Holding the crisp cake, Chen Ping snuggled up to the old willow tree, looking at the courtyard gate of a house in front of him, and there was a black dog at the door, staring at Chen Ping vigilantly.

"What do you see? Look at you again and I'll eat you. Chen Ping also glared back, scared away by a dog, laughing, how could this happen to him.

The black dog flicked his tail and turned his head into the room, his eyes looking disdainful.

"It's not a way to wait like this, why don't you get a mouthful?" After waiting for a long time, Chen Ping felt that he still overestimated the IQ of the black dog, and finally walked to the courtyard gate.

Knocking on the widow's door, no matter how you think about it, this act is very embarrassing, although Chen Ping thinks that he has no extra thoughts.

As soon as the hand was about to fall, the half-hidden courtyard door creaked open, and a little girl came out of it, holding a wooden basin in her hand, and the wooden basin contained clothes. At the little girl's side, the black dog wagged its tail.

"Why are you here?" The girl was obviously a little surprised, hugged the wooden basin, and looked at Chen Ping.

Girls can be seen almost every morning jog, Chen Ping's face is a few inches thicker than that of boys in this era, even if the girl is there with her clothes and doesn't speak, Chen Ping will say a few words to herself.

Even if you don't know each other, you can be considered acquainted.

"Oh, I went to my uncle's house yesterday and came back with some pastries. I'll give you a taste. "Chen Ping is not the first brother, it can be seen that Chen Ya, such a quiet girl, will still be a little embarrassed, maybe deep down, there is still a throbbing and a feeling?

Chen Ya crossed the threshold, hugged the wooden basin, and took the crisp cake in Chen Ping's hand: "Thank you." ”

"No matter how you say it, we are friends, and you don't need to thank you for inviting friends to eat." The crisp cake tastes good, Chen Ping has also tasted a few pieces, there should be some caramel in it, "Thinking that you haven't eaten it, I brought you one, sweet." ”

As Chen Ya arrived at the river, she watched Chen Ya wash her clothes, the ripples spread to the river with the fluctuations, and then looked up at the farmland houses on the riverbank, Chen Ping was in a trance for a while, this kind of life is actually quite good.

Anping and happy, idyllic scenery, and marrying a quiet and tranquil wife, why do you need more in life?

"Aren't you afraid of me?" Chen Ya put her clothes on the river stones, and suddenly looked up at Chen Ping, her eyes were clear, but Chen Ping clearly saw deep sadness in it.

At this time, Chen Ping remembered his mother Liu's occasional sigh, and knew how much pressure the eight-year-old girl was carrying.

Wang, that is, Chen Ya's mother, married into the village for a few years, her husband died in battle, then her son and father-in-law died unexpectedly, and then her mother-in-law, all of this happened so suddenly, and they all died accidentally. There is inevitably some gossip in the village, and a widow and a girl live in this gossip, and the hardships of her life can be imagined.

It's no wonder that such an ice and snow little girl would be so taciturn, always with an expression that no one should enter.

That expression seemed very weak and pitiful in Chen Ping's opinion, such a cute and delicate child, if he wanted to be placed in the future generations, he felt that participating in parent-child activities would be able to kill all uncle-level audiences in seconds.

"Don't be afraid, you have something to fear, it's not a nose and two eyes, just like me." People sometimes have to believe in fate, they came to this era in a daze, this is fate, Chen Ya's relatives died one after another, this is also fate, believe in fate, but you can't give in, "Are you afraid?" ”

This may be the time when Chen Ya talks the most with the people in the village, it is rare to meet a peer who is not afraid of himself and is willing to listen to himself, Chen Ya squatted by the river, bent her knees, held her knees with both hands, and said: "I'm afraid, since my brother is gone, the people in the village don't play with me, and my mother doesn't let me go out, and I don't allow me to talk to others." ”

"But you've spoken to me now." Chen Pingdao.

"Mother said you are good people." Chen Ya said, "Only your family is not afraid of us, and they often come to our house to steal eggs." ”

"Ahem." Chen Ping coughed dryly, it turned out that the Wang family had already knew, "Your mother really said that?" ”

"Well, I saw it when you and Chen An came to steal eggs, and my mother and Xiao Hei also saw it. But we didn't say anything because you are good people. Chen Ya said seriously.

