Carry a fountain with you

Chapter 160
The mountain breeze is blowing, ripples appear on the river surface, and the reeds not far away are also swaying with the wind, as if thousands of soldiers are ambushing inside.

Everyone sat under the big willow tree by the river facing the mountain wind, and felt cool all over.

"Uncle, look, your ducks have come here." At this time, Xiao Zeyu pointed at the water ducks swimming on the river and shouted.Being so surprised by him, those guys immediately dived their heads into the water, disappeared without a trace, and when they reappeared, they were already five or six feet away.

"It's a wild duck, it's not from Uncle Liu's courtyard, it's a domestic duck." Tongtong looked at him with contempt, as if saying that he didn't know this thing, so old-fashioned.

"Then why are they exactly the same as the ducks in my uncle's yard?" Xiao Zeyu asked unconvinced.

"This..." Tongtong was immediately stopped by the question, her little face was flushed, and she finally said, "Someone raises a domestic duck, and no one raises a wild duck."

"That should be called a stray duck"

"Wandering duck?" Now the adults were also stunned, they really didn't know how the word came from.

"You are talking nonsense, there are no stray ducks." Tongtong stood up, pinched his waist with his left hand, and pointed at him with his right hand.

Who did you learn this posture from? The little girl should not grow up to become a barbaric type.

"You don't understand this. Dogs that no one keeps in the city are called stray dogs, so this duck is naturally called a stray duck." Zeyu explained triumphantly.

"You... I won't play with you anymore, and I won't take you with me when I pick up the eggs later." The girl couldn't argue, and finally resorted to threats.

Everyone watched the two of them bickering with great interest, experiencing the hard-won childlike fun.

"Sister, come and see, there are a lot of arrowhead seedlings here!" Aunt Zhang Qian originally wanted to go to the puddle to wash her hands, but who knew that she found a lot of arrowhead seedlings in the shallow water.

"Where, where?" Mama Zhang stood up in a "slip" and ran towards the puddle.

Then she yelled again: "Come here quickly!"

Khan, my future mother-in-law made a lot of fuss, didn't I just discover Ye Cigu?It is so surprising that people who don't know it think that Columbus discovered the New World.

Wild Cigu is very common in Liujiagou, and you can see it in any ditch.The leaves of this thing are triangular, with a slit at the end, which suddenly looks a bit like a halberd in ancient weapons, and it will bloom white flowers in summer and autumn.

The Arrowhead from its root tastes very good. Liu Junhao likes to dig and roast it when he was a child. The aroma of this thing is very attractive after roasting, and it tastes good.

I saw a large area of ​​Arthia sativa seedlings in the water puddle, green and green, very wild and full of vitality.

"Everyone go down and dig Cigu, and I'll make Cigu roast meat for you when I get back." Zhang Ma said, and she went down into the water with her trousers on her legs, and Aunt Zhang Qian followed closely behind.

Strictly speaking, now is not the best time to eat Arrowhead, because there is too much water in it now, and Arrowhead grows hard only in winter.

But everyone just wanted to have fun, and they all jumped into the water and got busy.

This puddle is sandy soil, and the roots of the Arrowhead plant are not deep, so it doesn't take much effort to dig it up. As long as you stick your hand into the sandy soil along the Arrowhead seedling, the whole Arrowhead seedling will be brought out.

Most of the Arrowheads in this area have been grown for several years, and many of the Arrowheads below are the size of a ping-pong ball.

"It's been ten years since I saw the Arrowhead Arrowhead, and I really miss it. Our family used to live in the suburbs, and there was a pond there. In winter, my younger sister and I went down to dig the Arrowhead Arrowhead. Let Zhang Qian and her grandma give it to me when I got it home. When we make Cigu Roasted Pork, the smell can waft through the kitchen, and the children in the neighbors are drooling, looking for it along the smell. It is best to use pork belly and pork skin. No skin, no fragrance, no stickiness..."

Zhang Ma started to talk about ancient times while pinching Cigu in the sand.

"That's right, my mother did it before, but she was poor at that time and couldn't eat a few meals of meat a year." Teacher Wang also followed the words.

Three women in one play, Zhang Ma, Zhang Qian's aunt, and Teacher Wang began to recall the history of the year, and soon the digging of loving aunts became a meeting of remembering bitterness and thinking about sweetness.

And Zhang Qian's sister-in-law took her hand in a low voice and asked about beauty knowledge. Every time she saw her sister-in-law, she would eagerly ask her to see if she had any new maintenance tips.

Several people played lively in the puddle for half an hour before Zhang Qian remembered that her mother was not in good health. She was afraid that she would be tired from working for a long time, so she urged her to go ashore.

Unexpectedly, the more Zhang Ma talked, the happier she became, her hands and feet became much more dexterous, and there was no sign of fatigue at all.

By the way, mom looks good these days?Only at this time did she realize something unusual.I remember that my mother used to have white hair, and there were not a few black ones, but now it seems that the hair stubble is much darker than before.

The same is true for my aunt. Although her face is still a bit haggard, her complexion is much better than the last time I saw it.

This should be due to the local honey, and I must collect some honey later for my mother to take back, Zhang Qian secretly made up her mind.

