Rebirth Farmhouse

Chapter 47

Speaking of which, she found a basket, put some grass in it, and then took the shovel, Qin Yang and Xiuli immediately followed her.

Qin Ye didn't ask any questions when he saw this, he picked up the shovel and carried the basket with them.

Xiuyao led everyone to the river, where there is a lot of sand, which is just right for matting sweet potatoes.

She remembered that the old Qin's family rented a piece of land, which was half sandy, and the grain yield was very low. Sometimes it was almost just harvesting some grass, so it was better to use it to grow sweet potatoes and feed pigs.

When digging the sand, Xiuyao explained it to her elder brother. Qin Ye listened carefully and even felt that the thing was a bit familiar. He seemed to have heard it in the Zhou family, but he didn't have much impression.

After being washed by the river water, the sand was very clean and soft. Qin Ye used a pole to pick up two baskets and went home according to her requirements.

Dinner was served at home, but there was nothing to eat anyway, so Xiuyao still played with those sweet potatoes.

Xiuqin asked why she didn't eat, Zhang said: "Never mind her, save if you don't eat, everyone will do the same in the future, if you don't eat, save, you don't have to be so picky."

Xiumei and the others gloated, and Xiuxian glared at them, "Why are you laughing, eat."

To be on the safe side, Xiuyao divided the six sweet potatoes into two groups. The first group of four served as sweet potatoes for mother and child. Although they were not very big, they were not bad.The second dial two, let it germinate a little, then cut it down and plant it, and cut the cuttings when the sweet potato vines grow, and get whichever one is soon.

The spring planting is basically over, and the wheat harvest is waiting for the next one, so Lao Qintou has a lot of time to renovate the small vegetable garden.

Xiuyao suggested to him to leave a ridge for planting sweet potatoes. Old Qin was afraid of wasting the land, so he finally agreed to leave Xiuyao a slap-sized space. He also wished to fill every seam with seeds. Although the denser the better, he agrees and knows this truth, but he just wants to make full use of the land to grow things that he finds useful.

Xiuyao was a little disappointed. She originally thought that her grandfather was a discerning person and would agree to her plan. She racked her brains to figure out what to say so as not to be suspected of her identity by others. She didn't expect that he would not take it seriously at all. It's like she came back from picking up a useless thing from the side of the road.

However, a palm-sized place is also fine. Anyway, this year is mainly to collect sweet potato mothers and sons for the coming year. As long as there is enough land to plant, a lot of sweet potatoes can be harvested in the coming year, and a lot of pigs can be raised in the coming year, and a lot of sweet potatoes can be planted.

But it was obvious that she was still thinking too optimistically. Old Qintou even took the initiative to ask her if she wanted to live in her grandpa's house, "Your grandpa's house has a lot of land, so there must be room for you to try. I'll save the place in our house for you." Now, go and see if there is no land, come back and plant.”

Xiuyao sighed in her heart, although grandpa didn't support her, but fortunately he started to respect her, otherwise he would be the head of the family, and he would send her away if he just said "don't plant".

Seeing that her grandfather disagreed here, she wondered if she should really mobilize him?
Anyway, it's not a busy time of farming, and I can't do any important work. Going to grandpa's house can save the family's food, so Mammy will be happy.

After planting the vegetable garden, she looked at the composting pool again, Xiuyao lamented that old Qintou moved quickly, but in just two days, it had already been retting, and the vegetable planting was not delayed at all.

Xiuxian wanted to plant those flowers outside the window and wall of her home, but she was scolded by Mrs. Zhang for looking at the flowers even if she couldn't get enough of a meal.Xiuxian was so angry that she gave away all of them, including the second mother's family and several other old ladies in the same village that the Zhang family didn't like, such as Grandma Zhou and others.

After finishing the work in the field, the next step is to wait for the wheat harvest. Old Qintou and Qin Dafu continued to weave straw sandals. Qin Ye went to Zhou's house to help until the wheat harvest. Qin Ergui and Qin Sanshun were responsible for taking care of the field, checking the emergence and thinning of seedlings.

