Chapter 6 IQ crushing
The next morning, Mrs. Chen was radiant and unusually gentle. When Zhu Pingan came out, he saw Mrs. Chen tidying up his father’s collar. He saw his two sons coming out of the house. When he came out of the bedroom, he immediately put down the hand that was fixing his father's collar in a hurry, with an embarrassed blush on his face.
After all, this is not the 21st century, an era where affection can be shown without any scruples, Zhu Pingan sighed in his heart.
Work at sunrise and rest at sunset. The autumn harvest is approaching, and the crops are entering the filling period. I need to finish watering the ground before my grandfather and his family come, otherwise my relatives will be busy for a few days. After dinner, Mr. Zhu took his father, third uncle and eldest brother to the fields to engage in intense irrigation work.
My eldest uncle studied in writing for the exam and never participated in farm work.
As for the fourth uncle, the fourth uncle, uh, the fourth uncle had a stiff neck when he went to bed last night...
By the way, since Zhu Pingan came here, this is the third time that the fourth uncle has been sick, and he has to do it every time. I got sick while doing farm work... The first time I caught a cold while sleeping at night, the second time I hit my head when I woke up at night (by the way, are you a pig?), this time it was simply a stiff neck while sleeping. These reasons are too ridiculous, okay? You could tell by looking at it that he was just trying to escape laziness, but grandma believed it.
Grandma is indeed very partial.
While the men were working, the women were also busy. Grandma, mother, and sisters-in-law sewed purses, made handkerchiefs, and weaved cloth. In short, they just stayed busy.
Zhu Ping'an watched boredly as Zhu Pingjun rode a stick as a horse, and Zhu Yu'er chased the chickens happily. No matter how hard he concentrated, he could not see the luck on other people's heads. Maybe it was Seeing other people's luck also requires conditions. Anyway, don't be in a hurry, just explore slowly. I was thinking about sneaking out to think about life and look for ways to make money. It's just that I can't go into the mountains, otherwise I will definitely find good things in the mountains. After all, the mountains are endless treasures.
Before Zhu Ping'an could sneak out, his grandmother had some instructions, asking him to run errands and buy five cents of thread for needlework.
Zhu Ping'an doesn't want to do this kind of errand work. It's too unskilled, and his grandmother is too sophisticated. Even if the thing she buys is half a penny less, her grandmother can tell right away. , if you don’t say anything, if you don’t buy well, you will still be criticized.
Zhu Ping'an doesn't want to go, Zhu Pingjun doesn't want to go either, and Xiao Yu'er is too young to go.
So, Zhu Ping'an said to Zhu Pingjun with sincerity, "Go ahead, don't you have a horse? You can run fast on a horse."
Zhu Pingjun was very happy after hearing this. He took the money, slapped his butt, and drove away.
IQ is crushing.
Zhu Ping'an silently looked at Zhu Pingjun who disappeared at the door, feeling that life is lonely, and the most lonely thing is that he still can't show it.
While my mother and others were busy in the house, I sneaked out and wandered aimlessly in the village. I planned to sneak to the neighboring village of Shanghe Village to see what their private school was like.
Before I waited a few steps, I saw that Erniu, who had often played with me the past few days, was being pushed to the ground and spanked by his mother. While spanking, he lectured, "Tell me, do you dare to rob me again in the future?" I ate my sister’s things!”
“How dare you steal my sister’s things and eat them!”
Hit it, ask it again, hit it, ask it again.
Er Niu, a naughty child of five or six years old, screamed after being beaten, and swore with a runny nose, "I promise that I will never take my sister's food away again. If I do, I will take away my sister's food again." Yes, I am a son of a bitch.”
A son of a bitch? Zhu Ping'an couldn't take a breath and almost choked. You are really talented.
Sure enough
Then I saw Er Niu being lifted up by his mother, taking off the soles of his shoes, cracking them, and beating him again.
Xiahe Village is close to the river bank and is on the lower reaches of the river, so it is called Xiahe Village, and the one upstream is called Shanghe Village. The two villages share this river. This is an unknown small river, formed by the collection of mountain streams. The water is so clear that people call it Qingxi.
Zhu Pingan saw the river before he had gone far. There was a small boat in the river, and some people were fishing on the small boat. There were also women gathering in twos and threes to wash clothes by the river. The bluestone was struck gently with a mallet according to the river water.
A little closer to the river bank, you can see small fish and shrimps playing in the water plants. You can't see such a clear river in modern times.
Across the river is the endless mountain behind the village, which is lush and lush. You can hear the chirping of birds and animals in the distance, and you feel that the products are rich.
Xiahe Village is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with beautiful scenery. There is a mountain in front of the village and water behind the village. There are lush trees on the mountain and abundant fish and shrimp in the water. Poverty should not be fostered.
Zhu Ping'an was thinking as he walked along the river bank, and unknowingly reached the end of the field. The Zhu family was dredging ditches and watering the fields on the river bank, watching clearly.
"Xiao Zhi, why are you here? Are you okay at home?"
Zhu Shouyi, his father who saw Zhu Ping'an running by himself in the distance, strode over and asked. He was naked with his trouser legs rolled up, his feet were covered in mud, and he was still holding an iron shovel in his hand.
Zhu Pingan was shocked to realize that he had arrived at his home without knowing it. Looking at his worried father, Zhu Pingan couldn't help but raise his chubby face and said, "Dad, there's nothing wrong at home. I'm here to help."
Father Zhu felt relieved now. He looked at Zhu Ping'an's little arms and legs and smiled, "How can you help? Go over there and guard those fish. Go back and ask your mother to do it for you. Drink the soup.”
Grandfather and others also came over. Brother Zhu Pingchuan also took a yellow water melon and handed it to Zhu Pingan, "Brother, wash and eat. There are many by the river."
Grandfather ran to Zhu Pingan to take a look. The adults' behavior in doing farm work was greatly appreciated, and they hoped that Zhu Ping'an would also be a good hand at farming in the future. In the eyes of my grandfather, land is the foundation. Even if you are a high-ranking official with a good salary, you must have land to feel at ease.
Okay, we can’t run around now.
Not far away, family members were watering the ground. Zhu Pingan rested his head on the green grass, guarding several palm-sized grass carps in a newly dug small puddle next to him, gnawing water melons out of boredom.
Crunchy, fragrant and sweet, it is endless aftertaste. This kind of watermelon is about the size of a fist and has black lines. I don’t know if it can be sold at a good price in the town.
Because of the convenience of river water, more than half of the family's fields have been watered by the end of the day, and it will take about half a day to finish watering tomorrow.
As expected, I drank fish soup in the evening, which made Zhu Ping'an, who didn't have much meat taste, feel like he was eating it.
After dinner, my grandfather waved his hand and ordered, "Second brother, you and Dachuan don't have to water the fields tomorrow. Go into the mountains and see if you can catch some game. When your uncle and the others come, we can also It’s good to add some meat dishes.”
My father is the more versatile person in the family, so it falls on him to go hunting in the mountains. (End of this chapter)