Early the next morning.
Xu Mo packed up his pen, ink, paper and inkstone and began to cook soup and rice for his younger brothers and sisters.
I originally wanted to at least cook it before calling them, but I didn't expect that Zheng Ruqian got up as soon as the fire was lit.
The little boy, who was only ten years old, rubbed his eyes and was still a little sleepy. He called out "big brother" and rushed over to take care of the dishes. The good and bad ones, eggplants and beans, were all placed separately.
It’s not easy to make money these days.
Xu Mo sighed, turned his head, and Fang Heng also got up.
The third brother has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he has been doing it for six years since he woke up at the sound of a rooster, which is not surprising.
But today, he did not go to the lee of the ruined temple. Instead, he picked up the stick and said quietly, "I want to go to the mountains."
Xu Mo is not stupid.
On the contrary, he was very smart. Thinking of Zhang Qiquan's words yesterday, he immediately understood, "Are you going to hunt game?"
Fang Heng didn't hide anything and said softly "Hmm".
The so-called game is all deep in the mountains. It will be the depth of winter, and there are many deep pits in the mountains. Once you fall into it, you will be doomed.
Xu Mo didn't want him to go.
"I'll leave early and come back early. If I can't fight, I won't show off." Fang Heng insisted, "Don't worry, I'm measured."
Xu Mo had no choice but to take a step back, "Then you come back before the sun rises."
Fang Heng nodded and left.
By the time the food was cooked, Zheng Ruqian had already sorted and put away the dishes on the flatbed truck, making room for three people.
The younger brothers and sisters also got up and washed themselves.
Xu Mo stood in the ruined temple and looked out. When he saw Fang Heng coming back with a stick, he breathed a sigh of relief and served soup to eat.
Breakfast is over.
Wen Zhiyun grabbed the medicine, ground it, and identified the herbs.
Jiang Sheng went to the village to collect vegetables, accompanied by Chang Yan.
Fang Heng drove a donkey cart, delivering food and at the same time taking his eldest brother to school.
On the way, it was inevitable to worry about the situation of the third brother entering the mountains.
Fang Heng did not hide anything, "The temperature in the mountains is too low and the animals have hibernated. On the plus side, hunting is easy, but the downside is that it is too dangerous. Although I have skills, I have no hunting experience, so I can only come back first."
Xu Mo was silent.
Zheng Ruqian said quickly, "It would be nice if there was an experienced hunter to take care of him."
As soon as these words came out, the three of them looked at each other.
Shilipu Village.
Jiang Sheng came back from collecting a bunch of vegetables from the village. After returning home with a full load, she put down the small basket on her back and her forehead was already covered with sweat.
Chang Yan saw it and reached into his sleeves to take it out.
Only a ball of knotted cotton wool was taken out.
Cheap jackets are of poor quality. They have been worn for only a few days and become linted.
Jiang Sheng was originally unhappy, but when she saw Chang Yan's frown, she wanted to laugh again, "Fifth brother, do you want to give me a handkerchief? We are not young masters, how can we have such a thing. "
As for the sweat on his forehead, just wipe it casually with his sleeves. Beggar always puts his life first.
Jiang Sheng mopped the floor happily. He looked up and saw sweat on Chang Yan's forehead. He stretched out his other sleeve very generously and rubbed Chang Yan's head.
Long banquet, "..."
He had nothing to say, he just pressed his lips tightly together.
"Jiang Sheng, be careful that Xiao Wu is unhappy." Wen Zhiyun reminded him kindly.
Jiang Sheng stuck out his tongue, "Fifth brother will not be angry with me. Even if he is angry, the worst thing is that I will make him happy again."
He didn't forget to ask for Zhang Yan's opinion, "I'm right, Fifth Brother."
Chang Yan still didn't speak, but his tense expression gradually cracked and finally became calm.
None of the five brothers in the ruined temple can do anything to Sister Jiang Sheng.
She didn't care at all, she was happy every day, and she dared to make jokes with everyone. She was extremely heartless.
The scolding, scolding and starvation in the past seemed to have left no trace on her body.
Such a sister.
Who wouldn't want to keep it in mind?
Wen Zhiyun smiled slightly, lowered his head to pound the herbs, looked through the ancient books left by his father, and studied them seriously.
Jiang Sheng put the vegetables in the corner and was about to collect some more when Fang Heng came back in a donkey cart.
There are two people on the donkey cart.
One was Zheng Ruqian who was returning from delivering food, and the other was Zhang Qiquan who was crying in the ruined temple yesterday.
Seeing Jiang Sheng's big eyes, Zhang Qiquan felt embarrassed for a moment.
