The peasant's daughter-in-law of crossing

Chapter 35

After dinner, Yingniang and Zhaodi came to cut the material to make hair flowers.Shuchang and Jiwang felt that it was new, and they also ran over to help.

Yingniang, Zhaodi, Shuchang, and Jiwang each hold one end of the cloth, and spread the cloth while standing apart.Zhaodi's hand holding the scissors trembled a little, for fear of making a wrong cut.

Yingniang encouraged from the side: "Zhaodi, you can just cut the scissors, even if you really make a mistake, it's okay, we can make it into a different shape of head flower."

After hearing what Yingniang said, Zhaodi relaxed a little. She followed the pattern of the flower, estimated the width, and cut it with scissors.

Together, Bo Ming and Zhong Ping were thinking about what to interplant in the corn field, but they couldn't come up with it after thinking hard for a long time.They only knew to grow wheat, corn, and sorghum since they were young. The order in which they matured was also wheat first, then corn, and finally sorghum.When all these are harvested, in late autumn, there will be no important work to do at home, just go up the mountain to cut firewood and trees to prepare for winter.

Just because the people here have come here for generations and have no other ideas, so there are very few wealthy people. It seems that no one dares to play new tricks, and they all stick to their duties.

Bo Ming supported his head and remembered what Master once said, "If you are poor, you want to change; if you change, you will become better; if you are better, you will achieve success."This sentence doesn't seem to apply to the people here, but he has made up his mind to give it a try.

Seeing the two of them worrying there, Yingniang asked casually, "How about growing soybeans? Soybeans can be used to make tofu, stewed with meat, and squeezed for oil. They should sell well."

"You mean soybeans?" Birming had never heard of soybeans.

Yingniang nodded quickly, "Yes, I heard from my parents that soybeans are a good thing, and they are also valuable."

Boming sighed and said, "Actually, Zhongping and I have thought about it just now. Spring has already been missed, but late soybeans can be planted in this season, but we don't have soybean seeds here."

Zhong Ping suddenly patted his head, "Brother, do you still remember going to Jiazhen with your father to fish for seafood? There were a few families growing soybeans there, maybe you could buy seeds there. It's just... isn't it necessary again?" Did you spend money?"

Birming also thought of this, but he still shook his head, "It's not just about spending money, the most difficult thing is that few people have any experience in planting. The reason why everyone is unwilling to plant is because the harvest is too low. .”

"I'm thinking, if you spend more time on how to plant soybeans and how to increase the harvest, slowly pondering and taking care of them carefully, it shouldn't be bad." Yingniang encouraged from the side.She remembered that in her previous life, she had heard about the large-scale cultivation of soybeans in the Northeast, but she hadn't heard how difficult it was. No matter what, she had better try it.

Hearing what Yingniang said, Bo Ming already had a lot of ideas in his mind.He lowered his head and pondered for a while. He also heard that the oil extracted from soybeans is much more delicious than sesame oil, and it can also be used to make tofu. No matter how high the harvest is, as long as it can be sold at that time, it should not lose money. He said: "How about …I will go to Jiazhen tomorrow to inquire, if the seeds are too expensive, I won’t buy them, if they are cheap, I will buy some, try planting them this year, and if they sell well, I will plant more seeds next year, and we can save seeds this year.”

Zhong Pingken listened to his elder brother and nodded confidently.

At this time, Ji Wang was greedy again, "Even if you can't sell it, you can keep the pressed oil and stewed meat for yourself."

Zhong Ping glared at him with a smile, "Here you are again, you haven't enjoyed the chicken head just now, have you? If you grow soybeans at home, can you eat less?"

Boming thought of another thing, "In the next few days, we have to grow white radish and autumn beans. This is an urgent matter, and we must not forget it. When the time comes to pickle it, there will be no shortage of vegetables to eat in winter."

Hearing what Bo Ming said, Ying Niang was really greedy, "It's good to grow white radish and autumn beans, I love eating salted radish sticks and pickled beans, it's very good to eat."

Zhao Di blushed and said, "I love food too. Our north is not like the south. We don't have any vegetables in winter, and we live entirely on pickles."

Yingniang looked at Boming and saw that he was almost as tanned as Zhongping, but he looked healthy, "There is so much extra work at once, you two have a lot of work to do. But you should not be too hasty Huh, take your time, slow work yields meticulous work."

Birming shook his shoulders, "I found that the more I worked, the stronger I became. It's the job of a big man to do crop work. Don't worry if you're tired. You can compare my body with Zhongping's. Know that I am much worse than him."

Zhaodi couldn't help laughing, she was very proud of Zhongping, in the countryside, being big, strong and able to work meant that he was a good man.She secretly rejoiced that she could marry such a man.

That night, Yingniang and Zhaodi only made six head flowers, because it was not smooth at first, so it was a bit slow, and the needle and thread had to be carefully sewed in the hidden places of the head flowers, so that no one could see them. Otherwise, the head flower will not look good, so it still takes a lot of effort.

