The next morning, Shao Ke's family got up very early, and after breakfast, his mother and Shao Ke went to the town to sell walnuts together.

Dad and Grandpa continued to fertilize the citrus trees, while Shaofen stayed at home to work.

The mother carried most of the citrus on her back, and the rest of the small ones carried two buckets of walnuts to the road.

It didn't take long for them to arrive, Mom and Shaoke put down and waited for the car, there were still a few tricycles, and there was one in about half an hour.

After waiting for a while, the tricycle came, and the mother hurriedly waved to stop the car, and after the car was parked, the two mothers and sons hurriedly moved their things into the car, and the driver drove away after sitting down.

Shaofen finished washing the dishes and went to the river to wash the dirty clothes with two wooden buckets.

Grandpa resisted the hoe, and Dad walked towards the citrus tree field with fertilizer.

It didn't take long for Dad to arrive, Dad put down two buckets of fertilizer, took the hoe and started to make a small ditch, and Grandpa poured the fertilizer.

There were still a few plants left unbeaten, and after an hour Dad finished beating and Grandpa finished pouring out the fertilizer.

The father and son rested for a while, and the father immediately said to the grandfather, "Dad, I'll go home and fetch water, I'm afraid it's hard to rain in this weather." ”

Grandpa said yes, put the hoe against it, and Dad went home with the fertilizer.

Shaofen had already washed her clothes and was taking out the hanger to dry, when she saw her father and they were back, she called them with a smile.

Dad said to her loudly: "Shaofen, let's fetch water to water the citrus trees first, you dry millet and peanuts at home, and you will also fetch water after drying." ”

Shaofen nodded and said yes, Dad and Grandpa turned around and went to get two red plastic buckets and two wooden buckets, and carried them to the river with a flat pole.

After Dad and the others left, Shaofen fed the family's livestock first, and then dried millet and peanuts.

Not long after the sun was finished, he also carried the barrel to the river.

Dad carried two barrels full of water to the citrus trees. Grandpa didn't pick so much, only picked most of the barrels to follow.

The river is a bit far from the citrus trees, and Dad and Grandpa made a few stops on the way before they arrived. The winding path is a bit steep at times, so be careful when walking.

It took them a while to arrive, and every time they watered they had to pick and choose, and if they used a pump to draw water, they had to rent someone else's, at least seventy yuan a day.

It also depends on the distance, if it is too far, other people's water pipes will be used well, and a little salary will be added, at least 100 yuan.

Grandpa felt that it was difficult to earn a hundred yuan, and the family could pick a few times, so there was no need to trouble others.

After arriving, the father and son began to take a small scoop of water and pour it into the small ditch, and after the river water was poured down, the fertilizer slowly melted.

Then immediately change to another tree to pour water, and by the time Shaofen also came with water, the two fathers and sons had already watered several trees.

When Shaofen arrived, she called her father and grandfather loudly, and her father immediately asked her to fetch water, and she nodded and said yes when she heard it.

took the empty bucket and left, Shaofen only picked up half a bucket of water, Dad asked Grandpa to water here, and he also carried the empty bucket away.

After a while, the tricycle finally arrived in town, and my mother immediately gave the fare, and He Shaoke hurriedly moved his things and got out of the car.

Picking up the walnuts and selling them, he walked towards the position he had had been yesterday. At this time, there were already many people on the street, and tricycles and motorcycles kept driving back and forth, which seemed crowded and lively.

Soon came to yesterday's position, after the two mothers and sons put down, they began to sell like yesterday, and there were several walnuts sold today.

Mom looked at the aunts and uncles next to her, and five of them were selling walnuts. Mom was immediately a little worried that she wouldn't be able to sell a few pounds today.

After selling for some time, I sold twelve catties of citrus, my mother sold two catties of walnuts, and the guests who bought walnuts chose between them, and finally sold two catties.

After a while, two middle-aged men came over, holding two burlap bags in their hands, speaking loudly in Mandarin, and asked Chen's mother if they wanted to sell them all, counting ten yuan a catty, and they received them to sell in the city.

The five villagers who sold walnuts immediately said no, and the two middle-aged men immediately picked them up in their baskets.

When he saw the open shell, he immediately said loudly: "Your walnuts are not dried, and the price is already high." ”

The five bosses still refused to sell, and the two middle-aged men had no choice but to leave, and everyone stood there and continued to sell.

It was almost half past ten in the morning, Chen's mother sold ten catties of walnuts, fifteen catties of citrus, and there were still twenty catties of citrus left in the back basket.

Shao Ke had no choice but to whisper to his mother: "Mom, it seems that it is not easy to sell today, what should I do?"

Chen's mother picked up her own walnuts, which had already been selected at home, and they were quite large. I was very reluctant to sell it for ten yuan a catty.

The four walnut owners next to each other also sold some, as if they were selling for twelve yuan a catty, which looked smaller.

After another hour or so, Shaoke sold five catties of oranges, and his mother sold eight catties of walnuts, both of which were sold for thirteen yuan a catty.

There was still half of the two baskets left, and at this time, the two middle-aged men came again and asked them if they wanted to sell the remaining walnuts?

There are two bosses who only have about ten catties left, and they immediately ask how much money is a catty?

