Niu male

The Huojing persimmons in Niuwang Village have been completely out of season recently, and the last batch of persimmons have been picked. Except for a little food left for home, the shops in the town and the Jiwei Building are no longer available.

Persimmons are not easy to preserve. If you want to store them for a longer period of time, they need to be frozen. They didn’t freeze them too much. They just filled up the freezer in their own refrigerator and the freezer in Niuwangzhuang’s kitchen. Point, it was bought by the fat guy himself, so he should keep it and eat it slowly.

The weather is getting cooler day by day, and it is time to wear sweaters in a blink of an eye, but it is still dry, and there is no sign of rain at all. It is sunny almost every day, and occasionally it can be cloudy, but everyone feels that the sky is foggy. The misty thing is not water vapor at all, but dust.

The water level in Xiao Shulin's reservoir was even lower. Fortunately, several wells in the village were not affected. Some villagers saw that the water level in the reservoir was so low, so they transported water from the village wells to irrigate the fields. Many people in Dawan Village have bought three-wheeled motorcycles, so they don't have to carry everything on their shoulders, and it is more convenient to go to the street to buy groceries.

"Hey, why do I feel that the vegetables poured with well water are not as good as the old ones?" This morning, when the old man Luo Changtie was harvesting cabbages in the field, he muttered.

"I also think that the water flowing down from Niuwangzhuang is useful." Wu Zhanfang's father, Wu Hongfu, also said the same thing. The second season of rice was harvested in his field a few days ago, and it will be planted again soon. Some of them are planted with spinach.

Nowadays, people in the village grow vegetables not as mixed as they used to. Generally, one kind of vegetables is a large area. Like Luo Changtie in the village, he grew tomatoes to taste the sweetness at the beginning, and now he still mainly uses tomatoes. , supplemented by other vegetables.

In the past, people in the village picked vegetables to sell in the town. A vegetable stall often had several kinds of vegetables. Occasionally, one or two customers came over to pick and choose, buying some of this vegetable and that of another.Now they sell vegetables every morning in the grain drying field in the village. Basically, each stall only has one or two kinds of vegetables. Many people gather around and buy a little and it will be gone.

In the past few days, the people in the village have also discussed that when the supermarket in Romon opens, they will not be afraid of having more vegetables in their fields, and there is no need to diversify. Whichever vegetables are easy to grow, just keep an eye on them Anyway, it should be sold in the supermarket opened by Romon and the others, anyway.

But it's better to stagger the vegetable varieties from Niuwangzhuang, because they can't compete with them.

"Then what should we do? The water in the reservoir is not enough for us to irrigate the fields. Besides, there are still fish and shrimps in it?" Luo Changtie said to Luo Hongfu while sitting on a small bench picking vegetables.

"What else can I do? If it doesn't rain, no one can do anything. Luo Meng said that if the water level in the reservoir is too low, he will pump some water from the well on the other side of the courtyard and put it into the ditch to let it Flow this way." Luo Hongfu and the others had discussed this matter with Luo Meng before, but there was really no other way but to pump water.

"How much electricity will it cost?" The old man is used to saving money, and his heart aches when he thinks about the electricity bill.

"That would cost a lot. I said I would pull a leather pipe down from our back mountain. Isn't there a spring next to my daughter's windpipe? If I can pull a pipe down, I can save some water all day long. He If you say no, if you pull down the mountain spring in the back mountain, the mountain behind our village will dry up, and I'm afraid that it will be dangerous if it encounters a fire in the future."

"Hey, I heard that Lanping was on fire again two days ago."

"I've also heard that it's too dry this year. Didn't the Wang Family Manor also live a while ago?"

"Hey, help me look after the dishes, I'll go to Romon's place next time."

"What are you doing there now?"

"This batch of tomatoes is old, and the fruits they produce are small, and they can't be sold for a lot of money. I will send them to Luo Meng. Erlang and them like to eat them. If they go late, all the calves will go up the mountain."

"Sure, then you can go."

So Erlang and the others had a good meal this morning. A group of small buffaloes each shared three tomatoes, and Erlang ate four of them, and he still couldn't get enough of them and looked into the basket.

"Oh, this has grown into a big boy." Everyone in the village likes Erlang, especially Luo Changtie.

"Pfft!" Erlang snorted, and he didn't want to go up the mountain again today.

"Is this enough to plow the fields?" Luo Changtie said again.

"I don't know, I haven't asked him to plow, so I don't know if he can pull it." Luo Meng hasn't gone to town yet, and was eating in the cafeteria. When he heard that Luo Changtie came to feed the cows, he took The rice bowl is coming here.

"Why can't you pull it? Look at the strength of your body, can you still not pull the plow?" Luo Changtie obviously had great confidence in Erlang.

