On a rainy day when he had nothing to do, he followed Zhang to learn how to sew clothes. She was afraid that Tian Sangui would ruin the newly bought floral fabric because he was clumsy, so she let Tian Sangui practice on old floral fabric.
Only use new fabric after you have mastered the stitches and steps.
Zhang taught meticulously, and Tian Sangui learned diligently. As time passed, the heavy rain gradually stopped.
Old Tian sat under the eaves, busy straightening bamboo poles.
Tian Da was swinging his arms in the yard, while Tian Er was sleeping at home.
Tian Sangui was puzzled because Tian Er would sneak off to bed to sleep whenever he had a spare moment.
In this era, there are no mobile phones, so there is no such thing as staying up late.
So why is Tian Er always tired?
Tian Sangui had some doubts in his mind, and decided to go to town the next day to find an old Chinese medicine doctor to take a look.
It was mid-afternoon, and the rain had stopped for about an hour, so the water on the ground was no longer visible.
Tian Laosi arranged the bamboo poles, got up, and carried them on his shoulder.
"Go wake up the second brother, the three of us will go to the fields."
Tian Da obediently ran into the house.
Zhang put down the scissors in her hand: "Let's go help too!"
"Where are you going? The field is full of mud and it's hard to walk on. You and San Gui stay home with the two boys. We can finish this work in a bit!"
"Alright, I'll go up the mountain to check later. I'm a little worried about the chicks because of the heavy rain!"
Tian Er followed Tian Da out, still rubbing his sleepy eyes.
"Um!"
When Tian Lao Si saw his sons come out, he responded to Zhang Shi and took the tools from the field and walked out the door first.
Before the cucumbers even sprouted, Tian Sangui had taught Tian Laosi how to build a trellis and how to tie it with hemp rope several times.
The three men, father and sons, were already familiar with the task, so they were able to complete it well even without Tian Sangui present.
Not long after the father and son left, Zhang came out of the kitchen, took off her apron, and gave instructions to Tian Sangui, who was diligently making clothes.
"San Gui, you stay home and look after your younger brothers. I'm going to take a walk in the mountains!"
"Hey, Mom, I'm going too!" She also wanted to see how the chicks were doing.
Zhang turned around and frowned: "No, it's all mud outside, what are you doing going out like a girl?"
"Listen to me, I'll go see him."
Seeing Zhang's resolute attitude, Tian Sangui had no choice but to soften his stance and obey.
"Okay, then I'll continue making clothes!"
"good!"
Zhang placed the apron on the hoe under the eaves of the gate, then carried a basket and a sickle, and stepped out of the gate.
A man sat under the eaves, looking extremely bored, watching the two brothers playing in the main room, his little head drooping.
It squatted silently on the ground, seemingly playing something.
"Little four and five, do you still remember the nursery rhyme your older sister taught you last time?"
As Tian Sangui threaded the needle, he looked into the room.
Upon hearing Tian Sangui's words, the two brothers suddenly perked up.
With bright eyes, he craned his neck and replied to Tian Sangui with great enthusiasm, "Yes!"
"I don't believe you, sing it for me!"
"Sing then, Third Sister, you're really something!"
"Little white rabbit, white and white. Two ears..."
Nursery rhymes should be sung by children, as they sound soft, sweet, and pure, making chores less boring.
Zhang was used to farm work and walked briskly, quickly reaching the top of the mountain.
With her mind preoccupied with the chicks, she didn't even have time to rest in the shed before heading straight to the chicken coop with her bamboo basket on her back.
Upon hearing familiar footsteps, the chicks, who had been nestled in their coop, immediately raised their fluffy little heads to carefully identify whether the person was someone they recognized.
When Zhang arrived at the chicken coop wall, the chicks excitedly flapped their little wings, quickly left the warm coop, and ran towards Zhang to the corner of the wall.
They were chirping and squeaking, probably thinking that Zhang was coming to feed them, so they couldn't wait to squeal.
Zhang stopped and first looked into the chicken coop with concern. He saw that the straw on the surface was only wet at the edges, while the inside was still dry.
Still not entirely reassured, he opened the door and went into the chicken coop to thoroughly examine the straw.
Knowing that it was dry inside, I was relieved.
"Chirp chirp chirp, I'm here to cook for you! Eat and grow up quickly!"
The chicks seemed to understand her words, chasing after her feet, flapping their wings and jumping up in response: "Chirp chirp!"
The soil was soft after the rain, and the bamboo pole could be easily inserted into the soil without much effort.
After inserting two symmetrically in a row, tie them together with hemp rope. Finally, take a thicker bamboo pole, place it across the intersection, and secure it with hemp rope.
It serves to fix the crossbeam.
The three men worked in the field until it got dark, finally finishing planting all the cucumber seedlings.
Only then did he pick up his tools, lower the remaining bamboo poles, and head home.
Before even leaving the field, he noticed some weeds under the green pepper plants. He told the children to go back first, and that he would go back after clearing away these weeds.
Tian Da and Tian Er were naturally delighted and rushed home with hoes and bamboo poles.
When Tian Laosi returned and passed by the big locust tree, a woman suddenly jumped out from behind the thick trunk and blocked his way.
"Fourth brother, do you think my clothes look good today?"
Tian Laosi was caught off guard by the appearance of someone. When he saw that the person was Zhang Gui, he instinctively took two steps back to keep his distance.
Hearing Zhang Guijiao call him "brother" in a sweet voice, he felt a wave of sweetness wash over him, rushing straight to the top of his head.
"Well, my sister-in-law is waiting for me at home for dinner, so I'll head back now."
Tian Laosi felt extremely uncomfortable, his eyes practically rolling back above his head, and he didn't even glance at Zhang Gui.
Seemingly realizing that what he had just said was impolite, he added another comment.
"It's getting dark, and it's terribly cold outside. You should go home too!"
After saying that, Tian Laosi hadn't taken two steps when Zhang Gui grabbed his sleeve from behind and said in a coquettish tone, "I dressed up carefully all day, Fourth Brother, you can at least take a look before you leave!"
In order to get back as soon as possible, Tian Laosi forced himself to take a look at her.
You won't believe it until you see it! It'll scare you to death!
I don't know where she got the rouge, but she smeared it all over her face, and even smeared green and purple eyeshadow all the way to her temples.
A large red dot was placed in the middle of his dark-skinned forehead, and his thick lips were covered with lipstick, which overflowed at the edges and corners of his mouth, making them look like two red sausages hanging there.
She wore a long pink cotton dress, the hem of which was soaked by the rain and surrounded by mud, which clashed with her carefully applied makeup.
In order to get rid of her as soon as possible, Tian Laosi gave her perfunctory words that contradicted his true feelings.
"It's...beautiful! You should go home now, I'm leaving!"
As Tian Laosi was about to leave, Zhang Guixin's joyful face instantly froze.
His eyes were full of resentment, and he desperately wanted to keep the anxious Tian Laosi with him.
An idea immediately came to mind: "Oh dear, my head is so dizzy!"
Seeing that Tian Laosi had turned his head, she quickly reached out and pressed her temples, her body swaying as if she was about to fall to the ground.
Without thinking twice, Tian Laosi rushed forward and hugged Zhang Gui with both hands.
At that perfect moment, she leaned into Tian Laosi's arms.
She wrapped her arms tightly around his dark red, thin neck.
"Fourth brother, I don't know why, but my heart is pounding so hard. Could you rub it for me?"
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