clang farming notes

Sister-in-law Wang's family is not far away, and she would come to help every year during the busy farming season. Therefore, Dazhu quickly returned to the days when she studied with Du Zhongping in the morning and helped Du's family with some work in the afternoon.It's just that his younger brother Er Zhu followed him every day like his tail.

It's no wonder Er Zhu, Li Zheng and his wife were both busy, originally Da Zhu took him everywhere, but this time Da Zhu put on the bridle and reported to Du's house every day, so he naturally followed.Besides, Erzhu is the youngest from his grandfather's house. When he meets Jiner, who is younger than him, Erzhu feels that he is very majestic in front of Jiner, so he is willing to come and play with Jiner.Not to mention that Uncle Du's family has so many delicious foods.

Du Zhongping is not bothered by many children, they are not noisy, and the tutoring is not bad.When teaching Dazhu homework, the two younger ones were playing together, so there was no need for someone to look at Jin'er.When Dazhu does his homework and teaches Jin'er by himself, it's okay to even take Erzhu to listen.Jin'er is still young, and now he just talks about the Three Character Classic, Hundred Family Surnames, etc. Du Zhongping can listen to it as a story, and children can sit still.

In the afternoon, the two younger ones often followed the big pillar and turned around.Jin'er knows how to read and tell stories (Even if Jin'er's story is scattered, Er Zhu can listen to it quite enjoyable), Er Zhu thinks it's very good, and he can't compare with him, so he shows off his brother, The story of touching birds' eggs on a tree on a big pillar, and fish and shrimps in a river is a lot of hype.Jin'er is only four years old, and she has been pampered by Du Zhongping's side all the time. Even if she can't see her for a while, Du Zhongping is anxious. Where has she heard of country children's stuff?Dazhu's impression in Jin'er's eyes immediately grew taller.

Da Zhu was more than happy to take Jin'er to play with his younger brother. The Du family didn't have so much work for him to do every day. Now not only came to Du's house by himself, but also his younger brother. He took care of the children himself. What's the point?Treat Jin'er patiently with the 12 that he didn't even have for his younger brother, not only answering all the questions Jin'er raised verbally, but also showing some real things to Jin'er when he has time, which made Jin'er like him even more.

In a blink of an eye, it was time for the money to come down.To say that this elm money is really a good thing.Every spring, before the leaves of the elm tree grow, elm money grows densely on the branches. It is green in color, round in shape, and has a small bulge in the middle. When you eat it, there is a hint of sweetness and a little fragrance in your mouth. Not the slightest bitterness.Compared with wild vegetables on the ground and willow leaves that are also edible, these things have a bit of a bitter taste, and elm money is more popular.

Children can eat it raw as a snack, and adults can take yuqian or make noodle soup, or steam it with noodles to fill their stomachs.Therefore, at this time every year, most people will go to pick elms for money to eat.

Since Da Zhu became the head of the children this year, he told Du Zhongping to bring Jin'er along.Anyway, if you climb the tree by yourself, Erzhu and Jin'er can just wait underneath, there will be no danger.

Unexpectedly, after Du Zhongping heard this, he was also very interested, and even called Du An over, discussing how to go together.Duan is also only 19 years old. Since he went to the mountains last autumn to pick up the autumn, he has been very interested in these wild animals that can be obtained without spending money, so he immediately prepared a big basket and went together.

There are quite a few elm trees along the riverside by the village, all of which grow wild, and no one has pruned them to cut branches or anything. These trees are all sprawling, not very tall.The densely grown elms were all on top, and Dazhu rolled up his sleeves, seeing that there was nothing easy to scratch on his body, he climbed up the tree in a few strokes.

Erzhu was very proud, his elder brother was amazing, Jin'er watched Dazhu climb the tree neatly, opened his eyes wide, and stared at him with his fists clenched.Dazhu climbed to the tree a few times, found a big branch to stabilize himself, supported the tree with one hand, and broke off the branch full of elms with the other hand, and threw it on the ground.

Er Zhu rushed over with a cheer, grabbed some elm money and put it in his mouth, seeing that Jin'er was still in a daze, he hurriedly called him over.As more and more branches fell from the tree, the two younger ones ate and put the branches into Duane's large basket.Naturally, two adults couldn't pick it up from the ground like children. Duan found a bigger tree and climbed it. Although it wasn't as fast as a big pillar, he finally climbed it.Du Zhongping also tried it if he wanted to. After all, he was worried about maintaining his image in front of the students, so he found a relatively short branch, and he could reach it on tiptoe.

If you say that this elm money is eaten fresh, the taste is the same, but picking elm money is more fun.

When the locust tree blooms, it will be different.The sweet fragrance permeates the whole village, as if attracting people to pick it.

The flowers of this locust tree bloom in clusters, the color of the flowers is pure white, with a little yellow in the middle, it is attractive to look at.Moreover, it is excellent to cook porridge, cold salad, steam Sophora japonica cake, make Sophora japonica cake, or even eat it raw, or dry it to make tea.It's just that this locust tree is also called locust tree, and there are a lot of thorns growing on the tree, which brings a lot of trouble to the people who pick the flowers.

The Du family didn't have more fun than picking elm coins this time, even Zhao Bafangsheng came together, and picked a lot back.In addition to leaving food for Du An, Du Zhongping dried some and kept it for tea.Fang Sheng stir-fried some of it, which is just a medicinal herb.

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Since taking Jin'er to pick elm money and Sophora japonica flowers, Jin'er likes to follow Da Zhu more and more.Probably the image of older boys in the hearts of younger brothers is always tall and omnipotent.For this point, Du Zhongping and Du An are a little jealous: Now that Jin'er has snacks, she never forgets to save some for Da Zhu.

