reborn as a brother

"Brother Wang, drink this soup before leaving." It's hot, and the soup won't cool down for a while. Ji Anyi originally wanted to drink it in the morning, but only Brother Wang came here, and he saw that he was getting thinner again. It was quite a lot, so I thought about giving him the soup.

The soup was brought out, and there was a large bowl with bones and some wax gourds in it. "It's still warm, it's just right for drinking."

With that said, Ji Anyi handed the bowl to Wang Baoer who was stunned, and then gave him the chopsticks, urging him. "It will be cold in a while."

"Brother, drink." Wang Xiaoer grinned happily, and said something along with him.

Wang Baoer blinked her eyes, turned her head slightly to one side, wiped her face with her hands, and after a while, she lowered her eyes to take the soup and drank it with her head buried.

Since the death of Ah Mo and Dad, no one has cared about him so much, not even Ah Qiang.

"It's getting late, I'm going to get busy first." After drinking the soup, she didn't even eat the bones and wax gourd, and put the bowl away, Wang Baoer picked up the wooden bucket and hurried to the back of the house, took two buckets of water and strode He walked away steadily.

Ji Anyi stood where he was, silently looking at Brother Wang's figure, which disappeared from sight and was never seen again, so he closed his gaze, looked at Wang Xiaoer and said. "It's time for the idiot to take a bath."

The two of them took a bath, and the sky was not completely dark. Ji Anyi also washed the clothes, but didn't hang them in the back of the house. The dew was not very good at night, so he hung the clothes in the utility room, and moved them to the back of the house to dry tomorrow.

The chickens and ducks entered the cage consciously. Wang Xiaoer closed the cage and placed it under the eaves. Then he moved the two puppies into the place where firewood was piled up on the stove. The ewes were still tied to the tree and fell down. Nothing.

"The two puppies are getting bigger, this basket is a bit small, let's make a bigger nest tomorrow." After pouring out a basin of water, Ji Anyi dragged Wang Xiaoer to wash his hands while talking slowly. "It's not a way to tie the ewes to the tree. They have to come out of the whole house. It's been two months. The chickens and ducks at home will be able to lay eggs soon. These are authentic native eggs. There are twelve chickens and ducks. It's more than enough to hold our three mouths."

Irrigate the water in the pot directly to the vegetable field in front of the house. This is well water, and if there is some spiritual spring water in it, the land cannot be cheap.

The kitchen door was fastened, and it was completely dark.Ji Anyi and Wang Xiaoer entered the room.

Speaking of it, this house is really dilapidated, with three small rooms.One kitchen and one sleeping room. Wang Baoer used to sleep in the utility room, but after he got married, it was used to store sundries. Previously, sundries were put directly in the kitchen.

There is not even a main room, and when someone comes, they sit directly in the kitchen.

Even if you can't save enough money for the time being, and build a small courtyard, no matter what, you have to build a blue brick house, two main rooms, one main room, one kitchen, and a utility room.

He also stayed in this era for two months, and he has a clearer idea of ​​the prices here.

He reckoned that to build a small courtyard would cost hundreds of taels of silver, and earning three taels of silver a month would take four years, and the extra 20 taels would be used for living expenses during these four years.

When I counted in the afternoon, I felt that there were quite a lot in January, and I felt a little excited. This is the level of stepping into a well-off family.

Thinking about it now, he felt that he was very poor.

Earning three taels a month is very little, and I wish I could earn 30 taels a month. Winter is the slack season, so it’s best to find someone to do the work. It’s not a matter of minutes to build a small courtyard.

Maybe they will be able to live in a new house during the Chinese New Year.

Ouch, it's too good to think about it, but it's a pity that in the current situation, I can only think about it in my heart.

"Idiot, I realize I'm a little anxious." Ji Anyi sighed softly. "It's not good, it's not good."

being targeted.He still understands this truth.

The small courtyard was built in just half a year, which is completely inviting robbery.

It's better to be down-to-earth, move forward steadily, step by step, build the blue brick house first, and live in it more comfortably.

It is said that the winter in ancient times was much colder than the winter in modern times. I heard his father talk about it before. When I was a child, the winter was so cold that the eaves could be covered with ice, and the pond was frozen, so it was no problem for people to walk on it.

If this is the case, just thinking about this dilapidated house makes him feel chilly and panicked.

