Finally, it rained in the spring, but it was really not the right time. It has reached the end of spring and the beginning of summer, and the vegetables in the field are under the careful care of the two husband and wife, and the water is very full, so the growth is good, and there is no need for more water.

In the morning, Cai Erniang and Lin Zhu stood in the threshold, watching the water from the eaves smash into the eaves one by one, splashing small splashes. Cai Er Niangzi said sadly: "It's really not the time for this rain, seeing that the chili eggplant bean seedlings are growing so well, they can be moved, this time, it will take a few days, and in a few days, the vegetable seedlings will be bigger, there are too many roots, and there will be less life." ”

Lin Zhu looked at the sky, it was gray and dark, and it seemed that it would not be sunny for a while.

comforted her and said, "Mother, it's been a day and a night, and it's probably going to be sunny." ”

Cai Er Niangzi sighed and said: "It's sunny, the ground is rotten, it must be dried in a day, you look at those vegetable seedlings growing prosperous, this is all to blame on your father, every day before dawn to get up only know how to water, this is good." ”

Lin Zhu secretly longitudinalized his shoulders, sometimes it's not good to be too diligent. Dad has done this many times, and he is busy with a spinning top, but it backfires.

He said, "My father is not a god, how did he know that it would rain at this time." It doesn't matter, as soon as the sky is clear, we will move it and plant it a little thicker. ”

She looked at Cai'er in the corner of the courtyard wall who was still busy under the well platform: she poured the water into the big water tank next to the well platform, picked up some straw curtains, and covered the vegetables that had just grown.

was so dedicated, Lin Zhu shook his head and put his hands to his mouth to make a trumpet and shouted to him: "Dad." Come back soon. It's raining so hard, don't dry it out. Come back for dinner,"

shouted a lot,

Cai Er poked his head out of the well platform and said loudly, "Zhu'er, it'll be fine soon, I'll be back." ”

Cai Er Niangzi brought a broken umbrella, handed it to Lin Zhu and said, "Zhu'er, go and come back with your father." ”

Lin Zhu took the broken umbrella and walked out of the house. I thought of Jin Xiaoguang's boots with a little torn skin. Turning back into the room and lifting it up.

Cai Er Niangzi went to the kitchen with her head in her hands, her daughter became more and more sensible, and she seemed to be a little adult, almost supporting half of the family for her. She has less heart to worry about, and her heart is also wider. During this time, I actually gained a little weight. It's a bit clumsy to run.

Had lunch. Vegetable two is going out again.

Cai Erniang hurriedly said: "Be in charge, don't step on the rotten ground." His feet were covered in mud and the road was broken. It's better to stay inside and rest. If you are uncomfortable, break the basket of potato sprouts, smear them with plant ash, and plant them when the weather is clear. ”

Cai Er answered, squatted in the threshold and looked at the rain outside, dragged the big wicker basket over, picked up the short knife in the basket, took out the potatoes in the basket, cut off the sprouted ones, some cut into two pieces, some cut three or four pieces, and threw the rest in the middle into a porcelain basin. 、

Cai Er Niangzi took out a basket of grass and wood ashes from the kang hole, wiped it on the wound of the potato cubes with her hands, and put them into another basket one by one.

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Lin Zhu sat on the edge of the kang and tilted his head to watch, he used to know that potatoes grew from the ground, and they were a very popular and cheap dish, but he didn't know how they were grown, and it looked very troublesome.

Cai Er Niangzi saw her shaking her feet and tilting her head, as if she was very interested in this kind of work, and said to her with a smile: "Zhu'er, don't look at the rough work done by my father and mother, there is an embroidery hoop in the dustpan on the kang, a lot of silk threads, you learn to embroider, my daughter's hands are used for embroidery." ”

Lin Zhu glanced at the needlework dustpan at the foot of the kang, it was full, what soles, uppers, insoles and rags, sure enough, there was an embroidery hoop, on which a piece of white cloth was stretched, and shallow patterns were drawn.

