Wang family small peasant girl

Chapter 10

As soon as Zhou Laishui got on the boat, he leaned in front of his son and said excitedly, "Do you know what I just found out at Lao Wang's?"

"What?" Zhou Ping was the first to ask. Zhou Min and Zhou Shan stacked up the empty baskets so as not to take up space. When they heard this, they sat down together and turned to look at their father.

Zhou Laishui's face was flushed, and he opened his mouth and said: "We are going to have a good life in the future, who do you think you saw in the long shed today?" Zhou Laishui's tone was quite excited, causing other villagers who boarded the boat to also He leaned over and opened his ears to listen to him.

"Uncle Laishui, who is it? Tell me quickly." You Na couldn't bear it any longer, and hurriedly urged.

Zhou Laishui laughed for a while, full of joy. Seeing that they were in a hurry, he stopped dawdling and said in one breath, "That's Zheng Chenghan, the county lord who just took office in our Changlai County. I heard from Lao Wang that Mr. Zheng was originally from Wumao County. The county magistrate, he is a rare official with integrity, and when the common people mention him, they all want to kneel down and kowtow to him, and now the imperial court has sent him to our county, this is not the blessing we have cultivated in several lifetimes."

These words caused an uproar among the people on the boat, no matter if they were from Xiahuai Village or not, they all gathered their heads together to discuss, and an old man at the stern immediately took up the conversation, "Brother is right, we The common people are most afraid of encountering a corrupt official surnamed Tong. He has been in office for three years, and our life is becoming poorer and poorer. No, before leaving, I want to make a fortune from the cotton farmers. Today, Mr. Zheng raised the price of cotton There are so many, it can be seen that the surnamed Tong has not lost much in the past, it really made us suffer."

The old man's words made everyone quite embarrassed. At this time, Zhou Laishui pulled his throat and said, "That's it, the corrupt officials are gone, and a clean official has come. We farmers are willing to do it. In the days to come, the old saying will surely be fulfilled." , the sesame seeds are blooming steadily."

"Yes, yes, that's right." Zhou Laishui's words aroused the approval of the boat, everyone laughed at once, and the whole boat suddenly fell into laughter. Zhang Yunan sat and listened to their discussion, followed by a happy, heart I just feel that the days to come will be more exciting.

The great news of the day made the Zhou family extremely excited. When they walked all the way back from Bailidu, they never had time to talk, and they talked all the way back to Xiahuai Village.

Seeing the fenced yard from afar, everyone quickened their pace and rushed home excitedly. Once they got home, they ignored everything, and as soon as they put away the baskets, they rushed to find their daughter-in-law. The whole family gathered in the main room of Zhou Min's house. Here, Zhou Laishui told the news about the sharp rise in cotton prices today and the appointment of upright officials.

"Ah, we are really lucky. Happy events come one after another. Old man, let's burn incense to our ancestors. We must thank them for their protection." After hearing this, Mrs. Li was so happy that she couldn't sit still. , Teng stood up, and wanted to run to discuss the matter of offering incense.

The same goes for Mrs. Chen, Mrs. Zhang, and Mrs. Ma, all of them showed joy. When they heard what Mrs. Li said, they all wanted to go to help, but Zhou Laishui shouted at this time: "Old woman, such a big happy event should be reported to the ancestors." , but, I thought to myself, we have had good luck again and again, thanks to Yun'er, she is really lucky, since she came, our happy events have never stopped, do you think it is like this thing."

Mrs. Li stopped suddenly, quickly turned around and slapped her leg, and said loudly: "Look at me, I'm confused, yes, yes, yes, that's the way it is, Yun'er is our family's lucky star." He came up and hugged Zhang Yun into his arms, he was so happy that he almost cried out his heart and soul.

Zhang Yun really understood what it means to be passionate now, and the whole Zhou family gathered around to praise her, even if she had a long mouth, she might not be able to handle this scene.

For dinner that day, the Zhou family set up two rich banquets. The whole family ate and drank heartily. Infected by their joy, the laughter did not stop all night.

After drinking and eating, everyone went back to their room drunkenly. Zhou Laishui also blushed from drinking and stumbled a little. He muttered endlessly, but his tongue was a little too drunk, and he couldn't really hear what he said.

Mrs. Li was also very happy. Seeing that the old man didn't want to sleep, she simply crossed her legs and got on the kang. The two of them were talking closely. That place was also built five years ago, and our side is still an old house handed down by our parents. The thatched roof on the top of the house has to be cleaned up every year, otherwise it will leak, and both of us will be half buried in the ground. It can be dealt with if it is broken, but we can’t treat the boss badly, you see, we got a lot of money today, shouldn’t we renovate the boss’s house so that they can live more spaciously.”

Mrs. Li has been thinking about this for a long time, thinking that the second and third children have new yards to live in, as long as they are capable, the eldest must also live in a better place.

After hearing these words, Zhou Laishui tilted his head slightly to look at Mrs. Li, and said with a sudden smile, "Turn over whatever you want, if you want to do it thoroughly, just push it down and build a blue-brick house for the boss and the others."

Mrs. Li was happy in her heart, but after thinking about it, she hesitated again, and said, "That's good, but in this way, I'm afraid we'll have to spend all the money we've accumulated on hand, and we don't have any money on hand. If there is something urgent, what should I do?"

Zhou Laishui waved his hands again and again, shook his head lightly and said, "Why do you think so much, we got that baby pimple, now that the price of cotton has risen again, Mr. Zheng won't leave for a while, so why worry about it? If you are empty, just grit your teeth and plant some more cotton, and when it is harvested next year, you will have money again."

