reborn as a brother

Ji Anyi's birthday is on the 26th, and Fatty's is on the 28th.

Ji Anyi thought about it, and said to everyone, it's better to move to 27, the two of them celebrate their birthday together, and it will be more lively.

Coincidentally, Liu Yin has fully recovered.Wang Baoer and Ji Aqiang moved back to their small home.

It can also be said to be Sanxi.

At the age of 26, I had breakfast early in the morning, set up two ox carts, and a group of people happily entered the town.

Even Dahuang and Xiaohuang followed behind the bullock cart, thumping all the way to the town.

It's just a little bit of leisure for these two days, and when we enter October, we have to work hard again.

This day was regarded as a rest, and a few people strolled slowly, carefully picking out the daily necessities needed at home, missing items, etc., and found the most suitable one to buy.

In August and September, even if there was something missing at home, everyone's thoughts were on the crops in the field. No one was willing to spare half a day to go to town at this time, so they just made do with it.

Now that the drought has finally passed, it is natural to buy everything.

I'm busy in October, so I don't have time to go to town, and I won't be free until November anyway.

We ate lunch at Xiangrui Restaurant, chatted with Xiaomu Xiaoshan and rested for a while.

Gather all kinds of items bought in the morning on the bullock cart, count them carefully, and there are still two or three things missing.

Quickly bought all the leftovers, bid farewell to Xiaomu Xiaoshan, and drove back to the village in a bustling ox cart.

At dawn on the 27th day, the first cock crow sounded.

Everyone in both houses woke up.

When Ji Anyi went to the kitchen, he found that brother Zhang San was already making arrangements in the kitchen. "When did you wake up?" He thought he was the first to wake up.

"I slept well last night. I got up this morning and went to the latrine. Seeing that it was almost time, I didn't lie down on the bed." Brother Zhang San replied with a smile, paused, and then said. "Brother Wang is older than me, look, it's all fragrant."

Ji Anyi showed a gentle smile when he met Brother Zhang's gaze.

Every birthday, my brother would always get up early to prepare longevity noodles for him. Of course, the same is true for the idiot's birthday.There will also be a pair of shoes.

Every time he wears the shoes made by his brother, he feels very warm and at ease in his heart.

He also wears them at home, and he will change his shoes whenever he has to go to the fields to work in the mountains to collect firewood, etc.If he could, he would really be reluctant to wear them, and wanted to keep them well, but he also knew in his heart that he would be happier if he saw them in his eyes.

Just after washing and drying the clothes, before entering the kitchen with the wooden bucket, Wang Baoer walked in through the door holding two bowls of hot noodles, one big and one small.

Followed by Ji Aqiang, Ji Aqiang is holding the little fat man in his hands, the little fat man is not wearing a bellyband, but wearing a blue cotton padded jacket, grinning cheerfully, his bright black eyes are full of happiness, Just looking at it makes me feel good.

"Come on, Brother Ji, come and eat the longevity noodles." Wang Baoer put the bowl on the table and greeted.

After Ji Aqiang came over, he hugged the little fat man with open arms, sat down at the table, and moved the small bowl.

One big one and one small one ate up the two bowls of noodles, even the soup.

Probably holding on, the little fat man nestled lazily in Ah Mo's arms, looking at Ji Anyi with big round eyes and smiling persistently.

This kid doesn't know what he's having fun with all day long, he especially likes to laugh.When encountering happy things, he will also laugh.

After breakfast, Ji Anyi, Zhang Sange and Wang Baoer stayed in the kitchen and began to prepare for today's lunch.

Lunch is a bit particular, it's not about customs or anything like that.

It's just that the three of them have a heart, and there are twelve dishes in total. Each of them has a favorite dish, and the rest are everyone's favorite.

Little Fatty will be one year old after today. Although he still needs to eat fruit powder, he can also eat at the same time.

He had to use dim sum for his meals, which had to be softer.Just like the noodles in the morning, it is more appropriate to say that they are longevity noodles than a bowl of batter.

Chicken, duck and fish, these four things are a must.Xiaomu gave some dried seafood, which is a fresh food.Vegetables grown in their own fields, as well as delicacies and wild animals in the mountains.

Brother Zhang San and Wang Baoer were assistants, and Ji Anyi was in charge.

Before noon, a strong aroma wafted from the kitchen.

Xiao Huang didn't even bother to play happily with the little fat man anymore, and wagged his tail happily into the kitchen, barking twice, trying to attract the attention of the three people in the kitchen.

