Ba Zong's rural life [farming]

The rainy season in summer came too suddenly, and the downpour fell as soon as it was said. After school, Ruan Xishi looked at the vast rain curtain, and suddenly felt a little lucky that he had brought an umbrella.

It was still when he was going out this morning that Lu Ze called to him, put the umbrella in his hand, and said that it would rain today and asked him to take it.

Speaking of which, people in the village rely on nature to survive, and they are very sensitive to natural laws and weather changes. They can predict when the sun will rise and when it will rain, but they didn't expect Lu Ze to also watch the weather.

But Ruan Xishi was very glad that she listened to Lu Ze and brought an umbrella, otherwise she would have to wait for the rain to clear up, or would have to trouble Lu Ze to give him an umbrella.

Because of the sudden rain, many parents came to pick up their children with umbrellas. As a teacher, Ruan Xishi naturally had to wait for the students to leave the classroom safely before going home.

Ten minutes later, almost all the students in the classroom were picked up by their parents. Ruan Xishi closed the doors and windows of the classroom, and the strong wind and rain blew in and wet the desks and chairs. After doing all this, he found a girl standing at the door of the classroom. I was trembling looking at the rain screen and worrying.

Ruan Xishi knew this girl. Although she didn't have much sense of presence in the class, as a teacher, he was obliged to understand every student, so he also had a general idea of ​​her family's situation.

She is the eldest of her family. She has two younger brothers. The older one has not yet reached school age, and the younger one has just learned to walk. Most of the time, I wait for her to bring it. If she goes to class, then my mother and grandma have to stay at home to take care of my brother. It will rain so much, and no one is willing to find time to bring her an umbrella.

Ruan Xishi also heard that she will not be able to go to school after this semester, she has to stay at home to help with work and take care of the children, and her family agrees that it is useless for a girl to study too much, and she will still have to marry in the future As a child, it is enough to know a few words, and the money for her education must be reserved for her two younger brothers to go to school.

The backward village is like this, poor and ignorant, patriarchal, vicious circle, he sighs, but there is no way to change it, which is also a kind of sadness.

Ruan Xishi walked over, the girl found him and hurriedly made way for him, the rain outside was still falling, and there was no intention of stopping, Ruan Xishi asked her: "Did your family give you an umbrella yet?"

The girl replied in a low voice: "I guess it's not so fast, grandma and grandma are very busy."

Ruan Xishi frowned: "Then how do you go back?"

The girl smiled dryly and said, "I'll wait a little longer, and I'll go home when the rain lessens. Mr. Ruan, please go first."

Ruan Xishi felt that the rain would only get heavier and heavier. If the girl waited like this, she probably wouldn't be able to go home after school in the afternoon, let alone go home for lunch now.

He asked: "Where is your home, do you want me to take you back?"

The girl shook her head quickly: "My home is at the head of the village. It's a long way to go. It's just two ends from the teacher's house. It's too troublesome. I'll just figure out a way myself."

Ruan Xishi looked at her slender shoulders, the clothes were patched a few times, they were very flimsy, she would definitely catch a cold if she continued like this.He resolutely put the umbrella in the girl's hand, and said to her: "You go home with my umbrella first, there is no way to wait like this, you will catch a cold."

The girl refused again and again: "How can this be done? If you give me the umbrella, you won't be able to go home."

Ruan Xishi patted her head and said: "It's okay, the teacher is a man, it doesn't matter if it rains a little, and the teacher's house is closer than yours, so you can go home."

Under Ruan Xishi's repeated urging, the girl bit her lips tightly, with tears of gratitude in her eyes, and after bowing to Ruan Xishi incessantly, she opened the umbrella and walked into the rain.

Ruan Xishi watched her thin figure staggering in the rain, and sighed silently, he could only do this.

He glanced at the majestic rain, thought that Lu Ze was still at home waiting for him to go back to eat, so he covered his head with his hands, and ran in the direction of home.

When he got back to the door, his whole body was drenched by the rain, water was dripping from the tips of his hair, and even his fingers were a little cold, trembling when he took the key to open the door.

