farm life

After saying hello to the acquaintances he met on the road, Lin Jiang then went to his cousin Li Pengwei's house first, and gave them some fruits he bought as a thank you for helping him look after the house.

Li Pengwei was not at home when he came, only his cousin and aunt were sitting in front of the door, chopping a pile of green vegetable leaves.

Noticing that someone was coming, my cousin—now Lin Jiangsui already knew her name was Song Jinfeng—looked up at him with a warm smile: "Suizi, school is over?"

"Well, cousin, what are you doing?" Lin Jiangsui watched as she put the handfuls of green and yellow leaves on a thick wooden board and chopped them cleanly.

"Kill the vegetables, feed the pigs with the feed, I'm sure the pigs will grow fat and big, and they can be used to feed the chickens." Song Jinfeng put down the knife and explained, their family has two big fat pigs, and a few chickens, This is all you eat, "Are you tired from the car ride? I'll get you a glass of water."

"Then thank you, cousin, by the way, these are the oranges I just bought, you and cousin have a taste." He handed over a bag in his hand.

"Okay." Song Jinfeng was not polite, and picked it up directly. The folks in the village, how can there be so many cheap things, and they are not expensive things. "Sit down for a while, your cousin went to the field and hasn't come back yet. What?" Song Jinfeng went into the room to put away the things and poured Lin Jiangsui a glass of water.

Taking advantage of this gap, Lin Jiangsui also opened the door, put the things in his hand in the hall, took a low stool, and went back outside the door, holding a knife, to help Song Jinfeng chop vegetables and leaves.

"You don't need your help with this job, I can do it by myself, drink saliva first."

"It's okay." Lin Jiang took a big sip from the water glass and continued to chop vegetables and leaves.

Song Jinfeng persisted, and no longer persisted, just sat on the side and chatted with him: "How are you doing at school? I heard that the current teachers are fierce, and they beat students every time. Brother Zheyu was punished a lot when he was a child." .”

"No, the teacher treats me very well."

"That's good."

The two chatted sentence by sentence, mostly Song Jinfeng said, Lin Jiang listened, and occasionally replied a few words, and they did this for a while, and when the vegetable leaves were all chopped, Lin Jiang also got up to say goodbye, saying that it was a week I didn't come back, it's time to clean the house.

Song Jinfeng didn't stop him, she was going to cook pig food too, so the two left separately.

After entering the house, he touched the table in the living room. There was a thin layer of dust. He wanted to put the things he bought in the refrigerator and plug it in. Then he fetched water and started cleaning the house.

, cleaning the quilts and sheets, taking advantage of the sunny day outside, take out the cotton wool that has been put out for a long time, wipe the tables and chairs, sweep the floor and windows, for three full hours, Lin Jiang then cleaned up the house, but he was also tired His hands and feet were sore.

Growing up in school, apart from occasionally tidying up the dormitory and washing the quilt and clothes, he has never done so much housework, and he almost fell down from exhaustion.

After finishing all this, it was almost dusk outside. Before it was dark, Lin Jiang simply made some food, had a good meal, boiled hot water, took a comfortable bath, and collected cotton wool Putting on a clean sheet, no matter how early it was, I went directly to the bed to rest.

The sky gradually dimmed, and the stars outside the window twinkled, echoing it was the fluorescent blessing card on Lin Jiangsui's chest.

In his sleep, in a daze, Lin Jiangsui felt that he was suddenly placed in the darkness, and he couldn't see anything except himself.No, there was still a piece of ground visible beneath his feet.

Lin Jiangsui didn't know where this was, but he knew he was dreaming, so he wasn't afraid, he just took a tentative step.

Very good, there is no feeling of stepping into the air.

He breathed a sigh of relief, even if he was dreaming, he didn't want to try the feeling of falling.

Exploring carefully, no matter where he went, there was black ground under his feet. It was really strange that he could clearly see the ground under his feet despite the darkness around him, as if he himself was shining, illuminating the land beneath him. square inch.

He was getting tired of walking, and the surrounding environment still didn't change, as if this was an endless dark place.

"What kind of ghostly dream is this!" Lin Jiang Sui muttered angrily, and the next moment, he woke up.

Looking at the familiar environment around him, Lin Jiang, who sat up from the bed, let out a sigh of relief, turned on the light, looked at his watch, it was already past two o'clock in the evening, looked out the window, it was pitch black, he got up and poured a glass of water Drink it and go back to sleep.

All night, Lin Jiangsui struggled in the darkness.Wake up and sleep, there is no peace.

When he woke up the next day, Lin Jiangsui saw in the mirror that there were two big dark circles on his face, like a panda.

"Sui, I didn't sleep well last night. My eyes are dark." Song Jinfeng, who was feeding the chickens in the backyard, looked at Lin Jiangsui, who was holding the sheets that were not dried yesterday, and continued to dry them, and canceled them with concern.

"I don't know what's wrong, I keep dreaming all night." Lin Jiangsui replied while drying the sheets, and rubbed his shoulders after the sheets were dried. The muscles are getting more and more sore, and he was nervous about his studies in the third year of high school. He hasn't exercised for a long time except for physical education class. It seems that this piece should not be lost.

