Chapter 199: Wheat Harvest
When the next car went to the drying ground, Xia Solstice and the little black fish climbed into the car. The pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info sat on the high pile of wheat, trembling with the movement of the carriage.
This is a very novel experience for the summer solstice. The same is true for the little black fish, because there is no big car at home, and it is the first time for him to sit so high.
Uncle Xia San and the old man of the Chen family were both sitting on the wheel, the two grandsons of the Chen family accompanied Xia Zhi and the little black fish to sit on the wheat pile, and the two teenagers laughed innocently. They all know that this is the first time that Xia Zhi and Little Black Fish Fish have taken such a car, and the two brothers have been entrusted by adults to protect the safety of Xia Solstice and Little Black Fish.
Children who grow up in the mountains have darker skin, stronger bones, and are more dexterous than children who grow up on the plains. Because they have to climb mountains and mountains every day, climbing trees and vines.
The little black fish was bold, and first climbed on the wheat pile for a while, but he felt that it was not exciting enough, so he stood up. When he was able to stand firmly, he wanted to jump on the wheat pile.
This frightened the eldest brother of the Chen family and the second brother of the Chen family, who were not small. The eldest brother of the Chen family hurriedly held down the little black fish: "Uncle, this can't jump." If you jump, the wheat heaps will fall apart. ”
It was a trivial matter that the wheat piled up and fell apart, and it was not a trivial matter for the little black fish to fall from such a high place, and it was still on a walking carriage.
Xia Zhi also knew that this was indeed dangerous, so he hurriedly persuaded the little black fish: "Uncle, if you jump like this, the wheat grains will shake you down." We have a lot of wheat to eat. ”
The little black fish had already listened to Xia Zhi'er's words, and when he heard that this would ruin the food, he was honest.
"I'll follow the next car. The little black fish shouted excitedly. He was taking care of the summer solstice all day, and he missed such a fun thing. "Hmph, the little tree didn't tell me. ”
Oops, this is going to anger the little tree.
Xia Zhi smiled: "Uncle, Xiao Shu'er's little timidity, he definitely didn't know it would be so fun." ”
Little Heiyuer thought about it, this is indeed the truth, and quickly forgave Xiao Shu'er in his heart.
The carriage stopped on the drying ground, and the little black fish was picked up by the eldest brother of the Chen family, and Xia Zhi followed behind, she was holding the second brother of the Chen family, and stepped on the shoulders of the third uncle Xia to get off the car.
The little tree who was arranged to watch the wheat in the drying ground immediately jumped over and called Uncle and Sister around the little black fish and Xia Zhi.
There are already many people drying wheat in the drying field, and everyone is very busy near and far. The Xia family had already carved out a place on the drying ground and stacked wheat.
When Xia Zhi and Little Black Fish got out of the car, Uncle Xia San and the old man of the Chen family took the eldest brother of the Chen family and the second brother of the Chen family to unload the wheat from the car together.
During this period, people from the same village also came to talk, and they all boasted that the wheat of the Xia family grew well. "This is from the uncle's farm. The uncle's ten acres of land are not allowed to threw 5,000 catties of wheat this year. ”
This middle-aged man who came over is the same generation as Uncle Xia, so he has to call Old Man Xia uncle.
Uncle Xia smiled modestly and said that he couldn't beat five thousand catties no matter what. "How can there be such a high yield. ”
"Your land is good. Uncle is delicate and delicate. Others can't beat it, my uncle's family must have beaten it. The middle-aged man said again.
"I can't really fight that much. Uncle Xia spoke more sincerely, "If you can beat four thousand catties, it will be the top of the sky." ”
The middle-aged man's speech was a bit exaggerated, and when he heard Uncle Xia say this, he thought that this was indeed the case, so he stopped talking about this topic anymore. He asked Uncle Xia again: "When will the second brother come back from Fucheng, this is all about cutting wheat, and he is not in a hurry?"
"I haven't sent a letter back yet, but if I come back, it's only a matter of two days. Uncle Xia said.
The middle-aged man sighed, and a strange look flashed on his face. However, he spoke to the old man of the Chen family again and asked the eldest brother of the Chen family and the second brother of the Chen family.
"They are all good offspring, have you decided to be a daughter-in-law? The people on your side have early daughters-in-law. ”
"My two grandsons haven't decided on a daughter-in-law yet. The old man of the Chen family was very hearty, and said with a smile, "What's the matter, this is planning to introduce my grandson and daughter-in-law to me?"
The middle-aged man's face was slightly red: "What do you want from these two grandsons, you still need to worry about your daughter-in-law!"
Everyone laughed, and the middle-aged man went back to work.
