Ba Zong's rural life [farming]

When the corn is taken home, the husks are peeled off and put in the kitchen as fuel. The corn is placed on the fence to dry. When the corn kernels become loose, they can be peeled off and dried thoroughly, and then taken to the mill to be ground into crumbs. Or cornmeal is used for storage, and it can be fed to chickens, ducks or people.

The corn stalks in the field have to be cut back to make firewood, otherwise it will cause waste if it rots in the field, and it will affect the cultivation of the next season.

Ruan Xishi took advantage of the evening sun when the sun was not high and went to the slope to chop off the corn stalks. The knife was cut from the root of the corn seedlings, and the whole tree was chopped off, placed horizontally on bamboo strips and tied up, and then brought home. Put it in the firewood room and burn it slowly later.

The corn stalks in the field are all cut, and only the peanut seedlings are left. After the peanuts mature, the peanut seedlings will gradually wither. If the peanuts are not harvested for a period of time, the peanut seedlings will rot. If it happens to be cloudy and rainy, the peanuts in the soil will germinate, and they cannot be used for oil extraction.

July and August are thunderstorm seasons again, and heavy rain falls as soon as it is said. If the sky is hazy at night and stars cannot be seen, it proves that it is going to rain heavily.

Old people are most sensitive to changes in the weather. That day when Ruan Xishi went to pick vegetables in the vegetable field, the passing grandmother said to him: "Shizai, your peanuts should be pulled out. It will rain heavily in two days."

Shi Zai took a look at the sky, it was really cloudy, it was a sign of rain, he thanked Grandma, and said to Lu Ze after returning home: "Brother Lu Ze, I will go to the field tomorrow morning to pull the peanuts, Grandma said two days ago It's going to rain, if I don't pull it out, I'm afraid that the peanut seedlings will be flooded and rot, and the peanuts will germinate in the ground."

Lu Ze nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go with you tomorrow."

The weather on the second day was indeed a bit gloomy, but it was just right to pluck the peanuts without being exposed to the sun.When Ruan Xishi went out, she brought two small benches, a piece of wood, a hatchet, and a shovel. Seeing that he was carrying so many things, Lu Ze handed him the water bottle in his hand, and took it from him. tool.

With a light shoulder on Ruan Xishi, all the things went to Lu Ze, and he said, "I'll just pick it out."

Lu Ze put the hat on his head, and said with a smile, "You are not afraid that the pole will crush your shoulders, and you will never grow taller again."

Ruan Xishi touched his head when he heard the words. He didn't think he was short before, because people in the village were generally not tall. It wasn't until he saw Lu Ze's height that he realized that he was so short compared to Lu Ze, so he couldn't help but care. Think about your height.

So it became Lu Ze picking things up, while Ruan Xishi walked towards the slope with two small benches in one hand and two bottles of water in the other.

Everyone knows that it will rain in two days, so they all focus on pulling peanuts today. Villagers pulling peanuts can be seen everywhere in the slope. Those who are close can even chat loudly while pulling peanuts. Chatting with a few pieces of land, the slope is full of people talking, so lively.

Seeing that Ruan Xishi and Lu Ze also came to pull peanuts, the villagers exchanged a few words with them, for example:

"Shizi, are you here to pull the peanuts too?"

"I didn't expect Ah Ze to look decent when carrying a pole. Shizi, you really found a treasure."

"If Shizai were a girl, it would be just right to live with A Zeding for the rest of his life, haha."

It was originally just a harmless joke between acquaintances, but Ruan Xishi felt guilty when he heard it. He wanted to live with Lu Ze for the rest of his life, but he was a man, and Lu Ze was also a man. If two men can't get married, how can they live together? Woolen cloth?

Thinking of this, he felt very sorry, and could only look at Lu Ze absent-mindedly.

