Farmhouse Pastoral Notes

Chapter 78
It is not the same as the Baotu Spring in the previous life that Chunqiu imagined. The spring water in the mountain has no protruding spring eyes, much like the creeks in later generations. The total length exposed to the outside is only about 10 meters, the water flow is not too much, the water quality is clear and bright, and the pebbles at the bottom of the water can be clearly seen under the sunlight.

Probably because they were afraid that the spring water would be damaged by small animals, villagers built a wall around the spring with stones. When the mother and daughter arrived, Chunqiu looked inside curiously. Although he was a little disappointed, Chunqiu's body was already thirsty. It was too late, and hurriedly put the basket aside, then ran to the spring not far away and squatted down, took a handful of clear mountain spring and took a sip.

The spring water is clear, and it tastes sweet and sweet. After taking a sip, Chunqiu became addicted, and then drank a few more handfuls of water.

Yuan Shi also squatted not far away. First, like Chunqiu, he drank some spring water to quench his thirst. Then he took out the handkerchief he had put in his bosom before, soaked it in the somewhat cool spring water, and then used his hands to soak it. Rub it, wring it dry, put it on your face and rub it.

The spring water relieved her fatigue, and Yuan Shi wiped her neck with a handkerchief again, feeling comfortable all over her body. She took time to look at the girl who was having fun playing in the water not far away, Yuan Shi laughed out loud, and shouted, "Qiuer Come on, take out your handkerchief and wipe your face, you’ve become a little cat.”

When Chunqiu heard Yuan Shi's words, he turned his head and looked over, wiped his somewhat greasy cheeks with his hands soaked in mountain spring water, and suddenly felt uncomfortable on his face.

"Mother, I lost Qiu'er's handkerchief." Chunqiu said to Yuan Shi aggrievedly, when she was picking tea leaves in the west, Chunqiu accidentally left her handkerchief on the tea leaves, now she doesn't have a handkerchief, what should I do?
Looking at this careless girl, Yuan Shi sighed helplessly. Fortunately, she likes to bring an extra handkerchief when she goes out. A clean handkerchief was handed to Chunqiu.

Chunqiu smiled happily, but Yuan Shi handed over a handkerchief embroidered with lotus flowers, then soaked it in the spring water beside it, washed it, wrung it dry, and put it on his face.

what!It's so comfortable, Chunqiu sighed while wiping his face, he really wanted to bring this spring water home.

After wiping his face, Chunqiu wanted to wipe his neck, but after walking all the way, his neck was covered with beads of sweat, sticky and uncomfortable.

As a result, when Chunqiu was washing the handkerchief with his hands, he found that there were fish in the short 10-meter distance in front of him. Chunqiu was surprised and shouted, "Oh! There are fish here!"

Yuan Shi felt refreshed after wiping. She was sitting under the shade of a tree with her eyes closed to enjoy the coolness. Hearing her daughter's nonsensical words, she thought that something happened to her, so she opened her eyes and looked at him nervously. Not far away, Chunqiu asked, "Niuniu, what's the matter? What happened?" After Yuan's question, she was still a little worried, and planned to stand up and walk over to have a look.

Hearing what her mother said, Chunqiu quickly turned around and stretched out his hand to signal her mother not to come, and then explained, "Mother, it's okay, there are fish in here." Chunqiu pointed to the spring water.

After listening to Chunqiu's words, Yuan Shi sat back again, and said helplessly to the startled daughter not far away, "It's normal to have fish. It should be released by the villagers, otherwise how could there be fish in the spring water?"

"...Oh" Chunqiu looked at the fish she mentioned again, still nodded at her mother, she better not say that the fish she saw was a koi.Let her mother think it is an ordinary fish.

Koi is a kind of domestic ornamental carp, which first appeared in the Western Jin Dynasty in my country. Moreover, Koi has many bright colors, bright colors, strong physique and changeable patterns.And most importantly, koi have a long lifespan, which means good luck.

Chunqiu happily looked at the finger-sized golden koi in front of him, which was shining golden in the sun.My heart was overjoyed immediately, ouch, it’s just this color, it’s a treasure that even big families can’t see, how much would it be worth if I caught it and sold it?That's right, Chunqiu looked at the koi swimming freely in the spring water, and he was already planning how to sell them to make money, but Chunqiu didn't prepare well this time, and didn't bring a pot to hold the water, so he might not be able to catch them. Chunqiu expressed regret.

In just a short while, the golden koi had swam back into the spring, and Chunqiu could no longer find it. It's sold so hide it, she's just joking!Chunqiu's mind is wide open... entertaining himself is also full of fun.

"Qiu'er, it's time to go into the mountains, or it will get dark soon." After resting, Yuan stood up and shouted at Chunqiu who was beside her.

