Chapter 220: A Little Long Vacation (7)
The old man was leisurely drinking tea. After a cup of tea, the old man opened his mouth and asked the eldest grandson who was writing opposite, "Zhenze, will the village harvest corn in two days?"
"Well, the cornfields by the river have all started to be harvested, and it is estimated that in a few days the village will start to get busy. Qi Zhenze stopped his pen and nodded.
"So, when you and Arnold come back from the mountains, find a time to do your grandfather's house a favor. The old man looked at the sky outside and suddenly remembered what the autumn harvest looked like when he was a child, when the family was so busy.
"Okay, I'll go back and ask Sisi, when her family is harvesting corn, Arnold and I went over to help. "I think about it, the little girl's family also planted corn.
"Well, go back and call your uncle, let him rest at home, and don't run this way if it's okay. The old man thought of his youngest son in a blink of an eye, the kid definitely didn't listen to him, and he didn't know what the stinky boy thought, he was so old, and he didn't know how to start a family, and he didn't know that he was waiting to hold his grandson.
At this time, Tong Tianlin, who had just arrived in the county seat, sneezed twice in a row, and he must have the same father! He had to quickly find a car to go back, and he didn't know how his father was doing?
"This, grandpa, I guess my uncle is already in the county seat at this time. When he heard the old man's words, he thought about it and said.
"Didn't you say you wouldn't let him come? Why did he come here again! This stinky boy really can't clean up. The old man put his teacup on the table and said loudly. The old man looked very angry on his face, but in fact, his old man was very happy.
"Hehe, grandpa, Uncle Tianlin, you don't know, if he wants to say that he is coming, he must have already set off, and besides, you shouted a few uncles who have no conscience!" Arnold walked in from outside the door and answered with a smile.
The old man almost squirted out the water in his mouth when he heard this, but the old man was still qualitative, just coughed twice, the old man glanced at Arnold, and shouted confidently: "Stinky boy, go chop wood, don't eat if you don't fill the backyard firewood room!"
"Uh, okay, go chopping wood, chopping wood!" Arnold was dumbfounded, isn't it just a joke! Arnold scratched his head helplessly, and before he could sit down, he turned around and went out to the backyard.
The old man looked at the Arnold boy obediently chopping wood, and then he felt comfortable, and turned his head and remembered what to say to the eldest grandson who was sitting on the side and wrote big characters: "Zhenze, wait a while to go to the backyard to see what vegetables can be picked, and then go to the rabbit cage to find a fat rabbit to kill, your uncle likes to eat braised rabbit meat." ”
Look, the old man just shouted not to let the uncle come, and now he began to let the uncle love to eat again. Qi Zhenze smiled, "Okay, I'll go and prepare." Qi Zhenze put down the brush in his hand, sorted out the paper on the table, and then turned to go out.
The vegetable patch in the backyard of the family is taken care of by Cheng Zhenze and Arnold, and the old man will water the vegetable patch when he has nothing to do. After all, this is a dish grown by my own family, so I am very dedicated, which is not only good to look at.
Because of the season, not all vegetables can be grown at this time. As the saying goes, "order melons and beans before and after the Qingming Festival", which means that you can plant some melons and beans such as beans, edamame, beans, green beans, peas, cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, winter melons and other melons and legumes before and after the Qingming Festival in April.
In September and October, you can grow radishes, celery, cabbage, cabbage, chrysanthemum, spinach and other winter-resistant vegetables.
Although the vegetable garden of the Qi family began to be taken care of for a long time, it is not short to say that it is not short, but it is still possible to pick some vegetables to eat on weekdays, just like the green lettuce, chicken hairy cabbage, Shanghai Qingdu is growing gratifying, just pick a handful, white radish, celery, cabbage also grow well, but now can not be picked.
The old man of the begging family is a person who came over in a bitter situation, and his wife went early, so the old man doesn't pay much attention to food, as long as he can fill his stomach. Because of this, the three brothers of the Qi family are not picky about eating. Because of his early independence, he lives in the huge mountains, and he cherishes food more than others, but the food is not so exquisite, after all, it is good to be alive, and he pays attention to what to do so much.
Since he and the Cui family became neighbors, the family has delicious pastries to eat from time to time, and the old man will go to Cui's house to eat, and after drinking and eating, he began to dislike the food made by the eldest grandson, and began to slowly make requirements for the eldest grandson, such as putting more chestnuts when stewing chicken, and copying the ribs with water when burning the ribs, don't just eat meat dishes, but also stir-fry a green vegetable or mix a cold dish with meat and vegetables.
Qi Zhenze's request to his grandfather is also unrefused, no matter what he eats in the mountains alone, as long as he fills his stomach, but not for the elderly, after all, the age is there. Fortunately, the old man often gives opinions, and Qi Zhenze's cooking and stir-fry are getting better and better, which is also something to be happy about.
