Chapter 265: Lan Xiang's family harvests grain grass
Lan Cheng also stopped, looked at her sister and asked, "Sister, go back and discuss with your brother-in-law and ask him what he should do?" After all, you have also studied for more than a year and have understood a little.
In the future, the family's expenses will still be relatively large, and my brother-in-law will still study for the past four years, and most of your family's money will be used on him.
You probably won't have much money in the next four years? Only when your brother-in-law and you take over will the two of you have money, and you will have half of it in your hands at that time, you have to remember.
Alas, let's get through the past four years, we are all the same, if my brother-in-law agrees to you go out to work, it's okay, but maybe he is afraid that you will change his mind and won't want you to go out, after all, you and he don't have children yet. ”
Lan's mother also said while eating: "Lan Xiang, you go back and have a good talk with the pony this time, if the pony agrees to you go out to work, you can go out with us."
Work for three years to earn some money and come back, rest assured with a little money in your hand, and come back in the year when the pony finally reads, and then study with your dad again, it depends on whether your dad will agree?"
Lan Xiang ate slowly, very entangled in her heart, and finally nodded and said yes, because this issue really needs to be carefully considered.
After eating at the end, Lan Xiang packed up the dishes and went to wash them.
After the family washed up, they went back to the house to sleep.
Lan Xiang lay on the bed and couldn't sleep, thinking about what her mother and brother said, thinking about it carefully, thinking that if she and Deze went to a city, they could meet each other on vacation, so as not to worry about me.
After thinking about it for a while, I was really sleepy and slowly fell asleep.
Lan's mother and Lan Cheng had already gone to sleep.
Ma Deze and his father had already had dinner, and a few patients came this morning and eight in the afternoon, all of which were minor ailments.
Ma's father doesn't have a TV here, only a radio, so he listens to it when he's not busy.
Ma's father sat on the chair, looked at his son and said with a smile: "Deze, Lan Xiang has learned a lot here, you still have to study for four years, if Lan Xiang has been here for the past few years, she will definitely finish all of it."
It's just that Dad can't give her too much money, because you have to study with money, I wonder if she will complain a little?
If she has any ideas, remember to tell her dad, after all, dad has to think about you. It's good that you have slowly got through the past few years. ”
Ma Deze nodded and said okay, asked Dad to go to sleep first, Ma's father said yes, Ma Deze also went to sleep, it depends on Lan Xiang himself.
The next morning, after Lan Xiang's family had breakfast, the sun had already risen, and they poured the rice on top of the mat to dry.
The chickens and ducks were fed with corn, the rabbits were fed with peanut vines, and the piglets were fed with pigweed, and they went out with knives again.
The family walked quickly, with a little dew in the morning, and it didn't take long to come to the edge of the second piece of soil in their house.
The family put on their gloves and began to chop with knives, today the two mothers and daughters cut one side, and Lan Cheng cut the other.
There are water droplets on all kinds of grass, and after cutting for a while, the gloves are wet with water droplets, and they are a little wet on their hands, and the family is trying to chop them, hoping that the water droplets will dry soon.
After cutting for a while, the grass that grew tall wet the hair of the two mothers and daughters, and they were wet on their heads, and their clothes and pants were also wet.
The sun had risen high, the water droplets on the grass were slowly drying, the clothes and pants were slowly drying, and the sweat was slowly running down.
At this time, Lan Ma and Lan Xiang finally finished chopping, and the two of them breathed a sigh of relief and slowly walked to Lan Cheng's side. Lan Xiang helped Lan Cheng finish chopping.
The family wore straw hats and knives and went home in the sun.
After returning home, Lan's mother dried the rice, and the two siblings cooked, just like yesterday. After eating, Lan Xiang guarded, and Lan Ma and Lan Cheng went to take a nap.
At about four o'clock in the afternoon, the rice was harvested, and then I went out to cut firewood.
In the afternoon, there were no drops of water on the grass, so it was better to cut it, and it was almost dark before it was finished.
The family was relieved that it was finally finished. Lan's mother said as she walked, "Now wait for this firewood to dry, and then take it back." ”
The two siblings nodded and said yes, and when they got home, they were busy, and after cooking and eating, they went to sleep after taking a hot bath.
The next morning, Lan's mother cooked breakfast and asked the two sisters and brothers to get up to eat, and the clothes were not washed for two days.
Lan Cheng fed the livestock and dried the rice at home, Lan Ma and the two mothers and daughters went to the river, and several aunts were also washing, and when they saw them coming, they called them with a smile.
Lan Xiang's mother and daughter also smiled and called a few aunts, and several aunts asked while washing: "Sister Lan, are you done with your family? We are almost done." ”
Lan's mother fetched water, poured laundry detergent, and said while washing: "It's almost over, I'm done after harvesting the grass and firewood." His dad is coming back, in two days. ”
A few eldest ladies said while washing: "Our family is too, the child is about to start school, he wants to come back, it's better to earn money outside." There are elderly people at home who are not at ease, otherwise they would have gone out to work. ”
Lan's mother said while washing: "Yes, when his father comes back, I will also go out to work, give the chickens and ducks raised at home to Lan Xiang and them to eat, sell the rabbits and piglets, and wait for his father to come back." ”
Several ladies said that it was okay, under the nagging of homely things, the time passed quickly, and everyone washed their clothes one after another, and each picked up their clothes and went back.
