No pain no gain

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"It's here!" Da Zhuang jumped off the cart, quickly untied the donkey, handed over the reins to Er Zhuang who had already come out, and turned around to help the big girl off the cart first, and then put the third girl in turn. He hugged the twins, and finally stretched out his hand to Zhao Ziyang: "How is it?"

Zhao Ziyang jumped down holding Da Zhuang's hand, and secretly rubbed his buttocks while everyone was not paying attention.

Entering the yard, the first thing that catches the eye is a piece of green, it is a small piece of white scorpion, there are several pits in the middle, it should have been shoveled for a Chinese meal, behind the white scorpion is a piece of white radish, growing very gratifying , the thick leaves are standing green, and there is a small piece of carrot next to the white radish, which is green, and a few hens are shuttling in the vegetable field, pecking once or twice from time to time. In the middle of the yard is a On the narrow gravel path, Zhao Ziyang turned his eyes to the left, and the left side was divided into several sections, including lettuce, green onions, garlic sprouts, leeks and other vegetables, among which there were some unknown plants, Zhao Ziyang Although I don't know it, but according to Da Zhuang's temperament, he absolutely refuses to be a useless weed. He even used it to surround a small corner in the inner corner, and planted a few kinds of herbs...

"Wow, your yard is really nice!" Zhao Ziyang couldn't help but praised.

"If you come here in summer, you will have more kinds of vegetables. If you come here in autumn, you will have fruits to eat, but now you only have radishes!" Da Zhuang said proudly.

"Hmph, when you go to my place next time, my yard will definitely be more beautiful!" Zhao Ziyang turned his head and saw the burly man, shaking his head and said, but he couldn't help looking into the vegetable garden from the corner of his eyes.

"Yes, yes, well, don't stand in the yard anymore, it's so cold, go in and sit down!" Da Zhuang laughed and said as he pushed Zhao Ziyang forward.

Zhao Ziyang's eyes paused slightly on the wall with several cracks, and then quickly moved away as if nothing had happened.

"Big girl, bring the snacks and tea to the main room!" Da Zhuang turned his head and shouted to the outside, then turned his head and said to Zhao Ziyang: "Go, put your things in the room first!"

The quilts on the kang are all brand new, folded into two squares and placed on the top of the kang. Da Zhuang just carried them out to dry in the sun two days ago, and there is a nice smell of sunshine on them, and everything on the kang is neatly packed of.

"This is the suitcase. Put your clothes here, and put your books and pens on the table over there..." Da Zhuang opened a tall box next to the bed, and pointed to a box next to the window. The small table introduced in a rambling manner.

Half of the clothes box was empty, obviously it was specially packed for Zhao Ziyang's use, the other half was a few clothes of Da Zhuang and a lot of baby's clothes, the desk was also clean, nothing was left , although it was just a rough and unpainted wooden table, it was polished to reveal the original color of the wood. Seeing these details, Zhao Ziyang was slightly moved in his heart.

"What's that?" Zhao Ziyang's eyes turned around in the room, and stayed on a small circle of fence on the kang.

"Ah, that, that is separated for the twins to sleep. I was afraid that the big girl and the others would not be able to take care of the two little ones, so I hugged them to sleep with me. Is it okay?" Da Zhuang said cautiously.

"En, ah...no, no problem, you sleep inside, I sleep outside!" Zhao Ziyang quickly adjusted his mood and said quickly.

"Okay, as long as you don't think it's annoying for me to climb up and down!" Da Zhuang poked Zhao Ziyang and said with a smile.

Zhao Ziyang immediately poked back in reluctance, and the two of them started arguing on the edge of the kang.

"Big strong, big strong..."

Da Zhuang stopped playing when he heard the cry, and said to Zhao Ziyang as he walked out, "Come out too, and have some snacks first, we made them ourselves, try it!"

"Hey!" Zhao Ziyang responded, and followed Da Zhuang out of the room.

