Picking mulberries

"Hey, sister, I bought so many vegetables in big baskets and small baskets, and there are still more than ten days before the Chinese New Year. Is there a visitor at home?" Zhuang Huaying came home from shopping on the street, and met a junior from Daerqiu Village on the way. Daughter-in-law Zhuang Haiyan, their natal family is from the same village.The largest surname in Longgong Township is the surname Qiu. Although there are more than a dozen villages surnamed Qiu in the township, they are all descended from the same blood. People in the clan always call each other according to their seniority, so they often meet seven The case of an 80-year-old man calling a three-year-old hairy boy uncle and grandpa.In the past ten years, with the increase of villagers going out to work, most of them only go home during the Chinese New Year all year round. Calling each other among slow clan members is also simplified, and they all follow age instead of seniority, so the grandchildren Zhuang Haiyan calls Zhuang Huaying according to age.

"Qiu Yang is on winter vacation, go home today." Zhuang Huaying said cheerfully.

"The little handsome guy is coming back, no wonder you are so fussy." Zhuang Haiyan reached out to help Zhuang Huaying carry a basket, "Hey, he is the only famous college student in our township this year."

"No way, there are a lot of people in the township going to college this year."

"It also depends on what kind of university it is. Who is as powerful as Qiu Yang? What about national priorities? Can those universities with a score of two to three hundred compare with this? Nowadays, all kinds of universities are expanding their enrollment, as long as they pay money, they can get into it. University. I really envy my sister, my son has given you the face of being a parent."

"What is there to be envious of? It's not that college students are unemployed after graduation. Everyone's ideas have changed. It doesn't matter whether their children study or not. Well, it depends on whether you can find a good job in the future." Zhuang Huaying's face Although he was happy with flowers in full bloom, he complained in his mouth.

"Your son is tall and handsome, and he is in a key university. Why don't you follow him to pick a good job?" Zhuang Haiyan sighed, "It's not like my family's Qiu Ming, who lives as a wage earner."

"It's all the same. No matter how awesome the university is, it's still working for others." Zhuang Huaying comforted.

"How can this be the same, not to mention that Qiu Yang will be qualified to take the civil servant exam in the future, even if he doesn't take the exam, he will still be a white-collar worker in an office." Zhuang Haiyan said.

"Although my son studied at a well-known key university in the country, he majored in agriculture after all, and his employment is not as popular as those majoring in economics." Zhuang Huaying said a little frustrated.

"Yeah, I remembered when you mentioned this," Zhuang Haiyan said with some puzzlement, "I heard from Shangzhi that Qiu Yang got a high score in the exam, and it would be no problem to go to Zhejiang University, so how could he apply for the Provincial Agricultural University?" ?”

"I mean I want him to apply for Xiamen University, Anshan Iron and Steel wants him to apply for Zhejiang University, who knows that he insists on applying for Provincial Agricultural University. My wife also supported him, and finally even my mother-in-law followed suit. Qiu Hong and Qiu Rong agreed with me, fought back and forth, and finally held a family voting meeting, and the minority obeyed the majority, which was what he wanted. "Angang refers to Qiu Yang's uncle Zhuang Huaying's younger brother Zhuang Angang, who does business in the county. Qiu Yang studied in junior high school and high school in the county, and has been with him for six years.

"The little handsome guy insists on applying to the Provincial Agricultural University, so he can't really find his childhood girlfriend." Zhuang Haiyan joked.

"Oh, that happened so many years ago, I didn't expect you to still remember it now," Zhuang Huaying laughed loudly, "After listening to the analysis of their father and son, I think it's not unreasonable. Quan has no power and no backing, even if you graduate from a popular major, it is difficult to find a good job. After all, we rely on the land for food, and silkworm and mulberry planting are fundamental, and studying agriculture is the most affordable and realistic."

"I really envy your family. The whole family is around you. It's so lively and harmonious. You are like my Qiu Ming. You have a wild heart. You can't settle down at home, even if you go to a big city. The cement bag doesn't want to stay at home and feed silkworms." Zhuang Haiyan sighed.

