clang farming notes

Large and small vats, altars, jars, several rare seasonings, salt, large bales of cotton, thick paper, candles, lamp oil... There are so many things, Du Zhongping feels that he can always find something to buy.When they returned to the oil shop, the hands of several people were already filled with large and small bags, and there were still a few deliverymen behind them.

When it was time to load it on the car, Zhao Bayi slapped his head: "I forgot what I came here for!" Then he went to the back of the car and took a few bags off, calling the oil shop guy: "Change some oil according to the previous routine. "

The guy was already cooked, so he didn't say much, and went to weigh the beans for soybean oil for him.When Du Zhongping saw it, he felt curious and hurriedly followed him to ask.

It turned out that the owner of this oil workshop was very active in business.Seeing that there are many farmers who grow beans here, he agreed to exchange beans directly for oil, saving the farmer from selling beans for money to buy oil.Not to mention saving trouble, without the hand in the middle, it will be more convenient for both sides.Therefore, people in the surrounding Zhuangzi love to come to his house to change their oil, and his business is getting more and more prosperous.

Du Zhongping saw that the buddy didn't skimp on oil—generally, oil sellers use a fixed-sized spoon to scoop it up, and a spoon is worth a catty, so it can be seen.This guy scooped a spoon full of oil into the jar without spilling any, and seeing that the color of the oil was very good, he bought a big jar along with it, but he had no beans to exchange, so he had to count the money.

The clerk in the store was clever. He not only filled up the oil, but also helped to load the pile of things on the ground into the car.Seeing that everything was installed, Zhao Ba took out a rope and tied it up several times, and then pulled it with his hands to see if it was tied tightly before turning around.After saying hello and goodbye to the people in the store, I greeted a few people to get in the car and drove back.It's past noon, and the winter days are short. If you don't hurry, it will be dark when you go back, and you may be in danger on the road.

The few people were tired after walking around for a long time. When they entered the car, they saw that there was only some embers in the brazier, which seemed to be extinguished.Duane dragged out a bag from under the stool nimbly, took out some carbon and added it in, squatted down and blew for a long time, the fire started to burn slowly, and the car was warmed up.

Du Zhongping handed Jin'er to Fang Sheng to hold, and he took out a basket from under the seat. There were baked cakes wrapped in pickles in the basket, and he put it next to the brazier to roast.Du An was the most anxious, he grilled it himself, ate a few mouthfuls, then hurriedly went out and changed Zhao Ba to come in.

When Duan was shopping in the street, he found that Zhao Ba and Fang Sheng only bought a few things, and none of them were necessary—it was obvious that these two people came here to buy things with their own house today. of.

Although Zhao Ba took a few bags of beans and exchanged two jars of oil, but Zhao Ba's kitchen was often visited by himself, and the oil was still enough for a period of time. He thought he was afraid that the two of them would feel bad and changed the oil on purpose.Du An was naturally grateful, thinking that Zhao Ba was usually the most impatient of hunger, so he ate the pancakes before they were hot enough to change.

Zhao Bayuan refused to get in the car. Although he was straightforward, he was also thoughtful.Ever since Du's family moved here, a few people hit it off, Du Zhongping didn't mind being a soldier, he taught Fang Sheng how to read and write whenever he had free time, and now Fang Sheng can read and write better, even though he still can't write well.

I got the medical books sent by Du's family again, and I read them every day when I have free time, which is much better than the decadent look before.Fang Sheng has always wanted to be strong, and since living with him, he always feels that he has done too little work, dragging himself down, getting stuck in the horns and unable to get out.Therefore, no matter whether Fang Sheng learns medicine or not, as long as he is more cheerful, he will be satisfied.Because of this, he is also very grateful to the Du family.directly in action.The good news is that the Du family's two and a half children are actually very good at life, and they really care about their own family, and the relationship between the two is getting better and better.

By the time they got home, it was already dark, and a few people got out of the car to move their hands and feet, and unloaded the car full of things and took them to the house.Du Zhongping invited the two of them to have dinner at home in the evening, and by the way discuss things like doing clothes together tomorrow.

Zhao Ba and the others were not too polite, and came over after finishing cleaning up.

For dinner, Duan made a simple noodle soup, cut pickles, and because he bought new soybean oil, he specially fried an egg for each person.The oil is really good, and the fried eggs are golden in color, which is particularly appetizing.

This meal can be regarded as a relatively rich dinner.Since coming here, in order not to be conspicuous, but also because refined rice and fine noodles are not easy to buy, the two adults have eaten some cornmeal cakes, sorghum rice, etc. like the locals, and left the fine grains for Jiner to eat.Although the two of them were ready to endure hardships, they were just unpopular in the Du family before, and they were not very harsh in material matters. This made the two of them uncomfortable.It's okay to eat this whole grain fresh, but it's a bit unbearable to eat it all at once.Otherwise, the two of them would not have set their sights on the wasteland by the river to grow rice by themselves.

