Farming. Farmhouse Daily

Wanjiaba is located in the southwest of Dayan Kingdom. Although the weather will become extremely cold in winter, it does not have sudden heavy rain like summer. Throughout the winter, except for the heavy snow that melts the snow, there are some Best of all, the road outside is very dry at other times, and it is also very convenient when going out.

The canal at the entrance of Wanjia is the spring water left by the mountain, so unlike the river in front of the village, which dries up like a brook in winter, the water in the canal is the same depth all year round, and that The mountain spring is still warm in winter and cool in summer. The closer the outlet of the mountain spring is, the higher the water temperature will be. At the outlet of the mountain spring, you can still see a faint white mist on the water surface. After the water flows along the canal to the village, the water temperature also drops slowly. A little bit of temperature, not as freezing as the water in other gutters.

We agreed to make dried sweet potatoes when the weather gets better. When the weather clears up, Yang Sheng is ready to start. Sometimes there will be more than ten days of sunny days in a row in winter. This kind of day is the most suitable for drying sweet potatoes, and sweet potatoes It is very simple to make, and you can also make tempeh and glutinous rice noodles together in your free time.These things are essential things during the Chinese New Year, and now I have to prepare them quickly, and the things made after the season will not have that taste

The soybeans used to make fermented soya bean are the ones brought by Yang Sheng’s mother. Yang Sheng originally kept some of the seeds, but Wan Jiahe didn’t let him make half of it into fermented soy bean and the other half to make tofu during the Chinese New Year. As for the seeds, I will buy them next year. That's it.There are many people in the family, and the beans are divided into several points, which is almost the same.

To make dried sweet potatoes, the sweet potatoes must first be washed and cleaned. Yang Sheng’s stomach is inconvenient and squatting on his stomach must be uncomfortable, so this task is handed over to Wan Jiahe and Aunt Yang, and Yang Sheng is sitting on a stool at home. They wash out the sweet potatoes.When making dried sweet potatoes, you can peel off the skin of the sweet potatoes and then steam them in a steamer. Of course, you can also not peel them, but the taste is not as good as peeling, and the color does not look good.Naturally, Yang Sheng's peeling speed alone could not keep up with two people's washing. After the two washed a lot, they sat next to Yang Sheng and peeled the skin together.

The sun is very strong today, sitting in the yard basking in the warm sun, even though holding the cold sweet potato in the hand, the hand is not cold, the action is fast when the hand is not cold, the three of the sweet potato with a few big pinches quickly Peel off the skin.After peeling the skin, the next thing is simple, and the sweet potatoes can be washed again before they can be served in the pot.Sweet potatoes are easy to cook, and the sweet potatoes used to make dried sweet potatoes should not be steamed too ripe, otherwise it will be difficult to cut into pieces.

"Jiahe, it seems that there are not enough bamboo fences at home. These sweet potatoes can be filled with more than a dozen bamboo fences. There are only a few in the house that have dried medicinal materials before, and we have to weave a few more." After the sweet potatoes are steamed, you can first Put the whole thing directly on the bamboo fence to dry for a few days. After the water evaporates a little, cut it into slices or strips and continue to dry. When you first start to dry, leave some space for each sweet potato to prevent it from drying out. If they are stuck together, after four or five days in the sun, you can put several bamboo fences in one to dry, which saves space.

"It's okay, let's use those first. I'll go to Father Xiaodong in the afternoon and ask him to make some up." I know that Yang Sheng can make up some too, but it's cold now, so it must be cold to sit outside , if you sit in the house, the space is not spacious enough, so Wan Jiahe thinks it is better to go directly to the craftsman's house in the village to buy a few.

"Row."

Because there are quite a lot of sweet potatoes, so the whole afternoon passed after the pot of sweet potatoes was cooked. After drying the sweet potatoes, Yang Sheng thought that we should make the tempeh tomorrow. Everyone has been busy all day, anyway There is still time, so take your time.

