The cuckoo looked at him in amazement, and then buried his face in his knees and laughed.

Huang Yuan was inexplicably laughed at by her, and his intuition was wrong.

Huang Que'er came over and said, "Feed the pigs." ”

After speaking, he lowered his eyes and couldn't bear to look at his brother's embarrassed face.

Huang Yuan lost his voice and said, "Feed the pigs? It's so careful that it's like a human eater. ”

He saw that the wild vegetables were washed clean, spread out in the dustpan to dry, and the cuckoos were finely chopped, and they did not fall to the ground after cutting, but were packed in a wooden barrel, so he thought that they must have been eaten by people, and he did not think of the pigs.

The cuckoo easily smiled and said to him: "You are not wrong when you say that stewed meat is eaten, only when the pigs are fed are big will there be meat, and with meat, it doesn't matter what dishes are stewed." This wild vegetable is called 'purslane', which is also edible, and the stew is really delicious when dried. ”

Huang Yuan looked at her depressedly, and suddenly felt that he was very lonely.

Thinking about it, he asked unwillingly: "Why do you feed the pigs so carefully?" ”

The old people said that the pigs were easy to diarrhea when they ate dewy grass and vegetables, so when she fed the pigs, she was careful: every time she washed the wild vegetables, dried them in water, and then chopped them, mixed them with corn grits and fed them to the pigs. It also means to prevent pigs from getting sick. A small farmer, a dead pig, there is no hope for the New Year.

"It's really good to feed like this, our pigs rarely get sick and grow fat."

Huang Que'er added proudly from the side.

Huang Yuan felt sorry for the hard life of the sisters, and unconsciously wanted to help, so he used his hands to hold the wild vegetables cut by the azalea and put them in the wooden barrel.

Huang Que'er hurriedly stopped, afraid that he would get his hands dirty.

The cuckoo pursed her lips and smiled, but she didn't stop her.

Huang Yuan saw her smile unbelievably. Already blushing.

He didn't know that the cuckoo was not laughing at him, but sighing: past life. She is a native of the city, and she can't do farm work. Even the big pot of rice was cooked for her by Li Dun; In this life, this "Li Dun" doesn't know anything, and asking her to serve him is really impermanence and fate!

Just as he was thinking, two little people ran in from outside.

"Sister Cuckoo, sign up!"

Ren Yuanqing shouted tenderly and pounced on her.

Ren Yuanming shouted "cousin" and stepped forward to hug Huang Yuan's neck.

Du Juan and Huang Yuan raised their eyes, and sure enough, a man and his daughter-in-law came in with two children, empty-handed. Seeing Huang Yuan, he bent down and bowed, shouting, "Hello Master Huang".

Huang Yuan hurriedly shouted "Huang Li", and beckoned them to sit on a stool.

The two of them were restrained and uneasy, and they were ashamed of their inferiority, so they didn't sit down, and followed Huang Yuan anxiously, rushing to tell him without waiting for him to ask first. said that his family was poor and did not know how to work, what his family had, the Huang family also had; His family doesn't have it. The Huang family still has it, so I don't know what to pay for the bundle and books.

Huang Yuan hurriedly smiled: "It's not difficult, please help my family ......"

Uncle Yu didn't wait for him to finish. Cut off his words sharply and said loudly, "Go." I went! Just went to your field. Huh! It's late! There are four or five people working in the fields, and your father says there are enough people. Don't help. ”

He looked remorseful, as if he had lost a great opportunity.

Huang Yuan hurriedly asked in a different way: "The wood ......?"

Aunt Yu hurriedly said again: "His father fell his leg that year, and he couldn't go up the mountain and down the big (wood) material." ”

Huang Yuan comforted them, "Don't worry", frowned and continued to think about what else was needed at home, while motioning for the two of them to sit down and talk.

Uncle Yu and his daughter-in-law sat down nervously, and the two boys stood aside.

Seeing that this little master didn't have an idea for a long time, he was anxious, and couldn't help but smile and said, "It's better to wait for the rice to be harvested and give two loads of rice." ”

The Huang family only has eight points of paddy fields, and this rice must be lacking.

Huang Yuan hesitated: he already had a certain understanding of the situation in Quanshui Village, and knew that if the family sent two loads of rice to their family, then they would only be able to eat coarse grains all year round, which seemed too ruthless.

Seeing that he was embarrassed, the cuckoo wanted to mention something, but he held back, and saw how he decided. Then he slowed down the action of chopping vegetables, only cut and pulled back and forth, while listening attentively.

Huang Que'er and Huang Li also looked at Huang Yuan, looking like he was in charge.

Huang Yuan's mind turned, his eyes fell on the cuckoo who was cutting pig vegetables, and suddenly he had a plan, and said, "Uncle, the juniors can't ask for your rice." The rice is given to us, what do you eat yourselves? I have an idea here: why don't you chop wood for my family? - At any time, there is always a firewood burning in this house. But my sisters are all delicate daughters, and it is too hard to chop wood......"

The cuckoo's face turned red when he heard this, and he thought to himself, "Do you really treat us like daughters?"

But this feeling of being valued and cared for is so good that Huang Que and Huang Li both smiled happily and shyly, and they really felt a little delicate.

