Chapter 126 Flower Buns
On the third day of August, Zhao Dahai happened to rush back. He drove a black pickup truck, pulled a lot of things from the city, drove directly into the village, and parked in front of Chen Ling's house.
The children in the village had never seen such a small car with a bucket. They all ran happily from the entrance of the village behind the car.
When Zhao Dahai arrived, he also bought a large pack of popsicles from the county. After parking the car, he offered popsicles to the little children without even entering the house. Adults also came and gave them to everyone. Everyone had a share. .
There were few people coming to work today, and it was originally relatively quiet. However, Zhao Dahai’s actions made the front of Chen Ling’s house lively again.
"Uncle Fugui, Uncle Fugui, look, there are many paintings here, of you and Aunt Susu."
Many little kids couldn't get enough of the popsicles, so they climbed into the car one by one. , crowded together and turned the steering wheel, honking the horn.
After a while, a little kid saw a few paintings placed in the car behind and started shouting loudly.
“Oh, my little ancestors, this painting has just been framed, so you don’t want to touch it.”
Zhao Dahai was startled when he heard it, and hurried over and took the little doll Let's hurry down.
"What's the painting? Brother Dahai."
"The oil painting was painted by Du Juan. I asked it to be brought to you."
Zhao Dahai wiped the sweat from his forehead and took it out of the car. Several framed oil paintings.
Chen Ling stepped forward and took a look. The paintings were the same photos he and Wang Susu had taken before. However, Du Juan painted them again in the form of oil paintings, both horizontally and vertically. After being framed, they were quite beautiful. pretty.
Other villagers came forward to take a look, and they were also amazed.
I thought that Fugui's kid was really doing great this year. He made some capable friends. He stopped talking when the car arrived in front of his house, and even painted pictures for the young couple. He looked very fashionable.
Chen Ling called Wang Susu out and saw that Wang Susu was also very happy.
"This painting is really beautiful. Sister Juan is really thoughtful."
"When the house is built and the painting is hung in the house, it will definitely look better."
The painting There were photos of her and Chen Ling, and there were also pictures of the two of them bringing a dog, riding a cow, and a little baby to deliver something. Wang Susu was holding it in her hands. I really couldn't get enough of it.
I thought that such a good painting must not be cheap. I would like to express my gratitude to Sister Dujuan when she comes to the village again.
"Auntie, look at this, do the little kids in this painting look familiar?"
"They look familiar, what's wrong?"
"Not bad , it looks familiar, the paintings are of us, hehehe."
Of course Wang Susu knew it was them, and she was just teasing them.
"Come, wash your hands after eating the popsicles, and help aunt take the painting home."
Zhao Dahai brought a lot of things when he came this time. He took down the oil painting and started to unload the truck. Wang Susu Called all these monkeys to the yard, so as not to run around the car and delay the adults' work.
"What kind of friend is Fugui? He has brought so much rice and noodles. Look at this full cart, which is enough for at least half a year."
"Have you never seen this person? The leaders from the city are here to set up high-voltage power lines.”
“Oh, the leaders from the city? How come Fugui is on the line with the city leaders?”
"Who knows? They used to say that they hang around in the county all day long, but I don't think so. This kid is smarter than a monkey when he's covered in fur, and he knows how to deal with people outside."
" said You're right, Jusheng didn't have much contact with the villagers before, but now he is close to Fugui."
Chen Ling and the others were unloading the truck, while a group of villagers were muttering beside them and watching eagerly. Look at Zhao Dahai and see what's on the car.
"Okay, Brother Dahai, take the rest to Brother Jusheng's house. This is enough for my family."
Unloaded a few bags of rice and two bags of grains. After that, Chen Ling put the truck body in place and stopped unloading things.
Zhao Dahai came here originally to give food to his family, fearing that they would be short of food after a disaster.
Although he was not polite to Zhao Dahai, he couldn't unload everything at his home.
"Farewell, Fugui."
When Wang Jusheng saw this situation, he immediately quit: "When your family was employing people, the beams had not been put up, and the front yard had not been tidied up. Unload a few more bags. "
"That's right, why don't you just carry the rice down and unload a few more bags of noodles."
Zhao Dahai also said.
“No, no, no, my family prepared food before we built the house. There are more than 20 bags of wheat piled up at home. Is there enough to eat? I just saw you pulling in rice and grains. They looked fresh and unloaded a few bags. Just try it for a change."
Chen Ling waved his hand. There are few paddy fields in their county and a lot of dry land. People here don't eat rice more than once a year. Their staple food is noodles, steamed buns and the like. See you. When you arrive, you taste something new. If you don’t see it, it’s just like that.
"You..."
Wang Jusheng was helpless and didn't know what to say: "There are so many left, my family of four will have to eat until next year."
"How about Dahai..."
"No, I won't pull you back."
Zhao Dahai knew what Wang Jusheng was going to say when he saw Wang Jusheng like this, and hurriedly interrupted.
