145. Moon viewing
After enjoying a rich dinner in the courtyard, the Li family each carried a chair to admire the moon in the courtyard.
"Old woman, are you all ready?" Li Bangguo asked Li Yuedi.
"It's all ready, I'll go in and bring it out." Li Yuedi smiled and got up from the house to serve the basin.
This basin is not an ordinary basin, it is a copper basin that has been passed down from generation to generation.
There is a saying in Pinghe County that on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a copper basin filled with water is filled with various round fruits, and placed under the moon, and when the moon is the roundest and brightest, you can see the fairies in the moon palace in the water of the basin.
Although no one has ever actually seen it, it can't stop people from praying for family reunion and peace in such a way.
Li Yuedi took out the copper basin, put apples, oranges and other round fruits in it, and also put in the grapefruit that Fang Yuping sent and didn't eat.
The basin was placed in the far center of the courtyard, and the family sat on chairs and whispered their words.
Night crept down, and in the endless night sky, a bright moon hung high.
The night was hazy, and the whole village seemed particularly peaceful.
Occasionally, there were a few sounds of children playing, and after a while it fell silent again.
The atmosphere of tranquility lowered the voice of the people.
"Ah Ji, how sure are you of the college entrance examination? Have you figured out what you want to learn? Li Ge asked Li Ji softly.
Li Ji thought for a while and said, "I still have a grasp, as for what major I want to apply for, I haven't thought about it yet, so I will ask the teacher when I go back to school." β
Lin Zichen sat aside and quietly listened to his family talk about the recent family events and their feelings, and fell asleep unconsciously.
When I open my eyes again. Lin Zichen realized that he was lying on the bed, and a ray of moonlight outside the window came in, illuminating the room.
Glancing at the clock on the table by moonlight, it was already past two o'clock in the middle of the night.
Outside, it was silent, and only a few owl roars could be heard.
After sleeping, Lin Zichen didn't feel sleepy at all, turned around and entered the space.
Spent half a day in the space. When I came out, it was already bright outside.
I stretched my muscles comfortably. After washing, Lin Zichen picked up the martial arts cheats in the space in the backyard.
Although the martial arts cheats in the space are not against the sky to practice internal skills, they do make Lin Zichen's legs and feet a lot more flexible. The body is also much lighter.
After running for a week, Lin Zichen put away his fists and went back to the room, took a cold shower and changed his clothes before preparing breakfast for his family in the kitchen.
"Oh, we're done with the vegetables in our garden!"
Just walked down the hall. Ye Xiaoyu's wailing voice came.
"Bah, early in the morning. What is inexhaustible, bad luck. Li Yuedi reprimanded Ye Xiaoyu in unison.
Ye Xiaoyu hurriedly covered her mouth, and after a few snorts, she whispered to Li Yuedi, "Mom, you didn't see it." I just went to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables, but I saw that our vegetables were all infested, and I thought that our vegetables were like this. If you look at the house next door, it is full of insect infestations. The good dishes were eaten by insects. β
Li Yuedi looked stunned, "Really? Very strict? β
"Really." Ye Xiaoyu nodded heavily, "It's very strict, I can't see a good vegetable leaf." β
Li Yuedi was a little panicked, she couldn't take care of breakfast, and hurriedly walked to the vegetable garden, and Ye Xiaoyu hurriedly followed.
"Oh my God, my food is gone."
As soon as the two of them walked to the gate of the vegetable garden, all kinds of howls came from the vegetable gardens next door.
Li Yuedi opened the courtyard door and was completely stunned when she saw the vegetables in the vegetable garden.
"What's going on?" Li Yuedi looked at the vegetables she had worked so hard to grow.
Lin Zichen followed the two all the way to the vegetable garden, and was also shocked to see the situation in the vegetable garden.
Frowning and looking at the situation of all the vegetable gardens in the village, Lin Zichen was a little lost, and none of the dishes were spared.
Suddenly, Lin Zichen's mind flashed to the two weeds next to the well at home.
Turning around and running home, he looked at the two small grasses, and then ran to the backyard to look at some small trees planted, Lin Zichen had a way to get rid of pests in his heart.
A few peppers were planted in the backyard of the Li family, and they were full of red peppers. It's a pity that the Li family can't eat spicy food, and they can't consume all the fruits of these pepper trees at all.
Lin Zichen reached out and plucked all the peppers from the tree, turned around and went into the kitchen.
Fill the pot with water, add firewood to bring to a boil, and then put all the chopped chili peppers into the pot to boil the chili water.
"Ahem, who's cooking chili in the kitchen? I'm choking to death. As soon as Li Weimao got up, he was choked by the thick smell of chili peppers that permeated the house.
The rest of the family was also choked up one after another, and Lin Zichen, who was busy in the kitchen, was also uncomfortable, and his eyes and nose flowed out.
Enduring the choking smell, Lin Zichen scooped the last scoop of chili water into the bucket.
Closing the lid and walking out of the kitchen, Lin Zichen finally felt suspicious breathing.
"Xiao Chen, what are you cooking chili peppers for in the kitchen?" Lin Qingxiang asked while crying.
