Propose a hundred times

Not knowing that his behavior would be seen by others, not knowing that his behavior gave people a chance to imagine, Yuan Shaoan went back to his yard with a high mood, went to the kitchen to put away the cabbage, went back to the room and changed his clothes, and came out to see the already up Mother, you are drawing water from the well in the courtyard.

"Mother, morning! Is my father up yet?" Shao'an said hello, strode forward, helped shake the pulley, and took a little effort to bring out the half bucket of water.

Mother Yuan was kind-hearted, enjoying her child's filial piety, scooped up water, and prepared to go back to the kitchen to light a fire.

"Your father is also up, washing his face in the room, after you feed the pigs, remember to go to the back mountain and chop a piece of bamboo and come back."

"Oh!" Shaoan agreed, and helped his mother carry the water into the kitchen, poured it into the bottomed water tank, then took a wooden bucket, picked it up with a pole, and fetched water in the courtyard.

Both mother and daughter were not idle. After Shao'an worked hard to pick up three loads of water, the cooking pot in the kitchen started to smoke. It was almost the same. Mother Yuan took two other wooden barrels and put them in The contents of the pot are scooped out spoon by spoon.

"An'er, it's fine."

After Yuan's mother finished speaking, Shao'an brought in the fourth load of water. After pouring it into the water tank, he straightened up and beat his back. Smelling the familiar smell, he couldn't help frowning, and said,

"Mom, I'll go and urge Uncle Li in the afternoon. Hurry up and fix the stove over there, so you don't have to see Tian'er cooking pig stew in your own kitchen."

"All right, all right, I'll listen to you, you're the best at home!" Yuan's mother responded, taking out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat of her child, "Go and feed the pigs, mother will chop up the pig's feet and stew them, it will be near noon Before you can eat it, let me cook a pancake for you first."

"Okay, my mother's fried scallion pancakes are the most delicious!" Shaoan responded, rolled up his sleeves, lifted the heavy pot on the stove and put it aside, and replaced it with the one he used for cooking. Guo, just clapped his hands, picked up the pigs full of pigs out of the kitchen, and walked steadily in the direction of his pigsty...

Not far to the west from Yuan’s courtyard gate, there is a row of low loess brick one-story houses with thick thatched roofs. There is an open space in front of the house on the left and right, and a thick and high courtyard wall is built around it. The courtyard gate is locked. Strictly speaking, this is the Yuan family's pig farm.

To say that the Yuan family's pigsty is extremely spacious, if you look at the entire Fenghuang Village, you can't find any other pigsty built so grandly.

Speaking of which, the Yuan family's ancestors have been raising pigs for a living, and in the folk countryside, they are one of the few who do not farm for a living.The Yuan family's pig farming business reached its peak during the time of Shao'an's grandfather, and the number of adult pigs once exceeded sixty.Just imagine, it is not easy for the people in the countryside to raise more than ten pigs at home, and most of them only have three or five pigs for their own food.And with only three or five heads, the cost of breeding them for a year is beyond the reach of ordinary poor families.It can be said that a family that can afford to raise a few pigs can really be called a good family in the village...

It is conceivable how beautiful their Yuan family used to be.

Don't mention the past, just talk about the present.Shaoan's grandparents passed away early, and her father's health has become worse in recent years. The Yuan family can now be regarded as Shaoan's head.Because Yuan's father was seriously ill many years ago, Yuan's pig farm was once in decline, and the number of pigs dropped to more than ten pigs. The Yuan family was hit hard and faced the crisis of family fortune. Passed away.

Fortunately, there is no end to the road to heaven, and the village head at that time helped to invite a genius doctor to come to treat him, and Yuan's father slowly recovered. After a few years of recuperating with peace of mind, he regained some strength and continued to run the family business.A few years later, Shao'an turned fifteen and had grown into a green young man. The always sensible and filial she insisted on taking over the heavy burden from her father and supporting the Yuan family.

Although, she is a woman.

At that time, Shao'an was young and energetic, but he knew how to measure. In addition, with the guidance of his parents, he gradually learned to plan carefully, and it was not so difficult to carry the burdens of the family.Although the two years of training were hard, she has gradually become calm and mature, and she has become a young master who can take care of herself.

But today, when she, Yuan Shaoan, can take charge of the situation alone, the Yuan family's pig farming business is booming. At this time, in the Yuan family's pigsty, there are more than thirty adult pigs and more than ten piglets. They are growing very vigorously, and two sows are pregnant. The third child, another group of piglets will be born in two months.

Calculated in this way, Yuan Shaoan's daily work is really heavy.

A load full of slops sinks heavily. Although Yuan Shaoan is used to doing this work every day, he is a woman after all, so his back is sore and his back is sore and exhausted.Putting down the burden at the gate of the courtyard, he shook his arms, squeezed his shoulders, and rubbed his waist again, then took out the key and opened the gate of the courtyard, then took up the burden and went in, bypassing the fence and entering the pigsty.

