Chapter 40: The Flowers
Tian Laibao played at Xia's house until almost evening, and in the end it was his uncle Tian Fugui who took him back. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info Summer Solstice takes Natsuki home to prepare dinner. Tian is not at home, and what he eats at every meal is the summer solstice.
There is enough food at home, vegetables can be picked from the garden, and the hens raised at home lay eggs every day. Xia Solstice will not be wasted, but he also does not intend to treat himself and Xia Qiao and Xia Shu badly. Even if he saves money thriftily, he will definitely be used by the Tian family to supplement his mother's family.
Dinner she made was relatively simple. She asked Xia Qiao to pick the tender toon, beat two eggs, and scrambled a plate of fragrant toon eggs. In addition, there are also delicious cucumbers pickled in the sauce jar, which are finely chopped and drizzled with a little cooked oil, and it is delicious to eat.
As for the staple food, it is still sorghum rice rice. This is the preference of the summer solstice. All she ate in that world was rice, and sorghum rice was still a memory of her childhood, and she ate very little because it was too difficult to buy.
Summer Solstice loves to eat sorghum rice, especially soaked in cold water, which is very refreshing and delicious, and it will never get wet after eating.
After eating, Xia Zhi was about to clean up, and Sun Lan'er came over. She rushed to clean up the table and chopsticks, not letting Xia Solstice do it. "Sixteen, you rest, leave it to me. ”
Xia Qiao was taken aback. Sun Lan'er is a diligent girl, usually when she comes to the house, if she sees Tian or Xia Zhi having work in her hands, she will rush to help, but she has never helped clean up the table and wash the dishes and chopsticks like this.
"Big brother, my mother is not at home, I asked Sister Lanzi to come to me at night to be my companion. Xia Zhi told Xia Qiao.
Sun Lan'er lowered her head and smiled: "Brother Daqiao, if you have clothes, let me wash them." And the little tree's. ”
Xia Qiao waved his hand hurriedly: "Then what's the matter." Lanzi, it's good for you to be Sixteen's companion. You don't have to do anything else. …… You have a lot of work at home, and it's tiring enough. Xia Qiao also sympathized with Sun Lan'er.
"By the way, Sister Lanzi, you came over so early, does the fifth aunt know?" Xia Zhi also asked Sun Lan'er.
I told her. I came here after I finished all the work at home. Sun Lan'er replied with a smile. In order to be able to come to Xia Zhi's house earlier, she finished all the work at home early today.
"Aunt Wu didn't say anything later, right?" Xia Zhi approached Sun Lan'er and asked in a low voice.
Sun Lan'er shook her head, "She didn't say anything, but also asked me to be a good companion for you and let me be diligent." By the way, Sixteen, she seems to go to the backyard with big. ”
"I know that. My grandmother confessed her affection. Sister Lanzi, you don't have to be so careful in front of her in the future. ”
"No wonder!" Sun Lan'er realized something, and was very grateful to Mrs. Xia in her heart, "The big milk in the backyard is a good person." ”
"Hmm. Xia Solstice nodded.
Sun Lan'er is indeed a good hand at work, she quickly helped Xia Zhi clean the dishes and chopsticks, and then went to the front yard to chop vegetables for Xia Zhi's domestic chickens and pigs. After feeding the chickens and pigs, she helped Xia Zhi clean the yard and clean up the house, full of energy, and kept smiling on the corner of her mouth.
Xia Qiao was very upset when he saw it, and he kept helping by his side. Xia Zhi saw that the two of them were rushing to work, so he didn't go to grab them, but took a needlework basket, sat in the yard, and did needlework in the evening light.
They did not enter the house until it was completely dark. Xia Zhi took Sun Lan'er to the backyard to meet Mr. Xia and Mrs. Xia, and took the little black fish over.
With Sun Lan'er here, Mrs. Xia was even more relieved. Speaking of taking care of children, Sun Lan'er is more experienced than Xia Zhi.
