Wang family small peasant girl

Chapter 5

The topic of catching little piglets soon stopped, but Zhang Yun took it to heart, thinking that when he recovered, he had to find a way, otherwise he would only be able to keep his stomach full by relying on the harvest in the field.

When the newly-opened vegetable field was so fat, Zhou's voice also sounded, "Father, dinner is ready, let's all rest, and do it after eating."

"Hey, mother, come." Zhang Zhang answered loudly, and then the father and son gathered up the farm tools, carried them out of the vegetable field, and brought Zhang Yun and Zhang Xing back to the yard.

Zhang Youqing waved them to wash their hands, and he cleaned up the farm tools, including the pig manure buckets, hoes, rakes, and shovels, before washing his hands and going to the hall to sit down and eat.

As soon as she sat down, she saw Mrs. Zhou smacking the back of Zhang Xing's hand with chopsticks, and said: "Pick less, and give your sister some left over. This is for her to strengthen her body."

When Zhang Xing heard this, the chopsticks that were reaching for the scrambled eggs with wild chives retracted, "Mother, I can't eat much, so you can eat too." Zhang Yun hurriedly picked up two chopsticks of eggs, and put the scrambled eggs in front of her. Pushing the bowl to the center of the table, he turned his head to pick up the other two bowls of vegetables on the table, a bowl of Chrysanthemum chrysanthemum and a bowl of pickled vegetables.

Having already been smoked by his mother, Zhang Xing naturally didn't dare to pinch any more. Mrs. Zhou said a few more words to ask Zhang Yun to eat more, and then said nothing. After Zhou cleaned up the dishes and went into her east room, she saw Zhang Youqing sitting by the door, with his head bowed, weaving bamboo baskets.

"It's dark, why don't you light the oil lamp?" Mrs. Zhou walked in, took flint and lit the oil lamp on the table.

"It's not yet dark outside, so I can see clearly while sitting like this, so I don't need lamp oil." Zhang Youqing replied in a low voice, and continued to weave baskets.

"Come in, you can't see clearly, I just want to mend Xingzi's trousers." Mrs. Zhou muttered, took out the sewing basket, took out the trousers to be patched, and moved them to the oil lamp. Zhang Youqing also took the bench Moved over, there is an oil lamp shining, it is always brighter.

When the couple were both bowing their heads to work, Zhang Zhang came in, "Father, mother." After shouting, he sat down by the kang.

"Cheng Zi, what's the matter?" Zhou stopped her hands and looked up at her son.

"It's not about the fight between Iron Lock and Changman." Zhang Zhang told his parents about the fight between the two. Zhang Youqing also stopped what he was doing, but Zhou's became more and more annoyed when he heard it. He patted the table hard with his hand, and cursed: "Yun'er has been dragged to such an extent, and these two bastards are making such a fuss again, so they think there aren't enough rumors."

Zhang Youqing, who is usually dull, stomped his feet frequently, and was also angry, but he didn't talk as much as Zhou, and didn't know what to scold for a while.

Seeing his father and mother like this, Zhang Cheng knows that they love his daughter, and he is also annoyed, but right now he can't be fine with just a few words of scolding, he has to think of a way, "Father, mother, should we think of a way to make Yun'er Avoid the limelight, lest she think about it, and her body, which is just better, collapses."

Although Zhou was angry, after hearing what his son said, his brain turned, and suddenly he thought of a good idea, and hurriedly said: "His father, a few days ago, my mother did not bring a message from Aunt Togen, saying that this year's field The cotton harvest is good, when the cotton is harvested, we will sell it in the town in a few days, if there is any leftover, we will make two new quilts for us, remember?"

Zhang Youqing nodded without saying a word, and looked at Mrs. Zhou with some puzzlement. She didn't know why she mentioned this suddenly, but Mrs. Zhou smiled and said, "I see that Yun'er is mostly healed today. It just so happens that I Mother is busy there, why don't you just let Yun'er pass by for a few days, even if you can't help in the field, the family can always help, just take a break."

Zhang Youqing and Zhang Zhang also thought this method was good, and they all agreed, so the couple settled down. After Zhang Yunqi got up the next day, Zhou Shi talked to her.

"Mom, if I go to grandma's place, what should I do with the freshly opened vegetable field at home? Besides, the field is busy now, so I will save it to take care of the house, so mother can go to the field with me." Zhang Yun didn't really want to go to grandma's side After all, it was even more unfamiliar there, and she was also thinking about the vegetable field, and wanted to find a way to get pig food to feed the pigs at home.

"Silly girl, it's not that you won't come back. You'll just stay for a few days. After all the cotton is sold, let uncle send you back. You don't have to worry about the family, and the newly opened vegetable field won't be delayed. Your father will go to the field in the morning." Before, I also said that when I came back from the field, I would take some of our vegetable seeds out and go to other people’s houses to exchange for other vegetable seeds. If you want to eat any vegetables, the same mother said, I will let your father change it. " Mrs. Zhou said with a smile, Zhang Yun listened, and there was really nothing to worry about, so he nodded and agreed.

Seeing that Zhang Yun agreed, Mrs. Zhou quickly threw away the corn cobs she was packing up in her hand, stood up from the bench, and said, "Then you pack the things you need to bring, and I'll go to the field to call your eldest brother back." , let him take you there."

Mrs. Zhou went out in a hurry. Zhang Yun went back to the house and looked around. Except for the kang, table, stool, and washbasin shelf, there was nothing in the house, such as makeup box, bronze mirror, and powder. Even the combs for combing hair had broken teeth, and the braided red hair ropes were faded to the point where there was nothing to clean up, so I climbed onto the kang and used the set of old clothes and trousers piled up on the top of the kang, as well as the grates and hair ropes. Cloth wrapped.

