Crossing the green wheat ears

Grandma came to the city, and my brothers didn't go back to Lianhua Village when they were resting. However, Xi Wei and Wei Cheng had to go back when they rested in mid-March. The family wanted to grow corn, so they had to go back to help .

The Xi family bought a new ten-acre field and planned to plant corn. In the past, the family grew soybeans because the second uncle’s family made tofu. However, after moving to the city this year, Xiyuan asked the second uncle and aunt not to make tofu by themselves. Buy it from other tofu shops, and then make it into spiced tofu or something.

Making tofu is too hard to make money. I got up late at night, and my uncle and aunt agreed. Anyway, his uncle has been working with him for a few years, and he knows how to make tofu. When the time comes, it will be directly from him. You can just take tofu, and the second uncle's elder brother is very happy to hear that, so he only needs to make tofu, but he doesn't have to worry about selling it.

Because the second uncle’s family does not need a large amount of soybeans as before, the family will not grow so many this year. Considering that there are so many chickens in the family, it is decided to grow corn, which has a high yield and can be used to feed chickens.

However, planting corn is different from planting soybeans and wheat. The distance between plants and rows of corn is large, and it is necessary to dig one hole after another, and sow seeds one hole after another. It requires manual planting, and the livestock at home cannot help.

Therefore, since Shuanzi came back two days ago and said that the family wanted to grow corn, Xiyuan decided to go back to help at the end of this ten-day period, otherwise the ten-acre field would be enough for grandpa and the three of them to be busy for several days.

But you can't just leave grandma and Budian here alone, Xiyuan is thinking about it, Xi Wei and Wei Chengcheng have made a decision, "Brother, what are you thinking about, just you." Xi Wei said with a smile.

"Why do I have to?" Xiyuan himself was still surprised.

"You are the slowest worker. If I ask you to plant more, you can't catch up with anyone. In order not to hinder everyone, you can stay here with grandma." Wei Chengxi told his brother, but hid at a safe distance beforehand.

In short, it was Xiyuan who was left behind in the end, and Xiyuan also had self-knowledge. He had never done crop work in his previous life. He had done it two years before he passed through. At that time, there were few fields at home, and the work was done in a few days, so, Regardless of living in a farm family, Xiyuan has never suffered from exhaustion during the busy farming season.

"It's because I'm afraid that you will be tired, and I'm rushing to go back to work, and I feel sorry for my brother, but I don't tell you these two children." Grandma saw Xi Weicheng negotiating with Xiyuan, and she knew what was going on. Clearly.

Wei Cheng and the others rushed to the village early in the morning as soon as the city gate opened. According to Xiyuan's wishes, let them go back the night before like before, and the two children said nothing.

When they arrived at the border of Lianhua Village, they didn't return home, but went directly to the field.Xi Mingwen, his wife and the old man just went to the field after cleaning up.

So, Xi Wei and Shuanzi, Wei Cheng and his grandfather, Xi Mingwen and his wife, each group made a ridge, one dug a hole, and the other planted seeds. After planting the seeds, they buried the pit.

Xi Wei and Wei Cheng are young and work fast. Let them dig a hole, and they dig a long way in a short time. However, one is for talking, and the other is afraid of exhausting the two children. They have used their strength when they were young. , I didn't think it was a big deal at the time, it was time to show it when I was older, so Grandpa and Xi Mingwen both controlled the speed, Xi Wei and Wei Cheng had no choice but to slow down.

"Chengzi, Xiaowei, are your grandma and Goudan used to staying in the city?" Grandpa asked. Since the old lady went to Yansui City, the grandchildren will not always come. Ma'am, the old man decided to live in the city for two days after he finished planting the land.

"Aren't you used to it, your eldest grandson is so good at begging my baby." Xi Wei said with a smile.

"Well, Xiaowei and I usually want to eat something, so we have to coax my brother for a long time, he may not make it for me. Once my grandma is gone, our food is getting better every day, and my brother will cook it every day. For a few days, Goudan and Xiao Budian will be around." Wei Cheng added to Xi Wei.

"Your grandma doesn't feel bored in the city, does she? When she was asked to go, she said she wouldn't go, that she didn't know anyone, and she didn't dare to go out, for fear of getting lost and finding a home." Xiyuan Niang asked.

