Soul Travel: I was bought by the fierce man in the village to farm

It was cloudy again in late April, and it rained all morning. Li Yunshan went to Xincun in the morning and didn't come back.

Mao Xiaosui didn't dig grass. Before cooking at noon, he steamed two egg custards and fed them to the two children in advance. Then he simmered beans and rice and cooked egg yolk and green vegetable soup.

After waiting for a while, Li Yunshan was soaked when he came back, with water dripping from his hair.

Mao Xiaosui didn't understand, "As for being in such a hurry?"

Li Yunshan shook his head, washed himself and changed his clothes before entering the house.

There was a fire in the room and it was very warm. Mao Xiaosui moved the table from under the window.

Li Yunshan went to the kang and took a look at the child. He patted his hands and opened them. Li Ankang crawled toward him anxiously. Li Ruyi also climbed over quickly when he saw him crawling.

Li Yunshan held one in each hand and waited until Mao Xiaosui called for dinner before asking, "Have the children eaten?"

"Eat it." Mao Xiaosui said, "I fed them egg custard without meat today."

"By the way." She asked again, "Are we still buying roosters this year?"

It's already May in seven or eight days, and I don't know if there are still chickens for sale.

"I won't buy it." Li Yunshan said, "It's the same with killing hens during the Chinese New Year."

"That won't work." Mao Xiaosui disagreed. "I finally raised the hen, but I still have to keep it to lay eggs. It would be a pity to kill it. It will be the same if I kill it in two years."

"It's been three years since I finished laying eggs this year." Li Yunshan said helplessly, "The hens only lay eggs for three years. The first three I raised were the last to lay eggs, and the earliest to stop laying eggs. The ones I raised later will be next year." Those should be replaced too.”

"Then kill the first three you raised. The soup will be delicious. We will buy some chickens next year, and we will deal with the others when the weather gets colder and winter comes."

Li Yunshan nodded, "You can eat the rabbits at home if you want. I saw the female rabbits gave birth to cubs again this morning. There are thousands of rabbits in this litter, but I can't sell them. I will kill them and skin them when they are empty. I will go there then." Sell ​​and sell.”

Xiao Sui still liked chickens more than rabbits, so he didn't hesitate and asked, "You won't be going there at the end of this month, right?"

"I'm not going." Li Yunshan said, "Sell the rabbits at home, catch some fish and chop down a tree. Then it's time to go to the fields."

"Then are you going in the afternoon?"

"Look at them. If they are called, they will go. If not, they will not go."

"What are you doing now?" Mao Xiaosui wondered, "Putting a roof on the beam? Is it okay even if it rains?"

"Building a courtyard wall."

Mao Xiaosui guessed that Wang Jin and the others knew that Li Yunshan would not be helping at the end of the month, so they rushed to work.

Li Yunshan also understood, "There are only a few days left, let them do whatever they want."

After dinner, he went to bed. Mao Xiaosui was not sleepy, so he glued rags from home to the soles of his shoes by the clay stove.

Listening to the increasing rain outside, I guess I won't be able to go there in the afternoon.

After she finished pasting the soles of her shoes, she placed them on the kang under the mattress and started making the uppers. Before Li Yunshan woke up, Li Ruyi and Li Ankang were already awake.

The first thing these two babies do when they wake up is cry.

Mao Xiaosui walked over and held one in each hand, sat down on the edge of the clay stove to comfort him, and put him on the kang after he stopped crying.

Li Ruyi was about to cry again. Just as Mao Xiaosui was about to pick up Li Yunshan, he woke up. He hugged Li Ruyi and put him on top of him. Li Ruyi stepped on Li Yunshan's face and laughed "giggle..." .

Mao Xiaosui continued to work.

Li Yunshan got off the kang after teasing for a while, looked at her half-made shoe uppers, and asked, "Are you making shoes?"

"If you wear slippers at home, you don't have to take off your shoes all the time. This will be more convenient."

Li Yunshan nodded, played with it for a while, then went to get two eggs and brought them back to steam the custard.

After feeding and eating, put it on the ground and let it stand and learn to walk.

The rain stopped in the evening, and the next day it was a misty drizzle again.

Mao Mingzhu called her from below, and Mao Xiaosui said to Li Yunshan before going out with a basket, "If you don't go to Xincun, the food will be cooked."

