Chapter 168: Crops in the Field
It was another sunny day, and as soon as the sun showed the horizon, the ground began to steam, and the leaves of the trees were stunned and unmoving, and the ears were full of hysterical cries.
Du Mei washed the azure caftan and hung it in the courtyard. After breakfast, she put on her hat and carried her shovel to the field to see the rice and the dry grain growing.
When planting seedlings, Du Zhong rammed the ridge of the field, and the water in the field was half flooded at this time, and there was no leakage at all, and the duck manure was applied diligently, and the rice of Du Mei's family was obviously taller and thicker than that of others.
The leaves were wide and long, green and lush, and one or two of them were in a hurry, and half of the ears had been drawn, and more were proudly holding up the leaf sheaths, like shy generals.
Du Mei turned to look at the cotton field on the river beach, and now the sisters in the family have divided their beds, and in the summer, they don't need to tighten it, just a straw mat, but in the autumn, they have to add a mattress and cover the quilt, but they pointed to the cotton harvest in this field.
During the spring flood, Du Zhong and Du Shu opened a deep ditch in the field for drainage, and now it comes in handy, Du Shu poured water in the ditch, the ground was moist, the cotton pole grew half a person high, and the adult fingers were thick, and the branches had budded at this time, and they were blooming for the first time, attracting butterflies and bees to fly.
The soybeans on the ridge of the field have already formed pods, Du Mei pinched it, it was already full enough to eat, she folded a few branches, ready to take it home, and peeled it at noon to eat.
Although the ditch has been opened in the land where the Du tree is planted in the mountains and forests, because it is all loess and does not store water, the soybeans grow short and small, and they have just flowered. The corn had a few ears, and the beard was still tender and yellow, obviously not yet ripe.
But the pumpkin grows well, the branches and vines have climbed a lot of big pieces, some are still blooming, some have already formed a fist-sized melon nodules, Du Mei turned over the big leaves of the pumpkin, and even found three or two big ones, but they are still green, cut into shreds and put some chili peppers and fry them, which is the most delicious.
Behind the corn stalk, a slice of melon and watermelon is planted. There are several melons, and it looks like it will take three or two days to ripen. There are a few big watermelons, but I don't know how to tell if they're ripe or not. Du Mei touched them one by one, thinking that it was time for the moving banquet to be held, so he picked and ate.
Du Ying was herding ducks on the river beach, and she was hiding in the shade of the duck shed with her hood, which was open and close to the water, so it was not very stuffy. The heifer was well fed and slept under the duck shed, its tail waging back and forth to ward off mosquitoes and flies.
In order not to delay the critical moment of rice booting, the people in the village are desperately driving water to irrigate, and some people's ridges are not doing well, and they have to drive water almost every other day, so the water level at the mouth of the fish mouth goes down quickly, and the ducks are getting deeper and deeper on the water surface. However, the ducks have been stocked on the river beach for a long time, and they have long been experienced, and they are carried by the big white, so they are not worried that they will run into the lake indiscriminately.
"Sakurako, go home, I'll let you go for a while." Du Mei feels sorry for her eldest sister, these days the sun and the wind are blowing, and her face is black and red.
"Sister, it's okay, you go back and get busy, there are miscellaneous things at home, you can't do it without you." Du Ying smiled and pushed her.
Du Mei had to go back. After resting, she went to invite Du Huaibing and invited him to come to the house for dinner when he moved. Her family started building a house, Du Huaibing helped a lot, besides, he is the patriarch and Li Zheng of Du Jiagou, and according to the rules and etiquette, he has to be invited.
Du Huaibing sat in the room and smoked, listened to what Du Mei said, nodded and agreed.
Yin Shi asked on the side: "Moving is a big deal, who have you invited?" ”
Du Mei did not hide it, and told the invited people one by one.
"Aren't you going to invite your grandmother and uncle to your third uncle's house?" Yin asked tentatively. theirs' family
She also knows a little bit about it, but she still feels that it is inappropriate to start from the big picture.
"I don't want to please." Du Mei lowered his head and muttered. Speaking of them, Du Mei really has a headache and really doesn't want to deal with them.
"Since you have split up, uncle and third uncle, if you don't want to invite, don't invite." Du Huaibing took two puffs of cigarette and coughed and said.
"The old ones still have to be invited, and the second house is full of girls, and they will have to marry in the future. It's really inappropriate not to invite the elderly for such a big thing as building a house. People from other villages don't know the inside story, only when the plums are not filial, this kind of thing will be the most false, and it will be unfavorable for them in the future. Yin Shi glanced at Du Huaibing and said softly.
"That's it, Meizi, your father is gone. It is said that the pension will not be able to reach the end of the second room. But when the family was separated, there was your father's share, so you did your filial piety for him.
If you don't invite your grandmother to a big event like moving, they will be too embarrassed in the village. You also know that your grandfather has the best face, and if he is happy, it will also be good for his body. Du Huaibing felt that what Yin said was reasonable, and he was afraid that Du Mei would not agree, so he persuaded him bitterly.
The Dashun Dynasty has always ruled the world with filial piety, and the people also pay the most attention to filial piety. Du Mei knew that Du Shicheng and his wife were for the good of their family, even if she had a hundred and thousands of reasons, it was no more than a filial piety.
"Okay, I'll listen to the patriarch, go back and talk to my mother." Du Mei had no choice but to agree.
"What a sensible child." Yin touched her shoulder lovingly.
