The leisurely life of rebirth.

Grandma dragged Fang Monan back home. My aunt had already set up the bowls and chopsticks. She looked at Fang Monan jokingly and said, "Our 'college student' is home. Come on, it's been hard work, let's eat quickly!"

Dinner is placed in the corridor, there is no electric fan, it is better to eat outside, Fang Monan misses the air conditioner so much, he is not afraid of the heat, the heat at noon is no longer there.There is no TV, so I can only listen to the small broadcast installed in every household in the county at home, and listen to the broadcast of China Central Radio, so I can understand some things happening outside, at least not blind.

Dinner was not as rich as noon. There were yam eggs boiled in the millet porridge. The yam eggs were not big, only the size of Fang Monan's thumb.In the small rattan box was a white flour steamed bun and two cornmeal steamed buns. There was not a single drop of lunch left, so there was only a plate of pickled cucumbers sprinkled with minced garlic and minced ginger.

The three of them sat down, saw their grandma and the others picked up chopsticks and began to eat. Fang Monan held the bowl and ate slowly. The eggs are very sweet, not hard and brittle like later generations.

My aunt was careless while eating, instead of smiling just now, she could even be said to be a little frustrated, muttering in her mouth, and finally complained angrily about things at work. [

From her verbal complaints, Fang Monan heard that there was a chance to become a regular.Both of them have the same qualifications, education background, but it's a pity that the backing is not as strong as others, let alone the relationship. Both of them have a chance to become regulars.It's a pity that it's normal for that person to go up and she to go down.

"What else, if your father is still alive, maybe he can help. Now, alas!" Grandma sighed helplessly, the situation is stronger than others, and she can only accept the reality. "Be honest and work hard. We should be more contented than those who have no job." Grandma comforted her with such pale strength that she could do nothing else.

"Why? I'm not reconciled. But what should I do!" My aunt muttered to herself.

"It's very simple, as long as your education is better than others, let's study hard!" With a sweet voice, Fang Monan put down the bowl.

"Study, I'm still studying when I'm old, what do little kids know?" Auntie retorted.

"That's right! What Nannan said is right. The radio did not say that the college entrance examination has been resumed two years earlier, and it's not like before that people are not allowed to study. Besides, our family is not as difficult as when your father just passed away, and we can't afford you. Reading, your eldest sister is lucky to have graduated from high school! Reading more is always beneficial. I think I also took literacy classes back then. If there were not many children and no one to look after them, I would not have stopped halfway." Grandma put down the bowl Chopsticks said, with a trace of regret in my heart. "You see, those intellectuals who were sent to the countryside have now returned to the big cities. It can be seen that it is better to study, otherwise, no matter how good the opportunity is, they will slip away. Think about it carefully. Is this the reason?" Let the little daughter be able to pick up the book again, the grandma said more vigorously.

Fang Monan was also very surprised. Why did my illiterate grandma marry a learned grandpa? I remember that my grandpa was a landlord. Later, when the family fell into ruin, no one cared about it during sports. The main ingredients are poor and lower-middle peasants, and they should be combined because of the times.

"Auntie, aren't you afraid?" Fang Monan looked up and down with his mouth curled up.

"Afraid, what am I afraid of?" My aunt looked at her and asked incomprehensibly.

"Of course it's because I'm afraid that I won't be able to learn it, I'm afraid I won't be able to persevere, and I'm making excuses for my cowardice. Of course, the most important thing is that I'm afraid that I won't be able to compare with me!" Fang Monan looked down on her, puffed out her small chest Dazed.

"Hmph! What a joke, how old are you? Don't just learn a few words just now, you really think you have become a college student. This tail is up to the sky. Your aunt and I have graduated from junior high school. I'm afraid I can't compare with you. It's a big joke in the world." The aunt was blown out of anger, and retorted recklessly, not thinking that the other party was just a child, and she had the same knowledge as her.

"Yes, my Xiaoyan is not stupid, and she has done a lot of hard work. She has gritted her teeth and survived. How can you say that she is cowardly! As long as you persevere, whoever says you can't study well, you might be able to get into college What!" Grandma interjected at the right time, adding more fire.

"Really? Auntie can be admitted to university." Fang Monan also felt that it was almost done when the conversation reached here. Seeing that Auntie was excited, he was also moved. "Grandma must kill a chicken to celebrate then, okay?"

"Ghost girl, you just know how to eat." My aunt stood up laughingly, and walked into the house.

"What are you doing? We haven't finished our meal yet!" Grandma shouted loudly.

"I won't eat it. In order to eat the chicken earlier to celebrate, we have to work hard now. I will go find the book in the corner first." The aunt's heart is sour, although the conditions at home are better than before. , but if you want to eat meat, you have to wait until the Chinese New Year, and usually you can't even see the smell of meat.She held back the tears she was about to shed, clenched her fists tightly, worked hard, and must celebrate as soon as possible.She suffered from the pain of not being highly educated.

Fang Monan and his grandma smiled at each other, and they had a tacit understanding.

