Xiaoyao Nongjiazi

Zhong Wen is also stubborn, which can be seen from before.She repeated her old tricks, promised very well on the surface, but insisted on her own opinion in private. Mrs. Zhang said several times, seeing Zhong Wen's small hands wrapped in cloth and holding a sickle refusing to admit defeat, she was too tired to panic, just dealing with wheat. It's enough, I don't have the heart to control her, so I have to let her go.

Zhong Wen persisted for two days, thinking that it would be impossible to continue like this: "Mother, I think you don't look well, why don't you rest at home for two days?"

Mrs. Zhang herself also felt that there was something wrong with her body. She was particularly tired these days. Apart from that, there was nothing wrong with her. After thinking about it, she said, "Your grandma won't agree."

After finishing speaking, Mrs. Zhang whispered quietly in Zhong Wen's ear for a while, and Zhong Wen smiled, and when he went out, he returned to the usual appearance of the third girl of Zhong's family with a faint smile and inconspicuousness.

When the sun was not so strong, the Zhong family and his party were about to leave. When they arrived, Tong realized that the third daughter-in-law was not among them, and shouted dissatisfiedly: "Third girl, go, see your mother in the room." What are you doing, what time is this, and the whole family is waiting for her?"

Zhong Wen trotted to the second courtyard, opened the door, and saw Zhang lying on the bed with a pale face. At that moment, she seemed to be trapped in it, unable to distinguish whether it was reality or a dream.

Mrs. Zhang stood up and looked out of the window. Seeing no one, she whispered, "Wen'er, what are you doing in a daze? You still haven't followed the plan."

Only then did Zhong Wen come to his senses, turned around and ran out of the room shouting: "Grandma, mother is sick, her face is pale, and she can't get up on the bed."

Tong cursed and went to check in person: "This prodigal girl, it's only been a few days, why did she get sick? Is it because she is so precious?"

Seeing Mrs. Zhang lying sickly on the bed, Mrs. Tong did not doubt that she had him. No matter how unwilling she was, she could not leave the third daughter-in-law at home: "Third girl, go and invite the doctor to come and have a look, it is really useless." .”

Hewan Village is not small, and there are two doctors among them, both are children of the Zhong family. Zhong Wen invited Zhong Zhengxiao, who often goes to the Zhong family's house, who is the same generation as Zhong Zhengren, a few years older.

The Zhong family didn't have so many rules. After seeing the external signs, Zhong Zhengxiao casually put a veil on Zhang's hand and began to diagnose the pulse.After looking at it three times in a row, he turned from hesitation to certainty: "Auntie, I have a daughter-in-law of Zhengli. I guess I'm a little tired from the wheat harvest these days. It's not a big problem. Just rest for a few days."

Mrs. Zhang's eyes sparkled when she heard that, and her pale face became flushed. After she gave birth to her third daughter, Zhong Le, she had not moved for five or six years. I don't know how much she wanted to conceive another one. This is really a happy event. .

Tong's face also showed a bit of joy, and he wanted to send Zhong Zhengxiao out personally, but was stopped by him, so he had the nerve to ask his elders to see him off.Tong didn't insist, and gave Zhong Wen the outpatient fee and asked him to bring a few eggs with him.

As soon as they left, Mrs. Tong glanced at Mrs. Zhang, who was leaning on the bed. She opened her mouth, and finally she couldn't yell and curse. She looked at this daughter-in-law as an eyesore, not just because she didn't give birth to a son. , every time she sees her soft and strong appearance, she feels uncomfortable all over.

For the sake of her own eyes, Tong did not stay, and directly asked Zhong Wen to take care of her mother and cook a sugar water egg flower for her to nourish her body.

Zhong Wen sneaked into the stove, and soon a bowl of sweet and fragrant egg drop soup was brought to Mrs. Zhang.

Mrs. Zhang's eyes flickered. Having money at home is different. In the past, several of their wives were pregnant with children, so why didn't they go to the fields as usual?The food is only slightly better, and it is really rare to want to eat eggs before the child is born.

