Young rich peasants

Lei Shounuo was busy for a few more days, thanks to Uncle Liang's help, he finally persuaded the people in the village to dry up the excess longan.Busy and busy, August [-]th is approaching.

When Zaozi followed his father to find Lei Shounuo, several households were arranging the longans, picking the fruits one by one, laying them flat in a dustpan, and then putting them directly in the sun to dry.Some people also take the dustpan back to the kitchen and start the stove with firewood made of longan wood to bake.These are what my little dad taught Zaozi.

Roasting longan is a test of kung fu, one must be able to control the temperature of the fire, and also know how to check the dryness of the longan. If the longan is almost roasted, it must be dried in the sun.This time, for the convenience of taking it to the north, the longan was deliberately shelled and peeled before it was completely dry, and then the meat was dried or roasted.After drying, it will save a lot of space, and you can bring more.

"Why do some people sunbathe and others...baked?" Zaozi didn't quite understand.

Lei Shounuo just happened to hear it when he came over, and replied: "If you harvest it early, you can rely on the sun to produce it. I'm afraid the sun is not strong enough. However, the habit passed down from the ancestors is to roast. The roasted incense is easy to store and has a good color." They look better."

Zaozi knew it, looked at Xiaopa, turned around and said, "Little Daddy wants to take me to the market, Brother Lei, do you want to go?"

"I won't go, I can't leave here, just take care of it."

Mei Xiaodi took a look from a distance and said, "Xiao Dae will help you, you can go shopping with Zaozi." Before Lei Shounuo could refute, Xiao Dae pushed the two of them a few steps away, "Go, go early back."

Lei Shounuo went to tell Uncle Liang, and Uncle Liang also asked him to go to the market, "Let's go and have a look, it's not too late. There are not too many longan left, everyone hurry up, it will be finished in a few days, Everyone else is taking advantage of today to buy things that should be bought."

Lei Shounuo patted off the dirt on his body, pulled at the front of his clothes, and Zaozi was beside him to help pat off the dust on his back, and then the two dragged their hands away.Lei Shounuo looks bigger, Zaozi looks smaller, which looks quite natural.

Zaozi was only thinking about what the "Xuan" was like. He had never seen such a thing in the place where the orphanage was located, so he was very curious.With one big thing in mind, it is easy to ignore some small things outside of the body, such as the hands of two people stuck together.When Zaozi came to his senses, Lei Shounuo played tricks and refused to let go. When Zaozi flinched, he chased after Zaozi and squeezed it hard, with a lot of strength.Zaozi didn't struggle anymore, he secretly thought, in fact, Lei Ge's hands were warm and comfortable to hold.

Although Mazi Lower Village is also Mazi Village, it is on flat ground and deep in the mountains with Upper Village, and the two of them walked for two hours to arrive.Zaozi lost his strength halfway and didn't make a sound, but Lei Shounuo was sharp and forcibly picked him up and walked.

Mazi Xia Village used to accept people who were suspected of being infected with the disease. Later, those who were seriously ill were sent to the upper village in the deep mountains. Some people who were not sick left, and some stayed in the lower village to take root.The people in the lower village don't reject the people in the upper village, but they don't help the people in the upper village to treat outsiders either.In addition, it is relatively close to several nearby townships and villages. There is a commercial road outside the village head, and there are many business contacts.

Walking into the village, the houses on both sides are arranged in an orderly manner, and the land alone is much more than that in the upper village.Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year Market. There are many people. There are many stalls on the side of the road. Some of them spread bamboo mats casually, some of them carried baskets and wooden boxes, and some of them moved tables and stools from their homes to sell them.There are also a variety of things for sale, including cloth accessories, fruit sweets, and ingot candles.

Zaozi was short and slender, and would stagger a few steps when bumped by someone, Lei Shounuo simply wrapped him in his arms, vainly protecting him.

"Brother Lei," the voice was so loud that Zao Zi had to increase the volume, "What do we want to buy?"

Lei Shounuo bent down and leaned closer to Zaozi's ear and said, "Let's go shopping first."

Zaozi nodded and stood on tiptoe to look around.Jujube, whose soul is regarded as a modern person, finds everything fresh when he sees it. He is also curious to see a young man about his own age guarding a small bamboo basket, waiting for someone to buy him while eating, until his lips and fingers turn purple.

"That's Shanmin, the wild fruit on the mountain. If you want to eat it, I'll go back and pick it for you." Lei Shounuo said.

Zaozi asked: "There is one on the mountain, why does he want to sell it?"

Lei Shounuo said: "We are willing to go to the mountain to pick it, but people in the county may not be willing." Zaozi suddenly realized that people who depend on the mountain eat the mountain, but people in the county do not have this convenience.

If you look carefully, you can indeed see a lot of well-dressed people on the road, those who come on horseback, and those who come in carriages. They are dismissive of expensive things. their hearts.The boy wanted to continue eating, but a man on a horse threw down dozens of coins and even bought the basket.

Going forward, you can see people dressed as travelers sitting in tea shops or restaurants, eating a basket of steamed buns and drinking a pot of tea, enjoying the bustle of the street as a pleasure.

