The poor man grows watermelon

【Sew a big quilt】

The night before, in order to prepare the yuba, neither of them slept well.

Fortunately, the hard work was not in vain. Everyone had a great time eating, especially the children, who were as happy as Chinese New Year.

Su Ye was so tired that he lay down on the bed early as soon as it got dark.

Yu Feng packed up his things and lay down with him.

Aunt Su Hua brought them a quilt, although it was old, it was washed very clean.

The quilt was very narrow, and Yu Feng always put it on Su Ye's side as much as possible.In order not to let Yu Feng suffer from the cold, Su Ye could only lean against him tightly.

Yu Feng's firepower was strong, and his whole body was as warm as a big stove. Therefore, Su Ye did not reject the intimacy between the two of them.

It started to rain in the middle of the night, not loudly but densely.

There was the sound of dripping water in the shed, and it sounded like it was in my ears.

Su Ye opened her eyes in a daze, and found that the other half of the bed was empty.

"Yu Feng?" He subconsciously called the man's name.

In the darkness, the man responded, and quickly walked to the bed, patting the quilt lightly with his big hand, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Su Ye felt the chill on his body, and his head cleared up, "Why don't you sleep?"

"It's raining from the roof of the shed, I'll put up the food." The night was dark, and the man's voice was very clear.

Su Ye got up and lit the oil lamp.

Yu Feng quickly wrapped the quilt around his body, and said eagerly: "No need to get up, I've packed everything."

Su Ye did not reject his offer, but only looked into the room.

There were two more grass mounds where the grain was stored before, and a long wooden board was horizontally placed on the grass mound, and the bamboo baskets containing grain were placed on it.

There was a large pool of water barking on the ground, almost converging into a small puddle.

Yu Feng stepped on the mud, and the straw sandals were covered with mud.

Water was still dripping from the roof of the shed, and Yu Feng put an earthen pot under it, and the water dripped into the pot, making a "tick, tick, tick" sound.

"I got up late, and I'm still a little wet." Yu Feng looked at the grain in the corner and blamed himself.

"The weather will be fine tomorrow, so it will be good to get some sun in the sun." Su Ye's tone was calm, with a soothing power.

Yu Feng responded with a bright smile.

Su Ye couldn't help but smiled, looked at the wooden board, and suggested: "You can use wooden boards to nail a shelf, and put the food in clay pots and put it on the shelf."

When Yu Feng heard this, his face showed joy, "Xiao Yezi is so smart, it can be waterproof and not afraid of rats!"

Su Ye froze, "There are still mice?"

Yu Feng nodded his head as a matter of course, "There are a lot of mice, and they often steal most of the food. When I was in the military camp, the cook specially caught mice and roasted them."

Su Ye shivered involuntarily, and moved away from Yu Feng.

Yu Feng smiled brightly, "Xiao Yezi is afraid of mice?"

Su Ye did not answer directly, but reminded: "That is really inedible, the plague is deadly enough."

Thinking of something, Yu Feng showed a lonely expression on his face, then nodded, and replied: "The general said the same thing, and he won't let you eat it later."

Su Ye breathed a sigh of relief, looked up at the wet thatch roof, and said, "We must cover the roof with an oilcloth as soon as possible, the thatch might collapse if it gets too wet."

Yu Feng pushed him back on the bed, "I can go by myself, Xiao Yezi is waiting in the room."

Su Ye picked up the oil lamp and said calmly, "I'll illuminate it for you."

Seeing his insistence, Yu Feng had no choice but to comply.

However, before going out, he pulled out the tarpaulin from the store and wrapped it tightly around Su Ye.

Su Ye let him torment, and when he was done, he covered the oil lamp with a bamboo basket, and walked outside following Yu Feng's footprints.

The soft upper was instantly soaked in muddy water, but Su Ye didn't care.

The cold rain hit his face, and he couldn't help shivering.

Yu Feng persuaded again, "Let's go into the house, Xiaoyezi!"

"Hurry up, get it done and go back early." Su Ye's teeth were clenched from the cold, and her voice was not very clear.

Yu Feng had no choice but to speed up.

Su Ye was not idle below, and would always hand him thatch and mud at the right time, saving him the time of running up and down.

After confirming that the repair is complete, cover it with a tarpaulin and press the soil block.

The two cooperated tacitly, and it took only a cup of tea before and after.

When they entered the house again, both of them were drenched in water, and the oil lamp was also extinguished.

Yu Feng changed the wick and lit the oil lamp again. Looking at the mud and water stains on each other's faces, he couldn't help laughing.

Especially for Su Ye, all this was a very novel experience for him. Even though it was a bit hard, it proved that he was living a serious life.

Yu Feng took out a piece of dry clothes from the bedside, and generously wiped Su Ye's hair.

Su Ye didn't refuse, he was already frozen.

After Yu Feng confirmed that every place was wiped dry, he said, "I'm going to the village to have a look. Is Xiao Yezi afraid of being alone at home?"

Su Ye quickly realized that Yu Feng was worried about the old man in the village. He thought for a while and said, "I can help if I'm with you."

