Chapter 47: Picking Wild Mulberries
The man slept all afternoon during the day, and naturally couldn't sleep for a long time at night. Su Mi finished making the shoes she wore in the summer, tried them on the man's feet, and felt sleepy.
Zhao Laosan was afraid that she wouldn't be able to sleep in bed alone, so he accompanied her and lay on the bed together. After running outside all morning, and in the afternoon, after pouring those picked wild mushrooms, Su Mi felt sleepy as soon as he touched the bed. Lying in the crook of the man's strong arm, the sound of breathing was even and subtle.
Now the day is getting hotter and hotter day by day, and the genius is numb and bright, and Su Mi is woken up by the heat. The futon covered on his body was still covered in winter, thick and wide. The straw laid under his head was also thicker, and when he opened a pair of autumn water scissors, he looked at the man beside him, and beads of sweat the size of beans oozed from his forehead, flowing down his dark cheeks into the pillow.
Zhao Laosan slept very shallowly, and as soon as his little lady moved, he woke up.
"Husband, it's really hot this day, let's replace the futon with a thin one!" Su Mi moved quickly, and after speaking, he got out of bed and took out a light futon in the cabinet.
This futon was the cotton that Zhao Laosan exchanged for tofu in the town last year, and he took it back and sewed it hastily, and the stitches were rough and very ugly.
"This futon has to be changed!" Zhao Laosan was a little embarrassed when he saw this unsquare and round futon, his stitch work was really unsightly.
Seeing the man like this, Su Mi opened his mouth and smiled, his eyes were full of gentleness, and he held the corner of the futon with both hands: "Husband, this needlework is a woman's business, and it is already good that you can sew it like this." ”
As he spoke, he changed the futon cover on the original bed, brought a sewing box, dismantled the light futon, sat down and sewed it up neatly.
Open the window, the breeze is blowing outside, the side eyes of this little lady's white cheeks are inlaid with watery autumn water scissors, a pair of bright eyes, only staring at the needle and thread in her hand. The bottom of my heart was soft, and there were a few ripples.
"Lady, it's hot these days, why don't we grind tofu to sell, how about going to the mountains to pick up some wild mushrooms and mulberries to sell?"
Soon the mattress on this side had been sewn, and when he saw that the man was discussing with him, he felt that it made sense, so he smiled at the man: "Husband, look at it!" ”
At this time, Su Mi has not yet freshened up, and her hair is as soft as a cloud. The soft green silk was scattered over the shoulders, and a small face was slightly rounded, hiding it. The man looked at it, and just wanted to rub this attack into his bones.
Helplessly, the movements of this little lady's hand were too sharp, so she had to stretch out a rough hand and poke her Jiao. Tender cheeks.
The woman didn't react at all, maybe she was used to men pinching her cheeks from time to time, and maybe the needlework in her hands couldn't be delayed, and a pair of eyes only stared at the needlework shuttling in her hands.
At dawn, the thin futon was already spread out on the bed, and the thick futon was taken out by the man and dried in the yard. The bedding was covered, and the woman quickly put it in a bucket and carried it to the river to wash.
Unexpectedly, the futon cover was too big, and the woman was so small that she was almost dragged into the river. Fortunately, the woman of the Li family was also washing clothes, and when she saw that the daughter-in-law of the Zhao family was in difficulty, she rolled up her sleeves and helped to wring out the quilt cover.
"You're too small, eat more, work more, and your arms and thighs will be as thick as ours!" Although this Li family woman is greedy and small. It's cheap, but after all, it's a concubine who looks up and doesn't look down, and she's still more enthusiastic.
The two of them had a very unpleasant quarrel because of the last harvest of bean leaves, but in the future, the woman of the Li family did not remember this matter on her face, and still greeted her as usual.
"I'm just a little smaller, but I can still endure hardships, and I have strength all over my body!" Su Mi put the quilt in the wooden barrel and wiped the water on the apron around her waist with both hands.
"I heard that your family bought piglets in Lijia Village next door?"
"Yes, Wang Da of Lijia Village. The piglets who made a fortune are raised for white and fat, and they are easy to feed! Su Mi bent over, holding the wooden basin in both hands and was about to leave, when he suddenly remembered the matter of the bean leaves.
"Aunt Li, don't worry, our family's few acres of bean leaves, a pig cub can't eat it all year round, you just go to the field to pick bean leaves!" She knew that this Li family woman was under the idea of her own bean leaves, and this year her family raised two pigs, pointing to the fact that they could be sold at a good price during the New Year.
After hearing this, the woman of the Li family smiled, and on her round cheeks, she squeezed her eyebrows a little: "It's still the Zhao family, don't worry, I won't break this bean!" ”
I got up early in the morning and went home after washing the quilt, and the man saw that the woman was a little struggling, so he hurriedly washed his hands and helped the woman shake off the quilt and led it to the yard rope to dry.
The pear and plum trees in this courtyard bear fruit, but the fruit is not yet edible, and it is very green. The man brought water and poured it under the tree, saying, "In a little while, these plums and pears will be eaten." ”
The woman went to the stove room to cook noodles, heated the leftover cold dishes from last night, and cleaned up the stove after eating.
