Yuanyang Farming Story

Chapter 3

Su Zheng came back, but the house hadn't been tidied up, not even the bed and quilt for sleeping at night.Fortunately, it was still early, so the good woman sent Xiaoxiu home to dry everything first.So Xiaoxiu went home to move the bench and the bamboo curtain.First place three long benches on the same straight line, then put two long thick moso bamboos, then spread bamboo curtains, and then put the quilts and bedding on them to dry. Turn over the quilt at two or three o'clock in the afternoon, so that it is the most comfortable for people to fall asleep in the sun at night.

As soon as everything was dried, the good woman came back, and then drove Xiaoxiu to catch a chicken and kill it.She also told her to catch the bigger ones, Xiaoxiu nodded, then swallowed her saliva and began to carry out the order of the good woman.To be honest, everything is good in this era, the vegetables are green and pollution-free, the rice is home-grown and non-toxic, and although there are fewer varieties of fruits, they are all delicious.It's just that too little meat is not good.During the holidays, when a relative or something comes, he will go to the street to cut some meat and cook it in braised sauce.This meat has to be eaten by the guests, even if you are greedy for meat, you can't stretch your chopsticks too much.Even chickens and ducks are raised to lay eggs. Xiaoxiu has not known the taste of chicken for a long time.So when the good woman said that she wanted to kill the chicken, Xiaoxiu's movements were not to mention swift.

It took Xiaoxiu's boss a lot of effort to catch the chicken.The chickens are free-range, and they return to the nest automatically at night. Xiaoxiu caught a fancy to a big flower rooster, but he was so clever. When he saw Xiaoxiu's movements were wrong, he ran all over the garden immediately, and Xiaoxiu was so tired. I was panting but I just couldn't catch it.Xiaoxiu can't wait, when it falls into her hands, she must pluck your hair!Wiping the sweat off her face, Xiaoxiu was about to strike again, when she looked up and saw Su Zheng smiling at her.Xiaoxiu laughed a little bit embarrassed.Subconsciously, I made a few gestures, which meant that I wanted to catch a chicken.

Su Zheng was also playful, and pointed to the big flowered rooster that Xiaoxiu liked, meaning he was asking if it was this one?Xiaoxiu nodded, and then watched Su Zheng catch the big flowered rooster without much effort.And not to mention how handsome the catching posture was, Xiaoxiu thought back about her catching chicken posture, it was as ugly as an old lady dancing.With a blushing face, he took the big cock from Su Zheng's hand, and said thank you, but later, Su Zheng couldn't hear the sound, so he turned around and made a gesture of thanking him again, which turned out to be a little bit worse. And let go of the big cock he got.

Su Zheng saw Xiaoxiu was in such a hurry, and took the chicken from Xiaoxiu's hand, and then touched the knife from the kitchen familiarly to prepare to kill the chicken.Seeing Su Zheng's posture, Xiaoxiu hurriedly took a big bowl from the cupboard, and signaled Su Zheng to put all the chicken blood in the bowl.Su Zheng nodded to show his understanding, then quickly wrapped the chicken's head twice under the wings, plucked all the chicken feathers from the trachea, picked up a large kitchen knife and cut it off.After a while, the chicken blood was drained. Xiaoxiu picked up the bowl, added some water and some salt to freeze it, the chicken blood was delicious.

During the interval of boiling water, Xiaoxiu patted Su Zheng on the shoulder and made two gestures, to the effect that I'm going out for a while, and you can watch the fire for me.Su Zheng smiled and nodded, seeing Su Zheng's smile, Xiaoxiu couldn't help being stunned for a moment, it was really sunny.After being dazed for a while, Xiaoxiu flashed out, and then went back to the courtyard, picked a winter melon, picked some tomatoes, and broke a dozen corns. Seeing that it was almost done, she dragged her things out. .

The winter melon is not big, but it is full of weight. I originally wanted to carry it out in my arms, but when I thought about the white hair on the winter melon, it was still a bit itchy, so I didn't want to. Then I just carried the vegetable basket with one hand and dragged it with the other. The wax gourd was dragged home.Su Zheng saw it, picked up the winter melon with one hand, and placed it in the kitchen waiting for Xiaoxiu to deal with it.Xiaoxiu is really happy. To be honest, she usually lives with her good wife, and Xiaoxiu does all the heavy and tiring work at home.It's nice to have someone help you while you're at work.

When she was happy, Xiaoxiu couldn't help but start talking: "I'll have winter melon stewed chicken soup at night. When I keep it, the soup will be fresh and meaty. And then I'll have fried screwdrivers. It's the best to add a little chili and stir-fry it for Brother Ah Cai. By the way, Su Zheng, do you drink?" After finishing speaking, she deliberately turned her head to look at Su Zheng, but as soon as she saw Su Zheng's smiling eyes, Xiaoxiu came to her senses, and Su Zheng couldn't hear her.But with so many words, Xiaoxiu didn't know how to show him, so she just let it go.

