Before going to bed, Zhou Heng also asked Su Hua: "Ahua, do you know that you have to count to fifty before going to bed today?"
Su Hua nodded: "Yeah, I know."
Zhou Heng slept with Su Chong at night, so he could teach Su Chong how to count.
Su Chong and Su Hua studied hard and counted attentively. Su Xiaoling also followed the count when they heard it. After counting fifty, she closed her eyes and went to sleep with satisfaction.
Su Xiaolu heard her mutter, "Brother Heng is so nice."
Is Zhou Heng very good? He is indeed very good. Although he is a bit restrained, a bit old-fashioned and not very talkative, he is gentle in details and very good.
It gradually became quiet at night.
Zhao leaned against Su Sanlang and said in a warm voice: "My dear father, Brother Heng is really smart. He has so much knowledge at such a young age. Tell me, if he goes to school, I think he will be able to become a master in a short time."
Tong Sheng, I think he is smarter than many students in our village."
Every time she looked at Zhou Heng, Ms. Zhao felt that this child would definitely become famous. He knew so much, he could recognize many words, and he could read articles to explain their meanings.
Su Sanlang paused and replied: "Brother Heng does know a lot. Maybe he will leave when his leg heals. Xiaolu said that Brother Heng will be able to leave after the new year."
"It's so fast, alas... Although I can't bear to leave him, it would be best if he gets better soon."
Zhao said with a sigh.
Although she was reluctant to let Zhou Heng go back, it was right. Just because he could teach her children knowledge, she couldn't hope that he would be better soon. Zhou Heng was also a child. It was sad that his legs couldn't walk, so it was best to get better quickly.
good.
Su Sanlang nodded: "They have been sowing vegetable seeds in the past few days. I took them into the mountains to see if they could catch some pheasants or something. Last time I went to the city and told Butler Sun that the chickens and ducks would not be sold in the future.
Butler Sun is still very sorry. He said that the young lady and young master of the Sun Mansion especially like to eat the chickens and ducks we sell. If they can still catch them, they will send them to the Sun Mansion."
Ms. Zhao nodded and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say, but you must be careful. If you don't catch it, forget it."
The family has stabilized in the past two years, and Mrs. Zhao does not want Su Sanlang to take risks.
In the business dealings with the Sun Mansion, the Sun Mansion was generous. In addition to business dealings, there were also some human relationships involved.
The names of my two daughters were chosen by Butler Sun.
But no matter what the favor is, Su Sanlang is the most important in Zhao's heart. She wants him to be safe.
"Don't worry, I know it."
Su Sanlang hugged Mrs. Zhao, kissed her forehead and said gently: "It's getting late, go to bed."
Mrs. Zhao responded lightly, "Yeah".
The next two days were busy and all the vegetable seeds were sown.
Su Sanlang had to prepare firewood for the winter and had to go into the mountains every day.
It didn't matter to him that he took Su Chong and Su Hua into the mountains. They went there every year, but Zhou Heng was different. If he wanted to take Zhou Heng into the mountains, he still had to tell Old Man Wu. So when having dinner the night before, Su Sanlang said: "
Brother, tomorrow I want to take the children into the mountains to make some traps and play, can you take Brother Heng there?"
Because Su Xiaolu worshiped Old Man Wu as his master, Su Sanlang called Old Man Wu brother.
Old man Wu loves to drink. At this moment, he was eating a mouthful of meat and sipping a sip of wine. He clicked his tongue twice and said cheerfully: "Why not? As long as you don't mind the trouble."
Su Sanlang immediately said with a smile: "Well, take him with you tomorrow. If you are lucky, you will have something to gain when you come back in the evening."
"Um."
Old man Wu nodded.
With the consent of Mr. Wu, Su Sanlang asked them to go to bed early that night.
Early the next morning, Mrs. Zhao made some pancakes and asked them to take them away after breakfast.
Su Sanlang carried Zhou Heng on his back and took several children into the mountains.
At this time, the busy farming season has passed, and most of the villagers are heading into the mountains to collect firewood for the winter. It is inevitable that they will meet the village children on the road.
Everyone gathered together laughing and joking, and went into the mountains to find bird nests and retrieve eggs. Naturally, there were also members of the Su family among them.
Seeing Su Sanlang carrying Zhou Heng on his back, many people made faces at Zhou Heng and imitated Zhou Heng's inability to walk.
"Brother Heng, ignore them."
Su Sanlang frowned. They were a group of children without adults, and he couldn't say anything. He had to tell Zhou Heng to ignore them.
Zhou Heng's expression darkened, and he lay on Su Sanlang's back and softly responded, "Yeah."
Su Xiaolu casually grabbed a handful of stones and threw them away. Her childish voice was cold and she said, "I will hit anyone who makes faces to scare me again."
Su Xiaolu targeted Su Qing and Su Shun and hit them with a small handful of stones. It would only hurt a little but not hurt anyone.
Su Xiaolu said and grabbed another handful of stones. Su Qing and Su Shun's group had already run away.
Naturally, you can't be reasonable when dealing with naughty children.
Not far into the mountain, Su Sanlang put Zhou Heng down and started to make a trap.
Su Xiaoling took out insects as bait.
Taking advantage of Su Sanlang's trap, they also started playing around.
Find edible wild fruits for Zhou Heng to eat.
After eating a wild fruit that he had never eaten before, Zhou Heng smiled shyly and said, "It's delicious" under the expectant eyes of Su Xiaolu and his siblings.
“Sour and sweet, very special.”
It was just picked, it was the freshest, and with such pure and kind people around him, Zhou Heng's mood gradually improved, and the unhappiness just now had been washed away. No matter what those people said, his inability to leave was only temporary.
So he doesn't need to mind it at all.
"It must be very special. This is nature's gift to all things. People like to eat it, and birds will also like it."
Su Xiaolu sat on the ground casually, picking them off one by one and eating them. In her memory of her previous life, this thing was called raspberry. There are many kinds of wild raspberries. These kind of knots are knotted on small thorn bushes, one by one.
is just one of them.
The rhizome has thorns, and the fruit turns red or dark yellow when ripe. It tastes sour and sweet, and has many health benefits. There is no harm in eating it anyway.
"Brother Heng, come here, eat more."
Su Xiaoling picked a handful and handed it to Zhou Heng without eating it.
Regarding Su Xiaoling's preference, neither Su Xiaoling nor Su Chongsuhua seemed aware of it.
Zhou Heng reached out to take it. He didn't dare to look at Su Xiaoling, so he could only look at the scenery in the distance.
With his unique preference for eating, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl slightly.
Seeing that they liked to eat it, Su Sanlang simply cut a few rhizomes for them to pick and eat.
Stop and go, and when you find a suitable place to set a trap, you will make a trap. At noon, you will eat pancakes with wild fruits.
When it got late, Su Sanlang took them back with Zhou Heng on his back.
Along the way, I took another look at the eight traps and caught four pheasants and a turtledove.
"Third uncle, you are so awesome."
Zhou Heng couldn't help but praise that on this day, he watched Su Sanlang make traps. It wasn't really difficult, but the rewards were huge.
Su Sanlang paused and then said gently: "It seems we are lucky."
