Chapter 38: Mid-Autumn Festival

Time is like water, fleeting, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is in the blink of an eye. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the evening of that day, Gorou and Xu Xiangwan returned home with two large baskets drenched in sweat.

Tomorrow Gorou will go to work in the Sanxin Library, in order to reduce the burden on Xu Xiangwan, after asking Xu Xiangwan how to dig Banxia, Gorou went up the mountain to dig Banxia before dawn yesterday. When Xu Xiangwan woke up, he arrived and found that Gorou had already dug up a large area.

The brother and sister worked together, but in a day and a half, Banxia in the valley had already dug three or four out of ten.

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, but there is nothing at home. When Gorou went home, he turned to the side of the Lingjiang River, regardless of the turbulence of the river, found a place where the river was slightly shallow, jumped in, and caught two catfish with a length of two feet and brought them home to give everyone a tooth sacrifice.

When Xiao Jiu, Chen Shilang and others were picking up rice ears, they also picked a lot of wild fruits by the way, such as sheep peaches, wild pears, wild dates, wild raspberries, and wild chestnuts.

There was no money to buy dim sum mooncakes, so Xu Qiuyi made a large round cake with semolina and refined flour, and put a little sugar in it to make a simple mooncake.

Dinner was the most sumptuous meal since the separation, two catfish, one made into sauerkraut fish, and the other was salted and kept for later. In addition to the sauerkraut fish, there are also leek egg cakes fried in lard, dried fried shredded beans, winter melon soup, pumpkin rice, and five vegetarian buns left over from the day before.

There were not enough bowls at home, so Xu Qiuyi also borrowed a few from Aunt Chen next door.

The round cakes had to be eaten after worshipping the moon god in the evening, so they were not put on the table.

Looking at the meal that had been set up for most of the case table, Xu Xiangwan's eyes widened and he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

Xiao Jiuyi's eyes next to him were even more glued to the flat-headed case, reluctant to blink, and from time to time he wiped the saliva that dripped from the corner of his mouth at some point.

Even Goro, who is the most stable on weekdays, can hear him cooing and swallowing saliva.

"Sister, this fish was sent to the upper room?" Xu Xiangwan looked at the sauerkraut fish that only filled most of the pot, and asked with a frown.

Xu Qiuyi glanced at Zhang, lowered her head, and whispered, "Yes." ”

"Wan'er, don't blame Yi'er, it's all my idea. I know you all have a grudge against the upper room, but after all, there are still your grandparents and grandparents. Although your grandfather is more interested in the big house and the second room, after all, he has also helped us a lot. If it weren't for your grandfather some time ago, how could we get a share of the land? Most of the things the day before yesterday were also due to your grandfather......" Zhang stopped talking about this, not wanting to mention Xu Xiangwan's sale.

In order to take care of his body as soon as possible, Zhang's family really didn't step out of the door in the past two days, so he still didn't know the truth.

Xu Xiangwan's eyes lit up, and he didn't want to spoil the atmosphere of the festival, so he smiled: "Don't worry if you go to the room or not." We are now a separate family, and today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and we will have our own reunion dinner. Hurry up and eat it while it's hot, and you'll have to worship the moon in a while! ”

As he spoke, Xu Xiangwan's eyes were aimed at the golden pumpkin rice pot.

Before the separation, in order to save money for Da Lang to study, it was rare for the family to have a dry meal, not to mention after the separation, the meal was a vegetarian porridge with clear soup and little water.

After all, he is still a child, and he has no snacks to eat on weekdays, and the golden and crispy rice control pot has become Xu Xiangwan's favorite.

However, in Xu Xiangwan's impression, it seems that he had eaten rice control pot two or three years ago.

was able to eat the rice control pot at the beginning, but it was because Xu Furong dropped the pot on the ground and was dirty and unwilling to eat it, so she was cheaper. Although Xu Xiangwan was still young at that time, those unpleasant things became an indelible memory.

Throwing away the unpleasant pictures in his mind, Xu Xiangwan looked at his family with a smile.

The virtuous and kind Zhang, the young and mature Wulang, the gentle and gentle Xu Qiuyi, and the clever and lovely Xiao Jiu, this is the dearest and most beloved family in her life.

As long as the family is safe and happy together for the rest of their lives, why not be a little bitter and tired?

"Yes, eat and eat, our family reunion is the most important thing." Gorou also smiled and served a bowl of rice to everyone, and specially scooped a large piece of golden pot for Xu Xiangwan and Xiao Jiuyi.

At this time, no one mentioned Xu Zhibang in a bad way.

Only Zhang's eyes darkened when she heard "reunion", but she quickly returned to normal, and she didn't want the children to worry.

After dinner, Zhang took the children to set up a stool in the courtyard, put the wild fruit and the big round cake in two bowls respectively, lit only the remaining half of the incense candles, and the family silently made a wish to the silver plate and the full moon.

After making a wish, Zhang took the children to sit under the eaves and told them the story of Chang'e's flight to the moon and some poems about the moon.

At this time, Zhang's was not like an ordinary peasant woman, but like a wealthy daughter who was knowledgeable, exuding its unique charm in the moonlight, even if it was a little vicissitudes, it could not hide its sparkling elegance.

For his mother's family, the Zhang family has always been secretive, and has never mentioned it to anyone, even in front of Xu Xiangwan and others.

In the past, Xu Xiangwan didn't understand, but now Xu Xiangwan is suspicious of Zhang's life experience, but if Zhang doesn't say it, she can't either.

"It's a pity that your father is not at home, otherwise, we can go to the town to watch the lantern festival." Speaking of happiness, Zhang said unconsciously, his eyes were full of happiness.

It can be seen that there is indeed a deep relationship between Zhang and Xu Zhibang.

After realizing that he had lost his words, Zhang's silence fell, and the atmosphere was suddenly a little embarrassing, only Xiao Jiu pointed to the moon and said excitedly: "Mother, are Chang'e and Jade Rabbit living there?" Can I see them? ”

The melancholy in Zhang's eyes immediately turned into pampering, holding Xu Xiangwan in one hand and Xiao Jiu in the other, and said softly: "Yes, Chang'e and Yutu live in the moon." But the moon is too far away for us to see them. ”

Xiao Jiu pouted in disappointment, but his interest was still high, pestering Zhang's to ask this and that, so unhappy.

In the middle of the moon, it is already more dewy.

Afraid that the children would catch a cold, Zhang cut the big round cake into small pieces and ate some for everyone.

There wasn't much sugar, but the fragrance of wheat flour mixed with a hint of sweetness was particularly attractive, and everyone ate several pieces in a row.

Hearing the sound of the door closing in the upper room, Zhang glanced at the children who were already sleepy, and the corners of his mouth hooked a satisfied smile.

It was a peaceful and calm Mid-Autumn Festival, and it was the happiest night Xu Zhibang had since she left.

"Abang, would you be looking at the same moon somewhere, thinking of us?" Zhang's heart was silent.

Worried that the children would catch a cold, Zhang urged everyone to go back to their rooms and go to sleep.

Although this Mid-Autumn Festival was simple, it made Xu Xiangwan feel extremely satisfied.