Uncle Yu was overjoyed and said, "This is okay? ”

Huang Yuan nodded affirmatively: "Of course!" Originally, it was nothing to accept uncles, but there were many people in the village, and if there were no rules, it would be unconvincing, and maybe the uncles and aunts would have to listen to people's gossip, and we didn't want to accept one by one, so we had to do it. ”

Aunt Yu said excitedly: "This is a good idea! We've got firewood for you. Master Huang pities us like this, and if we don't do this thing, people won't scold us for not knowing what to do. It's the same: other people pay 20 wen a month, and my family chops firewood, this firewood is not valuable, and you can't burn much firewood a year, we are too cheap. People still have to gossip. ”

Her man also said that it was too easy, and she was afraid that people would not accept it.

Huang Yuan was originally distressed by his sister and tried to act like this. Seeing that they were willing, he made a bolder decision in his heart. So he added, "It's nothing. I have another idea: Uncle is not in good health, so don't do this chopping wood - I'll leave it to someone else to do - you can help my family do other things. ”

Uncle Yu and his family suddenly looked anxious, for fear that he would be unable to complete it if he raised a difficult matter, so it was better to chop wood.

Huang Yuan smiled, raised his hand to signal him to be calm, and pointed to the cuckoo who was cutting vegetables and said, "Look, my family has fed two pigs, and my sister has to take care of this pig food every day." I saw that these two boys of yours were very well-behaved and obedient, so I arranged for them to help dig a load of wild vegetables every day to feed the pigs in addition to studying. How is it? ”

Uncle Yu listened more to it - it was easier than chopping wood.

"Oh, such a simple thing......"

"Don't think it's easy. It's easy to do it every day, but it's hard to stick to it every day. The younger generation arranged this way to let them use their own hands to earn and study, one is to let them share their worries for their parents, the other is to hone their minds, and the third is to make them remember: If poor students want to get ahead, they have to work harder than others. In my early years, I also set up a stall in Fucheng to sell paintings! ”

The general meaning of these words was that Uncle Yu understood, his eyes turned red, and he pushed his two sons to kowtow to Huang Yuan.

The two babies were indeed sensible, and immediately knelt down towards Huang Yuan.

Huang Yuan calmly accepted their salute, admonished them again, and asked the cuckoo to instruct them on how to do things.

The cuckoo was stupid, and then she woke up and said that although this was a wild vegetable, it was specially planted by her family, and it was scattered on the ridge, the foot of the mountain, and the slope of the soil, so it ......

After Uncle Yu's family left satisfied, Du Juan looked at Huang Yuan and was still a little stunned, she felt that now the Huang family was moving towards the landlord class and was about to break away from the toiling masses. Will she not have to work anymore?

"How's that going to happen?"

Huang Yuan asked her with a smile.

The cuckoo said, "Good is good." But I'm embarrassed about what you said: even if your sisters are not like wolves and tigers, they can't be attached to the delicate, and they have been chopping wood for more than ten years, so why is it hard? ”

Huang Li and Huang Que smiled when they heard this.

Huang Yuan said: "I am even more ashamed of what you said. ”

Because he asked them what else could be done for someone to do on their behalf.

Huang Que'er said: "What else is going on?" We always have to eat our own food. ”

The cuckoo also laughed and said, "If you go on like this, you have to buy a girl to serve." To be honest, although I am happy like that, I am not used to having more outsiders in my family - we are used to being at ease as a family. ”

Huang Li nodded violently and said, "Yes, it's not possible to have more people!" ”

Huang Yuan smiled and said, "I naturally know your intentions. ”

At this time, someone shouted outside, Huang Yuan hurriedly greeted the sisters, and took Ren Yuanming to the private school, Huang Li told in a coquettish voice, "Brother, come back early in the afternoon for dinner!" ”

Huang Yuan turned around and agreed, waved at them with a smile, and added, "I want to eat crispy fried lotus root slices!" Huang Li promised, "Bah! ”

The cuckoo looked at them with a smile and almost cut off his hand.

On this day, more than a dozen students were accepted, which was much easier than yesterday. Huang Laoshi and his family worked in the fields, and because someone helped, they also finished work early in the afternoon. After dinner, the cuckoo sisters were relieved of the need to go out to work, so they were more familiar with housework, and after dinner was cooked, they cleaned the yard, moved out small tables, cool beds, and bamboo chairs, and prepared melons and fruits for the coolness.

A circle of wild hedges can't encircle the joy of the farmer, and crisp laughter overflows outside the wall.

When Huang Yuan returned, he was still outside the hospital, and when he heard this laughter, he felt refreshed; When I entered the hospital, I saw the sisters shuttling through the courtyard as lightly as butterflies, and my heart was full of happiness, tranquility, leisure, and comfort.

When Huang Li and Xiaoshun saw him coming, they immediately ran over.

Huang Yuan was interested, and took advantage of the time before dinner to teach his younger brothers and sisters to read poetry and explain interesting stories in the literary world in the courtyard.

After the meal, his brothers and sisters laughed and laughed, and Huang Yuan taught Huang Li to play the piano.

The cuckoo sits on the bamboo bed, leaning on the yellow finch, leisurely shaking the colorful feather fan. Looking at the warm scene in front of her, she couldn't help but quip: "Huang Li, your bullet is similar to Brother Xiaobao's sawing wood." It doesn't matter if you're tired, we're going to have a long time to get through......"

Huang Xiaobao laughed.

Huang Li was unconvinced when he heard this.

When the night was quiet and the stars were scarce, the laughter stopped, Huang Yuan and Du Juan talked about the scriptures and historical articles, and the other brothers and sisters were listening, and Xiaoshun didn't want to leave......

Everything is in order, and the private school is scheduled to open on the first day of July.

This morning, a group of relatives came to Lishugou. (To be continued......)