Farmhouse Pastoral Notes

Chapter 47 Holidays
"Put the bookcase on the right, it's at the opposite corner, right, right, just put it there, don't move it." Yuan Shi is directing Yang Weibo to arrange furniture in Yang Chunming's room, and Yang Chunming will be back on vacation in two days At home, and the rice in the family has been harvested, Yuan Shi then spared time to tidy up the house.

As I said before, the house structure of the Yang family is built facing south, and the overall shape is more like a courtyard.The row of the west house is full of big houses. Chunqiu and his second house live on the side of the main house with Mrs. Yang and Li, and the east side is reserved for uncle Yang Weisong to marry his wife.

Yang Chunming's study is located in the corner of Yuan's side, the lighting is not good, and it is a little damp.

Taking this into consideration, Yuan Shi cleared out the room that had been used as a utility room before, and then asked Yang Weibo to cut in the middle of the room, sleeping on the left and studying on the right.

"Is this bookcase too small? Our son has so many books, can it fit?" Yuan waited until Yang Weibo put down the bookcase, frowned and looked at it for a while, looking a little dissatisfied. The bookcase is half the height of a person, the same as the bookcases of ordinary people.But Yuan Shi was still dissatisfied, so she looked at the books on the table beside her, "Look, I definitely can't let it go, you can make a big one for your son again," Yuan Shi said, pointing to the books.

"I'm not free now, my son will be back in two days, it's too late." Yang Weibo looked at Yuan Shi with a troubled expression on his face.

After hearing this, Yuan Shi glared at Yang Weibo, "Why is it too late, you are good at crafting yourself, try it out, otherwise what will our son do, if it really doesn't work, why don't you just make the same one?" Yuan Shi thought to herself. Yumu head, just can't figure out this little thing!
"Hehehe, that's right. I just left some wood for the bench. I'll go and have a look. If it doesn't work, I'm asking Brother Wang to make another one for us."

Yuan Shini glanced at the other party, and threw Yang Weibo out, and said disgustedly, "Go quickly, don't delay my arrangement." Seeing Yang Weibo going out, he turned around and closed the door. She hadn't cleaned it yet. How can my son live when he comes back!
Yang Weibo looked at the tightly closed door and scratched his head, his wife was just anxious.He shook his head and walked towards the pile of wood at the entrance of the east house. Although he was born as a hunter, he made some traps himself, so some simple weaving is not bad. Yang Weibo was a little worried about how to make the bookcase. He hasn't seen the grown-ups either.Even if it is the same as that of old brother Wang, it will take a lot of trouble.

"Father, what's the matter with you?" Chunqiu is getting her precious medicinal materials at the door of the east room. In July, the poria cocos is already ripe, and Chunqiu naturally can't miss it.

"It's Qiu'er, what are you doing? What are you holding the weird-shaped thing? Sigh, your mother is not satisfied with the bookcase made by Wang's shop. She thinks it's too small, so let me make a new one." Yuan's words told Chunqiu.

"Oh? This is Poria cocos. Doctor Zhou said it has a calming effect and can be used as medicine. It happens to be in the back of our house, so I dug it up." Chunqiu finished talking about Poria cocos in his hand, and then said, "Father, don't you worry about the bookcase again?" Looking at her father's aggrieved face, Chunqiu knew that her father would definitely not know how to do it, otherwise he would not be able to pull his ears like a big dog, "Dad, I will do this. I will watch it at my aunt's house." Been there." Chunqiu opened her eyes and lied without guilt, thinking that there was no difficulty, she had read a lot of bookshelves in modern times.

"Qiu'er meeting?" Yang Weibo's eyes on Chunqiu changed, and the excitement in his tone made Chunqiu smile and narrow his eyes when he heard it.

"Yes, that's it, Dad, you separate out each space, and then there is a cabinet underneath, which is used to put some rice paper, white paper, pen and ink, like this...that..." Chunqiu picked up a small stick beside him and drew on the ground , while drawing, he explained the principle of the bookshelf to Yang Weibo beside him.

"Okay, that's it. Not only does it not take up space, but it can also put books." Chunqiu put down the small wooden stick in his hand, clapped his hands and stood up, looked down at the simple bookshelf she drew, and nodded in satisfaction. After months, her painting skills still haven't deteriorated.

"Qiu'er's painting is pretty good, it looks like it can definitely hold Brother Ming'er's books, hehe, dad will do it according to this." Yang Weibai smiled innocently, picked up the wood beside him and drew for Chunqiu This simple diagram began to saw up.

Chunqiu wasn't watching either, as her medicinal materials hadn't been finished yet.

Both the father and the daughter were busy with their own affairs, and for a while they could only hear the sound of rolling medicinal materials and the sound of sawing wood. After an unknown period of time, Chunqiu finally packed up all the poria cocos.

