"Brother Daren," Aunt Qiu Yun asked in a low voice while picking vegetables for her father, "At that time, Hailiu was less than two years old, how could he still remember?" ”

"Don't treat me as a guest." The father replied politely and unconsciously and unexpectedly: "People's memories can actually be traced back to a very young age, if you can find the triggered scenes, things, etc. What you have heard and seen with your own eyes is not a dream. After all, it's only been five years, and if it had been longer, he might not have been able to remember it. Don't think about anything else, eat in peace and mind, it will be more delicious. ”

"Hailiu, you want to eat more today, this is a 'dream' feast that our father invited to eat, come, let Auntie sandwich a big shrimp for you and Daddy." Aunt Qiu Yun suddenly became lively, showing a very happy expression.

"Auntie, you also have to eat more, my bowl is full of vegetables, I'll give you a piece of big fish first, and then another piece for Daddy." I learned from Aunt Qiu Yun to persuade the dishes diligently.

"Thank you." Aunt Qiu Yun took the fish I brought and deliberately asked, "Do you know what kind of fish this is?" ”

"I don't know," I replied as I peeled the shell, "but the spines of this fish grow upwards and downs, and the meat doesn't smell muddy at all, which is very strange." ”

"This is the kind of 'big snake fish' you just came in and talked about, and its name is hairtail, and it grows in the sea. The fish was still alive before cooking, but when the chef slaughtered the fish, Daddy was worried that you would be afraid, so he didn't let you see it. Aunt Qiu Yun also explained seriously.

"Auntie, why do the spines of this fish grow up and down?"

"Huh," Aunt Qiu Yun said with a humble smile: "Auntie can't pretend to understand, this question can only be answered by Daddy." ”

"This kind of fish bone is the most perfect structure that has been achieved in the course of biological evolution," my father said with wide eyes when he saw me, and continued in an easy-to-understand narrative: "The hairtail fish is very long, shaped like a long band, and in the rapid swimming, the fins play a very small role, and it is powered by a strong twisting of the body like a snake; The abdominal cavity of the fish has become only one rectum, and there is no longer a need for double spines to grow downwards to protect it, and at the same time, the spine of the fish has been moved downward, and now it is basically in the center of the body, and the bones have become up-and-down. Of course, this is only a rough description. ”

"Oh, what a complicated process of change. Auntie, this peeled prawn will be given to you first, and I will peel another one for Daddy. "I was so busy peeling shrimp that I didn't even think about it, and I was afraid of this hairtail fish, which I called the "big snake fish", and I didn't want to think about the complex evolution process of this fish.

"Hailiu, you can peel and eat it yourself, and let Auntie peel the shrimp for Daddy." After Aunt Qiu Yun finished speaking, she asked mysteriously, "Do you know where such a big shrimp grows?" ”

"Well," I thought about it for a while, and replied uncertainly, "This kind of prawn has a faint muddy smell like a small river prawn, and it should not grow in the sea, but it must also grow in large rivers or lakes to grow so big." ”

"Heh," Aunt Qiu Yun said with a smile while peeling prawns for her father, "Our currents are so smart, you can identify a direction by tasting the taste, so you have to peel more and eat more." When I was weighing the shrimp, I heard the chef say that this kind of prawn comes from Dongting Lake, and I want to test you. ”

"Qiu Yun, don't just care about me, let's all do it ourselves, eating shrimp and crabs should be like this, it's a pity that there are no crabs today, otherwise it will be more fun." My father picked up a prawn, peeled it himself, and then said, "It's a bit of a luxury to spend nine yuan on such a meal now, but after ten or eight years, these are all very ordinary home-cooked dishes." Eating one or two meals of this kind of dish once in a while is good for the body, but eating it regularly is harmful because the body does not need to consume too much protein. ”

"Brother Daren," Aunt Qiu Yun's face flushed, and she said embarrassedly, "Even so, the little sister is already heartbroken, and she can't think about crabs if she has shrimp." ”

