Chapter 115: Small Talk
The next day is the Dragon Boat Festival, and I didn't go to bed until late last night, Li Qiusui glanced at the sky outside, stretched his waist, and turned over.
Knowing that this thing is really noisy, in the morning, it squeaks endlessly, noisy and clear.
It's a hot day in May! It can heat up a person early in the morning.
couldn't sleep, Li Qiusui got up slowly, Cui Ping saw that she was moving, came over to help put on her clothes, and when she combed her hair in front of the mirror, people also came to the spirit.
Cui Ping told her where the family went, "The old man came back early in the morning with a trip to the fruit tree, and the wife went to the mountain to work, and the three girls and the three sons went over to help." ”
Today's holiday, the three brothers of Li Changshan have a day off, and the family is busy with work, how can they rest! As for the Liu family, I can't wait to grow on the mountain, and Xia He will send some tea for a while, and he will not be idle.
On the contrary, it was Li Qiusui, the arrangement of the mountain yesterday was understood, and it didn't matter so much whether she went or not.
Dressed neatly before opening the door and going out, the front yard is clean, just a jujube tree, it is now in the flowering period, the fragrance of jujube flowers wafting into the nose is very good, Li Qiusui waved her hand to let Cuiping take care of herself, and she took the toiletry to the backyard to wash.
After washing and turning, the house has been cleaned up by Cuiping, and she looks left and right to see if there is anything wrong with her, and then she goes to the front stove room.
In the stove room, the red tassels are busy around the stove, all kinds of dishes are washed, put aside, there are red ashes under the stove, and the porridge is almost boiled, which is reserved for the family to eat for breakfast, and the stove on the other side is steaming, and there is a stone pressed on the top of the pot lid, which seems to be steaming steamed buns.
Hongying saw Li Qiusui and hurriedly said, "Girl, it's cool in the yard, there are refreshments on the stone table, you can take a sip first, and eat for a while." ”
Li Qiusui saw that everyone was busy and wanted to take a hand, so she went into the stove room to help cook, or took a break to cool off for a while, so she chose the latter.
It's so hot! Let's go cool off!
She didn't go to the stone table to sit and wait, she went to the backyard and grabbed a handful of herbs to repel flies and mosquitoes, put them in a clay pot, and then lit them and put them in the doorway.
The door was wide open, and the wind blew through the hall, and the herbs immediately had a slight smoke, and there were no mosquitoes and flies.
She carried a small bamboo basket again, slipped into the backyard vegetable garden, and specially selected the top flowers with thorns, and the tender cucumbers that looked good, as well as the tomatoes, the ones that were not red, and there were no people around them, so she simply used her ability to ripen a handful, and the fruits were all ready before the meal.
I picked a basket full of them before and after, carried them directly to the edge of the well, washed them, and didn't need others, so I put them on a plate, a plate was red, a plate was green, and it was strange that people had an appetite.
Over there, Hongying brought millet porridge, fried eggs, cucumbers, and tomatoes, which was a morning meal.
In the courtyard, the sporadic sun shone through the branches and leaves of the jujube tree, and it was a little hot, Li Qiusui simply moved a small table, carried a stool, sat at the gate and passed the hall, and ate slowly.
Hongying saw that her forehead was sweating, and there was nothing to do in the stove room, so she took a pu fan over to help fan the wind.
There are big girls and little daughters-in-law in the village who come back from the field and pass by the door, they are busy with the land, and they have to take care of the family, wash and wash, and make breakfast.
Hey?
They were all so busy chattering, and it turned out that there was such a strange scene, and everyone had to look at her and the small table a few more times.
This kid isn't small, is he? Born in a village, not to mention asking you to go to the field to work, you can always take a hand in the family, how can you be so idle?
Before, it could be said that he was not at home, and he couldn't see the work at home, but now that he is home, how can he still think of himself as a young lady?
The old lady next door, she belongs to the idle, although the door of her house is a dirt road, people have sprinkled water, swept clean, nothing to do like to sit on the big stone squat at the door of the house, people who come over, aunts and grandmothers, familiar or not have to say hello, she always likes to say a few words to others.
Li Qiusui's operation saw her from the beginning to the end, probed her brain for a while, and passed by the door of the house several times. The fourth child of her family helped Li Sanzhu plant fruit trees at home yesterday, not to mention, he really brought dozens of copper plates home in the evening, but no, he went again early this morning.
How much money does Li Sanzhu's family have enough money for this girl?
Mrs. Ma felt like a cat scratching in her heart, and wanted to talk to the girl, but who knew that the girl was eating with all her mind except for greeting her Grandma Ma.
So, with the soles of his shoes in his hands, he sat on the stone squat at the door of Li Qiusui's house, and made a gesture to accept the soles of his shoes. The thief went last night? Not used to living in the village? ”
This meaning is to say, if you don't go to the thief, how can you eat breakfast now, you must be up late and lie in bed!
Another meaning...... It's even more meaningful!
This old lady is weird and interesting! It's hard to find a conversation to talk to her.
She didn't sit on a stool anymore, she just sat on another stone pier at the door, holding a small cucumber and gnawing on her, "The dog barked at night, and it barked again early in the morning, and it really didn't stop!" ”
"Living in the countryside, the dog barks, how big is it to know how much of a call? You've been out for two years and you're not used to it? ”
How can there be a habit that is not used to it! Seeing that she wanted to talk to her three times and twice, Li Qiusui just followed the old lady's words.
But people don't think so, this old lady Ma said in her heart, this is more money to burn, all day long, you don't have to do anything, don't you have the kung fu to think blindly? In the next two days, see if you still have the time to think about it?
Before she could speak, her granddaughter called out to her, "Milk, there's no salt." ”
To buy salt, you have to go to the town, four or five miles back and forth, Mrs. Ma doesn't want to go, it's hot! She touched it for a long time, took a few copper plates out, glanced at the red tassel who helped Li Qiusui with the fan, and discussed, "Suisui, let the girl next to you help grandma run an errand." ”
After Li Qiusui finished gnawing the cucumber in his hand, he didn't say no, he looked at the big sun and said, "The sky is still weird...... Hongying, since Grandma Ma has ordered it, you can help you run...... Countryman, don't think about how much money you get, just let Grandma Ma reward two copper plates and get ......"
The sister-in-law next door who was choosing vegetables at the door listened to gossip for a while, and as soon as she heard that she had to give a reward for calling a girl to run errands, she answered, "It's early in the morning, what's the sun?" Isn't the maid just an errand runner, why do you need to reward money? ”
Li Qiusui sat motionless, took the handkerchief handed over by Hongying and wiped his hands, "My maid, naturally don't reward me for running errands, help others run errands, you can't run in vain, you have to collect money for running errands." ”
(End of chapter)