It was like hearing the voices of everyone in Yangjia Village, and it was a rare good weather for several days. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Every night when the Yang Weimin brothers came home, they would spread out the bundled rice in the dustpan and let it dry, and when all the rice in the field was harvested, their Yang family began to prepare to hull the rice and store it.

Just like the white rice they eat every day in spring and autumn, it is all from the husks of rice.

The process of rice hulling is called rice husking, after the farmer hulls the rice, the brown rice (that is, the rice that has not been hulled) is put in a stone mortar, and the garden stone is loaded with a wooden stick or wood.

The tool used to make rice is a stone mortar, which is slowly hewn from a large whole stone. Located not far from the open space at the east entrance of the village, there are two stone mortars at the entrance of Yangjia Village, which can take off two at a time.

The mortar is shaped like a huge wine cup, and the diameter of the mouth is not less than 70~80 cm. There are gong patterns chiseled in the mortar, and the body of the mortar must be buried in the ground, and the mortar mouth is exposed to the ground, and the surrounding area is flattened with broken ceramic cylinder pieces to facilitate cleaning.

On top of the stone mortar, there is a "sustenance" made of a large tree segment, and there is a pole and pestle under the head, and the mouth of the pestle is pressed with iron teeth. In the middle of the belly, there are support poles on both sides, dig a deep pit in the ground of the tail of "Gou", when the center of gravity is moved to the tail of "Gou" and press it down to the pit, the head of "Gou" is raised, and then lick down, lift up, and then lick down, and then lick down, so repeat mechanically, it is the rice.

Every year around July and October is the season of rice, because every household will grow rice, so the stone mortar used to shed the husk is very tight at this time, in order to alleviate these problems, Grandpa Yang will give each family a notice date, such as who will go today, who will go tomorrow, so that everyone has a certain number in their hearts, so as not to be in a hurry.

Today it was their turn to be the Yang family and the big cow family at the east entrance of the village. Not long after the rooster crowed, all the Yang family members set off, and everyone, including Chunqiu, went to the rice field at the entrance of the village. Yang and Li held a dustpan and sieve used to separate the bran and rice in their hands, and the old man Yang pulled the brown rice bag to drive the ox cart. Of course, children are all going to play, after all, it is the work of adults to dry and sieve rice, and children's arm strength is too small to do it.

The people who used the stone mortar yesterday had already cleaned up the surroundings, and Chunqiu stood in the corner with a broom in his hand, watching Yang Li pour the rice ears in the bag into the stone mortar together. Chunqiu had the heart to observe, she belonged to the northerners in her previous life, and she didn't know much about the rice in the south, and there was a wooden pole or bamboo pole on the wine-cup-like stone mortar, and Chunqiu guessed that it should be used as a handrail for the people who made rice.

And looking at the unclear amount of things, Chunqiu finally understood in his heart why the rice was the life of the men, because it must be a strong man with great strength who can continue to make rice.

After Yang Li poured brown rice into the stone mortar, he asked the Spring and Autumn children standing aside to play, if they accidentally bumped into something, it would be in vain.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, a few people were also happy, and after hearing Yang Li's words, they ran away with a loud shout.

Yang Li didn't care about the children in the Spring and Autumn Period, and then let Yang Weimin and Yang Weibai brothers stand on the stone mortar one left and one right, and the two of them held the wooden pole in their hands, and then began to fight against each other.

Yang Li took advantage of the fight between the two and began to distribute tools to the people around him, and then stretched the tarp he had brought over before and threw it on the ground to prevent the smashed rice grains from flying everywhere.

After everything was done, Yang Li was a little idle and beckoned to the side, "Oh, the big cow is here!" Yang Li saw the young man walking by not far away and waved his hand with a smile, thinking that he was still looking for him, but he ran into him directly.

"Alas, Fifth Grandma, come on" The young man carried a large basket on his back, which contained some tools, and the whole person looked as tall as an iron tower, with dark skin, and when he opened his mouth and smiled, he showed his neat white teeth.

"Eh, do it early and finish it early, Fifth Grandma, are you all here?" Da Niu spoke plainly, and he looked hearty and honest to everyone, and the Gu family and the Yuan family also replied one by one.

"Oh, Da Niu, why are you alone, your mother?" Yang Li looked at the big cow who came over alone, and his tone was a little surprised, why was he alone.