Originally, Yang Sheng planned to make tempeh the next day, but he still didn't make it the next day, because after lunch, Wan Xiaodong came home and asked if someone in the village was sieging the river and wanted to catch fish.As for fishing, Yang Sheng would definitely be interested in fishing at ordinary times, but now is a special time, he is definitely not good at getting into the water, so he is not going to go, who knows that he looks very interested if he does not go to Wanjiahe, And let him add a cotton coat to wear outside, and they went together.

Wan Xiaodong also knew that Yang Sheng had a child, so he came here because he wanted to find someone to go with him. It was not necessary for Yang Sheng to go into the water to fish like him. Yang Sheng only needed to stand on the bank of the river. I will share the fish with him.Wan Xiaodong had no brothers in his family, and Lin Zi had recently traveled far away and no one was with him. Now that someone was with him, he was of course very happy. When they went out, Wan Jiahe even called his second brother, Wan Zhen. My son also wanted to go out after hearing this, but her mother didn't allow it, so she had no choice but to stay at home, so the four who went out together were Wan Jia, brother and Yang Sheng Wan Xiaodong.

There are many river fish in the river at the entrance of Wanjiaba Village. In summer, the river is flooded, and the villagers make some simple fishing rods on the bank of the river. In winter, the water level of the river drops, and the top of the big river is almost the end of the village entrance. At the beginning, the middle of the wide riverbed will be exposed, and the river water will be diverted to the left and right sides, turning into two small rivers.At this time, people in the village will go to the place where the river is divided into two, surround the river on one side, and let it flow to the other side, so that the water on the side that surrounds the river will gradually decrease, and finally only some big rocks will remain. Standing water in depressions.At this time, the small river is almost like a small ditch, and many fish and shrimp in the river can be seen at a glance, and they can be easily caught.

Surrounding the river is a big project, so it is basically done by several families in the village. Those who are willing to go can share part of the fish when the time comes. Then go pick up some small fish and shrimp.Wanjiahe does not lack river fresh food on weekdays, but the taste of this river fish is very different from the fish bought in the town, and it is much more delicious, so every time the village fishes fish from the river, Wanjiahe responds positively. one.

Today is the same sunny day as yesterday, but it is inevitable that there will be wind from the river. When he walks to the river, Yang Sheng can feel the difference between the outside and his home.When Yang Sheng and the others arrived at the side of the river, there were already several men and children there. In winter, the river is shallow and there is no fear of accidents for the children, so there were also several children who followed their adults to the river.

"Jiafu, your two brothers are here too. The sun is good today, let's hurry up and go back while we are cooking dinner. There are ready-made fish and vegetables at home." There are no people in the village who share ten thousand fields They are all called the Wan family brothers, the Wan family young masters, and some elders who are related to the Wan family will call them by their first names directly. Jiayong is about the same age.

"Brother Nian, let's start."

"okay."

After starting the movement, the first thing to do is to move the stones. There must be a lot of large and small stones. The large ones are placed on the smallest side to block the most river water, and the small ones are embedded in the vacant places of the big stones.There are five or six adults and seven or eight children in the group of people by the river. After a dozen or so people moved for about half an hour, a lot of stones were piled up inside. Once there are stones, they will start to fence like a wall. Get up, wait until the stones are piled up to a certain height, the river will flow directly to the other side, and then the river on their side will be less, and all the potholes on the embankment will be exposed, and you can catch fish now.

When moving the stones, Wan Jiahe didn't let Yang Sheng do it, but Yang Sheng couldn't sit still, so he moved small stones with the children to plug the gaps. He felt that these things were trivial and nothing at all. Standing by the river If you don't do something on the road, you will get cold quickly, and your whole body will be warm when you are doing something in your hands, and you won't feel cold when the river wind blows.

"Brother Yang Sheng, let me build a fire for you. Anyway, the firewood is ready-made by the river." There are dried reeds by the river to light a fire, and there is still a lot of water for firewood. It is still easy to start a fire of.

