Allure of a Country Maiden

When Shen Chengyao saw that Xiaoer could prepare meals by himself, he felt both relieved and heartbroken. Mrs. Lu originally planned to cook again when she came back. Who would have thought that Xiao'er, a half-year-old child, could also cook a meal, and the two younger children also knew how to boil water and make ginger soup. She was quite touched. Some people in this family are really not even as good as their children.

Several adults also hurriedly took a shower, changed clothes and went out to eat. I thought it would be good if Xiaoer could cook those meals, but I didn't expect to be able to eat such delicious meals.

Everyone was very hungry and started to eat. Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Lu's cooking skills were considered good in the Shen family, but Mrs. Lu felt a little inferior today. The food she cooked was not as good as that of a child.

"Xiao'er, this is your first time cooking. Your mother is really good at teaching you. You can cook this meal better than your fourth aunt."

In fact, with limited seasonings, the reason why the dishes are so delicious is of course due to space water. The chestnuts are grown in space, and the cabbage and cucumbers were borrowed by Xiaoer to pick vegetables in the vegetable garden and secretly slipped out of space. of. The water used for cooking is also space water. How can it not be fragrant?

"Is it really delicious? Then cook more for Aunt Four in the future." At this time, Xiaoer could only fool her by saying some words that a child would be very happy to be recognized. He could cook so well for the first time. It's also a bit abnormal. Fortunately, the original owner had often helped Mrs. Liu with housework before. She often watched how Mrs. Liu cooked, and Mrs. Liu would also make a few remarks from time to time.

"The fourth aunt is waiting." Mrs. Lu happily responded.

"It's delicious, even better than your mother's!" Shen Chengyao nodded while eating.

"Does Dad dislike the food cooked by Mom? I will tell Mom when she comes back!" Xiaoer joked.

"Dad didn't say that your mother's cooking was not delicious, but you kid has learned to complain!" Everyone else laughed after hearing this.

Several people ate up the food while talking and laughing.

After eating, their strength returned, and several people refused to sit still for a while and went to the fields to harvest. There was a strong wind and rain last night, which blew down all the seedlings and the ears of grain fell on the fields. If they were not harvested as soon as possible, they would sprout in the fields soon, and the grain would be wasted.

The three siblings also helped with threshing work at home. Although it was slow, they could do as much as they could. Threshing like this is really tiring. When the rice is harvested next season, she must design a threshing machine.

Xiaoer swept up the kang and put the threshed rice on the kang to dry. Although she had space and could put it in the space, she didn't have to worry about germination, but there was a way to dry the moisture on the surface of the rice so that it could be dried. Take the rest into the space to dry, so that Shen Chengyao will have a reason to respond when asked.

The Kang is actually the father of Mr. Shen. Mr. Shen escaped from the north and later took root here. He only built it when he couldn't bear the cold in winter. People here used to sleep on wooden beds, but in winter, poor people , there was no extra quilt, and it was too cold, so they gradually switched to a kang. After all, you can just cut firewood in the mountains, and you only need to have some strength. Unlike quilts and cotton clothes, you have to spend money to buy them. Mr. Shen also relied on this craft to support his family.

Shen Chengyao, Shen Chengzu and Lu were harvesting in the fields during the day and threshing at night. After another four days of busy work, we finally finished harvesting the rice from the remaining two families with eight acres of prime field and four acres of medium field. The sky finally cleared up. It has rained for three days, which will definitely have an impact on the crops in the field. Xiaoer's family harvested last, so some of them have sprouted, but fortunately not many have sprouted.

After harvesting the rice, we harvest peanuts, corn, sweet potatoes from the dry land, soybeans and sesame from the sandy land. At this time, several children from Xiaoer also came to help. Xiaoer discovered that there was a problem with the farming method here. Sweet potatoes do not have high land requirements. Sweet potatoes should be planted in sandy soil. The soil for planting sesame should be high, dry and soil-free. Land with deep layers, soft soil, and fertile soil is better, and it will have to be changed next year.

Mrs. Li is really very clever in her calculations. Originally, Mr. Shen and Shen Chengyao both said that they would harvest the rice in the fields first and then the crops in the field, but Mrs. Li refused to say that they should harvest all the crops in the field before harvesting the second family. , so as not to mess it up later and have to divide it again, and then leave the house with an excuse after collecting one's own family.

But if you eat a little, you will gain wisdom. It may not be a good thing for the two brothers Shen Chengyao and Shen Chengzu. There are many people in the world who can help others unconditionally without asking for anything in return, but there is no calculation or deliberate taking advantage of them. Anyone who has been scheming too much will no longer be led by your nose, and will only stay away from you. The more kind-hearted a person is, the more he treats others with kindness. Those who treat themselves well will definitely treat others better; those who only think about scheming and taking advantage of themselves, and those with impure motives, will not plot against you in the same way, but will only stay away from you, and what you don’t know is Letting such a person stay away from you is the greatest loss.

After the weather cleared, Xiaoer and the other two little ones also went to the field to help pull out the peanuts. Three-year-old Jingjie can't help much, but he is having fun in the fields without worrying the adults or hindering their work.

After working together for almost a month, I finally harvested all the crops in the field. But it’s not finished yet, it still needs to be dried, threshed and put into warehouse. The couple Shen Chengyao and Shen Chengzu had lost a lot of weight and darkened a lot. This is only possible with the help of Xiaoer Space Water. Some people fell ill because they were rushing to harvest in the rain. Fortunately, there was a doctor named Luo who lived in the village. He was very skilled in medicine and his fees were cheap.

