Dashan Orchard 1988

Chapter 76 Two people on a kang

Li Muyang continued, "Look at Zhaohu. He is a big leader in the county. What kind of girl has he not seen? It's just a small thing for him to miss Xiuer. If I miss it, I don't know what I will do." How long has it been?

You are the big matchmaker in our village, so you can't just watch me get single. If word of this spreads, it won't affect your reputation as a big matchmaker. Then Matchmaker Hu is really hoping that your reputation is not as good as hers. "

Seeing Li Muyang say this, Sister-in-law Xue just smiled meaningfully, with a hint of teasing in her smart little eyes.

"So, you, Yangbazi, are thinking about me?"

"That's necessary. Let me tell you, if my sister-in-law allows me to do this, not only me, but also my mother and our brothers and sisters will talk about your good deeds. You will be the benefactor of our old Li family."

"Look at this tall hat for my sister-in-law, haha~"

Who doesn't like to hear good words? Sister-in-law Xue laughed and said, "It's not that things are not working out, it's just..."

Li Muyang understood the situation and took out 5 yuan from his pocket and put it into the Xue family's sister-in-law's pocket. He deliberately slowed down when he put it in so that the Xue family's sister-in-law could see the amount of the money.

"I know that my sister-in-law is going to put in a lot of effort, so please accept this small amount of hard work. If the matter is successful, we will give you twice the reward."

Sister-in-law of the Xue family felt the "heavy" weight in her pocket, her attitude was several times better than before, and her little eyes that seemed to be squinted were also much wider.

"Even though I'm afraid of you, seeing how persistent you are, I can't dissuade you. Let's do this. I'll help you ask tomorrow. If that's okay, let you meet first. What do you think?"

"I can see it."

Li Muyang's anxious heart temporarily calmed down.

The competition has returned to the same starting line, but his understanding of his wife is not as good as that of Li Zhaohu.

There should be no problem... right?
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Li Yongzhong returned home and suddenly thought of Li Muyang before going to bed, so he told his parents.

Li Mutian and Milan Lan looked at each other, and after the children fell asleep, they lay on the kang and started chatting quietly.

"It seems like your fifth child is really anxious."

The kerosene lamp had just been blown out, and the room was still filled with the smell of kerosene.

Milan Lan was wrapped in a light quilt and turned to face her husband. Although she could only see his general outline in the dark room, she still liked to talk to this side.

Li Mutian remained silent in the dark night and did not speak.

"Hey, you are mute. I was talking to you, didn't you hear me?"

"Say what?"

Li Mutian replied.

"What can I say? Let's just talk about Lao Wu finding a partner."

"What can I say? Can you give him money or find him a wife?"

"Hey, hey, what are you talking about? What can I say to him? I'm just his sister-in-law, not his mother!"

Milanlan's voice rose a lot, but soon she remembered that the children were sleeping, so she lowered her voice again, "Besides, finding a wife is not a matter for you brothers to care about, and it's not my turn no matter what. Is this sister-in-law?"

"Don't say anything until it's your turn. Just say whatever you want to make others feel troubled."

Li Mutian's tone was impatient and a little guilty.

After all, he is the eldest brother. The younger brother still has no wife. His mother is lying on the kang. No matter what happens, he should take care of it.

Nahe~
He is also stretched thin now and has little ability.

The wife didn't say anything, so she couldn't think about it for the time being. She insisted on talking, and the more she talked, the more irritated she became.

"You're trying to make fun of me, right? I'm too lazy to care. Anyway, the guy who beats the bachelor is not my brother... he's not my biological brother. If you're not in a hurry, I won't be in a hurry."

After saying that, Milan Lan turned around and faced her husband back to back.

Because they are older, the two of them no longer share the same quilt, and they don't think there is anything wrong with them on weekdays. When they have conflicts like this, they suddenly seem to be cut off from each other and divided into two worlds.

Both fell into a long silence.

a long time.

Milanlan suddenly asked: "How much money do you get from working in Mijia Village?"

"Why are you asking? Didn't I tell you?"

"Can't you say it again? I forgot."

"Twenty dollars."

"69...69...69..." Milanlan repeated over and over again, seeming to be thinking about something.

"What are you doing?"

"Why don't you do anything? Just sleep... Oh, by the way, do you think the money will be settled next month?"

"Well, you are in a hurry to spend it? The children are not in a hurry to study for the time being. What do you want to use?"

Milan Lan didn't say anything anymore.

She didn't speak again until Li Mutian fell asleep.

The night was getting darker.

Two people on a kang.
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It was four o'clock in the morning and it was still dark outside.

The chicken didn't even bother to crow a few times.

Li Muyang quietly got up and embarked on the road to Xishan with the dry food and water prepared last night.

One day's delay yesterday was equivalent to making dozens of dollars less.

It's a pity to think about it.

Last night I was thinking about getting up early today to make up for the lost time.

He ran very fast along the way.

