Ba Zong's rural life [farming]

July is a ripe month, not only the corn and peanuts in the slopes, the rice in the fields, even the watermelons in the fields are ripe.

Ruan Xishi was busy again. He was nervous about the corn and peanuts planted in the slope. The corn seedlings and corn bracts had begun to wither and turn yellow, and the corn kernels had hardened. It’s not time to harvest yet, but the corn husks are all yellow, and the moisture in the corn is almost lost, so it won’t get moldy so quickly when it’s taken back.

So Ruan Xishi could only run to the slope every three days, and the peanuts in the field were full. Pulled up along the peanut seedlings, the roots were full of peanuts. Aunt Li's peanut seeds were really good. Open the boss inside a peanut.

But it's still early, some peanuts are not yet fully ripe, and the shells are still tender, at least until the end of July and the beginning of August before they can be harvested.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter. When the sun is out, people can suffer from heatstroke when standing outside. Even if they stay indoors, they will still be hot and sweaty. There is no air conditioning in the village, and even fans are considered a luxury. People of the older generation When it was so hot, I wrung a wet towel around my neck and went to work with my shirt off.

At this time, watermelons were secretly on the market, and they were selling well.

Uncle Zhang's house has a watermelon field, and now the field is full of plump watermelons, Aunt Zhang said that she would invite Ruan Xishi to their house as a guest, so that day Uncle Zhang brought back two big watermelons from the field to entertain Ruan Xishi and Lu Ze.

People in the village are very casual when visiting other people’s homes, and they don’t have to bring big bags and small bags of useless things like people in the city. However, since each house is not far away, it’s very convenient to visit, so I specially invite people to the house It doesn't often happen to be a guest for dinner. They usually go to someone else's house to play, and the host stays for dinner, so they can eat a meal at the other person's house generously.

But even so, it would be embarrassing to go to someone else's house to eat empty-handed. Ruan Xishi went to buy more than a catty of meat from the pork guy, and then took Lu Ze to Zhang's house.

Aunt Zhang and Uncle Zhang got up early in the morning to entertain them. Uncle Zhang slaughtered a duck and left it for Aunt Zhang to cook at home. He carried a pole to the watermelon field to pick watermelons.Aunt Zhang was cleaning and preparing ingredients all morning, so she was so busy that she didn't have time to rest.Even Zhang Zhichao, who is usually stupid and incapable of working, took the initiative to sweep the fallen leaves in the yard with a broom when he heard that his good friend Shi Zai was coming to visit today.

Around noon, Ruan Xishi and Lu Ze came to Zhang's house. Zhang Zhichao, who was sweeping the floor by the gate, saw them and threw away the broom for joy. When Aunt Zhang saw them, she said a few words to him loudly.

"A Chao, what are you doing throwing the broom there, pick it up and put it away!"

Ruan Xishi heard Aunt Zhang yelling at Zhang Zhichao before he entered the door. He felt very warm and homely, and only with family members could he enjoy the treatment of being nagged by his family members. He was very envious of Zhang Zhichao.

Then he couldn't help but glanced at Lu Ze beside him, it would be great if one day he and Lu Ze could become real family members.

Zhang Zhichao stood up to Aunt Zhang's reproach, pointed to the door and said to Aunt Zhang, "Mom, Shi Zai and the others are here!"

When Aunt Zhang heard this, she quickly stopped nagging. She was still chopping ducks on the cutting board, but now she didn't have time to wash her hands, so she just wiped her apron casually, and was about to go to open the door for someone.

When she passed by her son, she gave Zhang Zhichao a hand and whispered to him, "Hurry up and pack up the things on the ground, there are guests at home, what does it look like?"

Zhang Zhichao still wanted to meet his little friend together. Hearing what his mother said, he let out a dejected oh, and honestly went to pick up the broom and put it away.

Aunt Zhang put on a warm and hospitable smile on her face, opened the door for Ruan Xishi, and said, "Shi Zai, Ah Ze, you've come here so soon, and Auntie hasn't had time to cook the food yet. Come in and sit down for a while, your uncle." He went to pick watermelons and didn't come back, drink tea first and wait."

Ruan Xishi led Lu Ze into the door, handed the pork in his hand to Aunt Zhang, and said with a smile: "It's okay, we just came early on purpose to see if we can help. I came here in a hurry today, and I don't have time to buy anything Gift, you take this piece of pork and cook it."