"Zhaodi, let's go to bed early. You are pregnant, and the oil lamp is dim, so don't burn your eyes." Yingniang rubbed her eyes, she was also a little sleepy.

Zhaodi obediently put away the work in her hand, "Well, I can still do it during the day, I guess I will do more than at night."

The next day, before dawn, Bo Ming got up, because he had to be early to go to Jiazhen, and he wanted to bring back a little surprise for Yingniang, so he might have to stay in Jiazhen for a little longer.

It may be that he couldn't help but touch Yingniang's forehead lightly when he got up, and accidentally woke Yingniang up.He hasn't been close to her for more than 20 days, and he hasn't thought about it at all during this period of time.It's just that at this time, he thought that he would not be able to go home for two nights, so he would definitely miss her very much.

Yingniang opened her eyes slightly, and took his hand, "Where did you spend the past two nights? Is there an inn in Jia Town?"

"There is no inn, and there is no need to stay in an inn. When I was young, my father and I used to ask the local people to stay overnight. It is enough to give them seven or eight yuan." When Bo Ming spoke, he couldn't help but kissed her lips again. Reaching out to hook his neck, the two embraced and kissed passionately for a while.

Bo Ming thought that it was getting late, and he had to bring some dry food, so he had to go to the kitchen to do some work, and he had to leave even though he still had something to say.In fact, he thought that before the 49th day of July and July, children cannot have sex.

Yingniang naturally understood, and got up too. When the two of them came to the kitchen, they found that Zhaodi was already making pancakes.

"Zhaodi, why do you wake up so early?" Yingniang hurried over to help light the fire.

"Anyway, I'm going to make breakfast. It's okay to get up early. Brother is going to Jiazhen, so I want to prepare it early." Zhao Di put the fried pancakes out of the pot, and there were ten of them, "Brother, these It must not be enough, because Zhong Ping said that you will not be able to come back until the evening of the day after tomorrow, but if you do too much, I am afraid that it will break down on the road, which is a pity."

"It's enough, it's enough." Boming went to find paper, and when the pancakes cooled a little, he had to wrap them in paper.

Yingniang felt very embarrassed when she heard that, she didn't expect to get up earlier to make dry food for Bo Ming, so she still asked her to be careful.

In order to rush on his way early, Bo Ming didn't eat anything, he was going out with pancakes, planning to eat again on the way, "Yingniang, I...I have to go." He stood at the gate of the courtyard and looked back at Yingniang.

Since they got married, they had worked during the day and slept together at night, except for the night when Birming passed out, they had never been separated.Although it was only three days apart, Yingniang was not only a little bit reluctant to leave, but she was also not at ease, "Boming, I'm afraid this pancake won't be saved until noon tomorrow, and it will definitely go bad. Then you can buy steamed stuffed buns on the way to eat." , don’t be reluctant to spend money.”

Boming smiled at her, "I'm not a child, and I know that I love my body, so don't worry."

"Also, you have to be careful on the road. If you encounter robbers blocking the road, you should give them the money immediately. Your life is at stake!" Yingniang said worriedly.

Boming couldn't help laughing, "Where there will be bandits, you are just worried. Even if there are, they will know that I have been a monk when they see my hair style, and monks have no money on them. They will definitely circle around me." Let's go. Besides, bandits also worship Buddha."

After hearing what he said, Yingniang was relieved.Bo Ming looked at the sky and saw that it was getting late, so he strode away.

Seeing Yingniang staring at the courtyard door for a long time, Zhaodi couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing: "Sister-in-law, you and brother have a really good relationship. It's only two or three days, and I'll be back the next night. Look at you guys." Just like that, it seems that we have been separated for many years."

Yingniang blushed slightly, "Hmph, you can just laugh at us. This matter is on you, I'm afraid you will cry."

Zhaodi pursed her lips, "How can I? I won't cry. Zhongping is not as careful as his elder brother. Didn't you see that Zhongping usually doesn't talk to me much. In fact, he doesn't know what to say. There is no water in his stomach. I don’t think too much about things, I just know how to work hard. However, I think it’s better for people to live a simple and stable life.”

Yingniang smiled and looked at Zhaodi, "Looking at the way you speak, I know you are very satisfied with him. In fact, the second brother is also considered careful. He always misses you when he eats, and he will grab you for whatever work you do. , I'm afraid you'll be tired. The two brothers have their own advantages."

The two sisters-in-law were talking about their men in the kitchen, and I don't know if Zhongping heard it, but he got up and went to the yard to wash his face, and he was embarrassed to come into the kitchen for a long time.

After breakfast, Shuchang and Jiwang went out, Zhongping also went to the corn field to catch worms, and in the afternoon he planned to loosen the soil in the vegetable field, preparing to plant white radish and autumn beans in a few days.

When Yingniang also went out to the weaving workshop, Zhaodi was the only one left at home.It rained yesterday, and the ground is still wet, so we can't dry the wheat.Zhaodi had no choice but to go to the house and spread the vegetable seeds in the dustpan, take them out to dry, and then go out to graze the cattle for a while.