"Can you pull it? Erlang, we won't go up the mountain in the future, just pull the plow. You see, we are all over the mountain and you are the only one. If you don't want to do it, who will you do?" Let’s call it a plow from now on. The work of plowing and plowing in Niuwangzhuang is done all year round. The vegetables on this side have just been planted, and the radishes on the other side have been harvested. .

"Moo!" Erlang mooed triumphantly. Sure enough, Niuwangzhuang must rely on it to manage the house.

"Are you really allowed to pull the plow?" Being able to pull and being able to pull are two different things.

"Let it be pulled, and when these young bulls on the mountain grow up, let them pull the plow, and the cows will still produce milk." The bulls can't produce milk, and they are reluctant to sell Romon, fearing that they will go to the slaughterhouse one day, after all It's a cow raised by him. He doesn't feel sorry for anyone.

Erlang was very happy that he didn't need to go up the mountain, he flicked his tail briskly, and mooed all over the mountain to have fun.

"I'll step on the food later, let's see if I will let you go down the mountain in the future?" Luo Meng raised his chopsticks and drank.

"Moo!!!" How is that possible?It looks at the road.

"Ahhhhhh!" Yaya Dabao probably thought it was interesting, and ran behind.

"Hey, isn't it too early to let pull the plow?" Luo Changtie felt sorry for Erlang.

"It's almost three years old." Counting the days, it has been almost two years since Luo Meng returned to the village, and Erlang is just two and a half years old.

"Don't be exhausted." There are so many lands in Niuwangzhuang!

"Don't tire it out, let the cows take care of it occasionally." Luo Meng didn't really believe that Erlang would be exhausted. This guy is so big, weighs hundreds of catties, and can still dance around on the mountain. It's a big hoof, and when you step on the road, it will make a hole. How much is an iron plow?

If Erlang doesn't go up the mountain, Luo Jinxi will have to work harder. Luo Meng told him to send text messages if he has something to do. If he doesn't get a reply, he can call and ring a few times. Even if he loses a cow on the mountain, don't go around by himself. Find, let him find someone to help.

Luo Jinxi kept nodding his head. This kid has been herding cows while reading a book these past few months. Martin Liang has tested him twice and said that he is doing well in his studies, so let him continue to work hard.Probably because he had found the direction, he looked clear during this period of time, and his brows also had a bit of confidence.

"Hey, it's all my fault for talking too much." Luo Changtie sighed when he returned to the ground.

"What's wrong?" Luo Hongfu asked him.

"Romon said he wanted Erlang to pull the plow."

"What? Let Erlang pull the plow?" At this time, Luo Changfu, who was carrying a load of mustard greens, put down his burden and asked.

"Yeah, it's all my fault for talking too much, what are you doing with the plow when you have nothing to do?"

"This is less than three years old?"

"No, I'm only two and a half years old."

"..."

After a while, everyone went to sell vegetables on the sun-drying field, and the news spread quickly.

"I heard that Luo Meng wants Erlang to pull the plow."

"How do you sell this eggplant?"

"Three yuan and five. That's right, I just heard what Uncle Chang Tie said."

"Can I cut a pumpkin in half?"

"Okay, wait a minute."

"Hey, it's all cows in Niuwangzhuang. The bull is the biggest one, and it should pull the plow."

"How do you sell the eggs?"

"One yuan and five one."

"Don't get tired, let's see it later?"

"Don't go, it won't be of any help, it'll just add to the mess, I'll go and have a look after dinner at night, and bring some food for it by the way. Hey, I'll give you fifty cents."

"It's only two and a half years old, so don't get tired."

"I can't..."

"Hey, I'm really worried."

"..."

On the Niuwang Village, Erlang was chewing cucumbers, pulling a pair of iron plows, walking so happily that he wanted to run.

"Oh! So fast, so fast!"

"The bull is still strong, tell me!"

"Oh, I can't keep up!"

"Erlang is really good, this is the first time he pulls a plow!"

"Wow! So fast!"

"Moo!!!!" Erlang let out a long and proud cry!

Because this guy was pulling a plow for the first time, after selling the vegetables in the morning, Luo Meng ran back to take a look. Seeing that Erlang was walking steadily with the iron plow on the ground, he felt relieved and went back to town to follow him. Xiao Shulin sent handwork together.

Luo Meng and Xiao Shulin discussed whether to assign the handicraft work to others one day. After the supermarket opened, they would no longer have to sell vegetables every day. If there is a new one, the two of them will be able to avoid going to town.

When the two of them drove back to Niuwangzhuang at noon, Luo Meng mentioned this matter to Xiao Shulin again, only to realize that Xiao Shulin had already chosen someone in his heart, but Boss Xiao didn't know how to tell him.

"Who is it?" Romon asked him.

"My aunt." Xiao Shulin grinned.

When Xiao Shulin was young, his own mother ran away with them, and the eldest brother Xiao was still away from home for three days, and his uncle didn't want to take care of their family affairs. Only his aunt would often go to see them, and help them wash their clothes. He even asked him if he had eaten, and if Xiao Shulin said he hadn't eaten, she would take him to her house.

