Chapter 17: Self-inflicted iniquity
As he walked, Ye Feng suddenly remembered that in the cornfield he had planted in the past few days, there was still a long distance between each pit. This distance is about 20 centimeters from the visual inspection, and I think it is a way to wait for the corn to ripen and facilitate entry and exit.
Of course, Ye Feng knew that it was indeed necessary to set aside this road, after all, before the corn grows and matures, it is necessary to fertilize and cultivate the soil.
If you don't stay, there is simply no way out.
However, it is a bit of a waste to be empty. The road is a must to stay, but it is perfectly possible to make the most of it. And this distance is really a bit too large, probably because of the fear that the corn stalk will fall down after the strong wind and rain.
Thinking of this, Ye Feng carefully recalled the book knowledge from his college days, and found that the remaining space would basically be used to grow some other crops.
Intercropping not only significantly increases yields, but also increases soil fertility, which is a great way to do it. Take corn as an example, crops suitable for intercropping include potatoes, sweet potatoes, peanuts, etc.
It's just that how to explain it to Chen Jixing and make him believe it?
Thinking of this, Ye Feng pretended to be confused and asked Chen Jixing, who was carrying a hoe: "Brother-in-law, I just saw that there are a lot of vacant places in our cornfield, what is that used for!" I feel like this is a waste. ”
Chen Jixing originally thought that Ye Feng was studying medicine by urinating, and he was not interested in farming, but he didn't expect him to observe so carefully, because he said happily: "Those vacant places are normal spacing, not a waste." Otherwise, corn and corn will be next to each other, competing for fertilizer and not growing well. Moreover, it is easy to go to the field to harvest corn in the future. ”
With this foreshadowing, Ye Feng slowly said his thoughts: "Brother-in-law, I think it's a pity to be empty like that. If, I mean, we could plant something on it that doesn't ripen much later than corn, but it doesn't affect the growth of corn, like sweet potatoes or potatoes or whatever, wouldn't we be able to harvest more grain? ”
Most of the land is used to grow winter wheat after the corn harvest, so the interplanted crops should not mature much later than the corn. After thinking about it, Ye Feng directly recommended sweet potatoes and potatoes.
According to the climatic conditions, in places like Chenjia Village, sweet potatoes are generally planted in May and June, so it is just the right time. And Ye Feng had already seen that there were a lot of sweet potato seedlings in the Ye family's vegetable field now.
As for potatoes, they can be grown for many seasons in a year, and the growth cycle is short, which is not a problem.
Chen Jixing has always been a person who throws himself into the ground. Like the rest of the village, he has been worried about how to maximize food production.
As the saying goes, the layman looks at the liveliness, and the connoisseur looks at the doorway. As soon as Ye Feng said this, Chen Jixing felt that his mouth suddenly opened, and he had a feeling of sudden enlightenment.
He patted his thigh and said almost excitedly: "I think this method is feasible, after so many years of farming, why didn't I think of it." ”
Ye Shi has also been listening to the side, and seeing Chen Jixing so excited, she asked with some concern: "It sounds like it is feasible, but will this affect the growth of corn and reduce the yield." ”
I have to say that Ye's worries are not unreasonable.
This land was originally planted with corn, and if other crops affect the income of corn, it can be said that the gains outweigh the losses. After all, the price of corn is still more expensive than other crops.
However, this time there was no need for Ye Feng to explain, Chen Jixing took the initiative to explain: "I don't think so." It is not too late to wait for the corn to grow to a certain height before planting a second crop. You see potatoes are very suitable, and sweet potatoes are also very suitable, they don't grow tall at all, and they don't need much sunlight. ”
Listening to Chen Jixing's explanation, Ye Feng continued: "Don't worry that the interplanted crops will share the nutrients of corn. When the time is right, we can dig a small pit in the roots of each corn plant and pour some manure on it. ”
As soon as Ye Feng explained, Chen Jixing didn't need to say it, even the Ye family understood now.
It has to be said that this is an excellent proposal and the feasibility is very high. If it is done, whether it is interplanting potatoes or sweet potatoes, one acre of land can produce a lot more out of thin air.
