Farmhouse Pastoral Notes

Chapter 113 Calm
The days passed day by day, November passed, and December ushered in again, and the weather became colder and colder.

Chunqiu had already put on thick cotton-padded clothes and trousers. Because of the weather, there were few people in the shop, but the business of the Wang family blacksmith shop was still very prosperous, especially during the light snowfall before, the hot pot was sold out. go a lot.

Although they belong to the southern region in Spring and Autumn, they are not the southernmost, and it snows every winter.

Just before entering December, there was a light snowfall on their side of the house, but the snow was too small, and it had already melted before it piled up.

This reminded Chunqiu of her hometown in her previous life. The scene where the snow was so big that people could be buried in it was really nostalgic.

Tang Pozi, also known as "Mrs. Xi", appeared in the Song Dynasty.Tang Pozi is a kind of household heating appliance, which is similar to the hand warmer of later generations. It is a slightly flat round pot with a screw cap opening on the top, through which hot water is poured. Metal, tin, ceramics and other materials, generally in the shape of a pumpkin, with a small mouth, and a lid inside the lid to prevent leakage.

Because of the cold weather, Chunqiu stayed in the shop and was a little hands-on, so he had no choice but to make a simple hand warmer (Tang Pozi) with the clay pots left at home, pour hot water into the pot, and Tighten the lid tightly, Chunqiu just hugged it like this, moved the stool and sat at the door of the shop.

Pedestrians on both sides of the street have put on cotton-padded clothes and trousers, and they all look very bloated. Ancient cotton-padded trousers are made of cotton. Although the appearance is not very beautiful, it is more cotton, warm and comfortable. Very practical.

By the way, Chunqiu has one more thing to say, that is, the matter of their separation and building a house after the next year has been finalized. This was what her grandma told her father when her father came back two days ago, because Chunqiu and the others are The second room, of course, cannot be assigned to the old house. Mrs. Yang and Li made up their minds and directly stripped the vegetable field in the backyard, and then bought half of the house from the neighbor. This neighbor is not Lao Zhang who had a conflict because of chickens before After all, the main surname in Yangjia Village is still Wang, and the family next door to them separated two years ago, and the old couple followed their son and daughter-in-law to other places. Their house has been vacant. So Mrs. Yang Li discussed with Grandpa Yang, and directly bought half of the house from that family, that is, the west house next to the east house. It cost less than 5 taels of silver. The house was in disrepair for a long time, and the beams were broken due to the previous rainstorm. They all belonged to the folks in the village, and it was not easy for them to ask for more. Because Yang and Li gave a lot, they even divided half of the yard. After coming out, the two families have signed the land deed under the witness of Uncle Yang, and they will start construction after the next year.

Speaking of family separation, that is, the kind of separation, such as the land at home, will be evenly distributed. Because Mrs. Yang and Li have had enough of Gu's disturbance, this time, Mrs. Yang and Li will live directly with her uncle. , Allocate one side of the main house on the west side to the big house, buy an additional house on the east side and belong to the second house, and the remaining vegetable field and half of the main house at the back belong to the uncle and the others.As for the land, each house is divided into one and a half acres of paddy fields and two acres of dry land. These are also signed. It is said that her aunt did not object after hearing it. It seems that this time her grandma points of fairness.

After the land distribution, there is still the matter of buying mountains. This is what Yang Weibo also told Yang Li, and Yang Li didn't ask them where the second house got the money. They just said that when the time comes to buy land, they will do it together with the past. After the family was divided, Yang Weibo would be the head of the household, and he would not need to be in the old man's account by then.

After Yang Weibo heard this, he agreed again and again. Of course, this is all a matter of the next year, and there is still a month to celebrate the New Year. It is useless to think so much. The separation has even been finalized. These two days seem to be very exciting, as if rejuvenated for a second time. No matter whether it is a big or small matter in the shop, they are handled with great enthusiasm, as if they are being taken care of by her. It's as if my mother is infected. Chunqiu has been cheerful for the past two days, with a bloated cotton coat, more like a little doll in a New Year painting, so cute that people want to take a bite.

"Niu Niu, come here." Yuan lifted the kitchen curtain and called out to the door.

"Hey, come here" Chunqiu responded without putting down Mrs. Tang in her hand. She stood up slowly from the stool, and then moved to the kitchen bit by bit. It's still short, and it's normal to not be able to walk. Chunqiu first leaned on the door and glanced around the kitchen, then locked on to her mother's position, and asked, "Mother, what's the matter?"

Yuan turned her head and said, "Your second brother is coming back soon, you can go buy some pastries from Mrs. Hu at the entrance of the alley and bring them back."

"Mother, but won't it take a long time for the second brother to come back?" Chunqiu gestured this finger in his hand, counting the days one by one, today is December [-]th, and her brother won't be back until the [-]th, go buy now, Is it too early?

After hearing this, Yuan Shi laughed directly, "Your brother and the others are on vacation early this year."

Looking at her mother's busy figure, Chunqiu looked puzzled, "Mother, how do you know? When did my second brother come back and tell you?" Could it be that her second brother sneaked back when she was not in the shop?Impossible, Chunqiu directly shook his head in denial, her brother is not such a boring person, but it wasn't his brother who said it, who said it.

"Don't think about it, your second brother didn't come back, it was your father who met your second brother when he came back." Seeing the little girl with her head down and frowning, Yuan Shi walked over and nodded Chunqiu's little brow, " Your father has gone to pick up your second elder brother, and he will probably be back in a while. You go to the counter and take some money to buy some lotus seed cakes that your elder brother likes to eat." After Yuan Shi finished speaking, she said, "By the way, you can buy it yourself Some of your favorite sweet-scented osmanthus cake and Huzi's jujube cake, buy more, if it's not enough, don't blame your mother for not buying it for you."

After listening to his mother's words, Chunqiu said with a smile, "Mom, then I have to buy more. I heard that the rose cake made by Grandma Hu is also delicious. Let me buy more for my second brother." Chunqiu rarely saw her mother agreeing to her After eating the pastry, she hurriedly used her brother as an excuse for the rose cake that she had been thinking about for a long time, and then said it.

Yuan shi didn't know Chunqiu's little thoughts, but Yuan shi was happy these two days, so she didn't directly expose Chunqiu's little thoughts. You must know that her son doesn't like sweets, and this rose cake will probably only eat this In the mouth of the little witty ghost.

"Go quickly, go early and come back early." Yuan patted Chunqiu's small forehead, and then rubbed Chunqiu's chubby little face, before letting Chunqiu leave.

"Mother, then I'm leaving." Chunqiu counted a bunch of copper plates from the counter, then wrapped them up and put them in his arms, finally put Tang Pozi aside, and walked out of the shop directly.

(End of this chapter)