Chapter 106: It's Not Something You Can Keep an Eye On
In addition to this, there are also lentils, tomatoes, cowpeas, and a field of peppers in the field, all blooming, making the scene very lively.
Wen Wan ran back and came back quickly, holding two paper bags, one bag of pumpkin seeds and a small bag of cucumber seeds. Lu Donglin took them and said, "Give them to me, I'll do it."
Wen Wan handed him the paper bag and squatted on the edge of the field to pull weeds. She turned her head and saw Lu Dongping carrying another bucket of water and said, "It's almost gone." It seemed like there was endless work to do.
Lu Dongping said, "It's okay. When you can't see anymore, get two torches. It won't take long. If you want to plant, plant them all at once. The weather is so bad, it will be useless if you wait until tomorrow."
We have to work during the day, and we have to find time to do the work in the private plots. It is normal to work with torches.
After staying up for a while, it was late when they finished their meal. Lu Dongping did not tell Lu Mingjiang and his wife about getting the marriage certificate, and Wen Wan also forgot to tell him about the things Zhang Hongying gave her.
There are only half-day classes on Saturday. Wen Wan assigned homework when the last class was about to end, and then after class she watched the students clean up before returning to the office to organize things.
Lu Donglin and Renpi were sweating profusely. He peeked outside with his pocket in his hand, took a look, and then retracted his head.
Wen Wan filled her pen with ink, packed her things, wiped the tables and chairs, and tidied everything before leaving. "What are you doing? Why don't you go in?"
Lu Donglin turned around and glanced: "Our teacher is here!"
"Oh, you're actually still afraid of your teacher? Will he spank you if you don't do your homework properly?" It's rare to see this kid afraid of anyone. At home, only Lu Dongping's anger could calm him down. He'd just turn around and forget the pain, grinning and continuing to talk back.
"How is that possible? Our teacher has praised me several times this semester, saying that I have made great progress. I am almost embarrassed by what he said."
Wen Wan laughed rudely: "Oh, you're still embarrassed? How about it, classmate Lu Donglin, please express your feelings, how does it feel to be praised by the teacher?"
"It feels so comfortable, like I'm about to float."
"You still need to soar. Take it easy, be steady, and keep working hard. Strive for more praise, make yourself feel better, and let me share the glory with you."
Lu Donglin didn't want to continue talking about hard work. He rolled his eyes and asked Wen Wan, "Sister, it's still early. What did you do after dinner?"
Wen Wan gave him a puzzled look and said, "Nothing. I'm doing laundry, grading homework, and reading. I have to finish everything today. I have to go to the county town tomorrow."
Go into the city! Lu Donglin longed for it deeply in his heart. He had never been there in his entire life!
"Sister, is the county town fun?"
"Play?" Wen Wan thought for a moment. "There's nothing fun to do there. It's just so far away. When I came here, I rode a tractor, and it was so loud that it made me dizzy."
Even so, Lu Donglin still yearns for it very much. Children are always curious and eager about unknown things.
"I heard there's a railway bridge in the county town. Standing on the main road, you can see the long green trains on it."
"Then I really didn't notice. Why don't you go back and ask your brother whether he wants to borrow someone's bicycle or ride a tractor tomorrow. If he rides a tractor, will he take you with him?" She was not stupid. How could she not see the desire and restraint in Lu Donglin's eyes.
Lu Donglin's eyes lit up when he heard that, but then dimmed again: "Forget it, I'm not going. You guys have things to do there, and I'll just cause you trouble."
"You're such a grown-up, how could you possibly cause me any trouble? Do you think I'd have to carry you when you can't even walk? If you go, maybe you can help me. Just remember to ask your brother when you get back."
Upon hearing this, Lu Donglin cheered and rushed out for a long distance.
When they got home, the people working in the fields had just finished their work. Zhang Hongying was cooking in the kitchen, and Lu Mingjiang was sitting on a small stool next to the pillar chopping grass for the pigs.
Lu Donglin had just stepped into the yard when his voice spread out: "I'm back!"
Lu Mingjiang glanced at him and said, "I knew you were back. Your voice was there before you even showed up, like a loud speaker."
Wen Wan called out, "Uncle!"
After shouting, he took off the bag and put it on the table in the main hall, then turned around and went to the kitchen: "Aunt, I'll help you light the fire."
Before he even reached the stove, Zhang Hongying called him back, "No, no, there's hard wood in there. It's hard to light a fire in the summer. You'll burn to death."
After saying that, he opened the lid of the pot and stirred it with a spoon, then went back to the chopping board to work.
The multi-grain porridge I cooked for lunch wasn't really that thin, as I had to work in the afternoon, and it wouldn't satisfy my hunger if it was too thin. It was a little bit of broken rice mixed with corn jelly and a bunch of freshly dug potatoes.
I scooped up some kimchi, cut it, and mixed it with chili peppers, then fried a large bowl of salted vegetables.
Lu Donglin felt too hot, so he scooped up half a basin of cold water, put the bowl in it, and also put Wen Wan's bowl in there to cool.
When the cold water turns hot, the rice in the bowl will be warm, and it will taste just right when you mix some vegetables in it.