So, while being happy, Chen Jixing and the two have begun to discuss whether to plant potatoes or sweet potatoes. The seed sweet potatoes have already sprouted and grown very well, and when the time comes, the seedlings are cut and planted in the ground. As for the potatoes, it is more convenient, even the sprouts do not need to be urged, and when the time comes, the potatoes at home will be cut into pieces, and the ashes of the plants and trees can be planted directly.
The more they discussed, the more excited they became.
As the sun sets, smoke begins to rise from the roofs of every house.
The children drove the chickens and ducks back to the circle, the women plucked vegetables in the field and sat under the eaves to choose and wash the vegetables to prepare dinner, and the men sat in the yard to clean the mud from the farm tools to prevent them from rusting.
Typical busy and fulfilling farm life.
Like most families, Aunt Cha's family is preparing to make dinner.
The two children were already hungry and clamoring for dinner.
Compared with Qianyan and Ye Feng, these two children are a little unsightly.
The boss has been in private school for several years, but he is definitely not a hard-working person. Although in the past few days, the academy has taken a few days off to let the students go home to experience agricultural activities, and it will not be "industrious, and the grains are not divided", but Chen Yuang did not go to the ground to help at all on the grounds that he wanted to warm his books.
But that's also in the past. After all, studying is still more important than working in the fields. As long as he can learn to make a name for himself, no matter how lazy he is, Aunt Zha Wu and Chen Wu will still be very happy.
However, the second child is a little too stubborn, speaking of which is a year older than Qianyan's girl, and he is a man, but he is unwilling to go to the ground to help. That's fine, she also harasses her eldest son from time to time to study, which is what she can't bear.
Thinking of this, he glanced at Fifth Uncle Chen with some resentment.
This damn stuffy gourd can't beat a fart, and he doesn't know how to discipline children, and every time he encounters a problem, he goes out on his own. The two children are seeing that they are getting older and bigger day by day, and they are getting more and more difficult to discipline, can they be okay if they are not fierce?
Yes, she is "a little", but her mother has taught her since she was a child that every family must have a somewhat rigid person. Since she got married, she felt in her heart that her mother was right.
If he was also as silent as Chen Wu and hid when he encountered something, then his family would be the one who is being bullied by the villagers now.
Thinking about it, I inexplicably began to remember what happened a few days ago.
In the past, as long as you go out on your own, you are basically invincible. Not to mention the success every time, but nine times out of ten, there is a gain. But last time, it was good, I didn't get the chopsticks, and the pepper was broken.
Not only did he fall, but his face was also soaked in pepper water, and he hurt for a long time.
Blame those two kids!
Therefore, since that day, she has been preparing and planning, wanting to seize the opportunity to give them a little color.
Last night, when she saw the four of them passing by outside her yard, she became more and more anxious. This kind of opportunity is rare, not only can you get angry, but you can also clean up the whole family in one go.
It's just that seeing that the land rented by the Ye family is about to be planted, it means that the opportunities for the four of them to appear together in the night are getting fewer and fewer.
In any case, you must seize this opportunity.
Therefore, while choosing vegetables, he looked into the distance from time to time, waiting for the Ye family to come over. His eyes were rolling, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
The yard of Aunt Cha's house was built on the side of the road. For the sake of safety and to prevent flooding, a certain height was built with stones. Now, before it was completely dark, she sat under the eaves, and she could see a certain distance.
Just when she wondered why these people hadn't shown up yet, when she looked up, she saw four people walking towards her yard talking and laughing from a distance. Seeing this, I couldn't help but be secretly happy in my heart, thinking that this was really sleepy and met the pillow.
Since she sent it to the door by herself, she can't blame anyone, it can be seen that God is also on her side.
But how can they be rectified without being blamed? For a while, I couldn't think of a good idea, so I just grabbed my hair and didn't feel any pain.
Suddenly, her eyes caught sight of a wooden basin placed in the corner of the wall, and in an instant, her heart blossomed.
The tub contained the foot-washing water she had washed herself and her two sons the previous night, and had not yet had time to pour it out. The foot-washing water is not only dirty, but also the mud left behind from the work, but it is all settled at the bottom of the basin.
