The fierce peasant woman is busy farming

The next morning, the Ning family's yard became bustling.

Living together with a yard full of strangers, the Ning family didn’t sleep well last night.

As soon as the sun rose, Song Yuan took the yamen runners out to run and practice martial arts.

The Ning family got up and went to the fields.

Because Brother Dao was going, the silent child also wanted to go with him, so I had to take him along, thinking of letting him sit on the ground and have Brother Dao watch over him.

When Song Yuan and the others came back and saw that only Old Man Ning and the pregnant Chun Niang were in the yard, they hurriedly asked about the others.

Knowing that they were going to the fields, he politely declined Chunniang's offer of food and took people to the fields.

He knew that the farmers here were accustomed to eating two meals a day.

You can't break other people's habits just because you are here.

Chunniang looked at the breakfast, sighed, and quickly turned off the fire in the stove.

Let’s save this meal for us to eat together at noon.

Then she hurried to feed the pigs, the chickens, and the dogs.

Uh, the dog isn't home.

Chunniang had just finished her housework when Ning Taomo from Ning Yuande's family came to knock on the door.

Then he took out the homework that his mother-in-law had left for him - a small slate full of questions, and started typing on the abacus that his mother-in-law had brought him yesterday.

She had learned to use an abacus at her mother's home. It can be said that her mental arithmetic actually means she has an abacus in her heart.

Just as she finished answering the first big question, she heard the door being knocked.

She listened silently for a while and dared not say anything.

At this time, all the villagers were working in the fields, and the yamen runners and officials had also gone to help in the fields. Normally, no one should come to visit.

She listened for a while and heard the sound of ink being poured out.

"Sister-in-law, I heard from my mother that there are guests at your house?"

After saying that, he sniffed, wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, twisted his chubby little body, and tried to squeeze through the door.

Chunniang didn't like his slovenliness and greed, so she quickly closed the door a little further, leaving only a crack, and said hastily:

"They're gone, all gone. There's no one at home except me and grandpa.

You should hurry back, or your aunt will get anxious again if she can't find you."

"I'm going to see Grandpa. I haven't seen him for several days."

Tao Mo was used to being looked down upon, so he squeezed in the door with ease, and ran towards the east wing where his grandparents lived with the clatter of his slightly large shoes.

Chunniang sighed helplessly, closed the door, walked back to her room, and immersed herself in the sea of ​​questions again.

Grandpa Ning naturally likes his grandson, and the second child is hard-earned.

The grandfather and grandson chatted for a while, and then Grandpa Ning took out the delicious food that his children had given him as a gift and gave it to Tao Mo.

Tao Mo had a mouth full of food residue and listened to his grandfather's nagging with a smile.

No matter what grandpa says, just nod.

After a while, Tao Mo found it boring, so he said goodbye to his grandfather and walked into the yard.

When I saw a tent in the yard, I was curious. As a boy, I have no resistance to such things, so I wanted to go in and take a look.

Chunniang heard the noise and hurried out to stop it.

Tao Mo said embarrassedly: "My mother said yesterday that your family was coming and asked me to come and eat, but my father said that he didn't know who you are and didn't want to cause trouble for my family, so I didn't come.

|“Aren’t you afraid of getting implicated today?” Chunniang teased him.

"I'm afraid. I came here secretly. Sister-in-law, is there any leftovers? I'm hungry."

"No, there were too many people yesterday and they all finished eating. I haven't started cooking today's meal yet."

Chunniang just wanted to get rid of him quickly so that she could go back and continue studying those topics.

"Sister-in-law, give me something to eat and I'll tell you a secret, okay?"

"Little kid, do you know what a secret is?"

"I know. I know a secret of my father and mother. It concerns my elder brother Yuan Mo. Do you want to hear it?"

Chunniang didn't want to pay attention to him. This child kept telling lies all the time and never told the truth. He was exactly like his mother.

But then I thought, maybe the child heard the private conversation between my second uncle and his wife, so I shouldn’t tell anyone about it.

Just listen to what he says. If it's embarrassing, let mother-in-law talk to Aunt Sun and ask them to talk behind this naughty child's back.

So Chunniang turned around and went to the kitchen to get a steamed bun, which was given to her by the officials during dinner last night.

No one in the family was willing to eat it, and they intended to save it for the poor child who refused to speak. Now it's a good deal for Tao Mo.

Tao Mo's eyes widened when he saw the big white steamed bun in Chunniang's hand.

This is a mountain village, and the land is mostly barren. There are very few irrigated lands, that is, land that can be irrigated. And to grow wheat, you must provide enough water.

Most of the land is terraced fields on the gentle slopes of the mountains, called dry land.

It is impossible to draw water to irrigate the dry land, so we can only rely on God for our livelihood.

Therefore, only crops such as beans, sweet potatoes, and peanuts that are not picky about the soil are grown in the dry land.

When there is drought, the crops in the dry land can be dried into leaves, which will break into pieces if touched.

Therefore, the harvest from dry land is limited.

Often, after tending to the plants for half a year, whether it is drought or flood, there is still no harvest, or even less than what is harvested from the seeds, not to mention all the hard work put in.

Therefore, the land that can be irrigated with water is more precious.

Ordinary people only eat white flour dumplings during the Chinese New Year.

I usually eat millet or cornmeal.

Millet porridge, corn grits porridge, corn cakes, vegetable steamed bread... are the most commonly eaten foods here.

This white flour steamed bun is so dazzlingly white, just like the peaches of Yao Mother. I have only heard of it but never eaten it.

Tao Mo swallowed his saliva and said, "Sister-in-law, if you want to know anything, just ask and I will tell you."

Upon hearing this, Chunniang immediately put her hands behind her back and hid the steamed bun behind her.

"What do I want to know? Aren't you going to tell me a secret?"

"Yes, yes, I said, I said, I said, you must give me the steamed buns."

"You speak first, and I'll see if what you say is worth the money."

"Okay, okay, don't put it back. I said, I said it's not okay. That's right, my father and mother secretly told me that they thought I was asleep, but I was actually pretending to be asleep.

They said, I heard that he will be serving in the military soon. We have to find a way to let Yuan go. Give me, give me steamed buns..."

As soon as Chunniang heard this, she knew that her second uncle and his wife were up to something bad.

It was agreed upon when the family was divided and kept secret that my second uncle's family would continue to enjoy Mr. Ning's benefits without having to pay taxes or perform labor service.

However, since the children of the eldest branch of the Ning family are all young, Uncle Ning will be responsible for the military service.

Only a few years have passed, and Uncle Ning has only served in the military three times, and they want to go back on their words?

Chunniang was a little angry and wanted to snatch the steamed bun back.

She resisted the urge and said, "Go back quickly after you finish eating, be careful that Second Aunt won't be able to find you.

Also, don’t tell anyone else about this, or your dad will beat you.”

"I won't tell you, I'm not stupid.

Sister-in-law, do you have any more steamed buns? Give me another one, I’m still hungry…”

Seeing Chunniang chasing him away, he took out some ink and spoke quickly.