I farmed and built a villa in ancient times

Chapter 16 Nourishing eel porridge

"Then I thank you, aunt." After saying that, Zhou Shuqing took out a money bag from his arms and handed it to Li Xiuju: "Aunt, I asked about the price on the market. According to the calculation of fifteen cents per acre, our family has three acres of land. I’ll give you fifty cents. There are thirty cents here, and I will make up the remaining twenty cents after the fields are planted. Do you think it’s okay?”

"No, no, no, Shuqing, I can't accept this money."

Li Xiuju saw the money as a hot potato and hurriedly pushed it back, "Your uncle Wenbin was sick earlier, and you helped us a lot. It's our duty to help you farm, and you don't need to spend money. Besides, this Hongmei just gave birth to a baby. , nutrition needs to be supplemented, there are many things that need to be spent, so keep the money for yourself."

Zhou Shuqing refused, "Mom, don't worry. Even though I'm not a wealthy person, I can still get away with fifty cents. If you don't accept the money, I won't dare to order you around."

Li Xiuju knew that Zhou Shuqing was a stubborn person and would not change things easily. She changed her mind and said, "Shuqing, just give us half of it. You don't have to spend so much."

"That won't work. Fifteen cents per acre is fifteen cents per acre." Zhou Shuqing aimed at Zhou Chenyu who was standing aside, smiled and put the money into her hand, "I'm going back first, you can continue to have dinner."

Li Xiuju had no choice but to send him out in the rain.

Zhou Chenyu looked at the man going away and sighed: "He is filial to his grandma and loves his wife at home, and he is affectionate and righteous to the outside world. He is such a good man. If you want to look for him in the future, you should look for someone like this. Do you hear what I said?" "

Looking for such a man?

Zhou Baoyu looked at his sister with a troubled expression and said inexplicably: "Sister, I am a man and I will marry a wife in the future. Why are you telling me this?"

Zhou Chenyu gave him a cold look, "If you can't marry such a man, why can't you use him as an example? You have to learn from others, otherwise how will you marry a wife?"

Zhou Baoyu snorted dissatisfied, "Sister, in my opinion, you should listen to this. According to such standards, it will be no problem to find me a brother-in-law."

Brother-in-law?

Zhou Chenyu put down the money bag, picked up the bowl, and replied lightly: "I'm afraid there is no other man in this world who can arouse my impulse. I have already sealed my heart and love for your sister."

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Once the farming matters were finalized, they immediately set out to plant rice seedlings in the fields.

There was a gray drizzle in the sky, and a cloud of white mist surrounded the mountains. Occasionally, a few white-feathered birds landed on the field ridges. As soon as people passed by, they would fly elsewhere.

Zhou Shuqing picked the seedlings to the edge of his field early in the morning. Zhou Chenyu and Zhou Baoyu wore round hats, rolled up their trouser legs, and followed Li Xiuju to the designated paddy field.

"You start from the corner first."

After Li Xiuju finished speaking, she grabbed a large handful of seedlings, backed up along the middle of the field ridge, divided the seedlings into two straight lines, and inserted them into the other side of the field ridge in order to draw a straight dividing line for fertilization when the seedlings grow up. .

"Sister, let's start from here."

"Row."

Baoyu carried a load of seedlings to a corner. Zhou Chenyu stepped into the paddy field with both feet. The soft mud absorbed it, as if he was stuck in a swamp. He lifted it up with great effort. If he didn't pay attention, he would be able to lift it up. Sit down.

The seedlings are about a palm in length and are somewhat similar to weeds. The difference is that the leaves of the seedlings are crisper, smoother and not sharp.

Zhou Chenyu glanced at Baoyu for a few times. She held a large ball of seedlings in her left hand, and broke off a small cluster of seedlings about the thickness of her thumb with her right hand, and inserted them steadily into the paddy field. She paid attention to keeping a distance of more than one centimeter from front to back, left and right, and quickly mastered it. Got the skills.The three people walked in one direction, and in one morning, half of the field was filled with seedlings.They went back for lunch and then returned to the paddy field in the afternoon to plant the remaining half.

As soon as they went down to the field, Baoyu exclaimed: "Hey, I touched a snail."

He shook it into the muddy water a few times to wash it off, and then saw something elsewhere: "Hey, there are a few more here, one bigger than the next."

Li Xiuju smiled lightly and said, "Leave it alone. Once this field is full, we will go to other abandoned fields to see if we can still harvest something."

Zhou Chenyu read a book before and saw a video posted by someone else. He mixed the snails with ginger, onion, garlic and pepper and stir-fried them. He also added perilla and mint for seasoning. The fried snail meat was fat and juicy, which was particularly mouth-watering.

"Why didn't I notice it?"

Zhou Chenyu took two steps back dejectedly. Suddenly, a slippery mollusk slid past her feet. She was struck by thunder and shouted in her heart: "Baoyu, there is... there is a snake!"

"Sister, don't move! That's not a snake, it's an eel!" Zhou Baoyu ran to her side at some point, reached into the mud with both hands, and caught a big eel with his bare hands, "I caught it. I got it!"

"Zhou Baoyu, look at how stupid you are." Zhou Chenyu was amused by him, but he was not happy for two seconds. The eel shook his body and slipped out of Baoyu's hand in an instant.

Field eel!

meat!
Can eat!

These words flashed through Zhou Chenyu's mind, and he got the courage out of nowhere. He stretched out his two claws with his bare hands and unexpectedly caught the fat fish that ran away.

She tried her best to suck the milk, her eyes widened, and she roared: "Baoyu, Baoyu, get the bucket! I can't hold it anymore! Hurry!!"

"Bucket, where's the bucket?" Zhou Baoyu looked around in a panic, but couldn't see the shadow of the bucket. He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. The more anxious he became, the more panicked he became. "Sister, I didn't see the bucket?!"

The bucket was brought to Li Xiuju's side at the beginning. She quickly threw the bucket over and said, "Baoyu, catch it."

Zhou Baoyu ran forward, and the bucket flew over, splashing mud and water all over him, "Sister, the bucket is here."

Zhou Chenyu put the eel into the bucket and broke out in sweat, "If it falls into my hands, you still want to run away?! Not to mention there are no doors or windows!"

"Sister, you are so awesome. I am so useless. I can't even catch an eel." Zhou Baoyu scratched his ears. Zhou Chenyu saw his colorful cat-like face and suppressed a smile. "Sister, follow your sister." I’ll learn a little bit.”

Li Xiuju looked at the two noisy children, smiled helplessly, and bent down. There was too much water in the field, and she wanted to drain it out so that the inserted seedlings could be stable.

She reached into the drainage outlet deep in the field ridge, and the water gurgled out. The high corner on the right side exposed the soil surface, where an eel was struggling in a curved shape.

"Hey, there's an eel here too."

Li Xiuju staggered over and caught the eel effortlessly, "Baoyu, bring the bucket over here. Mom has another one here."

"What else?" Zhou Baoyu ran over with a bucket. Li Xiuju carefully threw the eel into the bucket. Then she saw Baoyu's face and laughed out loud: "You silly kid, your face is covered with mud. Okay. Now, I’ll go to the seedling field to pick out some more seedlings, and you can take your time here.”

(End of this chapter)