Zhou Laishui's eyes were shining brightly, and these words also reached Li Shi's heart. He slapped the kang immediately and said: "Then it's settled. I'll talk to the second and third children one day, I think They'll agree too."

The old couple were very happy for a while, and they talked about the matter of building the house for most of the night before taking a rest.

Mrs. Li and Zhou Laishui had a good discussion, and Zhang Yun in the room here also couldn't sleep for a while, and his heart was so excited that he got the package of water hyacinth lotus. This is the pig feed she has known since she was a child. In the rural area where I was born, every household used this to feed pigs, and this thing multiplies rapidly, which can be said to be economical and inexhaustible. With this, there is no need to worry about pigs not being full.

The more Zhang Yun thought about it, the more excited he became. He really wanted to go home right away and sow the water hyacinth lotus. He wished that the whole pond would fill up immediately, so that his family could feed the pigs.

Once this momentum came up, it couldn't be suppressed anymore. Zhang Yun made a decision that night, and when he got up early in the morning, he would tell his grandpa and grandma to ask his uncle to take her home.

Zhang Yun finally fell asleep, and got up late the next day. By the time she got up from the kang, the family was already busy. Uncles, aunts, and grandpas had all gone to clean up the ground, preparing to get some wheat in a few days. And Li Shi and Zhou Lan were not free at home. When Zhang Yun came out of the house, he saw the two of them carrying a whole basket of cotton seeds to the back of the yard.

"Grandma, cousin, what are you going to do?" Zhang Yun walked up a few steps and walked up to them.

"The cloud is up, let's carry these cottonseeds to the side of the cesspool at the back, mix them with manure, let them rot into rotten manure, and then use them on the fertilized land." After finishing speaking, Mrs. Li continued: "These You don’t need to do it, your cousin and I are enough, this morning, your aunt specially made pancakes, and put them in the pot, while it’s still hot, wash and eat.”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yun hurriedly stopped them and said, "Grandma, there are many uses for this cottonseed, it's too wasteful to do so."

Li Shi and Zhou Lanquan stopped in their tracks, and put the baskets in their hands back on the ground, "We have always used cottonseed like this, is there another way to use it?" Li Shi asked rather curiously, but he was already unconscious on the surface. She smiled, and now she has convinced this granddaughter's words, she said that it is useful, of course it is useful.

Zhang Yun leaned over and grabbed the cottonseed in her hands, thinking about it in her heart. She remembered that when she was a child, her grandpa and grandma would take the cottonseed to the processing factory in the village to squeeze oil, and the leftover dregs were used to feed cows, pigs, and chickens. Fertile land and so on are also fine, but some people used it to feed pigs and chickens. Some people went to the village health center to ask the doctor. The doctor said that if they want to feed pigs and chickens, they should You have to boil and filter the water, and you can't feed too much. Feeding cattle can avoid this process.

After thinking about it, Zhang Yun felt that the cottonseed was very useful, and it was a pity to just use it to directly fertilize the land, so he smiled and said: "The stranger I met that time told me that cottonseed can be squeezed. Oil, and the leftover dregs can be used to feed cattle, pigs, chickens, or fertilize land, so that it will not be wasted.”

"Really, we have several baskets of cottonseed, how much oil we have to squeeze out, and then there will be no shortage of oil for family food in the future." Zhou Lan grabbed Zhang Yun's hand and jumped with joy, Vegetables with oil are much more delicious than those without oil, but oil is precious, and most people are not willing to use too much. If cottonseed can extract oil, there is no need to worry about the oil.

Zhang Yun hurriedly stopped, and said: "You can't eat this oil. You can eat it a few times a year until you're fine. If you eat too much, you'll get sick. This can only be used as lamp oil." She didn't know it when she was young, but she saw the news when she was older. According to the report, it is known that cottonseed oil that has not been scientifically processed can cause infertility, and that eating too much can cause illness and is harmful to the human body. Since then, no one has squeezed cottonseed oil to eat it in the village of grandpa and grandma, but it is used as lamp oil It doesn't matter.

Zhou Lan was stunned when she heard that, knowing that she couldn't eat it, she was a little disappointed, but Mrs. Li was already overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "It is also good to be able to make lamp oil. If Yun'er hadn't said it, we would still be so fat. Now, these cottonseeds will be collected first, and when the wheat is harvested, they will be taken out to grind oil when there is time."

Zhou Lan nodded immediately, and together with Mrs. Li, moved the cottonseeds into the cellar. After Zhang Yun washed up, he moved with them, and explained in detail the different methods of feeding cottonseed dregs to cows, pigs, and chickens. , Wait until after moving into the kitchen to eat rice porridge and pancakes.

Because of the cottonseed matter, Zhang Yun stayed for another day, and when the Zhou family came back from the field in the evening, she took the trouble to explain everything clearly, and the Zhou family was naturally very happy.

When it was time for dinner, Zhang Yun brought it up, saying that he wanted to go back the next day. As soon as the words fell, Mrs. Li immediately said: "The four quilts I played for your family will take two days to be ready. Yun'er will stay for two more days." Well, let your uncle take you back when the time comes, and pick up the quilt along the way, so as to save you from having to make another trip when you can."

After Mrs. Li said so, Zhang Yun couldn't insist on going, so he could only nod his head, and stayed for two more days, waiting for the old Li Tou, who was playing cotton in the village, to deliver the quilt. During this time, he also had his grandmother The news that the family is preparing to build a blue brick house next month made me happy again.

(End of this chapter)