Chapter 215: Farmhouse

With Shaohua doing intelligent monitoring, Xu Zifan is very relieved to concentrate on making hats. His movements were a little slow at first, and he made two mistakes and almost cut his fingers. However, he has always been cautious and attentive, and is good at finding tricks. It didn't take long before he figured out how to make the hat and became proficient in his movements.
In the morning, he made two hats, choosing the most lightweight and practical styles. He also used the different shades of the front and back of the bamboo to make a circle of beautiful patterns for the women's hats. Xu Zifan patiently removed all the burrs and polished the hat to be smooth and delicate. Then he cleaned the house and went out to sit on a small bench against the wall to soak up the sun.
He is too weak now, it is good to get more sun. When Xiao Lian came back holding a large bowl of clothes, she saw Xu Zifan closed his eyes as if he was asleep, and hurriedly woke him up, "Third brother, third brother, go back to the house and rest. Don't catch a cold."
"I didn't sleep, I was closing my eyes to rest my mind." Xu Zifan said casually without opening his eyes.
"Oh, then I won't disturb the third brother." Xiaolian nodded, walked to the middle of the yard, put down the basin and began to stretch the clothes to dry.
Xu Zifan opened his eyes and took a look when he heard the movement. There are less than a dozen clothes in the basin. The big wooden basins are piled up full, and these are all washed by Xiaolian. He looked at Xiao Lian's hand again, it turned out to be very red, and his face was slightly pale. Even if it had just entered autumn, the weather was not too cold, and the river was already cold. It felt so inhumane for Xiaolian, a 14-year-old girl to soak in cold water to wash so many clothes. The Xu family is no longer considered patriarchal. It is because the status of ancient women is too low. Washing clothes is already a light job in everyone's eyes. Who cares if the little girl is afraid of the cold?
Xu Zifan went to the stove to pour two bowls of hot water, put a little sugar in, brought out a bowl to Xiaolian, and said, "Drink some hot water, you don’t look right, don’t fall ill like brother."
Xiao Lian put down her clothes flattered, and took the bowl with her hands. The warm temperature passed from the bowl to the palm of her hand, making her unable to hold the bowl tighter. Xu Zifan drank the sugar water in a few mouthfuls and looked at her, "Why don't you drink it? Afraid of being hot?"
"No, it's not hot." Xiao Lian lowered her head and took a sip, and was stunned. "Brother, did you put sugar in? Sugar is very expensive, wait for them to come back later..."
Xu Zifan said indifferently, "Will my father and mother give us sugar water? Now there are four people in our house, we and father and mother, are you not used to it?" He raised his chin and pointed to the clothes in the basin. "Brother The sister-in-law’s coat and their children’s clothes will be asked to wash them by themselves. By the way, I will wash my clothes by myself. You can just help my parents to wash them."
"Ah? Is this, this all right?" Xiao Lian looked at her clothes and then at the two children playing in the yard, wondering whether she should listen to Xu Zifan.
Xu Zifan urged her to drink up the water quickly, put away a male jacket and put it on a bamboo pole to dry, "Separate families and families. People are afraid that we will take advantage of them. Let's not always let others take advantage. You can help them. It’s better to wash your clothes than to cook a meal, clean the house, feed the chickens. Remember, you can be filial to your parents in the future, and don’t take care of other people’s affairs. When you get married in the future, the third brother is your family’s Rely on. Don’t worry about to please your eldest brother and second elder brother. It’s already clear that the separation of the family so early has made it clear that you haven’t taken care of your marriage. Waiting to rely on it later? When the third elder brother earns the money, we will move to the big house and follow them thoroughly. Clean it up, understand?"
Xiao Lian heard like a fairy tale, and couldn't help saying: "Brother Brother, what do you use to make money?"
"I went to the town to take a look in the next two days, and they all said that studying is good. I can't make any money after studying for so many years? What's the use of studying? Don't worry about it. Worrying is useless."
"Oh." Xiaolian found out that Xu Zifan was drying clothes, and she was even more surprised. "Brother, you and you are a bit different these two days. Why did you pour water and dry the clothes for me? Yesterday you paid me back. Serve me the food, put it down quickly, this is not your job."
Xu Zifan stopped, put his hands on the bamboo poles, turned his head to look at her, and smiled, "What about me, I really almost died when I fell into the river. What should I say when I was in a coma? I was just a little conscious and unconscious. Drowsy, in short, I know that I have finally survived. People cherish their lives, especially when I first woke up, I heard that my eldest brother and second elder brother were separated. I felt that the four of us will be a family in the future. You have to be filial to your parents, take good care of you, change the old habits of laziness and lying, and live your life well."
Xiaolian suddenly realized, and clapped her hands: "I know, it's a great enlightenment, right? Third brother, then you don't want to be a scholar? You don't have the energy to farm, what will you do in the future?"
Xu Zifan thought for a while, and said, "I always get sleepy when I am studying. There is only one kind of book that gets more energized when I read it. It is medical books. In fact, I think I have understood a lot, so I don’t have a chance to practice. A doctor."
Xiao Lian's eyes lit up, "Really? Third brother, you can see a doctor? That Hu Langzhong in our village has a good family life. The whole village is looking for him to see a doctor. Some people who can't afford the money give things away. I see them. I often eat meat at home. If only you could be a doctor in the village!"
