Chapter 45： Picked vegetables

The weather is slowly getting warmer, from long days and short nights, to now the days are slowly getting longer.

The sun hangs high in the sky, and the snow gradually melts, nourishing the earth. The wheat seedlings that are being jointed are like a green carpet, which is thickly spread on the field.

Good rain knows the season, when spring is happening, sneaking into the night with the wind, moisturizing things silently.

The spring rain was pouring down, and a green sprout appeared on the smooth hillside.

The cat spent the whole winter, and everyone gradually became active as the snow melted and the earth recovered.

The spring rain is as precious as oil. The wheat seedlings are irrigated by the rain and grow vigorously. The green fields in the fields make the villagers unable to bear the joy. of growth.

This is related to their harvest in the first half of the year. The villagers here have two seasons a year. Rice is plowed in spring and harvested in autumn, followed by winter wheat. This is a year's work for the whole village. Some people plant some grains such as beans on the edge of the fields to prepare for hunger when the food is insufficient.

Pei Xiu asked Zhou Cheng to open a few ridges of land on the hillside at the back of the yard, and a few small ones rushed over to pick up stones, pick up the stones in the soil, and help open up a wasteland, otherwise they would play crazy all day, run of invisible figures.

The weather just got warmer, and the ice on the river hadn't melted yet, so he thought of going to play in the water, which was really a lesson, so Zhou Cheng quickly resumed his daily morning exercises, and then took them all to open up wasteland.

There are several mountains in the village, and the mountains are next to each other. The upper slopes are all green, and the wild vegetables are all emerging. They are all tender and just eaten. After sending the small ones to Zhou Cheng, she carried a basket on her back. Go up the mountain to pick wild vegetables.

On the mountain after the rain, the air is fresh, the grass and trees are fragrant, and the mountain road is a little muddy. You have to be very careful when walking, otherwise you will easily slip.

Pei Xiu went out a bit late. There were already some women and children squatting on the mountain in twos and threes, all picking wild vegetables.

After eating radish and pickles all winter, everyone was very enthusiastic about this green vegetable. Although there was no oil and water, the vegetable was boiled in plain water, but the taste was changed, and the freshness at the beginning was still there. And some people with a large population have insufficient food, so this wild vegetable can satisfy one's hunger.

Everyone is actively picking, and the position near the foot of the mountain has been picked, and they are slowly moving up the mountain.

The village chief's daughter-in-law, Aunt Lanhua, and her daughter-in-law, Datouniang, were also picking there. When they saw Pei Xiu, they greeted her. While picking, we chatted: ''Mother Hammer, I heard from the big head that you are going to send all four boys from several families to the school. seriously? ''

Sooner or later, she had to know, she didn't plan to hide it," "Is she planned to do so? Isn't she already repairing the front yard of the ancestral hall in the past two days? You can go to school when it's done. Zhou Cheng visited Master Zhou a few days ago and talked to Zhou. The master said hello in advance, and it's enough to hand over the beams at that time. ''

The big-headed mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were speechless and looked at each other. Aunt Lanhua said earnestly: ''Pei Xiu, you want a bowl of water to be level, I can understand, but is it too much to send four at once? If I really want to send my children to school, I just need to send the first two first. The bench is still so small that it can be delayed by two years. ''

Then I looked left and right, and no one was very close, only Datou Niang was at the side, and Aunt Lanhua continued in a low voice with confidence: ''Auntie is not an outsider, so let's just say it straight, that Zhou Shan, also No need to send it, really, listen to my aunt, although it is the child of Zhou Cheng's life-saving benefactor, but the family is not well-off, you can support him, it is already a repayment, there is no need to send it to the school. How much will it cost? You have many children, and no one can talk about it if you don't send it. Some people don't even plan to send their children to school. Although life is much better now, many people are still not enough to eat and wear warm clothes, so it is good to have a bite to eat. I see that the child has been raised well in the past few months. When he first came, he was thin with only a handful of bones left, dirty and dark. After raising it for a winter, now it is carved in pink and jade, and he looks like a big family Like a young master, eating and sleeping with your children, you have treated him well. ''

Pei Xiu is very grateful to Aunt Lanhua for thinking of her and being able to say these words to her, ''Thank you Aunt for telling me this, since Zhou Shan came to this house, I will treat him as a part of the family, he is just like my own child, I treat him as my own. I hope that several children can be promising, and it is always useful to know more words. Don't worry about the money, auntie, I have saved some money for the past few years, and I can handle it for the time being. Zhou Cheng can hunt, and it will always be easier for us to save money than ordinary people. When you can't support it, talk about it. Maybe a few have no talent for studying, so we don’t need to pay more attention, just know a few words, and we don’t expect to be very promising, as long as we don’t like we are facing the loess and turning our backs to the sky. ''

Datou Niang said: ''Mother, don't worry about it, the hammer girl and her family have ideas, they are kind people, don't let them be the bad guys~ The four children are all Going to school is also a good thing. Hammer's father is the most capable in the village. He was full of momentum, and I watched his feet sway. They always have a way. ''

Pei Xiu smiled at the aunt, and said to Aunt Lanhua: ''Yes, Auntie, don't worry about me, maybe I will get rich someday, and then I don't have to worry about anything. ''

Both of them were amused by Pei Xiu, and Datou Niang was so happy. '' It's really beautiful to think about. I also dream every day that I can make a fortune, so that our bosses don't have to work in the fields. ''

The people around were attracted by their laughter and looked up, curiously asking what was wrong, and heard something funny.

Datouniang is also a wonderful person. She smiled and said to everyone: ''I dreamed last night that my two children were going to take the champion exam. Wouldn't that make me laugh? I will also give everyone a smile when I say it, just my two skins. Monkey, are you still taking the top spot? It's good to know a few words. ''

''The big head girl, don't bury the big head and the second head in your family, maybe she really has this talent. That's why God only dreamed that you must send two to school. '' A few village women joked with each other and started chatting about going to school. Every household is watching to see the attitude of each, and some people are still swaying from side to side, feeling that it is too expensive.

''Miss Hammer, I heard that you are going to send all four of your family. That outsider is also given away, how much money does it cost? '' This is what the **** next door said, it's just so unpleasant, what is it called an outsider.

''What do you call that foreigner, sister-in-law Chunhua, Zhou Shan is also my child, every child in my family has a name, the eldest is Zhou Yong, the second is Zhou Sheng, the third is Zhou Heng, Zhou Shan is the adopted son, righteous A child is also a child. '' Pei Xiu said a little unhappily. Although Zhou Shan is much more cheerful now, she doesn't want outsiders to pay attention to him.

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