There are things that make the Tang family happy, and there are also things that make the family annoying, Tang Tiezhu drove the ox cart back from Tangjia Village, and said sadly: "It has not rained for a month, and the crops in the field have become wilted, and the landed people in the village can only go to the river to fetch water to irrigate the crops,"

Li Shi was also worried: "Yes, our family has more and more land in the past two years, and in such a dry day, it is not a matter of relying on a few people in our family to carry water for irrigation,"

Tang Tiezhu entered the house to drink saliva, and continued: "There are a few acres of land by the river, and the growth is not bad, but the others are not good," the land at the foot of the mountain is next to the river, but the river is almost dry, and the stones are exposed in the original deep water, which can make people worry to death! In the past two years, the family has earned a lot of money by making things from their daughters, and these funds are used to buy land and houses.

Fortunately, after paying taxes in the past two years, the remaining grain was not sold for money, and was stored in the village house, otherwise on such a day, you would have to starve without food sooner or later, it is not easy to be a farmer, rely on the sky to eat, if God does not reward you with a mouthful of food, you will have to starve.

"Dad, we won't be able to harvest much grain this year." Tang Qing'er asked on the side.

Tang Tiezhu frowned and said, "Alas, it's too dry, and many seedlings have died." ”

"Dad, is there enough food for our family?" Tang Qing'er asked.

Speaking of this, Tang Tiezhu felt comfortable, "Enough, in the past two years, according to what you said, the paddy field is planted with a crop of soybeans and a crop of rice, and there has been a bumper harvest in the past two years, and the dry land is mostly planted with buds, sweet potatoes, yams, etc., and the houses in the village are stored without harvesting grain, which is enough for our family to eat." ”

Tang Qing'er said slowly: "Dad, I think when it gets dark, you take the three Tang Yang brothers to the village, pull some food from the family at once, and let's all move to the town,"

"Why is this?" Tang Tiezhu was a little incomprehensible.

Thinking of such a drought day, Tang Qing'er took precautions and said: "Dad, such a drought this year, if it doesn't rain, the dealer will definitely have no harvest, it is better for us to move the grain back slowly now, if we move back in the autumn, it will be more eye-catching, saying that there is no one living in the house in our village, although the second uncle helps to watch, there are times when I can't take care of it, what if some people, hungry dogs jump off the wall and enter the house to steal food." ”

Li felt that what his daughter said was right, the family had saved so much food, and it would be hateful if someone stole it.

Tang Tiezhu said again: "Where can I put the grain that can be pulled back?"

Tang Qing'er smiled and said, "You don't know what to do with this father!" We actually have a cellar in the kitchen."

"Ahh Why don't I know the way? ”

Tang Qing'er covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Actually, I don't know about it, it was Xue Qianxun who told me, if there is too much grain at home, it will be stored in the cellar, and most people in the town store grain in this way, I didn't care about it before, I forgot about it, and I only remembered it when I thought about moving grain to the town in the past two days." ”

Li said: "Then let's go and have a look!" If the place is big enough, I will go to the village to fetch grain tonight. ”

Tang Tiezhu nodded in agreement and went to the cellar with his daughter.

Tang Qinger also went down to the cellar for the first time, after looking at it, the cellar is indeed big and deep enough, after covering the lid, it is basically isolated from the outside world, and the air is not circulating, Tang Qinger guessed that the cellar should be dug so deep in order to consume the limited oxygen in the cellar by respiration, vegetables, fruits or grains are equivalent to entering a relatively oxygen-free environment, no longer respirating, so as to continue its freshness time, the deeper the cellar is dug, the temperature inside is relatively high, in order to ensure that vegetables and grains are not cold and deteriorated.

In this way, Tang Tiezhu took his three sons to Tangjia Village to pull grain every day when it was dark, and unknowingly pulled all the grain to the town, during which Tang Tiexiong also went to help the eldest brother, Tang Tiezhu saw that the family really stored a lot of food, and remembered his daughter's worries, and gave some to the second brother's family, and advised him: "These grains must be hidden, just in case." ”

Tang Tiexiong heard from the villagers that the price of grain sold by many grain shops in the town was rising, so he was not polite to his eldest brother, accepted the grain he gave and hid it in the cellar that he had dug well.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, God still doesn't appreciate the face, it doesn't rain, the faces of the people in the village are even more ugly, Zhang walked around the house, and the food at home was about to bottom out, so he couldn't help but get anxious, so he went to the fourth house and said: "Fourth, there is almost no rice at home, you go to the town to buy some!" ”

Tang Tiequan looked at his mother with incredible eyes and said, "Now that food is getting more and more expensive, where can I afford it, and I don't have any money in my hand,"

Huang has been silent, for fear of speaking out and letting her mother-in-law scold.

Zhang said: "What can I do then?" ”

Tang Tiequan said: "Otherwise, you go to the third brother's house to have a look, didn't his family hold a washing banquet some time ago?" received a lot of money, maybe the third brother can use the money to buy food. ”

Zhang's thought about it was right, and he didn't talk nonsense, and went directly to the third family.

