Bianshanhan [farming]

After being in a hurry for a while, the nosebleed stopped. Li Qingwen said vaguely, "Maybe it's too dry from the wind..."

In fact, he covered his face all the way, and the breath he exhaled was wrapped in fur, and half his face was wet all day long.

Fortunately, Jiang Cong didn't ask any more questions, and just told him to wash up quickly, and the water would be cold when he got into the water.

Unlike when he was undressing, Jiang Cong moved quickly after entering the water. While Li Qingwen was still dawdling, he had already wiped the front and back of his body.

Jiang Cong was a big man with long legs in the bucket, and he was very aggrieved. When he stood up, he "hula" brought up a lot of water.

Although Li Qingwen was sticking to the wooden barrel, his face was covered with hot water.

The room was filled with heat, and the light from the oil lamp became even more blurred.

Li Qingwen watched Jiang Cong go out, and for some reason, he was afraid to look directly at his back, his eyes flying wildly.

He obviously slept together so many times, but now he felt embarrassed, Li Qingwen spurned himself, and hurriedly scrubbed himself.

Li Qingfeng came earlier than scheduled. He not only came to look for Li Qingwen, but also asked Jiang Cong and the others to go ahead for dinner.

They have been away from home for a few months, and when they come back, they will have to take a good look at the wind and wash the dust.

Lao Sun and the others were with the Li family almost every day, so naturally they didn't join in the fun at this time, and only let Jiang Cong go with Lao Xing.

Li Qingwen still remembered to make pike, and he wanted to go back with the fourth brother, but when he got up, Jiang Cong pushed him back to the edge of the kang, and then put a dry and loose cloth towel on his head.

Jiang Cong wiped his hair without saying a word. Li Qingwen felt very comfortable when his hands were big and wrapped around his wet hair. He advised himself that it was still early, so he should not be in a hurry and just sit down with peace of mind.

Li Qingwen had a problem, he felt sleepy after taking a shower, after walking for a month, his body was also tired, after being ironed by hot water, his whole body was comfortable, he couldn't help yawning a series of times.

With the movement of wiping, Li Qingwen swayed comfortably, leaning on Jiang Cong's body a little bit.

Jiang Cong looked down for a few breaths, stretched out his hand to part his long hair on both sides, and continued to rub.

Just after taking a shower, Jiang Cong's body was hotter than usual. Li Qingwen used him as a heating pad and leaned on him steadily, thinking in his heart that he would wipe Jiang Cong's hair after it was dry.

Lao Sun and the others were all eating the dried vegetables that Mrs. Fang brought over. They had tasted the taste of their hometown after a long absence. They all felt overwhelmed. They told Mrs. Fang to go and rest quickly while asking about the important matters at home. Little love.

They were all very happy today, and forgot to hang up the leather on the windows when they came back.

The moon in the sky is like a silver plate, very bright, but very cold. There is some orange light leaking from the window of the earthen house, just one piece, it makes people feel warm at the tip of their hearts.

Through the window paper, you can see two shadows cuddling together, quietly.

Li Qingwen was about to fall asleep, but was woken up by Jiang Cong, "Go back and sleep again."

He opened his eyes in a daze, and reached out to grab Jiang Cong's hair, only to find that his brother's was no longer wet.

Li Qingwen stood up staggeringly, and Jiang Cong threw another thick robe on him.

The two of them called Lao Xingtou, talked to Jiang Liping and the others, and then went outside the camp.

Although the clothes on his body were thick, Li Qingwen woke up when the cold wind blew his face. When he got home, he asked Jiang Cong and Lao Xingtou to sit in the room, rolled up his sleeves and went to the back room.

Old Xingtou and Jiang Cong were greeted to go to the kang with slippers. The kang in the east room was full of people, not only Li Qingwen's family, but also Li Benshan, Guo Daquan and the others, all came to hear about their going out in the past few months. of.

The people on the kang were all elders, almost all of them were Li Qingwen's grandfathers, great-grandfathers and so on. Jiang Cong's seniority was the lowest, but he was considered a half-guest. As soon as he came in, everyone's eyes and mouths greeted him, "Jiang Cong, You are exhausted after walking this trip, come and sit here, this is the kang head, it is hot."

Jiang Cong was not cold, so he refused for a long time, but he couldn't hold back these uncles and grandpas. Li Maoxian knew that the kang burned his buttocks today, so he returned and took a small quilt from the quilt pile for Jiang Cong to lay on.

