Crossing the green wheat ears

Before Youshi, Xiyuan and his father drove the donkey cart back to Lianhua Village.

At this time, it was completely dark.As soon as the autumn harvest is over, the villagers eat two meals instead, so dinner is eaten earlier. Basically, they start to eat dinner at the beginning of Shenshi (now after three o'clock in the afternoon). I went out, so when the donkey cart entered the village, no one saw it.

Parked the car in front of the courtyard gate. Through the courtyard gate, Xiyuan could see the dim light from the window of the west house. In order to save lamp oil, sometimes the lights were not turned on at night. The family got together and chatted while they were busy with their work.Xiyuan jumped out of the car to open the courtyard door. Just as he opened the door, the people in the room ran out when they heard the noise. Those who ran in front were undoubtedly the two little devils. When they saw the figure of his brother standing at the courtyard door, they jumped at him. He came over and hugged Xiyuan's arms one from the left and the other from the right.

"It can be considered that they are back. The two children have been worrying since noon, and they refuse to go to the kang after dark. They have to wait, and they can't be coaxed." Grandma said to the figure at the gate of the courtyard.

"En, um," at this moment the donkey that Xi Mingwen was holding in his hand barked, as if he was already home if he was dissatisfied, why didn't he enter the courtyard.

"Oh, donkey, brother, donkey!"

"There is still a car!"

The two little fellows were no longer attached to their elder brother, and they both ran out of the yard to look at the donkey and the cart in wonder.

"Ah, did you really buy it back?" Niang Xiyuan also asked in surprise behind grandma.Although the family discussed this matter together, the adults in the family always felt unreal. They never thought that their family would buy livestock and cars, even donkeys and flatbed carts!

"This donkey is not bad, your father picked it?" Grandpa asked while stroking the donkey, he didn't know how he could tell if it was good or bad!

"It was chosen by my father, and the old Zhao who we hired a car last time also helped to look at it, sir, do you remember?" Xi Xuan returned.

"Ah, I remember, why don't I remember, that's a real person, what's wrong? Met him?"

"Well, we met at Luoma City."

Xiyuan and his grandfather were asking and answering questions. Next to them, Xi Wei and Wei Chengfei wanted to ride in their own donkey cart. Xi Mingwen carried the two little guys up in a good-tempered manner. Sitting, not afraid of the cold.

"Old man, why are you asking endless questions? You haven't let the child in the house to keep warm, and you've been running with his father all day." Grandma said.

"Hey, look at me! Come on, Xiao Yuan, go into the house and rest. Your father and I unload the car and feed the donkey. Didn't you see the guy barking just now? He's hungry." Grandpa laughed. Said, in the dark Xiyuan can imagine grandpa smiling eyes.The old man is really happy today.

"Okay, master. Xiaowei, Chengzi, come on, go into the house with brother, if you want to take a car, let's take it tomorrow. Now that our family has a car, you two can ride whenever you want." Xi Yuan said while The two little ones got down and led one back into the house.

"Brother, can a donkey ride?" Xi Wei asked.

"Yes, why not, that Zhang Guolao of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea not only rides on a donkey, he also rides backwards."

"Ah? Then can he see the road clearly?" Xi Wei asked.

"Yes, donkeys can see clearly, and donkeys know the way." Wei Cheng continued.

"That's right, his donkey knows the way, and so does our donkey." Xiyuan doesn't know whether the donkey knows the way or not.But he soon regretted his nonsense, because from the next day, the two little guys will ride the donkey, not only that, but they will also ride backwards, and the family members will not let them, and they have good reasons As my brother said, all gods ride like this, and his donkey knows the way like a god donkey!It made Xiyuan get a headache when he heard that the two little devils wanted to ride a donkey!

Although I only returned home after dark yesterday, Xiyuan's donkey was still surrounded by crowds the next day!In the entire Lianhua Village, only Lizheng's family has a cow, and Zhao Laoqi's family has a donkey. His family hired a carriage for their son's wedding shopping last year.

There is no way, one is because the village is small, with more than 100 households, and the whole village knows who is a little troublesome; the other reason is that his family’s pea pods (Xi Wei and Wei Cheng muttered the name one night, originally Xiyuan said donkey He has a long face, so he should be called a shoehorn, but his proposal was unanimously despised by the two little guys. Donkey face!), Xiyuan was still dreaming early in the morning, and his Pea Pod's two loud voices, "En, En," successfully summoned a group of people.

Grandpa got up early. In fact, the old man didn't sleep much last night. He got up in the middle of the night and ran to the place where the pea pods were tied, squatting and smoking while touching the donkey and talking, asking if the donkey was full!Grandma was so angry that she scolded her several times as "dead old man", but grandpa wasn't angry either, and just kept laughing.The old man gets up early in the morning when the cock crows twice, fills the pea pods with grass, and brushes the donkey with a brush.The early risers in the village came to see, and he chatted patiently with them.During breakfast, grandma called several times but did not come back.

Grandma wiped the corners of her eyes habitually again, "Your grandfather, I have never been so happy in my life!" Grandma still knew her wife well.

"Grandma, let's build a big tile house tomorrow, so you will be happy too." Xiyuan coaxed grandma to come.

"Hey, grandma is happy not to have to build Wafang! It's been a lifetime, and now it's getting better and better!" The old lady was easily satisfied.

"Grandma, please take care of yourself. Our family will live a better life in the future. There will be things that will make you and grandpa happy, so that you and grandpa will be happy to have birthday stars in the same year." Xiyuan and grandma joked.