The two middle-aged men immediately said, "The rest is nine yuan, and I have picked them all." ”

The two bosses disagreed, bargained for a long time, and finally the two bosses sold it to two middle-aged men for nine yuan a catty.

The other two bosses had more left, estimated at 30 to 40 catties, and they refused to sell them, and they only sold them for 11 yuan a catty, because they still had to pay for the car.

The two middle-aged men refused to ask for it, although they looked as big as Chen's mother's walnuts, so they took it and sold it in the city.

It's good to earn one yuan and one pound, according to this eleven yuan a pound, you may earn five cents a pound, which is not cost-effective.

Several people bargained for a long time, but neither side gave in, and the two middle-aged men had to turn around and leave.

Harvesting walnuts and selling them sometimes makes money, sometimes not, try your luck, and collect others slightly better.

It was almost noon, Chen's mother and Shao Ke had to take the car back, Shao Ke said as he walked: "Mom, we don't use it to sell in the town, we will sell it in the village." There are no fares. ”

Chen's mother sighed as she walked and said, "No, the village may not be able to sell a few catties tomorrow, I will sell it alone tomorrow, and if I can't sell it, I will eat the rest by myself." Let's go the day after tomorrow. ”

Shaoke nodded and said yes, and the two mothers and sons quickly arrived at the station, and when the tricycle came, they hurriedly moved their things and got on the train.

After the seats were full, the driver drove away.

The three grandparents had finished watering this morning, and Shaofen and Dad had gone back and forth several times, and they had already returned home.

Putting down the bucket and washing his hands, he was making lunch, and Dad and Shaofen were busy in the kitchen. Grandpa dried millet.

It didn't take long for the two mothers and sons to come back, and when they saw them coming back, Dad hurriedly called them to dinner. It's already cooked.

Everyone helped bring the food to the table, sat down and started eating.

My mother said that she would sell walnuts today, and said that she would sell them for another day tomorrow, and she would eat the rest by herself, and the money she sold today was dozens of yuan less than yesterday.

Dad said while eating, "Okay, let's go and put a little fertilizer on the walnut trees in the afternoon, and you can kill a chicken at home, and it will be delicious in the evening." ”

Mom nodded and said yes, after the family finished eating, Shaofen went to wash the dishes and went to rest.

At about four o'clock in the afternoon, the family got up one after another, my mother was busy at home alone, and everyone else went out.

The two siblings carried the bucket, the grandfather resisted two hoes, and the father carried the fertilizer towards the walnut tree.

Not long after, Grandpa and Dad dug a small ditch with hoes, and the two siblings went to the river to fetch water.

By the time the two siblings arrived with water, Grandpa had already poured fertilizer on it.

The two siblings began to take small scoops of water and pour it on the fertilizer. Dad digs a small ditch by himself.

Mom caught the big in the yard at home, and it took a long time to catch it, and the ground was covered with chicken feathers.

After grabbing it, he tied his feet with grain straw, carried him to the kitchen, and began to slaughter them, and after killing, he put them in a bucket and began to boil water.

After burning, pour it into a bucket and start scalding, and start plucking after scalding. Clean it up and slaughter it out. Start cooking on the fire.

The two siblings picked back and forth several times, but each time they didn't fill it, and the sweat had already wet their clothes because the road was too far. The walnut trees are already half watered.

It's still a bit far to pick up water and walk back and forth once, and Dad and Grandpa have already finished digging and poured fertilizer, all urea and phosphate fertilizer. Put it in the right amount, just like the fertilizer for citrus trees.

When the two siblings arrived, Dad immediately asked Shaofen to stop, he and Shao Ke went to fetch water, Shaofen said yes, and gave the flat burden to Dad.

She immediately watered with her grandfather, and her father and Shaoke continued to fetch water, and after picking back and forth several times, they finally finished watering.

Shao Ke immediately breathed a sigh of relief, his face was flushed, he was already too hot to do it, he quickly took off his clothes and rested.

Grandpa went back first with two hoes, and Dad was also very hot, so Shaofen left with the bucket.

The two fathers and sons stood here and rested for a while before they were ready to go home, and there were still more than ten catties of fertilizer left in the bucket, and they could pick it up and leave. Dad carried the bucket and said as he walked: "After two months, I will get rid of the insects, and then only your grandfather will be at home, and he will work alone for three days before he can finish watering." ”

Shao Ke said as he walked: "Yes, I also went to study, so that's all." ”

It didn't take long for them to get home, my mother had already cooked the rice, and I could smell the aroma of chicken from afar, and the two siblings were very happy that they could finally eat meat tonight.

Wash your hands quickly, everyone helps bring the food to the table, two large bowls of soybean roast chicken and two vegetarian dishes tonight, fragrant and drooling.

The family sat down and began to eat, the two siblings each took a chicken leg and nibbled on it, and the father sandwiched a chicken leg for the grandfather, and smiled and told the grandfather to eat quickly.

Everyone eats chicken first, because they haven't eaten it for a few days, and the weather is hot and tomorrow is not delicious, so Shao Ke eats chicken and says with a smile: "It's delicious, I'm so tired of carrying water today, I want to eat more." ”

Saying that, he took a quick bite and picked up the rice in the big bowl, and when everyone finished eating, there was only a little bit of chicken left, and only a bowl of vegetables remained.