farmhouse ditty

Chapter 62 Chugo's Troubles

(Thanks to the pink ticket for the lazy mouse, the first one is very meaningful, thank you O(∩_∩)O~)

The slope of Chu Ge’s house is nestled behind the fields. If someone squats here, others will not be able to find it outside. Moreover, the shadow is so cool that it is a good place to hide away and be quiet. .

Chu Ge leaned his hoe on the adobe, and went in to find a place to sit down. A few green grass leaves fell from the front and touched his head, which was strangely itchy.

Impatiently, he tore off the green grass leaves and threw them aside, and put his hands on a pile of haystacks.

Chu Ge watched from a glance, the two precious vines were planted in the field these days, and he has been feeding them with water, which seeps in, making the haystacks green and fluffy.

He looked at the green haystack, and remembered that Xiuniang was still sitting there laughing with her earlier, "...don't let this good haystack be damaged."

Chu Ge looked at it in silence for a while, then picked out the broken leaves on the haystack with his hands, and then sat aside sullenly...

I don't know how long it took, there were many more women and aunts on the ridge road where there were no people, and they all walked past with a bamboo basket.

There were three women who came to the field ridge, two of them went to the west, and the other went to the east.

The lonely mother-in-law happened to pass by the vegetable garden of Chu Ge's house. She saw Chu Ge resting in the shadow of Poe, so she stopped and said hello.

Chu Ge listened to the call, and raised his head to look around. It turned out that it was Mrs. Fang from the neighboring field, and he followed suit.

The sister-in-law of the Fang family carried the basket and said some polite words, she wanted to call him to live in the field and eat together, but seeing that Chu Ge was still alone at this point, she smiled and waved her hand and hurried away.

Seeing that the big guys were all carrying bamboo baskets, Chu Ge poked his head out to look at the sky, guessing it was time for dinner, no wonder his stomach was a little empty.

He walked over to look at the road on the ridge of the field, there were many women coming and going, but he didn't see that petite and delicate figure.Chu Ge frowned. In the past, when he was in the field, Xiu Niang would bring him food early and never make him hungry.

But today...

Xiu Niang turned her back to herself, "Our house is alright, if it's raining or something, I have to sleep on top of Xiao Xiang'er..."

Xiu Niang couldn't help but smile, "Is going to a private school the same as knowing a few big characters? Are you thinking of asking Chu An to plant a field with us for a lifetime?"

Xiu Niang was feeding the chickens on the edge of the fence with a dustpan, shaking the vegetable leaves with her skillful hands, with a look of disappointment on her little face, "...this woman has to sit in that big red sedan chair The last time I was able to get married."

Chu Ge thought about what Xiu Niang said this morning, but panicked, could it be that Aunt Zhao really hit the mark, that Xiu Niang really disliked their hut, really disliked herself?
Thinking of the tightness in his chest, Chu Ge slowly clenched his hands on his knees, recalling the time when he went to Zhao's house to settle the accounts more than a month ago...

That morning he and Xiu Niang went to the town to collect bamboo seedlings, and brought back a thick door panel, which was to be used to replace the two drooping panels at the entrance of the house.

He unloaded all his things, rested for a while and looked at the morning, thinking about going to Shangyang Village to settle the accounts, so that he could get the money with the bamboo seedlings today, and count it together for his own savings Yes, I gave it to Aunt Zhao and still have some left over.

Seeing that Xiuniang was busy tidying up the yard, he went back to the west room after a few words. He looked for some clean clothes to change into, then took out the wooden box from under the bed, collected enough money and left. come out.

Xiu Niang wet the rag with a basin in the courtyard of the Shui Pavilion, and when she saw him, she wrung it dry and handed it over, so that he could wipe his face first, and then stand in front of him, lowering his head and straightening his clothes.

She tightened Chu Ge's neckline, and patted his chest softly, "I'll give Aunt Zhao the money in a while, and get back the IOU if you have to, don't think about it because you know a lot of people in the village." Easy to speak, huh?"

He looked at the careful look of the man, smiled in response and walked out of the courtyard.

Chu Ge didn't borrow the ox cart from Ji Laoliu again, he went downhill and went straight to the road at the entrance of the village. Anyway, Shangyang Village is not far from here, so if he has fast legs, he can come back without much effort.

This time, a mule cart came up from behind, and a young man of seventeen or eighteen sat on it. He grabbed the hemp rope and looked back, "Hey, brother Chu, it's you, I just watched from behind Like it."

Chu Ge took a step aside, looked at the person and said with a smile, "It's Gui Xi, why are you living in the village?"

Guixi crossed her legs and patted her chest and abdomen, "Didn't you just go to the village to collect the farm rent, and you are about to rush back to pay Aunt Zhao, what are you doing?"

Chu Ge smiled, "It's not far from you, I'm going to settle the accounts for Aunt Zhao."

Guixi listened for a while, "Oh, it's your older brother who is stubborn, it's only been a few days and you've got it all together."

