Shelter in the pastoral

Fang's house is bustling, and the back yard is filled with lucky logs every day.

There are several women in the family who are making clothes, and they carefully put a little cotton in the trousers and clothes. For this, Fang removed a quilt. This kind of clothes is warmer than single-layer clothes. The neighbors talked and made clothes while talking, and they didn't feel that they were working. The day of talking and laughing passed quickly.One person can make a whole body in two days.

The women who come here to make clothes are all skilled, and they compare with each other, and what they make is much better than Fang's. The women are also satisfied that they can make some money here by spending time here. At noon, Fang's keeps a meal, A group of people eat some pancakes, drink some egg soup together, and eat some small pickles sent by Fang Shujing. The days are very comfortable.

Those women in the village who did not choose to do handicraft work are also willing to join here.

For example, after Aunt Wang's daughter came, the smile became more, and Aunt Wang was also happy when she saw it. From time to time, she would bring a small Maza from home with two handfuls of peanuts to chat with everyone.

"I don't even want to stay at home, I just like to come here."

"Me too. When I was tired from working in the fields, I thought it would be good to just stay there every day. As a result, I didn't go anywhere during the days when the road was blocked by heavy snow every year. Oh my god, don't mention how uncomfortable it is. I have been busy all my life. How about doing something instead.” The talking sister-in-law was working while talking, her stitches were so thin and dense that they couldn’t be seen from the outside because of the hidden needles.

"No, it's better to be busy."

"I used to think about raising more children to guard against old age. The road is blocked by heavy snow and the family is together every day. Don't mention how annoying it is. I have to be healthy and hope that everyone will be in vain."

Fang put the sewn clothes on the cabinet, and when she came back, she heard this sentence, and said with a smile: "You just say that now, when you get old, you will be clinging to your children every day, and you will not worry about missing one."

Aunt Wang laughed beside her and said, "That's true."

Everyone laughed again.

There are only two sons in Fang's family, which are relatively few in the village, but looking at it now, these two sons are better than others raising ten or eight.

The eldest son has been working hard outside.The youngest son is a scholar himself and married a young doctor. The family lives happily, and it is said that they have given them a lot of money.Before that, the Fang family had a bad life in the village.As a result, it is booming now, better than the life of the village chief.

Everyone was chatting miscellaneously, and Fang Shujing's voice was heard outside: "Mother, Liu Er and I brought you some food."

As soon as Fang heard this, he quickly left all the people in the room behind, and his face was full of joy when he opened the door and was about to go out.

The person next to him smiled and said, "Oh, I saw my son and daughter-in-law come back."

"Look, it's fun for her." A group of people around were joking.

Fang went out to welcome her.Seeing that Liu Yechen's face had become slightly rounder after a few years, he quickly took his hand, and seeing that his hand was not cold, he said in relief: "Why are you here?"

Liu Yechen said: "The snow outside has melted. My husband and I steamed some red bean paste buns for you to try." The inside is full of stuffing, and the best snowflake flour used outside is very soft and sweet inside. Glutinous, people in the village love to eat sweets, and there is no chance to eat them on weekdays. Bean paste buns are loved by men, women and children.

Liu Yechen packed these up early, there were twenty of them.Covered with a layer of clean cotton cloth, it is still warm.

Fang put the red bean paste buns into the kitchen, and said, "There are too many people in the house, let's go in and chatter, so as not to get bored."

Liu Yechen hummed.

Fang Shujing said: "It's not suitable for me to go in with a house full of women, I'll help father with some work in the yard."

The Fang family likes the youngest son the most, so how can he be willing to do this, said: "You don't need to do it, you can just watch from the side." He was still standing at the door and shouted to the hot daddy outside: "You take Fang Shujing to read." Look at your wood."

The most rare thing in Father Fang's life is wood, and when it comes to wood, the whole person's spirit is different.Said: "Okay."

