The next day, the three of them just came back from the mountain with two loads of kudzu, and before they could enter the door, Yinzi ran in like a gust of wind and dragged Su Qiqi away: "Qiqi, my mother said to let you come to my house for dinner at night." ”

Su Ercheng's family went up the mountain early, and they didn't hear the rumors in the village at all. Yinzi's abnormal behavior, Su Qiqi asked in confusion: "Why did I come to your house for dinner?" ”

Liu Sanniang was also surprised: "Yinzi, what delicious food does your family have to make Qikai eat?" ”

How do you know that Yinzi's mouth is about to cry: "Ermu Niang, grandma took away all your land, so you have nothing to eat to eat the roots, right?" ”

Liu Sanniang was even more puzzled: "Yinzi, who said that my family has no food to eat and wants to eat tree roots?" ”

Yinzi pointed to the kudzu root in the bamboo basket and said, "Didn't you go up the mountain to dig up the roots and eat them?" ”

Liu Sanniang laughed "poof": "We did go up the mountain to dig tree roots, but it's not that we don't have food now, but we are afraid that we won't have food for a while." ”

Su Qiqi thought that the third uncle's family had a lot of land and few places, but as soon as she heard that her family didn't eat, the third aunt even let her go to dinner, which showed that the third aunt's heart was good. So she dragged Yinzi to the side and said, "Yinzi, I just tell you, this tree root is dug to make powder." Do you remember the jelly my mother made for you last year? It's made from the roots of this tree, do you think that thing is delicious? ”

"Huh? Qiqi, that jelly is made from tree roots? How do tree roots make jelly, it's so difficult [a] [book] [read. Novel ybdu, right? Yinzi's eyes almost fell off when she heard this.

Su Qiqi gently explained to Su Qiuyin before going home.

Before he sat down and drank a sip of water, someone at the door shouted: "Qiqi, Qiqi..."

Su Qiqi walked out and looked: "Huh? Taisho, you're here alone? ”

Qian Dazheng was carrying a bag and commanded Su Qiqi: "Qiqi, help carry it in." ”

Su Qiqi didn't know what he was going to do, but the sun was drying people outside the door, so she immediately helped Qian Dazheng carry things to the pear tree in the yard: "Dazheng, what are you?" ”

Qian Dazheng let go and wiped his sweat before saying: "Qiqi, don't eat the roots, my family has a lot of food, you don't have to eat it and ask me." ”

Su Qiqi was stunned for a moment and saw that the bag turned out to be rice, and there were five or six catties, she immediately refused: "No, no, I can't ask for it." Who told you I had nothing to eat and I had to eat the roots? I have food at home, Taisho, you take the things back. This is food, if your mother knows, she will definitely beat you. ”

Qian Dazheng said proudly: "Qiqi, this is what I asked my mother to come, I told her, you are my best friend, I don't want you to go hungry." ”

Su Qiqi couldn't cry or laugh, who said that her family had no food to eat and wanted to eat tree roots?

"Taisho, my family really didn't eat tree roots, I can't ask for your food."

Qian Dazheng pointed to the roots of a bamboo basket that had just been dug up under the eaves and said, "Qiqi, don't you like to be friends with me?" ”

Su Qiqi was stunned by this child: "Dazheng, I don't want to be friends with you." Really, I'd like to be your friend. That's not for eating, no, no, it's for eating. Oh, what am I talking to you kid! ”

Qian Dazheng suddenly laughed: "Qiqi is a child, you are only eight years old, and I am almost ten years old!" ”

Su Qiqi fell headlong!

Liu Sanniang heard the conversation between the two children and walked out: "Qiqi, you take this and give it to your aunt of the Qian family." ”

Su Qiqi saw that it was twenty duck eggs, and understood what Liu Sanniang meant, so he took Qian Dazheng's hand and said, "Then I will accept your grain, then you will also accept the eggs laid by the ducks I raise, okay?" ”

Qian Dazheng thought for a while and said, "But I'm going to take it back, my mother wants to scold me." ”

Su Qiqi immediately said, "I'll accompany you." ”

Qian Dazheng's mother is actually a gentle woman, because his family has more than 20 acres of land and is a wealthy family in the village. Therefore, the courtyard of Qian Dazheng's house is much larger than that of Su Qiqi's house.

Qian Qishi smiled in understanding when he saw the duck eggs brought by Su Qiqi: "This is the egg laid by the duck raised by Qiqi?" Ah, that's big. Auntie has never seen such a big duck egg. Yes, yes, I'll put them in the altar and make salt ducks for Taisho to eat. Taisho, there's a melon in the basket, take it out and eat it with Qiqi. ”

Where would Qian Dazheng allow Su Qiqi to refuse, and quickly entered the kitchen, and after a few moments, he took a melon and stuffed it into her hand, and then ate it in a big gulp, and did not forget to greet: "Qiqi, you hurry up, it's sweet." ”

After eating the melon, Su Qiqi thanked him respectfully and politely before going home.

Anyway, it's not that the enemies don't get together, Su Qiqi hit his head in Aunt Su's arms.

Su Qiqi looked at Aunt Su's face, which was more ugly than, so she had to show weakness and screamed: "Grandma... Sorry, I didn't mean to. ”

"Dead and sick, blind, aren't you? If you knock my old woman down, beware of your broken bones! It's really a fatal calf, and he can eat the roots of a tree with so much strength! Bad luck, get out! Aunt Su scolded and slapped her body, as if Su Qiqi was some kind of cow and stained her clothes.

Su Qiqi raised her head and glanced at Aunt Su coldly, turned around and ran home, this kind of old woman, she didn't want to look at her.

After dinner, the family was about to wash the kudzu, and Yinzi pulled Su Sancheng and Su Jiang in: "Dad, mother, I didn't lie to you, the roots dug by the Qiqi family are delicious." ”

Su Sancheng and Su Jiang walked to the basin where they were about to rub the kudzu root vigorously, looked at the turbid water in the basin and asked, "Second brother, is this thing really edible?" ”

Su Ercheng nodded, Yao Yao, the arrowroot powder that was on the hook yesterday said, "Third brother, you grab some and pinch it in your hand." ”

When he saw the surprised expressions of Su Sancheng and his wife, Su Ercheng said: "It's such a sunny day, I'm afraid it's going to be difficult for the harvest in the field to be good." Seeing that the ears of grain were less than one-third full, I am afraid that the second half of the year will be sad. This kudzu can be used in medicine at all, but the kneaded arrowroot powder is a good miscellaneous grain. Tomorrow when you have time, you will also go to the mountains to dig some, and you will not be afraid of 10,000. If it doesn't rain for another 20 days, it will be difficult to plant the autumn grain. Although these are not worthy of food, they are better than starvation, right? ”

The family is so poor that they can only eat tree roots, and if this matter is to be passed on, it will have an impact on the reputation of the family in the future. Don't be afraid of anything else, but he has to plan well for his children's family affairs. Therefore, Su Sancheng looked at the hot sky, and then looked at the roots in the pot of his eldest brother's house and asked worriedly: "Second brother, do you really think there is a serious drought this year?" ”

Su Ercheng saw that his younger brother said it so clearly, and immediately stopped it: "Third brother, I didn't say that there was a serious drought this year, I was only worried that after such a long sunny day, the rice harvest would not be good." ”

Su Sancheng's face turned white when he heard this: "Second brother, I..."

Su Ercheng waved his hand: "Okay, don't say it." If you are reported by a Chinese person, you will go to jail. ”