big sister headed home

Chapter 18

"Eldest sister, 'You're back' how's the herb sold?" Dou Qing was drying the firewood he picked up in the yard, and when he looked up, he saw the elder sister leading the younger siblings back, he couldn't help asking happily.

Dou Hua smiled and nodded, "It's all sold. A fifteen-wen' plant sold for more than 300 wen. I cut a few catties of fat and bought a Chinese cabbage and two pieces of maltose for you."

"Ah, it's so good to sell so much~" Dou Qing grinned after hearing this, "I'm very happy" but when I heard maltose, Dou Qing thought for a while and said, "Sister, don't buy such expensive maltose in the future. It’s snacks, we don’t have to eat it’It’s better than anything else.”

"Yeah, I didn't expect to be able to sell so much. It seems that this herb is worth some money. Qing'er, I know you are sensible and don't want to part with it. Elder sister understands. Elder sister will not waste money recklessly. This malt candy is also for elder sister to see." You don’t eat it very often, so I just sold some money, so I bought it for you, by the way, can you send the jackal’s meat to my uncle?” Dou Hua asked, remembering what she had ordered before.

"Well, I gave it away. I sent it over early in the morning. My uncle didn't want to accept it. He told us to keep it for food. I persuaded him for a long time before he accepted it." Dou Qing said.

"Qing'er, you are right. We should give those meats. My uncle helped us so much before, giving us food and meat. We must remember how good he was to us. Besides, his family's life It's not rich, we should have some meat now, and this meat can satisfy Duo'er and his siblings." Dou Hua said.

"Eldest sister is right, I saved it." Dou Qing nodded, he remembered the kindness of his uncle's family to him.

"Sister, you are back. I have stewed the jackal meat since morning, and now the meat is rotten. Wash your hands. Let's eat." Dou Cui came out of the kitchen and greeted.

"Hey, okay, let's wash your hands and eat." Dou Hua responded, fetching water and leading a few children to wash their hands.

Dou Qing moved the table, set up a stool and set up the bowls and chopsticks. Dou Cui put the steamed elm money that was hot in the pot into a basket, and put the stewed meat in a pot on the table.

The jackal that Dou Hua shot was old and thin. The fur on its body was bald in several places. , these meats are too old, and it took more than two hours for them to become soft and rotten.

"Oh, this jackal meat is really tough. It has been stewed for so long, and it takes so much effort to bite." Dou Lin gnawed on a bone and said indistinctly.

"It's good to have meat, but you're still not satisfied." Dou Qing said.

"Yeah, we've had a good meal these days. The chicken we ate yesterday, and the jackal meat today." Dou Cui gnawed on the meat, feeling very satisfied.

"It's all big sister who is amazing. She not only shot a pheasant, but also a jackal. I want to grow up quickly, and I can be as good as big sister in the future." Dou Lin gnawed hard on the meat with puffed cheeks.

"Okay, don't talk when you're eating, it's easy to choke, everyone, eat quickly." Dou Hua said.

The whole family sat around on the kang after dinner, and there was a crisp sound, happily counting the copper coins from Dou Hua, who sells medicinal herbs. Ordinary people usually spend copper coins, and rarely use silver. At that time, these copper coins were larger than the thumb cap, round on the outside and square on the inside, and were lighter than a one-dollar coin in the hand. Three hundred or so copper coins were not light, and they were heavy for a thug to hold in the hand.

Dou Hua counted out ten copper plates from the inside, and gave Dou Qing a few small ones to keep as pocket money. It was the first time that the few small ones had so much money. I was so happy, Dou Qing was careful. Dou Cui took out a handkerchief and wrapped it carefully. Dou Lin was the most straightforward, holding ten copper coins and counting them over and over again. Dou Hong was the youngest and knew that the money was good, so she put it in her pocket. In the purse...

Seeing their happy faces, Dou Hua was also happy in her heart. She thought that if she sold them for money in the future, she would share some of them as pocket money like today, and cultivate financial management from an early age.

"Ermeng, last night, your sister-in-law told me that you saw a girl from Dou's Village, and that the girl not only lost her parents, but also had several younger siblings who needed to be raised. Is that true?" General Jiang Dameng The younger brother found a place, and the two whispered.

"Yes, brother, these sisters-in-law have told me, I know." Jiang Ermeng said.

"Then tell me what you think?" Jiang Dameng said, staring at his younger brother's eyes, wanting to see his true emotions.

Jiang Ermeng smiled, scratched his head, and said, "What can I think, I just want to marry her, hehe~"

"You silly boy, look at how beautiful you are. Could it be that the girl has grown into a fairy and fascinated you like this." Jiang Dameng patted Jiang Ermeng and said.

"In my eyes, she is more beautiful than a fairy." Jiang Ermeng thought of Dou Hua smiling at him, and the smile on his face grew wider.

"Oh, then you have thought about her family's situation, she still has a few younger siblings to support." Jiang Dameng sighed.

"Then what's the matter, I have enough strength, I can still go down the mountain to hunt, just raise a few more people, and there is Dou Hua, she is also a good hand at work, we support each other, life is not a problem." Jiang Er fiercely said.

"I really can't see that you can think so far. In this way, you have identified a girl from the Dou family." Jiang Dameng said.