Chu Ge just smiled when he heard this, but this time he had to push Xiu Niang to collect the money so quickly.

Guixi looked at it and moved it to the side, "Hey, brother, sit up, let's go along the way."

Chu Ge wanted to leave by himself, and didn't bother anyone for a while. It can be seen that Guixi's belly is bulging, maybe he has collected a lot of rent, and besides, he is still young and has a lot of money with him. I am also timid.

He called himself out, didn't he just think about being a companion? Well, I'll help you for a while, Chu Ge followed, and got into the car after a while. Fortunately, I have strong feet, and I will go back to the village sooner.

If you have a car, you can get on it, and you will arrive at Shangyang Village in less time than this bag of cigarettes. It is also Guixi who pretends that money is not enough, and uses the whip to drive the mules faster.

Gui Xi took Chu Ge to the cloth shop of Gao's family first, because now he was going to Aunt Zhao's house to ensure that there would be no one there.

The Zhao family's business is big, so the old couple who are in charge of it can't just sit idle at home, and their kid is still a half-grown child, and he knows how to play tricks when he sees the sky, so it's not easy to worry about.

On the way here, Guixi kept chattering with Chu Ge. In the early years, the Zhao family and the village chief of Shangyang Village, that is, the Guo family, worked together to do business together, and spared a lot of land. Rent a child.

Of course, this good location is reserved for myself, so the Zhao family’s business is the best cloth shop, the largest area, with a big shop in front, three small houses in the back, and a large empty yard. , It’s better to set up some big pots to boil dyes, and set up poles to dry fabrics.

All the people in the village come here to cut clothes and dye them. There are many things to do to color the white cloth. The old couple of Aunt Zhao are watching the sky, so their house has been empty.

Fortunately, Guixi was leading the way, Chu Ge was called to wait in the small room on the side of the pavement, he sat and said, "Brother Guixi, thank you today, or I would have run all this time in vain." trip."

Guixi smiled and said, "Brother, look at what you said, you used to help me a lot in the village, why are you saying such nonsense?"

Chu Ge listened with a smile, and Guixi went out after muttering a few words, "You sit down first, brother, I still have to pay the money to the cashier, and I'll call Aunt Zhao for you later."

But after Guixi finished speaking, Chu Ge waited for half an hour before seeing Zhao Wenshi.

This man is also an elder after all, Chu Ge got up first and greeted him, and then talked about coming to settle the account.

But before Chu Ge took out the money, Wen said to tell him to wait a while, "Oh, I said Chu Ge, our aunt and nephew are also from the same town, so you came here early to settle the accounts. Doesn't this make outsiders talk about me?"

Chu Ge spoke honestly, and didn't know what to say, he just said, "I'm here to settle the bill, why would someone talk about auntie?"

The son was silenced by Xiu Niang in Xiayang Village the other day, thinking of this, Wen said angrily, "Hey, why is no one talking about this, isn't your wife a good talker?" , she doesn’t make arrangements for me.”

Chu Ge murmured, "Xiuniang is not that kind of person. It is recognized by the world that she owes her debts, and she also said so."

Wen Shi curled her lips, "It's good to know that you can pay back the debt, come on, one 15 taels, bring the money."

Chu Ge came out with the money bag, thinking about what Xiu Niang said, "Auntie, where's my IOU and my sister-in-law's insurance policy?"

The small nose and small eyes of the poor family, staring at everything, Wen's face darkened, took out the insurance policy from her cuff and put it on the table, she felt that she would not take out the IOU or something, Chugo will not give money either.

In fact, Wen just wants to ask Chu Ge to give the money first, and then give it to him after she clears it up. She doesn't want to deal with these small and small households who owe the bills, and the bills are cleared. Is it the same size as them?

Chu Ge put the money bag aside, took the insurance policy and smoothed it out to look at it, while Wen Shi held the bag in his hands, opened it and looked at it, but it was not bad.

The purse belonged to Chu Ge, but she saw that the pattern on it was embroidered well, so she put it in her arms behind her backhand.

Now that it was getting late, Chu Ge was thinking about leaving, but that Wen Shi had to call his man to chat with him, so as to trip him up.

The lotus who had been waiting for a while also came, and the Wen family asked them to sit together, and kept talking about Xiu Niang.

"Earlier, I heard Wu Dazui talking about it, ouch, your daughter-in-law is a prodigal, so put on your clothes..."

"...Chu Ge, don't say that my aunt didn't mention you. You think this aunt spends a lot of money, and she's going to make a fool of herself, but she won't be able to make a living."

"Either way, the girls in our village want to know the basics, and your mother-in-law will feel uneasy when she sees it. If she has been here for a long time, she must despise your dilapidated house and meet the rich man. Good luck, sure." I don't care about our farmer..."

………………

Chu Ge lowered his brows thinking about this, and suddenly saw a petite figure coming over from the former son. She was carrying a basket and rushed over, sweating profusely all the way, and when she saw herself, she smiled coquettishly again. , still with two dimples, very good-looking.

(End of this chapter)