big sister headed home

Chapter 61

Early this morning, Jiang Ermeng brought the two pheasants and two big watermelons he hunted yesterday to the door of Dou Hua's house, because he knew he would come every day. Dou Qing opened the door early in the morning.

The family had breakfast. Dou Qing was cleaning the pens for the animals in the yard. Dou Hua walked on the ground yesterday, and now she is wandering among the various vegetables grown at home. It took me a long time to think about 'a lot of vegetables, in addition to the usual vegetables'. The vegetables that are grown can be pickled and dried, and stored in the sun. When it comes to winter, 'take it out' and soak it in water. It is rare. vegetable.

In order to avoid the taboo, Jiang Ermeng stopped outside the door every time he came to Dou's house, and this time was no exception.

Jiang Ermeng stood in front of the door, looked into the yard, saw Dou Qing who was sweeping the yard, and called out, "Qing'er~"

Qing'er could hear clearly, put down the broom happily, and shouted cheerfully, "Brother Ermeng, you are here!"

Jiang Ermeng glanced into the yard again, and said, "How is your elder sister's foot? Does it still hurt? Can you go to the ground?"

Just like a few days ago, Jiang Ermeng asked another three consecutive questions.

"My elder sister went to the ground yesterday afternoon, and she said it didn't hurt that much," she said, looking to the side of the yard, and said, "She's in the yard now, picking vegetables."

"Really! Where is it?" Jiang Ermeng listened to Yixi, raised his head, looked inside vigorously, tilted his head, saw Dou Hua's figure on the side of the yard, and couldn't help grinning, "That's all right !"

"Yeah, it's almost done. Thanks to Brother Ermeng, you send so many chickens, fish, and bones every day. The eldest sister recovered from the injury very quickly. The eldest sister said that it hurts a little when I walk hard. It's nothing. It's a big deal." Dou Qing said.

"That's good." Jiang Er said fiercely, with a bright smile on his face, "It's good to raise more."

Dou Hua was in the vegetable field, and they could hear their conversation very clearly. She wanted to go out, and thanked Jiang Er Meng face to face, but felt a little embarrassed, so she hid in the vegetable garden and listened to him talking to Dou Qing. She could feel Seeing that he cares about me, I am very happy.

"Big sister pickled hot and sour cucumber yesterday, it was delicious, and I left a jar for you, you can take it back later." Dou Qing said.

Jiang Er scratched his head violently, hey hey, he just liked the food made by Dou Hua, as long as it was made by her, he would love to eat it.

"This is a freshly picked watermelon from the field. It's sandy and sweet, and this chicken is stewed for your eldest sister, so that she can replenish her body. You can take it in." Jiang Ermeng handed the basket to Dou Qing.

Dou Qing took it, thinking of what the elder sister said yesterday, "Brother Ermeng, my elder sister said that she is almost better now, you don't have to go up the mountain to hunt those wild animals every day, there are many wild animals on the mountain, it is too dangerous, she asked you to add more." Be careful."

"Hey, I've made a note, I'll be careful, and thank you for your concern." Jiang Ermeng said in a loud voice, obviously wanting Dou Hua in the courtyard to hear.

Dou Hua laughed after hearing what he said in the vegetable garden. When she was distracted, she moved her fingers and tore off a small cucumber with a top flower. It was picked a little early and it hadn't grown yet, so Dou Hua threw it away. into the basket in hand.

Dou Qing carried the things Jiang Ermeng brought into the house, and Dou Hua followed him in. Before entering the house, she turned her head and smiled fiercely at Jiang Ermeng at the door, nodding her head as a greeting.

Jiang Ermeng's eyes flickered at Dou Hua's smile, and the smile on his face was even bigger. He watched Dou Hua's back eagerly, saw her enter the room, and couldn't help clenching his hands into fists. There was only one thought in his heart, really wanting to hurry up Get married!
When Dou Hua entered the house, she took out the pickled hot and sour cucumbers, put the small jar into the basket that Jiang Ermeng brought, and put some lantern fruits that she had grown at home before, and put them in the basket again. I put some fresh vegetables I just picked in it.

Thinking about Jiang Ermeng's long journey, he must be thirsty, so he cut up a watermelon he brought, thinking about his appetite, so he didn't cut half of the watermelon into pieces, but directly took a spoon and poured it into the watermelon. Dig in the middle and insert it on top, allowing Dou Qing to loosen these things.

He also ordered Dou Lin to go out with two horses, so that Jiang Ermeng could sit in the shade of a tree and eat watermelon.

Summer is the time to eat watermelons. It is a pity that most people like to grow food at this time. There are really few watermelons, but adults and children love to eat them. Some people will plant a few trees near their homes just to feed their children. Let's quench our thirst and go to the summer heat.

Dou Hua's family didn't grow watermelons this year. She only thought about growing vegetables, but she didn't think about growing watermelons. But with Jiang Ermeng, her family can eat watermelons in summer.