"Hey, come on," Chunqiu responded, and then put the somewhat dirty handkerchief into the water to wash it, and then walked back.

The two carried their baskets on their backs. Yuan did not take out a sickle to open the way this time, because people often come from the east, and they have already stepped on a path that is not too narrow for a day. Besides, the mother and daughter did not intend to find some weird things. So walking along the main road is completely sufficient.

Mushrooms generally grow under pine trees, like other trees, but they grow less.The two passed a pine forest on the way, the ground was covered with pine needles, and some small mushrooms appeared from time to time under the pine needles.

"Niuniu, let's pick some mushrooms here first, and then pick some fungus inside, what do you think?" Yuan looked at the pine forest, which was not too dense, and said to Chunqiu beside him.

"Okay, I want to eat freshly squeezed mushroom sauce," Chunqiu said with a smile.

After listening to Chunqiu's words, Mrs. Yuan thought about it carefully, and directly removed some old big mushrooms, "That's okay, if you eat mushroom sauce, let's pick some small mushrooms, and when my mother airs it for you, we will fry the mushroom sauce and eat it." "

Chunqiu pursed her lips, "Mom, then I still want to eat chicken stewed with mushrooms?"

Yuan Shi gave Chunqiu a blank look, "Do you still want to eat chicken stewed with mushrooms? If your grandma comes back and sees that the chicken at home is gone, how will you explain? That is your grandma's lifeblood?" Yuan joked with a smile Chunqiu, this little girl really dares to think, these are all little chicks bought by Yang Lishi, if she eats one, she won't be afraid that Yang Lishi will go all out!
After listening to Yuan Shi's words, Chunqiu was not afraid, instead he looked calm, "Mother, don't you understand?" The granddaughter called me, what's wrong with eating a chicken, she will definitely not be angry with me." Chunqiu's words are very confident, and what she said is not wrong, since she came here, she has already brought them home. How much income, what's the matter with eating a little chicken?Her grandma won't be angry!

"..." Yuan Shi opened her mouth and said, but she still didn't say it. After thinking about it, what her daughter said was really right. Now in Yang Li's heart, Chunqiu's status is almost equal to that of Yang Chunjun and Yang Chunming. For a little chicken, Mrs. Yang and Li would not only not talk about her, she might even praise her for eating well, because what, only if her good granddaughter eats well can she continue to come up with good ideas for making money!
"...Come on, don't be smug." Yuan said again, "Even if your milk doesn't beat you, you can't eat it. Didn't your auntie have a bad temper recently? If your auntie catches you, Mother doesn't care about you"

"Mother, what's wrong with my aunt? Wasn't it fine before? Why did you go back now?" Chunqiu was a little puzzled, what kind of aunt was she? She changed her face too quickly. How long did it take? I went back, and became stingy again.Chunqiu couldn't figure it out.

Yuan Shi glared at the gossip girl, and said angrily, "little girl, why do you ask about everything? This is what you should ask about? Hurry up and pick mushrooms. If you want to eat chicken stewed with mushrooms, wait for your father to come back , catch two more pheasants and you will have it, hurry up and go to work... I will go inside in a while."

Seeing her mother like this, Chunqiu knew that he wanted to hear the secret, but he might not be able to hear it, so he suddenly became wilted, and walked into the pine forest with his head drooping.

"Don't go inside," Yuan yelled at Chunqiu.

"Hey, I know," Chunqiu replied, put down the small basket, took out another empty basket from inside, and squatted on the ground to find mushrooms.

After Yuan yelled, she also put down the basket, and picked up the mushrooms growing on the ground. Thinking about Chunqiu, what could be the reason why Mrs. Xindao did this? When distributing the money, Yuan thought about Yang Li's beating words. It is estimated that during the days when they were away, the sister-in-law's mother came to ask for money again, and she asked for a lot, otherwise Yang Li would not You can't get so angry in front of her. Looking at the ugly face of the sister-in-law, Yuan also sympathizes with her. After all, if you are a girl, if you really don't care, it's too cold-blooded, but if you have such a greedy relative, No amount of money can satisfy people's desires, sister-in-law...now it is difficult.

Mushrooms grow fast and mature early, like yesterday Mrs. Gu picked a large basket of mushrooms here, and when Mrs. Yuan came here today, there were still many new mushrooms. The mother and daughter did not pick too many, Chunqiu picked half a basket, and Yuan also picked so much. The two put them together, which just filled the small basket in Chunqiu's arms. It weighed about five catties, and it was enough to eat after drying. After a while, Yuan Shi thought about it.

"Niuniu, let's take a walk inside. After picking the fungus, our mother and I will go home, okay. It's getting dark, and your father will probably be home long ago." Yuan looked up at the sky, the sun was tilting sharply , I'm afraid it won't be long before the mountain falls, but the fungus in front is not far away, and the two of them can get there by walking two steps quickly.

