Little Farm Among the Clouds

Ye Guosheng is 70 years old this year. Influenced by the thoughts of the 80s and [-]s, he once believed that "buying and selling" was an act of opportunism. Although he doesn't think so now, "buying and selling" still has no place in his mind. He might sell a Eggs, sell them for rags, or take over manual work to make some money, but he never takes "buying and selling" as a serious matter.

After being reminded by the child Ye Chi, he thought he could give it a try.

Ye Chi asked: "Grandpa, these bamboo shoots can be sold for money, right?"

Ye Guosheng replied: "Yes."

"Then let's sell it."

"You have to dig out the bamboo shoots first."

"How to dig?"

"Go home and get the tools."

"Walk."

The grandfather and grandson went down the mountain holding hands, walked home together, picked up the hoe, the basket, and the shovel, and walked towards Jingshan together. Ye Chi was very happy, and he jumped up and ran to the small bamboo forest after taking two steps. I started looking for bamboo shoots.

"Grandpa, there's someone up front here."

"Okay, I'll dig."

Ye Guosheng put the basket and shovel aside, walked up to Yechi with the hoe on his shoulders, and asked Yechi to stand aside for a while, while he dug up a bamboo shoot. Bamboo shoots will not grow alone, and there are usually five bamboo shoots nearby. Six seven eight.

Ye Guosheng planed one, and in order to prevent the bamboo shoots next to it from being damaged, Ye Guosheng started to dig the soil to the side with a shovel, and then took out the bamboo shoots in the soil with his hands, and handed them to Ye Chi. After throwing one, he threw it into the basket, and when he finished throwing it, he squatted down to Ye Guosheng to watch Ye Guosheng dig. When he encountered something difficult to dig, he frowned and gritted his teeth, as if he was doing his best for Ye Guosheng.

After digging for a while, Ye Chi saw the doorway and said, "Grandpa, I'll dig, I'll dig. You rest for a while, rest for a while."

Ye Guosheng asked: "Do you know how to dig?"

"I'll give it a try." Ye Chi said, "Maybe I'll be fine if I give it a try."

Now that Ye Guosheng has learned to let the child act independently, he handed the shovel to Ye Chi and said, "Okay, try it, don't hurt your hands."

"it is good."

Ye Chi took the shovel and poked at the ground under his feet. After poking out a bamboo shoot, he felt that the shovel was not easy to use, so he threw the shovel away and quickly dug up the soil like a puppy.

Ye Guosheng hurriedly stopped when he saw it: "Hey, Ye Chi, why did you lose the shovel and use your hands?"

Ye Chi turned his head and said: "The shovel is not easy to use, but the hands are quick."

"What should I do if I hurt my hand? Come over quickly, I will dig, and you will pick it up."

"OK then."

Ye Chi got up and squatted next to Ye Guosheng. When he saw the bamboo shoots protruding and needed to use his hands, he quickly said, "I'll pick it up, I'll pick it up."

Then the little hand went up to dig it, and when he held a fat bamboo shoot in his arms, he smiled happily: "Grandpa, look! It's out!"

"Put it in the basket."

"it is good."

Digging bamboo shoots is not an easy task. Not all bamboo shoots emerge from the ground, and the bamboo shoots that emerge from the ground are not necessarily suitable for consumption, so in addition to digging, you have to find and choose.

However, Ye Guosheng, Ye Chi, and his grandson still dug a basket, and Ye Chi pointed to his feet and said, "Grandpa, there is one more here, and one more."

Ye Guosheng put away the hoe: "No more digging."

"why?"

"Can't hold it."

Ye Chi looked at the full basket, and it really couldn't hold it.

Ye Guosheng said: "I don't know if it can be sold out. If you dig too much, it will be broken."

Ye Chi walked over and said, "Okay then, stop digging."

"Well, go home."

"go home."

Ye Guosheng was carrying a hoe and a basket. Inside the basket were shovels and most of the bamboo shoots. Ye Chi carried the other small part of the bamboo shoots to lighten the weight of his grandfather.

When the grandfather and grandson walked down the mountain one after the other, the setting sun was already close to the horizon.

Ye Chi looked at the sky and said, "Grandpa, it's getting dark soon."

Ye Guosheng slowed down his pace: "Well, it's dark when the sun goes down."

"Then shall we still sell bamboo shoots?"

"No, everyone has gone home after dark, and we will sell it tomorrow."

"Will tomorrow be bad?"

"No, it can be kept for three days."

"Then shall we also eat bamboo shoots at home?"

"Well, try to see if it tastes good before selling it."

"It must be delicious." Ye Chi thought firmly.

Ye Guosheng laughed, and it was already dark when he got home. Ye Guosheng took two bamboo shoots, peeled them, cleaned them, cut them into strips, served them with sliced ​​meat, and stir-fried them over high heat. You don’t need to put any special seasonings, and you can smell the special flavor mixed with the meat. The aroma is mouth-watering.

Ye Chi swallowed saliva non-stop.

When it was time to eat, Ye Chi said happily: "Grandpa, it's delicious."

Ye Guosheng tasted it, it was light and tender, and it was really delicious, so he felt more at ease when he sold it. After dinner, Ye Guosheng was afraid that the bamboo shoots would go bad, so he covered them with a layer of soil. In the room, the chickens were driven to the chicken cover, and the grandpa and grandson sat in the bed after washing.

