Chapter 199: Planting Rice
On this day, she settled the chores at home, and was about to take her two children into the city to catch her sweetheart who she hadn't seen for many days, but she didn't want Fang Jie to come back in Dongzi's carriage with a smile.
Pu Cao naturally wanted to ask him why he didn't come back in the past few days, but Fang Jie gritted his teeth and refused to open his mouth to solve her doubts, only saying that it was a secret and would be known tomorrow.
Pu Cao was so angry that he "ruthlessly" pinched him a few times, and then concealed the fact that everyone was traveling together, which was a small revenge.
Sure enough, early on the morning of the second day, when he saw the mighty army of outings behind Pu Cao, Fang Jie was really stunned for a long time, and finally glanced at Pu Cao with a smile and a smile, and stepped forward to greet everyone.
Pu Cao snickered and carried the two children into the carriage, and then beckoned Liu Housheng and others to carry food.
Everyone is from a peasant family, so they don't pay so much attention to etiquette, and they are all familiar with each other on weekdays. Therefore, Liu Housheng and the Chen brothers sat in the car with Pucao and Chunni, while Fang Jie and Dong Si occupied the wheel.
Dong Si asked everyone to sit down, so he shouted and shook the whip and set off with a smile, leaving Dongzi, who was temporarily kicked out of the car, to cry without tears.
The sun at the end of summer has gradually lost its heat and intensity, and has become mild and hospitable, and the mountains and forests have faded from the youth of early summer and changed into a dark green coat. Occasionally, a few birds with colorful tails chirped over the roof of the car, causing Shanzi and Peach Blossom to jump out and catch one.
The grass on the side of the road is gone, and the hare, which has been fed for a summer, has lost its former vigilance, shaking its fat buttocks and leisurely eating grass.
Fang Jie listened to Dong Si's twists and turns and the children's laughter in his ears, and his mood was also very relaxed. On a whim, he snatched Dong Si's whip, and when he saw the opportunity, he abstracted the rabbit who "took care of his head and didn't care about his belly".
Naturally, Master Fang's subordinates had injured a few lives, how could this little rabbit escape. So, the rabbit turned on all fours and ran to the underworld to report.
Dong Si applauded loudly, ran out of the car to pick up the rabbit and came back, causing everyone to laugh and praise Fang Jie's good eyesight and good kung fu.
Liu Housheng was busy taking care of the vegetable fields and bud valleys this summer, and he had never gone up the mountain to hunt once, and when he saw Fang Jie like this, he was itching, so he changed positions with Dong Si, holding a horsewhip, and staring at the grass beside the road while driving the car.
As a result, the little beasts on both sides of the mountain road who didn't know that the catastrophe was coming were unlucky, but whenever they were fancied, they all went to Lord Yama to report their reincarnation without exception.
When everyone arrived at their destination, there were already three pheasants and four rabbits hanging on both sides of the wheel.
After Pu Cao got out of the car with the two children, he put his hands on the pergola and looked at the fishing holy spot chosen by Fang Jie. This is located in the north of Cuiluan City about thirty miles a col facing south, the river that flows in the distance is called Songjiang by the people. The Songjiang River is wide and has a large amount of water, so it is inevitable that it will have to divide into branches, and the water flow is very slow.
And there is a fork in the river before this col, the water is clear and stable, and many shrubs and thatch grow on the riverside, like a natural barrier, isolating the river from the col.
The col is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and water on the one hand. The mountain bags on the left and right are all out of the high mountains behind them, and there are some pine and birch trees, which are not dense but also very luxuriant. Only the mountain was a little peculiar, and although it was so high and steep, it had only a few dwarf pines and shrubs, and I wonder if the gods had missed this place when they had sown the seeds.
Pu Cao looked around like this, and the more she looked at it, the more happy she became, and she couldn't help but smile, "This is really a good place to live in seclusion." ”
Fang Jie happened to walk next to her and answered with a smile, "I knew you would say that." After speaking, he had already taken Pucao's hand and walked to the side of the path.
