Duan Xiang was roughly peeling the bud grain, and it would be good if half of the bud grain on the whole bud grain stick in his hand could be thrown into the pot.

Duan Yongyuan glanced left and right at the corn kernels sprinkled on the outside of the basin, and Yan Zhan Ng wondered if the fat man had come to make trouble.

When he turned around, he had to work hard to rub the buds that had been scattered outside into a dustpan and sift them clean.

"Xiangzi, no matter how much others mess with you, you can't be angry with my bud valley. What do you think you're competing with your father? Duan Yongyuan snatched out the spoiled bud grain cob in Duan Xiang's hand, and rubbed the sparse corn kernels on the cob into the basin in three or two clicks.

Duan Xiang has been chased by his father all over the street since he was a bare-chested child, and he has long been accustomed to small fights at three ends for three days. He was unhappy in his heart, not because of Duan Wu.

Duan Xiang was so aggrieved in his heart that he panicked, thinking about Duan Wu's attitude towards Xiangqin, it made him feel that he was not even as good as a broken shoe!

"Yongzi," Duan Xiang couldn't help the evil breath in his heart, he really didn't vomit or feel unhappy, "The two ladies from the Li family, when will they live in the uncle's grandmother's house?" ”

Duan Yongyuan buried his head in the bud valley, "I guess I won't leave." ”

When did Xiang Fatzi become so interested in Duan Qiuping and Parsley? Duan Yongyuan thought about it and felt that it was wrong, so he raised his head, only to see Duan Xiang with that fat face, and his eyes seemed to be about to erupt with fire.

"It's not easy for the uncle and the big milk to feed themselves, and they have to feed them. You said that Sister Qiuping came back, forget it, who is that Li Xiangqin? I thought this was her Lijia Village, and it looked like 2580,000! ”

Is Duan Xiang's words for Duan Wen and Dou's grievances, or is it simply unpleasant to look at parsley? Duan Yongyuan was stupid and couldn't tell the difference.

No matter what Duan Xiang wanted to express, Duan Yongyuan intended to remain silent and not refute.

In fact, he is also very conflicted in his heart, it is really not easy for his grandparents to save a few dollars, since Duan Qiuping and Xiangqin came to the house, especially some time ago, Xiangqin was seriously ill, which did add a lot of trouble to Duan Wen and Dou and added a lot of expenses.

But the two of them are really pitiful, they left the Li family, if the Duan family has no place for them, then they are really desperate. Duan Yongyuan didn't want the incident of Mulberry Pond to happen again.

There was a sound of footsteps outside the courtyard gate.

The road in front of Duan Yongyuan's house was paved with gravel, and the footsteps of people walking on it were particularly loud.

Duan Qiuping arrived at the gate of the South Courtyard, hesitated for a moment, and retracted her steps towards the gate of the courtyard.

Duan Yongyuan was sitting in the courtyard breaking the grain, and when he saw that the person who came was Duan Qiuping, as if he had been caught doing something wrong, he immediately became weak, his eyes flickered, and he didn't dare to look at Duan Qiuping.

"Yongzi, is your father and Qiu Ping there?" Duan Qiuping stood at the door of the South Courtyard and asked, complaining in her heart that Parsley was not doing her job effectively. It's just that she asked Xiangqin to call someone back for dinner, but she and Dou couldn't wait.

"It's at the second master's house." Duan Yongyuan looked at Duan Xiang.

Duan Qiuping forced a smile, "Then you help my aunt go and have a look, and ask them to come home for dinner." ”

After speaking, Duan Qiuping walked away as if she had fled.

Every time Duan Qiuping came, he never stepped into the gate of the South Courtyard, and Duan Yongyuan was already surprised.

However, he didn't want to run errands for Duan Qiuping, so he made a strange voice to attract Duan Xiang's attention, "Xiangzi, why don't you go home and have a look?" By the way, I called my grandfather home for dinner. ”

Duan Xiang's anger was still gone, and he was a little reluctant to go home. On the other hand, he was curious to know what his soybeans were used for.

Duan Xiang raked the buds in the pot with his hand, and there was a pimple touch on his fingertips. He also felt like he had a pimple in his heart, awkward and uncomfortable.

Seeing him grinding and chirping, Duan Yongyuan couldn't help but urge: "Go quickly."