He opened the door and walked in, facing Lu Ze who had come out of the room after hearing the sound, he called brother Lu Ze with some guilt.

Seeing that he was like a drowned chicken, Lu Ze immediately frowned, called him over, and asked, "Didn't I ask you to bring an umbrella this morning? Why are you still drenched like this, and you're not afraid of catching a cold?"

Ruan Xishi trotted into the room, took a dry towel to wipe her hair, and said tremblingly: "A student didn't bring an umbrella, and his family didn't have time to pick it up, so I gave her the umbrella."

Lu Ze didn't know whether to blame him or praise him: "So you ran back in such a heavy rain?"

It was the first time Ruan Xishi saw him angry, she felt a little apprehensive, and whispered, "I'm afraid you'll wait too long."

Seeing his limp look, Lu Ze couldn't bear to blame him again, sighed and said to him, "Go and change into clean clothes, do you want to take a hot bath, I'll boil water for you."

Ruan Xishi didn't want him to be busy because she was busy, so she stopped him and said, "No need, I'll drink a few sips of hot water later, and then sleep. Brother Lu Ze, you can eat first, don't wait for me."

The food was already a bit cold, so Lu Ze put it in the pot to heat it up again, and waited for Ruan Xishi to change clothes and come out before eating together.

After dinner, Ruan Xishi took the initiative to clean up the dishes, and went back to the house to take a nap after he was done with work. He fell asleep almost as soon as he lay down. People are tired and sleepy.

He thought it might be due to thirst, so he didn't take this reaction to heart, took another umbrella and went to school.

The rain is still falling, and the classroom has become wet. Because the doors and windows are closed, the air inside is a bit stuffy, and the light is not good, which makes people feel very uncomfortable.

Ruan Xishi taught the students the nine-to-nine multiplication table, and arranged some calculation formulas for them to practice. She took advantage of this meeting to sit on a chair and rest for a while, and she was not energetic.

He was often sick when he was a child, so when the symptoms became more and more serious, he knew he had a cold, but he still insisted on finishing the afternoon classes.

During recess, the girl at noon came up, took the neatly wiped and folded umbrella back to him, and thanked him again.

Ruan Xishi smiled at her and asked, "Did you get wet at noon?"

The girl shook her head: "No, the teacher's umbrella is very big, thank you teacher."

Ruan Xishi nodded in reassurance.

When school was over, the rain finally eased, Ruan Xishi breathed a sigh of relief, and walked home holding an umbrella.

Passing by a family's yard, Ruan Xishi saw a mulberry tree planted to protect the courtyard, so she picked a handful of mulberry leaves and brought them home.

Mulberry leaf soup can reduce fever and treat colds. When he was a child, he had a low fever. Grandpa would not let him take western medicine. If he took too much western medicine, there would be side effects. He would cook him a pot of mulberry leaf soup and let him drink it slowly for a few days. Enough.

Seeing him tinkering with pots and pans in the kitchen as soon as he got home, Lu Ze walked in and asked, "Are you going to cook now?"

Ruan Xishi shook his head weakly, and replied, "I'll make some mulberry leaf soup first."

Lu Ze thought it was some kind of country snack, and looked up curiously: "What is mulberry leaf soup?"

Ruan Xishi got angry and explained to him: "This should be regarded as a traditional Chinese medicine. It cures wind-heat and cold, improves eyesight and moistens lungs."

"How do you eat this well..." Lu Ze remembered that he was caught in the rain at noon today, and immediately realized it, and asked nervously, "Do you have a cold?"

Ruan Xishi nodded slightly, then shook his head again: "No big problem, just a little dizzy, just drink hot soup and sleep again."

It's so easy to catch a cold and have a fever. Lu Ze was full of doubts when he heard this. He squatted down and touched his forehead with his hand. It was really hot. He frowned and said, "You have a fever, let's go to the doctor. , is there a clinic in the village?"

When Ruan Xishi was touched by Lu Ze on his forehead, he felt that Lu Ze's body temperature was a little comfortable. He was greedy for a while, but he didn't move Lu Ze's hand on it, and replied, "There is a village doctor, but don't bother, I'll drink some medicine Soup is ready."

