Early the next morning, Mrs. Chen was radiant and unusually gentle. When Zhu Ping'an came out, he saw Mrs. Chen tidying up his father's collar. When he saw his two sons coming out of the bed, he immediately put down the clothes that were tidying up his father's collar.
There was an embarrassing blush on my hands and face.
After all, this is not the 21st century, an era where affection can be shown without any scruples, Zhu Ping'an felt in his heart.
We work at sunrise and rest at sunset. The autumn harvest is approaching, and the crops have entered the grain-filling period. Before the uncle’s family comes, water the ground, otherwise the relatives will be busy for a few days. Mr. Zhu will lead the family after eating
My father, third uncle and eldest brother went to the fields to engage in intense irrigation work.
My uncle was studying for exams and never participated in farm work.
As for the fourth uncle, the fourth uncle, uh, the fourth uncle had a stiff neck when he went to bed last night...
By the way, since Zhu Ping'an came here, this is the third time that my fourth uncle has been sick. Every time he got sick while doing farm work... The first time was when he caught a cold while sleeping at night, and the second time was when he woke up at night and bumped his head (
By the way, are you a pig?), this time I simply had a stiff neck when I went to sleep. These reasons are too nonsense, okay? You can tell at a glance that you are running away from laziness, but my grandmother believed it.
Grandma is indeed very partial.
While the men were working, the women were also busy. Grandma, mother, and sisters-in-law sewed purses, made handkerchiefs, and weaved cloth. In short, they just stayed busy.
Zhu Ping'an watched boredly as Zhu Pingjun rode a stick as a horse, and Zhu Yu'er chased the chickens happily. No matter how hard he concentrated, he couldn't see the luck on other people's heads. Maybe he saw the luck on other people's heads.
It also requires conditions. Anyway, don’t be in a hurry, just explore slowly. I’m thinking about sneaking out to think about life and find ways to make money. I just feel that I can’t go into the mountains, otherwise I will definitely find good things in the mountains. After all, the mountains are big.
Endless treasures.
Before Zhu Ping'an could sneak out, his grandmother had some instructions. She ordered him to run errands and buy five cents of thread for needlework.
Zhu Ping'an didn't want to do this kind of errand work. It was too unskilled, and his grandmother was too meticulous. Even if the thing she bought was half a penny less, her grandmother could tell right away, and there was nothing wrong with it.
, if you make a bad purchase, you will be criticized.
Zhu Ping'an didn't want to go, Zhu Pingjun didn't want to go either, and Xiao Yu'er was too young to go.
So, Zhu Ping'an said to Zhu Pingjun in a serious tone, "Go ahead. Don't you have a horse? You can run fast on a horse."
After hearing this, Zhu Pingjun happily took the money, slapped his butt, and drove away.
IQ is crushing.
Zhu Ping'an silently looked at Zhu Pingjun who disappeared at the door, lamenting that life is lonely, and the most lonely thing is that he still can't show it.
While my mother and others were busy at home, I sneaked out and wandered aimlessly in the village. I planned to sneak to the neighboring village of Shanghe Village to see what their private school was like.
Before he could take a few steps, he saw that Erniu, who had often played with me in the past few days, was being pushed to the ground and spanked by his mother. While spanking, he was giving a lesson, "Tell me, do you dare to steal my sister's food in the future?"
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"How dare you steal my sister's food and eat it!"
Hit it, ask it again, hit it, ask it again.
Erniu, a naughty child of five or six years old, screamed after being beaten, and swore with a runny nose, "I promise that I will never take my sister's food again. If I take my sister's food again, I will be a bitch."
Raised."
Bitch bitch? Zhu Pingan almost choked without taking a breath. You really have the guts.
really
Then I saw Er Niu being lifted up by his mother, took off the soles of his shoes, slapped him, and beat him again.
Xiahe Village is close to the river bank and is on the lower reaches of the river, so it is called Xiahe Village, and the one upstream is called Shanghe Village. The two villages share this river. This is an unknown small river, formed by a collection of mountain streams, and the river water is crystal clear.
, people call it Qingxi.
Zhu Ping'an didn't go far when he saw the river. There was a small boat in the river. Some people were fishing on the small boat. There were also women gathering in twos and threes by the river to wash clothes. They used the bluestones on the riverside to use sticks on the water.
Prioritize the tapping.
If you get a little closer to the river bank, you can see small fish and shrimps playing in the water plants. You can't see such a clear river in modern times.
Across the river is the endless mountain behind the village, which is lush and green. You can hear the chirping of birds and animals in the distance, and it feels like it is rich in products.
The layout of Xiahe Village is that there is a village in the fields, a mountain behind the village with thick shade from ancient trees, and water in front of the village, which is surrounded by fields. Beautiful mountains and clear waters should not breed poverty.
Zhu Ping'an was thinking as he walked along the river bank, and unknowingly he reached the end of the field. The Zhu family was dredging ditches and watering the fields on the river bank, and they watched him clearly.
"Xiao Zhi, why are you here? Are you okay at home?"
Zhu Shouyi, his father, who saw Zhu Ping'an running by himself in the distance, strode over and asked. Zhu's father was shirtless and rolled up his trouser legs. His feet were full of mud and he was holding an iron shovel in his hand.
Only then did Zhu Pingan realize that he had arrived at his home without knowing it. Looking at his worried father, Zhu Pingan couldn't help but raise his chubby face and said, "Dad, there's nothing wrong at home. I'm here to help."
Zhu's father felt relieved now. He looked at Zhu Pingan's little arms and legs and smiled, "How can you help? Go over there and guard those fish. Go back and ask your mother to make soup for you."
Grandfather and others also came over. Brother Zhu Pingchuan also held a yellow water melon and handed it to Zhu Pingan, "Brother, wash and eat. There are many more by the river."
Grandfather admired Zhu Pingan's behavior of coming to watch the adults do farm work, and hoped that Zhu Pingan would be a good hand in farming in the future. In the eyes of grandfather, land is the foundation, and even high-ranking officials and well-paid people must have land to feel at ease.
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Okay, I can't run around now.
Not far away, his family was watering the ground. Zhu Pingan was resting his head on the green grass, guarding a few palm-sized grass carp in a newly dug small puddle next to him, gnawing watermelons boredly.
It's crunchy, fragrant and sweet, leaving people with endless aftertaste. This kind of watermelon is about the size of a fist and has black lines. I don't know if I can sell it for a good price in the town.
Because of the convenience of river water, more than half of the fields at home have been watered by the end of the day, and it will take about half a day to finish watering tomorrow.
Sure enough, the fish soup we drank in the evening made Zhu Ping'an, who didn't have much meat taste, feel like he was eating it.
After dinner, my grandfather waved his hand and said, "Second brother, you and Dachuan won't have to water the fields tomorrow. Let's go into the mountains to see if we can catch some game. When your uncle and the others come, we can add some meat dishes."
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My father is the most versatile person in the family, so it falls on him to go hunting for game in the mountains.