The man in the field next door couldn't help but cut the rice while chatting with him, "Old Wangtou, your family is terrible this year!" ”

Mei Zhongzhong smiled and took a puff of cigarette, "TOEFL, TOEFL, this year is good, everyone is having a better life!" ”

"But no, our village is good, I heard that some villages, even these days, did not hold on, a few days ago the rice syrup was not filled with the first open sickle. I also heard Li Zheng say, why is the tax going to rise this year, and half of the grain has to be paid more than in previous years for an acre of land, which makes our village households who rely on the land to eat live? ”

Mei Zhongzhong also frowned and sighed.

Cut a section forward, caught up with Mei Xiaoque, Mei Xiaoque came with a carriage, where was she embarrassed to really watch her father and mother get off the ground and stay by herself.

His legs and feet were now in no serious trouble, as long as they remained in the sky, so he followed him and went to the ground.

The speed is slower than Zhou's.

Mei Zhongzhong muttered a few words to Mei Xiaoque about what he heard just now, "Alas, the life of this Zhuang family is getting more and more difficult, if in previous years, there was a second child, and our family would not have to pay taxes." I don't know how much I'm going to pay this year......"

In that tone, there was actually a little melancholy and regret.

If it was in previous years, Boss Wang would definitely take over and praise Wang Er according to Mei's loyalty.

Because if the farmer has a talent, he does not have to pay taxes and grain.

This is also the capital and privilege of the Lao Mei family in Lingshan Village.

Mei Zhongzhong will be particularly proud and proud of this capital at this time in previous years.

Outsiders don't know the situation, they only know that the Mei family doesn't have to pay taxes, which saves a lot of food, and they are all envious, and they have to flatter Mei every year to be loyal.

Even if the family hears it, they will echo two sentences.

Although they all know that the part of the tax and grain saved was also taken by Wang Laoer.

The family's fields are planted for many seasons, harvesting wheat in the spring and rice, millet, and sorghum in the autumn.

Rice has a low yield and is a fine grain, most of which is sold for money, which is also an important income for the family.

Wheat, millet, and sorghum would be kept at home, ground up, and mixed together.

This will fill the stomach of the whole family.

Even if the Mei family used to be a wealthy family in Lingshan Village, they all did this, and only ate white noodles and white rice during the New Year's festival or when the family was uncomfortable.

Only Mei Chang'an, although the tax and grain saved every year do not need to be handed over to the government, but they are all dragged to the city by Mei Changan.

And the tax grain can also be mixed with something else, Mei Chang'an has always only needed white rice, millet and sorghum.

In the final analysis, the rice at home in previous years was either sold for him to study, or dragged directly to the city and eaten by his father-in-law's family.

Is the Mei family really okay? It's just that he counted on Mei Changan to pull a few brothers

The younger brother and nephew gritted their teeth and offered it.

Now that I hear Mei Zhongzhong, it seems that she is still very sorry, Mei Xiaoque really can't help it, "Dad, didn't your old man count the situation in previous years?" Although the tax and grain were not paid, they were also given to the second child. Over the years, our family has not benefited from the second child except for an empty reputation. ”

"Now like this, I think it's good, after paying the tax grain, our family will leave a little more fine grain, I think my sister likes to eat, you and your mother are also old, you should also eat some fine grain to replenish your body." In addition to these, you can also sell some silver, which is much stronger than in previous years! ”

Mei Zhongzhong was silent for a long time, and took a puff of cigarette. Aichi Literature ¥ Free to read

sighed, "I also know that the good life at home now is thanks to your sister!" It's just that I think about it, the world is divided into several grades, Shinong and industrialist. Our family will get better and better in the future, and there is no name to protect it, and I am only afraid that someone will be red in the future. ”

"Although the mountain goods business is money, it has a bad reputation. The family still has to be a reader! This is Mei's lifelong obsession.

Mei Changan realized his obsession, but unfortunately, he was the one who hurt the Mei family and Mei Loyalty the most in the end.

This is not easy for Mei Xiaoque to answer.

