In the afternoon, Zhou Yu and his father Zhou Dingguo carried a hoe to the bud rice field to hoe grass. At this time, the bud rice seedlings have two handfuls of long, it is the critical time to hoe the grass, otherwise the bud rice will be sealed by the leaves in the ditch after half a person high, and people will not be able to enter at all.

The bud rice field is in the east of the village, the south side is next to the Langgu River, the old distance looks green, there are two or three hundred acres, and the bud rice planting in the whole village is almost all here. It is a plot of land with a slight slope from top to bottom, with a green hill behind it, separated by a stream washed by a mountain spring, the creek is overgrown with weeds on both sides, and the stream is clear and cool, flowing tirelessly, and finally converges into the Langgu River at the bottom of the mountain.

The two of them were hoeing grass and chattering, and unconsciously chatted about the family's planting situation this year, which turned out that the family mainly planted eight acres of bud rice, more than 50 fruit trees and some cereals in the field.

In addition, Zhou Dingguo also told Zhou Yu that in the west of the village, the old couple also opened up three acres of river beach land and planted watermelons, if God can be gracious, it is estimated that this year's harvest can be more than 4,000 yuan. Zhou Yu was sad when he heard this, the harvest of his parents' hard work in a year facing the loess and turning their backs to the sky was not as much as his own monthly salary.

Less than half an acre of land was hoeed, Zhou Yu was already dry, and seeing that his father was still waving the hoe unhurriedly, Zhou Yu couldn't help blushing a little, and ran to the stream to wash his face and drink some spring water in his father's playful laughter.

The sun is getting more and more west, the light is not so sufficient, the mountain breeze brings a burst of coolness, and under the urging of his father, Zhou Yu had to go home first with a hoe.

On the way, I met many villagers, and they all greeted Zhou Yu cordially, and beckoned him to sit at home when he was free, and Zhou Yu hurriedly agreed.

Zhou Yu didn't dare to offend these uncles, uncles and aunts, he didn't cause trouble to others when he was a child, but none of these grumpy people were angry with Zhou Yu, but they all liked this particularly naughty little guy, and treated him like his own cub. Out of this emotion, Zhou Yu was very grateful to the people in the village when he grew up.

Taigong lives with his own grandson, the third uncle Zhou Dingbang, and is more than a mile away from Zhou Yu's house. Taigong is the younger brother of Zhou Yu's grandfather, Zhou Yu's grandparents died early, and his father Zhou Dingguo was all raised by Taigong and grandma, so Zhou Dingguo and his wife treated this old man as their own grandfather.

As for Zhou Yu's ability to become a little troublemaker admired by thousands of people when he was a child, he has an 80% relationship with this old man, the old lady's status in Zhoujia Village is absolutely NO.1, the bar, the old man's words are similar to the holy decree, Zhou Yu ran to the Taigong as soon as he caused trouble, and then everything will be settled by the Taigong, not only does the Taigong not blame him but also appreciates it, in the words of the old man: If the little boy is not longxing, if he is not naughty, then he will grow that trick in vain, and he is not as good as a girl! As a result, after having Taigong's words, Zhou Yu became more unscrupulous, what danger to do, how evil to play, and the people of Zhoujia Village, who were the last to have a headache, were crowned with the title of two dogs according to the ranking.

When he arrived at the gate of Taigong's house, Zhou Yu glanced at the courtyard twice and found that Taigong was really at home, lying on a rattan chair in the courtyard with his eyes squinting and humming an unknown song.

"Well, it seems that the old man is in a good mood now, and the time is not bad." Zhou Yu muttered in his heart as he carried his bag into the yard. There is no one in Zhoujia Village who is not afraid of the Taigong, even Zhou Yu, who is favored by the Taigong.

Zhou Yu came to the old man in a hurry, the smile on his face was like a peach blossom in full bloom, and he said cautiously: "Taigong, I came to see you, are you okay with your old body?" ”

Taigong stopped humming, glanced at Zhou Yu on the rattan chair and ignored him, but picked up the big tea jar on the table and took a sip of herbal tea, and then lowered his eyelids and continued to hum a small tune.

It seems that the old man has a lot of opinions about himself! But I haven't been at home for the past two years, how can I provoke this?

At this time, Zhou Yu didn't dare to speak, and stayed in front of Taigong like a big boy next door. After a while, the old lady finally opened her eyes, looked at Zhou Yu, and suddenly said loudly: "Oh, isn't this a second dog?" When did you kid come here? Looks like it's been a while, right? Alas, the old man was so dizzy that he didn't even see you, and besides, why didn't you call me when you came? ”

Zhou Yu was very helpless, really helpless. None of the old people in the village are easy people, these old guys are either guerrillas or red imps during the Anti-Japanese War, and they have been dealing with the little devils in the mountains for more than ten years, and after the liberation of the Northeast, they did not go south with the troops, but stayed in their hometown to engage in construction, and later lived in seclusion in the village. He also rejected all government aid, saying that he could support himself.

