Ba Zong's rural life [farming]

The weather suddenly became very cold almost overnight, and the chickens, ducks, and Xiaohui raised at home were too cold to move. Ruan Xishi came out from the firewood house with a bundle of straw, some of which were spread in the chicken coop, and some Spreading in the duck shed, the small animals also knew how to keep warm. When Ruan Xishi laid the straw, he staggered up and found a comfortable place to lie down.

Because of the cold weather, the frequency of chickens and ducks laying eggs is much lower. It is almost impossible to make money by selling eggs to support the family. Fortunately, the cabbage, carrots and peppers in the field can be topped. The money can barely maintain the daily expenses.

In short, the life is still very comfortable, Ruan Xishi thought that he would not have to teach the children in the future, he could grow some crops to sell, do some small business or something, it would be the best if he could open a small shop, Lu He chooses to be responsible for the purchase of goods, he is responsible for looking at the store and selling things, he will not be very busy, but he will not have nothing to do, it may be better than the current life of daily income.

Of course, opening a store also requires funds and costs. What we can do now is to make good money.

After laying straws for the chickens and ducks, when Ruan Xishi returned home, Xiao Hui was so cold that he was listless, even unable to summon the energy to greet him.Ruan Xishi went over and patted its head, and asked it, "Do you want to make a nest too?"

Xiao Hui rubbed his nose against him and let out a whimper.

Ruan Xishi went back to the house, found a tattered cardboard box, took it out and put it at the foot of the stairs where Xiao Hui often slept, grabbed a large handful of straws and spread them on top, after spreading them, he patted the soft straws against Xiao Hui Said, "Come, lie down here."

Although Xiao Hui has long hair, it doesn't look like it's cold at all. Seeing Ruan Xishi made a nest for it, it couldn't wait to get in, turned around in the nest twice, and found a suitable place to lie down. , into a ball.

After setting up the wintering facilities for the small animals at home, Ruan Xishi took two bundles of straw outside the courtyard, put them down some distance away from the vegetable field and the duck shed, and lit a fire with a match.Dry straw is easy to burn, the fire is very strong, and it will be very hot when it is close.

Ruan Xishi stood a little far from the fire and watched the stalks burn. Some light ashes floated into the sky with the hot wind from the flames, and most of them stayed where they were.

Seeing a fire outside, Lu Ze also stepped out to look at it. Just a little closer, he felt the temperature of the fire, which made his whole body warm.

He even wanted to get a little closer to play with the fire, Ruan Xishi handed him the iron fork and said, "Brother Lu Ze, here you go, turn over the unburned straws underneath, and let the fire burn them all."

Lu Ze got the tools to play with fire, and he happily turned the unburnt straws on top, and the flames quickly licked and burned the straws.

The straw is not resistant to burning. Although it looks like a lot, it will be burnt up in less than 10 minutes. Wind, so leave the ashes outside to dry without fear of being blown everywhere by the wind.

Getting used to the temperature of the fire, he would feel very cold when he left the fire. Lu Ze shook his body and asked Ruan Xishi, "When will we buy charcoal and come back to warm up the fire?"

Ruan Xishi saw that he was only wearing a long-sleeved coat and a coat to look cool, and said to him dumbfoundingly: "You don't wear more clothes because you are afraid of the cold, who will show you looking handsome in so few?"

Lu Ze put on a handsome pose and said to Ruan Xishi, "Of course it's for you to see, to make you like me more."

Ruan Xishi shook his head helplessly: "You should wear more clothes, just relying on the fire to keep warm will develop dependence and the body's resistance will decline."

Seeing Ruan Xishi worried about him, Lu Ze couldn't bear to let him worry about him, so he obediently went into the house and put on an extra sweater.

The quality of the sweaters I bought in the town is not very good, the style is old-fashioned, and the texture of the wool is not good. Even if I wear it with a autumn coat, it feels a bit irritating. Lu Ze began to miss the big wardrobe at home. There are all kinds of woolen sweaters.

When Ruan Xi waited for Lu Ze to get dressed, he took out some money and said to Lu Ze, "I'm going to buy charcoal at Uncle Zhang's house, do you want to go?"

