Another World Baixin

Last time, I said that the brothers Bai Qifeng and Bai Qishun had split up and were preparing to build a house.The boss, Bai Qifeng's Xijun Fu, separated from the second child's family as she wished, but she didn't want to just move out. She said she wanted to build a house, but she still couldn't choose a location—no more than the second child, Bai Qishun. Choose the foundation, contact the material supplier, and find the manpower.

Fu's idea of ​​staying in the old house is very easy to guess. In the end, Mr. Bai had no choice but to say: "When the second family's house is built, you will move out with them. When you have no place to live, go to the mountains. Dig a hole and sleep well."

In this way, Fu also had to hurry up.Just after the Chinese New Year, it was the slack time of the farmers, and the men who wanted to go out to find work were still resting at home, and it happened that they could be hired to do things.Bai Laoer acted quickly to invite those villagers who were good at workmanship, quick in work, diligent in hands and feet, and honest, so that when Bai Boss was looking for manpower, there were not many suitable ones left, and those hired at a low price could do their jobs well. Not good, you can only hire veterans at a high price, or hire a few more to make do - after all, three apprentices are worth one master.It's only to blame that Fu changed his ways to take advantage but missed the opportunity.

The custom in the village is to offer sacrifices to heaven on the ninth day of the first lunar month, get up at the beginning of Yinshi in the early morning (lazy villagers will sleep until Yinshizheng, that is, sleep for half an hour more), open the hall door, set up an incense table in the lobby, and place it behind the incense table. Go to the square table, put nine bowls of vegetarian food on the table - cooked rice, fruits, dry goods picked by oneself, vegetarian dishes, etc., order three fragrant sticks, and bow to the sky. Those who can afford firecrackers, go out and order after worshiping the sky Cannons, those who can't afford it, listen to the sound of sporadic gunfire from far and near, and I don't have no thoughts in my heart.

In previous years, when offering sacrifices to the heavens, old master Bai and Mrs. Zheng brought a few grown children to pay their respects. This year, something happened to her, and Mrs. Zheng was not comfortable, and when they got up together, they dragged out the whole family.Less than half an hour later, the ceremony was over, and Mrs. Zheng went to sleep. The juniors who had just woken up dared to complain face to face.

The Bai family might as well not have passed this year, the Zheng family often made troubles and lost their temper unreasonably, and the battle between the Fu family and the Jiang family gradually came to the fore.Bai Xin was innocently implicated many times, so he didn't bother to stay in Bai's house.After getting up early and finishing his duties, he asked the old man about the next itinerary. If there was nothing else, he would go to Lin's house, or else he would go up the mountain.In addition, the sweet potatoes he and Lin Xun planted together can be harvested!

Bai Xin excitedly carried a load (a hoe was in one of the bamboo baskets) to dig sweet potatoes, but was caught by Mr. Bai.The old man was very happy for him when he learned that he had opened up a piece of wasteland by himself, but he heard that the land was by the pond where several people had drowned, so the old man warned deeply: "Stay away from the pond, don't go into the water for fun. "

"Understood, Grandpa," Bai Xin agreed obediently, thinking that the old man treated him well, so he said to the old man, "Grandpa, Uncle Lin's land is next to me. We planted the seedlings together. Now Uncle Lin has not yet planted seedlings." When I come back, I collected my own sweet potatoes for him, and then put them together in his house, let me tell you in advance, do you think so?"

The old man showed a slight smile, and said with a sigh: "That's not bad. He is a good man and takes good care of you. You should repay him as much as possible. The family is in trouble now, so don't let them know."

"Thank you, Grandpa!" Sure enough, Bai Xin guessed right, the possibility of the old man's objection is very small.

Most of the sweet potato vines in the field are withering, and occasionally some are bright green. The vines are peeled off to expose the soil layer, and the hoe digs in and lifts it up, bringing out a bunch of sweet potatoes of different sizes.The more Bai Xin dug, the more excited he was. The sweet potato was big—he was happy, it didn't matter if it was small—it was just enough to feed chickens and ducks.From morning to night, Bai Xin dug out all the sweet potatoes in his and Lin Xun's fields in one go, and picked them back one by one.

