Kuaiwen: Apart from beauty, I only have money in my eyes

Passing by the green and yellow crop fields, there are rows of adobe houses ahead, all with only one floor. Some of the roofs are tiles, some are straw, and some are a mixture of the two.

Families with tile roofs have a better life than those with straw roofs. Either there are more men in the family, the labor force is sufficient, and the annual work points are divided more; or there is a junior in the family who is in the army or a better unit in the county. value.If you don't take advantage of these two things, your life will be tight.

Le Yiyi (he will be called by this name from now on, to save Chu Yiyi and Le Yiyi from having trouble seeing it) is in the row of houses inside, with a peach tree planted at the door.This peach tree was planted the year Le Yiyi first learned to speak, because that year Le Yiyi especially loved to eat peaches, and the first sentence he said when he could speak was not "Dad, Mom", but "Peach, peach juice" !" So, Le's father planted this peach tree at the door, thinking that his little girl would have peaches to eat every year.

Now, Le Yiyi looked at the already very thick trunk. It must have been well taken care of. A lot of fertilizer must have been applied and a lot of effort was spent catching insects.But in this era where there are no chemical fertilizers or pesticides, it seems a bit rare. If nothing else, just compare the peach trees in front of other houses. They are both peach trees, but the fruits are astringent and sour, which is much better. Bug eyes.

As for Le Yiyi's tree, the fruit every year is big, sweet, and bright red. During the time when it is bearing fruit, we have to keep vigil at night for fear of being stolen by some immoral people.However, most people in Lejia Village have their own surnames, and everyone is related by relatives. Moreover, the folk customs here are relatively simple, so peach theft incidents rarely occur.

Sometimes when there are too many peaches, Le’s mother will distribute some to the surrounding neighbors, so everyone loves this peach tree very much and hopes that the peach tree will have a good harvest every year, so that the children at home can have more sweet treats.

"Second brother, do you think if you plant a peach tree now, will it produce peaches next spring?" Le Yiyi pursed her lips, a little greedy. In the plot, the peach tree's fruit is compared to the only fruit in the sky and on earth. Yes, she really wanted to taste if it was really that delicious.

"If you plant it this year, you will have to wait at least three or four years for it to bloom and bear fruit. This still requires frequent fertilization. Otherwise, why do you think our peach trees are the best in the whole village? That's not because our family fertilizes." Water it frequently." Le Anshun was a little proud when he said it. After all, Le's father had been pulling him to take care of this peach tree since he was a child, and he worked hard.

"Are you greedy again? There are some dried peaches that were dried this year at home. Wait for mom to come back and get them for you." Le Anshun said. He actually wanted to eat them when his sister mentioned it. Anyone who has eaten those peaches will not be disappointed. Give me a nice compliment.

It's just that there is only one tree, and there is only so much food, and most of it has to be eaten close to Le Yiyi, so he only has a few opportunities to eat it.It’s not Le’s mother who is stingy, but Le Yiyi’s sister. She has to eat some peaches every few days, not just every day. Otherwise, her appetite will be bad and she will vomit out whatever she eats.Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to call this peach tree the life-saving tree for his sister.

Dad Le originally wanted to plant more varieties, which would be safer. If the yield of this tree is not good, there are other ones that can guarantee the bottom line.So in the past few years, I planted five or six trees at the bottom of the mountain behind my home, and I spent a lot of time taking care of them. But the fruits they produced didn't have the same taste, and it didn't improve my sister's appetite, so I didn't pay much attention to it. , most of which are used to distribute to the villagers, and the rest is made into dried peaches, which are separated from the dried peaches from the peach tree in front of the door for Le Yiyi to eat together.

At this time, every household will make some space in front of the door and enclose a yard to dry clothes or place some things.Every house rarely locked its doors, so Le Anshun opened the bolt of the courtyard door and pushed the door open and walked in.

"You go sit in the main room first, and I'll get you some cold water." As soon as he entered the room, Le Anshun asked Le Yiyi to rest, and he started to work in the kitchen.

He first shook some well water, stretched out his hand to test the temperature, then poured it out and shook some more up.Then he picked up the basin of water and entered the house, passing by the shelf and pulling off Le Yiyi's towel.

"Come here and wash up. I just pulled it from the well and it's cool."

Le Yiyi walked over and took the towel from Le Anshun's hand and planned to wet it and wash her face, but found something was wrong. She turned to look at Le Anshun: "Second brother, you didn't get the towel from the left side of the shelf, right?"