Within two days, the daughter-in-law at home had a big opinion. Whose daughter-in-law didn’t come here like this, only Zhang’s hypocrisy, she had to lie in bed for a few days when she was pregnant, and the wheat was harvesting right now, and other crops would be harvested right away. People who go to the ground, regardless of men, women and children, who are not so tired that they fall asleep as soon as they touch the bed, no one is as crazy as Mrs. Zhang.

Changing other things, Mrs. Zhang wouldn't do that. How could she dare to be careless after she finally conceived?Since Tong didn't speak, she pretended not to hear, and waited for Zhong Zhengxiao to make sure that she was in good health for the time being, before going down to do some light work at home.

After a few days of eating and drinking, Mrs. Tong no longer took special care of her: "The old three family, you can't go to the field, so you can go outside to see the wheat field, and sift the broken wheat grains along the way."

"Okay, mother, I'll go right away." Mrs. Zhang didn't really want to go to the drying yard, but when Mrs. Tong spoke, she had to go again, and she dawdled for a while before going out.

Zhong Qingran heard this conversation just after waking up. He didn't express his opinion. Even in modern times, pregnant women in ordinary families have to work. They were put in the farmer's house in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it happened to catch up with the busy farming, let alone lie in bed and sleep late. .

"Grandma, I'm going out to play, and I'll be back in a while."

"Okay, don't play for too long, you need to take care of the family business."

"Understood, Grandma, I'll be back soon."

Zhong Qingran got up early today, and he planned to visit Jian Mingyu's house.The two have been working together for more than a month, and they are already very familiar with each other, but until now, he has not been to his house, asked him, and he said that he can handle it every time.

Zhong Qingran didn't want Jian Mingyu to ruin his body just to make money, he had to go and see how Jian Mingyu was doing today.

Jian's house is some distance away from Zhong's house, when Zhong Qingran arrived, Jian Mingyu had already left the house, and Jian Mingchen, who was one year younger than Zhong Qing, greeted him.

"Brother Qingran, are you looking for my brother? He's not here."

The little guy thinks he has been raised well recently, his face is rosy.

"Where did your brother go?"

"Brother Qingran, wait a moment, I just happened to be looking for my brother, and I just happened to lead you there." Jian Mingchen quickly finished the work in hand, washed the handles, locked the door, and led Zhong Qingran towards the drying yard.

There are many people on the drying ground, most of them are old people, women and children, and strong laborers are busy working in the fields.It's not too abrupt for Zhong Qingran to appear here.

There are many people in Hewan Village, and there are several drying yards. Jian's family and Zhong's family are not in the same place.Generally speaking, in a farm with a small population, several brothers are busy working together. This year your family will be the first, and next year it will be another family. If nothing else, just try to get more people and do things faster.

Jian Mingyu's family is obviously a special case. Ever since he was separated by his grandparents, he has never expected these close relatives to help him.Fortunately, he has the strength to take care of his one-third of an acre of land very well. Now it's his grandparents who turn to him for help, but he finds all kinds of excuses to shirk them.

From a distance, he saw a not-so-high figure with his back facing the sun, bending over to spread the wheat. Zhong Qingran squinted his eyes, and at a glance he saw that it was Jian Mingyu.

In the past, Jian Mingyu would come to see him wearing clean and unpatched clothes, but Zhong Qingran felt a little uncomfortable when he suddenly saw the shabby clothes that had been washed and turned white, and were still patched.

No matter how down and down the Zhong family was before, at least they wouldn't be so down and down.

Seeing Jian Mingyu's skillful movements, Zhong Qingran spontaneously felt a little respect. One and a half children, but also to take care of a younger brother, the hardships can be imagined.

Jian Mingyu was busy with his own work, until he was blocked by a figure, then he raised his head, saw Zhong Qingran, and said with a smile: "This place is full of wheat flakes, very dirty, why did you come here?"

"Has your wheat been harvested?"

"Well, I planted less, and it was done in a few days. Do you want to ask me for something?"

Zhong Qingran took off the broken leaves that stuck to Jian Mingyu's hair, and his tone rose slightly: "I'm just coming to see you, I don't want the person I hired to get tired and paralyzed halfway."

The corner of Jian Mingyu's eyes twitched upwards, with a hint of a joke: "Is it confirmed now?"