Dou Qing handed the things to Jiang Ermeng, then went back to the yard and moved the small folding table at home, and put it under the shade of a tree. Jiang Ermeng and Dou Qingdou's sat around the small table and ate sweets together. Sweet watermelon.

The sisters Dou Hua, Dou Cui and Dou Hong did not go out and ate at home. They did this to avoid suspicion. There are no elders at home, so you should pay attention to the differences between men and women. This is the most basic etiquette.

After eating the watermelon, Jiang Er said fiercely, "There is work in the field, tell me, come and do it together."

Dou Qing shook his head and said, "Brother Ermeng, you just helped weed the weeds in the field two days ago, and the grass hasn't grown yet, so there is no work."

"Oh, that's it." Jiang Ermeng was a little disappointed. He had plenty of strength, so he wanted to do more work for Dou Hua's family, but he didn't expect that there was no work to do.

Jiang Ermeng rested for a while, and chatted with the two brothers Dou Qing for a while, before the sun rose, he went to
Back to Jiangjiazhai with a bamboo basket on his back.

After sending Jiang Ermeng away, Dou Lin and his elder brother Dou Qing said, "Brother Ermeng, you are so kind to elder sister, and you bring delicious food every day."

Dou Qing also nodded in agreement.

In a blink of an eye, it is July, the hottest month of the year, and the sun hangs high in the sky, making people feel uncomfortable. At this time, most people hide at home and cannot avoid going out. The test of the sun.

Dou Hua once again felt the suffering of the ancients. It was really difficult to live in the scorching summer without fans and air conditioners, because in her own house, she was only wearing a layer of single coat and trousers all over her body, because of the heat. He circled his sleeves and trouser legs, exposing half of his arms and half of his calves, so that it would be cooler. He held a cattail fan in his hand and kept fanning the wind.

But no matter how she fanned it, it was always hot, and the sweat on her head still couldn't stop flowing down.

The younger ones couldn’t stand the heat either. Dou Qing and Dou Lin only wore a small vest with no sleeves, with their arms exposed, and the trousers underneath were also rolled up. Because it was too hot, they didn’t even want to wear shoes. Step on the ground with your feet.

Dou Hong followed Dou Hua's example and rolled up her sleeves and trouser legs. Dou Cui just rolled up her sleeves, braided her hair and put it on top of her head, so as to keep her cool.

Dou Hua's feet are much better now, and walking doesn't hurt at all. These days, she has been thinking about going to the county town to see if there is a suitable shop.Because the weather was too hot, she just procrastinated, hoping that the heavy rain would come soon and the heat would be quenched.

Perhaps God sensed Dou Hua's heartfelt voice, and within a few days, a dark cloud really came, and it began to rain.

This is really a timely rain, which not only alleviates the hot weather, but also benefits the crops in the field. Most of the farming here depends on the sky for food. It is more convenient to divert water for irrigation if it is closer to the river, but it is too far away from the river. It is difficult to irrigate. At this time, we have to count on God. God is in a good mood and rain is better than anything else.

Because of the rain, Dou's family members stayed at home and did not go out. Sitting around together, Dou Hua decided to discuss with a few younger ones about buying a shop. For the Dou family, buying a shop is a big deal. Dou Hua didn't want to make the decision by herself, but she was willing to talk to the younger ones to let them understand what was going on.

"Sister, do we really want to buy a shop? Does that require a lot of money?" Dou Qing asked.

"What do we buy a shop for? Do we want to open a shop for business?" Dou Lin asked curiously.

"What is a shop?" Dou Hong asked.

"My eldest sister thinks it's good, so we'll buy it." Dou Cui was the first to express her support.

Facing the questions from her siblings, Dou Hua gave her own thoughts and said, "First of all, let me talk about what a shop is. A shop is a shop, which can be used for business. To put it bluntly, it means opening a shop and selling things."

"Also, this shop is really not cheap. I estimate that a shop with a better location will cost a hundred taels of silver. It really needs a lot of money, but our family can afford it now. I want to buy a shop just because I want to buy a shop. This is to allow our family to have a long-term income, if we have a shop, we can either rent it out to earn rent, or open a shop for business by ourselves, killing two birds with one stone.”

Dou Hua paused and continued, "Our family now has more than eight acres of land, which is enough for our children. If there is more land, we can't grow it at all, so I thought of buying a shop."

"Elder Sister, if our family uses it for ourselves, what kind of business will our family do?" Dou Lin said the most important point in one sentence.

"I didn't think about it, so I'll tell you now to see if you have any good ideas. Everyone has an idea, that is, several ideas." Dou Hua encouraged the younger ones to use their brains.

"I think cooking is good, as long as it's delicious, everyone can buy it." Dou Cui thought for a while and said.

"Tweety, your idea is very good, how did you come up with this?" Dou Hua did not expect that Dou Cui was the first to say the idea.

Dou Cui smiled shyly, and said, "I think some of the things made by the eldest sister are delicious, maybe they can be sold for money."

(End of this chapter)