sweet wife little confused

Chapter 16 Hoeing
"I'm going to sell fish tomorrow, and when I get money, I'll buy you some glutinous rice." Zhang Zhenan said, his voice was calm and steady, and there was a trace of gentleness in his eyes that no one noticed.

"Are you going to sell fish tomorrow?" An Xiu'er's eyes darkened after hearing this.

Zhang Zhenan realized her loss, turned his eyes and asked, "What's wrong? Is there anything wrong?"

An Xiu'er was about to speak, but her nose felt a little sore, she took a breath, and said in a crying voice: "Tomorrow is when I will return home."

"Oh." Only then did Zhang Zhen'an think of this incident, seeing her lowered her head, her eyelashes were wet, and she looked like she was about to cry because of aggrieved, so he said comfortingly, "Then I won't sell fish, when the time comes Just go with you."

"But if you don't sell fish, our family will soon run out of food. What will we eat then?" An Xiu'er only felt that she was in a dilemma, and returning home was a big deal, but she didn't want to cause trouble for him once she got married. Well, she has already caused him a lot of trouble, alas, why must tomorrow be the day for going to the market.

Seeing her anxiety and embarrassment on her small face, Zhang Zhenan was a little helpless, with a smile on her eyes, but said disapprovingly: "It's just such a small matter, you just don't know what to do." Are you in such a hurry? I’ll go tomorrow morning, anyway, I’m a boater, and I’ll be back in the morning.”

"But will you work too hard?" She looked at her cautiously, her eyes were bright and crystal clear. It's not that she didn't think about it, but she was afraid that he would not like it.

Zhang Zhenan didn't know what she was thinking, but he felt a little uncomfortable with her eyes, so he turned his head away and said, "It's okay."

"That's good, I knew you are the best, Mr. Xiang." An Xiu'er was not stingy with her praise, her face was full of joy, her eyes were even more watery, and her happiness was beyond words.

She brought food for him again, and talked to him about Mrs. Huang's coming to exchange fish today. Zhang Zhen'an was naturally not interested in these trivial matters, but An Xiu'er kept babbling in his ears, her voice was soft Nuo Nuo, he actually responded with a few words.

After talking about this, she said a little arrogantly: "Hmph, this Huang Pozi just bullied me when I was young and wanted to exchange two small bamboo shoots for my fish. I'm not a fool!"

Seeing her smug look, Zhang Zhenan couldn't help but tinge a little affection in his words, "Yes, you are the best at housekeeping."

"Actually, I still lost money on this business." Hearing what he said, An Xiu'er confessed, "What I gave her was a rather big fish, not a small fish, and she still couldn't get those things in exchange for that." fish."

Seeing that Zhang Zhenan didn't say yes or no, she explained in a low voice: "Then Mrs. Huang is the meanest person in our village, but her daughter-in-law is pretty good, and she is pitiful under her hands. If I don't change, she will definitely I won't bring any more. If I give her a small fish, maybe she will be greedy and eat it herself. If I give it a medium-sized fish, she will be willing to share a bowl of soup with her daughter-in-law. "

Zhang Zhen'an never cared about the short-lived affairs of the boss's Li family. He had no contact with the villagers, but he had a certain impression of this old lady Huang. She came to him to exchange fish several times. They all cry about being poor and saying that he is pitiful, but he won't talk to her too much, if he doesn't change it, he won't change it!

Although my little daughter-in-law is weak and weak, but hearing what she said, I know that she is quite methodical in doing things.

"You did the right thing." Zhang Zhenan also praised her, but his voice was calm and his expression was restrained. I don't know if his words were really a compliment or a sarcasm.

But no matter what, An Xiu'er took it as a compliment, and she also showed a relaxed expression on her little face, and said: "I was afraid that you would criticize me, but you actually agreed with my actions, which shows that you are also a kind-hearted person." .”

"En." Zhang Zhenan calmly accepted the good person card, but he knew that he was not a kind person.

"That's right, I traded fish with her. It seems that I lost money, but in fact, we just happened to have no food to eat, so we each get what we need." An Xiu'er said with a smile, "I'll be free in a few days. Also go up the mountain to dig bamboo shoots, so that some dried bamboo shoots will be dried in the sun, and in winter, there will be no worries about running out of vegetables to eat."

"Okay." Zhang Zhen'an felt that his little lady talked a lot, and she would tell him about every little thing in the family. He was not interested in these things, so he could only say: "In the future, you can decide these little things at home. .”

"Alright then." Knowing that he didn't like to listen too much, An Xiu'er's small face turned down a little.

"En." Zhang Zhenan nodded, and hurriedly finished the last bite of rice in the bowl.

He eats very fast on weekdays, but today he actually listened to her rambling for half an hour, which took him a lot of time. .

"I'm going to the boat." Zhang Zhen'an stood up, picked up the bamboo hat hanging on the wall, put it on his head, covered it with a black veil, and was about to go out.

