Fish Leaping Farm Gate

Chapter 1 Family
It rained heavily last night, Du Xiaoyu rushed to the gate of the courtyard as soon as she got up from the bed, she didn't even bother to wash her face, her mother Zhao was busy feeding the chickens and didn't pay attention, but her eldest sister saw it and put her hands on her hands Still clutching the steaming face cloth, he ran out behind him.

After Du Xiaoyu stood still, he stretched his head out of the door to look at the tall locust tree.

The golden sunlight came down from the cracks in the leaves and landed on the clusters of yellow and white pagoda flowers that looked like bells. She raised her hand and nodded, showing a relieved expression.

"You don't wash your face so early in the morning, what are you doing here?" Du Huanghua looked at Du Xiaoyu in confusion, walked over and gently wiped her face with a towel, and straightened her clothes, "Today It's windy, be careful of catching cold, you're good, come on, come in with me."

Du Xiaoyu broke free from her hand and pointed to the Sophora japonica on the tree, "Sister said last time that I would make Sophora japonica rice for me, but luckily it didn't rain down, otherwise I wouldn't be able to eat it!"

Du Huanghua laughed loudly, and poked her on the head, "I thought you were in a hurry, little greedy cat. When Wen Yuan came back, let him go up the tree to pick it off, and make it for you to eat at night. Come in now."

Wen Yuan, Wen Yuan, Du Xiaoyu couldn't help wrinkling her nose when she heard this name. Du Wenyuan is her second elder brother. He has a scholarly face and is white and clean. When it comes to Zhou Zheng, he is more handsome than Du Huanghua's facial features. , and she herself is still young, so she can't see whether she will be able to compare with this second brother in the future, she is just not happy that Du Wenyuan's name sounds better than those of the two sisters.

Listen to their names, Huang Hua, Xiao Yu, I really don't know if her parents picked up the names randomly, typical patriarchal!

Du Huanghua didn't know what she was thinking, so he took her hand and walked inside.

There were some calluses on the palm, but the warmth went straight to the bottom of my heart.

She had never enjoyed such family affection before, and she had no family members to act like a baby. In this life, she must cherish it, Du Xiaoyu thought to herself, and unconsciously clenched her hands.

Du Huanghua looked at her sideways, her sister was not as depressed as before, and her eyes seemed to be able to speak, so she curled up the corners of her mouth in relief and said, "It's great that I don't see you panting at night, my mother Don't worry."

In the past, Du Xiaoyu suffered from asthma, and after walking a long distance, she became breathless and couldn't sleep well. She was so thin that she couldn't even leave the house, and she seldom spoke ordinary words, because speaking required strength.

Du Xiaoyu lowered her head and pinched her thighs that were as thin as her arms, and shook her head with a wry smile. She will have to eat hard in the future, otherwise she probably won't grow taller.

As soon as the two of them reached the door, she asked softly, "Sister, can the second brother climb such a tall tree?" I love the two sisters, but Du Wenyuan's status in the family is definitely the highest. If Mrs. Zhao knows that Du Wenyuan climbed trees to pick Sophora japonica flowers, he can't blame them. It would be even worse if he fell down.

Du Huanghua bit her lower lip when she heard the words, and was about to speak when she heard Mrs. Zhao shouting, "Huanghua, take the medicine on the table to your father."

Du Huanghua responded, and quickly found a bamboo basket to fill the medicine.

Du Xiaoyu went to the back of the house to watch Mrs. Zhao feed the chickens. There were five chickens in the house, and the leading rooster was very mighty. The rooster always crowed on time in the early morning, so noisy that Du Xiaoyu often put the quilt on his head She can't get used to that kind of noise, but the other four hens are excellent, laying eggs every day, and yesterday they ate scrambled eggs with leeks, which is a rare delicacy these days.

She smacked her lips as she thought about it, who made the past few days to be simple and unremarkable. Although she was an orphan before, she also lived a good life with her own efforts. I don’t know how long it has been since I had such a meal.

"Little fish, go pick the eggs out, be careful not to drop them." Mrs. Zhao straightened up at this moment, and put the dustpan in her hand on the ceiling of the chicken coop.

Du Xiaoyu was overjoyed when he heard it, and walked inside. The chicken coop was made of wood, and a small door was opened on the east side. When he opened it, he could see four eggs hidden in the straw stack.

It was still warm to the touch, so she picked up a large wooden spoon next to it, carefully put the eggs in one by one, closed the wooden door, and then walked out.

Seeing that her steps were light and her face was flushed and healthy, Mrs. Zhao secretly wiped her eyes with her sleeve.

"Mother, can I still eat scrambled eggs today?" Du Xiaoyu walked up to her and said a little coyly, to be honest, she was really flustered in her stomach, she hadn't touched meat for a few days, and she bit herself even when she ate scrambled eggs yesterday Tongue, what a misery!

Mrs. Zhao was stunned for a moment, then laughed again, took the eggs and put them in a big jar, Du Xiaoyu went over to have a look, it was full of eggs, almost full.

Mrs. Zhao put the lid on, raised her head for a moment and touched Du Xiaoyu's face, "If you want to eat, fry two of them, and wait for your sister to come back later, so I can go to the field to cut some leeks."

Du Xiaoyu smiled sweetly, but felt sour in her heart. The eggs were neatly stacked and they were supposed to be sold for money. No wonder she was reluctant to eat them. She walked slowly to the front yard and looked at the A piece of dusty dirt house in a daze.

There are four houses in total here. Du Wenyuan lives in the far east, and she and Du Huanghua live in the second room on the east side. The third room is for eating, and the next room is for the kitchen. It is relatively large, so it can be regarded as the main room. The fourth room is for parents They lived there, and the front and back of this long row of bungalows each had a yard surrounded by mud walls.

