Chapter 40: Peace of mind
Shu Yu nodded ignorantly, although he didn't understand it very well, but what the eldest sister said must not be wrong!
At his age, he had few worries, and after a while he forgot about them.
When the steaming dumplings came out of the pot, they hadn't finished yet, Zhong Ling smiled and asked them to wash their hands, and he brought the dumplings to the table, and put the dipping sauce and chopsticks separately.
Dumplings are boiled in a large pot, and millet soup is boiled in a small pot.
Yuan Ning washed his hands and went to take Ji Xiu out, fed her personally, and said to Zhong Ling: "I can't eat hot, you eat first, I'll eat Zhong Ling after I'm done." ”
Bo Zhong and Shu Yu were boys in the end, they didn't think about it so much, they ran to the table and sat down with a cheer, picked up their chopsticks and ate happily.
Zhong Ling ate two dumplings and suddenly remembered that the eldest sister had not been idle since she got up in the morning, she must have been hungry, after all, she was already hungry, but in order to take care of Ji Xiu......
She picked up the bowl, walked to Yuan Ning's side, and handed the dumplings dipped in vinegar to Yuan Ning's mouth, "Eldest sister, you can eat it too." ”
Yuan Ning hurriedly said: "You eat first, I'll finish feeding Ji Xiu soon." ”
Zhong Ling insisted on sending the dumplings to her mouth.
Yuan Ning had no choice but to open his mouth to eat, and said vaguely: "You eat too." ”
Zhong Ling happily picked up a dumpling and put it in his mouth, and nodded, "Hmm." ”
Bo Zhong and Shu Yu naturally saw the movement here, Bo Zhong only felt ashamed, he was two years older than Zhong Ling, but he was not as sensible as his sister, thinking of this, he also stood up with a bowl, but he didn't expect Shu Yu to be small but more clever, and ran over one step earlier than him to feed Yuan Ning dumplings.
The dumplings in Yuan Ning's mouth haven't been swallowed yet!
She sped up and swallowed the dumplings and said, "You guys one by one, don't eat well!" Go! Go back! After thinking about it, he said, "Zhong Ling will also go back, let your eldest brother stay, and the boy will eat quickly." ”
She also knew that it was unrealistic to let her younger siblings all go back.
Zhong Ling obediently agreed, and pulled Shu Yu back to sit down to eat. Bo Zhong stood aside to feed Yuan Ning, and at the same time ate it himself.
Su Heting stopped outside the fence gate, and he couldn't help but bow slightly.
Before being discovered, he walked away quickly.
After Yuan Ning fed Ji Xiu, he picked her up, let her lie on his shoulder, and walked around the yard twice, and Bo Zhong chased after her.
Zhong Ling put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and said to Shu Yu: "You eat slowly, I'm already full, I'll change the eldest brother." ”
Yuan Ning smiled: "No need to change, Bo Zhong will also go back, I will put Ji Xiu down." ”
Putting the little doll back in the car, Yuan Ning sat down at the dining table, and the dumplings were already a little cold.
Zhong Ling said: "I'll go and heat it up." ”
"No need," Yuan Ning waved his hand, "I love to eat like this, it's too hot to eat." He picked up the chopsticks, ate quickly, and after eating about ten, he put down the chopsticks, looked at the rest of the dishes and said, "Let's cook some noodles in the evening and eat them together." ”
Shu Yu was also full, holding his little belly and smiling with satisfaction, "Okay, okay!" ”
Zhong Ling came over to clean up the table, Bo Zhong also helped, and Yuan Ning and Shu Yu took out the grasshopper again and continued to deal with it.
Zhong Ling didn't go over to help, washed the pots and dishes, went to take care of Ji Xiu, and went into the house to clean up the cloths.
The cloth I bought back this time is a little big, but the shape is not very regular, but if you cut it, it is almost enough to make a cotton vest for Shu Yu.
Zhong Ling put down this piece of cloth, picked up two pieces of cloth with a plain color and similar color, and pondered that he should also make a dress for the eldest sister to wear.
She knows that her sister is most concerned about her younger siblings, so she must reassure her eldest sister and feel relieved.
Putting down these relatively large pieces of cloth, she took the valuable cloth and went to the neighbor's house to ask for advice on cutting and sewing.
It is not uncommon for children in the countryside to pick up needles and threads as young as five or six years old, but it is rare for Zhong Ling to start learning to cut at such an age.
The neighbor felt sorry for their family of five, all of whom were orphans, and they were supposed to do it for them, but Zhong Ling insisted on refusing, "Auntie, after learning the ability, I can make clothes, shoes and socks for my family at any time, if I can't learn it all the time, I have to keep bothering my aunt, my aunt's family is also busy, and I don't necessarily have time." ”
The neighbor was even more distressed, and had nothing else to give, so he gave her a piece of powder for drawing lines.
When he came out of the neighbor's house, Zhong Ling borrowed scissors and rulers.
The ruler is made of wood, and you can repair it yourself, and after Bo Zhong got it, he didn't wait for Zhong Ling to beg for it, so he found a piece of wood and repaired it.
Originally, there were scissors at home, but they were too big for Zhong Ling to use. Originally, there was a ruler, but last year it was lost by the ignorant Shu Yu.
Yuan Ning saw it in his eyes and said to Bo Zhong: "You think about it, next time we go to the county, we must buy a pair of scissors first." ”
Bo Zhong nodded in agreement.
Zhong Ling, the skill of being a grasshopper, has mastered it, and told Shu Yu to listen to the words of the second sister at home, and early the next morning, just after dawn, Yuan Ning sent Bo Zhong to contact Zhang Ergou, and went to the fruit forest first.
When she was leaving, she deliberately took care of her two younger siblings to sleep for a while, and Ji Xiu hadn't woken up yet, the room was quiet, and the light was dim.
When children are growing up, they should sleep more.
Originally, Zhong Ling was in a daze, when he heard them get up, he opened his eyes, and originally planned to get up when they left, sweep the yard and clean up and cook.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I closed my eyes, I fell asleep again.
Yuan Ning took the basket and basket to the fruit forest first, and when he walked to the edge of the forest, his clothes were already wet with dew.
On autumn mornings, the air was cold, her clothes were wet, and when the wind blew, she couldn't help but sneeze and shrink her body, and she jumped on the spot for a while to warm up her body, otherwise she would be easily cold.
Enter the orchard and start climbing up and down to pick fruits.
Most of the fruits in the orchard were ripe, and a small number of plums that had not been picked in time fell to the ground because they were ripe, and most of them were pecked by birds.
Yuan Ning was distressed when he saw this, and sped up his movements.
It's a pity that there are only two people in her and Bo Zhong, this forest is so big, the two of them can't finish picking it anyway, and so far, they have only picked a quarter.
Disturbed, it is easy to be distracted, she stepped on the branch to climb down, not careful, stepped on the slippery foot, almost fell down directly, or reacted relatively quickly to grab other branches, but the basket could not be saved, "bang" fell to the ground, the pears in it rolled everywhere.
Pears are the most brittle fruits, and if you fall once, the place where you fall will crack, and it will be easy to spoil.