Da Niu heard Yang Li's words and quickly explained, "No, no, my mother is cleaning up the rice ears at home, so let me come over and lay these things first, and she will come over with my two younger brothers in a while" Da Niu finished speaking, and touched his head innocently.

"Your mother, she's really amazing," Yang Li looked at Da Niu and replied with some emotion. I admire this family of orphans and widows, a widow actually raised her three sons safely, and the family situation is not bad.

Da Niu's family is surnamed Wang, when his father went to the town to work for a short time, although people paid 5 taels of silver, but people's lives are critical, people are still gone, when the big cow was only 10 years old, the second cow was 7 years old, the youngest three cows were only 1 and a half years old, just weaned, the mother of the big cow did not remarry, so by farming the three people pulled to the big, this year the big cow is already 16 years old, Yang Li looked at the side is working on the big cow, thinking that on this strong physique, the future marriage is also a good hand.

"Da Niu, don't worry, rest when you're done, don't be tired" Yang Li was busy sifting white rice with the Gu family, and didn't forget to turn around and tell Da Niu twice.

"Eh, I know, Fifth Grandma, I'm young, I'm fine," Da Niu smiled absently, and then continued to work hard.

The more Yang Li on the side looked at it, the more happy he became, this kid will be a good hand in the future, and he has a simple temper, Yang Li wondered how his sister changed sex? As a result, seeing the appearance of the big cow working, this may really be a kind gesture for her daughter, thinking of this, Yang Li was not in a hurry to refuse, she also thought about going back to Beicun for two days to explore the situation.

But before that, she still has to settle down first, Yang Li's eyes flashed, and she didn't blame her for making the first move, Da Niu's family was also outstanding in the entire Yangjia Village, if it weren't for orphans and widows, the matchmaker who had been on a blind date would have stepped on the threshold of others a long time ago.

Thinking of this, Yang Li stopped working, stuffed the dustpan in his arms to the old man Yang who was waiting aside, patted the dust on his body just now, sorted out the clothes that were a little messy, and then walked in the direction of the big cow.

Gu Shi paid attention to Yang Li's side the whole time, raised his eyes and saw Yang Li walking over, he didn't work at the moment, and walked to Yuan's side lightly with a sieve, Yuan felt the strangeness beside him, looked up and glanced at Gu, his hand didn't stop, and said, "Sister-in-law, what are you doing here?" ”

Gu Shi stretched out his hand and pushed Yuan's arm, squinted his eyes and glanced at Yang Li who was talking to Da Niu, turned his head and whispered in Yuan's ear, "Look at my mother, I threw all my life to my father, and I actually ran to the opposite side, why is this?" ”

Yuan looked at Gu Shi, who looked like her mother was in a situation, and wondered a little in her heart, her sister-in-law actually dared to gossip about her mother-in-law now, this is the recent Ruyi, and she is impatient again?

Gu didn't hear Yuan's movement, and when he looked back, he saw that Yuan's face was faintly lowering his head and sifting the brown rice that had just been taken out, and he didn't reply to her words.

"Huh, dumb? What about you? Why don't you speak" Gu Shi was a little unhappy at the moment, and his tone was not as light as before, and he was a little impulsive.

"Sister-in-law, you dare to say about your mother's affairs, don't be afraid of your mother scolding you, besides, sister-in-law, look back, your mother is looking at you" Yuan Shi also looked at the other side when he said, and after saying this, he continued to look down at the work.

As soon as Gu Shi heard Yuan's words, he reflexively looked back and saw Yang Li's wrinkled old face staring at her viciously, and the big bull on the side was looking at Gu with an embarrassed face, which only frightened Gu Shi and almost threw the sieve in his hand to the ground.

"What are you doing stupidly? Hurry up and go to work, can't you see that there is more work? You mother-in-law with a broken mouth" Yang Li crossed his hands on his hips and shouted at Gu with full of anger.

"Eh, mother, I'll work, I'll work" Gu's pigtail was suddenly flushed, and he retreated to the back of the big back with a sieve like a partridge, and didn't look up, just lowered his head and quickly sifted the rice in his hand.

Yuan didn't look back, but smiled in her heart, her sister-in-law does this every time, but she just doesn't have a long memory.

"Fifth grandma, why don't I go" Da Niu stood beside Yang Li's side, witnessing a big battle, his face was flushed, and he didn't know whether to leave or stay.

