Crossing the green wheat ears

The afternoon sun at the end of summer was still relatively warm. Xiyuan was lying in the yard reading a book under the grape arbor, and fell asleep unknowingly.Goudan is busy among the herbs in the flower bed, and the small figure appears and disappears from time to time. The herbs planted this year are different from last year. The herbs that Goudan successfully planted last year were moved to Xiyuan in his back garden, and the amount is much more than this .

Goudan is very serious about recording the growth of herbs. He is now a little gentleman. When and how to take care of the herbs at home, he occasionally consults Goudan, which makes Goudan very proud.

The door rang softly, Wei Cheng walked in, went to the well platform to wash his face, went into the room and changed into a set of clean clothes, and found something to eat to pad his stomach.

While eating, Wei Cheng squatted beside the bench, watching his brother sleep.In the quiet afternoon, there is a breeze blowing, and it is a leisurely and comfortable place.After eating, Wei Cheng went into the room and took a thin quilt, covered his brother lightly, then sat by the chair and watched over his brother.

Since that spring outing, Wei Cheng and Zheng Xuan went to the small county school grounds several times to practice riding and archery, because Mr. Ye had greeted them in advance, and Zheng Xuan was leading them, so it was not difficult for them to learn from the official school.

Wei Cheng is agile and proficient in bows and arrows. After a few times, the professor of riding and archery began to like Wei Cheng as a student. If he had nothing to do, he came over and offered to mention him. Wei Cheng humbly asked for advice, and they got along very well. Here, Wei Cheng received formal riding and archery training and learned more than Cheng Yi.

He was going to practice riding and archery this afternoon, but the instructor was busy and was not there. Wei Cheng practiced for an hour and then went home early.

Xiyuan felt that he had taken a long nap. After waking up, he was in a daze for a long time. Just about to turn over, he put his hand on his shoulder to stop this movement. Xiyuan opened his eyes and realized that he was sleeping on the bench , covered with a thin quilt, with his head resting on Wei Cheng's leg.

Sitting there, Wei Cheng looked down at his brother with a smile on his head, thinking that it was funny when his brother just woke up.

"Brat, when did you come back? Why is there no movement?" Xi Yuan lay flat, looked up at the bunches of plump grapes on the grape trellis, and slowly woke up.

"It's been a long time since you've been back, brother, you still haven't thanked me. If I hadn't blocked you, you would have fallen to the ground when you rolled over just now." Wei Cheng pulled up the thin quilt and covered his brother. Now the sun is not so strong , my brother just woke up, feeling cold.

"You need to be paid for everything, okay, thank you." Xiyuan muttered, his voice was a little soft just after waking up.

"Brother, you just thank you verbally?" Wei Cheng pinched his brother's fingertips one by one to play. Xiyuan's hands didn't have any calluses on them because they had never done physical work, and they were soft when pinched.

"Be content, it would be nice to have a word of mouth." Xiyuan stood up and sat up.

"Brother, don't bully people like this. As you said, you should be rewarded for doing good deeds." Wei Cheng straightened his long legs and leaned his head back against the pillar next to him.

"Okay, don't you want a reward, I'll take you to a big meal tomorrow." Xiyuan remembered something and said to Wei Cheng with a smile.

Wei Cheng: "Really or not? Brother, I'm not in the mood to lie. What you say is like splashing water."

Xiyuan: "The water that was still poured out, I will pour it out and then take it back, what can you do?"

"What can I do to you, brother, I know now, it's good to be a brother, be reasonable if you want to be reasonable, and be unreasonable if you want to be unreasonable." Wei Cheng picked up the thin quilt, hesitantly, "嗖" , along the window and threw the house on the kang.

Xiyuan: "..."

"Brother, where shall we have a big meal tomorrow?" Goudan popped up from the flower bed, holding a small hoe in his hand, he heard the conversation between the eldest brother and the second brother.

"Ah? Brother, are we going out to eat?" Xiaoyong also ran out of the house. The other child was practicing calligraphy seriously in the house, but Wei Cheng threw the quilt and led him out.

