Chapter 147: Growing Vegetables
In the next few days, Xie Xiaonian didn't go out again, and used rabbit skin to make clothes, shoes and hats and other things at home all day long.
Xie Xiaonian made a rabbit fur coat for himself and Xu Zhongjun, considering that Xu Zhongjun's troops were colder than at home, so Xie Xiaonian made him a vest and a Lei Feng hat.
And she is already a daughter-in-law, so Xie Xiaonian made a Lei Feng hat for Xu's father and a scarf for Xu's mother.
For the rest of the rabbit skin, Xie Xiaonian made two pairs of shoes for himself, but Xu Zhongjun didn't make them for him because he was wearing military boots.
In the past few days, Xu Zhongjun has been chopping firewood in the mountains, and the house is full of stacks, which is enough for Xie Xiaonian to burn until the beginning of spring next year.
On the sixth day of the first month of November, after breakfast, Xie Xiaonian didn't wait for Xu Zhongjun to go out, and said: "The firewood at home is enough, don't go up the mountain to chop firewood, I have something to ask you for help!" ”
"What's the matter?" Xu Zhongjun looked at Xie Xiaonian suspiciously.
"That's the case, in addition to eating radish, cabbage, spinach, and potatoes this winter, we don't see much green vegetables in the westinghouse, so I think about planting some vegetables in the Westinghouse in the winter, anyway, no one lives in the Westinghouse, and we are idle, and when we burn the kang again, we will burn the Westinghouse too, as long as the house is warm, the vegetables planted should also be able to live." Xie Xiaonian said.
"If you grow vegetables, you not only need to warm up in the house, but also need to water them frequently, and when I am not at home, it is not easy to just carry water." Xu Zhongjun said disapprovingly.
"I don't grow much, I don't need much water every day, and when it snows, I can also get some snow and turn it into water to water the vegetables, so that I can save some effort to carry water." Xie Xiaonian continued to explain.
"So how do I get it, dig up some dirt from the outside and come back?" Xu Zhongjun asked.
"If you plant it directly on the ground, it will ruin the house, and the area is limited, so I want you to make a few rectangular boxes out of wood for me, and I can grow vegetables with soil in them. Then we got two shelves, and we put these wooden boxes on the shelves layer by layer, so that we can make effective use of space, and eat a variety of dishes without wasting space. Xie Xiaonian saw that Xu Zhongjun agreed, and happily talked about his plan.
"Okay, this one is relatively simple, I'll go to the mountains and chop some wood later, and I don't need to dry it in the shade, I can do it directly." Xu Zhongjun was so happy when he saw Xie Xiaonian, and he also responded.
In the next two days, Xu Zhongjun was busy chopping wood, making wooden boxes, shelves, and growing vegetables.
And while Xie Xiaonian cleaned up all the West House, he also treated Xu Zhongjun with delicious food every day, of course, the least was the dumplings he liked to eat.
Xu Zhongjun placed the two shelves diagonally on both sides of the window of the Westinghouse, forming a triangle with the window, which is conducive to the food in the box to see the sunlight.
And on each shelf, Xu Zhongjun only put 3 wooden boxes, a total of 6, although it is not much, but the vegetables planted are enough for Xie Xiaonian to eat.
Then he put two more water tanks at the door, so that he could water the vegetables later.
In other places where there is not much sunshine, Xie Xiaonian asked Xu Zhongjun to make another shelf and plant some garlic.
Xie Xiaonian proposed to plant vegetables, just to find an excuse for herself to eat vegetables in winter, so she didn't care how much she planted.
Because Xu Zhongjun was there, Xie Xiaonian did almost no work, lettuce, small greens, leeks, green onions and other vegetables that Xie Xiaonian wanted to plant, Xu Zhongjun planted them directly.
Xie Xiaonian couldn't help but sigh in his heart, it's good to have Xu Zhongjun at home.
Because Xu Zhongjun needed to go to his eldest brother's house to borrow tools and seeds, his sister-in-law also knew about Xiao Nian's vegetable planting, and after knowing it, she also wanted to follow Xie Xiaonian to grow vegetables.
However, because the sister-in-law's family did not have an empty house, they made a shelf and put it in a corner of the hall, and because there was no sunlight, they planted garlic only.
At noon that day, Xie Xiaonian and Xu Zhongjun were preparing to eat, when they saw Wei Min and Xinghua from the second brother's family coming to the house again, and as soon as they entered the door, they sat down at the kang table with familiarity, and their two eyes were also staring at the food on the table.
Xie Xiaonian saw this situation and knew that it must have been her second sister-in-law who asked the two children to come.
Since this second sister-in-law knew that she had lunch, she often asked the two children to come over for dinner when they were eating.
Although Xie Xiaonian didn't care about this bit of food, he was still a little uncomfortable with the second sister-in-law's calculations.
However, she didn't show it, as usual, she brought out 2 pairs of bowls and chopsticks for the two children, and after they finished eating and left, Xie Xiaonian's face was a little unpleasant.
"Why is the second sister-in-law like this, if there is not enough food at home, just tell me openly, I won't give the children food, but she doesn't come forward, just like this, when it's time for lunch, let the two children come over, and I always feel that I have been calculated." Xie Xiaonian pouted and said to Xu Zhongjun.