"By the way, Mom, I forgot to tell you. The tenants of the North House are not renewing the lease, and the rent has been settled. It is estimated that we will move in two or three days." My aunt just crossed the threshold and turned around when she remembered.

"Oh! Then we have to find a renter again." Seeing that they had finished eating, grandma cleared up the dishes and said. [

Back then, the grandpa’s brothers lived in the south room, the north room, and the west room. Later, when the brothers came to prominence, they either moved away from Gao Sheng, or followed their children to the big cities to enjoy the blessings.The house was vacant, because the brothers in the family would not come back, so they decided to sell the house to grandpa at a discount.It happened that my grandfather was still alive at that time, and there were people in the court who were easy to handle, so I bought the whole family of Nanwu, Beiwu, and Xiwu with tight belts, and now Haolai also has an income.

After dinner, grandma and aunt had something to do. Fang Monan strolled to the garden behind the east house. She estimated that there was about 300 square meters of land.It is very flat, the soil is loose, and there are a few weeds on it, which have just emerged. It is estimated that grandma often comes to pull weeds, and it is a new one in this period of time when I go to the countryside.

There are five or six pumpkin seedlings planted along the base of the north wall. The seedlings have already climbed up the wall, and they have already bloomed, and they are not far from fruiting.There are also some logs stacked beside the south wall, like house beams, and red bricks are neatly stacked beside the logs, which is not a large amount.

Fang Monan remembered that two houses were added later, but they haven't been built yet!No, grandma and the others must get rid of this idea. She also wants to use this land to grow some vegetables in the space, so that not only can she harvest a lot, but also have a cover, so she can eat vegetables in a fair manner. Go now Looking for grandma, Fang Monan returned to the front yard.

"Grandma, is a house going to be built in the future?" Fang Monan ran to the kitchen and asked while hugging her leg.

"Hey! How do you know." Grandma said, not forgetting to add cold water to the pot on the fire.

"Oh! I saw the wood and red bricks placed beside the wall in the backyard, which are very similar to the wood on the beams at home. I guessed it." Fang Monan replied wittily, young age is trouble.

"Our Nannan is really smart," grandma boasted perfunctorily.

"Grandma, let's not build a house, let's grow vegetables like my aunt's backyard, okay?" Fang Monan didn't take his grandma's praise seriously, and was eager to express his thoughts.

"This is not good! Everything is almost ready. Besides, the house is built, rented out, and rented." Grandma covered the pot, wiped her hands with a towel, and walked into the house.

"Grow vegetables, grow vegetables, so that we can save money on buying vegetables. If my aunt is admitted to university, she will have living expenses." At this time, Fang Monan only wanted to plant the land, and said without hesitation. "The rent is very cheap now, isn't it worth it!" She was blocked by the high threshold, so she could only yell at her grandma in the room.

"Hmm! This can be considered, but learning is not a short-term thing." Grandma turned around and stood on the threshold, thinking seriously, it would be a good thing if the youngest daughter can really work hard.But then he said: "Besides, the place is not big, how much food can be saved."

"Grandma asked me to plant and let me try. Now that the weather is good, there will be a bumper harvest. Besides, what's left is a little." Fang Monan stood outside the threshold, patted his chest and said with strength.

Grandma shook her head, "Xiao Nannan, are you going to grow vegetables again!" She looked at her suspiciously.

"I will, I will! Dig the ground, sow seeds, water, fertilize, and catch insects." Fang Monan pointed with his fingers.

Grandma heard what she said really sounded like a story. She probably followed me to the field to watch someone order corn seedlings and told her about it. I didn't expect to remember it so clearly.

Grandma thinks about it, anyway, the things to build the house are not ready yet, so let her try it out. Seeing that she is so interested, it may be affected by staying in the country for a long time.Maybe it was just a whim, so don't discourage her enthusiasm, so she nodded and agreed.

Fang Monan happily ran all over the backyard, thinking about what to plant.

Grandma saw her get up, it was still early, so she followed her to help.Take the hoe you found at home and start digging. These little people can't do it, so help her yourself!Strange to say, after hoeing the land one by one, the sky gradually darkened, and she didn't feel backache, back pain, or tiredness, and her body was obviously much better than before returning to the countryside.Of course she didn't know that she was eating space vegetables, but she just felt that she was very capable and much stronger than before.

"Okay, buy some vegetable seeds tomorrow, and you can sow them." Grandma still dropped the hoe and patted the dirt on her hands.

"I don't need to buy vegetable seeds tomorrow. When we came, Shishi gave me some vegetable seedlings and seeds." Fang Monan hurriedly said when he heard her words, and ran to the corridor to take them out of the paper bag. Of course, that was just an excuse. As the sky was getting darker, I took out tomato seedlings, carob seedlings, cucumber seedlings, and spinach, which are common vegetables from the space, where no one saw them.

Grandma looked at the vegetable seedlings. There was a bunch of long ones, which were still straight and well preserved, without any wilting. "It turned out that it was premeditated, so let's plant it now!" [

Fang Monan and she held small shovels, and the bean seedlings, cucumber seedlings, and tomato seedlings needed to be dug and buried.Spinach is the best plant, and the seeds and soil are sprinkled on the ground, and it is good to sprinkle a layer of soil lightly.The speed of the two people is fast, and the planting will be over soon.