She shook her head resolutely and said, "Don't embroider, mother, or my daughter will help you plaster the potatoes." The mother knew that her daughter had a headache when she saw those things. ”

Cai Er Niangzi glanced at her dotingly, and scolded her: "Zhu'er, how can my daughter's family not be able to do needlework?" My daughter's family is looking at needlework tea and rice, you see that you are now twelve years old, needlework does not know needlework, tea and rice do not know tea and rice, how to find your in-laws in the future. ”

Lin Zhu grinned: "Mother, this is not in a hurry, as the saying goes, fools are blessed with fools, fools are raised, I am so stupid, I must be blessed." ”

Cai Er Niangzi said: "My family is not stupid? I don't know how smart and capable I am. You're not the same strain you used to be, and it's time to learn how to do some needlework. Not to mention the big work of cutting clothes and sewing clothes, making a pair of shoes, embroidering a handkerchief, mending clothes, etc., it will be a little bit in general. ”

"Don't!" Lin Zhu hurriedly looked at Cai Er and said, "Dad, you can persuade and persuade your mother." Don't let your daughter do these boring things, her daughter's hands, she can do everything, but she can't do the thread and the needle. ”

Cai Er really loves this daughter, and has never said her, although she thinks the lady's words are very reasonable, but she doesn't want to talk about her daughter, so she just laughs.

Cai Er Niangzi saw that Lin Zhu's mouth was sharp, and she really didn't want to do it, so she sighed with a smile and said, "Zhu'er, my mother is waiting for your mother-in-law to scold your mother for not teaching her daughter well." ”

"That can't be." Lin Zhu slipped down from the kang and said, "Although my daughter can't do needlework, she can do everything else." Besides, having money makes the ghost grind, and the daughter will definitely make good money in the future, do you still need to do these things in person if you have money, some people do it, are you right, mother. ”

Cai Er Niangzi said helplessly: "Yes, yes, as long as you have sharp teeth and sharp mouth, my mother can't say you, you just wait to suffer in the future." ”

Lin Zhu poked his head out of the house with a smile, felt that the rain was light, and said, "Mother, the rain is light, I'll feed the pigs, feed the chickens, and collect the eggs." ”

After speaking, he took the broken umbrella and went out of the door, opened the fence door, and a bucket of swill from the Yan Mansion had been placed in front of the door.

She lifted it and walked back, and when she heard someone behind her calling her, she looked back and saw that in the rain, the handsome young master Jin Zhen came with Jiu'er.

Jiu'er was holding an umbrella in his hand, and Jin Zhen was walking by himself, like a person in the painting.

She put down the swill bucket and asked from afar, "Young Master Jin, Sister Jiu'er, why are you here?" ”

Jin Zhen smiled and said, "On a rainy day, if you are idle, look at Second Uncle Lin." ”

The rain was about to die, and Lin Zhang, who usually looked annoying, didn't come. Lin Zhu is bored and has nothing to do.

Hurriedly stood on tiptoe and said, "Young Master Jin, my father is here." ”

Jin Zhen came like a fairy in the rain, and Lin Zhu was surprised to find that such a long dirt road,. There was no mud on his shoes.

The three of them entered the gate together, Jiu'er helped her carry the swill bucket to the pigsty, and Jin Zhen went to the house by herself.

Outside the pigsty, Jiu'er easily lifted a bucket of swill and poured it into the pig trough, Lin Zhu said in surprise: "Sister Jiu'er, you are so good, such a big bucket of swill, I pour it into it spoon by spoon." ”

Jiu'er smiled softly and said, "I'm much bigger than you, so my strength is naturally greater than yours." ”

Lin Zhu said, "Sister Jiu'er, how old are you?" ”

So he smiled and said, "Seventeen." ”

Lin Zhu showed a hint of ridicule on his face and said, "Does Sister Jiu'er have a mother-in-law?" (To be continued......)