Rebirth Farmer Yaomei

Chapter 26 Cuckoo
Ning Wan collected enough elm money, and picked some bowls of flowers in the field before returning home.

At this time, the noodles are ready, a pot of white noodles, a pot of sorghum rice noodles, Ning Wan picks out the elm coins and cleans them, kneads the white noodles into large thin slices, spreads a layer of soybean oil, sprinkles a thick layer of elm coins, Roll it into a long roll, cut it into sections with a knife, then cut it in half vertically, pick up one half and stretch, pull, and twist it with your hands to form a flower roll.

After making white noodles, they made white noodles mixed with sorghum rice noodles.These days, the meals at home have always been made in two different ways, just like today, one is pure white noodle rolls for mother only, and the other is the white noodle and sorghum rice noodle rolls that everyone eats, but each type has the same elm money mixed in it, It is gratifying to see on the table.

The white surface and the reddish-brown surface are turned into a flower shape, dotted with many yellow-green elm threads, the color is very bright, especially Ning Wan made it much smaller than the usual nest, and it looks more exquisite and lovely, adding a large pot Bowls of flower egg soup, the umami taste is nowhere else!
Put the extra flower rolls in a large basin to cool, and the taste will be sweeter then.

At Qingming time, Sanjia Village has the custom of eating cold food for a day, and these papers will be eaten tomorrow, and they will also be used to go to the grave.

The most solemn event in Sanjia Village is before the Spring Festival. Many dishes and rice are served, and paper money is burnt to pray for the blessings of the ancestors.Generally, it is much simpler during the Qingming Festival, just bring some scrolls as sacrifices.At this time, the most important thing is to fill the grave, that is, to add soil to the grave, so that the grave can maintain its original height and will not be flattened by wind and rain.

Because the old man of the Ning family entrusted Ning Wan with a dream this year, Ning Liang and Mrs. Yu discussed and planned to do the same as during the Spring Festival.Ning Liang went to the town early in the morning to buy fish and meat, and was rushing back at this time, Ning Wan took over and prepared everything again, but put it away first, and could not eat until tomorrow after offering sacrifices to the ancestors.

The ancestral grave is on the mountain behind the village. The family got up early and ate yesterday's papers without lighting a fire.It turns out that the elm money roll tastes better when it is cold than when it is just steamed, and it can taste the fragrance and sweetness of elm money.

Ning Liang said: "Father likes eating elm money rolls the most."

Yu Shi, Ning Qing and Ning Wan had never met Mr. Ning, so they were not as sad as their father, so Yu Shi persuaded him, "It just so happened that we took the paper to the grave, and Daddy tasted it."

After eating the papers, Ning Liang carried the hoe, Ning Qing carried the basket, and Ning Wan supported his mother, and they walked up the mountain together.The road was not very far, and when we got to the grave, my father hoeed down the newly grown weeds on the grave, filled the grave with new soil, and piled the grave high. Put on the goods and kowtow to salute.

Ning Liang casually told his father about recent family events, "Thanks to father for entrusting Wan'er with a dream... Now we are all fine, Yu Shi is pregnant again, and Qing'er is about to get married..."

Paper is not burned when offering sacrifices to the ancestors during the Ching Ming Festival. Everyone picked willow branches on the way and put them aside, and then hung the cut paper money on them.

When it was time to go down the mountain, the eyes were full of green, and there were many wild flowers in bloom. People in the Ning family would never go out to enjoy the scenery in spring, but seeing the scenery in front of them at this time, everyone felt indescribably happy, suddenly I also heard a bird in the forest calling "Cuckoo, Cuckoo!" and heard it gently, everyone said, "This bird is also smart, but it is about to farm!" They laughed and went home.

Even the birds knew they needed cuckoo, and people couldn't waste such a good season for nothing, so Ning Liang spent the remaining half day doing vegetable garden work.Sanjia Village mainly grows food, but each family has to grow their own vegetables, so each family has a vegetable garden, most of which are behind the house, which is very convenient. What you want to eat on weekdays can be picked from the path next to the house. up.

The vegetable garden should be planted before the earth, Yu's family needs to raise a baby, Ning Qing has to make a wedding dress, so Ning Wan followed her father to the garden.At this time, a peach tree and an apricot tree in the garden had already bloomed two trees, and the pink and white petals fell on the ground, which was extraordinarily beautiful.Ning Wan didn't think "Yeah" and ran over, looking up at the two fruit trees, "I want to eat peaches and apricots now."

The two peaches and apricots in the house taste very good. Every time Ning Wan ate fresh peaches and apricots after leaving Sanjia Village, she thought of the two trees in the house. Later, when she heard that the third old man cut down the peach trees, she was very angry. , but the third old man didn't get a good result when he felled the tree.

How could Ning Liang know the emotion in his daughter's heart, only when she was greedy, he smiled and said: "In autumn, peaches and apricots will be ripe naturally, and there will be too many to eat at that time."

