Crossing the green wheat ears

After Maiqiu, the weather was still very hot, so Xiyuan put the cucumbers, watermelons, cantaloupe, sand fruits, crabapple fruits, etc. he brought from home into baskets and put them in the well. It's as cool as iced.

After a period of experimentation, the cakes and biscuits were finally made successfully. Now they are sold in Xiji Food Shop. The cakes and biscuits are filled with eggs and goat milk. They taste like milk and are very popular among the elderly, children and women. , Xiji's business is getting better and better.Xiyuan thought that when the grapes were ready in autumn, he could get some raisins and put them in cakes or biscuits.

Xiyuan was fine, sitting at the table under the grape arbor, folding paper bags for food.Xiji originally used oiled paper to wrap food directly. Xiyuan happened to think of the paper bags used in modern egg buying, so he folded them into three sizes, large, medium and small, and tried it in the shop. The customers liked it, so he continued to use down.The paper bags are mainly folded by Qiuyang, and Xiyuan pays Qiuyang according to the quantity. Now Qiuyang basically doesn't have to take the money for his studies.

Qiuyang was originally about the same size as Xiyuan. It may be because of the change of water and soil, or it may be that the food and drink in Xi’s house are better than before. He has grown up and his voice has changed. It is said that boys grow up late. 16-year-old Qiuyang, It has entered a long period of time, and now it is faintly more than half of Xiyuan's head. Although it looks thinner, there is a spirit in the eyes, which is the spirit of a person who is satisfied with life and full of confidence in the future.

"Brother, I heard from Cheng Nan that Brother Qiuyang went back to our village with them last time. People were surprised when they saw Brother Qiuyang, and Er Fatty even took the initiative to say hello to Brother Qiuyang." Wei Cheng whispered to his brother.

"Oh? Brother Qiuyang, how did you react?" Seeing Wei Cheng gloating, Xiyuan satisfied his little thoughts.

"Brother Qiuyang has such a good temper, how can he react? If someone talks to him, he will agree, and even smile at him. If it were me, I would ignore her." Wei Cheng said with a helpless expression on his face.

"Small, the child is not big, and there are many things to do." Xiyuan flicked Wei Cheng's nose.

"Brother!" Wei Cheng said to his brother.

"Okay, go and ask Brother Qiuyang to come over for dinner." Xiyuan touched his head again, Wei Cheng was comforted, and ran to call Qiuyang.

Alas, Xiyuan looked at Wei Cheng's back, so sad!You said that Qiuyang has grown taller, and Wei Cheng has also grown a lot taller, so why doesn't he grow taller?Now even Xi Wei has gone to Xiyuan, so if you have nothing to do, you can compare yourself with your brother and let him take the lead. Now the big and small families don’t use the door frame to draw bars. They all use Xiyuan as a reference .

Xiyuan is worried, get up and exercise every day, and think about what to eat to grow taller if you have nothing to do, bone soup, goat milk, eat more and drink more!

"Brother, you will grow taller by tomorrow, as tall as your second uncle!" The little dog kept comforting him, Xiyuan really wanted to cover his face with his hands!

After lunch, Xiyuan asked his younger brothers to sleep in the house, while he sat under the jujube tree in the front yard and read a book. Lao Zhao should be back from pulling eggs at this time every day. I don’t know why, but he hasn’t arrived home today.

As Xiji's business is getting better and better, Zhang Cai can't do it alone, so Xiyuan asks Shuanzi to sell food in the restaurant, and hires Lao Zhao's car to pull eggs for his family.

Old Zhao was so happy that he didn’t sleep well for several days. They lived a very hard life as a charioteer. When they found a customer, they had to run with them no matter how far they were. It was difficult to eat and live outside, and their safety was not guaranteed. .

It's better now, he can just go to Yansui to Lianhua Village every day, make round-trip calls on the same day, can go home every night, and earn more money than before.

Because goat milk is used to make cakes and biscuits, it is not easy to store goat milk in the hot weather, so Xiyuan asked Lao Zhao to go to Lianhua Village every day to pull eggs and goat milk.

There are three sheep in the family now, but only one sheep produces milk. Xiyuan discussed it with his father. Xi Mingwen went to Xiaolin's house and asked if his family wanted to raise sheep. If so, their mutton will still have sheep in the future. Grandma, the West’s family has it all covered.

As soon as Zhang Laoliu heard it, there was no disagreement. Sheep, in summer, Xiao Lin and his younger brother can release them.

So, Xi's family lent money to Zhang Laoliu's family to buy seven sheep, three of which were producing milk. It was agreed that the money for buying the sheep would be deducted little by little from the milk money.

Now, Xiao Lin is holding a small whip every day and making a "piapia" sound, leading his younger brother to herd the sheep. He is very happy. Much more, Kobayashi felt very proud.

"Hey! Our little tree is gone, and the family can still borrow his light." Zhang Laoliu's daughter-in-law wiped her tears with her child behind her back, thinking of her eldest son.

When the time came, Xiyuan went to the backyard room, called Wei Cheng and the others one by one, told them to change their clothes, wash their faces, and then go to school.

The child left for a quarter of an hour before Old Zhao came back with the carriage.Grandma and Goudan led the little one through the front yard, and Xiaoyong followed behind. It’s okay to pull the braids that don’t lighten, and don’t say it’s annoying. The child is young and there is no adult in front of him. Bad habit It was corrected little by little.

"Dede (brother), Duo (fruit), Duo." Budian saw Xiyuan, held up the fruit in her hand, and ran towards Xiyuan stumblingly. I don't know if it's because the language system is slow, anyway, she is speaking now There are still few long sentences, and the pronunciation of some words is not accurate.

