Chapter 16 Salty lumps

"Iron Egg, where did you dig this thing?" Father Wang, who sat down to take a breath, took the lump in his hand and looked carefully to know what it was. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"It's on the ditch beam, master, do you know what this is? Can you eat it? I looked like a red lotus, and Sanzhu tasted it, but it was so salty that I couldn't eat it. In this family, Tie Dan'er is not afraid of his own father, so when he heard his uncle's question, he said it like pouring beans.

"Brother, you can't eat it, you can bring it back." The little girl was accompanying Wang Zhao in the house, and when she heard the voices of her grandfather and brother, she also came over.

"Go, little girl, you're everywhere."

"Master, look, my brother bullied me."

"Tie Dan'er, don't keep bullying my sister."

"How could I bully her, obviously, forget it. How's that, sir, do you recognize it? ”

"Well, I don't know what it was originally called, but it's true that we all call it a lump. As for this thing, this thing around us rarely grows, and only very dry red soil grows this thing. I can eat it, I think when there was a famine for three years, I heard that this thing saved a lot of people. It's just that now I'm afraid that no one will eat it, this thing is salty no matter how you eat it, even if you swallow it in the water, it has a salty smell. "Daddy Wang really knows this thing, but he only knows one thing, not the other. Therefore, I can't help my grandson's longing expression.

"Oh."

"Dad, let's eat. This thing is called a lump of soil here, but it is called a green potato in some places. When it's done, it's eaten like a turnip. Cuilian, who came in with porridge, happened to hear Daddy Wang's words, and after thinking about it, she then said to Tie Dan'er, looking at it first with surprise, and then seeing that she was expressionless after speaking, I still remember what happened just now, what a child's face. I didn't care about Tie Dan'er, turned around and went back to the kitchen to serve steamed buns.

"Hmph, hindsight, I know I didn't say it sooner." Tie Dan'er doesn't like to see this stepmother now, just because of her, she was scolded by her father in vain today.

"Tie Dan'er, your attitude is unacceptable, she will be your and Xiaoya's mother in the future, and she is also your elder, you must respect your elders, my master taught you. You are also older, you should be sensible, otherwise, next time you are taught by your father, your father will not be able to help you. "Tie Dan'er's awkwardness makes Daddy Wang have no problem, fortunately, this new daughter-in-law has just entered the door, and the children are not familiar with her, so they can only take their time and force it, I just hope that after a long time, Tie Dan'er can cross the bay.

"I, I know." Grandpa's words made Tie Dan'er's face pale, but he lowered his head and didn't let anyone see it.

"Dad, let's eat." After Cuilian brought the steamed buns, Wang Jianguo also entered the house and sat at the table, and saw Cuilian serving the old lady in the first room with the food, he also invited Daddy Wang to the table and beckoned the two children to eat first.

"Well, eat. How many days do you have to be busy in the fields? "Although Daddy Wang retired from the state cadre, he has ten food stamps every month, two taels of oil stamps, and 5 meters of cloth stamps every year, but he still has to work in the village. However, in order to take care of the old revolutionary Father Wang, a cow and a mule in the village were herded by him, which was considered a light work. The place where the cattle are kept must be far away from the crops, so Daddy Wang is not clear about what is going on.

"Soon, in the afternoon, I will work hard to hoe the piece of the girder ditch, and only the dam will remain. Just three or four more days. Wang Jianguo, who took the steamed buns for the two children and took them for himself, heard his father's question, and opened his mouth to say it, which shows that his heart is clear.

"After hoeing the grass in this grain field, it's time to plant rice, but it will take some time to get busy. If we can finish it in time for the rainy season, we will have a good harvest this year. However, you can't ignore the ideological education of the masses in your summer rush, yesterday the radio talked about policy again, and this movement ...... "Father Wang usually doesn't ask about the affairs of the village, he trusts his son, except for the occasional beating of the side drum at home."

