Chapter Seventy-Four: Spring Blossoms
The sowing season is finally over, but the cattle still have to be raised, if you give it away, it is too much of a loss, and the possibility of selling it is small, the most important thing is that a healthy cow is not allowed to be slaughtered, and if you dare to commit a crime against the wind, you will go to jail, only when the cow is old or sick, and you can't work, you can report to the government at this time, and you can only slaughter it after approval.
As a result, mowing the grass every day has become an essential thing at home. Dad is over half a hundred years old, and his body can't bear to work for a long time, so more often the mowing is done by me alone, at first it was very uncomfortable to carry a basket full of grass in one hand, and it didn't take long for my arm to be sore, and it would be much better for a longer time, and my arm strength should be well improved.
Early in the morning, Xiao Hao said to me: "Dad, I want to go out to play, the weather is so warm now, there are a lot of flowers blooming, colorful, and butterflies, flying around is really beautiful." ”
I finally got free, and now is a good time for flowers to bloom and birds to contend, it is indeed very suitable for going out to play, so I decided to take Xiaohao out.
"Dad, Uncle Chen Lin didn't give me the clay figurine he promised me before, so let's go, okay?" Xiao Hao looked at me with a pleading expression, his eyes full of anticipation.
"Okay, when we come back, we'll go to Uncle Chen Lin's house to ask for clay figurines." I gently pinched his little cheek.
The scenery of spring is awesome, the earth does not know when it has changed into a new green dress, the grass on the ground has sprouted early, and the fast growth is already swaying in the spring breeze, one by one, full of vitality. The big trees also compete to pull out the young branches, after a winter baptism, it looks more and more upright, and then through the caress of the spring breeze, the branches have grown green leaves, green, not to mention how beautiful.
I took Xiao Hao to a field with an excellent environment, which is a good place to enjoy the scenery and play. The flowers on the ground are as beautiful as fire, pink flowers are as moving as clouds, blue flowers are like blue sky, like blue sea, like all things full of vitality, and white flowers, yellow flowers, purple flowers...... Decorate the whole world with great charm.
The birds flew back in flocks, chirping happily as if they were singing the praises of the vibrant spring and the new.
"Dad, what kind of tree is this? Why is it still blooming? Xiao Hao pointed to the tree in the distance.
I took Xiao Hao closer to see, "This is a peach tree." I said.
Clusters of pink flowers grow between the green leaves of the peach trees, and some even grow small blue-green peaches. I pointed to the peaches that were not yet ripe and said, "That's it, you can pick them and eat them when they are ripe, and they are very delicious." ”
Xiao Hao was gluttonous by what I said, and looked at Xiao Taozi alone.
"Daddy, butterfly, what a beautiful butterfly." Xiao Hao pointed to the blue butterfly flying over and shouted excitedly, he spread his feet and chased the butterfly.
At this time, a yellow butterfly flew in, and I saw Xiao Hao change his target again, "Butterfly, butterfly, don't run." Xiao Hao said, "I want to be friends with you, stop and let's play together." But the butterfly didn't hear it, it didn't stop, and suddenly it didn't know how to fly into the flowers.
"Dad, why don't butterflies be friends with flowers and not be friends with me?" Xiao Hao said with an aggrieved face.
"Butterflies are friends with flowers because they need to help each other." I crouched down and carefully explained, "Butterflies need to pick up the nectar inside the flowers, and at the same time, the pollen inside the flowers will be spread by the butterflies, and the flowers will grow more beautiful and amazing." ”
"What is nectar? What is pollen? Xiao Hao continued to ask curiously.
"Pollen is this powdery thing." I pointed to a wild flower next to me and explained to Xiao Hao, "Nectar is a sweet liquid, butterflies need to absorb nectar to sustain life, nectar is the food of butterflies, just like we humans want to eat." ”
"Dad, why do you see the bees flying over and being friends with the flowers? Are flowers so popular? ”
"Bees need honey, and they need nectar to survive."
"Ah, I saw a beautiful butterfly again." Xiao Hao ran away to chase butterflies again.
There is a small river in front of it, and the willow trees by the river have their soft "long hair" hanging down, and they are gently touching the surface of the water, and it is admiring their slender figure reflected in the water. The branches that were still withered a while ago are now quietly draped in a tan "coat", and they are also dotted with pearl-like buds.
The river is murmuring, clear and transparent, the fish and shrimp in the river are swimming to their heart's content, and a small red fish is the most lively, it actually jumps out of the river, is it to breathe a breath of fresh air, or to catch a glimpse of the beautiful scenery on the shore in spring? The stones in the river are clearly visible, and a black fish and a red fish chase and play among the stones. You can also see the aquatic plants in the river, and there are many fish and shrimp playing around the aquatic plants, what a peaceful picture.
