Reborn back to 1984

Chapter 2

The porridge has been stuffed in the pot for a while, and it is glutinous and fragrant. After it is cooled in a bowl, a thin porridge coat is formed on the top, which makes people appetite.Zhang Xiuqing swallowed a mouthful of saliva, she was already hungry, but her father's gloom had not dissipated, and her mother's anger had not subsided, she was ashamed to sit on the Eight Immortals table, so she took the bowl and hid under the eaves.

A little white dog heard the footsteps, and immediately ran to Zhang Xiuqing, wagging its tail vigorously, while staring at her porridge bowl, drooling, so greedy, it looked like a starving ghost reincarnated.Zhang Xiuqing raised her foot and kicked lightly. The puppy barked "Wow" a few times and wagged its tail even more joyfully.Shen Heying was full of anger and had nowhere to vent, so she immediately turned her anger on the dog: "Dead dog, I will beat you to death!"

The dog understands human nature, and immediately hid aside and stopped barking.Zhang Xiuqing felt very guilty, so she poured half of the porridge into the dog food bowl, and then sneaked into the kitchen to refill the bowl while her mother wasn't looking.

Shen Heying scolded all morning, and her mouth was dry. Seeing that Zhang Xiuqing was uncharacteristically silent today, and everyone else was also pretending to be deaf and dumb. It's not interesting to sing a one-man show alone, so she slowly stopped talking.The husband and wife sat down facing each other, finished the porridge, and went to the field to plant rice seedlings.

Zhang Xiuqing's hometown generally grows late rice, which is sown in June and transplanted in July, just in time for the children to go on vacation.Don't underestimate these children. The children in the countryside have long been in charge of their families. They have been used to doing farm work since they were young, and they can already do half of the labor in their teens.

Zhang Xiuqing remembered that at this time every year, all the adults and children in every household were dispatched, and they were very busy. The whole village was the only exception. None of the three children had to go to work in the fields, and all stayed at home to avoid the office. Zhang Lingen's requirements were very low. You only need to do the housework well, feed the livestock well, and the old couple will have a hot meal when they get home.Because she was spoiled and spoiled since she was a child, her reputation in the village is not very good, and many people call her "lazy girl" behind her back.

In the previous life, Zhang Xiuqing couldn't bear her mother's abuse, coupled with her depression, she went on a hunger strike and went hungry for two days and two nights. In this life, of course she would not do stupid things anymore. After drinking a bowl of delicious rice porridge, she put on a Wearing a straw hat woven with wheat orange stems, it is adorned far behind the parents.

The July sun is scorching hot, and it is already warm before six o'clock.Many people were already busy in the field. Zhang Xiuqing had never been in the field before, but when she showed up today, she was spotted by a few sharp-eyed villagers, who immediately started yelling.

At that time, most of the villagers were relatively simple and had no evil intentions, but there were always a few bad-mouthed women who liked to gossip.

Some joked: "Hey, what kind of wind is blowing today, it blows Xiuqing into the field!"

With good intentions: "Xiuqing, there is nothing interesting in the field, the insects are poisonous for many days, let's go home and read a book!"

Someone mocked: "Did Xiuqing go to the wrong place? This is an agricultural field, not an agricultural university."

There was sarcasm: "Xiuqing is the most educated girl in our village. She will be a city person in the future, so don't worry about it. The little girl has a lot of ideas."

Some were mean: "I said a long time ago that reading is useless, you don't believe it, believe it now! Look at Xiuqing, all the books I have read for so many years are all for nothing, wasting so much money at home, if it is in my house , I've already hit him with a stick, such a disobedient child, if you kill one, you'll lose one..."

There are good people: "Everyone, let's not say a few words. They are all from the same village. They don't look up and look down. Xiuqing just loves to read, and it doesn't hinder you. Why are you talking so badly?"

Zhang Xiuqing knew these people. The mean-speaking one was named Li Sanmei. She was illiterate and had two sons and a daughter, none of whom had even finished elementary school.She didn't like scholars, especially Zhang Xiuqing, but she would always sneer and sneer whenever she met her. People don't have any bad intentions, they just talk badly, and they don't have good words when they speak.

Li Sanmei is not someone who is willing to suffer, and when she heard this, she immediately said in a strange way: "Xiuqing's parents didn't say anything, but you are complaining, do you like Xiuqing and want to ask her to come home and be your daughter-in-law? It's not that I speak badly, your Dongsheng only has a junior high school education, isn't this a toad who wants to eat swan meat..."

"What are you talking nonsense about? No matter how bad my son is, at least he has a junior high school education, which is better than your son who can't read a few characters. What right do you have to despise my son and don't pee in the mirror? What the hell..." Song Caiying, Dongsheng's mother, was flushed with anger, and she was not polite at all.

The two quarreled, and then some persuaded the fight, some made sarcastic remarks, and more people chose to watch the excitement, and it was very lively for a while.