"Ada, didn't you go to your grandmother's house with your mother today? The courtyard door is not closed, come in by yourself!" Da Zhuang stood at the door of the main room and shouted to the outside of the courtyard: "After you come in, close the courtyard door! "

The idiot agreed with joy, quickly opened the fence gate, squeezed in, and closed it quickly. As soon as he entered, he moved to Da Zhuang's side, staring at Da Zhuang with a smirk.

"What's wrong?" Da Zhuang asked, pushing the fool a little away.

"Think, Da Zhuang!" The fool scratched the back of his head and said awkwardly.

"You, it's just that I haven't seen you for a long time. By the way, your mother has come back from your grandmother's house?" Da Zhuang asked angrily.

"No!" The fool replied while shaking his head.

"You came back alone? What's going on?" Da Zhuang asked eagerly, and something went wrong if he didn't watch him for a while!

"Grandma and mother took the younger brothers to play, but Ah Da will not go, he will come back first!" The idiot explained.

"Did you tell the adults?" Da Zhuang frowned slightly, trying not to find out whether they didn't take Ah Da or Ah Da didn't want to go.

"Say it." Ah Da replied honestly.

"Well, that's good, there are salt-fried steamed buns you like in the room, go and eat them!" Da Zhuang dragged Ah Da into the main room.

It's the twelfth lunar month now, and the pig killer came here a few days ago with a bullock cart and bought both Da Zhuang's pigs. The pigs are fed here without bran, rice bran, etc. They are all food and pig grass, so it is difficult for ordinary poor families to raise piglets. When Da Zhuang bought two piglets, the adults around him persuaded him...At that time, Da Zhuang naturally had no extra food Feeding two little pigs, even if you have them, you are not willing to give up. People who are hungry will not be willing to feed pigs with grain. Rice husks are cooked and fed to pigs, as well as small sweet potatoes, sweet potato vines, etc. When the big girl is free, she will go to the river to pick up some clam shells, snails, etc. and feed them to the pigs, so Dazhuang raised them In fact, the two pigs in my house didn't grow well, they only weighed more than a hundred catties after a year of raising, and they probably didn't have much fat, so the two pigs together only sold for a tael of silver, but Da Zhuang was satisfied.

"Big girl, come here!" Da Zhuang saw that the second girl, the third girl, and the twins were all playing around with Zhao Ziyang.Er Zhuang was seriously writing on the sand table, and the fool was weaving a small basket, whispering to the big girl.

Seeing this, the big girl gently pushed away the chair, stood up, and walked over quickly.

Da Zhuang took Da Niuer into his room, took out a hundred coins from the purse and handed it to Da Niuer: "This is the money you got from feeding the pigs, keep it well, and use it as you like!"

The big girl shook her head and put her hands behind her back.

"You have such a temper, take what you deserve, don't fight for anything, you still have to guarantee the interests you deserve..." Da Zhuang took Da Niu'er's hand and put the string of copper coins on Da Niu'er. Niu'er couldn't help but preached a lesson.

Da Niuer nodded obediently, she took the one hundred Wen, but she didn't know how much she heard Da Zhuang's words.

"You have to collect the money whether you need it or not, you know? Don't let others know how much money you have..." Da Zhuang stood up, stroked Da Niu'er's hair and confessed.

"Well, I know, my elder brother said, this is called 'not revealing your wealth'." The eldest girl said in a soft voice.

"That's right, that's the truth, you must firmly remember it in the future!" Da Zhuang laughed when he heard it, and walked out with Da Niu'er.

In the main room, Zhao Ziyang was already overwhelmed by the little fellows, and seeing Da Zhuang's figure out of the corner of his eye, he hurriedly called out, "Look, what are you big brothers doing?"

The little guys turned their heads curiously, and Zhao Ziyang took the opportunity to slip out.

Da Zhuang patiently coaxed the little guys to play for a while, and let the little guys find "something" to do before entering the room to look for Zhao Ziyang.

"What? A few little dolls can't handle it!" Da Zhuang said gloatingly.

Zhao Ziyang smiled wryly, but didn't answer. In Zhao Ziyang's memory, children only know the group of half-brothers and sisters in the Zhao family. They were all vicious at a young age. Comparing each other...

