Chapter 22: How long to stay?
Tian Qingan simply didn't want to.
This Tian family always feels very strange, so let's explore it slowly.
Tian Meibao took her around to the side of the hall and saw a path leading to the back of the house.
A wooden door was blocked at the intersection, and it opened with a push of the hand.
Behind is a large yard.
It's huge!
Tian Qingan sighed and thought, at least there is an acre of land.
Unlike the simple fence in the front yard, the courtyard wall in the backyard is actually made of stone, and the masonry is also high, estimated to be two meters to the touch.
And the reason why it is done is because there are a lot of poultry in the backyard.
There are two pigs in the pigsty, next to a flock of chickens, and two that are slightly larger than the chicken pen, which Tian Meibao said are the nests of ducks and geese.
A farmer's dog kennel was napping on the edge of the pig's kennel, and when he heard someone coming, he lifted his eyelids, wagged his tail twice to say hello, and then continued to sleep.
Tian Meibao smiled, pointed to the earth dog and said: "Its name is Wangcai, it is very lazy, and it can't wake up all day long...... But don't think it's useless, I tell you, don't look at the sleepy, if you want to steal an egg, it can dream and pounce on you! β
"So spiritual?"
"What spirituality, my mother said that she was lazy." Tian Meibao covered her mouth and grinned.
The livestock pens are located on both sides of the courtyard wall, and in the middle is a vegetable patch, where seasonal vegetables are grown, such as cucumbers, eggplants, beans, tomatoes and peppers.
The service is good, these dishes are all smart, and it is pleasing to look at.
And behind the hall house, there is a small house, an earthen house, Tian Meibao stretched out his hand to push it away, and introduced: "This is a firewood house, all the firewood at home is stored here, and there are also farm tools and seeds here." β
"What about the grain?" Don't they all say that rural people like to store grain?
"That's in Grandma's room." Tian Meibao said and suddenly remembered that he hadn't introduced it yet, "At the beginning, the middle room was the place where our family held a meeting, and there was a door near my house, did you see it, and it was grandma's house when I entered, which was bigger than my two families combined, and it was also divided into two rooms, grandma slept inside, and the outside room held our family's food." β
Tian Qingan smiled: "According to what you say, we should feel honored, you are all waiting for us in the hall?" β
Tian Meibao nodded, "Yes, this is the most grand welcome ceremony for our family...... I think my grandmother still attaches great importance to the third uncle, and deliberately asked people to call the eldest uncle and the second uncle back, if it weren't for the distance my brother went, I really wouldn't be able to come, and our family would basically be together. β
Tian Qingan was noncommittal, the old man and the old lady were as if they owed them three hundred taels of silver, are you sure this is grand, not a dismount?
Scratching her head, she didn't know what she thought, Tian Meibao looked back and forth, left and right, and made sure that in addition to the two of them, the livestock pen and the earth dog were alive, and there was no other panting, so she whispered: "Red dates, you remember, in our house, don't go into grandma's room, you tell your mother." β
"Why? What if you have something to do with grandma? Tian Qingan asked.
"Then shout, grandma's ears are so good!" Tian Meibao said uneasily, "Remember, I have to tell the third aunt when I go back!" β
"Got it." Seeing that Tian Meibao had a tense face and a very serious look, Tian Qingan hurriedly said, and this little girl grinned again.
Tian Qingan asked: "Mabel, why, is there gold buried in grandma's room?" β
"Gold?" Tian Meibao covered her mouth and exclaimed in a low voice, "You really dare to say it!" I've never seen silver in my life! β
Saying that, he remembered Tian Qing'an's question, "There is food in my grandmother's house, and all the money in my family is also in my grandmother's, they don't like others to go in, as long as someone goes in, they will count the food and money...... The mother said that they were worried that someone would rob them of their food and money. β
Tian Qingan twitched the corners of his mouth, "Lack of food at home?" β
"There is no shortage."
Tian Qingan sighed, maybe it's a miser like Grande, or the later one.
"Anything else?" Tian Qingan asked, "Like what you said just now, are there any taboos in the eldest uncle's family and the second uncle's family?" β
"Nope."
"Then tell me about the eldest aunt and the second aunt, as well as the milk, what kind of people they are." If you want to live here in the future, the women in the family are the most common.
Tian Meibao scratched her head, a little clueless, because no one had asked her so before.
"Milk, you look serious, in fact, people are not bad, it's just about food." Tian Meibao said, "It's too protective." Auntie, very honest, but my mother told my father that she is not simple, because, because of ......"
Tian Meibao looked at the sky and tried hard to recall her mother's words, "It seems that the second aunt doesn't dare to bully her, it's not really honest." Second uncle, well, my mother said that she was very stupid, so she looked shrewd, but in fact, she was stupid, very stinky, but she liked to wipe things on her face, and bought something that was not affordable, and her milk said, but she didn't listen......"
Tian Meibao lowered her voice again, "The second uncle's family is quite rich, she uses her own money, she can't take care of the milk, and the second uncle beats her, and it's not okay...... The mother said that if she didn't apply grease and powder, the second aunt would lose her spirit. β
Then, looking left and right secretly, "I saw once that the second aunt didn't apply powder, and the person was like dying." β
Tian Qingan smiled, "It's not that exaggerated, right?" β
"Really!" Seeing that she didn't believe it, Tian Meibao stomped her feet anxiously, "Mother said, the second uncle is addicted, just like a drunkard can't live without wine, the second uncle's wine is fat powder!" β
"Okay, okay, I'm sure you'll make it?" Tian Qingan's eyes widened, the world is so big, there are no surprises!
Tian Meibao smiled at this time, "Done!" β
Tian Qingan smiled, what a child!
She forgot that she was half a head taller than Tian Meibao, in fact, she was only nine years old.
"Let's go, let's go back and see if the house is cleaned up." Tian Qingan let Tian Meibao hold her arm.
Maybe it's the same as the three levels, and the two have only known each other for less than an hour, and they get along very happily.
Tian Meibao also felt that the two were very close, since they were friends and sisters, she was no longer hiding her curiosity, "Sister Red Date, how did you grow so tall?" How old are you this year? Your home is really in the capital, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, have you ever seen the emperor? I heard that the people there are all officials, what do you see the biggest officials do, are they powerful? Is it more powerful than the village chief? I heard that the capital is lively, the streets are full of carriages, and everyone is wearing silk? Is the dim sum in Beijing delicious? How many tricks are there? Do people in the capital eat meat every day? Is there a market in the capital......"
There are some questions that a naΓ―ve three-year-old child wouldn't ask...... Tian Qingan found that this cousin may have the potential to chatter.
"You've asked so much at once, how can I answer you?" Tian Qingan said helplessly, "You ask slowly, I answer slowly, we are not in a hurry to leave, there is time!" β
"You're not in a hurry to leave, how long are you going to stay here?" A voice suddenly interjected, and the tone was a little rushed, making people frown unconsciously.