farmhouse ditty

Chapter 6
Xiu Niang first swept the ground, pushed the rice grains into the corners, and then swept the soil from other places to cover the waterways, so that it was easier to see the yard.

Then it was necessary to push up the bamboo pole in the middle. She just thought about it, and saw Chu Ge stand up the long bamboo pole on the edge of the hall with his arms. This pole is thick at the bottom and tapered at the top. Just walk forward, but when you stand up, you have to push and move forward step by step, which takes a lot of effort.

Xiu Niang smiled to herself, staring at her in a daze, but she really knew how to work.

Chu Ge stared at the missing part of the bamboo pole, and calculated the length in his mind. After a few days, it was going to rain and wind, and later he had to go to the mountain to chop a bamboo pole and prepare some firewood. is.

He turned around and met Xiu Niang with clever eyes. Chu Ge was stunned for a moment, stared at Xiu Niang for a while, opened his mouth thinking about what to say, but didn't know what to say, so he simply avoided Xiu Niang The mother's gaze entered the kitchen.

Xiu Niang felt nothing about Chu Ge's reaction, and continued to work elsewhere. Anyway, in her memory, Chu Ge didn't talk to her very much. She didn't feel anything about how she was before, but now she just saw someone. , I really don't know how to deal with it.

After all, if the two of them get together to live together first, they are not what they want.

Xiaoxiang saw Xiuniang tidying up the yard, so she hurried over to help. Xiuniang put away the small wooden stool, and she took the hatchet to the back of the house. Just put the broom on the other side.

She followed behind Xiuniang like a small tail, her body was small and her clothes were big, and she was careful about the bouncing of her feet when she walked. It seemed that Xiuniang liked it all the time, and she was also happy to have someone "following her".

And Xiaoxiang didn't know, she just thought that the sooner she cleaned up, the sooner she could let her brother eat, otherwise the sister-in-law would get angry again.

Seeing that everyone in the family was helping Xiuniang, Chu An went in furiously, and found the bamboo basket from before, which contained the mushrooms (mushrooms) picked by him and Xiao Xiang, and he carried them to the wall. Put it in a cool place, if you wait for the soil on it to dry, it will be difficult to wash.

He gave Xiuniang an angry look, knowing that she would not move, Chu An stared at her with his hips crossed, "What a slob."

The voice was not loud, it happened to be heard by Xiu Niang, but she still ignored it, it was a mistake to argue with Xiaowa like this.

Chu Ge came out with a half-tubular basin of water, which was still steaming. The hot water was supposed to be boiled by Xiaoxiang earlier, and it was for Chu Ge to wash.

He put the wooden basin in front of the water tank, took off the sackcloth on his shoulders and put it in the basin, scooped some clean water into it to cool it down.

Xiuniang wants him to wash on the stool, or else he will be hunched over and uncomfortable. After all, she is eating and living in other people's homes. She wants to show some kindness to others, so what will happen to her in the future? .

Xiu Niang, who was moving her feet, took two steps, and suddenly saw Chu Ge wring out the linen cloth and straighten up, then handed it to herself.

Xiu Niang opened her eyes, what the hell, is this daughter-in-law still in charge of washing her man's face? She watched for a while and Chu Ge took over, that's all, just pretending that she is going to do as the Romans do, so she has to wash her face. What a big deal.

She spread out her little hand and greeted Chu Ge's face, but when she got closer, he caught it, not very strong, just holding it lightly, Xiu Niang was wondering, "Didn't you want to wipe your face?"

The woman asked softly, so softly that it could penetrate into people's hearts. Chu Ge put his hands together, pushed the linen cloth, and pointed to his left cheek, "Your place is dirty."

Before Xiuniang could react, Chu Ge bent down and splashed the water on his face, then stretched out his hand to catch the sackcloth, Xiuniang paused, wiped his cheek hastily, and put it on his hand.

Chu Ge didn't care about rubbing it in the water, washed his face himself, and poured the water into a groove outside the stove, which was directly connected to the outside, he shook the handle The wooden basin stands next to the water tank.

"Brother, it's time to eat." Xiao Xiang shouted while standing in the main room.

"Well, here we come," Chu Ge turned his head and said, seeing Xiu Niang stunned, he paused and said, "Let's eat first."

Xiu Niang obediently responded and followed him, but she felt weird, why did she eat first?Is it possible to do something before eating?

Chu An walked past the drying sieve and saw that there was a piece of half-dried mountain mushrooms on it, and asked Xiuniang thoughtfully, "Why are there so few?"

Xiu Niang turned around and saw that he was referring to mushrooms, "Oh, I just fried some vegetables on the plate."

Chu An curled her lips, "Isn't there something freshly picked in the basket? It's washed, fried, and fresh. Why are you looking for dried ones? What a lazy woman."

Yes, another sentence.

Xiu Niang pursed her lips, fresh mushrooms are of course delicious, but isn’t time is tight just now, and she doesn’t know which ones can be eaten or which ones are taboo in this basket of mushrooms, and they have to be screened every time before washing Are you drying it?

Seeing that the whole family had already sat in the main room, the big ones ignored the small ones, the days to come could be imagined, Xiu Niang sighed, turned around and took the empty bowl to get some sauerkraut, put it back When it came to the table, anyway, she didn't know whether the people she fried would like it, so she ordered something else to choose.

The time was delayed just now, and the steaming dish was half cold. Fortunately, the porridge was nestled by the stove, and Xiu Niang found a cover to cover it, keeping it warm and fragrant.

Long before starting the pot, Xiuniang saw that the water in the porridge was thin, so she washed a sweet potato, shredded it and put it in. It would be cooked quickly with more effort, even if it was stuffed with easy-to-reach hay seeds. It was too late, and I was in a hurry to suffocate the fire.

Chu Ge picked up Xiaoxiang and sat on the high stool. She clasped her hands and looked at the green and sour side dish, and she looked greedy for a long time since she licked her small mouth.

Chu Ge lowered his eyes and smiled, and stretched out his hand towards the pottery bowl, but he was in vain, and Chu An grabbed him with this glance.

He grinned, "Brother, you sit down, I'll just come."

After saying that, everyone was filled with porridge. The first bowl was placed in front of Xiu Niang, so don't be surprised, because there is a big gap on the side of the bowl, if you don't eat carefully, you will inevitably scratch your mouth.

After that, Chu An sat down and looked at Xiu Niang gloatingly, he must make this lazy woman lose her temper in front of his brother.

Holding the bowl, he pulled two mouthfuls of porridge, "It smells so good, sit down, sister-in-law, it's time to eat."

She called her sister-in-law in front of Chu Ge, and she called her a slut in front of her own size. She had seen this little uncle clearly, and Xiu Niang smiled, "Be very obedient. Sister-in-law, let me move a chair."

Chu An was taken aback, then blinked at Chu Ge, and went to find a stool for Xiu Niang with a flat mouth.

(End of this chapter)