"Brother Shi, collective, then I'll take it."

"Collect Ha (down), Collect Ha (down), it should be!"

Yang Liufang accepted the money, took out a large bottle of Analgin and opened it, the stone village chief found an old newspaper and opened it and laid it out, Yang Liufang counted 50 pieces and put them on it, and the stone village chief carefully wrapped it and wrapped it in a little plastic sheeting. Relieved, he said: "Those who have the keys are no longer afraid." ”

"Brother Shi, the key, what's the key?"

"When the time comes, I have a high fever, and the Buddha (says) nonsense."

"Oh!" Yang Liufang pretended to understand.

After the two were busy, they drove the donkey cart back to the stone village chief's house, the village chief's mother-in-law and aunt opened the door early with Gawa, and Ga Wa saw Yang Liufang and didn't recognize his life, so he had to struggle down and let Yang Liufang hug him, and Yang Liufang took it and hugged him.

"Uncle will bring you something delicious, okay?"

"Okay." Gava said in a milky voice.

Yang Liufang put him down and took out a melon from the vegetable bag, and Ga Wa excitedly took it and hugged it and nibbled on it.

"Oh, big brother, I'm so embarrassed that you bring something every time you come. Gava, Gawa, come to Mom, cut it and eat it together. Gava obediently handed the melon to her mother.

Yang Liufang took out another piece of soap and handed it to the village chief Shishi, who was about to wash his face: "Brother Shi, you use this, wash your hair and face." ”

"Hey, this gold is expensive, it's a pity that (I) this rough man uses it."

"Oh, Brother Shi, I bought it back and used it, and in the future, you and your sister-in-law and Gawa will use this to wash your face and hair. No more than I buy. ”

"Hey, why does it smell so good! It's okay for a women's doll to use this, but it's a waste of money! The stone village chief sighed and sniffed. One didn't hold it steady, and the soap slipped into the water with a "swoop", and quickly grabbed it out again. The mouth said: "It's a pity, it's a pity!" ”

When the stone village chief finished washing, the village chief's mother-in-law and aunt also had to wash, Liu Fang saw a layer of black dirt on the water surface, and hurriedly stopped: "Sister-in-law, let's change the water." ”

"What about waste!"

"Let's sell water at home, it's not a waste."

"Let's change, let's change, it's exciting to wash it with this." The village chief of Stone touched his short hair and agreed.

The village chief's aunt went to the corner of the wall to find an enamel jar that had been broken due to the loss of porcelain, and the red letter and red five-pointed star of "advanced individual of the production team" on the jar could still be faintly seen, and she scooped out the water in the basin and poured the cabbage seedlings in the yard. Liu Fang thought that this might be a dish for the family of the head of the stone village for a whole winter.

The village chief's mother-in-law and aunt re-fetched water, and after washing, they looked radiant. Taking advantage of the sunshine, I washed Gava again. Many years later, when the head of Shi Village was in charge of logistics in the furniture factory of Liufang Group, he recalled and regretted that he could not take a family photo to commemorate because of poverty.

At noon, Yang Liufang took out the vegetables he brought back, and asked the village chief's aunt to wash out two eggplants and two celery, and put the eggplants and potatoes together in the pot to steam. He also asked the stone village chief to peel two garlic sticks hanging at the door of his cave, and Liu Fang cut the washed celery on a thick wooden board in the stone village chief's simple kitchen. I planned to fry it, but when I saw that there was only a small bottle of cooking oil at the head of the stone village, I hesitated. Crush the garlic cloves peeled by the stone village chief with a knife, chop them into minced garlic, add salt, vinegar and oil and mix them into juice. The three adults were busy with their duties, and Gawa ran curiously and happily among them.

When the potatoes and eggplants are steamed, Yang Liufang uses a pair of chopsticks to take out the eggplant and put it in the water ladle, and tear it into strips with chopsticks. Half of the juice is poured and sprinkled on it, and the aroma is overflowing. Liu Fang, who mixes eggplant, can't help but salivate, let alone Gava.

Continue to heat the water to a boil, pour the celery segments with the changed knife into boiling water, boil them, put them out with a spoon and put them in a large bowl of cold water to cool, and then control the water into the pot to avoid waste. Mix it out with the remaining juice and you're ready for lunch. The village chief's mother-in-law wanted to maintain the tradition of the northwest mountain village, so she took out some vegetables and went to the cave next to her to eat, but was invited back by Liu Fang. The four of them sat on both sides of the square table at the stone village chief's house like the New Year, and ate two large bowls of vegetables with potatoes.

After the meal, the village chief's mother-in-law cut the melon that Liu Fang gave to Gawa, and everyone shared it, and the sweet juice and pulp entered the mouth, and the family's face was full of happy smiles.

In the afternoon, Liu Fang divided the remaining vegetables, left a part for the stone village chief's family, and brought the rest to the stone village chief's father-in-law. The two of them worked together to carry the bucket down again, and the village chief set up the donkey cart, brought the vegetables, and the two of them rushed to the house of the neighboring village. The road is still boring, and Yang Liufang can't understand Xizhou dialect, although the stone village chief tries his best to accommodate himself, there are still times when the communication is not enough, so most of the time the two are speechless, walking on the deserted path, which is even more lonely.

"Brother Shi, let's take a while."

"Tell me a while?"

The stone village chief whipped at the sky, then tilted his head, his shoulders sank, and a song "Xintianyou" resounded.

The blue line, the blue line

The color of the blue checkered

Give birth to an orchid flower

Real love is still (people)

The blue line, the blue line

The color of the blue checkered

Give birth to an orchid flower

Real love is still (people)

The seedlings in the five grains

Count the sorghum high

Daughter of the thirteen provinces

Only that orchid flower is good

A pair of ducks

A pair of geese

Orchid Flower hides on the bank of the alkali to find her brother

I saw my lover brother,

There's an endless list of things to say

The two of us must always be there to live and die

......

Two or three hours away, I spent the Xintian tour of the stone village chief's various emphasis, singing until the stone village chief's mouth was dry. Compared with the last dusk arrival, this time the car is familiar with the road, and the stone village chief is happy, so he arrived earlier. From afar, I saw the village of the head of the stone village, Yuezhang, and by the afternoon sun, this time Liu Fang had the opportunity to take a serious look at this village on the Loess Plateau.

From a distance, the village is surrounded by greenery, and the last time he arrived at dusk, he thought it was crops, but this time he could clearly see some trees, the closer he got, the more he could see, these trees were not too tall, many of the heads of the trees had been cut off, and the branches on the trunks were erect, growing irregularly. Especially after entering the village, you can see the trees that occasionally stand in front of and behind the houses, with thick trunks, and although they have fallen in autumn, the remaining leaves are like willow leaves, and the branches make a "whining" sound when the wind blows.

The head of the stone village drove the donkey cart straight to his father-in-law's house, and shouted at the cave after entering the courtyard: "Big, big." Emon (we) are here. ”

The old man smoked a dry cigarette and walked out of the cave, and was very happy to see them, but he asked Liu Fang anxiously first: "Xiao Yang, have you bought the medicine (yuo)?" ”。

"Suo (uncle), I bought it back."

"Okay, hey, now Xiaoga is saved. San'er, San'er, go and ask your sister-in-law of the Zhang family to pick up the child. He also asked Wang San to help his brother-in-law send the cattle to the team headquarters to be raised.