The two of them said that they first trimmed the wooden fence around the garden, so as not to be spoiled by pigs or chickens from some family, and then turned over the ground, and then planted different melons and vegetables one by one: Pumpkin, horned melon, loofah, muskmelon, cabbage, lettuce, spinach, leek, eggplant, bean, cowpea, gourd, shallot, parsley...

The newly turned ground is dark and moist, exuding the smell of soil. After a while, there will be patches of green here. The first ones to grow should be shallots, because they are the least afraid of the cold, so everyone calls them fire onions, and then It’s just spinach, and then all kinds of vegetables are scrambling to grow, and most of the time the family can’t eat it...

In Sanjia Village, as long as they have survived the cold winter, the mountain village will be completely different. God's gift will make life easier for every family.

After the Qingming Festival, every family began to dig the land, and when it came to Guyu, it was the time for sowing in Sanjia Village.

At this time, the elm money was old, turned yellow, and fell to the ground.But the Sophora japonica came down again. The white, broken rice-like small flowers have a very strong aroma. They are harvested in the same way as elm money. Scramble a few eggs, and pick some wild vegetables to make a soup for the people in the field. They must have a good appetite.

Before she could eat it, the aroma was already coming to her nostrils. After picking Sophora japonica for a while, she felt that her whole body was dyed fragrant. On the wrist, the body will always smell like this, so he smiled slightly.

"Wan'er, Wan'er!" Luo Shuang'er ran over, "Two people came from the entrance of the village, and they said they were named Lu, looking for the little girl who saved him last time, go and see!"

Second Young Master Lu?

He really came.

Ning Wan was a little surprised, she clearly remembered that Second Young Master Lu hadn't been to Sanjia Village?

But at this time Luo Shuang'er had already pulled her away, "Hurry up, Xiaoyan said she saved the person, and she wants to get a gift from Lu's family!"

Ning Wan immediately thought that maybe Second Young Master Lu had been to Sanjia Village, but she didn't see it.It's right to think about it again. Although the lame general is cold-hearted, he has the temperament of repaying kindness and revenge.Although he didn't really help him back then, he must have felt that he was helping by scaring himself and getting on the horse with his support.

Then he will definitely come to thank you.

Then she suddenly realized, no wonder when she went out a few days ago, she saw Guo Xiazhu and Guo Xiaoyan wandering around the intersection outside the village, they must be waiting for Second Young Master Lu!

In the past, Guo Xiaoyan and Guo Qiuzhu stopped Second Young Master Lu outside Sanjia Village in this way, and kept it a secret from themselves.Then Guo Xiaoyan posted on the crippled general and became his concubine!Otherwise, Guo Xiaoyan would not be able to find Second Young Master Lu with only a dagger!

Every time Ning Wan guessed the truth of some things, she felt more sympathy and guilt towards the crippled general. If it wasn't for herself, the crippled general would have ignored Guo Xiaoyan.

Maybe he'll be better off?
But not necessarily, after all, he still had such a relationship.

However, maybe the crippled general doesn't care, what he really likes is only practicing martial arts and fighting, and he doesn't care much about the rest. It doesn't matter to him what kind of wife and concubine he takes.

When Ning Wan was dragged to the entrance of the village by Luo Shuang'er, she met two people surrounded by many women and children in the village. One was naturally Young Master Lu, the future lame general, but he was not lame. , pulling a mule over steadily, with completely normal legs.

Ning Wan smiled sincerely, she actually saved the crippled general and turned him into a sound general, that's great!She asked happily, "Is your leg okay?"

Second Young Master Lu saw the girl in front of him keeping her eyes on his injured right foot, and now she showed a bright smile to himself, and immediately knew that it was she who saved him at that time!

However, that little girl was smaller and thinner than the person in front of her, with a very conspicuous blood scab on her head, her voice was hoarse, desolate and pitiful in the cold winter wind.But the girl walking slowly in front of me has grown up a lot, her body is full of fragrance, scattered Sophora japonica flowers are falling on her head and body, and she is holding a basket containing Sophora japonica flowers in her hand, as for the scary blood scabs, she has long since disappeared , the sound is clear and crisp...

However, her eyes were still the same as when they met that day, big and bright, and she only focused on her injury, full of concern.Second Young Master Lu hurried forward a few steps, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your kindness in saving me, my legs are all healed."

The woman riding on the mule asked suspiciously: "Is it really her? Could it be a fake too?"

After hearing this, Ning Wan turned her gaze to the woman, and saw that she was in her 40s, with a very pale complexion and a sickly face, sitting on the back of a mule in an unbearable state, wearing a moon-white silk dress, wearing a few Ordinary hairpin ring.Could it be that this is Mrs. Wu, the mother of Second Young Master Lu?
This Mrs. Wu has never left home, why did she come to Sanjia Village today?
(End of this chapter)