Chen Ping is embarrassed, you must know that he has never stolen eggs. The one who came to steal it was just the previous Chen An, that is to say, with such a big black dog at home, how could he not find the egg thief.

"We also have ducklings at home, and we definitely won't come to steal eggs in the future." The two wild ducks caught earlier finally hatched ducklings, nine eggs, all hatched, Chen Ping said, "The crispy cake is delicious, you can taste it." ”

The crisp cake is still placed next to Chen Ya, it stands to reason that Chen Ping's current psychological age is also twenty-five or sixteen years old, and it can be seen that Chen Ya only feels that she has returned to her childhood, without any blasphemous thoughts, only feeling warm and tranquil.

This, perhaps, is life? Or does it mean that people's minds change because of their environment, and this body that is parasitic on them changes themselves?

"Yes, it's really delicious." Chen Ya tasted it, it seemed to taste good, and then handed the shortbread to Chen Ping, "You can also taste it." ”

"Well, I've already eaten it." Chen Ping looked at a small gap in the crisp cake, and then looked at Chen Ya's stubborn eyes, and finally took it, "Well, it's delicious." ”

Chen Ya smiled, turned around and continued to wash her clothes.

"Here, you can take a bite too." Chen Ping sent the crisp cake to Chen Ya's mouth again, and when he saw Chen Ya deflecting his head, Chen Ping's hand also moved, "Don't be shy, there is no saliva on it." ”

Chen Ya shook her head, but she didn't follow.

"Don't you recognize me as a friend?" Chen Ping suddenly said in a deep voice.

"Nope." Chen Ya's eyes were in a trance, her face was anxious, and she seemed to be frightened by Chen Ping's sudden move.

"Nothing? Didn't you make me a friend? Chen Ping looked sad, "I'm so sad." ”

"No...... No, yes, I'm here to be your friend. "When it comes to flowers, how can Chen Ya be Chen Ping's opponent, just two sentences.

"Then you can't dislike me when you eat this crisp cake." Chen Ping sent the crisp cake over again, this time Chen Ya did not refuse again, and gently took it next to the place where Chen Ping had bitten.

"That's how good it is." Chen Ping chuckled triumphantly.

After eating the crisp cake, after Chen Ya finished washing her clothes, Chen Pingmu sent her home, and also ran to her own courtyard in the village.

No matter where you are, life can be beautiful and even better.

Although the rice in the field was picked back to the courtyard, there was no mechanical threshing machine in this era, and everything had to be done manually. Chen Ping didn't go out for three or four days in a row, until all the rice at home was threshed, and then he had some free time.

Early this morning, Chen Ping finished washing, went out of the village as usual, ran along Tushui in the morning, chatted with Chen Ya, who was also an early riser, on the riverbank under the old willow tree, told the story of the hunchback, and helped him popularize some knowledge by the way. Then I trotted to the river beach, picked up some flints, looked for some river crab holes, thought about raising them first, and came back after a while, and returned to the village the same way.

After running in the morning for nearly a month, Chen Ping now doesn't feel tired at all after running three or four miles, and when he returns, he deliberately speeds up his pace and increases the amount of exercise.

"I don't know where to go every morning, and the rice at home has not been finished yet, so hurry up and scoop the rice." Seeing Chen Ping coming back with sweat stains, Chen's father said, "Sweat stains, don't get the wind and cold again." ”

"Morning jogging can enhance your physique, grandpa, look at my muscles." Chen Ping replied with a smile, and deliberately showed his rather small biceps.

"I have it too." Chen An, who was pounding the wooden pestle, was not to be outdone, he also rolled up his sleeves and showed his muscles, but unfortunately, there was only a loose ball of flesh on his arm, "I'm still young, and when I grow up, I will have it." ”

"I have it too." Chen Zhen, who was grabbing the rice in the stone mortar, said the same way, as if she was afraid that the eldest brother and the second brother would not believe it, so she rolled up her small sleeves and revealed her white arms, "Here, you see." Mother, you see. ”

"Yes, the little lady has it too. Like the big brother, he's a good boy. Liu smiled and flattened Chen Zhen's sleeves, and he was overjoyed.

Farming is important, and the harvest can experience the joy more. Chen Ping helped the rice and pounded the stone pestle.

