Old Man Shu's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't show any signs of it on his face. He smiled honestly and said, "No, no, it's just a coincidence that a blind cat met a dead mouse."
"You are so humble." The village chief poked him on the shoulder and changed the subject: "Thank you for reminding me about the grain harvesting. I would like to thank you on behalf of the hundred or so people in our village."
Old man Shu laughed so hard that his branches quivered wildly.
Unexpectedly, Shu Guangzong would hear the unforgiving village chief say thank you to him in his lifetime.
This feeling is incredible!
The village chief laughed so hard that his heart went crazy. With this expression, he felt like he was going to be eaten.
In order not to be eaten, the village chief wiped the sweat from his forehead, turned around and left.
Before he crossed the threshold, Mrs. Shu stopped him.
"You're all here, go back with the dried fish."
"This is impossible!" The village chief waved his hands repeatedly.
These days, food is more valuable than anything else. Why would he have the nerve to take other people's fish for no reason?
Old Mrs. Shu refused and forced the thing into his hand, "Take it, I've been borrowing your donkey cart for the past two days. I'm sorry."
The village chief couldn't resist, so he shamelessly took away the dried fish. Before leaving, he smiled and praised Old Man Shu a few words, which made Old Man Shu very happy.
After seeing off the village chief, Mrs. Shu, Mr. Shu and a few Ming began to deal with the wild boar. The younger ones were responsible for selecting suitable wooden boards to repair the chicken coop and placing the pheasants.
Yan Yan ran around with her seventh uncle and moved several boards. When she was exhausted, she sat in front of the porch to rest with her chin in her hands.
At this time, Qingbai came over silently.
Yan Yan blinked her eyes and looked at him, then asked softly: "Second brother, do you have anything to do with me?"
Qingbai nodded, took out an oil paper bag from his pocket, held it up in front of Yan Yan like a treasure and said, "This is the sweet-scented osmanthus cake someone gave to my uncle last time he went to town. I hid it and didn't eat it. Here it is for you."
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"Osmanthus cake?" Yan Yan's eyes lit up. She hadn't eaten osmanthus cake yet, but she knew from the name that it must be delicious.
Xiaotuanzi took the paper bag with joy, opened it and saw that there was an unknown object covered with green hair inside.
"Does the sweet-scented osmanthus cake look like this?"
Xiaotuanzi became suspicious.
"It seems not." Qingbai scratched his head, "But what I put is Osmanthus Cake, it can't be wrong."
"Okay." Xiaotuanzi decided to trust his second brother, carefully picked up the green hair cake, divided it into two, kept one piece for himself, and handed the remaining piece to Qingbai, "Let's eat it together."
Qingbai pursed her lips and smiled, "Okay."
The two little ones took a bite of the green cake at the same time.
As soon as she took it into her mouth, Yan Yan felt something was wrong. The food was sour and smelly, as if she was eating a lump of cake.
She wanted to vomit, but she was too embarrassed to let down her second brother's kindness, so she held her nose and swallowed it.
Qingbai also had a strange taste and wanted to vomit, but seeing that his sister had finished eating, he had to endure the nausea and swallow it.
As for the two small pieces left in my hand, they were secretly fed to the pheasants by the two little ones.
The consequence of stealing the green hair cake was that the family gathered around the table to eat wild boar meat that night, while the two little ones vomited and had diarrhea in the latrine.
After vomiting and diarrhea, vomiting and diarrhea, and drinking herbal medicine, it didn't help. It didn't get better until midnight, which made Mrs. Shu feel so distressed that she burst into tears.
The only good thing is that after this incident, Yan Yan gained her first close friend in the Shu family.
The kind of tough guy who can hold hands and squat on the wall to vomit.
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The next day, Old Man Shu and Shu Mingzhi went to the town to sell the meat with their prepared wild boar meat on their backs.
Yesterday's wild boar weighed more than 100 kilograms, excluding the offal, head and other parts.
Mrs. Shu kept a few pieces of good meat, made two cans of lard, gave two more pieces to the second man in the carpenter's shop, and let them sell the rest.
The others were not idle either, and followed Mrs. Shu out to dig wild vegetables and pick wild eggs.
Except for three patients.
In addition to the two little ones who were hungry, there was also Shu Mingxin, the fifth child.
He was weak. He was overheated after running all day yesterday, and his face was a little pale when he got up early. Seeing this, Mrs. Shu asked him to stay at home to take care of the baby.
Perhaps due to frequent illness, Shu Mingxin's appearance and temperament are different from those of the other brothers.
His complexion is fair, his build is slim, and he has an elegant and scholarly air about him, which makes him look like green bamboo standing in the wind.
Influenced by her grandmother, Yan Yan admired scholars very much and pestered Shu Mingxin with questions all morning.
"Uncle Five, can you count? Just one, two, three, four, five."
Shu Mingxin smiled warmly and said, "Of course I will."
"Wow, the fifth uncle is so awesome!" Yan Yan clapped her hands exaggeratedly.
Shu Mingxin tapped her fleshy cheek and said with a smile: "Yanyan is not as powerful as Yanyan. Yanyan can count at the age of three. It's really amazing!"
Yan Yan, who was praised, squinted her eyes and smiled, waving her two fat arms back and forth with a proud expression, like a little milk dog shaking its head.
"Yan Yan can not only count, but also write!"
"Do you know how to write?" Shu Mingxin became interested, picked up a wooden stick, pointed to the open space in front of him and said: "Here, write a few words and show them to your fifth uncle."
Yan Yan rolled up her sleeves, took the stick with great posture, stuck her butt out and drew on the ground, and finally drew two twisted and unknown objects.
Shu Ming read the letter up and down, horizontally and vertically. After reading it for a long time, he didn't recognize the words, so he could only humbly ask: "Yanyan, what did you write?"
Yan Yan touched the tip of her nose and said proudly, "Yan Yan's name, fifth uncle, can I write it well? Grandma said my handwriting is the most beautiful, better than chicken claws scratching it!"
Shu Mingxin: "..."
It looks prettier than a chicken claw, is this definitely a compliment?
But facing Xiaotuanzi's eager eyes, he couldn't bear to pour cold water on it, so he boasted without conscience: "It looks good, but there is still room for improvement. After practicing more, I can set up a stall and sell calligraphy."
"Can words be sold?" Yan Yan asked in surprise.
"Of course, if you can write well, you are a calligrapher. When a discerning businessman opens a store, he will hire a calligrapher to write a plaque. A few words can be sold for dozens of taels of silver!"
Yan Yan was extremely excited after hearing this, "I have decided that when I grow up, I will be a calligrapher and write plaques for others!"
Qingbai discredited her, "You told me last night that you were going to be a pig butcher when you grow up. Why did you become a calligrapher again today?"
Yan Yan retorted confidently: "I can kill the pig today and write the plaque tomorrow, and we can take turns!"
Qingbai: "..."
It seemed to make sense, but he was speechless.
After confirming her life ideal, Yan Yan nuzzled up to Shu Mingxin's leg and asked: "Fifth uncle, my grandmother said that you can become a high official after studying. You have endless meat to eat and endless new clothes to wear. How about you?"
Why don't you become a high official?"
Shu Mingxin smiled bitterly, "Silly girl, after studying, you have to take the exam. After taking the township exam, you can take the county exam. After you take the county exam, there are government exams, hospital exams, and palace exams. Only if you pass them all can you become an official."
Yan Yan counted on her fingers. Five attempts were not a lot.