Because after the rain, the grass looks extra green.Zhaodi led the cow to a piece of grass, and the cow ate happily.She was watching from the side, and she was also in a good mood.

At this moment, a big bull came suddenly. The bull's eyes looked more fierce, with big red eyes, as if it was always ready to stand up to others. It was not as docile as my own bull.Zhao Di was a little scared, and unconsciously felt that she had pulled her own cattle rope and wanted to change places.

But his own cattle were eating vigorously and refused to leave.Zhaodi pulled the rope nervously, and it looked up at Zhaodi eagerly, as if begging her to let it eat for a while longer.Zhaodi couldn't bear it, so she had to let it go.

The big bull didn't know who it belonged to, and no one came to take care of it. It walked towards Zhaodi fiercely with red eyes, and Zhaodi was so frightened that he threw the rope in his hand and ran desperately, almost losing his soul.

When she looked back, she found that the ferocious bull did not catch up, but approached her family's cow and put it on the back of her family's docile cow.

Oh my god, Zhaodi couldn't help sighing, it turned out that the bull was in spring, afraid that someone would be watching, it was embarrassed to do it, and deliberately scared Zhaodi away, the bull had a lot of thoughts.Zhaodi had no choice but to turn her back and not look at them, which was really... shameful.

Suddenly, she was overjoyed. If her cow was pregnant with a calf and gave birth next year, it would be a lot of money.Every household needs cattle to cultivate land, and cattle are the most valuable livestock here!A calf can be sold for at least [-] Wen, and if it is in short supply, it can be sold for more than [-] Wen.

Thinking of this, she was overwhelmed with joy, and hoped that the big bull would work a little longer, so that the chance of hitting would be higher.

After she waited for a long time, when she turned her head again, the ferocious big bull had already returned with her heart's content, and went to graze on another grassland.My own cow seems to be very happy, full and comfortable enough, so naturally very satisfied.

Zhaodi took it to the pond to drink water, then went home, sat in the yard and began to make flowers.At noon, when Zhongping went home for dinner, she was too embarrassed to tell Zhongping about this, so she kept silent.

In the evening, when Yingniang came back, Zhaodi happily told her about it.Yingniang couldn't breathe with a smile, "Cows don't only come out in spring... how come it's like this in early summer. If our cows can really conceive cubs, that's a good thing. But our family is with the second uncle and the third Uncle shares a cow, and the cubs are sold for money, and there is not much left in our hands."

"If you sell it at a good price, you can get five hundred, how little do you think? Your heart is really getting bigger and bigger." Zhaodi thinks that five hundred is a lot of money.

"That's right, we can only earn [-] Wen for making [-] head flowers, and I don't know how long it will take to finish." Yingniang looked at Zhaodi's head flowers and found that she made them very carefully and looked pretty.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Di brought out a small basket, "I made fifteen today."

"Ah? So much! That is to say, you earned fifteen Wen today? You earned more than me. I will make duck eggs for you tonight!" Yingniang happily took out two big duck eggs from her sleeve pocket and went to the kitchen to go.

"Where did you get the duck eggs? You didn't buy them, did you? Don't spend this money for me!" Zhaodi asked eagerly.

Ying Niang smiled and said: "Don't worry, I didn't buy it with money. This is the overtime wage paid by the weaving workshop. I have to rush to deliver the goods tomorrow, and I have to work for more than an hour. I am afraid that I will be able to return later." Home. Didn’t Zhen Yuan’s family raise a large flock of ducks for his family? They didn’t want to pay more, so they gave each of them two big duck eggs.”

"It was sent to you by the weaving workshop. How can you cook it for me? You should eat it yourself." Zhao Di was still struggling, feeling that her sister-in-law was too kind to her, and she couldn't bear it.

"Okay, okay, I won't let you eat alone, our family will eat it! Look at your narrow-mindedness, am I not for my little nephew?" Yingniang said with a smile, looking at Zhaodi's belly.

Zhaodi rubbed her belly and smiled silly.

On the night of the second day, Yingniang hadn't returned home at the end of the Xu period, and Zhaodi and Zhongping were a little restless.

"Zhongping, why don't you pick up my sister-in-law. My sister-in-law said that she would be able to go home at Xu time in the morning, and said that it was just dark at that time, so there was no need to pick her up. But it was almost an hour late, you guys Let's go pick it up."

At this moment, Shuchang and Jiwang stood up abruptly. They both wanted to say that they were going to pick up their sister-in-law, but they were afraid that the second brother would say that they were hypocritical.You must know that people in the village often work until they go home at night. The folk customs here are acceptable, and I have never heard of anything happening to someone who walks at night, so they don't take it seriously.

But they couldn't help but worry in their hearts. Now that the second sister-in-law said something like this, the two of them would naturally go to pick it up.

"Second brother, don't go, I will go with third brother." Ji Wang and Shuchang ran out of the yard quickly.

(End of this chapter)