"My grandma doesn't have the time to be bored. Normally, my Aunt Li (Ms. Shuanzi, Xiyuan was afraid that grandma would be bored, so I specifically asked Shuanzi to let his mother come to visit more often) if I have nothing to do, I will come to our house to chat with my grandma. Whenever I have time, I will Brother just took my grandma and Goudan Xiaoyong to go shopping and eat in a restaurant." Xi Wei returned.

"Huh? Did you go to a restaurant to eat? This old woman is pretty good at work." Grandpa said, it seems that my wife is living well in the city.

"My grandma and Goudan were curious about why there was still a house above the house, and asked my brother at the door. My brother had nothing to do, so he led them to Jude Building." Xi Wei explained.

"To Jude Building?" Xi Mingwen asked.

"No, my brother said that Jude Building is the tallest, with three floors, so my grandma and Goud can see where it is." Xi Wei said with a smile.

"Yes, my brother also specially found a place on the third floor near the window, so that Goudan can look down from the window." Wei Cheng took the conversation.

"Didn't the people in Jude Building ask why your brother went there for dinner?" Mr. Xiyuan knew the people in Jude Building very well.

"Why didn't you ask? Zhang Cai kept pushing my brother's butt and asked if he would like some spicy chicken wings and beans. We are sincere, and we insist on trying to see if it tastes the same as ours. .” Wei Cheng laughed while talking.

"Pfft," Niang Xiyuan laughed, "Your brother can really fix things."

"Mom, my brother is biased!" Xi Wei said.

"Why is your brother biased?" Xi Yuan's mother was surprised, if Xiao Yuan was really biased, it was also partial to the two in front of her.

"Isn't this a puppy, now it's my brother's little tail. Wherever my brother goes, the dog follows, and whatever my brother does, the dog follows. Now my brother walks around the city when he has nothing to do, touching flowers and plants, Come back and talk about drying scented tea, Goudan has to follow whatever he says, my brother is not bothered, and leads him every day."

"Well," Wei Cheng took it over and said, "That day Xiumu, my brother was very active, and urged us to go shopping with him, and we followed him stupidly. Then we saw that my brother didn't lead us to the market. Ah, specially walking where there are flowers and grass, one of us is responsible for carrying the basket, and the other is responsible for carrying the dog’s egg. After walking around for a whole day, we both came home. Only then did we realize that my brother felt uncomfortable carrying the dog’s egg by himself. Tired, don't go far away, we follow, he walks slowly, from the east of the city to the west of the city, and then back from the south of the city, co-authoring will make us tired, idiots!" Wei Cheng couldn't help laughing as he spoke. .

"Let you two be less minded!" Niang Xiyuan laughed, "However, it's worth giving your brother a little bit of fatigue. Do you think which family is better than your brother?"

"Mother, my second brother and I both know it. We figured it out halfway, and didn't say anything. My brother thought we didn't know, so he had a lot of fun." Xi Wei also grinned when he thought of his brother's appearance. happy.

"Mother, you said that my elder brother is now using my second elder brother and me as a punching bag. One day he lit the fire by himself and blew it with his mouth, and suddenly burned a bunch of hair. You said this is the same as Are we okay?"

"Yeah, I don't want you two either."

"After it was over, my brother went back to look in the mirror, and he was angry at the sight, so he beat us up and kicked us around in the yard several times, at last we should stop and let him beat us up." Xi Wei complained to his mother.

"Your brother is close to you two. If you are in a bad mood, just play with you two for a while. Don't think your brother is bad."

"Xiao Wei and I know that this is not intentional to let him vent his anger, otherwise my brother runs so slowly and can catch up with us." Wei Cheng said with a smile.

"Hey, that's good. Goudan doesn't want to come back after staying there?" Grandpa asked with a smile.

"No, Lord, you don't know, Goudan is so arrogant now." Xi Wei said while digging, "My brother didn't plant some herbal seeds and planted them in the flower beds in the backyard. Others Goudan also planted them, and then the dog The seedlings that were planted with eggs emerged within a few days, and they grew well. My brother planted them for several days before they came out, lying dry on the ground, as if they couldn’t grow.”

"Yes, when my brother saw it, he said that the herbs in the flower beds belonged to Goudan, and the money from selling them in the future will go to Goudan." Brother came back, "Then Goudan is very careful about the flower bed now. He goes to the flower bed every day if he has nothing to do, sticks his buttocks to weed, fertilizes, etc. We don't need to help, and no one can touch it. One day I didn't pay attention, and the little one picked it up A few seedlings came down, and the dog was so angry that he cried."

