farmhouse ditty

Chapter 119
Xiu Niang stared blankly at Chu Ge's back, just when she heard Shen talking about Chu Ge in the stove, she hurried out, thinking about diverting the conversation first.

In fact, earlier she knew what Shen Shi and Wen Shi were up to, otherwise, these two people would not have had nothing to do to quarrel with each other, and they would still fight in front of her every time.

The two of them directed and acted this scene by themselves, and then asked old father Chu to come out and sing red face and white face, so that she could tell Chu Fu to find a house by herself, but since she thought clearly, of course she wouldn't fall for it easily.

That's why Mrs. Shen wanted to dismiss her just now, and asked about Chu's father's situation. At that time, Chu Ge said that he wanted to go for her, so she asked Chu Ge to stay, so that Chu Ge could listen. It's a trick of burying people.

But at this moment, Chu Ge was really tormented. She felt a little regretful, and murmured to herself, did she overdo it by herself just now...

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Xiu Niang can see it, Father Chu and the others must think so, the whole family quarrels, and it will be fine when you wake up, there is no overnight feud, especially Chu Ge, at first I reckoned that he would be angry, but later It'll be fine after a while.

Because like in the past, they drove Chu Ge to Xiayang Village in a different way, and he didn't even care about this matter, and let them squeeze into his own yard to live. Then what happened last night, Chu Ge I won't even take it to heart.

So, since that night, Father Chu and Mrs. Shen have acted like normal people again, pretending to be confused about everything.

However, this time, Father Chu and the others miscalculated, and Chu Ge was really upset.

After watching, Xiu Niang also understood that Chu Ge was really angry this time, and with his straight temper, he was the most despised person who made trouble behind the scenes.Originally, the whole family lives, and everything they have is spread out, and everyone should add up, and everyone should help, there is no need to be narrow-minded all day long.

Chu Ge is easy to talk, simple and honest, but he is not a fool. If you talk nicely and talk directly, he may even think about helping you, but if you are cautious, let him chase after you The back of the butt says it is to help you find a big house, then this will not work.

Father Chu and Mrs. Shen were the first to notice it. Although Chu Ge would always call out to him every time he saw him, it seemed that he was different from before. He didn't say anything after he came back except for collecting firewood and going to the field. Or just don't ask anything, it's like leaving everything in the house to Xiu Niang.

He was so indifferent, but it made Shen's flustered. She had a reason to back up the pole before, saying that with Chu Ge around, the little woman, Xiu Niang, didn't dare to play tricks on her.

But now that Chu Ge is like this, she is afraid that one day Xiu Niang will play such an aggressive game and drive her out with the old man and the eldest couple, and then she will really sleep to sleep. went……

Shen was thinking about Xiao Jiujiu by herself, but she didn't show anything on the surface, but during the two days when Chu Ge was sullen, she helped and rushed to do all kinds of work at home, and her mouth didn't matter. After I was idle, I didn't see the sky and babbled endlessly.

Xiu Niang looked at it and didn't say anything. Anyway, it was some small work of picking vegetables and washing vegetables. If Mrs. Shen could help, she would be able to free up time to wash clothes.

Hurry up, the sun is high today, Xiu Niang called Mrs. Liu to wash clothes by the stream, this time, if the hands and feet are quicker, the clothes will be spread out to dry in a hurry after washing, and it will be dry in less than half an hour up.

Xiu Niang was holding a wooden basin with a large base, and there was a pile of dirty clothes in it. She and Mrs. Liu walked out of the courtyard laughing.

The two of them went down the small slope, walked through the big dirt road and came to the foot of the mountain. They found a high ground, put down the wooden basin and started washing.

The water in this creek is not so cool, and it is not uncomfortable to soak your hands in it. After all, it has been exposed to the sun all morning, and it is just right for washing at this moment.

Grabbing two pieces of clothes, Mrs. Liu dipped them into the water, and looked back at Xiuniang, "What? Sister, do you think your uncle is not looking for a big house?"

Xiu Niang sat next to Mrs. Liu, "No, he is looking for it, but my mother-in-law said, you are very busy, sister-in-law Liu, and you have to take care of a few children. I am idle in the world, she said let me go." I'll find it myself."

In fact, it was Mrs. Shen who came to look for her a while ago, so she put the talk aside and asked her to help find a house for Chu Fu. Seeing that Mrs. Shen softened her temper and talked to herself, she thought about it. I agreed first.

Mrs. Liu waved her hands and pretended to evade a few words. In fact, she was really looking forward to it. Originally, she and Xiuniang's family were neighbors, so she should help find the house, but this old man has no money. She If she helps to make peace, she is afraid that the seller will say that she is fooling people. If she doesn't help, she and Xiuniang get along so well, so it can't be justified.

Xiuniang knew what Mrs. Liu was thinking, she just smiled, "Sister-in-law Liu, I'll take over this matter, but ah, I'm looking to buy a field, you have to ask for me."

