The elder brother who travels through is hard to do

When I was in Wazigou, I saw Xia Shan was so curious about the outside world, and I was very fascinated by Xu Bei's description. In addition, he was lively and active. Xu Bei already knew in his heart that this kid was in Wazigou. Zigou definitely won't be here for long, and now that he's out, Village Chief Xia and Grandma Xia are actually relieved to hand over this kid to themselves.

The first time he came out, Xu Bei’s original plan to eat at home with his younger brother was overturned. He took Xia Shan, who had never seen the world, to a well-known restaurant for a good meal. Come on, be lively and lively.

It was already late when they returned to the house after dinner, and the room for Xia Shan was ordered when they went to the restaurant. So I took Minqing to wash and go to bed.

Xia Shan was too full. Who told this kid to eat out for the first time, and he couldn't control his mouth for a while, so he was so full that he made a fuss about Lao Qiu taking him around the house in the middle of the night. There is no hostess and guest, otherwise such two people would not scare people to death.

"Brother Qiu, you said Brother Xu is not young anymore, and he doesn't know how to find a wife for himself. Seeing how deserted this house is, even a thief would not want to patronize it anymore." Scary Xia Shan rolled his eyes. The thief looked at the dark surroundings and said.

Lao Qiu angrily took a picture of this boy who is neither big nor small: "You kid is even thinking about whether Boy Bei will marry a wife, it can't be that you want to marry a wife, right? Next time you go to Wazigou At that time, I talked to your parents and asked them to show you each other." He is a rough man, Xia Shan didn't feel it before he said it, and we didn't feel that there was something missing when we lived together lively, although the house was empty. But they can't live for a long time all year round, but after Xia Shan's reminder, they also realized that Boy Bei is indeed not young. If someone helps to make arrangements for this, it is estimated that Boy Bei will become a father by now.

"Don't, Brother Qiu!" Xia Shan yelled strangely in the dark yard, she would be paralyzed from fright if a thief came in, "I came out so rarely that I don't want to go back again, why don't I tell you? ?" If he really wants to marry a wife, he probably won't be able to figure it out, but he wants to spend a few more years outside while he's young.

Xu Bei didn't know that Xia Shan, who was still a big child in his eyes, was worrying about marrying a wife for him, so he cleaned himself up and went to the kang. Unexpectedly, Min Qing followed closely behind, not as usual He would read books and practice calligraphy for a while, and when he got on the kang, he got into his arms and hugged his waist.

When the two brothers moved into such a big house, they didn't say they would live separately. They still lived in the same room, but Min Qing's study was bigger and had more books.

Ever since Minqing entered Yanyang Academy, he has become more and more adult-like, and it is rare to have such a coquettish appearance again, Xu Bei looked at the fluffy head on his chest, and patted it funny: "What's wrong? Are you tired from running all day today?"

"No." The muffled voice came from his chest, Xu Bei could feel the hot air from Min Qing's mouth when he spoke, and his chest was warm.

After Xu Bei asked him to keep exercising, Xu Minqing didn't even stop when he went to the academy, so today's journey was not taken seriously.He was not tired, but bored. In the past, he didn't think it was a big deal when Laoqiu Zhang and the others got along with the eldest brother, but today, after Xia Shan, who was not much older than him, came, he had a very good relationship with the eldest brother. Seeing the familiar appearance, Xu Minqing felt depressed.

He even had an idea in his mind that he is not indispensable to his eldest brother, if there is a young man like Xia Shan by his side, his eldest brother will also live very well.If the changes before and after the eldest brother were not noticed when his parents passed away, how could he not be able to tell the difference as time passed? After all, they are relatives who have been with him for 12 years. How can there be so many wonderful ideas here, just like today, people who have never left Shangpo Village, how can they know that there are several crops such as potatoes in the southernmost place near the sea, how to plant them, and know their yields , the more he left Shangpo Village, the eldest brother never deliberately concealed anything.

