Shelter in the pastoral

Fang Shujing took her children to the provincial capital.The two adults didn't bring many things, but the children's things brought a carriage. Little Hawthorn's hundred quilts and his rice paste, as well as his favorite rattle and small clothes had to be taken away.

The adults were a little sad when they left, but Little Hawthorn didn't know how to worry, and was carried into the carriage. His bright black eyes kept looking around, very curious.

Although the road they took was farther away, the scenery on the road was good. This was the first time Liu Yechen left the village, and he was a little nervous. Fortunately, he was with Fang Shujing to ease his uneasiness.

They walked for twelve days, Fang Shujing and Liu Yechen were outside, lodging and looking for a place to light a fire, and lost a lot of weight, but Little Hawthorn ate and slept, and gained a lot of weight after sleeping and eating, now he is very big Everywhere there are babies that people are rushing to hold.

But he didn't talk to others very much, he was hugged for a short while, his round eyes started to look for Liu Yechen, and then he wanted to return to Liu Yechen's embrace with a whimper.

Fang Shujing criticized Little Hawthorn every day: "Don't always hug, you are a boy."

The little guy seemed to understand half-understood, a pair of big watery eyes came over, really can make people cute: "Ah..."

Liu Yechen cooked a bowl of rice porridge for the child in a small pot, let it cool down and brought it over, Little Hawthorn is too young now for more than a month and can't understand what his father said, but he saw Liu Yechen holding the rice porridge.Little Hawthorn's eyes lit up all of a sudden, anxious, hopeless...

Even Liu Yechen laughed: "No wonder he can get fat, and he can't lose weight."

Then feed him with a small spoon.

Little Hawthorn loves the taste of rice porridge so much that he can drink half a bowl of it.

Fang Shujing said: "I don't know who followed." Little Hawthorn has a good appetite, and now he is so fat and heavy that his hands are heavy, no one can tell that he is a premature baby.

Liu Yechen said: "I asked the coachman just now, and he said that we will enter the provincial capital in two days." Thanks to their trip in July, the weather outside became hot, and the green mountains and green waters outside did not suffer.

Fang Shujing took out a dry bun and took a bite. This thing has no taste but is good for carrying. It is a must-have dry food when going out.

Liu Yechen's appetite is not very good recently, and Fang Shujing also feels sorry for him. Except for a few inns at the beginning of the journey, he can eat some food, and most of the rest are eating dry food, eating this every day , who can stand it?

Fang Shujing said: "Why don't you cook some rice paste." When he left, Fang didn't know how long he would be away, fearing that Little Hawthorn's rations would run out, so he directly carried a hundred catties of rice paste and filled two bags Well, they have already smelled Kexiang when cooking rice noodles. It is the natural sweetness of grains. It is much better than the dry and hard buns now.

Liu Yechen said: "Not hungry." Even if he was hungry, he would not eat his son's ration.

How could Fang Shujing not know his thoughts, and said: "Persist for another two days and wait until the provincial capital, and take you to eat delicious food."

"Yeah." Liu Yechen nodded heavily. She was quite excited when she first came out, but gradually she felt uncomfortable, homesick, and missed her life in the village.Leng Ding suddenly changed the environment and was not used to it. Fortunately, Fang Shujing and Xiao Shanzha were by his side to dispel his homesickness.

After drinking the rice cereal, Little Hawthorn wanted to play for a while before going to sleep, her legs kicked really hard.

As soon as Little Hawthorn called Fang Shujing and Liu Yechen's spirits on the little boy again.

"Ah." Little Hawthorn urged.

Fang Shujing resignedly put Zai Zai in the skirt of his chest, supported his little feet with his hand, and held him with his other hand.Little Hawthorn just showed his head outside. He shouldn't have played this game with the child in the first place, but he got the child addicted and always wanted to play.

Liu Yechen said from the side: "Take the child around, I saw butterflies on the grass over there just now." There are flowers and trees on the weeds on both sides of the road, just in time to enjoy the scenery while resting.

