After seeing off the reluctant sister, Su You and Su Shi visited the Tutu Temple again.

Su Shi wiped the pine cabinet: "Yes, this is already better than Zhou Xue."

Su You said: "While I'm away, I'll leave it to you and Ziyou."

Su Xiaomei asked: "Brother, are you leaving us?"

Su You rode on Su Shi's little donkey: "Brother, why did you leave you? Brother is going back to prepare delicious food, and we will take turns to play in the future. This year's festival, everyone will come to Kelongli, and we will have a lively New Year together!"

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The little donkey ticked, and its hooves made a crisp sound on the stone road.

Two wicker bookcases were hung behind the donkey's buttocks, and a child sat on the saddle in front of the donkey. A swag was hung in front of the child.

Entering the off-season, only rice piles are left in the paddy fields on the roadside, and a few geese and ducks quack at the water's edge.

Although it is a slack time for farming, there is really plenty of leisure time in the countryside. Farmers are weaving bamboo fences and utensils; repairing thatched roofs; maintaining farm tools...

The women, in groups of three or five, found a sister's house with an open dam outside, played with pins and needles, and chatted about everyday things.

The grapefruits on the treetops are so heavy that they bend down, and you can see that they are ripe.

When Su You passed by, his aunts, who had already given birth to a baby, made fun of him.

"Oh, whose young man is this? He's so handsome!"

"Young man, do you still remember the taste of milk? Why don't you take a short break? I have plenty of milk. You can choose the left or right side. How about that?"

Then there was a burst of laughter, and Su You clamped his legs in shame and asked the little donkey to speed up.

The little donkey snorted in protest and continued walking slowly.

Su You had no choice but to smile and bow his hands to these women, begging to be let go.

The women even burst into laughter, and one of them even threw out a colorful red thread: "Young man is so interesting, I'll give this to you to play with."

Su You took it in the air, but it was a bat sachet made of fabric. The craftsmanship was not bad, so he accepted it without any pretense and passed it in thanks.

Just like this, we headed west along the river and soon entered Anzhen Township.

Soon a child saw him: "Xiaoyou! Are you back?"

Then a child also ran up to the field: "Xiaoyou is really you!"

Su You smiled and said: "Ha! Skinny boy, mouse! You miss me so much."

The kid in front is the mouse: "Xiaoyou heard that you went to the city. I wanted to come see you, but my mother didn't let me. She said there were kidnappers in the city. Is that true? Is the city fun?"

Su You got off the donkey, opened the saddle bag, and took out a handful of dried fruits: "I'll give you something to eat. That's the same in the city."

Soon, before reaching the old house in Kelongli, the little donkey was surrounded by a group of children, large and small.

Su You was secretly proud that the King of Children still had great power.

The small river suddenly becomes very wide at the foot of the mountain, forming a large river bend, which is the paradise for the children of Kerongli.

In the past, this river bend was filled with green aquatic plants. In summer, it was so thick that even children could step on it.

Since I told the children last year that this kind of grass can also be fed to pigs and chickens, the aquatic plants have been cleaned and harvested three times a year. Now winter is the season when aquatic plants grow slowly, and they only sway softly under the water.

A clear mountain stream flows into the river from the center of the bay, with dense bamboo forests on both sides.

The bluestone road turned into steps, passing through the bamboo forest. When the view opened again, it turned into a village.

In front of Zhuangzi is a large pond made of square stones. There are carved low railings beside the pond, and there is also a stone platform set up into the water, which is set close to the water to facilitate washing and washing.

On the left and right sides and behind are buildings.

As you move toward the center, the buildings become taller and the materials and workmanship become more exquisite. Although Su Weiwei was demoted back then, he once served as prime minister. In the words of his uncle, even a broken ship has three thousand nails.

Therefore, the Su family's old house and ancestral hall in the center are still relatively grand and spectacular, but they are full of vicissitudes of life over time.

There are buildings with green tiles and white walls around them, and further outside, there are mud walls and tile roofs, and then they become scattered and scattered among the fields, forests, bamboos, hills and mountains, mostly with mud walls, bamboo walls and thatched roofs.

In front of the ancestral hall, surrounding a large pond, there are several large trees, some of which have smooth bark and are tall and yellow.

There are still some fruits with dried peels hanging on the tree, which my uncle specially kept for Su You.

On the edge of the pond, the few trees with sloping crowns are hundreds of years old purple pears. Su You's favorite thing is the scene outside the ancestral hall on a spring day, when the pear blossoms outweigh the snow.