There is no rule for a few people to eat and sleep without talking. While drinking the noodle soup slowly, they are discussing that they will find the women in the village to make cotton clothes tomorrow, and then they will cut paper to paste the window seams. The window paper is best Change to a thicker one.

Fang Sheng said that it is cold in winter, if there is a lot of cloth and cotton, it is better to sew a thick curtain and hang it on the window or door, put it down at night and roll it up during the day.Inspired by Du Zhongping, he wanted to sew a kang quilt and spread it on the kang—it used to be that he didn’t feel it when he was busy, but now he stays indoors and sits on the kang all day. A thinner person like him doesn’t usually feel flustered. .

The second day was a rare sunny day, and there was no wind. A few people first went to the tailor's house to measure the clothes. Du Zhongping added some curtains and kang quilts to make thick ones, and made leather jackets.Both Du Zhongping and Du An bought lamb skins, but Jin'er's was a fox fur jacket, which was originally worn by Du Zhongping, but now it's too small, so it fits Jin'er better.Zhao Ba and Fang Sheng had it before, but they didn't do it this time.

Du Zhongping happily paid half of the money first, and the tailor promised to finish the cotton jacket, quilt and curtain within a few days.It's just that the leather jacket needs a few more days of work.

After returning home, I took advantage of the sunny weather and no wind to sew up the windows.Du An went to scoop white flour to make paste, Fang Sheng and Du Zhong cut the paper, and Zhao Ba went in and out to paste.For a while, the two houses were all pasted up, and everyone felt that it was much warmer—there was no air leakage.

Although the days are getting colder and colder every day, the house is still very comfortable after tidying up.Four adults and one child get up comfortably in the winter. The usual form is this: Get up early and pack up the two families and then get together. Ping acted as a teacher, teaching Fang Sheng to read and write and teaching Jin'er to be enlightened - Duan still couldn't beat him, and Zhao Ba and Duan sat on the edge of the kang, chatting and doing some work - usually holding a dustpan of corn When they came in to rub the grains, the two of them chattered wildly, occasionally being forced by the people on the kang to pour a glass of water and snacks.

Ever since the brazier was lit, Du Zhongping thought about making a shelf to put it outside the brazier, not only to block the sparks from burning clothes, but also to use a kettle to boil water on it, and to simmer sweet potatoes or chestnuts on the side of the brazier. What kind of snacks are very popular.Of course, Du Zhongping is a typical gentleman who uses his mouth but not his hands. It was Zhao Ba who did it. While he was muttering that there are many scholars, he went back and made a home for himself. Now it is very popular in Qingniutun.

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In November, after several heavy snowfalls, the sky and the earth looked really white and clean.Du Zhongping likes the weather after snowfall, the sky is exposed to the sun, the sky is blue as if washed, and the air is cold and clean.

The members of the Du family grew up in the south, and they were very excited to see such heavy snow, and were even laughed at by Zhao Ba.Du Zhongping felt that the thick snow piled on the roof gave him the feeling of a fairytale hut, and he appreciated it for a while. Du An always indulged him in such matters, and Jin'er would just clap his hands and applaud foolishly.

In the end, Fang Sheng reprimanded him severely, while instructing Zhao Ba to climb up the roof with a ladder and sweep the snow away.This is not a joke. In previous years, there was no snow that crushed the roof!

The peaceful days were broken. The two families on the edge of the village became busy after Mrs. Wang and Li Zheng brought a young man to visit.

Sister-in-law Wang has been so busy since the autumn harvest, shuttling between several surrounding villages, and now it has finally achieved results: several marriages have been agreed in the village, and weddings are about to start one after another!

When Sister-in-Law Wang said this, she seemed to have seen the scene of flowers blooming everywhere in the coming year, and the population thriving. Her face was flushed, and the corners of her brows and mouth were smiling.And even though Li Zheng sat silently, he could still see the joy on his face.

Du Zhongping and Du An were puzzled, why did Mrs. Wang bring the groom-to-be?Zhao Ba and Fang Sheng also looked very happy. Seeing the confusion on their faces, they said with a smile: "Sister-in-law has something to say, it's better to explain clearly, these two people are still confused."

Sister-in-law Wang patted her leg: "Hey, look at me, I'm happy to be patronizing, and now I'm begging to come."

It turned out that even though it was a villager's family who held a wedding and was not as particular about a big family, but at the very least such a big event as hiring and marrying still had to be taken care of.Originally, it would be better for such a thing to be done by someone who is highly respected and has some prestige in the local area, and it will also appear to have face.But all the people in the village settled here later, and Lizheng is only in his early thirties this year. Compared with the old people at the girl's natal home, it is still a little worse. Moreover, the girl's family is prosperous and there are many relatives, so it is inevitable that this end will be compared. down.