The green brick house is much cheaper. It can be started with a dozen taels of silver, and it doesn't need to be very spacious. There are many people and strong strength, and it can be done in half a month.

Well, this goal is feasible, work hard!

"Idiot, we will also live in a comfortable blue brick house this year." In Hexi Village, there are still people living in mud brick houses. They can count on one finger, and their family is one of them.

It's not that life in Hexi Village is good, it's just that it's easier to marry my brother after building a blue brick house.This principle is the same in any time and space.

Wang Xiaoer smiled happily, turned his daughter-in-law's face, and shouted with joy. "Daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law."

Even if the sky is completely dark, it is only half past Xu, about eight o'clock.

He was not exhausted and busy, he was in good spirits, and Ji Anyi was not too sleepy, so he dragged Wang Xiaoer and chattered, talking about the blue brick house, the jam, the dried radish, and the field. The dishes, say Brother Wang...

Talk about whatever comes to your mind.

Wang Xiaoer listened, no matter whether he understood it or not, he continued to say, "Daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law" from time to time, shouting very happily, his voice was full of joy.

The moon had already passed half the sky, and the chattering in the room slowly subsided.

Knowing that he no longer kept shouting, it also subsided a lot, but the field not far away was filled with the sound of frogs one after another.

Whether it is day or night, summer is so lively and full of vitality.

When the rooster crowed for the first time, the quiet village slowly began to make sounds.

I slept well at night, and when I woke up in the morning, I felt refreshed and comfortable.

Sitting on the bed, Ji Anyi stretched a lot, then turned around and smiled at Wang Xiaoer. "Good morning, nerd."

"Good morning, daughter-in-law." Wang Xiaoer had already put on his clothes, and was standing by the bed, looking at his daughter-in-law happily, his eyes were bright and piercing.

Simple people are the easiest to be happy. Wang Xiaoer is happy every day. His world is like the sun in summer. The sun is shining brightly. Ji Anyi is with him all day long, so he is easily infected by him, and his mood changes every day. Very good, positive and hard work.

Although it is hot in summer, it is slightly cool in the morning, and the air is very fresh and refreshing.

After washing up, Wang Xiaoer carried the well water to the mountain depression, ready to water the vegetable fields.

Ji Anyi lit a fire to make breakfast.

This breakfast is white rice porridge, with stewed dried radish, and cold cucumber. There is still some sauerkraut left over from last night to stir-fry pork belly. It will be reheated later.

The dried radish is marinated and the cucumber is also cold. Put these two aside, and the white rice porridge is slowly cooked in a large pot.

Taking advantage of this free time, he mixed some bran and poured it evenly into the chicken and duck bowls, then released the chickens and ducks, and put the cages not far away.

He brought a bucket of well water to water the vegetable field in front of the house. Someone came to fetch water, said a few words to him, and went to the back of the house with a smile.

When breakfast was almost ready, Wang Xiaoer came back, not only watered the vegetable field in the mountain depression, but also cut some tender grass.

After washing their hands, the two began to eat breakfast.

There are a lot of people who come to fetch water at this point, and when they see them having breakfast, they will happily ask: Did you eat it?What to eat, smell strange and so on.There is kindness in the tone.

Ji Anyi would answer with a smile.

After this breakfast, he will naturally slow down a bit. Fortunately, he is not busy, so he will slow down.

After breakfast, the kitchen was tidied up. Seeing that it was almost time, Ji Anyi took Wang Xiaoer to the village head's house, carrying some dried braised radishes in his hand.

When I arrived at the village head's house, I happened to be having breakfast.

When the village chief saw the dried braised radish in his hand, his eyes lit up without any trace, and he took the dried braised radish without any politeness, opened it, and began to eat it.

While waiting for the idiot to learn how to box with the village chief, Ji Anyi watched from the side for a while, seeing that nothing was wrong, he left in peace.

The apricots in the cellar had to be dealt with quickly. He was going to Liu Amo's house to buy some maltose.

When they arrived at Liu's house, Liu Ama was cleaning the kitchen and saw no one else, probably busy with other things.

"Ah Liu." Ji Anyi smiled gently and called out.

Liu Ama hurriedly turned her head, and when she saw him, she showed a loving smile. "Ji Geer is here, sit down first, I'll clean up the stove."

Cleaning up the stove neatly, washing hands, Liu Ah Mo poured a glass of water and sat opposite Ji Anyi, thinking of what he said last night, she said with a smile. "Xiaoer learned boxing from the village chief?"

