Second chapter 第二章 Digging a well() 打井() Afternoon ravine still cold and dreary, Zhang Xiaohua also still warmly surges upward. But afternoon opening up wasteland progress does not have in the morning was smooth. The rock on Wasteland are many, buries in the place, must dig up, pry big stone, is not an easy matter, when the setting sun in the western sky, the twilight approaches, Zhang Xiaohua also merely moved several rocks, his hand was injured actually first, the fingers/tiger mouth has cracked, is blowing in the cold wind, feels painful. 午后的山间依然凄冷,张小花也依然热情高涨。但下午的开垦进度却没有上午来的顺利了。荒地上的山石不少,很多都是埋在地里的,要挖开地,撬起大的石头,也不是一件容易的事情,当夕阳西下,暮色来临的时候,张小花也仅仅挪了几块山石而已,他的手倒是先受了伤,虎口都崩裂了,在冷风中吹着,感到一阵的生疼。 After all young man. 毕竟还是少年郎啊。 Turned head to look at itself to bustle about day of Wasteland, although a little did not abandon, but Zhang Xiaohua has shouldered the hoe, was carrying the watering can, the round trip walked. The weather was late, does not walk, the father and Elder Brother will look, the grandmother will also be worried. 回头望了望自己忙碌了一天的荒地,虽然有点不舍,但张小花还是扛了锄头,拎着水罐,往回走了。天色已晚,再不走,爹爹和哥哥就会来找了,外婆也会担心的。 Wasteland leaves home to have a distance, or does not need mother to deliver the food at noon. Walks on the rugged mountain road of going home, although Zhang Xiaohua did not have the physical strength, the mood is surprisingly good, the progress of opening up wasteland is not quick, was the father had already reminded, if several days can be neatly good, the person in village already Kaiden of whole mountain slope. This also merely begins, later must cultivate carefully, but must sow seeds, the watering wait/etc., the terrible business are many. Suddenly, Xiaohua thinks, watering!!! Yes, the hillside is so high, the river in Li Village is so far, the water this such makes, don't the surroundings have the mouth? Hadn't already thought? This...... Should this not know what to do? Thinks of this point, Zhang Xiaohua is out of control to step out, runs toward the family/home. 荒地离家是有段距离的,要不中午也不用娘亲过来送饭的。走在回家的崎岖山路上,张小花虽然没了体力,心情却是奇好,开荒的进度不快,也是爹爹早就提醒过的,如果几天就能规整好了,村里的人早就满山坡的开田了。这也仅仅是开头,以后还要细细的耕种,还要播种,浇水等等,麻烦事多着呢。突然,小花想到一点,浇水！！！是啊,山坡这么高,离村里的河那么远,水该这么弄啊,周围也没有泉眼啊？早就怎么没想到呢？这……这该如何是好？想到这一点,张小花禁不住加快脚步,往家跑去。 Enters the village time, the weather was completely black, in the villages also has many naughty children to be laughing and playing to play, sees Xiaohua to carry the hoe, some villagers of getting to know each other well also block Xiaohua to ask matter that he opens up wasteland, Xiaohua also one by one reply. It seems like opens Wasteland on the hillside, to not having the villagers of enough grain ration, matter that also cares about very much. However, Xiaohua is also very absent-minded, everybody think that he was tired, does not have the careful inquiry, Xiaohua then rushes to the family/home. 走进村口的时候,天色已经尽黑了,村间还有不少的顽童嬉笑玩耍,看到小花扛着锄头,一些相熟的村民还拦住小花问问他开荒的事情,小花也都一一回答。看来在山坡上开荒地,对没有足够口粮的村民来说,也是很关心的事情啊。不过,小花也是很心不在焉,大伙以为他累了,就没细细的询问,小花这才奔到家中。 