When Yang arrived at the ground, while working, he told Zheng Changhe and his son what Chrysanthemum had just told her.

When Zheng Changhe heard this, he was distressed and moved.

He said, "Done! Let's listen to the girl once, and then catch two little pigs. Finish work early today, and the land is almost cleaned up anyway. When the corn in the western field is finished, and the land is sorted out one by one, you can dig a nest and get some wheat. Next night, I will go home to help the baby weave a shrimp net. Aoki will help his sister catch some fish and shrimp in the morning and evening, and make a tooth sacrifice - this time it has been a pain for our daughter. ”

Aoki belched.

In the afternoon, Zheng Changhe really finished his work early, turned to the other end of Xiaoqingshan, and came back with some bamboo.

He moved a small bench, sat in the yard, took a scimitar to break through the green bamboo, thinly cut the strips one by one, and then used the strips to weave a bucket-shaped object similar to a basket, but it was bigger and deeper than the basket, and tied a long penny on top of it - this is the shrimp net. Standing on the shore, you can use this shrimp net to catch shrimp.

Although he is not a carpenter, but a farmer, as long as the tools are not too difficult, they are not all made by themselves, they can be used, and they are not sold!

The setting sun stained half of the sky red, and it also reflected Zheng Changhe's serious and focused cheeks. He spat at the palm of his hand, rubbed the shrimp net, and there was still one last bit left, so he flew with his fingers, and kept turning the shrimp net for the final finishing touch.

The Aoki family came to see his sister digging crickets at the firewood pile on the side of the house, and hurriedly followed, helping to dig them up silently.

When Chrysanthemum saw him come to help, she was naturally happy, and hurriedly shouted: "Brother is back, are you tired?" Why don't you stop for a while? ”

"Not tired!" Aoki's words seemed to be squeezed out, and he was very stingy.

Chrysanthemum doesn't care - it's good to talk less, deep!

The siblings dug up the crickets, first in a broken clay pot, and then poured the wriggling mollusk onto the dung heap that the chrysanthemums had gathered in the afternoon.

Chrysanthemum asked Aoki, "Brother, do you think this will happen?" The soil I dug from under the firewood pile was soft and moist, and mixed with a lot of rotten grass and leaves. ”

Aoki looked at it seriously and said a long sentence: "I think so." Aren't crickets fond of arching in such a place? He also grew up playing with mud, so he naturally knew the living habits of crickets, and he often dug crickets to fish when he was a child.

After thinking about it, he said, "I'll move this pile of firewood to another place tomorrow - the bottom layer of rotten grass and mud is just dug up to raise this cricket." ”

Seeing that he was on the point, Chrysanthemum couldn't help but purse her lips and smile. This brother is a smart one, he can understand it at all!

At dinner, Yang talked about Chrysanthemum's plan for the afternoon, and the family had a heated discussion. Of course, most of them are Zheng Changhe and his wife, and the Aoki brothers and sisters don't talk much.

The Yang couple decided to go to the market tomorrow to catch piglets, and Aoki also got up early to help his sister hunt pigweed.

Zheng Changhe also said that from tonight, he will clean up the wasteland on the other side of the thatched house and plant some things. Dig a little one night, anyway, it's right in front of the house, and when you're tired, you come home to sleep.

"That piece of land was originally used to build a house with green wood. Anyway, there is no money to build a house at the moment, and if you are idle, you can also plant some things, and you can harvest some of them. ”

As he spoke, he praised Chrysanthemum for being sensible. A sincere smile appeared on his kind face, and he felt that his daughter was capable.

Seeing that the family was so cooperative, Chrysanthemum pursed her lips and chuckled, forgetting the scars on her face for a long time.

The next morning, just after dawn, Aoki got up.

He slept in the hall. The cool bed used for summer cooling, with a thick layer of straw on top and a thin quilt, is the bed.

Then the chrysanthemums also rose.

hastily washed his face and braided his hair, and Aoki took his sister to the Xiaoqing River to cut pigweed; also carried a shrimp net, and by the way, after cutting the pigweed, he carried the shrimp.

In the early morning, the river was quiet, and the slightest mist drifted like light smoke, and the river flowed quietly, winding to the east; The wild vegetables and weeds are covered with dewdrops, and the small wild chrysanthemums are also exceptionally fresh and pleasant.

Cutting pigweed is actually very simple, just pick the wild vegetables with green leaves. Pigs, they eat everything, and they don't pay much attention to it.

However, it has not been a few days since the grass and trees have turned yellow, and the pace of everything has accelerated.

Brother Aoki is a real person, he works silently, and he works hard. With his contribution, Chrysanthemum is not afraid to move slowly.

Looking at the basket full of pigweed, she stretched—but she was tired! I woke up early in the morning, and my eyes hadn't opened yet! Besides, she is not the original owner, and she hasn't done this job for many years; Even this body is actually very thin.

