The ordinary countryside has been reborn.

Chapter 97 Picking Peanuts

After picking peanuts for two days in a row, Li Juan's family of three also came.

Uncle Wang Jianguo joined the ranks of digging peanuts. Li Mei and Li Juan sat together wearing straw hats to pick peanuts. When there were more peanuts dug, Tian Zhi and Li Guojun each picked a load and sent them home.There are Li Guozhong, Grandma Li and Tian Yu at home, and the peanuts shipped back are basically picked by them, which is much more comfortable than summarizing in the field.

Tian Jing didn't want to bask in the sun anymore. Not long after she got home, she found that she was several degrees dark. She grabbed two bundles of peanut seedlings and followed Tian Zhi's buttocks back home, saying that she was going back to help grandma cook.

The adults didn't care about her, now that there are so many people, Grandma Li really can't handle it all by herself.

Tian Yuan hid under a tree with few leaves, her hands were covered with loess, she kept picking peanuts, she wiped her sweat with her sleeves from time to time, her face was still covered with mud marks, she just arrived in the morning Sometimes we can still chat, but now it's too hot to talk.

Wang Jun stood under the tree. He was wearing brand new dark blue jeans and a T-shirt with cartoon characters printed on his upper body. He was clean and fresh. Compared with the few people here, he is more like an autumn outing, and he doesn't match this loess land.

He was chewing fresh peanuts, picking them slowly, and when his hands were full, he threw them in a parabola into the carrot basket in front of the field with a clattering sound.

"Pooh"

Tian Yuan felt soil in his mouth, spat on the ground a few times, stretched out his legs and kicked the basket towards Wang Jun.

"Young master, have you picked a hundred peanuts yet?"

Wang Jun felt despised by her, looked at Tian Yuan's dirty look, and sneered, "Take care of yourself, what the hell is dirty."

He squinted at Tian Yuan, clicked his tongue, and ignored her.

Tian Yuan picked up the water bottle beside him, rinsed his mouth, and ran to sit next to Li Juan.

Wang Jun thought she was going to sue, and looked at the basket in front of him. It was half a basket of peanuts, which were basically picked in the fields. Now that she was not there to cover up, he was afraid that adults would know that he had picked too little. Throwing the peanut seedlings on the ground, she clapped her hands and walked towards Li Juan.

"Mom, when are you going back? Are you going to have lunch?"

Wang Jun interrupted their chat and asked.

"How long have you been here and you want to go back?"

Li Juan glared at him with fire in her eyes, "Don't try to be lazy, let me tell you, I will let you go at my own home, here, you have to show me what you do!"

Wang Jianguo was digging up the soil with a hoe. He heard Li Juan's loud voice at this moment. He looked back and said nothing.

Li Juan was glad that Li Guojun hadn't come back, otherwise seeing her son like this, she didn't know what to say about herself.

Li Mei persuaded her with a smile, "He studies at school every day, and it's normal for him not to be used to the field work."

But I was also sighing in my heart, raising my son so squeamish in the countryside, I guess anyone who saw it would gossip.

Li Juan became even angrier when she heard this, "He reads a damn book, high school doesn't accept him, he can't work, he can't study, it's all because of Wang Jianguo's spoiling, let's see what he will do in the future!"

Wang Jun blushed, his mother was too disrespectful to him, especially in front of Tian Yuan, he glanced at Tian Yuan from the corner of his eye, Tian Yuan was picking peanuts, and did not look at him.

After being scolded a few times, Wang Jun kicked the stones and walked back, feeling a little angry in his heart.

He and Tian Yuan disliked each other since they were young, they stood together and ignored each other, and being scolded by their mother in front of Tian Yuan, they felt completely humiliated.

He squatted under the tree, picking peanuts lazily, with a look of abandonment.

Li Juan was still talking about children's education with Li Mei. She was very envious of Li Mei's three daughters. Although her son was tall and handsome, she couldn't bear his lazy appearance.It's still a girl who is obedient and sensible, not as difficult to discipline as a son.

While talking, time passed much faster.

Li Guojun and Tian Zhi returned to the field, tied up the remaining seedlings that were not picked, and asked everyone to take the seedlings back with them, and come back after lunch.

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Tian Jing helped her grandmother cook, and now that there are so many people, a small table was allocated for the children to sit on.

On the way, you can see Tian Yu sitting on the steps picking peanuts, and there are still a few bundles of unfinished peanuts piled up in the main room.

When Tianyuan entered the house, he felt much cooler. He put down his things and went to the side door to fetch water and line up for cleaning.There is a well in the vegetable garden of my grandmother's house, and the water is drawn from the well, which is very cool.

After lunch, a group of people gathered around the steps to pick peanuts again.

The adults picked them quickly, and the children did not dare to be lazy and worked hard.

Tian Jing also likes to be lazy, but in front of others, she always does better than anyone else.

I saw that she picked up a handful of seedlings, shook the mud on them first, and separated the peanuts from the leaves. The peanuts were vertical to the ground, and she grabbed them with her right hand. She twisted the peanuts with one hand, and her movements were crisp and neat, which was really a job. good hand.

She has always been methodical in doing things, and she has a quick mind. As long as she does things seriously, she will always do better and more beautifully than others.It's like weaving firecrackers in the past. Her fingers are nimble, and the weaves are straight and firm; while the pastoral ones are loose and loose, and they seem to break if they are moved casually.

Even washing and cooking, she is always better than her peers. The fried dishes are not only more delicious, but also look better. When everyone is still pursuing taste, she has already paid attention to aesthetics.

Wang Jun was a little afraid of Li Guojun, he kept moving, although he didn't pick off many, but at least he was very diligent on the surface.

Li Guojun happily chatted with his two sons-in-law, and everyone passing by could hear his laughter.

Both daughters brought their families to help pick peanuts, which is rare in other families. Even if they came to help, the whole family would not come, which made Li Guojun very proud.

Thinking that the eldest daughter did not come this time, Li Guojun asked, "Xiaojuan, did you go to your eldest sister's house when you came?"

Li Juan replied: "I have gone, but she is not at home, she has gone to the mountains."

Li Guojun pondered for a moment, nodded, and said, "Call her later that night, so that she doesn't have to come over, the peanuts are almost picked."

Li Mei has been busy this year and didn't go to the elder sister's house. She asked, "Dad, is there something going on at the elder sister's house? Otherwise, she will come here every year."

Li Guojun frowned slightly, and flicked the cigarette ash, "Your elder brother-in-law and those brothers fought for a piece of land, and there was a fight before, I don't know what's going on now."

(End of this chapter)