Yuanyang Farming Story

Chapter 4

Everyone got up early the next morning. Yesterday everyone lived relatively late, but fortunately, life in Xiaosu's yard was almost done, as long as it was cleaned again, people could live there.When Xiao Su woke up early in the morning, she filled the water tank to the brim. Seeing the water tank was full, Xiao Xiu was really embarrassed.Normally, the water in Xiaoxiu's house is not picked from the river.Because the water picked up from the river has to be clarified by Jia Mingfan before it can be eaten.And Xiaoxiu, who is used to having water come out as soon as the faucet is turned on, is really not used to it, because the water with Ming Fan always has a fishy smell.

Later, there was a small pond in the courtyard, and the water in the pond was more delicious than the water picked from the river, so since then, all the water we eat at home comes from the pond, which is delicious and saves effort.But Xiao Su didn't know about it, so she picked a tank full of water, and Xiao Xiu couldn't say that the water was bad, so she just smiled and bent her thumb.

As usual, breakfast is porridge with homemade pickled side dishes, but because of Xiaosu's presence, Xiaoxiu scrambled two eggs. Make up for it.It's just that when it came to the table, Xiao Su didn't eat a few mouthfuls, so he told him to give it to the good woman and Xiaoxiu.The good woman was not willing to eat it, so she saved the scrambled eggs until noon.

After eating, everyone is busy with their own affairs.The house was almost repaired, so Xiaoxiu took the banknotes and some side dishes to find Old Uncle Liu.The dishes are made from courtyard houses. Although the varieties are not special, the advantage is that these dishes are precocious, so it is just right to give them a taste.Xiaoxiu and the good woman also discussed the life that Ah Cai helped with. According to the market price, it would cost 20 yuan, but when she went to the old Uncle Liu's house, Xiaoxiu still brought some extra money.

When I arrived at Uncle Liu's house with my basket, the uncle's family had just finished breakfast and was about to go to work.Seeing Xiaoxiu coming, Aunt Liu hurriedly greeted: "Xiaoxiu, have you eaten yet? Let's eat some more at Auntie's place!"

Xiaoxiu put the basket away first, and then said with a smile: "Auntie, I've eaten here. I'm here to thank Old Uncle Liu. The house is repaired, and I have to come to settle the bill." Xiaoxiu likes to do things. Do everything first, and speak straight.

When she heard that Xiaoxiu came to pay the bill, the aunt said that she was from a village, so there was no need to be so particular about it, and it was not nice to ask for money for a favor.Of course Xiaoxiu didn't really think that her aunt meant that, she had to be polite. "Auntie, what about Uncle, as the old saying goes, brothers and sisters will settle accounts, if Auntie thinks highly of me, ask my Uncle to help me build a dressing table when he has time."

As soon as she heard that she was going to use the dressing table, her aunt's heart turned quickly: "Xiaoxiu, speaking of it, if you want to be here, would you like me to be a matchmaker for you? Let me tell you, I have a nephew from my natal family, he is very kind The craftsmanship is good, do you want my aunt to come and see you?" Xiaoxiu's face turned red when she heard this, and she thought to herself that my age is exactly the same as Hua's age. Love is puppy love, and it is subject to criticism.But it's not good to tell people directly that puppy love is bad.

So Xiaoxiu had no choice but to talk to her aunt: "Auntie, Xiaoxiu doesn't think people are as sophisticated as you. If you have anything to do, you can discuss it with your good woman. By the way, Auntie, I'm here to pay the bills. How can I solve the problem?" It’s time to talk about matchmaking. Auntie wants to eat her legs, doesn’t she?” If she succeeds in being a matchmaker here, the newcomer will send the matchmaker pork legs and invite the matchmaker to eat 36 meals. The 36 meals are fake, but the pork thigh is real.

The aunt smiled, pointed to the back of the house and said: "It's true, and my aunt doesn't want your legs either. Your uncle is at the back, so go find him. If you don't pay the bill, you should tell him, I don’t understand either.” Xiaoxiu nodded: “Then auntie, you are busy, I’ll go find Uncle first.” The auntie waved her hand, and Xiaoxiu walked towards the back of the house with a smile.

When I got to the back of the house and looked around, I saw that Uncle Liu was setting up the nets. This set of nets is usually lowered by the side of the water bridge in his house to catch small fish and shrimps. "Uncle, Ah You got something good today?" Xiaoxiu leaned forward to look at the harvest, it was three or five crucian carp the size of a palm.Uncle Liu looked up and saw that it was Xiaoxiu, and pointed to the fish in the basin.

