Crossing the green wheat ears

The next day was a sunny day, and Xiyuan felt that his body was already in good shape, so he didn't want to be bored at home, so he led Xi Wei, and the two of them followed their grandfather to Datian to have a look.It is now the end of summer, and in this northern land, the wheat has been harvested, and those who are quick-witted have already ridged the wheat field again, and planted Chinese cabbage and radish on it. At this time, these two things will be planted until autumn. You can still harvest a crop, and the vegetables for winter mainly rely on these two.

Grandpa held a sickle in his hand and a cigarette pot on his waist. He walked slowly ahead. The crops on both sides of the road were growing vigorously. Occasionally, yellow dandelions bloomed in the field, twinkling like bright little flames.

"Brother, brother, brother, listen, cricket!" The Xiwei card repeater started talking again.Seeing Xi Wei's shining eyes, Xi Yuan couldn't bear to let him down, so he had to work hard and tiptoe to follow the crickets' cries.Fortunately, the skill of catching crickets was still there when he was young. The moment the crickets jumped up, Xiyuan quickly caught them with his hands. Feeling the crickets struggling and jumping in his palm, Xiyuan squeezed his eyes at Xiwei.

"Brother, brother, brother, go back and make a cage for me, I will put the crickets in it to raise."

"That's a katydid cage. It's used to raise katydids. Just put the crickets in an earthen pot."

"Oh!"

"Also, don't call me brother so many times in the future. I can hear you once you call. If you continue to be so wordy, I won't catch crickets for you."

"understood."

Xi Wei pinched the cricket with his hands, his calves were tight, and he followed the footsteps of his grandfather and brother.The scenery of this countryside is no stranger to Xiyuan. He also came from a farming family in his last life, and he also has a natural love for crops, so he feels very kind when he sees it.

"Hey, brother, are you going to visit the fields?" An old man came to meet him, who seemed to be about the same age as grandpa.

"Yeah, I have nothing to go and have a look. It's almost autumn, and I'm afraid that some dishonest hands and feet will harm the crops."

"That's right, I heard that the corn in Lao Li's house had been torn off half a ridge yesterday, and Lao Li was so angry that he scolded on the ground for a long time."

"This is so wicked. The crops haven't grown yet at this time. It's a crime!"

"Who doesn't say it, hey! Let's take a look if we have nothing to do."

Xiyuan quietly asked Xi Wei: "Who is this, do you know him?"

"Brother, you're testing me again. Isn't this Grandpa Wang San?" Xi Wei gave Xi Yuan a very unconvinced look.

In the past two days, in order to get familiar with the people and things around him as soon as possible, Xiyuan tried his best to learn as much information about the village from other people's words, but he didn't dare to ask others blatantly, so he had to ask from Xiwei. Said to test him.At first, Xi Wei showed off that he knew a lot, but when Xi Yuan asked too many questions, he became arrogant.Every time Xi Yuan asked, he would either roll his eyes or curl his lips.

After being separated from Grandpa Wang San, Grandpa began to feel a little worried. Xiyuan knew that Grandpa was worried about the crops in the field.There are a few idlers in the village, usually stealing chickens and dogs when they have nothing to do. During this season, they often steal food from other people's fields at night.

"Grandpa, don't worry, our family should be fine." Xiyuan comforted Grandpa.

"Our crops are growing well this year, I'm afraid it will attract the attention of others."

Xiyuan knew that words were useless at this time, and he would be relieved only after seeing the field.The three of them didn't bother to walk slowly, so they all quickened their pace.

After walking for a while, Xi Wei couldn't keep up. A horse fell to the ground, dirt was rubbed on his hands and face, and the cricket in his hand was accidentally crushed to death.

"Wow! Brother, brother, brother, cricket, cricket!"

"It's okay, brother will catch you later. Come on, Xiao Wei won't cry, we won't drop the golden beans, so people will laugh at you." Xi Yuan comforted Xi Wei while wiping his tears.Then he squatted down with his back to Xi Wei, and put Xi Wei on his back.

Just now, I was just as worried about the crops as my grandfather was, and I forgot that the Xiwei people walked slowly.Xiyuan knew that in this ancient time where everything was backward, the family only had a few acres of land. If it was destroyed by someone at this time, it would be too late to replant, and if it was not done well, it would be starving in the coming year.

Hurrying to the field, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief. The only crops of Xiyuan's family were a few ears of corn near the roadside, and the others were all intact.

Grandpa lit the dry tobacco and sat on the ground to smoke it.Xiyuan took Xiwei with him, and took his grandfather's sickle to cut off the corn stalks that had been broken off by others, cut them into sections, and then peeled off the outer hard skin, so that the inner cobs could be put in Chewing in your mouth is like eating sugar cane.Xi Wei chewed hard, and the core of the corn stalk was sweet, as sweet as sugar.The family only buys a few pieces of candy for the child during the Chinese New Year, and he has almost forgotten what candy is like.

After guarding in the field for a while, grandpa took the two brothers to the cabbage field.Xiyuan’s family has five acres of fields, not adjacent to each other. One piece of three acres is planted with corn this year; one piece of two acres is planted with wheat. After the wheat is harvested, grandpa and grandma also planted cabbage and radishes like other families, but grandma also planted cabbage and radishes. I also planted a ridge of mustard greens, and planted coriander and spinach in places where there were gaps.