Ye Chi slept at Ye Guosheng's feet yesterday, it was because Ye Guosheng ignored Ye Chi on purpose, today is different, Ye Guosheng decided to live with Ye Chi, let Ye Chi sleep with him, wait for two days When I have time, I will pack another small bed and let Ye Chi sleep by himself.

But Ye Chi was obviously happy to sleep with his grandfather, so he took his luggage bag, took out a pencil, a notebook, a pencil sharpener and an eraser from it, and showed it to Ye Guosheng, saying that his mother bought it for him, and that he had gone to kindergarten Yes, but later I had no money and couldn't afford to go to school, so I dropped out of school. Ye Chi's mother said that she could start the first grade when school starts in September this time.

Ye Guosheng looked at Ye Chi and asked, "Do you want to go to the first grade?"

Ye Chi nodded: "Yes."

"I haven't finished kindergarten, can I keep up with the first grade?"

"Yes, I can write a lot of words." Ye Chi said: "Mom said that kindergartens are meant to take children to play, and I can play."

"That's fine, I'll be in first grade when school starts in September."

"Ah."

After reading Ye Chi's book, Ye Guosheng continued to look at Ye Chi's luggage, knowing that there were not many clothes in it, and planned to buy some spring clothes in addition to Ye Chi's shoes.

"Grandpa." Ye Chi shouted again.

Ye Guosheng looked at Ye Chi.

Ye Chi put pencils and other things into the small schoolbag inside the luggage bag, and said: "When I am in the first grade, my mother will come back."

Ye Guosheng didn't speak.

Thinking of what Ye Hongwei said, Ye Chi blinked his bright eyes and asked, "Grandpa, tell me, will my mother come back?"

Ye Guosheng hesitated for a moment and said, "Grandpa doesn't know about the future."

"My mother doesn't want me?"

Ye Guosheng didn't answer any questions, and said, "Ye Chi, your mother must care about you."

"why?"

"Otherwise you wouldn't be so lively and cheerful."

"Then why did she insist on sending me away?"

"Because life is not easy." Ye Guosheng patted Ye Chi's head and said, "It's not easy to raise a child. You are in charge of food, housing, and education. Your mother is a woman. With me, she can make money and live a good life, and when she is well, it will be easy to help you in the future, otherwise, both of you will be bad."

Ye Chi was happy when he heard that.

Ye Guosheng said: "Go to sleep, grandpa will sell bamboo shoots tomorrow."

Ye Chi immediately answered: "Grandpa, I will also sell bamboo shoots with you."

"Then you have to get up early, you have to get up when the rooster crows."

"I can get up."

"Okay, go to sleep."

"it is good."

Ye Chi burrowed into the bed and immediately closed his eyes.

Ye Guosheng also lay down, stretched out his hand to turn off the light bulb in the room, the room was plunged into darkness, and the surroundings seemed extraordinarily quiet, Ye Guosheng didn't fall asleep immediately, he lay quietly, thinking about what happened the whole day, from He hated Yechi, took in Yechi, then dug bamboo shoots, and now there is an extra child in the bed, which he could not imagine before.

It might really be because of blood relationship, he and Ye Chi seem to get along without any barrier.

Thinking about it carefully, it is good to have a child by my side, at least without the company of cows and chickens, life is fulfilling, and such a cute child, twittering every day, makes this old man more energetic.

Yes, he should be more energetic, so that he can live longer and take care of Ye Chi more, at least he will live as long as Ye Chi.

Ye Guosheng thought this way, it was the first time he fell asleep so early, and he snored lightly after a while, but Ye Chi hadn't slept yet, he still missed his mother a little bit, for two days, his mother didn't give him a nap On the phone, he was still a little sad.

He leaned closer to his grandfather, smelling the smell of tobacco on his body, listening to the sound of the big ox chewing cud, feeling the heat in the bed, everything was quite comfortable, his heart gradually became less sad, and his eyelids became more and more Heavy, slowly closing his eyes.

It was just dawn the next day, I don't know how many times the crowing of the rooster reached Ye Chi's ears, Ye Chi sat up suddenly, turned his head to look at the bed, there was no one around him.

"Grandpa." Ye Chi called out.

Ye Guosheng came in neatly dressed with a cigarette pouch in his mouth: "Are you awake?"

Ye Chi hurriedly asked: "Grandpa, have you gone to sell bamboo shoots?"

"not yet."

"I will go with you."

"it is good."

Ye Guosheng wanted to catch the morning market in Jingshan Town, so he got up very early. He ran towards Jingshan for more than half an hour. When he came back, he heated up steamed buns and boiled eggs. He fed the big yellow cow, three hens, one rooster and big black , and then carrying a basket on his shoulders, he led Ye Chi towards the market.

Ye Chi hadn't finished eating the steamed stuffed buns yet, he squeezed one in one hand, took a mouthful from left to right, stuffed his mouth full, his cheeks bulged like two small balloons, he trotted after Ye Guosheng, Ye Guosheng looked back, busy He stopped and waited until Ye Chi swallowed his last mouthful before speeding up towards the market.

Lest it be too late.

The grandfather and grandson hurried to the vegetable market in Jingshan Town, and saw the bustling scene at a glance, crowded with people and shouting constantly.

The grandpa and grandson were stunned.