It's not really strong, but it's still a shelter from the wind and rain.

When Du Huanghua came back, Du Xiaoyu was still sitting at the door in a daze, she smiled and walked up to pull her up, "I'm not afraid of the dirty floor, your second brother didn't come back so early." She thought Du Xiaoyu was doing it specially Waiting for Du Wenyuan to pick the Sophora japonica flowers.

Du Xiaoyu glanced at her, thinking, she is trying to get rich, if this continues, she will definitely be stunted in the future, or she will be left alive.

"Where's mother?" Du Huanghua asked.

"I just went out, and I said I borrowed something from Mrs. Wu next door." Du Xiaoyu replied, and remembered something again, "By the way, mother asked you to cut some leeks and eat scrambled eggs at night."

When talking about eating, she had a satisfied smile on her face. Du Huanghua pinched her nose. This girl has become completely gluttonous since her health recovered.

Du Xiaoyu followed Du Huanghua to the field closest to home. Some vegetables were grown in it, including small hairy vegetables, potatoes, lotus flowers, etc. They were all common food. The family was self-sufficient at all.

Seeing that Du Huanghua was cutting leeks quickly, Du Xiaoyu asked, "Did you feel better after drinking the medicine?" She didn't know what disease her father had, and she didn't know the condition, she only knew that it was like a back pain. question.

Du Huanghua sighed, and wanted to say something at first, but seeing that her sister was only seven years old, why should she worry, she said, "Daddy will be much better off knowing that you are so filial."

Du Xiaoyu didn't give up. In the past few days, seeing her mother's medicine and her family's reactions, her father's illness seems to be a chronic illness. She has to care about the main labor force in the family. If it gets serious, the family's fields will be gone. Humans have been bred, and now they don’t think it’s meaty, and I’m afraid even eating will be a problem in the future, so they continued, “My asthma is cured, why is Daddy still not well, farming is very tiring... Sister, why don’t I Remember, how did dad get sick? Did he suffer from the same cold as me?"

A trace of hatred flashed in Du Huanghua's eyes, and she clenched the sickle tightly, shaking slightly, as if she was holding back something.

It's rare to see her expression like this, could it be that who caused Dad's back disease?Du Xiaoyu shut up and helped pick up the scattered leeks on the ground and put them into the bamboo basket.

"Sister, let's go back with some edamame." She changed the subject, pointing to a piece of green edamame behind, "I saw pickles in the kitchen yesterday, how about frying them with edamame?" Even better, it is delicious to pour some noodles into it in the morning.

But I don't know if there is such a thing as dried tofu, and if you spend money to buy it, you will definitely not be willing to part with it.

Du Huanghua had regained her composure at this time, and came over to chop a small bundle of edamame, holding it with her right arm, while Du Xiaoyu carried the small bamboo basket, and the two returned home hand in hand.

After Du Huanghua washed the leeks and Du Xiaoyu peeled the edamame, the sun rose above his head.

Du Wenyuan also came back. He was two years younger than Du Huanghua, but he was much taller than her. Compared to the short Du Xiaoyu, he was as tall as a mountain.

"Second brother!" Du Xiaoyu rushed over enthusiastically, but his eyes were fixed on the small package in his hand. There were some books in it, which was very bulging and conspicuous.

Du Wenyuan is 12 years old this year. He studies in a private school run by a master in Beidong Village. The master's surname is Liu and he is a scholar. He has a total of [-] students. Because it is not too far from here, Du Wenyuan always comes back to eat at noon and rest for a while. Still have to go on.

Du Wenyuan patted Du Xiaoyu's head tenderly. Seeing the mud in her hand, he smiled and said, "Help me peel the edamame? Xiaoyu is so good."

Mrs. Zhao came out of the house, saw that he had brought back all the books, and asked, "Don't you need to study this afternoon?"

"Well, Master has something to do at home, so we don't have to go in the afternoon." He led Du Xiaoyu into the house, and wiped her hands with a basin of water and a rag.

It seemed like something he was used to a long time ago, he did it very naturally, Du Xiaoyu raised the corners of his mouth slightly, how could it be unnatural, it's really normal for his brother to love his sister, so he simply leaned on him and enjoyed it It's warm.

When Du Xian stepped into the threshold, Mrs. Zhao and Du Huanghua were preparing meals. Du Xiaoyu went over and pulled up the hem of his clothes, "Does it still hurt?" He said and reached out to touch his waist, "Xiaoyu, can you rub it for you?" it is good?"

This father is a very honest and simple person, and he is also very responsible to his family. Even if he is injured, he will work from dawn to dusk. Du Xiaoyu really loves him and hopes that he will recover soon.

"Xiaoyu is so filial!" Du Xian smiled happily, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes appeared like waves.

In fact, he was only in his thirties, but he looked very old. Du Xiaoyu looked back at Du Wenyuan. Did Du Xian look like that before?It's really time relentless, and I can't even find a trace of it.

"Father, wash your hands and eat, Xiaoyu, I'll rub it for your father after eating." The meal was already served, and Mrs. Zhao interrupted the emotional exchange between the father and daughter.

"Yeah, come here soon, Xiaoyu, there are scrambled eggs." Du Huanghua joked with a smile, "Stop biting your lips right now."

Du Xiaoyu blushed, "I didn't bite."

"That's right, it was the egg that hurt her." Du Wenyuan interjected.

Du Xiaoyu was speechless, and lowered his head to pick up the rice.

After a while, a lot of eggs were piled up in the bowl, all of which were made by Du Huanghua and Du Wenyuan. Then she secretly laughed and chewed the rice.

Just when everyone was having fun, Du Xian suddenly said a word, which completely changed the atmosphere on the table.

(End of this chapter)