Chapter 243: Accidents
Before entering the mountains, walking on the road, the summer solstice felt that the weather seemed to be much cooler. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info Li Xia and Little Black Fish obviously feel the same way as her.
Xing'er also followed, and she also sat beside Daqing with the audacity. When she heard Xia Zhi say that she felt cool, she laughed.
"It's cooler in the mountains. Xing'er told Xia Solstice loudly, "It's cooler in the morning and evening, and you have to wear two more clothes." ”
Xia Zhi nodded, thinking in his heart, this should be the situation in the poem "People are full of fragrant flowers in April, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are in full bloom". The climate in the mountains and the plains differs by almost a season.
After crossing the two streams, there were no more farmlands and small hills on both sides of the road, but Wei Wei's peaks, and only then did he really enter the mountains. The Chen family's orchard is in this big mountain. When the carriage crossed the stream, the stream flooded almost the entire wheel, and according to the old man of the Chen family, it was because of two recent rains.
When it rains here, the streams in the mountains swell. And all these streams, large and small, will eventually converge into the great lake at the foot of the pine hills.
The cart went a little further and came to a halt on a gentle slope. If you want to go to the Chen family's orchard, there is still a section of road ahead, and the car can't pass at all.
Everyone got out of the car and walked slowly along the mountain road behind the old man of the Chen family. The mountain road is winding, and the cliffs and ravines next to it are blooming with colorful and unknown wildflowers, and the sun shines through the gaps in the peaks~ in, and sometimes you can hear the calls of unknown birds.
Although he was in the middle of everyone, Xia Solstice suddenly had a sense of seclusion and remoteness. She finally understood why many ancients liked to live in seclusion in the mountains.
"Love this place?" Li Xia didn't know when he walked to Xia Zhi's side and asked her with a low smile.
"Hmm. Xia Solstice nodded.
"Then let's build a house here, and we'll come here in the summer. Li Xia said.
"Don't say it, it's a really good idea, you can consider it. Xia Zhi smiled when she heard this, thinking that maybe she would really come here in the future to build a house for rest and vacation, what to see Nanshan leisurely and the like, thinking about such a comfortable and leisurely day, I can't help but make people yearn for it.
Li Xia glanced at Xia Zhi, and when he saw that no one was looking at him, he showed a somewhat smug and smug smile.
The mountain road was wider, and Li Xia walked side by side with Xia Zhi. Xia Zhi suddenly saw a cluster of lily of the valley growing in the stream next to him, swaying in the wind, beautiful and lovely.
Lily of the valley is also called valley lily or bellflower, it is relatively rare in the plain place of Daxingzhuang, there is such a cluster of fresh and lovely flowers, the summer solstice can't help but pause slightly.
"Like?" Li Xia asked, but without waiting for Xia Zhi to answer, he walked down the stream.
The slope to the bottom of the stream is a little funny, either wet ~ slippery grass or sharp stones. Xia Zhi couldn't stop it, so he could only tell Li Xia to be careful.
Li Xia walked down, at first he walked very calmly, but later he almost used his hands and feet together, but finally arrived at the place where the lily of the valley was open. Li Xia bent down and picked a handful of lily of the valley, then stood up, holding the flower in his hand and smiling at Xia Zhi.
The sun shone right on Li Xia's face, and his face was full of smiles as bright as the sun.
"Li Xia......" Xia Zhi was slightly stunned, and then hurriedly beckoned Li Xia and asked him to come up quickly.
Li Xia climbed up hand and foot together, his shoes, hands and placket were all dirty, only the lily of the valley in his hand was not messy at all, and the dust was not clean.
"Give, sixteen. Li Xia handed the flower to Xia Zhi.
Xia Zhi took it, and he didn't know what to say for a while.
Because Li Xia ran to the bottom of the stream to pick flowers, everyone stopped one after another. The old man of the Chen family turned his head to look at Li Xia in front of him, with a smile on his face: "Still a young man......"
Li Xia behaved very steadily today, but here, he showed the appearance of a young man.
Everyone talked and laughed and continued to walk forward, turning over a small hill, and in front of it was a small valley, which was where the Chen family's orchard was located.
"Xanadu ......" Xia Zhi stood on the hillside and looked down, and couldn't help but say.
"That's right. Li Xia nodded.
In the small valley are all kinds of fruit trees, which are already full of fruit during this season. The old man of the Chen family took everyone into the orchard and proudly introduced it to everyone.
It's not the season for the fruit to ripen, but some of the sunny autumn plums are already reddening, and there is a layer of hoarfrost hanging on them. The old man of the Chen family instructed his children and grandchildren to pick the best plums and give them to Xia Zhi, Li Xia and the little black fish to taste.
