Chapter 37 "Dragon Boat Festival"

Early the next morning, the quiet few got up all the time. Jing Jing first went to the construction site to see the progress of the house, and then went to see the crops in the field. The crops are growing very well, but some weeds have grown in the field, and I am quietly going to come to the field after breakfast to get rid of these weeds.

When she returned home, the second sister had already made breakfast. Seeing her come back, the four siblings sat down on the table and began to eat breakfast.

"Second sister, tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival, you soak the glutinous rice I bought in a while, and let's make zongzi in the second half of the ring." Quietly said to Anxin before going out.

"Okay big sister, I see. Do you want to soak all that rice? An Xin thought of the old glutinous rice that the eldest sister bought.

"Soak them all, I'm going to pack some more. This is the first Dragon Boat Festival since we have spent our own days, and we have prepared more, and we have enough to eat. I also thought about sending some to Huaihua's family and the village chief's family. When we were separated, it was thanks to the food sent by Grandma Zhao and Aunt Bolt that we got through the most difficult days. This kindness, the eldest sister has always kept in her heart. Now that we have a little ability, it's time to pay back what we owe. ”

Hearing the eldest sister say this, Anxin also remembered the most difficult time. nodded vigorously, and said affirmatively, "Yes, we didn't have a grain of food at that time, if it weren't for Grandma Zhao and Aunt Bolt, wouldn't the four of us sisters and brothers be hungry!" Thinking of this, Anxin said quietly again, "I'm young in the end, it's not as thoughtful as the eldest sister." In the future, the eldest sister will have to worry more about the big and small things that come and go. I'm all listening to my eldest sister. ”

"We all listen to the eldest sister!" When the two little guys heard the second sister say this, they hurriedly expressed their position in unison.

"Good! I know you're the best! Looking at the sensible and well-behaved younger siblings, the smile on the quiet face was so gentle. After a few more words, he took the hoe and went to the field.

In the afternoon, Jing Jing did not go to work in the field, but made zongzi at home with peace of mind. The two sisters got started together, and the package was finally finished after an afternoon. Anxin counted more than eighty.

"Wait for a while to cook, then soak in cold water, and you can eat delicious zongzi early tomorrow morning." Quietly wrapped the last one, and said with a smile to the two little ones gathered around.

"In that case, I won't have to make breakfast tomorrow morning. As soon as we opened our eyes, delicious rice dumplings were waiting for us. Anxin also said with a smile. Then he asked, "Sister, will we still boil eggs and make dumplings tomorrow?" ”

"Of course, tomorrow morning we will eat zongzi, and at noon we will make dumplings and boil a pot of eggs." If it's quiet, there will be a cheer from the two little ones.

On the morning of the Dragon Boat Festival, I woke up my younger siblings early, and everyone went to the river to wash their faces, picked up some mugwort, inserted some mugwort on the eaves, and kept the rest for boiling eggs at noon. There were a few sisters and brothers, and then they started to eat breakfast.

"Come, let's eat quickly, today's breakfast is zongzi." Quietly put a pot of rice dumplings on the table and greeted.

Several children have never eaten zongzi, when they were not separated before, every time they had the Dragon Boat Festival, Mrs. An would also wrap some zongzi with rhubarb rice, and then boil a pot of eggs and wrap a pot of dumplings, but their sisters and brothers only had to see it, because the zongzi was for An Baozhu and An Jin, An Yin, and An Bao to eat. Even An Jinfeng will also divide one or two. The dumplings and eggs, Jiaming can share some, although he is not welcomed, but Jiaming is a male grandson after all. The three quiet sisters can't get it at all, who let them lose money if they don't welcome them? Now when I look at these zongzi, my sister and brother are very happy. Especially the youngest Jiayue, her eyes are shining.

Quiet first peeled a peel for the youngest Jiayue, "Come, fourth sister, eat quickly." ”

"Thank you, big sister!" Jiayue took the zongzi with both hands and took a small bite carefully. The soft and glutinous and sweet zongzi entered, and the little person's eyes widened instantly, "Sister, this zongzi is really delicious!" Fragrant and sweet! It's still chewy," said the little guy, and he couldn't wait to eat it.

Seeing that Jiayue had already eaten it, Jiaming hurriedly took the zongzi that Anxin peeled for him, opened his mouth and took a big bite, nodding while chewing, and said vaguely, "No wonder An Yin and the security guard often say that zongzi are delicious, this zongzi is really delicious." Not only is it delicious, but it also looks good. White, shiny. It's much better than the yellow rice dumplings they ate, and it's definitely better than theirs. The yellow rice dumplings that Anbao and they ate only put bean paste. Our zongzi are not only white glutinous rice, but also contain dates and raisins, which must be 10,000 times better than theirs. ”

"Hmmm! 10,000 times better than theirs! Jiayue didn't raise her head.

Looking at the two little guys eating sweetly, listening to their words, they were quiet and a little sad. She reached out and touched the heads of the two little guys, and said gently, "You can't eat too much if it's delicious, zongzi is not easy to digest." If you want to eat it in the future, the eldest sister will give you a bag at any time. When the time comes, let's wrap a few more kinds of them, such as egg yolk dumplings and meat stuffed dumplings, which must have not been eaten by Anbao. ”

"Oh... The eldest sister is the best! Listening to Quiet, the two little ones danced happily.

