Peach blossom outside bamboo

The early morning in the countryside begins in the misty mist, the grass and trees shake their gauze, and some birds are chirping.The sun at sunrise is the most beautiful. When it shines on all places where it can shine, everything can be covered with new colors.The divided farmlands, the streams and rivers that curl like ribbons, and the black and white simple houses are all in a painting that depicts the pastoral scenery.Everything is as peaceful and beautiful as in the past!

There is a bamboo forest at the far west of the village, and at the foot of the bamboo forest is Xia’s house. The old house is still there, and the dilapidated bamboo fence in front of the house is covered with green vines, and lavender morning glory blooms between the vines, making the quiet old house Looks like it's still alive.Next to the old house is the small courtyard where the Xia family lives now. It is the common farm courtyard in this village, with white exterior walls and blue tiles.There are green bamboos outside the courtyard, and there are also various fruit trees covering each other in the courtyard.The owner's house is surrounded by the lush greenery, with some black tiles and white walls exposed, and dogs barking and children yelling faintly, adding a bit of excitement to this idyllic scene!

Xia Hu led the horse and stood outside the courtyard for a long time.He has been away from home for six years.He is wearing a blue brocade robe, leading a big horse, his face has faded from the childishness of the past, with sharp edges and corners, the original naughty boy is now steady in every gesture, his body is not to say how thick, but he is also slender and strong .

Standing outside this courtyard, Xia Hu was a little at a loss. This is the so-called timidity of being close to home!

"Xia Wei! You bastard! Stop! If I don't beat you to death today, my surname will not be Xia!"

"Okay! Hurry up and marry a man and change your surname! Dad might be so happy~hehe~"

"stop!!!!"

With a bang, the courtyard door was violently knocked open, and a child in khaki cotton clothes flew out, with his soft yellow hair loose in a mess.Xia Hu was a little stunned looking at the chubby child. When the child saw Xia Hu, he first looked up and down, smiled strangely with his mouth crooked, and then yelled strangely: "Little San~ Hurry up and dress up~ Someone A door-to-door blind date is here~~~"

"I let you scream, I want... Huh?! Second brother?!!..."

The young man who came out of the courtyard was usually dressed in a dark blue cotton coat, with a slender body, and his exposed skin was a healthy light honey color, with long thick black hair, a beautiful face, narrow and beautiful black eyes, and a faint light red on his forehead. The pattern imprint, no matter who looks at it, it is impossible to deny that this is a good-looking child, but the behavior seems to be a little rough...

Although we haven't seen each other for many years, Xia Hu still recognized at a glance that this is his smart and beautiful mistress!

"Second brother?! The second brother Tiger that Dad said died outside?!"

The fat kid stopped running, turned around and looked Xia Hu up and down again.

"You stinky child will itch if you don't hit him!! Call him second brother!!" Xiao San first slapped Xiao Si on the back of the head, and then hugged Xia Hu with his arms. "I miss you so much, why did it take me so long to go home?! Ah~ Xiaosi hurry up and talk to Dad, the second brother is back home!"

In fact, Xiaosi’s child has a loud voice, and the yard at home is not very wide. Liansheng, who was sitting in the room, had already heard the movement outside, walked a few steps to the gate of the yard, and the moment he fixed his eyes on the tiger, tears were streaming down his face. full face.Huzi also happened to see Liansheng inside the gate, stepped across the gate and knelt in front of Liansheng: "Father, Huzi is not filial, so I came back to see you!"

Liansheng hugged Xia Hu and cried bitterly, beating while crying: "You bloody child! You bloody child! Why did you just go home~"

Xiaosan's nose was sour, and she hurried to pull Liansheng and the two together: "Abba! The second brother just came home! We must let him enter the door first!"

Huzi supported Liansheng to walk in, and turned around after walking a few steps: "I forgot after seeing Dad, and I brought guests home!"

Only then did Xiao San realize that there were two people standing outside the gate of the courtyard, a young man and a gray-clothed servant.

"Brother Xia revealed his true feelings after seeing his family, and Yanlin felt a little envious!" The man was in his early twenties, with clear features and a dignified appearance, wearing a white toga and ordinary clothes, he was handsome and extraordinary!

"Brother Li, forgive me! Xia Hu hasn't returned home for many years, so he can't help himself at the moment!" Xia Hu bowed down to compose, obviously showing some respect to the man.

"Second brother, let the guests come in and talk about it!" Xiaosan reminded while supporting Liansheng.

A group of people asked each other to let each other enter the small courtyard.