"Okay, grandma is waiting." Grandma grinned, the wrinkles around her eyes were full of smiles.

I will definitely not disappoint you, Xiyuan secretly made up his mind.

But Xiyuan and grandma didn't have fun for a long time, and the aunts and aunts in the village came to visit his house one after another.They are all from the same village. If you like it or not, you have to ask people to come in, but grandma didn't let her into the back room. She still knows her grandson. Xiaoyuan is happy to talk to anyone. (with a special temper) It's just that people who are not familiar with it can't tell, Xiaoyuan usually cares more about his family members, and he doesn't bother to inquire about his family members and affairs. No one will touch his things except his family members Comfortable.So grandma chatted with the women in the village in the hall.

"Hey, Aunt Xi, you are enjoying yourself. Look at this family even bought a donkey cart!" Aunt Li said twice.

"Yes, your family's life is getting better and better." The neighbor's sister-in-law sighed.

"The donkey earns a lot of money, right?" Mrs. Dong asked.

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Grandma dealt with these people without any impatience. Whoever has good things doesn't want others to know, and whoever doesn't want to live a life that is enviable!Last year when Xiaoyuan was sick, the old man and she borrowed almost the whole village, and only those close friends like Wang San’s family helped some. Open your mouth with others!People, who knows where they will go in the future, she and the old man thought that after borrowing so much money, it would be enough for the family to procrastinate for ten or eight years. At this time last year, she would never have thought that this day would come to the family!

Grandma chatted with the villagers while busy with the work in hand, seeing the envious expressions on other people's faces, she felt indescribably comfortable.Niang Xiyuan is the same, but with the old lady around, she will make less noise. The old man has seen a lot of experience and knows what to say and what not to say.

"Auntie, your ducks and geese are selling for a lot of money, right?" Aunt Li asked.

"Yes, it's a donkey and a cart, and it costs five or six taels of silver." Aunt Dong also wanted to inquire.

"That's right, my Xiaoyuan has been busy for more than half a year." Grandma replied.These things are the obvious income of the family, Xiao Yuan said, other things should not be told to others first, so as not to attract people's attention.

"And your Chinese cabbage in spring, yes, the vegetables in your garden grow so early, what did you do?" Aunt Li asked curiously. This is what other people have always wanted to ask, and they all held back It's been half a year, and I only saw Xiyuan's family selling Chinese cabbage and green vegetables before, but everyone in the village knew that Wei Cheng spent a lot of money on medical treatment. On balance, now that there is a real donkey that directly stimulates everyone's fragile hearts, so they are a little jealous and can't help but want to inquire about it.Now that someone has asked, everyone's eyes are on the old lady.

"Yo, I can't tell. I have to ask my family, Xiaoyuan. It's all made by Dongdong Sun's family in the city he knows. Otherwise, no one in my family would do this." This is what Xiyuan told his family in advance. If it's right, push everything to him and Sun Ye. He is a half-grown child, and the adults in the village can't make sense of it or not. In addition, let's borrow Sun Ye's prestige. I stayed at home for a few days, and everyone in the village saw it. Fundamentally speaking, the villagers were still afraid of the decent and rich people in the city.

"Ah? Didn't your family make it yourself?" Sure enough, when Sun Ye was mentioned, others put away their inquiring minds, and they were originally thinking about how to get a routine from the old Xi's family.

"My family doesn't have that ability, or I would have made a fortune earlier." Grandma pouted, looking at me and not understanding what you guys were thinking.

"How does Xiaoyuan know the rich people in the city?" Someone asked.

"No, this is the God of Wealth. Your family has spent a lot of money on Wei Cheng's medical treatment this year, right? You can also buy livestock, so it must be a lot of money!" Aunt Li stared with big eyes. road.

"Who spread the word? My Chengzi's illness has been cured early, and it didn't cost much money at all!" Grandma was not happy anymore, and it was easy to talk about other things. Inquiring about Wei Cheng, Xiao Yuan would be blown up if he heard about it.

"Oh, no one said anything, just seeing that Xiaoyuan of yours is always going to Dr. Li's when he has nothing to do..." Aunt Li explained in embarrassment seeing her grandma put her face down a bit.

"That's because Xiaoyuan and Dr. Li have gone to learn how to read. My Xiaoyuan can read such a thick book now." Grandma gestured with three fingers together.

"Really? Isn't your Xiaoyuan a scholar?" Everyone was surprised.

Grandma just laughed and said nothing, went into the room and took out the medical books that Xiyuan borrowed from Dr. Li.

At the same time, similar conversations were also taking place in the yard where the donkey was tied, but the men were more friendly and didn't inquire about everything like women.Grandpa and Xi Mingwen were busy building the donkey shed while dealing with these people. They had good relations, such as Uncle Wang Shun and others, and they also helped. Grandpa Wang and Grandma Wang San also wanted to come and have a look, but just guessed I knew that everyone in the village who was trustworthy would be there. They didn't want to join in the fun, and wanted to wait until everyone else had left before coming over to have a good look.

Xiyuan is also in the yard now, there is no way, the two little guys refused to leave Pea Pod, and they attracted several other children from the village. I touched the children, so I took care of them nearby, and from time to time, I carried the two little guys on the back of the donkey for a while.

Not far away, Wei Er Er looked at the excitement in the courtyard of the Xi family, and at Wei Cheng who was riding on the back of a donkey and smiling happily, a gleam of calculation flashed in his eyes.