Because it is necessary to fertilize now, Qin Xian, Qin Chan, Xiuxian and the second aunt all went to mow and raise grass. There were three big baskets a day, before eating in the morning, in the morning, and in the afternoon, the dead task set by the old Qin head.

This made the second aunt and the third aunt very dissatisfied, because Dafang Liu went to Zhou's house to help, Xiuqin did the work at home, Xiurong cooked at home, Qin Yang only knew how to eat, and Xiuyao was escorted by the old Qintou. He was very at ease, Qin Dafu was just weaving straw sandals, the whole family went up and down, only the two of them contributed, but they ate much less than the eldest.

But Old Qintou personally ordered them, and they didn't dare to reveal anything, they just brainwashed their children all day long, and brainwashed men at night, sparing no effort.

This kind of dissatisfaction was finally revealed when Xiuyao and Lao Qintou proposed to stay at grandpa's house for a few days.

The second aunt pulled her face, "Mother, father agrees that Xiuyao will go back to her grandmother's house. Now that the farm work is over, can we also visit her mother's house?"

Mrs. Zhang didn't raise her head, she lowered her head and continued to hold the soles of her shoes, "You can tell your father, who of you can I control now? I can't even control a little girl."

The second aunt was indignant, the third aunt smiled and said: "Mother, the second sister-in-law hasn't been back to her mother's house for a long time, and I heard that the auntie over there is sick, why don't you let the second sister-in-law go home and have a look."

Seeing that Mrs. Zhang didn't agree, she said, "I'll go and tell Dad."

After seeing old Qintou, she first threw out the excuse that she was sick, and then said: "Father, I will help my second sister-in-law with the work of mowing the grass for two days. Those who go to the fields can mow grass when they have time, men are quicker than us women, and they can cut a big basket in a while, and can replace the second sister-in-law."

Old Qin knit his straw sandals with his head down, and said, "Medium."

The third aunt immediately went to the second aunt and said, "Father agrees. You don't know how difficult it is. You can only make sense after wearing out your mouth. When people go back to their mother's house or grandma's house, they just walk away. Let's just leave." It's different."

The second aunt said angrily: "I'll tell you, let's go back together."

The third aunt hurriedly said: "Second sister-in-law, you can say goodbye, then who will mow the grass, our father-in-law is not allowed to lift the roof. Dafang and them can take a rest, how can we do it?"

The second aunt hesitated again, "Why don't I go home, since my mother's house is fine anyway."

The third aunt smiled and pushed her, "Second sister-in-law, I'm doing it for your own good. I told my father that if you don't go home, wouldn't that make me a human?"

The second aunt was still a little hesitant, but in the end she had no choice but to agree to the third aunt's embarrassing posture.

Xiuyao is going to live at her grandfather's house, and Mrs. Zhang can't let her go so happily. She said to Qin Dafu: "The family has nothing to do with it. Xiurong and I just washed the wheat a while ago. You go to your three." The uncle’s family borrowed a donkey cart to push the vat of wheat to the mill, and it’s time for her grandfather to bring it back.”

Qin Dafu was a little reluctant to go, it was fine for the children to go to the mother-in-law's house, what was he going to do, he had nothing to take with him, and he was slapping a few carrots with his empty hands and eating them for free, that's not the case.

Besides, if you want to grind the mill, there is a mill in the village, but it is useless, why bother others?I don't give money to others, and let people work for nothing.

Seeing that he was not happy, Mrs. Zhang scolded him, saying that he was becoming more and more disobedient, and that her family was taking her less and less seriously. As she talked, she thought that Xiuyao pushed her down, but it was just two beatings. The slap hasn't spoken to her until now. Seeing her is like seeing an enemy, and Liu Shi threatened her so much, and now she still treats her indifferently. He said that he was partial to the first wife and said that he was partial to the first wife. How much she doesn't want to see Da Fang now!
Seeing his mother crying, Qin Dafu panicked and softened, "Mother, mother, don't cry, I'll just go." Then he said: "Er Xian can drive the car now, let him go, I have to Weaving sandals."