"Xiaodong, did you bring your flint and steel?" It was indeed a bit cold to stand here for a long time, but those who fished in the river were very energetic.Yang Sheng didn't want to go back first, so he thought it would be nice to build a fire by the river and wait for others.

"I brought it, and put it on the big rock next to it." Wan Xiaodong's clothes and pants were rolled up high, holding a small basket in his hand, and kept fishing in the water.

"It's enough if you have flint and steel. You can go on fishing. I'll just go find firewood myself."

"Okay then, be careful."

"Understood." Although there are many stones by the river, there is also a lot of river sand. It's okay to walk along the place where there are few stones.

There was a lot of water for firewood on the dry river bank, and after a while Yang Sheng picked up a pile, and then went to bring some dry reeds, and soon a small fire was lit.Finding a flat stone and coming over, Yang Sheng sat on the side and warmed the fire, watching the people fishing back and forth in the river, and occasionally gave a big smile when Wanjiahe caught a big fish and looked at him, and then Watching Wan Jiahe continue to fight.

Although most of the river water has been diverted to the other side, because the riverbed is low and full of potholes, there are still not shallow water in some places, and some even reach knees.They also brought some tools with them when they came. The fish in the diving place can be directly used in a basket, and the deeper place needs to use a net. There are several kinds of fish here, and the best tasting one is the white fish, the largest white fish It can be as big as two catties. White fish has no scales and is white in color. The soup is not only delicious but also nourishing. The fish meat is also very tender. It is most suitable for stewing in winter.

In addition to the white fish, there are also two small fish, the numb fish and the red tail fish, which are also directly called red fish. The largest of these two fish is only as long as a palm and as thick as a thumb. It is the best and most convenient to fry with flour.

When the river has just dried up, it is best to catch fish, which can be seen with the naked eye, but it only takes a while for those clever fish to hide in the crevices of the rocks, and it will take a lot of effort to find them.Children usually hold small baskets, surrounded by a few people, put their palms next to each other, revealing a gap, and then gently move away the surrounding stones, and usually drive the fish that have nowhere to escape through the reserved exit. When fleeing for their lives, they would go straight into the basket and throw themselves into the trap.

Catching fish can be regarded as the most exciting thing. Seeing the messy fish in the river arrive one by one in my basket and barrel, my energy becomes more and more energetic, and the cold river water seems to be slowly changing. It feels warm, and I don't feel cold when I walk in the river.

Small fish can be caught by the cooperation of several children, but white fish can only be caught by the division of labor by adults.Because white fish are bigger, there are basically no fish in shallow water. When the river water gradually decreases, white fish basically get under the big rocks at the bottom of the river, which is very troublesome to catch.At this time, it is definitely impossible to fish with bare hands. You need to cast the net first, and then a few people use big wooden sticks to pry open the stones in the river. Collecting the net, in general, you can harvest several pieces.

Yang Sheng himself didn't sit by the fire all the time, he basically went back and forth between the river and the fire, and when he got cold by the river, he went back to sit by the fire for a while, watching the people in the river start prying stone nets When the fish is caught, they will run over and watch closely.

"Jiahe, don't stand on it, you will fall." When Yang Sheng went to the river, Wan Jiahe was standing on a pried stone. The above excitedly stirred the river with the stick in his hand.

"Haha, it's nothing good, it won't fall off." Although Wan Jiahe's trousers had been rolled up to his knees, they were still wet, but he didn't seem to be cold at all, and he didn't get wet at all. Clothes and pants will matter.

"Yang Sheng, don't worry, this kid won't fall so easily." Now that the time is almost up, they can call it a day. There are already a lot of fish in the barrel, and now it should be time to move the stones blocking the river. It's time to drive.

Today's harvest is good. There is a large bucket of white fish. Each family can get more than a dozen fish, and there is even more light rain. It is no problem to divide more than half of the bucket.Although it is tiring to move the stones, it is much easier to push those stones away. Just push the small stones on the top away, and the stones below will not move. As long as the river starts to flow here, the stones will slowly was washed away.

