Especially today, the sky was gray early in the morning, and it looked like heavy snow was about to fall, so Ms. Feng was really worried that her son would be trapped halfway. She had heard someone say that passenger ships in the winter Being frozen on the river, unable to move.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Feng stopped thinking about making shoes. After stopping the awl and twine in her hand, she asked Lin Sanzhu aside, "Husband, do you think the river will freeze in the next few days?"
"No." Lin Sanzhu was very sure.
"It's only the middle of the twelfth lunar month, and it's not yet time for the river to freeze. Besides, it hasn't snowed yet in Bingzhou."
Of course, Lin Sanzhu wasn't talking nonsense. He made a special trip to the town yesterday for this matter. He heard from Gao's family that there were merchant ships coming and going from Fucheng Pier every day, which showed that the waterway was still very smooth.
Hearing what Lin Sanzhu said, Ms. Feng felt a little relieved, but when she picked up the awl again and was about to continue doing the work she was doing, she heard a "rustling" sound coming from the window paper.
Feng was stunned at first, but soon realized that it was the sound of snow hitting the window lattice. Listening to the sound, the snow particles seemed to be falling quite a lot.
Feng was anxious, was it going to snow?
Lin Sanzhu naturally heard the noise on the window paper. Now he couldn't sleep on the kang anymore. After putting on his clothes haphazardly, he quickly left the room and prepared to go outside to take a look.
As soon as he arrived in the courtyard, Lin Sanzhu saw his father, his eldest and second brothers, and Yuan Feng coming out of the house. It was obvious that everyone was worried about Yuan Qiu's return home.
Seeing that the snow particles were getting heavier and heavier, Old Lintou couldn't help but worry, "The snow will definitely be heavy tonight, and I don't know where Yuan Qiu has gone."
But don't be blocked halfway.
Obviously this is what Lin Dazhu and Lin Erzhu are worried about. According to the current situation, there will be snow on the official road tomorrow. If it accumulates too thickly, cars and horses will not be able to move by then.
Lin Sanzhu was also very anxious. He planned to go to the town again tomorrow to find out whether it was snowing in Fucheng.
At this time, the door of the east room was heard to creak open again, and Mrs. Wu was seen walking out of the house quickly. Looking at the cloth shoes on her feet, it was obvious that she had not had time to put them on because she was anxious.
Old Lin frowned and was about to think about what he was doing out in such a cold weather.
Wu was a little excited, "Sanba, Mom seems to have heard the sound of horse hooves. Go out and see if Yuan Qiu is back!"
The main house is at the east end of the yard and closest to the village road, so Lin Sanzhu absolutely believed her when she said she heard the sound of horse hooves.
Therefore, before Lao Lin could react, Lin Sanzhu had already hurried to the courtyard door, unlatched the door and rushed out quickly.
As a result, before anyone could stand still, they heard the sound of horse hooves not far away.
Lin Sanzhu was overjoyed and ran over quickly, shouting excitedly, "Gouzi, are you back?"
Wow, this excitement made Gouzi shout out again.
Lin Sanzhu's high-pitched and excited voice seemed particularly clear in the silence except for the sound of horse hooves.
The coachman also heard it, but he felt that the man's call "Gouzi" had nothing to do with the Juren master in his car. In other words, he had lived for more than thirty years and had never heard of any Juren master being called Gouzi. Of.
Unexpectedly, just as the coachman was thinking this, he heard a loud response from the carriage behind him, "Dad, it's me, I'm back!"
Coachman: "..."
God, is there really a master who has been called a dog?
Lin Yuanqiu poked his head out of the carriage and soon saw Lin Sanzhu running towards this side.
Looking at his father again, he can lift his feet very quickly. He is really the number one runner in the small mountain village as always.
Behind his father, there were the eldest cousin, the second cousin, the third cousin, the fourth cousin, then the eldest uncle and the second uncle. Who were the next few? Because they were far away and the sky was gray, Lin Yuanqiu couldn't see clearly. , but it should be my mother and grandparents who don’t have to run away.
This situation gave Lin Yuanqiu a sudden sense of belonging.
Sure enough, life is a journey. No matter where you wander, in the end, only a warm home is the place where you can feel the most at ease.
After settling the fare, Lin Yuanqiu specially handed one or two pieces of silver to the driver. It was not easy to have the cold wind blowing outside the carriage all day in the winter, so this piece of silver was considered as a thank you.