Duan Xiang flattened his mouth, the boss was reluctant, and said angrily, "If you want to go, I won't go!" ”

Duan Yongyuan shook the two bud sticks in his hand, "Then you work for me?" ”

Duan Xiang glanced at the bud sticks that were piled up as high as a hill beside Duan Yongyuan, and the retreat in his heart sounded. He would rather spend his brain on a difficult arithmetic problem than sit here and stay up for time.

Duan Xiang slapped his ass and left, and Duan Yongyuan finally fell into silence. Xue Danfeng also came out of the hall and went to the kitchen to light a fire to cook.

The sun is shining, as warm as the golden and plump corn kernels.

The family was in a hurry, Duan Xiang came back leisurely, and Duan Wu was furious again. scolded Duan Xiang for a few words, and finally pointed to the kitchen angrily, "Don't hurry up and cook!" ”

Xiangqin and Duan Wen came to the house to help, and they didn't even care about eating, Duan Wu always felt sorry for the two of them.

Duan Xiang went to the kitchen slowly, and saw that the two large tanks by the stove were gone. There were only two circles of wet marks left in the original place where the tank was placed, and a layer of moss fell on the root of the wall.

"Dad, where's our water tank?" Duan Xiang stood at the door.

"Nosieya's beans." Duan Wu replied.

Duan Wu's family originally had five people, his wife died in the early years, the eldest daughter married far away to other provinces, and the youngest daughter is now in primary school in the county seat, and he and Duan Xiang are left in the family.

Their family's westinghouse was originally lived by Duan Wu's eldest daughter, and the house has been vacant since she got married, and this time it came in handy and became a darkroom for making bean sprouts.

Duan Wu and Parsley together put the washed soybeans and brought them to the West House one pot after another.

Duan Wen hung the softened and cleaned wheat straw in the sun in the courtyard, spread a thick layer on the bench, and took it to the Westinghouse after draining the water.

Duan Xiang went in the direction of the West Winghouse, and a cloth cotton curtain fell on the door of the West Room, blocking the door firmly.

He opened the curtain and went in to see that there was only a dim light, and all the windows were sealed tightly and impermeable by old newspapers, making the whole West House like a dark room.

The two large water tanks standing next to the wall are soaked in small half tanks of soybeans, and the water in the tanks is very clear, and there is not a trace of floating objects on the water surface.

As early as before, when parsley washed the beans, the moth-eaten and damaged bad beans were picked out, and the floating impurities were also removed, and the rest were clean, plump and round good soybeans.

The soybeans that settle in the bottom of the water in the tank are like goose-yellow gems, exuding a warm luster.

In the center of the west house is a long square washed wooden box, the wooden box only has a base, and there is nothing to cover.

Duan Xiang always felt that this wooden box was very familiar, and it could not be called a wooden box in the strict sense, it was clearly a single bed!

Duan Xiang recognized that this wooden box was his sister Duan Qiuhe's bed. Remove the bed board, and there is a bed table where clothes can be placed underneath, and the space is not small.

As soon as Duan Xiang saw that they had used his sister's bed, he suddenly felt unhappy, "Dad, why did you dismantle Qiuhe's bed?" ”

"I'll use the sprouts later." It was not easy to find a container that could leak water and hold soybeans, but fortunately, Duan Wu remembered that the bottom of Qiu He's bedboard had been eaten by rats with a few small holes. So he packed up the clothes stuffed in the bedboard, moved the bedboard out with Duan Wen, brushed it with well water, and moved it to the west room.

Basically, the preparation is more than half completed, and as soon as the soybeans are soaked, the rest is relaxed.

Before Duan Wu had time to take a breath, Duan Xiang's fat calf was uncomfortable when he saw the stitches.

"Then where did Qiuhe sleep when he came back?" Duan Xiang's words sounded like he was complaining about his sister, and there was no lack of anger in it.

As soon as he heard his temper tantrum, Duan Wu became angry, and immediately scooped a scoop of water and poured Duan Xiang from head to foot.

Duan Wuqi's seven orifices smoked, poked Duan Xiang's head with a scoop, and gasped heavily.

"Lazy donkey-like things, we're done with exhaustion, you run back and talk about it! Look at the parsley-" Duan Wu pulled the helpless parsley to his side, and the redemption wanted to set a good example for Duan Xiang. Duan Wu praised Parsley, and counted Duan Xiang's no, "Parsley is younger than you, you still give people an uncle, you look at others, how much more sensible than you." When I used the well water to wash the beans, my hands were so red and purple that I didn't complain. What have you done! ”