When Aunt Zhang saw that they had brought presents, she quickly said, "Hey, you are a real kid. Why are you so polite when you come to my aunt's house for dinner? Auntie doesn't want this pork. My auntie just slaughtered a duck, and it can last for several days." , take the pork back in a while, and leave it for you to eat, what a waste for us."

Ruan Xishi insisted on giving her the pork: "Aunt Zhang, just take it, we can't come to eat your food for nothing, I won't dare to come to your house as a guest after you behave like this. I don't remember that Ah Chao likes to eat it the most. Braised pork, you use it to cook for him."

Aunt Zhang reluctantly took the pork, and muttered: "You child, you are so alien to us, pork is so expensive, it is not easy for you to earn money to support your family by yourself, and you still think about our A Chao who likes to eat meat. "

Ruan Xishi was relieved when she saw that she took it, and said with a smile: "Anyway, I don't come here often, and I come here once after all. I always have to remember Ah Chao. And now I have Brother Lu Ze to help, and the family is doing well." , I have some spare money in hand, so you don't have to worry about me too much."

Aunt Zhang took a look at Lu Ze when she heard the words. Indeed, recently she had seen Lu Ze transport the vegetables Ruan Xishi grew on a motorcycle several times to the town for sale. She also heard that Lu Ze was in the business of carrying passengers in the town. Income is okay.And Ruan Xishi's current appearance is much stronger than half a year ago, he is taller, his face is ruddy, and his body is not as weak as before.

It seemed that he was really getting a good life gradually, Aunt Zhang felt relieved, and felt gratified for Ruan Xishi's changes, thinking that Teacher Ruan had a spirit in heaven, so she must be relieved.

Ruan Xishi coaxed Aunt Zhang well, and then asked: "By the way, Aunt Zhang, why didn't you see Ah Chao? I heard his voice just now."

Aunt Zhang just remembered this, looked around but didn't see Zhang Zhichao, and said to herself: "Hey, this kid, I asked him to put a broom just now, and he hasn't come back after leaving it for so long, where did he go? Ah Super! Zhang Zhichao! Come out and entertain Shi Zai and the others, grandma is cooking!"

Zhang Zhichao heard his aunt's cry, and then ran out from the backyard in a sneaky way. Aunt Zhang gave him a helpless look. Not only was he not afraid, but he also ignored his aunt's eyes, and kept smirking at Ruan Xishi.

Aunt Zhang turned her head and said to Ruan Xishi: "You and A Chao go into the house to watch TV and eat peanuts, and then Auntie will cook for you."

Ruan Xishi said, "Shall I help too?"

Aunt Zhang smiled and said: "No, Auntie is not too old to cook. Auntie can do it by herself. You are guests, so how can you help?" Then she shouted to her son, " Ah Chao, hurry up and bring Shizai into the house to watch TV."

Zhang Zhichao trotted over, grabbed Ruan Xishi and took him into the house, and excitedly said to Ruan Xishi, "My grandma cooked a lot of peanuts last night, and she said it was for you to eat, but she didn't let me eat them. Said to wait for you, come, to eat together."

Lu Ze followed the two of them into the house. The furnishings of Zhang Zhichao's house were similar to those of Ruan Xishi's house. There was an old TV cabinet, a wooden couch, and a coffee table made of rattan.

Zhang Zhichao asked Ruan Xishi to sit on the sofa, and happily turned on the TV. His house also had box color TVs, and there were only a few TV stations.

However, there are quite a lot of TV dramas broadcast at noon, so Zhang Zhichao chose a TV station that was broadcasting costume dramas, and happily ran over to sit with Ruan Xishi, pointing to a large plate of cooked peanuts and Ruan Xishi said: "Shizi, eat peanuts!"

As he spoke, he didn't wait for Ruan Xishi to eat first, so he cheerfully grabbed a handful into his hand, peeled and ate while watching TV dramas.

Ruan Xishi laughed helplessly, and said to Lu Ze: "Brother Lu Ze, you can eat too."

Lu Ze nodded, took a peanut, peeled the shell, and put the peanut in his mouth to chew.

Peanuts boiled in salt water have a salty taste, because they are freshly cooked, and the peanuts taste pink and chewy.

Usually, the village doesn't have any snacks to entertain guests. They often use home-grown peanuts and fruits. Lu Ze doesn't feel shabby and eats them happily.

