Chapter 6: Jiangbei!

Then, Yang Xu led the stove in the room and boiled a pot of hot water. As soon as the room was warm, he washed it with water. After all, Lan Lan and Xiaobai are in very poor shape, so they must be washed well.

Xiaobai jumped into the big basin first and changed the water twice before regaining his gray hair. In this regard, Lao Wang has been thinking: the white-haired monkey is really the first time to see it. I remember the first time I saw Shiro by the river, it was yellow, not white. If you want to ask Lan Lan, women can't express it, so be confused first.

When bathing Lan Lan, the little guy was a little embarrassed at first, so he asked Yang Xu to wash her three or two times, and then threw it into the large washbasin to rub it, feeling that the woman's ribs were cut. She's really skinny. Also, she is black and blue. I think she was beaten by scum. However, Yang Xu vowed that such days would never return.

Lan Lan also quickly calmed down. She put Xiaobai on the leg socket and helped her wash the soap. Xiaobai rarely closed his eyes and was silent for a while. In fact, this guy is sometimes good.

It's like a family - Yang Xu also feels satisfied.

After cleaning, throw Lan Lan and Xiaobai on the kang and cover them with quilts. At this time, Yang Xu found that Lan Lan's clothes had not changed. He shook his head helplessly: it wasn't easy to start from scratch.

After searching in the cupboard for a while, I found a few school uniforms that I used to wear, so I went to Aunt Biao's house and asked her to change Lan Lan's clothes. I will begin by dealing with this difficult period. As a result, Aunt Biao first found a few clothes for the little tiger to wear and brought them back to him. Either way, they're all kids and don't need to care too much about men and women. But the tiger is strong, so Lan Lan looks fat when she wears it.

As for Xiaobai, he just can't be idle. He took out a wooden box from the bottom of the quilt, sat on the kang, and took out the contents of the glass: glass balls, galaha of pigs and sheep, spinning tops made of wood (also called cones), and triangular pieces of paper made of cigarette boxes... Of course, these are Yang Xu's childhood treasures, recording the happiness and good memories of his childhood.

Chirp - Xiao Bai suddenly picked up a broken iron plate and waved it in front of Yang Xu, screaming.

"Here you go." Yang Xu didn't care. He touched Xiaobai's thorns, then found the dustpan and sat on the small bench to rub the corn.

This was taken from under the eaves of Lao Li's house. It's been hanging for months now and has dried thoroughly. It's ready to blow up. In winter, the days are short and the nights are long. In general, we eat two meals. The kids were hungry, so we fried some cornflowers. Yang Xu saw that Lan Lan and Xiaobai were not hungry, so he was ready to cook some for them as snacks. The current conditions are difficult, so we can only make do with it first.

While rubbing the corn, Xiaobai came over with a broken iron plate and shook it a few times. Yang Xu felt very noisy and did not answer. After rubbing half a dustpan of corn, he carried it to the outside room.

Xiaobai probably saw that it was for food as well, so he walked around the floor a few times, and finally jumped on the cupboard lid, put the things in front of the frame, and ran to the outside room.

"Burn the fire." Yang Xu smiled and assigned tasks to Xiaobai. However, Xiaobai shook his head vigorously. He seems to have been bitten by a snake once and has been afraid of the well rope for ten years. It's safer to stay away from monsters that spit smoke and fire.

It was the fire that Lan Lan lit. Yang Xu instructed her not to stuff the firewood too deeply, which would block the hole in the stove. In addition, she began to collect firewood with a burning stick. There is air circulation underneath, so the flame can move from below to above. Lan Lan was very clever and quickly turned the stove red.

Yang Xu just sifted some sand in the pot, so that the corn kernels could be heated evenly. When the sand is hot, bury all the corn in the sand. Xiaobai squatted on the pot table and looked at the pot: What is delicious?

Bang – A piece of corn bursts when heated, like a small white flower, and there is a smell of rice. Xiaobai was startled at first, but its nose was sharper than that of a tiger. He quickly stretched out his little paw and pulled out the cornflower. The popcorn that just came out of the pan was still hot. Xiaobai weighed back and forth with his two paws for a while, and then took the popcorn and handed it to Lan Lan.