"I know, Dad, when I come back from work in the evening, I will convene a meeting of village cadres and representatives of educated youth to learn the advanced policies of the great leader Chairman Mao." Although Daddy Wang's words were not finished, Wang Jianguo also understood. Yes, now the country doesn't know what's going on, it's not allowed to do anything, it's doing sports every day, criticizing this batch and that, ignoring production, lack of food and clothing, and the people's lives are almost over, and the people above are still in the mood to do this, and they don't know when it's going to be the end.

"By the way, Tie Dan'er, have you gotten close to those little ghosts in Xiatang Village recently?" As soon as he thought of sports, Wang Jianguo suddenly remembered what others had told him before, and when he remembered it later, he had to ask quickly.

"No, no, Dad." He knew that his family was against him staying with the few people who were selected as Red Guards in Xiatang Village, and he didn't know where he was found, so he was very careful.

"It's better not to, I said you weren't allowed to participate in those sports, if I found out, you wouldn't want to know the consequences." Wang Jianguo didn't care if Tie Dan'er would admit it, he was just warning him now.

Cuilian waited for Wang Zhao to eat well, and saw that Wang Jianguo was training Tie Dan'er again, and wanted to help Tie Dan'er say a few words, but as soon as she heard what Tie Dan'er had done, she also closed her mouth, and sat down quietly next to Xiaoya and began to eat.

What are the Red Guards? There is no one who knows better than her, smashing and looting, destroying all the cultural relics, criticizing all the people they don't like, how many priceless treasures have been destroyed in ten years, and how many innocent people have been killed? How many sins have those people committed? The resentment on the land went straight to the sky, her old ghost was almost swallowed, and the country was almost surrounded by resentment, and when the time came, the country would not be a country, fortunately, it didn't come that far in the end. If Tie Dan'er really participated in this matter, she would also find a way to stop it.

"Iron Dan'er, if it's empty, can you bring the lump of dirt you dug up today and I'll dig some back?" Seeing that everyone was silent at the table, the atmosphere was depressing, and even the little girl didn't dare to make a sound, Cuilian had no choice but to speak out to break the silence.

"No, there don't seem to be many there." Before he could say what he wanted to refuse, Tie Dan'er noticed that the people at the table were staring at him, which couldn't help but make his back hairy, and even the eight-year-old girl dared to stare at him, so he immediately changed his words.

"It's okay, no matter how much, dig it back, Mom will make it for you to eat. Second brother. Isn't this a corner of socialism? Cuilian didn't expect to have much, this kind of green potato grows in arid areas, she doesn't know how dry it is in Gouliang, but Qinghegou Village has a big ditch water all year round, which also makes the surrounding land dry.

"Whatever you want, but don't make it so big, you can really eat it, and give a few of Tie Dan'er's partners a point." For Cuilian, after only one day of getting along, Wang Jianguo has a feeling of helplessness, the little girl is not easy to discipline, and he can imagine how "wonderful" his future life will be.

"Okay, let everyone taste it then, and if it's okay, we'll give everyone a point." Green potatoes are definitely edible, but it just takes some time.

"It's me and Sanzhu who found the lump today." I finally found something to eat, and I haven't eaten it yet, why do they want to share the food as adults? This can't help but make Tie Dan'er a little anxious.

"You don't usually eat the food that the other boys find?" Tie Dan'er's behavior of protecting food made Wang Jianguo really hate iron and steel, and he would care about it like that if he ate a little food, who would dare to make friends with him in the future.

"Oh, well, divide some. You, mom are sure you can eat something. Lao Tzu's reprimand made Tie Dan'er completely deflated, today his father yelled at him several times, he believed that if he angered him again, he would have to be beaten today, so he was smart enough to stop himself in time.

"I can definitely eat it, dig it back, clean it, cook it in a pot until it is half-cooked, let it cool, and then put it in a jar. It's like making kimchi, but without salt, because the gnocchi is salty in the first place, and if you take it out after three or four days, it's almost the same as a radish. ”

"Okay, I'll call Sanzhu and me to dig right away." Listening to his stepmother speak carefully, Tie Dan'er concluded that she was not lying, and then he got anxious, drank the porridge in the bowl a few times, threw down the bowl and ran out with steamed buns.

"Well, it doesn't look like anything at all." Wang Jianguo once again lamented the failure of his education.

"The iron egg is still small!"