Yuanyang Farming Story

Chapter 1

Because Xiaoxiu thought in her heart that she would get up early in the morning to harvest the wheat, she got up when it was still daylight.With the light from the window, Xiaoxiu tidied herself up quickly.Picking up the sickle that was sharpened last night, he went out and went straight to the wheat field.

Walking on the path in the dark, Xiaoxiu couldn't help sighing.If someone told her before that she would go out to harvest wheat before dawn, raise chickens and ducks, and walk ten miles to go to the market, then Xiaoxiu would not believe it, but now the facts are in front of her eyes, I had to believe that I could actually live such a life.

Xiaoxiu was not the only one who got up early in the dark to harvest the wheat, and the closer to the field, the more people there were.

"Xiu, you're the only one here? Where's your good wife." Aunt Liu greeted Xiaoxiu in the field next door.

Xiaoxiu took out the rope from her pocket and tied up the cuffs and trouser legs, and took out an old towel to cover her hair.While talking to Aunt Liu: "Auntie, my good wife is getting old, I didn't call her, I can take care of the two acres of land by myself!"

"Xiu Chang is capable. After a while, my aunt will be almost busy in the field, so I will ask you Erlin to help you." Aunt Liu still has nearly ten acres of land at home. It's almost the same place to show yourself.Even so, Xiaoxiu still responded: "Hey, don't be in a hurry, Auntie, let's join hands when Brother Erlin is free!"

After the two agreed, they got busy before the sun rose.Xiaoxiu took two sickles in rotation, and finally harvested a small part of the wheat before the sun rose.After looking at the sky, he got some straw ropes to tie up the wheat, and transported them home ten times.

When I got home, my good wife had already prepared breakfast.Xiaoxiu drank two bowls of porridge with her own pickled vegetables. "Good girl, I'll go to the field in a while. If you are not well, don't come to the field. Feed the pig at home, and I will come back to burn it at noon. Don't do it either. You know!"

Xiaoxiu originally traveled to Suzhou, but when she woke up, she found that she was sleeping in a completely strange place.There are no tour groups, no familiar taxis, and no public telephone booths.It happened to be raining when the house leaked, and Xiaoxiu got angry and then fell ill. Later, the good woman took Xiaoxiu in and helped Xiaoxiu to see a doctor.

After recovering from her illness, Xiaoxiu sat in the yard and listened to the stories of her parents and family, and gradually realized that this village was called Liujia Village, because most of the people in this village had the surname Liu.Xiaoxiu once asked where to make a call?The aunt chatting in the yard said that she was going to the town to take a taxi, but it was still 1981 or 12 miles to go from the village to the town.Just when Xiaoxiu was trying to go to the town to make a phone call, Xiaoxiu was hit hard by a broadcast, because the broadcast clearly said: "Today is December 3, [-]."

What surprised Xiaoxiu even more was that she actually shrank. Before she woke up, she was almost three years old. At the age of 29, she turned into a girl who looked like seventeen or eighteen years old when she woke up.What is this called.But what surprised Xiaoxiu the most was that she seemed to have a mysterious destination.That is, when Xiaoxiu falls asleep at night, she often wanders to a strange place.There is a mountain in the distance, and there is a small courtyard in front of the mountain.The courtyard is surrounded by black oily land?

Although she often passed by in the dream, when Xiaoxiu woke up, she couldn't feel the door to go in.After a long time, Xiaoxiu stopped thinking about it.Later, taking advantage of the census, the household registration problem was resolved, and the village also allocated an acre of land to Xiaoxiu.So Xiaoxiu lived with her good woman like this.Usually, I went to the fields with my good wife, and planted some small vegetables in the private plot behind the house.Live a self-sufficient life like this.

Haopo likes Xiaoxiu's pickled vegetables the most, they taste sour and crunchy.Seeing Xiaoxiu drank two bowls of porridge like this, he took a bite slowly: "I see, can you handle so much wheat? My good woman is old, so I can't help you, so be careful. "Good woman's speech is very pleasant, it is the unique waxy voice of Jiangnan.At the beginning, Xiaoxiu didn't quite understand what the good woman was talking about, but after getting along for a long time, she can speak a few words of Suzhou dialect.

Xiaoxiu smiled, and swiftly put the bowl away.He sharpened the sickle again and went out again.Before going out, the good woman shouted again: "Xiaoxiu, after tomorrow, you can help the good woman clean up the things of the Su family next door. His son is coming back."

"I know." Xiaoxiu replied and went out.The Su family next door has not been lived in since Xiaoxiu came.Listen to my mother-in-law saying that there are no people in the Su family, and only one son is a soldier in the army.The son of the Su family, Xiao Chenguang, is even more beautiful than the little girl, but he just doesn't know what he will be like when he grows up.In the past, when the master of the Su family was around, he was better than a good woman, so he entrusted her to take care of his house.So this time I heard that Xiao Su is coming back, the good mother-in-law is very happy.