There are many women picking soft-skinned vegetables in the village today, but Mao Xiaosui mainly collects grass.

When other people saw that she was still carrying the basket, they asked, "Are you still cutting grass today?"

Before Mao Xiaosui could speak, Mao Mingzhu said, "Xiaosui's family has a pig."

"Does your family raise pigs?" The others were immediately shocked.

Zhang Zhi asked, "Does your family really raise pigs?"

Mao Xiaosui nodded, "I got one on credit at the pork shop."

"On credit?"

"Yes." She replied with a smile, "A pig costs one or two more. If you don't pay on credit, where will the money come from?"

"Can we still get credit?" Su Qiu said with a hint of impatience, and soon said doubtfully, "Your Yunshan family is selling rabbits, how come you don't have any money?"

Mao Xiaosui glanced at her sideways, "Of course the credit is because there is not enough money, otherwise there would be no need to give her credit."

"Are your rabbits for sale?" Others also asked.

Mao Xiaosui: "We sold a few pigs in the winter, and all the money was spent here and there. Now that the weather is hot, there are not many people going to Yunshan, and the business is not very good. There is not enough money to buy pigs."

"So it's really on credit?" Su Qiu asked unwillingly.

Mao Mingzhu smiled and said, "Don't think about it. The pork shop and Yunshan have known each other for many years. We only get credit if we have a close relationship. Naturally, we can't do it."

"Then just let Yunshan say no."

Mao Xiaosui sneered, "You are quite good at being a good person, but those who didn't know better thought you were going to get credit for others. You've been doing this for a long time and using others as favors. What the hell? You really have the nerve to say it out loud."

Mao Mingzhu also said, "If you have the ability, go and get the credit yourself. Why should Yunshan help you with the credit? If you don't pay back Yunshan, you'll be in trouble."

"Who won't pay it back?" Su Qiu yelled.

"I'm talking about you." Mao Mingzhu said "poof".

Su Qiu wanted to say something else, but Li Lianxin said, "It's really inappropriate."

Su Qiu was so annoyed that she snorted coldly and said angrily, "You are a caretaker. It's a pity that people don't take you seriously at all. Otherwise, why didn't they think of giving one to your family when they gave me a pig on credit?"

Mao Mingzhu: "I'm not as shameless as some people. I buy whatever I can afford and don't buy if I can't afford it. I won't be so shameless as to rely on others for credit..."

Su Qiu stared at her.

Not to be outdone, Mao Mingzhu said, "Did you get what you wanted? You're still shameless at your age."

Su Qiu had no other skills besides taking advantage. Mao Xiaosui glanced at her and said casually, "Third aunt, it's better not to think about getting money on credit, but to think more about home...save some money, I'll use it later." There are still plenty of places.”

As soon as these words came out, the others thought of the dead Yang Cuihua again, and they immediately despised her even more, and none of them were willing to pay attention to her.

Su Qiu was angry, but she really didn't dare to make trouble with Mao Xiaosui. In the end, I held my breath and ignored anyone.

In fact, no one wants to talk to her.

When they reached the slope across the river, Mao Xiaosui went to dig grass in the ditch first. After digging a basket full, he started to pick soft vegetables.

From this position, she could see Xincun, but Wang Jin's family couldn't see clearly from the innermost side, so she asked Mao Mingzhu, "Uncle, are they going to Xincun today?"

"I don't know." Mao Mingzhu said, "When I came out, your uncle and the others were still asleep on the kang."

Speaking of the kang, he complained again, "This mud kang is comfortable in winter, but it's really cold today. My back feels so cold in the middle of the night that I can't lie down. It's really painful."

"The mud kang is originally like this. If you don't want to light a fire, just lay it on a bed of hay. When the weather gets hot, spread it thinner and it will feel cooler and more comfortable."

Mao Mingzhu: "Is your mud kang still hot?"

"It's hot. We have two children at home, and the stove hasn't been turned off. They have to be smoked sooner or later."

"Do you still have firewood at home?" Zhang Zhi was also a little surprised.

"There's not much left." Mao Xiaosui said with a smile, "Most of the firewood used this year was from the year before. Last year, I didn't even bother to chop it up."

As for why he ignored Mao Mingzhu, he naturally knew it and said with a smile, "It's empty this year..."

Mao Xiaosui smiled.