Chen Miao looked at the three sisters-in-law looking at her and said nothing. She didn't know her well and was afraid of calling her by the wrong name.
When I came out, I saw that Chen Jiang had already put a basket on his back. "You push the cart, there are two baskets."
The children all called Chen Miao Sangu.
Chen Tong ran over and said, "Third Sister, I'll carry it."
Chen Miao didn't say anything, and the three siblings went back.
The two Luobo Yingzi brothers from Zhigan pretended to be there and walked away, and then Chen Miao opened the door and went back to lie down.
Mother Chen looked at the radish tassels, which looked really good, and her fourth son was still holding a bag in his hand.
"Mom, this is the carrot given by my third sister."
"Well, put it all aside." Unexpectedly, this girl has really improved her life. This is the best, and she can save the time to come to her parents' house to enjoy the autumn breeze.
There isn't much work left at home. The only time left is to clear the land, and the sweet potatoes can still wait.
Early the next morning, Chen Miao started to rub shredded radish and dried it on the straw mat. This thing dries quickly. It was dried in the morning, and the rest will be done in a few days.
Not long after she lay down at noon, she heard a knock on the door and really didn't want to get up.
I opened the door and saw Chen Jiang, "Next time you knock on the door at this time, I won't open it."
"Third sister, I just finished eating. Dad said there is nothing for me to do this afternoon. Didn't I come over to work for you?"
"There's nothing left to do."
"Then I'll go dig the cotton stalks."
That's it. "Okay, I'm going to bed."
Chen Jiang knew where the tools were, so he took out his pickaxe and went out to work.
When Chen Miao woke up, she heard movement in the yard. She went out and saw Chen Jiang picking up dried radish leaves.
"Third sister, wake up. Chop up the remaining radish leaves and dry them in the sun. You can feed them to the livestock in winter."
"Okay. By the way, are you busy tomorrow? How about we go to town to play cotton?"
"Third sister, dad said you are not allowed to go to the town or county."
"Then where can I play cotton? I bought some cotton but it's not enough. I still have to play it myself."
"It seems that Zhao's family has someone who plays cotton. Let me ask my mother."
"Can those who play cotton fry cottonseed oil?"
Chen Jiang shook his head, "I don't know. Let's ask my parents." The radish tassels were dried in the sun, and Chen Miao asked Chen Jiang to take the cabbage in and dry the shriveled ones.
The two siblings tied a rope on the wall of the house, and the cabbage hung directly on it.
"Third sister, have you prepared the sauerkraut?"
"Marine it. I live alone and can't eat much, so I marinate it in a small vat."
It can be said that Chen Miao was watching from the side, and Chen Jiang did all the work. She thought that boys would not do such work.
It was not until evening that all the work was finished, Chen Miao pancakes were cooked, and Chen Jiang was given eggs.
"Third sister, my mother told me to come and live with you for a few days. If you get sick at night, I can go find Fifth Aunt."
"Okay, you can clean up the West Room tomorrow. I wonder if the kang can be burned?"
"Let me see."
Chen Miao also wanted Chen Jiang to come over. She was also a little scared. Many people told her that she couldn't be alone at home.
My belly is getting bigger day by day. The two children are moving more and more. I am really afraid that there is no one around me and what should I do if I have labor pains?
In the evening, Chen Tong asked, "Fourth brother, what did you eat at Third Sister's house?"
"what else?"
"Fourth brother, I also want to follow you to Third Sister's house."
"Go and ask your mother."
Chen Tong had already told his mother and was directly denied.
The next day the family was scraping sorghum at home. Chen Jiang and Chen's father talked about the kang in the west room of the third sister's house.
"I'll go over and take a look this afternoon."
"Dad, my third sister said she wants to play cotton."
"Go to Zhao's housework."
"Dad, can Zhao's family extract oil?"
"able."
"Dad, I will follow my third sister tomorrow to play cotton and extract oil."
"Dad, I'm going with Fourth Brother." Chen Tong answered immediately.
"No, you work at home. You have to dry the grain tomorrow."
The family won't spoil him just because he is the youngest boy, it's all the same.
Chen's mother didn't say a word. She was just looking forward to separating the family as soon as possible. She was really too lazy to live with them, and there was no good thing.
The eldest brother's house has been completed and it's just in time to move there. The other two also asked them to get their houses quickly.
In the afternoon, Chen Dongsheng came to his daughter's house. It was well tidied up, and all the vegetables in the yard were put away, and a lot of vegetables were dried in the sun, so that life would not be sad.
Checking the kang in the west room, you can also light a fire, "That's fine, it'll be fine."
He went back to continue working while Chen Jiang took care of things here.
Chen Miao stood in the yard and rubbed the corn. The corn was still wet, but he had to do this work sooner or later, so he had to do it slowly now. There was nothing wrong with standing if he couldn't sit down.
"Third sister, your hairpin is very fast."
"It's so good when I buy it new." In fact, I didn't really buy it. I bought too much ironware, so I bargained with the blacksmith and someone else gave it to me.
The two siblings really did a lot of work throughout the afternoon. Chen Jiang said that the corn kernels were placed on the kang in the west room, and Chen Miao was afraid of mice, so they finally placed them on the kang where Chen Miao slept in the east room.
"Tomorrow we will drive to Zhao's house to play cotton. Dad said there is an oil press."
"That's good, I'll make fried mahua for you later."
Chen Jiang just laughed. The younger brother said that the twists at Third Sister's house were gone. But every time he came to visit, Third Sister would give him one to eat. Third Sister was really willing to treat him.
The two siblings ate porridge, salted duck eggs, and pancakes.
On the way home, Chen Jiang ran into Li Wenquan and said, "Comrade Li."
"Did you go to your third sister's house?"
"Yes. Tomorrow I will go play cotton and squeeze oil for my third sister."
"Can you do it by yourself? I'll go with you?"
"Comrade Li is not busy anymore?"
"It's okay. I'm afraid you'll be too busy if you go alone."
Chen Jiang smiled and nodded. He particularly admired Li Wenquan.
The next day Chen Jiang came over, took the pancakes and two jars and drove away.
Li Wenquan got into the car at the end of the village, and the two of them drove to Zhao's house.
Nowadays, there are really many people who play cotton. However, Chen Miao cleaned it up, and the two families in front had to pick out the seed cotton themselves. They also became the first to play cotton.
Chen Jiang put on the mask made by his third sister. This would save him from throat discomfort.
In other words, it took an hour for the cotton to be fully elastic and rolled into cotton seeds. Finally, it was weighed and it actually weighed twenty-two pounds.
Extracting the oil was more laborious, and both of them had to work. However, more than five kilograms of cottonseed oil was produced, which was really a lot. Chen Jiangrang put it in two jars to avoid spilling it.
When the two came back at four o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Miao didn't expect it to be so soon.
"Comrade Li will come home for lunch tomorrow, and I'll fry some pancakes to eat." If I'm grateful to someone, I can only treat them to something good.
Li Wenquan smiled and nodded, and did not refuse. He once lived a good life, but now it is really uncomfortable to live such a hard life all day long. Of course he is willing to eat something delicious.
Chen Miao went to work in the morning, preparing to live more, and sent two to her parents, but there was no more.
