这一日，老丁头儿带着大儿往田里送了两车粪，混上用铡刀切好的苞谷秸秆和枯草树根等物堆叠在地头儿，沤到春日里就是最好的农家肥了。这样的活计在农家算是轻快的，但大冬日里还是忙的父子俩头上冒汗。
youcunrencongditouerjingguo，renbuzhuxiaozhezhaohudao，“dashu，zheishioufeini？”
laodingtouermoleyibatoushangdehanzhuzi，xiaoheheyingdao，“shia，zaijiaxianzheyeshinanshou，chulaimanghuoyizhenerhaishutanxie。”
“dashujiushiqinkuai，sihouzhuangjiayeshizanmenshilibacunshuyishuerde。”neilinrenshigehuishuohuade，hongdedinglaotouermeikaiyanxiao，lianlianbaishou，“xiangqinmentaiju，doushilaobeiermenchuanxialaidefazi，nalijiubidahuoerhaole。”
neirenqueshixiaoxixidunzaiditouer，buzantongdao，“quancunrenkedouzhangzheyanjing，dashuzaikeqijiujiale。bushuozheidili，jiushidashujialidejigexiaoziyatouyeyangdehao，shitouqinkuai，mutoulingqiao，jiushiweierneiyatouzuijinyezhangjinle。wojiaponiangqianjiriqunijiazoudongchilegebaozi，huijianiantaodewoerduoqijianzi，zhirangzheyaoqugenweierxueshouyini。”
laodingtoueryuanbenhaixiaorongmanmian，tingdezheihuaxiaodejiuyouxiemianqiangle。tashizuoleyibeizinonghuoerde，meiduguoshenmeshu。nvermenglideleshanshennainaishouyi，biandedongshiyouqinkuai，taziranshihuanxide。danzheishishuochuquduoshaoyouxieguiyi，bijingweierhaishigemeichujiadeguinvni。ruoshipengdaonagelanshetoudefurenshaoshaowaiwaizuiba，chuandenantingyixie。yihouxiangzhaogehaopojiajiachuqu，pashijiunanle。
zheibanxiangzhe，dinglaotouerjiuhanhuyingdao，“tayigeyatou，buguoshizuichan，zijihuluanzhuomobale。zheitianeryanjianshangwule，anmenjiuxianhuiqulea。”
shuozhehuaer，tajiukangzhehaotouniushenzoule，dinglaodahanhoudechongzheneirenyixiaoyetuizhedulunchegenleshangqu。liuxianeicunrenhaiyouxiemobuzhetounao，buzhidaoyixianghaopiqidedingdashuzenmejiuturanzourenle。danzijiadilihaiyiduihuoji，tayemeikongxianduoxiang，zhuaneryoumangshangle。
laodingtoudaizhedaerkaileyuanmen，ganggangfanghaohaotouhedulunche，dingweijiucongzaojianduanleyipenreqitengtengdeduncaichulai。niutoukanjiandiediehedagejiuzhaohudao，“die，dage，nimenhuilaile！fancaigangchuguo，mashangkaifana。”shuowanzheihuaer，tatoutouqiaoyuanwaibingmeiyourenyingeryouxiaodao，“niangqudongtouchenshenzijiale，dieganjinjinwu，wojinizaiwenyiwanlaobaiganer，heleququhanqi。”
nverzheibantiexinyouxiaoshun，nagedangdiedehuibuhuanxi。laodingtouerfangcailiuzaixinlideneidianeryinyoulikeyisaoerkong，xiaomimidiantouyingdao，“cheng，dieyexiangxiangwoguinvdefu。”
dingweixiaoxixijintangwufanghaocaipen，youquzaojiantanglejiu，daidemangwanzheixie，laoniangyehuilaile，quanjiarenweizaifanzhuobianyibianchiheyibianxianhuaer。lvshixinlidianjizhegangcaichenshenzishuoqideneijianshier，fangxiafanwanzhaohulianggeerxishiduo，ranhoujiulazhenverjinlexijian。
dingweibuzhilaoniangyouheshi，yibianxishouyibianyihuowendao，“niang，niyoushia？”
lvshiqiaozhenverbujinbumandexileshou，youyongxicixiaowanjizijidaoyiwanshui，xinlibeijueanwei，xiaodao，“fangcainichenshenzishuo，taniangjianeicunyougehousheng，henshibucuo。jialidawafang，haihuidianerniwajiangshouyi…”
