Chapter 16: Farming (3)
Chapter 16 Farming (3)
It was getting dark now, and the only empty bullock cart in the village belonged to Dale's family. If she hadn't seen Dale before, maybe Lynch would have borrowed it from her.
It's just that now, I'm a little embarrassed.
Lynch thought for a moment, then made up his mind and walked over.
Dale was sitting on the grass at this time, the girl's strength was not as good as that of the boy, and the farm work in the field naturally did not need her, all she could do was boil some boiling water and cook some food for her parents.
Listening to the sound of approaching footsteps, Dale glanced back at the boy, and then turned his head with a puffed grunt, perhaps guessing Lynch's purpose, and she didn't intend to pay attention.
What Lynch couldn't see was that Dale's eyes were rolling at this time, thinking about how to embarrass Lynch and avenge the morning.
Lynch, who walked in front of Dale, naturally could see Dale's refusal, and the words he had prepared earlier couldn't say anything at this time, so Lynch didn't say anything, turned around and walked back.
Lynch thinks that since Dale has made it clear that he will not borrow, it is futile to say anything, and it is better to let Ralph open his mouth to borrow than to eat the closed door.
Dale heard the footsteps behind her to leave, her little face was full of the loss that the conspiracy had not succeeded, her faint brows furrowed again and again, and seeing that Lynch was about to go away, she shouted, "Little cripple!"
Lynch stopped, turned around and looked at Dale in surprise, as if asking something, as if he was saying that he was not going to borrow it, why did he stop me?
Naturally, this will not be said, and if it does, it is difficult for Dale to answer, 'Because you are good-looking'.
Dale frowned and pursed her lips, and her beautiful dimples flickered on her face, indicating that her mood was not very stable, but she didn't say anything, even if she clearly knew Lynch's purpose.
When the sunset was about to disappear, the sky gradually turned into night, and Lynch waited for a while and did not hear the words of the girl opposite, so he had to turn back.
"Hey!!"
The crisp voice carried the girl's anger and dissatisfaction with Lynch's attitude.
Lynch stopped again in confusion and turned around, still without saying a word, looking at Dale in confusion.
Heaven testifies, Dale once again saw the expression on this face, and had the urge to lift the hem of her skirt and kick it in an extremely unladylike way, and step on his nose to relieve her anger.
Dale gritted her teeth angrily, "What are you doing here!?"
"Borrow a car. ”
"I don't borrow. ”
"Oh. ”
Immediately, Lynch turned around and went back as a matter of course, but before he could turn around, he heard an angry voice from behind him, louder than just now.
"Dead Cripple !!"
This time Lynch didn't even bother to turn around, and walked into the field pretending not to hear, he thought that if he turned around, he would not be called this unpleasant name, the lame man was real, and he was not dead.
Back in the field, Lynch endured the weakness and soreness of his arms and continued to work, although the remaining corn was not much, but for Lynch, who had not eaten for a day, it was still a little unbearable.
I just feel that my hands are trembling, and sometimes a piece of corn has to be broken several times.
Until the last corn was broken and delivered to the house, the time had dropped to midnight, and the ox cart of Daer's family was still used.
Naturally, it won't be Lynch who borrowed the car, and Dale's 'dead cripple' shouted so loudly that Ralph couldn't say anything to let Lynch borrow it, so he had to go by himself.
Lynch heard Dale's well-behaved voice on the other end: "Grandpa Ralph, slow down, do you want me to help!"
"No, no, Dai'er is so good, much better than my grandson!"
"Hee-hee. ”
Lynch lifted his forehead and sighed, as if he was sighing at the injustice of this fate, and as if he was sighing at the injustice of this world.
The next morning, Lynch heard Ralph shouting at him in front of the bed to get up, but he was too tired yesterday and felt soreness all over his body, and he had woken up, but he couldn't open his eyes.
Ralph sat on the edge of the bed, muttering, "It's getting cold, you didn't eat anything yesterday." ”
"Get up quickly, you're not hungry!"
"I stewed the broth for you today, and the old man was reluctant to eat it for a year, so I left it all to you a little bastard!"
After calling for a long time, Lynch didn't see any response, but covered his face with the futon, pretending not to hear, and blocked Ralph's voice by the way.
Ralph said again, "If you don't get up again, I'll throw the rhubarb on your bed!"
Lynch, who pretended to be asleep, woke up immediately, and the moment he opened his eyes, his eyes were full of horror. He didn't dare joke about it until he knew if Ralph could do such a thing.
After all, Ralph thinks Lynch is so clean.
He got up without saying hello, and rinsed his mouth as Ralph shook his head and sighed before eating, and the meal was still simple, just a pot of vegetable soup and a few pieces of bread.
Lynch looked at Ralph, and there was no disgust in his eyes, but confusion, as if asking: What about the broth?
Ralph pretended not to see it, turned around and busily spread the corn out in the sun, and did not forget to say, "Remember to wash the pots and dishes after eating." ”
Lynch rolled his eyes, took the bowl and shuddered to his mouth, occasionally nibbling on a few mouthfuls of fluffy bread, and in a short time, Lynch was already full.
For the next few days, Lynch spent most of his time in the fields, and was urged to get up by Ralph every day, and after a simple meal, he ran to the fields, and only dragged his tired and sore body home at night, fell asleep, and waited for Ralph to wake up the next day.
Ralph was very satisfied with Lynch's performance during this time, one is that he never complains about doing some work like other people's children, and the two adapt and learn so quickly.
Ralph didn't expect that Lynch would forget his past identity so quickly and be sent willingly to be an ordinary farmer.
Perhaps it is also a good choice to be a farmer in Lynch's heart, busy with three meals a day, but also fulfilling.
The only thing that upset Ralph was that he didn't talk much, like a rock. If you can not speak, you won't speak, and you really can't just jump word by word.
The most annoying thing is that when he doesn't want to speak, he has to observe his expression and interpret his eyes, which really makes Ralph a little unhappy.
Ralph thought to himself, old man, that I'm so old, and I have to look at a child, hey......
Time flies quickly, and before you know it, Lynch has been in this village for half a month.
On this day, Lynch still slept peacefully, but when Lynch habitually woke up in the early morning, he didn't see Ralph shouting to get up as usual, lest he waste his precious time.
Looking through the thin window, but see that it is a foggy weather, when I look closely, I see that there is a light rain in the fright, look at this weather, I am afraid that the heavy rain will follow, fortunately last night Ralph had the foresight to take back all the corn from the house, otherwise this rain will fall, the corn is afraid that it will be dried for several days.
Lynch got up, feeling hungry, and walked in the direction of the noisy kitchen.
Ralph was fiddling with food at this time, and when he saw Lynch getting up at this time, he asked, "Why don't you sleep more, the farm work has already been done." ”
Lynch nodded, staring at Ralph's unfinished meal, not saying a word.
Ralph gasped roughly, rolled his eyes, and added, "You're hungry." ”
Lynch nodded, turned around and rinsed his mouth, and then waited for the meal to be cooked while playing with Rhubarb, his palm either let Rhubarb bite and lick lightly, or stroke Rhubarb's forehead, or Rhubarb slept on his side and waited for Lynch to tickle it, and whined extremely comfortably.
There was a child's play in the distance, and then looking back at the person and dog in front of him playing happily, Ralph sighed and said in his heart: It's over, it's over, this child is over.