"It's nothing, Yue'er happens to have one more playmate. Qiao's father said with a smile and poured another glass of water for Cai Ming.

"Why don't you stay for two more days this time? There are nothing good on the mountain, just cooler. ”

"Brother Qiao, you're joking, there are a lot of good things in your brigade, I miss your greens. ”

"What's so delicious about this green vegetable, I'll try your sister-in-law's braised duck later." ”

"Then I'll wait. Cai Ming said, looking around, "Why don't I go to the vegetable garden to pick some vegetables?"

Cai Ming did not grow up in the countryside, but he was still very interested in occasional labor.

Qiao's father found a basket for him, "You can pick the vegetables in the vegetable garden, and the wild vegetables on the side can also be picked, you can watch and pick them yourself." ”

Cai Ming took the basket with a smile and walked towards the vegetable garden on the edge of the house, he was like a child, picking a vegetable here and a melon on the other, busy and happy.

Qiao's father went to the back of the house to find Qiao's mother and helped her pluck the duck.

"Are you relieved to let Yue'er go to the city?" Qiao's mother raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead and glanced at Qiao's father.

Qiao's father put the plucked duck feathers into the dustpan on the side, "I'm not afraid that Yue'er will have an accident." ”

The daughter has magical abilities, and her own safety is still somewhat guaranteed.

"She's actually very smart, and being away from us for a while has helped her grow. ”

Qiao's mother opened her mouth and wanted to refute, but she was reluctant.

But to be honest, the youngest daughter is too dependent on her family and doesn't have many friends, which is not a good sign.

"Do you want to let Xiaoyuan go with you?" Qiao's mother said, the second son is smart, and she is relieved to have him.

"No, let Xiaoliang go. Qiao's father hesitated and changed to another son, "Xiaoliang is quieter, it's good to go out and have a look." ”

"Then I asked Cai Ming and the child's opinion first. Qiao's mother felt that the four children were not good at favoring one over the other, so let's ask first.

"Okay. ”

With Qiao's father's help, the duck was quickly killed, the internal organs were cleaned and cut into small pieces, the duck slice the meaty place and stir-fried, and the less meat rack was taken to make soup.

When the duck soup is almost boiled, add the sliced winter melon, and the soup will be very sweet.

Cai Ming picked a lot of vegetables and came back, helped wash them, and saw Qiao Jiayue and Cai Ping coming back with a handful of houttuynia cordata.

This vine is different from ordinary Houttuynia cordata, its rhizome does not taste bad, and the young leaves taste good.

Cai Ping said that she hadn't eaten it, so Qiao Jiayue said that she would mix a plate for her to taste.

Cai Ming heard that Qiao Jiayue was going to mix cold dishes, and he was also watching with great interest, there are really not many people on their side who are good at this.

Qiao Jiayue occasionally cooks it once or twice, but only Qiao Hongyuan likes to eat it at home, and the amount is small.

Cai Ping took a bite and frowned, and after she swallowed it hard, she waved her hand again and again: "It tastes so strange." ”

Cai Ming pinched two chopsticks in a row, "It tastes good!" He squinted and gave Qiao Jiayue a thumbs up.

Cai Ping saw that they couldn't help much in the kitchen, so she pulled Cai Ming out, "Second uncle, eat the fruit." ”

She has been in the countryside for more than a year and has learned a lot of things, one of which is to get to know a lot of wild fruits.

Cai Ming was not polite, took the wild fruit handed over by his niece and stuffed it into his mouth.

Then he glanced at Cai Ping, saw her staring at the fruit in his hand, was a little embarrassed, and stuffed the fruit into his niece's hand again.

After a while, the meal was ready, a pot of duck winter melon soup, stir-fried duck with capers, vegetarian stir-fried greens, pumpkin and mushroom salty rice, finch wheat sweet potato cake, plus a stir-fried duck offal, but it was very hearty.

Qiao Jiayue's family does not have the habit of eating and sleeping, and the dinner table is very lively, and there are all kinds of topics to talk about.

After eating, Qiao's mother poured a pot of grass tea, and a group of people sat at the door to enjoy the shade and watch the stars.

"Xiaoyue is going to live at my house for a while, do you want to go with the three of you as elder brothers?" Cai Ming took a sip of grass tea and looked at the children on the side with a smile.

Qiao Hongzhi was stunned, and reflexively looked at Qiao's father and Qiao's mother.

One look at his expression, and parents know what he thinks.

"Abba, A-Niang, is it okay?" Qiao Hongzhi asked pitifully.

However, Qiao Hongyuan and Qiao Hongliang both shook their heads and refused.

There seems to be a lot of fun and delicious food in the city, but living in someone else's house is not free at all, Qiao Hongyuan would rather stay in the basement of his home to study and study.

But Qiao Hongliang doesn't like to go to strange places, so he still stays at home.

"I'll be back before the summer harvest, and I won't delay my family. I promise to be obedient and not cause trouble outside. ”

Qiao Hongzhi looked at his parents pitifully and said, It's rare to have this opportunity, just go to the city to explore!

Qiao's father frowned, thinking of the recent incident, and the eldest son would join in the fun, for fear that he would also get involved.

Cai Ming smiled, "Let's go, I have a lot of rooms at home, and my aunt still thinks that the house is not lively enough." ”

"Come to my house to play. Cai Ping hurriedly followed, for fear that the three elder brothers would not go, and Qiao Jiayue would not go either.

Cai Ming also understood the worries of Qiao's father and Qiao's mother, and then said: "Go to the city for ten days and a half and come back again, they are all good children and will not cause trouble." ”

Qiao's father and Qiao's mother discussed, but they didn't refuse Qiao Hongzhi's request, and it was not good to detain him too tightly.

"Okay, then go to Xiaozhi, be obedient. Father Qiao nodded in agreement.

Qiao Hongzhi cheered, stood up and jumped on the spot several times, almost flipping a few heels.

Since he was going to the city, he had to pack some luggage, so Qiao Hongliang handed over the bee camera to Qiao Jiayue and asked her to take more photos.

These photographs will later become the mark of an era and a recorder of history.

Qiao's father was not worried about his eldest son, so he called people aside and told him a lot.

Because the two children had to go to other people's houses to eat and live for several days, Qiao's father and Qiao's mother packed up a lot of food, rice, sweet potato noodles, finch wheat noodles, etc., plus melons and fruits that could be stored in storage, and they couldn't take them away at all.

Qiao's father was also reluctant to let Cai Ming take his three children to carry things along the way and change several means of transportation to the city.

He went to the brigade headquarters to apply and paid the money, so that he could drive the tractor to the city.

After all, the tractor is collective property, and if you go to the commune or where to do something, no one has an opinion on it, but if you are specific, you must come according to the rules.

These rules, in the process of later use, little by little.

With that news, when he saw that Qiao's father had borrowed a tractor from the brigade, he immediately ran to rub the car.

Qiao's father responded with a smile, there is no need to be stingy in these things.

Qiao Qiuyue heard that Qiao Jiayue was going to the city for the summer vacation, so she was so envious that she came secretly and said a lot of things.

To sum it up, "I envy you so much, I really want to go, I don't know when we can go to ......" and something like that.

Qiao Jiayue just responded in vain, and did not say any comforting words or promises.

It's not surprising that Qiao Qiuyue is a little cautious of her own, but Qiao Jiayue doesn't want to satisfy her.

Qiao's father sent people to Quan City, and he didn't stay in Cai's house for a long time, so he left in a hurry.