Lu Donglin wolfed down his rice, pushed the bowl aside and said to Lu Mingjiang, "Dad, I'm going to pick grass for the pigs!" Without waiting for Lu Mingjiang to respond, he ran away with the basket on his back.
The afternoon shift was still a while away, and two people still hadn't eaten, leaving the pot unwashed. Zhang Hongying used the water from washing the pot the previous day to mix some pig grass and poured it into the stone trough in the pigpen. She then checked the chicken coop, but when she came out, there was nothing in her hands, her eyes filled with disappointment. "It's so hot out, it's hard on the people, and the chickens are uncomfortable too. When it was cool, they laid one egg a day, but now it's hot, they're laying no eggs at all."
Lu Mingjiang had some free time, so he sat on a bench leaning against the wall to catch his breath. He heard her complain, "That's true. Even people need to rest sometimes, and so do animals. Besides, those two chickens have been laying eggs for two years now, and they probably won't be as diligent as before. I'll feed them for another six months this year, and then I'll buy two more in the spring to see if any of them have chicks."
"Let's talk about spring in the spring." Zhang Hongying sighed and sat down on the doorstep in front of the main hall.
Wen Wan went into the house, put the clothes she had changed the day before into her basket, and carried it out.
I said to Zhang Hongying, "Aunt, I'm going to the bamboo forest."
Zhang Hongying responded, thought for a moment, and called her: "Take the key with you." If no one is at home, the door to the main room must be locked. They can't stay at home for long. They have to take a break and wait for the sun to rise a little before going out again.
Wen Wan turned around to take the key and then left the yard.
Only Lu Mingjiang and his wife were left at home.
Zhang Hongying asked Lu Mingjiang, "Last time, he was so anxious that he asked you to find someone to make furniture. He said Wen Wan had agreed and that they would go get the marriage certificate after the wheat harvest. Now the wheat has been harvested, the rice seedlings have been planted, and the corn seedlings are already growing tall. Why is there no movement now? Didn't you ask?"
"Oh!" Lu Mingjiang frowned. "You bitch, you get uncomfortable when you don't think straight. Why do you think so much? Whether to get the marriage certificate or not, Lu Dongping is in his twenties, how can he not have some sense? If he doesn't have this sense, he's just a pig-brained person. That's not something you and I can keep an eye on all day."
After saying that, before Zhang Hongying lost her temper, he continued, "Wen Wan is a very smart girl. She agreed to move in with us. I guess they must have gotten the marriage certificate. Otherwise, do you think she would agree? Even if she could agree, Xu Qingming wouldn't agree."
"Well, we've already got the certificate. What does she mean by this? I've already bought everything I needed, and I've given you everything I needed as I agreed with you. Why doesn't she change her tune and keeps calling you cousin?"
"You!"
Lu Mingjiang sighed. "Why are you so anxious? Isn't it just a matter of time? It's going to happen sooner or later. If you shout it a few days earlier, you'll gain a little more weight or something. If Lu Dongping doesn't tell us, is she going to tell us herself, saying, 'I've got the marriage certificate with your son, and from now on you're my father and my mother?' It all depends on how Lu Dongping arranges it."
Zhang Hongying was angry: "Okay, okay, you are right, you are the most right. Do you think I am just bored and happy to worry about you? You can do whatever you want."
Lu Mingjiang ignored her.
After all these years, who still doesn't know each other's character?
There are no major problems, but there are many minor ones. I think I am too nosy. When things are going well, I think I am the best in the world. When things are going a little worse, I think I am the worst.
It's pointless to argue with her whether you win or lose.
Wen Wan didn't know that as soon as she left the house, people would start talking about her. When she passed by Lu Minghai's house, she sneezed several times in succession. When she stopped, she saw Li Laiying sitting under the eaves doing needlework.
She called out, "Come here, Sister Ying!"
Li Laiying looked up at her and a smile immediately spread across her face: "Hey, Wenwan, are you doing laundry?"
Wen Wan nodded and replied, "Yes, it happens to be Saturday, and I have a free afternoon."
"Wait for me a moment. I'll go after I finish cleaning up this mess."
"Okay, I'll wait for you. Don't worry, just go slow."
It wasn't obvious when the wheat was harvested, but it became obvious in June.
Li Laiying was already thin, and now that she was pregnant, it felt like all the fat had grown on her stomach. Her face was sallow and she looked as listless as before.
When she wanted to wash clothes, they must be her own and Lu Dongcai's, and there were quite a lot of them inside and outside.
Wen Wan glanced at the basket she was carrying and asked her, "Can you do this? Can we switch?"
Li Laiying smiled and said, "That's nothing. I'm still picking pig grass. How can this be heavier than that?"
As he spoke, he followed her toward the bamboo forest, saying as he walked, "I'm already enjoying a good life. Many women in the team are pregnant and still work in the fields even when their bellies are big. Some are even working when they're about to give birth. I heard someone went into labor in the fields, and some gave birth right there."
Wen Wan was stunned when she heard this: "No, that would be too dangerous? I have to go to work when I'm pregnant, and give birth in the fields?"
It was right next to home, not far away, and we arrived while we were talking.
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