Xiao Shu'er waited for the man to leave, and then whispered to Xia Zhi: "He has been here several times, and he always pinched our wheat grains." I don't let him pinch, he also said me. ”
"When he comes again, you still won't let him pinch him. You just let him go a little farther. "Xia Solstice told Xiao Shu'er.
The little tree responded happily. "Well, if he comes again, I'll be polite to him. ”
While unloading the wheat, Uncle Xia heard the conversation between the sisters and brothers. He came over and told the little tree to keep a good eye on the wheat.
"If Sun Si'er comes again, as long as he doesn't take our wheat, don't turn your face with him. He's that kind of person, let's not provoke him to hold a grudge. ”
Because Uncle Xia San and Xia Zhi's instructions are very different, Xiao Shu'er looks left and right, and he doesn't know who to listen to. The little black fish hugged her arms. "Listen to your sister. ”
Uncle Xia San smiled helplessly.
Xia Zhi also smiled: "Come on, listen to the third uncle." It is better to offend a gentleman than a villain. ”
It turns out that this grandson Si'er is also a very famous number one person in Daxingzhuang. This person is more complicated in Old Man Xia's comments, on the one hand, he has a good face, and sometimes he is quite righteous when he has a temper, but on the other hand, he has a small heart, he is more bitter and mean, and he can turn his face if he doesn't agree.
That is, a person with a very sour face, and he can do whatever he wants.
People like this naturally can't be offended, but it's not easy to get close to. Old Man Xia has mastered this degree very well. Today's Sun Si'er's move is a little unacceptable in the eyes of ordinary people, but Sun Si'er seems to have no malicious intent.
Therefore, the summer solstice did not insist on letting Xiao Shu'er do things in his own way~ things.
After unloading the wheat, the old man of the Chen family, the third uncle of the Xia family, the eldest brother of the Chen family and the second brother of the Chen family rushed back to the field, and the little tree continued to stay in the drying field, and the summer solstice also gave Daqing to the little tree as a companion.
If you want to talk about guarding something, Daqing just comes in handy.
Daqing was left, and Xia Zhi took the little black fish home first.
For lunch, everyone eats very affordably, but it is also relatively simple. And this meal in the evening should be made more hearty. Because after dinner, everyone is about to rest. This night's recuperation, tomorrow I have to get up early in the morning to continue the harvest.
Because you don't have to go to work after dinner, you can eat more meat for dinner.
Tonight, Xia Zhi and Mrs. Xia discussed and decided to stew beans and make cakes. The main dish and main dish come out in one pot, and the aroma of stewed beans is immersed in the pancakes, which is even more delicious.
In order to grab the harvest, Xia Zhi had already gone to Linshui Town to buy meat and came back, she not only bought pork belly, but also bought a large piece of pork ribs. The stewed beans must be pork, and if you add some ribs, it will be even more delicious.
Mrs. Xia and Tian had already prepared the cake blanks, and the beans were also picked and washed and broken into sections. As soon as Xia Zhi and the little black fish arrived home, the dish was immediately cooked.
Mrs. Xia discussed with Xia Zhi again, planning to cook two more dishes. On the summer solstice, he proposed to make two cold dishes, one with cucumbers and one with hot and sour shredded potatoes.
When it comes to the dishes and the cold dishes, Mrs. Xia thinks that she is not as good as the summer solstice, so she leaves it to the summer solstice. Shooting cucumbers is naturally very simple, as long as the garlic and sauce are ready, there is nothing wrong with it. As for the sour and hot shredded potatoes, this is a favorite dish to eat on the summer solstice.
It just so happened that the old man Fu Tianxia dug up some potatoes and came out, and the fresh potatoes that he just dug out were quite delicious, and they were also very easy to peel.
Peel the potatoes, cut them into thin strips, then put them in water to wash off any excess starch on the surface, and then blanch them in a hot water pot. Then take out the shredded potatoes and put them in cold water to cool quickly.
The shredded potatoes taste crispy, and then seasoned with garlic water, peppercorns, sesame paste, dogwood powder, autumn oil, etc., it is successful.
This dish is delicious and inexpensive, and you will almost never get tired of eating it on the summer solstice.
In fact, Xia Solstice likes almost all dishes made from potatoes. I just added potatoes to the stewed beans. Potato stewed beans is also a more famous local dish in Beizhen Prefecture. When it comes to Futian, every family will eat like this, and they will eat until the beans are drawn.
The two cold dishes were ready, and another soup was made on the summer solstice. This soup was still learned by her from Mrs. Xia, and it is also a dish with the characteristics of Beizhen Mansion, which is a piece of powdered pork skin soup.
This soup is milky white, fragrant but not greasy. I liked it once on the summer solstice.
Xia Zhi was about to start boiling soup, so Old Man Xia sent Layue back to talk.
"My grandfather said that he was not in a hurry to cook. They planned to come back later, and to work in the fields a little longer while the weather was cooler. This is the original words of Old Man Xia, and Layue repeated it very faithfully.
