末世 二三 事

Here Jinglin they have arrived at the vegetable field.

Jing Lin took out the parasol from the back basket, opened it for Lele, and asked him to sit under the umbrella in a shaded place, while he and Zhou Yu picked cowpeas in a row.

In the past, when Grandpa Jing Lin was alive, Jing Lin did a lot of these tasks, so picking vegetables was also very neat.When the two of them finished picking all the ripe cowpeas, their back baskets were half full.Then I went to another vegetable field, picked some bitter gourds, cucumbers, hot peppers, and a small winter melon.

When they went back, Yan Fei's family was no longer there.On the way, I happened to meet a child from a village family who was letting geese in the ditch beside the field. Lele saw it, pointed there excitedly, and turned to look at Jing Lin earnestly: "Uncle, Duck!"

Lele likes ducks very much. Schoolbags should be in the shape of ducklings, and toys should also be ducklings. Even clothes are the same as ducklings, with more yellow.Seeing the palm-sized goose cub with fluffy yellow fur now, he couldn't tell it apart, thinking it was a duck, Dang even stood there and wouldn't leave, staring at the goose cub.

Jing Lin corrected him: "That's a goose, not a duck."

Lele didn't pay attention to this, she shook Jing Lin's clothes and said again: "Uncle, Yaya."

Jing Lin lowered his head, looked at Shang Lele with longing eyes, and then understood, "Uncle will buy you one?"

Lele suddenly became happy, and even jumped on the spot twice, "Buy! Duck!"

It was rare for Jing Lin to see Lele so happy, and Zhou Yu was the same. She always felt that Lele was too quiet and not as naughty and active as other children in the village.Hearing that Lele said that she wanted to buy ducklings, before Jing Lin could speak, she couldn't wait to say, "Grandma will buy it for Lele!"

Her family only raises a few laying hens every day, but pigs and geese are not raised.She went over to discuss with the child, "Wenjie, would Grandma Zhou buy one of your goose?"

Wenjie's surname is Wang, and he is in sixth grade this year. Both his parents are working outside and have not come back yet.He has been living with his grandmother since he was born, and his grandmother lives a frugal life. Now that she is over 60 years old, she still does some manual work to earn some pocket money. The goose cubs and poultry that he buys every time are basically raised by Wang Wenjie.

Selling geese to Zhou Yu, this Wang Wenjie can't decide, he has to ask his grandma.

Zhou Yu said: "Grandma Zhou bought a goose cub from your family for five yuan, you go back and tell your grandma, if your grandma agrees, you can bring one to Grandma Zhou, and then I will give you the money, okay? "

The normal price of a goose cub is only three or four yuan a goose. Zhou Yu, the goose of Wang Wenjie's family, also knows that he just bought it before the power outage, and he won't lose money if he buys it for five yuan.

Although Wang Wenjie is young, he is very sensible.Hearing what Zhou Yu said, he nodded, and promised to ask his grandma when he returned from releasing the geese. After lunch, he would come and tell Zhou Yu whether he would sell the geese or not.

He promised to buy goose cubs for Lele, but Lele stopped staring at him. On the way, Jinglin repeatedly corrected him whether it was a goose or a duck. He still didn't distinguish the two, so he thought it would be like this, and he will be able to find the difference between the two when he buys it back and raises it himself.

When they got home, Zhou Yu started to make lunch, while Jing Lin sat by the well and washed the picked cowpeas, picking out the ones with insect eyes and the ones that were too old, so that they could be saved for seeds.

The well was just outside the kitchen. Zhou Yu chatted with Jing Lin while washing the rice, saying, "I haven't seen the butcher come over for several days, and Wu Tofu doesn't come either."

Although Jing Lin’s place is a little more remote than other villages, as long as there is no heavy rain, usually there will be butchers and vegetable vendors riding electric tricycles to come to them every day. When buying fresh meat and vegetables, Zhou Yu said Wu Tofu is a tofu dealer who comes here every day.

Now there are no meat sellers, and it takes too much time to walk to the town to buy meat, so I just eat vegetables fried in rapeseed oil, and after eating for a few days, my mouth is quite dull.

It's hot in summer and there is no refrigerator. You can only buy as much meat as you want, and you can't save it.Seeing the goose cubs Jinglin today, he thought that he might be able to exchange food for some chicken cubs to raise, so he asked Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yudao: "Didn't there be two families in Yuming Village who opened chicken farms? I just saw the car pull the chicks back. It's such a hot day. Without electricity, I don't know how many chicks are still alive in his family." , we can go there and ask."

Jing Lin agreed.

The lunch is ready, but the Zhao family's father and son have not come back yet.Zhou Yu washed the pot and boiled water, and when the water boiled, he put Jing Lin's washed cowpeas into it and boiled.During the cooking break, Zhou Yu wiped the clothesline in the yard clean, scooped up the cowpeas after they were cooked, hung them on the clothesline, put them in the sun for a few days, and put them away for later eating When it’s time, take it out and soak it in water. It’s best to cut and stir-fry pork belly.

The cowpea was half dried, Jing Lin heard a voice from outside, went out to see, it was Zhao Zhiwen and his son who came back, but they were not in a good condition.Zhao Chenghuai's shirt sleeve was torn, Zhao Zhiwen's mouth was swollen, and there was a wound on the back of his hand.