Fang is going to take his daughter-in-law to talk.

Fang Shujing said: "Mother..."

Fang said: "What's the matter?"

Fang Shujing said: "Don't let my daughter-in-law be bullied by others." People in the village, especially married women, like to say nasty things.

When Fang heard this, she said angrily, "Understood."

Liu Yechen felt embarrassed when he said that, and said, "Mom, let's ignore him."

Fang said: "Yes."

Then he brought Liu Yechen in.

Everyone in the village knew that he was pregnant, and they all felt a little emotional: "Your family's Feng Shui is particularly good or something, one or two are more beautiful than before they got married?"

"yes……"

"Doctor Xiaoliu, how does Scholar Fang treat you?" Aunt Wang asked.As soon as the sentence was finished, everyone's gossip-filled eyes immediately came over.

Fang Shujing and his wife live far away, and they don't always go there when winter comes. They are quite curious about their lives, and the people in the house all perked up when they heard Aunt Wang's question.

Liu Yechen blushed instantly.Said: "He is fine."

Seeing how shy he was, everyone became even more interested: "Tell me, what is he doing?"

The people around were still booing: "It must be very elegant in every way, and it must be different from the vulgar guys in the country." Then everyone laughed again.

Fang said: "Hey...be careful with what you say, my son told me before he came, don't let Liu'er be bullied."

"Ouch, I'm afraid it will melt in my mouth."

Liu Yechen blushed and said, "Mom, let me help you with some work."

Fang said: "Okay, it's all ready, you can just cut it out."

Liu Yechen breathed a sigh of relief quietly and told him that the cutting was okay, his sewing skills were far inferior to those of these people.

He worked meticulously and didn't talk much, and he would be at a disadvantage with Fang's by his side, so after changing the subject, everyone went back to the gossip in the village.

Everyone lives nearby, and there are no secrets at all in the village.It's clear who the young couple is fighting again.

The road was blocked by heavy snow, and every household didn't even come out, so there was a lot of excitement to watch. When these people talked about other people's affairs, it seemed as if she was there at the time, and what they said was a vivid, even Liu Yechen. Attention is drawn.

The daughter-in-law was talking to everyone in the house, and Fang Shujing was going outside to help his father and elder brother with work, but Father Fang and elder brother Fang didn't let him touch his hands at all, saying that he couldn't do the job with his pen hand Son.

Father Fang waved to Fang Shujing and said, "This time, this time I have something good!" He mysteriously called Fang Shujing to the shed.

Fang Shujing's eyes lit up after reading it: "Agarwood." The agarwood, which is about to be embraced by two people, is half the height of a person.This must be a large wood that is more than a hundred years old.

The wood of agarwood exudes a natural fragrance. Rich and noble people like to use this thing as a pen holder, or make some incense sticks with the ancient method, and it is very elegant to light one.

Such a large piece of agarwood is not empty at all, it is enough to make a large piece of furniture.

Father Fang was a carpenter, and he couldn't move his eyes when he saw good wood.He said: "This agarwood was also collected by him, and it was used for decoration by a rich family, so I got it." I heard that a piece of wood dregs of agarwood is worth a lot when scraped into powder, and the rich family's handwriting is really extraordinary.Father Fang said: "There is also a small piece of red sandalwood, I will make it into a pen holder and a pen stand for you later..."

"Thank you dad." Fang Shujing really liked these things.

Father Fang was also happy.

This big agarwood is finished by picking out a few bracelets.This agarwood is so precious that I couldn't think of anything to do for a while.

Father Fang has reaped a lot this time, and the timber merchant is very sincere when he sees that they have passed on the second day of the Lunar New Year, and this year's disaster is not easy to ship.He simply gave Father Fang all the good materials he had accumulated in the past few years at a reasonable price.

