when she became "he"

Although there are no high mountains in r city, there are many small hills, and there are rice fields between the hills. According to the saying here, the rice fields that go down a line are called "one dong". Because of the terrain, the rice fields in summer It is easy to be irrigated, and even the entire "Dong" rice field will be submerged. It is a representative of the classic "Southern Waterlogging". Every household in the village uses several cubic meters of water every day for washing clothes, bathing, feeding pigs, and other daily activities. When Xu Nuo first met him, he was also surprised at the "luxury" of the villagers.

Zhaojia Village and Pingshan Village are separated by a few "dongs", and it takes about half an hour to walk. Zhang Xiujuan walks in front with a small bamboo basket, and Xu Nuo follows behind. The bamboo basket is not the simple bamboo basket that Xu Nuo used to think , but woven from red bamboo cut into bamboo strips, with four feet at the bottom, between a cylinder and a cube, and a round bamboo basket with an opening, usually with a matching cover made of bamboo strips A root of bamboo can be turned into such a practical thing in the hands of the villagers, Xu Nuo has to marvel at this "ancient" art.

"Ah Mu, shall I help you choose?" Seeing that he was tall and tall, half a head taller than Zhang Xiujuan, Xu Nuo couldn't help but follow her empty-handed.

"No, no, no..." Zhang Xiujuan hurriedly waved her hands and refused, "My son is a student, how can he do these jobs!"

Xu Nuo choked, this is not the first time he has heard this, in the eyes of the villagers, it seems that people who are studying should not do farm work anymore, so as not to humiliate their status, they promised several times to go to the field to help the family with some work At that time, not only Zhang Xiujuan refused to let him go, but everyone in the village also ridiculed him as a "college student" who went to work in the field. The so-called "poor people raise children" is nothing more than that. Organize student labor.

In this day and age, if you go to the street, at least nine out of ten people are college students. College students are worthless long ago. It depends on whether they are key schools. The national treasure is also rare.

It was promised that they set off after nine o'clock, and it was about ten o'clock when they arrived in Pingshan Village. He guessed this time by looking at the sun in the sky. The sun is still shining brightly, and the temperature promises to be no less than 28 degrees. He is wearing a short-sleeved shirt, and he still feels sweat on his back along the way.

Walking through several "dongs", I saw several families one after another. After passing the village, more and more houses gradually increased. Xu Nuo even saw a few bungalows when he was still in the middle of the village. You know, except for the county and town, It was the first time he saw this kind of concrete and steel structure house in the village, and the houses in Pingshan Village looked better than those in Zhaojia Village. Along the way, he saw many new large tile-roofed houses. It seemed that the conditions of Pingshan Village It seems to be better than Zhaojia Village, and the road is more spacious and flat.

Zhang Xiujuan's natal family is almost at the end of the village. Many people greeted them along the way, mainly Zhang Xiujuan. It has been more than two years since Xu Nuo came here, and more than two years is enough for a young man to grow into an appearance they don't know. If Xu Nuo hadn't followed Zhang Xiujuan, they probably wouldn't have recognized them even if they saw him. Following Zhang Xiujuan's introduction, I wished these "elders" New Year's greetings.When I met a few of them who were said to be Zhang Xiujuan’s uncle and aunt, I stopped and said a few words. I took a few glutinous rice cakes from the bamboo basket and gave them away as an annual gift. As a return gift, Xu Nuo also received a few red envelopes.

Turning a corner, several large tile-roofed houses appeared in front of me, and there were seven or eight adults sitting in the yard and a few children playing on the side.

"Second sister (sister) is here?"

Several people saw Zhang Xiujuan getting up to greet her, and some were still sitting on the chairs. Xu Nuo, according to Zhao Wenwen's memory, recognized those who stood up, two of them were Zhao Wenwen's aunts, and one It's Zhao Wenwen's aunt. Sitting there are two uncles and uncles. The two young ones are the aunt's sons and daughters. Zhang's house looks much better and bigger than Zhao Dazhu's. Uncle Zhang Adjacent to my uncle's house, they share a large yard. There are two very conspicuous "Dayang" men's motorcycles in the open space of the yard. One looks very new, as if it was bought not long ago, and the other It looked half old, and it looked like it was a few years old. Needless to say, I knew that these two motorcycles must belong to Zhang Xiulan's eldest sister, Zhang Xiulan's family, and they were the only ones with such financial resources.

"Hey, Dawen is here this year too? It's really rare to see you!" Aunt Qian Fang was really surprised when she first saw Xu Nuo, with a look of surprise on her face. Of course, there was only surprise in her heart. Hi, the arrival of Zhao Wenwen means that she has to give out an extra red envelope, which is not a good thing for her, and because Zhao Wenwen didn't come in the past two years, she simply forgot to prepare his share this year. There are only two for the elder sister's pair of children.

