pastoral fragrance

Chapter 333
The afternoon sun is particularly strong, shining on people like a fire.Under the scorching sun, even the weeds and flowers on the side of the road couldn't stand it, and Deaf raised his head.

After Qiulin finished his meal, he looked at the white flowers outside the house and saw the sun hurting his eyes, making him feel sleepy.This hot and unbearable day makes people lose energy and want to go to sleep.

In the midsummer afternoon, the sunlight is too strong. At this time, farmers generally do not go out to work on the slopes, but wait for the sun to set before going to the fields to water and dung.In this hot day, although the crops are growing rapidly, if the water cannot keep up, the crops will die.So basically in midsummer, the crops on the slope have to be watered sooner or later to avoid drought.

The woods of Qiulin's family also need to be watered, but it doesn't need to be watered as intensively as the crops, basically once a day or once every two days.

Qiulin watched his uncle and aunt busy up and down carrying wooden barrels up the slope to water the forest, and he couldn't help thinking that it would be great if there were water pipes here, directing the water into the slope.In ancient times, there was a method of making bamboo tubes into pipes to let water flow down.It's just that the slope is higher than the water source, so this method will definitely not work.So there is only artificial watering.

As the saying goes, no pain sows no gain, only in spring and summer can we cultivate well, and we can have a good harvest in autumn.Although the farm work is hard, when it comes to the autumn harvest, everyone will feel that the previous hard work was not in vain.

Qiulin took Xiaoqing and Xiaohong to the slope to pick grapes.There is a piece of land on the slope dedicated to planting grapes. These grapes also need sufficient light, heat and water. Therefore, no trees are planted around the grapes. They are only planted with some herbs harvested in autumn, which does not affect the vigor of the grapes. grow.

Wine is as popular as raisins, so the family grows a lot of grapes, which occupy about seven or eight acres of land.Grape trellises have been set up, and the grape vines are chatting up along the grape trellises. The grapes are hung in bunches, and the ripe purple grapes are as attractive as purple gemstones.

Qiulin and Xiaoqing and Xiaohong each carried a basket with their right hands, and cut off the ripe grapes when they saw them.The masters and servants were not in a hurry to rush to work. While cutting off bunches of grapes with stems, they also tore off a few grapes, peeled them, and put them directly into their mouths.

The taste of the grapes is sweet, with a little sour taste. After eating, there is a mellow aroma of wine lingering in the mouth.Everyone usually goes to pick grapes and comes back after eating a full stomach of grapes.

While eating and picking, Qiulin felt that his teeth were sour from eating and his stomach was starting to turn sore, so he stopped talking.I saw that the basket was full of purple-black grapes, and I saw that the baskets of Xiaoqing and Xiaohong were also full of grapes.Qiulin put away the scissors and said, "Come on, let's go back."

Qiulin didn't intend to sell the grapes that the three of them picked today.Instead, it was made into wine and given to Xia Yan's father, Uncle Xia.This wine is like wine but not wine. It does not contain alcohol, and wine has many functions. All in all, it is much better than drinking white wine.

According to brother Xia Yan, his father likes to drink some wine for three meals a day.If things go on like this, there will definitely be problems with the liver and gallbladder.If so, it is better to replace the wine he drank with wine, which is better than drinking white wine.

Xiaoqing and Xiaohong came out from under the grape arbor with a basket in hand. "Miss Si is really kind to my future father-in-law, and she is really considerate!" The two of them have basically become Qiulin's attendants now, and they naturally know what she is doing for picking the grapes back.As long as Miss Fourth is in a good mood, the two of them are also in a happy mood, and now they can't help but make fun of Miss Fourth.

Qiu Lin has a thin skin, and hearing Xiao Hong say that now, she couldn't help but blush.She said coquettishly: "Xiaohong, have you been moved by the red luan star recently? Would you like me to tell you as a young lady?" Now Xiaohong is in her early twenties, but the marriage has not yet been settled, Even the marriage of Xiaoqing, who is younger than her, has already been decided!

No matter how carefree the daughter's family is, they always blush when they mention marriage.Xiaohong is no exception. Seeing that the people around her have already settled their marriages, she is still the oldest, but the marriage has not yet been settled.While Xiaohong smiled awkwardly, there was a feeling of sadness and loneliness in her heart.

When Xiaoqing mentioned this matter, she felt warm when she thought of the person she was betrothed to.After the Chinese New Year this year, she will be married.

Qiulin said with a smile: "Xiaohong, don't worry, if you see a good family, tell the lady. The lady will tell you to kiss." This Xiaohong's family was the first servants bought by their family. Their family worked hard and did their best, so Qiulin was naturally unwilling to treat them badly.

"Hey." Xiao Hong blushed and agreed, but didn't say much more.The master and servant walked out of the vineyard and walked downhill along a path.

After returning home, Qiulin drank tea and took a rest, and waited for the heat from his body to dissipate.That's when I started making wine.

