In the backyard, Liu's two daughters quickly played with Da'an and Xiao'an.

Old Yang Tou still sat motionless on the stool, holding his breath and waiting for the arrival of his big fat grandson.

Yang Huamei was tired of standing, and sat on a rolling stone on the side with Wangcai in her arms and dozed off.

Yang Ruoqing shoveled the pigsty clean, and picked up the new eggs laid by the old hens in the chicken coop.

went back to the house and poured a bowl of tea for Yang Huazhong.

Then she took the bamboo and walked out of the house.

It was just after noon, and it was still more than an hour before it got dark in the evening.

She wanted to take advantage of this effort to go to the woods behind the village to gather some pine hair to make firewood.

Two days ago, the firewood was burned, and I haven't had time to collect it.

The firewood that cooked the rice in the past two days was still the two bundles that Tang Lingzi brought over that day.

Seeing that it is almost burned out, I have to go and collect some of it.

She was out of the backyard.

Behind the backyard, there is a large field.

At this time, the wheat and rape planted have not yet turned green, and the safflower grass seeds in the field have not yet broken the ground.

In the middle of the field, there is a small pond with a small area.

During the busy season, the water in this small pond is the main source of irrigation for these nearby fields.

At this time, in winter, the river receded upstream, and the pond dried up.

In the silt of the pond, clusters of cattails stand proudly.

From a distance, the dark red cobs looked like corn cobs.

When I went to the woods to pass by this pond, Yang Ruoqing stopped and picked a cattail in her hand.

With a flick of his fingers, the dark red of the surface flipped open, revealing something white like fluff inside.

Blowing out a breath, the fluff floated out.

It's like a downy rain.

This cattail is everywhere in the countryside.

It grows on ponds, ditches, swamps and silt.

It cannot be used to feed pigs, cows, chickens and ducks, nor can it be eaten as wild vegetables.

It is used as firewood to ignite the fire, and it is suspected that it grows in water and is damp.

The villagers didn't want to see it, so it grew longer and longer.

Wherever there is water and mud, you can see them.

Looking at the ripe cattails in this pond, Yang Ruoqing seemed to see a treasure, and her eyes lit up.

She quickly put down the bamboo chop and took out the firewood knife she carried with her to cut thorns.

I took off my shoes and went down to the pond.

"Whoosh ......"

"Rustling ......"

After a crisp and pleasant cutting sound, she put down a large piece of cattail with stems and leaves.

"Qing'er, what are you doing here?"

Behind him, a familiar voice was heard.

Yang Ruoqing turned her head to look, and saw Luo Fengtang standing by the ridge for some time.

He was barefoot and wore a pair of straw shoes, the cuffs of which were rolled up to the knees.

He carried a shovel on his shoulder and a wooden barrel in his hand.

"Tang Yanzi, you came just in time, come and help me pick cattails!"

Yang Ruoqing greeted him.

Luo Fengtang put down the shovel and barrel in his hand, took off his shoes and went down to the pond.

The water in the pond is basically gone, and there is silt everywhere.

He came to Yang Ruoqing's side with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

Looking at the cattails that she put down, he asked puzzledly, "Qing'er, what are you doing with these wild water plants?" ”

"It's called cattails, but it's a good thing!" Yang Ruoqing said with a serious face.

"Huh?"

He was stunned.

This thing is everywhere in front of the village and behind the village, and no one has ever heard of the use of this thing!

Seeing his puzzled look, Yang Ruoqing leaned over and picked a dark red cattail fruit in her hand.

"It's called a pampas stick, it's ripe now, it's dark red, and it can't be sold for money."

"But next summer, it will bloom again."

"The yellow-colored pollen is collected and dried, and then ground into powder, which is called Puhuang."

"Pu Huang sells it to the pharmacy, won't we make money again?"

"The point is, we don't have to take care of this thing, it's a business without capital. You say, it's not a good thing, what is it! ”

Hearing Yang Ruoqing say this, Luo Fengtang understood.

"Qing'er, you are so good, you know so much!"

He grinned innocently, and his eyes were full of admiration.

Yang Ruoqing grinned, and said with an old face: "That's!" I know astronomy and geography. ”

"Follow my sister and I'll mix it up, and I'll let you eat and drink spicy food!"

Luo Fengtang was amused by her words, but nodded vigorously: "Well, then you cover me in the future!" ”

"Hee-hee, it's easy to say."

"By the way, Qing'er, you just said that this cattail will not be able to collect until next summer. So what are you going to do with them? Luo Fengtang asked again.

Yang Ruoqing was stunned, her eyes flashed, and then she said, "Dried as firewood!" ”

"But this water vapor is heavy, and the smell of smoke is heavy when firewood is burned." Luo Fengtang said.

"Nier, you want firewood, I'll wait to help you get home in the woods over there." He said.

Yang Ruoqing shook her head: "It's okay, if the humidity is heavy, then bask in more sun!" ”

She waved her arm: "I want this cattail full of ponds!" ”

Luo Fengtang glanced at her feet that were stepping in the mud, and the trouser legs that were also rolled up to her knees.

The boy's brow furrowed faintly.

He took the firewood knife directly from her, "I'll cut it, you hurry up and go ashore and put on your shoes!" ”

"It's okay, I can do it, you can help me break the stick." She said.

"I'll cut all the cattails first, and then turn around and break them full, don't worry. Hurry ashore! He urged again.

There was a lot of humidity in this pond, and he was nothing of a boy.

Qing'er is a female doll, in the pond in such weather, what should I do if I get cold?

Seeing that Yang Ruoqing was still there and refused to leave, Luo Fengtang was really anxious.

He put the firewood knife in his hand aside, and his strong and powerful long arm took advantage of the situation.

Before Yang Ruoqing could react, he was caught under his arm and walked towards the ridge.

"Ah, what are you doing, Tang Yanzi? Surprise me! ”

"Let you go ashore, if you don't, I have to come rough." He said.

Dizzy!

Yang Ruoqing was also drunk.

I thought that this kid was honest, except for the occasional little stubbornness, he didn't have any temper.

I didn't expect it, I didn't expect him to be so domineering in his bones!

Don't say a word, come up and hug it.

By the way, can you change your position?

In this way, he was caught under his armpits, with his head down and his feet up, and he pouted his ass and looked at the sky.

Is it really embarrassing?

Soon, her feet were on the dry dead grass on the ridges.

"Quickly wipe your feet clean and put on your shoes, don't come down again!"

He admonished her, turned and went down the pond.

Stepping on knee-deep mud, he walked towards the cattail bush step by step.

Yang Ruoqing casually washed her feet in the small ditch on the side, rubbed them dry on the dry grass, and put on her shoes again.

I didn't think it was like this before, but my feet were put back into my warm shoes.

She found that the pond was really cool in the mud.