"Young people are all the same. They like to go outside. Look at our township. The conditions are much better than in previous years. The government also provides high subsidies for special products. Young people like our generation have come back, but Qiu Yangqiu Ming People of this generation like to go to the big cities and enjoy the world, it’s so much fun.” Since the township’s mulberry farmers rioted against the township government in 2006, Hu Jianhua, the secretary of the township party committee and head of the township, who had brought the sericulture industry to death in Longgong Township, was resigned. Yes, Kang Yuzhang and Zhai Jin were transferred from the county to serve as the secretary of the township party committee and the head of the township respectively.The two regained the former glory of Longgong, took the sericulture industry as the main industry of the whole township, and re-established the brand effect.Although Hu Jianhua's predecessor Chen Junzhi didn't stay in Longgong for a long time, he still has a deep affection for Longgong, and the villagers of Longgong never forget him.Now Chen Junzhi is the director of the Qingyuan City Agriculture Bureau, and he often cares about the agriculture of Longgong. Furthermore, Kang Yuzhang is Chen Junzhi's old subordinate, and has always followed Chen Junzhi. His work style is very similar, and he has done a lot of practical things since he took office. Competing for subsidies for farmers, introducing incentive policies for serving silkworms, increasing the introduction and cultivation of new varieties of silkworms, a series of actions are quite appreciated by the villagers.In the past few years when Kang Yuzhang was in charge of the Long Palace, the sericulture industry in the whole township quickly revived, and the middle-aged people who had to go out to work every year returned to their hometown with peace of mind and devoted themselves to planting mulberry.

"You don't have to worry. Qiu Yang is a college student, and he can learn skills. My children are really worried. They learn to repair cars and cut hair, and they are so annoying." Zhuang Haiyan sighed.

"What are you doing with such a far-reaching heart? In today's society, as long as you are willing to do things, no one will starve to death." Zhuang Huaying laughed.

"That's true," Zhuang Haiyan said with a wry smile, "He doesn't study hard by himself, and he can only do hard and tiring work in the future, so he can't blame me as a mother."

"Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite. Don't look at my boy who looks like a dog. When I think of some things, I get angry and angry. I stand up several heads taller than me. I can't fight if I want to." .”

As soon as Zhuang Huaying said this, Zhuang Haiyan immediately thought of the reason: "Does he still go to the temple with his grandma often? I really can't figure it out. A handsome guy believes in gods and ghosts. People really don't believe it when he tells it."

"Don't mention it, it's not that it's more frequent to go to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha than to visit his grandmother in our old village. Tell me, we high school graduates also know that there are no gods and ghosts in the world. He, a young man in the new era, is superstitious about this. You said whether you are in a hurry or not, I really don’t know how he got into college, didn’t he just read the books for nothing.” When it came to this, Zhuang Huaying simply put the basket in her hand on the ground, and took a break to complain to Zhuang Haiyan.

"Brother Xiucai, what do you think? Don't you try to persuade your son?" When talking about Qiu Yang's belief in Buddhism, Zhuang Haiyan also got excited.

"Although he doesn't believe in gods and ghosts like me, he doesn't object to his mother and his son talking about freedom of belief. What kind of belief is this? It's obviously ignorance. You know it. How can I break the truth with my husband? pass him."

"That's true. Brother Xiucai is so talented. You can talk about it one by one." Zhuang Haiyan laughed in her heart. Usually, your husband farts and smells it like a musk. Your husband is your own belief. When will you meet? But you and your husband broke up the truth.

"Now I don't bother to care anymore. He's grown up and has his own thoughts. Whether he is superstitious or ignorant, he may have his own reasons. To be honest with my sister, I have always been a little worried about that child. , it’s just that I’m a little too attached to money.”

"What Western dialect are you talking about? Of course money is a good thing. Who is not attached to it?" Zhuang Haiyan said with a smile.