Seeing that everyone was on the side, Pu Cao blushed and wanted to break away, but Fang Jie didn't allow it, so she had to lower her head and follow quickly.
Everyone looked at each other and laughed snickeringly, and then they were about to unload the carriage, but Fang Jie shouted in front, "Brother Dong, you also come with me, this is not a place to rest." ”
Everyone was strange but did not inquire, and led the carriage all the way to follow him.
Pu Cao saw that the path under his feet had been replaced with a bluestone slab, so he said in surprise, "Could it be that there are already people living here?" ”
Fang Jie smiled mysteriously, stretched out his finger and pointed ahead, Pu Cao looked up and opened his mouth slightly in surprise, and exclaimed, "What a beautiful farmhouse courtyard, um... It seems like it's still a new house? ”
Fang Jie smiled proudly and happily, "It's good if you like it, I'm just busy looking for someone to build a house these days." In the future, this will be another of our courtyards, and you can come here at any time if you want to fish. ”
Pu Cao saw that the small courtyard was full of green bricks and gray tiles, surrounded by green trees and red flowers, backed by high mountains, facing the river, and remembered the poem that was very popular in his previous life for no reason, "Facing the sea, the spring flowers are blooming!" ”
"Haha," Fang Jie heard her whisper, and couldn't help laughing, "This is the river, the real sea is ten million times wider than this, and I will take you to see the sea when I have the opportunity in the future." ”
Pu Caoben was looked down upon by him, and he was going to be angry with his flesh and skin, but when he heard this last sentence, he immediately smiled and responded, "Okay, I can remember, if you don't keep your promise, I won't follow it." ”
"What's so difficult about this, as long as you can put down the chores at home, we can set off at any time."
The two of them talked and laughed, and everyone had already arrived behind them, so they naturally praised them again. Dong Si bolted the carriage to the willow tree outside the courtyard gate, and Zhang Luo moved all the food in the same house to the courtyard.
The small courtyard had just been built at any time, but the furnishings and materials of each room were complete, and a lame old man who had been arranged by Fang Jie to guard the door here greeted him with a slight apprehension. Pu Cao saw that his appearance was quite kind, his hands were thick and old, and he guessed that he must be an honest man who had suffered, so he said a few words to him with Yan Yuese, and then sent him down to rest.
After all, it is fun to go out to go fishing in the wild, and it is fun to do everything yourself, and if you still need someone to take care of it, it is better to stay at home.
The men finally came out to relax for a day, and after picking up the carriage, they couldn't help but draw out their homemade fishing rods, pick up their nets, stir up their ropes, and ran to the river.
Naturally, the two children did not want to be left behind, and cheered and followed. Pucao was afraid that they would fall into the river for fun, and shouted loudly not to go into the water. Fang Jie heard it funny and said, "A few of us are good at water, even if the child falls into the river, it will be fine, you can rest assured." Tidy up the yard and hurry to the riverside. ”
Pu Cao was worried in vain when he thought about it, and after sending Fang Jie, his subordinates stepped up to take food and other things to the kitchen. Chunnier sat in the shade of the tree in the corner of the yard with her sleeping child in her arms, and when she saw that the child was asleep, she was tempted to go to the river with Pucao. But she was not at ease when she left the child alone in the yard.