Mrs. Zhang agreed as soon as she heard it, and when Old Qintou found out, he reprimanded her, but she insisted that he had nothing to do, thinking that anyway, her old face was already lost, and her in-laws knew about it, so let's just let it go.

In order to hurry, Xiuyao put the sweet potatoes on the mat the night she got them. When she went to her grandpa's house, she asked her father to help her move them to the truck, watered them again, and covered them with the burden.

Qin Xian couldn't be more happy to see that he was able to go to his grandfather's house. Of course, Qin Yang naturally wanted to follow Xiuyao, and Xiuli was also taken to his grandfather's house by his second aunt.

The second aunt's natal house and Grandpa Xiuyao's house were on the same road, so Qin Xian also took a donkey cart to drive away from her natal house.

When we arrived at Yangliu Village, the second aunt’s family hadn’t arrived yet, so Qin Xian asked her to get off the car and walk over by himself. If he had to go to his grandmother’s house to put down the food, he had to go home, otherwise there would be fewer people mowing the grass at home, and grandparents to say.

The second aunt refused, she said: "I'm tired too, let's go to your grandfather's house to have a rest."

Qin Xian disagreed. This second aunt wanted to go back to her natal home, but there was nothing for her to bring at home. Her natal home was not as kind and magnanimous as her grandparents, and her daughter didn't have to bring anything back to take things home.

The second aunt's parents are stingy, and they think their daughter won't send things to her mother's house, let alone give them.Now that she's going to her house, she still has to eat, and her mother won't give her food if she doesn't pack everything.

Qin Xian is not as loyal as Qin Ye. Seeing that his second aunt was a bit cheeky, he said, "Second aunt, it's not good for you to do this. We will go to my grandpa's house to turn the mill, and we will eat at his house without giving a dime. It’s already embarrassing enough. With you, my mother doesn’t have to go back to her mother’s house in the future, and people poke her back all day long and say that they searched her mother’s house to subsidize her mother-in-law’s family.

The second aunt told him that her face turned red and turned pale, and said angrily: "You bastard, do I mean that? I just want to rest when I'm tired, so I can walk by myself." She dragged Xiuli down car.

Xiuli refused, and started to cry. The second aunt went up and slapped her face, scolding: "You have shallow eye sockets, you have to trample on your mother."

Xiuli cried, "I want to be with Sister Yaoyao."

The second aunt scolded her again, but beat her hard, just showing to Qin Xian and Xiuyao, but Qin Yang didn't know, he said angrily: "Why are you so bad, she is your daughter, why don't you Always hit her, if you hit her again she won't kiss you anymore."

The second aunt was stunned for a moment, and glanced at Xiuli, seeing that her well-behaved face was full of grievances, with two lines of tears hanging down her face, she stretched out her little hand to find Xiuyao.

That smelly girl is only two years older than Xiuli, but why does she look so big?Let alone Xiuli, even Xiumei Xiujuan is not as smart as her.

Xiuyao wanted to help Xiuli, but she thought it would be difficult for her to protect herself now. If she got ahead, she would have to humiliate herself, and she would make her second aunt even more angry with Xiuli, and she would just pretend to be deaf and dumb and let her be herself. put on a show.If you want to help others, at least you have to be able to do it yourself.

When Qin Xian saw his second aunt got out of the car, he drove the donkey away, and Qin Yang kept yelling not to bully the girl.

Xiuyao glanced at him, this kid is quite sensible, he was spoiled by the nanny before.She warned: "When you go to grandpa's house, you can't play your temper, you have to give in to your younger brother."

Qin Yang patted his chest proudly and agreed.

For the arrival of Xiuyao and the others, the old Liu's family still warmly entertained them. Anyway, they don't need to have a lot of fish and meat. Even thin noodle rolls and stir-fried vegetables are better than New Year's dinner for them.

Qin Xian originally said that he would go back after eating, and he would just take the food home when his grandfather sent his younger sister and younger brother to him in a few days.