Fang Shujing carried the child around outside, and the boy's mental strength was almost exhausted, so he closed his eyes and wanted to sleep.It's better to be a child, eating, eating and sleeping every day is not so much worrying, looking at the child every day, even the mood is much happier.

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The groom was indeed very experienced, and he entered the city two days later.

The provincial capital is indeed prosperous, the city gate is tall and large, and it is very grandly built, and the sound of hawking can be heard everywhere inside.Walking inside, the people here are dressed differently from those in their hometown.

July and August are the three-yearly exams, and many talents from all over the world are rushing here. Like Liu Lin, they set off in June. If they want to stay in a hotel now, they will definitely not be able to live there.

They are not familiar with the places where they live, so first go to a buddy to ask.

Ya Xing saw that Fang Shujing also looked like a scholar, and said: "The land near the exam has been rented out a long time ago." The common people living near here can earn back a year's money by renting for a month. People are excited.

Fang Shujing said: "We rent for a long time."

Ya Xing's eyes lit up when he heard about the long-term rental: "How long is the rental?"

"Half a year."

The man from Yahang said: "I have a house in Yue'er Hutong. It costs 200 renminbi a month, and if you rent it for half a year, you will be charged one tael of silver. The owner of the house rented three families in the yard with two entrances." The situation has been discussed.

Fang Shujing said: "Then let's go and have a look."

Looking over, it was not far from the location of the exam, and the house was neatly tidied up. The other three families, one was a young couple selling wontons on the street, the second was an old couple, and the other was a shopkeeper. It's very quiet to go out to discuss life.The tenant has also lived here for a long time and is passing by, and the house is clean.

Seeing that they could just pay the money directly, neither of them expected to rent the house so smoothly, and they both breathed a sigh of relief.With a house, there is a place to stay.

Ask the groom to unload all the things here. Liu Yechen is a clean person. He fetched a basin of clean water and found a rag to wipe the inside and outside of the house. In case there is dust inside, he called Fang Shu before cleaning. Jing waited outside holding the baby.

After a while, the couple selling wontons saw the luggage in the yard when they came back, and said with a smile: "This means we have new neighbors again."

Fang Shujing hugged the child and said: "Well, our family will live here for a while, please take care of me in the future."

Fang Shujing saw that being gentle and gentle could easily make people like him, and the child in his arms was so beautiful and cute, both of them blushed: "It should be."

"How old is your doll?" The wonton couple really liked children.After chatting, I realized that the two people's surname was Chen, and they were also foreigners who came here to make a living.Both of them are 36 this year, but they don't have any children. Seeing anyone's child, they want to hug each other. The handsome cub of Fang Shujing's family, Xiao Shanzhao, hit them both at a glance.

"One month." Fang Shujing said.

"It was brought out at such a young age." They were a little surprised.

"Children are inseparable from people, and they are also missed at home." Fang Shujing said, since having a child, now she misses her wherever she goes, and she can't see her for a while. If you don't become a father, you don't know that he is still so clingy. when people.

They chatted here for a while, if it wasn't for the pork deliverer, they would still be around Little Hawthorn.

Little Hawthorn was good-looking, and he was used to being surrounded by people and being praised since he was a child. After cleaning up and putting all the things in the house, Liu Yechen smiled a little.

Fang Shujing said: "You haven't slept well these days, sleep for a while." I was in the carriage for the past few days. Although there was a shelter from the wind and rain, it was still uncomfortable to sleep and I couldn't even stretch my arms and legs. open.

Liu Yechen said: "Then let's sleep together." There was still a bit of coquettish feeling in his words.

Fang Shujing said: "Okay."

Put the little hawthorn in the innermost, the most luxurious one after moving is the little hawthorn.Own comforter with own pillows.The little guy was tired outside just now, and fell asleep after being hugged by the child on the pillow, his little chest heaving and falling.

Fang Shujing put Liu Yechen inside next to the child, and he slept next to him.The little daughter-in-law was so tired, she fell asleep after lying there leaning on his shoulder!

