Picking mulberries

"Where are you going on such a hot day?" Qiu Jingping asked when he saw his wife was wearing a straw hat and was about to go out.

"Spraying the medicine in this hot weather is very effective, otherwise the mulberry tree will be harmed by borers."

"It's not like going at noon. Let's go together when the sun is a little westward." Qiu Jingping, who was mending the mat, put down the bamboo strips in his hand. Prune the mulberry branches, and replace the mulberry branch powder in the mushroom room.” In order to earn more money, Qiu Jingping and Zhuang Huaying built a mushroom shed next to their home, and used waste to crush the cut mulberry branches into mulberry branch powder to grow fungi. Raise mushrooms.

"Jingping, is there anyone who invites you to be a judge? It's still worthwhile to be a judge. Didn't you get more than 5000 yuan at once when you went to the county last time? The money you earn without sweating or working hard is worth more than a month's labor. .” Zhou Guimei interjected.

"Mom's words are really funny. I'm not a big star. How can someone ask me to be a judge every day." Qiu Jingping laughed.

"It's not the true character of a writer to brag and make money everywhere. How can literature have such a heavy commercial flavor? Our Jingping is a decent person, so why do you want to go around chasing profit like a businessman?" Zhuang Huaying said. The mother-in-law said.

"You are an educated person, so I don't understand the truth," Zhou Guimei retorted, "But it's always good to make money easily. Who doesn't envy it? The current society is very realistic. If you have money, you are a master, and if you don't have money, you can't move an inch." .”

"It's good to have money," Zhuang Huaying nodded, "but it doesn't mean that the current society is very realistic. From ancient times to the present, the mainstream people in society have been chasing profit. Going to that mountain, people in the society are generally dissatisfied with their lives, and they often comfort themselves with a saying that the world is declining and people's hearts are not old. In fact, which dynasty is not rich and full of complaints, oppression, bullying, Exploitation, fraud, and deceit are found in every society, but so are nobleness, aloofness, free and easy, freedom, and detachment. I always feel that our life is quite contented, without worrying about food or worry Wear clothes, eat with your own hands, stand upright. People must have some spirit to live, or else they are walking dead. In my eyes, Jingping is born to be a writer. It is best not to get mixed up with the smell of copper. People pursue the so-called rich Dagui, we have our own enjoyment."

"You, are you calling me worldly snobbish?" Of course, Zhou Guimei knows that her daughter-in-law has always respected and cherished her son Jingping. Huahua, the daughter-in-law is always filial to herself, serving her with delicious food and clothes, how could she say anything wrong with her daughter-in-law, so she pretended to be unfair, "It's just you who treat your husband as a treasure, look, until now he There isn't even a book out."

"Writing is a matter of accumulation and accumulation, so it can't be like printing leaflets." Zhuang Huaying is [-]% partial to her husband.

"The words that come out of your mouth are one after another, which is impressive." Qiu Jingping said with emotion.

"It's all taught to me by your son. I think that although that guy sometimes behaves a little out of tune, what he said is quite reasonable. It really is true that he has read more books than us, and he has a deep understanding of life at a young age. It seems that it is the harvest of believing in Buddhism and practicing Zen." Zhuang Huaying laughed.

"Didn't you blame me all the time? I influenced him when he said that he believed in gods and ghosts, and I taught him that he likes money. Now let's talk about my son." Zhou Guimei said a little unfairly.

"Didn't you get annoyed by that kid before?" Zhuang Huaying said in self-reflection, "It's all thanks to you that the kid didn't go astray. My method was wrong before."

"A Yang seems to have lost a lot of weight when he came back this time. His children can go out for a trip during the summer vacation, but he works everywhere to make money. It must be because he hasn't eaten well." Zhou Guimei sighed.Qiu Yang came back two days before school started, and bought gifts for the elderly at home with his part-time job money.

"Where you lost weight, didn't you grow better and stronger, and exercising outside is good for you." Qiu Jingping said.

"Who said no, isn't the mouth more oily than before? Don't be bought by the few things he sent. His filial piety is worthy of praise, but the things are really not worth much." Zhuang Huaying laughed.

"It's hard to buy filial piety with money. Don't be ignorant of your blessings. Your son's filial piety is due to the blessings of the Bodhisattva. The Buddha blesses him. The small fan he bought is hung in the mosquito net, which is cool and free from mosquito bites, and sleeps soundly. Too many." Zhou Guimei said.

"How about adding two more air conditioners at home? Install them in your bedroom, mine and Jingping's bedroom." Zhuang Huaying said to her mother-in-law.

"Isn't Jingping's study room installed with one? How much electricity will be consumed to install so much? The electricity bill for a month is also scary. If you want to install it, you can install it in your own bedroom. I have a small fan that is enough," Zhou Guimei waved her hand. , "Although A Yang doesn't live at home very much, he also has holidays or something, so let's install it in his bedroom first."

"Let's pretend to wait until next year. It's autumn." Qiu Jingping said.

