After dressing as a widow

Steamed sorghum rice and buckwheat are kneaded into palm-sized cakes, which become hard when cooled and can be stored for a long time.

When Lin Zhenlin's sister-in-law and Lin's second sister-in-law finished all the dry food, it was almost noon. Gu Lin, who had been burning the fire all morning, got up and called Nie Yong and Zhang Tie.

They have improved a lot in the past few days, wearing new clothes made by Aunt Ma's Aunt Lin, looking refreshed.

Lin Zhen and the others handed them the dry food wrapped in the baggage and the leather bag filled with boiled water one by one, and the last one, Lin Zhen handed it to Gu Lin: "Be careful."

Gu Lin took the burden and carried it across his back, "Well, I'll be back soon after this trip."

Nie Yong, Zhang Tie and others have been bothering the Lin family for so many days. They are very grateful to the Lin family. After saluting the Lin family, they and Gu Lin turned over from the back mountain of the Lin family. The backs of the 18 people quickly disappeared into the bamboo forest. inside.

Lin Zhen looked at the bamboo forest and looked away: "I'll go wash the wooden barrel and dry it in the sun, the smell inside will turn sour after a long time."

Today, four sacks of grain were used to make dry food, and the steamed and kneaded sorghum rice and buckwheat cakes were enough for a dozen of them to eat in the mountains for seven or eight days.

And according to what Gu Lin told him before, it would take seven or eight days to wipe out this group of refugee troops.

Mrs. Lin was packing her things, watching Lin Zhen squatting there washing the wooden bucket with the water left over from steaming, and said, "Shuanzi, this child, hasn't changed."

"Cold, not talkative, but very methodical in doing things."

"It's still the same as before, sticking to you tightly."

The movements in Lin Zhen's hands paused, "Is he sticking to me tightly?"

The two have lived together for many years, under the same roof, Lin Zhenzhen didn't notice any difference.

So Gu Lin suddenly said..., he really couldn't figure it out, and was also taken aback.

Mrs. Lin smiled and said, "Cutting, why not clinging, as long as you go, he will definitely go, and whatever you do, he will definitely be by your side, always watching you."

Second Sister Lin, who was working with Sister Lin beside her, suddenly raised her head and said, "Just like the second child, I'm uneasy if I don't see you."

Lin Zhen: "..." Second sister-in-law, please stop talking.

Sister Lin smiled and said: "Xiuer, what you said is true, how can you and the second child compare with Shuanzi and brother Zhen?"

Zhao Xiu scratched her head, and a bewildered expression of "Am I wrong" appeared on her hormonally heroic face.

Lin Zhen decided not to discuss Gu Shuanzi and him in front of Mrs. Lin's second sister in the future, and this bloody instinct frightened him.

After a busy morning, the Lin family just had a casual meal at noon. In the evening, Wang Qin, Zhong Yan, Wang Youcai, and Lin Xiaoyao, who had slept for a whole day and didn't get up for lunch, woke up one after another.

Lin Zhen was keenly aware of Wang Qin, and Wang Youcai's eyes wandered between Lin Xiaoyao and Zhong Yan several times.

It seems that Lin Xiaoyao went looking for them alone and they have found the source. Lin Xiaoyao likes Zhong Yan so much that she can go to him with a backpack on her back at this time.

Lin Zhen watched silently without speaking.

Lin Xiaoyao took her toothbrush as before, brushed her teeth with a little bit of tooth powder left, then rolled up her sleeves and walked to Lin Zhen's side: "Third brother, are you going to make baked cakes?"

"Well, eating sorghum rice and buckwheat rice every day makes your mouth tasteless, so bake a few buckwheat cakes to eat."

Lin Xiaoyao looked at it: "There is no fried stuffing."

"Not yet, only the mushrooms and fungus have been soaked."

"Then I'll cut it up. I still have the little salt and sugar water you fed last night in my stomach. If I can't get up, I'll get up early to find something to eat." Lin Xiaoyao walked to the other side of the table while talking, although her movements were slow. , but neatly squeeze out the fungus soaked in warm water and the moisture of the fungus.

Then press it on the chopping board, cut the fungus into cubes, and cut the fungus into shreds.

He learned his skills from Lin Zhen, and when he was too busy to hire people in Fucheng, he also worked with him, and he was able to do all the buying and accounting.

Lin Zhen leaned over and took a look: "It's been so long since I've been back, I haven't lost my craftsmanship."

"I can't lose it," Lin Xiaoyao looked at him, "With you as a good gentleman, this is the guy who will eat in the future."

"Then you fry the stuffing, and my soba noodles are almost ready after frying."

"it is good."

The two brothers cooperated tacitly. Sister-in-law Lin and Second-sister-in-law Lin still made rough things all these years, so they didn't step forward to help. Watching Lin Xiaoyao stir-fry the stuffing and served it to Lin Zhen's hand, the two grabbed the buckwheat dough and put the stuffing Wrap it in, and then make it into two thin palm-sized cakes with a few quick strokes, put it in a pan with a little oil and bake it.

The taste of salty fragrance is completely different from that of sorghum rice, and the fragrance makes people dizzy.

After a large pile of pancakes was baked, Lin Zhen cooked a pot of buckwheat noodle soup: "It's time to eat."

The whole family immediately moved the stools, moved the table, and took the bowls and chopsticks. It was very lively.

Sitting beside Lin Zhen, Lin Xiaoyao picked up a buckwheat cake and stuffed it into his mouth. He was really hungry. He didn't dare to eat it on the way there. He was so hungry that he ate a few mouthfuls of sorghum cake. Moisturizing the skin, the craving for food reached its peak.

