The daily life of a farm girl raising a family

Chapter 24 Auspicious snow heralds a good harvest

In a blink of an eye, it’s the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month.

In the early morning, Zhao Yunxi opened the window and saw everything covered in silver.

Zhao Yunxi quickly put on his coat, opened the door and walked out of the room. There were still thin snowflakes floating in the sky, and a gust of cold wind blew by, which made her shrink involuntarily.

There was already a small layer of snow on the railing in the yard. Zhao Yunxi curiously grabbed a little snow and put it into his mouth. The white snow instantly turned into water when it met the warm mouth, and Zhao Yunxi trembled in excitement.

The snow was colorless and tasteless, but she tasted sweetness. As long as the snow is thicker, the wheat in the ground can survive the winter safely.

Zhao Yuntong and Zhao Yunhe, who were playing in the snow in the yard, saw Zhao Yunxi getting up. He shouted enthusiastically: "Xiaojiu, come and have a snowball fight."

Zhao Yunxi looked at the snow on the ground, which was less than two centimeters thick, and felt it was all mud. He rolled his eyes helplessly.

"If you don't play, it's just this thin layer, and you'll be covered in mud. If your clothes get dirty, you two will be beaten."

After hearing this, the two of them ignored her and started playing on their own.

When Zhao Yunxi walked into the main room, he heard Old Zhaotou happily saying that next year would definitely be a good harvest year.

Then he said: "Second uncle, I am taking advantage of the snow today to apply fertilizer. The next time I apply fertilizer, I have to wait until spring starts and the snow melts."

Old Zhaotou, who was talking enthusiastically, heard this and said, "Then don't delay. Let's go after breakfast."

After all, it is related to the harvest of the whole season, so Old Zhaotou is still very worried.

After breakfast, everyone in the Zhao family bundled up and set off towards the fields. Along the way, Zhao Yunhe jumped up and down excitedly, making small snowballs and throwing them at his brothers from time to time.

The consequences! Naturally, he was beaten by a group of people.

Two-quarters of an hour later, in the field to the north of the village, people under the command of Old Zhaotou opened the straw.

It was obviously a bitterly cold winter day, but everyone saw the green wheat seedlings. As if on a hot summer day, I cheered excitedly.

The strong wheat seedlings in front of us give people new hope.

"Third uncle, why are you so happy?"

Old Zhaotou, who was smiling all over, heard someone calling him, turned around, and saw his eldest nephew and several people walking towards him not far away.

"You are here. The wheat seedlings here are growing well and everyone is excited."

After hearing the old man's words, Zhao Youde stepped faster. Speaking of which, I haven't been to the fields for a while.

When Zhao Youde came closer, he saw the green wheat seedlings in this area. The smile on his lips showed his good mood.

"Third uncle, it seems that a hero is born out of a boy! If it weren't for this kid Xiaojiu, we wouldn't have a new method of retting and growing winter wheat."

Looking at the children playing in the fields, Old Zhaotou's face was filled with joy.

"Master Sanqing is right, this child is blessed."

When Zhao Youde heard what his third uncle said, he also recalled that the child had been born prematurely when he was a child. He went to the temple to pray for blessings and received comments from the master of Sanqing Temple.

As long as he can survive the catastrophe of eight years old safely, he can benefit the family. Now it seems so.

When Lao Zhaotou saw that his grandchildren were already playing crazy, he quickly asked them to follow him to fertilize. A group of people worked on twenty acres of land all morning before they finished. After lunch at noon, Zhao Yunxi and his party were busy going up the mountain to fertilize the kiwis.

"Brother, look, the kiwis in this mountain are the property of our Zhao family."

Looking in the direction of Yaomei's finger, several people looked at the kiwi vine that had grown taller, with expressions of surprise in their eyes.

Thinking of the windmill and improved plow at home, it turned out that it was when I was studying hard. There are so many things done at home, and none of them are trivial.

The shock inside is beyond words.

"Xiaojiu, do you have other plans?"

Hearing Zhao Yunzheng's question, Zhao Yunxi said unabashedly: "Yes, I do have ideas. It's just that it's difficult for me to do these ideas alone, so I need the support of my family, especially the blessing of your fame, brothers."

Zhao Yunsong on the side heard this and said anxiously: "Xiaojiu, tell me quickly, what do you think?"

Zhao Yunxi explained his thoughts and future plans in detail.

"Xiaojiu, how come you have such an idea?"

Seeing everyone's confused looks, Zhao Yunxi looked towards the village down the mountain. Before it was time for dinner, smoke was rising from some homes. It was quite pleasant to watch all this on the mountain.

"Every cunning rabbit has three pitfalls. No matter whether our family will pursue an official career or a business career in the future, we all need to prepare a way out for our family. But ordinary people will encounter too many injustices in this era, so I need my brothers to do their best to obtain the honors. . Make your own efforts for the prosperity of the family, and at the same time be a good official who has a heart for the world and a destiny for the people."

"Establish a heart for the world and establish a destiny for the people." Several people repeated these two sentences. The look in Zhao Yunxi's eyes seemed to be filled with light.

"We naturally have our own ambitions when pursuing an official career, but your plans for a future career are a bit exaggerated."

Zhao Yunxi looked at this immature young man who had not yet entered the officialdom of society, and his thoughts were so pure.

"Study history, brother, as long as you read more history books, you will know that everything I said is not an exaggeration."

Zhao Yunqin, who never talks much, said: "Brother, I agree with Xiaojiu's idea. Our family's financial resources are not strong, so it is not a bad thing to prepare early. If something happens in the future, our family can still have a safe place." place."

"Yun Qin is right. Even if we don't think about ourselves, we must also consider our family. No big family has prepared a way out. Since we choose to pursue an official career, we must first consider dangerous situations. Otherwise, if something happens, We can’t protect ourselves, and our families have to be put in danger.”

Listening to the words of his siblings, Zhao Yunzheng fell into deep thought. He is the eldest grandson of the Zhao family, and the future development of the family is under his control. Looking at the mountain road we came from, one was rugged but close, and the other was flat but far away. The suggestion made by my younger sister is actually the same. So whether it is an exaggeration or a fact, it is always right to be cautious and prepare an extra path for yourself.

"Okay, now that we have reached a consensus, let's do it step by step. Do your best to gain fame and fulfill your great-grandfather's last wish to realize your ambition. Help the family and shine the lintel."

After the brothers and sisters reached a consensus and had a common goal, everyone's sense of mission became stronger.

Zhao Yuntong and Zhao Yunhe, who were going crazy in the distance, turned around to see their brother and Xiaojiu smiling brightly.

Somewhat confused, he shouted to several people: "If you don't come to help fertilize, you won't be able to go down the mountain today."

"coming."

Zhao Yunxi took the lead and ran towards the forest. Zhao Yunzheng and others followed behind unwilling to lag behind. The playfulness of the Zhao brothers and sisters could be heard throughout the mountain.

The Zhao brothers and sisters, who were coming down the mountain from their busy work, smelled the aroma of meat wafting from the Zhao family's kitchen before they entered the yard.

Zhao Yunhe ran towards the yard and just reached the gate. Looking at the people standing in the middle of the yard, he screamed and rushed in.

(End of this chapter)