bowl of black rice porridge before returning to the studio.
At this moment, Qixuan was reading the big characters written by Ai Hua in front of the coal fire. Seeing him coming, class began.
After the class, Aunt Dou had already prepared the food. Seeing Ai Hua was going home, Aunt Dou said: "The master, let Ai Hua eat at our house!"
Qi Xuan shook his head and said, "Let him go home to eat." Extra meals are fine, but three meals must be eaten home.
After the child left, Aunt Dou groaned: "You are so true, and there is no shortage of his meal at home."
Qi Xuan is not a stingy person, let alone a meal or two, even if **** eats with him, it is okay. However, he has his own consideration: "It is easier to change from frugality to luxury, and it is difficult to change from extravagance to frugality. Our family's food is better than his family. What should I do if we don't go home to eat after we get used to it?"
Gu Jiu glanced at Qi Xuan, a smile appeared on his face. Knowing that being considerate of others has indeed changed a lot.
After eating, Qi Xuan said to Gu Jiu: "I want to go for a walk on the mountain." He wanted to take a shot. I always stay at home, my mind is dull and I can't draw anything.
Gu Jiu is naturally no problem.
After such a long period of exercise, Qixuan’s cotton-padded jacket and trousers are enough even after the heavy snowfall. It's just that the snow is deeper, so he wears sheepskin high boots made for him by Aunt Dou. In this way, you won't be afraid of frostbite your feet.
It's too cold, and the villagers are staying at home. Along the way, neither of them saw anyone.
Walking out of the village, Gu Long said: "A piece of nothing, what's so interesting?"
Qixuan said, "Don't you think that the current scenery has a different kind of beauty compared to the past?" The dense jungle in the past was a green dress, but now it is wrapped in silver, each with its own beauty.
Gu Jiu didn't bother to answer if the words were not speculative.
The two turned around and were about to go back, when they saw someone coming down from the mountain.
When Niti saw it, Qi Xuan said, "Why are you still going up the mountain after such a heavy snowfall?"
Niti smiled and said, "I was idle anyway, so I went to the mountains. Luckily, I hit a snow rabbit." But the rabbits in winter are very thin, not as fat as they are in autumn.
I would like to know that people in such a cold weather are so embarrassed that they don't want to go out. If this animal is not too hungry, it will not run out for food in a snowy day.
Qi Xuan frowned and said, "It's snowing now, and the cold is very heavy. When you go back, let's make a bowl of ginger soup and drink it!"
Niti patted her chest and said, "It's okay, I'm healthy!" Niti took a cold shower on such a cold day!
Qi Xuan shook his head and said, "You are not afraid of being young now, you will suffer when you are old. If not necessary, don't go up the mountain on a snowy day."
Nity couldn't help looking at Gu Jiu. Although Gu Jiu looked unremarkable, he knew that he was a master.
Unfortunately, Gu Jiu gave him a back of his head.
Niti took the snow rabbit tied around his waist and handed it to Qi Xuan, "I'm too lazy to clean it up, I'll eat it for you."
Qi Xuan shook his head and smiled, "No, I don't lack food at home."
Niti looked a little sad, Qi Xuan was really estranged from him.
On the way back, Gu Jiu said, "It's been a long time since I eat fresh meat. Should we go to the mountain to see it tomorrow?"
"No." The smoked meat at home is no problem in spring, so he doesn't want to go to the mountain to blow a wind in such a cold day for a bite.
The next morning, Gu Jiu went hunting on the mountain. Luckily, a sheep was hunted.
Throwing the sheep in the yard, Gu Jiu smiled and said, "At night, we will eat lamb."
Neither Qixuan nor Gu Jiu knew how to skin sheep, and finally asked Niguo to come and help.
Brushing mutton requires a lot of ingredients, and Aunt Dou can't be too busy alone. Ai Hua saw him and ran home to ask his mother to come and help.
Lamb is the main ingredient. In addition, Aunt Dou also prepares potato, sweet potato, cabbage, white radish, bean sprouts, shiitake mushrooms, fungus and winter melon. Among them, lamb, potato and white radish are enough.
