After returning to their home, the grandfather and grandson put down their flat shoulders and washed their hands with water.

Sit down at the dinner table and take out all the money you sold today. The grandfather and grandson began to count. After ordering it twice, it was sold for a total of 125 yuan.

Grandpa looked at the money in his hand and said with a smile: "Today's sale is okay, and it is finally sold out." Shaoke, go get a knife, let's cut two to eat. ”

Shaoke nodded yes and turned to the kitchen.

After a while, he came over with the kitchen knife. Reach out and pick up a pear in the bucket and use a kitchen knife to carefully peel it.

The thin yellow pear peel slowly peeled out, and after peeling one, Shaoke immediately gave it to grandpa, who took it and took a bite and said with a smile: "This pear is very sweet!"

Shaoke continued to pick up a pear and peeled it again, and after peeling it, he also took a bite, and said while biting and eating: "Grandpa, this pear is very delicious." ”

After the two of them finished eating, Shaoke looked at the time, it was almost eleven o'clock. Hurry to the kitchen and make lunch.

Grandpa went to feed the chickens and ducks. After feeding, go to the kitchen to help.

Soon lunch was cooked, and the grandfather and grandson began to eat.

After eating, you can wash the dishes, and grandpa went to rest.

At about four o'clock in the afternoon, the grandfather and grandson got up, and there were still about two fields of vegetables that had not been planted, and they were ready to pick them again.

Lock the door and pack up and head out.

Soon came to yesterday's field, and the grandfather and grandson began to plant vegetables.

It took several days to finish planting, and after planting, Shaoke would pick up water every day to water the vegetable seedlings.

Grandpa was at home and began to weave bamboo baskets. There are still three days left to start school, so you can pack up all your things.

Put away all the books that you and your sister have read. Heaped on that old desk.

Those very old books that have been yellowed have begun to mold. It should be a textbook and homework book for elementary school, put it in a basket, carry it to the scrapyard on the street, and sell it to the waste collectors.

Sold for a little money and immediately went to the store and bought two black travel bags. Prepare to come back and pack what you want to take with you.

When I got home, I found my clothes, shoes, and socks, and tidied them up to take away.

Three pairs of black socks, two pairs of canvas shoes, one pair of tourist shoes, one pair of cotton slippers, and three sets of their own clothes.

Thinking that when I got to school, I would be given out school uniforms, and three sets should be enough to wear.

Take away all the toothpaste, toothbrushes, towels, and your own quilt.

The two travel bags are just filled, and the others are not easy to carry, so I can only buy them at school.

It took a day to clean up, and Shaoke finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Grandpa asked him, "Would you like to bring some peanuts?"

He immediately said no, he probably didn't like to eat them at school.

Grandpa immediately smiled and said, "Then bring some peanuts? ”

Shaoke nodded yes, turned around and took out a bag of peanuts from the wooden cabinet.

The peanuts that had been packed in a rice bag, untied the rope, and put them all in a dustpan, sat down on a small bench and began to peel them.

Grandpa weaves bamboo baskets next to him, and the sun-dried peanut shells are very dry and brittle when peeled.

The peeled peanuts are big again, and you can pick up one and eat it, with a click, and the bite is fragrant and crispy.

Shao Ke said with a smile while eating: "Grandpa, you can sell some of our peanuts." ”

Grandpa was busy with what was in his hand, and immediately stopped and said with a smile: "Let's eat some by ourselves, and when the time comes, let's carry forty catties and sell them! ”

Shaoke nodded and said okay, after peeling peanuts for a day, Shaoke's hands were already a little sore.

Looking at the peanuts in the dustpan, there are about ten catties.

Shao Ke sighed and said, "Alas, don't peel it, it's almost ten catties, it's enough." ”

Stand up, pick up the broom, sweep out all the peanut shells and throw them away.

Go to the inner room and take out a pocket and put peanuts in it.

I looked at the calendar on the wall, and there was still one day to go.

Shao Ke immediately said to his grandfather: "Grandpa, I will leave the day after tomorrow, let's kill a chicken today to eat!"

Grandpa nodded and said Okay, you go and catch it, catch us and kill us.

Shao Ke said okay, turned around and went to the bamboo cage outside to catch chickens.

I only heard the chickens and ducks in the bamboo cage screaming there, and I chased the chicken everywhere, and the colorful feathers of the big rooster were smooth and beautiful.

I can see that it thinks it should have five or six catties, and if I can't finish it today, I can eat it tomorrow. The other two hens are to lay eggs.

After half an hour of hard work, I finally caught the big!

The big rooster struggled hard in his hands, but Shao Ke grabbed its wings tightly with both hands, opened the bamboo cage door and walked out.

Shao Ke's face was flushed, and he said excitedly: "Grandpa caught it, I'll kill it." ”

Grandpa nodded and said okay, you go!

Shaoke grabbed the chicken and took it to the kitchen and tied it with a rope.

Start boiling water and prepare to kill the chickens.

After ten minutes, the boiling water was ready. Shaoke immediately called grandpa over.

When Grandpa heard this, he immediately came over.

Shao Ke immediately smiled and said, "Grandpa, the water is already ready." ”

Grandpa said okay, I'm coming.

The grandfather and grandson began to kill the chickens, Shaoke helped catch the chickens, and the grandfather killed them with a knife.