Father Fang seemed to have picked up a big bargain, especially his piece of big agarwood and small-leaf red sandalwood, he wanted to come and look at it three times a day.If you want to collect such good wood, it depends on fate. His luck is not bad. Just look at his rare things, even if the wood yard is not open, he is happy to have these things.

Fang Shujing saw that they really refused to help.Said: "I'll go out for a walk." Father Fang agreed.

It has started to thaw in the past few days. He is going to see the land where he bought the village chief.In the past, the soil was still frozen, but this land is fertile, and the village head takes care of it every day. This land is better than other lands!

He sprinkled a little spiritual spring water in his field, and the things he planted would be better after being nourished by the spiritual spring.

Turned around from here and then went to the wasteland. After a few days, the house can be built after a little thawing.When the time comes to bring those servants back, the wood furniture factory can start working.

Fang Shujing walked around outside for a long time. Although the ice and snow started to thaw, it was still cold. He had worn enough clothes, but he was still a little cold and went back soon.

When Fang Shujing went back, all the wood in the yard had been piled up and stacked aside, and his father and elder brother had already returned to the house.As soon as Fang Shujing opened the room, his ears turned red all of a sudden due to the heat coming towards him: "Where are those sister-in-laws and aunts?"

Fang said: "Let them go back early today."

Seeing that he was so cold, Liu Yechen quickly rubbed his hands with his hands: "You go to the kang to keep warm."

Fang Shujing leaned close to his ear, quickly kissed his ear, and said, "Okay."

Fang was about to cook and didn't pay attention to the two of them.

Liu Yechen was not used to being so intimate in front of everyone, so he looked up guiltily, but no one looked at him, so he breathed a sigh of relief!

Some complained that he gave him a glance, and it was fine to bully him at home, but what if someone saw him doing this in front of outsiders.

Fang Shujing said: "Don't be angry."

As soon as Fang came back to her senses, she heard him say, "Who made Liu'er angry?"

Liu Yechen repeatedly denied, "I'm not angry."

Fang Shujing said: "Mother..."

Seeing his playful smile, Fang knew that this was the culprit, and said, "Don't bully Liu'er all the time." Since she was a child, she felt sorry for Liu Yechen who had no father or mother, and he was so obedient when he came to their village when she was young. Yes, this is the child that grew up under her nose.He is honest and easy to be bullied by Fang Shujing.

Fang Shujing was reprimanded by his mother and said with a smile: "Understood."

Fang said in front of the two of them: "From now on, if he behaves badly to you, tell mother."

"Okay." Liu Yechen raised his chin as he spoke, and it felt good to have someone backing him up.

Fang liked his attractive demo, and said, "You guys sit here to keep warm, and I'm going to cook."

Liu Yechen said: "Mom, I'll go too." Although his cooking skills are not as good as Shang Shu's, he still has a few special dishes.

Fang said: "I don't need you. The kitchen is full of smoke. I'm used to cooking every day. I won't give this job to anyone."

Then he could not help but let him stay in the house.

Liu Yechen had no choice but to stay in the house uneasy. The elder went out to cook, so it's not good for him to stay in the house.

Fang Shujing said: "Since Mother said it, you can come up and rest for a while." The old-fashioned stove is very smokey, and it is indeed not suitable for pregnant people.

As soon as Liu Yechen got on the warm kang, a strong hand wrapped around his waist. Fang Shujing said: "Daughter-in-law, it's different to have mother's support."

When Liu Yechen heard it, is this going to settle the ledger?He hurriedly said: "No." Then he said a good word: "Whether you have mother's support or not, you are my husband-in-law."

Fang Shujing paused for a moment, and said: "Your mouth is getting sweeter and sweeter now." There were only the two of them in the room, and Fang Shujing said: "Didn't you say that you have a child, why are your waists so thin?" I didn't dare to hug hard for fear that my daughter-in-law would feel uncomfortable there.

Liu Yechen said: "The child is still young." He even checked his own pulse in the morning.

