The woman (shēn) who came out was okay and didn't look good. The small eyes are short and the bridge of the nose is short, and the mouth is quite good-looking, but the face is covered with a thick layer of incense powder, and the mouth is also very red. When walking, the waist is twisted and twisted, which is quite romantic.

However, this woman was still (rè) (qíng) to the (chūn) girl, and while opening the door, she said, "Daughter-in-law of the Li family, why are you here?" It just so happens that I want to ask you, are there any pears on the pear tree in your backyard? Today I feel dry in my mouth and no taste in my mouth, so I want to eat a watery and sweet pear to quench my thirst. ”

The pears in the backyard of Niu's house began to be taken to Su's house when they were ripe, and the last two pears were brought by Su Jinyao today, and they were already eaten. However, (chūn) Niu didn't say that the pears were given to the Su family, but said with a smile: "Ah, you didn't say it earlier, I said earlier that I would go up to the tree and pick two good ones for you." This year, the pears didn't grow a few, and they were all bitten by bugs. I could bite a worm in one bite, so I didn't pick it up, I just knocked it down and swept it out. ”

"Yo, I've been gnawed by bugs. That's a shame. Forget it, don't eat it, go back and ask my family Zhou Da to go up the mountain to dig honey. ”

This week, the eldest daughter-in-law was talking when she heard a man's voice in the house say, "Daughter-in-law, (chūn) girl is here, let me come into the house and talk." You also come in to see my son, I can't hold it anymore, I put down the two and climb on the ground. ”

This should be Zhou Da. It is estimated that his daughter-in-law came to answer the door, and he was watching the child in the house.

But after listening to the shouting in the house, Zhou's daughter-in-law actually shouted in a sharp voice: "After watching the child for a while, he said that he couldn't hold it?" Your son, don't you hold me, and count on me all day long? I don't care, you can watch it yourself, I'm so tired every day that my waist is about to break. ”

Originally, it was a hard work to see the child, not to mention that the Zhou family also gave birth to twins all of a sudden, and there was no old man to help take them, so it is estimated that the eldest daughter-in-law of Zhou is very hard this time. But listening to her tone, do you want to care? How can there be such a mother.

Su Jinyao and (chūn) Niu were also stunned when they heard Zhou's daughter-in-law speak like this, and they didn't know what to say for a while.

Zhou's daughter-in-law asked again: "(chūn) girl, you haven't said yet, what is the matter with coming to me?" ”

The (chūn) girl hurriedly said, "Oh, that's right, we want to borrow those two goats from you." Carry something up the hill and be the strength of the feet. ”

"Borrow?" Zhou's daughter-in-law's face was not very good-looking, she looked back at the yard, and then said: "(chūn) girl, my family is a female goat, although I don't give birth to (nǎi) now, but after a while, I have to count on them to give birth to lambs." This goat is not a mule or a horse, can it still carry things? What can I do if I'm tired. ”

(chūn) Niu hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law Zhou, don't worry, we will take the sheep out in the morning and give us a meal of essence." Carry things a few times during the day, and help you herd sheep by the way. Before sending it back in the evening, also feed a meal of concentrate, feed it to the full, and ensure that it does not delay your sheep for breeding for a while. ”

"That's it......" Sister-in-law Zhou was obviously a little loose, but she didn't seem to be very willing to think about it, so she said: "I can't make the decision about this, why don't you go into the house and sit down and discuss with my Zhou Da?" ”

"That's okay, ask Brother Zhou what he means." (chūn) Niu said, and pulled Su Jinyao into the door.

Zhou's daughter-in-law glanced at Su Jinyao and said with a smile: "Second girl of the Su family, you look really smart these days." This rouge (tǐng) you use looks good, can you borrow it from me? ”

Su Jinyao's impression of this sister-in-law Zhou is not very good, but since she is here to ask for help, she does not put on a face. Hearing that she actually said that she wanted to borrow rouge, she smiled and said: "This is ordinary rouge, nothing unusual." Sister-in-law Zhou, your rouge is beautiful, I think this color is really bright. ”

Sister-in-law Zhou wore heavy makeup, her face was white and her lips were red, and her rouge was also painted like plateau red, but when she heard Su Jinyao praise her, she was very beautiful. Covering his mouth with his hand, he smiled, and made a (jiāo) shame, and said, "Second girl, you are really good at talking." However, I really like the color. ”

Su Jinyao smiled and didn't answer again. There were too many false compliments that she couldn't even say herself. It's just that this sister-in-law Zhou can't hear the signs, (tǐng) is terrible.