At that time, every family was not well-off, and when they were not well-off, they tended to be stingy, but Boss Xiao didn't accept her favor. Because of this, Xiao Shulin often saw his aunt and uncle quarreling.

"Isn't she in Evergreen?" Romon asked, it must be inappropriate to run twice a day.

"I plan to let the couple go to Buffalo Town. My cousin is about to get married. They only have one house. It's just right for the old couple to move out." Xiao Shulin said to Luo Meng while turning the steering wheel.

"Where will they live at that time?" Xiao Shulin's aunt is Luo Meng's aunt, and he has to take care of that.

"Didn't I buy a house on the edge of the town before, and let them live there, which happened to be not far from our future supermarket." Xiao Shulin had already thought about this.

If his aunt came up, it would definitely not be suitable to live in a blacksmith shop. Boss Xiao is there. The two people are not in the right place, and the upstairs of the store in the town is not very good. Boss Xiao bought this house. In a quarrel, if Boss Xiao wanted to say something stupid about the house being his and not allowing her to live in it, it would be very hurtful.

The rest is Niuwangzhuang and the house he bought before. Xiao Shulin thinks it is better to arrange the house on the edge of the town. It has upstairs, downstairs, and a yard. Then he will send handicrafts there. , The couple don't have to worry about running around every day.

"Then we have to find a few more people to renovate that house." The house that Xiao Shulin bought back then was old, but everything else was pretty good.

"Yes." Xiao Shulin nodded.

"Oh, it was cheap to buy that house back then, and I made a profit." Now the house prices in Buffalo Town have doubled.

"What are you talking about with my dad?" Xiao Shulin asked with a smile.

"Let's go now, I'll go with you." Romon was very generous.

The car drove under the blacksmith shop, and as soon as Xiao Shulin turned the steering wheel, he went to the courtyard above. When they entered the courtyard, Boss Xiao was squatting next to the well to wash vegetables. Break it apart and wash it very carefully.

Xiao Shulin bit the bullet and told him about this matter, Boss Xiao listened without raising his head, and replied, "Oh."

Romon and Xiao Shulin looked at each other in blank dismay, this situation was obviously beyond their expectation.

In fact, Boss Xiao is not really that heartless. He also remembers what Xiao Shulin's aunt did for Xiao Shulin back then, but when he thinks about some things, he really can't pass the test in his heart.

One time back then, when Xiao Shulin's mother had just run away with someone, Boss Xiao couldn't think about it. One day he went back drunk, and Xiao Shulin's aunt happened to be at their house. Drinking again! No wonder Shulin ran away with someone, and I ran away too."

At that time, Boss Xiao was mentally unbalanced. He felt that he was so weak that the whole world owed him, except his son.

When that woman married him, didn't she know about his situation?He Xiao Laosan is such a person. He has no education and no skills, and has a little social connection. Doesn't she know?She knows!She knew it clearly, and said that she would follow her and survive with him!The results of it?

Thinking about it now, Xiao Shulin was pitiful at that time. There was nothing wrong with what his aunt said. A man has to bear it. If he can't afford it, he asks his son to suffer with him. What's the matter?

I think I can figure it out, but I still have a lump in my heart. Besides, Aunt Xiao Shulin can't communicate with Boss Xiao at all. She accepts her reasons and cannot agree with Boss Xiao's way of life, nor does he agree with him. If you don't agree, then you can't communicate.

But if you can’t communicate, you can’t communicate. The friendship of others is there, and he can’t pretend that he can’t see it. Xiao Shulin said to let his aunt take care of the manual distribution, and Boss Xiao has no objection.

On the way back to Niuwangzhuang, Luo Meng looked at Xiao Shulin's slightly frowning brows, and felt a little sour for some reason.

"Shall I call Master Gan?" Romon asked.

"En." Xiao Shulin responded.

"Hello, Master Gan." Luo Meng immediately took out his mobile phone to make a call.

"I'm Romon."

"Hey, it goes without saying that the renovation work on that house will definitely be yours."

"Hey, I called you today for another matter. You know the two-story building we bought on the edge of the town before?"

"That's right, it's over there, it's going to be renovated now, a relative is going to live in, you call two people, fix it better, the key..."

"What, no key?"

"Oh, you can go in by yourself, that's alright, the old broken lock is indeed just a decoration, remember to replace it with a stronger one then."

When Luo Meng hung up the phone, Xiao Shulin had already parked his car outside the courtyard. Through the windshield, he could see people bustling on the hillside.

"What are you watching?" Romon asked the old man who was peeling a pumpkin.

"Look at Erlang plowing the field." The old man laughed.

"What's so interesting about that?" Luo Meng didn't know, so he went to the hillside with Xiao Shulin to have a look. It turned out that many people came from their village, and they were all watching Erlang plowing the fields. Some people from the city followed suit.

"Oh! Erlang plows the land well!"