The fertile water of farming does not flow to outsiders' fields

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Xue Yinsong couldn't stand his father's urging, and resisted the ax to go up the mountain to cut trees.There are many bushes on the side of the mountain, and you have to go into the mountain to cut down a big tree. Xue Yinsong looked around and asked, "Father, which one do you think is suitable for piling?"

Father Xue squinted his eyes: "If you want to be strong and durable, you must use hardwood, so that it will not be rotted or gnawed by water, so let's go inside."

The two walked for a while, but Xue Yinsong refused: "Just cut around here. The further you go in, the farther you will get out. I don't want to tire you to death."

Father Xue looked around and tapped: "This one, it seems that the thickness is suitable, and piling should be no problem." Xue Yinsong took an ax and chopped it down, and took a hatchet to trim the branches and leaves to expose the trunk: "It's straight, not bad. , I need four. I have prepared hemp ropes, and I will drag them all back today.”

Father Xue went to choose three more trees, and the two of them took turns carrying an ax to cut them, tied them with hemp rope and dragged them down the mountain.

After returning home, Father Xue piled the wood in the corner, and during the break, he had to peel off the bark and apply quicklime water to prevent insect bites.

Xue Yinsong measured the size in the pigsty, drew a mark with white powder, and took an iron pick to start digging. The piling must not save effort, otherwise the wooden shed will not be strong.He dug down a foot deep, dug four holes in one breath, and was so tired that he sat under the eaves to rest.

Father Xue stripped two trees, smiled and said to his son: "The bark can be used as firewood after drying for a few days, and it will be very useful." Xue Yinsong nodded and looked at the huge project in front of him, full of confidence in his heart .

When it was dark, the two of them had already set up wooden stakes. The pigsty used to be built with stones and did not move it. The outside was covered with mud as the base.

This requires a lot of planks. Father Xue calculated that a one-foot-wide plank would cost at least 300 yuan.

In fact, Xue Yinsong had a wishful thinking, this Chenjia village belongs to the south, and it will be warm in spring, once it gets hot, chickens are not in a hurry to keep warm, and a roof can be made to cover the rain so that it can be used until autumn.And he plans to do a lot of work this year, besides farming, he also plans to open a small shop. If the original accumulation is almost autumn, he will be able to make money as soon as he sells the rice.

The two of them worked hard for a few days, and Father Xue finally said, "Tiger, I think the chicken shed is almost finished. Four pillars have been erected, and the floor is made of old boards. Now only the walls and roof are left. The wood is still missing, it must be bought with money, does the family have any surplus besides expenses?"

Xue Yinsong looked at Father Xue with a painful face and said with a smile: "There is no rush, the weather will be warmer in spring, it doesn't matter if the chicken coop has a wooden wall or not, as for how long to buy wooden boards, there is no rush to wait until the grain is sold in autumn. "

Father Xue looked at his son dumbfounded: "This... is it over?" "It's about the same. Our family just rubs a piece of radish and eats a piece. The money has to be used wisely, so there is no rush." ​​Xue Yinsong said with a smile: " The most urgent thing right now is not the chicken coop but the opening of the shop, I have to ask you to borrow it, the price is not much, as long as ten taels of silver, are you willing?"

Father Xue thought for a while and said, "How long will you pay it back?"

Xue Yinsong laughed and said: "You old man who is obsessed with money, you are so good at counting sons, come on, I will count you a share of interest if I lend you money, although the interest rate is a little less than outside, at any rate, treat us as father and son, and you earn less. Lend me ten taels first, and pay you back at the end of the year, in order to ensure that you can get back the money, you have to urge Aunt Huan to sell things properly."

"That's natural." Father Xue thought about the fact that there was still interest on the money borrowed from his son. He just wanted to be happy, but then felt a little bit sorry: "That...the interest is better. You can pay me back my money."

"No, one point's profit is not too high. Besides, I want to give you some sweets, so that the shop will help you in the future, and you are not allowed to shirk." Xue Yinsong smiled, and sure enough, the old man's face changed. Damn it!I just wanted to say that he is a bit human, but in the end he was caught in it. Even your father is plotting, so there is no reason!

