Seeing the cool old lady, Chrysanthemum said softly: "Grandma is here!" ”

The impression of his grandmother Wang appeared in his mind, this old man also loved himself very much, and he deliberately looked for a lot of home remedies for his face, but they didn't work.

"Grandma!" Aoki screamed, a smile on his face.

"Whoa!" The old man agreed kindly, and smiled kindly at the chrysanthemum: "Flower, it's grown taller again!" Come, come to Grandma. What are you doing in the mountains with your brother? ”

Chrysanthemum pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "Go and pick up some acorns and come back to feed the pigs." "Walked over to the old man and squatted down.

Wang touched her head, thinking of what Yang had just told him that this granddaughter was almost gone, and his heart ached!

Although the old lady is in her sixties, her body is very tough. A round face is extremely rich, not as shriveled as other old people, his eyebrows and eyes are always smiling, his hair is combed in the slightest, and his gray cloth clothes and pants are also half-new, and his whole body is neatly cleaned up.

She listened to Chrysanthemum's words, raised her face and asked in surprise: "Isn't this acorn fruit bitter, and the pig is willing to eat it?" ”

Yang also looked at the chrysanthemum very strangely, isn't it that this girl saw that the pig ate a lot, and she was crazy, so she took this acorn to make up the number?

Chrysanthemum whispered to her grandmother and mother, "I'm going to boil it in water to see if I can get rid of the bitterness." ”

She knows that in fact, as long as the acorn fruit is soaked in water, it will be fished out and dried after ten days, the shell will be broken and the kernel will be taken out, and then the kernel will be smashed or ground, soaked in water for two days, and the water can be changed and rinsed a few times in the middle to feed the pigs. Even people can eat it.

However, she couldn't be so skilled, and she had to test it slowly so that the rest of the family wouldn't suspect it. Therefore, she plans to boil it in boiling water first, peel the kernels, soak it for a few days, float it a few times, and then feed it to the pigs. Later, I will make an excuse and propose the method of soaking the fruit in water.

Yang asked uncertainly, "Is this possible?" ”

Chrysanthemum said softly: "Mother, how do you know if you can't make it if you don't try?" If we succeed, won't our pigs have something to eat? ”

Wang Shi immediately said: "Then you have to try!" If it happens, this mountain full of acorns will be treasures. ”

Yang listened to her mother's words, and then saw that her daughter was so sensible, and hurriedly replied: "Then try it!" Pour it directly into the pot and boil? ”

Chrysanthemum replied, "Well, let's boil a pot and try it first." Mother, this is the chick that grandma helped us hatch? ”

Wang replied with a smile: "This is what I hatched first." The eggs sent by your mother haven't hatched yet! I'm thinking I'll send these chicks to your house first, and I'll just keep them when they hatch. ”

Chrysanthemum looked at those goose-yellow chicks and liked it very much! This chicken is not afraid to raise more, because the earthworm grows well, and when the time comes, prepare more chicken feed, and I am not afraid that the chicken will not have to eat.

"Chrysanthemum, how many like boils?" Aoki puts two bags of acorns in the kitchen, turns around and asks what to do with Chrysanthemum.

Chrysanthemum walked into the kitchen and said to Aoki, "Cook a pot first, so that you can remove the shell." Remove the shell, then smash the kernels and rinse them with water. ”

Aoki frowned and said, "So troublesome? Trouble is a trivial matter, and it takes firewood and labor, so what's the matter? ”

Chrysanthemum smiled and comforted him, "I'll try it first." If the pig is willing to eat it, it will be a convenient way. ”

Aoki couldn't help it, so he helped light the fire and quickly boiled a pot of acorns. Chrysanthemum hurriedly fished them out, put them in a large basket, and leaned against the pot to drain the water.

Aoki asked, "Just cook it for a while?" ”

Chrysanthemum replied, "Not yet." In this way, blanch it with boiling water and take it out, and it will be easy to remove the shell. Remove the shell and smash it and blister it with water. ”

Aoki carried a large basket of acorns into the yard, fell to the ground, and brought a small hammer and a plank; Chrysanthemum brought two small benches and took scissors, so as to prevent the difficult ones, they had to cut them with scissors.

The two sat down to peel acorns. Yang and Wang also came to help when they saw it.

Aoki put the acorn on the board and gently knocked it open with a hammer, and threw it aside; Chrysanthemum, Yang and Grandma are in charge of peeling them by hand. With the cooperation of several people, it is fast to peel it up.

Yang and Wang gossip while working.

"If these three pigs are fed well, we will catch a few more next year." Yang is hopeful for the future.