"Hey, wait a minute." An Xiu'er stopped him, but when he turned around, she lowered her head again and said: "It's noon now, the sun is so big, you should be more careful."

He just heard that she seemed to have something to say, but since she didn't say anything, he stopped asking, and just said: "I will, you take care of yourself at home."

"En." With his caring words, she was as happy as something, her pure water eyes were full of smiles, and even the corners of her mouth curled up.

Zhang Zhen'an felt that she looked pretty when she smiled, so he couldn't help but look at her twice more before he regained his composure and went out the door without looking back.

An Xiu'er saw that Zhang Zhenan had gone out, and she breathed a sigh of relief. She wanted to tell him to clean up the vegetable field at home, but forget it, he wants to fish, so he should do it by himself.

I searched around the house, and finally saw a hoe in the corner. There were some rust spots on it. It seemed that he didn’t use it very often. Also, I didn’t even have a piece of land at home. A hoe would be a good thing, presumably. On weekdays, he should just use this hoe to weed the grass in the yard.

Finding a stone, An Xiuer took the stone and began to sharpen the hoe. As a countryman, he can only rely on fishing without a piece of land. If the water freezes in winter and there are no fish, or there is a flood in spring, he cannot go out to fish. Yu, what should I do then?

It is still necessary to have a piece of land, grow some vegetables by yourself, and buy the land after earning money. Even if you hire it out to collect rent, it is better than relying on fishing alone.

Work hard and be thrifty!
An Xiuer secretly cheered herself up in her heart, and felt that she had eaten too much these two days. Zhang Zhenan didn't say anything on the surface, it must be because she just married him and was a new wife. He couldn't say it. , will definitely blame her, she feels that from tonight onwards, the food will drop to a lower level.

Well, when I make money, I can raise the standard of food!
Grinding the hoe, she doesn't often do heavy work, her palms turned red soon, but the hoe still hasn't returned to its original color, she thought for a while, went back to the room and took out a piece of cloth, put the cloth on the stone and continued to grind until The tip of the hoe glowed brightly, and she stopped.

Seeing the bright light on the tip of the hoe, An Xiu'er smiled, and felt that her hard work was not in vain, so she threw away the stone and walked to the backyard with the hoe.

Isn't it just hoeing? Although she seldom does it, it's not like she can't do it. It's just that the soil is too hard. Once I get down with the hoe, I don't know how hard it is to do this farm work.

After plowing a small piece of land, An Xiu'er was so tired that her hands felt so hot that her skin was worn out, so she had to stop and rest for a while.

"Auntie..." Not long after she sat down, she heard someone calling her. She raised her head and saw her two nieces calling her on the path, and quickly waved to them, "Da Ya Er Ya, come and play."

The two nieces walked directly through the wasteland with a big bamboo basket, and seeing An Xiu'er digging the ground, they couldn't help being shocked, and said, "Auntie, you are actually doing farm work."

"Is there anything unusual?" An Xiu'er looked up at the two of them, and saw that the two little guys looked tearful, she got up and put her arms around their shoulders, and said, "Go in and sit down."

This wasteland is just behind her yard. She opened the door and walked two steps to the main room. She arranged for two little guys to sit. She went into the kitchen, made a small stove with two earthen bricks, and took a small pot to cook sugared eggs for them. .

The two little guys came to the aunt's new house, which was a bit of a novelty. They were restless at first, but seeing that Zhang Zhen'an was not at home, they became more courageous, and followed them into the kitchen to watch An Xiu'er light the fire.

Da Ya walked over and said, "Auntie, what are you doing, let me help you light the fire."

"It's okay, it's just lighting the fire, you go sit down." An Xiu'er smiled kindly at them.

The two little girls found a small stool and sat down not far from her. Seeing that An Xiu'er had been staring at the fire without speaking, the older girl pursed her lips and said in a low voice: "Auntie, you are suffering. You are at home. No need to hoe the ground."

"Yes, I heard that my uncle is very fierce, did he beat you, did he bully you?" Erya also raised her head and asked.

"No, your uncle is very nice." An Xiu'er got up and took two eggs, cracked the shells and put them into warm water. After thinking about it, she brought out two more eggs. These eggs were when she was married. , sent by relatives and friends, anyway, Zhang Zhenan doesn't know how many, he only has these two nieces, and he is not favored at home, so he loves him a lot.

As soon as the eggs were put into the water, the aroma overflowed, An Xiu'er added some more sugar, the sweet smell filled the whole room, the two little girls couldn't help swallowing secretly.

"I'm hungry, I can eat it later." An Xiu'er said, and suddenly thought of Zhang Zhen'an, so let's make two for him by the way.

So, I took two more, and the small basket containing eggs was more than half missing, An Xiuer didn't care, anyway, the eggs would go bad after a long time, so it was right to give them to my niece and husband-in-law .

(End of this chapter)