Pulling everyone to the door of the house, Lin Zichen explained: "The vegetables in the village are all pested, and the chili water can kill insects, so I will cook a pot." β
Lin Zichen also carefully observed, the small trees in the backyard of the house were watered with water from the well, not only did they not cause pests, but their vitality was also very strong. Presumably, the effect of well water is not only to promote the growth of plants, but also to enhance the resistance of plants, and the insecticidal effect of chili water boiled with well water is definitely good.
Li Yuedi and Ye Xiaoyu walked around the vegetable garden and found that there was not a single intact vegetable leaf.
When the two returned home, they saw that everyone in the family was standing outside, and when they smelled it again, the house was full of chili peppers, and they couldn't help but ask what was going on.
Lin Zichen explained a few words briefly, Li Yuedi's eyes lit up, and she covered her nose and brought the chili water to the garden to water the vegetables.
"Grandma, you have to mix the chili water, otherwise the vegetables will be burned." Seeing Li Yuedi hurriedly go to the vegetable garden, Lin Zichen hurriedly opened his throat and reminded loudly.
Li Yuedi paused and heard Lin Zichen's words in her ears.
Li Yuedi scooped a scoop of chili water into the wooden bucket in the Li family's vegetable garden all year round, and then went to the river to mix a bucket full of chili water.
Liang Xiaomei and others who came later also picked up a few other wooden barrels in the vegetable garden and began to mix chili water.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are each responsible for a part of the vegetable field. Pour all the dishes with chili water to rest assured.
"Sister of the Li family, what are you pouring on the vegetables? The taste is weird and exciting. Aunt Wang from the vegetable garden next door stretched out her head and asked.
"yes, I smell so much like chili peppers." Another man from the vegetable garden also poked his head out.
Li Yuedi wiped her face and said, "It's chili water, our Xiaochen said it can cure insect pests, so I'll bring it over and give it a try." β
"What did your Xiao Chen say?" Some of the women who came around to inquire about the situation heard that it was Lin Zichen's method, and they immediately felt unreliable.
How capable is his granddaughter? Li Yuedi has seen it a long time ago. At this time, I saw that many people didn't believe in this method and didn't say anything. Anyway, she said everything that should be said, and whether the people in the village will follow and do it is someone else's business.
Although Li Weiyan wanted to refute a few words, she just thought about it.
Several women of the Li family poured all the chili water they brought into the vegetable field and went home.
The people who stayed behind to inquire looked at the vegetables in the Li family's vegetable garden and whispered non-stop.
"Hey. You see, the bugs on the leaves are starting to fall. A little woman pointed to the vegetables in the Li family's vegetable garden and shouted.
"Oh really! Can chili water really cure pests? β
"No, I have to go back and boil chili water quickly."
"Yes, yes, but I don't have chili peppers at home. That's right. The Li family must have it, go and ask them for some. β
The crowd watched as the insects on the leaves kept falling to the ground. They all went home to follow suit.
Lin Zichen's boiled chili water worked well, and after a morning, the insects in the vegetable garden were basically wiped out.
Looking at the piles of meat insects on the ground, the scalps of several women in the Li family began to tingle. In the end, Lin Zichen drove a group of chickens into the vegetable garden and ate all the insects on the ground.
Although the effect of the chili water boiled by others is also good, it is far less than that of the Li family.
The rest of the dealer couldn't see the difference. But the attentive Li Ge found out.
Li Ge stood quietly by the well, looking at the well at home with an awe-inspiring expression.
Lin Zichen came out of the room and went to the well to wash his hands. Seeing Li Ge standing there motionless, he couldn't help asking, "Big brother, what are you doing standing here stupidly?" β
Li Ge came back to his senses and looked at Lin Zichen, his gaze was so sharp that Lin Zichen couldn't help but take a few steps back.
"Big brother, you, what's wrong?" Lin Zichen asked cautiously.
Li Ge hurriedly closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he was still the same gentle and elegant, "Xiao Chen, big brother has something to tell you." The tone was very strict.
Lin Zichen was inexplicably frightened, nodded, and followed Li Ge to the backyard.
Li Ge looked at the more and more outstanding sister in front of him, and said straight to the point: "Xiao Chen, can you tell Brother SΓΉ why our family's well has become like this?" β
Lin Zichen's heart was shocked, and he looked at Li Ge in shock, seeing that there was no superfluous look in Li Ge's eyes except for care and worry, Lin Zichen's heart calmed down a little.
After pondering for a while, Lin Zichen made up his mind and looked at Li Ge calmly: "Big brother, I can't explain this matter too clearly, but I can assure you that I will never harm anyone, let alone my family." β
Li Ge looked at Lin Zichen's sworn appearance, sighed silently, stepped forward and hugged the only sister in the family tightly, and said earnestly: "Big brother won't force you, it's just that big brother is worried that you will be hurt." β
When Lin Zichen heard this, his heart was full of emotion, "Big brother, don't worry, I won't be harmed, not only will I not be harmed, but I will also get benefits." β
"That's good. Shouldn't you explain to me about the well at home? The stone in Li Ge's heart fell, and he looked at Lin Zichen with a smile.
Lin Zichen touched his nose and said a little embarrassedly: "I was also careless about this." Then he leaned into Lige's ear and whispered, "I just accidentally dropped a magical little stone into the well, and it became what it is." β
Li Ge looked at his sister's innocent appearance and laughed softly. (To be continued) R580