man of oz

After breakfast and a bunch of sweet longan, Nongzijian suppressed his shock.

It was dark when I arrived here last night, and I couldn’t see many scenery clearly. Now the weather is clear, and the scenery of the mountains can be seen at a glance. Standing in front of the gate, Nongzijian took a deep breath of the fresh air of nature. Air.

Bunches of green grapes hang down from the vine rack in front of the door, and you can pick them with your hand. Nongzi Jian picked one, wiped it with his clothes twice, and threw it into his mouth. It was sour.

"The grapes are still sour. There are longan and peaches beside the vegetable garden." Lu Yuege handed him a vegetable basket for him to pick.

Nongzijian happily took the vegetable basket, and stopped after only two steps. Under the eaves, there were clothes, trousers and sheets to dry, including his own.

"Cough, why did you wash my clothes too?" You even washed your underpants together, or by hand... I'm so embarrassed, Nongzijian scratched his head.

"What's the matter? Didn't you also wash my clothes when I was hospitalized?" Lu Yuege continued to pack the sundries in his hands with a nonchalant expression. Rub and wash gently.

"Hey, can this be the same?" Nongzijian secretly decided that after taking a shower at night, he would wash and dry his clothes directly.

Nongzijian took the vegetable basket and walked to the vegetable garden. The vegetable garden was under the grain drying field in front of the stone house. The area was about one-fifth of the land. There was a circle of roses and mulberry trees around it. Roses are evergreen shrubs, lush and thorny. Chickens and ducks burrow into it to eat vegetables, and there is a banana tree next to it, with a few clusters of green and heavy bananas hanging down from the broad leaves.

There are many kinds of vegetables in the vegetable garden, such as water spinach, bitter hemp vegetable, chard, leek, green onion, pepper, tomato, sweet potato, taro, eggplant, papaya, pumpkin, wax gourd, zucchini, water melon and so on.

There are more than a dozen fruit trees planted in the large open space on the right side of the vegetable garden, and there are quite a few varieties. Lu Yuege stood under a large fruit tree and said, "These are pear trees, and the fruit is still a little sour now. You can eat them like this in August." gone."

"Is it delicious? I've only eaten pears and the like, but I've never seen this kind."

"It's okay. It's not as delicious as Sydney and Fragrant pears. The skin of sand pears is astringent, so we all have to peel them and eat them."

"How many years have these sand pear trees been? They are all this tall."

"My grandfather planted it for more than 30 years," Lu Yuege said when the two walked under a persimmon tree, "and these persimmon trees were also planted at that time."

The land on the mountain originally belonged to their family. Grandpa had planted trees here when he was still alive. Later, my father brought my mother and him to settle here.

"Is the persimmon cake you brought with you at the beginning of winter vacation made of the persimmons from these trees?" Nongzijian asked, looking up at the egg-sized green fruits on the tree.

Every year when the winter vacation starts, Lu Yuege will bring Nongzijian a box of special products, bacon, sausage, bamboo shoots, dried mushrooms and honey. Nongzijian's favorite is this persimmon cake.At the beginning of summer vacation, there will be a big bag of dried longan, which my mother likes most when I take it home.

"Well, I'll make it for you this year." Lu Yuege said.

The persimmons were ripe during the Mid-Autumn Festival. At that time, Lu Yuege was still in school. The making of persimmon cakes was not complicated, but it took a lot of time. In the past two years, Meng Renfeng had been asked to help them make them.

Sand pears and persimmons are not yet ripe, but there are also loquats and longan that Lu Yuege planted himself when he was a child.When he was in middle school, he followed the method in the book to graft fruit trees. The grafted fruit trees were indeed fruitful and sweet.

The loquats have passed the ripening period, only some yellow fruits are still hanging on the high branches, and most of the ripe fruits have fallen into the grass under the trees.Many birds were pecking at the fruit on the tree and on the ground. As soon as they approached, a large group of birds flapped their wings and flew to other trees.

The loquat tree is a small tree, not tall, and the branches are not thick, so Lu Yuege climbed over to pick it from the pear tree next to it.

The longan is at the ripening stage at this time, and a string of longan is full of trees, bending the branches, and each of the yellow-brown fruits is much larger than the thumb of an adult man.

Nongzijian reached out and picked a few. The peeled flesh was crystal clear. He threw the whole one into his mouth and chewed it. It was sweet, and then spit out the core. He ate it and picked it into the basket.

"Longan is hot, so don't eat too much." Lu Yuege picked some peaches and longan with a woven bag, "Pick some back and wash and eat. Let's wait down the mountain and see how the rice and corn grow."

"Isn't it too late to go now? I should have woken up earlier..." Nongzijian felt a little embarrassed. He even boasted that he could do any rough work, but he slept in late the first morning.

"It's not to harvest, but to go for a walk first to see if it's ripe."

