peasant girl allure

Chapter 18
Seeing that Xiao'er can cook meals by herself, Shen Chengyao was both relieved and heartbroken.Lu Shi originally planned to cook again when he came back. Who would have thought that Xiao'er, a half-old child, could cook the meal well, and the two younger ones also knew how to boil water and make ginger soup, so I was very moved.Some people in this family are really inferior to children.

Several adults also hurriedly took a shower, changed their clothes and went out to eat.Originally, I thought that Xiao'er could cook those meals well, but I didn't expect to be able to eat such delicious meals.

Everyone was so hungry that they all ate big mouthfuls.Liu Shi and Lu Shi's cooking skills in the Shen family are considered good, but today Lu Shi is a little inferior, and the dishes he cooks are even worse than that of a child.

"Xiao'er, this is your first time cooking. Your mother is really a good teacher. This meal is better than my fourth aunt's."

In fact, in the case of limited seasoning, the dishes can be so delicious because of the space water, the chestnuts are grown in the space, the cabbage and cucumbers are borrowed by Xiaoer to pick vegetables from the vegetable garden, and secretly dropped the bags from the space of.The water used for cooking is also space water, can it not be fragrant?

"Is it really delicious? Then make more for my fourth aunt in the future." At this time, Xiao'er could only fool her by saying that children are happy to be recognized, and she can cook so well for the first time It's also a bit abnormal.Fortunately, the original owner used to help Mrs. Liu with housework, and watched how Mrs. Liu cooks, and Mrs. Liu would mention a few words from time to time.

"The fourth aunt is waiting." Lu replied happily.

"It's delicious, even better than your mother's!" Shen Chengyao nodded while eating.

"Does father dislike the bad food that mother cooks? I will tell mother when mother comes back!" Xiao'er joked.

"Father didn't say that your mother's cooking is not delicious, you have learned to complain!" The others laughed when they heard it.

Several people chatted and laughed and ate up the food.

After eating, their strength returned, and they refused to even sit for a while and went to the fields to snatch them up again.There was a heavy wind and rain last night, and the seedlings were blown down, and the ears of grain fell on the field. If they were not harvested early, they would soon sprout in the field, wasting food in vain.

The three siblings also help with the threshing work at home. Although it is slow, they can do as much as they can.This kind of threshing is really tiring, and she must design a thresher when the rice is harvested next season.

Xiao'er rolled up the kang, and put the threshed rice on the kang to dry. Although she has space, she can put it in the space, so she doesn't have to worry about germination, but there is a way to dry the moisture on the surface of the rice, and then dry it. The others were taken into the space to dry, so that Shen Chengyao would have a reason to respond when asked.

The kang is actually the father of Mr. Shen, that is, Mr. Shen escaped from the north and took root here. It was built when the winter was unbearable. People here used to sleep on wooden beds, but in winter the poor , there was not even one more quilt, and it was too cold, so they gradually switched to kangs. After all, firewood can be cut up from the mountain, as long as you have the strength, unlike quilts and cotton clothes, which cost money to buy.Mrs. Shen also relies on this skill to support her family.

Shen Chengyao, Shen Chengzu and Lu's were in the field during the day to harvest, and at night they had to thresh.After working like this for another four days, I finally finished harvesting the rice from the remaining two eight-acre high-grade fields and four-acre medium-grade fields.The sky cleared at last.It has been raining for three days, which must have affected the crops in the field. Because Xiao'er's harvest was the latest, some of them have sprouted, but fortunately, there are not many.

After harvesting rice, we harvest peanuts, corn, sweet potatoes in dry land, soybeans and sesame in sandy land.At this time, Xiaoer and several children also came to help, and Xiaoer discovered that there was something wrong with the farming method here. Sweet potatoes do not have high requirements for the land. Land with deep layers, soft soil, and fertile soil is better, and it will have to be changed next year.

Mrs. Li is really calculating. Originally, Mr. Shen and Shen Chengyao both said to harvest the rice in the field first, and then harvest the crops in the field, but Mrs. Li refused to say that the second family would harvest all the harvest. , so as not to make a mess after getting it, and have to re-allocate it again, and then slip away with an excuse after collecting my family.

But eat a pad, gain a wisdom.It may not be a good thing for the two brothers Shen Chengyao and Shen Chengzu.There are many people in the world who can help others unconditionally without asking for anything in return, but it does not involve calculation and deliberately taking advantage.Anyone who is counted too much will no longer be led by you, and will only stay away from you.The kinder a person is, the more he treats others with his heart.A person who is good to himself will definitely treat the other person better; a person who only thinks about calculating and taking advantage of himself, and a person with impure motives, he will not calculate you in the same way, but will only stay away from you, and what you don’t know is To keep such a person away from you is the greatest loss.

After the weather cleared, Xiao'er and the other two little ones also went down to the field to help pull the peanuts.The three-year-old Jing Jie can't help much, but he can have fun in the fields by himself, and he won't worry the adults or hinder them from working.

After almost a month of busy work, I finally harvested all the crops in the field.But it is not finished yet, and it has to be dried, threshed, and put into storage.Shen Chengyao and Shen Chengzu's husband and wife have lost a lot of weight and darkened a lot.This is only possible with the help of Xiaoer Space Water.Some people fell ill because they rushed to harvest in the rain. Fortunately, there lived in the village Dr. Luo, who was skilled in medicine and charged cheap fees.

