The mulberry trees on the field ridges are covered with large mulberry leaves, which are tender green. Some people are picking mulberry leaves in the sun and feeding the silkworms in the last few days.
In the dry paddy field, the villagers lead the oxen to plow the field again, dig the soil, the long rope whip in his hand is crackling, maybe it hurts, and the old scalper will moo, probably calling, "Nimma sells batches!"
After the plowed field has been plowed, the large pieces of soil should be harrowed into fine soil with a rake, and the soil nests should be drawn out in the field with a hoe, and a few seeds of rapeseed left over from last year should be sprinkled in each nest. , Seedlings will grow out in a few days, and another crop of rapeseed can be harvested in autumn.
After the rapeseed is harvested, the soil and fields will be used for some wheat, and after a short winter break, rice will be planted again, year after year, again and again.
This is the case in the countryside, they are busy all year round, and besides that, they don't seem to be able to see when they are resting.
After the four sleeps, the silkworms will start to spin silk and cocoon.
In the old earthen house of the Zhou family, the main room is very dark, and they usually don¡¯t like to turn on the lights. The old woman holds a kerosene lamp in her hand, looks at the silkworms in the dustpan, and thinks of the moment when she sells silkworm cocoons, the old woman¡¯s face is full of tears. Just a little bit of a smile.
Zhou Yuan and his daughter-in-law were working in the courtyard dam. There was a winch in front of them, a large bag of grain and grass beside them, and bundles of bellflowers were placed beside them.
This thing is placed in the countryside, it is like a semi-automatic, the second aunt is rubbing the grain and grass with both hands, twisting them into big ropes, and then directly stuffing a bunch of bellflowers in the middle and pulling it with a winch, she will be surprised. These bellflowers are evenly distributed among the twisted grass ropes, like a big caterpillar covered with tentacles.
This is a grass cage. After four sleeps, silkworms are placed on grass dragons woven from orange stalks, where they will spin silk and cocoon, and eventually grow into large white cocoons, which are then sold to the cocoon station by the catty.
The second aunt has a bad mouth, loves to care about every detail, and has a shrew personality, but this kind of sharp and sharp personality also has the ability to do farm work, and her hands and feet are very quick.
The second aunt's face was full of longing when she started working. She looked up at the sky from time to time, and then said to the mother-in-law and mother in the room without looking back, "Mom, where did the second child go? He will Won't you buy chickens and ducks in the district first and then bring them back?"
The mother-in-law knew that Zhou Yuan was going to find that girl Zhou Xiaohua to get money, and after a month of going out, she should be paid. She is a girl outside, what is she doing with so much money? Women will marry sooner or later, no matter how much they earn, they should pay back, honor their parents and elders.
When the second aunt talked about this, she was all smiles, "Our Xiaohua is a capable person, and he can make a lot of money outside, just like me."
Whether it is parents in the city or in the countryside, most of the feelings for their children can be summed up in four words, "the fragrance is far away and the smell is near".
When Zhou Xiaohua was at home before, the second aunt would scold her every day, "I'm too lazy to scratch the lice!"
"The broom fell down, and you were reluctant to help it."
"You bastard, what's the use of asking you to come?"
"Look at how much you look like me from head to toe"
But now that Zhou Xiaohua has gone out to earn money and is promising, the second aunt feels that Zhou Xiaohua is good everywhere, and even misses her daughter a little bit. Thinking of the happy place, the second aunt asked the mother-in-law again, "Mom, what do you think Xiaohua is like?" How much can you earn a month? 200 yuan? 300 yuan?"
The mother-in-law snorted in the room, and the money she didn't see is not money, so let's talk about it when I can get it back.
"Your cow hemp batch has been going through the whole morning. Can you move quickly, and after you finish weaving the straw cage, hurry up and cook. You want to starve me to death so that you can be in charge of the family?" The mother-in-law cursed in the room.
The second aunt was in a good mood at first, but her face turned dark all of a sudden.
At this time, there was a wave of greetings from outside the yard, and the commotion of the crowd seemed to be getting closer and closer to the yard. When the second aunt saw Zhou Liangan's smiling face appearing in the courtyard dam, his first reaction was to put the chickens and ducks at home. and food are hidden.
Zhou Liang'an came in, followed by Ye Mingchun and his brothers, filling the courtyard to the brim.
The second aunt was frightened by the battle and quickly shrank to the side.
"Liang'an, there are no chickens or ducks in our house!"
Second Aunt was terrified of being robbed, and Zhou Liangan brought so many people back, Second Aunt was terribly frightened.
Don't do bad things on weekdays, and don't be surprised when you knock on the door in the middle of the night. The second child and the third family did the shitty thing they did back then, bullying Zhou Liangan¡¯s orphans and widowed mothers. Now they know that they were wronged. When they see Zhou Liangan turn over now, in addition to beware of Zhou Liangan coming back to fight the autumn wind at any time, he also has to guard against Zhou Liangan¡¯s revenge at any time.
Seeing that Zhou Liang'an brought so many people, the second aunt was not sure.
The mother-in-law walked from the house to the door, not at all intimidated by the scene where Zhou Liang'an brought so many people, she looked at Zhou Liang'an expressionlessly, "What are you doing back?"
Zhou Liang'an looked at the old woman with a smile, "Grandma, I have two news when I come back, one good news and one bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"
"snort!"
The mother-in-law took a look at Zhou Liang'an and didn't like the way this little bastard was playing tricks, and the second aunt said hesitantly, "Listen to the good news first."
"The good news is that your daughter stole 400 yuan and ran away without being caught."
What kind of good news is this? When the second aunt heard this, her neck was stiff, and she asked, "Then what is the bad news?"
"The bad news is that your man Zhou Yuan was caught by the creditor. If your family doesn't pay back the money, he will be sent to the police. He may be sentenced to eight or nine years in prison!"
The second aunt slumped on the ground with a bang, and she panicked, crawling towards the door of the main room with both hands and feet, "Mom, what should I do, Mom, the second child was arrested and sentenced to prison for eight or nine years. Isn't this about being a widow?"
"What are you panicking about, useless things? Stand up for me."
After being yelled at by the mother-in-law, the second aunt stood up tremblingly holding the door frame.
Sure enough, the old woman still has some skills. Back then, she was able to make a decision in such a short period of time and bring her second and third child to the door to grab money. This kind of tough female hooliganism was destined to hold her ground in the face of major events.
But as long as it lasts, that's it!
Zhou Liang'an said with a smile, "Grandma is right, Second Aunt, don't be afraid, didn't I bring the creditor? If you have money, you lose money, if you don't have money, you pay with two pigs."
The mother-in-law looked at Zhou Liang'an with her eyes like two dry wells, "I don't want money, I don't have anything. If you want to die, you can take my old life."
Zhou Liang'an chuckled, he really has an old personality. When he is strong, he brings people to the door, and when he is weak, he pretends to be dead at home. Anyway, there is nothing he can do about her?
If Zhou Liang'an really had nothing to do with him, he wouldn't have made this trip in vain.
"Okay, if you have no money or anything, the creditor will not make things difficult for you, let's go!"
Zhao waved his hand and just brought people into the yard, and now he is going to take people away without saying a word. When Zhou Liangan and the others really turned and left, the mother-in-law's calm face finally changed a little, "Youyou stop!"
The discouraged old woman suddenly aged a lot. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com