Old Liutou said: "Come here, stay overnight, let your uncle grind it for you overnight, and you can go back early in the morning, and you won't miss the meal at home."

Qin Xian was a little embarrassed, and he said truthfully: "Grandpa, grandma, you don't know who I am, and besides, this animal is borrowed."

How could Lao Liutou not know Zhang's character, if he hadn't cared about his daughter and children, he wouldn't have dealt with such a family, he didn't take advantage of it enough, he wouldn't take a little of it.

Grind the noodles, don't pay, send them back, and you have to bring some gifts, and you don't even have to drink soup when you go. If it weren't for his daughter and children, Lao Liutou would not be willing to go.

Mrs. Li hurriedly said: "Erxian, just tell your mother that the family is very busy these days, Yaoyao and Yangyang are still young anyway, and can't help much at home, let them stay for a few more days, When your grandfather is free, send them home."

Qin Xian smiled and said: "It's okay, grandma, you don't know that every time my grandpa goes, I will be awkward, no matter whether the food is good or not, I will let my grandpa have a meal, my grandma , hehe, if anyone of us dares to speak up, it will be a good meal."

Speaking of this, Mrs. Li sighed. Although the Qin family never said that Mrs. Zhang beat Xiuyao so hard last time, they had heard about it a little bit. is uncomfortable.

Qin Xian was not idle either, he went to grind wheat with his cousins, while Xiuyao asked her grandfather to look at her sweet potatoes.

As soon as they came to Lao Liutou, they saw the crock pot that Xiuyao and Yang Yang were guarding, and they thought it was a good thing, it was just a pile of sand.

Old Liutou joked: "I thought your mother gave me something good."

Xiuyao smiled and said, "Grandpa, this is a good thing I made for you." She asked her grandpa to help carry it down, and Lao Liutou stretched out his arm and carried it down for her, Xiuyao screamed in fright: "Be careful, Carefully drop it."

Old Liutou smiled and said, "I'll take care of it for you." As he spoke, he carefully carried Xiuyao off the car, and put it on the water platform under the eaves.

Mrs. Li and Liu Xu also looked at it curiously and asked what it was.

Xiuyao had a mysterious expression, "I'll find out in two days."

Mrs. Li didn't make anything else for lunch, but followed Liu's family's dietary rules. Today it happened to be tofu and Chinese cabbage with meat in it, but the soybean oil that was originally planned was replaced with rapeseed oil.The condition of Lao Liu’s family is better, and they don’t eat rapeseed oil every day, usually five days of soybean oil and one day of rapeseed oil.Of course, this is much better than the old Qin's family not seeing a drop of oil for five days.

For dinner, Mrs. Li said to continue rolling out the cakes. The cakes that Xiuyao and Xiuxian came to roll out a few days ago have been eaten up, and they will make some new ones. This season is just right for eating miso, leeks, pickles and the like.

Seeing that grandma was about to roll out cakes again, Xiuyao smiled and said, "Grandma, let's have a good meal every day."

Mrs. Li smiled and said: "What kind of food is cake? Anyway, we have to eat on weekdays, and let me tell you, eating cakes is cheaper than eating dough rolls. Isn't the old saying 'Life is dead dough cakes, dough dough Those who spend food, those who want to break the house stir noodles and drink."

Thinking of the old Qin's family, Xiuyao smiled and said: "My mother can't wait for us to have porridge."

Mrs. Li laughed, "Your nanny is the best, why don't you understand? You drink millet soup with gnocchi in it, it's the most economical."

When Xiuyao thought about it, it was true that she would be full after only a few mouthfuls.

After dinner, Qin Xian continued to help grind the noodles, Xiuyao was dragged by Liu Xu to watch the spinning wheel, and Qin Yang also went to watch the fun.

Once inside, Liu Xu proudly said, "Look!"

Xiuyao saw that the spinning cart on the ground had really changed a lot, it was changed to a pedal method, and according to what she said, it was equipped with four tassels of thread.

Liu Xu said: "I asked your third grandfather to make a few more stiles, and put in a few tassels if you can spin as many as you can."

(End of this chapter)