"Yes, the feelings are in your hearts, that is, the eldest sister is the best, isn't the second sister good?" An An smiled and said strangely.

"The second sister is good, the eldest sister and the second sister are good!" The two little ones said in unison.

After breakfast, Jing Jing tied the rice dumplings into a string of ten and tied two skewers into the basket. Carrying the basket, he walked to the village down the slope. first went to the village chief's house, and Grandma Zhao received ten quiet rice dumplings, which was very happy. I also took some home-boiled eggs and put them in a quiet basket, and then sent quiet out of the yard with a smile.

Quiet carried the basket to Huaihua's house, and Aunt Bolt was very enthusiastic when she saw Quiet. Huaihua was even more happy, and took the quiet hand into the house, and took candy and eggs.

"Okay, don't be busy, I'll wrap some zongzi for you to taste." Quietly grabbed the acacia flower handle and quietly pulled the acacia flower and handed her a bunch of zongzi in the basket.

"Your bag must be delicious." Huaihua took the zongzi and handed it to her mother, and said with a smile to the quiet.

Aunt Bolt took the zongzi and said in a continuous voice: "You guys finally wrapped a zongzi, what are you still thinking about what we are doing?" In the morning, I also wrapped zongzi, but it was wrapped in yellow rice, and you can also take a few back to taste. As he spoke, he put a pot of rice dumplings on the table in a quiet basket. Then he said, "This was originally meant to be sent to you by the acacia flowers. It's just that this girl is too lazy, and she gets up in the morning and grinds again. I won't wait for you to send it, but you will send it to us. ”

"Thank you, auntie, then I'm welcome. I have to go back, and I still have a lot of work to do. So saying, he got up and walked out with the basket in his hand. When he got to the yard, he turned to the acacia and said, "If you have time, go to the slope to play." Huaihua replied with a grin. Quiet, then out of the yard.

When I passed by Lao An's house, I saw Lao An's wife staring at her with vicious eyes. Seeing that Jing Jing looked over, she still muttered in her mouth: "White-eyed wolves, a group of white-eyed wolves with no conscience, eat things inside and out." Across the courtyard wall, Mrs. An saw that Jing Jing had sent zongzi to the tall bolt family next door, but not to her own family, and she was immediately angry.

quietly glanced at the old lady who was standing at the door and jumped on her feet, and didn't give her a look. Carrying the basket and walking straight home.

Looking at the quiet and distant back, Mrs. An's triangular eyes flashed with a calculating light. These days, the old family and the third family are muttering in her ear, and she also took advantage of the lack of attention to go to the slope to see the house being built. The tall and big courtyard walls, and the dozen or so big houses. It was completely pierced in her heart. With such a good yard and so many houses, she should live in it. Dead girl, thinking that if you split up, you won't be able to see yourself in your eyes. Let her stay in Deser for a few days, and when the house is all built, she will go to the village chief, and then bring them back. At that time, the house and the yard and the land will be all their own. If the two girls were obedient, they would find a ravine and marry them. If they are disobedient, they will be sold into the building. As for the two little cubs, they were obedient and kept as a little envoy for the family. If he was disobedient, he sold the big family as a slave.

Jing Jing didn't know the vicious thoughts in the old woman's heart at this time. But knowing it, she won't be afraid. First, the severance letter in her hand has been filed in the government and is protected by law. If the people in the old house dare to make trouble, then she will report to the official and let them taste the taste of fried meat with bamboo shoots. Besides, even if the government doesn't care. She even killed the wolves, and she was afraid of those people in the old mansion? Those people aren't necessarily more powerful than the wolves, and they're fierce, right?

For the next few days, Quiet was hoeing grass in the field, and she didn't let the three little ones follow. One is that the two small ones can't do the weeding work, and the second sister Xin'er, the delicate little hands that have been raised with great difficulty in the past two months, she is reluctant to make them rough anymore. The second sister's small hands are only suitable for embroidery, so leave this kind of rough work to her! Who made her the eldest sister of several children?

Because this is the first year of planting, the soil is wet and the grass is very vigorous. Quietly waving his hoe, he not only sighed in his heart: in this era when there were no machinery, herbicides and pesticides, although the food was safe and delicious. But in this era when the land was completely dependent on their hands, people were busy working in the field from planting to harvesting. At the end of the year, not to mention the hard work, the final harvest may not be enough for the family. If God doesn't appreciate his face and catches up with the disaster year, I'm afraid that five out of ten families will go hungry. It's not easy for a farmer to live a life that watches the sky and eats!

Originally, he had money in his hand, and he still wanted to buy more land. Now that I think about it, forget it, and put a few acres of paddy fields, as long as it is enough for the family to eat. The rest of the money should go to buy some shops, and when the time comes, you can eat rent, or you can open a small shop or something. In short, from ancient times to the present, buying a house and buying a store has always appreciated, and there is no reason to depreciate. Otherwise, how could so many people speculate on real estate in modern times? And those who speculated in real estate all made a fortune in the end.

Think of yourself as a rented house in modern times, but now you can buy a few houses or shops. If you buy an ox cart or a horse-drawn cart or something in the future, you will be regarded as a person who has a car, a house and a deposit. Thinking of this, Quiet can't help but laugh out loud.