"What's the matter?" Jing Lin hurried over, turned around and called out to Zhou Yu who was still in the kitchen.

"I almost couldn't come back today." Zhao Chenghuai said, he took off his rotten shirt, and Jing Lin saw several blue marks on his back.

When Zhou Yu saw the situation of the two fathers, he was very worried. While asking about the situation, he found the family's medicinal wine to wipe for the two of them.

Jing Lin also rubbed medicinal wine on Zhao Zhiwen, and when Zhao Zhiwen took off his clothes, he found a long cut on his back, and the wound was oozing blood, not much, and the wound was not deep.

Alcohol hurts the wound very much, Zhao Zhiwen said while hissing, "today the county town is completely different from yesterday, there is not a single shop open. We saw many shops along the street being pried along the way." When we opened the door, everything was robbed, and the middle of the road was full of glass slag, which was a mess. At that time, we had just come out of a food processing factory in Nanqing Town, and there were a lot of things in the truck, which may have been watched by people along the way. When we got off the bridge, a group of middle-aged men suddenly rushed out, some of them were still holding knives, and told us to unload our things before letting us go."

Of course Zhao Zhiwen and the others disagreed. Although the other party had a knife, Zhao Zhiwen and the others were not unprepared.A few days ago, after seeing someone stealing things, Zhao Zhiwen would put two steel pipes in the bucket every time he went out, and the other villagers who went out together did the same after he reminded him.There was a dispute between the two parties, and finally a fight broke out.Although the opponents are tall and powerful, Zhao Zhiwen is not a vegetarian here. They are all men who have been in the crop fields all year round.

Zhao Zhiwen helped to block Zhao Chenghuai when the opponent was slashing at Zhao Chenghuai with a knife, and his back was scratched. Didn't get up on the ground.

In the end, the other party gave up first, and ran away with the beaten man on the ground. Zhao Zhiwen and the others went over with all their strength, and then they felt scared. They got on the bike and ran away, one by one desperately trying their best. Stepping on the wheel, I am afraid that the other party will call someone to catch up again.

Zhou Yu's eyes were red, and her hands were shaking when she rubbed the medicinal wine on Zhao Chenghuai. She also looked scared, and kept saying, "Fortunately, it's okay, fortunately, it's okay."

Jing Lin was worried, "Let's go to Grandpa Zhao to have a look." After all, it was a knife wound, the wound was not deep but quite long, and the other party was a doctor anyway, it was better to listen to the other party than to deal with it blindly.

Zhou Yu came to his senses and hurriedly said, "Jing Lin is right. Uncle Zhao hasn't been to the clinic since yesterday, so he must be at home now." rest assured.

In the end, Zhou Yu accompanied Zhao Zhiwen and his son to Dr. Zhao's house, while Jing Lin stayed at home to look after the house, and continued to process the cowpea by the way.He looked at the well-behaved Lele sitting next to him with a small stool, and worried in his heart, Lele was so small, how should he protect him.

After waiting for a while, Zhou Yu and the others didn't come back, but Wang Wenjie came, carrying a small basket with a few goose cubs in it.The sun was quite high, and the child was sweating on his forehead. When he saw Jing Lin, he showed a shy smile, put the basket on the ground, and said, "Grandma agrees to sell them. These grandmas say they are all stronger. Let Uncle Lin you Pick the one you like."

Jing Lin twisted a wet towel for the child to wipe his face, and let Lele pick it himself.The little guy squatted by the basket and chose for a long time. He felt that he liked this one and that one too, but Grandma Zhou said he would only buy one, and finally he reluctantly chose one in the basket. The "duck duck", which is very active, carefully grabbed it and held it to his chest, with a happy face.

Jing Lin didn't have a dime on him, so he asked Wang Wenjie to sit for a while, waiting for Zhou Yu to come back.By the way, let Lele ask Wang Wenjie how to raise "ducks".

Lele also got closer to Jinglin and the others. Except for the kindergarten and nursery school, he had no playmates of the same age around him, which was not good for him. Lele play, let Lele talk to others is also good.

Lele attaches great importance to "duck duck". He is like a big patriarch at the moment. Although he is a little timid, he mustered up his courage and asked Wang Wenjie in a low voice, what do you feed the duck, do you want to groom him every day? To teach "duck duck" to swim and so on.

During the period, Wang Wenjie also told Lele that it was a goose, but seeing that Lele was still eating a "duck", he didn't struggle anymore, and patiently told him some precautions, and Jing Lin was also listening. I have to say that although Wang Wenjie Small in grades but probably knows more about poultry and the like than many adults.

When Zhou Yu and the others came back and took the money, Wang Wenjie went back with a small basket. When he left, he looked like a big brother and patted Lele's head, saying that he would come to play with Lele when he had time.

Zhao Chenghuai's body is fine, and Zhao Zhiwen's wound is fine as long as it doesn't touch the water.Zhou Yu and Jing Lin set up a meal, and the family talked about the form outside while eating. Zhou Yu also said that he wanted to exchange some food for chicken cubs. Both Zhao Chenghuai and Zhao Zhiwen said it was possible.