Sun Guixian's face was swollen. No matter how unconvinced she was, she didn't dare to say more. When she got home last night, her son and daughter-in-law blamed her for not knowing what was good for her after getting an easy job and embarrassing the whole family. The old man also scolded her for being a troublemaker. She was beaten and wronged, but no one comforted her. Instead, she was scolded.
She gritted her teeth and spat out a mouthful of phlegm. She would remember this grudge.
Xue Huahua doesn't care about Sun Guixian. The vice-captain brought the pig back and she ordered people to put it in an isolated cage to prevent it from infecting other pigs.
She waved the willow twig and gently patted the pig's back, muttering, "Go, go, go". Her movements were skillful, like a pig rearing veteran. The vice-captain is amazed and can't help but ask her, "Huahua, how did you know that the commune has a specialist in treating pigs?"
Thinking of the situation of injecting pigs, the vice-captain feels that he has learned something new. He didn't know that pigs can be cured by injections just like humans. If it weren't for Xue Huahua's reminder to Lu Jianguo, they might have given up on this pig.
Pigs are contagious when they get sick. Something like this happened in the village more than ten years ago. A pig got sick and no one paid attention to it, so another pig got sick and died. Later, there was a famine and there was no food to feed the pigs, so the pig farm was left idle. Four years ago, Lu Jianguo asked the villagers for their opinions and started raising pigs again.
In this regard, he admits that he is not experienced enough.
Seeing that the pig is in the cage, Xue Huahua puts down the willow twig, grabs a handful of pigweed and throws it in. She says matter-of-factly, "Times are changing. What's so strange about this? The day I brought Mingwen to the commune, I saw someone feeding medicine to chickens." She is not lying. She is also curious that someone in the commune knows this. Veterinarians will be a common profession in the future, but at this time, no one will make a living from it, and it will not be recognized.
The vice-captain thinks for a moment. Xue Huahua is right. During the famine, how could he imagine that the production team can raise four pigs? The living conditions are getting better and better.
Xue Huahua feeds the pigs and sweeps the pigsty. Li Xuemei is a little embarrassed, "Auntie, is there anything I can do? Just let me know."
Yesterday, she got off work early. When she passed by the storage room, she heard Sun Guixian's tearful voice, accusing her and Xue Huahua of making the pigs sick. She went up to Sun Guixian and argued with her, but Sun Guixian scolded her for not being a good person and bullying her because she was from the city. She was scolded until she was speechless. It was Liu Yunfang who heard the news and came over to call her away. She heard the story from Lu Ming.
After all, Xue Huahua didn't involve him out of kindness. Xue Huahua didn't involve herself in it out of kindness. She didn't know how to deal with Sun Guixian.
"Go to the storage room and borrow two sickles to cut the grass around the yard. It's easy for snakes to get in the grass. It's scary for us to go in and out in the future." Xue Huahua sees that she is bored, so she wants her to do something to kill time.
Li Xuemei sighs and leaves with the basket.
There is a medium-sized yard outside the pigsty. It is surrounded by a bamboo fence and is surrounded by weeds. The weeds are almost knee-high. Xue Huahua advises her to knock the weeds with a stick before cutting them, in case there are really snakes inside.
After cleaning the pigsty, she goes out to cut the weeds with Li Xuemei. The sickles are close to the ground, and they just need to grab the roots of the weeds. She moves quickly, and soon the fence is clear. When it's almost noon, the villagers pass by and shout from afar, "Huahua, once the weeds are cut, you can see clearly what you are doing in the pigsty."
In the past, the villagers don't dare to joke with Xue Huahua. Firstly, they are not familiar with Xue Huahua. Secondly, they are afraid that she will be unhappy because Xue Huahua's personality is too dull.
But it's different now. From the fact that Xue Huahua beat and scolded Sun Guixian, they know that she is not a dull person. She has a burning passion in her heart, so she dares to tease them like this.
Xue Huahua shares the weeds with Li Xuemei and says with a smile, "An upright person is not afraid of a crooked shadow. With everyone's supervision, I and Lu Ming's family will work harder and strive for every family to get a big piece of meat during the New Year." Xue Huahua lifts Li Xuemei's basket, which is a little heavy. She calls Lu Ming in the direction of the field to pick up his wife, which makes the people on the road laugh and shout to help.
The peaceful and tiring afternoon becomes livelier because of the continuous shouts.
Lu Dewen and Lu Ming arrive right after each other. Lu Ming has delicate features and two dimples at the corner of his mouth when he smiles. No wonder Li Xuemei is willing to marry a farmer. Lu Ming is more handsome than many people in the city. Seeing her, Lu Ming warmly calls her auntie, "Auntie, Xuemei said that it's all thanks to your help that she can relax a little. In the future, if you need anything, just call me. I promise to come immediately."
Looking at their faces, they look like husband and wife. Xue Huahua teases, "Okay, you said it yourself. If you don't come, I will go to your house and make a scene."
"If auntie needs anything, I will definitely help." Seeing that the scythe is still on the ground, he picks it up without any hesitation, "Auntie, I will go to the storage room to return the scythe."
Xue Huahua smiles and agrees. She turns her eyes to Lu Dewen. He has been working diligently recently, so his body is a little thin. Fortunately, he is in good spirits. He naturally swings the rope of the basket on his shoulder. "Mom, let's go." His tone is straightforward, which is completely different from the timid manner he used to be.