Later, when the old man saw that he hadn't gone to the field, he asked, "Have you harvested the grain in the field?"

Bai Xin replied quite leisurely: "That's right, the sweet potato vines were also brought back."

The old man looked very surprised: "It's so fast!" Then he told him: "Then you should compost the land now! Pick up the manure, spread it evenly, and plow the land later."

manure……

Bai Xin has not touched it for more than ten years (the daily excretion is negligible). Last year, when the Bai family men picked up manure, he didn't do it himself because he was still young and not big enough; but this year he was working on his own land. , of course he has to come by himself.

However, Bai Xin saw Mr. Bai at Lin's house this morning!

"Grandpa? Why are you here?"

Pointing to the dung bucket he brought, the old man said, "This one is relatively small. Try picking it up to see if it will touch the ground." Without further ado, he put his courage on Bai Xin's shoulders, and the old man discovered Bai Xin A large part of his body was pulled up: "Haha! After a year, I have grown so tall!"

The old man was enjoying himself, and took up another burden and said to Bai Xin, who still didn't seem to have recovered, "What are you doing in a daze, where is the cesspit? Hurry up and get to work!"

"In..." Bai Xin cleared his throat and led the way for the old man, "Uncle Lin's hut is at the back, so go directly to this side. But it's not long since the new building was built, and there's only one person in his family, so there's not much in the cesspit."

The old man asked, "Where's the usual chicken and duck dung?"

"Oh, I dumped it all in the cesspit."

The old man nodded: "That's fine. I've seen it. Your land is not a dry land. It can be used as a paddy field. The fertility is good. You only planted sweet potatoes for one season, so you don't need to add a lot of fertilizer."

When we got to the backyard, there really weren't many goods in the pit.The old man also brought a long spoon for scooping up manure from home.The stinking grandpa and grandson were busy, filling the bucket and placing branches with leaves on it-to prevent it from sloshing and leaking.One person carried a load to the field, and the people in the village who met on the road thought that the old man picked it for his family, and he didn't like to talk much except for necessary things, and no one asked him who he worked for.

"Ah Xin, hold on, it's best to go to the end in one breath, otherwise you will take a break halfway, and then you will always want to rest."

"Hey, just go ahead, I'm sure I can keep up!"

The old man taught by example and was worried that Bai Xin would not be able to hold on.After all, the road is really long, and it will take two quarters to walk from Lin's house.However, Bai Xin was on the move and followed steadily, which surprised and comforted the old man.Going back and forth more than ten times is finally enough. The main reason is that Bai Xin's small barrels are not enough. One barrel is a bit heavier than the treasure book. It is not like the big barrel used by the old man. Two barrels are worth the weight of an adult man. .

The old man did such a great favor, but Bai Xin didn't know how to thank him.The old man treats him like a grandpa and grandson, but as for him, he can only do more work on weekdays.

It will be the fifteenth day of the first lunar month soon.It's a pity that the whole family ate glutinous rice balls and finished their work after a meal on this day. There were no lanterns, no shopping in the market, and no lantern riddles to guess.The eldest and the second family are busy with the house, and they have neither time nor leisure to take the children to play, which makes Bai Xin very disappointed—he thought he could follow everyone to see the excitement, but no one went, he played by himself It's so boring, it's better to play for a while with the elusive Ah Jin.

Speaking of Ah Jin, Bai Xin sometimes wonders if it has really become a spirit, a snake spirit?Basilisk?It's a snake by itself and doesn't know where to go. After a long time, it suddenly appears under the bed. Every time it appears, Bai Xin will be bitten. It's really a loss to keep such a pet--if you don't play with it, you have to pour your own blood feed it.Will it still be far away?If he gets lost, this little thing won't get lost; otherwise, kill it? ——As soon as this kind of assumption appeared, Ah Jin immediately stood up and bared his teeth at Bai Xin.