Li Qingrui was serving tea and water, the peasants didn't pay much attention to it, the tea leaves were soaked in the boiling water, but it was cheap, just put a little to taste it.

Li Zhengming went to Lao Xingtou's lap, put his little head on Grandpa Xing's lap, but stared at Jiang Cong.

He thinks Jiang Cong looks the prettiest, but he feels more intimidating than his father, so he doesn't dare to approach him.

Li Zhengliang also wanted to go to the kang, but his father grabbed the collar and pulled him down. He almost kicked the cup and spilled it just now. He didn't have time to teach him, but he dared to jump up!

Seeing his father's cold eyes, Li Zhengliang shrank his neck and slipped to the Westinghouse.

As soon as Li Qingwen arrived at the back room, he found that he couldn't get in. It was full of people, mother, sister-in-law, aunt, and cousins.

"Zai'er, go to the west room and lie down for a while, I don't need you here!" Jiang Shi said.

Li Maoyu was scraping fish scales, looked up at his nephew, and said: "You just wash it, it's dirty here, don't come in."

Li Qingwen said: "The pike that little brother brought back today..."

"Oh, that fish is called a pike." Several women said with fresh faces, "It doesn't look like a dog, but it's really big. We just weighed it, and the heaviest one weighed more than 50 catties. Except for the bones, it is the meat, which is too much meat to catch up with a sheep."

When they said this, the few people were so happy. One fish was more meat than the whole family ate in the previous year. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't believe it.

Li Maoyu asked him why the fish was so delicious. Her craftsmanship was the best among them.

Seeing that his mother and aunt had made up their minds not to let him in, Li Qingwen said: "This is a cold-water fish, not fishy, ​​so it tastes good whatever you cook it."

Chen and the others were even more delighted when they heard this, they didn't expect the fish to be not only big, but also so good.

After all, Mrs. Chen felt sorry for her son, so she drove him to the west room, let him lie down for a while, and waited for his meal.

Li Qingfeng and Li Qingyong were both in the Westinghouse, because the brothers and sisters-in-law had all gone back, and the children had gone home to find their parents. Li Qingyong was finally saved, with his hands and feet stretched out on the kang, breathing in but not out.

There is no fire wall in the west room, so it’s not as hot as the east room, but it’s no different when you’re on the kang, your buttocks will be burned when you sit, and you have to lie down to relieve it.

As soon as Li Qingwen came, Li Qingyong raised his head, and couldn't hide his excitement when he said, "Boy, that, those things..."

They bought a lot of things from the capital, such as seeds and put them in the wing room, for those who are afraid of the cold, and the bags they carry with them are all in the Westinghouse.

Li Qingwen opened his pocket from the cabinet, took out a pack of heavy things, put them in Li Qingyong's hand, then took out the brochure, scanned his name, and said, "Pearls and medicinal materials were sold for 260 yuan in total. Two silver coins, order some."

Hearing this number, Li Qingyong couldn't breathe anymore, his face was flushed for a long time, and he felt that the bulging bag in his hand was hot. God, he just touched the mussels in the water for a few days, what, what? So much money.

Li Qingfeng glanced at him, and then asked: "Zaier, what about me?"

Li Qingwen lay down on the pillow slowly, "The ones you bought should be more than 680 taels, little brother, I borrowed them all."

Now the money should be in the treasury of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and it may also be used to relieve the victims.

Although Li Qingfeng didn't see Yinzi, he felt comfortable knowing that he was more brave than Li Qingfeng.

Seeing Li Qingyong looking at the money over and over again, but his fourth brother had nothing, Li Qingwen felt a little guilty, "Fourth brother, I will return all the money to you in the future."

Li Qingfeng waved his hands, and said indifferently: "Didn't you tell me about this a long time ago... Then what are Yugu and the others going to do?"

Li Qingfeng likes money, but in the border town, he can't buy anything. He cares more about food than money.

Hearing what he said, Li Qingwen stopped lying down, got up, and said: "They are theirs, let's get some to roast."

The two brothers immediately put on their clothes and went out without having to lead the horse. Li Qingfeng pulled Dongyu and Li Qingwen, who were half on the sledge, and walked into the camp.