"It's okay, don't pay attention to your Aunt Gu, it's just idle every day" Yang Li waved his hand and finished speaking, and then looked at Da Niu with a smile like a chrysanthemum, "Da Niu, tell Fifth Grandma, did your mother kiss you?" ”

I saw that as soon as Yang Li's words were finished, Da Niu's red face turned a little red, and then he stumbled and waved his hand while gesturing, "No... No, five grandma, no..., mother no... Say kiss to me" finally finished speaking, and shook his head vigorously.

"Oh, don't be nervous, fifth grandma, I'm just asking, what's there to be shy about, as the saying goes, a man should marry a woman, you are 16 years old, it's not a matter of time before you marry a daughter-in-law, what are you shy?" Yang Li smiled and patted the big cow who looked cramped and uneasy. A look like a passer-by.

"No, no, Fifth Grandma, I really don't know" Da Niu didn't know how to explain, looking at Yang Li's obvious disbelief, he was suddenly in a hurry, and the beads of sweat on his head fell one after another.

"Tell grandma, you really don't know? Didn't your mother tell you? Yang Li was a little surprised, and took a closer look at the flustered face, not like a big cow who had the slightest concealment, and frowned in his heart, it seems that this kid really doesn't know.

"I really don't know, Fifth Grandma, can I still lie to you? I'm also a fifth grandmother who grew up, how can I lie? Da Niu shook his head vigorously.

"That's... Okay, when will your mother come, I'll talk to your mother about this" Yang Li thought to himself, forget it, I still have to tell her mother about this matter. As soon as Yang Li's voice fell, I heard Da Niu pointing not far away and saying, "Fifth grandma, look, my mother is here, you still talk to my mother" After Da Niu finished speaking, he hurriedly ran in the direction of Aunt Da Niu, Yang Li saw that Da Niu didn't know what to say to her mother, and her mother threw the things behind her directly to Da Niu, and ran to Yang Li's side at a speed different from her mellow body.

"Hey, fifth aunt, I heard what Da Niu meant, this is to introduce one to Da Niu? Oh, or is my aunt thinking about my big cow, is there really such a thing? "Aunt Da Niu's family name is Zheng, and she is also a strange person, she can raise three sons with her own ability in ancient times, and there are also some means, she has also made difficulties for her eldest son's relatives before, although her family is good, and she has a bit of a family background, but she has two younger sons behind her, not to mention that they can't all rely on Da Niu alone, and their family is an orphan and widow, just this point, ordinary people really can't really look at it, don't think, she hasn't worried about any results, and directly met Yang Li's family, What's more, Yang Li really seems to have this meaning, why can't this make Aunt Niu happy.

Especially before, the Yang Li family also asked their sons to help their family because they had no men in their family, which also made Aunt Niu very grateful to each other.

"Yes, I see that Da Niu is so old and has not yet decided on a marriage, and it is not easy for you to be Shengzi and daughter-in-law, it is time to bring up the three sons, and it is time to enjoy the blessings" Wang Sheng is the name of Aunt Da Niu's dead husband, and the Yang Li family and their older generation are called so. After all, Aunt Da Niu and her daughter-in-law are the same generation. Yang Li patted Aunt Niu on the side, and sighed a little in his tone, this daughter-in-law is not easy.

Aunt Niu is a chubby woman, in her forties, because of her perennial work, her hands are covered with dense calluses, and her face is even more windy and sun-exposed ravines, if she didn't know her age, Leng Buding really thought that she and Yang Li were the same generation.

"Auntie, I won't tell you, I've been really tired in the past few years" After Aunt Da Niu finished speaking, tears flowed down her eyes, which frightened Yang Li's stunned, and after reacting, she hurriedly wiped each other with her hands, and found that after wiping more and more, she remembered the handkerchief in her arms, and her tone was a little distressed, and she persuaded while wiping it, "Big niece, you can't think so, look at Da Niu, what a good child, I'm watching you from the side, you can't cry, otherwise I'll be an old lady who will become something" Yang Li said in his mouth, He also stretched out his finger and pointed to the big cow who was looking over with his neck stretched not far away.

