Rebirth Farmhouse

Chapter 43

The two exchanged a look, curled their lips, Da Fang was going to show off again this time, and let them take up all the good things.

The second aunt saw Xiumei and the others coming in from the outside, while Xiuli and Qin Yang were playing yo-yo at the side, she was a little annoyed, she wanted to teach Xiuli a lesson but she was afraid that her father-in-law would scold her, so she gave Xiumei a look and let her come over.

Xiumei ran over, "Mom, I'll help you wash your clothes."

The second aunt spat at her softly, "I know I'm busy, so go over there and have a look."

Xiumei took a look, curled her lips, and said dismissively: "I've been a bumpkin all my life, and I'll flatter you."

The second aunt raised her hand and was about to hit her, she gritted her teeth in a low voice: "If you have the ability, go and curry favor with me, and let us have a good time."

The third aunt hurriedly smiled and said in a low voice: "Sister-in-law, why are you forcing the child? The children of our two families are not the kind of low-spirited brats who want to flatter and take advantage of others."

The second aunt snorted and rubbed the clothes vigorously, without saying a word, wishing to rub the clothes to pieces.

The third aunt smiled kindly when she saw this.

Over there, Old Qintou and Xiuyao had agreed on the layout of the vegetable plot, and instead of discussing it with others, he arranged for his family to collect vegetable seedlings and seeds.

It is impossible for the old Qin’s family to buy them with money, but there are straw sandals and eggs, which can be exchanged. Spinach, leeks, green onions, garlic and ginger are all available at home. What they need to exchange are lentil seeds, cowpea seeds, rapeseed seeds, and loofah Seeds, gourd seeds, etc.

Mrs. Zhang over there heard it, and said to Old Qin, "His grandpa's house doesn't send melons every year, and he also has a kind of delicious lentils. If the neighbors have loofahs and gourds, they will also have them." If you want a few seeds, you don’t need to exchange eggs for anything anyway.” She muttered, “Eggs are not money anymore?”

According to Xiuyao's memory, Zhang's so-called hanging melon should be a local hanging square melon, which is a kind of pumpkin, with thick heads and thin tails, curved and straight.But she said that Grandpa Pumpkin has no doubts, and it should be called Pumpkin, but the local people are used to calling it Diaogua.

Old Qin said: "I don't care what others want, a few seeds, where I can't get them, and I don't need to spend money to buy them."

Qin Dafu, who weaved the straw sandals, said: "Father, why don't you let Erxian ask for it." Erxian can walk on that road by himself.

Xiuxian heard it and said: "Grandpa, I'll go, I'll go, I haven't been to grandpa's house for a long time."

Old Qin's heart became active. Although he said that he could also come near his own home, it was still a debt of favor. It was better to go to his in-laws' house to ask for convenience. Now the field work is almost the same. The children just cut grass and twist hemp rope. "Zhong, you lead Yaoyao there."

In order to reward the little granddaughter, let her go to her grandfather's house to improve. Even if there is no meat, at least she can eat some thin noodle rolls and eat rapeseed.

Xiuxian was very happy, but Qin Xian was not happy anymore, and Mrs. Zhang also said why she didn't let Erxian go, but let Xiuxian, a girl, go out instead.

Xiuyao didn't care what they did, she was going anyway, she said to her second brother: "Second brother, don't you know how to write? Write a list for me."

She counted a few vegetables with her fingers, a look of unnaturalness flashed across Qin Xian's face, and he said impatiently: "What are you writing, I can't remember so much."

Xiuyao said: "Write it down, so I can remember who I got the seeds from, so I can pay back the favor when the time comes."

"Hey, you little girl, you don't know anything about it, do you?" Qin Xian laughed and made an excuse: "I don't have pens and inks at home, I have to borrow them."

Xiuyao didn't give him a chance, "What do you borrow, just use a fire stick and find a piece of window paper, or just find a piece of cloth." Xiuyao rushed into the house and asked the elder sister for it.

Mrs. Liu is busy going to Zhou's house to help out, and Mrs. Liu will leave some trivial matters of the big house to her eldest sister, Xiuqin.

Xiuqin didn't refuse either, so she found a larger piece of white cloth for Xiuyao, which was woven by her aunt herself and given to the old Qin's family. use.

Holding the cloth, Xiuyao found a shorter fire stick and ran out, "Second Brother, I found it... Hey, where is Second Brother?" She didn't see Qin Xian, so she asked her father and grandfather.

Grandpa smoked a pipe, with a half-smile, "Your second brother has something to go out."

