Chronicle of Farming in Muxianfu

Chapter 2 Candy Diplomacy
Besides, the old lady saw Mu Ai fell asleep, and helped her fold the strange clothes and put them on the side of the bed, in case she could get them when she woke up, and then led her granddaughter out of the house and went straight to Cooking in the kitchen, the little girl held candy tightly in one hand, and helped grandma burn firewood with the other. She always looked at the gate of the courtyard absent-mindedly. He said come back early and let her out.

The little girl happily ran back to the house, found an old handkerchief, wrapped the candy, and ran to the big willow tree at the head of the village. From a distance, she saw Erya, Xiaohong, Zhuzhu, and Gousheng waiting there. Then, he breathed a sigh of relief, and shouted excitedly: "Erya, Xiaohong, I brought something delicious."

It is not bad for the children of the peasant family to eat enough and not hungry every day, and the chances of getting good food are very few.Occasionally, when someone comes to the house, the children will share some delicious food with their friends. Because Shuan Shuan has always depended on her grandma, life is hard, and she always eats other people's food. How can I see her so happy , causing the children to immediately surround her, eager to see what to eat.

Shuan Shuan mysteriously opened the handkerchief, revealing colorful glass candy wrappers. The children all shouted "Wow". two pieces.After several people's mouths were stuffed with sugar, which melted a little bit, and enjoyed the extremely sweet taste, they chirped and asked where Shuan Shuan got such a good meal, and Shuan Shuan also Don't hide anything, I told them everything, which made everyone envious. Of course, Shuan Shuan also promised that he would definitely bring it again when he got delicious food. This made the children feel at ease and continued their old games. .

Mu Ai, who was sleeping, didn't know at this time that except for Little Brother Ye, she, who had never been close to children, had already been targeted by a group of children, and with these few candies, she was caught by a group of children in less than a day. It is well known in the village.You know, the children only ate one at that time, and the remaining one was taken back to honor the elders without exception, and the sweetness of candy was something that these old men and women had never tasted. After getting food from someone else’s house, I wanted to send something back. So, after hearing from the children that the sick sister rescued by Shuan Shuan’s house was free after dinner on the third day, they all made an appointment to bring some things together. Get up at the old lady's house.

Wood Ai took Chinese medicine for two days. Although I still can't get used to the extremely bitter taste, I have to admit that the medicine is very effective. Now, apart from the tingling pain from the wound on the head, my body has recovered a lot of strength. Dinner Finally, she locked herself in the room, took out from the space the large wooden tub she used to use when traveling, quickly took a combat bath, and then pondered for a quarter of an hour before changing into the apricot red twill skirt and light green pleated skirt, This is the dress that the old lady changed overnight with her youthful dress. The color is darker and looks a little rustic, but the clothes in the space are too eye-catching, so it can only be worn.I took a towel to dry my hair carefully, and simply rolled it, and then accompanied my grandparents and grandchildren to cool off in the small yard, doing needlework, and trying to ask about the general situation of the local area by the way.

Mu Ai held the palm-leaf fan and watched Grandma Li holding the sole of the shoe stitch by stitch under the faint light, guessing the size, it must have been made for herself.Being able to treat a wounded person lying on the side of the road with such sympathy, not to be treated poorly because of poverty, to help seek medical advice, change clothes and shoes, even though she is always cold-hearted, her eyes are almost red.

He hurriedly lowered his head, calmed down, and then asked with a smile: "Grandma Li, I'm confused, please tell me about our village and surroundings, maybe I can remember something after listening."

The old lady looked up at her with a smile, stroked her hair with a needle, and was about to open her mouth when she was interrupted by a voice outside the courtyard door. The three of them looked out the door suspiciously. You know, this place is located on the easternmost side of the village. , backed by the mountains, people don't come here often.At this time, when there was a human voice, it must have come to his home.

"Old girl, are you at home? Some of our old sisters have come rushing through the door." With a loud voice, a fat old lady wearing a light green flowered cloth dress came in first, with a hearty smile on her face and her hands in her hands. She was carrying a pheasant on her back, and the three old ladies behind her were all neatly dressed, but they were worse than the previous one, and they also held more or less mushrooms and the like.

Without allowing Mu Ai to look carefully, Mrs. Li had already warmly greeted her, pulled a few old sisters in, and called Shuan Shuan to move the chairs out. Mu Ai didn't know what to do, she was not For a sociable person, it is almost impossible for her to exchange pleasantries.So I froze there for a while, not knowing what to do, so several old people were chatting and paying no attention to his side, so she and Shuan Shuan entered the house. After thinking about it, there is really no hospitality in this house except crude tea. Guest's.I had no choice but to find a slightly flat disc, pretending to take sugar in my pocket, but actually moved it out of the space, filled the disc full, and happened to also make a pot of hot tea for Shuan Shuan and took it out together .

