Chapter 17 Sister-in-law, sister-in-law!

After a winter and spring... Another winter and spring have passed, and it is summer in a blink of an eye. Respect for a person takes time to cultivate.During that summer, the views of the villagers towards Liu Hanxiang had a fundamental change.People say that she is "homely".In the countryside, that "homely" is not used casually.Life is like a heavy-duty cart, and only those who can afford it will have such a normal state; it is also a kind of easy-going without packaging and posture, which is "homely".That is really a kind of deep praise, a kind of pure life-like trust and praise, and it is also easy to stick to the daily life.Yes, no one regards her as a "foreign student" anymore, and no one regards her as "the 'national bean' of the national bean family".In people's eyes, she is a hardworking and capable daughter-in-law, a woman who can manage and manage the family.She is about to become a "steel egg family"!Really, in people's minds, she is regarded as "the steel egg's family" or "his sister-in-law".This is the recognition and respect of the villagers.Then, in people's eyes, what often flows out is no longer contempt and regret, but a trace of envy and admiration, which is sincerely valued.Often, when people pass by the old uncle's house, someone exclaims, "Look at their yard!"

That's right, if you look at it roughly, the yard is still the same as before, only cleaner.But if you visit carefully, you will find that there is something magical in this courtyard, a kind of nourishing and freshness, and a kind of arrogance, peace and luxuriance growing in the sun.Everywhere is poetic, just like the old time is being renewed every day.isn't it?The yard has been swept and sprinkled with some water. There are no potholes. Look at the ground, it is so smooth and moist, and it is clean, and every corner is clean; the firewood is stacked on one side. The corners are stacked one by one, neatly stacked; the picking time is also very regular, opened from a small corner, one bundle after another, not messy at all; the earthen pots for feeding chickens are not the same as in the past , placed in the center of the yard, but placed in a small place close to the pigsty, a bowl of clean water, a small earthen basin, all clean, to be brushed every day, without stains; The gaps in the wall were patched with "mazha mud", which was cut neatly and fit the old wall very well; on the front wall of the house, a new row of wooden pegs was nailed, and on the east side of the door were hoes, ropes, and old pegs. Sickles and mulberry forks; peppers, braided garlic, thick baskets, and knives for cutting sweet potato slices are hung on the west side of the door...they are all the same, and they are all refreshing.In the center of the yard is a new loofah trellise, with melon seedlings creeping across, covering a shade; under the trellis, there is a stone table made of old millstones, also painted with clean water. It was very clean; under the table, there were a few small wooden square stools.On the west side, there is a long clothesline, and there are often washed clothes hanging out, dangling in the sun, and the breeze blowing, the days seem dense, refreshing and thick.No matter who looked at it, they knew that there was a pair of women's hands hidden here.

In the stove house, if Liu Hanxiang didn't understand, he asked when he needed to, and learned when he needed to learn.She also often went to Grandma Sui'er to ask her how to roll steamed buns; she went to Guangsheng's wife's house to watch her make dumplings with three-in-one noodles (bean noodles, sorghum noodles, and sweet potato noodles); she went to Guitian's house to learn how to make dumplings. Cut noodles; the carpenter's woman knows how to cook, so she also goes to have a look... In this way, the meals at the old uncle's house will be different every day.

In spring, let the eggs go to the tree to pick some Sophora japonica, or elm money, wash it with water, then mix it with thick noodles, steam it in a basket, and then pour the toon powder soaked in salt water, The mashed garlic, chili powder, anise powder, and the eggs all said it was delicious. In summer, I go to the field to pull some chrysanthemum chrysanthemum, purslane, shepherd's purse, etc., wash them in the canal, then chop them up, mix them with powdered vermicelli, add some seasonings, and wrap them layer by layer with fine noodles. One "dragon" and one "dragon" are placed on the drawer, and then steamed on the fire, which makes a "vegetable python".The eggs were so greedy that each of them ate a "dragon"!

In autumn, when the corn and beans come down, sometimes a little sesame is distributed, which is not enough to extract oil, or just sprinkle some sesame on the cornmeal pancake to make it crispy; or It is rolled with a small rolling pin to make sesame salt. When eating noodles, sprinkle some, it is very fragrant!The beans, or soak some bean sprouts, mix and eat; or make soy beans, soy beans are scallions, and eat rolled; Add cabbage and gourd to make a big pot of stewed vegetables, add more spicy peppers, serve a big bowl for each person, and eat the burnt-yellow steamed buns, sweating, delicious!At that time, there was no oil in the village throughout the year, and there were too few in the intestines!After a while, Liu Hanxiang went to the town, asked someone to cut two catties of pork fat, boiled it into lard in a pot, and poured it into a clay basin. Every time he shoveled a little bit of it into the pot, oily seeds would bloom everywhere. up.When the eggs are too greedy, make a "water oil bun".The "shuiyoumo" is to throw the dry steamed buns left over from the day before in the water basin and wet them, then put them on the fire pan, spread lard while it is hot, sprinkle with powdered salt, and then make two or two sheets The ground is buckled together, folded and folded again, heated on the griddle, and then cut into pieces with a knife, and distributed to the eggs.The fifth child who ate the "water oil bun" often said to people: "Smell, a mouthful of oil."Pure oil!

