003 Xiao Dalang
"You shut up for me, it's a good home, you have to stir up the chicken and dog to be restless, right" Old Man Xiao waved his hand at Xia Chan, "Hurry up, remember to come over for breakfast later"
|“ What to eat, who cooks, is it difficult for me, an old woman, to serve you?"
"You haven't cooked yet?" Old Man Xiao looked incredulous
"You said it lightly, who did it, one by one is too lazy to be like a ghost, quarrel with me and have the ability to do it, let everyone do a job..."
Xia Chan ignored Liu's crooked reasoning, if Huang didn't sit on the stool and eat melon seeds when she went to fetch water, everyone would have had breakfast a long time ago, but the same daughter-in-law had to be divided into three, six, nine and so on. Just wait and eat the evil fruit
The layout of the Xiao family is very similar to the courtyard house in the north, the whole house has a total of five rooms, Liu and the old man live in the master bedroom of the east wing, Xiao Erlang lives in the second bedroom of the east wing, Xiao Shilang lives in the master bedroom of the west house, and Xiao Sanlang lives in the second bedroom of the west house. Xiao Dalang lives in the room next to the kitchen, the previous room was a utility room, and then Xiao Dalang moved here after the family became married, and now it is Xia Chan and Xiao Dalang's new house.
Xia Cicada pushed the door and entered, a strong musty smell came to his face, although the low and gloomy room was still dark in the room when the sun was shining outside, Xia Cicada stood at the door and waited to get used to the sight of the room before continuing to walk inside, an old table, two benches, one of which also broke half a leg. Then there is a dilapidated bed, the quilt on the bed is worn out and can no longer see the original color, Xia Cicada walked to the window and opened the window a little, and turned back to the bed
Before she could speak, the man on the bed opened his eyes in time and slowly moved his body to lean towards the head of the bed. Xia Cicada carefully observed the man in front of him, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a pair of sexy thin and moderate lips, and perfect cheeks carved like a blade. Xia Chan couldn't help but admire, but he didn't expect to be a handsome guy.
Continue to look down, broad shoulders, strong arms, at a glance look like a person who has been working all year round. The bronzed skin adds to the masculine taste. A shabby navy blue shirt wrapped around his sturdy and powerful body. Because the quilt blocked Xia Chan, I couldn't see how tall he was, but, according to visual inspection, it should be 180
"Daughter-in-law, what just happened? Mother scolded you again, I'm sorry I didn't use you to hurt you......"
"Hey, don't say that, this matter has nothing to do with you. And I think even if you're here, it's going to end up the same."
Xiao Dalang looked at Xia Chan in surprise, she was always submissive in her memory, even if she was scolded by her mother, she was bullied by her second brother and sister, at most, she hid in the house and complained to him or simply held it in her heart, but she has never been so straightforward and resolute today. In fact, he heard the quarrel in the courtyard before, and he was surprised for a long time. However, he thought that it might be that his daughter-in-law was annoyed by his mother's long-term oppression, and he didn't think much about it. But at this time, for some reason, he felt that the woman in front of him had changed, become more confident and bold. He loved it, though.
He had been worried before, he was not in good health and could not protect her all the time, and his mother was that temperament, and he was afraid that she would be wronged after a long time, but today it seems that if she is like this in the future, then he doesn't have to worry.
"Daughter-in-law, mother, she is old, there are some things you still have to let her" Xiao Dalang knew that he shouldn't say this at this time, but although he was satisfied with his daughter-in-law's current temperament, it didn't mean that he agreed with his daughter-in-law to disobey his mother, not to mention, he was still a waste person who couldn't work, and he was sad to let his family support him all day long
Xia Chan didn't get angry after hearing this, but laughed, "Okay, I know." You rest first, I'll go out and help make breakfast. I'll bring you some food later."
Why isn't she angry, you ask? Why should she be angry, in fact, she already knew that he was a dutiful son, Baozi. Otherwise, he would not have been bullied by his relatives to such a point for so many years. Besides, some things need to be guided step by step, and she is only here on the first day, so she is not in a hurry!
The kitchen of the Xiao family is not very large, but it is more than enough to accommodate two people. As soon as she entered the kitchen, a woman in light blue clothes was busy on the pot, Xia Chan had just seen her, and knew that she was Xiao Sanlang's daughter-in-law, Su Shi, and the second person in the entire Xiao family besides Xiao Dalang who was not favored.
"Third brother and sister, what are you doing here? I'll do it with you."
Saying that, Xia Cicada didn't wait for Su Shi to answer, squatted down to watch the firewood, Su Shi was stunned when he saw this, and quickly smiled
"Then thank you, sister-in-law. I'll pat the cake and put it in, and then get some pickles out and you're done."
After a morning of observation, Xia Chan found that the village she traveled through should be in the north, where people generally eat cornmeal and sorghum rice, although every household grows wheat, but white flour is a precious thing, and few people eat it often.
In fact, it is no wonder that the crop yield itself at this time was low and the taxes were high. Moreover, there are generally many people in every household and there is little land, so it is basically necessary to tighten the belt and make careful calculations to pass this year.
Now it is spring, the season of recovery, spring ploughing is the highlight of the year, so almost every household is the whole family to go out, so that the seeds can be sprinkled into the field as soon as possible, and there will be a good harvest at that time
Xia Chan lowered his head and pondered, and the Su family on the side was busy with the work in hand. glanced at the summer cicada
|“ Sister-in-law, my mother said to let you follow us to work in the fields after eating."
Xia Chan was stunned for a moment, knowing that the Liu family didn't get any benefits from her just now, and she was using the law to call herself, but she didn't think it was any better, so she didn't feel annoyed when she saw the two of them at home.
"Okay, third brother and sister, how is our family's field planted now?"
"Our family has a total of 20 acres of fertile land, 30 acres of medium land, and 15 acres of sandy land. We have planted all 20 acres of fertile land this morning. Wait a minute, we will plant those 30 acres of medium fields, we have a lot of people, these 30 acres of land should be completed in two or three days, and the remaining sandy land is still planted with sweet potatoes."
"Oh, what are you planting?"