Xiuyao looked at the second sister, Xiuxian laughed and said: "You girl, you are really sincere, your second brother is right, when did you see him write?"

ah?Could it be that the second brother can't write?Didn't you say Mr. praised him?
It is true that Qin Xian can memorize a few words, and his memory is good, and his husband has praised him, but he has no time or Shu Xiu to ask his husband to teach him how to read and write, so Qin Xian said that he can write a few words, but they are just a few commonly used words. Yes, it would be difficult for him to talk about writing so many vegetable seeds.

Xiuyao was stunned for a moment, so no one in the old Qin family can write?She still expects to learn a few by herself, and if she is illiterate and blind, she will not be able to suffocate her to death.

Xiuyao had no choice but to draw on the cloth by herself with a fire stick. In the eyes of outsiders, it was a ghost drawing. Anyway, she knew it by herself. She drew a shape and wrote a capital letter to distinguish it. Anyway, others looked at it as a black mass I don't know what it is.

Qin Dafu smiled and said: "Girl, do you want to take two pairs of straw sandals to beat people?"

Xiuyao waved her hand, "No, when the gourds and hanging melons are accepted, it would be better if we give them a few gourd scoops and a few big hanging melons."

Although Xiurong and Qin Xian really wanted to go, but Grandpa let Xiuxian and Xiuyao go, they can no longer have objections, otherwise they will be punished.

In the night, Mrs. Liu gave some instructions, and then gave the red-headed strings given by Mrs. Zhou to Xiuxian and Xiuyao respectively, and gave them both a shoulder bag to hold the seeds.The shoulder bag is made of homemade white cloth, although it is a bit old, but it is very delicate, the stitches are invisible, and there are four seasons plants embroidered on it: plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, the embroidery color is still bright, Xiuyao can't put it down.

She knew that this was her mother's dowry, and it had been for many years. It is impossible for the old Qin's family to have such a thing now. Even if she made it herself, Mrs. Zhang would think it would be time-consuming to embroider it and sell it.

Xiuyao asked Qin Yang to stay at home in exchange for telling stories to Qin Yang and playing games with him, saying that they would be back soon.Qin Yang has been trained by Xiuyao to become more sensible during this time. Apart from playing with Xiuyao, he can also play with Xiuli. The two children have more common language, so they don't cling to Xiuyao so much.

Qin Dafu packed up two pairs of straw sandals and brought them with them. Although they were not valuable items, he was a good crafter. The straw sandals weaved were very comfortable and strong, and Lao Liutou liked them very much.

Although Mrs. Zhang was not happy, she didn't say anything.

In the early morning of the next day, the two of them only drank a sip of hot water and set off. There was no adult supervision along the way, and Xiu Xian saw that everything was fresh.

Xiuyao was afraid of meeting someone again in Shahe Village, so she kept urging her second sister to leave quickly. Xiuxian finally had time to visit her relatives, but she dawdled to pick wild flowers or catch butterflies.

"Second sister, I'm starving to death!" Xiuyao stamped her feet and shouted at Xiuxian who ran to the roadside ditch to pick wild flowers.

Xiuxian just ran over and handed a bouquet of wild flowers to Xiuyao, "Little sister, this is for you to play with on the road, let's go."

She clutched her shoulder bag and walked forward bouncingly, Xiuyao sighed seeing the innocent look of her second sister and had to follow.

This road passes through Shahe Village. In fact, the people of Shahe Village ran to the other side of the road to build houses, which led to the road passing through the village.

The houses on the east side of the road are all old houses facing south, but the new houses on the west side of the road are deliberately facing the main road, and small flower beds and small vegetable gardens have been rested in front of the door. This is the season when flowers are in full bloom. , the yellow and tender jasmine flowers, the delicate and charming rose flowers, and the late-blooming peach blossoms are as bright as the morning glow, reflecting the weeping willows at the crossing, the pink willows and green are really beautiful.

Suddenly Xiuxian ran over there, Xiuyao was startled, "Second Sister, Second Sister, what are you doing?"

Xiuxian said: "I think there are square melon stubble, cockscomb, and land mine..." She cried out in surprise and rushed towards the small flower garden in front of the house.Fang melon stubble is actually hollyhock, mine flower is mirabilis, and some people also call it pink bean.

Xiuyao took a step too late to catch her, and quickly chased after her, whispering, "Second Sister, Second Sister, let's go quickly."

Xiuxian smiled and said: "No hurry, I'll ask if they have seeds, mother likes these flowers the most, I want to go back and plant them outside the window."

"Second sister, our mother won't let you grow it." Old Qin's family wished that the family who grows food on the windowsill and kang can have a spare place to plant flowers for you?

Xiuxian had already run to the door, which was ajar, and an old woman just came out, so she went up to ask.