Chunqiu straightened up, shook his stiff legs, and shook his sore arms, grinning and said to Yang Weibo who was still busy, "Father, I'm going to help mother."

"Go, go, dad will be ready in a while." Yang Weibo didn't look up, but bowed his head and replied.

Chunqiu looked at her father's nimble fingers, turned around and ran towards his brother's new house, stomping his feet as he ran, for fear that his feet would become numb.

Huzi was called away by Chunhua early in the morning, saying that he was going to play with Uncle Dali's dog leftover. He originally wanted to ask Chunqiu to go together, but Chunqiu thought about today's herbal medicine, so he didn't go.

"Mom, what are you doing? I'll help you, cough, cough..." Chunqiu opened the door and was about to call her mother, but before he could say anything, he was choked by the dust everywhere in the room. Coughing, Chunqiu covered his tear-filled little face, stood at the door and squinted his eyes to look for her mother, how did her mother stay in such a big dust.

"Cough cough cough, whoops, why did you come in? Hurry up and get out!" Yuan Shi was cleaning the bed, when she heard her daughter's voice, she hurried out and pushed the silly Chunqiu out, this silly girl, The house is so messy, how can we stay here.

"Mother, open all the windows, it's too choking in the room." Chunqiu raised his head and looked at Yuan Shi with tears in his eyes, and even wiped his eyes with his sleeve.

"You wait, mother, go open it now, don't go in first, you know?" After Yuan Shi instructed, she ran in again and opened the windows on both sides before coming out.

"Okay, my mother and I will go in later, my mother has packed up, and we can just lay it out in a while." Yuan pulled off the turban tied to her hair and threw it into the basin beside her, "You wait here Mother, mother, go and change clothes again." After Yuan Shi finished speaking, she walked into their room.

"Mother, there is so much dust in the house, do you still need to splash some water?" Chunqiu shouted at Yuan's back, isn't it common in modern times to sprinkle some water to prevent dust?

"Splash some, don't be too much, don't splash it on the furniture, the paint on the furniture is still wet, and don't splash it on your brother's book" Yuan's voice came from the room.

"Hey, I know." Chunqiu picked up the empty basin on the side and ran to the well, squeezed out a basin of water and brought it back.

Her brother's current room can be said to have the best lighting among the Yang family's houses. It is ventilated on both sides, warm in winter and cool in summer, and the windows are covered with newly laid white paper.Beds, wardrobes, tables and chairs, washing racks, bookshelves, and other supplies are all neatly arranged in order, and there is still paint on them that has not completely dried.The room could even smell a bit of rust, Chunqiu looked up at the bright hall, feeling a little envious in her heart, she also wanted such a nice room.

But envy is envy, Chunqiu will not forget his main task at present, no, while stretching out his hand to splash water around, carefully avoiding the furniture and books on the desk, while controlling the amount of water poured out, so as not to make the house full It's all wet.

The weather is hot in summer, and there is little water splashing in spring and autumn. As soon as one side is finished, the other side has been dried by the sun, so when Yuan comes back with sheets and mattresses, the water in the house has already evaporated. , and there is not a trace of dust in the room.

"Niu Niu, come here and help my mother. My mother and I have made the bed, and we can live directly when your brother comes back. By the way, my daughter, you can't disturb his study. The imperial examination will be held in two years. Your brother is under a lot of pressure. Didn’t you want to read before? Mother is teaching you now, you know?” Yuan looked at the girl next to her, and thought of her daughter’s reading. Brother Ming’er has been busy for the past two years. Her niece should be taught when she has time.

Chunqiu looked at her mother's nervous face for fear of affecting his brother's imperial examination, so she didn't know what to complain about, her mother, it's two years away, not only two days, forget it, as long as her mother is happy Anyway, no one can say anything about his brother, she'd better wait for his brother to come back.

"Mom, let's hurry up and work. I'm going to go play with Huzi later." Chunqiu said to divert her mother's attention. After talking, her mother should lock up his brother and only study.

"Oh, Niu Niu is right, hurry up, this is a straw mat, it is placed under the bed, you go and hold it for mother, and mother goes to spread it." After Yuan Shi finished speaking, she opened the straw mat rolled up in her arms, With both hands spread out on the left and right sides, and after spreading out, he laid out the mats prepared on the side one after another, just like this one layer after another, Chunqiu watched helplessly as the height of the bed grew at a speed visible to the naked eye. , my heart was swamped by her mother's love.

Her brother is ten years old, isn't he 70? Wouldn't it be uncomfortable to sleep on such a soft bed?Uh uh... Chunqiu decided to keep this question.