Lu Ze noticed Ruan Xishi's focused gaze, and he heard the jokes from the villagers just now. What he thought was that even if Ruan Xishi wasn't a girl, he could still be with him for life.When his one-year vacation is over, he will bring Ruan Xishi home and let his family know him, then he can go abroad to get a certificate for the wedding.

However, he didn't dare to tell others that the people in the village had a feudal mindset and certainly couldn't understand the existence of homosexuality. Speaking out would only make people look at them in a strange light and talk about them.

He doesn't care about gossip, anyway, he is not from here, he has no feelings for this place, he will leave as soon as the time is up, and he may never set foot here again, no matter what the villagers say about him, he will not listen to him, his heart will be don't bother.

But Ruan Xishi is different. He grew up here, and the villagers are like relatives to him. He naturally has feelings for them. Being talked about and despised by relatives will definitely make him very painful. Even if he leaves in the future, he will always be sad.

The two of them could only ignore other people's jokes, pretend not to care, went to the field, Ruan Xishi pulled out a few rows of peanuts, put the stool in the field, put the wood next to the pulled out peanut seedlings, and said to Lu Ze : "I'll pull out the peanuts, Brother Lu Ze, you are responsible for cutting off the peanut seedlings."

As he spoke, he put a bunch of peanut seedlings on the wood, raised the hatchet and cut it down, cutting through the middle of the peanut seedlings.

This is done to save space. Peanut leaves are easy to rot and are not suitable for fuel. Instead of taking them home, it is better to cut them off and let them rot in the ground for fertilizer. Only the roots are left for easy handling when picking peanuts. It grows, and the roots are relatively hard, more resistant to burning than the branches and leaves, and not easy to rot, so it is still very good to save as fuel.

Lu Ze nodded, sat on the wooden bench and imitated Ruan Xishi's action just now, chopping off the remaining peanut seedlings one by one, while Ruan Xishi kept pulling out the peanut seedlings in front, put the chopped peanut roots into the dustpan and folded them , When it is full, pick it up and put it home.

Pulling out peanuts is different from picking corn. It takes more strength and the soil is firm. Pulling out is not very smooth. Sometimes the seedlings are broken and you have to dig them with a shovel. So even with Lu Ze's help, the peanuts in this five-point field will Still kept them busy for two days.

On the night after plucking the peanuts, it really rained heavily. Ruan Xishi and Lu Ze worked together to move the peanuts and corn that were drying outside to the corner of the stairs and put them away. It also wants to run wild on it, driving it back to the living room dumbfounded, and letting it sleep in the house for the past few nights.

It was raining for the next few days, Ruan Xishi looked at the white rain outside, and said happily: "Fortunately, we took back the corn and peanuts in time, otherwise the corn and peanuts would have rotted in the ground after the rain for the next few days. "

Lu Ze nodded: "Yes, the rain probably won't stop for a while."

Although he couldn't go out to work because of the heavy rain, Ruan Xishi was not idle and stayed at home on rainy days. He plucked the peanuts from their roots one by one and put them in dustpans and baskets until the weather cleared When the sun comes out, take it out to dry, and then it can be used to extract oil.

Picking peanuts is not an easy task, because the workload is too much, and the fingers may be scratched by the roots of the peanuts. Ruan Xishi doesn't care, but Lu Ze has never done this kind of work, and he is afraid that he will not be able to bear it. Bitter, I came here for fear that he would feel dirty.

But Lu Ze didn't think so. He saw Ruan Xishi holding a crop of peanuts, picking them from the root, repeating this action, looking focused and serious, as if it was an extremely enjoyable thing, so he followed suit. Ruan Xi started to do it.

There are too many peanut seedlings, and even if they are picked from morning to night, they cannot be finished in one day. Ruan Xishi is also aware of this, so she is not in a hurry. She eats when it is time to eat, sleeps when it is time to sleep, and watches TV as usual at night. .

