70s Xiao Que Xing

Chapter 147 Growing Vegetables
In the next few days, Xie Xiaonian didn't go out again, and used rabbit skin to make clothes, shoes and hats at home all day long.

Xie Xiaonian made a rabbit fur coat for himself and Xu Zhongjun. Considering that Xu Zhongjun's army was colder than the one at home, Xie Xiaonian made him a vest and a black hat.

And she is already a daughter-in-law, so Xie Xiaonian made another hat for Xu's father and a scarf for Xu's mother.

For the remaining rabbit fur, Xie Xiaonian made two pairs of shoes for himself, but Xu Zhongjun didn't make them for him because they all wear military boots.

But for the past few days, Xu Zhongjun has been chopping firewood on the mountain, filling up the house, enough for Xie Xiaonian to burn until next spring.

On the sixth day of November, after breakfast, Xie Xiaonian said without waiting for Xu Zhongjun to go out, "There is enough firewood at home, don't go up the mountain to cut firewood, I have something to ask for your help!"

"What's the matter?" Xu Zhongjun looked at Xie Xiaonian suspiciously.

"It's like this. In addition to eating radishes, cabbage, spinach, potatoes, etc., we eat pickles this winter. We don't see much green vegetables, so I want to grow some vegetables in the Westinghouse in winter. Anyway, there is no one living in the Westinghouse. , If you are idle, you are also idle, when we burn the kang again, we will also burn the west house, as long as the house is warm, the vegetables we grow should be able to survive." Xie Xiaonian said.

"Growing vegetables requires not only warmth in the house, but also frequent watering. When I'm not at home, it will not be easy just to carry water." Xu Zhongjun said disapprovingly.

"I can't grow much, and I don't need much water every day, and when it snows, I can also make some snow and turn it into water to water the vegetables, so that I can save some effort in carrying water." Xie Xiaonian continued to explain .

"Then how do I do it, dig some soil from outside?" Xu Zhongjun asked.

"If you plant it directly on the ground, it will destroy the house too much, and the area is limited, so I want you to help me make a few rectangular boxes with wood, and put soil in them to grow vegetables. Then make two more Shelf, we put these wooden boxes on the shelf layer by layer, so that the space can be effectively used, and more dishes can be grown without wasting space." Seeing that Xu Zhongjun agreed, Xie Xiaonian happily talked about her plan.

"Okay, this is relatively simple. I'll go to the mountain to chop some wood later, and I don't need to dry it in the shade. I can do it directly." Seeing that Xie Xiaonian was so happy, Xu Zhongjun also responded with a full mouth.

In the next two days, Xu Zhongjun was busy chopping wood, making wooden boxes, shelves, and growing vegetables.

While Xie Xiaonian cleaned up the Westinghouse, he also rewarded Xu Zhongjun with delicious food every day, and of course the most important thing was his favorite dumpling.

Xu Zhongjun put the two shelves he made, diagonally opposite each other, on both sides of the window of the west room, forming a triangle with the window, so that the vegetables in the box could see the sunlight.

And on each shelf, Xu Zhongjun only put 3 wooden boxes, 6 in total, although not many, but the vegetables grown are enough for Xie Xiaonian to eat.

Then he put two water tanks at the door to facilitate watering the vegetables in the future.

As for other places that don't get much sunshine, Xie Xiaonian asked Xu Zhongjun to build another shelf and plant some yellow garlic.

Xie Xiaonian's suggestion to grow vegetables was just to find an excuse for her to be able to eat green vegetables in winter, so she didn't care how much she planted.

Because of Xu Zhongjun's presence, Xie Xiaonian hardly did any work. Lettuce, green vegetables, leeks, green onions and other vegetables that Xie Xiaonian wanted to grow, Xu Zhongjun directly planted them.

Xie Xiaonian couldn't help sighing in her heart, it's good to have Xu Zhongjun at home.

Because Xu Zhongjun needed to go to his elder brother's house to borrow tools and seeds, so the sister-in-law also knew about Xiao Nian's growing vegetables. After knowing it, she also wanted to grow vegetables with Xie Xiaonian.

But because my sister-in-law's house didn't have a vacant house, I made a shelf and put it in a corner of the main room, and because there was no sunlight, I just planted garlic yellow.

At noon that day, Xie Xiaonian and Xu Zhongjun were preparing to eat, when they saw Wei Min and Xinghua from the second brother's family came to the house again, as soon as they entered the door, they sat down at the kang table familiarly, and stared at the food on the table.

Seeing the situation, Xie Xiaonian knew that it must be her second sister-in-law who sent the two children here again.

Ever since the second sister-in-law knew that her family had lunch, she often asked the two children to come over for lunch.

Although Xie Xiaonian didn't care about the food, she still felt a little uncomfortable about the second sister-in-law's scheme.

But she didn't show it, she brought out 2 pairs of bowls and chopsticks for the two children as usual, and after they finished eating and left, Xie Xiaonian's face turned a little unhappy.

"Why is the second sister-in-law like this? If there is not enough food at home, can you tell me in an open and honest manner? I won't refuse to feed the children, but she doesn't show up. Just like this, when it's lunch time, let the two children come over , I always feel that I have been calculated." Xie Xiaonian said to Xu Zhongjun with a pouted mouth.

