happy life rebirth

Chapter 4

Xia Xiaohong looked at the slightly impoverished family in front of her, but her face was very satisfied; although it seemed that her family was a little simple, she knew it very clearly in her heart; Xia Xiaohong vaguely remembered that her family was the whole river bend when she was a child The family with the best family conditions in the village.

Xia Xiaohong looked at the familiar but somewhat unfamiliar little face in the mirror. She knew that she was good-looking since she was a child; she had a ruddy oval face with clear eyebrows and bright eyes; when she smiled, her mouth was like a quiet crescent moon , There are two deep dimples on the cheeks that look more lively and lovely.

In the mirror, she was wearing a blue navy skirt, with two braids on her head; Xia Xiaohong remembered... the blue navy skirt she was wearing was from the big city where her heartless and bad father came from outside. I bought it here; when I first wore it, many little girls in Hewanli Village were envious of them; this dress really made Xia Xiaohong famous in the village.

Looking back now, people at that time were really simple, especially the children's family was more straightforward; as long as the adults in the family brought back some good things, they would eagerly take them to the village to offer treasures.

Looking back now, it’s really inferior. Xia Xiaohong liked doing this kind of thing the most at the time; because Xia Tiecheng went out to do business, the living standard of Xia’s family has always been no worse than that of many people in the city; every time Xia Tiecheng came back from outside When they went to Hewanli Village, they would buy Xia Xiaohong many toys and clothes that only children in the city had.

And every time this time comes, Xia Xiaohong can't wait to take the gifts she received and donate treasures everywhere; this is one of Xia Xiaohong's favorite things to do when she was a child.

Reborn - Xia Xiaohong is very happy, she will no longer be alone; in this life - I must be happy, being with my mother is the greatest happiness; so...

Xia Xiaohong said to the small figure in the mirror like an oath: "Come on, Xia Xiaohong! Being able to be reborn is God's yearning for you. Don't let happiness slip away from your hands in this life; um...you can do it." Come on!"

"Xia Xia, it's time to eat." Jiang Meiying's voice came from the kitchen across the room. Xia Xiaohong's kitchen was separated from the sleeping room by a patio.

Although Xia Xiaohong's house is a newly built brick house, its layout is very traditional; like many other houses in the village, it has a small patio with a compression well; in the late 1990s and early [-]s In those few years, many families in the countryside dug wells in their homes.

It is not the traditional well, but a compression well that uses a machine to shake and press to fill in the diversion water and then the water will come out by itself; in the whole Hewanli village, including Xia Xiaohong's family, there are [-] or [-] families who dug it at their own homes. Such a compression well; it is more convenient to use water in your own home.

Hewanli Village is not short of water. The reason why Hewanli Village is called Hewanli Village is because there is a small river flowing through the back of the village, and there are two wells in the center of the village and at the head of the village; The reason why many people have drilled wells in their homes is purely for the convenience of getting water.

Before digging a well in her own home, Xia Xiaohong was like many children of the same age in the village; every day, she would carry a wooden bucket not much shorter than herself to the well to fetch water for drinking because of her small size. Every time she carries half a load home; even so...she has to rest several times along the way, and when she returns home, a small part of the water in the bucket is splashed.

The children in the countryside are in charge of the family early. In fact, the children in many families are like Xia Xiaohong; no matter how young they are, they still have to help the adults in the family to do things together, especially when the farming is busy and the two are fighting.

Shuangqian originally means "double robbing" in summer in rural areas - rushing to harvest crops and rush to plant crops.

Rice is generally planted in two seasons in the south. Early rice seedlings must be plowed and transplanted immediately after they are harvested in July; late rice seedlings must be inserted around the beginning of autumn, because it takes more than 60 days for rice to mature after planting; inserted in August and harvested in October, If the season is late, the harvest will be greatly reduced or even completely eliminated.

In less than a month, harvesting, plowing, and transplanting are very busy; so everyone calls this period of double-grabbing. At this time, some rural schools will have a busy farming holiday, and people who go to work in cities will also ask for leave and double-grab. .

There are several rotten washbasins and iron buckets in the corner of the courtyard, in which are common jasmine and gardenia flowers in the countryside;

The gardenias were already in bloom, and the white flowers were silently exuding a delicate fragrance; as soon as Xia Xiaohong walked out of the room, she smelled the slightly sweet floral fragrance in the air, and couldn't help sniffing hard: "Well It's really nice to hear." Many people in the village like to say that the good news is good.

Jiang Meiying poked her head halfway out of the kitchen and looked at Xia Xiaohong who was standing in a daze at the door; she couldn't help but said angrily: "Xia Xia, what are you doing so dazed? Come wash your hands and eat, mother You have hot water on; just in time to take a bath after supper."

After the average family in the country cooks the food, there will be a lot of fire in the stove; er...it is charcoal. In order to save money, they usually add some hot water to the pot; after the meal is finished, the pot The water is also hot, just enough to take a bath by the way.

"Oh... Got it." Xia Xiaohong collected her emotions, raised her head and smiled sweetly at Jiang Meiying: "Mom, what did our family cook tonight? Hmm...it sounds weird."

Xia Xiaohong's nose twitched into the air, um... this smell is quite familiar, what is it?She really didn't remember it for a while.

There are two dishes and one soup on a square dining table in the kitchen, a very simple peasant meal; the soup is boiled poached eggs, the dish is simple fried tofu dregs with dried chili; there is also a fried tender pumpkin.

After 20 years, these dishes will all be the most common home-cooked dishes, especially the fried tofu dregs with dried chili; after more than ten years, no one will eat it at all, but at this time it is eaten by many people. A regular customer on the dining table inside; don't underestimate that small ball of bean curd, it is always expensive-such a small ball costs a dime.

Tofu dregs are the dregs left after filtering out the juice when making tofu; tofu dregs are the best cellulose in dietary fiber, and are called 'soybean fiber'.

You must know that at this time, it is only [-] cents to buy a piece of tofu in the countryside; dried tofu is a little more expensive-dried tofu costs [-] cents a piece, and many people can not eat it every day; Eat small vegetables grown in your own vegetable field, because those are free of charge.

Especially in summer, the vegetable gardens in the village are extremely rich; what...peppers, green beans, eggplants, cucumbers, loofahs, bitter gourds, pumpkins, wax gourds, tomatoes, water spinach, long beans, edamame, green onions, leeks... In short, there are countless varieties.

Because of this, it is usually in the countryside; unless it is a Chinese New Year, or a birthday; otherwise, it will only cut meat and buy tofu as a side dish when there are guests at home; most of the time it is eaten All of them are vegetables grown in their own land, or all kinds of pickled vegetables in jars.

Xia Xiaohong looked at the poached eggs on the table, her eyes were astringent and her nose was sour... She knew it was because she was not feeling well, so her mother cooked a big bowl of poached eggs for her; They are sold when they go to the market, and they are reserved for their own chickens.

"Mother, you are the best mother in the world." Xia Xiaohong put her arms around Jiang Meiying and acted coquettishly, um... It is true that a child with a mother is a treasure, and a child without a mother is like a grass.

Xia Xiaohong has decided... In order to make herself a treasure forever, she must compete with God; in this life, she will never let her mother leave her side easily, for sure!
(End of this chapter)