"Yeah, what's wrong? Did I get it wrong?" Le Anshun asked doubtfully, but after looking at the color of the towel, he calmed down, "That's right, my eldest brother, parents, and I all use the same color for hair." Black hair is dark, only your white hair is as good as new.”

"I didn't say I took yours by mistake. This one belongs to me. It's just that this one is for bathing, and the one on the right side of the shelf for washing your face is the one on the right side of the shelf." Le Yiyi said.

"Oh, then I'll get it for you again." After Le Anshun said that, he ran out and brought in the other towel Le Yiyi said.

After Le Yiyi finished washing his face and wiping his hands, Le Anshun casually wiped his face with the water his sister had washed with, and then treated it as washed before getting up and pouring the water.

"Yiyi, your two towels are the same, how do you tell them apart?"

After pouring the water, he turned around and saw white towels hanging side by side on the pole. Le Anshun even went over to take a look.

"Didn't you notice? The towel you washed your face with is missing a petal." Le Yiyi replied.

Le Anshun observed it again after hearing this, and it was true.

"But what's wrong with you? You have to bathe and wash your face separately. Our mother only has one towel to use!"

"I don't care! That's what my former classmate Wang Lili used! I also think it's clean and hygienic. Besides, it's not like my family can't afford a towel." Le Yiyi pouted, looking unhappy at what Le Anshun said.

"It's Wang Lili again. Didn't you say before that my father is the director of a garment factory in the county? How can our family compare with this? Why do you have to imitate others? You..."

Le Anshun originally wanted to say a few more words to Le Yiyi, and stop comparing this and that all the time. The really good floral skirt last time cost him one and a half months' salary!Although the conditions at home are not bad, they don't have money like this. He also wants to save some money for his wife.

It can be seen that Le Yiyi's pouty mouth can be hung with a bottle of oil. Hey, his sister is his favorite. If he says a few more words, his mother will definitely nag him again later!

So he immediately changed his tune and asked: "But, you don't have to deal with her, why do you even know such a trivial matter about her?"

"Hmph! She wants to show off how rich her family is in class every day. She speaks so loudly that a deaf person can hear her!" Le Yiyi said with disdain.

"It's okay. Second brother will buy you a few more towels tomorrow. Then you can wash your face, bathe, feet and hands separately. We will definitely have more towels than her!" Le Anshun said proudly.

Le Yiyi felt funny just thinking about that scene, "Second brother, you are too exaggerated! Don't buy it, I can do it as I am now."

"Then I'll buy you toffee next time when I get paid." Le Anshun breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that his sister would do this just to save face. After all, it wasn't just once or twice.

"Second brother, it's better for you. Unlike the eldest brother, I didn't even want him to buy me a pair of leather shoes last time, and he said he loves me the most. That's a lie!" Le Yiyi's eyes were filled with joy when he heard that he was getting candy. She narrowed her eyes. She hadn't had snacks for a long time.

However, she didn't forget to put on eye drops. She really wanted those shoes that day. They would look great with her skirt.

"How could it be? My eldest brother is much better to you than to me. When he went to college in other places, he would bring you delicious and fun things every time he came back. He only gave me a few shabby books. I guarantee it for you. When he comes back from vacation in a few days, he will definitely buy you those shoes!" Le Anshun said with certainty.

Based on his understanding of his eldest brother, apart from his parents, he is the one who loves his little sister the most, so why not buy it?He didn't believe it.

Before dinner, Le's father and Le's mother came back from outside, but Wu Xiaoqing's face was not very good, and Le's father followed Le's mother into the main room one after another without saying a word.

"Mom, what's wrong?" Le Anshun asked.

"What else can you do? Ask your dad! I've never seen a father like this. He doesn't know how his daughter is doing!" Wu Xiaoqing was very angry and didn't even want to look at Le Guoqiang.

"Didn't I tell you to just let Yiyi do it? It's not like she's actually doing the work." Le Guoqiang frowned and looked at his wife.

"No, Dad, did you really arrange for your little sister to go to the ground? Didn't you always keep it vague in the past and didn't let her pretend?" Le Anshun was very surprised. In the past, it was three men in the family who took care of Le Yiyi's share. , won’t it work this time?