Lan Lan pushed her little paw away, and the popcorn in the pot began to open again. She also reached for it. It was crispy and fragrant in his mouth, so he stuffed another one into Lao Wang's mouth.

Lao Wang used a shovel to stir-fry the iron pot and picked out the popcorn, but more popcorn grains were just a small crack and not completely fried into flowers, like grinning. After all, the iron pot is not sealed. But this chew is more crunchy.

After frying a few pots in a row, Xiaobai had already patted his stomach and looked around. He saw himself lying on the edge of the tank, kicking his hind legs hard. He was thirsty. Popcorn is dried. If you eat too much, you must be thirsty. But if you drink cold water after eating this, you may have stomach pain. So, Yang Xu walked into the room, picked up the thermos flask on the cabinet lid, and poured a few cans of water. At this time, he found something on the cabinet cover, which seemed to be a rectangular piece of iron that Xiaobai had just played with. When he was a child, he took the iron and played with his little friend, picking up coins on the ice, so he threw it on the kang and flew to a bunch of galaha.

However, Xiao Bai was very concerned about this, and he shouted to Yang Xu a few times in dissatisfaction, then grabbed the iron sheet and rushed to the cabinet lid and put it there again.

"You'll have to pick up garbage in the future," Yang Xu muttered, and then went to cook. Put a small ear pot on the stove, stew some sauerkraut noodles in it, and steam two bowls of rice in a large pot in the outhouse. After entering elementary school, he slowly learned to cook, and his skills were quite good.

When Yang Xu was cooking, Lan Lan stepped on the bench to remove the iron sheet, and then rubbed it vigorously with a rag. The women care a lot about the house. When they saw that the surface of this thing was dirty and got a lot of mud, they wanted to wipe it clean and put it back on.

"Dinner is ready—" Hot food was served, and a plate of pickled cucumbers was placed in a pan and sliced. They are golden and bright. They taste very thick with soy sauce. Although the food is simple, it shows the warmth of home.

Uncle, you see-Lan Lan's little hand also held a small iron plate and shook it in front of Yang Xu.

After Yang Xuge received it, he couldn't help grinning: What's wrong with you today? Why are you involved in this?

But when his eyes fell on the tin sheet, he could no longer move it. The original dirty iron sheet was turned into bronze, and there were curved lines engraved on it, as if it were some kind of writing.

Of course, after a few years in a big city, his vision now cannot be compared to that of his childhood. Maybe it's the excavated artifacts. If he gets the chance to take it to a big city, he might sell it for a high price.

"Xiaobai, Brother Monkey, you are my brother." Yang Xu was very excited. He rushed up to her and slapped a few kisses on her face. "You're not a man who eats and drinks for nothing, you're not a monkey --

For Yang Xu's sudden outburst of enthusiasm, Xiaobai was still a little uncomfortable for a while. She broke free from Yang Xu's embrace, rubbed the saliva on her face with her little paws, and looked at him vigilantly, for fear of being kissed again.

After being excited for a long time, Yang Xu carefully put away the iron sheet and repeatedly told him not to move casually, so as not to lose it.

Hmm, is this what I found? Xiaobai's eyes were full of disdain, and he didn't take Yang Xu in his eyes at all. Standing on the table and grabbing the noodles was a bit long, and she couldn't catch them without standing on the table.

After dinner, it was dark outside and there was no TV at home. After a tiring day, we should go to bed early. On the earthen bed, Yang Xu was lying on the bed, next to Lan Lan, and finally Xiaobai. The little one also mixed a small pillow, covered it with a small quilt, and slept in the quilt.

This is like a family - Yang Xu pulls the lamp rope under the kang and turns off the light to sleep. It's just that I haven't slept in a long time and I've been thinking about my future plans

After going to bed in the middle of the night, the wind suddenly blew and the windows whined. Because the window cracks are not attached, the wind comes in through the window cracks, like a whistle. When Yang Xu got up the next day, he saw a layer of fine sand on the windowsill. Xiaobai is playing with fine sand with his little paws. Grab it, then lift it, and the dry, fine sand will run down his fingers.

