Chapter 214: The catkins dance in the wind
There hadn't been a lot of snow last winter, and even if it did, it was a light snow that didn't cover the top of your feet. After the beginning of spring, there has not been a single rain until now, and this year's spring ploughing is much later than last year.
In the past two years, a lot of machine wells have been drilled in the fields of each village. This is a policy to benefit farmers that is funded by the state and earmarked for special purposes, and is specially introduced to solve the problem of rural irrigation difficulties. This policy has made the people really benefit a lot, at least they don't have to go to the fields to water the fields with water tanks from their homes as in previous years.
Early in the morning, Wang Yong was pulled out of the bed by his godmother, and he didn't brush his teeth and wash his face in a daze, and after breakfast, he was ordered by his godmother to go to the county farmers' market to buy some meat, fish and shrimp and come back. Yuanyuan, the daughter-in-law, was coming, and the godmother who had a daughter-in-law and forgot her son ignored Wang Yong's protests, and directly blasted him out of the house after eating.
Spring is always windy. There is a local proverb that says that the wind blows for a day when the door is opened, and the rain is overnight when the door is closed. This means that if the wind starts at dawn, it will blow for at least a day. If it starts to rain when it's dark, it will rain for at least the next night.
Today is the wind blowing to open the door, it is only eight o'clock in the morning, and the whirring wind has been roaring for a long time. Gusts of wind with a seeping whistling sound hung up the sky full of sand and dust, and people had to cover their eyes at all times to prevent the sand from blowing into their eyes. The wind blew the trees to the ground, and the people watching were worried about it, for fear that the bent tree would suddenly break in the next moment.
The catkins in the sky also took advantage of this strong wind, and the whole sky that was blown was white, mixed with the dimness of dust, and even the sun was covered by the light of the past, and hid and avoided it.
Not far away, in the fields, beside the ditches, under the trees, the village was looking for the catkins that had gathered together. Then he smiled evilly and took out a lighter, lit the fire, and slowly approached the pile of catkins like cotton wool. At this time, there must be no big movement, because these catkins are so light that as long as they bring up a little wind, they will float into the sky, fly all over the sky, and scatter in all directions.
As soon as the flame of the lighter touched these catkins, the pile of catkins as white as snow burned rapidly like a pile of gunpowder. A large area of catkins was set on fire.
It's just that the catkins burn for a very fast and short time, and the fire is extinguished at a faster speed as soon as it rises. But in just a few seconds, or even a few seconds that don't take a few seconds, most of the fierce flames will startle the children who ignite the fire.
In the ridicule of their companions, these bear children looked unconvinced and went straight to the next gathering point of catkins, and they had to let their friends who looked down on them see, they just didn't pay attention for a while, but they were not timid.
Wang Yong looked at the group of bear children in the village who were playing happily, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. I remember when I was a child. It was also this season that he and Dawei played with catkins in his yard.
There were originally two four or five meter-high cypress trees at the entrance of his house, which were very beautiful. From the root to the tip, it is like a standard cone. Standing tall at the gate. It's like two door gods who protect their homes, four festivals a year, standing there day and night, regardless of the wind and rain. Scorching sun exposure.
As an aside, Wang Yong has always thought that the two cypress trees in his house are pine trees. Later, his father said that this is a cypress, the difference is that the needle-shaped leaves of the cypress (some cypress leaves are really needle-shaped, interested friends can find it for themselves) are very short, while the pine needles of the pine tree are much longer than it. Wang Yong is still skeptical of this answer to this day, but the local saying has always been that way distinguish between pine and cypress.
To get back to the point, the weather was exceptionally nice that day, with clear skies and no wind for several days. The brothers prepared the lighter, assigned one person and one tree, and lit the fire and prepared to light the fire.
When the two of them stretched out the ignition to the thick pile of catkins that had been piled up because of the leaves and branches, Wang Yong's lighter was blown out by a sudden breeze.
Dawei laughed strangely at his little friend, and proudly lit the catkins pile under his tree with the lighter in his hand. It's just that tragedy happened. Before this guy got up and continued to show off to Wang Yong, the fire ignited by the catkins suddenly set the entire cypress tree on fire.
Then, then Wang Yong threw away Dawei in a daze very unrighteously, fled the crime scene alone, and fled. By the time Dawei's family members in the house ran out to put out the fire, the entire cypress tree had become a burning torch.
Then Dawei's ass didn't dare to sit on a stool for a week, and Wang Yong, who was betrayed by him, was not happy, with a pair of red ears, which made his friends laugh all day.
"Hey! Wang Yong! What are you laughing at? Why haven't you gone yet? Why do you think you're so disobedient? People ......"
The godmother has been with the women in the village for a long time, and she has become a strong woman who has become a rural aunt who nagging endlessly.
βSTOPοΌ STOPοΌ β
As soon as Wang Yong heard his godmother's nagging, it was like in "Journey to the West", the Supreme Treasure was punished by Tang Seng by reciting the mantra, and obediently raised his hand to surrender. In this hurry, even Ingris came out and quickly begged for mercy.
"Suspicious of mom's nagging? Who made you so disobedient! Also, it's not that your godmother said you, just your English pronunciation, it's too non-standard, this word should be pronounced like this. Godmother will show you how."
Wang Yong hurriedly covered his ears, got on his Land Rover, and fled. The happy laughter of the godmother sounded in his ears, and there was a secret mutter: "I didn't expect the eldest sister-in-law to say that this method is really effective, and it is really good to deal with my godson!" β
Wang Yong was stunned for a moment when he heard this, so he couldn't hang the car and go to the ditch. After gritting his teeth for a while, he could only cry helplessly. Auntie, that's the master she can't provoke, and it seems that this revenge can't be avenged in this life!
