Early the next morning, Shen took care of the child and went to the town to find the master who drilled the well, and said the price and time, Shen went to the old house and found Zhou, but Zhou said that she had agreed to a partnership with her mother's brother.

Shen wanted to leave when he heard this, there were still a lot of things waiting for her at home, but Zhou grabbed her and asked, "Has Dad gone to your place to help you do some work these days?" ”

"What did my sister-in-law say? How can Daddy help me with the work? ”

"Do you know that Dad went to work at Chunyu's house again? You say, I've never seen such eccentricity, the two sons are not at home, just you and I are left with two women, the work in the field is not stretched out at all, the brother-in-law is still idle at home, the old woman feels sorry for her daughter, she has to ask the old man to help, and the vegetables in the vegetable field are made in two large boxes and left, saying that there are many people over there and few places, and they can't even eat the vegetables, I don't know if they brought anything else? Fortunately, we are separated, and it has nothing to do with us what we bring. ”

Shen Shi smiled when she heard this, she had never pointed at these before.

"By the way, I also told you, it seems that the old woman is going to kill the pig, saying that the rice is about to be planted, and the pork is easier to sell. When I kill you, I'll tell you, if they don't send you some, you can find a way to come over, and you can go back empty-handed? No matter how bad it is, you can drop some offal. "The Zhou family has not seen the Shen family for a long time, and now there is no conflict of interest, and the stomach complains just to the Shen family. For example, Qiuyu embroiders flowers all day long, and saves all the money from selling, Tian only knows how to ask his sons for money, and worries about the marriage of his second daughter, his health is not good, and he is afraid that he will not be able to get married, and so on. At this time, Shen was extremely glad that he had moved away, and he was out of sight, and he was less idle in living his own small life.

In the afternoon, the master who drilled the well came, saying that he would look at the terrain first and calculate what he needed to buy, so Shen put forward three requirements, the high point of the well platform, and then make a reel with a manhole cover. The master agreed and brought two apprentices to work.

The next few days were very busy, playing sickles, buying drying mats, and pulling pea vines, all of which Shen took Zilu to do, and Zifu was responsible for watering the vegetable field after returning home, and occasionally applying some fertilizer. Ziqing can only pick some missing peas at home to make seeds, and take care of the children, looking at the master who is digging the well, by the way, bringing the vegetables to be eaten, and waiting for Shen to enter the door to fry, it is really a poor man's child who is in charge early, Ziqing is only six years old, less than five years old, and it was the age of the kindergarten class before it was put in, so he had to do so many things.

Fortunately, Shen Wanfu came over and hurriedly turned over the acre of pea land, and went back before he had time to level it. He said that he would come back in a few days to help cut rape.

It took ten days to do the work of digging the well, it took almost three taels of silver, and the well was paved with green bricks, Ziqing's family was very happy, the Shen family no longer had to walk so far to carry water in the morning and evening, and Ziqing did not have to go to the village to wash clothes and vegetables, which saved a lot of trouble.

On this day, the old man Zeng came to inform Shen's that the rape could be cut, and by the way, he brought a few bones and a small piece of pork over, Ziqing opened the door, and he was quite happy to meet, shook the things in his hand, and said to Ziqing: "Ziqing, Grandpa has brought you meat, what about your mother?" Not at home? ”

Ziqing glanced at the meat, estimated that it was about a catty, and thought it was bought, thinking where the sun came out today, and I didn't pay attention to it in the morning. "Thank you, Grandpa, my mother is working in it."

Seeing the newly dug well in the yard, the old man scolded Shen: "You didn't tell us about such a big thing as digging a well, you said that your family has more places to use money, and there is water to pick up a few more steps, what are you doing with this unjust money?" In addition to the landlord's family, who in the village does not carry water to eat? You're good, a loser's thing, and you're ruined if you have money. We still remember you, and when we kill the pigs, we will send some meat to the children to eat. After saying that, he put down his things and left.

Shen wiped his tears angrily, Zilu would only stare at the old man's back, biting his lip and getting angry, Ziqing had to step forward and say: "Mother, don't cry, it's so tiring to carry water, it's not hard to hit the well, and Qing'er doesn't have to be afraid of falling into the pond every day." Shen hugged the child and cried bitterly before wiping away his tears.

Not long after turning around, Tian came over, looked around the yard, and said: "The second family, on weekdays, always say that you are an honest person, there are many children, always crying poor, when the family is separated, your father also said it, I am afraid that your life is not good, but who knows, you will hide your eyes one by one, these years, I am afraid that the second child's money has not been all handed over to me, I don't know how much, can I buy such a big yard?" Crying poor in front of us, and in two days there was money to dig a well, no wonder your father was so angry when he went back just now, I think it is also, we are still worried about your hard life, and the family has killed pigs, so we will send you some bones and meat. Maybe you're hiding from us what good things you're eating every day. It's really a big deal. As he spoke, he took out his handkerchief and wiped his tears.

Shen was much calmer, thought about it, and said, "Mother, if you want to say this, your daughter-in-law is really wronged." The child's father's silver for a year is counted, and when the end of the year comes, which time is not all handed over to you, you know in your heart, your daughter-in-law is not a day or two in your house, more than ten years, you still don't understand? To be honest, the money to buy the land is my dowry silver, I have not dared to move these years, just waiting for today to come in handy, but there is nothing left after buying the land, the silver to build the yard is still borrowed by my little brother, this well, or a few days ago, Zixi 100 days my mother and they are here, see that I have to go to the village so far to fetch water, Ziqing has to go so far to wash some food and clothes, my mother feels sorry for me A woman with a child is not easy, let my two brothers borrow me a few taels of silver in case of emergency, and then pay it back when there is money in the future. ”

Tian was a little stunned when he heard this, but he still muttered, "Who knows if it's true or not, it's not up to you to decide." Besides, you still have your mother's brother to help, but pity your eldest sister Chunyu's family, who can't eat enough and don't have warm clothes, and no good brother to worry about. ”

"Mother, look at me, I am also a bunch of children, and small, I didn't get a grain of grain from the family, I have to buy rice every day, and I have to make gruel at night, you see that this day is getting warmer day by day, and the children's jackets are not broken." Shen couldn't help but distinguish.

Tian said: "Didn't I give you a penny? Alright, alright, don't complain to me. Who knows how many truths you have? After speaking, he glanced at the chickens in the yard, and said, "In a few days, someone will come to see Xia Yu, and there is nothing to entertain at home, so I'll catch two chickens and go." ”

"Mother, you see that this chicken has not grown yet, the big one is less than two catties, it's a pity to catch it, or, mother, you still catch the old chicken woman back, that one can still lay eggs." Shen knew that if Tian didn't bring something with him today, he would definitely be angry in his heart.

"That's fine, it's up to you." Tian finally took the old chicken woman back.

Ziqing felt helpless, it seems that it is impossible to live her own small life quietly, and she will have to build a new house with silver in the future, and she will come over to fight the autumn breeze. I was counting on the old man to help plow the land, but now it can't.