I went to bed early and woke up early. I got up early and served the chickens, ducks, pigs, etc. at home. I ate two large bowls of mung bean porridge, packed away the duck eggs, and gave the wild duck eggs to an old female duck to hatch. Today’s three
The six large red-crowned crane eggs were given to an old hen to nest in, along with yesterday's three.
Wu Li wasn't going to do any more, let's see the effect first. Anyway, judging from the appearance of the big white bird, it seemed that it couldn't lay a few clutches of eggs in a year. These big guys were not like water ducks, they were specially raised to lay duck eggs.
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There is nothing much going on today. Lao Wang's car will not arrive until tomorrow to pick up the goods. Wu Li has a rare moment of leisure today. He is planting late-maturing rice and it will take about ten days to harvest.
In this rare free time, Wu Li was ready to wander around the village.
Wu Lihua wore trousers and a flowered shirt, a pair of big shackles on his feet, and a piece of dogtail grass pulled from the roadside in his mouth. He was followed by Xiao Hei, and the rare rhubarb that showed up. A few small strips were left at home.
I was looking after the house and didn't hang around with the owner.
I said hello to people I met along the way, smoked a cigarette, sat for a while in the small health center, and wiped off the eight yuan I had owed for several months.
Then we wandered to the shabby adobe house of the mute's family. It was really shabby. There were several big cracks in the wall, and there were several large logs leaning on the outside. It couldn't be described as shaky or crumbling, or even a strong wind.
It's very appropriate that it pours as soon as you blow it.
"Uncle Yang, where is the mute?" Wu Li saw Old Yang lying on his head under the thick orange leaves to enjoy the coolness, so he walked over and sat down on the bamboo chair next to him.
"I'll go, it's so hot." What Wu Li was not talking about was the hot dog tea, because the pot of hot dog tea was cold. What he was talking about was the bamboo chair under his butt.
Even under the shadow of the dense orange leaves, the air temperature baked by the hot sun is astonishingly high. The bamboo chair naturally becomes hot in the heat wave that even dogs hate. Even under the shadow of the tree, it cannot escape the clutches of the air current.
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"Just stand if you feel it's hot." Lao Yangtou was wearing boxer-crotch pants and a white sweat vest on his upper body. The big cattail leaf fan in his left hand was shaking constantly.
It was said that he was enjoying the cool under the tree. Seeing that he was sweating all over and there were patches of sweat marks on the crotch of his clothes, it would be better to say that he was taking a sauna.
"Hey, Old Yang, do you still have my employer in your eyes? You still ignore my employer. What kind of attitude do you have, Old Yang?" As Wu Li spoke, he poured himself a cup of hot dog tea.
Drink, if you expect old man Yang to pour you tea, then just wait. You may not be able to wait until the sun comes out in the west.
"Why don't you boss now? You dumb bear guy, there is nothing at the reservoir yet. He went to the reservoir early in the morning and didn't even come back to make lunch. Really, you are so proactive"
Qinglao Yangtou was resentful that he had not come back to cook in this situation.
"Old Yangtou, you can't cook a meal by yourself?" Wu Li was convinced that this old Yangtou would definitely not be able to cook, because this guy is too lazy and no one has seen him since the mute could cook.
Old Yangtou took the shovel, and even if the mute went to help others and drank spicy food at other people's houses, Lao Yangtou would rather starve for the whole day and wait until the mute came back in the evening to feed him.
This is very good, and it saves food for a meal.
"I'm dumb after eating a hammer. I don't even know where to put the oil, salt, rice and vinegar. What do you think of me as an old man? I drank two bowls of mung bean porridge since early in the morning and bitten a few cucumbers in the middle of the morning."
It’s not an exaggeration to say that the old man’s belly is full of green water.” Old Yangtou’s belly made a series of grumbling noises, as if to prove to Wu Li, look, I am really hungry.
"I'm too lazy to rely on Mute and me. It only takes half an hour for you to make noodles and make powder. If you move, you will tire out your old man?" Wu Li finally found success in this old guy.
I feel that I am not the laziest person in Wujiacun.
"You're too lazy to move. Why don't you Xiaoli get some noodles for me, and get yourself a bowl too. It'll be more delicious if the two of you eat together." Old Yangtou's abacus was really piliba.
There was a rattling sound.
"Anyway, you're used to being hungry. If you don't bear it any longer, come to my house for dinner. Not only will you be satisfied with the food, but you'll also be responsible for the wine. You can always drink as much as you want." Wu Li was clearly deliberately irritating the old man.
Yangtou's stomach is secreting.
"Screw you little boy. I was planning to kill a big-haired waiter to entertain you. Well, my wish to fill my belly was in vain. I'd better go ahead and go to your house to eat at a big restaurant in the evening." Old Yangtou
I was planning to get up and get some well water to calm down the flower skin and kill it, but the two of them happened to be chatting while eating. When I heard that there was a big family eating in the evening, I immediately straightened my back and lay down again, feeling very uncomfortable.
"Let me go, you old man is too much, you are unkind, we can't be unjust, right? This is one thousand yuan, which is this month's salary, and the other three thousand yuan must be free to go to the countryside and apply for a card deposit for you.
Get up, remember to bring your or the mute's ID card at night, for opening an account." Wu Li took out a wad of money from the pocket of his colorful trousers, and casually threw it on the bluestone table between the two of them.
"Hey, your boss insists on giving you this job before you pay for it. Are you afraid that the honest old Yangtou and the mute will regret it? Don't worry, I'm here and I promise to keep an eye on you."
When Old Yang saw that he was getting paid before he even worked, he beamed with joy. His face instantly turned red, and he was in an indescribable spirit. He was not at all like the desperate look he had just now.
"Pull you down, what we want to keep is a mute, okay? With you like this, we really don't feel reassured. Don't watch the ducks become the ones who make duck soup, and the ones who guard the reservoir become the fishermen. This kind of thing
This situation is very likely to become a reality for you old man." Wu Li had such a bad mouth and did not give this old guy any face.
"Screw you, I'm too lazy to do it myself. I'd rather be a mute if I have to do this job. I can just talk." Old Yangtou put the money into his trouser pocket and shook his head leisurely.
I was in a rocking chair with a cattail fan, and when I was in a good mood, it seemed that the hot weather was not a big deal.
"I'm going to stop messing with you. I'll invite the mute to have dinner with me tonight. I still have something to do, so I won't sit down." Wu Li came here just to send money. The money has been given, so it's time to leave.
"Third uncle and three aunt are busy. They are packing up the threshing machine so early. Have you planted early-maturing varieties today?" As soon as Wu Li entered the yard, he saw the third aunt stepping on the threshing machine, and the third uncle was bending over to thresh it.
Add engine oil to the gears of the grain machine.
"They planted two acres of early-maturing millet and left it to feed the chickens and pigs." When the third uncle heard Wu Li's voice, he straightened up and replied with a smile.