The Little Widower (farming)

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Auntie Sun gained something from a trip to the neighboring village. Now is not the peak season for making banquets. If they say when they need to do things, just tell them two days in advance. They also say that they can help her ask who has longevity materials. After all, they are Those who work in this industry naturally have their own paths.

Chen Qing had already prepared meals when she came home. On weekdays, they had two meals. Recently, they had to do farm work, so they had three meals to have enough energy to work.

Chen Qing made rice soup at noon today. He didn't touch the pancakes he brought with him in the morning. He brought them back and steamed them to make them softer, suitable for Aunt Sun's teeth. Some wild vegetables grew in their vegetable field, and now they had some tips. Chen Qing picked them all when they were young. This kind of wild vegetables is only eaten in this season. It can be eaten two or three times a season. It is not a novelty, and there is no need to think about selling it for money. Just taste it yourself.

The picked wild vegetables only need to be washed, boiled in boiling hot water, and mixed with coarse salt and a little bit of balsamic vinegar, and they will be very delicious.

When Aunt Sun saw the lunch that Chen Qing put on the table, she knew that he hadn't eaten a bite of the cake she asked him to bring. She sat down and drank the water first, then told him a little bit about today's events. Chen Qing nodded, and then took the handkerchief. He handed the money to Aunt Sun: "This is the money from selling the handkerchiefs. I think the shopkeeper wants to lower the price."

Looking at the copper plates in his wallet: "Next time, I will negotiate the price with you. You can keep the copper plates." "You can buy whatever you want." There are also sellers in the village who come occasionally to sell necessities such as needlework and thread, as well as snacks that girls and husbands love. Chen Qing never spends money on food, but spends it wisely.

Chen Qing thought it was necessary to tell Aunt Sun: "I took a bullock cart back today and gave me a penny."

Aunt Sun nodded: "Every time I ask you to go back by car, you obeyed today, but I remember the car coming back." Isn't it two cents?"

Chen Qing lowered his head and said, "I met my neighbor and got in the car halfway."

Aunt Sun was just chatting with him: "Let's eat."

After dinner, Chen Qing wanted to wash the dishes. The aunt stopped her and said, "You go and rest for a while, and then go and fetch water and come back later. I think the water tank is almost empty."

Chen Qing nodded: "Okay."

They all get water from public wells, and their home is some distance from the well. So she would make two more trips every time to bring back enough water. Aunt Sun said that the big water tank at home was brought back by her father-in-law who passed away when Meng Tao was young.

After a short lunch break, Chen Qing went out with a bucket from home. To go to the well, he had to pass by the village meeting hall. It was specially set up by the village chief in order to do things fairly. The meeting hall was very noisy at the moment, as if they were discussing. What happened? Chen Qing didn't want to be among the crowd, so he left quickly.

Carrying the water back, Chen Qing walked as fast as he passed by the assembly hall. His small body could run very fast while carrying water. Zhou Yuan, who was about to enter the assembly hall from the other side, saw him and saw him walking away, so he took it back. look.

The main thing to be discussed in today's meeting is about Zhou Yuan's family building a house and who will help him cook. The village chief originally wanted to keep this good thing for his family, but unfortunately Zhou Yuan is a more serious person, so he said which family to choose. None of them were good, so they decided to draw lots. The village chief was a little unhappy, but he didn't dare to get angry at Zhou Yuan, so he had to ask the whole village to come and see who was lucky enough to get this great job.

Soon the village chief explained the reason for gathering everyone here. Everyone was very happy to hear such a good thing and eagerly hoped that good luck would come to their family.

Zhou Yuan glanced at the people below and asked the village chief: "Are there still some people who haven't been notified?"

The village chief shook his head: "They are all here, nothing is missing."

Zhou Yuan thought of the person he just saw: "Meng The Tao family didn't come."

The village chief was stunned for a moment, his expression changed, and then he said, "I went to call him just now, but there was no one at his house. I didn't want to delay you, so I didn't let him wait."

" Then please go and notify the village chief." Zhou Yuan said, holding the prepared lottery tube in his hand. It seemed that he would not start this matter if the village chief did not call someone.

The village chief gritted his teeth and asked a child to go to Chen Qing's house to call someone.

The village chief remembered that Zhou Yuan also spoke for their family today, his eyes darkened, and he heard Zhou Yuan say: "Meng Tao and I were in the same camp when we were in the barracks. He asked me to take care of him when he was dying. "Mother."

"That's it, that's it."

As soon as Chen Qing came back from carrying water, he saw a child in the village waiting at the door of his house: "The meeting hall asked you to come."

In the past, it was my mother who had matters in the meeting hall . Go, but his mother didn't know where she was at this moment. Chen Qing asked him if he could wait for a while. The child said, "The village chief asked you to go quickly. The whole village is waiting."

Chen Qing had no choice but to hold on. Scalp aside, when he walked into the meeting hall, everyone's eyes were on him. Chen Qing was digging his toes into the ground, wishing he could crawl into the ground so that no one could see him.

"Now that everyone is here, let's get started."

Only then did Chen Qing know what the purpose of today was. It was Zhou Yuan who wanted to choose a family in the village who could help him cook a meal. He said that no one was good, so he just drew lots. Chen Qing originally wanted to say that his family would not participate, but he thought that this could be considered a good thing that could make money, and he and his mother should be able to keep busy.

But when he thought about working for Zhou Yuan's family, he felt a little awkward. While hesitating, the lottery had already begun.

There are a total of ninety-six households in the village. Except for a few who did not participate, one of the eighty-five households was selected. Only one of the lottery heads in the lottery tube was red.

The people in front started to draw, but Chen Qing heard the sighing sound until the lottery tube fell in front of Chen Qing. Under the eyes of everyone, Chen Qing stretched out his hand, randomly selected a lottery, and then took out the lottery tube. When Chen Qing saw that flash of red.

