Breakfast was very simple, pumpkin paste mixed with pickles. After eating two large bowls, Zhou Zhi wiped his mouth and carried the rice from the stove house to the small wheelbarrow.

The weather is fine today, and my mother and sister are also busy. It's about to turn cold, winter clothes should be taken out to dry, small ones should be changed to big ones, and broken ones should be sewn and mended. My mother often said that "three years of poverty, three years of wealth, and another three years of sewing and mending." ”

As soon as he heard his mother's words, Zhou Zhi wanted to laugh, in Zhou Zhi's memory, the Zhou family had been poor for more than three years, but this rich man seemed to have never patronized the Zhou family.

After greeting his mother and sister, Zhou Zhi's cart returned to the barn. At this time, there are more people in the barn field, and it is also lively.

At this time of year, the barn is a good place for farmers to have fun, and there is a lot of laughter and laughter. This year is another good year, and the rice harvested by each family is not less, and everyone has a bright smile on their faces.

Although it is said that the rice that is not a small amount still has to be saved, and it is still impossible to fill the shriveled belly, the peasants' requirements are very simple, as long as there is food to eat at every meal, the government will not come to trouble and live a stable life.

The younger brother Zhou Shaocheng held a long wooden stick in one small hand, his eyes were round, and he stood in front of his own rice with care, and from time to time he drove away the birds, looking very responsible.

Zhou Zhitan dried the rice, and then put the dried stone of rice next to the bed.

In later generations, Zhou Zhi had never seen such an old object as a bed. Crossing over to Daming can be regarded as seeing antiques and broadening your horizons.

This bed is composed of two parts: the socket and the spine. A deep pit is dug in the ground and a boulder is placed. A round nest is carved out on the boulder, the diameter of the nest is about one and a half feet, the depth of the nest is more than one foot, and the whole round nest is thick at the top and narrow at the bottom. The rice is put into this round nest called the Rice Nest.

The spine is a wooden pole with a stone tied to one end of the pole to make the shape of a pestle. The middle of the wooden pole is erected with standing stones, and the other end of the wooden pole is where people step on it.

Under the impact of the spine, the rice in the nest was slowly husked.

The bed is a kind of laborious lever, and when you take a stone of rice down, strong men often have to sweat.

Zhou Zhi poured more than ten catties of rice into the nest, and then stepped on the spine and began to scoop rice.

On the other side, the peasants had already dried the rice, and there was no other work, so they got together and laughed.

Uncle Wang is the most cheerful when he laughs, although his life at home is a mess, and he needs to borrow food every year to survive, but he is an optimist, laughing all day long. Although he doesn't know a single big word, he has a lot of riddles in his stomach, and when he sees someone every day, he will give people a few riddles, and when people can't guess it, he will laugh and think that he is amazing.

But it's true, in terms of riddles, there is really no one in the entire Baiyue Village who can compare to Uncle Wang, even the master Wang of social studies. Uncle Wang also gave himself a nickname, "Mystery Boy". He is in his fifties and calls himself a boy, and he can't help but laugh when he talks about it, but he never gets tired of it. In fact, according to his own words, calling the boy means that he knows very little and is not enough.

At this time, I heard Uncle Wang say loudly, "Neighbors, today's weather is fine, it is a good time to guess riddles, if this boy comes out with a few riddles, the neighbors guess, and it will live up to this good year." ”

"Good, good!" Several peasants echoed in unison. They all secretly thought to themselves, they were idle anyway, and it was not a beautiful thing to tease and tease Uncle Wang.

"Then the neighbors listened to it and said, 'Solve the mystery and solve the mystery, there is a thief in every house.' What is it? Uncle Wang cleared his throat and immediately began.

As soon as this riddle came out, everyone laughed, and even the younger brother Zhou Shaocheng laughed too.

This is a riddle on Uncle Wang's lips, that is, even the doll who can just speak in Baiyue Village can almost tell the riddle.

Everyone looks at me and I look at you, no one speaks, and they all laugh at Uncle Wang.

The younger brother Zhou Shaocheng said anxiously, "Mouse! ”

"Haha! The riddle that the riddle boy came out of is that even a young child can guess it, so don't be afraid of you. Everyone laughed.