Wang smiled: "No, feeding pigs can also make a lot of money!" Liu Fugui of our village, his daughter is very capable. At the end of last year, I caught three pigs, and now they are more than 100 catties. When it comes to the wax moon, I am afraid that it will not be less than 200 catties. The current price of pork is almost 20 wen a catty, and a pig may have to sell for three or four taels of silver! ”

Yang smacked his tongue and said, "So many? So what does his family take to feed the pigs? ”

Wang Shi praised: "How else can I say that his daughter is capable!" The girl was busy getting up early in the morning, putting down the hoe and picking up the needle. Beat pigweed, open up the wasteland to plant sweet potatoes, and soybeans, and the sweet potato vines and soybean stalks were finely crushed by her with a guillotine, and then mixed with rice bran to feed the pigs. Liu Fugui can't make a fart out of two people with three sticks, and the family depends on this girl to run the house! ”

Yang's heart moved, and he asked, "Mother, how old is his daughter?" ”

Wang glanced at Aoki, who was busy with his work, understood what Yang meant, and said to her carefully: "It's fifteen this year." He is also handsome, and he is the most gentle and petty-minded, and he always smiles when he sees people. is filial piety, and always rushes to do work, for fear of tiring his parents. That's really a mouth, a pair of hands! If you don't boast about it in the village, people who come to the door to propose relatives have to line up for miles. But Liu Fugui insisted on not letting go, saying that he was reluctant to stay for a few more years. Also, if this girl gets married, half of his family will collapse. His son called his daughter-in-law spoiled, and he couldn't keep up with half of his sister's ability, and he wasn't a man who could hold up the door. Why do you think the difference between this mother's womb is so big? ”

Yang was very tempted when he heard it, but thinking about his own situation, it was not good, and he didn't know if others disliked it. So, he asked again: "Then does his family have any requirements?" For example, in terms of family background, bride price. ”

Wang replied: "Although Liu Fugui is honest, he also really loves his daughter, and he doesn't want to exchange his daughter for money." said that as long as the boy is good, let his daughter fall in love. In fact, the Wang family came for this matter today, and wanted to tell this good girl to his grandson, so he mentioned his daughter in his words.

Yang was really happy to hear this, and secretly decided to ask a matchmaker to come to the door to say goodbye. She is very confident, if you want to say that she is more talented, who can compare to her son? But she glanced at the chrysanthemum who bowed her head, and couldn't bear it, so she glanced at her mother.

Wang Shi was busy talking, secretly blaming himself for being careless, saying that these marrying relatives and looking like something should avoid their granddaughter - isn't this poking a knife in her heart!

Chrysanthemum was unconscious, listening with relish, and then looking at her brother, her ears were red, and she couldn't help but bow her head and smile. I don't know if this Liu Fugui's daughter is really as good as her grandmother said.

Aoki secretly glanced at the chrysanthemum, and secretly made up his mind in his heart: no matter whose daughter it is, as long as she dislikes her sister, no matter how capable and handsome she is, she doesn't want it.

Wang was afraid that Chrysanthemum would not be happy, so he turned the topic to his son and daughter-in-law. She said to Yang: "Your eldest brother is going to send Laifu to learn carpenter, and Wang Jinhua of Lao Wangzhuang will be the master, and he will kowtow to the master in a few days." He himself also wanted to open a grocery store with Laixi in Xiatangji, mainly selling some bamboo basket weaving utensils, and some things fired in the earthen kiln, such as rice baskets, bamboo baskets, dustpans, sieves, and baskets. ”

Yang Shi hurriedly said: "When it opens, it should be lively." Can you set a date? ”

Wang sighed: "How can it be so fast!" If you want to find a shop, you have to stock up after finding a shop, and you always have to work for a while. The money is also a little tight, originally it was good to borrow silver from your second brother, but your second sister-in-law didn't agree to it for some reason, saying that she wanted to send money to study in the school, so the money couldn't be moved! ”

Yang muttered, "She just doesn't want to borrow!" Going to the school to study is not a one-time payment of money, and it is not a year of schooling and a year's shackles! Then he said ashamedly: "My family's life is so shabby, otherwise I can help my eldest brother." ”

Wang said: "Look at you, what do you want to do so much?" Which one can be poor for the rest of his life? Aoki and Chrysanthemum are both old and obedient, as long as you work diligently for two years, life will always be good. ”

She said again: "Actually, your second sister-in-law is small-minded. She didn't want to think about it, if your eldest brother's shop is doing well, can you still help her brother? Of course, it's good to study, and it's always good to know a few words, but doesn't she look at what kind of material is Laicai? If you want me to say, these juniors in our family, except for Aoki and Chrysanthemum, are not reading materials. ”

When Aoki and Chrysanthemum heard their grandmother's praise, they couldn't help but look at each other and smile.

Yang was even more guilty, and she said a little gloomily: "It's not that my father and I are useless, and I don't have the money to let the baby go to school." ”

Chrysanthemum's heart moved, and she interjected: "Mother, if you sell this pig next year, let my brother go to school." Although it was late, I didn't want my brother to take the top exam, just to be more literate and knowledgeable, and my brother was not very old. ”

If Aoki is literate, he will be able to read and write, and he can find some books to read, so he doesn't have to pretend to be a stupid girl. She still hasn't even figured out what this place is! Ancient China? Alternate time and space? The people in the township didn't even know who the emperor was, and she didn't dare to ask.

Aoki looked at his sister in amazement, he is so old, not big? What are you studying? Besides, how can you walk away at home!