Zhang Xiuqing was working alone in her previous life, and she had heard worse things than this, and she didn't take it to heart, but the Zhangs were furious. Shen Heying threw away the seedlings, straightened her waist, and opened her mouth to join the battle group. Zhang Lingen let out a loud voice. Shout: "Work!"

The field, which was as noisy and noisy as a vegetable market, suddenly became silent, and everyone buried their heads in their work.Zhang Xiuqing couldn't help but sighed inwardly, walked to the side of her seedling field, rolled up her trousers, and stepped on it barefoot.

The water is very dirty, just below the ankles, stepping in it for a long time, it is easy to get athlete's foot, commonly known as "rotten feet".

There is a medical station in the village. When the villagers go to seek medical treatment, the barefoot doctor will always ask: "Are you afraid of pain? If you are not afraid of pain, apply iodine, and it will be fine once; if you are afraid of pain, apply purple lotion for a week."

Rural people are used to doing farm work. Relatively speaking, they are rougher and thicker than people in the city. They think that a little pain will pass after a while, but they don’t know that it will hurt like cutting flesh. They were even more exaggerated, crying for their father and mother.From then on, the villagers all changed their faces when they heard the word "iodine".

In fact, there were already paddy field socks at this time. This is a special kind of socks with waterproof function. It looks a bit like rain boots and is basically milky white in color. The bottom is too thin, and if you accidentally step on something sharp, it will be easily damaged, so few people are willing to buy this rich gadget.

After about seven o'clock, the sun began to exert its power, and the sun was so hot that people were smoking. Zhang Xiuqing bent down, stretched out her left hand, grabbed a handful of green seedlings, uprooted them, and quickly took them with her right hand until her hands were full. With one hand, it was tied up with two dry straws.She is not used to farm work, so her speed is naturally not as good as others'. She is sweating profusely after pulling it out for a while, and her waist is sore, her legs are sore, her fingers hurt, and she straightens up from time to time to take a rest.

Although Shen Heying had a serious face, she had been secretly paying attention to her daughter. Seeing this appearance, there was still something she didn't understand, her heart softened, and most of her anger subsided, she stood up and passed the rice plant over.

Zhang Xiuqing didn't have the nerve to pick it up, and waved her hands repeatedly: "No need, Mom, sit down, I'm not tired."

Shen Heying bluffed and said: "I'm going to plant rice seedlings, do you like to sit or not?" After speaking, she shook off the muddy water on her hands, and went away without looking back.

Light laughter came from all around, Zhang Xiuqing's face was flushed, so she had to sit down cheekily.With the yangma, her waist and legs finally didn't have to suffer anymore, so she changed her posture, pulling out with her right hand and receiving with her left hand, the speed was obviously faster than before.

After these seedlings are pulled out from the seedling field, they should be picked to the side of the rice field as soon as possible, and then planted again.Due to the unified cultivation of seedlings in the village, all the seedling fields of all families are gathered together, but the rice fields are relatively scattered. If you are lucky, you will be there in a few steps. If you are not lucky, you will have to pick two or three miles.

Zhang Xiuqing's family has three paddy fields, one is a little closer, about one mile away from the seedling field;

The plucked seedlings are sloppy and very heavy. A load often weighs seventy to eighty catties. It is all up to my father to pick them up alone.

When Zhang Xiuqing was studying, she hated the words "preferring boys over girls", but now she has a deeper understanding.Reality is stronger than people. Rural people live a life of digging through the soil. If there is no son in a family, then all the dirty, tiring, and heavy work must be done by the father. He was fine when he was young and strong. , A person can always finish it by working slowly, but there will always be a day when he is old and weak, and he can't do it at that time, who will replace him?
The boy is a strong laborer, and the girl is good at work. If he is a son, then her father doesn't have to work as hard as he is now.

Looking at the back of her father dangling away with a load full of seedlings, Zhang Xiuqing's heart was heavy. She only hated that she was ignorant in her previous life, took her parents' love for granted, and never thought about doing some farm work within her power. Make it easier for parents.

Not far away, a few four- and five-year-old girls were gathering together to catch tadpoles, and a few little boys were playing in the mud, making their bodies covered in mud and water.Many unnamed insects flew around the people, making buzzing sounds, occasionally mixed with the harsh sound of adults beating and scolding children.

The real pastoral life is far less beautiful and pleasant than described in the book. In order to fill their stomachs, the farmers work hard, sweating like rain in summer, and stepping on snow and frost in winter. Happiness is a luxury, and hardship is common. The children are promising, jump out of the farm, and become masters...

Zhang Xiuqing alternated his hands and kept pulling out the seedlings, without knowing the time, until someone interrupted his meditation: "Xiuqing, go and rest for a while, I will help you with these tasks..."

Zhang Xiuqing raised her head in surprise, only to see a young man with darker skin and thin figure walking beside her under the gaze of everyone, his face was flushed red like a boiled shrimp, it was Song Caiying who spoke for her earlier The youngest son Shi Dongsheng.

(End of this chapter)