There were also some boys of a few years old who ran all over the street, knocking down the pole of the owner's pole at one end and knocking down the chicken coop of the west family at the other end.All of a sudden, the chickens flew away, and the young fathers from various families rolled up their sleeves and swayed the little rattan to chase and beat him.

Zaozi wished to have another pair of eyes to see all these interesting things.

After watching the excitement, he wanted to get down to business. He followed Lei Shounuo and bought some ingot incense candles in a shop. "I have to pay homage to Yuelang on August [-]th, so I have to prepare all these." Lei Shounuo said.

After walking a few steps, we saw a stall selling fruit again. Lei Shounuo picked three small grapefruits for only a penny.Common things in the south are cheap.The seller tied up the pomelo with straw, Lei Shounuo was carrying it, and Zaozi was holding the bag of things with a strong aroma.

"It's not good to choose the big grapefruit. You have to weigh it first. If the big one is light, there will be less water. On the contrary, if the small one is heavy, it will be juicy." Don’t be fluffy or not tight, the meat will naturally be firm. Finally, look here...the ones with long necks have more skin, and the ones with shorter necks have more flesh.”

Zaozi took notes with her fingers, and before they knew it, the two of them arrived at the place where they bought pastries.

In this market, there are some mooncake sellers, but not many.Many people make it at home, and if they pay attention to it, they go to the time-honored brand in the county to buy it. This kind of homemade one is not very easy to sell.But there are exceptions to everything. Lei Shounuo told Zaozi that there is a family here who came from the county seat. They were secretly sued for being sick when they were just getting a good reputation as pastries. After they were sent to Mazi Village, they didn’t want to go out. .

The pastries in their family are Xiaopai Mei's favorite. When he was still in the county, Xiaopai liked this one. They are not expensive, and the materials are not the most particular, but the taste is indescribably heart-warming.

Little daddy Mei doesn't know how to make pastries, neither does Lei Shounuo, besides, it costs money to buy ingredients, so he hasn't eaten for many years.

"Jujubes, you pick them."

Zaozi bit her finger, looked at it very seriously, and asked about each taste one by one.

He hasn't eaten it for many years. Everyone in the orphanage loves lotus seed paste and egg yolk, but he likes the five-nut flavor. The small one has melon candy, almonds, and peanuts. It seems that he can eat a lot of things in one bite.In the end, he still chose Wurenwei.

The mooncakes here are half the size of a palm, a bit expensive, Lei Shounuo didn't hesitate.But I haven't eaten it for so many years, and I haven't had mooncakes for so many years. Even if I wish for a good intention and pray for reunion and harmony in the future, I will buy this mooncake this year.

Lei Shounuo only wanted one, and Ada, who happened to be next to someone else who was wearing rough clothes, was also buying it, and he bought five of them, saying that his family had many children and liked to eat this.

After walking to a secluded corner, Lei Shounuo said, "The Kingdom of Chen has become more and more prosperous and powerful. The two years of the plague were a hurdle. After passing through, it will turn around and everyone's life will get better." There is not much joy between the lines.

Zaozi vaguely knew what was going on—everyone would get better, their family, their pockmarked village, hadn't seen any hope for the future yet.The people in Mazi Shangcun seem to be indifferent to anything and resign themselves to fate, but they are actually suffering.Fortunately, there are still some Susukida, mountains and forests, which can still be half full in good years.But my little dad also said that there are many more people in the village than at the beginning, and the outsiders don’t accept people from the upper village.

But what can I do?I'm afraid everyone is waiting for someone from the village to come out with a natural ability to lead the villagers out of the way.

Zaozi felt that Lei Shounuo was the only candidate.

After buying the necessities, they went back, and Zaozi found a stall selling sunflower fans for handkerchiefs. Can embroidery be done on sunflower fans?It was the first time I saw him. He squatted down holding something, tilted his head, and watched intently.The round moon and clouds are embroidered on the sunflower fan, which is simple but very beautiful.

Lei Shounuo half-kneeled beside him, turned his head and asked, "Like it?"

Zaozi shook his head, Lei Shounuo held his hand and stood up, "One day, I will buy you the most beautiful sunflower fan."

Zaozi grabbed Lei Shounuo's thumb and walked forward, whispering, "Thank you..."

Lei Shounuo also thought that the fan was pretty, but this kind of fan was complicated and embroidered, so it was very expensive.His current money can make his family eat better, but it is still not enough to buy such a luxury item.He secretly made up his mind that he must let Xiaopai and Zaozi live a good life.

The accessories were not bought, Lei Shounuo bought two large pieces of caramel for a couple of dollars, Zaozi was still beaming with joy, and didn't forget to hang up the sunflower fan.

Back to Mazishang Village, the sun was already hanging on the mountainside, like a round salted egg yolk.After eating early, Lei Shounuo and Zaozi sat on the ridge of the field, watching wild birds returning to their nests in the sky, and you licked that piece of candy one bite at a time.Lei Shounuo had never asked his little dad for such a child's snack since he was a child.Now he felt that caramel had an indescribably comfortable taste.That kind of taste is the same as the feeling of eating moon cakes from that family, which is warm.

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The author has something to say: I really want to eat mooncakes OTL