As soon as Xiang Jin left, Mrs. Zhang yelled angrily at Mr. Zhang, "You said you were fine, you are just talking like that, two hundred yuan for two big bucks, it's so cheap. Are those bastards angry?"
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Old man Xiang also suddenly lost his temper, "Go, go, see if you can get that money in your hands because of your mischief? Then her mother-in-law will push you to the ground and grind you to death. Don't want it."
I blame you for not reminding you!"
Mrs. Zhang was so angry that her face turned red and her neck thickened, "Am I still afraid of her?"
The old man Xiang nodded with a sullen face, "If you're not afraid of her, just go for it!"
Mrs. Zhang's eyes turned red all of a sudden, but at this moment, Xiang Yan's impatient business came from the room, "Oh, I asked you, can you live in peace and quiet, do you want me to read a book?"
Mrs. Zhang turned her face away, then raised her hand and wiped it on her face, "What kind of fate do you think I have? Why are there so many people everywhere? My wife is unreliable, and my children are unreliable."
, I will have to worry about them all day long."
Old man Xiang couldn't stand her behavior, so he turned around and entered the house.
When Xiang Jin returned home, her mother asked her where she had sent Fan Chunhua, and Xiang Jin told her that she had sent her to the front door of Lao Xiang's house.
Then Aunt Liao asked her if she had met anyone from Lao Xiang's family? Did they make things difficult for them?
Xiang Jin told them the truth, and Aunt Liao curled her lips, "It's really shameless to do such a thing."
Yang Juyun frowned and said nothing.
Xiang Jin said, "It's understandable. After all, it's two hundred yuan. According to Xiang Nan, it can cut a lot of pork."
Xiang Nan stood there and nodded, "Yeah, yeah, it's a big pile of pork, we can even repair the house."
Aunt Liao and Yang Juyun suddenly laughed, and then Aunt Liao asked them what they were eating for dinner.
Xiang Jin said that she had pinched the sweet potato leaves and they would eat them down there at night. Anyway, there was oil there, so it would be easier.
No one has any opinion.
Because from the third day, two more people were added to the masonry team, so Xiang Jin did not go to the construction site in Huangye Bay anymore, but stayed at home to take charge of their meals.
Also, when she had free time, she and Xiang Nan would pick up herbs nearby, sometimes help Aunt Liao bring back some pigweed, and every other day or two, she would go to the vegetable garden to plant seedlings.
Water or something.
Of course, now there is another old scalper to raise.
The cow was raised by four of their families together. Each household rotated it once a month, and it was their family's turn to raise it the day before yesterday.
Fortunately, Aunt Liao's house still has a cowshed, and their cows have not been rotated yet, otherwise Xiang Jin and the others would not know where to tie the cow.
On this day, after getting up early in the morning and washing up, Xiang Jin asked Xiang Nan, "Are you cooking or herding cattle?"
Xiang Nan said, "Let's cook." She was used to cooking over a fire. She only had to sit in front of the stove and occasionally add firewood, and when the rice was boiling, she would turn off the heat and use it for other things.
Moreover, while cooking at home, she can also use her free time to practice painting. Her sister has taught her some painting skills in the past two days, and she is keen on it.
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay, then you can cook at home. After the rice is cooked, go to the field and pick up some spring onions and some germanium leaves, then peel a handful of garlic and wash some ginger.
, I’ll make some food when I get back.”
"Yes, yes, yes," these are common tasks. Although they sound complicated, they are very simple. Xiang Nan nodded like garlic.
Xiang Jin went to the kitchen to prepare food for Xiang Nan and asked her to heat up both pots. Xiang Nan was confused and asked what the other pot was for.
Xiang Jin said, "Mix some boiled beans to eat today."
"oh oh!"
Xiang Nan heated up both pots. Xiang Jin first prepared the rice in the rice pot for her, then scooped up a ladle of dried beans, washed them with water, and then poured them into the empty pot that was already red.