"If Ayang's room needs to be installed, it will be installed for him when the house is built," Zhuang Huaying said with a curl of her lips. "The kid himself said that he didn't need it. He said that our mountain village has its own microclimate. It is warm in winter and cool in summer, and it is very cold in summer." It’s over, installing an air conditioner to increase carbon emissions will lead to global warming, and it sounds like the Secretary-General of the United Nations. He also said that the mind is calm and cool, as if he has already cultivated to become a fairy.”

"Don't you think it's strange?" Qiu Jingping suddenly thought of something when he heard the word "Dao Chengxian".

"What's so strange?" Zhuang Huaying and Zhou Guimei asked.

"You don't remember what Miss Rong said. It means that A Yang hasn't found a girlfriend yet." When Qiu Yang came home, his cousin Qiu Rong also came back to see his ancestor Qiu Zaiyun, and the family sat together to talk When she was laughing, she joked and belittled Qiu Yang, saying that he is a handsome guy and hasn't found a girlfriend until now, and he has changed several times since he went to college.

"He's still young, girl Rong said it was fun." Zhuang Huaying said indifferently.

"It's so young, everyone in the village who is as old as him has become a father." Zhou Guimei said.

"That's right," Qiu Jingping said with some worry, "There won't be any problem."

"Really, don't you worry about it? It's a problem if you don't find a girlfriend. You should concentrate on your studies when you study. What kind of love is it? If you fall in love, you don't know how much money it will cost." Zhuang Huaying said with a smile, "Your son wants to be tall and handsome, so why worry about it?"

"How much money does it cost to have a girlfriend, and it's not about getting married right away." Zhou Guimei slandered in her heart, and she allowed you to fall in love in high school, and my grandson was not allowed to fall in love in college. It is true that only state officials are allowed to set fires and people are not allowed to light lamps. Damn, she's too much in control of her son. She's been beaten or scolded since she was a child, but now she's too old to let him fall in love. Outsiders don't know, they really think she's a stepmother.

"Of course it's not that he's worried that he won't find a wife, but that he feels a little puzzled. According to common sense, he shouldn't be so indifferent during his adolescence." Qiu Jingping said with some concern.

"Doesn't he believe in Zen? Purity and asceticism are the spiritual realm they pursue. Don't worry. He will definitely go hunting for sex when he is in heat." Zhuang Huaying comforted.

"What kind of words are you using?" Qiu Jingping glanced at his wife blankly, and said that a good son is like a beast, "Faith is belief, and practice is practice. There is a difference between the two. My son just promotes Buddhism. Zen as a kind of belief, and the practice monk under the shadow of the blue lantern Buddha are two concepts."

"Are you saying that he is too obsessed with his beliefs, and will he become a monk at that time?" Seeing her husband's serious words, Zhuang Huaying was also a little confused.

"Becoming a monk and believing in Buddhism are two different things. Many good men and women are married, and most of the lay Buddhists in the temple are married." Zhou Guimei hurriedly interjected.In case the grandson really doesn't want to get married, wouldn't it mean that the shit pot will be put on my head again, and I have to blame me for taking him to the temple to worship Bodhisattva since he was a child.

"But then again, what if he wants to become a monk after graduation?" The more Zhuang Huaying said, the more he realized the seriousness of the problem, "Oops, it's not that you don't know that kid's temper. The cow can't even pull back, it's over."

"Let's not worry about it, it shouldn't happen." Qiu Jingping comforted.

"Yes, yes, it shouldn't happen." Zhou Guimei was at a loss in her heart, and echoed her son.

"I don't think so," Zhuang Huaying thought about it carefully, "that kid is usually very stinky, and I would definitely not do it if I asked him to shave his head and beat him to death. It seems that I have to change my mind. I have to urge him to find a girlfriend and open up. The gate welcomes him to bring his girlfriend home."

In the first pathology class at the beginning of his sophomore year, Qiu Yang waited excitedly to meet the legendary Professor Cui. Unexpectedly, what he waited for was the old face of the old lady Qiu, who was tired of watching the class teacher.

The old lady Qiu explained that Professor Cui and Dean Gong had gone out to discuss scientific research projects, and it would take two days before they came back. This time, she was asked to invigilate the exam on his behalf.

Qiu Yang thought to himself, Fatty Qi really understands the situation very well. Professor Cui Da's first class is the exam.He looked at Qi Zhuoran, and Qi Zhuoran made a strange face at him, meaning I didn't lie to you.

The old lady Qiu reiterated the examination rules in a clichéd manner, emphasizing the importance of the examination again and again, asking everyone to take it seriously and test their true level.The old lady Qiu finally handed out the paper amidst boos, and Qiu Yang read the whole paper with great interest. His first feeling was that Professor Cui really did not follow the usual path, and the questions he asked were not only interesting Sexuality is strong, and most of them are related to reality.The second feeling is that this paper is easy for some people, such as himself, but for some people, it may be possible to hand in a blank paper. No matter how rich the book knowledge is, but after taking the test once, if you learn from it, you can learn from it in the future. If you put more effort into practice, your score in the second test will definitely improve greatly.The final feeling is that this exam, Mrs. Qiu, does not need to emphasize the rules of the exam room. No one invigilates the exam. It is all subjective questions, and there is no objective question.

