144. Soft-shelled turtle soup
Lin Zichen was lying on the bed, holding a big red apple in his right hand and a transparent stone in his left hand, throwing it up and down for a while.
"What else does this little stone of yours do magically?" Lin Zichen muttered to himself, eager to stare at the stone in his hand.
"Sister, come out and eat fruit." Lin Zixi knocked on Lin Zichen's door.
Throwing the stone in his hand back into the space, and with a few bites of the apple in his hand, Lin Zichen jumped off the bed, "Eh, it's here!" ”
"What kind of fruit to eat?" Opening the door, Lin Zichen asked curiously, she didn't remember that there was fruit at home.
"The grapefruit sent by Aunt Fang." Lin Zixi raised half of the grapefruit slices in his hand.
Grapefruit! Oh, Lin Zichen finally remembered the fruit basket that Gu Mingze sent yesterday.
"Any other fruits?" Lin Zichen's eyes lit up.
Lin Zixi didn't know why her sister was suddenly so excited, "I don't know, I can't name those fruits, my eldest brother said that they were only bought in the city." ”
"Got it, I'll go out and have a look." Lin Zichen touched Lin Zixi's head and went to the hall.
Everyone else in the family was eating grapefruit, and when they saw Lin Zichen coming, they hurriedly motioned for her to take it herself.
Lin Zichen glanced at the fruit basket on the table, in addition to the apples and oranges commonly found in Pinghe County, there were also two grapefruits, a bunch of bananas, and a bunch of purple grapes.
Looking at the full fruit basket, Lin Zichen couldn't help but inhale, Fang Yuping's fruit basket was prepared with great care.
Not to mention this grape, even the grapefruit eaten at home now is also a rare fruit.
"Xiao Chen, try it, this grapefruit tastes good." Li Yuedi broke a petal and gave it to Lin Zichen.
The grapefruit is not big, only seven or eight petals per person, and one petal per person in the family is gone.
Lin Zichen peeled off the peel. When I saw the seeds sandwiched in the pulp, I was overjoyed.
Picking out the grains, Lin Zichen threw a few grains into the space while everyone was not paying attention.
The grapefruit is not big, and the juice is not very sufficient, Lin Zichen doesn't think it's very delicious, but seeing that the family is eating with relish, Lin Zichen is not good at putting on a bad appearance.
Lin Zichen looked at the other fruits in the fruit basket. There are apples and oranges in the space. But did the bananas and grapes of this age have seeds? I haven't eaten it, and Lin Zichen is not sure.
"Take it if you want to eat it!" Li Bangguo saw Lin Zichen staring at the fruit basket, thinking that Lin Zichen was greedy.
Lin Zichen didn't explain either. I broke a banana, peeled off the skin, twisted a short section, and saw dense grains in the flesh. Laughed stupidly.
"Xiaoxi, bananas are for you." Lin Zichen gave the peeled banana to Lin Zixi. I took the small piece that I unscrewed.
"Ah Gong, I want another grape." Lin Zichen looked at Li Bangguo with a smile.
"Take it, take it, whoever wants to eat it." Li Bangguo waved his hand, and didn't say that he wanted to keep it.
Lin Zichen picked a few grapes and ran to the well to wash them. Taking a bite and seeing the seeds inside, Lin Zichen finally couldn't help laughing.
Li Ge and the others heard Lin Zichen laughing. I think it's very funny.
"This girl, isn't she just eating a few grapes! As for laughing like this? Li Yuedi in the hall couldn't help laughing and scolding.
Laughing and scolding for the family. Lin Zichen smiled and said nothing. Just say that the annual meeting will be a surprise for everyone.
threw some of the seeds into the space, and Lin Zichen took a few more seeds and planted them in the corner of his backyard.
After burying the soil and pouring some well water, Lin Zichen quietly called Lin Zixi over.
Pointing to the corner where two wooden sticks were inserted, Lin Zichen whispered to his younger brother: "Xiaoxi, I have buried banana and grape seeds in these two places respectively, remember to water them when I am not at home." Don't let Grandma know about this in advance, and give them a surprise when the fruit grows next year. ”
"Well, I'll definitely remember watering them every day." Lin Zixi patted his chest and swore a promise.
"Xiaoxi is the best!" Lin Zichen did not hesitate to praise his younger brother.
As for whether Lin Zixi can really water every day, Lin Zichen doesn't have to worry too much, because just now she poured a lot of spiritual water on the two seeds, plus the effect of well water, Lin Zichen believes that they can sprout no matter how.
On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the most unmissable thing is to enjoy the moon.
Li Bangguo moved the big round table at home to the courtyard and set it up, and today's dinner will be held in the courtyard.
In the kitchen, bursts of fragrance continue to waft out, seducing everyone's taste buds.
"Come on, come on, quickly send the tofu to others." Li Yuedi put the freshly cooked tofu on a plate and asked the children in the family to send it to the neighbors who were good friends.
"Mom, the soft-shelled turtle soup is also ready." Liang Xiaomei tasted the soft-shelled turtle soup in the clay pot and said to Li Yuedi.
"Divide some and send them to the village chief's house."
There is not much soft-shelled turtle soup, and it can only be sent to Gu Sting's family.
"Okay, I'll send it over." The children in the family all went to deliver tofu, and the soft-shelled turtle soup could only be delivered by Liang Xiaomei herself.
Dividing part of the soup in the clay pot, Liang Xiaomei covered the plate with a damp cloth and walked towards Gu Siting's house.
Fortunately, everyone in the village is ready to eat, and there is no one on the trail, otherwise Liang Xiaomei really doesn't know how to reply when she is encountered.