Seeing her coming out, the old lady took her kindly and introduced her to the others, "Old sister, you must have heard about it. I met a girl a while ago, and this is the girl. Miss Mu, these are all from the village. The elders are usually the most warm-hearted." Then, he introduced them to her one by one, pointed to the fat old lady who came in first, and said, "This is Grandma Li from the village head's house, who lives not far from us. The biggest day in the yard is the one who likes to joke the most, and there is nothing to say about the kindness." Pointing to the other three old ladies, they said respectively, "This is Second Grandma Li, and Grandma Li is a relative, the two of them If you can pinch it, this one is a box with its mouth open, and the other is a gourd with its mouth sawn." After speaking, several people laughed, and Grandma Li even pretended to be angry and beat her After a while, she laughed and scolded: "You old black woman, you like to make arrangements with me when you have nothing to do." After laughing, the old lady continued to point to the two people directly opposite Mu Ai, and said: "The one on the left is from the west end of the village. Grandma Liu, the one on the right is Grandma Ma, the two of them are next to each other." Mu Ai heard this, and called one by one: "Eldest Grandma, Second Grandma, Grandma Liu, Grandma Ma." Why are they all from the grandma's generation? She couldn't help being depressed in her heart, but she couldn't show it on her face. She smiled faintly, imitating Shuan Shuan's appearance that day, and made a squatting salute.

"Oh, this old black woman is so quick-talking, this grandma, that grandma's, she stunned a good man, not to mention this girl hurt her head. But, she is really a handsome girl, sorry to see you , why did you hurt your head, but you have to take good care of it, so that you don’t get the root of the disease.” It was the fat old lady named Grandma Li who spoke first, and then enthusiastically pulled Muai over, and pulled her from head to toe After looking at his feet carefully, several other people also echoed.

Mu Ai was not used to being approached by strangers, she frowned slightly, and took the opportunity to give a few people some candy, and withdrew her hand.Several old ladies were very happy to receive the candies.

"A few days ago, my little grandson came back like a treasure. He insisted on giving me a taste of his fresh food, but I couldn't resist him. Don't say it, it's really sweet when you eat it. Ten of those grain-wrapping poles can't match this small piece." The grandma Ma said with a smile as she slowly peeled off the candy wrapper, her eyes couldn't hide her pride and relief.

"It's the same with our little girl. She brought it back and asked me to eat it. If you want me to tell you, although the food is good, the children must be filial." Grandma Li threw a piece into her mouth a long time ago, and she was also vague at this time. I took a sentence.

Grandma Li smiled and clapped her hands, "Blessed is the old black woman, who will pick up a pretty girl when she goes out."

The other Grandma Liu, who had never spoken, opened her mouth to agree with the fat old lady at this time, "No, Miss Mu is fair and clean, and she was born of a wealthy family."

The old lady was afraid that if some people continued talking, it would make Mu Ai feel uncomfortable, so she immediately answered, "You old woman, such delicious candy can't stop your mouth. Miss Mu is well, now that you know where your home is, you have to go back to your parents as soon as possible, her parents know that the child is injured, so don't be impatient."

Fat Grandma Li was taken aback when she heard the words, swallowed the remaining candy in her mouth reluctantly, turned around and asked, "Why doesn't this girl know where her home is now? But it's too far away? If there is any difficulty, your elder brother still knows me How many people are there, let him inquire about it?"

"No, Brother Li is a well-informed man, and even Fu has become more and more capable in recent years." Grandma Ma praised Grandma Li casually, and she hurriedly said a few words of humility, but the man who wiped his temples But her fingers betrayed her pride.

Mu Ai smiled lightly, thinking to himself, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and even a small village head has people to fawn on, which is enough to show the charm of power.In fact, she doesn't understand the rules of time and space. The village chief is the absolute and powerful person in the village. For things like building houses, buying and selling fields, and scientific research for scholars, the village chief needs to go to the city to help.Of course, she understood when she settled down to buy the family property later, and she might have given him some benefits.

The old lady thanked Mu Ai, and then said: "This child has a fist-sized swollen bump on his head. The old man next door said that there is a moment of confusion, and it will be cured if he raises it for a few more days. When I entrusted Erniu to go hunting in the mountains, I helped to gather more medicines and came back, one pair a day, until I was fine."

"That's good. Erniu is a good hunter and collector. If you entrust him, you don't have to worry about the medicine. But, if you need anything, you can say hello to us." Grandma Li expressed her opinion, and the rest of the people They all nodded.

After a few people chatted for a while, the parents in the village were short-changed, trivial matters, and the sky was getting dark. It was Grandma Li who spoke first and said goodbye. I came to my senses, and obediently grabbed a handful for each of them, and asked them to take it back with a smile to make the children happy. Of course, this generous act was unanimously praised by the old ladies.

After seeing off a few people, Mu Ai and the old lady sat down and drank tea quietly, but Shuan Shuan's small mouth was pouted, and he could easily hang a small oil bottle, which made Mu Ai and Grandma Li laugh.The little girl was angry because she gave away all the candies.Mu Ai patted her head and coaxed her: "Are we Shuan Shuan angry because there are no more candies? My sister still has a lot of them. If you want to eat, just ask her, but you can only eat one or two per day at most." , or the teeth will fall out."

When the little girl heard that there were still a lot of candies, she opened her mouth and smiled happily, but she couldn't hear the toothache warning behind.Mu Ai shook her head, a child's happiness is always very simple.

(End of this chapter)