Yang saw Zheng Changhe ask whose house the green brick was, and hurriedly told him.

Zheng Changhe was also happy to hear this, sent the potato into the cellar, turned around and said to Yang with a smile: "When the big bolt is moved over, I can often drink two cups with him." ”

Yang saw that he didn't expect Chrysanthemum and Zhang Huai's heads to hear this, but he was worried about drinking, and he was very dissatisfied, so he couldn't help but glance at him and said, "That wine is so delicious?" Do you know if you drink too much and hurt your body? You still think you are twenty years ago, you are old, and you are still hungry like a baby. ”

Zheng Changhe was not annoyed when he heard this, and asked with a smile: "Are we chrysanthemums back?" Did you pick the water chestnut? ”

The chrysanthemum fried the vegetables, stewed the rice, and came out to Zheng Changhe: "Dad, are you hungry?" I cooked water chestnut miles, it's pink and fragrant, you eat a few on the mat first, and you'll be eating soon. ”

When Zheng Changhe saw his daughter, he smiled kindly, and said very obediently: "Dad will eat a few." Eat with your stomach saved. After saying that, he went to the kitchen, grabbed a handful of water chestnuts, sat on a small bench under the eaves of the porch, and ate it.

Yang finished harvesting the corn, patted his body, went to the well to fetch water to wash his face and hands, and said to Chrysanthemum with a smile: "Chrysanthemum, you are cooking faster and faster, isn't it just a while, why is it cooked?" ”

Speaking of this, Chrysanthemum was proud, and she told Yang that this fire burning kung fu must be skilled. Whether it is stir-frying, or cooking, it must be just right, a handful of cold and hot will definitely not work, and it will not be possible to stuff too much firewood or stuff less - if there is too much stuffing, the rice will be rotten; The stuff is less, and the lettuce is not flavorful enough.

Needless to say, different dishes must be cooked differently and the length of time is different, that is not a sentence that can be explained, it is all based on your own feelings and experience, only can be understood but not spoken!

Let's talk about cooking, she's very skilled now.

A few handfuls of firewood were stuffed into it and the pot was boiled first. If you are in a hurry, you should wait a little longer to make the rice swell, then look at the pot, and if there is too much water, scoop up some rice soup; If the water is just right, then stuff one or two handfuls of thatched firewood into the stove hole, and burn the pot until there is a slight fryer sound, so don't add firewood, and simmer the rice slowly with the residual heat of the bottom of the pot. After waiting for a while, the rice will be cooked, not soft or hard, and the pot is just browned and crispy.

Chrysanthemum's mouth was dry, and Yang and Zheng Changhe listened to it with relish.

Yang looked at his daughter's slightly interested look, a little good, his heart was a little baby in the end, and he was happy to be like this when he talked about his own tea and rice.

However, she is also happy, Chrysanthemum is only a teenager, and she learns so quickly, which shows that she is attentive. I also work hard, but I don't have a girl's dexterity.

In fact, chrysanthemum is not proud of the skill of stir-frying and cooking, but proud of the skill of burning the fire. If you want to say that this big pot of earthen stove, what you pay attention to is the kung fu of burning the fire. She has experienced it for a long time to be so handy and coping with it! When I saw my mother asking, I couldn't help but show off.

After laughing for a while, Chrysanthemum went to serve the meal, and sure enough, the rice was neither soft nor hard, and the water chestnut was extremely spicy, which made Zheng Changhe very happy, and his best praise was to eat three bowls in a row.

After more than ten days of busyness, the shop in Xiatangji was finally built, and Aoki and Zhang Huai also returned to the village.

However, before he could take a breath, a series of things such as building a workshop, picking acorns, picking wild chrysanthemums, building a house in the Zhang family, and cutting late rice were all pressed, and he was even busier than in previous years

The Zhang family built the house in a hurry, and finally realized Zhang Huai and Chrysanthemum's wish to be neighbors. Why do you say that it is in full swing? That's because Huaizi's four uncles and aunts all went out, plus Zhao San and Zheng Changhe, and the villagers built the house in just a few days.

Then there was the whole yard, digging wells, building kitchens, pig pens, chicken and duck pens, even if there were many people helping, they were busy for more than ten days.

On this day, Zhang Huai came over to ask the Zheng family to come over for dinner, saying that he was busy a few days ago and didn't entertain him well, but now he is so busy that his father wants to drink with Uncle Zheng.

Zheng Changhe didn't even say a kind word, and went directly - the two families really don't need those polite face-saving courtesies.

Chrysanthemum didn't want to go, not for anything else, but because the acorns dried in the yard were dry, and she was about to peel off her husks while it was hot.

Zhang Huai listened to her words, and didn't squeak, so he ran to the yard with a smile, stepped on the acorns, and beckoned Aoki again: "Hurry up, let's go to dinner after packing up." Then he shouted to Yang: "Auntie, you go over first, so that you can help my mother." ”

Chrysanthemum saw him stepping on it, and looked at herself with a smile, as if to say, "I'll help you do the work, you should go to dinner", so she was a little embarrassed, and unconsciously hooked a smile at the corner of her mouth, but no one saw it.