After Mama Zhang passed away, everyone washed their feet and went ashore, packed their things and prepared to go home.After this tossing, Xiao Zeyu also forgot about picking up bird eggs.

As the sun went down, Mama Zhang and the others continued to work on dinner in the kitchen, while several men moved chairs and sat by the lotus pond to enjoy the shade.

Seeing Professor Zhao teasing the two little turtledoves on his shoulders contentedly, Father Zhang was very envious.

"Don't envy me. My daughter and son-in-law live here. You two are retired anyway. Why don't you retire here? I don't believe Xiaohao doesn't care about you." Professor Zhao joked with a smile.

Hearing what he said, Zhang's father really thought about it. After two years, if he didn't want to live in the city, he might just move to the countryside.There is no need to bother the daughter and son-in-law, just build a small yard next to it, plant a row of fruit trees on the east side, and plant a few miscellaneous trees on the west side, such as elm and black locust.Drill the eye well, and plant loofah, eggplant, and pepper on the side of the courtyard wall...It is best to raise a group of chickens, so that you don't have to worry about eating eggs.

Dinner is mainly light, and the main course is the Cigu Roasted Pork cooked by Zhang Ma. Not to mention, her dish is really a unique skill.Although the dish looks oily, it is not greasy at all.And burn out the noodles, powder, and incense of Cigu.

The rest of the meal was boiled salted eggs cut into half bowls, the orange-red egg yolk dripping out of oil, new noodle steamed buns with sweet potatoes, and a big pot of thick mung bean soup...

At night, everyone became interested in Zhuozhi again.The beginning of autumn is coming soon, and the number of cicadas crawling outside is much less than the previous days.But this couldn't stop a few people from being interested, and they all searched around with portable lamps, even Zhang Qian's parents joined in.

From a distance, I heard Zhang's mother scolding loudly: "Old man, there is another one over there, do you see it, what kind of eyes do you have..."

A group of people caught more than 50 people with lanterns until after nine o'clock. In the end, Teacher Wang fried a large plate for everyone to taste.Liu Junhao and Professor Zhao just put down their chopsticks after holding one symbolically, even Haoyu and Tongtong did the same.

These days, they eat a lot of cicadas.

Xiao Zeyu ate with relish, and killed more than half of it by himself.

After supper, the weather has completely cooled down. After washing up, everyone went back to their houses to sleep.

According to the prior arrangement, a group of elders went to sleep at Professor Zhao's house, while others slept at Liu Junhao's.

The summer night in the countryside is very quiet, you can't hear the noise of cars coming and going, only the whispering of summer insects in your ears.

After sleeping soundly in the morning, the three little guys ran over and knocked on the door, so the whole group got up early.

After a night's rest, several old people also looked refreshed.

Brush your teeth, wash your face, eat breakfast.After eating, Liu Junhao accompanied everyone into the mountains to play again.

In the morning, it was the bustling time on the mountain. The sparrows, woodpeckers, orioles and other birds of various colors kept singing all the way, and pine trees and rabbits flashed by from time to time.

The people didn't go into the mountain either, they just walked around the periphery, and when they were tired, they found a big rock to sit down and rest.

Along the way, the wild vegetables and wild mushrooms got half of the bag, and of course they also ate wild fruits.Now the three little guys are holding a handful of sour baby food in their hands, especially Zeyu, who can't stop sucking and stuffing his mouth, Wang Yun doesn't listen to him no matter how much he persuades him.

This sour baby is a kind of berry in the mountains. It is slightly smaller than the nail cap, and it turns purple-black when ripe. It tastes sour and sweet in the mouth.The adults felt their teeth were sour after eating a few, but these little guys ate it with great taste.

"Uncle Liu, come here and I'll tell you something." Just as Liu Junhao was about to take them to Nanshan for a stroll, Xiao Zeyu secretly grabbed him.

"What's the matter?"

"Where is there a toilet on the mountain? I want to pee." He whispered.

"It's fine to find any place. Why, I'm afraid of being seen." This little guy, I heard that he sometimes wets the bed, but now he feels embarrassed.

"No." His head shook like a rattle, but he couldn't help it soon, and let Wang Yun lead him to the back of the big tree.

"Ah..." Within a minute, Xiao Zeyu suddenly screamed.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Yun also yelled loudly: "Hong Bin, come here quickly..."

Something went wrong?Several people were startled and ran towards the place where the sound came from.

"What's the matter, what's the matter?" Zhang Qian was the first to arrive, and hurriedly asked with his wife and children in his arms.

"On the ground...on the ground..." Wang Yun shouted while stamping her feet.

"Hiss..." Brother Zhang Qian saw them, and hurriedly pulled them back, and stopped when they reached a safe distance, staring blankly not far away.

I saw that the grass was densely covered with ants, and they were surprisingly big. An ant was two to three centimeters long.When I saw it suddenly, I felt very scary.

Just now Xiao Zeyu didn't notice the situation on the ground at all. When he finished his convenience and was about to turn around to leave, he found himself standing on the ant pile, and suddenly yelled, and Wang Yun even found a few big ants crawling on his trouser legs. Ant.

"It's okay, you..." At this time, the crowd rushed over.

(End of this chapter)