Chapter 34 34 Changing vegetable seedlings

Author: Qian Ke

Chapter 34 34 Changing vegetable seedlings

"Barley, hurry up. Juhua said that the piece of dog-ear root at the foot of the mountain across the stream is edible. Let's dig it up quickly."

"Many people have gone, and they will be gone if it's too late."

The person who came to call Damai was Yang Xiaoya, a ten-year-old girl, and the chrysanthemum in her mouth were Damai's only friends.

Juhua is the granddaughter of the Gao Xiuhong family who visited Grandma Wu before. Her name is Tang Juhua. She is nine years old this year.

Tang Juhua has the same temperament as her grandmother Gao Xiuhong, and is very cheerful.

Yang Xiaoya's life is more difficult. Her parents died when she was one or two years old. When she was more than three years old, her grandfather also died. Now she and her grandmother depend on each other. There are no uncles or relatives at home to help, so they have to do everything by themselves.

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Grandma is also half-blind, in poor health, and earns so little work that her grandparents and grandchildren will not die of hunger.

Yang Xiaoya is as mature and sensible as Damai. She started working in the fields with her grandma when she was five or six years old.

It’s just that I’m too young and don’t earn much.

Now that I am ten years old, I can earn four or five centimeters, which is barely enough to support myself.

But her grandmother is getting older and cannot earn as much as before.

Therefore, the life of the grandfather and grandson is as difficult as ever.

During this period of spring plowing, she has been following the fields and rarely comes out to play.

Today, because there was no suitable job for a little girl like her, I went out to dig some wild vegetables, dried them in the sun, and saved them for the winter, which could be considered as a way to earn food.

Zheergen, also called Houttuynia cordata, can be eaten cold, cooked in soup, or dried and soaked in water.

It is a rare and good wild vegetable in this season. Country children will go to the fields to dig it every time during this season.

Damai heard the shout and hurriedly responded: "Hey, here you go, I'll get a backpack."

Wheat also hurriedly released the chickens and ducks from their cages and drove them toward the back hill with bamboo poles.

The chickens and ducks that Wu raised for half a month have begun to grow coarse hair. They have been well taken care of by barley and wheat. They have grown in size and are very energetic. None of them have been broken. The two little girls feel full of accomplishment.

The chickens and ducks started quacking and chirping as soon as they came out of the cage, which was very lively.

Mai Mai held the bamboo strips and yelled a few times, then took the time to ask Yang Xiaoya: "Sister Xiaoya, has the spring grass gone?"

Wang Chuncao, six years old, is the granddaughter of Wang Shangui’s eldest son and a good friend of Mai Mai.

Like Wheat, he has a lively and active temperament, like a tomboy.

Yang Xiaoya smiled and said: "We have gone there a long time ago, maybe they have all been dug up."

Xiaomai's little mouth pursed: "Huh, what a spring grass. She doesn't even think of calling me when something good happens. I won't call her anymore."

Plastic friendship can be broken up as soon as it is said to be broken up.

Yang Xiaoya and Damai looked at each other and laughed silently.

In their eyes, girls of Xiaomai's age are just like children, who change from moment to moment and cannot be taken seriously at all.

The little awkwardness was over for a while, and they didn't care at all.

Damai turned around and said hello to Grandma Wu, then went to kiss Xiya again, and then she and Xiaomai drove the chickens and ducks out.

Grandma Wu raised her voice and warned: "Pay attention to safety, don't go to the mountains, don't go to the river outside the village, and don't run around alone."

"Especially you, Xiaomai, follow big sister and don't be naughty."

When Mai sticks out her tongue and makes faces, she is not being naughty.

Da Mai glared at Ma Mai and turned around to say goodbye.

Rice and Xiaomi are extremely envious. Although Xiaomi has a cold temperament, she is still a child after all, and she also yearns for the outside world.

