Fish Leaping Farm Gate

Chapter 147
Du Xiaoyu hurriedly ran out to take down the cork, and seeing that Gaotie was still holding two jugs of wine, he thought of what Aunt Wu said before, if the Gao family's cows gave birth to calves, they must eat their house wine, really Was hit by her.

"Uncle Gao is so polite." She said with a smile, "Your family brewed it yourself?"

"Yeah, but your father can't drink, so I brought a jug of glutinous rice wine, you can drink a couple of sips of this, it's a bit sweet." Gao Tie said while entering the room, "And this jug, you put it It doesn't matter how long it takes, it's a bit strong, and I can only drink half a bowl, only someone like Lin Yingxiong can drink a few bowls, it's best to entertain guests."

He also brought two different kinds of wine, Mrs. Zhao thanked him twice, and said with a smile, "Brother Gao is really careful, he has considered everything, so we are embarrassed to accept your wine for nothing."

"Why is it a free harvest? Our family got a calf. I don't know how handsome it is, but it made my wife very happy. She also picked this wine. I want to invite you to dinner tomorrow."

"Oh, I can't help it, two jars of wine are enough to make us blush." ​​Zhao greeted, "Brother Gao, please sit down, it's quite heavy to lift it, isn't it?"

Gao Tie chuckled, "It's nothing, I can't even mention this, and my old Gao is finished."

Du Xiaoyu brought tea at this time and asked, "Uncle Gao, do you sell all your fermented wine in the county?" Although I met him a few times later, it was always a lively scene. Unable to speak.

"That's right. They're all sold in restaurants in the county. They're delivered every other month or a few months. Some wines have to be brewed for about a year, so it takes longer. Anyway, they'll be delivered when they're ready." Gao Tie scratched Scratching his head, "It's not often brewed. On weekdays, farming is the main thing. Our family also has a lot of fields. There are a few mouths waiting to eat. This wine is made by my eldest son and his wife. I occasionally help."

Du Xiaoyu doesn't know much about wine. In her impression, she only drank some fruit wine before, like wine, pineapple wine, etc., so she hurriedly asked, "Do you make fruit wine?"

Mrs. Zhao glanced at her, the little girl kept asking about everything she caught.

"Fruit wine is not made, the fruit is too expensive, and we don't grow it ourselves." Gao Tie shook his head, "But I heard that some places have it, and there is also flower wine, which is fragrant and sweet."

"There are apricots on our mountain. They will be ripe in May. Uncle Gao, don't you want to try?"

Gaotie laughed after hearing this, "Okay, then I'll go to the mountain next year to have a look."

It could be heard that he didn't take it to heart either, but Du Xiaoyu was fine with just talking about it so casually. She would like to drink apricot wine, but she couldn't make it herself.

"Xiaoyu, bring you a basket of eggs for Uncle Gao." Mrs. Zhao felt that the Gao family was too polite, so she still wanted to return the gift, and thought of this, she smiled, "Brother Gao, these eggs are different. You have to bring those seeds back to taste anyway.”

"The seeds I sent?"

"It's the kind of grass that cows like. It was crushed and mixed with chicken feed. The color of the egg yolk looks pretty good now." After Du Xiaoyu finished speaking, he went to the cabinet and brought out a basket. Now the chickens are growing well. There are a lot of them in several baskets, and she plans to pick up some salted eggs tomorrow.

Gao Tie was surprised when he heard this, so he didn't refuse, and chatted a little more. Only the mother and daughter were at home, and it was inconvenient for him to sit for a long time, so he left.

In the evening Du Xian came home and invited Lin Song to have dinner, and opened the two jars of wine to taste.

The strong one was naturally given to Lin Song, and the father and daughter drank the pot that was not easy to get drunk. After eating it, it was really delicious, with a bit of sweetness and astringent taste. They both drank a big bowl, and Du Xiaoyu even took chopsticks Dip the head and give it to younger brothers and sisters to try.

Xiao Qingqiu seemed to love food very much, he kept smacking his mouth, shaking his hands back and forth, laughing "giggle".

"When my younger sister grows up, I will push her out for drinking." Du Xiaoyu laughed, "Looking at her appearance, she will definitely drink. Look, her head is so long, she wants more."

"I think you are drunk, what are you talking about, girls are going to block your father's wine?" Mrs. Zhao put a piece of sauerkraut in her bowl, "Your face is so red, hurry up and eat something and go back to sleep go."

Du Xiaoyu also felt a little dizzy at the beginning, the wine was delicious, but it still had some stamina, took a few mouthfuls of food and went back to the room, and slept until the sun was high before getting up.

But I saw Mrs. Wu was there, talking to Mrs. Zhao.

She rubbed her eyes, checked her younger siblings first, and then went to the kitchen to heat pancakes.

"... Those people just now were all sent by the Jiang family. You don't know that the eldest son of the Jiang family got into a catastrophe the day before yesterday and maimed a distant relative of the magistrate. Now he is locked in a prison. Whether he is dead or not. I don't know yet."

The eldest son of the Jiang family?Du Xiaoyu hurriedly pricked up his ears to listen, not knowing why Aunt Wu would mention this, and no matter how much trouble the Jiang family got into trouble, it has nothing to do with their family, why did they come to talk about this in the morning?

Mrs. Zhao suddenly realized, "No wonder you came to look for Brother Lin, but you want him to intercede?"