In fact, it means that Mr. Xia and the others plan to work overtime and not come back for dinner in the evening.
Harvesting wheat overnight is not uncommon during harvest time. But Mrs. Xia originally thought that there would be a lot of people this year, and she would be very appreciative when she looked at God, so she shouldn't have to work overnight.
Who would have thought that on the first day, Old Man Xia did just that.
Mrs. Xia straightened up by the pot and complained about Old Man Xia: "He hates work the most." He doesn't stop, our own family doesn't stop, why doesn't he want to think about the people of the third daughter-in-law's mother's family. People come from afar to help with the work, and there are two and a half children, who are still children. He hates work so much, he stays in the field by himself, don't bring everyone with him!"
"Milk, my grandfather also said that he would come back later. said that the evening was cool, and said that today was very good, but who knows what will happen in the future, whether it will be early or late. Layue hurriedly said.
"Your grandfather listened to you~ Ye said that he would work overnight, of course he had to say that. Mrs. Xia said.
"Not really. Layue shook her head, "Milk, or my grandfather said first that he would come back later." My grandfather said, don't fight at night, and come back before dawn. ”
Mrs. Xia had no choice, and she was not 100% dissatisfied with Old Man Xia when she complained just now, the subtle meaning in this is indescribable, and she can only understand it.
"Milk, my father also asked, what are we going to eat for dinner?"
Xia Zhi smiled: "At night, let's eat pork ribs ~ meat stewed beans and potatoes, as well as boiled cakes." ”
"Yes, the ribs are big ~ the meat tube is enough. Mrs. Xia also smiled and agreed. She also knew that Old Man Xia asked this mainly to tell the big guy through Layue's mouth to boost morale.
Layue herself was happy first, and trotted all the way back to the field.
Mrs. Xia sighed at Layue's back, turned around, scooped out a large spoonful of oil from the oil jar with a spoon, and then opened the lid of the pot and mixed it into the boiled half-cooked beans.
By the time Old Man Xia and the others came back from the field, it was already dark. However, there are stars in the sky, and it doesn't delay anything.
Uncle Xia San didn't come back, it is said that he was watching the wheat in the drying field, and he would change him after Xia Qiao had eaten later.
As soon as these people came back, the backyard of the Xia family suddenly became lively. Everyone was busy washing their faces and hands, and the summer solstice quickly put the table with Mrs. Xia, set the dishes and chopsticks, and then used a large wooden basin to hold a full pot of boiled cakes first, and then used a large porcelain basin to hold beans, three tables and one place, and then held three porcelain pots of beans.
When this is done, there is still a surplus in the pot, ready to add color later.
A lot of cold dishes are also prepared on the summer solstice, the same in triplicate, and the same is true for soup.
Sun Lan'er was quick with her hands and feet, and after washing up, she went into the house to help Xia Zhi. Xia Zhi refused to let her do these jobs. "Sister Lanzi, you go to the kang to eat. Cutting wheat is not enough for you to be tired, you don't have to do these goods. ”
While serving food to the house, Mrs. Xia also persuaded Sun Lan'er: "Lanzi, listen to your sister-in-law, hurry up and get on the kang, otherwise the big ~ milk will be angry." ”
Sun Lan'er agreed with a smile, but still refused to go to the kang first, and still followed Xia Zhi to help.
Old Mrs. Xia smiled and sighed, and didn't talk about Sun Lan'er. In her opinion, Sun Lan'er helps to work or not, mainly willing to stay with Xia Zhi. This is the friendship of their little children and little sisters, and Mrs. Xia also came over when she was a child, so she naturally understands.
Xia Zhi was busy in the hall, and he saw two children poking their brains outside. By the moonlight and starlight, Xia Zhi quickly recognized that the two children who walked into the backyard of the Xia family were Sun Lan'er's two younger brothers, Da Mao and Er Mao.
The two boys probed their brains, sneaky, and not generous at all.
Xia Zhi doesn't like these two hairy children, on the one hand, these two children are not hygienic, and they are quite buried all over their bodies, on the other hand, because they have no tutor, they are spoiled by Sun Wang's family, and they are particularly disrespectful to their half-sister Sun Lan'er.
However, today, for the sake of Sun Lao Wu and Sun Lan'er, Xia Zhi does not plan to blackface these two hairy children.
"Big hair, two hair. "Xia Solstice called the two children.
These two children were naughty, but they didn't have the courage to come to the backyard of the Xia family by themselves. Knowing that Sun Lao Wu and Sun Lan'er were here, they didn't dare, unless it was their mother, Sun Wang, who was pestering them.
This is one of the troubles of finding Sun Lao Wu and Sun Lan'er to work. (To be continued.) )