Looking at the two expectant eyes, Xiyuan wanted to touch his forehead, and Wei Cheng stood beside him gloating.

"Ah, we have to go back to the village tomorrow. Didn't the wall of our village be finished last year? This year Uncle Cheng led the villagers to repair the canals. The village will celebrate tomorrow. Uncle Zhao came back this morning to talk about it. Let's go back to the village. Join in the fun." Xiyuan gave a few small explanations.

"Why are you celebrating? Is there anything delicious?" Xi Yong asked, tilting his head.

"Yes, I heard that people in the village collected money and bought a big fat pig. It will be slaughtered and stewed on the spot tomorrow. We will eat pork when we go back."

"Brother, how is Uncle Cheng's affairs going?" Wei Cheng asked. He and Cheng Nan had a good relationship, and he was more concerned about Cheng Yi's affairs.

"It's settled, and I think we'll have to speak in front of the whole village tomorrow." The village built a wall for three years and built a canal for a year, all under the leadership of Cheng Yi. Now he is leading the villagers to set up a fruit workshop, cherry When they came down, they made cherry wine, and when the apricots were ripe, they made preserved apricots and sold almonds. The income of the villagers increased, and Cheng Yi's prestige naturally increased.

Lao Li is getting old, and he wanted to let go. He planned to pass it on to his eldest son, but now he has to give up. If he really wants to do that, the family will have no face to stay in the village.

Cheng Yi's current business has been settled. According to Xiyuan's instructions, he selected special personnel from the village to take care of the fruit trees and taste the workshop, and recorded wages according to the amount of labor. Fruit trees were planted in local fields or unowned wasteland. , now there is no need to pay taxes, so it is equal to pure leftover money.

After getting the money, the cost is eliminated, part of it is paid for the workers, and some is reserved for the village’s public money, and the rest is shared equally by each household, even those who did not participate in the money, which makes everyone in Lianhua Village smile. , beaming, related to their own interests, they consciously protect the fruit trees, no one to harm.

"Brother, we don't have to go to school tomorrow?" Wei Cheng was happy for Uncle Cheng.

"Well, I'll pick up Xiao Wei and the others later, and tell my husband that I'll be taking a bath the day after tomorrow, so I can stay at home for an extra day." Xi Yuan said, and went to the well to wash his face. Get a face cloth.

"Staying at home for three days? That's great!" Wei Cheng jumped up happily, reached out and picked a bunch of grapes from the grape rack, picked a big one and put it in his mouth to eat, it was not too sour, Goudan and small Yong grinned at the sight, involuntarily pouring out sour water.

"Ah? For three days?" Goudan touched the braid on his head, his little eyes were a little hesitant, but no one noticed.

At dinner, when Xi Wei and the others heard about this, they also howled with joy. Children, they all like to be lively, and only Goudan was there violently pawing and eating, not knowing what to think.

After dinner, Xiyuan was packing up his things in the house, and Wei Cheng was drinking horses in the stable. When he looked up, he saw Goudan sneaking towards the gate, holding a few steamed buns in his arms. Maybe he took a little too much. , Goudan picked it up carefully, and within a few steps, Gu Lulu dropped another one, and Goudan picked it up again.

Wei Cheng was very curious, what would Goudan do with stealing steamed buns, to feed the dogs in the alley?No, Goudan is sensible and knows that food is precious, so he won't be so bad.

Suspicious in his heart, Wei Cheng secretly followed behind, Goudan patronized the mantou and didn't notice it.

When he arrived under the old elm tree in the alley, Goudan stopped and called softly, "Cat Dan, Cat Dan."

"Hey, Changshuo, why did you come here? I'm going to starve to death." A half-sized beggar jumped down from the tree. His face was dirty and his clothes were torn. He looked about ten years old. He took the steamed bun in Goudan's hand, and without a word, he ate it immediately, and didn't dislike the dirt on it.

"Maudan, I have to go back to the village for three days, so I can't come here. I brought you two more, and you can keep them for food." Goudan looked at the child apologetically.

"Ah? Three days? Goofy, you want to starve me to death?" The little beggar forgot to chew the steamed buns when he heard it.