Lu Ze felt that he was reluctant to part with the money for medical treatment and insisted on dragging him to see the village doctor. Although Ruan Xishi was sick, he was also very stubborn when he was stubborn, so Lu Ze couldn't drag him.

Ruan Xishi said helplessly: "It's really fine. I used to have a cold and a fever. Grandpa also made a medicinal soup for me to drink."

Lu Ze said worriedly: "Then if you are still not well after dinner, we will go to the village doctor."

Ruan Xishi nodded perfunctorily, poured a bowl of freshly brewed mulberry leaf soup, drank it slowly, and asked Lu Ze to drink some too.

The mulberry leaf soup has no taste, only a faint fragrance, which is not as unacceptable as traditional Chinese medicine. After drinking a large bowl, Lu Ze felt that the cold and dampness on the surface and inside the body had been dispelled a lot.

Ruan Xishi held the bowl and drank it slowly. The hot air hit his face, making his fair face a little red. For some reason, Lu Ze thought of the word "human face peach blossom", and felt pity for him even more.

After drinking the medicinal soup, without waiting for Ruan Xishi to clean up the residue, Lu Ze scooped up a bucket of hot water for him, mixed some well water, carried him to the bathroom, and urged him to take a hot bath.

Ruan Xishi was exhausted due to a cold, and Lu Ze was worried that he would fall down while taking a bath, so he asked him if he wanted to help him wash. Ruan Xishi heard Lu Ze say that he wanted to help him take a bath, and shook his head in embarrassment, "I can do it myself." .”

Lu Ze was still worried. When Ruan Xishi was taking a bath inside, he stood guard outside the door so that he could pay attention to what was going on inside.

After taking a hot bath, Ruan Xishi felt much more relaxed. He wanted to wash the two sets of clothes he changed today, but was stopped by Lu Ze, who told him to go into the room quickly and sleep.

Ruan Xishi had no choice but to give up. He happened to feel sleepy too, so he thought it would be okay to save the clothes until tomorrow to wash, so he obediently went back to his room to sleep.

Lu Ze waited for him to go to bed, and started to prepare dinner. Considering that Ruan Xishi was ill, when cooking, he picked light ones to cook, steamed the pork in a rice cooker, and cooked loofah soup. He couldn't eat eggs when he had a cold. So there is no egg in the loofah soup.

After the meal was ready, the sky was getting dark and it was raining and it got dark early. Seeing that it was almost time, Lu Ze knocked on Ruan Xishi's room door and called him out for dinner.

After knocking a few times but no one opened the door, Lu Ze was a little worried, and called Ruan Xishi's name a few times at the door, but Ruan Xishi didn't respond.

Ruan Xishi fell into a deep sleep, his head was heavy and dull, he seemed to hear someone calling him, but he couldn't respond, like a ghost pressing a bed, his body couldn't move.

Lu Ze was afraid that he would faint from the burn, so he opened the door and walked in without saying a word. Fortunately, Ruan Xishi was not used to locking the door when he was sleeping, otherwise Lu Ze might pry the door.

There was no light in the room, it was pitch black, Lu Ze fumbled by the door for a long time before he found the switch, turned on the light, and saw that the bed was quiet.

He strode over and lifted up the mosquito net, only to see Ruan Xishi curled up on the bed with an unnaturally red face, looking very uncomfortable.

Lu Ze touched his forehead, only to feel that it was hotter than before. It seemed that the cold was severe, and he felt that he could not drag it on any longer. He had to take Ruan Xishi to see a doctor at the village doctor.

When he pushed Ruan Xi who was trapped in the nightmare, he kept calling his name: "Little Ruan, wake up, we have to see a doctor, otherwise the fever will get worse."

Ruan Xishi was pushed a few times by him, and finally woke up from the drowsy sleep. He opened his eyelids with difficulty, and hummed weakly: "Brother Lu Ze, I feel bad..."

Lu Ze helped him up and coaxed him, "Hey, I'll take you to see a doctor, and it won't hurt after seeing the doctor."

The author has something to say:

patriarchal