As soon as winter comes, there are not many vegetables, but sweet potatoes and radishes.The sweet potatoes, roasted, roasted, steamed, and boiled, are all eaten; the sweet potato noodle soup is also enough to drink, and there are too many farts.In order to make the sweet potato noodles, Liu Hanxiang came up with a way. She first fried the sweet potato noodles until they were half burnt, and poured them with boiling water to make sweet and delicious fried noodles.Ordinarily, this is not uncommon, everyone will do it.Curiously, she added "saccharin"!At that time, there were very few people who knew about "saccharin". When she put "saccharin" in this way, she was amazing, and it was so sweet!That old five is a "watering can" and loves to blow.Whenever Lao Wu brought out the fried noodles, he would pick a little bit with chopsticks, let the children in the village line up to taste it, and said: "Try it, my sister-in-law made it, it's sweeter than dim sum, try them all!" It's sweet, it's so sweet!So, the children had a jingle, and they shouted in the village street every day: sweet, sweet, sweet ass cunt doesn't need money! ...So, people from the village flocked to the door one after another, begging for a little bit of "saccharin" the size of a sesame seed from Liu Hanxiang, to make that "sweet ass cunt free of money" fried noodles!

Suddenly one day, Liu Hanxiang had a whim, so he took a discarded well killing tube to his uncle at the county agricultural machinery station to weld a cover, and then drilled thin leak holes one by one, and fixed it in a On the bench, I tried a few times, hey, I made a machine for rolling steamed buns with sweet potato noodles!Press the steamed steamed sweet potato noodles into the machine, and the two push the poles to roll down one by one, and the long, muscular "black donkey noodles" (that's what the villagers call them) ) came out of the leak hole!Put that side in the pot and boil it, pick it out with chopsticks, mix with onion, ginger, garlic, salt, pour some lard, or mutton soup, the pepper is wide and thick, and it is filled in such a large bowl... …"Sister of the day," said the men, "give me a bowl of black donkey noodles, and I won't exchange my life for it!" So, one family came to borrow, and that family also came to borrow, and the whole village lined up to borrow that noodle. A machine for rolling "black donkey noodles".Sometimes, several families would fight... Liu Hanxiang asked the old uncle to take care of this matter, and each family took turns.All of a sudden, the old uncle became "happy", dusted off the black uniform he was wearing, carried the bench with the noodle rolling machine on his shoulders, and went to "perform" on tour from house to house.

The energy of a woman in life is immeasurable.Once she decides what to do, she will glow with a passion unmatched by a man.Look at those bastards again. When they walk out of the house, they are no longer in rags and snot.No matter who comes out, one is neat and tidy.Even if a button is missing on his body, he is not allowed to go out.That old five was originally a "slug", and his sleeves were always greasy and covered with black snot.At this moment, Liu Hanxiang specially made two "sleeves" for him, put them on the cuffs like people in the city, and change them out for washing when they get dirty.Although the schoolbags on his back were made of rags, each person had a different pattern. Some had the word "loyalty" embroidered on them; some had "serve the people" embroidered on them; It is "Foolish Old Man Moves Mountains".At that time, it was a kind of fashion in the countryside, not everyone could do it, it was almost a kind of "high class" that only urbanites deserved!

Therefore, such a home has "decentness".In the countryside, that "decency" is really important, it is like a tarpaulin stretched over the day, or an umbrella to block the poisonous sun, it filters contempt and contempt day by day, shields Looking at the spittle stars that can almost drown people, they pulled out strands of warm warmth.People, it's like this, whenever the old uncle or the eggs walk out of the yard, they will suddenly see a nod or a friendly "inquiry", and the "hum" will be replaced by If you say "um", or "this shit--ah", just one "ah" will change the tone and mood, which is very heartwarming!This is the "face", and the "face" is the "spirit".The "spirit" of the villagers is pervasive in life, and the difference is a little bit, a little bit to be tasted... Naturally, this is all because of Liu Hanxiang.

