Chapter 6: Orangery Picking
On Saturday morning, just after breakfast, when Yuxin was still cleaning the front yard, she saw Duoduo walking in with a bamboo basket and a sullen face.
Yu Xin put down the broom, came to the bench next to Duo Duo and sat down, stretched out her hand and shook it a few times in front of Duo Duo, who was outside the world, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "What's wrong with our cute little Duo Duo?" ”
Duoduo looked up at the sky, and after a while, she turned her head, looked at Yuxin and asked, "Xiaoyu!" Am I pretty? ”。
"Uh-huh!" Yuxin's chick nodded like pecking rice, and echoed: "Everyone knows that my family is as beautiful as flowers and jade, and she is a beautiful girl who is loved by everyone and blooms with flowers, how can she not be beautiful?" …”
"Then why do Chenxing and Su Mu like you?" In Duoduo's big eyes, there were suddenly a little tears flashing, flashing and flashing, like stars in a summer night.
"Ahh Yu Xin was stunned for a while, and the heart lake seemed to be thrown into a stone, causing ripples. Two red flowers quietly flushed on her cheeks, and she was a little overwhelmed and said hesitantly: "Duoduo! What are you talking about? ……”
"Who said I was talking nonsense!" Duoduo's stubborn temper came up, pouted, and said to himself: "When I chatted with Chenxing about QQ last night, we chatted quite tacitly at first, and then chatted and chatted, and we talked about you." Chenxing kept knocking and asking: What color does Yuxin like? What's your hobby? Whose song do you like to listen to? ……”
"At first I responded to him, but then I felt that something was wrong, and the kid was uneasy and kind at the beginning. I told him that Yuxin likes yellow, and likes to clean the pig pen the most, and listen to some beautiful sounds...... Then, I saw his bewildered expression, and I almost didn't laugh to death! Hahaha......"
Yu Xin was stunned when she heard this, she was almost stunned, she pinched Duoduo's psoas muscles with black lines in her head, and said viciously: "Duoduo!" You are truly my sister! Is there anyone like you who speak? You have slandered my image and stained my innocence for the rest of my life, will I still have the face to see the stars in the future? You say, "How do you settle this account?" ……”
"Oops!" Duoduo was so painful that tears flowed out, and she quickly begged for mercy and said, "I'm sorry! Light rain! I was wrong! I swear, I really didn't mean to! ……”
The two of them frolicked in the yard for a while, and they didn't stop until Xiaoya came.
Yuxin didn't explain the reason to Xiaoya, and Duoduo didn't dare to say more, leaving Xiaoya with a puzzled face, and kept looking at them......
The weather in early autumn is exceptionally bright, and the temperature under the sun is warm under the white clouds. When the wind blows on the cheeks, the hair gently flutters against the skin, and it is indeed a good day to travel.
When Yuxin and the three of them walked to the door of Su Mu's house together, Su Mu was bathing his cat. The sunlight shines through the cracks of the saponaria trees, casting speckles of light and shadow on the moss-covered stone slabs. The young man was half-squatting in the mottled light and shadow, and was rinsing the flower cat lying on the ground with warm water over and over again, looking so gentle and serious.
Yuxin suddenly felt that the cat was so happy!
"Hey! Sumu! Morning! ……”
Su Mu raised his head and saw that it was them, and said apologetically: "Wait a minute, it will be fine soon." After saying that, he hurriedly walked into the house with the wet cat in one hand and the bucket in the other.
Yuxin and the others waited at the door for a while, and then they saw Su Mu wearing an off-white empty hat and walked out, and their eyes lit up.
Yu Xin felt that Su Mu was more handsome with a hat, and the outstretched visor covered his forehead, casting a shadow to set off his handsome face, adding a sense of mystery; The exposed fluffy broken hair has an indescribable feeling of fluttering and flying.
Then, Yuxin saw Duoduo and Xiaoya's big eyes starring.
Along the way, Duoduo Dule turned his heart over, and kept turning back to talk to Su Mu, and his cheeks were so thick that he couldn't help it. Although Yuxin and Xiaoya will also turn around and chat a few words, they will be more subtle!