"Just these few small fishes, I'll let you take them home and make some soup for your good mother." Xiaoxiu didn't even say no. , How much did my house cost to repair the yard? Now that the house has been repaired, and the people from the Su family have just come here, there is really no gossip about Acai's craftsmanship."

Old Uncle Liu lit a cigarette for himself, took two puffs and said, "You go to find Ah Cai. Life is done by him, and only he knows the materials and workmanship best. After learning so many years of craftsmanship, No matter how bad your skills are, it's a waste of time." Uncle Liu's words revealed his satisfaction with this little apprentice.When Xiaoxiu saw it, she didn't refuse: "Okay, I'll go find Brother A Cai later, and I'll give as much as he counts. I really want to thank him."

After leaving Uncle Liu's house, Xiaoxiu looked up and saw that the sun had just risen.At this time, everyone is busy in the field, and the morning is cool, but now the wheat has just been harvested, and it is not time for the next season to plant, so everyone is busy drying the wheat.So Xiaoxiu also rushed home to sweep the field in front of her house, and then dry the wheat.

When I got home, I saw that the wheat had already dried, and Xiao Su was helping to turn the wheat over.Xiaoxiu immediately felt that it was great to have a man in the family, a strong laborer!In the future, I must flatter Xiao Su well, so that when manpower is needed, I won't be afraid that I won't be able to attract a strong man!So, he stepped forward and patted Xiao Su on the shoulder: "Xiao Su, are you struggling? You just got home, let's have a rest." It's just that after this series of words, Xiao Su blinked her eyes and didn't understand. Xiu patted her forehead, what a crime, how can I communicate with a person with ear problems?Could it be that like the heroine in Dumb Wife, carry a pen and paper with you?Looking at Xiaosu's beautiful big eyes again, Xiaoxiu had no choice but to continue to bend her thumb and say thank you.Seeing this gesture, Xiao Su hurriedly waved her hand and said, "You're welcome."

Xiaoxiu was startled by this thank you, since Xiaosu came back, she really hadn't heard him speak.As the old saying goes, ten deaf and nine dumb, but Xiaoxiu understood after thinking about it, Xiaosu's ears were injured because of saving her comrades in arms, and she couldn't hear the sound.But his vocal cords are fine, of course he can speak.And the voice sounds clear and crisp, which is extremely comfortable.

Of course, Xiaoxiu was embarrassed to ask Xiaosu to do it alone. Seeing that there was still a small half of the wheat that had not been turned over, she took tools and worked with Xiaosu.When she was almost busy, the good woman came out and said, "Xiaoxiu, I'm going to change some noodles. When the wheat comes down, let's eat fresh noodles."

Xiaoxiu wiped the sweat from her forehead: "My good woman, be careful on the road. I will go to the vegetable garden to get some food later, and I will eat it with it." I am used to taking some wheat to grind, and then leaving some for them as a handling fee.There are also some who just exchange the wheat at home for their noodles to save trouble.

The good woman nodded, and went out with a basket.Xiao Su was really curious about what the good woman would do, so she asked Xiao Xiu, and Xiao Xiu felt that her body language was not enough.What hand gesture should be used for noodles?The wheat is ground into powder so that it is easy to show, just grab the wheat from the ground, and then make a gesture of grinding, so you can understand it at a glance.

After drying the wheat, Xiaoxiu took a broken basin to the river to fill some ash and came back. Then she broke a branch from a tree and came back. When it was done, Xiaoxiu felt that this was a small and small writing board.Xiaoxiu pulled Xiaosu to squat in front of the pot and talked with a pen.Because she didn't know how well Xiaosu knew how to read, Xiaoxiu tentatively wrote a few sentences: Can you understand what I wrote?I write, you answer, okay? Xiaosu nodded after reading it, and said: "I can understand, I will answer you when you write." "So the two started talking and writing in this way.

When the good woman came back with a different face, Xiaoxiu was already very familiar with Xiaosu.Xiaoxiu feels that Xiaosu is very innocent, and she answers whatever she asks, just like the kind of person who doesn't know what to say, and who has endless words.However, after chatting for a long time, Xiao Su also became a little confused, because Xiao Su couldn't hear what he said, and many of his expressions were wrong, so the two communicated more and more deeply.