Lu Ze was still arranging his hair messed up by the static electricity from his sweater, when he heard this, he immediately came over and said, "I'll go with you."

Uncle Zhang's house is a little far away, it will take some time for the two of them to walk there, it's cold outside, but Ruan Xishi doesn't feel it, because with Lu Ze accompanying him, the two chatted while walking, so they don't have the mood to feel cold .

When we went to Uncle Zhang's house, Uncle Zhang happened to be chopping firewood in his yard. When he saw Ruan Xishi and Lu Ze suddenly visiting, Uncle Zhang felt a little surprised, so he quickly put down his ax and firewood and called them in.

Second Uncle Zhang enthusiastically led them into the house and asked, "Shizai, why don't you come over to Second Uncle's house when you have time? It's cold outside, so come in and have a drink of hot water."

When Ruan Xishi saw Uncle Zhang greeting them so warmly, she quickly waved her hand to express that you are welcome, and then explained the purpose of her visit.

"Didn't you burn the charcoal last time? I came here today to sell you a few catties of charcoal and go home to enjoy the fire. Do you still have any left at home?"

Uncle Zhang poured a cup of hot water for each of them, and said: "Yes, why not? I haven't bought it yet. I just moved back from the kiln. I will wait for the weather to be cold before transporting it to the town for sale. Maybe tomorrow Well, luckily you came today, all the charcoal is here, you can pick some good ones, otherwise there will only be broken ones left after tomorrow."

Ruan Xishi took the hot water and held it in her hands to cover it, and said to Uncle Zhang: "Then I want about five catties, what is the price of charcoal now?"

As soon as Second Uncle Zhang heard him asking the price, he waved his hand quickly and said, "What do you want? How many dollars do you want? Are you still going to meet your second uncle? I'll give it to you and you can just take it back and burn it. You are a child. It's not easy to live a tight life with a big man behind you."

Ruan Xishi insisted on giving money: "How can this work? You worked so hard to cut locusts on the mountain and transport them all the way to the cave. It is not easy to burn charcoal. How can I have the nerve to take your charcoal for nothing? This money You must accept it, if you don’t accept it, I won’t accept it, and I will go to the town to buy someone else’s.”

Second Uncle Zhang couldn't hold him back, and was extremely helpless: "Why are you so honest, you are as stubborn as your grandfather. Okay, okay, since you want to give me money, then I'll sell it to you for fifty cents a catty."

Fifty cents can actually be regarded as a loss-making price. Ruan Xishi certainly cannot accept this price, but he is afraid that if he does not agree, Second Uncle Zhang will give it to him for free, so he pretends to agree and give more money when the time comes.

Second Uncle Zhang found a plastic bag and asked him, "Do you want to pick it out with Uncle Second?"

Ruan Xishi said: "You don't need to pick it specially, just take it casually."

Uncle Zhang went to the woodshed to load charcoal by himself.

Although the price for Ruan Xishi was very low, Uncle Zhang didn't pick out some broken charcoal and charcoal that hadn't been completely carbonized for Ruan Xishi because he didn't make money. After fashioning a dozen or so, it was more than five catties at all, so I planned to tell Ruan Xishi later that it was only five catties.If there are few days of cold weather this year, the charcoal should be enough for Ruan Xishi to use up this winter.

Second Uncle Zhang soon came back with a big bag of charcoal, put it in front of Ruan Xishi and said, "This is just five catties, open it and have a look, these charcoals are all good charcoal."

Ruan Xishi opened it and took a look. The charcoal inside was stacked neatly one by one, uniform in thickness and length, and the surface was so dark that it reflected light. He smiled and exaggerated the second uncle and said: "That's natural. Second uncle's charcoal-burning skills are not perfect. The village recognizes it as good!"

Uncle Zhang was very happy when he heard this. His family has been burning charcoal for generations, and the craftsmanship has been passed down from their ancestors. Everyone in the nearby villages knows everyone. They even have a good reputation in the town. Regular customers rushed to buy.He thinks he has no other strengths, but when it comes to charcoal burning technology, he does his part.