As he spoke, he entered the house, and saw that the room was in a mess, the children's diapers and bibs were hanging on a rope, and the wooden basin in the corner of the wall was full of dirty clothes. And look at the basin of clothes, there are adults and children, and socks and belly pockets are also thrown together. This home...... It's really sad to look at.

Hearing someone enter the house, Zhou Da came out with a child in his hand. The two boys looked like tiger-headed tiger-brained (tǐng) 可 (ài), but their chins were red, and it was estimated that no one wiped them because of drooling, and the children's skin was tender, so they drowned.

Zhou Dayi saw his daughter-in-law come in, and hurriedly handed over the child in his left hand and said, "Daughter-in-law, Erhu has been looking for you, hug him quickly." Dahu is okay, but he has been refusing to sit on the kang properly, and he just peed a (shēn), which I just changed for him. ”

Zhou's daughter-in-law rolled her eyes, glared at Zhou Da fiercely, and took the child over very reluctantly. It's just that as soon as I hugged it in my arms, I screamed "ah". The voice was very loud and sudden, which startled Su Jinyao and (chūn) Niu, and as a result, Erhu, who she had just hugged, immediately cried in fright.

Zhou's daughter-in-law saw the child crying, and said in a sharp voice: "Cry, cry, cry, you know to cry." You're all peeing in your pants, and you're crying. After speaking, he stuffed the child into Zhou Da's arms and said, "Erhu also peed, why don't you change him and stuff it for me?" My clothes are all wet. You change the child, and I'll change the clothes. ”

As a result, Zhou Da took the crying child again, and his daughter-in-law went into the back room without caring about anything.

Niu and Su Jinyao stood here, and they felt very embarrassed when they saw the Zhou family in such a mess. And I don't know if I should say this or not.

Su Jinyao saw that Zhou Da had carried the child into the back room again and went to change the child's pants, so she pulled the sleeve of the (chūn) girl and whispered: "Why don't we go, go to another house to have a look, and these two sheep are not missing." ”

(chūn) Niu is also a big headache, and I think everyone shouldn't be here this week. He nodded and said, "Then let's go, go to Zhang Si's house and have a look." They also have a male goat in their family, who grows to be strong (tǐng). ”

Su Jinyao and the (chūn) girl were about to leave, and the (chūn) girl greeted through the curtain and said, "Sister-in-law Zhou, you are busy, I will come back next time." ”

"Hey, (chūn) girl, don't go, don't you want to borrow a goat?" When Zhou's daughter-in-law heard that the (chūn) girl was leaving, she put on her clothes and chased her out. While buttoning up, he shouted into the house: "Zhou Da, why haven't you come out yet?" (chūn) Niu wants to borrow our goats and give them two meals a day to eat. To borrow or not to borrow? You let people into the house to talk, and you don't come out, what are you doing? ”

Just now, it was obvious that she asked Zhou Da to change the pants for the child, and now she asks what people are doing, and this Zhou's daughter-in-law probably doesn't care about anything at home. But it may also be that someone gave birth to two sons at once, and he was tough in front of Zhou Da.

(chūn) Niu was a little embarrassed, this is not to go, not to stay, so I have to poke there, waiting to see if Zhou Da has anything to say.

But now (chūn) Niu and Su Jinyao can't wait for Zhou Da to shout directly, saying that this goat is not borrowed. They are good to get off (shēn), and they don't plan to have anything to do with the Zhou family in the future. It's too tiring to associate with people like this.

But things (qíng) are a little unsatisfactory, Zhou Da's daughter-in-law just finished shouting, Zhou Da shouted "Come on", and then saw him come out with a child in one hand. The child's pants had been changed, but one sock was worn, and the other child was playing with it. Although the weather is not cold, it is also uncomfortable to look at the child with one bare foot.

The girl couldn't stand it anymore, so she went over and teased the child, took the sock from the child's hand, and put it on for the child.

Zhou Da was free at this time, and looked at Su Jinyao who was standing aside, and asked, "(chūn) Niu, is it your family borrowing goats, or is it the Su family?" I know that you are close to the Su family, so you borrowed it for the Su family. ”

(chūn) Niu glanced at Su Jinyao, and both of them knew that Zhou Da had something to say, and he must have had another plan.