The Zhang Xiaohua family's south end in village, comes to see with the Fengshui angle is the leeward launching place. However, the area is not but actually small, with the efforts of Zhang Cai, really also had a yard. The fence of yard is not high, the use clay builds, can see inside from outside. Distant by the fence gate, Zhang Xiaohua saw the grandmother is leaning on the form of walking stick, because the eye could not see, the grandmother does not go out, this little while is holding the fence gate, wants to come is concerned about the youngest grandchild. Hears the approach sound of footsteps, grandmother's face has shown the smiling face, „Xiaohua, came back ~, today is tired?” Zhang Xiaohua runs tightly several, passed through the gate, puts down the hoe and watering can, supports grandmother's arm, hurries to reply: „It is not tired, Grandmother, before also had to do the farm work.” The grandmother happily grips the hand of Zhang Xiaohua, said that „our Xiaohua is an Sir, the grandmothers forgot!” Grandmother's hand happen to bumps into the place that the fingers/tiger mouth of Zhang Xiaohua cracks, Zhang Xiaohua sorely has attracted an cold air/Qi, although has not screamed, but the grandmother heard, said loudly: „Small talent, hurries to have a look at the child.” The Zhang Xiaohua father also just came back actually, is cleaning in the courtyard, hears mother -in-law Sir 's sound sound, feels, has a look carefully, said: 张小花的家在村子的南头,用风水的角度来看就是下风下水的地方。不过,面积倒也不小,在张才的努力下,竟然也有了个小院。小院的围墙不高,使用黄泥堆砌的,从外边可以看到里面。远远的透过篱笆门,张小花就看到了外婆拄着拐杖的身影,因为眼睛看不到,外婆不怎么出门,这会儿扶着篱笆门,想来是挂记自己最小的外孙了。听到渐近的脚步声,外婆的脸露出了笑容,“小花,回来了~,今天累不累啊？”张小花紧跑几步,进了门,把锄头和水罐放下,扶住外婆的胳膊,赶紧回答:“不累啊,外婆,以前也不是没干过农活。”外婆欣慰的握住张小花的手,说“我们的小花已经是大人了,外婆都忘记了！”外婆的手正好碰到张小花的虎口崩裂的地方,张小花疼的吸了口冷气,虽然没叫出声,但是外婆已经听到了,大声说:“小才啊,赶紧过来看看孩子。”张小花的爹其实也刚回来,正在院子里清洗,听到岳母大人的声音,感觉过来,仔细看看,说: „Does not have relation(s), mother, Xiaohua works makes an effort, the hand cracked, several days later good.” “没关系,娘,小花干活太用劲,手裂了,过几天就好的。” The grandmother said: „Or goes to old Chen there of outskirts to give the child the lane to instill to wipe?” 外婆说:“要不去村头的老陈那里给孩子弄点药抹抹？” Was saying, Guo Sufei took the thing to come out from room, spoke thoughtlessly said to the Zhang Xiaohua grandmother: „Does not use, mother, previous Xiaohu has not used, but also remains, waits for Xiaohua to rest in the evening, spreading, it is estimated that tomorrow will be better. The mother, you felt that returns to the room, it is cold, the wind got up, meets me to deliver to you food. Xiaohua, holds your grandmother to return to the room quickly.” 正说间,郭素菲从屋里拿着东西出来了,随口对张小花的外婆说:“不用了,娘,上次小虎不是用过吗,还剩一些,等晚上小花睡的时候,给涂上一点,估计明天会好一些的。娘,您感觉回屋吧,天冷,风起来了,一会我把饭给您送过去。小花,快扶你外婆回屋。” Zhang Xiaohua careful returns to room the grandmother, oneself after watering anxious has also put the brain. 张小花小心的把外婆送回屋,自己关于浇水的焦虑也放到了脑后。 Finished eating the food, the parents arranges the basket under the bean big oil lamp, opened Brother Xiaohua three also to lend a hand in side. Zhang Cai then asked the situation of Zhang Xiaohua about opening up wasteland. Zhang Xiaohua also one by one said, Zhang Cai said: 吃完饭,父母都在豆大的油灯下编篮子,张小花兄弟三个也在旁边搭把手。张才这才问起张小花关于开荒的情况。张小花也都一一道来,张才说: „You alone are truly slow, when Xiaohu helps Xiaolong│Little Dragon that side the river place busy could not miss, gave you to help on the past.” “你一个人确实慢,等小虎帮小龙把河那边的地忙的差不到了,就过去给你帮忙。” Zhang Xiaolong also said: „Do not worry, Xiaohua, finished, I also in the past helped with the father, will put in order before the beginning of winter.” 张小龙也说:“别着急,小花,忙完了,我跟爹也过去帮忙,会在入冬前整完的。” Zhang Xiaohua said: „How I worried, father has not said that opens up wasteland wants carefully, the fancy snacks that slow slowly, opens, turned head to plant the crops, the association president good.” Talked about here, he has thought the matter of watering, hurried to ask his father: „Father, arrived at the half-way I to think a moment ago, the hillside is so high, the nearby does not have the mouth, how later do the crops water?” 