Chapter 11 on the value of pears
Three days later, Wang Xiaocong and Wang's father and mother stood on the edge of the bean field.
A piece of green, like the waves of the blue sea, bean leaves and bean stalks are intertwined, slightly swaying with the morning breeze, as if to greet them.
The green elves hide in the turquoise "forest", mischievously peeking at everything around them.
Dad Wang smiled and said, "Let's start, take back the bean stalks in the morning, and when the sun is strong in the afternoon, just put them on the dam in the col to dry." ”
"After drying, it is squeezed into soybean flour, part of it is sold in the col, and part of it is kept to feed the livestock, and the rice bran is mixed together, and the basic ration of the livestock in the coming year is solved."
Wang Xiaocong was silent, this is not bad, even the amount of work is not small.
This year, in addition to rice grass, beans were planted in a large area, which was not much smaller than the area of rice grass.
I have also planted sorghum and wheat before, and they come in turns, which can be regarded as improving the taste of livestock.
Wang Xiaocong once complained from the bottom of his heart, the life of this livestock feels better than that of people, but how much he gets, and what he pays in the end is only a big one, and most of them may end up being a piece of meat on the plate......
Wang Ma shook the basket twice, put it on the ground, and said angrily to the father and son: "Don't talk so much nonsense, hurry up and start it, while the weather is good, hurry up and finish it, otherwise you will drag it and drag it, and there will be uncomfortable things behind." ”
As soon as they saw Wang's mother speak, the father and son trembled, as quiet as a cicada, and immediately fell into the bean field, harvesting with a sickle.
The bean stalks are slender, and they are pulled together in large pieces, and they hold a handful in their hands, and even if they are cut, they have to work hard to divide them.
So at this time, Wang Xiaocong didn't behave as well as when he cut rice, and he had to have enough strength here......
After a while, dense beads of sweat oozed from Wang Xiaocong's forehead, and his eyes became sour.
At this time, a dazzling light suddenly appeared in the distant sky, golden and round, warm and sacred, and the green peaks reflected each other.
The clouds of different shapes and dyed with a layer of golden radiance are like guards guarding the sun, layer upon layer, like a palace of nine heavens.
Facing the golden sun, the three of them accelerated their movements again, as if racing against the sun.
The cut bean stalks are placed on the spot, cut as much as possible, and then slowly carry them back in the afternoon.
Until more than half of this bean field has been harvested, the temperature has risen, and it is no longer suitable for Wang Xiaocong to continue to work.
Therefore, Wang Xiaocong's first assignment this morning was completed, and the next thing was to use his own small basket to transport some back little by little.
Stuff the small back basket and steady your feet towards the dam.
The soybean fields in the location of the Aoli Dam are not too close, about a third of the distance from home.
Although there are not many bean stalks in the small back basket, such a distance is still a bit difficult for Wang Xiaocong.
This time and again, nearly an hour has passed.
After carrying it three times, there were many more bean stalks piled up than at the beginning.
However, Wang Xiaocong also did his best, and after three trips, he went home directly to prepare today's lunch.
As usual, cut a piece of meat, squeeze the oil, stir-fry the wild vegetables, and cook the rice.
The happiest unintentional moment of the year is this moment and the moment of the New Year, the most tired, but also the best to eat.
Not long after, Wang's father and mother came back, wiped their faces with a sweat towel, then scooped water to wash it, and put it outside to dry it.
After eating, resting for a while, and avoiding the hottest period of the sun, Wang's father and mother set off again to transport the bean stalks that had not yet been carried to the dam.
And Wang Xiaocong had nothing to do for a while, and after making bamboo tools for a while, he continued to go to the back mountain to see those strangely growing fruit trees.
During this time, Wang Xiaocong would go to see it every time, and every time he couldn't help but sigh, what kind of power can make the fruit tree grow so quickly.
When they arrived, four orderly fields of fruit trees stood.
The branches of the cherry tree are thin, the branches of the lychee tree are slender, the branches of the pear tree are thick, and the branches of the orange tree are thorny.
Each of the four trees has its own characteristics, and except for the pear tree, which has small fruits hanging from it, the other four trees are all dense with green shade.
Obviously, that voice did not deceive itself, this year, it was indeed able to harvest a batch of fruits......
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the special products of each household have been harvested and dried.
The giant dam in the middle of the rice field is full of orange-yellow millet, and each grain blooms with a golden luster.
On several dams in the col, there are also all kinds of grains, wafting with the fragrance of grain.
A large amount of grain is beginning to enter the final stage, just waiting to be sold and stored.
At the same time, the pears in the back mountain also became fresh one by one, with green clothes and sweet and crisp flesh, just one bite made Wang Xiaocong a little unable to control his mouth, and ate several in a row.
This fruit tree field is not very large, and each of the four fruit trees is planted, and each occupies a smaller area, which is about 10 fruit trees on average.
Wang Xiaocong counted the fruits on a pear tree, there were thirty or forty, that is to say, the sum of ten trees was only a few hundred fruits.
If five fruits are a catty, then it is only a few dozen catties, which is obviously a small amount compared to those orchards.
But Wang Xiaocong doesn't care, anyway, these fruits are not specially planted and sold, just enough to eat for themselves.
But such a delicious pear, Wang Xiaocong really hasn't eaten it.
There are no pear trees in Wangjiaao, and they are pear trees that have been cultivated in a good environment here, but in terms of taste, Wang Xiaocong feels that it is more than a step worse than his own.
