"It's almost the New Year, Xiao Mu, are you happy?"

Xiao Mu took a deep breath, it seemed that the New Year was nothing to be happy for him, because in previous years, he basically stayed at home.

Seeing that Xiao Mu didn't react, Zhang Laohan said again: "Let you go to play with Guo Yang and them this year, and it doesn't matter to you wherever you go." ”

Now Xiao Mu is overjoyed, finally there is such a Spring Festival one year, and he can also go out to see the scenery outside and see how other people's Spring Festival is spending.

Hurriedly nodded in response to Zhang Laohan.

Zhang Lao pinched Xiao Mu's nose and said with a smile: "Hehe, silly boy, be happy, I'll give you some change when the time comes, buy candy to eat." ”

The dark clouds dispersed, and the blue sky was ushered in.

For Xiao Mu, this can be described as a double happiness, there has never been such treatment, happiness came too suddenly, and all unpleasantness was left behind.

Xiao Mu took the initiative to help Zhang Laohan water the vegetable seedlings, Zhang Laohan squatted on the side, smoking dry tobacco, and instructed Xiao Mu from time to time how to water and to what extent.

Speaking of watering, it is a simple thing for adults, but it is not easy in Xiao Mu's opinion.

He bent down and poured two basins of water on him, and threw them all on himself.

Xiao Mu looked at Zhang Laohan with a smirk, Zhang Laohan got up and walked to Xiao Mu, took the gourd scoop in Xiao Mu's hand, gave Xiao Mu a teacher, and explained to him how to operate.

Xiao Mu tried it a few times according to Zhang Laohan's pouring method, and felt okay, and Zhang Laohan on the side also nodded with satisfaction.

"Well, the children can be taught!"

Xiao Mu continued to pour water, but the child was still a child after all, and he lost his strength after a few strokes, and the watering distance was getting closer and closer.

"Grandpa, I can't do it, I can't do it, I'm out of strength, so you should come. ”

handed the scoop to Zhang Laohan, Zhang Laohan took the scoop and said, "Tired, boy, if you don't want to work, study hard." ”

Xiao Mu pursed his lips and said, "No, I will definitely work hard and honor your second elder in the future." ”

It didn't take long for Zhang Laohan to water all the vegetable fields, plucked a few cabbages and took Xiao Mu home.

But when he arrived at home, he found that Wan Rong hadn't gotten up yet, so Xiao Mu walked in and wanted to wake him up, but Xiao Mu retreated again, for fear that Wan Rong would be angry.

Until Zhang Laohan made lunch.

Zhang Laohan said: "Xiao Mu, go and tell your uncle to get up and eat." ”

Xiao Mu was a little reluctant, but Zhang Laohan and Wan Rong were already at odds, and they didn't dare to let him call Wan Rong to get up, so he had to go hard.

Timidly came to Wan Vieng's room, looked for the light line, opened the light gate, gently shook Wan Vieng and said, "Uncle, get up and eat." ”

I thought that Wan Rong would say a few words about himself, but he didn't expect to say himself, and let himself go out to eat first, and he would get up to eat after a while.

Just as Xiao Mu and Zhang Laohan and his wife were eating, Wan Rong walked out, his hair was messy.

After a simple wash, I picked up the dishes and chopsticks and sat down, full of alcohol.

Suddenly, the old man said: "Wanrong, it's almost the New Year, it's almost time to store water, otherwise it will be too late to pick up the water consumption for the New Year." ”

Vang Vieng Bazaar was eating and responded coldly.

"Hmm!"

At that time, there was no running water in Nancheng, and both drinking water and domestic water were carried back from a well a kilometer away by manpower, which was very tiring, so the task of tunshui was naturally handed over to the young and strong Wanrong.

Wan Rong stared at Xiao Mu and asked, "Xiao Mu, do you want to come with me?"

Xiao Mu glanced at Zhang Laohan and then at Wan Rong, raised the water cup and took a sip of water.

"Well, well, with you. ”

After eating, Wan Rong cleaned several large water tanks in the house, took the flat pole, and walked over to Xiao Mu with two large buckets.

"Let's go, Xiao Mu, let's go. ”

Turning around and about to leave, Wan Rong turned around again and said to Xiao Mu, "Why don't you pick some too?"

Xiao Mu scratched his head and said, "I can't pick it either, it's such a big bucket." ”

As soon as the words fell, Wan Vieng found two plastic kettles out of nowhere, and 5kg was clearly written on the side of the kettle.

"Well, you just use this pick, it should be fine. ”

Xiao Mu had no concept of the unit of measurement kg, and seeing that the kettle was not very big, he promised Wanrong to help carry the water himself.

Xiao Mu followed Wan Rong to the water expenditure, which was located in a mountain stream not far from the entrance of the village, located on a shady slope, a little shady, maybe it was the reason why there was water all year round.

Many years ago, the villagers raised money to build a circular canal out of concrete, which was not capped, and the Dayue was two meters deep and had three steps.

The New Year is approaching, and the villagers have begun to store water, and the waterline has been shallow to the second step.

Wan Rong said to Xiao Mu while scooping up the water: "Xiao Mu, be careful, it's very slippery inside." ”

After the water is shallow, the village names can only scoop up the water by stepping directly into the steps in the canal, and the sanitation is naturally not so good.

Xiao Mu cautiously stepped into the canal, bent down and threw the entire kettle into the canal to scoop water, Wan Rong hurriedly stopped Xiao Mu.

"Hey, boy, don't throw the kettle into the canal, not to mention polluting the water, you will drag yourself into it if you can't lift it. ”

Xiao Mu retreated and shook the kettle with a scoop of water shared on the side.

But Xiao Mu sprinkled half a scoop, and then sprinkled a part when he poured it into the kettle, and only one-third of the water poured into the kettle.

After Wan Rong scooped two large buckets, Xiao Mu only scooped one pot, so Wan Rong took the kettle from Xiao Mu's hand and said, "Look, I'll teach you." ”

It didn't take long to scoop it up.

Xiao Mu tried to carry a full load of water, and it felt okay, not as heavy as he imagined.

smiled and said to Wan Rong: "Let's go, I'm okay, it's okay to pick it up at home." ”

On the way home, I met three or two villagers who were also carrying water, and the villagers saw that Xiao Mu was so old that they would help the family share the heavy responsibility, so they couldn't help but give Xiao Mu a thumbs up and said: "Xiao Mu, yes, you can also carry water, ask your uncle to add chicken legs to you at night." ”

Xiao Mu didn't know them, so he didn't talk to them.

When I got home, I asked, "Uncle, who is the person who talked to me just now?"

"Oh, let me add chicken legs to you, that's Daddy Yang in the village, he's older than me, so you have to call him Daddy Yang. ”

The two rested for a while, Xiao Mu felt that carrying water was not so tired, and it was even a little fun, so he urged Wanrong to set off quickly.

"What's urging, you just pick so much, the two pots of water are not half as heavy as my bucket of water, of course I'm not tired, let me rest for a while." ”

Xiao Mu still seemed to be a little impatient, but Wan Rong said so, so he had to wait for Wan Rong to rest enough before leaving.