I glanced back at Xiao Hao, he was still chasing butterflies, this kid was not too tired, he had been chasing butterflies for several minutes.
"Ahh Xiao Hao fell, and I hurriedly rushed over to help him up.
"Does it hurt? Did you break it? I lifted his trouser leg and thankfully didn't break the skin, so I gently rubbed his knee.
"It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt."
"Let's go, Daddy will take you to have fun." I picked up Xiao Hao and walked to the river.
I took him to the shore and stood, "You're standing here, you can't get too close to the river, you know?" Dad is looking for a stone to take you to play in the water. ”
"Okay, I'm not moving."
I suddenly remembered the time when I used to play with Chen Lin and Xin'er, when we were children, we were like Xiaohao, we liked to play, played everything, and didn't go home until dark.
We had a lot of playmates when we were young, and I suddenly remembered a group of friends from before, but now I have no contact with them, except for Chen Lin and Xin'er.
I picked up a handful of round, flat stones and placed them on the shore.
"Xiao Hao, will you be in the water? Dad will show you, you are optimistic. ”
I picked up a stone casually, found a good angle and threw it to the surface of the river, the stone seemed to have a light work on the surface of the river "dragonfly water", the stone on the river surface five times and then sank, the river surface ripples in circles and circles, slowly expanded, expanded, and then closed together, and finally disappeared, the river surface returned to calm.
"Wow! It's fun. Xiao Hao shouted happily, and couldn't wait to pick up a stone and throw it to the river, but it sank directly, and the stone did not perform "light work" on the river.
"Dad, why didn't mine float?" Xiao Hao asked puzzled.
"Xiao Hao, you didn't throw it like that." I picked up two stones and handed one to Xiao Hao, "Follow me, lay the stones flat, and then throw them out at this angle." I taught Xiao Hao hand in hand, he followed me and threw the stone out, and the stone finally "floated" on the river as he wished, although he only clicked twice, but Xiao Hao was still excited. He picked up another stone from the ground and threw it, and this time the stone was lit four times on the surface of the river.
The spring morning was so warm and sweet, and the birds were singing happily around us.
It rained, and suddenly it began to drizzle, spring. Even the rain was continuous, gentle, and it fell from the sky, ten thousand feet high, and fell gently, for fear of smashing everything. Spring rain is as precious as oil, it moistens all things, caresses all things.
Even if it is such a delicate light rain, if Xiao Hao is wet, he may get sick, after all, the child's physique is not very strong. I took Xiaohao to a nearby eaves to take shelter from the rain.
The house is locked, the owner of the house doesn't know where to go, maybe he went elsewhere like us, of course I have to enjoy such a good season, I regret a little bit that I didn't take my father and Xin'er out to play together.
The rain became a little heavier, and I had the illusion that the grass, trees, and flowers were all smiling and playing in the rain, and growing at a speed that was invisible to the naked eye, and seemed more vibrant.
The raindrops continued to fall, like a curtain of pearls, or a pearl veil, or a light smoke covering the heavens and the earth. The raindrops fall to the ground along the new leaves, as if playing a natural sound, this natural sound is really graceful!
The rain came and went quickly, and soon the sky cleared again, and the air was filled with a fresh earthy smell, and I breathed hard, and I was comfortable!
"Daddy, Swallow, Swallow." Xiao Hao pointed to a group of swallows flying in the sky and said in surprise, "The tail of the swallow is like scissors, it is really unique." ”
"Every creature in heaven and earth is unique, even every flower and leaf is different." I say.
"Dad is also unique, mother is unique, grandfather and grandmother are also unique." Xiao Hao said with a smile.
I touched his little head and said softly, "Xiao Hao is also unique. ”
"Dad, I still want to play in the water, but I haven't had enough."
"Okay, let's go pick up the stones first."
"Dad, I'm going to try it with you." Xiao Hao said confidently.
"How do you compete? Is it more than whose lap or drifting farther? ”
Xiao Hao tilted his head and thought for a while, and said; "It's more than a circle, I don't have as much strength as you, and it's definitely not good than the distance."
"Okay, then let's have a good competition."
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The good times always pass quickly, and it's almost noon, and you have to rush back to eat.
"Xiao Hao, go back for lunch."
"Let's play a little longer." Xiao Hao's playfulness has not dissipated.
"Obedient, Dad will take you out to play tomorrow, okay?"
"Okay then." Xiao Hao reluctantly responded.
When I got home, it was just time to eat. To be honest, my stomach was a little hungry after playing all morning, and when I looked at Xiao Hao, he also gobbled it up.
"Oh, Xiaohao, you eat slowly, be careful not to choke." Mother said with concern.
"What did you take Xiaohao to play in the morning? What do you look like when you're hungry? Xin'er asked me.
"Outing." I smiled and said, "I should have brought you with me, it's a beautiful view!" ”