Ruan Xishi picked up the charcoal and prepared to hand it to Lu Ze. He paid for it, but when he picked it up, he found that the weight was not right, it was much heavier than the expected five catties.Although Ruan Xishi was innocent, he was not stupid. He quickly figured out that Second Uncle Zhang had secretly given him the extra charcoal. He quietly handed over the charcoal to Lu Ze and gave Lu Ze a look.

Lu Ze has been sleeping with him for so long, and has cultivated a great tacit understanding with him. He immediately understood what Ruan Xishi meant, and nodded to him slightly to show that he knew what to do.

Ruan Xishi asked Lu Ze to go first, took out the ten yuan bill in his pocket, and pretended to ask, "Second Uncle, is it two yuan five?"

Uncle Zhang thought he was cheating, nodded and said, "Yes, two yuan and five."

Ruan Xishi handed him ten yuan, and said embarrassedly: "I thought it would cost two yuan a catty, so I only brought a piece of ten yuan here, please help me find the change, second uncle."

"Okay, wait for me here." Second Uncle Zhang took the money and walked into the bedroom without thinking too much.

Ruan Xishi took advantage of Second Uncle Zhang's entering the house, turned around and ran out of Uncle Zhang's house, caught up with Lu Ze who had already walked a certain distance, and held Lu Ze's hand panting, with a sly smile of success on his face, and said to Lu Ze: "Now that the second uncle has entered the house, let's go quickly and don't let him chase him out."

Lu Ze was also infected by his nervousness, his adrenaline soared, and he immediately tightened Ruan Xishi's hand, leading him to run all the way home, as if he had regained the vitality and passion of his student days.

When Second Uncle Zhang took out seven yuan and fifty cents from the bedroom, where was Ruan Xishi outside?He shouted that he had been cheated, and chased him out to have a look. Ruan Xishi helped him close the yard door when he left.

Second Uncle Zhang held seven yuan and fifty cents in his hand, stomped his feet dumbfounded, and said, "This kid really is Shizai! Sigh..."

Lu Ze dragged Ruan Xishi all the way back from Uncle Zhang's house to his own, and ran almost half the village. It was also cold today and everyone stayed at home and didn't come out to see, otherwise they thought something happened to the two of them.

When they ran to the door, Lu Ze stopped with Ruan Xi, the two leaned against the door, panting, and they took a long rest before recovering, then looked at each other and smiled.

Ruan Xishi opened the door of the house, went to the firewood room and found a brazier, cleaned it up, and planned to burn charcoal in it to warm the fire when boiling water at night.

In order not to pollute the courtyard, Ruan Xishi took the brazier outside to clean it, the sound of him scraping the bottom of the basin caused the ducks in the duck shed to stretch their necks to listen, it was quite rhythmic.

Ruan Xishi cleaned the brazier and was standing up to go back when he saw Uncle Niu walking slowly towards their house, not knowing where he was going.

But since they met, it was impolite to pretend not to see, Ruan Xishi stood by the side of the road waiting for Uncle Niu to come over, and shouted: "Uncle Niu, where are you going?"

Uncle Niu held up a bunch of yams in his hand, smiled and said to him: "Shizai, it's just right that you are here, I'll send you some yams, I just dug them out a few days ago, you can take them back to make soup when it's cold. "

Ruan Xishi was surprised and said: "Did you come here specially to give me Huaishan? You brought so much, don't you and Mrs. Niu eat it? It's almost Chinese New Year, don't you want to leave some for your children?"

Uncle Niu smiled and said: "Hey, I still have a lot at home. I planted a slope, and there is no place to put them when I take them home. You just take them. If you don't have enough, go to my house to get some. Come on, take it quickly." , do you still want to be polite to me?"

Ruan Xishi just took it, and thanked again and again: "This is enough, thank you, and let you go for a trip in the cold weather."

Uncle Niu said heartily: "Hey, I haven't had any work recently. It's not good to stay at home all the time. I have to go out and walk around. It's not a long way anyway. You and Ah Ze have helped our old couple so much. Your aunt Niu doesn’t know how to repay you, so your aunt Niu asked me to bring you a few yams.”

Ruan Xishi said: "Help is the right thing to do. We are all from the same village. You don't need to meet us. If you need help in the future, just come to us."