First wash the grapes with well water, and soak the grapes with salt for a while, which is to eliminate bacteria.Then split the grapes and remove the seeds.There is no need to remove the skin, so that the wine will have more wine aroma and slightly astringent taste, and the taste will be better.Put the seeded grapes directly into the jar and seal it well.Wait for half a month, and then uncover the jar, there will be a smell of wine.At that time, filter out the dregs inside and drink it.

After finishing all this, the sun had already set, Qiulin wiped off his sweat, and ran to the bamboo forest at the entrance of the village with a watermelon in his hand.

Arriving in the yard of the medicine shop, I saw Xia Yan and Xia Yun drying medicinal herbs together in the yard.Qiu Lin watched Xia Yan's tall and straight figure silently, and his heart felt warm.She likes to see Xia Yan's concentrated figure when he is doing things for others, his single-minded and undivided attention is heart-wrenching.The long ink-like hair hangs down at his waist, and is only tied with a silver ribbon. With the movement of him bending over, the ink hair seems to suddenly come to life, and it also rises and falls together, kind of It made her feel itchy in her heart.

Qiulin grinned and leaned over. "Brother Xia Yan!"

Xia Yan knew that this time was the ripening season for peaches, plums, grapes, and watermelons, and Qiu Lin was very busy.So he never thought that Qiulin would come over at this time.Putting down the herbs in hand, Xia Yan turned his head to the side, and saw Qiu Lin who was smiling like a flower.Xia Yan's heart warmed up, and he also laughed, and hurried to pick up the watermelon that Qiu Lin was holding.

"A Lin, why are you here?" Seeing the dense sweat on Qiu Lin's forehead, Xia Yan quickly took out a handkerchief to dry her. "Look at the mud on the clothes, did you go to pick fruit on the slope today?" Thinking of Qiulin going to the slope in this hot weather, Xia Yan felt distressed for a while.

Qiu Lin was different from what Xia Yan thought. Although the sun was burning on his face on a hot day, the grapes and watermelons on the slopes were also very attractive.Anyway, it's boring to stay at home, so it's better to wander around on the slopes.

"Hey, didn't I miss you?" Speaking of which, the two hadn't seen each other for several days, and they were both busy with their own business.As soon as the work was done, she couldn't help thinking of him in her heart. Anyway, the two of them were going to get married in the future, so she just ran here carelessly. "Brother Xia Yan, you are thirsty too, eat watermelon quickly, this is chilled with well water, quench your thirst!"

Hearing Qiu Lin's coquettish love words, Xia Yan felt relieved.I can't wait to hold Qiulin in my arms.After Qiulin said this, Xia Yan really felt a little thirsty.He laughed and said, "I don't think I'm really thirsty if you don't tell me."

At this time, although the sun had set, the surrounding area was not dark.A touch of red clouds in the sky is about to disappear, but the gorgeous colors are as beautiful as a dream.Qiulin and Xiayan sat side by side on the stone steps, looking at the fleeting sunset in the sky, and hearing the frogs and cicadas in their ears, the restless heart in the summer quickly settled down and found a trace of peace and tranquility .

Qiulin had eaten grapes just now, and his teeth were still sour, so he didn't eat much watermelon.She watches Xia Yan eat most of the time.Xia Yan's eating is very different from Qiu Lin's, his eating is very gentle and delicate, it looks like a pleasing picture scroll, which makes people too beautiful.

Qiulin then thought of his eating habits, which can be described in eight words: turbulent, terrible!
Seeing that Qiulin didn't eat watermelon, Xia Yan watched herself eat it; she just watched her eat it, winking and frowning, Xia Yan was a little puzzled. "A Lin, what are you doing, why are you frowning?" Xia Yan was not used to seeing Qiu Lin like this.

With a bitter face, Qiulin said solemnly: "I'm reflecting on my eating habits!"

Uh, after Qiulin finished speaking, Xia Yan had the scene of Qiulin eating in Xia Yan's mind. If she was hungry, she would gobble it up, and if she was full, she would eat like a cat.Xia Yan thought about it, contacted Qiu Lin's bitter face, and soon knew what this little girl Qiu Lin was thinking. "It's okay, I don't mind." If Xia Yan cared about these details, he wouldn't have been attracted to Qiu Lin in the first place.

Qiulin pursed her lips and added something in her heart, but I don't mind.

Xia Yan seemed to read back his mind, now he held Qiulin's hands and said seriously: "A Lin, don't think about changing anything. What I like is the complete you! I will tolerate , Hold everything about you."

These simple words sound like a touching love song, and a warm feeling flows slowly in Qiulin's heart.At the same time, Qiu Lin held Xia Yan's hand back and grinned.She nodded heavily at him, as if promising a promise that would never change for a lifetime.

The Buddha said that looking back five hundred times in the previous life, only in exchange for passing by in this life.Qiu Lin thought, what kind of connection should she have with Xia Yan in the previous life, so that she could travel through time and space and find him among thousands of people in this different time and space? The word "fate" is always a mystery that cannot be understood or guessed.

(End of this chapter)