Chapter 37 I want to grow vegetables
Ning Ning didn't know why grandpa was so excited, but as long as grandpa was happy, it would be fine. After the old man calmed down, everyone went around the field several times, wanting to see how the land was doing. However, the final results were not satisfactory. After all, this morning is still the time for wild boars and other wild animals to run rampant!
You Laohan finally had to admit that this piece of land was really not very fertile. In fact, he already knew it before, but he didn't want to admit it. Now I can see it clearly, but I don't have to think about it anymore.
It's just that when he was about to leave, Old Man You was still worried.
"If you come a few days earlier, you can plant some cabbage or something, but now it's really cold, even if you plant it, you may not be able to come out. White wasted seeds. ”
"Cold?"
Ning Ning was being led by Old Man You, and when he heard this, he rolled his eyes. She is at the age when she is curious about everything, but she is precocious than her peers. But perhaps because of this, I think differently than adults.
You Laohan just complained that the weather was too cold to even grow some vegetables, but Ning Ning subconsciously thought, since it was too cold outside, why not find a warmer place to grow vegetables? Thinking like this, she naturally thought of the fire kang at home. Although it was very cold last night, as soon as I opened the door, a cold wind blew in, but lying on the earthen kang, I only felt warm all over. And according to my grandmother, I spent a lot of firewood last night. Qingshui Village is backed by mountains, and the most important thing is firewood. In addition, the men of the Youjia family are strong and strong, and there is no shortage of manpower when chopping wood.
So Ning Ning naturally asked.
"Then grandpa, why don't you plant those little cabbages in a warm house?"
Old Man You laughed when he heard it.
"You are a child who doesn't know that this house is a place where people live, and since these greens have been planted in the ground for generations, there is a reason for it. What does the book say? ”
The ancestors of the You family are also wide, and the old man You can barely recognize a few words, so he can also say a few words from the elders or books at this time.
"People say that these vegetables and fruits, especially those expensive vegetables and fruits eaten by nobles, are all grown by absorbing the aura of heaven and earth, sun and moon. We are just poor people, there are not enough people in the house, where can we live with vegetables? Besides, it's not worth it, you don't have vegetables to eat, it's enough to eat some dried vegetables. We're not so picky, we have to eat a bite of fresh food in winter. Let's go back later, just in time to go to the village and ask if there are any extra dried vegetables. This is what Ning Ning reminded her grandfather, Ning Ning is really capable......"
Although Old Man You spoke calmly, Ning Ning easily extracted the key points from it. That is, grandpa actually didn't believe his own claims. If in other words, it is that they do not have the ability to afford failure.
But Ning Ning bit her lip, children, they always become stubborn at some point for some reason. She didn't believe what her grandfather said about the food that the noble family eats and they don't grow on the same land, she just wants to tell her grandfather, where people live, why can't green vegetables live?
So Ning Ning dragged You Laohan's hand and refused to let go, and used all kinds of coquettish efforts, You Laohan didn't want to agree, but now the family is preparing for the winter, and there is no time to care about the child's little delusions.
But Ning Ning is too coquettish, she raised her little face and looked at You Laohan aggrievedly, You Laohan didn't react, she had already agreed. When I came back to my senses, I regretted it a little, but at this time, Dabao had quickly picked up his sleeves and dug the soil, and Erbao Xiaobei had fast legs and feet, and he had already gone back to find the basket containing the soil. Unexpectedly, when he came, even You Lao Liu brought it, he purely heard that Ning Ning wanted to dig the soil, so he came to join in the fun.
When he came, he was far away, and You Lao Liu ran over happily with a basket.
"Ning Ning! How much dirt do you want? Sixth brother digs for you, dig until you are satisfied! ”
You Laohan: "......"
I always feel as if I have seen a puppy who is too happy and wants to join in the fun. Although it is not a good thing to use it to describe his sixth grandson, You Laohan still quietly, quietly disliked it for a while, and then showed a loving grandfather's smile.
You Lao Liu ran to him, just saw his grandfather's smile, and always felt a little strange, but he didn't think much about it, took the basket and hoe and began to dig the soil, and after a while, he dug a basket full.
In the countryside, the basket is not very valuable, and Wushan has to dig herbs on weekdays, so there are a few idle people in the family, so they simply give it to Ningning.
"Let's go, Ningning, aren't you going to grow vegetables? Our grandmother just borrowed some cabbage seeds in the morning, and we will plant them when we go back! ”
As soon as You Lao Liu greeted him, several children suddenly cheered up, Ning Ning let go of his grandfather's hand, and happily went back with You Lao Liu. You Laohan's hands were empty, and his heart couldn't help but be empty. But his face was still calm, but when the cold wind on the field blew, he felt that the empty palm was cool and a little empty.
On the surface, the old man You still smiled and beckoned Wushan to go with him, and Wushan was embarrassed to break his lost mood. But for the sake of my in-laws being a kind person, I reluctantly agreed to go together!
Here, the old man purchased dried vegetables and other winter supplies from the village, and Ning Ning had already returned to the house, looked left and right in the house with a fire kang, and finally put the target on the old table on the side. There is a dustpan on this table, and there are some needles and threads in it, all of which were cleaned up by Grandma You and these ladies this morning, and after getting Grandma You's permission, Ning Ning and a few people tidy up the table, and You Lao Liu is ready to put the basket on it.
Ning Ning immediately stopped with a serious expression.
"No, Sixth Brother! We'll have to clean it before we carry it into the house, or we'll get it dirty. Grandma and they have been tidying up for a long time today, it's very hard. ”
"Listen to Ning Ning's hehe. Let's hurry up and don't waste time. ”
You Lao Liu touched the back of his head, humbly accepted his sister's 'reprimand', and got a roll of the eyes from Grandma You, who rushed to hear the news. What's the use of packing up so many kids! I don't know if it's distressing people at all, or their family Ningning, at such an old age, I know that I feel distressed.
As soon as his heart softened, he simply put down the work in his hand to guide them on how to sift the soil and pull out the grass roots, and by the way, put the sieved soil in the sun that was not very strong, and it was said that this could kill some insect eggs hidden in the soil.
At this time, the sun was not very hot, and the insecticidal effect was not very good, so Ning Ning finally decided to accept her grandmother's suggestion and wait until tomorrow afternoon to prepare to plant rapeseeds.
In the evening, when everyone gathered for dinner, they all heard about it, and everyone's chatterbox opened at once.