Ba Zong's rural life [farming]

The weather was fine all day today. After taking a nap, Ruan Xishi left the house to build a duck shed outside.

The land in the countryside is the least valuable. The land allocated to each household, excluding those who build houses, there is still a large piece of open space around them for their own use.Some built carports, some built cow sheds and pig sheds, some raised chickens and ducks in pens, and some grew vegetables and fruit trees.

There is also an open space of [-] square meters outside Ruan Xishi's house. His grandfather used to open a vegetable field outside to grow some melons and beans, but that vegetable field was ruined because of his grandfather's funeral last winter. It is true that not a single blade of grass can grow in spring.

Ruan Xishi walked around the open space twice, and decided to build a duck shed around the drainage ditch, so that the daily wastewater flowing out of the patio would pass through the duck shed, where the ducks could play, and it was not harmful chemical wastewater anyway.

He took a branch and drew a rough circle on the ground, one side was against the wall, and on the other three sides he planned to build a few wooden stakes and surround it with a net woven from bamboo strips to shelter the ducks from the wind and rain.

With a general idea, the rest is easy. Ruan Xishi only needs to prepare the materials for building the duck shed before the duck cubs grow up.

Lu Ze was woken up by the sound of knocking and knocking outside. He woke up from a nap and the sun was already in the west. When Ruan Xi was not in the courtyard, the door of the yard was ajar. He opened the door and went out, only to see Ruan Xishi driving piles in the corner of the house.

Lu Ze asked curiously, "Xiao Ruan, what are you going to do?"

Ruan Xishi wiped the sweat off his face, and replied, "I'm enclosing the land for building duck sheds."

He made a round of wooden stakes, put down the hammer in his hand, his tiger's mouth was numb from the shock, so he had to shake it, and then said to Lu Ze: "After the busy spring, we will go to the mountain to chop some bamboo and come back. Finish the rest."

Putting the matter of building the duck shed aside for the time being, Ruan Xi was not idle, and went home and took a shovel out to dig in the open space opposite the duck shed.

Lu Ze was puzzled and asked, "What is this?"

Ruan Xishi picked up the debris on the ground with a shovel, and there was still fertile land underneath. His grandfather had raised this land for decades, and cultivated it from the dry yellow mud into soil suitable for planting. He said to Lu Ze: " I plan to plant a few rows of loofah and beans here, and then plant a few pumpkin seedlings, so that in summer, I can get fresh vegetables without going too far."

Lu Ze nodded and said, "Then I will help too."

The two of them were busy until the evening, and the abandoned vegetable field reappeared in its original form, and the passing farmers saw the two of them plowing the fields in full swing, and asked casually, "Shizai, what are you planning to plant in this field?" ah?"

Ruan Xishi replied with a smile: "Plant some melons and beans, it's a waste of this land to be empty."

It is best to plant things immediately after the land is refurbished, so that the soil is still loose, which is good for the seeds to germinate. Ruan Xishi made the first plant almost ready, so he went back to the house and took out the seeds bought in the town that day, mixed some organic fertilizers, and planted the seeds on the ground inside.

He was in charge of sowing, and Lu Ze was in charge of cultivating the soil. It didn't take long for a few rows of melons to be planted. Ruan Xishi looked at the fruits of their labor. Although he could only see a few pits, Ruan Xishi had already imagined the harvest. .

Ruan Xishi said to Lu Ze: "If it doesn't rain in the future, water them in the morning and at night, and when they grow vines, we will build a fence for them."

Hearing what he said, Lu Ze also looked forward to it. Soon, this bare land will be covered with melon vines and pea seedlings, and melons and peas can be seen everywhere.

In addition to planting melons and beans at the door of the house, Ruan Xishi was not idle in the following days. He also plowed the vegetable field again and sprinkled rapeseed, because the weather was still early, and he was afraid that the spring cold would hurt the seeds and seedlings. They also took straw to cover the land, and then removed it after the weather got warmer or the vegetable seedlings grew up.

Before the planted things germinated, the village continued to sow rice seedlings one after another.

The paddy fields in the village are all connected together, and the middle is only divided by ridges. Ruan Xishi's five-fen field is close to the middle, although the area is small, it is a good location.

The paddy field allocated to Mr. Ruan in the village was in the corner. Later, when the villagers saw that he had to do farm work and teach the children in the village, the village head exchanged his own piece of land with Mr. Ruan. The middle position was also convenient. The surrounding farmers help to take care of it.

Ruan Xishi carried a shovel and separated a piece of land in the paddy field. After renovating the land, he crushed the soil little by little, and finally poured a few buckets of water from the big well in the village on it, and then used a rake to mix the soil into a mud.

Lu Ze also participated in it. Ruan Xishi didn't let him go to the fields, so he entrusted him with the work of carrying water. It was the first time Lu Ze carried a pole, but he found it more difficult than lifting weights. After standing by the side for a long time, the old man grazing cattle in the field saw it and taught him how to carry water easily.

Ruan Xishi was raking in the field with an iron rake in his hand. The requirements for the seedlings were very high. The soil had to be finely broken and even, so that the seedlings would grow well and it would be easy to pull out the seedlings.

Fortunately, at the beginning of April, the weather in the south has turned warm. Ruan Xishi rolled up his sleeves and trousers, bent over to work in the paddy field so as not to be frozen.