Liang Xiaomei came to Gu's house, opened her mouth and didn't know who to call, and finally called Gu Mingze's name with a move in her mouth, "Mingze, are you there?" ”
"Aunt Liang, why are you here?" Gu Mingze came out and opened the door and let Liang Xiaomei into the house.
Inside the house, Fang Yuping and Gu Siting were setting up dishes and chopsticks and preparing for dinner.
"Eh, sister-in-law of the Li family, why are you here?" Fang Yuping asked in surprise and beckoned Liang Xiaomei to sit down.
Liang Xiaomei shook her head and put down the soft-shelled turtle soup in her hand, "Don't be busy greeting me, I'm just going to bring you some soft-shelled turtle soup." ”
"Soft-shelled turtle soup? That's a rare thing! You just drink it yourself, why did you bring it back to us? Gustin was flattered.
Liang Xiaomei smiled and said: "Eh, this is what my mother-in-law personally asked me to send, and besides, what else are we polite about, isn't it just a little soft-shelled turtle soup!" It's not a delicacies of the mountains and seas. ”
"Dad, since it's Grandma Li's heart. Let's accept it, Grandma Li's family treats us as relatives, so naturally we can't be hypocritical anymore. Gu Mingxuan said.
Fang Yuping also planned to let Liang Xiaomei bring the soft-shelled turtle soup back, but when he heard his eldest son say this, and saw Liang Xiaomei with a straight face, Fang Yuping had no choice but to nod.
Liang Xiaomei's straight face immediately smiled, said a few words of good holiday and turned around and went home.
"Hmm. Mother. This soft-shelled turtle soup is good, you drink it. Gu Mingxuan tasted a bite of soft-shelled turtle soup and smiled and gave Fang Yuping a bowl.
Fang Yuping glared at his eldest son. "When did you become so light to accept the favor of others?"
Gu Mingxuan smiled and said seriously: "Isn't it someone else who didn't send the soup?" ”
"Well, I think so too." Gu Mingze also nodded in agreement.
Fang Yuping's apricot eyes widened in surprise and looked at Gu Sting in disbelief.
Gu Sting winked at Fang Yuping. Silently tell her that after dinner, I will tell her about the changes between the two brothers during this time.
Gu Mingxuan couldn't help but tease when he saw his parents' flirtatious looks: "Mom, Dad." If you want to show affection, you don't have to show it in front of our two children, we are still young, and you will teach us badly. ”
"Poof! Ahem! The soft-shelled turtle soup in Fang Yuping's mouth squirted out all at once.
Gu Sting hurriedly reached out and patted his wife's back, glaring at Gu Mingxuan: "You kid." Itchy skin? ”
Gu Mingxuan was not afraid of Gu Siting's anger at all, and slowly wiped the soup on the table.
Fang Yuping was blushed by his son's words, and it took a while for him to calm down. His eyes glared sharply at Gu Sting.
Gu Sting was stared at inexplicably, and he didn't dare to ask directly in front of the two children. I had to endure it and coax my wife with good words.
Gu Mingxuan looked at his father, who had always been heroic, and he had become a wife and slave in the blink of an eye, and he had long been numb.
"Taste it, it's delicious." Gu Mingxuan delivered the bowl of soup that had just been filled to Gu Mingze.
Gu Mingze took it, lowered his head and tasted it slowly.
Gu Mingxuan looked at the two people who were still "flirting with their eyebrows", and said: "It seems that you are full of water, and you two are not interested in this soft-shelled turtle soup, so we two will drink it." ”
When Gu Siting heard this, he immediately turned his head and glared at Gu Mingxuan angrily, "How can this be done, this is what Aunt Li sent to our family to drink, you two rabbit cubs actually want to eat alone, do you know how to respect the elderly?" ”
"I think you two are disrespectful to the elderly." Gu Mingxuan said sarcastically.
"You" Gu Sting was angry, grabbed the plate of armored fish soup on the table, and poured most of it into Fang Yuping's bowl. My wife is weak, so I need to make up for it.
Gu Mingxuan didn't reach out to grab the soft-shelled turtle soup when he saw it being taken away, but the smile on his lips became more and more brilliant.
Gu Mingze drank the soup with his head down from beginning to end, of course, it would be best if he could ignore the smile in his eyes.
Fang Yuping looked at the full bowl, and no longer intended to meet his eldest son's smiling gaze, and the enthusiasm on his face that had just subsided couldn't help but pop up again.
Gu Siting looked at Fang Yuping's face and suddenly turned red again, and he was busy asking for warmth, looking nervous like an eighteen-year-old stunned young man.
Looking at this stupid father, Gu Mingxuan had an urge to look at him directly. Turning around and taking a few steps away from his father, Gu Mingxuan said that it was better for him to be out of sight.
Gu Mingxuan didn't deliberately hide his action of turning around, Fang Yuping saw it, and his face burned even hotter.
"Wife, are you alright? Why is your face getting hotter and hotter? It can't be that you get too much sun during the day and get heat stroke, right? Gu Stin asked nervously.
"Poof." This time it was Gu Mingze and Gu Mingxuan's turn to spray soup.
"Let's hurry up and finish eating, and hurry up and get out of this small space that belongs to the two of them!" Gu Mingxuan said to his younger brother.
"Hmm." Gu Mingze lowered his head and answered, and the movement of picking up rice in his hand was faster.
When Gu Siting heard this, his face turned red, and he realized that he was no longer as strict as he used to be in front of the two children.
The two Gu Mingxuan brothers did what they said, and after eating, they found an excuse to go out and go around.
Fang Yuping looked at the figures of his two sons leaving, and then looked at Gu Siting beside him, and couldn't help but chuckle. It's nice to have him here! (To be continued) R466