The sun is slowly rising, and it's hot these days, so it's good to dry the grain, and it's a little cooler at night.
The mother and daughter soon returned home, dried their laundry, and hung them on a tied bamboo pole on the edge of the courtyard outside.
Lan Cheng was wearing a straw hat drying rice, and after the family had finished it, they could finally sit down and rest.
The family sat in the hall, and Lan's mother looked at the sun outside, and immediately said, "It's still early, let's go and dry the grain grass, and pick it up in the afternoon." ”
The two siblings nodded yes, each with a straw hat, and went out under the sun.
The breeze blew gently, still a little cool, and the family walked quickly, and it didn't take long to reach the shore of the field.
When they arrived, they turned over and dried each other, and the grain grass had dried a lot, and it would be much better if it was dried for another afternoon. You can take it home and burn it while drying it.
Every year, Mother Lan will pick up the grain grass. Because there are still a lot of uses.
After a quick drying, the family hurried home.
After returning home, Lan's mother caught a big rooster and killed it, thinking that Lan Xiang would go back tomorrow. Lan Xiang helped boil the water.
Lan Cheng helped catch it and asked her mother to kill it, and soon the killing was over, the water was boiled, and the family plucked their hair together.
Lan's mother immediately went to the field to pull vegetables and kept the two sisters and brothers busy, and the two sisters and brothers were very fast and quickly pulled out the chickens.
Lan clarified the reason for slaughtering, and Lan Xiang went to cook the rice.
Mother Lan came back from cutting the vegetables and began to clean, the meal took a little longer, and after cooking, the family brought all the meals to the table and sat down to eat together.
Lan's mother said while eating: "Lanxiang Lancheng, we will take back the grain grass in the afternoon, and Lanxiang can go back tomorrow, Lancheng tomorrow morning, you will call on the street and ask when your father will come back?"
In the morning, if there is no dew, I will go to dry the firewood, I will dry the rice before going out, Lan Cheng, you will come to help when you come back after the call.
The firewood should be dried for at least ten days, and when your father comes back, he will pick it up when he has time.
Lan Xiang, you go home and ask clearly, come and talk to your mother, you catch a chicken tomorrow and go back, kill your father and eat them.
The rest of the mothers went to ask first, sold the piglets, and saw if anyone wanted them, and if there was no one at home, the grain and these would have to be sold.
Lanxiang, you call the pony over, you can take some food back to eat, and leave a small amount at home, just for fear that someone will come and steal it. ”
After Lan's mother finished speaking, Lan Xiang and Lan Cheng asked their mother a few more questions, and finally confirmed that this was the plan, Lan Xiang Lan Cheng nodded and said okay.
Lan's mother said with a smile while eating: "Lan Xiang, no matter what happens in the future, my mother hopes that you and Xiaoma can live for a lifetime, after all, you asked for marriage first, and Xiaoma is still very good." ”
Lan Xiang said while eating: "I know Mom, anyway, if he doesn't change his mind, I won't." ”
The family ate this meal for a longer time, and when it was over, Lan Xiang cleaned up the dishes and went to wash.
Lan Cheng went to dry the millet, Lan's mother went to take a nap, and Lan Cheng also went to sleep after drying it. Lan Xiang guarded.
Just like yesterday, I still went out after harvesting the grain.
The family walked very fast, and it didn't take long for the family to come to the shore of their field.
Mother Lan looked at the grain grass, which was already very dry, and each bundled the grain grass, and only after tying all the grain grass did she start to pick.
The dried grass was much lighter, and the family each carried two bundles of straw home. After a pause on the road, I quickly picked it up.
When he got home, he put the grass under the eaves and went out with a flat tan and a thousand loads.
In this way, the family picked back and forth five times, and the last time only Lan Cheng picked it, and finally finished picking.
Put the grass neatly under the eaves, tomorrow there is sun to take out to dry, it is late, pack up the tools and put them away.
The two sisters and brothers hurriedly went to the kitchen to cook, and Lan's mother went to feed the pigs, locked the chickens and ducks back, and fed the rabbits.
The two siblings cooked the rice and called their mother to eat, and the family sat down and began to eat.
The meal in the evening is simple, two vegetables, and chicken at noon, these days Mother Lan and Lan Cheng are very busy, Mother Lan told Lan Cheng to get up later tomorrow, Lan Cheng said okay while eating.
The family ate slowly, and when they were done, Lan Xiang packed up the dishes and went to wash.
Lan Cheng went to hot bath water, and Lan's mother went to the house where the chickens were closed, ready to catch a big rooster and come out, and more than a dozen chickens were huddled together.
Mother Lan took the flashlight and looked carefully, stretched out her hand to catch it, these chickens kept cooing, but it was night, and they wouldn't be as active as during the day.
Mother Lan caught it in a few clicks, grabbed it tightly with both hands to prevent the chicken from running away, closed the door and came out, smoked a few sticks of grain grass, tied the chicken's feet, and after tying it, opened the door and let it in.
Lan Cheng hot water, asked his mother to take a bath, Lan Ma told them to wash first, Lan Cheng said okay, hit the water and find clothes to wash first.