When Su Sanlang returned home, the three children immediately gathered around him, helping to hold the basket and put out the food.
The warm and cozy little family quickly wiped away the sadness in Su Sanlang's heart.
After putting all the food away, Su Sanlang entered the back room.
Seeing Mrs. Zhao making quilts, Su Sanlang smiled slightly and said, "Mother, let me tell you, I went to the Sun Mansion as soon as I entered the city today. I thought that the Sun Mansion would not be able to buy it all, but the Sun Mansion suddenly
I totally bought it."
"We are so lucky. I bought all the grain and vegetable seeds. I will sow the vegetable seeds soon."
Su Sanlang happily shared the joy with Zhao. Seeing the sparkling light in Zhao's eyes, he felt extremely satisfied.
Ms. Zhao smiled and nodded: "That's great."
She also felt relieved, and was no longer afraid of the coming winter.
Su Sanlang smiled and took out the paper bag from his arms, and said to Su Sanmei and the three brothers: "Come here, dad also bought candy today."
As soon as they heard that there was candy, Su Chong and Su Hua happily gathered around them, swallowed their saliva, and looked greedy.
There are twelve pieces of candy in total, one piece is only half the size of a child's finger.
Su Sanlang grabbed two pieces and put them in Zhao's hand, then handed the rest to Su Sanmei and said, "There are still ten pieces left. You three will each get three pieces, and the three sisters will eat the extra piece."
Su Chong and Su Hua had no problem with it. They were never greedy. They took a piece from Su Sanmei and put it in their mouths instead of staring at the candy wrapper.
Mrs. Zhao took one piece and put it in her mouth, then picked up the other piece and fed it to Su Sanlang. She said, "Daddy, you eat it too. We'll have a piece each and we'll enjoy it together."
Su Sanlang looked into Mrs. Zhao's eyes full of hope and warmth. He couldn't say no at all, so he opened his mouth and ate the candy.
The sweet taste suddenly fills every part of your mouth.
Seeing his family members laughing, Su Sanlang also laughed.
In the afternoon, Su Sanlang went to sow vegetable seeds in the ground.
There is only a layer of plant ash on the barren land, and I don't know if the vegetables that grow there will be good.
After planting the vegetables, Su Sanlang went to fetch water and water them.
He didn't let his three children help with this matter.
Su Chong, Su Hua and Su Sanmei were just pulling grass and catching bugs, feeding chickens and rabbits, or playing with stones in the courtyard dam.
Su Sanlang took a break when he was tired. Seeing the happy smiles of the three children, his mood became very good.
At dusk, smoke rose from every house in the village, and Su Sanlang also went home to cook.
The days went by in such an ordinary way. In early September, Su Sanlang took his two sons into the mountains to cut firewood every day, and piled the yard dam full.
In these ten days, we still caught a lot of prey, and we kept them all as usual.
On September 12th, Ms. Zhao was pregnant, and she refused to lie in bed again no matter what she said.
The sun was shining brightly today. Mrs. Zhao wrapped Su Xiaolu tightly and said, "Daddy, I'm already well. As you said, there's not much work to do at home. I'll wash clothes and cook for you at home. I won't do anything for you."
tired."
Su Sanlang couldn't resist her, so he had to obey her.
Mrs. Zhao hugged Su Xiaolu and went out to bask in the sun. This was also the first time Su Xiaolu went out.
The world was bright and clear. When Zhao went out, she put Su Xiaolu into Su Sanlang's arms.
Su Sanlang hugged her carefully, and Mrs. Zhao had already walked towards the chicken pen. The chicken pen was half a person's height surrounded by Su Sanlang, and even the rabbits were kept in it.
Mrs. Zhao opened the door and went in. She said, "I've wanted to come out and have a look for a long time. The hens have been nesting in the nest for a while. I don't know how many hens will come out."
Two days ago, the hens started to nest and stopped laying eggs. There were a total of sixteen eggs in the henhouse.
When the hen saw Mrs. Zhao, she clucked vigilantly.
Ms. Zhao was not afraid at all, she reached out and touched the hen under its wings, quickly lifted the hen out, and then she began to check the eggs.
The sixteen eggs were all very big, and it was a full nest. Zhao only looked at two or three before he counted them and said, "Daddy, this nest of eggs is pretty good. We should be able to produce twelve or three eggs."
Su Sanlang smiled and said, "Don't worry now."
Mrs. Zhao smiled sheepishly: "Don't worry."
The roosters and hens have grown up several times and are in good spirits. Even if the hens are nesting in the nest, they are never hungry.
Su Sanmei and Su Chong and Su Hua pulled grass and caught bugs. When they saw Mrs. Zhao going out, they were very happy. They ran to Ms. Zhao and hugged her, calling sweetly: "Mother, mother."
Mrs. Zhao touched their hair one by one and praised: "They are all good children."
The three brothers and sisters were very happy to be praised.
"I've grown taller and become more energetic."
Zhao's eyes were gentle. In the past, when she touched the children's hair, their hair was always dry, like dry straw, but now when she touches the three children's hair, it only feels smooth.
She looked at the three children carefully. Su Chong and Su Hua still looked innocent and ignorant of the world. They held her hand and acted coquettishly, and their faces looked much better than before.
Su Sanmei has also become a little fatter, her complexion is no longer yellow, and is gradually getting whiter. She has a face with oval seeds and big eyes.
That's great, Ms. Zhao thought to herself.
"Daddy, thank you for your hard work."
Mrs. Zhao looked at Su Sanlang. Su Sanlang had become a lot darker. He was no different from before. He had been working the hardest in the past month.
Su Sanlang smiled and said, "Why do I have to work so hard? I'm going to show you the harvest. Mother, I've already planned it. When I fence the yard, I'll take Brother Chong and Brother Hua with me."
Let’s lay more traps and try to catch more to sell before it snows heavily.”
The courtyard of the thatched house is an acre of land. It is fenced and a small shed is built to stack firewood. The empty space will be used for drying grain later.
"good."
Zhao's eyes were slightly red, and she followed Su Sanlang to visit the home.
Behind the house, Su Sanlang surrounded a small area to raise pheasants and hares, and kept the captured turtle doves in cages.
There was a pile of firewood piled in the courtyard, which was enough to keep them warm throughout the winter.
You can imagine what it will be like when the Xiaoyuanba is enclosed in the future.
Looking at the three happy children, Mrs. Zhao had a firm thought in her heart. She would definitely protect their home with Su Sanlang!
In the evening, Mrs. Zhao helped cook.
The cooking method is no different from Su Sanlang's cooking. The rice and Jinyu sticks are ground and cooked together, and then the dried vegetable soup is cooked and eaten like this.
Even if it is unpalatable dried vegetables, they are rare. Both Zhao and Su Sanlang unanimously asked the three children to eat more.
Mrs. Zhao wanted to help Su Sanlang surround the yard, so the task of taking care of Su Xiaolu fell on Su Sanmei.
Su Sanmei hugged Su Xiaolu and couldn't help but kiss her many times: "Fourth sister, you smell so good."
Su Sanmei felt that Su Xiaolu had a faint fragrance. Ms. Zhao said it was the fragrance of milk. Su Sanmei didn't understand the fragrance of milk, she only knew that it smelled good.
Su Xiaolu hoped that Su Sanmei would take her with her, because Su Sanmei would carry her around the house, which was much more comfortable than just staying in the house.
So Su Xiaolu, who didn't like crying, started crying.