Fatigue is really contagious. Fang Shujing was fine at first, but she fell asleep unknowingly because of her daughter-in-law's drowsiness.After a while, I heard little hawthorn moaning and humming. The child seemed to be about to cry, so he forced his eyes open. The daughter-in-law was still sleeping, and it was getting dark outside, so I saw little hawthorn jiggling uneasily over there, curling her mouth.

Fang Shujing hurriedly picked up the child, it turned out that the little guy just peed and needed to change a new changing mat.

Just let the child put it on top, Little Hawthorn groaned twice.He is not hungry when he wakes up.

The child is only one month old, and I don't know if the child is too smart or he is too qualified as a father.Unexpectedly, he could see what the child meant, so Fang Shujing was afraid of waking his wife up, so he said, "Daddy will take you out, okay?"Little Hawthorn was still unwilling, twisting and turning.

Mozhe had no choice but to put the child in the skirt, and the son showed his head outside, and then the little hawthorn calmed down. When they first arrived, the house still needed to buy a lot of things.When I came out, I happened to meet the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper is in his 20s this year, and he already has three children at home.People who can be shopkeepers are all eloquent. When they saw Fang Shujing, they said, "I've heard from Mrs. Chen that there is a new neighbor here. I'm looking forward to it. We have a lot of people here. I don't know anything else, but I want to talk about it." You must ask me where you want to go. I have walked the streets and alleys of the county countless times." He spoke with enthusiasm.

Fang Shujing's heart moved and said: "That's just another thing I want to ask you."

The shopkeeper said, "What's the matter?"

Fang Shujing said: "We are also new here, and we need to buy a lot of things. Do you know where things are cheap? I want to buy some." Then he said: "I can't let you go in vain, I will give you a news fee of [-] Wen .”

The shopkeeper was moved when he heard it.The three children and wives in his family don’t have jobs and the most money is short of money. Those who do this kind of work are cats and dogs every day. Sometimes they may not be able to make money even if they go out for a day.

Now that Fang Shujing had a need, his face became more enthusiastic: "You are the right person if you call me on this matter. I know the bosses of many stores. I will tell you who is kind and who is treacherous. I won't let you spend this money for nothing." After thinking for a while, he said, "Forget it, anyway, I'll go with you when I have nothing to do, so that you won't be able to carry many things while holding the child."

It was more convenient for a salesman to follow along. He bought coal for a stove, two quilts and pillows, and some rice, oil, salt, pork and vegetables.

It was really a lot easier to have a peddler here. When it came to buying something, he took Fang Shujing directly through the streets and alleys to find a place to buy it. The price was about the same as what he bought in the county, and everything was expensive in the provincial capital. Very favorable.When he meets some unrealistic prices, he will personally bargain for you.

They bought too many things, so they hired a bullock cart and drove them directly to their alley.

The peddler told him that the cheap vegetable market was over there, and said: "The places I told you are all locals go. If you don't know it, you won't know it for three to five years. The nearest market to us is expensive. A few pennies." Don't underestimate these few pennies, adding one piece will add up, so you need to plan carefully these days.

Fang Shujing really gave him a hundred Wen when he came back.

The shopkeeper was immediately happy when he saw the money.I didn't put in much effort today, but I just used my mouth to earn so much. The money is pretty good. It would be nice to have more neighbors like this.

The shopkeeper said: "If you have anything you don't know from now on, just ask me, and I won't charge you next time." It's a good thing to have a generous neighbor, but he can't take advantage of the money and ruin the relationship with the neighbors.

Fang Shujing said: "Thank you."

The shopkeeper smiled and said: "I want to thank you. You don't know that raising three children is stressful, and you have to worry about making money every day. Okay, I'll go back first. If you have anything to do in the future, just come to me."

When Fang Shujing came back, Liu Yechen was still sleeping. He took his son out of his arms and put him beside Liu Yechen, kissed his son's chubby face, and said, "You can play with Liu'er's father for a while. "The son lay in his little quilt, looked at Liu Yechen, felt bored after watching it for a while, and then babbled something adults couldn't understand.