In this world, both the barefoot doctors and the doctors sitting in the medical clinics are called "heralds", and only those who have the ability to open a medical clinic are called "doctors". "Doctor" is a higher level than "Langzhong", is more respected, and his medical skills are more trusted. Obviously, Xiao Lian didn't hear Xu Zifan's meaning, and his wish was very small.
Xu Zifan didn’t correct her either. He smiled and quickly dried the clothes. He said,
It’s still early. I didn’t plan to do this before. Now that I think about this, I have to study hard. After all, it’s a matter of seeing a doctor and saving people. No. I will continue to take the exam for Xiucai. When I have spare money in the family, I will not take the exam if the money is not enough. I have a plan in my heart. You can be a caring daughter with peace of mind. Nothing will let your parents. Happiness is important. As for those two rooms, you can help as much as you like when you have nothing to do. Don't delay our own affairs."
"Oh, I know the third brother." Xiaolian responded suspiciously, and decided to turn around or ask her mother what to do. The third brother seems to dislike the two eldest brothers and the second brothers very much. She is following the third brother in this room, so it seems that she should listen to the third brother?
Xu Zifan asked Shaohua in his mind, [Shaohua, what time is it? 】
[Two thirty in the afternoon. 】
Xu Zifan said to Xiao Lian: "It's almost time to apply, you go cook, do more to make your parents full."
"Okay, third brother, do you want to eat stewed eggs?"
"No, if you want to eat you just make one."
Xiaolian didn't dare to eat the one who had no illness or pain. She went to Xu's father and Xu's mother's house and took food into the stove to cook. The hot fire made her body warm. Thinking of the bowl of hot water and those clothes just now, she felt that she was taken care of by her brother for the first time. If the family can live like this every day after the separation, there is nothing wrong with the separation.
Xu Zifan walked slowly in the yard, moving his muscles and bones at will. Shaohua recorded the amount of activity for him, reminding him when he should stop and change his actions. The two children at the door of the second room didn't take the initiative to speak to him, nor did he move in. He basically only liked his own children and had no feelings for other people's children. Moreover, it’s easy to think too much about the crossing girl. If he just gave the two children syrup just now, when Su Qianyun came back, he might suspect that he had a conspiracy. He would simply treat it as a neighbor’s child, and more is worse than less.
After two quarters of an hour, the Xu family came back. Xu Zifan stepped forward to take the farm tools from his parents and put them on the wall. He added warm water to wash their hands and faces, and poured them water. Intimately making the two elders happy, Xiao Lian also poked her head out of the stove and said with a smile: "Father, mother, the meal will be ready soon. You can eat it later."
"Okay." Mother Xu responded with a smile, and the caring of her children made her feel more comfortable. Yesterday, when the family was separated, the fields were naturally separated. Today, when facing the inquisitive words and bizarre gazes of others, she couldn't lift her head up. She was immersed in work for most of the day. When she returned home, she felt so sensible and relaxed. Up.
Xu Zifan took out the hats that were made for them from the room and showed them to them, "Father, mother, I have been thinking about it all morning, I think your hats are too heavy and heavy, so I changed my mind. You Try it on. Mother, look at me, I also weave a pattern for you, okay?"
"Hey, it's so pretty, how did you make it up?" Xu's mother happily put on the hat, went into the room to look for a photo in the mirror, and said, "This hat is good, and it looks comfortable to wear. It makes me young. How many years old."
Father Xu put it on, took it off, looked carefully, and nodded, "Wonderful, this method is so wonderful, wearing light and fluttering, and dense, better than Dad. You made it up after thinking about it in the morning? Reading is still good."
Xu Zifan smiled and said,
I’m not looking at my parents too hard and want to do something for you? I’m just thinking about it.

"I just figured it out. What you think in your head is different from ours. It's much better than me and your father." Xu's mother was very happy. This is the first time she has received a gift from her children. , Things are not worth money, but there is that heart in it. At such a sensitive juncture, this hat is too warm. The depression that was accumulated outside on this day has all disappeared. I am having such a happy life, so what else does anyone say?
Xiao Lian prepared the food and placed it in Xu Zifan's room. The four of them talked and laughed into the room to eat. They didn't deliberately ignore others either, mainly because they were all talking to Xu Zifan, Xu Zifan didn't mention others, and they didn't pay attention, so they just entered the house. The big room and the second room are much quieter than them, and I always feel a little awkward. It seems that Sanfang is the affectionate family. They have been excluded, but this is what they asked for. It was equivalent to abandoning Xu Zifan and Xiao Lian, and they were having a good time.
I can't tell what it feels like, anyway, they can't be happy, and there is no reason to be bored after careful consideration, inexplicable.
Now everyone shares a kitchen room. After Xiaolian came out, Cai went to cook, and Su Qianyun went to cook again. They went to the ground for a day and were tired. When they came back, they directly ate the food made by Xiaolian, and then went back to the house to rest. Now I have to cook when I come back, and I have to wash the dishes after eating. I feel so tired from a little bit of work. Hearing Xu Zifan and their laughter makes my heart even more awkward.