Arnold wielded the axe vigorously on the side, chopping wood hard, because just now Ze Shao said that there is braised rabbit meat to eat tonight, not only this dish Uncle likes to eat, Arnold also likes it very much, this is not in order to eat a few more pieces of rabbit meat at night, he has to use all his strength to chop wood. The wolf dogs Mo Feng and Mo Er nested under the eaves one on the left and one on the right, and both glanced at the direction of Arnold's chopping wood at the same time, and then retracted their gaze and snooze off at the same time.
Here, Gu Sisi took Brother Hao to write big characters in the hall, she was going to give her mother a hand, but who knew that the aunt squeezed in and robbed her of her work. Gu Sisi was very surprised by this, and she didn't know if the little aunt repented or acted like it, no matter what Xue Guizhi wanted to do, Gu Sisi didn't care, so when Brother Hao came to her, she directly took Brother Hao to practice calligraphy.
As for Sister Ping, she has been following her mother Xue Guizhi, and she is reluctant to leave all of a sudden, and she doesn't know that this child is like this, she is not very close to her brothers and sisters, and she is not very enthusiastic about her younger brother, but there is some disgust in her eyes.
Sister Ping is young and can't hide her thoughts, so any expression is written on her face, Gu Sisi is also speechless about this, she is like this to her own brother, she doesn't know what she will do when she grows up, how about it, looking at her current temperament, I'm afraid it's not far from being crooked.
"Sister, am I writing right, is this a pinch?"
"Well, yes, Haohao writes very well, is it okay to write five more words for Haohao? Gu Sisi retracted his thoughts and looked at the word "friend" written by Brother Hao on the papyrus, although the handwriting looked very immature, but the writing was very correct.
"Well, Hao Hao continues to write, Hao Hao wants to become a calligrapher. Brother Hao nodded, held the brush in his little hand and lowered his head and began to write.
Gu Sisi smiled when he heard his brother's words. Since his grandfather praised his handwriting and said that he could become a calligrapher, Brother Hao said this every time he wrote big characters, and he didn't shout that his little hands hurt and he couldn't write.
Gu Sisi looked at his younger brother like a little cat, his little face was dark, and the little ink was just that focused and affectionate, which made Gu Sisi feel more and more that his grandfather was right to keep his younger brother.
The stove room is very quiet, Chen Xinling is standing in front of the board, burying her head in cutting shredded potatoes, this is not her daughter said that she wants to eat her fried hot and sour potato shreds, she cut two big potatoes, and wants to say that she will fry a big plate for her daughter to eat.
Xue Guizhi sat on the small stool at the head of the stove, looking at the second sister-in-law in front of the case, from the time she came in to the present, the second sister-in-law only said two words to her, and then turned around to wash and chop vegetables, if she hadn't asked first, she felt that this second sister-in-law was unwilling to talk to her, although Xue Guizhi was very dissatisfied with this, but she still chose to endure it.
Xue Guizhi held the wheat straw in her hand, and pulled it again and again, and after a while, there were a lot of broken wheat straws on her shoes, but she didn't seem to care very much, and with a wave of her hand, her face seemed to have made a big decision, she hesitated again and again to break the silence in the stove room, and asked: "Second sister-in-law, this time has really worked hard for you, my family Haohao doesn't like to talk, and people are stupid, is it very tiring for you to carry it?"
It was too quiet in the stove room, and the words Xue Guizhi said clearly came into Chen Xinling's ears, Chen Xinling stopped what she was doing, turned her head and looked at Xue Guizhi with an incredible expression, and said, "Brother and sister, my ears are fine! I heard you right, stupid?
Chen Xinling looked at Xue Guizhi, whose face changed slightly, and continued before she spoke: "I didn't say you, brother and sister, Brother Hao was born to you, right? You didn't pick it up or hold it wrongly, right? No matter how good Brother Hao is, it is also your son, how can a mother dislike her son! Besides, I don't think Brother Hao is stupid, Brother Hao is very smart, it's our father, and I didn't say that Brother Hao is stupid!"
Xue Guizhi didn't think there was anything wrong when she finished saying that, but as soon as Chen Xinling asked, she immediately panicked, and she kept scolding herself in her heart for not opening the door with her mouth, and she was bald when she said anything.
Xue Guizhi hurriedly opened her mouth to make amends, but the more anxious she was, the more she said the wrong thing, "No, no, I didn't mean that, I didn't think Hao Hao was stupid, no, Hao Hao is not stupid...... Alas, second sister-in-law, you see that I am talking nonsense in such a hurry, don't take it seriously! Haohao was born by me, where will I dislike him, I can't even hurt him!"
"Do you love him?" Chen Xinling didn't believe what Xue Guizhi said, if she really loved Haohao, where did the disgust in her eyes come from!
