Chapter Seventy-Four: Busy Work in Vain
The days are busy, and the second child has been to the yamen for more than half a month, and he hasn't asked anyone to bring a message back. Dong Niang has been learning from Chen Chunhua for several days, and the tofu she makes is also good, and now she is becoming more and more proficient.
"I learned this method of making tofu, Xie Lu, thank you for your hand-in-hand teaching." Dong Niang packed her luggage and said to Chen Chunhua before getting into the carriage.
Chen Chunhua said with a smile. "Thank you for what I did, this shop can be opened, or your shot, now we will be evened."
"I've made a friend of yours, if you need help, just come to Qingcheng to find me!"
"Okay, it's not too early at this time, you hurry up and get on the road, be careful on the road!"
"Goodbye then!"
Sending Dong Niang away, Chen Chunhua looked at the door of the shop, and sighed in her heart, the ordinary days are excellent, she doesn't ask for anything else, she has thought of peace of mind in this life, she has been afraid of poverty, she has been afraid of hardship, but since she came here, the pursuit of material things has ceased to exist.
Even so, she wouldn't be so content with the status quo, it's true that she is in business now, and her family can support her and live the life of a small family, but is that all?
She thought about it, this tofu business will not last long, if she has been satisfied with the current small shop, it will definitely not go far in the future.
At the dinner table, Chen Chunhua ate and looked up at the old avenue. "Big brother, I want to go back to the village to have a look!"
"See? The house was flooded like that, and there was no place to go back! The boss said in a muffled voice. Later, I will go back to the village, and let the third child be more busy in the shop. ”
"What do you do in the field?" This field was washed away by the flood, and the potatoes and melons planted must have been turned out, and they were lucky, and they could still be left on the surface in the field, but they were not lucky, and the potatoes and melons must have been washed away, but they were not washed away, and every household was very short of food, and they would be picked up.
The boss was worried about this, the potato and melon seeds left in the house were planted, and the rest was sold as potato and melon powder, which had already been used up, and the potatoes and melons on those acres of land were busy in vain this time. "What can I do, go back and see!"
"I want to go back with me, this shop will be closed for a day!" Chen Chunhua said, cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, and without waiting for the boss to speak, she went to the kitchen with the dishes and chopsticks.
The boss doesn't want the shop to close, and if it is closed for one day, it will make less money for one day. Don't look at the boss's three big and five thick, he is very good at living a careful life, but Chen Chunhua came, and he didn't play it.
Speaking of which, Chen Chunhua most of the time likes the second child's temperament, what do you ask directly, the eldest and the third don't ask or say anything, and when she asks, she will answer, she is really a little anxious.
"Big brother, I'll go back with you, it's decided, I'll be back tomorrow afternoon!"
The boss looked at Chen Chunhua and said. "What are you going to do when you go back, the shop is very busy, and if you don't make any money, you have to close the shop!" The boss looked at Chen Chunhua with a serious face and said, Chen Chunhua was stunned, the boss had never seen this expression, at least not like this to her.
"I" Chen Chunhua's heart suddenly became cold, she was too complacent, this is not modern, and women are not in charge.
The third child looked at the boss like this, pulled Chen Chunhua, and said. "Big brother, what are you doing?" Seeing that his daughter-in-law was scared, he said. "If you close it for a day, you will be closed for a day, and you will not be afraid of tired bad people when you are busy all day?"
The boss also realized that his tone was too much, and softened the expression on his face, and said. "Busy work is busy work, the impact of this pass is not good for one day, I can go back to see it in the field, and my daughter-in-law will run blindly twice when I go back!" This house costs money, and the daughter-in-law can't be left without a place to live.
Chen Chunhua pursed her lips and didn't speak, silently walked to the edge of the stone mill and sat down, grinding soybeans with her own hands. Thinking about it, she couldn't help but feel a little sour in her heart, she just wanted to see how it was in the field this time, and if she could, she planned to do something else.
The eldest saw Chen Chunhua like this, stood up and said that he had returned to the village, and then went out of the shop. "Daughter-in-law, don't be angry, what the eldest brother said is reasonable, you go back and forth, it's also weird and tiring!"
Chen Chunhua heard this, nodded, and said. "I'm not angry!" Where would she be angry with the boss, she just remembered something.
The third child knew that his daughter-in-law was lying, and when he saw that she stopped talking, he stopped talking.
The eldest returned to the village and opened the courtyard door of the house, which was a mess, with weeds and dead branches everywhere, and the half-human earthen wall had collapsed in one place. When I entered the house, there was a musty smell in the house, and the tables and stools were soaked in water.
Seeing this, the boss sighed, looked inside and outside the house, locked the door and went to the field.
The ground was as he thought, there were traces of washing everywhere, and even the legs of mud that Tian Kan had stepped on.
"Big brother, you're back!" Dabao walked around the field, holding the potatoes and melons in his hand, and looked at the old road. "It's a sin, this kind of potatoes and melons have been washed far away, and the fields are everywhere, I saw that there are many of them in your field before, and they have been picked up today!"
When the boss heard this, he frowned and said. "Who went up to me to pick up potatoes and melons?"
"I didn't see the others, but I saw Aunt Dog coming, I don't know if she picked it up or not!"
"Dabao, what's going on in your house, how is your aunt?" Dabao is a good brother who has a good relationship with him, and he can't help but be a little worried when he looks dirty.
Da Baohan smiled, raised the potato melon in his hand, and said. "Okay, I'm afraid I've had a cold these days, and I'm coughing, but I'm lucky today, and I picked it up!" At first, I was embarrassed to pick it up, and I didn't know who started it.
Dabao and the boss tugged for a few words, and then went back with potatoes and melons. After walking around the field a few times, looking at the quagmire-like land, the boss had more than a sad word in his heart.
After seeing the ground, he hurried to the town, and when it was close to dinner, the boss came back, and Chen Chunhua didn't say anything when he saw him. The boss knew that his daughter-in-law was annoyed with him, so he simply didn't say anything, the two of them were so stiff, and it was uncomfortable to look at the third child on the side.
"Big brother, what's going on in the field? Is the wall in the house going to collapse? There was a lifeless atmosphere at the dinner table, and the third child finally couldn't help but break the atmosphere.
The boss nodded, put down the steamed bun in his hand, and said. "There is no one living in the house, looking at the look, the water should have risen as deep as half a person, and our house is next to the river, so it's not bad. The potatoes and melons in the field were all planted in vain, and I heard Dabao say that the potatoes and melons that were washed to the ground by the water were all picked up! ”