Rebirth: Don't Be the Best

The next day, the two of them couldn't rest anymore. Although it was good to rest at home, if they didn't do anything, they might as well do some work outside to keep warm.

It's not the coldest time yet. Except for the elderly and children, young people who light a brazier and stay at home all day will be laughed at.

In November, the farm work in the field was basically done. In addition to some cabbages and radishes to be eaten in winter, the Zhang family also planted a field of autumn potatoes, that is, potatoes.

If it is planted in July and August, it can be harvested almost in November.

After Zhang Shu said this to Li Mujin, the two of them were ready to go out with hoes and baskets on their backs.Grandma Zhang quickly stopped her, "What are you doing? As the saying goes, the emperor still has three days off on the wedding day! Why don't you go out and rest at home?"

"Grandma, aren't there autumn potatoes planted in the field? Let's dig it up and bury it in the cellar, so that it won't be hard to dig when the world freezes." Zhang Shu explained.

"It's fine for me to go with your grandfather. You two just got married, so you should rest at home."

"No milk, I am married to my husband now, and I am already an adult. From now on, the burden of supporting the family will be handed over to me. I don't have to make you two old people work all day long. If you are free, go to those old neighbors. Let’s chat at home or something, for this matter, Jin’er and I can just go.”

Generally speaking, people in the village as old as Grandma Zhang have already begun to enjoy the blessings of their children, unlike the two of them, who are so old and still work in the fields all day long.

"Yes, grandma, just stay at home, I will help Ah Shu, and I have great strength!" Li Mujin also persuaded.

Grandma Zhang agreed, and wiped away her tears after they went out. It's great that these two children have filial piety.

Zhang Shu and Li Mujin walked side by side on the road. Although they did not hold hands, they talked and laughed all the way, which made some people who have been married for a long time envy the atmosphere between them.

The field where potatoes are planted is not with the rice fields, but at the east end of the village, where a few families live here and there, because they are far away from the village, so they don't often come here.

Because Zhang's land is far away, the location is remote, and the terrain is not regular, so they have not been tenanted all the time. They can only grow some delicious vegetables at home. Otherwise, who has the time to go here every day?

This land is not very big, it is about two feet long and one foot wide. Grandpa Zhang has sorted out two ridges, on which there are probably fifty or sixty autumn potatoes planted.

When Zhang Shu and Li Mujin arrived here, they found that the upper part of these autumn potatoes had begun to wither and turn yellow.This field is relatively dry, and Grandpa Zhang didn't come to water it during this period, so they saved a little time for harvesting than usual.

For example, when harvesting spring potatoes, it is generally necessary to cut off the branches on the ground one day in advance, and then let it dry for a day to evaporate the water in the soil, so that it is easy to dig, otherwise the hoe will be covered with The soil, it feels very bad, and it will dig the spring potatoes inside.

Zhang Shu asked Li Mujin to wait first, and then took out a sickle to cut off the branches and leaves on it. It had not been watered for more than ten days, and it felt that its branches and leaves could be burned directly.

When Zhang Shu cut half of the land, Li Mujin started digging with a hoe.The ground was relatively solid, and he dug it out after several chiselings.

The autumn potatoes are not as big as the spring potatoes, they have a pout at the bottom, the big ones are like children's fists, and the small ones are only as big as the mud balls they usually lie on the ground to beat.

But Li Mujin doesn't dislike it, no matter how small it is, it's food, who can look down on this little food?

He bent down to shake off the soil on these autumn potatoes, then put them into his basket, and went to dig another plant.

Zhang Shu sped up his movements, cut off all the upper branches and piled them on the ground.He squatted on the ground, watching Li Mujin's lean waist swaying with the action of hoeing, and the sweat rolling down his face looked so delicious, he couldn't help being a little embarrassed, he could feel impulsive even on the ground, I am really getting back to life.

He grabbed the hoe that had fallen to the side and started digging from another piece of land, intending to rely on this method to vent his inner impulse.

It has to be said that this method is effective. When he dug half of the land, he was able to talk to Li Mujin normally.

"Jin'er, are you tired? Come here, I'll dig, how about you pick it up?" Zhang Shu suggested.

Li Mujin also dug almost half of the land over there. He felt a little tired after not working so hard for a long time, so he agreed with Zhang Shu's statement.

Zhang Shu swung the hoe more vigorously. The husband and wife teamed up together, and the work was not tiring. The two of them harvested all the autumn potatoes in the two blocks without using it all morning.

Fifty or sixty autumn potatoes are packed into two baskets. This is not a good harvest, but everyone knows that it is impossible for autumn potatoes to grow as good as spring potatoes, and they don’t spend a lot of time and energy on tending them. Too bad.

It's still early to go home for dinner, Zhang Shu thought about it, and asked Li Mujin if he wanted to eat roasted autumn potatoes?