Zhong Qingran walked around him in a serious manner, and nodded with satisfaction: "Very well, I am completely relieved now. I thought you were always trying to hold on. Seeing you like this, no matter how many acres you grow. "

Jian Mingyu didn't refute, admitting that he still has the strength to spare.Zhong Qingran couldn't help sighing a few times, he was really angry, he probably didn't have this ability in his life.However, he doesn't care, everyone is good at something different, so there's no need to force what you can't get.

Zhong Qingran was about to leave, but Jian Mingyu took the initiative to say: "Thanks to you during this time, choosing a day is worse than hitting the sun. I just happened to hunt a pheasant in the field today. I'll treat you to a meal at noon. I won't reward you." Appreciate this face?"

"This relationship is good, so I will bother you at noon." Zhong Qingran is not hypocritical at all, Jian Mingyu has made a lot of money this month, and eating him for a meal does not make him poor.

As soon as the person turned around, Jian Mingyu suppressed his smile and returned to his original appearance. His dark eyes stared at Zhong Qingran's back and disappeared, and then he returned to the work just now.

Jian Mingchen, who had been ignored by the two of them, came to show his presence at this time: "Brother, Brother Qingran is really handsome, what do you think?"

"Ah."

"Brother is also pretty."

Jian Mingyu was a little stunned: "Mingchen, what are you talking about?"

"No, I just think it's very eye-catching to stand with Brother Qingran." Jian Mingchen looked proud, "Except for those young masters and ladies in our village, how many of them can have Brother look like this? Do you feel comfortable?"

Jian Mingyu was a little dumbfounded, he just listened to what a child said, he had self-knowledge, besides, what does a man look like so good-looking.

"Brother, are you going to help the elder sister's house this year?" Jian Mingchen pursed his mouth, obviously very unhappy.

"Tomorrow, I'll open the wheat and go. Don't worry, I'll help one day this year. My eldest sister has taken care of us for two years. Let's go through the motions to help her." Jian Mingyu didn't want to say more, and quickly changed the subject.

"Brother, do you really eat pheasant for lunch?" Jian Mingchen's eyes lit up when he heard about eating meat, he thought he would be sold by his brother again this time.

It's not that Jian Mingyu is stingy, it's just that his house is dilapidated, if it is not repaired, it will probably collapse under the snow this year.If Zhong Qingran hadn't happened to be taking care of his family, perhaps the two brothers would have really cut down on food and clothing just to have a roof over their heads.

"I'll let you eat enough today, remember not to overeat."

Jian Mingchen nodded his head and helped Jian Mingyu tidy up the pile of wheat.

The two of them were busy working together, and seeing that today's task was about to be completed, they saw their grandma Shi rushing up to the two of them, and whispered: "Mingyu, the family is busy, you go and help."

Jian Mingyu suppressed even the last bit of his smile, and said with a calm face, "Grandma, my family is too busy, how can I have time to help?"

Shi asked loudly, which attracted a circle of gossip listeners.

"Why don't you have time? You help that precious lump of Zhong's family sell things every day, so you don't have time to do some work for grandma? What crime did I do? Something happened to your parents at a young age, leaving behind I'll give you a few melons, without us, you would have starved to death long ago."

Shi's singing and writing are excellent, but he howled for a long time without tears: "You are an unfilial grandson, and the family gave you a few acres of land in vain. If I knew this, I might as well keep it for myself."

Jian Mingyu didn't reply right away, watched Shi's monkey play for a long time, and then said: "Grandma, there is an air leak in my roof, if you help me fix it with money, I will help grandma with work now."

"You little son of a bitch, you've turned the world upside down, and you've been pushed back and forth when you're asked to do some work. Don't tell me you still have to pay for it?" Shi blushed with anger, and never mentioned the matter of house repairs, only clinging to this point.

"Grandma, you don't want to help me repair the house, so I have to make money by myself. I am young, and I have to work on three acres of land, and I have to spare time to sell red crayfish, but I don't have the energy to do other things. Seeing his grandson dying of exhaustion?" Jian Mingyu was unmoved, as he got older, he had a lot of experience in dealing with his tricky grandma, as long as he insisted on himself, giving some gifts on New Year's Day would make him look good , who is not afraid of being looked down upon by others, who can arrange him all day long for such a trivial matter?