After receiving the silver reward, the coachman thanked him profusely and couldn't stop the smile on his face. He didn't expect that the master would be so good. This is a full tael of silver. Now the children have new clothes for the New Year. Landed.
Lin Yuanqiu told the coachman to pay attention to safety when returning. Although it was not completely dark now, there were still snow particles falling, and it would snow soon, so it was always a good idea to be careful on the road.
The coachman thanked him again, waved his whip, and quickly drove away.
Lin Yuanfeng and others had moved their luggage to the fifth brother's room. As early as half a month ago, Feng had tidied up everything inside and outside the house. Lin Sanzhu had burned the kang since yesterday, so that no matter when his son When I come back, I can sleep on the hot bed in time.
After not seeing each other for two years, Lin Yuanqiu noticed that Chunyan and Chuncao had grown a little taller. They looked almost 1.6 meters tall. Looking at them again, they had fair skin and rosy faces. They were already a pair of pretty girls.
Xiaohong and Xiaoju were waiting nearby. The two girls were taller than before, and their faces looked good. I think they were quite used to staying here.
"Brother, you are back home!" Chunyan and Chuncao said in unison.
The two sisters must be happy to finally have their brother back. No, the usual reminders of their manners were forgotten by them now. The two sisters ran forward happily, then each took their brother's arm and hugged each other towards the main room.
"Brother, it's cold outside, let's go inside quickly!"
Chun Cao nodded, "Yes, it's warm in the room. Just now, my second wife brought the charcoal basin to the west room. Brother, let's go inside and warm our hands."
Chuncao still remembered the fact that her brother's hands were prone to frostbite.
The scene of the three brothers and sisters getting along harmoniously made Lin Sanzhu and Feng Shi, who were following behind, smile with joy. For them as parents, there is nothing that makes them happiest than their children living in harmony.
Mrs. Zhou was still thinking about her little nephew's belly as always. When she heard that her nephew was back, she quickly went to the kitchen. In Zhou's words, how can you keep your stomach warm in such a cold day if you don't have a full stomach? Get up.
Therefore, just as Lin Yuanqiu sat down in the west room, Mrs. Zhou came over with a bowl of steaming hot noodle soup, "Yuanqiu, hurry up and eat it while it's hot, my aunt has even put two poached eggs in it for you."
"Yes, yes, Yuanqiu, let's eat some noodles to warm up our stomachs first."
Mrs. Wu also urged her little grandson to eat quickly. Her eyes were a little wet. She hadn't seen her grandson in two years. If she said she was unhappy now, it would be a lie. The reason why her eyes were wet was because she felt distressed. . You said that in this cold weather, everyone is sitting on the heated kang and unwilling to move, but her little grandson is still busy running around on the road. It makes people feel sad just thinking about it.
Fortunately, my grandson came back before the heavy snow fell, otherwise he would have been troubled by being stuck halfway.
Wu thought silently in her heart, Amitabha, the Bodhisattva is really blessing her.
Lin Yuanqiu was not polite. After a day's journey, he was already hungry, so after thanking his aunt, he took the noodle bowl and started eating.
"Dad, it's snowing outside."
Lin Dazhu's steps were brisk.
At this moment, he has long lost his previous worries. Since his nephew has returned home, whether the official road will be blocked by heavy snow tomorrow has nothing to do with his family.
Old Lintou nodded. He had checked inside and outside the courtyard yesterday and found nothing wrong.
Besides, all the houses at home are now made of gray bricks and gray tiles, so there is no need to worry about them being crushed by heavy snow.
Under the attention of everyone, Lin Yuanqiu quickly ate a large bowl of hot noodle soup, and felt much warmer.
Lin Moxuan and others who were waiting outside the door hurriedly ran into the house after seeing their uncle finally finishing the noodles.
Wanqing and Wanying also followed in.
Compared to their younger siblings who were unfamiliar with their little uncle, they still had some impressions of him.
Especially Wanqing. When Lin Yuanqiu left home, she was already five years old. Naturally, she remembered many things related to her little uncle, such as the beautiful flowers in her box. Weren't they exactly what her little uncle bought for her? .
It was just that after two years of not seeing each other, the little girl was a little shy, but thinking that she was the eldest sister, she had to set a good example for her younger siblings. Thinking of this, Wanqing bravely stepped forward and shouted crisply: " Little uncle!"
"Eh!"
