Chapter 055: There is a soft-shelled turtle
After eating and drinking, Village Chief Zhao and Team Leader Nie said goodbye and went back.
But Zhao Jing didn't leave, and played with melon seeds and Xiaobudian.
No matter how Village Chief Zhao coaxed, she just didn't want to go back.
Ask her why she doesn't want to go.
The answer is that the meat of the little little one has not been eaten yet.
This embarrassed Village Chief Zhao.
But in the end, under the persuasion of Zhao Dongkui, he had to leave first.
Other relatives also took their leave, after all, it was April and it was time to plow the fields.
Zhao Geng didn't leave for the first time, but helped tidy up the house.
After all, this adobe house has not been inhabited for many years.
Leaks in the roof, as well as cracks in the corners of the walls, must be patched.
Otherwise, when the heavy rain season comes, Zhao Dongkui's family will be finished.
Liu Dazhao also wanted to accompany Zhao Geng to help, but Zhou Qiuxiang refused to let him.
Because the family had to rush back before dark.
Otherwise, the pigs in the pigsty and the chickens in the chicken coop are very worried.
Of course, it is impossible for so many people to sleep in Zhao Dongkui's house.
He doesn't even have a decent bed in his house now!
But before leaving, Zhao Dongkui's few acres of farmland must be plowed, although now the in-laws have sent cattle, but the small body, I am afraid that it is not as big as a wooden plow, so I can only ask the black calf to help.
Liu Xing knew what his mother meant, so he took the black calf and went down to the farmland, and bolted the wooden plough at the first time, and put the 'cow bend' around the black calf's neck. But he didn't take over the next ploughing, but let his father do it.
It's not that he can't do it, but the wooden plough of the 80s, although the plow head is made of iron, but the operation is compared with the advanced iron plough decades later, to be honest, it is a big difference.
Whether it's in appearance or practicality, it can't be compared.
It's not my father's fault, it's the fault of the times.
If you want to change, you have to take it slowly.
So......
Now it's better to stand on the ridge and watch it.
Seeing that his father had ploughed out a lot of loaches and large yellow eels when he was plowing the field, he hurriedly ran into the adobe house, took out a bamboo basket, and picked it up after his father.
If it adds up, it will be a great delicacy in the evening.
Zhao Geng, who was at the door, couldn't help but smile when he saw this scene, and he said to Zhao Dongkui, who was helping to hand the straw on the side: "Son, your brother-in-law is quite clever!"
"He's not so clever, do you know? The braised pork and pork ribs on the table before were all bought by him with money, otherwise with your son's strength, how could he buy meat. Zhao Dongkui replied truthfully.
As soon as these words came out, they almost hurt Zhao Geng's heart: "Don't brag, Liu Xing, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old child, how powerful can he be?"
Without waiting for Zhao Dongkui to refute, he came down the stairs: "Don't say it, if you can live well in the family, then the father will be very content, I have to go back to herd cattle at this point, otherwise your mother should scold people again." ”
"Okay!" Zhao Dongkui knew his father's status in the family, so he had to nod in agreement.
"By the way, what about Dong Ju?" Zhao Geng looked around.
"Do you have something to do with him?" asked Zhao Dongkui.
"Hmm. Zhao Geng saw Liu Dongju washing dishes in the kitchen, and immediately patted the dust on his body and walked over.
Zhao Dongkui followed.
"Dad, have you eaten enough at noon?" Liu Dongju saw that Zhao Geng's expression was a little restrained when he saw Zhao Geng who walked in, and even smiled at the moment.
This smile made Zhao Geng relax a lot, and he couldn't help laughing: "Daughter-in-law, it's all my fault that you've suffered in the past half a month, so bear with me!"
"Dad, look at what you said, we don't talk about two families. Liu Dongju replied.
"Hmm. Zhao Geng nodded with satisfaction, and took out a jade bracelet and a stack of gross tickets from his jacket pocket: "This is what Dongkui's mother asked me to give you, and there are twenty yuan, you can also accept it, as for the reason, we won't say much." ”
"This ...... I can't ask for that. Liu Dongju panicked.
This jade bracelet was originally said by Zhao Dongkui's mother 'Li Qing' that it was reserved for Zhao Wuliang's future daughter-in-law, and this was suddenly given to her, but she was afraid that she would be hated to death by Zhao Wuliang.
"Don't be afraid, I know what you're worried about, don't worry! Wuliang has me over there!" Zhao Geng put the jade bracelet and twenty yuan in Liu Dongju's hand, and after a long sigh, he turned around and walked out of the kitchen.
"Dongkui, go and send it to our father!" Liu Dongju hesitated for a moment, then put away the jade bracelet and money, and then handed over the remaining pounds of flesh and a large pot of unsteamed river crabs from the wall.
Dongkui understood and hurriedly took it and caught up with his father Zhao Geng.
Zhao Geng was teasing Xiao Xiao at this time: "Good boy, is it okay to go home and play with grandpa? Grandpa will make egg custard for you to eat at night." ”
"No, grandma will scold the nest. Xiao Budian replied.
"From today onwards, she won't, and she won't dare. Zhao Geng pinched Xiao Bu's nose.
