From Cultivator to Widow

Zhang Chengye was very busy, on the one hand he increased the amount of tile-burning work, on the other hand the crops in the village.

Last year there was too much rain, and there were floods in some places. This year is the opposite of last year. There was no rain, but fortunately, it was not to the point of drought, and it was basically able to meet the needs of crops, that is, in some plots, manpower watering was required. , profuse a lot of sweat.

On the other side, Xie Rui was also very busy. Because of Du Gaozhi's affairs, his return to the city was decided. If there were no accidents, he would go back at the end of the year.

In the aspect of burning tiles in the village, he is a well-deserved master. Others have not been able to complete it independently. He must seize the opportunity to write his results more beautifully. In addition, when the time is almost up, he can go to the team leader. "Mutual benefit".

If he leaves without a successor, the tile-burning work is expected to plummet. It would be unkind to leave like this, but if he is willing to teach other villagers this craft, then the captain, and even the entire village. , will remember him well.

Knowing Xie Rui's thoughts, Zhang Chengye was busy. He consciously taught the skill of burning tiles. Of course this trade can be done, not just the people who take care of the cowshed. What's wrong with this, it can't be done elsewhere. , but in this three-point land, he can still do it to make their lives a little more comfortable. Candidates should also be carefully selected. This should be learned well, smart, tight-lipped, and open to their village, but it should not be delayed for too long. Learning takes time. Not everyone is like Xie Rui, who can master it so quickly.

Zhang Gui walked back from the mountain, a little excited.

He just went on a trip to the mountains with a few of his friends, and there was no big gain, but everyone was not empty-handed. He was assigned a small bird, and it was not in vain.

However, he couldn't get this bird originally, but after the news spread that his wife helped his sister's daughter find a temporary job in the city, his friends treated him differently, and he got it. .

Everyone knew that he had married a beautiful daughter-in-law, an educated youth daughter-in-law with a sewing machine and a large dowry, and now he is still a daughter-in-law with a relationship with the city. Isn't that making them envious?

No one can guarantee that they will not ask for them, and will subconsciously give him a little more benefit, without him taking the initiative to speak.

Let you all laugh at me at the beginning, laugh at me for being obsessed with a female educated youth, and now I can only envy and regret it.

But it's useless to regret it, his daughter-in-law is his.

When he reached the foot of the mountain, he met two nephews, Anguo and Dingguo, who were digging bamboo shoots with a basket.

He leaned forward to take a look: "This bamboo shoot is a little old."

He suddenly made a sound, startling Zhang Anguo and Zhang Dingguo.

Zhang Dingguo: "Uncle, why are you walking without making a sound? You startled us."

Zhang Gui ha ha ha ha laughs, he did it on purpose.

After laughing, he returned to the topic: "This bamboo shoot is relatively old, it is very hard to take it back, don't waste your time."

Zhang Anguo wiped off his sweat. He took a small bamboo shovel and put in a lot of effort: "No, it's delicious to make sour bamboo shoots with this."

Oh, is that so? He knew that the second sister-in-law's skill in making sauce was excellent, but whether it was delicious to make sour bamboo shoots, he didn't know.

He put the bird with a broken neck in his hand aside: "Get out of the way, I'll help you."

His strength was not comparable to that of two children, and he pulled out several roots in no time.

"When your sour bamboo shoots are ready, give some to Uncle, you know? Let Uncle have a good taste."

Zhang Anguo didn't directly respond or refuse. He looked at the bamboo shoots: "Uncle, if you want sour bamboo shoots, that's all you need. It's not enough for us to eat."

"Yo, you are shrewd enough." Zhang Gui violently brushed his hair, turning the top of his head into a ball of chicken feathers.

"It's not a loss, a good one, come on, uncle, pull out a few more..."

"Uncle, come on, there's more here."

"Uncle, there are also here."

Zhang Gui also wiped his sweat: "This should be enough."

Seeing so much, Zhang Anguo and Zhang Dingguo squinted their eyes: "Enough is enough, then little uncle, help us take it home, we can't take so much.

Zhang Gui: "..."

How did his nephew learn to be so clever? His son will also learn more in the future. He is so smart and will not suffer.

Not to mention, he did so much in one go, it was a bit heavy, and with two small children, he would definitely have to take it in batches if he wanted to take it home.

"Uncle, uncle, did you get this bird when you entered the mountain?"

Zhang Gui snorted: "Dingguo, what you said, it's good to have a harvest."

"No, there are many good things in the mountains, except for meat, such as wild fruits, mountain goods, anyway, you have come here, there are some tender bamboo shoots here, you can take a few back later, You can fry a pot of vegetables. Let me tell you, your little aunt will definitely be happier when you go back with a full harvest like this."