Lin Yuanqiu originally wanted to touch his niece's pubic hair like he did when he was a child, but suddenly he found that his niece now had a double bun on her head.
The elder sister took the lead, and the other younger ones also followed suit and called them uncle.
Especially Lin Moxuan and Lin Mohao. The shouts made by the two little guys could be heard outside the courtyard gate.
Seeing several children looking at him eagerly, Lin Yuanqiu immediately understood that they were waiting for gifts from his little uncle.
Lin Yuanqiu hurriedly asked his fourth brother to get the book box for him, then took out the small wooden box containing the hair flowers and handed it to Lin Wanqing, saying warmly, "Our Qing'er is the eldest sister, and my uncle will give these hair flowers to you. You can give it to a few sisters."
The little girl nodded "Yeah, yeah," her little body straightened as she felt she was trusted.
Immediately afterwards, Lin Yuanqiu gave Lin Moxuan the task of distributing toys and asked him to give a share to his younger brothers.
Lin Moxuan, who also felt trusted by his uncle, had a face full of confidence.
Several children, greeted by Lin Wanqing and Lin Moxuan, quickly swarmed into the hall next door.
Lin Yuanqiu took out the purple clay pot and the small wooden box with the gold bracelet from the bookcase, and then handed it to Old Lintou and Wu, "Master, grandma, my grandson bought this for you two. See if you like it."
After hearing that her grandson said she bought it for herself, Mrs. Wu quickly opened the box.
When she saw that inside the box was a solid gold bracelet engraved with the image of a magpie ascending plum blossoms, Wu couldn't help but exclaimed, "You kid, what are you doing with such an old sum of money?"
Although she said so, Wu's eyes full of joy could not deceive others.
Mrs. Zhou and Ms. Liu smiled and urged, "Mom, please put it on quickly and let us take a look."
Ms. Feng stepped forward and helped her mother-in-law put the bracelet on her wrist.
In the past few years, life at home has been easy, and there are usually no worries. Therefore, compared to the previous skinny, black and thin, Mrs. Wu is now much more relaxed and fatter.
When the face is rounded, the person will naturally appear rich. Now that she puts on the gold bracelet, she really looks like an old official lady.
After hearing that her bracelet cost more than twenty taels of silver, Wu hurriedly covered it, God, didn't this put three acres of paddy field on her hand?
Lin Yuanqiu did not take out the gifts he bought for his mother and two younger sisters. He wanted to talk to his family about buying a house in the capital first.
Always let everyone know where you have used your money at home.
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Chapter 133 House Picture
Wu, who had been away for a moment, quickly came over with a wooden box.
After Old Lintou took the box and put it on the table, he said to Lin Yuanqiu, "Yuanqiu, this is the money saved by the family, totaling more than one hundred and sixty taels. I'll let you keep the scattered ones later. The rest of the whole numbers are all given to you. As we said before, all the money at home is left to you to deal with. As for what to buy or what to buy, it is up to you!"
With that said, Lao Lintou opened the box in front of everyone.
Lin Yuanqiu saw that in addition to a few banknotes, there were more than a dozen small silver ingots and several small pieces of silver in the wooden box.
These are the income from embroidery this year, as well as the money earned from selling persimmons last year and this year.
Old Lintou warned again, "Yuanqiu, I know you are a sensible boy. I heard from your father that after schoolwork, you often paint to earn money. What I want to say is that when you go out alone, there are already hanging lights at home. I have a good heart, so I still have to take care of myself first. To be honest, our family’s good life is also thanks to you Yuanqiu. I am not greedy, and I am very satisfied with the life I have now. So, don’t You’ve exhausted yourself so much, look how thin you are.”
"Yes, yes, yes!" Mrs. Wu nodded in agreement, "Like your father, Nai is not greedy. With the good life she has now, she can laugh out of her dreams."
Mrs. Zhou also said, "Yuanqiu, you should eat more on weekdays. Look at you, you are just taller but not fat. My eldest wife is getting anxious just looking at you."
Ms. Zhou has already thought about it. Starting from tomorrow, she will often make delicious food to feed her little nephew.
Lin Yuanqiu really wanted to say that he was not actually thin. He was the kind of person who looked thin when he was wearing clothes but looked fat when he was undressed.
And because I often practice riding and shooting, I also have several muscles on my body, especially my arms and abdomen, which have a lot of muscles, so the word "thin" is really not suitable for me at all.