Today is the first day back, so don't be in a hurry to go to the field, Lu Yuege plans to take Nongzijian to have fun for a few days.

During the two full months of summer vacation, Nongzijian will stay here until the start of school, Lu Yuege is very happy, they will have two months of alone time.

Since the time is so long, it is natural to plan carefully, he wants to present all the good things in front of the person he likes.

Although Nongzijian grew up in the city, he has always been rough and used to it, so there is no need for Lu Yuege to pamper him, uh... Of course, at present, he simply can't notice it.

The fields to be seen were scattered at the foot of the nearby mountain, not too far away. Lu Yuege filled two large bottles of water and some fruits and put them in the back basket.

"Why do you still wear a coat? It's so hot." Nongzijian said while holding the coat that Lu Yuege gave him, "Are you afraid of getting sunburned, so you have to cover it like a girl, tsk tsk, no wonder you are so white .”

He obviously grew up in this big mountain, and still does farm work, yet he is not tanned, but still so white. Is this a human being? Didn’t he become a fairy?

In fact, the mountains and rivers here nourish people, and Lu Yuege is born with fair skin and good physical fitness, so his skin is rosy. The only disadvantage is that he is prone to sunburn. After being exposed to the hot sun for a long time, his skin will turn red and peel off, so the sun is strong When you are in the sun, wear long-sleeved trousers to cover it well.

"It will hurt your skin if you get too sunburnt. If you don't wear it, you'll just wait until the skin peels off." Lu Yuege took out two pairs of 99-style high-waisted training shoes, a pair of size 43 for Nongzi Jian, and he sat on a low stool Tie your shoelaces, "Wearing long trousers and long sleeves can also prevent grass cuts and mosquito bites. Aren't you afraid of snakes? If you walk through places with a lot of grass, you can also prevent it."

Hearing this, Nongzijian stopped talking nonsense immediately, put on his coat and trousers honestly, and tightened his trousers.

The jacket is Lu Yuege's middle school school uniform. The school uniform is very loose, so Nongzijian is also suitable for wearing it.

Lu Yuege also went to the field below the vegetable garden to pick some shrub branches and leaves, green double-numbered pinnate leaves, buds on the top, and five petals of yellow flowers in full bloom. He inserted Nongzi's sword into the upper of his shoe and put it in his pocket , "This is used to prevent snakes. We call it wild lentils, and it is also called She Miemen. Snakes will run away when they smell this smell."

"Is there such a god?" Nongzijian was a little suspicious.

"The ancestors said that all things grow and restrain each other." Lu Yuege smiled and inserted a bunch of yellow flowers into his ear, "Many people in the village have planted this kind of plant to prevent snakes, let's go."

After getting things ready, the two led the horse and went down the mountain with two big dogs.

The weather is fine, sunny, cloudless, and the temperature is not too high.

Peanuts and cassava were planted alternately in the higher mud and sand. Lu Yuege plucked a peanut and shook off the soil. Most of the yellowish-white shells were not yet hard and ripe. He picked a few riper ones and handed them to Nongzijian. "Try it. The peanuts won't mature until August or so. Then pull some and cook them. The tender salted peanuts are delicious."

Nongzijian peeled off the shell, then tossed the pink peanut kernels into his mouth and chewed them. It tasted different from the sun-dried ones, tender and sweet.

The rice was planted at the foot of the mountain, closer to the river ditch. The two stood on the ridge of the field. The rice was golden and slightly green, and Lu Yuege said that it would take more than ten days before it could be harvested.

This paddy field is not the one that Nongzijian has seen before, with good growth and heavy yellow and orange ears. It seems that it has been spoiled by some animals. It has been gnawed unevenly, and a large area is bald on the right , There are many large and small footprints on the ground.

"There have been a lot of wild boars in the past few years, and there was no one at home during this time, so they were ruined a lot." Lu Yuege said.

There was still a lot of water in the field, so Lu Yuege used a hoe to make a gap in the ridge to release water.

"Why do you want to open a gap? You still have wild boars here?" Nongzijian felt sorry for the poor rice harvest, but was also excited about the possibility of seeing wild boars.

"Drain the water inside, the field will be drier during harvesting, and it will be easy to dry the millet. Wild boars, there are many mountains and trees here, and it is far away from human habitation. There are still a lot of wild animals. Look at the two cobras this morning. Isn’t it that big? There are many snakes here, and the most poisonous ones are corona snakes. Don’t be afraid when I’m here. Generally, snakes don’t attack people. Didn’t I break some wild lentils and put them back in the morning? won't come into the house."

He broke off a few branches about two meters long, tied a plastic bag to the top of the branch, and then inserted the other end into the soil. Nongzijian guessed that it was used to drive away some small animals.