Mrs. Liu agreed with a smile. She spread her clothes on the stone, and beat them with a wide-faced laundry stick. She looked at Xiuniang's washtub, and when she called her to come out, Mrs. Shen hurried forward. He took away a few pieces, saying that those were his own small pieces, and he would wash them by himself in a while.

She thought about it with a smile, and said to Xiu Niang, "Hey, sister, your mother-in-law has changed her temperament. I just watched her and helped you with housework."

Xiu Niang rolled up her sleeves, and looked at Liu Shi feigning anger, "Sister-in-law Liu, what a change of character, my mother-in-law used to always help me with the housework."

Mrs. Liu flattened her mouth, "Yo Yo Yo, you girl, it might be okay to fool others with your small mouth outside, but you want to fool me now? I'm your neighbor, and your family will have breakfast today. I know all about rice porridge with rice crust.”

Xiu Niang smiled at Mrs. Liu, and leaned closer to her, "Smell the fragrance, I made this."

"Virtue, just a few words of praise... Hey, to be honest, girl, what's wrong with your courtyard these two days, you usually eat noisy, but recently it's quiet, what's wrong ? You split up and ate?"

Holding the laundry stick in one hand, Mrs. Liu wiped the water droplets splashed on her face with the other, suddenly remembered this, and said it casually.

Xiu Niang listened for a while, she and Liu were neighbors, there was only a low wall between them, and both families had a large population, so they usually moved to the yard to eat, and the two families talked about each other. Anyone can hear it.

She thought about it and smiled, "Hey, where does this family live in a separate room? During the meal, Chu An made a joke, which amused everyone, but it made my father-in-law choke, so this For two days, he forbade us to make jokes at the dinner table."

Mrs. Liu thought about it and nodded, "Hey, sister, don't say it, uncle is right, everyone eats a lot this night, this joke, you can't swallow the stuff in your mouth, why don't you just eat it?" I'm choking, thinking about the past, my sixth son..."

Seeing that Mrs. Liu had gone elsewhere, Xiuniang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't want Mrs. Liu to know that Chu Ge had a conflict with her parents. This was her own family matter, and she didn't want to bring it up. Now, after all, family ugliness should not be publicized.

Listening to Mrs. Liu's nagging, Xiuniang put the wooden board in the basin in front of her, found a stone to raise the top, and then put the other end into the stream.

Mrs. Liu saw that there was a strange board on Xiuniang's wooden basin, which was as long as an arm, with a groove in the middle, but the upper and lower ends were very flat.

She didn't know why Mrs. Liu asked, "Huh? Oh, yes, what's wrong, Mrs. Liu?"

She thought about it with a "puchi" smile, and pointed to the board, "Oh my mother, my good girl, you don't want to wash clothes like that, do you?"

"Hey sister, you want to use this wooden board to wash your clothes, are you thinking about shooting it, or thinking about smashing it... Oh, look at your hard work, come here, I will borrow my washing stick If you can’t wash it, it’s fine.”

Mrs. Liu laughed at Xiu Niang's words, and put the laundry stick in her basin between them, which was considered a trick.

Xiu Niang looked at it and smiled, but didn't say anything. She grabbed a piece of clothing and soaked it, then put it on the groove between the wooden boards, and used both hands together to scrub it vigorously.

Mrs. Liu stopped laughing halfway. She saw that Xiuniang's laundry was really good. After rubbing it a few times, the dirty water on the clothes went down with a "squeak".

She blinked and blinked, "Hey, sister, you bought this wooden board in exchange for it. It looks really good."

Xiu Niang picked up some water and poured it on the clothes, and continued to scrub. She joked, "It's something, but it can't be bought with money."

Mrs. Liu gave Xiu Niang a look, "Hey, is this something rare? Isn't it just a piece of wood? Hey, sister, you brought this from the town?"

Xiu Niang listened and smiled, the wooden board in front of her was actually a modern washboard, she asked Chu Ge to help her hold it upside down earlier, because she was not used to the laundry stick, it would ruin clothes easily.

I remember that once, she thought about putting a stick on the stone surface to beat the clothes. She thought it was strange. She mainly watched it on TV before, but now that she came here by herself, she also wanted to try washing clothes with a wooden stick. What does it feel like.

Following the example of her mother-in-law by the stream, she spread the clothes on the stone slabs, then tapped left and right with a stick, passed the water for the last time, and propped the clothes up to see the effect.

That's right, the chest and back of the thin material are all full of holes.

She searched and looked down, and found that there were some small gravel hidden on the big rock. She spread her clothes on it, and then beat it desperately with the board... Alas, it's no wonder that there are holes in it.

After that incident, Xiuniang threw the washing stick at home into the stove and burned it (the thin fabric was Xiuniang's favorite calico dress), and she never used a washing stick again.

"Hey, sister... You girl, I'm asking you something, why are you ignoring me?"

Seeing Xiuniang staring at the washboard in front of her in a daze, Mrs. Liu dipped some water in the brook and flung it on Xiuniang's face.

Xiu Niang came back to her senses, looked at the washboard in front of her, and then at Mrs. Liu, she pondered and said, "Sister-in-law Liu, haven't you seen this washboard before?"

(End of this chapter)