Xiao Huang unkindly left Xiaoshou Xing, Da Huang couldn't do this, and still rode the little fat man's horse, leading him to play around, accompanied by three tall and strong bodyguards.

The little birthday star is full of air and prestige today.

Finally, when it was time for dinner, I heard Brother Zhang San shouting. "It's time to eat."

Ji Aqiang picked up the little fat man neatly, and walked into the main room, Wang Xiaoer and Xie Qi were not slow to react, and walked with big strides.

Xiao Huang stood at the door of the kitchen, calling at Da Huang.That appearance seems to be saying.Hurry up, hurry up, I won't wait for you if you slow down, I'm going to eat.

When Brother Zhang San and Wang Baoer set up the bowls and chopsticks to serve the food, Ji Anyi prepared the meals for the two dogs, and filled two large bowls with a steaming aroma.

While waiting for Da Huang to walk slowly to the door of the kitchen, Xiao Huang might be angry, so he pushed his head against it, and then returned to the kitchen wagging his tail.

Rhubarb walked into the kitchen unhurriedly, stood in front of his own bowl, and ate unhurriedly.

After a while, the little yellow babbled and ate up a bowl of delicious rice, and the rice bowl was licked clean. He glanced at the rhubarb next to him, stopped for a while, moved over, and continued to eat brazenly.

The tail flicked and flicked, harassing Rhubarb's tail.

Rhubarb didn't respond at all, and continued to eat seriously and slowly.

In the room, the happy voice of the little fat man drowned out all other voices.

He seldom eats, and usually eats fruit powder.

Fruit powder is tasteless. After tasting the taste of the food, most of the brothers are reluctant to eat fruit powder.

It's just that when he is old, he is already one year old, so he needs to be fed more or less.

This is the first time for the little fat man to eat such delicious food.

He thought the batter in the morning was delicious enough, but he didn't expect that the food this time would be even better. If he had known, he wouldn't have eaten so much batter in the morning.

The little fat man happily ate the meals made by the small stove, but thought that Ah Mo was slow to feed, so he stretched out his hand and pulled.

With this little guy, the atmosphere in the room is even more lively.

After a bustling lunch, the kitchen was cleaned up, and a group of people sat down at the entrance of the aisle, and spread out a bamboo mat. The bamboo mat was very big, and it was not crowded.

The food is full, and the weather is cool today, there is no sun and there is a breeze.Woke up early in the morning and played all morning. The little fat man yawned and wanted to sleep.

But Wang Bao'er didn't want him to sleep, he was almost rested, he wanted the little fat man to move around, he ate a lot at noon, so he fell asleep after eating, that's not good.

Just one year old, it's time to practice walking. Even if he can't walk well, he should be allowed to stand more.

Wang Baoer talked about this idea, and everyone smiled and agreed.

The little fat man was in a drowsy state, but after hearing so much laughter, he woke up a lot, blinked his big eyes, and looked at the adults around him in confusion, but found that they were all looking at him.

"I'll put him on the ground and stand." Wang Bao'er stood up, and put the little fat man on the bamboo mat to stand, but he didn't let go.

Ji Anyi and the others adjusted their positions to ensure that they could reach out at the first time, so that the little fat man would not fall.

Seeing that they were all ready, Wang Baoer looked at the little fat man. "Hey, stand still, Ah Mo is going to let go."

What is this for?

The little fat man had a question mark on his head, blinked his eyes, and stared blankly at Ah Mo, completely out of state.

Wang Baoer felt that it was all right, so she slowly let go of her hands and took a step back.

After a while, the little fat man realized that Ah Mo let go of his hands, and he immediately became sober.

very scary.

He walked a little bit sluggishly, and threw himself into Ah Mo's arms with a splash.

"Come again. Little Fatty is really brave." Wang Baoer was addicted to playing.

The little fat man expressed his displeasure, he didn't like playing this game, he wanted to sleep, he was so sleepy.

At first the little fat man didn't cry, but he stopped laughing and his face was sullen.After playing for a while, he saw that it was endless, so he quit, opened his mouth and started crying.

"It's about the same time, almost a quarter of an hour?" Ji Anyi said presumably.

Brother Zhang San responded. "Yes. This is just the beginning, it's okay to take it slowly, the little fat man is very good."

"Stop crying, stop crying, let's go to sleep, go to sleep." Wang Baoer also felt that it was almost done, and walked towards her home while coaxing the little fat man. "I'll take the little fat man home to sleep first."

Seeing this, Ji Aqiang stood up and followed.

The four people who stayed behind chatted for a while, then went back to their respective houses and took a nap.

Fast forward to October.The days get busy.

