In the blink of an eye, when spring ploughing was busy, Zeng Ruixiang and Zeng Zifu both went home on vacation. Because the family's paddy fields have been rented out, and the wheat harvest season has not yet arrived, the family is not as busy as in previous years. Zeng Ruixiang and the others happened to help Ziqing loosen the soil and hoe the watermelon field, and by the way, catch earthworms and little frogs to feed the chickens.

Shan Ziqing, the back of the new yard, has to go to see it every day, with a special small shovel, and when he sees chicken manure and sheep manure or something, he will send it to the bottom of the tree to be buried. The spring rain is sufficient, the saplings basically do not need to be watered, and new shoots have been sent, and the wild grasses on the mountains have grown, sheep eat grass, chickens eat insects in the grass, and vegetable seedlings have grown. Ziqing almost doesn't care, except for the occasional sprinkling of some chicken food, completely natural stocking, and, in this large mountainous area, Ziqing will chase the rooster when she has nothing to do, and the chicken will taste better in the future if she runs more, so Ziqing slowly trained a few dogs to help her catch chickens.

Zeng Ruixiang will go to the reservoir in the village to fish when he has nothing to do, Zifu will sometimes relax when he is tired from reading, and Zilu will follow his father to fish for frogs every time, just because Ziqing said that he loves to eat.

Lunch was ready for this day, Shen saw that they hadn't come back yet, and he was a little anxious, so he asked Zifu to look for it, and it didn't take long to hear Zilu shouting excitedly: "Mother, mother, come and see, I caught a soft-shelled turtle, such a big soft-shelled turtle." ”

Ziqing ran out first with the tips of her ears, only to see Zilu struggling to pull the fishing rod and dragging a soft-shelled turtle back with him. "Second brother, you are so amazing, you can drink soft-shelled turtle soup at night."

It turned out that Zeng Ruixiang took him out to fish today, and the villagers were looking for him to have something, so he put the fishing rod and left first, Zilu saw that there were also fishing children next to him, and there were frog fishing companions on the shore, so he didn't go, and looked at his father's fishing rod for a while. really caught a crucian carp, Zilu was interested, and he changed from fishing to frogs. In a few moments, five or six small crucian carp were in the bucket.

When the other children Zhang Luo came home, Zilu pulled the fishing rod only to find that this time the fishing rod was very heavy and could not be moved. It took a long time to find them to help pull it up and take a look, it was actually a soft-shelled turtle. Somehow, the hook hooked the head of the soft-shelled turtle, and Zilu got it ashore, but he didn't dare to catch it, so he had to drag it home, and happened to meet Zeng Ruixiang and Zifu at the door.

Zeng Ruixiang said: "I have been fishing for all these years, and I have never caught a soft-shelled turtle, and now Lu'er is really in a hurry." Just to make up for your mother's body. ”

"You don't say that you can't do your craft, but also that my son is lucky." Shen glanced at her husband, but she was still very happy in her heart, because Zeng Ruixiang said that she would make up for her body.

Recently, He occasionally took the whole big earth frog and cut open the internal organs and directly gave Shen's steamed soup to drink, Ziqing was a little scared when she saw it, Shen asked Ziqing to taste it, the soup was very clear, Ziqing closed her eyes and drank it, it was really fresh. Frog meat is said that he didn't dare to eat anything.

This time, I don't know how He got it, it was boiled into a thick milk-like soup, and each person tasted a small half bowl, and the rest was left to Shen. Ziqing felt that she had never drunk such a delicious soup. After drinking, he smacked his mouth, and then looked at the eldest brother, second brother and third brother, they all looked like they hadn't drunk enough, which made He smile and said: "I still want to drink, go fishing again, and grandma will make it." "Unfortunately, there is no such luck anymore.

No one expected that when Ziqing's family was drinking soft-shelled turtle soup deliciously, Zilu dragged the soft-shelled turtle home spread throughout the village, and naturally it spread to the old man and Tian's side, at that time, Tian's was picking vegetables in the vegetable field, and when he met his neighbor Aunt Liu, who was also picking up the vegetable garden, he saw Tian's busy asking: "Aunt Zeng, is the soft-shelled turtle soup delicious?" ”

"What soft-shelled turtle soup? Where did the soft-shelled turtle soup come from? Tian obviously didn't understand.