“When I give gifts to others, they always think it’s too little, but there are few people like you who think it’s too much.”
“Haha, you are the leader.”
"Oh, you rich man, we haven't seen each other for a few days, and you started making fun of people without saying a few words when we first met, right?"
After a while of laughter, we finally took the remaining things to Wang Jusheng's house. Went.
It’s just that Zhao Dahai left two heavy bags of kelp.
“You will go to Daliang on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year?”
“Yes, the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.”
"Then the front yard, when will it be demolished?"
"The beams will be put up and the roof will be demolished. In fact, the front yard will save trouble. If the house is demolished, just repair the courtyard dam. It can be done in two days at most. I can finish it."
"This will save a lot of trouble. Where is the door? Will it be repaired?"
"There is no need to worry about the door. I will wait until the autumn is over. Just set up a farm in the field and we can do it together when the time comes."
"Oh, that's cool, I'll come too then."
"Bring my elder sister and my little sister here too. My little sister can sing opera. After we build the village, I will come and sing a big opera for you."
"Okay, I was also thinking about putting on a movie. If there is a opera Singing is better.”
Chen Ling and Wang Jusheng were sitting on the Zhaohai Car, chatting while walking.
After the renovation of the houses in the village, the road has become wider, tractors can walk, and cars can enter.
After Zhao Dahai drove the two people around the village, he knew that Wang Jusheng was going to help Chen Ling go to the county town to buy meat, so he drove the two people to the county town in his car. However, it was still early, so he pulled him again The two of them took a stroll along the Jinshui River.
The river embankments and dams are similar to those at Chenwangzhuang Reservoir. They have been increased and strengthened a lot.
“This guy has a big pile of cement left. Why don’t I go tell him and bring some to my house? The courtyard dam was repaired with cement. It’s strong and not afraid of blisters.”
“ That’s not necessary, we have to plant things in the yard later, and it’s inconvenient to do the cement repairs.”
“How about you, Jusheng?”
“I don’t need it either, after the cement floor is laid. The yard is dry and it’s very dry in summer.”
"Okay, then let's go to the county seat."
From outside Kinmen Village, along the Jinshui River, you can go around the Nansha River embankment in the county seat and enter the city. For half an hour, except for Taoshugou, almost no one walked this way.
With Zhao Dahai driving today, naturally he doesn’t care about this.
While chatting with the wind blowing outside the car window, we soon arrived at the county seat.
After the flood, the water level of the Nansha River was much higher than in previous years, and there were also an extremely large number of fish and shrimps in the river this year. Like the Chenwangzhuang Reservoir, they were all flushed from the upstream or other rivers. Came here.
When they drove past the dam, there were still people fishing in the river, and some people on the bank had already caught a lot. "These fish look good, I need to pack a few of them when I come back."
Zhao Dahai muttered and drove over. They were in a hurry to buy meat.
People are poor this year, and things are expensive. The only butcher shop in the old street in the east of the city is open in the county. They only kill one pig every day. If there are more, they may not be able to sell them.
But let’s be more like this. There are quite a few people waiting in various places every day, and most of them are meat sellers. They are picky and picky. If you arrive late, you won’t be able to buy any good meat.
Buying meat is buying meat, but Zhao Dahai still thinks about fish.
Knowing that the fish cooked by Chen Ling was delicious, he kept talking about it, but Chen Wangzhuang guarded the reservoir, and in the eyes of the villagers, the fish was not valuable.
It is incomparable to pork.
Everyone who comes to work for Chen Ling is willing to work hard. He is too embarrassed to save such a small amount of money on food. Since everyone thinks pork is a good thing, he should buy more pork.
“You don’t have to be so troublesome. There are more fish in the reservoir now. I want to catch a few for you. I caught them a while ago. They were fish that came from upstream. They were particularly delicious and delicious. .”
"Hehe, I'm sorry, I just want to trouble you to open a small stove."
Hearing this, Zhao Dahai suddenly drooled with greed, "By the way, what else are you going to do after buying the meat? ”
“I’ll send something away”
Chen Ling knew that Zhao Dahai was dragging them to the county, so he specially brought some grapes and dates from home to give to Qin Rongxian and Liang Hongyu. past.
He also saw Zhao Dahai driving rice and noodles today and remembered what happened last time.
The old couple is warm-hearted to me, so I can't just say nothing.
The last time they went home, the two of them said they would come back when the grapes and dates were ripe. They looked good and wanted to taste them, so Chen Ling simply brought them over this time.
I didn’t take the peach. It’s hard to put it away after picking it. I thought I’d hang it on a tree. But I was so busy these days that I didn’t pay attention, and it was already pecked by birds.
After buying the meat, Chen Ling carried a large bag of dates and a basket of grapes into Liang Hongyu's house.
“Auntie is at home, that’s just right.”
"Rich, come in, come in, why did you bring so many things?"
Liang Hongyu was wearing glasses and sitting under the big tree in the yard sewing clothes. When she saw Chen Ling come in, she was very happy. .
