Notes of Lanxi Crossing

"There is a grain drying field in front, and the ground is full of millet, miss, let's go over there."

The young lady pulled back the hair that fell from her forehead, thinking that the hair on her face was in the way, so she pawed and pulled it a few times with both hands.

She was still young, her hair was withered and yellow and split ends, many of which couldn't be pulled into the bun well, and when she moved casually, her head looked like a lion cub with furred fur.

Lan Xi thought it was funny: "Okay, let's be careful not to step on the millet. By the way, why don't you braid your hair so that there will be no broken hair?"

When Lan Xi saw her in a mess, the young lady was a little embarrassed.

The young mother knows how to weave hair, but no one will read it no matter how well it is done, and it will delay her work. Her mother will only scold her when she sees it.

"I'm busy with work every day, so I don't have the time to make up that."

Lan Xi nodded and didn't say any more.

She knew that some people had done their best just to live, and this kind of dispensable leisure was not in their consideration.

The two of Lan Xi slowed down, and Bai Zhi Baixue, who was chasing after him not far behind, also followed.

These two girls were also bought into the mansion after they grew up outside. Bai Zhi's family background was better, and she had never seen the valley farm, but Bai Xue seemed to have returned to her hometown when she saw this place.

"Miss, look over there!" Bai Xue was now looking into the distance beside Lanxi, her eyes lit up when she glanced at the golden plain in front of her.

Of course, Lanxi also discovered that the sun-drying farms are usually transformed with flat land. She had seen them in the countryside when she was a child, and it seemed that this was their destination.

With a goal in mind, the people walked a few steps quickly, bypassing a huge stone, and saw a flat square covered with golden millet in front of them.

The sun was dazzling, and Lan Xi looked at the scene there from a distance.

At this time, there were many women and children standing on the grain drying ground. Some of them were carrying the rice in baskets, and some were pushing the piled rice evenly with a claw-like wooden rake.

As for the children, they are flocking together to drive away the birds in the sky that are attracted by the food.

"The grain drying field is big. This is the biggest place in our Zhuangzi. When someone's family celebrates a happy event, all the people in the village come here to eat and it's not crowded." Youniang introduced to Lanxi and the others with a little satisfaction.

The latter had seen a much more spacious square than this one, but from the current point of view, this sun-drying field is really big, and Lan Xi affirmed her words with dignity.

"It's very big. Your Zhuangzi has repaired such a large grain drying field. It must be able to harvest a lot of grain every year!"

Lan Xi knew that all the property of this Zhuangzi belonged to the temple, and there was no need to pay taxes like the imperial court, and the monks in Hanshan Temple only took what was used for chewing, so compared with the people in other places, the villagers of the Zhuangzi had a better life. not bad.

The young mother nodded, with a simple smile in her eyes, learning from Lanxi what her mother often said: "We can live, thanks to the compassion of the eminent monks, and God also blesses us, the harvest is not bad. "

You must know that there are monks from Hanshan Temple in their village to protect them, no matter how hard life is, there is no one who sells children and daughters, which is different from other places.

"Miss, come with me in a while, sparrow catching is also divided here."

The young lady shuttled through the path reserved for pedestrians in the valley, walking in front to lead the way for a few people, Bai Zhi was curious.

"Catching sparrows is also divided into territory? But sparrows fly so fast, how to divide?"

What Bai Zhi asked was exactly what Lan Xi was also curious about, but Bai Xue, who had the memory of the farm life, explained to them first without the young mother answering.

"Miss, don't underestimate this sparrow. Although it looks like a small one, it doesn't have any meat at all, but if there are enough, it will be a rare meat meal if you gather it up. Everyone is rushing to get it! "

Youniang didn't expect that there were some "knowledgeable" among the noble ladies. She guessed that Bai Xue's original identity should be the same as her own, and immediately got close to her.

"That's right, in fact, the idea of ​​planning a territory was proposed by an adult!"

Youniang led a few people to a corner of the square, where the terrain was flat, and there was a small step built out of stones for rest. This step was just blocked by two intertwined trees growing together at the back, and it was the corner of the entire sun-drying field. A rare good place to go.

Squatting on the steps was a boy who was a few years younger than the young mother. Lanxi had seen him at the young mother's house. This was the young mother's younger brother, Liangzi.

Holding a slingshot in his hand, he was focusing on aiming at a sparrow on the ground, and a string was already tied around his feet. Lanxi took a look and estimated that there were six or seven sparrows.

"It's here. There are trees here. Birds always like to rest on this tree. If you don't stare carefully, the rice will be stolen in the blink of an eye." The young lady pointed to the two trees and spoke to Lanxi and the others. He was concerned about whether his voice would startle the sparrows that his younger brother was looking for.

In fact, the location of this place is not good. For farmers, food is the most important thing. When drying the millet, there are always moments when they can't take care of it, and the food is easily eaten by birds.

It's just for her and her younger brother, her father didn't cut down the bird-attracting tree, but taught them how to play the slingshot, so she and her younger brother could catch the most sparrows every year when the millet was sunning.

Everyone in the Zhuangzi said that his father was a spoiled child, and every time the young mother heard it, she felt as if she drank honey water. She had never drank honey water before, but she guessed that it must be a taste only in dreams.

No wonder the siblings can always catch the most sparrows. When the young mother made a sound, Liangzi quickly shot the stone bullets in the slingshot, and the unlucky sparrows encountered this unexpected disaster and became his possessions.

"It's amazing!" Bai Xue praised, looking at the slingshot in Liangzi's hand with shining eyes.

She can also use a slingshot, I really want to try it!

Lan Xi has only seen other people use it, but has never tried it himself. Seeing Bai Xue salivating over it, he became interested.

"Ryoko, is this slingshot difficult to make? How long will it take me to make one now?"

Liangzi subconsciously looked at the slingshot in his hand before realizing that this noble lady was greedy for his slingshot and wanted to play with it too.

He hesitated in his heart, this is the lady of the official family, if she accidentally hurt herself, she wouldn't punish him!

After this short time together, the young lady has already understood that this young lady is a good-natured girl and not that scary, so she agrees for her younger brother.

"Our slingshots are all made for us by our own hands. It's not very easy to make. If you just want to play around, miss, we can make a few rough ones, and they will still work." Out of the slingshot that belongs to her.

The sister and brother's slingshot is made of some kind of wood, the surface is slightly red, smooth and moist, and some animal tendons are wrapped around it, it looks very cool.