Ziqing took her three cousins to set up a shelf, the ropes and scissors in the vegetable field were ready-made, Zifu didn't clean up after doing it every day, and used it every day. Ziqing also helped to support the stick, beat his hands, and listened to them, cousin Changfu is fifteen years old this year, and the family has been given a parent, but he doesn't like each other, but the second uncle and they don't agree to quit their relatives, in ancient times, quitting relatives is a big thing, an ugly thing.

Xinfu's cousin is thirteen this year, and he is also married, he doesn't like it, the two discussed going out to apprentice together, even if it is to be an accountant or something, it turns out that they have studied for a few years, but they don't expect to take the test or anything, so they haven't gone again after studying for three or two years.

Cousin Jin Fu also went to a private school for two years, Ziqing felt that the children of the Shen family seemed to have been enlightened, so there were very few children of the Shen family who stayed at home to farm, it seems that my grandfather was very smart, and he managed his life well, and he was still much stronger than ordinary farmers, or he couldn't give his mother twenty taels of silver to press the bottom of the box.

The four of them worked for a long time, and they were all sweating a little, Ziqing looked at the sun overhead, and saw that it was only half done, and there were not enough sticks, so she went back to see if lunch was ready. When I entered the house, Xu and Zhao were helping to make steamed buns, Zilu was steaming on the stove, and Shen was boiling a large pot of boiling water in another pot and was throwing eggs into it. Seeing Ziqing coming, he told Ziqing to call everyone to eat, and the buns should be eaten while they were hot.

Ziqing went to call her uncle first, and saw that less than half of the watermelons were planted, and it was estimated that they would be able to finish it in the afternoon. Ziqing shouted: "Uncle, second uncle, Wanfu brother Wanfu sister-in-law, it's time to eat." The buns are cooked. ”

Shen Jianshan got up as soon as he heard this, brushed the mud on his hands, and the other people also came out, Ziqing went to call Changfu's cousin and them, and shouted that they all came over, after washing his hands, Shen Jianshan moved the table outside, Shen had already put the steamed buns on the plate and brought them out, and brought out bowls of shallot and egg soup, there were a total of ten bowls at home, and there were just ten people from He's family, and Shen asked them to eat first, and He also said: "Don't push around, finish the rest of the work after eating." ”

Shen Jianshan said while eating: "Mother, I said that the buns made by Yumei are delicious, I haven't eaten them for more than ten years, they are so fragrant." By the way, Yumei, how do you grow your family's vegetables? It's grown so big, and my family has just sprouted. You haven't been in the field much before at home, who did you learn from? There is also that potato, I heard the third brother say, there are a lot of varieties outside, the yield is extremely high, you can leave us some seeds when you go back. ”

Shen Jianshui also said: "Leave me some too, and watermelons, you have to take care of them this year, tell me next year, and I will also plant some." ”

"That's right, that's going to be done, it's a money-making object, and no one around our house has dared to plant it. You're bold enough, brother-in-law's idea. Shen Jianshan then asked.

So Shen said that the former Zifu sold couplets to make money, saying that these vegetables and watermelons were made by a few children, and after selling the couplets, they bought the seeds back in Anzhou Mansion, and all the seedlings were raised by three children, and the potatoes were Ziqing's idea, and she told how to plant them, this child is smart and knows how to ask the shopkeeper who sells potatoes how to fiddle.

The He family was amazed when they heard this, and Shen Jianshan even hugged Zilu and Ziqing over, and said with a smile: "My niece and niece are different, come, tell your uncle carefully, how did you do it?" Ziqing asked the second brother to say first, anyway, he was involved in everything, except for soaking seeds in warm water. She added a little to the side, but she didn't say anything about the warm water soaking, so she really couldn't explain it.

After the meal, they all went to work, Shen called Zilu and Ziqing over, gave Zilu a basket, there was a gourd in it, and said: "Lu'er, you take your sister to the grocery store, use this gourd to make five yuan of wine, buy five salted duck eggs, and then buy ten yuan of kelp, buy ten of the cheapest bowls, two yuan for one, ten pairs of chopsticks, a total of about forty-seven yuan, my mother will give you fifty yuan, I'm afraid it will not be enough." Remember? Go early and return early, my mother is still waiting for the stew. ”

Ziqing almost didn't have a chance to come out after moving into a new home, so this time she jumped behind Zilu, and when she arrived at the grocery store, the boss still knew the two of them, and said with a smile that the red paper now can't be sold, Zilu smiled, and said what she wanted to buy today, Ziqing put it on the side, and made the boss cheaper, and finally the chopsticks didn't cost money, for nothing, Zilu was going back with something, Ziqing saw the butcher shop next to him, and he had to go in to see, and spent two pennies to buy four sticks and bones, so that the boss broke it, After tying it with straw and handing it to Ziqing, he went home and told Shen, but Shen didn't say anything, washed the bones and threw them into the pot. Zilu lit the fire, and Shen took care of dinner. Zixi slept, and He saw that there was nothing wrong, so he took Ziqing out to help build the shelf.

Ziqing estimated that at more than four o'clock, they all finished work, and Shen's dinner was almost ready, it was still placed outside, there were not enough stools, Wanfu they were standing to eat, Shen Jianshan drank, Shen Jianshui didn't like to drink, the fragrance of bone broth wafted out, Shen Jianshan said: "Yumei, bring me a bowl of soup for my brother, it smells very fragrant." "The milky white soup, with green onions floating on it, is very tempting, and Ziqing sees that everyone drinks it very fragrantly.

When everyone was about to finish eating, Zeng Ruixiang came back, and Shen Jianshan quipped: "Brother-in-law, you are in a hurry, everything is done, the meal is ready, and you go home." ”

Ruixiang smiled and thanked him, and the He family did not delay much, they were afraid that the way home would not be easy to walk after dark, and the key was an old man from the He family. When sending the guests out, Zifu also returned, Zifu greeted them in turn, and they left.

After returning to the house, Shen brought her husband and eldest son's meals to the table, and then accompanied her husband to tell her husband in detail everything He had done today, and said that her eldest brother and second brother also planned to try to grow potatoes and other things.

After Zeng Ruixiang finished eating, he hurriedly went to the courtyard and walked around, and came back to look at Shen, very excited, "Yumei, thank you for your hard work, you are doing really well, much better than I thought, really." A flash of shyness flashed on Shen's face, as if he was not used to her husband's praise.

In bed at night, Ziqing heard her mother and father discussing Zixi's 100-day treat, only to hear Zeng Ruixiang say: "Forget it, it's still not invited, anyway, your mother's family has already come today, and the rest is my father's mother's side and the eldest brother's family and Chunyu's family, as well as my aunt's family, as well as my family's family, everyone also knows that we just split up and don't have enough money, so please invite it when we build a new house in the future." ”

Listening to Shen's talk about raising pigs, Zeng Ruixiang didn't agree, first, there was no place, second, it was too hard, and third, there was nothing to feed at present. Then I heard him sigh that the three eldest brothers of the foreign family are indeed interesting, and it is better to be the tutor of the Shen family. Listening to it, Ziqing fell asleep.