"You don't know? In the morning, your second grandson fished and caught a big soft-shelled turtle, and I heard that there were two or three catties. Your grandson didn't dare to catch it, and dragged it home, and many people in the village saw it, but they were afraid that they would have to sell it for hundreds of yuan. However, your son is so rich, I heard that your daughter-in-law has it again, so I can't stew it to make up for your daughter-in-law. You can also try it, I heard that it can be made up, you said that my family is also fishing, why don't you have this good luck? However, our small family is reluctant to eat even if it is caught, hundreds of Wen. Aunt Liu said.

Tian was not in the mood to listen to the latter words, so he hastily picked up some vegetables and went home, and asked the old man when he entered the door: "Has anyone from the second family come over?" ”

"No, you have something to do with them?"

"Hmph, look at your good son, the Chengri family always says that he is honest and kind, this time he also looks bad, it's not that he has a daughter-in-law and forgot his mother." Then Tian learned from what he heard from his neighbors, "Such a good thing, why didn't he think of his father?" I don't know that I've been weak and dizzy all the time? I didn't even ask, but it was cheaper than the old woman. ”

"Mother, according to me, they may not be able to eat, why don't we find an excuse to go to the second brother's house, the second brother is your own son, why are there good things to cheapen outsiders? Mother, I also want to drink soft-shelled turtle soup, I haven't drunk it since I'm so old? Qiu Yu pulled the corner of Tian's clothes and said.

The old man couldn't stand the constant chatter of his wife and daughter, and when they entered the door and saw Zeng Ruixiang's family eating around the table, and Shen was holding half a bowl of thick milky white soup in his hand, I have to say that the old man's heart was still a little lost in an instant.

Tian stared at the half bowl of soup in Shen's hand, Ziqing secretly screamed that it was not good, and sure enough, he heard Tian say: "Xiang'er, I have always been dizzy these days, and I have migraines, the doctor said that I am weak and need to make up for it, I heard that this soft-shelled turtle soup is the most supplemental, but people like us, where to find soft-shelled turtle soup?" ”

Zeng Ruixiang stood up early and said busily: "Mother, it just so happened that Zilu caught a small soft-shelled turtle today, boiled a bowl of soup, and said that he would make up for the child's mother, and there is still some left in the pot, and my son will serve it for you." ”

As soon as Zeng Ruixiang's words were finished, Tian and Qiu Yu sat down, "Oh, I'm really a coincidence, I said that my son can't watch his mother suffer." ”

"Grandma, you sit, I'll take it for you." After Ziqing finished speaking, she took the initiative to stand up and shouted to Zifu: "Big brother, you help me go over and bring up the casserole and pour it, there is only some bottom of the pot left, give a little to my grandfather and grandmother to taste." ”

Zifu followed Ziqing to the stove room next door, Ziqing quickly took a bowl full of bowls and hid it, and the rest took two bowls and divided them equally, and deliberately scraped the bottom of the pot with a shovel to let them listen. Zifu smiled and rubbed her hair.

Tian looked at most of the bowls of soup, and there were still a few pieces of soft-shelled turtle in the soup, but there were only two bowls, and asked, "Why don't you have your sister-in-law?" ”

"Grandma, didn't you say that? A soft-shelled turtle the size of a palm, how many things can be there, we also tasted a mouthful, four people divided half a bowl, originally reserved for my mother to make up for the body, grandma spent a long time to boil these two bowls of soup. What do you say that my mother is weak, keep it for her to make up for it, we have been hungry for a long time, my sister-in-law is an adult, and adults are also hungry? Ziqing said.

Qiu Yu's face turned red, and she hurriedly said, "Who said I was greedy?" Your grandma is weak and needs to make up for it. ”

Ziqing let out an "oh", feeling extremely sorry in her heart, and said in pieces: "If you knew this, it would be better to cheapen yourself and divide the matter." (To be continued)