Fortunately, Fang Heng rescued him in time, "Let's go."
Zhang Qiquan hurriedly limped to follow.
Jiang Sheng looked at their backs blankly, "What is the third brother going to do?"
"Fighting game." Zheng Ruqian said without raising his head, "Everyone is making money recently. Even the eldest brother is preparing for the imperial examination. The third brother can't sit still."
Everyone wants to contribute something to the family.
No one wants to be a burdensome person who eats and drinks for free.
Chang Yan pursed his lips and suddenly felt that he should do something.
At least, he cannot be compared with his brothers.
night.
Fang Heng came back from the mountains. He and Zhang Qiquan had already prepared traps and other traps, waiting for the prey to take the bait.
Now, he had to take a donkey cart to pick Xu Mo back from school.
Because the food has been delivered during the day, this trip is empty.
Chang Yan, who had always been taciturn, suddenly said, "Third brother, do you want to take someone to the county?"
Fang Heng was stunned for a moment, then realized that donkey carts can carry people.
It's just that they kept loading their own people or loading food, and forgot about this matter.
Nowadays, when we drive empty to the county, we can earn extra no matter how many people we take with us. One or two cash is never too much, and three or four cash is never too little.
But this kind of thing is just like the vendors walking down the street. You need to shout about it before anyone knows about it.
Fang Heng's face instantly turned red when he thought about how he was shouting and soliciting customers on the street. He couldn't open his mouth.
The long banquet cannot be held, but he has a good candidate.
"Second brother has to collect the vegetables later, why not just shout." He pursed his red lips slightly and approached Zheng Ruqian.
Zheng Ruqian, "..."
This little guy is pretty good at calling people.
You two are so good-looking that you can't open your mouth, so you're bullying me into opening my mouth, right?
The second brother was unhappy and turned his head to pretend not to hear.
Chang Yan had no choice but to stretch out his hand, tug on his sleeve, and whisper, "Second brother..."
Zheng Ruqian's mind started to feel dizzy.
Otherwise, people say that beauty makes people addicted, but the fifth brother just acted coquettishly, and he couldn't bear it anymore.
Zheng Ruqian couldn't imagine how Chang Yan would harm the country and the people if she were a woman.
"Okay, okay, I'll shout, I'll go right away." He surrendered, grabbed the small backpack and ran away.
While running, he did not forget to shout, "Is anyone going to the county? If you pay a penny, you can leave. If you pay a penny, you can leave."
After about tea time, four people stood at the entrance of the village, all going to the county.
Some of them planned to walk on their legs, and some planned to take a car tomorrow. When they heard that there was a cheap donkey cart today, it would be useless if they didn't take it, so they all left early.
Fang Heng was very satisfied and took a donkey cart to the county.
Before it got dark, he brought Xu Mo back.
It carries four passengers when going out and three when coming in, earning seven pence in two hours.
Fang Heng handed it all over.
Jiang Sheng was not polite. He happily opened his small purse, threw seven copper coins in, tied them, and put them in his arms.
She cooked dinner.
Freshly baked, steaming vegetables were brought to the table, and the expressions on the faces of the brothers were all frozen.
Xu Mo stirred the uncooked dough and said softly, "You can wait until I come back to make dinner."
"How can that be done?" Jiang Sheng said righteously, "Brother has already worked so hard at school, how can he still come back to cook dinner? Brother will eat what I cook."
Zheng Ruqian swallowed the shepherd's purse leaves that stung his throat and said, "I support brother."
Fang Heng didn't say anything. He picked out a piece of muddy vegetable root and thought about going to the mountains more in the next few days.
Unfortunately, game is not always available.
Although I am eager, I can only wait quietly.
This wait lasted for more than half a month.
The game didn't wait, they waited for the cold winter.
Overnight, the frost flowers in the fields became three-dimensional, and the river surface was also covered with a thin layer of ice. All the remaining vegetables were carefully collected by the farmer's uncle into the cellar. The beans and eggplants were long gone, and even radish and cabbage were in short supply.
Zheng Ruqian traveled throughout the village and only collected half a car in two days.
He was a little absent-minded, sitting in a daze at the door of the ruined temple, worried that if he missed the appointment, Shopkeeper Bai would terminate their cooperation.
Jiang Sheng was also in a daze. Even if shopkeeper Bai was kind enough not to end the cooperation, their future income would be greatly reduced.
The two brothers and sisters looked at each other with tears in their eyes.
Zhang Qiquan hurried over, "Where's the third child? Come on, there's a big guy coming up the mountain."
