Chapter 229: The plum who is in charge of the house

Chapter 229: The plum who is in charge of the house

After eating, Zheng Changhe and Yang went to the ground as usual, Chrysanthemum washed the dishes first, then scooped the dishwashing water into the pig food bucket, chopped some potato vines, and some acorns together, mixed pig food to feed the pigs. ()

There were six pigs in the pen, three large and three small. She had to run back and forth three times to get the pigs fed.

The big fat pig eats very happily, with big ears and a small tail flicking around, and rubbing his butt against the wall from time to time. These pigs are quite well-behaved, and they don't fight when they eat, but occasionally arch each other's mouths.

Chrysanthemum thought that it might be that she fed diligently, so when the pigs were rarely hungry, of course they would not work for a mouthful of food, giving full play to the true nature of lazy pigs.

So eat and sleep, sleep and eat, the pig pen is washed every day, spread warm straw in winter, and burn some mugwort leaves to smoke mosquitoes in summer, the pig's day is too smooth, and the fat will rise.

Looking at a few fat and strong big black pigs, Chrysanthemum was in a happy mood, and after looking at it for a while, she turned back to the well to fetch water to clean - it was also very tiring to run to the backyard with a few buckets of pig food, and she broke out a fine sweat.

When you're done, take your dried clothes home and fold them. She thought about asking Meizi if she wanted water chestnut cabbage. The water chestnut vegetables in my own fish pond are too full, and I have to catch some of them, otherwise there will be no room for the fish to breathe.

So she locked the gate, and the gate of the courtyard was hidden, and went to Meizi's house.

"Plum!" Chrysanthemum arrived at the gate of Meizi's courtyard and called first.

The small courtyard of these three tiled houses is cleaned up, the yard is also very smooth, peach trees and plum trees are planted in the corners, bamboo is planted on both sides of the courtyard gate, unknown fruit trees are also planted on the side of the house, a pebble path like the chrysanthemum house extends straight to the Xiaoqing River, and the willows on both sides of the road have come to life and sent some new shoots.

Chrysanthemum praised Li Changming in her heart, he is also a careful man, and in just a few months, he and Meizi have decently decorated this small home.

Meizi heard Chrysanthemum's voice in the house, and hurriedly ran out and asked happily, "Chrysanthemum, why do you have time?" ”

When Chrysanthemum saw her come out, she walked into the yard and smiled at her: "The water chestnut vegetables in my fish pond are too dense, you want to catch some up, do you want to get some back and pinch them to eat?" ”

Meizi nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, yes!" The water chestnut cabbage is delicious when fried. I'll take a basket later. ”

Chrysanthemum hurriedly said: "Don't worry, I still have to come to see the fungus." ”

She thinks that plums are really fun, and now she is determined to live a good life, there is nothing she is not interested in, everything that can be eaten and used, you ask her, she always says, to plant, to raise, to pick, to pinch, there is no negative answer.

Meizi stopped when she heard this, and said to her happily: "The fungus on the locust tree has also been sent out." But chrysanthemums, my parents have said it, that's it for the time being, I'm afraid I can't plant a lot, and I haven't figured it out yet. With that, he led her to the backyard to see the fungus.

Chrysanthemum followed her to the backyard and said to her with a smile: "It would be nice to make the fungus grow." Aren't we just thinking about this thing for the first year, in previous years, we picked it up in the mountains, and if we met it, we didn't have it; Now that I know that I have planted it, even if I harvest very little, I can hope that it will not be. ”

Meizi said happily, "Isn't it?" Brother Changming said that he would think about it carefully. Just dried and crushed the fungus to make seeds, or did your brother think of it, we didn't come up with a new idea. Alas! Take your time! ”

Chrysanthemum nodded and saw a few dead trees scattered in the corner of the backyard. In addition to the acorn tree that had been given to them last time, there was also a locust tree the thickness of an arm, damp and rotten, with clusters of small fungus; The others are poplars, which also have fungus, but not many.

Chrysanthemum took a closer look, then straightened up and said to Meizi: "Do you think that this fungus is not as thick as the last time?" ”

Meizi nodded again and again: "Why don't you think it?" I found out a long time ago. Brother Changming said, I'm afraid it's not good to grow fungus in summer, or it's better in spring, I don't know what autumn is like. Anyway, in the future, we will plant more in the spring, and let's see in the summer - if it is not delicious, we will not plant it, and we will only plant one season a year. ”

Chrysanthemum nodded. It is not so easy to get rich through hard work, how many years to spend groping is a trivial matter, as long as you can find out the results, it is the greatest success; If you can't figure it out after many years, you'll have to cry.

However, even if this fungus cannot be produced in large quantities, it can be planted at last, which is also a big progress, and the rest will slowly explore how to make the fungus grow more and faster.

After reading the fungus, Chrysanthemum looked at the backyard of Meizi's house a little, saw the pig pen, vegetable garden, and fruit trees, all in order, and said to Meizi with a smile: "Meizi, look at you have cleaned up your home so well, you can do more than your mother." At that time, he said that you can't live, isn't it good! ”

Meizi smiled smugly when she heard this, and said, "Where's the good?" It's miles worse than your home. Chrysanthemums, why have you planted so many vegetables, and they all grow well; Look at my gourd, I don't know what's going on, and I'm dying in a good way. ”

Chrysanthemum laughed and said, "What are you anxious about?" It's good to be able to live in charge of your own life for the first year. My family is taken care of by my parents, can I do that? That's it, I also sprinkled so many pepper seeds last time, and I am afraid that there are tens of thousands of pepper seedlings. My mother planted everywhere, but she still didn't finish planting, and then asked me to pull it home and fry it as vegetable seedlings. If the gourd dies, it will die, and it will be planted again next year. If you want to eat, go up to my house and pick one or two, and my mother planted two gourds, but they didn't have time to eat them—this thing grows when it grows, and if you don't pick and eat it, you will soon get old. I had to support the old gourd to make a water scoop. ”

Speaking of this, Meizi also couldn't stop laughing, and she also planted many miles, and looked at the peppers under the root of the wall. But she won't have too much - how good it is to raise red peppers and dry them and grind them, pickled vegetables should be used, and pickled pepper flakes can also be sold for some money.

