Madam, go home and farm

Chapter 368
After listening to Puhuang's introduction, Hong Hao'an was also very interested. After the two of them cooked the shelled water chestnuts and the three-layer meat together, the taste was not only not greasy, but also had a sweet taste in the meat, which made people eat I still want to eat.

After lunch, the two decided to go to Aunt Wang's house to see what the water chestnut plant looked like, and then it would be transplanted to Zhuangzi. It was well preserved and could be eaten at any time.

"Hey, I told you that the two of you will come to see the water chestnut, but you, Uncle Liu, still don't believe it." Aunt Wang clapped her hands, looking very happy, and led Hong Haoan and Puhuang to the back of the house. The upper part of the water tank is broken. At this time, there is a dense green in the tank. At a glance, you may think it is an ordinary water chestnut, but if you look closely, you will find the difference.

"Auntie, you can use yellow mud to make water tanks, plant this water chestnut, and eat it yourself. When we leave, we will take some back to grow seedlings. What do you think?"

"That's fine, don't tell us too much. If you hadn't brought this thing out from Wo Niu Mountain, who would have known that there was such a water chestnut." Aunt Wang also understood what Puhuang meant, so she didn't refuse any more. .

After going back, the couple made a plan for this water chestnut. If it is green all year round, if you grow peach blossom fish and plant this water chestnut, the fish will eat no fruit in the future, and you can also eat water chestnut. Hello.

"My lady, I found out. As long as you go into the mountains, you can always find something different. I'm so lucky. I married you." Hong Hao'an has always been very grateful to God for sending Puhuang to his side. She, I'm afraid that she has become a cup of loess now.

"Did you smear honey on your mouth today, did you speak so sweetly?" Pu Huang gave Hong Haoan a glance, why did this guy suddenly say such a thing.

"With the peach blossom fish and this red water chestnut, our Zhuangzi is special enough, maybe we can earn back the money in a year." The planning on Hong Hao'an Mountain is almost complete, and most of the saplings have been bought and planted. At the beginning of the year, there were not many full-time fruit trees, and there were not many in Bihu County and Hechuan County, so I had to get them from other places. I don’t know if the water and soil will be unacceptable, so I can only grow them for a period of time before grafting. .

Hong Hao'an had already told Xu and Hong Qing about the valley, and promised to take them into the mountain to have a look after the Lantern Festival.

"It's hard to say. Don't be so sure before it's done." Pu Huang patted Hong Hao'an, "Why don't you go to the city to watch the lanterns at night?"

"The village will light bamboo torches on the side of the road in the village, and it's almost done. At night, we will walk through the village again with Wanwan." On rainy days, it will be full of mud. At that time, the village will not have this torch.

"Success!" Although it is cold at night, it is still good to dress up and take a look at the scenery at night. The full moon on the fifteenth day is also a good time to appreciate the moon.

In the evening, the jingle bells were placed at home, and Puhuang’s mental power was divided into a bunch to watch at home, and people did not go far, so they took Wanwan across the bridge to the village, and then came back , Such a short road is nothing to adults, but it is quite far for children, and I am very happy.

On the Lantern Festival, the village was very quiet, and the city and town were very lively, but these had nothing to do with Puhuang and the others, so they fell asleep early.On the second day, Hong Hao'an took Hong Qing into the mountains to find his way. Pu Huang didn't have much to do at home except look after the children and cook.

However, today is destined to be an uneasy day, and the Hong family’s house on the other side of the river is in chaos. Hong Hao can stay for about five or six days when he goes home. When the old Mrs. Zhang, the well-behaved old Mr. Zhang suddenly fell on his head, which scared everyone enough.

After asking old man Wang from the village to help, he had no choice but to rush to the county town to ask for a doctor. Fortunately, there was a horse-drawn carriage in the village, so the speed was fast.

As a result, after the doctor came, there was another rescue operation. The old Zhang’s was indeed in a coma. The medicine was given, but the effect was not very good. The doctor gave a critical illness notice, and all the people surrounded the old man for a while. Zhang's bedside.

No one came to inform Puhuang and Hong Haoan about this matter. Later, an aunt crossed the river and came here to chat. Puhuang only knew about it, but Hong Haoan was still in the mountains at that time and hadn't come back. It's not good to drag your children and daughters by yourself.

After inquiring about the situation of the old Zhang family, I heard that the doctor in the city has left, and the situation is probably not good.

Sighing in my heart, birth, old age, sickness and death are inconclusive.

After estimating the time when Hong Hao'an would come back, Pu Huang cooked lunch early and boiled the water. After he came back, he took a bath and had a meal. The family of five went to Uncle Hong's house.

I ran into Hong Haoping on the road and said he was looking for his family, but when he got to Uncle Hong's, he was there to discuss the funeral of Mrs. Zhang.This is normal in the countryside. Often the old people are about the same age, they will choose the purpose, make a coffin, prepare a shroud and so on.But when the old man passed away, there were many things to do. Almost all the relatives of the same clan mobilized and went to help.

