Red House Farm Stay

It took a whole day for Ban'er to plow the ground in the yard, and Qing'er followed behind to pour fertilizer and water. Jia Zhuo took out a scarf and tied it to his face to cover his nose, and followed Qing'er's example.

While watering, he said silently, "It doesn't stink at all, it doesn't stink at all. There is no food where there is no fertilizer and water. It is born in the earth and returns to the earth. The cycle of heaven is the truth."

Qing'er pursed her lips and smiled, thinking that this sister seemed quite interesting, different from what grandma said.

"Sister Zhuo, do girls from rich families cover their faces when they do farm work?"

She had never seen what a big family looked like with her own eyes, just like an old farmer in the country guessing how many sesame seed cakes the emperor ate a day, but Jia Zhuo didn't think it was ridiculous, but rather cute.

Loudly said: "Yes, they are all covering their faces."

The board who was plowing the ground in the front was reddened by his younger sister's embarrassment. He had entered Jia's mansion, no matter the young lady or the young master, he was surrounded by more than a dozen women and maidservants, big and small, serving tea and water. Live decently.

In Wang Ban'er's memory, when he was living the most prosperous life, he couldn't keep up with the net worth of the first servant in Jia's mansion.Even an outsider would feel the difference. As the client's sister Qiao, one can imagine how she feels in her heart.No, she changed her name to Jia Zhuo now.

The word Zhuo probably does not mean that Zhuo is Jia, nor is it planted in the east wind, a pavilion of Lan Zhuo, and the fragrance of jade is just blooming.It is more like the meaning of the word Zhuo itself. The grass just grows, although it is weak but full of vitality, full of infinite possibilities.

He thought a lot ahead, but he didn't dare to say a word.Qing'er at the back seemed to be pouring water, rushing and rushing non-stop.

Jia Zhuo talked and laughed with her, and suddenly realized that he could no longer smell the smell of fertilizer and water, but could only smell the fishy smell of soil mixed with trees and grass, forming a unique, similar to fermented smell, which was not good at all. She wanted to smell it, but she took off her headscarf, not wanting to cover her nose anymore.

"Let the fat water boil overnight, and it will be planted tomorrow morning." Ban'er was the most tired after plowing, and Qing'er thoughtfully boiled hot water for him to relieve his fatigue.

Jia Zhuo could barely lift his two arms. Seeing that Qing'er went to boil the water without changing his face, he couldn't help swallowing the sound of "Ai yo".

Reluctantly took a basin of water to wash hair and face, fell asleep as soon as it touched the pillow.There is no time to pretend to remember that I am sweaty, and I have no time to care about whether I am hungry or not, I just wish I could sleep until I am old and happy.

The next day, as soon as Qing'er who was sleeping on the same bed made a sound, Jia Zhuo woke up, rubbing her eyes, she couldn't believe it, and within a few days, she got rid of the problem of staying in bed.

"I'm going to plant the seeds today, but my brother said I'll leave it for another day, so he can help us level the ground together." Qing'er said while wearing her clothes.

"Okay, I still have a lot of things I don't understand and I want to ask you for advice."

The two walked into the yard and saw Ban'er carrying water into the door.Jia Zhuocai thought about another question. Grandma Liu's house didn't have a well, so she had to go outside to fetch water to eat.

If watering vegetables is added, just carrying water is a big burden every day.There is no strong laborer in the family, and it is really difficult to move an inch.

The water tank in the kitchen has been filled up, it is for the family to eat, and there is a large water tank in the yard, which used to be empty, but now it has to be filled up, so that it can be used to water the vegetable garden.

"Let's go too. Ban'er picks two barrels by himself, and it's better for the two of us to pick one barrel than to watch." Jia Zhuo suggested, and Qing'er responded.

When Wang Gou'er and Liu Shi got up, the water tank at home was already full.Mrs. Liu glanced at Jia Zhuo's wet trousers, and beckoned her into the room, "I just changed a pair of trousers for you a few days ago, so it's time to change them, otherwise my mother will blame me for not caring when she sees it."

Grandma Liu was making bean noodle cakes in the kitchen, thinking that Ban'er was carrying water, not knowing that Jia Zhuo and Qing'er were also helping in the kitchen.

"Thank you, Aunt Wang." Jia Zhuo's psychological age is an adult in her 20s. She knows Liu's mentality very well. Even if she is kind to others, she will not admit it. She needs to find a reason to bury you.

"Thank you, if you are sick, why don't you have to spend money to take medicine." Sure enough, Liu didn't say anything nice, and Jia Zhuo stuck out his tongue. If he was really a child, he might have been buried and cried by her.

After changing into new trousers and going out, washing the old ones and hanging them out, Grandma Liu has brought out bean noodle cakes with pickles rolled inside. Compared with the dark porridge, both the color and the taste are much better.

"Mother is finally willing to give up her little craftsmanship." After Liu took two bites, she told the joke about being greedy for bean noodle cakes when she was a child, and Wang Gou'er also relaxed the deep wrinkles between her brows.

"I have nothing to give up. I'm a lonely old woman. Who else can I rely on if I don't rely on you to support me. If you want to eat, I will make it every day. I will play tricks to please you. Just reward me, an old woman, with a bite of food." On bickering Well, who is Grandma Liu afraid of? Her daughter's little tricks can really give her back with a little finger.

