Ba Zong's rural life [farming]

After taking a shower at night, Ruan Xishi took out the newly bought clothes today. After Lu Ze came out of the shower, he saw him squatting at the pressure well, scrubbing and washing in front of the laundry tub, so he walked over and asked, "Xiao Ruan, Are you doing laundry?"

Ruan Xishi replied without raising her head, "Yes, I'll put your new clothes under the water, and you can wear them after drying."

Lu Ze didn't expect that Ruan Xishi was washing his clothes for him. He should do this kind of thing by himself, but in the end he let a boy younger than him do it for him. He felt very embarrassed and approached some When I went down, Ruan Xi said, "I'll do the washing myself."

Ruan Xishi raised her head, with a smile in her eyes, and asked him, "Brother Lu Ze, can you do laundry?"

Lu Ze was overwhelmed by Ruan Xishi's question. He has a nanny and a washing machine at home. Except for his underwear, he has never washed other clothes by himself. He is not sure whether he can wash clothes, but he can't always let Ruan Xishi help Does he do laundry?

His own mother has never washed his clothes, but let a boy who has no relatives and no reason to do it for him, how embarrassing it is.

He said: "If you don't know it, just learn it. If I don't know it all the time, do you want to help me wash it all the time?"

Ruan Xishi didn't mind and said: "It's nothing. In the past, my grandfather didn't have time to wash his clothes. I did it for him. Anyway, we are a family, so don't worry too much about it."

Lu Ze said with a smile: "Your grandfather is your elder. It is understandable for you to help him wash clothes, but I am a big man with hands and feet. How can I ask others to help me with laundry? Maybe I don't know how to do laundry. You can Teach me."

Ruan Xishi saw that he was open-minded and eager to learn, so she softened her attitude and agreed to him, and said to him: "Then you squat next to me, and I will teach you how to wash."

Lu Ze rolled up his sleeves, picked up a piece of clothing, followed Ruan Xishi's example, poured soap on the clothing, and rubbed it vigorously with both hands.

Ruan Xishi taught him while washing: "If the clothes are not dirty, they can be cleaned by hand washing. If there are stains on the clothes, they should be put on the washing board and brushed with a brush to remove the stains."

Ruan Xishi wrung out the washed clothes and put them on the stone slab next to the pressurized well. The slate was used to brush the clothes, and the surface was polished smooth.

Lu Ze listened carefully, staring at Ruan Xishi's hands intently while rubbing his clothes, watching how he was doing the laundry. A street light was turned on in the corridor, illuminating the entire courtyard, so he could see things clearly even at night.

Ruan Xishi's palms are not big, they can even be described as elegant, with white/slender fingers, round fingers, red from cold water, and even the nails are healthy pink. If you just look at the hands, no one will believe that Ruan Xishi is in the countryside grown up people.

These hands should not be used to work in the fields, but to hold a pen or type a keyboard. Compared with being a farmer, Lu Ze thinks that a painter or a writer is more suitable for Ruan Xishi, but it is a pity that Ruan Xishi was born in a remote place, and Lu Ze feels for him when he thinks of it regret.

Lu Ze was in a daze after thinking about it, washing the same clothes repeatedly in his hands, Ruan Xishi saw it, and joked with him with a smile, "Brother Lu Ze, if you keep rubbing, the clothes will be ruined!"

Only then did Lu Ze come back to his senses, smiled awkwardly, and asked him, "Is this considered washing?"

Ruan Xishi went over to check it for him. Not long after Ruan Xishi took a bath, the scent of the shower gel was still on her body. It was obviously just a bad shower gel, but Lu Ze didn't know if he was used to smelling it for a long time. It smells a little nice.

He was trying to tell whether the pleasant smell was the body wash itself or from Ruan Xishi's body, but Ruan Xishi walked away after reading the fruits of his labor before he could figure out why.

Ruan Xishi praised him and said, "It's pretty clean, brother Lu Ze, you're so smart."

Lu Ze wanted to say that he was a top student who graduated from Brown University in the United States, and learning to wash clothes was just a piece of cake for him.

With the help of Lu Ze, a big basin of clothes was washed quickly, Ruan Xishi took out the hanger, he was responsible for putting the clothes on the hanger, and Lu Ze was in charge of hanging the clothes on the bamboo poles in the corridor.

Ruan Xishi explained to Lu Ze: "If you wash your clothes at night, you can't hang them in the open air, otherwise they will be stained by the mist in the evening and early morning. When the sun comes out the next day, hang the clothes on the bamboo pole in the courtyard to dry." sun."

Lu Ze nodded clearly.

