Farmhouse Pastoral Notes

Chapter 7
Going up the mountain, this is the place where Spring and Autumn dreamed of going. You must know that she has been at home for so many days, and she has already gone crazy. There is such an opportunity, how could she let it go.

Since returning to the house after dinner last night, Chunqiu has been pestering his mother, following her behind like a small brown candy, the harassing Yuan has no choice but to grit his teeth and agree.

But because of Chunqiu's young age, Yuan bluffed a lot, saying that there were wolves and big tigers, which made the tiger beside him trembling with fright and bluntly saying that he would not go.Chunqiu rolled his eyes at Huzi who was so frightened that he was hiding under the blanket beside him, this is all a lie to the children, okay, she is not afraid.

"You can go, but you can only play outside, you are not allowed to run inside, do you know?" Yuan Shi looked at the girl in front of her who didn't flinch at all but had excited eyes, and didn't know what to say, why was she so careless? No lungs, Yuan's teeth itch with hatred.

Chunqiu looked at Yuan's expression that if you are disobedient, he won't take you there, and nodded very kindly, "Got it, mother, I definitely won't run in, I want to help you pick wild vegetables together. I am caring, my mother is the best, I will definitely take Niuniu there, right?" Chunqiu rolled his eyes, and suddenly the corners of his mouth were filled with sweet words, making Yuan Shikua's heart burst into joy, and the previous depression disappeared long ago .

Niu Niu is Chunqiu's nickname, and no one outside the Yuan family calls her out, for fear that others only know her nickname but not her real name.

Yuan smirked, her peach blossom eyes were full of laughter, she pointed at Chunqiu's wobbly little head and said, "You ghost, you only use good words to coax me, don't go to sleep, or I won't call you tomorrow." While talking, Yuan Shi stretched out her hand and hugged Chunqiu beside her under the quilt, leaving only her little head.

"Mother, remember to call me tomorrow." Chunqiu raised his head and said to Yuan Shi who was still putting on the insole beside him. After speaking, he yawned, rubbed his sore eyes, and lay back to sleep obediently.

After putting in a pair of insoles in her hands, Yuan put down the work in her hand, looked down at the girl beside her who kicked the quilt away, and shook her head helplessly, then stretched out her hand and lifted the surrounding quilt carefully Maybe it was because he was suddenly pressed down on his body. Chunqiu felt uncomfortable. After pushing it away, he turned around and fell asleep. It's all right to say something, and the corner of his mouth smiled unconsciously, and then he blew out the oil lamp beside him, and lay down.

There was nothing to say all night, and the sky was bright.

When Chunqiu woke up, he habitually turned around and looked at Yuan's place, there was no one there?Chunqiu rubbed his eyes, the quilts were all folded up, it looked like his mother was already up.

At this time, Yuan Shi pushed the door and entered, seeing her daughter was staring at her place intently, Yuan Shi laughed immediately, this little girl would not think that she was gone, Yuan Shi quickly walked two steps to Chunqiu's side, He lowered his head and said to Chunqiu, "Little lazy girl, get up soon, I'm going up the mountain soon." Yuan's tone was gentle, and it sounded as soft as cotton candy to Chunqiu's ears. Said lazily, "Mom, I'll get up right away"

Yuan Shi looked at her daughter's appearance as a slob, but she didn't know what she was thinking, she smiled and said nothing, turned and left the room. Today she cooks, but she doesn't have time to spend with her daughter.

When Chunqiu heard the sound of the door, he knew that his mother had left, so Chunqiu hugged the quilt and began to roll around. When she finally got up, her hair had already become a hornet's nest.

Chunqiu didn't care, just put on clothes and shoes, and folded the quilt neatly by the way, Huzi was still sleeping happily, Chunqiu looked up at the bright sky outside, it's only after five o'clock, it's really good early.

Chunqiu has been here for half a month, and he has understood the general form of this era.

Similar to the ancient times that are overhead, it has experienced the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, that is to say, the Tao of Confucius and Mencius did exist, but the year name of Tianyu is not recorded in history. In the year of Li, thinking about the few literary knowledge, it may be similar to that of the Ming Dynasty.

Anyway, this dynasty has just quelled the war, and the new emperor has ascended the throne and made great efforts to govern, so the land tax here has been exempted a lot, and the people are very happy about it, and the whole world is considered to be united.

But having said so much, it actually has nothing to do with the Yangjia Village where Chunqiu lives. After all, it can be regarded as a remote mountain village, and there is nothing worthy of attention.

Because of going up the mountain, Yuan didn't make so many braids for Chunqiu, but simply tied them up, and Chunqiu flickered, wearing the clothes that were already small but were connected by Yuan last year, and carrying a small braid on his back. With a basket on his back, he bouncingly followed behind Yuan Shi towards the back mountain not far away.

The architectural form of Yangjia Village can be said to be a long strip, surrounded by mountains and rivers.It is built around the not-so-big river at the entrance of the village, and the houses are scattered in a patchwork manner. The mountain Yuan and Chunqiu are going to today is the back mountain at the east end of their village. It has no name and the altitude is not too high. The Montenegro that old man Yang and the others went to before can be said to be insignificant. There are only some simple wild vegetables and wild fruits here.