"Yeah. I'm a little surprised by how serious I am." Ji Anyi responded with a smile.

The two said a few words about homework, and then Ji Anyi said. "The apricots in the cellar have been stored for a few days. I'm not busy these two days. I want to make apricots into jam. Does Auntie Liu still have maltose?"

"Yes. There are some more. If there is less, I will make some more. This thing is not difficult." Liu Ah also guessed, Ji Geer came here for this matter, without saying a word, he went into the house and took the maltose come out.

I have been with Liu Damo for many years, and I have some of his habits. No matter what I do, I always like to do things well once I do it. This maltose is the same, and I will not make things up casually. Therefore, The maltose made here looks not much different from the ones sold in the town.

It weighed about five or six catties, Ji Anyi held it in his hand and said with a smile. "If Grandma Liu is not busy, I'll make some more maltose. Mr. Su will come over in three days to fetch ten catties of jam."

"Sure, I'll send it over when it's done." After a pause, he asked again. "Ten catties of jam, I'm afraid this apricot is not enough."

"Well, it's definitely not enough. Mr. Liu said yesterday that the apricots in the back mountain asked me to pick them to make jam, and I would send some jam to him later. I thought, there are apricots in the village, and I picked them to sell in the town. It’s also for sale, why don’t you just sell it to me, it will save you some time.”

Amo Liu nodded and agreed. "That's a good idea. There is an apricot plant in front of Ah Shui House, and the fruit is very good. When I came here yesterday, I told me that I just waited for the vegetables to grow in the past two days. I picked a piece and sold it in the town. If you want To collect apricots, let him directly pick them up and send them to your home, and weigh how many catties they weigh."

After saying that, Liu Ah got up. "I'll tell him now, if Ji Ge'er is busy making jam, he should go home first."

"Okay, please trouble me, Ah Liu." Ji Anyi really didn't know which Ah Shui was.

He returned home with maltose, put down his things and went to the cellar, picked out the apricots, took them to the well, washed them, and pitted them.

The maltose is relatively viscous, so Ji Anyi took a spoon, evenly distributed the maltose on the pulp, and covered it with a lid.

When buying daily necessities, he deliberately bought two larger jars for pickling.

It took some time to marinate, and taking advantage of this spare time, Ji Anyi was going to chop some chili sauce. There was not much chili sauce left at home, and it was far from enough to make ten jars of dried radish.

He cleared some peppers in front of the house first, and saved some. Xiaomu will come over to pull vegetables in a few days. It is impossible to have no peppers. The peppers in the mountain have been cleared yesterday and sold for money.

Just when the peppers were washed and ready to be chopped, Liu Ahmao and a brother of about the same age came over. The brother was carrying a betel on his back, and the yellow apricots could be seen from a long distance.

"Brother Ji, are you going to chop peppers?" Liu Amo asked with a smile, then looked at the brother next to him and said to Ji Anyi. "This is Ah Shui, can you call him Zhong San?"

"Hello Zhong San." Ji Anyi greeted with a smile, and then replied to Liu Ah. "Yes, the chili sauce is a bit tight, so I'm going to chop some." After a pause, he said again. "Ah Liu, Zhong San, I need a lot of chili sauce. If I have it at home, I will keep it at four coppers a catty. This chili sauce should be finely chopped."

After all, the land at home is a little less, and there are not many vegetables, not only the chili sauce, but also the radishes.

Of course, even if there is a lot of land, the two of them are too busy. He wants to make money, but he doesn't want to exhaust himself.

"Four copper plates a catty?" Zhong San Ah Mo obviously didn't believe it.

There are a lot of peppers, but the price can't go up, usually two coppers a catty. These days, the well water behind Wang's house is irrigated, and the vegetables grown are more juicy, so the price has only increased by one copper. The pepper is three coppers a catty.

"Yes. However, be careful that the chili sauce has to be finely chopped." Speaking of this, Ji Anyi paused for a while, and said seriously. "This is a matter of selling and buying. It's nothing more than anything else. It should be made clear. If the seller is dissatisfied and doesn't do this business anymore, everyone won't be able to please. Ah Liu, Zhong San, you see , am I right?"

"Yes." Ah Zhong San agreed without hesitation. "Ji Geer, I have a lot of chili peppers in my house. Look, what kind of chili sauce should be chopped, show me, and I will do it later."