Out of Du Huaibing's house, Du Mei was unhappy in her heart, but she could only endure it. She walked with her head down, and she didn't see the second stunned person not far away.
"Whoa, plum!" The second stunned man saw her and ran towards her while shouting.
Nowadays, he also has more than a dozen yuan a day, and his life is nourishing, in addition to food and clothing, his mother can save some money every month. The wages for selling ice before the second stunned man were still stored in Ye Qing, and every time he thought about it, he felt that he was a rich man, and he was happy every day.
"What's wrong?" Du Mei was still thinking about something, and when she heard him call, she turned around and asked blankly.
"Moving is such a big deal, you invite the big girl, why don't you invite me?" The second stunned man was rarely thin-skinned once, and said with grievances.
"What should I do, if I don't invite you, you won't come." Du Mei sneered at him, turned around and left.
"That's right, if you don't invite me, I'm going too. However, we are also face-saving people now, and it's not good to eat and drink. The second stunned hippie smiled and nagged behind her.
"Where did you come from so many words, and you said so nicely, and you didn't see a lack of rubbing. When the time comes, you can just come directly, but you said in advance that others are guests, and you are here to help. "Du Mei has the intention to force him.
"By the way, we can't write two Du characters in one stroke, and I am naturally half of the master." The face of the second stunned man is thicker than the city wall, and he will climb up if he is given a pole.
"Talk, where is half of the master's house, do you want to find a fight!" Du Mei was annoyed and said angrily.
"Okay, that's it, I'm leaving." The second stunned looked at Du Mei as if she was in a bad mood, and she didn't dare to gag with her, so she raised her feet and slipped away.
"Mother, the patriarch asked us to invite grandpa and grandma that day." At dinner, Du Mei said.
"Why invite them, they hurt us, aren't they bad enough?" When Du Ying heard this, she was the first to quit.
"That's it, how did she scold her mother at the beginning!" Du Tao snorted.
"The grandmother said that this is related to the reputation of our girls." Du Mei muffled. She can ignore these vain, but
She couldn't help but think for her sisters.
"Please please, we don't invite grandpa and grandma to do such a big thing, and when the time comes, it will be spread out again, and your father will not be arranged." Xu Shi bit down his chopsticks and said.
"If only they hadn't come." Du Gui pursed his lips and said.
After dinner, the sky was slightly dark, Du Mei hesitated to the gate of Du Shicheng Courtyard, and struggled at the door for a long time before raising his hand and knocking on the door.
"Coming, who?" Wei pulled his shoes and came out of the house.
"Grandma, it's me." There seemed to be something in Du Mei's throat, and every time he said a word, it was very difficult.
"What are you doing here?" Wei opened the door and looked at her in disbelief.
"I have something to tell Grandpa." After all, Du Shicheng is the head of the family, and even if Du Mei invites him, he will invite Du Shicheng.
"Your grandfather finally fell asleep, if you want money, it's best to avoid respect!" Wei said disgustingly.
"My family moved to a new house in four days, and I came to invite my grandfather to come and sit." Du Mei was extremely angry, looked at Wei with disdain, but did not mention her.
"You girl speaks, and you don't say it in one breath, come in." Wei's face changed faster than a book, and at this moment, she opened the door, with a smile on her face, and stretched out her hand to pull Du Mei.
Du Mei twisted lightly, dodged her hand without a trace, and dodged into the courtyard.
The yard is still the same as it was, and in the past few days, Du Mei has been accustomed to seeing his own big yard, and suddenly feels that the place where he grew up is so cramped and dilapidated.
There was no light in the house, and by the light of the sky outside, Du Mei only saw a silhouette of Du Shicheng, who was indeed much thinner than half a year ago, and his cheeks were deflated, making his cheekbones look high.
"Grandpa, in four days, my family will move to a new house, and when the time comes, please come and sit down." Du Mei didn't sit either, just stood in front of the bed and said.
"Okay...... Ahem, ahem. Du Shicheng answered, and a violent cough interrupted what he wanted to say.
"Then I'll go back." Du Mei really didn't have anything to say to them, and since she had been invited, she wanted to leave.
"Wait a minute." Du Shicheng relieved himself and called out to Du Mei.
Du Mei had no choice but to turn back, only to see Du Shicheng reach out and grope under the pillow, and after a while, take out something from an old handkerchief bag.
"We don't know what you're missing, there's a hundred wen, you can look at it and buy it, it's our mind." Du Shicheng turned sideways and handed the veil to Du Mei.
"Old man, you are confused, you can eat without medicine in your bones, and all you eat is money." As soon as Wei saw that Du Shicheng wanted to give Du Mei money, he immediately fried the pot.
"Grandpa, I don't want it, I don't lack anything at home, you can keep it and take medicine." Du Mei's head buzzed, and she turned to leave, not expecting what she said, as if something was wrong.
"Boss, I heard rumors outside, Meizi has earned a lot of money, where can she see your little money." Wei tightened the purse tightly and tucked it back under the pillow.
"Whoa." Du Shicheng lay flat again. He looked at Du Mei's appearance like a snake and scorpion just now, and he really didn't feel good in his heart. This granddaughter, did he really lose his eyes at the beginning?
Du Mei trotted all the way home, she stood at the gate of the courtyard, and she was relieved, and when she heard the sound of her sisters laughing from home, her heart settled down.
The night slowly came up, gently embraced Dujiagou into his arms, the cicadas stopped croaking, only in such a late night, there was a cool breeze, and the frogs in the distant fields were sent in bursts, making a sleepy lullaby. 2k reading web