Chen Bo's orchard, located in the southeast of the community, is an undulating hill, about two miles away from the community.
Because Su Mu is related to Uncle Chen, he will go to help every harvest season. So, Yuxin and the others also ran over to help.
Harvesting fruit is not an easy task, but Uncle Chen is really good, when you harvest it, you can taste it! At the end of the day, you will be allowed to carry a basket of fruit back as a reward.
The hungry children in the district are very happy about the job, but the number of places is limited, and it is on a first-come, first-served basis. As for them! Uncle Chen will always leave them a share.
After walking for about half an hour, we finally arrived at the base of the mountain. As far as the eye can see, the hillside is full of yellow and clear orange red, and the eyes are dizzy. The sweet smell of tangerines wafts through the air, and it makes people's hearts soften.
Uncle Chen was directing everyone to transport the oranges to the warehouse in front of the house; The uncles and aunts worked together to carry baskets of tangerines to the foot of the mountain; Between the branches and leaves on the mountainside, from time to time I saw the half-sized children of the nimble race monkeys moving. There is a lively scene full of people everywhere, and it feels like Huaguo Mountain in Journey to the West.
"Uncle Chen! ......" Yuxin and the others rushed over and greeted many uncles and aunts, and everyone responded happily.
"Uncle Chen! It's another bumper harvest this year! Look at your fun, your mouth is crooked! Duoduo's sweet little mouth began to pour the soup as soon as she came.
Chen Bo was really happy when he heard it, shook his fat body, and smiled like Maitreya Buddha.
The flowers were like ghosts, their eyes rolled, they took Uncle Chen's hand, and asked with a smile: "Uncle Chen!" Which area are we in charge of this year? ”
Chen Bole waved his fat hand and pointed to the top of the mountain.
"Isn't it! So high! Duoduo was not happy when she heard it.
"The little girl doesn't have a long memory again! Didn't you think the oranges at the foot of the mountain were not delicious last year? The one at the top of the hill is the best growing orchard! The sun is abundant, the fruit is full, sweet and crunchy. Uncle Chen, I deliberately set it aside for you! What do you think? Have fun! Uncle Chen waved the big pu fan while following the good temptation.
"Really?" Duoduo blinked his eyes wide, puzzled.
"Uh-huh!" Chen Bole nodded uncontrollably.
In the end, Duoduo agreed, and several people each took scissors and walked along the mountain road to the top of the mountain.
The sky was blue, and the further you climbed to the top, the closer you seemed to get to the clouds. There were no birds in the air, the breeze was very subtle, and a few white clouds were lying lazily in the sky, like a group of playful children, who seemed to have forgotten to go home.
Surrounded by dark green orange trees, some still hanging yellow-orange-orange oranges, others only a patch of green remained. The air is full of orange fragrance mixed with a faint scent of grass and trees, which is very natural. From time to time, some half-sized children poke their heads out of the orange trees to greet them.
Duoduo hadn't walked a few steps, so he picked two tangerines from the orange tree on the side of the road and ate them by himself, Yuxin and Xiaoya were of course no exception. Only Su Mu followed quietly behind him, his face was light.
Uncle Chen is right, the oranges at the foot of the mountain are indeed not as delicious as those at the top of the mountain. After everyone tasted something fresh, they chatted with each other and climbed to the top of the mountain like an autumn tour.
I don't usually feel much when I look at these mountains, but it's really hard to climb up! When they reached the top of the mountain, everyone was exhausted.
It was quiet all around, and there was no one else except a few baskets for oranges. Everyone looked at each other, and they all felt cheated.
Duoduo sat on the grass without any image, and then lay down, panting as if he was scattered: "We are all pitted!" The oranges at the top of the mountain are indeed delicious, but the fruit trees are taller and thicker than those at the bottom of the mountain, and when they are picked, they are tiring to death. See! There was no one around! ”
Yuxin and Xiaoya sat down next to Duoduo, and nodded at the same time.
Su Mu smiled lightly and nodded, "Don't worry!" It's okay to pick less, I'll tell Uncle Chen later! ”
Yuxin and the others suddenly laughed sheepishly!