The fixed route was already very familiar. Walking through the early morning dew, without seeing the surrounding scenery, he walked through the trail, climbed over Taoshan, crossed the Malian River, and soon arrived at Xishan.

When we arrived at the place where Cordyceps was grown, the sky was still only bright.

But his eyesight is slightly better and he can still see clearly.

He quickly tied the plastic paper around his legs and went straight to the task of searching for Cordyceps without any hesitation.

It's already late April, and Cordyceps still has about half a month to work on, so it's basically useless.

When the buds of Cordyceps continue to grow completely, the nutrients of the insects will be exhausted, and then they will become real grass.It has no medicinal effect.

But at this time, because the buds of Cordyceps grow very high, it is the best season to harvest Cordyceps.

The original cordyceps buds are only about two or three centimeters, and are hidden under many residual branches and leaves. It is difficult for non-experienced people to detect them at a glance.

Now, at the end of April, many cordyceps buds have reached four centimeters away, like small round sticks, exceeding the height of the dead leaves, making it easy for people to detect.

Therefore, many inexperienced people like to start digging Cordyceps in the second half of April. If they go earlier, they will not be able to find a few in a day, which is a waste of time. They might as well do other businesses.

Li Muyang plunged into the world of Cordyceps, and unknowingly, he became a little selfless.

The early morning sun slowly shines down from the east, over the highest mountain ridge, and shines on the man crawling in the grass.

It's like putting a golden coat on him.

He didn't realize it.

I don't know how long.

Li Muyang suddenly found that his cans were full.

On the first day he came, he couldn't fill a single can. Now, he can't fill two cans a day.

For example, the day before yesterday, I filled two bottles, and there were still a few that I couldn’t do anything about, so I had to temporarily wrap them in cloth and take them home.

So today he brought three bottles.

I don’t believe it’s not enough.

Generally speaking, when the first bottle is filled, it will be around [-] or [-] noon.

The morning session is slightly shorter.

But today he looked up at the sun and found that it was still in the southeast, not due south, let alone at the height of the sky.

In this season and at this location, it can be estimated that the time is only around ten o'clock, not eleven o'clock yet.

"It's not slow today."

Li Muyang unscrewed the kettle and drank some water.

The water is found to be sweet.

First he was stunned, then he smiled.

I asked my sister to help prepare the water in the kettle yesterday. She must have added saccharin to it.

So sweet.

People of this era especially like to eat saccharin.

People don't care where saccharin comes from, they just know that it is sweet.

A few small grains can make a large glass of water very sweet.

Saccharin is also added when making porridge or steaming some special pastries.

It’s not that there’s no sugar.

It’s just that sugar is too expensive.

Women who eat some brown sugar or brown sugar during confinement are reluctant to buy more.

Li Xiangqin must have thought that her brother was working hard outside, and it would be difficult for him to drink just boiled water, so he added some saccharin for him to make it sweet.

In my sister's heart, sweetness is the most beautiful taste in the world.

She loves her brother, so she hopes that even the water he drinks will be sweet.

As everyone knows, when people are thirsty, drinking some boiled water is the best way to quench their thirst. Drinking sugar water is actually no different from drinking salt water.

Li Muyang didn't understand the principles behind this, but he had life experience.

But as he drank the water, he didn't have the slightest idea of ​​blaming his sister, but he couldn't help but smile.

My sister is such a charming and innocent girl.

Others only noticed her shortcomings and did not seriously understand the softest side of her heart.

After drinking the water, Li Muyang continued digging.

He didn't take a break at noon, so he just wanted to fill two bottles in one go.

It doesn’t matter what time you want to eat.

I drank water again in the middle.

The sun is slowly reaching the zenith, and the weather is starting to get hotter at the end of April in the lunar calendar. Especially in the mountains, where the altitude is higher, it is even hotter.

You don’t have to eat food, but you have to drink water.

A few more hours passed and the second bottle was finally full.

Li Muyang tightened the bottle and put it into the yellow backpack, preparing to find a cool place to rest for a while and eat something on the way.

Looking around, I found a locust tree not far away, so I ran over to it.

I started to prepare to sit under the tree, but I found that there were too many ants around. I looked up at the tree, and suddenly I felt like a child, so I hugged the trunk and climbed up the tree. I found a place with branches on three sides. lie down.

This is a game he often played with his friends when he was a child.

Everyone is good at climbing trees. No matter how tall the tree is, you can climb it.

It just hurts the shoes.

If a pair of shoes is used for climbing trees, it will not last long at all.

So I was often blamed by my mother after I returned home.

At that time, even the cloth for making shoes was hard to find, unlike in later generations when rags were everywhere.

Originally, the surface of the shoes was made of black velvet or blue velvet, and the inside of the upper was just scrap cloth.

But the family had no money, and my mother couldn't afford velvet shoe uppers, so she used black or blue cloth instead of velvet to make shoes for their brothers.

But ordinary cloth is not as strong as flannel, so it is easy to fray, so my mother will patch the shoes over and over again.

(End of this chapter)