Sure enough, I heard Zhou Da say: "It stands to reason that we are villagers in a village, and it is also a good thing for this goat to lend you something to pack, and you will also give you two meals of essence to eat." But who in our village doesn't know that the Su family has made a fortune, and there are five big tiled houses in one building. Now that you have made a fortune, what have you borrowed from this sheep, and how good is it to buy it? If you really don't want to buy it, use it as a cargo animal, and then you can't use it in vain. ”

Listening to Zhou Da's tone and meaning, you can't use these two goats in vain. But Su Jinyao and (chūn) Niu didn't intend to use it in vain, but when Zhou Da said this, the Su family was stingy.

Especially Zhou Da insisted that the Su family had made a fortune, but no matter how much money the Su family has, what does it have to do with him? Whether people want to buy sheep or not, he doesn't care.

Su Jinyao is a hard-tempered person, although she is unwilling to easily turn her face with others, she has never been squeezed by others. Hearing this, he stood up and said with a slight smile: "I don't plan to use your sheep in vain, so I said that I would feed two meals of concentrate a day and send it back." If your family is not satisfied, I can also give some money, which can be regarded as renting these two sheep. However, this sheep is in your house, the money is in our house, and it is up to me to rent or not, so I don't need to worry about Brother Zhou. As for buying, we have a goat at home, and we don't want to buy it yet. ”

After speaking, Su Jinyao pulled the chūn girl and said, "Let's go, let's think about it again and see if it is cost-effective to spend money on renting two goats." ”

(chūn) Niu was originally angry when she heard Zhou Da talk like this, and she couldn't wait to leave before, so as soon as Su Jinyao pulled her, she followed Su Jinyao to turn (shēn) away.

But before Chūn Niu and Su Jinyao went out of the door, they heard Zhou's daughter-in-law and Zhou Da shouting in the house: "Did you let the donkey kick your head, or was you squeezed by the door?" Now those two sheep don't produce (nǎi) either, and they have to be pulled out to graze every day. If you don't let it out, you will come back from the grass to feed it? I can't carry a child on my back, hold another one, and drive two sheep out to graze. How good it would be for the Su family to take it, someone would feed it, and you could still eat the essence. ”

But I heard Zhou Da say back: "Am I not thinking about this family? I have to help you watch the children at home every day, how can I have time to go out and make money. You still don't have money to buy old clothes. If the Su family buys the sheep, won't they have the money to buy clothes? Besides, they also said rent. If I don't say much, can they say rent? Let them take the sheep away to work for nothing, and the sheep still have to lose fat, their Su family is so shrewd, and they make a lot of money. ”

Su Jinyao and (chūn) Niu listened to these words in their ears, and they felt awkward and disgusted for a while.

Su Jinyao pulled the chūn girl, shook her head, and said in a low voice: "Go, never come again." Their family sent the sheep, and we didn't use them uncommonly. There is no shortage of these two sheep in his family. ”

(chūn) Niu also nodded and said, "Really, I knew this earlier, and I didn't come to their house for anything." After speaking, he took Su Jinyao to Zhang Si's house.

Of the few houses that came, there were only a few four-family houses that were the best, at least there were no cracks in the earthen walls, and the thatch on the roof was also newly replaced. The yard was neatly cleaned up, and the sheepfold was covered with upright.

The (chūn) girl stepped forward and knocked on the door and shouted, "Fourth Uncle Zhang, I am the daughter-in-law (chūn) of the Li family, and I came to your family to borrow a goat." ”

"It's coming, it's coming." A man promised to run out of it. However, looking at his age, he is about forty years old, and it is estimated that he is a senior, so (chūn) Niu called him "Uncle Zhang".

Zhang Si opened the door and said, "Borrow a goat?" (chūn) Niu, you don't have sheep at home, what are you borrowing my male goats for? ”

Before, (chūn) Niu told Su Jinyao that Zhang Si's family had raised a sheep, but it was just a (tǐng) sturdy male goat. The female goats of these families in the village usually find their male goats to breed. Therefore, (chūn) Niu said to borrow sheep, and Zhang Si's first reaction was to borrow it for breeding.

