farmhouse ditty

Chapter 149 Finding a way to get rich

Chu Ge went to the mountain to cut some grass and brought it home, cut it into two pieces with a hatchet, and then took it to the fence circle, and fed handfuls to the bay red horse.

In the nearby pen, seeing Chu Ge, the chickens thought he was here to feed them, and they all flapped their wings and clucked to the edge of the fence, calling.

Originally, the yard of Chu Ge’s house was small, and there was not much space for the horses, so Chu Ge could only smash a wooden stake on the edge of the fence, tie the horses here, and make do with the chickens.

Xiu Niang was outside listening to the crowing of the rooster, she hugged the wooden basin and walked a few steps to the yard, waited and watched, but smiled.

Talking to Chugo, she put the wooden basin in the middle of the yard, and went to wash clothes by the creek in the morning. The sun was high at the moment, so it was time to hang it to dry.

"Why every time you feed the horses with food, it looks like someone is trying to steal the chickens."

Chu Ge listened and looked at Xiu Niang, then looked at the handful of grass in his hand, thought about throwing it into the chicken coop, and grabbed another handful to feed the horse.

The chickens looked at it and rushed to eat it, but just after pecking their beaks, they all walked away as if they were disgusted.

Xiu Niang dragged a piece of clothing onto the rope, turned her head to look at Chu Ge, and knew in her heart that he liked horses very much, but it would be impossible for him to feed them like this.

She said to Chugo, "Chugo, you don't have to go up the mountain to get grass for the horses to eat, you can just find some wheat bran and hay."

Chu Ge looked at Xiu Niang, smiled and said, "It's okay, Xiu Niang, this half bundle of grass is much easier than the firewood branches, it doesn't take much effort."

Xiu Niang leaned over and took out a sarong from the basin, and left it to dry at the end, leaving a gap in the middle was better than others, "It doesn't take much effort, but I just want you not to let the horses get used to it." Tell it to put it on the side of the road and see the grass and it will be unable to walk, do you remember that..."

She turned her head and looked at him with a smile, "Earlier when we were in Chenjia Village, Aunt Wang next door didn't tie up the horse in the shed and let it go to Sister Chen's field to eat young crops. Sure enough, I pulled the reins away every now and then, and sneaked into Sister Chen's field to steal young crops, and Sister Chen brought her younger siblings, and they couldn't be chased away with stones."

Chu Ge smiled as he thought about it, and said, "How could I forget, this incident was quite a big one at the time, that Sister Chen injured the leg of Aunt Wang's horse, and she took the horse to find someone else When the two families got together in the field, they started fighting, and the horse retreated to the side, still nibbling on the young crops in Sister Chen's field."

Xiu Niang listened for a while, and then burst out laughing, "Really, there is still this problem."

Chu Ge smiled and nodded. After feeding the bay red horse, he stroked its mouth, "Well, that day, Uncle Chen, my elder brother and my second brother hunted down the mountain, and we passed by just in time to see it, Uncle Chen So I took my elder brother and the others to persuade them to fight."

Xiu Niang came forward and continued to dry the clothes, she smiled, "What about you, what are you doing?"

Chu Ge thought for a while, and said, "Well...Uncle Chen, told me to pull the horse, saying that he told this beast to eat it again, and Sister Chen's family will have to cook with Aunt Wang tonight."

Xiu Niang laughed out loud, she shook her head, "My father is also true."

Chu Ge looked at Xiu Niang and smiled too, but the two of them laughed for a while, Xiu Niang suddenly fell silent again, then she pulled the corner of her mouth weakly at him, and put the clothes in her hands on the rope.

"Xiu Niang, what's the matter?" Was there still talking and laughing just now?

Xiu Niang looked at Chu Ge, her big watery eyes flickered, she shook her head and said, "No, nothing."

After thinking about it, Chu Ge understood. He had just mentioned Chenjiacun. Xiuniang had been here for almost a year now, but she hadn't been back to Chenjiacun. She probably felt homesick.

Thinking of this, Chu Ge pushed the remaining green grass at his feet to the bay red horse, let it eat by itself, and then walked to Xiu Niang, and said dumbly, "Xiu Niang, wait for the matter in front of you and get busy It's over, let's take some time and go back to Chenjiacun, shall we?"

Xiu Niang listened for a while, and the bright water beads swirled in her eyes. She nodded, sniffed in response, and then leaned her head in Chu Ge's arms.

In fact, to be honest, Xiuniang has the original memory since she crossed over. Although she has nothing to do with Father Chen and the others in essence, she is still his daughter in her bones.

When she was married to Xiayang Village before, Xiuniang thought about earning two more money to fill her stomach. She didn't have much time to think about it, but just as soon as she talked about Chenjiacun, she thought of her family. Her father and mother, and several brothers and sisters-in-law, thinking that she has not seen them for a year, this makes her feel so sad that she wants to cry
Chu Ge froze for a moment, he lowered his head, looked at Xiu Niang's small bun, smiled with the corners of his mouth raised, and put his arms around Xiu Niang's shoulders.

"Brother Chu, sister-in-law Xiuniang..."

Accompanied by a hearty laugh, Chu Ge and Xiu Niang hurriedly separated, and a young man of eighteen or nineteen just happened to enter the yard.

