[032] Liangpi and cold noodles
"Aunt!" When he came to his own field, he followed the ridge to Song Xingchen, "What am I doing?"
"Pick up wheat ears from behind." He is young and can't do anything else.
My family planted three acres of wheat and the other two acres of land were corn, and it was less than time to harvest.
Starting from about eight o'clock, the temperature gradually rises and continues to bake the earth.
The arms and neck that were pricked by wheat ears became particularly itchy and uncomfortable due to the erosion of sweat.
Song Xingchen thought about planting this crop this year, and she would still buy food in the future, but she couldn't stand such labor.
At about nine o'clock, a person came to the fields.
"Xiaohua, your guest is here."
When the aunt and nephew looked back, they saw Zhang Weimin and Zhang Xiaodong and his wife coming. What was even more funny was that Zhang Xiaodong was still holding four sickles in his hand.
The two walked over and said with a smile: "Why are uncle and aunt here? There are only three acres of wheat in the family, and it can be harvested in just a few days."
Zhang Weimin smiled and took a sickle from his son, and walked down to buy land with a smile, "Xiaojun is young, and you are the only one at home to harvest wheat. It takes at least five or six days for three acres of land. Your aunt and I will have time to go here to help you."
Everyone has come, and Song Xingchen cannot drive him away. She remembers this goodness in her heart.
Cai Xiaoya took out her handkerchief and wiped her sweat for Song Linyuan, "Oh, look at this little face, it's red, why don't you wear a hat?"
Song Linyuan is an ordinary rural baby with a strong body, resisting cold and heat, and such a temperature is acceptable, "I am strong, godmother, you have to protect yourself."
"Okay." Cai Xiaoya pinched his nose happily, "Let's go, let's go harvest the wheat."
With four more adults, the wheat harvesting speed is several times faster. These four are all good at working. After all, Xiangyang Town was just a village in the past, and they also needed to farm.
A good man can harvest one acre of wheat in a day, and ordinary people only have about half acre of land. These four people are very good. Each person can harvest at least seven or eight cents of wheat in a day. Including Song Xingchen, today it is until dark, and three acres of wheat can be harvested. Tomorrow, the wheat ears in the field are cleaned up. One and a half days will be enough.
Like the four men in Aunt Xinghua's family, they are very skilled no matter what they do. Each person has to harvest at least one acre of wheat a day.
Therefore, even if the Zhang family members don’t come, the three elder brothers of the Zhao family will come to help tomorrow afternoon.
At about eleven o'clock, Song Xingchen glanced at the time and said to Cai Xiaoya in front: "Sister-in-law, you're tired, why don't we go home."
Cai Xiaoya looked down at her wrist watch and smiled and said, "Do you want to go home to cook?"
"Yes, my sister-in-law and I will take a break, and I will have my aunt."
Zhou Qiuju straightened her waist, touched the sweat on her forehead with her sleeve, and smiled heartily: "You and your sister-in-law go back. Let's be busy for a while and get ready to finish it early."
She asked Zhang Weimin and his son again, and both of them said they wanted to stay, but Song Xingchen did not continue to mess with him. Now he was rushing home to prepare lunch.
Finally, she pulled Cai Xiaoya home, "Linyuan, stay here, and then go home for lunch with grandparents later."
"Oh!" Song Linyuan nodded, and the action of picking up wheat ears did not stop. He was also very tired this morning, but he did not complain. The child who was less than five years old was so sensible that it made people feel distressed.
When the two returned home, they saw the basin placed on the stove. The starch inside had already settled.
This was what she got up before dawn. When the weather was hot, she had to eat something refreshing, so she planned to steam cold skin at noon.
"Sister-in-law, I have made two sets of clothes for you in the drawer at the outermost bottom of the kang table. Take it and take it to take a shower." Song Xingchen said with concern when he saw Cai Xiaoya, who was flushed with her face.
She made clothes for all four of the Zhang family, but Cai Xiaoya made two sets of clothes, and the others were the same.
Cai Xiaoya is indeed very hot and uncomfortable. As for how much pain it is, it won’t be. Anyway, she and Zhang Xiaodong go to the Cai family to help collect food every year, but at the Cai family, she basically stays at home to cook, so only Zhang Xiaodong goes to the ground.
This time, I came to help my godson collect food. My son was busy in the fields. How could she be lazy as a godmother?
The key is that the two families are sincerely in love. Although the Zhang family has helped their aunts and nephews a lot, Song Xingchen knows to repay their favor, which makes Cai Xiaoya feel particularly comfortable.
It’s not that you are greedy for other people’s things. Your kindness can bring you gratitude to others. This is a pleasant thing in itself.
"Then I'll go take a shower first and I'll help you cook later." She was not pretentious, and the situation of the Song family was familiar with it. She walked into the master bedroom and took out two sets of clothes from the small cabinet.
One set is a white chiffon two-piece style, the top is a retro half-sleeved tand-button style, and the bottom is wide-leg trousers. Cai Xiaoya can't put it down at a glance, giving people the feeling of being elated when worn.
Another set of pink, orange, red and floral knee-length dress, with lace hem, which is also beautiful and attractive.
I picked up this dress and walked to the house next to me. This was a special place to take a bath. I was reluctant to wear the white one. In fact, I was reluctant to wear this dress, but the white one was obviously even more dirt-resistant, so I could only wear another one.
The bathing water is exposed to the sun in the yard at noon. It is suitable to take a bath at this time. The water temperature is around 20 degrees, which is neither lukewarm nor hot. It is very refreshing to wash and can relieve heat and fatigue.
In the kitchen, Song Xingchen put firewood on the steaming plate, dripped a thin edible oil on the bottom layer, then scooped a spoonful of starch and carried it on, shake it evenly, put it in boiling boiling water, cover the pot, take it out for about two minutes, and a piece of cold skin will be formed.
I made more than twenty pieces over and over again, and each piece was released from the pot and passed the cold water and evenly placed on the chopping board.
Then, put half a handful of soba noodles in boiling water and prepare a few bowls of cold noodles at noon. It will definitely taste good on hot days.
The dishes are cold tomatoes and pickled cucumbers. Another crispy pork belly is made, which is a piece of meat slices long on the palm. After marinating, it is fryed in an oil pan. After it is released, it is covered with chili oil and cumin powder, which is fragrant.
"Oh, it smells so good?" Cai Xiaoya came in after washing up. Her wet hair was half dry. She looked particularly slender in that dress and looked very beautiful. "How is it?"
Seeing Song Xingchen looking at her with a smile on her face, she turned around and asked with a little embarrassed look.
"It looks great." Song Xingchen nodded with a smile, "My craftsmanship is good, and my sister-in-law's conditions are also good."
Chapter completed!