Chrysanthemum listened to Zhang Huai's words, looked at the open space between the two houses, and thought that it was to loosen the soil early, and it was convenient to plant bamboo.

Zhang Huai looked at the chrysanthemum and asked, "Chrysanthemum, what do you want to plant?" ”

Chrysanthemum was stunned for a moment, and said in her heart, what am I going to plant? When I looked up at him seriously and hopefully, I suddenly understood his thoughts, so I smiled and replied, "It's good to grow bamboo." ”

Zhang Huai silently cracked his mouth when he heard this.

Aoki felt that his family had planted a little bit of bamboo in the front yard, which was really a bit little, and now Huaizi wanted to plant bamboo between the two families, which was exactly what he wanted, so he smiled and said: "This bamboo has been planted at the door of the house, and there will definitely be no shortage of bamboo shoots to eat in the future." ”

Chrysanthemum nodded happily.

As he spoke, he arrived at the gate of the Zhang family's courtyard, and before he entered the door, he heard Zheng Changhe's loud voice shouting: "······ I'm telling you, it's not your usual luck, you're going to send it. Maybe it's not to get rich, maybe it's your Yang Zi who wants to take the top prize. My chrysanthemum picked up a big carp last year, you see, didn't my family send it? Of course, we still have to farm, but life is much better. ”

Chrysanthemum and Aoki were stunned when they heard this—what was Daddy talking about?

When the three of them entered the courtyard, they saw that in the courtyard, Zhang Dazhuan was wielding a kitchen knife to chop meat and bones on a large cutting board, and Zheng Changhe was sitting on a small bench on the side, speaking solemnly and affirmatively, and from time to time, he also added an action - a fierce wave of his hand - to strengthen the persuasiveness.

Zhang Dazhuan was busy while listening attentively, but when he looked up, he saw them coming in and hurriedly stopped his knife and said with a smile: "Aoki, Chrysanthemum, look at your father, I said that I hunted a deer and was going to make a fortune." Woohoo! I haven't sent it yet, and I feel comfortable when he says this. After being poor for so many years, there is hope! ”

Only then did Chrysanthemum understand that her father was superstitious. Alas! It can't be considered superstition, just a kind of faith! If you have been so hardworking, Dafa dare not say it, but Xiaofa still has hope.

Without waiting for a few of them to answer, Zhang Yang came out of the back yard and said to Zhang Dazhuo: "Dad, it's not that you catch this deer to have hope, it's you who raise my brother and my two sons to have hope." Uncle Zheng means that you have this deer just to get a good omen, and to make this omen true, you have to rely on me and my brother! ”

Chrysanthemum secretly praised Zhang Yang for being able to speak.

Zheng Changhe laughed twice, his eyes slanted at Zhang Dazhuan, and he looked "Look, what am I talking about"; Aoki and Zhang Huai also watched with a smile.

Zhang Dazhuan looked at his youngest son happily, and felt that his eyes were full of light, as if he had already won Xiucai, and he would go all the way up from high school in the future. It's a good sign!

He happily beckoned to Chrysanthemum: "Chrysanthemum, come, these large pieces of meat will cut you, the two deer legs that I specially picked." ”

He looked at the chrysanthemum with eyes as kind as Zheng Changhe.

Zheng Changhe hurriedly said: "You don't have a treasure." Chrysanthemum, I'll take this meat back later, you go and take a look at Uncle Zhang's new house, there will be a while to eat. "The girl in this house is going to live in the future, of course, you have to take a closer look.

Zhang Huai smiled at Chrysanthemum and Aoki: "Let's go to the backyard first, Chrysanthemum hasn't come to see it yet." ”

Although it was next door, the Zhang family's new house was built with chrysanthemums, but they never came in. She and Aoki followed the Zhang brothers to the backyard. Like the Zheng family's layout, the east and west sides of the Zhang family's house also left a passage to the backyard.

Along the way, I listened to Zhang Huai talk about how it was here, how it was there, and even Zhang Yang kept comparing with great interest.

But the chrysanthemums feel very strange, because at a glance, the backyard is empty, even if Zhang Huai has planted some trees before, but in this late autumn season, the branches and leaves are withering. Oh, the vegetable patch is still a little green, which was planted by the Zhang family in advance, for fear that it will be too late to move over and plant again. Although a lot of trampling was trampled on when the house was built, it still looks good.

Chrysanthemum finally understands what is called "golden nest and silver nest", and it is not as good as its own kennel. Looking at the yard that still needs to be planned and built, in the eyes of Huaizi and Yangzi, it is already a beautiful home, even if it needs to make up some things—no, a lot of things—but the two brothers have automatically made up for it in their minds.

Thinking that my family came here like this, I couldn't help but laugh!

Zhang Huai saw that Chrysanthemum didn't speak, but he smiled to himself, and asked suspiciously: "Chrysanthemum, what are you laughing at?" ”

Chrysanthemum said, "It's nothing." But I think this yard is a little empty, and it should be better next year. But listening to the tone of the two of you, it seems that this yard is already full of green trees, fruits, flocks of chickens and ducks, and melons and vegetables.

Hehe! I'm not laughing at you, I think we're all the same—my brother and I were like that, the house was built, and we shoveled here all day—smoothed it out; Dig and dig there - either planting fruit trees or flowers and plants, or planting bamboo and willows, and there will be no rest, little by little to make the home what it is now. ”

Several people laughed when they heard this.

