Farmer's Favorite

The next day.

It was rare that there was a little sunshine, shining in the snow, it was very dazzling.

Zhuang Xinyan pushed the door open, and before he could step out, there was a small person in front of him.

Xiao Yi had a smile on his face, he was originally a very thin child, but he had been raised well during this time, his cheeks had a little more flesh, and he looked rosy, he raised his head and said loudly "Brother Zhuang, I have a name."

He spoke endlessly, but Zhuang Xinyan knew what he meant.

The name Xiao Yi didn't have a surname in the first place, and now Xiao Yi came forward to tell him that he had a name, so naturally it was a real name, but he didn't know whether the last name of this big name was 'Wen' or 'Wu'.

He thought, if it was 'Wu', how could he tactfully tell Xiao Yi that the name didn't sound good?

"Brother Zhuang?" Xiao Yi tugged at Zhuang Xinyan's sleeve.

Zhuang Xinyan leaned over slightly, and said seriously: "I am Zhuang Xinyan, what is your name?"

Xiao Yi's eyes were bright, his hands were turned behind his back, his head was raised slightly, and he said with a serious smile, "I am Wen Hanfei."

"Wen Hanfei?" Zhuang Xinyan chewed the name carefully, nodded in praise and said, "Good name."

It's also a good surname. If the surname is Wu, it must not be so nice.

Xiao Yi didn't know what his brother Zhuang was thinking, he grinned and said, "Really?"

"Of course it's true."

Xiao Yi seemed a little complacent, he shook his head and said, "I think it sounds good. Uncle Wu gave me the name, which comes from the meaning in 'Wan Bi Ming Dove, Han Fei Li Tian'."

Zhuang Xinyan raised his eyebrows and touched his chin with one hand. He was thinking, can he take back what he said earlier?

Xiao Yi didn't care about his entanglement, seeing the charcoal cake coming out, he quickly reached out to hug it, rubbed its fur and said: "Charcoal cake, you are heavy again, if it grows longer, I won't be able to hug it moved you."

As he spoke, he raised his head and asked expectantly: "Brother Zhuang, can I bring charcoal cakes to play? I promise I won't let it enter the kitchen."

Zhuang Xinyan waved his hand and let them play.

Now in this area, there is only one that prohibits charcoal cakes from entering and leaving, and that is the stove house.

No matter how small it is, it still can't stop the charcoal cakes from falling out, salted eggs are fine, but flower cakes are also made in the kitchen, and one day this little guy ran in, and there were two black sticks in the white rice noodles. Shiny dog ​​fur.

From that day on, the stove house was the only place where charcoal cakes were not allowed to enter.

Xiao Yi came to Ah Mu with the charcoal cake in his arms. The two sisters liked this little guy very much. The charcoal cake was covered with hair, and when it was comfortable, it would reveal its belly. It looked so cute.

Wu Tingyi looked at it, and felt that the current Wenzheng had the shadow of his childhood.

The little man with a tense face, when he saw the puppy and cat, although his complexion didn't change in any way, his bright black eyes were full of love.

Wu Tingyi knelt down, and he stretched out his hand to fiddle with the tail of the charcoal cake. He said, "You like it? Do you want me to get one and bring it back?"

It's easy to find a pup, he thought that if he could make the two of them like him, it would be fine to catch one and keep him.

Xiao Yi hurriedly shook his head, wrinkled his nose and said, "No, charcoal cakes are expensive to raise."

More than once, he saw Charcoal Cake gnawing on a meat bone, saying it was a bone, but there were also big lumps of meat on it, which made him speechless. When he thought of raising a dog and getting the meat from it, Xiao Yi immediately lost his mind. After thinking about it, anyway, he comes here a lot on weekdays, and there are charcoal cakes to touch.

Wenzheng smiled and narrowed his eyes again, and stretched out his hand to pick up Charcoal Cake, rubbing his cheek against its hair, "Charcoal Cake... Chow Cake."

The corner of Wu Tingyi's mouth twitched, and he decided not to raise it anymore. He had never rubbed Wenzheng's face, but it was a bit cheaper.