At first he had just lost his parents, and he was extremely dependent on his only relative, his eldest brother. After slowly getting out of the pain and broadening his horizons, and knowing about the Jiang family and his own life experience, he grew up rapidly, and only then did he discover that his eldest brother There are many differences in the past, but the days of being dependent on each other and the hard work of his elder brother to make a living for him made him suspicious, but his relationship is gradually deepening. He is not a white-eyed wolf. The love and tolerance of his elder brother are not as good as before. There is no reduction, and it can shield him from the wind and rain even more.

It's not that the old elder brother was not good. The older elder brother might have brought food to him even if he was hungry, but in the original situation, it was impossible for the elder brother to take him away from the Xu family's Genshangpo Village. imagine.

Walking from Kang County to Yanzhou, his elder brother became more and more outstanding in his eyes. From cement to the high-yield crops being tested in the field, he felt a sense of crisis and wanted to hold on to his elder brother more and more.

The elder brother is still the same elder brother, but the elder brother is not just that elder brother. In the past, he would not think too much when his mother mentioned the eldest brother's marriage in front of his father, but he just thought that maybe he would have a sister-in-law soon, and there would be more in the future. A nephew or niece calls him uncle, but now, just one Xia Shan makes him feel like his elder brother is being snatched away, and he doesn't want anyone else to stand between him and his elder brother, just like now, only He and his elder brother will be fine.

Xu Bei didn't know the twists and turns in his younger brother's mind. He was still thinking about his abnormality. He was not tired. Could it be that he was bullied in the academy? How is the situation in the academy, how are you getting along with those classmates?" As for homework, nonsense, his younger brother is smart and hardworking, and Lu Yunzhi is in charge, such an excellent younger brother makes him have no room to worry, Really... both proud and a little sad.

"No," Xu Minqing twisted his body, put one leg on his elder brother's, "Brother, all my classmates are fine, and the academy is very quiet now." Those who violated the rules were expelled, and those whose families were copied also left the academy. He felt that even his ears had become much quieter these days, and the learning atmosphere in the academy had become stronger. Some people were forced to restrain their usual behavior due to the situation. They are more beneficial, so they study harder, hoping to write refreshing articles in the policy competition, which will catch the eyes of the fourth son.

While comforting his younger brother who seemed a little awkward, Xu Bei raised his head and looked up. It was nothing. Could it be that the rebellious period that every child may have has come?It was the first time in his two lifetimes that he raised his younger brother, and he was pampered and proud of him like a child, but now he found that he had no experience to follow.

"Brother doesn't stay at home all day, and he can come back once or twice a month, or...Brother resigned from this official position and stayed in the city to open a shop? We still have a small village, even if I don't go out, I can I can support Min Qing..." Xu Bei groped while stroking his younger brother, and gradually, Min Qing in his arms settled down, and I don't know how long it took, Xu Bei stopped, looked down, and turned his face to the side. Min Qing's face was flushed, his nose flapped, and he fell asleep, so he couldn't help laughing, pulled the quilt up to cover the two of them, hugged him and fell into a deep sleep.

When Xu Minqing woke up the next day, his face was still a little red when he thought about what happened last night. What his brother said in his ear was enough to show that his status in his heart was different. How could he compare himself with a newcomer? .

Xu Bei came in from the outside, just finished washing up, saw his younger brother sitting on the kang with the quilt in his arms, walked over to pat the top of his hair, saw his rosy cheeks and couldn't help pinching him again: "Wake up!" Just get up, go, and exercise with my brother."

"Oh." Xu Minqing smiled and didn't care about the big hand on his face. When Xu Bei let go of his hand and was about to turn around and go out, he held his elder brother's hand again and said embarrassedly, "Brother, I'm fine, elder brother, don't go Resign, anyway, I can come back twice a month, just like big brother."

Xu Bei stopped for a while, seeing Min Qing's serious face, he laughed and said, "Okay, listen to Min Qing." Seeing him throwing off the quilt and crawling outside, he slapped his buttocks, "Brother, listen to me." Yours is not enough, hurry up!"

"Brother—" Xu Minqing turned around quickly, his cheeks flushed even more, and he shouted in embarrassment.

"Haha, well, brother was wrong, brother is waiting for you outside." Xu Bei was delighted, but Min Qing would really become angry if he continued to tease him, enough is enough.When I turned around and went out, I was still feeling emotional. Compared with last year, Min Qing had grown a lot of flesh, and this butt was quite sensual when patted, and it felt good.

