Rustic short stories
The cool water is also cool at night
Text / Du Guanen Song Honglian
The "double robbery" season is coming, and Nitang Village is lively. Rushing to harvest early grain and plant late rice is both happy and worried for farmers. Happily, at the end of the year, the first income of hope finally fell into the purse. Many people don't accept it, and they borrow everywhere and can't remember the bills. The worry is that the "double robbery" is labor-intensive and particularly tiring. Not to mention that people with little strength endure uncomfortable, and people with great strength also stay up hard. When the plough is washed and ashore, they sleep at home for a few days to regain their vitality.
The big yak that rotates every few days will arrive at the little mule's house tomorrow. Because the weather is too hot, people die of heat during the day, and basically plow the land in the second half of the night and in the morning. Time was tight, and there was no extra time to graze cattle, so I had to go out to find cattle grass for the cattle to eat.
There are many people cutting cattle and grass in the village, and the corners and corners of the ditch are cleanly mowed along the embankment. If you want the cattle to be fed, have the strength to work, and pinch the reserves, you can't. The villagers had to form gangs and go to the lake area more than ten miles away to buy penny grass.
When it comes to cutting penny grass, many people will be terrified. Not only is the distance long, but the weight is also large. Penny grass is collected in units of burdens, three dollars per burden. Out of money, of course, the more people cut, the better. As long as the pod can fit in, as long as your people can provoke.
The little mule does not dare to do anything, and others have little strength. If he is asked to pick up a load of cow and grass to come back, he will be half less than others, that is to say, he will lose more than a dollar. It's not as strong as his daughter-in-law Ye Ezi, so it's better to let Ye Ezi go.
Ye Ezi is a woman, and she is certainly not as picky as other men, but she has the help of Da Kuizi. When others rested, Da Kuizi would turn back to pick up Ye Ezi for a ride. The affairs between Da Kuizi and Ye Ezi are basically known to the men in the village. Between women, it is just like a piece of paper, pasted on the woman's face and does not want to pierce it.
As the "party", the little mule knew from the beginning.
Back then, Ye Ezi saw the person of the little mule, who looked lean and thin, and even said no, and shouted home one after another.
The little mule's family is crestfallen, and the big mule comes to play with the little mule.
Da Kuizi is tall and handsome.
Ye Ezi's eyes lit up, and she said to the matchmaker: "This is like a man!" Hurry up and ask, did he find a partner? ”
The matchmaker said: "The person is already married, and I introduced them." ”
"Oh..." Ye Ezi replied disappointed.
Later, Ye Ezi's marriage with the little mule was also related to the big kuizi. The little mule went to Ye Ezi's house to propose marriage several times, but Ye Ezi refused on the grounds of "do you look like a man like this". Once, when Da Kuizi came to see Ye Ezi on a motorcycle and a small mule, Ye Ezi inexplicably agreed.
Soon, the little mule figured out that the credit for this trip should be counted as the big kuizi. Later, seeing that Da Kuizi's eyes were a little evasive, the little mule knew that at what time, Ye Ezi had already taken down Da Kuizi. Ye Ezi gave birth to children, and the little mule was also worried that the children would look like Da Kuizi. If so, the two families may make a fuss. Fortunately, God cares, the children look like Ye Ezi, even if others "chew their tongues" there is no evidence. This incident is equivalent to throwing a tile on the surface of the mud pond, hitting a few beautiful "water floating" and sinking.
Tomorrow is another clear opportunity.
The "double robbery" time is tight, and the yak must be used enough to transfer to his own home. It was impossible for the little mule to put down the field and not plow, and ran back to supervise Ye Ezi and Da Kuizi. Otherwise, more than an acre of stubble field cannot be ploughed, and the cattle will be transferred to the next house, won't it be delayed? The season does not wait for people, and the seedlings planted in the morning and afternoon of late rice are different, and the yield is separated by dozens of catties, and the silver of white flowers is flowered. Otherwise, how can it be called "double robbery"? Plus "grab the night cool" and "grab the water cool" is "four hugs".
The Dakuizi family has a field that was planted the day before yesterday. The light field is white, and as soon as the sun shines, the bottom is exposed. A little higher, only the water in the foot socket remains.
The field was high, and he had to wait for everyone else to fill it with water before he could take advantage of the night to force water in the Taijiangou. The best time is in the second half of the night, when the little mules go down to plow the fields.
Da Kuizi said that if he wanted to come out to force water, his wife would not have doubts at all. I can't think of other things when I release water.
That night, the little mule hardly slept. Before midnight, you must remember to give night grass to the yaks, and you can't give more at once. Even if the yak is stocked with livestock, if it gives too much, it will "pick the muscles and fat", and will leave some rough-mouthed penny grass grass grass not to eat, and will trample on it to waste. The mules must be fed in small quantities, at least three times.
When the little mule fed the cows, Ye Ezi had already gotten up and began to build a fire to cook and cook pig food.
This woman is also "very knowledgeable" like a little mule, and knows that in the case of "contentment and constant happiness", she cannot "deceive people too much". Ye Ezi only had a period of emotional trouble when she was just married. The little mule knew that this was an anxious reaction that Ye Ezi had not yet "conquered" Da Kuizi. Then it was quiet, like a child getting a piece of bubblegum, hiding to the side and sucking it. Take care of the housework and be methodical. Hands and feet are fast, and there is a lot of work. If she wasn't afraid that others would laugh at the little mule, she could still plow and plow the field.
After the oxen had finished their grass and the mules had finished eating, they could go to the fields.
The bull has great strength, sometimes sharpens its nose, and has little strength to bully the little mule. The little mule also had a way, installing a soft rope on the nose of the cow. One end of the soft rope is directly tied to the horn of the ox, and when the bull is offended, the little mule pulls the reins tightly, and the cow's nose hurts, and it will be much more honest.
Men with general strength will carry a plow on their backs, drive cattle in front, and go to the fields together, which is very trouble-free.
In order not to delay things, the little mule needed Ye Ezi's help to drive the yak down the field.
The night moon is like a hook, hooking a few sparse stars, reclining together in the western sky. The moonlight shone and spread out like a light veil, covering the fields.
Frogs chirp everywhere.
No matter how hot the day is, after the moon is cleansed overnight, the night will become much gentler and cooler.
The little mule picked up the maple cable in the field and shouted softly, "Ahem... up". The yak skillfully began to open the ditch and punch the box, walking smoothly and steadily, vigorously and powerfully.
The ox waded in the water on all fours, wading with a loud sound and splashing water. The water splashes sometimes on the face of the little mule, and the cool water at night is also cool, which is more refreshing and comfortable.
Ye Ezi put down the yak and hurried home. There are still a lot of things going on at home, there is still a pot of pig food simmering, and there are babies to wake up to prepare for school... The point is that she also wants to bend to the field where Okuiko releases water.
Ye Ezi only needs to cough lightly, and Da Kuizi will follow.