Ba Zong's rural life [farming]

The days go on like this, and after a while, the cabbage in the vegetable field will be raised, and it can be picked and eaten at this time.

Ruan Xishi chose the time when she didn't have to go to class on weekends, got up at six in the morning and went out, took a vegetable basket to the vegetable field, picked a large basket full of small cabbages, picked off the yellow and rotten leaves, and took them home to wash off the dirt on them. Divide into bundles and tie them with straw.

When Lu Ze woke up, he saw a basket full of cabbage in the corridor, but Ruan Xishi was nowhere to be seen. He yelled twice before hearing Ruan Xishi's response from outside.

It turned out that after Ruan Xishi washed the vegetables, he picked out the leaves and gave them to the ducks. The ducks usually eat bibimbap. Fresh green fodder is very rare for them.

The two-month-old duck has grown full of wings, got rid of the ugly appearance of the embarrassing period, and revealed the delicate appearance of the duck itself, which is very pleasing to the eye. Ruan Xishi watched them fight for food lovingly. Turning to Lu Ze behind him, he said, "In another month, these ducks will be able to lay eggs."

Lu Ze also took a look into the duck shed, and asked him with a smile, "Can you tell how many ducks are inside?"

Ruan Xishi nodded proudly: "Of course, the one with beautiful feathers and bright neck is the male duck, and the one with darker feathers and smaller size is the female duck."

According to what Ruan Xishi said, Lu Ze counted a few ducks, and he said to Ruan Xishi, "Then our family has eight female ducks and two male ducks?"

Ruan Xishi looked at him appreciatively and said, "Yes, Brother Lu Ze, you are really smart."

After feeding the ducks, Ruan Xishi and Lu Ze went back to have breakfast. Ruan Xishi got up early today and made porridge in the pot before going out. When the pot was opened, there was a thick and delicate porridge inside. Because some peanut oil was added, the plain porridge tasted the same. good smell.

Ruan Xishi said to Lu Ze after breakfast, "Today I'm going to the town to sell vegetables, brother Lu Ze, do you have anything to buy?"

When Lu Ze heard that he was going to the town, he subconsciously asked, "Are you going alone?"

Ruan Xishi said: "It's nothing important. I just went to sell the vegetables and came back. The sun is a little bit hot these days, and I don't know how long it will take to sell the vegetables. It's a waste of time for two people to go. I'm afraid You are bored waiting."

Lu Ze pondered for a while when he heard the words, and said: "I'll go too, the basket looks heavy, I can carry it for you if I'm here, and you go out with your things by yourself, and no one will help you when you leave. As for everything being boring, I know it's pretty boring to be alone, but if we're together, we can talk to relieve boredom."

Ruan Xishi rolled her eyes when she heard him say this, and replied: "That's fine, I'll take you there with me, and buy you some summer clothes by the way."

It was almost June, and Lu Ze was still wearing sportswear and long-sleeved shirts. Ruan Xishi felt sorry for it, so he made up his mind to buy some hot clothes for Lu Ze. Before going out, he went back to the room and brought an extra 200 yuan.

When getting on the bus, the driver saw Ruan Xishi carrying a basket of vegetables, so he took a more curious look and asked, "Shizi, where are you taking so many vegetables?"

Ruan Xishi replied with a smile: "I can't finish eating the ones grown at home. I just happened to be going to the town to buy something today, so I took it along and sold it for some money."

Remembering to the driver that Ruan Xishi has no close relatives now, life should be very stressful, otherwise she wouldn’t need to go so far to sell vegetables, and she felt distressed for a while, and said to Ruan Xishi: "Hey, this vegetable is for sale. , How much is one, sell me two. This year I am busy following the car, and I don’t have time to grow vegetables. During this time, my family is buying vegetables in the town. I don’t know if there are pesticides. of."

After hearing this, Ruan Xishi generously said to her: "You can take one if you want. It doesn't cost money. It's tiring to follow the car every day. It's also to make it easier for us to go to the town. I will give you a catty or two. You don't need to follow the car." I'm polite."

The driver hurriedly waved his hands with a smile: "How can this work? After all, it's the fruit of your two-month labor. It's too embarrassing to just take it. You should make a price."