Aoki said: "Isn't that it, at that time, our house was built, and it was also bare, but I looked at it comfortably." The eyes look at the corner, and I want to be in that kind of bamboo; Looking at the backyard, I want to plant fruit trees, but I can't wait for spring; Chrysanthemums dug up a lot of wild chrysanthemums and planted them under the courtyard wall, I didn't think it was enough, but there was no land to plant. ”

He really wanted to plant more wild chrysanthemums. This autumn, the golden chrysanthemum at the base of the courtyard wall bloomed freely, surrounding the front and back yards. When I got up in the morning, I saw the dewy golden and delicate flowers in my eyes, and I only felt that my heart was like the morning sun. Besides, this thing is good for soaking in water and putting pillows, so why not plant it? Now I can sell it for money!

Zhang Yang listened to Aoki's words, and when he met a bosom friend, his eyes flashed with surprise, and he said loudly: "Isn't that what I think." I cut two plum blossoms from the school and planted them, and I don't know if I can live. ”

Zhang Huai glanced at him and asked with a smile, "I haven't asked you yet, have you told your master?" Don't cut it secretly, right? ”

Zhang Yang smiled: "Of course I said, do I dare to cut it secretly!" ”

After laughing a few words, Zhang Huai said, "Let's take a look." We're so happy that we don't want to think that your brother Aoki's house is much better than this. It's almost time to clean up next year, and it's not too late to look at it again, and it's really cold now-bare, it's not as prosperous as our old house, where there are still a few trees, a few flowers, and the yard is also surrounded by hibiscus. ”

Zhang Yang smiled: "It's just to let Brother Aoki and Sister Chrysanthemum help think about it, what should be planted, there are more people, there are more ideas, isn't it?" ”

Chrysanthemum smiled and said, "I can't help the others, but I have planted many miles of peach trees and apricot trees, and a lot of seedlings have been produced, so I will send some to you to plant when the time comes." Yang Zi, can you get another plum blossom branch and let me insert it? ”

Zhang Yang hurriedly said: "I don't know if I can live like this, Sister Chrysanthemum, you still have to work hard." There are two plum saplings behind our school, I deliberately kept them and transplanted them in the spring, and I will give you one when the time comes; If these two branches are replanted, you will also be given one. ”

Chrysanthemum listened to it and was happy, it was better this way, don't worry about it.

So they stopped looking at the courtyard and went to wander around the house.

In the kitchen, He and Yang talked intimately, of course, about their children. At this time, it is the busiest time for all fathers and mothers - the heart is busy, the mouth is busy; When the time is ripe, when it is time to make a marriage, the whole body is busy-so busy that his feet do not touch the ground; Until the juniors get married, at that time, it is looking forward to - looking forward to the younger couple adding grandchildren.

He said to Yang considerately: "When Chrysanthemum is fifteen years old next year, let them marry first, and wait two years for marriage." I really want to let the two get married as soon as possible, but I'm afraid that the chrysanthemums are too small and haven't grown yet, and it's not good for the baby.

Besides, we also have to work hard for two years and save some more belongings, otherwise wouldn't we be wronged by chrysanthemums! ”

Yang sat at the door of the stove cave to help light the fire, and nodded approvingly: "The chrysanthemum is still too thin, and it needs to be raised for two years." If you want to say wronged chrysanthemums, I don't like to hear this. Changhe has been with the big bolt for so many years, what kind of people are we, don't you know? We've never been money-eyed people. Huaizi in the photo, I think this baby is sincere, and the two of you are also duty, and I can rest assured that my father and I will marry you as a daughter-in-law. No matter how much possessions you have, can you afford to overdo others? ”

He sighed and said, "Sister-in-law Zheng, I don't have anything to say to you, originally, I think the same way - aren't we all the same people!" Seeing that your life is good, my father and I are only happy. However, Huaizi said that kind of thing back then, and now if we don't save more belongings and then come to the door to ask for chrysanthemums, others will definitely think that we have seen that your family is developed, and we will go to the pole to ask for relatives. It's nothing for Huaizi to be gossiped about, he's a boy anyway, but chrysanthemums are about to be looked down upon. ”

Yang was also stunned when he heard it - I'm afraid that people will really say that! It turns out that it is not good or troublesome to become rich, and if the family is still poor, there must be no need to worry so much.

She looked at He Shi and was very moved in her heart, if it was someone else, she wouldn't care about these miles.

He fried the pot with a bang, and there were bursts of oil smoke in the pot, and after she turned it over a few times, she covered the pot and said to Yang: "Burn it on a small fire, and these dried bamboo shoots should be simmered for a while." ”

Yang nodded in agreement, and then frowned and said: "Although what you said is also reasonable, but the affairs of our two families have nothing to do with others, let him say it if he likes to say it, as long as their juniors live well, it is the most important thing." Besides, you have also built a tiled house now, and your home is considered good. ”

He turned around, approached the edge of the stove cave, and said to Yang with a smile: "I just want to save more belongings and marry the chrysanthemum back with dignity." If you are blindly afraid of people gossiping, you have to earn more money than you and then come to the door to ask for chrysanthemums, then I am afraid that there is no hope in this life. Well! You said that you are not depressed, your family is living a good life, it is obviously a good thing, I am only happy, but I still have to be happy. ”

Yang was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "It's not all those idlers, they have nothing to do when they are full, and they like to take care of other people's affairs." ”