farmhouse ditty

Chapter 70
It was Shen time after dinner, Xiu Niang packed up the dishes and went into the stove, and was stunned when she saw the pot and stove.

She glanced at the courtyard, shook her head and said with a smile, "The elders are the elders, there is nothing to worry about."

Earlier she yelled at Chu Ge to put the bowl in the pot, so that he could soak it in water first, and then wash it after he finished eating, but she just listened to it, and immediately soaked the bowl in the noodle soup.

Xiu Niang took the apron and tied it on, and took out the bowls and chopsticks from the lukewarm noodle soup. The bottom ones were covered with noodles. Pull the remaining noodles from the bottom of the pot to the fence so that they can be fed to the chickens.

The big rooster came forward scratching its paws, glanced at the white and tender noodles on the ground, and clucked twice, yo ho, I'm giving you more food today.

It tilted its head and pecked into its sharp beak, and whacked its big red crown while grinding its beak. The chickens beside it also leaned over to peck and eat.

Xiu Niang cleaned the pot, walked to the side of the big pottery jar, scooped up a few spoonfuls of water and brought it into the stove.

Just in a hurry to eat, she forgot to store water in the pot and set it on fire, and the bottom part of the pot that Chu Ge boiled was used, so she can only make do with cold water to wash it at this moment.

Xiu Niang washed the dishes vigorously and scraped off the oil. When she was done, she shook the water and put the bowls and chopsticks in the cabinet, and spread out the rag to scrub the iron pan.

Her body was next to the stove, and she lowered her waist to catch the broken silver in her bosom. She touched it with her hand before remembering that the money from selling Erbao vines was still in her pocket this morning. .

Xiu Niang wiped the apron with her hands, took out the bag of broken silver and looked into the yard.

Chu Ge just ate the sour plums that Xiu Niang gave, which was a snack she bought in the town in the morning, and now he has finished eating, and he is squatting on the edge of the fence, giving some loose ground Add some bamboo sticks.

Xiu Niang looked forward, and mumbled to give him the money bag, telling him to put it away first, and then she went back to the stove to work indirectly.

Chu Ge took the money bag, remembering that the silver he took this morning was still on his body, and he went to the alley with Chu An before that, and he only spent a few pennies.

Seeing Xiu Niang washing and scrubbing in the stove, Chu Ge put up the fence, got up and closed the courtyard door, and then went back to the west room, so that if someone came later, even if he opened the door, Xiu Niang would know it was wrong.

When Chu Ge entered the house, he ran towards the big wooden box. The two of them clasped their hands vigorously, their strong arms swelled with strong muscles, and their big feet turned around, and moved the wooden box aside with their bodies. son.

This big wooden box was brought by Xiuniang along with her marriage, and there were about a dozen pieces of thin and thick clothes in it. It's just that old man Chu had a big heart and found thick wood to build it, so he was very calm.

Chu Ge heaved a sigh of relief, and found out that the two money bags on his body were about to be put into the clay pot, and suddenly remembered what Xiu Niang said, asking him to count how much money he had.

He squatted down and poured all the silver on the ground, picked out dozens of scattered copper plates, counted them and put them into a bag.

Calculated together, plus Xiu Niang's money for selling the Erbao rattan, there is a total of 20 taels, Chu Ge read his mouth, and started to tie the bag tightly and put it in the clay pot, and then put it into the clay pot with great effort. The big wooden box was moved and pressed on top.

Based on the fact that he got the money by digging up mountain things by himself, it was all put in a wooden box, put it in and closed the lid, and just left it under the bed to finish the job.

But earlier, Xiuniang looked worried, and said (dei) put it in another place, and then found a clay pot to put it in, and asked him to dig a small hole in the place where the big box was placed. .

She said, this silver lump is hard, not like those thin paper sheets, but it will not be damaged by moths, so it is safer to put it there.

Chu Ge thought about it for himself, but now he is a farmer, but there is no chance to get the silver note, and put a broken piece of silver on the ground so that the insects will not bite him.

So he listened to what Xiuniang said, and dug a small hole under the big wooden box with great effort, and put a cloth plug on the mouth of the clay pot, so that he could put it in the small hole without covering it with soil Get up, it's good to take it now.

Not to mention, since he had Xiu Niang's method, he didn't have to worry about his family all the time.

Or if he used to go hunting in the mountains, he was always afraid that someone would come from his family. If only Chu An and Xiao Xianger were left in this room, they were young and careless. What can I do.

Thinking about this, Chu Ge had no choice but to praise Xiu Niang again, she was a very clever little girl, she was more subtle than a big man like him.

Or it would be better as the sixth brother said, there is a daughter-in-law at the door, and the children don't have to worry about everything in the house. Now there are mothers-in-law and aunts, but it's different.

Chu Ge was very relieved thinking about it, having a wife is different...

Passing through the main room to clean the square wooden table, Xiu Niang went back to the stove, put the pot in the pot and rubbed it a few times, twisted it dry and set it aside, then poured out the pot cleaning water, and wiped it dry with a rag. The rest of the work is over.