The two of them were outside, and they could only be intimate for a short while, and soon the pears and persimmons stored in autumn were all taken out of the candy at home.

I made four dishes at home. Although there are not many varieties of dishes, they are all served in large pots.

Father Fang usually likes to drink a little wine, and Mrs. Fang usually stops him from letting him go. Today, he also poured some wine when his son and daughter-in-law gathered together.

The grain wine that I drank before was yellow in color, but this time it was different. The liquid was very clear. You could see the bottom of the bowl like water at a glance. He poured it very full.

He also poured a bowl for each of the two sons.

Big bowls are used for meals in the country, and the amount that Father Fang pours out is as much as a jug of wine.

Fang looked at him and scolded him: "You are a father who wants to raise two little drunkards."

Father Fang's voice became louder: "I'm glad my son is here today." In fact, it was the first time he drank baijiu, and the poured wine was like water. This bowl can be sold for seven or eight hundred Wen.

After everyone is seated, everyone starts to eat, which is not so particular in the countryside.

Father Fang took a sip of white wine, and his eyes lit up on the spot. The wine was lingering and soft, and he knew it was good wine. When he swallowed it, the spicy feeling went down the throat, and his body suddenly became fiery.

The layers are so rich, it is many times stronger than the small shochu they tasted in the countryside.

Father Fang said: "How much is this wine?" I have never had such a good wine, and I am afraid that it will not be strong enough when I pour it.Now I can't bear to take a second sip after one sip.

Fang Shujing said: "A few taels of silver from a friend." If he said that he bought the wine, because Father Fang and Mrs. Fang are so frugal, no matter how much they like it, they will not take a second sip.

Father Fang was stunned. He never expected that a jar of wine would only cost a few taels of silver.He knew that the things brought by his youngest son were not bad.He couldn't bear it all of a sudden, he would have to drink the wine for a few taels of silver for three or two years.As a result, he lost half of his first meal. Father Fang said: "Your mother is right, don't drink too much, you won't be able to go home."

The high-sounding words made Fang amused: "This old thing usually looks honest, but also a little narrow-minded.

Brother Fang had never drank such an expensive wine before. When he heard the price, he quickly took a sip. It was rare for him to drink a good wine. Seeing that his father still wanted to pour it back, he quickly said: "My brother is back today, everyone is happy." !"

If you use his words to block him, Father Fang will do nothing.

It just hurts to take a sip of meat, this sip is worth money...

I missed a meal on New Year's Eve and made up for it this time.After a lively meal, Fang Shujing was also a little dizzy after drinking the big bowl of wine, but he didn't look good when he drank, and he looked okay, so he came home with his wife.

A self-disciplined person like Fang Shujing really drank too much this time, and it was actually noon the next day when he woke up.The daughter-in-law woke up early, but she was also lying next to him!

Fang Shujing opened his eyes and looked at his wife, couldn't help but kissed her, and said:

"Did I bully you when I drank too much yesterday?"

"No." Liu Yechen's eyes brightened.

Fang Shujing was broken after returning home yesterday, only Liu Yechen knew that Fang Shujing was very polite after drinking, so he hugged him and whispered, talking about how they met for the first time, thanking God and so on.

Liu Yechen didn't expect that he had such a deep memory of the first meeting between the two, and the truth after drinking made him particularly tempted.

Fang Shujing got up and washed up before going out. At home, he ate the bean paste buns steamed by his daughter-in-law yesterday, which was delicious.

At this time Xu Quan took a letter and said, "Master, the letter just arrived."

Fang Shujing saw the seal of their Shanlin Academy on the outside of the envelope, opened it at once and saw Mr. Luo's handwriting, and told him to go back to the academy early.

The day before the start of the academy has not yet arrived, so I am so anxious.

Fang Shujing said: "I will go back to the academy immediately."

Liu Yechen said: "What's the matter?" He tried his best to restrain his reluctance, but it still showed a little bit.