Mrs. Liu is also in confinement, and Shen Chengyao plans to pick her up and go home.I just mentioned it, and several children wanted to follow.Shen Chengyao thought that the children would return to grandma's house during the Chinese New Year, so he agreed.

After Shen Chengyao harnessed the ox cart, the family happily drove towards the county seat.Liu's natal family is just opposite to the town.Instead, it is closer to the county.Therefore, people in their village generally don't come to the town to go to the market, but go to the county.

When Xiaoer felt that she was about to be shaken apart, the ox cart finally arrived at Guishu Village. Jing Hao jumped out of the ox cart and ran to grandma's house, shouting, "Grandma, here I come."

Liu's natal family is at the end of Guishu Village, near the official road.Liu's mother, Liu Lin, heard it in the house, and hurried out of the house. She was very happy to see that it was the son-in-law who brought his grandson.Catching Jing Hao who rushed into his arms: "Oh, I haven't seen Jing Hao for a month, and it seems to have grown taller."

"Really? Grow taller? No wonder I think my pants are short." Shen Jinghao was very happy to hear that, he hoped that he could grow up soon so that he could help his parents with more work, They don't have to work so hard.

Shen Chengyao also got out of the bullock cart: "Mom, I'm here to pick up Minling home. I'm sorry to trouble you during this time," he said as he unloaded the bullock cart.

"What are you talking about? If there is any trouble for my family, don't trouble."

"Grandmother." Shen Jingrui and Xiao'er also jumped out of the bullock cart to greet Liu Linshi.

"Hey, grandma's grandson, you're thirsty, go in and drink some water." Liu Lin took the rope from Shen Chengyao's hand, and led the cow to the backyard to tie the rope.

Shen Chengyao pushed the ox cart into the yard, and then moved the contents out of the cart. Shen Chengyao brought a newly harvested bag of fifty catties of rice, fifty catties of peanuts, ten catties of soybeans, one catty of sesame seeds, two catties of dried chestnuts, This was picked by Xiao'er from the mountain before. When Liu was at home, she was worried that she would not be able to finish it, and she would be fine lying on the bed, so she peeled off the shell and coat, and dried the chestnuts inside for preservation.

At this time, Xiao'er's aunts Tan and Liu both came out when they heard the movement.The whole family greeted each other warmly.

Shen Chengyao moved the things he brought to the kitchen. Both Liu Lin and Tan said that they don't need to bring so many things here, it's too expensive.

"It's all new food from the family. I brought some over for my mother, elder brother and sister-in-law to taste. It doesn't cost money." In the past, there was no family separation, and Shen Zhuang's family would only give 20 cash each year for them to prepare. New Year's gift, and it can only be given during the New Year, but his mother-in-law has never lost face, and he feels very guilty.This year I separated myself, so I brought more things here.

Liu Lin was relieved when she heard that there was no need to spend money, and she was also very happy that her son-in-law had a heart. It was not because of greed, but because of that kind of heart, and this indirectly showed how much he valued Liu.This is what makes her happiest.

Liu Lin's life is also miserable. She has not married for three years, and has suffered from her mother-in-law's sarcasm, teasing and ordering, and all kinds of difficulties.Later, the mother-in-law brought an ordinary wife to her husband and gave birth to the eldest son within a year. She even lived a life that was not as good as a maid.Later, she finally became pregnant with her uncles Liu Minhong and Liu Shi, who gave birth to Xiaoer one after another, but they were both used to being manipulated, and the whole family was also used to being manipulated. Liu Linshi was also soft-tempered, and even her son and daughter followed her. Hard days.Until Mr. Liu passed away and was kicked out by Ping's wife quietly, Tan's natal family borrowed a former old house for them to have a place to live.Later, Liu Minhong went to the lumber shop in the county as an apprentice for more than ten years, from a few tens of wen a month to the current five hundred wen, life gradually became better, but because there was no land at home, he only relied on land reclamation. Two acres of land, so life is actually still difficult.

My aunt brought bowls of water for several people. After Shen Chengyao drank the water, he hugged and teased his daughter, whom he hadn't seen for almost a month, and refused to let go for a long time.Mrs. Liu also let him go, and went to help her sister-in-law cook.

Jing Rui and Jing Hao went fishing by the river with their twin cousins ​​Liu Zhiwen and Liu Zhiwu.Xiao'er was dragged by her cousin Liu Jingshu to pick dates and eat them.A jujube tree was planted in front of the house where Xiao'er's grandmother married. This year's fruit was big and sweet.

Xiao'er wanted to go fishing, so she smuggled some fish into the space by the way: "Cousin, I want to go to the river to catch fish, let's pick dates when we come back, my brother is very good at climbing trees, let him climb up trees to pick them."

"So you are a rogue monkey too, okay, let's go fishing first." Liu Jingshu is a girl with a very bright personality. She is 14 years old this year.She is usually quiet and quiet, but she is also very relaxed when playing. How should I describe her?Xiao'er thought of a sentence: quiet as a virgin, moving like a rabbit.

(End of this chapter)