"Brother and sister, to be honest, Brother Hao is only a little older, and that is when he needs his parents by his side. I don't know what you and the third brother think, if Haohao were my son, where would I take him with me, and where would I put him at home for the old man to watch. Chen Xinling turned her head and continued to chop vegetables, she was too lazy to watch Xue Guizhi act, this woman thought that she had changed this time, who knew that dogs couldn't change eating, she really looked up to her.
"Second sister-in-law, who said that I don't feel sorry for Hao Hao, this is not what our father asked, I have to give it up! I'm easy, Hao Hao can't sleep well at night without me! I think every day that Hao Hao eats fragrant food? Does he sleep well? How uncomfortable that feeling is, second sister-in-law, can you understand it? You don't have a backache when you stand and talk!" Xue Guizhi saw that Chen Xinling gave her the back of her head, and she knew that she had said the wrong thing again, and now she immediately pretended to cry, crying and pretending to be pitiful.
"Why are you crying, let the third brother hear it, and think I'm bullying you! Yes, I didn't say it, okay! I still have a lot of vegetables here that haven't been washed, so if you have nothing to do, go to the courtyard and wash this basket of vegetables." If you want to continue crying, then you go out and go back to your house to cry!" Chen Xinling heard Xue Guizhi's crying voice, and she was speechless. This younger brother and sister changed their faces really fast, faster than Haohao turned the book.
"Wash it, wash it, you say behind your back that I don't work just for eating!" Xue Guizhi herself was pretending to cry, how did she know that Chen Xinling would reply like this, she didn't cry anymore, got up and walked away with the basket.
Chen Xinling looked at Xue Guizhi who walked out, and shook her head speechlessly, she didn't plan to make that basket of vegetables, she had prepared everything she should have prepared, where could she use Xue Guizhi's help, she was annoyed by her, how good it was to be quiet when she went out.
In the end, Xue Guizhi didn't enter the stove room before the meal was ready, and Chen Xinling didn't care, it was her daughter who came in to help, and the mother and daughter quickly prepared the family's meal.
Braised chicken nuggets, stewed pork heart with lotus seeds, husband and wife lung slices, scrambled eggs with leeks, braised pork, stir-fried pork liver with chili, stir-fried baby greens, bean curd and celery, and a dish of eggplant roasted beans, each dish is full, plus fragrant white rice, just looking at it will whet your appetite.
Gu Xing'an looked at the delicious food on the table, the saliva was about to stay, but he endured it, but the light in his eyes betrayed him, Gu Xinghua looked at his younger brother's appearance, and couldn't help laughing, this younger brother really loves to eat!
Brother Hao wants to eat, and the person is small, so he naturally can't help it, but the villain still swallows his saliva, and he can't bear to move the dishes on the plate, because my sister said that he can only eat it when his grandfather moves his chopsticks, so he is a good baby, and he wants to be a good child.
Gu Sisi secretly watched the performance of the little brother, smiled and nodded, this little guy can be rewarded with two pieces of red bean cake when he turns around. Thinking about the little guy holding two pieces of red bean cake and smiling, Gu Sisi felt that his younger brother was really coaxing.
Why two pieces? Because the little guy has worm teeth, the sweet Gu Sisi is not allowed to eat, even if he eats only one piece every time, every time she looks at Brother Hao'er's pitiful little eyes, she wants to eat more, but for the sake of the little guy's teeth, she still endured, and in the end, only when Brother Hao behaves well, Gu Sisi will give him two pieces as a reward.
When the old man came over, Sister Ping had already started eating at the table, of course, Xue Guizhi acquiesced. The old man looked at Sister Ping'er's bowl full of meat, shook his head secretly, and then looked at Brother Hao'er, who was staring at him and sitting obediently without moving chopsticks, and the old man smiled.
When Chen Xinling was on the table, the old man picked up his chopsticks, and everyone guessed and ate with an order. Only Xue Guizhi pouted in disgust, she had never seen this kind of dinner before, and it was not like a city person who still looked like that! Unfortunately, she could only think about what she couldn't say now, so she quickly picked up a piece of chicken and put it in the bowl, eating meat on her mouth and looking at other dishes from time to time, thinking about which piece to clip for a while.
Over there, Qi Tianlin stepped on the meal and entered the house. The old man saw that his youngest son's complexion was not bad, and then he was relieved, he was afraid that his son would be busy with work and neglect his body.
Qi Tianlin hadn't seen his father for a long time, and he also looked at his father's complexion first, maybe the environment here was good, and he felt that his father was a little fatter.
The dining table of the Qi family is not as rich as that of the Gu family, but there are meat and vegetarian food, which is enough for four people to eat. Because of the arrival of his son, the old man couldn't help but drink a few glasses, he was in a good mood, and he didn't stop him, this person should eat and drink, there is no need to refuse himself.