The two laughed and went to the fish pond of Chrysanthemum's house.

Chrysanthemum carried two pennies over and shouted at Zheng Changhe in the field: "Dad, come and help me get some water chestnut vegetables!" ”

Zheng Changhe and Yang raised their heads at the same time, and saw Chrysanthemum standing on the pond ridge with a penny, remembering that at noon, the girl said that there were too many water chestnut vegetables in the fish pond, and the water was not clear, and he was afraid that the fish would not like it, so he wanted to catch some, so Zheng Changhe dropped the hoe and came over to help.

After fishing two large baskets and piling them high, the water chestnut vegetables in the fish pond were finally loosened, but they still covered the water surface tightly, because some of them were fished out, and the rest seemed to let go of their hands and feet, and all of them were stretched.

Zheng Changhe looked at the pond and said to Chrysanthemum: "Dad will help you carry this burden back first, and you two will pinch it at home." Dad came over again to get a load. There are still a lot of water chestnut vegetables in this pond. ”

Chrysanthemum nodded and said, "Hey! Then let's go back first. I'm going to call Xiaoxiu to come over and pinch some, otherwise I won't be able to finish pinching the plums, and it's a pity to feed the pigs. ”

Meizi hurriedly said, "How can you feed the pigs?" How good it is to fry and eat. I can't finish pinching it today, so I'll pinch it again tomorrow. ”

Seeing her anxious look, Chrysanthemum smiled and said, "You're in a hurry, I won't feed it to the pigs." If you can't finish pinching today, you'll pinch it tomorrow. At this time, the water chestnut has just bloomed, and it is very tender, so it is good to fry and eat. ”

Meizi nodded with satisfaction, she was still thinking about whether to ask her mother-in-law to pinch some back, think about it, forget it, running around also delayed work, it is better to pinch it herself and send her some, and save her from delaying the family's work for this water chestnut dish. Well, also send some to her mother, although the mother arranges the house in an orderly manner, and she doesn't need to worry about it, but sending some to the past is also considered a piece of filial piety!

Zheng Changhe carried the burden to a locust tree on the side of the house - it was shady here, and it was convenient for a few babies to pinch water chestnut vegetables - and turned around and went to fish for another load and sent it back.

Chrysanthemum brought a few small benches, and sat in the shade of the tree with Meizi, Xiaoxiu, and Xiaocui pinching water chestnut vegetables. Seeing that Zheng Changhe sent back the second load, he asked, "Dad, is there some looseness in the pond?" ”

Zheng Changhe smiled: "Hey! It looks much better now. I was so scared when I saw it before. Flowers, dad is busy, if there is anything, just call out. ”

Chrysanthemum hurriedly agreed, and Zheng Changhe turned around and went to the field again.

A few people here are talking as they work.

Xiaoxiu said enviously to Meizi: "Sister Meizi, your duck is so well fed, I'm afraid it's about to lay eggs!" ”

As soon as Meizi heard this, she nodded happily and said, "Hey! It's good to feed the ducks here - it's spacious. I'm going to have salted duck eggs to eat. ”

Seeing Xiaoxiu's envious look, Chrysanthemum smiled and said, "If my family hatches ducklings next year, I will send a few for you to feed." If it weren't enough, Umeko's ducks should be able to hatch ducklings as well.

Meizi nodded and said, "I will definitely be able to hatch ducklings next year." Xiaoxiu, did your cat give birth to a kitten? Will you send me one? ”

Xiaoxiu pursed her lips and smiled: "Bracket! Anyway, if you raise a bigger one, you have to give it away, otherwise it will be troublesome to feed so many cats. Chrysanthemum either? ”

Chrysanthemum was about to open her mouth to ask for miles, but when she heard her words, she hurriedly said, "Yes, I found a mouse at home that day." It's really strange, it wasn't common before, and this mouse also knew that we had a good life, so he came to fight the autumn wind? ”

The plums laughed when they heard this.

Xiao Xiule said: "Originally, your house was an old house, and the rat was hidden deeply, and it was not easy for you to find it." Now the new house that has just been built is a brick wall, and the corner of the wall is not easy to get through, and it wants to enter the house to steal food, but you will find out. ”

Chrysanthemum heard that it made sense, and asked Xiaoxiu to wait for the kitten to be weaned and send it over.

A few people laughed, the sun was westerly, no longer so hot, the heat of the day passed, a cool breeze blew, with a little refreshment, the cicadas on the trees stopped their sounds, no longer hoarse.

Meizi sighed, "It's much cooler here than in the village." It's not hot at night either, and it's cool in the morning. ”

Xiaoxiu and Xiaocui nodded at the same time and said, "Well, my father also said that the feng shui here is good, and he also said that our family will definitely be able to develop in the future." ”

These words caused Meizi's eyes to light up, and Chrysanthemum was secretly amused when she heard it.