"Hey, it's better that we don't order anything, and we think about my brother when we eat." Xiyuan hugged Budian and kissed him, and pretended to bite on the fruit she held up to his mouth, "Well, that's good Eat." Budian pursed his lips happily, bouncing on Xiyuan's arm.

"Go ahead, go for a stroll outside the door with grandma." Xiyuan put down the light, let Goudan lead him, and walked out with grandma.

Grandma has been here for several months and has gotten to know the neighbors on both sides. There is a grandma Li who is about the same age as her in the next two houses. The two old people are sitting under the old willow tree in the alley chatting. Playing nearby, there are children from other families who come out and play with them, so even Goudan and Xiaoyong have made a few friends.

"To (chatter) chatter, take a leisurely stroll." Do not repeat Xiyuan's words just now, led away by Goudan and Xiyong, grandma said hello to Lao Zhao, and went out of the gate with her grandchildren.

"Uncle Zhao, why did you come back so late today?" Xi Yuan asked while helping Lao Zhao carry eggs from the car.

"Little master," Lao Zhao saw that grandma had led the children away, hesitated, and then said to Xiyuan, "Originally, your grandpa and the others didn't let me tell you, but I think I still have to tell you. You still know better."

"Uncle Zhao, what's the matter?" Seeing Lao Zhao's expression, Xiyuan stopped, telling him to speak quickly.

"Your corn, alas, you're so ungrateful, the crops are about to grow." Old Zhao sighed, and looked at Xiyuan, "Your cornfield was ruined by others last night. , more than three acres have been harmed." Old Zhao cheered up and said it anyway.

"Ah?" Xiyuan was really surprised, "Why is it a disaster? Was it stolen?" You know, the villagers value food very much, and they may steal some tender corn, green soybeans, or wheat from other houses to eat, but it is purely a disaster. Still very little.

"This man is so wicked. He used a sickle to cut off the corn stalk from the ear of corn. At this time, the corn has not grown, and it is too late to grow cabbage."

The old Zhao's family was not far from Yansui, and it was also a farmer's family, and the things about the crops were self-evident.

Xiyuan also understood at once, this is purely to make their family's life difficult, the corn is still very tender at this time, the tender corn will not last long, and cannot be used as grain, the corn stalks are green, even if they are dried, they will not grow old Burning is prohibited in autumn, and the vacated land is too late to plant anything in this season.

"How are my grandfather and the others?" Xiyuan cared more about people than crops.

"Your grandfather cried while squatting in the cornfield. I talked to your father for a long time, and the old man seems to be getting angry." Old Zhao looked at Xiyuan. Originally, when he came back, the old man and Xi Mingwen and his wife had ordered Don't talk to the old lady and Xiyuan, for fear that they will get angry outside, but the Xi family's major affairs are all decided by the young boss, so Lao Zhao is still good at making suggestions and told Xiyuan.

"Uncle Zhao, go to the shop in a while and tell Shuanzi to accompany me back to the village." Xiyuan thought about it carefully and said to Old Zhao.

"Well, okay, I'll go back with you too, and I'll drop by in a while. I'll let the handlebars we used to share send a message to my family, telling them that I won't be going back today." Old Zhao told Xiyuan.

"Okay, then both of you go back with me, and then let Zhang Cai close the shop early today, come back and help me take care of the house, I will go to the school now, you drive the car and wait at the entrance of the alley, don't let my grandma and them see. "

"Hey, I got it." The two quickly finished unloading the eggs, and Xiyuan was thinking about how to lie to grandma while moving.

"Grandma, I'll go to the school to find my husband." After Lao Zhao left, Xiyuan greeted grandma, closed the courtyard door, and walked towards the school.

"Go, grandma is here watching the house."

"You are such a nice grandson." Grandma Li never forgot to praise Xiyuan.

"Yes, we, Xiaoyuan, can read and write, and help make up for everything at home." Grandma and Grandma Li chatted while picking beans.

When he arrived at the school, Xiyuan called Wei Cheng and Xi Wei out, and told them about the situation at home.If he came home so suddenly, the two children must be suspicious, and they would dare to chase him back on horseback at night, so they had to discuss it in advance.

"Who is so wicked?" Xi Wei suddenly jumped up.

"Keep down, what are you shouting for?" Xiyuan slapped him, "Brother told you two, just to let you know and take good care of grandma. How old are you, and you can't hold your breath for something!" Said, Xi Wei fell silent.

"Brother, when will you come back?" Wei Cheng was reluctant to let his brother go, but he knew that under such circumstances, his brother had to go back and have a look. He also knew that his brother had gone back. It's revealed.

"Brother, go back and have a look. If you don't come back tomorrow, I will correct you the day after tomorrow. You two have to help my brother take care of this place. Do you hear me?" Scratching his head, "Brother said that I came to see my husband today, and my husband said that he is writing a book and needs a book. It happens that Dr. Li has it. I will borrow it when I go home. I will remember it."

"Brother, we both know, come back early." Wei Cheng and Xi Wei nodded hastily.

After explaining to his two younger brothers, Xiyuan went back and told his grandma what he had made up. Grandma didn't know anything about studying. She heard that her husband was in a hurry, so she asked Xiyuan to hurry back while it was early.

Shuanzi had already arrived home, he had harnessed the carriage, and left the alley with Xiyuan. Old Zhao had already been waiting there, and with two carriages, he hurried back to Lianhua Village.

In the car, Xiyuan didn't say a word, but concentrated on thinking, what should I do about this matter?Who did it?How can we minimize the loss?

Lao Zhao and Shuanzi didn't say much. It would be a disaster for anyone to do such a thing. They have worked so hard to serve the crops from spring to summer, and they will be harvested in another month. They have suffered disasters. Can you feel uncomfortable without worrying?