After coming back, Sun Lan'er was even more reluctant to ask Xia Solstice to do it. She was busy going in and out, bringing water to Xia Solstice and Little Black Fish for the two children to wash, and then combing Xia Solstice's hair.
After the summer solstice cleaned up, he sat on the kang with the little black fish to review today's homework. Sun Lan'er doesn't know how to read, and she doesn't have the desire to read, but she obviously likes to watch her two children study. She sat next to her and embroidered flowers on the summer solstice's gown by the light.
The little gowns of the summer solstice are very old, and there were no patterns originally, but after adding the flowers and plants embroidered by Sun Lan'er, the little gowns that almost distinguish between men and women are finally like the clothes of a little girl.
Years later, many memories faded away, but Xia Solstice could still recall the situation at this time. And in her wardrobe, the gorgeous clothes have been changed batch after batch, but the small gown that she sewed and mended when she was a child has been left. Sometimes, she would take out these gowns to show her little hairy head.
Not to commemorate the hard years, but to commemorate the warmth and happiness in the years, and the people who brought her these warmth and happiness.
Happiness, in fact, is very simple.
Maybe it's because Tian is not there, or maybe it's because Sun Lan'er is with her, or both, this night, Xia Solstice slept more steadily than ever. By the time she opened her eyes, the sky was already faintly bright.
The little black fish was on its side and slept very sweetly. This kid is so naughty, but when he sleeps, he is extraordinarily well-behaved. Looking at the other side, Sun Lan'er's quilt was empty.
Sun Lan'er had already gotten up and was boiling water to cook in the hall. She asked yesterday evening what she was going to eat on the morning of the summer solstice and how much rice she would use.
It's so happy to have a gentle and hard-working sister, Xia Zhi turned over in the quilt and got up happily: it's a new day.
Sun Lan'er helped Xia Zhi finish all the housework in the morning, and then hurried back to Sun's house.
"Sister Lanzi, I'll leave you breakfast. You'll come back and eat later. "Xia Zhi instructed Sun Lan'er. Sun Lan'er didn't want to agree, but Xia Zhi was very insistent. She understands Sun Wang's temperament, if Sun Lan'er can save a breakfast for the Sun family, Sun Wang's attitude towards Sun Lan'er will be better.
Xia Zhi's family is not short of food, and they don't care about the bowl of rice of Duosun Lan'er. In fact, if it works, Xia Zhi would rather let Sun Lan'er eat all three meals at her house. Sun Lan'er can't eat enough in Sun's house all year round. Sun Wang glanced at her, and she had to put down her job.
Knowing the meaning of the summer solstice, Sun Lan'er nodded finally.
Xia Qiao was behind Xia Solstice and smiled.
"Sixteen, let's wait for your Sister Lanzi to come over for dinner today. When Sun Lan'er left, Xia Qiao discussed with Xia Zhi.
Of course, Xia Zhi nodded and said yes.
After Sun Lan'er finished her work at Sun's house in the morning, she happily came over to find Xia Zhi, holding a few peony flowers in her hands, and the flower roots were wrapped in fresh soil. "Sixteen, I'll help you plant flowers. ”
"Good. Xia Zhi nodded, went to the shed to get a hoe and shovel, and planted a few peony flowers in the open space in the yard with Sun Lan'er.
In addition to being ingenious, Sun Lan'er also likes and is good at raising flowers. The unwanted and wilted flowers that people threw outside, she picked them up and took care of them for a few days, and then they were able to regain their vitality.
Although no one in the Sun family supported her hobby, she still persevered. Moreover, whenever she raises any good flowers, she will give them to Xia Solstice first.
Summer Solstice also likes flowers, and there are no people at home who spoil flowers.
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I said several times to ask my mother to brand some bud rice flour cakes, my mother refused, not to say that I definitely don't like to eat, sometimes I nag annoying, she said to sift some noodles for me to cook, but never act!