After wrapping up, she went out of the house with the bundle, sat back on the bench and pulled the corncloth, and after a while Zhang Zhang hurried back, came up to help her carry the bundle, and took the lead to go out, Zhang Yun stopped, got up and followed.

This is the first time Zhang Yunchuan has stepped out of the fenced yard of his home. Although he still has the memory and the image of the village in his mind, it is the first time he has seen it with his own eyes.

Out of the fenced yard, you can see the mountains and green everywhere. It is Qingtun Ridge that surrounds the whole village. Their home is backed by Qingtun Ridge. Winding here like a jade belt, the river is rich in water and grass, and you can see a few half-grown children playing pigweed. Looking far away, it is a field full of crops. The fields are criss-crossed, yellow and green, everywhere Busy figure.

Seeing such a scene with his own eyes, and even feeling that the air he breathes has the smell of earth and grass, which is completely different from the environment polluted by industry in later generations, making Zhang Yun extremely comfortable physically and mentally.

Zhang Yun was fascinated by the fresh rural scenery, until she left the village entrance, she was still thinking about it. She only felt that Tuntian Village is really a place with mountains and rivers behind it. There are many natural resources in the mountains and rivers. If they are properly tapped and utilized, they can always bring a little vitality to the poor mountain villages.

Zhang Yun thought about it all the way, chatting with his elder brother vaguely, and after walking for about an hour, he arrived at Xiahuai Village, where his grandmother lived.

The yard of the grandmother's house was in the west of the village. Zhang Zhang took Zhang Yunshu to the west of the village, bypassed a Tiaozi pond, and walked a certain distance to the outside of the fenced yard of the grandmother's house.

Zhang Zhang directly brought Zhang Yun into the courtyard, and when he saw the people in the courtyard, he called out, "Lan'er, you are the only one at home."

Zhou Lan, who was sitting on a small bench cutting dried vegetables, looked up when she heard the call, and when she saw Zhang Zhang and Zhang Yun, a smile appeared on her face, she put down the kitchen knife and stood up, "Ah, cousin, Yun'er, Why are you here, my parents and grandma have gone to the field."

"Oh, then Yun'er, you stay here. I'll go to the field and talk to grandma, and I won't look back later." Zhang Cheng turned his head and ordered Zhang Yun, and then said to Zhou Lan: "My mother asked Yun'er to come and help for a few days. , I sent her here, the house will be busy, so I won't stay."

"Cousin, don't be in a hurry. My mother fried peanuts yesterday. Wait a minute. I'm going to grab some buns. You can take them back and give them to Xingzi as snacks." Zhou Lan ran to the kitchen as she spoke. He grabbed several handfuls of fried peanuts from Shau Kei, wrapped them in large lotus leaves, tied them with some straw, and handed them to Zhang Zhang.

Zhang Zhang was not polite, and went with his hands. Zhou Lan took Zhang Yun's hand, kicked away the black dog that had been running around, and said with a smile, "Yun'er, come and sit."

After pulling Zhang Yun to the bench and sitting down, he took the burden from her shoulders, ran into the room to put it down, and sat down next to her again. He continued to chop vegetables with a kitchen knife in his hand, and his mouth was not idle, " Yun'er, you haven't been here for a long time, I've been busy at home these few days, so let's go to Sister Meizi's together when I have time, she just gave birth a few days ago, so I haven't even gone to see her."

"Hey, cousin." Zhang Yun sat obediently and turned to look at Zhou Lan. She is the eldest daughter of my uncle's family. She is two years older than me and a head taller than her. She is quite strong and has a round face. The round ones are delightful to look at.

The two just sat and talked for a while. Zhang Yun thought that he would have to do some work when he went to someone's house, so he volunteered to help feed the chickens and pigs. There were two big pigs in the pigsty of the uncle's house. In addition, there are three little piglets specially kept in the small pigpen next to them, because they are afraid that the big pigs will steal the little piggy's food, so that the little piggy will not grow up.

Zhang Yun was thinking about raising pigs at home, so he dawdled in the pigsty for a while, trying to distinguish the pig food carefully, but when he looked at the big bucket of pig food mixed like soup, he really couldn't tell what it was It was cooked, and I gave up after fumbling for a long time.

When Zhang Yun came out of the pigsty with an empty bucket, there was a call from outside the yard, "Yun'er, let grandma take a look, your mother is really, why don't people bring a message when she is sick, I'm fine Go there earlier and see if it's right." Grandma Li ran into the yard in a hurry, saw Zhang Yun, quickly took the wooden bucket in her hand, and said: "Your body is just right, why do you still do these things?"

"Grandma, I'm fine. I'm already in good health. Otherwise, Mother wouldn't have let me come." Zhang Yun listened to Li Shi's words of love for her, and all the strangeness at first disappeared.

"Serious illness is no joke. Even if it is cured, the body will always be weak. You can't be too tired. Grandma, your uncle, second uncle, third uncle, and your aunts and cousins, There are so many people, I don’t need your help, just play here for a few days, and then go back after recovering.” Li pulled Zhang Yun to sit down, carefully watched her complexion, and muttered.

Zhou Lan on the side quickly came up and said: "Yun'er, why didn't you say earlier that you don't need to help if you are not in good health. There are me and my second uncle's Xing'er, He'er, let's clean up and cook. gone."

Seeing that the two of them cared so much about him, Zhang Yun couldn't ignore them, so he nodded obediently and agreed, and then a smile appeared on Li's face, and he pulled Zhang Yun to ask questions again. West, she answered one by one, and after a while, Zhou Lan got up and went to the kitchen to cook dinner. Mrs. Li took over Zhou Lan's work and continued to chop vegetables.

The noon passed quickly, and in the evening, several uncles, aunts and cousins ​​all came back with loads of cotton.

(End of this chapter)