SFS Chapter 161: Leisure Chapters Flying All Over the Village
Chapter 161: Leisure Chapters Flying All Over the Village
at the same time.
Wang Taohua's family in Jiangjia Village was so busy that smoke came out of their mouths.
After they cut bamboo from the foot of the mountain.
The whole family closed the door and busied themselves making bamboo sticks.
The head of the family, Jiang Shengzi, is responsible for peeling, while the eldest son, Jiang Zuo, is responsible for cutting the long bamboo into equal sections to avoid the peeled bamboo sticks being of different lengths, which would then have to be matched to the sizes, which would be too troublesome to deal with.
The second son, Jiang You, took his two nephews to grind the burrs on the bamboo sticks.
Li Maoya was not idle either.
She gathered the bamboo sticks.
Tie every twenty bamboo sticks with thin grass in the middle and then stack them in a bamboo basket, which makes it easier to count.
Wang Taohua was cleaning the yard.
Sweep the bamboo chips on the ground aside to avoid getting your feet pricked by them when walking back and forth.
Most farmers wear straw sandals.
Can't compare to thick-soled cloth shoes.
If you are not careful, the bamboo thorn will pierce into the gap of the straw sandals.
If the foot gets injured, it won’t be a big deal. But if it gets red, swollen and rotten, I’m afraid I won’t be able to save it.
Those who can afford cloth shoes are considered well off in the village.
Even the Jiang family.
Before opening the shop.
Only Jiang Fubao and grandma had cloth shoes to wear.
Others wore straw sandals when they went to the fields to do farm work.
After all, cloth shoes are not wear-resistant.
They only wear it when the weather is cold.
Only one pair per person.
Hidden in the house like a treasure.
After making money.
Zhang Jinlan made three or four pairs of cloth shoes for each person in the family.
yard.
Wang Taohua's family were all busy with their work and no one was chatting.
Only Xu Zhaoer sat aside, watching quietly.
She stroked her belly from time to time, and her smile was like the warm breeze of spring.
It makes people feel comfortable just looking at it.
"Zhao'er, did the child kick you? Why don't you go inside and lie down? I'm afraid your back can't bear it if you sit all the time. Come, let me help you in."
Wang Taohua saw her daughter-in-law touching her belly and thought she was tired.
He put down the broom in his hand and helped his daughter-in-law into the house.
Xu Zhaoer did not refuse her mother-in-law's kindness, ever since her daughter died.
She was so sad that she wanted to jump into the river and commit suicide, and then go to the underworld to accompany her daughter.
If she hadn't been pregnant, she would have cried herself blind.
Naturally, we should be more careful when dealing with the second child.
I was afraid that the baby in my belly would be like my daughter and not be taken care of well in the womb.
Never live to grow up.
The same scene as in Wang Taohua's home was also happening in Ma Chunxia's home.
One of the two companies makes bamboo sticks and the other makes bamboo tubes.
Everyone was busy in the yard.
Life was hard. It never rained and the crops in the fields grew very slowly. Normally, the brown rice would have grown to waist height by this time, or had begun to produce ears of grain. However, the brown rice in the fields had only grown to the height of the calves, and occasionally a few were dried up by the sun.
The desperate situation made Jiangjia Village and even the entire Lianshan Town feel uneasy.
So when there was an opportunity to make money, both families worked hard.
As a result, when everyone in the village was watering and weeding the fields, only Jiang Fubao's, Ma Chunxia's and Wang Taohua's fields were empty.
Five women gathered around the wooden bridge.
From time to time, he glanced at Jiang Fubao's fields.
"What do you think the three families did? The Zhang family is understandable. I see them going to town on a bullock cart every day. Jiang Shoujia and his eldest grandson come to water the plants early in the morning, and I can occasionally see them in the evening.
But Chunxia's family was nowhere to be seen. I just passed by and saw that her door was tightly shut. I don't know what she was doing inside. And Wang Taohua's family went to the foot of the mountain early in the morning to cut a lot of bamboo. If you didn't know, you would think she was going to take a bamboo raft. The water in the river is almost dry. Can it float?"
A woman who often appeared under the big tree at the entrance of the village asked curiously.
She was half joking.
Made everyone laugh.
"Haha, Sister Xing, you are so mean. You haven't been under the tree these past two days, so you probably don't know that Ma Chunxia has always been good friends with Zhang. Now that Zhang's family has opened a shop in town, they have immediately given her family a job to make money.
Ma Chunxia stayed at home making bamboo tubes every day. I didn’t know what she was doing. Anyway, Zhang bought a lot of them. I went to Ma Chunxia’s house after dinner that day, thinking about asking her how much money she made. Who knew that she kicked me out directly? I was really angry. "
Another woman with a sackcloth scarf on her head replied.
As she spoke, she fanned herself with her hands, and her already tanned face turned even redder from the heat.
Looks like a monkey's butt.
Some throwbacks.
"Bamboo is not valuable. It's everywhere at the foot of the mountain. You can earn a few cents at most. Copper coins are copper coins. You still have to pay for silver. You know Zhang Jinlan. Do you expect to make money from her? Maybe in the next life!
She is like a pixiu, who only takes in but never gives out. If she is asked to pay money, she will probably fight with Ma Chunxia! If her stomach can be full, I am afraid she will not even want to poop. Eating those delicious foods all day long must make her feel bad! Hahaha!"
The third person finished.
Several women laughed together.
The five of them huddled beside the wooden bridge.
The chatter grew louder.
Chen Qiuju, who was drawing water from the river, heard it clearly.
Since the family split up, her eldest son moved away with his family.
No one does the housework anymore.
The washing and cooking were left to the daughter-in-law and granddaughter, but the work in the fields was not enough for the old man alone. There was no choice but for the old couple to bring their daughter-in-law and granddaughters to work together.
A few days down.
Chen Qiuju has aged several years.
The wrinkles on her face became deeper and deeper.
Looks even more mean.
The five of them were chatting animatedly.
Didn't notice her.
We chatted until the sun set.
The villagers who were working in the fields have returned home one after another.
The five people also dispersed.
Each of them walked towards their home.
At that time, in Chang'an Town, a hundred miles away.
A cloud of white smoke floated above the Fang family's mansion, and the fragrance was gently blown by the evening breeze and filled the entire alley.
Without exception, passers-by opened their nostrils and sniffed carefully.
"It smells so good, who's cooking?"
"Oh, it smells like mutton, no, why does it smell like spices? Who is so extravagant to use spices to cook? How rich must they be?"
"You have a really sharp nose. I only smelled the aroma of meat. I won't say anything more. I have to go home to eat. My wife's cooking is delicious. When I left home this morning, she said she was going to make stir-fried pork with peppers tonight. I have to go back quickly."
"Look, newlyweds are different, they are so loving, wow."
"..."
A pair of good friends separated at the alley, one went east and the other went west.
Whenever someone passes by this alley.
They will stay for a while for the fragrance.
The Fang family’s backyard separated by a wall.
The maids and servants gathered together.
Some added fruit charcoal, some skewered meat, and some used a brush to apply oil.
Everyone has their own division of labor.
Different from the laughter and joy of the Jiang family.
None of the maids and servants dared to make a sound.