Andelai looked at An Hongdou in surprise, "You...you agreed?"
He thought he would have to spend a lot of time talking to her, after all, he had mentioned letting this girl go to work before, but she retorted back at that time.
Speaking of An Hongdou, he deserves to be nicknamed the village bully.
Relying on the favor of her family, she dared not even give face to her uncle who was the team leader.
"Why not agree to it? My second uncle also said that I'm grown up now and I naturally can't live a lazy life like before!" said An Hongdou.
Andelai felt very relieved, "Girl, you really grew up after getting married!" If his elder brother were still alive, he would be so relieved.
The reason why Andelai is so good to An Hongdou's family is because he also benefited a lot when Old Man An went into the mountains.
He did not have the same abilities as his elder brother. He had been taken care of by his elder brother since he was a child. Even after he got married and encountered a disaster, he survived by relying on his elder brother's support.
So even though Old Man An had been dead for several years, he still respected Old Lady An and took good care of his nephews and nieces.
"Don't worry, you are your mother's apple of her eye. Your uncle won't assign you too much work. Just go to the mountains with Changzheng, Changyue and the others to collect grass for pigs. At least do something to show your worth instead of staying at home all day and letting people gossip about you." Andelai didn't dare to assign you too much work. He was afraid that his beloved sister-in-law would come to his house after work and he would be the one who would be embarrassed.
Collecting grass for pigs is just a job. You run around the hillside with a basket. No one knows what you are doing. You just have to finish cutting the designated amount every day.
"Then I'll go to work tomorrow?" An Hongdou asked tentatively. She still wanted to deliver something to the old lady today.
Moreover, the old lady had some good things, which made her covet them. She was afraid that if she went too late, the old lady would sell all the good things to others, and then she would lose both the old lady and herself.
At least she roughly knew the price of this thing in later generations, so she could give more food.
Andelai thought she was just trying to get him on the side. "Cutting grass for pigs won't tire anyone out, and tomorrow? Why can't you go today? Is there something important that requires you to stay at home?"
Andelai was afraid that if the girl didn't go tomorrow after they had agreed on something today, he really wouldn't be able to do anything about it.
So, if she can go today, let her go today. At least it can help shut up those people outside.
Considering that An Delai had always taken care of her family, and considering the troubles that the original owner had caused him in the past, An Hongdou did not care even though he spoke in a bad tone. Instead, she smiled and said, "It's nothing. I just thought that the whole morning had passed. Since Second Uncle wants me to go today, then I will go today."
"Okay, stop smiling and go." He didn't want to face his niece's face at all. She was ugly to begin with, and she looked even uglier when she smiled.
If he hadn't been watching it for many years, he would have been afraid of scaring himself into having a myocardial infarction.
An Hongdou walked out of the door and then put away the smile on her face.
She wasn't angry when people said she was lazy. After counting all the things the original owner had done, she couldn't go against her conscience and say that she wasn't lazy.
But her smile scared Andelai so much that he trembled. This was too much!
An Hongdou rubbed her cheeks hard with her hands, looking frustrated.
No, losing weight is imperative, but becoming whiter is also important.
She had to think of a solution.
An Changzheng and An Changyue had left long ago. An Hongdou went home to get a basket, and then went to the village manager in charge of farm tools to get a sickle. Then she ran straight up the hillside carrying the basket.
The cows in the village and the pigs raised by the collective are all at the back of the village. Because the smell of their feces is unpleasant, they are afraid that it will be blown into the village when it is windy, so they are kept a few steps away from the village.
When they reached the end of the village, separated by a pond, An Hongdou saw a long row of cow sheds and pig pens at the bottom of the hill.
Going around the pond, An Hongdou walked towards that direction.
The work of collecting grass for pigs is basically done by children. There is a lot of fresh grass for pigs growing on the hillside behind the cowshed.
Since there are frequent activities in this area, there is no need to worry about large animals coming down the mountain and posing a danger to the children.
An Hongdou walked a short distance forward and saw An Changzheng and An Changyue, who were followed by a group of children.
They were chattering on the hillside, with several baskets full of pig grass beside them. They must be taking a break here after finishing their work.
Judging from the appearance of all the children picking grass for pigs, most of them are around 10 years old, and there is not one as old as her.
Fortunately, An Hongdou was thick-skinned and didn't feel embarrassed at all.
As An Changyue was saying this, she turned around and saw her aunt coming with a basket and a sickle. She was startled and asked, "Aunt, are you here to pick grass for the pigs too?"
"Yeah." An Hongdou nodded, and then said: "My aunt is already an adult, so she has to work like the adults in the family in the future to earn work points to support herself."
"But, my aunt is so old now, she needs to earn work points, shouldn't she go to the fields with grandma and the others?" Collecting grass for pigs has always been the job of the children, and the adults would sometimes bring some grass back to feed the pigs when they returned home after work.
After all, in addition to the task pigs raised collectively in the village, they can also raise pigs at home, but there is a prerequisite. If they want to raise domestic pigs, they must raise another task pig and hand it in.
An Hongdou was silent for a moment, then said, "Since my sister-in-law has just started working, her hands and feet are not very skilled yet, so she should do some simple exercises first. After she learns how to work, she will be just like your grandmother and the others."
"Oh." An Changyue nodded in understanding and asked, "Then, aunt, do you know where to get pig grass? Do you want me to take you there?"
The bamboo grass near the pigpen and the cowshed has almost been cut by them. They are sitting here discussing where to go to cut grass tomorrow.
As autumn was about to pass and winter was approaching, they also needed to store a large amount of hay to feed the pigs and cows in the winter. Every time at this time, they would search all the grass on the mountain.
"No need, you guys can have fun by yourselves, I can find it." It is true that the original owner did not work, but he knew what the pig grass that the pigs at home ate looked like.
"Okay then, but you have to be careful, little aunt. We have almost cut all the pig grass on the hillside outside. If you want to get some pig grass, you can only go inside, but it's very dangerous inside." An Changyue warned.
A kid nearby retorted, "An Changyue, your aunt can even kill a wild boar, so what danger are you afraid of?"
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