Prosperity through farming

Chapter 7

While talking, Zhong Lanyu lowered the needle like flying, the shadow of the needle flashed so that Xiaohan couldn't see clearly, and a strange word "Eastern Invincible" popped up in his head, Xiaohan made up his mind once again that he must learn this hand - as long as If she has learned her mother's skills, then she will not worry about starving to death without a skill.

"The whole Xiaotian Village? Not only our Zhangjiazhuang, but also the other four villages! So strict?" Xiaohan thought for a while, then asked, "Did grandpa also go out to work? That's why I rarely see him! Eh ? Not right, I remember that if you go to see grandma on weekdays, you can see grandpa occasionally, but every time it is in the afternoon. "

"People who go out to work in Zhongjiazhuang have a special shortcut to take, so if your grandfather wants to come back, he will naturally be able to rush back home." Zhong Lanyu smiled, "Mother has you, so I can take a temporary vacation, After you go to school, I will go to the village school to attend classes, and after a few years, I will go out to work after I graduate from the village school, but I am a woman, and the time to go out to work will be relatively short."

"What kind of work is that?" Xiaohan's thirst for knowledge was so strong that he didn't look like a child, and Zhong Lanyu was secretly worried when he asked this question with a serious expression.

"It's more complicated. I can't explain it right away. I can tell you when you have learned at least one kung fu in private school, otherwise it will be bad for your future practice." Mother pursed her lips and answered her seriously.

"Oh," Xiaohan pouted, lowered his head and thought for a while before continuing to ask other interesting things, "then Zhongjiazhuang's job in Xiaotian Village is fishing? What about Gejiazhuang? And the Lu family What does Zhuang do? Where is Sun Family Village? Where is Hu Family Village?"

"People in Gejiazhuang grow mountain fruits, medicinal materials, and fruit trees in the mountains, and cooperate with the Sun family to research various prescriptions for curing diseases and strengthening the body; Hujiazhuang specializes in raising small animals, such as chickens, ducks, and pigs. Cattle and sheep, etc.; besides treating diseases and researching medicinal materials, Sunjiazhuang is also studying all kinds of knowledge. Among the doctors in the village school, most of them have the surname Sun. Lujiazhuang has produced skilled craftsmen, and now they are blacksmiths, carpenters and bricklayers. , The furniture, bowls and chopsticks we use in our house are all bought from Lujiazhuang. Even the house was built with their help." Zhong Lanyu counted one by one, and counted the jobs performed by the five surnames in the village one by one. Come.

"Well, it's no wonder that Gejiazhuang was built at the foot of the mountain, and Zhongjiazhuang was built not far from the river. Is it all because of their work?" Xiaohan nodded repeatedly, very much for the conclusion he came to. And happy, "But, why is Hujiazhuang built on the mountain?"

Zhong Lanyu replied smoothly, "Because poultry and livestock are raised on the mountain. Moreover, Hujiazhuang didn't build houses like us to live in. Instead, each family in Hujiazhuang found a place on the mountain or built a house or opened a cave by breaking rocks. each living in a different place.”

"Huh?" Xiaohan stared at his mother suspiciously, as if he was about to fall into that strange confusion again.

Zhong Lanyu pinched her cheek and drew her attention back, "Another reason why they live like this is because the Ge family planted medicinal and fruit trees on the mountain, which are easily spoiled by wild animals in the mountain, and they need someone to help look after them. , that’s why the Hu family spread out on the mountain and lived near the medicine fields and fruit forests.”

Xiaohan turned his head and thought about it, "But if you want to see the medicine fields and fruit forests, shouldn't you not be able to sleep all night?"

"Of course there will be something to guard against. If there are threatening animals approaching the medicine field and fruit forest, the guards will be reminded." Zhong Lanyu held her daughter's hand and checked her fingernails. Well, they don't need to be cut. "Of course , How about the specific situation, after you enter the village school, you can ask the classmate surnamed Hu yourself."

"People from Gejiazhuang grow medicine, why would they ask people from Hujiazhuang to look at it?" Xiaohan still felt that something was wrong.

"No way," Zhong Lanyu spread her hands, "At night, except for the village school, no one from the Hu family can live on the mountain. No matter how skilled they are, it will be very dangerous."

"Oh." Xiaohan turned his head to think about it, "Huh? Since the Hu family has livestock, why can we only eat meat dishes three times a year? Then why do they raise livestock?"

"The livestock they raise is specially provided to the other four Zhuangzi. The people of our Zhangjiazhuang can't eat that kind of meat, it will be bad for our practice," Zhong Lanyu shook his head, "Before I got married, I was able to eat meat every day. Hunshi will not conflict with the Zhong family's kung fu."

"Only ours in Zhangjiazhuang, can't eat meat?" Xiaohan looked pained, do I have to be a vegetarian all my life?No, "monk" "nun"...

"The kung fu learned by the children of the surname Zhang is more troublesome and more restrictive at first, but after mastering this kind of kung fu, it will be very powerful." Zhong Lanyu stroked her daughter's head and looked out of the courtyard.