"Master, Goudan is so squeamish now. We cried for a long time that day, and none of us can coax him well. It's better to wait for my brother to come back and hug him for a while." Xi Wei said a little jealously, he is grown up now, My elder brother always hugged him when he was a child.

"Really? Oops, our dog has lost his temper." Grandpa said with a smile.

"It's not that old or young. Later, we were afraid that there would be no further harm. We helped to build a fence around it. Now, no one is allowed to go there except my brother. My grandma saw that there was some space on the side, so I planted two trees. The trumpet flower just came out, and Goudan dug it out and planted it by the wall when he saw it. My brother made a small book for him, typed it, and Goudan measured how much the seedlings grew every day, so he took it seriously." Wei Cheng continued speak.

"Goudan can't come back in the summer?" Grandpa asked.

"Why are you coming back? They have coaxed my grandma. They said they will come back in Laoqiu. Goudan said that when the herbs he planted are sold for money, he will also buy a silver hairpin for my grandma." Xi Wei stretched his waist. He and Wei Cheng were young, so although they worked fast, they didn't have much energy.

"Goudan is always funny. My brother said that he is our family now, so he gave pocket money like us. Goudan was not willing to spend it at all, so he saved it up, saying it was to buy things for my brother's birthday."

"Yes, mother, you see, the dog has the heart to celebrate my brother's birthday. My second brother and I have no money to buy something for my brother." Xi Wei said aggrievedly. He and his second brother had a fever last year and said they were buying horses. They saved the money for them, and they can't spend the money in their hands until now.

"It's okay, what and how much do you two want to buy, mother." Niang Xiyuan said cheerfully.

"Really? Mom, it's a good deal. You don't want to give it to me. We don't want it for nothing. We will pay you back if we save enough." Xi Wei was amused and worked harder.

"If your mother doesn't give it to grandpa, our good grandsons are so capable of working and enduring hardships, so we have to give some compensation." Grandpa said.

"Your brother has nothing else to do now besides taking care of your beard and drying some scented tea, right?" Niang Xiyuan asked while ordering the seeds.

"My brother is also very busy. Apart from bearding my grandma, he also has to beard our husband."

"Huh? It's so difficult for your husband to answer correctly, and you have to ask your family to slouch?" Xi Mingwen couldn't help asking.

"Our husband is fine, it's because my brother has nothing to do and wants to slip his beard, for fear that the husband will treat us badly." Xi Wei said.

"Yes, I will make some porridge for my husband today, make some soup for my husband tomorrow, and bring scented tea bags the day after tomorrow, as well as our home-made food." Wei Cheng listed them one by one.

"Haha," Xi Wei couldn't hold back his joy before he could speak, "One time my elder brother made a can of eight-treasure porridge for my husband, and my second brother and I went early, so we stood at the door to drink it before the door of my husband's house was open." gone."

"At first I thought it was all right, and only the two of us knew about it. Unexpectedly, that day when the husband had nothing to do, he asked my brother to see him. My brother even asked him if the porridge was good and whether it suits his appetite. If possible, he will cook it later." Wei Wei Cheng also laughed while talking.

"Isn't that right?"

"As soon as my brother said Mr., he understood what was going on. He didn't say anything at the time, and cleaned up the two of us behind his back."

"Didn't hit you two?"

"No, our husband doesn't beat people very much. He just asked us to recite the book. If we make a mistake and run around the yard, we can slip away from memorizing the book now."

"Correct my brother about the idea of ​​running around." Xi Wei chuckled twice and said with certainty.

"Your brother and your husband have a good relationship?"

"Ah, it's not that Xiaoyong has nothing to do, so he has to go to the school to have a look. Goudan also wants to follow, and my second brother and I took it away. During the break, they played around the elm tree, shouting loudly while playing. What did my brother say, "Mo Dao Sangyu is late, and the sky is still full of clouds." Let the husband hear it, and ask who said this sentence? They both said that it was the elder brother who said it, and the husband insisted that we find the elder brother , The two chatted for a long time, but the teacher didn't give us any homework, he just asked us to memorize and practice calligraphy." Xi Wei said.

"Then my husband asked my elder brother to be his student. My elder brother quit, saying that I was not used to it and sat in the school for a day. Later, I was tortured by my husband, so I promised to be my master's disciple. Master, you said that my brother is too old. Funny, being a student to Mr. is not a monk." Wei Cheng took Xi Wei's words and said to his family.

