Ye Gonggong and the old man Niu sat down by the fire, Niu Geng stood in the middle of the two old men, he didn't dare to reach out to roast the fire, and at this time there was a wire tongs for changing coal on the stove, and a row of cut white flour buns were neatly placed on the tongs.

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of reform and opening up, the land in Yuchi Village was also contracted to households as early as the early 80s, and now after six or seven years of development, the problem of food and clothing has been effectively alleviated. However, this also has to be eaten with coarse grains and fine grains, and in the winter of this agricultural slack season, many families basically eat two meals a day.

For as long as Niu Cultivator can remember, it seems that the family has been eating two meals a day every winter season. In fact, in the barn where the grain was kept, more than ten sacks of wheat had been accumulated. But for farmers who rely on the sky for food, the more surplus grain they have at home, the more reliable they will be, after all, no one can guarantee what the future will be?

"Brother Chuanqing, child, you have to let him be bitter from snacks, he is always used to him, it will not be good for him in the future. This kid is very smart, has a good memory, and is very literate and reads very quickly, but his mind is always running out, and he has been spoiled by you these days to be clever, and he has been going to the toilet for several days, and he has run to your house. ”

Gonggong Ye looked at the situation on the stove and sighed. He is used to being straightforward, while speaking, he looked at the little guy standing next to him, and the cow cultivator who saw it had a straight hair in his heart, and the saliva that originally came out of his mouth because of the aroma of roasted buns could only be swallowed gently.

"Brother Shifang, I know about this, you said that in the past, our generation, as well as his father's generation, did suffer a lot, but now the times are different. And in my opinion, our country will only get better and better in the future, and thrift and thrift should be. It's just that children are now the time to grow their bodies, so we won't pick and shrink when we eat it. What's more, we not only want to let the child be mentally full, but also let him have a full stomach, or where will we have the strength to read, write, and do other things! ”

Niu Geng knew that Ye Gonggong's official name was Ye Shifang, who was a few years older than his grandfather Niu Chuanqing. When the two of them spoke, one called Brother Shifang, and the other called Brother Qingxian. I don't know why, Niu Gengjiu always feels that his grandfather Niu Chuanqing is also a little afraid of his father-in-law Ye Shifang.

The fire is a little hot, and the diaphragm is roasted on the tongs, constantly changing positions and turning over. Mr. Niu's subordinates are quick and orderly, and they are very proficient in the heat and color sense of the diaphragm. The baked diaphragm is brown and crisp on the outside, soft and sweet on the inside, and has a faint wheat flavor, which is chewy and not dry, and has a very flavorful taste.

As he spoke, he handed the baked diaphragm to Ye Shifang and Niu Geng.

"Eat it hot, when it's cold, it won't have that crispy and soft feeling!"

Niu Geng took it with both hands and replied, "Thank you, grandpa!" He peeked at his father-in-law Ye Shifang beside him, carefully broke a small piece and put it in his mouth, but he didn't dare to chew it, and moistened it with saliva before swallowing it slowly. I only felt that this small piece of diaphragm was really tiring to eat.

Ye Shifang ate very formally, broke a piece and put it in his mouth, chewing slowly, but there was no sound. Occasionally, when a piece of bun drops, he would bend down to pick it up, blow it gently, and then put it in his mouth to eat.

When the old man Niu saw the old and young in front of him, he was a little anxious, the steamed buns on the stove had been baked, and he held them in his hands, so he couldn't clean them up and do other things.

"Brother Shifang, this baked bun is very digestible, you grandparents and grandchildren don't eat it so carefully and slowly, according to your efforts to eat a piece of steamed bun, others will have already eaten a whole."

After the old man Niu said this, he smiled slightly, glanced at Ye Shifang, and motioned for him to take a look at Niu Cultivation.

"Brother Shifang, look at Yunyun now, where does it look like the strength of a three- or four-year-old child. If you want me to say that there is no problem for this child to study and learn culture with you, there is no harm in learning some of the rules of the older generation, but we can't educate the child to be a stupid wood who can only read, don't you say? At his current age, some children's cleverness is a good thing, as long as they are not mischievous and excessive, these are passable. ”

Ye Shifang also agrees with Niu Chuanqing at this point, a few times he passed by the door of his room, and saw the scene of the two grandparents together, his heart was somewhat envious, Niu Cultivation has always been in his arms, he always felt that something was missing, and now after listening to these words, he naturally understands. It's just that he himself has been so strict with himself all his life, and it has long become a deep-rooted habit. Not to mention that it can't be changed for a while, even if it takes more time, it can't be changed, not to mention that at his age, I don't know how many years there will be in this time?