"Okay, mother, let's go then, I'll put away the mushrooms." After picking the mushrooms, Chunqiu put the whole basket in the basket, with the picked tea leaves on it, and the tea leaves were covered with a cloth.

"Okay, let's hurry up and eat delicious food when we go back." Yuan Shi nodded, waiting for Chunqiu to put on the basket, then took Chunqiu's hand and continued on the road...

Wild fungus grows on the branches of various broad-leaved trees such as oak, poplar, banyan tree, and pagoda tree, and grows in a stacked state. The growth conditions of fungus require a humid and warm environment, and the environment in the south of Yangjia Village is just right.

There is a piece of dead branches and rotten leaves on the back mountain in the east, and the fungus grows on the dead wood. The two of Yuan came here a little late, and the fungus that has grown has been picked up by the villagers long ago, and the rest are newborns. Fresh fungus is in the form of gelatinous flakes, translucent, and grows sideways on trees, brown or dark brown. Put down the basket in spring and autumn, and search carefully from the inside to see if you can find the fish that slipped through the net. .

It may be that there are a lot of fungus here, so the fungus is not very valuable. Most people in the village pick some and take them home to eat, so the ones they pick are not clean. They pick one piece from left to right in spring and autumn. It was filled with fungus, and looking back at her mother was also seriously rummaging on the dead wood, Chunqiu thought about it, and decided to send back the fungus in her arms first.

The two picked it quickly, and within a short time, Yuan's basket was also full of fungus. When Yuan was rummaging before, he found a lot of fungus on a piece of dead wood, but the basket was on his arm. The basket was already full, and Yuan thought about coming back next time, but Chunqiu saw it. Chunqiu stepped forward and reached out to lift the weight of the wooden branch, and directly suggested that her mother just carry it back like this, since the weight is very clear anyway.

Yuan Shi looked at the expression on her daughter's face that I wanted to eat, and put the wooden branch back into the basket resignedly.At this time, the sun was about to set, and the forest became a bit dark because of too little light, Yuan shi decisively pulled Chunqiu back, and hurried out of the mountain while it was dark.

Of course, when they went back, the two took the small road, because if they took the main road, Yuan Shi was afraid that he would not be able to go home in time, and there happened to be a small road not far from the east, which was not far from the village, and it was faster.

Holding a sickle in her hand, Yuan Shi told Chunqiu behind her to be careful, and cut off the weeds that were half a person tall in front of her, while trying to smooth the road under her feet.

"Mother, how far is it?" Chunqiu narrowed his eyes and threw aside the tree branch in front of him, looking up at Yuan's back.

After Yuan Shi heard this, she looked up at Yangjia Village, which was getting closer and closer, and said back, "Hurry up, I'll be home early, be careful."

After Yuan finished speaking, he lowered his head and opened the way, saying that there is a reason why the small road here is so deserted, because it belongs to the front, and there is not enough sunlight, high humidity and dark light, and there are rotten branches and half-human weeds everywhere around the spring and autumn , completely unable to see the road ahead.

Chunqiu carefully stepped over the piece of rotten wood in the middle, "Huh", Chunqiu stretched out his hand and patted his chest, it was good to hang, otherwise he would fall down.

"Niuniu, it's okay. The road ahead is not easy to walk. Hold on to your mother's clothes and don't fall." Holding a sickle, Yuan looked at the layers of roadblocks in front of her, feeling a little regretful. , this small road looks like no one has walked it for a long time, but I have already walked halfway, if I turn around and go back, it will be really dark that day. The girl behind her can't go back. Although the mountains here are small and there are no large or medium-sized beasts, but no one knows what will come out after dark. Yuan Shi doesn't dare to gamble, and now he can only It's been this way.

"Hey, I got it, mother." Chunqiu obediently put his hands on Yuan Shi's back, and tugged at Yuan Shi's clothes.

Yuan Shi felt the tightness of the clothes behind her, so she continued to walk forward.

As the saying goes, what to be afraid of, Yuan Shi should have worried about whether her daughter would fall, but this was immediately fulfilled, Yuan Shi just pushed aside the wood in front of her, and then Chunqiu behind her was caught by her feet. The slippery weeds were knocked down, and before they made a sound, they rolled into the grass beside them.

The inside of the grass is not flat, but a small gentle basin. Chunqiu rolled along the small slope all the way to the bottom before it stopped. The mushrooms in the basket behind him were scattered all over the ground, and the tea leaves rolled out...

　Thank you Baby Fanfan for the reward~

　　Thanks for the sunshine.Very warm true love red envelope~

　　Thank you for the red envelope of true love from the old things in the south of the city~
　　These meimei Yang greatly rewarded~

　　I went to bed early yesterday and didn’t see it, but I saw it today and will add more~
　　
　
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