As expected, Mrs. Liu was speechless, but Wang Gou'er smiled foolishly, "What are you talking about, no matter what, no one can ignore you. When my mother left, I made a special confession."

When Wang Gouer mentioned his mother, Grandma Liu sighed deeply and wiped away her tears, "My miss, she is unlucky. You said she would be so happy if she saw Baner."

Jia Zhuo was completely confused, what is this all about?

When planting the seeds, Jia Zhuo found out through Qing'er's mouth that Qing'er's grandmother, Wang Gou'er's own mother, used to be a girl from a wealthy family. , Grandma Liu is her dowry girl.

Later, the Wang family's situation became worse and worse, so Qing'er's grandmother released Grandma Liu and married her into Liu's Village, becoming the head of a farmer's wife.

Naturally, the two families have been moving around all the time. When it came to Wang Gou'er, the situation of the Wang family was even worse, but it was still a little better than the Liu family.At that time, Wang Cheng couldn't make up the dowry for his son's marriage, so Grandma Liu didn't want the dowry and married her daughter Liu to the Wang family.

Jia Zhuo finally understood why Grandma Liu helped embroider Qing'er's grandmother's dowry tent.

With this level of relationship, it is not surprising why the relationship between Wang Gou'er and his mother-in-law is so good, and Grandma Liu is so familiar with the relationship between the Wang family, even Lianzong knows.She is willing to go to Jia's mansion to sell her old face for her daughter and son-in-law. She is not doing it for her daughter and son-in-law, but for the old master's family.

"Wait for me to make a mark." Jia Zhuo specially asked for land at both ends, one for fruit corn and the other for waxy corn.They can't be mixed together, otherwise the species will be strung together during pollination, and it will also infect diseases and insect pests, she takes it for granted.

I also divided the soaked seeds and the unsoaked seeds into two rows, found a stone for each, and marked it.

In the middle of a large piece of land, Qing'er sprinkled melon and vegetable seeds. After they finished their work, Ban'er took a rake to level the ground so that the seeds would not be pecked away by birds.

"When will it sprout?" Jia Zhuo had never looked forward to something so earnestly, squatting on the side, repeating.

"It will take two or three days. If it is fast, some of them will sprout tomorrow." Qing'er also squatted by the side, counting the varieties of melons and vegetables for Jia Zhuo.

"The most grown ones are white radishes. Grandma's salted radish strips are the best. They are sour, crispy and sweet. There are also cabbage, which are picked when the leaves are just out and fried in oil. Fragrant smooth mouth." There is also a small piece of land planted with onion, ginger and garlic, which can be regarded as condiments.

"When will I be able to eat it?" Jia Zhuo swallowed unconsciously. She didn't want to think about oil and water for the time being. It's better to have some green vegetables than to eat dry bean noodles.

"Sister Zhuo wants to eat?" Qing'er blinked at her.

"You have a solution?" Jia Zhuo raised his eyebrows, this kind of look is really familiar, who hasn't had a tacit understanding of winking with his childhood friends.

"After noon, let's go to the mountains to pick wild vegetables." As soon as Qing'er said, Jia Zhuo applauded immediately, regardless of the swelling and soreness of his arms, filling his stomach was the first priority at any time.

At noon, they ate bean noodles and steamed buns. After eating, Qing'er and Jia Zhuo took their baskets and wanted to go up the mountain.Grandma Liu wanted to stop her, but seeing Jia Zhuo so happy, her heart softened.I had to tell Qing'er to take care of her and come back early.

"Grandma stays to look after the house, and Qing'er and I will deliver the food." Jia Zhuo thought, since we are going out, why bother to go to the back mountain after delivering the food, and grandma can save the trip. .

"It's okay, I'll deliver it, and it's just time to go to the field." Ban'er took the blue, poured the tea, picked it up, carried the farm tools on his back, and went out.

After going out and listening to Qing'er, I realized that the land at home and the back mountain are in two directions.

"One is at the east end of the village, and the other is at the west end of the village. We all call it Xiaoxishan, but it's actually not high at all, so you can climb over it casually."

Jia Zhuo listened carefully, and he could see Xiaoxi Mountain when he stayed in the yard. When he got closer, he found that it was not a mountain, just a hill, as Qinger said.

Liujia Village comes to Xiaoxi Mountain to chop firewood and pick wild vegetables. As for the prey, there is nothing else. There are some rabbits and birds, but there are no hunters in Liujia Village.Ordinary days have become their paradise.

"Why don't you dig a trap, it's good to trap some rabbits." Thinking of rabbit meat, Jia Zhuo slammed his mouth, feeling deeply regretful.

"There used to be, but when a few children picking wild vegetables got trapped in, the village head led people to fill in the traps, and no one was allowed to dig any more." Qing'er followed her elder brother a few times, and she also asked Hearing Jia Zhuo ask the same question now, he was happy to show off, and quickly answered.

"So it's like this?" Jia Zhuo understood that there were no hunting/guns in this era, so he could only shoot arrows or dig traps.Which plain farmer learns archery instead of farming, and digging traps and releasing animal traps is easy to hurt people. Thinking about it this way, there is really no good way to deal with them.