Now that she had the goals and tools, she began to think about how to do it.
Soon, it occurred to her that she had to find a place beforehand and stand there silently. Anyway, the night is getting darker at the moment, and it will be difficult for them to find out if they don't make a sound.
Then he found the right time to splash out, and the four of them were close together, and it was too late to dodge, and then the four of them were all stinking......
Thinking of this, I was secretly proud in my heart, as if I had already obtained it.
That's a vicious idea.
Most of the peasants were superstitious, believing that it would be bad luck to be splashed with water to wash their feet. Therefore, people who are splashed with footwashing water have to pull some grapefruit leaves, maple and other leaves to boil water and bathe to get rid of obscurity, while some exquisite people have to bathe and fast.
In other words, if Aunt Cha really succeeds, it is estimated that no one in Chen Jixing's family of four will be willing to approach for a period of time. After all, no one wants to be unlucky.
Seeing the four people who were gradually approaching, Aunt Cha was a little nervous. But more than that, it's excitement. She felt like she could finally let out a bad breath.
Aunt Cha's plan was originally seamless.
First, Ye and Chen Jixing were chatting happily, planning what crops to plant, and they had no time to care, and they were not vigilant at all. And both of them are good people, and they don't think of people so insidiously at all.
Second, it is getting late, and the light is very bad now. If you don't know about this in advance, it will be difficult to find out.
It's a pity that Aunt Cha is not destined to succeed this time, because there are Ye Feng and Qianyan.
Ye Feng has lived in the temple for ten years, although he has not practiced any amazing skills, he has excellent eyesight and observation.
He had to get up at four o'clock in the morning every day, and then go to the main hall with Yin Ping and Xue Dan to recite the scriptures. There were no lights, the stars were dim, and the moonlight was like water, so the night vision of several people was good, and the light at four o'clock in the morning would only be dimmer than it is now.
Therefore, in the same dim environment, it is not difficult for Ye Feng to see more clearly than ordinary people.
And since he told Ye what happened that day, Ye told everyone to stay away from Aunt Cha, and to take a detour if they met. Now that they are passing under the noses of others, they naturally have to pay great attention.
Ye Feng had actually seen Aunt Cha Wu choosing vegetables under the eaves for a long time, and also noticed her abnormal behavior of being restless and walking back and forth under the eaves.
Although he really didn't know what Aunt Cha was going to do, it was definitely not a good thing. Therefore, he paid special attention and carefully observed her every move.
When she saw her holding a wooden basin with some difficulty, looking sneakily and pretending not to care in the direction the four of them were coming, she was even more sure that she was going to do something.
For a person like Aunt Cha who must repay her, thinking of her as a little worse than she actually is, many times it is not a bad thing.
So, he quickened his pace and walked in front of the three of them, and deliberately pressed his steps, walking extremely slowly. Ye Shi only thought that Ye Feng was tired, so he and Chen Jixing Ye also slowed down one after another.
At this moment, Aunt Cha was hiding behind a tree, secretly anxious. Even if it's a cripple, it stands to reason that these four people should have arrived, but why haven't these people come yet? So, I couldn't hold back the impatience in my heart, and carefully stretched out a little bit of my head to observe.
Ye Feng, who had been paying close attention to her movements, suddenly saw her head slowly stretched out and hidden, and his heart became more sure of his guess.
Qianyan is also a sensitive girl, seeing Ye Feng like this, she stepped forward and stared at him, and didn't speak, just waiting for Ye Feng to explain herself. Ye Feng didn't make any fuss, but said to Qianyan strangely, "Do you want to see how Aunt Cha picks up a stone and shoots herself in the foot?" ”
After speaking, he smiled slyly and winked his right eye at Qianyan.
Qianyan was naturally extremely interested, and did not speak, looking nervously ahead. These days, she plays with Ye Feng every day, and she is now getting more and more used to Ye Feng's new words that are different.
Take what Ye Feng said just now, but after a little thought, she understood.
Ye Feng continued to walk forward cautiously but pretending not to care, while Qianyan followed closely behind him, looking around with a pair of small eyes, for fear of missing something.