The summer solstice was rejected at first. If you want to talk about a few fruits, they are not worth a lot of money. Then just like the crops take care of the crops, the old man of the Chen family should also cherish the fruits of fruit trees, and no one is allowed to pick the fruit to eat until the ripe season.
The old man of the Chen family laughed and said that they were different.
"If you don't believe it, just ask Layue, or you can ask Xiaolinzi. What year has it been, these sharp ones are not for the big guys. ”
In fact, this is why the old man of the Chen family loves his children and grandchildren very much, so the first batch of fruits to ripen are eaten by the next generation, and a large number of fruits will be transported to the mountains to sell in the autumn.
The old man of the Chen family said so, and over there, Layue, Xiao Xialin, and Xing'er all looked at her with fruits, and Xia Zhi smiled and took a plum to gnaw.
Autumn plums are indeed more flavorful than Fu plums.
"Now this plum can be eaten, there are a few good pear trees over there, and the fruits hanging this year are very good, but unfortunately they can't be eaten now. When autumn falls, I'll pick the best ones and send them to you. The old man of the Chen family said to Xia Zhi and Li Xia again.
The fruit of the fruit trees is eaten only by plums, but there are many other wild fruits in the mountains that can be eaten.
The old man of the Chen family brought his two sons, two daughters-in-law and two eldest grandsons up the mountain just to send the big guys out to pick wild fruits for the guests to eat.
The delicious wild fruits grow in more inaccessible places, and they want to follow them on the summer solstice, but when they see the Chen family climbing the cliff and walking like flying, they all choose to stay in the orchard wisely.
There is also a shack in the orchard, which is very similar to the stilted building of the ethnic minorities, and it is said that when the fruit is ripe, the family will arrange for the family to take turns to guard here, but they are not afraid of people stealing the fruit. According to the words of the old man of the Chen family, there are many fruit thieves in this mountain.
This afternoon, the little black fish almost went crazy, climbed trees, waded in the mountain stream to catch crabs, he also climbed to the shack and lay down for a while, and when the Chen family came back from picking wild fruits, everyone ate a delicious meal of fruits, until the sun was about to set, not the old man of the Chen family urged, and the big guys were reluctant to go.
Xiao Xia Lin also quietly told Xiao Heiyuer that he had stayed here with his uncle at night. “…… There are wolves, and they are screaming. ”
The little black fish's big eyes flickered, and it was actually a very yearning look.
Coming out of the mountains, you can see the curling smoke of the village in the distance.
When she returned to the Chen family, the old lady of the Chen family took Aunt Xia San and the two daughters-in-law from the same clan who came to help, and they had already cooked all the meals.
On this night, we ate a whole fish feast. The old man of the Chen family entrusted his nephew to go to the big lake to catch big fish. Fresh lake fish fat ~ beautiful and tender, the method is open and closed, in the words of the old lady of the Chen family, it is too rough, but this natural delicacy is not inferior at all, but adds some local characteristics and interest.
After a night's rest, the next day the Chen family took Xia Zhi, Li Xia and the little black fish to the lake to play for a long time, and then went to the temple on the nearby mountain to have a good time.
The next day, although Xia Zhi, Li Xia and Little Black Fish were a little unsatisfied, and the Chen family was also reluctant, but after breakfast, everyone still stepped on the rules.
The old lady of the Chen family tried her best to keep Layue and Xiao Xialin, but the two children shook their heads, although the grandmother's family was very good, but they were more worried about the stall in Linshui Town.
"It's okay. Xia Zhi looked at the old lady of the Chen family who was quite lost, and smiled and comforted, "Grandma, if you want Layue, Xiaolinzi and my third aunt, you can go to Daxingzhuang to stay for a few more days." What we have is a place. ”
Layue and Xiao Xialin also said that they wanted the old lady of the Chen family and her grandmother family to go to Daxingzhuang. Everyone in the Chen family laughed and said that they would definitely go when they were free in the future.
Especially Xing'er is still very reluctant to Xia Zhi, a beautiful and kind sister, and Xia Zhi even asked Xing'er to come to Daxingzhuang. Xing'er is Aunt Xia's third aunt, she has never lived in her aunt's house, and she has heard a lot of things from Layue, and she is quite yearning for the Xia family in Daxingzhuang.
"Wait for autumn. The old lady of the Chen family said.
Everyone said goodbye reluctantly, and the Chen family kept sending them to the entrance of the village, and they still stood there and refused to go back.
"Come when you want to come in the future. Aunt Xia said with a smile, this sentence was said to Xia Zhi, Xiao Heiyuer and Li Xia.