What's the matterWhen Yang Xu walked out of the house again, the entire sky was yellow. Wind and sand rolled in from the northwest. It is boundless, covering the sky, like the end of the world.

Yang Xu finally understood this sandstorm. He remembers that there were only sparse drought-resistant plants on the ground, mostly bare sand, which must have been a source of dust.

When I was a child, the area around Seven Star Bubbles was still a top-notch grassland with abundant water and grass. Herds of cattle and sheep, horses galloping. It can be described as the wind blowing the grass down to see the cattle and sheep. It was only a dozen years before the grassland degraded into this shape.

Initially, in his plan, he planned to let some sheep develop slowly. Now, it's better to wait. No grass, let the sheep eat sand? It seems that we must first raise the grasslands and then think about harvesting from them.

Back in the room, Yang Xu went to cook, cut some pickles and fried them in the pot, and then made some gnocchi soup. It was sour and delicious, and the whole family drank like a fish in water. After breakfast, the wind and sand outside became more and more violent. Yang Xu had no choice but to make some paste out of white flour, and then went to Lao Li's house to find some window paper and paste the seams on the window. In general, window paper should be pasted on the outside, because the glass in the home is always frosty in winter. When the house is hot, the frost turns into water and the window paper becomes wet and comes off after a few days. As the old saying goes, there are three monsters in the Northeast, and one of them is "window paper sticking on the outside".

But now it's spring, and the glass is no longer frosty. It's best to stick it inside to save sand on the outside. When I asked for window paper just now, Aunt Biao said that in the spring of the past two years, there will be strong winds for more than a month, and the window cracks must be tightened.

The window paper was cut into strips of different widths, and then the family of three performed their own duties: Yang Xu was of course responsible for the most important work, putting stickers on the glass cracks and window frames; Lan Lan is in charge of brushing the paste on the window paper strips; Of course, Xiaobai runs errands among them and is responsible for deliveries.

I saw it stand up, its hind legs moving forward one by one. Two small paws are stretched out on the chest, and a piece of window paper hangs on it. Just when Yang Xu was not paying attention, Xiaobai also stretched out his little tongue and quickly licked the paper. The paste on top is sticky and hot. It's even better if it's a little salty.

"I haven't drunk enough pimple soup in the morning—" Yang Xu was also enraged by this incident.

After the busy work is over, there is no wind and sand blowing in, Yang Xuge is a rural child. He also knew that when it came to farming, he should grow some turnips and cabbage in his small garden.

So I went to Lao Li's house again, brought back a lot of vegetable seeds, such as lettuce, coriander and cabbage, and bought a few paper bags. There is also a handful of melon seeds and melon seeds, which can be planted in front of the house and behind the house, and can be climbed everywhere. It's convenient to pick one at mealtime.

However, melon seeds and cantaloupe seeds have comparatively hard shells. In general, they first germinate in the house and then descend to the ground when the soil outside is warm. Yang Xu looked around, but couldn't find the right person. So, he took a teapot from the windowsill and threw two seeds into it. He poured some water into the teapot and soaked it for a while. After draining the water, he covered it with a layer of gauze to breathe. In this way, the water is changed every day and the germination is faster.

I was busy both in the living room and outside the house. I saw Lan Lan running out with a broken bowl and looked at him happily. Her face was full of pride.

Through the gauze on the surface of the teapot, several white spikes emerged. When you open the gauze again, you can see that the melon seeds inside have sprouted about a centimeter! Yang Xu rubbed his eyes vigorously, thinking that he was dazzled. He had planted this plant before and didn't want to sprout for a week.

What is it? Lao Wang glanced at Xiao Bai and remembered that this guy could even promote the growth of big trees, not to mention these small seeds. But Lan Lan is really smart, much better than her uncle.

It wasn't until evening that the wind stopped. There was no sand outside, but the sky was still dark. In the evening, when the manager's uncle called for dinner, Lao Wang was definitely not polite. He took Lan Lan and Xiaobai to the village manager's house,

Xiaobai also brought his entourage to Xiao Hei and the whole family. Little Black is also popular. After entering the hospital, he saw the big black tiger of the manager's family eating next to the tiger's food bowl. He snored directly in his throat twice. Big Black went into the tiger's den with his tail between his legs, and then Little Black enjoyed dinner generously.