As a result, as soon as she opened her mouth, the old woman shouted loudly: "No, nothing, nothing, I'm so annoying, why just look at other people's things." Then she took out a broom from behind the gate and started sweeping the floor, deliberately sweeping the show Xian.

Xiuxian was swept away and wanted to explain to her, but Xiuyao had already held her back, "Second Sister, we don't want it anymore, hurry up."

The old woman stopped sweeping the floor and shouted with her hips on her hips, "Money is a money fan, the little girl's family is such a money fan, be careful not to find her husband's house!"

Xiuxian said angrily: "Why are you so vicious, you are stingy and stingy, be careful that no one will die in retirement."

One sentence seemed to annoy the old woman, stepped on her pain, she rushed forward whimpering, "You damn man, dare to bully my old woman, I will kill you!"

Seeing her rushing towards her wielding a broom, Xiuyao hurriedly dragged her second sister and ran away, the old woman howled behind, her posture was like a witch in a picture, riding a broom, aggressive.

In the attic of a farmhouse by the roadside, Qi Feng stood facing the wind. Seeing the two slender figures being chased by the old woman howling, he couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth, what a coincidence.

A sixteen or seventeen-year-old young man wearing a blue shirt next to him took a look at him, and leaned over to the window to take a look. Qi Feng's eyes had already retracted, but he still saw that scene, couldn't help laughing, and patted Qi Feng. "Sixth Brother, do you know that girl?" Naturally, he was referring to the taller sister.

Qi Feng's face was calm and without any disturbance, "Isn't it the third brother's job to know a girl? How could I know a girl?"

The third brother Li Cunjiu smiled, and patted him on the shoulder again, "It's okay, it doesn't matter, take your time, anyway, you have joined the gang now, and the third brother will teach you how to meet girls."

Qi Feng was not annoyed by his intentional misinterpretation of his meaning, instead he said: "I'll go to Granny Chang's house."

Li Cunjiu smiled complacently, "You said you didn't know that girl, and you were so anxious to find out the news. Where did you put those sweet potatoes? I called the fourth, fifth, and seventh to cook and eat them."

Qi Feng went downstairs, "In the cellar."

Li Cunjiu pointed his head out of the window and told Qi Feng who was out of the house: "If you want to chase a girl, just open your mouth. Brothers will accompany you, and I can give you advice by the way." After speaking, he held the window sill and laughed .Qi Feng has already left the door to go west.

Xiuyao dragged her second sister and ran far away in one breath, her braids became loose, and her shoes almost fell off, these were the only pair of cloth shoes, if they were lost, they would be beaten.

Xiuyao was almost hit by a broom, and the two stopped to hold on to the locust tree on the road until they left Shahe Village to catch their breath.

"Second, second sister, you, you are too anxious." Xiuyao panted, smoothed her chest, swallowed, and said, "If you want to spend seeds, let's tell grandpa to ask him to help us get them." .Besides, there are no flowers and plants at home all these years, you can take it back now, can you let me?"

Xiu Xian curled her lips, "I'll take care of her, I'll plant it for the head of the village, and I'll plant it for the third grandpa's family."

Anyway, I can pass by the third grandpa's house when I come out and go in, and I can see the flowers blooming.

They rested for a while and went to Yangliu Village. On the way, there was a nearby village driving a donkey cart to the old Liu's mill to grind flour. When they saw the two little girls, they greeted them. When they said they were going to Lao Liu's, they immediately greeted them warmly. They get in the car.

After a leisurely stroll, we arrived at Yangliu Village all the way. When the catkins were flying and the flowers were falling, the air was filled with the scent of flowers.

Xiuxian said with emotion: "Little sister, our village used to be full of pink and willows, not to mention how beautiful it is."

The miller who drove the cart smiled and said: "Really, your Taoyuan Town used to be in our Fei County, and it was one of the best. Big fat peaches, sweet cherries, pink and willow green in spring, beautiful."

Then, he raised his whip and pointed forward again, "Now this Yangliu Village is full of peach blossoms and willows. If you go to the Daqing River, it will be beautiful. There are flowers and plants, and there are groups of big white geese and lotus flowers. It's coming up too, and I can pick lotus pods and lotus roots in summer."

Where the Daqing River flows gently, there are patches of lotus and water chestnut. When picking them, I drove a boat and drilled among the lotus bushes. It was fragrant and cool, and it was very comfortable.

A few people chatted and laughed without being bored at all, and soon arrived at Lao Liu's house.

As soon as they entered the door, the two jumped out of the donkey cart, thanked the people and ran to the door. Lao Liutou and his son and daughter-in-law were busy working in the mill.

"Grandpa!" The two yelled crisply.

(End of this chapter)