Chapter 17: Leave it alone

In the next few days, Li Qing passed by Ouyang's dormitory, and the door was always locked.

When they went to work, Li Qing and Ouyang both went to work normally, and occasionally talked a few words, but they didn't mention the letter.

After getting off work on Sunday, Li Qing passed by Ouyang's door, and Ouyang's door opened.

Li Qing stopped at the door and saw that Ouyang was cooking porridge in a rice cooker, Li Qing bit his lip and whispered to Ouyang

"Ouyang, after dinner, let's go to my house"

Ouyang said with a smile

"Hey"

Li Qing trotted for a while and returned home.

Song Nanzhi was preparing dinner when loud voices and bursts of laughter came from the kitchen.

On the balcony is a bamboo basket of sweet potatoes and peanuts.

"Who's coming?"

Li Qing Dynasty walked to the kitchen,

"Qing'er, it's time to get off work!"

"Fourth mother, it's you"

"My family's river beach planted sweet potatoes and peanuts, your fourth uncle asked me to send some to you, I said to come tomorrow, your fourth uncle has to let me send them now, hahaha"

Zhang Ju grinned, opened two thin lips, blinked two small eyes, and opened the conversation.

Song Nanzhi said

"You have worked hard to grow it, you can eat it yourself, or sell it."

"Eldest sister, what are you talking about, what do you mean by brother, and then talk about this sweet potato, how much money can you sell it for? You don't farm, you eat and play, and it's not a treasure of ginseng."

"You take it back."

"I'm going to take it back? That spanked me for the fourth, he didn't say I was nervous! ”

"I think of the early years, before it was implemented, the household contract responsibility system was in the production team. At the end of the summer vacation, the production team, young and old, all went to the field to divide the red potatoes, and then used baskets to send them to every household, and poured them into a pile in the hall.

Zhenfu and I dug a cellar in the corner of the east house, one meter five high, one meter wide and two meters long, and the sweet potatoes in winter were placed in the sandy soil of the cellar and covered with dry straw.

When you want to eat, you go down to the cellar and pick up a few, stuff them into the pot hole and burn them to eat, which is sweet and delicious.

Later, when the fields were divided into households, Zhenfu said that he didn't want the fields, and when the brothers arrived at the ripening of the sweet potatoes, they also sent baskets to my house."

"We grow it in our own fields, we can't let you buy it on the street!"

"Two days ago, Aunt Qing'er sent a basket of sweet potatoes and piled them up in the corner of the West House"

"Huh? Eldest sister! This is what you are not right, you accepted what the third aunt sent, but you didn't accept what I sent, what does this mean? Ahh

"Hahaha"

Li Qing and Li Feng laughed.

Zhang Ju's eyes blinked vigorously, pursed two thin lips, her eyebrows were raised, and her face was red.

"Fourth mother, what does my mother mean? , she said too much and there was no place to put it,"

"Qing'er, come, where the third mother puts it, I will put it."

Zhang Ju lifted the basket sideways with both hands, her right leg in front of her in a lunge, and her left leg straightened in the back, ready to rush to the hall.

"Fourth mother, you're just lying on the balcony, okay? The first to rise, the second to open up. ”

"Okay, big sister, I'm here on the balcony."

Zhang Ju tilted the bamboo basket and slowly poured the sweet potatoes on the concrete floor of the balcony.

"Fourth mother, just have dinner here"

"Has your third mother eaten here?"

"Hahaha, no"

"Then I won't eat either, just kidding, the fourth child is waiting for me at home for dinner, he asked me to send it back, the fourth person, with a big temper and a straight temperament, will say anything"

"Yo, the words of the fourth child are the holy decree"

"Yes, he's the emperor at home, hehehe"

"Eldest sister, I'm going back, I'll come back to eat next time, Qing'er, Feng'er, let's go."

Song Nanzhi was sent outside the hospital,

"I really don't eat here, I'm telling a lie, I don't have any food."

"Eldest sister, we are dating, not a day or two, when I was a child, you were my teacher, and now you are my sister-in-law, decades! Our relationship is different from others, how can we say this?"

"Yes, the boss wants to live, don't talk about it, let's go, let's go"

"Eldest sister, our fates are a bit similar, when my dead ghost was terminally ill, I didn't take him to the doctor, it really can't be cured, there's no way"

"Zhang Ju, go back, don't talk about the past"

"Feng'er, I got off work early today,"

"Second sister, I just got off work,"

"Feng'er, have you taken a bath?"

"No,"

"You go to the bath first, you wash, I'll wash it again."