The three of them had a lot of fun here, and everyone in the Chen family was happy.
There was nothing to say all the way, and everyone returned to Daxingzhuang at noon. Go out and have fun, come back, see familiar scenery, and the summer solstice is just as happy.
Before entering the village, Xia Zhi saw a cart pulling bags of wheat in the direction of Linshui Town. After a little inquiry, she found out that a big grain merchant had come to the village to harvest wheat in the past two days.
These days, people come to the village one after another to harvest wheat, and the price varies. Old Man Xia and Xia Zhi both felt that the price of wheat could rise again, so they didn't rush to sell it.
"I don't know if my grandfather wants to sell it this time. Xia Solstice said.
This is a big deal, and Uncle Xia San also remembers it in his heart, so he drove the car faster.
The cart stopped in the backyard of Xia's house, and the little black fish jumped out of the car first, ran into the yard with Daqing, and called his father and mother all the way.
"Uncle is still a little baby. Li Xia got out of the car and whispered to Xia Zhi.
"yes. Xia Zhi smiled and nodded, and the two walked into the courtyard side by side.
Old Man Xia and Mrs. Xia had already come out of the upper house at this time, and Mrs. Xia caught the little black fish, while looking, and rubbing the little black fish up and down with her hands.
"It's been two days of wildness, and look, it's getting darker. The words were counted, but the tone was doting.
"Well, it's not bad in the mountains. Old Man Xia asked Li Xia.
"It's good, it's different from many of our places, each has its own good. Li Xia said with a smile.
Old Man Xia narrowed his eyes with a smile.
When everyone entered the house, Uncle Xia San and Aunt Xia San brought the plums, dried pears, mushrooms, fungus and other mountain goods given by the old man of the Chen family to the house.
"Why take this old man!" Old Man Xia was shocked, "You guys have moved all the things in people's homes back." ”
"Nope. Aunt Xia explained with a smile, saying that the old man of the Chen family still thinks that they have taken less, and plans to save some for them in the coming year.
"When the autumn is fishing, I will ask Uncle Layue to pull a cart of fish for us. Old Man Xia was still shaking his head, and Xia Zhi told him one more thing.
"Huh?" Old Man Xia was taken aback again.
The little black fish was laughing next to him.
Old Man Xia knew that Xia Zhi and the little black fish both loved to eat fish, and the fish in Chentun Lake were indeed delicious, but how could they eat a cart of fish.
"When the time comes, marinate it, make it into preserved fish, bad fish, and eat it slowly, I'm afraid it's not enough to see a car......" Xia Zhi thought seriously.
The little black fish was already shouting next to him, saying that two cars are good, and three cars are better.
Old Man Xia looked at Mrs. Xia, and saw that Old Mrs. Xia was smiling, and she didn't mean to object at all. Old Man Xia doesn't want to talk anymore, anyway, the money he makes from the stall is enough, and the child loves to eat, so let's eat.
While talking happily, I heard Xiao Shu'er calling for sister in the yard.
"Little Shu'er?" Xia Zhi glanced into the yard and saw that it was indeed Xiao Shu'er who hurriedly ran over, "Come in and talk." ”
Xiao Shu'er ran into the house quickly, and when he arrived at the summer solstice, he was still panting, and he knew at a glance that he was running in a hurry.
"What's the matter, what's the matter?" Xia Zhi asked busily.
"Sister, you're back. Xiao Shu'er took a breath, and then said to Xia Zhi.
"What's really wrong?" Xia Zhi saw that Xiao Shu'er's face was wrong, and he asked again, but he looked up at Old Man Xia and Old Lady Xia.
The old couple shook their heads, as far as they knew, nothing had happened at home. Could it be that something went wrong on the Tian side?
"No, it's not our mother, it's, it's Sister Lanzi. Xiao Shu'er said anxiously.
"What's wrong with Sister Lanzi?" Xia Zhi asked, and everyone followed suit.
“…… The big fat man who came to buy wheat, Aunt Sun wanted to give Sister Lanzi to him as his daughter-in-law. Xiao Shu'er told Xia Zhi, "Sister, hurry up and take a look." Sister Lanzi was not happy and cried. ”
"Ah......" Xia Zhi frowned slightly, she had only been out to play for two days, and Sun Wang's family had already found a good in-law for Sun Lan'er? This is because she feels that she can't continue to enslave and abuse Sun Lan'er~ Treat Sun Lan'er, so she doesn't want to keep Sun Lan'er at home. This Sun Wang clan is really vicious.
"The big fat man who bought wheat, isn't that Liu Fatty. He is in his fifties, and he has already had a daughter-in-law. Old Man Xia said suddenly. (To be continued.) )