farmhouse ditty

Chapter 8
"Heiwazi, what are you talking about!" Mrs. Liu came out with a wooden basin in her arms, and said harshly, "What are you arguing about!"

Seeing his motherly stare, Hei Wazi stood behind Chu An without saying a word, stretched out his hand and grabbed his arm, because of that sentence, his buttocks were still aching from the beating he received before. It's on.

Chu An looked at the person and smiled, "Good Sixth Sister-in-Law, Hei Wazi and I are talking about going to the ditch to see the lotus."

Mrs. Liu smiled at him, and glanced forward, seeing that Chu Ge's family didn't come out, or they would have made a fuss.

"Second boy, be good. From now on, you will call your sister-in-law a lazy woman. Others will not allow you to call me that. How can you speak up yourself, huh?"

Chu An listened and responded, and he didn't know what was going on in his heart.

Heiwazi weighed Liu's tone, "Mother, what are you doing?"

Liu's eyes were tight, "What can mother do, why not wash your father's laundry!"

Seeing that Mother was willing to talk about herself, she was not angry. Heiwazi smiled and took two steps forward, "Mother, didn't you just wash it this morning? Let the sisters wash it off, and you can rest for a while."

Mrs. Liu curled her lips, because you are full of heart when you think about filial piety, but you just said, "Boy, why don't you say that you wash it off, every day you roll into a pile of dirt, Hurry up and take off your coat."

Hei Wazi opened his mouth, twisted his small body and drooped his gown, turned his head and didn't forget to pout at Chuannu, seeing Mo, he avoided another beating.

Chu An ignored it lazily, as if there was nothing to look at, as if no one had escaped the beating.

Liu looked at the two dolls and made fun of them. She took Hei Wazi's clothes and put them in a wooden basin, and came out with an oiled paper bag, "Second Wazi, these are dried fruit sugar cakes that Hei Wa's father bought in the town. , take it and eat it."

Chu An took a look and shook his head tightly, "Well, I don't want the sixth sister-in-law. I have one at home, and I bought a lot for you."

Mrs. Liu smiled secretly, but Chu Ge is still a big boy, who knows how to bring some dolls, she knows very well that boys have high spirits, and the two of them are comparable, but they don't have it at home. Also stubbornly said yes.

She put on a straight face with feigned anger, "Your house belongs to you, so it's the sixth sister-in-law's."

After saying that, Liu shoved it into Chu An's hands, and walked towards their yard. Hei Wazi murmured greedily that he was going to find someone.

Being a good person, Sixth Sister-in-Law felt uncomfortable, if it wasn't for her man's urging, she would still have a lazy nap at home.

Now that she was walking slowly, she wondered why she would speak, if the people from Chu Ge's family went out with herself, wouldn't it be a hot steamed bun in a cold drawer, and she would waste firewood when she was hungry, and eat a meal. It's not flattering, and if the elder sisters next door know about it, they won't laugh.

Hey, Mrs. Liu thought about it, otherwise, she went over to see if there was no one, she would go home, and the old poor man would just say that no one was there when he asked, she thought about it and was happy, raised her eyes When they see people, they say hello, "Hey, from Chu Ge's family."

Xiu Niang had just finished washing the pots and bowls, when she saw that there were no traces of the two little ghosts in the yard, she hurriedly went out to search for her, and the two met by chance.

Well, as soon as he thought of a way, the man came, and Liu frowned with a stiff smile, "Get out."

Seeing Mrs. Liu, Xiuniang passed by and glanced at her, so that she could look at him, and she felt at ease.

She smiled, "Sister-in-law, I'm Xun Chu'an Xiaoxiang'er, didn't I just see that there is no one at home."

As the old saying goes, those who raise their eyes and don’t poke out their smiling faces, the people from Chuge’s family all yelled nicely, and Mrs. Liu was delighted to hear that, so she replied, “Don’t look for it, those brothers and sisters are at the entrance of my house.” Stay up."

Xiu Niang watched Liu Shi set up a wooden basin, "Sister-in-law is going out?"

Mrs. Liu smiled, "No, I'll wash clothes by the river, and Chu Ge's will go?"

After hearing this, Xiuniang thought that it would be good if someone took it with her. After all, the former son stayed at home after getting married and didn't go out for a while. She was thinking of going to the village to have a look, "That's good, sister-in-law, wait for me." for a while."

