Rebirth in another world is good for farming

Zhang Xiaoliu heard Lin Cao'er keep praising him for being obedient, saying that every year he would go to the bamboo forest to pick up hard bamboo shells to steam cakes, and he also looked for cypress roots to hang on the door to drive away evil spirits.Zhang Xiaoliu had never done this himself, so he felt very guilty when he heard it, and was afraid that he might miss something, so he could only vaguely and modestly say a few words, and only said that he would not do it for a while before asking for advice, and left in a hurry.

On the way back, the more he thought about it, the more wrong he was. He still knew too little about the Shangji.But going out to participate in public sacrifices and offering sacrifices to father, including things that Zhao Zhengze wanted to bring back to his uncle's house, should not be ignored.

As soon as he changed his mind, he walked to Dashun's house next to him.

"Hey, Brother Liu, why come here when you have time? I saw Ah Zheng go up the mountain just now!" Dashun is tidying up the house, and some farm tools that are rarely used will be put away at this time, so as not to be damp and rusty Or when the time comes, you can't find it in a hurry.

"Da Shun, I heard that the festival is coming soon, so I came to ask you for some advice." Seeing that he was busy, Zhang Xiaoliu said directly, "If Da Shun is busy, I will come back at night."

It looks like they're not just cleaning up farm equipment, as the family's youngest brother, Falai, is also helping out with a rag to clean the inside and out.

"Don't be in a hurry now, Brother Liu can still remember the festival, he really looks like a brother in charge." Da Shunmomo looked at his height which only reached his chest, feeling very emotional.The elder brother who is married has to be the head of the house. He has to be taught for a few years before he can learn well. It is difficult for him to be a child.

"It's all thanks to Dashun's suggestion, otherwise I wouldn't be able to take good care of my younger brothers." Zhang Xiaoliu knew that although he tried his best to hide his clumsiness, he was more perceptive than real children after all.But there are too few things he can do, at most people only think that he is precocious and well-behaved.At this time, mentioning the younger brothers makes people feel that although they are young, they are also the big brothers in the family and have to grow up.

"Hey, you are a good-natured kid. When you go to the sacrifice, you have to pay a public sacrifice, that is, to visit the ancestral tomb. After a good day, the village chief will let everyone notify. But what about your father? There is a new tomb that has not passed three years , remember to carry the things to say on the day of the sacrifice, so that your father can rest assured in the ground. And Ah Zheng, his uncle is not easy to get along with. If you don’t take things back to sweep the ancestors, I’m afraid It will make him nagging for the rest of his life. His father is also over there..."

As Da Shun counted, he felt a headache.These days I have to be busy and spend money. Fortunately, the rooster at home was raised years ago, and I will go to the town to buy more incense candles, and it will be almost the same.

"So that's the case, thank you Dashun." Zhang Xiaoliu nodded while memorizing carefully, and finished talking for a long time.

It turns out that the public sacrifice that Cao'er Meme just mentioned didn't go to the whole village together, but the younger generations in the village went to sweep and worship the common ancestor.This part is usually the first generation who migrated to the village at the beginning, so people with almost the same surname come from the same line, and each family must send a representative to participate.In addition, each family has to pay ten Wen every year for the repair of the ancestor's tomb.This public sacrifice is considered a big event, and usually the village head asks someone to choose a good day, and then informs the families.Apart from paying money and following up the mountain, there is nothing to worry about.

As for the elders of my family in recent times, it was all negotiated between uncles and brothers who have common relatives. Those who are close to each other will choose a day to get together, as long as the time is within five days before and after the sacrifice.But there is also a rule that all new tombs on the mountain that have not been older for three years must be swept on the day of the Shangji Festival, and the sacrifices must be swept twice a year within three years.Zhang's father's is a new grave, so we must follow this custom.

"If you can't buy such a complete set, you can make it simpler..." Da Shun thought for a while before saying.He knew about Zhang Xiaoliu's family, except for some food in the kitchen and a newly bought chicken cage, there was nothing.

"I see. Dashun is really diligent. This house is bright and tidy." Zhang Xiaoliu was about to leave, but couldn't help but said when he saw the much tidier house.

"Hehe, Fulai's brother is going to come in after summer, I have to tidy up their new house quickly, and then go to get some furniture, otherwise I won't have anything new when I come in!" Listening to him talking about himself What he was preparing for, Dashun immediately grinned again.

Fulai's elder brother was agreed upon three years ago, and he is still from this village.Although the family conditions are average, Dashun is quite satisfied knowing that his brother is good-looking and diligent.There is no money left to build a new house for the time being, but fortunately the other party did not make this request.In order to welcome the newcomers, he put all his energy into tidying up the house.

"Brother Fu Lai is getting married? Congratulations." Fu Lai's age in this place is indeed suitable for getting married, unless he can't be called a brother because of his misbehavior, or his family can't afford the gift money, so he has no choice but to postpone it.

"Hey, when Fulai's brother enters the door, I will find someone to talk to you. They are all married, so I don't need to watch every day." Da Shun said troubled on his mouth, his face There is a lot of smile on the face.