Chen Qing's scalp suddenly became numb.

In order to show fairness, Zhou Yuan took out the rest of the lots, and as expected, the heads of the lots were all colorless.

It can only be said that Chen Qing is very lucky.

At this time, the people nearby were whispering, and Chen Qing, standing in the center of the crowd, naturally heard what they were saying.

"Oh, why is it his home?"

"It's unlucky or not, a widow and a widower, don't you mind ruining the feng shui of other people's homes?"

"You don't have any sense, shouldn't you take the initiative to avoid suspicion for this kind of thing?"

Chen Qing listened to them. With these words, I buried my head very low and muttered something. I finally mustered up the courage to reply. After I only said the word "you", a voice from outside attracted everyone's attention.

"Who are you calling unlucky!" Aunt Sun's loud voice rang out in the meeting hall, "I am unlucky enough to go out without washing my mouth, so I am envious of other people's good luck? I know who is unlucky!"

Aunt Sun grabbed Chen Qing. Pulling him behind him: "We didn't cheat. Our good luck comes from our Chen Qing's daily good deeds. Unlike some people who have dirty hearts and dirty hands, it's not like we can't draw good lots!"

"You!"

Sun The aunt was not afraid to confront them. She looked at Zhou Yuan: "Do you want to draw lots again?"

Zhou Yuan shook his head: "Of course not, I will discuss the details with my aunt later."

Seeing Zhou Yuan say this . Of course, the village chief couldn't say anything more. The people in the meeting hall slowly dispersed. Chen Qing followed Aunt Sun and listened to her scolding him.

"People have scolded you in the face. You are a clay figure, so you should be tough." Aunt Sun was so angry that she couldn't help but feel angry.

Chen Qing said, "I was ready to scold you back, but since you're not here, I didn't say anything."

Aunt Sun could think of how Chen Qing could scold him back. It was nothing more than asking you not to talk like that. Such soft and useless words.

Aunt Sun said earnestly: "I'm afraid those people's attitudes will get worse in the future. If you don't get tougher, what will you do if something happens to me in the future?"

Chen Qing's breath was stagnant, and he was a little panicked: "Don't say such things. "

Aunt Sun sighed and then talked about the business with him: "Since we took over the job, we have to do it beautifully. Of course you have nothing to say about your work. You are so soft-tempered that no one can do it. I can give you a pinch."

Aunt Sun looked at him, wondering what kind of determination Chen Qing had made at that time before she dared to sell herself to Ren Yazi.

They returned home and figured out what they were going to do next. The difficult thing now was that they wanted to plan something for Meng Tao, but Zhou Yuan's family seemed to be in a hurry to repair the house. Although they didn't say it, in fact They were still afraid of collision.

Aunt Sun thought for a moment: "Let's ask him if he minds first."

Chen Qing nodded and watched Aunt Sun go out to find Zhou Yuan. Aunt Sun didn't take him with her, and he didn't want to go either.

But they didn't expect the turnaround to come so quickly. The carpenter they contacted said that someone came to return the product, saying that the coffin was cracked. Things like longevity wood cannot be returned or exchanged once sold. But the carpenter had no choice but to deal with the rogue family. After some calculations, I refunded their money. Thinking that Chen Qing and the others were anxious to buy longevity materials, I hurriedly contacted them.

Early the next morning, Chen Qing and Aunt Sun went to the carpenter's place. They found that the longevity wood had only a few flaws and the price the carpenter gave was not high, so Aunt Sun settled on it.

The incident happened suddenly. Aunt Sun wanted to talk to Zhou Yuan the next day. Naturally, the result was that Zhou Yuan didn't mind and asked Aunt Sun to tell him after setting a date. They came down from the same battlefield. Naturally, Zhou Yuan didn't mind. I also hope to see Meng Tao off for the last time.

After telling Chen Qing the news, Chen Qing also breathed a sigh of relief. They worked very quickly, almost setting a date on the same day, and then went back to prepare for the purchase.

Naturally, this incident also spread in the village. People in the village asked them to express their condolences, but in fact they said in their hearts that they had money to burn it. Meng Tao didn't even have a body, and he spent a lot of money to buy a coffin. It's okay, I'm full after eating.

They don't care what others think and just do what they should do.

Early the next morning, the two of them went to town to do shopping. The clerk said that they could buy the groceries themselves and they would just provide labor there, so Aunt Sun took Chen Qing to town.

The main reason was to buy some pork, but Chen Qing also wanted to buy some bones. This was something his father used to make for him when he was young. Their family was too poor, so his father bought some bones for him to make soup, which at least had a meaty taste. .

Watching his mother bargaining with the butcher, arguing for several rounds over a penny, Chen Qing was a little envious. If he thought the price was expensive when buying something, he would not buy it. He just didn't want the things he chose, and the shopkeeper didn't want them. He would chatter a lot. At this time, Chen Qing's ears would turn red and he would leave the place quickly.

Although it feels uncomfortable to be talked about behind his back, spending more money will make him feel even more uncomfortable. He can still distinguish the important from the important. Hey, it would be great if he could be as neat as his mother.

After a back-and-forth confrontation, Aunt Sun succeeded in getting the butcher to give her four or five large, cleanly shaved bones.

On the way back, their baskets were full, and Chen Qing was carrying them. Naturally, they were reluctant to ride in the ox cart, but they didn't expect to meet Zhou Yuan again on the road.

This time Zhou Yuan asked again, and Aunt Sun took Chen Qing to his ox cart.

Chen Qing buried his head and took out two pennies from his pocket.

Now Aunt Sun and Zhou Yuan were looking at him.

Chen Qing buried his head lower.