A lot of yams were dug up for two days in a row. I didn't go out that day, I was going to get the cotton out, and I wanted to go to town tomorrow. When you come back, you can slowly harvest the sweet potatoes.

The third mother sat in the yard and worked. Chen Dou came over and sat down to help.

"Yunshan, you go and get a mountain dingzi for your aunt."

The little one staggered into the house.

"Third sister, where did you come from?"

"On the mountain, I didn't go up today, you go back and bring some back to your father, and persimmons."

Chen Dou came in and saw a lot of persimmons on the windowsill, do you still like to eat this thing? There are two families in the village that have persimmon trees, and they can't wait to count how many fruits there are, for fear that some children will steal them.

"Third sister, there are persimmon trees on the mountain?"

"Yes, and hawthorn. Yunshan They can't eat it, you take it back to eat. ”

Chen Dou is really excited, "Third sister." The next time you go up the mountain, will I go with you? ”

"Okay, you also call Chen Tong." If it weren't for that kid, he would have to eat a lot, and of course he would have to do the work.

"Third sister, let Yunshan and them at home tomorrow, and I'll take them with me."

Chen Miao shook his head, "No, the two of them are obedient and will wait for me obediently." ”

"Then I'll go with you tomorrow to play cotton, and I'll work."

Chen Miao thought about it, this sister really hasn't gone out before, so it's okay to go outside and take a look. I haven't heard of any instability here, so it's okay to take her out and have a look.

"Well, you go back and tell your father."

Chen Dou is happy, of course he is still a child and is curious about the outside, adults say that there is chaos outside all day long, there are many bad people, and I have also seen little devils and two dogs, but I still can't stop my curiosity.

The outer shells of the cotton peaches were cleaned, and there were five bags of cotton with seeds.

"Third sister, it's really a lot."

"The mountain is ventilated and grows well."

After the work was done, Chen Dou helped peel the persimmon again, and if you want to dry the persimmon, you must peel it, otherwise it will not be dried.

Yun Shan took a soft persimmon and handed it to Chen Dou.

"It's still my eldest nephew, and I think about my aunt with delicious food." Chen Dou was really happy. The two nephews are not yet a year old and have already remembered themselves.

The persimmons are sweet, she feeds her two nephews, and eats them herself.

Chen Miao was dried, and some of them dried a lot a few days ago, and the weather after autumn dried just right.

In the future, Chen Jiang came back and asked him to bring a little more, put it in his pocket, and eat it at any time when he was hungry.

At noon, she left her sister to eat, and steamed egg custard with goat's milk, although it was quite fat, but it tasted really good.

Yunshan and their brothers love to eat, and the cornmeal cake must not be eaten. The two of them ate a bowl of egg custard and didn't feel too full.

In the afternoon, Chen Dou continued to peel the persimmon skin, and Chen Miao began to peel the chestnut kernels. It has been dried for several days, and there is a sound when shaking the chestnuts, which should be the separation of the kernels and the skin, so that it will save a lot of effort to peel them.

"Third sister, is this a wild chestnut?"

"yes, when I go back and grind the noodles, I think it must be delicious."

"Third sister, do you remember that the eldest brother took the eldest sister to pick it for us, and when he came back, he was beaten by his mother."

Chen Miao smiled, "Bring some back, steam them and keep them to eat when you're hungry." ”

"Third sister, are you going to play cotton tomorrow?" Now she wants to go up the mountain, and she should let her mother go with the third sister.

"Go. I'm still waiting to use cotton. ”

In the evening, Chen Dou went back and filled half a basket of persimmons, and the rest were chestnuts and mountain cloves and hawthorns.

"Mother, look?"

"Your third sister's?"

"Hmm. Mother, tomorrow I will play cotton with my third sister, and the day after tomorrow I will follow the third sister and Chen Tong to go up the mountain, and my third sister said that there are still a lot of persimmons on the mountain. ”

Liang Caixia didn't say anything, she originally wanted to cut sweet potato seedlings tomorrow, and let the old girl follow the third girl to do some work. Sweet potatoes are fine a few days late.

Chen Dou happily peeled the persimmon. It is a happy thing to be able to eat dried persimmons in winter.

She was happily peeling persimmons, and Chen Tong came back. "Fourth sister, where did the persimmon come from?"

"The third sister gave it, and the two of us will go with the third sister in a few days."

Chen Tong happily ate the mountain dings, and his mouth kept sighing, "It's so sweet, delicious, fourth sister, when did the third sister say when to go?" I want to eat persimmons. ”

"Persimmon can't be eaten yet, it's astringent. The third sister will go to play cotton tomorrow, and she can go when she comes back, and she will have sweet potatoes left, saying that she is not in a hurry to harvest them. ”

Chen Dou quickly peeled the persimmon, she didn't put it on the windowsill, but let Chen Tong put it on the roof, and buckle it with the flat basket at home, but she was afraid that she would be stolen by the house finches and magpies.

Chen Tong was very fond of eating, and there were two more things to eat at home, and the fourth sister ate a lot of hawthorn when she was cooking, but her teeth fell when she was eating dinner, fortunately it was porridge at night, otherwise she would have to be scolded.

Chen Miao's mother and son lay down on the kang to play after washing, and Chen Miao told them stories. I don't understand it, but it doesn't stop them from listening to it.

The next day, after the third mother was full, Chen Miao set up a car, and Chen Dou came over with two sacks on his back.

"Third sister, my mother said that she also played the cotton at home."

Every household grows cotton in the corners and corners. I don't have the ability to change everyone's cotton clothes every year, but the children grow up fast, and they still have to take out a section of cotton clothes. Besides, if you wear it for a year, if the cotton clothes are too thin, you have to add a layer.

Chen Dou sat in the car and coaxed his two nephews, and the two of them still liked it in the car.

Chen Miao knew the place and drove over. They didn't come early, and there were two more in front of them.

In fact, the countrymen are all the same, they all grow some cotton in the corners of the land, and they have to fill the cotton clothes with cotton every year. And now marrying a daughter-in-law, the best thing to marry a girl is to accompany the bedding. Therefore, every family will plant a little, but it will not be varied, although the price is high, but the yield is low. They are still counting on the ground to eat, and it is still the most cost-effective to grow food.

Chen Dou played with his two nephews, and Chen Miao went to the boss and asked if he could fry oil. That's good, and there's an excuse to eat oil.

Sit and listen to people chatting.

"Girl, which village are you from?"

Chen Miao looked at a woman who looked uncomfortable and looked at herself and asked, "I'm from Shenjiazhuang." ”

"I'm from Cao Zhuang, we're not far away."

Chen Miao doesn't like this person very much, and he looks like a snarky person on his face. So he didn't speak, just lowered his head.

"Where's your adult, girl?" It's really good to look at this girl, and it's okay if she is a daughter-in-law to her strong son.

"I'm married."

"Married?" The middle-aged woman asked in a raised tone.

Chen Miao just nodded this time, what's so strange about getting married by herself? At this time, Chen Dou came over with two nephews. Two small dots pounced on Chen Miao's body.

"You two be honest, it's too noisy."

The two brothers rubbed their mother flatteringly, smiling very well.

Chen Miao also had a smile on her face and rubbed her sons' heads, which felt very good to the hairy hand.

(End of chapter)