Xiao Xiya had never seen the world outside, so she stretched her little neck and glanced at the back of Barley and Wheat, feeling curious.

Grandma Wu put away all the furniture and took the three sisters to the vegetable patch in front of the yard.

Some of the vegetable seeds have been grown and the vegetable seedlings need to be transplanted.

Put the sprouts aside and let Xiaomi watch them.

Then let Rice follow along to help.

"Rice, grandma will dig a hole in a while. You can help grandma put the vegetable seedlings in the hole. Do you understand?"

"I know," this four-year-old rice has been cooked once or twice. He is considered a proficient person and deserves to be crispy. He is very confident.

Grandma Wu smiled, first used bamboo slices to lift out the vegetable seedlings, and then dug a hole.

Her small feet are inconvenient and her work is slow.

I just do whatever I can, so I don't take precautions.

While he was busy, Qian Xingfang, the captain's wife, came over with a smile.

"Miss Wu family, are you busy?"

Grandma Wu stood up and said with a smile: "I'm not busy. I'm just doing this little work. How come Sister-in-law Qian has time to come here?"

Qian Xingfang and Grandma Wu are the same age, and the captain is one or two years older than Grandma Wu and Grandpa Wu, so they are called based on the captain.

In the past, everyone was unfamiliar with each other. When we met, we just nodded and said hello, and rarely addressed each other.

When it is necessary to call someone by name, that is, captain, Comrade Qian, etc., they seem unfamiliar.

During this period of time, the two families got close to each other, and the names became close to each other.

Qian Xingfang has a strong body and usually works in the fields to earn work points.

But when something happens at home, I will take the lead in doing things at home.

During this time, not only the brigade was busy with spring plowing, but also each household was busy in their private plots.

Qian Xingfang stayed at home and worked hard.

"Don't listen to Damai Niang. You have extra pumpkin seedlings at home. I will replace them with some."

"I don't know how I got my pumpkin seeds. They are all moldy, which makes me angry."

"I brought some melon seedlings here. I heard that your girl likes to eat them."

Melon is a vegetable. It can also be made into a fruit and eaten raw. It is sweet, crunchy and delicious, and is loved by children.

Grandma Wu put down her work and walked over: "Just in time, I'm transplanting pumpkin seedlings."

"The pumpkin seedlings are growing well this year. I need to pry them off as much as I can. I can't grow them all. It's a waste to leave them alone. There's no need for you to bring in vegetable seedlings."

"But some girls in my family do like melons. I don't have any melon seedlings at home, so I'll thank Sister-in-law Qian first."

Qian Xingfang waved her hand: "Thank you, I haven't thanked you for the pumpkin seedlings yet."

He turned around and looked at her thin buds with wide eyes. He put down the vegetable seedlings in his hands and walked over and said with a smile: "Oh, I haven't seen your thin buds for a while, and they have gained a lot of weight. They are growing so well."

I picked up the buds and weighed them. They were generous in weight. Their little faces were fleshy, white and tender. They looked really pleasing to the eye.

I couldn't help but squeeze Xiya's little hands and feet. They were still soft and felt very good.

Xiya tilted her little head to look at this somewhat familiar grandma and let her pinch herself.

Obediently and silently.

Qian Xingfang looked even happier: "My old man has been saying before that your Xiya is good at getting things done. She doesn't cry, make trouble, or trouble others. She's very easy to take care of. It's true."

"Look, I didn't care about life when I held her. She didn't make a fuss. She even looked at me curiously. She is very brave."

Grandma Wu smiled and said: "This girl is indeed bold and ambitious. She has nothing to worry about if she has food to eat. I am worried that she will be coaxed away by someone with a piece of cake in the future."

Qian Xingfang laughed angrily and said, "How can that be the case? Xiya is smart at first glance. She is sensible and not stupid, right? Xiao Xiya?"

"Ah..." Yes, Xiya is smart.

The villain nodded solemnly, she was too smart to be deceived by others.
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