Drove out of the village and went straight into the distance among the flying catkins. By the time he arrived at the county farmers' market, it was already half past ten.
In this weather, the wind is strong, and the yellow sand and white catkins that cover the sight of the sky, I really don't dare to drive fast, and when I don't go faster than 60 miles along the way, I drive in strict accordance with the road speed limit signs, and I am a good citizen who abides by traffic rules.
Along the way, he encountered four traffic accidents, which made Wang Yong secretly happy. Or I'm still wise! This handsome young man not only looks good, but this head is absolutely not in vain, how to say that, this is called a powerful faction that matches appearance and intelligence!
I wandered around the farmer's market for a while, and by the time I came out, it was almost an hour later. Wang Yong was carrying a large bag of stuff in his hand.
Five hairtail fish, two flat fish, ten pike crabs, more than five catties of skin shrimp, and beef. Pork, pork ribs, more than a pound of sea cucumbers, and yellow eels and sole fish that have been instructed by my godmother to buy several times (also called partial mouth, it seems to be a kind of flounder, it tastes very good).
Godmother generally only buys things locally that are not too valuable, in her words, we are a small place here, and the variety is not complete. There are some things that you can't buy if you want to, and even if you do, it's hard to tell whether it's good or bad, so it's better to buy them at a specialty store in a big city and eat them with confidence.
Wang Yong also slowly accepted the godmother's statement. In other words, if you want to buy good abalone in such a small county. Good grouper, bird's nest and the like, that's really a bit unbelievable.
However, there are no such things as hairtail fish and sea cucumbers, which are produced locally. And buying it locally is not only fresh, but also much cheaper than other places. Let's just say that the hairtail fish is cheaper than a pound in the capital locally. How far is it from the capital? If you go to the northwest inland, how much is the difference?
Put a bunch of stuff in the car. Wang Yong returned to the market again, but it didn't take long for him to come out. This time, I was carrying two bags of lotus root and yam in my hand. Godmother especially likes to eat these two ingredients, and even with the current second wife, the aunt and uncle also like this mouthful. So every time he comes out to buy something, as long as he sees it, Wang Yong will always buy some back.
When I came to the outside of the market, the sky darkened, and it seemed that time had suddenly accelerated, and it was dusk. The howling wind was still howling, but it was much weaker than when it came.
"Cloudy? The weather forecast doesn't say it's raining today? β
"That's right, I read the weather forecast yesterday and said that today is cloudy and overcast! There are four to five winds. β
"Do you still believe in weather forecasts these days? Five times out of ten, it's a big deal! β
"Let's go, you can plant cobs (corn) just after planting!"
Wang Yong thought about his car and walked over, while listening to everyone gossiping about the weather forecast. Compared to these people who have to look at these weather forecasts that are always inaccurate, Wang Yong is much happier. For example, now, when he found that the clouds in the sky were getting thicker and lower, and the water droplets condensed in it were getting bigger and bigger, Wang Yong knew that the rain was not small, and it was estimated that the time would not be short. However, this rain is going to fall, and it is not so fast, and it will be dusk at the earliest.
With the bottom in mind, there is no need to rush like others. Therefore, in a hurried crowd, Wang Yong and everyone were drunk and sober, maverick slowly pacing, came to the car in the surprised attention of others, opened the car door, threw the yam and lotus root in his hand into the car, and then got into the car and started the car, ready to go home.
When he arrived near the county bus station, Wang Yong found a stall selling antiques on the sidewalk in front of the ICBC. This stall has been in existence for a long time. Every time you pass by, you can see old porcelain, bronze, calligraphy and paintings, coins, photos, propaganda posters and the like on the stalls.
In the past, Wang Yong didn't know anything about these things, and he didn't have the spare money to buy them. So although I often see it, it is just a hurried passerby, and I never stay. But today, when Wang Yong saw this stall again, he suddenly pulled over the car on a whim.
Because there was a small parking lot at the entrance of ICBC, Wang Yong drove the car straight there, parked the car and turned off the engine, got out of the car and closed the door and went straight to the stall.
When I came to the stall, I saw a bunch of photos and posters in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. There are posters of the ten marshals, there are pictures of the chairman and Marshal Lin climbing the tower to look into the distance, pointing out the country, and under Wang Yong's divine consciousness, these two paintings even have a mezzanine, and what surprised him even more was the things in the mezzanine - stamps, to be exact, dragon stamps, the earliest public stamps in China.
"Boss, what's the price of your porcelain pillow?"
"Oops! You're here! I'm a good thing, an authentic Song Dynasty Ru kiln,"
"Stop, stop, and don't tell me stories. Also Song Dynasty Ru kiln? If it's really a genuine product of the Ru kiln of the Song Dynasty, you put it like this? Have you been looking for an auction house to auction for a long time? Is there such a hard time to set up a stall here? Isn't it just a modern imitation, when I am wronged! β
"Ahh It seems that you are also an insider? You're not right? Aren't you smashing my job? β
"Alright, stop the ink, I was just trying to buy a porcelain pillow, how much does this thing cost you? You name the number, and I'll take it if it's suitable. β
"Are you telling the truth? Do you really want to? β
"Aren't you talking nonsense? Why don't you want me to come here? Funny with you? β
"Okay, I'll give you a happy price, how about a thousand yuan?"
"Okay, I want it."
After speaking, Wang Yong took out his wallet and ordered 1,000 yuan and handed it to the stall owner, picked up the porcelain pillow and prepared to go back to the car.
"Hey! Look no further, I've got really good stuff here! β
Wang Yong stopped when he heard the voice, and said in his heart, I am waiting for you! (To be continued......)
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