Chapter 16: Immortal Feet
This news is too heavy, and Gong Xia is not there to pull Zhang Xiaodong. Hurriedly pulled Zhang Xiaodong and Yan Ruohua to the bed and sat down, and inquired excitedly:
"Xiaodong, tell your aunt how you are doing!"
Maternal aunt?
Yan Ruohua suddenly caught the peculiarity of this title, and her big eyes showed a puzzled look.
Seeing Yan Ruohua's confusion, Gong Xia hurriedly patted her thigh and said, "Oh, I'm so excited, my mouth is also scooping." ”
"It's okay, you're not wrong. You are both my aunt and my sister-in-law. No matter what I shout at you, you are my important relative. Zhang Xiaodong said seriously.
Seeing Zhang Xiaodong's thoughtful and decent appearance, Gong Xia became more and more excited.
"Yes, Xiaoxia, don't care about this at this time, let Xiaodong tell me how good he is, why haven't I seen him for a month or two, and the whole person has changed so much!" Sitting on the bed, Zhang Qing's eyes were a little red, and he was a little anxious to speak.
"Brother, sister-in-law. Actually, it's not a special reason, I felt like I was talking and doing things before, and I was a little brighter, and I got better and better day by day. This time I became close to Ruohua, and I felt completely clear in my mind overnight, and it should be normal in the future. ”
This is actually true, since Zhang Xiaodong was able to become a little bit less stupid under Yan Ruohua's daily knowledge education in his previous life, it shows that his brain is also getting better, but he lacks such a sudden point, and the people close to him really can't find it.
"Ruohua, you are really a lucky star for our family, Xiaodong married you, it is really a blessing that he has cultivated for eight lifetimes!"
Gong Xia was so happy in her heart, she held Yan Ruohua's little hand on the ground so tightly, which made Xiao Nizi feel funny, shy, and even more moved.
She finally understands now that this is Zhang Xiaodong's real relative, the person who cares about him from the bottom of his heart, and the person he can trust in this mountain village and doesn't have to hide it.
Although they did not attend Zhang Xiaodong's wedding yesterday, they were more genuine than the other Zhang family members' feelings for Zhang Xiaodong.
"Sister-in-law, your hands are lighter, she has a blister on her hands when she works in the morning, don't rub it." Zhang Xiaodong reminded on the side.
"Oh, oh. Alas! Tell me, I'm a big and three rough old lady, and I don't have a heavy one. Ruohua, your hands don't hurt. Gong Xia hurriedly changed Yan Ruohua's little hand into a holding posture and said with concern.
"Auntie...... Sister-in-law, it doesn't hurt! I'm actually fine, don't listen to Zhang Xiaodong worrying about it! Yan Ruohua blushed a little and glared back at Zhang Xiaodong.
And Zhang Xiaodong immediately avoided his eyes and pretended not to see it.
Zhang Qing and Gong Xia, who were sitting on the bed with their arms supported, had a full view of the interaction between the two people. They looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
When they were young, the two of them seemed to be as youthful as the pair of beautiful men and women in front of them.
But the minions of time and reality have already worn the edges and corners of the two people to the point that only a layer of skin remains.
Suddenly thinking of something, Gong Xia asked: "Xiaodong, you said that Ruohua had blisters from work, what kind of work do you just get married?" ”
Didn't Sister-in-law Gong hear about what happened yesterday?
Zhang Xiaodong originally thought that after a day, Xiao Gong's sister-in-law and they should have heard the rumors in the village that she was assigned to open up the wasteland by Wang Shan, but she didn't expect that she really didn't know.
But also, their house is in the most remote part of the village, and they don't come out to deal with people much. Usually Xiao Gong's sister-in-law goes out to dig herbs in the mountains or something, and she doesn't pass through other people's doors. Naturally, I can't hear these rumors anymore.
Seeing that the stubble was raised, Zhang Xiaodong also straightened up and said seriously: "Sister-in-law, this is also the reason why I came to the house to find you this time." At yesterday's wedding, the village chief gave Ruohua and me a piece of wasteland under the Beishan Pass, and this morning, I took her to see it first. ”
"Wasteland?" Gong Xia said in surprise, "What kind of enmity did that old fox from Wang Shan have with you, and he actually let the two of you go to open up the wasteland." ”
As she spoke, she paused, thought of something, and asked, "That Xiaodong, you're not stupid about this, and other people know about it?" ”
"I don't know, I only told you and Brother Qing about this, and I don't plan to tell others now, so when you are with me in the future, don't let others see it." Zhang Xiaodong instructed.
"Don't say good, don't say good." Zhang Qing also nodded on the side.
Speaking of Wang Shan, his expression was obviously a little angry, and he scolded without anger: "Wang Shan, this son of a bitch, doesn't treat us as human beings, even you, the junior, have to calculate, it's really a black-hearted nest." ”
"Brother and sister-in-law, no matter what he thinks, in fact, you don't have to be angry. Because this wilderness is also what I want to go.
And, not only me, but I hope you will too. Yesterday, Wang Shan publicly said in front of the whole village that as long as anyone applies to him, he can give priority to picking land. ”
Zhang Xiaodong threw out the intention of this time.
"We're going to open up the wasteland too?" Gong Xia and Zhang Qing glanced at each other and shook their heads helplessly.
"Xiaodong, you don't know. It's been a month since this policy came out, and when we first learned about it, we moved the idea of clearing the wasteland. But you also know that brother is ...... Alas, it's a waste. Your uncle is still stupid at home, in case there is something urgent, you have to have someone around to take care of it. So this labor force is only half of your sister-in-law. It's okay to say that this wasteland, once the construction starts, you have to pay taxes to the above, I'm afraid it's really unbearable. ”
Zhang Qing said as he spoke, hammering the root of his truncated thigh bitterly, his eyes full of unwillingness.
"Xiaodong, what your brother said is only one aspect, not the main thing. Even if he can work now, we don't have much money right now. Not to mention fertilizing and removing insects, even the money to buy seeds may not be able to be obtained. So I'm going to go out and dig up the herbs on our mountain now. But you know, the herb can't be sold at a price, and it's all monopolized by the guy in town. There are no other ways, and we don't have them. Gong Xia also sighed and said.
"Brother, sister-in-law, I know your difficulties. I've come to give you this idea this time, and I've taken these situations into account a long time ago. You don't have to worry about seeds and fertilization, I already have a plan. Well, I'll show you something first. ”
Zhang Xiaodong said, walked out of the house, and then came in with the stuff that looked like potatoes in the morning.
"It's ......"
Gong Xia thought about it, and there was a thoughtful look on her face.
Suddenly, she remembered what this thing was, and was surprised:
"This is a fairy foot? Winter, what are you doing digging this thing back, it can't be that you are not stupid all of a sudden, you use your brain too much, and your head hurts, right? ”
Gong Xia often goes in and out of the mountains to pick herbs, and she basically knows what can grow on the land on this mountain. She'd come across it a lot, but she'd never dug it up.
She didn't know the scientific name of this thing, but the name of the soil was Immortal's Foot, which was named because it looked similar to the foot. This thing is not very useful, and when someone in the village has dizziness, headache or convulsions, they will go to the mountains to pick one or two, boil water to drink, and the effect is good.
But you can sometimes see a lot of this stuff when you go to the mountains, but if you really dig it deliberately, it's really not easy to find.
"Yes, Fairy Feet." Zhang Xiaodong said seriously: "Sister-in-law, let's go to this field to open up wasteland, just plant this!" ”