"The second sister-in-law has always been like this, even if her family is not short of food, she always wants to take advantage of others, you don't have to worry about this, just leave it to me." Xu Zhongjun also frowned and said.
"It's better not to say goodbye, then she will definitely say that we are stingy, and she doesn't even want to take care of her nephew's few meals." Xie Xiaonian only said a few words casually, but he didn't want Xu Zhongjun to go to his second sister-in-law's house to talk about it, it seemed that they were very calculating.
"It's okay, I know what to do, don't worry!" Xu Zhongjun didn't think about coming forward by himself, this kind of thing still has to be handled by his mother.
When the family first separated, the second sister-in-law also went to the eldest sister-in-law's house like this, and I believe that his mother will be more handy when she handles it again.
Sure enough, after Xu Zhongjun went out in the afternoon, the second sister-in-law didn't do it again in the next two days.
However, this made Xie Xiaonian a little embarrassed, as if he was very stingy, and he could only think of compensating from other aspects, of course, these are all later words.
Because Xu Zhongjun was leaving early in the morning on November 15, Xie Xiaonian and Xu Zhongjun did not go out in less than a week, and the two stayed at home every day, as if they would never be enough.
And Xie Xiaonian knew that the food in the army and the school would not be very good, so he tried his best to make good food for Xu Zhongjun, knowing that Xu Zhongjun liked to eat dumplings, so Xie Xiaonian changed his tricks, steaming, frying, and boiling dumplings.
She knew that Xu Zhongjun loved meat very much, so she almost had meat at once.
Although Xu Zhongjun didn't let Xie Xiaonian cook meat dishes many times, and wanted Xie Xiaonian to keep these things such as smoked rabbit and cured chicken for himself to eat slowly, but after seeing that Xie Xiaonian still didn't make any changes, he could only give up.
I can only send some more money back at that time, so that Xiao Nian can buy fresh meat to eat.
But no matter how reluctant the two of them are, the day when Xu Zhongjun will return to the army is still approaching.
On November 14, the day before Xu Zhongjun returned to the army, after Xie Xiaonian had breakfast early in the morning, he began to pack up Xu Zhongjun's things and make things to eat on the road.
Because the weather is relatively cold now, things are easier to store, so Xie Xiaonian prepared tea eggs, pancakes, fried meatballs, steamed dumplings, small pickles and other things for Xu Zhongjun, in addition, Xie Xiaonian also marinated chicken, and after tearing off the meat, it can be sandwiched in the cake and eaten.
In addition to the food on the road, Xie Xiaonian also prepared some dry goods, so that after Xu Zhongjun arrived in the army, he could give them away, or he could make his own tooth sacrifice.
Because the two had already discussed and gave the radio to Xu Zhongjun to take to the army, Xie Xiaonian found the packaging box of the previous radio again, installed the radio, and bumped it into it.
Anyway, I will be with the army in the future, and now that I have taken it away, I can take something less in the future.
Xu Zhongjun, who was on the side, saw that his little daughter-in-law was busy for himself, and he was very reluctant, seeing that Xiao Nian had prepared so many things for himself, he said: "Daughter-in-law, don't prepare so much, after I reported to the army, I will go to the military academy in two days, how can I finish eating so many things." ”
"It's okay, if you can't finish eating, just send some to your comrades, and finally go home, you can't help but bring some special products, I'll prepare them for you." And now that we're married, you also have to invite your comrades-in-arms to dinner, bring these dry goods, and when the time comes, you can also ask the chef of your canteen to help you and give your comrades-in-arms a whole table. ”
"Don't take the pheasants and hares, there are not a few left at home, they all take what you eat, I will just buy fresh pork when the time comes, they all like fat, this kind of thing without much oil, for them, it is no different from vegetables. And there are those mushrooms, fungus, dried fruits to give away, no need to be too heavy. Xu Zhongjun saw that Xie Xiaonian had almost taken out all the meat at home, so he went straight to the door and took out a few pheasants and hares from the cloth bag.
"Then bring one for each, even if you don't give it away, when you have a treat, you have to have such a dish." Xie Xiaonian took a step back and said.
When all the things were ready, it was already half of the afternoon, and when Xu Zhongjun came back, he only brought a small bag and two sets of clothes, but when he left, it turned into two large bags of things, and this is not counting the small bags that were not packed and packed with food in the car.
When she came back before, although Xu's mother would also bring some things to Xu Zhongjun, Xu's mother was not the only son of him, and the family had already separated, so she had to be impartial, so she usually brought Xu Zhongjun some delicious food to eat on the way.
Looking at the things on the ground, Xu Zhongjun hugged Xie Xiaonian tightly and said, "Daughter-in-law, I don't want to leave." ”
"What a stupid thing you are, don't you like to stay in the army the most! Don't forget to write to me when you go to the army, and send me the new address as well, you know? Although Xie Xiaonian was reluctant, he still said very rationally.
"Well, it will be, you have to be good at home, if you have anything, go to your father and mother, don't carry it yourself!"
After finishing speaking, Xu Zhongjun couldn't help but bow his head and kiss Xie Xiaonian's mouth, and the two of them, who were originally packing up their things, somehow rolled onto the kang again.
And after dinner, the two of them were crazy until midnight, Xu Zhongjun seemed to want to make up for the future, and asked Xie Xiaonian over and over again to express his reluctance.
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