However, Mei Changqing was scolded by Mrs. Li in the back, and just happened to cut here, and answered, "Dad, I think it's better to forget it!" If we provide another reader like the second child, our land will be sold again! When the little sister is also married, who do you expect to redeem the land? Don't count on me, my third Wang doesn't have this ability! ”

"Besides, none of our brothers' generation, except for the second child, have the talent to read, and in the younger generation, Tianlong and Tianhu are no longer counted on, only Tianbao and my Xiaojuan and Xiaoduo are left. Dad, which one are you going to offer? Or are the three offered together? Then we can't afford to have a silver mountain! ”

Although he has always been taught a lesson by his sister in the past few days, he has been used to it since he was a child, and in front of his sister, face does not exist.

In addition, the life in this family is better, there is meat every day, you can eat a full stomach, and the most important thing is that you can also pay monthly money, which makes Mei Changqing feel that this day is much stronger than the previous family.

He has no talent for studying by himself, but he is very dissatisfied with the fact that the family supplies almost all the money and food to the second child, and everything good is close to the second child first.

The second child eats meat, they can't even gnaw on the bones, and the second child has white noodles, and they eat all kinds of coarse grains every day.

Cutting down on food and clothing to provide for the second child, he looked at it, and the whole family didn't get much light, but the second child was a pair all day long, and everyone had to rely on him and slap his face.

At that time, he saw through it, no one could count on it, he was not like the boss who was still counting on the second child to pull Tianlong and them, and he had been patient.

Playing Xiaomei Changqing knows that only crying children have milk to eat, dad likes the second child, relies on the boss, the mother loves the girl the most, he and the fourth child no one hurts, the fourth child is stupid, he is not.

Mom and Dad are counting on no

, he quickly learned to plan for himself, relying on a sweet mouth, coaxing his sister and father, his life is much more comfortable than that of the eldest and fourth.

He also thinks about it, people live for a lifetime, everything is fake, and it is worth it when you are comfortable and enjoyable.

It's not easy, you can enjoy a few days of good life at home, and my father has a good and comfortable life, but what kind of reader do you want to mention?

Is this a loss or not enough? Or do you have a bag in your brain?

Mei Zhongzhong, who was so stunned by Mei Changqing's two words that his old face couldn't hang up, knocked over with a cigarette bag pot, "You talk a lot of nonsense!" Get to work! ”

Mei Changqing was not angry, he smiled, and continued to work.

Mei Xiaoque was afraid that Mei Zhongzhong would pull him to say these words again, so he hurriedly lowered his head and cut the rice, and rushed to the front in a few clicks.

Here, what the three fathers and sons of the Mei family said vaguely reached An Huahao's ears along the wind.

He is accustomed to hunting, and for cutting rice, it is really the first time that a big girl has gone on a sedan chair.

It was a little difficult at first, but after a few more glances at how others did it, it didn't take long to get the hang of it.

The speed is up.

Just hearing these words, his eyes darkened, and Mei Zhongzhong's words reminded him of an important thing.

Later, Mrs. Li and Mrs. Wen tied up the grain in the back, looking at the sky was almost dark, and then seeing that the Zhou family had already cut their heads, and turned around to help the two brothers Tianlong and Tianhu cut.

"Okay, it's not too early, the old family, the third family, go back to cooking!" Mrs. Li commanded.

"I stewed the pheasant and made it a rabbit to eat at night."

Zhou and Wen readily agreed, cleaned up a little, wiped their sweat, and climbed up the ridge to rush home.

Walking back halfway back, Zhou looked at the figure in front of him, and couldn't help but push Wen with his elbow, "Brother and sister, don't you see that is our little sister?" ”

Wen looked up, and under the locust tree not far away, wasn't the person standing there the sister-in-law?

"I think so, why is the little sister here?" The two of them greeted him.

Walking in, Mei Xiaotong was carrying a wooden bucket in one hand, a bamboo basket in the other, and one on her back.

In the wooden barrel is a bucket of green mung bean soup, which makes people feel hot when they look at it.

Zhou hurriedly took the barrel, "Little sister, what are you?" ”

Mei Xiaotong was wearing a hat on her head, a blue cloth shirt on her body, and her hair was only tightly tied, which looked refreshing.

Seeing Zhou and Wen, he smiled, "It's just right that you guys came, I made lunch and was about to send it to you." ”

"What?" Wen and Zhou glanced at each other, and their hearts were a little uncertain.

