Chapter 459: Can’t Relax Yet
Qin Jiu was in a complicated mood. He had been trying for a long time but still hadn't received Niu Niu's handkerchief. It was because he was too particular about cleanliness and never used his sleeve to wipe his nose.
He was silent for so long that Yi Chichi, who was holding his hand, glanced at him curiously and then burst out laughing.
This tangled little expression is so funny.
She didn't think of pointing it out, but looked at Niuniu and found that the little girl had the same conflicted expression.
Finally, she said with a look of determination, "How about I give you one?"
"Really?!"
Qin Jiu stopped hesitating and showed a smile as bright as the sun on his face.
Niuniu hummed, "Really, I still have a little kitty's handkerchief that no one wants."
Qin Jiu hesitated for a while, but still couldn't resist the desire deep in his heart.
"Okay, give it to me."
But when he arrived at Niu Niu's house and saw the handkerchief she took out, Qin Jiu regretted it.
He looked at the pattern of a kitten on the handkerchief, then looked at Niuniu, and said in a trembling voice, "Is this the kitten you were talking about?"
"yes."
Niuniu teased him, "Does it look alike?"
Qin Jiu cast a pleading look at Yi Chichi. She cleared her throat and walked out, pretending not to see him. "I'm going to help Aunt Ma pick vegetables."
Before she finished speaking, she left like a rabbit and came to Aunt Ma.
She was breaking off some cabbage leaves, and when she saw Yi Chichi squatting down to help, she grabbed the cabbage and said, "Don't move."
"I know this."
"I know you will."
She can also work in the fields. She can harvest wheat, break corn cobs, dig the ground and plant medicinal herbs.
However, this does not mean that she has to pick cabbage.
"I'm using this to pickle sauerkraut. It doesn't need to be broken too cleanly."
Yi Chichi said "oh", stopped and squatted in front of her to watch her busy, "You didn't marinate it before?"
"If I pickle it, I won't be able to eat it until spring. I have to pickle two more jars."
At this point, Aunt Ma looked up and asked her, "Did your mother plant vegetables in the greenhouse this year?"
"I have the guts, sister-in-law, do you have any?"
The corner of Aunt Ma's mouth twitched. She looked around and saw that her husband was not there. She leaned over and whispered in her ear, "I told you not to tell anyone. Your captain burned all the seedlings to death."
Yi Chichi's eyes suddenly widened, "What did uncle do? Burn the seedlings to death?"
"Pour tea leaves in, and make the fire wall scalding hot."
That's damn right.
Newly grown seedlings really don't have that strong vitality. Even with the captain's method of planting, the mature plants will be tortured to the point of being on the verge of death.
She sighed, "What should I do? No vegetables this year?"
Aunt Ma smiled sheepishly, "Does your mother have any extra seedlings?"
Yi Chichi understood immediately that he wanted to ask for a few seedlings to replant.
"I think so."
The seedlings grown from sowing seeds need to be thinned out. The stronger ones will be replanted, while the wilted and malnourished ones will be discarded directly.
Things like chicken feather vegetables are not a big deal and can be eaten directly.
It also spreads quickly.
"Aunt, you can come to my house when you have time, or I can bring it to you when I go to the commune."
Aunt Ma thought it was believable, right? "When are you going to the commune?"
"I have to go up there tomorrow."
I guess the package she sent back is about to arrive.
I also have to send a telegram to Wen Shi to report the situation at home.
"Okay, go back and see if you can transplant it first. If not, you can wait a few days."
"good."
At this moment, the heavy door curtain was pulled open, and the captain walked in with a cold air all over his body.
"Where's Chi girl?"
"Send Niuniu home."
"It's just a few steps away..."
The unfinished words were cut short by Aunt Ma's murderous gaze. The leader of the cowardly daughter-in-law team decisively changed the subject, "Your uncle Yaozi is going to get medicine tomorrow. Do you want to go to the commune?"
"Yes, I'll go down and talk to Uncle Yaozi about it."
"Um."
He nodded, poured himself a glass of boiling water, and asked Yi Chichi if she wanted some. She waved her hand and refused, "We're going back soon."
Before he finished speaking, Qin Jiu came out with a smile on his face, "Aunt, we can go home now."
Niuniu came out a step later than him and said with a smile, "Auntie, I will practice hard."
"Practice well, and try to exchange your handkerchief for money next time your aunt goes to your uncle's place."
"OK."
The goal of making money immediately struck Niuniu's young heart. With sparkling eyes, she said, "When I can make money, I will buy White Rabbit snacks for grandpa and grandma."
"I don't want White Rabbit cigarettes. Just buy me a filter cigarette."
The captain answered the question smoothly. Aunt Ma suddenly became angry and threw a cabbage leaf at his head, cursing, "Can you behave like a human being, you old fool? Niuniu is so young, and you asked her to buy filter paper for you. Do I look like a filter tip..."
He talked incessantly and in a fierce tone.
The team leader was so scared that he shrank his neck like a quail and didn't dare to say a word. Yi Chichi was so scared that he grabbed Qin Jiu and ran out, shouting, "Let's go back first."
Niu Niu warmly invited Aunt Ma to come and play next time, and then turned around to coax her.
The crisp little voice floats in the wind, listening to it can calm you down.
"Aunt, you can put me down now."
Qin Jiu was having a hard time running with her. His short legs were against her long legs, and his short legs were really tired in order not to fall behind.
Yi Chichi stopped and said, "Mom, my aunt is a bit fierce."
Qin Jiu said calmly, "I even saw Grandma Ma make the captain kneel on the washboard."
Yi Chichi turned his head to look at him, then looked away and warned, "Don't tell anyone else."
Captain uncle also wants to save face.
“I understand!”
Qin Jiu nodded and smiled, "I didn't tell anyone but my aunt."
"Good, keep it up."
She held Qin Jiu's hand and did not rush home. Instead, she went to the team doctor's office and made an appointment with Uncle Yaozi to go to the commune tomorrow, and then she walked home leisurely with him.
At dinner time, she went to the cowshed and called the old man and others to come for dinner.
During the meal, they talked about the change in wind direction. Old Man Ma Baoshan said excitedly, "Are we going to see the sun soon?"
“It’s still early!”
Mr. Song has a different view on this. He said, "The darkest time is just before dawn. We cannot relax yet and must be extremely cautious."
Grandpa agreed with what he said. He looked at Ma Baoshan and said in a deep voice, "Don't be too proud. What was before will remain the same. When the time comes, it will come naturally. There's no point in rushing now. You have to be steady."
"...I'm not a three-year-old kid. I understand all this. I was just too excited."
Yi Chichi used the serving chopsticks to pick up a piece of sweet and sour pork for the old man and said, "Hey, just eat your meal peacefully. There's no point in thinking too much now."
She didn't know about other places, but the atmosphere in the capital was extremely tense.
Before, when she changed trains from Beijing, she was in the mood to go out for a stroll and buy some local specialties.
This time she didn't dare to move at all, and stayed at the guesthouse for one night and left the next day.
Afraid of being targeted and getting into trouble.
When the surrounding environment is not very good, you have no choice but to run quickly, otherwise you may be dragged into the water.
If you are unfamiliar with the place and something goes wrong, you will be helpless.
She cherishes her life.
"Grandpa, after the spring, try to reduce contact with the people in the village and work hard."
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