Uncle Niu stood on the side of the road and chatted with Ruan Xishi for a few words, and suddenly started coughing, which was quite serious, and he couldn't stop for a while, Ruan Xishi felt uncomfortable when he heard it.

Ruan Xishi didn't know what to do for a while, so she could only pat him on the back and asked with concern: "Master Niu, what's wrong with you, are you sick?"

Uncle Niu waited for a long time before he stopped coughing so much. He waved his hand and said, "It's an old problem. I cough when it's cold. It's not a problem."

Ruan Xishi became anxious when she heard this, and quickly said: "This is not okay. Illness cannot be ignored. Many times a minor illness can turn into a serious illness. Have you been to the hospital? Have you taken any medicine?"

No wonder Ruan Xishi was in such a hurry, it was because too many old people in the village fell ill in winter and then went away. It was because they didn't pay attention to the illness and always thought that it would be fine to get over it, but they died immediately.During the coldest winter, many elderly people died suddenly because their families were poor and had no heating equipment, and their hearts and lungs were damaged because they could not stand the cold, just like his grandfather.As far as Ruan Xishi knew, the most people in the village died every winter, so Ruan Xishi was particularly worried.

But Uncle Niu said nonchalantly: "I've read it, it's useless, I cough for a while every winter, it will be fine in spring, you don't have to worry."

Ruan Xishi was still worried: "Why don't you go to the town health center another day, it won't work if you continue like this, if you think it's inconvenient to go to the town, I can ask Brother Lu Ze to drive you there, anyway, he's been at home recently. "

Uncle Niu sighed, and emphasized: "It's really not necessary. It's not that I haven't seen it. The doctor prescribed a few medicines for me, but it didn't work. Why waste money? You don't have to trouble Ah Ze."

Ruan Xishi couldn't persuade him, and he was worried. The old people in the village were very stubborn. Once they made a decision, they couldn't bring back a few cows, and sometimes they didn't even have to regret it.

Uncle Niu patted his hand and said: "It's okay, I know my own body, don't worry about me, my sons are not as worried as you. I know that I am a filial and sensible child, I will keep it in my heart Well. Well, go back to the house quickly, don't blow the wind outside, be careful that you catch a cold and cough like me."

Ruan Xishi saw that he was going to leave, so she said loudly to stay: "You are going back now, why don't you go in and sit for a while?"

Uncle Niu waved his hand and said: "Don't sit down, it's getting late, I have to go back early to help Aunt Niu cook, or she will nag me again."

Ruan Xishi watched him go away, then turned around and entered the house with the brazier in one hand and the yam in the other.

Lu Ze was already washing the pot and preparing to cook. When he saw Ruan Xishi bring in a bundle of yams, he asked, "Who gave the yams? Did someone come to you just now?"

Ruan Xishi went into the kitchen to put the yam on the brazier, nodded and said: "Uncle Niu sent it, thank you for helping him so much."

Lu Ze didn't expect this to happen for so long, but Uncle Niu still remembered it, and he felt relieved that the people in the village were really simple, kind and reciprocated.

He put the pot into the rice cooker and asked, "Why don't you invite him in to sit down and have dinner by the way."

Ruan Xishi said: "He said he wanted to go home quickly to help the aunt cook, so he went back directly. However, he seemed to be sick, his spirit was not in a good mood, and he was still coughing. I asked him if it was okay, and he said it was fine. I don't want to go to the hospital, he is so old, he doesn't care about himself, and it's so cold, I'm so worried about him."

Lu Ze: "The old man is quite stubborn. Since he said he's fine, it shouldn't be a serious illness. Don't worry."

Ruan Xishi frowned and said: "That's not the case. Many old people in the village died in winter because the weather suddenly became cold. They couldn't resist the cold and fell ill, and they didn't take it seriously. They died when they were sick. The uncle is almost 70 years old this year, and he doesn't pay much attention to it."

Lu Ze also paid attention to it: "That's not okay, then I have to persuade him to go and have a look, and I will persuade him for you when I see him some other day."

When Ruan Xi heard what he said, she sighed and said, "That's the only way, I hope he can listen to what you say, he likes you very much."