The chūn girl said, "My family doesn't raise sheep, and it's not for breeding. We wanted to carry some adobe bricks up the mountain, but it was really hard to rely on people's backs, so we thought about borrowing a few goats to carry them up the mountain. ”

"That's right, you girl can figure it out." Zhang Si smiled and said, "It's okay, but how many days do you have to use it?" I promised the Liu family in Lijiatun that I would take the sheep to breed his ewes the day after tomorrow, and I had to go for a day. After this breeding, I will have to take a day off. Then I can lend it to you. ”

The people who raise livestock are all (ài) cherish the livestock, and all those who are pulled out for breeding will come back to rest, and then give some concentrate to make up for it, and serve it like their own children.

Su Jinyao and (chūn) Niu also understood, not to mention that Zhang Si didn't say that he wouldn't borrow it.

Su Jinyao stood up and said, "Fourth Uncle Zhang, this goat is actually my family. The work of carrying adobe bricks is not to be completed in two or three days, so when your goats are rested, lend them to us. You can rest assured, we will take it in the morning, give a meal of concentrate to eat before work, and put it on the mountain during the day without working hard, so that the sheep also have the ability to eat grass. When I come back in the evening, I will feed a meal of concentrate and send it back, so as to ensure that the sheep will not lose fat. ”

Zhang Si nodded and said, "Okay, then come back the day after tomorrow to rest for a day, and you can take it another day." However, my goat has a big temper, and I have been raising it since I was a child, and I am used to it. Don't beat him when you drive him up the mountain, but if you want several sheep together, put my male goat at the top. It is vain, and when it sees that it is a sheep, it walks well. I can also help you shout at the sheep behind you. ”

Su Jinyao smiled when she heard this, and asked, "Does this sheep still know vanity?" It's funny. ”

Zhang Sihui pointed to his sheepfold and said, "See, the door latches of the sheepfold are two?" With just one latch, it figured out that it could open it on its own, and then ran out for a walk. This sheep is also psychic and will soon become a spirit. ”

(chūn) Niu and Su Jinyao both laughed along and praised the male goat who was about to become a sperm.

Even if this matter is settled, it is really smooth (tǐng). Zhang Si also asked Su Jinyao if he needed to help, and said that the Su family built a house, and he couldn't help if he wanted to, and he couldn't do the work of this mason at all. also said that in order to help find Liu Da once, Liu Da also said that he didn't need him.

Su Jinyao really didn't know about this, she didn't expect that this Zhang Si was so hearted, and he actually offered to help.

Su Jinyao thanked her again, and said that they would have a treat after their house was built, and invited Zhang Si to drink.

Zhang Si agreed with a smile, and when he sent Su Jinyao out, he said: "I can't do the work of a mason, but it's okay to stir-fry." If your family has a running water seat, I'll go and help make a fire. ”

Su Jinyao hurriedly said: "How can you let Fourth Uncle Zhang be the firehead, you are the chef." However, if we have a banquet, you are the guest, and I will toast you, so you don't have to cook. ”

This sounds heartwarming, and it feels like the feeling (qíng) between the villagers is a lot closer. Su Jinyao and (chūn) Niu were all smiling when they left, and the unhappiness they had caused in the Zhou family before disappeared.

Back at Su's house, Siping had already returned, fetching water at the well, apparently preparing to wash his hands. Master Gu has left with his apprentices and helpers.

Seeing that Su Jinyao and (chūn) Niu were back, Su Xiangui pushed the wheelchair out and said to Su Jinyao: "Master Gu said when he was leaving, the foundation is almost dug, and the storage room is deep enough. Tomorrow I will dig loess, dig the ground, dry it for a day the day after tomorrow, and start laying bricks the day after tomorrow. He also asked you if you could settle the matter of pulling the adobe bricks, and if you had to hire someone, let him know in advance. ”

Su Jinyao asked, "What about Xiaocheng'er, you haven't come back yet?" I've made it a decision here, and the sheep of the Wang family and the sheep of the Zhang family can be lent to us. If the small city is also settled, plus our little black will be eight. The eight goats are big and small, and even if they are not worth eight porters, they can at least be worth five. If you hire five porters to carry adobe bricks, you can build a wall for two people on the construction site. Besides, except for Uncle Zhang's sheep, which have to wait for two days, the rest of the sheep can be borrowed to work tomorrow, and they can transport the adobe bricks two days earlier than Master Gu's side, so they can catch up. ”