Stir-fry them repeatedly, and when they are all crackling and brown on the surface, quickly add a few ladles of water to the pot, and then tell Xiang Nan.
"Keep an eye on the pot when it is boiling. Wait until they are boiled, fried and soft, but be sure not to let the water boil dry."
"I understand, don't worry, it's not like I haven't cooked beans before."
Xiang Jin glanced at her and said, "Let's go. I'll cook the beans when I get back!"
"Oh well!"
Xiang Jin took a small seedling knife and a basket on his back, leading the cow and went out.
Her main task this morning was to herd the cows and see if she could bring back some more herbs.
These days, she and Xiang Nan still dug a lot of herbs back. They were piled up and dried everywhere in the corners of the walls and at the head of the courtyard. Moreover, they had already dried several batches and were waiting for them.
Sky sold them on the spot.
Because there are other people's crops everywhere, it is not easy for Xiang Jin to herd the cow. He is afraid that if he is not careful, he will eat other people's crops by stretching his neck and raising his head.
Then she and her mother will definitely have fever in their ears, and they will be scolded miserably.
So she could only carefully put them along the roadside, and she also had to eat the weeds on the roadside within her control. If there were medicinal materials that needed to be purchased, Xiang Jin had to put the cow rope
Wrap it around the back of your hand several times to prevent it from slipping away if you are not careful.
There must be a reason why Xiang Nan didn't want to herd the cow.
Yan Chen was standing on the hillside not far away, and suddenly saw the familiar thin figure squatting on the roadside at the foot of the mountain, digging for herbs.
He had seen her digging for herbs many times recently, sometimes with her sister, sometimes by herself, each carrying a basket, and each time she returned with a full load.
Even though she was grazing the cows this time, she also didn't forget to dig up herbs. Seeing how carefully she looked at the old scalper after digging for herbs for a while, the corners of Yan Chen's mouth turned up involuntarily.
It seemed that since the first time he saw her, she had never stopped. She was either doing this kind of work or that kind of work, like a small top, which seemed to be spinning tirelessly forever.
At the age of twelve or thirteen, he has to support a family with his mother, or even become the pillar of the family. This kind of life is really very different from that of his peers in the city. Even he has to
I admire her for her hard work and hard work.
After grazing the cattle for more than an hour and digging for herbs for more than an hour, Xiang Jin realized that time was almost up, so he picked up the bamboo pole and went home.
From the beginning to the end, she had no idea that there was an acquaintance halfway up the mountain, and that person had drawn her and her cow into his painting.
After returning home, Xiang Jin first took the cow to the cowshed and tied it up, and then asked Xiang Nan, who had set up a small bench to draw under the eaves, "Have you done all the things I told you?"
"Okay, okay," Xiang Nan said.
Xiang Jin put the bamboo basket under the eaves, then rolled up his sleeves and walked to the kitchen while telling her, "Go, spread out the medicinal materials in the basket to dry."
"Oh," Xiang Nan reluctantly put down his pen and walked towards the basket full of medicinal materials.
After a while, Xiang Nan rushed in and complained, "Sister, why did you mix all the medicinal materials together, and you made me have to pick them?"
Xiang Jin was making cold beans, and when he heard what she said, he glanced at her angrily, "I have to look after the cow to prevent it from eating other people's crops, and I have to collect medicinal herbs. Do you think it's easy for me? I can collect them.
It would be great to have so many medicinal materials, but you are still picking and choosing, saying they are salty, dry or thin. If you continue like this, next time you go to herd the cows and I will cook at home."
"Oh, forget it, forget it, I'll go pick it up, can't I go pick it up?" As soon as Xiang Nan heard that she would be asked to herd cattle next time, she hurriedly caught up with the current affairs.
Then Xiang Jin called her to stop, "Wait a minute, what's going on with the pumpkins and two winter melons here? Grandpa and grandma brought us vegetables again."
Xiang Nan said, "Oh, no, that was what Grandma Mo got for us at that time."
"Grandma Mo?" Xiang Jin was startled, a little surprised.