"There are a lot of mulberries by the river, let's pick them and sell them in the town?" When Su Mi went to the river to wash his clothes, he saw those mulberries one by one, bright purple and purple very tempting. Person.
The people in this village don't feel rare at all, but when they go down to the field, they pass by and pick some back. Some old people are superstitious and keep their dolls away from this mulberry, saying that they are poisonous and need to drink fecal water to detoxify.
Therefore, this piece of mulberry is basically untouched.
"What the lady said makes sense, the people in this village feel that this thing is not rare, and those big families in the town may be rare!" As Zhao Laosan spoke, he took out two back baskets from the side room.
They carried the baskets on their backs, locked the door, and went to the river.
The women and men in the field were planting seedlings, some were planting sweet potatoes, and they carried baskets on their backs, and when they crossed the river, they saw a patch of mulberries. This mulberry tree grows by the river, there is no shortage of water, and it is full of paddy fields, if there is water, the fertilizer in this paddy field will be washed down and water the mulberry tree.
The large leaves are green, and when the sun shines on them, it seems that water can flow out. Under the thick leaves, the mulberries are big, and the color is very attractive. People, purple orange orange, with a slight force in their hands, the juice will overflow.
Su Mi was very happy, stretched out her little hand, picked one and put it in her mouth, only to feel the sweetness and juice in her mouth. I couldn't help but bend my eyebrows and eyes, and I ate them one after another.
Seeing his little lady like this, the man opened his mouth and smiled, if he held her face at home and kissed her, it was really cute.
Looking sideways, seeing his man staring at him tightly, he couldn't help but turn his face and said shyly: "Husband, look at what people are doing, why don't you pick mulberries quickly!" ”
The growth of this mulberry is gratifying, Su Mi was afraid that it would be damaged, so he picked some thick mulberry leaves and put them under the back basket, so he picked up the mulberry.
Doing these meticulous work, Su Mi's movements were faster than Zhao Laosan's, a pair of small hands, passing over this mulberry tree, the fruit of this mulberry tree seemed to be in the back basket.
Half an hour has passed, and most of the baskets on Su Mi's back have mulberries. In Zhao Laosan's back basket, there was only one layer next to the bottom, although the man's back basket was larger, but it was still too little.
"Husband, you can't compare to me when you do these jobs!" Su Mi teased her man while holding a mulberry and putting it in her back basket.
Seeing his little lady's smile, beads of sweat oozing from her forehead and nose, and her eyes were proud, the man had no choice but to admit it: "The lady is diligent, doing these quick jobs, you are a good hand." ”
Seeing his man praising himself like this, Su Mi's heart was full of joy, and the movements in his hands became faster and faster. A quarter of an hour passed, and the basket was full of mulberries.
When his basket was full, he gently placed the basket on the smooth stone slab, for fear that the sun would wilt the mulberries, so he picked some thick mulberry leaves and covered them.
Zhao Laosan's movements were too slow, Su Mi peeled off the mulberry leaves, stood beside the man, and helped him pick the mulberries together.
It is said that men and women are not tired of working together, and in half an hour, Zhao Laosan's back basket is also full of mulberries. Su Mi still picked some mulberry leaves and covered them, afraid that the sun would dry the mulberries, and then they would not be able to sell them at a good price.
At noon, the two of them crossed the river with baskets on their backs and went directly to the town. Seeing Su Mi's face excited, without the slightest hint of being tired, Zhao Laosan was a little relieved.
"Lady, if you feel tired, take me with this basket!"
"Husband, it's okay, when I was a girl, the basket on my back that harvested the grain was much heavier than this mulberry!"
When I raised my eyes, I saw that my little lady's delicate cheeks were red, although her forehead was oozing with crystal clear beads of sweat, but the smile in her eyes was happy. I can't help but feel distressed, this brother and sister-in-law are not angry, she is sensible, and she must have suffered a lot.
"Lady, you are not allowed to do heavy work in this house in the future, and the thing of carrying the grain is done by men!" Zhao Laosan's thin lips opened slightly, and his voice was dull. Some resented the brother and sister-in-law, although Su Mi was not biological, but they grew up together, and they pushed her to do all the heavy work.
"Husband, don't indulge me too much, otherwise, I will start bullying you in the future!" Although Su Mi said this, his heart was sweet. She got such a good husband, and she put herself on the tip of her heart every day, and she felt that she was very happy this day.
"I don't care about my daughter-in-law,
Is that still a man? ”
The two of you and I talked one by one, and soon arrived in town. There were not many people in the town, so Zhao Laosan and Su Mi put down their baskets together and sat down to rest for a while.
"Husband, how do you say this mulberry is sold?"
"Let's go to the bazaar and see if anyone buys it?"
Hearing what his man said, Su Mi hurriedly shook his head: "My husband is smart in big things, but this little thing is very stupid, now there are not many people in the market, and we are sitting there with these two baskets, I'm afraid we won't be able to sell them out tomorrow morning." ”