Fang Shujing packed up and was about to cook, but he didn't eat anything delicious on the way.Steam a pot of rice this time.

The house he rented did not have a kitchen, and everyone cooked outside with their own coal stoves.

Like the other households who had already finished eating, he used fine grains to cook the rice.The steamed rice is full of rice fragrance.Fang Shujing used this skill to wash the pork and cut it into large pieces.

It's been a long time since I've had a decent meal, so I'll get some braised pork to understand.

After a while, the rice was steamed and Liu Yechen also woke up. He came out with his son in his arms, and said, "It smells so good."

Fang Shujing said: "That means you are hungry, my meat hasn't been cooked yet."

Liu Yechen was looking forward to it.Sitting not far away, my son let out an ah.Liu Yechen said: "Didn't you just finish eating before going to bed, and you're hungry again."

The son snorted twice.

Liu Yechen went into the house to get out the baby's rice noodles, the little guy was only happy when he saw the rice noodles.Liu Yechen kissed his son's neck and said, "I know how to eat every day." The words were petting.

The son hummed and acted like a baby, making Fang Shujing look at them frequently.Fang Shujing put the oil first and then fried the sugar. After the sugar melted, he put the meat in. Fang Shujing said: "Why don't you go back to the house and rest for a while, there is a lot of oily smoke outside."

As soon as Liu Yechen heard this, he hurried back to the house with the little hawthorn, and as soon as he closed the door, he heard a coaxing sound that the meat was put into the pot, and the smell was delicious.

Liu Yechen couldn't help swallowing.The son called out too.

"I'll make it for you when your father finishes it later."

Fang Shujing's braised pork was well cooked, and some wine was used to remove the fishy smell. When it was simmering in the pot, the aroma could waft far away.The first to be impacted were his neighbors. They were about to go to sleep after eating, but their stomachs, disturbed by the smell, started to growl again.The air is filled with the strong smell of gravy, and just this smell can eat two steamed buns.

It is rice fragrant and meaty, and it makes people sleepless.

"Father, I'm hungry." The shopkeeper's child said.

The shopkeeper said: "Hurry up and go to bed. Tomorrow I will ask your mother to cut up half a catty of pork and eat it in a squat." He was also hungry. He accompanied Fang Shujing to buy meat and thought he would have to eat it for a few days.If you don't put in two catties of meat, you can't get this aroma, let alone the child can't stand it, he is also hungry as an adult, and the smell of stewed meat will go straight into his nose with his eyes closed.

You can feel how delicious the meat is with your eyes closed, if you bite into it with a steamed bun: "Ouch." Just as he was thinking about it, the salesman yelled.

"What's wrong?" the shopkeeper's wife asked.

The shopkeeper was a little embarrassed and said, "I'm biting my tongue."

The shopkeeper's daughter-in-law was speechless for a while.

The aroma of Fang Shujing's stewed meat has spread far away.They could hear someone talking in the yard: "Who's doing what? It's too tortured."

"Who said no, you also came out to find something to eat?"

The two hit it off on this point.

Fang Shujing originally wanted to cook braised pork and then stir-fry vegetables, but the daughter-in-law asked him several times if he was ready, so she stopped doing it.Squat down their pot and cook the rice paste for the son.

Little Hawthorn seems to know that she was born smaller than others, so she may have eaten several meals a day, making herself quite fat.I was so anxious just now when I smelled the smell of stewed meat, I anxiously used the little baby's words "ah" that no one could understand for a long time.

Liu Yechen didn't want their baby to be in a hurry, so he quickly cooked rice cereal for the child. Little Hawthorn was absolutely serious about eating, and no one could joke with him about eating.

The rice paste of small hawthorn is easier to cook. After cooking, put it over there to dry.