张小花说:“我怎么着急了,爹不是说过,开荒要仔细的嘛,慢就慢点,开的细点,回头种了庄稼,会长的好啊。”讲到这里,他才想到了浇水的事情,赶紧问他爹:“爹,刚才走到半道我想起来了,山坡那么高,附近也没有泉眼,以后庄稼怎么浇水啊？” Zhang Cai stops living in hand, said: „Pressed you to think of here, what to do did you think should?” 张才停下手中的活,说:“难为你想到这里了,你觉得该怎么办呢？” Zhang Xiaohua a little seeks help had a look at two Elder Brother saying: „Our place diving pouring, the hillside so is far, is high, doesn't carry water good?” 张小花有点求助的看看两个哥哥说:“俺们的地都跳水浇的,山坡这么远,也高,挑水不行吧？” Zhang Cai said: „Xiaohua, what are behind of our land on slopes?” 张才笑着说:“小花,俺们的坡地的后面是什么？” Zhang Xiaohua thinks saying: „Isn't behind a very deep pit?” 张小花想了想说:“后面不就是很深的一个坑吗？” „Right, there, is three hillsides presses together a small out-of-the-way mountain area, can there Digging a well, then, we again from the entire track of well to the place, can drink water, can irrigate the field.” Zhang Cai said confidently. “对,就那里,是三个山坡挤在一起的一个小山窝,可以在那里打井啊,然后,俺们再从井到地里整个小道,既能喝水,也能浇田啊。”张才胸有成竹的说。 „It seems like you already had the plan.” Guo Sufei praised own man with a smile. “看来你早就有打算啊。”郭素菲笑着夸自己的男人。 „That, father, our when Digging a well?” Zhang Xiaohua impatient asking. “那,爹,俺们什么时候打井啊？”张小花迫不及待的问。 „Place smooth cannot miss, before beginning of winter, has not frozen while Land Protector, we asked the neighboring village to meet the person help of Digging a well, we began!” Zhang Cai said, started living in hand. “等把地平整的差不到吧,入冬之前,趁土地还没有冻上,俺们请邻村会打井的人帮忙,俺们就动手！”张才说完,开始手中的活了。 The satisfactory answer, Zhang Xiaohua felt relieved finally, living in whole family bustling about hand. Has made a while obviously, Zhang Xiaohua was exhausted, the eye was blurry. Guo Sufei loves dearly makes him sleep first, Zhang Xiaohua is complying, arrives on the brothers three people of beds wooden, throws itself in the worn-out cotton-wadded quilt, going off stubbornly, even mother 's in the hand apply Yao to oneself did not know in the evening. 得到满意的答案,张小花终于放了心,一家人忙乎手中的活。做了一会儿,张小花明显的累坏了,眼睛都迷糊了。郭素菲心疼的让他先去睡觉,张小花答应着,木然走到兄弟三人的炕上,把自己扔到破旧的棉被里,死死的睡去,甚至连晚上娘亲给自己手上涂药都不晓得。 Busy day of such hurried passing. 忙碌的一天就这么匆忙的过去了。 Afterward several days, Zhang Xiaohua can also endure the temper but actually, but wholeheartedly levels own Land Protector, has not worried about the issue of watering again. That night, Zhang Xiaohua cleaned up the weed, the big clod of earth will knock rottenly, the preparation stopped work for the day to go home, on the road Zhang Xiaohua could not bear again, secretly pondered over, own land on slopes that saw with own eyes at heart turns into the smooth farmland, can broadcast to sow seeds on difference careful plowing, when this well can start actually. 随后的几天,张小花倒也耐得住性子,只是一心一意的平整自己的土地,没再操心浇水的问题了。这天晚间,张小花清理完杂草,将大的土疙瘩敲烂,准备收工回家,路上张小花再也忍不住了,心里不禁暗自琢磨,眼见的自己的坡地变成平整的农田,就差细细的犁耕就能播下种子了,这井倒是几时方能开打呀。 When he just had toured the hillside, welcomed the surface to see that Shenao under slope towered several wood/blockhead racks. Zhang Xiaohua runs tightly, the probe head looks, sure enough, levels a circular platform in the pit bottom, above puts the ring-like plank, plank all around is building six long wooden clubs, base deep insertion within the earth, above builds tower-shaped. Zhang Xiaohua happy almost jumps, slides slightly runs to rush to the hillside, arrives under the wooden frame. This little while nobody, it is estimated that built the rack to rest actually, the Zhang Xiaohua racket here traces there, was very strange, how many racks depending on this can make the deep well? In Zhang Xiaohua strange time, some people called him above: 当他刚转过山坡,迎着面就看到坡下的深凹处耸立出几个木头架子。