"At what stage to do things, my son has the virtue of being a businessman who deceives and deceives since he was a child. When he was in elementary school, he always resold some erasers and pencils to his classmates at double the price, saying that he went to the temple to start a business. If it is spent, it can bless the person who bought it to get good grades in the exam. When I was in junior high school, I secretly took silkworms and mulberries at home to sell at my school, saying that the price was higher than selling cocoons. High school is even worse. Yes, during the summer vacation and winter vacation, I follow his uncle to sell whichever is easy to sell. You said that last year I was so nervous in the third year of high school, and I wished that one hour could be broken into two hours. You can tell me if you are in a hurry. Fortunately, if you don’t get into college, I will have to fight with him. I wonder how high-spirited my husband is. Man, I'm not the kind of person who gets into the eyes of money, how could I give birth to a child with such a temperament."

Although I am used to seeing Zhuang Huaying advocating her husband outside, Zhuang Haiyan still smiled when she heard the words of high morals and integrity: "You, your thinking is outdated. Nowadays, the ability to evaluate people is not measured by money, people like Qiu Yang You can get along better in society, you don’t know your blessings when you are in the blessings.”

"Money is certainly a good thing, but how tiring it is to carry it on your heart every day, blindly chasing profit, and how much fun you lose in life. Since childhood, he has never worried about money at home. I really don't know. What did he think, I don't know how much he suffered when he was a child." Zhuang Huaying picked up the basket again and walked home.The two chatted while walking, and when they reached the entrance of the village, they stopped and chatted for a long time before breaking up.

To Zhuang Huaying's surprise, when he got home, he saw his son had already arrived: "Hey, my baby, when did you get home? Why didn't I bump into you on the way."

"Yo yo, my mother, I haven't seen you for a few months, you are getting younger and younger, you look much prettier than Naying." Qiu Yang flattered his mother.

"You two don't feel nauseous in front of me anymore," Qiu Jingping snorted in his heart. He didn't know how close he was at this time, and he was afraid that the mother and son would have a big fight tomorrow. "Ah Yang called, I'll go by electric car Accepted."

"I said, why don't you let me go grocery shopping on an electric bike. I was waiting to pick up my precious son. It made my hands sore after walking such a long distance," Zhuang Huaying expressed dissatisfaction with her husband, "You guys Which road did you ride back, why didn't you meet me on the road?"

"It's been a long time since you came back. I went to pick him up right after you arrived on the street," Qiu Jingping said to his wife, "Your son bought presents for everyone in the family, and yours is the most expensive."

"Yes, son, what good thing?"

"Here, MP3, I downloaded a lot of Leehom's songs for you, as well as your favorite Zhang Dongliang's." Qiu Yang took it out of the bag and handed it to Zhuang Huaying.

"It's still my son who knows my hobbies. Now it's all right. I can hear it wherever I go." Zhuang Huaying took the gift from her son happily and murmured, "Although I bought it with my own money and borrowed your hands, it's also My son has a heart."

"Mom, don't be heartless." Qiu Yang refused, "I bought gifts for my family with my own money."

"You earned it yourself?" Zhuang Huaying immediately changed back to her old face when she heard it, "Did you sell some dog skin plaster at school again? I really can't stand you, so why can't I calm down and study quietly?"

"I earned it by working part-time in my spare time. What is selling dog skin plaster?" Qiu Yang said dissatisfiedly.

"A Yang returned home only a few months ago, and now the mother and son are arguing again." Qiu Yang's aunt, Wang Qiuxia, walked in from the courtyard door and said with a smile.

"This guy is not doing his job in college again. I'm so mad," Zhuang Huaying said to Wang Qiuxia. "It's just right that my sister-in-law is here. Everyone, come over for lunch. I bought a lot of vegetables."

"I came here to ask you to eat. The old ancestor was so happy to get the warm shoes bought by A Yang. Your elder brother said that everyone will get together today and go to my place for dinner at noon. Didn't my family kill the Chinese New Year pig yesterday? There is food "The ancestors refer to Qiu Zaiyun, the grandfather of Wang Qiuxia and Zhuang Huaying, and the great ancestor of Qiu Yang.

"I just went shopping for vegetables." Zhuang Huaying pointed to the two vegetable baskets.

"It won't be bad in the winter. Let's bring our ancestors here to gather with you tomorrow." Wang Qiuxia turned her head and said to Qiu Jingping, "Your elder brother said that he has something to discuss."

