Chapter 19: Approaching
That night, instead of steaming a bowl of egg custard for everyone, Jinzhu fried a poached egg for everyone, then fried a bacon with chili peppers, and then made a vegetarian fried amaranth and amaranth soup, and the four siblings happily sat down to enjoy the dinner.
"Eldest sister, it turns out that poached eggs taste like this, it's so fragrant." The golden bull took a bite of the egg, but was reluctant to swallow it, squinting his eyes and chewing slowly in his mouth.
These words made Jin Zhu sour, as soon as the golden bull was weaned, Li Xiaolian left the house, Yang Dashan was only busy with the work in the fields, and all the housework was left to these daughters, the eldest Yang Jinzhu was only eight years old at that time, where would he cook anything, they were all cooked and eaten together, and he also boiled shelled eggs for Jinniu in his memory, and Jin Zhu did not have the impression of such a poached egg.
"If you want to eat it, the eldest sister will often cook it for you in the future." Jin Zhu touched the head of the golden bull.
"Eldest sister, in the future, I will be responsible for feeding pigs, feeding chickens and washing clothes, you will be responsible for stir-frying and making money, and Jinliu will be responsible for washing vegetables and dishes and sweeping the floor, eldest sister, do you think we can live a good life?" Jin Yang asked.
"So what do I do? Ahem. When the golden bull saw that he had fallen on him, he hurriedly swallowed the egg and hurriedly asked.
"Be careful, don't choke." Jin Zhu brought him a bowl of cold boiled water, watched him swallow all the eggs, and then said: "Of course you can, you can rest assured, the eldest sister promises not to make you hungry, and will not let you go without reading." ”
As for the longer-term guarantee, Jin Zhu didn't know what step he could take, and he didn't dare to make a promise.
"Eldest sister, do I want to study hard?" Jin Liu asked.
"Of course, all four of us have to study hard, and we will go to college in the future, you can rest assured, as long as you can be admitted to university, the eldest sister will definitely be able to provide you with college. Jin Liu, the eldest sister said that you are still young, you don't need to do things this holiday, make up for your homework at home, if you don't understand anything, ask the second sister or me, do you know? Jin Zhu also touched Jin Liu's head.
As soon as Jin Yang heard that he could go to college, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at Jin Zhu with admiration on his face, and promised to help Jin Liu make up for his homework.
After dinner, Jin Yang helped Jin Liu clean up, the family sat on the railing, Jin Zhu took a pencil to draw skirt patterns on the homework book, Jin Yang and Jin Liu began to write homework, seeing that Jin Niu was idle and had nothing to do, Jin Zhu found him a first-grade textbook for him to flip through, because he should be in the first grade at the beginning of school.
The evening breeze was blowing slowly, Jin Zhu raised his eyes to look at the mountains in the distance and the stilted buildings nearby, the smoke was rising, the people working in the fields packed up their things and went home, the children drove the flocks of ducks and geese back, and the old people or children herding cattle also led the cattle down the mountain, and sang unknown mountain songs in their mouths.
This is the first time she feels that this kind of life is actually good after coming to this world, the population is simple, there is no intrigue, as long as you pay, there will be a return, the only drawback is poverty, and the pressure to survive is too great.
The next day, Jin Zhu didn't get up yet, Jin Yang really got up early and went to hunt pigweed and came back to cook pig food to feed pigs and chickens, Jin Zhu was embarrassed to lie down anymore when he heard the movement, and just after getting up and freshening up, Li Xiang came over again, this time he came over with a firewood knife and a flat pole, and asked Jin Zhu if he was going to chop wood.
It turns out that the people in the village still go to the mountains to chop firewood or pick pine hair as firewood, Li Xiang is worried that Jinzhu is too young and a girl, and it is a little unsafe to enter the mountain.
When Jin Zhu heard this, she thought for a while, her family seemed to have a lot of firewood, Yang Dashan cut a lot of thorny shrubs before leaving, and the rape and edamame stalks and straw planted at home could be used as firewood, so her family was not short of firewood for the time being.
When Jin Zhu was about to refuse, he saw Jin Yang carrying a wooden barrel from the pigsty, and said happily: "Eldest sister, we don't have time to collect firewood when school starts, so it's better for Jin Liu and I to go and pick up some pine hair and come back when it's cool in the morning." ”
"Forget it, I'll go with you, Jin Liu and Jin Niu take care of the house." Jin Zhu said.
Where is she embarrassed to let Jin Liu, who is so much younger than her, go up the mountain to collect firewood.
"Eldest sister, I also want to go and loosen my hair." When Jin Liu heard that she was asked to stay and watch the house, she was timid.
"I'm going to follow my eldest sister too." The golden bull pouted, his eyes were red, and he walked a few steps to hug Jin Zhu's legs.
"Don't be afraid, my mother doesn't dare to bully you, she will dare to beat you again today, and I will catch all her chickens in our house when I turn around, by the way, there is still a black tiger at home, Taurus, the black tiger listens to you the most, if your mother beats you two again, let the black tiger drive her away." The golden bull squatted down and patiently explained to the two.
Jin Zhu knew that if Jin Liu and Jin Niu couldn't get over this hurdle, there would always be a shadow in the future, which was very detrimental to their character growth.
