Chapter 131 Don’t blame her for being cruel
Having said that, the five of them knew that Fan Jin couldn't really not mind.
So after discussion, it was changed to evening.
In the dead of night, the four brothers took bamboo baskets and secretly went to the fields to dig.
That day they saw that potatoes were different from wheat buds and grains. They were planted in large pieces!
It’s such a big piece. If you want to eat it, just dig out a few pieces. Isn’t there something to eat at home every day?
"Brother, I dug it!" Fan Sizhu ran at the front, dug out a few pieces of potatoes with his hoe, and shouted happily.
Fan Dazhu gestured and reprimanded: "Keep your voice down! Don't be heard."
If dad isn't here, he is the boss, so of course he has to keep an eye on the younger ones.
Fan Erzhu lowered his voice and said, "I dug it too. The soil is very soft and easy to dig.
As expected, the land plowed by oxen and donkeys is much softer than what we dig out with hoes. "
Fan Dazhu thought about the idea of oxen and donkeys. If oxen and donkeys plowed the fields, wouldn't they need to dig the ground themselves?
It belongs to the second uncle's family. The second uncle's surname is Fan like theirs. He can't write the two characters "Fan" in one stroke. I'm sure the second uncle won't disagree.
When I was imagining a cow plowing the fields, I heard Fan Sanzhu next to me asking in surprise: "There are sprouts sprouting on it, what should I do? Can I still eat it?"
Fan Dazhu replied without thinking: "Is there anything I can't eat? Those ginger and garlic sprouts, do you think I can eat them?"
Can you tell me how soybean sprouts, mung bean sprouts and peanut sprouts grow? You're a brainless idiot and don't even think about it! "
Fan Erzhu mocked angrily: "Can't you just break off the sprouts when they sprout? Is it such a big deal that it's worth shouting about?"
Fan Sanzhu thought the same thing, it was just sprouts. You can't eat them without sprouts, but you can't eat them with sprouts.
He shut his mouth silently.
It was the first time for the four of them to come here. They were afraid that they would not have enough food, so they dug several ridges of land in succession and took a break after filling more than half of their baskets.
"It's enough, don't dig too much at one time." Fan Dazhu thought he was very elegant and worthy of his second uncle, so he didn't take more.
The other three had no objections.
In the future, you can dig it out anytime you want, it’s just one more trip.
The four of them arrived home at night.
Sun Jinhua was very satisfied with the weight in the basket.
Fan Qian was also very satisfied.
"Master, what will you do if you find out that the second child is making trouble?" Sun Jinhua suddenly asked worriedly.
Fan Qian had already thought about it.
Why doesn't he go tonight?
I just thought that if someone saw me, Dazhu and the others were juniors, how many children could the second child be serious with?
If she is serious, it means that her aunt is too small-minded to give food to her husband's nephew!
Women are very concerned about their reputation, and the second child's wife is also a woman. If she really doesn't want to make trouble with her reputation, she will be in trouble.
"If someone from the second family comes to make trouble without any evidence, we will accuse her of slander!
There is no need for her to report to the official and threaten her. Let’s take her to report to the official first and see what evidence she has to say it’s us. "
Sun Jinhua thought the same thing, "The boss is right. You can say it was plowed by voles and weasels. How can you say it was us?"
Relieved, Sun Jinhua looked at the bamboo basket with a smile on her face. She said to the grown-ups, "Hurry up and go to bed. Mom will make these potatoes for you to eat tomorrow! Let's see what they taste like."
"I've wanted to eat it for a long time!"
"I will definitely eat a big bowl tomorrow, and none of you will try to grab it."
"Maybe it's not delicious. What's there to grab?"
"Can't you?"
"Who knows."
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Zhang Xiaocao came outside Shuiqing Courtyard early in the morning and knocked on the door.
Seeing Shui Qing, he hurriedly reported: "Sister-in-law Shui Qing, go and have a look, your fields have been robbed!"
Shui Qing was stunned for a moment. Can thieves be attracted in the fields?
What to steal?
Stealing soil?
Then I realized that I was stealing potatoes.
She followed Zhang Xiaocao to the fields, where many villagers had gathered.
"Yao Shou, someone steals the seeds you planted. This is not a good person." Aunt Li scolded angrily.
"Although life in our village is hard, no one has ever stolen food from the fields. Could it be someone from another village who did it?" Fan Qiye said thoughtfully.
Father Xu looked at the land that had only been dug for a few ridges and shook his head: "No way, our village is in a remote place, more than ten miles away from the nearest village. Who can dig this little thing after traveling so far without anything?"
Fan Dazhu and several other people in the crowd felt their hearts skip a beat.
If I had known earlier, I would have dug more!
"It must have been done by people from this village!" Uncle Wang made the final decision.
Everyone looked at Zhang Baldy in the crowd.
Zhang Tuzi was watching the excitement happily. When he saw everyone's eyes focused on him, his eyes turned around in panic, and he said anxiously, "Don't look at me, it's not me!"
Seeing that everyone didn't believe it, he swore: "If it were me, I wouldn't be able to return to my roots, and I wouldn't be able to be buried in a landscape village, right?"
This was a very serious oath, and everyone immediately believed it and stopped looking at him.
Zhang Baldzi came to life again, scurrying back and forth and laughing: "Hey, since the last time I picked chicken rice and fruit, the old village chief wanted to expel me from the village, I have behaved. Regarding food matters, I am Never touch it!
This is not the season when I hope there will be a lean season. It takes a village to support me.
Besides, it’s a thankless thing, is that what I, the bald man Zhang, can do?
I regretted the last time I played chicken rice crackers very much. When I thought about working exhaustingly for several days and not doing well at all, what was I trying to do? How could I not regret it? ! "
When everyone heard this, they rolled their eyes.
The bald man did not regret that he had harmed the interests of the village, but regretted that he had worked so hard for several days without any benefit!
But he was telling the truth. He was famously lazy, otherwise he wouldn't be one of the poorest in the village.
Without Zhang Tuzi as the most likely candidate, it would be difficult to find the rest.
Everyone's eyes wandered across everyone's face.
Fan Qian and Fan Dazhu held their breaths for fear of being noticed.
"Everyone, maybe it wasn't stolen by humans, but by voles, weasels and the like." came a clear voice.
Fan Qian and others looked happy.
Who is this? They actually said what they wanted to say!
Several people looked towards where the sound came from, and when they saw the person coming, they couldn't hide the joy on their faces.
What a fool!
Shui Qing came over and frowned slightly when he saw the scene in the field, but soon returned to his original state.
Fan Qiye stepped forward and said angrily: "This is definitely not done by animals like voles!"
Others echoed.
Shui Qing explained with a slight smile: "These potatoes have sprouted, and you can't plant them again if you dig them out. Everyone in the village knows that those who won't dig them up will only be pests."
Fan Qiye wanted to say that if others dig it up, it may not necessarily be for planting, but it may also be for eating!
Fan Qian didn't wait for Master Fan Qi to speak, and responded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, my brothers and sisters are right, this is a pest."
There was a smile on Shui Qing's lips, and she looked at her eldest brother with a profound look, but her words were of agreement: "Brother is right."
Those who dig now know that ‘you can’t plant what you dug out’. No matter whether you planted or ate it before, you can only eat it now.
A lot of sprouted potatoes...heh, don't blame her for being cruel.