Hurrying quickly, Xiaoxiu finally spent more than two days harvesting the wheat on the two-acre field, peeled off the husks, dried them in the sun, and stored them all in a large vat.In the end, Xiaoxiu was so tired that she lost her strength, and her hands were covered with blisters.But after falling asleep one night, Xiaoxiu was full of energy the next day.Getting up early to feed the pigs, seeing the two, one, one, and three pigs eating happily, Xiaoxiu was also happy.These three pigs are the biggest property of Xiaoxiu and Haopo. Although the family also raises a lot of chickens and a few ducks, this pig is the most valuable.After raising them until the Chinese New Year, I sold two of them, and bought monkey tickets when I got money.

The monkey ticket looks beautiful, with a golden monkey on the red background. Although it is not worth eight cents a piece now, it will be worth a lot in 20 years.Ever since she knew she was in this era, Xiaoxiu has been coveting that monkey ticket.Xiaoxiu didn't have any evil intentions either. It cost eight cents a piece, and it cost only 80 yuan to buy a thousand pieces. When I bought a pig, I would definitely be able to afford it.Since she came up with this idea, Xiaoxiu often went to the post office in the town, pestering an old aunt there to keep the ticket for her.Every time I go to the market, I just save some things from my own production area, so that the old aunt keeps saving a lot for her.

The Su family’s house has been there for many years. Although Haopo and Xiaoxiu often went to look at it, the roof was also broken, and it would leak when it was in the rainy house. When Su is coming back, he must fix it properly.The old Uncle Liu in Liujia Village is a good hand in this line of work.So Grandma asked Xiaoxiu to bring some eggs and a piece of bacon to Old Uncle Liu.

Old Uncle Liu lived at the east end of the village. When Xiaoxiu went, Old Uncle Liu was sitting in the yard eating tea.Seeing Xiaoxiu gone, Old Uncle Liu put down the teapot: "Xiaoxiu, it's rare to see you here, how about your good wife."

Xiaoxiu first put down the blue bag in her hand: "Uncle Liu, my good wife is at home. I had a cough a few days ago, but now I'm fine. I'm here to look for Uncle today, and I need to ask Uncle for a lot of help."

"What's the matter? It's rare to see Xiaoxiu asking for help." Old Uncle Liu talked to Xiaoxiu with a smile.

"Uncle, I would like to ask you to help me repair the house next door to my house. The roof is leaking, the window sash cannot be closed, and you can also take a look at the furniture in the house. If there is something broken, please help me repair it. .” Xiaoxiu respectfully told Uncle Liu about her future intentions.Old Uncle Liu was drinking tea while listening, and was shaking a fan with the other hand.

"Ah Cai!" Uncle Liu shouted into the room, and a young man ran out.Then he pointed to him and said to Xiaoxiu: "Xiaoxiu, this is my little apprentice, after a while you take him to recognize the place, this time ask him to help you repair the house, if he doesn't do well, just come and find him." Your old Uncle Liu. All right!"

Xiaoxiu knows about Ah Cai, he is old Uncle Liu's apprentice, he has learned from Uncle Liu for several years, and he only needs to be sent out as a teacher.So Xiaoxiu nodded. "Then I will trouble Brother Cai."

At this time, Uncle Liu's wife, Aunt Liu, came back and immediately saw Xiaoxiu standing next to her man, and Lanzi at Xiaoxiu's feet.He laughed immediately: "Xiaoxiu. It's rare to see you here. Wait a minute. Auntie pours water for you to eat." Xiaoxiu waved her hand quickly. "Auntie, don't be busy, my good woman is still waiting for me to go back at home." Seeing what Xiaoxiu said, my aunt stopped going in, "Don't lie to your aunt, when you come to your aunt's house, it's like coming to your own home." After chatting for a few words, Xiao Xiucai took Ah Cai back.

First, I took Xiaocai to see the Su family's house, and pointed out a few leaking places to show him. After that, Acai discussed with Xiaoxiu what to use, and agreed that after getting up early in the morning and starting work, the gone back.Sending Xiaocai away, Xiaoxiu just felt that her mouth was too dry, so she went to the courtyard house while no one was paying attention.Maybe it's been a long time since the dream, and now Xiaoxiu can come in and out whenever she wants.

In the field beside the courtyard, Xiaoxiu planted a lot of things.All the seeds were obtained bit by bit in the last episode.If you look carefully, there are many varieties, such as peach trees, persimmon trees, orange trees, but the most common ones are vegetables.Cabbage, gherkins, tomatoes, eggplants, everything grown here grows better than those grown outside, and they taste delicious too.Xiaoxiu is used to coming in to pick cucumbers to eat when she is thirsty.

Of course, Xiaoxiu would not eat these things by herself. These things are not only grown here, but also a lot in the private plot behind the house, although they don't grow as fast as in the courtyard.Xiaoxiu used the excuse that some precocious ones were picked, and then burned for the good woman to eat.Well-Eat Pom always says that Xiaoxiu knows how to farm, and what she grows[Note 5] tastes better than others.Xiaoxiu smiled.Then I thought in my heart that I would go to the town to exchange some other seeds. There are still a lot of empty land around the courtyard, so it would be a pity not to plant them.

(End of this chapter)