In the past, the unfavored brothers and sisters in the family were suppressed for a long time, and their temperament was so submissive, Jin Zhu didn't want the two of them to become like that, and such a character would not be of great interest in the future.
When the golden bull heard this, he suddenly felt relied on, yes, he still had the black tiger, and nodded busily, "Third sister, don't worry, if your mother comes again, I will help you get her." ”
Jin Liu saw that the golden bull was not afraid, and she was embarrassed to say that she was afraid, so she nodded and agreed.
After settling down at home, Jin Zhu picked a pair of baskets, Jin Yang took a bamboo rake and carried a pair of baskets, and the two followed Li Xiang up the mountain from the back of the village.
Just a meal, they went to the top of the mountain, this mountain because to live people, except for some low shrubs, if you want to pick up the loose hair, you have to go down the mountain to the opposite mountain, the pine hair this live Yang Jinzhu has done, so the gold bead will recall a little.
The so-called loose hair is to use a bamboo rake to gather those pine needles scattered on the ground into a pile.
The three of them quickly separated from each other, Li Xiang took a firewood knife to chop those withered bushes or branches, Jin Zhu hugged the pine hair, Jin Yang picked up the pine tower, the three of them were far away, and they didn't talk much.
The villagers in this season are all working in the fields, and basically they don't come out to get firewood, so Jin Zhu quickly raked a lot of pine hair, and Jin Yang also picked up two baskets full of pine towers, but Li Xiang's life was a little slower.
"Brother Xiang, you can get a bundle of branches and a bundle of pine hair, the pine hair is also very easy to burn." Jin Yang was afraid of delaying Jin Zhu's time to make a skirt, so he proposed.
"Okay." Li Xiang did not shirk, untied the rope on the flat shoulder, spread it on the ground and prepared to tie it.
"Brother Xiang, can you teach my sister to ride a bicycle if you are free?" Jin Liu asked while helping Li Xiang hand over the branch.
Jin Zhu was stunned when she heard this, and before she could understand what Jin Yang meant, Li Xiang happily agreed, "Okay, I also mean that, I'll come over after dinner." ”
"Let's talk about it in a few days, didn't you say that you would go to the town in two days? I'm going to try my luck with a couple of dresses. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Zhu felt that this was not appropriate, he didn't learn to ride, wouldn't he have to let Li Xiang ride a bicycle with him every time he went to catch up?
It's okay once or twice, after a long time, someone will definitely gossip, Jin Zhu doesn't want to be scolded, a girl's name is the most precious in any dynasty.
Of course, this is also because Jin Zhu doesn't understand the outside world, so he has such thoughts.
"Okay, I'll learn."
Li wanted to see Jin Zhu regret it so quickly, although he didn't understand why, but when he saw Jin Zhu agree, he didn't ask more.
The way back was a little dull, Jin Yang was talking, Jin Zhu and Li Xiang were listening, and when they entered the village, the three of them separated, Jin Zhu and Jin Yang returned home, Jin Liu was reciting ancient poems with Jin Niu, and the two of them saw Jin Zhu and Jin Yang coming back, and they both greeted them with a happy face.
Jin Zhu was relieved when he saw this, knowing that nothing had happened in the past half a day.
Besides, Li wanted to go back to the house, and when Mapo saw him go out with a flat pole and a firewood knife, but he picked up a bundle of branches and a bundle of pine hair, he knew that he was not going alone.
"You're looking for that girl again?" Ma Po asked.
"Grandma, it's not easy for her, she is a few years younger than me, but she has to raise three younger brothers and sisters, I heard Jin Yang say that Jin Zhu promised that several of them would go to college."
Hearing this, Ma Po raised her eyelids and glanced at her grandson, "What about you?" ”
"Of course I listen to my grandmother, I will go to the county seat to study in high school when school starts, my grandmother can rest assured, I promise to study hard, and I don't want to do anything else."
When Ma Po heard this, she pursed her lips, wanted to say something, sighed, but still didn't say it.
Li Xiang also had something to say, and wanted to talk to his grandmother to see if she could accept Jinzhu as an apprentice and teach Jinzhu embroidery lace, but when he saw his grandmother sighing, he knew what his grandmother was worried about, so he had to dispel this idea.
After dinner, Li Xiang hesitated, but finally pushed the bicycle out to find Jinzhu.
The two practiced on the path in front of Jinzhu's house, Li Xiang first demonstrated how to get in and out of the car, how to pinch the brakes, how to step on the pedals, and then hold the back seat of the car, let Jinzhu sit on it, and then patiently teach her.
For three days in a row, Li Xiang came over in the morning to call Jinzhu Jinyang to fetch firewood, and came over after dinner to teach Jinzhu to ride.
On this day, Jin Zhu felt that she was almost done, so she wanted to try it, but the anxious Jin Zhu forgot that although the place where she lived was against the foot of the mountain, it was also on the mountain, and the mountain road would inevitably have a slope.
Therefore, as soon as Li Xiang's hand was released, Jin Zhu caught up with a downhill slope, but she was in a hurry and forgot whether to pinch the left or right brake, so unfortunately she fell down with someone and the car.
Li Xiang saw that Jin Zhu had fallen, and hurriedly ran over at a speed of 100 meters, but when he picked up Jin Zhu, Yang Shuyu and Yang Qin came over.
Thank you Ziyang for the peace charm, Mo Mo Da.