On the other hand, the eldest aunt, Sun Ping, was very kind. She went over to take the burden off Zhang Xiujuan's shoulders, and beckoned them to sit down. She was a little surprised when she saw the promise: "Da Wen hasn't been to my uncle's house for a long time. Boy, this kid looks taller than your cousin."

Although it is a little unfamiliar, it is not a problem to recognize people with the memory of Zhao Wenwen. Xu Nuo knows that he is a junior, so he consciously said "Happy New Year" to several elders and cousins. If it was an accident, his behavior surprised the people present even more. You know, although they didn't know this nephew well before, they still knew a thing or two about his withdrawn personality. They didn't expect that it would happen after not seeing him for two years. Such a big change.

Auntie Zhang Xiulan, on the other hand, came to her senses quickly, took Xu Nuo's hand and said with a smile, "The essay is not bad. Those who have studied know how to be polite. They are all from my own family, so you don't have to be so polite."

Uncle Zhang has three children in total, two boys and one girl. They are all married. Both cousins ​​have accompanied their wives back to their natal home, so they are away. Like the aunt, they are also a pair of children, but the girl is on top. The two siblings are 15 and 13. They are both studying in the middle school in the town. However, Xu Nuo seems to have said when listening to Zhang Xiujuan's gossip that the uncle's family seems to be waiting for the eldest daughter to go to junior high school. She was not allowed to study after graduation, and then fully supported her younger son's study. After hearing that, Xu Nuo was more grateful than ever that Zhao Wenwen was born as a boy.

"Why doesn't Da Zhu come over?" Uncle Zhang asked after puffing out a puff of smoke from a hookah, quite accusing.

Zhang Xiujuan apologized and said with a smile: "The pigs in the family need to be fed at noon, but the child's father didn't come over." In fact, the pigs in Zhao's family were fed twice a day a while ago, and they don't need to be fed at noon. Zhang Xiujuan just said so It was just an excuse for Zhao Dazhu, just like in previous years when Zhao Wenwen didn't come, she said that Zhao Wenwen was reading at home.

"A few pigs can't eat without a meal, and Dazhu is not too shameful. He has been here a few times since his father and mother left. I wonder if he doesn't want to recognize the Zhang family as his father-in-law's family!" The uncle sucked He took a sip of the cigarette in his hand, flicked the ash on it, and said neither light nor heavy.

The expression on Zhang Xiujuan's face changed, and she said with a sneer: "Look at what my brother-in-law said, how could the child's father have such an idea, and he said that he would come over today. I think the pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep at home are really inseparable, so I let him stay at home." .”

"Second Sister, it's your fault. These pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep are all beasts, worthless things. Your brother-in-law and I still have several dinners today. Why don't we push them all away and come with your sister?"

Cousin Li Li, who was sitting by the side with his head lowered and playing with his mobile phone, raised his head: "Auntie, you can't make much money by raising so many pigs. Those big farmers raise hundreds of pigs. That's the way to go." If you have a trick, your family can't do anything like this."

Xu Nuo looked at this cousin, who looked 24 or 170 years old, about [-] tall, wearing a plaid shirt and slacks, and a pair of Nike sneakers under his feet, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. The mocking tone made Xu Nuo feel very uncomfortable. No matter what, Zhang Xiujuan is also his elder. One can imagine his self-cultivation if he is so rude to an elder.

"The input cost of large farmers is too high, and ordinary people can't afford it. My cousin is well-informed. According to my cousin, what should I do for a family like mine?"

Li Li looked at Xu Nuo in surprise, but he didn't expect him to answer.

Zhang Xiulan's daughter, Li Li, smiled sarcastically at the side: "What Dawen said is, Li Li, if you are so capable, you can point out the way for my aunt's family, don't just talk about it."

I don't know what Zhang Xiulan and his wife thought about naming their two children, one Li Li and the other Li Li. It was nothing when they were young. After all, the pronunciation of the two names in the rural dialect is different, but after school, the problem of learning Mandarin is a problem. Come out, Li Li and Li Li both have the same pronunciation, and the two siblings are not very harmonious. Since childhood, because of the patriarchal patriarchy between grandparents and parents, Li Li has read the book and learned more. It is inevitable He was dissatisfied with this kind of differential treatment at home, especially Li Li did not study well when he was studying, and he hung out with outsiders all day long, and later even dropped out of school. In order to clear Li Li's relationship and arrange for him to work in the police station, he spent all the family's money on him, so that she could only go to a technical secondary school in the end, so Li Li's resentment towards this elder brother deepened in her heart, and even towards her parents. I also complain very much.

Li Li naturally knew why this younger sister was against him, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with it. It's a girl's family. When she gets married in the future, her mother's family has to rely on him for support, let alone make her give up high school and college. Opportunities fulfill his job, even if he doesn't study technical secondary school, he has to be close to him first. The old Li family depends on him to carry on the family line. After the old man earns it, it will be his. He just advances his own property first. Who is it?