Seeing Ren'er turning around and entering the house, Mrs. Liu took a few steps and waited at the entrance of Ren'er's courtyard, thinking that Chu Ge's house had changed a lot, she spoke softly and had a small mouth It's also sweet, and the cry of sister-in-law and sister-in-law is also pleasing to the ear, and it really doesn't seem to be artificial.

Mrs. Liu is a skillful hand at home, and she can tell everything at a glance when she looks at the yard. She thought to herself, Chu Ge is a newcomer in the family, and she knows how to sprinkle some water on the ground after seeing it. Pressing the soil, dustpans and hoes and so on are sort of awkward. There is nothing in the Chuge Courtyard, and it is not bad if someone holds them upside down.

When Xiuniang got home, she ran to the west room, looking around for dirty clothes. In the morning, she asked Xiaoxiang to change into the long slippery one, but she was reluctant to wear new clothes.

Besides, Chu Ge washed her clothes before, and she cleaned them with Xiaoxiang. Thinking of this, she felt ashamed, what did the original owner do when he got married.

Xiu Niang took a closer look, and saw that there was something on the big wooden cabinet beside the bed. It was worn by Chu Ge this morning, and he probably washed it off by himself after he went down the mountain.

Deli, let’s take this one, Xiu Niang stepped forward and slipped it on her hand, and tapped the neckline with her small tongue, trying to see if it would sweat.

But suddenly, for some reason, she felt a little embarrassed, after all, she was washing clothes for her own man.

She then touched her face, hugged her clothes and left the hospital. Seeing Mrs. Liu standing at the door, she smiled tightly, her eyes searched the courtyard, and after walking around, she only looked at the water tank standing The wooden basin next to it, if people don't believe what they say, this is the basin for washing in this family.

Mrs. Liu saw Xiuniang staring at the wooden basin in front of her water tank. It was so big and heavy that it was stuck on her waist and her waist was blackened. She smiled and said, "Chuge's family , look at your effort, just come here and put it in my basin, isn’t it just that one piece of clothing.”

Xiuniang felt that the six sisters-in-law spoke up, and she was obviously hypocritical when she was about to groan, so she thanked them one by one and took the clothes and went over.

Mrs. Liu waved her hand and smiled, "Thank you, first let Chu Ge go to the town to build this wooden basin, and I'll make fun of it. It looks as thick as two fingers on the other side. I don't know how he found such a big wooden basin. What are you doing?"

Xiu Niang sounded amiable, "Then sister-in-law may ask."

Mrs. Liu handed over the wooden basin and asked Xiuniang to put the clothes in it, "Well, when I saw it, I asked, 'Chuge, what are you doing, the bathtub should be smaller'."

Xiu Niang took the small pot by the way, "Then what did he say?"

Mrs. Liu clapped her hands together and smiled, "That brat was still talking about it, so he replied sullenly, 'I bought it when it looks solid'."

After speaking, both women smiled, Xiu Niang grabbed the edge of the basin with one hand, and stuck it around her waist. She looked back at the yard, thinking that there was no need to close the door. Aren’t Chu An and Xiang’er in the sixth sister-in-law? The door of the house, besides, the two drooping boards are said to be closed, it is better to say that the two door knockers are fastened with ropes.

The three children in front were together, each of them was eating happily with a piece of sugar cake in his hand, Xiaoxiang sat in the middle, Chu An let her hold the oil paper bag, and he and Hei Wazi sat below, they ate Ask Xiaoxiang for it after finishing it.

"Anzi, Xiaoxianger." Xiuniang called to them, Chu An turned around without thinking, Xiuniang knew that Chu Ge often called him Anzi, otherwise Ren'er would have ignored her.

Seeing people coming over, Xiuniang continued, "Anzi Xiaoxianger, my sister-in-law is going to do laundry with her sixth sister-in-law, you guys just look at the door after you're done, huh?"

Xiao Xiang grabbed the sugar cake and replied, Chu An was unwilling to agree, Hei Wazi saw Liu Shi, and hid the half-drawn sugar cake behind his hands, and shook his head after him, his face was still sticky. Sugar scum.

Liu's stare with her hips on her hips, she ate all the gluttons, so she shook her head.

Xiu Niang smiled and took Liu Shi's arm, "Sister-in-law Six, let's go."

Mrs. Liu turned around, poked Heiwazi with her hands on her back, and smacked her lips, "You are the one who will go home."