Aunt Da Niu took Yang Li's handkerchief and pasted her face casually, and shouted in the direction of Da Niu, "Look at what, work for the old lady"

Da Niu hurriedly replied, "Eh, eh" Da Niu finished speaking, turned around and looked at him uneasily, and saw that Aunt Da Niu was staring at him with her eyes open, and she was so frightened that she hurriedly turned around and didn't dare to look back.

"Fifth aunt, I made you laugh" Aunt Niu turned around and smiled a little embarrassed.

"It's okay, it's okay, let's talk about the big cow, what do you want to do before?" Yang Li waved his hand and said to Aunt Da Niu beside him, "I won't hide it from you, I really fell in love with Da Niu's child, you also know that my daughter married early, and my granddaughter is too young, but I have a good niece on my mother's side, I will tell the truth, I dare not guarantee whether I can become an old woman, but I also know the root of Da Niu's child, and I must be dedicated" Yang Li's words are some art, which makes people unable to find faults, and does not make people feel unreliable.

"Oh, sister-in-law, what are you talking about, I still have nothing to worry about, I still wish Da Niu was your son-in-law, but my Da Niu is blessed, and he doesn't have this good life" Aunt Da Niu was modest in her mouth. But the smile on his face can't be faked.

"What are you talking about, that's not right, how good this kid is Da Niu, he is a good worker, and he doesn't cheat and play tricks, I like it very much, old woman" Hearing Aunt Da Niu's modest words, Yang Li was even more happy with a smile on his face.

"If my sister-in-law says so, then I'm not welcome, thank you for Da Niu, aunt don't have a burden, it can be a blessing for Da Niu, can't we are unlucky" Aunt Da Niu said well, so that Yang Li was even more happy, Yang Li promised at the moment "These two days are busy with farm work, and when I am free in a few days, I will go back to my mother's house to ask you"

"Eh, then I'll wait for the good news of my aunt" Aunt Niu was even more happy to see her teeth and eyes. Nodding his head again and again.

"Okay, I'll go back to work, you can also get busy, I will notify you if there is news" Yang Li took Aunt Da Niu's hand and patted it, and then turned around and walked back.

"Auntie walk slowly," Aunt Niu greeted from behind her.

"Eh, let's go back," Yang Li replied back.

"Oh, mother, are you back? I saw you stay on the other side for a long time, what did you say to your sister-in-law? The Gu family was tired from work, and when he saw that Yang Li was back, he hurriedly ran out.

Yang Li took this eyelid and looked at Gu, who had become more and more unpleasant recently, and his tone changed one hundred and eighty degrees, and he directly scolded Gu back. "You should work and work, you are everywhere, you have to be sassy, and you are not afraid of flashing your waist"

When Gu heard Yang Li's angry words, the corners of his mouth secretly pursed his lips when Yang Li was not paying attention, and he turned his head around with a sieve and left. Hmph, she doesn't know it, it's still that little thing at home!

"You all work for me quickly, and it'll be fine when you're done, don't be like a soft bone every day, no one else" Yang Li continued to train, and after finishing talking to everyone, he looked up at the two brothers who were already full of hair and wet robes, and shouted at the old man Yang on the side, "Old man, Song'er, go and change people, what are you tired of?" ”

After Yuan saw Yang Weibai being replaced by Yang Weisong, he crept to Yang Weibai with a sieve, and handed the handkerchief in his arms to Yang Weibai, "Go and wipe it, there is a kettle in the tarp, drink some water."

"Eh, I know" Yang Weibai looked at the place where Yuan stretched out his finger and nodded, and after Yuan saw it, he returned to the same place and continued to sift up the white rice.

When the crazy Spring and Autumn people came back, they saw that a cart full of white rice had been loaded.

"Qiu'er, Huzi, you two go and sweep the rice grains that fall out of the ground" Yuan saw the child come back, and directly handed the broom on the side to Chunqiu and Huzi. She still has to fill bags, which are naturally empty.

"Eh, I know" Spring and Autumn Huzi said in unison, then took Yuan's broom, bent down and began to clean......

In this way, the Yang family worked in turns every morning and afternoon, and it took two days to finally put the rice husks and put it in the warehouse, just waiting for the payment of the four layers of field tax, and the rest were their rations for the year, because the Yang family had a lot in the past two years, although this year was a bumper harvest year, the Yang Li family did not plan to sell grain, after all, no one knew when a natural and man-made disaster would come, and it was also possible to store more grain.