Seeing that Ye Shifang was deep in thought, the old man Niu took the opportunity to stuff two baked diaphragms into Niu Cultivator's hands, signaling that he didn't have to be afraid to eat quickly.

The ox cultivated and slowed down the speed of chewing, but he still took care not to make a sound as much as possible, although it was not as cheerful as he usually ate, but it was much more relaxed than at the beginning.

Old Man Niu roasted a total of two steamed buns and cut them into eight slices, which he calculated, and he and Cultivator ate three slices each. As for Ye Shifang, he knew, he wouldn't eat this diaphragm if he ate two pieces at most.

"By the way, Brother Shifang, I asked Yunyun to call you over, mainly because the two of us were gossiping just now, talking about the heavy snow outside, I said two common sayings in passing, 'In winter, the wheat covers the three-layer quilt, and the next year sleeps with steamed buns.'" ”

"Well, these are two folk proverbs, which mean Ruixue Zhaofeng year." Ye Shifang said.

"Yes, yes, yes, these are two folk proverbs. But Yunyun thought it was two lines of poetry, and asked me what the next two sentences were? I wonder if you have enlightened him and taught him to read and write, read and memorize poems, and this has been a year. I tried to test him, and asked him to add the last two sentences to these two folk proverbs and make up a poem. ”

Ye Shifang frowned, although these two folk proverbs rhyme and are easy to read, but the first half of the sentence is still flat and wrong, which makes a child who has only been enlightened for a year add the last two sentences, it is not impossible, but it is very difficult. At this moment, what made him curious was, if the next two sentences were added, what should be the content?

"Brother Chuanqing, I listened to the meaning of your words, and the cultivation should have added the last two sentences."

"Yes, Brother Shifang. Yunyun's last two sentences can still be connected with what you just said, and what he added is 'I always look forward to a bumper harvest in Ruixuezhao, and the grain is full of grains and ears.' ’”

Ye Shifang was stunned in his heart, a little surprised, the last two sentences added by Niu Geng are not only related to the first two sentences of the folk proverb, but also the flat and pressed rhyme are also used very accurately, the only drawback is that there is a "come" word that overlaps with the previous sentence. He knew that these two sentences themselves were based on folk proverbs, and it was not easy to add them, and he couldn't be too demanding. Moreover, if you read the last two sentences a few times, it feels very suitable for the style of the previous folk proverb.

"Cultivation, how did you come up with these two sentences? You tell your father-in-law in detail. ”

Niu Geng was stunned on the ground, he had been thinking about how to eat the diaphragm as soon as possible in his heart at the moment, and now he saw that the eyes of the two old men were focused on his body, and he was nervous and suddenly the bun in his mouth couldn't swallow and was stuck in his throat.

The old man Niu understood it, and hurriedly brought the enamel tea jar, drank a few sips of tea for Niu Gengjiu, and smoothed the stuck bun down.

"Brother Shifang, let's finish the baking diaphragm, and then let Yunyun explain in detail. Don't you always say that you don't eat or sleep? Look at this kid's choking! ”

Ye Shifang couldn't laugh or cry a little, and remembered a sentence called "Xiucai meets soldiers, and it is unreasonable". He looked at Niu Chuanqing and couldn't help but be happy, didn't he? This old brother of mine was a soldier when he turned out.

It's really as estimated by the old man Niu, two steamed buns, eight steamed buns, he and Cultivator each ate three slices, and Ye Shifang chewed and swallowed two slices slowly.

"Father-in-law, grandpa!" Niu Geng saluted and said, "I have heard my mother say the words 'Ruixue Zhaofeng Year', and I know a little bit about the meaning. The main reason for changing a good year into a good harvest is that the family often says, "I hope for a good harvest." The last sentence is modeled after the couplet I saw in the village, and the sentence 'Spring Garden comes to the blessing of the door'. ”

"Then how do you know that the next sentence 'grain ear' can rhyme?" Ye Shifang asked.

"Rhyme? I don't know the rhyme! Father-in-law, you taught me to read poems and memorize poems, and as I read and read them, I memorized them, and I felt that there were many interesting things about those poems. For example, the sound of the two words at the end of the first and second sentences of many poems is relatively close, just like the words "light" and "frost" in "the bright moonlight in front of the bed, suspected to be frost on the ground", and the words "xiao" and "bird" in "spring sleep is not aware, and birds are heard everywhere". But the most interesting thing is that all the poems I have memorized, as long as the words before the full stop are in each poem, the sound is also very similar. ”

Ye Shifang never expected that Niu Cultivator, who was less than four years old, would think about and summarize these by himself, yes! He has never taught the content of poetry rhyme, but when he has studied for more than half a year and recognized all the words in "Thousand Character Text", he taught him to read "Liweng Rhyme", and memorized "Three Hundred Tang Poems".