It was when he was hesitant and embarrassed, the lame old man rubbed his hands and stepped forward and said, "If this lady doesn't dislike it, let the old man help guard the little master, if the little master is crying, the old man will send him to find the lady." ”
Chunni was called Mrs. for the first time in her life, and she was stunned for a while before she reacted, and hurriedly got up and waved her hand and smiled, "Uncle, I'm not a lady, just call me Sister-in-law Liu." I was about to go to the river, so I asked the old man to take care of the children for me. ”
Pucao also happened to come out of the stove, and when she heard this, she also smiled and said, "Speaking of which, the old man lives in this courtyard for a long time, and he is also half the master, but we guests come to the door to make the old man suffer." After catching a big fish for a while, I must share a bowl of fresh soup with the old man to drink. ”
The lame old man hurriedly waved his hand, his face was slightly red and polite, "The ladies are really tormenting the old slaves." ”
Pu Cao and Chunni smiled and said a few words and walked hand in hand to the riverside, Fang Jie and Dong Si each took a fishing rod in their hands, and sat leisurely under a long grass shed waiting for the fish to take the bait, and in the distance, Chen Da, Chen Er and Liu Housheng took two children with high trouser legs cheering and pulling the net to circle the fish around, and the splash of water smashed on the river surface again, bringing out layers of ripples.
Dong Si is a discerning person, and as soon as he saw Pu Cao coming, he hurriedly pulled his fishing rod, and then laughed, "This fishing is really laborious, it's really not a pleasure to go to the net, and I also went into the water with them." ”
After saying that, he threw down his fishing rod and small wooden bench and ran to the river. Chuniel reached out and pushed the reddish Pucao, and ran over as well.
Pu Cao waited for a glance at Fang Jie, who was smiling, and simply sat down beside him, Fang Jie diligently helped to hang the bait and throw the hook, and finally took Pu Cao's hand after inserting the fishing rod, and whispered while blowing the cool river breeze.
Pu Cao really loves this mountain pass, and just sitting quietly like this, he feels that all the burdens in his heart are thrown aside, and it is extremely relaxed. She couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth, happily thinking about how to plan this paradise.
"It's really a good place here, facing the water and backing the mountain, the morning sun and the wind, and a greenhouse behind the small courtyard, so you don't have to burn too much firewood to grow vegetables in winter." In addition, if this fertile soil by the river is turned into paddy fields and a few acres of rice are planted, there will be a bumper harvest in autumn. And there are some chickens and ducks on the mountain..."
Fang Jie had heard her soft voice before, and he slowly painted a picture of a peaceful and happy farmhouse in his mind, and he couldn't help but smile contentedly and joyfully. But at the end of what he heard, his face suddenly sank, "What did you just say?" Growing rice? ”
Pu Cao was talking about Xingtouer, and he didn't think much about it, and said, "Yes, you see how fertile this land is, and it is right next to the river, and the water source is not worried, so it is perfect for growing rice in paddy fields." ”
Fang Jie's hand holding Pu Cao's hand tightened for three points, and his voice became deeper and lower, "Do you know what you're talking about?" No one has ever planted rice in our snow country, first, no one can grow it, and second, the climate is cold, and before the rice ears grow up, frost and snow have fallen. ”
Pu Cao was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that what she said just now was a little reckless, but she had been thinking about planting rice for a long time, and she felt that she was seventy percent sure of success, so she took this opportunity to discuss it with Fang Jie.
(I was young when I was flooded in '98, so I didn't feel much.) In the past few years, I have always heard about the Fashui earthquake, and my mother-in-law said that it is good to go back to her hometown and ensure a safe environment. As a result, a few days after I returned to my hometown, I was hit by a heavy flood. The day before yesterday and yesterday, there was heavy rain and thunder for two days and two nights. My sister-in-law and I lit candles in the middle of the night to wash for water, and even wanted to use a big bathtub to transport the two children away, which was really thrilling.
I got up this morning and took a four-wheeled agricultural vehicle to the county seat, and there were seven TVs in the car, haha, they were all broken by thunder and lightning. Three houses in the village were also washed down by heavy rain, and it really felt like the 98 flood was just that. My husband called and said, where is the earthquake again, and suddenly I thought, my motherland, are you swollen?
I hope that all my friends are safe, all my families are healthy, and that our motherland is peaceful and prosperous. In short, it's good that everything is safe. I like the sun so much, don't rain anymore. )