The water boiled, and the two of them silently began to shed their chicken feathers.After disembowelling, Xiaoxiu removed the internal organs and concentrated on dealing with the internal organs.In fact, Xiaoxiu wanted to ask herself to do something, so as not to have to think about how Su Zheng got hurt.Although the person who sent Su Zheng back said that he was injured while saving his comrade, why did that comrade need help?Xiaoxiu just dealt with the internal organs while thinking about things.From time to time, he looked back at Su Zheng.How will I communicate with people in the future?It's not a problem to make gestures all day long, why don't you just carry a small blackboard with you like others?Write down anything?
After everything was done, the sun outside was about to set, so Xiaoxiu quickly put the rice into the pot first, then fried the screws in another frying pot, and then fried a big green vegetable, After the two dishes have been fried, the chicken soup will be stewed again, and then the stove will be handed over to Su Zheng, and he will go find his good wife.Running to Su's house next door, Ah Cai was doing his last work.

"My good woman, why did Su Zheng go to our house?" Xiaoxiu asked her while helping her.

"I asked him to go. It took such a long time to get home, and his body is just right. How can we not have a good rest?" The good woman also felt sorry for Su Zheng: "Just now I forgot to ask the person in the army what happened to Xiao Su. What's the matter, do you still need to go to the hospital to see it? It's really heartbreaking for such a big villain to suffer so much." Xiaoxiu heard it, and she didn't like it.I felt a little embarrassed when I thought that I was still living in a messenger's house just now.

"My good woman, there are still several chickens at home. How about we often stew them for him in the future? I can make up for some." Xiaoxiu thought about it again: "My good woman, there are two old three-year-olds at home. Duck, wait until the great heat and then steam it for him to eat, it will be a great tonic."

That night Kuai (evening) Haopo, Xiaoxiu, Suzheng, and Acai ate very happily.Xiaoxiu eats meat and eats happily, Ah Cai is happy with his salary because he has done everything well in life, and the good woman is happy because Su Zheng is here. Su Zheng is always smiling, but Xiaoxiu is not sure why he is happy.But Xiaoxiu has always felt that Su Zheng is not happy at all. A well-behaved young man suddenly becomes a disabled person. What's so good about it?
This day Su was sleeping at the good husband's house, because although the things in Su Zheng's house had been repaired almost, they hadn't been cleaned yet, so he only needed to sleep at the good husband's house for one night.It's just that Xiaoxiu couldn't fall asleep.All he could think about was Su Zheng's affairs.The one that Su Zheng participated in should be the last large-scale war after the founding of New China. If he can make military achievements at this time, then the future development of the army should be said to have a bright future.If Su Zheng didn't have ear problems, how far could he go in the army?Thinking about this question, Xiaoxiu slowly fell asleep...

The next day, the cadres of the village came to the door.Liu Zhengming is the head of the village. He brought the village party secretary Liu Zhengyi to knock on the door and came in: "Auntie, Ah Zheng is at your house?"

When the good woman heard this, she went out of the door: "You are here, what's the matter?"

"Isn't he coming here? I have to meet him. Besides, he has to recognize someone. After breakfast, I will take him to the field to have a look. When I come back, I can farm at home with peace of mind. Young people are strong. Big, other things are not easy to do, farming will always work.”

The good woman nodded after hearing this, and asked again: "Which field do you plan to give him? The north of the village? Or the south of the village?" The fields in the north of the village are relatively better, producing more land. , so everyone in the village wants the fields in the north of the village.The land in the south of the village is also good, but not as good as in the north of the village.

The village chief and party secretary looked at it, and they didn't speak for a long time. Then the party secretary said: "It's not north or south, it's west."

"West side?" The good woman jumped up when she heard it! "Are you too embarrassed? The fields in the west of the village can grow things? You don't even think about why Xiao Su transferred here. It's too bad to be a bad person!" I have a habit of burying them in my own field. I don’t know if it’s out of habit or something else. I like to bury them in the fields in the west of the village. Gradually, no one wants the fields there. They are all graves. Just be more courageous in broad daylight. People still dare not live there.

"Auntie, you also know that there is less land and more people. In addition, the fields were redistributed a few years ago, and the better fields have already been distributed. What else is there to choose?" The branch secretary explained.

"It's right to redistribute, why didn't you count Su Zheng's share?" The good woman hit the nail on the head.Su Zheng's parents are gone, and he has nothing to say if he can't get a share, but Su Zheng is still there.Why not?

"Auntie, at that time, who would have thought that he would transfer here so early? At that time, it was rumored that Ah Zheng was doing a good job, and the army was planning to appoint him as an officer." The village chief was also a little dissatisfied, and suddenly someone came out to ask for help. If the land is not settled, he will be the one who will be in trouble.

"No matter what, I don't agree with you taking the fields in the west of the village to plant him. He wants to call you uncle. You don't want someone to scold you behind your back! You know Ah Zheng's situation. The fields in the west of the village are far away from him. Home is far away, how can you let me feel at ease?" The field in the west of the village is half an hour away from the village.And it only takes about 10 minutes to reach the village north and village south.There are also people around the field, and if there is something to call, someone will answer.It's better than being in nowhere in the west of the village.

(End of this chapter)