Chapter 137 Go to the fields
The next day, Ye Yaodong got up and went to burn incense as usual. When he came back, he happened to see Ye's father carrying a hoe, a watering can in his hand, and a bag of something like seeds, as well as a sack, and he didn't know what was inside.
What.
"Dad, where are you going?"
"I'm going to dig some potatoes and come back to make pickle soup for lunch. The kids all like to eat potatoes, so I don't have to worry about them being vegetables during the meal. I'll sprinkle some radish and cabbage seeds by the way."
"I'll go with you. If you want more seeds after planting, plant one for me. The land opened yesterday hasn't been planted yet."
"There are many, let's go."
He quickly followed.
Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang got up early in the morning. When they heard their father saying that they were going to the fields, they quickly hugged one of his legs to express their intention to follow.
"What are you doing here? When you come back covered in dirt, your mother will scold you again."
"Follow me, follow me!"
Other children were standing aside with schoolbags on their backs, all envious. They also wanted to play in the fields instead of going to school...
"You are still lingering there. Go to school quickly. Every day you are either unable to get up or waiting for others to urge you to leave. You have to wait until dark to play your homework every day before rushing to work. I paid for you to go to school.
, not for you to..."
When several children heard the chanting, they quickly covered their ears and ran away...
Ye Yaodong's feet seemed to have two weights hanging on them, and he couldn't lift them up. Both pairs of eyes were still looking at him eagerly, grabbing his pants.
He could only tighten his belt, "Stop it, my pants are about to fall down. Go, go, go, go, come back and beat your mother, I don't care."
"Oh~ let's go~"
The two of them happily ran away to chase Ye's father, not caring whether their mother would beat him or not.
Ye Yaodong went back to the house and told his wife that he would take the two children to the fields so that she would not be able to find them when she looked for them later. Taking the two children away, she would also be able to relax.
In the past two days, the couple did not talk about whether they would have a child or not, because she herself was not sure. She did not remember her menstrual period clearly, but she had symptoms of pregnancy, but she did not dare to check for fear that it would be detected.
, not even giving her a chance to think about it.
Ye Yaodong didn't dare to ask. Judging from the tone of her words at that time, she was more inclined to give birth. Now the two of them can only pretend that this is not the case for the time being, or it can be said to be acquiescence? Let nature take its course? Anyway, let's do this for now.
When Lin Xiuqing heard this, the two children had already run away. She shouted at the top of her lungs: "Don't run around and make trouble. Don't get dirty on your body. Be good..."
Neither of them answered, and jumped away directly.
Their vegetable plot was also planted on the mountain when Ye's father was free. Like terraced fields, this small plot was filled with potatoes ridge after ridge, and was only about 30 square meters.
There are several plots of land further up, where other vegetables were originally planted, but they were all picked and eaten when building the house. Only a few green seedlings grew from the seeds that were sprinkled, and it is difficult to tell what they are for the time being.
Ye Chenghu looked east and west but didn't see anything to pick, "Where is it?"
"It's right next to you, step aside, wait until I dig it out, and you can pick it up again."
Ye Yaodong took the hoe from Father Ye's hand and hoeed it under the soil. Suddenly, round potatoes popped out and hung on the roots. The big ones were about the size of a woman's fist, the small ones were only as big as coins, and the two smaller ones were about the size of a woman's fist.
He immediately knelt down and picked it up happily.
In order to find something for them to do without causing trouble, he hoeed a whole ridge of potatoes, and Father Ye also helped them pick potatoes.
Ye Yaodong immediately turned over the ground, then dug small holes with a hoe, and sprinkled a handful of plant ash into each hole. He then took the watering can that Ye's father had just filled with water and sprayed it with water before removing the radish.
Place the seeds in the hole and cover with a thin layer of soil.
As for the vegetable garden, he took a look around the vegetable field and found that there seemed to be no spare space for planting.
"Dad, there's no place to scatter the seeds of this vegetable?"
"Plant this on your grandma's small piece of land. You go over there and plow the ground first and spread it all over. Once the seedlings emerge, they can be moved separately to your new home for planting."
"oh."
Father Ye stopped him again, "Leave the hoe to me. You go and remove the shelf first. The bean shelf below has not been removed."
"oh."
He left the two children here and continued to pick potatoes. He first went to the old lady's small plot of land. There was a small distance between the two plots.