This is the first marriage this year, which will directly affect the situation of marrying a wife in the village in the future.Therefore, everyone discussed, although there are not many relatives here, but at this time, it is better for everyone in the village to participate and make a good face, so as not to be looked down upon by the people in the surrounding villages and inevitably bullied in the future.

As for the next hires, although they are young, it would be good to go a few more to make up for the number.Some people inevitably remembered that there is still a scholar in the village, who has a reputation, if he comes forward to apply for a job, the weight will naturally increase.

Du Zhongping naturally agreed to such a thing, and agreed to help with the wedding, and Li Zheng and his wife went back with the groom-to-be who was full of gratitude.

It is probably a very face-saving thing to represent the man's appointment. Du An decided to clean up Du Zhongping well, so as not to lose face as a scholar.

Find out the newly made cyan cotton robe, find out the thick-soled boots, find out the purse pendant at the bottom of the box, and recomb his hair. Du Zhongping can be regarded as a decent scholar.Originally, Du An wanted Du Zhongping to wear the original big woolen clothes, but even Zhao Ba said it was too embarrassing in the countryside, and it would be bad if people remembered him, so he gave up.

After changing his attire, Du Zhongping also regained the feeling of a scholar. These days, he feels like a native farmer.

The effect of Du Zhongping's appearance on the stage was unexpectedly good. He went to hire with Li Zheng. Originally, the woman's family was a bit picky, but when Li Zheng vaguely revealed that she was a scholar, Du Zhongping cooperated to put on a point With the attitude of a scholar, not only did things go smoothly, but no one said that the dowry was too thin, and Du Zhongping was also very well received.This also directly led to the popularity of Du Zhongping's employment business in the future-the farmers' families get married, and it is very face-saving to have a scholar come to hire.

Du Zhongping and Du An were a little surprised by this situation, but after thinking about it, they understood that this kind of scholar is not so rare in the south. There are few scholars here, and even fewer have fame. Bar.

While Du Zhongping was busy, several members of the family were not idle.Zhao Ba has a cheerful personality, and he is very popular with others. Naturally, people will come to him for help on such a happy event.Duan, an outsider, did not know who spread the word that he has good cooking skills, and some people asked him to help cook.

Even Fang Sheng took Jin'er dressed like a red envelope to go to the wedding ceremony to get a good omen - originally it was best for a child with a prosperous family, but now there are no other children in the village. I have a decent child, and the family is decent, so there is nothing to say.

Jin'er was the only one who could bring back the red envelopes, and the rest of them went to help out, and they had to spend some money on the gift account.

Jin'er seems to have regained the feeling of being liked as a child under the praise of everyone and the caress of the aunts and daughters-in-law, and has become much more lively, even able to put her arms around an adult's neck and act coquettishly.This was probably a surprise.

When it came time to officially get married, Du Zhongping had more business.The custom here is to entertain the woman's natal family in the morning, and the woman's family rush back before noon, and then hold a banquet in the afternoon to entertain the relatives of the in-law's family. In fact, they are people from the village who come to congratulate.

Du Zhongping was dragged to accompany Du Zhongping when his natal family came in the morning. It must make people feel valued and face-saving. I heard that there was an embarrassing incident where the natal family was dissatisfied and took the bride back on the wedding day; in the afternoon It was the in-law's family who set up the banquet, and he had to be the accountant first, and then he sat in the last seat with Li Zheng who presided over the overall situation, Zhao Ba, Du An who helped, and Fang Sheng who brought Jin'er's mascot. The host will entertain you once.

As the saying goes, if you have money or not, marry a daughter-in-law to celebrate the New Year.Sure enough, before entering the twelfth lunar month, the village was very busy with weddings one after another, but now even Jin'er is very proficient in the business of rolling a bed, and she will roll back at home from time to time when she has nothing to do, which makes everyone laugh.

Jin'er also got some copper coins wrapped in red paper. Du Zhongping took the opportunity to teach him to count, and now Jin'er takes out the copper coins and counts them every day.Pointing at the copper coins with short fingers, Jin'er, who counts the money sternly, will always provoke a couple of kisses.

After such a few happy events were held, the Du family was very popular in the village.Nowadays, people say hello wherever they go, and occasionally buy some tofu and the like, and get extra care-the tofu cubes are bigger than others, and sometimes they can be served with a bowl of soy milk or tofu brain, but this is specified for people. Sincerely, the sister-in-law who sells tofu usually says this: "Give it to your doll as a snack."

Everyone can only sigh with emotion that the red envelope-like doll is the most attractive.