Seeing him finish a pancake in two or three mouthfuls, Lin Zhen hurriedly scooped him a bowl of pimple soup: "Slow down, you haven't opened your mouth to eat for so long, don't get hurt."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Xiaoyao choked, and quickly punched her chest a few times, holding a bowl to drink some pimple soup. He looked at Lin Zhen and said, "I didn't choke, but once you say it, I can't do it."

Everyone in the Lin family knew about Lin Xiaoyao's running out to find Zhong Yan. They were relieved to see him like this, as long as the child returned safely, as long as he can figure it out.

Grandma Zhong didn't know, she saw Lin Xiaoyao's spirit, and felt that the Lin family was very nice.

Wang Qin and Wang Youcai understood that Lin Xiaoyao already wanted to let go of the matter of going to Zhong Yan. The two had never met before, and they will never meet again in the future.

Even if there is an intersection, it is only the intersection of the Lin family and the Zhong family.

Everyone in the room, who knew or didn't know, ate with their heads down. After eating, they cleaned up the dishes. Those who wanted to sleep went to sleep, and those who wanted to sit for a while took a chair and sat in the yard to blow the air.

Lin Xiaoyao ate a little too much just now, and his stomach felt a little uncomfortable. He put on a coat outside, and wanted to find Lin Zhen to tighten his stomach. When he left the room, he bumped into Zhong Yan who was about to come in.

Gu Lin, Nie Yong, who used to live in these two rooms, left, Zhong Yan and Wang Qin slept in the outer room, Lin Xiaoyao and Lin Zhen slept in the inner room, this is the room of Lin Zhuzi, Lin Shitou, two rooms The houses are next to each other, and you can see them when you go out.

Zhong Yan bowed his hands to Lin Xiaoyao, Lin Xiaoyao nodded and walked past him.

"Uncle Yao." Zhong Yan's voice sounded behind him.

Lin Xiaoyao stopped in her tracks without turning her head and said, "Go and rest, I hope you will succeed in the Toad Palace."

Individuals have their own paths, some people can come together, some people walk together and then separate, and some people have different starting points and different ending points from the beginning.

Zhong Yan bowed his hands again to Lin Xiaoyao's back, this time, it was for Lin Xiaoyao's life-saving grace.

Lin Xiaoyao didn't see it, but even if she saw it, it was nothing. He left the room where he lived step by step, and went to look for Lin Zhen outside the yard.

When he came in just now, he heard Lin Zhen say that he would fill the dilapidated bucket with soil, sprinkle some radish seeds in it, and then sprinkle some cabbage seeds.

Hearing the disappearing footsteps behind her and the sound of closing the door, Lin Xiaoyao raised her head, let the things in her eyes flow back, and raised the corners of her mouth in a self-deprecating manner.

So be it.

That's it for the best.

When he leaves the Lin family and returns to his own home, the two of them will never see each other again, not even once.

The person you love can't bear to see you again, you will have delusions, you will desperately want to stay by his side, you will go crazy again, and you will be crazy again.

He wants to live his life well.

When Lin Xiaoyao found Lin Zhen, he was filling the bucket with soil. After several months of drought, the soil had already lost any moisture, and it was full of dust.

Hearing that Lin Xiaoyao came to ask him to strangle his stomach, he compacted the soil in the bucket and said, "My hands are dirty, wait for me to wipe them."

Washing hands used to be a luxury, but now wiping hands with a wet handkerchief is a luxury.

Lin Zhen wiped his hands clean, sat on the small stool, asked Lin Xiaoyao to squat in front of him, then crossed his arms on his stomach, and strangled him twice from behind.

Lin really didn't know what the reason was, the old man at home also strangled him like this when his stomach was uncomfortable, and he felt comfortable after strangling, which had a miraculous effect.

"How is it, does it still hurt?"

Lin Xiaoyao took a deep breath: "It doesn't hurt anymore."

The sudden pain just now caused a layer of cold sweat to break out on his back, but now it's just a little bit of faint pain, which is still gradually relieving.

After strangling him, Lin Zhen continued his own planting business, sprinkled some radish seeds into the bucket filled with soil, then covered it with a layer of soil, and then poured the water left over after washing his hands and feet, or washing things , and put a layer of hay on top of the bucket.

Lin Zhen has already filled several of these buckets, which are full of radishes and cabbage. If all goes well, the seeds will germinate in half a month.

Lin Xiaoyao looked at the row of wooden barrels and said, "I think the river water in our village can barely maintain it. The rest of Anyuan Town should be similar, but I don't know how it is farther away."

"You don't have to think about going from Fucheng to Yongzhou. The refugee army started to appear from there. The situation is the most serious. Just pass by us." Lin Zhen put the barrel in a shaded place.

He asked Lin Xiaoyao: "By the way, you said before that you wanted to go out after the drought, do you have a plan?"

"Yes," Lin Xiaoyao said, "You still remember the third brother who went to Fucheng before."

"Ah."

"I've been with you for so many years, and I've saved some money in my hand. I want to take some small goods and run with the caravan for a few years. When I'm familiar with the road, I'll pull a caravan and go to see it."

It's been a few years since he opened his mouth. Obviously, he has no plans to start a family now, or in recent years.

Moreover, it was somewhat similar to his original idea. What he wanted was to set up a chamber of commerce that was dedicated to finding business routes for others, to earn profits in the middle, and to co-operate with the two brothers to earn each other's money in the future.