This summer was the happiest in Liu Hanxiang's life.Liu Hanxiang has never been so fulfilling.That day was really "full", and it passed so fast!The days of summer are long, and in the early morning, when "eat a cup of tea" is called, Liu Hanxiang leads the eggs to the field.At this time, the sky was not yet bright, and the morning star was still twinkling in the sky, and the wheat field was like a sea of ​​ink, swaying in the breeze one by one.The land is far away, one slope to one slope, although the wheat is ripe, it is still growing in early autumn, the field seems to be liquefied, fluctuating with deep and shallow old black, that black is sweet, first-class astringent raw pulp Sweetness is the kind of sweetness in pregnancy.Four little men, each holding an old scythe, followed behind Liu Hanxiang like a guard.The ground is dark, and sometimes they call out, and people from the east and west will answer!Once said: "Mule!" Once said: "I'm hooked!" Then he laughed "quack quack".Sometimes, the eggs ran back and forth, somersaulting, shouting from time to time: "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law..." One by one they shouted very smoothly and hotly.Liu Hanxiang responded sweetly.It's great, Liu Hanxiang's heart is full of seeing the eggs respect her so much, the happiness is unimaginable for ordinary people.

After entering the ground, first cut out a fan, and then divided the work, cutting, binding, and arching to the ground at one go... At this time, the sky slowly cleared, and the black diffused, becoming a first-class fan. The sky will gradually wear a ray of red, and the golden wheat fields will light up one by one in front of your eyes. The sickle sounds "chacha", and the fluttering straw hats are like yellow lotus leaves, floating in circles in the wheat waves!When it is cut back again, it will be daylight.At this time, the fifth child will say, sister-in-law, take a break?Just take a break.Liu Hanxiang took the basket containing the steamed buns and divided them into two rolls.It's either rolled with cucumbers, or rolled with spicy scallions dipped in sauce, or rolled with pickled toon leaves... and then holding a crock pot and drinking a breath of water, it's considered as a satisfying hunger.Going down, when it was half an hour after the cut, Liu Hanxiang returned first.This lunch is very important, so I hurried back, clean my hands first, then knead the noodles, plate the noodles, roll the noodles, cut the noodles, then make the topping of the egg stew, cut out the cucumber shredded vegetables, mash the garlic and spicy... eggs They have wide mouths, so naturally we can’t do less. We pour one pot after another, and then cool it out with warm water, and let the old uncle pick it up in the ground with a bucket. One trip is not enough, so we have to pick another trip. One person needs three big bowls. Woolen cloth!At that time, one breath followed one breath, after eating and brushing, in the afternoon, as soon as the sky was dusted, it was time to pull into the field, pull, pull, and pile again, and the sky was dark.At night, I was exhausted, my bones seemed to be brittle, and my whole body seemed to be falling apart, but Liu Hanxiang still couldn't rest, and there was no time to rest. When the lamp was turned on, Liu Hanxiang carried out the sewing machine borrowed from her natal family.It was this summer that Liu Hanxiang took some work from the villagers in private. First, he sewed a sweater, or made a cloth shirt, or a dowry for a girl when she went out. too much.Those are urgently needed by the villagers, and they are limited in time.Liu Hanxiang rushed to do one by one, and kept kicking on the pedals of the machine with both feet.When I'm tired, I lie down on the machine and squint for a while, and then I continue to sew until the middle of the night.This is of course paid (that is the money for oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and the tuition fees for the eggs).It was inconvenient for Liu Hanxiang to collect money, so she asked Lao Wu to deliver it, and Lao Wu could say anything.Although there are some suspicions of "capitalism", they are all used by the villagers, and they are picked up one by one in private. That day, the "sealing" was so dense and tight that it was so tight that people couldn't breathe.Every day when the door is opened, some miscellaneous things come out.Especially that fifth child, what a troublemaker!Today, a piece of glass in the school was broken; tomorrow, someone else’s pencil sharpener was used up; the day after tomorrow, the red scarf was stolen, but if you don’t wear the red scarf, the teacher will not let you enter the classroom!Or maybe he urinated on someone else's cabbage... These are all trivial matters, and they can only be settled by Liu Hanxiang's intervention.So I made a trip to "chug chug" and another trip to "chug chug". Those who should lose money should pay others; If you have to go, you have to go, two boxes of dim sum must be sealed!Liu Hanxiang said, since I'm here, I can't be like the past.The "guest" of the Feng family is now the fifth glutton, but he is very "active" and strives to go every time.But Liu Hanxiang was always worried about him. Before leaving, he put on his clothes, buttoned them up, and asked him repeatedly.Once, he left for a meal, but came back in a big way, holding a bag of donkey meat in both hands, and said, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, I cut two catties of donkey meat for you!"But when he lost his voice, someone chased him to the house, saying that he had lied to him!In front of Liu Hanxiang, the fifth child said, I didn't lie to you!Tell me, have I lied to you?The man was in his