"Then you have to pay attention, don't tire yourself too much, by the way, today I will go to the ground to dig some Zheergen, the Zheergen is at its tenderest right now, it tastes good and appetizing, do you want to come together Go dig some?" Song Jinfeng invited.

Zheergen has many aliases, the most famous one is Tang Susong in "Bielu of Famous Doctors", said: "It grows in wetlands, and it can also grow in the shade of valleys. The leaves are as fat as buckwheat, and the stems are purple red. People in Jiangzuo like to eat raw. Guanzhong It is called water spinach, and the leaves have a fishy smell, so it is commonly called: Houttuynia cordata."

This plant tastes strong, fishy and bitter. People like it and don't like it, but its medicinal value is not small, and it has an appetizing effect. It is a good cold dish on the table—as long as You can live with that taste.

Lin Jiangsui didn't like to eat Zheergen, but this did not hinder his interest in picking Zheergen, so as soon as Song Jinfeng said it, he agreed, and made an appointment to go up the mountain together after breakfast.

After breakfast, Lin Jiangsui and Song Jinfeng, one with a hoe and the other with a dustpan, went up the hill not far from the back door, where Song Jinfeng's land was located.It took less than 2 minutes to go out from the house. When he arrived at the place, Lin Jiang found that this was the land facing their house. The distance between the two was less than 30 meters, and he had to go around because of the broken wall in front of him. some way.

When passing by some withered banana trees, Lin Jiangsui accidentally asked Song Jinfeng what kind of tree it was, and she gave her a very contemptuous meal, "Isn't this your banana tree? I don't know it, but this Bananas were planted by your grandma when she was here. Every year, a few bananas grow, which look good and are inedible. See, the bamboo forest over there is shared by the village, and your family also has a share. It will come out in spring. There are bamboo shoots, you go there to dig bamboo shoots, they taste good." Song Jinfeng pointed to a bamboo forest in the distance.The bamboo forest grows on the opposite side of the river, and there is a large stretch of green bamboo. It is really a good scenery in this winter when everything is dry and prosperous.

Lin Jiang was taught with an open mind. It's not that he really didn't know about banana trees, it's just that he didn't realize it for a while, so he was embarrassed.

After a few more steps, they stopped.

"It's here." Song Jinfeng pointed to the large green leaves growing close to the ground and said to him.

"This is it?" Lin Jiang took a look at Dingqing. It was the first time he saw Zheergen growing in the ground. If Song Jinfeng hadn't said it, he would have thought it was just a piece of weed.

Song Jinfeng stood on the edge of the field with a hoe, started from the edge corner, hoeed down on the green leaf, and turned up a large piece of soil with roots, "I planted this years ago, what are you doing in a daze, quickly pick it up. "She urged, and she also squatted down and began to pick up the ears.

"Ah, oh." Lin Jiang followed suit, squatting down and picking up all the roots on the ground, which he still recognized.

"Hey, those are too old, don't pick them up." Song Jinfeng picked out all the folded ears that Lin Jiangsui threw into the dustpan, "Just pick up the white roots that are attached to the leaves, and the ones below are yellow. Don't even want it, it's too old to chew."

"En." This time, Lin Jiang was random. After looking at the ones she picked, he compared them to choose practical folding ears.

Song Jinfeng is over half a hundred years old, and has the unique habit of old people-love to chatter. While teaching Lin Jiang to pick up the folded ear roots, she muttered: "I picked up the folded ear roots from the fields on the mountain and planted them. , this thing grows fast, as long as you bury the roots in the soil, it can grow by itself, all year round. But it tastes the best in February, after picking it up later, bury the remaining old roots , after ten days and half a month, you will be able to eat again."

"Then why don't you pick it up and sell it? When I came back yesterday, I saw someone selling it for five or six yuan a catty." The price of ears is high.

"Has it increased to this price? Then it can be sold, but today is late, tomorrow I will ask my family to wake up early, pick up all the land, and send it to the county to sell while it is fresh."

"It's a pity that I'm leaving this afternoon, otherwise I can help you."

"As long as you have the heart, pick up more and take them back to school to eat."

"I'm not used to this taste, so I thought it was interesting to come up with you to have a look. You don't need to pick up too many." Lin Jiang shook his head casually, knowing that they were going to sell it, and he was not good at it, so why would he ask for more? .

"It's good to take it home and give it to your classmates to taste. It's appetizing to eat." Song Jinfeng still insisted on asking him to take it with him, digging the ground and picking up the roots deftly. Three catties.

"There are still taro in the field, do you want to bring some?" Song Jinfeng asked him when he dug out a taro with soil.

"There is no place to open fire in the school, so I don't want it." Lin Jiang shook his head.

"Then take it home and make it at noon, and you come over to try it too." Song Jinfeng continued to pick up the ear roots without forgetting to supervise him while removing the clods from the taro.

When I went back, there were three palm-sized yams in the dustpan besides a large pile of Zheergen.

The author has something to say: personal experience, a few days ago I went to my grandma’s house and my aunt’s mountain to dig the ear roots. When I passed by a banana tree, I asked without paying attention. I was despised for a long time⊙﹏⊙b sweat. I got a branch of cherry blossoms, which bloomed beautifully, but unfortunately they all withered overnight.