Fang Shujing said: "I don't know, maybe the academy has other arrangements."

"Then...then I'll pack your things for you." Liu Yechen said.

Fang Shujing said: "Okay."

Fang Shujing explained to Xu Quan about the purchaser opening a wood furniture factory, and contacted Lin Yuchen after it was completed. The two of them thought that he would be fine without him, and they needed his help in management.

Fang Shujing said: "Let mother help to hire people for the fields, and we can just spend the money on our side."

The incident happened suddenly, and he didn't have time to make such a small arrangement, so he had to hand it over to Xu Quan.

Xu Quan said: "Don't worry, young master." He was the young master's servant back then, and he was trained as a housekeeper.Xu Quan's ability is still good, otherwise Fang Shujing wouldn't have given everything to him!

Fang Shujing's things were packed quickly.

This time, Mr. Luo wrote a letter specially because he was in a hurry, and he didn't care about saying goodbye to Fang and the others.Father Fang is now focused on the wood, and Mrs. Fang also makes clothes with the women, just let Xu Quan go over and talk.

Liu Yechen said: "You are fine." Then he blushed and said: "I and the child are waiting for you."

Fang Shujing said: "Okay." Afterwards, he kissed his daughter-in-law and went to the ox cart in the village with his things. He wanted to charter a car to go to the county town, and then go back in a horse-drawn carriage in the county town!

On the way to the county town, the first thing I did was to find Lu Butou. Lu Butou said to Fang Shujing very enthusiastically: "Brother, I guess you can come to me in a few days. Let's go and eat One meal, my brother treats you."

Fang Shujing said: "I'm sorry, we have something to do in the academy and we have to go back first."

Lu Baotou said: "Oh, if there is something to do, it's important to do it right."

Fang Shujing said: "Those people from Yaxing..." He handled this matter, and now he has no way to get everyone back, because he is afraid that something will go wrong.

Lu Baotou said: "I went to see them a few days ago. They are very comfortable there. They don't have to work and they can eat and drink. Now everyone has gained a lot of weight. Many places have bought people in spring. But It’s the ones you pick who are strong and able to work.” He has also worked in the county for many years, and he has a sincere friendship with Fang Shujing, and said: “Brother Fang, if you have something to do, go first. Call someone later. Just bring it up. With our relationship, I will be there for everything on Pi'er."

Fang Shujing said: "Then thank you very much."

Lu Butou pretended to be angry, and said with a smile: "Look, you are here again, and you are so polite. Doesn't this mean that you don't treat me as your own brother?"

"How can..."

The two of them said a few polite words, Fang Shujing was anxious to go back, so he found a carriage and went back first.

Although the new year has passed, winter has not yet passed, and the roads are full of snow.

It was cold in the flimsy carriage.After walking for a whole day, it was almost evening before I saw Shanlin Academy.After giving money to the carriage, he knocked on the door and entered.It was Senior Brother Song who opened the door, and he said, "Junior Brother Fang, I'll just wait for you."

Fang Shujing said: "Didn't you go back during the Chinese New Year?"

Brother Song said: "There must always be someone in the academy, not just me, Mr. Luo and Mr. Wen have not left."

Fang Shujing said: "Has everyone returned?"

Brother Song said: "No, only ten of them came back including you."

Fang Shujing wanted to ask him about the reason for calling him back, but Senior Brother Song didn't know either, so he had to go back to find Mr. Luo.Because Fang Shujing often entertained him with some small pickles and good wine, although Mr. Luo and Mr. Luo were the teacher and disciple in name, but his temperament was free and easy, and the two of them got along more like friends.

He went to find Mr. Luo, and Mr. Luo said: "Of course I have something to ask you to come back. You go to the school of Class A and wait for me first."

Fang Shujing went there only to find that he was the last one to arrive in Class A, and besides him, there was only a nine-year-old child prodigy in Class A, and the rest were all from Class B!