He held an oiled paper bag in his hand, looked at Chu Ge with a smile and said, "Brother Chu, sister-in-law of Xiuniang."

Chuge looked at Xiuniang dumbfoundedly, and then said to the young man, "Guixi, come here."

"Hey brother, here we come."

"Guixi, watching you get tanned again, how long have you been running outside?"

"Brother, I've been running for almost half a month. I went a little farther. Didn't I just go home last time?"

Taking advantage of the time when Chu Ge and Gui Xi were talking, Xiu Niang wiped her eyes with her sleeves, took a breath, and turned around with a smile, but when she looked at Gui Xi, she was stunned for a moment. small meeting.

"Brother Gui, Guixi, you're here, yo, I haven't seen you for more than half a year, and you've grown stronger again."

What she said is the truth, Guixi Wenwen used to be weak, white and thin, and standing next to Chu Ge was more than half a head shorter, but looking at it now, this Guixi person has also grown taller and has a strong body , that is, it is more tanned.

Guixi smiled at Xiuniang, and handed her the oiled paper bag in her hand.

"Isn't this all running outside...Here, sister-in-law, this is Gouzi and I going to the town to pay off the debt today, and we brought some braised pork along the way."

Xiu Niang looked at it and waved her hands, "Hey, it's okay, I have it at home, Guixi, you'd better take it home and serve it to your father."

"It's nothing, sister-in-law. My father has been drinking less recently, so he likes to eat something clear. When I came home yesterday, my mother said that brother Chu called me over for dinner today. I'm embarrassed to come here empty-handed."

Gui Xi murmured and stuffed it into Xiu Niang's hands, but Xiu Niang couldn't resist him and had to take it, anyway, everyone will eat together when it's served.

She said with a smile, "Brother Guixi, you accompany your brother Chu to talk in the yard, I'll put it in the stove to cook, and you two can have a drink later."

"Hey, sister-in-law Chengli," Guixi said with a smile, and after thinking about it, he said to Xiuniang, "Hey, sister-in-law, don't work too hard, just stir-fry a few dishes."

Chu Ge called Guixi, and the two went to the main room to talk, he poured a glass of water for Guixi while watching.

Guixi took a sip from the bowl and smiled, "Hey, the mountain stream in our village is delicious..."

Chu Ge asked, "Guixi, how are you doing running outside these days?"

Guixi looked at Chu Ge, put down the bowl, "Hey, that's it."

Chu Ge patted him on the shoulder, "Are you tired from running like this?"

Guixi smiled, "It's okay, as you said, we men have to suffer a little bit, hey, anyway, it's better than working at Uncle Zhao's house, it's worth it just for this."

"Mother, brother, you don't know. I used to come down this day, and these two legs never stopped. I kept running errands for Aunt Zhao. It was because the two ends of the workshop at home ran, and sometimes they ran slowly. Then Aunt Zhao's old The mouth just kept talking, chattering for half an hour, and still thinking about deducting my wages, brother, do you think there is such a person."

Chu Ge smiled, and heard Guixi complaining there, "It's done, it's all in the past, what are you still doing, anyway, you're not working at your aunt's house right now After living, wouldn’t it be good to come out by yourself and carry the goods with Gouzi to buy and sell elsewhere.”

Guixi smiled wryly and shook his head, "Hey, brother, what's so good about this, although I earn more money than doing long-term jobs at my aunt's house, but in the end, I'm still a street delivery man. "

Chu Ge smiled, "Brother, no matter what you do, as long as you have the ability, it's good. I think I was not as good as you when I first arrived in Xiayang Village."

Guixi listened to what Chu Ge said, and it made sense to think about it, after all, this kid is only eighteen or nineteen, so troubles come and go quickly.

He suddenly remembered something, and asked Chu Ge, "Hey, brother, why did you come to my house to look for me yesterday, why did you call me to come to eat at home?"

"Oh, nothing, I just wanted to ask you something."

"What's the matter?"

"Guixi, what do you do when you go out to buy goods, do you just go to the shops in the town and buy them on credit first?"

"Brother, why are you asking this?"

"Nothing, just wanted to ask."

"Well, I made an agreement with those shops in the town. If you want something, you will give half of the money first, and then I will give the rest when I come back. Hey, but it's just for the two or three to give it to me. I made it, and I have to pay cash for everything else.”

Chu Ge thought for a moment, then asked again, "Then Guixi, do you and Gouzi go shopping every time?"

Guixi murmured, "In addition to Gouzi and his brothers, I also called a few people from Shangyang Village later on. If we count it, there are about ten of us here. The ones from Shangyang Village A few of them are fellows from Aunt Zhao’s family, we are here, and they quit their jobs for the Zhao family together.”

He talked and looked at Chu Ge, "What's wrong, brother, do you also want to join the gang and go shopping together?"

Chu Ge shook his head and smiled, "I was thinking about it, but the family can't leave."

Guixi frowned, "Brother, why are you asking these questions?"

Chu Ge smiled and patted Guixi on the shoulder, talking.

"I don't want to think about finding a way to get rich for you."

Guixi looked at him suspiciously, "Huh?"

(End of this chapter)