When he arrived at the third child's house, before Zhang could speak, Ma said: "Mother, I know why you came?" I and I are also people with children, and your grandchildren don't need money for food and clothing? You should hurt them, if I have money, can I give it to you? But I and the head of the family are incompetent, unlike the eldest brother, can make a lot of money, we know what it means to do what we can, mother, you can no longer embarrass us, when the family was separated, it was said that it was good, and the four children would support you and Dad, and now it is not much, the fourth family will not be able to support you and Dad. ”

Hearing this, Zhang gritted his teeth angrily and said, "Okay, you forgot that I paid for your son's washing banquet, and if you return the money to me, I won't make trouble here,"

Ma Shi hugged Xiao'er, and said with a smile: "Mother, the head of the house persuades you not to do it, you insist on doing it, what does it have to do with us,"

"Okay, it's really a time of trouble, the son of the old lady who has worked so hard to raise has married such a femme fatale," Zhang cursed.

No matter what the Zhang family says, the Ma family will not go down, because of the three banquets, her family did get a lot of silver, but this silver is not enough to buy food to eat, and now she and the head of the family have one meal a day, even if they are hungry, they can't starve the babies.

After Zhang scolded and went back, he told the old man about it, and Old Man Tang scolded: "The filial piety of the sons is completely dependent on their conscience, what's the use of you going up to make trouble?" What's the point of making a fuss about yourself, going? It's not a disgraced return. ”

"I knew that the third daughter-in-law was this virtue, I really should have let the third daughter take a break from him, and the fourth child was the same, I married my daughter-in-law and forgot my mother, and it was useful to raise children to prevent old age!" Zhang hated it so much.

"What are you talking about, you yourself are not without money, these old people send a lot of money every New Year's holiday, you have saved it, and now this is the bone eye, and you still refuse to take it out, but go to the babies to ask for money, is this what a mother can do? The third and fourth are your own children, not to mention others, I said you, take out the money to buy food in the town, don't embarrass the babies," Donald said angrily.

Zhang's eyebrows jumped: "Why take my pension money out." ”

Old man Tang knew that the old woman couldn't listen to him, so he said after the most obligatory statement: "And don't hit the second family with your idea,"

Zhang's was turned around by the old man's words, compared with others, he and the old man can still live, at least there is the eldest and the second family, because it is not biological, it is better to ask for things, when I heard the old man mention the second family, his eyes turned around and said: "I went to the second family, I don't believe it, I don't have food today," the old family is in the town, the whip is beyond reach, and now the only thing to refer to is the second family.

"Didn't you hear what I said? Don't go to the second child's house! I still say the same thing, with a conscience, if you are willing to give, you will naturally give, and if you are not willing to give, you will not give it when you come to the door, besides, the eldest and second are not your biological children, how can you be embarrassed to ask for money and food from them again and again. Old Tang said angrily.

Zhang said with a white face: "It's because it's not my own son, I can only give things if I want them, if I don't give them, I'll make a fuss and see who will be sprayed to death by the spitting stars." "No matter how Old Man Tang stops it, he goes to the second child's house in a hurry.

Old man Tang was so angry that he almost looked up, even if the old woman went to the second child's house, he couldn't get any benefits, sitting on the kang at home was a little worried about his sons' land, the boss didn't have to worry about him, the family had a lot of land, and he could earn money in the town, even if he was hungry, there was still the Xue family.

The second child ignores his love, even if he goes to his house to see the baby, he treats him as an ornament.

The third and fourth are the ones who worry him the most, the third family now has many babies, and there is a newborn one, if there is no food, it will be difficult.

"Dad, why are you here?" Tang Tiezhu was about to lead the ox cart to the town to collect old furniture, but before he got out of the town, he couldn't help but ask when he saw his father coming.

"It's nothing, just come and have a look." Old man Tang thought of what he was worried about, and saw Tang Da Niu leading the ox cart to the town, so he took his car to the old man.

"Oh, Daddy, then come into the house with me!" He was not ready to go out, but drove the cow back to the cowshed, and said to his father.

Li coaxed the crying taro in the house, and when he saw his father-in-law coming, he hurriedly said, "Dad is here," and called Tang Qing'er out: "You help your mother bring taro, and I'll prepare a meal." Looking at the time, my father-in-law was afraid that he would have to eat before he could go back to Tangjia Village.

Tang Qing'er took the taro, coaxed him, and said to Old Man Tang, "Grandpa." ”

Old man Tang responded, and didn't have the heart to ask Taro or other grandchildren in the family, Tang Qing'er took Taro back to the house, and said strangely in her heart: "Grandpa won't come to ask for food with Daddy!" It's also a bit too early. ”

After entering the house, Old Man Tang rushed to the old avenue: "Alas! I don't think it's going to rain on this day, what are you going to do? ”

Tang Tiezhu is not so angry, the family now has grain in stock, and there is a lot of silver, even if there is no harvest this year, the family can't be hungry, so he said: "Dad, don't worry, I can still put some away in this dry land, but there is no shortage of food." ”

"Or do you think long-term, earn more money to buy land, I came here to say to you, if there is really a famine, you help your third brother and fourth brother, your family has lived a good life in the past two years, and there is no less subsidy for the family, but now at this time, if there is no harvest in the field, with your third brother and fourth brother's current life, I am afraid that I will not be able to survive," Old Man Tang knew that his request was a bit excessive, but the five fingers were not the same, how could there be a bias.

"Dad, I know what you said, when the time comes, whenever there is a bite to eat at home, I will think about them." Tang Tiezhu Road.

"Boss, don't be disgusted with your father's partiality, it's really ......" Old Man Tang sighed, helpless.

Even if Tang Tiezhu was angry and saw his father like this, a fire was extinguished, and the tunnel: "Dad, look at what you said, I will definitely help if the family should help." ”

After the old Tang Tou finished eating at the old family, he drove the ox cart back to the village, and when he left, Tang Tiezhu also loaded a bag of grain for his father.