big sister headed home

Chapter 44

When noon was approaching, 'Dou Hua and Mrs. Chen went home to cook,' the sun was too big, and the little ones couldn't be in the field anymore', so they took them home together.

The two Jiang Dameng brothers still have to look at the wheat in the field, "The food is good these days, and the harvested wheat also needs to be watched by others, so as to save some leisure, evil work, and greedy for petty gain," steal a few bundles while no one is around, "it's all wheat At that time, it will not be clear which family is "losing food in vain", so every family will leave someone on the ground to watch.

Brothers Jiang Dameng and Dou Qing were sitting and resting in the shade of a tree not far from the field, drinking some Sophora japonica tea brought by Dou Hua and the others, fanning the wind with a big cattail fan, and their clothes were already soaked in sweat , now they are all shirtless 'Everyone's body is dusty and dirty' Harvesting wheat is not good, not only tired, but also dirty.

Usually during the busy season, every family’s meals will be better, there will be a lot of uncommon meat, and you will have the strength to work when you are full. No one is reluctant at this time, and Dou Hua is no exception. I cut a few catties yesterday. More than half of the meat was cooked and marinated, and some raw meat was also marinated with salt, otherwise it would not be able to hold it in such a hot weather.

Dou Hua wanted to make something simple and delicious, so she thought of pancakes. When she told Chen Shi, Chen thought it was also good.

Dou Hua was also willing to make white noodles, and quickly made a big bowl full of white noodles, fearing that if there was less rice noodles, it would not be enough to eat. There are many people who eat a lot, so it is always good to prepare more.

After waking up for a while, Dou Hua and Mrs. Chen came to the yard to pick vegetables. The vegetables planted at the beginning, under the careful management of the family, several kinds of vegetables grew well, and now they are all blooming and bearing fruit. Bean peppers have fruits, but they are not too big, but they can be eaten after picking them off.

Dou Hua specially found some cucumber and tomato seeds in the seed shop in the county before. Cucumbers are also called courgettes here, and tomatoes are called red persimmons. These two kinds of vegetables are not commonly grown here. The seeds imported from other places have a high price It's not cheap, even so, Dou Hua also bought some, planted a little late, and it hasn't produced yet.

I picked some bean peppers, two eggplants, and a dozen scallions. Pancake rolls with scallions are very tasty, and everyone in the village loves them.

The pancakes are large sheets, which are the size of a cover plate. One pan comes out, and ten sheets are baked. The scallions and peppers can be dipped in sauce and eaten raw. They are freshly picked. Crunchy and sweet.

Cut the eggplant into strips, break the beans into long pieces, stir fry with the sliced ​​meat over high heat, and fry a large pot of vegetables.Dou Hua took a few more eggs and scrambled a large plate of scrambled eggs with leeks. Each dish was very generous.

When the first pancake came out of the pan, the young ones could not help swallowing when they smelled the aroma of the pancake. They had done a lot of work when they were young, and now their stomachs are growling with hunger.

Mrs. Chen glanced at them with a smile, and said, "Hungry? Hurry up and wash your hands, whoever washes their hands can eat cakes."

The little ones shouted happily when they heard the words, and rushed to wash their hands.

There are two pots and stoves in the kitchen at home. It was hot in June. Dou Hua asked her uncle for help to set up a cool stove in the shade of the tree at the foot of the wall in the yard. A roof was added to the cool stove, and there were also two connected pots. One pot is bigger and the other pot is smaller. The big pot is used for boiling steamed buns, and the small pot is more convenient for Dou Hua to use it for cooking.

Mrs. Chen was frying pancakes in the stove in the kitchen, and Dou Hua was cooking vegetables in the stove outside. Originally, she wanted to pancakes, but Mrs. Chen said that her cooking was delicious, so she asked her to come out to cook.

The two of them divide the work and work quickly. The pancakes over there are out of the pan, and the vegetables here are also fried. Each of the younger ones tore off a corner of the pancake, and went to Dou Hua's side in the yard to wrap vegetables in it. One of them was also holding a stalk of scallion, which was not too spicy, and chewed it in his mouth.

Dou Lin, the little one, was still gnawing on a green chili, sticking to the miso in the bowl from time to time, and the corners of his mouth were black. Seeing how sweet these little ones were eating, Dou Hua felt even hungrier Oh, and she hasn't eaten yet.

When the cakes are cooked, put them into a big bamboo basket lined with cloth towels, put the food in the same basket, bring the peeled scallions, fresh chili sauce bowls, and a large jar of freshly boiled water to soak them well Sophora japonica honey tea 'to quench people's thirst.

Mrs. Chen was carrying the basket, Dou Hua was carrying the small foldable square table she had made not long ago on her back, and a few small horses in her hands. The two of them went to the shade of the tree together, set up the square table, and put the food on the table. Then everyone began to eat. .

After half a day's work, I was already hungry. No one could wipe away anything at the moment, tearing the cakes and rolls with hands, and dipping green onions in sauce is indispensable. A few small ones ate one cake, and the remaining nine cakes In the end, there was only one and a half sheets left, and so many cakes and vegetables went into the stomachs of several people.

The ones who ate the most were the brothers of the Jiang family. They worked a lot, put in a lot of effort, and had a big appetite. At the end of the meal, Jiang Ermeng was a little embarrassed to eat again. He was afraid that Dou Hua would take him for nothing. Dou Hua himself Naturally, she didn't notice, she didn't eat less herself.