"Good"

Li Feng finished taking a bath,

"Second sister, I'm alright,"

"Put the clothes first, let's wash them together"

"Hmm"

Li Qing put the basin on the side of the well, under the mouth of the water pipe, held the handle of the well with both hands, pressed it up and down, took a basin of cold water, brought it to the west room, poured some water into a large wooden basin, scratched around with his hands, lifted the wooden basin and shook it gently.

Pour the water on the concrete floor, and then pour all the cold water from the basin into the large wooden basin.

I bring a bottle of hot water from the hall and put it in

Large wooden basin edge.

Li Feng brought the soap just now.

Song Nanzhi folded the clean change of clothes and towels neatly and placed them on the bed, Li Qing lifted the water bottle, poured half a bottle of water into the large wooden basin, and reached out to test the water temperature...

Take a bath, get dressed, take out the tub, take a mop, drag the water on the concrete floor of the West Winghouse, soak the clothes in the basin, put some washing powder, soak them well, rub the clothes with soap, knead them, put them in a basket, pour the dirty water into the corner drain, put the large wooden basin upright, and lean against the pillar by the balcony.

"Qing'er, are you ready to take a bath?"

"The second sister is also washed",

"Let's eat"

"Oh, here it is"

Song Nanzhi lifted the lid of the pot, wrapped the heated dishes in a rag, and brought them from the pot, on the small square table by the kitchen, the mother and daughter began to eat dinner.

"Fourth mother, she is a lively person, why didn't she eat at my house today?"

"I guess there is something going on at her house today"

After dinner, the pots and pans were cleaned up,

"Qing'er, I'll take a bath,"

"Mom, later, you can hand me the clothes through the crack in the door, and we will take them to the river to wash them together."

"Good"

Song Nanzhi went to the east room to take a bath, and handed out the clothes he was wearing through the crack in the door.

Li Qing soaked in water, soaked the laundry detergent, rubbed it with soap, and put it in the basket.

Song Nanzhi took a good bath,

"Mom, Feng'er and I went to the river to wash clothes"

"You two go"

Li Qing carried the basket in his arm, and Li Feng held a mallet in his hand, shook his head, twisted his buttocks, and followed behind Li Qing.

There is a small two-meter-wide river next to the village road, the water is crystal clear and flows quietly, and on the other side of the river is a large field of peanuts.

Next to the small trees by the river, there are several large, flat stones, which are placed diagonally at the water's edge. It's much more convenient for people nearby to wash and scrub.

"Second sister, we come early every day, we don't have to grab the stone shop, hehehe"

"Yes, if you're late, you'll have to wait for the stone paving."

"Feng'er, the water is shallow today, you wash on the stone pavement, beat the towel with a mallet, and I'll go down to the river to wash."

"Okay"

Li Feng took out the clothes in the basket and put them on the stone bed.

Li Qing took off his sandals and rolled up his trouser legs,

Slowly descended into the river, the river was full of sand, and the feet were soft on the sand, and the river was not deep, only up to the knees.

"Feng'er, give me the basket, I'll wash it."

"Hey"

Li Feng handed the basket to Li Qing, Li Qing soaked the basket in water, immediately took it up again, shook the water, and handed it to Li Feng.

Li Feng put the basket beside him, a piece of grass on the ground.

Li Feng pouted his buttocks, squatted beside the big stone, first rubbed his shirt, rubbed it, and handed it to Li Qing one by one.

Li Qing cleaned them one by one and handed them to Li Feng.

Li Feng put his shirt on one end of the basket.

Then wash the pants and socks, and finally wash the towels, rags, and hit them with a mallet, snap! Syllable! Li Feng fought,

"Oops! Feng'er, the dirty water you made in the towel splashed all over me."

"Hahaha, second sister, you stay out of the way, you still have to come to my mallet,"

"Where do I dodge? Giggles"

Li Qing picked up the river water with his hands and splashed it on Li Feng, Li Feng was not to be outdone, lit the river water with a mallet, and threw it on Li Qing's body.

"Hahaha..."

Li Qing couldn't stop laughing.

"Second sister, you are stupid, you can't stop laughing"

"Feng'er, I remember that when I was in the old mansion, it was also summer, how old were you? A group of us children were playing in the river, you don't know what's going on, ran to the deep water, I turned around, I saw you in the water, facing the sky on your back, digging with both hands, a small wave came, you drank several sips of water, sinking into the water, I was frightened, desperately screaming, an adult went into the water to rescue you ashore, put it on the back of the cow, you spit out a small fish in your mouth, and spit out a small fish... Hahaha"

"How can there be so many small fish, I have become a fish tank, hahaha"