"What's the matter, brother?" Qiu Jingping was gesturing to cut the red paper at the gate, and put down the red paper when he heard that his elder brother had something to discuss.When I went to pick up my son just now, I bought a few pieces of red paper and prepared to write Spring Festival couplets.

"Didn't the grandpa have government subsidies? It's been a year. Your elder brother said that it's cheap and you can't monopolize it. I want to ask what you mean. Why don't grandpa live with you next year and let mom live with me?" Wang Qiuxia took Qiuxia Yang handed over the stool and sat down.In 2008, the Qingyuan Civil Affairs Department issued a supplementary pension policy in accordance with relevant state regulations. People over the age of 80 will be given a certain pension subsidy every month. 80 yuan per month at the age of 100. Qiu Zaiyun, Qiu Yang’s great-grandfather, is 90 years old this year and will receive pension subsidies every month.Since Kang Yuzhang became the Secretary of the Longgong Township Committee, every year during the Spring Festival and Chongyang Festival, he will bring some condolences to the elderly in the village. The township government will give him a monthly allowance of 180 yuan for senior citizens like Qiu Zaiyun who are over 100 years old. , and an additional 300 yuan will be issued, and there will be heatstroke prevention and warming supplies in summer and winter.

"What kind of talk is this? How many years have you been raising grandpas? Oh, now that the country gives me some money, I feel aggrieved. Don't even mention this matter. If it spreads, I think it's because I'm jealous. How can I lift it up?" Let's start." Qiu Jingping said a little unhappy.

"That's right, big brother doesn't know what he thinks, so there is no need to discuss this matter. If you say we are embarrassed, Mom said that I will raise it, but how much work has been done for us at home and outside, if you say it is a loss It's your loss too." Zhuang Huaying followed.

"What does the family say if it's not a loss?" Wang Qiuxia laughed.

"By the way, brat, your aunt saved your life, so you didn't even buy aunt's gift this time, did you?" Zhuang Huaying said to her son.

"I bought it, not only mine, but also his uncle bought it," Wang Qiuxia said in front of her nephew, "Ayang is still caring, more careful than Rong girl, and remembers my palms that are always chapped in winter, buy it for me A bottle of high-end hand cream."

"Oh, it's not bad, you will buy these even if you are a big bastard." Zhuang Huaying smiled at her son.

"I don't know how to choose by myself, and I can't ask others to help me," Qiu Yang said smugly, "I asked my female classmate to help me choose."

"Female classmate?" Upon hearing this, Zhuang Huaying's expression changed again, "Stinky boy, you fell in love as soon as you entered the school, right?" After saying that, he raised his hand and was about to pinch her, but Qiu Yang dodged and dodged.

"I really don't know what to say about you. It's like my son was an enemy in the previous life. He was merciless since he was a child. Now that A Yang is indomitable, he still strikes as soon as he talks." Wang Qiuxia stood up and pressed Zhuang Huaying's hand, " You're a conditioned reflex, it's not that you used to go to junior high school and high school, but now you're all in college, it's not normal to have a relationship or something."

"Auntie is right. I have lacked maternal love since I was a child, and now I have a little personality disorder." Qiu Yang complained aggrievedly.

"Hey, brat is itchy, right? You have a personality disorder. I beat you mentally." Zhuang Huaying scolded funny, feeling a little guilty for overreacting just now, "Sister-in-law is right, it's normal for college students to fall in love. .”

"That's right, there have been several couples in my class. Don't say I haven't talked about it yet, even if you talk about it, you don't have the right to criticize me. Back then, when you were in high school, you chased after my dad's ass."

"Hey, you bastard, where did you see me chasing your dad?" Zhuang Huaying couldn't hold back anymore, took celery from the vegetable basket and whipped it on his son, Qiu Yang hurried out of the courtyard with a smile on his face The door went to the uncle's house.

"This kid, who dares to expose his mother's background, should be beaten." Wang Qiuxia said with a smile on the side.

"I'm just saying, the mother and son can only keep warm for 3 minutes at most." Qiu Jingping shook his head and smiled wryly at his sister-in-law.