"Isn't it? How big is this magistrate, our county lord has to be careful when he sees him, and the Jiang family's eldest son doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth!" Aunt Wu shook her head, "Relying on the wealth of my family, the two brothers are here Those who run rampant in the county will be punished now."

It turned out that he was here to beg Lin Song. Of course Du Xiaoyu hated the Jiang family. You must know that Bai Lianhua borrowed the carriage of Mr. Jiang's second son. It's not a good thing anyway!

"Brother Lin probably won't agree," Aunt Wu said, becoming even more curious, and pulled Mrs. Zhao, "Sister Zhao, what do you think is the origin of Brother Lin? I've been thinking about it, and I think it's wrong. , and a character that even the county lord is afraid of, how could he come to our village? It's so strange!"

Mrs. Zhao lowered her head and drank tea to hide her expression, and did not answer.

While the two were talking, there was a sound of footsteps outside, as if many people were passing by. Aunt Wu went out to look at it for a while, and then she came back and said, "It seems that I really didn't agree, and those things were brought back. Mrs. Jiang's family Come out, hey, that wife is crying so badly, maybe their eldest son will not survive."

Du Xiaoyu didn't really want to hear about it, so she came out with the eggs, "Mom, let's marinate these, I'm afraid it will spoil if I put them down."

"Okay, okay." Mrs. Zhao didn't want to lie to Mrs. Wu, so she just took the opportunity to stop talking.

"You guys are marinating, I should go back now." Aunt Wu smiled, "My wife will come to find Tuwang in her arms later, and the three children must not get into a mess."

As if responding to her, Fudan's "humming and chirping" sound sounded, indicating that he was hungry again.

Mrs. Zhao nursed, and Du Xiaoyu mixed the mud with salt and sprinkled the eggs, and said, "What do you think of the chicken you ate recently? Does it taste better?"

"It seems to be more delicious. Could it be because of the pasture?"

"Of course, the mutton will taste better tomorrow." Du Xiaoyu said with a smile, "If any mutton restaurant likes it, let's raise more."

Mrs. Zhao glanced at the five dogs in the yard, "Hey, our house is really too small, and the yard has been taken over by them."

The three children of Little Wolf are grown up now, and it would be spectacular to bask in the sun lined up. Du Xiaoyu laughed, "They are amazing. They can guard the fields, and won't anyone dare to bully them when they are taken out?"

"You, it's better to hire someone. If you really bite someone, it will be different. What will you say when it comes to us? After all, dogs are no better than people."

"I know that, let's see when the time comes." Du Xiaoyu replied.

In a blink of an eye, the winter solstice has passed, and Zhou Daya finally sat in the sedan chair under the threat of Mrs. Hong, crying all the way to get married. I heard that her husband's family is in Zhongshun Village next door, and how much money does the family have? The other party's appearance can be regarded as Zhou Zheng, and these conditions add up to be a good home.

As for the rest, who knows?Who really cares?
The smell of the Chinese New Year began to waft in the village again. Every household hung their own pickled bacon sausages under the eaves, and there were a few rows of poor sour radishes, and they gathered together to chat.

This year's winter looks a bit pale, the colder the clouds, the thicker the clouds, the sun is rarely seen, and there have been several rainy days in a row, so cold that people don't want to get out of the kang.

Du Xian took off his coir raincoat, rubbed his hands and came in, exhaling white air.

"It's really cold here, don't freeze the child."

"It's all good. With so many clothes and such a thick quilt, I can't freeze." Mrs. Zhao brought him a pair of shoes, which were soaked after going out, and asked, "What do the two families say?"

Du Xian put on thick cotton shoes and drank some hot tea to feel more comfortable. He picked up the lucky egg and said, "I'm willing to move away. The Zhu family costs three liang of silver more than the Zhang family, but their location is really good. It is closer to us than the Zhang family, and there is a small bamboo forest in the back, which is very quiet, and the front and left sides are wide, and the yard is quite large, and it will be easy to renovate when the time comes, without destroying the fields."

Mrs. Zhao thought about it for a while, then nodded, "My sister has six members in her family. In the future, the three boys will be looking for wives. It's better to be older, or the Zhu family will be settled? When will they move out?"

"Anytime after the new year is fine. Sister Wu told them at that time that the Zhu family actually wanted to move."

"That's the best. Since I have decided to come to our village, my sister will come again after the Chinese New Year. If she also thinks that Zhu's family is good, then she will buy it immediately... But the furniture and so on have to be repaired. I won’t be able to stay here for a month.” Mrs. Zhao had a smile on her face, thinking that she would be with her younger sister’s family in the future, and she felt indescribably happy.

"Moving is laborious and labor-intensive. Half a year has been wasted. They have four children. Why don't we buy this house? It's not too much. Anyway, the family has enough money. My sister's family came here on purpose. I feel a little sorry."

Du Xian sighed, if his mother hadn't been so ruthless and righteous, how could he have left his family in a helpless situation?In any case, he was the one who felt sorry for the lady's family!

Seeing his guilt, Zhao felt sad, pretending to be relaxed and smiled, "Okay, since you are so generous, you can buy it for my sister." In fact, she reckoned that her sister would definitely not accept it, and the two of them would have a private conversation at that time. Just say it, so that he doesn't feel that he owes a great favor.

Du Xian laughed, and Mrs. Zhao told him to watch over the child, and went out to cook for the family by himself.

(End of this chapter)