"Rong first, Rong first, come out quickly, the rich and powerful are coming."
After calling out Qin Rong, Liang Hongyu looked back again, "Where's Su Su, Su Su's gone." Are you following? "
"She's not here. There are people working at home these days, so she has to stay at home. "
As Chen Ling said, Qin Rongxian had already come out of the house, holding two small mountain raccoons in his arms, followed by a few more at his feet, all of them chubby. When he saw Chen Ling, a stranger, he just glanced lazily. He glanced at her, then slowly walked up to Liang Hongyu and rubbed her back and forth, whining.
"How rich and noble you are! Look at how strong this kitten is that your aunt and I raised."
"Yes, it is quite strong."
Chen Ling was speechless. These wild cat cubs with sharp mouths and monkey cheeks had done nothing to the old couple. If they ate any more, they would become fat piglets.
"Uncle, aunt, the grapes and dates at home are ripe, I brought some for you, you can try them."
"Oh, that's what we said. You are still thinking about it. Why did you bring it here specially when you are so busy?"
"It's nothing, I happened to be here to buy meat today."
< br>"When will you be on the beam?"
"The fifth day of August."
"The fifth day of the lunar month? The day after tomorrow, then your uncle and I will go there early to congratulate you."
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"Okay, but it's hard to walk on the mountain road these days, so I'd better pick you up and Uncle Qin."
"What are you going to pick up? It's so busy going up to Daliang. It's not like we are old and can't walk." "
The old couple waved their hands. Today Chen Ling came to the house by himself. He didn't bring Wang Susu with him, and they didn't leave any food. But when Chen Ling left, Liang Hongyu wanted to stuff something for him. I had to run tight and jog to avoid it.
"Fugui, I forgot to tell you, we forgot to buy paint, we need flower buns when we go up the beam."
Back in the car, Wang Jusheng reminded.
"Oops, I really forgot."
Chen Ling slapped his forehead. The red cloth and firecrackers were ready as soon as Wang Susu came back to sell vegetables, but the other bits and pieces were not enough. few.
So the three of them drove in the car and went to buy paint.
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Two days passed quickly. On the fourth day of August, the beams were being repaired, and on the fifth day of August, the beams were about to be installed.
This day is an auspicious day, suitable for breaking ground, building houses, raising beams, and installing gates.
If you can pick sixty-nine in rural areas, pick sixty-nine. Without sixty-nine, it will be another day.
So early on the fifth day of the lunar month, Chen Ling got up early and started cleaning up. There were a lot of things to do today, and there were many people coming, so he had to prepare in advance.
"Uncle, uncle, what time will the beam be put on?"
While cooking, a group of little heads crowded into the kitchen.
"It's half past eleven, what's wrong?"
"Ida asked me to come over and ask if I want to put money in the beams and drill holes in the beams."
Chen Ling turned around and agreed. Sentence: "I'm telling you, no need to punch holes, just tie them up when the time comes."
It's just a few silver dollars and copper coins, no one is stealing these now.
However, after drilling holes, if the roof leaks or the weather is humid, it will easily rot over time.
Building a house in rural areas is a big deal. No matter which family, whether poor or rich, they always use the best materials. In particular, you should choose high-quality wood for the beams, which will generally last for decades without any problems.
Sometimes it doesn’t matter if the house collapses.
This is what is called "the building collapses constantly."
Roof beams will break, often caused by insect infestation or holes made by the beam-mounting money. Just like the beams in Chen Ling’s backyard, except for the one where the beam-mounting money is placed, there is basically no problem with the other beams. , it can still be used to build a cowshed and horse stable in the future.
“What about the flower steamed buns? Do you want to spread the flower steamed buns?”
"Say, wasn't everything steamed yesterday afternoon? You didn't see it."
"They didn't see it, but I saw it. It was steamed at my house, and it was decorated with colors, red, yellow, and blue. They are all there, they look great.”
“But I don’t like flower buns, I like sweets, hehe.”
“I do too, uncle, you should put more in them. Candy. ”
According to custom, it is necessary to scatter flower buns and candies when going up the beam, for the sake of celebration, stability of the new house, and good luck.
"I'm just thinking about eating sweets. Have you had breakfast?"
"No, my mother said that my uncle Fugui's family is in Daliang. It's a good lunch today, with a lot of meat, so I'll eat more at noon on an empty stomach. . ”
My dear, these women are still like this after all these years. They are not afraid of not having enough energy to work.
Chen Ling was speechless. People were like this when he was a child, because he was really poor at that time. He just waited for someone in the village to get a wife and went up to the beam to pick up food. It felt like pie in the sky.
“Are you hungry? Let’s eat an egg later.”
"I'm not hungry. Let's wait for noon. Uncle, after you have eaten, let's help you post the couplets."
"Okay."
"After finishing the beam, can you give me some?" I’ll save some firecrackers.”
The good guys are waiting here.
(End of this chapter)