"Well, yes, big brother, you don't know, I saw Dou Hua at the market that day and immediately recognized her. She is my favorite, and I must marry her." Jiang Ermeng said firmly.

"Okay, you are indeed my younger brother. My elder brother supports you." Jiang Dameng changed his sad face, laughed loudly, patted Jiang Ermeng's shoulder hard, and said, "Ermeng, your appearance now reminds me Before your sister-in-law and I got married, at that time, my elder brother, like you, recognized your sister-in-law. Later, when my mother asked about it, I expressed my thoughts at that time, and I must marry your sister-in-law. Just like you now, even though your parents are not here, but your elder brother is here, as long as you are willing, your elder brother will definitely take care of your marriage affairs."

Jiang Ermeng was excited, grabbed Jiang Dameng's hand, and said, "Brother, do you agree?"

"Of course, there is no disagreement. Since you like the girl, you can marry her back. No matter how difficult life is, don't be afraid if you have a big brother to help you." Jiang Dameng said, "Marrying someone you like is better than anything else. You don’t know now, but you’ll know what it’s like when you live in the future~haha`"

"What about sister-in-law? She doesn't seem to approve of this marriage." Jiang Er scratched his head fiercely and said.

"It's okay, I'll help you persuade her. Don't you know that your sister-in-law loves you since she was a child? It's not that she doesn't look down on girls from the Dou family. It's mainly because her younger siblings are too burdensome. She is afraid that you will suffer hardships and burdens in the future, because she loves you." Jiang Dameng knew his wife well, and knew that she was not the kind of unreasonable person, and the main reason why he didn't agree with this marriage was because he felt sorry for Er Meng.

"Well, I know, I know that sister-in-law loves me, and I will respect her well in the future." Jiang Ermeng said.

"Just remember your sister-in-law's favor." Jiang Dameng said, "Wait a minute, I will discuss it with your sister-in-law, choose a good day, and propose marriage for you."

"Hey, my brother is here to thank you first." Jiang Ermeng rubbed his hands in embarrassment.

"However, have you figured out one thing? Although you like the girl from the Dou family, does the girl from the Dou family also like you? Do you know this?" Jiang Dameng asked what he was worried about, and he was most worried now. What's worse is that my younger brother is hot with a shaved head, so his busy work will be in vain.

Jiang Ermeng was stunned for a moment, then thought of something, scratched his head embarrassingly and said, "I probably like it, I gave her a bouquet of wild flowers yesterday, and she took it."

"My boy, I even gave you flowers. Your sister-in-law also said that you just went to drink a bowl of water. I think drinking water is fake, but sending flowers is real. Who did you learn from, and I haven't seen you give it to me before?" Which girl has sent flowers."

"That's why I haven't met someone I like. Those boys in our village are coaxing girls like this. I'm not stupid. I'll get used to it after watching too much. Not only send flowers, but I also know other things. Hehe~" Jiang Ermeng said.

"Hey~ I said you are fat and you are still out of breath. Well, well, since the other party took your flowers, there is a reason for this. After I discuss it with your sister-in-law, I will propose marriage to you." Jiang Dameng said.

For several days in a row, the weather was fine, the sun was shining brightly, and the weather was getting warmer day by day. The wheat in the field grew green and tall quickly because of the spring rain. Dou Hua took the time to look at the field. The weeds in the fields also grow very quickly, and the most common grass is wormwood, which likes to grow in wheat fields.

There were no herbicides in this day and age, and it was all done manually. Dou Hua and her younger siblings worked in the wheat field for several days before they pulled out the first wave of wormwood. Some grass will grow again in a few days. At that time, it needs to be pulled out. Only in this way can the crops in the field grow well without weeds eating fat.The grass that was pulled out, picked up some clean and tender ones, and fed them to the rabbits at home.

"Sister, come out and see what we brought back?" Dou Lin shouted at the top of his voice as soon as he entered the house.

Dou Hua was sitting in the kitchen sharpening a hatchet. Seeing that the work in the field was done and she had nothing to do, she thought of going to the mountains to dig some herbs to sell for money.Hearing Dou Lin's shout, he walked out of the house, and saw Dou Qing standing in the yard, watching something.

"What good things did you get?" Dou Hua asked.

"Yeah, good stuff, big sister, look!" Dou Lin moved away, revealing a round object about the size of a basketball on the ground.

Dou Hua took a closer look and found that it turned out to be a huge beehive, and there was a faint white halo shining on the surface of the beehive. She was surprised, "Where did you get the beehive from, have you been stung by a bee?"

Dou Qing touched her head, her face turned ugly, and she said with a guilty conscience, "No, sister, we were not stung."

Dou Lin also hid one hand behind his back, afraid of being seen by Dou Hua.

Seeing this, there was something Dou Hua didn't understand. She knew that the two of them must have been stung by bees. Bees are the most vengeful. If they mess with other people's homes, bees will definitely take revenge.

Seeing that the two of them were still trying to cover up, Dou Hua's face sank, "Is it true that you didn't get stung? Qing'er, stretch your head over for me to have a look, and, Xiao Lin'er, take out your hand too, I want to have a look."

"Eldest sister, don't look at it, it's all right, nothing at all." Dou Lin quickly ran away.

Seeing that she couldn't hide, Dou Qing lowered her head and admitted her mistake, "Sister, I was wrong, I shouldn't have taken my younger brother to beehive."

(End of this chapter)