The freshly pulled peanuts are still very tender. At this time, put the whole shell in the pot and cook it with salt water. It will taste pink. If you wait a few days for the water to evaporate and cook it again, even if the peanuts are cooked, they will still be tender. Crunchy and raw, the taste is much worse.

Ruan Xishi remembered that Lu Ze liked to eat boiled peanuts in salt water, so after cooking the vegetables at night, he removed the fire to the original cooking stove, poured the cleaned fresh peanuts into it, poured in the water soaked on the surface, added A few spoonfuls of salt, boiled with simmering.

After eating, the peanuts were ripe, Ruan Xishi poured them into a basket to drain, and then brought them to the living room, where he could eat peanuts while watching TV at night.

Ruan Xishi and Lu Ze sat on the sofa and ate peanuts while discussing the content of the TV program, talking and laughing, Xiao Hui was curious about what was shown on the TV at first, and was also very interested in the peanuts they ate. I couldn't understand and couldn't eat, so I just took a nap at the foot of the coffee table without interest.

Because of the rain, people are too lazy to go out to buy vegetables, so in the past two days, the sellers who went to the village to sell things sold particularly well.It is precisely because it is inconvenient for people to go out to buy vegetables on rainy days, so the salesman not only does not rest in this weather, but is even busier. The goods on his car are twice as much as usual, but they are all sold out every time. , earning more money than usual, he enjoys going back and forth between the various villages, and hears his cries early in the morning every day until the evening when the sky is getting dark.

Ruan Xishi was too lazy to go out to buy meat. He heard the voice of the salesman, put down the peanuts in his hand, washed his hands, took the money and asked Lu Ze: "I'll buy some pork ribs and come back to steam the peanuts. Brother Lu Ze, what do you want to eat?" food?"

Lu Ze has been raised by Ruan Xishi so that he is not picky eaters. I don't know if he is tired of eating delicacies from mountains and seas, so he eats the country fried dishes with gusto, or Ruan Xishi's cooking is so delicious that he eats it even if he eats it. I feel relish when I look at the things I hate the most, anyway, I can eat anything.

He said to Ruan Xishi who was about to go out to buy vegetables with an umbrella: "It's all right, just watch and buy."

Ruan Xishi called the passing salesman to stop, and bought two ribs from him, and the salesman cut them up for him and packed them, chatting enthusiastically with him.

"It's raining so hard. I don't know how many people's peanuts have been flooded. Have you harvested all your peanuts?"

Ruan Xishi replied: "It's all collected, it was collected before it rained."

The salesman smiled and said, "That's good, all right. It's 15 yuan in total. Do you want anything else? Would you like some green vegetables? You don't want to go to the vegetable field to pick vegetables in such a heavy rain. You can't just eat meat." Oh."

Ruan Xishi paid the money and said with a smile: "No need, vegetables are growing in front of the house. I'll just pick a few melon seedlings and go home. Take your time."

Saying goodbye to the salesman, Ruan Xishi picked a bunch of pumpkin seedlings in front of the house and went back. Pumpkin seedlings grow fast on rainy days, and the pumpkin seedlings are fat and tender, and they are best eaten after frying.

Ruan Xishi peeled a plate of peanuts at noon, put the marinated ribs on top, poured oil and salt sauce, and steamed in the rice cooker.Lu Ze was still picking peanuts, while Ruan Xishi was in charge of cooking. He tore off the skin of the melon seedlings, folded them into sections as long as a knuckle, washed them, patted them with garlic and fried them together.

The steamed fresh peanuts are glutinous and glutinous. It has a bit of sweetness, and it also has the taste of oil, salt and pork ribs. It tastes very good. There are a few peanuts in the rice, put it in your mouth and chew together , Even the rice has a fragrance.

Lu Ze was very satisfied with this new dish. He was even full of expectations for his future life, and he didn't know how many cooking skills Ruan Xishi would show him.

The author has something to say:

Lu Ze: Well, actually, I've already decided to get married.