"Just be patient, the little ones are easy to coax!" Da Zhuang patted Zhao Ziyang on the shoulder and said.

In the evening, after dinner, Da Zhuang tried to communicate with the dumb basket weaver.

"I really can't keep you here overnight, look, our house has guests..." Da Zhuang squatted in front of Ah Da and said in a friendly voice.

The fool lowered his head and moved his hands quickly.

"...Besides, it's almost New Year's Eve, your parents, and Mrs. Wu will definitely not allow you to stay in another house and not go back..."

The idiot's shoulders moved, and the movements of his hands slowed down.

"Recently, Zhao Ziyang will be living in our house, and I don't have any spare rooms here..." Da Zhuang explained carefully.

The fool put down the half-woven basket, stood up suddenly, turned around and ran outside.

Da Zhuang looked at a drop of water that fell on the back of his hand when the fool turned around, and sighed. Sometimes Da Zhuang really wondered if he didn’t have the ability to teach children, why everyone had a strange temper, but Not keeping him overnight is worth crying for!Forget it, some things still need to be figured out by himself, so let's just leave it at that...

Da Zhuang cleaned up his mood, boiled a large pot of hot water, and took a bath for the little ancestors one by one...

"Er Zhuang, go to sleep, the light is dim, watch your eyes carefully!" Da Zhuang said while sitting cross-legged on the kang, teasing the twins while playing.

Er Zhuang learned how to read and write on the sand table, so books and brushes are still rare things for Er Zhuang, and he is holding a thin booklet and is reluctant to let it go.

Zhao Ziyang also added fuel to the flames, teaching Er Zhuang to read words he didn't know with great interest.

"Both of you, go to bed!" Da Zhuang coaxed the twins to sleep, then turned his head and growled at the two restless guys.

"Okay, okay, I'm going to sleep!" Er Zhuang said obviously perfunctory, bowed his head and talked with Zhao Ziyang again.

"Er Zhuang, why did I tell you, or you don't say it, say it..." Da Zhuang stared at the two and said sternly.

"If you say what you say, you must do what you say..." Er Zhuang shook his body, stood up slowly, walked out with his head drooping, and said in a low voice: "Brother, brother Ziyang, I'm going to sleep... ..."

"Well, it's okay, come back tomorrow and take a look!" Zhao Ziyang packed up his books and said to Er Zhuang's back.

Er Zhuang nodded, seemed a little happier, and walked out quickly.

"Hehe, I didn't expect you to have the airs of a big brother!" Zhao Ziyang kicked off the cotton slippers, lay down next to Da Zhuang, and said with a smile.

The cotton slippers are made by Da Zhuang himself. Although the stitches are a bit ugly, they are extremely convenient to use.

"You also said that a few little guys are hard enough to teach!" Big Zhuang muttered dissatisfied.

Zhao Ziyang chuckled a few times. He originally thought that it would be difficult to fall asleep when he slept on this kind of crude kang for the first time, but before he could say a few words, he was surrounded by the warm kang and the pleasant-smelling quilt. His eyelids gradually became heavy, and he fell into sleep after a while.

Da Zhuang got up gently, first touched the gangster Zhao Ziyang to tuck in the quilt, then checked the twins' quilts, and after making sure they were all covered, he lay back down again...

Here, after a while of noise in the Wu family, adults and children also fell asleep.

"Mother, did Ah Da come back today?" Boss Wu asked, poking his wife's waist.

"Whatever, he must be in Dazhuang's house again, isn't it all before!" Ah Da's mother turned over impatiently, and replied angrily.

"No, Da Zhuang would come and say something before Ah Da didn't come back!" Boss Wu turned over and sat up and said.

"Aren't you bothered? It's freezing cold. Go to sleep. The heat in the quilt is letting you go. Maybe they forgot today, or they don't want to go out because of the cold..." Ah Da's mother impatiently He pinched his man and said unhappily.

Boss Wu thought about it too, and lay down and slept peacefully.

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