Border Cook

August.

The weather is cool in the morning and evening, but very hot at noon, so you need to find a place to cool down.

The fruit trees in the orchard are growing luxuriantly, and the fruits on them are about to ripen, and have begun to emit bursts of fruity fragrance.

Such fruit trees are perfect for cooling off.

Seven-year-old Lu Jinchen and six-year-old Xia Zhixuan were also enjoying the coolness under the fruit trees, but they were not sitting under the trees. Instead, they were lying on the branches, leisurely crossing their legs and enjoying the coolness brought by the breeze.

When lying there got boring, he stood up and picked the apples that had grown big enough and were red from the sun. He lifted up his clothes, wiped them casually twice, and put them into his mouth.

Apples are sweet and sour and very delicious.

Lu Jinchen ate half of the apple and handed it to Xia Zhixuan, who then ate the apple clean, leaving only the small apple core, which he threw to Wu Jin under the tree.

Wu Jin: "..."

It also wants to eat apples.

But it’s not bad to have the apple core to eat.

At least it shows that these two little brats are still thinking about it.

After swallowing the meal, Wu Jin continued to lie under the tree, opening one eye from time to time and taking a look to make sure the two little brats were not in any danger.

The two men ate the apples and wiped their mouths with their sleeves.

Xia Zhixuan was still lying on the tree branch to rest, while Lu Jinchen was standing on the branch, looking around.

"Brother Chen, what are you looking at?" Xia Zhixuan climbed up and looked at Lu Jinchen.

"I'm thinking about getting something nice to give to my mother and the little sister in her belly." Lu Jinchen replied, "But this orchard or farm, it seems like there are only so many things. I really don't know what to give to my mother and little sister."

Lu Jinchen looked embarrassed, and Xia Zhixuan was also worried.

The two little guys sat cross-legged on the tree branch and thought for a long time. Xia Zhixuan suddenly slapped his forehead and said, "I know!"

"Know what?" Lu Jinchen turned his head.

"I heard from my father that this woman is pregnant and needs to eat something good, fish soup is nourishing. Let's go to the pond and catch a few fresh fish for my aunt, and let my uncle make fish soup for her, isn't it a good idea?"

"What's good about it?" Lu Jinchen disagreed with Xia Zhixuan's proposal, and even curled his lips. "I've been living in the farm recently, and my mother has eaten all kinds of food in this farm and the mountains. It's just a few fresh fish, not a rare thing. How can it be considered a gift for mother and little sister?"

"I see, maybe you want to drink fish soup, so you want to go catch some fish?"

Lu Jinchen glanced at Xia Zhixuan.

Xia Zhixuan chuckled and scratched his head. "No, that's not the case. I just felt that I hadn't been to the pond for several days, so I wanted to go there and play for a while. Wouldn't it be great if I could catch a few fish?"

Well, I’m mainly thinking about having fun!

But having said that, he really didn't have anything to give to his mother right now, so he might as well catch a few fresh fish and ask his father to cook fish soup for his mother. If his mother was happy drinking it, he would be happy too.

Taking this into consideration, although Lu Jinchen felt that Xia Zhixuan was too playful, he still accepted his suggestion and decided to go to the pond.

Two people came down from the tree.

He was used to climbing up and down, so he just held onto the tree trunk and slid down directly, his movements were very agile.

Wu Jin was a little worried that the two little guys would fall and squat, so he huddled under the tree roots and used his fat body to block the two people, acting as a meat cushion and buffering them. After the two little guys got down to the ground safely, Wu Jin followed them to the pond.

But before they reached the pond, the two little guys saw from a distance an old man fishing under the tung tree beside the pond.

The old man sat on a soft stool with his head lowered and his eyes closed. The fishing rod beside him was shaking slightly, but he didn't show any reaction.

It's really strange.

Both kids noticed this. Xia Zhixuan widened his eyes and whispered to Lu Jinchen, "This guy is so weird. The fish has taken the bait, but why doesn't he have any reaction?"

Lu Jinchen's eyes widened at this as well.

After a moment, he hurriedly ran towards the old man.

While running, he informed Xia Zhixuan, "Go and call someone over!"

Xia Zhixuan didn't know what was going on, but in his understanding, as long as Lu Jinchen said, he had to do it, so he ran towards the house.

He ran and shouted, "Help come quickly, help come quickly!"

Lu Jinchen arrived at the side of the pond at this time, and hurried to see the old man's condition, but before he could get close, he was stopped by two people who jumped out from the side.

"What are you doing?" Lu Jinchen was shocked.

"My master is resting here, no one is allowed to disturb him!"

"But..." Lu Jinchen was still a little uneasy.

"It's okay." The old man suddenly opened his eyes, looked up at Lu Jinchen, who was now worried, and smiled, "Since he is so worried about me, let him come over to take a look. Otherwise, I would feel uneasy if I let him go back like this."

The two men hesitated for a moment, but when they saw the old man had spoken, they let go, bowed to the old man, and quietly retreated.

After being let go, Lu Jinchen didn't know what to do for a moment, but he still walked up to the old man and saluted properly, "I didn't mean to bother you, but I just saw that you were a little unwell, so I came to take a look. Now that you are fine, I am relieved."

After that, he told Wu Jin beside him, "Go and call Xuan'er over. There's no need to call anyone over."

After receiving the order, Wu Jin glanced at the old man, woofed, and ran after Xia Zhixuan.

Seeing this, the old man laughed and said, "Your dog seems to be very smart."

"Its name is Wu Jin." Lu Jinchen raised his chin. "Although I am young and have not seen much, Wu Jin is the most powerful dog I have ever seen."

"Wu Jin..." The old man smacked his lips and laughed after a moment, "This is a very good name."

"It was my mother who gave me the name. I think it's very good too." Lu Jinchen raised his chin higher and higher.

"No wonder. Your mother is a role model for women in the world. The name she chose must not be wrong."

After the old man finished speaking, he looked Lu Jinchen up and down, and his smile became even more intense. "Time flies by like a white horse, and it's gone in a flash. I haven't seen you for a few years, and you've grown so tall."

"You..." Lu Jinchen was a little surprised, "Have you seen me before?"

"Not only did I see you, I was holding you in my arms. You were less than a year old at the time, and you had just grown teeth. You smiled at me."

The old man smiled and looked at Xia Zhixuan who came back with Wu Jin. "I also held Xuan'er, but Xuan'er didn't give me face. Not only did he cry so hard that I couldn't comfort him, he also wet my clothes. He is really fearless. But it's no wonder. Your mother is just like that. It's normal for you to be like this."

When both of them were reminded of their childhood, they looked at each other and laughed a little embarrassedly. (End of this chapter)