"But, my elder brother said he wants to go back." Goudan kicked the dirt on the ground with his toe.

"Then what should I eat? It's over, I'm going to die of hunger like that day again." The little beggar stretched his neck and swallowed the steamed buns. It choked me." As he spoke, he took another big mouthful of steamed buns.

"There are no pickles, and there are no vegetables left. I won't cook at home tomorrow morning. My eldest brother said to eat outside. I have to eat all the leftovers today, so I only have these steamed buns left." Goudan was a little nervous. What can I do with these steamed buns?

"Okay, okay, I'll make it up. Goudan, I have to go hungry for three days. Think about it, how uncomfortable it is to not eat for three days! When you come back, bring me one of your chicken legs, you know? ?” Well, let’s order food.

"Ah? Chicken legs? But, chickens only have two legs." Goudan was a little embarrassed. If he took away one of the roasted chicken legs, the eldest brother would find out...

"Goudan." Wei Cheng couldn't help shouting, it seems that Goudan was fooled by the little beggar.

As soon as the little beggar saw Wei Cheng, Sa Yazi wanted to run away, and when he turned around, he didn't forget to snatch the steamed bun from Goudan's hand.

"Run, where are you going, you?" He couldn't outrun Wei Cheng, and he was pulled over by Wei Cheng's arm within a short distance.

"Let go of me, bastard." With his arm restrained, the little beggar kicked Wei Cheng with his leg.

"Little boy, calm down, or you will be crippled." Wei Cheng dragged him home, holding Goudan with the other hand.

"Second, Second Brother." Goudan was dumbfounded.

"It's okay, Goudan, let's go, brother won't scold you." Wei Cheng comforted Goudan.

"Let go of me, let me go." Seeing that he couldn't break free from Wei Cheng, the little beggar put his feet on the ground, hesitantly refusing to move forward, but Wei Cheng was so strong, he carried him like a puppy Picking it up, the little beggar saw, no way, he opened his mouth and bit Wei Cheng's hand. Wei Cheng didn't say anything, but twisted his arm back with all his strength. The more the little beggar struggled, the more his arm went back, the more it hurt, and finally Convinced, obediently let Wei Cheng carry it home.

"Chengzi, what's the matter?" Xiyuan finished packing and was watching Xi Wei walking his horse in the yard.

"Be honest with me. If you dare to run, take off your legs." Wei Cheng threw the little beggar into the yard, turned around and picked up Goudan. Get mad at him and ignore him.

"It's okay, ah, Goudan, let's not cry." Xiyuan hurriedly took Goudan over.

"What's going on?"

After asking for a long time, I finally understood the whole story from Goudan and the little beggar's narration.

A few days ago, Goudan was holding a piece of cake in his hand and wanted to play in the alley. Not far from the gate, he saw this little beggar fainted outside the wall of his house.Goudan has learned some medical skills from his elder brother, and finally caught up with a chance to practice, so he hurried over to touch his head, um, it's not hot, check his body, um, there is no injury.

Goudan was diagnosed right there, the little beggar woke up, he was hungry, and he had no energy, so he opened his mouth to ask Goudan for cake. Goudan heard from Xiyuan that people who are too hungry can’t eat too much at once. He drank the porridge first, but refused to give it to him with the cake. The little beggar was so angry that his eyes glowed green. Goudan asked him to wait a while, and he ran home to bring a bowl of porridge, and fed the little beggar to drink.

With food, the child recovered, and then, for two or three days in a row, he came here to pretend to be dead, and asked Goudan to feed him, and Goudan fed him porridge for three consecutive days.

The little beggar saw that Goudan was so deceitful, so he pretended to be much better, coaxed Goudan to ask for something else to eat, Goudan Dengdeng brought him from home for several days.

"Where's your family?" Xiyuan asked after hearing the whole story.

"It's gone." The brat sniffed.

"When did it disappear?" Seeing that he didn't respond, Xi Yuan asked, "How long have you been begging for food?"

"Two years have passed." The little beggar counted. During the Chinese New Year, the city was full of fragrance, but he had to go hungry, so he was deeply impressed.