"But, the kung fu that breaks if you eat meat is useless at all." She felt as if someone had also practiced this kind of kung fu, but they designed him to drink a little blood, and the kung fu broke Then he was beaten to death by his opponent, "No matter how powerful it is, I don't want to learn it."

"Who told you that once you eat meat, your kung fu will break? Fantastic!" Zhong Lanyu laughed so hard, "As long as you can successfully complete your studies in the private school and enter the village school, you will be able to eat meat. Even if you eat meat every day, your kung fu There won't be any problems, I told you, it's just that there are more restrictions in the initial stage."

"Oh." Xiaohan followed his mother's eyes and glanced outside the courtyard, "Mother, what are you looking at?"

"I'm watching the sky, is it time to make lunch?" Zhong Lanyu compared the sky.

Yes, the sun is almost at its midpoint.

"Mother, are you going to cook yet?" Xiaohan had a reluctant expression on his face.

"Well, your dad is tired from work all morning, we can't let him come back without food, right?" Zhong Lanyu stood up, "If you have any questions, ask your dad after you take a nap."

"Okay," Xiaohan watched his mother go to the kitchen, and asked the last question, "It's strange, every time the rain stops outside, daddy comes back, is there any reason for this?"

"When you grow up, you will know." Mother waved her hand, "Be good, Daddy will be back soon."

Xiaohan curled her lips, "Mother, you are perfunctory to me again." She hates the sentence patterns of "when you grow up..." the most.

"Then when your father comes back, you can ask him," Zhong Lanyu's voice came from the kitchen, "This is your father's business, and I can't explain it clearly."

Xiao Han pouted, and looked at the gate eagerly, hum, I'll ask Dad, anyway, he'll be back soon.

Indeed, as usual, Zhang Hoe stepped into the door just after the rain stopped in the field for less than 5 minutes.

At this time, Zhong Lanyu just came out of the kitchen, "I'm back, wash your hands and eat."

Zhang Hoe smiled at his wife, walked towards her, and walked shoulder to shoulder into the kitchen.

Xiaohan puffed her mouth, I knew you were in love, hum!Also hide from me and whisper.

After lunch, Xiaohan got up late this morning and didn't want to take a nap. After getting off the ground, he walked outside by himself. The seedlings that had been drenched by the drizzle, the water drops were hanging on the tender green leaves, they were so beautiful up.

The whole field of seedlings is covered with drops of water, glistening in the sun, looking at it dazzlingly, it looks like jasper inlaid with..."diamonds".

Another weird idea popped up again, Xiaohan shook his head to shake off the vaguely floating thoughts in his head, and just walked slowly by the field, watching the water droplets slowly being sun-dried into dense smoke from a distance , Caged on the green seedlings of the grain field, below is the land that is thickly blackened by the water, and it is more and more picturesque.

In this kind of situation, Xiaohan's gait also became more reserved. To be the person in the painting, he must meet the specifications.

"Huh? Is this Xiaohan girl from Hoe's family?" Sure enough, the sharp-eyed neighbor Aunt Xiu saw it.

"No wonder, the old ancestors in the village school said she was weird. Looking at her just now, how could she look like a fool? Little Fairy Boy is nothing more than that." Sister-in-law came back with Aunt Xiu, and the two spoke softly, They didn't avoid Xiaohan, who was not far from them, and poured everything into Xiaohan's ears.

The division of labor in Xiaotianzhuang with the five surnames introduced by her mother before, looking at the two neighbors standing together, Xiaohan suddenly remembered the relationship between neighbors and relatives that was nagging in her ears when her elder brother diverted her attention, Aunt Xiu Before they got married, both sister-in-law and sister-in-law had the surname Ge!No wonder, I often see her together, presumably they have friendship in the boudoir.But after marrying to Zhangjiazhuang, one is an aunt and the other is a sister-in-law, and their generations are completely staggered...

Xiaohan turned around, saluted them, and greeted them softly, "Aunt Xiu, sister-in-law, I haven't seen you for a few days, Xiaohan greeted you all."

The two elders were shocked by her words and deeds, "Hey, this little man, this behavior is really serious, he is indeed the daughter of the Zhang family."

"Strange, who taught this?" Aunt Xiu blinked her eyes, walked over, picked up Xiao Han, and squeezed her little fleshy hand, "You are so cute, let's go, Auntie will take you home. "

Xiaohan obediently let her hold her, but said in his mouth, "Aunt Xiu, I just came out, and I'm eating to digest."

Sister-in-law walked over, took Aunt Xiu's arm, said a few words in a low voice, turned her head, and Aunt Xiu put Xiaohan down, "Then you can play here, Aunt Xiu will bring you something nice later. "

The two hurried away together.

Strange, where are they going?

As a result, Xiaohan put aside the idea of ​​being a person in the painting, and rushed back to his small courtyard excitedly on his chubby legs.

(End of this chapter)