Lu Ze carried water and walked on the narrow field ridge, and saw a small figure of Ruan Xishi from a distance. When he got closer, Ruan Xishi raised his head to wipe his sweat, and Lu Ze realized that his face was covered with a lot of mud, probably from a rake. It splashed on the ground.

Lu Ze subconsciously thought of it like a little tabby cat that just ran wild outside and got dirty, and then greeted him and said, "Xiao Ruan, come and wash your face with water."

Ruan Xishi became informal while working, he shook his head, and said to Lu Ze: "No need, anyway, it will still get dirty after a while, why don't I wash it after I finish everything."

Seeing the dirt on his face, Lu Ze felt obsessive-compulsive, and while Ruan Xishi walked to the edge of the field, he pulled the man's arm over, took some water in one hand, wiped off the dirt on Ruan Xishi's face after wetting his hands.

Ruan Xishi was suddenly slapped in the face by Lu Ze's big hand, so frightened that he almost jumped up, and subconsciously leaned his body against Lu Ze's body so as not to fall into the mud in the field.

Lu Ze's palm was wide, with a thin callus on the palm. Even after touching cold water, the body temperature still continuously spread to Ruan Xishi's face, making his face blush.

Since he was a child, it was the first time someone besides his grandfather washed his face. Ruan Xishi couldn't help being stunned for a moment. It wasn't until Lu Ze helped him wipe off the dirt on his face and said goodbye to him that he came back to his senses. Thank you Lu Ze kindly.

In fact, it was also the first time for Lu Ze to help someone wipe his face. He has a slight obsession with cleanliness. Except for himself, everyone else is dirty. Even his little nephew's face was covered with snot, tears and saliva.

While wiping his son's nose, his sister-in-law joked with his mother: "A Ze even despises his own nephew, and he doesn't know how to get along with the person he loves in the future."

When Lu Ze heard this for the first time, what he thought was that he would definitely not find someone who was sloppy and unable to take care of himself. Even if he got old and sick in the future, he could just spend money to find a nurse to take care of him, and there was no need to do it himself.

But now he can't help but wipe Ruan Xishi's face clean, his fingers are still stained with the mud from Ruan Xishi's face, but he doesn't seem to think it's unacceptable, maybe it's because after getting along with Ruan Xishi during this time, You know that Ruan Xishi is a clean boy.

This little episode was quickly turned. Ruan Xishi poured the water picked up by Lu Ze on the plowed seedlings, and used a rake to thin the soil little by little. Only then went home together.

After returning home and still unable to rest, Ruan Xishi dug up the leftovers and mixed them with the rice bran, and divided them into two parts, one for the ducklings and one for the big chickens, while the sky was still bright.

Lu Ze washed his hands and feet, saw Ruan Xishi feeding the chickens in the chicken coop, and took the initiative to go into the kitchen to wash the pot off the stove, and then washed the rice.

During this period of time, he carefully observed Ruan Xishi's cooking process many times, and the first time he did it, he was not unfamiliar with it. When Ruan Xishi came back from feeding the chickens and ducks, he was already squatting in front of the stove and cooking.

Ruan Xishi was surprised: "Brother Lu Ze, are you cooking?"

When Lu Ze saw him come back, he called him over: "Xiao Ruan, lift the lid of the pot to see if the water I put in is suitable."

Ruan Xishi walked over suspiciously, opened the lid of the pot and looked in under the dim light, made some comparisons, and found that the ratio of rice and water was actually right.

He exclaimed: "Brother Lu Ze, you are so good, you can cook."

Lu Ze curled the corners of his mouth in favor, and said to him, "I'll just cook, you go and see what's for dinner tonight."

Ruan Xishi happily replied: "Okay, then I'll water the vegetables by the way."

The villagers who had finished their work at this point and returned home passed by Ruan Xishi's house, saw that he was still watering at this point, and asked casually, "Shizi, haven't you cooked yet?"

Ruan Xishi stopped watering, pointed at the door with a smiling face, and replied, "Someone is already cooking, so I'll water the vegetables first."

As soon as he said this, the other party realized who the cook was, and laughed repeatedly: "I'm so lucky, Shizai, the man I picked up at random can help you farm and cook for you, presumably Your grandfather couldn't bear to have you alone and helpless in the sky, so he sent Lu Ze to you."

Ruan Xishi replied shyly: "There is no such thing, the two of us just help each other and support each other."

Ruan Xishi poured the vegetables, and when she returned, she picked a Chinese cabbage from the vegetable basket, poked her head into the kitchen and asked Lu Ze, who was still lighting the fire, "Let's be jealous and eat Chinese cabbage tonight."

Lu Ze was busy lighting the fire, and replied without looking back, "Okay."

Ruan Xishi looked at the back of him cooking seriously, and the smile on his face became brighter. He was still smiling when he was eating. Seeing that he had been smiling since cooking, Lu Ze couldn't help laughing and asked him: " Xiao Ruan, what are you thinking, you look so happy?"

Ruan Xishi blushed and replied in a low voice: "I'm just very happy!"

After he finished speaking, he felt a little bit shy. He quickly changed the subject, moved the food in front of Lu Ze and said, "Brother Lu Ze, eat your food quickly. You have worked hard today, so you should eat more."

Lu Ze nodded while holding the bowl, and replied with a light smile, "Okay, you can eat too."