As Grandpa's hand fell, the chicken was killed.

After killing, the grandfather and grandson began to clean up the chicken.

After an hour of busyness, lunch was finally cooked today.

Looking at the three bowls of fragrant chicken, Grandpa smiled and said, "Eat less, eat more, you're going out to study." ”

Shaoke nodded and said yes, picked up the chopsticks and sandwiched the chicken leg for his grandfather's house, put it in his bowl and said with a smile: "Grandpa, you can eat more." ”

At noon today, the grandfather and grandson ate very much.

After eating, Shaoke went to wash the dishes. Grandpa went back to his house to rest.

After washing, Shao Ke went to rest by himself.

At about four o'clock in the afternoon, the grandfather and grandson got up. Grandpa has already made two small baskets.

Shao Ke looked at his grandfather and said, "Grandpa, I don't have anything to do now, I'll learn from you!"

Grandpa repeatedly asked him if he had anything to do? He said that it had already been done, and the things that should have been brought were already packed!

Grandpa nodded and said yes, let him row bamboo next to him.

He used to learn from his grandfather, and he didn't make it good. Later, it was not made up.

Now you can pick up the knife and start cutting the bamboo.

Only children who have lived in the countryside know how to row bamboo.

Only the green skin on the surface of the bamboo can be woven into a bamboo basket.

Grandpa has already carved a piece of bamboo into many small pieces. Put it there neatly.

Shaoke followed the example of his grandfather, who taught him to carefully peel off the skin of bamboo with a knife.

Until all the small pieces of bamboo were crossed, Shaoke wore canvas gloves in his left hand and a knife in his right hand, carefully paddling.

It wasn't until the evening that the two remaining bamboos were finished, and Shao Ke immediately went to wash his hands and prepare a hot lunch meal.

After it was heated, the grandfather and grandson ate it, and after they were full, there was still a bowl of chicken left. Grandpa immediately smiled and said, "The rest should be able to eat tomorrow." ”

Shaoke nodded and said yes, cleaned up the dishes and went to wash. Grandpa went to the kitchen to take a hot bath.

After the water is hot, the grandfather and grandson take a bath.

After washing, they cleaned up and locked the door, and went back to the house to rest.

In the past few days, the two grandfathers and grandchildren have not had time to wash their clothes, so they decided to wash them tomorrow.

The next morning, the grandfather and grandson got up at seven o'clock, and after cooking breakfast and eating, the grandfather made a bamboo basket at home, and the two of them went to the river to wash their clothes.

Soon came to the river, there were uncles and aunts washing there, Shaoke laughed loudly and called them, and they also laughed and said: "You come to wash clothes, Shaoke, do you still want to study?"

Shao Ke immediately said: "I still have to study, I will go to the school in X capital tomorrow." ”

Uncle and aunt smiled and said, "Study hard, Shaoke." ”

Shaoke smiled and nodded, "I will." ”

Beat half a bucket of water with a wooden bucket and start washing clothes.

Shaoke's laundry is also very clean, and it used to be washed by my sister. Now I'm going to wash myself again.

After soaking in laundry detergent, Shaoke rubbed and brushed, and after an hour, it was finally washed.

Smelling clean, laundry detergent smelling clothes, I can breathe a sigh of relief. The uncle and aunt had already washed it and had already gone back with their clothes.

Shaoke hurriedly put his clothes in the bucket and carried them home.

Soon after arriving home, Shaoke went to the house to find a hanger, dried all the clothes, and dried them on the bamboo poles outside.

After serving, I came back with a bucket. Thinking that grandpa will have to do his own laundry in the future, he is a little worried.

Shao Ke sat down on the small bench in the hall, looked at his grandfather who was working hard to weave a bamboo basket and said with a smile: "Grandpa, wash your clothes at home in the future." The well outside the yard, you have to be careful not to fall down. ”

Grandpa stopped and said, "Don't worry, it won't." I have both hands and feet now. ”

The grandfather and grandson talked for a while, and Shaoke began to learn to weave bamboo baskets with his grandfather.

There are several kinds of tools in rural areas, each of which is different. The bamboo strips are also different.

It can take days to make one. Grandpa made this kind of small basket, and the bamboo strips were very thin.

Only the one that is carried by hand is a wide strip of bamboo, and the rest need thin strips of bamboo, so it takes half a day to just scratch the bamboo strips with a knife.

It took a morning to finally finish rowing a bamboo strip, which was relatively uniform in size. The basket is made in this way to look good.

The size of the bamboo strip can be learned for a long time.

At that time, Shao Ke had just turned fifteen years old, and at first he didn't pay attention to wearing canvas gloves, and the side thorns of the bamboo accidentally stabbed his hand.

Shao Ke's hand was bleeding a little, and his grandfather hurriedly asked him to bandage it. He hurriedly went back to the house and took a band-aid on his hand, and watched carefully how his grandfather drew bamboo strips.

Later, in the second year, my grandfather began to weave a small basket again, and Shaoke finished his homework and said that he wanted to help. Pick up the knife and draw carefully, after the stroke, the grandfather looked at it, and had to draw it again. The bamboo strips he drew were unevenly sized.

Later, at the age of seventeen, Shao Ke finally learned.

Looking at the evenly drawn bamboo strips with his knife, Shao Ke breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Grandpa, this time it should be okay." ”