Hard times have room

Chapter 610
The next day, early in the morning, Wang Jiandang and Su Hongying went out to dig peanuts, planning to dig back the remaining third of the peanuts today.

Pauline stayed at home to cook, and the farm was very close to home. When the meal was ready, she went out and shouted.

From the sweet potatoes dug yesterday, Pauline picked out a few with worm eyes, dug out the bad ones, kept the good ones, cut them into pieces, simmered them in a pot, and added wild vegetables and salt after the stew softened.

Because there was plenty of preparation time, Paulin also took out a handful of sauerkraut, chopped it, added chopped chili, and fry it in an iron pot with water. It tastes better than simply picking it up and eating it.

Seeing the steaming hot breakfast on the table, Pauline went out satisfied.

"Mom and Dad, breakfast is ready." Pauline walked over to the two of them and helped carry the peanuts they dug home.

In more than an hour, the progress of the two was still very fast. Most of the land was dug up by the two, and the soil was all smashed, which looked very smooth.

"Hey, we'll be right there." Wang Jiandang replied, waving the grappling hook he was holding tightly in his hand.

He has already dug out more than half of this handful of peanuts, and he has already seen the peanuts knotted underneath, so he must not give up halfway, he must dig them all out no matter what.

Su Hongying was very fast. Like Paulin, she left with a peanut in her arms. She was hungry after a busy morning.

As soon as the two left, there were not many peanuts left in the land, and Wang Jiandang could easily take the remaining ones away.

Wang Jiandang finally dug out the peanuts and carefully knocked off the soil on it. The peanuts that had lost their roots and were scattered one by one were all put into his trouser pockets, and none of them could be wasted.

After hugging the peanuts, Wang Jiandang was about to leave with the grapple hook between his elbows. Someone else came, and it was Wang Cheng.

The relationship between the two can't be said to be good, but it's not bad. It's just a very ordinary relationship.

Wang Cheng has lived on the other side of the village since he was a child, and he has his own circle. He is not very familiar with Wang Jiandang. However, since Wang Jiandang moved here and built a house next to his house, the two have become acquainted.

There is no way, neighbors, if you don’t look up and see you when you look down, you always have to say hello, sometimes say a few words, come and go, don’t be familiar.

"Yo, founding the party, it's really early enough today." Wang Cheng walked over to Wang Jiandang and said with a smile.

His family is also digging the ground, digging sweet potatoes, and the harvest is okay. I ate the fresh sweet potatoes dug yesterday this morning, and I am in a good mood!
As for the beans grown by his family, they were taken back to the house early. After all, beans are easier to attract insects, so it is really a pity that they are eaten by insects.

Another point is that these beans are no better than peanuts and sweet potatoes. Peanuts and sweet potatoes grow in the ground. The ground is very hard. You can't dig or eat without a hoe. , the target is a bit obvious, but the beans are different. They grow on the ground, and they come down when they are pulled, and they are accurate when they are pulled.

His family's beans are planted in the ground, and they can pass anyone and pull at will, and the pods can be torn off and put in their pockets. After walking far, they can be eaten raw.

Now this man is so hungry, he doesn't dare to put his own beans in the eyes of a group of hungry wolves, so from time to time, he sends his children to run errands to see if anyone is wreaking havoc in his home.

No, as soon as the soybean leaves turn yellow and fall, he immediately chops the beans, dries them in the sun, smashes them out, and packs them. This is his own.

The harvest of soybeans is not as good as that of sweet potatoes, and the soybeans he harvested in two fractions of the land only yielded 32 catties of beans. This kind of beans is definitely coming back, but after all, there are not as many harvests as sweet potatoes and peanuts.

Now seeing Wang Jiandang digging peanuts here, it is impossible not to be envious. With such a fraction of the land, I don't know how many peanuts I have to collect!
"Yeah, I can't sleep at home, I got up early to dig the ground, and if I don't take it home, I don't worry about it!"

"Have you had breakfast?" Wang Jiandang asked back.

He has nothing to say to Wang Cheng, he has been busy all day, and he is very hungry now, if Wang Cheng is not here or does not talk to him, maybe he is happy to drink sweet potato porridge at home now.

Today's sweet potato porridge is not like the previous ones, just put one or two thin sweet potatoes, just make up the number.

In the past two days, the family has been working, digging sweet potatoes, and Pauline has put more food for cooking than before. He saw it this morning. Pauline took at least five sweet potatoes. Although they have worm eyes, they can be peeled off. The bad part doesn't affect eating at all.

"Well, I ate it, haven't you eaten yet?" Wang Cheng asked kindly and friendly. This is the most common and simple conversation in Shanghe Village, the kind you can often hear.

His family is not so busy with work, and those left in the ground can all be dug back today.

He was not the only one who dug in his family. He also had two sons who were already sixteen or seventeen years old and able to work. There was also his daughter-in-law. The eldest daughter was also fourteen years old. People who are short of work.

There are seven people in a family. The ones who are idle at present are the youngest and the youngest, and they are seven years old. They still need someone to take them with them.

Unlike five or six years ago, at that time, his pressure was so great that the burden of the whole family was carried on his shoulders, and he couldn't rest for a moment.

Not to mention, although Wang Cheng and Wang Jiandang are the same age, and even Wang Jiandang is a year older, when the two stood together, it was obvious that Wang Cheng looked like the older one. There are many wrinkles on the top, and strands of white hair grow on the head, looking a bit vicissitudes.

For a long time before, Wang Cheng was extremely stressed and tired, and the white hair on his head had grown a lot. Of course, his situation was really normal among his peers.

Even now, he didn't go anywhere easily. As his children got older, he felt that the pressure on his shoulders came all at once. Without him, the matter of getting married and marrying a daughter-in-law is very worrying.

The house at home is a bit small. If two sons of the same age are married to wives, the house will not be enough to live in. At that time, two houses will be rebuilt without spending money.

And marrying a daughter-in-law, you can't drop a daughter-in-law from the sky, and you don't have to spend money and effort to find it. This is another big expense, and the couple have to figure it out.

"I haven't eaten yet, but it's ready. I just came to order dinner."

"You work slowly here, don't worry, I'll go home for dinner first." After Wang Jiandang finished speaking, he walked away with his peanuts in his arms, telling Wang Cheng so much, it was enough.

(End of this chapter)