Walking and walking, when he was still more than a dozen steps away from the tree where Aunt Cha was hidden, Ye Feng suddenly threw out the big stone that he had already picked up in his hand and vigorously threw it out.
Aunt Cha was waiting to be upset, and suddenly heard a movement, and rushed out with a basin full of dirty water. It's a pity that before she could splash down, Ye Feng tore out her throat and cried out like a wolf, "Fifth aunt, fifth aunt, there is a snake behind you!" What a big snake! Run, it's going to bite you with its mouth wide open. ”
After saying that, his eyes widened, he clutched his chest and stared behind her, and even threw firewood on the ground. Although Qianyan was skeptical, when he saw that Ye Feng's movements were so realistic, not like a fake, he also believed it, and he also looked at it carefully with wide eyes.
Then, she also shouted with Ye Feng, "Oh my God, what a big snake, what a big snake!" ”
The cry of a thousand words is a typical girl's scream, which is extremely penetrating. Coupled with Ye Feng's cry, it seemed so abrupt in this dim and silent night sky.
In the face of the sudden appearance of a loud decibel sound, people's first reaction is to be stunned. Aunt Cha was no exception, she was stunned when Ye Feng's ghost was shouting, holding a basin of water and not knowing what to do, not to mention how embarrassed she was.
Then, when he heard that there was a big snake behind him, he believed it.
As a result, her heart was frightened, her feet were weak, and when she looked back, she naturally leaned back on the spot, and then the basin of dirty water poured out, splashing her all over her body, and her hair was soaked, and she even poured a few mouthfuls in her mouth.
Then, naturally, an earth-shattering signature scream erupted.
Originally, the neighbors were already immune to her penetrating scream, but at this moment the scream seemed to be particularly loud and miserable, and the neighbors immediately ran out to see what was going on.
They were afraid that it would be so late, and Aunt Cha's family would not suffer any difficulties. Although she hates it, it doesn't mean that everyone will die or not be saved.
As a result, most of the people in the neighborhood ran out, and some were still carrying torches. A few anxious women had rushed into Aunt Cha's yard with sticks.
But when he got closer, he suddenly smiled again.
Chen Jixing was unresponsive, and he didn't react for a while. Ye was still thinking about what was going on, frowning.
It's a girl with a thousand words, a glass-hearted person, plus what Ye Feng said to her before, she immediately understood that she couldn't admire her uncle.
The reason why those women laughed was because they saw Aunt Cha, who was bullying and domineering everywhere on weekdays, was embarrassed at the moment, with her hair scattered and smelly.
I've seen stupid and stupid, but I've never seen such stupid, and I can make myself look like this by pouring out the footwater. And this footwash seems to be added, in addition to the smell, there is a lot of mud.
God knows that in order to take revenge on Ye Feng's family, Aunt Cha really used her brains this time. Originally, the mud had settled at the bottom of the pot, but when she stirred it temporarily, it turned into mud.
On the contrary, Aunt Liu, who lives next door to Aunt Cha, although she can't see it as well as Ye Feng, but when she looks at Ye Feng and Qianyan's expressions, she thinks about it for a while, and she understands. She heard Ye Feng and Qianyan's shouts, but where was the big snake?
So he quietly told the laughing crowd his guess.
Hearing this, everyone laughed more and more fiercely, but there was a little more disdain and ridicule in this laughter.
Especially those women who had been angry with Aunt Cha and had suffered her losses, taking advantage of everyone's lack of attention and the night to cover up, they "wittily" grabbed a few handfuls of fine soil in the ground behind them and threw them at her.
For a while, his mouth stinked and smelled of mud, his body was wet with stinking footwater, and his hair was stained with fine sand...... Aunt Zha only felt that she had never been like this in her life, but she had no place to vent.
Harm others will eventually harm oneself, and do evil to oneself.
I saw a group of mothers-in-law looking at her and laughing, and she was worried that she couldn't find anyone to be angry, so she opened her throat and yelled at everyone: "What to see, what is there to see, you mothers-in-law who sell X, you are in spring......"