Xiyuan picked the big ones from the cabbage and broke off some cabbage leaves, and then got some coriander.Then he went home with his grandfather and Xi Wei.

In the evening, grandma stewed a pot of rice with millet, rice and the polenta left over from breakfast. Although there was very little white rice in it, it was quite a luxury at home.Then put a little less oil in the pot, beat an egg, fry it with oil for a while, break it up, then put in the soybean paste made by myself at home, and finally put some chopped peppers, simmer for a while, and take it out of the pot .

Today's dinner is a rice bag: spread out the washed Chinese cabbage leaves, spread a layer of rice, put a thin layer of egg chili sauce on top of the rice, then put coriander and shallots into small pieces on top of the sauce, then pinch Close the leaves of Chinese cabbage by the edge, and a rice bag is made.

Although the rice buns are simple in ingredients, they are delicious. The fragrance of cabbage, the rice, the egg chili sauce, and the unique flavor of shallots and coriander, mixed together, it tastes very appetizing, making people more and more delicious. appetite.Xiyuan unknowingly ate three of them, and had no choice but to stop until there was no more room in his stomach.Lie on your back on the kang with your belly in your hands to brighten your belly.Seeing his brother's appearance, Xi Wei also found it amusing, so he collapsed even when he gurgled, and his belly brightened with Xi Yuan.

"Grandma, it's so delicious, let's have dinner tomorrow."

"Greedy ghost, you can't eat a meal tomorrow. You can't eat a meal. The food you eat this meal is enough for two meals."

"That's right. Today I went to the field and met Wang Laosan. He said that the land of Lao Li's house in Xitou was ruined by someone, and half a row of corn was broken."

"These people who suffer thousands of knives are not afraid of losing their lives if they harm people's crops. Old man, is our family okay?"

"It's okay, I just lost a few on the ground."

"That's good."

"Our crops are growing well this year. I'm thinking in my heart that I'm afraid that others will stare at me. I'll take a look, or I'll get up in the middle of the night and have a look."

"Can you do it yourself? It's dark in the middle of the night. Let's see if there is another one."

"No, there's nothing you can do. If this is a disaster, what will you eat next year?"

"Oh, this is really, really dead."

Listening to the conversation between the two old men, Xiyuan didn't know what to say for a moment.If you don't ask grandpa to go, if the food is really stolen, you will have to starve next year; if you let grandpa go, an old man, and it's dark, if something happens, the consequences will be disastrous.No, I have to find a way to preserve the crops and keep grandpa safe.

"Grandpa, you can ask Grandpa Wang San and the others. It is estimated that every family is afraid of losing food, and they all want to go to see it in the middle of the night, or a few people form a group and line up for work. One group goes to work in the middle of the night and the other group in the middle of the night. Do you think it’s okay? If it’s okay, you can discuss it with Grandpa Wang San and the others.”

"Well, what my eldest grandson said reminded me, I can't delay, I'll go and ask right away." Grandpa said, took a sickle and a cigarette pot, and left the house.

The whole family had no intention of doing anything else, they were all anxiously waiting for the news of Grandpa at home.After finishing the housework, grandma went to the kang to spread out the quilt, and Xiyuan and Xi Wei put their feet under the quilt—it was so warm.

Affected by the atmosphere at home, Xi Wei didn't pester Xiyuan to tell stories today, but just watched grandma twisting hemp rope on the edge of the kang.Grandma is getting old and her eyesight is not working well, so she can't do delicate work at night.

Seeing Xi Wei's appearance, Xi Yuan feels distressed. In modern society, such a big child is at the age when he is carefree and loved by his family, but the little Xi Wei has been exposed to the difficulties of life too early.In order to distract him, Xiyuan proposed to play hide-and-seek with Xi Wei.

Not going out of the house, there are few things in the house, and there are not many places to hide, but just put the quilt on Xi Wei, Xi Yuan shouted: "Where is Xiao Wei, where is Xiao Wei hiding? Why can't I find it?" Well." Xi Wei was able to hide under the quilt without moving.Xi Yuan was afraid of holding him back, so after a while, he pretended to find out, lifted the quilt, and pretended to be surprised: "Wow, so Xiao Wei hid here!" Called: "Brother, brother, come back." Then he covered himself with a quilt.

Seeing Xi Wei's smiling face and hearing Xi Wei's laughter, Xi Yuan's mood also improved.Xi Wei said he was five years old, but in fact, people here calculate their ages based on fictitious years. Xi Wei's birthday is the youngest, on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, and on the day of the young year, he is not yet four years old, just a little more than his third birthday.

After waiting until very late, Xi Wei couldn't bear to fall asleep, and grandpa didn't come back, but he seemed to be in a good mood.It turned out that Grandpa found Grandpa Wang San, and it happened that several other families also had the same idea, so they discussed taking turns to watch the night together.Because everyone was talking loudly, a few more people were attracted, but Lizheng from the village also came over.He also heard today that Lao Li's family had been harmed by people, so he decided to organize the labor force in the village into groups, and everyone took turns to take care of the crops.In this way, it is more secure.

Xiyuan fell asleep after only hearing the result. It may be that the body from the time travel is still too small to stay up all night.In his sleep, Xiyuan also dreamed that the ears of corn turned into corn dolls, and he yelled at someone, "Don't steal me, don't steal me." Xiyuan was not a rich man before crossing, but he never expected it One day I will miss a few ears of corn in my sleep.