"What happened later?" Xi Mingwen and his wife asked in unison.

"Later, later on, I became a 'disciple of lay people'. My brother went to the school to chat with his husband for a while when he was free. He was very happy when he went. What did you say? I am late in life, my heart is like a rotten tree, and I don't want to be teased by children. When the words are broken, it is like enlightenment, and I suddenly wake up, and I feel that I have wasted a lot of time, but fortunately it is not too late." Mr. Xi Weixue spoke in a tone.

"What are you talking about?" Niang Xiyuan was taken aback.

"That is to say, I thought life was hopeless at first, but after hearing what Goudan and the others said, my husband regretted it and thought that I had to live a good life." Wei Cheng explained it again.

"Oh, but it's true, you have to have something to look forward to in your life, otherwise you'll be bored." After saying this, Xi Yuanniang immediately understood.

Shuanzi listened to the lively conversation of the Xi family, full of envy in his heart, he had no brothers and sisters, only an old woman in his family, and tried to make ends meet since he was very young. nothing.

It depends on how good the family is, how many brothers there are, and how good the relationship is. You miss me, and I miss you.However, the money owed by his family will be paid off in two years. At that time, he can find a good wife and have more children... Shuanzi blushes a little at the thought of this, but he still can't restrain his love for a better life vision.

After a tiring day and dinner, Xi Wei lay on the kang and started snoring for a while, but Wei Cheng tossed and fell asleep next to him. Since his brother brought him back, this was the first time that his brother was not by his side when he fell asleep. , The room is still the same room, the location is still the same location, but Wei Cheng always feels that there is something wrong with it, he opened his eyes and looked at the moonlight shining in on the ground, tossing and turning for a long time before falling asleep.

The next day, after finishing their work, Xi Wei and Wei Cheng had to go back to Yansui City at night, especially Wei Cheng, who missed his brother.Xi Mingwen still wanted to stay, but Niang Xiyuan tugged at his clothes to keep him from saying anything, so the children didn't eat any food, and they got into the carriage and set off in the afterglow of the evening.

"Hey, I didn't take a bite of the meal." The old man smoked his cigarette and watched the carriage go away.

"Father, it's okay. Going back to Xiaoyuan can make them hungry." Mother Xiyuan said to the old man.

"But it's true, I'm poor and worried, let's go, let's go home too." The old man got up to pack things up.

"Why don't you let me keep them? It's getting dark." Xi Mingwen complained, feeling sorry for the children and worried, it was getting late.

"I also want to stay, can I stay? I have been back for two days, chatted for two days, and never left his brother. Xiao Yuan is always in front of their eyes, and I think I will leave after two days. What do you have left?" Niang Xiyuan said to Xi Mingwen while putting the things on the donkey cart.

In Yansui City, Xiyuan sat in the main room with Goudan to make roasted noodles and steamed buns. Goudan was a new learner, and the buns were crooked, but they were not broken.

Grandma hugged Xiaobudian and chatted with Shuanziniang in the back room, there was no way, Xiaobudian stretched out her paws as soon as she saw the siu mai steamed bun, but she couldn't see it.

"It's been packed for a whole day, isn't it enough?" Shuan Ziniang asked.

"Xiaowei and Chengzi love to eat, and I guess the two children will come back today, so let's make it early." The grandma patted the happy little boy, "Usually Xiaoyuan doesn't like to cook, saying it's troublesome, so the two children left I can't stand it for two days, and if he doesn't follow the ass, he will do it too."

"Why do you do so much?" Shuan Ziniang was curious.

"Can you just do Xiaowei and the others, not Cheng Nan and the others, Xiaoyuan is afraid that there will be too little to do, and the two younger brothers will not be satisfied, so cook more and eat as much as you want."

"Looking at the children in your family, I thought to myself, if we Shuanzi had such a brother, we wouldn't have to take care of everything by ourselves," said Shuanzi. Originally, she only came here occasionally, but later Shuanzi went back and said that the old lady from the Xi family was here, and the little doctor said, let his old lady have nothing to chat with grandma, so Shuanzi's wife came more diligently, and she and the old lady were able to chat.

In the main room, Xiyuan picked up the wrapped siu mai and went to the stove to boil water. When the water was hot, put it in the pot and cover it. When Cheng Zi and the others came back, they could steam it after a while.