Han Tuo was like Xu Yunfei's shadow. He followed Xu Yunfei wherever he went. He did not help with the farm work at home, but he worked especially hard at Xu Yunfei's house.
It was all thanks to Han Tuo's help. Otherwise, Xu Yunfei's family would not have been able to keep up with the five-mu plot of land and a few plots of vegetable garden, even if Xu Yunfei were to work himself to death.
No matter how worried she was, she still had to eat.
Xu Yunfei mixed a piece of noodles, then carried the basket to the wheat straw pile outside the courtyard wall and pulled out a basket of dry and loose wheat straw. He lit the firewood stove and began to make pancakes.
After the pancakes were baked, Han Tuo was also done cleaning up.
After boiling half a pot of water, he added oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, onions, garlic, pepper, and aniseed. He put the pigeon meat and sparrow meat into the pot and covered it. After a while, the fragrance of the meat seeped out, making Han Tuo and Xiao Ji salivate around the stove.
"What are you doing? It smells so good?"
Liu Xiaoyu was wearing a short white dress with small floral patterns. She walked into the courtyard with a smile on her fair and firm thighs. Her fair face was radiant and she looked especially energetic.
" You two haven't even been apart for five minutes," Han Tuo teased." Isn't it like a day apart feels like three years?"”
Liu Xiaoyu widened her beautiful eyes and said,""You're allowed to come to his house? You have so much nonsense to say when I come. Then what is it that the two of you are inseparable all day?”
Han Tuo was talking, but his eyes were fixed on Xu Yunfei. As he spoke, he walked to the steaming pot and lifted the lid. The smell of meat mixed with steam hit his face." What meat is this?" Why is it so fragrant?"
"Pigeon meat and sparrow meat, Han Tuo picked them up!”Xu Yunfei smiled.
"Ah, there's sparrow meat. I remember the last time I ate it was last year's Spring Festival. I'm in luck today!”
Han Tuo grabbed the lid and covered it with a loud bang. He protested,""The sparrow meat you ate last time was dug out by Yunfei and I from the eaves. The two of us worked hard for half a day, but you ate ready-made meat as soon as you arrived here!”
Liu Xiaoyu pouted and said,""Stingy, I'm not here to eat for free. I'm here with good news!”
"Good news? Tell me, is it worth my pot of meat?”Han Tuo said disdainfully.
Liu Xiaoyu jumped mischievously with her hands behind her back. She pretended to inadvertently lean her shoulder on Xu Yunfei's shoulder and said,""The good news is that corn can be replanted!”
Han Tuo rolled his eyes and said contemptuously,""This is good news? I don't care!"
Before Han Tuo could finish, Xu Yunfei asked anxiously,""Is there really time to replant?"
"My dad said it. He said that we have to plant it quickly. If we delay any longer, it might not ripen!”
Liu Xiaoyu put away her mischievous expression and focused on Xu Yunfei's eyes. The tenderness in her eyes seemed to be overflowing.
When Xu Yunfei heard this news, he immediately felt much more relaxed. If he replanted three acres of corn and only lost two acres of rice, he could survive this year.
The meat in the pot was cooked, and Xiao Ji had long been muttering about wanting to eat it.
Xu Yunfei placed a small wooden table under the big apricot tree, Han Tuo set up a stool, and Liu Xiaoyu took the bowls and chopsticks.
A full plate of meat was served to the table, and everyone was given a bowl of broth. The soup was soaked in pancakes, and everyone sat around the table eating with their mouths full of oil!
In the countryside, it was easy to eat some wild game occasionally.
Although the countryside was more backward than the city, it was very resilient. As long as it was not a particularly large famine, even lazy people who were lazier than pigs would not starve to death.
Liu Xiaoyu and Xu Yunfei were very close to each other. From time to time, she would touch Xu Yunfei's arm with her elbow, and then the two of them would look at each other meaningfully.
Xu Yunfei even reminded Liu Xiaoyu,""Don't let your parents see that shirt of yours!”
Liu Xiaoyu blushed and whispered,""Yes, it's almost dried!"
Although it was a disaster, Xu Yunfei's courtyard was filled with warmth and laughter.
The first taste of love made Xu Yunfei feel a sense of home that he had not felt for a long time. This feeling was like a ray of sunshine after a rainy day, shining into the depths of his heart.
A man and a woman could never form a happy family without either of them.
For Xu Yunfei, life was no longer just about taking care of his sister, Xiao Ji. It was no longer just about the tiring farm work. Life suddenly had more meaning!
The news of the dark clouds forming a dragon spread in the village. The more it spread, the more evil it became. Some people said that the village would be destroyed and that no one in the village would survive.
Those who believed in this theory even left their families to seek refuge. Of course, they would temporarily stay with their relatives for a few days. When they saw that nothing had happened, they would return dejectedly.
Some people said that this disaster would only appear one year in the future. At that time, there would be a flash flood, and East Dragon Spring Village would become a sea of Wang Yang.
There were also people who disagreed. They said that dragons symbolized good luck and that the giant dragon formed by the dark clouds was a good sign. East Dragon Spring Village was going to have a capable person. At that time, the dragon head would point to the family where the capable person would come from.
There were a few families in the west of the village that seemed to be within the range of the dragon head. These families all bought firecrackers to celebrate. On the other hand, considering that it might be an unlucky sign, setting off firecrackers could dispel evil spirits.
When the villagers saw these few households setting off firecrackers, they also followed suit and joined in the fun. This caused the neighboring villages to also set off firecrackers. It was as if it was the new year under the great disaster.
The next few days were busy buying corn seeds, preparing the soil, and sowing. Han Tuo and Liu Xiaoyu came to help. After a few days of busy work, they finally replanted the corn. Xu Yunfei just breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately came another worrying thing--the money was gone.
If not for this hail disaster, he could have lived on with the few hundred yuan he had.
This unexpected hail completely disrupted Xu Yunfei's rhythm. Originally, he could sell the wheat at home for money, but the market was too low now. It was not worth it to sell it. Moreover, he did not dare to sell too much. If he sold too much, he was afraid that he would not be able to get enough rations for a year.
What he was most afraid of now was that his sister would fall sick. She could skip a meal and not starve to death. If she fell sick, she would have to spend money to see a doctor. If she did not see a doctor, she would really die!
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