Zhou's courage was even bigger, and when he saw that the bamboo basket was covered with a clean white cloth, he easily uncovered a small corner, "That's just right, let my sister-in-law see, sister-in-law, what are you cooking?" ”

When a small corner of the white cloth is removed, a fragrance comes to the nose, with the deliciousness of chicken soup, beans and eggplant

's fragrance made Zhou couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

Smelling this fragrance, it should be almost somewhere? Zhou pondered in his heart, this sister-in-law is really enlightened, she can make money, she can embroider, and now she can even cook.

Wen also took another bamboo basket, and the three of them went to the field again.

When Mrs. Li saw her two daughters-in-law, she didn't go back long ago, and she turned back again, her face sank, "Didn't you let you go back to cooking?" What are you doing again? With so many people in the family waiting for dinner, why can't you do this thing? ”

As soon as Zhou saw Mrs. Li, it was like a mouse seeing a cat, "Mother, isn't this me going back with my younger siblings and meeting my little sister on the way?" She had already cooked all the rice and boiled a bucket of mung bean water for us......" As she spoke, she handed the wooden bucket in her hand to Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li was shocked at first, the old girl cooked?

Looking down again, the mung bean water in the bucket was rippling with green, and it made people's mouths flutter at a glance.

Immediately smiled on his face, "Oh, it is worthy of being my daughter, this mind is dexterous, knowing that the weather is hot, boil mung bean water to drink, and look at this mung bean water to cook well!" ”

Zhou's face was expressionless, and I wanted to complain that you didn't even drink it, so you know that it was cooked well?

Later, Wen and Mei Xiaotong had already come over with bamboo baskets on their backs.

Mrs. Li wiped the mud on her hands, patted the ashes on her body, washed her face with the water in the ditch, went up to the ridge first, looked at Mei Xiaotong, and the love in her eyes was about to overflow, "Didn't you ask you not to cook?" On such a hot day, you have to cook so many people to eat, can you stand it with your bones? The heat is bad, right? Tired or not? ”

While turning his head, he scolded, "Eyeless things, I didn't see that your sister was still carrying things, I don't know how to take it?" ”

Mei Xiaotong took out a handkerchief from her arms to wipe the sweat of Mrs. Li, and said with a smile, "I think cooking is very interesting, and my mother will taste my skills in a while." ”

"That's for sure! My daughter's cooking, it's definitely delicious! Mrs. Li first set the tone.

"Mother, let everyone come up for dinner, let's rest!" Mei Xiaotong looked at the sun overhead, it was noon, and the people who were working were still sweating like rain.

Only then did Mrs. Li turn around and rush to the ground, "Let's all come up and eat!" As he spoke, he took Mei Xiaotong to a tree next to the ridge.

"Come here, the sun is too poisonous at noon, don't get sunburned."

Wen and Zhou were also busy carrying food to the shade of the tree.

Hearing that it was time to eat, the children pounced first and surrounded Mei Xiaotong, "Auntie, auntie, what's delicious today?" ”

was disgusted by Mrs. Li, and drove away, "All of them are like mud monkeys, so don't go and wash them quickly." ”

Mei Zhongzhong was supported by Mei Changqing, followed by Mei Xiaoque and An Huahao, and slowly went up the ridge, and Sun was at the end, seeing that everyone was ready to eat, he cautiously followed behind.

Everyone washed their hands and faces

, now I don't pay attention to anything, I sit on the ground.

An Huahao heard Zhou say that today's lunch was made by Mei Xiaotong, and his eyes couldn't help but glance at the bamboo basket.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Mrs. Li uncovered the white cloth on the bamboo basket, and a rich fragrance immediately dispersed.

The people around couldn't help but swallow their saliva, it was too fragrant.

Inside the basket is a large pot filled with noodles, green beans, softly stewed eggplant, and dried mushrooms that have soaked up the umami of the chicken broth.

The snow-white noodles are full of chicken broth and vegetable juice, and have an oily sheen, which makes people appetize when they look at it.

"Wow, it smells so good!"

Several children spoke in unison.

Mrs. Li handed everyone the dishes and chopsticks brought by Mei Xiaotong and asked them to fish them out by themselves.

Because An Huahao was the one who helped, he specially brought him a big bowl, personally picked a bunch of bowls of noodles, and found a few pieces of chicken on top and put them on it.

"Hua Hao, taste it, this is made by our family Xiaotong."