Bai Xin grabbed the little snake and kneaded it into a ball. He laughed at it and said, "Your little meat is not enough to fit between your teeth, and it's too troublesome to remove the blood and skin. I don't like you." " After talking about the expected bite, Bai Xin's current physique is not afraid of it, so he let it go.He is very clear that his brain is not smart enough. When he encounters some things here that are not clear and have no reason to find out, he can't think of a reason, so he doesn't pursue it all the time. Everything that has a cause must have an effect, even if he doesn't know it now. The cause is fine, maybe one day in the future the cause will pop up.

After the fifteenth day, the villagers began to work in the fields one after another.Those who have already composted, set about tilling the land.A cow is a precious animal, even more valuable than a human being. It cannot be kept by one family. Usually, several families take turns raising it, and now they use it in turn.And those who don’t even have a share in raising cattle can only borrow from others with good relations or good character, and plow their land as soon as possible while others are resting, eating, or have something to do.

The Bai family can't borrow cattle every time.Probably the good luck ran out last year, and this time the spring plowing was helpless.In the past, when encountering such a situation, either the old man was pushing the plow at the back, the boss Bai was pulling the ox in the front, or the second brother Bai was pulling the plow in the front.Today, the family is divided into three.The old man went to the field with Bai Baoyuan and took a Bai Xin with him.The old man was old and an elder, so he pushed the plow behind him. Bai Baoyuan didn't have much experience, so he worked hard at the front, and fell down so tired that he was driven home to rest by the old man.

The old man held the hoe and planned to dig the remaining unplowed land by hand, but Bai Xin said that he would try to be a cow.

"It's great that you can lift the plow, don't think about it." The old man waved his hoe, and he didn't have time to pay attention to him.

Bai Xin resisted the log plow in one breath, and smiled at old man Bai: "Grandpa! Just turn your head and take a look."

The old man took the time to turn his head, and was immediately frightened by him!Then he looked around nervously, but he didn't see anyone, so he took a breath, looked at Bai Xin seriously and said, "Ah Xin, put it down quickly, be careful not to be seen by others."

Bai Xin put down the plow obediently, and the old man didn't care about the field anymore. He pulled him to sit down and asked him carefully: "Is there any discomfort in your body? When did it become like this? Who else knows?"

Seeing that the old man accepted Hao Hao and didn't think of him as a monster at all, Bai Xin felt relieved and told him half-truthfully: "When the earthquake last year, I slept on the mountain, and then gradually gained strength. Now, I’m in good health. You compared me a few days ago, and I’ve grown up a lot. In addition, besides you, only Uncle Lin knows a little bit, maybe that’s why he’s willing to teach me how to hunt.”

As soon as he heard that Lin Xun also knew it, the old man immediately suspected that Lin Xun had some purpose in being nice to Bai Xin, so he warned him: "Ah Xin, we should be careful about Lin Xun in the future. Although Grandpa used to walk outside when he was young, , but I don’t have much real knowledge. But Grandpa knows that no one will be nice to anyone suddenly. Since Lin Xun knows that your body is different, there is no guarantee that he won’t hurt you. In short, you have to be careful!”

Bai Xin paused, and then said: "I see, Grandpa."

The author has something to say:

Call comparison:

[Grandpa and Grandma——Grandfather and Grandma], [Grandpa and Grandma——Daddy and Dad], [Parents——Father, Brothers and Sisters],

[Daughter-in-law——Xijun, Xiaojun, Langjun], [the other half of my children——er-jun, son-in-law], [the elder brother of the man is called "big brother", and the elder brother of Liangzi is called "big brother"].

In addition: The name [Daddy, Daddy] is real, and the author calls his grandparents like this, and this is the local dialect.There are also a few names that were converted or adapted from Hokkien.