Xu Minqing, who stayed in the house, tried his best to calmly tell himself that he slept in the same bed as his brother, but it was no big deal if his butt was slapped, so he calmly got out of bed and got dressed, but the heat was still blowing on his face.

After freshening up, I went to the yard, and I couldn't see the embarrassment before. I greeted my elder brother and Lao Qiu as before, and I was as polite and enthusiastic as yesterday to the newly added Xia Shan. I can't tell what I thought about last night when he was getting close to his elder brother.

After breakfast, Xu Bei personally sent Min Qing to the academy, all the way to his place of residence, leaving behind a lot of food, and repeatedly told him to take good care of himself, and asked Jiang Hong to take good care of him. Take care of his brother's food and clothing, and report to the family or Mr. Lu immediately if there is anything, don't let his brother be wronged.

It was almost time for the morning class, so Xu Bei reluctantly left.

Han Zhi, who was in the same room, almost laughed crookedly. He didn't expect Xu Minqing's elder brother to be so bad-tempered, and Xu Minqing was also extremely patient, and he was so obedient as he was in the usual academy.Hearing his elder brother's confession that he went to sue after being wronged, Han Zhixin said that there is really no one in this academy who can make Xu Minqing suffer wronged. I also told my father, and my father said it, it was clearly designed long ago, and the academy knew the virtues of some people as soon as they inquired about it, so they followed those people's wishes and calculated against Lu Yun. Then one.He also said that his classmate was chosen at the right time, I don't know if it was a coincidence or what, the head of the mountain happened to have the idea of ​​rectifying the college, but the arrogant Lu Yun was not humiliated as his classmate, but was expelled from the college.

If it was true that his classmate had already planned everything as his father said, then how could his classmate be a character who swallowed his anger, and the cute appearance he showed now made him tremble again and again.

Xu Minqing, who watched his elder brother leave, turned his head and glanced at Han Zhi. He who was watching the show quickly stopped his thoughts, and ran out without waiting for Xu Minqing with his book in his arms. Look, he just said, is Xu Minqing a good-natured person? ?

Xu Bei didn't rush back to the exchange market immediately, because he had to make arrangements for the shop, so he stayed for an extra day, and the exchange market had an explanation.

When Xu Bei was packing Min Qing's luggage before, he found that the few things he brought back this time were dairy products bought from an Outer Mongolian in the mutual market. When he first saw the purchase, he planned to make Min Qing drink milk powder. , this stuff is nutritious, but when I came back the first night, I made a cup of it. Because it didn't remove the smell well, Minqing couldn't stand the taste and didn't want to drink it, so he kept it on the side.

Xu Bei thought of one thing when he saw milk powder again, and it was extremely simple to make. He had never seen such a snack in a shop outside. It was nougat peanut candy. There are two kinds of snacks, one is white rabbit milk candy, and the other is nougat peanut candy. They are both candies with a strong milk flavor. They are very popular in both urban and rural areas, and are suitable for all ages.

There are a lot of dairy products in Outer Mongolia. In the exchange market, some Outer Mongolians invited him to drink the salty milk tea with Outer Mongolia characteristics. It is said that some people drink this thing for three meals a day. Chen Cha didn't worry about not being able to sell.Although Xu Bei had a taste at that time because he could not refuse, he was not very interested in it, but he was still somewhat interested in the various dairy products they brought, such as milk powder, cheese, and butter. There are no toxic additives added by unscrupulous manufacturers in the previous life, and it is completely natural.

Xu Bei moved these things into the kitchen. The husband and wife surnamed Hu, the servants of the Xu family, often had to do things with their own master. From being cautious at the beginning, they gradually got used to it. Mother Hu took the things in his hand and asked What to do, Xu Bei bluntly asked Hu's mother to help him prepare some tools and materials.

Lao Qiu was also curious when he saw Xu Bei get into the kitchen. He brought Xia Shan over to have a look. When people were working, even Jiang Ping called him, saying that he would make a sample and eat.