Nico and Yijia felt luxurious. Only seeing the natural appearance of Qixuan and Aunt Dou, they didn't say much.
The bottom soup was boiled with lamb bones, and Gu Jiu also threw a few medicinal materials into it, the taste was not even more delicious.
Because it was so delicious, a pot of more than ten catties of lamb was eaten cleanly. Except for Gu Jiu, everyone else was struggling.
When the Nicholas family of five returned, they couldn't help feeling their stomachs.
When he got home, Niguo said, "Yijia, next time we hunt sheep, we will eat like this."
Yi Jiabai glanced at him and said, "Tell A-niang about this, don't tell me." The food at home is kept in the storage room, and the key to the storage room is kept by her mother-in-law.
Hearing this, Nico stopped speaking. I want his mother to take out so many good ingredients to eat at once, and I don't need to ask or know that it's impossible.
The weather in Aga Village didn't get warm until mid-March. At this time, I began to prepare for spring plowing.
Qixuan stayed in the studio for many days and didn't have time to teach Ai Hua. The child's schoolwork was also checked by Gu Jiu.
Five days later, Qi Xuan and Gu Jiu said, "I want to go to the county seat in two days."
"Done?" Seeing Qixuan nodded, Gu Jiu asked to watch it.
Qixuan didn't have confidence in the book he was writing, and there was no way he was hit by Yuxi too much. However, his paintings have been sold at high prices, so he is still very confident.
This time Qi Xuan painted a landscape painting. Gu Jiu didn't have much research on this. Seeing the luxuriant mountains and lush trees above, he nodded and said, "It's pretty."
Qi Xuan said, "Then we will go out to the county town in the next day?" Without Gu Jiu's consent, he did not dare to go out alone.
Gu Jiu nodded and said, "Yes." This painting is not bad, but I don't know how much silver it can sell.
Last year, Qixuan told Ai Hua that he would take him to the county seat in the Spring Festival, so he would naturally not be unbelievable.
Niguo didn't object either. He just heard Qixuan say that the four people went down the mountain, but he didn't agree with him: "Why don't you go until the end of the month! At that time, the villagers will go out to the fair." There are too many people, even if you encounter wild beasts.
Qi Xuan smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about that, even if there are only three of us, nothing will happen."
It's strange that Nico could rest assured, but he couldn't tell Qixuan, and finally went home with a bitter face.
In fact, he didn't want to go very much in his heart, but he didn't worry that Qixuan and Gu Jiu would go alone. Even if he felt dangerous, he decided to take Ai Hua with him.
If you want to go out, you must report to your family's elders. After the village chief learned about it, he confessed to him to buy corn seeds and other things back.
Aunt Dou gave them rice seeds, but the village head wanted the whole village to grow this kind of high-yield food.
Nico said with a bitter face: "Father, we only have three people, and we still carry Ai Hua, how can we bring so many things."
The village chief didn't explain too much, and said: "Let you take you and take it, there are so many words."
When they left, the village chief’s wife gave Nico the money for shopping: "Save some money." These money, there are copper coins and broken silver.
Nico said, "I see."
Seeing Qi Xuan carrying half of the basket on his back, Nigu hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Sir, let me come!" Since Ai Hua called Qi Xuan his Mr. Nigu changed his name.
Qi Xuan shook his head and said, "No, I can bear it."
When they reached the entrance of the village, the four people saw Niti. Nico quickly explained: "I called Niti. Only the three of us, I really don't worry." He originally called Niti tentatively, but he didn't expect that he actually agreed.
Niti patted the back basket and said towards Qi Xuan, "This is the tiger skin and tiger paste that were hunted last year. I want to sell it in the county." Selling the whole tiger is unrealistic, so tiger meat is all. It is for everyone to eat, and the tiger skins and tiger ointment are sold. But these two are also the most valuable.
Qi Xuan nodded, and said, "Let's go!" Don't say it's Nitti who has a good opinion, even if the annoying Nig wants to go with them, Qi Xuan will not object. It's just the same way, and don't want him to do anything.