"Xuemei, we will go back first. After lunch, you can sleep at home for a while. I will call you when I come." The sun is shining, and the pigweed is not as fresh as it was in the evening.
The piggery work is assigned to them, and they have the final say on what to do.
At the crossroad outside the storage room, they unexpectedly meet Li Mingxia who is carrying two baskets of pigweed home. Lu Dewen thinks of Li Mingxia's instigation and shows an awkward expression. He looks at Li Mingxia, and then at Xue Huahua, not knowing whether to call for help or not.
Li Mingxia's hands are on the shoulder pole. When she looks up and sees the two people, she frowns and bumps into them. The pigweed in the basket is dripping with water, and as she moves, a lot of water drops fall on Xue Huahua. She acts as if she did not see it and shouts, "Get out of the way, get out of the way, I am going to bump into you." As she speaks, she deliberately swings the basket at Xue Huahua. Lu Dewen is annoyed, "Auntie, your water has spilled on my mom."
"Didn't I remind you to get out of the way? Who can you blame if you are deaf? "Li Mingxia raises her eyebrows, and her face is full of pride. That's right, she is unhappy that Xue Huahua got the piggery work. Lu Jianguo promised to let the women in the village take turns, but in the blink of an eye, he goes back on his words. Isn't he just taking care of his own people?
He claims to be fair and just, but in the end, he is just saying it for the sake of outsiders.
Lu Dewen is speechless. He pulls Xue Huahua to the other side and points the basket at Li Mingxia. "Mom, let's go."
Xue Huahua sneaks a glance at Li Mingxia, but she doesn't say anything. After returning home, she sees Chao Caizhi coming out of the kitchen with a bowl of rice, and Xixi is circling around her. She is puzzled, "Caizhi, isn't Third Sister cooking? Where is she?"
Chao Caizhi's strength is almost recovered, and she did not suffer giving birth to this child. Xue Huahua cooks poached eggs for her almost every day, and the child is growing well. If it wasn't for Xue Huahua's refusal, she would have gone to work in the morning. At this moment, when Xue Huahua asks, she explains, "Someone from the Educated Youth Room is looking for Third Sister. Third Sister went out, and I think she will be back soon."
She is in the room, and Lu Hongying does not tell her what happened. She leaves Xixi to her and leaves.
Lu Dewen spreads out the grass in the yard, and then walks out of the yard. He stands on the path and shouts, "Third Sister, Third Sister, time to go home for dinner."
After waiting for a few minutes, there is no reply, so Lu Dewen shouts again. The pig farm is not far from the Educated Youth Room. One is on the east side of the storage room, and the other is on the west side. Lu Dewen asks Xue Huahua, "Do you want me to go to the Educated Youth Room to take a look?"
"You go and take a look. I will leave the food for you. I will go to the mountains to collect firewood after eating." Now that there is plenty of time, she needs to find something to do. There are not many people collecting firewood in this season, so she needs to take the opportunity to collect more firewood. Chao Caizhi cooks half a pot of wild vegetable porridge. There is more soup than rice and less wild vegetables. Except for Xue Huahua's bowl, which has a few grains of rice, the other bowls are wild vegetable soup.
Chao Caizhi is very careful. She is afraid that there is not enough food, so every meal is plain porridge. When they are injured and lying in bed, this is what they eat every day.
"Caizhi, the Sun Family carries more than 60 catties of rice here. It will not be a problem to eat until the autumn harvest. Don't be too frugal, especially Xixi, he is still growing." Xue Huahua swaps the bowl with Lu Dewen's, "This bowl is for Dewen. He works a lot harder and only eats soup. What if he faints in the field in the afternoon?" She does not blame Chao Caizhi at all. On the contrary, if it is not for Chao Caizhi, she probably will not survive even if she is reborn. She is too poor and injured. The life of not being able to take care of herself makes her breathless. For many years, she has relied on her hands and feet to make a living. Suddenly lying in bed and unable to move, she needs someone to take care of her. She accepts her incompetence. It is Chao Caizhi's hard-working personality that makes her gradually adapt to it.
"Caizhi, take good care of yourself. Go out only when you are one month old. Don't take your body lightly just because you are young. You will regret it in the future." Xue Huahua advises her with sincere words.
Chao Caizhi's expression is moved, "Mom, I know. I am just afraid …" She did not finish the rest of the words. Xue Huahua knows what she is afraid of. She is afraid that they will not be well again. The burden of the family falls on her. There are old people and young people. She does not even dare to die.
"It will not happen again, Caizhi. Mom has you. Mom will not let something like this happen again."
Chao Caizhi's eyes are red and she nods. Thinking of the wild vegetables in the kitchen, she says, "Mom, Hongying dug a lot of wild vegetables. They are washed and dried in the basket. Do you want me to cook them?"
"Let's make do with it for lunch and cook it at night." Xue Huahua drinks a bowl of soup and scoops a bowl of porridge from the pot. She gulps it down and holds Dong Dong in the central room, waiting for Lu Dewen and the others to come back. After waiting for a long time, she does not see them. She puts Dong Dong back on the bed and carries the basket to the mountains.
Lu Jianxun and Lu Mingwen do not complain when they see the plain porridge in the bowl. After lunch, Lu Jianxun says that he wants to work. Chao Caizhi cannot stop him. She can only tell him that Xue Huahua has gone to the mountains. Lu Jianxun replies and runs to the direction of the back mountain.
His mom said that only by working together can the family live a good life. He is old enough to help her with some work and will not be lazy anymore.
He wants to eat.
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