Until he saw someone's figure on TV, the complacent expression on his face turned cold almost instantly, and his expression was gloomy.

Zhang Zhichao likes this TV series very much. This TV series has been on the air for a long time. The TV station bought the right to broadcast it, and it recycles it over and over again. Even Ruan Xishi has a little impression of it, and he can chat with Zhang Zhichao for a few words about the plot.

While chatting, he glanced at Lu Ze inadvertently, and saw that Lu Ze had a gloomy face, looking like he was going to eat people, and he was taken aback.

Lu Ze's appearance was originally very three-dimensional, and he always had a gentle expression on his face, which made people feel like a spring breeze, but now he had a straight face, as if he had changed, looking very scary.

Ruan Xishi thought that there was something wrong with him eating peanuts, so she approached cautiously and asked, "Brother Lu Ze, what's wrong with you?"

It was only then that Lu Ze realized that his reaction was too horrifying, and shook his head softly at Ruan Xishi: "It's okay, I just watched TV, and some bad memories flashed in my mind, I'm fine now, I'm sorry, let you Worried."

Ruan Xishi remembered that Lu Ze had lost his memory. Hearing what Lu Ze said, he became even more worried, and asked eagerly, "Did you remember something?"

Lu Ze chose to continue playing the role of his amnesiac character, shook his head and said, "I didn't remember anything, it just seemed like something flashed by just now."

"That's it..." While Ruan Xishi was feeling regretful, he was also a little bit elated. Although he was a bit selfish, he still hoped that Lu Ze would recover his memory later, and he was reluctant to leave Lu Ze.

This small episode was forgotten when Aunt Zhang called them to eat. Aunt Zhang cooked a large table of dishes. The meat dishes included beer duck, braised pork, fried eggs, and vegetarian dishes were some seasonal vegetables. Beans, and a plate of loofah duck blood soup.

Aunt Zhang set the table and chopsticks for them, and said to them: "Auntie's family can only produce so many dishes, don't be disgusted with Shi Zai Aze, eat more later."

Ruan Xishi helped serve the meal, and said with a smile: "There are already a lot of dishes. Brother Lu Ze and I only have two or three dishes at home. Aunt Zhang has worked hard."

At this time, Uncle Zhang also came back with two big watermelons. The small watermelon he planted was the size of a basketball, and the largest was the size of a vegetable sink. Ruan Xishi had seen it when he went to the slope to see corn and peanuts. Uncle, he boasted: "Uncle Zhang, this year's watermelon harvest is bumper, can you sell it for a lot of money?"

Uncle Zhang said with a hearty smile: "Yes, this year there is a lot of rain and sunshine, and the watermelon is better than in previous years. I will cut open one for you guys to try."

As he spoke, he fetched a basin of well water and soaked the watermelon in it, so that the watermelon would become cooler and taste colder.

Because there were guests at home, Uncle Zhang was very happy. He even opened a bottle of beer, poured a glass for Lu Ze and Ruan Xishi each, and insisted on having a drink with them.

Lu Ze liked a straightforward and bold person like Uncle Zhang, and he also liked this kind of simple interpersonal communication. He had two drinks with Uncle Zhang, and quickly put the unhappiness behind him.

After eating, Aunt Zhang cleaned up the dishes, Uncle Zhang pulled Lu Ze and Ruan Xishi to chat, and when the food was almost digested, he picked up the big watermelon in the water, put it on the dining table, and cut it in half with a clean machete, revealing When the bright red scoop came out, the air was immediately filled with the sweet smell of watermelon.

Ruan Xishi ate watermelon for the first time this year, he ate it very happily, gnawing on it bit by bit, his mouth was covered with black melon seeds, while eating, he exaggerated that Uncle could grow melons, which made Uncle Zhang very happy.

Lu Ze also held a piece of melon and ate it slowly. The afternoon sun was blocked by the house, and the wind was blowing from the alley. It was extremely cool in the patio. With the ice-cold watermelon, it seemed that the heat and irritability of summer had been dispelled. Comfortable.

Aunt Zhang wanted to keep them at home for dinner, but Ruan Xishi refused because she wanted to go home to cook and feed chickens, ducks and dogs. When they left, Zhang Shufei asked them to bring the remaining watermelon with them. Ruan Xishi saw that Lu Ze liked to eat watermelon, He didn't refuse, thanked the Zhang family, and he and Lu Ze walked home with the watermelon.

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