It was still early to finish the laundry. Lu Ze took a long nap in the afternoon and was still not sleepy. Ruan Xishi asked him if he wanted to watch TV. He couldn't think of anything to pass the time, so he nodded.

Ruan Xishi turned on the TV, handed the remote control to Lu Ze, and let him choose the channel he likes to watch.Lu Ze seldom watches TV. Except for work, he needs to watch financial news. He thinks that whether it is variety shows or TV dramas, they are all boring and time-wasting things.

When Lu Ze returned the remote control to Ruan Xi, he said to him: "You choose, I can see anything."

Ruan Xishi tuned the channel to the agricultural station, which was still broadcasting advertisements for chemical fertilizers and pesticides. He told Lu Ze: "The agricultural economics program is about to start. I'll get a notebook and take notes. Farming, I have to do my homework."

Lu Ze felt the novelty, and became very interested in watching the show.

Tonight's agricultural economics program is also centered around the content of spring plowing. The experts interviewed by the reporter explain the key points and precautions of planting to farmers in the program, including a series of issues such as arable land, seed selection, and fertilization.

Ruan Xishi moved the low stool he used to eat to sit in front of the coffee table, put his notebook on the coffee table, and quickly wrote down the key points with a pen while watching the show, looking serious and eager to learn.

Lu Ze felt that his earnest appearance was a bit cute, and he kept quiet for fear of disturbing Ruan Xi when he was taking notes.

Ruan Xishi couldn't see it all by herself, so she begged Lu Ze without looking back, "Brother Lu Ze, please remember it for me too, I'm afraid I might miss some important points."

Seeing his nervous look, Lu Ze agreed with him with a smile.

Today's Agricultural Economics is about growing corn. After the broadcast, there is a story about how to get rich in the countryside. Usually, people raise chickens, ducks and fish. After reading it, Ruan Xishi felt envious: "If I can also run a chicken farm Well, then I can pick up a lot of eggs and sell them to make money."

Lu Ze's heart moved, and he asked, "Do you want to raise chickens?"

Seeing that he was asking so seriously, Ruan Xishi smiled embarrassedly and said: "Just thinking about it, it costs a lot of money to set up a chicken farm, and it also requires labor. If there is bird flu or plague, it may cost more money." It’s too risky to lose everything, and it’s not suitable for me.”

Lu Ze asked the question he had been thinking about since he was doing laundry: "Then what are your plans for the future? Is there anything you want to do?"

Ruan Xishi thought about it seriously, and replied: "My plan is probably to take over the burden of my grandfather, teach the children in the village to read and write, and then take care of the few pieces of land that my grandfather left me, and grow some food to solve the problem of food and clothing. Then save some money to live."

Lu Ze looked at him deeply and asked, "Is it that simple? Do you have a bigger ideal?"

Of course Ruan Xishi has a loftier ideal, but his ideal is too far away from him, and he may never be able to achieve it in his life, so he simply doesn't think about it anymore, but chooses to live his own life down-to-earth.

He shook his head and said, "No, my biggest dream is to be able to support myself, um... now I add another one, I can't let you starve and freeze."

Lu Ze realized that it wasn't that Ruan Xishi didn't have his own ideals, but that his material conditions hadn't been met, so his ideals were still in the matter of food and clothing.

Thinking of this, Lu Ze felt sorry for this lonely boy even more. He is not a person with a lot of sympathy, especially after experiencing a betrayal, he should not easily sympathize with others, but now he only knows him. Ruan Xishi, who has been here for two or three days, is so caring, it can only be said to be fate.

Lu Ze asked again: "What about after I can support myself?"

Ruan Xishi was puzzled by Lu Ze's tireless questioning. He tilted his head to look at Lu Ze, suddenly laughed, and joked, "Brother Lu Ze, why do you keep asking me this question? Do you want to help me realize my dream?"

Lu Ze also laughed: "Isn't it possible?"

Ruan Xishi smiled and said, "Could it be that you are the legendary fairy who can grant any wish?"

Lu Ze raised his eyebrows: "Who said it wasn't?"

Ruan Xishi didn't take his words to heart, she just thought that he was joking to tease herself, so it's fine to laugh heartily, and she still has to rely on her own efforts to live on a down-to-earth basis.

After the agricultural show ended, it was late at night, Ruan Xishi turned off the TV, put away his notebook, and said to Lu Ze: "It's getting late, brother Lu Ze should go to bed."

Lu Ze also stood up, nodded and said, "Okay, good night, Xiao Ruan."

Ruan Xishi also said, "Good night, Brother Lu Ze."