An Huahao took the bowl and chopsticks, picked up a noodle, put it in his mouth, the noodles were smooth and slippery, and wrapped in chicken broth, which was very delicious, plus the fragrance of beans, and the soft glutinous eggplant, which made people shine.

After one bite, you can't stop.

The person next to him had already fished a bowl and snorted and ate it.

There were also people from the field next door who brought rice, smelled the fragrance of Mei's food, and rubbed the thick-skinned one over with a bowl.

"Uncle Wang, your food is really fragrant, I smell the fragrance around here, what is delicious?"

Take a closer look, and don't want to envy one by one.

"Uncle Wang, your family is really good, where can you eat chicken? It's all white noodles, tsk......"

If in the past, Mei was loyal to a person who loved face so much, maybe he would have to open his mouth and leave a few words, so that people could taste it before leaving.

But today, this noodle is firm and smooth, and it is so delicious.

Mei Zhongzhong was even worried that she would eat slowly, and she would not be able to get a second bowl after a while, so she only buried her head in the noodles, for fear that she would delay the time by saying two more words.

He nodded casually and hummed a few times.

Those who plan to rub the rice are also embarrassed, if this farmhouse meal is almost the same, I will rub a bun from your family and return a cake to your family, and it will be nothing.

But the Mei family eats chicken noodle soup, and you can see the chicken nuggets, and the noodles are also white noodles, which is a bloody investment.

After eating, what do you take at home?

Therefore, I praised two more words, and slowly went back to my own land with the aroma of chicken soup and the rice in my bowl.

It didn't take long for the two large pots of noodles to be snatched up.

After eating the noodles, An Huahao cleaned the bowl in the ditch, scooped another bowl of mung bean soup, took a sip, it was sweet and had a hint of coolness, and when he saw that there were water droplets outside the barrel, he wanted to come

It was frozen in well water.

On such a hot day, when you are full, it is so comfortable to have such a bowl of cold mung bean soup.

The rest of the Mei family, when they saw An Huahao drinking mung bean soup, also learned to clean the bowl and then scoop the soup, and there was also Mei Changqing, who was not particular, directly scooped it into the bowl and drank it in three or two sips.

He smacked his mouth, "This noodle is delicious today!" Mother, who made this? Doesn't it look like our Xiaolian's craftsmanship? Could it be that she is a sister-in-law? ”

said that she didn't believe it, the Zhou family, the Mei family all knew that doing some hard work was a good hand, but those sewing and mending, cooking or something, it was really not her strong point.

But Mei Changqing has eaten her own mother's food for decades, and she can still share it, this is not her own mother's craft.

Mrs. Li was proud and proud, "Phew! Just her? It would be nice to be able to cook the rice! It's your sister's craft! Your sister follows me, and she will learn everything as soon as she does. Hmph, yesterday Xiaotong said that he wanted to cook, the old family, the third family, aren't you still afraid that Xiaotong will smash the pot? Why do you eat like you eat today, it's like you haven't eaten in eight lifetimes! ”

Mei Changqing is really unbiased about his mother's partiality, who was opposed yesterday, for fear that the sister would enter the kitchen, it would be hot, and it would be burned?

Why has he become a pot for his daughter-in-law and sister-in-law today?

A few little beans on the side, especially the foodie Tianbao, looked at Mei Xiaotong's eyes at the moment, more eagerly than looking at his father and mother, "Auntie, your cooking is so delicious!" In the future, our family meals will be cooked by my aunt! ”

Mrs. Li knocked over with chopsticks, "Let go of your mother's fart!" It's good to have food one by one, and you still want your aunt to cook for you every day? Isn't it beautiful? I want my daughter to earn money to support you, and I want my daughter to cook for you, so just provide for you! Let the old lady hear such words again, and I won't give you two big ear scrapers! ”

The leopard stuck out his tongue and hid behind Mei Xiaoque to taste the taste of chicken noodle soup just now, and didn't dare to make a sound.

Although everyone thought so in their hearts, they were scolded by Mrs. Li like this, and they knew that it was impossible, so they were embarrassed to speak.

Only Mei Changqing, with a shy face, "Mother, I won't talk about it in the future, these days to grab the autumn, let the sister cook for us for a few days, it's okay, right?" ”

(End of chapter)