"Maybe it's because the place here is special, and this seed conjured out of thin air, what's so special?" Wang Xiaocong muttered.
This can also be seen that Wang Xiaocong is not small, he knows that the origin of these fruit trees is inexplicable, and it is very weird, but he can still get his mouth, and he is not afraid of being poisoned or something......
After eating a few pears, Wang Xiaocong picked a few more and prepared to take them back to taste them for his father and mother.
Holding a belly of crisp pears, I went home, but I found that there was a guest at home, a black-faced uncle who looked honest, with a strong physique, sleeves rolled up on his forearms, proper wind and sun, and the image of a farmer tempered by hard work.
As soon as the uncle saw Wang Xiaocong, he laughed and said, "Yo, the little bug is back?" It looks like it's about to grow into a big bug. ”
Wang Xiaocong's face turned dark, what a big bug is a small bug, a small bug can still accept it, and a big bug is also ugly, right? Although it sounds better than what seems to be left over from a dog, a dog egg or something......
"Uncle Rice, don't bury me, just call me Xiao Cong, you can't accept a big bug or something!" Wang Xiaocong said with a sad face.
Uncle Rice is called Wang Rice, as for why he took such a name, of course it is an old farmer's plot, what is better than rice.
Uncle Rice patted Wang Xiaocong on the shoulder and laughed: "What do you know, is this name bad?" Big bugs, big bugs, as soon as you hear it, you will know that you will be safe and secure in the future, and you will have no worries about food and clothing! ”
The corners of Wang Xiaocong's mouth twitched, I feel that you want this name, right?
Dad Wang laughed and said, "Don't tease him, let's get down to business." ”
Uncle Dao waved his hand and sat down, "It's not a big deal, it's just that according to the usual practice, I will ask if the grain is sold according to the proportion of previous years, and by the way, see if your family wants to go out with the caravan to see it." ”
When he said the latter sentence, Uncle Dao Gu obviously looked at Wang Xiaocong, such a clever young man was very popular with the caravan in the col.
On the one hand, it can help the caravan to sell and get started, and on the other hand, it can also let the young people in the col grow their knowledge and temper their abilities.
Wang's father and mother were silent for a moment, and then looked at Wang Xiaocong, and Wang's father said, "What do you think?" If you want to go out and see, go for it, the choice is yours. ”
Wang Ma said: "It's good to go out and have a look, there are some things that can't be seen in the col." ”
Wang Xiaocong's eyes lit up slightly, he stuffed them with a smile and said, "Okay, I have long wanted to go out and have a look, to see what is the difference between the outside and ours." ”
As he spoke, Wang Xiaocong remembered the distant scene he saw through the window, where it seemed that the houses were taller and stronger than them, and there seemed to be more prosperous and more people...... He wanted to check it out.
Uncle Rice grinned, laughed, took a bite of the pear by the way, poofed, and his movements suddenly froze, looking a little weird.
"Uh......" Wang Xiaocong was stunned, what's wrong?
Suddenly I felt apprehensive in my heart, and I was okay when I ate it myself? Could it be that this fruit will still divide people?
Wang's father and mother also looked inexplicable, looked at Wang Xiaocong and Uncle Dao suspiciously, and also took a bite of the pear, which was instantly full of sweetness, and even with a wisp of cold air, as if it had been chilled.
"This, this ......"
The tip of the tongue of the three touched the sweet juice, as if they had come to a cool mountain villa, tasting the luscious mountain spring after the ice, and they were refreshed for a moment, and the fatigue after full of work disappeared at this moment.
The three of them silently finished gnawing the pears, and gave up until there was no trace of flesh, and then stared directly at the pears that Wang Xiaocong put on the table.
Wang Xiaocong felt inexplicably uneasy, smiled wryly, held three pears, and asked tentatively, "Or, another one?" ”
The three of them silently took the pear and gnawed it, Wang Xiaocong knew at this time that there was no problem, wasn't it just too delicious? I have experience with this, and I think I ate several times in a row before I stopped.
After that, Wang's father, Wang's mother, and Uncle Dao all ate three before stopping.
Uncle Rice touched his stomach and said angrily: "Cool! Little bug, where did you get this pear? It's delicious, but you don't have such delicious pears in the col, right? ”
Wang Xiaocong sneered: "I don't know what's going on, I just planted the seeds in the back mountain, and then it bought, I tasted it, I didn't expect it to be so delicious." ”
Whether it's Wang's father, Wang's mother, or Uncle Dao are suspicious, you planted it yourself with seeds?
Wang Xiaocong This is not false, I didn't say panic, and I didn't say that the seeds must be in the col, nor did I say when I planted them, anyway, it's the result now, and then I tasted it, and I thought it was delicious, so I took it out and shared it.
Uncle Rice's eyes flashed, and he suddenly said to Wang Xiaocong with some flattery: "How many pears are there?" This is amazing, according to this taste, it can definitely be sold for a good price, and it must be a top-level taste outside! ”
Wang Xiaocong was stunned for a moment, selling for money? He hadn't thought much of it, not much, after all.
Wang Xiaocong hesitated, "Yes, you should be able to have forty or fifty pounds, right?" ”
Uncle Rice was first happy, and then regretful: "That's it, it's not bad, you can sell something at a rare price, and the taste is also excellent, according to the high-end products in the col, you should be able to make a small profit!" ”
"You know, this grade of fruit is very popular outside!"
Wang Xiaocong suddenly had a premonition, as if my family was about to take off......