Yu Feng wrapped him in a quilt, and said with a smile: "Tomorrow we have to plow the ground and sow rapeseed, can the small page hold up?"

You don't need to think about it, if you stay up for another night, your body probably won't be able to bear it. What's more, if you get caught in the rain again, you may catch a cold, which is fatal in ancient times when there was a lack of medical treatment.

After figuring this out, Su Ye no longer insisted, but wrapped the oilcloth around Yu Feng's body, and said, "Be careful on the road, go early and return early."

"En!" Yu Feng replied loudly, the smile on his face seemed to brighten the dark room a bit.

Su Ye watched him disappear into the rain, and then lay back on the bed wrapped in a thin linen quilt.

Aftertaste of the man's hearty laughter, it seems that the cold rainy night is not so difficult.

-

It rained all night, although it has not been heavy, the fields are probably well watered.

At this time, it was time for autumn plowing, and the rain came just in time.

Yu Feng didn't come back until dawn, maybe because he felt that he was cold, he purposely stayed away from Su Ye, and didn't pull the quilt, just lying on the bed with his clothes on.

It was Su Ye who sensed his movement and insisted on pulling him to his side and covering him with a thin quilt.

The man's voice was a little tired, but the smile on his face remained undiminished, "Ms. Su Hua said that there is still a lot of cloth and silk floss left for making clothes. In two days, I will sew a big quilt for us, enough for two people to cover!"

When he said this, Yu Feng's voice was full of joy.

"Since there are quite a few left, we will sew two to avoid crowding." Su Ye said tremblingly.

Yu Feng froze, rubbed his hands together, and pulled him into his arms.

Su Ye didn't refuse, it was really too cold!

What's more, he didn't have much idea of ​​Shuang'er in his heart. Anyway, they were two men, and they hugged each other as soon as they hugged.

Yu Feng's voice was a little fluttering, "There are not too many left... I think I can only make one."

Su Ye curled her lips, turned around, closed her eyes, and went back to sleep.

One by one, back then, Mencius’s mother specially sewed a big quilt so that he would have the opportunity to invite students from poor families to cover it together!

Yu Feng tightened his arms, smelled the warm breath on Xiao Shuang'er's body, and grinned big.

-

The two discussed, taking advantage of the warm land after the rain, to plant water radishes and spicy cabbage, and plant the rest with winter wheat. As long as the disaster year does not catch up, the land is almost enough for the villagers to eat for a season.

Of course, before this, the weeds must be removed first, and the ground must be turned over twice.

Twenty acres of land is a big project for two people.

Fortunately, when I heard that they were going to clean up the ground, without Yu Feng calling, all the adults and children in the village came to help.

The children of the poor have long been in charge of their homes. The seven- and eight-year-olds have learned to dig the ground with a pickaxe, and even the five- and six-year-olds will follow behind the adults and break the hard soil with a mallet.

The remaining three or four-year-old little carrot heads, one by one, were all placed next to Su Ye by the elders.

Su Ye was selecting and soaking the seeds, and the little ones watched with wide eyes curiously.

Su Ye was not good at getting along with children, so she went about her own business without saying a word.

He put the wheat seeds on the bamboo basket and shook them back and forth, and the oval wheat seeds were covered with boiling water to form a flat layer.

"Wow—" Carrot Head exclaimed in unison.

Su Ye froze for a moment, then quickly calmed down, picked out the broken and bad seeds on the surface, and threw them into the dustpan next to him.

There was another "wow -" sound.

Su Ye has become much calmer.

No matter what he did, the little ones would stare and yell.

The women watched from afar, smiling knowingly from time to time.

Chun Jiu is Yu Feng's aunt of the same family, and now that she is very close to him, she couldn't help but say, "I think Brother Su likes children too, so find a good day to do the wedding and have a baby sooner! "

When Yu Feng heard this, he quickly said: "Auntie is not in the mood to talk nonsense, it's, it's not that time yet..."

Chun Jiu angrily hit him with a pickaxe, and scolded, "Look at your talent! We've brought everyone home, so you can't handle it?"

Yu Feng hopped his feet to dodge, and laughed in a good-tempered manner.

"Sister-in-law Chunjiu is right. There is only such a twin in our village. If someone snatches her away, I'll see where you are going to cry!"

"Brother Su looks like this, has such a bearing, and cooks good food, even the son of a landlord is worthy of it!"

"Isn't that right, you silly boy, you have a heart!"

While digging the ground with pickaxes, the women chattered to stimulate Yu Feng.

Yu Feng just kept smiling, without a single rebuttal.

Such a scene of talking and laughing at work gradually dispelled the haze of war in people's minds.

When everyone was busy, two Zao slaves with knives appeared on the ground, and there was a somewhat familiar face - it was Hu Zuo who came to check the number of people with Mr. Huzheng that day.

Su Ye couldn't help but thumped in his heart. His first reaction was, won't his identity be revealed?

Feeling his uneasiness, Yu Feng took a step forward and blocked him behind him without any trace.