The daily life of a farm girl raising a family

Zhao’s courtyard in Shatin Village.

Zhao Yunxi sat quietly in the dark courtyard, staring at the stars with his head slightly raised.

The silver boat in sight was surrounded by starry gems.

Zhao Yuntong gently touched the woman's back and covered her eyes.

He leaned close to the woman's fair and beautiful neck, pinched his throat and said: "Guess who I am?"

The weird sound made Zhao Yunxi laugh out loud.

Pretending to ask: "Fifth brother?"

The little hand covering Zhao Yunxi was instantly removed.

He stretched his head towards the woman's eyes, pouted angrily, and sat down next to the woman.

"What? I look so cute and well-behaved, and my voice is like an oriole.

How could you guess it was Brother Five? "

The elders in the room were still drinking and chatting, celebrating the happy event that their two brothers passed the government examination.

Thinking that everyone was working hard towards their goals, Zhao Yunxi raised his jade finger and pointed at the brightest star in the sky and asked: "Third sister, do you know what star is next to the moon?"

Zhao Yuntong looked in the direction of her finger and saw a few shining stars.

He shook his head and said, "Isn't it as bright as other stars?"

Zhao Yunxi picked up a few pebbles after hearing her words and arranged them to look like the Big Dipper.

"See if these pebbles are in the same position as those stars."

After looking back and forth several times, Zhao Yuntong nodded.

When Zhao Yunxi saw her nodding, he continued: "This star is called Tianshu, this star is called Tianxuan, and this star is called Tianxuan.

Together they are called the Big Dipper.

When you look at Tianshu and Tianxuan, there is a star in the upward direction. That star is called the North Star.

Polaris is at true north, so as long as we find Polaris we can distinguish the directions of southeast, northwest and northwest.

But the way to identify each season is different. In spring, the bucket handle faces east, and in summer, it faces east.

So as long as we find the North Star and look at the position of the bucket handle, we can still find the direction home even if we get lost. "

Zhao Yuntong said in surprise: "Can you really find the way home based on the stars?

Xiaojiu, how did you know? "

"This is what I saw in the book. Usually when Aweng asks you to study hard, you sleep with your head covered. It just so happens that you haven't been very busy recently, so I will keep an eye on you and study tomorrow."

When Zhao Yuntong saw Yaomei's serious look, the smile on her face stopped.

After a while, he hugged the little girl tightly with both hands and shook her vigorously.

Lai Lai chirped: "Xiaojiu, Xiaojiu, my good sister, just spare me!

It’s not like you don’t know that my head hurts when I read a book, and I’m not as smart as you.

Besides, it is virtue for a woman to have no talent, so I don’t need to read so many books. "

Zhao Yunxi looked at Zhao Yuntong with a bit of hatred: "Who said that a woman's lack of talent is virtue.

Women, like men, can increase their knowledge and become literate by reading. "

Seeing the disapproval on the younger sister's face, Zhao Yuntong said doubtfully: "But isn't everyone like this?

Except for us and my uncle’s family, there are no girls in the village who are literate. "

"That's someone else, not you! It's up to you to decide what your life will be like in the future.

Do you want to spend your whole life just staying at home, caring for your husband, raising children, and serving your parents-in-law? Have you never seen or seen anything in your life? "

Zhao Yuntong, who was deep in thought while listening to his younger sister's words, thought about what Xiao Jiu had just said, and then took himself in.

Suddenly his body trembled, and he looked at her confusedly and said: "Xiaojiu, I don't want to live my whole life like you said.

But I don’t know how to live my life? ”   Looking at her confused look, Zhao Yunxi did not deny her.

He said very patiently: "We are still young now, and we still have a lot of time to think about how to live our future lives."

Zhao Yuntong nodded when he heard this, then tilted his head and asked: "Xiaojiu, what do you want your life to be like?"

Zhao Yunxi pondered for a moment, holding his chin and looking up at the stars.

His eyes were shining and he said: "I think my life can change women's status in the world, so that women can also receive education.

I also want people all over the world to no longer lack food and clothing and live a life of abundant food and clothing.

If women can be officials, then I want to build the country better and not be invaded by foreign enemies. "

Looking at Xiaojiu's determined eyes, Zhao Yuntong firmly believed that she could do it.

At the same time, a small seed was planted in my heart.

In the corridor of the main hall, the three brothers Zhao Yunqin heard the conversation between their two sisters, and their hearts were directly hit.

Especially Zhao Yunqin found that he seemed to have no goal. The eldest and second brothers above have already taken on the important task of scientific examination, and they have carried it out very well.

He seemed to be living in a hazy state, and he lacked motivation for reading.

He looked up at his little sister and secretly made up his mind.

If you have not found your life goal, then help your sister realize her ideal.

Zhao Yunxi, who was immersed in his own world, didn't know that his words had changed the direction of the three of their lives.

Time has come to the summer solstice in a blink of an eye, and today is the day of sickle in the village.

Looking at the golden wheat in the field, everyone could not hide their happiness.

Some people who were around the Zhao Guangming brothers kept saying thank you when they looked at the Zhao family.

"Uncle Zhao, Uncle Zhao, thank you so much for telling us these good methods. I have never harvested so much wheat in my field, and the children can eat two more steamed buns this year."

"Oh, don't be polite. Being able to harvest so much food is also the result of your hard work.

Otherwise, even if we tell you the method, it won't work, right? "

Whenever the Zhao family goes out recently, they hear countless thanks.

Even Zhao Yunshu, who had never liked country people, smiled a little more when she saw the villagers.

"That's not what you said. If it weren't for Uncle Zhao and your family's benevolence and righteousness, no matter how diligent we were, we wouldn't be able to harvest so much food.

What's more, you also rented new plows to us at a cheap price. With intensive farming and fertilizer in the ground, everyone will have a bumper harvest this year.

I'll have to invite you, Uncle Zhao, for a drink some other day, in the grain drying field.

Uncle Zhao, you have to come, otherwise you will look down on us, the big guy said, right? "

People in the fields nearby followed suit, and seeing everyone's beaming faces, the Zhao family was also very happy.

He nodded repeatedly and said: "Okay, okay, when the work is over, let's all have a drink and a meal together.

But don’t say thank you to my family. Let’s just celebrate this year’s harvest. "

The people in the field cheered when they heard it and kept talking about Zhao Jiarenyi's words.

The sky is blue, and the air is still filled with a trace of heat. Along with the cuckoo's call, the people in the fields got busy.

Zhao Yunxi raised his eyes and looked at the endless wheat fields. The golden wheat stirred up waves in the breeze.

As long as there is no famine, this will continue for two years. The villagers in Shatian Village can basically achieve the small goal of food and clothing.

The busy summer harvest made everyone in the Zhao family lose a lot of weight.

Yang looked at the little girl who was sitting and resting and had lost a lot of weight. His eyes were full of distress, and he kept fanning the child.

Hey, it would be great if mechanization could be realized here