Four coppers a catty of chili sauce, this thing is heavy, it is easy to see money, and the family can have another income.

"Look at me." Ji Anyi patted his head. "I forgot to let Ahmao Liu and Ahmao Zhong come in and sit down first. I'll bring out the chili sauce and let you see what it looks like. We're done. This is a long-term deal."

After watching the chili sauce, Liu Ah and Zhong San Ah had already figured it out, and only then did they think about Xing.

"Brother Ji, you can weigh this apricot." There was also a scale in the back, and Zhong San didn't say anything about the price.

Ji Anyi looked at it, didn't move, and asked directly. "Ah Zhong San, how much did you weigh? I believe you. The town sells it for two coppers per catty. As for me, it's the same price."

"Nine catties, a round number." Liu Ah Mo said cheerfully beside her.

"Yes." Ah Zhong San smiled happily.

"Okay. I'll take the money." Immediately, Ji Anyi left the kitchen, entered the room and counted eighteen copper coins.

Ah Zhong San took the copper plate, put it in the purse without counting, put it properly, and asked Ji Anyi. "I'll send some of Ji Ge'er's chili sauce tomorrow?"

"Success. I've been busy for the past two days. Don't think I've been nagging me about something. This business is also a coincidence. I want to use it to save some money and turn the house upside down." Good year, I think Zhong San thinks the same way, earn more money and save more, we both have the same thought, so naturally we have to do this work carefully, the seller is happy, and the sale and purchase can continue for a long time. "

"That's right, that's the reason. I know it clearly in my heart. Don't worry, Brother Ji. I'll do this job meticulously, and I'm sure you'll be satisfied." Saying that, Amo Zhong San looked at Amo Liu and smiled. explain. "I still have a lot of things to do at home, so I'll go back first."

Amo Liu agreed with a smile and nodded.

After Zhong San left, Ji Anyi looked at Liu Ah, and joked with a smile. "Ah Liu, I'm eagerly waiting for your maltose."

"I'll do it for you when I get back." Liu Ah Mo rubbed his hair, smiled and strode away.

Not long after Amo Liu left, another brother came over with Xingzi on his back and said he wanted to sell it to him.

Ji Anyi looked at Xing, smiled and agreed, weighed himself, and gave him the money.

There was no more maltose at home, and it was hot, so Ji Anyi moved the apricot into the cellar, and when Liu Ah's maltose came, he quickly disposed of it.

After finishing this work, I sat down and was about to chop peppers.

Hearing Wang Xiaoer's joyful voice, the daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law walked over while shouting.

"I'm back." Ji Anyi had no choice but to put aside his work again, stood up, smiled gently, watched Wang Xiaoer walk up to him, and hugged him tightly in his arms.

He could feel that the idiot was very happy, very happy, it seemed that he was very happy to learn boxing from the village head.

"Daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law, happy, happy."

"Well. Just be happy." Hearing this, Ji Anyi was in a very happy mood.

The idiot is by his side, his emotions are affected by him, and it is easy to be happy because of a little thing.

Just like now, he laughs, laughing so happily, he can't help laughing, feeling a little silly.

The two of them were laughing foolishly, when a voice rang out, full of strong ridicule. "Looking at the two little mouths, they are really affectionate. They hug each other in broad daylight. I'm really not ashamed."

Having said that, Ji Anyi hurriedly broke away from Wang Xiaoer, feeling a little uncomfortable.

"Yo, blushing and shy, haha."

Ji Anyi knew this person, he was a cheerful brother, about 20 years old, his husband's family name was Li, but he was not from the family of elder brother Li.

According to Li's surname, his husband's family ranked fourth, and the villagers called him Fourth Brother Li.

Brother Li's father's father and brother Li's father's father are two brothers, relatives, and there is a big difference in age. They are separated by ten years. Although the two brothers are relatives, they are not the same. They are too close, and the temperaments of the two families are also very different. One is shrewd and loves to pick and choose, while the other is cheerful and informal.

For a while, people in the village liked to talk about how Uncle Li and Uncle Li taught him two sons with completely different personalities.

Uncle Li died early, and now Uncle Li lives with his second son.

"Why is Fourth Brother Li here?" Suppressing the uneasiness, Ji Anyi asked calmly.

This fourth brother Li doesn't fight abductees, he just speaks out. "I heard from Aunt Zhong San that if you harvest apricots, you can pick the apricots from home, which will save you a lot of effort in selling them in the town."