“niang，”dingweitingdemantouheixian，tazheixinglaihaibudaobangeyue，mianqiangbajialideshiqinggaoqingchule，jieguolaoniangjuranjiuyaobatarengqulingwaiyigemoshengdejiating。zheinalishihaoxiaoxi，jianzhijiushiehao！
“niang，nizheishidasuanbuyaowolema？wopa，woshenmedoubujidele，lilezanmenjia，wozenmeguorizi？wanyirenjiadaiwobuhao，zhengridawomawo，woqibushihuobulele？”
lvshizuishoubudenversajiao，tebieshirujinguinvyoubiandezheimedongshixiaoshun，taziranyeshishebude，yanjiannverkuzhelianjiulijijiugailekou，“hao，hao，weierbupa，niangbushixiangbanijiachuqushouku。niangshipaninianjidale，zhaobudaohaopojia，zheicaizheji。nibuyuanyijiusuanle，niangyihouzaijinixungegenghaode。”
“haishiniangzuitengwole，”dingweiganjinjidaolaonianghuailiniulainiuqu，shengyintiandezijidourenbuzhuqijipigeda，“wobujiaren，yibeizizaidienianggenqian，jidieniangzuohaochide，fengyishan。yihouwohaiyaokaipuzi，zhuanduoduodeyinzijijialigaidawafang，gongdabaodushukaozhuangyuan。”
“nizheiyatou，xiashuoshenme。nayouguinvbujiarende，nirujindoushiliule，zaiyouliangnianbuchumenjiushilaoguniangle。”lvshiciaidemozhenverdetoufa，yibiantitazhengzhewainiudefazanyibiangankaidao，“yihuangerdegongfu，niangdeweierdouzheimedale。nibiecaoxinjialideshi，youwohenidieni，haiyounilianggegege，nidejiazhuangyinzibuhuishaode，nijiubieluanxiangneixiemeiyongdele。”
dingjiasuishuoyoufangyoudi，laoerdingqingmuyoushigeshouyiren，shichangjiexiehuojizhuandianergongqian，danriziguodeyebushuoruhefuyu。fanzhuoshangnandejiandaojipianrou，yishanyeshizhiyouguonianshihoucaiouerzuogeyiliangjian。dingweishigebiaozhunderoushidongwu，zheijirijiupansuanzhe，napaweileduziyegai“fendou”yiba。jieguozheihuieryitinglaoniangzhijiejiuyaobatadailingquanjiabenxiaokangdejihua，xiaomiezaimengyazhuangtai，tanalikentongyia。
bubishuo，sajiaodafafahuidaojixian，youshiloubozi，youshijuezui，naodelvshikuxiaobude，zuihouwunaishuodao，“nizheiyatou，youshijiushuoba。niangzheilaogebolaotuierkejingbuzhunizhetenga！”
dingweilishitaohaodetilaoniangchuibeiroujian，molecaishuodao，“nianga，nikanzanjianongxianshihou，zhiyouergeyigechuquzuodianerhuojizhuangongqian，shengxianinhewolianggesaozi，waijiawodouzaijialixianzhe。buruwomenzaicunwaineitiaoguanlubianshangbaigetanzi，maixiechashuihebaozizhileidechishia。meiyuebubizhuanduoshaoqian，yougejiliangyinzidejinxiangyegouwogenlianggesaozimaixiechitouzhenxianle，ruoshizaiyouduode，dengdabaozhangdayenengquxuetangdushule。”
“chashuitanzi？”lvshitingdeyouxiejingqi，youyudao，“neinengxingma，ruoshimeirenshangmenzenmeban？zaishuole，benqiancongnalichu，zanjiakemeiyouyuqian。”
“aiya，niang。nikanneiguanlushang，meirilailaiwangwang，zenmeyeyoubaishiren。fengdaonianjiedeshihoushangduiyeyouhenduo，zenmehuimeiyoukerenshangmen？zanmenzheililixianchengzuyouershili，ruoshiyougedifangnengxiexiejiao，dianbuyixiaduzi，sheiyebuhuilinsezheijishiwenqiana。zaishuowozuodeneixiebaozidoushishanshennainaijiaode，ninyechiguo，neimehaochi，zenmekenengmaibuchuqu。shizaibucheng，zanmenzhimaixiejiandanbianyide，jiusuanshishengxiazijiachileyezaotabule。”