Except for the fish caught by the children themselves, all the fish caught were divided equally. The fish of the two brothers of the Wan family were also eaten by the whole family. , there are quite a few of them that are quite big, they seem to weigh about two catties, and there are others that are not less than one catty, and there is a big bucket of the remaining small fish. There are so many fish that can’t be eaten in one meal, so we have to Use a wooden bucket to hold a little river water and bring it back together.

When he went back, seeing that the two brothers were getting wet all over, Yang Sheng thought that he would have to take a hot bath right away. He himself had caught fish in the water, and it wasn’t cold when he just got out of the water. But after a while, my whole body felt very cold, and I had to take a hot bath and dress warmly when I went back.

"Second brother, Jiahe, take a hot bath first when you go back. After staying in the water for so long, if you don't go back and take a good soak to get rid of the cold, it will be bad if you catch a cold." Yang Sheng himself felt that he It's okay to go into the water in winter, but I don't know if the two young masters are used to this kind of thing, their bodies can't bear it.

"It's okay, it's like this every year."

"That's right, brother Yang Sheng, every winter in our village we go fishing, and the two young masters also went there last year. They catch fish very well. You can't see it today." Wan Xiaodong also caught fish himself. There were quite a lot of fish, and he took several big white fish back. He was very happy, because his family didn't have any adults to go with him, and he didn't do much. He thought he couldn't share the white fish, but now there are big white fish to eat Good luck.

"Yeah, what Xiaodong said is right, a big man gets cold after soaking in cold water, that's too useless."

"That's good, but it's uncomfortable to be cold. It's better to take a hot bath first when you go back. It's comfortable." Yang Sheng didn't know if other people's homes could take a bath in winter, but it was very convenient for Wan's family to have a bath room. When I was at home, taking a bath in winter was the most painful thing, because there was only a small wooden basin, and there was not much hot water. I just wiped my body every day. It was basically impossible to soak a bucket of hot water in winter.

In winter, hot water is basically prepared at home at all times. After returning home, the Wan family brothers went to take a bath and change clothes. Yang Sheng himself soaked his hands. After being outside for so long, his hands were indeed a little frozen.

The fish brought back, the white fish must not be eaten up, half of it is kept in two wooden barrels, and the rest is directly stewed in a large pot at home. More than a dozen fish can be eaten by the whole family It's over.As for those small fish, except for frying some of them with flour, the rest were made into spicy dried fish by Aunt Yang. Fry in a frying pan until the whole body of the fish turns golden, then take it out and sprinkle with chili powder and prickly ash that have been reconciled in advance.

Yang Sheng didn't intervene in this meal, only the second sister-in-law and Aunt Yang finished the meal. A dozen fish were filled with a large pot of fish soup, served with various side dishes, and dried fish that had just been fried , steamed a large pot of sweet potatoes, and the family gathered together to prepare for dinner.

The fish soup of white fish is the most delicious, and there is no need to put any ingredients in it. Just like snake meat, you only need to sprinkle a little salt in it. Because white fish nourishes the body, the first thing to satisfy is Yang Jun and Yang Jun who are pregnant with their children. Sheng, Yang Sheng prefers to drink the delicious fish soup compared to fish meat, so he drank a bowl of white fish soup as the bottom when he first served the table. After eating the delicious and warm bowl of fish soup, he felt warm all over his body stand up.

"Yang Sheng, eat more meat, this kind of fish is very rare, unlike the sea fish in the town, you can buy it if you have money."

"Okay, uncle, you can eat too, everyone eats, there are still a lot of fish, enough to eat."

After arriving at the Yang family, Aniang Yang has not had dinner with this big family. Now she feels that the way the lovers of this family eats is completely different from the previous Yang family. Aniang Yang doesn't know how the Yang family is doing. But they are definitely better off than before.