They also set a rule for Zhoujia Village, anyone with a leader must be a soldier, and Zhou Yu became the only one who slipped through the net because he was admitted to university.

This is a group of old people who can sing and cry, and they are also a group of old and strong old people, and Taigong, who was the leader of the guerrillas back then, is the representative of these people, and he is definitely a unique figure in the village, worthy of the name "Zhou Batian".

"Taigong, I just came back today, didn't I come to see you? I bought you a few pairs of cotton shoes in Mingzhu City, which are very comfortable to wear, by the way, and I also brought you some southern snacks, why don't you try them? ”

Taigong didn't speak again, but kept staring at Zhou Yu, staring at Zhou Yu all over his body.

"You're back, huh? Do you still know how to come back? You little bastard, you want to fly before your wings are hard, don't you? You dare not go home for two years to see, do you know how many tears your mother thinks you shed? You unfilial rabbit. ”

No longer erupting in silence is perishing in silence, the old lady finally broke out, spitting stars spraying wildly, and Zhou Yu felt as if it was raining lightly within a radius of one meter.

"Also, you said that you didn't have a good name, but your name was Zhou Yu. Do you know that the ancestor of our branch is Zhou Yu? I don't even dare to call you by your mother's name now, and every time I call it, I feel like I'm calling my ancestor, which can make me feel aggrieved for days. ”

Zhou Yu was a little unconvinced, and argued: "Taigong, we have to be reasonable, right?" My name looks like my grandfather's name, right? I just came out of my mother's womb at that time, and I couldn't name myself! ”

After saying that, Zhou Yu wanted to run, but he was still not as fast as Taigong's feet, so he saw Taigong kicking quickly, and Zhou Yu had an intimate hug with the earth.

Standing up quickly and patting the dirt on his body, Zhou Yu said aggrievedly: "Old man, I scolded and scolded, I beat and beaten, this time the mood should be smooth, right?" ”

Taigong, who was still angry and squirting wildly just now, suddenly laughed, "It's refreshing, it's refreshing!" Ergouzi, in fact, you blame yourself for this, damn, you dare not come back to see Taigong for two years, I think your kid is tight, and he owes it to clean up. ”

Speaking of this, the conversation changed, "By the way, what gift did you just say to give the princess?" Take it out and show it to Lao Tzu! ”

After two minutes, Taigong put on his footy cloth shoes, ate small food in his mouth, and smiled happily on his wrinkled face. At this time, the third uncle Zhou Dingbang and his wife came back from farm work, and they chatted with Zhou Yu for a while, and they were very happy about the gift brought by Zhou Yu.

"Third uncle, didn't the three donkeys go to work with you? I haven't seen this kid in a few years. The third aunt smiled, "But isn't it, when you were in college, this kid went to the army, and he came back from demobilization the year before last, and after he came back, he sold a van to run transportation in the town, and he had to get dark every day to come back." But that's fine, this kid has finally come out of his personal form. ”

Speaking of her son, the third aunt is also full of light.

After sitting at the Taigong's house for a while, Zhou Yu left, seeing that it was not dark, he hurriedly sent these snacks out of the house, and finally when the sun set, Zhou Yu finished these things.

In the evening, he ate dumplings stuffed with leeks and salted pork, accompanied by two small cold dishes mixed with wild vegetables, Zhou Yu had a great appetite, and he ate two large bowls before putting down his chopsticks.

There is almost no nightlife in the mountain village, and due to the hot weather, neighbors often gather with benches to chat about their daily routines, while children gather around adults to play and frolic.

Zhou Yu was sitting in his courtyard at this time, looking at the starry sky, thinking about how to go in the future. It shouldn't be a problem to mix up in a big city with your own ability, but do you really have to give up this natural and beautiful land? What's more, there are also their own relatives and companions here? But what will you do if you stay here?

After thinking about it for a while, Zhou Yu didn't come up with a reason, shook his somewhat swollen head and made a decision in his heart: Since he can't think of a good way now, let's stay at home for a few more days, not to mention that there is still a space in his body? Damn, I'll just collect some local products in the village tomorrow and sell them in the county, so that the villagers can make more money and make less money at the same time, right?

The conscience of the small traders who came to the village to collect local products was simply eaten by dogs, and the price they gave was less than half of that of the county seat, but because the villagers were all retail households, they could not find a way to sell at a high price. Moreover, the mountains here are high and the road is far away, except for some small traders who are more familiar with this place, and the larger buyers can't find here, so the villagers have to bear the pain and let them slaughter, and now that they are back, this situation should also change.