"I used to use school as an excuse, but I can't use it now. Besides, your uncle Le also told me that his second daughter-in-law is pregnant and in poor health, so she has to be accommodating. Your eldest uncle, second uncle, and the others are listening. Just come here to make trouble and make fun of your sister. This kind of trend can't last forever, so I don't approve it. Your sister... let's go too this time." Le Guoqiang sighed, the black-faced Zhuang who had been strong for more than ten years Han was also a little helpless at this time.

There's nothing you can do about it. Some things are easy to make people jealous. Even if you don't take advantage, they will make others feel that you are using your privileges.As the leader of the team, Dad Le needs to think carefully.

Le Yiyi looked at the three people who were suddenly silent and frowning, and felt that they were making a fuss out of a molehill, so he said in a relaxed tone: "Oh, don't worry too much, just listen to dad. I won't do anything to the next place. Kind of."

Hearing Le Yiyi's comforting words, Le Guoqiang felt warm in his heart, as his daughter was considerate.Just as he was about to open his mouth to praise, Le's mother interrupted.

"You damn girl, it's not because of you that I am so generous here! It's good for you, you agreed to your father right away. Don't you remember the heat stroke last month? You were in the hospital for several days and needed medicine before you came back. . Look at your thin arms, which are not as heavy as the piglets raised in the village. How could I not be worried about your mother?" As she said that, Le Yi's mother pinched Le Yi Yi's arm, which was as thin as a hemp stick.

Speaking of the heat stroke last month, Le Anshun felt a little guilty. He happened to be on vacation that day, so he took Le Yiyi to catch fish in the river, hoping to add something to his dinner.

We only went there at three or four o'clock. Who knew it was only mid-afternoon and the sun was out for more than an hour. My sister was still wearing a straw hat, but she felt unwell when she got home, with vomiting, diarrhea and a low fever, which frightened them.

"I got the heat from sitting on the exposed stones by the river. Mom, I will definitely be careful when I go to the ground this time. If I feel uncomfortable, I will go home. And I can't stop working forever, right? Just give it a try first. I also want to earn my own work points, Mom, please don’t be angry with my dad~" Le Yiyi advised, not forgetting to act coquettishly and cutely in the end.

Wu Xiaoqing also knew that what Le Yiyi said was reasonable, but she was still worried. This was the daughter she had longed for. She had been afraid to let her do any heavy work since she was a child. She would have to go to the ground, which was unbearable.

As long as she thinks of the pain of working in the fields for the first time when she was young, she doesn't want her little daughter, who has been pampered for more than ten years, to experience it again.

Ke Leyiyi is right. There is always a first time. She will be 18 soon and is ready to get married. If others force her to try for the first time, it is better to try it at home while protecting her.

After much hesitation, Le's mother finally sighed and said: "Our Yiyi has grown up and has her own ideas, so it's up to you. But the ugly words are ahead, and even if she's tired and crying, she won't be able to do anything. I regretted it.”

Le Yiyi immediately hugged Wu Xiaoqing's arm with a smile and said, "My mother is good, but I won't cry!"

"I don't believe it! Just a little crybaby like you, you will definitely have a lot of tears and snot in your eyes, and you will cry more than the dog egg in the second aunt's house next door!" Le Anshun raised his eyebrows and teased.

"Second brother!!" Damn it, she actually compared her with the little baby next door who howled when she ran out of milk. How could she be so unhygienic!

Le Yiyi was about to hit him, but Le Anshun dodged easily.Just as he was about to tease his sister again, Dad Le stopped him.

"Boy, don't make your sister angry!"

Le Anshun immediately calmed down, touched his nose and said, "No, I'm just teasing her."

"Do you have to go to work tomorrow?" Dad Le asked.

"Yes, I have taken this month's leave in these two days, and I will have to take it again during the autumn harvest next month. Dad, I will take two more days off then to help the family harvest." Le Anshun said, this year The eldest brother may not have time to come back, but the family will definitely not be able to make it with just two people.

As for Le Yiyi, it's even more troublesome. Usually she just arranges some tasks like delivering water and food at home. This time she has to go to the fields and she has to pay more attention to it.

"There's no need to ask too much. Your mother and I can handle it well. Just come back early in those days." Le's father waved his hand and said.

Finally, he turned to look at Le Yiyi, "Daughter, you don't have to work too hard. Let's just do it. Don't force it. Your body is the most important thing."

"I understand, dad, don't worry!" Le Yiyi replied with a confident look on his face.