Aoki glanced at his sister, and his hand sped up - if he does more, won't his sister do less!

When the sun rose, Aoki said to Chrysanthemum, "Chrysanthemum, don't get it." Let's go to the shrimp! He piled the hogweed into a basket and pressed it firmly, and tied it tightly with two thin hemp ropes to prevent it from falling off when it was picked up.

When Chrysanthemum heard this, she suddenly became energetic - she likes this job!

She hurriedly picked up the shrimp net and ran to the river, and said to Aoki in a crisp voice, "Brother, I'll go first." You'll be here in a minute! ”

Aoki shouted behind him, "Wait for me for a while." What's the hurry? Beware of falling into the river! He moved faster, and in three or two strokes, he made the two baskets of pigsy bundles firm, and chased after Chrysanthemum to the river.

Seeing Chrysanthemum clumsily holding the penny to be sent to the river, Aoki stepped forward and took the shrimp net and said, "I'll come!" This sinks, you can't move. ”

As he spoke, he threw the shrimp net far away, and then slowly dragged it to the shore, and when he dragged it to the place where there were aquatic plants on the shore, he pressed it down vigorously, because the shrimp usually hide under the grass roots.

Chrysanthemum stared at the shrimp net with good eyes, wanting to see what the net could gain by dragging it.

When Aoki lifted the shrimp net and dragged it ashore, the shrimp net made of bamboo strips was bustling: the small fish jumped over the white fish belly, the large shrimp and the small shrimp bounced over their waists, and there were a few black beetles and a few small loaches mixed in.

Chrysanthemum smiled and picked up the shrimp and small fish into a bamboo basket.

The loaches couldn't catch them anyway, they kept writhing, they were slippery, and finally they had to be picked up with both hands and put into the basket.

Aoki also helped pick it up, and the two siblings looked at each other and smiled from time to time.

Chrysanthemum found that her brother was much more active in front of her, although she didn't talk much, but it was obviously closer than others, and even closer to her father.

Also, the relationship between their brother and sister is very good, and in Chrysanthemum's memory, the original owner is also very dependent on this brother!

Next, Aoki looked for a place with abundant aquatic plants, and sure enough, there were a lot more fish and shrimp in his pocket.

Chrysanthemum asked, "Brother, is it better to carry in the morning?" ”

Aoki replied, "Of course, the shrimp will come up in the morning to catch the dew, and as soon as the sun comes out, they sink to the bottom." It's good to go around the next night. ”

Chrysanthemum looked at her brother's hands constantly busy, her expression was serious and focused, her square cheeks, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and her mouth was tightly pursed, if you use one word to describe it, it is "cool"! Even if you wear a coarse cloth dress with patches, you are still tall and heroic!

She thought to herself, whoever marries her brother will be blessed, and he will be good-looking and not bad-tempered.

When Aoki saw his sister looking at him, he looked up and smiled at her, revealing a mouthful of neat white teeth; Chrysanthemum also gave him a big smile back, not at all reserved for the scar on his face.

Aoki is also used to seeing his sister's face, and he doesn't think she laughs scary, and even thinks that his sister is really happy when she laughs like this.

Because of her face, the poor sister didn't even go to the village often, so she stayed at home all day.

He secretly made up his mind that he would take his sister out to fish and shrimp more in the future; When it's winter, take her up the mountain to catch rabbits. He saw that his sister liked to do these kinds of work.

After a busy morning, when he came home, Aoki walked in front with a large load of pigweed, and Chrysanthemum followed behind with a shrimp net and a fish basket on his back. Of course, there is a lot of harvest in the fish basket.

Halfway through, a dwarf woman swayed her fat ass like a duck, holding a basket in the direction of Xiaoqingshan, and saw Aoki greet enthusiastically: "Aoki, this is a pigweed?" ”

Aoki replied in a muffled voice, "Hmm! He passed past her without raising his head.

When Chrysanthemum looked at it, it turned out to be a doggy girl. Her chubby face was full of smiles, and she seemed to be very fond of Aoki.

Chrysanthemum didn't say anything, she glanced at her and staggered by, anyway, she gave the impression that she didn't like to talk.

She thought to herself, why is this mother-in-law so enthusiastic about her brother, sticking it up on the pole?

The dog girl looked at the backs of the brother and sister, and secretly thought to herself about telling her maiden niece to Aoki. This is a top-notch male baby, if she wasn't afraid that her daughter would be easy to get into trouble when she married in front of her, she would marry Meizi to him.

It's just one thing, this chrysanthemum doesn't seem to be able to get married, and when the niece gets married, will it be possible to raise my sister-in-law for a lifetime?

Well, I have to think of a way to marry off the chrysanthemum, so that my niece will marry and be less of an eyesore.

She thought about it all the way and went to the mountain to deliver food.