张小花紧跑过去,探头一看,果不其然,在坑底平整出一个圆形的平台,上面放着环形的木板,木板的四周则是搭着六个长长的木棍,底部深深的插入土中,上面搭成塔形。张小花高兴的差点蹦起来,一溜小跑冲下山坡,来到木架下面。这会儿倒是没人,估计搭完架子去休息了,张小花拍拍这里摸摸那里,很是奇怪,凭这个几个架子就能打出深井？正在张小花奇怪的时候,有人在上面叫他: „Xiaohua, you where?” Hears the sound is Second Brother Xiaohu. Xiaohua hurries to reply: “小花,你在哪里？”听声音是二哥小虎。小花赶紧回答: „I here, Second Brother, quick, we prepared Digging a well.” “我在这里,二哥,快来看,咱们准备打井了。” Zhang Xiaohu also slid from the slope, held on Zhang Xiaohua saying that „was good, I know, the afternoon was I helps to make together these things with the Big Brother, the Big Brother said to you a pleasant surprise, has not told you. This little while, the parents you went back. We walk quickly.” 张小虎也从坡上溜了下来,拉住张小花说,“好了,我知道,午后是我跟大哥一起帮忙把这些东西弄过来的,大哥说给你个惊喜,也就没告诉你。这会儿,爹娘正等你回去呢。咱们快走吧。” Brothers two going home in running. 兄弟两个一路小跑的回到家中。 In the hut in family/home has displayed the dining table, table side sits the father and Big Brother, had not actually seen the person who other do not know, Zhang Xiaohua asked: „Father, Digging a well person?” Zhang Cai said, „they went back, our family/home too much money, with have not been by all means the lunches that they reach an agreement, in the evening does not manage . Moreover, our family members must help, the wages of like this giving can be few.” Zhang Xiaohua has complied with one sound, exited to help mother take care of the dinner. 家中的小屋中已经摆上了饭桌,桌子旁边坐着爹爹、大哥,却没有看到其他不认识的人,张小花不禁问:“爹,打井的人呢？”张才笑着说,“他们都回去了,咱们家没太多的钱,跟他们说好的就是只管中午饭,晚上是不管了,而且,咱们家人也是要帮忙的,这样给的工钱才能少。”张小花应了一声,就出去帮娘亲张罗晚饭了。 In the evening finished eating the food, people of Zhang Cai to family/home has assigned the duty, the Zhang Xiaohua three brothers, naturally has helped at the scene, the Xiaohua mother is responsible for preparing food and delivering the food, Zhang Cai must buy the material, looks for the person help wait/etc.. In brief, except for the Xiaohua grandmother, the whole family must begin. Naturally, the grandmother must look after the house, feeds the chicken to be also busy. 晚上吃完饭,张才给家中的人都分配了任务,张小花三兄弟,当然是在现场帮忙了,小花的娘亲负责做饭和送饭,张才要买材料,找人帮忙等等。总之,除了小花的外婆,全家人都要动手。当然,外婆要看家,喂鸡也是忙的。 Next morning, Zhang Xiaohua on getting out of bed early, is catching up with two Elder Brother on bed, goes to Digging a well together. The Zhang Xiaohua mother actually wants them to eat a thing to walk again, said that was the Zhang Xiaohua father went first, the double-hour of moreover with others reaching an agreement, went early, nobody, three person Digging a well, will not go uselessly. Zhang Xiaohua has to accompany their finish breakfast, when comes out to the hillside, the sun rose. 次日一大早,张小花就早早的起床,赶着一个炕上的两个哥哥,一起去打井。张小花的娘亲却非要他们吃点东西再走,说是张小花的爹已经先去了,况且是跟人家说好的时辰,去得早了,也没人,三个人也不会打井,去了也白搭。张小花只好陪着他们吃完早饭,出来到山坡之时,日头已经升了上来。 Sees in the out-of-the-way mountain area, several people have been bustling about, Zhang Cai is busy at greeting them to come the help, digging out some stones, the soil block moved to side, therefore everybody on bustling has done. 看到山窝里,已经有几个人在忙乎了,张才忙招呼他们过来帮忙,把挖出的一些石头,土块等搬到旁边,于是大家就热火朝天的干了起来。 