"Well said, Qiu Yun, how can those 'rampant' ones be compared with prawns, shrimps can jump and fly. Suffice it to say, it won't be long before spring arrives and the weather will be completely renewed. My father first sighed and then said to me, "Don't be in a hurry to eat, eat fish and shrimp slowly, not because they have spikes and hard shells, but because they have a beautiful taste." ”

"Auntie," I thought I was going back after eating, so I said to Aunt Qiu Yun with satisfaction: "You said on the way here, Daddy will let us both find and discover the fun and meaning of play, and now there is one more fun to eat, it seems that before we go back, we have to taste enough of this taste." Aunt Qiu Yun knocked my head twice with chopsticks, and said bluntly: "I also praise you for being smart, Daddy is super graceful, he is reminding us to sweep away all the dishes we ordered, it's not good to waste it." ”

"You kid," the father dipped the peeled shrimp in seasoning, while amused: "I want to leave after eating, I'm still thinking, should I take you to the 'Children's Paradise' to play for an hour or two, and then take the shuttle bus back to Qingshuihe Commune at five o'clock in the afternoon, since you are in a hurry to leave, then wait for next time." ”

I giggled and said, "Then I'll let my aunt take it, otherwise, I finally came to a trip, and I didn't even enter the children's paradise, how can I brag when I go back?" ”

The riverside park of the provincial capital is located on the south bank of the Mingxi River, with an area of 100,000 square meters, and the flowers and trees in the park are all showing the wisdom and wisdom of the horticultural masters, especially the paths that twist and turn, and cannot find the end, but also make the people who visit the park feel that the park is infinitely large.

Today is June 1st, and the riverside park has naturally become a paradise for children, from toddlers to eleven or twelve-year-olds, occupying almost every corner of the park. Everywhere you go, you can see children happily blowing balloons, playing yo-yo eggs, or holding up plastic guns and cannons, shouting and learning from the PLA uncle to fight. Naturally, children in rural areas have no chance to play with these things, and most of them have never even seen them. Although the clothes worn by urban children are as simple and old-fashioned as those in rural areas, they are obviously much newer and better, and there is no barefoot at all, which may be the difference between urban and rural areas.

When I walked under a huge ash tree on the bank of the river, my father suddenly proposed: "Qiu Yun, let's sit under this tree, you see these willow branches are about to hang down to the bench, and the hibiscus in the river are waiting to be released, how interesting." ”

Aunt Qiu Yun happily replied, "Okay." So he asked my father to sit first, and then picked me up and sat down next to him, and jokingly said, "Let's Daddy, we should choose something that tastes good to eat, and something interesting to sit on, we don't have a "fun" here, how bad it is.

Originally, the big bench was big enough for three people to sit wide, but Aunt Qiu Yun had to let me sit on her slender legs and hold me naturally in her arms with both hands. My little face pressed against her left breast, and I not only heard the touching heartbeat, but also smelled a faint fragrance that I had never smelled before. Aunt Qiu Yun leaned her head lightly on her father's arm, and asked intoxicated and happy: "Hailiu, have you ever fantasized and looked forward to it countless times, and someone is holding it like Auntie?" ”

"That's right!" I replied in surprise: "Why is Auntie like Daddy, who can always say what is in people's hearts?" Moreover, I find that you are now the most beautiful woman in the whole world! ”

"It's all nonsense, and I tell lies in front of my father to please my aunt." Aunt Qiu Yun pretended to be angry. As soon as I heard this, I hurriedly explained: "Auntie, I am telling the truth, the aura on your eyes, eyebrows, lips, and face, like the orchid fragrance stirring by the breeze, this kind of beauty cannot be described in words." ”

Aunt Qiu Yun looked sideways at the thousand-foot-tall Zhaohui Bridge, took a deep breath of oxygen from the willow leaves or hibiscus, and said emotionally: "Since our sea currents think Auntie is very beautiful, we should fulfill the promise we made and release the elves in our hearts in this secluded place!" ”