While playing around here, Zhuang Xinyan walked into the stove, and he said to a woman inside: "Aunt He, how busy are you these days?"

"Each of us can pickle at most [-] salted eggs a day. No matter how much, we really can't keep up." He Shi had a wry smile on his face, not because he felt bitter, but because he was a little bit unwilling. Putting it in front of the few of them, but not being able to make money, isn't that just resentment.

Zhuang Xinyan nodded.

The salted eggs came out quickly, but the eggs and duck eggs he collected were slower. Fortunately, with the help of Bafang Pavilion a few days ago, a lot of eggs were collected back, but the eggs were too busy to be staffed.

He said: "Okay, I'll wait for Aunt Zhou's visit and ask her to help and hire some people."

Hearing these words, the people in the kitchen suddenly had thoughts in their hearts, and one of them even said: "Zhuang Xinyan, my sister-in-law is very agile, do you think it will be possible to let her come over?"

Zhuang Xinyan smiled slightly: "My aunts have recommendations for candidates, so I went to Aunt Zhou to talk about them. I really don't know how to choose the candidates for hiring people. After all, my aunts are all extremely capable people with me."

"Oh, look at what you said, what can we do, we have to reduce the burden on the family, right?" He covered his mouth and smiled, and when others were still about to say something, he said, "It's right here. There is also someone who will recommend it to Sister Zhou when I finish my work."

Zhuang Xinyan nodded and went out.

He plans to hire three more people. In this way, there will be six people who can pickle salted eggs. About [-] salted eggs can be pickled in a day. There is a need to sell.

Moreover, Bafang Pavilion and Shiyuan are asking for more and more quantity. Let’s not talk about Shiyuan. Shopkeeper Yuan helped him collect eggs and duck eggs. He has to accept this kind of favor no matter what. They are from Bafang Pavilion.

Just as he was thinking about it, Lin Li came over with a basket on his back. He stepped forward and smiled resentfully, and said, "Second brother-in-law, I'm here to get the salted eggs."

Zhuang Xinyan said: "Lin Qi already prepared it yesterday, but the quantity is a bit large. Do you want to borrow a cart for you to drag it back?"

"No, no, my basket is big enough to hold it." Lin Li waved his hands quickly, feeling extremely uncomfortable. If he hadn't been forced by his wife, he really didn't want to go through this.

The second brother-in-law is capable, but he always feels inferior when they meet each other. He doesn't like this feeling.

The second brother is even more fierce, he has been afraid of it for several years, even now that the second brother is married, he is still afraid.

Waving his hands, he quickly went to pack the salted eggs, and then hurriedly left without even saying hello.

With a heavy load on his back, he also walked quickly to the house.

As soon as the basket was put down, he immediately slumped on the chair and panted heavily.

Old man Lin looked at it, just snorted, and said, "Look at your lazy face, there is no other one in our village."

"Father, don't talk about it, why don't you try it?" Lin Li just rolled his eyes, and he was really not afraid of his father's ridicule.

Old man Lin snorted heavily, but didn't respond.

Mrs. Wang stepped forward, took out the salted eggs in the basket and counted them one by one, with a little stunned face, she asked, "That's all?"

Lin Li immediately took out two pennies from his pocket, and said: "There are two pennies left. I said you gave too much, so I told you it's not okay. If the second brother is so easy to talk and give us credit, it's not Second brother."

Mrs. Wang pursed her lips, snatched two coins and put them in her pocket.

Lin Li pouted, not daring to speak.

On the other hand, old man Lin rolled his eyes and raised his chin: "Come out, Qingbai, and stay at your uncle's house tomorrow."

Wang's face immediately changed, she said: "Father, these need to be paid for."

"Filial piety comes first. Is earning money more important than honoring your uncle? You know, if it wasn't for your uncle, your father and I would have died long ago. Without me, there would be Lin Li, a bastard? You can still marry Come into our Lin family?" Old man Lin was furious, he pointed to the basket and said, "Don't say a hundred coins, you can just send them all over there, how can you, a woman, have the say."

After all, it is because of being angry too much. Old man Lin has never scolded Mrs. Wang before. Even if he was angry, he always scolded Da'er a few words before letting Da'er teach him a lesson. How could it be like now? Nose to scold.