How many days like this has been busy, Zhang Xiaohua discovered that this Digging a well is also very simple matter, makes a place, pulls open the rack downward to dig and that's the end, but, finds the position and guarantee have dug the place not to collapse must have the experience to be able actually to do, for example is this wood/blockhead rack, must, otherwise the person more digs is deeper, the earth from underground transports, does the person come up? However, mentioned the position, was Zhang Cai Luck is good, place that family/home discussed that to leave the paddies was near, has not thought whether dozen of water leakage. Digging a well Master whole mountain spreads actually wildly looked, finally also decided in this place. Said that under possibly has a mouth, digs to try, if dug is the Tiantian mountain spring, was used to irrigate fields was inferior on the contrary own living expenses were appropriate. Zhang Cai listened to this saying, considered the neglected advice, left home to be so far, carried water, how many barrels did is it possible select to go home to prepare food from here every day? 就这样忙了几天,张小花才发现这个打井也是很简单的事情,就是弄一个地方,拉开架子往下挖就是了,不过,找好位置和保证挖过的地方不倒塌倒是必须有经验才能做,比如就是这个木头架子,就是必须的,否则人越挖越深,土怎么从地下运上来,人又怎么上来呢？不过,说起位置,也是张才运气好,家里自己商量的地方,就是为了离田地近,没想到能否打出水。挖井的师傅倒是满山遍野的找了,最后也就定在这个地方了。说下面可能有个泉眼,挖挖试试,如果挖出来是甜甜的山泉了,用来浇地反倒是不如自己吃用合适了。张才听了这话,就当是耳边风了,离家这么远,怎么挑水啊,难不成每天从这里挑上几桶回家做饭？ A Digging a well day such Tiantian│every day past, the well more hit is deeper, but the difficulty was also more and more, the progress was obviously slow. Because digs from the low-lying places of several hillsides, often will dig out many stones from inside, is good because of being not too big . Moreover, also has not bumped into the so-called a large area of stone, otherwise, this well has not excavated, must give up. 打井的日子就这么一天天的过去,井是越打越深,但困难也是越来越多了,进度明显慢了下来。因为是从几个山坡的低洼处挖的,不时就会从里面挖出不少的石块,好在都不是太大,而且,也没碰到所谓的大面积的石头,否则,这个井还没有开挖,就要放弃了。 Also, perhaps has been on the several th Zhang Cai Luck to the end, Digging a well has encountered the big problem finally. 又过了几日,也许是张才的运气到头了,打井终于遇到了大的麻烦。 That noon, under Zhang Xiaohua brandished the hoe to the well, started to excavate earth, who knew under First, bumped into probably is the hard stone, shook the hemp the hand of Zhang Xiaohua, according to the beforehand experience, Zhang Xiaohua has elected to a moment ago the quite far place, was a hoe, „worked as ~~” 's one sound, was that stone, Zhang Xiaohua is a little flustered obviously, has hoed along all around of well several, the exception, has not been the stone! Zhang Xiaohua drew to tie up in the string of waist, making people draw him, the calm face told his father the matter. Zhang Cai and Digging a well person also got down to look, came up later to be silent. The Digging a well person discussed with Zhang Cai, making other people rest to side first, has the lunch to help again, finally confirmed whether is a very big stone or is the One│First Layer stone. 这天中午,张小花下到井里抡起锄头,开始挖土,谁知道第一下,就碰到了好像是坚硬的石头,把张小花的手都震麻了,按照以前的经验,张小花又选了离刚才比较远的地方,又是一锄,“当~~”的一声,明显又是那块石头,张小花不禁有点心慌,沿着井的四周又锄了好几下,没有例外,都是石头！张小花拉了拉绑在腰间的绳子,让人把他拉了上去,沉着脸把事情跟他爹说了。张才和打井的人也都下去看了,上来之后沉默不语。打井的人跟张才商量,让其他的人先到旁边休息,吃过午饭再来帮忙,最后确认是否就是一个很大的石头或者是一层石头。 Saw that everybody has dispersed, sits the rest on the ground, only then Zhang Xiaohua looks at this not to drill the good well, in heart uneasy, really the fear is the One│First Layer stone, is unable downward to dig again, the long time labor has wasted, perhaps could not have drilled well. Zhang Xiaohua makes Zhang Xiaolong put the bottom of the well him again, does not lose heart has dug once more. 见到大家都散开了,在地上坐着休息,只有张小花望着这口没有打好的井,心中忐忑不安,真的害怕是一层石头,无法再往下挖,多日的辛苦白费了,也许还打不了井了。张小花让张小龙把他再一次放到井底,不死心的再次挖了起来。