After the corn was planted in the old lady's land, beans were planted immediately after that. They had all been picked a few days ago, but the scaffolding had not yet been dismantled.
Considering that there was a lot of work in the fields and it was not easy to live a good life, he slowly started to dismantle it alone.
After everything was planted, the sun was high, and the two children were sitting on the ground having fun. You threw it over, and I threw it over. Ye Chengyang's body was covered with soil by his brother, and it was all over his head.
When Ye Yaodong saw it, his head got big, and he strode forward to pick them up, "You guys are itchy, aren't you?"
After saying that, he looked at Father Ye and said, "I'll take these two home first."
"Dad, do you want to go home for potato soup?"
"Eat the whip!"
"I don't want to be whipped..."
"It's not up to you!"
Ye Chenghu was lifted into his hand, and he suddenly became stunned. However, Ye Chengyang still smiled happily, "Feifei~Dad, Feifei~"
Ye Yaodong glanced at him helplessly and quickly carried the two back. The son was really naughty. If the child in his belly was born, it would be good to have a daughter.
When you grow up, you won't be as angry with him as your two sons, right? You should be... filial... right?
If his wife doesn't go to the mountains to pick tea in March next year, she should be able to escape and give birth safely and secretly...right?
Thinking about things in his mind, and thinking about the wonderful dreams he would have after having his daughter, he walked all the way back.
When Lin Xiuqing saw the appearance of the two children, her face turned dark immediately, "How many sets of clothes do you need to change in a day? Your skin is itchy and you want to eat the whip, right?"
"No..." Seeing that the situation was not going well, Ye Chenghu was about to hide behind his wife, but Lin Xiuqing grabbed him by the collar, "My brother has dirt on his head, is it you?"
"not me…"
"Ang~ I'll give you the whip..." Ye Yaodong handed over a handful of thin bamboo strips tied with red rope at the right time.
"Ah~Dad~you are so cruel~Auntai save me~save me~"
"I haven't beaten you yet, why are you howling?"
"I'm going to fight soon... Ouch~ It hurts~" He grabbed his hands in mid-air and leaned forward desperately, trying to escape. However, his collar was held tightly and he couldn't escape.
He could walk around in circles and yell a lot.
The old lady looked on with a smile. She saved him when she was almost able to beat him. The boy couldn't do it without beating him!
Ye Chenghu felt the burning pain in his calf and looked at the old lady with tears in his eyes, "Madam, how did you save me?"
"If a boy has thick skin, he needs to be beaten. Come on, I'll take you to wash your hands and get some persimmons to eat. The sweet ones won't hurt you anymore. Come on, Dongzi. The persimmons you brought back the day before yesterday are mostly ripe and ready to eat."
"
Ye Chenghu followed him with a flat mouth.
Ye Yaodong responded but looked at Lin Xiuqing, "Are you tired?"
She glared at him and said, "I haven't told you yet? The two of us were taken out to play like this, and we didn't expect anything better."
"Then do you want to beat me up too?"
Hearing this, Lin Xiuqing actually hit him on the thigh with a whip.
"Fuck, I was just talking, and you really hit me?"
"You said that, and I'm still being polite to you?"
"Go and bathe the child and wash his hair."
After Ye Yaodong finished speaking, he quickly followed the old lady.
The persimmons I brought back the day before yesterday were still green and shiny. Ye Mu used white vinegar to rub a circle on the stems of the persimmons, and then wrapped them in old newspapers. After only two days of storage, most of them were ripe this morning. This is their traditional method.
It matures so quickly.
The children at home keep asking if they are ripe all day long. Even adults can’t resist if they don’t accelerate ripening.
I used all the half-bags of persimmons I brought back, without peeling them to dry the persimmon cakes, which would have been too laborious.
He picked one casually, picked it gently, and the stem fell off, broke it in half, and handed one half to the old lady.
The old lady smiled and took it.
After eating some, Ye Chenghu immediately put away his tears and ate several in a row before stopping.
"Have you eaten? When you are done eating, go to your mother and ask her to wipe you and change your clothes."
Ye Chenghu tilted his head, turned his head, and snorted from his nose. He was still holding grudges. Just now, it was his father who handed the whip to his mother!
"Brat!"
Ye Yaodong ignored him and looked at the bananas picked yesterday. They were all still green and not yet ripe. He picked two more beautiful persimmons and went into the house to give them to his wife.
Chapter completed!