"Second sister-in-law has always been like this. Even if her family is not short of food, she always wants to take advantage of others. You don't have to worry about this matter, just leave it to me." Xu Zhongjun also said with a frown.

"Farewell, when the time comes, she will definitely say that we are stingy, and she doesn't even want to take care of my nephew's meals." Xie Xiaonian just said a few words casually, but she didn't want Xu Zhongjun to go to the second sister-in-law's house to talk about it. , it seems that they love to care about.

"It's okay, I know what to do, don't worry!" Xu Zhongjun didn't think of coming forward himself, and he still had to leave this kind of matter to his mother.

When the family first separated, the second sister-in-law also went to the elder sister-in-law's house in the same way. I believe his mother will be more comfortable handling it again.

Sure enough, after Xu Zhongjun went out for a trip in the afternoon, the second sister-in-law didn't do this again for the next two days.

But this made Xie Xiaonian a little embarrassed, as if he was very stingy, he could only think about making up for it in other ways, of course, these are things for later.

Because Xu Zhongjun was leaving early in the morning on November 11th, Xie Xiaonian and Xu Zhongjun didn't go out for less than a week, and the two stayed at home every day, as if they would never be enough. like.

And Xie Xiaonian knew that the food in the army and the school would not be very good, so he made delicious food for Xu Zhongjun as much as possible, knowing that Xu Zhongjun likes to eat dumplings, so Xie Xiaonian made them in different ways, steamed dumplings, fried dumplings, boiled dumplings Nothing falls.

She knew that Xu Zhongjun liked meat very much, so she almost ate meat every day.

Although Xu Zhongjun refused to let Xie Xiaonian cook meat dishes many times, and wanted Xie Xiaonian to keep the smoked rabbit, cured chicken and other things for himself to eat slowly, but seeing that Xie Xiaonian still didn't make any changes, he had no choice but to give up.

At that time, I can only send some more money back, so that Xiao Nian can buy fresh meat to eat.

But no matter how reluctant the two were, the day when Xu Zhongjun returned to the army was approaching.

On November 11th, the day before Xu Zhongjun returned to the army, after Xie Xiaonian had breakfast early in the morning, he began to pack Xu Zhongjun's things and make food for the road.

Because it is colder now, things are better stored, so Xie Xiaonian prepared tea eggs, pancakes, fried meatballs, sanzi, small pickles and other things for Xu Zhongjun. In addition, Xie Xiaonian also marinated a chicken. After tearing off the meat, you can Eat it in a cake.

In addition to food on the road, Xie Xiaonian also prepared some dry goods for Xu Zhongjun to give to others after he arrived in the army, or he could make tooth sacrifices by himself.

Because the two had already discussed to give Xu Zhongjun the radio to the army, so Xie Xiaonian found out the box of the previous radio and installed the radio, so as not to bump it.

Anyway, I will join the army in the future, and now I have taken it away, so I can take less things in the future.

On the other side, Xu Zhongjun watched his little daughter-in-law busy for him, and felt very reluctant. Seeing that Xiao Nian had prepared so many things for himself, he said, "Daughter-in-law, you don't need to prepare so much. After I reported to the army, I'm going to the military academy in two days, how can I finish eating so many things?"

"It's okay, if you can't finish eating, you can give some to your comrades-in-arms. After going home with great difficulty, I must bring some special products, right? I have prepared them for you. And we are married, you also have to invite Let your comrades have a meal, bring this dry food with you, and then you can also ask the chef in your canteen for help, and give your comrades a whole table."

"Don't take the pheasants and hares. There are not many left at home. Take them away. What do you eat? I can just buy fresh pork when the time comes. They all like fat, which doesn't have much oil. , to them, it’s no different from food. And if you have those mushrooms, fungus, and dried fruits, you don’t need to give them too much.” Xu Zhongjun saw that Xie Xiaonian had almost taken away all the meat in the house, so he went straight to it and took a few The pheasant and hare were taken out of the bag again.

"Then bring one of each, even if you don't give it away, you should have such a dish when you treat guests." Xie Xiaonian took a step back and said.

After getting everything ready, it was already mid-afternoon. When Xu Zhongjun came back, he only brought a small bag with two clothes in it. Unexpectedly, when he left, it turned into two big bags. This is not counting the unpacked, small bags of food in the car.

When she came back before, although Xu's mother would bring some things to Xu Zhongjun, but Xu's mother not only had his son, but also had separated, so she had to be impartial, so she usually brought Xu Zhongjun some good things. Just eat on the way.

Looking at the things on the ground, Xu Zhongjun hugged Xie Xiaonian tightly and said, "Daughter-in-law, I don't want to leave."

"What are you talking about, don't you like staying in the army the most! After you go to the army, don't forget to write to me and send me the new address, you know?" Although Xie Xiaonian was reluctant, she was still very rational Said.

"Well, I will. You should be well at home. If you have anything to do, go to your father and mother. Don't carry it yourself!"

After finishing speaking, Xu Zhongjun couldn't help but lowered his head and kissed Xie Xiaonian's small mouth. The two of them who were packing up their things in the first place went to the kang again for some reason.

And after dinner, the two of them went crazy until midnight, Xu Zhongjun seemed to want to make up for the future, he asked Xie Xiaonian over and over again to express his reluctance.

(End of this chapter)