The egg whites had to be sent, the butter had to be sent after it was melted in water, and the peanuts had to be sautéed until fragrant. When there were too many people, Xu Bei stood aside with his sleeves inserted and directed the crowd. The people, especially Xia Shan, were very excited. They ignored the fact that Xu Bei only moved his mouth and did not move his hands.

"Stir, stir vigorously, don't stop, don't change direction, keep stirring like this!" Xu Bei's voice was very coaxing.

"Add sugar, add sugar quickly, ah, you bought maltose back? Then add maltose in. Don't care if I'm right or not, just do as I said, if not, let's try again from the beginning." The wealthy Xu Bei roared.

"Ah! Brother Xu, what should I do if it's almost full?" Xia Shan, who was whipping egg whites, saw that the foam in the basin was about to overflow, and shouted strangely.

Xu Bei patted him bluntly: "What's the name, it won't leak out, go, mix these things together, pay attention to mixing them well." It's a pity that such a master of force doesn't need it , Hu's mother, who is weak, also helped to fry peanuts, smiling and squinting to see a few men making a fuss.

As soon as the hot fried peanuts are poured in, a strong milky fragrance wafts out of the kitchen, which is very tempting just by smelling it.

The iron plate I bought was washed and dried with fire to dry the surface moisture, and a layer of lard was brushed on it to prevent the pile from the pot from sticking to the iron plate later.

"It has to be pressed. It is compacted and smoothed. By the way, use a rolling pin. Hu, mother, quickly, put a layer of oil on the rolling pin."

Mama Hu did this matter more carefully than the young and old, so Mama Hu took over, and spread the mixture piled up in the iron pan to form a sharp point, covering the entire plate, and then rolling it while compacting it.

Xia Shan poked his head over: "That's it? Brother Xu, when can we eat it?" It was so fragrant that his saliva was about to drip.

"Wait until it cools down and cut it up quickly. Let's wait now."

After finally waiting for the finished nougat peanut candy to cool down, Mother Hu cut the whole board of candy into small pieces under Xu Bei's command. Several people couldn't wait to pinch a piece and put it into their mouths, chewing it , the aroma of peanuts mixed with the strong milk aroma is indeed very delicious. Although Lao Qiu is not young and rarely touches snacks such as candies, now several people nodded unanimously, saying that the taste is good.

Xu Bei squeezed another piece and started to eat it. He chewed and said, "This is called nougat peanut candy. I haven't seen it before. If it's ready and sold in our shop, it should be able to attract a lot of customers, right?" Now, it’s best to do it on the spot behind the shop, when the smell of milk wafts out, adults and children will be attracted to it.”

Hu's mother also tasted a piece at Xu Bei's request, and immediately nodded in agreement after Xu Bei said: "Young master, let's not talk about adults, the child will definitely like it, as long as he eats it once, he will definitely become a favorite in the shop in the future." Returning customers."

Xia Shan, who has not yet married and belongs to the stage of a big child, quickly swallowed the candy in his mouth and said, "It's delicious, Brother Xu, it's really delicious. If I taste it, I will definitely buy it. Of course, if I have spare money."

Now that it has been unanimously approved, Xu Bei clapped his hands and said, "Then it's decided, let's add another business to the grocery store, by the way, do it a few more times, and if you are proficient, I'll send some to Min Qing next night." , Minqing doesn't like drinking milk, let's see if he likes this candy."

Lao Qiu already knew that this person would not forget Kid Qing, so he didn't say much, let's continue to do it, they have enough energy and materials.

On this day, the whole Xu family house was filled with the smell of milk, and it spread to the left and right neighbors. There were children in both families, and they were looking at the direction of the wall eagerly, wanting to eat that delicious food coquettishly with their parents.The two families were helplessly entangled by their children, so they had to come over to ask in person, and prepared a gift. After Xu Bei knew the truth, he laughed aloud, and immediately asked Mama Hu to pack two copies for the two families. Advertisement, saying that this candy will be sold in my own shop in the future.

The next night, Xu Bei sent it to Min Qing himself, and prepared a few copies for Jiang Ping and others to send to the Wang Mansion, Lu Mansion, Zhu Mansion, and Wan Family respectively. The ones are a bit rough due to the unskilled workmanship.