The green vegetables in the town are very expensive, almost catching up with the price of pork, and they cost a few yuan a catty at every turn.Like Ruan Xishi, freshly picked home-grown non-polluting vegetables cost at least three yuan a handful in the vegetable market, but he and the driver are no outsiders, so Ruan Xishi just gave him a cheap price and charged him two yuan. a handful.

It's not that the driver is really short of these two handfuls of green vegetables, but seeing that Ruan Xishi is having a hard time alone, she helped him out of kindness. Seeing Ruan Xishi's expression of unwillingness to bargain, she didn't bother to care about it, lest Ruan Xishi see her sympathy.

When we went to the town, it was the busiest time of the morning market, and there were many people on the street. Ruan Xishi took Lu Ze to the big market, found an open space on the side of the road, put the vegetable basket on the ground, and waited for customers.

Next to them are some itinerant hawkers, selling vegetables grown at home, and they are all small businesses, most of which are set up by uncles, aunts, grandparents, and outstanding young people like Lu Ze and Ruan Xishi stand out.

Before the customers came, the aunt next to them started a conversation with them, and she said to them: "Young man, why are you here to sell vegetables, are you selling for your family?"

Ruan Xishi said with a friendly smile: "This is the vegetable we grow, and we sell it when we can't finish it."

The aunt made two oohs and exclaimed: "Seeing you are so young, I didn't expect to be able to grow vegetables. It's really rare, like that lazy bone in my family, who stayed at home every day after dropping out of school and played game consoles. He didn't know anything. "

Ruan Xishi didn't know how to evaluate other people's housework, so she could only laugh dryly in response.Fortunately, the customer appeared in time, and the two ended their conversation and went to deal with the customer separately.

The people who came to Ruan Xishi's stall to buy vegetables were all young women in their twenties and early thirties. They probably saw Lu Ze's good looks, so they couldn't help but use the reason of buying vegetables to get closer and look good.

"Handsome guy, how much is this cabbage?"

Ruan Xishi quickly replied, "Three yuan a piece."

The female customer knelt down and picked out the dishes, and said to Lu Ze, "It's a bit expensive, can it be cheaper?"

Lu Ze has met all kinds of people, so he can naturally see what the female customers mean to him. If he could turn a blind eye to this before, but it is not the same now. In order to earn a few cents more, Lu Ze is willing to sacrifice himself when necessary the rules.He showed a formulaic smile to the female customer, and said, "This price is already very cheap. We grow it ourselves, and it took a lot of labor. We just wait to make some money from it today."

When the female customer heard it, she saw that he looked better than a celebrity, and then thought of him working in the field, she couldn't bear to bargain any more, so she took two and said to him: "Then I will buy two. , six dollars, right?"

Lu Ze smiled and nodded.The female customer took out a piece of five yuan and one yuan each and handed it to Lu Ze. Lu Ze took it and handed it to Ruan Xishi. Ruan Xishi carefully rolled up the money and put it in his pocket.

Seeing their tacit understanding, the female customer asked casually: "Are you two brothers, you seem to have a good relationship."

Lu Ze responded, "Yes, he is my younger brother."

When the female customer heard this, she was more polite to Ruan Xishi, and praised him casually: "Your younger brother is quite handsome, both brothers are very handsome."

It was the first time Ruan Xishi was praised by a young woman for her good looks, and she was so shy that she didn't even know where to put her hands.Before leaving, the female customer asked again: "Will you often set up stalls here in the future?"

Lu Ze said for Ruan Xishi: "It doesn't have to be, it will only come when there is time and there is extra food at home."

Hearing this, the female customer had a regretful look on her face. She thought that Lu Ze would set up a stall here every day, and planned to visit his stall every day in the future. He is so good-looking, if he falls in love with her, even if he can't It is also good to develop something and look good every day.

When the customer left, the aunt next to her joked: "I think that girl just fell in love with you. She is from the town. Why don't you seize the opportunity and develop with her, so that you can get rid of your status as a farmer. , then you won’t have to work so hard to bring your brother to sell vegetables.”