Often when I get up, everyone has been busy in the kitchen for a while before the first cock crows.

The rice harvest in the second half of the year was very bad, although it rained on the [-]th day, which eased the drought.

The rice is sun-battered after all, the grains are not plump at all, more grainless.

The millet harvested from the four acres of paddy fields is not enough to pay taxes.

The situation is worse than imagined.

This year's autumn harvest, not only is there no joy at all, but the atmosphere is dignified, as if a big stone has been pressed against the chest.

Fortunately, the crops in the dry land and the two vegetable fields were not bad.

In today's Hexi Village, rice is of course important, but so are vegetable fields. If the rice harvest is not good, there are still vegetable fields to support them, and they can barely survive.

"Could it be that our small place is suffering from a drought?" Ji Anyi couldn't figure it out, it's been so hard, why hasn't there been any news of tax exemption from above.

Xie Qi shook his head. "No, several villages around us are in the same situation as ours."

"Yes. When we went to Southwest Ridge to carry water, we often met people from neighboring villages. The drought this time was quite severe, even worse than a few years ago. There was also a drought a few years ago. I got the news that this season's tax will be exempted, this time... I'm bored too." Zhang San frowned and muttered.

Their village is still good. I heard from the elders in the village that recently more and more people want to sell their children, and they can't pay taxes. That's the only way to go.

I don't know what happened above.well.

For some reason, Ji Anyi felt an inexplicable panic in his heart.

I have no intention of continuing this topic.

Lying on the bed at night, I couldn't fall asleep, and I always felt that my heart was not at ease.

"Idiot." Turning over, Ji Anyi called out in a low voice.

Wang Xiaoer stretched out his hand and put him in his arms. "Daughter-in-law, what do you think? Stop thinking about it."

"I'm not at ease. Brother Zhang San said that there was also a drought a few years ago, but the higher-ups said that there was tax exemption. This time it was much more serious than last time. It was almost to the point of no harvest. Tian, ​​the situation is a little better because we fought hard to grab it here. It's all at this point, why is there no movement at all above? No matter how I think about it, I feel weird." Ji Anyi said a little anxiously.

After a pause, he spoke again. "Idiot, let's go into town tomorrow, go to Xiangrui Restaurant and ask Xiao Mu for some information. If he doesn't have any news, let him send a letter to Su Jinming, maybe he will know something."

"Okay. Let's go tomorrow morning." Wang Xiaoer agreed without hesitation, and said again. "Daughter-in-law, go to sleep, it's okay. I won't let you go hungry."

He is no longer the silly Wang Xiaoer he used to be. His wife used to protect him, but now, it's his duty to protect her.

He can't let his wife live a good life, at least, he has to let her live a comfortable life.

Early the next morning, even thinking about breakfast, Ji Anyi told Brother Zhang and his son what they said last night.

They agreed very much, and the four of them hurriedly got into the ox cart and drove to the town.

When we arrived in town, the restaurant had just opened.

"Xiaomu, we came here to ask you some news. There was a drought this year, and it was almost to the point of no harvest. Why didn't the higher-ups release the news? There was also a drought in the past few years, which was far less serious than this year, but the higher-ups let it go. Taxes. I'm not very sure, is there something wrong here?" Seeing Xiaomu, Ji Anyi didn't say much, and asked directly.

Xiaomu listened and nodded. "If you don't come here, I thought too. I'll go find you when I'm done with the things at hand. The boss called yesterday. The superiors have been restless for the past six months. The Holy One doesn't care about these trivial matters."

What, even a drought is a trivial matter?So what counts as a big deal?

The four people in the room were all stunned when they heard this.

"What's the matter? Is there something more detailed?" After regaining his senses, Xie Qi asked eagerly.

Xiaomu shook his head. "The boss just sent such a vague message. If you want more specific news, I'm afraid you have to wait." After a pause, he continued. "Don't be impatient, as soon as there is news that I can't come, I will let Xiao Shan go and tell you as soon as possible."

"Okay. I'm sorry to trouble you, Xiaomu." Ji Anyi replied with a absent-minded smile.

Walking out of Xiangrui Restaurant, I looked up at the blue sky. Today is a cloudy day, the sun has not come out, and it is windy and slightly cool.

I can't explain how I feel in my heart, I just feel a little bit confused.

When they got home, they sat in the room blankly, all a little dazed.

After a while, Xie Qi spoke. "I want to go to Shengjing. I can find out some things. After all, it is at the feet of the emperor. Although the journey is a bit far, it will only take about [-] days. If something really happens, we can prepare in advance."