Xue Yinsong looked at the sky and said: "Let's move faster and cut some wooden boards out. These wooden boards are used to make compartments. They don't need to be too thick or too regular." Father Xue went to the mountain to cut them early in the morning Wood, who was so tired that his back was sore, and his face stretched when he heard that he still had to cut the board: "I still have to do it, so I can't call it a rest."

"Have a rest, everything will be healed after a night's sleep. Back pain heals the waist, and back pain heals the back. If we can cut out ten long boards a day, we can make up for the hundreds by the beginning of summer."

Father Xue finally understood that this stingy bastard had never planned to buy wood or hire craftsmen from the very beginning. His intention was to use his old bones, and muttered, "The wine you promised to buy this month is also on credit. , I don’t know when it will be fulfilled.”

Xue Yinsong smiled and said: "I will definitely buy it for you, don't worry, ask Aunt Huan to make you a pot first, and put it on my account."

Father Xue gritted his teeth: "Let me drink on my wife's account? Then if you pay me after I finish drinking, then I drink myself?"

As soon as the Spring Festival is over, the beginning of spring is approaching, and the climate begins to warm up unconsciously.First, a few strands of tender green grass sprouted from the ground, and the willows by the river also began to sprout new shoots.

Father Xue stood in the yard and smacked his lips: "Son, let's go and pick up some toon leaves? The goose at home happened to have four eggs, and I see that two eggs have no black spots, and they are just fried."

Xue Yinsong was slowly whittling the board, and asked calmly, "Has your board finished today?"

I don’t know when the task started, and it became ten yuan a day. If you can’t peel it well, you will even have to refuse dinner. Father Xue sighed and sat down, honestly took a wooden stake and started peeling the bark.

He and the tiger went up to the mountain to cut the wood under the wall of the courtyard. After cutting it and drying it for ten days, all he had to do was peel off the bark and saw it with a saw, which was not too troublesome.

Father Xue peeled off ten sections of wood in one go, and called his son to come and saw them. The two of them worked hard to saw all ten sections into half-inch-thick planks, and took them to the eaves to be piled up to dry.

Xue Yinsong was very satisfied looking at the wooden boards of the eaves. According to this speed, the wooden boards will be assembled after the spring equinox, and the chicken coops will be raised in large quantities, and a batch of chickens and chickens will be produced by the end of summer. Eggs, although not a lot of money, can be considered an extra, at least a few more funds for activities in hand.

After the two of them were busy all morning, Xue Yinsong was dragged to the mountain to pick Chinese toon.Chinese toon can only be picked in spring, and the picked buds are purple-red, and fried goose eggs are scalded with boiling water, which is absolutely delicious.

Xue Yinsong was not a loser either, he climbed up the tree for half an hour and pulled half a basket of Chinese toons, and finally let his father carry another big tree back.

In the evening, when my father looked at the scrambled goose eggs with toon on the table, his waist suddenly hurt. He took a mouthful and was still not relieved, and he dragged the vegetable bowl to him.

Seeing this, Aunt Huan scolded: "Look at your virtues, how can an adult eat like this, you are not Changhui, it's fine for him to drag the vegetable bowl, why are you dragging the vegetable bowl? Do you think you are only six years old? ah."

Father Xue became even more depressed, and slammed his chopsticks: "Don't eat! Go to bed!" As he said that, he really walked out of the door and walked into his room, and when he was done, he slammed the door loudly.

Xue Yinsong held back a smile and said: "Aunt Huan, take a clean bowl and leave all the vegetables in the pot for Dad to heat up. He will definitely go into the kitchen to find something to eat when he gets hungry later."

Aunt Huan laughed and said, "You father and son lost your temper? This old man is not worrying. The older he gets, the more hypocritical he is, and he has learned to throw chopsticks."

Xue Yinsong said with a smile: "Dad has been tired recently, and it's also because of me. After a while, you can tell Dad that you are not busy these days. Everyone should take a good rest for a few days. How about the wine? I will compensate him tomorrow." A pot."

Aunt Huan scolded with a smile: "I don't know what's the matter, the reason why you lose your temper so much is because of a pot of wine, come on, I'll make him a pot tomorrow."

Xue Yinsong smiled and said yes, the money for the drink, of course it will be saved again.