He was obviously young, but he was old-fashioned when he spoke, which made him feel like he was being preached by his mother in his ears. He couldn't help but glanced at Zhang Anguo sideways.

"How did you know?"

Zhang Anguo said of course: "Because every time my mother brings these back, we are also very happy."

Zhang Gui: "..."

Oh, so he thought too much.

This is obviously because children know one thing, and they like to pretend to be adults and pretend to be mature in front of adults.

Bamboo shoots are really not rare, and many people don't like that bitter taste, so they take it and walk on the road, and no one even asks any more questions. In their opinion, what does it have to do with ordinary wild vegetables? difference?

no.

So if there is anything to ask, it is better to ask: "How are you together?"

"You're an uncle helping your nephew, and you'll be sensible when you get married." I've never seen him so considerate before.

"You guys are in a good relationship..."

When they were halfway through, they met Zhang Weiguo. He went over to help the two younger brothers on purpose, and when they came back, he walked slowly home with them.

"Uncle." He looked beside him, but didn't see anything. Could it be that he came back empty-handed in the mountains, and he couldn't have come to help get things on purpose?

Zhang Gui saw that there was no one around, and whispered: "Don't look for it, it's just a bird, I have it in my pocket, you can't see it."

Zhang Weiguo: "Oh, okay."

Sure enough, he didn't go out of his way to help, he said.

When they went to Su Hui's house, Su Hui had just returned from school and was cooking lunch when she heard the news and came out to look, Zhang Gui rushed to her and waved his hand: "Second sister-in-law, I'll help bring these things over, sour bamboo shoots another day. When it's done, give me a little taste."

Looking at the amount that far exceeded what they usually dug back, Su An nodded: "Okay, I'll let them send you some when it's done."

Since he had dug up so many bamboo shoots, it wouldn't take much effort for her to do more.

He put down the basket and planned to go back, Zhang Anguo: "Uncle, wait, you forgot, those bamboo shoots are going back to cook."

Zhang Gui laughed: "I really forgot."

When he left, Zhang Baoguo asked his younger brothers, "Why did you come back with your uncle? Did you happen to meet him?"

"No, uncle, he entered the mountain and met us when he was going down the mountain."

Zhang Baoguo: "I didn't seem to see anything from him just now. He came back empty-handed?"

Zhang Weiguo: "He has a bird in his pocket."

Well, this shows how small the bird is, after all, he didn't notice it.

Seeing their chatter, Su An instructed: "You wash the bamboo shoots."

"Okay!"

On the other end, Zhang Gui went back, and Zhou Xiaoqing, who came back to cook right away, was busy in the kitchen, while their son was watched by sisters Zhang Fenghua.

When she saw Zhang Gui coming back, she took a look at her whole body, and Zhang Gui immediately took out the bird in her pocket: "I have nothing to gain today, just this bird, I'm plucking its hair now, and I'll simmer it in the kitchen. , drink soup in the evening, there are still a few bamboo shoots here that are quite tender and can be fried."

He looked at Zhou Xiaoqing's expression, she had a satisfied look on her face, and immediately took the bamboo shoots and started cutting the knife.

He has been washed and looks quite satisfied.

It seems that the little nephew is right, even if there is no meat, the family will be happy to bring something else home.

He leaned against the door of the kitchen, and was immediately ordered by Zhou Xiaoqing to work: "Why are you standing there? Why don't you help set the fire?"

He immediately went over to help set the fire: "Is there any news about Chunzhi?"

Zhou Xiaoqing: "What's the news, she's only gone for 5 days now, and she won't be back so soon."

Zhang Gui smiled: "She just went, she must be not used to it, why don't we go and see her, I have never been to a textile factory when I grew up, I only watched it outside the door." He wanted to go in before but couldn't Feed in, guarded by a doorman.

Zhou Xiaoqing glanced at him and understood: "Okay."

She also went to see how she was doing there, and if there was any problem, just take it home.

"Then let's go at noon tomorrow, and cook a little more food in the morning without any extra effort."

"good."

At noon the next day, after hurriedly returning from the field, they ate some of the food they had cooked in the morning and went to the town. They moved faster, and they could go back and forth without delaying their afternoon work.

They went directly to the textile factory. After the doorman said who to look for, he looked at Zhou Xiaoqing for a while: "I still remember you, you came here, you wait here, I'll call someone for you."

The old guard at the door looked inconspicuous, but the whole textile factory was right, who was who, that was Men Qing, and even the newly arrived Chunzhi knew where her dormitory was?

Where are you working?

Now is their rest time, and without delaying the work, he goes to find someone.

If it's time for work, stop it.

Five days of effort, not much has changed, only a little excitement can be seen on Chunzhi's face.