Mrs. Chen was very interested in looking at this convenient and flexible small folding table, "Hua'er, who built this table? It's pretty good, it saves space when folded, it's not heavy, and it's easy to carry anywhere. And this small stool, Also very clever."

"Carpenter Zhang from the neighboring village called it. This table is really convenient to use. I figured it out inadvertently. I told Carpenter Zhang. I didn't expect to make it." Dou Hua said.

"Oh, it turned out that you figured it out. I didn't expect you to be so thoughtful that you could come up with such a good thing. Let me just say, this is the first time I have seen such a table and chair." Chen boasted .

"It's just a coincidence for me." Dou Hua smiled shyly.

"Let me take a look. If sister-in-law likes it, I'll make one for our family too." Jiang Er said fiercely.

"Okay, if you can do it, we don't need to find that carpenter to do it." Chen said happily.

Jiang Ermeng took a closer look at the composition and structure of the folding table and chairs, and he knew it well. He only felt that the structure was not complicated, but it was very ingenious. Dou Hua also explained the structure beside him, and Jiang Ermeng understood it immediately. After seven or eight points, and after looking at the specific structure several times, I am basically more than [-]% sure that Jiang Ermeng's manual work is good, and the carpenter's work is not difficult for him.

"No problem, sister-in-law, wrap it on me, I will definitely make it as good as this for you." Jiang Er patted his chest fiercely to promise.

Dou Hua secretly glanced at Jiang Ermeng who was full of confidence, and felt that he was really handsome at this time, full of vigor.Jiang Ermeng seemed to know that she was looking at him, so he turned his head to meet Shang Dou Hua's gaze, and even offered a bright smile.

Dou Hua's cheeks were slightly hot, and she quickly looked away.

Dou Hua was very grateful for the Jiang family's coming to help, otherwise it would be up to the children of their family to get the wheat into the house.

This time, with the help of the Jiang family, it took almost two days to harvest all the wheat from the eight-acre, four-quarters of the land, and spread it to dry in a large field not far from Dou’s house. The harvested wheat was spread thickly. The first layer needs to be turned from time to time. If the sun is good, it can be exposed to the sun for half a day. Next, it needs to be crushed and threshed with stone rollers. If there are animals, the stone rollers are pulled by the animals. Round and round the rolling field, the stone rollers creaked behind the animals, and people stood in the center of the field, waving their whips to drive the animals round and round, until, The thick wheat is crushed into a thin layer, and the grains fall off.

The last step of threshing is the dirtiest job. When doing this job, the women wear headscarves, and the men just wear sweaters, and one is shirtless.Use a wooden lift or a dustpan, and use the wind to remove the husk and dust mixed in the wheat grains over and over again, so that the clean wheat grains can be separated faster.

Dou Hua's family has Xiaohuizi, which saves a lot of effort when rolling the field. Jiang's family also brought cattle, and two animals take turns rolling the field, so that they will not be too tired.

This is the first arduous task for Little Huizi after coming to Dou's house. It is not lazy and slippery. When it comes time to exert its strength, it does not lose its temper. Turning around in circles last time was very hard work.

Dou Hua couldn't bear to make him too tired, so she let him rest for a while after working for an hour, drank some light salt water, and fed two extra stick noodles. The livestock eat well.

The two animals worked continuously for a whole day before they threshed all the wheat in the eight-acre field. The flattened wheat straws were picked up with a wooden fork and stacked into a pile, which could be used as firewood for burning or making pancakes. The best, and also the best starter, is easier to burn and ignite.

It took a whole day for the final blowout. When the blowout was over, I looked at everyone again.In the hair, on the clothes, and all over the body, there is a layer of dust, and there are a lot of awn shells in the hair, which can be said to be dirty.

Dou Hua misses the modern large-scale harvesting equipment very much. As long as it passes through the field, the wheat will be harvested. How can it be so troublesome? It’s not like it’s all manual operation now, it’s tiring, dirty and hot , not so tortured.

The clean grains of wheat need to be dried in the sun for a few days until they are dry without any moisture before being put into sacks and brought home.

It takes about seven or eight days for the whole wheat harvest to be harvested, to be taken off the field, and finally to be dried and taken home. Quickly grab the wheat and take it home.

Dou Sishan and his wife have been thinking about a few young ones, so they took time to look at them once, and found that Jiang's family came to help, so they were relieved. Mrs. Li said straightly, Dou Hua found a good husband's family. Come here to help, this is really a big face.Mrs. Li secretly asked Dou Hua to cook some food to comfort her family. The work of harvesting wheat is not an easy job. She has put in a lot of effort, so naturally she must treat her with good food and drink. Naturally, Dou Hua understands this. All nodded in response.

To say that the food these days is really not bad, pancakes, stewed noodles, steamed buns, steamed buns, all of which are white flour, speaking of it, there is no one here that is as willing as Dou Hua's.

These days, someone still needs someone to watch the wheat on the field at night. Jiang Ermeng took the job without saying a word. The wheat straw, and another mat, sleeping on the ground, the night wind blowing is quite cool, the only downside is that there are too many mosquitoes, Dou Hua specially found some medicinal herbs for fumigation of mosquitoes, and put them around where they sleep, it is better than nothing, It's finally better.

Jiang Ermeng's willingness to work hard and not be afraid of hardship is also pleasing. Many people in the village noticed it and said that Dou Hua's life is good. He chose such a good man. Dou Hua just smiled when he heard it. , My heart is also beautiful.

(End of this chapter)