Shi couldn't please Jian Mingyu, so he cursed and left.

Jian Mingchen looked at Jian Mingyu with starry eyes, and he really admired him deeply.As long as his brother is around, he is not afraid of the old witch, grandma.

Before the eldest sister was married and his brother was not so strong, his family suffered a lot, and any good things in the family would be searched by his grandma. Those two years were really frightening .Maybe that's why the eldest sister got out of the sea of ​​suffering early and got married as soon as she was old.

If it weren't for thinking about the two years of friendship, with Jian Mingyu's temperament, he probably wouldn't even come to the door.

Leaving Jian Mingchen to watch the wheat, Jian Mingyu went home early to pack his lunch.

He was going to use half of the chicken to make soup, and the other half to be braised in soy sauce.It took him a lot of time to remove the feathers of the pheasant chicken. When the soup started to be stewed, it was already half of the morning, and it could only be stewed for an hour.Fortunately, although the pheasant chicken is not as tender as other chickens, it is not too old to eat. This time is enough.

Simmer the stove over low heat, the soup is not easy to evaporate.However, there was no one to help at home, so Jian Mingyu didn't dare to leave for too long.

Seeing that it was noon, Jian Mingyu fried two more vegetables, leeks and eggs, and dry-stir-fried cowpea, set aside his brother's portion, and brought the rest to the table.

Zhong Qingran pinched the pinch at the right time. When he pushed open the courtyard door, he just smelled a faint smell of meat. After walking a few steps inside, he was able to tell that it was the pheasant. The overflowing taste is unmistakable.

Hearing the movement, Jian Mingyu greeted him out: "Go to the main room and have a meeting, it will be ready soon."

Zhong Qingran did as he pleases, he didn't rashly step forward to help, his family knew about his own affairs, and he only learned how to make a fire recently, but unfortunately he didn't have many opportunities to practice it, even his fourth younger sister couldn't match it.

Zhong Qingran didn't go directly into the main room, but stood in the courtyard and wandered around.Jian Mingyu's house is a very ordinary small farmyard. It doesn't even have a wall. There is only a circle of fences around it. The gate of the courtyard is also a wooden fence. There are only two main rooms, a bedroom, and a hall and utility room. , The stove is a thatched house built with wooden boards, so be careful with fire.

Jian Mingyu acted very quickly, and when the chicken soup was served, he asked Zhong Qingran to serve it.

There were only two people for lunch, Zhong Qingran was a little surprised, but he didn't hold back, and asked directly: "What about tomorrow morning?"

"He is looking at the wheat, and I will replace him when he finishes eating."

As soon as Zhong Qingran heard it, he understood the reason.The most important thing for farmers is food, and they are reluctant to be pecked by birds at all, and they have to prevent someone from stealing a handful.The village is big, and there are all kinds of people. In order to avoid unnecessary losses, every household has people guarding the drying yard, and Jian's family is no exception.

The dishes on the table were all good in color and fragrance. I don't know how they taste. Zhong Qingran took a sip of everything and couldn't help but praise: "I didn't expect you to be so good at cooking. Tell me, what else don't you want?" Will do."

Jian Mingyu smiled and said nothing, Zhong Qingran didn't hold on to this point, and focused on eating.The chicken soup tastes the best, take a sip, and the fresh aroma bursts in your mouth, and the chicken becomes a decoration instead.

This means that Zhong Qingran's food is good recently, and he has not tasted meat for a long time. He probably stares at the chicken now. How can he think that chicken soup is more delicious?

Jian Mingyu was not reluctant to eat, since it was a treat, the guests would not be able to enjoy themselves if the host didn't move their chopsticks.He unceremoniously picked up the braised chicken with chopsticks, and the long-lost taste bloomed in his mouth, Jian Mingyu was very content.He thought in his heart that when the autumn harvest was over, the money he had saved would be enough to renovate several houses, and save some money to improve his life. As long as he lived like this, his life would be better and better in the future.

Since both of them were young, Jian Mingyu didn't prepare any wine, and the lunch was quickly used up.

Zhong Qingran lazily leaned on the back of the chair, didn't want to move for a while, seeing that Jian Mingyu didn't show any intention of chasing him, so he simply said: "You change Mingchen back, and I'll stay with you for a while."