After entering the courtyard, you first see a straight cobblestone path, with a small clump of green bamboo on the right hand side, and several new peach and green pear trees on the left hand side. Some green grasses are planted on both sides of the cobblestone path. There are two small ones, the left side leads to the side room, and the right side has a pair of stone tables and benches under the tree, and a wooden door is opened on the courtyard wall, which is half hidden at this time.At the forefront is a large house with simple white walls and black tiles.The courtyard is not big, and it can be seen through at a glance, and the layout is relatively simple, but it is this simplicity that reveals a bit of simple beauty.

After entering the courtyard gate, Xia Hu and Lian Sheng led the young man into the main room, while Xiao San took the servants in gray to store the horses.Today Shitou and Xinhe went to the town to deliver goods, and he did all the chores at home.Xia's family has a cow shed outside the courtyard, and the old cow was taken to pull the cart, and it happened that this cow shed was used to tie up the horses.

The gray-clothed servant looked like a very ordinary person, and politely unloaded the package himself.Xiaosan inquired about his master, but kept silent.Xiao San pouted and didn't ask any more questions.The naughty boy, Xiaosi, was always jumping and shouting to ride a big horse. After being slapped by Xiaosan a few times, he went out angrily to play.

In fact, this society is not bad, and there are not too many regulations on "defense between men and women". Therefore, if there are guests at home, Liansheng can also accompany the guests.Although Xiao San also wanted to talk to his second brother, he didn't like meeting strangers very much. Seeing that the weather was approaching noon, he simply got busy cooking by himself.

It's early summer, and Xiaosan's vegetable garden is a good time to pick cucumbers and leeks, and water spinach can also pick some new shoots and leaves, and within a short while, I took half of the basket.Thinking of the guests at home, I picked a few more bitter melons that had just grown.When picking bitter gourds, I couldn't help smiling, thinking to myself, "I don't know if tigers are afraid of eating bitter gourds?" ! '

In the past few years, the living standard of Xia's family has improved a lot. It turns out that Xiao San only cooks when he has some spare time. I have been cooking more, and now my craft is even better!It's just that he doesn't plan to open a restaurant to be a chef, so cooking delicious food is only cheap for a few members of Xia's family.

First, take care of the cucumbers, cut them open, and then chop them into pieces with a large kitchen knife.Prepare ginger and scallions and other condiments and put them on the cucumber pieces, put the various condiments into the pan and fry until fragrant, pour them into the plate, wait for two quarters of an hour, and then you can eat the sweet and sour cucumbers with a knife. very good!

It took some time to cook meat, mainly stewed chicken nuggets with ginger and pepper and sweet and sour pork ribs.Then I made steamed stuffed bitter gourd and scrambled eggs with leeks.Water spinach is actually water spinach, and its taste is milder than that of the previous world, but in general, it is sweet, light, and cool.Water spinach is served in cold salad, sprinkled with shrimp skins, it is cool and delicious, with moderate freshness and saltiness, it is perfect to eat in this weather.

At lunchtime, Xiao Si went home, first went to the kitchen, saw several large bowls covered on the desk, and cheered immediately.When he wanted to lift the bowl, he was slapped a few times by the mistress, who told him to go to the house and inform everyone that the meal was ready.Xiaosi didn't steal the food, so he left with a pout.

There is no specific place for the Xia family to eat. They often set up tables in the yard when it is hot in summer, and even open meals directly on the kitchen table when there are few people.But today there are visitors at home, let's set the dining table in the main room!

At noon, Xia Silang also came back from the field, and went to the well to wash his feet with a hoe, and happened to run into Xiaosan.When I told him that my second brother was back, I was naturally a little excited, but his feelings were relatively reserved, so he didn't burst into tears like Liansheng, and his expression calmed down a lot soon.But no matter how calm he was, he could see that he was quite happy. After washing off the mud on his body, he put down the hoe and happily went into the house to see his son.

When Xiaosan was serving dishes and entering the room, Huzi was introducing Daddy Xia to the guests. Seeing Xiaosan, he immediately introduced: "Brother Li, this is the third brother in the family, named Xiaoshan. Xiaosan, this is a friend I met on the way home , Brother Li Yanlin, is a very learned bachelor!"

Li Yanlin clasped his hands in a bow, and said politely: "I have seen Brother Xiaoshan!"

'Who is your brother! "Little San is not used to that man's manners. He has always lived in the country, and he doesn't have so many manners when getting along with people.

"I've seen Young Master Li too!" Nodding and smiling, we can be regarded as returning the gift!Seeing that the man is dressed in simple white clothes, but the details are exquisite, and he is a person with a lot of etiquette. There is nothing wrong with calling a young master, right?

Li Yanlin raised his head and wanted to take a few more glances at the smiling young man, but he didn't want the young man to turn around immediately, only leaving him with his back.