Ms. Liu has also given birth, and Shen Chengyao plans to pick her up and take her home. As soon as I proposed it, several children also wanted to follow. Shen Chengyao thought that his children would still go back to his grandmother's house during the Chinese New Year, so he agreed.

Shen Chengyao hitched up the ox cart, and the family happily headed towards the county seat. Liu's natal family happened to be facing the opposite direction from the town. Instead, it is closer to the county. Therefore, people from their village generally do not come to the town to attend the market, but go to the county.

When Xiaoer felt that she was about to be shaken to pieces, the ox cart finally arrived at Guishu Village. Jing Hao took the lead in jumping off the ox cart and ran to her grandmother's house, shouting as she ran, "Grandma, I'm coming."

Liu's natal family is at the end of Guishu Village, close to the official road. Mrs. Liu's mother, Mrs. Liu Lin, heard it in the house and hurriedly came out of the house. She was very happy to see her son-in-law coming with her grandson. He caught Jing Hao who was rushing into his arms: "Oh, my Jing Hao seems to have grown taller after not seeing her for a month."

"Really? Have you grown taller? No wonder I think my pants are too short." Shen Jinghao was very happy after hearing this. He hoped that he could grow up quickly so that he could help his parents do more work. They don't have to work so hard.

Shen Chengyao also got off the bullock cart: "Mom, I'm here to take Minling home. I'm sorry to trouble you during this time," he said while unloading the bullock cart.

"What are you talking about? If your family has any trouble, don't worry."

"Grandma." Shen Jingrui and Xiaoer also jumped off the oxcart to greet Liu Lin.

"Hey, grandma's dear grandson, you must be thirsty. Go in and drink some water." Mrs. Liu Lin took the rope from Shen Chengyao's hand and led the cow to the backyard to tie the rope.

Shen Chengyao pushed the bullock cart into the yard, and then unloaded the contents of the cart. Shen Chengyao brought a bag of fifty kilograms of newly harvested rice, fifty kilograms of peanuts, ten kilograms of soybeans, one kilogram of sesame seeds, and two kilograms of dried chestnuts. Xiao'er had picked this from the mountain before. When Liu was at home, she was worried that she wouldn't be able to finish it. She was fine just lying on the bed, so she peeled off the shells and coats of the remaining chestnuts and dried the chestnuts inside to preserve them.

At this time, Xiaoer's aunts, Tan and Liu, came out when they heard the noise. The whole family naturally greeted each other warmly.

Shen Chengyao moved the things he brought to the kitchen. Both Liu Lin and Tan said there was no need to bring so many things, it was too expensive.

"This is all the new food harvested at home. I brought some here for my mother, eldest brother and sister-in-law to try. It doesn't cost any money." In the past, there was no separation of families. Every year during the Chinese New Year, Shen Zhuang would give them 20 Wen. New Year's gifts, and they could only be given during the Chinese New Year since they were all year round, but his mother-in-law never showed shame, so he felt very guilty. This year my family was separated, so I brought some extra things.

Ms. Liu Lin was relieved when she heard that she didn't have to spend money. She was also very happy that her son-in-law had a heart. It was not because of greed, but because of his heart. This also indirectly showed that he valued Ms. Liu. This is what makes her happiest.

Mrs. Liu Lin also had a hard life. She had nothing to do for three years after getting married. She suffered from her mother-in-law's sarcastic remarks, bossing around, and all kinds of difficulties. Later, the mother-in-law brought a common wife into the house for her husband, and she gave birth to her eldest son within a year. She lived a life that was worse than that of a maid. Later, I finally got pregnant with my uncle Liu Minhong and Mrs. Liu who gave birth to Xiaoer one after another, but they were both used to being bossed around, and the whole family was also used to being bossed around. Mrs. Liu Lin was also soft-tempered, and even her son and daughter followed her. Hard days. Until Mr. Liu passed away and was kicked out by Ping's wife, Tan's family still had to borrow an old house for them to have a place to stay. Later, Liu Minhong worked as an apprentice in a lumber shop in the county for more than ten years. From a few dozen cash per month to the current 500 cash, life gradually got better. However, because there was no land at home, he had to open up wasteland. We only have two acres of land, so life is actually still difficult.

The aunt brought bowls of water to everyone. After Shen Chengyao drank the water, she hugged her daughter, whom she hadn't seen for almost a month, and teased her, unwilling to let go for a long time. Mrs. Liu left him alone and went to help her sister-in-law cook.

Jing Rui and Jing Hao followed their twin cousins ​​Liu Zhiwen and Liu Zhiwu to the river to fish. Xiaoer was dragged by her cousin Liu Jingshu to pick dates to eat. There was a jujube tree planted in front of the house where Xiaoer's grandmother married. The fruit this year was big and sweet.

Xiaoer wanted to go fishing and smuggled some fish into space: "Cousin, I want to go to the river to catch fish. Let's pick dates when we come back. My brother is very good at climbing trees. Let him climb the tree and pick them."

"It turns out you are also a rogue, okay, let's go fishing first." Liu Jingshu is a girl with a very cheerful personality. She is 14 years old this year. She has a delicate appearance. When she smiles, her eyebrows are curved, like the moon in the sky. She is usually quiet and quiet, but she is also very open-minded when it comes to playing. How should I describe her? Xiaoer thought of a sentence: as quiet as a virgin, as active as a rabbit.