She has never stayed in an unfamiliar place, never left home since she was a child, and her anxiety has never been completely eliminated. When she heard her uncle and aunt came to see her, she happily trotted out.

"Chunzhi, how are you doing now?" Zhang Gui glanced up and down. Chunzhi was wearing a special factory uniform with half-length hair tied behind his head. His face was flushed with excitement, and his eyes were shining. Had a good time up there.

"Are you still used to it?"

"I'm used to it. There's a big sister here who takes care of me. She and Aunt Liu are friends and give me instructions on how to work. I live in the staff dormitory, which is fine."

This is actually not very good, because they are not very happy to communicate with her. Because they are either regular employees or temporary workers who can stay here for a long time, which is different from the temporary workers who just came to work on top of her.

But they can't do anything except ignore themselves. It's slapping Aunt Liu in the face, and because they are really busy, busy with work, tired, they go back to wash and fall asleep, there is not much at all. Time to do other things, the experience is really not deep.

And the place where she works is all the older sisters and aunts. They won't be so ignorant and embarrassed. That's where she spends the longest time. In addition, it also includes food and housing. Many workers in the cafeteria I'm used to it, I can't say anything good, but she just fell into heaven.

It's not that she can't eat refined grains at all during the Chinese New Year, let alone a little egg drop every now and then, or a few sporadic oil stars. She hasn't eaten meat for a long, long time, that is, Chinese New Year. When I was eating a small piece, once the aunt who was cooking the vegetables shook her hands and gave her a small piece of thinly sliced ​​meat the size of a fingernail. She put the meat in her mouth and dawdled for a long time before she was willing to swallow it.

Just for the food, there are machines she has never seen before, so many fabrics, and lights that can turn on by themselves, etc. She feels that it is really good to come here for a few days.

He smiled very sincerely at his little aunt and uncle: "Thanks to my little aunt, I have learned a lot here, thank you."

Zhou Xiaoqing raised her eyebrows: "As long as it's okay."

Zhang Gui: "Tell me what's inside, can I go in and take a look?" He asked the guard, and the guard waved his hand: "No, you can't go in, and idlers are not allowed to enter, do you know?" No problem, but he was a temporary top shifter, so he didn't bother to bother.

Zhou Xiaoqing curled her lips secretly. She had followed Big Sister Liu in last time. He didn't say that at that time.

It's just a matter of watching.

Can't go in, Zhang Gui is a little disappointed, and he really wants to see the machine inside.

"Is it okay over there, nothing happened?"

Zhang Gui: "Your mother hasn't been here for a few days. She is relieved. Do you have anything to tell her? I'll pass it on to you."

"Just say I'm fine here and reassure them."

Zhang Gui nodded: "Okay, I'll bring the conversation to you. Also, hurry up on that." Because the uncle of the guard was by his side, he didn't explain it clearly, but Chunzhi really understood what his uncle was talking about, and blushed. Head down.

When the noon break was compensated, the bell rang, and Chunzhi couldn't care less: "I'm going to work, I'm going to work."

Zhang Gui hurriedly waved his hand: "Go, go."

The two walked slowly on the road. Zhang Gui had some thoughts in his heart. Looking at Chunzhi wearing a factory uniform, he said that it was impossible for him to have no ideas.

"Xiaoqing, can we find a job in the town? Temporary workers are also fine. Wearing a factory uniform is so majestic." He looked at Zhou Xiaoqing eagerly.

Zhou Xiaoqing was annoyed: "You think I haven't thought about it, I also thought, I'm annoying, but a radish and a pit, there is no recruiting at all, just recruiting people, all with urban household registration, not urban household registration. , that's all a strong relationship, we don't have one." Does she want to go back to the city to be a worker? It's not my hometown, it's fine in this town, they don't need to work in the fields, but there's no way out.

Zhang Gui let out a long sigh.

It is difficult to take off the farm gate and hold an iron rice bowl.

Zhang Weiguo also heard it when he went to play with his grandfather. My cousin seemed to be doing okay there.

When the aunt saw him there, she asked him, "Are you alone? Where is your brother and brother?"

Zhang Weiguo tilted his head: "They went to play."

"Why aren't you together?"

Zhang Weiguo: "They are going to dig out the loach, I don't want to go."

"Did you hear that, your cousin is adapting very well in the factory. You will be quite old in a few years, so maybe you can go there too. Without your little aunt, the uncle Zhou in the city can also help, right? Although he doesn't communicate much, he is a kind person. When your mother asks him, the job in the town is not necessarily the same. Finding a job in the city, even if it is a temporary job, can improve your family, yes Bar?"

Zhang Weiguo looked at the expectant eyes of the auntie and fell silent.

Auntie is trying to rhetorically from him?