"Niu Niu, tell me, brother Ming'er won't think the bed is too hard when he comes back, do you want me to put the previous mattress on again?" Yuan Shi stretched out her hand to feel the thickness of the bed, but she was still not very satisfied.

"Mother, I don't think my brother will feel hard." If it was any harder, then she would be sleeping on a rock, and his brother's bones haven't grown yet, so will there be no problems?

Forget it, let's talk about it when his brother comes back.Anyway, her mother wouldn't believe anything she said.

"Really? I feel pretty hard." Yuan Shi was a little skeptical, but she was just talking, not laying a layer.

"Okay, let's spread the quilt quickly, you can go to play when you're done, call Huzi back when you come back, and have dinner at home later, do you know?" Yuan Shi ordered while spreading the navy blue quilt she just made. The spring and autumn that will go out in a while.

"I know, mother." Chunqiu paved the folds on one side.

……

"Go and play, run slowly and don't fall." Yuan looked at the bed in front of her with satisfaction, and turned to let Chunqiu go.

"Mom, then I'll go." Chunqiu breathed a sigh of relief, and after finishing speaking briskly, he ran away without a trace. Although he couldn't play with the children, it was better than being nagged by Yuan when he was working at home. It's better to nudge her, so she won't suffer.

Huzi and the others played in the open space at the east end of the village. The structure of Yangjia Village was simple, and the only place that could accommodate so many children was the open area at the east end of the village.

When the spring and autumn came, Huzi and the others were playing a game of grabbing the red flag.The two sides were fighting fiercely, Chunqiu was watching with relish.

The game of grabbing the red flag is very simple. It is to tie a red cloth strip to a small wooden stick, and then insert it on a mound of soil. The children are divided into two parties, one is to grab the red flag, and the other is to guard the red flag.If the party that grabs the red flag wins, the two rooms will switch positions and start over.The mound used to plant the red flag is the sand used by Wang Dashan's family to build the house, but the house has not been built yet, and it has been harmed by these bullies in the village.

The time when Chunqiu came was just right, Huzi and the others lost by defending the red flag, and were about to switch to the side that robbed. Huzi looked up and saw Chunqiu beside him, and was a little happy, "Sister, why are you here? Do you want to play together?"

"Okay, then which team should I go to?" Chunqiu nodded and asked.

"Well, wait a minute" Hu Zi finished speaking, and then shouted at the strong-looking boy beside him, "Brother Gousheng, my sister is here, how about I let him come to our team to replace Xiaoshi?"

"Yes" Gou Sheng took a look and said.Gou Sheng is the eldest son of Wang Dali's family. He is 7 years old this year and usually plays with Hu Zi.

"Second sister, then you can replace Xiao Shitou, the stone is too small, we always lose, look at the second sister, she always wins on the side of the dog leftover brother." Huzi looked at the little stone with his head on the side, Some are not sad.

"It's okay, sister will help you win." Chunqiu patted his chest, "Little Shitou, do you know that you will cheer on Third Sister later?"

"Hey, third sister, come on, we will definitely win," Xiao Shitou shouted at the top of his voice.

"Tch, you guys will definitely lose, only Brother Gousheng will win." Chunqiu followed the voice and saw a little black potato looking at Chunqiu and their group with disdain.

"Huh, Wang Xiaoshan, you said that and you are not underestimating yourself. You are really skinny or skinny, a little bit, really shameless." Little Shitou was not to be outdone, and laughed loudly at Little Tudou who was opposite him.

"You...huh, wait to lose." Wang Xiaoshan's face was flushed because of Xiao Shitou's anger, and when he knew that he couldn't say it, he ran away angrily.

Xiao Shitou looked proud and dared to laugh at them.

"Little Shitou is awesome." Chunqiu rubbed Xiaoshishi's cheek with a smile, and then followed Huzi away.

"Third Sister, Brother Huzi, come on!" Xiao Shitou stood on the spot and shouted.

"Let's pile up one after another, Goudan, you and I will deal with Brother Gousheng, Third Sister, you go and hold Second Sister and Xiaoshan on the side, Er Niu, you go..." Huzi looked at the girl standing not far away. The dogs on the sand left them, bowed their heads and ordered the surrounding people.

"Okay, Brother Huzi, don't worry, I'm sure you'll be fine," said the strong kid named Er Niu. Most of the kids here are 4-6 years old, and the oldest one is only seven years old. Huzi grew up big, so these children were vaguely headed by Huzi.Chunqiu watched from the sidelines, inexplicably discovering that her younger brother had the potential to be the boss of a gangster.

"Okay, then let's charge!" After Huzi shouted loudly, several people ran forward like chicken blood, and Chunqiu followed suit. Before he had gone a few steps, he encountered Chunhua blocking the way .

"Third sister, I won't let you live." Chunhua looked serious, and stretched out her hands to block Chunqiu.

