9 CHAPTER IX
Cui Suniang didn't know what was going on in the school, and her voice sounded a little anxious: "How is this good, but it will affect Zi'an?" ”
Cheng Zhen didn't make a sound, Cheng Zi Anxin lifted it up, he thought it was too far away to hear clearly, so he slipped out of bed, and by the light outside the window lattice, he touched the desk under the window, and lay there eavesdropping.
"What can happen to Zi'an, don't worry. Xin Zhong is annoyed and angry, it is one thing to feel sorry for his son, and it is another thing for his son to be unpopular in the school. ”
Cheng Zhen's voice was a little cold, and he said: "Xin Zhong can't be the master of the Xin family, and Fuxue is not something that the Xin family can cover the sky with one hand." For the sake of Xin Jinian, the reputation of bullying the whole family is not worth it. ”
Cheng Zi'an secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he heard that Cui Suniang was the same as him, he breathed a long sigh of relief, and said: "It's a good thing that the family is flourishing, and if there are too many people, it's not easy to manage." With Mrs. Xin here, she can still hold one or two. As soon as he left, the Xin family failed to pick up the people who were the big beams, and the family had to decline. ”
Cheng Zhen smiled and said no, "How can there be a 10,000-year-old foundation, Xin Zhong has never been successful, if it wasn't for his sister marrying into the Yong'an Hou Mansion, Old Lady Xin would have cleaned him up a long time ago." ”
Cui Suniang hesitated and asked, "That Xin Jinian really fell by himself, and no one is doing anything from it?" ”
Cheng Zi'an's heart was put down, and he lifted it up again, wanting to change his standing posture, but his hand accidentally bumped into something, making a clanging sound.
The sound of talking stopped, and the footsteps approached. Cheng Zi'an was annoyed, he raised his hand and rubbed his eyes, pretending to be sleepy.
Cheng Zhen entered the house, took out the fire fold and lit the lamp, looked at Cheng Zi'an, and asked, "What are you doing?" ”
Cheng Zi'an yawned and muttered, "I want to pee." ”
Cheng Zhen was stunned for a moment and said; "Then don't hurry up."
Cheng Zi'an hurriedly said yes, went to the clean room, and returned to the bed.
Cheng Zhen and Cui Suniang went back to the house to wash, Cheng Zi'an lay down and thought about it for a while, drowsiness hit, and soon fell asleep peacefully, and there was no dream until dawn all night.
Although he didn't have to go to school, Cheng Zi'an was still called to get up early in the morning, and when he came out after washing, he saw Cheng Zhen's shoes stained with grass clippings and dewdrops, and walked into the house from the outside with a hot air.
Cheng Zhen frowned at him, stepped forward and pinched his arm, and said, "The strength is too small, this is not good." ”
Cheng Zi'an looked at Cheng Zhen vigilantly, and heard him say, "Wait until you go to the field to pick up ears of wheat." ”
What do you mean?
Cheng Zhen glared at him: "Look at your expression, don't be weird!" Who knows that Chinese food is hard work. ”
Cheng Zi'an knew this poem that Cheng Zhen meant that he had to go down to the ground to receive labor training?
After breakfast, Cui Suniang took out a set of half-used short shots and replaced them with Cheng Zi'an, took a beautiful and small shoulder basket and handed it to him, and advised: "Don't be greedy for fun, pick it up for a while and rest." The ears of wheat pierced and carefully entered the eyes. ”
Cheng Zi'an is crying, the sun is scorching, and he can tan people. Since it is hard to go to the ground, Cui Suniang is obviously not at ease, why should she listen to Cheng Zhen's words, as a loving mother who dotes on him, she should come forward to stop it!
Cheng Zhen also took a short beating and pulled Cheng Zian out of the door. Most of the wheat in the fields has been harvested, and the peasants sweat like rain, bundle up the wheat that had been cut early in the morning, and pull it to the dam with a cart and a donkey cart.
In the clearing after the harvest, the children bent down and carefully picked the fallen ears of wheat. From time to time, sparrows and birds fly and compete with them for food.
Cheng Zhen greeted the villagers as he walked, pointed to the children and said, "You see, they are younger than you, and they all know how to do things for the family." The ears of wheat that are picked up can also add a bowl of rice to the family after grinding. ”
Cheng Zi'an walked all the way in the sun, already sweating from the sun, and his cheeks were flushed. This kind of exercise is strenuous and useless, if it is really his turn to pick up food in the field to add food to the family, Cheng Zhen should cry.
The children were curious and restrained, and they all looked at Cheng Zi'an. Cheng Zi'an saw that he couldn't struggle, so he smiled at them and carried his basket to the ground.