She picked up the mallet, squatted on the ground and beat the fruit, and deliberately asked Huaizi: "What delicious miles did you burn, so polite?" ”

Before Zhang Huai could answer, Aoki smiled and said, "Chrysanthemum, you want to eat, do you guess what Uncle Zhang got it?" ”

Chrysanthemum thought it was an ordinary dinner, after all, the two families had a good relationship and became neighbors, and this meal had the meaning of a party, but I didn't expect there to be another inside story. She was surprised, looked up and asked, "What's good?" ”

Zhang Dazhuan has been busy at home, and he hasn't seen him go out!

Huaizi's eyes were full of smiles, and he looked at the chrysanthemum and said, "When my father was still picking acorns, he dug a trap on the other side of the mountain, and he didn't receive anything in those days." He had been busy building a house for so many days, and this afternoon he went to the mountains to pick up fruits, and by the way, he went to take a look, but he didn't expect to pick up a deer. It's a pity that I haven't lost my breath yet, but my father is going today, otherwise no one will know if he dies, and he wasted dozens of catties of meat. ”

It's a rare thing, and you don't necessarily come across it once in a few years. If it was usual, his father would definitely get it and sell it to those rich people, and he could sell it for a lot of money. However, because this thing is not common, it is time for Aoki and them to try it too. Although the family is not too wealthy now, it is still much better than in previous years, thanks to the help of the Zheng family, if you can't even give up a deer, isn't it too unknowing!

So, Zhang Huai said that he would not sell it at all, and give some venison to Aoki and Zhao San, as well as the Liu family, and then send some uncle's family, and Li Changyi and Zhou Xiaozi's family also sent a small piece each, and there was nothing left of this deer.

Zhang Dazhuan and his family were also in favor, and they were eager to give half to Zheng Jiali, but when they thought that their uncle's family was also going to give it, they shared a few more shares.

After Zhang Huai finished speaking, Chrysanthemum's eyes widened and she asked in surprise, "Are there deer on the mountain?" Why haven't I heard of it? ”

Aoki smiled, "Of course there is, but they are all hiding in the mountains."

It's not common in our periphery. ”

Huaizi smiled: "Where is it uncommon, it is impossible to see it at all." It seems that when I was a child, I heard that Uncle Huang had hunted one, but I never heard of it later. ”

Chrysanthemum's eyes were sparkling when she heard this, and she didn't smash the acorns anymore, and squatted there in a daze.

The children who have always come to the mountain village have always thought like this: What is the mile outside the mountain? Isn't the city very lively, with lots of good food and fun? Wait a minute; Chrysanthemum was thinking at this time: How deep is this little green mountain? What are the mountains like, are there many rare animals? Why didn't anyone in the village go hunting in the mountains?

Zhang Huai and Aoki put the acorns together, smashed them with a mallet, peeled off the empty shell on top, packed the acorn kernels in a sack, and from time to time, picked out some stubborn fruits and knocked them apart.

Seeing that Chrysanthemum looked absent-minded, they were a little strange, and Aoki smiled: "Chrysanthemum, don't you want to eat venison?" ”

When Chrysanthemum heard this, she glared at him and said, "Why don't you want to eat it?" I'm not stupid, I haven't touched anything in years. ”

Zhang Huai and Aoki laughed together.

Huaizi asked curiously, "Then what were you thinking just now?" ”

Chrysanthemum thought about it, and asked the two of them with some confusion: "You say, how deep is this little green mountain?" There must be a lot of good stuff in there, why doesn't anyone go in to hunt? When you are so hungry that you can't eat, you can definitely find food by hiding in, and you don't have to pay taxes to the government, how good! ”

Aoki and Zhang Huai's mouths opened wide - they didn't expect Chrysanthemum to be thinking about it.

Aoki looked at the chrysanthemum and felt incomprehensible: My sister is so smart, why is she confused today?

He said strangely: "Let's not talk about whether you can get out alive if you go into the mountains, even if you hide in it, won't you come out for the rest of your life?" ”

Zhang Huai also patiently said to Chrysanthemum: "There are not only deer in the mountain, but also wolves, insects, tigers and leopards. Of course, there are also people who specialize in hunting for a living, practice hunting kung fu, and run into the mountains. Because our side is the periphery, there are few animals, and there are some rabbits and pheasants, so everyone is still mainly farming. Once in a while, I went into the mountains, but I couldn't please him, and then I didn't go. You must know that you have to walk many days to get from here to the real mountains. If you hide in the mountains and don't come out, don't you become a homeless person? ”

Although Chrysanthemum is still a little ignorant, she finally understands that things are not as easy as she imagined, so she doesn't ask anymore, so people don't feel like they grew up in Qingnan Village.

So the conversation turned to the deer, no, the venison.

She smiled and asked, "How did this venison Aunt Zhang burn?" ”

Zhang Huai smiled softly and said to her: "How can you still burn, braised it!" Well, put some small white radish. When I came, my dad was cutting meat, and when you bring some back, you can burn it as much as you want. ”

Chrysanthemum nodded, not thinking to say no at all.

The three of them packed up the fruit and cleaned up the yard before going to Zhang's house for dinner.

Out of the courtyard, Aoki saw that the land on the side of Zhang's house had been turned over, so he asked Zhang Huai, "What are you digging out the side of this house for?" And planting fruit trees? ”

Zhang Huai shook his head and said, "No, I'm going to plant bamboo." We plant a piece of bamboo in the middle of our two families, which is also beautiful. You see, Brother Changming has already planted it over there. You think, there are willows and fruit trees in front, and willows and fruit trees by the river, and if there is an extra bamboo forest next to the house, it will not be monotonous. ”