Li Mujin naturally nodded. He remembered that when they were young, they would often steal some sweet potatoes and taro from home to roast and eat.Even if the outside of the roast is burnt, the inside is still raw, and you can eat it with relish. Sometimes it is not what you eat, but who is with you.

Zhang Shu asked him to wait here, and picked out some big autumn potatoes by the way.Then he got up and walked towards the house not far away.

Li Mujin squatted by the back basket and carefully selected the autumn potatoes. He was reluctant to take out the biggest ones and spoil them. He was afraid that the ones that were too small would be burnt and he would not be able to eat them.

A shadow stood in front of him, and when he looked up, he saw a bowl of water in front of him, which was still warm.

Zhang Shu stood in front of him bent over with a smile, and handed the water in his direction again, "Are you thirsty? Drink some hot water." He specially asked for this hot water. It is not good to drink cold in winter.

Li Muqin took the large coarse porcelain bowl and drank half of it. He was indeed a little thirsty, but this place is full of land, unlike the mountains where there are springs everywhere, so he didn't say anything, and he didn't know what Zhang Shu was doing. knew.

He brought the other half bowl to Zhang Shu's mouth, "Drink some too."

"I drank it."

"Liar, your mouth is dry and there is no water at all."

"I'll just go to their house and drink some more when I return the bowl later. You can drink this..." Zhang Shu couldn't continue talking, because Li Mujin pouted and looked at him, as if he would be angry if he didn't drink any more .

Zhang Shu never knew that a person could tug at his heartstrings just by pouting.He bent down and drank the half bowl of water with Li Mujin's hand.Then, taking advantage of Li Mujin's inattention, she pecked lightly on his mouth.

Li Mujin was startled at first, then looked around, and when he found no one, he also went up to kiss Zhang Shu, and then smiled triumphantly at Zhang Shu who was in a daze.

One of the two squatted, the other bent over and kissed me on the ground, and I kissed you, as if they were playing a game.

This game ended with the gurgling sound of Li Mujin's stomach. He only drank a bowl of porridge in the morning and worked so hard. How could he not be hungry?

Zhang Shu smiled, then reached out and pulled him up.In addition to a bowl of water, he also took a piece of fire from that house, gathered the branches on the ground together, then dug a hole in the bottom, put in autumn potatoes, buried them with mud, and finally used Just set those branches on fire.

There was still a little smoke at the beginning, but the fire became more and more prosperous later.Sitting not far from the fire, the two of them felt warm on their bodies. In the winter weather, it was still a bit cold to stay outside when they were not working.

After the fire was extinguished, Zhang Shu picked up the ashes with a hoe, then dug the hole, and immediately smelled the aroma of roasted autumn potatoes.

He took out these autumn potatoes with the unburned branches and put them together in a large bowl filled with water. They couldn't finish eating so much. Later, he could take a few for the little grandson of the Pingbo family, that is, His grandson wanted to follow the family he borrowed from the fire just now.

The two shared several roasted fragrant autumn potatoes on the ground, which tasted much better than those baked when they were young, and the joy in it was no less than when they were young.

Zhang Shu handed the bowl to Li Mujin, and then picked up the two baskets of autumn potatoes, one on his back and the other on his chest.

"Put it down, I'll carry one too!"

"No, you can just hold the bowl and take the hoe and sickle." Zhang Shu looked at Li Mujin's expression of disapproval, and added, "Be good, be obedient. Your man is very strong! Tired no."

After saying this, he himself walked a few steps forward in embarrassment, and had no time to care about Li Mujin's expression behind him.However, it's inexplicably cool to call him your man. He finally knows why other men in the village always say that.

Li Mujin followed slowly, with a slight smile on his face. It was rare for Zhang Shu to be so domineering, but it was very pleasant to come here once in a while.

When passing by Ping Bo's house, Zhang Shu and Li Mujin returned the bowl and the fire bag together, and then Ping Bo saw the two big baskets on Zhang Shu's body and made fun of them.

When she got home, Grandma Zhang's rice had already been cooked, but she didn't feel sorry for Zhang Shu who carried the autumn potatoes back alone, because Grandpa Zhang had done the same before.

Two large baskets of autumn potatoes were placed in the yard, and everyone began to figure out how to eat them.

The most classic way of eating in the generation of Grandpa Zhang and Grandma Zhang is to stuff two into the stove to roast when cooking, or to wash a few and cook them in the pot. tasty.

The most delicious way is to cut some meat and cook it while stewing, but who is okay to eat meat every day?

Some people cut it up and fried it, but it turned into a bowl of mush when it was put into the pan. It was like a chewed boiled autumn potato, and it was not very tasty.

When Zhang Shu heard this, he remembered a new way of eating, which was uploaded from the tea stand outside.