Chapter 42: The Garden of Hope
Yan Nian pointed to the seedlings on the ground and said, "Please pick them up for me!" ”
Meng Shi rubbed his mouth, supported himself and got up and grinned: "Isn't it just a little broken seedlings, as for such a big move?" ”
Hua Fugui hurriedly persuaded in a low voice: "Sister-in-law, you can pick it up for others!" ”
Fat Dun also got up and cried and said, "Mother, don't say it, my son will pick it up for you." As he spoke, Fat Dun was about to pass.
"Stop, mother."
Meng Shi hurriedly stopped, reluctantly got up and walked to the ground scattered with seedlings in front, and said as he walked: "Pick it up, what a big deal!" ”
Yan Nian watched as Meng picked up the seedlings one by one and put them in a wooden barrel.
Everyone sneered and muttered: "Look at what else she is doing this time, she is also afraid of individuals!" ”
Seeing that Meng Shi finished picking it up silently, seeing that there was nothing to look at, people gradually dispersed.
Meng Shiba pulled the mother-in-law of the long-term worker next to him: "Get out of the way and make some room for our mother and son." ”
The people in the car made room for their mother and son as if they were hiding from the plague god.
Yan Nian sat on the side of the car again and was silent.
Seeing that it was almost noon, and the people were almost back, Hua Fugui shouted: "Are they all back?" They all looked at each other, and they didn't pull it down? ”
"Aunt Li went to her old sister-in-law, saying that she would go back in two days, don't wait for her." Someone in the car said.
"Okay, let's go back!" With a wave of the whip, the carriage drove away from the big set and headed back.
Yan Nian held the wheel tightly, watched the passing scenery flash by his side, took a deep breath, calmed down, and was no longer angry.
When he arrived at the village site, Yan Nian hugged the puppy, got out of the car with a wooden basin bucket, walked to Hua Fugui's side, took out four copper plates, and said: "Give you the car money, I will give you a person's silver money for these things, plus I have a total of four copper plates." ”
Hua Fugui took the copper plate with both hands, and said with an ugly expression: "Look at the villagers, what more money do you want, just take these two copper plates back." ”
As he spoke, he pinched two copper plates and handed them to Yan Nian, Yan Nian picked up the things and said, "Take it, it's been said a long time ago, I can't be untrustworthy, put it away quickly." With that, he turned and walked in the direction of home.
Hua Fugui behind him hurriedly said, "Then thank you Yan Nian." ”
Meng Shi, who had just gotten out of the car, muttered, "Why are you so cheap?" Do you want to give you money? You're stupid! Why do you have the money and come out to pull the seat? Clean! ”
"Sister-in-law! It's not me talking about you! You've gone too far today! When you went, you found fault with Yan Nian, and when you came back, you were still like this, because of what? Hua Fusheng asked in a low voice.
"Why, your eldest brother was almost beaten by this little slut a few days ago, and he still doesn't dare to go out, do you think I can not be angry?" Meng Shi said as he carried things under the car.
"I heard about that incident, and I don't blame Yan Nian, it's my eldest brother who went to provoke others. Tell my brother in the future, don't go outside to make trouble. ”
"Humph! You're just speaking for that little slut! Meng Shi pulled his son away angrily.
Shaking his head, Hua Fugui also drove the carriage home.
Seeing that the mother was back, the two little ones rushed out of the door and opened the big one.
Yanyan saw the little black dog in her mother's arms at a glance, and barked happily: "Mother, where did you get the puppy back?" It's so cute, I want to hug it. ”
Nono dragged the two large basins over and walked hard into the house.
"You can't take it Nuonuo, let my mother take it back."
Yan Nian carried everything to the house, put it on the ground, put the little milk dog on the ground, touched the dog and said: "Xiao Hei, this will be your new home in the future, these two are your little masters, you grow up quickly, so as to protect your new master." ”
As if he understood Yan Nian's words, the puppy barked a few times.
"Mother, is the puppy called Xiao Hei?" Nono asked, crouching to the side.
"When I bought it back, I forgot to ask Uncle Dog what the name of the puppy was, you and your sister should give the puppy a name."
"Well, how about calling it an escort? I hope this puppy can work with me to protect my mother and sister. ”
Yan Nian listened to Xiaobao's words, and the memory of the original owner appeared in his mind again, and the appearance of a tall and mighty dog appeared.
"Okay, but this name doesn't seem to be appropriate, the emperor belongs to the escort, and we ordinary people are too exaggerated, it makes people sound as if they want to seek power and usurp the throne." Yan Nian said with a smile.
At this time, Yanyan shouted, "Brother, how about calling Sister Protector?" ”
"Okay, let's call it Sister Protector." Nuno smiled and stretched out his hand to report the little milk dog, and the sister on the side also scrambled for a hug.
The puppy also ran happily on the ground.
Watching the two little guys play, Yan Nian forgot all about today's unpleasantness.
He put all the newly bought large wooden barrels in the corner of the outhouse, soaked all the seedlings in water, and planted them in the small garden when the sun was about to set after eating.
After cleaning up, Yan Nian began to cook.
Wash the rice and put it in the pot, burn it again, beat another egg, chop a handful of green chili peppers I bought today and put it in the egg mixture, add a little rapeseed oil and salt, and put it on the top of the steaming drawer with two washed potatoes, cover the pot, and wait for the pot to eat.
Yan Nian picked some of the newly bought shallots that could not be planted, removed the shallots, washed them, put them in a basin and took them back to the house.
Potatoes and shallots with egg sauce, plus fragrant rice just out of the pot, made the little brothers quickly sit on the kang and eat.
The nurse squatted quietly on the ground, watching the new owner on the kang eat very sweetly, and licking her tongue greedily.
In the evening, Yan Nian planted shallots, eggplant seedlings, melon seedlings, persimmon seedlings, and planted beans on the side of a fence wall.
Xiao Yanyan and Nuo Nuo were also helping their mother on the side, Nuo Nuo was okay, but Yanyan had removed the leaves of the seedlings, Yan Nian hurriedly asked Nuo Nuo to lead her sister to the yard to play with her sister.
After planting the seedlings, I went to the foot of the mountain to carry a few buckets of water and poured them into the garden.
Yan Nian straightened up, wiped the sweat on his face, and looked at the fruits of his labor, Yan Nian seemed to see the green of the garden.
After dinner in the evening, Zhilan and Xiaowei came to Yan Nian's courtyard.
Yan Nian was washing clothes in the yard, and when she saw someone coming, she hurriedly got up and said hello: "Aunt Zhilan is here, sit in the house." ”
"Sister Yan Nian went to the market today?" The little smile stepped forward and asked Yan Nian.
"Well, I bought some seedlings today and planted them all."
"Aunt Zhilan, I saw that there are so many vegetables planted in your small garden, and I cleaned up the yard when I came back.
"Look at how capable Yan Nian is, this small courtyard makes you look like a person, it wasn't like this before." Zhilan smiled and looked around the courtyard.
"You two call someone quickly." Yan Nian shouted at the two Xiaobao who were running with the little milk dog.