Chapter 10: Falling Peanuts
"You kid, how are you sleeping on the threshold? Don't break your head. Liu Qiaoye picked up the cub and walked into the room.
"Mother, I dreamed again just now. The old Taoist priest slapped my palm. It's still my master, so fierce. Zhang Zhaohua was very angry with the master in the dream.
"Has your master taught you to change?" said Liu Qiaoye with a smile.
"No. I knew that if I was asked to refine water, if I made a little mistake, I would have to hit the board. It hurts so much. Hit here, hit here. Zhang Zhaohua showed her little hand to her mother, but the hand was tender and tender, and it was not red.
"Then you're going to school soon, are you afraid that the teacher will hit the board?" asked Liu Qiaoye with a smile.
"Don't be afraid. Jiujin said that the teachers in the school only beat disobedient children. I don't have to be beaten for nine pounds, and I won't be beaten. Zhang Zhaohua said confidently.
"Then don't go home and cry. Liu Qiaoye was still faintly worried in her heart. After all, this cub is different from other children. Just now, the man secretly called him aside and told him what happened to the loach today. I thought that the Golden Tiger would leave one day, but I didn't expect them to be pestering the cub all the time. The cub is still so young, what can I do in the future?
"Bao cub, are you guarding the house alone at home in the afternoon, and you are still digging peanuts with your mother?" Liu Qiaoye was afraid that one day the cub would suddenly be gone.
"Of course, go dig peanuts with my mother. Zhang Zhaohua is very interested in falling peanuts. The peanuts are still eaten when they are raw, and some peanuts are not yet ripe, and the peanut kernels in them are the most delicious. It's sweet, the moisture is still inside, and it doesn't want to be as dry as sun-dried peanuts.
When he went out, Liu Qiaoye carried a hoe, and Zhang Zhaohua took a small steel hoe used to plant vegetable seedlings. Jumping up and down to follow. The Golden Tigers also followed happily. They didn't realize that they were dead, and that they were no different from Zhang Zhaohua.
On the way, I met Zhang Jiujin. When Zhang Jiujin heard that he was born, he weighed that he had nine catties. When a baby is born in the countryside, the greater the weight of the doll, the better the nutrition of the doll in the mother's womb. Grow strong. Therefore, Zhang Jiujin's family directly named Zhang Jiujin.
Zhang Jiujin was born very long, less than a year older than Zhang Zhaohua, but he looked similar to that of junior high school. This guy is a foodie, he eats non-stop in his mouth all the time, and when he has nothing to eat, he can chew some weeds on the road with relish. Therefore, the height is only one meter four, and the weight has already exceeded 100 catties.
When Zhang Zhaohua touched Zhang Jiujin, Zhang Jiujin was holding a half-sized cold potato in his hand. Chewing heavily, the cold potato is chewed to a crunchy sound.
Seeing Zhang Zhaohua, Zhang Jiujin's eyes narrowed into a slit suddenly opened, and he shouted excitedly: "Call Hua, call Hua." Why are you going?"
Zhang called Hua to answer, "Go dig up the peanuts." ”
"Can you eat your peanuts?" asked Zhang Jiujin.
"yes. Do you grow cold potatoes?" Zhang Zhaohua saw that Zhang Jiujin ate so fragrantly, thinking that the cold potatoes must be very sweet.
"Well, there's too much rain, it's not very sweet. Sweet sorghum is as light as water. It seems that it will take a few days to eat. Zhang Jiujin shook his head, very satisfied.
Zhang Zhaohua sneered, this guy is not delicious and eats so delicious.
"Tell you not to talk to Zhaohua, do you take your mother's words as wind in your ears?" Zhang Jiujin Niang rushed over, pulled up Zhang Jiujin and left, as if he had a more conversation with Zhang Zhaohua, and his son would be eaten by Zhang Zhaohua.
Zhang Zhaohua stood there and watched Zhang Jiujin's mother pull Zhang Jiujin, who couldn't help turning around, and slowly walked away. The Golden Tigers looked at Zhang Zhaohua in a daze.
"Cub, don't pay attention to such people, it's not reasonable at all. Liu Qiaoye walked over, for fear that the cub would be wronged.
In the morning, Jin Hu and the others frightened their father, and Zhang Zhaohua was worried that they would frighten her mother again. But he didn't dare to tell Jin Hu. And every time, no matter what Zhang Zhaohua says, they don't seem to hear it, as long as Zhang Zhaohua does things, they will imitate it.
"Bao cub, Niang rip off the peanuts, you pick them up on the side, and the peanut Niang in the soil will dig them. In the evening, my mother will give you a poached egg. Liu Qiaoye arranged a job for Zhang Zhaohua in the peanut field.
"Yes. Zhang Zhaohua nodded.
It had just rained, and the peanut fields were dry, but the land covered with peanut seedlings was still very wet, so the soil was very loose. With a gentle pull, the peanuts can be pulled out. Put it on the hoe and tap it lightly to knock off the dirt on it.
Zhang Zhaohua's job is very easy, he only needs to pluck the peanuts from the fibrous roots and put them in the dustpan. But the speed may not be able to keep up with Liu Qiaoye.
But what makes Liu Qiaoye very strange is that although she works quickly and pulls peanuts fast enough, she can't catch up with the speed of Zhang Zhaohua picking peanuts. At first, Liu Qiaoye didn't pay attention. Later, Zhang Zhaohua urged her to pull peanuts quickly, otherwise she only noticed this when he didn't have a job.
After staring quietly for a while, Liu Qiaoye was startled. Peanuts are flying into the dustpan by themselves. Liu Qiaoye's heart was cold, those guys were really still pestering the cubs. She wasn't very scared, and although the Golden Tiger had been pestering the cubs for a long time, they hadn't caused any other trouble to the family. It's just that knowing that cubs are pestered by imps is always uneasy.
Zhang Zhaohua patted the soil on her hands, looked up and asked, "Mother, are you still pulling peanuts?"
The Golden Tigers also looked at Liu Qiaoye together.
". Liu Qiaoye shook off the distracting thoughts in his head, and didn't think about it so much first. As long as the cubs are okay.
Parents who have a child like no other are the hardest. It always takes several times or even a hundred times more work than other parents. Is Liu Qiaoye ready?
The mute babbling led the cow on the ridge, and their cattle were fat and strong, thanks entirely to such a simple child. The mute is called Zhang Bangen, and his ears are not very good, so it affects his voice.
"Mother, in the future, I'll let my cattle go, right?" Zhang Zhaohua looked at the mute man leisurely on the ridge, very envious. Little kids do things as a pleasure, although they may use it as a burden when they grow up. At least now they love to work. Whether it's a help or a disadvantage.
"Hmm. Liu Qiongye didn't want to see the cub's disappointed look. So she agreed.
Since the accident, when it was Zhang Zhaohua's turn to herd cattle, it was Zhang Youping who went to herd the cattle. Adults often tether the cattle to a tree, and then use a sickle to cut the grass where the cattle can't reach it, so that the cattle can quickly eat. This gives you time to collect firewood or do other farm work.