The good woman came back, and the two of them helped with the work.Xiaoxiu sent Xiaosu to help knead the dough, the dough must be kneaded hard to be delicious.Xiao Su naturally wouldn't say it was bad, but she really wanted to wait for him to do something, but Xiao Xiu said she had to wait.Then I went to the vegetable garden, dug up a lot of green vegetables, and prepared to squeeze the juice to make green noodles.If it weren't for the limited conditions, Xiaoxiu would still like to make five-color noodles.

I took the vegetables, squeezed the juice, let Xiaosu knead the noodles, and then made a meal of green noodles to eat.It was served with tomatoes and eggs that I was reluctant to eat in the morning.In order to prevent the good woman from being reluctant to eat again, Xiaoxiu divided the eggs equally when serving the noodles, so that the good woman would not be reluctant to eat.

It was the first time for Xiao Su and Hao Po to eat this green complexion, and it was really delicious.It's just that the good woman is a little bit reluctant.Once the vegetable is juiced, it cannot be used for other purposes.I'm afraid of Xiaoxiu Feicai!Xiaoxiu understood the good woman's thoughts, so she rubbed over with the noodle bowl: "Good woman, this order won't be wasted. Look, Xiao Su is back, so I have to eat wontons no matter what. This order is just right. Make the stuffing, and cut some meat later, and it’s just a good meal for Xiaosu tonight, so it’s a good time for Xiaosu!" After hearing Xiaoxiu’s words, the good woman loosened her brows, and kept telling Xiaoxiu Cut more meat.Xiaoxiu nodded after listening.

In order to make the good woman happy, Xiaoxiu told the good woman that the aunt of the Liu family was going to help her as a matchmaker, and the person who introduced her was the nephew of the aunt's family: "Good woman, is it funny to say that I am only so old, and the aunt actually wants to help me?" I’m a matchmaker.” While talking, he smiled at the good woman, and at the same time scooped up a chopsticks of noodles to eat, and the noodles made by himself were delicious, a hundred times better than the noodles made by machines sold outside.

Unexpectedly, the good woman stopped her chopsticks and said something that surprised Xiaoxiu: "Your aunt is right, you are already a mother. You should start paying attention to your marriage. .Tell the good woman what kind of person my Xiaoxiu likes, and then the good woman will help Xiaoxiu pay attention. Besides, our Xiaoxiu is so beautiful and capable, there will be many people who will like it."

"Good girl..." Xiaoxiu looked at Xiaosu with some embarrassment. Although she knew that Xiaosu couldn't hear clearly, Xiaoxiu still felt very awkward. Talking about a blind date in front of a man, this is really true. I'm a little embarrassed.And He Xiaosu also specially asked: "Xiaoxiu, what are you talking about?" Xiaoxiu blushed even more, and waved her hand carelessly to indicate that it was nothing.Fortunately, Xiao Su didn't continue to ask.

However, the words of the good woman also made Xiaoxiu understand a lot. In this era, there are some things that I really need to adapt to.Whether it is the habits of life or the habits of folk customs.In the past, Xiaoxiu's mate had to have at least a college degree, and they didn't have to have a car or a house, but at least their monthly income should be higher than Xiaoxiu's, and they had to be self-motivated.

In this era, junior high school students and high school students are already high-achieving students, and college students are even rarer.It is also difficult to have a car and a house. The house is really spacious, but a car with four wheels can only be a pipe dream. Having a bicycle is already very good.So Xiaoxiu felt that she had to change the conditions for finding a partner now.

The good woman smiled and watched Xiaoxiu think about it, and then slowly ate up the green noodles in the bowl: "Xiaoxiu, think about it slowly, and when you think about it, tell the good woman, you are a good boy, good woman I will definitely not wrong you."

Xiaoxiu couldn't figure it out, she had never been married before, and she was still young, so she always felt that it was too early to get married, so Xiaoxiu shook her head, holding a noodle bowl and said with a smile: "Good woman, I don't want to marry, I will If you marry a good woman, no one will take care of you, or else, just find a door-to-door son-in-law!" As a result, the good woman patted Xiaoxiu: "What are you thinking? Where can a good man step in and be a door-to-door son-in-law? You It’s better to obediently find someone to marry. It’s good to come back often to see my good woman.”

Well, since no one is willing to be a door-to-door son-in-law, then find someone nearby, preferably in the village, it will be convenient to come and go, and if you know your roots, you are not afraid of marrying the wrong man!

(End of this chapter)