The stone pestle is heavier than the wooden pestle, and it is laborious to lift, but this force is just enough to allow the rice in the stone mortar to rub and husk homeopathically, without having to crush it with residual force.

"Last time you said you could plant wheat?" After sifting the cooked rice and putting it into the rice warehouse, Father Chen said something seemingly unintentionally.

Naturally, this was said to Chen Ping, when he went to the uncle's house in the county seat, Chen's father finally took out the matter of wheat at the dinner table and said a few words, and Chen Yuanliang also confirmed that there are really wheat in other townships.

It is precisely because of this factor that when Chen Ping went to the county and city with Chen Yuanliang, he bought wheat seeds in the Wuguzi store, and handed over the ten yuan he got from the uncle before he could cover it, and he also transferred more than ten yuan from Chen Yuanliang.

For four liters of wheat seeds, it costs twenty-three yuan, and you must know that a bucket of rice is only seven yuan.

Chen Ping nodded, the wheat seeds were bought, and they must be planted.

"Well, it's not that easy." Of course, it is good to be able to grow wheat, but there are no cattle at home, and in the past, the land was either rented or borrowed from the Wang family. ”

"Done."

Chen Ping, the farmer who should respond, still understands it, and doesn't think it's a big problem, so he immediately responded.

"If wheat is grown, can I use the income?" Chen Pingdao.

"Okay, you dominate." At this time, even if the son marries a wife, as long as the parents are still there, they are not allowed to divide the family, and all the property and income of the family are determined by the father.

Look at what this kid can make any moves, it's only half an acre of land, and he won't lose much. Even if the wheat planting fails, the two ears of rice can still be harvested, and next year it can still be turned over the soil and watered to sprinkle the rice seeds.

Chen's father had difficulty plowing the ground alone, and he didn't believe that his son could control the plough and oxen, but he couldn't turn over the ground, so he could only dig a ditch in the ground and sprinkle some wheat seeds.

"I have to tell you first, if the next year is the time to plant rice, and the wheat is not ripe, then I will have to plough the land." Chen's father only chose half an acre of land for Chen Ping to try planting, and this season is also the reason.

"No problem." Chen Ping thought about it and said, this time Zhongmai is indeed late, but it is not impossible, as for planting rice in the coming year, in fact, it can be slightly flexible, this will have to be said next year.

"I'm going to plant wheat too." Chen An heard the words of Grandpa and eldest brother, and said, "I also want the money for the sale, don't give it to me this time, I have to hide it myself." ”

Before the uncle's ten cents were touched, he bought wheat seeds, and Chen An kept it in mind.

"Go, how old are you, you can't even hold the plow, and you still want to plant wheat." Chen's father ignored Chen An's appeal.

"Brother can't help it, why can he plant." Chen An was not convinced, and muttered, "Saying that I am small, that is not for me to go to the field to harvest rice." ”

"Where are so many complaints, I haven't seen you cut a bundle of rice this autumn." Chen's father bluffed his face and kicked Chen An's buttocks, "Go, put the rice in the tank." ”

The sky was overcast, and the wind blew the thatched roof, bringing down a few sticks of dry grass, and flying the lonely rice stalks in the corner of the courtyard into the sky.

"It's going to rain, so quickly collect the rice into the barn, and carry the rice to the hall." After so long of sunshine, it was finally going to rain, but fortunately, the rice had been harvested, and Chen's father instructed his family to clean up and prevent the rain.

After a quarter of an hour, the clouds overhead were even stronger, and the rain came down and smashed into the yard, splashing puffs of dust, and two chickens, one male and one female, ran back to the hall from the garden, and shrank in the corner, shivering, and combing their feathers.

"Duck duck, duck duck." Chen Zhen pointed to the potholes in the yard, where there were already some water stains, a flock of ducklings gathered around the adult mallards, and at the pile of rice stalks, there was a male duck, pecking at the remaining grains on the rice stalks.

In the hall, the family continued to lick the rice, and on the roof of the house, occasionally a few drops of water fell, forming a small pit on the ground, getting deeper and deeper, and the little lady Chen Zhen pouted her ass and buckled there.

"When Mi Chung comes out, it's time to change this roof." Liu said.