"Xiao Hei, you really didn't see it outside—" Lao Wang opened the door and walked into the room. It was busy in the room. There were several people sitting on the bench, including Lao Li and Li Da, and an eight-year-old senior, who was full of front teeth, and only one person was still in office.

Everyone in Grizzly Village arrived—Yang Xu greeted them one by one according to their seniority. Everyone sat on the kang table, and Xiaobai also had to make a living on the table. As a result, Lao Wang was driven to the underground table: "Don't look at yourself, this kang table is full of elders."

Before dinner, everyone was talking about the dust outside and cursing Yang Million.

"Which Yang million?" Lao Wang has not been in the village all these years, and some things are still unclear.

Having said so much, he understood. It turns out that a few years ago, Yang Million contracted the meadows and barren mountains of Grizzly Bear Tun, which was overgrazed and the grassland was overloaded, which was quickly destroyed. What is particularly annoying is that when we treat prairie rat disease, we use drugs indiscriminately, and the rats do not die much. As a result, leopards, weasels, and steppe hawks, which feed on rats, are all extinct. The entire food chain has been disrupted, leading to the current situation.

After earning enough money, Yang Million, who was beaten by thousands of people, left the barren grassland.

I get it. Lao Wang also gritted his teeth with hatred, and couldn't help but pat the table: "Uncle Manager, I have a plan, I want to contract the meadow!" ”

What child is confused by anger?

Subsequently, Lao Wang opened his mouth and drew a big candy cake for the elders: as long as you find the spring of the Seven Stars Bubble, you will not worry about water plants. With the prairie, he doesn't have to worry about getting rich?

However, despite his rhetoric, the old people on the kang remained unmoved, slowly lighting their small cigarette pouches. For their age, they can't stand the ups and downs. In everyone's mind, the scene depicted by Lao Wang was no more beautiful than the smoke coming out of his mouth.

"Why don't you believe it?" Lao Wang's mouth was dry. He took a large bowl on the kang table, took a big sip, and then coughed - the liquor had just been poured out of the bowl!

Bangbang, Lan Lan ran over to help him beat his back, and Xiaobai also stepped forward to help, so that Lao Wang's nose and tears flowed down together: What do your little claws always scratch under my armpits?

At this time, the food was served, and the manager put the chopsticks in Yang Xu's hand: "Yang Xu, you should eat a bite of food first, and then press the wine down." It's not because we broke the head wedge. There are also more than a dozen miles of grassland on the north bank of the Yangtze River. It's our own turf. You don't have to shrink. You can do whatever you want. ”

The manager was right. The whole Seven Star Bubble is actually the border of two provinces, most of which belong to the town of Torno; But to the north of the river, eight miles away. It was this area that Yang Million contracted at the beginning, and it was also the place where the disaster was most severe.

Of course, Lao Wang also understands, but his ambition is even greater. What he wanted to contract was the entire Seven Star Bubble, which was more than 50 miles deep and more than 30 miles horizontally. There are almost 1,000 square kilometers of vast grasslands in the entire region.

As for the reason, it's simple: at the moment, the grassland is contracted, because it is basically wasteland, and the contract fee is ridiculously low; If you wait until the seven-star bubble is filled, the price will only be ten or a hundred times higher. It's a big deal.

Everyone looked at Yang Xu and chatted for a long time with a straight face. In the end, they were moved. Lao Li was the first to show his support: "Yang Xu, if I can get the water out, I will fight with you!" ”

Water is the lifeblood of the grasslands. Although you are all uneducated peasants, you also understand this irrefutable truth.

"Lao Li, I bet that when I was wandering outside all these years, I didn't learn in vain." Lao Wang almost swore an oath.

Li Da blinked his eyes clearly and said slowly: "Yang Xu, you seem to have gone to a medical university." I look forward to you coming back for my course to become a promising barefoot doctor. ”

Lao Wang was very frustrated: Can you not tell the truth.