After dinner, everyone is not in a hurry to go back, because the weather is cold now, and the family will warm up at night. Today, I ate at Lao San's house, and I directly warmed up here for dinner.Yang Sheng likes to warm up in the fire room on weekdays. The place is spacious, and usually there are only a few people in the family who burn the fire under the stove. up.

The family is roasting by the fire, that is, chatting about some trivial matters at home. Yang Jun has a big stomach now, and his appetite is amazing. Not long after eating, he wanted to chew something again, so he returned it by the side of the fire. He is roasting two small sweet potatoes.

"Have you thought about the name of the child?" The child in Yang Jun's stomach is the eldest grandson of the Wan family. Even if the child is born as a younger brother, he will not marry off. He will definitely be brought up in the same way as a son. The name is also taken according to the ranking of the elder grandchildren.

"Think about it, the ranking in this generation is the word Yong, and the child's first name is Wan Yong'an. As for the nickname, the two of them can figure it out." Generally, the children of younger brothers are either boys or younger brothers, so Wan Yongan The uncle of the family is not worried about giving birth to a girl when the time comes, this name is not suitable.

"It's very good. It's a great blessing to be safe and stable for a lifetime. This name is just right for my eldest grandson in the Wan family."

"Jiahe, the one in Yang Sheng's belly, your father should be worried now, you and Yang Sheng can figure out the child's nickname." In a big family, the more important a child is, the more important the name is. The elder with the higher status is chosen, and the elder with the highest status in the Wan family is naturally Uncle Wan. However, the Wan family always decides on the children's names by themselves, so the one in Yang Sheng's stomach is naturally the Wan family's name. and my father came to pick it up.

"Uncle, this is reasonable. Yang Sheng and I will think of a nickname for the child."

When the child's name was mentioned, the topic slowly turned to the two children. When Yang Jun, who was full and began to feel sleepy, wanted to go home, everyone prepared to go back to sleep.

After the crowd dispersed, Yang Sheng and the others had to go to bed too, and Yang Sheng was going to take a hot bath before going to bed today, so he asked his mother to wash her feet first and go to bed before he went to the bath room.

"It's windy outside all day, so it's good to take a hot bath."

"What kind of wind is blowing? I was also warming up by the river, but you soaked in the river for a long time. I used to catch fish with the people in the village in the winter. I was very excited when I was in the river, and I didn't feel cold at all. , but when I got home, I felt my whole body trembling, and my whole body was stiff, and I couldn’t take a hot bath, which was really uncomfortable.” Yang Sheng is now very satisfied with his current life, which is the worst he ever thought of before. A good life, I used to think that if I want to live this kind of life, at least I have to wait until the children are old and the family has extra money. I didn’t expect it to be realized so soon. It’s because I couldn’t see such a person before. People in the world, things in this world are really strange and unpredictable.

"Why don't you soak it, how uncomfortable it is to be cold all over."

"Because there is no wooden bucket, I can only use hot water to wipe my body." Yang Sheng is soaking in hot water now, and his whole body is relaxed, so he is not shy about talking about the family affairs in the past. He talked about too many things in the past because he was afraid that others would pity him. He didn't like the feeling of being pitied by others, and he felt that although the uncle's family treated him a little unfairly, since he lived in that family, for that family It is also right to do things, those are what you want, and you can't blame others too much.But now it's all right, not only did he move out as he wished, the marriage is not as bad as imagined, and now he has nothing to do with that family, those days are finally over.

"Well, it won't happen in the future. You can do whatever you want in the future. Come on, it's almost time for soaking today. Let's get up first. Stand up and I'll wipe you off."

"Okay." Since getting pregnant, Wan Jiahe has done more and more private affairs for Yang Sheng, and Yang Sheng has gradually gotten used to it. He stood up honestly and waited for Wan Jiahe to dry his body and put on his clothes. top clothing.

"It's clean, you can go back to your room." After picking him up, Yang Sheng also honestly reached out and hugged Wan Jiahe's neck. Wan Jiahe remembered that Yang Sheng would be three months soon, maybe tonight You can do nothing without directly hugging someone.