"Wild boars are very fierce. Male boars have tusks. Their fur is very hard and they are very aggressive. A few years ago, some people in the village were attacked by wild boars and were seriously injured. If you see wild boars, don't provoke them." If you are angry with them, run away and climb up a tree."

"In addition to poisonous snakes and wild boars, there are forest musk deer, pheasants, partridges, pangolins, monkeys, squirrels, and some birds with beautiful feathers. Civet cats and leopard cats are relatively difficult to see. The last time I saw them, I also took a photo for you, but unfortunately it was blurred. I saw tigers when I was very young, but my dad said I must be dazzled. The tigers here have been extinct as early as the 80s. I did later I never saw a tiger again, maybe I was wrong.”

"Going deep into the forest, you can see many animals, but they are relatively more dangerous, not to mention poisonous insects and snakes. There are also swamps in some places, which are the places that are said in the book and it is difficult to get up again. Kind of, when you are alone, you must never run around, you know."

Lu Yuege even walked and said that he was working as a qualified tour guide along the way, and the primitive mountains and forests were full of dangers. Since he brought the Nongzi sword, he naturally wanted to take him out intact and safe.

Nongzijian listened carefully. Although he was physically fit and courageous, he still followed the principle of doing as the Romans do.

Walking to a corn field, Lu Yuege let the horses graze, then took out two urea bags from the back basket, handed one to Nongzi Jian and said, "Let's break two bags of corn and send them to my brother. He came back to eat with a few ducks."

Corn is not a staple food here, except that they will choose some good ones to grind, cook some polenta occasionally, or grind them into powder to make some corn cakes for children as snacks. Leave it as fodder for your own livestock.

"How many ducks are enough for two sacks of corn?"

"Not enough, but I also have investment in these ducks. As the boss, I can eat as much as I want." Lu Yuege smiled, "There is meat to eat by hugging the boss's thigh."

"Awesome, hug!" Nongzijian admired Lu Yuege very much. He worked two jobs and invested in raising ducks. He was hardworking, willing to endure hardships, and smart. He was really amazing and worthy of admiration.

Nongzijian started to experience rural life today, and he did a decent job.Hold the bag and stand in the middle of the two rows of corn stalks, peel off the corn leaves and break them off from the root, throw them into the bag, and then continue to break off another one.

The field was overgrown with weeds, the corn stalks were taller than a person, and he was wearing thick clothes. After only two rounds, the back of Nongzi's sword was soaked.Lu Yuege brought him water, the water was boiled with medicinal herbs, which has the effect of relieving heat.

"Are you tired? Do you want to take a break?" Lu Yuege asked.

"I'm not tired, it's just a little hot, don't underestimate me, my physical strength is very good." Nongzijian wiped off his sweat and continued breaking corn.

"The physical strength is so good, then I will enslave you well."

"I've said it all, this summer vacation is up to you to squeeze." Nongzijian responded cheerfully. He was very interested in everything in the countryside, including doing farm work.

Lu Yuege intentionally lagged two steps behind him, watching him while keeping moving his hands.

Some people have known each other for a long time, and their relationship may fade, but some people will like him more and more. Looking at his tall and strong body, and his sweaty back, Lu Yuege really wanted to hug him, kiss him, and leave him alone.

It didn't take much time to break the two bags of corn. Lu Yuege pulled some grass grass from the field, tied the bag tightly, and put it on the horse's back.

It was approaching noon, and the temperature had risen a lot. The two of them drove the horse with two bags of corn on the road. There were many shrubs that were not as tall as people on this road, and there was no shade. Sweat, he wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at Lu Yuege's clean face under the brim of his hat, and asked strangely, "How come you don't sweat on such a hot day?"

"It's okay, it's not very hot now, and I don't sweat that much." Lu Yuege took out a handkerchief from the bag and handed it to him.

"Why does a big man carry a handkerchief with him, and he doesn't sweat in such a hot day? He's really immortal, with icy muscles and jade bones." Nongzijian used two idioms indiscriminately, and stared at Lu Yuege with a smirk , "I really doubt..."

"It's very useful to have a handkerchief. As for—" Lu Yuege smiled evilly, and stretched out his hand to grab the opponent's hand and press it against her. "It seems that your memory is not good. Come on, review it."

Nongzijian seemed to be stung by a bee, jumped away in an instant, shook his hand fiercely, and said, "Wow! The gentleman wants me to touch your boss and second!"

"Oh~ so...you want to talk?" Lu Yuege smiled.

"Bah, bah, bah! Why are you so dirty!"

Lu Yuege brushed back the hair that was blown to her face by the wind, and put the straw hat on her head, "You always doubt me, and it hurts my masculinity. Of course, I have to prove it to you."

The matter of catching/birds was started by Lu Yuege in the Nongzi Sword Tune-play, so Lu Yuege doesn't blush or heartbeat when doing it now.

Nongzijian was annoyed, every time he was teased, how could he not have a long memory?