Jian Mingyu really left, and he wasn't afraid that Zhong Qingran would turn his house upside down.

Zhong Qingran was very satisfied with this lunch. The five daughters-in-law of Tong's family took turns cooking in Zhong's family. Even Tong's craftsmanship was inferior to that of Tong's. Compared with Jian Mingyu, it was even worse.If Jian Mingyu didn't have many chances to practice his skills, he might be able to improve himself to a higher level.Well, if there is a chance in the future, you can come to his house more often.Zhong Qingran made a decision based on wishful thinking, without asking for the opinions of the parties involved.

Jian Mingyu didn't know that someone was about to force his way into the room like a rascal.He replaced the long-awaited concise morning, sat in a cool place, watched his younger brother run home with his feet loose, he didn't even care about the stuffy heat, and couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Seeing Zhong Qingran leaning on the chair with his eyes closed, Jian Mingchen stopped suddenly and changed his hands lightly. Thinking that this would be too troublesome, he simply brought all the food on the table to the kitchen, but Ren Zhongqingran had the room all to himself.

Zhong Qingran was full and lazy at first, but later he really fell asleep, and when he woke up again, half an hour had passed.Seeing that there was no one in the house, he got up and walked out of the main room, only then did he see Jian Mingchen sitting under the shady porch dozing.

After walking to the kitchen room and wiping his face with cold water, Zhong Qingran was fully awake. He didn't disturb Jian Mingchen, and gently closed the fence door before turning around and leaving Jian's courtyard.

When people get busy, time is like a rushing river, fleeting.

It was a rare and good year with good weather and good weather. Every family was smiling, carrying bags of grain to their homes. Seeing that the granary was full again, no matter how stingy people were, they couldn’t suppress the joy that came from their bones. , Add some meat dishes to the family for the first time.

The annual grain harvest is the happiest time for children. During that time, even the skinniest children will be scolded much less often.

The combination of all these things makes the whole Hewan Village full of joyful atmosphere.

The Zhong family is no exception, but this year his family has a lot of other income, so Mr. Zhong has no plans to sell food for the time being.Seeing the pile of grain so high, the corners of the mouths of the two elders turned up slightly unconsciously, as if they were walking with wind.

Zhong Qingran has resigned from office these few days, and the family business has returned to the old way, so he is relieved.When he is free, he has the mind to think about other things. No, he was thinking about Hongtai Restaurant's good tricks. Not only did the formula not be cracked, but even the people who came to Zhong's family were stopped.

Zhong Qingran didn't think that his family had this ability, and the restaurant owners in the city who could fool them would not dare to touch them.Even if he was afraid of the Zhong family, it was inevitable to come to find out the news, how could they have been safe and sound for two months, Zhong Qingran couldn't help but sigh the power of the restaurant's backstage.This also solved his confusion, no wonder the third uncle refused to go home and do it himself, if he could get ahead, save face, and have a backer, it would be much more worry-free than opening a small restaurant by himself.

Zhong Qingran lived a leisurely life. During the day, he helped Tong's stir-fry red crayfish. In his spare time, he consolidated his knowledge. He had to overcome the bad habit of getting annoyed when facing a page full of traditional characters when picking up a book.

When he is interested, he will draw a few strokes, otherwise, he will flip through the collection of herbs, or transcribe all the knowledge of Chinese medicine taught by his grandfather in his previous life into a book. A good memory is not as good as a bad pen. What was instilled in him is now gone, so he should cherish it even more. Even if it is not used in the future, it can be passed on to future generations.

Thinking of his offspring, Zhong Qingran's eyes were complicated. He was born to like the same sex. As early as puberty, when he was still ignorant, his grandfather discovered it.The old man is not a pedantic person, and he has seen a wide range of worlds. The habit of breaking sleeves and dragon yang has existed since ancient times. For this reason, he also checked a lot of information on the Internet. When he found that he couldn't correct it, he let it go. He just told him not to mess around Come.

Due to the circumstances at that time, not only did Zhong Qingran not mess around, he didn't even bother to find someone.He doesn't need to care about it, and his family members don't object and support him, but the other party may not. Judging from the old-fashioned thinking of most of the older generation, not everyone can be as lucky as him.