There were not many ears of wheat falling from the ground, Cheng Zi'an was like shopping, and finally saw the ears of wheat, he didn't bend down to pick them up, and said to the little boy with two bags on his head: "There is one here." ”
The little boy paused, smiled and picked it up, and thanked him crisply.
Cheng Zi'an smiled and said that it was okay, continued to walk in the field, and when he saw the ears of wheat, he beckoned the children who were close to him to come and pick them up.
Unconsciously, the children's initial restraint dissipated, and they happily gathered around Cheng Zi'an. A child handed him the grassroots and said expectantly: "Brother eat, this is sweet." ”
Cheng Zi comforted and touched his bag, reached out to take it, stuffed it into his mouth and bit it, and said exaggeratedly: "It's delicious!" You're so good at choosing such a sweet grassroots. ”
The grassroots has a little sweetness, which is already a rare sweet mouth for children who can only eat half-full.
The boy was praised, and his eyes narrowed into a slit with joy. Seeing this, the other children stepped forward to offer treasures.
Cheng Zi'an laughed, smiled one by one, and said, "Enough is enough, you can eat too." ”
After Cheng Zhen finished talking to the tenants about this year's harvest, he came to see Cheng Zi'an become the king of children, and the basket was empty, so he couldn't help but be angry and funny.
Cheng Zi'an wanted to repay his group of younger brothers, and shouted: "Daddy, I'm hungry, I want to eat peaches, loquat, zongzi, salted duck eggs, pine nut candy......"
Cheng Zhen heard Cheng Zi'an shouting a bunch of food, glared at him a few times, and went back to ask Qingchuan to carry two large food boxes and send them.
Cheng Zi'an crossed his waist, waved his arm, called all the children, and said, "It's too hot, go and rest first, and then pick it up later." ”
The children followed Cheng Zi'an to the ridge and saw Qingchuan spreading the carpet on the ground and putting out all the fruits in the food box.
The fruit is fresh, the aroma of zongzi is tangy, the salted duck egg skin is thin, the sweetness of pine nut sugar invades the heart and spleen, and the mung bean soup is moderately warm.
The children were drooling when they saw it, and their eyes were staring, but no one dared to step forward.
Cheng Zi'an said: "Wash your hands first." The water in the ditch was clear and cold, and he squatted down to wash it. The children washed their hands and stood there obediently.
Cheng Zi'an said very generously: "You invited me to a snack before, and I will also invite you back, and the courtesy is still exchanged." Come on, come on, take whatever you like, you're welcome. ”
The children cheered, and sat on the floor like he did, and chose their favorite food, and ate it with relish.
Cheng Zi'an drank half a bowl of mung bean soup to quench his thirst, took a loquat in his hand, peeled it slowly, and observed the children in the village.
The little girl Sven was a little more restrained, took the food in front of her, and her eyes lit up after eating, but she took a small bite and kept half of it in her hand.
seemed to notice that Cheng Zi'an was looking at her, and asked with a red face and anxiety: "Young Master Cheng, I can't finish eating, can I take it back to A-Niang?" ”
Cheng Zi settled down, he wanted to laugh, but he couldn't laugh, and hurriedly said, "Yes, yes." He turned his head and instructed Qingchuan, "You go and pick some clean leaves, so that they can be packed." ”
Qingchuan should have gone, and after a while, he picked the banana leaves, cut them, and placed them on the carpet.
The children are sensible, and there is no shortage of peach loquat in the countryside, although it is not as sweet as the one in front of them, it is not a rare thing.
Zongzi salted duck egg pine nut candy is rare, Cheng's zongzi have white zongzi, bean paste stuffed zongzi, and some are stuffed with large pieces of meat.
Every family in the village raised chickens and ducks, and the eggs they laid were reluctant to eat, so they had to sell them on the street to supplement their families. Meat and eggs can only be tasted during the New Year and festivals all year round.
Sugar is expensive, and the sugar that can be bought with all your heart is only maltose, which can be compared with crispy pine nut sugar.
The children chattered, happily shared the food, and thanked Cheng Zi'an obediently, saying, "Brother, I'm going to pick up ears of wheat." ”
He's here to experience life, they're here to live. Cheng Zi'an looked at the sun above his eyes, but he didn't persuade him, got up and went down to the ground with them.
As before, Cheng Zi'an didn't pick it up, and gave it to the children when he saw the ears of wheat.
Cheng Zhen stood on the ridge with his hands in his hands, looking at Cheng Zi'an, who hadn't even bent his waist once, he couldn't say anything on his face, but there was a flash of relief in his eyes.