Zhang Xiaoliu sighed, when people are still busy with survival, everything else is just floating clouds.

When he returned home, Zhao Zhengze had pulled the bamboo back and was splitting it into thin strips.He couldn't help with this matter, so he brought some water out of the house, watered an empty vegetable field, and then dug shallow trenches with a hoe row by row, put the leek roots in, and then covered them. earth.

After doing this, he squatted aside to watch the movements of Zhao Zhengze's hands.After a while, I felt that this kind of twists and turns was too difficult, and I couldn't learn it at all.

"Ah Zheng, do you know that the festival is coming soon?" Zhang Xiaoliu asked casually as he was going back to sweep the sacrifice in a few days.After all, it's not the Mid-Autumn Festival, something delicious and fun. I really don't expect a child to remember it.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Zhengze also hummed.

"You don't remember and you don't remind me, I forgot. If Cao'er didn't mention it, I would be ashamed if I didn't prepare anything." Zhang Xiaoliu half-complained.

"I'm sorry." Zhao Zhengze lowered his head.

"It's okay, I didn't mean to blame you." Zhang Xiaoliu was still thinking about how to buy all the things for a market, and seeing his head bent at ninety degrees, he felt a little helpless: "When there were festivals in the past, How did your family do it?"

The most important thing is to refer to the convention.

"My father used to give two hundred Wen to the uncle's family, and the uncle was responsible for shopping. Later, I was the only one, and I went with them."

Since his uncle is the eldest son, it is reasonable for him to preside over this matter.Two hundred Wen is about the same for all kinds of things that need to be used, so his family doesn't need to add much.

"Then it's the same this year, give them two hundred Wen, and buy some candles and firecrackers!" They must not be as familiar with various things about sweeping sacrifices as his uncle, and their blood relationship is so close, it would not be nice to be separated.As for bringing incense candles and other things, firstly, it was to let Zhao Zhengze do his best to his father, and secondly, he was afraid that his uncle would be too stingy.

"Did I spend too much money?" Zhao Zhengze was a little uneasy.He hasn't done much work here yet, he eats a lot and cuts new clothes, and now he has to spend a lot of money to sweep and sacrifice his father.If he used money for himself elsewhere, he would definitely refuse.But Dad, he was sad when he thought of the past when his uncle went to Dad's grave and left in a hurry. He was the only one who cleaned up the weeds on their graves.Although he is not very old, he also knows that if there is no such round copper plate to give, the uncle's face will be even more ugly.

Zhang Xiaoliu was still calculating how much money he would spend this time, and seeing his uneasy expression, he had no choice but to persuade this stubborn child first.

"Ah Zheng, how many times have I said that since you came, we are a family. Although it costs some money now, it's just the beginning, right? You don't care about it, only you do a lot of work. You always put yourself As a person, do you want to grow up and leave us behind?"

Zhao Zheng shook his head hurriedly.

"That's right. You eat more and cook more, because you have to take care of us! The money you spend now is a necessary expenditure. When we have grain harvests every season, you don't need to spend money to buy it. Besides, don't we get a good deal?" Is it a lot of money?" He said the last sentence in Zhao Zhengze's ear.

Zhao Zhengze felt his ears itch and flinched unconsciously.Zhang Xiaoliu didn't notice anything strange about him. One of his goals was to correct Zhao Zhengze's views, so that he could be smarter and more confident.If he shrinks like a bun, how can he bring up the two younger brothers by himself?In his heart, Zhao Zhengze, who was a little older, was still an ally, and all the sacrifices now were worthwhile.

When Zhao Zhengze finished weaving the two cages, it was time to go to the market.Considering that there were too many things to buy, Zhang Xiaoliu took Zhao Zhengze to the fair.

At the market, Zhang Xiaoliu first went to the cloth store to buy a piece of cloth, and then went to the grocery store to buy shochu, glutinous rice flour, joss sticks, and paper for the festival, and checked them one by one. Only then did I feel relieved.

Another important task this time was to buy chicks, and the two went straight to the market.There are not many stalls selling chickens in the market. After all, the price of chickens is only a little more than eggs, but it takes a lot of time. Generally, farmers keep their own chickens after hatching.

But although there are few, there are still some in the end.Zhang Xiaoliu searched carefully for a long time, and finally saw a rather big stall in the innermost corner. The owner of the stall was middle-aged, and he sold all kinds of roosters and chickens.

As the festival was approaching, the price of the rooster was, as expected, five or six yuan more expensive than what Zhang Xiaoliu had inquired about in advance.But it was for worship, so he had no choice but to buy it without saying a word, and caught another fifteen chicks.

After such a calculation, the one tael of silver he brought was only more than 100 Wen.Many roosters here keep their own roosters as spares, and the shochu is also brewed in winter, so the money spent is not as expensive as them.Zhang Xiaoliu couldn't help gearing up, determined to keep up with all these within a year.It is said that the annual expenditure of an ordinary rural family is only two taels of silver, so the family must be self-sufficient, and they can only buy things during the New Year's Eve.