lvshitingdeyouxiexindong，xianglexiangjiucheleguinvhuiletangwu。laodingtouerzhengzuozaiyizishangyibianchouhanyanyibiandounongdasunzi，liushihelishiyezaishiduozhuozi。lvshihuishoushiyilianggeerxitingyiting，ranhoujiubadingweifangcaidetiyishuoleyibian，moleyoudao，“nimentingting，weiershibushixiangchale？”
liushihelishiduishiyiyan，lianshangdoumengleyicengxise。tamenliangrenqianhoujiaojiajindingjia，gongpodoushihaopiqideren，fuzhuyeqinken，suanqilaiyijinghenbucuole。ruoshishuoweiyiyoudianerxiaoyihan，jiushiriziyouxieqingku。pingrisuiranyezuoxiejiandanxiuhuoersongquchenglimaidianerlinghuaqian，danxiangtianzhishoushihexinyihaishiyouxiekunnan。
zheihuierturantingdexiaoguzitiyiyaokaipuzi，liangrenzirandoushihuanxi。bijingneibaozidemeiwei，tamenerrenyeqinkoupinchangguo，kendingbuhuiquelekeren，daoshihoupuzizhuanqian，tamenshoutouzenmedouhuibirujinsongsanxiea。
“niang，wodaoshijuedemeizishigenaozihuoluode，xibianneitiaoguanluzhengriliyourenzoudong，maixiechashuichishikendingnengzhuanqian。”liushishenweizhangxiyoushenglezhangsun，yaoganziyingshi，suoyidangxiankaikouyebusuanhuaileguiju。
lishiyitingsaozidaletoupao，ganjinyeshifuhedao，“dasaoshuodedui，mutouzhengrizaiwaibianzuohuoji，woliuzaijialiyeshiwushi。ruoshikaigechashuipuzi，jijialitiangejinxiangyeshihaoshi。daoshihouzandeduole，jimeizizhibanyifufenghoudejiazhuang，zouchuquyebuhuirangrenxiaokan。”
guoran，lishitingdelianggeerxizheibanshuo，yetianleyixiexinxin。yushizhuaneryouquwenxunlaotouzi，“tadie，nikanni？”
laodingtouerkelekeyandaiguoer，taitouzixidaliangguinvjiyan，molediantoushuodao，“jialimeiyoushenmeyinzi，ruoshihuafeibuduodaoyenengcheng。zhibuguo，weierbunengqupuzilumianer，bijingshigeguniangjia，chuanchuqubuhaoting。”
dingweiyitingzheihualikejiuxiangfandui，danhaozaitahaisuanjiling，jishishouhuilejiangyaochukoudehua，zhuanerguaiqiaoyingdao，“zhidaole，die，wozaijiababaozixianerdiaohao，nianghesaoziduanguoquzaibaojiuchengle。”
laodingtouertingdemanyi，zheicaipaibanqiaodingwanshangdenglaoerhuilaizaiyitongshangliangzheishi。bijingtachangzaiwaizoudong，xinsilinghuo，haishiyaotingtingtadeyijian。
jieguo，dingweizheiyixiawua，chadianerbachuangshawangchuanle。haoburongyipandeergehuilai，yebudengtahuanleyishanhewanreshui，jiuzhijielaletadaotangwu。lishiyeshixinji，daoyemeimaiyuanxiaoguzi。
dinglaoeryitingmeizipilipalabafacaidajiyishuo，lishijiuxiaodao，“dieniang，wozheijiriqishiyeyouzheigedasuan。wochanggenzheshifujinchengzuogong，neijijiayoumingdebaozipuyedouquchiguo，qishizhenmeimeizideshouyihao。erqiexibianneitiaoguanlu，qianhouersanshilidoumeiyoucunzhen，zanjiakaigepuzijueduibuhuiquelekeren。”
dingjiazhongrentingledoushilulexise，daoshilvshixiangqijuzilisuozhedeneijiliangyinzi，xinliyouxiemeidi，xiaoshengwendao，“neizheipuzigaixialai，yaoyongduoshaoyinzia？taiduolekebucheng，zanjiameiyoushenmeyuqian。”