After the exam, there was chatter in the classroom, like sparrows holding a meeting.Qi Zhuoran ran over and asked Qiu Yang: "Interesting, I said that Professor Cui is not an ordinary person, have you seen it?"

"It's really knowledgeable." Qiu Yang said with a smile.Qiu Yang became more and more curious about Professor Cui, what kind of three-headed and six-armed guy he is.

"How do you think you did in the exam?" Qi Zhuoran asked.

"It should be no problem to pass," Qiu Yang estimated conservatively, "What about you?"

"Not ideal. I have never heard of some knowledge about pest control." Qi Zhuoran shook his head.

"I think Professor Cui must be working part-time in the environmental protection department." Qiu Yang joked.

"What do you mean?" Qi Zhuoran didn't understand.

"Didn't you see that the questions on the test paper focus on the physical control methods of pests and diseases, and some of them are methods that get rid of the soil."

"I really can't stand him, the contrast is too great."

"Why are you so angry, what is the contrast with what?"

"Professor Cui's teaching is the same as his own," Qi Zhuoran looked very puzzled, "You can tell from this test paper that when you look at the questions, you will realize that the questioner must be an old-fashioned old-fashioned one." Old farmer, but when you actually meet him in person, it's hard to accept the connection."

"It's a joke," Qiu Yang said shamelessly, "It's true that the teachers of our agricultural university look dark and thin, so what kind of appearance do our students who study agriculture match?"

"That being said, the contrast he gives people is really quite big. If you don't believe me, next time you see him, you will know that what I said makes sense," Qi Zhuoran said with some concern, "I don't know my grades. What's the matter, it's too bad, I'm afraid I will be criticized by the old man at home, you don't know, he highly respects our Professor Cui Da, and always uses him to spur me on my way to study."

"So you should be very disgusted with Professor Cui." Qiu Yang laughed.

"How can it be? His ability is super strong. He has been alone in the academy at a young age. Who has that ability? He has a nickname among the teachers in the school called 'Bookworm'."

"It doesn't matter how many points he got in the exam, didn't he say that this exam doesn't affect credits," Qiu Yang said, "I don't have class in the afternoon, let's go play football together?"

"No time, Yao Zhe said he was busy and wanted to go somewhere with her."

"Tsk tsk tsk, poor man, he was tied up by his girlfriend." Qiu Yang sarcastically said.

When Cui Dongxu was about to go to class, he was stopped by Zou Yujiao. The old lady asked how the students in her class were doing in the exam. It seemed that not only the students thought Cui Dongxu's teaching method was novel, but also the teachers were a little concerned.

"It's not bad. The overall level is relatively good. Teacher Zou teaches well." Cui Dongxu laughed.

"That's right, and Professor Laucui has given you a lot of trouble." Mrs. Zou said happily.

"Is Qiu Yang in your class a boy or a girl?" After correcting the test paper, Cui Dongxu saw the name No.1 Qiu Yang, and felt a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he heard it.

"Boy, what's the matter?"

"It's super powerful. Not only did it take the first place in the test, but among my previous students, there was never a higher score than his." Cui Dongxu praised.

"Is that so?" Zou Yujiao felt his face glowing, and his voice was raised an octave, "Although that kid is a bit deviant, he is indeed a good boy."

When Cui Dongxu arrived in the class, there was a little commotion in the classroom, especially those girls, all of them seemed to have been trained by flight attendants, sitting upright with their chests raised and eyebrows raised.After Cui Dongxu briefly introduced himself, he began to roll his name. It was still an old habit, only the top five and bottom five students were called.

"Qiu Yang." The first time.

"Qiu Yang." The second time.

"Qiu Yang." The third time.

"It's because I can't speak Mandarin well, or it's because Qiu Yang really didn't come, can someone help me?" Cui Dongxu didn't expect to lose the first battle in this class, so he was a little stimulated, thinking of which student in Cui Dongxu's class It's not about trying to get in, not to mention my class, there are usually quite a few people who are just listening in, but today is a big surprise.

"Teacher Cui" Qi Zhuoran stood up, "Qiu Yang has something to ask for leave from Teacher Zou today."

"Oh, is that so?" Cui Dongxu said, "Why didn't Teacher Zou mention sick leave just now?"

"No," Qi Zhuoran said vaguely, "Today is the birthday of Bodhisattva Earth King Bodhisattva, and he went to the temple to celebrate the birthday of Bodhisattva." As soon as Qi Zhuoran finished speaking, many people in the class burst into laughter.

"What?" Cui Dongxu thought he had misheard, "He went to the temple to worship the Bodhisattva?"

"Ah."

"Is he also going for the five hundred arhat's birthday? Does he still have time to attend class?" Cui Dongxu was speechless.

"That's not true. He usually only goes there when there are several big Buddha Christmases."

"Yo ho, he is really a wonderful flower," Cui Dongxu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Talk to him later and ask him to come to my office."