They started to eat. They put a big bowl of rice on top and covered it with a layer of braised pork. The braised pork was stewed in a small casserole till it was soft.Sipping the braised pork with your mouth seems to melt in your mouth. The pure meat is too satisfying. You can eat a bite of meat with a bite of rice. Even the rice soaked in the stewed meat soup is delicious.

Liu Yechen hasn't eaten well these days.But after eating this, I ate two bowls in one go, and I was very satisfied.The two ate up a big pot of rice and meat.I don’t know if it’s because I’ve been losing money for a long time recently, and I still feel unsatisfied after eating. Although I’m full, I still want to eat, and I don’t want to stop.

Liu Yechen was quite taciturn when he was tossed on the road before, but now he came to the province and regained his spirit: "Master, let me make braised fish for you." Because he used to love to eat, Liu Yechen always made it, and now he always cooks it. It has become a specialty dish.

Fang Shujing said: "Success."

Liu Yechen got up early the next morning, and got enough sleep from yesterday until today, and then he became more comfortable.Early in the morning he will go to the market to buy some fresh vegetables.

Fang Shujing also got up early, worried about his beautiful little daughter-in-law going out alone, afraid that he just moved and couldn't find the way back, so she hugged the child to accompany him, and Xiao Shanzhao was a little sleepy after being hugged by her father too early On his chest, that look was as good as it could be.

The two hugged him at the vegetable market in the county.The shopkeeper told him yesterday that there was a vegetable market where a local went, and they went there.From a distance, you can hear the sound of hawking over there, and it is very lively when you walk in.In the early morning, half of the people in the provincial capital seemed to have come out.There are noodle stalls on both sides, and various vendors selling vegetables.There are seven or eight stalls selling pork alone in a row.

There is also a waterway to the provincial capital.They have their own pier, and fishermen come to fish when it is not dark. At the moment, all kinds of aquatic products are placed there, and many fish look like they have never seen before.

"Ah..." Little Hawthorn frowned and cried out.

Fang Shujing said: "I'll wait for you nearby, my son can't smell the fishy smell." Maybe after being purified by the small pills, the five senses of the little boy are also very sensitive, and he will sound a reminder of things he doesn't like.

Liu Yechen went to buy fish.Not only did they help kill them, but they also used knives to separate the fish meat and fish bones, and when they went back to wash it, they just put it in the pot and stewed it.

After buying fish and some prawns, they came out quickly, and they went around and bought two catties of pork belly.I didn't eat enough yesterday, so I have to make another meal today.

For Fang Shujing, life is just to make a living, and he never saves money on it.In the past, Liu Yechen was quite economical, but after being influenced by Fang Shujing, he is now willing to work hard on eating. When he came back, there happened to be a trouble at a stall, and it was rice cakes with big palms and flattened faces.After asking, Xiangtian bought half a catty of it, and gave it to my daughter-in-law as a snack.

The little daughter-in-law was very happy, and started to make it when she got home.Except for the old Chen and his wife who make wonton stalls, they are the earliest.Liu Yechen started making braised fish early in the morning, which is also a dish with thick oil and red sauce. Recently, the food was too bad on the road, so I have to come back to find something to make up for!

Yesterday, Fang Shujing's braised pork meal made the shopkeeper's family suffer from gluttony.I fell asleep in the middle of the night, and I haven't woken up yet. The smell of braised fish came in again, and the whole family woke up from hunger.

There is no need for the children to make trouble when getting up early, the shopkeeper directly gives the daughter-in-law [-] Wen, and also buys some meat to cook a good meal.

Otherwise, they can't stand this torture.

Fang Shujing's family began to have a delicious meal of this stewed fish. The skin is crispy, and the fish is very tender and delicious after being dipped in the soup.

Little Shanzhachi ate the rice cereal, but still clamored and refused to leave. After being held in Liu Yechen's arms, he watched his father eat eagerly, drooling from his greedy eyes.

Liu Yechen wiped his saliva and said with a smile, "Little greedy cat."

"Hmm." Little Shanzha whimpered, as if she agreed.