Chapter 34 Chapter 34

"Balley, hurry up, Chrysanthemum said that the piece of ear root at the foot of the mountain opposite the stream is edible, so let's dig it out quickly."

"A lot of people have gone, and they should be gone when it's too late."

The one who came to call Damai was Yang Xiaoya, a ten-year-old girl, and the chrysanthemum in her mouth was Damai's only two friends.

Juhua is the granddaughter of Gao Xiuhong's family who visited Grandma Wu before. Her name is Tang Juhua. She is nine years old this year.

Tang Juhua has the same temperament as her grandma Gao Xiuhong, very straightforward.

But Yang Xiaoya's life was more difficult. Her parents passed away when she was one or two years old, and her grandfather died when she was three years old. Now she and her grandmother depend on each other for life. There are no uncles or relatives at home to help her. Everything depends on themselves. .

Grandma is also half-blind, in poor health, and earns few work points, which will be enough for both grandparents and grandchildren to survive starvation.

Yang Xiaoya is as mature and sensible as Damai. She started going to the fields with her grandmother when she was five or six years old.

It's just that after all, it's too small and doesn't earn much.

Now that he is ten years old, he can earn four or five centimeters, barely able to support himself.

But it happened that her grandma was getting older and couldn't earn as much as before.

So the life of grandparents and grandchildren is as difficult as ever.

During this period of spring plowing, she has been following the field and rarely comes out to play.

Today, because there is no job suitable for a little girl like her, I ran out to dig some wild vegetables, dried them and stored them for winter, which can be regarded as earning rations.

Zheergen, also known as Houttuynia cordata, can be served cold, boiled in soup, or dried and soaked in water.

It is a rare good wild vegetable in this season. Children in the country will go to the fields to dig it every time this season comes.

Hearing the shout, Damai hurriedly responded, "Hey, here I come, I'll take a pannier."

Mai also hurriedly released the chickens and ducks from the cages, and drove them to the back of the mountain with a bamboo pole.

Wu’s family’s chickens and ducks, which have been growing for half a month, have begun to grow rough hair. They have been taken good care of by Barley and Wheat. They have grown up a whole circle and are very energetic. None of them are damaged. The two little girls are full of accomplishment.

As soon as the chickens and ducks came out of the cage, they quacked and chirped, making it extremely lively.

Mai Mai yelled a few times with the strips, and took the time to ask Yang Xiaoya: "Sister Xiaoya, has the spring grass gone?"

Wang Chuncao, six years old, is the granddaughter of Wang Shangui's eldest son and a good friend of Maimai.

Like wheat, he has a lively and active personality, like a tomboy.

Yang Xiaoya smiled and said, "I've been there a long time ago, maybe I've already dug it up."

Mai Mai pursed her lips: "Huh, what a spring grass, she doesn't even want to call me when there are good things. I won't call her anymore."

Plastic friendship, break up as soon as you say it.

Yang Xiaoya and Damai looked at each other and laughed silently.

In their eyes, girls of Mai Mai's age group are just childish, and they don't take it seriously at all.

It's okay to be awkward for a while, and they don't care at all.

Damai turned to say hello to Grandma Wu, then went to kiss Xiya again, and then drove chickens and ducks out with Maimai.

Grandma Wu raised her voice and asked: "Be careful, don't go to the deep mountains, don't go to the river outside the village, and don't run around alone."

"Especially you, Mai Mai, follow Big Sister and don't be naughty."

Mai Mai made a face with her tongue out, she wasn't naughty.

Damai glared at Maimai, and turned around to agree.

Dami and Xiaomi are very envious. Although Xiaomi has a cold temper, he is still a child and yearns for the outside world.

Little Xiya had never seen the outside world, so she stretched her little neck to look at the back of Damai and Wheat, only a little bit curious.

Grandma Wu put all the furniture back and took the three sisters to the vegetable patch in front of the yard.

Some of the vegetable seeds have been cultivated, and the vegetable seedlings have to be transplanted.

Put the buds aside and let Xiaomi watch.

Then let the rice follow along to help.

"Rice, grandma will dig a hole later, you help grandma put the vegetable seedlings in the pit, you know?"

"I know," this four-year-old rice has been done once or twice, and he is considered familiar with it, so he should be crisp and confident.

Grandma Wu smiled, and first lifted the vegetable seedlings out with bamboo slices, and then dug a hole.

Her small feet are inconvenient and she works slowly.

With the mentality of doing something if you can, you don't want to be defensive.

While busy with work, Qian Xingfang, the daughter-in-law of the team leader, came over with a smile.

"Sister Wu, are you busy?"

Grandma Wu got up and said with a smile, "I'm not busy, I only have this little work in hand, how come Sister Qian is free?"

Qian Xingfang is the same age as Grandma Wu, and the team leader is one or two years older than Grandma Wu and Grandpa Wu, so the titles are all based on the team leader.

In the past, everyone was unfamiliar, and when they met, they just nodded and said hello, and rarely called each other.

When they need to be called, they are the captain, Comrade Qian, etc., which seem unfamiliar.

During this period of time, after the two families got close to each other, the names became close.

Qian Xingfang has a strong body, and usually goes to work in the fields to earn work points.

But when there is something to do at home, they will take the lead in busying with the family affairs.

During this period of time, not only the brigade was busy with spring plowing, but each household was also busy in their private plots.

Qian Xingfang stayed at home to work.

"Don't listen to Damai Niang, your family has extra pumpkin seedlings, so I'll come and exchange some."

"I don't know how to get my pumpkin seeds. They are all moldy. It makes me angry."

"I brought some melon seedlings here, I heard that your girl likes to eat this."

Melon is a vegetable, and it can also be eaten raw as fruit. It is sweet, crisp and delicious, and children love it.

Grandma Wu put down her work and greeted her: "It just so happens that I'm transplanting pumpkin seedlings."

"The pumpkin seedlings are growing well this year. I need to pry as much as I can. My family can't grow them all. It's a waste to put them away. There's no need for you to exchange them with vegetable seedlings."

"However, the girls in my family really like melons. I don't have any melon seedlings at home, so I'll thank Mrs. Qian first."

Qian Xingfang waved her hand: "Thank you, I haven't thanked you for the pumpkin seedlings yet."

Turning her head to look at Xiya with her big eyes open, she put down the vegetable seedling in her hand and walked over to it with a smile, "Oh, I haven't seen your Xiya for a while, and you've gained a lot of fat. This looks really good."

Pick up Xi Ya and weigh it, it is full of weight, the small face is chubby, white and tender, it is really gratifying to look at.

I couldn't help pinching Xi Ya's little hands and feet, they were also soft and felt very good.

Xiya tilted her head to look at this somewhat familiar grandma, and let her pinch herself.

Obediently and quietly.

Qian Xingfang looked at it and was even more happy: "My old man said before that your Xi Ya is a man who will come to trouble. He doesn't cry, make trouble or make troubles. It's easy to take care of. It's true."

"Look, I don't recognize her at all when I hold her, and it's not counting if I don't make a fuss, but she still looks at me curiously, she is a bold one."

Grandma Wu laughed and said, "This girl is really brave and big-hearted, she doesn't worry about anything if she has food, and I'm worried that someone will coax her away with a piece of pancake in the future."

Qian Xingfang laughed angrily and said, "How can that be, Xiya is smart at first glance, she is sensible, she is not stupid, isn't she, Xiao Xiya?"

"Ah..." Yes, Xi Ya is smart.

The villain nodded seriously, she is so smart, no one can fool her.

(End of this chapter)

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