sbdcsierra Chapter 448: Old Village 1
Chapter 448: Old Village 1
Zhou Guo was very happy and said sincerely: "Uncle, the dog can be born into your family, that is the beginning of her blessing!"
When Wang Fugui heard her say that, he was so happy that he waved his hand and said, "Everyone has finished their meal, and there are still a lot of dishes left. What do you like to eat? I'll pick them up for you. You can take them back and eat them slowly. Come on, I'll pick them up for you. You like to eat this fish, right? I'll pack it for you. And here's the fish. I see you eat a lot of fish, so I'll take them all back for you..."
Seeing that he had filled three bowls at once, Zhou Guo hurriedly said, "That's enough, uncle, that's enough. You can eat the rest. I can't finish all the food I bring back. My mother might scold me. That's enough, that's enough!"
Only then did Wang Fugui stop.
After dinner, she helped hold the baby for a while.
The old village head and his entourage were going to Zhou's house. Since their house was the most magnificent, of course they would go to Zhou's house first. Many people here had not built their houses yet and there were many family members. If a house looked good, they might as well build one in the same way.
Seeing this, Zhou Guo quickly returned the dog to her mother, said goodbye and went home.
Li also went home first. Everyone had finished their meal anyway, and there was only some finishing work left. She could just take her time and it wasn't too busy.
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"Wow, this house is really well built! Isn't it the same as those small courtyards in the city?!"
"The yard is paved with blue bricks, and there is a wall and a well. How much did it cost?"
From a distance, everyone was already talking about the high courtyard wall. When they entered the courtyard and took a look, they were even more surprised. The blue brick and tile house, the well-arranged and properly arranged small courtyard, which was neat and clean, made people happy at first sight.
Everyone liked it at first sight. "There are too many rooms. There must be nine rooms here. If there is a partition between these rooms, there will be eighteen rooms. If it is built like this, we don't need to rebuild the house for at least twenty years. It will be enough for the next generation to live in."
The house is big enough to be divided into two rooms.
Zhou Gu led the way in front and introduced the houses to everyone. Everyone only looked at the houses of Zhou Gu's boys. As for the houses of the girls, they did not look at the main rooms except the living room.
The pattern is the same anyway.
Zhou Guo, Zhou Xing and others moved out all the stools and chairs in their home. They used all the wooden stools and stone stools, but they were not enough. Fortunately, Qian next door was at home, so they ran to her house and borrowed all the long benches and chairs. If there were not enough, they simply sat on the steps, which were paved with blue bricks and were clean.
Li made tea for everyone, and the old man sat in the yard to entertain the guests.
Not long after, Wang Fugui, who had finished tidying up the house, came happily. These were all his guests. Although they came to someone else's house, he still had to entertain them.
When the families get together, they just talk about what happened in the past year.
There are big and small things happening at home, the crops are harvested, and people from different villages are getting along well with each other.
Speaking of this, we have to talk about the two acres of paddy fields that Zhou Guo planted in the early spring.
When the harvest of the two acres of land was announced, the old village head was shocked and asked Zhou Guo, "Zhou Guo, did you really harvest so much grain from those two acres of land?"
Zhou Guo said: "I dare not hide it from you, it is so much, it's just that I took good care of it and gave it a lot of fertilizer."
The old man waved his hand and said, "As for fertilizer, each family has only so much ability, there is nothing we can do about it. The difference lies in the grain and the method of planting. Will you plant it next year? If you do, I will plant some with you. You have to leave some grain for me. I don't want much, just two acres of land."
Zhou Guo said, "Okay, I'll leave you two acres of land to plant, but each family has been planting land for so many years, and they have their own way of planting. If the harvest is not good, I can't do anything about it."
The old village head looked at everyone who wanted to speak and said, "Did you hear that? There are not many people growing rice here. If you don't grow well, you are not allowed to come and bring bad luck. But I believe in you. Each family has been growing rice for decades. I think the harvest will not be too bad. At most, it will be the same as wheat, which is also good enough."
Everyone was busy expressing their determination, "What are you talking about? We have all been through so much, we are like a family, how can we be so out of tune? Don't worry."
"We don't plant too much either. Two or three acres is the most we can plant. If we plant too much, I'm afraid Zhou Guo won't have enough to plant here!"
Everyone chatted for a while, focusing on Zhou Dacang. They didn't know how he was doing now, but since there was a letter sent back, they knew he was still alive, which was great.
Seeing that it was getting late, Li invited everyone to have dinner. Wang Fugui said, "Come to my place to eat. Everything is ready. Don't go back after you finish eating. Stay here for a few days. Anyway, there is nothing to do in the fields now."
The old man shook his head and said, "That won't work. We'll leave after we eat. We came here by ox cart anyway, so it won't delay us much. Although the fields are fine, we have chickens and pigs at home, and we can't leave them alone."
Everyone nodded. Although they didn't build a house, they did have a lot of livestock at home.
Everyone visited other houses and all agreed that the Zhou family's yard was the best. This time when they went back, the plan to build a house had to be brought up. If it was delayed any further, winter would come.
I think it’s okay to build one like Zhou Guo’s house. If that doesn’t work, just build a few fewer rooms. At worst, you can just add a few more rooms next to it later.
After another dinner, seeing that the sun was about to set, the old village head and his party reluctantly got into the car and left. Although the distance between them was not far, the farmers were busy living every day, and they really didn't have the time to travel from one place to another.
On the second day, just after the Zhou family had finished breakfast, people started to arrive in the yard, carrying baskets and sacks with food on their backs. As soon as they arrived, they said with a smile, "Let's go into the mountains to look for mushrooms. The mushrooms we ate at Wang the Butcher's house yesterday were so fragrant, but we didn't recognize them. He said you brought him to the mountain to find them, so we'll go up the mountain to pick some too."
Zhou Guo nodded, "Okay, you guys go first, I'll pack up and chase you later."
"No hurry, let's go together. We don't know each other, so there's nothing to do."
Except for a few students who were studying, Zhou Xingxu and two young children who stayed at home to herd cattle and horses, all the others had to go into the mountains.
This time the group went into the mountains with a huge crowd. All the villagers went, including men, women, young and old.
This spring, when selling sheep mushrooms, the families in the village who sold the most earned several strings of cash. Before that, when selling pine mushrooms, the best family earned nearly one string of cash. For a farmer like them, it would take a lot of effort to earn back this much money, and it is not easy.
Some people regret not looking for it.
After tasting it myself this time, I know that this wild mushroom is so delicious. Even if it is not as good as the sheep mushroom, it must sell better than the pine mushroom. Every penny earned is a penny earned. What if I can make a few strings of cash? Wouldn’t that be making a fortune?
The team that went into the mountains together was comparable to the one they had when they first fled.