fifties, had one eye, was known as "Old Du", and was a donkey meat seller. "Old Du" held a cutter in one hand and two boxes of dim sum in the other, bouncing up and down and shouting, "What the fuck, he kept the two boxes of dim sum upside down, exchanged me for four catties of donkey meat, and let me eat it." I wrapped it into two bags for him, and he said he didn't lie to me? !The fifth child retorted, "This is what you want. If you don't want it, can I change it for you?"This snack is for my relatives. If you insist on changing it, I will change it for you. It’s up to me... The donkey meat seller stared at that one-eyed, opened his mouth and started crying: I’m a fucking mother Ah, can someone tell me, can two boxes of dim sum be exchanged for four catties of donkey meat?I, I... I just let you fool me!The fifth child said, did I lie to you?How did I lie to you?Think about it, what did you say then?what did i say?I was walking well on the road, you said donkey meat or not, it’s hot.Is that what you said?I said, donkey meat is stuffy in my teeth, I don't eat donkey meat.You say try it, I cut a little and you taste it, it smells good... Later you insisted on changing it with me, you pulled me and refused to let me go, you had to change it.I said one catty is for two catties, but you insist that two catties are for one catty... "Old Du" stammered, this, this, yes, yes, this is true, but I... didn't turn it over Jin, why are you talking and talking, hey, two boxes of dim sum are exchanged for four catties of donkey meat? ! ... Listening, Liu Hanxiang couldn't help laughing, laughing loudly!Such a small child has cured a man in his fifties.After laughing, she said, be obedient, return the donkey meat to the family, and go get relatives. However, it was this gluttonous fifth child who just came back from a relative's house, and suddenly lay down in the yard and rolled over, shouting loudly: "It hurts, sister-in-law, I hurt, it hurts to death!"Liu Hanxiang hurried forward, held him in his arms, and asked repeatedly: "Little brother, what's the matter, what's the matter with you?" He spat it out with a "wow", and Liu Hanxiang vomited, smelling like donkey meat !Immediately afterwards, he was vomiting and diarrhea, and his whole body was wilting... Liu Hanxiang didn't care about anything else, and hurriedly sent him to the township hospital. The doctor at the township hospital couldn't see what was wrong, so he called him One injection, let's send it to the county as soon as possible!So I rushed to the county seat overnight, and the disease was finally found out, it was acute appendicitis.They asked for a deposit of 200 yuan, and if they didn't pay, they wouldn't be allowed to enter the operating room.At that time, two hundred yuan was not a small amount. Liu Hanxiang was desperate and helpless. First, he put the borrowed bicycle there and asked the doctor to perform an operation on him first, and then ran around to find a classmate to borrow money... The money was borrowed. , the operation was also done, and Liu Hanxiang stayed with him in the hospital for three days and three nights. When he recovered, his first sentence was: "Sister-in-law, I smell a donkey meat." Liu Hanxiang couldn't bear it. Immediately, he laughed again, wept twice, and said, "Little brother, you almost died!" The two hundred yuan borrowed for medical treatment was slowly repaid by Liu Hanxiang after spending a summer on the sewing machine... On those summer nights, the four eggs would each pull an old mat and lie down in the yard (they didn’t do this in the past. In the past they liked to pull up an old mat to sleep in the yard, where there were many people , the field is light), lying not far from Liu Hanxiang.This naturally has the meaning of protection and attachment.It was an unspoken attachment.It's also a heart-wrenching waiting.In this family, unknowingly, the woman has become the courage of the man, the soul of the man, and the only support for the men.The machine sound of "Ka Ka Ka..." was like a lullaby, accompanying them to sleep.Often, when I fell asleep, I would see Liu Hanxiang as soon as I opened my eyes, and my heart would feel very at ease when I saw it.Sometimes, the eggs would secretly shed tears, especially the fourth child, who was shy and fell asleep, and would secretly look at her as soon as he opened his eyes. something.In the middle of the night, Liu Hanxiang would get up and cover them with sheets and tuck in the quilts, lest they catch cold.At this time, a lot of motherhood, a lot of care and love came out of her heart, very sweet!Especially, when the eggs were whispering something in the night dream, looking up at the stars in the sky, Liu Hanxiang felt that she was extremely happy! Yes, she heard it.Even in the dream, the eggs were still calling: "... sister-in-law, sister-in-law." She knew that she was almost calling her "mother", she was their "sister-in-law"! Also, what reassures her the most is the things from Lao Qin at the post office... In the blink of an eye, it has been five years. During the five years, at the end of each year, Lao Qin will send her something A letter containing a certificate of award for "Five Good Soldiers".On the back of the certificate, there are always those three words: --wait for me. These three words, in Liu Hanxiang's heart, are "predetermined", fate, and eternal life... How wonderful, Liu Hanxiang said in her heart, how wonderful this is! You think, year after year, autumn comes and spring goes, there are these three words solidly padding, my heart is full, the sky is full of red clouds, what is time?The days flew by so fast! However, who would have thought of it?Sometimes, it's not up to you...