The inside of the pigsty is full of stench, and the big guys and little guys who have slept all night are waiting for their meals, never noticing that there is another companion missing among them...

Shaoan put down the burden, went to the door to get a big wooden ladle, scooped their breakfast one by one into the troughs in several circles, and the dozens of pigs who gathered around early began to eat it with a hot sound. Fragrant hogwash is a supreme delicacy for them.

After the two buckets were divided, Shaoan went out of the pen to the small kitchen on the side of the yard, grabbed a large handful of pigweed and started cutting, filled a dustpan full, and returned to the pigsty for the big guys. The little ones added delicious food and poured it directly into the trough.

Dozens of pigs, how could they expect those two buckets of thin bran water to feed them.

After doing all this, Shaoan breathed a sigh of relief.Standing there watching the piggies eat deliciously, he clapped his hands, went back to the small kitchen with the dustpan in hand, cut up the sweet potato vines and a handful of rotten vegetable leaves in the vegetable basket, poured them into the wooden stalk, and then opened them aside I grabbed two large handfuls of rice bran and sprinkled them in, then scooped a bowl of water into the water tank on the right and poured them in. I took a wooden stick and started stirring. After stirring, I lifted it up and left the small kitchen. Put down the open space in the yard, then go to the small room on the other side of the yard to open the door and open the chicken coop.A flock of hungry chickens huddling together and cooing and screaming finally got their freedom, rushed out to the yard, and started scrambling for food.

The Yuan family’s pig farm not only raises pigs, but also raises a dozen chickens. The old hen lays eggs, and the others are killed during festivals. One is killed on the family's birthday, and one is also killed when there are visitors at home.

After finishing all this, Shaoan breathed a sigh of relief, slumped his shoulders, clapped his hands and went back to the small kitchen to clean up...

Fortunately, these guys only feed her twice a day, otherwise she would have to be exhausted!

After returning from the pig farm, Yuan Shaoan first filled a bucket of water in his yard to wash his hands and feet, wiped his clothes from top to bottom, and then entered the smelling smell of his kitchen, where he saw his parents eating.

"An'er is back, be hungry, come and eat some cakes."

When Yuan's mother saw her child come in, she hurriedly took a pair of chopsticks and handed them to her.Father Yuan, who was sitting at the dinner table, also called her over.Shaoan exerted a lot of strength, and he was already very hungry, so he sat down to eat quickly with his hands and feet.

Father Yuan was relieved to see her eating well and seeing her energetic appearance. After eating for a while, he asked, "An'er, how much did you sell for that pig yesterday?"

"Father, that pig weighs more than 150 catties. It was the last one slaughtered in the previous batch and sold for more than two taels of silver."

"Okay, okay, this is the one with the most money this year, not bad." Yuan's father smiled and nodded, looking at his child with satisfaction in his eyes, his face seemed to improve a lot in an instant .

Yuan's mother, who was washing the pot and preparing the stew, was also happy to listen to the conversation between the two of them, and interjected: "It's really not easy to sell a pig at this price these days. An'er has done a good job. When you go back to town, remember to talk about the pig." When the fabric comes back, mother will make new clothes for you father and son."

After hearing this, Shaoan happily agreed, and finished the remaining small piece of scallion pancake in two or three mouthfuls, took a gulp of water, wiped his mouth and got up,

"Father, I'm full, I'm going to the back mountain first."

"Well, let's go."

The two elders agreed, and watched their sensible and capable child go out with smiles on their faces.

Yuan Shaoan went out of the kitchen, savoring the delicious food in his mouth, went to the firewood room to pick up the hatchet, walked out of the yard, made a detour, and walked up the hillside behind his house.

It was neither too early nor too late. It was the time when the villagers got up and went out to do farm work. On the road, they inevitably met a few acquaintances, shouted hello to each other, and continued to go their separate ways.

After about a moment, Yuan Shaoan arrived in front of his own bamboo forest in the back mountain, without stopping for a while, he immediately picked a bamboo and chopped it with his knife.

The knife was sharpened, and Shaoan didn't bother much. He chopped off the thick bamboo with only three or four knives, dragged it out with all his strength, and left the bamboo tail with one knife. He was just about to repair the remaining bamboo branches when he raised his eyes and saw the hillside Going down that avenue, a few people passed by.This group of people caught Shao'an's attention, because she saw a middle-aged woman walking in front of her from a distance, followed by several men, and then several other men were carrying things in twos. Wearing red silk...

They were a little far away, and Shaoan couldn't see their expressions clearly, but they should be full of spring breeze.

why?According to her knowledge and experience, that group of people probably went to a family to propose marriage.In this way, it won't be long before someone in the village will marry a daughter. I don't know if they will come to her house to buy pigs!hey-hey!

Thinking of this, Shao'an used all his strength in his hand to cut a twig on a bamboo joint with a single blow, and the corners of his mouth burst into laughter, as if he really came to do business at home...

The author has something to say: Farming essays, farming essays are not so easy to write.