As the grandson and daughter-in-law of the old Zhang family, they don't have to be busy with too many things, mainly keeping the spirit, but this also needs to be arranged, and this is mainly about the funeral money of the old Zhang family.The old Mrs. Zhang lived with Uncle Hong's family for a long time, and he paid for food, drink, housing, medicine, etc., so in the funeral, the two rooms were shared equally. On the side of the second master of Hong's family, Hong Hao'an had a lot of money, so he had no choice. The life of Hong Haoping and Hong Haocheng is just like that, they don't have to share evenly, and they have to bear a large amount of debt.

Hong Haocheng also rushed back with Mrs. Lu and the two children. Looking at their conditions, they seemed to be living a good life, their complexions were rosy, and the two children looked strong, which showed that they still took care of the two children.

Aunt Hong brought her two cousins ​​and cousins ​​around Lao Zhang's bedside, and they took up all the others who didn't have time to stand.It's not that no one is talking about it. Generally, old people may come back to life before they die, and they will have something to say. They are usually surrounded by their eldest sons and grandchildren. However, Old Zhang's side is indeed a married woman, which is very inconsistent with the rules.

Uncle Wu was very angry, but under the persuasion of Uncle Hong, he didn't say anything. Who told Lao Zhang to love his daughter more? No one can say anything if you give it all to your daughter. It is the private property of the old man, and no one else can touch it.

At night, at Xu time, Mrs. Zhang woke up and shouted that she was hungry and wanted to eat braised noodles. A large bowl was sent from the kitchen. Mrs. Zhang, who hadn't had a good appetite for a long time, ate two big bowls, and then she With a good spirit, he drove the others out of the house, leaving Aunt Hong alone by her side, not knowing what to say.

About half an hour later, Aunt Hong called Lao Zhang over there, and the others rushed into the room to see, but Lao Zhang fell into a coma, his face was ugly, there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he was angry. gossamer.Aunt Hong was on the side, hugging her daughter and weeping, watching the others frown, feeling very uncomfortable with her behavior.

There were people watching all the time at night, and most people went to sleep, especially those with children, and Puhuang was no exception. Hong Haoan stayed to help.

This time, Puhuang didn't sleep very well, and suddenly woke up at the end of Yinshi in the early morning, and there was also a sad trumpet and suona sound from the other side of the river, which announced the news that Mrs. Zhang had passed away.Pu Huang covered the quilts of the three children, opened the door and looked at it. The lights on the opposite side were like daylight. Many people from the Hong family gradually walked to the house of the uncle Hong, and began to help hang the white flags, or move the table. Everyone has something to do.

Of course Puhuang was worried about bending over to them, and he didn't want them to go to Hong's uncle's house, but it was inevitable, so the time could only be shortened as much as possible.The weeping music penetrates everywhere and floats into the ears, which is always uncomfortable to listen to. Puhuang built a soundproof barrier for the children, looked at their sleeping faces, and sighed softly.

At dawn, a tarpaulin shed had been set up at the door of Uncle Hong's house, and several earthen stoves had been built near the kitchen. The masters are all busy at the stove, and occasionally women from other relatives help wash the dishes and choose vegetables.

At the same time, mule carts or donkey carts came over from time to time, bringing slaughtered pigs, chickens and ducks, and other things needed for the banquet.Heping Village is different from other places. There is no habit of holding funerals in a simple manner. The older the deceased, the more solemn the ceremony, the better the banquet. The Hong family is not short of money, so it is natural to invite all funerals. The kind that the whole family in the village goes to, which requires a lot of things.

There are older women who bring younger aunts to make filial piety clothes. Old Zhang's sons, daughters-in-law, daughters-in-law use loose linen, grandchildren and grandchildren use white cloth and blue cloth, and other families who donate money , always tied a blue cloth strip on the arm, and at the same time sent something, which could be food or use, depending on the host's decision, what the Hong family sent was a chestnut cake, and the price was not low.

Hong Hao'an brought over the filial piety clothes and blue cloth that he had received from his family, and also brought breakfast, "Lady, let's eat first, we have to go over there to guard later."

"But Ding Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang is still young, and it's noisy and chaotic over there. I'm afraid I'll scare them." Wan Wan is older, so she won't be greatly affected.

"Let the godmother help to watch it first, and then show up when the funeral is over, it's fine."

Thinking about it, this is the only way to go. Fortunately, I don't have to be there all the time, otherwise breastfeeding would be a big problem.

They have a custom here, they will invite people to cry for funerals, and they will cry in the identity of whoever invites them.Hong Hao'an didn't intend to invite people to mourn, but the elders in the clan said that they wanted to invite them, so the three brothers invited one together.

(End of this chapter)