When she was scolded by her father-in-law at the beginning, Wang was a little sad and afraid, but the same, now that she got used to it, she didn't feel anything wrong, and even went back and said: "Does he have no children and no daughters? Does he need me to honor him? Or When did our family lose their gifts for a holiday, are you going to evacuate us to honor their uncle’s house who lives in a new house and wears new clothes every day?" The more Wang said, the more angry she became, and the more angry she became, the more she felt feel wronged.

If it weren't for the old and confused father, how could the life of their family be so hard? Among other things, the two grandchildren of the uncle's family were sent to the school to read and read. When you grow up, you will be admitted as a scholar.

And her son, why should he go hungry to honor them?

She is not jealous of the good life of the uncle's family, but she hates that the uncle always brings up the past to come to their house to make fun of the autumn wind. Anyone who has savings in his hand will be cheated by them. If there is any good thing in the house, they come to the door. When he left, he would carry it with him and walk away, talking about disgust, but holding the basket firmly.

It was a good gift from the second brother during the festival after he got married. There were several feet of good material inside. She wanted to make new clothes for her son, but her father stole them and sent them to the uncle's house. He was driven back without even giving dad a meal, but dad didn't know it.

She shouted again: "Lin Li, you carry the salted eggs back to the house, and go out to Xingcheng early tomorrow morning."

"you dare."

Lin Li didn't move yet, but old man Lin was so angry that his face flushed red and he shouted, "You woman dare to disobey your father-in-law? I want Lin Li to divorce you!"

Wang laughed angrily, and she thrust her waist and shouted: "Shut up, I'll take a break. I married a lot of dowry back then. When you return the dowry to me, I'll leave right away."

"Daughter-in-law." Lin Li was anxious, his father was willing, but he was reluctant for his wife to leave.

"You you you!" Old man Lin was too angry to speak.

why?It's because it was really his idea to make the daughter-in-law's dowry first, so how can he get it now.

Seeing the play, Wang continued her efforts, and continued, "If you send things to the uncle's house again, either Lin Li will divorce me and pay me the dowry; or I will separate from Lin Li. Anyway, you still have a daughter." , come back as a husband and honor uncle well."

"You, you, you, dare you." Old man Lin was really intimidated, and he held back for a long time before he could say this.

Mrs. Wang is already broken, she didn't care about other things for a long time ago, she said: "Then father, you can try, our family is almost unable to survive, and I don't care what people outside say, it's best to separate out At least I won't be short of a bite for my son."

After finishing speaking, he ignored old man Lin and dragged Lin Li back to the house.

Then, not long after, there was a wave of abuse from behind.

Mrs. Wang returned to the house without any irritation, and even a little bit of complacency.

She thought, this is the first time she has taken the top spot in these confrontations with old man Lin. The reason why old man Lin is so angry now is not because she has nothing to do, but because he scolded him behind his back It's just that she really didn't take it seriously.

"Daughter-in-law." Lin Li rubbed his hands and stepped forward fawningly.

Immediately, Wang restrained the expression on his face, and gave him a stern look, "Why, do you really want to divorce me?"

"No way, you are the only daughter-in-law for me, and you are the only mother for my son." Lin Li said hastily, and even patted his chest as a guarantee.

Mrs. Wang glanced at him, but she was not talking after all, but she felt more at ease in her heart.

She couldn't control old man Lin, but her own man could still control her. If Lin Li wanted to divorce her, it would depend on Lin Li's willingness.

……

At this time, Zhuang Xinyan was shopping for new year's goods in the town with his little husband.

Near the end of the year, the town already has a New Year atmosphere, and the street stalls are full of red things, looking beaming.

Zhuang Xinyan walked to a place, saw a stall, and immediately went forward holding Lin Qi's hand, "Old man, weigh five catties of caramel."

"Ai ai, good." The old man weighed the candy, wrapped it up and handed it over, he said: "Young man, it's you again, there must be a lot of children in the family, so many people who love candy."

Zhuang Xinyan nodded in response.

Lin Qi suppressed a smile.