"Second Sister, let's make way." Chunqiu looked at the confident Chunhua, and smiled indifferently. After speaking, he rushed towards Chunhua, the huge impact directly threw Chunhua to the ground, and Chunhua wanted to get up , was directly pressed by Chunqiu's legs, Chunqiu pressed Chunhua's arm fiercely, and did not let go.

At this time, the former little potato Wang Xiaoshan also ran over, stretching out his hand to pull Chunqiu up who was pressing on Chunhua, but Chunqiu was too strong, Wang Xiaoshan couldn't pull Chunqiu up even if he exerted all his breastfeeding strength. Instead, Chunqiu directly hummed him underground, just like that, until the end of the game, Chunqiu kept pressing one by one.

In the end, Huzi and Erniu directly overwhelmed Gousheng, and the red flag fell into their hands. Now not only Xiaoshitou was happy, but Huzi was also happy. After playing so many games, they finally won.

But before they continued to celebrate, I don’t know that child shouted “Daniu sister-in-law is here.” Before Chunqiu realized anything, the children all dispersed, and she was also held by Chunhua and started to go home run.

"Hey, you guys killed these days, why is my sand pile being harmed again, huh? Little bastard, see if I don't kill you." A rough voice came from behind.

"Run, run, Mrs. Dashan is going to beat someone up," the child shouted, and ran even faster.Chunqiu soon lost sight of the cursing behind him.

"Huhu, I was scared to death." Chunhua looked back, then shook off Chunqiu's hand, reached out and patted her chest, looking like she was alive after a catastrophe.

"What's wrong, how can Mrs. Dashan be so scary?" Chunqiu was a little puzzled, she had seen her before, even though she was a bit fierce, she was quite kind.

"Hmph, the sand we used belonged to her family, what do you think?" Chunhua looked like you really didn't know much.

"……"Oh!That is really going to die!

"Second Sister, Third Sister, are you all right?" Huzi walked out from behind the two of them, pulling Xiao Shitou.

"It's okay, it's okay, let's go home and have dinner, my mother said lunch is ready." Chunqiu saw Chunhua's look like she was still trying to brag, and interrupted directly.

"Okay, everyone is gone, and we can't play anymore," Huzi said, the children have all run away, and it's time to go home for dinner.

"Let's go, mother made braised pork."

"Really? Second Aunt is amazing, hurry home"

"Wait for me, Second Sister, don't rush to run, you can't miss the meat..."

On July 23, Yang Chunming went home.

As Chunqiu expected, when Yang Chunming saw the thick layer of mats her mother had laid out for him, she unloaded half of his mother's words, which was a rare rebuttal, and Yuan Shi wanted to persuade him again. , the result still did not stop Yang Chunming's decision.

Regarding Chunqiu, Yang Chunming still rejected Yuan's opinion. After all, there were still two years, not two days, and Chunqiu learned quickly, which did not delay his lessons.

In addition, the new bookcase made by Yang Weibo is very in line with Yang Chunming's aesthetics. Yang Chunming put all his books on the shelf, most of which he copied by himself. After all, the books he bought are too expensive, even if Yuan's sell Tea earns a lot, and it can't satisfy Yang Weibo's demand for books, so Yang Weibo has long developed the habit of renting books from bookstores and then copying them.

In the past, he also worried about where to put too many books. After all, books are written in ink. If they are stored for too long, they will become unreadable once they get wet. Now there are new bookshelves, and the lighting in the room is still so good. Yang Chunming felt relieved, and then devoted himself to the great business of copying books. He was going to take part in the imperial examination two years later, so he had to review seriously from now on, such as poetry, poetry, and literature. , It is necessary to seize the time to learn.

　Baidu Poria information

　　Poria is mostly irregular lumps, spherical, flat, oblong or oblong, with different sizes, the small one is like a fist, and the big one is even bigger.Poria cocos is a fungus plant parasitic on the roots of pine trees. It is shaped like a sweet potato, with a dark brown outer skin and white or pink inside.Traditional Chinese medicine is used as a diuretic and sedative effect.

　　Moreover, there are different particulars about the drying of Poria cocos.After digging under the roots of pine trees, remove the sediment, pile them up to "sweat", spread them out to dry the surface, and then "sweat". or cut fresh Poria cocos according to different parts, and dry them in the shade, which are called "Poria cocos pieces" and "Poria cocos tablets" respectively.

　　The spring and autumn dug here is Poria cocos, which are two different medicines from Smilax cocos. The nutrition for Poria cocos growth mainly depends on mycelia spreading and growing in the roots and trunks of pine trees. Smilax cocos is an evergreen climbing shrub.

　　Well, that’s it, I’ll post it here in the future, la la la~~~
　　
　
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