Uncle Wang's face did not change, he coughed lightly twice, and said, "Just now it was just an opening, just for everyone to guess it, otherwise everyone will never be able to guess my riddle, how boring it should be." When you hear this, you say, 'When the guest comes, invite me first, and when the guest goes, thank me, and no one from the emperor to the people can leave me.' ’”

After speaking, he squinted his eyes slightly, gently stroked the few gray beards, and looked at everyone with a smile, looking at him with a happy and complacent attitude.

Everyone looked at each other, all in a state of contemplation. But soon someone replied, "Tea, Wang Tongzi, right?" ”

Usually, the poor people naturally can't afford to drink tea, but not having eaten pork does not mean that they have never seen a pig run. Those wealthy families in Baiyue Village have the habit of drinking tea after meals, and the people have seen it, so this riddle is quickly guessed.

Uncle Wang nodded slightly, "Well, yes, I haven't seen my neighbors for a few days, but I have grown." ”

He raised his face slightly, thought about it with half-squinted eyes, and said, "The white snake crossed the river, and there was a red sun on his head. Let's see if you can guess that. ”

Several peasants gathered together immediately muttered to each other, "The white snake crosses the river, and there is a round of red sun on its head, this ...... This ......"

No one could have guessed for a while.

Uncle Wang was very proud, and said with a smile, "How is it?" Can't guess this time, right? Do you think I'm calling for nothing? This boy uses his brain a little, you can't guess it, it's really boring, hehe! It's boring! ”

He shook his head slightly, and then said, "This boy might as well give you a little bit, this object is available in every family, but it will be used sparingly, you should think about it." ”

"Every family? It also saves the use of ......" Everyone scratched their ears and cheeks, pondering in a hurry.

Looking at everyone's embarrassment, Uncle Wang was even more proud, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Zhou Shaocheng also making a bitter gesture, and his small appearance was very cute. Uncle Wang couldn't help but laugh and said, "Second boy of the Zhou family, can't you guess it?" I guessed it this time. ”

Zhou Shaocheng's face was flushed, and he really couldn't think of it for a while. Zhou Shaocheng glanced at Zhou Zhi, and saw his brother stepping on the vertebrae, with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he had already guessed it. Yesterday, my brother won the third young master of the Chen family, and my younger brother Zhou Shaocheng regarded my brother as a very smart and powerful character.

Zhou Shaocheng ran to Zhou Zhi's side with two small short legs, and asked softly, "Brother, what are you talking about?" ”

"Hehe, oil lamp!" Zhou Zhi smiled.

Zhou Shaocheng's eyes blinked, and then he looked excited, turned his head and shouted at Uncle Wang, "I guessed it, it's an oil lamp!" ”

At his voice, the peasants suddenly slapped their thighs and said regretfully, "By the way, oil lamp, really, how could you not have thought of it so easily?" Or let the second boy of the Zhou family ...... No, it was the boss of the Zhou family who guessed it. ”

Everyone looked in the direction of Zhou Zhi, and their faces couldn't help but show admiration. This week, the boss of the family has really changed a lot, and he is a lot smarter.

Uncle Wang also realized that it was Zhou Zhi who guessed the riddle. In the past, he only knew that Zhou Zhi was a wooden boy who followed his father Zhou Tie, but since yesterday, Uncle Wang's opinion of Zhou Zhi has changed. Zhou Zhi knew a thousand words at once, which is really amazing.

But if you know how to read, can you still guess riddles better than this boy?

Don't look at Uncle Wang's age, but he is very competitive. He pondered for a moment, and said, "Then I'll give you another one and see if you can guess?" Say, 'Caged Bird'. ”

The simple three words "caged bird" is a riddle, and this time everyone is at a loss.

"Haha, let's talk! Zhou Zhi boy, can you still guess? Uncle Wang didn't think that others could guess it, so he asked directly at Zhou Zhi loudly.

At this time, Zhou Zhi was still licking rice, with a smile on his handsome and slightly darkened face. In his opinion, it is a very happy thing to have fun with everyone in this barnyard. Farmers, although they live a poor life, they can't lose their spiritual happiness. The so-called happiness in suffering is actually very reasonable.

Zhou Zhi looked at Uncle Wang's side and said with a smile, "Uncle Wang, it's not very good to make fun of Second Master Guan!" ”