The sun shines through the gap in the forest and hits the two people, one big and one small, and they look very harmonious. Chunqiu is especially excited, running and jumping to the left, Yuan looks at the wild monkey in front of him. Like Chunqiu, I couldn't help regretting in my heart, this child has long forgotten to promise himself.

"Niu Niu, slow down, get on it carefully" Yuan Shi shouted, the redness and swelling on her head just disappeared, so she can't add new injuries.

Chunqiu turned around, and replied crisply to Yuan, "It's all right, mother, there are a lot of wild vegetables here." Chunqiu excitedly pointed to the clusters of fresh green wild vegetables not far away, and smiled very happily.

Seeing the beads of sweat on her daughter's face, Yuan Shi felt so distressed that she was about to die, she hurriedly took two steps, pulled Chunqiu into her arms, took out the handkerchief around her waist and wiped it carefully, and then reprimanded her angrily. , "Let you slow down, don't listen, take a look." Yuan spread out the handkerchief in his hand, "They are all mud monkeys."

Chunqiu looked at Yuan Shi in front of her with a smile, especially when she saw the pieces of ink-colored liquid on the water-blue handkerchief, her face turned red suddenly, and she bowed her head in embarrassment, alas, she was so excited what to do?
Looking at the girl in front of her whose face was flushed because of her words, Yuan Shi laughed, stretched out her hand and patted it, "You know how to be ashamed, mother's good girl" Yuan Shi teased.

"Mother~" Chunqiu acted like a baby in embarrassment. How old is she? How could she be so bad? .

Seeing her daughter running away in anger, Yuan Shi stood up and told Chunqiu who was not far away, "Don't go far away, mother is nearby, call mother if you have something to do, you know?"

"Ah, I see," Chunqiu replied.

Only then did Yuan Shi carry her basket on her back and walked towards the denser wild vegetable area not far away.

Chunqiu carefully watched his mother walk away, and then turned his head to stare at the wild vegetable in front of him. What is this vegetable that looks like modern cabbage?Looking at the other party's round body, and the water drops that haven't evaporated completely between the vegetable leaves, Chunqiu swallowed uncontrollably. This is a good material for making dumplings, although she doesn't know why there are so many dumplings on the mountain in April. There is this kind of dish, but their Yangjia Village belongs to the modern southern region, and it is not too cold all year round, and it doesn't look too big, just a little bigger than an adult's fist, well, Chunqiu didn't even think about it I put it in the back basket, it just so happens that they have meat at home, it's perfect.

Chunqiu is more active, like the common bitter vegetables on the road, amaranth, etc., just staring at the plump wild cabbage, the sun is rising higher and higher, the temperature is getting hotter, Chunqiu raised his hand with his sleeve Wiping the sweat from the corners of his eyes, ignoring the sticky and greasy feeling all over his body, he single-mindedly dug up the wild cabbage in front of him. When Yuan Shi finished stepping on today's wild vegetables, he saw the groaning back not far away. The spring and autumn with a basket on the back.

Yuan quickly put down the pannier in her hand, ran to Chunqiu's side, and quickly reached out to lift the pannier off the other's back. Chunqiu felt the weight on her body suddenly disappear, and when she raised her head suddenly, she saw her mother was distressed. stare at myself.

"Mother, what's the matter?" Chunqiu was a little puzzled, what's wrong with her mother.

Yuan Shi didn't know what to say when she heard her daughter's big-hearted words, "What do you say? How old are you, and this basket is so heavy, I don't know how to call you mother," Yuan Shi said in a nonchalant manner.

When Chunqiu heard it, it turned out that this was the case. Chunqiu glanced at the small pan that his mother had put on the ground, "Mother, it's really not heavy, look at me." Chunqiu quickly explained, fearing that Yuan would not believe it, he stretched out his hand He patted his back, "Look, look, it's really all right." Chunqiu said to Yuan Shi with a smile, but there were noodle-wide tears in his heart, hiss!The back is going to be broken.

But in order to reassure Yuan Shi, Chunqiu of course dare not tell the truth, otherwise, Yuan Shi will not let her enter the mountain next time if she is wrong.

Chunqiu made up her mind not to admit it, Yuan Shi looked at the little girl's frowning but her expression of "I don't hurt", she really felt sorry for her, and she acted like a spoiled child.

Yuan's complexion was unwavering, but it was not easy to expose, so he could only let it go. Looking at his mother's face, Chunqiu knew that the other party was angry. He immediately acted like a baby and hugged Yuan's thigh, lifting his cute With a cute little face, she called mother in a familiar tone, Yuan looked at her daughter's small appearance, no matter how angry she was, she reached out and tapped the other's forehead as if giving up, looking at her watery eyes, Only then did she let her go, "Let's go, let's see if you dare next time"

Hehehe Chunqiu smirked, said "Don't dare, don't dare", and followed Yuan's body step by step, but in his heart he was planning how to eat dumplings at night.

(End of this chapter)