On the left side of the pond, there is a newly built small courtyard that is particularly eye-catching. It has plain wooden beams and rafters, a gate, and regular stone pillars and brick walls. Although it is smaller, in terms of the sophistication and beauty of the design, it is no worse than the ancestral hall.

Thinking of the old uncle, Su You couldn't help but quicken his pace and ran towards the ancestral hall.

The old man was sitting on a low chair, closing the dustpan with bamboo silk. When he saw Su You, who was wearing a white cloth cross-breasted thick coat, a green persimmon silk skirt, and white stockings and silk boots, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "Hey, which family is this from?

Is the rich young master here?"

Su You stepped forward and bowed his hand: "Uncle, please stop making trouble, Su You is back."

The old man said with a smile: "I went to the city and learned a lot about etiquette. Is this good? Have you learned how to speak?"

Su You smiled and said, "Come on, my sister-in-law made a plan for Mingrun. My cousin Mingyun said it was good, so I used it."

The old man nodded: "Well, this is a good word. It means "bright" when lighting a lamp, and "moist" when cooking."

Su You quickly waved his hand: "Uncle, please don't explain it to the villagers like this! This word comes from Liu Xie's "Wen Xin Diao Long Essays" in the Southern Dynasties."

"In the Han Dynasty of Shu, Wenzong Yangxiong was praised. Liu Xie commented that he was 'Qin Si Wenge, with a profound overview of his career, and fragments of prose, which he wrote as "Lianzhu". Although his words are small, they are bright and smooth.' This is the true meaning of this word.

The origin is not what you said!"

The old man touched Su You's shoulder and laughed loudly: "Not bad, not bad! I also learned how to put down my school bag, which is a big improvement! Well, but I think it's more appropriate to light a lamp and cook!"

Su You: "..."

At this time, the mouse came in leading the donkey: "Brother Xiaoyou, where is this donkey's hitch?"

The old man stood up and said, "This is the ancestral hall. Don't let the mouse come in. It will stain the ancestors and blame them. You go and tie it to the orange tree at the door, and I will take care of it after I clean it up."

He turned around and brought out a dustpan from the side room of the ancestral hall. There were some dried fruits such as melon seeds and walnuts in it: "In the past, when Xiao You was here, how many children didn't come over on any day? As soon as Xiao You left, you guys stopped coming! All day long

It’s so deserted that I don’t have anywhere to distribute the melon seeds.”

The children gathered around to grab food and yelled, "Thank you, Hachiko."

The villagers came soon after, and it was quite lively again.

"Xiaoyou is back? Oh, it's true! This outfit is so beautiful! My sister-in-law bought it for me?"

"I seem to be a little fatter. Why is it still so dark after staying in the city for so long?"

"It's good to be back. By the way, it's great to bring back all those wine lees! Chickens, ducks, and piglets will grow like crazy after eating them! Thank you to Xiaoyou for this. He's so small, and he didn't forget it even when he went to the city.

Folks.”

"Xiao You, your third brother has a very anxious temper. How are you doing in the city? If you ask me to come back if you don't get used to it, Ke Shao Ji Qiu, it's half Ji Qiu and half Qiu!"

"I said you, the Sixi family, do you still care about the men in your family? You dare to curse in front of the ancestors in the ancestral hall!"

"Are I scolding you? I learned it from the scholars in the city! They are definitely good words!"

"I believe you, there is no Mimi in the pumpkin!"

"If you don't believe me, ask Uncle Yao..."

Su You quickly raised his hands and said: "Well, this is what Confucius said. It means that if you are a bowman, your child will first know how to bend bamboo utensils. If you are a leather clothing maker, your child will first know how to mend leather. It means that you can inherit the family business through your ears and eyes.

.So what Sixi said is not wrong, I also look down on farming..."

"Hey, how is it? Uncle Yao is still very knowledgeable! The orange trees and tea leaves really look alive!"

"Cut! That's not what you said before. You also said that if the yellow thorn sticks are thin, you need to use two of them together to pinch the flesh, which will make it more painful..."

"You're a bitch..."

Although the quarrel made Su You a little older than his parents, he still enjoyed the nostalgia very much.

People from various families came over and looked at it curiously, and finally gradually dispersed, leaving only a few old people in the ancestral hall, drinking water and chatting.

The old man greeted Su You: "There are a lot of things added to the kitchen, as well as a lot of tools, and whatnot...the experimental equipment you asked people to send from the city. I don't know how to use those things.

Go get a table by yourself and greet your brothers."

Su You smiled and said: "Okay, those brothers just sit down for a moment and it will be over soon."
Chapter completed!