The next morning, Chen was radiant and looked unusually gentle. When Zhu Ping'an came out, he saw Chen fixing his father's collar. When he saw his two sons coming out from bed, he immediately put down his hands, with an embarrassed blush on his face.
After all, it is not the 21st century, the era where people can show their affection without any scruples, Zhu Pingan felt emotional.
Work from sunrise to sunset. The autumn harvest is approaching and the crops are entering the grain filling period. Before the great grandfather's family arrives, the land should be irrigated. Otherwise, the relatives will come and we will not be able to work for a few days. After dinner, Mr. Zhu took his father, uncle three and eldest brother to the fields to engage in the intensive irrigation work.
My uncle was studying for the exam and never did any farm work.
As for Fourth Uncle, Fourth Uncle, um, Fourth Uncle had a stiff neck last night...
By the way, this is the third time that Fourth Uncle has fallen ill since Zhu Ping'an came here. Every time he falls ill when he is doing farm work... The first time was because he caught a cold while sleeping at night, the second time was because he hit his head when he got up at night (by the way, are you a pig?), and this time it was simply because he had a stiff neck from sleeping. These excuses are too ridiculous, you can tell at a glance that he was just shirking his responsibilities, but Grandmother believed them.
My grandmother is really partial.
The men worked and the women were not idle either. My grandmother, my mother and her sisters-in-law sewed purses, made handkerchiefs, and weaved cloth. In short, they were busy.
Zhu Pingan was bored watching Zhu Pingjun riding a stick as a horse and Zhu Yuer happily chasing chickens. No matter how hard he concentrated, he couldn't see the luck of others. Maybe seeing the luck of others also requires conditions. Anyway, there is no rush, just explore slowly. I thought about whether I should sneak out to think about life and find ways to make money. It's just that I can't go into the mountains, otherwise I will definitely find good things in the mountains. After all, the mountains are endless treasures.
Before Zhu Ping'an could slip out of the door, his grandmother had instructions for him to run errands and buy five cents of thread for needlework.
Zhu Ping'an didn't want to do this kind of errand job, as it required no technical skills, and his grandmother was too meticulous. If the things he bought were even half a penny short, his grandmother would be able to tell at once, and not only would she tell that there was no profit at all, but she would also scold him if the purchase was not good.
Zhu Ping'an didn't want to go, Zhu Pingjun didn't want to go either, and Xiao Yuer was too young to go.
So Zhu Pingan said to Zhu Pingjun earnestly, "Go ahead. You have a horse. You can run fast on a horse."
After hearing this, Zhu Pingjun happily took the money, patted his butt, and drove away in a cloud of dust.
The IQ is overwhelming.
Zhu Ping'an silently watched Zhu Pingjun disappear at the door, feeling lonely in life. The most lonely thing was that he couldn't show it.
While his mother and the others were busy in the house, he sneaked out and wandered aimlessly in the village, planning to stroll to the neighboring village Shanghe Village to see what their private school looked like.
Before he could take a few steps, he saw Erniu, who had often come to play with him a few days ago, being pinned to the ground and spanked by his mother. While spanking, she scolded him, "Tell me, will you dare to steal your sister's food again in the future!"
"Don't you dare to steal your sister's food?"
Hit once, ask once, hit once, ask once.
Erniu, a naughty child of five or six years old, was beaten so hard that he cried out loudly. With snot running down his nose, he swore, "I promise I will never steal my sister's food again. If I do that again, I will be a son of a bitch."
"Bitch?" Zhu Ping'an almost choked because he didn't catch his breath. "You're really brave."
really
Then I saw Erniu being picked up by his mother, his shoes taken off, and he was beaten again.
Xiahe Village is close to the river bank and is located in the lower reaches of the river, so it is called Xiahe Village. The upper reaches are called Shanghe Village. The two villages share this river. This is an unknown small river formed by the confluence of mountain streams. The water is so clear that you can see the bottom, so people call it Qingxi.
Zhu Ping'an didn't walk far before he saw the river. There was a small boat in the river. Some people were fishing on the boat. There were also women washing clothes in groups of three or four by the river. They were using the bluestone by the river to hit the clothes with mallets in different speeds according to the river water.
If you get a little closer to the river bank, you can see small fish and shrimps playing among the water plants. It is difficult to find such a clear river in modern times.
Across the river is the endless mountain behind the village. It is lush and green, and you can hear the birds singing and animals calling in the distance, which gives a sense of rich resources.
Xiahe Village is surrounded by mountains and water, and has beautiful scenery. There are mountains in front of the village and water behind the village. The mountains are lush with trees and the water is rich with fish and shrimp. It should not be a place where poverty is nurtured.
Zhu Ping'an walked along the river bank while thinking, and unknowingly came to the fields. He saw the Zhu family members clearing ditches on the river bank and irrigating the fields.
"Xiaozhu, why are you here? Is everything alright at home?"
From a distance, Zhu Ping'an's father Zhu Shouyi strode over and asked, seeing him running over by himself. Zhu's father was shirtless, with his trouser legs rolled up, his feet covered in mud, and he was holding a shovel in his hand.
Zhu Pingan was surprised to find that he had unknowingly come to his own land. Looking at his worried father, Zhu Pingan couldn't help but raise his chubby face and said, "Dad, everything is fine at home. I'm here to help."
Father Zhu was relieved. He looked at Zhu Ping'an's small arms and legs and smiled. "What can you do to help? Go over there and look after those fish. Go back and ask your mother to make you some soup."
Grandfather and his family also came over. Brother Zhu Pingchuan handed a yellow watermelon to Zhu Pingan, "Brother, wash it and eat it. There are still many by the river."
Grandfather appreciated Zhu Ping'an's behavior of coming to watch adults do farm work, and hoped that Zhu Ping'an would be a good farmer in the future. In the eyes of grandfather, land is the foundation, even if you are a high-ranking official with a high salary, you can only feel at ease if you have land.
Okay, I can’t run around anymore.
Not far away, the family was watering the fields. Zhu Ping'an was lying on the green grass, watching over a few palm-sized grass carps in a newly dug puddle nearby, and nibbling on water melons out of boredom.
It is crunchy, fragrant and sweet, leaving a long-lasting aftertaste. This water melon is the size of a fist and has black lines. I don’t know if it can be sold for a good price in the town.
Thanks to the convenience of river water, at the end of the day, more than half of the fields at home have been watered, and it will take about half a day tomorrow to finish watering.
As expected, they had fish soup in the evening, which made Zhu Ping'an, who had rarely tasted meat, feel full in the stomach.
After dinner, the grandfather waved his hand and ordered, "Second brother, you and Dachuan don't have to water the fields tomorrow. Go into the mountains to see if you can hunt some game. When your uncle and his family come, you can add some meat dishes."
My father was the most versatile person in the family, so the task of going into the mountains to hunt game fell on him.