Li Qingyong was still lying on the kang and counting the money, but he didn't notice that the two people left, he muttered: "Little boy, you, you can pack the money for me, don't let my mother know... "

After talking for a long time, he didn't get a response from Li Qingwen. He looked up and found that he was the only one in the room. He was taken aback for a moment, and quickly put the money back into the bag, tied it up, and put it back in Li Qingwen's leather bag intact.

Li Qingyong went to the east room first, didn't see them, then went to the back room, didn't see the two figures, and then ran out with his head bare.

The officers and soldiers had already finished their evening meal, and the people in the kitchen were busy clearing away the pots and pans. When Li Qingwen arrived, everyone was very surprised, and they all asked him whether the road was going well and whether the capital was fun. At this time If you don't talk at home, why come here.

Li Qingfeng threw down the sledge, ran to the earthen house to call Ma Yongjiang out, and the two began to put firewood into the kiln for burning.

While responding to the people in the kitchen, Li Qingwen moved the fish into the big basin.

It was also the first time for these people in the kitchen to see such a big fish, they were shocked, and they all came over to help pour water and defrost the fish.

They knew that Li Qingwen was going to use the kitchen to make fish, some people went to get ginger and garlic, and some people pulled green onions from the pots.

Without Li Qingwen's hands, they cut the onion, ginger, garlic, etc. into half a pot, and took out the salt, soy sauce, vinegar, etc. that had just arrived in the cooker.

Dong Ming taught Li Maoqun how to make wine, and there were still a few jars left in the kitchen, in case someone would drink them secretly, so they kept them well hidden.

There was nothing to do for the time being, Li Qingwen said he would go back and come later, there was a smart guy in the kitchen, so he immediately said that he wanted to be with him.

When they came back again, they carried several bolts of coarse cloth and a bag. The coarse cloth was used to make clothes and shoes for the people in the kitchen. In the pocket were some common gadgets such as awls and whetstones. It was too remote here in the border town. Yes, many small things can't be bought with money.

Here, they all take care of each other. Li Qingwen usually heard them complain that their underwear was worn out, so he made a special note of it and bought it when he went to the capital.

The people in the kitchen were very happy to receive the items, and Li Qingwen said that he wanted to return the salt, so he didn't want any of it.

After the fish thawed, a group of people began to scrape the scales of the fish, cut open the long belly of the fish, and took out the dirty things inside, lamenting how big the fish was while cleaning it.

After cleaning up, wash it several times, cut the fish obliquely with a knife, then put onion, ginger, garlic and wine, and marinate.

Because these fish are too big, he is afraid that they won't taste good, so Li Qingwen stuffed a lot of flavor-enhancing fish belly, and then sewed the belly shut with a big thick needle, otherwise it would fall out when hung in the kiln for roasting.

In addition to the few pieces to be roasted, Li Qingwen also chopped up a large pot of fish meat and put it in a big pot to stew. Everyone in the kitchen wanted to eat it, and the pot was idle when it was idle.

The cold-water fish is very fresh and doesn't need too much seasoning. Just put some simple fish and boil it with water, and the pot will soon turn into an attractive milky white color.

Li Qingfeng and Ma Yongjiang were burning in the kiln, and they also ran to the kitchen. They came here often, and they knew each other so well that they couldn't be more familiar.

The people in the kitchen kept moving their noses, asking where the fish was obtained, and they knew it was delicious just by smelling it.

When they heard that the fish was caught from the big river where the stone was dug, the people in the kitchen looked disappointed. The nearby place was okay, but it was so far away that they couldn't go there.

Li Qingfeng said: "I'll pull a sledge for you later, and I'll have to exchange it for beef. You slaughtered the two wounded cows a while ago, so you probably haven't finished eating them."

Because of farming, there are hundreds of thousands of cows in the border town. Of course, there were not so many at the beginning. Over the years, many cows have been born one after another. Cows fight with cows, or they tear off the rope and run out to suffer from frostbite. A few cows are slaughtered every winter. .

They have to go hunting every year, the people above are never short of meat to eat, there is still a lot of beef left, Li Qingfeng has never eaten it, he has been thinking about it.

The people in the kitchen nodded while eating the stewed fish. If it was only a few dozen catties, it would not be a big deal, after all, the fish is also very fragrant.

Several people finished eating the pike in the pot, and the ones in the pot were almost marinated. Wu Shaoyi hooked the fish with an iron hook, and together with Li Qingfeng hung the fish in the hot vertical kiln.