Xiu Niang let out a sigh of relief, looked around and stretched out her hand to unbutton her waistband, put down her sleeves and walked in the West Room.

She just stepped in with her little feet, and looked at the man in the room sitting on her bed with a silly smile on his handsome, wheat-colored face, which was very naive.

She looked at it with a smile, and walked forward, "Chu Ge, why are you so happy?"

Chu Ge was taken aback when he heard that, and said in a muffled voice when he saw her, "Mo, Mo, just, I just carried the box, let's rest for a while."

Xiu Niang said "um", sat beside him, and said with a smile, "Oh, I've been busy so far this morning, it's time to take a break, after all, Chu An and the others have enough energy to go shopping. I don’t feel tired after walking on the street.”

Chu Ge moved around a bit awkwardly, there was no one else in the room, and Xiu Niang was sitting so close, making his half body tense, but it was very difficult.

He cleared his throat, and handed her a purse that was left in his hand, "Xiu Niang, I just counted, and now we have one or twenty taels..."

Xiu Niang agreed, took the hand, counting in her mind, looked at Chu Ge when she was done, and asked him with a smile, "Chu Ge, do you still remember what I talked to you earlier?"

Chu Ge had a straight temper, and he didn't think of anything in his mind, so he said straight, "What's the matter?"

Xiu Niang said, "Is that the matter of setting up the farmhouse? Isn't Zhuzi and his family going to move? Hurry up and we have leftovers. I want to take over."

According to Zhuzhu, his father is a carpenter in a big house. Because of his good craftsmanship, his employer wants to hire him by his side all the year round, so that each house and courtyard has any needs, or needs to add some household items. can be called at any time.

And because of some things that the fat sister-in-law arranged for Zhuzi's mother, although the big guys know that the credibility is not high, but the villagers will inevitably point out a few words after seeing Zhuzi's wife.

Anyway, there are entanglements anyway, so his father was thinking about the pillar, and it would be better for the whole family to move away to save worry.

Chu Ge said in a muffled voice, "Xiu Niang, I think it's critical, let's forget it."

The Zhuzi family is in a hurry to move out at the moment, so the price is not high. Now if they buy it, they will take advantage of it, but troubles will follow.

Xiu Niang looked puzzled, "Why, I'm kind enough to let him take over, maybe it's my fault."

Chu Ge looked at her with blinking eyes, this person who is usually very clever, now he just can't think of this.

After he thought about it, he talked to Xiu Niang. After the farm house was bought, Zhuzi's family didn't talk about it at first, but later on, the more they thought about it, the more they became irritated, and the more they thought about it, the more unconvinced they became. Why don't people chatter at that time?

This good house is going to be sold at a good price. I feel like I ate a fly in my heart. Maybe I said that this Xiu Niang spent a small amount of money to buy their house and field house. , Bad-hearted, how can a village not show mercy.

Xiu Niang listened to Mo Yuyan, Chu Ge's words made sense, no wonder Zhuzi's family let out rumors a month and a half earlier, talking about selling land and fields, but it turned out that there were many people asking, but few people doing anything. .

After waiting for a while, she looked at Chu Ge, "Then what should I say, we can't buy his house yet?"

Chu Ge looked at Xiu Niang's disappointed little face, and thought about it, "Xiu Niang, actually our house is pretty good, and Xiayang Village is considered a decent (middle) family home, but not bad."

Xiuniang sighed, and she knew it well, but this half-old house, if it blows or rains, they have to find a bamboo pole to support the beam, so that Xiayang Village will not thunder. If it wasn't for this bang, wouldn't the roof be shaken down?

She pursed her lips, "It's because I don't care about size, so I thought about changing to a bigger yard. Fortunately, there is a piece of land behind Zhuzi's house, so we can plant it in the future." I have some melons and vegetables, and I can pick them whenever I want to eat them, which is very convenient. Besides, my son went through the door and saw that there are more vegetables in the yard of Ren'er Zhuzi's house than here Come out of two single rooms."

Chu Ge looked at it and smiled, "So what you pictured was a single room in someone's courtyard. This time, Xiao Xiang'er and An Zi are still young, so we live in the same room, so it's not crowded."

"That's what I said, but if we take over this time, it will be like his house. There is a room for adults and a room for children. How nice it is."

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"..."

"Xiu Niang?"

"Ah."

"Do you want to change the big house so much?"

"Ok!"

"Do you want to live in a single room so much?"

"Ok!"

"Do you want to live with me that much?"

"Uh-huh?"

Xiu Niang listened for a while, then raised her eyes to look at the man beside her.

I saw Chu Ge's handsome face sideways, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, but he looked so listless.

Seeing that she understood, Xiu Niang made her pretty face flush red with a "boom", she bit her lip, gave him a look, twisted her body and went out.

She was so stupid, but she really got it wrong...

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Autumn is breezy and August is coming, this festive season is approaching, and people who shouldn't come have also come...

(End of this chapter)