"How old are you?" Xiyuan asked.

The little beggar shook his head.

It's a poor child, Xiyuan couldn't bear it, forget it, the family didn't lose anything anyway.

"Okay, let's go, don't lie to us in the future, if you find out that you lie to him again, you won't let you go so easily." Xi Yuan waved his hand.

The little beggar was stunned, and hurriedly ran out to the door. Seeing that Xiyuan didn't stop him, he really let him go, so he turned around and ran over, "Hey, let me tell you."

Xiyuan was annoyed by him, and stood there to see what he had to say.

"I said, master, please do me a favor and take me in. I'll be your young master's servant, okay?"

"My family doesn't have a young master, what's the use of having a servant." Xi Yuan teased him, this kid is a hob meat.

"Tch, you are just fooling me. Your family is so rich, so you are not the young master? I have seen your carriage. There are cows, donkeys, and a lot of chickens. They eat eggs every day." Needless to say, it must be from The words that come out of Goudan.

"You said you can be a servant? Tell me, what are your strengths that make me want you?"

"I, I, I run fast." The little beggar scratched his head in thought, and finally thought of something, well, he stole the steamed buns from the steamed bun shop, and the boss chased after him for a long time without catching up with him.

"Damn, my family has a horse, how can you run faster than a horse?" Wei Cheng laughed angrily at him, and bent the little beggar's leg, but it was useless.

"Then, I'm strong. If anyone wants to bully your young master, I'll help him fight." The little beggar thought again.

"It's okay if you don't have the strength, can't you still bite?" Wei Cheng remembered that the little beggar was going to bite him just now.

"Hey, you don't remember villains, I made a mistake just now." The little beggar bowed to Wei Cheng with a playful smile.

When he said this, he reminded Xiyuan that the younger brothers really didn’t have a single servant, Xi Weicheng and the others were better off, but Xiaoyong and Goudan had to go to school no matter how old they were, Xiyuan was really uncomfortable Don't worry, the reason for this is that I have been teaching at home.

If there is such a hob meat following, the two younger brothers really have no children who would dare to bully them.However, such a child is like a wolf. If he can't handle it well, he will bite back and have to subdue it if he wants to use it.

"Fighting? There is no shortage of people who can fight in my family. Chengzi, let's make gestures with him." Xiyuan winked at Wei Cheng, and Wei Cheng immediately understood.

The little beggar really wanted to show his performance well and not go hungry. For him, there was a great temptation.

However, he was no match for Wei Cheng, he couldn't beat Wei Cheng with one arm, and finally lay on the ground panting, looking at Xi Yuan silently, with a look of loneliness in his eyes.

Only during the few days when Goudan brought him food, he didn't have to go hungry. He used to be hungry and full. Sometimes he couldn't eat anything for several days, and he had to be beaten in order to grab food.

"Brother..." Wei Cheng relented a bit, and looked at Xi Yuan eagerly, thinking of his childhood.

"Okay, get up, you will be our servant from now on, let me make it clear in advance, if you don't work hard, I will drive you away at any time." Xiyuan did not forget to threaten the little beggar.

"Really? Hahaha." The little beggar jumped up, ran to Xiyuan's side, hugged Goudan's leg, and jumped several times.

"By the way, what's your name?" The little beggar took a bath, and Xiyuan brought him one of Xiaoyong's clothes.

"Cat eggs." The little beggar replied.

"Tell the truth." Wei Cheng scratched his head.

"It's just cat eggs." The little beggar giggled.

"Don't be close to our dog's egg, is it worse than a cat's egg?" Xiyuan guessed.

"How do you know?" After the little beggar finished speaking, he realized that he had slipped his tongue. He grinned and lowered his head for a long time, "Call, call Li Gousheng."

"Hahaha." Wei Cheng beside him couldn't help laughing, and Xi Yuan was also amused.

"Young master, can you give me a name?" Gou Sheng finally blushed a little.

"Okay, Gou Sheng doesn't sound very nice. Our dog's name is Xixi, and you will be called Li Yuan from now on."