"I don't go to that nest, I have to help Ma Ma feed the pigs and watch the cows, and I have to make money to buy meat to eat. Xiao Budian tilted his little head and replied.
"Okay then!" With such a sensible granddaughter, Zhao Geng really doesn't know what to say.
For a while, the corners of my eyes were sour, and I wanted to cry again.
Zhao Dongkui couldn't bear to see this scene, and he said to Xiao Bu: "Tingting, you can go to grandpa's place to play today! Dad will pick you up in the evening." ”
"Grandpa's house has no meat, so I can't go to the nest. Xiao Bu politely refused.
"The meat in my hand is not meat!" Zhao Dongkui tied the meat and river crab to the bicycle, and then pushed it and took the lead towards his hometown.
When Zhao Geng saw this scene, he hugged Xiao Budian and followed behind.
Only then did he realize that it turned out that getting along with his son and daughter-in-law in a different way was so harmonious and happy.
It's a pity that I was blinded by lard before and didn't know how to do it.
Now that I think about it, I really regret it.
Liu Dongju, who was at the door of the kitchen, saw that her husband and father-in-law were gone, and the smile on her face disappeared in an instant.
Because she always knew that her father-in-law was easy to get along with, but her mother-in-law ......
She really didn't know what to say.
I only hope that this time Xiao Budian will go back and bring him some good news when he returns.
"Sister, sister, come and see, what did I catch?" Liu Xing shouted excitedly in the farmland.
Liu Dongju looked back, and when he saw that Liu Xing had caught a wild soft-shelled turtle the size of a palm, he was stunned and hurriedly ran over with an iron bucket.
"Haha...... This guy is so violent!" Liu Xing was happy when he carried the wild soft-shelled turtle.
Liu Dongju was also very happy, and after taking it, he put it in the iron bucket: "Brother, don't go back tonight, I will personally stew him to make up for you." ”
"I don't want it, you better make up for your brother-in-law!" Liu Xing climbed onto the ridge: "Besides, you don't have a place to sleep at home, so it's very inconvenient for me to stay." ”
"Then you bring the soft-shelled turtle back, I don't want it anyway. Liu Dongju said.
"Okay!" Liu Xing was not polite: "But I told you! Your field may not be able to be ploughed today, because time does not allow, so you can only wait for tomorrow." ”
The implication is that the black calf will stay in the old housing village, but he and his father, mother and melon seeds must go back.
"yes! It's almost five o'clock. Liu Dongju glanced at the sun in the west and said reluctantly.
"Or ...... I'll go to the market and buy you a new bed and come back and leave?" Liu Xing really didn't want to see the eldest sister suffer, so he proposed immediately.
"I can't spend your money anymore, you have to keep your wife. Liu Dongju knew that Liu Xing had money, but she was unwilling to spend it on her, after all, the money was hard-won.
"It's too early for me to marry my daughter-in-law!" Liu Xing smiled, and handed the bamboo basket containing loaches and yellow eels in his hand to Liu Dongju: "If you really can't do it, I'll lend it to you, and when the time comes, let's make shoes and make money, and it's not too late for you to return them to me." ”
"This ......" Liu Dongju hesitated.
"That's it. Liu Xing walked towards the canal, and after washing the mud from his hands and feet, he walked towards the only carpenter shop in the market.
When he came back, a packed wooden bed was also carried back by Liu Xing.
Seeing this, Liu Dongju hurriedly ran over to help in distress.
Liu Xing didn't need it, and was skillfully helping to install it behind the hall.
took the melon seeds and the soft-shelled turtle and walked home first.
There's no way around it.
Because my father is still plowing the fields, the bicycle will definitely stay.
If he rides away with melon seeds, his parents are afraid that they will not be able to come back when they walk that night.
Therefore, comparing the heart to the heart, it is natural to be considerate of him.
Liu Dongju watched Liu Xing walk away with the melon seeds, and only after she couldn't see it anymore did she return to the kitchen and continue to be busy.
Suddenly, she was stunned, and when she touched the pocket of her apron, she found that there were fifty dollars in it.
This apron was worn by Liu Xing before, which means that the money was left to him by Liu Xing.
Otherwise, no one else would have such a big deal.
Thinking of this, Liu Dongju's eyes turned red when she covered her mouth.
Seeing this, Zhou Qiuxiang, who was cleaning at the door, asked with concern, "What's wrong with you, girl?"
"No, my eyes are in the sand. Liu Dongju said perfunctorily.
"Oh!" Zhou Qiuxiang didn't think much about it, and walked away with a broom.
Liu Dongju silently collected the money, and when he saw Zhao Dongkui riding a bicycle, he hurriedly walked over: "Dongkui, my dad has been plowing the field for several hours, you have to go and change, otherwise he won't be able to bear it." ”
"Hey!" Zhao Dongkui agreed.
"By the way, after our mother saw Xiao Budian, she didn't scold, right?" Liu Dongju couldn't help but ask.
She didn't say anything. Zhao Dongkui rolled up his sleeves: "But I took the pork and river crab in my father's hand, and said that it was a dinner in the evening." ”
"That's pretty much it. Liu Dongju understood the meaning of Zhao Dongkui's words, smiled and walked away.
As the sun set, the golden sunlight shone down, just froze Liu Dongju's happy smile......
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