Of course, Lu Ze knew that Uncle Niu's family liked him, and that everyone in the village teased him to let Uncle Niu accept him as a godson. He also respected Uncle Niu.

After dinner, Ruan Xishi put the charcoal into the brazier, took out a few pieces of red-hot coals from the belly of the stove, and put them among the charcoals. The charcoal would slowly be infected by the charcoal and burn. Taking advantage of this time, he washed the dishes outside Lu Ze said: "Brother Lu Ze, go get your clothes and get ready to take a bath, and you can warm yourself by the fire after you take a bath."

Lu Ze put the bowl in the cupboard, wiped his hands and said, "Okay, I'll take your clothes for you too."

Since the two of them took the last step, taking a bath together is no longer something to be embarrassed about. Lu Ze said that to Ruan Xishi, taking a bath together is no different from eating together, so he agreed frankly.

Because it is cold now and there is no heating facility in the bathroom, Lu Ze seldom touches Ruan Xishi when he is taking a bath. Bathing is a quick fix. After washing, he puts on thick pajamas to avoid catching a cold.Even doing those things at night, Lu Ze restrained a lot, wrapped Ruan Xishi in the quilt, and his movements became a lot gentler, he only did it once a night, two or three times a week, and he simply didn't do it when it was cold.

After taking a shower and coming out of the bathroom, Ruan Xishi was afraid of the cold, so she ran ahead of Lu Ze and entered the house in a fluffy pajamas. The pot of charcoal in the living room was already burning. It was bright red, and it looked very warm.

Ruan Xishi couldn't wait to move a small stool and sit on it, and stretched out her hands above the brazier, looking extremely cold.

After Lu Ze came in, he went back to the bedroom and took the coats of the two of them out. He put the coat on Ruan Xishi. Seeing that he was still shaking, he sat next to him and held his hand. He asked with a smile, "Why are you so afraid of the cold? Your body is too weak."

When Ruan Xishi was held by his warm big hands, he felt a warm current spread from his palm to his heart, and then spread throughout his whole body, feeling his body warm up.

Lu Ze looked at his thin body, pinched his cheeks and said, "It must be because you are too thin that you are so afraid of the cold. You should eat more. Now that the weather is getting colder, it is suitable for food supplements. I will go tomorrow Buy an induction cooker in the town and come back, let's make soup and make hot pot."

When Ruan Xishi heard him say that he wanted to buy an induction cooker, he hesitated and said: "Induction cooker is so expensive, but you can eat hot pot without buying it. Put a tripod on the brazier and put a pot on it to cook hot pot."

Lu Ze looked at the brazier and thought for a while, but still felt that it was not safe, and it would be bad if someone was burned.He insisted: "It's more convenient to buy an induction cooker. In the future, you don't need to light a fire to cook noodles in the morning. The induction cooker is not very expensive. Let's just buy one for about 200 yuan."

Ruan Xishi thought about it, 200 yuan is just the money to sell peppers twice, their family should still be able to afford it, and it sounds very convenient, they don’t always make breakfast at their house, sometimes he can’t get up Come on, it was all done by Lu Ze. In summer, it was alright, but in winter, it was a bit troublesome to wash pots and fold firewood for fire. Lu Ze couldn't be allowed to suffer like this.

Seeing him nodding his head, Lu Ze said, "Then I'll go to the town tomorrow morning to buy an induction cooker, and then I'll buy a tube bone. When I come back at noon, I can make tube bone Huaishan soup for you. I'll ask Mr. Niu before I go." Do you want to go to the town to see a doctor, I will drive him there."

When Ruan Xishi heard this, she cheered up immediately, grabbed Lu Ze's hand and said, "Then you have to persuade Uncle Niu to go to the town health center with you to see a doctor. He is old and the illness can't be delayed." Yes, my grandfather fell ill all of a sudden because his heart and lungs were frozen in winter, and he left before he survived, this must be taken seriously by him."

When Lu Ze saw Ruan Xi, he was suddenly excited. He must have thought of his grandfather, who is old and old, and he is also very fond of Uncle Niu.He hugged Ruan Xishi into his arms distressedly and said, "I will, don't worry."

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