The man in his family likes sweetness like a child, but out of five catties of caramel, at least four catties will be given to the children in the village. This is why the adults in the village have some respect for Zhuang Xinyan, but Only the children like to cling to him.

Especially Xiao Yi, who really treats Zhuang Xinyan like an older brother.

Zhuang Xinyan took out a copper coin, handed it over and said, "The old man's caramel candy is authentic, and the children like it."

The old man laughed so hard that his wrinkles piled up. He said, "If you like it, just like it. I'll weigh you more next time you come."

After the two left, Lin Qi held his hand tightly, tilted his head and said with a smile: "After all, I ate too much sugar, and my words are getting sweeter and sweeter."

Zhuang Xinyan looked back at him, blinked, and said, "Didn't I eat too much molasses?"

Lin Qi was stunned when he said this, and he didn't know what he thought of, his cheeks flushed, and he reached out and patted the arm of the person next to him.

Zhuang Xinyan laughed out loud, and took Lin Qi to the nearby shop.

There are many people in the shop, and they sell some groceries, including red lanterns, window grilles, nets and couplets.

It was booming, and he was extremely happy to see it. Lin Qi immediately got in to pick things out, and Zhuang Xinyan was even more attached to his left and right sides, helping him to pick up the things he liked from time to time.

Lin Qi pointed to a place, and Zhuang Xinyan reached out to take it.

The two picked and picked, and in the end, Lin Qi found that he bought a lot, but he felt a little bit reluctant to ask him to return the carefully selected ones.

But Zhuang Xinyan said: "It's just right if there are too many. Lin Dong has to give it, and the father-in-law's family also has some. If there are too many, the Charcoal Cake Niang has to send some over. How can we bring her son here? It’s okay to walk around on weekdays, don’t you think so?”

Lin Qi smiled and said, "Then when Charcoal cake finds a wife, don't you still have to prepare a dowry gift?"

Zhuang Xinyan raised his eyebrows, and said with disgust: "That's not okay, I have to find a family to marry and give it away for nothing."

I hate it, but when I went back, Zhuang Xinyan went to the butcher to buy a few bones with meat.

When he got home, Charcoal Gao, who was still playing with Xiaoyi, seemed to smell something, and ran forward while pulling his limbs, drooling uncontrollably at the oil bag in Zhuang Xinyan's hand.

"Brother Zhuang, you bought a lot of things, do you want me to bring some in for you?" Xiao Yi stepped forward, saw the donkey cart was full of things, and thought of coming to help.

Zhuang Xinyan freed one hand, took out some caramel from an oil bag, and stuffed it into Xiaoyi's mouth.

Xiao Yi has been fed like this many times, and subconsciously opened his mouth wide. After tasting the sweet taste in his mouth, he couldn't help but smile and narrow his eyes.

Zhuang Xinyan took out some couplets and window grilles, and handed them to him, "Buy some more, take them back and paste them on."

Xiao Yi waved his hand, he called out the caramel and said, "No need, these caramels are enough."

Zhuang Xinyan didn't force it, and when he was about to turn around and enter the room, he turned around and asked, "I heard that your mother is good at writing?"

Xiao Yi nodded fiercely, his small face seemed to be extremely proud, he said: "A'Mu's handwriting is really good, and she also draws very well."

Zhuang Xinyan patted his head, and said with a smile: "Nowadays there are few couplets sold outside, but any one with a business is very good, Xiao Yi might as well try it with your mother, maybe you can earn some money back. "

"Really?" Xiao Yi hurriedly asked, although Uncle Wu earned a lot of money, maybe it was because of too many hard times in the past, but he felt that the more money the better, because in this way he could let Ah Mu live a good life. day.

"Is it true? Xiao Yi, why don't you try it?" Zhuang Xinyan didn't give him a positive answer.

But Xiao Yi felt full of confidence when he heard it. Brother Zhuang made so much money, what he said must be true.

Moreover, he didn't need to ask Ah Mu to write the couplets. Although his handwriting was not good-looking, he just looked at the words on the couplets in Brother Zhuang's hand. If he copied them, he could write them well.

In this way, he clenched his fist and planned to go to the town to try tomorrow.