"I'll sprinkle water again tomorrow." Grandma patted the soil on her hands, and saw that her granddaughter also helped out. Although the speed was slow, she worked very seriously, which showed that she really wanted to grow vegetables.She saw that the sky was completely dark, "Let's go, Nan Nan, let's do it tomorrow!"

"Oh! I'll watch it for a while" After grandma left, Fang Monan checked that there was no one there, and sprinkled the ground with spring water from the space before leaving.

After taking a bath, I went to bed. Before I went to bed, I still wondered if the field could not be like a space. It takes two or three days from seed to maturity, but the seedlings should be planted faster than those outside!

As usual, I stayed in the space for two days, meditated and practiced, and studied medical skills. I got up on time at five o'clock the next morning. Of course, my grandma also got up because of her. She carried Fang Monan across the threshold and saw her Run to the backyard.

Fang Monan saw that the young seedlings were standing upright, light green in color, fluttering in the wind.She looked around to see if there was no one there, not only sprinkled it with spring water from the space, but also sprinkled the soil in the space next to the tender seedlings one by one.Of course, she also watered the jujube and pomegranate trees in the front yard when no one was there, and sprinkled some soil in the space, so that their growth would be better.

After Fang Monan finished his work, he saw his grandma coming, carrying a bucket, and hurried forward, unloaded the bucket and said, "Grandma, I agreed to grow vegetables myself, and you have helped me hoe the ground and plant them." , the rest of the watering, fertilization, and catching insects, I should do it myself, and I don’t need grandma’s hard work to help.”

"Oh! Really!" Grandma listened to her and said clearly, "You have to persevere! Don't give up halfway." She urged carefully.

Fang Monan took the bucket left by his grandmother and took advantage of no one to pour it out. After a while, when the time was almost up, he turned back to the front yard.Said to grandma: "Grandma, I have watered all the vegetable seedlings." Then I ran back to the backyard and started running around the vegetable field. It is impossible to go to the street for morning exercises, not to mention that grandma will not agree, and she does not want to be treated as a diorama look.

Grandma heard Fang Monan's voice in the yard, turned around and came out, but there was no one there.She worriedly ran to the backyard to have a look, looked at the wet land, the green vegetable seedlings were still dripping with water, and they were doing well. Seeing Fang Monan wandering around the vegetable field obediently, she went back to make breakfast.

After breakfast, my aunt went to work. Fang Monan insisted on going to the county town to find the way, so as not to get lost and find the way home.

Grandma laughed and said, "You still want to know your way, but I dare not let you go to the street by yourself, you are too young." She thought about it, after so many days in the country, the vegetables at home were gone.It's just right to go to the market to buy vegetables.At this time, the weather is still not hot, and the dishes are still fresh.

"Okay! Let's go shopping now and use your words to find the way." Grandma said with a smile.Lock the door, take the money, and the grandparents and grandchildren went to the street.

Grandma took Fang Monan and walked south for a few minutes before arriving at the crossroads, which ran from east to west. Every morning, both sides of the road were spontaneously filled with freshly harvested green leafy vegetables from the field. There were sellers of meat and eggs, but Not many, only three or two kittens.The price is obviously cheaper than those in the county's non-staple food stores, because these are all grown and raised by the family, and sold at a price to supplement the family.

It is said that the market came spontaneously from people, and gradually formed stalls, and farmers earned a little bit.The front of the stalls is clean, and there is no need for people to clean them up, because the farmers have gone home with rotten vegetables and leaves, chop them up and feed them to the chickens.

Grandma walked to the meat stall, stepped forward and asked the price. After carefully calculating the price, she still felt that it was expensive, so she shook her head with a smile and left.

Finally, I bought a handful of spinach and shallots. "At noon, I have noodle soup with sliced ​​pumpkin blossoms, which is just right to scrape my stomach."

There is no oil, water, or meat in the food, and it is easy to be constipated. However, the pumpkin has many open flowers, and the tenderest ones are picked, and the flowers are hairy.And the tenderest part is pinched off and eaten to clean the stomach and treat constipation.These are all summed up in my grandma's life. When I was a child, Fang Monan suffered a lot when he was having a baby.

Then grandma took Fang Monan to look at the commercial streets of the county town, the public Hongqi cinema, department store, big dining hall, private four-wheeled cars that he welded by himself, watch repairers, lock repairers, Popsicle sellers are placed at the entrance of the cinema.There is also a biscuit seller. Fang Monan has not seen many customers for a long time standing here, and a biscuit is only five cents.

Fang Monan seems to be cheap, but it is expensive here.How can there be a few cents in later generations, and no one will pick up a dime on the road.

Fang Monan held his grandma's hand and looked at it with great interest. He went into the store to check the prices of the products, and in the restaurant to look at the menu prices written on the blackboard, so he could understand the market conditions in advance.