Immediately after, a series of foul words that even a cow could not trample on and Ye Feng had never heard came out of her mouth.
The words were as fast as bullets, and there was no room for anyone to interject. As for her mouth, it was naturally the machine gun that fired bullets. These words were so unbearable that the mothers-in-law blushed when they heard them.
Even if they have been married for many years, these words are too explicit. Those mothers-in-law who have children hurriedly covered their children's ears with their hands, and there is really no benefit in listening to such foul language.
I have to say that in terms of verbal control, Aunt Cha Wu succeeded again. In this way, it can be regarded as a defeat but still a glory.
But Ye Feng didn't bother to pay attention to her, and besides, it was all dark soon, and the family hadn't eaten dinner yet. So picking up the firewood on the ground, the family continued to rush home.
Originally, he didn't want this firewood, but after a little thought, he still picked it up, he didn't want to check the fifth aunt cheaply.
Aunt Cha's combat effectiveness was too strong, and after scolding for a while, she saw that all the onlookers were gone, and she saw that they covered their ears or their children's ears and quickly fled home, and her heart was a little more comfortable.
Then, he yelled at his eldest son to come out and help him, and spat a few more mouthfuls at everyone, and then went into the house to cook hatefully.
It's just that as soon as I entered the kitchen, I felt that it was inappropriate for me to do this, so I didn't care that my grandfather was hungry, I boiled a pot of water first, and carried it to the backyard to take a bath with a bucket. This made the grandfather feel very uncomfortable, and the youngest son began to cry, rolling on the ground while talking about how hungry he was.
Different from Aunt Cha's anger, Ye Feng and Qianyan's mood at the moment can be described as blooming with heart. It turned out that Aunt Cha wanted to harm others first, but she was just a little tricky and a light punishment, but she didn't have any burden in her heart.
However, he also had no intention of telling Ye. After all, the last incident is still over, and the Ye family is even more worried that Aunt Cha will embarrass them.
It's a pity that what Ye Feng didn't know was that when he was watching the excitement just now, Qianyan couldn't help but say it to Chen Jixing and Ye Shi one by one, and he didn't even pull down the words that Ye Feng said to her.
The Ye couple were still confused just now, although they guessed something, they couldn't believe it, and it wasn't until they heard what their daughter said at this moment that they suddenly opened up.
Ye Shi said to Ye Feng with some tears and laughter: "You kid, you are also naughty. Not next time. You didn't see what Aunt Cha was angry just now. ”
However, it can be seen that Ye's heart is quite refreshing.
However, Chen Jixing said with some caution: "With the character of that mother-in-law, this hatred is recorded." More is better than less, you two should stay away from her in the future. ”
Ye Feng agreed with what Chen Jixing said this time.
In Aunt Cha's logic, she will never think that she is wrong. It was the Ye family who was wrong, it was they who annoyed themselves first, and then they did it. What's more, it was she herself who suffered in the end.
Ye Feng was a little worried, he was the most reluctant to oppose people like Aunt Cha. I knew that I should have let her take away the chopsticks and chili peppers that day, as Ye said.
Well, now it's okay to be hated by her.
What's even more annoying is that everyone lives in the same village, not far away, how can they avoid it?
Forget it, I'm too lazy to think about this, the soldiers will block, the water will cover the soil, and she won't be able to make any big waves.
After this incident, Ye Feng can be sure that in fact, Aunt Cha's combat power is limited to those few moves, which can be summarized as thick-skinned, swearing, and a stronger body than ordinary women.
Most of the women in the village are thin-skinned, so Aunt Cha Wu can win many people just because of her thick skin. In addition, she began to swear at a critical moment, and almost all of them were related to men and women, so let alone women, even ordinary serious men would not dare to confront her.
In the end, her sturdy body was a great killer, and she was indeed strong compared to many weak women.
In other words, whether it is quarrels, fights, or mental level, Aunt Cha is stronger than ordinary people.
Moreover, as a man, Ye Feng was really unwilling to go against Aunt Cha. After all, this kind of thing, he is really tired of it.
It seems that I really have to avoid it in the future.