Heiwazi flattened his mouth, what is there to look at, isn't it just to scold, and what's more, he won't let him eat, what's the matter, he put the sugar cake in his hand into his mouth, and mumbled, "Xiang'er , Give me another piece."

After lunch, everyone in the village slept tight and would be lazy, and everything was silent. Mrs. Liu took Xiuniang to walk along the path, where there were many trees to cover the sun.

There is a sloping road going down, and there are many turns. Because the people in the village live in irregular ways, they are all three or four households on the west, and five or six households on the east. It's not easy to walk, but no one has to remember where to live. I found the lame Uncle Ma Jiu, and the ten-year-old knife who raises pigs is right in front of him.

Mrs. Liu pointed to the door-to-door and said to Xiuniang, and suddenly felt that her hands were loose. She looked for them and looked at them.

"Oh, look at my brain, why did you serve it up, hurry up, change the handle."

Xiu Niang gently pushed Liu Shi's hand, "Sister-in-law Liu, let me hold it, it's not a heavy thing, just walk here, so you can tell me more about the things in the village when you have time. "

Mrs. Liu paused for a moment, this man had chosen his words so well that he was right, but the voice of Sixth Sister-in-Law was sudden and intimate, which made people feel awkward.

Seeing Liu's face, Xiu Niang smiled, "Sister-in-law Liu, I just followed Chu Ge, is it okay?"

After hearing this sentence, Mrs. Liu understood, didn't Xiuniang follow her temperament and want to live with Chu Ge, it's a good feeling.

Previously, seeing Chu Ge finish his work in the fields, he continued to work at home, and the women in the house were lazy all day long, so she was so good at being the Sixth Sister-in-Law.

Since she lived next to Chu Ge for a few years, especially when her man hurt his back in the early years, Chu Ge was there to help him every day, and the work in the field was not too dirty or tiring. She had long regarded Chu Ge as her younger brother behind her back. Seeing that Heiwazi and Chu An got along well again, she also thought about marrying Xiaoxiang as a daughter-in-law when she grows up.

Well, Xiuniang knows that she is at ease, and Chu Ge has someone who is in pain at home. Seeing that she was worrying about Chu Ge earlier, it was reasonable as the old people said, and the young couple played house and got along well. It's not love if you quarrel with each other.

Mrs. Liu laughed, and now she saw that Xiu Niang was a good girl, "Come on, just follow Chu Ge's stupid boy, sister, Liu sister-in-law will not seek out any friends with you from now on, she has something to do." I brought you here to help, so don’t think I’m bothering you.”

Xiu Niang smiled, "It's been said that the rich relatives in the city are not as tall as my old neighbors, as long as the sixth sister-in-law doesn't think Xiu Niang is clumsy."

Just now Xiuniang was thinking about it, she usually has a good sixth sister-in-law, so she can discuss things with her, after all, she is many years older than her and knows a lot.Chu Ge sometimes went to the town to hunt for food. If something happened to the family, she was the only woman, and she really didn't know what to do.

It was known earlier that Ji Laoliu and Chu Ge got along well, and they were neighbors for so many years. Chu An Xiaoxiang was young, and Liu was always by his side.

But as for her, she just doesn't want to hire someone to help her, so she should get along with Mrs. Liu first, and then take things slowly. After a long time, others will know what kind of person she is, Xiu Niang, right? Everyone, good or bad, has eyes.

Xiuniang followed Mrs. Liu to find out the way. The two of them had different thoughts, but they chatted happily. Xiayang Village is small and the population is not large, but every household has a craft. Some look for materials to make clothes, some grind water to make white tender (tofu), some boil potato heads for flour, and some draw and pull bamboo slices to weave baskets. Every family sells them in the town when they are ready.

Xiu Niang was surprised, these things can be bought and sold in the village, so why bother to rush to town.

After a while Mrs. Liu said that there are some businesses in the original village, but the neighbors who live there are sometimes in a hurry to use things, and those who don’t bring any money are owed on credit, and those who live in the same village say they have to owe it. When everyone is free, I will find a way to settle the account.

But after a long time like this, troubles will come. When the fields are busy with farm work, people's minds don't care about things, and they forget after that. When it comes to clearing accounts, there are often too many noises and beatings.

The big guys at the end of the day were also upset, thinking about exchanging the things they made at home one by one, clearing the money and goods, and knowing everything.

(End of this chapter)