But I know everything about my family, since the Du family wants to take root here and Jin'er wants to grow up here, it's better to get used to it quickly.Now that Jin'er is young, it's okay to always be at home. When Jin'er gets older, she must make some friends and go out to play together, otherwise, she will be too lonely.Don't underestimate the friendship formed by rural children. These boys will grow up and gradually become the head of the family and have the right to speak in the family.After ten or twenty years, if something happens, it will be too difficult without the help of two friends.

However, the favorite partners of rural boys will definitely not be the obedient Guaiguai or the little nerds who can read and write.In the minds of these children, being able to read and write is nothing compared to picking fruits from trees and fishing in rivers. Only when Jin'er plays with local boys can he integrate into the life of the village in the future.Therefore, although he was reluctant to part with him, Du Zhongping did not obstruct Da Zhu and Er Zhu from taking Jin'er to play everywhere, but it was inevitable that he would give a few words every time. Fortunately, Da Zhu is a reassuring of.

Now that the spring plowing has ended and the villagers are all free, Du Zhongping and Du An discussed that they should take advantage of this time to build the wing house and dig the well, so as not to have to shovel the ground and pull out the seedlings in a month or two. up.It's just that before the Du family went out to find someone to help, someone came to the door again.

This is Second Brother Li, Lizheng's brother-in-law, who built a firewall for the Du family last year.Second Brother Li spoke quickly, and made it clear like beans poured out of a bamboo tube that his eldest son was two years younger than Da Zhu, and he also wanted to send him to Du's house to study.

Second brother Li used to deliver food to the city, how much money does he earn in a day after working so hard?I worked hard every day, and what I ate was vegetable dumplings and some gritty pancakes.He saw with his own eyes the person who settled the accounts, sitting on the side, flipping the abacus beads twice, writing two words with a pen, and there were people serving tea and rice. He heard that what he took was silver, not copper!

Sitting on the edge of the kang in Du's house, Second Brother Li gritted his teeth and said, "Since that incident, I have made up my mind to find a place for my son to learn to read and write. I slowly gave up on this thought. Now that I came back to help my brother-in-law’s family, I saw that Dazhu has turned out to be promising, so I begged you to be my husband. I just thought about sending that kid from my family to learn from you.”

Du Zhongping didn't mind taking in an extra child, anyway, he taught them the same way.Moreover, Second Brother Li is also someone who has helped his family, so he nodded and agreed immediately.

Second brother Li seemed not expecting Du Zhongping to do this, so he simply nodded, was taken aback for a moment, and then said: "It's just that my family has a larger population, and we don't have enough money." As if afraid of Du Zhongping's repentance, he sped up his speech and said: "Our family members come to help when the farming is busy, and we can also work when we are free..."

Du Zhongping interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "What kind of person does the second brother think of me? Am I pointing at this money-gatherer? When I first came here, the second brother didn't meet me twice, so he could come and help me with a day's work." Work, logically, your children still have to call me uncle, what's wrong with learning some skills? As long as you send it, I will teach it. "

Then he turned his head to Li Zheng who came with Second Brother Li and said: "At first I didn't want to say this, because I was afraid that people would say that I was frivolous: but if any children in our village want to read some books, just send them here, as long as the children are willing to learn. Well, I am willing to teach—it can be regarded as doing my best for the village. It’s just that the child has to be seven or eight years old and can sit still without being mischievous.”

Li Zheng never expected him to say this, he was stunned for a while, and then got up and bowed deeply to Du Zhongping: "I should thank you first on behalf of all the brothers."

Du Zhongping hastily avoided, and was modest for a while before sitting down to talk again.

Li Zheng said: "You have done a great deed, you don't know, that boy Wang Quan got your Duan's advice, and spent a lot of money to pry open the mouth of a shopkeeper. After all, he taught him to settle accounts. I haven't caught up with my errands, but as long as I learn the skills, I will naturally find my way in the future. Even during this period of time, there are more and more merchants in Jinyang City, and more and more shops are opening. That kid At any rate, I have a conscience, and word has spread that there are quite a lot of shops recruiting staff, and if they can speak and write, they will be willing to speak, or they will pay a lot of money.”

"You teach these boys, learn for two years, go to the city to find a job if you are smarter, no better than those who plan food? Like us, if the sky is not open and the harvest is not good, I'm afraid It's hard to eat at home." Li Zhengzheng is really grateful to Du Zhongping for his stable farming, but after all, it depends on the sky to eat, if there is another way to go, don't you know?

It is useless to hire people for the Du family to build a house and dig a well. Since Lizheng released Du Zhongping's willingness to accept the village children as students, many people have come to help themselves.Needless to say, those with children at home rushed to help.Second Brother Li is the most enthusiastic. He is a bricklayer himself, and he is very familiar with those who burn bricks and tiles, and some carpenters who work together. As long as Du Zhongping and Du An say something, he I discussed with those craftsmen how to do it, so I don't want the Du family to bother.There are also some people who have just married their daughters-in-law, but thinking about their children being able to read and write in the future, it is not a pity for such effort.This made Du Zhongping and Du An embarrassed, so they had to treat them well in terms of food and drink.

Of course, there are also those who are reluctant to send their children to study. Ten-year-old children can do such tasks as feeding pigs and chickens and tidying up the vegetable garden. Sending them to study is equivalent to losing half of the labor force in the family. well done.He just watched those people busy around Du's house, and his family just watched the excitement.