Lu Ze smiled and said, "No, I don't have this idea for the time being. My brother and I are living a good life now. Ruan Xishi, who is on the side, has felt a little unnatural since the female customer hit up Lu Ze just now. He will hear Lu Ze What Ze said made me feel a little better inexplicably. When I looked at Lu Ze, I couldn't help but put on a silly smile on my face.

Because of Lu Ze's good looks, Ruan Xishi's dishes sold faster than anyone else, and most of the customers were women in their twenties and thirties. In contrast, the stalls next to it were much deserted.

A dozen handfuls of cabbage were sold out quickly. Ruan Xishi counted the money once and confirmed that it was correct, then carefully rolled the money into a roll and handed it to Lu Ze for safekeeping, but she quickly cleaned up the stall and took back the leftover leaves basket, without causing pollution to the market.

The aunts next to them saw that they could close the stall before noon, and they were very envious: "Hey, if you look good, you will be popular, and you can sell things faster than us old women."

Lu Ze and Ruan Xishi just smiled lightly at this.

Today, he earned more than [-] yuan. This is the first time Ruan Xishi has earned money through his own efforts. For this, he feels very satisfied and is full of expectations for his future life.

Ruan Xishi was very reluctant because this was the money he earned by himself. They came out of the big market just at noon.He felt sorry for Lu Ze who squatted with him all morning and dealt with so many guests, so he planned to use the money he earned this morning to reward him with a good meal.So he took Lu Ze to a noodle shop, and asked the boss for a bowl of raw powder for [-] yuan and a bowl of egg noodles for [-] yuan.

This store looks much higher than the previous wonton stall, but in fact the environment is still very simple, the table is greasy and the ground is wet.Fortunately, the kitchen utensils are fairly clean, and they are cooked in a separate pot. Lu Ze thought that he had fallen to such a point, and he chose it himself. Don't worry about it so much. Anyway, so many people ate it, and nothing happened. .

Soon the boss brought over two bowls of food, Ruan Xishi brought the raw powder to Lu Ze, and asked for the bowl of egg noodles herself.Lu Ze saw that there was pork, pork, and fish floating in his bowl, while Ruan Xishi's bowl only had a few vegetables and an egg. He immediately realized Ruan Xishi's intention and wanted to change it with Ruan Xishi.Ruan Xishi guarded her bowl, refused to exchange it with Lu Ze, and said that he didn't like pork and fish, the excuse was very clumsy.

In the end, Lu Ze had no choice but to take a few slices of pork from his own bowl and put them in his bowl, telling him to eat it quickly. Ruan Xi was moved for a moment, and didn't get entangled with Lu Ze anymore, and ate obediently.

In the afternoon, Ruan Xishi took Lu Ze to a clothing store on the street to buy clothes. He picked out a few T-shirts, shirts, and casual pants with better quality and style for Lu Ze. He took the money he brought home, but he didn't feel distressed at all.

He didn't feel distressed, Lu Ze felt distressed, and quickly told him not to buy too much, just buy two pieces to make do with it, but Ruan Xishi said: "There are still a lot of vegetables at home, and our life will be much easier in the future. If you can earn it back, don’t treat yourself badly just to save money.”

When returning home, Ruan Xishi was still in a good mood, but Lu Ze frowned and was thinking about something serious. After getting off the car, he suggested to Ruan Xishi, "Well, you can go to class with peace of mind in the future, and you can sell whatever you want in the town. Let me go alone."

Ruan Xishi was surprised when he heard the words, "How can you do it alone?"

Lu Ze raised his eyebrows: "Why can't I do it alone? Aren't I the ones who came to buy vegetables today?"

When he said Ruan Xi in this way, he thought of those female customers who were obviously interested in Lu Ze today, and he didn't know whether he was unconvinced or unhappy, and muttered angrily: "It's not because you are good-looking."

Lu Ze didn't think so, and continued to persuade him: "Look, if I go alone, I will only pay for the round-trip fare, and your share will be saved. Do the math, we will go five or six times a month. In the town once, the fare for a person was about 70 yuan, and the family’s eggs and duck eggs were all sold and they couldn’t make any money back. Isn’t this not worth the candle?”

Ruan Xishi seemed to think so, he hesitated for a while, and saw that Lu Ze spoke confidently, so he hesitated to agree.

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